little bit of drizzle. definitely going to want to take it easy. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm richard jordan. we want to check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. off to a cloudy start. as you mentioned, a little light rain and drizzle out there this morning. there's a huge spread of temperatures. as a result, some of this could be coming down in the form of pockets of very light, freezing rain. the weather service has issued a freezing rain advisory that does include arlington, the district, prince george's county, montgomery and frederick

counties, all of the panhandle of west virginia, fair fax, prince william, into the sha shenandoah valley. take a check of temperatures, temperatures mid 30s from i-95 to the south and east. but down into the teens to the north and west. as the moisture rides ever northbound, we could see paths of freezing rain and freezing drizzle. most is down to the south and east of i-95. that's a bit of the good news. we could see a little glazing of some freezing rain as it moves north. for the next couple of hours, expect the opportunity of light freezing rain or drizzle first thing this morning. temperatures will end up all well above freezing later on today. this will be just a light rain issue for the remainder of the day. more on this coming up. >> chuck, thank you very much. road crews have been out all night, trying to make things safer for you as the freezing rain approaches. we checked in with vdot.

about 250 trucks have been hard at work in the district. and in maryland, crews have been out since 2:00 this morning, trying to pretreat roads before the freezing rain moves in. >> air travel is still trying to get up to speed from last week's winter storm. reagan national airport, flight aware.com says some 1,500 flights across the country have been canceled so far today. in our area, about 40 flights were canceled between reagan, dulles and bwi marshalls. check with your airline before you head to any of those airports. in chicago, the weather may have played a role in this dramatic scene on a runway. storming the tarmac. the plane was headed for las vegas with about 140 passengers on board. no one was hurt. one airport employee saw what happened. >> we saw the plane, you know, kind of just veer off right into the grass area. it looked like either he hit ice

or the snow pushed it forward into the grass. >> the people on the plane were taken back to the terminal. there's no word on whether they actually left the airport. >> the midwest has seen the bitter cold temperatures that are headed our way. out in minnesota, they are facing temperatures of 40 below zero today. that is just dangerously cold. as the deep freeze move east, fears of frostbite and hypothermia are on the rise. people are advised to stay inside as long as they can. >> we're not expecting company. everybody needs to stay home. >> with this cold weather threat, stores are running out of supplies. one of the hottest items on the shelves right now? bread. >> president obama and his daughter daughters are on their way back to washington. first lady michelle obama is staying behind in hawaii a few more days. the white house says the extra time on the island is part of mrs. obama's birthday gift from the president. the first lady will celebrate

her 50th birthday later this morning. the president and the kids board air force one last night. they ate one last dinner in hawaii before leaving. the president played one last round of golf at marine base course hawaii. law measurings will return to washington this week. this is a louvre look at capitol hill. tomorrow, senators are expected to work on a bill that would extend jobless benefits for three months. long-term unemployment benefits expired for millions of americans last week. president obama said he would sign the senate bill if it passes. the senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm janet yellin as the next chairman of the federal reserve. officials believe this man held up a wells fargo in riverdale friday morning. police telling us that the man walked into the bank near east/west highway, implied that he was armed and asked the teller for some money. the teller handed over some cash

and the suspect took off. crime solvers are now offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading up to this man's arrest. also looking for the person responsible for a shooting on the fwreen line. last night, officers reported to the metro line station. they say someone was shot in a bus bay but no one was seriously hurt. officers do not have any leads that the time. working quickly to find a new head coach, less than a week since the team fired former head coach, mike shanahan. they're already getting ready to interview their fourth candidate for the job. >> reporter: three coaches have been interviewed for the position so far. today, the organization is scheduled to interview jim caldwell and also requested to speak to james franklin. caldwell is currently the baltimore ravens offensive coordinator.

before that, he was the head coach of the colts and led them to a super bowl appearance in 2009. he also has eight years of head coaching experience at the collegiate level. james franklin, one of the hottest names at the college level, currently the head coach at vanderbilt. before taking over vanderbilt, he was the offensive koord for the university of maryland. he was the wide receivers coach for the packers in 2005. the list of potential candidates for the head coaching job continues to grow. we'll have more for you on nbc 4 as the week goes on. jason pugh, news 4 sports. right now, it is being called another miracle landing flight. the aftermath of a plane landing on a busy new york highway. plus how a repairman possibly saved the scene from turning into a tragedy.

>> inauguration of virginia's new governor. plus the story that will have everyone talking this morning, the very frigid forecast. chuck is back with what we need to prepare f

ten minutes after 6:00. right now, millions are bracing for another round of winter weather this morning. this is a live look at maryville, indiana, outside of chicago. it's under a winter storm warning right now. not just for heavy snowfall, but also for extreme cold. our sister station in chicago says tomorrow won't get any warmer than 9 degrees below zero. lot of negative numbers. >> and yesterday on my twitter feed, a lot of friends in chicago visiting had their flight canceled. they can't get out already.

>> tough going. >> one of my girlfriends says the weather out there in chicago, at our sister station, you can't ever complain about going on the weather deck, okay? think about what she's dealing with. >> really cold stuff for them. the real issue for a lot of this is once the temperatures get below 5 or 10 degrees above zero, even the chemicals that you use to treat the roads don't become effective at that low temperatures. iciness not only becomes a problem but a lingering problem if they can't even clean up. we may be facing our own dangerously low windchills around here as we get toward monday night and especially tuesday morning. you need to start looking for an extra layer of warmth right now so that you have it ready to go by tomorrow night as the real cold stuff is coming our way. it's been a long time since washington has been anywhere near this cold. wait till you see how low these numbers are going to be. for now, clouds move in overnight. no rain here in downtown washington just yet. there is an opportunity for a little drizzle this morning. temperatures are comfortably

above freezing, right inside the metro and along i-95. the further north and west you live or travel, temperatures are not only below freezing, they're way below freezing. in the single digits and teens across northern maryland. 12 in fredericksburg, 19 in leesburg, so where these numbers are way below freezing, any moisture that rides northbound into that will come down in the form of light freezing rain and e. again, can you see how storm team 4 radar, it's not a lot of rain out there. it's just enough to put if things are below freezing. if it's real cold where you are this morning, any moisture will come down in the form of a glazing ice coating. watch this very carefully. there's not a lot of deep moisture around. this won't be a major problem. just enough to keep your attention focused. the bitter cold is on the way,

everybody. go ahead and download our storm team 4 weather app now. this will be a week that you will want to have it at the google play store . any rain that comes in through this afternoon will be just rain, not freezing rain. temperatures will continue to climb even after the sun goes down tonight. here we are, 10:00 tonight. temperatures already in the mid 40s. we might be near 50 for a time before the sun is even up tomorrow. between tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night, temperatures plunging very, very quickly by tuesday morning down into the single digits. check out these windchills. tomorrow at the freezing mark. by tuesday morning, 20 below zero for a windchill in hagerstown. this will be dangerous stuff, everybody. here is your seven-day forecast. and bundle up. how about 17 degrees for a high temperature around here on

tuesday afternoon, after a start-up temperature down near 7 on tuesday morning. the real issue, though, in addition to the cold, windchill advisories. windchill warnings may be necessary. go ahead and start covering up the pipes outside. havy plan for your outdoor pets, just to be safe. >> also be prepared for water main breaks. we always see that happen this time. look at the stories affecting our community. >> that's right. good morning. welcome to reporter's notebook. i'm jim handly in for pat lawson muse this morning. making a transition period, one that's affecting a lot of jurisdictions in our area, this concept of a regional minimum wage. we've seen prince george's, montgomery on board with it to some degree, the district as well. >> that's right. you've got movement in the district, obviously. and in maryland for minimum wage. virginia has to wait on richmond

more than local entities. there's nos not as much movement there. same old argument gevenlt if you raise it too much, do you impair people who are low-income people or just hired at the current minimum wage and the local restaurants, local establishments will have to raise, you know, prices or they'll have to fire people to pay for the minimum wage. there's a counter argument that, no, it puts money in people's pockets and they'll spend more. the latter argument is winning in maryland, especially in maryland as well as in the district and you not in virginia. >> well, you know, some of these places where the minimum wage is, what, $8. people are so happy to have a job that they're working for that. but still, the question is, you might make $8 an hour. can you live within the compounds of the district of columbia as well as the closest counties of maryland to the district such as loudoun

county -- not loudoun county, but waldorf. people down in those areas that,'s like part of the city. the minimum wage and the cost of living just don't jive. >> and the reality also is the fact that, like dave said, this money is immediately put into the system. we have a problem of income and equity. and that's national. i think it's acute here in washington, d.c. i just don't -- can't imagine how people can live in a city and make this kind of minimum wage. but i think, you know, the reality is minimum wage is an issue that has been snowballing. and the reality is that it's here. and i think it's a good thing. and i think businesses will survive. >> we saw the issue come up with walmart. do you think that will be a campaign issue coming into the april 1st mayoral election?

>> it may come up. the point is, i think joe talked about how this was mushrooming. this mushroomed overnight just about. a year ago, we didn't talk about minimum wage. when walmart decided it was coming to the city, people started talking about minimum wage, especially the politicians. and new we find maryland on to it. prince george's county jumped into it. and so i would say that it's going -- we're going to get minimum wage in the regional area. there's no doubt about it. >> the issue with walmart is, yes, it will create more jobs but the jobs will be at low wages again, and the concern that critics of walmart say they don't treat unions well, any union. that's the charge. and they don't treat their employees that well. yes, they give them a job, save them from unemployment, but critics say there isn't an awful lot more going on there. walmart has mounted an extensive campaign to counter that. >> you're right. people have unemployment.

like you said, employment is better than unemployment. but then you have people who are the working poor. they're unemployed and they're still getting federal benefits. they're still having to get food stamps and other types of subsidies. and i think that's really caught the imagination of people. do you work to live or do you live to work? >> of course, we are in one of the most expensive -- not just cities, but regions in the country. >> absolutely. ceing up. mayor gray has announced that he is going to run again. it's a crowded field. very crowded. how do you see it shaking out as we are like five, six months out from the primary sf. >> the biggest question is, what are we going to find out in an investigation of the mayor, prosecuting attorney and his people? so far, we've learned very, very little. some key witnesses have been deposed. there's all kinds of speculation as to what they're saying.

so far, we haven't gotten any bombshells. even if there is a bombshell, would that have an affect on the mayor's race? would that really affect him? >> in the beginning, investigations, headlines, people buy into that. oh, my goodness, mayor gray, he's being investigated. he did some corruption or somebody in his campaign was corrupt. but it has died out. you know, if you study marketing, it tells you in three days, we could lose any ideology. and this is what's hpened with this investigation. it has pretty much died out. and people are more concerned about is my street going to be cleaned? they're complaining in columbia heights about the streets being cleaned, about mayoral populations, will the ambulance get there on time, will the police show up on time? those are the concerns of people. like dave says, there's a big

bo bombshell. i'm not sure that it will affect the mayor at all. >> he will be able to point to the education, even though there's been some issues with teachers and evaluation and crime numbers dropping. let's just be honest. name recollection in all the wards and he has the name recognition. plus you'll have all these candidates line up. one thing they will all have in common is that they will attack the encumbent mayor. you can't win if eight or ten candidates are all doing the same thing. and the mayor can just sit there and -- >> a lot of fragmenting. >> that's right. >> let's go down the list. you have the mayor. tommy wells, jack evans, vincent orange. and then there's another candidate. >> two or three. >> several other candidates. i can't think of why your name

exactly, forgive me. >> that's what i mean by name >> but we know who you are. people will know whether or not to vote for you. >> that's our collective point. there are so many people running, that helps the mayor right there. >> that's what i base on the wards, name recollection. in d.c. politics, ever since we've been covering this kind of stuff, you know -- >> everybody knew ascente. still didn't help him. >> he didn't swing with certain parts of the community. >> now one thing he did well, and that was he campaigned like a champ. >> oh, he did, yes. >> he walked the holes into the souls of his shoes and that made up for the lack of name recollection, and he got people back to see him. remember how it used to be? he would be seen everywhere. if something happened in his ward -- >> he would come out. >> he was there. >> he truly was.

we'll go into virginia and maryland when we come back. stay with us on reporter's notebook.

democrats taking three key offices. the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, too. we were calling it a purple state. is it shifting more and more blue now? >> a lot of people think it is. but then again, you have to factor in a couple of things. did cuccinelli run the best race he could have? did the government shutdown hurt him? it was a lot closer than people thought it was going to be. maybe it has more way to go before it really becomes blue. democrats have had a huge year in virginia. with governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. it's an historic win. whether that helps to give

momentum to the governor remains to be seen. >> i'll go out on a limb saying issues in a particular state, like virginia, will certainly tell you what the color identity will be, blue, red, whatever. we've had issues nationally from the republican that is have really hurt virginia hard. a lot of government workers live in virginia. the government shutdown wasn't good. you have military people living in verge yain. some of the military cut backs haven't helped at all. when you look at the color of what's happening in virginia, i say, yes, it's gone blue. the election definitely dictated that. >> i think there are two other issues. one is don't forget the role that young women play. >> right. >> that was overwhelming. and a lot of it was because of what jerry pointed out, the issue, particularly in reference to reproduction rights. women have been angry at the republican and cuccinelli about

that even before he announced. the other one was jackson. you couldn't have had a worst candidate for lieutenant governor. >> right. >> i mean, the extreme statements that he made. and therein lies the problem, is whether it's republican or democrat, extremism doesn't win. you have to go down the middle. that's what i think the democrat s were successful at doing. they went down the middle and here you have republicans that were just -- appeared extreme. and people don't vote for the extremist parts of party. >> perhaps you all were going to mention this anyway, but frank wolf, long-time moderate conservative, pretty much a loyal republican, staunch champion of government workers, even when it didn't help him with his party. he admits to being a bleeding heart conservative.

went to all of the world's trouble spots, human rights areas, has decided that that's what jesus wants him to do, his savior, he says. he wants him to be in that fight against depression.leaving cong. who will replace him? the state party, the same people who called for a convention to getcucinelli, and his platform and his panel. they'll make the choice for the eighth -- for the tenth congressional district, pardon me. a lot of people think that's not the way to do it. people in the county should. as an example again, will certain people and certain parts of the party pick the candidate or will the people? >> two minutes left. want to talk about maryland's governor's race. lieutenant governor anthony brown picking up a whole host of -- how do you see that race shaking out? >> i was really surprised that

he actually got the endorsement of the gay movement, especially by the large organization, given the fact that you have a candidate running who is gay and his -- her running mate is a strong supporter who went against the religious community in prince george's county. so, something is interesting with that endorsement. i don't know. i haven't put my finger on it. >> the gay organization that represents across the state the large number of gay people. for him to win that endorsement must really make it bad for her. >> the fact remains can doug gansler mount a successful campaign to challenge anthony brun, who has the establishment's endorsement? the big thing he has going is that the rollout to obamacare in

maryland didn't go so well. it's a replica of what's happening nationally. can he capitalize on that or has brown just got too much -- >> i think gansler should be careful and back off of that. a million people have signed -- a lot of people wait till the last minute. the lesson they're going to learn in maryland is what they learned at the white house. fix it. once it gets fixed then gansler doesn't have an issue. >> if it continues to improve, that's probably true. it hasn't gone as well as they wanted. they were happy to have it look like it was going to be successful and then it wasn't. so they have a little egg on their face. we'll see. >> gansler is strong in places like maybe howard county, but brown is in baltimore county, southern maryland and prince george's county. stay tuned. a lot coming up on a busy year

ahead. we could have talked hours this morning. gentlemen, thank you. we appreciate it. thank you for having us in. now back to news 4 today. we'll see you later on for "viewpoint" later on this morning. right now, we have rain in the area. later, this could turn to snow. >> it is only a taste of the winter weather we are going to be feeling in the coming days. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm richard jordan. grab that umbrella today, too. >> we want to check in with today's forecast and get it from storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he has been tracking this all morning long. >> good morning, angie and richard. good morning, everybody. fairly low impact by comparison to what we're going to be facing starting tomorrow. that being said, there is a freezing rain advisory posted

for areas along to the north and west of i-95 for the remainder of this morning up until about lunchtime today. all these highlighted counties, prince george's county, fairfax, loudoun, prince william, all under the advisory. this goes until about lunchtime today. here is the way the temperatures are shaping up. there's a huge spread. temperatures mid 30s in town. mid to upper 20s in montgomery county and mid teens in northern maryland. there's a big spread and very light areas of rain and drizzle are lifting northbound over top of this air mass. as a result, where temperatures are way below freezing, we could see a little glazing of freezing rain and freezing drizzle this morning, primarily north and west of downtown washington. temperatures will continue to trend ever upwards as we go through this morning and into this afternoon by later on today. temperatures upper 30s and low 40s. then the bottom falls out tomorrow. dangerous windchills to come, we'll talk about that in a few

minutes. the death of a d.c. woman. police arrested 52-year-old alfonso cleveland yesterday, charged with killing claudia hall. she was found dead by her son at her home on 18th place. darcy spencer spoke with the family. >> reporter: the murder happened right here inside this apartment. the victim's son found her body. he came here because he hadn't been able to reach his mom for a couple of days. >> it was very devastating. i didn't want to believe that she was dead. >> reporter: ricky hall says he had to force his way into the apartment because there was a chair blocking the door. he says his mom, 51-year-old claudia hall, was lying on her bed with a cover over her. >> i yelled her name, tapped her, moved her. i knew she was gone. i just ran out crying and called for help. >> reporter: police say hall died of strangulation. she also had been stabbed in the stomach.

>> i still can't believe she's gone. she was loving and caring, very helpful. and a people person. >> reporter: hall says he went out with his mom for new year's. >> she called me on new year's day and said she had so much fun and that was the last time i heard from her. >> reporter: police have charged 52-year-old alfonso cleveland with second-degree murder in hall's death. cleveland was her husband and never knew him to be violent, hall said. would you want to say anything to him, if you could? >> i hate him. >> reporter: hall was an only child. he and his mom were very close. cleveland sk held without bond. d.c. police haven't said at this the killing. in southeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. we are getting new information about a deadly crash in prince george's county since we brought you this breaking news yesterday morning. police have told us they think speed was a factor in the crash on 210 indian highway near

palmer road out in ft. washington. investigators say an suv bumped into a car and that sent that car off the road into the tree. the other driver stayed at the scene and wasn't hurt. no word if any charges -- if anyone would face any charges. what would you think if this happened to you? new york city highway was surprised by a big traffic tie-up. a small plane, you can see it right there, landed on the highway yesterday evening. emergency crews loaded the single engine craft on the back of a flatbed and were able to haul it away. new york city's mayor says the plane was headed back to connecticut from a sight-seeing tour around the statue of liberty when it started to experience some engine trouble. four people were on board at the time. no one was seriously hurt. amazon founder jeff bassos is back in the u.s. following an emergency rescue from the galapagos islands. he had a kidney stone on a cruise ship on new year's day.

he was air lifted to his private jet where he was flown to the u.s. for treatment. he issued a brief statement through an amazon spokesperson who said galapagos five stars, kidney stones, zero stars. he is feeling better. former lady barbara bush is waking up at her home after spending nearly a week in a texas hospital. she was treated for pneumonia. before she left the hospital she thanked the staff there. a family spokesman says she's doing great. former president george h.w. bush and mrs. bush will celebrate their 69th anniversary later this week. on hand for the inauguration of terry mcauliffe. the washington post says bill and hillary clinton will head to richmond to see mcauliffe be sworn in as governor of virginia. mcauliffe and the clintons go way back, dnc chairman who ran a number of fund-raising efforts for the former president and first lady. saturday will be a very busy day

in richmond with mcauliffe set to become governor of virgina. a long list of events are planned for that day. prayer breakfast, inauguration ceremony and parade are some of those events. at inauguration, the world children's choir from falls church will perform. and rabbi meline will lead the ben addiction. inauguration events are already under way around here. more than 1,000 came out to volunteer for the virginia day of service, including this clothing drive. pretty big drive there, happening in sterling, virginia. mcauliffe says he wants to place an emphasis on community service during his term as governor. >> we are committed to finding common ground, helping people bring in solutions for folks. let's all chip in before the big ceremony and help folks. >> this was just one of 80 community service events happening across the state.

>> forget waiting for spring. you may want to act now if you're looking to buy or sell a home. this geyser shot water 50 feet into the air. we have rain today and temperatures into the teens as everyone returns back to school and work. the seven-day forecast is up next.

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security, a big issue as we get closer to the olympic games. >> main topic of the conversation this morning on "meet the press." moderator david gregory is joining us this morning. how is it going? >> good. i wouldn't say the main topic, but one of the main topics. >> talking with janet napolitano, too. >> yes, leading the delegation. and how much coordination and cooperation there is between u.s. officials, trying to protect our athletes, as former

homeland security secretary, she's thought a lot about this. this is always an issue going into the games, naturally. you see vladimir putin in the balkans, clo's to where russia has been battling separatists. concerns about recent attacks there. we discuss it with her. >> in addition to those concerns, did she weigh in on the president's message with sending openly gay athletes to the games? >> well, you know, everyone has been -- including the president -- has been careful to say this is a statement of what the united states stands for. i think the message as you know mistakable to vladimir putin in the fact this they have passed law that is are more restrictive against gay and lesbian athletes in russia and the u.s. presence there will speak volumes. >> past that january 1st deadline, do we see any success for this program? >> a lot of tests. big surge of people who have signed up.

that's a positive sign that the administration will argue. but there certainly are a lot of questions about how consumers are going to respond. not only in terms of signing up and enrolling in obamacare, but how do they affect costs in the health care system, which is a big goal. one of the things i'll try to do is get away from the political debate. i have two leader notice field, head of the cleveland clinic and the mayo clinic. i think it will be enlightening. >> and the economy, that will be one of them in 2014. >> the presses has already said in his weekend address he would like to take on the issue of minimum wage. he would like to raise it. a lot of positive signs in the economy right now. promises to be a good 2014. he is weighing in on where he thinks congress and washington, generally, could do a job to help that recovery along. i think that's where he wants to start this year. >> "meet the press" right here

at 10:30. >> yes. staying on top of a developing story out of iraq, police say the town of fallujah has been taken over by a group linked to al qaeda. shelling the city, trying to regain control there. a senior iraqi military commander says it will take two to three days to push the militants out. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham released a statement saying the white house is at fault for withdrawing troops in 2011. texas senator ted cruz remains a dual citizen of canada and the united states, despite vowing to denounce his zit zenship to canada. he was born in canada to an american mother and cuban father. his father became a u.s. citizen in 2005. movie star steven segall says he will considering a run for arizona governor. the 61-year-old says he is thinking about running.

segall was promoting his new reality series. he teamed up with sheriff joe arpaio for that show and says he wants to increase border security. next state to allow medical marijuana use could be new york. governor cuomo set to unveil a plan to make the state the 21st in the nation to dispense small amounts of marijuana. he could use administrative powers rather than legislative action to sbrous his plan. "the new york times" says his plan would be more restrictive than similar policies in colorado and california. as the real estate markets starts to bounce back, with low interest rates it's not only a buyer's market but also one for sellers. ron mott has more on how people are taking advantage of the possible deals. >> reporter: outside atlanta, justin and helen archer have been under water on their home for years and are finally able to put it on the market this

week. >> thankfully, prices are to a point where our heads are poking up above water. >> reporter: twice in the past five years they've tried to sell and rent it and could really use a bigger place. >> we have two of everything. we're busting at the seams here. >> reporter: with an improved housing market, more than 4 million homeowners like the archers are no longer upside down, owing more than their home is worth. >> reporter: fewer under water homeowners will open up more housing transactions, both purchases as well as sales, people moving up, people moving down. greater mobility is ultimately a plus. >> reporter: home prices surged in october over the previous year by the largest margin since february 2006, up nearly 14% overall in the past year. >> we're starting to get back to normal. helping to free a russian ship stuck in the ice near

antarctica. sending the ice breaker to help free that ship. plus a chinese ship that became stuck when it was trying to rescue the the vessel. it first became stuck on christmas eve. 52 passengers are now headed back to australia. erupting volcano in indonesia has authorities evacuating nearly 20,000 people. the volcano has been spewing ash and smoke since september. it has put on high alert when the volcano's activity increased back in november. that part of the world has 130 active volcanos. drivers in laurel will want to watch out for possible ice after a major water main break last night. look at that. that's for real, not photoshopped. 50-feet into the air for the better part of an hour. freezing temperatures are being blamed for the problem at the construction site for laurel town center. they were lucky the break happened at a construction site and not on a busy street.

nobody was hurt and there was no significant damage. cautionary tale this morning. look at that black smoke pouring out. this is a car wash on rhode island avenue near sunnyside drive t burst into flames when employees tried to thaw out a frozen equipment piece with a propane heater. fire crews rushed to the scene. investigators ruled the fire accidental. people need to be extra careful when it comes to using heating equipment, especially those with an open flame. i was talking to chuck about this. we were talking about pipes and how they freeze. you said that it's the thawing process. >> you bet ya. when the water freezes in the pipe, as long as the water remains frozen, no leak. it's when you thaw it out that you find out there's a hole in the pipe. it's the combination of freeze and then thaw. that means you need to be preparing your outdoor exposed

pipes and spigot to go ahead and take the water out now, open up your cupboard doors in your outside storage buildings, to keep the cold air from settling close to your pipes. tuesday morning, temperatures down in the single digits above and the single digits below zero with windchills, which could be approaching minus 20 or lower. it's really going to be some dangerous stuff coming our way. right now, this morning, cloudy skies have rolled in overnight. there's a little chance for a glazing of light freezing rain and drizzle. light wind out of the south at 3 miles per hour. the freezing rain advisory, which does actually include the district and arlington, prince george's county, montgomery county, northern northwestern virginia, shenandoah valley, northwestern virginia.

there's an enormous spread in temperatures, 25-degree difference between downtown washington and hagerstown, maryland. temperatures in the low teen this is morning. as the moisture rides ever northbound and over the top of the really cold air, there's a chance for light freezing rain and drizzle now. the pink is where the radar is indicating the opportunity for freezing drizzle first thing this morning. be on the lookout. not a lot of moisture with this sometimes all it takes is that light little glazing, especially on some of the exposed surfaces, roadways, bridges, overpasses, stairways in and out of your home. and the bitter cold is coming. here is this little train of moisture inching its way along i-95 this morning. further north and west you live or travel, temperatures way below freezing. that's the reason for the adviso advisory. little rain we have will be gone by noontime because temperature

also continue to rise. that wind will change everything to rain. it will be all rain tonight into early tomorrow morning. that's when things start to get interesting. 5:00 tomorrow morning, temperatures still well above the freezing mark. as the arctic air rolls through here by 9:00, 10:00 tomorrow morning, the arctic front will be pushing the rain away. it may end as a brief period of wet snow. i'm not worried as much about that as i am the plunging temperatures. any moisture on the roadways by tomorrow afternoon will instantly refreeze once the sun goes down tomorrow and the bitter cold and the dangerous windchills will settle in after there. future windchills. 10:00 tomorrow morning, monday no morning, not a problem. temperatures 20s and 30s for windchills. by the time you get towards tuesday morning, 10 to 20 degrees below zero for windchills. that is dangerous stuff.

you won't have to go outside on tuesday, you should plan to stay inside. of course, most of us will be going to work and school. cloudy and cold with a chance of light rain. your seven-day forecast calls for really dangerously cold weather around here for monday night into tuesday morning. tuesday, all through the day, on into tuesday night and wednesday morning. then things will recover a bit. may have a chance for wintry weather here thursday. then that should become just primarily a rain threat for friday and saturday. tomorrow morning to wednesday morning, that's the danger zone to watch out for. >> thanks, chuck. >> okay. >> okay. new to♪ ho ho ho e warn

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breaking news in d.c. right now to tell you about. police are on the scene of a deadly crash. this happened on f street not far from the i-66 exit. police say only one car, they

believe, was involved in this accident and one man is confirmed dead. a reconstruction team is working right now to figure out exactly how this accident happened. also breaking this hour, water main break in green belt. this sat 105 greenbelt road in greenbelt, not far from the beltway and greenbelt park. this may affect water service in that area. we'll keep you posted on both of these stories. a big heads up. if you've been on the site yahoo! the last few days, the site had been distributing malware, the site's advertising server sent out malware to hundreds of thousands of visitors. it appears to be the work of hackers. two internet security firms say -- yahoo! tells the post it identified the problem and removed it from the site. virginia is trying to protect people from mass data breach, deactivated thousands of

benefit cards used at target by families who need temporary child support or assistance. target announced last month about 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised in a data breach. part of a cliff collapses in southern england, caught on video. take a look at this. >> oh, my god! jesus! >> a tourist was filming the scenic overlook when the cliff began to collapse right into the ocean. no word on what caused that collapse. heavy rain and high tides have battered the coastline for weeks there. file thund the cutest individuvideo of the week. panda cub in taiwan made his media debut yesterday. the cub just walked around and played while journalists snapped

pictures. the national zoo's panda cub will make a similar debut in under a little two weeks. the competition is on. which one is cuter? >> just like a big puff of cuteness. love it. it's just above freezing in peoria, illinois, yesterday. while most people tried to stay warm indoors, some people had another idea. okay. example of crazy right there. you saw two examples. dozens of people braved the cold to jump into the noil river for the first peoria polar plunge, raising money for a local hospital. this year they wanted to try something a little different. >> looks like quite a few people went out there. >> we always run video on people jumping in. >> still don't understand why they do it. >> i looked it up because i had

to find out. a lot of people come out saying they feel invigorated, feel better than they did when they jumped in. of course, you have your health experts to say, by the way, you're shocking your system. >> that's where the invig ratoin comes from, is the shock.

good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." i'm jim handly. helping veterans transition. and finding meaningful employment. hiring our heroes. our guests this morning are ross cohen, senior director of hiring our heroes, and jim rios, senior director of recruiting. and with blue star families. welcome to "viewpoint." welcome back to some of you. thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. big friday coming up. this is a day-long event. and effort. tell us a little bit. this is your third year for hiring our heroes, how this grassroots effort has taken off and grown. >> jim, first of all, thank you for having us here. we've been thrilled to partner with nbc 4 and capitol one and blue star families from the beginning. it began with one simple job fair in march 2011 in chicago.

and that grew and grew. and i think what people really saw was the power of connecting the private sector, veterans, military spouses and different government agencies and the military because everybody wants to hire these folks. the question is, how do they find them and make that happen? two, three years later, we had 660 job fairs, 21,600 men and women have been hired directly from the job fairs. we're very, very excited this friday, first job fair of 2014 and we're just getting started. >> jim, this is a tremendous commitment for capital one. why is it important for capital one? >> jim, again, thank you for having me today. the importance is very significant. the talent that comes out of the military is talent we need in the civilian workforce and talents we need at capital one. many of the skills and attributes that you would find in a person successful in a

military career really do exist in the civilian workforce, problem solving skills, technology skills, working under pressure, those are all attributes that make a person successful in the corporate world. >> and discipline and dedication, too. >> yes. >> this translates from spouses of service members for people transitioning from -- talk a little bit about the role that spouses play and their special skill set that they bring to some of these jobs. >> that's a great point. hiring our heroes was a very early adopter from almost the beginning in recognizing the assets that spouses bring to the table and have been instrumental in talking about the assets that spouses do bring, same as the spouses do. they see the big picture. they're adaptable. they any how to be team players and step up and be leaders. they're flexible. all of those things that every company, whether it's a small business or fortune 500 company

need and want. >> ross, talk a little bit about these companies. many of them are household names. >> sure. many are household names, capital one being a great example that will be employing this friday at the convention center. there are a ton of others. verizon, police departments from around the country, around the area, federal agencies will be there. tracing analytics is a company actively seeking veterans for intel and government consulting. great thing about hiring our heroes from the chamber of commerce perspective is that companies of all sizes and all types across every aspect of the economy fired up and excited to be part of this. >> you mentioned the economy. it's been tough the past several years for people coming home from service and transitioning back. are things looking better and better? you are seeing more companies eager to take part in this and have the jobs available to people? >> yes.

so, jim, our company is very committed to recruiting military talent. we have a very comprehensive str strategy that goes beyond just the job fair, which is a big part of t dedicated team of recruiters at capital one that are focused -- very active network, former military that work together with the recruiting team to recruit and help develop. >> that's wonderful. >> we do that as a critical part of our business strategy. >> talk a little bit, if you would, about blue star families. this has been around five years now, right? >> right, right. it will take, you know, what jim said, the entire -- the private sector, the public sector and nonsector to get this going. 1 million service members will be transitioning out over the next five years. one of the things we do, one of the top five concerns of military families is military spouse employment. another is pay and benefits.

when we asked transitioning veterans what their key concerns were, it was changes to their pay and benefits and employment. so, the employment of spouses plays into overall financial security of a military family. we'll take a quick break. we have a lot more to get to when we come back. if you would like to learn more about the big expo coming up right before our health and fitness expo this friday, hiring our

welcome back to "viewpoint." our topic, hiring our heroes. you talked about this strategy that capital one really employs. this is year round. we're not just talking about whenever an expo or job fair pops up. >> let me tell you about our strategy. there's four or five components of it. robust plan of action to get robust talent.

it starts with a dedicated team. we have a dedicated team of recruiters who focus exclusively on recruit iing employees with military background. if you come to capital one and you have a military background or you're a military spouse, you could become part of an employer resource group that we call the mitary network. and that network's main objective is to help recruit and assimilate and develop and retain associates. and that group works closely with recruiters, to help discipline to candidates what types of things they could do at capital one with their military career. helps them get more comfortable with the idea of coming to a bank out of a career in a military. >> that's great. talk a little bit if you would, ross, about what people can get from this job fair. >> sure. >> not everybody is going to walk away with a job day of. >> right. >> they could pick up certainly

a lot of skills to help better prepare them in this transition of finding a job out there. >> of course, not everyone is going to get a job from a job fair. if not that day, it may take a while, different backgrounds and clearances checks. that said, everybody should have a chance to benefit from one of these job fairs. we have set up a system with employment workshops at every single job fair around the country. the one this friday will be led to ge and it's tasked as a veteran network of 10,000 veterans inside the company. they've been volunteering around the country at dozens of our job fairs to teach these employment workshops. they start at 9:00 am, this friday. can you go over resume writing, job search, how to clean up your social media sites. maybe you don't have things that you want a future employer to see. so it's a great opportunity. and i would encourage folks to come and to register ahead of time, hiring our heroes.org.

be there at 9:00 am for the shop. unemployment rate is about 10%, for military spouses 15%. higher than the national average considerably. the biggest reason we've seen is a lack of communication from veterans. i'm a veteran myself. i know how hard it can be to translate the skills i learned every day in the army, all the things you discussed earlier, to the private sector employer. at the same time, private sector employers need to have a way to understand. these workshops help to bridge the gap of communications. >> we talked about bringing that unemployment rate down particularly for this population, but it's not just a population that makes sense in terms of oh, it's a good hire. this is a smart hire because of the talents that they bring in to the job force. >> that's true.

a lot of positive things have happened in the military community the last couple of years. one of the thengs we've been tracking with our military families is volunteers in the military families. last year 66%, according to our survey volunteer formally, and 10% volunteer more than 30 hours a month. >> wow! >> right, they're contributing to their communities where they live. those skill sets are very applicable and marketable. and something that companies can use. military spouse employment which translate much like veteran skills translate. that's something that we present at all of our hiring our heroes, military spouse fairs. to see the military spouses not sure what this resume that looks like swiss cheese because they've moved four time. >> right. >> and have gaps in their employment history to when they leave our table feeling can self

confident and with a new recognition of what they have to offer companies. it's priceless and it's something that company like capital one are eager to participate in. >> i think i mentioned off the top meaningful jobs. we're talking about maybe getting people in a direction that they hadn't thought of before for a career. is that part of what they'll be learning, too, when they go to the job fair? >> i want to reference the notion of the translation of the military skills to the corporate environment. capital one developed a tool that we feel will make it much easier for people who have a background in military to actually see what they could do in a civilian job. we have prepared the tool to go to capital one military.com. an individual as a veteran can go in, put in third branch of service, rank, their job title and they can put in additional training that they actually want to highlight.

and then i'll map to capital one skills and jobs and get a list of positions that are open that they could apply to by geography. the workshops, the partnerships, the alliances, all those things combine with coming up with more robust tools people can use to help take away a lot of the pressure or confusion, fear that might actually go into what goes into anyone's job search but would go into someone making that kind of a leap into a different field. >> they can do that on their own at any time. it doesn't have to be that fixed date of a job fair. >> that's right. they can do that at any time. >> you mentioned the geography. truly, our region is one big military town. you have this pool of people out there who are eager and ready for employment. >> that's absolutely right. the washington, d.c. and greater northern virginia, maryland area, it is very lucky to have the kind of military talent, veteran talent and military

talent that it has. one of the reasons of the chamber and hiring our heroes has been so passionately partnering in this area is exactly for that reason. it goes to a larger point. the chamber did not start hiring our heroes as a charity for veterans. they started it because we kept on hearing from employers around the country of all sizes. i want to hire veterans. i want to hire military spouses. i don't know where to find them. how can i do this? talented employees and nothing more. >> now you have so many success story. >> yep. >> that's how it grows and grows. we have to take another quick break. as we go to break, again, hiring our heroes.org. if you would like to learn more information about the big event coming up this friday, january [ male announcer ] now that you've got all the best gadgets,

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all of northern maryland and much of the immediate metro area. temperatures are widely spread this morning. temperatures around town are in the mid 30s so there wouldn't be a big freezing rain threat in town. but you don't have to travel too far to the north and west and it gets really cold. temperatures below freezing for northern montgomery county, in the teens across loudoun and frederick county this morning. as a little bit of light rain continues to try to lift northbound, areas that are below freezing could see a period of freezing rain and freezing drizzle through the remainder of the morning up until about lunchtime today. temperature also steadily rise through late this morning and eventually reach the upper 30s and low 40s by later today. more about the deep freeze to come when news 4 today continues. >> and welcome back to "viewpoint." hiring our heroes, big fair coming up this friday at the washington convention center. and we have been mentioning all morning about recruiting and hiring. but a lot of it has to do with

mentoring and keepingp ining em. >> that's right, jim. we focused so much initially on recruitment aspect of our partnership with the chamber and hiring our heroes. obviously, that sustains. we continue to focus on recruitment. the story is changing as far as on the side of the retention. retention of your great talent in the company. we hire anyone who has a military background or a military spouse, a partner. they have an opportunity to have an assigned mentor that can help them navigate everything from kind of basics about how do things work around this company to getting into how do i design objective with his my boss? what can i expect in the review process? how do i get to the next level of my career here at capital one? that obviously has a lot to do with retaining the associate. while we're continuing, obviously, to recruit -- this

year, we're actually excited to announce we did hire over 800 associates to have a background as a military veteran or spouse or partner. so, obviously, so much focus is on retention and problems like mentoring. >> coming face to face with somebody who has walked the walk for so many years and had the experience in the private sector helps -- i would think it would give them some comfort, too, that somebody has their back. >> it does. military spouses, network something so key. we move so often, because we switch career fields, given job market alignment and different installations. if you're transferring your license across state lines, you need to go into a whole new peer group. having mentors and networking, 85% of job seekers will get their next job from a networking perspective. it's very key. once they're there to retain them, to have someone who understands the culture.

in the military you have sponsors. same thing for success in the business world. >> it makes sense. being able to move and flexible is another asset for military spouses and service members, too. >> it is. that's one thing that i think through hiring our heroes and through our own military spouse and veteran programming is to change that into an asset to say instead of looking at it as a gap and what were you doing then, it shows commitment and resilience and the desire to continue to find a way to work. >> let's go over a little bit more about what people can expect. this is free, open to -- who is eligible to take part in this? >> the eligibility is for veterans. active duty folks can come by and get a sense of what it's like when they're getting out. military spouses, veterans awful generations of war. we're not just looking for folks who have just gotten out in the past year. it's open to the entire military

community. it is encouraged to register online ahead of time. it's not necessary. folks can expect -- if you show up at 9:00 am, you'll have the ge work shopshop. do that about an hour. the fair starts at 10:00 am sharp. dozens and dozens of employers. from all sections of the economy, public, private, nonpublic sector. come prepared with a resume but really come prepared to answer one question, which is tell me about yourself. and that's a hard question, people in individual lives, from a professional statement. figure out how to be able to talk about that and tell in a very short amount of time what is your elevator pitch. >> they will get one on one time, but it will be limited with as many people, as you see hundreds. >> right. if you can have a good experience at a booth, you can get one on one time, the idea is not necessarily to get the job

that day. that will happen. in d.c., so many jobs require different kinds of background checks and clearances. the key of the job fair for most employers is to make the initial connection and make that recruiter want to say this is a person i want to follow up with. you have to get them right at the beginning gl think about it, it's one day. it's really four or five hours. this is an investment, life-long investment that can change a life, truly. you've seen the success stories. >> yeah. i can give you a story, which is actually one of our heartwarming success stories of recruiting at a job fair. one of our associates a couple of years ago, he was a marine based in california who spent his own money to go to a job fair in new york city as part of the hiring our heroes job campaign. one of our recruiters aggressively sought him out at the fair and he has now been at capital one almost a couple of years, operations analyst in our regional bank. >> wow!

>> his own investment that he made on his own dime to get cross country to go to the fair to result in this store, he has done extremely well, actively involved in our military network. >> excellent. another quick break and we'll come right back. if you would like to hear more, hiring our heroes.org.

welcome back to "viewpoint" again. a big event coming up this friday, hiring our heroes draws hundreds. how many businesses would you say are taking part in this? >> past couple of years, there have been 100 employers and we expect the same this year. >> what do you want people to come with? you mentioned have their elevator speech. short, concise to do the sell job there. they also need to bring some other things with them. >> a few things. research the companies that are going to be there.

go to our website, hiring our heroes.org website, you'll be able to see the companies that are there. figure out the few that you want to talk to. you won't talk to all 100. set an agenda for yourself for the day and figure out what kind of jobs in those companies do you want? the next step is how does your military service connect you to those jobs? think about it ahead of time. you're not going to have success -- i say this as a veteran. you won't have success if you walk in and hope for the best. you should plan, have a strategy and, you know, execute on that strategy when you're there. >> prepared and planned, right? >> vivian, we touch on online. your developing with blue star families and hiring our heroes, and online tool resource. >> we're very excited about the next step of military spouse employment, to help them in their career profession with hiring our heroes and it should

be available in the coming weeks. >> and available right now to a success. you're a translater at capital one. >> we rolled out the military translator tool and 600 folks have gone to that site. this will be very useful for folks in advance of going to the fair. a role in military could translate into a role at capital one. >> you do take walk-ins, right? >> we absolutely do. bring some kind of evidence of your military service. bring some kind of evidence. employers and job seekers. capital one to allow them to be free medium sized businesses who otherwise couldn't afford to go to a job fair. come prepared.

it is better to preregister and take a look at all the employers that are going to be present so you can have a good sense of what your goals are that day. >> real quick, are you looking for mentors or new companies still? >> always looking for new companies. go to the website. we do fill up at a certain point. but for employers, as well, come down. if you want to volunteer go to hiring our heroes.org and find out how to volunteer to be a mentor as well. >> it's a big day. nbc 4 is proud of partnering with hiring our heroes and capital one and blue star families as well. it's all day long at the washington convention center this friday, the 10th. hiring our heroes. if you would like to learn more go to our website, hiringourheroes.org. now back to news 4 today.

storm team 4 has been forecasting this new round of winter weather. now it is here. this morning, clouds, rain, but will we get some snow? before we get to your forecast, two breaking news stories to pass along to you right now. police on the scene of a deadly crashed on s street not far from the i-66 exit, police saying that only one car was involved in this accident and one man has died. reconstruction team is working right now to figure out exactly how this crash happened. >> we're also getting word of a water main break in greenbelt. wssc is on the scene, 24-inch water main is causing problems on greenbelt road in greenbelt, not far from the beltway and greenbelt park and may affect water service for people who live in that area. if you are just waking up, might abe good time to possibly skip that morning run. >> yeah, maybe, and fill up on

some hot, hot coffee. stay inside, stay warm. we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell who tells us it's going to get colder. >> leading edge of what will become an arctic plunge in the area as we get toward tomorrow afternoon. so, right now, temperatures are all over the place. we have an enormous spread of temperatures. as a result, we have a freezing rain advisory. d.c. metro area. northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia. freezing rain advisory until about noontime today. temperatures, though. look at the gap in temperatures, 36 downtown washington. 30 in gaithersburg and 12 in frederick, maryland. as moisture tries to ride ever northbound, temperatures are in the teens across northern maryland and shenandoah valley. going to come down light rain and light drizzle. with temperatures that cold it could, indeed, put a glazing of ice on things.

be really, really careful first this thing this morning. later today, till about noontime, temperatures area wide will be continuing to rise in the upper 30s to 40s. not much of a problem after noontime for freezing rain. big plunge in temperatures arrives tomorrow after the morning compute. more on that with your seven-day in a few more minutes. >> road crews have been out trying to make things's easier for you as that freezing rain continues. we talked to vdot. more than 1,000 trucks were on the streets. in maryland, crews have been out since 2:00 this morning, trying to pretreat those roads before the freezing rain moves in. >> air travel taking a big hit from the winter storm. looking live at reagan national airport. flightaware.com says some 1,700 flights have been canceled so far today, up 200 just within

the last hour. we checked in with our area airport. more than 40 flights are canceled at reagan, dulles and bw marshall. check with your airline before you head to the airport. in chicago, dramatic scene on the runway there. police and firefighters swarmed the tarmac after a wheel slipped on the runway. the plane was headed to las vegas with 140 passengers on board. no one was hurt. people on the plane were taken back to the terminal. no word, though, on whether they actually left the airport. everything is back to normal after an unusual traffic tie-up in new york yesterday evening. a single engine plane had to make an emergency landing in the bronx. more on this dramatic landing. >> reporter: this exclusive video was taken just moments after what some are calling the miracle on the degan.

passengers can be seen walking away from the plane on a major new york city highway with no serious injuries and no cars hit. >> i call it a win. we'll take it. i've been in ones that weren't so successful. >> reporter: the pilot of the single engine cherokee lane was forced to land in the suppress lanes of the deagan freeway in the bronx. >> 911 dispatchers were receiving multiple callsative plane down on the deagan. >> the pilot and his two passengers departed from danbury, connecticut. they took a tour of the statue of liberty before turning to head home. just before 3:30 saturday, the plane apparently suffered engine trouble. >> they hit the ground, came straight down, hit the tree tops. >> miguel lopez was doing repair work on the roadway when he saw the approaching disaster.

he used his truck to prevent oncoming cars from colliding with the downed plane. >> slowing down traffic so nobody gets hurt. and plane doesn't get hit by the cars. >> reporter: the small plane was airborne once again as cables lifted it on to a flatbed truck. it showed little damage, including a collapsed wheel that apparently buckled during the hard landing. still, only one passenger sustained minor injuries. the accident caused massive traffic backups and shut down northbound express lanes for several hours but officials know it could have been much worse. >> we have extraordinary situation and actually a bit of a miracle, thank god, this happened today in our city. new this morning, president obama and his daughters are returning home from their vacation in hawaii. first lady michelle obama stayed behind for a few more days.

the white house says the extra time on the islands is part of mrs. obama's birthday gift from the president. she will celebrate her 50th birthday later this month. the president and the kids board air force one. the family ate one last dinner in hawaii before they left. the family spent two weeks in hawaii celebrating christmas and the new year. in the week ahead, lawmakers also returned back to washington. live look at capitol hill now. tomorrow senators are expected to work on a bill that would extend jobless benefits for three months. long-term unemployment benefis,s palm said he would sign the senate bill if it passes. the senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm janet yellin as the new chairman of the federal reserve. take a look at this picture. officers believe he held up the wells fargo bank tomorrow morning. the robber walked into the bank, implied that he was armed and

then demanded money from the teller. she handed over some cash. crime solvers are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to this man's arrest. prince george's county police are looking for a man responsible for the shooting that happened near the green line. officers reported to the naler road metro station. someone was shot in a bus bay but they weren't seriously hurt. officers don't have any leads on the suspect at this time. it's been less than a week since the redskins fired mike shanahan. this morning, the team is already getting ready to interview its fourth candidate for the job. today, the team is scheduled to meet with jim caldwell. he led the indianapolis colts to the super bowl as head coach. he was head coach for eight years at the collegiate level. redskins have requested to

interview vander bichbilt head . it just won't stop. target credit card breach now impacting needy families who use a special payment at the store. how one group is trying to combat the problem. >> what to look out for on the contract fine print. >> we want to remind you while we're on air, we're always online. facebook and twitter. also right now, a great time to go online and unwrap our free apps we have on nbcwashington.com. storm team 4 weather app is a good one to get

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you've been using the site yahoo! in the last few days, the site has been distributing malware. washington post reports it sent out malware to hundreds of thousands of visitors, appearing to be the work of hackers. two internet security firms say reports of malware infection has dropped the last couple of days. yahoo! tells the post it identified the problem and removed it from the site. virginia is trying to protect people from target's massive data breach, deactivated almost 4,000 electronic benefit cards also known as epi cards that were used at target by families needing child support or temporary assistance. the cards will be replaced. target announced last month about 40 million cards and debit, credit card accounts were compromised in a data breach. one of the big stories we're follow nth week ahead, the inauguration of terry mcauliffe as virginia's next governor. will he have well-known friends there to watch.

"the washington post" says bill and hillary clinton clinton will head to verge yain to see mcauliffe being sworn in as governor. he led a number of fund-raising events and effort force the former president and first lady. inauguration events are already under way. more than 1,000 came out to volunteer for the virginia's day of service. governor-elect toured community events across the commonwealth, including this event in sterling, virginia. mcauliffe says he wants to place an emphasis on community service during his term as governor. >> we are committed to finding common ground, helping people, bringing solutions for folks. let's all chip in before the big sar moani and help folks. >> reporter:. >> this clothing drive was one events across the state. christmas tree, you can't just throw it on the side of the street. rules you need to be aware of. earth-friendly option that doesn't involve a trash truck.

let's check in with chuck. light rain in and around i-95. as that moves north we may have freezing rain to contend with on your sunday morning. more on that, and the polar plummet to come when i see you next.

the "today" show is next on nbc 4. it starts at 8:00. erica hill and craig melvin

are joining us from new york. >> nice to see those sochi mugs on the desk, by the way. >> they were a gift from our gm. >> bradford looking out. >> we'll have to buy our own. i bought some of the mittens yesterday. when you hold them up they say go u.s.a. >> cute. >> you did? >> yes, i did buy them. i'll show you the receipt. also on the "today" show, you need those mittens, a mug or something very warm because of this deep freeze that's making its way down into sort of the northern midwest and will make its way all the way over across the northeast. we're all going to feel it. in all seriousness, though, these record-breaking temperatures are ones we haven't seen in decades. folks are getting ready at the frozen tundra of lambeau field. live there for a closer look at what we all have coming towards us. >> also traffic slows to a crawl in the big apple when this plane lands right in the middle of a busy new york highway. check it out. pretty incredibly, no one on board was seriously hurt.

we'll talk to some of the first responders who helped to get everyone to safety. we'll meet the 9-year-old girl who helped deliver her baby sister at home and she says she has a popular nbc show to thank for helping her save the baby girl's life. >> love this story. what a sweet little baby. plus a new twist in the traditional girls' night out. angie, next time you're in new york, we could check it out together. you go in, paint a masterpiece. and while you're there it's also happy hour. >> something i like to call a win/win. >> craig melvin even wants to try it. we'll introduce you to the mother/daughter team behind the paint bar in boston. >> you are a spin master and a picasso, what can erica hill not do? >> oh, i could give you a list. >> let's not go with that list, craig. >> i'm joking. >> you want him back? >> a whole lot to get to this morning right here on "today." >> craig and erica, we'll see

you in a little bit. >> thanks. >> many resolve to lose weight and get back in shape. >> this is the number one new year's resolution, no shocker there. a lot of advertised deals to join a gym. what you need to know before signing that contract. >> like many good intentions, we did use the gym quite a bit in the first six or eight months and as time went on we gradually lost interest in it. >> reporter: dennis and his wife of fairfax station, virginia, sound like a lot of people who pay money every month for a gym membership, joining nearly six years ago and recently called to cancer zbllt gentleman at the time said here is your confirmation number for your cancellation and you're free to use the gym for the next 60 days because we're going to charge you membership for the next 60 days. it surprised me. >> reporter: when he first signed up, he thought he agreed to a 30-day cancellation fee but the fine print added another 30

days. a second contract gotcha? his monthly charges doubled in five years. when they signed up, his wife was paying $32.99 a month and he was paying $29.99 a month. >> by the time i canceled in november of 2012, i was -- at that point i had been paying now on a biweekly basis, because the company slipped that in. >> small familiar charges now twice a month. how is the gym able to charge double? simple. it said it could in the contract. >> the company reserves the right to change the amount of dues and charges payable hereunder at any time. >> reporter: any time? >> any time. >> reporter: they were paying more than $1,000 a year. >> pretty upsetting to me. >> reporter: washington consumers checklist offers tips to help protect consumers when choosing a place to exercise. it compared more than 100 area health clubs. rule number one, avoid signing a