morning because of the damage there. this fire reportedly broke out on the first floor of that building. and later today, police officers and metro officials will examine a metro bus' dash cam footage looking for suspects who threw a rock at the bus. last night, the windshield of a metro bus was shattered when someone threw rooks at it. the w2 bus was at a stop when the rocks came flying in. the driver was hurt by the glass, had to be taken to the hospital. no word on the driver's condition now. 4:31 just about. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. and this morning is just ugly cold. >> had to break out the furry hat again. pull the flaps down. >> it's warranted. it's insane. let's check in with tom kierein. doesn't feel like spring's anywhere close. >> no. and march is coming in tomorrow. you said it, ugly cold. starting off, look at the windchills. near zero in washington. even though the winds have settled, only gusting 10 to 15 miles per hour, still feels like

around zero much of the region. so wear your warmest winter coat. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky, clear, don't have any snow, don't have any rain. and your hour-by-hour forecast for this frigid friday, by 8:00 this morning, bright and sunny. still only in the low to mid teens. and then for your lunch hour, still bright and sunny, but only in the low 20s. we'll have a much lighter wind through the afternoon. as we get temperatures climbing to the upper 20s around the metro area, we'll have a few high clouds drifting in by later this afternoon. now a look at your weekend, turning milder. i think we'll have temperatures on saturday. my forecast high there, 45. my forecast for sunday, a lot of cloud around, near 50 degrees. big change for the weekend. maybe some late rain coming in on sunday. how does that look, danella? >> it looks good. that's what's so sad, you know. some n summertime i'm thinking 40 is cold. right? i can hear eun agreeing with me.

today it feels like 49 is warm. here's that disabled car i was tracking for you. it's on the outer loop of the beltway. closer to the interchange, it is off to the right shoulder lane here. but it is a truck. so it's going to take time to tow that out of the roadway. your delay is normal. actually as i take a closer look, it looks like it responsibly in the center of the roadway. folks are getting by on the right and left side. be aware of that. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you both.>>ll right. thank you. 4:32 the time. news4's molette green is following breaking news from the live desk. >> right now, we are watching and waiting for ukraine's ousted president to come out from hiding this morning and make his first public comments since leaving his country as a wanted man. that press conference set to take place from russia where viktor yanukovych is hiding out. take a live look at an airport scene in ukraine. tensions are running very high.

ukraine's new interior minister saying the russian military is blocking an airport in an area that borders russia's naval base, calling this move a military invasion, an occupation. russia is denying it. dozens of armed men in military uniforms also patrolling another airport in the region, as well. and just a few minutes ago, ukraine called on the united nations to hold a security council soeession on this growi crisis. back to you. vice president joe biden calling ukraine's newly elected prime minister. the white house says biden told him the u.s. will give full support to ukraine seeking to restore order in the wake of a major political crisis. the white house said that by fleeing the capital, viktor yanukovych abdicated power.

it's been 20 years since landmark gun legislation became law. it was this day in 1994 that president bill clinton signed the brady bill. it sbrusd a waiting period and background -- introduced waiting period and background check for prospective gun buyers. it was named in honor of james brady, who was shot during the assassination attempt against ronald reagan. today, brady's wife will be on capitol hill to call on tighter gun-control laws. in the meantime, today's events come as reagan's would-be assassin learns thate could spend less time in a d.c. psychiatric hospital. according to the "washington post," a federal judge has ruled that john hinckley jr. could spend as much as 17 days a month living with his mother in williamsburg, virginia. during his time in virginia, he would do volunteer work at a local hospital. he would also be allowed to drive unaccompanied in the town as long as he's going to treatment, to work, or to preapproved activities. it is now 4:34. mental health and school security will be the focus of a sandy hook commission meeting scheduled for today.

state and local law enforcement officials will meet with the commission in connecticut's capital. law enforcement officials will give their take on proper incident management during a crisis. the commission will then present recommendations to police about increasing school security. the sandy hook commission was formed after the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary in 2012. today family and friends will remember a naval academy midshipman who died in a car accident. the naval academy hosts the funeral today for max allen. allen crashed his car into a creek on the academy grounds in anne arundel county earlier this month. he was set to graduate in may. at noon today, he'll be remembered at a funeral at the naval academy's main chapel before a procession and burial at the academy cemetery. montgomery county police looking for a missing teen this morning. this is shayla marie franklin. she's 16 years old, and she's been missing since mid-december. franklin was last season up the road from rockview elementary school on connecticut avenue in kensington, maryland. police say franklin has a medical condition which need to be monitored.

if you've seen her or have any information about her disappearance, you're asked to call montgomery county police. there's potential that you could see airline service to some smaller cities cut because of a possible pilot shortage. the government accountability office says 11 of the 12 regional airlines were not able to meet hiring targets last year. on top of that, airlines will need to hire 4,500 pilots every year for the next ten years to keep up with the surge in retirements and increased air travel. no major airlines have had hiring problems, but they pay significantly more than regional carriers. we are working to find out from united airlines what caused a plight to make an emergency -- a flight to make an emergencying landing at dulles airport. the plane was flying in from st. louis, missouri, yesterday afternoon. toward the end of the flight, the crew started experiencing problems with the door. there were reports it opened or came off the underside of the plane. the plane did land safely and was met by emergency crews. you see that here.

no one was hurt. the action taken by virginia lawmakers that could leave you with a smaller refund from dominion power. also ahead, we're breaking down the numbers to give you a better picture of the impact a potential fare hike at metro could have on your commute. extreme cold now. temperatures are in the teens to single digits starting off this morning.

those of you who get a utility bill from dominion power can expect a smaller refund if you get one at all. the general assembly voted in favor of letting the company count nuclear energy research toward its costs. because of that, dominion can deduct about $400 million from its profits. according to the "washington post," that extra money would have gone to customers. bill supporters say customers will benefit in the long run because nuclear power is cheaper. virginia governor terry mcauliffe has not said if he'll sign this legislation. developers who want to turn an open parking lot into a multilevel garage in spotsylvania county -- actually the county wants to use the lot for a new vre train station in crossroads business park off route 17, u.s. route 17. the train station is supposed to open sometime next year. developers believe the parking garage would attract more businesses because of its location to the rail line. spotsylvania county said it understands the interest, but plans to move forward with just the parking lot right now. 4:40 now. how would you like a free cab

ride this weekend? the company halo is offering a free ride weekend. they're doing it in honor of a service epansion in d.c. and alexandria -- expansion in d.c. and alexandria. halo lpts you call a licensed cab through an minneapolis o your smartphone. to get the free ride, use the promotional code alx20 to save on your first ride. >> write that -- keep that one. use that later. >> going to rival uber probably. 4:41 the time. this morning, 19 degrees outside our studios. that flag i saw we were walking in, boy, was full tilt this morning. windy, too. >> that combination is not fun. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for an update on the forecast. >> that flag still flapping but not as much as it was a couple of hours ago because the wind has died down a bit. temperatures are down near ten degrees northern and western suburbs. southern and eastern suburbs, teens, around the beltway and inside the beltway in washington, mid to upper teens. around the bay, it's in the upper teens.

here are highs. forecast for this afternoon, highs just in the upper 20s in washington. low 20s to our north and west. we'll have plenty of sunshine. the warmest spots -- that will be from pax river through southern maryland to fredericksburg, culpeper, warrenton, charlottesville. should be near freezing there. that's certainly not warm, but that's going to be the warmest spot here. coming up in ten minutes, next weather & traffic on the 1s at 4:51. a look at chance of snow on monday and another arctic blast. danella? isn't that wonderful? >> you keep putting me on the spot. you know i'm going to say no, it's terrible. i never think it's wonderful. let's head to riverdale. we saw this yesterday morning around this same time. the roadwork there is on 201, kenilworth at 410. traveling northbound there, you're going to see your -- just one lane blocked, right lane blocked. easy to work around that work zone. elsewhere, in charles county, waking up in waldorf this morning, la plata, lanes are open.

i'm not tracking accidents or construction. back to you. >> all right. thank you. new developments surrounding the death of a man near a d.c. fire station. why one fire cadet says he did not respond to calls for help. ahead, looking at some of metro's busiest routes to better show you what a proposed fare show [ male announcer ]d fare pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom!

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welcome back. at 4:45, you'll want to work extra time into your trip if you plan to take metro this weekend. track work will cause trains it run on delayed schedules on four out of the five lines. trains on the orange, blue, and green lines will be running every 20 minutes. trains on the red line will run every 10 to 16 minutes. the yellow line will have normal service. we should find out next month whether metro will increase its fares. it just announced yesterday it plans to move forward with a 3%

to 4% hike starting in july. new this morning, we're breaking down just how much this increase might cost you. we picked three busy trips and did the math on a 4% jump in a roundtrip commute. we'll start with the busiest line, the red line. a trip from glenmont to metro center using your smartrip card. right now that's going to cost you $9.70. after the hike, you would pay $10.09. heading to prince george's county now. we take a look at a possible trip. if you're going from new carrollton to the pentagon, for example. this morning you're going to pay about $9.40 for that roundtrip. that's going to cost you $9.78 with that jump, plus parking in prince george's county going up, as well, 50 cents. you made it to keep that in mind. finally, we're going to move into virginia. we look at a trip possibly in fairfax county from vienna to union station in the district. right now you're going to pay $11.30 for that. soon you may have to cough up

$11.75. and that's not just -- this fare hike isn't something restricted just to the rails. metro bus, metro access also going to see the increases there. to see the breakdown for yourself, head to nbcwashington.com. and search "metro trips." it is now 4:47. news4's molette green with breaking news. >> just getting troubling news out of japan. fish caught off the coast of fukushima are showing high levels of radiation. we've just learned this morning the amount exceeds japan's allowed limit. this information is coming in from the head of agriculture in tokyo this morning. a new report just released days ago says some of that radioactive contamination from japan's nuclear disaster several years ago could actually reach the u.s. west coast within weeks. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you now. >> thank you. today for the first time, we will hear 911 calls from people stuck in traffic during the

george washington bridge lane closures in new jersey. the borough of ft. lee is releasing the calls today. last september, members of governor chris christie's administration closed lanes on the bridge as part of political payback. thousands of people were stuck in traffic for hours. christie has said he was totally unaware of plans to close those lanes. this morning we're getting an idea of how many lawmakers are giving -- how much lawmakers are giving back from their salaries after the government shutdown. last october, many on capitol hill pledged to return or donate the money they earned during the 16-day shutdown. according to the "washington post," maryland congressman john delaney donated more than $7,600 to the mercy health clinic of gaithersburg. virginia senator mark warner donated about $7,100 to the federal employee education and assistance fund. virginia's other senator, tim kaine, asked to have his sellry withheld. and maryland's senator declined his pay unless furloughed wocompaensated.

two other who's did not respond to the "post's" requests, bob goodlatte and house jamajority leader eric cantor. new details on a story you saw first on news4. a local woman questioned by the tsa because of her d.c. driver's license is getting an apology from capitol hill. delegate eleanor holmes norton called ashley brandt after hearing that a phoenix tsa agent briefly refused to take her license as valid identification. norton says she talked to the tsa and asked that the agents be reminded that d.c. licenses must be treated the same as licenses from the 50 states. a new report shows a d.c. fire cadet did not know how to respond when a man collapsed and died across the street from a northeast fire station. 77-year-old medrick mills collapsed from a heart attack last month. witnesses went to the fire station for help, but employees there said they had to call 911. this morning, the "washington post" is reporting that an internal report says a fire cadet did not know how to respond if someone approached

the firehouse. a public report issued last week found firefighters did not respond and said that a dispatcher sent an ambulance to the wrong address. a former montgomery county schoolteacher is facing nearly twice the amount of criminal charges as originally thought this morning. lawrence joinus was indicted on 39 criminal counts related to the sexual abuse of more than a dozen underage girls. the abuse took place over a decade when joinus worked at the new hampshire estates elementary school in silver spring. the 55-year-old has been inai since his arrest last year in connection to the same charges. he's being held without bond. metro police believe these new pictures show the two women responsible for an assault on the green line earlier this month. police say the two women targeted another woman at the mt. vernon square stop on february 19th. if you know who these women are, you're asked to contact police.

the holocaust museum officials handcuffed a teacher in front of students and was released once officers realized she was ton blame. former attorney general ken cuccinelli is looking to represent clients in three gun rights cases. they launched virginia self-defense law, according to the "washington post." the group will focus on defending second amendment rights. a legal retainer with the firm is less than $10 a month. cuccinelli has another practice that will focus on constitutional law, complex civil litigation, and health care fraud. it is now 4:51. final for weather & traffic on the 1s. i hope you have all your layers back out. aaron had on his big furry coat this morning. that's how cold it is. >> and you're even wearing a blazer. i can't believe it. >> i had to wear a coat, boots, long pants, everything. >> that's just being inside. >> that's right. >> it is our coldest day under way for the entire month. it's the last day of the month, but it's probably going to be the coldest day of february. look at the windchills.

just absurdly cold. down to near zero. the wind only blowing at 10 to 15 miles per hour, but if t feels like zero. layer up. temperatures in the teens around washington, fairfax, prince george's county, prince william county in the low teens. much of montgomery county, only around ten degrees. it's only near ten in frederick, as well as in hagerstown. martinsburg, winchester, frigid. upper teens northern neck and eastern shore. hour by hour, we'll stay below freezing all day long. plenty of sunshine. by noon, only in the low 20s. this is like the coldest winter weather we can get. this is the last day of february. you know, the upper 20s by mid-afternoon. and lots of sunshine. we'll have a light wind. then as we get into tonight, we'll have clouds closing in and partly sunny. milder weather moves in on saturday. a forecast, high saturday into

the mid 40s. and even a few daffodils are beginning to sprout. first day of march tomorrow. chilly but dry, only 20 days until spring. then on sunday, we'll have highs reaching near 50 degrees with a lot of clouds closing in. maybe a little sun in the morning. then some rain coming in sunday night. then on monday, we have the possibility of a low-pressure system coming close enough to us, cold enough to produce snow and ice. and storm team 4 is watching this closely. that is for monday. after that, another arctic blast tuesday, wednesday. warming by the end of next week. now danella, what do you think? >> i can't, tom. >> you're speechless. >> i am. yeah. man, march, let's get out of here. hurry up, arrive, then get out of here. on the beltway, outer loop of the beltway in the -- at the interchange, earlier there was a disabled car. it's out of the roadway. taking the beltway in virginia, i'm not tracking any delays or

accidents for you guys if you're about to head out of the house. over to 395. still northbound at edsall road, tracking a broken down car. it looks like police are on the scene. again, your travel lanes, they're open. back to you. >> thank you. anyone who has kids knows that having them is expensive. they sure are. sorry. >> it appears some are spending a lot more than others. coming up on "news4 today" at 5:00, the new numbers showing how much some are spending per month:ahead, there are a lot of homeowners who are not fans of those smart meters. we'll show you why not having one installed could cost you. a proposed development causing an uproar in georgetown. &

welcome back. at 4:57, heads up for people in maryland. it is going to cost you if you don't want smart meters installed at your home or business. smart meters provide detailed energy information and two-way communication between customers and the power company. the information could help customers understand electric and gas usage as well as meet energy reduction goals. if you don't want a smart meter, jewel to pay $75 up -- you'll have to pay $75 up front and an additional $14 fee for pepco customers. it's $11 a month for pg&e customers. today lawmakers will take up a hot topic in annapolis. a house committee will hear arguments for and against approving medical marijuana in

maryland. the bill is co-sponsored by more than 60 house members. the legislation would let academic medical centers distribute marijuana to patients. governor o'malley suggested he would support a bill that does not promote recreational use of marijuana. the man at the center of a robo call conspiracy could be headed back to jail. a baltimore judge says julius henson violated his probation by filing to run for a state senate seat and sentenced him to four months in prison. henson is still on probation for creating the calls which encouraged black voters not to go to the polls back in 2010. he already served three months in prison. the judge put henson's newest prison sentence on hold for 30 days so he can appeal. 4:58. someone, a member of virginia's -- someone wanted a member of virginia's republican party to step down because of a post on facebook. treasurer bob fitzimmons used inappropriate language to describe delegate barbara comstock. she's running for frank wasl's seat in congress -- wolfe's seat

in congress. fitzimmons apologized claiming he thought the word meant something else. republican delegate crispies is asking gop leadership in the state to make fitzimmons resign. in prince george's county, 200 families get to spend two more weeks in their homes because -- before they're economiced out. a court injunction -- kicked out. a court injunction will keep the water on at the lynnhill condos in temple hills through march 14th. the building is in serious disrepair. on top of that, the building manager is $1,000 behind on utility payments. a legal adviser tells news4 the injunction gives residents and the manager time to get the bills paid. a condo battle brewing in georgetown. a luxury condo building is being proposed across from the key bridge. it would be located where that exxon station and minimart currently are just off the white house freeway. the design plan shows a five-story building with a sleek design, and developers say it would fit the feel of

georgetown. >> make sure the building fits the property appropriately. as far as codes go, the size of the building. a nice stone wall. make sure it fits properly in the area. >> the new condos are not getting all good reviews, though. some neighbors say the building would obstruct their views of the potomac river. it is 5:00 a.m. stay with us, "news4 today" continues. . unable to shake this winter. the extreme cold that's settled in the district and the impact on your weekend plans. plus, a violent day in the district has police investigating a pair of homicides this morning. what we're learning about each of those attacks. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, february 28th, 2014. you'd think we'd start to see a little bit warmer weather these days. but we are certainly wrong about. that we're dealing with a bitterly cold start to your friday. just look at the windchills you'll be deali