beginning. this amp, storm team 4 is tracking another cold snap that will hit us this evening. >> it could lead to more trouble tomorrow morning. it even has a chance to break a few records. storm team 4 meteorolo veroni begins our coverage first at 4. v.j.? >> nearly two dozen counties with school delays this morning because because of icy conditions. i think we'll have more delays tomorrow maybe not quite as widespread. the temperatures are back down again, 31 in d.c. 33 in fredericksburg. folks south around quantico stafford 25 to the north, montgomery county around gaithersburg and sandy spring. the windchill factor though those temperatures what it feels like out there, at least 10 degrees lower than the air temperature. the winds still gusting over 20 miles per hour. look at that windchill, 16 now manassas 15 in gaithersburg. our cold run is expected to continue with our average temperature now around 49 to 50. but we're not feeling any of that. got a little bit of a break, of course second half of the weekend, but for us it's a cold week ahead.

your weather headlines, more icy conditions coming your way tomorrow morning, freezing conditions tomorrow and yes, this week we could see a few flurries drift by. i'll show you when coming up. >> all right, veronica. thank you. the courthouse in upper marlboro is closed for a third straight weekday because of broken water pipes. >> something a lot of homes and businesses are dealing with right now. tracee wilkins joins us with a unique look at the issue there. >> reporter: we have a unique look from the inside of the courthouse. this is cell phone video that one of the employees shot inside of the courthouse. take a look at what it was looking like. it looks like it's actually raining. those are two pipes that burst this afternoon, and they had to once again evacuate the courthouse. now, it was already closed to the public but they had employees come back in to cover up their personal belongings and get pictures and d e brie off the wall because they were going to test the sprinkler system.

but then they decided to hold off on all of that after a pipe burst and water started pouring into the courthouse. and then once again they decided to close the courthouse. from what i'm hearing, it could very will be closed again tomorrow. on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00 we take a look at what this means for the cases and the business that needs to be handled inside this courthouse. tracee wilkins, news4. >> a broken water main is causing headaches in an alexoo one is on janee's lane near west taylor run parkway. the pipe ruptud this morning and the entire block is closed off. it could create a sinkhole and one resident is afraid to leave the house. we'll check in with kristin in the next half hour for an update. some context about the winter weather's toll on this region's water infrastructure. there have been more than 160 water main breaks in just the

past week. about half of those happened yesterday. and those were just in prince george's and montgomery county. crews are working around the clock to restore water service. for help winterizing your home, go to nbc washington and search winter tips. we're also looking into the frequency of smoke and fire emergencies at metro stations after several more incidents along the rails over the weekend. transportation reporte crunching the numbers for us. >> reporter: it's not your imagination. the number of fires on metro are on the increase. the trend is heading in the wrong direction. this past weekend a fire and smoke incident at woodley park. look at this graphic and you can see fire incidents are on the rise. 104 in 2014 compared to 86 fire incidents in 2013. riders along the system say they'v has it ever crossed your mind

when you're riding that might be an issue? >> yes. i know walking is safer. that's why i do that. this should be completely safe and it's not. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 5:00 these incidents are obviously tis ruptive to metro service, so how is metro doing its on-time performance? this is what firefighters in montgomery county saw driving up to a house fire early the morning. the home is in gaithersburg. it took 75 firefighters to bring the blaze under control. no reports of injuries. we just learned a 29-year-old man was the one killed during a burst of gunfire overnight. police kol got a call about a shooting just after midnight in northeast. they found the victim in an apartment on brentwood road near 13th street. he had been identified as marcus mclan of upper marlboro. a neighbor tells news4 she heard about six shots that sounded like they came from two

different guns. police are looking for two men who left the scene in a black car. it looks like president obama's immigration action is headed for federal appeals court today. the government filed notice that it would appeal a judge's temporary stay on the presidential action that shields millions of people from deportation. now, the judge's order gives a coalition of 26 states more time to pursue a lawsuit aimed at permanently stopping the president's executive action. getting around has been especiallily tough in northern texas today because of wet and icy conditions. this is a look at the roads in denton this morning. the region could end up with an inch of ice. there have been dozens of highway accidents and more than 900 flights have been canceled out of dallas-ft. worth airport. the temperature right now 27 degrees, the average high this time of year 60. the government is joining the conversation after an oscar moment that nearly brought the house down. and one of the city's most famous furry citizens marks a

milestone. why things are about to change for d.c.'s prized panda. getting closer to the deadline local jobs at stake just as pressures grow about how safe you are in public. we're just getti.

things are getting back to normal on a road in gaithersburg after a trash truck sp. it happened about 8:30 this morning. crew was called in to help with the cleanup. the truck collided with a van. one person was take on the hospital. last year's csx train derailment in lynchburg could be a costly one for the company. state environmental officials are proposing a $361,000 fine for the accident that dutched 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the james river. 17 cars derailed last april

30th. three went into the river, and one caught fire. that blaze consumed most of the oil that leaked out. water quality checks found no environmental issues. the state also wants cs dposhgs pay more than $18,000 for the investigation. a frederick man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl last summer is now in police custody. 18-year-old zachary crawford turned himself in yesterday a few hours after being featured on frederick's most-wanted list. investigators say back in august crawford and the victim were spending time together at a park in frederick. that's when he allegedly raped her. the following week police say he also threatened the victim and her friends with a knife. an arrest warrant was issued just last month. it's a concern on every driver's mind during these freezing temperatures and unfortunately for one maine rez tent the ice smashed his car and ins shurns won't cover it. a huge chunk fell from a roof and crashed right through the windshield.e area was blocked off

with caution tape and there was a sign warning of more falling ice. but it was little too late for this car owner, and now he said insurance won't cover the cost of repairs. we want the world to help us let kayla still use her hands. >> a young legacy lost. a family's pain out in the open. what they're saying after a woman dies in isis custody. the wild weather continues. veronica is coming back with a look at why th

nbc news has learned nancy writebol is headed back to liberia this weekend with her husband david nape made the announcement yesterday in a church service in e couple worked as missionaries. nancy was diagnosed with ebola last september while working at a clinic in liberia. she plans to revisit the clinic during the trip and help out if needed. both received vaccinations and are now considered immune from the strain in west africa. congress is back from a mid-february break, but it feels like groundhog day. funding for the department of homelay runs out on friday. >> republicans are trying to pressure president obama into dropping his immigration action but it's federal workers who

could feel the squeeze. >> and they could be forced to work without paychecks amid a terror threat at one of the nation's busiest shopping malls. news4's steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with the latest now. steve? >> reporter: hi jim. not just government workers. national security government workers. president obama warned today we can't play politics with our national security but it's his side now taking advantage of the terror concerns in minnesota. at the huge mall of america near minneapolis, the crowds were light and in case of trouble there were lockdown drills. but michael and felicia shopped. >> i think the time for nervousness is over. people are wanting to stand up against this. >> reporter: officials say there's no credible threat but they raised an alarm when al shabab, the isis-like group based in somalia put out a video urging muslims to attack mall of america. >> the threat is a lone wolf inspired by this call for an attack to pick up a weapon that they can get at any gun show. >> reporter: an al shabab team

in a mall in kenya killed more than 60 people in 2013. thousands of somalis live in minnesota. a few have left to join al shabab. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson's urging caution at e mall and on capitol hill. >> in thg times in particular most unfortunate that there's eve an possibility of a shutdown of the department of homeland security. >> rep but friday the money to pay tsa officers border guards and others in dhs runs out. >> it wil a direct impact on america's national security because their hard work helps to keep us safe. >> reporter: until presidenta cancels his executive order on immigration and does not allow millions without proper papers to stay in the u.s. republicans are refusing to fund dhs. immigration and dhs linked by a political fight on a day of concern about homela.

it's a stalemate on the hill. unless republicans back down on immigration, dhs funding could end friday. steve handelsman news4. she was a young woman with boundless determination to alleviate suffering in all corners of the world. and tonight kayla mueller's parents are talking exclusively to nbc news about the legacy of the daughter they lost to isis. kayla was taken hostage in aleppo syria, in august of 2013. isis demanded more than $6 million in ransom. u.s. law bars ransom payments but the muellers say even if they could have raised the money, the trade of five taliban prisoners for bowe bergdahl made the whole situation worse. >> that made the whole situation worse because that's when the demands got greater, they got larger, they realized that they had something, they realized that well, if they're going to let five people go for one person why won't they do this or why won't they do that?

>> yeah. that was pretty hard, you know to take. >> isis claims kayla mueller was killed earlier this month when jordan bombed isis targets in syria. her parents have gotten photos that confirm her death, but u.s. officials say there's no way to know how she was killed. well veronica joins us now. a tricky ride in this morning. it could be even trickier again yeah. there will be some patchy ice again tomorrow morning but not quite as widespread as the ice we had to deal with this morn the reason was sunday our temperatures were way above 50 degrees. it was mild above freezing for several hours and we had a lot of melting of that s rig on out to roads and even on area sidewalks. a lot of the melting refreezing. so here we go with tomorrow morning. your ice impact. no problem to yeah there will be some problems. it's the kind of morning are where you need to be cautious out there. some ice and slip patches again. we're talking about fewer delays. so maybe instead of 17 counties with the latest we'll probably

see about half of that tomorrow morning. 31 the temperature now. yes, the wind still blowing as we promised those gusts still at 20 miles per hour delivering a windchill way down to 19 degrees. it's been a bundle-up kind of day for sure. look at this. winds widespread across the area. what i like is that the wind starts to settle down very quickly tonight and it's a day with relatively light winds tomorrow. your current windchill readings 14 degrees gaithersburg 19 in town to 23 degrees when it feels like in fredericksburg right now. so the chill everywhere and if you're going out this evening, here's a look at your evening planner forecast. again, we're in the 20s right now. we drop to 23 by 7:00 p.m. down to 18 degrees by 11:00 p.m. as that wind settles down still a light enough wind where our windchill reading i think will drop from about 0 to 5 degrees by 11:00 p.m. probably talking about single digits for tomorrow morning too. i'll show you those windchills throughout the neighborhoods throughout the day tomorrow. 4 degrees manassas tomorrow

morning. that's the actual air temperature. 11 fredericksburg 13 here. 7 gaithersburg. yes, we're going to get close to record low levels again tomorrow morning. those temperatures. here's a look at 5:00 a.m. what it will feel like from 7 degrees, gaithersburg 11 manassas into the teens by 9:00 a.m. so, it does get better. keep in mind tomorrow a lighter wind throughout the day and by 2:00 maybe close to 20 degrees anywhere from say, wheaton and poolesville to haymarket, dale city feeling like we're in the low 20s throughout tomorrow afternoon. here's the forecast. still cold a light wind 25 to 32 degrees. the range in temperatures across the area. so your impact forecast for tomorrow cold breezy conditions yes, areas of ice. but, again, it is winter and with all the snow we had first part of the weekend that impact forecast for tomorrow is low. take a look now. your storm team four-day forecast this is the other part of the story. the fact that it will remain

cold, the average high 50 degre within the next four days here folks. 31 tomorrow your high 37 on wednesday, 32 on thursday and high temperature and 30 for a high temperature on friday right now. yes, there is a chance for some light snow and flurries to come our way on thursday. i'll show you who has the best chance, where that system is coming from and the odds that we could see maybe a little bit of a coating in some of our counties. i'll have that coming up later in the newscast. >> we'll keep it with you. thanks v.j. sitting in a hot sun, that could feel pretty good on a cold day like this. it may even help you live longer. researchers in finland followed a large group of middle-aged men for more than 20 years. those who bathed in a sauna four to seven days a week had significantly fewer deaths from heart attacks compared to men who used a sauna just once a week. longer sessions were even more beneficial. men who spent an average of 19 minutes in a sauna cut their risk of a deadly heart attack by 52%. arrested for breaking into

not one but two local homes, but police say this accused crook was growling. >> by now you've seen the big winners, the glitz and the glamour, but this afternoon the government is weighing oscar night's biggest and if you missed anything last night, we have so much more on our nbc washin. photos of the afterparty the best moments of the night and reacti.

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during last night's oscar, actress patricia arquette used an acceptance speech to draw attention to the gender pay gap in the u.s. this afternoon the labor department is tweeting in tweeting "fact -- women make 78% of what their male counte make." a short time later, "retweet with you agree with patricia arquette that it's time for equal pay for women." that speech had to be one of the night's most memorable moments. >> it was, but there were a lot of moments. several of the speeches struck a tone with activism. joining us with more the billy bush. this year's big winners weren't blockbusters but some of the acceptance speeches in fact were. >> yeah. oh wow, some really powerful ones. john legend, you know seized the opportunity after "glory,"

after he won -- well i guess -- in his speech for best original song after an amazing performance, really powerful but he got up to talk about incarceration in this country, used some statistics which require a little research. there are a lot of black men in this country who are, you know, in the correctional system but he was -- i think the numbers he was using he's including probation, parole jail and prison. but some staggering numbers. he took to the stage to make that point. and the young guy who won adapted screenplay for "imitation game" with a powerful speech. he looks 12. he's 34 year old. he got up there and talked about, you know, at 16 years old wanting to commit suicide because of his depression and how it drew him to the subject of the "imitation game" played by benedict cumberbatch. but he said to all the kids out there, stay weird, stay

different. it led me to this moment where i am. i thought that was the speesm of the night. really really powerful. >> how about surprising moments? i know folks were surprised when neil patrick harris came out on stage in his underwear. was anyone surprised that "birdman" won best picture? >> well yeah. there's a lot of people thought that "boyhood" would win because of its, you know, the endeavor of shooting anything over 12 years, incredible in the passage of time and i thought -- but "birdman" had gained a lot of steam as of late and it looked like it was, you know, building momentum and heading that way. and i think "boyhood" truthfully suffered just one way, and that is the kid who stars in it you know when he got to be an adolescent lost a little bit of the interest in the acting. and so it was hard to carry. i mean how do you bank on someone when they're 7 and then count on them all the way through? still a great endeavor. i thought richard linkletter might win for director for it

but alejandro g. inarritu won for director and for "birdman." >> billy, did off best moment in the oscars? >> we had so much fun on the red carpet jim. you're going to see some action tonight. i don't know if you know this but a lot of some of the "a" list actresses, this campaign #askhermore. they want questions beyond what are you we you wearing. honest they need to give the details of the dress or they don't get the free dress, but they want ask her more. we obliged. we asked them very deep questions. but you know what that mean jim, if you're taking the time to a more it means you have to ask him less. so we have all that fun. then there's that. >> the boys are taking a hit tonight. >> all right. thanks billy. see you tonight on "access." here in d.c. she is the most popular thing on four legs. why today marks a big shift in her young life and how it could change the way you and thousands of other people will be will see her. >> was that a yawn? sorry, wrong address. how later meant for the white

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now at 4:0, widespread issues all over the area because of this cold weather. in prince george's county the courthouse in upper marlboro has been closed since last week after a bippipe burst, sending water pouring into the building. four metro stations full of smoke over the weekend just as that snowstorm struck our area. this comes as our transportation report uncovers a spike in smoke incidents over the last few years. and folks in this alexandria neighborhood are worryied about

sinkholes after a water main break opened up. flights canceled fender-benders slippery sidewalks, a mix of snow and freezing rain is causing problems today from texas to the east coast. >> it's ugly out there coast to coast. one of the hardist hit arias, dallas, where we find jay gray. jay? >> reporter: jim, pat, you're absolutely right. look when will it all end? that's what millions of us are asking after another crippling bl winter weather. ice, snow and sleet again making mess of thing the country. winter storm watches and warnings stretch from california through the carolinas and up the east coast today. in ohio a coast guard cutter worked to break the ice on lake erie where experts say the bitter cold has left 98% of the surface frozen solid. in maine, it was ice from above causing problems.

a frozen sheet falling from a portland rooftop battling the car below. >> it's nuts how far that piece of ice came out and land on the car, a good five feet from the building. >> rm the air you can see north texas is sealed in ice. >> it's freezing. we're not used to this. >> reporter: more than a thousand flights have been canceled at dfw airport and what little traffic is on area roadways has been reduced to a crawl. eve an short walk is a challenge. >> it's like a mixture of snow and freezing rain. just ice pellet like ball bearings underneath your feet. it's not easy. >> reporter: still, some are forced to brave the elements when well nature calls. >> just taking my dog out to go potty. wonderful, wonderful snowy ice. see? she loves it too. >> reporter: "love" may be a little strong, but the millio trying to adapt to what's become an endless winter. >> we're trying to make the best of wit the weather that we have.

>> reporter: weather that just seems to keep sliding town hill. forecasters say it may be a while before we get a break from these conditions. winter sto and warnings across the southwest and into the deep south tonight. that's the latest live in dallas, jay gray, you've been telling us on nbc washington facebpage u don like it either. how long will the pattern last? we'll talk about that at 4:45 the trend into the first half of march. right now, 31 degrees our temperature. yes, below freezing so we've had plenty of icy patches today. the only meting from the sunshine and that will be the case again tomorrow because the temperatures will stay below the freezing mark. cold breezy areas of ice early, while the radar is quiet here that system that she talked about down south, look at, that you've got snow ice from texas on east.

this system will graze our area midpart of the week. we'll talk about who could see flurries from it maybe light snow. that's in about 10 to 15 minutes. 4 to 13 degrees, record cold air also something we've got coming up later. congress is back in town after a week-long break. president obama's request for war powers to fight isis is at the top of the agenda. the white house says the president is open to negotiating many elements of the request. those elements include his proposed three-year limit on u.s. military action the use of american troops. the president is said to be firmly opposed to any geographic restriction on where the u.s. can pursue isis militants. concern is growing in the uk for three girl who is may be in isis control. today marks a full week since the teens left london on a flig istanbul. there is concern the girls went to syria to join a classmate month who left england last year

reportedly to marry a jihadi fighter. the girls' families are begging them to come home. british police have gone to turkey to help in the search for the girls, but they caution that if the teens have already crossed the border there's very little they can do to find them or bring them back. good news for a virginia lawmaker charged with forgery and perjury. delegate joe morrissey will be getting back some of the case files and computers seized from his office. the lawsuit brought his office to a virtual standstill. he's accused of fabricating a document used in his trial for having sex with a minor. he was convicted on that charge and spends nights in prison and day at work in the virginia general asse growling man tried to break into three anne arundel county homes around 3:30 saturday morning. police say the suspect wept to two homes on d highway, then worked his way around the corner to central avenue. 36-year-old christopher shore was arrested after allegedly

forcing his way into the third house. police say he was growling. he was incoherent and extremely intoxicated under the influence of some sort of drug. they took him to a hospital for treatment and arrested him upon his release. the national zoo's panda cub bao bao turned 18 months old today. richard jordon explains why it's such a big deal. >> reporter: not a baby anymore, but the giant panda cub still has that newborn effect bringing people from all over the world to see her. these girls from thailand couldn't wait to catch a glimpse of the zoo's main attraction. >> very cute. >> bao bao is now 18 months old. for pandas that's like 18 years old on the human spectrum. she's ready to be separated from her mother for longer periods of time and is also eating on her own. today she was personaled up on a

tree proving she is ready far little independence, and her in sight, doesn't seem to be experiencing any separation anxiety. >> it's kind of interesting because i know for humans 18 months separation, if they're separated it's pretty traumatic for the kids so it sounds like it's the opposite. >> reporter: for zoo visitors there are growing pains. the guests don't want to see that mother/daughter bond broken up just yet. >> i'd like to see her come down out of that tree. >> reporter: bao bao seems to be in a tree-climbing phase these days but the separation from her mother is very important from her, because in a few years she'll be sent to china to live the as part of the agreement with the chinese government. at the national zoo, richard jordan news4. it impacts more families than ever before but brand-new information about how you could counter your family's peanut allergies. running out of time, many local homes could soon be left in the cold. we'll it will you what you can do to help them out.

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new at 4:00, a major discovery released moments ago about peanut allergies. it's in a study in the "new england journal " for years parents were told to avoid giving babies peanut products to help prevent allergies, but nbc's erica edwards res turns out that advice may have been flatout wrong. >> i guess peanuts in the airplane. they have a reaction. >> reporter: 11-year-old spencer is staring down the very thing that has sent him to the emergency room sev times -- pe naughts. diagnosed with a peanut allergy at age 3, he can now safely tolerate the equivalent of ten peanuts thanks to an experimental peanut patch. in a clinical trial, half of those wearing the patch laced with peanut protein for a year were able to eat about four peanuts. significant, because even trace amounts of peanuts can cause severe allergic reactions. >> it's really nice to know that i have a little bit of a cushion so if i have a little bit of

peanuts it's not the end of the >> reporter: another new study from the uk finds introducing peanut proteins to bs may a protective effect. >> consumption rather than avoidance seems to protect against developing peanut allergy. >> reporter: dr. gideon lack at kings college in london enrolled 640 children under age 1. half were give an peanut snack at least three times a week while the others were not given peanuts until they turned 5 years old. 17% of the kids who avoided peanuts developed the allergy by age 5 compared to just 3% of the children who ate the peanut snacks. the idea is to teach the immune system that peanuts are not the >> you need to be introduced to these proteins very early on in >> reporter: experts suggest parents should not try this at home. these were control studies under

doctor supervision. erica edwards, nbc news. from your wedding dress to your casket big moments in life where you could rent instead of buy. so which is better? erika gonzalez has done the research. storm team 4 tracking another bitter cold evening. v.j.? >> that we are. i know folks are getting tired of it. i feel your pain. this cold air is going to continue over the next coupl

welcome back on news 4 at 4:00. we could be in for some record-breaking cold here again overnight. >> we have team coverage from storm team 4. let's begin with meteorologist veronica johnson. so how much longer are we going to have to tough it out? >> a while. you're going to have to really hang on here right now. a lot of folks getting tired of it. we're going to take a look at that trend, as i said as to what folks can expect not just the next seven days but the next 14 days. meanwhile, yes, icy conditions out there this evening. just a little bit of help from the sunshine today. not a tremendous amount. hey, we'll take it. the deal is though, if you go out this evening and it looks wet, it's likely to be ice so use caution. by tomorrow morning more icy patches across the area 13 degrees is how we'll start out. just one reason i think why we could get close to that record

maybe even set a new record at dulles. the afternoon tomorrow 32 that's it nap's as good as we can do. the temperature freezing so again, a little melting but a little more sunshine so, a bit of a sun glare again for your afternoon. a lot of folks wondering how to wash the car, get a little bit of that salt off from the storms we're saying go ahead and at least gif it one wash. you'll likely have to wash it again because midweek we'll have slightly higher temperatures above the freezing mark. still below average but enough to cause some melting and that means of course whatever melts on area roads is going to get thrown right back onto your vehicle. take a look at the outdoor impact forecast for tomorrow pap light wind. today, gusty conditions. tomorrow light wind and of course there's enough bare pavement now and sidewalk where if you like to go out and run you can get that run in. 13 degrees starting out in the teens, low 20s by 11:00 a.m. lunchtime, then we'll hit a high temperature of around freezing tomorrow. 31 32 degrees. the other system i'm watching this one from midweek told you

about it earlier, thm in texas. watch what happens late wednesday, early thursday morning. this is thursday at 12:00 a.m. look at that. it's going skirt just to the south of our area just one reason why we think maybe areas of the northern neck southern maryland certainly southern virginia around richmond roanoke, if you have any travel plan, this system could just graze the area. we will be watching it very clely and of course we're looking at those temperatures very closely too. the trend as folks are so tired, doug of this winter. >> and the trend is continued cold as we move on through, as you mentioned, not only the next week but most likely the next two s and it could go on for most of the month of march as well. that's a lot of ms, a lot of alliteration. the cold remains throughout next week. that's air has been in place over the last couple days and we will see more record-breaking temperatures overnight tonight. dulles will set a record parts of new york philadelphia new jersey up towards the buffalo area all expecting to see broken records overnight tonight. the cold air is now encompassing

two-thirds of the country. dallas seeing some sleet, some snow. winter storm warnings e way in effect towards louisiana. to the west completely different pattern. for them it's been extremely warm. they've seen record-breaking heat here. big ridge in the west big trough in the east. once it sets up, and it set up about a month ago, once it's set up it's very hard to break down and we don't see it going anywhere anytime soon. >> that's right. cold air for midweek. your chance of snow mainly to the south, again, 30% chance. we'll keep an eye on that. your high just 32. that average high at 50 degrees as we get into the weekend, we're looking for a dry weekend. 36 on saturday 43 your high on sunday. maybe a few more clouds on sunday. but warmer air at least starts to come in for a brief period of time early part of next week. and that means rain then right now instead of snow for next monday this time. we've got a lot more on this cold pattern. the record cold levels that we could set tonight coming up on news4 at 5:00.

this afternoon a man already in jail admits to mailing a threatening letter to president obama. joseph savage mailed the letter from a jail outside of pittsburgh threatening the president and an unspecified family member. the problem is hae he mailed the letter to 1400 pennsylvania avenue 1600. the white house got it anyway and handled it or to the secret service. savage is expected to plead guilty and serve two yn prison. he's already serving 25 years for child molestation. now stories we're working on in our newsroom this afternoon. a bar owner accused of the unthinkable. how police say he violated his female customers. and a story you'll see only on news4. money stolen from local homes. and the person accused of doing it is someone that may have -- many have trusting is trusted for years. we've just learned a water main bre is causing more trouble than fir in part of northern virginia. news4's kristin wright is live along janee's lane in alexandria

where there are several streets, dozens of homes and one school without water. kristin? >> reporter: mcarthur elementary school has no water and they've canceled all afternoon activities. 100 customers are without water right now. if you think about households that's hundreds of people. look at this, the water still going. we do have crews here to make repairs, but they haven't been able to even start digging for that pipe yet. water just spewing from this broken pipe. the pipe is eight inches. that is sizable. gallon after gallon of water is pouring from it. the break first reported at noon this morning. folks are positive it is related to the cold weather, the force of this water gushing washed out the ground underneath and so the pavement here is buckled. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 we'll hear from people affected by the break. in alexandria kristin wright

news4. with just a week to go a fairfax county charity is still short of its goal to keep the heat on in dozens of homes. our daily bread is trying a crowd fund-raising site for the first time to raise $15,000 by the end of this month. so far they're just a third of the way there. the money would help with the cost of heat for dozens of families. for more information, visit nbc washington and search our daily bread. life often leads us to make some pretty big purchases. >> paying for a wedding or eve an funeral can break the bank. but consumer reporter erika gonzalez has four things you can rent instead of committing to a renting could help you cut down on your stress and at the same time save you a fortune. kiplinger personal finance found brides spent an average of $1,300 on their dresses last year. i believe it. website, though like rent the runway and borrowing magnolia can do it anywhere from $30 to

$450. you'll wear it once you take the pretty picture, nobody has to know that you didn't buy your wedding dress. spring is right around the corner. you've got a green thumb, maybe, but no place to plant. there may be a solutn for that. kiplinger suggests renting space in a community garden. you can do a search online for the nearest spaces and availability this spring. next on the list tools. some big hardware chains can rent you things like pressure washers that you may not use year-round and of course the smaller tools as well. kiplinger says places like home depot, ace, and true value in our area rent tools from about 25 to 65 dollars. okay. this next one, hear me out on this. caskets. funerals aeiveexpensive. kiplinger says they can average up to $5,000. however, many funeral homes will let you rent a casket for a viewing service for less than $1,000. then you can buy a simple wooden box insert that can be used for

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now to a developing story we told you about involving safety for millions of shoppers. a terrorist group is calling for attacks on malls including the biggest mall in america. >> reporter: tight security at the mall of america after a somali militant group with ties to al qaeda referenced in a video the deadly 2013 attack on a westgate mall in kenya and added, "what if such an attack was to cur in the mall of america in minnesota or the west edmonton ml in canada or london's oxford street?" the unidentified male says hurry up hasten towards heaven, dos no hesitate. >> large somali population there. >> reporter: jeh johnson, secretary of homeland security on nbc's "meet the press." not telling people to not go to the mall. i think there needs to be an awareness, there needs to be vigilance, and, you know, to be

careful, obviously. it's a new phase. we're in a faw nu phase right now. >> reporter: will shoppers avoid the mall. mixed views nearby at the airport. >> definitely want to stay away. yeah. don't want to put glous that situation. >> i would still go if the threat was there or not if it was open. not going to let people stop me from what i want to do my way of life. >> reporter: mark jamal says local somalis fear a backlash. >> creating this perception that we are bad in the minds of minnesotas. it's going to affect us whether we like it or not. >> reporter: the mall issued a statement saying in part "we take any potential threat seriously and respond appropriately. mall of america has implemented extra security precautions. some may be noticeable to guests and others won" a weather whirlwind. first snow then sun, and now tonight frigid temperatures coming back in. >> here we go again.

temperatures starting to drop windchills near zero in some spots. >> wild weather putting stress on our daily lives and our infrastructure. from busted pipes to incidents on the metro, our live team coverage starts with doug kammerer. >> you mentioned the cold. yesterday a high temperature of 50 degrees. it was beautiful after our snowy day on saturday 50 yesterday, and right now it f 32 degrees colder than yesterday with the current windchill. 18 in d.c. 15 manassas 17 in frederick, 16 down towards pax patuxent river. windchills between 10 and 15. by 11:00, between zero and 5 in the city. some will see a windchill below zero. the cold air returns for sure with those windchills and the big news is the pattern stays cold. we will stay below average over the next seven-day period with

one exception. i've got that for you and a small chance for snow in my forecast. cell phone video by news4 shows watter flowing into the courthouse in upper marlboro prince george's county today. that courthouse was already closed. tracee wilkins was already there when td pe burst. she joins us with the problem this is causing for law enforcement. >> reporter: actually, two pipes burst this afternoon. cause major league jor issues inside the courthouse. what they're saying is they believe this was all weather related. it's been freezing cold and these pipe take it. if you look closely, you see what looks like rain inside the prince george's co courthouse. an employee shot this video just as water pipes burst again. >> just within the hour two successive pipes hav some flood ong the first floor of the duval wing. we have evacuated the