right now at 6:00, maryland has a winner. news4 live as the entire state waits to find out where a winning mega millions jackpot ticket was sold. we hope it hear from someone who will -- who works in this building this morning. here are the winning numbers. we'll share them with you several times this morning. if you don't have a pen handy, they are -- 11-19-24-33-51, the mega ball is 7. and we'll have much more on the winning ticket in just minutes. right now, i want to to go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein keeping an eye on a chance for wintry weather. tom? good morning. yesterday i said our temperatures would stay above freezing overnight. and they have. but it is still quite chilly. we're in the mid to upper 30s in washington. and in alexandria, arlington, falls church. much of montgomery county, low

to mid 30s. above freezing, mid 30s in prince george's county, much of fairfax county, all across northern virginia. shenandoah valley, around the bay, it is above freezing in the mid 30s. storm team 4 radar showing scattered sprinkles of light rain in southern virginia. now getting just west of fredericksburg and up in some of the higher elevations. farther to the north and west. that is where there is a possibility of a little bit of light icing. these are temperatures by late morning and around noontime. that's when there could still be a little light icing occurring along the blue ridge. and perhaps along catoctin mountain. otherwise, the rest of the area will stay above freezing. rain arriving later today. a look at the timing on that, next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11. danella, how are we rolling this morning? well, on 66, tom, rolling without any delays. we'll head out there now. waking up in haymarket, no delays just yet. as you continue toward the bypass, again, no delays yet. here's the live look at fairfax county parkway. i'll give you a drive time.

this is eastbound. you see just a bit more volume than westbound. when i say no delays, here's that drive time. 54 miles per hour. just 11 minutes from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. over to the rails, metro, marc, not tracking delays. two minor delays, vre fredericksburg. train 300 and 302, slow because of other trains. again, that's just a five-minute delay. now keep in mind if you're on twitter, give us a follo follow @first4traffic, tweeting alerts. i'm back at 6:11. back to you. 6:02. big news this morning -- a winning mega millions ticket sold somewhere in maryland. this morning, the question is where the ticket was sold and who won. >> thufr's richard jordan is live at lottery headquarters with -- news4's richard jordan is live at lottery headquarters with more. >> reporter: a bust for me, but there are some winners who bought their tickets here in maryland. we're at the maryland lottery headquarters. and they are expecting to release information about where the winning tickets were sold

later on today. right now, they're still working on notifying those retailers, let them know that they sold one of the lucky tickets and actually, whoever sold the ticket, gets a nice prize, as well. but two winners were sold in maryland. one of them was for that big jackpot last night. the $400 million. that will have to be split with another winner in florida. there was also a $1 million ticket sold in maryland, as well. we've got two winners. mega millions has been really lucky here for the state of maryland. they have told winning tickets before. in fact, it was about this time two years ago that three people split a mega millions jackpot here. that ticket was sold in the baltimore area. so a lucky streak here for maryland when it comes to mega millions. this was one of the bigger jackpots for the mega millions lottery. the third largest in the lottery's history. so what's happening today is that the retailers will be notified. that should happen this morning. we may actually never know who

the big winners are because in maryland the winner can remain anonymous if they choose to. they could have their name released, but only if they want. to we'll have to wait and see what they decide. could be a couple of days before the winner comes forward and comes here to the lottery headquarters to collect their winnings. reporting live in baltimore, richard jordan, news4. >> all right. we'll be checking back with you. hope somebody tells us what's going on, who's winning what. >> yeah. if you didn't win mega millions, don't feel too bad. the odds of winning are one in more than 258 million. mega millions has awarded seven jackpots of more than $300 million. the world's largest jackpot was $656 million in 2012. i remember that one. someone in maryland also took a share of the prize. here are the winning numbers one more time. 11-19-24-33-51, and the mega ball was 7. in case you missed the winning numbers, you can find them at nbcwashington.com. in other headlines at 6:04, the man connected to three

alexandria murder heads back to court today. charles severance will appear in a west virginia courtroom this afternoon. he's being held on weapons charges out of loudoun county right now, and he's fighting extradition back to virginia. prosecutors say they've connected severance to the murder of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato. police have not charged him for the crimes. a hearing set for today in the retrial of a northern virginia man who had been convicted of capital murder. a judge overturned justin wolfe's conviction in 2011. he says prosecutors withheld or ignored evidence that could have helped wolfe's defense. prosecutors are now retrying him. they say wolfe was a drug dealer who hired a member of his drug ring to kill a marijuana supplier. it is 6:05. molette green is following breaking news from the live desk. molette? >> we just got new information on the pilot of the missing malaysia jetliner that has investigators very curious this morning. we just learned that files were recently deleted from a flight simulator found at his home. now a news conference just ended

a few minutes ago. and investigators say they are trying to figure out what information was on those deleted files. we've also learned that background checks on all but three passengers are still pending. and those passengers are said to be ukraine and russian nationals. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. concerns about retaliation this morning after police shot a murder suspect in northwest washington. law enforcement sources tell news4 that police officers are being warned about possible retaliation. an officer with the capital area fugitive task force shot and killed 19-year-old da'quan hendricks yesterday. police say the officer opened fire after hendricks shot at them. police were trying to arrest him in connection with a murder in northeast last month. a former dmv worker in arlington has pled dpilty to accepting more than $11,000 in bribes. 33-year-old francisco samayoya

hernandez worked as a tax supervisor at the arlington dmv. at a plea hearing, he admitted to taking bribes from a vehicle exporter. in exchange, he filed false paperwork and helped the exporter avoid nearly $25 no registration fees. he faces up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced in june. new this morning, a billion-dollar bill for toyota. the changes on top of the money toyota says it's making because of how it's handled customer complaints. plus, you may have heard dark chocolate is good for you. now we're learning exactly how it helps. and it's a cold morning so far. rain is on the way.

welcome back. in "news 4 your health," whether fried foods are fat noting may depend on your genes. a harvard university study found

a person's genetic make-up may magnify the effects of a bad diet. people most at risk for obesity should monitor how much fried food they eat. now that doesn't mean people with different genes, better gene, can eat whatever you want. researchers say everybody needs to eat a healthy, well-balanced meal. they studied the eating habits of more than 37,000 men and women. if you're a chocolate lover like me, you'll like this story. scientists say they've solved the mystery why dark chocolate is so good for you. researchers at lsu say the compounds in chocolate are absorbed by so-called good bacteria in the stomach. these microbes then grow and ferment, producing anti-inflammatory compounds. which these compounds are absorbed by the body, they reduce inflammation of cardiovascular tissue and decrease the risk of long-term stroke. scientists say combining dark chocolate with solid fruit like pomegranates and acaii could provide greater health benefit. i don't need a reason to eat

dark chocolate, but this is very good news. i can keep eating it, maybe even in greater quantities. >> the first step is admitting you have a problem. >> yes. we all know about my chocolate problems. it's well documented. let's talk to tom about the forecast. weather & traffic on the 1s. >> mm, chocolate and acai. starting off, a cloudy sky. there's a live view from the storm team 4 skywatcher camera showing dry streets and sidewalks and pavement. that snow has continued to melt overnight. our temperatures have stayed above freezing. we're in the mid 30s around much of the region now. here's the hour-by-hour forecast for this wednesday. cloudy through 8:00, the first raindrops arriving in the metro area around 10:00, 11:00 this morning. off and on, light rain showers into the afternoon as temperatures climb into the mid 40s. a warming trend for the first day of spring. how much longer that will last beginning tomorrow. that's coming up next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:21.

danella, good morning. any delays? >> yeah. you know, volume is increasing in our area, but no major delays. that means seeing yellow like here, for example. i-95 northbound at fairfax county parkway. continuing just to the interchange. folks are sluggish. i'm tracking an accident on the ramp. traveling southbound i-95, taking the ramp to fairfax county parkway heading toward newington, there's a two-vehicle accident. one of those vehicles crashed into the guardrail. you can still take the exit ramp, but heads up. i am back in ten minutes. over it you. >> thank you. parent furious about a drink with a little dmol it served to significant graders? why a teacher says he had no problem serving it. and firing back for negative comments. the trouble newlyweds could now get into for leaving negative reviews about their vendors on line. 6:

back at the live desk, breaking news from laurel. there you see chopper 4 over the scene of a house fire in laurel. this is happening at brock bridge road and laurel ft. meade road, 198. this is very close to maryland city elementary school, to give you a better idea. we can't see any flames, but we have seen the firefighters using their ladder truck, working the scene here in laurel. no word yet on whether anybody was home or if there are any injuries here. we'll stay on top of it. back to you. >> thank you. 6:17. a live look now at the maryland lottery headquarters in baltimore right now. we're waiting to hear where a winning $400 million mega millions ticket was sold in the state of maryland yesterday. we do know that two winning tickets were sold. and we know the second winning ticket was sold in the state of florida. a live look now at the sunoco gas station in merit island, that is south of cape canaveral.

somebody doing an interview there obviously. florida the most recent state to start playing mega millions. the winning numbers -- 11-19-24-33-51, the mega ball was 7. the numbers on nbcwashington.com. investigators trying to determine what caused a house fire that forced a mother with her 1-year-old boy to jump out of a burning window. the woman escaped from the second floor with her son in her arms. she broke her ankle and burned her face. the fire started on the first floor of the house on 63rd street in seat pleasant yesterday afternoon. john rhodes rents the home with relatives and friends. >> i'm just glad she was smart enough to get them out. >> it took a good ten minutes to put out. it was heavy. >> five people including teenagers inside the home escaped. the mother suffered second-degree burns. the 1-year-old is okay. the maryland man accused of killing a woman and abducting

their daughter will remain in jail until he stands trial. timothy vertz waived his right to attend a bail hearing. a judge granted prosecutors' request to hold him without bail. police say vertz stabbed bobbi jo cortez in her baltimore area home earlier this month. he then skipped down with their 11-year-old daughter. police found them two days later at a motel in south carolina. right now a blood spatter expert is on the stand in the oscar pistorius murder trial. earlier today, a police ballistics expert testified that pistorius' girlfriend was standing in the bathroom when she was hit in the right hip by the first of four bullets fired by the athlete. pistorius says he killed reeva steenkamp by mistake thinking she was an intruder in his house. prosecutors argued he killed her intentionally after an argument. still plenty of questions this morning about what caused a news helicopter to go down in a busy downtown seattle area. the crash happened shortly after the chopper refueled at the helipad near the space needle yesterday. the two crew members on board

died. the ntsb on scene investigating what may have caused that crash. seattle also reviewing its helipad regulations. the city does not track where or how many helipads there are. but it's not clear whether those regulations had anything to do with yesterday's crash. new this morning, the white house announced it will unveil its plan to fight climate change. environmental groups will also meet with the obama administration to discuss the issue. that meeting will focus on new technology and strategies to make us less dependent on carbon-based energy. the justice department finally reached a deal with toyota over acceleration problems. tracie potts has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: breaking news overnight at least from toyota. they've spoken out on what we hear will be a formal deal announced later today between the government and toyota over those rapid acceleration cases, stuck acceleration pedals that became so dangerous for so many

people. looks like the justice department has worked this out for toyota to pay $1 billion and avoid prosecution in this settlement. the fbi had been investigating whether or not toyota intentionally misled regulators, safety regulators about the acceleration problems and complaint. in a statement, toyota says they've cooperated with the u.s. attorney's office for more than four years. they've made fundamental changes to become a more responsive and customer-focused organization, and they're committed to continued improvement. that's the l.a. we await formal news today. back to you. >> that's tracie potts reporting from capitol hill. 6:219 time now. weather & traffic on the 1s. here's tom. >> good morning. we stayed above freezing overnig overnight. snow continues to melt. we're only 30 hours away from spring equinox. spring starts, one day away as

the earth in its orbit around the sun gets to that spring equinox point. storm team 4 radar showing scattered light rain in southern virginia. that's advancing to the north, just west of fredericksburg. as it does advance north to somewhat colder air in the higher elevations, dmoint purple, winter weather advisory -- counties in purple, winter weather advisory for light freezing rain that may cause light icing and slick spots at mainly higher elevations west of the metro area. elevations generally above 1,000 feet. storm team 4 four-die forecast later today, a lot of clouds around and light rain likely moving in late this morning, the middle of the day, and during the afternoon. so grab an umbrella after you put on your winter coat. you'll need an umbrella as you get up for your lunch hour and for when you come home from work and school. highs reaching mid 40s. any rain around, though, ending by sunset today. overnight, clouds go away. we'll have sun back tomorrow.

as we start spring, highs reaching upper 50s tomorrow afternoon. a blustery wind out of the north and west and partly cloudy. then milder friday, up around 60. partly sunny on saturday, over the weekend, saturday great for outdoor activities. highs reaching the mid to upper 16 and partly sunny. on sunday, still great for outdoor recreation, highs reaching mid 50s. then a chilly pattern as we start off the first part of next week, storm team 4 seven-day outlook, 40s on monday, tuesday mate get flurries. maybe some sprinkles of light rain. not a big deal. now let's check on road conditions and any delays with danella. good morning. good morning. yeah, i am tracking a couple of accidents in virginia. the first one, southbound i-95, taking the ramp toward fairfax county parkway but heading toward newington. that exit ramp partially blocked because of a two-vehicle accident. one of the vehicles into a guardrail. up to tyson's corner, eastbound, route 50 at wayne road. police are on scene directing traffic.

so as you follow 50 inbound, are you expecting just a small delay, under a mile. again, just be aware and slow down while police are getting you by the accident in the roadway there. we'll head up to bw parkway. tracking southbound delays near 175. back in ten minutes with a live look from chopper 4. over to you. >> thank you. dramatic dash cam video shows a truck tearing into an accident scene on the side of an iowa highway. police say a tractor-trailer actually rear-ended the truck, sending it flying off the road. such a close call. no officers were injured, though. the man in the truck was taken to the hospital but is expected to be fine. new this morning, there have been at least two incidents of crimea's self-defense forces storming ukrainian military facilities in the past few hours. news4's molette green has more on that from the live desk. we just got some video in to show you. russian flags just placed this morning at that naval base in crimea. this happened after those security forces, as you said,

stormed ukraine's navy headquarters. now we're getting reports of ukrainian service men leaving that base, carrying their uniform on coat haters with b g belongings in plastic bags. this as joe biden meets with lithuania's leader. this is video in of the talks of leaders whose countries border russia. back to you. 6:25. a michigan community is criticizing a teacher for a history lesson on colonial time. school administrators at linden school say the teacher gave her fifth grade class a taste of o'doul's nonalcoholic beer. it does contown trace amounts of alcohol -- contain trace amounts of alcohol. the teacher said the students had a small taste of what pilgrims drank for sanitation reasons. parents were not old until eight days after it happened. >> anything like that, you want to be involved in. that should have been decided with the parents and

administration previous as to whether this should go forward or not. >> the superintendent there is calling it an honest mistake. police are not taking any legal action. this next story is for anyone planning a wedding -- always read the fine print on your contract. >> that's because some vendors are now suing newlyweds for bad reviews. according to the "huffington post," a growing number of wedding vendors are adding special clauses to their contracts that keep couples from posting any negative reviews on line. the website cited one anonymous virginia bride who recently blogged about a certified letter she received from a vendor threatening her with a defamation lawsuit for up to $350,000. his no idea they could do this. >> i just bought something and had to to sign something that said i wouldn't write anything negative about the merchapt. >> how are you -- merchant. >> how are you supposed it get information from other customers? >> true. new information on taxes in d.c. how it could become harder for

the city to take your home. for most of us, it's booze freezing. some of you could see freezing rain. trying to figure out why a dying man could not get help.

we're following breaking news this morning. somebody in maryland bought that $400 million mega millions jackpot ticket. we're live in maryland lottery headquarters now. so far the state has not said where that ticket was sold. check your tickets. here are the winning numbers -- they are 11-19-24-33-51, and the mega ball is 7. news4's richard jordan is at maryland lottery headquarters. he'll explain why we may never learn who our state's lucky winner is. that's in 15 minutes. looking for good numbers in the weather department, as well. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has the forecast. it is a chilly morning. good morning. as you head out the door, you'll need your winter coat, a warm

hat, gloves, mittens and an bosnian muslim. -- and a scarf. around the bay, mid to upper 30s. around the region, around freezing except the higher elevations. there is moisture, light rain coming on storm team 4 radar. it is just to the east of charlottesville, toward culpeper the next hour or so, maybe near warrenton in a couple of hours. just a little light rain in the higher elevations west of there. there could be some light icing. these areas in red could get up to .1i6r7b of icing. northwest of frederick close areas south of front royal along the blue ridge. temperatures elsewhere will be by late morning upper 30s to near 40 degrees. now danella, how is the traffic rolling? right now i'm tracking a broken down vehicle on the

beltway. outer loop in greenbelt, just off to the right shoulder lane. outer loop picking up volume. same with the inner loop, no major delays. let me tell you where you're hitting the brakes. traveling the beltway. here's the exit for new hampshire avenue continuing on the outer loop. those red brakes lights are focus just slowing down. under speed but not bad. taking nine minutes between i-95 and georgia avenue. heads up, but it is slowing already. we'll shoot over to i-270. normal volume at 109. now your delays are connecting all the way from frederick, maryland. are you sluggish as you continue southbound toward 10. passing 109, the trip in germantown, clear to rockville. over you to. >> thank you. 6:32 the time now. we'll have a reporter on hand today when the d.c. fire lieutenant at the center of the controversy over an elderly man's death tells her side of the story. colleen davis faces a fire

department trial board. she's been on administrative leave since medrick mills died of a heart attack in january across the street from a fire station. his family tried to get help from firefighters, but no one responded. the trial board will determine if davis will be punished. we'll also find out how long albrecht muth will spend in prison. he was convicted of killing his elderly wife inside the couple's georgetown home more than 2 opinion 5 years ago. prosecutors say muth was violent and wanted his wife's money. his defense team said the case against him was circumstantial. he could receive life in prison without parole. teenagers in northern virginia are coming together after the untimely deaths two of woodson high school classmates. they died just a few days apart last month. police have ruled out foul play in both cases. in the past four years, 7 woodson students have died. all are suspected to have committed suicide.

last night students healthed on the football field and made a paper chain to represent those lost. they said they wanted to form a sense of unity. >> remember there are many people you can reach out whenever you need, and it does get better. >> one of our counselors put it best -- we have to find normalcy in an abnormal situation. >> fairfax county police say there have been 19 windows in the county soer -- winds in the county this year, 15 involving teenagers. new information on the progress on the new i-95 express lanes in northern virginia. six electronic devices are already in place over existing hov lanes. that includes e-zpass readers and cameras. the first toll gantries have also been installed on opinion. those are the sensor holders that span the highway. crews will install 24 more in the coming months. the express lanes are supposed to open early next year. we now know more information about a story we brought you first on 4. ddot now says a vandal damaged 750 trees in the bloomsdale and

truckston circle neighborhoods in the district. much bigger than first thought. investigators tell us some of the smaller trees may die. the deep holes could also cause larger trees to develop dangerous cracks. tree specialists are keeping an eye on the damage. police arrested a man last week in connection with carving holes in the trees. in northern virginia, one community is starting an online social movement to bring a popular grocery store to their neighborhood. people in fredericksburg want trader's joe's to open a store there. they've created a facebook page to do just that. it's already had nearly 2,500 likes in a couple of days. the store tops a list of businesses not currently in the area. we did check. none of the trader joe's under construction are coming soon to anywhere in virginia. new this morning, d.c. under scrutiny for how it's managed a $6.2 million education grant. that's according to the "washington post." the district and 11 states received the race to the top

grants in 2009 and 2010. the u.s. department of education has placed a hold on the grant here in d.c. that money is supposed to be used to improve eight persistently low achieving schools. federal officials say local education officials must seek explicit federal approval before spending those funds. in the day ahead, first lady michelle obama will head overseas to china. mrs. obama will meet with the first lady of china to focus on education. the two will talk to american and chinese university students. mrs. obama will also bring along her daughters as well as her mother, marian robinson. they will travel to several chinese cities including beijing this their week-long trip. a d.c. council committee could vote today on a plan to protect homeowners who have fallen behind on their taxes. the legislation would ban the city from selling liens on homes whose owners owe less than $2,500. homeowners when owe less than $7,500 would get an additional year to pay before liens were sold. homeowners who lose their homes

to foreclosure would also have a chance to keep most of their equity. people in montgomery county left on hold when they needed help during last month's snowstorm. why the phones couldn't keep up. and looking for answers in the disappearance of the missing malaysia flight. the specific data on a few passengers investigators are still waiting for now. plus, we're hovering above freezing now. we'll take you through how high temperatures will climb hour by hour. the all-new chevy silverado: from the family of the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road... the truck that beats any ford f-150 in fuel economy... and the 2014 north american truck of the year. and now, during chevy truck month, the price you see is the price you pay, for a 2014 chevy silverado

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the head of montgomery county's nonemergency phone number says she'll make sure you get a faster response when you call, according to the "washington post." if you called mc 311 during last month's big snowstorm, you probably had to wait on hold for more than half an hour. most callers hung up because of the long wait. the service's director blame the problem on servers which weren't in sync with the phone system.

work set to begin today on a development that will transform the southwest waterfront of d.c. it's called the wharf. it will include 3.2 million square feet of homes, offices, stores, and hotels. there will be a concert hall, too. it is 6:41. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. we're talking about above freezing temperatures. still cold. >> rain coming our way as we look at our camera over the district. clouds already out there. what's to come? >> those are very low clouds. the city lights reflected there. weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:41. storm team 4 radar showing scattered light rain, southern virginia, coming into west central virginia now. leading edge is just to the north and east of charlottesville. in an hour and a half, up to warrenton, culpeper, fredericksburg. not into the metro area until after 9:00 this morning. low clouds over washington now, we'll still be cloudy by 8:00. light icing in the higher elevations to the west.

elsewhere, mid 30s through 8:00. near 40 by noon. by then you will need an umbrella. a chilly afternoon, light rain off and on through mid-afternoon. warming trend for the first day of spring and into part of the weekend, how long that will last coming up. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:51. danella, any delays? >> yeah. that time of morning. seeing delays on the beltway, outer loop, also 395 as well starting to see delays from the beltway traveling toward seminary road. some good news, the earlier crash on the ramp from southbound i-95 to fairfax county parkway. the accident is clear. not seeing delays, but i am seeing delays on i-95. your drive time coming up at 6:51. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, we're learning more about the pilot on the malaysia airlines flight that disappeared. the data he deleted on his computer at home. plus, we're live following breaking news overnight. somebody in maryland may have become a multimillionaire.

why you may never find out who that person is, though. and you've heard of social networks. now there's an anti-social network.

6:45. we're waiting to hear where a winning mega millions ticket was sold in maryland. >>

from the $400 million jackpot. news4's richard jordan is at lottery headquarters with what we've learned overnight. richard? >> reporter: guys, this is the maryland lottery headquarters here in baltimore. and they are preparing to notify that retailer, whoever sold the ticket, to let them know that they did sell one of the winning tickets. there were two ticket that won here in maryland. so maryland pretty luck when he it comes to mega millions. the first was for the big jackpot, the $400 million. the winner is going to have to split the prize with another winner in florida. then the second maryland winner won $1 million. the second lottery ticket here was $1 million cash prize. two big winners in maryland. one winning a million, and one winning well over a million. we're waiting to find out where the tickets were sold. it has been a lucky streak here for maryland. it was two years ago just about this time that they also had a mega millions winner.

that was divided by three people, all with one ticket, three people on one ticket. they won the jackpot. now they've got another winning ticket here. this is the third largest jackpot in mega millions history. a lot of people who are looking at their tickets are contemplating what they would do if they win. >> probably take care of my family. give my mom a big house. maybe a new car, who knows. >> i wouldn't be doing what i'm doing now. whatever it is. i would be doing much less of it. if i didn't like it, i would do something else with it. >> some donation, put money in college for kids. and have a good time. >> reporter: later this morning, maryland lottery officials are expected to announce the two locations that sold those two winning tickets in maryland. we may never find out who the actual winners are because maryland is one of the few states that does not require the winners to come out publicly. they could remain anonymous if they want to. richard jordan,

news4. if you didn't win mega millions, don't tefeel too badl. the odds of win regular one in 75 million. the largest jackpot was $652 million in 2012. someone in maryland also took a share of that prize. here are those winning numbers. more t11-19-24-33-51, and the mega ball was 7. in case you missed the winning numbers, you can find them at nbcwashington.com. the man connected to three alexandria murder heads back to court today. charles severance will appear in a west virginia courtroom this afternoon. he is being held on weapons charges out of loudoun county and is fighting extradition back to virginia. prosecutors say they've connected severance to the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato. police have not charged him for the crimes. police are being warned of possible retaliation after a murder suspect was killed in

northwest washington. law enforcement sources tell news4 that police officers are being warned about the possible retaliation. an officer with the capital area fugitive task force shot and killed 19-year-old da'quan hendricks yesterday. police say the officer opened fire after hendricks shot at them. police were trying to arrest him in connection with a murder in northeast last month. d.c. mayor gray is getting an januaendorsement. he says a group is oversan ysidro -- overshadowing his accomplishments. the senate will consider a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. in a house version the rate wouldn't reach $10.10 until 2017. it wouldn't be tied to inflation in the future either. we are learning new details about the pilot of the missing malaysia airlines plane.

the country's defense minister says files were recently deleted from the pilot's home flight simulator. investigators are trying to retrieve those files. they're still waiting on background checks for the three passengers. those three premfrom -- from uke and russia. there is a committee being set up to get more information from the malaysian government. the committee will try to urge officials to send repives to beijing to brief them. malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared myrtle beach ed mar people on board. 2 -- 23 countries are searching the land and sea the size of australia. there's a new app that could help you avoid just about anybody. cloak posts photos of friends on a map using facebook, foursquare,instagram, and

twitter. if weather any of your friends had near -- if any of your friends are nearby, it sends you a message to avoid them. >> you think that's mean? >> nobody will ever know. >> all right. 6:51. final for weather & traffic on the 1s. what's sad is that we're not getting to spring fast enough. >> here's another sad scene. take a look at this photo of a -- the last snowman. >> aw. hanging on. >> good riddance! this posted by cheryl riley in frederick. >>en wee cher ee ewe know chery. >> it did stay freezing overnight. all the snowmen built on monday are continuing to melt. a lot of the snow is gone as we've stayed above freezing. we're in the mid 30s, the mountains and shenandoah valley. much of the higher elevations, the blue ridge to catoctin mountain, a little blow freezing. that will play a factor as rain moves in. right now metro area, nearby suburbs in the low to mid 30s. all above freezing. rain is showing up. scattered sprinkles on storm

team 4 radar just south of richmond to just north of charlottesville. this one batch of rain is advancing to the northeast. it's still two hours away of getting up to fairfax county. we're talking about maybe around 9:00 this morning the leading edge of the rain beginning to move into the metro area. a little bit of icing west, higher elevations during the morning. rain likely moving in by around 10:00 this morning. new timing on that, these areas in green. by noontime, scattered sprinkles of light rain. perhaps a few sprinkles of light rain, drizzle into the middle part of the afternoon. by 4:00, you'll still need an umbrella as you head back home from work and school. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., rain heads farther to the east and crosses the bay to be followed by a milder pattern. first day of spring tomorrow and into saturday. highs tomorrow after we reach the mid 40s today, into the upper 50s first day of spring. we're about 30 hours away from astronomical spring. and a bit of a breeze tomorrow,

too, and partly cloudy. lighter winds on friday, high near 60. best day of the weekend for outdoor activities, hiking, biking, hiking and biking and kayaking even, too, upper 60s. i'm going to get my kayak out. it will be in the 50s on sunday. still great weather for outdoor recreation. monday, tuesday, chillier. might get flurries. no big deal on tuesday, or sprinkles of rain. danella, any improvement in our traffic? >> that's not going to be until 9:00, maybe 10:00 a.m. it's just getting worse from this point. here's what's happening. normal delays as far as really sluggish. 66 at route 50, i pulled this camera up to show you an earlier accident. it was lined up to the left shoulder lane. that's why you're seeing heavier volume at route 50. here's how it's affecting your drive time. from fairfax county parkway, it will take you about 17 minutes to reach the capital beltway. folks at under speed, 30 miles

per hour. slow i-95 from quantico to the beltway. just slug yig the entire way. average speed, under speed at 34 miles per hour. 40 minutes almost from quantico to the capital back to you. back to you both. 6:53. breaking news in the mega millions jackpot. richard jordan just learned where that winning ticket was sold in maryland. richard? >> reporter: yeah, everyone is paying attention to this, wanting to find out who has one of those two winning tickets for the $400 million mega millions jackpot. we jgo word that it was sold in charles county. listen now to the head of the maryland lottery. >> well, the ticket sold in maryland was sold in charles county, south of prince george's county. so kind of in the washington, d.c., area. we haven't been able to get hold of the retailer yet. we're trying to make that notification. it was a manual pick, so someone chose their numbers. >> reporter: there you go. not far from home, that winning

ticket. there were two big winners for the jackpot that will split the $400 million prize. that one thin charles county, another in florida. there was another ticket sold in maryland that won $1 million. we're waiting to find out who has the winning ticket. remember, because maryland rules, we may never find out. we'll try to figure it out. reporting live, richard jordan, news4. firefighters called to the columbia mall when someone reported a car hitting the building near macy's. when they got there about two hours ago, they found there was no car. they did find some broken glass, though. now police are trying to figure out what happened. a hearing is set for today in the retrial of a northern van man who had been convicted of capital murder. a judge overturned juflst win wolfe's -- justin wolfe's case. prosecutors are retrying him.

he was a member of a drug ring that killed suppliers. look at this massive fire in brooklyn. more than 1 150 firefighters battled the flames at this recycling plant all night. the fire sent plumes of heavy smoke into the sky but could be seen from new jersey. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. here are four things to know for wednesday. first lady michelle obama travels to china today with her daughters and mother. mrs. obama will meet with the first lady of china to focus on education. the overseas trip will last a week. the man connected to three alexandria murders heads back to court. charles severance appears in a west virginia courtroom this afternoon. prosecutors say he's committed to the murders of three people in alexandria. police have not charged him for the crimes. we have a reporter covering the d.c. fire department trial today. we'll hear from a lieutenant involved at the station near where an elderly man died of a hack n january. and breaking news -- the winning mega millions ticket was

sold in charles county. we found out minutes ago. we hope it find out where in charles county as the day continues. we are counting down the final hours of winter. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, highs today reaching the mid 40s. grab an umbrella before you head out the door. you'll need a winter coat, too. light rain from late morning to the afternoon, ending by nut. then a warmer pattern tomorrow as we start spring into the first half of the weekend. danella? >> all right. here's a look at i-270, southbound at the spur. a bit slow, but delays heavy at father hurley boulevard. it's just -- slow volume as you continue toward the beltway. aaron and eun? >> thank you. that is the news for today. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back with breaking news, weather, and traffic.

good morning. breaking news overnight. a potential bombshell in the mystery of flight 370. malaysian officials announced files were deleted from the home flight simulator. as families of the passengers grow