killed one woman and september more than more than 80 others to the hospital. there will be a closed door meeting after the briefing and lawmakers will hold a news conference. new this morning, you can vote in the may election in hyattsville if you are 16 years old or older. last night, the hyattsville city council unanimously passed a measure to lower the voting age. hyattsville is the second city in the country to lower the voting age. takoma park is the other city that allows 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in n. municipal elections. right now snow trucks are preparing the roads for some snow later today. your morning commute may not be impacted as it is expected to arrive late morning. 200 snow trucks were scheduled to hit theoads this morning in preparation. in northern virginia 800 trucks were set to be on the roads by midnight. you're advised to put salt on your sidewalks as we expect slick conditions.

you can download the weather app to watch for severe weather anytime. >> and you can see the white leftovers from the salt from the last time around. and you have to keep putting down. >> that january gets you every time. >> makes your car a mess. >> yeah i saw some of that white powdery salt on the roads. it has been retreated many roads overnight in advance of this light snow coming in later this morning. right now getting a little bit of a wintry mix, maybe snow rain and sleet here out in west virginia but way far to our weather. and it will likely pass far to the north and west of the metro area over the next few hours. but move into the panhandle of west virginia we were maryland maybe northern shenandoah valley perhaps over the next couple hours. the main event for the main metro area will be this system that you can see spinning here over the upper midwest. that is moving very quickly. it will be in here by late this morning and into the afternoon. by the time it all ends by late

afternoon, osly lys mostly rain to our south. coat to go an inch in the metro area. far northern suburbs, may get two inches. we were howard, northern montgomery northern loudoun into frederick, panhandle of west virginia could get 2 to 3 inches there by the time this all begins to taper off and he said oig by late this afternoon. road temperatures right around 30 degrees. they a bit by the time the snow does come down so the roads will be wet and slushy. a look at the bus stop forecast coming up at 4:41. >> right now looking pretty good overall. do have some construction here and there. crain highway southbound at south osbourne road the left lane blocked for some road work. 270 at west machineryontgomery avenue,

no problem. not a ton of construction around right now. prince george's county overall looking quite good. same thing as we head a little bit to the north here. 95 in and out of town bw parkway looking good, as well. a live look at 66 coming up in ten minutes. back here at the live desk with this developing story out of jerusalem. nine people stabbed on a bus in tel aviv. police saying a pal legs continuian man started stabbing the passengers on the bus in what they are calling a terror attack. the man was eventually shot and arrested. and this is one of the latest lone wolf type of attacks that the area has seen in recent months. 4:33. the man arrested in the high profile murder case of felicia barnes is free. a judge dismissed all the charge as against michael johnson yesterday. a judge ruled the evidence was insufficient. 16-year-old felicia barnes was from north carolina. she disappeared in 2010 while she was visiting her sister in

baltimore. she was found months later floating in the susquehanna river. johnson is her sister's ex-boyfriend. his conviction was overturned. he maintains his innocence from day one. >> we firmly believe that the court good the right thing in this case and that justice was done and we're very very thankful. >> baltimore's state's attorney says the court had no jurisdiction to grant the acquittal and it plans to appeal. police are searching for a man in a fedex uniform after a shooting last night in dees.c.. the woman ran to the metro station for help. any motive right now is unclear. police are also searching for a suspect after three teens were shot in northeast washington yesterday. the shooting was reported in an alley around 3:00 p.m.. sources tell news 4 the teens were in one of these cars when they were shot. only one of the three suffered

serious injuries. today maryland will get a new governor. larry hogan's inauguration begins at noon. with a looming budget deficit he chose to be sworn in at the statehouse not the governor's mansion. there won't be a military flyover either because of firm budget constraints. a prayer service and inaugural ball are scheduled. the state of the union may be over but the president will keep pushing his message. he's leaving for idaho this morning. tracie potts is live on capitol hill to tell us more on what he plans to do. >> reporter: the president will be speaking at the university there touring a product lab, looking forward and again pitching some of the ideas that we heard here last night. a hallmark of that state of the upspeech he wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and cut taxes, give tax breaks to the middle class. the president says we need to be focusing on what he calls middle class economics. policies that will help lift

working families out of the whole that many are still in. he said that yes, we are out of the recession, but a lot of families simply aren't feeling it. and he urged congress to work with him. >> i served in congress with many of you. i know many of you well. there are a lot of good people here on both sides of the aisle. and many of you have told me that this isn't what you signed up for. >> reporter: republican reaction both if i recall from joni ernst, she did the official response, and from other republicans we talked to a lot of them thought that this was a speech with rose colored glasses and even those who thought the president had some good ideas also questioned how they are going to make them work. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. and we put the whole speech online. you can watch it there and read a fact check of everything the president said on nbcwashington.com. new reports this morning in the deflated football scandal

involving the patriots. the details we're learning about what happened to the footballs and the one question officials need to answer. developing right now in paris, how the country is one step closer to justice after the recent deadly terror attacks. another round of winter weather is on the way. tom kierein has an hour by hour look at when the snow throughout the break watch storm team 34 radar.

angie goff at the live desk with this just in on what could be a big scandal for a super bowl team. espn reporting that 11 of the 12 balls underinflated. that means the ball will be easier for players to grip throw and catch. each team provides 12 balls for its own offenses and it must be a certain weight. coach belichick deferring all questions of the so-called deflate gait to league girls. nationals will introduce their brand new pitcher.gait to league girls. nationals will introduce th max scherzer signed a 7 year deal worth $200 million. this afternoon die apane in rueana

russini nats park where he will put the uniform on for the first time. he won the cy young award and he was an all-star in each of the last two years. this is a huge get for the nats. and we're not giving anything up it seems like. >> to add to some already pretty good pitching here for washington. so we'll have -- it will be a good baseball season. oh baseball weather would be nice too. >> let's check in with tom kierein. >> there is a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera early on this wednesday morning. just a cloudy sky here. the storm team 4 radar showing a little bit of a wintry mix where you see the pink and the green, a little bit of rain a little bit of maybe sleet and freezing rain out in west virginia. then snow farther to the north and west. that's way out in ohio. most of this will be passing to the northwest of the metro area during the morning hours. but may affect the northern shenandoah valley and the

panhandle of west virginia over another couple of hours. chance for a few flurries for the morning bus stop. afternoon bus stop likely snow and rain. and in the mid-30s. an hour by hour we'll have the snow arriving in the metro area but not until right around noontime. maybe a mix of rain to our south and it starts ending by late afternoon. a look at that snow timing hour by hour coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. a little construction around town here. this is wisconsin avenue south bound at east-west highway, the two left lanes blocked here. you can get around to the right. they should have it cleared out of here in the next half hour or so. 66 east of sudley road that is looking good. 95 north bound clear, southbound a little slow from earlier construction. and wilson bridge looking good as well. making the grade. what maryland virginia, d.c. and west virginia got a big fat

f in when it comes to protecting your health. new this morning, a tragic development a day after the shooting at a major boston hospital.

. good morning. right now just cloudy in the met row area but we do have a little bit of snow and sleet and freezing rain in west virginia. most of this this morning will be passing northwest of the metro area but may be moving in to western maryland panhandle p west virginia, northern shenandoah valley another couple hours. later today we will likely getting a accumulating snow around the metro area. we could get a coating to an inch here. farther to the north and west, 1 to 3 inches falling all of it ending by later this afternoon. and you can stay up-to-date with the latest weather news. today would be a good day to done load the storm team 4

weather app. you can search nbc washington weather in the apple store or google play. breaking news out of france. for the first time charges have been made in connection to the recent paris attacks. the four guys in jail right now are suspected of giving logistical support to amedy coulibaly. this of course follows that attack on that french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo," an attack that ended up killing 12 people there. new this morning, the doctor shot inside a leading boston hospital by a gunman who then killed himself has died. dr. michael davidson was the leading cardiovascular surgeon at the hospital. the gunman went to the doctor's office to talk to him just before 11:00 a.m.. they got into a fight and that's when shots were fired. this morning a map is charged in a crime spree that

began with a burglary in alexandria. police arrested forest oig whita burglary in alexandria. police arrested forest oig investigators say when a couple walked if on the burglary white stabbed the 84-year-old man and abducted his wife. they say he forced the woman to drive an atm to withdraw money. white faces several charges including abduction and carjacking. two people are recovering after being injured in a fire. no word on what caused the fire. it gutsted the building. it took 45 firef get flames under control. a neighbor rescued ruth williams and her sonwatson. they are both expected to be okay. investigators now have a clearer picture on why air asia owing flight 8501 crashed last month. the jet was pushed beyond its limits in the final seconds of the flight and climbed a steep 6,000 feet in one minute before stalling and then plummeting into the water.

it's not clear yet why the plane made that climb in the first place. the pilots did ask to increase theirle altitude to 38,000 feet to avoid a storm. controllers said no to that request because there were too many other planes in the area. the secret service is responding to new reports about the shooting near joe biden's hospital saturday night. the "washington post" was first to report and nbc news has confirmed surveillance cameras did not capture any images of the gunman. the post says the cameras were not the aimed it at the road where neighbors heard a car speed away after shots were fired. secret service says all security measures were fully functioning. the wake for corey mattison will be held today. he was shot in his home allegedly by his wife's ex-husband. we're learned the man accused in the fatal shooting was was captured by his mother. the mother tackled him and held him down in a struggle for the

gun. minh nguyen is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of mattison. the wake is tonight at reston bible church at 6:00 p.m.. the memorial service is thursday at 1:00 p.m. at the same location. a new warning to lock your car if you live in fairfax. police say thieves broke into 27 unlocked cars in fairfax this weekend all parked near george mason university. even more cars were hit on burkes station road yesterday. at least one of the car, an ipod was stolen. 11 before the hour. you can share your opinion about proposed fee changes at fairfax county parks. the county park authority is proposing changing several fees across its programs from its fitness pass at rec centers to miniature golf. we will post a complete list of the proposals on our website nbcwashington.com. the meeting will happen tonight at 7:00 on government center

parkway. a report calls out states for not doing enough to he said tobacco use. all 50 states were graded and in 2014 not one state passed new smoke free laws or increased tobacco taxes. here in our area d.c. maryland and virginia all received an "f" for smoking prevention. they did receive an "a" for smoke free air. the agency urges rates to be below 10% by 2024. joe barry waking up as defensive coordinator. most recently, he was the chargers linebackers coach also the defensive coordinator for the winless detroit lyons back lions back in 2008. the seattle seahawks and patriots counting down the days until super bowl 49xlix. the lombardi trophy is waiting for the winner in phoenix.

it will be in a special exhibit at the arizona science center starting this weekend. the big game is february 1 at 6:30 p.m.. and you can watch it right here on nbc 4. should be a lot of fun. katy perry halftime. and we have jim hanley. what could you -- >> performing at halftime? >> he'll be down there. well in, a typical drm room you might find a tv, maybe a laptop maybe a mini fridge. >> dirty laundry. a guy in texas turned his room at rice university into a ball pit. this cost david 500 bucks to get all 13 thourgs plastic balls into his room. >> i thought college kids had no money. >> but why? people will be like why. >> a lot of people are like why, but they're like, no that sounds awesome. >> still doesn't tell you why.

at first the school was concerned. ultimately said it was safe and fine. besides david only had a few more months to enjoy his personal ball pit. he graduates in may. >> so maybe his way of saying i survived my years in college. have a little fun. let's turn to tom kierein now. we're thinking about snow today. >> i lad a ball in college didn't you? >> i did like school a little bit. we'll get a little bit of snow. you may not have a ball today if you don't like snow. radar showing a little bit of green, a little bit of pink and a little bit of white and gray. that's a wintry mix from ohio into wegs virginia. how just beginning to get close to western maryland. this just about to come into oakland there in garrett county maybe with a little bit of some sld out ahead of that a, we have cloud cover. most of this batch is going to be passing northwest of us through the morning. but it's this here in the upper

midwest, the stronger energy that will be getting closer to us later this morning. so all these counties in northern virginia, including they're bye sub near suburbs. heaviest looks to be between noon to 4:00 p.m.. expect some delays during the afternoon. here is the timing of the system as it does move on through. we'll have the leading edge of any snow arriving as far as any accumulating snow in perhaps the panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley away 9:00 or 10:00. and then that tracks off to the east and we have a mix of rain in area in green with a little snow mixing in and then all snow farther north. then by 5:00 6:00 x most of it is gone and it heads off to the east leaving in its wake about a coating to an inch in the metro area. mostly rain to our south. 1 to 3 inches farther north and west. a few spots out of the mountains might get 2 to 4 inches. and temperatures right now in the 20s to near 30 degrees.

hour by hour through the rest of the day, we'll get near freezing by noon time when the snow and rain moves in and then it tapers off and ends by mid-30s. tomorrow morning, a refreeze of whatever is falling today into the mid-40s in the afternoon and partly cloudy. could get some snow late friday and then looks like a bigger storm saturday. snow and rain and then sun back sunday. could get snow again on monday. cold next week. melissa has a disabled vehicle. >> i do. virginia 95 north bound, this is one we spoke about a little earlier. again off to the right side of the roadway. doesn't seem to be slowing anything down but still waiting for help there. 66 in and out of up to looking quite good. 270 at montrose road, all these folks headed southbound and that is smooth, as well. 95 in maryland looks good. so does the beltway in and out of town. a little slow 395 as you're headed out of town. beltway at kenilworth avenue

outer loop two right lanes blocked. back in ten minutes. 4:55. chances are you clicked a link on facebook that ended up being a hoax. facebook is equipping you you so that you'll know whether the link is a scam before you click on it. >> news 4 will working for your finances. energy saving tricks that could save you up to $100 on your bills.

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henderson will announce new efforts to help young black and latino students.a henderson will announce new efforts to help young bl the school district says 43% of its students are males of color. stay with us now. "news 4 today" continues at 4:00 a.m.. we start with breaking news right now. firefighters are battling a house fire. >> this is happen at a home on 40th street near north chester brooke road. richard jordan just arrived on the scene there. >> reporter: this is just off of north glebe road. still several firefighters here on the scene. but the fire is out. take a look at the damage caused here inside this home. arlington county firefighters saying when they first arrived, there were two people that had managed to escape the flames. they were standing on the roof of the porch. they were pulled down off the roof they were taken to the

hospital just to get checked out. no updated information yet on just how they're doing, how the fire started, but this was a three-alarm fire when it was going strong. firefighters say they found hoarding conditions inside the home so that definitely made matters worse as far as fighting the fire. most of the dwanlg is to the back of the home. but again, firefighters right now are just wrapping up their fire hoses getting ready to clear the scene. fire investigation get a tors have now arrived to start their investigation to determine the cause of the fire. but again, two people were inside this home. they're over at the hospital this morning. richard jordan news 4. we pushed out this information on nbc washington's app as soon as we received it. the office of personnel management opm says federal offices are open today. government employees, you have the option for unscheduled leave or telework.