stay with us, everyone, "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. breaking news. jim zorn is gone. the redskins fired their coach hours after one more disappointing loss. plus, tightening up in the wake of a failed terror attack. global airport security is about to jump to another level. and a bitterly cold blast, many people heading back to work and school. good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. i'm eun yang. it's monday, january 4, 2010. the bitter cold temperatures prompted some school delays this morning in virginia. clark county and frederick county schools are on a one hour delay. in west virginia the following

school districts are on a two hour delay. they are berkeley, grant, harding, jefferson, mineral and morgan counties. we'll be running these delays at the bottom of your screen all morning long. right now let's get our forecast from meteorologist tom kierein who joins us here in the studio. tom, it is cold out there. >> that wind machine has been blowing since saturday. this is the first day we have to be outside. bundle up and prepare for really frigid dangerous temperatures. we're down in the low 20s right now. the wind chills are a big deal. single digits to near 10 degrees. risk of hypothermia and frostbite. these are the latest wind gusts. 20 to 25. diminished from yesterday. still enough to bring those wind chills down to dangerous levels. this morning as we look at the view from space, a few snow showers out in the mountains today. a chance of a few flurries flying through the air on blustery northwest winds today gustg to near 25. highs reaching near the freezing mark remaining blustery and cold

although a bit warmer tomorrow and wednesday. snow late thursday and on friday. we'll take a look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. how is the traffic? >> i-95 corridor pretty quiet so far. generally from dale city all the way on up no issues to worry about. left side of your screen southbound flow moving under a light volume. let's see how we're doing elsewhere. 270, wind whipped this morning south through germantown. hang on tight to the steering wheel. no incidents. all lanes open. back to you. we're following some breaking news this morning. the jim zorn era with the washington redskins is over. zorn has been fired as head coach. the skins finished the season 4-12 after losing yesterday to the san diego chargers. they were just 12-20 during his two years as head coach. zorn was the sixth redskins head coach under dan snyder who bought the team in 1999.

our own lindsay czarniak broke this story. >> she joins us on the phone now with the very latest. thanks for joining us. what can you tell us about when this happened and how it happened? >> as eun said that jim zorn has been let go, it happened early this morning upon the team's return from san diego. the team landed around 2:00 a.m. and i'm told zorn was packing up his things with team officials waiting for him there at redskins park. so, wha we know from being in san diego with the team last night is that they had scheduled an 11:00 a.m. player availability for this morning. they also have scheduled an 11:30 meeting that players assumed would be zorn's address of the team and then zorn himself was scheduled to have his availability, which he always does at 12:25, which i

said is his normal time. it's not expected and likely he'll be back in the building after leaving or if he already left this morning. so, that's the latest. >> lindsay, any idea when we might hear about a new coach for the redskins? >> i think that's the million dollar question. obviously, rumors have been swirling for so long about this. and i wouldn't say that it's out of the realm of possibility that something, you know, could be released as soon as today but then again, depending on, you know, which candidate they would decide to go with, it could be something that also takes a while because of other factors that the team you know, has to think about as far as if there would be other possibilities out there for a candidate and the big name that is being reported out there is mike shanahan, that's the leading candidate, former broncos coach. if it happens it could be any time, this week or later down the road. it's really unclear. >> lindsay, were bruce allen and dan snyder out in san diego for

this game? >> they were in san diego. they were. i spoke to another person who said there had not been a deal done. that was as of yesterday in san diego with another candidate, meaning, you know, with shanahan. if there have been talks with people as has been reported as well up until that point i was told there was not anything officially done. could there have been something between now that would allow them to introduce somebody tomorrow sure that's a possibility. they were there. it was an interesting vibe. jim zorn, one thing you can say, he has handled all the questions and he has handled the scrutiny so well and even in his post-game press conference after the disappointing loss last night, he was asked the question right away about his job security and he said he had not been contacted about it. so he was pressing forward as though he was still going to be the head coach of this team and then after that press conference he did talk to everybody in the local media and, you know, shook

our hands, looked us in the eyes and thanked us for working with him this year. he's always been a kind and gracious guy. it sent a certain message. you wondered if that was it. designee must have known at that time. lindsay czarniak, thank you so much for joining us. hope you can get some sleep. >> we'll have much more on this story. kimberly suiters will be live at redskins park later. >> travellers flying into the united states now face the possibility of more aggressive security screenings. the tsa put new policies into effect at midnight. passengers flying in from 14 nations mostly in the middle east and africa will be patted down and have their luggage hand searched. former cia search michael hay den say it's time for ordinary americans to make some tough choices. >> what's the balance the american people want between their privacy and their security?

all international travellers will see an increase in random screenings. people were finally boarding planes, they are finally boarding planes at newark liberty international airport after a security breach that shut down travel there for several hours. a man walked through a checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal last night and disappeared into the crowd. officers had to immediately stop screening and look through surveillance tape to identify the man. . flights were grounded. hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened. the entire terminal was searched. nothing dangerous was found nor the fan found or identified. the u.s. and british embassies remain closed in yemen after threats. security has been beefed up around the embassy and employees have been evacuated.

the lawyer for fire local men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in pakistan denies claim that his clients had ties to al qaeda or other militant groups. the men were arrested early last month in eastern pakistan. police say they will seek life sentences for the men. their attorney said they planned to travel to afghanistan to help fellow muslims who are being victimized. track work is expected this month. for the month of january, metro will be performing work every sunday night through thursday. medical center and grosvenor from 8:00 p.m. to midnight and on the blue line between stadium armory and addison road from 9:30 until midnight. there's hope for tiger's marriage after all. a new report out this morning, the golf star and his

wife may not be cling it quits

good morning. time for weather and traffic at 5:11. temperatures in the throw mid-20s. wind chills near ten degrees. we have a few clouds coming in from the west northwest and a few snow showers in the mountains and maybe a few flurries elsewhere. blustery wind will be here with us from time to time, gusts up to 20 miles per hour through today and tomorrow.

highs near freezing. tomorrow low to mid-30s. mid-30s on wednesday. could get light snow lay it on thursday. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traffic? >> take a live look at the potomac river right between the two 14th street bridges. underneath the gw parkway. everything is moving along very nicely. let's head out and see what else is happening. northeast washington, new york avenue, kenilworth avenue doing fine. driving in from the west from 66 and the from the north on 270, i-95 very quiet so far this morning. back to you. our time is now 5:12. 24 degrees out there. disturbing fine in a small georgia town. >> someone in the famous home town of a former president sends a hateful message to the current president. >> and what's being said about allegations of guns being drawn in the wizards locker room.

>> jim zorn is out. next a live report

here's a look at the top stories we're following this morning. bundle up, it's going to be another bitter cold day. the wind chill is expected to be around 10 degrees. that's colder than average for this time the year. you can also put yourself at risk for hypothermia if you're

in the cold for too long. the tsa has a new policy that went into effect at midnight. international air travellers will face tougher security screenings due to the terror threats to the united states. passengers flying in from 14 nations, mostly the middle east and africa will now be padded down and have their luggage hand searched. all skberntd travellers will see an increase in random screening. passengers at newark liberty international airport are being allowed to board their flights again after a security breach grounded planes for nearly six hours. travel hers to be rescreened after a man walked around a screening checkpoint last night. the man has not been found but tsa members say the terminal was searched and nothing dangerous was found. a passer by led police to an overturned car in rock creek. the driver was still inside. he eventually died. the passer by spotted the wheel of 22-year-old joshua coleman's car in the frozen creek late yesterday morning. fire officials say the car was submerged in about five or six

feet of water. the big story this morning is the firing of jim zorn as coach of the redskins. but it's not the only big sports story. gilbert arenas says he plans to meet today with police about his decision to bring guns into the team's locker room at verizon center. he says he used bad judgment in bringing the unloaded weapons to the arena. arenas still would not comment, though, on reports that he and teammate javaris crittenton drew guns on each other in the locker room last month during an argument. >> he's lost some of his endorsements deals but tiger woods may not have lost his wife just yet. his wife has been photographed wearing her wedding ring again. somebody close to the couple says tiger and elin are trying to work things out and until love each other very much. this comes days after at & t announced they would cut ties with woods. district police quickly

closed their first murder case of 2010. brooks is charged with the murder of a man from frederick. he was stabbed in the chest on mississippi avenue southeast. a briggs county is pleading for the safe return of two missing sisters. 14-year-old roxann and desean disappeared last tuesday. police don't suspect foul play. if anybody has them can you please just bring them home safely? because we love you. >> relatives believe someone out there knows something about what happened to the two sisters. if you've seen the girls contact prince george's county police. an image of hatred directed at president obama is found in the home town of another president. a doll with a rope around its neck was found hanging from the side of a building in plains,

georgia. that's in southwest georgia. also the home town of president jimmy carter. the doll had a sign bearing the name of president obama. the secret service is investigating the case. we're not alone in dealing with these frigid temperatures. a new year is bring agnew round of winter weather. ice, snow and bone chilling temperatures are making their mark from the midwest to the southeast. >> reporter: winter's grip just won't let up. >> my earrings are freezing my ears off. >> reporter: a boat got stuck in the detroit river stranding three teens. visibility was nil in grand rapid, michigan. locals battled the snow on all sides from the residents to city snowplowers to the independent contractors. >> i've been busy since this

morning. >> slippery out here. i tell people to be cautious. >> reporter: mean time philly's big chill forced many into a big bundle. in parts of new england snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i pushed the driveway with a broom the first time. i'm going over it again. >> reporter: but in maine eight inches of fresh powder has skiers flying high. >> just like a winter wonderland. well, we don't have much of a winter wonderland here but certainly cold outside. 24 degrees right now. and the wind is gusting out there as well making it feel a whole lot colder. it was a rough weekend. >> it certainly was. the wind was whipping around. everybody was bundled up. >> let's find out what we have for the rest of this day and the rest of this week. up said there might be a chance of some snow headed our way? >> perhaps by the end of the week. the big story, again, is the

frigid air that continues to blow in on northwest winds that are still gusting to around 20 to 25 miles per hour this morning. these are the temperatures now down into the low 20s. 24 in washington. we're in the low 20s in montgomery, fairx, prince george's, arlington counties and in southern maryland in the bay too near 20. 20 degrees across the shenandoah valley. out in the mountains near 10 degrees. these are the wind chills. you factor in those 25 mile-per-hour nds. feels like only 10 degrees in washington and throughout the entire region. we'll have these frigid wind chills with us throughout the day. blustery northwest winds that will have clouds racing through from time to time. getting a few snow showers out in the mountains now. we might have a few flurries flying through the air later this afternoon. clouds racing through from time to time with a blustery within. we'll stay below freezing today anding tonight. blustery winds and cold temperatures. then on tuesday partly cloudy,

tomorrow afternoon highs in the mid-30s and maybe a tad warmer on wednesday but still much colder than average. average high is in the low 40s. make it to the mid-30s on wednesday and thursday. thursday afternoon and into thursday evening a little disturbance coming through may give us some light snow. does not look like a major storm. some of that light snow may give us a light accumulation, perhaps thursday night into friday then it should be gone by friday evening and looks like a cold again weekend coming up, highs maybe only near 30 degrees saturday and sunday. now the monday morning traffic. jerry, how it is looking now? >> we'll head south and out and take a look south of town to the woodrow wilson bridge. all lit up like a diamond bracelet. traffic on the bridge continues to move along under a light volume. just a pretty picture. the trip in from the west along interstate 66 right side of your screen eastbound picking up a little volume as you head for

the beltway. 95, same story there, volume only en route to the capital beltway. out on the rails doing fine no early issues to report. back on regular schedule. metro rail, vre and marc reporting no early delays. joe, eun, back to you. it's now 5:. 24 degrees. women every where are saying told you so. >> what a new report says about the cost of being a woman. ahead. >> first family gets a private zoo tour. what the president says about head back to

nobody is ready to give up vacation after spending holidays in hawaii. president obama and his family returned to washington today. the first family spend part of their fininal day at the honolu zoo touring different exhibits and speaking with a crew of photographers. earlier in the day the obamas visited the cemetery where the president's grandfather is buried. if you're a woman have you ever taken notice how the same products for a man may cost you a little more. the january issue of "consumer reports" find items aimed at both women and men can cost women more than 50% extra. some companies do provide a

reason like making shaving cream bottle rust resistant for women to using shower. most of the times the ingredients were the same. it does cost more to be a woman. of course it does. dry cleaners, hair products. you name it. if you haven't heard the breaking news this morning, the redskins have made it official. >> they fired jim zorn after a disappointing season. a live report is coming up. smile for the camera. where drivers have to look out for those roadside speed cameras beginning today. a cold commute. many are heading back to work or school and waking up to

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breaking news. the sun has set on jim zorn's tenure in washington. the team making the pre-dawn move to fire their head coach. and wicked wind chills, dress warmly. incredibly cold out there and not getting much warmer any time soon. good morning to everyone, welcome to "news4 today." i'm yang wang. >> i'm joe krebs. it's monday, january 4, 2010. it's awfully cold out there this hurricane warning. if you have to wait at the bus stop, either school bus or regular bus, 24 degrees.

we have some school delays. virginia, clark county and frederick county schools are o a one hour delay. in west virginia the following school districts are on a two hour delay. they are jefferson, mineral, morgan and grant counties. meteorologist tom kierein joins us here in the studio now for a look at today's forecast. when will the wind die down? >> the winds has diminished a littleit thi morning. you got to feel for crossing guards and police, fire. anybody who has to be out in this cold. we feel for you. if you have to be out for an extend period, dress accordingly because there's a threat of frostbite and hypothermia with these kinds of temperatures. 24 in washington. weather watchers are checking within temperatures around 15 to 20 degrees across parts of central virginia and the shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge this morning. montgomery county, fairfax, prince george's, arlington counties all in the low 20s.

low 20s weather watchesers reporting from southern maryland to chesapeake bay and northern neck. wind chills down to 10 degrees here in washington and nearby suburbs. even single digits across higher elevations because of winds that are a bit blustery. wind gusts in higher elevations 30 miles per hour. peak gusts have been 20 to 25 which has diminished from sunday's gusts of over 40 miles per hour. so, today's wind gusts will still be around 20 to 25. that's enough to give us these wind chills around 10 throughout morning. a few clouds are racing through the sky right now. they may be producing a few flurries later on this afternoon and passing snow showers in the mountains. blustery winds, temperatures will stay generally below freezing throughout the entire day. a little above phrasing ear to mid-afternoon. then tonight we'll have that

just past full moon up. we'll have temperatures down to near 20 degrees tomorrow morning. then during the day on tuesday, it will be blustery and cold, few clouds in and out, highs in the low to mid-30s. maybe a tad warmer on wednesday but not much. still a bit blustery. wind should diminish quite a bit by wednesday afternoon. then a disturbance coming in on thursday, may give us a little light snow. accent the light snow. does not look like a major storm that may be coming in lay it on thursday into friday. jerry, how is the traffic? >> no concerns traffic wise. we'll head out take a live look along new york avenue headed to northeast as you head on over to florida avenue. notice construction barrels over on the shoulder. that will change as the day continues on. right now you should find the through lanes. . college park, maryland, interchange near route 1 moving along pretty well.

one more stop, check the rails for you this morning. leapt you know marc rail, vre and metro all reporting they are delay free. good news out on the rails this morning. back to you. we're following some breaking news right now. jim zorn is out as redskins head coach, a team source tells our lindsay czarniak that he was fired shortly after returning from san diego where the skins lost their last game of the season yesterday. they finished the year with a 4-12 record. the redskins were 12-20 in two seasons under zorn. we'll have much more on this story throughout morning. airline passengers are boarding planes at newark liberty internatnal airport after a security breach shut down travel for nearly six hours. authorities say a man walked through a checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal last night and disappeared into the crowd. had to immediately stop screening and look through surveillance tapes to identify the man. flights were grounded and hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened. the tsa says the entire terminal

was searched and nothing dangerous was found nor was the still unidentified man. today president obama returns to the white house for the first time since that christmas day terrorism scare. as he does, some air travellers this morning are facing tough new security rules. nbc's brooke hart has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: new screening rules were not a factor in a security scare last night in newark after a man walked the wrong way through a checkpoint and disappeared. hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened. flights were delayed hours. now as of midnight new rules mean tighter security for all travellers bound for the u.s. moran dome screenings. pat downs. bag searches and body scans. passengers from 14 named countries all deemed state sponsors of terror or couries ever interest can expect such checks across the board. that includes yemen, the country where president obama said nigerian board umar farouk

abdulmutallab was trained to carry out the christmas day bomb plot. >> al qaeda and the arabian peninsula trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane. >> reporter: now in custody investigators are questioning the accused bomber with al qaeda in yemen. >> theres an advantage in talking to us in terms ever plea agreements. >> reporter: critics say the case doesn't belong in civilian court. >> if we treated this christmas day bomber as a terrorist, he would have immediately been interrogated military style. >> reporter: in yemen today u.s. and british embassies remain closed citing threats by al qaeda. president obama leaves tomorrow with his -- meets tomorrow with his security team. in washington, brooke hart nbc news. the attorney for five local men being accused of trying to plot terrorist attacks in

pakistan said his clients did nothing wrong. the suspects appeared in court today in pakistan. their lawyer says the men planned to trave to afghanistan to help muslims who are being victimized by western forces. the case h sparked fears that americans and other westerners traveling to pakistan to join militant groups. four u.s. service members in afghanistan are dead when a roadside bomb exploded. the military said the blast took place yesterday in southern afghanistan. these are the first american combat deaths the year in the country. one u.s. service member has died of noncombat causes. drivers in prince george's county will want to keep a close eye on their speedometers. speed cameras are in effect in school zones. there's 50 new cameras that have been set up. you can expect a $40 ticket if you get caught. don't look down. there is a new building that

holds the title tallest in the world. plus a frigid rescue attempt ends tragically. a car crashes and lands upside down in rock creek. the dangerously cold temperatures are here to stay for a while.

5:39 is your time. 24 degrees. a frigid start to your work week. when will things start to warm

up? not for a while? >> let's find out. let's go to tom kierein. he's taking a look at the forecast for us. it's going to stay colder than average throughout the entire week. our average highs in the low 40s. we won't get that near today. starting out in the low to mid-20s. 24 in washington. low 20s in montgomery and fairfax, prince george's, arlington counties. southern maryland around the northern neck and chesapeake bay, weather watchers reporting low to mid-20s. central virginia and blue ridge and shenandoah valley only reporting the upper teens to near 20 degrees. look at the wind chills. feels like 10 degrees around much of the region. the winds, though, have diminished from yesterday's gusts that were over 40 mile-per-hour. this morning's gusts are around 20 to 25. one peak gust in winchester, 29. the highest we've seen in the last hour. peak gusts are generally 20 to 25. still uncomfortably cold. we have a few clouds racing

through coming in out of the northwest. getting a few snow showers in the mountains now and we might have a passing flur later on this afternoon. highs reaching the low 30s. partly cloudy dye. past full moon in and out with clouds passing through. partly cloudy tomorrow highs mid-30s and more of the same on wednesday. winds will diminish gradually by wednesday afternoon. light snow lay it onthursday. how is the traffic? >> we're doing very well at least through southeast washington. still you might find a patch of ice around there. speak of which, outbound route 5, the left lane is taken away and will be through the day because of ice. southeast washington, pennsylvania avenue looking good past branch avenue to the souza bridge. in maryland, the holiday period is over and the brake lights are back on 270 headed southbound. a couple of stretches including getting past 109. out on the rails good news.

metro rail, vre a marc all reporting no early delays. joe and eun, back to you. 5:41 is your time. 4 degrees. ahead a message from metro. some work will slow things down a bit. which riders onhich lines should expect major delays. plus a prince george's county family is praying for the safe return of their loved one, two youngsters who went missing. >> the latest on breaking news. the redskins waste no time. they have fired jim zorn. a live report next.

it is 5:44. here's a look at some of the top stories we're following this morning. get ready for another freezing cold day. the wind chills expected to however around 10 degrees. several local school systems are also delayed. those schools are running at the bottom of your screen right now. one of the nation's busiest airports is back open after a security breach grounded flying

for nearly six hours. travellers at newark liberty international airport had to be rescreened after a man walked around a screening checkpoint last night. the man was not found but the tsa says the terminal was searched and nothing dangerous was found. the tsa has a new policy that went into effect at midnight. international air travellers will face tougher screenings. passengers flying into this country from 14 other nations, mostly in the middle east and africa will be patted down and have their luggage hand searched. all international travellers will see an increase in random screenings. drivers will want to watch out for new speed cameras in prince george's county. there's at least 50 new cameras in effect near school zones throughout the county. drivers who get caught will be find $40. more now on this morning's breaking news. the firing of jim zorn as the redskins head coach. he was let go shortly after the team returned from san diego early this morning. kimberly suiters is at redskins park and joins us now on the phone with the latest.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun and joe. the team landed a little after 2:00 a.m. this morning and then we are told, or lindsay czarniak learned firsthand from a team official that redskins coach, head coach jim zorn has been fired. he was greeted by officials and then given the news. and gave him an opportunity to gather his things and leave. people here at redskins park who saw coach zorn said he left with nothing in hand. got into his car and drove away. that was about 4:00 a.m. this morning. so, black monday coming very early for the 56-year-old coach. the record of this season 4-12 in the ends. a lotion record. very difficult. not the redskins worse but certainly down there at the bottom. you know, that zorn has been stripped much his play calling duties back in late october and so many fans have said that he's

been left in the within all season. it's been tough for the coach, the players and for the fans. this morning our lindsay czarniak heard from a team source that head coach jim zorn has been let go. we'll bring you more from redskins park as we hear. we're live here. back to you. >> you spoke with somebody who said former coach zorn had left. any indication, did that person know that zorn had been fired dean that person have anything to say about what was going on in the building at this hour? >> reporter: no. that person is just a member, another member of the media who has been out here all night, who was out here from the moment the team touched down at 2:00 a.m. although, joe, you know, and it's been discussed all season that this was very likely going to happen. not a surprise. dan hellie talked about it last night as well. i think if there's any surprise at all, perhaps it's that the news came right after they

touched down here in washington and didn't give any time, didn't wait at all. and also at the ends of the post-game conference yesterday coach zorn apparently didn't give any indication that he had been told he was going to be let go. he said we're just forging ahead with the offseason plans and schedule and looking forward from there. he didn't give any indication that this firing was imminent early in the morning. they also said that the team meeting would happen, as usual at 11:30. normal availability of the coach and team would happen at 12:25. there's no official indication that anything was different although we know now the coach has been fired. >> kimberly suiters reporting from redskins park. thank you very much. jim zorn was the sixth redskins coach hired under dan snyder. snyder bought the team back in 1999. turner was fired mid-way through

the 2000 season. marty schottenheimer coached the team in 2001. jim zorn has been the coach for the past two years. gilbert arenas says he'll meet with investigators about why he brought guns into the wizards locker room at the verizon center. even said he used bad judgment but still will not comment about reports that he and teammate critic drew guns on each other in the locker room during an argument last month. even said he's not worried about the situation. >> i'm a goof ball and, you know, that's what i am so even during something like this i'll make fun of it. that's how i am. some people say i'm not taking this serious, but why be depressed at home. >> the nba bans players from possessing firearms at league facilities or when traveling on league business. no word yet on whether the league will suspend or fine

arenas. france is trying to sell off excess stocks of the swine flu vaccine that were purchased in anticipation of an unprecedented pandemic. the french government bout 94 million doses of the vaccine and so far has used only 5 million doses, the government will launch a new campaign to vaccine the schools followed by a workplace campaign. at first labs recommended two doses per person but later the european health agency reported one dose was enough. that along with public apathy left 89 million doses unused. france has competition from other nations that are trying to sell off their surpluses as well. the world's tallest building opens today in dubai. the building stands more than a half mile tall and has 160 floors. it took six years and $1.5 billion to build. that's more than $9 million a floor. the developer sayst will announce it's official height at the grand opening tonight.

americans still like to go to the movies. americans spent more money going to the movies than they did buying dvds. movie tickets spending totalled nearly $10 billion in 2009. that's a 10% increase from the previous year. total for dvd sales of just under $9 billion down about 13% from 2008. it is now 5:51. time for traffic and weather on the 1s. that painful wind continues to blow-out of the northwest and will be with us here all the way into the afternoon. thankfully not aster bill as yesterday. we had gusts over 40 miles per hour yesterday afternoon. the wind chills this morning, though, are near 10 degrees. as we look outside now there is the washington skyline under a partly to mostly cloudy sky now. watch out many areaa ponds have frozen over so stay off the ice. still certainly not thick enough for any skating. take a look now at the temperatures around. sub freezing all around the

region just in the low 20s in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's, arlington counties and here in the district, low to mid-20s around the chesapeake bay, southern maryland, northern neck. central virginia into the blue ridge temperatures near 20. look at the wind chills. they are down to near 10 degrees all around the region. the winds have diminished from those peak gusts yesterday. the peak gusts are around0 to 25 although we had a gust in winchester around 30. some of the higher elevations had gusts over 30. generally gusts under 25 miles per hour. now we do have a few clouds racing throughout of the north and west. a few showers out -- snow showers in western pennsylvania and parts of west virginia if you're traveling today, there will be a few snow showers around the great lakes and in upstate new york and in northern new england. otherwise shouldn't have any flight delays, maybe light snow in the northern rockies, rain in the pacific northwest. here's the bus stop forecast. your child needs gloves and warm mittens at least and a good warm

hat to stay warm because there is a risk of hypothermia and frostbite with extended exposure. waiting at the bus stop it's painfully cold this morning. we'll have the temperatures by noon time still below freezing, maybe a few flurries flying through the ware. highs reaching near the freezing mark. partly cloudy tonight. past full moon in the sky with clouds racing through near 20 tomorrow morning. partly cloudy and mid-30s tomorrow and on wednesday winds diminishing. thursdayight get a little light snow during the afternoon and evening and may continue off and on into friday. does not look like a big storm but maybe a few inches of accumulation. highs in the low 30s friday and cold again over the weekend. highs only near 30 on saturday and sunday. that's the way it looks right now. >> let's go a real within lover right now, jerry edwards and the news 4 traveling network. >> i was out over the weekend and my neighbor says hey i like your kite i said that's not my kite that's my dog.

get it? the wind. it was nasty cold. i know cold. interstate 66 that's the rosslyn tunnel. inside the beltway. all is well so far to the roosevelt bridge. travel lanes are open. let's see how we're doing, rush hour picks up policemen of volume in several spots onds the 95 corridor to occoquan. no trouble on trails. everything moving nicely and on time. we're connected to your commute. you'll need to bring some extra change with you this morning if you take the dulles toll road to work. tolls shot up a quarter this year. you now have to pay a $1 at the main plaza and 75 cents at the ramp. the increaseill help pay the extension for metro to dulles.

an alert from metro riders. track work is expected to cause big delays this month. metro is telling some riders to add up 230 minutes for their trip. metro is performing work every sunday night through thursday. trains will be single track on tread line between medical center and grosvenor from 8:00 p.m. t midnight and on the blue line between stadium armory and addison road from 9:30 to midnight. still no sign of two young girls still missing from prince george's county. both sisters 14 and 11 years old. police don't suspect foul play but they need help in bringing the sisters home especially with these bitter cold teeratures. elaine reyes talked with their relatives. >> reporter: 14-year-old roxanne and her 11-year-old may not make it back to school on monday. their family spent out flyers

and driving around trying to find them. >> if anybody has them can you bring them home safely. >> reporter: both sisters were together when they disappeared december 29th after visiting a cousin's house. both were last spotted walking near a shopping center along marlboro pike. relatives tell news 4 neither girl has a history of running away. and so no one knows where they are. >> we're very concerned about the cold and we're asking the public's assistance. if they are located please contact the police department. >> reporter: the girls live with their aunt inside this capital heights home. other relatives are hoping to see them again safe and well. >> roxanne, deja, we love you and miss you. a man died after his car

overturned in rock creek. a passer by spotted the car yesterday morning and called police. the driver of still inside. the wheem of 22-year-old joshua coleman's car was sticking out of the frozen creek. the car was submerged in about five or six feet of water. unwitnessed event as far as i know and so no telling how long this person was in the water. of course the longer you're in, the more potential for fatal outcome. but, again, we don't have any timelines here. investigators are trying to figure out why the vehicle left the road and if another car was involved. u.s. park police want anyone who saw the accident to give him a call. coming up, the security breach that shut down one of the country's largest airports. also at 6:00 a.m. more on the breaking news out of redskins park. jim zorn is out, fired overnight. we'll be back.

good morning. welcome back. breaking news this morning. it is now official, jim zorn is no longer the head coach of the washington redskins. he was fired overnight just after the team came home from san diego. thanks for joining us this morning on "news4 today." i'm eun yang. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs on this monday, january 4, 2010. the bitter cold temperatures have prompted some school delays this morning. in virginia clark county and frederick county schools are on a one hour delay. in west virginia the following counties have a two hour delay. berkeley, grant, hardy, jefferson, mineral and morgan

counties and we'll be running all these delays all morning long. 24 degrees. pretty picture just like looking through a nice clear cube of ice. >> that's what it feels like outside. >> are you wearing your north face, west face, east face. need all your faces. it continues to blow coming out of the northwest this morning. and the temperatureare down just in the low 20s, now 24 in washington. and it is going to stay frigid here throughout the rest of the week. this colder than average weather coming within this arctic blast on the northerly winds that won't subside much until mid-week. look at the wind chills we have now. they are only 10 to 15 degree wind chls. the winds have diminished from the out rageous winds we had saturday and sunday. gusts over 40 miles per hour yesterday afternoon. those gust, the peak gusts are around 20 to 25 now and as we

look at the view from space we have a few clouds racing through on those upper level winds and producing snow in western pennsylvania, parts of ohio and west virginia. maybe some passing snow showers in the mountains today. locally elsewhere east of the blue ridge to the b and eastern shore maybe a few flurries. clouds racing through, blustery winds gusting to 25, highs reaching near freeszing. so we're going to say below freezing all day long. so dress accordingly. this is the first morning we have to be out. everybody getting back to work and school this morning. then tomorrow morning near 20 degrees. still a bit of a blustery wind. highmid-30s. bit milder on wednesday with highs in the mid-30s. morning low, low 20s. on thursday, mostly cloudy, might have a little light snow developing during the afternoon, perhaps in the evening, that may linger into the friday and the weekend. jerry, how is the traffic? >> gets reports of an accident over on the 95 corridor. 95 northbound before you get to

dumfries, between triangle and dumfries. so far police haven't found anything. this is coming up from mine road on 95 northbound. elsewhere the rush hour well under way. the winds continue to be an issue along 270 up here in germantown. hang on tight as you head south from frederick. no accident all the way on down to the split. the good news continues out on the rails at this hour. metro rail, vre and marc all reporting no early delays. joe and eun, back to you. we're following some breaking news this morning. jim zorn is out as the redskins head coach. >> he was fired early this morning after the team completed a disappointing 4-12 season. kimberly suiters is at redskins park in ashburn and joins us on the phone with the latest. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. the team fired zorn sometime after they arrived back here from san diego. the team landed around 2:00 a.m. this morning, the 56-year-old former head coach was given a chance to pack up. people who were here said the coach got in his car empty handed and left around 4:00 a.m. after the game, after the loss to the chargers coach zorn did not indicate directly he knew he was going to be fired but he did shake hands with members of the media after his press conference yesterday in san diego. he thanked everyone, perhaps sending a message that he may have known what was coming, what was inevitable. after two seasons and finishing this one 4-12, a lot of folks thought that all along. a lot of fans thought whether it was the coach's fault or the player's fault or the owner's fault. plenty of blame to go all the

way around. this morning it falls on coach zorn's shoulders. it will be an 11:30 team meeting. it is unclear who will address the team at that time. eun, joe, back to you. thanks very much. new today a roadside bomb has claimed the lives of four u.s. service members in afghanistan. the bomb exploded yesterday in southern afghanistan. these are the first combat related deaths for the u.s. in afghanistan this year. the attorney for five local men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in pakistan denies claims that want his clients have ties to al qaeda or other militant groups. thmen were arrested early last month in eastern pakistan. police say they will seek life sentences for the men. their lawyer says that they planned to travel to afghanistan to help muslims who were being victimized by western forces. people are boarding planes at newark liberty international

airport after a security breach that shut travel down for several hours. a man wukd through a checkpoint exit into the secure side of terminal last night and disappeared into the crowd. officers immediately stopped screening and looked through surveillance tapes to try to identify the man. the man was not found but the tsa says the terminal was searched and nothing dangerous was discovered. this comes on the same day that new screening rules are taking effect at airports across the country. starting today international passengers traveling from several different countries will face more intrusive searches. this comes after an attempted terrorist attack on christmas day. brooke hart will have more on these new rules coming up in ten minutes. watch you speed today. find out where you'll see more speed cameras. the investigation into gilbert arenas having a gun at the verizon center takes a new twist today. find out how cold it will be. your

our time right now is 6:09. 24 degrees. it is very cold out there. you can see the steam blowing past the camera. it is going to be very difficult if you have to wait at the school bus stop, make sure that you get your kids to bundle up before they head out. if you're waiting at a regular bus stop or a metro station above ground you'll be very cold. take care when you head out this morning. bitter cold temperatures have prompted some school delays this morning.

in virginia clark county and frederick county schools are on a one hour delay. in west virginia the following counties have a two hour delay. they are berkeley, grant, hardy, jefferson, mineral and morgan counties. we'll be running all of these delays at the bottom of your reen all morning long. we're coming up on 6:11. let's find out what the forecast for the rest of this day will be and whether it will warm up at all throughout the week. tom? >> you need your warmest winter gear this morning as we had the within diminish thankfully. they will pick up again perhaps later on this morning into the afternoon. right now temperatures around the region are down in the low to mid-20s. weather watchers are reporting around the region. montgomery, fairfax, prince george's counties, arlington county wind chills near 10 degrees. low teen wind chills in washington and southern maryland around the bay and eastern shore. wind chills near 10 degrees. single digits in the higher elevations around western west virginia, the blue ridge into the shenandoah valley. weather watchers reporting clouds there.

few snow showers out in the mountains. maybe passing flurry here. highs a bit milder on tuesday and wednesday. but still way below average. does look like on thursday we might have a little light snow late in the days perhaps into thursday night. done look like a major storm. that may ling near to friday. highs in the 30s both of those days. now let's check the traffic on this monday, back to work and school. chopper 4 back on the job after the long holiday period. plenty of volume on the beltway in montgomery county both the inner loop and outer loop around georgia avenue. goopd news is travel lanes are open. nevertheless still watch out for potential of patch was ice out there. nothing hazard thawed out. no accidents to report up here. elsewhere the trip in on the interstates in northern virginia all doing pretty well, picking up volume as you might imagine but no big hangups to report.

let's see how we're doing over at the american legion bridge. so far travel lanes are open moving along very nicely. hang on tight to the steering wheel. joe and eun? coming up to delays you'll see on metro today and the rest of this week. it's a sight to see, the world's tallest building opens today but we may never know just how tall it is. the new rules for some international travellers coming in to the united states.

. good morning. the redskins will have a new head coach next year. the team has fired jim zorn. they did it early this morning shortly after team ended it's 4-12 season with a loss to san diego. zorn lasted two seasons and had a record of 12-20. he was the sixth head coach under owner dan snyder who purchased the team back in 1999. get ready for another bitter cold day. the wind chill is expected to however around 10 degrees. that is colder than normal. several local schools are also delayed. those schools are running at the bottom of your screen. a roadside bombing is the first deadly attack on u.s. service members in afghanistan this year.

the attack happened yesterday in southern afghanistan. one u.s. service member died this year from noncombat causes. five local men in custody in pakistan deny allegations they were plotting to carry out terrorist attacks. they appeared in court today. their attorney says the men plan to travel to afghanistan to help fellow muslims who are quote, being victimized by western forces. today president obama returns to the white house for the first time since that christmas day terrorism scare. as he does some air travellers this morning are facing tough new security rules. brooke hart is live on kral now with more. good morning. >> good morning. it boils dmoun to more intrusive searches. unrelated was a security breach last night in newark which for some held up air travel for six hours. new screening rules were not a factor in a security scare last night in newark after a man walked the wrong way through a checkpoint and disappeared. hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened.

flights were delayed hours. now as of midnight new rules mean tighter security for all travellers bound for the u.s. more random screenings. pat downs. bag searches and body scans. passengers from 14 named countries all deemed state sponsors of terror or countries ever interest can expect such checks across the board. that includes yemen, the country where president obama said nigerian board umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained to carry out the e christmas day bb plot. >> al qaeda and the arabian peninsula trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane. >> reporter: now in custody investigators are questioning the accused bomber with al qaeda in yemen. >> there is an advantage in talking to us in terms of plea agreements. >> reporter: critics say the case doesn't belong in civilian court. >> if we treated this christmas day bomber as a terrorist, he would have immediately been

interrogated military style. >> reporter: in yemen today u.s. and british embassies remain closed citing threats by al qaeda. president obama meets tomorrow with his security team. after those new screening rules one u.s. senator said u.s. airlines refused to fly out of airports that don't comply. in washington, brooke hart nbc news. an image of hatred directed at president obama is found in the home town of another u.s. president, a doll with a rope around its neck was found hanging from a side of a building in plains, georgia. that's in southwest georgia. also, of a course, the home of jimmy carter. the doll had a sign bearing president obama's name. the cret service is investigating. if you drive through prince george's county watch your speed. 50 new speed cameras are up near school zones throughout the

county. drivers who get caught can expect a $40 ticket. an alert for metro riders. track work is expected to cause big delays this month. metro is telling riders to add up to 30 minutes for their trips. during january metro will perform work every sun night through thursday. tracks will be single line between medical center and grosvenor and stadium armory and addison road. gilbert arenas will meet with police about his decision to bring unloaded guns into the wizards locker room at the verizon center. he admits he used poor judgment. he's still not spoken about reports the that he and a teammate drew guns on each other during an argument. the nba plans or rather bans players from possessing firearms at league facilities or when they are traveling on league business. we're not alone in dealing with these frigid temperatures.

a new year is bring agnew round of winter weather. ice, snow and bone chilling temperatures are making their mark. >> reporter: winter's grip just won't let up. >> mearrings are freezing my ears off. >> reporter: a boat got stuck in the detroit river stranding three teens. visibility was nil in grand rapid, michigan. locals battled the snow on all sides from the residents to city snowplowers to t independent contractors. >> i've been busy since this morning. lake-effect snow hammered south bend, indiana. >> slippery out here. i tell people to be cautious. >> reporter: mean time philly's big chill forced many into a big bundle. in parts of new england snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i pushed the driveway with a broom the first time. i'm going over it again.

if you keep up with it it's not so bad. >> reporter: but in maine eight inches of fresh powder has skiers flying high. >> just like a winter wonderland. not exactly a winter wonderland here but cold nonetheless. very cold. tom kierein is in the storm center with the latest on our forecast. white out conditions for the bills game up in buffalo on sunday. of course you see the usual fan without the shirt on. i don't know how they do that. you certainly need more than that this morning. wear your warmest winter gear, layer up with your flannel fleece and wool this morning. down in the low 20s here now in washington and nearby suburbs. in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's and arlington counties, southern maryland around the chesapeake bay and northern neck in the low to mid-20s. weather watchers reporting this morning. weather watchers checking in from rappahannock and blue ridge and shenandoah valley upper teens to 20, wind still a bit

blustery. they have diminished. wind chills around 10 degrees all around the region. the winds are gusting only around 20 to 25. they may pick up a little bit into the afternoon. getting a few showers in the mountains this morning, we might have a few flurries here around the metro area and across areas east of the blue ridge into the bay and around the eastern shore later on this afternoon and highs only reaching near the freezing mark. few clouds racing through and winds gusting 20 to 25 in the afternoon. overnight tonight and into early wednesday. partly cloudy tomorrow and wednesday. highs in the low to mid-30s morning lows in the 20s. thursday we may get light snow. perhaps late morning into the afternoon and into the evening. more light snow on friday. doesn't look like a major storm. colder weather again next weekend. probably won't get above freezing over the weekend. jerry, how is the traffic? >> let's head on out. chopper 4 watching out over things.

270, my goodness we have an accident. this must have just occurred. 270 southbound as you head on down towards the split, can you see couple of vicles right there. we'll pull back see if we get a better perspective. right at the point where the lanes divide, far left side will take you down to the spur. right in the middle of your screen heading down to the beltway old georgetown road. no police, fire or rescue on the scene yet. 270 right at the split. it's been there long enough to back things up rapidly as you head southbound to rockville. chopper 3 will be on the job and keep you updated on this accident. an accident in the roadway 270 southbound right at the split and the backup is growing very quickly. trouble in northern virginia with an accident. 95 northbound, near the prince william parkway. right side of the roadway appears beied up here. that's backing traffic up. out on the rails we do have an issue out on tread line, metro rail tells us there's disruption

with the malfunctioning train at the tenleytown station. that's been resolved but expect delays on the red line in the direction ever shady grove. the new report this morning that says tiger woods and his wife want to try to work things out. and like something you've never seen before, the world's talles building opens today. desperate search for a pair of missing sisters in prince george's county.

. the first family returns home today after an 11 day va occasions hawaii. the obamas spent part of their last day at the honolulu zoo. they toured different exhibits and stopped to talk to a gro of photographers. earlier the obamas visited a cemetery where the president's grandfather is buried. tiger woods marriage may not be over. msnbc reports his wife elin was wearing what appeared to be her wedding ring on a ski trip in the french alps. tiger and elin still love each other and would like to work things out. woods has taken an indefinite leave from professional golf since the scandal surrounding his marriage. the world's tallest building

opens its doors today in dubai. the burj dubai stands half mile tall. it took six years and $1.5 billion to build. that's more than $9 million a floor. the developer says he'll annoce the tower's official height at its grand opening tonight. our time is 6:27. 24 degrees. prince george's county search for two missing girls ages 11 and 14. also coming up we're live out of redskins pk with news overnight that jim zorn has been fired as the redskins head coach. find out if temperatures will rise today.

breaking news. it is a done deal. jim zorn is no longer the head coach of the washington redskins. he was fired overnight just after the team came home from san diego. the other big story we're watching this morning, the bitter cold gripping the entire region. find out when we might see any relief from these painfullyold temperatures. good morning and welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. good morning. i'm eun yang. it is monday, january 4, 2010. let's take a look outside, but we want to tell you that the weather has prompted some school delays this morning. in virginia, clark county and frederick county schools are on a one hour delay. in west virginia the following unti have a two hour delay, berkey, hardy, jefferson, mineral and montgomery counties. we'll be running all of these delays at the bottom of your screen all morning long. let's take a look outside

now at 6:30. 24 degrees. just dangerously cold this morning if you're heading outside. we've been telling you all morning long bundle up in layers. >> is that the train headed our way, that light at the end of the tunnel? that could be bad news. >> don't know what it is. >> yesterday i saw somebody changing a flat tire along the side of the road. can you imagine that? with this cold weather the air pressure in your tires any way gets lower so check that. the last thing you want to do is happen to be out there changing a flat tire in these kinds of conditions. look at the temperatures. i want is frigid, down in the low to mid-20s now. 24 in washington. the wind chills, they are down to just around 10 degrees all around the region, so dress accordingly. yes, do you need your warmest winter gear this morning. the peak winds have diminished from yesterday afternoon, outrageous gusts over 40 miles per hour. peak gusts now at 25. few clouds race through. might have a few passing snow showers in the mountains, maybe

a if you flurries here later on this afternoon as highs reach the low 30s. blustery winds overnight tonight and tomorrow morning maybe a bit milder tuesday and wednesday perhaps briefly above freezing during the afternoon both of those days. little light snow lay it on thursday perhaps thursday afternoon an evening that may linger into friday. how is the traffic? >> take a live look from chopper 4 along i-270. the good news is looks like state trooper came along and moved the two poblgs that were involved in the accident out of the roadway, however it appears there might be some glass and debris still in the travel portion. but it looks like all the lanes are open. on gaithersburg we're loaded up early on now and of course even though the lanes are open the flashing police lights make things very difficult. definitely jammed on 270, gaithersburg headed on south, lanes are open from the earlier accident. look at that. that's terrible. welcome back to work, everybody. we're dealing with an accident on 95 virginia as well.

along the right side of the roadway near the prince william parkway. heads up for delays. out on the rails we're having issue this morning on metro rail. we had the problem over at the tenleytown station troend line. that's been taken care of. on the yellow and green lines a problem at college park in the direction of branch avenue. those delays will continue. another mall functioning train at college park. do expect delays. vre and marc you're okay. joe? >> thanks very much. more now on that breaking news we've been following all morning long. jim zorn has been fired as the redskins head coach. this news broke early this morning less than a day after the redskins season ended with a loss to the san diego chargers. zorn coached two seasons in washington. the redskins finished with a 4-12 record for this season. they were 12-20 during all of zorn's tenure. the redskins are expected to make a public announcement about firing later today at redskins park where jim zorn has already

clead out his office and left the building. kimberly suiters is live there with more on what the mood is like and as you said earlier, jim zorn was -- did leave the building in his own car. is that right? >> reporter: that's right. we didn't witness it. other members of the media early this morning did see him drive off around 4:00n the morning. our own lindsay czarniak got the news first. she was told by a team source sometime around 3:00 in the morning that the coach had been fired. this happened after the team returned from san diego around 2:00 in the morning. so black monday coming very early for former redskins head coach jim zorn. again, the team landed around 2:00 a.m., the 56-year-old head coach given an opportune presumably to pack up his belongings. after the game the coach said he did not know of any plans in the works to fire him. although he did shake hands with the media after his press conference and then he thanked everyone, which might have been an indication he knew something

was coming. after two seasons finishing 4-12, officials were waiting here at redskins park to fire coach zorn early this morning. the team has scheduled an 11:30 team meeting. it's unclear who will be addressing the team. our own lindsay czarniak got the news very early this morning that coach zorn was fired when he returned from san diego. we'll have much more coming up late they are mornin live in redskins park, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. joe, now back to you. thanks very much. and zorn did not end his tenure with the redskins on a very high note. they lost 23-20 to the chargers yesterday in san diego. once again losing in the fourth quarter. the skins held the lead for much of game but the chargers scored that touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game and they took the lead and the win. eun? >> new today four u.s. service

members in afghanistan died when a roadside bomb exploded in southern afghanistan. the military says the blast happened yesterday. these are the first american combat deaths the year in the country. one u.s. service membe died of noncombat causes. they say they didn't do it. five local men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in pakistan deny claims they have ties to al qaeda or other militant groups. they appeared in a pakistani court today. the men were arrested early last month in eastern pakistan. prosecutors are somebodying life sentences for the men. their defense attorney said they had no the tension of carrying out an attack and instead planned to travel to afghanistan to help fellow muslims who are being victimized by western forces. a man died after his car overturned in rock creek yesterday. a passer by spotted the car yesterday morning and called police. the driver was still inside. the wheel of 22-year-old joshia coleman's car was ticking out of the frozen creek. fire fiblgs said the car was submerged in about five or six feet of water south of p street

on rock creek parkway. unwitnessed event as far as i know so no telling how long this person was in the water. the longer you're in, the more potential for fatal outcome. but, again, we don't have any timelines here. investigators are trying to figure out why the vehicle did leave the road and if another car was involved. u.s. park police want anyone who saw the accident to give them a call. a prince george's county family is pleading for the safe return of two missing sisters. 14-year-old roxanne and 11-year-old deja owen disappeared last tuesday. police don't suspect foul play. they are concerned because of the girl's ages and the cold weather. >> i'm praying nothing bad has happened to them. if anybody has them please bring them home safely. becaus we love you. >> relatives believe someone out there knows something about what happened to the girls. if you've seen the girls contact

prince george's county police. 6:37 is your time now. the future of d.c.'s largest nightclub hangs in the balance today. also ahead the security breach that shut down one of the country's busiest airports. more speed cameras are popping up. find out where you need to watch your speed. and just how cold will it get today. your weather and

. welcome back. "the today show" is next at the top of the hour. let's go live to new york city and say good morning to meredith. how are you? >> good morning to you and happy new year. coming up on this monday pornography on "the today show" a blast of arctic air has temperatures below freezing from coast to coast. we're live with forecast. then a security breach crates havoc at one of the nation's busiest airports just hours before new screening rules are put into place. we'll have details. also ahead, where did tiger woods wife spend the new year and what about the reports of a $300 million divorce deal. we'll have the latest on that. we'll talk exclusively to lawyers from both david letterman and his alleged blackmailer about the so-called tiger woods defense now being used in that case. that's when we get started on a

monday morning right here on "the today show." back to you. thanks very much. happy new year to you as well. welcome to the first week of this brands new year. thanks. have a great day. >> thank you so much. 6:41 is your time now. that means we'll check traffic and weather on the 1s. tom kierein is in the storm center following these very cold temperatures. tom, we're shivering. >> man, the arctic wind machine continues to blow this morning although it has diminished thankfully from the outrageous gusts we had over the weekend. peak gust this morning around 20 to 25 miles per hour. these are the temperatures. down in the low to mid-20s. weather watchers reporting wind chills near 10 degrees. wind chill 13 degrees in washington now. the peak gusts are 20 to 25 and that will be the story the rest of the day with a few clouds racing through, maybe a few flurries flying through the air. still a blustery wind tuesday and wednesday. light snow on thursday. how is the traffic now?

>> american legion bridge, both inner loop and outer loop moving along nicely. let's head over and see the progress on the accident, 95 northbound at the prince william parkway everybody is now to the shoulder but it has jammed things up as you head north out of dumfries this morning. a quick check along 95 are a the accident scene, lanes are open headed on up to the capital beltway. a lot of brake lights headed up. 24 degrees. coming up the delays you'll see on metro today and the rest of this week. new rules for international travellers coming into the u.s. news out of redskins park

as we've been talking about all morning long, it's going to be another very cold, frigid day out there with a wind chill that will feel like 10 degrees, so do not forget to layer up before you go outside. news 4 megan mcgrath did not forget. she's braving the temperatures right now outside of the metro station in new carrollton. how bad is it? >> reporter: i'm wearing the hat, gloves, and tom has been

saying all morning long we might see snow flurries. i'm seeing them. just start ad moment ago, something real light. nothing major. an iication of how cold it is out here. temperatures in the 20s. when you factor in the wind chill we're talking around ten degrees or so out here. very, very cold. you know, a lot of folks yesterday we had a more blustery wind going on. that subsided here a little bit. most folks got to hide indoors. today everybody is out and about going to work, going to school. we're here at the new carrollton metro station where most people are bundled up. we were talking to some folks who were waiting for the bus stop. those who were dressed appropriately holding their own. those who were not not so happy. >> i got on a thermal, a fleece, another shirt and agot shorts under these pant and i got the boots on. so it's no joke out here. >> you're toasty or still cold?

>> feeling pretty good. my hands are in here. but i'm doing all right. i'm well prepared. >> got to dress for it? >> yes. well dressed. >> so cold. too cold. >> you're just sitting here at the bus stop. >> i'm waiting for my bus to go to work. i'm waiting for the bus. >> nothing like standing still, sitting at a bus stop waiting for a bus when it's cold like this. we're not going to get a break. it will be cold all day before you leave the house. definitely put the layers on. joe, back to you. i think the kyoto your success is that red thing on the side of your hat. >> it gives me super human powers of warmth. >> stay warm out there. thanks very much. >> get me one of those things. if you're driving through prince george's county today watch your speed. 50 speed cameras are now up near school zones throughout the

county. drivers who get caught can expect a $40 ticket. you'll need to bring extra change with you this morning if you take the dulles toll road to work. tolls shot up a quarter this year. have to pay $1 at the main plaza, 75 cents at the ramp. the new rates went into effect new year's day but for many this is the first work day they have to pay for them. metro riders, track work is expected to cause big delays this month. the agen is telling some riders to add up to 30 minutes to their trips for the month of january metro will be performing work every sun night through thursday. trains will be single tracking on the red line between medical center and grosvenor metro stations from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. same goes for the blue line between the stadium armory and addison road metro stations from 9:30 until midnight. on the orange line between foggy bottom and clarendon. gilbert arenas says he'll talk to police today about why he brought a loaded gun to the

locker room at the verizon center. the wizards star said he used bad judgment. he'll elaborate on reports that he and teammate javaris crittenton drew guns on each other during an argument in the locker room. nba players are not allowed to have firearms in league facilities or when traveling on official league business. washington's largest nightclub love remains shut down after a new year's day stabbing. d.c. police chief ordered the club closed for 96 hours after the stabbing and two other violence incidents. the chief says the club owners are responsible for providing security there. the closure will give the police and alcoholic bench control regulation administration time to review complaints about the club and to check for any violations. a hearing to decide when the club, love, can reopen will take place today. people are finally boarding planes at newark liberty international airport this morning after a security breach shut everything down for nearly six hours. authorities say a man slipped

through a checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal last night and disappeared into the crowd. they immediately stopped screening and looked at surveillance tape to try to identify the man. the man was not found however the tsa says the terminal was searched and nothing dangerous was discovered. the u.s. and british embassies in yemen remain closed after fresh threats of an al qaeda attack. the embassies were locked up yesterday after the new intelligence surfaced. white house officials call the threats active and ongoing. security has been beefed up around the embassies and employees have been evacuated. a security team is expected to meet later today to discuss when the embassy will reopen. travellers flying into the united states face the possibility of more aggressive security screenings. tsa announced the new policies that went into effect at midnight last night. passengers flying in from 14 nations mostly in the middle east and africa will be padded down and will have their luggage

hand searched. former cia and nsa chief michael hayden said it's time for ordinary americans to make some tough choices. >> what's the balance american people want between their privacy and security? >> all international travellers will see an increase in random screening including the use of those controversial body scan machines. this morning fed chairman ben bernanke is calling for tighter regulations to prevent anotr financial meltdown. courtney reagan joins us more now with this story. >> reporter: good morning. ben bernanke says lack regulations are to blame. but the housing boom holding ragts too low after the 2001 recession. bernanke says extra low rates were needed to jump start the economy and job market after 9/11 and those accounting scandals remember enron and

world come that rocked wall street. however he didn't rule out raising rates in the future as a way to heed off market bubbles that could throw the u.s. into another crisis. an americans spent more money going to the movies than watching dvds at home. hollywood earned a record $10.6 billion last year thanks to block busters like "avatar." back to you. >> let's get another check on our traffic and weather. let's start with tom. he joins us here in the studio. >> it's stupid cold. gotten to at point. the smart thing to do is layer up this morning in your warmest winter gear. we have temperatures down in the low 20s now. there's the pre-dawn glow. sunrise is in about 35 minutes. right now 25egrees at reagan

national. low 20s in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's and arlington counties. and looking at the other temperatures, weather watchers checking in around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley, 20 degrees there. weather watchers in southern maryland, northern neck and around the bay down to the low 20s. wind chills near 10 degrees this morning. the winds are not quite as outrageous as they were yesterday gusting to 20 to 25. yesterday's gusts were over 40 miles per hour. we do have a few clouds racing through and they will be with us from time to time perhaps a few snow showers out in the mountains. if you're travel flight delays around the great lakes and northern new england from snow showers there. perhaps in the pacific northwest as the storm moves in. bus stop forecast this morning, layer up. temperatures only in the low to mid-20s for the next few hours and winds gusting 20 to 25. sunrise at 7:27. as we get in the afternoon, highs only near freezing and maybe a few flurries today breezy and cold again tomorrow and wednesday. highs in the low to mid-30s, morning loss to near 20.

maybe a few light snow showers on thursday and perhaps a little light snow on friday it looks like right now not a major storm and frigid into next weekend. early delays along the lower end of 270. trip on southbound 270 headed on down towards gaithersburg and rockville early back up the accident that generated the delays 270 southbound at the split is out of the roadway. police are there and flashing lights slowing everybody down. heads up. no lane blocked. over along 95 and 395 we're doing okay wilson bridge, i'm sorry the 14th street bridge over here is backing up with a broken down vehicle reported. that's the gw parkway both directions moving along nicely. quick check elsewhere no delays to report right now on vre or marc. still had minor delays on the red line as well as the green and yellow line because of earlier issues. those with more time should clear out. joe >> more on this morning's

breaking news story. jim zorn is out as the redskins head coach. the news many fans were expecting came very early this morning shortly after the season ended. superintendent suit is live out at redskins park with more of zorn's middle of the night firing. good morning. >> reporter: black monday coming early for former redskins head coach jim zorn. news 4 lindsay czarniak got the call around 3:00 this morning. a team source told her that the coach had been fired after returning from san diego. the team's plane touched down around 2:00 a.m. this morning. after the game, though, coach zorn in his post-game press conference said he didn't know of any plans in the works. whether he did or didn't we'll never know. he shook hands with the media after that press conferce, after the game. zorn was the sixth head coach to be fired since dan snyder bought the team in 1999.

a quick coaching history. we've gone through turner, gibbs then zorn after two seasons finishing four and 12. officials waiting here at redskins park to fire 56-year-old jim zorn. the team is scheduled to have an 11:30 meeting. it's unclear who will be leading that meeting. reporting live from redskins park, su park, kimberly suiters. the lawyer for five local men accused of plotting terror atexas in pakistan is denying claims his clients have ties to al qaeda. the men were arrested early last month in pakistan. police say they will seek live sce -- life sentences for the men. a roadside bombing claimed four lives of servicemen in afghanistan. the tsa has a new policy that went into effect a

midnight. international air travellers will face tougher security screenings due to the terror threats to the u.s. passengers flying in from 14 nations mostly in the middle east and africa will be padded down and have their luggage searched approximately all international travellers will see an increase in random screening. that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your monday and your new year with us. >> we'll see you for news 4 midday at 11:00 and joining us tomorrow morning starting at 4:55 a.m. have a great day. >> bye.