virginia. grant, hampshire, jefferson, mineral and morgan county schools open two hours late today. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kieran is here now with what you need to know to get ready for the day ahead. schools are delaying due to patchy ice that's around this morning from yesterday's sloppy snow that fell. it is frozen up this morning, so watch out for that as we are in the upper 20s to near 30s. most of maryland and virginia, west virginia, including our nearby suburbs. and right near washington and right near the bay we are at or below freezing. here are the future temps, we'll have them around 8:00 or so. still below freezing in the 20s to near 30 degrees. then by noontime for the lunch hour, we are in the mid-30s to above freezing everywhere else. then peaking this afternoon, partly sunny to mostly cloudy near 40 degrees. i think much of the region is there for the afternoon. the big story today is the patchy ice north and west of the metro area. big winter storm warning for tonight. it does include this area here

north and west of washington for likely icing. we could get a quarter inch to half an inch of ice. dangerous travel for the wednesday morning commute and lily we'll have delays tomorrow. that icing tonight. the timing on that, it does look like we'll see rain initially moving in to the grain area. then the icing moves in overnight and is in place by dawn tomorrow north and west of the metro area. and i'm back in ten minutes. we'll take a look at a possible winter storm for the weekend. danella, how the traffic? we are starting with the rails as they are open and running on schedule. over to the roadways, still quiet around the beltway. a closer look right now at i-66 where we'll head out. if you are waking up in haymarket, good morning to you. inbound, nice and clear. a live look making your way past 234. east and westbound, no accidents to report. 66 outside the beltway, clear as well. this is making your way past the beltway parkway heading to the gw parkway.

no accidents or incidents. i'm mac in ten minutes as we head up to i-270. news4's molette green is at the live desk with breaking news. >> just getting word about a smash-and-grab robbery this morning. montgomery county police say it happened at a subway store in the 15500 block of old columbia pike. officers got there to find broken glass. we are working to find out what was taken and who did this. megan mcgraff is headed there right now and we'll bring you details in a live report. back to you. 5:03 now. and today congress will try to clear up some confusion about the obama administration's marijuana policy. the white house's deputy drug czar will testify at a house hearing today. the committee wants to know why the head of the d.e.a. is at odds with president obama about his marijuana policy. also today the d.c. council may make changes to a proposal to legalize small amounts of marijuana. if the current bill passes, you

would only be fined if police busted you with an ounce of pot. some council members want to change part of that bill. >> well, some members, i believe, are still concerned about smoking marijuana outdoors. that they still want to make that a criminal charge to be arrested and locked up. >> now d.c. mayor vincent gray supports decriminalizing marijuana. according to a recent poll, 63% of washingtonians want to legalize pot. >> a federal judge will hear arguments today in the challenge to virginia's same sex marriage ban. virginia's new attorney general mark herring accepts the challenge. 5:04 now. republicans in the house of delegates responded with legislation. the house passed a bill yesterday that gives lawmakers standing in lawsuits at which the governor at the attorney general has chosen not to participa participate.

today the judge will hold a recall hearing for eugene delgadio. opponents filed a petition citing a rarely used law reflecting neglect of duty or incompetence. he called that an effort to disenfranchise voter who is elected him four times. he was censured last year for misusing connecticut funds but he was not indicted for the actions. new concerns for pregnant women this morning. the impact the cold and flu season could have on their unborn child. and while the pilot of the plane behind these controls is being call adhere row this morning. watch out for patchy ice north and west of the area. we could

welcome back. a mother surrounded by smoke found that when mothers had more colds and viral infection during pregnancy, your children are at higher risk of asthma. also, if the same child had early exposure to allergens or pet dander, they were more likely to develop allergies by the age of 5. also in news for your health, you consume or swallow a bite-sized camera to look for colon cancer. this is for patients who have

travel with the traditional colonoscopy. it takes pictures throughout the intestinal track which takes eight hours. then the images are transferred to the doctor. the imas are not quite as clear as the in-office procedure. >> with all the procedures, it is important to get checked out. coming up at 5:09, a live look over the nation's capital this morning. nothing falling from the sky yet, but wouldn't you know it, it's going to change soon. >> what's happening with our winter? we can't get a break. tom kieran here with our forecast now, tom? we've had that punch yesterday to a second punch today. the third punch is on the weekend. right now we'll start off with a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky. reagan national, 31, rural areas in the 20s. so watch out for patchy ice north and west of the metro area through 8:00 to 9:00. they are above freezing by noontime, mid-30s and partly sunny. then 30 degrees by mid-afternoon

with a lot of clouds around. then overnight tonight, the colder air begins to move in as rain arrives. we'll have some rain initially with temperatures in the low 30s by around 8:00. but some light icing north and west of us by then. then by 10:00 much of the region including the metro area and points north and west of i-95, icing is likely by 10:00 this evening as we'll be hovering near freezing. then maybe a little below freezing by midnight. icing likely continuing north and west of the metro area. and that is likely going to continue all the way into the morning commute on wednesday. then we've got a third punch winter storm coming in for the weekend. i'll look at that coming up at 5:21. danella, any problems about the patchy ice this morning on the roads? tom, i'm just getting the report of an accident in manassas. no word if it is ice-related, but a lot of the local roadways i've seen a light glaze of ice. be careful leaving your neighborhood, but this is in manassas along wellingford drive

at ballsford road. and over to i-270, nice and clear. no reports of accidents. clear all the way to the beltway. back over to you both. thank you, danella. a blast of winter weather causing plenty of headaches across the northeast this morning. the problems being felt in our region as the cities try to dig out from the snow. also ahead, the start of the winter olympics just days away now, but we'll show you why a i quit smoking.

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this morning a pilot is being hail adhere row for crash landing a plane instead of hitting a ymca building. the plane was making a second attempt to land at a national airport when it started to go down. the pilot maneuvered the plane well enough to miss the ymca by just 20 feet. all four people aboard the gulf stream plane died when it hit the ground. the pilot's skill saved dozens

of lives. 5:14 now. an escaped prisoner is back behind bars. michael david elliott tore holes in two fences sunday night to escape from a michigan prison. once out elliott kidnapped a woman and stole her car. she escaped and called police. later the car was spotted at an indiana gas station. that's where police tracked him and eventually arrested him. today in the prince george's county, closing arguments in the trial against brian mahiew. he faces murder charges in the death of his uncle niko. the timing of the closing arguments depends if the defense presents a case. now to the search for a missing police reservist. kevin quick has been missing since friday last spotted at his mother's home in nelson county three hours southwest of d.c. near charlottesville. authorities became concerned for the 45-year-old when only his silver suv was spotted in the

background of some atm surveillance footage 100 miles from where he was last seen with him nowhere in sight. >> spotted by a deputy within the sheriff's county office. it was abandoned and obviously we were on the scene. and we are currently examining that vehicle as evidence. >> further clues as to quick's whereabouts include this man's picture. mark seagree is furious with an arbitration ruling that officers will be receiving. officers get a 4% raise retroactive to the middle of last year. they receive no raise this year and a 3% raise after that. the union is upset that the deal does not make up for six straight years the officers did not receive raises. 5:16 now. a teenager is recovering after being hit by a car on his way to school. this happened yesterday morning off 17th street.

marcus grant tells news4 he was about to cross at the crosswalk on his way to the bus stop when the car hit him. grant hit his window on the front of the car. the impact knocked out two teeth and split his lip. by the time he came to, the car was already gone. >> i was in shock from being hit by a car. and all i know is -- >> when i see his face, i'm instantly mad because i'm like, you hit my son and you didn't stop. >> grant's mother says he will need dental surgery to replace his teeth. and he'll have a permanent scar on his lip. police don't have much to go on right now but he does know that the car was white. it looks like arlington county will spend $5.5 million on just the construction portion of the new homeless shelter. $15 million was set aside for the complete overhaul of the new center on 14th street in the courthouse neighborhood.

that money includes furniture and a slush fund. the two-story remodel could begin as soon as this march right after the county board uses the official bid for the work on february 22nd. new jersey governor chris christie says his office is cooperating with a federal investigation into lane closures near a busy new jersey bridge that caused traffic jams for four days. federal investigators are looking into what christie knew about the closures and when. kris the eachristie's former chf is envoking her right not to be in court. lawmakers are looking into whether the closures were politically motivated. family and friends are mourning the loss of former vice president walter mondale. the family says she died yesterday in minnesota. mondale built a reputation as a national cultural arts advocate when her husband served as vice president under jimmy carter. she was nicknamed joan of arc

because of her passion. joan mondale was 83 years old. 5:18 is your time right now. a disabled veteran waiting for benefits from the government should receive them by the end of the year. the department of veterans affairs says it will end the backlog by 2015. the v.a. had 600,000 cases pending last march and reduced it to h400,000 by november. many claim their benefits were denied or cut incorrectly. 5:19. the winter weather is not letting up today, so this means a mess to our north and west. check out what areas of pennsyania are dealing with this morning. anywhere from 9 inches to more than a foot of snow fell yesterday. cars on the side in ditches. people trying to run through slush. in new york city about 8 inches on the ground. tonight, freezing rain and ice is headed both here and their way making for an even nastier situation. we'll check back in with

meteorologist tom kieran in less than a minute for more on the forecast. the weather could keep you from catching a flight today. here's a live look at reagan national airport with three flights canceled there right now and a similar number at dulles and bwi marshall. but there are more than 460 cancelations nationwide already. airlines are still dealing with a backlog of yesterday when more than 2,000 flights have been scrapped and more than 5,000 were delayed. all right. coming up on 5:20, 33 degrees outside our studios. and we are waiting again for more awful weather to come in. >> it sounds like a broken record. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kieran, are we getting a break any time soon, tom? >> respite days on thursday and friday, but we are dealing with another winter storm coming our way tonight. as we start off this morning, we've got patchy ice lingering from yesterday's sloppy snow that fell north and west of the metro area. it's in the red zone showing a little bit of patchy ice.

watch out, the roads could be wet. someonen doe washington valley, much of western maryland, frederick county and montgomery county, nearby neighborhoods, watch out. you may see shininess on the roadway. that's likely ice this morning. but i think that will be melting off mid-morning with temperatures in the 30s. then later on we'll see temperatures hover near 40 degrees mid-afternoon. then here's the timing on rain arriving this evening. this is as of 9:00 this evening. the area in green is rain. the area in pink is some rain that freezes on elevated surfaces. that's going to be into the shenandoah valley and get closer to washington. the eurozone is maybe the owner of moderate rain near the metro area, but it is the pink north and west of washington that could need de-icing. maybe snow and sleet along the pennsylvania border. this is midnight tonight. then by dawn tomorrow we'll have the icing continuing north and west of the metro area. that's the highest

concentrations of ice. this is as of 6:00 wednesday morning. not a lot of icing around the metro area with a light glaze. then a is going to be causing likely some delays tomorrow morning. storm team 4 four-day forecast, we'll get more rain lingering through midday wednesday and a sun back in tomorrow afternoon with highs in the 40s. then thursday and friday those two days of a respite thankfully. and a bit colder with the 20s in the morning, afternoon highs to near 40 and partly sunny on thursday. again, friday, increasing clouds. sunday into monday we have the possibility of a coastal storm with snow, sleet, rain, some accumulations of snow and wind are possible. stay tuned. we'll keep you informed on that. the beginning is on sunday into monday. now we'll check on the roads with accidents around, danella? around the beltway in the district, no reports of accidents.

we'll head back out to manassas with a two-vehicle crash here along wellingford drive and ballsford road. use caution traveling in that area while they work to clear the accident scene. over to the dulles toll road, the cleanway tells me there's no accidents or delays. tracking the beltway toward the interchange, inner loop and beltway both clear. >> danella, thank you. excitement is building at the 2014 winter olympics. you're looking live at the olympic park where the venues for ice hockey, skating and curling are located there. the star competition is starting there in two days with the opening ceremony following on friday. and just in time for the games to begin, a group of students is headed to russia for hands-on learning. they are working on their mba in sports management and will spend

the next two weeks learning how the games run. they will see broadcast operations and visit the athletes village and learn about the marketing of the event. the professor has taken students to the olympics for more than a decade now. the olympic organizers said this weekend that hundreds of rooms were not ready for guests. this morning a new promise that all the rooms will be available by the end of the day tomorrow. weather caused delays in construction of some of the room where is the media has been housed. now many just need to be clean before xeem move in. athletes are using these days before the games officially start to test out some of the unions. these are speed skaters getting time on the ice at the long track venue at the marina. they will have to be the

dominant switch. he says getting practice time could help. >> it is nice to be practicing on the ice we're going to be competing on. i can go out there well and start focusing on technical things the rest of the way. >> you can see long-track ski here. we'll bring you all the live events on facebook or twitter, just go to nbcwashington.com and search handley in sochi. channelses are you know one of the millions of shoppers who fell victim to a massive draw a breach on thursday. >> executives from the retailer prepa irto testify. and the work being done to prevent further heroin deaths as the passing of philip seymour

hoffman sheds light on a new problem. and a winter storm warning is coming for several local counties as another storm heads our way. the hour-by-hour breakdown as this system moves in with weather and traffic on the ones. 5:31 is the time. if you can't be in front of your own tv, just download the

breaking news out of montgomery county this morning, a burtonsville subway sandwich shop was the latest victim in a smash and grab. megan mcgrath is live on the scene now, megan? >> caller: well, eun, you can see the front door here where the robber actually broke the glass and made entry into the subway. from there he walked through the subway shop here into the back area. take a look inside here. there was a cash drawer, you can see it sitting here on the corner of the table, i'm told by the owner the cash drawer was actually over here. it had $150 in cash in it. the robber took that cash, and this is kind of interesting. then he went up here, there's a dvr system connected to security cameras, there are a number of security cameras inside the subway shop. he took that security camera system so there's absolutely no

record, no video of the person who committed the crime. they also went into the interior here underneath the count irwhere there was a safe. he took the entire safe, actually. took it with them and then left the scene. now, we've been speaking to the owner and the same thing happened about three months ago. >> it happened something like three months ago. they broke the front door and they came in and they took the safe box and the money and broke the video system. >> reporter: and police were here early this morning. they have been dusting for fingerprints, collecting other evidence. as you mentioned, there's been a string of similar smash and grabs in montgomery and prince george's counties. police are looking into connections. in some of the other instances, there is surveillance tape of the person responsible. but unfortunately in this case

the person took the actual dvr security system with them so there is no record here. still trying to figure out exactly who is responsible and what, if any other connections there they be between this particular crime and the other similar crimes that have been happening here in recent months. live in montgomery county, news4, back to you in the studio. no break from winter weather around the dmv where several inches of snow were left in the northern and western suburbs. now bracing for round two. several counties are under a winter weather watch as the new system moves into our area before the end of the day. we have school delays to tell you about. this just into our newsroom. frederick county virginia schools one hour late today. frederick county virginia schools one hour late. here's the rest of them in west virginia now, grant, hampshire, jefferson, mineral and morgan county schools open two hours late today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kieran is here with the impact this latest winter weather can have on us, tom?

the schools are delaying because of the sloppy snow that fell yesterday. it's patchy ice around out that way and even locally around the metro area we are below freezing in the 20s. so if your front step or sidewalk look wet, that's likely ice. so watch out. watch your footing this morning. and hour by hour today we will have some sunshine in and out the morning. we aught to be getting above freezing at 9:00 to 10:00, but patchy ice through 8:00. then the mid-30s near 40 degrees by mid-afternoon. and that's when we'll begin to see the approach of some rain moving in. that's going to be after that into this evening with all the counties in color under a winter storm warning for tonight. and into wednesday afternoon. this is for icing with the possibility of a quarter inch to half an inch of ice north and west of washington into the mountains. dangerous travel overnight. wednesday morning delays are likely.

danella is looking around for accidents. we are tracking a single accident in ma nasa with two vehicles involved. this is at wellingford drive. very light volume with the accident in the roadway. out to 250 in maryland, no accidents to report. traveling in bowie from the bay bridge, passing 301, continuing toward the beltway connecting to new york avenue, aaron, it is nice and clear. thank you. 5:33 right now. and today we could get answers about what companies like target are doing to protect your identity. the cfo will testify before congress the credit card breach. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. we not a sneak peek of what john mulligan is going to talk about. they are going to early-up a plan to put smart chips in the target credit cards. if you shop at target with a red card, this affects you.

they have planned to do it anyway, so has visa and mastercard. later in the year, target is now moving the date up by six months or so. after this massive security breach over the holidays affected 40 million people with their credit cards. as many as 70 million more with their personal information. we have also learned this morning this was not the last time but apparently a strange of hotels are looking at a possible data breach in their restaurants. credit card numbers are stolen there as well. neiman marcus was hit over the holidays. their chief information officer has testified, but that hearing is before the senate judiciary committee in just about five hours. the target breach is part of a larger debate on who should collect your pirnl information. retailers say banks, but what should i upgrade to? in the day ahead, president obama heads just up the road

from the white house to talk about bringing better technology to students. he will visit buck lodge middle school and identify. melissa malai is here with what the president hopes to focus today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is all part of the president's connect-ed initiative. we have heard about this over the past couple of months and now we'll see it here in a plane to connect 99% of students many the u.s. to next generation wireless technology. i need ones done within the next five years. according to the this /* information here, companies are pouring half billion into the plan. that plan will help to connect 15,000 schools and 20 million students. the president's talk comes as the sec plans to double its invest in the high-speed internet at schools. just yesterday pledging an additional $2 billion to this program. live in maryland, melissa malay,

news4. thank you. we could soon have answers as to what definitely kill ed award winner philip seymour hoffman. the autopsy results will be released some time today. the 46-year-old actor was found on the bathroom floor with a syringe in his arm and dozens of bags appearing to be heroin inside the apartment on sunday. one of the issues officers are looking for is whether or not t they find more drugs. according to doctors at the bred for the city clinic, the bad batches of heroin have a potent combination of heroin and

other doses. teens are being put together to try to stop the overdoses. >> there's heroin being mixed with other things, soed the patients report to us of overdoses they have witnessed in the community. >> the bread for the city clinic located at 16th and good hope roads in southeast is handing over overdose kits and educating people how to use them to further prevent overdoses. 5:37, all the winter weather is taking a toll on local school districts. the latest county to have a reported closure. and we'll have more on the roads this morning,

cold temperatures aren't just causing headaches here in the east coast. out west a week of freezing temperatures back in december now costing millions for citrus growers. about $441 million were lost in naval, mandarin and lemon crops based on the cold here or because of the cold. that means the prices of all citrus fruits will go up at the grocery store. juice prices won't be affected. the majority of california's citrus crop is eaten as fruit, not just. 5:40. many children in northern virginia won't have president's

day off anymore. they just announced schools will have classes on february 17th. that is to make up for all the snow days kids have enjoyed this winter. schools in spotsylvania are going to be open. let's go to tom kierein here now with good news/bad news, i don't know, depends where you stand. >> depends on where you live, too. good morning. starting off this morning, patchy ice in the rural areas and maybe in your local neighborhood closer to washington. if it looks wet, that could be patchy ice. we'll have that through 8:00 this morning an stay below freezing in the 20s and partly sunny. sunny, midday, into the mid-afternoon around 40 degrees. then the rain moves in at 8:00 and starts the light icing. the roads will start to freeze up through the evening into tomorrow morning. i'll show you which areas to get

the most icing and a storm for the weekend at 5:51. hey, danella, good morning. do you still have one accident? yell, one accident in manassas, nice and clear here on d.c. 295. no reports of delays or accidents for you. still wellingford drive, two-vehicle crash in the roadway there. very light volume because it is early. i'm back in ten minutes. thank you. a big day ahead in the upper to overturned virginia's ban on same sex marriage. and another milestone in the head for the olympic torch on its way to sochi. a missing call on your cell phone from a number you don't recognize. the call-back trick thieves are using to steal at least $20 from you before you know it's happening. that's ahead on almond.

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welcome back at 15 before the hour. d.c. mayor vincent gray says the fire and ems department could wrap up their investigation into how a man died outside a fire station by tend of this week. more than two weeks ago mederick mills collapsed outside this fire station. no one in the station would help. gray says he's confident the investigation will come to a conclusion soon. >> we'll get to a conclusion as soon as we possibly can. we want to do it quickly, thoroughly and fairly. >> d.c. council member tommy wells tells news4 an investigation confirmed the 911 dispatcher sent an ambulance to an address in northwest instead of northeast. mills will be buried on saturday. it is now 5:46. bob and maureen mcdonnell will have to watch what they say around friends and family. a judge has ordered virginia's former governor and his wife not to discuss the corruption case against them.

the judge ordered the mcdonnells not to have contact with potential witnesses ahead of their trial in july. the lawyers want some restrictions lifted so they would be only banned from talking about the case. and in the day ahead, embattled loudoun county supervisor eugene delgadio will be in court for a hearing regarding neglect in duty and incompetence. he called the effort to disenfranchise voters who elected him four times. last year the loudoun county supervisors censured him for misusing funds. he was never indicted for his actions. watch for developments in the challenge to virginia's same sex marriage ban. a judge will hear arguments today in a lawsuit that claims the ban is unconstitutional. northern virginia reporter david culver is in norfolk for the hearing today. so will virginia's attorney general mark herring who supports the challenge m. are upset with herring who say it is

his job to defend this law. the bill may not survive in the democratic controlled senate. today the senate is expected to pass a $1 trillion farm bill. congress has been working to redraft the 11-year-old bill with changes like cutting $8 billion from nutrition asis the answer and food stamp programs, eliminating direct payments to farmers and only giving money to farmers in situations of direct need. the new bill will cost taxpayers $965 billion over ten years. also on the hill today, the senate will hold a hearing on the safety of west virginia's drinking water. west virginia secretary of state natalie tenant is expected to testify. earlier this month 10,000 gallons of toxic chemicals leaked into the elk river. the river flowed into a water treatment plant and contaminated drinking water for 300,000 people. since that leak federal regulators have been looking into how the state monitors chemical storage facilities.

tonight you can tell prince george's county executive rashaad baker what you think of his proposed budget at wise high school in upper marlboro. he'll host another hearing next wednesday night at laurel high school. and today you can offer your opinion on a plan to transform the white oak area in montgomery county. the hearing will be held at 7:30 on the proposed white oak science gateway master plan in the area you see here. the idea here is to turn business parks and the fda village into a more livable community. the county also wants to use a rapid transit bus system to make that area more commuter friendly. 5:49 now. thanks to a new scholarship opportunity, children who were brought into the u.s. illegally could get a portion of a $25 million fund for education. dream u.s. scholarship will be awarded to students who were brought into the u.s. illegally as minors. early numbers estimate 1,000 scholarships will be handed out for the co year. each year about 65,000

undocumented students graduate from u.s. high schools across the country. your morning commute could be a bumpy one thanks to a series of potholes popping up across the region. the dramatic weather swings cause the potholes and sinkholes to pop up. when you look around you see hubcaps all over the roads. a lot of people are being forced to change tires roadside thanks to this issue, not to mention being surprised. >> i was driving and it just went right down in the hole. you know,'m o god, and i'm thinking that, you know, is this my life -- i didn't know what to think. >> pretty scary stuff. you might remember that huge washout on mass avenue in southeast last week. take a look at it now, the road pretty much has disappeared. head over to my facebook page and i'll post all the information you need to know about how to report potholes in d.c., maryland and virginia. everybody has a process. get in there to start to get these filled. >> when you hit a pothole

unexpectedly, the bang you hear sounds like the car is going to break. >> i just go, ouch! most of us travel the same roads every day and think the road is fine, but potholes erupt overnight and i have seen a few more new this morning. we'll lookout for patchy ice in addition to the potholes this morning. some of the sloppy snow that fell last night is frozen up this morning. that's patchy ice. and the winter storm warning for tonight, icing likely tonight into tomorrow morning. but the patchy ice zone is mainly where the heaviest snow fell. yesterday, shenandoah valley into the panhandle of west virginia and northern maryland along the pennsylvania border, frederick county, northern, loudoun, extreme montgomery county. watch out for that. and the iciness may be around the metro area with temperatures below freezing. your front steps and sidewalk could be wet. in fact, that could be patchy ice. we are in the 20s to near 30 degrees around the metro area and right near the bay. hour by hour today we'll have our temperatures getting above

freezing. i think by around 9:00 this morning that aught to be getting into the upper 30s by noon and then hovering right around 40 degrees during the afternoon. a little sunshine in and out this morning through noontime. then clouding up during the afternoon. then it's tonight when we could get some icing. winter storm warning, all these counties highlighted here that includes loudoun, montgomery, howard, into frederick county, washington county, and the panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley, that is for tonight and into tomorrow morning. a quarter to a half inch of ice is possible causing some dangerous travel on untreated surfaces. that's going to be tonight. maybe some of the elevated surfaces like tree limbs and power lines, and that could mess up the wednesday morning commute. chuck bell is joining us with a look at the timing of that. chuck? good morning, it is 28 degrees out here in front of channel 4 and the puddles in the parking lot are carrying a layer of ice. that's going to be repeated again tomorrow morning as well. check out your forecasted temperatures.

as we start here late tonight and go into tomorrow, starting out as rain in and around the metro area. but notice temperatures at or below freezing by midnight tonight. especially northern montgomery county, northern loudoun county, into northern maryland. that's where the freezing rain is likely to be the most. so slipperiness in and around the metro area, but freezing rain could lead to an extended period of accumulating ice in northern maryland. and temperatures may stay below freezing until well after sunrise tomorrow, tom. so big troubles. >> then some rain after that and temperatures into the 40s tomorrow afternoon. then a break, a needed break for a couple days thursday and friday, partly sunny. cold in the 20s with increasing clouds on saturday. then another storm. this one could be more significant on sunday. a chance of snow developing. a coastal storm we are tracking and watching that here in storm team 4. could be snow, sleet, rain in part of the region. accumulations of snow possible. wind is also possible from that.

again is into sunday. that's in the afternoon and evening. the timing on that may linger into monday as well. so stay tuned. we'll be keeping you fully informed. now danella is taking a look at the area rails and roads. any trouble? right now we'll go to tyson's corner with police on the scene of a report of ice in the area. this is along chain bridge road near old courthouse road. so watch in that direction. you'll see police on the scene and keep your speeds low while they work to treat the roads in the area. now we'll head over to i-95, folks traveling northbound, normal volume with yellow ticking here. that means northbound in the triangle area you are a bit slow. here's a live look for folks making their way past fairfax county parkway. seeing volume here, but the drive from quantico not bad just yet. 25 minutes. that's how long it will take you to reach the capital beltway. back to you. we are now just two days away from the start of competition in sochi, rur that. you are looking live this morning at the epicenter of the

opening ceremonies. that is olympic park in the coastal cluster. it is also the home to the ice hockey, skating and krurling competitions. jim handley gave us a tour of the olympic park yesterday. >> and this morning jim is joining us live to give us a different look at the olympic experience. hey, jim. >> reporter: eun and aaron, we are coming to you now from the mountain cluster. that's about 30 miles inland from olympic park we just saw there and about 30 degrees colder. you know, this place looks like an alpine movie set, but about a year ago there was nothing here but a dirt road. up and around this is where the skiing competition takes place. you also have bobsled, luge, snowboarding, down below is where the athletes, spectators and volunteers spend their off-time and money. take a look at the video we just sent in a short time ago. dozens of hotels and restaurants under deadline pressure to get ready for the rush this week. you'll find familiar names like mcdonald's, northface and

marriott. no snow here but that's a gondola right away. we caught up with two doctors on a midday jog. they like what they have seen so far. >> they really enjoyed the training, the snow conditions have been perfect for what they do. they like the course. it's been a fantastic experience so far. >> it was great. i take care of slope and we handled training yesterday. the course was perfect. we'll train here in an hour and they are excited. >> it is comfortable, the food has been great. access has been easy, so they were quite ready. >> reporter: by the way, the river behind me had to be shifted about a year ago to accommodate the new construction, not just here in the village, but also on the highways and on the railroads, too. together those two transportation systems cost $8 billion to build. we are heading back on the rails to the coastal cluster a little bit later on. you should know that's open to the general public. security is extremely tight all the way up and down.

now, as for snow up in the mountains, the skiers say there is plenty of it today. a couple came down and gave me the universal thumbs-up. we're live in the mountain cluster of sochi, back to you. >> looks beautiful there. jim, thank you so much. we'll check in with you soon. and here's a true sign the games are about to begin. the olympic torch makes its final stop today touring the capital of the ream where the games are being held. and this is stop 134 in a relay that has seen the flame reach the highest point in europe, the deepest lake in the world and even the international space station. tomorrow the torch will head to sochi ahead of the opening ceremony. so exciting. with the games right around the corner, focus is turning to the weather in sochi. >> the coastal town is not joan for its chilly forecast, so organizers have developed a guaranteed snow program and have invested millions of dollars in 30 doppler and weather stations to collect data. there are also 431 snow-making machines and thousands of cubic

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right now at 6:00, a prince george's county school getting ready for a visit from the president. and we just received new information about the announcement he'll make to help schoolchildren across our area. plus, if you live in a county highlighted in pink on your screen right now, expect to see some ice tonight. we'll pinpoint when it will arrive in just minutes. we're still gathering school closings and delays for you as well. >> you can find the list at nbcwashington.com. in virginia frederick county schools will open one hour late today. and in west virginia, grant, hampshire, jefferson, mineral and morgan county schools will all open two hours late. let's go now to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kieran to help you get ready to head out the door. tom? those schools aren't delayed because of patchy ice, the sloppy snow that fell yesterday is frozen up this morning and

the pavement looks wet. that's ice including shellen doe washington valley, western, howard and up near the pennsylvania border, all these areas have patchy ice and maybe a little bit around the metro area, too. watch out. if it looks wet, that could be ice this morning because our temperatures are below freezing now. partly sunny today. afternoon highs should be reaching the upper 30s to near 40. and we'll have a light wind with us. now the big story for today in addition to the patchy ice we have this morning is the fact that we have a winter storm warning for this evening. it covers all these counties highlighted, howard, montgomery, loudoun, north and west of there. this is for icing, commencing tonight. i think much of this region could have a quarter to a half inch of ice possible with dangerous travel. wednesday mornin delays are likely. now let's check if anything is causing problems this morning with the commute. danella? watch out in