in ruins tonight after that blaze broke out this morning on childs point road in annapolis, maryland on the south river. that's where darcy spencer is tonight. darcy, firefighters had a very hard time putting out this massive fire. >> they had some major challenges in fighting this fire because they had to bring water in. there are no hydrants in this area. that fire happened right beyond thegates here. the atf is taking over this investigation. they will be the ones searching for the bodies and looking for a cause. water had to be hauled in to battle a massive fire at a multimillion-dollar home near the south river in annapolis. thousands of feet of hose line had to be stretched to get to the flames. >> initially that was accomplished by using tankers and folding tanks and draft sites, and then we transitioned to using the creek. >> reporter: but the flames had already engulfed this 16,000-square-foot home that neighbors call a castle on

childs point road. fire officials say six people are unaccounted for. there's already teddy bears and flowers outside the gated home. caroline has been inside the home before. >> utter shock because it was a smart house. so i don't know how it got to the point that somebody would not survive a fire. >> reporter: it's owned by don pile and his wife. he is an i.t. executive and philanthropist. they're known as good neighbors who enjoy spending time with their grandchildren. >> just really thoughtful, you know if you were sick you'd find they'd send a truck with flowers in it or candy or something like that. >> reporter: these people have lived in the neighborhood for years. they were awakened in the middle of the night and saw the flames. they were nearly in tears as they spoke about the fire.

>> i mean, property can be replaced i'm sure they're insured, but people cannot be replaced. so a lot of heartbreak and it makes you wonder how quick things can change our lives. >> reporter: now, the atf has activated its national response team. they're going to bring 15 to 20 agents. they'll start arriving here tomorrow afternoon. they are expected to start beginning their work sometime on wednesday morning. we're reporting live from annapolis, darcy spencer, news4. >> darcy, thank you. one week ago today metro was in the midst of an underground emergency, and today the alexandria woman who died in that tragedy was honored at a memorial service in northeast washington attended by family and friends opinion. carol glover died january 12th after a malfunction on the system's yellow line sent smoke billowing into a train in which shaefs she was a passenger.

adam tuss joins us from l'enphant plaza with more. >> reporter: doreen, the more we dig into this situation, the more we hear about communication problems. tonight we're hearing that a change d.c. fire may have made with it communication system could have actually led to the communication breakdown here at len. on wednesday afternoon, congressional leerlsd as well as metro and ntsb leaders will go behind closed doors to hash out what happened a week ago. sources say one of the main points that will be talked about is the breakdown in communication, specifically the issue that d.c. fire recently made a move the encrypt its radio channel, meaning only agencies that know how to properly tap into those encrypted channels can communicate with d.c. fire. three sources with direct knowledge of how the d.c. fire system meshes with the metro system's communication tell news4 the metro system and the d.c. fire communications system may not have been synced up during the l'enphant plaza episode last monday.

that's important because if metro couldn't actively communicate with the fire department during the episode, then time could have been ticking away while action should have been taken. it's an issue d.c. mayor muriel bowser down played at a recent news conference. >> the communication is of course very important. i don't have any reason to think that the encryption has anything to do with it. we've heard reports that some of our first responders switched channels and were able to hear more clearly. >> reporter: the answer to the communication problems may lie in a control room at one judiciary square, a room sources say puts metro and the d.c. fire department on the same radio frequency. a source with direct knowledge of the situation says the d.c. fire and metro control were not where they were supposed to be during the l'enphant plaza episode. now, guys we should say that news4 is among the media outlets that has asked law enforcement not to encrypt its radio

frequencies so we can report an emergency to you in a quick manner. reporting live at l'enphant plaza, adam tuss news4. and the i-team has learned another major transit system is double-checking its safety in the wake of last week's metro tragedy. scott mcfarland is working that part of our story at our live desk. scott?e is working that part of our story at our live desk. scott? they have red, blue orange and yellow lines and they have tunnels too. the news4 i-team has learned bay area transit has reviewed its emergenc in a tunnel with smoke, even going so far as having its train controllers staging a role-playing session reviewing what happened last monday at l'enphant plaza and checking on their own emergency procedures. what's more bay area rapid transit se it too will adopt any urgent recommendations that come from the ntsb in its investigation of the metro death. we also checked with atlanta's rail transit system a system that has railcars and tunnels,

and a spokesman says the system is continually training its operators and local police and fire on how to handle tunnel emergencies. doreen? >> scott mcfarlane thank you. just a short time ago we heard from virginia's first lady about the health of the governor. terry mcauliffe underwent a procedure today to drain fluid from his chest. tonight dorothy mccauliffe says the procedure was a success and the governor is resting comfortably. he was thrown from a horse over the holidays and broke seven ribs. he was recovering at home and on the job until this problem cropped up. the first lady says the governor is planning to be back to his full schedule within the next few days. the secret service is on alert tonight as they continue their search for the person who fired shots near the delaware home of vice president joe biden. the shots came from a speeding vehicle on a wilmington public road saturday night. the service has boosted security outside the home. the vice president and his wife jill were in wilmington over the weekend but were not home at the time of the shooting. biden did not mention the

incident during public statements today. tomorrow the president will be addressing the nation in his annual state of the union address. nbc news chief white house correspondent chris jansing joins us from the white house with a look at what we can expect. chris? >> reporter: well we've been getting a preview, haven't we. what's really interesting about this state of the union tomorrow is that the white house is basically acknowledged that there is a different world out there, first of all, one that's heavily into social media, but there's also a reality of a fractured audience. bill clinton once had 67 million people who watched his state of the union address. last year for president obama it was 33 million. so over the last couple weeks you've seen him roll out some of his key proposals from free community college tuition to just over the weekend a big rollout for a plan that would tax wealthy americans, the top 1% would see their taxes go up and that would pay for some of the programs that he says will help the middle class.

the president is also going to be having to make a kind of a balance here. he's been working with his speechwriter over the last couple weeks. i'm told by the way that the speech is almost done. there have been times in the past where it's really gone down to the wire. but what they're going to try to balance is a message that the economy is improving, things like the stock market going up the jobless rate coming down but balance that against a number of american who is still feel that the economic recovery hasn't come home to them and the reality that the average income for american families has gone down since the president took office. so you're going to hear him sort of try to make that balance tomorrow making the case that his programs are working but that he has proposals that can help united states take that next step. and of course he's going to be for the first time before a republican-controlled congress who are very skeptical and have been very vocal about that of his proposals. wendy? >> chris jansing, thanks so much. among those who have a close-up view during the president's

speech is alan gross, who will be sitting in the first lady's box. gross returned to our area just last month after he spent five year imprisoned in cuba. his wife judy will be joining him. others from our area who will be sitting in the box today, kathy pham, who works to ive health care with computer science. dr. pranav shetty working to fight ebola in west africa. and catherine pugh maryland's state senate majority leader. starting at 7:00 tomorrow all roads around the u.s. capitol will be shut down. be warned they'll remain closed through the president's speech. we will of course be carrying that address live on nbc 4 starting at 9:00. if you're not near a television you can stream it live using our nbc washington app. a little boy is now back home with his parents after he was found wandering the streets of d.c. alone. someone spotted the toddler about 1:00 in the morning. he was walking barefoot along morris road not far from the anacostia pet meth row station.

a passerby flagged down a d.c. police officer. the boy is 2 to 3 years old. we're told the child walked out of his house when his babysitter fell asleep. and in northern virginia the community is rallying around an ashburn village mom and her three children after her ex-husband allegedly shot her new husband. the go fund me page for the mattison family has raised more than $16,000 since it went skwlooifs today. corey mattison was killed thursday night. denise's ex-husband broke into the home and started shooting. he has been charged with first-degree murder. the couple had been married for just three months. we've got a warning tonight before you take your pits out far walk. we'll tell you where several dogs have fallen ill because of something left on the sidewalk. jool on this day when many many people were out performing works of public service in honor of reverend martin luther king, somebody was up to no good.

a hate crime in montgomery county. the story coming up. keeping the dream alive. not everyone took the day off on this martin luther king holiday. we'll show you why so many people took action instead. temperatures were on the nice side today, upper 40s to lower 50s. technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too.

hands up don't shoot! >> it's a chant that's all too familiar today in southeast d.c. as washingtonians honor the life of dr. martin luther king jr. and keeping attention on a recent shooting. people from massachusetts to minnesota celebrate martin luther king's life and legacy. while many marched, many enjoyed a day off from school, but some used martin luther king jr.'s legacy as motivation to serve. news4's kristin wright takes a look at the way some in our area served others on this mlk day. ♪ happy birthday to ya ♪ >> reporter: the dr. martin luther king jr. parade in southeast washington is tradition. >> i've been here every year. ever my kids when they were her size. >> reporter: the day brings back memories. >> 1963 i was at the march on

washington when i was 11 years old, 11 1/2. >> reporter: across the area many honored dr. king with a day of service. on the alexandria campus of northern virginia community college, volunteers packed food kits for hungry. >> go around the world to different areas like haiti, south africa even in our own country where we have catastrophes they get sent to. >> reporter: volunteer fairfax organized a day of giving also. they put together seeds and made arts and crafts and packed goodie bags for children in hospitals and shelters. >> i think it's one of the best things you can do on a weekend. it's not like playing video games or going to sports games. i think if you're giving back to the community you're doing what's right. >> i want to be able to help people connect on a different kind of level because i, myself, had help from other people in my life, and i want to be able to do the same for people who need my help.

>> that's why we're here today. i dragged them out because i want them to know. >> peace, love and unity, man. >> reporter: like so many people here at the martin luther king jr. memorial tonight, marlee that richardson says she remembers the day dr. king was asass nuclear facilitied very clearly. she was in sixth grade on a field trip here in washington. in southwest, kristin wright news4. a day of service in philadelphia today. volunteers assembled signs for election day. there were also craft projects for kids and some painted murals hallways and local rooms in local schools. the queen of soul is among the musicians marching in honor of dr. king near detroit. aretha franklin joining this annual peace walk celebration in the city of southfield. thousands held a nonviolent protest in st. paul minnesota, calling on state leaders to address racial disparities. demonstrators blocked an intersection, shut down a light rail line walked along a major

interstate and held a dye-in. a new nbc news/washington journal shows more than 54% of americans feel they are judged on their character and not their skin. but 7 in 10 african-americans still think race is the defining factor. older americans, they tend to be more optimistic about the breakdown of breakdown of racial barriers. 64% of senior citizens believe that dr. king's vision is being lived out every day. doug's here with more about our weather. we had warmer temperatures and some sunshine for people celebrating martin luther king day. i think we'll another of those days tomorrow and then a little rain or snow for wednesday. today was nice especially ending the day with plenty of sunshine temperatures rose close to 50 degrees in many parts of the area. we're cooling quickly, down to 43 degrees under partly cloudy to mostly clear skies, winds out

of the north at about 6 miles per hour. temperature down to 37 in frederick. already down to 34 in gaithersburg 37 manassas baltimore coming in at 38 and huntingtown coming in at 37. so yeah we're starting to cool fairly quickly and we will with clearing skies. right now on the radar, nothing to show until we go way out towards the west. this is a clipper system that will make its way through chicago bringing rain or snow. that will move just to our north. we're not going to get anything from that tomorrow other than the fact we'll see some cloud cover tomorrow. i think a few more clouds tomorrow than we saw today. high of 50 tomorrow 48 leesburg 46 martinsburg, fredericksburg coming in with a temperature of 52. another mild day. average high temperature this time of year 43 degrees. we'll be well above that by about 5 to 10 degrees. impact forecast for tomorrow on the low side. the impact for wednesday, that pushes up into the moderate level. we'll show you future weather first.

taking a look at tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. just clouds every once in a while. they will thicken during the afternoon hour till like 4:00 most of the area seeing plenty of cloud cover. on wednesday, here comes our storm. you notice not cold enough for all snow. rain in parts of the region snow up towards the north for winchester romney martinsburg, then around noon enough cold air with a burst of snow between 11:00, noon 1:00 between gaithersburg leesburg and frederick. this is not coming in during the morning rush. i'm not anticipating big problems on the roads. even when it occurs temperatures should be above freezing so we're not talking about a lot of accumulation. it changes back over to rain so anything we got snowwise will go back. it could change again back to snow but we're not anticipating a big storm here. just something to watch. by 11:00 it's all out of here. what we will we expect? rain to the south, still a little bit of a real nuisance between luray, warrenton,

washington towards annapolis. if you live north of 56 and 50 that's where things get disruptive leesburg frederick, we could see accumulating snow. most roads should be okay. this is something we will continue to watch as we move on through the next 24 to 48 hours. there's the storm wednesday with a high of 38. 44 on thursday a high of 40 on friday. a couple nice days and dry days. then we look at our next storm system. that one coming up on saturday. i'll talk much more about that saturday storm system at 6:45. how a local case has helped inspire a bill that is getting a lot of attention in virginia. plus why some could soon be forced to pay child support after a child turns 18. and they're headed to the super bowl but with a little bit of controversy.

a controversy is threatening to deflate some of the super bowl excitement. the nfl is looking into allegations of cheating. >> reporter: the 12th man fatop the space need until seattle today telling the world the defending champions are heading back to the super bowl.

it wasn't easy nor likely. down 19-14 they recovered an onside cook with a little more than two minutes left and took their first lead with 86 seconds left in regulation. the packers sent the game to overtime but never stau ball again. >> seattle's going to the super bowl! >> we're going to the super bowl! >> across the country, the afc championship didn't have nearly as much drama until today. the patriots whipped the indianapolis colts 45-7 but the nfl is investigating allegations the patriots let some air out of their game balls, making them easier to throw and catch, a charge the team denies. regardless of the nfl's findings into deflate gate, the patriots are on their way to their sixth championship in 13 years, making tom brady the first quarterback ever to start six super bowls. >> number one all the way. >> reporter: now the focus turns to phoenix, home of super bowl xlix, where fans hope to see their teams hoist the lombardi trophy one more time. chris palone, nbc news, boston.

>> sheems kind of happy. >> despite the controversy, the stage is set for the super bowl and we want to know who you think will win it all. take a look at the results. looks like there's a lot more support for the seahawks than the patriots winning. we will see. of course you can watch the game february 1st here on nbc 4. we're going to send jim handly out to phoenix. too much winter and he starts to get flaky. so leading up to the super bowl he's going to be out ththat. next on news 4 at 6:00 messages of hate spray-painted on a family's home. what we're just learning about the crime that's rattled this quiet local community. accident or intentional? the scare in one northern virginia neighborhood that has pet owners on alert. the university of maryland impoes a rare midyear tuition hike as state aid is slashed.

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the search for a suspect. tonight an investigation is under way after racial slurs were spray painted onto a family's home less than a week after they moved in. the heroin epidemic spread and now a local case could lead to changes across virginia. paying the price for higher education.

some students will have to dig deeper to cover tuition. why some say the move is worth it. first at 6:30 they haven't even lived in their new home a week. this morning a family woke up to a hateful message spray painted on their garage door. this crime on a day when we're remembering one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. >> neighbors say they are shocked, horrified that this could happen near them. the targeted home was in a secluded part of chevy chase along glennmoor drive. pat collins is there. >> reporter: a family moved into a home last thursday and today, on this special day, they become victims of a hate crime. words of hate spray-painted on the garage of this home in north chevy chase. the victims, an african-american family that just moved into the house five days ago. richard brown lives across the street. he helped clean those words off

that garage. your reaction when you saw it. >> horrified. we've never seen anything like this in this neighborhood and to have it happen on martin luther king's birthday is gross. i was shocked. >> reporter: the family in the house called 911, and montgomery county police they're on the case. >> we're taking this very seriously. it's a hurtful thing to do. we want to know who's responsible and then hold them accountable. >> reporter: the victim family didn't want to talk about the incident but neighbors, neighbors had a lot to say. >> it's a nice quiet neighborhood. you just don't expect that to happen. >> we've been here for about eight years. and the neighbors have been only loving and supportive. i am shocked at this. >> reporter: talked to the family there. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: reassure them

that -- >> yes, that, you know we in the neighborhood are here and we welcome them and we want to get to know them. >> reporter: now if you know anything about this case police want to hear from you. live in montgomery county i'm pat collins, news4. >> pat, thank you. we have a warning for dog owners in arlington tonight. somebody may be trying to poison your pet. these signs were put up today. apparently somebody may have left sausages stuffed with pills along the sidewalk near lee highway and columbus street. at least two dogs ate them and got sick. the animal welfare league is now testing the sausages. and we now know the name of the man who was found shot to death at a motel in prince george's county. james birch. he was killed at the bragg motel on crane highway in croom. police were called to the scene around 3:00 sunday morning. they do not think the shooting was random. so far no word of an arrest or motive. the victim lived in harwood, maryland. a fairfax county mother

wants to change the state's child support law. now the virginia senate is holding a hearing on something called connor's law. the bill would extend child support for mentally challenged adult children. connor's law was started by sharon cummings. her son, connor was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. she and her husband were divorced when connor was 20 years old. current virginia law does not require the noncustodial parent to pay for impaired adults. if passed the law would extend child support for mentally impaired children regardless of their age. parents and students at the university of maryland are going to have to come up with more money for the spring semester a rare midyear tuition hike has just been approved. as news4's chris gordon finds out, that's bad news far lot of current and prospective students. >> reporter: it's winter break here at the university of maryland. when students return to class next week they'll have a new bill to pay because tuition has been increased 2%. it's the first time in 12 years

that the school has imposed a midyear tuition hike. it's because the state is facing a huge budget deficit and has cut aid to the university system of maryland. >> my parents don't pay for school. i take out loans, so obviously, because it's midyear, that makes it hard because i've contacted my loan providers already and requested a specific amount. >> reporter: the tuition increase for out-of-state students is about $279. instate students will pay $76 more. similar increases are also being imposed at towson frostberg state university and southbury university. this comes after a 3% tuition increase in the fall. >> it is a hardship a huge hardship especially even though i'm an instate student, college isn't cheap. >> reporter: jerry meat his wife lisa, when they were fwoet students here. they married 30 years ago. now their daughter lacy is looking at schools. >> i think even with an increase it's a bargain compared to any other out-of-state school or any

other private school. so 2% would mean nothing compared to other schools. >> reporter: outgoing maryland governor martin o'malley and his administration took great pride that for years tuition here at the university of maryland was not increased. but now it appears that the timing and severity of the state aid cut, some $40 million, makes a tuition hike a necessity. reporting from college park chris gordon news4. more trouble for tourists as the measles outbreak that started at disneyland spreads. tonight the new warning about the highly contagious virus. slick roads still a big concern. we'll look at some of the dangerous and deadly conditions across our country. first here's our weather with doug. >> we saw a lot of that in our area to the north of our area during the day yesterday on sunday morning, it was tough for some areas. your drive time forecast for wednesday going to be a little bit of a problem in some spots. i know grandma's house isn't the

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five pit bulls are home safe and fed. the dogs were changed to a post freezing and staffering and unfortunately a sixth pit bull was found dead froze on the ground. the pit bulls have been named hurricane, blizzard whirlwind, tsunami, and tornado. and right now they're not up for adoption but the department hopes to find all of them new homes. europe is on alert tonight. the raids, arrest, and extraditions continue as police respond to the terror cells uncovered in belgium and paris. today the european union met in brussels to call for an alliance with arab countries to increase cooperation and information sharing. in the meantime three days of national mourning have been declared in niger after ten people were killed protesting the depiction of muhammad in the latest edition of the french

satirical magazine "charlie hebdo." nbc news has confirmed a "new york times" report about how long the u.s. was watching north korea before that massive cyber attack on sony. u.s. cyber spies broke into north korean computer systems four years ago and that's how the u.s. knew north korea was behind that sony breach. the national cyber intelligence agents were unaware of the attack as it was happening. they didn't know until sony contacted the fbi in november. the measles outbreak that started at disneyland in california is spreading. in addition to cases in california people have now come down with please ls in utah washington state, and colorado. a toddler who visited disneyland in mexico has tested positive. >> reporter: more than 50 people have been diagnosed with the please ls in an outbreak that began in december at

california's disneyland. >> we are very concerned and it's expanded much more rapidly than we thought. >> reporter: cases have been reported in utah colorado and washington state. the airborne virus is so contagious it can stick around after an infected person has left the room. >> the virus can survive on dry surfaces for hours. that's what's most concerning. >> reporter: measles causes fever, a cough, and runny nose and is marked by a signature rash that may not show up until after the patient has been contagious for days. >> it can lead to blindness, to encephalitis, which is an infection of the brain. >> reporter: 13 people are also sick in a separate outbreak in south dakota. one clinic there offered booster shots for free. >> you're not just putting yourself but others you're putting at risk too. if you get sick and pass it along. >> reporter: many patients in the outbreak that began in disneyland were not vaccinated either because they were too young or because parents decided against vaccinating their children. doctors say a decrease in vaccination rates is the main reason the nation has seen a marked increase in measles outbreaks in recent years.

more than 600 people were infected in the u.s. in 2014. the worst year for measles in over a decade. erika edwards, nbc news. some scientists are hoping that cattle could hold the key for an ebola cure. on a farm in iowa, researchers have been using a herd of cloned genetically engineered cattle to produce ebola antibodies.antibodies can be used to treat people with the disease. dueling rallies over gun control in the commonwealth and why some say this is a matter of life and death. . in virginia's courtrooms and emergency room, a crisis is evident. the number of deaths from heroin and opioid overdoses is on a steep incline. coming up i'll tell you how the attorney general and a fairfax coun

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hundreds gathered outside virginia state capitol's building rallying on both sides of the gun rights debate. terry mcauliffe recently announced proposals that would limit handgun purchases in the commonwealth to once a month. gun rights advocates question whether measures would help. >> a lot more guns out there now than there were five six, seven years ago and crime has continued to drop. it's the people and not the tools that are the problem. >> hundreds of lives are taken in the commonwealth every year by gun violence. nationally that's thousands and thousands. so as a country and as a commonwealth, we have to decide are we willing to let that go on. >> with a republican majority in virginia's house and senate it's unclear if the governor's measures will gain any traction.

also tomorrow virginia lawmakers will be setting their sights on drug dealers responsible for an epidemic of drug overdose deaths in that state. as our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports the state's attorney general will detail his plan inand a fairfax county father will be listening closely. >> over the labor day my wife and i lost our 26-year-old son, kevin. >> it was just five months ago an opioid drug overdose look the life of don's son. growing up kevin was an altar server travel ice hockey player graduated from uva and moved to l.a. for a career in film editing. >> while he was there we believe he self-medicated with prescription opioids as a work-related job stress reliever, became dependent, and then addicted. >> reporter: don flanery says once the family learned that they brought kevin home and

began drug treatment, but there was a relapse, a fatal overdose. now he's turned his grief into determination to spare other families. he's been serving on a task force that confronted the troubling numbers. 800 virginians died of drug overdoses in 2012. just looking at heroin deaths, they jumped 164% in a two-year time period. >> this recent surge in prescription drug and heroin abuse is something that can affect affect of us. >> reporter: tomorrow he'll urge the general assembly to make immediate changes, a so-called good samaritan bill would allow those with someone during an overdose to call for help without fear of arrest. emily loncheck was found dumped in a wooded area she got a fatal dose of heroin. the young men she was with knew she was in distress and never called for help. >> this law would encourage them to pick up the phone and call for help. the goal of these bills is to save lives. >> reporter: the attorney general also wants to expand a pilot program to allow law

enforcement officers to give naloxone to those suffering from an overdose. the antidote counters the potential deadly effect. yet another measure being taken, drug dealers that are causing the overdose deaths. it seeks to strengthen virginia law to make for greater penalties. flanery hopes the bills will be adopted this session but if not he'll keep pushing. in fairfax county julie carey, news4. a worker fell from the roof of a building under construction today. the man fell onto a balcony on the fifth floor at a construction site in the 1800 block of chapman 1/2 rockville this afternoon. you're looking at pictures of that site. montgomery county fire and rescue got the hospital. he's recovering tonight and he's expected to be okay. thousands of drivers across the northeast caught off guard by slick and icy roads this weekend. this driver in yonkers had no control, sliding down the street narrowly missing those parked cars. that driver wasn't hurt but seven people were killed in

crashes from new york city to pennsylvania. state police in new jersey responded to more than 400 accidents. and there was a 50-car pileup in pennsylvania that killed one driver and injured 30 others. >> that's a bad feeling, isn't it? >> you've got nothing. >> nothing you can do. >> just at the mercy of that car and that road. >> we have some concerns about some icy conditions around here this morning. >> we had them yesterday, too. same storm that brought a lot of rain to some of us yesterday, some arias over an inch and a half others not much at all, came through portions of our maryland areas. yeah we saw icy conditions here too. does not take a lot of ice to produce a lot of problems on those roadways. that's exactly what we saw yesterday. this evening, no worries about any ice out there, temperatures still well above freezing. 43 degrees, temperatures dropping through the 40s down to about 40 degrees by 9:00 38 by around 11:00. there are some areas getting close to that freezing mark 34 in gaithersburg, 32 the freezing

mark toward warrentown 39 in ft. belvoir. we don't have a lot of moisture on the road. storm team 4 radar is all clear. you have to go way out west. one storm system up through the north bringing snows towards new york. that's not going to affect us. this one will though. this is the first clip they're will come through. clipper comes from alberta. clippers move very, very fast just like the old clipper ships. that's while they're called alberta clippers. it will move from here to here by tomorrow. for us it will be well to our north. that means warmer conditions and some cloud cover. tomorrow's forecast mostly cloudy and mild temperatures 46 to about 52. 52 south around fredericksburg. future weather showing the cloud cover tomorrow afternoon. notice around 4:00 we have those cloud. we'll see some sun but mostly cloudy skies especially from the areas. on wednesday, here we are at 9:00 a.m. i'm showing you 9:00 a.m. because that's when the moisture starts to move in, the rain and the snow. that means 6:00 7:00 8:00 in the mornings rush hour i think things will be okay for

wednesday morning. that's something we'll continue to watch. this computer model bringing in some rain around the 9:00 area changing it to snow around noon then right back over the rain. this won't be a lot of accumulation. if there is accumulation i think it will only be on the grassy surfaces then we change over to rain, then takes it right on out of here. once again, i don't expect this to be a big issue but a fairly prolonged event from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. mixture of snow and rain in the form oaf showers, little accumulation around the d.c. area really not expecting much at all. best chance of accumulating snow in portions of northern maryland frederick, maybe carroll county. 38 on wednesday with the storm. 44 degrees around the thursday time frame and on friday not looking bad with a temperature around 40 degrees. then we move toward the weekend. there's another storm system we've been watching for the past couple days high of 43 on saturday but watch potential coastal storm. could be some snow with it. we'll talk much more about this over the next couple days. sunday looking nice.

a lot more coming up on nightly news with brian williams. >> here's a look at what they're working on tonight. >> coming up when we join you tonight after the initial outpouring of sympathy after paris now comes the backlash in parts of the muslim world. call it inflation gate the mystery that consumed the world of football after the patriots' victory last night. and the controversy surrounding the movie of the weekend, "american sniper." we'll have all of it for you tonight on "nightly news." diana, nats making a big move. >> yes. nats pitching staff was and will be the best in baseball. a big signing and a big contract. we'll show you where it stacks up against the best in the majors. plus the wizards matinee is a win, especially for hungry fans and players.

well this new nats pitcher can certainly buy the town if he wishes to. >> he probably could. yes, the nats adding another pitcher to their already very established and talented staff. this is going to be an unreal season for them. unfortunately, this a lot of pressure when you have all these good players on one team. i'm going to call him maximillian from now on. max scherzer is now a very rich nats player receive i don't knowers, $210 million.

so let's put the 30-year-old's deal in perspective now, guy, second highest pitcher in the majors. clayton kershaw the only one making more money than him at $215 million. kershaw is four years younger than scherzer and a three-time cy young award winner. new nats star making more than big names like justin verlander, felix hernandez, and the yankees cc sabathia. scherzer definitely has the credentials, though. the 2013 a.l. cy young award winner finished tie for the tops in the american league with 18 wins last season won 21 the season before. 252 strikeouts in 2014 ten more than steven shopper so an amazing pickup for the nats. they're making the big move but how about the redskins? has not signed a defensive coordinator. still. sources tell me as of right now, the job has not been offered to any of the seven candidates that

have interviewed included vick fangio said to be a favorite. meantime redskins running back alfred morris heading to arizona. he will play in his second consecutive pro bowl after eagles running back lesean mccoy withdrew because of an injury. so albert finished the 2013 season with 1,074 rushing yards, eight touchdowns. the nfl pro bowl is this sunday in ads az. a week from sunday super bowl xlix. the seattle seahawks punched their ticket after taking down the pack national weather service the nfc championship. hawks trying to win back-to-back sboems. the new england patriots were the last team to repeat as super bowl champs ten years ago and they'll get a chance to stop the seahawks in arizona february 1st on nbc. unlike the last year the wizards liking to play at the verizon center 18-5 right now, four wins away from last season's total. a great achievement but today for the wizards it was more

about celebrating martin luther king jr. day. >> it's an honor to play on this day. thank you guys for coming out on behalf of the organization and my teammates. >> thank you to the fans. first quarter, up 11 spin arnld, knockdown, the fadeaway. wiz up 12 at this point. gortat just going to slam this one home 20 points for the polish machine. fourth quarter now, the reason we're showing you this if he misses both free throws everyone gets a free chick-fil-a, and he does. all going to get sandwiches. everybody loves it. wizards won 111-76. with more jason pugh at the verizon center. >> thanks diana. a very busy day here at the verizon center. you can see the crew behind me breaking down the court. they're getting set for the georgetown/villanova game here tonight, which should be a good one. tipoff in that one is at 9:00. on

a show against the philadelphia 76ers one of the worst teams in the nba, but the wiz kids did not take them for granted. >> we had focus right from the begin, effort our energy. you know that's what you have to learn to do game in and game out no matter who you're playing. >> we tried to come out and take care of the business, you know playing a team like that is really a danger because there's no pressure on them a lot of guys a team could underestimate them but we did a great job. >> reporter: now the wizards turn their attention to the oklahoma city thunder and prince george's county native kevin durant. they make their way to the verizon sent they are wednesday. that one should be another great game for the wizards. from the verizon center i'm jason pugh news4 sports. thanks jason. knowing him as well as i do i'm sure he got -- probably first online. >> or e-mail. "nbc nightly news" is coming up next.

on our broadcast tonight, days of rage. after the outpouring of sympathy that followed the paris massacre, now the backlash.

and tonight, the increasing fear. the situation has reached a turning point. under investigation by the nfl after their blowout victory. and on their way to the super bowl, the new england patriots face questions about cheating as the football world chimes in. growing outbreak, the measles scare that started at disneyland and has now spread to over 50 new cases as doctors weigh-in and sound the alarm. and living history in selma. the children and grandchildren of the men and women who marched with the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and the towering legacy so alive today. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world