football player at the center of a bizarre hoax. something even stranger happened. also the new punishment for lance armstrong today ahead of tonight's big interrue with oprah. an old scam with a high-tech twist. how you can avoid becoming a victim. you our top story is the haves and have-nots. >> here's a live look at d.c., checked escape any significant snowfall. >> veronica johnson has been looking at what's going on, what do we need to know? >> we were saying this all along even idea that some areas would not see any snow whatsoever. that has not changed. really the areas in purple have

the best chance of light accumulation. starting off to the west. in rocking complain ham, stafford, charles county, in the areas of southern maryland, st. mary's, calvert, on down to the south. that the include culpepper, to could be be a big mohr. on the radar, storm team 4 radar, mainly to the south of our area. in fact, you can see the bubble there? just east of charlottesville, that's luisa, where there have been some records of a bit of snow coming down. we've had reports of a bill of sleet, too, but the bigger radar, you can see an area of low pressure in northeastern georgia. that's what will be moving east-northeastward, so it doesn't move directly over us. it's going to stay to our south.

by the time we're doing with the system, the best chance of snowfall before 9:00 p.m., then pretty much it's all east. it does seem to an inch around manass manassas. around areas of louray, la plata maybe an inch of snow. our temperatures a big story not for today, but for tomorrow. we're in the low 40s right now. we'll drop down into the 30s. in a couple minutes, i'll tell you about the possibility of any slick roads for tomorrow morning, and just how low those temperatures will go, something we haven't felt yet this winter. back to you. >> anytime bad weather is in the forecast, one of the biggest concerns is the condition of the roads. right now, vdot crews are out, pretreating highways in fredericksburg and other parts of virginia. news4's northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is in fredericksburg.

what do you have out there for us? >> reporter: pat, right now we're starting to see the cold rain turn into a sleet mess. around route 3, traffic is moving well, but vdot is focused on when the sleet turns to snow. we checked on the the stafford headquarters area, and they had trucks lining up one by one, preparing to get loads of the salt/sand mixture. those trucks hit the 95 corridor in the fredericksburg area, about 3:00, pretreating with salt and sand, but they say they'll have 900 pieces of equipment that includes tractors, as well as trucks and some spreaders. they'll be on standby through the overnight hours. overnight they'll be continuing to treat the roads just in case it becomes more icy out here. coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you why they're only use a

salt/sand mixture instead of the brine mixture we talk about. and you'll hear from drivers who had to change their plans because of the forecast. for now, reporting live in fredericksburg. news4. >> doesn't seem to be much of a rush on snow supplies in parts of southern maryland that could see light accumulation as v.j. just told us. this home depot had plenty of shovels, rock salt and de-icer late this morning. grocery store shelves were still packed with food and water. we did see preparations under way to help keep the roads clear. have chris gordon is checking out the conditions in charles county. he'll have a live report at 5:00. for the latest on the weather anywhere any time. president obama admits his new push for sweeping gun control will be a tough fight. the lines are being drawn today.

where the -- steve? >> that's right. both parties could be unified in this one, jim, on both sides. the key to a win, though, in this fight over guns seems to be the middle. democrats from states where guns are popular. delmarva, western maryland, west virginia, west virginia, those lawmakers are getting pressure from both sides. the vice president kicked off the public biden/obama campaign for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. >> newtown has shocked the nation. the carnage on our streets is no longer able to be ignored. >> that's why we need a national approach. >> but key congressional democrats could oppose the is

that. democratic laterer harry reid, who voted against 91994 assault weapons ban, said a new one can't pass congress. west virginia democratic senator joe manchin, after newtown, questioned the right to own assault weapons. now manchin says he's disappointed that the president did not recommend the creation of the national commission on mass violence. the president of the nra wants the focus on the shooters. >> we need to find ways to get at the root causes of this kind of violence and keep firearms with ten-round magazines, 20-round magazines, whatever, out of the hands of the kinds of people who involve themselves in this kind of activity. and they are invariably severely mentally ill. >> reporter: but the nra is resisting universal background checks. >> if you can get a record of who owns fire arms, the government could force them to sell guns back to the government. that's basically confiscation. >> reporter: a more emotional debate, but not more agreement,

at least not yet, despite the massacre at the school. and america remains divided. today's nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds that the nra has not lost support. since newfound 41% approval, 34% disapproval. steve handlesman, news4. is he a victim? coming up on news4, the latest on the notre dame player with an inspirational story that was all a hoax. protecting the inauguration, why it's going to be even tougher to get a ticket to the swearing-in. ♪ and did lady gaga steal a hit song? all about the court battle under way.

the big step dulles airport is now taking to accommodate all the vips coming to t

the report does not disclose how many hosages survived or how many militants were killed. secretary of state clinton called the situation fluid today, and the u.s. is hoping the situation will be involved with a minimal loss of life. today craigslist and ebay answered a plea by the congressional inaugural committee to ban the sale of tickets to monday's public

swearing-in ceremony. reports showed the sites had scalped tickets going for hundreds, even thousands. stubhub has already agreed not to sell the tickets. the inaugural committee says the tickets will have anti-counterfeit measures to prevent. dulles will close the most westernmost runways, the airport is expecting between 300 and 600 private airplanes arrival. officials say they plan to reopen the run wahle on the 22nd. and stay with news4 for continues coverage of president obama's second inauguration. we'll be on the air starting at 4:00 month morning with live travel and weather updays. still hey, veronica's detailed photograph about what's coming tonight and the big change for next week. and what else lance armstrong has lost even before thinks interview w

i'm keith russell. this just in. authorities in illinois dig up the body of a dead lottery

winner tomorrow. "the chicago sun times" said they would exhume he body tomorrow morning. khag won the lottery lost year and died soon around. now the medical examiner suspects he was poisoned and wants to do another automaticy. the fda has a new approval to a new flu shot. it could let manufacturers turn out new vaccines much faster, right now if a vaccine is ineffective, it takes a while to make a new one. and finally the official playlist has been released for president obama's second inauguration, inclusion 17 songs from stevie wonder, beyonce to kelly clarkson and the cast of "glee." the playlist is available on spot i fill. keith russell, news4. legal drama is heating up for lady gaga. and a pregnant singer showing out of skin.

time for hollywood headlines. >> joining us as always on thursday, georgia alfredas, co-host with "the russ parr show." most people may not know about this lawsuit she's facing for allegedly ripping off another artist's music. she's kind of keeping this under wraps for a reason. >> she wants to. they say she's asking a judge to keep some of it private. she has a hit song in 2011 called "judas." a chicago musician says she stole parts of it, elements of it from her. they did have the same engineer at the time, so she did have access to it. the same chicago musician says j.lo did the same thing, and there are new developments that possibly the chicago musician has text messages from lady gaga and her producer, with an admission of guilty? >> whoa. >> could be into. it's not like she's going to jail.

it's just -- >> cough up a few bucks. tell us about the bidding war that involves britney spears. >> everybody was like, would is she leaving "the x factor"? he gets $15 million a pop. she just got an $85 million raise. they say hotels in vegas are bidding for her to do a show for two years, $200 million for two years. >> that's a good reason to left. >> you know, $85 million rate. can you imagine? i just want an $85 raise. i would leave kys for an $85 raise. >> you could buy us dinner. >> we'll put in a good word. the latest winner on "the voice" tell us about her new deal. >> this girl is 23 years old, she won what a month ago? she's signed a record deal with republic nashville. taylor swift is also with this record company.

she's writing her new album. she's going to do so well. >> good for her. speaking of "the voice" shakira is inviting the whole world to her baby shower. >> yeah, you know, i always wonder why would a fan want to give a megarich star a gift. but people do. look at the picture of she and her superstar soccer player husband. anyway, they have the world baby shower. in essence it's they want people to give to unicef, so unicef can buy medicine and med things for children in impoverished countries. i think it's really, really cool. >> a good thought. >> what can you buy them they can't buy themselves? >> from a look from those pictures, maybe clothes, in our opinion. thanks. >> you would not do well in our weather tonight. veroni

veronica, what's the latest? >> the latest hasn't changed, expecting snow down to our south of d.c., around the area, just cloud cover, we've got a bit of rain in the area, and some area to our west has already changing over. this evening snow will be moving in just down to our south. we're talking about some light accumulation. i know that the type of snow we'll get will be those big wet flakes that should be, well, fairly easy to clean up. road surfaces, just look at the road temperatures, they're in the upper 30s to low 40s, so it will take a while to see any accumulation. isolated slick spots, by tomorrow morning, though, windchills will be in the teens tomorrow, so not everybody gets the snow, but everybody will ge. we'll get cold and windy, because they are going to be slow to climb, those areas down south, well, those slick spots will be sticking around up until about 8:00, 9:00 tomorrow morning, at least the chance. on radar right now, you can see

where the moisture is, off to the west, you can see the white. right now getting a bit of snow. we've had that pocket right there around luisa that we've got watching. when that snow comes in and when we see the changeover taking place, we're seeing the temperatures fall very quickly in a big way. coming down in five and six degrees. a dusting to an inch, areas of petersburg, over to d.c. and annapolis, 1 to 2 inches of snowfall. areas around culpepper, fredericksburg, quantity quo, calvert beach could see just over 2 inches. maybe even 4 inches of snowfall. again, it's all south of our area. that's exactly where most of the advisories and winter storm warning is. this is going to be a big system for areas of southern virginia,

of central north carolina, chapel hill, north carolina could see 3 to 4 inches of snow. lynchburg, and danville could be 3, 4, maybe even 5 inches of snowfall. there's the temperatures, 30s in pittsburgh. 35 in charleston. 35 in cleveland. that's the cold air that will continue to come in behind the system, as the area of low pressure makes its way off the coast late tonight. frederick at 39. 41 in leesburg, but again those spots where we're seeing the snow coming in, sharlsville 34 degrees, that mercury dropping in a big way. it's not until about after midnight, 2:00, 3:00 army in the morning when the wind starts cranking up. so the snow ends about 9:00, 10:00, completely moves out by 11:00 to midnight. there's your temperatures for the morning. we'll be in the 20s to low 30s, but windchill readings will be in the teens tomorrow morning.

and by the afternoon, only the 20s, the windchill readings as we see again the mercury climb very slowly. this is at about lunchtime tomorrow, 33 to 38. culpepper to d.c., even fredry at 32. into the 20s by the time we get to the evening hours, so it will be very cold throughout the entire day tomorrow. here's a look at our evening forecast. clouds north, rain to snow south, with roads looking good for the evening. we're just fine, 35 to 40 degrees. tomorrow morning, mostly clear, breezy and cold, can't stress that enough. this will be some of the coldest air of our season moving in. we get a taste of it here at the end of the week, then a bigger taste of it and a lasting cold throughout next week. 35 to 39, with a partly sunny sky, coming our way tomorrow. the weekend against a bit back up into the mid 40s, but again for inauguration day, flurries late, and that's when the coldest of air really comes in.

wees b down into the teens during the overnight period, inauguration weather tends to be like that. >> it does. >> thanks, veronica. it's a story that football fans and the parents of young athletes have to hear. still to come, the link between football and a particular mental illness. and a big celebration at the white house.

today the first lady turns 49. she was born on this day back in 1964, making her two years younger than the president. one of the ways she's celebrating is with a new twitter account. it went live this morning and picked you have some 12,000 followers in just the first hour. and today is also betty white's birthday. she turns 91. and she's even getting her own tv special for the occasion. nbc will air betty white's second annual 90th birthday special. last year's special, they decided to make it a tray addition. there, on the guest list bill

cosby, whoopi gold better and former president clinton. coming up, some compare this to "calf fish." how the biashe saga of a fake girlfriend suddenly became more strange. saved problems can grounded the dreamliner, but boeing is showing signs it's not that worried. and how the health care law is providi

here's a live look at d.c. it probably will stay that way, but in other parts, it's a very different story. live pictures in fredericksburg, where folks are anticipating the arrival of white stuff. it's brought winter weather to the south. winter weather has been moving across the southeast, including jackson, mississippi. snow there felt steadily overnight, it is totals surtag 4 inches. let's go to storm team 4 veronica johnson to tell us what we're in for here. >> around here we're going to, the best part of d.c. goes on much of anything at all. it's areas way down to the south. if you're wondering exactly where, and if you're included in that snow, take a look at the

advisorieses in purple and warnings in deep purple. we've got culpepper county that's in that advisories, original fauquier county, for stafford, spotsylvanispotsylvan. you can't get accumulating snow. we've already seen snow in areas around charlottesville. the big flakes, temperatures really dropping quickly, since 5 degrees just a short period of time, as soon as that snow starts. the moisture right down to the south of us right now. that's the other thing we will soo see, the changeover, as the sleet and snow starts eating away at the rain and see the changeover. here we go, folks. a dusting just south of frontroyal, and maybe trace

amounts south of d.c., culpepper right around areas of fauquier t. quantico, maybe an inch, 2 inches of snowfall. and then more wait down to the south i-95. this would be south of 66, and south of 50. fredericksburg against could see 2, maybe 3 inches of snowfall, all this coming before we get to the midnight hour, because this will be a fast-moving system. more coming up in just a couple minutes. veronica, thanks. now to the bizarre hoax involving the death of his girlfriend who never existed. today we expected to hear from both him and the individual who ran a sdwiter account under the fake girlfriend's name, but neither of those things has happened. keith russell has the latest developments coming in. >> manti te'o is no longer being talked about as the heisman runner-up.

everyone is wondering was he the victim of a sick joke, or did he make the whole thing up? the website deadspin.com reported yesterday it could find no record that his girlfriend len nay kekua existed. notre dame is standing by manti te'o. >> every story written about him this season referred to him as the guy who lost his grandmother and girlfriend in a 24-hour period. that's part of the story, part of the myth-making with being a storied notre dame athlete. he would have an incentive to increase his profile, even if it was with these tragic stories. >> last night in a tame, he said to realize i was the victim of apparently someone's sick joke

and constant lies is painful and humiliating. a twitter account he used to visit did promised a statement. twitter says the account was deactivated two months ago and react vited after the deadspin story yesterday. it's been a long time in coming. will they come clean in? in just a few hours, the confession will be broadcast, a first segment in a two-part special. the cyclist reportedly told oprah he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the tour de france. the international olympic committee didn't wait to hear that confession. yesterday it stripped armstrong of his 2000 bronze medal, asking him to return it. just a few hours from now, the colorado movie theater, the site of last summer's shooting massacre, will open for the

first time. the reopening is not without controversy today. lee an gregg is outside the newly name cinema aurora, with more on tonight's events. lee an? >> reporter: pat, a somber moot with mixed emotions. family members were given an opportunity to tour the theater earlier this week. tonight some are staying away, even calling the event disgusting, while others call it an important step. >> returning the theater to the original purpose, the city of aurora distributed nearly 2,000 tickets to victims, first responders, hospital employees, to attend a remembrance ceremony and the reopening. gone are the neon lights and purple hues seen on the facade, replaced by a more neutral green, part of a renovation project. inside the former theater, once the horrific seen scene there's

a digital theater. despite the redesign, some say it will be a haunting reminder. >> none of es are interested in ever stepping foot in that killing field ever again. >> we would prefer -- >> but tom sullivan whose son alex was killed in the massacre favors the reopening and wants to be here. >> we decided we were going to celebrate, you know, alex's life. that's what we're going to do. we're going to be at places that alex would have been. >> shooting survivor harold brooks agrees. >> i don't want it to be something holding me back. >> reporter: tonight one more step in a long and different process. the suspect bound over for trial last week after his preliminary hearing is scheduled in march, eight months after the shooting. jim? pat? >> lee ann, thank you. coming up, how to avoid a new scam that's preying on

computer users. >> and why you might not get what you pay

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ruler. several people went on to reshare the original. subway, which mass morn than 37,000 locations worldwide hand officially commented. >> that's why i'm still hungry. a friendly wager is going on for this sunday's ravens game. this time it's for the afc championship against the patriots. a rematch of last year you see if the patriots go down, boston mayor will send some of the best seafood, including new england ace famous ugly saw? i've never hard. that. >> i don't know what's in it. and whoopi pies, too. the original author has died. publicist for paul even friedman

phillips, best known as dear abby said the writer died yesterday after a long battle with alzheimer's. she was 94. she was known for the frank and personal style she used. for decades the popularity of her column was matched only by the ann landers column that was written better her twin sister, esthero died in 2002. we're tracking snow that could be on the way. veronica? >> that's right, snow, but only for some. there it is. cold and wind for everyone. we're not going to leave you out. we'll look at that southern snowfall and the waves of cold air. and how president obama's health care law has led to a breastfeeding boom. and a livan

rather than a jury. he has waived his right to a jury trial. the decision came this morning. the jury pool was send home. lee on pod is charged with fraud and misconduct. he's accused of using officers from his security detail for his

political and personal benefit. leopold denies any wrongdoing. ken cuccinelli has written a book set for release. the book is entitled "the last line of defense. the new fight for american liberty." promotion at materials promise a look behind the scenes account of his conflicts with president obama's administration. the book will be published by crown forum, a company that pun blishs other conservative writer. another computer hoax, con artist behind tech support scams. >> reporter: he relies heavily on his computer for law practice, and considers himself tech savvy. that's how he was concerned about a phone call ten days ago.

he said he was from microsoft, said i had fwhoun hodded a corrupt file. >> reporter: he immediately suspected a problem, and before the call went any further. >> i said if you obviously know who i am, you know my e-mail address, send me an e-mail. >> reporter: what happened? >> he hung up. >> reporter: jerome isn't the only one to get a call. the regional director for the federal trade commission, he says tens of thousands are targeted. >> you get a call from someone claiming to be a tech person affiliated with a -- they'll tell you that your computer is infected with viruses or other malware. what they're trying to do is trick you into buying software that you don't knee. >> reporter: how big is the scam? it is claimed that consumers have lost million. >> do not give your password out over the phone.

do not give someone access remotely to your computer if somebody calls out of the blue. never rely on caller i.d. to confirm that a caller is legitimate. >> just last october the federal trade commission took action against six companies that they claim were scamming consumers, and again it all started with a cold call, asking if you have any computers issue. >> if someone calls you and tells you your computer has a problem, the best thing to do is hang up the phone. >> people, especially the elderly, tend to fall for these kinds of scams, because they're more trusting and a little less technical savvy. >> the ftc believes most of the scammer are based out of india. they also say they tend to targets english-speaking consumers. an update on the weather for those getting snow, what's the

timeline? the timeline from now until about 9:00, 10:00 p.m. it's not very long. effect tiff will i there's only a few hours to make snow until the system passes to our east. this is a live shot in fredericksburg. the roads are wet, this is sleet at times mixing in and out. not too far from there is spotsylvania. we're going to see flakes of snow, a bit of sleet, all trying to mix in down tout south of our area. it's on the tail end of that time period i talked about, where we could see the snow starting to get good. it's the areas west, of course, the high are elevations that

we're talking about snow. luisa has had snow for a while now. around charlottesville, they're 29 and 33. and we're going to see this area again shift more toward the east. fredericksburg is reporting sleep mixing in with the rain, i don't think it will be too long before we get some big flakes mixing in. down around i-95, bowling green, areas around ashford and fredericksburg, maybe 2, 3 inches of no. snow. a dullesing or so for manassas, definitely south of d.c., you folks an culpepper, maybe one, perhaps even 2 inches of snow off to the east.

road temperatures, upper 30s to low 40s right now. i don't think we'll see them drop in a huge way. even then isolated slick spots. windchill, that's the big story for tomorrow. this cold will come rushing in, the wind that will start picking up after midnight. from the teens to the low 20s throughout the day, even the mercury will be slow to climb, we start to lose the wind by the time we ghent to mid and late afternoon tomorrow. here's a look at your goodnight/wake-up forecast. certainly by midnight it should be east of us. temperatures around the 20s by tomorrow morning, but the windchill you have to focus on. here's a look at our windchill

readings as we go into the windchill. not this weekend, sunshine and highs in the mid 40s, but the flurries on monday, that kicks it off, around 36, then all week long highs into the 30s, so the coldest air of the winter coming in next week. but not a big deal with this storm system. take it easy tomorrow morning. two new medical studies find pro football players may be at greater risk for depression later in life. the studies looked at long-term effects of repeated concussions. with you found retired nfl players had highers rites of depression and mood disorders than people with no history of concussions. in the second study researchers were able to correctly identify ex-athletes with depression but measuring certain brain damage. russia's ban on adoptions still, but adoptions approve by

the court before the ban will be able to take their children home. that affects about 52 families. russian lawmakers approved the ban in december, it took effect january 1st, and has dedicated families hoping to adopt children there. some believe the ban is retaliation for a u.s. law that imposes sanctions against corrupt russian officials. some hospitals saying there a breastfeeding boom thanks to president obama's health care law. it requires health insurance companies to cover breast pumps, as well as visits to lactation consultants, retailers and hospitals are scrambling to keep up with the demand. >> reporter: already appears a pro at breastfeeding. >> it took her about 25 minutes. that's a good time. >> reporter: her mom has gotten good advise from a lactation specialist. >> we don't know everything, and professional consultants are

very, very helpful. >> breastfeeding offers a baby things that -- >> wendy is director of women's and children's services. the hospital's goal is to get 80% to breastfeed exclusively, a goal that might get help from the affordable care act, commonly known as obama care. >> it's definitely change for the better. insurance companies are working out the details, trying to align vendors and lactation services, and how they'll meet the needs for these mothers. >> they're heavy duty, over $1,000 for these. >> reporter: that's right, breast purchs and consultations are now covert by insurance. it's a popular improvement in care for moms and new babies. they're having a hard time keeping up with the demand. i think the details will be

worked out. >> reporter: and new moms need all the help they can get. >> they told me a couple things i didn't know. so that's always helpful. >> taxpayers will pay for the rental fee for breast pumps offered at hospital, but some insurers are offering to pay for less expensive models. when we come back, the sign that boeing is still moving ahead with the dreamliners despite the safety problems that have grounded the plane all over the world. coming up on news4, after years for waiting for a brand-new high school, some students won't be allow to do go here when it opens. it turns out this school is too small. how does that happen? and parent reaction, coming up on news4. and for all your news, follow news4 online, searches nbc

that's despite the aircraft being grounded globally. news4's keith russell was in the newsroom with the problems that led to the grounding. >> boeing says there's 153 flights a day worldwide, but global aviation authorities have ordered them to be grounded everywhere this week in japan,

an emergency landing was necessary. there was a battery related fire on a dreamliner ten days ago. boeing ease chief executive said yesterday they are confident that the planes are safe and they are working with authorities to get them flying again, but the investigation will take several weeks. live in the newsroom, keith russell, news4. right now at 5:00, snow to our south, and the dc area may miss most of the -- a verdict could come at any moment in the trial of a cop accused of murdering his mistress. the sandy hook truthers are causing new controversy about a conspiracy theory.

we'll begin with coverage. >> here we go. some people are seeing cold rain at this hour, but this system could bring sleet, even snow just to our south. that's the big question, guys. d.c. areas to the north, almost nothing from this storm. south we are starting to see the changeover. one thing you notice here is the radar looks like it. seeing rain around the d.c. metro area. you can't see the snow back towards the mountains, moving toward the east. it continues to do that. also around fredericksburg, starting to see snow reported there in and around the d.y. metro area. this is really showing ect