t truck. one was hit in the face by flying glass. the bullet lodged in the other man's clothing. neither man was seriously injured. police say the shot came from a wooded area near the highway. nobody's in custody at this time. double dose of weather coming our way now. one system moving out of the area right now. big story is what's coming in next. doug kammerer what's it look like? >> well right now, jim, we've got some freezing rain across the area and portions of maryland and we are starting to see om tf the roads get a little on the slick side. we told you if you live in virginia around the d.c. metro area this is not going to be a big issue. that's what we've seen. in through montgomery county howard county anne arundel county northern to frederick county areas in the pink we are seeing ice on the roadways sidewalks becoming slick. down to the south this is just rain from d.c. down towards fredericksburg over towards leonardtown, all reporting just rain. we have the winter weather advisory. it includes loudoun county fairfax county and really anybody along the potomac to the

north, just about all the state of maryland also includes the district where current temperatures are just freezing. still some icing there. tomorrowitis a winter storm watch. why? snow and there could be a lot of it. i'll talk about how much you'll see, when it starts and what to expect because it's not starting a as snow. from gurgling water this morning to a giant sinkhole this afternoon. one neighborhood is now dealing with the aftermath of a broken water main. news4's zachary kiesch is live in northeast washington where people are hoping for progress tonight. hi zach. >> reporter: hey, doreen. you know we showed you the sinkhole in northeast. you can see residents are coming home and they don't have any water in the house. of course they're seeing this and this backhoe is being used to dig out some of that muck, but i'm being told that this is going to be an all-night project. we know what caused this now.

this was a water main break that caused this sinkhole. crews are out here right now trying to pump this thing out. they also know that this is going to take all night to fix, of course. this isn't going to just impact this area here. quite a big stretch of road that needs to be torn up. the couple residents i talked to said this isn't the first time it's happened and they're sick and tired ofit. >> ongoing problem for years. they just patch. and i don't know. >> reporter: you've had enough of it. >> we've had too much of it. >> reporter: what are they saying this time around? >> they're not communicating with anybody. if you call anyone in the district government you get an automated system that doesn't give you prompts. >> reporter: we're talking a lot about the weather. crews tell me this is the by-product of that. a lot of this as the temperatures get colder and the old pipes can't sustain it.

a lot of residents just hoping to get normalcy back i'm zachary kiesch news4. hours after benjamin netanyahu's controversial visit, senate leaders say they are moving forward with a bill that would require any nuclear deal with iran be approved by congress. the israeli prime minister argued today that a deal under consideration would ensure that iran gets nuclear weapons. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more on this now. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. this is sure to be opposed by dims but republican leaders say they'll vote soon to be sure they have a say, meaning a possible veto of any obama nuclear deal with iran. that move by conservatives is already a win for benjamin netanyahu. it's why he came here to capitol hill. israeli prime minister netanyahu got a hero's welcome in a packed house chamber.

only a few stayed away. >> i know that no matter on which side of the aisle you sit, you stand with israel. >> reporter:he praised president obama but slammed the unfinished nuclear deal with iran. secretary of state kerry is working on a deal that netanyahu complained would keep some bomb-making machinery and expire in ten years. >> iran could get to the bomb by keeping the deal. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> reporter: he was forceful and charismatic, but key democrats were not swayed. >> the prime minister really didn't come up with any solutions. >> reporter: president obama defended his approach. >> this will be the best deal possible to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: netanyahu's approach, he said, would mean iran does get nukes. >> the alternative that the prime minister offers is no deal, in which case iran will immediately begin once again pursuing its nuclear program.

>> reporter: two leaders in a tug of war over tactics. >> but i know that israel does not stand alone. i know that america stands with israel. i know that you stand with israel. >> reporter: every lawmaker agreed, including those who resent the israeli leader's pressure on congress. if a nuclear deal does get done with iran and the u.s. and our allies it would require a lifting or loosening of sanctions passed by congress. that's why republican leaders and conservative democrats demand the president give them a say. i'm steve handelsman news4. thanks steve. there were two demonstrations on capitol hill while netanyahu was addressing congress. one group gathered to support his right to speak to u.s. lawmakers. about a block away there was a group of rabbis from new york with signs reading "netanyahu must go or go home." after the speech we got reaction from local jewish groups and the council on islamic american

relations. >> i believe it is inappropriate for a foreign leader to come to the united states capitol to tell our president what to do. >> the prime minister's main goal and i think he successfully presented it was to make sure that iran has no nuclear infrastructure and there be no time limit placed on the agreement. >> at the beginning of his speech prime minister netanyahued said his adretszdress was not intended to be political, but reaction from local lawmakers has been split along party lines. more than 17,000 people in our area can breathe a sigh of relief knowing payday will happen on time. congress passed a clean bill funding the department of homeland security this afternoon. the house gave its final approval meaning dhs will be funded through september. republicans had tried to strip president obama's immigration executive orders as part of the funding bill but drop those demands after a near shutdown of dhs last week. jim handly at our live desk now. details of the new report

alleging heavy racial bias in ferguson missouri. >> yeah, jim vance, this is a justice department report that hasn't been leelsed yet, but an official familiar with the report revealed today that it documents sweeping patterns of bias not just in ferguson's police department but also by jail and court staff. the report says police used excessive force against african-americans and found that black drivers are stopped and searched far more often than quite drivers, and though they are also less likely to be carrying something illegal. in ferguson courts blacks are 68% less likely to have cases dismissed, 95% of people kept at the city jail for more than two days during a five-month stretch last year were black. the report also found racial bias in e-mails and concluded the justice system favored generating revenue over public safety. the report stems from the shooting death of black teenager michael brown. at the live desk i'm jim

handly. there could be a delay in the murder trial for jesse matthew. he's the man accused of killing uva student hannah graham. matthew's defense team is asking for a continuance and also wants its own dna expert. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning in albemarle county and matthew will be there. the murder trial is supposed to start june 29th. matthew is also facing sexual assault and attempted murder charges in fairfax county and that trial is set for early june. new at 6:00 we can confirm a student who was the one who discharged pepper spray inside a classroom at the cesar chavez prep school in northwest washington. school officials say that spray came from a student's desk. the classroom was evacuated. 16 students were take on the children's hospital. none of them with serious injuries. dodging a minefield of potholes on local streets. we'll show you what happened after news4 cameras found one of the worst streets in our area. new rules for marijuana now

that it's legal in the district. the chains the d.c. council is able to make to that new law. and the news4 i-team getting results after viewers lost tens of thousands of dollars in down payments on new homes.

a familiar chant by now -- hands up don't shoot -- heard in the streets of los angeles today. demonstrators marched to the police department's headquarters to protest sunday's deadly police shooting along skid row. the crowd rallied outside the building and staged a die-in. police say the homeless man who was killed was trying to grab a los angeles officer's gun when he was shot. it is expected to be an ' emotional day tomorrow for survivors of the boston marathon bombings. dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of placing bombs near the finish line of the race. three people were killed. they included an 8-year-old boy. that boy's family members are expected to be among the first to take the stand. a jury was finally seated today. it took two months for lawyers to find people they thought would be impartial in the trial.

the news4 i-team is working for you getting results to help with what could be the biggest purchase you'll ever make. tisha thompson explains how some home buyers say they lost their life savings and the new legislation that could keep it from happening again. >> reporter: it started with a maryland mother who walked into a sales office. >> it's a very se duck tich experience when you go in and see these fabulous beautiful model homes. >> reporter: but it might end with a major change to state law. late last year the news4 i-team said viewers not only lost new homes they were hoping to move into but their entire down payment. >> he said you're not getting your money back. >> reporter: tasha brown lost $52,000. she's one of several buyers the i-team found in prince george's county who signed a complicated contract allowing the home builder to seize their down payment after they lost their financing. we showed the contract to attorney and former state

delegate aisha brigboy, who represented the district where our viewers live. she said it's not just the contract that's problematic. it's the law. should this contract be allowed to continue in maryland? >> no. this contract does not protect buyers does not protect consumers. it really is a problem the seller gets to determine what happens at the end of the day. >> reporter: state senator he's hearing the same complaints from his constituents and says he was outraged when our investigation found one company reported it brought in more than $125 million in seized down payments. >> people in good faith who didn't know signed for this thinking it was just a process for the american dream. they were taken advantage of. >> reporter: he's asking the attorney general to launch an investigation and he's introduced legislation to change how builders are allowed to sell you a new home in maryland. >> the provision says once i

give my money to a company like this i do not get a loan that is reasonable with an interest rate that is reasonable and that fits, you know my economic condition, then i have to be given my money back. >> reporter: both muse and brigboy state you need to have a lawyer look at any home sale contract before you sign anything. >> most attorneys will view a contract for $500 to $1,000 to review the contract but it will save you hundreds of thousands potentially at the end of the day. >> full disclosure, state senator muse is the husband of nbc 4 anchor pat lawson muse. we reached out to home builders who could be impacted by the law. they're not ready to comment yet. the bill's first major hearing is this thursday. tasha brown is expected to testify and will be there to let you know what happens. tisha thompson news4 i-team. >> thank you. >> that story started with a tip

from a viewer. if you have a tip for the news4 i-team share it on nbcwashington.com. you can also see the entire investigation into new home sales including expert advice from lawyers on how to protect yourself. just click on "investigations." well here's doug again. lay it on us. how bad is it going to be? >> just another storm m we've all been through this before. >> you can't hurt us anymore. we're used to this now. >> that's right. >> one more time. >> not buying it are you. one more time for sure. i do think this next storm could be the last of the snow. it could also just be the biggest storm that we see so far this year. now, out there right now, yeah we're dealing with freezing rain once again in parts of the area. nothing like what we saw on sunday. but we are still seeing reports of issues in through parts of montgomery county prince george's county anne arundel county calvert county and up towards howard county. back towards northern virginia we told you last night don't worry. this isn't going tock a big

issue and it hasn't been. that's why the winter weather advisory was canceled for your region. but montgomery county gaithersburg columbia bowie, bethesda and rockville all areas see lg reports of ice continuing through the evening hours, down 301 and deal. the main roads will stay fine i think, as temperatures have been a little above freezing the last day or two. but many of the side roads, the sidewalks are also a problem. that's why we have that winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00. does include loudoun county fairfax county but not much more moisture back to the west. it's these counties in through portions of southern maryland and even parts of the district that still see that winter weather advisory until 10:00. look at all the moisture here. we've got a front to the north and then a lot of moisture making its way out of the gulf. first we're going to be on the warm side of this front so that means shower activity. early tomorrow morning here we are at 8:00 a.m. shower activity by 11:30, around the noontime hour. then just plain rain. it's not showers anymore. it's rain during the afternoon. it gets fairly heavy around 9:00

tomorrow night. moderate to heavy rain here we could get upwards of a half an inch of rain. rain likely heaviest in the afternoon, with a half inch or more in most locations. that's the rain. then we get into the cold air. thursday morning 2:00 a.m. notice the rain/snow line coming close to the metro area. still rain to the south but snow to the north. by the rush 6:00 7:00 8:00 it is snow just about everywhere. the exception well down to the south. how fast does this cold air move in? will it be snow quicker? if that's the case that's our snowfall totals and the snow looks like it goes through noon and maybe right on through 4:00 in the afternoon during the day on thursday. so winter storm watch in effect for just about everybody. goes into effect tomorrow night around 7:00 right on through thursday. here's what we expect. 3 to 5 to the south, 5 to 8 in the middle and up to the north we're talking act potential 8 inches or more here if the moisture moves up this far. martinsburg, winchester over towards frederick, maybe mt. air

yay and damascus urbana all close to 8 inches. 5 to 8 in and around the d.c. metro area maybe less, but mos of us in this region 5 to 8. down to the south farther, 3 to 5 inches. colonial beach, montrose st. george island leonardtown, mechanicsville. this will be a fairly big storm for most of us during the day on thursday. schools on thursday i don't think you'll have it. 29 for a high on thursday 27 friday. much better for weekend as we spring forward. got some good news too. sunset on sunday after 7:00. >> about time. >> okay. thanks. we think. back now to that breaking news at the national security agency. u.s. park police tell news4 one of the nsa buildings was apparently hit by gunfire. park police officers were there to investigate reports of shots fired along the bw parkway near the intersection with route 32. an nsa spokesperson is on the way to talk to news4's darcy spencer. we hope to have more information

from the nsa about all this shortly. you may have seen the video by now of danger from that volcano in chile has affect tonight for tens of thousands of people in the path. former secretary of state hillary clinton in washington tonight. and controversy over her state department e-mails where she's scheduled to speak in less than an hour. >> reporter: another problem because of the weather. the roads are opening up. i'm adam tuss. out here on pothole patrol.

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david petraeus has a misdemeanor charge. prosecutors say he gave eight binders full of classified information to his biographer paula broadwell, a woman with whom petraeus was also having an affair. that plea agreement carries a possible sentence of up to a year in prison but prosecutors are recommending two years of probation and no prison time. in just a few minutes hillary clinton will be speaking in washington at a gala for the pro-choice group emily's list. but a controversy over her e-mails is overshadowing that appearance tonight. according to "the new york times," clinton used a personal e-mail account to conduct

government business while at the state department. a spokesperson for clinton says she followed the rules saying she e-mailed officials on their department accounts with every expectation they would be retained. but critics say it's another example of clinton's crack of transparency. >> the fact is the state department cannot certify data produced on former secretary of state clinton's e-mails because they do not have all of former secretary clinton's e-mails nor do they control access to them. >> clinton has hinted about a run for president in 2016 but has not made anything official. the nsa whistle-blower edward snowden wants to come home. that's the word earlier today from his lawyer. speaking to a crowd at a book signing that lawyers said snowden would return to the u.s. if he's guaranteed a legal and impartial trial. his lawyer says the only guarantee they've had so far is that snowden would not face the death penalty. snowden has been living in

russia since 2013 back when he leaked details about the nsa's mass surveillance program. next snowy footprints found moments after a virginia bank robbery. now the key to catching the most wanted men in our area. what the fbi says you should do if you see gunmen entering your bank. news4 hitting the roughest roads in the district to find potholes causing you problems. see what happened when we expose these trouble spots. ♪ insight is knowing you made the right decision from the start.

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now at 6:30 potholes forcing drivers to swerve all over the roads. what happened when we told d-dot about the chunks missing out of this street. on the trail of the black hat bandits, the key piece of evidence for the fbi and what you should do if you see robbers entering a bank. dangerous moments in the sky over northern virginia. >> all of a sudden you get lit up and it's a dazzling effect and you're wondering wt t heck's going on. >> why the penalty for spotlighting aircraft doesn't sit well with this pilot. first, storm team 4 is tracking some winter weather tonight. depending where you live you could see rain freezing snow or nothing at all.

>> but that's nothing compared to what's coming tomorrow night and thursday. that's what we're all shaking our heads about tonight. doug kammerer is in the storm sent we are the forecast. doug this is starting as rain. does that mean we're going to have ice underneath the snow that we get. yeah, that's probably exactly what that means as the cold air begins to move on in. it al helps with the snow initially not to stake on the roads. we have a winter storm watch in effect for tomorrow. again, we still have areas of freezing rain tonight in through portions of maryland for the most part but tomorrow we'll see rain switch to snow. that's why we have that winter storm watch in effect through the day on thursday. let's just take a look at this real fast as we show you here. we'll see that snow develop and change over right around 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. tomorrow night. again, rain tomorrow and then that changeover occurs 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. to the north and a little later to the south. a.m. rush i think we'll be looking at snowy roads across the area and it all comes to an end on thursday around 4:00 to 5:00. we talked about the snow totals. coming up veronica johnson and

i will be in and we'll talk about the possibilities from this. what happens if the cold air comes in just a little bit later. what happens if it comes in just a little bit earlier. our snowfall totals and updates in just a minute. >> thank you doug. if you've been out on the road over the last week no doubt you've seen more potholes than we already had. the snow and ice making it even more of a problem. >> news4 has brought some particularly bad streets to the attention of the department of transportation. our transportation reporter adam tuss is at fox hall road right now in northwest d.c. with more on what's being done to address this problem. adam? >> reporter: we are seeing a little action once we notified d-dot. i want to show you the potholes here. this is fox hall road northwest the southbound lane in the middle. we've been telling d-dot about these and now there has been a bit of a response. this is what the 1300 block of r street in northwest looked like

earlier today. unbelievable. is this the worst you've ever seen it? >> the worst i've ever seen it. >> reporter: coming down this street, not any kind of fun up to navigate your way through this virtual land minefield of all these potholes here big truck, small truck, car, whatever it is not easy to get down this block in the city. well this is what the road looks like now after we showed up and joined the chorus of residents here telling d-dot act it. workers flooded the area and got right down to business. is this a bad as you've seen this street? >> for one block, yes. for one whole block, i'm not aware of any other block with this many potholes. >> reporter: hot asphalt piped into the holes, tapped down a temp rare fix for sure. d-dot says it will have to completely resurface the street soon. next up, hopefully this one here on fox hall road in northwest which is causing quite the traffic headache as cars try to

avoid falling down into it. and back here now live the road crews tell us unfortunately we should expect to see many more of these as we head into the spring. reporting live in northwest, adam tuss news4. >> thanks, adam. just five days after recreational pot became legal in d.c. there are now new restrictions. d.c. council approved a bill today that bans marijuana use in private clubs. mayor power czyz this new bill closes a potential loophole that could have allowed private clubs to charge a membership feet fooe and host pot parties. smoking marijuana is allowed only in a person's private home. a new e-cig rhett ban will soon be in place in montgomery county. the council approved a bill today banning people from smoking electronic cigarettes in public places where traditional tobacco smoking is prohibited. new law will take effect 91 days

after the county dpekexecutive signs it. it also requires liquid nicotine to be shoulder in child-resistant containers. serious efforts are under way to track down a pair of bank robbers in the area who have already stolen national attention. they carry guns and move with military-like precision. the fbi calls them the black hat bandits and the agents want them caught before anybody gets hurt. pat collins reports. >> reporter: since the first of the year, the washington field office of the fbi has been investigating 16 bank robberies. eight of them committed by the three men known as the black hat bandits. >> each time they go into a bank ordering people to the floor, throwing people to the floor when they don't immediately comply with their commands. >> reporter: the black h bandits. they say they're disciplined. the average time they spend inside a bank one minute.

one minute. they've used at least three different get-away cars but so far no positive sightings, no tags. not much luck there. yesterday, a cool of a different sort. yesterday the black hat bandits hit the wells fargo bank in falls church. as they ran to their get-away car, they left footprints in the snow. a crime scene tech marked the spots and then took impressions of the footprints. >> we're looking for any forensic evidence we can get. as you know these individuals are heavily disguised so identification through means other than a visual would be very important, whether that be a footprint, a blueprint, handprint. >> reporter: that can help. >> that can help. >> reporter: many times ss there are customers inside when the black hat bandits strike. >> i'm in the bank. these guys walk in. what should i do? >> i'd like to stress the fact this is an extremely isolated

situation. the fbi is not telling people stay out of banks. however, if this does happen comply with what you're being told lay on the floor, you want to go home that night, but you also want to make a good witness. >> reporter: there's a $30,000 reward in this case. if you know anything, the fbi wants to hear from you. in northwest, pat collins, news4. spectacular video tonight of a violent volcano eruption in chile. evacuations are under way and the danger is not over. what could follow the eruption? i'm jim handly at the news4 live desk. a shooti why do we do it? why do we

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reports of shots fired near the bw parkway and route 32 near ft. meade. police say one nsa building was hit by gunfire. we'll tweet out any new information and have updates throughout the night. i'm jim handly at the live desk sxwroop tonight there's a new fallout in fairfax county after a lengthy investigation into a deadly police shooting. northern virginia bureau reporter david culvert also found out the shooting is prompting the creation of a new commission to review police actions. >> i think it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: the new review commission voted into creation today gained support from most of the supervisors. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> and the chair votes aye. the motion carries. thank you. >> most especially the county chairman who proposed the commission. >> i think it would be wrong for us to delay making some positive changes. >> reporter: those changes focused on police procedure and actions, most notably the 2013 death of john gear following a 911 call for a domestic

incident. police sent in an armored vehicle, a s.w.a.t. team surrounded gear's springfield townhome. officer adam torrez then fired his service weapon killing the unarmed gear in his doorway. >> we have not completed the internal investigation. >> reporter: supervisor michael frye is among the three who voted against the new commission said it will interfere with the police doing their work. >> this is a reaction to the latest nasty story in the media, and it's just throw as much as you can at the wall and see what sticks. >> reporter: other members see it as a way to transparency for all police-involved incidents. >> i met with the police chief. i mean, he's acting on advice of the county attorney and not releasing statements. >> reporter: we spoke with supervisor pat harry before his closed ses. he suggested action needed to be taken against the county attorney's office for so-called communication breakdowns between the board and prosecutors who once successfully investigated

the gear case. >> commonwealth attorney wants to meet with the board and the board is not informed of that is a breach of the basic responsibility of an attorney. it's unacceptable and we need to make changes. >> reporter: and just a short time ago -- meantime, that new police commission is made up of former police officers lawyers, members of the media and some of you who live right here in fairfax county. live tonight, david culvert, news4. thank you, david. parking enforcement officers are used to being yelled at when they're out writing tickets, but not shot at. a maryland woman is charged with firing a gun at a ticket writer in northeast washington. happened in november near the intersection of corcoran and mt. olivet roads. news4 has learned that the suspect, brigette robertson, also works in law enforcement. she identified herself as special police officer working for the department of homeland

security and said she was authorized to carry a badge and a gun. she's due back in court late thermo. a spectacular sight in chile as one of the most active volcanos in south america erupted early this morning. it is also creating some dangerous conditions for communities nearby. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. the snow melt eight long the sides of the volcano has already caused some flooding. officials also are worried about possible mudslides there. a near disaster in midair caused by bright lyghts on the ground. the search tonight for someone who shined a spotlight on a police helicopter. and winter's next punch could pack a lot more than what we see tonight. doug and veronica with the latest storm track for wednesday and thursday

someone could soon be in an unwanted spotlight. fairfax county police think they identified the guy who put his spotlight on a police helicopter last tuesday night. it's a jarring and dangerous moment for the pilots p thap's why one pilot thinks it's a crime that should have bigger penalties. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports. >> reporter: when police kwhoper pilot chris lovejoy climbs in he's responsible for flying the helicopter safely and looking for the bad guys below. but last tuesday night as

fairfax 1 was headed home around 8:00 p.m. a bright light was suddenly trained onto the chopper. lovejoy wasn't behind the controls that night, but he knows what it's like. he's been the victim of a laser light before. >> when you're aif year to dating flying an aircraft and you get lit up it's a as the lg effect and you're wondering what's going on. >> here's how it hit pilot mike mountjoy. he was piloting that night. >> it didn't incapacitate me you could stare into it, it does have the ability to put spots in your eyes rending you unable to read instruments on the aircraft. it is a dangerous situation for aircraft. >> reporter: fortunately that night the pilot was not using hi night vision goggles at the time. had he been, that spotlight would have been blinding. fairfax county police have not made an arrest yet, but they think they know who's behind the so-called spotlighting last week. >> it wasn't an accidental spotlighting. i mean this was somebody who purposely placed the beam on the aircraft and tracked the

aircraft as i understand it for several minutes. >> reporter: it's behavior that in a worst-case scenario could bring down a chopper. but it's a misdemeanor crime. in virginia spotlighting could constitute interference with operation of an aircraft. that carries a possible penalty of 12 months in jail or a $2,500 fine. in maryland pointing a laser at an aircraft can bring three years, the same fine. lovejoy would like to see the crime treated as a felony. >> it's the danger to, you know the public by doing sting like that. an aircraft it crashes in a neighborhood, is incredibly dangerous. >> reporter: in fairfax, julie carey, news4. >> april 11th through april 14th is when the national park service is predicting most of the cherry trees on the mall the tidal basin, that is will be in bloom. that's also a week later than the average peak bloom. the park service says weather over the next several weeks will play a big role in the ultimate timing. this year's cherry blossom

festival kicks off on march 20th and running through april 12th. >> it's soothing. >> looks like from that they're going to be in bloom the week after. >> the festival is over. >> well, the whole thing continues i think it's right around the time of the parade. so that's good. >> okay. >> as long as we can get it by then. as long as we can get it by then. >> then there's more weather could interfere and push that date back even farther. moo the best part about this is remember last year how late they bloomed. we had three snowstorms in the month of march. we have one tomorrow night and i think we might just be done with the snow. can't say that for sure but i think in the next two weeks at least this is the last one. hey, let's just do it. 34 degrees right now. that's the current temperature. the reason we're still having problems this evening, look at the numbers to the north and east. 30 degrees in the rockville area 32 camp springs at huntingtown, 32 in annapolis. temperatures have been rising in the last couple hours and that's good but we have arias of sleet

and freezing rain to the east including around annapolis. let's zoom into this area because again, this is the area we're looking at around washington just to the east in prince george's county anne arundel county down towards northern calvert county too. winter weather advisory still in effect until 10:00, especially for those areas just off towards the east but also loudoun and fairfax county. we're done wheer moils chur for the next couple hours. we'll see another band move the later tonight. winter storm watch the rest of the area. this goes into effect tomorrow. 5 to 8 inches around the i-95 corridor 8isms or more, winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown frederick, close to leesburg 5 to 8 in sterling ashburn, herndon, reston manassas woodbridge then down towards southern maryland. woodbridge coming in waldorf, la plata around 5 to 8, 3 to 5 to the south. it all depends on a, how much moisture is there but also when the cold air moves in. veronica johnson, we've been looking at this all afternoon, and v.j. it is a huge factor

when that cold air moves in. >> that's right. we think right now that cold air is going to move the early, areas from northwest to southeast, put a graphic together for you to show you the cold air, the temperatures below freezing making their way into northern maryland. take a look around gaithersburg. this is at 1:00 a.m. thursday morning. temperatures dropping from north-south. so if it does here's the way it's looking for how much snoesm we're going to get and the highest probability, a 70% chance the cold air gets here early that we'll see between 5 and 8 inches of snow. lower probabilities 10% to 20% we'll see anywhere from 3 to 5 or 2 to if that cold gets here late and mixes with sleet, your chances go up for, saipe, about 3 to 5 inches of snow, a lot less. doug? >> right now we are thinking that cold air will arrive early. but we still have time to make this forecast. the snowfall total amounts are our first call. 46 on your wednesday, 29 for a high on thursday. temperatures actually fall. 27 on friday and then the

weekend right now the weekend looks dry for the most part and we spring forward saturday night into sunday. the weekend not only dry but, hey, above 40 degrees. >> we welcome that. >> the fallout.e like that. coming up we also like the fact that there seems to be a bit of bad blood between the wizards and the bulls.

take one. >> wizards sure would like to kwet back on a roll. >> everybody's on edge. the longest losing streak on the road in two years and they want to snap it in chicago. and, you know, they're on edge because they hate chicago. brazilian big man for the wizards he likes to play the chicago bulls, but he doesn't like to talk about it. reason nene told "the washington post," "you know i hate them." says it all. nene is the "x" factor tonight, the key to the matchup. the foot anl from game three of the playoff series this past april, he let jimmy butler get to him. kind of lost his cool. kind of. he was ejected in this game. he was suspended for game four. his intensity when he plays the bulls is something to love and fear on both sides. >> he is good. scary, too, though because you never know what you're going to get out of nene. the nene that will be like

okay and put people in head locks or the nene who just going to give you 30. so it's good and bad. >> he's pissed off, do you like nene when he's that way? >> obviously i'm not getting him pissed off enough. i got to get him more so. >> whenever he's being the nene that played in chicago and played the way he did the other night we're a great team. >> those two teams tip at 8:00 p.m. tonight. get ready to do some fist pumps. the washington capitals hit the ice tonight against columbus. if the ps started today the caps would be in as a wild card which may or may not be good enough xenddepending who you ask. >> we want to continue to build and climb. i think we're playing a lot better hockey than we were at the beginning of the season but there's still a lot of teams ahead of us that we want to catch. >> actually i don't like the way we're playing to be honest with you. we're not playing as urgent as we need to right now. we're sort of a little bit of

february blues i think. hopefully we can -- now that the trade deadline is gone we can build something here. >> caps are debuting their new guy, curtis glencross, on the second line tonight. they drop the puck at 7:00. college basketball two game left for maryland terrapins. they hit the floor for the first time as a top ten team facing rutgers. coach is conflicted about the ranking. >> target probably got a little bigger. but it's just a number. but the guys should be proud of it. they've earned it. it is march. ranking this high this late in the year means they've done a few things right. should give us even more confidence. >> georgetown also in action tonight visiting 21st ranked butler. hoyas took down the bulldogs in a wild one at home back in january. tonight a little more on the line right now, many projecting georgetown making it to the big dance. a win tonight could go a long

way for them punching their ticket. this team not thinking about that just yet. >> this is is this a big road game yes? i'm not sure how this game -- if this game give us a sense of who we are. it's a big game we want to win. >> every game really counts the rest of the season so we just focus on that one game and when the time comes we worry about the postseason and the big east tournament. we need to take care of every game before that. >> georgetown maryland both tip at 7:00. washington nationals made headlines today. max williams named max scherzer the starter for spring training the opener against the mets on thursday. but the manager warns not to read too much into it. he says he doesn't announce his starting rotation for the season until later this month. things that make you go hmm. during csn interview, bryce harper had a little fun. the ultimate photo bomb. i guess the kid's feeling pretty confident despite some recent knocks on his bravado.

nothing can bring him down. for some reason i see this and want to break out into mary tyler moore's "we're going to make it after all." igt before i came out, i heard something. espn's adam schefter reporting that lesean mccoy philadelphia fans are dying, eagles they traded lesean mccoy the third leading rusher to the bills for a linebacker pete golanz whoshgs blew out his knee last year. >> go figure. >> thanks carol. one more update on the breaking news. u.s. park police just shut down the bw parkway northbound at route 32. officers are investigating reports of shots fired near the nsa. one building has damage that appears to be from gunshots. updates on the nbc washington app .

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