lobbying group could be negotiating a plea deal. employed corkins is charged with committing an act much terrorism and other charges. he did not like the group's politics, which opposes gay marriage and abortion. police in virginia need your help to find three masked men who robbed the colonial jewelers in frederick. surveillance video shows the suspects rushing the store armed with guns and pepper spray. they forced two store employees and customers to o the ground and grabbed whatever they could carry. this crime is eerily similar to one that took place at pentagon city mall in arlington on monday. it is not believed the incidents are linked. no arrests have been made in either case. it's about 4:31ment time for a first look at the forecast for this wednesday morning. >> maybe pollen floating around out there. maybe in here. >> i'm sorry.

sneezing on the air. >> good morning. we're starting off with a lot of cloudiness and we've had overnight just a few scattered sprinkles that are dissipated. a lot of cloudiness over much of the region. as the morning progresses, the clouds breaking up. under the clouds, temperatures shenandoah valley out of the mountains, a little above freezing. closer to washington, this frederick county maryland, to culpeper, fredericksburg near freezing. near the waters and away from the waters, it's near freezing. nearby suburbs in montgomery county, it's around 30. right near the freezing mark in prince george's county. much of the district of columbia near freezing. prince william into the upper 20s. here's how the day is progressing. our temperatures will hold steady near the freezing mark, 6:00, 7:00 a.m. still cloudiness. then sun should be breaking out by 8:00. then becoming mostly sunny by noontime. by then, ought to be around 40 degrees. sunrise this morning is at 7:09.

the sunset at 5:36. we'll take a look at the rest of the day in the hometown forecast coming up in ten minutes. coming up right now is danella with our traffic. good morning. >> good morning. in the first 4 traffic office, just an early morning accident i was tracking. this is as you travel in virginia southbound. i-95 at dumfries road. it just cleared. the crash involved a tractor-trailer blocking the right side of the roadway. now traffic getting by without issues. continuing northbound, your travel lanes are open. nice and clear towards 395. passing washington boulevard. light volume in both directions. no construction or accidents to warn you about this morning. shooting over to maryland, traveling this time along i-270 making the trip in germantown. no issues between frederick all the way to the capitol beltway in both directions on i-270. you're clear. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. angie goff has breaking news from the live desk. >> aaron, good morning. five people are dead others hurt

after an earthquake rocked the solomon islands. it triggered a tsunami that hit santa cruz island damaging about 50 homes. more than 3 dozen aftershocks have rocked the region. a handful of villages were the hardest hit. officials expect the death toll to rise. a tsunami warning was recently can semd. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. police are looking for a missing 6-year-old girl last seen with her biological mother and a man wanted by police. eric burkes was granted temporary sole custody of his daughter ariana. he's raised her on his own since birth. he tells news 4 that his ex-girl friend has a medical condition that made her legally blind. she was in town with her 30-year-old boyfriend, roderick williams. both were in town visiting from arkansas. news 4 learned that arkansas want williams for a violation of probation. >> my daughter is in a dangerous

situation right now. she's in a dangerous situation. she don't know anybody down there around her and she's around air whole bunch of men. >> he's concerned about his daughter's safety. he's not seen her since last thursday. 4:34. the executive board of the boy scouts of america will meet to possibly overturn its ban on gays. supporters of the ban plan to hold a prayer rally outside the headquarters in eastern texas. the scouts have had a long-standing policy that bans gay scouts and scout leaders. last week, the board said it might vote to leave that issue up to local troops to decide. gay rights advocates are thrilled about the potential change, but some scout leaders say it goes against their values. >> it's not hate, it's not bigotry. it's a choice about how to raise my children in what i perceive to be my christian values. if yours are different, great, ache your values where you have people that agree with you. >> earlier this week, president obama supported the boy scouts ending its national ban on gay

members and scout leaders. he said they should have the same access and opportunities everyone else does. president obama heads to annapolis today to speak at the caucus retreat at the westin annapolis hotel. the president often attends congressional retreats like this one. he met last year in cambridge, maryland. president obama and republicans in congress are squaring off in another budget battle. they have less than four weeks or face billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts. the president is calling on congress to pass a short term deal to avoid the cuts which could be disastrous to the country's economic recovery. >> there is no reason that the jobs of thousands of americans who work in national security or education or clean energy, not to mention the growth of the entire economy should be put in jeopardy because folks in washington couldn't come together to eliminate a few special interest tax loopholes or government programs we agree

need some reform. >> republicans are criticizing the president for failing to submit his budget proposal to congress before the government deadline, which is the first monday of february. he's missed the deadline four times in five years. >> we could learn more about the proceedings of the man accused of killing chandra levy. they will hold a hearing today to discuss reporters' requests about closed proceedings. we aren't sure what the hearings were about. guandique a may have the conviction overturned because a key witness in the trial is not credible. in the child sex abuse charge against him, lawyers for rick curl filed document for an agreement but no deal until the incompetent pear work is signed. a document says a girl was sexually abused starting at 13 years old. he could face prison if guilty.

he's due in court on february 21st. redistricting plan could die today. the washington post is reporting that william howell will use a procedural move to kill the proposal. according to the post, howell will rule that the new senate map drastically changes the legislation it was attached to. that would allow him to kill the measure. senate republicans even caught members of their own party by surprise when they amended a bill that called for slight adjustments to house district boundaries. their new map would have likely allowed republicans to remain in control of the senate for decades. plans to dramatically overhaul transportation funding in virginia appear to be running out of gas. >> also ahead, what rescue teams discovered after storming a bunker to rescue a boy held hostage. a community comes together to help a family that lost everything in an early morning house fire. a chilly start to your morning. a taste of the winter weather we could be saying in a few

it has been a long time since we've said this. but the caps are now officially the nhl's worst team. we went from being best to worst. they dropped another game last night to the toronto maple levs 3-2. they're 2-7-1. the worst record in the league and the shortened season is about 20% over leaving little time for the caps to start over.

try to start a rebound tomorrow night. >> they'll improve. there's still a little time. coming up on 4:41. we want a look at the forecast. tom, i'm usually not a fan of cold weather, but it's not that bad. >> a little bit of cloudiness over and it's at or below freezing in prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, district of columbia, low to mid-30s. we've got a gentle wind a a lot of cloud cover coming over and the radar not showing any precipitation here after we had a few sprinkles overnight. we have our hometown forecast in charles county. that is la plata. we'll have afternoon highs there peaking in the mid-40s with lofts sunshine andhroughout the region today. we'll have it peaking. generally in the mid-40s. we'll have sunny skies, a blustery wind this afternoon that will settle down tonight. back down to near freezing by midnight. next seven days in ten minutes. a look at traffic with danella now. >> good morning.

it's let's talk about construction. traveling the dulles toll road eastbound between spring hill and the beltway. outer loop of the beltway. you'll see construction blocking the right lane. over this time to laurel, maryland, westbound 198. that's sand i spring road ativan dues en road, the left lane is blocked. a closer look in ten minutes. aaron and eun. see you then. thank you. the toy a boy brought to class that got him kicked out of school. logging off. why more and more of us are cutting off our facebook accounts. what athletes can expect in

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the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios we're learning more about the heroic rescue of a 6-year-old boy from alabama from a bunker. jimmy lee dykes allowed members of the hostage team to deliver

supplies but the team instead dropped in a flash bang device to distract him. the rescue team shot and killed dykes and rescued ethan. he rigged bombs in and around the bunker. ethan was taken to the hospital and released a short time later. he celebrates his 6th birthday today. the iraq veteran accused of killing a sniper refuses to motor with his family or lawyer. eddie ray routh is on suicide watch and held on $3 million bond in a central ex tex jail. he's charged with shooting and killing former seal chris kyle and another man at a texas shooting range last weekend. routh confessed to his shooter. she called 9-1-1 later and police found him driving kyle's truck the same night the bodies were found. 4:45. american drone operations on the hot seat. we know from where the cia is launching many of its deadly strikes. "the new york times" reports that a remote base in saudi

arabia is home to the drones. it's from there that the u.s. conducts strikes against militants in yemen, including the attack that killed al qaeda operative anwar awlaki. >> using drones against american citizens like awlaki. americans affiliated with al qaeda could be targeted by drones even if they don't pose an imminent threat. several legal analysts say the policy threatens constitutional rights and provides dangerous definitions of self-defense and what constitutes an imminent attack. the obama administration says it's confident the attacks follow federal and international haugh. new this morning, 11 massachusetts pharmacies are being forced to shut down after inspections prompted by a deadly meningitis outbreak. the state inspected compounding pharmacies over the past month. all are similar to the new england compounding center found to be producing a contaminated

steroid that led to 45 meningitis death and sickened more than 600 people. of the shutdowns, several did not have sterile conditions while others were using improper ingredients this their drugs. the pharmacies will have to pass another round much inspections in order to reopen. the debate over gun control will play out today in annapolis. gun rights activists are planning a rally at maryland's capitol after martin o'malley prepares to testify for the first time about his gun control plan. he's proposing some of the toughest gun laws in the country. he wants to ban assault weapons and create stricter licensing requirements for hand guns. advocates are praising the governor's proposal but some fear his plan is too drastic. virginia governor bob mcdonnell has one hope left in changing the transportation funding. the state senate voted against two amendments that offered alternative funding. democrats criticized the bill for using general funds covering education, health care and public safety.

now only a house bill has a chance at passing. it hikes the sales tax by 5.5% and get rid of a $100 fee for hybrid and all earn tiff fuel cars. it appears virginia will join maryland and d.c. in tougher texting while driving laws. both chambers passed bills to increase the fines and make it a primary offense. the fines would jump from $20 to $250 making it a primary offense. it means that police will be able to pull you over if they see you texting while driving behind the while. right now it's a secondary offense, meaning police can only ticket you if you're pulled over for another violation. d.c. mayor gray wants to push job growth, health care and hospital industries in the district. he outlined his plans in the state of the district last night. d.c. is poised to become a hub for technology jobs. he's planning a trip to qatar to court foreign investors. they plan to spend $100 million

on affordable housing. i group protested outside over plans to close schools because of low enrollment zufrnlts a georgetown man is expected in court to determine whether he's strong enough to represent himself in a murder trial. albrecht muth was taken to the hospital last month because he hasn't eaten since december. a judge will decide whether he's too weak to represent himself. he's set to go on trial for the death of his 91-year-old wife. he claims his wife's death was the result of an iranian hit intended for him. a boy could be expelled for bringing a toy gun to his elementary school. police arrested the boy after he showed off the fake weapon on a bus monday on the way home from school. the school tried to call his parents with no luck. police arrested the child yesterday and he was released hours later. the boy is now suspended. 4:49 now. a 30-year veteran of the prince william police department will

head that department. stave en hudson, chief of police following a nationwide search. hudson has been assistant chief since 2008. he worked his way through the ranks. he replaces charlie dean who retired after 24 years. a frederick county community is coming together to help april family that lost two loved ones in a house fire. hundreds of people showed autopsy the chick-fil-a in frederick to raise money for the little yard family. a fire killed 6-year-old sophie page and her sister, 3-year-old mad began grace. their home burned early friday morning in myersville. both parents tried to save them. they made it out with two other daughters. one remains in the hospital. >> every one of our moms would step up to support the other moms in the community because you never know when it's going to be you that needs lifted up. >> the community is planning another fundraiser for the family. investigators are still looking into the cause of that fire. but a beautiful effort by the community there in frederick. >> nice to support a family in

such a tough situation right now. let's check the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> off to a cold start. temperatures near freezing right now. we may get up to our average high this afternoon. something to get excited about of the we'll take what we can get here in february. the washington monument under a cloudy sky. 36 at reagan national. we've got a calm wind. it doesn't feel that cold. elsewhere, it's below freezing. reagan national is the warm spot. we've got a lot of cloudiness zipping from the west and passing over the region. breaks in the clouds, southern maryland, st. mary's, eastern shore, some of the winter constellations through the broken cloud cover there. all cloudy north and west where it's around 30 in montgomery county as well as into much of prince george's, calvert and st. mary's, near 30. upper 20 ez a. parts of northern virginia, over toward culpeper and fauquier. right now, a little above

freezing leesburg and loudoun county. montgomery county around 30 degrees right now. the story here around the beltway, generally right near the freezing mark. and most of the pavement is all dry. salt on it, though, from the previous storms. we'll have temperatures by 6:00 a.m. maybe a little above freezing. then by 9:00 upper 30s with increasing sun. sunny by noontime, around 40 degrees by then. by then, winds will increase. these are the afternoon highs expected. ought to hit the upper 40s, fredericksburg, culpeper, warrenton, charlottesville. near 40 in loudoun county. highs in the 30s today, ought to hit the mid-40s in the metro area. cooler tomorrow, increasing clouds. 20 a ez in the morning. afternoon highs low 40s. friday morning, might have a wintry mix, maybe sleet. perhaps a little bit of freezing rain and wet snow. doesn't look like anything sticks. quickly changing to rain. the rest of friday in the 40s.

cold as we clear out friday into saturday. only around 40. a blustery wind. sunny sunday, up near 50. could get more rain on monday. highs into the low 50s. may hit mid-50s on tuesday. i'm back in ten minutes. first 4 traffic this morning with danella. good morning. >> good morning. let's take a closer look at the beltway. nice and clear. prince george's county, between i-95 past 50, a live look. very light volume in both directions. earlier this morning, we saw construction around 295. bw parkway. that's clear. continuing towards the wilson bridge. travel lanes are open. no issues at all. no accidents there. over to i-66. we'll start outside of the beltway at the rest area. no issues again. making your way eastbound and westbound. you're clear inside the beltway. 66 this was at 7:00, it is clear. that was some construction but travel lanes are open. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. the clock is ticking for lance armstrong. the u.s. anti-doping agency says

he has until the end of the day to reach out to them. last month armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his seven tour de france wins. if he doesn't meet the deadline, his lifetime ban from cycling will be irreversible. the usada set today's deadline forearm strong to fully cooperate in its investigation in return for a possible lifting of the ban. we just learned one of america's stars on the slopes is on her way back to the u.s. now after a terrible accident. lindsey vonn will have to make a major comeback. von went down hard yesterday during the super g in austria. she was treated for 12 minutes on the slope and then was airlifted to a hospital with two torn ligaments in her right knee and a broken bone in her leg. her coaches say expect to see von back in form in time for sochi 2014. >> lindsey will be able to cut through this thing. she was back in the hotel in a

couple hours after the accident. she was in good spirits, starting to plot out her rehab and next step. i'm confident we'll see her in sochi next year. >> doctors say it could be six to eight months before von is able to get back on skis. we're officially beginning the countdown to the 2014 winter olympics today with one year until the opening ceremony. the resort town much sochi, russia getting ready to host the world. most have had to build from scratch and forced the price tag to the games to more than $50 billion. there will be 12 new events debuting at the games, including ski and snowboarding slope style. ski halfpipe and team figure skating. how about that? i'm looking forward to that. >> you see couples. how big would a team be in interesting. >> be interesting to see. 4:55 right now. finding themselves in a dangerous spot. coming up at 5:10, the

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