one in prince george's county. he likely has more victims. these in2013. the man accused of jumping the white house fence and making it into the mansion is expected in court. 42-year-old omar gonzalez is due in court for a status hearing. he made it all the way to the east room before secret service agents tackled him. this is video of the day of the incident last fall. it lead to the resignation of the secret service director. gonzalez pleaded not guilty. today you'll notice crews begin their work on the third street tunnel project in downtown washington. crews will work on i-95 between d street and new york avenue northwest. it's part of the capital crossing project that will cover the tunnel and bring new buildings over it. crews will shut down the 395 southbound off ramp. you can expect lane closures overnight. take it slowly. fines double in work zones. we're working to find out

what caused the massive fire. chopper 4 flew over the scene there as flames ripped through the k & k tire warehouse. good morning. i'm angie at the live desk with the breaking news out of sye getting several reports that isis has kidnapped and dozens of syrian christians activist groups saying at least 70 people. they were taken by the militants after they took over several villages in the northern part of the country. the human rights group is saying this is what they're being told by villagers that managed to escape. more as we get it. >> angie, thank you. 4:31 our time now. 18 degrees outside our studios. what is that about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday? >> oh my goodness gracious. the weather. i'm trying to think of a way i can peacefully protest the we there's nothing. spring is on the way. >> just keep of nonviolent. >> i'm trying tom.

>> i'm getting a lot of angry scowls from my coworkers as temperatures are down to single digits on this tuesday morning. good morning. we're in the deep freeze. rockville down to 9. gaithersburg only 1 above zero now. it's 5 above in lees burg. annapolis by the bay is at 15 degrees. so a frigid morning. dress accordingly with your warmest winter gear. you need the sunglasses. with the snow cover when it hits that this morning it is blinding. you can get snowblindness if you're going to be near a snow cover for rn hours. we have the clear sky over the metro area. hour by hour we'll stay frigid through the morning. staying in the teens. and then climbing into the 20s by noontime. metro area may get up to around 30 degrees. but areas north and west staying in the 20s through the afternoon with increasing clouds. your bus stop forecast that's coming up next weather and

traffic on the 1s at 5:41. >> we have n problem in rockville. you might remember this from last week. we had chopper 4 randolph road at nebel street. railroad gates are out of service. stuck down this morning. it happened last week as well because of the cold weather. you want to avoid that area. perhaps take the pike a little further down to get around that. a wide look at things inner and outer loop everything is moving nicely.e issue here 95 south at 234. we have the two right lanes blocked. this crash an overturned vehicle probably going to be there for some time. good thing it is south and not north, of course. we had the northbound issues the other day. take a look at 66 and 95 into and out of town everything looking good. i'll see you at 4:41. >> thank you4:34. police are trying to figure out what caused this crash that ki person and injured two others in the district.

you can see where the suv fld landed. we're hearing from a woman who was walking to class when she heard that crash. police say a driver of an suv crashe two cars that hit a light pole causing the suv to flip. crushing one person who was walk on the sidewalk. it happened last night on d fourth street outside the government accountability office. an eye witness tells us she was about 20 feet from where the crash ended. >> just called my mom and told her what happened and i just feel very blessed. i walked by the sce pro 15 or 20 seconds before it happened. i could have been one of those pedestrians. the second pedestrian and the driver were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >> dozens of school activities and resources on a list of possible cuts in prince william county schools. the school board said it's working with thef more $17 million this year because the county gave it less

money. full day kindergarten, athletic programs could be cut. they plan to race teacher pay. bar owner is facing charges for secretly recording women in the restaurant's bathroom. kyle mill houser is one of the owners of the ram's head tavern. the investigation began after a woman was in the restroom when a digital camera fell on the floor. police say the video showed a man placing a camera in the bathroom. no other locations or incidents are involved. two suspects in custody today following a deadly shooting in northeast washington. the tw men are charged with first-degree murder. police were called to emmerson street in northeast around 12:340 p.m. an sunday after reports of a shooting. a man was found with gunshot woun tie-- died from his

injuries. >> an 18 degrees. d.c. murayor's -- the aclu is questioning the program. the district's black female students share many of the same struggles as their male counter parts. d.c. cem requested a legal evaluation of the $20 million program. in addition the aclu letter says studies show that separating boys and girls does not improve academic performance. it simply increases gender st th initiative is one of the number of topics we expect the mayor to talk about this morning. she's hosting a breakfast for the d.c. council. another main topic is marijuana. the mayor and other leaders are scrambling to classify if i the new law before it goes into effect friday morning. news 4 tom sherwood broke down the law and many questions you may have about it. you can see the story on your nbc washington app.

today you have another chance to weigh in on possible price hikes. a proposed 4% fare increase and $2 increase to the amtrak step up ticket. there's a public hearing tonight 7:00. or you can e-mail your thoughts up until march 6th. we're working to put information online > you may have noticed a recent problem with the hov signs on 66th. this morning v dot is telling you what to do if you get ticketed. congre is inching closer to a critical deadline to fund the department of homeland security. there has been some movement by republicans. we'll have the latest on whether they're expected to make a deal in time. a live look at the capitol wheel at national harbor this morning. bundle up ♪ ♪ ♪

welcome back. if you got a ticket on i 66 you may not have to pay the fine. the virgin of transportation said electronic signs incorrectly stated the hov lane was open to all traffic yesterday morning. the signs have been fixed. v dot said there was a power failure that caused the problem. they're working wi ticketed. >> you can learn about the top car picks for 2015 in a few hours. news 4 consumer reporter eric gonzalez received a sneak peek.

you can get a full list of the ten top picks on our nbc washington app released at 12:45 this afternoon. on news 45:00 get a look behind the wheel at the latest and greatest cars. >> our time right now is 4:41. we're not looking forward to the never-ending winter coming back and never ending. >>right. storm team 4 meteorologist has your weather and traffics now. >> with most schools starting on time this morning, you want to make sure that your child is well-dressed for very cold weather. we'll stay in the single digits between now through 8:00 this mornin boardg buses between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. it is going to be frigid. single digits. we don't have much wind but it's going to be very very cold. temperatures will only be around 10 degrees. students boarding buses between 8:00 to 9:00 can bright sunshine. right now we're down to just near zero. north of washington and parts of

howard county montgomery low single digits across much of northern virginia. look at our next snow chance. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. >> still have the crash 95 southbound virginia here. 234 and dumfreyss. also the water main break. this one in janney's lane. the alternate is king's street. it is shut down now. southern avenue between 51st and easy place your alternate will be lurchmont avenue. 355 southbound at wood month two lanes blocked there. >> thank you. completely defeat us. we don't want this to become you know what defines our lives. >> he lost most of his family in a plane crash.

this morning ken ew he and his surviving daughter are coping with the loss. >> and the controversial comme new secretary of veteran's affairs

15 before the hour. lawmakers up against a critical deadline after weeks of bitter fighting over immigration. funding for the homeland security hanging in the balance with only days to make a deal. nbc tracie potts live on the hill to talk about this. are they moving the ball down the court? >> they're trying. they tried last night and failed in the senate aaron, to separate the issues of homeland security funding and the president's immigration orders that many key republicans oppose. but that failed. so now it's up to plan b. today we're going to be watching the senate policy lunches.

basically when democ separately sit down over lunch. it happens in a few hours to see if they can come up with any ideas. we're getting close to the friday deadline. >> we know that governors e in town this weekend. everg this. how is the scramble impacting the state leaders? the governor's are frustrated. they expressed that after meeting with president oba saying look washington is throwing the problems on us. for example, it's not just the border. it's not just homeland security issues. think abt fema. the federal emergency management agency with the weather we've been having. a lot of states are relying on federal funds to help with the clean up. to help with people who are digging out of mounds and mounds of snow. the people who cut the checks are under the department of homeland security. and they may be furlohed if congress can't get it together by friday. the money will be there but the e checks won't.

the newest charlie" will be released tomorrow. we can show you the cover saying "here we go again." you can see charactertures. there was a special survivors issue of the magazine. this was the first regular issue of the since he the attack. he's sorry he served in the services. he said it was wrong. he is committed to the ongoing effort to reform the va. he took office in last year. marijuana is now legal in alaska. less than an hour ago at 12:01 alaska tim became legal. adults 21 and older can have up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home. 53% of voters in alaska approved

the ballot measure in november. a d.c.-based lawsuit against uber is a federal case. eric search is suing the company for $2 million after he said he was stabbed two years ago. if you don't remember the story he said he ordered an uber in september of 2013 after he and his friends cut their trip short. the driver followed them and stabbed him six times. a news 4 i-team information this morning. a d.c. fire employee is scheduled to appeal in court on charges of stealing gas on the taxpayer's time. he's accused of using a government-purchas card for fill ups.e news 4 i-team found millions of dollars have been stolen by federal workers across the country using those cards to buy gas for personal use. >> generally we don't catch them on the first tank. they've been doing it for a little bit. tonight on news 4 at 11:00

e i-team takes you inside the investigation here. see how agents catch gus guzzlers in the act including one man that stole more than a quarter of million dollars. >> police are looking for the person who vandalized a mosque. this happened at the ivy city mosque in northeast washington. we're learning from the mosque director that the inside of the mosque was damaged including broken chairs windows, and scatd prayer books. if you have any information call the police. we're hearing from a maryland father who lost his wife and two children in a plane crash for for the first time kent shares his story. >> this is a story that breaks so many of our hearts. in december a plane crashed in gaithersburg killing six. among them as you mentioned, a mother and two young sons who were at home. recently down for an

interview with the father and husband who lost most of his fau family on that awful day. he struggles trying to explain what happened to his 7-year-old daughter aribelle who was at school of the crash. >> for her, it's like what do you mean the plane crashed and the show on fire and everything is on gone. to a 7-year-old it doesn't make sense. >> the outpouring the support they received was overwhelming and s 4 at 6:00 p.m. ken opens up about how the community is helping them heal. he ken shares why it was important to take his daughter back to the house where they lost so much one last time. i'll share tt tonig on news 4 at 6:00. >> angie, thank you. 4:50 our time now. charter school leaders in d.c. are earning more than the d.c. schools chancellor. accord leaders of charter schools urn between $90 and $350,000. some are paid the same as

traditional principals and others are paid more. in some parts of the country lawmakers are beginning to question whether charter schools need regulating. one of the oldest in d.c. was shut down for inappropriate use of money. had the charter revoked. a new report takes a look at the suspension of elementary school students. it showed that elementary children nationally lost 18 million days through suspension between 2011 and 2012. alexandria stood out for the decline during the same period for more than 16% to a little over 6%. maryland schools suspended almost 2% of elementary school students. in virginia almost 3% of elementary schools were reported. take a look at this video. a group of manatees b stuck in storm drains in florida. this is just south of cape

canaveral. a rescue team from florida fish and wildlife headed to the scene. they worked with police and firefighters to free the manatees and release them back into the safer waters. a few sustained minor injuries but hopefully they're going to be okay. >> yeah. it looks like they might be. a long hard fight to get them out of there. >> they're pretty big. >> i would rather be stuck in a drain in florida than be here. >> oh man! you know it's bad when we're ready to crawl into the storm drains. >> this is the time of year it gets tiresome. >> it does. >> here we are again. the metrological spring is coming. >> yes. keep thinking that. >> optimism! >> it feels like the pit of winter. look at the temperatures it's down to near zero. that's what it feels like in much of virginia. in maryland it's only near 1

degree now in montgomery county. howard county much of northern virginia it's in the single digits. thankfully we don't have much wind. calm morning under a clear sky. there wasn't much snow on the ground it's a bit milder. it's still frigid. it's in th southern maryland and around bait. the impact will be low. we don't have as much ice. there may be icy sidewalks. a frigid morning. the impact for commuting and walking, well it's going to be very cold. hour by hour forecast for the morning staying single digits to near 10 by 8:00 a.m. by noon the low to mid 20s. may get up to around 30s in the metro area around 3:00 or 4:00. back down to the mid 20s. elsewhere highs in the mid 20s during the afternoon. keep up with the frigid pattern with your storm team 4 weather app. tomorrow morning down to near 20. not as cold and then a nice reprieve. at least briefly on wednesday. up around 40 degrees.

on thursday we have a chance of some snow and cold again with temperatures right around 30 degrees. we could get some light snow accumulation on thursday. so stay tuned for that. maybe a few flurries on friday. again, high only around 30. over the weekend maybe only near the freezing mark. saturday with bright sunshine. increasing clouds on sunday and milder coming into monday sbu the 40s but rain likely as we start off the t part of next week. we've had an early crash. melissa is dealing with that. >> we have another one now. 70 westbound the off ramp to wood bine road. hopefully thate way soon. we have this problem 95 southbound at 234. we have two lanes blocked from the earlier accident there. taking a look in prince george's county overall no major problems into or out of town. same thing when we look up north here 59 into and out of town and

bw parkway looking good. we have the problem in alexandria. megan mcgrath will be on the scene. janney's lane. this is my friend who watches us every morning. it's her 107th birthday today! i putter up. she's the sweetest! she's turning 107 today! >> happy birthday calla may! how sweet is that? >> thank you. the new partnership that could help you get around the district a little bit faster. >> the new advice about peanut allergy prevention. why you may not want to keep them away from your children after al

this morning we're heareowner who was robbed during a home invasion in montgomery county. one of the men charged in the case did some work in that home. dr. paul shore and his wife were home during the break in that happened last week in bethesda. the men went for a box filled with $10,000 in cash and rare coins. >> w heard a loud impact sound a bang followed by a crashing sound.

>> police say one of the men installed a heating system in the home. the two men are charged with home invasion assault, and theft. they are in jail. it's now 4:59. if you use the waze app to get around d.c. your life became easier. d.c. department of transportation will begin sharing data with the app. it allows users to post real time notes about hazards they see on the road that can mean accidents, construction and closed roads. all users see the updates and avoid the hazards. police are worried about the app because it points out where police are where they're stopping for traffic citations. construction crews will be making changes to the busiest intersections in our area. you won't be able to turn left tonight from rockville pike to west cedar lane. crews are building a tunnel under the northbound lanes there. the work and the change are expected to last until the end of next year. stay with us. news 4 today continues at 5:00

a.m. take a look at the temperatures now single digits and negatives in some places. this is not a windchill look! this is the actual air temperature out there. >> i'm so sick of this. those temperatures are causing water main breaks all over our area. we'll check on one of the breaks that could askts schools this morning. it is 5:00 a.m. everybody. >> welcome to news 4 today for this tuesday, february 24th 2015. we have one school delay. page county schools on a two hour delay this morning. on the pate owe the thermometer is back below the freezing mark. >> yep. e it is there. 10 degrees or so? >> not even. >> tom is here with weather. will it get any warmer today? >> yeah. right on 10 degrees here in northwest washington. it is your children are getting ready for school today most schools on time. make sure