aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, february 14, 2013. happy valentine's day. we'll take a live look outside. it is chilly out there. we had some rain and some freezing rain in part of our area. tom kierein here now with more on the forecast. tom? and snow last night, too. and it melted on roadways and piled up a little on grassy areas. half inch to an inch. but where it melted on roadways, roads are wet. now temperatures are getting down to near freezing. watch out. there may be icy spots this morning. temperatures are near freezing in montgomery county, prince george's, arlington, and fairfax, district, low to mid 30s there. much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore also low to mid 30s this morning. and throughout the morning hours, watch out, there could be icy spots through 7:00, 7:30 or so. by 8:00, ought to be in the mid 30s with sunshine. by noontime, into the mid 40s and partly cloudy. martinsburg, west virginia, for our viewers there, hometown forecast, by noontime, bright and sunny and into the mid 40s. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rest of the day into

this evening. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. good morning. still tracking breaking news if you're traveling 295 taking the ramp at 295 northbound. ramp to outbound 50. that ramp is shut down right now because of an accident. if you're traveling 295 instead of getting on 50, you'll have to just continue north on 295 to work your way around. let's shoot over this time, i-66 out of haymarket. a clear commute. i'll look past 234, no issues to report heading eastbound and westbound. eastbound continuing inside the beltway. a live look at lee highway in both directions. you are nice and clear as you head toward gw parkway. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check the rails then. back to you. >> thank you. we are staying on top of a developing story in alexandria this morning. police looking into an odd death in a normally quiet part of town. a 94-year-old man was found dead inside his home in the 2700 block of holly street. megan mcgrath with the latest on this investigation.

megan? >> reporter: well, you can see the police tape encircle this home on holly avenue. we also have a police officer stationed out front. he's been here all night. we are expecting investigators to return here and take another look at the area to figure out why the man died. [ inaudible ] >> we'll go back for more on the story. as she mentioned, police will be back on the scene today looking into how this elderly man died. breaking news out of south africa. olympic sprinter and double amputee oscar pistorius is behind bars after a deadly shooting inside his home. police in south africa say a 30-year-old woman was shot and killed inside the gold medalist's home this morning. south african news agencies report the woman is pistorius' girlfriend. agencies report that pistorius may have mistaken her for a burglar. he's scheduled to be in court

later this afternoon. today in the district, attorneys will be back in court discussing tightly guarded developments in the chandra levy murder case. ingmar guandique serving a 60-year sentence in the death of the d.c. intern. sources tell news4 new evidence in the 2001 murder account taint some testimony. today's hearing will be conduct ted judge's bench to keep courtroom observers from listening to conversations. today a maryland family will hold a funeral for a baby girl. a 14-year-old killed his 7-month-old sister last week at their home in white oak while baby sitting. according to court documents, the teen beat the baby, then suffocated her when she wouldn't stop crying. family held a memorial service last night. today's funeral will be at st. callamus catholic chung in silver spring at 10:00. metro's board will get to the bottom of issues facing the agency. the safety committee will get a report on last month's green line meltdown. thousands were stuck in a tunnel or on dark trains for more than an hour because of a problem

with the third real. the -- third rail. the real estate committee will look at a plan to build nbc 5's new headquarters on land metro owns near the greenbelt station. in the next hour or so, we expect to get word that mailers and usairways -- american airlines and usairways will merge. don't expect changes overnight. the justice department and judge in the american airlines bankrupt case have to approve this. when it is said and done, the usairways name will be phased out and the new airline will be the biggest in the world. both airlines have a major presence in our area. passengers and employees we talked to say they're concerned about the long-term impact. >> the biggest concern i guess amongst the rest of the employees now is how seniority lists are going to merge together. >> american is -- is -- any experience has been rather bad. so i prefer not to try them. i'll stick with united. >> so what does this mean for you, the passenger? the two airlines will continue to operate separately for several months. if you're a frequent flyer,

american and usairways' programs will combine and unused miles are expected to carry over. nbc news has learned that general john allen may pull his name from consideration for nato's top job in europe. the white house nominated allen to take the job of supreme allied commander, but his confirmation was delayed in november after it was discovered he exchanged inappropriate emails with a florida socialite. those emails were part of an investigation that brought down former cia director david petraeus. military sources say allen does not want to put his family through more discussions about the scandal. a pentagon investigation cleared allen of any wrongdoing in that case. today president obama is expected to detail his plans to expand high-quality preschool education. he introduced the initiative during his state of the union address tuesday. the president will hash out his plans at the college heights early childhood learning center in decatur, georgia. georgia was the first state to offer voluntary prekindergarten to all 4-year-old regardless of a family's income. the president is expected to detail how he would fund

universal preschool on a national level. well, he's already led crusades against sugary sodas and against salt. now new york mayor bloomberg is setting his sights on another popular item. also ahead, in their own words. what a couple held hostage by christopher dorner is saying about the ordeal. plus, the bad news that will have fans of lady gaga missing out on a live performance. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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♪ i want your desire because you're a criminal as long as you're mine ♪ >> pop singer lady gaga is canceling her "born this way" tour because of a hip injury. that means her little monsters will not see her at the verizon later this month. you can get a refund wherever you purchased the tickets. on her facebook page lady gaga says she's been hiding a show injury and said that after monday's show she couldn't walk. the 26-year-old will undergo surgery to repair the tear in her hip. we wish her a speedy recovery. i know there are a lot of disappointed fans. >> i've been to a lady gaga concert. a friend took me to one not long after i moved here. it is quite a spectacle. she puts on a phenomenal show. >> i'm sure she does more than sing -- >> she puts on a lot of movement. >> put on crazy get-ups, too. >> absolutely:looking over the capital this morning, the clouds

are breaking up. sun today, right, tom? >> yes. the rain and snow from last night left roadways wet. now temperatures are getting down to near freezing. watch out. there could be some icy spots this morning. here's our temperatures now west virginia all the way to the atlantic beaches. in the 30s. a few isolated spots are a little below freezing. so watch out for icy spots this morning. for the rest of the day today, we'll have temperatures warming up nicely by noontime. the mid 40s. lot of sun this morning. by then, a lot of the snow is going to be melted. we've got a half inch to an inch, areas north and west of washington. near 50 mid-afternoon, partly sunny. by this evening, late evening, by midnight, it's going to be partly cloudy and back to near 40. near freezing tomorrow morning. a leak t next seven days in ten minutes. a -- a look at the next seven days in ten minutes. a look at the traffic now. good morning. traveling northbound 295 taking the ramp to outbound 50, ramp still shut down because of the crash in that area. now tom was talking about icy conditions.

we are see something. i'm getting reports, and they're coming in quickly. if you're traveling in great falls, virginia, route 7, leesburg pike at colvin run road, a crash eastbound and westbound. please use caution. 270 southbound in the gaithersburg area, two different crashes at quince orchard road. you can see right here southbound starting to see some volume. icy conditions, you've got to give yourself extra time. i'm back in ten. over to you. >> thank you. 5:11. new york mayor bloomberg's latest plan to help clean up the city. and ahead, the latest offer for passengers stuck on a cruise ship.

they found themselves in the middle of a manhunt.

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pistorius was his 30-year-old girlfriend. this is her facebook page. the paraolympian is being charged with murder. steinkampf of shot dead at his home early this morning. some outlets report that the double amputee known as blade runner may have mistaken her for an intruder. he's expected in court later this afternoon. we'll keep an eye on the story for you, of course. the manhunts for former lapd officer christopher dorner may be over, but the investigation is far from complete. detectives are now looking into what caused the cabin dorner had barricaded himself in to go up in flames. police say they fired teargas inside the home on tuesday. the cabin caught on fire a short time later. officers say they heard a single gunshot and police found human remains in the burned out building. they are still working to confirm that the remains are, in fact, those of dorner. a husband and wife that dorner held hostage on tuesday are breaking their silence about the terrifying ordeal. karen and jim reynolds say the

nightmare began when they went to their mountain cabin to clean it out. when they arrived, they found dorner inside. they say he aimed a gun at them, tied them up, and stole their car. the reynoldses say they knew all along that the intruder was one of the most wanted men in the country. >> we saw so many pictures of him. actually, while he talked to me, he said, "i know you've been seeing the news. i know you know who i am." was explaining currencies. >> police eventually spotted the stolen car which he crashed. they say he then ran into the woods and into the cabin where the standoff with police took place. as for the reynolds, they're happy to be alive. new this morning, south korea says it has developed a missile that can strike anywhere in neighboring north korea. take a look at video here. south korean leader showed when they made that announcement. military leaders say the cruise missile can strike the offices of leaders in rival north korea. this comes days after the north announced it had a third successf

because of that, australia has blocked a visit by north korean diplomats seeking to reopen an embassy. the united nations has struck out in its attempt to find out if iran is building nuclear weapons. investigators from the u.s. atomic agency returned from iran without a deal on how the investigation should be conducted. this comes as the "washington post" reports it has evidence iran is speeding up its plans to build weapons. according to the "post," iranian agents secretly tried to buy from china 100,000 magnets that are used in centrifuges. if this report is true, iran would have enough magnets for 50,000 new centrifuges which help enrich uranium. that is five times the number it frates right now. -- operates now. there's a new medal used for fighting in drone wars, troops who launch attacks that can kill or disable an enemy. defense secretary panetta approved the establishment of the distinguished warfare medal. the red, white, and blue ribbon will be given to individual for

extraordinary achievement in military operations after september 11, 2001. unlike other combat medals, honorees do not need to risk their lives to receive it. the white house now has a fight on its hands over the president's call to raise the minimum wage. he called on congress to hike the wage from $7.25 an hour to $9. house speaker john boehner says that would reduce the number of jobs available and make it harder for small businesses to hire. the president fired back yesterday at north carolina saying reviving the economy means workers need to make a decent living. nchlthsz this morning, major wildfires forcing many families out of their homes in australia. leaders believe lightning strikes sparked at least 16 fires on tuesday. they issued an emergency warning and evacuated families from their homes in western austra a australia. the fire's destroyed more than three homes and scorched more than 8,000 acres. more than 200 firefighters are battling the flames. more federal help to those affected by a massive tornado in

mississippi. president obama signed a federal disaster declaration. a powerful twister with 170 mile-per-hour winds touched down sunday. it did damage to the university of southern mississippi and more than 800 homes. the declaration will help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts. it may also provide grants to help business owners and individuals rebuild from the storm and provide temporary housing. he's already banned large sodas and other sugary drinks. now mayor bloomberg wants to outlaw some of the containers the drinks come in. he's proposing a ban on styrofoam. the mayor will announce had his final state of the city speech. story foam is tough to recycle, and 20,000 tons gets into new york city's waste system every year. los angeles and san francisco are already adopting similar bans. a popular energy drink will no longer be labeled a dietary supplement. monster energy drink will be just a drink. its new label will list nutrition facts instead of

supplement facts. the label will also include calf teen content. the ceo -- caffeine content. the ceo says the change corresponds with federal guidelines it must follow. this follows five deaths associated with the monster energy drinks. one of those deaths happened in maryland. a live debate turns into an all-out brawl on georgian television. two opposing politicians got heated on the georgian public television show appropriately named "arguments." this was on wednesday. the man on the right goes on a rant about how his opponent is a snake, the moderator tries to ease tensions. then is that -- glass is broken. they get in each other's faces, punches fly. somebody had to break it up. both were escorted away. >> tough job for the moderator. good news for the housing market. last month will number of foreclosures clopped again.

realty trac says auctions and repossessions dropped 7% in january and down 28 since january of last year. improvements are attributed to a better economy and fewer homes on the market. right now, a few more hours to go for thousands of passengers struck at sea. their vacation cruise has been more like a name with little to no food, no electricity, and barely working bathrooms. news4's jay gray live in mobile, alabama, where the ship will pull into port today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. yeah, this is where they should reach land sometime this afternoon. passengers have described this as a disgusting trip. one that's been very difficult. as you talk about, lack of real food, of running water. only a few working restrooms. no air conditioning on this ship. a lot of people said to have moved their mattresses out into the hallways or up to the deck to try and get some relief. and that's been very difficult to find. over the last day or so, cell phones losing their charge and no way to restore that charge, a

lot of the families have lost touch with those loved ones on the ship. some have gathered here in mobile. they'll be here when the ship gets here to be reunited. for other passengers, they'll either be taken by charter bus back to texas, galveston, texas, where the cruise originated and where it was to end on monday. others will be bussed to new orleans. they'll spend the night in a hotel, kind of get reacclimated before they take charter flights back to texas. so today is a very important day, an exciting day for the families. also a very important day in the investigation. ntsb investigators already on the ground. as soon as the ship is cleared, they will move in to try and get an idea of exactly what happened and what led to the problems with the propulsion system on the ship. that's the latest live here in mobile, i'm jay gray, back to you now. >> all right. thank you. time to check the forecast again. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with what's going on with our weather. good morning. good morning. afternoon rain changed to snow. last evening, got a late coating

north and west of the metro area. this photo taken by our own melissa mollet who bravely walked up to her screen door and took a picture of her deck. that got a nice little light coating there. it does d stick to the grassy areas, but not to the roads. the roadways are wet this morning. unfortunately temperatures have dropped to near freezing. that's created icy spots across northern virginia and much of maryland including montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. maybe some icy spots in northwest washington, as well. and we're going to stay here right near the freezing mark for another couple of hours. but then by mid morning, we'll be above freezing. by noon, near 45 or so. by mid-afternoon, ought to be near 50 degrees. then on friday, increasing clouds, morning lows, near freezing. afternoon highs tomorrow, though, low to mid 50s. then friday night, we might get some perhaps light rain. that may change over to snow after midnight friday night into saturday morning. still not sure if we'll get accumulation. there's a possible accumulation from that.

and there may be scattered flurries on saturday afternoon. a much -- and much colder for the weekend. highs only in the 30s on saturday and sunday. sunday morning near 20 degrees. afternoon highs on sunday only the upper 30s. bright and sunny. next monday, high near 20. afternoon highs warmer, near 40s. maybe rain on tuesday. on wednesday, near 50 with the sunshine returning. big change on the way next seven days. i'm back in ten minutes. first 4 traffic now with breaking news. danella's here. actually we'll head over to tony. he's on the scene of the earlier accident, correct? >> reporter: i'll show you the scene. we had to step back a little bit. you see eastbound 50 at the ramp at 295. you still see that police activity there. the ramp is still closed. it is set to open in a few minutes. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: a couple hours ago, police tried to pull over a vehicle for a minor violation. the vehicle did not stop.

a short, brief pursuit ensued. this is where it came to an end. i did see the car earlier. it looked like the car may have lost control coming around the ramp because it is wet and cold this morning. we're told there were no injuries. again, this ramp from eastbound 50 on to 295 will remain closed until park police and maryland state police investigate and open the ramp back up. that is the latest here. danella, we'll send it back to you. >> thanks. we're going to head from where you are along eastbound 50. we're going to go up to the beltway in montgomery county. as you make your way toward connecticut avenue, have a report of an accident on the left side. tom's been talking about icy conditions. seeing reports come in now. i-270 southbound, as you drive right over 124. crash along the left side of the roadway. you see police are still on the scene. you've got to give yourself extra time. over to the rails, no reported delays on the rails. as we talked about, icy conditions. i'm heading to fairfax county next in ten minutes. we'll talk about trouble spots there. aaron and eun?

>> thank you. where we want to go, guys? all right. not even kim kardashian and kanye west can bypass airport security. the stars were on their way back from brazil to los angeles on tuesday when an employee allowed them to skip a security checkpoint during a layover at jfk airport in new york. a transportation security administration spokeswoman says the airline employee did not follow procedure. once tsa agents realized what happened, they gave the couple a private screening, delayed the flight about an hour. the use of emergency contraceptives like the morning after spill on the rise. a new study says one in nine women between the ages of 15 and 44 who are sexually active have used the pill. half of those surveyed said they used the pill after unprotect the sex. others said they used it because a condom broke or they were worried their birth control method failed. the study found white women and more educated women use it the most. experts say it's public more

popular because it is easier to get now. if you don't like to break a sweat working out, you can go for a long walk instead. i like the way this sounds. it will still improve your health. researchers in the netherlands found people who spent two hours standing and four hours walking each day were healthier than when the same people spent an hour a day at the gym. they also found volunteers burned the same amount of calories cycling or slow walking for four hours. researchers say it's more important to cut the number of hours you spend sitting every day. any kind of exercise, any kind of exercise is good for your health. >> four hours of walking? when's the last time you walked four hours? >> i can do a few laps around the building. >> all right. take you five minutes. >> maybe more than a few. we continue to track a developing story out of alexandria after an elderly man is found dead in his home. also ahead, trying to make our schools safer.

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making headlines at 5:30, olympic sprinter and double amputee oscar pitcher toious behind bars -- pistorius behind bars after his girlfriend is shot to death outside his home. police still on the scene in a quiet alexandria neighborhood this morning after an elderly man is found dead in his home. and mailers and usairways -- american airlines and usairways expected to announce that they will merge, forming the largest airline in the world. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm greatest grft. welcome back to "news4 today" -- aaron gilchrest. welcome back to "news4 today" on this thursday, february 14, 2012. areas waking up to a light dusting of snow. look at deer in olney. they enjoyed the light snowfall last night, frolicking in the snow if you will. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has a look at how long the snow is going to be around. >> it only lasted a couple of hours, but enough to provide a fresh coating. this photo sent in to viewers in eldersburg, maryland. fresh coating on the tree limbs and shrubbery and grass. it melted on roadways. with the roadways wet overnight,

temperatures stayed above freezing until the last hour. now temperatures are dropping below freezing. so are the road temperatures. as a result, we've got icy spots. watch out for that across northern virginia, much of maryland. around washington, too, and northwest. watch out for icy spots because we're going to be staying right near the freezing mark here for another couple of hours. then by mid morning, we'll be getting above freezing. rockville, hometown forecast, montgomery county by noontime. sunny, in the mid 40s there. and for the whole region for the morning hours, those icy spots perhaps lingering through 8:00 a.m., near 40 by 9:00. by noon, much of the region will be into the mid 40s. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun? >> all right. thank you, tom. want to let you know that we've got a school delay to tell you about. frederick county public schools opening two hours late this morning. let's check in with danella sealock with problems on the roads. good morning. >> good morning. still tracking problems, as you mentioned. northbound 295 taking the ramp to outbound 50, that ramp is still shut down because of the

crash there. heading to fairfax county now, route 7, leesburg pike at colvin run road. two separate accidents. one eastbound, the other westbound because of ice. you have to slow down this morning. in montgomery county, delays because of an accident. outer loop approaching connecticut avenue. the left side of the roadway. you can take a look at georgia avenue jammed already this morning. also checking the rails, they're looking good. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the developments. back to you. developing in alexandria, a 94-year-old man is dead, and police are searching for answers. the man was found last night in his home on holly street in the del rey area. news4's megan mcgrath is live in front of the home now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the police tape still encircles the home. we h has been here all night making sure that no one enters the house. police are expected to return later this morning, once the sun comes up, to take another look

at the scene in the light of day, to try to piece together what happened here, find clues in the death of this 94-year-old man. police are calling this a suspicious deaths. they say that just before 7:00 last night, the man's stepson who also lives at the home, he returned to the house and made the discovery. he found his stepfather dead inside, suffering from trauma to the upper body. this is a quiet street in the del rey section of alexandria. there isn't much violent crime in this area. quite a shock to people who live here. although i should mention that this is not far from the scene of a high-profile murder that happened nearly ten years ago. nancy dunn, weast of the then--- wife of the then-alexandria sheriff, was found murdered in her del rey home. again, here on the scene, still a police officer stationed out front. we are expecting some activity later this morning. and of course we're going to stay on top of the story, bring you the latest developments as soon as they occur. reporting live in alexandria, megan mcgrath, news4.

back to you. today on capitol hill, a grassroots organization taking aim at gun control. moms rising will use this valentine's day to call on congress to "have a heart" and pass gun law legislation. the group will hold

[ technical difficulties ] >> they shared their concerns on keeping their children safe. many parents asked about the role of resource officers on campus. >> they have concerns of the officers being able to get in the room. and my concern is more focused on keeping those people out. and that -- >> the head of security discussed campus protections including cameras, lighting, and lockdown procedures.

the redskins' top brass will be in richmond today to break ground on the team's new training facility. the bon sec our redskins training center will be built near the science museum of virginia. should be finished in time for training camp this summer. this may be great news for skins' fans. according to rva news, only three teams have ever won the super bowl without an out-of-town training camp. they didn't turn their backs on him this time. but d.c. firefighters found a different way to voice their displeasure with their chief. also ahead, trying to avoid another green line meltdown. how metro is addressing the situation that left thousands of riders stuck. dramatic video showing just how much trouble this skier found himself in.

[ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. you're on the slopes at liberty, maybe roundtop. you look behind you and see an avalanche is closing in on you. this actually happened to a skier in switzerland. it was caught on camera here. more than a quarter of a million people have seen this guy racing to survive an avalanche during the swatch skiers cup. it was a race. he accidently triggered the launch during the run. not only did he outrace it, he did it in style with a backflip

off a ledge apparently. you can see the entire run. we've posted a link on our facebook page. apparently it -- did they say -- it wasn't technically an avalanche. something smaller than that. but there's snow following you down the mountain like that. >> it's moving really fast behind you. >> yeah. and he won the race. >> did you see the flip? all right. 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we saw snow around here, tom. >> it melted on the roadways. now the iciness developed where the roads were wet overnight. temperatures have dropped down to near freezing. so have the pavement temperatures. watch out for icy spots for the next couple of hours. and then by 9:00, we'll be near 40. by noon, mid 40s. near 50 by mid-afternoon. my latest school visit and the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. good morning. still following problems if our area. if you're traveling northbound 295, the ramp to eastbound 50, that's shut down. talk about icy conditions. park police reporting icy conditions along arlington memorial bridge. earlier there was a minor

accident. another vehicle spun out. you've got to use caution. we'll head to the beltway in ten minutes and talk about the details and jam at georgia avenue. back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thanks. the fate of the death penalty in the spotlight today in maryland. also ahead, the quick actions that may have saved the life of a university of maryland student.

a new report says some maryland lawmakers are debating a controversial gun control bill behind closed doors. according to the "washington post," a panel of 16 delegates is discussing the measure in private. it is considered one of the toughest bills in the nation, calling for an assault weapons ban and the licensing and fingerprinting of all gun owners. house leaders argue the meeting is strictly educational and is

exempt from open meeting laws. a public hearing held by the senate last week drew more than 1,000 people and lasted more than eight hours. maryland's general assembly begins debate on another controversial bill today. committees in both the house and senate will hold hearings on governor martin o'malley's efforts to repeal the death penalty. o'malley along with naacp president will testify. it takes a repeal and uses it to support family members of murder victims. if passed, maryland would be the sixth state in recent years to you do doo away with the death penalty. intuition and quick action may have saved the life of a university of maryland student shot to death by his roommate. he was inside the rental apartment and his roommate set force. they were meant -- set fires. they were meant to force the roommates out of the house. neil was running to get water to put out the fires when he sensed something was behind him. >> neil just has a sense. he looked back and saw a gun

coming out of the -- his roommate's pocket. he started to turn to run. and i don't think he got very far before he got shot. >> neil's other roommate, steven rain, was shot and killed before green turned the gun on himself. neil is recovering at home with his family and says he will return to school. police say green's family told them that he was taking medication for a mental illness. today a judge will hear secret developments in the chandra levy murder case. ingmar guandique is serving a 60-year sentence in the death of the d.c. intern. sources tell news4 new evidence in the 2001 murder could taint some testimony. the judge denied media access to the new development. and lawyers have recently held private meetings. today's hearing will be conducted at the judge's bench to keep courtroom observers from listening to the conversations. later this morning, a family will come together to remember the short life of a baby girl found dead. police say 7-month-old larissa yanus died at the hands of her

14-year-old brother last week in white oak. the teen was baby sitting and beat and suffocated the girl when she would not stop crying. the family held a memorial service last night. today's funeral begins at 10:00 at st. camilla's catholic church in silver spring. d.c. police looking for a man on a bike who apparently sexually assaulted a woman. this attack allegedly happened around 6:30 tuesday morning in the 4400 block of galt place in northeast d.c. police say a man on a mountain bike rode up to the woman. he pulled out a gun, forced her behind an empty house and sexually assaulted her. she was able to get away and called police. if you have information, call d.c. police. d.c. police also need you to take a good look at this surveillance video. it shows a man wanted for robbery. police say he pulled a gun on two people in an alley off t street and robbed them. this happened a few blocks from the u street metro station just before 7:00 monday morning. the thief apparently had a full face mask on and a gray hoodie. contact d.c. police if you can help find him. there were quite a few empty

seats at the d.c. fire chief's state of the department address. last year, dozens of firefighters symbolically turned their backs on chief ellerbee's response to his plan to change their schedules. this year, they just didn't show up. ellerbee says he knows the changes he is trying to make are not popular. but he says he will continue with plans to modernize his department. today, metro's board will try to get to the bottom of last month's green line meltdown. that's one item on the board's list of discussion points at their meeting this morning. it's safety -- its safety committee will get a report on the third rail issue which left thousands of riders stuck in a tunnel in dark trains. the real estate committee will also look at a proposal to build the fbi's new headquarters on land metro owns near the greenbelt station. a possible compromise is in the works on two different plans to raise transportation money in virginia. the state senate approved a bill to generate a billion dollars a year in revenue. it would raise the gas tax by a nickel and give local cities and counties the option of raising

their sales tax by 1%. virginia governor bob mcdonnell backs the house plan. it would scrap the gas tax altogether and raise the sales tax statewide by .8%. both versions now go to a committee made up of state senators and delegates for possible compromise. 5:50. a bill to change the way virginia teachers are evaluated heads to the desk of governor bob mcdonnell. in richmond yesterday, house lawmakers voted 75-25 to pass the bill. the measure allows school boards to extend teacher probationary periods while requiring annual evaluations and allowing a teacher to be fired after one bad appraisal. a bill to make cpr certification mandatory for high school students has passed virginia's house and senate. it goes to the governor where it could become law. the bill is named after gwyneth griffin. her parents say she was born with a congenital heart defect. she collapsed on the school track on june 8. she died seven weeks later. >> when she collapsed until the time when someone could get there with that someone being my

husband, joel, to deliver cpr, she had suffered a brain injury. >> the bill would require all virginia teachers, bus drivers, and school staff to become cpr certified. it would eventually require the roughly 375,000 high school students to be trained, as well. it's valentine's day, what's more romantic than tying the knot on this special day. the d.c. marriage bureau itself has a full day of weddings planned today. and the folks there are calling it 14 on the 14th. from 9:30 this morning to 4:30 in the afternoon, there will be a wedding every half-hour. wow. congratulations. >> yeah. >> happy valentine's day. >> back at -- was that to me? >> no. >> okay. >> wow. >> no! all right. see you later, aaron. have a good one. >> i'm just kidding. come back and sit down, aaron. >> we are feeling the love, aren't we?

>> we are. >> time for a group hug -- >> oh, please. >> somebody needs a hug. let's move right along. earlier in the week, i traveled to riverside elementary school in the m vernon section of alexandria. this is across the street from mt. vernon high school. talked to second-graders there about all different types of weather. had a great time. want to thank the teacher, third from the left in the back, sherry brick, for the invitation to visit the riverside elementary school and talk to all those second-graders about whether they've -- they've had a unit weather. his a great time. a lot of schools around the region have second-graders taking units on weather. i think that's awesome. d.c. morning, here's how we're looking. right now, 35 at reagan national. a clear sky. and a few icy spots. watch out for that. the roadways look wet. that could be ice. that's going to be lingering through 6:00, 7:00 this morning. by 8:00 a.m., mid 30s. by noon, the mid 40s. right now, temperatures are at or a little below freezing across northern virginia and much of maryland. so watch out for that as that

roadway is wet from the overnight rain and snow. the snow just accumulated on grassy areas. now temperatures and road temperatures are near the freezing mark. here's how we're looking for the rest of the day. highs reaching near 50 this afternoon. and lots of sunshine, a few clouds in and out, though. then overnight, partly cloudy, near freezing by dawn on friday. friday afternoon, ought to make it to the low to mid 50s. increasing clouds, then friday evening, might get sprinkles of light rain after midnight friday night. we may get some wet snow again. there might be an accumulation. too early to say how much. and that -- after midnight friday night into saturday morning, then scattered flurries maybe saturday afternoon and much colder for the weekend. highs only in the 30s. down to near 20 on sunday morning. sunny sunday with highs in the upper 30s. into next week, still cold monday. near 20 in the morning. afternoon highs, mid 40s. might get rain on tuesday. up near 50. sun returns midweek, and highs near 50. i'm back in ten minutes. danella now with a look at traffic. good morning. good morning. let's start with good news. if you're traveling 295, the

ramp from northbound 295 to eastbound 50, that accident is clear. tony told me himself, your travel lanes are open. looks a lot better in the area. heading over to the beltway, not so good. outer loop approaching connecticut avenue. the crash there is -- was blocking two of your left lanes. so here's where the delays are as you make your way past georgia avenue. heavy on the brakes. up to 295, we're going to talk about the delays here. southbound as you make your way past 124, crash along the right side. your delays are about four miles as you head southbound on i-270. eun? >> thank you. d.c. cabs could all be one color. a d.c. taxicab commission panel recommends that all d.c. cabs should be red. the panel says red is the color used by the circulator, and the bike share program, and is strongly associated with the city. the recommendation comes after many didn't like the four proposed color schemes. last year the d.c. council passed a law requiring a uniform color for all d.c. cabs. mayor gray is already expressing

concern saying all red cabs would look like emergency vehicles. i like big trucks? there's a new ram truck in the works. motor trend magazine reports chrysler will announce today it's going to offer a version of its ram 1500 pickup truck that runs on diesel. it will be the first modern half ton pickup in the u.s. with a diesel power option. now even though diesel costs more at the pump, in some drivers prefer it because it lasts longer and has a higher resale value. three big automakers have something to brag about. they have the country's most dependable vehicles. j.d. power and associates gave the honor to lexus, porsche, and lincoln. the survey looks at 3-year-old vehicles and looks at whether the cars had things like engine fatigue, electronic glitches, even excessive wind noise. mercedes-benz and toyota were also ranked among the best. jeep, mitsubishi, dodge, and landrover ranked at the bottom. 5:55 the time. the latest lawsuit brought by consumers against visa, mastercard, and several major

banks will never make it to a courtroom. cnbc has more on the story and more. good morning. good morning. a federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing these mastercard and three big banks of conspiring to fix atm fees. the plaintiffs included several individual consumers, as well as owners of independent nonbank atms. the lawsuit claims visa and machtercard set rules barring atm operators from offering lower prices on their independent debit card networks. now most of these are found in places like convenience stores and gas stations. the judge says despite the plaintiffs' insistence that consumers were being overcharged, the court simply couldn't find enough evidence to support that argument. and some good news for you and your money. your 401(k) account is growing fast thanks to the rising stock market and matching contribution was your employer. fidelity says the average 401(k) balance rose 12% last year about

$77,000. about 2/3 of the growth was attributed to investment returns. and guys, fidelity says if you've maintained your 401(k) over the past decade, your money has nearly quadrupled. >> thank you. this couple in virginia that won $217 million with a powerball ticket, they'll come forward today. virginia lottery will present the winning checks in richmond this afternoon. we're told the couple bought their ticket at a self-service lottery machine at richmond national airport. they matched all five numbers and the powerball last wednesday in that drawing. the couple can opt for 30 annual payments or a one-time payout of about $136 million before taxes. >> all right. congrats. there is new information about breaking news in south african. >> police just wrapping up a news conference there. new information they just released about the arrest of a famous olympian.

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