until 8:00 tomorrow morning for the possibility of maybe up to an inch of snow. d.c. department of public works is also putting out their snow removal equipment for tomorrow morning just as an abundance of caution. outside temperatures in[f the 20s and low 30s. 30 in leesburg, 30 in gaithersburg, 28 manassas, 34 washington. we're all pretty much at or below the freezing mark. here is the winter weather advisory for northern maryland, panhandle ofú west virginia and that's from noon today until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. mostly light snow and flurries tonight. maybe an inch possible north of the metro area as we get towards tomorrow morning. storm fooem team 4 radar shows an opportunity for a few light showers. no one has reported anything as far as any of this reaching the ground. if you see a snowflake, grab a picture, send it to me wz twitter. i have a detailed check for the rest of your super bowl sunday and you're back to work monday, too. see you in a few. >> right now winter weather is

already hitting the midwest. here is a live look from milwaukee. just as chuck mentioned, this is part of a wintery mix that will bring rain and sleet into 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 our region, reagan national, 17 flights canceled, bwi marshall nine cancellation, dulles ten flights canceled. that's also up. remember to check with your airline before you head to the airport. new this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused an apartment fire that hurt two firefighters in montgomery county. the fire broke out just after 3:00 this morning. this was on dudley lane just off rockville pike in bethesda. news 4's derrick ward is live with some new information. hi, derrick. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at the scene here of this fire.

later we'll show you video. now we want to show you what it looks like from the outside. so many things came together to keep this from being a much worse fire than it actually is. take a look at video from the scene earlier this morning. it was about 3:00 a.m. when this fire actually broke out. the first 11 call came from someone at a nearby marriott hotel. it's one of the taller buildings in the area.gt they're actually able to see the flames. the good thing about that person just being up and having the sense -- the frame of mind to call authorities, not even knowing the address but getting them here. this fire wasn't easily detectable inside when it started as we hear from pete perringer. >> it appears it started in a drier vent into the siding. eventually we lrnd it was in many concealed void spaces. >> reporter: as this fire was burning, people were able to get themselves out. three families have been

displaced displaced, but no october panltsz were injured. two firefighters were injured. one injured his hand as he was putting one of the ladders up. another slipped on the ice, always a hazard when you have fires in theqd subfreezing temperatures. crews came out and put down some salt. we've seen someone from the management company down and put more samt out. luckily it's warmer. someone from the marriott hotel from across the street happened to see the flames and was able to call police and fire. they got here soon enough to keep this from being a lot worse. we're told it's believed this fire started in a drier vent on the outside there. none of the occupants said they had a drier on at the time, so that is still under investigation now. but a cleanup here three families displaced. they're being helped by the red cross. we are live in bethesda, derrick ward, news 4. back to you.

>> glad they got out and are okay. also new this morning, crews are repairing another water main break happening on bradley boulevard. this is just off wisconsin avenue in bethesda. the water should be back on we're told by lunchtime. >> police in d.c. are working to identify a body found near reagan national 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. it's not known if the body is male or female. we're working to get more information on this story. ç7 a developing story this morning. japan says it is highly likely that a 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 ck"aa1h the onliner(t&há videohp &h showsc% a hooded man with a knife to kenji goto's throat and a man threatening to execute others. a spokesperson for the japanese government says it is priority now in making sure japanese

citizens abroad a safe and to add stronger security to their schools. in the week ahead a virginia woman facing terrorism charges 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 #yfdt&háhp &hc% 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, the navy yard building 197, that will reopen following a deadly shooting rampage. a ceremony will be held at 8:00 a.m. to reveal the $63 million renovation. this 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. well, super bowl xlix, it is here, and 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 is 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 bowl central in arizona. here is news 4's jim handly. >> 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 from ashburn, virginia. >> how fitting. >> right near redskin park. >> redskins legend brig owens was on hand. he's played in a super bowl before. >> what goes through your mind the night before a game? what are they thinking about tonight? >> right now they're going over, playing the game in their head

right now. talking about the consistencies ifs and that. they're focusing 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 to kick hunger. it's always a star-studded affair. >> the fact these players come together with these celebrity chefs make this such a special night and raise so much money to give to the food banks to stay in the community, i think it's super special and i'm super proud to be here. >> reporter: across the valley the nationals' matt williams is hosting one of the biggest parties 500 guests, raising a million dollars for charity. >> it's a lot of fun. we get a chance to do something really special for 6i state the theme is arizona shines. >> reporter: later today we get to burn all this off at the super bowl in glendale. we'll join you live at news 4 at

11:00 tonight. we're counting down to kickoff. less than ten hours to go. coverage of super bowl 49 begins at noon. kickoff set for 6:30. stay tuned after the game for a new episode of "the blacklist" followed by news 4 at 11 clk:00. social media is rallying around a little boy recovering in a tragic sledding accident. how the washington capitals are helping his recovery. a father opens the mail, and inside a bill for 18,000 bucks. why he has his son to blame and how the whole thing could have been preven

two injured climbers wered:txr(t&háhp &hc% rescued from oregon's mount hood. a man and woman fell yesterday on the south side of the

mountain. a national guard helicopter airlifted them to a portland hospital. the woman broke both ankles, the man broke his leg. a third climber who fell was able to escape 23409 hurt. if you've ever gotten a highway toll bill in the mail, you know the balance can often shock you. listen to this. one washington state man got a shock of his life when he opened a bill for $18,000 in the mail. that's right, $18,000. turns out his son had taken the toll bridge every day to work and from work, but he never got the equivalent of an ez pass. the state billed his dad $1300 in tolls and more than $16,000 in penalties. yikes. >> he's probably grounded. >> you think so? >> maybe took the car away. how do you not know you're going back and forth. shouldn't he have gotten aúó bill before this. >> something fishy about this. hoping for healing. how the washington capitals are helping a local boy recover

after a terrible sledding accident. let's check in with chuck. >> good morning everybody. cloudy skies out there. even though the radar is showing snowflake potentials out there, i haven't heard a peep that any of them are reaching the ground. they ma that may change later

this morning people from here and around the world are

praying for a virginia boy hit by a carr while sledding. the 6-year-old is a huge fan of the washington capitals. >> now there's a social?s media movement to send his 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 bensten is in critical condition after being involved in a sledding accident. it happened in 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. it's taken off. this young hockey fan cot the attention of the capitals team owner ted leonsis. 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. >> bensten, we're all thinking about you here with the washington capitals, and we want

you to get better soon and to unleash the healing! get better, pal. >> reporter: bensten's story was picked up by the caps blog russian machine never breaks. the bloggers posted photos of the little boy 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 bensten's condition is touch a! go. they say they're grateful for all the love and support they're receiving from the community and around the world. today that hands-on contest at the washington auto show comes to an end. the last person standing gets a brand new 201,500 day sonata. those 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. today is your last chance to head over to the auto show. it's been a very fun week, maybe not so fun for that group of people hoping to win the car. that's dedication. >> a lot of dedication. >> if you're the runner up you've got to be upset. >> i guess if they're all still there when time runs out, they get their names in a hat and draw a name random. >> which is even worse. >> yeah, because you put the time in and not get it. for us while we were sleeping mother nature through a deck of clouds over us. now the clouds are threatening to bring at least a small of rain or sleet or snow during the daylight hours today. on the upside, temperatures are outpacing the forecast just a touch. if we get warmer than 40

degrees, that will make a whole lot mauer of the possibility of light rain. tonight it will be almost all rain for sure. for now cloudy but dry start. storm team 4 radar showing the possibility of snowflakes. if you ze see a snowflake, send it to me on twitter @chuckbell4. i suspect most if not all the raindrops and snowflakes are evaporating before they get to the ground. it's a cold 34 in washington. already above freezing courtesy of a light south breeze. south winds will help everybody warm up with time during the daylight hours. already 30 in thurmont, maryland, 32 in fredricksburg 34 in winchester. highs today in the upper 30s in a few spots, especially metro d.c. southbound. mainly cloudy skies during the day. there could be a little rain sleet or snow during the course of the daylight hours. from noon today until 8:00 tomorrow there is this winter

weather advisory across far northern maryland panhandle of west virginia and northwestern virginia. going out tonight, super bowl night, 3:00 to 6:00 on the way out to your super bowl parties mainly cloudy. i couldn't rule out a rain drop or snowflake. no big deal on the way to your super bowl parties. coming home, between 9:00, 10:00 11:00, rain is likely. roads can be slippery. be extra careful and do not drink and drive tonight on your way home. just take a cab. here is storm team 4 radar. if you have a picture of a snowflake, send it in. rain is picking up the possibility. again, the air mass overhead is really dry. i think it's eaten up most if not all of the snowflakes for now. that's going to be the case throughout much of the daylight hours. a big winter storm bringing heavy snow to our north and west. travels into new york and new england as well. there's the rain-snow line. it goes right on the mason-dixon line. that's the reason winter storm warnings are posted across central parts of o>pennsylvania.

here is the way future weather handles it. it doesn't like these ultra light precip events at all. not picking up on it very well this morning. by 1:00, an opportunity for a little light rain or snow drifting through through about 6:30. the steadier rains roll in after about 1 is:00 tonight. here is your seven-day forecast. temperatures around 40 degrees. that mix of rain, sleet, snow becoming all rain tonight. rain ending around lunchtime and then very very windy monday night into tuesday. bitter cold as well. a little recovery wednesday and a small chance for rain and snow thursday ahead of the next big push of cold air for next weekend.hw are we sticking to our new year's resolutions or do we need a resolution reboot? >> a little bit. as we enter february and winter is in full swing, it's hard to stay motivated. whatever your resolution is we can help. >> 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. an armed robbery caught on camera. the thief took the cash and the victim's cell phone. that was his big mistake. the news 4 i team shows you how police are using cell phones to track down criminals. welcome i'm mark murray. >> i'm carrie dan. >> it's worth pointing out despite all the early 2016 presidential moves and speculation, one person has created either a full presidential campaign committee or exploratory committee, that person former virginia senator jim webb, a democrat. >> there are a host of other committees set up. jeb bush's the right to rise, chris christie's leadership matters for america scott walker's our american revival. >> on the democratic sight side there's martin o'malley's oh

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welcome back. one of the most effective crime solving tools for police might be in your hands right now. it's your smart phone. >> that's right. an investigation by the news 4 i team reveals d.c. area police have been cracking a fast rising number of cases by cracking into the crook's cell phones. you might call them cell phone sleuths. as scott macfarlane shows us some of the police have been calling in extra help to avoid a backlog. >> it almost didn't seem real. >> reporter: one of the worst days3ç in jody's life happens to be caught on camera. in this bank surveillance video you see the robber and his gun. >> he was saying give me $500 [ bleep ]. >> he wanted something and he took my phone. >> little did the crook know that would be his undoing. cops sent out canines and a

chopper to find the man, but he disappeared. but sheriff's deputies would find a piece of jody's phone broken in the woods. three months later the crime lab identified a fingerprint of the gunman on that phone. cops arrested him for armed robbery. >> the i-team found police aren't just checking the outside of phones, but in a fast increasing number of cases they're looking in the phones at text messages, cause, the information inside to solve cases. >> everybody is carrying a phone. >> in d.c., police are so flooded with investigations in which they want to check smart phones either belonging to the crooks or the victims the city opened a new digital forensics lab. >> no matter what happens what a person is doing, an innocuous daily task or engaging in something they shouldn't be doing, there's going to be a phone present. >> news 4 i-team cameras are the only ones allowed inside the lab. they place seized phones in a

secure box to avoid remote crooks from wiping them clean and checking text messages and the locations and times they were sent. even cracking pass codes. >> it may stop us for a while but we'll figure out a way. >> reporter: the city hired a team to work here and they'll soon hire more. they're not the only ones increasingly returning to cell phones. according to reports there have been at least 245 forensics reviews of portable electronic devices by virginia state police in the past two years. 188 by maryland state police. inside the maryland state police lab which is secured by special code and card access, smart phones and tablets are a priority. >> technology is always changing. >> but for a specific type of crime, crimes against children, child sex abuse and child pornography cases. some phones are capable of

holding thousands of images or videos. >> it's easy to see how much content these mobile devices can store. >> we found 44% of the phones drives and tablets examined in investigations in the past year were part of a child porn or child sex abuse case. >> they are no longer confined to maybe being within their house to perpetrate these crimes. >> reporter: as for jodi she's not sure ife1á )jt over her phone saved her life. >> with your gun right there you don't know what he's capable of. >> reporter: she knows the phone helped the cops crack the case. >> i felt so relieved i got out of it okay. >> reporter: the man arrested in that case was sentenced to ten years in prison. scott macfarlane news 4 i-team. >> hop on your cell phone to give the i-team a call if you have a tip. 202-885-4444 or e-mail tips@news 4 i team.com. a college student sparking a measles scare among travelers.

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in today's top stories, about nine hours to go until the kickoff for super bowl xlix. nbc4 is your station to see everything super bowl related. coverage begins at noon and kickoff is at 6:30 tonight.

>> well, a winter mix of snow, sleet and rain is causing a mess for airline travelers. we were taking live pictures earlier of milwaukee, wisconsin. blankets of snow that way. air travel in other parts of the country that are being impacted by this weather also being heavy impacted. it's having an effect here. we nowak according to flightaware.com, our local airports are reporting flight cancellations as well as delays. >> we have our eye on storm team 4 radar and we're seeing some snowflakes in some of your neighborhoods. later it could be a soggy super bowl sunday. break out the nacho dip as soon as possible. good morning welcome to "news 4 today" on this sunday. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. thanks for joining us. we're looking at 9:32 which means it's time to check on what's behind us the forecast. we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell. >> i'm not sure how nacho chip also keep you dry but whatever

works for you. i've been scanning the skies allfa morning, ki not see a single flake flying. temperatures are mostly in the 20s and low 30s. 34 in washington 30 in hagerstown and frederick maryland. that's where we have the best chance of seeing light snow. i think most if not all these snowflakes are drying up before they get to the ground. weather watchers, hagerstown martinsburg, winchester, you see a snowflake, let me know on twitter, @chuckbell4. could see one or two lone some snowflakes in warrenton as well. have your warm coat either an umbrella or maybe just a wide brimmed hat ought to keep your head dry today. anything that comes down later this afternoon will be extremely light. steadier rain likely to arrive after about 9:00 or 10:00 this evening. cloudy today, maybe a sleet pellet, a rain drop or snowflake is a possibility.

steadier rains late tonight into early tomorrow morning. then it turns windy or bitter cold monday night into tuesday. they are a refreeze issue to concern yourselves with. we'll have the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. back to you. recently released records show a man shot and killed by a fairfax county police officer had his hands up and he was inarmed. john geer was in a standoff with police. people in that neighborhood demanded for answers.' some even called for an independent review. >> the board needs to change the policy of obstruction to one of transparency and create an independent review board to give officers fair treatment, but have some accountability. >> reporter: the board decided to conduct an internal audit. geer's father has not read the entire report, but he did tell us that 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 posted those recently released documents on our

website, nbcwashington.com. happening today school buses forp7ñ arlington public schools can install and issue traffic tickets. that means tomorrow, if you pass a stopped 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 in new york has been diagnosed with measles. the student took an amtrak train last sunday. officials are urging anyone who traveled train 283 departing penn station at 1:20 p.m. on january 25th to contact their doctor, especially if you have developed a fever. the train was headed to albany and niagara. t montgomery1)frñ county council wants school superintendent joshua starr to testify tomorrow. the council is holding a hearing as to why the schools didn't

notify parents in a timely manner about sexual allegations involving student workers. you children could be affected by kindergarten funding cuts. a meeting will be held on wednesday to discuss the potential for a $20 million cut in.1$et )jt next year. the school board chairman says that 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. rough estimates say that could save the county about pds 10 million. the cuts will come if a proposal to tax real estate bills at the rate of inflation is approved. metro board's chair hand will be in the hot seat this week. he will appear before the d.c. council on thursday to answer questions about the deadly metro incident. news 4 will be at the meeting tweeting the latest updates. in fact, adam will be there. the council members right now

demand dedemanding answers. while the d.c. council searches for answers for what happened inside l'enfant plaza, news 4 uncovered documents that show exactly how this type of emergency should be handled. >> heavy smoke and emergency response. so what should metro and the fire department have done? we got our hands on the metro rail transit fire rescue emergency procedures policy most recently signed by all local fire chiefs and metro in 2011. very clearly this document spells out procedures for the third rail andb 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 directly encounter a incident with immediate danger to life safety, third rail power may be removed by depressing the red emergency trip button 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. on metro's side the train operator of the train stuck in the tunnel should have been doing everything he or she could have to get that train back here to the platform. >> reporter: 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 we still await more answers about what did happen here is what we know should have happened. >> it's important to remember that we are months away from the national transportation safety board's final report on the l'enfant plaza episode. whitney houston's daughter found unresponsive in her bathroom. what we're learning about bobbi kristina's condition and the

eerie connection to her mother's death. >> a lif=kg look outside phoenix. in a couple hours the patriots and seahawks will battle it out for the vince lombardi trophy. depending on who you're rooting for, it can be bad news for your smart phone. why you might want to be leaving it locked up t

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 saturday morning. police were called to her georgia house after reports of a fight. when they arrived, they found bobbi kristina in the tub. she was not breathing. it's still not clear who was involved in the fight. it's almost three years since the death of her mother. this morning we have two wonderful young brothers waiting and hoping for the love and comfort of an adoptive home. >> barbara harrison took them oz%ñ a special visit to a pretty famous institution right across

from the white house. >> reporter: they were welcome in grand style to washington's famed hotel. the boys, 12 and 10 were excited to learn about the amenities traveling guests dignitaries an even presidents get to enjoy here. >> which room do you want? >> i want the barack obama one. >> that would be the presidential suite. >> wow. >> i like the pillows on the bed. >> it's very comfortable. you can try it out. >> reporter: first a peek out the window at the impressive real estate down below. that sumptuous beg beck conned, nahif went for it nashawn tried a different approach. >> do you know what you want to be? >> a lawyer. >> build houses buildings. >> i'm looking for a family that will love them unconditionally and provide a safe and stable environment for them. >> if i was adopted i would

like to have a regular ordinary family with other children. >> someone that treats me like a nice way and someone that can treat me like a real mother and dad or brother and sister. >> reporter: they topped off their visit to the hay-adams with a view to the top, looking out at the white house and lafayette park from the roof terrace. their favorite memory had to be there, something they'd like to bring a new family back to try out with them. barbara harrison, news 4 for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for nahif and nashawn, call our special adoption hotline, the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me. good morning. clouds came in overnight and they promise at least a chance of a little rain or sleet or snow during the course of your super bowl sunday sounds like three alarm chilli at my house.

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today is super bowl xlix. we're counting down to kickoff. today the seattle seahawks take on the new england patriots here on nbc. >> the teams are facing off at the university of phoenix

stadium. the weather has cleared up and the security in and around the stadium is tight. >> we hope to have a live report coming from phoenix coming up, but first we want to talk about -- actually we'll keep talking about the super bowl. >> let me help you out here, angie. ready? >> all right. here we go. >> here we go. >> everybody, deep breath. >> give me some video, people. what do you get when you combine the biggest sports event of the year mugs of beer, tubs of dip? a slew of!l damaged cell phones. one in ten adults reports damaging a smart phone while participating or watching a sporting event. 15% admitted to damaging a smart phone in a fit of emotion. seahawks fans are 11% more likely to fumble the phone than the patriot fans. last year patriots spent almost $2.5 million fixing broken phones. >> keep your anger in check and all that other stuff and keep it away from the dip. >> and the toilet.

they say one in five people actually drop it in the bowl. >> nice. well, today is super bowl xlix. we are just on fire right now. tonight the seahawks will take on the patriots. we want to go straight to phoenix. nbc's sarah dallof is there. it looks a little foggy behind you. what's going on there? were we were not expecting this. believe it or not, the stadium isx behind me. i do have good news, it is supposed to burn off around 11:00 local time, a couple hours before the game, and the plan right now is to actually open the retractible roof on the stadium, let fans soak in the sun along with the game. and they should enjoy it. after all, they paid for it. tickets, the highest they have ever been in the history of the super bowl, right now averaging about $9,000 to $10,000. we've seen one as high as $68,000. unfortunately because of these unusual circumstances, some fans are showed up here thinking they

have tickets only to learn, no, the broker actually didn't have them. it's a process known as the short sale for many brokers. they were basically speculating selling these tickets earlier when they didn't really have them, planning to buy them later at cheaper prices and that it's just not been the typical super bowl when it comes to prices. security here also going to be a main issue today. we've got black hawk helicopters and f-16s in the air patrolling the no-fly zone around the stadium. on the ground we have police and canine units and 500 surveillance cameras being monitored from an undisclosed location. when fans start getting let into the stadium around noon, they're going to go through a security screening similar to what you would see at the airport. the ultimate goal here is to ensure that everyone has a fun and a safe super bowl experience. back to you guys. >> all right. nbc's sarah dallof in foggy

glendale. >> we are counting down to kickoff here. less than nine hours to go. coverage of super bowl xlix begins at noon, kickoff set for 6:30. you'll want to stay tuned after the game because there is an all new episode of "the blacklist," news 4 at 11:00 will follow that with an all-star cast of jim vance, doreen:v gentzler and doug kammerer. >> and at the 10:00 half hour i'll have my official super bowl forecast, not for weather but for the score. i don't venture into score forecasting much. but today we'll have one about 10:20 this morning. to get to that in a little bit. for now, first things first. clouds are back and light rain sleet and snow chances are lingering through this morning and into the afternoon. won't have a very big impact on your daylight hour plans today, but by tonight that could be a little more impactful. outside we go on a cloudy sunday morning. temperatures around the region

are mostly in the 20s to low 30s. reagan national, one of our typical warm spots is at 34 degrees right now. south wind averaging three miles per hour. temperatures a little colder in northern maryland where it's 30 in thurmont and hagerstown 32 in front royal and leesburg, 30 in manassas. these areas across northern maryland have the best chance later today and overnight tonight to see at least a little snow coming in. here is our winter weather advisory from noon today until 8:00 tomorrow morning for areas north and west of the metro toward hagerstown, frederick county, virginia. light snowshowers are likely off and possibly up to an inch between sunset and midnight tonight. we'll keep you posted on that. have our storm team 4 weather app ready to go four't) zones done by me personally so you can have a better idea how to plan your day out. here is your sunday afternoon planner. a few flurries can't be ruled out during the course of the day, maybe a sleet pellet or

two. temperatures will be far enough above freezing where very little, if anything will stick to the ground. that's definitely good news. kickoff is at 6:30, chances of light raindrops around by then. then your sunday evening. few showers, by 10:00 11:00 and the game is over and you're heading home rain will be likely. any time the roads are wet, they could be slippery. please, no drinking and driving tonight. there's the winter weather advisory posted for northern maryland. not much coming down. most of this is evaporateing before it reaches the ground. this next wave comes through late morning into early afternoon. the big problems are by far to our north and west. that's where the bigger troubles will stay for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow. our future weather forecast for the next couple of hours cloudy skies. a little possibility of light rain with a sleet pellet or snowflake mixed on in. turning to all ray by 11:00 tonight and a slow monday morning commute because of all the rain around. be ready for that.

seven-day forecast, near 40 today, mid to upper 40s tomorrow with rain ending with a blast of cold air, another blast of cold air arrives later in the week. coming up she spent nearly ten months in the hospital until she got a christmas gift that saved her life. this morning what caused this little

she spent nearly ten months in the hospital until she got an unforgettable christmas gift. >> news 4's doreen gentzler has the story of one brave little girl. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: theresa perezia loves to dance and laugh and play. but that can be tough when you're barely 2 years old and the only thing keeping you alive is an artificial heart. it started last march. theresa barely 2 years old was throwing up had cold symptoms and wupz so lethargic she couldn't even play. >> it's scary yeah very, very scary especially because the symptoms are sort of vague. then when we found out her heart was really big on her chest x-ray and it wasn't pumping well, then we my the reason behind her symptoms. >> the doctors diagnosed her with dilatedño cardiomyopathy meaning her heart muscle wasn't working and she would need a transplant to survive. melissa jones is a nurse

practitioner at children's national health system. >> the best way for her to wait for her heart transplantation was to implant this ventricular assist device or the artificial heart. >> the device is called a berlin heart, nearly the size of theresa herself. as long as she was using it she would have to stay at the hospital's intensive care unit. doctors have hear wear a helmet because the device is so heavy it leaves her unbalanced and at risk of falling. >> it's great technology because before we had it, somebody like theresa would never have survived long enough to get a transplant. >> reporter: dr. janet shield is director of transplant at chirp's hospital. she says kit take as little as a few weeks or as long as the year. that's because the heart has tof@ match both the recipient's blood type and size. >> what these donor families do is pretty amazing.

>> reporter: her doctors and nurses tried to make he feel at home in the icu. melissa jones even brought her own son to work so theresa would have somebody to play with. >> she was around adults all the time in the icu. so giving her the opportunity to play with another child i thought would be really fun for her. >> reporter: then finally,v"j on christmas eve the call came in. there was a heart, and it was a perfect match. melissa left on christmas day to retrieve the heart. all the details about the donor are private. >> it was really a miracle that she, not only got her heart after waiting for nine months but got it on christmas morning. >> reporter: dr. shield says that small heart started beating in theresa's chest right away. just two weeks after the transplant surgery nearly ten months after she arrived at the hospital theresa went home, and she's expected to live a normal life. >> i don't think we could have

imagined for so many reasons a better match for her. >> theresa's heart should last up to 18 years and then she'll need another transplant. her mother doesn't speak english and didn't feel comfortable being interviewed for the family. but a church in laurel has been helping the family raise money for medical expenses and transportation for medical appointments. if you want to help, use the search term holiday heart. if colleges have their way, drinking and partying could be a thing of the past. the hard stance they're taking on local campuses and nationwide to protect your students. >> reporter: firefighters were able to get to t we thought our cable

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