the back deck and to the deck of neighboring homes. five townhouses were touched by the flames. it was so cold outside that all the equipment froze. montgomery county fire says it was 9 degrees with a wind chill of negative 5. this fire cost about $1 million in damage and left 20 people without a place to call home this morning. we're continuing to follow breaking news this morning out of prince george's county. you see right there, this car nosedived into a sink hole which formed early this morning by a water main break. this all happened on 52nd avenue and emerson street in edmonston. the car was toe etowed away and thankfully, the driver is doing fine. derreck ward is live with another water main break in hyattsville. what are you learning out there? >> reporter: you can look at this scene here. route 214 near the intersection of hill road. they're dealing with a 12-inch water main break. fortunately, it's only affected one customer. not fortunately for that customer but it could be worse. you can see the issue they're dealing with here. all of the ice. they had to shut down this lane westbound. prepare to slow down and take caution through here because of this. again, could be a lot worse. in edmonston, where the car ended up in a hole full of ice. prince george's county is dealing with 54 of these water main breaks. that is wssc in prince george's county. 29 are being repaired now. another 25 are awaiting crews. 12 others that they're watching because of possible issues. as far as montgomery county is con c conserved, they're dealing with 19 in that jurisdiction. a dozen are awaiting crews and three are being watched. again, this is because the temperature, when it gets low like this, it tends to make the materials more brittle, susceptible to shifts in the earth and, of course, the expansion of the water. put it all together, you have a fortunately, again here, they cleared a lane through. it's not busy today. this being a weekend. they hope to have the repair done. one customer being affected. all over the region, people are indeed dealing with some icy conditions because of what's going on under the ground, when the temperatures get this low. we are live in hyattsville, derrede derrick ward, news 4. back to you. bundled up for a reason there. a montgomery county teacher firfire ed after his school learned he was a leader in the alt-right movement. >> you remember the deadly rally in charlottesville over the summer. greg conte was one of the organizers. mark segraves spoke with conte about being terminated. >> reporter: i spoke to greg conte by phone and he told me he wasn't surprised the leadership here at holy cross fired him, but he said he was disappointed because he enjoyed his years here as a teacher and a coach. greg conte had been a substitute teacher here at the academy of 2014. he spoke to news 4 by phone. >> i think they fired me because they were afraid of negative backlash from the media. >> reporter: according to school officials, there was never problems with his work or complaints from parents or students. the school got ananonymous tip, identifying an article that listed the teacher as a leader in the alt-right movement and one of the organizers of the charlottesville protest that turned deadly. he can be seen here next to richard spencer. conte is in the blue blazer and sunglasses. greg conte used an alias for his work in the alt-right movement and on his social media accounts. >> yeah, i want to, you know, do it anonymously because there are huge social costs to being publicly in favor of the alt-right positions. >> reporter: in a letter to parents, the head of holy cross wrote, a substitute teacher, greg conte, is a member of the alt-right movement and has been >> there's going to come a time where institutions, whether it's schools or employers, have to say, you know, i don't care. >> reporter: conte tells me at this point he doesn't plan to contest his firing with any type of legal action. he says he wants to focus on his work with the alt-right movement. in kensington, mark segraves, news 4. and it was a story that horrified all of us, especially parents around our area. a former school aide accused of being hiv positive and sexually abusing students. carlos bell pleaded guilty on friday to more than 27 counts related to molesting children. prosecutors also say the former charles county school aide tried to transmit the virus to some of the victims. police do not believe any of the boys contracted it. bell worked at a middle school in waldorf and coached track. he'll face up to 190 years in prison when he's sentenced in hands on incredible dashcam video. it shows what led up to a man shooting at a deputy and virginia state trooper as they were chasing him down i-95. this was last week. a stafford county sheriff's deputy gets on 95, chasing the black, suv. investigators believe gregory lee shot and killed his wife and then took off. a few minutes into the chase, the suv is stopped. the driver angles into the left lane and opened fire opt deputy. the deputy is okay, but the bullets right went through the windshield, right through the headrest and frayed the fabric. you can see it piercing. the deputy kept going. look to the right. the suv flipping over. what caused that? investigators believe the driver shot and killed himself. >> can't thank our first responders enough. >> incredible. okay. new this morning, one lucky lottery richie, florida, is off to a great start in 2018. i'd say. the ticket he bought matched all six mega millions numbers which were drawn last night. you see them on your screen. 28, 30, 39, 59, 70. with a gold mega ball number of 10. the jackpot winner is getting $450 million. this is the largest jackpot in mega millions history. but there's still a chance for you to win big. the jackpot for tonight's powerball dropping is worth $570 million. make sure to grab a ticket if you haven't already. i think i might just grab a ticket. >> i love that the winner is rich in port richie. >> yeah, right? >> perfect. >> the irony. let's talk about gold now. dreaming of olympic gold for a handful of american athletes. international glory coming closer to reality. we're going to look at who is getting ready to head off to south korea. a temperatures. another freezing day ahead. more from meteorologist chuck bell on this weather alert day. we'll be right back. tennis champion serena williams won't be at this year's australian open. williams gave birth to her first child back in september. that cutie of a child. oh, my gosh. she was pregnant when she won last year's australian open. the tennis star intended to defend her crown this year but says her fitness isn't at the level she hoped after competing at an exhibition in abu dhabi recently. the australian open begins january 15th in melbourne. i absolutely left one jump on the table. for me to put out two programs that i did at this competition as solid as i skated, and to get those scores, i am i think deservedly so. >> you heard her right there. that's alexandria native ashley wagner furious. not happy with how the judges scored her final skate at the u.s. women's figure skating championship. she failed to place in the top three, which would have automatically secured heret tict to the winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea, next month. she could still make the team. if so, she'd join bradie tennell, mirai nagasu and karen chen, who secured their spots last night. one speed skater glided her way to the 2018 winter olympic team and into the history books. 25-year-old erin jackson became the first african-american woman ever to make a u.s. olympic long track speed skating team. she surprised the field by finishing third in the women's 500 meter at the speed skating trials in milwaukee. the winter olympics in pyeongchang, next month. >> the long term track, opposed to maame biney, the first african-american to tathlete toe the speed skating team. it's a weather alert day, in fact. >> we're tracking all the cold temperatures that you probably don't want and how you can plan your saturday. while washington, d.c. freezes over, the feud between president trump and steve bannon is heating up. we have the details on all the name calling and the mean tweets. what it means for the administration moving forward. we'll be right ba c good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell helping you get prepared before you step out that door this morning. current temperatures are only in the upper single numbers to the low teens across the area. the best word for today, frigidi frigidity. it is a frigid one to be out there for sure. places will be near zero tomorrow morning. with that cold in place, we may be tracking a little chance for iciness on monday. more about that coming right up. all right, chuck. we'll check in with you then. >> on the red line, trains will be running every 8 to 15 minutes because of single tracking between medical center and grosvenor. that lasts another month or so. taking a look at the orange linin church and vienna. trains every 30 minutes there. on the green line, running every 16, single tracking between u street and georgia avenue. pet worth there. taking a look at the yellow line, every 15 minutes, running between huntington and mount vernon square, only this weekend. blue line trains every 15, as well, to coordinate with service changes on the orange line. have a great weekend. i'll see you monday morning for "news 4 today." 9:16. an nbc news exclusive. michael wolff, the author at the center of the storm and the president's cross hairs, wrote a book about life inside the trump west wing that left jaws dropping. >> the white house has called the book difictitious, but wolf is standing by his work. >> reporter: the explosive book "fire and fury." >> mr. president, what do you >> reporter: unleashing on twitter, calling the book lies and sources that don't exist. mr. trump's legal team tried to block the book's release. it hit shelves four days early. >> where do i send the box of chocolates? >> reporter: on "today," michael wolff said the president's threats will boost his sales and insisted the account is accurate, despite some of the president's former top aides saying they were misquoted. >> i am certainly and absolutely, in every way, comfortable with everything i've reported. >> reporter: wolff noting he recorded some interviews and spoke with the president. >> i've spent about three hours with the president over the course of the campaign and in the white house. >> reporter: when pressed by savannah on his assertion that those around the president questioned his fitness for office -- >> let me put a marker in the sand here. 100% of the people around him. >> reporter: even claiming the him the same way. >> they all say he is like a child. what they mean by that is he has a need for immediate gratification. it's all about him. >> reporter: the president's supporters fired back. >> absolutely outrageous to make these types of accusations, and it's simply untrue. >> reporter: and disputed several facts, including that now first lady melania trump cried about moving to the white house. >> melania, like the rest of us, was ecstatic that her husband had just been elected the 45th president of the united states. >> flatter your way in? >> i certainly said what was ever necessary to get the story. >> that was kristen welker reporting. you can catch michael wolff on "meet the press" this sunday with chuck todd. certainly a show not to miss. starts at 10:30 right here on news 4. now we get to the other chuck. chuck bell. >> that's right. >> this heating up at the white house, but not outside. sure wish it was heating up outside. >> we could use the fire, not the fury. >> don't need the fury. a little fire would do well for today. be careful. if you're going to be outside, limit the time outdoors. make sure you protect people, pets and pipes in weather this cold. extra care given to your elde y ly neighbors. make sure their heat is working properly. outside on a freezing cold saturday morning, it is a balmy 13 at reagan national. northeast wind averaging 10 miles an hour. that's the way it'll be the rest of the day. temperature 8 in gaithersburg. 10 in quantico. 9 in winchester. the winds are gusting over 20 miles per hour. the wind chills remain a significant factor in your forecast. minus 10 now, the feels like factor in frederick, maryland. minus 10 in winchester. know it's not going to improve at all during the day. afternoonpe upper teens. wind chills will be in the single numbers all day. it'll turn bitter cold tonight. tomorrow morning, we have a shot at tying or breaking record lows. we missed them all this morning by a couple of degrees. tomorrow morning though, 5 at national. that one is probably safe. 1 is the record tomorrow morning at dulles. that one is in jeopardy. and 3 is the record tomorrow morning at bwi. that's also in jeopardy of being tied or broken. here's my forecasted lows for wakeup temperatures tomorrow morning. 1 above in gaithersburg. zero in manassas and culpeper.tl be below zero without the wind. just cold. tomorrow, increase of clouds and a return of a south wind will make it a smidgen warmer. mid to upper 20s across the area. monday, here's what we need to watch out for. moisture coming in. we'll be near 20 monday morning and get to near 40 monday afternoon. but a ri come in before lunchtime on monday. everything on the ground is frozen solid, so any rain that comes down could be a little freezing rain issue. we're not looking for a lot of moisture, but everyone just the little glaze can really make things tricky. we're watching that for monday very carefully. it'll end as rain early on tuesday morning. wednesday, back to 45 and sunny. back to near 50 degrees on thursday with some showers likely thursday afternoon. that'll be all rain on friday. temperatures near 60. more cold weather comes back next week. watch out for the cold today. we'll keep you posted on the freezing rain for monday throughout the course ofhe t let's warm you up and head to southern california. hollywood gearing up for one of its biggest nights of the year. the golden globes tomorrow night here on nbc 4. >> this year's host seth meyers is already in l.a. getting ready. getting maybe a tan. no, he's focusing. >> okay. >> we've got a lot to talk about. >> reporter: even more fun awaits sunday night when he hosts the award show. >> definitely an away game versus what you do every night in your own studio. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> reporter: meyers goes from late night in new york to being the emcee in front of the who's who in hollywood. >> i would be nervous if i wasn't nervous. things like this have a high level of it makes them exciting to do. sweat may one day be used to power cesmartphones. get ready to be powered by steve bannon. >> reporter: even as hollywood honors its best, it's mindful of recent headlines on predatory behavior. >> you want to address it but remind people that despite the awful stuff that was, it was a great year for film and television. >> if i told you about her, what would i say? >> reporter: the fantasy drama "the shape of water" has the most nominations. "the post" and "lady bird" have a shot at multiple wins. meyers knows his performance may be reviewed as much as any film. >> i'm one of the people, if i feel it went well, i'll try to verify. if i feel like it didn't, i'll try to check out. >> reporter: either way, the golden globes will be a much talked about night. nbc news. 9:25 on your saturday. let's set you up with four things to know. 4, looking at this fire ravaging a home in onley. cost $1 million in damage and left 20 people without a place to live. prince george's county police are continuing to search for daniel dehaven. dehaven was last seen at a costco store on tuesday. the 65-year-old also suffers from dementia. for more on how to help with the search, go to our nbc washington app. maryland congressman elijah cummings remains in the hospital this morning. his office says the u.s. representative had a minor procedure friday at johns hopkins hospital to drain a bacterial infection from his knee. the congressman is resting and is expected to make a full recovery. one lucky person in port richie, florida, is taking home $450 million after winning last night's mega millions jackpot. but you can still win big in tonight's powerball drawing. the jackpot is worth $570 million. >> there is still a chance. >> yeah. >> still a chance. >> if you can get out and buy your ticket. >> that's right. that's the thing. >> may take a lottery win to pay the heating bill for a lot of folks this month. no doubt about it. >> yeah. super cold for today. extra postings on all our social media platforms and, of course, on our absolutely free and instantly downloadable nbc washington app. next real concern, other than the cold, the next real weather concern will be a little chance for freezing rain on monday. the first half of monday. we'll watch that very carefully. >> could cause commute problems you think? >> too early to say but never say never to freezing rain. >> we'll track it. that does it for us on this saturday morning. thanks for being with us. >> have a great saturday and stay warm. hi, everyone and welcome to "inside the redskins". it was a frigid ending to a bitter cold season. it seems as if injuries just kept snowballing into an avalanche that covered the entire season. head coach jay gruden spoke to the media about the redskins year and what the off-season will bring in washington and it's brought to you by long and foster. >> how would you sum up this season? >> well, i think at this point without a doubt anytime you're standing up here and the playoffs are going on and you're not a part, you're disappointed. we had high hopes going into the season. we didn't produce the way you have to produce in the national football league on a ns

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