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[cheers and applause] >> happy new year! it is officially the first day of 2018. confetti new and fireworks went off at midnight as the crystal ball dropped in times square ushering in the new year. >> tens of thousand of merry makers braved the frigid temperatures -- i can talk. >> tradition. >> it was the second coldest new year's eve in times square on record. >> the temps only 10 degrees in new york city at midnight. fox's lauren blanchard is in new york with more. >> reporter: temperatures in times square not keeping revelers away bitter cold and unprecedented blanket of security marking this new ye year. >> ♪ >> reporter: keeping all these people safe a major concern. the more than million party goers going through patow >> there's so much police around and they checked us pretty well when we came in here. so, i think -- i think it will -- it's safe enough. >> reporter: following the terror attacks and concerns here in new york and october's shooting in las vegas, cement barricades and trucks filled with sand block entrances to times square and snipers have been stationed in high-rises overlooking the crowd, plus thousands of police are positioned all over. >> very heavy undercover presence especially in the hotels 'cause they learned from las vegas. so, nypd as always not only on top of the game but ahead of the game. >> reporter: the white house saying president trump has been briefed on security measures across the country and despite all the reminders of potential danger, those gathered in times square getting into the spirit of the night. >> yes, it's our bucket list. so it's got to be done. >> i didn't expect it to be this cold. i knew it was going to be cold but not this cold. >> reporter: despite the chill well below freezing this is still one of the hottest places to welcome in 2018. in times square, lauren blanchard, fox news. >> mo, have you done the times square thing. >> i have not. i vacillate between i want to and i will never. >> do it once with zula. >> this is the aftermath. looks pretty good compared to years past: the cleanup continues. zooming in. the cleanup continues there. >> congrats, new york. >> uh-huh. >> no issues that we heard of. >> no issues. >> 'cause you kind of always do hold your breath a little bit sadly. the times we're living in. but went off without a hitch. >> happy new year. president trump heading back to the white house today after he bid farewell to the old year and welcomed in 2018 with a pretty lavish party at his mar-a-lago estate in south florida. >> first lady melania trump and the president's sons baron eric and donald jr. on hand. melania looks beautiful. >> look at baron, dapper dude. >> look at h. celebration right there and the president spoke to reporters while walking saying that he expects this year to be a fantastic one. >> we are going to have a tremendous year. stock market i think is going togoingto continue to go up. companies are going to continue to come into the country and they're doing it now soon to be a record clip so we look forward to seeing you inside. come on along. come on. >> all right. saying it's going to be a tremendous year the president also reaching out to all of his followers on twitter before the ball dropped he tweeted happy new year. we are making america great again and much faster than anyone that was the possible. well, january isn't wasting any time. folks in our area waking up to a new year and some very, very cold temperatures. we're talking frigid conditions. >> yes. you're going to need to bundle all the way up to. we're talking scarves gloves heavy coats long johns. >> if you've got the steve harvey outfit that's what you need to put on today. >> no bit of cold will ever get to you in that outfit. fox5's kristyn leon you have been braving the cold all morning long. are you okay, california girl. >> reporter: i don't know, ladies, i'm doing all right but i wish i had that steve harvey suit on right now. it is cold. i did not dress properly. i didn't i'll be honest with you. it's pretty miserable out here so if you can stay inside you guys, stay inside. no p problem. during the morning hours you see rats scurrying around. i haven't seen one rat here in dupont circle. that's how -- for me that's how you know it's cold. they're looking for a place to get warm. let me just show you over here what i mean. right behind me once that time changes, there you go, the sun trust sign, 13 degrees. it hasn't changed all morning here at dupont circle. 13 degrees. very, very cold. for me it feels even colder than that. although i'm kind of a baby as you saw all morning but, hey, this cold weather, the frigid temperatures did not stop people from partying last night and it looks like they had an awesome time. check out the video there. this is from alexandria, again, celebrating new year's ev dancing up a storm in there. they're the only two in that building but they looked like they're having a good time and they're staying warm. so, need to bust some moves out here to stay warm, too. listen. if you have horrible dance moves and you don't want to bust any moves out here to do that make sure you layer up, guys. get your jacket, get your scarf. thank g goodness for my photographer. he gave me everything i'm wearing. it only takes a couple seconds for that frost bite to kick in and even worse hypothermia and i'm told that the cold weather can also increase your risk for a heart attack so really scary there, guys. but before i go back in the car and get warm and get all bundled up under my blanket i want to show you something. look. it froze. i don't know how close you can see but. >> awww. >> reporter: probably hear that crackle. ooh. yeah. two hours. >> see. i say. >> reporter: maureen you were close. >> 8 o'clock. >> reporter: t >> 8 o'clock it's solid. >> wow. >> that's my guess. >> reporter: 8 o'clock is solid. i'll probably toss in a little -- okay, no, i don't want to do that. >> do't do that. >> reporter: i won't do that. >> thanks kristyn. >> reporter: you stay cold. >> so cold the rats aren't even stirring. >> i heard the mayor say if you see anybody outside alert the city, they need to get inside. it's impossible, it's impossible. >> yeah, it's brutally cold. where else are you growing to going to goif you do an experime that. >> you go to one of those northern towns you're always zipping to. >> they just throw it in the air. it has to be minus 10 to do that. places like culpeper were 2 degrees this morning so we're very, very cold. 13 in the city at last look. coldest new year's day in decades. got to go back to 1940 the last time we were this cold. at least what we're and forecasting for a high temperature. we'll see what materializes here. reagan national now 15, dulles is 10. look at bwi marshall. 5 degrees this morning. 5 degrees at bwi marshall and again, we've got lots of the region here, gaithersburg, frederick, as mentioned culpeper all in the single digits. should be sunshine to start the day. that was a beautiful live shot a moment ago. we'll get some clouds this afternoon but we will remain very, very cold. not only today but for the next several days. i'll have the seven-day forecast, even have a little snow in the forecast, let you know when that might arrive but your daytime high today just 25 degrees. so. >> ooh. >> take the cold seriously. >> thanks, tuck. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> time right now is 7:08 and developing, a family of five from new york is among the 10 u.s. citizens killed in a plane crash in costa rica. the group was reportedly finishing up their vacation. fox news correspondent kelly wright has the latest. >> reporter: a fiery plane crash in costa rica kills 10 americans and two locals. everyone on board. officials photos and videos of the crash site showing the burning wreckage. five of the 10 americans were from the same new york family. the steinbergs hailed from the scars dale area weren't vacationing in costa rica. the family was reportedly very involved in philanthropy and the local jewish community. the single engine charter plane went down in a wooded area sunday, not long after takeoff. it was a cessna 208b grand caravan headed to san jose. the pilot is said to be an experienced professional. according to costa rican aviation officials the aircraft passed a safety inspection only a month ago. >> the interpreter:. >> operations such as those it was carrying out. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: the crash is still under investigation but there were strong winds in the morning that forced a change in the itinerary. coa who served from 2010 to 2014 says the pilot was her cousin. in new york, kelly wright, fox news. >> ♪ >> new this morning, investigators are on the scene of a house fire in northwest d.c. that fire was first reported around midnight in the 4500 block of fifth street northwest. firefighters say one resident was safely removed from the home and the two alarm fire is now under control. firefighters say it was so cold their ladders became frozen solid from the water on it. they had to use flares to thaw them loose. right now investigators are on the scene to determine a cause. >> ♪ >> 7:10 now. we now know the identity of the man injured in that officer-involved shooting in the district over the weekend. he is kevin tally of northeast. police say they were called to h street northeast to investigate a burglary. this was on saturday night. now, when they got there they confronted tally. police say that he pointed this weapon at them and police shot tally. he survived and he's being treated at the hospital. police say though the weapon that out to be a bb gun. >> it's been an unusually busy weekend for montgomery county firefighters. they battled at least eight major fires in the last 48 hours. they were battling a house fire in silver spring. flames broke out around 8:30 on dennis avenue. firefighters rescued a woman from the home. she was taken to the hospital in stable condition. one firefighter was also hurt battling the flames but is that expected to be okay. investigators tell us the fire started in the chimney and flames shot through the attic and the roof. fire caused about $400,000 in damage. also over the weekend in montgomery county firefighters battled this blaze. this was on dotti terrace in darnestown. investigators say it was caused by heat from the chimney igniting nearby flammable materials. eight fires have caused more than $2 million in damages. while forcing dozens of people from their homes. >> we've got a public safety announcement this morning for officials have updated an existing smoke alarm law and it goes into effect today. residents need to replace their old smoke alarms with a city approved alarm. officials hope the updated law will lead to more reliable coverage in older buildings. i suppose go to the web site to see where to get it, what it is, how you know it's city approved, all that, but it goes into effect today. they're hoping to stop one more tragedy a, exactly. >> okay. coming up, one colorado deputy unfortunately dead. several others injured following an ambush-style attack. this morning new details emerging about the gunman. >> and big financial changes as the republican tax plan officially takes effect. a look at what else congressional leaders are hoping to accomplish in the new year. >> ♪ i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. >> ♪ >> welcome back. 7:14 is our time right now. it is cold out there but boy what a beautiful glorious morning starting off 2018 in a positive way. welcome back, everybody. so here's one example of just how cold it is in other places around the country. in northern washington state an entire town has frozen over. yeah, this is video from the city of linden. homeowners say they're actually hearing trees snap because of the weight of the ice. cars and utility poles are also frozen. roofs covered with i icicles its pretty though. >> surely they have no power. >> yeah, well, that's a downside. >> nothing pretty about an ice storm. they're the worst don't you think. >> i do think so. >> yes. >> she got me coffee. allison went to get me coffee i'm love you. >> starting 18 off right. >> i know, the love. thank you. >> let's get to it. yes, the cold is the team for 2018. we are f high of just 25 degrees. got to go all the way back to 1940 the last time we had such a cold start to a new year. and this would tie the sixth coldest new year's on record. honestly, it's going to be a close call whether we get to 25. parts of the area won't get out of the teens. all right. 15 now in washington. again, i want to just mention we've got lots of single digits locally, places like culpeper, gaithersburg, up in baltimore it's just 6 degrees at this hour. so, we are plenty cold. zero right now in boston. minus seven chicago, minus 13 minneapolis. it just goes on and on. you get up into parts of canada there, you can see a minus 38 this morning and a minus 24. it is just brutally cold. and we're going to keep that flow out of the north and west. keep that cold flow going here all week long. should be sunshine to start the day. nice looking start but very, very cold out early. and we'll keep the cold around later today. in fact, we're keeping the cold around for the next seven days. honestly, we're going to be lucky to get above freezing here any seven days and plenty of very, very cold early mornings. i do want to mention wednesday night and thursday now we've added some snowflakes. right now it looks like a minor event but it's going to be a close call its a coastal storm. it's going to be a very powerful storm and we just have to see how closely it tracks to the coast but the potential is there for some snow late wednesday, early thursday for those of you that are snow lovers. yay! guys. back to you. >> crickets and silence. >> right. >> ♪ >> 7:17. developing this morning a colorado deputy is dead, several more injured after being shot at more than a hundred times while responding to a disturbance call. deputy zachary parish was just 29 years old. he was married, had two young kids. it's a heartbreaking loss for his family and fellow offi officers. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of zachary. when i sat with his wife and held her hand i could see in her eyes her life was over. >> authorities have identified the veteran matthew rile. he was shot at the scene. police say he does not have a criminal history but is known to police as he previously posted online rants against local law enforcement. >> 7:18. north korea sending out a new year's warning to the united states. leader kim jong un claims the country has completed its nuclear weapons arsenal in 2017 and the u.s. should be aware that these weapons are a reality and not a threat. the message came during the annual new year's day address. kim jong un says his country achieved a historic feat and added that he has a nuclear button at his ready at the desk. >> pope francis delivering his new year's message in vatican city. he urged people to take responsibility for their actions saying 2017 was marred by war lies and injustice. afterwards the pontiff walked across saint peter's square to shake hands and pose for pictures before visiting a life sized nativity. this morning he's going to hold a mass to mark church's world day of peace. >> big financial changes in 2018. the republican tax plan officially takes effect today. it's been called the gop's most significant legislative victory of 2017 and is the first major tax overhaul since 1968. so what else does the new year hold? fox news correspondent garrett tin tenney has more on what the congressional leaders will be hoping to accomplish in 2018. >> reporter: republican leaders have a long wish list for 2018 including a couple of items that may be able to get bipartisan support. for most among those is rebuilding america's intra structure. the white house tells us they are looking at about $200 billion in federal spending to rebuild roads bridges rails and waterways. democrats wants to bump that funding up to about a trillion dollars. another issue the white house wants addressed is immigration reform including daca. democrats want to permanently protect those who were brought into the country illegally as children and president trump has said he's willing to do that in exchange for an end both chain migration as well as his border wall which democrats say is a nonstarter but senator lindsey graham is still optimistic. >> we need the wall not a complete 2200-mile wall. we need border security, marry that up with the dream act there's a deal to be had on immigration. >> reporter: republicans like house speaker paul ryan also are eyeing a number of issues that aren't expected to get much democratic support including reforms to entitle. and welfare programs which many democrats consider untouchable. >> the other piece of this is what we're going to fight against and that is the privatization of social security. it's going to be the diminish. of medicare and medicaid. we know that's on the block for to your republican colleagues in the house. >> reporter: next weekend president trump will hash out the top priorities for 2018 with paul ryan and mitch mcconnell at camp david. in washington, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. >> still ahead the ball has dropped and the confetti has fallen. up next we'll take a look at some of the things you can look forward to in 2018. >> plus, a heartwarming volunteer job requires two arms and a warm heart. details after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> time right now 7:23. with 2017 in the books we've got a fresh new year ahead of us and a lot of things to look forward to. >> fox news correspondent lauren blanchard is in washington with a look at what is ahead. >> reporter: the ball has dropped the confetti has fallen and here's a quick look at some of the things you can look forward to in 2018. the big easy birthday. in february, new orleans will mark its 300th birthday with special events fireworks and concerts. that's a month the world will unite to watch athletes from over the globe compete at the winter olympics in south korea. the games taking place amid heightened tensions with north korea and with russia's olympic team banned from competition. >> this decision should draw a line on this damaging episode and serve as a catalyst for more effective and more robust anti-doping system. >> reporter: in may, we'll get an american princess, sort of. actress meghan markle is set to wed prince harry in saint george's castle. don't forget that will be shortly after prince william and kate middleton welcome royal baby number three. >> william and i are absolutely thrilled at such exciting news and it's really happy time for any couple and we hope they enjoy this happy moment. >> reporter: in case the last election cycle wasn't enough all eyes will be on president trump in his second year in office. his agenda is expected to play a large role leading up to the midterm elections in november. >> we have more legislative victories than any other president. >> reporter: and we'll be here to cover it all as the year unfolds. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. >> man, lauren gets around. >> she does, doesn't she. intercontinental. >> hey, tuck. >> good morning. how are you. >> good. >> yeah, 15 now in washington. it's all about the cold and i mean extreme cold. that's in the city. lots of our region locally here is in the single digits places like culpeper 2 degrees this morning, up in baltimore it's six. so, we are off to just a brutal start to 2018 temperature-wise. winds out of the north-northwest at seven. please make sure you take the cold seriously if you're going out today. low to mid-20's for daytime highs. plenty of sunshine early. we'll get some clouds this afternoon. kind of a partly sunny afteoo quiet afternoon with dry conditions expected and the real theme for next seven days, getting back to work and school tomorrow, the cold. it's not going anywhere. so, you know, i'm sure we're going to have problems with drained car batteries and the rest of it as things really start to freeze up hard around here over the next couple days. 25 today. the next seven days i think parts of the region won't get above the freezing mark and i do want to throw in here real quick looks like wednesday night and thursday still a lot of question marks, we could have a period of some light snow or perhaps snow for parts of the area, particularly east of washington by early thursday morning. so, we'll watch that as well. 25 today. happy new year. back to you. >> happy new year to you, too, tucker. all righty. it is 7:26 right now. baby girl born a fighter now marking her next major milestone. after spending the first four months of her life in the hospital, she is finally home with her family. don't you love these stories, right? okay. look at her. she was born in august, 14 weeks before her due date. she weighed >> oh, wow. >> look at this. >> my goodness. >> tiny enough to fit into the palm of an adult's hand. >> my wife's wedding ring fit on her entire hand. she was so small, i really -- i hoped but i really didn't flo if she was going to make it through the first day. >> little lali made it through the first day and there she is with the help of doctors therapists and nurses she was able to pull through. mom and dad says their little one smiles, helps them stay positive through this entire ordeal. she's here for a reason so we look forward to all the good things to come. >> god bless you. check this out. a heartwarming volunteer job. a hospital in northeast florida recruiting professional baby cuddlers. how would you like that job. >> i would like this job. >> requirements two arms and a warm heart that's all you need. the hospital says most of the newborns in need have faced a variety of challenges in their first days. everything from parents prematurely or just waiting to be adopted. the experts say the cuddling is for more than just comfort. >> they feed better. they can maintain their temperature better. they can maintain their blood glucose better. >> hard to think that a baby wouldn't already have that, right, someone to cuddle and love it. >> right. >> okay, volunteers are needed. they say the program is incredibly rewarding allowing them to make a difference in a little life. >> hm. all righty. ahead at 7:30, i know, trending with trump. 2017 may be in the rear-view mirror but the president left a lasting impression on twitter. we're going to take a look back at his top tweets of 2017. >> one bad apple. the tech company making another big move to win back love from iphone users in response to that massive battery scandal. back with more after this. >> ♪ welcome back to fox5 news morning 7:30 on this first day of the new year. it's cold out there but it's beautiful. you know, another day to make a difference. start off the new year on the right foot. we're here together. >> yeah. >> um-hmm it's good. >> hope. that's what it is. >> hope. >> that's right. >> all right. checking today's top stories for you now. firefighters are investigate a house fire in northwest d.c. that fire was first report aid round midnight into the 4500 block of fifth street northwest. firefighters say one wheelchair bound resident was safely removed from the home and two alarm fire is now under control. of course do you know it's cold outside. we're talking frigid conditions. air items are in the teens and single digits but winds are making it feel like subzero temps in many spots around the region. it is one of the coldest new year's days in decades. bone chilling temps weren't enough to keep many people from ringing in to us sand 18 out on the town. in alexandria the party didn't stop. this is the torpedo f sent one of several venues in old town offering live music, dancing, festivities followed boy fireworks. i will say i love that first night those first night activities because they're so family inclusive and venue to venue. have you ever done those. >> i have not. >> they're fun. but it's really kind of too cold. let's just wait until it warms up a little. some of the events are outside. >> right. >> some are inside. >> so --ing. >> kids say i've had it. i'm frozen. >> whether toys battle his critics or promote his administration president trump has made headlines almost every day of his first year in office through a n non iverson series f tweets. >> it can be called his fame forum of communication. fox news kevin cork is breaking down the president's top tweets of 2017. >> reporter: over 2400 that's number of postings there president trump's twitter since he took office back in january his most popular of the year, this one retweeted almost 370,000 times about cnn. and with that in mind we have fashioned our top five trump tweets of the year. checking in at number five,. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired! he's fired! [ applause ] >> reporter: president's war on the nfl anthem protest boiling over on the stop and online. if nfl fans refusing to to games until players stop disrespect our flag and country you'll see change take place fast. number four, the transgender ban. the president tweeted that the us government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the military. but some senior pentagon officials apparently didn't get the memo. >> how did you learn of the president's decision? >> well -- >> when he sent out the tweets. >> same way everyone else did. he referred to his attorney general jeff sessions back in july. sessions who the president has repeatedly ridiculed for cueing himself from the russia probe seemed to take the hit in stride. >> well, um, it's kind of hurtful, but the president of the united states is a strong leader. >> reporter: number two, lo lordy. tapes. >> i've seen the tweet about tapes. lordy i hope there are tapes. >> tapes in the oval office? former fbi director james comey testified he orchestrated the leak of accounts of conve conversations witness president he thought it might lead to a special prosecutor to lead the russia about which the president tweeted... >> later the president admitted there were no tapes. >> reporter: number one, wire taps. this explosive tweet lit you will and twitter verse back in march. no suggestion that the previous administration quote wire tapped trump tower, evidence later proved the government did in fact intercept the communication of some trump team members. what would a presidential tweet countdown be without mentioning cofefe. just after midnight tweet from back in may. the one that spawned countless internet memes and theories and the truth is like so much else in life, we still don't know what that was all about. in washington, i'm kevin cork. fox news. 7:35 right now. all right. tweets don't stop. last night before the ball dropped, the president tweeted out a message to his quote haters. he said "as our country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, i want to wish all of my friends, supporters, enemies, haters, and even the dishonest fake news media, a happy and healthy new year. ". >> 218 will be a great year for america. i certainly hope so. >> did he really tweet haters. >> which is weird i'm thought that before when the president included that term the haters it did seem very -- like my dad who is older than the president but doesn't really use -- >> wouldn't say hater. >> wouldn't say haters much it is interesting but then he can social media savvy. >> happy new year, we're making america great again much farther than anyone thought possible. >> okay. >> yeah. >> tucker barnes. tech 36:00. little bit later to you. >> allison, wait a minute. >> there's whole bit. >> there's a bit is your dad on twitter because i'm going to follow him. >> he has words of wisdom. >> does he really? >> no. >> what? >> no. >> he does need an account. >> yes. >> maybe i will do that. >> yes. >> 2018 i'll follow him. >> okay. that's cute. >> 15 now in washington. let's see. three in pittsburgh. five in columbus. it is really just unbelievably cold across the eastern third of the country. minus seven chicago. little town in north dakota right now minus >> no way. >> yup. yup. >> sunshine for to us start the day beautiful out there. that's super moon you'll see again tonight if you get a chance to get out and check it out. a few clouds this afternoon but keep it dry and just really really cold for the first day of 2018. 25 our forecast high here in washington. you can see parts of the area in the low 20's. hagerstown 21 later today. all right. guys, toss it back to you. more weather in want. >> still ahead, president obama's favorite things. the former president revealing his top book and music choices of 2017. >> and no wait. apple making another big move to please customers following that battery slow down scandal. ♪ ♪ another move from apple in hopes of getting back in the good graces of iphone owners. people have who an iphone six or later model can get $29 replacement battery immediately. that is a month earlier than apple originally planned to start offering the discounted replacements. comes of course following that big scandal last week when the tech giant admitted that they were slowing down batteries in older model i phones. apple says putting in fresh battery should restore a phone to its normal speeds. which reminds me i needing to to get a new battery for my iphone five. >> five? >> true story >> former president barack obama is his favorite things and b bos of last year he took to facebook yesterday listing the songs and books he like the best. top books include topics for music jay-z family feud and harry styles sign of the times. >> yeah. >> interesting, right? okay. the list of 22 songs also singled out kendrick lamar bum he will, u2 ordinary love and chris stapleton's millionaire. >> he also listed his 12 favorite books of the year they include a grant byron cherish now, exit west anything is possible, and amy goldstein's janesville an american story. >> i do love when people that, um, that i think i would enjoy their same tastes when they recommend books especially. >> yeah. >> eye got to do it. >> one of my new things get back to reading. i will admit i've not read much in the last year. >> it's hard. it's hard to read when you have other things. >> books on tape >> model that behavior to the kids. they get so caught up in video games and tv to see your parents reading makes a difference. chand your world. that's what i'm going to try to do this year. >> zula if you're watching go read a book. >> i just finished to 13cd' are to the girl with the dragon tattoo. >> cleveland browns, oh, man, this is painful. apparently found a way to lose every single game this season. they lost in two countries, two continents, eight states, nine stadiums, all this season. but they're still going get parade. after perfectly awful season fans will still parade around the stadium in finest browns attire later today. the browns lost their final game to the steelers yesterday. they are the second team to ever go winless in -- >> that's like you and me right there, mo. >> i know, right. >> yeah. i'm number whatever that is and you're number -- >> you're the comforter. >> it's okay. we'll get them next year. only worse. back in 2,008. >> the city is saying we stand behind you. >> you may be awful but, dang it you're our awful. new year, new movies. our kevin mccarthy sharing his list of the top five anticipated films of this new year. >> but first making money moves. if -- [ laughter ] >> little carried b for if you better financial plan is on your resolution list we've got you tips to help you start the year off right. off right. ♪ >> hello. this is what's coming up on good day today. we're excited. we only have an hour show, right? >> we do. >> okay. but in that hour it will be jam packed. nursing a hangover this morning, if you are, we've got you covered. dr. lisa ash will join us live with tips on how you can cure your headache? >> and then once you get rid of that hangover, maybe you want to hit the gym. we're going to talk to fitness trainers about overcoming gym intimidation. you can kick start your weight and healthier new year in 2018. >> which celebrities had the best and worst year of 2017? we'll dish about all things holhollied wood. helping the joe claire morning show. joe claire and guy lambert will join us for a juicy recap. >> look at that picture. they look good. >> yeah. >> i'm the guy at the gym that's like lifting the pfeifr >> in dramatic flare. >> oh, yeah. >> that's good. a lot of flexing. >> yeah. >> i just own it. >> i used to see you back when i used to go to the gym. >> yeah. >> i quit! >> i don't think i would wanting to with my co-workers to the gym. >> no, the not badge it's right across the street. >> i know. >> that's why i quit. >> because i was there? >> well, it wasn't fun seeing do you your stick every day. >> right. >> white gym shorts on. >> he gym intimidates everybody. >> i pick things up, i put them down. >> we're being honest in 2018. >> i appreciate i clearly i'm going to have to tune it down a couple notches. >> 25 in washington. here's the thing maureen. it's the only way to get up, you know, do some repetitive task over and over again. >> right. that's it. >> i'm enjoying the 2017 bulge. >> strut around. >> what did you say. >> my bulge. end i'm enjoying. i'll hank on it to a little bit longer. >> tucker, please start. [ laughter ] >> time to -- sounds different but it sounded the same both times you sid it. >> it sounded really bad. >> oh boy. >> 25 is our forecast high. that would tie, well n would be our sixth coldest new year's day high temperature in history h here. go back to 1940 the last time we were that cold. 15 in washington. actual air temperatures. gaithersburg 5 degrees. two in culpeper. winchester 5 degrees. ten in leonardtown. 13 in fredericksburg. last hour fredericksburg was 9 degrees. extraordinary cold. for the first day of the year our wind chills right around zero. five here in washington. zero in parts burg. should be plenty of sunshine it will be brighter than yesterday. although we will get clouds this afternoon note be a warmer day. daytime highs will only be in the low to mid 20s. this is wednesday night and thursday. incredibly powerful coastal storm forecast to develop and it looks like the trend the last 24 hours has been to bring little bit of snow into parts area particularly washington and points east by early thursday morning. so that's something to watch this week. the other big news story the arctic blast which will continue around here for the foreseeable future. i'll show you future cast to try to find that you snow. there you go. that's early thursday morning. notice the cut off line. we'll have to watch that carefully but at least the possibility if you love to see a few snowflakes we'll get some late wednesday, early thursday. otherwise just brutal. seven days in row of temperatures at or below freezing. so please make sure everything is in good working order. don't put the generators on in the house that kind of thing. all right, guys, back to you. >> all right. thank you tucker. new year, new financial goals. yes. let's have some money this year. whether you're in debt or just want to build up your savings or some easy steps to that you can take to start the new year off on the right foot. >> fox's business network tracy, has the details how you can avoid money worries this new year. >> reporter: new year is here but 2017 brought worries for most americans. 62% of the country was stressed about money. that's according to a study by the american psychological association. >> overall 2017 was a pretty good year. people had jobs. they had part-time would be w work. they had full-time work unlloit rate was low. consumer confidence is nice and high. the stock market have had very good year. people still have financial issues continuing to playing them and they should attack these head on in 2018. >> reporter: another study shows only quarter of americans include financial planning in their new year's resolutions. consumers expert vera gibbons says paying off credit card debt should be a top priority. >> if you've got a credit card $16,000 and revolving that month, month, month with a card of just under 15%, you're paying about $900 in interest every year. this interest will be much more expensive in 2018. >> reporter: after all the holiday spending and self heist gifting it's time to reverse >> you look at the average savings rate, it's just under 3% right now and financial planners will till you shall really be trying to save ten to 15% of your income. good at all. >> reporter: don't let your emergency fund slip down the list of financial priorities. it should be treated differently from your savings. >> if you perhaps got a bonus in the new year and wonder wagon to do with that you might want to ratchet up your 401k and emergency savings fund as well. pad eight little bit so you're not inclined to actually put unexpected expenses on your credit card or find other ways to actually get out from underreport report only 8% achieve their new year's resolutions according to data from the university of scranton. that means there's a nine 2% failure rate. >> you want to make your financial resolutions doable. attainable. don't make them so big that you're setting yourself up for failure. >> after all it's your cash. tracy >> mo, were you taking notes. >> yeah. stop spending so much. >> a lot of great movies came out in 2017 but this morning is the start of an exciting new year in cinema time to look ahead at the films coming out in 2018. our kevin mccarthy has details on his top five most anticipated movies for the new year. ♪ happy new year and last week i gave you my top five films of 2017. now it's look ahead to my most anticipated movies 2018. first up, let's nerd out about steven spielberg's ready player one i cannot wait for this mo movie. the visuals are a mazing. the film hits theaters on ma march 30th that is based on the incredible novel written by earnest klein now the story revolves around character named wade watts played by tie sheridan of he goes on virtual adventure to try and find an easter egg that was hidden by the creator virtual reality world called the oasis. the first person to find this i read the book all i kept thithinking about how spielberg going to bring this to the big screen? the visuals look amazing and i cannot wait. next up is the sequel to dead pool my favorite movie of 2016. ryan reynolds is back with a new director mr. david leach. leach directed atomic blond back in 2017. now the trailer you're seeing here from the first movie. not a ton of footage has been released yet for the sequel which hits theaters on ju june 1st. i cannot wait to see this movie the first movie grossed over $780 million on a worldwide, very very small budget for a super hero type of movie. the script for the first film was absolutely brilliant. both writers paul and rhett reece are back for the sequel i think so excited to see them marking that ryan reynolds does with the sequel. next is black panther. this trailer is insane. i love the music, and the film maker ryan kle also directed fruit veil station as well as creed. he's one of the most exciting film makers working today. we saw black panther's introduction in the captain america civil war chadwick boseman will continue the role here in the stand a lone film and joined by an amazing cast. including michael j. jordan. dan and lupita and black panther hits theaters on februa february 16th. just a few months later, we'll get avengers infinity war i cannot wait till may fourth this movie looks insane and brings back the russo brother who's directed two of my favorite films in the mcu so f far. captain america civil war and winter soldier both brilliant. captain america films. i didn't love the second avengers. i'm hopeful considering russ so brothers are behind the camera on this one the trailer alone is already geeking me. i expect to cry nerd tears on may fourth. i'm more excited about the hans solo spin off film. the footage is ron howard announcement of the movie solo a star wars story a lot happened behind the scenes with originally the film makers left the project and director ron howard took over. i'm very interested to see how this film turns out and how all that aaron wright does as a young hans sol low the cast is incredible woody harrelson arc melia clark and more. the film hits theaters on may 25th. i want to know what films you're looking forward to 2018. tweet me at kevin mccarthy tv i'm kevin mccarthy, fox news. >> thanks, kev. all right. time to say hello to our facebook fan of the day. >> good morning, at a time tee an n you were nominated by your mom agnes. ago 93 says tatiana celebrated a birthday on december 27th. she's audio's december baby like you, mo. >> yeah. >> she turned ten years old. happy be lated birthday to you, tatiana. >> yes, her mom agnes says she lis she has really big heart. i know she does. look at her. >> aww she's so cute. >> he also wants you to know she loves you very very much. they watch fox5 every morning and love the morning memes. >> yay! >> like look out world. here i come. >> i like that outfit. >> very cute. happy birthday. >> i'll bet she's excited for 2018. >> you know it. >> yup. 15 now in washington. that was our temperature an hour ago. thermometer no hurry to budge here as our feels like temperature our wind chill 5 degrees. so winds are out of the west here at seven. the bottom line it will be one of those days where you probably want to spend most of your time indoors. daytime highs only in the low to mid 20s we are looking at partial sunshine today. i think we'll get more sun than yesterday although that's not going to warm us up a lot we're just in the deep freeze for the foreseeable future. look at that seven day forecast. i can't remember a time we've kept temperatures in d.c. at or below freezing for seven consecutive days much looks like wel seven. so let me just throw out there quickly wednesday night, thursday the possibility of light snow. so we got to watch for that as well. all right. guys lats the latest weather. >> ahead at 8:00 chances you have one or two resolutions on your list when it comes to your health not all about the gym. >> our friend dr. shilpi will join us live in studio with some other wellness resolutions to keep in mind. time right now 7:57. we'll be right back. >> i like this. ♪ ♪♪ i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. good morning to you. thank you very much for joining us. >> it is 8:00 a.m. on this monday, january 1st, 2018. happy new year, wis. >> happy new year. >> here's what's on the fox5 news morning menu. >> deep freeze, bone chilling temperatures across the country but it didn't keep revelers from heading out ringing in the new year new york all around the area. looking at celebrations. we'll talk about that coming up. it's a celebration. >> celebration. [ laughter ] >> plus president donald trump heading back to the white house after ringing in the new year in florida. we'll take look what is ahead here in d.c. for 2018. ambush style attack on police officers in colorado. new details emerging about the man who opened fire. first though live look outside and it is cold around here. the actual temperature is 15eg i don't know if it's just me, but you can imagine if it was wet, now it is frozen so take your time out there. might be some black ice out there on the roads. that's wait looks like. but just take your time in general and bundle up. >> yes. >> layers, layers, hash tag layers. weather coming up for you on the five. >> it's official. it is officially the first dave 2018. confetti flew and firework went off at midnight as crystal ball dropped in times square. tens of thousands of people braced the bitter temperatures fort second coldest new year's eve in times square on record. lauren blanchard in is new york for this report on this year's celebration. >> reporter: temperatures here in times square not keeping revelers away the bitter cold unprecedented blanket of security marking this keeping all these people save a major concern. the more than million party goers going through pat downs and bag checks. >> there's so much police around, and they checked us pretty well, when we came in here, so i think -- i think it will -- it's save enough. >> follow the tarrier attacks and concerns here in new york october shooting in las vegas, cement barricades and trucks filled with sand block entrances to times square and snipers have been stationed in high rising overlooking the crowd. plus thousands of police are pigged all over. >> very heavy undercover presence especially in the hotels because they learn from las vegas. so, um, nypd as always not only on top of the game but ahead of the game. >> reporter: the white house saying president trump has been briefed on security measures across the country, and despite all the reminders of potential danger, those gathered in times square getting into the spirit of the night. >> yeah, it's our bucket list. >> i didn't exp cold. i knew it was going to be but not this cold. >> reporter: despite the cold temperature. this is still one of the hottest places to welcome in 2018. in times square, lauren blanchard, fox news. if you have the day off today, enjoy the covers because again it is cold outside we're talking serious cold here. >> all right. bundle up if you plan to be out and about. scarfs, gloves, heavy coats, longjohns, whatever you got. green, hams, jams. all of that put it all on. >> don't drop a beat, wisdom. not on the first dave new year. >> save that for later on. kristyn leon is live from dupont circle with more. she's -- >> don't play. get to me. >> so i can go inside. >> good morning. >> i got her scarf. i got a red scarf for you downstairs on my chair you get it when you come back. it's yours. >> reporter: all right. i'm hustling back in. you know what, max took care of me this morning he got me my scarf, big old gloves fory so like you said allison you don't have to be outside please don't be outside. stay bundled up much it's so cold this morning. let me show was i'm talking about really quickly. right behind me 12 degrees i don't know if you saw a sun trust sign. it will show -- actually it went up 1 degree. 13 degrees there. although i don't know if that really makes a difference when you're outside. but, hey, you know what, i mean, that's what it's looking like out here. really really cold. you see the sun shining behind me. yeah that's pretty deceiving, too, because it's not warm out here obviously. i'm freezing. i've been freezing all morning. thought that, you know, by this hour that i'd be feeling good. i'm not. so but i'm kind of been a baby all morning. not everyone has been baby. check out the people who are partying last night here in alexandria. they were having a good time. they were obviously indoors kicking off new year's eve there. dancing the night away. having a blast. so it's safe to say that these frigid temps for me these bone-chilling temps that, you know, didn't stop them from having a g in the new year. hey, guys, if you are going to brave these temps and out this morning, again, we've been saying it. like a broken record here, make sure that you bundle up, get those gloves, get that scarf, beanie, whatever you need, longjohns, anything to keep yourself warm. hand warmers do it because it is very very cold. hey f you're walking on by we've seen a couple of week walk, too, make sure you're on the look out because you mentioned water freezing over with these cold temperatures. that will make the sidewalks really slick. so, again, make sure you stay safe out there this morning. if you can, sleep in, and stay at home. stay warm. bottom line, guys. >> great advice. see when you you're back here at the stewed eighty seven thanks kristyn. >> you have to remember, like, if you -- you went outside to celebrate had beer in your hasn't unspilled beer. that might be frozen on the sidewalk this morning. >> fit froze mid stream. >> exactly. >> that's a problem. i couldn't wait to get -- i had running around to do. i could not wait to get ioo in my sweats. >> just from the distance from the door to the car was just ridiculous. >> it's cold. >> from the garage inside, you know, inside when you park in the garage from the door to the car inside the garage. >> i can't dress it up any other way. it's very cold. >> yeah. >> it's dangerous. so be careful. >> yup. could be the coldest in fact likely to be the coldest new year's daytime highs we've had in decades go back to 194 the last time we found a high temperature forecast to only be 25. that's what we're forecasting for today. 15 currently at reagan national. that's the hot spot. dulles is 12. look at bwi marshall. 5 degrees much the lowest i've seen locally this morning culpeper at two. guess this a little town in north dakota, minus 44. >> ew. >> at this hour. what town is this i can put that on my list. >> hettinger. little town in north dakota. yeah. >> how about i put the whole state of north dakota on my l list. >> that's fine with me. >> you do what you got to do. >> okay. >> that's one of the states i haven't visited. i'd like to visit it one day. >> i yes. >> we are waking up with sunshine. we'll have few clouds this afternoon but you won't notice the sunshine warping things up particularly as our daytime highs just never get out of the 20s. here we go. that's here in the city. parts of the area, you know, low 20ing upper teens for daytime highs. so do take the advice to really make sure that you're dressed warmly when you take your dog out for a walk and that kind of thing. i know everybody is exercise fog the new year. maybe keep it indoors today. >> maybe do some stretching. >> um-hmm. >> right? >> although never ceases to amaze me that people get outside and they run outside in this stuff. >> people run in zero and 100. >> schuyler got a new bike for christmas. and she wanted to go riding her bike yesterday. >> i think it's youth. like you don't feel it. >> is that what it is? >> yeah. >> needless to say she did not. go outside and ride her bike. right now 8:07. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> all right. president donald trump begins 2018 at his home in florida after celebrating the new year's last night. when he returns to he'll try to build on last month's success in congress aft the gop pushed through a big tax bill. fox's doug luzader has more this flank washington. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady approached the cameras on their way to ring in the new year. the president briefly addressing the media he hazard with throughout 2017. >> happy new year, everybody. i think you're going to in and say take some pictures of the crowd, big crowd, we'll have a great year. going to be fantastic 2018. >> reporter: but left unsaid the real political challenges ahead for the administration. especially in mid term elections for congress with a party that doesn't control the white house usually comes out on top. >> history is on democrats side as far as picking up seats. we would typically see that in a typical, um, atmosphere but right now we don't have that so it is really hard to say and i think that president trump doesn't make it any easier for either party. >> reporter: beyond the president, there is the uncertainty of events. protests in iran. newest from north korean dictator kim jong-un about his country's nuclear technology something president was asked about last night. >> we'll see. we'll see. come on inside, folk. >> reporter: and here on capitol hill, republican leaders in congress are concerned about keeping their majorities in both the senate and the house in 2018 mid term elections and their fortunes may rise and fall with the approval rating of the president. right now the real clear politics average of poles has the president's approval number at about 40%. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. let's get local now to the district all new this morning investigators on the scene avenue house fire in northern west d.c. the fire first reported around midnight this is in the 4500 block of fifth street northwest. firefighters say one resident was safely remove from the home, and the two alarm fire is now under control. firefighters say it was so cold their ladders became frozen solid. they had to them loose. right now investigators are on the scene still to determine the cause. we now know the identity of the man injured in that officer involved shooting in the district over the weekend now he's kevin tally of northeast. police say they were called to h street northeast to investigate a burglary saturday night. when they arrive on the scene they confronted tally police say tally pointed this weapon at them, police shot tally. he did survive and he's being treated at the hospital. police say the we were on that you're looking at turned out to be a beebee gun. busy weekend for montgomery county firefighters. they battled at least eight major fires in the past 48 hours alone. last night they were called to house fire in silver spring. flames broke out around 8:30 on dennis avenue. firefighters rescued a woman from the home. we're told she was taken to the hospital. she is in stable condition at this hour. one firefighter was also hurt fighting the fire but is expected to be okay. investigators tell us the fire started in the chimney. flames shot through the attic and the roof. fi damage. also over the weekend in montgomery county, firefighters battled this blaze. this was on dodi terrace in darnestown. investigators say it was caused by heat from the chimney igniting some nearby flammable materials. the family and two cats were able to escape safely. officials say that eight fires have caused more than $2 million in damages while forcing dozens of people from their homes. public safety announce and this morning from the city of laurel. officials have updated an existing smoke alarm law and it goes into effect today. that means residents may need to replace their old smoke alarms with a city approved alarm. officials hope the updated law will lead to more reliable coverage in older buildings. 8:11. new this morning, montgomery county detectives need your help finding this woman. 55-year-old virginia green of montgomery village last seen by hospital staff midnight on saturday when she was released hospital in takoma park. anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call police immediately. coming up on fox5 news morning, ambush style attack on police officers in colorado. new details emerging about the man who opened fire. developing news out of companies at a ricoh where the investigation continues this morning after ten americans were killed in a plain crash. it is 8:12 right now. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that was smooth. >> sliding on to the anchor d desk. >> in 2018. >> better sliding into body's dm i suppose. >> that's true, too, as well. >> good point. >> our first cuteness of the year. >> this is amazing. >> yes. >> yes. >> this is very big responsibility and we have delivered. >> what is going on? >> queen. >> we got our fox5 photo of the day. 2018 edition. say great big hello to the adorable charlie! >> hello, princess. >> she was nom nayed by her mother alyssa robertson. alyssa says that charlie loves sitting in her big girl chair big enough to watch the news empty morning. >> how cute is that. >> secret confession sometimes she's too busy playing to watch, you know -- >> i understand. >> intently. >> i get that. >> yeah. when she isn't she's tuned into fox5 news morning. >> amazing. look at her little room. how cute. charlie, you >> adorable g adorable. >> we love it. >> that chair is so cute. >> all right, wisdom, it's a new year. you think i should leave that 2017. >> no. >> no, no. >> just so happen to have little something something ready since we're not leaving it in 2017. here you go. welcome to 2018, charlie. >> um-um. >> here we go. >> starring bad. >> starting bad already. i already messed up the name. cute little baby we see you sitting in in that chair, looking like you watching tv but do you really care if you're watching fox5 news morning with tuck connect allison and wisdom happy 2018. [ applause ] >> oh. >> yeah. i was writing her an apology. [ laughter ] >> she'll get it later when she can read. >> you don't stick the landing but it's really -- nice looking. >> your heart is in it. >> well yeah. >> yeah. >> it was sincere. >> charlie, we love the picture. >> charley is so cute. >> thanks for sending it in. thanks to your mo every morning. >> my goodness. the kiss that exists between her jaw line and her neck is amazing. i'm sorry. i'm not being creepy. that's the sweet spot on the babies. >> you can pull it off. if wisdom and i were to say that it would be creepy. >> it would be. we get it. >> she's cute. >> let's do weather much it's brawly cold. 15 currently in washington. parts of our region right around two to 5 degrees. culpeper -- >> did you say 2 degrees. >> 2 degrees in culpeper right now. what does that feel like. >> 5 degrees in baltimore. >> it feels cold. >> i mean at a certain point can you even tell the difference? >> right. minus eight in chicago. i mentioned little town in north dakota currently minus 44. we're going to unfortunately have a flow which does not cooperate with mild temperatures around here any time soon. very very cold today. low to mid 20s for daytime highs. we should get little more sunshine than yesterday but it won't warm up the atmosphere a whole lot. we'll keep it cold for the neck seven and we' snowflakes into late wednesday early thursday still a lot of question marks, but at least the possibility of some light snow for parts of the area to start your day on thursday. look at those cold temperatures next weekend look at friday and saturday next week high temperature in the low 20. >> that does not make me feel good. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm not loving it right now. >> stay warm today. >> all right. >> thank you tucker barnes. appreciate it. >> ♪ 8:18 is the time. developing this morning a colorado deputy is dead and several more are injured after being shot at more than 100 times. this is all while responding to disturbance call. deputies zachary parish was 29. was married and had two young kids. heartbreaking loss for his family and fellow officers. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of, um, zachary. when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes her life is over. >> authorities have identified the suspect as iraq war veteran ma new r he also was shot at the scene. police say did he not have criminal history but is known to police as previously posted several online rants against local law enforcement. ♪ also developing this morning family of five from new york among the ten u.s. citizens killed in plain crash in costa rica. the group was reported finishing up their vacation fox news correspondent kelly wright has the latest. >> reporter: a fiery plane crash in costa rica kills ten americans and two locals. everyone on board. officials releasing these photos and videos of the crash site showing the burning wreckage. five of the ten americans were from the same new york family. the steinbergs hailed from the scars dale area and were vacationing in costa rica. the family was reportedly very involved in philanthropy and the local jewish community. the single engine charter plane went down in wooded area sunday it was a cessna 208b grand caravan headed to san jose. the pilot is said to be an experienced professional. according to companies at a recant aviation official the aircraft past a safety inspection only a month ago. >> translator: it goes through an inspection for air worthiness and functional will the that permits operations such as those it was carrying out. >> reporter: the crash is still under investigation but there were strong winds in the morning that force add change in the itinerary. > former president who served from 2010 to 2014 says the pilot was her cousin. in new york, kelly wright, fox news. still ahead, do you have a go to cocktail because new study suggests that there is one particular order that could reveal something crazy about your personality. and is your salon making you sick? the warning you'll want to hear before your neck beauty we're back in a moment. ♪ oh, wow. >> whole little rap about your hangover after, you know, partying last night. >> yeah. i mean i used to party a long time ago. many decades ago. i never had a hangover. >> it is horrible. has one right now. >> is that right? >> tucker does little bit more than i do. >> um-hmm. >> isn't say doing the most. >> doing the most. >> right. >> all right. in the news this morning if you're a fan of gin and tonic new study is now suggesting you may be a psychopath. >> what? >> allow me to explain a little further. don't shoot the messenger while i explain. the study found people who enjoy bitter foods and drinks are more inclined to display ma never length personality traits. men and women presented with list of foods and beverages including bitter sour salty and sweet items. the people who really liked bitter foods like dark choc chocolate, coffee and tonic water exhibited psychotic tendencies. tendencies. the leader of the study said eating bitter foods could possibly be compared to a roller coaster ride where people enjoy things that induce fear. >> i think that's very broad generalized story here. but okay. trending this morning, got a squirrel on the loose. >> is that a police officer? >> take a look at this frisky home invader caught on police body cameras. police in upstate new york got a call about a squirrel in a kitchen eating cookies and when they came to investigate the squirrel came right at them. the critter bounced around a little bit accidentally turned on the stereo, wis, but officers were eventually able to get him out of the house. to me, like whenever i see stories like this, like it makes me sad because that animal is so scared. do you know what i mean. >> or he's rabid. >> i don't think he's rabid. they're still laughing. aren't they? ooh just trying to get out. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> they're laughing. >> he's okay. everybody is all right. >> blow the mason dixon line they wouldn't call for police for that. >> i'd thaw a chef? >> you would hear -- >> i know i got family who eat squirrel. yeah. >> i know people who eat squirrel. >> um-hmm. >> all right. >> that laughing there. >> it's not that -- honestly i would be horrified. >> got into the house also tenning this morning there's a here's a fun science experiment to watch other people do. that's a kettle of boiling hot water being poured out in the new hampshire avenue in subzero temperatures with hurricane force wind. the weather was so cold that it instantly turned the water into snow. >> wow! >> weather observers -- >> look at the wind. >> it's crazy. i don't wanting to there. put that on the list. observers at mount washington temperatures hit a record negative 34 degrees. negative 34. >> hmm. >> okay. that's pretty cool to look at. listen up ladies. your beauty salons might be making you sick. a recent survey -- let's talk about that later. talking to tucker right now. tuck, so what -- when you see that, like, meteorologically what do you think? >> i think that's amazing. >> so you just like us. >> he's just like us. >> what else can i say? >> so you say it turns into ice crystals? >> yeah. >> versus like falling fromhe >> right. it's little bit of different animal. but you can see that it's pretty impressive. >> very impressive. >> maybe we shall try that next time it's how long. >> we need it to be colder. it has to be really really cold the air has to be very very dry which we have both of just not quiet at that level. >> all right. >> we are brutally cold. 15 right now in washington. it feels like five. parts of our region are looking at single digits. places like baltimore five, 6 degrees. culpeper is two. thank you. i just got tweet loray2 degrees. so very very cold out there. yes, we're looking at sunshine early. clouds this afternoon but it won't be a bad looking day. i think we'll have more sunshine than yesterday. it will not be a warm day. look at your daytime high only 25. 28 tomorrow. 32 wednesday. we might do a lit period of snow thursday morning. we got a to watch that care carefully. big coastal low will be tracking east of us during the day on thursday. we'll watch for that the cold is here to stay right through next week end. happy new year j.! back to you. [ laughter ] >> all right. it i was he had a had the 8:30 0 resolutions on your list when it comes to hell it's not all about the gym. >> some other wellness resolutions to keep in mine after the break. ♪ hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! geico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. small business, internet providers promise you a lot. let's see who delivers more. comcast business offers fast gig-speeds across our network. verizon doesn't. we offer more complete reliability with up to 8 hours of 4g wireless network backup. verizon, no way. we offer 35 voice features and solutions that grow with your business. verizon, not so much. get internet on our gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call 1-800-501-6000. well kim back. 8:30 is the time. checking some of the top sto stories. firefighters are investigate a house fire in northwest d.c. the fire was first reported around midnight in the 4500 block of fifth street northwest. firefighters say one wheelchair bound residen removed from the home and the two alarm fire is now under control. we know this. we know that it is cold outside and we're talking frigid conditions. air temps are in the teens and single digits but winds are making it feel like it's subzero in this spots around the region. one of the defendant new year's days in decades. the bone-chilling temps weren't enough to keep many people from ringing in 2018 out on the town. in alexandria the party didn't stop. this at the torpedo factory art center one of several venues in old town offering live music, dancing and other things. the festivities were followed by fireworks so good time had by all ringing in 2018. allison, over to you now. it is officially 2018. that means resolutions, do you make them? i do. the gym is often a go to but our neck guest is no stranger to the show. she's here every monday with us and she says even though self care and gym is important she wants to us think about on the ways to stay well mentall a physically as we head into the new year. here to show us new year's resolutions wellness stylist our good friend dr. shilpi agawarl. good morning. happy new year. >> good morning. happy new year! >> yay. nobody could -- here we go. yay! >> all right. so, okay, going to the gym, of course, physical fitness of course. >> right. you're talking about other things. >> healthy eating, physical fitness. but in addition to those, i want people to make other new year's resolutions that also can be beneficial for them and make them feel good. that have nothing to do with working out. >> make other people feel good. >> exactly. which brings me to my first one. number one at this time of year in just in general we have a lot of elderly folks and people that sometimes get forgotten. so lonely nessa big problem now. we see in a lot of our cities. calling relative or visiting them -- because of the holidays. >> because of winter? good because of one stays inside. very cold. so there's less of that human interaction. so if you call people, paying a plan to get together, especially those elderly folks. that is great and it's not just 48 for that personal connection and so good about yourself. >> most devil. >> jenn rahly connect wig others especially the elderly that's very important. >> i would agree with this also because my dad was never a phone person. >> yes. >> but i've noticed like he definitely wants to reach out and call. can we call so and so. it's very sweet. so i love that. >> you see them get so excited make that re-establish that connection. >> right. >> i love that. me too. >> all the relatives. okay. number two, dry january have you heard of this. >> i have not heard of this maybe i'm not big drinker. >> that's good start already. >> okay. >> during the month of january people give up alcohol do this around the nation what's great about this you have a built in support system because if you look on social media and online, people are giving up alcohol for this whole month really great not only does it help you you're not adding toxins to your body, you had a heavy holiday season of drinking two other reasons i love first it helps your sleep which is great. >> yes. >> number two you save a lot of money by not drinking. >> right. so dry january if thinking about doing something. the other thing it's fine night f now until the end of january. good right. >> you can give up the alcohol and you've made it you all right succeeded in one resolution. >> shilpi what's a safe am of alcohol to drink a glass of wine a day. >> generally if a woman one glasper day. if you're a male two drinks per day. an ounce varying, wine, beer, wine more five to 5-ounce serve. be very careful if you aren't doing dry january it's easy to over inn indulge. >> drink that water. the first thing you need to do if you'll drink more water, actually have a bottle with you. if you just say hey i'm going to drink more water what's going to keep you in check? not much. right. drink more water by getting a good water bottle. >> that is number three. >> i want the big one toe so i can get i want a 64-ounce water bottle. >> they come in liter sizes much that's t people to get the liter size bottle. drink two, be done. decluttering is the other big big thing. >> terrible. >> we know people who are not organized and very cluttered which i mean i'm kind of sometimes unorganized were you they are more stressed and they have little bit more anxiety. so. >> i think you feel bad about yourself, too. >> you do. you always see that mess. >> when i coming in i'm like this is ridiculous i feel like i can't breathe. and the whole thing. but i'm going to be honest that oprah magazine is hard to get through in a month. so i have a big stack of it. she's the main culprit. >> my own family -- american academy magazine that i sometimes read, sometimes i use it as night swatter. but it's collecting dust. so either cancel your magazine subscription are or first start by taking that stack and just recycling it. >> right. >> if you keep looking alt it had frustrate you magazines is the easiest way to start with declutterring. generally we have a clean office space you feel good. you're more product. >> i think it speaks to maybe keeping 15 minutes for yourself in the day because i seriously not get to the articles and i kn want to read. >> yes. take time out to do it. >> that is great point. schedule some time, read your magazine, enjoy your coffee or tea and read that magazine. then you can toss it and you feel good about it. you learned something and it's not device or tv. >> save it when you're take amazing trip. >> you have one hopefully coming up. >> hopefully. >> new year's resolutions do not have to be all bad things that are getting corrected. >> right. you can make resolutions where you're doing something fun for yourself or if you have done all of those good things and reward yourself. so traveling more. i think that is a great option an great new year's resolution that every single person should have. >> i do agree. >> they get to learn more about on the people. themselves, their cultures, even within our country we have so many great places to see. >> i always wanted to see all the states. >> exactly. so much natural beauty. going abroad you meet and see other people and learn about other cultures g right much it's fun it takes you out of the hamster wheel of everybody everybody. >> the green. happy new year sill pee. >> happy new yea >> we appreciate you. every monday you have the good prop we don't take you for granted so we'll see you next week. >> thank you. >> tucker over to you. >> i don't know if you'll need that wine or beer. did you want to bring it open i'm happy to see an eye on it. >> he wants the wine. >> he's in the a dry january guy. >> okay, tuck. >> thank you. 15 p washington. hey, let's see. three in pittsburgh. minus eight in chicago all actual air temperatures. zero right now in boston. seven in new york city. this is a historic arctic air mass will continue to deliver punishing cold across the region with daytime highs only in the low to mid 20s later today. we'll go 25. that might be a little optimistic with all the cold temperatures we have this morning. so we'll see what we do. more sunshine than yesterday. it will be a dry afternoon. but it will not be a warm afternoon. again with daytime highs bout 2. sunny, blustery, cold out there, 25 your daytime high. coming up seven day forecast a little snow on it. doesn't have that have a few days ago. wee talk about the timing and when that occur andhe this cold coming up guys much wisdom, back to you. >> thank you very much, tu tuck barnes. new comedy takes flight. we have a preview of la to ve vegas. >> ball drop in times square is easily the most iconic way to ring had the new year. wee take look at the other big celebrations from across the country. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! ea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? 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>> he doesn't want to get anybody in trouble, tuck. [ laughter ] >> in particular me. >> all right. 25.& that's our forect brutally brutally cold start your day. a cold afternoon. perhaps if we don't hit 25 it will be our coldest since january 1st of 1940. so this becoming a historic air mass day by day. as the cold will be relentless around here for the foreseeable future. 15 now in washington. frederick five. these are all air temperatures. gathers burg five. culpeper jumped to 99. it was 2 degrees an hour ago. 16 in fredericksburg. 14 leonardtown and annapolis. did i mention the five in baltimore. ex dreamily cold air you mix in wind chills feels like five in the zero. zero full lows. five up in frederick. winds are still out of the west at about five to ten. it should be lice looking day the first half of the day. little bit of cloudiness this afternoon many partly sunny this afternoon. but a quiet afternoon for us. the one thing that will not be changing this air mass any time soon as it will deliver day after day after day unfortunately temperatures here to start 201 t well below normal. all right. now a little wrinkle in the forecast this is late wednesday early thursday. getting back to work and school. starting tomorrow. and it's looking a little more likely that this area of low pressure this big coastal low you'll be hearing about this over the next couple of days it will be very very strong storm may be tracking just little further west and if that happens, parts of our region may get some snow early thursday morning. still too early to call amounts but just, you know, deep time frame in mind we could have snow around here. plenty cold for snow on thursday morning and then behind that storminess another blast believe it or not it's perhaps even colder air on the way for the end of the week. all right. future cast i just want to show you night trying to develop shown you why we're having a tough time pinning down exactly how much we'll get. look at that cut off line there. early thursday morning. so the further east you get the better chances that you are going to have a snow event thursday. we'll keep close eye on that. here's your seven day. notice those temperatures. they don't get above 32 for the next seven days with ove lows by next weekend even in the city right around nine or 10 degrees. i think we could do zero for parts of the region particularly if we get snow cover by the end of the week and into the weekend. 25 this afternoon, guys. >> happy new year! >> back to you. >> happy new year to you, too. ♪ time for this morning's fact beat. mariah mimi carrie return to the stage in times square again this year. she took to the stage i mean it was like redemption song she was like washington, last year, who um-um. she took at the stage moments before midnight to headline dick clark's new year's rocking eve. >> was it redemption for flat performance last year. >> really? >> you be the judge. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> last year she stop sinking. >> and the audience had to finish the lyric. whole big drama from last year. she said it was production team's fault for the technical glitches. so she didn't sound that bad to me. >> um-hmm. [ laughter ] >> you and tucker tendon disagree with me on that. >> no negativity in this new year. all i'm going to say i remember -- >> you heard better. >> her version of it. she sang hero after that and feel like she warmed up a little bit on her vocals. she asked for some tea. somebody was supposed to bring her some tea and i mean it was like 11 degrees. >> yeah. >> it's hard to sink in that. >> it absolutely is. but i think she looks gorgeous she looks like a star. and it is what it is. >> she is mariah carey. >> she is mariah carey. >> so -- >> so a lot of great movies came out in 2017. you know what i mean? i don't want to put any negativity. no negativity. >> don't put that out there in the universe. this morning is the start of an exti films coming out 2018. >> kevin mccarthy has the details on his top five most anticipated movies for the new year. ♪ happy new year, and last week i gave you my top five films of 2017. now et cetera look ahead to the movies of 2018. first up, let's nerd out about steven spielberg's ready player one. i cannot wait for this movie the visuals are a mazing. the film hits the theaters on march 30th based on the incredible novel written by earnest klein. now the story revolves around character named wade watts played by tie sheridan. he goes on virtual adventure try to find an easter egg that was hidden by the creator of virtual reality world called the oasis. first person to find this will get a massive fortune. when i read the book all i kept thinking about how is spielberg going to bring this to the big screen? the visuals look am amazing and i cannot wait. next up is the sequel to dead ol ryan reynolds is back with a new director mr. david leach. leach directed charlize they are roane a tom mc blown the trailr from the first movie not a ton of footage has been released yet for the sequel which hits theaters on june 1st. i cannot wait to see this movie the first movie grossed over $780 million on a worldwide on very very small budge for a super hero type of movie the script for the first film was absolutely brilliant. both writers paul vernick and rhett reece are back for the sequel i'm so excited to see that marketable ryan reynolds does with the sequel. next black panther. this tail cher insane. i love the mew zig and in many maker ryan kugler he directed fruit veil station as well as creed. he's one of the most exciting film makers working today. we saw black panther introduction in the rouse so war. chadwick boseman will couldn't roll and joined by amazing cast michael b jordan, daniel, lupita and more. it will hit theaters on februar. keeping within the marvel universe a few months later, we'll get avengers finity war. i cannot wait until may fourth. this movie looks insane and brings back the russo brother who's directed two of my favorite films in the mcu so far. captain america civil war and winter soldier. both brilliant captain america films. i didn't love the second avengers by josh weeden i'm hopeful considering the brothers are behind the camera on this one. trailer alone is already geeking me out. i expect to cry nerd tears on may fourth. and finally, i think i'm more interested than i am excited about the hans so low spin off foot much the footage you're seeing here ron how war's announcement of the movie. a lot happened behind the scenes witness film makers fill lord d project and director ron howard took over. i'm very interested to see how this film turns out and how all aaron wright does as a young hans solo the cast is incredible including wordage dee harrelson and amelia clark. it hits theaters may 25th. i know what films you're looking forward to in 2018. tweet me at kevin mccarthy tv. i'm kevin mccarthy, fox new. ♪ >> my movies you're looking forward to. panther, avengers and infinity wars. both marvel. i think marvel does the best job with super hero movies. >> i'm looking forward to panther, too, because i love lupita nyong'o. just the wardrobe. i think i might actually cry some nerd tears. >> in panther? >> i don't think you'll be crying in panther. >> i'll be like thinking -- >> stuff will be blowing up and people will be fighting nom tears. >> you listen to songs and see movies you think you can be invincible. >> for about two seconds >> until i roll out of the bed and my elbow is hurting for no reason. >> i feel like that when i hear formation by beyonce' i feel powerful. >> do you, okay. >> a little tidbit. now you know something more about me. [ laughter ] >> let's share. >> hit me up on twitter. we'll be right back. ♪ >> all right. time right now 8:55. times square new york city is easily the most iconic way to the ring in the new year. but all across the country there were big celebrations last night. take look. all right. thousands of people -- >> nashville knows how to party, baby. >> it is the music city. we don't give you any music. >> note dropping right that. thousands of people in nashville celebrator the new year at jack daniels music city. the highlight of the night was the dropping of the 15-foot tall music note the night also inn clued spectacular fireworks as well as a musical performance from country artist keith urban. i've actually been to that before. >> you know i've never been -- my parents met in nashville. >> is that right? i didn't know that. >> i have never been to na nashville. >> nashville is a great town. >> don't go in the wintertime. >> it's what, 60? >> no, it's much colder than that. >> is it really? >> yeah over the mountains. >> any way, i took to woodrow park for night of firework and life music. marquis moment was the 800-pound peach being to dropped down to kick off the new year. residents have been gathering for this event since 1989. i was at this, too, with my wife back in the day. >> was it 29 degrees in atlanta last night. >> yeah it was. >> freezing cold. in the sunshine state where it was not cold thousands of revelers were in the florida keys a drag queen named sushi provided over the festivities. they lowered the big heel. >> yeah. >> my house they do the beer drop much that's where somebody at midnight drops beer. >> that's so festive. >> yeah. >> at my house we do the pillow where my head hits the pillow. >> see you for good day. good d. ♪ straight ahead, a new year but more of the same from mother nature. 2018 you have to a bitter cold start. and temperatures aren't going to budge any time soon. happy new year, everybody. >> president trump ringing in the 2018 at a black tie event in mar-a-lago and promising a great year ahead. but he faces big challenges when he returns to the white house. we'll have a look ahead. a new year, a fresh start for kirk cousins the burgundy and gold quarterback may have played his last game witness burgundy and gold yesterday but so far he is staying quiet about what his future holds. ♪