hrist. >> welcome to news 4 today. let's take a live look outside now. you can see the flag whipping in the wind. this is outside of our studios in west washington. nothing like yesterday. really making things cold. tom is here now with the forecast. hey, tom. >> hey. the winds have diminished but they're gusting a little bit around 15 to 20 miles per hour. that's enough for our wheelchairs to be single digits near 10. a live view from the storm team 4 weather camera. weather headlines. cold morning, a chilly afternoon. but we warm nicely tomorrow. temperatures are near 20s. upper teens to near 20 much of montgomery county. mid 20s in washington. mid to upper 20s around the bay. shenandoah valley and mountain most locations in the 20s. hour by hour through the stay we'll stay cold this morning with still a bit of a wind by

8:00 a.m. only the low 20s. noontime should be near freezing with a lighter wind. bright sunshine. a bright and sunny afternoon with a lighter wind. but a chill in the air. by the time you head home we'll in the mid to upper 30s most of the region. next weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck bell joins us live with the storm team 4 forecast. might be cold but it is dry. the keyword of the day. happy to see it open the roads. 270 at old hundred road no problems. nice to see this wide look at things overall no problems inner loop and outer loop. 395 between king street here everything moving nicely inbound and outbound. 66 looking good at 95. in to minute33 minutes we'll see the dale city slow down. rolling along back soon weather

and traffic on the 1s. we learn whether joshua star will keep his job. the vote on his contract could be hours away. megan mcgrath live outside the school headquarters with what will happen today. >> reporter: will they renew his contract? does star want a new contract? it's unclear. the deadline for star to tell the school board to renew was on sunday. the board didn't hear from him. star was scheduled to scheduled to brief the panel. he did not attend. he allowed others to answer questions on that topic. the school board will meet today in a closed-door session to get legal advice on the contract. they're expected to vote on his future. and whether or not they will extend his contract or give him a new contract.

now five of the eight board members need to vote yes in order for star to stay on. of course a story we'll be continuing to follow throughout the day. reporting live from school board headquarters megan mcgrath. news 4. thank you. it is law to start school after labor day. according freelance star the school board rejected a proposal to start classes before labor day. the trend may be changing. ma nas kus park is considering a starting earlier. today you can learn more about the plans to improve i 66. the public meeting tonight will discuss ways to ease congestion on i 66 between route 15 and hey market and the capital beltway. the meeting happens between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. in vienna. the meeting was postponed in january due to severe weather will be made up later this week.

hearing from the father of a teen who was killed in baltimore four years ago. he said the man accused and cleared of killing her will likely face charges again. we expect to hear from the city's prosecutor today. last month the judge ruled there was not enough evidence against michael johnson to continue his murder trial. he was accused of killing felica barns and throwing her body in the river. prosecutors promise to appeal the judge's decision. here is what barn's father told our affiliate in baltimore. >> no child should be murdered in our nation without someone standing trial. >> two years ago johnson was convicted of murder until a judge granted him a new trial. when the judge declare admit trial last month, johnson was set free. coming up on 5:00 after the hour. you can weigh in on the budget.

they will hold aht at 7:00 at the prince george's community college in already go. it's the first of two public hearings. the other will happen next thursday at laurel high school. the death toll continues to rise after another big snow wallops the northeast. how the storm can be affecting your travel plans. the next trip to the national zoo could feel like a trip to national security. we'll check with chuck bell in the frigid weather.

nbc news confirms 12 people died in the winter storm that is affecting everything from here to new england. >> today boston schools are closed again. nearly 48 inches of snow has fallen in the last ten days there making it the snowiest ten-day stretch in that city's history. a judge postponed jury selection in the boston marathon bombing trial. all the snow is forcing the organizers to move the patriot's victory parade tomorrow. they landed last night. the pilot had to do a three-point turn to avoid piles of snow on the ground. we're keeping an eye on flight cancellations for you. we checked flightaware.com. more than 500 flights have been cancelled nationwide. there are 15 cancellations at reagan national. two flights cancelled at dulles.

so far everything is ready to take off at bwi marshall. you check your airline and your carrier. there could be delays and cancellations. >> around here it seems like at least to start things that bitter cold is just going to jab you in the face. >> let's check with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell live in virginia now. there. >> good morning! it is a very very cold start outside this morning. we're currently standing at oh a lovely 19.5 degrees with a windchill of a balmy 8 here in wood bridge, virginia. this morning. if you're coming to the park and ride. come on over and say hello. if you have an extra cup of hot chocolate we would love to talk to you! >> put it on. you're going to need it. everything. might be a long underwear day.

bus stop weather for the kids early risers about 19 degrees out at most of the bus stops this morning. single digit windchills and for the later kids temperatures all the way to the low 20s by later on this morning. it is a cold start for sure. an extra cup offof hot cocoa how about warm cinnamon apple oatmeal this morning. please make it an easy morning road trip. >> i will. i'll try. all of that warm stuff sounds great. beltway at new hampshire avenue we look good. thank you for the dry roads. that's why my roads look good now. beltway at vandorn look good. woodrow wilson into virginia moving along very nicely. a wider look at things inner and outer loop look good. back in ten minutes with a live look at 270. thank you. capital bike share is more popular than ever right now.

today the service might not be available to all providers. new sleep recommendations out this morning. one key factor that should term how long you stay in bed. we're monitoring new develops on bobbi kristina brown. we'll check wi

live desk just in. the family of bobbi kristina brown saying police found drugs in her house in the wake of her near-drowning. this is according to tmz. they're reporting the first time police did a search at the house it was an open search and they found nothing. when they returned the second time that's when they seized several items. at this point police will not officially confirm they found drugs. the daughter of the late whitney houston and her family recently telling nbc news that she is fighting for her life and surrounded by loved ones. >> angie goth thank you. >> 15 after the hour. rights now the wind is

starting to die down just a bit. tom says the winds are about 15 to 20 miles per hour right now. last night wind gusts were gusting between 40 to 50 miles per hour. caused all type of problems. roads were closed power lines down construction equipment could be seen waving in the winds. this video shows the severely damaged home there. chris fisher was inside his house. he called 9-1-1 when a tree started to lean. then it crashed into the second floor bedroom. it's not known the cost of those damages are just yet or how long the repairs will take. warren sap is officially no longer with the nfl network. the network said it fired him after police arrested him yesterday morning and charged him with soliciting a prostitute. sap is also accused of assault.

he played defense in the nfl for 12 years and inducted into the pro football hall of fame just a couple of years ago. today the dod is being sued. several groups including the aclu filing a suit against the department of defense. they say the dod doesn't recruit enough women and won't release records about the practices which it is required to make public. they focus on recruiting at the army naval, and air force academys. we left a message for the department of defense. the obama administration is discussing whether to provide weapons to ukrainian forces. these talks come as the ukraine comes under increasing attacks by pro-russian separatists. pro-russian rebels have taken control of the 15 settlements in eastern ukraine including a strategic railway hub. the conflict so far has claimed more than 5,000 lives since last april. a virginia woman now facing up to eight years in prison for lying to the fbi about her support for isis.

heather coffman outside richmond pleaded guilty yesterday. police arrested her last year following her for months due to suspicious facebook posts with possible connections to isis. calfman will be sentenced in may. just weeks after metro's underground emergency, crews fixed another communication issue. emergency radio coverage is working along the wheaten metro platform. this happened during a routine inspection on friday. d.c. firefighters said they had communication problems at l'enfant plaza after a woman died after smoke filled a tunnel. your children are safe and they're not making security changes at prince george's county after a teacher was attacked in class. we're told the teacher was punched by a student at the high school last week. the district is working to

discipline the student. parents told us they want to know what happened. >> when was the rest of the teachers and my daughter said everybody was crowded around the teacher while he was basically getting beat up. >> according to the school the teacher said something to the student and it was misinterpreted. parents told us the comment was racially charged. one man recovering and another man facing charges after a bizarre sword attack. d.c. police arrested michael yesterday for swinging a samurai sword at the man. he's charged with assault with intent to kill. the victim suffered cuts to his hand. the next time you go to a event at the national zoo you'll notice new security measures. they released a draft of the safety plans to news 4. during big events like easter monday the zoo will do random bag checks and may use metal detectors to screen viz force. zoo police will limit the crowds in necessary.

two 18-year-olds were shot outside the zoo the day after easter. if you work in maryland today we're learning more about a proposal to guarantee you paid days off if you're sick. in the state of the union president obama pushed are more paid sick leave for workers. there's a bill in maryland to guarantee a week of sick leave for everyone in the state. a group advocating for the change will present the analysis of the bill today. all right. so you to plan ahead if you use the capital bike share. you may not be able to raent bike later today. the company is updating the software. beginning at 7:00 tonight you will not be able to pay by credit card. the bike share website and mobile maps will not show where bikes have available. you won't be able to become a member or renew your membership. >> members who have keys whether it's for a month, daily key, or a year can rent bikes but they can only rent it from a same station once. the software upgrade will

take up to 24 hours. it will help the company with its bookkeeping. there are 28,000 registered users in the d.c. area. i posted the story on my facebook page. >> he says -- >> oh! that he didn't see his shadow. >> he said why would you put a groundhog that close to your ear? this is what happens when maybe a groundhog doesn't like predicting the weather or just doesn't want to tell you. this is in wisconsin. jimmy the groundhog bit the town's mayor. the mayor said that jimmy was saying he didn't see his shadow this year. >> someone tweeted and said listen groundhogs aren't that accurate they bite people. terrible meteorologists. we need to trust tom. >> that's what we do here. i'm happy with that. we know you don't bite tom, therefore, we'll take the feast from you. >> don't get too close. you never this morning we have a biting wind as you step out the door to greet you early on this

tuesday morning. yeah we're hashtaging this. bundle up #bundleuptuesday. all green light for your travel forecast weather wise. you shouldn't have any problems driving. we had the roads blow dried by the wind yesterday. dry drive time commute in the low 20s. afternd upper 30s. need the sunglasses. have the visors down. sunset at 5:302 now. and temperatures right now are hovering in the low 20s and feels like temperature by 8:00 a.m. the windchill still just in the teens. going forward windchills by noontime will be in the low to mid 20s even though tornado watches will begin to climb into the 30s. a lighter wind by late afternoon. windchills won't be as bad. they'll be around 30 or so by late afternoon as temperatures get into the upper 30s. then storm team 4 four-day forecast upper 20s tomorrow. we rebound nicely on wednesday. should take it up to around 50

degree wednesday afternoon. looks niegs. a roller coaster ride up-and-down we go again near 20 by dawn on thursday afternoon. highs reaching near freezing thursday. thursday morning that's our next chance for any kind of snow. it looks very light right now. might get a light dusting. maybe just a few scattered flurries thursday morning. then sun back in the afternoon. we plunge back down to the teens by dawn on friday. friday afternoon another cold day. partly cloudy with afternoon heist just reaching the mid 30s. here is your storm team 4 seven-day outlook. here we go back up again. should make it up to around 50 on saturday afternoon. and partly cloudy and maybe, again, near 50 on sunday. a lot of clouds around sunday. there's a chance of maybe some rain on sunday. too mild for any snow. after that getting a little bit chillier the first part of next week. low to mid 40s on monday and

partly sunny. next weather and traffic on the 1s is coming up at 5:31. now melissa, how is the commute? >> looking quite good. thursday, please keep the snow away from the morning commute. if we could make a deal that would be great. heading southbound into town no problems. taking a wide look at things overall looking good. looking to see a little bit of slow down in dale city. we are. a little bit of yellow there. headed northbound here this morning. into town and out of town 66 no problems there. that's actually looking quite good. beltway at saint barn bass moving along nicely. we have the problem. remember in fairfax southbound university drive between north street and main street. it's an issue for those to walk to george mason. the right lane and the sidewalk blocked because of the water main break yesterday. thank you. 5:24 is the time. if you drive a jeep cher key

listen up. jeep is recalling more than 228,000 cherokees. the model years included are 2014 and 2015. most are in the u.s. and canada. we have a news 4 investigation now. bold thieves are on the prowl during the cold mornings. you might unknowingly be putting yourself at risk. the news 4 i-team found there have been hundreds of car thefts since the start of the year in prince george's county. commuters around the d.c. area could be vulnerable. police say the crooks are canvassing the area looking for people who warm up their car and leave it unattended at the driveway or at a gas station. >> when they steal the cars, they're not stealing the cars to keep them. >> correct. it's theft for profit. >> tonight on news 4 at 11:00. the i-team goes undercover to see how thieves organize

operate. you won't believe how bold they are. a news for your health now. here is something to think about before you head to the gym. apparently too much jogging may be bad for your health. >> i knew it! >> a new study found that strenous joggers and runners had the same mortality rate as people who didn't run as all. like slow jogger had a lower rate of death. you can find the study in a journal of american cardiologist cardiologist. there is a new survey that says many don't know which foods can prevent heart disease. you can reduce your risk of heart disease with things like olive oil, fish fruits vegetables, and nuts. however, when they asked people about heart-healthy diet 1 in 20 mentioned those foods. your kids might not be getting the right amount of

sleep. they come up with a list of recommended sleep times. for example a newborn should get between 14 and 17 hours of sleep every day. a young adult between the ages of 18 and 25 needs to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. it is the first time any professional organization has developed a age-specific recommends for sleep durations. >> when you become an adult, all the way to age about 64. the 7 to 9 is the recommended amount of sleep. sadly, i haven't seen seven hours. i can't remember the last. i try to get more sleep on the weekend. >> people think i don't need that. i function fine off five or six hours. your body is doing something completely different on the inside. >> it catches up. a new survey said you'll saving a lot of money on valentine's day. they asked couples how much they spent on each other. the results according to the site couples who are dating spent an average of $118 on each

other for the holiday. marry the couples spend more. $136 each year. the top spenders engaged couples. aren't they spending enough? they spend an average of $154. that's a lot of money! >> you know how they are. oh honey, baby sweetie! >> is that how they are? and then you get married and it comes down. >> that's not true. >> see! >> it's right there! it came down like $20. >> the recent measles outbreak is sparking a new discussion. we'll go live to capitol hill where lawmakers will start debate on whether certain vaccinations should be mandatory for your children. martin o'malley has travel plans in the next few months. why the place he's visiting is raising some eye brows. and a live look outside this morning. tom takes a look at the

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the name your price tool isn't witchcraft! and i didn't turn your daughter into a rooster. she just looks like that. burn the witch! the name your price tool a dangerously progressive idea. looking at the stories making headlines now at 5:30. the midwest and northeast still digging out from a big winter storm. nbc news has confirmed that 12 people have died since the beginning of that massive storm. today we expect to learn whether joshua star will keep

his job as monthgomery county board of education. you may not be able to use the capital bike share today. the company is updating the software and certain services will be unavailable. good morning to you. we want to go to tom with the look at whether we're going warm up today. it's a bitter cold start. >> it is. we have the howling winds yesterday. this morning they're a whisper down to around 15 to 25 miles per hour gusts. temperat hovering in the upper 250us. much of fairfax county low to mid 20s. mid 20s in washington. mid to upper 20s near the bay. farther west down to frigid 5 degrees. going forward through the day by 8:00 we'll be in the low to mid 20s most of the region with a lighter wind. still windchills around 10 degrees. then much lighter winds by noontime will be near freezing

maybe mid up toer 30s briefly. mid to late afternoon bright and sunny. slighter wind overnight tonight. we'll have it near freezing by midnight. not as cold by tomorrow. next weather and traffic on the 1s chuck bell joins us with the walk to work forecast. and driving to work. >> not bad. the most excitement we're getting now. let's keep it this way. outer loop atdisabled vehicle. not too many pro problems. inner loop and outer loop everything is flowing fine this morning. 66 here eastbound and westbound no problems at all. take a look at prince george's county into and out of town fine. indian head highway looking quite good. same thing heading a little bit to the north here in maryland. it still 95 into and out of town. everything moving along nicely.

i'm back in 10 minutes. we'll have travel times for you. thank you. 5:30 is the time now. we're learn about two new suspected cases of the measles. one suspected carrier is an elementary school. the letter will be sent to the entire school notifying them of the possible exposure u. the second case is not related to the school district but coworkers may be impacted. we're waiting for the test results to confirm the cases. as we learn of more cases of the measles, the debate over mandatory vaccinations is spreading. a big debate about another outbrake of measles. should vaccinations for the its be mandatory? tracy, we heard about the cases in nevada. it's becoming a big issue of debate. >> and a big political issue. we heard president obama in the "today" show interview saying you should get your kids

vaccinated. new jersey's governor on a trip overseas yesterday talked about parental choice. his office came back and clarified say, yes, believes in vaccinations. we're hearing that from christie from rand paul a lot of choice. it follows a recent poll that republicans and independents much more interested in parents having a say whether or not their kids get vaccinated versus democrats who are much more likely to suggest vaccinations insisting they're safe. both of the scientists out there say they're safe and new overnight so did hillary clinton. she tweeted that the earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. she put it it #grandmothersknowbest. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you. in virginia lawmakers could let cities and counties ban plastic shopping bags. the virginia state senate passed a measure to do just that.

the bill passed with bipartisan support and goes it the house of delegates. maryland will see the first latino legislative caucus. a group of six will organize the caucus. caucus. they will give maryland's hispanic symbolic and physical home within the legislature. maryland's former governor will head tow iowa as he considers a run for the white house in 2016. considers a run for the white house in 2016. martin o'malley hopes to generate support on several visits to state. there's nowhere to go but up in iowa. according to the new iowa poll he ranks last in a democratic field of six potential contenders. he had been considering a challenge to a likely hillary clinton candidacy. maryland's democrats new house majority leader will give her party's response to governor larry hogan's state of the state

address on wednesday. ann kaiser will focus fighting hogan's proposal to slow growth of primary and secondary education next year. he said it provides record education funding but it is $144 million less than educators expected. a two week security exercise starts today at navy bases in the area. it's called solid curtain shield 2015. an annual training on responding to threats. you may see more traffic or access delays at the navy yard, the u.s. navel observe story and the naval research lab. big changes coming to th there's new research that says something they're doing before bed is making them sleep less effectively. >> plus the new fight this morning over robin williams' estate. why his family is struggling to divide the late comedian's

empire. a live look outside the studio now. it is so cold. you see the flag flapping in the winld

. welcome back. next steps are happening on bringing more business to aspen hill. you may have seen a big vacant building there.

the county council will hold a hearing on the plan today. supporters say they're excited about the idea of new businesses. critics say they don't want a big box store like wal the area. if you're watching us on the computer or phone. researchers say the screens could be hurting your child's ability to sleep. researchers looked at 10,000 teens between 16 and 19 years old. those who used more than one device a day were more likely to sleep for less than five hours a night. teens who used screens for four or more hours daily were nearly 50% more likely to take more than one hour to fall asleep at night. if you walk to work it is going to be a cold one out there. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is live in wood bridge with your walk to work forecast. >> reporter: good morning! it is a cold start outside this morning! it is a bundle up tuesday. that's our hashtag. it is 20 degrees out here with a

windchill of 9 degrees right now! i'm not alone in the parking lot here. i have the big line of people. long line here at wood bridge this morning. it's a busy parking lot. if you're walking to work or school plan on cold temperatures. morning walk commutes sunshine but only 22 degrees. then later on this afternoon, again, plenty of sup stripe. that's the good news. highs around 38 by 4:00 this afternoon. it's going to be a chilly day for sure. you'll need to bundle up. i have my scarf, hat, everything i need to stay warm today. you'll need to do the same. tom is back in ten minutes talking about at least a chance for a little snow before the week is out. for now it's time for traffic. >> good morning. have a new crash at plateau mick river road. it shouldn't slow down too much. a warning for you're heading out. a wider look at things overall.

no major problems into and out of town. in maryland 270 no issues. 95 to 270 looking good. 66 eastbound to the beltway 11 minutes. only about 7 minutes behind. back in ten minutes. thank you. this is melissa's favorite story of the morning. a huge outpouring of support for a man that walks 21 mile to work every day and how the world is learning about him and helping him. how google and yububer it fighting out. you can keep an eye on the temperatures and conditions.

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right now there's a lawsuit between robin williams' children

and his wife over the things he left behind. the suit was filed by his widow who he married five years ago. the things he left to his children should come from a different home he owned. williams' children say there were no specific limits on what he left to them. today we will see new data on the state of mental health in this country. the release of information timed with the launch of the kennedy center for mental health policy. that center hopes to further the national conversation about mental health. they will press for more effective patient-centered care of both the mind and body. they hope to eliminate the stigma associated mental health treatment. we expect a vote today on a senate bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic among military veterans. the measure is named for clay hunt a 26-year-old veteran who killed himself in 2011. an estimated 22 military veterans commit suicide every day. more than 8,000 every year. the bill already cleared the

house in a unanimous vote. it is expected to pass the senate. and they are the greatest heros of the great generation and today they receive a special honor. the unit is made up of u.s. and canadian soldiers called the devil's brigade. they're being recognized for their heroic efforts during world war ii. today the 50 survivors head to capitol hill to receive the congressional gold medal. congratulations! 13 before the hour. right now new jersey governor in london. he's scheduled to join a conversation about drug addiction and treatment at a charity hope house. later this morning, he will have a working lunch with the chancellor. this morning we're getting a look at new pictures of the former cuban leader fidel castro. you can see himmeeting with the presidents of universities federation. the article said castro was

celebrating his 70th anniversary of starting his studies at the university of havana. castro stepped down in 2008. he's not been seen in public for about a year. maryland could join a handful of states that allowed death with dignity. lawmakers plan to introduce a bill allowing terminally ill peel to end their lives on the own time line. it would apply to people who have been given six months to live. we are now hearing from the mother of a man killed in a hit and run accident on the bw parkway this weekend. rick's mother has a message for whoever hit him. >> i forgive them. i just want them to turn themselves in. i know it's hard. accidents happen and we understand. it was a tragic accident. rick orrick was changing a flat tire on the parkway.

his fiancè and two teen kids were with him. today you can learn about the future plans for alexandria schools. it's part of a discussion tonight as they address the growing student population and improving facilities. the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at city hall in alalexandria. uva issued a mumps alert on campus. a case of mumps has been confirmed there. they're waiting on test results for four other suspected cases.pread through coughs sneezes, or direct contact with an infected person's saliva. around here we complain about the commute. it it's really bad. but how about this man? he walks 21 miles to work every day. >> yeah. he lives in detroit. does it daily. this is james robertson. he makes the 21-mile trek each day. he's been commuting this way since 1998 when his car took the last breath. he said he hasn't been able to

save up for a new car. >> five days a week. i don't even get any sleep. i don't get any sleep until the weekends. his story seems to be gathering national attention. people are donating to help him buy a new car. a college student in the detroit area started a go fund me page. it raised more than $130,000. >> robertson is going to be driving a really nice car very soon. >> i bent he won't. i bet he'll have a economical, logical $15,000 and hopefully do good with the money. a lot of people have that situation. >> right. pay it forward. maybe not getting the same kind of attentions. >> exactly. 5:51 is the time now. we saw the snow in the picture. they've been getting it. today for us no snow in the forecast. >> right. the detroit had record snow from the last storm came through. i admire that guy for what he's going through every day. and here if you have a short walk to work you'll want to

layer up like he was. and we're starting this morning with mercifully the howling winds are now down to a whisper this morning. enough to blow dry the roads. so our morning midday and afternoon drive time forecast looking good. because we have dry payment this morning as well as the afternoon. leave the heater on. we'll be in the low 20s for the next several hours. and then during the afternoon finally getting above freezing. ought to be making it to the mid to upper 30s by mid to late afternoon. lots of sunshine through the day. have your sunglasses. you'll need to have the sun visors down with the low angles. temperatures right now in prince george's county in the low 20s. much of prince william the mid 20s. low 20s to mid 20s in fairfax and loudoun. much of montgomery county only the upper teens to around 20 degrees as is howard and frederick county. and farther west to north much of washington county. only in the mid teens. shenandoah valley pan handle of

west virginia as well in the low 20s near 20 degrees. cold temperatures in western maryland. right now garrett county it's only 5 above zero in oakland. our windchill temperatures -- because the winds have diminished they're not as bad as they could have been. we had the winds that were howling over 50 miles per hour yesterday afternoon. now they're down aro to drop the windchill to 6 in gaithersburg. farther west and north the windchill in lees burg just 9 degrees. dulles' windchill at 11. layer up as you're heading for the metro or walking to work or school this morning. you'll be happy you layered up. look at the windchills by 8:00 they'll be a little bit better. most windchills in the low to mid teens. then the windchills by noontime should be in the mid to upper 20s as temperatures will begin to climb into the 20s 30s. gentler winds during the afternoon around 5 to 10 miles per hour. enough to have our windchills down to around 30 degrees by

late afternoon. postyour pictures. i took this over the weekend. saturday morning sunrise. i put that on instagram and twitter and facebook and put your photographs there. search my name and connect me. i love seeing your photographs. we'll be showing these for the week ahead. tomorrow morning not as cold. four-day forecast for wednesday ought to be around 50 degrees tomorrow. quite a rebound from today. then we dive back down again to near 20 degrees or so. thursday morning getting back up to the low 30s. our next chance for any accumulating snow is thursday morning. we might gate very light dusting or just a few scattered flurries and it's only a small chance. not a big deal. then sun back in the afternoon. and cold again by dawn on friday. down in the mid teens. friday afternoon just making into the mid 30s. and milder air mooufs in for the weekend. storm team 4 seven-day forecast

up around 50 degrees for saturday and sunday. sunday we may gate little bit of rain too warm for any snow then on monday partly sunny. highs low 40s. melissa looking at conditions on the roads. what is going on now. it. the water main break i want to mention. a lot of folks that walk to george mason will be affected by the southbound university drive between north street and main street. we'll have the right lane and the sidewalk blocked. we'll try to wiggle you around that. because of that problem from yesterday. so just got this report here in alexandria downed wire. we'll have to work around that. taking a look at virginia 95 in virginia at mime road. everything moving along nicely there. a wide look at things overall lots of green and movement on the map. a little slow in d.c. that's typical for this time of year. prince george's county into and out of town no issues. still have the problem the crash

at play at. thank you. it's 5:55. today you can help create the 2016 budget in prince george's county. the county executive will hold a hearing tonight at 7:00 at the community college in largo. the first two of public hearings. the other will happen next thursday at laurel high school. how about google as a taxi service? bloom burg reported that google is preparing to launch the own ride sharing service to compete with companies. they say google employs may be using the app. right now google is invested in uber. one of its vps is on uber's executive board. however, that will probably change if google launches a competing service. that's how it works. two office giants could be ready to join forces. cnbc joins us. >> a big retail merger in the works. stapes and office depot are discussing a deal.

a merger could fend off competition from amazon and walmart. they tried to buy office depot before but rejected the deal. the energizer bunny will keep going. the company will begin selling aa batteries made from partially recycled old batteries. they are the first from a major brand to use recycled material. about 4%. it's part of the efforts to reduce the environmental impact of powering all of our devices. back over to you. >> thank you. new this morning if your daughter or son is looking at colleges in virginia they could be writing papers with solar power there. the department of energy is spending $800,000 to start solar power programs at 15 schools in the state. that's according to the news leader. in our area marymount university and shenandoah university are listed among the schools in the program. right now people across the northeast are struggling to dig out after another blizzard

leaves them buried. we'll take you live to boston for a firsthand look at the conditions. plus the impact snow is having on travelers. in our area it is cold. 26 degrees outside of our studio. that's not factoring in the windchill. tom has your hour-by-hour forecast for the day ahead.

right now trying to dig out after another winter wallop across the northeast. how the mess is impacting us in washington this morning. no snow in our immediate future but wind gusts will have you looking for the warmest winter gear as we deal with windchills in the low teens for many of us. storm team 4 is tracking the cold in the hour-by-hour forecast. >> yes. thankfully the winds have diminished overnight. yesterday we had gusts over 50 miles per hour. our peak gusts are generally around 15 to 20. temperatures near 20 degrees. across much of the rest of northern virginia prince william in the mid 20s. temperatures around the bay now are in the upper 20s. there is a view of the sky over

northwest washington. off in the distance there the horizon is bethesda. cold morning and lighter winds for the bundle up tuesday. milder weather moving in for tomorrow afternoon. and hour by hour through the morning we'll stay a little bit breezy and cold. we'll be down low 20s between now and 8:00. lots of sunshine through the rest of the day. have your sun glazs and layer up. it's not going to be warming up until above freezing until noontime. sunshine and a little bit of wind. then the wind goes calm by mid to late afternoon. by then we should be in the upper 30s. quite a chill in the air. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. chuck bell joins us live. melissa, how is the commute? >> this popped up. college park the outer loop report of a