the road over there. the car hit two of them. now, everyone was transported, one of the two pedestrians died. the other pedestrian is in critical condition, but moment ago, i found out that the condition has stabilized. therefore, it's not the -- the condition is not worsening. it's stable right now. the two drivers were transported to the hospital, as well. they're both teens, and they are -- have non-life-threatening injuries. there was a passenger in one of the two cars. that passenger is going to be okay, also with non-life-threatening injuries. let me hear you the interview from jim daley. basically he's explaining what exactly they're looking at right now in this investigation. >> the characteristics of the roadway are such that it goes from two lanes in to one lane. so we're looking at the engineering of the roadway and how it's designed, and also as to whether speed may be a factor in this crash. >> reporter: right now we're here on muncaster mill road. over there, investigators are on the scene. the victims in this crash are no

longer here. they were transported to the hospital. but what they're looking at right now is the -- the geography of this area, how the two lanes come in to one. they're going to have to, you know, map out the area. right now they're trying to notify next of kin, relatives of the people involved, once again you have one pedestrian killed, you have one that's in critical but stable condition. and the drivers along with one passenger, well, they're -- they have non-life-threatening injuries. live from gaithersburg, news4. and here's the latest now on that crashha tying up traffic on the bw parkway. the northbound lanes of the parkway remain closed, and drivers are advised to avoid that area. that crash happened near powder mill road and route 197 in greenbelt. park police are telling us that a vehicle traveling south on the parkway crossed the center line, struck a car head on in the northbound lanes. now to a story you're seeing first on 4. a man stumbles along a metro platform and falls on to the

tracks. metro police rescue him, and then find out he's wanted by the sheriff's office. that's not the end of this bizarre story. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us live now with the rest of the story. >> reporter: it's amazing what those metro cameras are catching every day that a lot of us don't know about. this is one of those situations. at the end of the day, this man's actions put not only himself in danger but also countless metro passengers. 10:30 a.m. yesterday in cheverly, this man stumbles off the platform and on to the tracks at the cheverly metro. he appears intoxicated as he stumbles dangerously close to the third rail. then he falls again. people on the platform look on before deciding to engage. it was after passenger here sitting on the platform got him off of the tracks and back on to the platform that police were called. and that's when the story takes another interesting turn. turns out the man was wanted.

26-year-old eric henderson of bowie has an outstanding warrant. once his name was put into a data base, it was discovered henderson was wanted for failure to appear on a trespassing charge. his rap sheet shows years of charges ranging from dui to drug, assault, and disturbing the peace cases. his actions yesterday could have put not only himself but metro passengers in jeopardy. now henderson was transported to the prince george's county hospital. according to prince george's fire and ems, he had a non-life-threatening head wound. he was supposed to be held there until he could be taken into custody by the sheriff's department. he was released and not taken into custody. now he's back on the street. sheriff's deputies tell me while he is someone who they want to take into custody, of course, as soon as possible, he's not considered a violent outstanding warrant. once again, he is out on the streets. reporting live in prince george's county, tracee wilkins. the i-team was the first to make the public aware of the

growing problems involving intoxicated metro riders. to see what metro is doing about this, head to our website, nbcwashington.com. the bitter cold weather still has an icy grip on this region. and we could get more snow in the next 24 hours. >> we have live coverage on how this cold is making its mark including more water mains are breaking across our area. >> we start in storm center 4 with meteorologist veronica johnson. >> that's right. we continue to see these waves of extreme cold move in, and through last one sitting for a while now, it's been with us the last couple of days. only ten of the last 24 days, just taking a look at numbers here in storm center 4. only ten of the last 24 days, our afternoon temperatures at or above average. we've got a sunset, folks, and as the sun goes down, it is going to get mighty cold. at least it's a pretty one without any weather falling across the area in terms of snow right now. we're expecting some snow showers. that will come tomorrow. before that, though, another icy

cold but quiet overnight period. our temperatures are going to go up a bit, but then they're going to go way, way down again. in terms of cloud cover, yeah, we're clear now. the clouds will be moving in to provide, again, the -- the foundation for some of the snow showers that we're expecting. current windchill temperatures, nine right now. it feels like in frederick, maryland, 14 manassas. you folks around warrenton, d.c. feeling like 12 degrees. and i do expect our overnight temperatures to drop just as low as they did last night. we went to seven in manassas. seven in fairfax, and down to zero in gaithersburg, maryland. i'll have the forecast and snowfall, who gets the most coming up in a couple of minutes. >> all right. traffic, businesses, homes, a massive water main break in bethesda. it's affecting a lot of people tonight. you see all the water that has been flooding rockville pike since about 4:00 this morning. that break happened right near the white flint mall. news4's kristin wright is there with the latest on this. >> reporter: well, wssc just now

in past few moments got to this ruptured pipe. i want you to see it's down in this hole toward the middle, the back side there, about six feet down, it has a huge break. it's going to be replaced. this particular pipe is way more difficult to get to than normal, we're told. see those black pipes there, those are verizon fios lines. also gas lines down there. wssc certainly didn't want to clip those. tonight could be a long night. 12 hours plus and the water main break on the rockville pike in bethesda is not fixed. it's been a long day. >> these guys have been out since 3:00 in the morning. >> reporter: at 5:30 in the morning, employees at dry clean expo on the pike showed up to work to clean piles of clothes to be picked up by customers today. but those piles are not going anywhere. >> don't have water. we cannot do anything. >> reporter: without the boiler, the machines are not spinning, and the presses are cold.

the owner says he expects to take a huge financial hit. >> all the stuff for cleaning still sitting here to wash. all the shirts because we need the water to run everything. >> reporter: he's worried. he lost out on business, too, with the pike closed in both directions at one point. >> the parking let was empty. i thought, that is so weird. i wonder if they're open. >> everybody comes this afternoon. they're going to be disappointed because i -- i couldn't process anything. this is very, very big effect on us. >> reporter: wssc says fixing the broken pipe is harder than they thought. it took hours to even shut off the water. >> we have valve that sometimes we call them tricky valves, another way to say they're old valves. sometimes the gears have been stripped. >> reporter: now one of the southbound lanes of the rockville pike is still closed at this hour because of this water main break. now we're told that wssc believes that the cold temperatures we've been having

caused this water main to break. so coming up at 6:00, we'll talk more about that and how we could expect to see more of this very same situation in the coming days. live in bethesda, kristin wright, news4. and another water main break in virginia. right now crews are still working to fix a 12-inch pipe that broke late last night. only two lanes are open on westbound duke street in alexandria. jordan street has been closed in both directions since last night. about 20 customers have been without their water all day. crews stay they hope to have that break fixed by 7:00 this evening. from water main breaks to snow flurries. news4 has an easy way to stay on top of breaking stories during this deep freeze and over the weekend. just download the nbcwashington app. search nbcwashington in the app store or on google play. a former top senate aide charged with distributing child pornography has killed himself in the basement of his family

home. 35-year-old ryan loscarn was the former chief of staff in republican senator lamar alexander's office. last month authorities charged him with possession and distribution of child pornography. and he had been living with his family in sykesville ever since his arrest. a bombshell case involving a former governor, his wife, and tens of thousands of dollars in gifts. tonight, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen are free after pleading not guilty to corruption charges. while they said little in court today, a lot of new information came out today. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in the courtroom. she joins us live from richmond now with the latest on this story. julie? >> reporter: as you know, virginia prides itself in its history. the longest running general assembly, the birthplace of presidents. today just a few blocks from here in federal court, a dark moment in the history as one of virginia's governors appeared to face criminal charges.

>> how you feel this morning? >> good morning. >> reporter: hand in hand with wife maureen, former virginia governor, bob mcdodcdonnell, navigated cameras as he arrived in court. inside a packed courtroom, mcdonnell put his hand on the bible, to take a much different oath than the many he took in 222 years of elective office. -- 22 years of elective office. he pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and fraud charge. the first lady did the same. several lawmakers including the house speaker came to show support. >> you really need to have people who can show up at your darkest and say, you're going to get through this, and i'm with you. >> reporter: the former first couple was indicted tuesday on 14 charges of fraud and conspiracy. prosecutors say they accepted more than $165,000 in gift and loans from a wealthy businessman. in return, helped promote one of his company's products. friends say the hearing marks the beginning of mcdonnell's chance to fight the allegations. >> according to the press reports, he could have taken a plea deal earlier. he believes he's not guilty. and that's the kind of guy he is.

>> reporter: the case has clearly taken a toll on the couple. in response to routine questions from the judge, maureen mcdonnell said she's taking medication for concentration issues and anxiety. >> of course she's under a lot of stress and anxiety. i mean, i can only pray for her and hope she gets the medication she needs and help. >> reporter: during a separate hearing, the mcdonnells were released on their own reconnaissan recognizance. they have surrendered their passports and cannot leave the country. outside, applause from well wishers as the mcdonnells pushed through the camera. when asked what the show upon support means it him, the government -- show of support means to him, this governor had this to say -- >> a blessing to have so many friends and family. >> reporter: two of the couple's daughters joined them in court and helped their dad into ba waiting car. the trial is set for july 28th. it's expected to last five to six weeks. coming up at 6:00, i'll tell you about very stern word the judges had for the attorneys about leaks to the media. reporting live from richmond, julie carey, news4.

the polar plunge. it's a winter ritual to support a good cause. we'll explain why this year is very different. and school buses stranded. how one of the largest school districts in the region left children out in the cold. and they call themselves the demon assassins. why two women charged with killing two small children may have kept killing if police if you have high blood pressure like i do,

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bay during freezing temperatures? >> yeah, we wonder. well, the answer, the special olympics. today was the day of the annual maryland polar bear plunge in annapolis. >> news4 talked to a few of the brave plungers about their teeth-chattering experience. >> reporter: some people call it crazy. others just call it cold. but today they plunged for charity at sandy point beach. >> there's no running now because it's a little icy, and the ice will cut your legs. >> reporter: the special olympics fundraiser is an annual affair for many folks. with snow on the ground and frigid temperatures in the air, this one was a little different. >> last year was cold. but nowhere near as cold as this. it's deceiving because it's sunny. so -- don't let that fool you. >> reporter: you know, some folks might say, you know, cold is cold. but you're telling me there's different levels to this. >> there's a different level. if you feel my hair, it's frozen. >> reporter: they'll be plunging all weekend. this is an elite group of plungers.

super plungers made by two criteria -- they've all raised $10,000 toward charity, and they're also doing this for the next 24 hours. >> so the super plungers go in one time an hour for 24 straight hours. they started at 10:00 this morning and will end up at 9:00 tomorrow mortgage. >> reporter: they've already raise -- tomorrow morning. >> reporter: they've already raised $1.5 million. this year the focus is to stay warm. to do so they're taking advantage of hot tubs and loads of hearty food to keep warm and safe. they're also doing their best to remove ice from the entry point and keeping a roster of doctors on hand just in case. reporting for news4. >> all right. how about this to take your mind off cold weather -- the super bowl of surfing is underway off the california coast. it's the mavericks invitational surf competition. dozens of the world's best surfers are braving up to 45-foot waves. this is happening at half moon bay just south of san francisco. competitors come from as far

away as australia, south africa, and brazil. first place wins you $12,000. >> and all the photographers are lined up on the shore. click, click. >> all the surfers are in wet suits. even in california. >> and that -- that water's a lot warmer. >> a lot warmer. >> yeah. >> happy cold day. that's been every day around here, right? >> how much snow will we get tomorrow? >> we're not going to get a lot. there could be some spots as we get into the evening hours where the roads could be a little compromised. especially the secondary road once again. let's talk it it. then we start first with a look at -- outside as it is quiet. sunset at 5:20. just a few more minutes, the sun will be heading on down. winter weather advisory, folks, from midnight tonight until saturday, 6:00 p.m., for the counties that you see here shaded in purple. western maryland, garrett county, oakland, cumberland, petersburg to the west. these locations will have the

most snow and be under a winter weather advisory. could be three to five inches piling up here on the leeward side of the mountains. on the other side of the mountains, some nuisance-type snow to deal withdrawal as you'll see in a moment. a bitterly cold night but quiet. i am expecting a dry night. temperature currently at 23 degrees. we're still getting windchill, but i think our winds are going to be easing as we get on the other side of sunset. so for 7:00, 8:00, the wind diminishes. clear sky and quiet, 9:00 p.m., 18 the temperature. then very cold as we head to 17 degrees and under for the rest of the overnight period. here's storm team 4 radar. you see the radar scanning the area. quiet rate now. nothing showing up. now, let me take you throughout the day tomorrow. first, the overnight period. we'll see clouds move in. i think first thing tomorrow, our sky will be mostly cloudy. at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, there it is. frostburg,

petersburg, around elkins, around morgantown, and in fact there could be another snow event coming up this weekend. these areas around some of the ski resorts out west, good skiing this weekend. watch it, though, as the system comes in. 2:00, 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, the chance for snow. up until about 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m., late snow comes through the area. just enough to give us about a trace of snowfall. light amount. i think with temperatures just above freezing, a lot of it will be melting. so trace amounts for fairfax, manassas, woodbridge, waldorf, maybe an inch laid down around bowie. just north of annapolis, for locations up to the north, union, bridge, around frederick, maryland, hagerstown, frostburg. this is where there could be just over an inch of snow. so those roads through northern montgomery county may be compromised late evening. same thing through howard county. maybe even northern loudoun county tomorrow. here's a look at your storm team four-day forecast. 35 degrees the high temperature tomorrow. again, we're just above freezing for a very brief period of time.

we come back down to 28 degrees for a high on sunday. can't rule out a flurry because it's going to get pretty windy. as a matter of fact, the windchill advisory has been issued for saturday. i'll give you the timing on that, when it starts and ends in a couple of minutes. look at the cold. even for next week, highs in the 20s again. i'll tell how long the second wave of extreme cold is going to stick around, too, a little later in the newscast. >> all right. thanks. fire devoured an historic home in maryland. we'll learn whey the flames wer so hard to put out. he's the youngest offensive coordinator in the nfl. how sean mcveigh plans to earn the respect of some of the league's old evidence players.

he's made his way up the coaching ranks to offensive coordinator. >> sean mcveigh is still in his 20s. we have more on this special one on one with the redskins' coach who is on the fast track. he worked up the ladder pretty quickly. he actually turns 28 years old today. 17 players on the redskins' roster are older than him. so i asked him how he earns respect from his players who are also his elders. >> i thinking about able to coach is a special thing. as long as there's mutual respect where i respect you as a man, you respect me back, and i

can provide you the information necessary toal huh you to have success on the field and we continue to build that relationship, i think the respect comes regardless of what your age is. >> what was your mom's reaction when you told her that you got the offensive coordinator job with the washington redskins? >> i think -- you know, she was really proud and both she and my dad were proud of me. and excited for the opportunity. she said her stomach already hurts thinking about the games next year. >> the nerves are already starting. and you played football yourself. you're a georgia state player of the year when you were there. you beat out some superstars that are now in the nfl for state player of the year. what was she like -- what were your parents like when you were a player? >> unbelievably supportive. you know, they -- they want me to have success just as much as anybody. and they've always been there for me through the good and bad. and i think that they just want to see their son happy and -- they've been such great parents with -- you know, that have set such a great example for me. >> we know that you've been on this coaching staff since 2010. but no one really knows you that well.

now you have this high-profile job, you're running, at least helping run this offense. why do you think you're good at this job? why do you think that you deserve this position? >> well, i think the thing that's been really unique and special about my situation as far as you know not having coached that long to be in this position is i've been around great football coaches that have really taught me a lot of football and have been willing to invest and help me grow and accelerate my career. jon and gray gruden. the shanahans were wonderful to me. i think having been around some great coaches, it gives you that confidence that when the opportunity does present itself, you're ready -- you're ready tok it full speed ahead. >> the relationship everyone wants to know about is the relationship with rg3. he says it's been strong and he looks forward to working with him closely now that he's the quarterback's coach. we talked to folks from mcvay's high school team. they shared great stories about

him. we'll have that coming up at 6:00. >> all right. as the olympic torch gets closer to sochi, security becoming more and more top of mind. today that torch arrived in the southeastern russian city. that reslay on its -- relay i on its 110th day since beginning in early october in moscow. here in washington, the state department is working closely with the u.s. olympic committee on security. state department security officers will be escorting the athletes to their events. and the usoc is telling athletes be careful where you wear your u.s. clothing with the u.s. logos. the sochi games are less than two weeks away. get ready with the nbcwashington app. download it for the latest news from sochi. and follow your favorite athletes and teams after the games begin. search "nbc washington" in the apps store or google play. right now at 5:00, back to school after the snow. not without some major problems for a lot of students. parents are fuming after

their children were left out in the cold. students stranded. hundreds of school buses with mechanical problems because of the extreme cold. the frigid temperatures, they're hare to stay, what's -- they're here to stay. what's being done to keep this from happening again? back in court teamwork women charged with murdering two toddlers during an exorcism appear before a judge. whione is on the move. and hot wheels. you think the washington auto show is just for show? think again. how you can get behind the wheel this weekend.

another very uncomfortable evening. the cold temperatures and windchill hanging on. 20 what is feels like in rockville. nine the feel-like factor in camp springs, maryland. folks in prince george's county. look at the future windchill readings. we'll drop lower to three in leesburg. five manassas. by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, i think single digits everywhere with still a little bit of wind left hanging on for early tomorrow morning. because of that, we've got a windchill advisory that's been issued for county ies to the noh as temperatures will again drop to nearly the levels that they did early this morning. that was seven degrees in fafgs, folks. 11 in d.c. another cold night and of course i'm telling you about the snow coming for saturday in a few. a smoother and warmer ride

home from school for students who ride the buses in northern virginia. >> but it was a different story this morning in prince william county. students and parents there had to wait longer in the cold on their first day back since the big winter storm. >> in fairfax county, notes weresewere sent out this morning that a number of buses were having mechanical problem. >> news4's transportation reporter, adam tuss, is live outside falls church high to explain what happened in fairfax. adam? >> reporter: pat, the cold weather happened. take a look at this graphic that we'll put up now and show you what the temperature reading was like here out in forecaairfax c this morning. you see seven degrees in fairfax. yeah, what does that do? that causes problems. take a look. the buses here pulling in. this bus is actually gassing up and is running right now. but you might have noticed your cars having a hard time in this weather. it's tough for the buses, as well. too cold to get going. about 160 fairfax county public

school buses grounded by the cold this morning. and that means some students had to wait longer for a bus, catch a ride, or walk in the bitter cold. >> most of the problems that we've been is having are dead batteries, overcranking when trying to get the bus started. and they -- cranking amps went down. really, just the severe cold. >> reporter: fcps says crews test buses when it gets this cold. a so-called start-up crew went out last night and started the buses. by this morning, the deep freeze had set in. >> even with our best practice of going out and starting these yesterday morning, yesterday evening, we thought we had gotten ahead of this. but clearly, having to work together to try and overcome the issue. >> reporter: the bus here at falls church high school, yeah, that one's getting on its way. when the guys came out this morning to check on their buses, some of the windshields were cracked inside the buses. they had frozen valves. even dead batteries this morning. that caused quite a headache. >> especially in this weather, it's very cold.

i would rather drive them to school instead of leave them outside for the bus. >> reporter: muhammad ahmed picking up his son who's a junior. he take the initial stride. >> my car yesterday also didn't start that easy. i mean, if it happens with my car, it could happen with the buses, as well. >> reporter: we checked with the county this afternoon. they say some of the buses this morning that had problems were able to be returned to service. some, though, will have to wait for a larger fix. back live outside falls church high. here's -- here some of the buses are being fixed. cold weather sticking around through next week. what's being done to make sure this doesn't happen monday? here about that at 6:00. reporting live in falls church, news4. the weather also posed problems for parents and students in prince william county. students attended school for the first time in a week today. parents were warned that some school buses there could be late or not come at all because of

the icy roads. parents were also encouraged to keep their children home for another day if they had worries about safety. most of the roads are clear. some folks did encounter icy spots. cleanup is underway in baltimore after a 159-year-old mansion was destroyed by fire. the flames broke out late yesterday afternoon in the roland park area of north baltimore. the homeowners were inside at the time, but they got out safely thanks to smoke alarms. firefighters had to run hoses an extral awa because the closest hydrant was frozen. one side of the house collapsed in the intense flames, damage is estimated at $1 million. more than 100 d.c. police officers have been arrested in the last five years. police chief kathy lanier now says technologi, it may be part of a solution to help curb crime within the department. she spoke at a d.c. council hearing this afternoon about the recent high-profile arrests of some officers and that included

one officer charged with child pornography. another charged with trying to kill his wife. lanier told the council she wants to roll out a plan to have officers wear body cameras to establish a record of police conduct. >> they seem to be the single best indicator for ensuring that you have high levels of accountability. so body cameras are being embraced by the community, by -- even by privacy folks. >> the council's public safety committee chairman, testimoniy wells, says he could support the plan. now at 5:00, we know more about the two women when were charged with killing two small children in a germantown home. the women told investigators they're part of a group called the demon assassins. news4's mark seagraves was in the courtroom today. he learned more about the possible motive behind the grisly murder.

the women face life in prison without the possibility of parole. the two were ordered held without bond today pending psychiatric evaluations to see if they're competent to stand trial. they've told investigators they're part of a group called the demon assassins. and they killed the 1-year-old boy and his 2-year-old sister and then tried to kill their older siblings because a demon was jumping from one of the child's bodies to the others. >> after the attack, they showered, washed the blood off of themselves, and then proceeded to help clean up the crime scene and prepare the children to see god. >> reporter: 28-year-old zakeah avery only lived in this germantown home with her four children a short time. the first signs of trouble came last thursday night when neighbors saw a baby had been left in this blue car in front of the family's home for more than an hour. as the neighbor was on the phone calling 911, he was confronted by the two women. >> back up off me, man. i'm getting ready to -- i'm being -- i'm being attacked by

two females. >> reporter: police did respond that night but referred the case to family services. the very next morning, another neighbor called 911. this time because she saw a bloody knife out the house. when police arrived this time, they made the discovery. prosecutors say the women had planned to perform an ecoor simple on an adult man the night before the murders, but he never showed up. sources close to the investigation tell news4 avery had been diagnosed as schizophrenic. sanford told police she had tried to kill herself on two occasions. coming up at 6:00, the state's attorney sounds off about the role mental health services in the state played in these murders. in montgomery county, mark seagraves, news4. >> reporter: a daylight burglary up in lincoln park. they took a tv. they took a laptop. they took an ipad. and they took something else -- they took

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when you're in the market for a new car or just want to dream, the auto show is taking place this weekend. >> veronica johnson has a sneak preview. >> reporter: given its home in the heart of washington and the political scene, the washington auto show has a brighter spotlight on it.

now more than ever, it ranks as one of the top five auto shows in the nation. >> the benefit of people coming to the show, better cars, bigger displays, and, frankly, a lot more cars. >> reporter: also, manufacturers have responded with larger, more interactive exhibits like camp jeep, and off road experiences inside the washington convention center. a chance to test the capabilities of jeep vehicles firsthand for traction and stability. manufacturers like ford are here to showcase their new technologies like the ecoboost and dealers being used in the new f150. >> it's an alum numb alloy used -- aluminum alloy used in military, very strong. the best part, it's lightweight. in fact, the f-150 for next generation is likely to be up to 700 pounds less than its predecessor. >> reporter: the industry is truly passionate about fuel economy. you can check out hydrogen fuel cell cars and the green car of the year, the cadillac elr.

if you nationwide something at a faster speed, how about the kia sol lounge. they're looking to rock you and hopefully get your attention as a buyer. kevin riley, chair of the washington auto show, says come sit in the shiny new cars or just enjoy the entertainment. >> we have over 700 cars, we have 750,000 square feet of space. i'm a father of four. the biggest thing for my kids is to sit in a shiny, new car. maybe see some of the characters that are here. >> reporter: and even for me, there were some nice surprises coming from the auto industry. you can learn more about the washington auto show tomorrow morning. i'll check out some of the hottest rides on the floor of the washington auto show in a half-hour, a special called "drive time." that's at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc 4. ro hope you'll watch. virginia senator cree deeds is speaking in his first tv interview about an attack by his mentally ill son. now we know what happened just mo

a plea dealt for an arlington woman who left her baby in a hot car last july. the 8-month-old died in his car seat. many in the community are trying to help the mother. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver broke the story on nbcwashington.com. he's here with the story you'll see first on 4. david? >> that's right. i met with zaraida hernandez's attorney last night. she was readying to to see trial this coming monday. this morning i found that prosecutors offered a last-minute plea deal, and it was just approved by a judge. the news comes as community members worked to help pay her

legal fees and raise awareness for kids left in cars. >> my heart broke for the mom and obviously broke for the baby. >> reporter: mother of one child with another on the way, crystal o'neil can't let go of zaraida hernandez' story. >> i'm not saying there aren't parents who left their child intentionally in the vehicle when they shouldn't have. but in this type of case, that's not what's happened. >> reporter: this case started on a hot day last july. 90 degrees outside. we were there as police carried an empty car seat out of i-nova alexandria hospital. investigators say she drove to work that day, dropped one of her kids at daycare, but forgot to take 8-month-old nathan to his daycare. he sat in the car for six hours until zaraida realized it. she rushed him to the emergency room, but it was too late. police then arrested the mother of five. >> people look at that picture of the mugshot and -- you know, they see someone who looks

dishevelled and a mess. of course she looks like a dishevelled mess, she just lose her baby. >> reporter: crystal's husband works with zaraida. she's gotten to know her better since the tragedy. >> i think she's cares very much about her children. they are her number-one priority. >> reporter: crystal started aidzaraida.com to help pay for her attorney, rebecca wade. >> everyone asks as a criminal defense lawyer how do you represent people that you know are guilty. the truth of the matter is, they're not the hard ones. it's the people that actually don't deserve to go to prison that really take a toll on you. >> reporter: crystal wants to do more than help zaraida. she wants to rise awareness. >> i think the best thing they could have done is not prosecute, not pursue a trial at all. take that taxpayer dollar and turn it around for an awareness campaign. >> reporter: so the plea deal means zaraida will not spend time in jail, and the charges against her will be dropped. so long as she abides by her

probation for 2.5 years. i'm david culver, news4. virginia state senator cree deeds is speaking in his first tv interview about an attack by his mentally ill son. gus deeds stabbed his father before taking his own life in november. it happened the day after gus was released from a psychiatric hold because there were no facilities that could admit him at the time. in an interview set to air on "60 minutes," deeds says, "i really don't want gus to be defined by his illness. i don't want gus to be defined by what happened on the 19th. gus was a great kid. he was a perfect son. it's clear the system failed. it's clear that it failed gus. it killed gus." deeds says he knew there would probably be a confrontation the next day, but he never expected his son to turn violent. talking about what happened that next morning, he said, "i went out to the barn to feed the horses, and gus was coming across the yard. and i said, "hey, bud, how did you sleep?" he said, "fine." i turned my back, had this feed

thing in my hands, and he was just on me. he got me twice. you know, stabbed me twice." gus deeds stabbed his father several more times before taking his own life with a gun. that interview airs on sunday. let's get the latest on the forecast from veronica. >> thanks. we're not going to have to shovel, but we will see a little bit of snow coming our way tomorrow. it's another fast-moving system that's going to lower the temperatures, allow the winds to come up, and deliver a little bit of snow. let's take a look at the numbers across the area. the forecast for tonight, the temperatures, very, very cold again. this is close to the levels that we were last night, early this morning. dropping down to nine in frederick, maryland, hagerstown, 13. nine manassas, falls church, fairfax, waldorf, down to ten during the overnight period and by tomorrow morning. we are going to be dry starting out tomorrow. it is going to be again very frigid, and by tomorrow, even though we had a nice sunset today, by tomorrow morning, i think it will be a mostly cloudy sky for us.

hourly forecast then, we've got cloud cover at noon, dry condition still, 25 degrees the temperature. we're going to go up to just slightly above freezing tomorrow, 35, 3 degrees. look -- -- 35, 36 degrees. look at this, by 2:00, 3:00, a chance of snow showers for saturday weather. just above freezing. with some locations, it will be even lower. that will be up in montgomery county, 33 there. frederick county, maryland, 32. leesburg, loudoun county, frederick county in virginia, 32, 33 degrees. those are the locations i think that have the best chance to see a little bit of accumulating snow. bring that line of maybe just around an inch of snow northern anne arundel county, eastern areas of montgomery county, actually that's northeastern prince george's county. northern anne arundel county. up into frederick county, maryland, 270, 70 there could be a little snow. as we get into the late evening hours tomorrow, it may get a little slick up into the locations. elsewhere, though, not a big deal at all. just snow showers and trace

amounts of snow coming down. roads again could get a little slick as we get into the late evening hours. so folks, in terms of your forecast then coming up the next couple of days, very cold conditions move back in with tuesday and wednesday being the days with our lowest temperatures. single digits to around 10, 12, highs in the 20s. we just keep getting slammed with this extreme, extremely cold waves of air. back to you. are winter storms now officially being named? there's a question about fireplace safety after ashes sparked a fire this week in arlington. and can insurance companies up your rate if you go from being married to single? it's friday. so let's "ask liz." >> we'll start with storm questions, right -- >> from -- i was wondering the same thing. >> yeah. >> claire in arlington, she says she knows that we name hurricanes, but she's now hearing the name janice for tuesday's storm last week on the weather channel. so -- this week.

are winter storms now being officially named, as well? >> we checked with storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer and the national weather service, gave thus answer. doug says, "new storms are now being named by the weather channel." which started naming storms like janice last winter. the national weather service, on the other hand, says it doesn't name the storms. in fact, it only recognizes the names of tropical storms and hurricanes named by the world meteorological association organization. so storm team 4 doesn't nameorm because they're not officially sanctioned by the national weather service. >> there you go. next, the question about fireplace safety after ashes sparked a fire in arlington this week. what is the best way to dispose of ashes after the fire is out? >> okay. the fairfax county fire rescue folks gave us this answer -- they say fireplace ashes do retain enough heat to ignite for several days after a fire. to dispose of ashes, you're supposed to let them cool in the fireplace for about four days,

then transfer them to a metal container with a lid. and store that outside, away from your house, and let them fully cool for another few days. the county says garden areas or flower beds are away from the house, are ideal to dump the ashes. and never, ever, ever use a paper bag, cardboard box, or plastic bag for ash storage. leave them in the fireplace for a nice long time or in a metal can. >> a little heat coming off of them. the last question from nancy in sterling, nancy says her husband recently died. her car insurance rate went up when she went from being neerd bei -- being married and widowed or single is, this legal? will. >> we turned to the insurance institute for the answer. it says it is legal for companies to factor your marital status into your rate that you pay for insurance. generally speaking, married people do tend to pay less for car insurance than those who are single. however, your marital status typically does not have a major impact on your insurance cost. your driving record, your age,

and the type of car you drive all tend to play a much bigger role in your insurance rate. so if any other factors change during that same period of time such as a new car, it is more likely to be the reason for the change in cost. if you have a question you would like us to consider for "ask liz," send to askliz@nbcwashington.com. search twitter at @lizcrenshaw. the hunt is on for margo. margo the dog. our pat collins is on the case of a robbery that went well beyond stealing a couple of ipads. and the news4 i-team breaking a story about serious safety violations before the garage collapse. new pictures from inside the wreckage.

a d.c. plan is devastated after someone broke into his home yesterday and stole his cream-colored cockapoo, margo. happened at 14th and d streets near lincoln park in northeast. the crooks also made off with other items. as news4's pat collins reports, what margo's owner really wants is just to get her back. >> reporter: you can steal a man's phone. you can steal his wallet. you can steel his car.

now steal a man's dog? >> she's like family. i mean, i don't have any kids so i wouldn't want to equate my dog with a child, but she's my companion. she's who i come home to. >> reporter: that's eric peterson. when you see his dog, margo, you'll know why he's so upset. margo is a 2 1/2-year-old cockap cockapoo. eric's had her since she was a pup. now yesterday, some thieves broke in to his house, and they did what thieves do -- but they took it one step further. they took margo. >> this is so scary because i don't know where she is. and i don't know if she's scared. i don't know if she's being taken care of. >> reporter: the burglars made their move from the alley through the yard and then to the basement door.

they opened the screen, busted out the glass, turned the deadbolt, and they were in in a flash. upstairs, they took the tv, two ipads, a laptop, and then they opened the dog crate and made off with margo. and before they left, those crooks even took one of margo's leashes from this hook near the front door. eric wants his dog back so bad, he's offering a $10,000 reward. no questions asked? >> no questions asked. >> reporter: you just want your dog -- >> i just want my dog back. >> reporter: in washington, pat collins, news4. breaking news now at 6:00, we're following two serious crashes in maryland. one shutting down traffic completely on the baltimore washington parkway in greenbelt. chopper 4 was over the scene. the other crash is in gaithersburg. it killed a teenager who was walking along muncaster mill road. police are trying to figure out if racing was involved.

news4 with more on the latest. >> reporter: good evening. right now i'm on muncaster mill road in montgomery county. police are investigating. they tell me that the drivers are teenagers, and they were possibly drag racing up muncaster mill road. let's roll video from chopper 4. police say around 2:00 today, the two drivers and one passenger sped north from shady grove road up muncaster mill road. the two lanes merged into one. that's when the cars collided. one went off the road, hit two pedestrians, school-age children. one a teen, was killed. the other is in critical or stable condition. the drivers were also transported. let's hear from john daley, montgomery county police. >> we've also had both drivers transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, along with one other occupant of the vehicle transported with non-life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: now look at a live