developing story out of alabama. police negotiating with a man they say shot and killed a school bus driver and is now apparently holding a young child hostage. still piecing this one together. here's what we know, all of this started in midland city right near the georgia/florida border there. a gunman walked on to that cool bus, shot the driver and then he wouldn't the child leave there. so he took off with the child. the gunman took the child to some sort of storm shelter behind a church. officers have been negotiating with that man all night long. we'll keep working the story in our newsroom. updates throughout morning. sandy's victims will soon be getting billions of dollars in federal aid. president obama signed into law a measure that provides more than $50 billion for victim. congress approved the bill on monday. some conservatives oppose the legislation because it added to the thags al debt. they wanted the aid to offset

new spending cuts. some of us waking up to temperatures near 60 degrees. big change expected today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> it stayed balmy overnight after yesterday afternoon we soared near 70 degrees. reagan national at 54. montgomery county, mid and upper 50s. near 60 degrees for prince george's county. west of there, arlington, fairfax counties, most locations are in the 50s. mid and upper 50s. here's what's been happening over the last six hours. just clouds coming and going. it's a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky. later today, this yellow zone we could get severe storms. it covers all of virginia, the district, just about all of maryland and west virginia. coming from a strong line of thunderstorms and a squall line way out in the midwest now. this is eventually going to sweep our way but not until, i don't think, after sunset is how it looks. here's how we look. 7:00 a.m., partly cloudy, low 50s. by 4:00 p.m., the mid-70s much

of the region is southerly wind gusting. a chance of severe storms between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. 4:32 nowment let's check in with melissa mollet live at the scene of a beltway crash in route 50. melissa, what's going on? >> reporter: we have the chief to fill us in. the lanes in the inner loop shut down. just a terrible accident. chief, tell us what happened. >> about 2:45 this morning, got radio reports of a fire engine involved in an accident. the engine that was involved had just cleared an accident just up the road at route 50 and the beltway. the investigation is ongoing. what we do know is that a tractor-trailer apparently hit the fire engine from the rear, spun that around. both the fire engine and the tractor-trailer overturned and then an suv that was on the outer loop also overturned as part of that accident.

>> a total of seven patients, chief. you're telling me all of them were transported out of here as trauma patients. >> first all four of the fire department folks were traumas. they were transported as priority one, the most severe. no life-threatening injuries at this time. the other three were transported by ground as traumas. everybody went by ground. >> what is the process as the cleanup continues? >> the accident investigation team will take the lead with the investigation. they're working with the state police. they're just now beginning the process of doing all the measurements to get everything uprighted and out of here. >> it seems silly to ask about time right now. what are we looking at, several hours at least? >> hours but no idea at this point. there's still haz-mat that has to be cleaned up from the fluid from the trucks. >> our thoughts are with everybody involved. thank you, chief, for chatting with us. we'll be live throughout the morning. in prince george's county. melissa mollet. >> we'll check in with you soon.

the sheriff's department in charles county trying to nail down a motive in an attempted murder-suici murder-suicide. officers went to the 3100 block much heart leaf lane. they found a man and woman in their 60s shot in a home. investigators say it appears the woman shot the man and then shot herself. she died at the scene. the man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition. the man believed responsible for three armed robberies in a week is behind bars this morning thanks to his greed and an officer's intuition. joseph roueche i can't is robbing a convenience store in wheaton. a few hours later, he robbed the capital one bank across the street. last night an officer noticed a suspicious cab outside a harrah salon. >> in the corner of my eye i saw a male sort of matching the description. luckily shall the wind blew in.

i had the door open. i could see red dye. i feel glad i got him off the streets. not my first one but i'm very happy. >> police say he confessed to both robberies plus another robbery of a capital one bank last week. >> police are looking for a man behind april recent string of robberies and break-ins. it happened in germantown. the suspect attacked a 46-year-old woman looking for cash. police believe he's responsible for nine other robberies in the past month. they've released this sketch of the suspect. take a look at your screen. investigators say he started going after purses and electronics but recently he approached people on the street claiming to have a weapon. if you have any information, call montgomery county police. the head of the nra heads to capitol hill today to tell lawmakers why he doesn't believe a ban on assault wep onts or universal background checks for gun buyers will make this country any safer. wayne la pierre will be one of

the witnesses to testify before the committee holding a hearing on how to reduce gun violence. former astronaut mark kelly whose wife is gabrielle giffords is scheduled to testify also today. top republicans are voice concern over the immigration reform. the president laid out his plan yesterday in las vegas. it calls for bolstering border security and cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers. they want to make a path to citizenship to others. they would have to pay back taxes and pass a background check among other requirements. >> these 11 million men and women are now here. many of them have been here for years. the overwhelming majority of these individuals aren't looking for any trouble. they're contributing members of the community. >> if this had endeavor becomes a bidding war to see who can come up with the easiest,

quickest and cheapest pathway to green card possible, this thing is not going to go well, folks. >> now, the president called a similar plan presented monday by a bipartisan group of senators encouraging. this will be a bittersweet day for john kerry. he will give his farewell speech in the senate where he served for five terms. the senate confirmed kerry yesterday as secretary of state. he will give up his senate seat on friday. the state department is organizing a welcome party. deval patrick will name his temporary replacement in the senate today. a special election in june will determine a permanent senator. taking a u-turn on pennsylvania avenue downtown could be costly. police are cracking down on drivers making those illegal turns across the bike lanes. it's part of an effort to keep cyclists safe as they pedal down pennsylvania avenue. police, d-dot and the taxi cab commission will also be handing out flyers so drivers know what

turns they can and cannot make. it's an illegal fine to make a turn across bike lanes. originally the cars which would ride-along h street northeast were supposed to be here last year. then it was changed to late 2013. now sources tell news 4 that streetcars will arrive by 2014 at the earliest. the city even has two streetcars completely ready to go and are storing them at the green belt facility until everything is finish. people are wondering what is taking so long. >> where are the streetcars? i was told they were going to put them up in 2012. they haven't done it yet. >> it's 2013. >> we're still waiting. >> they now say it could be 2014. >> we're still waiting. what's the problem? >> d.c. officials say there is no problem. it's just taking a bit longer than expected to sort out the details for bringing the street carts to the area. the live desk with breaking news. >> aaron, we've learned

overnight that south korea says it has successfully launched a rocket from its own soil for the very first time. the country says the rocket launched there the coastal town. comes as tension builds with north korea over a possible nuclear test. the north successfully launched a rocket last month. both south korea and the u.s. called that launch a cover for a test of banned missile technology. today's launch is the first successful rocket launch for south korea. looking at video there. both were failed attempts. at the live desk, angie goff. we're staying on top of breaking news. seven people hurt, including a number of prince george's county firefighters and a serious accident on the pelt way. this is a live picture from the scene. this is the fire engine hit from behind. according to the fire chief in prince george's county. just one lane getting by each

way. we're staying on top of this story all morning for you. >> an 18-year-old woman killed she met through a mobile app. what her grandmother said needed to change to prevent another tragedy ziechblg the problems boeing engineers know about the troubled 787 dreamliner and when. tom is taking a look at the

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roads. if you're traveling the beltway in maryland, here's a live picture of this serious accident involving a fire truck and a tractor-trailer. apparently the tractor-trailer clipped the back of the fire truck. this is the live picture. if you're traveling the inner and outer loop at 50 in maryland, only one single right lane get by. here's a broader picture for you. on the outer loop as well as the inner loop of the beltway. just that right lane gets you around. folks from the wilson bridge, it's best to jump on 295 so far and reconnect to the beltway. approximate you're coming on the inner loop of the beltway traveling through the city, that's the best way to work around this accident. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thanks so much, danella. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here to talk about the forecast. we had a glorious day yesterday. we want more of the same. >> weather and traffic and as we're starting off this morning, we've got some clouds coming through and balmy temperatures for this time of the year.

it's january 30th for crying out loud. temperatures are well above the average. highs right now in prince george's county near 60 degrees. arlington, fairfax counties also in the 50s. hour by hour through the morning hours, climbing into the 60s. wind out of the south at 20 miles per hour. then we'll peak into the low 70s it looks like by 3:00 with gusty wind. then strong storms between 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. some storms could be severe. the latest on that with frequent updates toughout the morning. next update in ten minutes. >> see you soon, thank you, tom. still to come on "news4 today," if you like the weather, get ready for another change. plus the so-called franken you're on timeout leo!

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. i'm angie dpof in the news 4 live desk. new information into the newsroom about the problems that led to the grounding of all those boeing 787s. nippon airways says even before two battery fires on board shall the dreamliners, the airplane replaced ten batteries in its aircraft. the thing is they never reported it because safety was not considered a concern at the time. the airline says even then some of those replacement batteries were replaced. again, as of this morning, all 787s around the world are grounded pending investigation. at the live desk, angie goff news 4. that is the sound of thousands of egyptians defying a mags wide curfew overnight. the curfew was put in place by egyptian president mohamed morsi

after anti-government protests left 60 dead and hundreds injured. protesters played soccer in the street, danced and rallied. they say morsi hijacked the revolution and haven't addressed any of the country's issues. investigators say penny pinching contributed to that nightclub fire in brazil. one of the pyrotechnics used early sunday morning at the kiss nightclub in santa maria are flares designed for outdoor use. the band knowingly bought them because they only cost about a dollar. indoor flares cost about 35 d. the death toll rose to 234. they've arrested man at the center of an scheme at area hospitals. johan was spotted at the surveillance video using a compromised bank card belonging in the fairfax city fire association. last week police searched his

home and found skimmer devices, cameras and computers. skimmers are attached to a bank machine and read details off the cards. several said their details were stolen after using at m's as hospitals. some are calling for changes on the social networking site tagged after a local woman was murdered after meeting someone through that site. 18-year-old siohban lee was shot to death in northwest d.c. on friday. alexander buckley has been arrested and faces murder charges. police believe the two agreed to meet after talking online. family members say they don't want others to make the same mistake. >> i truly believe that once siohban met this guy, she knew she made a mistake. it should be controlled, there should not be something out there to make she is young people victims. they are victims because they don't know. they don't have a clue. >> buckley was previously

convicted of burglary and wanted on a felony trespassing warrant. the anne arundel county board will hold an emergency meeting to begin the process of removing john leopold from office. a judge convicted him of misconduct. he's guilty of forcing county employees to help empty his k kat -- the judge will announce a sentencing date tomorrow. the board will hold a formal vote on whether to remove him during a regularly scheduled meeting on monday. a culpeper police officer will find out how long he'll spend behind bars. daniel harmon-wright was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter yesterday. he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook in a parking lot last february. harmon-wright claimed cook tried to drive off with his arm stuck in her window. we are staying on top of breaking news this morning on the beltway. several lanes closed after a

collision involving a fire truck and at least seven people being hurt. danella sealock here with details. >> we're tracking this all morning long. crash at route 50, single file to the right getting by. reportedly it involves a tractor-trailer as well as a fire truck. it seems that the tractor-trailer may have clipped the end of a fire truck crashing an suv. melissa mollet is live on the scene. we'll be tracking this accident all morning long. talking about getting around this accident, this may be going on for time. traveling over the wilson bridge, best to get on from points north in maryland. may be best to work through the district to get by this morning. i'm also tracking a water main break between aspen hill road and hewitt avenue. it's blocking two lanes. danella, thanks so much. we'll check in with you soon. talk about wild weather. it feels like springtime and hasn't been this warm in january

in d.c. in four years. before a stormy night. tom kierein is here to tell us more. >> at the controls of this roller coaster ride. >> the parks and playgrounds were busy. there were long lines at the teeter to the oe eoe eor to tho. since then, we've kept the warm air in overnight.

temperatures around the regions are in the 50s. much of arlington, fairfax counties in the 50s as well as all of virginia and all of maryland. as we look at what's been happening over the last several hours. clouds moving in west to east. breaks in the clouds. see a little bit of that moon in the western sky. there is a risk of severe weather. all of virginia, the district, most of maryland. chance of severe storms coming from this line of storms. that is going to begin to move our way coming out of the west and sweeping east out of the ohio valley. but probably not until after sunset. in addition, we've got wind advisory noon today to 6:00 a.m. thursday. we could have gusts up to 50 miles per hour. some of the ridges, blue ridge west, around the metro, we could have gusts over 30 to 40 miles an hour. here's the timing. by 8:30 tonight, this line of orange and yellow. this is the zone of potential damaging winds with a squall line of showers and thunderstorms moving out of west

virginia into the shenandoah valley. about 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, it looks like it will be moving into the metro area by midnight. probably it will be diminishing. still enough wind to cause wind damage. again, the time frame will be between 7:00 p.m. out of the mountains to 11:00 midnight by tonight. then clearing out after that. windy tomorrow in the 40s in the morning, dropping to the 30s by tomorrow afternoon. the winds will diminish a little bit tomorrow night and then into friday, still gusty winds. could get flurries in the morning. it will be in the 20s. afternoon highs only in the mid 30s. teens on saturday morning. saturday afternoon, only a little above freezing. could get flurries late saturday night. sun back on sunday. 20s in the morning. remaining cold on monday. could get a few flurries then. up and down we go. aaron. thank you, tom. tonight you can weigh in on the proposed potomac yard metro station in alexandria. the metro rail implementation

group meet at city hall from 6:30 to 8:30. the city will present information on three alternative locations. the blue and yellow lines station would go between reagan national airport and braddock road. it is an invasive creature that's taken hold in our region. in the near future, you might find snake head fish on the menu of local restaurants. we're talking about the creature some called the franken fish. it has been a thriving operation in the potomac m some actually catching it. some tested it at washington harbor. it is a nice texture and clean taste. since there's no natural way of getting rid of the invader, some are saying if you can't beat it, eat it. >> you'd have to change the name for me. >> i've had it. it's sustainable. it tastes fine. >> change the name. >> franken fish. >> i can't order that. snake head. >> i'm an adventurous eater.

>> i don't like either name. 4:55 is our time. big plans under way for the kennedy center. we'll take a look at the multimillion dollar expansion plan. >> we found ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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welcome back at 4:58. one of d.c.'s iconic landmarks is planning an expansion for the first time since four decades ago. this is a simulated tour of the new additions to the kennedy tour.

the most ambitious part of the plan, a stage that would float on the potomac river. imagine that. also included a new living memorial dedicated to jfk with a large garden, as well as new rehearsal halls, classrooms and stages built underground to preserve the silhouette of the main building. the center aims to complete the $100 million project by 2018. so we've all seen a nickel. it's worth five cents. have you ever seen a nickel worth $2 million? >> no. >> take a look. here it is. this nickel expected to sell for at least $2 million when it hits the auction block this april. it's a 1913 liberty head nickel. in addition to being 100 years old, the nickel has quite a back story too. there were not supposed to be any liberty heads in 1913. the buffalo head nickel came out. at the end of 1912. a guy at the philadelphia mint illegally produced five liberty heads and dated them 1913. the historians believe he waited until t