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 and nbcwashington.com for all of

today's closings and delays. we are watching for black ice and other slick spots on the roads. >> but we begin our team coverage with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein and your what to wear forecast. >> we had the sun cook the pavement melted some of that snow. and then overnight, it refroze and created patchy ice like this. i took will this photo of the parking lot right here at nbc 4. we have patchy ice there. many parking lots are frozen over, so watch out for the icy untreated roads and your sidewalk and front steps, as well. our temperatures are hovering just near 10 degrees prince george's county montgomery and fair fak counties. reagan national at 17. near the bay, it's near the mid teens right now. here is your what to wear draft. warmest winter gear, heavy coats, scarf, gloves, hat and warm boots as we'll stay cold through the rest of the morning. not get above freezing until

later this afternoon. headlines this morning, patchy ice and then for the afternoon, passing snow squalls similar to those we got the on valentine's day. followed by record cold temperatured on friday morning. a look at when it gets above freezing later today, that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. still have metro delays. take a look. yellow line delays this morning to mount vernon square. brunswick east 890, 40 minutes behind because of a he frozen switch. the weather causeing an issue everywhere. 270 at montrose no issues. wide look at things inner loop and outer loop rolling nicely. a little bit of yellow d.c. 295 as you're passing 50. taking a look at 66 66 into and out of up to, notown no issues. a little slow north bound near dale city. moving back up to the north, northbound 95 looking quite

good. southbound too, bw parkway in and out of town, no major issues. travel times coming in ten minutes. 6:03. potentially dangerous conditions on roads and walkways in our area. not only are we seeing refreezing but not everything is shoveled. that could be a problem. richard jordan is bouncing around from neighborhood to neighborhood checking on conditions for you. he's live now. >> everything we may have spotted the trickiest spot in the entire district. these stairs are so slippery, they are completely covered in snow and ice. as you walk down them you realize just how small the steps are. tricky to and a halfnavigate. and then the sidewalk covered with snow and ice. but l people running on this. and doing it pretty well. down the block, there is a metrobus stop there.

so that could be an issue walking to the bus stop this morning. dealing with snow and ice on the sidewalks. yes, time is up right now. the dead line expires at 6:00 a.m. for the district for residents, for property owners to clean out their sidewalks or they could face a $25 fine. 6:00 that's 24 hours so sidewalks should be clear. however, we're finding that many of them are not. it seems that the trend is that those sidewalks directly in front of someone's home or business those for the most part are looking good. but here where you don't really have anyone who is responsible for the sidewalk because there is not a home or business right here on this sidewalk those are the ones that are still icy and snow covered. so those are the ones you really need to watch out for this morning. reporting live in northwest washington richard jordan news 4. and which you can bell is tracking chuck bell is tracking complains you'll see driving. he's driving around prince george's county. what he's encounters when he

joins us live at 6:15. today a man will face charges in the abduction and murder of uva student hannah graham. jesse matthew will appear by video link for his arraignment in the graham case. graham disappeared last september and her body was found a few weeks later. right now matthew is in a fairfax county jail awaiting trial on sexual assault and attempted murder charges from a different case in 2005. also today, a couple accused of leaving their young children in their cold car is expected in cold. jenny chang and christopher lucas left their toddlers in the car seats locked in the parked car while they went to a wine tasting. the couple faces two counts of attempted child neglect. they have not been allowed to see their 2 and 1-year-old children. police are looking for two suspects who stole an suv with a 5-year-old child inside. the owner of the vehicle was pushed to the ground by two

suspects as he got out of his car. the vehicle was gone for with 15 minutes before police found it. the child was not hurt. if you have any information, call d.c. police. a second case of measles is confirmed in the district. the 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 christians here across the world are marking ash wednesday. cardinal donald wuerl will offer a special service at 12:10. alfred baptist church offering ashes on the go until 7:00 at your car. and then again from noon until 1:00 and 6:00 until 7:00 tonight. many of you are headed into work for the first time since monday and we're making sure you have a smooth commute. the potential slick spots we're

finding out on the roads. and you're also going to encounter temperatures in the single digits. relief may be a few hours away. when it will get above freezing with your hour by ho also ahead, this fiery mess still causing some problems this morning. more than a day after a train derailed. the new developments overnight and what is? store

right now there are new questions about the safety of tanker railcars after a fiery derailment in west virginia. the 26 that derailed outside of charleston were supposed to be reinforced and safer, but the cars have thousand been involvew been involved in several derailments. a boil water advisory ends today

since no traces of oil were found in the drinking water. today you can weigh in on vre eatvr echlt vre vre's plan to raise fares. first p 7 hearings is tonight. 40 cent increase is on the table. we tant towant to take you outside. always a pretty picture at national arbor. but the potomac is a block of ice. >> 26 degrees outside of our studios. let's check in with tom kierein weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. potomac is ice covered and temperatures are frigid this morning. it is nose numbing cold down to single digits most of the region. mid teens in washington and right by the bay. got a mostly clear sky now live view from our tower camera.

by 8:00 we'll be in the low teens and then by noontime, ought to be in the mid to upper 20s. near freezing around 2:00 or 3:00. then leading edge of snow showers begin to move in around 5:00 p.m.. a look at the timing on when the snow showers will be moving through, when it leaves next weather and traffic on the 1s. blue line delays. to franconia springfield this morning. so that will cause a problem for some folks. and then as far as travel time, 66 east looking good 395 north looking good 95 north about as good as it gets. same thing in maryland outer loop over to 270, only taking 10 minutes this morning. responding to the criticism. metro's message for you after a newspaper article levels new accusations about what the

transit agency knew. plus new advice for parents with young children.

we're tracking some cold winter weather as you head back to work. taking a look outside of our station here in northwest, you're stepping out to p temperatures as low as single digits. 7 degrees in germantown. although as you can see, the wind should not be a factor today thankfully. there is also a chance for more snow in the day ahead. >> winter is in full swing for sure with the frigid temperatures. we're working for you this morning to keep a close eye on the road conditions. chuck bell is driving in the storm team 4 x 4. how are things going? >> reporter: as you can see in front of us there is a car, this is the approach from maryland getting on to the woodrow wilson bridge.

that car just spun out right this. so we are now getting on to the open bridge span here. so 295 south going on to the woodrow wilson bridge heading in to virginia. so be extra careful this morning. most of the travel lanes are just fine but as you saw right there, some of the median strip, a little bts of ice left in a few spots. so be extra alert this morning on your drive in because you could have a spinout right here going on to the woodrow wilson bridge. but most of the main roads have been just fine but it's the sides of the roads, medians and some of the less traveled roads that will have problems for you. but as you can see here so far so good. and didn't worry about the snowflakes, just a coating. it won't bother you at all. >> thanks. i appreciate that. it's now 6:17.

bowser is facing criticism for when she declared a snow emergency. crews were not the able to beginlowing until 7:00 a.m. yesterday when the snow had already stopped. the mayor's office says the incident was to protect car owners especially since the snow came just after a holiday week he said. despite the delay, the district says more than 100 cars were ticketed. each ticket cost $250 plus another $100 for towing. we're watching for more potential snow in the day ahead. tom has your hour by hour timing of the snow showers coming up at 6:21. today a state senate panel will talk about a matching grant program that will offer money for new school sdwrigt. it would help them build new schools faster. and new rules for ride share companies like uber and lyft. governor mcauliffe signed a bill that requires background checks

for drivers. companies can only hire licensed drivers who are 21 and older and drivers now have to get an additional million dollars of liability insurance. police are asking for your help to find a man wanted in new jersey who may be in our area. the man was last seen in maryland. they say he that three consecutive atm transactions and next day he tried to withdraw more cash from a bank of america atm in pasadena, but was denied. if he looks familiar call police. more than 11 million people are signed up for affordable health care. many applications are still being processed. you now have until february 22 to complete your application. last year 8 million people signed up. if you live in maryland you also have have a time to complete your health insurance sign up. marylanders now have until february 28 to complete the process, but only if you started your application before the

february 15th deadline. a new study shows teen fathers pass on six times more genetic mutations than ss ss than teen mothers. the next step will be to see whether gchlt nadna from young fathers can be linked to specific birth defects. and a new study says children should not nap beyond the age of two. researchers in australia say they had a more difficult time to fall asleep at night. and it also shortened the overall amount of nighttime slooep that a child has. children do have different needs so before you make any abrupt changes, you should you probably talk to your pediatrician. that transition is so tough. because when you first try to take away that nap, your baby is

still tired. >> do kids still nap at school? >> it's rest time. and i think that's mandated by certain jurisdictions. but very few kids i think actually sleep. i think you're thermometer might be off. eats in the a lot of places. >> yeah, this is next to our building so picking up a little building heat. elsewhere, it is a frigid morning and we have a winter weather advisory all these counties in color, including northern virginia, district nearby suburbs for this afternoon and this evening as snow showers will be coming in. here is the timing, leading i think ever the snow showers this area in the lavender coming if will to the panhandle of west virginia around 2:00 this afternoon. then into the shenandoah valley around 630, 5:00. east of there, coming in to the

western suburbs and line stretching all the way down to fredericksburg. and then right into the metro area around 7:00 p.m.. after that it drifts off to the east or eastern suburbs around 8:00 9:00. then crosses the bay and quickly pulls away. after it does move on by we may have a new coating of some snow up to maybe an inch as these will be passing on through very quickly. then tomorrow morning, freezing temperatures again down to around 10 degrees like we are right now. after we get to the low 30s, once the snow showers come in, that will bring in the much colder air. blustery winds tomorrow staying in the teens. windchills near zero. maybe afternoon flurries. near record cold friday morning afternoon highs teens. could get a mix will of snow, sleet, freezing rain changing to rain. saturday afterno into saturday evening and then rain on sunday. next weather and traffic on the 1s, your bus stop forecast.

brand new crash outer loop at the american legion bridge here. looks like we've got some sort of situation here over to the left side so we'll start seeing a lot of volume here as chopper 4 pans out for us. you can see the volume is building. was going along just fine until that happened. so again outer loop right lane blocked. blue line delays at franconia, brunswick east still 40 minutes behind. you can see 395 is a little slow headed in as is 295 as you're passing 50 there in the district. 66 at chain bridge rolling along pretty nicely. more on that crash on the outer loop coming up. changes minds about the way police handle calls involving mental health. the news 4 iteam learned more about a special team of officers on the front lines when it comes to cases involving mental illness. they're on which working behind the scenes as some of the

big east crime scenes barricades on miss children murder-suicides. tonight we take an inside look at the region's crisis intervention teams and the community they're helping. kristi gallagher and her daughter, meg, are l smile today, but not too long ago, she had to call the police on her own daughter. >> she could get very violent, very mean. it's har her little brother safe. and i need to be safe. >> reporter: meg has been diagnosed with bipolar a attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders which can cause rages, t turn suddenly violen kristi says that's when police send the crisis intervention team, officers to handle mental i. >> oft calm down and she's okay to st. >> doreen and tisha thompson

will introduce us to the officers who handl every day. it is 6:25. we told you about a "washington post" report the other day that said metro knew about computer issues before that underground emergency last month. metro is now pushing back against those allegations. the post wrote that before the incident metro knew it needed to upgrade computer software that handles smoke emergencies. the upgrades would make it easier for metro's control center to pen point smoke in the system and coordinate ventilation fans. metro wrote a letter saying wmata is working to improve training and operating procedures with respect to the ventilation. metro says the current software works properly and upgrades must be funded by local jurisdictions. we've posted metro's entire letter to the editor on our

website. a new national study says germantown maryland is the second most diverse city in the country. jersey city took the top spot. they looked at diversity of race and ethnicity, language and region of birth. billings montana was the least diverse city in the country. roads are mostly clear as you you head out this morning, but you needs to be ready for slick spots. icy conditions we're finding. and making sure you know what to do if you he said upend up hitting a slick spot. jeff rossen has what you need to know before you get behind the wheel. also ahead, ready to make tough decisions. potential cuts coming to prince william county schools as they deal with a multimillion dollar shortfall.

whether you're driving on work or walk to go catch a bus, the overnight refreeze could make things dangerous for you. we're tracking potential slick spots on the main roads and sidewalks. many of you won't have to

walk out into the conditions today. a lot of schools are closed. fairfax, prince william loudoun county all closed today. if you work for loudoun county schools, administrative offices are opening two hours late. prince george's county and arlington both starting two hours late as is anne arundel, clarke and hardy county schools. in maryland charles county, st. mary's and calvert county schools are closed. >> in virginia now frederick county spotsylvania stafford and shenandoah county schools are closed. also closed fauquier county culpeper page king george. >> fredericksburg and manassas city closed. manassas park city on two hour delay. and if you work for the federal government agencies are open today. but you can take up scheduled leave or telework if you choose. follow the scroll at the bottom of screen or download the thbsnbc

washington app for a complete list. >> there are some icy conditions. >> the areas that got the most snow had about 6, 7, 8 inches. and this morning at the bus stops, of course schools are open closer for the metro area. for students boarding on time this morning, it will be only around 10 degrees. we'll have some sunshine. and then students boarding later as they are there is some delays we'll be hovering in the upper teens to 20. light wind, but still very cold with some sunshine. our temperatures right now as we approach dawn hovering just near 10 degrees southern montgomery county and much of prince george's county. mid and upper single digits. fairfax county low teens. weston rest ton at 14. a look at hometown highs today coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. that's at 6:41.

melissa has breaking news. beltway we're talking about the outer loop of the beltway at american legion bridge we have a crash right here underneath this graphic. but you can see all of the backups chopper 4 he showing us now approaching this crash. outer loop at the american legion bridge. outer loop at river road you can see the slowdowns. this does not look as it typically does. then in front of that crash, outer loop at chain bridge right lane blocked. so kind of a mess down to the tysons corner area. blue line delays to franconia springfield, those still hanging around. as is the problem with brunswick east 890, 40 minutes behind right now. that is because of a frozen switch. 95 in maryland bw parkway in and out of town looking quite good. same thing in prince george's county. overall no major problems. travel times coming up. today we can hear what programs could be cut at prince william county schools.

the superintendent is expected to layout his plan to cut $11 million from the budget. board smebs are smembers have ruled out cutting all day kindergarten. zachary kiesch is live with more. >> reporter: yes really tough divisions here as the school district here in prince william county tries to trim spending. among the programs that could be cut, elementary orchestra, middle school sports. but as you mentioned, full day kindergarten are safe. everything else on the table. prince william county as you mentioned faces an $11 million deficit. at the same time school board members would like to see smaller class sizes and increased teacher pay. programs viewed as discretionary are on the chopping block as they try to trim again i mentioned a couple other programs. gifted and talented programs also on the chopping block, as well. all of this the result of

funding that for years has not kept pace with growth and inflation in the area. now, the superintendent was expected to give his budget proposal today as a school board meeting with schools being closed in the strikts today, we're not clear whether that will happen or not. if you take a peek behind me here it's very clear that school hasn't been in session here for a while and it won't be in session here today either. but we will keep you posted as we have more information. reporting live in woodbridge zachary kiesch news 4. today maryland governor hogan will push to give you more options for charter schools. he'll meet with secretary of education arne duncan. he wants to make it easier for dollar ter chafr charter schools to run. a bill has been passed for let hose

those home schooled to play sports. it's named after tim tebow. gruff mc mcauliffe has in order not said whether he wi sign the bill into law. some are feeling the impacts of a key ruling. today would have been the first day for immigrants brought to the country as children to apply to stay in the u.s.. but a federal judge temporarily blocked program. it stems from a lawsuits over president obama's executive action on immigration. 26 states are involved in this suit. the white house has promised to appeal. today the national cathedral will give us a special look at its fully finished first phase of repairs. crews say that they have now fixed everything inside. you can download the nbc washington app, we'll put the pictures up there as soon as we get them. the cathedral was kamged in the earthquake four years ago. we're told it will cost $32 million to restore everything to the way it was. you might face traffic delays today as an old building is tee mole lished.

the old plumbers building in brentwood will be demolished to make way for a new state-of-the-art building. it will include apartments art and retail space. it's not known when that $36 million project will be finished. the number of measles cases is growing. the latest reported case in our community. a chilly start to the day as some of are you dealing with temperatures in the single digits. things will warm up a bit. plus knowing what to todo if you hit a patch of ice. jeff rossen joins us live with the information that could keep . if

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. you're waking up to freezing cold temperatures. some in the single digits and teens. these cold temperatures and snow mean that there is the danger of driving on black ice. >> jeff rossen spent a day at a driving school to show you what to do and what not to do.

he joins us love from glover park. jeff good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and if anyone needs that advice it's me driving on black ice. and all of you too. we found an unpaved street here in glover park. look at this, you have the snow on the street and when you see this kind of thing you know you you need to be careful. what is dangerous is what you you can't see. there is a full layer of ice here. so we went out to that special ice driving course in maryland, spend the day with one of their certified driving instructors about what to do if you're caught in a skid. we see the accidents all around the country. many of them right here in this area. and it's dangerous. you can slide off the road. you can swerve and hit other are cars. so this morning, we're about to show you what to do if you get into a skid. take a look. >> you just did the two things you should they ever do.

jam on the brake and jerk the wheel. you're supposed to get off of the accelerator, get off of the brake, straighten the wheel and ride out the skid. >> reporter: when you want to stop the car, you nail the brake. but it turns out you lose control that way. you want to let go of everything ride through the skid a little longer but when you come out of the skid you'll have full control. that's what theexpert says. many more tips coming up on the "today" show. we hope you join us. we found one of the only unallowed streets in the city. you've done a great job here. >> looking forward to it. thanks, jeff. it is a frigid morning. right how just 12 in silg ver spring. reaching omg aroundnly around 030

there by mid afternoon. dale city only at 14. later today, reaching they're freezing or a little above fr by 3:00, 4:00. smoe snow showers arriving there by 6:00 p.m.. loudoun county just at 14. later today, reaching near freezing by 4::00. snow showers arriving there around 5:00. a look at the hour by hour timing on the snow showers coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. breaking news still on the beltway. this time the inner loop at the american legion bridge. take a look. another crash. so good reminder that bridges of course still can be a bit frozen and slick this morning. two left lanes are blocked there. remember on the outer loop we had the crash. these are some of the backups as you're approaching the american legion bridge. so nasty in that section right now. 270 south to the beltway, not bad. outer loop five minutes behind. 66 east, no problem coming in from fairfax county.

395 northbound beltway to the bridge, about five minutes behind. 95 north looking good at 25 the roads are not the only places where ice is a problem. we've been finding a number of snow and ice covered sidewalks like this one in montgomery county. what your kids may encounter if they still have to go to school today. and this just in clarke county schools now closed. getting that cup of coffee you crave from your favorite coffee shop without having to step foot outside. the hugh service that is .

pack your pargstience. we've been seeing a number of accidents this morning after slush refroze. right now a quick check on traffic and weather. >> i took this picture parking lot in northwest washington with patchy ice. you may encounter that on your street or sidewalk. we had a refreeze of what melted yesterday. and it will stay this way into late morning. >> biggest problem on the beltway inner loop at the american legionjammed. same thing outer loop at river road. it is now 6:47. a lot of you are about to head out the door to drive or walk to work or school. be careful. any snow that melted could be

ice. richard jordan has been driving around to different spots checking out how safe the walkways are in your neighborhood. he's live outside of bethesda elementary school where students will be arriving soon. >> reporter: things are looking very good here. we don't expect that parents, students teachers will have too much trouble. the sidewalks are clear for the students that walk to school. for those that get dropped off you can see the parking lots are looking very good. so is that driveway. so shouldn't have too many issues here and that's why schools all across montgomery county are opening today on time. first day back to school after the president's day holiday and the snow day yesterday. d.c. schools will also be opening on time. seems like most of the closed or delayed. big concern, sidewalks. if you have an ice covered sidewalk or sidewalk that still has some snow on it that might

force kids to walk on the street and of course that can be dangerous. so that is the big concern. sidewalks this morning. we have noticed that most sidewalks directly in front of someone's home or business those are looking good. those have been cleared. it's the sidewalks no one is really responsible for, those are the ones that are still snow and ice covered this morning. richard jordan, news 4. chuck bell is tracking the conditions you'll see on the roads from the storm team 4 x 4. here is a live look. it looks like the highways are pretty clear. he's in northern virginia. what he's encounters in a few minutes. the funeral of a young girl takes place today. friends and family will say good-bye to 17-year-old claire knight. she died last week the middletown high school student died when her vehicle struck a frederick county public school bus head-on. there were no other injuries in that crash. today the man indicted with the murder of uva student hannah graham will have a court

hearing. jesse matthew will appear by video link for his arraignment. graham disappeared last september, her body found a few weeks later following a massive search. jesse matthew currently in a fairfax county jail awaiting trial on a case in 200537. also two parents accused of leaving their children alone in their cold car are expected in court in the district. police say jenny chang and christopher lucas left their toddlers in their car seats while they went to a tasting. the couple faces two counts of attempted child neglect. they have not been able to see their 2-year-old and 1-year-old children. those children are in the custody of family service. today police are looking for two suspects who stole an suv with a 5-year-old child still inside. this happened last night on second street southeast. the owner of the vehicle was pushed to the ground by two people as he was getting out of his car. the vehicle was gone for about a

minutes before police found it. the child was not hurt. if you have any information, call police. a second case of measles confirmed in the district. the first reported back in january. it was link tood international travel.health department says there is no indication tha cases are connected. therehave been no cases reported this maryland virginia or west virginia. but 17 states and d.c. now have measles cases. you can now get a cup of starbucks without ever setting foot outside. landon dowdy is live with that sorry 4 story "4 your money". >> that's right, straight to your door. starbucks has launched a delivery service. part of the company's ongoing efforts to entice customers who crave an upscale cup of java. for $24 a month subscribers can have packages delivered to their door three to five days after the beans were roasted in

seattle. what we need to see is if they will come to our desk on the early morning show. >> that is what i'm talking about. maybe even do a little latte. right shall. >> you got the right idea. >> landon dowdy, thank you. i prefer 77-eleven. makes me weird. later today, we'll find the winner of the pat collins' snow stick challenge. we received runs of entries like the ones you see here. a panel of judges is looking at the photo and we'll announce the winner tonight on news 4. >> pigs, bunny rabbits. >> whatever you like. [ rooster crowing ] >> maybe a little more snow for the pets to romp in later this afternoon. we have an area under a winter weather advisory. the counties in color including the immediate metro area. and all of these counties

northern virginia in maryland, for some scattered snow squalls and snow showers similar to those that passed through saturday. right now we're getting those in ohio, kentucky tennessee. they are advancing off to the east tracking toward us. and the leading edge of that coming into the panhandle of west virginia about 2:00 this afternoon. timing very similar to the earlier run. still has it in the shenandoah valley around 4:00 to 4:30 and then advances east into our western/northern suburbs. comes right into the metro area away around 7:00. and all the way down to fredericksburg. after 7:00 it quickly drifts off to the east. by 8:00 p.m., prince george's county calvert, charles apnne arundel. and then we begin to clear out and turning much colder leaving in its wake maybe a dust to going to an inch.

temperatures right now hovering in single digits to near 10. drive time forecast later today, through the morning in the teens. afternoon just near 30 degrees with those snow showers coming through. frigid start tomorrow morning near 10. teens during the day on thursday. blustery winds, windchills near 0. maybe a new afternoon flurries. near record cold friday morning, afternoon highs teens. and maybe a bit of a mix of some snow some sleet, freezing rain changing to rain on saturday. and then rain saturday night into sunday dry and chilly start next week. breaking news right now. still on the beltway. we're talking about the inner loop of the american legion bridge. chopper 4 over this big backup as you're approaching the bridge. and then we had another crash on the outer loop approaching the bridge. here is the outer loop at river road. you can see volume there. taking a look south bound at colesville university, report of a crash. not seeing it on camera. plan it's in the distance there

you causing some problems in the center lane. wide look at things overall a little bit of a slowdown outer loop top of the beltway and then the problem as you're coming down past river. 66 and 95 actually looking pretty good. 95 in maryland and bw parkway. bw parkway a little slow outside of the beltway p. and remember brunswick east 890 now 90 minutes behind. chuck bell you've been on the roads for us this morning. how are they looking? >> reporter: we've had really very little if any problems. right now we're on 395 northbound coming up on the exit for columbia pike and pentagon and arlington cemetery. so almost back into the city and our trip this morning on most of the major roads has been no problem. there are of course on some of the neighborhood streets a little bit of black ice still to be dealt with. so just be have aextra careful. but the main thoroughfares no problems at all. 6:55 now. and here are four things you to

know buff you head oute you head out. we'll get a special look at the cathedral today. you can follow tom sherwood on twitter. questions about the safety of tanker railcars. 26 cars that derailed outside of charleston were supposed to be reinforced and safer. second case of measles confirmed in the district. the health department says there is no indication that this case and the previous case of measles this d.c. are related. and today jesse matthew will be arraigned for murder in the death of hannah graham. he will appear by video link. he's in jail awaiting trial in a separate case. the federal government is open today but a lot of schools are closed. if you do work for the government you have the option of unscheduled telework or leave. fairfax prince yim, loudoun county schools closed. prince george's arlington, anne arundel, hardy county all starting two hours late.

>> charles county st. mary's and calvert county closed. and clarke county schools are closed. frederick, spot vein i can't, stafford shenandoah county schools all closed. culpeper page, king george also closed. so are fredericksburg and manassas city. manassas park city on a two hour delay. schools in alexandria are starting two hours late, too. >> you can follow the crawl through the "today" show or download the nbc washington app for any closing updates. >> you'll need your warmest winter coat. right now just in the up he single digits to near 10. by noon ought to be jumping in to the upper 20s. briefly getting 23450er thenear the freezing mark. and then the snow showers coming through, may give us a quick coating up. big lisadowns downslowdowns on the beltway. inner loop at american legion

bridge look at the volume headed on the ener loop into town. outer loop the at river road also a lot of volume there because of an earlier crash. and new crash colesville at university causing issues too. >> and that is theu thank you forric wag up with us. the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

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