could see temperatures fall below zero for the first time since 1871. an extreme plunge in temperatures all across the tennessee valley. they could also get about 3 inches of snow there. but there are more than 100 cities that face record lows today. in case you missed it a car, frozen car here in baltimore. this was quite the picture there. it was near a water main break and as other vehicles were drifing by, they kept slashing the water on to the car and then you have a big block of ice there. so today we're expecting across the east coast black ice, freezing temperature, power outages could result in this air travel delays, as well. as many as seven people have died from hypo they were i can't or car accidents connected to the freezing tthey were i can't or car accidents conre new information on the murder of a local attorney here in the district. several sex related items were found in the room where david messerschmitt was stabbed to death.

wallet, several credit cards and computer were also found. he died in his hotel room he done know vap hotel. investigators released this video of a person they would like to talk to. a d.c. rabbi accused of spying on swim back in court. police say they identified more than 150 women secretly recorded by rabbi barry freundel. the recordings occurred at a ritual bath at a georgetown synagogue. fruneundel has been charged with voyeurism. watch the nbc washington app later today for any updates from the hearings. if you're just waking up want to get you up to speed on the weather. >> tom kierein telling us about this dangerously cold day. >> yes we have temperatures down into the teens and this is what many rural roads are looking like. winds blowing snow over the roads. so watch out, maybe driving

along the pavement is fine and then you come into the snow covered roads. cold and gusty morning. for the drive time today, we'll have patchy snow on rural roads, otherwise just bright sunshine. we'll just be in the low teens for the morning commute and winds will be whipping up and maybe scattered flurries coming through for the afternoon commute. temperatures by then will just be in the upper teens by mid to late afternoon. we have a big area under a windchill advisory and it includes all of virginia just about all of maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. we could have windchills down to minus 20 by this time tomorrow morning. winds will be gusting up to around 30 miles an hour as we get through the rest of the date. # coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at your bus stop forecast for today. and now melissa, what's going on on the roads? overall everything looking pretty good. just a little witness of construction here and there. take being a look at 95 in

maryland, bw parkway in and out of town also looking good. 270 north and south nice and clear. no construction even planned there for today. taking a look in virginia, 66 east at westmoreland we have the right lane blocked until 5:00 this morning. beltway at river road moving along quite nicely. it no major issues there. still have this as welfare fax county parkway between back lik and route 1, road work until 5:00 a.m.. these two men robbed the bb and t bank and 40 minutes later they robbed a wells fargo in sterling holding one person at gunpoint there. investigators believe the same two are connected to a robbery in mclean last month. a man caught on camera targeting senior citizens is headed to prison. tyrone callahan impersonated a

cable company employee to steal from senior citizens. he was sentenced to nine years. he targeted several seniors in northeast and northwest washington including the parents of d.c. mayor bowser. before he was caught he actually liked a facebook post about his crimes. 4:34. 13 degrees right now. the map accused of murdering hannah graham will face back to back trials starting this summer. first jesse matthew will stand trial in fairfax county for an unrelated sex assault. and then a jury trial is set to begin on june 29 for the graham case. matthew is accused of killing graham last september after meeting her just blocks away from uva campus. her remains were found five weeks later. today you have the chance to say how you should think d.c. should spend your tax money. mayor bowser is holding three special forums on the budget including today at 7:00 p.m.. you can head to wilson high school tonight to take part. the mayor says she wants to focus on spending on affordable

housing, job training and ending homelessness. if you can't make it tonight the other forums are in the nextfive days. maryland's former governor is considering a run for the white house. o'malley will also visited key primary estates of new hampshire and iowa next month. montgomery county schools are running out of space. that's according to the school board president who told maryland state senators there is no he said in sightd in sight to the growth. since 2007, they have had an influx of 28,000 additional students, so that means portable trailer classrooms. several districts are lobbying state law makers in millions for funding for new school construction. and this morning we'll get a look at next year's budget for are arlington public schools.

they spent just over $565 million. they asked for small pay increases and more instructional time at four elementary schools. today he's's meeting is at 10:30 this morning. people will gather to mark the anniversary of the battle of'sof iwo jima. you can take part at noon. veterans will lay wreathes. and at 2:00 p.m. marine veterans and others will gather at the marine corps war memorial for a wreath ceremony there. eventually they captured the honor. 27 medals of honor were awarded. nationals players are enjoying much warmer weather right now. spring training starts today. if you can't wait for the spring this is a pretty good indicator that it is close. the nats will be playing on the east coast of florida where it's going to be in the 50s today.

ah the 50s. >> 50 sounds really warm right now. >> a lot of experts say the nationals are a good bet to go back to the playoffs again this year. >> this is a good sign spring is on the way. it's not uncommon to see burst pipes when the weather is this cold. so what did you do if you have one in the the first thing to do when you have a leak. first it was piece sell now a second health scare stemming from california. what the fda is warning about the super bug and who was exposed to it. dangerous cold you don't want to be out in these freezing temperatures. take a look, the negative windchills out there. tom will have your bus stop forecast and what to wear at

13 degrees outside our studios, but the windchill makes it feel like zero. we'll talk to tom in a minute about today's dangerous cold temperatures at 4:41 with your weather and traffic on the 1s. this just in prince william county schools on a two hour delay this morning, as well. so the reason doctor we're experiencing these issues is because of all the snow and ice. ford theater you museum will remain closed today. crews are still cleaning up after a leaking pipe left around an eventual of water on floors. a spokesperson says none of the museum's irreplaceable artifacts appears to be damaged.

the rest of the complex will be open today. friends and neighbors may be drying out as frigid temperatures are causing frozen and broken pipes. an apartment building in southeast the latest to report a broken pipe on the second floor. take left tenants to deal with 8 inches of water in some places. another in silver spring and more cold weather on the way. it's a concern. >> we need people to be aware of and know in their home how to turn off their water. how to manage their emergency when it happens. >> pipes on the perimeter of your property are the most likely to freeze. so you want to pay attention to those. >> you can imagine it's this cold outside and then having to deal with a burst pipe and flooding? >> tom, just how cold is it. >> cold enough to wear your warmest winter gear today. you will need heavy coat scarf, gloves, hat, warm boots as it

will stay frigid through much of the day ahead. and if you're going to be heading out to the bus, we have some schools open today. it will be dangerous at the bus stop this morning with these chills and then recess will probably be indoors. dismiss sal time it will feel like minus 5 to near zero with windchills later this afternoon. look at the wintry mix for the weekend next weather and traffic on the 1s. brand new crash southbound kenilworth shut down near paint branch parkway. there is debris in the roadway, that's why the lanes are closed. should be reopened here in just a little bit. beltway at colesville running just fine. same thing 29 at 198 here. everything looking good. a little bit of ice on the road there. 66 and 95 no issues. where you decide to live could impact you and your family's well,. we'll break down how the metro area stacks up against other areas. plus an ice

we're barely cracking 10 degrees. it's prompted school closes and delays. tom kierein has your weekend forecast coming up. we're not done yet. >> not by a long shot. your happiness ondr health could be live. a new poll tries to assess well,. this may be of course b controversial. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: they looked at five things. to do you have a sense of purpose, do you feel financially secure, what about your relationships, do you have supportive relationships in your life do you like the community where you live and your health.

they mix that all together and this gallup poll came up with state by state rankings in each of hosethose categories. and al alaska has risen to number one. maryland below half ranking number 29. virginia ranks number 15. and the survey is generally seen as fairly significant and scientific but you're right, it will be controversial and there will be a lot of discussion about what went into this survey and how it determines our well-being based on where we live. >> we'll see what the conversation looks like later on today. tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. it is now 4:47. u.s. postal workers call if a pivotal time for the postal service and today they will outline their vision for the future. actor danny glover will join

leaders of the union to kick off new contract negotiations in washington. glover is the so that of two postal employees. it is the first time in more than four years that the postal union has negotiated a new contract. the union president says customer service improvements including longer hours, will be in his plan to save the agency. a d.c. man can now face 30 years if n. prison for killing a howard university student. ross david lagarde pled guilty to shooting the senior in 2013. lagarde said he and someone else decided to rob sikes who was coming back from a fourth of july fireworks display. when he tried to misstal whip sikes, he shot him and killed him. later today, they will address a deadly shooting of a homeless man who threw rocks at officers. the shooting has sparked protests from many in the ghun itity community who request the use of deadly force.

the chief of pol has previously said a tase are was used first and had no affect on the man. dustin diamond heads back to court today. he's charged with stabbing somebody in wisconsin. if you're in your 30s, you might remember him as screech on the 1990s tv show saved by the bell. he alledgedly pulled out a knife and stabbed someone after he and his fiance got into a fight with others on christmas day. he previously pleaded guilty to the charges. the u.s. is not at war with islam. that is the message from president obama as he outlines his strategy for tackling violent extremism. the president says muslims here in the u.s. and around the world need to fight the misconception that groups like isis speak for conti today in washington. civic leaders from 60 countries around the world are taking part in this summit. joseph clancy will permanently lead the secret service. clancy has been serving as acting director since october after julia pearson was forced out over a series of security

breaches. clancy had been with the service for nearly 30 years. one gop house leader said he's disappoint that had president obama chose an insider. an independent review of the secret service suggested the agency needed a culture change and outside leadership. new developments into the live desk overnight on a super bug out in california at the ucla medical center as many as two people may have died from this. seven others infected. and just under 200 patients exposed. this is a deadly drug resistant super bug, may be linked to contaminated medical instruments. patients may have been infected during endough skopic procedures between october and january, those patients getting home testin kits now. the fda saying it is working with the epa and the cdc to identify the causes of the super bug and the risk factor to all of those that were exposed.

that's the late fres theest from the live desk. take a look at this video as a deer is rescued from an icy lake. this rescue took place yesterday afternoon. the montgomery county swift water rescue team was called in and managed to bring the animal back to shore. rescuers say it had several broken bones. it did not did well exposed to the icy conditions. the deer did not survive. such dangerous conditions. we know there are people who want to attempt to try to go on the ice to ice skate or have fun and realize that it's just not worth the risk. >> won't hold you. never does p. hundreds of you you centssent us your snow pictures and one of you is wake up with a brand new pat collins snow stick. >> congratulations to a 15-year-old, her photo won this snow stick challenge. how about that? that's her pet bird sunshine. >> sweet. >> they live in fairfax county. you can see she brought sunshine

a little snowman because she cooperate take it outside. thanks to everybody who entered. sunshine complaint use the use the snow stick, but maybe put it on the wall. >> i bet she received a lot of points for originality. we see a lot of dogs and cats. and the fact that the bird's name is sunshine had a lot to do with it. that's what we need. >> sunshine's been perched on the stick every since. amazing. well this morning we have vampire winds i'm calling these. long sharp teeth. winds are biting this morning. look at our windchills they're down around minus 5 in many locations. the went settles down for a while, then it gets gusty, windchills dip and then the wind dies down. and it will be frigid. our windchill advisory is very long term advisory. it's all day today.

overnight tonight, all the way until 10:00 in the morning. includes all these counties in blue. all of virginia eastern west virginia all of maryland the metro area for windchills as cold as 20 below by this time tomorrow morning. by 8:00 a.m. windchills minus 5 to minus 10. it won't be quite as bad by 5:00 p.m. but then winds will still be whipping overnight as temperatures plummet. this time tomorrow morning, my necessary 10 to minus 20. temperatures right now are hovering around 10 degrees in the metro area. teens around the bay. and just near 10 in the shenandoah mountains, as well. we'll hover in the low teens between now and #:00. bright sunshine. and then the winds will be picking up gusting to around 30 miles an hour through much of the day. partly cloudy noontime, upper teens. may briefly get to low 20s around 1:00 or 2:0037 and then occasional flurries flying in the gusty winds as temperatures plumb met tonight. they will be all the way done to near record lows tomorrow morning. this was the snow squall as it

came through halfway, virginia yesterday. this was taken by lloyd ferguson. you can post your potentials on twitter and facebook. done down to almost zero tomorrow morning. the record at reagan national is 8 above. we may break that. it's 2 below at dulles. may break that, as well. sunshine during the day tomorrow. highs back up near 20. saturday a wintry mix is hooking likehook looking likely. we may start as snow changing to sleet and freezing rain late afternoon on saturday. and then into saturday night, changing over to rain and rain likely on sunday and much warmer with highs in the 40s. then cold again next week maybe a little bit of light snow coming in on wednesday. melissa here now looking at another accident? >> yeah still have this thing sticking around. southbound kennel worth shut down at paint bramp.

sounds like they're trying to clear debris out o.worth shut down at paint bramp. so. 95 and bw parkway in and out of town no problems. beltway at independent yap headg good. virginia 95 at lorton road looking good. the fwras citygrassy areas still icy. and 66 east at westmoreland, right lane blocked until 5:00 a.m.. it could be a game changer for breast cancer patients. what doctors say could add years to a patient's life. plus the moments before the deadly crash involving bruce . fauquier county public

it is 4:57. it's been nearly within year as soon as we heard the #say josh. the hope was to give an experimetal drug to a sick virginia boy who was dying. doreen gensler caught up with josh and his mother. >> reporter: josh was diagnosed with cancer when he was just nine months old. he was treated, but it came back. twice. everilyy eventually all those years of chemotherapy took a toll and

josh needed a bone marrow transplant but that reeked havoc on his body. >> his heart failed kidneys failed his lungs were not working well. >> reporter: and that's when an aggressive virus took advantage of his weakened immune system. his mother amy, says their only hope was an antiviral drug called brincidofovir, but it's not approved yet which means a doctor can't pre-vibe it. so the family asked for expanded access or compassionate use to get the medication for josh. the drug's manufacturer said no. >> where there is a will there is a way and we did not let go. so many people didn't let go with us. our family was a tremendous part of this. i think they ran the best pr campaign in the world. >> for tfami social media was the key to saving their young son's life. but as we learned in our exclusive interview, the journey

isn't over yet. >> coming you tonight, doreen's interview with josh hardy and his mother including more on the controversial program to help them get the drug they needed to save his life. the district is working to correct a slew of issues after an audit of last year's november general election. the audit found there were technical breakdowns at 57 precincts. there were not enough poll workers at 23 precincts because many just didn't show up. despite no law requiring an i.d. to vote, some voters were turned away because they didn't have an i.d.. the audit also found voters interacted with subttudents because schools were not closed. a california investigator says new video is shining more light on a deadly crash involving bruce jenner. this is video from the day of the crash. it is not the new video police are examining. law enforcement says the new video shows jenner steering his suv as to avoid one car and rear

ending a lexus. that lexus was then struck head on by a hummer. the driver of the lexus was killed. law enforcement officials say jenner gp appear to be using his phone in the video. "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m.. it is 5:00 a.m.. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this thursday, february 19, 2015. dangerously cold out there. that is the top story this morning. our weather, some schools are closed or delayed right now. we just learned that prince william and fauquier county schools will be starting two hours late today. loudoun, culpeper and page counties also on a t delay. we also learned that prince will be on a into hour delay. >> spotsylvania fredericksburg city schools are closed.