outlets point to a severe undercount of storm deaths. puerto rico's government said there were 64 deaths from the hurricane in the aftermath. but "the new york times" and the center for investigator reporting, reported that the number was likely more than a thousand. puerto rico's governor says there is no intent to hide the number of deaths. accountability broke down after the hurricane. an update to a story from over the weekend. prince george's county is investigating conditions at a domestic violence safe house after some of the women living there told us the conditions were not safe. the women told us some of the rooms have not heat. some areas have mold. the county department of family services said it visited that safe house and said any substandard conditions are unacceptable. the shelter's executive director said today that the family crisis center is conducting an investigation. the board said results from the initial inve that at no time did our facility go without heat. the photos of food were photos of discarded food. right now workers at dulles airport are preparing to strike. contract workers say they want to join a union. >> we'll be striking this week. it is not an easy decision for the workers. it is something they have to do to get respect on the job. >> the group walked off the job twice this year at dulles and reagan airports. for three years workers have been fighting for $15 an hour. shocking announcement from espn today. network president john skipper said he is resigning. he said he has a substance addiction problem. he said the most important thing he can do now is to take care of that. he joined espn in 1997. he took 2012. he's overseen a period in the network history that included an expansion of agreements with multiple leagues. the owner of the carolina panthers, jerry richardson, said he'll sell the team at the end of the day. he and the panthers reached confidential settlements for work place misconduct. today the nfl said it would continue their investigation into richardson, despite his interest in selling the team. sean diddy combs said he would like to buy the team saying he would be the best nfl owner you could imagine. after that steph curry tweeted in so you want of diddy's campaign to buy the team. king james is getting a lot of attention for to president trump? should adults give each other christmas gifts? tell us what you think. head to wusa9.com/vote. there is a debate brewing online about this. in three minutes we'll show you the new traditions families are adopting. not that cold tonight. low temperatures 42 downtown. 41 gaithersburg. 39 winchester. we'll come back and look ahead to christmas day. >> i have been outspoken about the situation going on here. we are never going to let one person dictate how powerful we are as people. >> lebron never mentioned who that person was. people watching were quick to point out that with the white house a few blocks ay, in a rare move, chick-fil-a opened on a sunday. the chain opened to feed those stranded travelers at atlanta's international airport while they had a power outage yesterday. the fast food giant turned on the fryers and delivered thousands of chicken sandwiches to the stranded travelers at the airport. one of the world's favorite royals released their holiday photo. britain's prince william and kate are pictured with gorge and charlotte. -- george and charlotte. >> he is going all in on the shorts in england for the christmas card. >> i didn't notice that before. aren't they cute. kensington palace said the photo was use toned -- used on the newly released video from u.s. navy pilots show what could be a ufo. it is part government program investigating ufo's. the department of defense said it ended in 2012 over funding issues. the department of defense takes seriously all threat and take -- threats and takes action when credible threats come about. >> reporter: this is one of the incidents the pentagon secretive group of ufo hunters investigated. >> there is a whole fleet of them. my gosh! >> reporter: object appeared off the california coast in 2004 and baffled two navy pilots. >> it is not a drone. it is not something that we can easily say, oh, that's an airplane. >> reporter: this man ran the advanced aviation threat identification program at the department of defense. he believes the way that the object moves defied laws of physics. >> with a we are looking look -- what we are looking at is beyond next generation technologies. >> reporter: former nevada senator reid chaired the program. the las vegas tycoon spoke with 60 minutes in may. >> do you imagine in our space travels we will encounter other forms of intelligent life? >> you don't have to go anywhere. >> you can find it here? >> yeah. >> where exactly? >> it is under people's noses. it is like, wow! >> reporter: unlike in the movies, most ufo's don't turn out to be alien spacecraft. this green fire ball in 2015 was likely a meteor. this strange light over los angeles was a missile test. >> i think this is security imperative. we have clear things that we do not understand how they work operating in areas that we can't control. >> a lot of stuff happens in the news room most coming from the weather center. >> of course. things disappear. >> is that why there is weird lights in your corner? >> it could be. i love being in the news room. it is fantastic. the bonds i'm building. >> you cannot wait to get back in here, tell the truth. >> i love it. what i don't miss is the temperature at 58 degrees. let's start with temperatures for the next seven days. there will be arctic air dropping south getting into saturday and sunday. it will be cooler on wees 57 st. louis. it is warm everywhere. by thursday we are back to 52. that's above average. our average is 46. friday 52. look at 62 on saturday. here comes the arctic air. it is 13 in bismark. 11 in minneapolis. these are high temperatures. by sunday we are still 54 and 63 in raleigh. we get into christmas day we are still on the warm side. arctic air will lag across the mountains and spill over the mountains monday night into tuesday. that means a wet, but not white christmas eve with temperatures in the upper 40s and 50s. it is 51 right now. winds light out of the south at five. not that cold tonight. chilly. 30s and 40s. everybody holds above freezing. bus stop temperatures 38 to 50. that's good for what is now late december. warmer tomorrow. beautiful. we are talking 60 degrees tomorrow. it is golfable. on wednesday and thursday. temperatures upper 40s in the suburbs and low 50s downtown. we'll stay mild. 60 tomorrow. 53 on wednesday. 52 thursday. look at this. back to 60 on friday. back to 62 on saturday. kind of weird. i don't like it that warm in december. tonight 10:00 some clouds. partly cloudy. especially out toward the i-81 corridor. 47 downtown at 10:00. by morning everybody is above freezing. 30s and 40s. by 9:00 we are in the mid 40s. maybe 42. 44 leesburg. 44 frederick. 45 downtown. 1:00 we are back in the 50s to 60. 57 downtown. 58 in bethesda. day planner. low to mid 40s to start. then 50 by 11:00. 57 by 1:00. just a spectacular day. wednesday cooler. 53. partly sunny skies. still nice on thursday. little cooler but 52 is still above average. look at this. on friday 60. rain and showers friday night. rain and showers most of saturday. 62. dry for the game and mild. there is rain and showers on christmas day with highs in the low 50s. sunday may be the last time we see this guy. head coach jay gruden at fed-ex field. the game is 1:00 sunday against the broncos. if you want to get your last look, that is the time to do it. since he took over the redskins they had two winning seasons and made the playoffs only once. i have one word for that, people. turnover. if that is his last season with the skins, listen to all the names of the head coaches since dan snider took over the team in 1999. so many people on the screen. that's seven different head coaches during that time. tied for third most in the nfl. it is not a good trend, people. if you like jay gruden tune into sunday's game the redskins head coach turnover rate is high. that's why turnover is my one word. you may be upset with the redskins. we have a red chair, just a basic red chair and put it on the ground and sat a fan there. when you sit a fan there it is not just a red chair. it becomes the hot seat. you can september -- vent on anything redskins. >> we can not put it on injury. >> we have players calling out over players when they are getting burned. burned! but we aren't getting it done. you know what we are getting done? nothing! >> so for more on the redskins tune into our weekly pod cast with bruce johnson and the boys. also, it is on our wusa 9 sports facebook page. now we are going inside the red >> this is line backer ryan kerrigan for the washington redskins. >> pretty cool. line backer ryan kerrigan lent his voice and time to sick kids at the hospital in falls church. he spent time coloring with patients. then went room to room to visit today who could not come to him. it was part of the blitz for better foundation. it put everything in perspective. they get a good win, then they come out the very next day. he is probably sore. he has not missed a game since he started. her's kerrigan on the amazing moment. we'll hear from him late. >> i love to see them doing good stuff in the community. >> thank you. on the way, coming up at 6:00 here on wusa 9, a restaurant customer with a big heart leaves behind a very largp. get their point it was a generous tip that came with a message. the gift made all the difference for the staff at a bellview, washington diner. >> reporter: it is a great neighborhood diner. >> how is everything? >> reporter: the food isn't fussy and they have lots of regulars. >> anything else? >> reporter: they know them by their faces. >> they'll come every other weekend. >> reporter: where they like to sit. >> he sits at that table over there. >> reporter: and what they like to order. >> he usually has a two-egg breakfast with extra customer is always friendly. >> i have been talking to this guy off and on all morning. we talked about my racehorses. >> reporter: it wasn't that conversation that brings tears to her eyes, it is what happened after he drove away. >> the girls came over to me and said he gave you a $3,000 tip. i go no way. >> reporter: a $3,000 tip on a $30 meal. on the back of the receipt was his story. his mom was a waitress at a diner growing up. he washed dishes in the back. they never had money for christmas. today he wanted to do something for this staff. they are going to split the $3, 000 equally. >> it is good for the girls. you know they have families. they have families and they buy more for their kid. >> reporter: we tracked down the tipper. it is the ceo of ageless living duane clark. he didn't want to be on tv. he said the story on the receipt is true. he came but is fortunate now and wanted to help others. at the diner they are hopeful he will know out much his generosity means. >> happy holidays. merry christmas. and i hope i'll see you next weekend so i can thank you. >> he made everybody's day. duane clark, the man who left the tip said he didn't do it for the recognition. hopes his people to do something nice for others. breaking news at 6:00. >> emergency! emergency (we are -- emergency! we are on the ground. >> a voice captures the terrifying moments an amtrak train jumps the tracks and crash on the highway below. six people are dead. dozens of others are in the hospital. right now a team of n.t.s.b. investigators from d.c. are their way to the crash site. >> we have a live picture of the scene in tacoma, washington. the high inaugural run this morning when it derailed on a highway overpass. we are monitoring the early stages of the investigation. >> authorities warn this new, faster service could be dangerous. 13 cars were on a curving overpass that came crashing down on the busy i-5. this was the first run of the amtrak cascade line between seattle and portland. the crash south of seattle in dupont. rescue crews are searching through the wreckage. they expect to find more killed in the crash. amtrak says 77 crew and 77 passengers were on board. police say two people are in critical condition. eleven others are seriously injured. >> i initially thought it felt like the train came off the tracks. it was going to slide and not be a big deal. then the second part of the accident was like just a ricochet from that point on. we were turning and spinning. the

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