changes. if it hangs around too long, it could. rolling along quite nicely. weather and traffic always on the 1s. we'll see you at 5:11. breaking news overnight, iconic singer david bowie age 69 has died. he died peacefully surrounded by family. he turned 69 last friday the same day he released a new album. already the twitter world responding to the loss. ricky gervais tweeting i just lost a hero. also from josh groban, he never seemed of this earth. now he left it. he bent rules, gender, now our minds. r.i.p., david bowie. we'll be sharing more tweets from celebrities over the loss of david bowie, gone at the age of 69. a second officer zboes on

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wiedefeld said there's better coordination, better radio system and better ventilation in the tunnels. wiedefeld said he's recruiting a new chief safety officer as well open the nbc washington app to read the entire letter. search metro. in the days ahead mayor muriel bowser will release her accountability report. she'll update us on how she's kept the promises made during her transition to office in 2014. the announcement will be made at gallaudet university in northeast. >> we're proud of them. we wish they could have gone further. >> don't we all. it's a disappointing day for the redskins nation now that the team's playoff day as are over. they'll be back, but this time to clean out their lockers. they proved to be too much of a challenge. >> no moral victories. i don't walk off this field

smiling saying, you know, i tell you what. we won the division. all that's in the past. all we wanted to do was get a win at home and we didn't do it. >> well, now one of the biggest questions out there heading into the offer season is whether the team will re-sign kirk cousins next season when he become as free agent. an excites rounl at the end. thanks for that. it is now the biggest lottery jackpot in world history. wednesday's power ball drawing is up to $1.3 billion. that is a lot of money, hard to wrap my mind around that. that is all but certain to grow before the next drawing. it's hard to get caught up in a lottery frenzy but experts say for gamblers the excitement can pose some big problems. >> we encourage people to have a sensitivity when you're asking other people to gamble or you talk about gambling.

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morning. >> i'm in an open area and we can feel the winds gusting around 25 miles an hour. we're talking windchill when yesterday we were in the low 60s. with geesht windchills down to near 20 degrees this morning. i'm here at the "storm team 4" by 4 where it's 30 degrees but it feels like 20 in fairfax. what to wear? dress like me. wear your warm gloves, warm hat, warm coat. bring out your winter gear. when we were in short sleeves yesterday afternoon, what a tremendous change has occurred. for the commute, we'll stay in the upper 20s to around 30 through the morning and during the afternoon it will be in the upper 30s with a blustery wind. winds will be diminishing with bright sunshine. now melissa's got a problem early on. what's going on? >> brand-new problem in dale city. this has just popped up. this one is a pedestrian who was struck, non-life-threatening, but we've still got a scene

there. just a warning for you, you could have some closures for you if you're headed tout that area siem time soon we have the left lane getting by, the fuel spill from earlier this morning. we're now seeing a little bit of yellow. hopefully that gets out of the way before you head out. you're nice and on time. don't have to worry about anything there northbound there on 270. you're also rolling along just fine. when you hop in your car for the latest travel troubles around town and right now here, 66 at the virginia vis ter center, also rolling along just fine eastbound and westbound. see you back here in ten minutes. >> thanks, melissa. we have breaking news in loudoun county. we confirmed that police are investigating a murder/suicide in leesburg. >> that's right. >> that's right. "news4's" molet

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good morning, everyone. i'm molette green live in loudoun county this morning where the sheriff's department has just confirmed that a man and woman are dead in this community. they've died of an apparent murder/suicide. it happened about 9:00 last night. we are in the lands down town center community here on wind meade drive, and deputies came here after a report of a 911 call came in of a report of a suicide. we spoke with two residents who were out this morning walking their dogs. they told me they heard nothing. again, we're in this community where you can see the lands down town center behind us. this is a community of town homes here in this area. no police tape up. all of the investigators have gone from the scene but this incident happened in one of these houses in this community

and because this case is considered domestic in nature and was contained apparently to the inside of this home, there is no danger considered at large. that's the latest. an apparent murder/suicide, a man and woman dead this morning. back to you. >> thank you, molette. 5:16. and d.c. police are investigating their third homicide of the year. police found a man dead on park drive last night. we're still working to learn more on what led up to the death. before this string of homicides, d.c. had gone seven days without one to start the new year. today the mother of the so-called aft so-called affluenza teen will be in court. she helped her son flee to mexico to avoid getting thought. they believe this shows ethan

couch at a party where alcohol was served. if he drank, that would be a violation of his deadly probation from a drunk driving crash. he's in mexico fighting extradition, it could be months before his return to texas. a decision could come as early as this week on a controversial water plan in prince william county. possum point power plant is in dumfries, virginia wants to divert water from cold ash ponds into water creek which could interact with the potomac. the environmentalists say they've received too much leniency from the state. a new superintendent could be hired by the montgomery county school as early as march. they're happy with the range of applicants. montgomery school officials did not comment on the possible candidates or top contenders for the job. joshua starr stepped down last february. today we find out what kind

of changes will be proposed at the national harbor. tracee wilkins reports. they already looked at the plan. specific developments haven't been released yet. the 2016 award season is officially under way returning host was ricky gervais. he brought a hefty dose of controversy and laughs as you would expect. >> i want to do this monologue and then go into hiding, okay? not even sean penn will find me. snitch. >> drinking up the podium. as for the winners, "the revenant" cleaned up big time snagging best film drama, best architect, leonardo dicaprio. on the tv side "mr. robot" beat

out fan of games. well deserved. >> denzel is awesome. you know, this golden globes and awards season reminds me how much catching up i have to do. i have not watched many of the movies or tv series that are even nominated. >> also a shout-out to a washington native. go, cookie, go. let's check out jay gray live in detroit at the auto show. i know you're live with some interesting cars out there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning you do, ladies. what an amazing show this is every year. if it's got four wheels, chances are you'll find it here. this year what we're also seeing are connected cars bringing about everything you can find on your smartphone right to the dashboard. it's amazing to see the developments that are on the way in the auto industry, an industry, by the way, that's been in the fast lane for quite

some time. as they began the show this year they're reporting record sales from last year. $17.5 million, the sixth year that number has gone up. that's growth the industry hasn't seen since the 1920s. driving that automakers say is a better product and people more responsive to what they're doing technology-wise. another big draw especially for those who like to drive the lower prices at the pump, a lot of the automakers believe with the lower prices they may be willing to spend a bit more on their vehicles. it will open later this morning. that's the latest from detroit. i'm jay gray. back to you. >> very cool. hot wheels out there on a cold day. >> exactly. so let's check our forecast now. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. how cold is it going to be? >> it's a heat seater kind of morning, no doubt about that. hope you had a chance to get outside and enjoy it before the temperatures starting to fauchl

man, oh, man, it's back to winter. winter headlines. blustery and cold. there's a little chance for light snow coming our way for tomorrow. most likely going to fall between the conservational and the sweepable amounts wrchlt is it all coming from? >> well, the pattern is bringing in this much colder air on a northwest flow down into the lakes now. lake-effect snow showers. eventually that streamer of moisture coming down in combination with a little alberta clipper that comes through tomorrow. that's what's going bring us our chance for snow. not even is going to get it or get it in the way of a serious accumulation either. breezy, cold. winds lay down a little bit tonight, come back down to the south tomorrow. southerly breezes will bring clouds with it as well. we'll be dry through lunchtime tomorrow. watch what happens. that little chance of snow showers coming through.

here's 7:00 tomorrow. snow flurries and snow showers racing biy by 11:00 tomorrow. how much snow? pretty good confidence it won't be much. here the european models take on things. 0.2 of an inch in cumberland. so that's one option. the american model gives strikingly similar amounts. nothing in washington. maybe a tenth of an irk north of 270 to frederick. maybe a quarter of an inch. lower amounts the american model thinks out toward parts of western maryland. not looking for a big amount of snow. nonetheless any time we get flakes we'll talk about it. 30s later this morning and highs near 40 for today and a cold night as well if you're going out tonight. temperatures will be in the 30s. already starting to think about your weekend. i know you are. a lot of cloud this coming weekend. it does not look like it will be

all that pretty. four thing use need to know in ten minutes. here's melissa now. >> good morning. new problem at the top of the beltway. inner loop at georgia avenue. i wanted to warn you just in case you're headed out some time soon. 66 fairfax county to the beltway, it will take you nine minutes. you don't have any worries there. same thing as you head out of town number problems on 66 eastbound. ashdale drive, still have that problem there this morning. a pedestrian was struck in dale city. outer loop, two left lanes are getting by that fuel spill cleanup so you can see a little bit yellow here right now. 270 at father hurley looking quite good. i'll see you back here at 5:31 with a live look at 5:35. >> thank you, melissa. philadelphia police are following up on a lead. tensions are still high there. an anonymous person told police that the threat isn't over and

three radical shooters are still on the loose. that tip comes days after edward archer was arrested for shooting officer jesse hartnett at close range. police say archer pledged his allegiance to isis and claimed to carry out the shooting in the na name of islam. a woman suspected in a string of brazen jewelry robberies has her first court appearance this morning. abigail kemp went on a heist. the fbi believe she's responsible for six robberies in five states since april. at 5:24, a new study is out today. they say fewer american teenagers are smokinging, but second-hand smoke is still a big problem. data from the cc shows nearly half of them encountered second hand smoke in 2013. the surgeon general said there's no safety. the consumer electronic show

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we're monitoring a hit-and-run accident this morning that has left a pedestrian seriously injured, although we're told injuries are not life-threatening. good news there. police are looking for a vehicle this time. maybe a 2008 dark colored ford taurus. this is happening on the eastbound dale boulevard ashton area. you've heard melissa talk about this all morning loan. the leftbound dale boulevard is closed as well as one of the westbound lanes. police looking for quite possibly a 2008 dark colored

ford taurus involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run accident. back to you. good morning, everybody. coming up on 5:31 on a monday morning. four things you need to know about the weather. an abrupt return to cold has returned while you were sleeping. it will be cold. p a little alberta clipping on its way tomorrow. could be a coating of snow. about as much snow as we've had. quite blustery and windy this morning. here's your planner for your monday. back to work, back to school, back to reality for everybody. you like that? >> i do. >> do you like that? >> i do. i didn't like the results but i do. >> as long as you like winter, we can at least keep this. >> good point, good point. talking about the top of the beltway right now.

disabled vehicle with the right side side, still nice and green. eastbound dale boulevard at ashdale avenue closed. allentown, two lanes getting by. we'll keep you updated on that. give you travel times in ten minutes. she's married to an abuser, a woman who camed rape and all sorts of things, i mean horrible things. >> in decision 2016 this morning the jabs continue from all sides as the end of president obama's term is insight with its final state of the union. we're just three weeks away from the iowa caucuses and it's full steam ahead for both the republican and democratic campaigns. nbc's edward lawrence joins us

live on what we can expect as we get closer. good morning. >> good morning. we can expect a lot of fireworks over the next several weeks. a new poll shows the democrat and republican front-runners are in a dead heat, this as hillary clinton picked up a full endorsement from former senator gabrielle giffords and her astronaut husband. now, within the margin of error, clinton leads sanders, 48% to 45%. same with republicans. senator ted cruz has the lead over donald trump in iowa, 28% to 24%, so trump took aim and krus's el imagen't to be president. cruz believes the matter is settled. he was worn to an american mother in canada and that makes

him eligible constitutionally to be president. reporting live on capitol hill. edward lawrence. now back to you. >> thank you, edward. >> i think it still is hard being a woman running for president. >> i agree. >> i really do. i feel like if you're forceful, you're too forceful. if you're not forceful enough, you're not tough enough. >> democratic front-runner hillary clinton. >> she took some time away from the campaign trail to sit down with ellen degeneres. she'll be on the show right here on nbc 4 later today. clinton also got a chance to talk about her appearance last year on "snl" and the selfie secret she learned from tv star kim kardashian. you can catch it all right here on nbc 4. here's what some of the other candidates have going on. bernie sanders holding a forum with high school students in iowa. donald trump is holding a campaign rally in new hampshire

and marco rubio will hold a town hall on taxes and spending in florida. 5:34. the supreme court could make a decision on union dues. this case stems from the california teacher association. the ruling would affect public section unions in 23 states where unions bargain for both members and nonmembers. maryland is also weighing a big court desichlgs a court of appeals is hearing argument on whether applicants for abortion clinic licenses should be released. state officials refused to disclose the names. maryland's state attorney general argues it might affect their safety. a germantown man is fight back against the catholic church after being fired for being a married gay man. jeffrey higgins lost his job

back in november after the mother seton parrish found out he was in a same-sex marriage. about a dozen protested the termination outside after morning mass. >> i'm down here to support my son. i this i what happened to him is wrong and i'm really proud of him for standing up for what he thinks is right. >> the archdiocese of washington released a statement, in support of the pastor's statement. it says in part, quote, if someone chooses to live publicly in a manner that is imcompatible with church teaching their work with the church becomes untenable. sheriff's deputies tell us that they stopped maude johnson of west virginia for a moving violation on route 340 early on sunday morning. a canine sniffed a narcotic and a search revealed six vials of cocaine and four bags of heroin. deputies arrested johnson on drug possession charges.

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alexandria to get the kids ready for what's going on. >> yeah. and, tom, no doubt, today feels totally different than what we saw yesterday. >> oh, unbelievable. we got to the low 60s yesterday afternoon. now we're talking windchills here in alexandria right off seminary road. here with the "storm team 4" storm 4 by 4. we've got the winds gusting. wind sensor on the 4 by 4. the latest was 24 miles an hour. it's going be blustery. dress accordingly. bring out your warmest winter gear again after that balmy afternoon after the drop overnight. we're going to stay cold throughout the day for the school day forecast for the day ahead. we will have temperatures hovering only in the 30s so it's going to be cold at recess time and cold when you're heading back home as well. we'll be in the upper 30s. the winds will be diminishing in

the afternoon. now melissa has an update on a crash. >> eastbound is where this crash happened in the eastbound lanes. so right now, eastbound left lane is open. one american legion bridge lane is closed because of this crash and that investigation there at the scene. they still have two lanes getting by. you can see it's a little orange through there. a little slow through that section as you're approaching allen town. right now, travel times. 270 south. over to 270, the outer loop looking quite good at 9 minutes exactly as it should be. right now, 66 inbound from fairfax county parkway to the beltway on time. same thing. going to take you 22 minutes. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thanks, melissa. we're following a story in michigan over drinking water. it's been years in the make but today you can finally access

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right now police are investigating a murder/suicide in the land down area of leesburg, virginia. molette green is on the scene and tells us this happened in a quiet townhouse community. more from her at 6:00 a.m. >> another story we're following this morning. david bowie is being remembered as a legend this morning. the rock star died yesterday following a battle with cancer. he was 69. good morning, everybody. check out your chills. windchills are back in the teens and low 20s this morning. a rude return to winter reality and a chance for some snow tomorrow. more on that coming right up. still have this problem in dale city. pedestrian struck. police on the scene. eastbound dale boulevard at ashdale avenue. you can still get by and get through that area. outer loop at allentownalle

closed for a while. only the two left lens to get by. cleanup of a spill going on there. for the first time you can use the hov lane in alexandria. vdot says the goal is to ease congestion on 395 during rush hour. now let's check in with "news4's" derrick ward in alexandria with more on how the lanes work. derrick, good morning. >> indeed, good morning. if you travel this area around sem anyway road where it crosses 395, you're familiar with a couple of things. one, of course, is the barrels. they've been testing the gates this past weekend. this 395 hov 3 ramp will link seminary and 395. this is primarily because of the traffic, because of the addition

of the marc center through this area. right now they have to leave the hov 3 lane at franconia parkway. a travel of five along seminary road. you get into a bottleneck and that's no fun. they hope this new edition which will be open will ease that traffic. you'll see turn lanes. a whole bunch of different infrastructure changes. the last will be a new pedestrian bridge that will open in the spring. this is happening a couple of days earlier than planned. we're live in alexandria, derrick ward, "news4." back to you. >> thank you, derrick. new detail, 348d police have identified the woman found dead on 301 in upper mar bowl. they say tiffany story died of

multiple injuries but they're not sure what killed her. they discovered her body saturday night. they found no signs of, quote, suspicious injury. today we expect a teacher to be in court over cruelty to a developmentally developed child. he pulled a student out of the classroom last month, squeezing the child so hard it left a mark. he was frustrated with the child because he wouldn't stop talking or go to his next class. lewis no longer has a job at turner elementary school southeast. another case of suspected child abuse goes to court today, this one in prince william county. two former day care workers face more than 100 charges after accusations that they hit children and even stepped on toddlers in their care. both sarah jordan and sara spriggs used to work at the

acade academy. the beginning of peace talks with the taliban. afghanistan, china, and the u.s. were invited in hopes the countries could map out measures to bring the taliban into the nesh goes yags. 5:49. we'll learn how well muriel bowser has kept her promises to voters. she'll release her annual accountability report. this will track which goals she and her administration have met or fallen short on. the announcement will be this afternoon at gallaudet university in the northeast. the white house says it is closely monitoring developments in developing news in flint michigan. state troopers will start going door to door to tomorrow to make sure residents have clean drinking water. last week the governor announced a state of emergency because of high levels of led ad in the war but they did not offer safe drinking water until four days. they say it's their top priority. >> we're committed to

coordinating support to residents. >> the department of justice is investigating whether state leaders knowingly ignores a health risk. the "atlantic" magazine reports governor snyder may have first learned of the issue in july. the tainted water could stretch all the way back to april of 2014. we're expecting a decision this week on whether dominion virginia power will be able to divert water from cold ash ponds into a creek in prijs williams county. possum creek is in dumfries, and there's the potomac. environmentalists have argued they've received too much leniency from the state. they'll have the final say. >> we're cold this morning. a lot of you wake up to temperatures in the 20s and 30s.

>> you have to add up the windchill. we want to check back in. >> i've gotten bitten by mosquitos in december. that does it for the mild weather. we need a freeze to kill out the bugs and rest the plants. they need their chill time. one thing you notice is the wind. it's back, everybody. unlike the wind, the southerly breezes, it's a northwesterly breeze and temperatures will be some 30 degrees colder than yesterday. it comes with plenty of sunshine, though. temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. so already 25 to 30 degrees colder than we were at the same time yesterday.

windchills in the higher teens. as you guys were mentioning, the windchill, current windchills, teens and lower 20s and the future feels like as we go through the remainder of the day, hovering through, below freezing. no chance for rain or snow today. that will be changing tomorrow. there's a little alberta clipper comes running in our direction. here's future weather through today. plenty of sunshine. nothing to worry about. cold weather for the next couple of days. here comes a fast moving chance for snow showers during the mid late day part of tomorrow. i'll have more of the timing and the specifics of that coming up at 6:01. snowfall amounts air pea to be incredibly light. it's conservational to sweepable amounts of snow. more of that coming up. here's your seven-day, chilly to cold to windy around here. coldest day of the week will be wednesday. mildest, weekend. chances for rain. there may be a snowflake or two.

no big blizzard anywhere in sight. >> take a look at dale city. this has just cleared out of the way. dale and ashdale all clear. still investigating on the shoulder, you don't have to worry about that. getting worse, a one-mile backup. we're red here. two lanes getting by that fuel spill cleanup. that's going to be here for a little while this morning. top of the beltway we don't have any problems here and looking quite good all those routes. 270 at montrose rolling along quite nicely. 66 and 95. no major issues but 95 northbound as you're heading through north bridge getting slow in the northbound lanes. i'll see you at 6:01. well, today the massachusetts man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl will be in court. police say that michael mccarthy killed bella bonds, his daughter last june. he'll be arraigned today.

you may remember bond was called baby dough. her mother has faced accessory charges. she has pled guilty. barbara dawson died of a blood clot in her leg last month. her family says she could have been saved but believes the hospital dumped her because she didn't have insurance. they released new video from a police dash cam where you can hear dawson asking for help just hours before her death. >> leave me alone. i can't even breathe. >> don't lie down. that's not going to stop you from going to jay. >> dawson's family is asking for a federal review of the case. the police chief says they acted appropriately. the hospital is conducted an internal review but doesn't have video of the incident because 13

security cameras all malfunctioned. it's 5:54. at some point in the future, your kids may be riding a school bus with an ad on the side. the virginia general assembly is now considering a measure that would allow school districts to sell that space. this could provide administrator revenue for districts. it says ads for promoting alcohol and gambling would not be involved. uber is cutting prices in january because ridership goes down in the winter months. this is happens in more than 100 cities in the u.s. and canada. uber did not say exactly how much prices are going down gas prices are down again to an average of $2.05. virginia is $1.78. melon, $1.96.

d.c., $2.15. the average, $1.93. good morning, i'm landon dowdy with cnbc. there will be a new smartphone app that will help you find a space and users can rent out their car when they're on a trip and it will offer rewards programs with partners including mcdonald's and 7-eleven. it can be used fwi bianyone but it will offer more to ford car and truck owners. >> your house may need. it sent a lot of people scram ling to the calculator to see what that uld would do with monthly budgets. the good news is rates won't go up right away. >> you're going to see that quickly reflected in your credit card and equity lines of credit. typically you're seal that higher rate reflects.

>> car loans won't be affected that much which may even help car sales continue the record pace they set in 2015. we're watching a developing story right now in loudoun county after police find two people dead at a home in the leesburg area. we're live at the scene with what investigators are revealing. >> plus, sadness in the music world right now after news overnight of the sudden passing of rock icon david bowie. how the music legend is being remembered next on "news4 today" at 6:00.

a developing story in loudoun county where a couple was found in leesburg. what investigators are leasing about this crime. david bowie has died. what we're learning about his death at the live deferring. a rough morning for redskins fans trying to shake off that sudden end at the hands of the packers. what fans like you are saying about the team's unexpected run.

. going up at 6:00 on a monday morning check out the waves. northwest winds have returned and the temperatures have taken a tumble since you went to bed last night. check out your chills. 17 in the windchills in manassas. 21, the windchill downtown. brace for that chill first thing this morning. next 24 hours. 28. windy and cold this morning. 35 at 7:00 tonight when you're settling in after a long day at work and school and by 7:00 a.m. temperatures back into the upper 20s. tomorrow, interestingly enough a little alberta clipper racing by. timing out for light snow tomorrow. all dry through the noon hours. i think the best chance for any snowflakes comes up at 3:00, 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to about 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow night. if you're thinking about snow man names, melissa mollet, either slim or shorty. >> slim or