ant about d.c.. it will be held at the cannon building at 1:00. i have a few questions i'd like to ask. >> go on down. stay with us. news 4 today continues now at 5:00 a.m.. take a look. these numbers say it all. temperatures in the single digits. down right cold out there. >> and those temperatures are refreezing any snow that may have melted. that could make your commute a little bit slippery this morning. and a little more snow could be coming if your afternoon commute. it is 5:00 a.m.. good morning. i'm aaron fwil crist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 today for this wednesday, february 18 2015. and we're not getting a break from the cold weather. the ice out there, so we have a lot of closings and delays to tell you about because of it. if you work for the federal government agencies are open. you do have the option to telework or take unscheduled leave. d.c. schools will be open today.

montgomery county schools are open on time as well. schools in fairfax, prince william and loudoun county are closed. >> prince george's county schools are on two hour delay. same for arlington county and anne arundel county schools. charles county closed, st. mary's county closed al and also calvert county. >> spotsylvania county is closed stafford fauquier county, culpeper county is closed. page county king george, westmoreland counties are closed as well as fredericksburg and manassas city. clark county on a two hour delay. hardy county two hours late, too. also alexandria and manassas now tom kierein will tell what you it will be like outside. >> it may be slippery. this is patchy ice.

watch out for patchy ice, we had a refreeze overnight. any untreated surface. here is what to wear. dress for a frigid morning. heavy coat scarf gloves a that, warm boots. if your feet are warm, usually the rest of youuyou is warm. i love those thermal socks. i wear them a lot in the wintertime. just a few high clouds passing over the metro area thousand. patchy morning ice, that's you our headline for the morning. for the afternoon,ethousand. patchy morning ice, that's you e snow calls coming through like the ones we had on valentine's day with brief whiteouts. and then followed by record cold temperatures moving in bri friday bring morning. next weather and traffic, look at when it's getting before freezing. brand new crash here 295 northbound just before south capitol street. this just came up block the right side of the roadway.

also have a car fire 95 south just before before quantico. a car fire, the vehicle off to the right side of the roadway. still going to slow you down if you're headed out anytime soon. taking a wide look at things no major problems. 95 in maryland at cherry hill road moving along nicely. again roads are mostly dry especially the main streets. get on the side streets and you can of course hit a slick spot. taking a look in prince goornlg's county everything rolling along. i'm back with a live picture of 66. it's 5:03 thousand. whether you're driving, walking or taking public transit to work you have to be careful out there. a lot of yesterday's snow that melted is now ice. richard jordan live in northwest d.c. checking on how it could affect your ability to get out the door this morning.

>> reporter: good morning. yeah we're on connecticut and believe it or not we have already seen people running this morning on these very slick sidewalks. it can be really dangerous. haven't seen anyone take a spill, but could happen. take a look this is a patch of ice covered with some snow here on this sidewalk. looks like the end of the block has been taken care of, that was cleaned up by the business that is directly behind the sidewalk. but there are some businesses of course that didn't open yesterday because of the snow. so we do still have some slick conditions on some of the sidewalks. however, time is about to run out. there is oom an hour left in the district before sidewalks have to be cleared out or you could face a fine. d.c. has a 24 hour period where people who live in apartment buildings, home business owners all the sidewalks, you must clear them out. that expires at 6:00 a.m. this

morning. so time is almost up for that. again, you did face a fine. we have checked out several of the metro stations most of them are looking good. the sidewalks, areas right around the metro, looking good. but it is the walk to the metro that could be a problem because again, you'll see some icy sidewalks morning. reporting live in northwest, richard jordan news 4. amtrak will run on a modified schedule today. there will be fewer trains between here and boston. the palmetto train is canceled. on metro, we're told bus service should be back to normal. however the agency says you should prepare for delays just in case. in the day ahead, two parents accused of leaving their kids alone in their cold care are expect car are expected in court. they left their toddlers in their car seats locked in their parked car while they went to a wine tasting. the couple faces two counts of attempted child neglect.

they have not been allowed forr 2 and 1-year-old kids. jesse math duethew his arraignment in the hannah graham case. he's currently in fairfax county jail awaiting trial on sex assault and attempted murder charges from a case in 2005. graham disappeared last september, her body found a few weeks later following a massive search. you may face traffic delays today as an old building is demolished in prince george's county. the old plumber's building in brent wood will be demolished to make way for it a new state-of-the-art building. that will take place this morning. the new building will include apartments artists and retail space. it's not known when the $36 million project will be complete. today is ash wednesday for christians here and around the world. catholic cardinal donald wuerl will offer mass at 12:10. alfred street baptist church in alexandria offering ashes to go at your car from 6:00 to 7:00 this morning. then again from noon until 1:00

and 6:00 to 7:00 tonight. we've learned that shenandoah schools are closed. it suffered some of the most significant damage in the 2011 earthquake. today what we're expecti about the repair progress being made. plus another case of measles confirmed in the district. >> and a lift look

in rockville, your trash collection will be a day late because of the snow. if your trash is normally collected today, it will be collected tomorrow and so forth. this will last until friday. follow tom sher rootwood on twitter as he gets a special look inside the national cathedral. crews say they have fixed everything inside. you'll remember it was damaged in that earthquake four years ss ago. next most of the exterior will have to be fixed and we're told it could take as long as a

place to visit. the inside of the building is open. you can pray. just stunning. >> nice to see what tom comes up with. you see the washington monument there in the distance. a little bit shorter than it was last week. but still there. tom kierein has a look at your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> and under a mostly clear sky now. your sidewalk may look like this one. i took this picture around 2:00 this morning in northwest washington. still many snow covered sidewalks away. look at our temperatures down to sipping single dim itgits. teens around the bay. there is a sky, longer view of the monument right now we're hovering in the single digits and teens. by noon should be in the mid to upper 20s and briefly getting above freezing around 3:00 p.m.. look at the timing of noteshow showers coming up. 95 virginia south before

quantico a car fire. we know the right lane is blocked. again southbound lanes before quantico. northbound looks a little slow. perhaps people looking to the left. 270 at montrose everybody flowing fine. 66 east of 29, gainesville, no problems there. taking a look at 95 in virginia north, south, everything moving along quite nicely. beltway at landover rolling along, as well. 5:12 now. prince william county school superintendent says he needs to cut $11 million from the school budget. we'll have a look at the latest programs on the chopping block. plus a new look at the single biggest fear people have as they head toward retirement.

right now no snoiw falling. we're keeping an eye on the roads for you, though. >> chuck bell is out in the storm team 4 x 4. are you seeing any ice out there? >> reporter: you know honestly,

the side streets still have some slipperiness but the main roads, this is route 1 in old town alexandria that we're on right now. we came down we went wilson boulevard down glebe road and now we're on route 1 southbound south of target going right through old town. and really as long as you're on a main street there just is not a problem at all on any of the main roads we've seen so far this morning. i'm sure some of the littler roads are more of an issue. so if you have ice on your neighborhood street this morning, show it on tv my twitter handle is @chuckbell4. and i'd be happy to come over there and show your neighborhood on tv. but so far so good on the main roads. i think it's probably a really good idea a lot of the school districts on that two hour delay this morning, get the sunshine up a little melting going on and everything will be just fine around here. so this snow came down as a powdery snow and as a result i think it's just been very easy to treat and clean off the roads. so that is all very good news. so from the storm team 4 x 4, that's all we got for now.

back to you. 5:17 now. today maryland state lawmakers will talk about a matching grant program for new school construction. that program will help school stricts like montgomery county public schools build new faster. you you could see some major change at prince william public schools. today we'll hear a plan to cut $11 million from the budget. zachary kiesch is live atl in wood bridge now with what programs could be cut. >> reporter: good morning. the good news here is that full day kin ter garden are not in jeopardy of being cut, but everything else is on the table. at the same time, school board members would like to see somethinged teacher ed increased teacher play and smaller class sizes. among the programs vulnerable in this case are things like element staer orchestra, middle school sport, gifted and talented programs, and other programs viewed as discretionary

they're all on the chopping block. all this as a result of funding that for years has not kept pace with growth and inflation. now, the superintendent was expected for give a budget proposal today as a school board meeting. it's unclear exactly if that will happen at this point. as we know prince will criminal schools are not in session today. as we take a look, you can see all the snow and not too many tracks. but we'll have the updates all among long. zachary kiesch news 4. today police are looking for two suspects who stole an suv with a 5-year-old inside. that happened last night on second street in southeast washington. the owner of that vehicle was pushed to the ground by two suspects as he got out of his car. the vehicle was gone for about 15 minutes before list found it.poli found it. the child was not hurt. a second case of measles is confirmed in the district. first case was reported in january and was linked to

international travel. the health department says there is no indication that the cases are connected. there have been no cases reported in maryland virginia or west virginia. but 17 states and d.c. now have measles cases. today the first openly by sexual oig governor will take officer. kate brown will replace oregon's outgoing governor. he resigned under pressure. his fiance is accused of using their relationship enrich herself. there are new questions this morning about the safety of tanker railcars after a fiery derailment in west virginia. the 26 quarters that derailed outside charleston were supposed to be reinforced and safer, but the cars have thousand been involved in several fiery derailment derailme train was carrying cruel oil when it derailed on monday. a boil water advisory ends today

since no traces of oil have been found in drinking water. that explosion could come up in a lawsuit in the district tomorrow. the judge will decide the future of the csx rail line pasugh downtown d.c.. csx says the one track in the 100-year-old tunnel is starting to decay. the train company wants to double its size. homeowners who live near dlts by want to stop the construction citing a long list of reasons including growing concerns about hazardous materials traveling through the city. you may have seen these viral videos of people jumping out of windows. look oh, my right into the snow. this is in boston. well the mayor of boston is telling people to stop it. he's piptsointing out these stuptss can be incredibly dangerous. the city has scrambled to keep roads clear after record breaking snowfall. so we know there is a thick padding of snow, but you don't know what is under there. you could seriously injure yourself. >> you can't tell stupid people not to break things.

there is no logic there. just stop it. >> exactly. 21 after 5:00. a live look o you this morning. still a lot of snow on the ground across the region and another very cold start. >> tom kierein here with your weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:21. dare you say there might be more snow? >> not enough to do a swan dive into the snow. this afternoon we could get a few more passing snow showers coming through similar to what we had on valentine's day. right now storm team 4 radar showing those nufing in to the ohio valley, kentucky tennessee. they are advancing to the east. but not arriving here until late afternoon. here is the timing, leading edge of this, this area in lavender about 2:00 this afternoon coming into the panhandle of west virginia. then into the shenandoah valley around 4:30. after that they sweep east. 5:00 frederick, loudoun and fauquier county. and 7:00 p.m. is when they will come right in to the district. and some of these could produce

some brief whiteouts. gone doing a whole line of it from the pennsylvania border all the way done to south of fredericksburg. and then sweep east of the metro area and east of the bay after that. but as they come on through, they're moving quickly. they could unload a quick dusting to as much as an inch as these sweep on through. so be aware of that similar to what we have the near white jous conditions saturd. we're in the single digits. so morning commute staying very cold. watch out for the patchy ice this morning on the untreated surfaces including your front steps and sidewalks and driving this this afternoon. could be a bit of a problem with brief white jous conditions. temperatures hovering near 30 by mid to late afternoon and theo the 20s tonight. plummeting with blustery winds to near 10 tomorrow morning, staying in the teens all day this morning record cold on friday morning, afternoon highs

in the upper teens and sub any. then a wintry mix perhaps on saturday maybe a little snow change to go sleet and a little freezing rain. then rain saturday night into sunday ending sunday afternoon. and then chilly again first part of next week. your bus stop forecast coming up next weather and t. overall looking pretty good. main routes looking pretty good. neighborhoods maybe not so much. 270 at old hundred road you can see all these folks headed south bound, that is moving along just fine for us this morning. 66 into and out of town also looking good. earlier construction now out of way. so you don't have to worry about that anymore. 95 in virginia express lanes even nice and open and looking like they're moving well for us. beltway at indian head highway also moving nicely. and 95 in maryland bw parkway, roll along, as well. live picture of 66 coming up. apparently high medical expenses are your biggest financial fear about retirement.

according to a new bankrate.com survey that was concern for 28% of those polled. running out of money was the second biggest financial worry about retirement. it is 5:24. changing minds about the way police handle calls involving mental health. news 4 iteam and doreen gensler are learning more about a special team of officers on the front lines when it comes to cases involving mental illness. >> they're often working behind the scenes as some of the region's biggest crime scenes. we're talk about barricades or missing children. murder-suicides. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00 we take an inside look at the region's crisis intervention teams and community they're helping. kristi and her daughter meg are laughing and smiling today, but not too long ago, kristi says she had to call the police on her own daughter. >> she can get very violent, very mean.

it'sed edit's hard. >> reporter: meg has been diagnosed with bipolar and attention deficit and hyperactivity it is orders which can cause rages tantrums that turn suddenly violent. kristi says that's when police send the crisis intervention team officers specially trained to handle mental illness. >> often they're just here to calm down and make sure that she's okay to stay in the home. >> they will sproo dues us toe to the offi w hane the calls every day. in news 4 your health a new study says kids should not nap beyond age 2. researchers in australia say children 2-year-old and up who nap during the day had a more difficult time falling asleep when it was time to go to bed at night. it also shortened the overall amount of nighttime sleep the child had. children do have different needs. before you make any abrupt changes, should you talk to your

pediatrician. part ofents of teens have another reason to discourage teen sex. teen fathers pass on six times more genetic mutations than teen mothers. the rate drops around 21. the next step is to see if dna from young fathers can be linked to specific birth defects. here is the dog that won best in show at westminster. there she is miss p, a 4-year-old beagle. >> i did a story on a dog in our area. a nice purse they get. the dogs retire to farms and things like that. >> but she has to do a lot of work to get ready for westminster. tackling violent extremists. today the white house holds a massive summit to figure out how

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right now roads all over the place are in potentially dangerous shape after ice built up overnight. send us what you're seeing to our ic at nbcwashington.com e-mail. or tweet us with the #black ice alert. >> we want to you stay safe out there. we're working for you checking on the complainsnditions in your neighborhood. richard are joukror jordan is a northwest with a look at the conditions. >> reporter: we're getting down to the wire. sidewalks in the district have to be cleared out very soon. but as you can see, there are some people that still have a lot of work to do. this right here solid ice under this light coating of snow. a shovel has not touched it sidewalk since the snow came done yesterday. and time is almost running on you because at 6:00 a.m., that's when the sidewalks in the district need to be cleared or property owners could face a fine of up to $25.

the reason why this is so important is because of course schools in the district are open this morning. you'll have children trying to get to school walking to catch the bus. they could easily slip and fall with the ice that is on these sidewalks. you may also have someone in a wheelchair trying to get around. they won't be able to pass this. so there is a lot to consider here. and that's why the district wants to make sure that the sidewalks are clear. we have been around this morning, we've checked a lot of the metro stations. they are looking good. you can tell the area right around the metro station has been cleared. bus stops is a different story. some of the bus stops have not been taken care of and again sidewalks also could be treacherous for you this morning. let's get the latest on the forecast now with tom kierein. >> yeah at the bus stop this morning in addition to watching your footing, make sure that you are dressed warmly. it is going to be colds. your bus stop forecast for the morning hours between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning, we'll have our temperatures hovering only

around 10 degrees. thankfully a light wind and we'll have high clouds coming through. and then warming in to the mid teens to upper teens between 8:00 and 9:00. it will stay subfreezing for the rest of the morning. our temperatures are frigid right now. we are hovering only in the low to mid single digits in prince george's county. look at manassas down to just 3 above in prince william valley. low teens around the bay. a look at hometown highs today, that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at the 5:41. a new accident on 95? we still have this problem on 95 north before quantico right lane blocked because of this car fire. you can see some slowdowns here as you're approaching that situation. it is off on the right side of the roadway blookingcking the right lane. 66 headed in to town you're good. out of town, too. again main roads are okay.

side streets, not so hot this morning as richard jordan has been showing us. 270 at clarksburg road, all headlights headed south and that's fine. inner loop and outer loop overall everything looking quite good. and nice and green right now. so you didn't have too many worries. 95 in and out of town 29 you're looking good. same thing bw parkway, northbound and southbound. i'm back with travel time miss in 10 minutes. p. 5:33. on your screen you can see fairfax county and prince william county schools as well as loudoun county schools are closed today. >> if you work for loudoun county schools, administrative offices opening two hours late. also two hours lake prince george's county anne arundel. charles county, st. mary's county are calvert county all closed. in virginia shenandoah county schools are closed today.

as are spotsylvania stafford, fauquier county all closed. also culpeper county schools are closed page county as well as king gormgeorge and westmoreland are closed. fredericksburg and manassas city closed. manassas park city two hours delayed. alexandria and hardy count tipy also on a two hour twladelay. federal government workers have an option for telework or scheduled leave. we have a full list of delays on the nbc washington app. today president obama holds a summit aimed at stopping violent extremism. they will discuss programs to stem rad calicalization and recruitment in the u.s.. it includes researchers at the university of maryland. some are criticizing the white house for not focusing the summit on islamic extremism. the white house is he

can take many forms. more than 11 million people are signed up for affordable care act. the white house says those numbers are estimates as many applications are still being processed. if you don't finish your application, you still have time. you have until february 22 to complete the application. last year 8 million people signed up. if you are a maryland resident you also have a little extra time to complete your signup. marylanders now have until february 28 to complete the process. but only if you started your application before the february 15 deadline. that coverage will start on anticipate 1st. you may be caught on camera if you didn't slow down in the strict district. th cam location seven speed and two will that will snap a photo of you for blowing through a stop sign. we've posted the full list of locations on our nbc washington app. police say the next 30 days will be a warning period after that if you're caught you'll have to pay a fine. today you'll have a chance to weigh in on vre's plan to

raise fares. the first of 7 public hearings starts tonight at 7 ouk at the staff nord county government center. a 40 cent daily ticket increase is on the table. step up tickets for amtrak could also go up from $3 to $5. in the near future in virginia stun guns could be allowed at your child's school. the virginia general assembly is considering a bill to arm school security officers with stun guns and pepper spray. advocates say it helps defend gets against aa sheertooter. today governor hoe fan will join the u.s. secretary of education at a charter school in baltimore. the two will talk about a bill. hogan wants to s toexchand poises and also make it easier for charter schools to run in maryland. this morning metro is pushing back after a report said they knew some of their systems

couldn't handle a smoke emergency. plus the vice president we'll say awkward moment at the swearing in of the nation's new defense secretary. florida and a look outside our studios. it is colds out there. frederick county schools in virginia are closed dai today.

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welcome back. metro is pushing back against new agencies connected to that deadly smoke emergency at l'enfant plaza. before the incident, it says it knew it needed to upgrade computer software that handled smoke emergencies. the upgrades could make it easier for the metro control center to pinpoint smoke in the system and coordinate ventilation fans. metro responded with a letter to the editor say, quote, wmata is

working to improve procedures. metro says the current software working properly and upgrades must be funded by local jurisdictions. we've posted metro's entire letter to the editor on our website. a woman was killed and several others hospitalized when smoke filled the station last month. 5:41 is our time. want to go to tom kierein for the forecast. in dale city, only 14 degrees there. got a light wind. just a few clouds are passing through. ought to reach near freezing there by will:00 p.m. and itt snow shs will moving through and hovering around 30 degrees. ashburn down to only 12. by early afternoon should be reaching near freezing there to midafternoon. and then the snow showers arrive there around 5:30. silver spring, snowhowers

arriving this afternoon. a look at the hour by hour timing at the snow showers coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. melissa, what is happening now? roads looking good. rails not so much. brunswick east 890, 12 minutes behind this morning because of some problems with the switch. a frozen switch. so the cold weather causing issues ther issues. outer loop of the beltway, looking good. taking a look in virginia, 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 10 minutes. 95 north to the beltway, pretty good there at 26 minutes. i'm back in ten. it is now 5:42. president obama's immigration plan hits a snag after a judge puts it on hold. we'll have the latest on the next steps for the president as some immigrants' futures hang in the balance. another look outside for you. we'll have a look at when we could get more snow today. 19 degrees outside.

a live look outside on the roads this morning. all that cold air could be making for some icy conditions on the roads. we'll check in with chuck bell in just a few minutes. a judge's ruling has blocked a program that would have begun today for immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. tracie potts live for us. walk us through the ruling. >> reporter: it starts on the day that the kids dreamers who were brought here illegally, were supposed to be able to apply for legal status. so they could go to college. so they could stay here legally, get a work permit get a social security number. none of that is going to happen thousand because a federal judge in texas said that what the president did is unconstitutional. it was part of a lawsuit brought by 26 states led by texas.

so now this has been temporarily blocked by a federal court. so those applications are not going forward starting today. >> this immigration policy is a big priority for the president. how will the white house respond? >> reporter: well, the president has already said that he thinks this is really just one step toward what is likely going to land at the u.s. supreme court. we heard that from eric holder also. so their response they're reviewing it now. the attorney general, solicitor general, they will take a look and figure out how they will appeal it. pretty certain that they will appealt ruling likely the supreme court looking at this. and it will be interesting to see how much of this if any of it gets done before may. because that is the second part the parents of kids who are here legally were supposed to have their chance to apply for this legal status starting in may. but now all that is in limbo. >> tracie potts live for us. thank you. 5:48. some people are already calling this move the veep creep.

so here is what happened. during the official swearing in of the new secretary of defense ashton carter, vice president joe biden invited carter's wife to stand with him and biden put his hands on her shoulders and started whig perring to her. we're not sure what he said. several people of course took to social media, took the time to remind the vice president that carter is now in charge of the most powerful military in the world. it is now 5:48. we're working to keep you up-to-date on the road conditions this morning. here is a live look right now at wisconsin avenue in northwest washington. you can see there those steps still covered in snow and we're hearing from our reporters the side streets are still covered in a lot of neighborhoods and some icy patches because the temperatures are so cold. storm team 4 x 4 is also on the roads this morning checking out conditions for you. >> chuck bell live in prince george's county now with what

he's seeing. >> reporter: good morning. yeah we're on route 50 inbound from prince george's county in to the district. and so far so good here on route 50. we're looking for those icy spots on the roads this morning. so if you though where one is or you've seen one or if it's outside of your front window today, let me know where that is and we'll try to come being by and put it on tv for everybody else.@chuckbell4 and we'll retweet it out. but so far the main roads, key bridge up wilson boulevard, down glebe road over the wood row will so that bridge and thousand back into the city, so far it's all been grow will so that bridge and thousand backwill so that bridge and thousand back into also our own personal best in show. send us a vote for who you think is the best in show right here on news 4 today. >> are you allowed to vote for

yourself yourself? >> what? >> well, i may have voted for myself twice. >> for me it will be my one vote. thanks a lot. have a great day. roads are dry this morning, a major change. jeff rossen drove on a test track in rockville to show us what to do. you just did the two things you should they ever do. jam on the brake and jerk the wheel. those are the two worst things. you're suppoe accelerator get off of the brake, straighten the wheel and ride out the skid. >> here are more things you should do. keep in mind if you're driving up a hill accelerate slowly. if you start sliding backward don't hit the brake. that will turn you sideways. instead, steer to a safe place on the side of the road. jeff will have more tips coming up at later we'll find out the

winner of pat collins' snow stick challenge. we had a field day with this one. we received hundreds of entries. cat and dogs and goat and pigs. we had have a panel of judges who will decide best in show right here. we'll announce the winner tonight. always tough to judge this competition. >> i like the banana. the dog in a about a man in a peel. that's fun for me. 5:51. let's turn to tom kierein. we're dealing with the cold and we now the the snow was behind us. not so much. >> those dogs that dress in costumes they look embarrassed. dress in your warmest winter gear this morning. we have snow getting closer to us in the ohio valley, kentucky

and tennessee that is tracking toward our region. a line of snow showers that will be moving right into the metro area by later this afternoon. here is the timing. leading edge of that in the panhandle of west virginia around 2:00. and then into the shenandoah valley. and then crosses the blue ridge and gets closer to the we were sub western suburbs around 5:30 this afternoon. the whole line gets closer to washington around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.. comes right through the metro area from the pennsylvania border and all the way down to south of fredericksburg. and then it tracks east and crosses the bay after about 8:00 this evening and moves away. as it does move through, could have brief whiteouts like we had on valentine's day and many some snow hours producing a dust to go a quick inch as they move on through. likely snow squalls coming in

today. watch out for the patchy ice we've been talking about and th snow squalls coming through for the late afternoon comm early evening. we'll be hovering around 30 degrees. then near 10 tomorrow morning staying in the teens with a blustery wind. on thursday windchills near 0. record cold friday morning. afternoon highs in the teams. over the teens. over the week end, some rain apdrying outap dry and drying out next week. yellow line delays to mount vernon square. brunswick east 890, we're now 40 minutes behind because of a frozen switch this morning. outer loop at chain bridge road, right lane blocked. brand new crash popped up. 66 at jermantown road everything throwflowing fine there.

inner loop and outer loop everything flowing quite nicely. nice and green for us. and the beltway at d'arcy road is looking good, as well. 5:54 now. a surprising bit of political maneuvering in the virginia senate. a senator is proposing a bill to increase the number of republicans. that's according to the "washington post". senator bryce reeves won his seat by a small margin and now spaces a tough challenger in the democratic party. apple is working on new technology that will bring you into the world of virtual reality with the help of your iphone. landon dowdy joining us live with that story 4 your money. good morning. apple may be going virtual. the company has been granted a patent for a wireless head set oig that uses the iphone as a display screen. sparking speculation that apple may be getting in to the virtual reality market. but apple routinely explores technology that may not result

in new products. samsung started selling a virtual twice last monthg device last month. starbucks has launched a delivery service part of the company's ongoing efforts to entice customers who crave an upscale countryup of java. subscribers can have it delivered to their door 3 to 5 gays after the beans were roasted in seattle. talk about a fresh cup of coffee. >> wlan landon downdy thank you. the fount ten at chevy chase circle has been proposed to rename the fount tipain because of white supremacist views. the family says it's unfair to use contemporary standards. post also reports the resolution is mostly symbolic because the

fountain is on national park service land and it will nos likely take an act of congress to change it. a proposed cancer institute in frederick, maryland has a new location.new state-of-the-art facility was to be located at the 7th street campus. it will be at the rose hill facility though. hospital directors say this location will cost less and be more convenient to patients. relocating the institute will save $7 million. it is not known when that $20 million project will be complete. drivers planning to head out on rockville pike in bethesda needs to keep an eye out. cars traveling north are no longer able to turn at west cedar lane. crews are working on upgrades at that intersection. construction expected to last through the summer of 2016. drivers will also see a lane shift in that area. a very special event is happening on capitol hill. eleanor holmes norton is hosting ask me about d.c..

more than 1,000 congressional staffers are expected to attend. the event starts at 11:30. we will learn today who will receive grants in virginia to help boost tourism. the grants of more than $750,000 will be dsistributed to local and regional tourism groups aimed to attraction more visitors. the announcement will be that today in richmond. get ready for slick conditions when you step outside this morning. the problems we're finding on side streets and sidewalks. and the deadline that people in d.c. need to know about to avoid a fine.

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. staying safe as you step outside. the slick and snowy conditions you you may encounter on your way to work today as the clock ticks for many of to you get your sidewalks cleared. we're also tracking the conditionsing on theon the roads. some of you are getting a late start or the another snow day. schools in fairfax, prince william and loudoun county are all closed today. if you work for loudoun county schools, administrative offices are opening two hours late.

prukince george's county and arlington starting into hours late as are anne arundel, hardy. charles and st. mary's are closed. frederick county schools are closed. so have spotsylvania, stafford and shenandoah. also fauquier county culpeper page king george and westmoreland county schools. >> fredericksburg city and manassas city schools are closed. manassas park city on a two hour delay. schools in alexandria are also on a two hour delay. schools in d.c. and montgomery county are opening on time today. the federal government is open on time but with the option for unscheduled telework or leave. check the nbc washington app