congratulations. what a bratight spot. >> nice when they can be honored that way, too. underpaid and overworked. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.. take a look at these temperatures. they are below freezing. so grab the big coat this morning. on top of that we'll see some rain and tom is talking some snow too. you crews burning midnight oil trying to patch a water main break on a busy road. we have a you crew live there asking whether things will time for your trip to work. it is 5:00 a.m.. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news"news 4 today" for this thursday january 29. 29 degrees outside of our studios. windchill not as bad this morning. >> tom, we're one of the warmer spots. >> it ends right here in washington but elsewhere, only in the teens. so be prepared for another

frigid morning. up like yesterday morning, we don't have that wind with us. during the afternoon right around sunset we'll have a bit of a win friday mix. a little bit of rain in the metro area. a little sleet and snow just to our north. and a greater chance for accumulating snow it looks like on sunday. hour by hour today, there is the sky over washington now. it's clear. we'll have a few high clouds by #:00 8:00 but still cold. jumping into the 30s by noon. low 40s by around 2:00 with those clouds thickening up. a little bit of rain in the metro area by 5:00 p.m. and a little bit of a mix maybe of some sleet and a little wet snow northern suburbs and up toward the pennsylvania border. and that will all be ending by mid evening this evening. next weather and traffic on the #s amelia segal joins us live with the 4 x 4. your what to wear forecast for the #brrs day. making progress repairing a broken water main at connecticut and r streets.

some roads are still closed. want to go to megan mcgrath with a look at the area you might want to avoid this morning. they're still working, megan. >> reporter: they are making progress. they have actually fixed the pipe and they're now in the process of filling in the hole, tamping down the dirt. so while we still have a closure, t street is closed at connecticut avenue hopefully that will not be the case for too much longer. the other good news here is that they have been able to restore the water to the businesses in the area. there was a restaurant and another building that lost water when this water main broke yesterday. so they have been restored. connecticut avenue is no longer i impacted but as you can see by this video yesterday it was quite a mess. so we are seeing some progress here. connecticut avenue if you generally use that you'll be fine this morning. r street still closed at that intercession but hopefully for not much longer. with more on the workaround

over to melissa. your alternate is down connecticut to massachusetts to work your way to the west end of r street. of course megan will be live for us tweeting from there as that reopens this morning hopefully before too much of a rush. wide look at things, beltway looking quite good. 66 and 95 rolling along, as well. prince william county into and out of town look going about that beltway at landover moving along quite nicely. and again we'll keep you updated on the water main situation. fire investigators say a christmas tree fueled a deadly fire at a mansion in annapolis. this fire started in an outlet that was powering 15,000 lights on the pyle family's 15 did-foot

tree. the tree was dried out. don and sandy pyle and their grandchildren had no time to get out. investigators say a sprinkler system in the home would have saved their lives. starting in june all new homes in maryland will be required to have sprinkler systems. a sterling man charged in a murder for hire plot will appear in a courtroom today. dallas brumback will appear for a bond hearing. he faces attempted murder to allegedly trying to pay someone to kill his ex-wife. court documents show he has ties to a white supremacist group, as well. a developing story right now. jordan has until sunset which is about five hours away to release ap-iraqi iraq an iraqi woman linked to al qaeda are or else. isis says it will kill both hostages if the swap doesn't happen at the turkish border tonight p jordan has agreed to allowing the woman to go in good

change exchange for the pilot. five minutes after the hour a lot of taxicab drivers are about to leave for richmond to request new regulations for uber. these drivers say they're not against ride sharing companies, but they're concerned they don't have the same proper safety rules. they're planning to talk to lawmakers at the general assembly about it later this morning. we're told about 200 drivers will be leaving from alexandria any minute now. today you can learn more about a plan to require paid sick leave in montgomery county.county is considering a new law that would mandate businesses to give employees an hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. employees could earn as much as 7 days of paid leave each year. the law would also require safe leave which is paid time off for those dealing with domestic violates. there is a public hearing tonight in rockville. new this morning, a bizarre story out of california. the chilling discovery in a suitcase and what police say was

spread across the crime scene. trapped in an ambulance by the snow with nowhere to go. the wonderful story a new mother now has to tell her newborn. tom told you it will be a blister are i cold dwa today. a meal wra

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there is more support this morning for the neighbors of the montgomery county air park who want to reduce the number of flights at the air park. and to close the airport each night at 11:00. now the maryland aviation administration says it would support those efforts. neighbors have been pressuring the county to review airport operations after a plane crashed into a house near the airport in december killing six people in gaithersburg. that plane was not on a training flight. a story warming hearts this morning. a woman in worcester, massachusetts gave birth to twins during this week's blizzard and it happened inside an ambulance. these twins were due on february 27. they wanted to play in the snow maybe. they were a little early. a lot early. paramedics made it just in time. they delivered little gabriel themselves before they could reach the hospital. >> and i could tell like he probably didn't deliver a baby

before. so we're both looking at each other like oh, my god. he's on the phone like her baby's coming. and then another big push and my baby was out. >> and his sister was born at the hospital. doctors say that they can head home next week. >> what a wonderful story she'll have to tell. very sweet. you will need to bundle up today. another frigid start. >> amelia segal is live at the rockville metro station with how things are looking there. >> reporter: good morning. the hash tag we're usinging to describe the weather, brrs day. and that is certainly the case here. look at the temperature. a whopping 19.5 degrees. so us a head out this morning, you definitely need the warmest coat and the gloves. but if you're out later than

4:00 5:00 you can also grab the umbrella. d.c. metro area could see showers as early as about 4:00 5:00. those of you north and west of the area could see a bit of a wintry mix and that's why a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas north of the d.c. metro area. you can see exactly who is under that advisory on my facebook and twitter pages. we're out here at the metro station. if you're walking to work or heading home maybe dealing with light rain and snow but keep that in mind. but for the most part all trains that have been moving through seem to be coming look just fine. so any issues on metro this morning? >> not at this point. metro, marc and vr empty, i checked and we don't have any issues. we'll keep you updated on that. do have this accident that changed a bit. evergreen mills road in sterling at gum spring road thousand we have it shut down. so alter senatenate is route 50.

connecticut avenue at r street in northwest, your alternate, connecticut to massachusetts to avoid that water main break. back in ten minutes. new information this morning for your young athlete's health. what experts say could impact their brain function and at what age you should be concerned. and developing news, flames take over an apartment in building in california. what we're learning about in tragedy from the live desk next.

after math of a large fire in san francisco. take a look when the fire was burning hot late last night. is this a mixed use building. businesses lower level, apartments on the top. you can see the flames shooting out of the building there. the entire building engulfed. firefighters had to use the fire escape to climb up to the roof of the building. one person was rescued, but sadly this was a fatal fire. at the least one person died.

six people went to the hospital and about 60 people that live in the building are displaced. they have to find another place to live now. two nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution you because it was just that one building there that sustained all of that damage. that is the latest from the live desk. 5:16. and new this morning, a call about a suspicious package leading to a disturbing discovery in san francisco. police say they found a suitcase full of dismembered body parts. police then searched the three block area around it and found more body parts. it's still unclear if the parts are from only one person. it is now 5:16. a developing story now. investigators searching for the airasia jet say the co-pilot was at the controls just before last month's crash. data from the black box flight recorder is giving investigators a pretty clear picture of what happened in the last moments of airasia flight 8501. the jet vanished from radar screens in bad weather. all 162 people on board were

killed. and one of the hostages killed in a standoff in australia was killed by bullets fired by police. the standoff happened at a chocolate cafe in sydney last month. an investigation into the attack found that a ricocheting bullet hit and killed a female hostage. another hostage was killed execution style by the hostage taker. that prompted a police raid at a cafe. 16 other hostages were not hurt. right now a woman is in jail accused in a hit and run in arlington. we first told you about this yesterday. arlington police now say that sheikh is in critical condition after alexandra mendez hit him with her car allegedly will. we have new video to show you. you can see an suv with mendez inside police say hit another car in this parking lot on columbia pike. police say she hit two people as well. >> what she did was pure stu crazy. >> that was one of his friends

you heard from there. mendez is charged with multiple counts of hit and run and driving on a suspended license. in d.c. today, a man will be sentenced for carrying a loaded gun near the white house. this is video of the federal officers searching the car with b. two months ago. they found loaded rifle, ammo and 6 inch knife inside the scar. secret service arrested him. he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges just days later. he could face up to two years in prison. the maker of the drone that crash landed at the white house says it won't happen again. dji will release new technology to block the phantom drone from flying in d.c.. they say the update will be available in just a couple of days. government intelligence employee was off the clock and had been drinking when he crashed his drone on to the white house lawn last week. people are told to leave the drones at home of course if they're heading to the super bowl. high security there for sure.

the faa has deemed university of phoenix stadium a no drone zone during the game. >> just one of the steps being taken to keep people attending the super bowl safe. sarah sarah dallof live in phoenix for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. super bowl central behind me opened yesterday drawing a huge crowd and a huge security presence. state, local and federal authorities including homeland security and the fbi are all working together to keep people safe. they reactivated the see something say something campaign that they had a couple years back asking fans to help them out in spotting anything that being looks suspicious. officials say they have received no credible threats concerning the super bowl but that they are prepared for everything including the possibility of lone wolf style attacks. fans that we talked to yesterday

said they feel safe and that the security measures they have ebb countered thus far were reasonable they were fast and they appreciated the efforts being made to keep them safe. they were out en masse yesterday here at super bowl central listening to the free music, climbing the wall. and today we'll learn new details about the halftime show from the star herself katie perry going to talk to the media in just a few hours. >> sarah dallof live for us in phoenix. thank you. and jim handly is also in phoenix. be sure to like his facebook page to follow his journey leading up to the super bowl. and remember to watch every night ap-4:00 5:00 6:00 and 11:00 for jim's live reports from phoenix. he was in short sleeves last night. i was so jealous. >> he's working hoard despite the nice weather and parties. >> no short sleeves around here today. >> 5:21. taking a live look outside, 28 degrees outside of our studios. and that's warm compared to other spots. let's check inkierein.

>> they may get rain there in phoenix tomorrow so he may need an umbrella. and here, we are off to a cold start. around the metro area we have it down into the teens. and we have a winter weather advisory for later today as early as 1:00 p.m. for farther to our north and west. between 4:00 and #:00 for northern montgomery western howard northern loudoun, frederick, pack handle of west virginia northern shenandoah valley. a little disturbance coming on through, we may get some light snow and sleet there, just a chance of a dusting. maybe a few slick spots on some of the roads here north and west of the in the troh area. around metro area, it will be rain. cold start now. layer up this morning. we are just in the teens. and thankfullifully don't have much wind. nothing showing up on radar yet. that one be moving in until later today. at the bus stop this morning, you'll definitely need the coat. a few clouds around. still subfreezing in the low to mid-20s by 8:00.

by noon, we should be making it into the mid to upper 30s. so a nice warming. maybe even up around 40, low 40s midafternoon. and then that mix and rain metro area mix north and west comes through, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. and then it's quickly gone and down to the mid-30s by midnight and by dawn tomorrow, down for the low 30s. then on friday up near 40. sunshine. sunny saturday but colder. highs in the mid-30s. sunday looks like we'll be in the mid-30s with increasing clouds. possible snow accumulating sunday afternoon slippery roads, could have travel delays sunday afternoon and into monday. it does look like monday a chance of that link herring snow maybe some gusty winds, too, with temperatures only in the 20s. then sun back on tuesday. wednesday, finally getting above freezing again. next wea 1s a look at the hour by hour mix timing for the day ahead. we're looking quite good right now. 66 east of suddenly roadley road we're

dry today. 95 northbound through dale city going 23 miles per hour. so a little bit slow there around the curve. we typically see that this time of the morning. wider look no problems as all. bw parkway in and out of town looking quite good. remember we do have some situation correct cut avenue at r street northwest, your alternate is down connecticut to massachusetts. you can hook a right to get around the water main break. megan mcgrath will be wooettweeting about it. with the control of the virginia state senate at stake the race is heating up for the district seat. according to the "washington post," manassas mayor harry parish ii will announce his candidacy today. he's the first republican to jump into the race. three democrats have already declared their candidacies.

a virginia senate panel has rejected a bill to decriminalize mayor hair. the republican controlled senate committee rejected the bill with a 9-5 vote. if the bill had passed jail time would have been eliminated replaced by a maximum fine of $100. today the montgomery county council will consider a resolution to change the filler in artificial turf used in athletic fields. the county is considering a new fill erma from coconut fiber, cork and rice husks an alternative to crumb rubber which collects in your kids' cleats.council says the new filler appears to pose fewer health risks. the first two fields to use the filler will likely be churchill high school and la tone i can't recreational park. the council notes the change will cost more money. and speaking of young athletes important new information this morning for your child's health. a new study shows more evidence that football is very hard on the brains of children. former nfl players showed greater declines in memory and

cognitive function if they play tackle football before the age of 12. that was compared to nfl players who joined the game after age 12. love can be scientifically proven. at least that is what two university of virginia scientists say that they figured out. it comes down to two questions. how happy are you in your marriage relative to if you were single and how do you think your spouse answered that same question. during the 1980s, more than 4,000 couples answered those questions. scientists recently got back in touch with those couples. turns out people who thought that they would be better off single were more likely to actually end up that way. >> it's a function of where your focus is. if you think you'll be happier married, you might pull more effort into achieving those goals to be happy when you're a couple. so i feel like some of that is psychological just focusing on what you want and maybemaking that

happen for yourself. >> i'll write that down. >> meditate about it. you can achieve your dreams aaron. keeping your kids safe. where lawmakers are proposing putting armed guards in schools to ease your safety concerns. winter could hold up your flight. the new threat impacting your travel plans. plus a little bit of winter will make a return today. tom is timing on you theut the next

water has been restored to businesses near connecticut. crews are filling a water main. part of r street remains closed. the atf will begin recreating the deadly fire that burned down a mansion in annapolis. the fire started in the outlet that was powering the family's christmas tree. don and sandy pyle and their grandkids had no time to get out. investigateors say a sprinkler system would have saved their lives. >> jordan has unset sunset to release an iraq woman linked to al qaeda, that is the message from isis. the group says it will kill both

hostages if the swap doesn't happen tonight. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. but first, good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 5:30. want to get straight to your forecast this morning. another frigid one. >> layer up, we're down in to the teens now. and here is timing on a little fast moving weak area of low pressure passion passing just to our north. by 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. an area of green is a little light rain northern have a vaks district nearby suburbs and maryland. pink zone, a little sleet and snow. may put down a quick dusting between 4:00 p.m. on 8:00 p.m.. by then it's mostly gone off to the east. maybe a few snow showers in the mountains in the evening hours. and then we'll be clearing out and friday sunshine back. winter weather advisory for the counties affected by the a little bit of snow. northern western, loudoun county montgomery western howard up into frederick. panhandle of west virginia. again just a little snow and sleet, a chance of a dusting.

there could be some slick spots early evening those areas in lavender to the north and west this morning. temperatures right now are just in the teens. so layer up this morning. a look at your drive time forecast, amelia segal will join us live ast 5:41. breaking news in fred rakeerickfrederick. 15 south at rose month, all lanes and ramp blocked. traffic getting by on the shoulder. another crash in frederick 70 east at 15, that one off to the shoulder. should not be blocking any lanes at this point this morning. 270 southbound at shady grove road everybody moving along nicely. wider look at things overall nice and green. inner loop and outer loop everything is rolling. much of the earlier construction is out of the way. 95 in virginia northbound a pretty good bit of volume through dale city. and then opens back up through

woodbridge. and once you hit the beltway, you're fine. travel times coming up. 5:32. today it should be easier to take a train out of town. amtrak resuming normal service on all trains between d.c. new york and boston following this week's winter storm. right now there is a new kind of threat that could affect your travel plans. in the last four days 20 and i remember of airplanes in the u.s. have been diverted or searched because of bomb threats on twitter. tracie potts is live on capitol hill to tell us what investigators are doing about these threats. >> reporter: well, they're making it in hopes that the threats will stop or they can figure out who is behind them. one thing that we know there, have been no bombs found, but it's a massive disruption. 20 planes just since saturday. they have to divert, off load the planes, all the passengers, all the bags. the fbi is on top of it, but they are concerned, some threats

very graphic saying we planted explosives or we are isis we are here. not only is it a problem for the fbi, but it's costly for the airlines. tens of thousands of dollars they spend to ground the planes every time there is a threat. of course they can't afford not to. now, twitter is involved. they suspended at least three accounts that we know of that have been involved. again, the fbi is on top of it. and they also are telling us that they think that these may be pranks or they could be copycats because typically real terrorists don't announce specific plans like this naming specific flights in advance. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. a virginia family is worried sick this morning after their 16-year-old daughter went missing. virginia state police continue to look for asia monique youasia monique lewis. she was last seen monday.

police believe a man named donald quesenberry drove from central illinois to meet her in christianburg and she willingly got into his car. yesterday her mother made an emotional plea. >> we love you, we miss you and we're worried sick about you. please call us text us, facebook however you can get in touch with us whatever you have to do. >> police say the man and team could be heading south to florida. right now investigators are not saying how the two know each other. you are letting us know your thoughts on social media this morning as a sorority women at the university of virginia are being asked to skip fra sternternity parties for their own safety. this weekend is the end of men's rush but they have been told they reach suspension fines and other penalties if they attend. students are protesting with and online petition.

they say it's a huge step backwards just in terms of basic women's rights. a spokesperson for uva says the school had no part in the latest discussions. this is one of the first big events since greek life was reinstated on campus following a controversial "rolling stone" article. one maryland lawmaker believes armed guards would keep your kids safe at school. baltimore county's delegate says it's only a matter of time before the another mass school shooting. he's proposing a bill that would require an armed officer in every maryland public school. the statehouse committee will take a look at that proposal. the bill would cost the state $100 million. today virginia lawmakers will discuss a bill to keep your energy bills down for the next five years. dominion virginia wants to freeze its base rate until 2020. it says that will prevent any increases caused by national ruleson emissions. criticuld be bad for the environment if it goes

through. right now volunteers are working to help the homeless. dozens are out talking to homeless people to learn how healthy and safe they are. volunteers also want to find out how many homeless people there are in the county. they will then use those numbers on help find them house. in d.c. they're reviewing the numbers from a similar effort. volunteers held a city wide homeless count and survey last night. you can see them in the video here. right now d.c. homeless shelters are at or krond capacity. those numbers will then determine how much money the city can allocate to help the homeless. you can tell vdot what you think about changes coming to i-66. the department is considering hot lanes on the highway just like on the beltway. it also wants to add bus service along 66 and is working to add smartover smart overhead signs. you can go to their district office on alliance drive tonight at 6:00. there are two meetings next week as well. before you sit down in front of the big screen for the big game sunday, a warning. why the placement of that tv

screen could mean life and death to your little ones in the house. a smart gadget for your bed. how this mattress cover is helping you get a good night's sleep like no other mattress can and how it's in direct competition with sleep tracking devices. news 4 is working for you on themelia segal will join us live.

teachers in loudoun county

could soon see a raise. 27% of teachers say they can't even afford to live in the county because it's just too expensive. as part of this year's budget officials are considering a p one time salary increase for teachers. however, many believe a cost of living salary increase should be you included in the budget. in 2012 loudoun's cost of living was 33% higher than the national average. there is a new mattress cover that claims to help you sleep better. the luna smart mattress cover works like a sleep tracking device. it monitors breathing and your heart rate and then sends all that data to an app on your smartphone and then you can set the temperature you want the bed to be when you get in, you can also proom thegram the cover so that your smart door locks when you get into bed so the coffee maker starts brewing and then you push the left button and the garage door --

>> comes up. >> no we'll stop at the coffee maker. >> this is too much. i'm sorry. >> so funny. sorry. but for people like us, it might help us get a good night's sleep. sometimes i'm so tired that i can't get my brain to shut down. >> and your phone will do it for you. there you go. you can get it on pre-order, 179 bucks for a queen size smart cover. good luck. hope it doesn't revolt one day. cold start to the day. you'll need to bundle up on the morning commute if you're about to head out pretty soon. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is live this morning at the rockville metro station. no impacts on the morning commute so far, but it could be a little dicey this evening. >> reporter: well, there is a chance of some light showers moving through the d.c. metro area for that evening commute between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m., but here at the rockville metro station, the hustle and bustle of the morning picking up. biggest concern is the temperatures. we've been here for about an hour the temperature has

dropped a whole degree down to 18 degrees. so heading into work this morning, temperatures will be in the teens in the suburbs, 20s inside of the beltway. you need the sunglasses though. clouds increase throughout the day. heading home from would, the wintry mix is possible for areas north and west of the d.c. metro area. looking light in nature. d.c. metro only the chance of some showers. if you're waking up this morning and checking it you're noticing some snow showers in forecast here potentially on super bowl sunday and monday. tom will have the latest on that storm system in ten minutes. but melissa has breaking news right now. what he another latest? breaking news in frederick. we're talking about 15 southbound at rose month sdlt mont area. main lanes closed. alternate 350 5 50355 to west patrick. also silver and orange line delays. maryland looking good. no problem there.

in virginia slowest spot 95 north quantico to the beltway taking 3u 2 minutes. a big dead line is coming up that you might not though about. why lawmakers are in a fight with general motors to keep you safe. and how one man's shovel job is tugging at the hearts of people in boston. keep your eye on the screen, through the break you can see the temperatures and current work to repair a water main break off dupont circle.

frigid temperatures to start the morning. you need to layer up today. our meteorologists are keeping a close eye on a late day mix of rain and snow that could impact

us. and we're not expecting heavy snow from the next wave of motive of moisture thank goodness. it seeps snowms snow removal is a costly business. removing snow in new yorkity costs millions of dollars. it's about $1.8 million per inch. that's a lot of money. that was an lized over ten years and that's not including the storm that hit the city earlier this week. the most expensive winters were 2011 and 2014 in which the city received the most snow. the average snowfall during that period was 35.9 inches. and the average am cost for snow removal was $55.3 million. 13 before the hour. today a former new england patients yots s patriots star is preparing for a different battle than his former teammates. aaron hernandez is charged with murdering a semiprofessional football player in 2013.

the man accused of killing a pennsylvania state trooper in a barracks ambush will be in court today. eric frein is charged with murder and terrorism for the september ambush outside of the police station in blooming grove. he was captured after a 48 day manhunt in the pocono mountains in northeastern pennsylvania. >> the united nations security council is could be demming a terrorist attack at a hotel in libya. a group stormed the hotel tuesday while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. and we're learning more berry this morning. he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant. a fund raising page was created for berry's family on the site go fund me. quheked ed we checked and so far more than

$1500 has been raised sfwloop. governor mcauliffe says there is no price for safety. he says the state of virginia is willing to invest more in metro safety. his comments come in the wake of a smoke incident that terrified passengers and left one woman dead. >> i'm willing and i speak to the common wealth to invest our money to hav most safe system we can have the most efficient and if it takes more money for me when it comes to safety cost is not an issue. >> when asked whether metro riders themselves should have to pay more to ensure efficiency and safety mcauliffe said, quote, not at this stage. start daging today, you could get an inside look at how montgomery spends your tax dollars. ike leggett will announce the launch of spending montgomery. a website that gives you a guided picture of how the county spends public funds. you can search payments made by the county for different

services. a boston man is getting a lot of praise after shoveling snow off of one of the city's most sacred spots now. take a look at these photos. chris is shoveling the boston marathon finish line. the 25-year-old bartender says it's his favorite spot in the city. he wanted to be able to see it when he walks by. i think it was actually snowing there when he got out there with that shovel and kept going over it trying to clean so could you see the finish line. >> a thoughtful gesture there. we're talking about a little wintry mix. thank tli not going to affects the morning, but it radio some problems in the afternoon. >> wintry mix kind of has a festive sound. >> festive. that's one way to look at it. i like your positive attitude. >> well, it's not a drink, that's for sure. we will get snow and sleet to the north. these counties in purple. northern montgomery county, western loudoun, western howard and points north and west of there. for later this afternoon, that's

between 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. today, there could be a little light snow and sleet, maybe a dusting in those counties. maybe a few slick spots, as well. so watch out for that. that's late this evening and into this evening hours. look at our temperatures down into the teens around the metro area. around the bay it's in the low 20s. off to our west we're just in the teens. out in the mountains, as well, in the teens. post your pictures like jody west did, this will gorgeous view of fort valley yesterday. gorgeous with the new coating of snow there. post yours on social media. just search my name. we'll have the cold temperatures to your morning bus stop. we'll be in the teens through 8:00. then into the 20s between 8:00 and 9:00. increasing clouds. and then mostly cloudy by noontime. by then we'll have our temperatures reaching the upper 30s. so we'll get above freezing maybe even low 40s. because in the metro area it looks like just some rain moves in during the afternoon and early evening

hours. but that mix 345i7bly to our north. mainly to our north. skies clear out after that. near freezing by dawn friday. during the day tomorrow should make it up to around 40 with lots of sunshine. cold on saturday. teens in the morning. only briefly above freezing saturday afternoon. then super bowl sunday, the clouds increase and snow looking more likely now for the afternoon especially. we could have slippery roads and travel delays. sunday afternoon and sunday night, looks like the storm passes to our south. and then intensifies a bit just off the coast and pulls away on monday. but we could have still some snow lingering on monday. and then that may linger midday and clearing out in the afternoon. highs only 20s again monday and tuesday. in the 30s on wednesday as we get into next week. melissa you now looking at the thursday commute. breaking news, we spoke with police crash 15 south at rosemont avenue it is now moved

off to the shoulder. so lanes have reopened. still about a 1 1/2 mile backup. blue and silver line delays for largo and orange line delays to new carrollton. just got off the phone with megan mcgrath connecticut avenue at r street she thinks this will reoip prettypen pretty soon. she will be live for us in the next couple of minutes. wide look at things overall no major problems as you're taking a big look at the big picture here. a little slow 295 as you're passing 50, but again that's pretty typical for this time of day. and 66 and 95 pretty typical, as well. slow 95 north through dale city. 5:53. and happening today, we expect a new move today by a byipartisan group of centers introducing a bill to officially he said trade embargoes with cuba.

some republicans have already panned the bill saying it has also chance of actually passing. two lawmakers are going up against general hoetmotors all a push to keep you safe inside your vehicle. landon dowdy has more now 4 your money. >> good morning. general motors says it has no plans to extend the deadline to file claims over its faulty ignition switches. the company is rejecting pleas from two u.s. senators to push the deadline past this saturday. gm says it's already extended the program once and sgchltgm has received more than 3,000 claims and 50 are eligible for compensation. sony is looking to launch a new streaming music service. playstation music will be available this spring and sony will shut down its existing unlimited service which costs $10 a month. if you purchased a flat

screen tv for the super bowl here is an important warning. be sure you install it securely. this morning the consumer products safety commission released a video simulation of a flat screen tv falling on a child size dumb pli. the cpsc says these tvs can have the force of 1,000 pounds when they fall on a small child. parents snow ss know children love to crime to reach climb. if you need advice, ask a sales associate. according to the cpsc every two weeks, a child is killed by a falling appliance. if you live in rockville, we will learn you how the town is doing today. mayor newton about deliver her state of the city address at 7:00 tonight. it's at the f. scott fitzgerald theater. the government is spending less money for your child when it comes to their education for the second year in a row. per pupil funding for k through

12 public schools has dropped. d.c. saw one of the biggest drops in funding in the country. 7%. right now the government is spending $1500 less on average per child in d.c.. despite the drop the district still spends more per child than any other state in the u.s. u.s. it comes to public education. and that teacher is -- margaret hawk! >> a teacher in our area is waking up with a special honor today. you can tell she was just stunned by the news. maggie hawk teaches first grade at yellow springs elementary school. she was the only teacher in maryland to win the hill kenmilken educator award. it is a national award with a $25,000 prize. hawk says she was inspired to teach back when she was a student at that same school. >> i lived directly across the street and is this the the reason i wanted to go into teaching. i loved all my teachers.

they gave me that passion. >> hawk has been teaching for 12 years. she's you putting the money toward her son's college funds. a huge congratulations to her. >> very much deserved. well, right now we're being taking the efforts to repair yet another water main break in our area. want to show you some live pictures from the scene here. this is not far from duepont sish kell where crews are trying to fix the sdamg. they are making some progress. megan manage grathcgrath will join us live next. and 30 degrees outside right now. but that could be the warm spot. tom kierein will tell us about impending weather that kind pact your afternoon.

hard at work to help you avoid problems during the morning commute. the progress made to repair a water main that impacted a busy street in d.c.. teens in a lot of places, however that story will be changing in the hours ahead to one of rain and sleet. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is matching the changes with your hour by hour forecast.

>> a little bit of a disturbance coming through later today may give us a little bit of sleet and snow north and west. frigid morning. we'll have a little bit of the mix coming in around sunset. snow chances are looking a little bit higher for sunday and perhaps into monday. and the sky over washington is clear now. we'll have sunshine through the morning. your hour by hour forecast still only around 20 by 8:00 a.m. then quickly jumping into the 30s by noontime. increasing clouds through the afternoon. may actually get low 40s around 3:00 or so. and then between around 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. a little bit of rain in the metro area and perhaps a little bit of snow and sleet to our north and west where there may be a dusting northern montgomery county northe