years old. the scene, the randolph village senior living center in colesville. the victim identified as 95-year-old daniel long bellvin, found dead inside his second-floor apartment. he was discovered yesterday but sources say he mayavbe dead fora. police investigati it as a homicide. they say he die from they they describe as trauma to the upper body. >> when i came in from work yesterday i noticed police officers just rushing, like there were no more police in the county. and they stayed here till maybe 9:00, 9:30 last night. >> reporter: janice hutton is a resident here. she remembers seeing the victim around the complex walking his dog. she said he was very popular. >> this gentleman has been here less than a year. >> reporter: really. >> less than a year. >> reporter: and 95 years

old. >> 95 years old. >> reporter: for him to die this way? >> it's unreal. it is so unreal. >> reporter: the murd victim has been identified as retired navy officer daniel long bell bellvin. at 6:00 more reaction from residents here. the note put out by the management compa here, and more details about this troubling case. live in montgomerouy, pat collins, news4. tonight people who worship in a local mosque are wondering if they're victims of a hate crime. mark segraves found services going on in freezing temperatures today. he's live now in northeast to show us what the mosque director and members plan to do next. >> reporter: thi the ivy city mos income northeast washington. inside they're preparing for their evening prayer services. outside you can still see glass litters the sidewalk. tonight police are saying they don't believe thi he crime. this was not te only location

in this neighborhood that was victim of vandalism last night. afternoon prayers went ahead as scheduled even though the broken window has left the mosque bitterly cold inside. for the founder the damage goes far beyond a broken window. >> it just gives me a stomach ache to think that anybody would walk into a mosque, a church a synagogue and do such a thing. for no reason whatsoever. >> around 6:00 sunday evening, someone did walk into the mosque, which is r locked, and began destroying holy books and tearing pictures from the walls and threw a aithug a window. police don't think it was a hate crime because they got several calls for disturbances in this neighborhood all about the same time, including a car vandalized right around theorr omhe mosque.

those who pray here are still unsettled. >> dispoi i wantisee something like that, it hurts. it hurts. >> reporter: now did raheem, a co-founder of the mosque, must go home and explain what happened to his children. >> i don't know how i'm going to explain it to him. the best way i can explain it that there are some crazy individuals, i guess, koul do something like that. but overall we a in the best place on earth, the united states of americ >> reporter: again police say they do not believe that this was motivated by any kind of hate for this religion. they think that one person is responsible for multiple acts of vandalism in this neighborhood. at 6:00, we'll tell you why the leaders of this mosque say they're going to h cnge the way they hold prayer services in the future. jim? >> mark, thank you. tonight a marine from quantico faces reckless driving

charges after crashing his vehicle into a state trooper. police tell us corey saenz was speeding and lost control of his suv on i-95 south in prince william county. it flped and crashed into a virginia state police officer. he was treated and released from the hospital. the driver refused treatment. and in storm team 4 this afternoon doug is looking to some chilly temperatures for night, but it is an improvement compared to the record that we set this morning. >> and we didn't just set a record. we shattered rd a co tt has stood for over 40 years 1967 was the year, we went down to sh at dulles. look at these numbers. we were 4 below zero early this morning out there towards dulles. look at all the zeros. ft. meade, frederick martinsburg leesburg all coming in at zero today. reagan national, 14 degrees. much warmer because of the river. future weather showing what's happening on thursday. this is the snow that we have in place for the day on thursday.

we'll talk much more about that and the headlines today show it well. better tomorrow. i think one pretty nice day, then a chance of snow on thursday. we'll talk more about that. and a return of the cold. the cold will continue as we move into the weekend. i'll update you on that as well coming up in a couple minutes. nearly a dozen customers near the d.c. and prince george's county li sulha their water running shortly. traffic is anothe story. that eight-inch main that broke this morning is now over but it could be some time before crews fix the big opening in the road. an update to a story that has pet owners in arlington concerned. we reported last month two dogs had been poisoned. new tonight, we know they ate sausage with caffeine capsules in them. the dogs became ill after eating the sausage in the 2200 block of north columbus street. they survived but had rapid heart rates and bloated bellies. no one has been charged in connection with t poisoning. police in maryland are

working tongtw g nght to find out if road rage or attempted robbery led to a shooting near arundel mills mall. someone fired at a man outside a pet smart in hanover across from the mall. the victim was headed toward the, be w parkway when someone pulled up next to him and opened fire. that victim was not seriously hurt. smoke 'em if you got 'em. that's going to take on a whole new meaning in the district at midnight tomorrow.s confirmed today that that's when possession of small amounts of marijuana becomes legal. as news4's tom sherwood reports, the city is now racing the clock to answer several lingering questions. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser called the council together before get do you thk business. >> shall we get started? >> reporter: the mayor and police chief spent about an hour briefing the council and media on what will and won't be legal as of 12:01 a.m. thursday morning. some po tegs for home use, two

ounces and six plants, will be legal for dulls over 21. but selling wo. >> you cannot transfer marijuana from one person to another for money. you still can't smoke in public. you can't consume in public, which means you can't consume in a public place, can't consume in a public restaurant. you can't consume in your car. >> reporter: and city leaders emphasize the local pot law won't afully on any federal property in d.c. buildings, parks, traffic circles where it's still a crime. >> i think it's going to unfold and we'll see what happens, too partly especiallyh is federal space. >> reporter: the cef emphasized the initiative approved by voters last year only applies for private home consumption. >> the tag people we want people to remember, in your home. you know, use and grown in your home. >> reporter: the mayor said there will be a big city public education campaign on the law and so far, despite some conservative criticism, there's no word from congress about possibly blocking the law before it can take effect.

>> are you concerned by moving forward with this so aggressively youre antagonizing tho peop and congress -- >> we were going to implement the law. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> you can see the cards that d.c. officers will now be carrying to make se that they understand the pot laws as well as the mayor's flyer explaining this change. it's on our nbc washington app right now. developing tonight he shot and killed a florida teenager three years ago this week. now we've learned he won't face any federal charges. the department of justice announced this afternoon lit not pursue a civil rights case against george ziman the death of trayvon martin. coming up later in the hour, we look at why attorney general eric holder made that decision today. and work begins later tonight on a massive ambitious construction project that could change your commute for years. >> in just a few hours crews will begin closing lanes and ramps along i 395 between d street and new york avenue

northwest. our transportation reporter adam tuss is livne the 3rd street tunnel tonight with a closer look at the impact on so many drivers. adam? >> reporter: afr introduction, i d kn if there's anything else that we can say. but, yeah, this is not going to be your typical construction project. take a look at 3rd street tunnel tonight. absolutely loaded up. and for the next couple of years, this right here is going to be one big work zone. changing city, changing landscape. traffic impacts coming for already weary commuters. >> it's a pain -- it's a pain, period. >> reporter: john ellsworth owns a plumbing business and has to drive all around the area navigating work zones. a new major one right here in the heart of d.c. is it progress? >> i don't see any. but every time they put it up, more potholes build up so what are you going do? >> reporter: what e u going do? >> can't do nothing. deal with it. >> reporter: take a look and you can see what the plan is for the

project. new buildings that will cover the existing open 3rd street tunnel. james cheeks is the chief traffic engineer for ddot. he says this is unprecedented in our area. >> i don't think we've seen this type of tunnel construction. >> reporter: for right now, the traffic impact is expected to be mainly in off-peak hours. >> i do worry about the traffic impacts but i doubt there's anything they couldo to make the traffic worse. >> reporter: it's bad right? >> traffic is bad. >> reporter: there talk of shutting down the entire tunnel. that would have impacted tens of thousands of commuters from d.c., maryland, and virginia. that plan has beescppe back here live traffic at the 3rd street tunnel. tonight relatively minor work starts but something much more significant is rit ar the corner as in this summer. we'll tell you about that next hour at 6:00. back to you, jim. >> thank you, adam. safety concert a l the dogarafr r crashes there. why residents say it could happen again unless things change. a mother takes public

shaming to an extreme and what she made her daughter do at school that got hundreds of parents on facebook talking about it. and a local contractor who was wasting away in captivity in cuba has a new reason to smile.

an accident waiting to happen. that's how one dog owner is describing the situation. >> northern virginia bureau chief jul cey e damage and the hard feelings left behind. >> reporter: what sprawling and popular dog park normally has three different entrances but as you can see right now, this one definitely off-limits. here's what it looked like earlier today. a car driven by an employee at the nearby arlington collision center lost control coming down the street and smashed through the gates. the owner of this neighboring doggie daycare arrived just after the crash. >> fire truck ambulance, police cars, and then the car lodged into the fence in the entrance of the dog park. >> reporter: and you thi what? >> and i think oh my god it's finally happened. they lost control of the car and they wrecked. >> reporter: arlin firefighters had use the jaws of life to cut the top off the car and free the injured driver. he was rushed to virginia hospital center the car towed

away. these streets lead to the dog park are a somewhat odd mix of auto shops and dog-related businesses. kim houghton says she's complained before about how auto shop cars are driven here. >> i've talked to the auto shop and asked them to please ask their drivers to please slow down to watch out for the people and the dogs that are coming and going in this area. >> reporter: at thllion center, they had no comment on camera but tell me they are dog lovers too and their employees don't gun the cars down the street. inside the park, avery and his pals barely seemed to notice the change in the landscape. his owner and others weren't too troubled either. >> doesn't give me any pause at all. >> there are always going to be people who lo control and you can't worry about it too much. that's moose by the way. >> reporter: moose and the others put on notice. they'll have to use this entrance for now. the area destroyed had two gates like this. no word on how long before it's rebuilt. julie carey, news4. just moments ago, we learned from that auto shop that the

injure employee is expected to be released from the hospital tonight. the keystone pipeline is once again in limbo. president obama vetoed a bill this afternoon authorizing the construction of the pele line. the president says he is still considering the merits of this pipeline and its potential impact on the environment. republicans likely don't have the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, but they say they may consider adding this measure to another bill. and there could be an end to the standoff on capitol hill over homeland secy. senate republicans have agreed to separate the immigration from funding for that department. and democrats want house republicans to do the same. they want to vote on homeland security first. if a teal is not reach not reached by friday, homeland tyou shut down. some 200,000 workers including border a patrol and tsa could be forced to work out pay. developing tonight, a second apology from the man in charge of restoring trust at the

department of veterans affairs. >> special forces. >> what years? >> i was in special forces. >> secretary robert mcdonald made that comment to a homeless man in los angel earlier this month. the problem, mcdonald never served in special forces. and today at a news conference he said he was simply trying to connect with the homeless man. >> i made a mistake. and i apologize for it. my whole purpose in this job is to try to connect with veterans and to better serve veterans so that's what i was trying to do. >> no one is calling for mcdonald so to resign, but he is being slammed by the american legion tonight. in a statement, the group's national commander said, "a lie is a lie. what a disappointment from the leader of a department whose number-one issue right now is the restoration of trust. we hope that he can restore the trust that he los" he was held prisoner in cuba for five years, released just two months ago. montgomery county contractor alan gross has new reason to

smile today. he has a new smile. consider this the before. now take a look at the after. last week his smile was transformed to this. we all remember him at news conferences and as guest of the president at the state of the union address. well, last week one of the top doctors in the country and his team in washington stepped up to build gross' new smile. after the years of neglect in cuba, the visible parts of several teeth had broken off. dr. neil starks spent 6 1/2 hours on this restoration. gross was so happy he tweeted out the before andft pictures. >> he did not really get any dental care for five years. new decay setting in. certainly that cou ba nutritial nuttsr not being able to brush regularly. he was quite surprised that in one day we can do all that we did. he was very surprised. he was able to really break out into quite an exciting smile for

himself, and, you know, that makes our day. that makes a difference. >> quite impressive indeed. dr. starks says many of the teeth roots can be saved but gross will need root canals, posts, and new crowns put in in months to come to make sure that that transformation is permanent. we have r to smile because either it's not as cold or we're starting to adapt. i'm actually feeling like a minnesotan. >> i think that's -- starting to aat that particulim our blood's getting a little thicker around here. >> i'm starting to become an inhabitant of this land. >> so you want it next year too? >> i think we're going to have it, whether i want not. >> let's show you how things are outside. we've all been dealing with the cold. the silver frozen over all across the poe foe towe mack now toward the chesapeake. the chesapeake one of the thickest the ice has been one of the most widespread the ice has been on the chesapeake in years. this morning out at dulles airport they saw the coldest temperature recorded and since 1996. wow it's been cold.

right now, still cold. 28 degrees. wendy says it feels great outside with some sunshine, windchill coming in at 17 so a cool afternoon. only 25 gaithersburg, 26 at huntingtown, 25 towards the patuxent river and0 to the right. spoke to the kids at fox mill elementary school towards herndon. say hello to the fourth-graders at the school today. a lot of great questions. and of course they're all asking when's our next snow day? will we be seeing snow anytime soon? look at the radar. there is snow to the south. we talked about this last night. you could see some snow around the northern neckyb portions soutrn maryland, extreme southern maryland tonight. that is not the storm that's going to be coming tomorrow. this area of storminess is just now moving off the coast. but you may see some flurry activity some light snow down towards southern maryland. this brought a couple inches of snow tow moving out now. another storm mntt south d that's got winter storm warnings froju east of dallas towards ata and into

parts of north carolina. that's the southe slider that would stay to our south, but it's something we're going to be watching. let's track it for you as you move through the day tomorrow. here we are wednesday at 8:00 a.m. here comes the storm bringing snow and could be significant snow to parts of alabama mississippi, parts of the georgia region, even atlanta could see 1 to 2 inches before it makes its way up the coast. the latest computer models are trying to bringh up the coast a little bit. look for some snow early on thursday morning. it could affect your morning rush nap's what we'll be talking act. not expecting a lot around the d.c. metro area. best chances will down to the south, maybe 1 to 2, extreme southern maryland maybe fredericksburg, culpeper back towards luray trace maybe an inch in d.c. and a few flurries to the north. computer models are bringing this north, but we'll see. it could affect us for the drive thursday. high temperaturesrow into the 30s to around 40. tomorrow will be pretty nice

day. said 101 on thursday. had to change that. no heat wave yet. 39 on wednesday, with a chance for snow. it looks like we'll stay cold through the weekend but then at least we get to 51 next monday. that comes with some rain. dozens of california commuters irinjured in a trai derailment. video of the aftermath and dramatic witness accounts. new at 5:00 "consumer reports" just released its top auto picks of the year. we are about to give you a front-row seat for a test-drive in the number-one teca and a mother makes her daughter wear a sf am

a driver involved in a train accident took off but was caught. >> the crash happened about 65 miles north of los angeles. three of the five cars were knocked off the tracks. witnesses describe what happened. >> just a big like, it was a bam, boom!

>> federal investits lle on the scene to help determine the cause. incredible video out of pennsylvania tonight. an elderly woman lost control of her suv this morning and somehow landed on top of three other cars in a dealership in ardmore. that woman was pulled from the passenger side of the suv. we don't know her itn right n. the crash cost about $80,000 in damage. now to a story that's been shared more than 500 times from our facebook page. >> a florida woman was arrested for physically disciplining her daughter, making h wear a so-called shirt of shame. melanie alexander is accused of beating her daughter with a belt and sending her to middle school with a shirt that blasted the girl's bad grades. it read in part "i currently have all fs in all my classes. i am not aloud to have a boyfriend. no time soon. so back off before i get another

good woopin like i got last night." all that was in a quote. police say when the girl was asked to remove the shirt she had welts from her neck down to her legs. her mother is now out on bond with the conditiont e h no contact with huge so we asked you what you thought about this mother and we asked you on our facebook page. right now, and here is what the results were. 21% said the t-shirt was okay but the beating was not. 58% said both are were terrible. and 21% it's not your place to judge. right now news4's uncovering new informa in a deadly pedestrian crash in downtown d.c. what we're learning now about the young man who was killed and the driver who's now facing charges. people a mile away said they felt the earth shake after an explosion obliterates a home. we have a reporter on the scene talking to the neighbors. and love burning red-hot

thank to a local firehouse.

right now, we are learning more about the local man who was killed when an suv flipded onto a sidewalk in downtown d.c. near chinatown. >> phil snodgrass was 21 years old. he was walking on 4th and h streets when he was struck. >> two others were hurt. police are working to determine what caused the driver to lose control. >> news4's kristin wright live outside d.c. superior court where he faced charges today.

kristin? >> reporter: james he'll stay in jail for now. the judge denied bond on a charge of second-gr murder. what we learned in the courthouse today is that police believe chandler was high on drugs at the me of the crash. phil snodgrass was a young lawyer. his colleagues told us "phil was a young and tale mber of our family and had an outstanding legamind." he goes on to say "we are devastated by the loss of our brother." snodgrass' seemingly bright future was taken away suddenly. he was hit by a car while walking down h street in northwest monday. court records l more abo the suspected driver, james chandler. chandler seem impaired to police. sergeant tho asked the defendant if he ever smokes pcp

and the defendant replied yes. prosecutors say chandler also told investigators he'd recently had dental surgery and taken motrin percocet and an antibiotic the morning of the crash. he said he taken three different narcotics prescribed by his psychiat. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, what chandler's attorney told the judge was a possible factor in the crash. live at d.c. superior court, kristin wright, news4. a winchester mother has been indicted tonigh in the death of her infant daughter. 18-year-old nyjah johnson is charged with second-gr murder. police tell us th we called to her home in january for a report of a baby in cardiac arrest. 6-month-old natalia johnson died three days late taert hospital. prosecutors s nyjah johnson caused the death of her daughter but haven't revealed details. the veteran who's accused of jumping the whu n and running inside is expected

to make a plea deal. lawyers for omar gonzalez said today they plan to resolve this case next month. gonzalez appeared in court today for a status hearing. it was in september when he was taken into custody inside the east room of the white house. secret service agents say he had a knife. we're learning tonight it may be too late to stop those three british schoolgirls from reaching isis territory. pat lawson mu h developments now from the newsroom. pat? >> jim, british police say it's believed the t girls from london have likely reached syria by now. the two 15-year-olds and the 16-year-old lef london last week on the turkish airline flight to istanbul presumably in an effort to join isis. and today british police released a statement saying officers now have reason to believe the girls with r no longer in turkey. just yesterday family members pleaded for thrl se return. >> we want her and her friends to be safe. we want them to let us know that they're safe. we want them to come home.

>> reporter: british police went to turkey to search for the girls but found no sign of them. there's been no communication from the girls or isis concerning their whereabouts. wendy? utility crews are working to fix a power pole that caught fire in damascus. it affected the morning rush hour, and now we've learned the evening rush will be impacted as well. chopper 4 over the scene at woodfield and m roads. woodfield road is still closed. cars are being detoured around that area and crews are going to work fewthrough the evening to fix the problem. they don't know what caused it. the potomac edison are saying there are no reported power outages. reston police are asking for help to find a person who broke into a home and and is now using a stolen credit card. officers believe this man broke into a home in fox mill estates last week. he stole electronics jewelry, a safe, and multiple credit cards. investigators tes ose cards were then used in martinsburg, west virginia. police also released this picture of a possible car connected to the crimes.

anyone with information is urged to call police. a measure that would have allowed virginia to acquire more drugs for lethal injections will not move forward. the house of delegates rejected that bill which previously passed in the senate earlier today. it would have allowed virginia to enter into contracts with compounding pharmacies to acquire these drugs. a controversial provision would have allowed the state to keep the identities of those who manufactured d supplied the drugs a secret. expect delays if you're taking the 16th street corridor in the district thne f nights. starting at 7:00 crews are going to block off one lane in each direction at the 16th street bridge that passes over military road northwest. this is all for bridge repairs. crews will be working between 7:00 in the evening and 5:00 in the morning. and that goes on through thursday. a d.c. fire department employee faced a judge today. he's accused of swiping his government credar to fill his personal jaguar with gasoline.

as the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane rep tonight that city employee is just one of hundreds of goverent workers nationwide accused of ripping off taxpayers. scott? >> jim, investigators say terrell mccray used his taxpayer-fund genfle card to buy thousands of dollars in gasoline, some of it for himself, some to sell for 50 cents on the dollar to others. can you tell us anything about these gasoline thefts? mccray's case being heard in d.c. superior court today. he learned he'll face a hearing in march on a felony fraud charge in this case. prosecutors say he's pleaded not guilty. as you saw, he declined to answer our questions. he is just the latest government employee to be accused of misusing his gorn gas card. an investigi working on for news4 at 11:00 is going to show d.c. and federal workers have illegally swiped those cards to take millions of taxpayer dollars worth of gas in just the past few years. >> they're all over the country. they're everywhere where the

government does business. >> reporter: misusing those cards. tonight at 11:00, we'll show you one of the gome workers who was caught in the act, caught on camera doing so. we'll take you inside the investigation to see how federal agents are, in fact cracking these cases. scott mcfarlane news4 i-team. >> thanks, scott. a high-speed chase ends with deadly conseqncn virginia. we're working now for brand-new information on ryras and i'm watching some snow just down to our south and east in through st. mary's county, northern neck, oit reportingomsnow. more on the way.

it started as a simple traffic stop. minutes late ern was dead in a fiery crash. it had virginia state troopers in suffolk virginia, trying to pull a man over for speeding. instead of slowing down he sped up and hit a police car twice lost control d hit a tree, then his pickup burst into flames. troopers are tryinto figure out why he wou want to run from police. maryland governor larry hogan is holding firm on a promise to make tackling the heroin problem a priority. today he declared war on the drug. he signed two executive orders.

one establishes a council to combine resources and coordinate responses of multiple departments. he al created a task force. they will have t come up with a solution to the epidemic by december for. for the governor, the epidemic is personal. >> i lost a first cousin to a heroin overd just a couple years ago, so i know the kind of devastation it cseor families and communities. >> maryland's lieutenant governor said today that heroin overdoses are now outpacing the murder rate in the state. some firefigerin arlingt county are getting praise for showing their romantic side. the crew at firestation 105 helped save a wedding during the winter storm. mark and camille wanted to tie the knot before mark was deployed. but on friday, the roof caved in on their first wedding venue. on saturday, their second venue got snowed in. so the firefighters cleaned up the firehouse and let the couple get married there.

they tweeted out these pictures on saturday. very nice. lovely. >> that's great. it was a blast that sent debris crashing into homes within a one-mile radius. the video tells the story. an explosion wipes out a house. we have brand-new information on the cause and report from the scene. buckle u for a one-of-a-kind ri consumer reporter erika gonzalez reveals "consumer reports'" top autos of 20

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its top picks of 2015. >> and consum reporter gonzalez go took a road trip to find out which cars are the top performers. how are you? >> i'm well. come on over my friend. top ten pick, drum roll, please, the biggest excitement out of all of this is three are american made. detroit is back. this is huge. so we took the time to travel up to connecticut to get behind the wheel of what could be your next car. we had some fun doing it too. >> you know it. >> reporter: tis the best car "consumer reays has ev tte weo. >oh. super quite 0 to 60 in about five seconds. boom, just like that. but here we'reoiut 1. the tesla model s is an electric car that's big on power but gets 84 miles to the gallon. one catch -- it's 90 grand.

if that's out of your price range, good news. "consumer repts released nine other cars it rates as top picks for 2015. we wanted to get a firsthand feel so we visited consumer reports' auto test center in connecticut. >> ntin on straight and you'll end up on our handling track. >> reporter t fu list is on nbcwashington.codet picks. the guy in the car with me is jake fisher one heck of a driver, and consumer reports' director of auto testing. >> 110. >> okay, jay. >> reporter: heook us inside the garage to review a few models. first up a top pick for midsize cars. the subaru legacy. >> is subaru has always had a problem, a problem and a good thing, they hav all-wheel drive which has held them back because of fuel efficiency and acceleration they seeme get it all together this with the legacy. >> reporr:n it comes to minivans, the honda odyssey

sporty and plenty of room. what set this apart from chrysler, from nissan? what, i mean, why honda? >> it's amazing when you get inside in terming of the quality. it dveike a smaller car has tons of functionality. it's reliable. really is a great overall vehicle. >> report: then subaru makes the list again, this time with the forester in the small suv category. >> it's the n family car. this is a really functional vehicle, an it comes to small suvs, this one takes the prize easily. it is so -- it's such a great package. it gets the best fuel economy in its class. it's roomy, the visibility is great, and riceoo. one big difnc this year more american models made the list than at anytime since the turn of the century. wow. wow. and with cars like this on the road, ameran me might be back on the list to stay. so there are cars in virtually every price range for every need. so if you're going to be shopping ar for a new car

take this list with you, compare the prices, check out the reliability be you spend the money. jim and wendy, back to you. >> didn't seem so concerned when you were behi the wheel of the minivan. >> right. so i got to drive minivan. jay said you want to drive the tesla? i was, like no, because i can't drive it the way you can drive it. you do that. i'll show you the -- >> sweet car, tesla. >> it is awesome. >> tesla dealership downtown. >> show youheouttakes later of our photographer and producer in the back seat holding on for dear life. a lot of fun. >> great piece. thanks erika. welcome back. cold weather is so bad in new york city ce is a big problem on the hudson river. a coast guard cutter is working to carve out space for barges now. the barges carry heating oil to much of the northeast. the coast guars also helping other boats that are stuck in the ice but the cutter must be careful. too many pathways can move ice blocks and clog the new york harbor har dou when is spring coming?

>> when is s coming. the good news is we see a little bit of a change in the pattern making our way through the weekend. i think temperatures will start to moderate a little bit and we'll be at above freezing for a couple of days in a row starting this weekend. but today, below freezing once again. take ahis is a ve pretty shot of the snow-covered reston area, looking off towards the west right now out towards the blue ridge as the sun is making its way down. the clouds moved in but a nice shot. look at the pinks off there in the distance. in and around our region here we are looking off toward the northwest right now, the friendshipei region pshgs clouds have mov in. temperaturehan on the cold side al day. we didn't even get to freezing today in d.c. 28 degrees the current temperature. tropping to about 26 at 7:00. but temperatures do not drop fast tonight. two reasons for that. one of which we have a southwest wind bringing in some milder air from the south. not that much milder but at least it's milder so we will not drop like we did last night. we also had that cloud cover in and around t area. so 25 right now in gaithersburg, leesburg coming in at 28

degrees. 25 at dler record low of 4 below zero earlier this morning. 26 in ft. belvoir. and huntingtown coming in at 26 degrees. a very col afternoon and the windchills e l that cold. 12 in dulles 17 in d.c., 16 over towards springs. even with a 5- or 10-mile-an-ur we'll get a windchill. storm tm d sho t south and eas a little snow there. this is the same system that brought north carolina some accumulating snow. for us we're seeing some snow showers down into portions of st. mary's count pi. you may get them in southern charles county parts of the northern neck king george westmoreland county maybe calvert county and moving towards saliurean city. ocean city y pick up a little bit of a dusting of snow. i don't expect much in our area. a lit tool an otha precipiti stays on the light side most of that snow. tomorrow, cl sunshine. it's starting off on the cold side, low 20s most areas, driving up to around 40 degrees,

at least 39 in the d.c. metro area area. even though cold, tomorrow will be a very nice day considering where we've been. moving into thursday not much tomorrow, again, torro is great, and then here comes thursday. look the snow starting off here. here were 6:00 a.m. on thursday morning. i do think the morning rush will be affected by some of this snow. the latest computer models continue tong this system a little far to the north. by around 8:00, it's in and around the metr and through portions of southern maryland, thent moves out very quickly. it is n a strong storm, but it will provide us with a little bit of accumulation. because of t cold, it's been so cold anything that falls will stick. so flurries to the north trace to an inch annapolis, over towards washington, right out 66, anybody that sees the most will be 1 to 2 inches at the most. down around fredericksburg, maybe around the leonardtown area, maybe culpeper and charlottesv. again, not expecting much from the storm. as we move through the next couple day, 39 on your wednesday, 32 degrees on thursday. snow chance chance to the south, then 32 on friday and

then, well, then we start moving in the righ direction. 43 on sunday 51 on monday, and 42 degrees coming up on tuesday with a good chance of rain. so three days in a row above freezing. hooray. i'm pat lawson muse in the newsroom. we have dpm i the shooting deh of trayvon martin. the nation's top prosecutor won't seek charges against george zimmerm attorney gen eric holder announced toda that there's insufficiente to pursue federal civil gh charges against zimmerman. investigato say they took into account the o of dozens of witnesses and experts as well as zimmerman's acquittal in the murder case against him. zimmerman insisted he was acting in self-defense when he shot martin three years ago this week on a dark, rainy night in sanford, florida. the attornegereleased a statement with the announcement saying "though a comprehensive investigati found that the high standard for a federal hate

crime prosecut cannot be met under the circumstances here this young man's premature death necessitatesha continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting t issues and tensions tt his passing brought to thesurface." martin's parents say they're disappointeth these findings but will keep telling trayvon martin's story. jim? >> thank you, pat. virginia has put the freeze on your electric rates. governor terry mcauliffe signing a bill today that will free the base rate that dominion power charges its customers. it will be frozen through 2020. those rates account for about 60% of your bill. opponents s this allows dominion toac on extra charges. the new measure also includes a guarantee t dominion will build a solar plant in the state of virginia. the jury in the so-called american snir ill likely get that case tonight. closing argume began late this aftero the texas jury saw graphic images of the crime scene. eddie ray roh accused of shooting fana.a.

sniper chris kyle and a friend chad littlefield, two years ago. routh's attos e mounting an insanity defense. he's facing life in prison. jury deliberations will begin tonight. if they don't reach a verdict this evening, they will likely be sequestered. a massive explosion blows apart a home. multiple pel injured. new damage repo how can i avoid

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house and i dropped and i covered my daughter. >> reporter: melissa lewis was about to leave her house with her two young children because of this morning's gashen the home across the street blew up. >> i saw pieces of house floating all over my yard and the insulation was all over the place. and then there was a big -- flames coming from the house. >> it's a war zone. crazy. windows blown out, fire, smoking. >> rorr:he explosion obliterated e house on oak avenue, sent debris crashing onto other homes and shook houses more a mile away. >> it's terrifying, you know, you see it all the time on news and stuff but not when it's down the stetyo house. >> it was like a furnace coming up out of the ground. it's a shame, too because they just renovated that little place. >> repte thoom the ocean county sheriff's department sw smoking foundation where the house previously sod and debris strewn all over the street. >> it's gone. it's like a hole in the ground. totally gone. >> reporte additional gas company crews converged on the

area after t b constantly thinking about their injured colleagues. >> lot of prayers for them. >> reporterth evening gas service remains shut off to about 300 homes in this area. that means a lot of people in those houses don't have any heat. they're being told they can stay in a local shelter if they don't want to stay in their homes. in stafford township, new jersey, i'm tenbg, news4. now at 6:00, a potential breakthrough on capitol hill that could he shutdown of homeland secur tonight, what's keeping it from being a done deal. a 95-year-old man killed, murdered, ifac at a local apartment complex. and scrin to educate d.c. about a new marijuana law. how the city plans to do that with a new deadline. thousands across the area are waiting right now to see whether their next paycheck will arrive on time if at all. >> the budg f the department of homeland se runs out on friday and while there may be

movement to a deal on capitol hil it's far from a done deal. steve handem on the hill now with the latest on all this. steve? >> reporte r or the recent. with e oct democrats um here say there's still no final deal. even though senate republican leaders are trumpeting what they call a natnari soluti. the possible breakthrough comes four days before 2,000 tsa officers and border guards and secret service officers and so-called coasties would stop getting pa but still have to work. with democrats pounding republicans -- >> onewhy don't these senators go without their pay. >> reporter: m mcconnell backed down. >> i'm ready to try another way. >> reporter: h agreed on two votes, one to fund dhs, and a separate vote to block president obama's immigration order allowing millions without proper papers to stay in the u.s.