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answers into what provoked that attack. new video from chopper 4 over the scene of a fire at a maryland home. what helped fuel the flames. and new pictures are just in as passengers from national airport were forced to slide down the emergency chute just minutes after touching down in chicago. >> "news4 at 11" starts now. >> first tonight, the weather. temperatures will feel 50 degrees colder tomorrow than they were today. a windchill advisory is already in effect. this is all part of the same system that is impacting a lot of the country from whiteout conditions in the midwest to a state of emergency in new orleans. and the rare sight of snowplows in south carolina. >> we have team coverage tonight. we begin with doug. man, it is rough out there, doug. >> it is rough out there for a lot of the country. and we're going to see places that are going to be seeing snow and ice where they normally don't see it. and that is all the way down toward the gulf coast. for us, it's been the bitterly

cold temperatures that have moved in. first off, take a look at where we were during the day today. a tie temperature of 54 degrees in d.c. 60, nearly 60 in fredericksburg. 39, though, towards frederick. and look where we are right now. the current windchill sitting at 10 in d.c., 7 in gaithersburg, 5 below in hagerstown. the current windchill feels more than 40 degrees below where we were earlier in the day. a dramatic temperature drop for sure. and we're going to go even lower overnight tonight. that's why we have the windchill advisory in effect overnight for 5 and 10 below zero. it includes everybody along the i-95 corridor for the most part, back towards the north and west. we are in for a very cold day tomorrow. and then we have a chance of snow. i'll update you on the new snowfall totals. i just made the map, coming up in a minute. >> ah, the joys of winter. our team coverage continues now with shomari stone in silver spring. tell us how people are coping with all this cold, shomari. >> reporter: a lot of folks we

talk to tonight tell me they are absolutely freezing. many of them walked to the metro station right over there. they're going to walk down there during the morning. and they tell me tonight they're just trying to brace for this cold. tonight arctic air sweeps through d.c., maryland, and virginia. jerome smiley isn't smiling. he left his coat at home. >> and i should have layered up before i came out of the house today. but i didn't know how cold it was before i left the house. >> reporter: he is at home depot near rhode island island in d.c. a manager told me it's so cold that the hardware store sold out of electric space heaters. temperatures are expected to drop to low teens with windchills below zero. >> it's been a really cold winter, and probably unexpected for most people. >> reporter: these guys put down asphalt on a sidewalk near dupont circle. it wasn't easy. >> it stopped because everything is so cold. >> reporter: and it's so cold outside that people are coming to their thermostats and turning up their heat. but then again, it comes with the cost.

>> in these months, we notice our rate goes right up. >> reporter: lewis wolf tells me his bill up is 50% compared to this time last year. >> when i see the bill, i say oh my god, what have i done here. >> because the way the weather feels up here, it's not -- it's really unbearable. >> reporter: it's so cold out here that this hot chocolate definitely warms you up inside. worth mentioning that you can save money on your energy bill, experts say, by number one, make sure you use weather stripping. and also set your temperature at 68 degrees in the day, and dress warm inside. live here in silver spring, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> you can stay on top of this deep freeze with the storm team 4 weather app. it will give you real-time temperatures and weather alerts as well. you can download it from the iphone app store or from google play. we're following two developing stories in maryland tonight. first in wheaton where chopper 4 flew over the scene of a house fire a few hours ago. you can see the smoke billowing

from the home on wyndham lane. flames were shooting out of the back of the house. nobody was hurt here. investigators haven't figured out what sparked the fire, but they say a propane tank helped to fuel the flames. also developing tonight in glen burnie, maryland, a family sent running from their basement apartment after gunshots rang out in the unit above. chopper 4 was over the scene on wendover road. police found two men dead inside that apartment. right now they're investigating it as a murder/suicide. police are not sure if the two men knew each other. the family living in the basement apartment was not injured. police are still piecing together a motive for the murder inside the columbia mall over the weekend. here is what we know. the 19-year-old gunman, darion aguilar, lived four blocks away from one of the two victims, briana benlolo. investigators want to know if the two crossed paths before the shooting. we also know that aguilar kept a

journal, and that could hold a clue to what set him off. erika gonzalez joins us with new information about the investigation. erika? >> reporter: and doreen, what is it? what is it about this journal that we do not know? and there is more. but police are not revealing it while they're in the midst of this investigation. when howard county police released this photo of gunman darion aguilar, they say they got a number of calls, conducted a number of interviews. when the mall reopened today, again, people came forward with insight into the shooting. you feel okay about coming back to work? >> i feel okay. i just hope it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: but in all those pieces, still no motive. >> you would never expect him to do what he did, you know. >> reporter: these are some of aguilar's former peers. >> you wouldn't think something like that would come out of him. he wasn't someone you would suspect. >> reporter: we learned he has no history of mental illness within the state of maryland. now, police tell us that for at least the next week, security

will be heightened here at the mall. live in columbia, maryland, erika gonzalez, news4. tonight we're learning more about the accused gunman, darion aguilar. he was a skateboard enthusiast from college park. he graduated from hubert blake high school in silver spring last year. he managed a donut shop and had no criminal record. aguilar's parents filed for divorce this past november, but had been separated since 1999 when he was 4 years old. sources confirm aguilar fired four shots that hit the victims and at least two other shots before killing himself. a witness who did not want to be identified said aguilar gave no warning and said nothing as he opened fire. >> i was in the store with the two other employees when the shooter came out of the black store or dressing room with a single barrel shotgun, took aim at the female employee behind the counter, which i was about four feet away from, took a

shot, dropped her, and at that point i got on the ground. i didn't know if it was real or not. and then i heard the second shot. and it must have been the male employee that was towards the front of the store. and i ran out of there on my hands and knees. >> police say aguilar also had a backpack full of crude homemade explosives, but they were not detonated. and just a few hours ago, investigators were back at the scene of the gun shop in rockville trying to connect other pieces of this puzzle. a salesman at the united gun shop said aguilar was nice and polite and said he didn't raise any regular flags. aguilar paid $430 in cash for a 12 gauge shotgun last month and also bought two boxes of shells. the shop owner also said aguilar came to the store with another man who police are now trying to track down. news4's pat collins spoke to that gun shop clerk today to find out what else he said about the gunman. head to our website, nbcwashington.com.

new tonight, an emergency evacuation on a flight that took off from national airport here in washington. the pilot of a republic airlines plane got a warning on his panel right after he touched down at chicago's o'hare, just before 6:00 our time. he then order everyone off the plane. we got this picture from one of the passengers. all 61 people on board had to use the emergency slides. nobody was injured. from excessive force to racial profiling, the d.c. police department is facing disturbing new claims in three lawsuits filed today. two of those lawsuits focus on the 70 district in southeast d.c. one of them is from a mother who says police shot her son, even though he didn't have a gun. the second is from a 19-year-old who says officers used excessive force on him. lawyers painted the seventh district as abusive. >> if you want to look up out of

control police in the dictionary, 7 d would be right next to it. >> they say there is a climate of abuse, especially against black residents. d.c. police officials would not comment on the lawsuit, but last week chief cathy lanier said the actions of a few officers do not represent the good will of the entire department. florida congressman trey radel resigned from office today. it all stems from his cocaine conviction. back in november, the freshman republican admitted to buying cocaine from an undercover officer during a drug sting in dupont circle one month earlier. he checked into rehab and returned to congress earlier this month. but many gop leaders have publicly and privately urged him to step down. in his resignation letter, radel says he cannot effectively serve his district in southwest florida. tomorrow night is president obama's state of the union address where he will look ahead at his plans for 2014 as the

president puts the final touches on his speech, we're learning more about the guest list, which will include two survivors of the boston marathon bombings. this picture has become one of the iconic images from that day. the two men have become close friends. also, long-time nba player jason collins will be sitting with the first lady. last year he became the first active male athlete on a major american sports team to come out as openly gay. the district's 2013 teacher of the year will also be a special guest at the event. kathy hollowell-makle was invited by dr. jill biden. makle is a kindergarten teacher in southeast. she said she is both excited and honored with the opportunity. nbc's coverage of the state of the union begins at 9:00 tomorrow night. next, a dramatic rescue after a 10-year-old girl falls down a well in a maryland neighborhood. also, convicted felons

working in a local school district. we'll report how that problem was exposed and what is being done to keep it from happening again. deep cuts could be coming to deep cuts could be coming to the area's

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may have prevented more serious injuries. it is still unknown how the girl fell or how long she was down in that well. fairfax county school superintendent karen garza says errors that led to the hiring of seven convicted felons as teachers won't happen again. the issue was first revealed in 2012. all seven have either been placed on administrative leave or resigned. garza became superintendent in july. she noted the teachers were hired prior to 2009. >> we have systems in place. it cannot happen again. and the reasons come to public light now is it's taken that long to go through the legal process. >> the school system now uses an online application system that automatically disqualifies people who disclose felonies on their applications. tonight garza heard from parents and teachers about the budget she proposed earlier this month. news4's jackie bensen is in fairfax county with more on that. >> reporter: if approved as written, the 2015 budget could increase class sizes, long

considered a measure of quality in this school system. as parents and students held protest signs calling for later middle and high school times, hool board members heard public comment on the proposed budget for next year. it could require more than 700 staffing cuts to pay for mandatory teacher raises and benefits, seen as vital to retaining quality teachers. >> for the first time in a very long time, we feel that we have understanding and support from our superintendent and school board members. this budget reflects that we matter as employees. >> reporter: parents and students expressed concern that the cuts would lead to larger class sizes and disproportionately affect minority and disadvantaged students. >> those programs need space staffing and summer school. and those programs are very important to leveling the playing field for our neediest kids. >> i hope that when you make yoecisioabout the budget, you will consider how much it impacts learning and the desire to learn.

>> reporter: the budget process ends in may when the school board votes to approve it. jackie bensen, news4. a big reveal tonight for shoppers and job seekers in prince george's county. developers of the new laurel town center revealed more than a dozen new retail set to open this year. in addition to a harris teeter store and a regal cinema, it will host an urgent care center and hold navy and dtr clothing stores and chain restaurants as well. the development is expected to bring 1500 new full-time jobs. shops will begin to open on march 28th. you might soon have to pay to park along the national mall and in west potomac park. the national park service wants to install one thousand parking meters by the end of the year. the rates on those meters would be $2 an hour, and that would include sunday and holidays. the plan also calls for adding a new circulator route around the mall. that's the bus route.

the park service hopes the move will encourage the use of public transportation. doug? >> speechless. >> we're starting to lose our sense of humor about this cold. >> it just keeps coming. >> it's like it seems like it's been weeks. >> and it has. that's exactly what it's been. we've had now three, if not four shots of polar air. but if you think it's bad here, not quite bad. you have looked outside our station every once in a while. you see snowflakes. you see the cold. but you don't see this. this is our nbc affiliate in travers city, michigan. those aren't blinds. >> get out of here! >> that is snow piled up along the side of the building. can you imagine that? right now everybody is saying jessica, close that window! what are you doing! >> it kind of insulates it probably. >> i tell you what, it could be worse. 25 degrees the current number. windchill sitting at 10 right now. and look at the wind. north-northwest at 23 miles an hour. and as i continue to tell you, the wind is what makes it feel

so much colder. 25 in d.c. for the actual temperature. 19 in frederick. 17 in martinsburg. 13 in hagerstown where the windchill is 5 below zero already and 24 in huntingdon. so we're going to see a very cold night tonight. and it's the wind that makes it that much colder. 30 in manassas. 26 miles an hour in camp springs. and annapolis and easton coming in at 31 miles per hour each. now as far as the radar is concerned, it's the cold that we're dealing with tonight. 5 to 10 degrees below zero. that's why we have the windchill advisory. anne arundel, prince georges, all back towards the west under that windchill advisory. and just because you're not in it, parts of southern maryland, down around the northern neck, doesn't mean you're not going to be cold. your windchills close to zero. here is that radar. and i mentioned, nothing to show you here. we're not going to see anything in our immediate area for about the next 24 hours, or the next 12 to 24 hours because here is a storm system developing towards the south. this is going to be a major storm. not for us, but for areas to the

south. and these are areas that don't normally see winter weather. winter storm warnings from houston all the way towards new orleans, the florida panhandle, a winter storm warning here, and all the way up towards southeastern virginia. no warnings or advisories for our region. but they may be issued during the day tomorrow. here is why. we have the storm system moving up the coast. enough cold air is in place. and i think the snow will make it in towards our region. i'm talk about southern maryland, the northern neck, maybe in through d.c. but definitely out towards ocean city. and they could pick up more than a few inches around that area. and then the cold moves back in. here is your snowfall forecast. coating maybe an inch. this is waldorf towards leonard town. extreme southern maryland, st. mary's county, we're talking 1 to 3 inches that could be accumulating snow. we'll continue to refine this forecast. tomorrow morning, windy and cold with a windchill of zero to 10 below zero. get the coats out if you don't already have them. the neck couple of days, we're

staying in the icebox right on through the day on wednesday and on thursday. and then a little bit better friday, saturday, sunday. highs in the mid-40s. sunday, super bowl sunday, that would be a chance for some shower activity during the day there. but not all that bad. and i do think we break the cold snap after this one. >> okay. and now i'm feeling much better that i can look out the window at my office. >> there you go. >> smiley faces on that stuff at least. that's depressing. we have sports coming up. a full night of college hoops. >> plus, dianna in new york where super bowl week is kicking off with a bang. >> i'm dianna russini. for the players, this is a dream come true. tonight it all kicked off with

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this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> you know, it just occurred to me dougie is talking about what the weather is going to be sundae. they play the game at night. >> what time? >> 8:30 the big game. >> it might matter to a couple of people, yeah. what's up? >> weather or not, get ready, because here it comes. the biggest city in the country hosting the biggest game. super bowl xlviii being played in the new york area for the first time in the game's 48-year-old history. our own dianna russini is right in the middle of theaction. >> reporter: times square is always rowdy, but now it has been supersized now that the super bowl hype has arrived here in new york city. for fans, it's going to be a treat, but for the players, this is a dream come true. >> we're playing in the super bowl. this is something that as a

youngster, you dream about, you know. it's kind of like, you know, you're in the backyard playing basketball. you're like oh, and the championship they'll take the last shot. it's something i've always thought about. throw the ball up in the air to myself and catch the game-winning touchdown. it's kind of a dream. >> reporter: tonight the players better get plenty of rest, because tomorrow is a big day. it's media day, where things always seem to get a little weird. in times square, dianna russini, news4 sports. >> tune in tomorrow. jim is going to provide the sound effects. the maryland women clawed and fought their way back from a downtown digit deficit tonight against the number two ranked team in the nation. undefeated notre dame looked like they were in big trouble. but the terps' fighting ways fell short. alissa thomas, it's her poster night. the banner play came from notre dame. first half, terps d in their face. but sharpshooter makayla mabry lights them up. thomas taking over. top of the key, she is going to

drive, stop, and pop. 29 points, 12 boards for the senior star. maryland is taking the lead. then notre dame goes on a run, terps with an answer. downtown lexy brown keeps maryland in it late. but kayla mcbride on the other end, she doesn't even need to take a three. but she is going to launch one anyway. gets two on it. the terps lose their second straight game, 87-83 the final. >> i give credit where credit is due. i thought notre dame came in and showed their experience, showed their poise. early as well as, you know, late game down the stretch, hitting big shot after big shot. coach john thompson iii and his dad. you can tell they are really pumped up on the inside. the fans on the outside. looking to snap a four-game skid, taking on villanova. the turnover and there is devonte smith. hoyas down five at the break. in the second half, the solid defense continues.

deflected pass picked up out to aaron bowen. boom. just like, that game tied at 43. but villanova isn't ranked ninth for no reason. up two, wildcats calling on james bell. he is going to hang one up. 16 points for him. villanova hands the hoyas their fifth straight loss, 65-60. fiftnbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games

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