super bowl super bowl! >> super bowl sunday has finally arrived. fans are pummed for the countdown to kickoff. our jim handly has been in action all week $i,jy morning. he's going to bring us a taste of the nfl. >> storm team 4j$sx radar tracking no sun but lots of rain for your game day. chuck bell is timing when it will come down the hardest and it's possible you could see a few snowflakes out your window. chuck bell will join us with more. what's going on chuck? >> we have a few snowflakes showing up on storm team 4 radar this morning. if you're one of my twitter followers or have snow reports, send it to me,@chuck bell 4.

here is the winter weather advisory that goes across northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. not looking for a big impact. during the daylight hours, light snow and snow flurries off and on mainly through about sun sechlt maybe an inch possible north of the media metro area during the day. not looking for a lot of snow. temperatures now are at or below the freezing mark. so anything that falls this morning should be in the form of snowflakes, although you can see here the radar is trying to indicate a little bit of a mix of precipitation in culpepper. we are showing at least snowflakes falling through the clouds. i don't know how many are getting to the ground. the air mass overhead is very very dry. a lot of those are evaporateing before they reach the ground. nevertheless, have your warm coat and a brimmed hat. off and on chances for light rain or light snow through the daylight hours. steadier rains come in tonight

all rain by tomorrow morning. >> the on coming weather already impacting travel around here. right now more than 1,000 flights are canceled ahead of the storm. several airlines are waiving those rebooking fees as cities in the storm's path. we just checked flightaware.com. reagan national, 15 flights canceled bwi martial airport looking at nine. dulles has seven flight cancellations already. remember to check with your airline before you head to the airport. >> new this morning, investigators trying to figure out what caused an apartment fire that hurt one firefighter in montgomery county. the fire broke out just after 3:00 this morning on dudley lane just off rockville pike in bethesda. everyone made it out of the three-story building. this morning people from here and around the world are praying for a virginia boy hit by a car while sledding. the 6-year-old is a huge fan of the washington capitals. now there's a social media movement to send his prayers.

news 4's darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: he's one of the caps biggest fans, in desperate neat need of prayers. 6-year-old benson is in critical condition after a sledding accident. family members waiting at the hospital decided to start a call for prayers through social media. they're using the #prayforbman. this young hockey fan got the attention of capitals team owner ted leone sis. he said please take a minute to say your prayers. we are praying for his speedy recovery. some caps players have also posted pray for b man messages. the caps announcer posted this youtube video. >> benson, we're awful thinking about you here with the washington capitals. we want you to get better soon and unleash the healing! get better pal.

>> benson's story was picked up by the cap's blog, russian machine never breaks. the bloggers posted photos of the little boy who built a caps player snowman with his sisters the day before the tragic accident. benston is in a medically induced coma with family at his side. these messages are being documented to show him the love and support he's received when he wakes up. darcy spencer, "news 4 today." >> and family members tell news 4 benston's condition is touch and go. they say they are grateful for the love and support they are getting from the community and from around the world. police in d.c. are working to identify a body found near reagan airport. it was found in a tributary of the potomac river just before noon yesterday. police say it was pulled out 23450er thomas avenue and four mile run. it's not known in the body is male or female. we're working to get more information on this story. a developing story this morning, japan says it is highly likely that that video posted on

twitter showing the killing of a journalist is authentic. a heinous crime that is how president obama described this killing. he says the u.s. is standing in solidarity with the japanese people. now, the online video shows a hooded man with a knife to kenji goto's throat and a man threatening to execute others. goto was captured by isis militants in october. a specs person for the japanese government say it is priority now is making sure japanese citizens abroad are safe and to add stronger security to their schools. coming up in the week ahead, a virginia woman facing terrorism-related charges will be in court on monday. heather coffman has a plea hearing in richmond. she was arrested late last year following a series of facebook posts she made promoting the militant group isis. she also allegedly offered to help an undercover agent travel to syria to help the group. coffman's attorney has previously said his client has no connection to isis. tomorrow navy yard building

197 will reopen following the deadly shooting rampage. a ceremony will be held at 8:00 a.m. to reveal the $63 million renovation. it includes a remembrance area to honor the 12 people killed. 400 human resources employees will move in tomorrow. others will move in in the coming weeks. maryland governor larry hogan will make his first state of the state address this week. hogan has faced criticism related to his proposed education cuts. those cuts could impact schools in prince george's county. that speech happens on wednesday at the statehouse in annapolis. super bowl xlix, it is here. more than 100 million people will gather around their tvs today to watch the seattle seahawks take on the new england patriots. >> nbc4 is your super bowl station. kickoff at 6:30 tonight. before you start preparing your super bowl goodies for today's game, we want to show you how they're celebrating at super central in arizona. here is news 4's jim handly. >> reporter: we're in scottsdale

at the ultimate taste of the nfl. this is the chef's gridiron. 32 chefs and players from every nfl city. representing washington here a crab bisque. >> chef, i'm tasting the beer. >> it's ale right from ashburn virginia. >> how fitting. redskins legend brig owens was on hand. >> what goes through your mind the night before the game? what are they thinking about tonight? >> they're going over, playing the game in their head right now. talk about the consistencies ifs and that, but they're focused on preparing themselves mentally and physically. >> the seahawks food station served up shrimp, the patriots, yoki. since 1992 the taste of the nfl has raised millions the kick hunger. it's always a star-studded

affair. >> the fact the players come together with these celebrity shaefs and raise so much money to give to the food banks, to stay in the community, i just think it's super special and i'm super proud to be here. >> across the valley, the nationals' matt williams is hosting one of the biggest parties this week, 500 guests raising a million dollars for charity. >> a lot of fun. we get a chance to do something really spshl for your state. the theme is arizona shines. >> later today we get to burn all this off at the super bowl in glendale. we'll join you live on news 4 at 11:00 tonight. for some of you, the main attract may not be the game itself, but the half-time show. pop star katy perry will take the stage and promises a show to remember few surprises. >> is there a hint along the way to reveal? >> let's just say early 2000s. i believe that this opportunity is somewhat of the universe

asking of me to rise to the occasion. >> lenny kravitz will join perry on stage along with a surprise female guest. more hits from katy perry on her super bowl performance coming up on the "today" show. we are counting down to kickoff here on nbc4. coverage of super bowl xlix begins at noon. kickoff at 6:30. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of the black list. that is going to be followed by news 4 at 11:00 with our all-star team of jim vance, doreen gentzler and doug kammerer. 6:09. coming up, not again another major recall involving the most popular vehicles on the road. if it sounds familiar, it's because we've been down this road before. the safety risk putting you and your families at risk while driving. watching for rain, chuck is putting his final touches on his forecast and is timing out when the rain will hit your neighborhood, plus how it's going to impact your

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welcome back. federal regulators are recalling more than 2 million cars and trucks for a second time because of a possible problem with the air bag. the recall involves the acura mdx, dodge viper, jeep grand cherokee, jeep liberty, toyota corolla, matrix and avalon. the 2002 through 2004 models are the ones;q affected. we posted a complete list on nbcwashington.com. today that hands-on contest at the washington auto show comes to an end. the last person standing gets a brand new 201,500 dyson nat that. those taking part have to keep at least one body part on the car at all times. contestants are allowed a

15-minute bathroom break every three hours. if there's more than one person left standing a random draw willing be made to find the winner. today is your last chance to head over to the auto show. wow. they're all smiles over there. for a new car though. >> on the last day the bathroom break should be put away. this is old school. you got to stay. >> a real test. >> aren't they missing a whole week of work to do this? >> you would think. >> but at the end, a new car. >> they may want a four-wheel drive car you never know. little chance for snow out there today. >> some people have seen flakes. >> a couple. there are snowflakes showing up on the radar. the radar beam shoots up into the clouds to find the snowflakes and the raindrops. the air mass overhead is really really dry. a lot of the snowflakes are evaporating because they get to the ground. if you see a snowflake, let me know=y on twitter,@chuck bell 4. happy to send out reports, show a little retweet love, if you

get a picture of a snowflake first thing this morning. 29 degrees all cloud cover in washington. wind out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. there is a winter weather advisory. officially it doesn't go into effect until noon. from noon until 8:00 monday morning for the areas up to the north of the immediate metro area, northern howard county, the panhandle of west virginia. again, not looking for a lot of snow. just light snow and snow flurries off and on through the daylight hours. i couldn't rule out up to an inch possible closer to the maryland border with pennsylvania. again, not looking for a lot of snow. temperatures right now are cold for sure, cold enough to support frozen precip. 23 gaithersburg, 25 manassas 28 leesburg. temperatures today all in the 20s this morning. most areas climbing above the freezing mark till about 9:00 and noon today. in and around the metro area, we should make it into the low and mid 40s. as you're going to your super

bowl parties, 3:00 to 6:00 this afternoon, an opportunity for primarily raindrops but a little light snow or mix couldn't be ruled out. then settled in for the game. after the game 9:00 to 11:00, everything should be changing over to just rain. temperatures mid to upper 30s. storm team radar there you can see light snowshowers, hagerstown, winchester luray. if you live in these areas and you see a snowflake, send me a picture 06 it if you would please. winter storm warnings to the north where the cold air is more entrenched. there's the rain-snow line as of now. as a result, i'm a little cautiously optimistic saying we can get just enough snow to whiten the ground in a few places. by tomorrow, moderate rain for everybody and turning windy and much, much colder monday night into tuesday. here is your seven day then, a 50% chance of what's mostly going to be rain but a little

mix can't be ruled out. it's all rain tomorrow and ferociously windy and bitter called tuesday morning into a small chance of a rain-snow mix on thursday and more cold air by next weekend. back to you. >> chuck, thank you. we're looking at 6:17 right now. next up we have report's notebook. >> we're back in 15 minutes. welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with the cost of broken speed cameras. it appears lost speed camera revenue is partly to blame for d.c.'s nearly $40 million deficit. that's according to mayor bowser. police admit the cold and snow we got last winter made it tough to change all the batteries in the cameras and sometimes the cold affected the charge in the cameras and apparently some cameras aren't installed. in addition more drivers are obeying the law. cameras are fixed now, but the budget certainly isn't. joe madison it appears the city was depending on that revenue.

>> you're absolutely right. that contradicts what they were saying when the cameras were being put in. we won't be depending on this. this isn't about balancing our budget or adding to our budget. all the things you've just read you have councilwoman shea who says i'm not buying an4of it to be quite candid. at least she's not buying the excuse about cold weather. that is kind of ironic because the funny thing about it if it's cold in washington, d.c. it might be colder in montgomery county, and the cameras work. i think, as somebody said, a lot of explaining to do. >> does it speak to the issue of cities using speed and red light camera revenue to support their budgets? >> it sure does. >> and in addition to the fact that they are using more than they apparently at first led on that tells you something. why aren't they looking for other areas of revenue if they

really mean to keep that promise. more to the point, it's sort of a dog ate my homework thing. we couldn't get out and repair the batteries. you know they need maintenance. you know there's going to be cold weather. we have thermal patrols go out and rescue people -- we're really serious about it being cold and hurting people. why not look at the machines? this deserves an investigation. >> joe we thought the reduction in number of tickets being handed out is because everybody is obeying the law. >> everybody is obeying. we all know where the cameras are down, and that's what's happening. people who obviously are going to benefit from all this whatever the excuse is will be one, lawyers, when you have to lawyer up to go before a judge because a lawyer is going to ask the question did the camera work. and number two, it certainly will be drivers who will now say, wait a minute i want to test to see do the cameras work. they do benefit.

aaa also got in on this and they've taken the position that, look, this is supposed to be about safety. this is not supposed to be about balancing budgets. and i think this has opened up a can of worms now. >> reducing air traffic. reduce the traffic, that is one of the challenges that could come to the montgomery county air park. there were proposals to reduce the number of training flights and hours of flight operations in the wake of that deadly crash into a home back in december. residents near the airport have turned up the pressure. right now planes flying into andm3iúa out. is there any reason they're nervous? >> absolutely not. there's a feeling we're living on borrowed time. a lot of people felt that way before the crash. we have more of a population that's not as rural -- certainly not rural at all anymore. that's not part of the county that is pressed as far as

population goes. the question is, you wonder why they weren't thinking about this beforehand. now that they have the problem the question is what steps are they going to take, when are they going to take them and why would there be anymore delays? >> i have to give the county executive and the council member credit because they did talk. they immediately went held a meeting, listening to the concerns. i think once again, here we go. it always takes a tragedy to get people's attention or to at least get them to act on a proposal. i don't think they have a choice in this one. in addition to that as we've talked here, there doesn't appear to be any opposition. i don't know where the opposition< would come from. maybe the pilots, but i don't think they're that big of a constituency, and maybe the owner of the air park. but i don't know what the financial impact would be. so this would be a smart move to

i think respond to the people so that we don't have another tragedy. >> maryland's new governor last week released his budget that didn't have as much pain in it as many had feared. he did make cuts in education and state workers will get pay cuts, but montgomery and prince george's counties are breathing a sigh of relief. the money for the regional medical sterl in prince george's stays in the budget, and for now there's been no cut in funding proposed for the purple line. what did you think about the budget? >> but cuts in medicare -- >> medicaid. >> medicaid, which could do what? send poor people back to emergency rooms. you have one thing going for you now, and that is the affordable care act. so that may be one of the calculations that the -- that governor hogan took into consideration. >> he is not a republican, at least at this point although it happened before he was in office who is against the medicaid expansion through

obamacare. the interesting move, people werec! wondering how deaf he would be, what he would do. some people thought he might have the touch for politics in the state even though he's never held office before leaving the purple line, being easier doing the medical, the medical facility thing in prince george's county. he didn't just poke people in the eye over that. they or not happy with everything he did. he'll have a fight. he may have some breathing room. >> here is where the -- the fight will certainly come from state employees because they did get hit, and that means the unions are going to be the ones that are going to put the pressure on the delegates and state senators. >> meanwhile his predecessor, former governor martin o'malley is taking another step toward a presidential bid. he hired two more staff members to his pacs, a sign he's moving ahead with the bid while taking a job as a visiting professor of

john hopkins. >> what state do those two staff members happen to be from? >> one is from iowa and the other has worked in iowa. >> oh okay. >> he's obviously -- i'm sure he wants to make a run. why not, he's probably saying. at this point in time i can give it a2q shot. if things don't work out well i gave it my best shot. he might appeal to the warren wing of the party. she said she's not running. he had a very liberal record as maryland governor. on the other hand, if he tries to reach out from that, hillary clinton's assets, he might have a tough time i'm hearing from sources. >> what's interesting, and dave, you've been around the various circles and up on capitol hill. when a governor shows up -- the formal governor he doesn't get recognized a great deal, do they? >> not especially no. but he's not the only governor that has that experience. >> but he's the only governor

that wants to run for president. >> right. >> when he walks into a room, it's not like people clammer to see him. it's not that personal magnetism -- >> what does he have to lose? >> nothing. >> the question is what is he after? is he really after the presidency, or is he looking to be a second on a ticket? because the reality is everyone and their grandmother / knows it's hillary clinton's to lose. >> all right. got take a break. we'll be right back.

free for now. virginia's former governor says he's free an appeals court will allow him to remain free while appealing his corruption conviction. there will be an appealing in may. in a statement mcdonnell says he

plans to take advantage of his time before prison by spending it with his family. your thoughts about this, dave? >> the final nail was not driven in. there must have been some thinking, how far do we have to go? is there th guy a threat is he going to leave town? it will give him time to collect his thoughts, to prepare for prison, to be with his family and serve a term that most -- many people agree is proper and just, even though he didn't do horrific things his defenders admit, he was in the process of accepting gifts. he did things to the governor's office at virginia that were really harmful and he deserves some punishment. he's not going to get the full blast until after this period during the appeal. theoretically he could change things. few people think they will @ change. >> i don't think it will change. and basically what the appeal court said was he's not a flight

risk. that what the basis of their decision. now they overturned the lower court judge who wanted him in jail immediately, but the decision rested on the fact that he wasn't going anywhere, but let him out and he should take full advantage because may will come sooner than he thinks. >> what did you think about the white house drone landing on the white house lawn crashed into a tree. it turns out the owner of that sdroen an employee with the national gio spatial intelligence agency, the nga. the employee was off duty, didn't involve his work. apparently, he had little to drink and was just having a little fun. >> you know, it lit up our lines all week long. of course, any time you bring it up people are still talking about it.

on the serious side, if it has done anything, it has now forced the hand of government to get serious about the potential i'm . >> i still have my mind the drone that flew right in the proximity of the german leader. they had to pick it up. someone -- and i think it was channel 4, nbc that showed how a drone was armed with paint8risç gun. literally hitting their target. so if it's done anything, the faa and other agencies now have to put something in place to basically protect the president and other officials. >> yet it's interesting, with all the secret service has been through, we learn, yeah we've been looking at this and working the problem. we just can't seem to find what the answer is. that kind of a non-answer makes

you wonder. clearly there must be a way to deal with this, ultimately. admittedly it's a difficult thing, because they're so small and they're so recreational right now. obviously they can be converted. it's interesting. the district of columbia does not permit people to fly drones. >> except when you're drunk. >> if you have a buzz on or something, you might not be thinking. a government worker another issue of somebody in the government not behaving properly on top of the secret service, on top of the internal revenue service on top of what happened in the state department in benghazi. people looking at this have to be wondering. >> it does quite honestly -- you knock on wood. you just hope that this does not send a signal -- although i don't think we needed this, to those who would wish ill will to this country and to our leaders. you know that terrorists are looking at this and this is why the government has to put

something together immediately. so this is more than just a toy.ko this is a very serious problem that we're going to have to get our hands on, because these drones are everywhere. you even have private industry. you know what? the media is going to use drones if they aren't already. you'll have to tell us that. but they will start using drones. >> all right, joe madison, dave mcconnell thanks, guys. thanks for being with us.ku that's "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues. "news 4 today" starts now. right now on "news 4 today," we have our eye on storm team 4 radar right now. we're seeing snowflakes in some of your neighborhoods. >> later it could be a soggy super bowl sunday. chuck bell timing out when the rain will hit our area. >> good morning everyone and

welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. it is sunday, february 1st. can you believe that? >> i know. already in to february. super bowl sunday. >> everyone is pumped, even as early as it is this morning. >> definitely. we're getting ready for the big game. we'll carry the bag game on nbc4. chuck bell is tracking our forecast. he's the man of the hour right now. >> so far all i have are sighted snowflakes on radar. several of my weather watchers have tweeted out they say no precip just yet. temperatures are all well below freezing now. mid 20s in most of the suburbs to around 30 degrees in winchester, 28 in]f culpepper. one of my weather watchers says just cloudy skies down there right now. winter weather advisory from northern maryland from noon today until 8:00 tomorrow morning. these are the areas that have the best chance of seeing light snow and snow flurries pretty much off and on through about sunset. that's about it.

not expecting anymore than maybe an inch. by tomorrow morning, an inch to maybe two. there could be a few slushy roads. this should be a low impact event. on storm team 4 radar, it's showing light snow in northern maryland and towards culpepper. no reports of that getting down to the ground just yet. back in couple more minutes with a complete check for the rest of the day. for now, cloudy skies and off and on light snow flurries can't be ruled out. >> recently released records show a man shot and killed by a fairfax county police officer had his hands up and he was unarmed. john deere was in a standoff with police. people many neighborhood demanded answers at a meeting. news 4's derrick ward reports. >> i want to say the fairfax county officers deserve the benefit of the doubt but that does not mean that they can never be doubted. >> county residents still want answers about the gear shooting three years later. it came up during a general q&a shooting a day after the release of more than 1!xñ pages of

documents from the investigation into the shooting of john gear. keith harmon says it's taken too long and been too secretive. >> the fairfax board needs to change the policy of obstruction to one of transparency and create an end dint review board to give officers fair treatment but have some accountability. >> the board decided not to establish or consider establishing an independent review board citizen review board and opted instead to have an internal audit review. >> during the investigation, torres explains he saw gear lower his hands and make a quick movement toward his waste. he said quote, i fired a shot right through the screen door and hit him. police would eventually storm the house but gear was already dead. the release of the documents and reaction from board members didn't impress some of those following the case. >> when pressed on the questions, generic answers. nothing i heard "today" shows any real change. >> ferguson ohio, new york,

those guys are getting away better shake at justice than we are. they're getting disclosures. >> reporter: i spoke with don gear, john gear's father, he said he hasn't had a chance to rooet read the whole report. he said it confirms what he already felt, what he saw, what most of the other officers involved sho saw differs from what the officer who shot his son saw. he said in the entd he'd like to see justice. in fairfax county, derrick ward news 4. happening today, school buses for arlington public schools can install and issue traffic tickets. that means if you pass a school bus, you could be ticketed. violators could face a $250 fine. the cameras will automatically issue those tickets to any violator. >> in the week ahead, the montgomery county school system wants school superintendent joshua star to testify tomorrow. the county council is holding a hearing into why two schools failed to tell parents in a timely manner about sex

investigations involving public school workers. star is expected to testify before the council's education committee. in september a 12-year-old girl at roberto clemente middle school in germantown was allegedly touched inappropriately by a substitute teacher. khñ november at john baker middle school, a contract worker was arrested for allegedly touching a 12-year-old student in a hallway. your children could be affected by kindergarten funding cuts if they attend school in prince william county. a meeting will be held on wednesday to discuss the potential for a $20 million cut in funding next year. the school board chairman says the need of repair for unplanned and dramatic revenue cuts, cutting full day kindergarten to part time at the county's 35 elementary schools may become a reality with rough estimates that could save the county about $10 million. the cuts will come in a proposal to hold real estate tax bills at the rate of inflation is approved. metro board's chairman will

be in the hot seat this week, appearing before the d.c. council on thursday to answer questions about that deadly metro incident. news 4 will be at that meeting tweeting the latest updates. council members are demanding answers about the january 12th incident that left one woman dead and sent dozens to the hospital. >> while the d.c. council searches for an srs for what happened inside the l'enfant plaza metro station, news 4 uncovered documents that showed exactly how this type of emergency should be handled. >> heavy smoke and emergency response. what should metro and the fire department have done? we got our hands onmq the metro rail transit emergency procedures policy most recently signed by all local fire chiefs and metro in 2011. this spells out procedures for the third rail and emergency evacuations. one of the more interesting findings in this report the firefighters didn't have to wait at all to cut power to the third rail. they could have done it without

notifying metro. according to this section, should fire rescue personnel encounter an incident with immediate danger to life safety, they can press the emergency red trip butt found at the emergency trip station. metro's operation control center will be contacted with this action. there was some question about how long firefighters did wait to enter the tunnel. and on metro's side, the train operator of that train that was stuck in the tunnel should have been doing everything he or she could have to get that train back here to the platform. according to this section, when rail service is interrupted during an emergency and passengers must be discharged from cars, every attempt will be made to move the train to the nearest station before discharging them. passengers may be discharged from trains to the rail track bed only when no other alternatives are available. so while wev+ still await more answers about what did happen, here is what we know should have happened.

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on campus hoping to bring an end to bing drinking and sexual 308a assault. >> we are not alone in facing it, but we will lead in saying no more. >> reporter: some students at the ivy league school seemed to embrace the goal if not the method. >> probably not the most popular decision. >> an estimated 40% of college kids bing drink. for women, that's four beers, and for men it's five in under two hours. the dartmouth decision came days after 16 national sorority leaders banned their university of virginia chapters from going to fraternity weekend. in a letter the sorority presidents wrote we believe the activities present significant safety concerns for all of our members. the mandate sparked criticism. >> i think it sends the message that women are weak and i think

i'm better than that. i think i'm smarter and more powerful than hiding in my home than hiding in my home whenever i feel i'm any danger. >> reporter: a now chris cred at the time report in rolling stone alleged a gang rape at a fraternity. other universities are facing scrutiny as well. this week two former vanderbilt football players were convicted of raping a fellow student in 2013. >> i'm just sorry. i never intended on hurting anyone. i was extremely intoxicated. >> just some of the cases that have triggered schools around the country to take action. >> a lot of people are trying to do the right thing, and now is really a time for us to identify the best best practices and figure out how to scale them up. >> reporter: cracking down on partying is important activists say, but real cultural change will take more than just new

rules. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. the daughter of the late singer whitney houston remains in a medically induced coma today. bobbi kristina was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home on saturday morning. police were called to her georgia home after reports of a fight. and when they arrived they found her in the tub. she was not breathing. it's not clear who was involved in that fight. it's been almost three years since the death of her mother. the lawyer for a hip hoch manager says investigators have video of a deadly hit-and-run. the lawyer for marion suge knight says he'll watch it tomorrow or tuesday. his client is accused of running over two men during a film shoot on thursday. one of the men died. knight co-founded death row records. he's being held for suspicion of murder. a judge set his bail at $2 million. basketball analysts and former nba player greg anthony will be in a d.c. courtroom this week. on tuesday anthony will face

charges for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. this was inside the double tree hotel in northwest. it happened last month. according to a police report anthony useddu a computer to find a prostitute and was caught in an undercover police operation that was targeting prostitution. after his arrest, he was suspended indefinitely by cbs. he was in town to call a maryland game. of course, that didn't happen the investigation began. after weeks of deliberations, mitt romney came out friday saying he will not run for president in 2016. >> joining us now is "meet the press" moderator chuck todd. good morning to sglou pregame show starting right now. >> here we go, we already have a lot of our -- >> there's props. >> it's a penalty flag. >> penalty for saying the word super bowl pregame? >> exactly. we are here on sunday morning, talking perhaps another big game

that's wide open. 2016, mitt romney coming out saying, i'm out. but also mentioning he wants to leave room for the next generation of republican leaders. how do you interpret that? >> it did feel like a subtle shot at jeb bush. i think when you look at how this whole mitt romney, he got rushed into his decision. he was being more methodical about looking at the race. there were people around him that wanted him to take another look. he was thinking about it. then jeb bush in december said, guess what i'moñ running. then there was a sense of urgency and romney's decision was rushed. there is -- bitterness is probably too strong a word. there is certainly in his remarks there's regret that he can't do it. but i always say the bain capital part of mitt romney's head made this decision. he looked at it and realized getting this nomination was going to be very difficult. >> let's switch to the democratic side of things. i don't know if you saw "reporter's notebook." they were having a discussion about martin o'malley. what is your take about him? locally from the mayor's

governor's mansion -- >> i've covered governor o'malley since he was a political strategist back in the day when he was working in democratic politics before deciding to run for office. he has had ambitions to run for president for some time. when he looks around and realizes there's such a juggernaut for hillary clinton, is there really an opening for him or mott is unclear. i think he had a little setback when his lieutenant governor didn't win the race to replace him. that isn't a great way to start yourself off with donors and say look at my political strengths in my home state of maryland oh, a republican replaced me. that's a little tough. i think he is going to run because he really wants to run. the question is what kind of campaign does he run? is it anti hillary clinton or is he just running for the .)eñ time. >> when we talk about someone who has already kind of ben in those shoes paul ryan, this is someone who can shed more light on this race. you'll be talking with him exclusively? >> i am.

it was by happenstance we had him booked before mitt romney made his decision. he holds the key for president obama if there is going to be making bipartisan deals. >> we can't let you get out of here without making a prediction. chuck is a packers fan. he's a little bit upset. >> very bitter. very bitter. >> a little upset at the seahawks. >> i'm going to be forced to put money on this, i think the seahawks, and i think the seahawks big. defense. >> big? >> every time the number one defense the big dominant defense makes the super bowl that team wins. usually they don't just win, they win big. >> what if the other team is cheating? >> you said it. i didn't. you said it. i didn't. what if? >> hypothetically, has anybody ever accused the patriots of doing that? >> i'm sure all the balls are properly inflated.

>> we'll have more with chuck at 10:30 right after "news 4 today." what do you get when you combine the biggest sports event of the year, mugs of beer and tubs of dip? a slew of damaged cell phones. according to a online survey one in ten adults reports damaging a cell phone while watching or participating in a sporting event. 15% admit to damaging a cell phone in a fit of emotion. ki see that. seahawks fans are more likely to fumble the phone than patriot fans. it's weird, you would think their defense would be better according to chuck todd right? spent almost $2.5 million fixing their broken phones. one in five said they dropped it in the toilet. >> don't bring it in there. >> you know what they say one of the biggest culprits is you have to keep the dips away. the dips are very dangerous.

people have dropped their phones in the dip according to nbc news.com:. >> rice comes to the ryécue to get it dry. >> i don't know if that will get the guacamole out. >> just put the phone down. >> game over for the snowstorm? >> not game over just yet. it's fourth and a while out there already everybody. the snow chances are -- they're somewhere between slim and none, but slim is enough around here. these keep a little hope alive. you've seen some snowflakes today? temperatures are cold enough to support snow first thing this morning. radar showing a little chance of it this morning. i continue to dig through the observations and no one has reported any snow yet. if you see snow, say something to somebody. let me know about it. 23 gaithersburg, 29 downtown, 26 in brandywine, 26 in

springfield virginia. quantico at 27. warrenton is at 28 degrees. your morning planner here all clouds for everybody. a little bit of early morning color on our eastern sky, but otherwise full overcast. cloudy skies, can't rule out a passing snow flurry this morning. not expecting accumulationless during the morning hours. this is mainly for later this afternoon, the warnings. light snow and snow flurries off and on latecú afternoon into the early evening hours today. maybe up to an inch for you folks there under the shaded counties in northern maryland, but don't get your hopes up on having an awful lot of snow. your afternoon planner today by noon flurries and 35 degrees. light rain maybe a sleet pellet or two around 3:00. notice temperatures are above freezing. so not expecting anything to accumulate on the roads. by 6:00, mostly just raindrops by then. and for the rest of your super bowl evening, a few showers around at 7:00, becoming more

and more just raindrops with time, even though temperatures at the ground stay in the mid to upper 30s. the air aloft is getting warmer. as a result, snowflakes not going to last. here is our snowshower possibility this morning. northern carroll and northern baltimore counties towards charlottesville and culpepper, maybe a flake or two first thing this morning. then a break in the action and the bulk of it comes in later this afternoon and this evening. then it becomes all rain by tomorrow morning. here is your seven day then. temperatures 20s now to near 40 by sundown today. about a 50% chance of what's mostly going to be rain but sleet pellets and snowflakes will be mixing in. it should be all rain tomorrow. temperatures surging to near 47 degrees ahead of the real arctic air that comes blasting in here. it is going to be ferociously windy by tuesday morning and tuesday afternoon. gusts near 40 miles an hour. and another small chance of rain or snow on thursday ahead of a another push of arctic air late

into the weekend. a lot going on there, chuck. thanks. picked the right numbers, even has the ticket to prove it. why is this man being d

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super bowl! super bowl! >> the party has started. super bowl sunday has finally arrived. while you'll have your eye on the game security will have their eyes on everything else. >> storm team 4 radar tracking no sun today but lots of rain for your gum day. chuck bell timing out when it

will come down the hardest. it's possible you could see a few snowflakes out your window this morning. chuck bell joining us now with more. what have you got for us chuck? >> there's just a chance of light snow this morning. i still think most of these snowflakes, qthough, are evaporating before they get all the way down to the ground. temperatures are certainly on the cold side this morning. most locations are down in the 20s. 28 degrees in lease berg right now. 30 in winchester, 29 martinsburg, 30 in washington, 28 in fredricksburg, 23 into southern maryland where the clouds came in last. a little light snow in northeastern maryland. this has been going across carroll and frederick countys, heading into northeastern maryland. no reports of snow making it to the ground. my weather watcher in culpeper reported no snow there. even though it shows up on the radar the radar beams looking up into the clouds the air mass is really dry. i suspect most, if not all of

this will evaporate before it gets to the ground. a better chance later this afternoon into this evening. that's when we'll watch as well. a little light snow possible, no big deal. cloudy skies at noon. rain with maybe little sleet or snow and a little better chance by 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 this evening before it becomes all rain. take a check of how messy the monday morning commute will be in the wook ahead. >> right now winter weather is already hitting the midwest. take a look. this is from milwaukee. we're taking a live look at conditions out there. as< chuck just mentioned, this is part of that winter mix that's going to bring the rain and sleet to our region. it's already causing a mess for airline travelers. more than 1200 flights have been canceled ahead of the storm. several airlines are waving rebooking fees to cities in the storm's path. we just checked flightaware.com. here is a look at how it's impacting us. reagan national bwi marshall, nine cancellations.

dulles has nine as well. that's up from just an hour ago. we'll continue to track it. remember to check with your airline before you head out to the airport. >> new this morning investigators trying to figure out what caused an apartment fire that hurt one firefighter in montgomery county. the fire broke out just after 3:00 this morning on dudley lane that's just off rockville pike in bethesda. everyone made it out of the three-story building. also this morning, people from here and around the world are praying for a virginia boy who was hit by a car while sledding. the 6-year-old is a huge fan of the washington capitals and now there's a social media movement to send him prayers. news 4's darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: he's one of the caps biggest fans and he's in desperate need of prayers. 6-year-old benston is in critical condition after being involved in a sledding accident. it happened intg his mclean neighborhood last wednesday. family members waiting at the hospital decided to start a call for prayers through social

media. they're using #prayforbman. this young hockey fan cot the attention of the capitals team owner. he said please take a moment to send your prayers an well wishes. we at the caps are praying for his speedy recovery. some caps players have also posted messages. the caps announcer posted this youtube video. >> benston we're all thinking about you hoor with the washington capitals, and we want you to get better soon and to unleash the healing! get better, pal. >> reporter: benston's story was picked up by the caps log, russian machine never breaks. the bloggers posted photos of the little i who built a caps snowman with his sisters the day before the tragic accident. he's in a medically induced coma with family at his side. these messages are being documented to show him the love

and support he's received when he wakes up. darcy spencer, "news 4 today." family members tell news 4 benston's condition is touch and go. they say they're grateful for all the love and support they're receiving from the community and around the world. police in d.c. are working to identify a body found near reagan airport. the body was found in a stream of the potomac river just before noon yesterday. police say it was pulled out near thomas avenue and four mile run. at this point it is unknown if the body is male or female. we are working to get more information on this story. a developing story this morning. japan says it's highly likely a video posted on twitter showing the killing of a journalist is authentic. a heinous crime. that's how president obama described the killing. he says the u.s. is standing with solidarity with the japanese people. the online video shows a hooded man with a knife to kenji goto's throat. goto was captured by isis militants in october.

a specs person for the japanese government says its priority now is making sure japanese citizens abroad are safe and to add stronger security to their schools. >> we have a developing story right now. japan says it is highly likely a video posted on at which time as adam mentioned was that of kenji goto being myexecuted. men while in the week ahead, looking at another story, a virginia woman is facing terrorism-related charges. she will be in court on monday. heather coffman has a plea hearing scheduled in richmond. the fbi arrested her late last year following a series of facebook posts she made promoting the mill tantd group isis. she also allegedly offered to help an undercover agent travel9 m(i &háhp &hc% to syria to help the group. coffman's attorney has previously said his client has no connection to isis. tomorrow the navy yard building 197 will reopen following a deadly shooting rampage. the ceremony will be held at 8:00 a.m. to reveal the $63 million renovation. it includes a remembrance area to honor the 12 people who were

killed. 400 human resources employees will move in tomorrow. others will move in in the coming weeks. maryland governor larry hogan will make his first state of the state address this week. hogan has already faced criticism recently related to his proposed education cuts. those cuts could impact schools in prince george's county. that address happens on wednesday at the statehouse in annapolis. former maryland governor martin o'malley could have his eye on a run for the white house. we're getting a look at his fund-raising. ol' mali raised $191,000 for hisiv political action xhoit tea. he plans to talk with voters around the country while considering a presidential run. changing minds on a sensitive subject. what one school district is doing to battle suicide. another major recall involving the most popular vehicles on the road. if it sounds familiar, it's because we've been down this road before. the safety risk that could be putting

the montgomery county school district has experienced a painful loss in recent years. several students have taken their own lives. >> news 4's kristin wright shows us how they're changing minds. >> reporter: evan rosenstock took his own life, 16 a sophomore at winston churchill high school. he committed suicide a year and a half ago. his mother susan can finally smile again. her life has new purpose. >> i never thought i'd find myself in a position to be a champion for mental health issues or anything, and now i feel like i'm in a big position to be able to help youth all across america. >>. >> reporter: students in montgomery county are on a new

journey to prevent teen suicide a program called sources of strength. student pier let leaders and staff are being trained to recognize warning signs break the silence and connect troubled students to people who support them. try to empower the voice of pier leaders they're the experts. >> rosenstock and her non-profit organization umttr are teaming up with the national alliance of mental illness. >> sources of strength is the only proven effective suicide prevention program that has been studied. >> anybody have a quick example or a story of a time where you felt pretty supported by your family? >> reporter: the hope is the program also reduces bullying substance abuse and domestic violence. in montgomery county, kristin wright, news 4. that community smaking a big effort to prevent it from happening again. the sources of strength program is also being implemented at spring brook and wootten high

schools in montgomery county. we posted important resources for families on our changing mind page. go to nbcwashington.com/changing dlooe nbcwashington.com/changingminds. good morning everybody. clouds are rolling in right now and there's even a chance for a couple of snowflakes to impact your super bowl sunday. i'm let you know the timing of the flakes and more importantly when it all becomes a big how can

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200 climbers have been rescued from oregon's mount hood. a man and woman fell on the south side of the mountain. a national guard helicopter airlifted them to portland hospital. the woman broke both her ankles and the man broke his leg. a third climber fell but was not seriously hurt. he was able to make it down the mountain with some help. federal regulators are recalling more than 2 million cars and trucks for a second time because of a possible problem with the air bag. the recall involves the acura mdx dodge viper, jeep grand cherokee liberty, toyota corolla, toi toy matrix and toyota avalon. the 2002 through 2004 models are the ones affected. regulators say the air bags

could difficult ploy even when the car or suv is not in a crash. we posted the list on nbcwashington.com. today the hands-on contest at the washington auto show comes to an end. the last person standing gets a brand new 201,500 day sonata. thoseyú taking part have to keep a body part on the car at all times. contestants are allowed a 15-minute bathroom break every three hours. if there is more than one person standing a random draw willing be made to find the winner. today is your last chance to head over to the auto show. i would hate to leave it up to chance a drawing after being there that entire time. they've been there all week. >> they want a car that has everybody's hand prints on it already? no. >> car wash. >> maybe they wash it first. a hail mary is what we'll need if we need a lot of snow. >> you with the football reference. >> penalty. >> i have touchdown glasses. >> touchdown glasses. wow. she is on it. >> this is how we party when you have to work on super bowl

sunday. >> party at 7:15 in the morning. clouds have rolled in overnight after a sunshine-filled saturday yesterday. clouds came racing in just before dawn this morning. now the clouds are here to stay for the rest of the day and through tomorrow. by the time we get the sunshine back on tuesday, it's going to be cold outside again. it's not too bad out there now. in fact, temperatures this morning are 10 to 15 degrees warmer than we were at the same time yesterday. already some color in our eastern sky here but yo can tell there's a fairly low overcast hanging just over there. once we get the sunup, we get a few minutes of pretty color. that will be the last time we see sunshine for the remainder of the day. 30 degrees with a light south breeze in washington. south wind is important today. it will eventually scour the subfreezing trurgs out of here and make most of what we'll be coping with a rain problem by tonight. temperatures now mid 20s in northern maryland, upper 20s acrossñc much of northern virginia. winter weather advisories for

northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia, western loudoun county northern howard counties from noon today until 8:00 tomorrow morning. primarily for light snow and snow flurries off and on through sunset and potentially up to an inch, up by the mason-dixon line as we get towards tomorrow morning. snowfall amounts, again, an inch to maybe ann in a few amazing spots, up to two inches. an inch to mostly rain just into parts of western montgomery northern loudoun county and really from the capital belt way in points south, this should be mainly a rain event. you could see a snowflake or hear a sleet pellet. look$o at the temperatures trooil trying to climb, climb, into the 40s. i'm not as optimistic as the computers. i think most areas top out around 40 degrees. down to the south a little warmer. going out, 3:00 to 6:00 when you're headed to your super bowl parties a chance for light rain or light snow. temperatures in the upper 30s.

this morning above the freezing mark and rain air aloft means this should be en mostly if not entirely rain overnight. rain in the metro area. wet roads alone will make for a slow commute tomorrow morning. we'll be keeping a close eye on this. this is all part of a much larger weather system that's going to be grazing by. there's really the rain-snow line. notice how it goes right along the mason-dixon line. that's the reason i'm not expecting big problems for your monday morning. nonetheless, you need to know it is out there as a possibility. if you're traveling tomorrow north to pittsburgh, new york boston, lit be snowing there. seven day, temperatures near 40 this afternoon. holding in the upper 30s tonight into tomorrow morning. briefly into the upper 40s tomorrow. but then a ferocious north wind plunging temperatures, single digits and teens with 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts possible on tuesday and another small chance of rain or snow thursday, ahead of more arctic air next weekend.

>> thanks chuck. we've got the electric guitar. we've got the football necklaces. >> touchdown shades. >> chuck, you're supposed to throw the penalty flag. today is super bowl xlix. we are counting down to kickoff. >> tonight the seattle seahawks take on the new england patriots right here on nbc. the teams are facing off in arizona at the university of phoenix stadium. the weather has cleared up and security in and around the stadium is tight. >> nbc's sarah dollop is live with more on the leadup to tonight's game. >> very exciting times guys. everything about the sewell bowl this year has seemed supersized, from the hype to the ticket prices, and now to the fan excite mtd. now, it's cold here right now. it's foggy outside. this is all going to go away when the sun comes up. should be a beautiful day. fans will watch the game inside the stadium with the retractible roof open. fans can begin arriving at noon or go into the stadium at noon.ozi

&háhp &hc% they'll go through a screening similar to what you would see at the airport. security overall going to be very tight. you've got federal, state and local law enforcement working together. f-16s and black hawk helicopters patrolling the no-fly zone. 500 surveillance cameras at the ground. those are being monitored from an undisclosed location. the goal is that law enforcement will take care of all of that. fans can really focus on the game. that's great because they have spent a lot of money to get here and get these tickets. we are at the most expensive super bowl in history. tickets right now averaging $9,000 to $10,000 apiece. we've seen one as high as $68,000. historically fans who wait till the last moment can kind of snatch up a ticket for a good deal. analysts say that's not going to happen this year. there is a limited supply, just a couple unhundred left. not likely the prices will dip soon. for those of us who can't afford

to buy tickets, they have super bowl central in downtown phoenix. that's a 12-block party that has gone on all week with performances by bands like the roots. there's a rock climbing wall food, everything to give fans that experience, that super bowl taste even if they can't make the game. like saved, the stadium opens here at noon. fans preparing, getting those tailgate touches last-minute ready. what are the players doing? hallie jackson has more on them and their pregame superstitions. >> reporter: here at the super bowl we've had a clans to talk to some of the players who will be on this field for the big game about some of their superstitions, pregame rituals, their lucky charles. tom brady for example, has a few hidden in his locker, but he won't tell us specifically what they are. we also talked to some of the fans who have some crazy superstitions including one seahawks supporter. i helped shave his head. that's just a little hint of what's to come on the "today" show.

guys? >> all right. thanks. 12 hours to go until the kickoff of super bowl xlix. nbc4 is your station to see everythinhz super bowl related. coverage of the super bowl begins at noon. kickoff at 6:30 tonight. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of the black list followed by news 4 at 11:00 with our all-star team of jim vance, doug kammerer and doreen gentzler. cleveland, los angeles baltimore have all tried to pass for d.c.

you may see a lot more tv shows and movies about washington, d.c. coming up, but not all of them are actually filmed here. >> news 4's> reporter: many tv series and movies are all about washington, but rarely are filmed in washington. it's not dreaded security concerns but bureaucracy and money. >> what i'm trying to do is bring life back to the avenue. >> reporter: ward 2 council member jack evans wants movies made here. one step get control of pennsylvania avenue. the city controls the streets but the sidewalks are controlled by the federal park service. >> so you have everybody in charge which means what? nobody is in charge. >> evans and council member

owens is hoping for new shops and sidewalk cafes, now incentives for movies shot in d.c. rather than baltimore, cleveland and even richmond as stand-ins. >> lincoln filmed of in all places, the capital of the confederacy? >> ron dixon runs local stuld i don't 202. he says d.c. is perfect for the industry. >> currently we're out of the game because we don't have available funds, certainly not on a level that maryland andhuá7÷ virginia has. >> joseph martin has scouted washington scenes for movies for more than 20 years. he says it's not just movie jobs. >> when we do big shoots, if we're down by the lincoln memorial, we're setting up tents, we neat port oh johns carpenters, electricians. there's a whole army of people. >> reporter: in the district tom sherwood news 4. most of your favorite bkd.c.

shows have pretty bad stand-ins for the nation's capital. >> metro and georgetown, no good. see our list of the most obviously fake d.c. sets and share some of your own on our nbc washington facebook page. a college student is sparking a measles scare among travelers. why officials want to talk to you if you've taken amtrak. keeping your students safe and secure. the security feature getting added to school buses in arlington that will keep an eye on your children. rain, rain go away. you'll be saying it later today. chuck bell is timing out when showers will g

in today's top stories, 12 hours to go until the kickoff to super bowl xlix. nbc4 is your station to see everything super bowl related. coverage begins at noon. kickoff is at 6:30. >> i wanter mix of snow, sleet and rain is causing a mess for airline travelers. you're taking a live look at conditions in milwaukee, wisconsin. more than 1200 flights have been canceled today according to flightaware.com. we checked with our airports in the area. all three reporting flight cancellations and delays as well. >> we have our eye on storm team 4 radar. we're seeing snowflakes in some of your neighborhoods. whether it's hitting the ground is a different story. later today a soggy super bowl sunday. chuck bell is here. chuck, thisg 9íx is kind of a8risç tricky one. you were talking about how hard it is to actually see the snowflakes. >> if it was going to be a whole

lot of something, it would be a lot easier. but because it's barely anything at all, it's very, very tricky. the computer models have a very hard time distinguishing these ultra light rain and snowy vents. just keep a weather eye to the sky today for light rain which could include a snowflake or sleet pellet here, especially mid to late afternoon. first thing this morning though, temperatures are all below freezing. mid to upper 20s. storm team 4 radar shows what could be possibilities of snowflakes here north of gaithersburg toward damascus. across parts of northern maryland and even more opportunities here, what looks to be some very light snow or sleet trying to get into culpepper county. i've had weather watchers around the area reporting the day, cloudy skies. so far, because the air is so dry overhead, a lot of this isvg evaporating before it gets from the bottom of the cloud to the top of the blade of grass. temperatures will climb into the upper 30s, perhaps low 40s for some. mostly light rain. a sleet pellet can't be ruled

out. we'll talk more ashtd all that and the impact on your monday. recently released records show a man shot and killed by a fairfax county police officer had his hands up. john gear was in a standoff with police. people in the neighborhood demanded answers at a meeting. some called for an independent review. >> change the policy of obstruction to one of transparency and create an independent rhee re view board to give officers fair treatment but have some accountability. >> the board decided to conduct an internal audit. gear's father has not read the whole report, but he did tell us it seems to confirm that other officers on the scene had a different account of what happened than the one who actually shot his son. we've posted those recently released documents on our website, nbcwashington.com. happening today school buses for arlington public schools can install and issue traffic tickets. that means tomorrow if you stop

a passed school bus with a camera you could be ticketed. violators could face up to a $250 fine. the cameras will automatically issue tickets to any violators. a college student who traveled out of penn station -- traveled there, has been diagnosed with measles. the student took an track train last sunday. officials are urging anyone who traveled amtrak train 283 departing penn station at h1:20 p.m. on january 25th to contact their doctor especially if you have developed a fever. the train was headed to albany and niagara. drinking and partying hard could be a thing of the past for some college students. colleges nationwide say they're taking a hard line on drinking aimed at preventing sexual assaults on campuses. nbc's stephanie gosk says the announcement has caused a mixed reaction on campus. >> reporter: the wild alcohol-fueled college party a rite of passage or the root of a larger problem? this weekend dartmouth banned hard alcohol on campus, hoping to bring an end to bing drinking

and sexual assault. >> we are not alone in facing them, but we will lead in saying no more. >> reporter: some students at the ivy league school seem to embrace the goal, if not the method. >> probably not a popular decision, but it's probably in the best interest of student health. >> reporter: an estimated 40% of college kids bing drink. for women, that's four beers, and for men it's five in under two hours. the dartmouth decision came days after 16 national sorority leaders banned their university of virginia chapters from going to fraternity parties this weekend. in a letter, the sorority presidents wrote, we believe the activities present significant safety concerns for all of our members. the mandate sparked criticism. >> i think it sends a message that women are weak. i think i'm better than that, i think i'm smarter and mñ] powerful than just hiding in my

home whenever i feel as though i'm in danger. >> the university had already put in place new rules and sexual assault policies after a now discredit report in rolling stone alleged a gang rape at a fraternity. this week two former vanderbilt football players were convicted of raping a fellow student in 2013. >> i'm very sorry, i never intended on hurting anyone. i was extremely intoxicated. >> just some of the cases that have triggered schools around the country to take action. >> a lot of people are trying to do the right thing, and now is really a time for us to identify the best practices and figure out how to scale them up. >> reporter: cracking down on partying is important activists say, but real cultural change will take more than just new rules. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. in the week ahead the

montgomery county council wants a hearing regarding why two schools failed to tell parents in a time many manner about sexual incidents. in september a 12-year-old girl at roberto clem mean tea was inappropriately i touched by a substitute teacher. in nova contract worker was arrested for allegedly touching a 12-year-old student in a hallway. your children can be affected cuts if they attend school in prince william county. a meeting will be held on wednesday to discuss the potential for a $20 million cut in funding next year. the school board chairman says they need to prepare for unplanned and dramatic revenue cuts, cutting full day kindergarten to part time at the county's 35 elementary schools may become a reality with rough estimates. this could save the county about

$10 million. the cuts will come in a proposal to hold real estate tax bills at the rate of inflation is approved. metro board chairman will be in the hot seat, appearing before the d.c. council on thursday to answer questions about the deadly metro incident. news 4's adam tuss will be at the meeting tweeting the latest updates. council members are demanding answers about the january 12th incident that left one woman dead and sent dozens to the hospital. vrnlths coming up a father opens the mail and inside a bill for $18,000 in tickets. why he has his son to blame and how the whole thing could have been prevented if his son did one thing. >> wow. well, how watching the super bowl can be ha

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often shock you. well, one washington state man got the shock of his life when he got an $18,000 bill in the mail. that's right, $18,000 in toll bills alone. it turns out his son had taken the toll bridge every day to and from but never got an ez pass. the state billed his dad $1300 in tolls and more than $16 in penalties. >> his dad is mighty upset. in the week ahead, you can share your thoughts about the future of interstate 66. one of the proposals would make part of 66 a toll lane. >> twhen traffic crawls on 66 it really crawls. >> it's horrible. it's absolutely horrible. >> reporter: so what to do about it? vdot is putting together a number of options including, yes the possibility of express toll lanes both inside and outside the belt way. it's possible those toll lanes would con nkt and stretch from the d.c. line all the way to route 15 in haymarket. >> listen to this. the talk about 66 here inside

the beltway to get around traffic like this is making it hov 3 during rush hour. if you don't have three people in the car, you can pay a toll to get around the traffic. >> paying to get around traffic. kind of the way we're going right? >> you're seeing it a lot around here. >> reporter: this woman says she spends hours on the road each day and something has to be done. >> you would pay? >> i would pay good money to get home earlier. >> reporter: aside from just toll lanes vdot exploring more fast-moving bus lines to carry commuters. take a look at this. work% is already under way to make 66 a so-called smart rode with lots of overhead signs that give you all sorts of information about what's ahead. >> you can share your thoughts at a public meeting. it's happening tuesday at oakton high school in vienna. the meeting begins at 6:00. what's going on chuck? >> so far not a whole lot is going on out there. a couple of snowflakes can't be ruled out during the daylight hours today. it looks like a whole lot of

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the "today" show is next on nbc4 at 8:00. >> let's get a preview. erica hill lester holt joining us live from new york. good morning. >> hey, adam and angie. happy super bowl sunday. before we can get to the big game, we have to talk about big weather, this powerful winter storm dangerous mix of snow and

ice. we'll take a look at what everyone can expect today and how that's going to affect the beginning of the workweek. >> everything you need to know to get ready to watch super bowl 49 later tonight. talking food, fun and an exclusive sneak peek at some of the all important commercials. even a puppy bowl. >> who doesn't love a puppy bowl. we've already been bonding with some of the players. if that's not enough al roker is live in arizona with more goodies. >> all right. who you got? >> we have pig let buttercup -- >> no. who is going to win the super bowl? >> you were avoiding his question. >> i was. i think i'm pulling for the seahawks. >> lester? >> i'm seahawks. but my wife is from seattle. so i have to. >> done and done. >> i like how he's neutral i have to, my wife is from seattle. >> i hope it's a good game, in

all honesty. >> it should be. we're looking forward to seeing the pupping and pig lets. >> they're adorable. the staff of3y french satirical newspaper "c.l1%hr(t&háhp &hc% hebdo" says they are not ready to publish a new edition. still grieving over the deadly attack on their offices. no new publication will be released for at least the next two weeks. a publicist for the magazine say staff are suffering from grief and fatigue. the january 7th attack on the magazine's offices in central paris left 12 people dead including some of its most famous cartoonists. the magazine produce add new edition one week after the attacks printing 7 million copies. the daughter of the late singer whitney houston remains in a medically induced coma. bobbi kristina was found unresponsive in bathtub at her home on saturday morning. police were called to her georgia house after report of a fight. when they arrived they found bobbi kristina in the tub. she was not breathing and it was not clear who was involved in the fight.

it's been almost a two years since her mother whitney houston passed away. in case you're living under a rock the super bowl is today. so what do you get when you combine the biggest sports event of the year mugs of beer and tubs a dip, a slew of damaged cell phones. according to an online survey by square trade one in ten adults reports damaging a cell phone while watching or participating in a sporting event. 15% of those surveyed admitted to damaging a smart phone in a fit of emotion. no comment. seahawks fans are 11% more likely to fumble the phone than patriots fans. last year people spent all most $2.5 billion fixing their broken phones. >> they say the key here is to keep your phone at hand but not in hand which is really hard when you look at the numbers. nearly half of the super bowl viewers say they will check their phone an average of ten times throughout the game. those under 45, a third of them will be watching it while watching the game as well. second screen experience. >> it's funny, when you watch an

event like this or anything live, you kind of want to follow on twitter what people are saying the reaction that's coming in. >> take your aggression out on twitter don't throw it. >> good advice right there. for us today, i wish it was just going to be something more sush stanl than this might be something, might be nothing kind of a day we had. it will be a low impact event on your day today. that's at leastb[uáát good news. we have a chance of seeing a snowflake, a slet pellet or raindrop at almost any point in time today. it's a cloudy and cold start on the potomac. all the area ponds and streams where you see ice, it's too thin. stay off the ice. 30 degrees in washington with a light south breeze. temperatures at or below freezing area wide from the mason-dixon line all the way down to fredricksburg this morning. temperatures mid to upper 20s to near 30. northern and western montgomery and howard counties

northwestern parts of loudoun county as well, from noon today until 8:00 tomorrow morning, mainly the chance of light snow and snow flurries. up to an inch possible as we get towards tomorrow morning. there could be some slippery or slushy roads briefly but not expecting a big impact at all. maximum possible snow maybe one to possibly two inches up near the mason-dixon line. that's about it. if you're going to be out and about for your super bowl sunday evening, as you're settling into the game, a few showers around 38 light rain by half-time. apz the game is ending and you're traveling home rain is likely. it should be mostly rain with the exception of maybe a little wet snow in northern maryland. this morning, a possibility of a stray sleet pellet or snowflake out there first thing across northern+ok maryland and down towards culpepper and fredricksburg. then a little break in the action coming in. so a lot of cloudiness today and a lot of chances of seeing something fall out of the sky. but no chance of anything all that substantial. here is future weather then, as we go forward through time,

opportunities for light snow and snow flurries or a sleet pellet between now and about noon. kind of quiet noon to 3:00 or 4:00. then another opportunity for what could start out as a little rain/sleet/snow mix between 6:00 and 9:00 tonight. between 9:00 and midnight, most of that changes over to rain. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, moderate rain at times could make for a very slow go. by 10:00 in the morning tomorrow, most of the rain is coming to an end. couldn't completely rule out rain into the early afternoon hours tomorrow. by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, the rain is getting pushed out by a strong cold front which will bring in some very strong winds monday night into tuesday morning. expect a huge temperatures from 40s tomorrow to single digits and teens by tuesday morning. we will get sunshine back tuesday afternoon. it's going to stay windy and cold. here is a quick check of your seven-day. 50% chance of rain, sleet, snow mix. no problems.

mostly rain for your monday morning commute. cold and very windy on tuesday. rebounding a bit wednesday and a small chance of rain or snow coming up on thursday ahead of the next push of cold air that arrives next weekend. that's the way our next seven days are looking. for now, conditions in arizona from al roker. >> we are on the field at university of phoenix here for the super bowl. nbc news got you covered. we have savannah's pregame interview exclusive live with the president. a completely new interview on "today" tomorrow. we have a half time super bowl commercial. it's everything you need right here on nbc news! >> all right. thanks al. we're counting down to kickoff here on nbc4. just under 11 hours to go. coverage of super bowl xlix begins at noon. kickoff at 6:30. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of "the black list" followed by news 4 at 11:00 with our all-star team

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wedpçl made those new year's resolutions but are we sticking to them or do you need maybe a resolution reboot? >> reboot% is a good idea. as we enter february and winter is in full swing, it's hard to

stay motivated. whatever your resolution was from losing weight to getting fit, we can help you with your motivation. >> all day monday news 4 will be helping you to reboot your resolutions. there will be tips from health and nutritional experts to inspire you to keep those resolutions going long term. join us tomorrow right here on news 4. could be worse. you could be this guy. listen to this. a canadian man won't get his big lottery payout. he bought two super 7 tickets in 2008 at a quebec convenient store, he was seven seconds too late. one ticket was on time, but the second ticket with the winning numbers was printed after the 9:00 p.m. cutoff. the man sued but lost his appeal this week. >> he also lost $80,000 in legal fees. some people think he should have gotten a cut of the money. i think a cutoff is a cutoff. >> a stick her for the rules.

>> tying res mom. you're going to get it after the show. you about 60 seconds to get out of there. >> on that note, let's take a look at your seven-day forecast. it's a little chance for rain, sleet or snow daylight hours today. it becomes most if not all rain tomorrow night. couldn't rule out a little slushiness. 9 uj impact commute. tumbling temps. bitter cold and windy by tuesday morning. >> that's it for "news 4 today." thanks for joining us. we'll be back at 9:00. until then have a great sunday everyone. go start cooking those wings. >> that's right.

>> good morning. super sunday snowstorm. with millions hitting the road today for the super bowl parties, a dangerous winter storm is blasting the midwest and heading east. blizzard conditions in chicago, a foot of snow expected in cleveland and detroit, even more in hard-hit boston. new york in the path as well, as potential for a super mess. dylan is tracking it all. barbaric act. president obama condemns isis again after the brutal murder of a japanese journalist while the fate of another hostage threatened with death is unknown this morning. accident or intentional? whitney houston's daughter bobbi kristina brown, reportedly in a medically induced coma this morning after the 21-year-old