right now at 6:00, cold temperatures grip our area again. it is below freezing for most of you. the wind is starting to pick up. you'll want to put on the layers if you're about to head out. we are already seeing a lot of black ice this morning on the roadways. the traffic team keeping track of several crashes. the potential for black ice, the reason for a number of school delays. most in virginia, culpeper, page, rappahannock, and spotsylvania opening two hours late. frederick county schools opening one hour late. delays, as well, for two hours in warren and orange counties. the town of colonial beach

public schools also delayed two hours today. in maryland, allegheny county schools will open two hours late. remember, we have a complete list of delays constantly updating on the bottom of the screen there. and as well on nbcwashington.com. 6:01. meteorologist tom kierein will help you get out the door. to tom? >> the snow we got yesterday melted a bit, put water roads, streets, and sidewalks, that's frozen up. road temperatures on 95 south of washington, springfield to fredericksburg around 30 degrees. temperatures on 66, washington to front royal, only in the upper 20s. road temperature, the beltway road temperatures only in the upper 20s. so is 95 from the beltway to baltimore. 70 west of baltimore, 270 from the beltway all the way to frederick. road temperatures there are just in the mid 20s. and in the mid to upper 20s, road temperatures i-70 to hagerstown and 81, so watch out for patchy ice. it's going to be with us for another couple of hours.

then we'll get above freezing. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:11. your windy wednesday forecast. danella, we've had accidents due to ice. any more? >> yeah. unfortunately busy. multiple accidents i'm tracking. upper marlboro, westbound central avenue, lanes shut down at enterprise road. single vehicle crash because of black ice. up to 295, bw parkway heading to baltimore. at the intersection for i-95, emergency roadwork. there's a pole down blocking all the lanes. police are redirecting traffic. if you're heading that direction, heads up. for folks southbound at colesville road, the left lane is blocked. eastbound, as well. university boulevard, your left lane is blocked by police. at the intersection there in the roadway, this is going to slow you down this morning. back in ten minutes with another

accident on i-95. back to you. >> thank you. 6:02. today a manassas daycare director heads to court to face child abuse charges. she runs the smile preschool. she's accused of abusing a 5 and 6-year-old in february. the preschool was shut down this month after she learned she didn't have a proper license to run the facility. an attorney says she's conting fully with police -- she's cooperating fully with police and believes they misinterpreted what happened. our reporter will be at the a navy this morning. football player who suddenly collapsed last weekend has died. 19-year-old will mccammie clapped at practice on saturday. he'd been in a coma in the hospital since then. it is still not clear what caused will to collapse. video showed that he didn't take any hard hits during that practice. will had been cleared recently to start playing again this year after suffering a head injury playing high school football in 2012. we're looking at 6:03. we're also learning a sailor killed at a navy base in norfolk

may have connections to our region. the sailor's father told our sister station there his son is from the maryland/d.c. area. the navy has yet to confirm his identi identity. he died yesterday when a civilian walked on to the uss hahn" and took a weapon. the sailor responded was there to help. the man killed the civilian. he did have authorization to be on the base. now to the search for the missing 8-year-old girl from d.c. today marks exactly one month since relisha rudd disappeared. she was last seen in this video that shows her with 51-year-old kalil tatum. this was on february 26 th at te holiday in dinexpress in southe. the next day tatum's wife, andrea, was found dead in an oxon hill motel. tate sum wanted for that murder and is -- tatum is wanted for

that murder and is considered armed and dangerous. there's a $50,000 reward for information about the death and missing girl. four minutes after the hour. we'll be following d.c. mayor vincent gray today, six days before the democratic primary in the race for mayor. we'll have a reporter at st. elizabeth's hospital. we expect the mayor to announce he's replacing united medical center with a new hospital at st. elizabeth's. umc is the only full-service hospital east of the anacostia river. new poll numbers show that gray is in a fight to keep his job. he trails council member muriel bowser by two percentage points in the latest nbc 4/marist poll. that's within the margin of error. he led bowser by 8% last month. neither says they're surprised by the numbers. >> it's a virtual dead heat. i think it's kind of what we expected. >> we've seen over the last several weeks a growing energy around our campaign and what we're doing. >> whoever wins the democratic primary will probably face d.c.

council member david catania. he's running as an independent. we've posted the complete results of the poll on nbcwashington.com. just search "decision d.c." also, if you need help with early voting in the district, we have a guide on line, too. this morning the secret service has not said what punishment three agents will face after an incident involving alcohol overseas. the men were in the netherlands ahead of president obama's arrival on monday. saturday night interest sunday morning, one agent got drunk and passed out in the hotel hallway. two other agents were with him. all three were sent home on administrative leave. nbc asked about the administrative records, and we were told the three have not faced prior disciplinary action. today the obama administration is expected to announce an extension for those of you trying to sign up for the affordable health care program. people who cannot enroll by next monday's deadline can apply for

some more time. the extension will give people until mid-april to sign up. just in, new information about the search for that missing jetliner. the huge grouping of objects satellites just found. plus, new this morning, grading how healthy we are. the counties in our area that took the top spots for maryland and virginia. and it will be a cold day.

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a live look over the 14th street bridge. very busy it seems at this hour. and there is the potential for some black ice to deal with around the region this morning. >> yeah. another cold march day on our hands here, tom. watch out. when you step out because we have temperatures below freezing. your weather & traffic on the 1s

now, approaching 6:11 on this wednesday morning. down into the 20s to near 30 degrees. as a result, that water that of the on roads, sidewalks, and streets, has frozen up. if it looks wet, in fact it's likely ice. we're in the mid to upper 20s now. the winds are gusting to around 30 miles per hour. we'll have gusts to 30 to 40 miles per hour. the peak winds between 8:00 this morning to 2:00 in the afternoon. lots of sun and a cold day. dress for a cold winter day. only around 40 degrees mid-afternoon. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:21, spring weather returns. a look at that. breaking news with danella. that's right. four corners is the accident i'm tracking. lanes have opened. expect delays 29 southbound at eastbound university boulevard, all of the lanes were just blocked for some time to tow the cars out of the roadway. that has just reopened. again, expect delays in both directions. northbound hov lanes at prince

william parkway, i-95, earlier accident to the left shoulder lane. aaron was talking about delays crossing the 14th street bridge. that's because of an accident. i'm back in ten minutes. i'll give you details on that. 6:11. we now know the healthiest places to live here. researchers at the robert wood johnson foundation, they broke down the healthiest spots by the county. in maryland, the top place for good health belongs to montgomery county followed by howard and frederick counties. in virginia, loudoun, fairfax, arlington counties are at the top of the list. the report looked at 29 things including smoking, graduation rates, and unemployment, along with access to healthy foods and physical activity rates. if you feel nervous going to the doctor, you're not alone. a new study out of england says your blood pressure is much higher if a doctor takes it instead of a nurse. that can lead to a false positive. that can be a false positive and lead to unnecessary treatment for problems like hypertension.

the study looked at the differences in 1,000 patients. a truck fell down a california cliff when the road crumbled away. how the man rescued himself before help could get to him. >> incredible pictures there. tens of thousands of dolls under recall.

this is the tracidal basin. a check shows most of russ below freezing. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will have a look at warmer days to come in your weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:21. we just learned new information on the search for that missing malaysia airlines flight 370. we'll go straight to molette green at the live desk. >> we just found about 122 potential objects spotted that

satellite that could narrow the search area. we've been watching a news conference from malaysia. it ended a few minutes ago. we learn good new satellite images taken three days ago in an area cover being 154 square miles. -- covering about 154 square miles. some are bright indicating they could be solid materials and range from three feet up to 69 feet. three to 6 feet. 12 planes including one from the u.s. navy are flying over the area looking for any debris to link it to flight 370. we'll keep you posted. check in with nbcwashington.com for the latest. >> thanks. the first step toward a potential multimillion dollar lawsuit against malaysia airlines has been out of chicago. a law firm filed court documents monday that demand malaysia airlines and boeing turn over evidence of a possible design

and manufacturing defect that may have caused the plane to plunge into the indian ocean. a spokesman for boeing told nbc news the company has no no comment now. a representative for malaysia airlines could not be reached. 6:17. two men in custody for a shooting near an anne arundel elementary school. police say cory jamel barnes iii and avon marvin jackson shot two people in a park near the school in brooklyn park friday. kids were playing outside when the shots rang out. none were hurt. school was put on lockdown. police think the shooting was drug related. both victims should survive. someone facing criminal charges, too. the driver of a cement truck managed to walk away from this crash in the hollywood hills. unbelievable. look at this -- driver was traveling on a road that suddenly crumbled beneath the truck. is t sent the truck down the side of the mountain. the driver was trapped again the hillside. somehow he climbed up out of the other side of the cab without the help of firefighters.

>> wow. 6:18. people in new england waking up to blizzard conditions. jim cantore is live in cape cod trying to hold on in massachusetts. i know it when you show up somewhere, it's got to be bad. looks like you're getting crushed. >> reporter: yeah, this is the worst storm of the season for the cape. it happens a few days before april 1st. thank you for little, right? this is incredible, guys. we're getting hammered. yesterday the wave action was like glass. with winds gusting almost at 50 miles per hour, it's not there yet, temperatures in the 30s. low 30s, windchills in the 20s. it is brutal. i'll walk down this plank for a second because there's so much spray coming up. i wanted you to see on this piling how the snow is taped on horizontal. you see how much weight action is pushing the piling up and

down. it's caked on here. the wind sustained at 35 miles per hour. the tide is coming in. we'll see especially in the north facing beaches overwash here. the big concern for the cape and islands is the power outages. can you imagine -- this is going to go on all day long. we haven't seen the worst yet. in terms of the snow, we think they'll get heavier and winds stronger than they are now. if you look up here, you can certainly see how how horizontal the snow is. a brutal day on cape cod where we normally average about five inches of snow in month of march total. we'll probably get from five to ten inches out of this one storm. i'll tell you, this is the fourth, fourth blizzard warning of the season for cape cod. if there's anybody ready for this to be over, it is the folks on the cape.

baby, that hurts. >> we hear you. jim cantore showing how treacherous the conditions are. wow, be careful. >> for sure. tom, we're sort of dealing with the backdraft of that storm, if you will. windy conditions today? >> yeah, winds are beginning to pick up in the weather center. i've been closely anlizing, this -- analyzing, this is the latest slight lap showing the storm southeast of where jim is located. here are the latest gusts. in the last few minutes, we've had gusts to around 30 miles per hour. manassas had a gust to 30. reagan national, 23. these gusts are around 20 to 30 miles per hour. that will increase as we get into the afternoon. these gusts causing windchills also with temperatures hovering in the 20s. our windchills are just in the teens this morning. in addition, we've got the water from yesterday's snow that melted on roads. now frozen up. we've got patchy ice. if it looks wet, in fact, that is ice. we've had multiple accidents due to patchy ice. all this red zone, much of

virginia, much of maryland, the district and west virginia, watch out for that for the next several hours. we'll stay below freezing until about 10:00 this morning. right now, just in the 20s to around 30 degrees. we will have the winds gust to around 40 miles per hour, peak winds 88:00 too many 2:00 p.m. we might have scattered power outages. be prepared for. that dress warmly. highs only around 40 degrees. clear, wind diminishes. 20s tomorrow. low 50s and partly sunny thursday. friday, could get rain. highs near 60. low 60s on saturday. might get rain on saturday, as well. tune in. our storm team 4 tracking spring. a look at spring and summer. saturday morning, nbc 4 at 10:00 a.m. sunday, a partly cloudy sky. highs around 60. mild pattern. feeling like spring on monday and tuesday. a look at the area road temperatures next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:31. danella, any more accidents from this ice? >> you know, i'm still following breaking news. we're going to start in upper

marlboro. westbound central avenue, this crash here fatal. single vehicle. police are saying it is a result of black ice. and your westbound lanes still blocked at enterprise road. so heads up in this area. the other thing i'm watching, a new accident. this is on 66 eastbound heading toward the beltway. the crash tying up the right shoulder lane. traveling eastbound to the beltway, just a bit slow from fairfax county parkway. under speed at 42 miles per hour. you should slow down today and give yourself extra time. it is still slick out. over to the 14th street bridge, we spoke with police, and police could not confirm exactly what lanes are blocked. lanes are blocked traveling across the 14th street bridge because of an earlier accident. that's why as you make the commute you are seeing heavier delays than you normally would at this time. but traveling on 395 itself, from the beltway, pretty clear. but getting closer to the 14th street bridge, angie, that's where folks are hitting the brakes. back to you. >> thank you. right now, 6:23. and as unlikely as snow is this

time of year, same situation when it comes to a dust storm for people in arizona. take a look at that. a huge duflt storm cast phoenix into a -- dust storm cast phoenix into a shadow yesterday. it creates that wall of gray. this is worse than fog. if you get stuck in this, you're not going to be able to see through. it the storm stirred up because of the 45 mile-per-hour winds that kicked up desert dirt into the air. it all mixed together, and it -- as you can imagine, it led to car crashes. today they are expecting much clearer skies in the forecast. 6:24. students in gaithersburg received the top prize for creating awareness about teen dating violence. >> after i cried, he would say, "i love you," and make me forget everything that happened. >> three students at watkins mill high school received first place for their public service announcement called "control." it's part of the choose respect campaign. the u.s. department of health and human services says as many as one in three teens will experience dating violence.

the agency also says more than half of them will never report it. a heads up for parents. walmart recalling 174,000 dolls because they can overheat. there have been at least two reports of children getting burned by the my sweet love, my sweet baby cuddle care baby dolls. these dolls have a circuit board in the chest. the electronics bring on symptoms of illness, and the child uses medical instruments to heal the doll. if you have one, take out the batteries and return the doll to any walmart for a refund. 6:24. we want to tell you about a new smartphone app you may want to download if are you expecting a baby. it's the bella beat connected system and lets you listen to your unborn baby's heartbeats and track his or her progress in the womb. expectant mothers can also track their own moods and feelings throughout their pregnancy. the app is free for apple users, but there is a free beta version available if you have an android. a full version is expected out this summer. i think this is really cool.

but i don't need it to tell me my mood. >> i don't need that to know your mood either. >> it was tired and angry carrying that baby for nine months. we can let you hear a thief at work in one of the largest phone scams to hit the irs. >> a man in chicago thought it was suspicious so he recorded this conversation. >> there is a notice issued on your name. and there are serious allegations pressed against your name. >> that's the scam artist telling a man about criminal charges against him. the feds say thousands have gotten similar calls and victims have handed over a million dollars to thieves. >> as soon as someone pretending to be irs will tell you that you owe money and if you don't pay you're going to be arrested, that's a clear sign that that is not the irs who is on the phone. >> the government says scammers have also claimed to be police officers. if you get a call like this, hang up. the irs says it usually contacts people by mail as most government agencies do. also, you need to be aware of

anyone asking for payment using a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. 6:26. half a million dollars worth of liquor gone? how thieves in maryland took it with one swift move. we're keeping a close eye on accidents from black ice. we'll show the areas to avoid and go over the road temperatures to show when you it will melt. that's in weather & traffic on the 1s. and the chainsaw used to break into a charles county home. the damage the suspect left behind.

temperatures below freezing for just about everyone and black ice in the region, as well. the first 4 traffic team keeping a close eye on the roads to show you the areas you might need to avoid. and the potential for black ice may be the reason for a number of school delays to pass your way. most are in virginia. culpeper, page, rappahannock, spotsylvania county schools opening two hours late. frederick county schools opening one hour late. winchester schools also opening one hour late. schools are delayed two hours in warren and orange countys.

the town of colonial beach public schools also delayed two hours. as we said winchester, one-hour delay. >> in maryland, allegheny county schools, they're going to open two hours late. we have a complete list of the delays. they're constantly updating on the bottom of your screen. and you can find them at nbcwashington.com. we know the snow has stopped, but there are slick spots, tom? >> yeah. the water that melted on roads, streets, and sidewalks has frozen up. watch out when you step out the door. there is patchy ice. if it looks wet, it's probably ice. we have temperatures now prince george's county in the upper 20s. only in the mid 20s much of montgomery county. much of fairfax county's mid to upper 20s. the rest of northern virginia, mid to upper 20s. right in washington, only around 30 degrees. here are the latest area road temperatures. 95 from springfield to fredericksburg is only around 30 degrees. pavement temperatures on 66 from

the beltway out to front royal, only in the upper 20s. pavement temperatures on the beltway, just in the upper 20s as is 95, 270, and 70. then from 70 west from frederick out to hagerstown, pavement temperatures only in the upper 20s. we've already had multiple accidents from this patchy ice. watch out for that this morning. next weather & traffic on the 1s, that's coming up at 6:41. a look at the windy wednesday hour boy hour. danella, any new accidents due to ice? >> yes, i do have a new accident. before that, we're going to do an update on westbound central avenue. traveling in upper marlboro this morning, westbound lanes are still blocked at enterprise road. policy are investigating an earlier fatal accident. single vehicle, it was due to black ice. slow down. now, making the commute this morning northbound 5, traveling northbound route 5 near shortcut road, there is an accident there. police are on the scene. and as you travel northbound right near the 301 split, you're already seeing heavy volume this early in the morning. the other thing i'm looking at,

drive times on the beltway, no accidents here. but passing new hampshire avenue, you see heavy on the brakes. here's the drive time, right now, 36 miles per hour. about nine minutes between i-95 and georgia avenue. back over to the 14th street bridge. still slow here, guys. but it looks like the earlier accident possibly out of the roadway. but here's the drive time. now from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, the drive taking 18 minutes. it's early, and already folks are down to 36 miles per hour. back to you. >> thanks. 6:32. and president obama is in belgium. he'll give a major speech about the crisis in ukraine. this comes as he meets with european leaders. we want to go thrive tracie potts on capitol hill. hi there. >> reporter: good morning. we're monitoring the president's trip just moments ago. he wrapped up some comments at flanders field cemetery. this of the site of a big battle in world war i. 368 of our own veterans are buried there. the president laid a wreath and toured there this morning.

and then he talked little bit more about the situation. tonight in brussels, he's scheduled to give a big speech tonight their time, that will be a little after lunchtime here. the president's expected to give a big speech where he talks more about the big picture of what's happening in ukraine. the u.s. and the europeans working together not only to we'll do russia and its push into ukraine but as the white house tells us, other international threats, too, like iran, like syria. that's expected to be his focus as he gives that speech in brussels tonight. angie? >> thank you. just about 6:34 now. deputies in loudoun county looking for a group of men who sexually assaulted a woman. four men approached her monday afternoon on greenfield court. that's in sterling. she was walking her dog. the woman told detectives one man grabbed her arm, and another touched her inappropriately. she pulled them away, pushed them away, rather, then they walked off when a car drove up. the woman says each man appeared to be in his 20s. a 20-year-old la plata man accused of attacking a man and

using a chainsaw to cut up his property. the charles county sheriff's officers arrested joel galloway on sunday in charles county. the victim told officers galloway tried to force his way into his home along bullet neck road in marbury that morning. we're working to find out why. galloway faces assault charges. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell want most charges against him and his wife thrown out. his lawyers filed a motion last night asking a federal judge to dismiss nine of the 11 counts against them. they say the couple never did anything to help the dietary supplement company they're accused of promoting in exchange for gifts and money. the mcdonalds have already -- mcdonnells have already pleaded not guilty. the trial is set for july. just this time for the tourism season, the national parks service will reopen the washington monument on monday, may 12th. a live look now. the monument's been closed for repairs since the east coast earthquake back in 2011. the repairs cost $15 million. you can start making tour reservations on line on april

16th. go to nbcwashington.com, and search "washington monument" for more information on extended hours. this morning, a boy from northern virginia battling a rare viral infection is improving after taking an experimental drug. last night, amy hardy posted this picture on her facebook page saying her 7-year-old son, josh, is out of the icu. hardy says they are still waiting for josh's kidney functions to return. josh is at the st. jude children's hospital in tennessee. you might recall a social media campaign helped convince a drug company to put josh in the drug trial. the treatment has not been approved by the fda. and a special honor for a local emt who sprung into action during the navy yard shooting. [ applause ] >> that's noah smith. he was one two of people from the u.s. department of transportation who stopped and helped a victim amid the chaos. last night, the american ambulance association awarded him with the recognition of

valor. the department of transportation right next to the navy yard in building 197 where gunman aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people last september. checking out the cherry blossoms this year, the parking warning from aaa you'll want to hear today. plus, a huge liquor heist in maryland. how thieves took half a million dollars worth of cognac and the empty evidence they left behind. and we are in for a gusty day, folks. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will walk you through this windy forecast.

two men accused of impersonating police will spend time in prison. this is austin jones and samuel aples. this weekend they showed fake badges to customer at a bar on jackson street and claimed to be officers. someone reported it to police. aside from facing criminal charges, they're banned from

that bar. right now, police in baltimore county, maryland, are searching for a person who stole thousands of dollars worth of cognac. someone stole a freightliner with more than 2,000 cases of the liquor on it. police found the truck yesterday, but the liquor was gone. in total the stash is worth half a million dollars. want to show you live pictures we're getting in from chatham, massachusetts. the storm that brought us snow yesterday has made its way up the east coast and is leading to blizzard conditions. >> this is where jim can poury reported from moments ago. he said recently winds gusted up to 60 miles per hour. this is the fourth time this season that this area has been hit this hard. everyone pretty much ready for it to be over. here at home, weather & traffic on the 1s. tom, we are expecting windy conditions here today. >> yeah. they'll be developing by later this morning. we'll have gusts to nearly 40 miles per hour. this morning, slippery conditions. the snowbelt from yesterday that froze up on roads this morning is causing multiple accidents. the red zone, much of virginia, the district, and maryland.

this is going stay icy for another couple of hours until late morning. we'll get finally above freezing. by noontime, mid 30s. winds will pick up from about 8:00 this morning all the way until 2:00 this afternoon. gust to around 40 miles per hour. could have some scattered power outages, lots of sun. highs only near 40 today. spring weather returns. a look at when it arrives and how long it will last coming up next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:51. danella, good morning, new delays? >> that's right. still following breaking news. we'll start there. this is westbound central avenue. those westbound lanes are shut down at enterprise road. police are still investigating a single vehicle accident. and the crash is fatal. now we're going to head back up this time, lanham severn road at glendale boulevard. police on the scene of an accident there. you guys really have to slow down because i keep getting new accidents. this one, 395 northbound at glebe, the driver off of the side of the roadway. we are already seeing big delays there. back to you both. >> thank you. we're staying on top of a

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welcome back. wind is strong. this is northwest d.c. we're waiting for the wind to get stronger. >> as look -- as we look at the current temperatures, it is freeze freezing out there. tom kierein has the weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:51. 6:46. right now a manassas daycare director in court after allegations of child abuse. she runs the smile preschool in manassas. she's accused of abusing a

5-year-old and 6-year-old in february. she shut down the daycare earlier this month after realizing she didn't have a proper license. an attorney says she believes police misinketerpreted what happened at the preschool. david culver will be at the hearing later this morning. now to one group's efforts that could lead to new developments in the search for relisha rudd. today marks exactly one month since the 8-year-old disappeared. relisha was last seen in this video. shows her with 51-year-old kalil tatum. the group called the black & missing foundation is getting involved now. it specializes in looking for young african-american children. a former cop who helped create the group says relisha may look much different now compared to the surveillance video. >> he may have altered her appearan appearance. he may have cut her hair. she may be dressed like a little boy. and so that's why it was so critical to get his picture out there because someone may notice him before they even notice the

little girl. >> a camera captured these images of the two in a hotel on february 26th. that same day he left with rudd from the family shelter at d.c. general. three weeks later, police found tatum's wife, andrea, dead in a hotel in oxon hill. tatum is wanted for that murder. there is a $50,000 reward for information that leads to tatum and to relisha's returned. three secret service agents on administrative leave after an incident involving alcohol overseas. they were in the netherlands this weekend when hotel staff found one agent drunk and passed out. sources say the hotel reported it to the u.s. embassy. two other agents were with him. the secret service sent all three agents back home on sunday. president obama arrived at the same hotel on monday. new this morning, we are hearing the 911 calls moments after the massive mudslide in washington state. take a listen. >> there's like a mudslide! everything is gone. the houses are gone!

>> are there any injuries? >> yes. there's people yelling for help. >> it's hard to listen to. frantic calls. right now the death toll from saturday's mudslide stands at 16. we know that that number could very well rise. crews believe they may have located eight more bodies. and if that's true, that would raise the death toll to 24. right now, there's a list of 176 people still unaccounted for, but some of those could be duplicates. 6:48. we expect a major announcement from d.c. mayor vincent gray about the future of united medical center. according to the "washington post," the mayor wants to replace umc with a new medical center on the st. elizabeth's campus in southeast washington. he would use $300 million in public money to do that. umc is d.c.'s only full-service hospital east of the anacostia river. now poll numbers show gray is in a fight to keep his job. >> he's in a virtual tie with muriel bowser less than a week before the democratic primary.

bowser actually leads by 2% points now. in the new nbc 4 marist poll, that's within the margin of error. gray led bowser by 8% last month. neither say that they're surprised by the results. >> a virtual dead heat. i think it's kind of what we expected. >> we've seen over the last several weeks a growing energy around our campaign and what we're doing. >> now, whoever wins the democratic primary will probably face d.c. council member david catania in november's general election. catania is running as an independent. we posted the complete results of that poll on nbcwashington.com. all you have to do is search "decision d.c." also, if you need help with early voting, it is underway. we have a guide on line as well. 6:50. soon we could see the blooming cherry blossoms along the tidal basin. if you're not careful, you could be ticketed. richard jordan live along the tach to explain this.

-- tidal basin to explain this. >> reporter: a lot of people come down hoping to see the pretty flowers. the last thing they see is one of those bright hot pink parking ticketses slapped on the front of their windshield. we know why it happens. at the marshal mall and tidal basin, parking is tough. a lot of signs that say no stopping, no standing, no parking. you could get ticket. you could even get towed. today aaa is putting out a warning. they say if you plan on coming to the cherry blossom festival, take metro. that's a safe bet to get out here. you don't have to worry about the parking situation or ride a bike or ride down here. do something else. they say in previous years d.c. has generated about $70,000 in parking tickets alone. it's a warning that's being put out this morning. especially for tourists who don't know the rules when it comes to parking. we all know how difficult it can be and how complicated it sometimes gets to park down here. so that is the warning this morning. aaa saying they want this to be eeey don't want it to cost you

in the end. reporting live, richard jordan, news4. >> good information there. i want to go see the blossoms, but be honest -- he looks cold out this,rity? >> it was snow covered yesterday afternoon, then the snow melted and overnight created sheets of water on roads and sidewalks and front steps. now that's turned to ice. watch your step when you step out and watch it when you're driving. here are road temperatures on 95 just near 30 degrees from springfield to fredericksburg. 66. road temperatures just in the upper 20s from the beltway to front royal. the beltway temperatures only in the upper 20s. pavement temperatures on 95, 70, and 270 only in the upper 20s. watch out for patchy ice on 70, as well, frederick to hagerstown. many of the side streets and sidewalks covered with ice. and love this photo of some snow on budding blossoms in arlington. posted by sue cromer yesterday. you can post your pictures to my

facebook and twitter page, as well as our storm team 4 weather page, and we will share. ice around because temperatures are at or below freezing. the air temperatures now in the mid 20s montgomery county, upper 20s prince george's. mid to upper 20s in fairfax county and west across the rest of northern virginia, into the shenandoah valley. the temperatures there, too, mid to upper 20s. watch out for patchy ice. dress for a winter day. you'll need the winter coat, gloves, hat, warm footwear. we'll have winds that are going to get gusty. we've got scattered snow flurries and showers out of the north and west. and the winds will be gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour, peak gust 8:00 to 2:00. could have power outages. be prepared for that. highs only reaching near 40 today. windchills just in the teens and 20s. then warming into the 50s tomorrow afternoon. 60s on friday and saturday. showers are likely both days. sun back on sunday and mild, wonderful spring pattern that starts over the weekend continues into next week.

danella, we've already had accidents due to the ice. ing what going on? >> that's right. seeing multiple accidents in the area. we've been busy today tracking all of them for you. follow us on twitter at first4traffic. i'm tweeting alerts all morning to help you avoid accidents like this. westbound central avenue, lanes still blocked because of an earlier crash at enterprise road, again, the single vehicle accident because of black ice. police are investigating that one. now, northbound as you make the commute this morning, route 5, at shortcut road, there's still an accident. you're still seeing delays as you travel toward the 3015 submit. over to 66, this time eastbound right at nutley. you can see an accident here off to the shoulder lane. 66, they were dealing with a couple of accidents. that's why you're seeing this very slow drive time. already about 26 miles per hour. 22 minutes from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. back to you. fast-moving fire at a home

in arlington. it broke out just before 5:00 this morning at this townhouse on south pershing court. firefighters say it appeared to start in the top floor bedroom of the house. nobody was in the home at the time. firefighter were able to rescue one of the homeowner's cats. >> reporter: breaking news for the search in the missing malaysia airlines plane. a satellite captured images of 122 objects in the indian ocean. the defense minister called it "the most credible lead we have." those objects range in size from three feet to 69 feet. this new -- these new objects were found in an area not far from where other objects have been found. the "today" show will have more on this breaking story coming up in a few minutes at 7:00 a.m. a navy football player who suddenly collapsed ever the weekend has died. 19-year-old will mccammie collapsed at practice on saturday. he'd been in a coma at the hospital since then. it is still not clear what caused will to collapse. video showed that he didn't take any hard hits during that practice.

will did suffer a head injury during high school in 2012. he had just been cliered to play again -- cleared to play again this morning. incredible video as a construction worker is trapped on the third floor of a burning building. take a watch and listen to people as they watched the rescue. >> oh, my god. oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. [ scream ] >> yeah. >> you're watching the cell phone video. you saw that, he jumped to the second floor to escape the fire. crews used the ladder to rescue him. it shows how valuable a second is. moments later, part of that building came crashing down. it collapsed. a huge chunk of it. 200 firefighters, that's how many it took to get this fire identity. it was unfortunately that late -- fire out. it was unfortunately too late because the building was destroyed. four things to know before you head out -- we'll be listening for details of a new extension added for the affordable health care act. people who cannot meet monday's

deadline may have until mid-april to sign up. president obama will urge european leaders to punish russia for its actions in ukraine. he's making his case at an eu summit in belgium. look for more at 11:00. a manassas daycare director is in court after allegations of child abuse. she's accused of abusing two children at smile preschool. news4 will be there later today. today marks one month since the disappearance of 8-year-old relisha rudd. head to nbcwashington.com to see every photo and piece of video we've received of the girl and kalil tatum, the man believed to be with her. patchy ice, now covering much of maryland, the district, west virginia. as we've had water overnight freeze occupy untreated surfaces. later today, highs reaching near 40 with a blustwe wind. finally -- butlerry wind. finally warming into the weekend. earlier crash, 395 at glebe. out of the roadway.

you still see right lane blocked, guys. >> all right. drive safely, everybody. >> make it a great wednesday.

today is the first time in a long time we go surfing while well rested. time for some 6 a.m. dunkin' coffee. #mydunkin dunkin' coffee, brewed to perfection for the rich, smooth taste you love. share your story. #mydunkin good morning. breaking news. debris field. up to 122 objects, possibly tied to malaysia air flight 370 spotted in new satellite images of the southern india