schools and public school systcounty west virginia is closed, i believe. we'll double check that for you. you the entire list at the bottom of your screen and nbc washington app. later today, we will rern whether maureen mcdonnell will go to prison. she will be sentenced by the same judge who sentenced her husband. prosecutors suggest 18 months for corruption that included taking gifts from a wealthy businessman. defense lawyg for community service saying the public humiliation of the really was punishment enough before david culver will be in the courtroom today and we'll break the news for you on a push alert as soon as the sentencing happens. right now fairfax police need your help finding the driver in a deadly hit and run. someone found a woman lying in the middle of a braddock road in centreville. police say she had been hit by a car while trying to cross the street. the accident happened in front of a normally busy shopping center. but because of the cold a lot

of people weren't out. >> very tragic event. so we are trying to piece everything together we're looking for witnesses folks that may have seen or heard something. >> police are still working to put together a description of the car involved in this accident. 4:31. want to go back to tom to tell you about this brutal cold weather and wind that we're dealing with. >> that's a good word for it brutally cold windchills right now. temperatures are hovering right in the low single digits. and it will be staying just in the low single digits over the next couple hours. feels like 8 below in washington windchill gaithersburg 16 below, manassas 11 below windchill. subzo windchills near the bay, hagerstown nearly 20 below zero windchill. winds are gusting 20 to 25 miles

an hour. so we have all of these counties in blue still under the windchill advisory. it's in effect until noon for windchills minus 5 to minus 20 including all of virginia including the metro area and most of maryland and the eastern shore. hour by hour today, our temperatures will stay frigid here through the morning. pie noontime only in the mid teens. and only briefly getting into the upper teens by mid an with bright sun. but that's when we'll likely see the winds diminish. by later this afternoon, we'll have a much lighter wind. a look at our hour by hour temperatures going in on tonight. that's all coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. melissa, what do you have? still have this issue we'll be talking about it a lot this morning. megan hk grathmcgrath will be live on the scene. clara barton parkway shut down with chain bridge and glen echo because of a water main break yesterday. all the water went down the hill

and settled on clara barton. so it's completely shut down. wide look at things overall, no major issues as you're taking a big look at all the roadways. 66 95 everything rolling along quite nicely. beltway at colesville looking good inner loop and oirtuter loop no problems. beltway at central avenue, also moving along. l of the cold weather and perhaps slick spots here and there. i'm back at 4:41. i'm richard jordan. new this morning, an alarming report about the alarms on the metro system. the "washington post" is reporting that metro knew there was an issue with the radios in the subway tunnels, but never reported to fire officials. this all coming to light after last month's deadly smoke emergency on a yellow line train near l'enfant plaza. the article points out that over the past several years since 9/11 millions of dollars in federal funding has gone to agencies in the district to

communication, to improve their emergency system. $11 million in grants for the radio network in the me the troh tunnel. in the article, a metro spokesperson is quoted saying the system was unreliable however that information was never passed along to d.c. firefighters. the spokesperson saying that firefighters should have regularly been checking the radio system. i want to clarify the school districts i mentioned in west virginia are in fact closed today. your time right now 4:34. 7 degrees here in tenleytown. police are trying to figure out what happened to a man and woman found dead in a northern virginia park. officers found them a car parked at mountain run lake park. we're told both had signs of injuries. county police are asking anyone who visited that lake yesterday to give them a call. take a look at your screen here. a $1,000 reward is being offered for information about this man. police say he is a person of interest in a kidnapping. earlier this week a father said

two men mocked him out and stole his suv. this happened on martin luther king junior southeast. after taking the car, the thieves realized there was a child in the back seat. the men ditched the car. the child was not hurt. police say this is the man behind a series of burglaries. he was charged with burglarizing four homes in wheaton. investigators say he would enter through unlocked doors and windows. he's also accud of assaulting one homeowner. today there could be more dedays about a man shot in 2013. john gear was in a standoff with police when he was shot. earlier this year fairfax county board of directors released the results of an internal audit. the records show gear had his hands up and he was unarmed at the time of the shooting. today more records could be released. keep an eye on the nbc washington app. we'll post any new development as they happen. a local rabbi accused

secretly recording women faces decades in prison and thousands in fines. barry freundel pled guilty to voyeurism. prosecutors say he recorded women as they undressed in a shower area. they say there could be more than 150 victims. rabbi freundel will be sentenced in may. a pennsylvania man is facing murder charges in prince george's county for performing an illegal butt enhancement procedure. taylor is scheduled to be arraigned this morning. the procedure happened last march inside a capitol heights hotel room. prosecutors say taylor injected the woman's butt with silicone. investigators say the woman became sick after the injections and eventually died. today students will get a chance to weigh in on udc's plan to close its downtown community college campus. mark segraves first reported the news tuesday. about 2500 students would have to be moved to the van necessary campus. today's hearing is at 3:00 p.m..necessary campus. today'

it is 4:37. recruiters from local businesses nonprofits will set up at the job fair. a lot of familiar names on the list. clark construction csx, giants food, sears and other companies. they're looking for skills in construction retail hospitality, armed services and facility services. you can also learn about ged classes and other services if you're just reentrying the workforce now. the fair kicks off at 10:00 this morning at the arena stage in southwest washington. a warning for parents, proper dwuktduct stores are pulling off shells that could trigger a peanut allergy. an officer ryetries to help a driver stuck. but what happens next. and the feel like temperature outside where you live in your next weather and traffic on the 1s tom

you need to layer up or stay inside. those are probably your best options fotoday. d.c. already reached a record breaking low of 7 degrees. tom is tracking your hour by hour temperatures over the next 24 hours. and take a look at this video as a car loses control right there. flies off the road and nearly crushes a police cruiser. here it is again. this happened in michigan north of detroit p the officer was helping another stranded motorist when the car careened off the icy road narrowly missing and pinning the officer.

the officer was hit by the car. he was thrown into a ditch. police say he is recovering in the hospital and is expected to be okay. it's hard to watch. >> it is. and we see a lot of that happening this time of year. if you have to be out on conditions like that, 10 miles an hour is thenot unreasonable. just creep along. this morning the big story is the incredible cold we're dealing with for the first time in a long time. >> tom kierein here now with your weather and traffic on the 1s. are we breaking records? >> we did at reagan national. brand new low got down to 7. that breaks a 119-year-old record for the date. right now elsewhere in the suburbs, just low single digits. winds are still gusting around 20 miles per hour. so we have windchills minus 5 to minus 15 around the petro area. hour by hour the winds will be diminishing by this afternoon but sunshine we ought to make it in the mid and upper teens.

next 24 hours, it will be a cold night down to near 10 degrees by dawn on saturday. snow develops on saturday. look at the timing and totals coming up at 4:51. melissa, what is going on with the water main break? still have the situation clara barton parkway totally shut down between chain bridge and glen echo. your alternate is mcarthur. all the water rap townn downhill and has created an ice rink. bw parkway, looking good. same thing at prince george's county, don't have any issues. 270 at father hurley moving along nicely. you can see a little bit of ice wlens.lens. 66 at compton road also moving along. 4:42. the cold is making commuting a challenge.

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good morning. it is dangerously cold right now. we're down into the low single digits. only 2 above in rockville, 1 above in gaithersburg reston 3 above, dulles now just 2 above, leesburg at 5 above, in the low single digits much of the rest of maryland. and our windchills even though winds are down to around 15 to 20 miles per hour windchills are minus 5 to minus 15. it really can be tough to describe just how cold it is when it's this cold so we want

to try to show you this morning. amelia segal is live on the storm team 4 weather deck to show us how quickly things can freeze out there. all right, let's see what you got. >> reporter: what you were seeing me doing is blowing bubbles trying to get them to freeze. i don't think the temperatures are cold enough. obviously water freezes when it's below 322 so we're well below that. let me give this a try. hang on. >> so what is happening right how is the bubbles would usually float away, they're falling right down. i haven't been able to get any of them to freeze. if i do i'll search take a picture. but throughout the morning hours, we'll have fun with the cold. i'm layered up i'm perfectly fine. we'll be doing different cold weather experiments this morning. we'll be seeing how long it takes to freeze a t-shirt, see if we can make ice cream outside, see if we can change

boiling water over to snow just to demonstrate how cold it is. now, temperatures again are well below zero. so in some spots this morning like tomorrow is saying, when the windchill is 18 degrees or lower, that's when you could start to see frostbite set in in about 30 minutes. so an area to be super careful in this morning is gaithersburg. like i said, coming up throughout the morning i'll be doing different experiments. i have to say, i think this one is kind of a bust. and also i got the bubbles what? they don't come with a wo using a straw. but we'll have different things throughout the morning. >> all right. thanks. >> make sure you bring your ice cream with you. check out these amazing pictures from mya falls. it is so cold, it's creating amazing ice formations. most water falls freeze over when it is this cold but there is too much rushing water at niagara falls for them to

completely freeze over so you get beautiful images. bitter cold is not just slowing down niagara falls it's slowing down your car, too. aaa has fielded more than 50,000 calls for dead bat theor batteries. and car experts have advice. >> unplug your little cigarette lighter adapters for your phones and just pray that it starts. >> okay. aaa recommends that you you check the strength of your battery regularly especially if it is more than two years old. the prince george's county courthouse is closed today for a second day in a row. frigid cold temperatures caused a pipe to burst in the building on wednesday damaging the electrical system. it left the building with no heat. there is no word as to when the building will reopen. 4:48 now. with temperatures like these, it takes only a few minutes for frostbite to be a real danger.

we've posted eight facts about the crazy cold weather in our nbc washington app. you can check it out there. breaking news from the live desk. two trains collide in switzerland near the german border. the early report is that five people are rurt. investigators say the two trains were traveling in the same direction, one is a subway train, the other a high speed train. it was that high speed train that hit the other behind knocking the train cars right off the tracks. none of the cars actually overturned, but they were derailed. people in the area are trying to clear the scene getting all the commuters on to buses to get them out of there. again, we know five people have been hurt. we'll keep watching this from the live didfve desk. we're waiting to hear more -- rather to hear whether a man will be charged after he killed a woman in a hit and run. have avanessa dixon was headed to a job interview when she was hit.

police are investigating the crash as alcoholrelated. they have not released the results. dixon's family told news 4 they are devastated. >> this is hard for us. it's my aunt. and she just wanted to go to work. so she could take care of her kids. that's it. >> could be up to eight week before charges are filed. the driver is not in new this morning, check your spice cabinets. hundreds of products are being pulled from store shelves after traces of peanuts were found in them. the fda is warning people with allergies to avoid cumin and products that contain cumin. other spices to avoid are groundcinnamon and indian spices. michelle obama is bringing together women from multiple generations who have helped bring about change.

4:51 our time now on this frigid friday >> frigid friday indeed. we're talking about temperatures this the single digits. tom, really? i've lived here my whole life. i don't remember it getting quite this cold. >> it is very rare. we set a new record at reagan national. and that hasn't happened in 119 years. >> so i wouldn't have seen it. >> so since 1896, that was the old record for february the 120th. and we have a weather alert day this morning because of this dangerous cold weather. the temperature right now at reagan national is at 7. old record was 8. so this is a brand new record low for the date. and the last time we had a record low in february was 45 years ago way back to 1970. temperatures right now are single digits just about everywhere from west va virginia, maryland the eastern shore, nearby suburbs north and west are down to near zero right now. and the windchills are around 5

to 15 below zero in the metro area and around the bay, and look at hagerstown their windchill now 19 below zero. that's what it feels like. winds have diminished there yesterday, but still strong enough for a windchill advisory for windchills minus 5 to minus 20 all this area in blue eastern west virginia, all of virginia most of maryland and the metro area. so walking this morning is going to be a challenge. we'll have these frigid chills with temperatures single digits for the morning commute and walking back home not much better. we'll have a lighter wind but temperatures only in the mid teens with bright sunshine. here is timing on snow coming in on saturday. this is saturday as of noontime snow comes in to the shenandoah valley and then after that moves in will to the metro area and across northern virginia continues into the afternoon. by 6:00 p.m. pink zone, it may change over to sleet and freezing rain. and then late on saturday night, changes over to some rain that may continue into sunday morning. leaving in its wake 2 to 4

inches of snow and sleet in the metro area. lighter amounts around the bay. but maybe 3 to 6 inches montgomery county western fairfax, loudoun county fauquier and shenandoah valley by the time it's all said and done by late saturday night. morning rain lingers on sunday. getting above freezing sunday afternoon. then monday tuesday and all next week should stay dry but chilly.w melissa, what's going on? >> things looking good. just got off the phone with meg ap-mcgrath. clara barton parkway just reopened. so could be a little slick of course they have a lot of treatment on the roadway there because of the freezes overnight. but it is open. so no more big problems. 270 in and out of town, no problems there. do have an issue kind of near gaithersburg high school south frederick at chestnut, the right lane blocked from an emergency road work this morning. 66 looking good. 9 a, no major issues. taking a look beltway at branch avenue rolling along nicely.

and again, clara barton parkway now open. so that is of course great news. we may be about in the middle of a bitter cold snap but believe it or not, now is the time to sign your kids up for summer camp. >> how to choose the right ones and save money whether you are team netflix, or team hulu what shall are calling the next generation o.

most requested street backlick road. tonight at 5:00 we take a look at the history behind will the route, plus if you've ever driven on 66 you have probably seen the name wiehle avenue. maybe you've wondered how to pronounce it, what wheelie oig was. also check out another street. if you have a road where you've thought what is that, send me a note on twitter, i'd love to come meet your street. it's 4:57. if you live in virginia, you may soon be celebrating happy hour with a pitcher of sangria. lawmakers approved restaurants to advertise drink specials outside and inside their building. it will also allow for pitchers of sangria to be sold. currently they cannot serve more than two drinks to a person at one time.

bars remain restricted. the bill heads to the governor. you may have heard the term cord cutters. people who no longer subscribe to cable tv. dish network is trying to win over those customers by launching sling tv a new streaming service that allows kugss to choose the channels in their subscription. s eat seen as a way for dish to compete with netflix and hulu. it costs $20 each month and includes a base package of channels. half a million walmart workers will soon have a bit more cash in the paychecks. walmart announced it will increase wages to $9 an hour by april. that's $1.75 above the current federal minimum wage. by this time next year, they will earn $10 an hour. some jurisdictions including d.c. already have higher minute will mum m wages. new 4/# "today" tips now continues now as 59:00. >> it is freezing. >> i can feel the cold like

going through my jacket. >> got the my gloves. >> definitely want gloves, mitt tens, whatever you can find. grab anything to protect yourself from the cruel cold. looking at these windchill, you don't want to be caught outside unless you have to be. >> negative 11 in frederick. a lot of your children's schools are closed because of the weather in virginia now following school districts are closed. fairfax, loudoun, prince william, stafford and spotsylvania county all closed. >> fauquier county manassas city manassas park city, king george county schools. >> here are the delays now. arlington county alexandria city falls church city culpeper county page county clark county warren county and frederick county virginia schools, although schools are on are tw.county, warren county and fredgi. >> montgomery county charles

calvert county schools all opening to hours late. >> washington county allegheny county, st. mary's anne l and howard county also delayed today. >> in west virginia, berkeley jefferson, grant, hardy, hampshire, mineral and morgan county schools are all closed today. you can find the entire list at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington app. >> if you do have to go outside today, delay it as long as you can and make sure you really are ready. we say bundle up, but we really mean it. >> so tom kierein is in the storm team 4 west center. >> yeah, if you don't have to go out, just stay inside. if you have to be out for a length of time layer up and take frequent breaks. we have a new record low. breaks the old record