powerful winter storm. >> and you'll notice a crass tick difference as drastic difference outside. temperatures have plunged. and with strong wind gusts, it will feel like temperatures are in the teens. >> they are brutal. this morning the winds gusting around 20 miles per hour. there is the sky over washington now. we're clear, but a blustery frigid morning. and blustery afternoon, too. winds will still be gusting through much of the day. a then a wintry mix is looking a little more likely for late on thursday. look at these windchills closer to washington now, gaithersburg down to just six. fairfax county near 10 degrees. windchills in prince george's county only around 10. and near the bay, windchill ps are in the mid teens. the feels like temperature by 8:00 this morning will still be just near 10 to low teens. and then the windchills will be a little more tolerable by

noontime. we'll have them into the mid-20s bied in afternoon. a look at your drive time forecast that's coming up with chuck bell live in the storm team 4 x 4. some of your kids can sleep in a bit. fairfax county schools are on a two hour delay. so are page and warren county schools. frederick county virginia and clark county schools are opening one hour late today. now let's check in with made slars to seepa lisa. 29 north at route 108, a crash on the right shoulder. so shouldn't be blocking anything. 95 55 into and out of town just fine. westbound university at piney branch road we have a water main situation on the right shoulder. saw a picture tweeted from the scene, and saw some ice there on the roadway. so be careful as you're headed

through. 66 and 95 in virginia no major issues. of course 95 in virginia dale city a tad slow. and rock will westbound gude drive shut down at picard. travel time in ten minutes. today weather still is a huge story. take a look at live pictures here. the blizzard pupmmeling parts of maine. this is a picture from portland. that town is covered in snow at this early hour. boston may still see a few more inches of snow. the area already has more than 30 inches on the ground. a travel ban ended at midnight. more than 16,000 power outages are reported statewide. airports across the northeast scrambling to get back up and running today. richard jordan is live from reagan national airport with what you need to know this

morning. >> reporter: airports especially the airports in the northeast today will be busy. but it will not be a pleasant experience for travelers. already seeing several cancellations. several flights also delayed. and these are to the destinations that you'd likely expect. still trouble in new york. several flights that were supposed to come in from laguardia today have already been canceled here at reagan. that airport had operations running yesterday, but it will take a while for things to get up to speed. hartford connecticut, newark, new jersey also seeing cancellations today. and perhaps the biggest trouble spot across the country is boston's logan airport. that airport got almost two feet of snow. it is still digging out. flights will get out at some point today. but not every flight out of boston or heading to boston will get in especially not on time. we only have one flight here at reagan from boston that is still on schedule this morning. so you'll definitely want to check out if you're flying to

any of those cities in the northeast. part of the problem is that most of the major airlines got their planes out of dodge ahead of the storm. they got out of that storm zone. you now they have to get the planes back in and they also have to get the flight crews back. reporting live this morning, richard jordan news 4. it should be easier to take a train along the northeast corridor today. amtrak says it is restoring normal service between d.c. and new york city. they're still on a modified schedule for trains continuing on to boston and throughout new england. and cold weather continues to hit our area. homeless shelters are filling up. today d.c. will start its annual point in time count of the homeless population. more than 1100 homeless children are living with their families in d.c. shelters. 1400 single men and women are also living in city shelters. earlier this month, we told you that d.c. general is at capacity right now. the city is leasing hundreds of hotel rooms to handle the overflow. today a meeting to discuss

tighter controls at montgomery county airport. and there could be big changes on the way. neighbors are asking for the number of flights in and out of the airport to be reduced. six were killed in december when a plane crashed in to a gaithersburg neighborhood. county says it's considering reducing the number of flights and changing the operation times at the airport. 90% of the flights that come in and out of the airport are training flights. today's meeting starts at 4:00 at the montgomery county council building. also today, a man accused of killing his ex-wife's new husband will be in court. he's facing a bond hearing today. loudoun county detectives say he killed cory madison earlier this month. they had been married just three months when this happened. you can go fund me page for the family right now. there is a link online. search madison on nbcwashington.com nbcwashington.com. there are questions about the future of joshua starr. the "washington post" reports th board of education members have lost confidence in

his leadership. some say starr has not done enough to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. the board will meet today to start discussing the renewal of starr's contract. a final vote is not expected until march. we brought it to you as breaking you news yesterday. a massive sinkhole swallowed this car. now we'll show you the work that still has to be done this morning before the street is fully reopened. and you willneed your warmest winter gear this morning. day for the long underwear. chuck bell live with your drive time forecast. also ahead growing up too fast. why you may want to limit the number of sugary drinks your daughter drinks. millions

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the "washington post" first reported the problem. mayor bowser says some of the cameras were not installed on time and many batteries were not replaced. a police spokesperson says cold weather in 014 was a factor in not being able to change the battery. former mayor gray and cathy lanier said last year a change in driver behavior also led to the drop if speedn speed camera revenue. is car is now out of a huge sinkhole but still more work to do. it took a crepeane to get the car out. crews are waiting on asphalt to cover up the sinkhole after they fixed the main. a lot of people are cleaning out flooded basements in that area today. wssc says the sinkhole is no longer dangerous. coming up on 6:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> we're talking about 25 degrees and that's the warm spot. feels a lot colder with the

windchills. chuck bell drove the storm team 4 x 4 to the greenbelt metro station. i keepenen thinking you could use a hat. >> i have my fedora normally but i left it at home. but i do have the scarf. as long as the bottom of my ears are already, that's the bellwether as to how cold i feel. it is 23 degrees here at the 4 x 4. and the wind is still blowing up there. anemometer whizzing in the breeze this morning. 15 degrees is our current windchill. so your what to wear today, it will be cold. put it on if you got it. your hat and gloves and scarf and parka, parka, parka. we won't go down that road again. dry roads for the trip in and trip home. temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning. only getting up into the mid and upper 30s by later on today. good news is we'll have a fair amount of sunshine today. that is also going to help with the warm-up. roads are nice and dry, so that

helps with your wednesday morning commute. coming up in ten minutes tom is talking snow again. melissa, make him stop. >> i need to. westbound university boulevard at piney branch road still have this construction off to the right. again saw a twitter picture from the ground getting always bits little bit of ice on the roadway because of the wear main. wide look, no major problems. 66 east fair tags county parkway to the beltway no problems. 395 north 13 minutes. 95 north quantico to the beltway, about ten minutes behind there. maryland no problems on 270 or the outer loop of the beltway. the big game is still a few days away but we'll show why you one advertiser is pulling its super bowl ad before it ever airs. run over the car police are asking you to be on the lookout for after a hit and run accident leaves two men hurt.

she ran over my leg first. basically pushed them down second time she ran them over and pushed me away. >> the man you just heard describing what he says was a hit and run in arlington. he says a woman scraped the car and then rab over both he and his friend and drove off. police today are searching for the suspect this morning. a woman driving a toyota suv. they say the hit and run happened at an auto light on columbia pike. that lot is at the back of the building it also houses a barber shop. it of course was filled with people. some used their phones to record the incident and then showed those videos to detectives. police are searching for a suspect -- actually let's tell but a major break in a hit and run months after the crime

happened. police arrested edna browne. browne hit a woman on the reston parkway back in november. she was thrown several feet and the driver never stopped. police tracked browne down at his job. they seized his car and plan to use it as evidence. 6:17 now. d.c. police are moving forward with brabtsing a handful of people permits to carry concealed firearms in public. eight people have been given permits since the department started accepting applications back in october. that's according to the "washington post". police say they denied permits to 11 applicants. in all of 66 people applied. 34 residents and 32 nonresidents. most of those cases are still pending. today u.s. park police will swear in a new chief, robert maclean. he will manage more than 700 employees and a budget of more than $100 million. he will be swofrnrn in at 10:00 this morning. we're working to learn the name of the man who crashed his

drone on to the south lawn of the white house. we're told he worked for the national geospacial intelligence agency. he says he was drinking at the time. president obama now calling for rules to make sure drones are flown more safely. we're not sure whethers man will be charged with nil anything. todays president and other dignitaryies will attend a farewell ceremony for chuck hagel. the president will speak at that ceremony. he nominated former deputy defense second ashley carter as hagel's replacement. the senate will replace confirmation hearings next week.second ashley carter as hagel's replacement. the senate will replace confirmation hearings next week. japan's prime minister calling the isis militants despicable. isis released a video saying if its 23457bddemands aren't met within 24 hours, they will be executed. the deadline good fireexpires later today. isis wants jordan it release a suicide bombner nerer in exchange.

indonesian military is no longer taking part in the search for the victims of airasia flight. 92 bodies are still missing. the military pulled out after failed attempts to raise the main body of the plane. the plane's black box has been found. a new report says washington suburban sanitary commission is behind schedule on a project to fix hundreds of miles of sewer lines in maryland. the epa says the lines have linked millions of gallons of raw sewage in extremes and river in streams and rivers. the wssc is asking for an extension because delays in permits caused it to fall behind. girls who drink sugary drinks tend to start puberty sooner than girls who don't. researchers wanted to find a link between drinks and puberty as it can be linked to breast cancer later in life.

they started puberty three honesties earlier. nutrition experts say the added sugar can cause rapid increase in insulin which increases hormonal production. coming up on 6:20. if you have anything that will keep you warmer, whatever it is today is the day you need it. >> insulate everything. let's check in with tom kierein now for weather and traffic on the 1s. and tom, we're talking about the windchill being the problem today. >> and i'm a big believer in thermal socks because for me, the cold comes from the feet and works its way up. so if you have warm feet and a warm hat, the rest of you will stay warm. now, new model data is just coming in updating the timing on our next little wintry mix event coming in on thursday. by around 3:00 4:00 in the afternoon, give you a little bit of wet snow and some sleet moving in to the shenandoah valley. then that moves farther east by

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.. pink zone maybe a little sleet and rain. maybe a little wet snow to our north thursday afternoon. then into thursday evening, some of that snow may extend out into the shenandoah valley as far south maybe as the central montgomery county, northern loudoun. but south of there, just a few sprinkles, maybe a little bit of sleet. and then it will be quickly tracking east and moving away from the metro area by midnight. should be pretty much all gone. and that system moving through quickly. this morning windchills are down into just the teens and single digits. look at gaithersburg, only 3 degrees this morning. so wear your warmest winter gear. temperatures teens to just low 20s right now. winds gusting around 15 to 20 miles per hour. nothing showing up on radar. all clear. there is the clear sky over washington. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera blustery winds, bright sunshine you through the day, getting above freeze during the afternoon into the mid and upper 30s. before we get the wintry mix

thursday afternoon and evening. cold friday and saturday. more potent storm could move in on sunday. maybe a mix of rain and sl snow monday afternoon. cold again on tuesday. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at hometown highs no the for the day ahead. overall traffic being looking pretty good. we do have a problem on metro. orange and silver lines single tracking through east falls church because of a disabled train. taking a look at 66 a little slow through centreville. 95 in virginia at newington, that is looking good. overall looking receipt typical. slow 295 past 55 passing 50. and new hampshire avenue. beltway at landover doesn't look too bad. 270 all of a sudden started getting a slowdown after a

disabled vehicle at old hundred road. so 16 miles per hour once you hit german germantown you open back up. we're counting done to super bowl xlix. circus that is media day is in the books.done to super bowl xlix. circus that is media day is in the books. >> sarah dallof is in phoenix where super bowl central opens its doors. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a loot tot to look forward to. super bowl central is 12 blocks of celebration including what they're calling the grand canyon experience. the 30-foot tall climbing wall. should be a lot the of fun for fans. also new this year the opportunity to buy tickets. fans can listen journalists ask questions of players. patriots wanting to focus on the game and seahawks as well saying

they're ready to go. and we had the chance to talk to the director and the producer behind the broadcast. they let us in on some of their secrets including the fact that the super bowl broadcast is in fact supersized for a regular sunday night game they would use about 25 capital ras. this sunday they will be bringing in 20 extra. they say they are ready to go. bam back to you. >> sarah, thank you. and of course jim handly also in phoenix. he'll have reports tonight at 4:00 5:00 6:00 and 11:00. you can also follow his behind the scenes experience on our nbc washington facebook page. and you can watch the super bowl right here on nbc 4 sunday night. >> and some people watch the super bowl for the commercials as much as they do for the game. >> they're so good. i really do love the commercials. at least one ad will not air sunday. it caused an uproar when it was previewed on line. take a look. ♪

>> look it's buddy. i'm so glad you made it home. because i sold you on this website on go daddy. >> several complained about the ad. and as you just saw, the commercial features an adorable puppy that has been separated from its family. in the ended, you find out the owners are happy to see the pun pi back home because they just sold it on a website built using go daddy. >> and as you might imagine, animal lovers just blasted this ad saying it sort of made them think about puppy mills a little bit. go daddy issued a statement saying it will still run an ad during the super bowl and hopefully it will make you laugh. and you have to wonder if will particular ad was put out there early to get some attention and start you talking. >> it works because now everyone is talking about go daddy. >> only bad express no press, right? an invasion of privacy that will make any mother's skin crawl. how a womaner discovered a stranger was watching over her and her child.

also children may soon be looking for a new place to go to on class. why their school may be forced to shut its doors. and brace for yourself some frigid conditions this morning. the wind makes it feel like it's in the teens around town. how warm you can expect things to get thisin your neighborhood. tomorrow morning you won't want to miss a big announcement right here on "news 4 today". during the 6:00 a.m. hour, we'll tell you about a chance to win an invitation to screen one of the year's hottest movies. and you'll also get to go wit i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." ace for coffee.

no you won't have to deal with any snow but make sure you pull out your warm winter gear. right now we're dealing with windchills near single digits. yes, another arctic blast. >> and a big part of the problem, that strong wind you see whipping on the flag outside of our building. you can see it on the left hand side of your screen. we're helping you prepare for the conditions you'll face. >> and we have school delays to

pass along. fairfax county schools opening two hours late. so are page and warren county schools. >> frederick county virginia and clark county schools are both starting one hour late. we'll send push alerts about any other big closings or delays today. tom kierein has the hour by hour conditions you'll be dealing with in your neighborhood today. >> you yeah a good call that some of the schools are hours because we do have a little patchy ice whatever was untreated yesterday. a look at our sky. only 24 degrees in woodbridge. by 8:00 low 20s with bright sunshine. by noon just near 30. and then during the afternoon, mid-30s. bowie, prince george's county only 20 but feels like mid teens. by noontime just in the upper

20s to around 30. peaking there in the mid to upper 30s this afternoon. oakton now just 20. clear, bright and sunny. 8:00 only around 20. by noon, upper 20s. upper 30s by midafternoon. coming up at 6:41 chuck bell will join us live. update on metro. orange and silver lines no longer single tracking. but we do have delays in both directions. westbound university at piney branch reports of icing on the road because of the water main break. causing some problems here at piney branch road. 270 south at clarksburg, he was seeing a big slowdown. about 16 miles per hour. but i'm not seeing it in my camera so it could be some of the sensors are a little off.

top of the beltway a little slow 395 inbound a tad slow as well. prince george's county overall looking pretty good with the exception of indian head highway. 13 miles per hour inbound. travel times coming up. 6:32. new this morning, the president will start his workday back here in d.c.. he arrived at the white house from a trip across the atlantic just a few hours ago grow. he spent three days in india and the middle east and we learned overnight the president will not go forward with a plan to tax college savings plans after house minority leader nancy pelosi convinced him on the plane ride back from saudi arabia. on capitol hill, the president loretta lynch are will have a confirmation hearing. >> reporter: and she's over seen high profile cases in new york. recently the eric garner case.

she's a career federal prosecutor over the brooklyn staten island area. she's also well-known inside the justice department where is he serves on eric holder's advisory committee. now she wants his job first of two confirmation hearings start here on capitol hill today. it's a test for her and a test for chuck grassley the new republican chair of that committee. likely topics today, police conduct in and much as she was involved in the garner case and the justice department just announced that there will likely be no civil rights charges in the ferguson case of michael brown. that's likely to be a big topic. also executive privilege and power. what president obama can and cannot do without congress particularly when it comes to immigration. hot topic right now. and it will involve the judgment of the next attorney general. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. a group connected to isis is

taking response for an attack at the corinthia hotel. they pledged its allegiance to isis. david berry who worked for a fredericksburg security firm was killed in that attack. the company coo confirmed berry's death. they issued this statement saying our company mourns this extraordinary loss with his family and friends. students at a prince george's county high school returned to class today their first day back after one of their classmates allegedly shot two others and himself this weekend. police say this happened when the teens got into an argument over video games at the alleged shooter's home in clinton. that was on sunday. 16-year-old dunmore faces attempted murder. he was reeseloosedeased from the hospital yesterday. one remains in critical condition. all three attended frederick douglas high school and are on the football team. counselors will be there for the classmates today. a d.c. public charter school

could shut down. amos 5 campus in northwest held a meeting last night to discuss the potential closure. their license may be revoked and tald leave 1600 children without a lays toplace to go to class. it's unclear when the final decision will be made. angie goff at the live desk. breaking news in the isis crisis situation. we have just heard from jordan officials they have announced that they are willing and jordan is ready to exchange a female prisoner iraqi female prisoner in exchange for the japanese and jordanian pilot being held by isis. kenji goto is holding a picture of that jordanian pilot. militants saying they would kill them within 24 hours, that message coming to us from yesterday. so far we have no response from the militants. last word was that audio message. and since then we have heard from kenji goto's mother making

a plea to japanese officials to arrange for the release of her son. eun, back to you. 6:36. right now travelers have their fingers crossed hoping this winter weather that grounded thousands of flights is finally behind us. we'll take you live to reagan national with the impact the blizzard is having on flights that the hour. and we may not have it much better hear as temperatures plunged while you were sleeping. the windchills bitterly cold. chuck bell is out live in the storm team 4 x 4 with your bus stop draft. forecast. first, though unwelcome guest. the disturbing message one woman heard in the house while caring

a report was put out by the d.c. fiscal molepolicy institute

says the difference between low and high income wages is the biggest since 1908. low wage workers are making just $12.62 an hour. the "washington post" says mayor bowser plans to address the inequalities in her budget. it's a hacking concern new parents want to know about. hackers containing control of your baby monitor and getting a look right inside your home. a houston nanny says this happened to her. she says she was taking care of a baby when all of a sudden a man started talking to her through the monitor. he told her exactly what she was doing. experts say hackers can control the monitors if they can break into the wi-fi net work. >> who has been watching quietly while her mom is breast feeding her. >> it is a federal crime to hack private baby monitors. police do have the ability to backtrack and find out who entered the system.

really scary. you don't even think about the baby monitor being a source of that kind of security breach. >> tough stuff there. a 6:41 is the time. our storm team 4 meteorologists are calling today #windchill wednesday for a reason. >> it is bitterly cold out there. 25 gris sdegrees and that's not counting the windchill. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: we are in a cold spot out here this morning. the parking lot at the greenbelt metro station. we are at 21 degrees now with a windchill of 10. good you intoes is our eastern sky here is starting to brighten. that means sunrise is just around the corner as we all know, typically low temperature of the day occurs just before the sun comes up and starts warming things up. bus stop forecast for this morning, a bundle up day for sure. temperatures in the teens here between about 7:00 and 8:00.

warning in the low 20s about 8:00 and 9:00. mid and upper 30s today. clear sky means plenty of sunshine coming our way for the rest of the day. tom is back in ten minutes talking about snow again. traffic now with melissa mollet. just got a report of something northwest, 16th street at military road a pedestrian struck. they have stopped traffic right at military. so we'll get more information on that. westbound university at piney branch road, seeing pretty good volume now. we have ice on the roadway here. so be careful headed through that area. in virginia slowest spot 95 north quantico to the beltway. maryland no problems outer alone a little slow. 19 minutes. i'm back in ten. addressing safety concerns. the potential changes coming to a montgomery county airport weeks after a plane crashed into a nearby neighborhood. plus on the hot seat. why one local school superintendent may soon find

himself out of a job.

you're looking live at worcester, massachusetts. the big dig from the blizzard starts to get under way today. they're digging out from lots of snow. 33 inches.

nearly 12,000 people are without power in this cold weather. some areas including boston could see a few more inches today. boston already has more than 30 inches on the ground. and the snow is still falling in maine right now. that winter storm is just one of the stories we're working on to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. >> richard jordan begins our coverage live at regular an. >> reporter: new cancellation just posted at reagan national. 30 flights canceled. 20 at wb bchltwi and just three at dulles. but we're expecting that the numbers will climb throughout the day. it is taking time for the airports to get back up to speed after the snow storm. part of the issue is getting the airplanes back in place.

a lot of the major airlines took the planes out of the snow zone and now they have to get them back in and also get flight crews back in. so if you whereuyou are flying out, there are cancellations. laguardia opened up, but not up to speed. also newark, new jersey hartford connecticut boston the big trouble spot across the country. logan airport got just about two feet of snow. they are still digging out. so far here at reagan there is only one flight that is coming in from boston that is a us airways flight expected to arrive here at about 7:040 this morning. that is the only one from boston that is still coming into reagan today. reporting live at reagan national richard jordan news 4. >> it should be easier to take a train to the northeast today. amtrak says it's restoring normal service between d.c. and new york. there will still be a modified schedule for trains continuing on to boston and on lines

throughout new england. >> homeless shelters are quickly filling occupy. today d.c. will start its annual point in time count. more than 1100 homeless children are living with their families in d.c. shelters. earlier this month, we told that you d.c. general is at capacity. the city is leasing hundreds of hotel rooms now to handle the overflow. today a meeting to discuss tighter controls at the montgomery county air park. neighbors are asking for the number of flights in and out of that airport to be reduced. six people were killed in december when a plane crashed into gaithersburg neighborhood. the county says they are considering reducing thess ss and changing operation times. since 2007 there have been three accidents involving rain training flights.

today northern virginia man accused of killing his ex-wife's husband will be in court. there is a bond hearing today. detectives say he broke into cory madison's home in ashburn and killed him earlier this month. cory and denise had been married for just three months. a baby is back safe with her mother this morning. police say the five month old girl was taken at gunpoint last night by her father in poolesville. police are still trying to decide charges for deare denny. they say he drove a rental car to the mother's home and assaulted her before taking his daughter. denny turned himself in late last night to police in prince george's county. the baby was not the harmed. just into the live desk, a first look at that twitter account where all the threats against measureamerican airlines have been coming from. we have a screen shot of the twitter account before they suspended the account. yesterday alone, four threats

were made. one saying a plane from l.a. to chicago would explode. the fbi is investigating. all passengers their bags were rescened when they ed resceneddd rescreened. this is the fourth day in a re an airline has been threatened and they're seeing an increase and they're very concerned. ten before the hour. heads up if your child goes to public schools in prince george's county. tonight you'll have a chance to weigh in on some big changes. school officials are holding a public hearing on plans to change several school boundaries grade structures and other proposals. it could include closures at thomas clagget and kenmore elementary. the meeting is tonight at 7:00. amazon's prime service is

cashing in. planlandon dowdy has the story. >> reporter: an estimate amazon has 40 million prime members. they have never disclosed specific amounts, but amazon prime cost $99 a year and offers free shipping an unlimited content. back to you. now that media day is behind us, the fun really begins. people will start arriving in droves to take in the atmosphere. jim handly is in arizona with a look at some of the stories he's working on. >> we have a lot coming up today from super bowl central. the party starts today. concerts fireworks, we'll catch up with wounded warriors as they take to the field. i'm going to try to climb this rock wall. and stay tuned for the latest controversy. the next twists and turns, we'll

catch up with our nbc analyst tonight at 44:00 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> jim will give us a look inside the super bowl atmosphere all week. you can follow his behind the scenes experience on our nbc washington facebook page. it says 24 degrees on our screen but that's a little misleading. >> because it feels a lot colder. but i'm so glad to see our earlier sunrises now. in the meantime we have manitoba windchills this morning. feels more like winnipeg not washington. it's down to just single sdimgdigits. closer to watch, windchills in the low teens. feels like temperature by mid-morning, still in the teens. most of maryland virginia the eastern shore and out of the mountains, most windchills will be in the mid and upper teens. by noon, early afternoon one be

quite asbe diminishing. there could be patchy ice on any sidewalk that wasn't shoveled or a rural road that wasn't cleared out. otherwise most of the roads are down to just near 20 degrees right now. going to take a while to warm you up. love this photo of the fresh snow yesterday, this is middleburg virginia in horse country. posted by lloyd ferguson on twitter. i'll post this on instragram. look at that sky over washington. sunrise at 7:18. by then we'll still be around 20 degrees. by noon we'll make it into the low 30s. mid and upper 30s by mid to late afternoon. here is new model timing on that system coming in tomorrow. thursday by 5:00 p.m. a little bit of a mix of some rain and maybe a little bit of sleet to our north, maybe a little wet snow. and then by plid to late evening, it tracks farther to

the east. leaving in its wake maybe just a dusting to the north of the metro area by the time it ends by late thursday night. and before then the upper 30s. mid-30s to only low 30s on friday and saturday. next system on sunday looks to be a little more potent. we might get a little bit of sleet and rain on sunday night changing to just rain monday morning, ending as snow monday afternoon. keep an eye on it. now melissa has breaking news on the roads. we're talking about gw parkway northbound we have a right lane blocked here at chain bridge road because of a vehicle that flipped. we spoke with police they say no injuries. so hopefully they will get it out of the way. but right now right lane blocked. 16th thth street at military road, that ped pdestrian crash cleared out of the way. bw parkway fairly slow. 66 and 95 going about 40 miles per hour right now.

just some pretty good volume there. 95 in maryland no problems. bw parkway out bound, a little bit slow. and westbound university at pine any brafd road pine any piney branch road pretty jammed because of the ice. you can weigh in on a major calendar change. manassas park city considering year round schooling for your kids. it would start three weeks before labor day and include more breaks. the last meeting about this issue is today. and to rsvp, we put a link for you on line. search manassas park on nbcwashington.com. today the board of education in montgomery county starts to talk about whether to keep its current super en superintendent. the board meets today to discuss where to reejshnew joshua starr's

contract. a final vote not expected until march. 6:56. here are four things to know. a meeting today could bring big changes to the montgomery county air park. neighbors calling for fewer flights. county officials are considering that. six people were killed in december when a plane crashed in to a gaithersburg neighbor had hoop. d.c. will start its annual point in time count of the homeless population p.m.. almost 12,000 people without power in the northeast. and more snow sxiktsed edxpected for maine. fairfax county and page county starting two hours late. >> frederick and clarke county schools on a one hour delay. >> windchill wednesday head looin line, a frigid morning. we may get a wintry mix late tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. northbound gw parkway, right

lane blocked the chain bridge. university boulevard at piney branch still slow westbound. >> that is the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with breaking news and weather and traffic.

. good morning. the big dig out. new england dealing with the aftermath of the blizzard. as much as three feet of snow in places. a massive section of sea wall destroyed and the isle of nantucket cutoff. no power, no phones no internet. real threat or bat joke. at least six passenger planes the targets are on line threats and 16 total in the past few days. why the sudden string of alarming incidents. >> the nfl zeros in on that patriots locker room attendant and what happened when he was alone with the footballs. just four days to go before