latest forecast. seems like everyone is in the path. >> that's right. we moved the bulls eye slightly further south which may put the heart of the metro d.c. in the sweet spot for accumulating snow. winter storm warnings posted for tonight and through the day tomorrow for everywhere in the news 4 nation. what should you expect? it will start as rain everywhere. they'll be a wintery mix around midnight before it changes over to all snow. travel will be difficult and dangerous by tomorrow morning. temperature this is morning are well above freezing. upper 30s and low 40s right now. to give you an idea on the timing for the next 24 hours by 10:00, 45 and cloudy. this afternoon, rain showers, low 50s. steady rain, back to 30s by 10:00. rain changing to snow before you get up tomorrow morning. rain arriving today. changing to snow president to. heavy snow likely early on your monday morning. how much snow? i think most of the area will be

in the high impact zone. five to ten inches. i'll get to hometown specifics when i see you next. >> thanks. crews across the region are gearing up for the storm now. we checked with crews in virginia, maryland and district. they're preparing for another round. the d.c. department of public works will have 200 plows on the morning before the major morning rush. streets like this will be a street they work to keep clear. give them space to get by. treat your sidewalks with rock salt icer, kitty litter before the snow comes. crews tweeted out this picture of a truck loading up at a salt facility. the city has a good supply ready and crews standing by to treat the roads. they'll monitor the weather and deploy teams when the time is

right. today people are buying supplies. salt melt, ice shovels. we are live where they are already running out of basic supplies. hi derrick. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there has been a rush. we were kind of seeing a lull in action here at the hardware . you see the snow shovels. there has been a rush on those supplies. a lot of people are coming away empty handed. they're having a hard time finding ice melt. we talked to the guy that run this is place. he says he's never seen it like this before. people have been disappointed when it comes to ice melt. take a listen. >> this is the first year i can remember working here in 17 years that we haven't been able to get it at will. i believe there's a shortage all over the country. that's helped us not being able to find it. we have pulled our resources and

been able to keep consistent. today is like the first real day we're going to be out. >> reporter: but of course you know what, there's good news. a few seconds ago he says he has been able to locate ice melt coming in about 7:30 in the morning. whether that will be too late we'll wait and see. people will likely try to show up and get it if they need it. in the foreground here, there is hope. they just rolled out the grills. spring is around the corner. this is the time usually this start to stock spring merchandise. they had to hold on to winter stuff a little longer. we're live, news 4, back to you. >> alexandria is urging you to stay off the roads so crews can clear the roads. primary and emergency routes are cleared first then secondary streets. they'll shovel 20 miles of

walkways and trays and parking lots and city squares. track it as it approaches your neighborhood. download the storm team 4 weather app in the apple store or google play. a man was shot outside the metro station on naylor road. that's on the green line. it happened near the entrance on temple hill not far from the d.c. city line. rescuers took the man to the hospital. we're told he should be okay. meanwhile, police tell us no one is in custody now. in developments in the crisis in ukraine. a short time ago, troops put a military tank at the gate of the same base where hundreds of gunmen had assembled. gunmen are believed to be from the russian military. this comes a day after president barack obama spent 30 minutes on the phone talking to russian president vladimir putin. president obama want as them to retreat from the peninsula.

russia says it's there to protect interests a mid the growing unrest. earlier "meet the press" moderator david gregory talked about what president obama's warning to russia could mean. >> he's talked about consequence, a talk of intervention. his security advisor said it would be a grave mistake if russia was to invade. >> later this morning you'll hear about the steps u.s. might take in the coming days. secretary of state john kerry and senator marco rubio will sit down with david coming up on "meet the press" at 10:30 after news 4 today. today here in washington, protests are planned against russia's president in ukraine. a group you will gather in northwest washington. similar protests happened yesterday around the world including offices in toronto and ottawa. we're getting new information now on that deadly terrorist attack in china.

officials believe 34 were killed including four responsible for the attack. 140 others were hurt. according to current reports, 10 separatists ran into the train station and started cutting people with knives. police arrested one, but five others got away. we're trying to find out the motive. meanwhile, navy rescue crews are looking a pilot after he crashed the fighter jet. officials tell us the fa-18 went down about 70 miles east of the navy's fallon base outside of reno. officials have been trying to contact the pilot, but they haven't heard response. the mountainous area is stalling rescue efforts. this morning, outsmarting the internet hackers. the efforts happening as we speak to crack down on cyber attacks. it's incredible cell phone

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happening right now, dozens from across virginia are in the middle of a competition that looks for ways to prevent hacking. this cyber security championship is happening in arlington. 75 student, veterans and job seekers are fighting for the top prize in a hands on simulation where they have to stop the cyber attack. it's the same test the military uses. a ban on revenge porn is one step closer to real yabamrealty virginia. posting naked pictures and video

online is illegal when it comes to embarrassing a former lover. the bill is waiting mcauliffe's signature. maryland passed a similar bill earlier this week. today you can adopt a pet at the animal services and adoption center. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held yesterday in durwood. the center includes a medical clinic, adoption area, private animal holding areas and classrooms. find dogs, cat, turtles and reptiles at the facilities. the montgomery county police department animal services division owns that builds. the rain may be moving out of california. that's just beginning of their problems. the new concerns, especially neighborhoods there, today. that same system is headed east. here's chuck. >> that's right. a mild day today. plenty of time to get things done ahead of what looks to be our high impact winter

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the cell phone video showing a strong wave crashing into the moby dick restaurant in santa barbara, california. the wave broke a glass window and sent customers running for safety. fortunately no one was hurt. cleanup efforts in california underway. heavy rain flooded up many of the state and caused serious power outages and mudslides. we have the latest on the dangers. >> reporter: pounding rain, thunderstorms, dangerous mudslides. 25 miles east of los angeles, debr debris pours into drives. it's a race to clear the mud. the next winter wallop rolled in quickly. 1,000 are threatened by the hillside above. >> mandatory evacuations remain in effect until we have an

opportunity to get through the storms and our engineers have an opportunity to get that intel back to us. >> with nearly a foot of rain falling in some areas, creeks are swollen, roads are flooded, debris is everywhere. steve sheridan and his crew with the la county flood control must keep the mud moving. >> everything you see held behind the structure. if this was not here, it would have ended up in the community below us. >> for california, this has been a winter of extremes. in january, wildfires and even now the state remains in extreme drought. >> we've got three. guess we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the fifth generation farmer and rancher says with this downpour the wheat harvest is ruined. >> that is dead. the rains are too late.

>> reporter: from farms to city, the weather has crippled california. forecasters say the storm has almost passed, but the threat is far from over. >> that same system brought more snow to the denver area causing this deadly 104 car pileup. you can see the back up for miles. dozens were taken to the hospital. traffic was at a stand still two hours while crews cleaned up the mess. further east, missouri residents stock up on supplies. take a look. stores in st. louis had shoppers packed in grabbing food, supplies, batteries, milk. power outages are expected. forecasters say the storm could add ten inches to the already snowy season. we heard derrick talk about them running out of supplies. one store got a new shipment of ice melt. >> absolutely right. this storm even though it's going to start as rain, there's

a whole lot of true arctic air m coming in on the back side of this. this will have no trouble switching to snow. it will guarantee start as rain and end as snow. the transition comes between midnight tonight and sunrise tomorrow morning. heaviest snow likely between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. monday morning. not exactly good news for work and schools. it looks like it's going to be a high impact event. current advisories, everybody under the sound of my voice, winter storm warning tonight and tomorrow. winter storm warnings extend further out to the west. they don't go that much further north. the latest overnight runs continue to show the storm tracking further south. that's bad news for people in southern virginia. it could be potentially bad for us as it may bring the band of heaviest snow under the heart of the baltimore washington area. here it is on radar now.

we are dry and mild this morning. local roads are still dry. temperatures are above freezing. the leading edge of the cold air is moving far western maryland. that cold front could be sliding through here sun down tonight. once the front goes by, temperatures are really going to trend down quickly. we're already in the upper 30s and low 40s. fredricksburg already 51 degrees. we are 10 to 25 degrees warmer now than we were yesterday morning at the same time. cloudy skies have moved in overnight. it is 42 thousand at national airport. winds out of the south at six miles per hour. here's your forecast. loudoun cloudy, up near 50 for a time today. first rain drops rolling in between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon, steadier rain between 7:00 and 10:00. by midnight, change over from rain to sleet and freezing rain between midnight and 2:00. 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, it's

all snow. temperatures plummeting tomorrow. upper teens and 20s tomorrow. what will start as heavy wet snow tonight finishes as a powdery snow tomorrow. highs today mild into the 50s. make your plans to get outside and finish what you need to do. download the weather app as well. we have individual forecast zones in there, tayloring the forecast to your hometown. get the best information. we update frequently. here sit on the broader view. there's the rain moving in this evening. here comes the change over in northern maryland as early as 8:00 tonight. the change over reaches the metro area not long after mid night. everybody will be snow before the sun comes uply heavy at times. here's the european model. two to four inches on the ground by 7:00. snow totals six inches or more

across the area. here's where i think the bulls eye will be. six to ten inches in the heart of the metro. latest trends may bring that down a smidge. we'll watch computer trends quickly. inside the metro area, snowfall amounts six inches or so. downtown to old town, eight or nine inches in northern and western suburbs. a big time impact on all of your monday travel. the other side of this guys is bitter cold. anything that comes down will be frozen rock solid tuesday morning. suburbs in the single digits to near 0 tuesday morning. this will be frozen into a block of ice big time. >> seems like it's going to be colder than what you first expected. >> unlike last week when we had the snow and gone by late their afterno afternoon, this will be here until wednesday or thursday. >> thanks chuck. as we talk about more snow, how about we look forward to summer? what to expect as you plan your

vacation and why you might want to jump online now. have budget cuts gone too far? teachers are planning a protest. i'm do men co. >> i'm mark murray. election season finally kicking off. it starts in texas with the primary there. we've got c pac later in the week. >> the biggest story, the primary challenge, john cornen. this is your steve stockton primary favorite. >> we're going to find out whether cornen gets above 50, which he probably will. stockton, it's hard to call this primary versus tea party established primary. most have abandoned him. >> prominent republicans >> pr[ male announcer ]s pillsbury grands biscuits.

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have obviously been busy planning summer vacationses. the online vacation giant reports 40% of properties already have reservations for june, july, august and are advising travelers to book now. >> particularly if you're traveling in high demand areas during peak periods. >> those peak periods always include the first few weeks when the kids get out of school and when vacation spots fill up first. >> i don't think it's too early to start thinking about summer travel. it's good to get a read on what prices are, airline prices in particular. >> travel experts say prices aren't likely to get better than they are now. try to insure you're getting the most for your money. >> it's important to make sure you're using a secure form of payment like a credit card. i think i also encourage people to read reviews. >> they say many vacation destinations aren't specific to one season. >> these ski resorts are

fantastic in the winter, equally as fantastic in the summer. >> also some websites say travel is cheaper in august than june or july. nbc news. it can take years to get that body back in shape after having a baby, but imagine having to do it in six months for your job. coming up, we show you how moms in the military

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know better sleep with sleep number. we are coming up on 9:30 on march 2nd. let's look at today's top stories. police are looking for the pirn person responsible for the shooting this morning. the person was leaving around 3:00 this morning when he was shot. he's expected to be just fine. weather is our other big story. crews gearing up for this storm. d.c. is preparing the team to treat the roads tonight. 200 trucks will be on the road before the morning rush. >> store across the region are having a hard time keeping the salt melt in place. we checked. they have plenty of shovels and

deicers. some thing s running out quick. the storm could create problems for the area. >> we want to show you how much snow we could get. chuck bell is outside tracking it all. it's going to be hard to embrace what a great day we're going to have today with the snowstorm looming in the back of our minds. >> i agree. temperatures in the 50s for a time this afternoon. this is warm air surging north bound after head of the plunge of cold air that's coming our way starting tonight. it will be here through monday and tuesday. this is the way it looks from our tower camera looking southbound past the national a th cathedral. looking westbound toward the airport, patches of blue skies. clouds win out for sure. winter storm warnings posted for the entire area tonight and tomorrow.

storm team 4 radar show ns no dp or flakes yet. there's the cold front sliding through in the overnight hours. what starts as rain this afternoon becomes moderate this evening and will change over to heavy snow by tomorrow morning. temperatures ahead of it, 53 fredricksburg, 39 haguers town. cloudy and mild today, rain drops after 3:00 or 4:00. six to ten inch rain here in the heart of the city. now back to the comfy studio. >> thank you chuck. as local governments prepare for the winter storm, montgomery county wants you to be ready. the county asks you to park in a driveway or garage so the crews can work. they'll treat all county and main roads and emergency routes. once the snow stop, trucks will plow neighborhood streets and side streets depending on how much snow falls. it could take two to four days

to clear all residential streets. >> the city of ma nas ses says the snow is putting a strain on the budget. it's spent more than public works and utilities had in the budget. the department planned to use $250,000 for snow removal. it had to tap into the contingency fund to pay for costs. during the morning rush we anticipate several delays and closings. wake up with the latest alerts in the palm of your hand. download the news 4 today app. get news, weather, traffic alerts. plus use the app as your alarm clock. search news 4 today in the app store. this morning, decision 2014 in the district. the caucus is endorsing current mayor vincent gray's re-election bid. this comes with less than a month to go with the primary election in the d.c. race for mayor. after the third forum, gray won in a landslide. he picked up 85% of the votes.

challengers bowers tied for second. school leaders in montgomery county will send a message about overcrowding in the classroom. they're rallying thursday to call for state construction. they're already working with prince george's and baltimore counties to spend $1 in state money for every $2 in county money. star is among those planning to be at the rally. in fairfax, teachers are getting ready to protest lagging salaries. it could hurt students in the long run. teachers are protesting cutting back on work outside of their contracts. this includes tutoring, traveling and writing college recommendations. fairfax county boasts the biggest school system. in recent years the salaries have fallen behind arlington an

all of us moms agree having a baby is challenging. having to return to work six months later, many are doing it in our region. we look at how army moms get mission ready. >> i used to be able to do 42 pushups in two minutes, 70 situps in two minutes and run a 17 flat two miles. in one month, specialist veronica king is expected to do it again. five months after having her first son. >> i'm building back up slowly. it takes time. >> any woman that's given birth knows how tough it can be to bounce back. here in the army, that ability is put to the test with the training having one goal to get these women mission ready six months after giving birth. >> sergeant first class allen

leads the pregnancy program at fort meade where she says the soldier has expected time to get fit. >> they were way behind. >> it's why the army started this unique workout that includes strength training and a little cardio. sergeant rachel badgel is seven months pregnant and says bonding is a big part too. >> we know other women are going through the same thing we're going through. >> the environment where stereo types still exist. >> in the army you have to fight to be treated equally. you don't want to be -- personally i don't want to be treated i can't do anything now that i'm pregnant. >> a competitive spirit that appears strong after baby. allen reports 80% of women on the program return to duty after six months, passing the physical

fitness test which including meeting the military's requirement. in a matter of weeks, it's this mom's turn. >> i'm ready to go. >> a real impressive group there. as for women who are not ready by that goal date, i'm told it's usually because of complications of pregnancy and recovery. back to the big story. the winter system headed our way. road salt is one of the hardest items to get a hold of. we're showing you alternatives to prevent slips and falls on your property. we've heard when the snow will start. when will it move out? chuck's forecast is coming up next. we'll be with you first in the morning bringing you delays and cancellations. news

this week's "wednesday's child" is a young man that just

celebrated his 14th birthday. he is hoping this is the year he gets adopted. >> his name is charlie. he loves testing out strategy skills at all kinds of games. he told barbara his biggest win would be finding a forever family. >> it's like entering aaze of mind stimulating games. >> hear you like games. what are your favorite games is this. >> mainly strategy and like magic and stuff like that. >> she assured him he'd find what he likes among the 4,000 games lining the walls. charlie caught on quickly to the strategy for these games. >> a bunch where i'm at now. >> right now he is in a group you foster home and likes playing games. >> his classmates and teachers love him. >> what do you want?

>> to be adopted and to be with a family that cares about me and helps me and shows me stuff i didn't know and how to do. >> johnny is an easy going young man. he is very interesting. loves information. >> she says he needs a home and family where people love him. >> i was adopted, and i really hope you get a forever family really fast. i'm so thankful for my parents. >> i didn't realize that. >> did you hear that? he's hoping that's what's going to happen for him. >> i'm sure it will. you seem like an awesome kid. >> kathleen had things for charlie to take home and a t-shirt and wish that charlie will one day have the family he longs for. barbara harrison, news 4 for "wednesday's child." >> and if you have room in your home and your heart for charlie or any of our kids who are still waiting, call our special

adoption hotline. 1800 to adopt me. search "wednesday's child" on nbc washington.com. right now protestors planning to march through one of the busiest spots in the area. why going out to buy a snow shovel may not be a bad idea. it may cost you in the long run. >> buy a shovel today and prepare to use it tomorrow. snow is on the way. we're tracking the flakes as

welcome back. a man is waking up behind bars after police say he assaulted and kidnapped his ex girlfriend. yesterday deputies reported to a call on belfonte road. he forced his ex into a car, took off before deputies could arrive. the two were spotted by troopers two hours later. carter didn't pull over for office areas. he instead left his car as well as his ex girlfriend and ran off in the wooded area. the witness spotted him, called deputies who caught him shortly after. his ex was treated at nearby hospital, released in good condition. you could see protestors marching through washington.

hundreds are expected to gather at georgetown university and march to the white house protesting the keystone pipeline. organizers say they'll occupy intersections and do what they call symbolic oil spills. this will mark the 50th time gop lawmakers have tried to repeal, defund or change the affordable care act. the newest proposal would eliminate the penalty for not signing up for coverage. it's expected to pass in the republican controlled house but fail in the democratic leaning senate. back to our winter storm coverage. grab your snow shovel and get ready to clear your sidewalk and driveway. every jurisdiction has their own rules about shoveling the sidewalks. some may be ticketed for some clearing a path. remember, warm up, stretch before you go outside to shovel, shovel snow in small amounts, and take lots of breaks. make sure you're bending from your knees and shoveling in a

straight direction. making twists and rotating the body is a way to end up in pain. if you don't know what trouble it causes your heart, we have a story posted that's very informative. >> be very careful. >> after shoveling the snow comes the salting. keeping your sidewalk and driveway is safe is part of the winter woes. >> with the heavy dose of snowfall, there's been a run on road salt forcing some to get creative. we have more on the alternatives. >> i came to see if anything is left. >> customer after customer did the same. >> they don't have it. nobody in the area has it. >> reporter: we set out looking for salt too. the home depot is sold out. we checked with wal-mart. >> do y'all have rock salt? >> no ma'am. we're all sold out. >> lowe's, no salt. >> every retailer f eer trying o

get it. it's depleted in the area. >> the lowe's manager says his customers are looking for anything to help. >> people come in with home remedies. >> i've heard people spraying hot water. >> reporter: that's not a good idea. there are salt substitutes. >> this is playground sand. do skmoflg phovel skpfing and p sidewalk or driveway. >> this damp rid has calcium chloride and can be used as ice melt. >> we've been digging in trying r themd out what's going to work anything we can pull. >> a lot of stores are short on supplies. a viewer tweeted this picture at a fredrick, maryland grocery store. take a look. not alone. others have jumped on social media posting pictures of empty shelves. looks like not much bread left.

>> we just got this in. checked with folks from virginia power. they've been watching this approaching winter storm for days now, and their trucks are stocked. crews are ready to go. their main concern is weight of the snow. if mostly powdery, they won't have much of a problem. if snow is more wet, that can weigh down trees and power lines and knock out electrician yty ie neighborhoods. >> you say wet or dry? >> it's going to start as wet and end as dry powdery snow. the snow before valentine's day started out at powder and changed over to rain. it made shoveling snow really heavy. this time around rain comes up front and be covered over by the snow. as a result it will be easier in that respect. we could have a glazing of ice

between the transition of rain over to snow. be ready for old man winter to come roaring back to your neighborhood within 24 hours from right now. the rest of today is your day to get outside and get ready for it. no weather related and no travel related problems at all for today. winter storm warnings are up all over the area. the winter storm warnings extend well to the west of us back out towards columbus and cincinnati. there's plenty of moisture to work with. here it is on storm team 4 radar. our dry start already rain drops in central parts of west virginia. there's the leading edge. that's the arctic air. that arctic cold front plays a huge role in how the system develops. getting to the timing in just a second. right now, cloudy skies filled in in washington. we had a shimmer of sunshine this morning. that's gone. winds light out of the south at

6. increasing southerly wind puts temperatures in the 50s for a brief time. 44 reston town center. your hour by hour planner. 40s and cloudy in the morning. mid afternoon, rain drops arrive after 2:00 or 3:00. temperatures in the 50s. temperatures back to upper 30s by 10:00. that's still rain. then the change over from rain to snow between midnight and sun rise. near 60 in fredericksburg. a mild day ahead of the next winter weather chance. here it is on our model by 3:00, leading edge of the rain drops. rain off and on in the evening hours. change over from rain to snow takes place midnight to 3:00 or 5:00 in the morning. all snow everywhere by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the snow could be coming down heavy at times.

the european computer model says snow on the ground by 7:00 a.m. two to four inches possible. storm totals could be six inches or more in many places. a wide swath of six to ten inch possibles in the metro. downtown and the airport, six to ten. in the suburb areas seven to ten. nine inches in leesburg. getting to southern maryland zones in a little while. here's your seven-day forecast. 55 today. enjoy it because this is it for mild weather for the rest of the week. it will be 30 or so snowing first thing tomorrow morning. the bottom is going to fall out. temperatures in the teens by tomorrow night. single digits to near 0. rain, coating of ice, pile of

snow and the deep freeze. whatever comes down will sck and freeze solid. >> it's the ice that scares me. not so much the snow. >> thank chuck. the best bets to win an oscar tonight,

it is gearing up to be a snowy night here in the region. a starry one in hollywood.

>> hopefully not rainy. >> tonight is 86th annual academy a wards. it's anyone's guess who's going home with the oscar gold. mark barger has more. >> seven years after hosting the first time, ellen is doing it again. >> i like to challenge myself. this year i thought i would challenge myself in front of a billion people. >> hosting the first time left an impression. >> i guess the strongest memory is clint eastwood's breath. it was minty. >> kate blanchett's performance is widely seen as a lock for best act yes. jared leto ask a no doubt winner for his role. >> what he did with "gravity" is next level film making. he will win no problem. >> carter says the space epic is

part of a tight three way race for the top prize. >> i can't recall a close best picture race in decades. >> like "gravity," "american hustle" has nominations overall. carter thinking they could be edged out by another film. >> for oscar nominee, tonight could become the most important night of their careers. mark bark ger, nbc news. >> great movies this year. >> going to be a tough selection. before the snow gets here, check out the system in the midwest. this is the view from indianapolis where the snow is already coming down. >> streets will be coated soon enough. enoug[ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! in the next 24 hours we're going to feel two seasons in this region. a live look at arlington. soccer players on the field. today they're enjoying the warmer weather as we get a taste of spring. then after this, they're not going to be able to see the goalpost. it's a snap back top reality as a major winter storm move this is way. >> storm team 4 is keeping a watch on this system. chuck says it's a matter of hours before we see the first

effects right? >> absolutely right. rain drops arriving late this afternoon today. people are wondering if it's all snow. no. it's going to start as rain. that's the challenge, how much moisture do we waste as rain drops before we switch over? there could be an ugly period of sleet or iciness before everything goes to plain old snow. winter storm warnings are up. it will start as rain. there will be a wintery mix of sleet and freezing rain then over to snow by midnight and 3:00 a.m. over to all snow before you get up. travel difficult and dangerous. snow ends tomorrow afternoon. here's the leading edge of the snow pushing to far western maryland. local storm team 4 radar shows a dry and mild start. temperatures in the 40s. 44 now, 50 by noon. low 50s for a time this afternoon. mild weather, first drop as