>> thousands of other children have the day off or can sleep in a bit this morning. in maryland, prince george's, montgomery, howard, charles, and frederick county schools will open two hours late as will anne arundel and washington county schools. calvert and st. mary county schools are closed. >> now we turn to virginia. fairfax, loudoun, prince william county schools are closed today. schools in arlington county and alexandria will open two hours late. falls church city schools will also open two hours late. schools in manassas, stafford, spotsylvania, and culpeper counties are closed today. >> staying in virginia, clarke, fauquier, frederick, king george, warren county schools are closed. the same for schools in winchester, fredericksburg, and shenandoah county. >> in west virginia, berkeley, hampshire, jefferson, and morgan schools are closed. hardy schools will open two hours late. if you missed one or didn't see your school, there's a complete list at the bottom of the screen and at nbc4washington.com.

amelia seigel tracking conditions as you step out the door. the first thing you'll notice is the cold. >> absolutely frigid temperatures to start off your thursday. and it will remain very cold once again. in fact, we can't shake this chill until saturday. temperatures right now at 15 in washington. elsewhere, mainly in the single digits. only coming in at one degree in manassas. and we're at five degrees right now in camp springs. the latest satellite and radar image. we're not tracking any precipitation right now. in fact, mainly clear skies across the area. winds are also for the most part relatively calm right now. however, as we get into the afternoon hours, the winds pick up, and there is the chance for some snow. i'll be talking more about that coming up in ten minutes. for now, here's danella with a look at the roads. we're going to start with the rails because they're open. so far no delays. here the heads up. marc says you may experience delays. so far not now. but all are warning about looking out for those icy sidewalks, possibly platforms,

so be careful. wear shoes that will not have you slipping all over the road. and look out for that black ice. now, we're going to head to gw parkway. lanes are open, not seeing any accidents here. to the dulles toll road, 28, greenway toll road, both directions nice and clear. no accidents to report here. and continuing on the beltway between the dulles toll road heading toward the interchange, very light volume. no accidents right now. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you both. >> see you then. thank you. the deep freeze could make for a tough drive this morning. we're on the roads checking to see what impact the frigid temperatures are having. news4's megan mcgrath is in leesburg now. what are you finding now? >> reporter: we are in historic downtown leesburg right now, driving along south king street. take a live look here at the road conditions that we're seeing. you can see we've got some frozen slush here along the side of the road. down the center of the road, though, looking good. that white that you see actually is not snow. it appears to be the -- the salt and some of the chemicals that

they've put down when the storm was going to keep the roads clear. that's good. that's going to help keep the things from freezing up. but not much you can do along the side where all of the slush and snow accumulated as the plows went through. all of that is now frozen rock solid. so we do have very slippery conditions. the side streets, the smaller roads, that's why loudoun county has canceled school, not just for today but for the rest of the week. we've got a lot of really slippery conditions in the neighborhoods. i want to make sure -- they want to make sure that everybody is safe. if you're heading to work, keep in mind that you're going to need to give yourself a little bit more of a lead time when you're braking at a stoplight or stop sign. might take you longer to stop because of the conditions on the roadways. reporting live in leesburg, megan mcgrath, news4. back to you. >> thank you. 5:03. if you're traveling today, you shouldn't have any problems catching a flight once you get to the airport. looking live at reagan national now. we are not seeing any delays out

of this airport or dulles or bwi. just a handful of cancelations to places in the northeast. but nothing like the thousands of cancelations we've seen in the past two dis. you can keep track of the delays and deep freeze with our "news4 today" app including school closings, delays, along with traffic and weather alert. download it from the apple app store. 5:04. one person is in the hospital after leading police on a dramatic chase, crash, and shooting. this started in forestville before 6:00 last night. prince george's county police were responding to an armed robbery at a looker store along walters lane. they say the suspects led them on a five-mile chase to 57 and clay streets. that's where the police say the suspect's minivan crashed into a pole, and they took off on foot. at least one gunshot was fired injuring one of the suspects. it is not clear if the officer or another suspect fired that shot. two people were arrested. one is in the hospital. the officer involved in the shooting is on routine

administrative leave pending an internal investigation. today virginia will become the latest state to fight bans on same-sex marriage. new attorney general mark herring will ask the federal daughter strike down the commonwealth's ban on gay marriage. voters passed a constitutional amendment endorsing the ban in 2006. herring voted against same-sex marriage eight years ago as a state senator. the democrat says his views have changed. and today, we will have a crew in annapolis for maryland governor o'malley's final state of the state address. the governor's office says o'malley will highlight his achievements over the past seven years. he's also expected to focus heavily on his proposal to raise the minimum wage across the state. o'malley already introduced a measure that would hike the wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.ten an hour by 2016. our deep freeze and lingering snow is still impacting travelers this morning. the problems people at union station will be dealing with all day. also ahead, the icy conditions could have your car sliding into an intersection this morning. what if it's one with a red

light camera? we're getting answers for drivers worried about getting a ticket. temperatures right now are in the single digits. highs today will be in the low to mid 20s.

welcome back. at 5:08, no break from winter as

we wake up in a deep freeze around the area. looking live outside at our storm team 4 weather deck here in northwest washington. we are seeing single digit temperatures. looks like about ten right now. there is not much wind, but the little we have is making things feel colder. it's the windchill making it single digit. have you been caught -- single digits. have you been caught running a red light because you skidded on ice? you're not alone. police in prince george's county and montgomery counties were asked if you will be held responsible for tickets. they say it is a diver's responsibility to stop at a red light. a real police officer does review every picture taken. if they see the conditions were beyond the driver's control, you will not be ticketed. all right. so a little bit of a break. >> slow down. >> slow down. >> a lot of people still flying. even if it looks clear on the ground, these days you have to think about maybe there's ice there. >> today especially because temperatures are cold, nothing's melting now. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel is here with the

forecast. you're exactly right. the high yesterday only 19 degrees. today it will be warmer, but still we're going to remain below freezing. a high of 26 today in adams-morgan in bethesda. 24 for the high in germantown and manassas. any sunshine this morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. and maybe some light snow or flurries from midday, around the noontime hour until 4:00 p.m. we'll be scattered and light in nature. little or no accumulation. however, everybody will notice more breezy conditions this afternoon. so this is how it will feel at 2:30. it will feel like temperatures are in the teens. 16 in manassas. 12 in gaithersburg. 11 in frederick. as we get into the evening and overnight hours, we're once again looking at windchills below zero. tomorrow morning, it will feel about one below in washington, hopefully you'll is better news with the traffic this morning. >> i do. so far, still pretty clear in our area. so for folks traveling bw parkway between the baltimore 2000 and -- baltimore beltway

and capital beltway, earlier in the greenbelt area a driver spun off the road. that accident is clear. i want to warn you that you may come upon slick spots. heads up. 295 at 175, drivers getting boy that both directions. i-95 at cherry hill road, same story between the baltimore beltway, capital beltway, no accidents, no delays. i'm back in ten. back to you both. >> thank you. the piles of snow not the only thing causing a mess in new york city. why some are accusing the new mayor of playing favorites. plus, a live picture of union station this morning. travelers could find themselves stuck for a while.

5:14. grab your warmest winter coat as we wake up to a deep freeze. many of you waking up to low

teens, even single digits. you add the windchills, and it's downright miserable outside. that's not going to make things any easier on the roads either where melted snow has now refrozen, and that will make for an icy commute for some. slick roads aren't the only issues. if you're traveling by rail this morning, you might want to rethink that. more than a dozen amtrak trains on the keystone line which services much of the northeast have been canceled for the day. richard jordan live at union station now where commuters are already facing the freeze on the train lines. richard? >> reporter: aaron, this is going to have a big impact on anyone traveling by train from union station to boston or over to new york. it hasn't really had much effect yet. just a few people in the terminal now. things will get worse as the day wears on. there was a 5:00 train, an acela express to boston. it was supposed to take off about 15 minutes ago. that never happened because the train was canceled. the next two trains to new york, the 6:00 a.m. and 6:30, also

canceled. and because of these cancelations, you're getting to the point here several cancelations to boston and new york. because of that, many passengers have had to rebook. that means the trains that are operating to these cities are very crowded if they're not sold out. a lot of them are already sold out. now amtrak knew they were going do this because of the weather yesterday. they sent out an alert to passengers, many of them were able to rebook. but for those that did not want to face the congestion on the train, those that did not want to travel today, they are offering refunds and vouchers. so so far right now, not too many people waiting in the terminal. again, a lot of them did have that early notice that there were going to be several cancelations today. if you are traveling by train on amtrak from union station to boston or new york, that's the keystone route or the northeast regional and acela express routes, you'll want to check ahead. make sure your train is still scheduled to take off. and then of course if it's not, you can do your best to rebook. amtrak saying it's going to work with passengers to make this an

easier day than it might otherwise be. reporting live in union station, richard jordan, news4. 5:16. new this morning, investigator trying to figure out what caused a train to shut down in connecticut stranding passengers in the bitter cold. the train was traveling from grand central station in manhattan to new haven, connecticut, when it lost power around 9:00 last night. that left the 200 on board stuck just outside a station near fairfield, connecticut. a rescue train wasn't able to get to the passengers until almost 11:00. also new this morning, new york city's new mayor facing criticism for how the city handled the winter storm. you are looking live at 30 rock right now. the controversy centers around nearby upper east side. you might remember this video. we showed it to you yesterday. take a look. it's a traffic jam that happened as the storm rolled in tuesday night. the city says because the storm hit during the evening rush, trucks were not able to salt and plow very well. that led to even more problems with a lot of cars spinning out. residents say brooklyn where

mayor bill deblasio is from was cleared before several other neighborhood. deblasio said every borough was treated equally. he admits more could have been done. we have every angle of the winter storm and its aftermath covered. you can find the latest at nbcwashington.com any time. dallas firefighters are recovering this morning after fighting a massive condo fire. you can see the flames pouring out of the building. nearly 100 firefighters were on hand to battle the flames at the vacant condo for more than five hours. neighbors sprayed down their lawns with water to put out the flying embers and stop the fire from spreading. one firefighter suffered minor burns but will be okay. fire crews are still fighting the flames at a mississippi biodiesel plant as dozens have been evacuated from their homes in the surrounding area. this was the scene yesterday when a massive fireball filled the sky about three hours north of jackson, mississippi. the cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

currently the red cross has set up temporary shelters, and the national guard is monitoring the air quality to see when the area is safe again. in about three hours, several major roadways will be closed in prince george's county as a funeral procession is scheduled for a volunteer firefighter who died on duty. james "doc" brooks was a 20-year veteran of the prince george's county fire department. he suffered a medical emergency while on duty a little over a week ago. he was winterizing the boats and station ahead of the cold weather. his procession will start at 8:30 on alexandria ferry road and move through the area. driving past several locations like the fire and ems station and the marina. this could impact your commute with portions of allentown road and crane highway closed off. it is now 5:19. news4's molette green is following breaking news from the live desk. molette? we just found out about a deadly bus crash in turkey where icy roads may to be blame. working to get video from the scene. at least 21 people are dead after their bus tipped over

after sliding on the slick roads in the central section of the country. some of the passengers died when they jumped out of the bus' windows. that's latest from the live desk, back to you. >> thank you. 5:20. new, egyptian security officials say masked gunmen riding on motorcycles killed five police officers outside cairo. two other officers were wounded. egypt has seen a sharp rise in drive-by shootings and attacks that target police and military since islamist president morsi was ousted in july. at least 250 security personnel have been killed amid attacks since then. a u.n. negotiator will try to keep syrian peace talks going this morning by meeting with both sides separately. face-to-face negotiations between the syrian government and opposition forces were supposed to begin in switzerland tomorrow. but already a disagreement is threatening to derail talks. the u.s. and syria's western-backed opposition want president bashar al assad to be removed from power. the government says that's not an option. tonight the negotiator hopes to

find common ground. russia is taking some extra steps this morning to further protect olympic host city sochi. the russian army has now installed artillery and rocket launcher in the mountains to shoot down a 9/11-style attack. there have also been high-level talk with the u.s. about lending moscow high-tech equipment to stop remote controlled bombs. a former olympian says despite the fix on security, most athletes likely haven't thought too much about it. >> as athletes, you're focused on your training, the environment around you, how you're performing at that time. >> russian leaders continue to express confident that sochi will be protected from an attack. 5:21 the time. weather & traffic on the 1s every ten minutes. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia seigel has the forecast. cold start. >> absolutely. temperatures now in the single digits and teens across the area. yesterday we only warmed to 19 degrees. today, it will be a little bit

warmer. but no matter what way you cut it, it's still going to be a frigid day. breezy this afternoon. tomorrow, also another very cold day. a little bit of a breeze. as we look to saturday, there's the chance of some light snow during the day. and then the chill returns next week. we'll get a break over the weekend. what you need to be cautious of this morning are areas of ice. what happened yesterday with the full sunshine, we did get some melting across the area. that quickly refroze overnight. and that could lead to slick spots this morning. with temperatures, like i said, in the single digits and teens. one in dulles and manassas, 11 over in annapolis. four degrees in huntingtown. 15 now in washington. your morning planner for upper marlboro in virginia, temperatures will warm, if you could say that, to about 20 degrees by 10:00 a.m. we will have sunshine around this morning. but you still need your warmest winter jacket.

winds increase throughout the day. it will be breezy this afternoon. a high temperature of 26. when you factor in the winds, it will feel more like it's 15 degrees outside. for tomorrow, notice we're colder, high temperature of 22 degrees. mostly sunny skies tomorrow. so we will trade off the sunshine for colder temperatures. temperatures tomorrow will be running 20 degrees below average. saturday, cloudy skies, breezy conditions, high temperature of 36 degrees. and some snow is possible throughout the day on saturday. accumulation amounts now do look to be minor. if we have any at all. notice next tuesday and wednesday, we're back into the mid 20s for highs. danella, how are the roads looking? >> well, still in our area, roads look good. the rails already seeing delays. so here's what's happening on the marc train. camden south, 41, delays up to 16 minutes. a nine-minute delay. this is penn south train 401. again, watch out for icy sidewalks and possibly platforms. we're going to head over to the

outer loop of the beltway. this is near braddock road. there is an accident here. police on the scene as well as, have dot. luckily they're off to the shoulder lane. you might see a brief rubbernecking delay as you leave the house. now over to i-270, nice and clear in both directions. over to you. >> thank you. 5:246789 consumer reports magazine pulling its recommended status from one of its favorite cars. the honda fit. this comes after the fit and fiat 500 did the worst on the astronaut for insurance institute for highway safety's mini car crash test. in a statement, honda says it expects the 2015 fit will earn a good rating on all tests including the small overlap front crash test. the 2015 fit goes on sale in the u.s. later this year. the cost of your netflix membership could be going up as the company tries to customize streaming features to individual households. in a letter to shareholders, netflix says they are rolling out new test features and pricing. for $12 a month, customers can stream four shows or movies at

the same time in one household. that would lower the basic netflix package for streaming one show or movie to $6.99. not every customer will be able to take advantage of the test packages. has facebook already hit its peak? according to researcher at princeton university, the social networking site spread like a disease, but it has had trouble sustaining its popularity. the study looked at the rise and fall of google searches for myspace and found that facebook is following the same pattern. based on their findings, facebook could lose 80% of its users by 2015. cookie monster is trading in his favorite treat for more fruits and vegetables. he is just one of the "sesame street" muppets getting a mini makeover as part of a project to improve kids' health. 1/3 of children and teens are obese and overweight. "sesame street" is making new videos, songs, and post force promote exercise, as well. the project is aimed at 3 to 5-year-olds. sad for cookie, but ultimately he'll feel better for it. in "news 4 your health," a

new study says working the night shift can damage your health and cause problems in your dna that's according to researchers at england's surrey university. blood tests show that when sleeping normally, 6% of your genes are timed to be more or less active at certain times of day. the findings could shed light on jetlag, aging, and other processes in which the body clock is altered. my body clock is never going to be the same again. >> way off. we just give up. our deep freeze means another day of school delays and cancelations for kids. one district is ready to decide whether that means a later end of the school year. also ahead, we're watching the roads for icy spot. this is a live look. this could cause problems for your commute this morning. what you can expect when you get behind the wheel. storm team 4's amelia seigel is helping you get ready for the day.

5:29. waking up to a deep freeze. here's a thermometer at the weather democrat in tinleytown. ten degrees on the patio. fortunately, you will not be dealing with much wind out there.

the little we have is making things feel even colder. first we want to tell you the federal government and d.c. public schools will be opening on time today. >> thousands of others will have the day off or can sleep in a little bit this morning. in maryland, prince george's county, howard, charles, and frederick county schools, opening two hours late as will nupd and washington -- anne arundel and washington county schools. calvert and m. mary's are closed. >> fsks, loudoun, prince william counties closed. arlington and alexandria will open two hours late. falls church schools will also open two hours late. schools in manassas, stafford county, spotsylvania county, and culpeper county are closed. >> in virginia, clarke, fauquier, frederick, king george, and warren county schools are closed. the same goes for schools in winchester, fredericksburg, and shenandoah county. >> in west virginia, berkeley, hampshire, jefferson, and morgan county schools are closed. hardy county schools will open two hours late. if you missed one or didn't see your school listed, we have a complete list at the bottom of the screen and at

nbcwashington.com. later tonight, alexandria's school board will decide when to make up all the snow days. the board set to vote around 7:00 evening. the debate is whether to tax on extra days to the end of the school year pushing back the first day of summer break, or use scheduled professional development days which have been scheduled for several upcoming fridays. several parents have spoken out saying using the professional delopment days would be better for students. our "news4 today" app can help keep up with school closings, weather alerts, and traffic conditions. download it right to your smartphone. it's available for free in the apple itunes store. weather & traffic on the 1s now for what you're dealing with now and how things will play out throughout the day. here's storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel. >> good morning. here's a look at the current windchill temperature. like you guys mentioned, the winds now are pretty late. we're still dealing with a windchill. how it feels outside this morning. feels about eight degrees in washington. mana, that they put down to make sure that

everything doesn't freeze up. so looking pretty good on route 15. we're now turn information to the parking lot of lucketz elementary school. and you see we've got some frozen slush, but this is looking pretty good, too. although i'll tell you around here you see some of the -- the shimmer to the pavement here. that's all ice. that's all frozen slush. still some -- some slick spots here. looks like they have shoveled their walkway. schools in loudoun county closed today and tomorrow because of conditions like this. so folks are just going to want to take it easy out there. give themselves extra time. now with more, over to danella. that's great advice. you got to watch out especially for black ice in the area. a lot of our roads have been treated. mepo aren't. we are seeing accidents pop up. this is a live look outer loop of the beltway. this is at braddock road. crash is in the shoulder lane. police still on scene as well as, have did the. heads up. expect a brief delay. elsewhere around the beltway, nice and clear. as you loop around to the american legion bridge. continuing toward the beltwn yeah. >> i wonder ift makes a

difference if you're bundled up at 62 degrees -- >> burn more -- problem is eating the cupcakes and the soups and the stews and all that -- >> the sleeves of oreos. >> wow, whole sleeve? 5:41. weather & traffic on the 1s every ten minutes. >> i'd rather be warm than freezing to try to lose weight. temperature right now are in the teens and single digits. 15 degrees in washington. your planner this morning for areas like aspen hill, we are looking at partly to mostly sunny skies during the morning hours. by 10:00 a.m., we'll be at 20 degrees. during the afternoon, we are looking at breezy conditions. so it will feel about 16 in washington this afternoon. ten in leesburg. in ten minutes, i'll take a look at snow chances on saturday. for now, how are the roads? >> amealia, unfortunately checking -- amelia, unfortunately checking delays. on metro. the yellow line dealing with a signal problem at king street. delays continue as you head toward mt. vernon. to the marc, they have a switch problem here. like everything else there.

firefighters had to bring out a 3,000-foot fire hose it try to get water on -- hose to try to get water on the fire. the family and their dog made it out okay, though. that is the latest from the live desk. back to you. and of course you can track the impact of this winter storm and the deep freeze on line any time. just head over to nbcwashington.com. 5:48. right now police are searching for the person who shot and killed a 19-year-old in southeast washington. the victim was found yesterday afternoon on howard road near bowen road. he washot multiple times. police believe there was just one gunman. officers have not identified the victim. a gaithersburg church has said two women claiming to be members are not part of its congregation. the two were recently arrested for the murders of avery's two youngest children and the attempted murder of her two oldest. officers say the women were attempting to perform an exorcism on the children. the women claim to be members of the asutia ministries in gaithersburg. hathe the winner said it wasn't

supposed to be a had the in the first place. >> started as a man's scarf. >> reporter: then it took on a life of its own. >> it did. it did. >> reporter: now it's a hat for two. >> yes, yes. carol was very creative. >> reporter: carolyn -- >> that's carolyn's mother. that's the couple who won the hat. and it's a love story. they met in college park, they live in greenbelt. they made this -- this hat was supposed to be a scarf, and it keeps them together. >> we liked them for that reason. >> we did. >> and it's dr. seuss-esque. >> that's what you said. keep them snuggled close and warm during cold days. >> nice story. we have team coverage of the deep freeze through the next hour. >> we are driving virginia's roads live this morning to show you any slick spots we find. we're running through the school closures and delays. plus, keeping an eye on a small chance for more snow coming our way.