guns go onto amtrak, guns go into national parks. >> i think secretary clinton knows that what she says is very disingenuous. >> if donald trump wants to start a registry in our country of people by faith, he can start with me. >> you receive over $600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. >> things got heated. there were three on stage, but two, hillary clinton and bernie sanders dominated the final democratic debate in the iowa caucuses. their differences in gun control came up early in the debate in south carolina. clinton blasted sanders over what she says is his position on gun safety measures. he cited a demand on a ban for assault records. >> i have a d-minus from the

nra. >> he voted for what's called the charleston loop hope. he voted for it what the nra said was the most important piece of gun legislation in 20 years. >> the two sparred over the future of health care. it raises taxes on middle-class americans and shifts the country away from a health insurance system. clinton says we need to work with what we've got. >> i have to say i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just intro tuesdayed tonight or you introduced nine times in the congress, but the fact is we have the affordable care act. >> we're not going to tear up the affordable care act. i helped write it. but we're going to move on top of that. >> well, the third person on stage was former maryland governor martin o'malley. he had to fight his way into the debate. in fact, we analyzed it. it showed o'malley had half the speaking time of each of the

other candidates. in a short while we'll talk with an expert on who came out ahead. 59% said they would choose clinton. that's a 25-point lead. sanders got 34%. o'malley got 25%. the race between sanders and clinton is much closer. now, ahead, we will fact check some of the candidates' statements, plus fill you in on the noticeably quiet reaction from donald trump and other presidential hopefuls. stick around for insight from nbc's tracie potts. that's at 4:45. now, let's check the forecast with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. it's really cold today, chuck. >> oh, absolutely. the coldest we've faced since last february/march time. dangerous windchills. windchills will be hovering in

the single numbers and teens all day long today. protect people, pets, and pipes this time of year. our high temperatures will stay below freezing today and the cold air is going to stick around all weekend. yes, indeed, snow lovers, we're watching friday night, saturday. it looks like we could have our first chance of a significance snowfall, friday night into saturday. air temperatures are in the teens and low 20s. only 26 now in washington, but 16 in martinsburg. as you plan out your day today, look at those windchills. 5 to 15 degrees. back down close to zero by 5:00 and windchills at or below zero for your evening. we're going to talk how this impacts your school kids. here's melissa. good morning, chuck. right now we have a brand-new problem in the district. fourth and nicholson, we have a tree across the roadway, that right now is shut down as they try and get that problem here out of the way.

elsewhere top of the beltway at colesville road, no issuing. at edsel, we a disabled vehicle being reported here and another, 50 westbound, at the beltway. 66 no problems. it's going to take you ate minutes as it should. i'll see you in ten. i'm meagan fitzgerald. three americans are missing in baghdad. the u.s. state department is working to locate the civilians believed to have been kidnapped yesterday. a dubai-based news service that the americans have been taken by militia. so far no one has claimed responsibility but the state department says the iraqi government is fully cooperating. eun? >> meagan fitzgerald.

thank you, meagan. school leaders are taking part in a community town hall meeting at 7:00 tonight at st. matthew's. police say none of the threats was credible. the muslim association of virginia is condemning terrorism and isis. their response comes after two men from woodbridge were arrested friday on terrorism charges. joseph farrokh was stopped at the airport. the friend who drove him to the airport also faces charges. >> i felt like real desperate trying to get the girl out because i felt like she was my family too. >> a heroic rescue in temple hills and an important reminder for all of us. he felt he needed to act when a young woman got trapped in her burning home yesterday morning. she was in the basement when the

fire started. he held off flames with a garden hose until firefighters pulled her out. >> when they brought her out, she started moving and coughing and they took her right away to the hospital. >> the woman had second degree burns over 40% of her body and also suffered from smoke inhalation. fire detectives say her smoke was not working and firefighters went door to door and found five more homes without working smoke detectors, and they installed new ones. there was a shoot-out in the middle of the neighborhood. it happened on providence street in northern stafford county yesterday. the sheriff's department believes at least 30 rounds were fired. no one was hurt. deputies have identified two people that were involved but they're looking for two others. it's 4:36 and new controversy over a decision in

virginia. he said he'll go against fellow republicans. he calls roche highly qualified and said she should stay on the bench. judge roche was temporarily apienltd appointed by governor terry mcauliffe. a decision is expected as early as this week. demolition work is scheduled to start today on the old "washington post" building. now, if you work or travel around d.c., this is going to impact your driem. it will be completely closed off for the next two and a half years. when construction is complete in 2018, it will be the new home of fannie mae. a major set back with rockets from space.

spacex founder elon musk found that a piece didn't latch on one of the legs leading to the explosion. the rocket had just delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite in the ocean. they're going to try to improv n this. >> muffing posted it himself to show that one little detail caused that. if you're just waking up, here's the windchill. >> they need to bundle up at the bus stop. he'll be back with your school day forecast next.

they're preparing for a major epidemic. governor larry hogan would have the authority to issue life-saving ventilators. they're looking into the recommendations and are looking to secure more should an epidemic arise. wind is major factor early

this morning. let's check in with chuck bell. >> hey, angie. good morning to you. this is going to be one of those winter weeks in washington and it gets off to a bit el cold start. 18 in gaithersburg, 27 in college park. not crazy cold but the windchills are back into the singles and teens. big thing you need to watch out for. multiple layers required. they're going stay that strong all through the course of the day. temperatures will go nowhere. we'll stay below freezing. layer the kiddos up with everything you've got for today. the heaviest coat, the warmest hat and the mittens all required today which includes snow chances. that's in ten minutes. here's melissa. >> northbound as you're headed out, there's debris in the roadway that's just reported here. that could slow things if it's not cleaned up.

again, we have a tree down. taking a look at 66 and 95, don't have any problems there. of course, let's take a look at metro for this morning. again, because of mlk jr. day rj it opens at 9:00, closes at 5:00. we'll see you in ten minutes. what one prince george's county man was doing that nearly killed his neighbor. a donald

welcome back at 4:45. we want to get right to tracie potts on capitol hill. good morning to you. talking about the debate last night, a battle between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. is anyone getting traction because people know the difference between these two candidates. >> it's probably bernie sanders.

if you take a look at internet reviews. even those who were undecided democratic voters, most of them, all but two, leaned toward bernie sanders after this debate. >> interesting. now, this time around hillary clinton really aligned herself with president obama. >> no question about that. she mentioned his name over and over and over. she's clearly running on his record. so if you're the kind of democrat who thinks he's done a good job, you're leaning toward hillary clinton. if you're looking for improblemment, you're probably leaning toward bernie sanders. this applies to a number of issues including gun control, wall street. take a look at what we heard last night about wall street and the big money that is coming out of wall street to some of these candidates. >> can you really reform wall street when they are standing

millions and millions of dollars on campaign contributions? you've received over $600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. >> also honing in on the money that hillary clinton has received in speaking fees and contributions from wall street. the point they were trying to make is how can you be tough on wall street when they're financing your campaign and many others. >> that's right. let's talk a little bit about the reaction on social media. republican candidates noticeably quiet. surprised by that. >> that's interesting. you don't usually hear that. they did put out a statement. we did hear from jeb bush on social media. he tweeted that the most passionate moments are who will ban more guns and health care. >> all right. tracie potts live on capitol

hill this morning. tracie, thanks for your analysis. it's 4:47. today the british parliament is considering whether to ban presidential candidate donald trump. it surfaced last year after trump's proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u.s. prime minister dave cameron is against keeping trump out. some students are planning a demonstration. they believ donald trump should not have been invited to speak on martin luther king jr. day based on what they see as moral incompatibility between the words and actions of trump and king. jerry falwell says he does not think many students support the protest. a look at senator ted cruz, he has a multi-state bus tour.

clinton will be in iowa and bernie sanders will travel for an mlk event. i'm meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. just in the past three hours, falls church police say a man was shot in the shoulder f he managed to make it to a local business for help. police are still looking for that suspect. they're asking anyone with information to contact their department. angie? >> meagan, thank you so much. pro-gun groups are lobbying today in virginia. it's part of the event's annual lobby day. they're pushing for pro-gun bills this morning. the gathering could bring protesters in wake of recent mass shootings. a close call for a maryland family. a neighbor was cleaning his shotgun when it accidentally went off. you can see it there. there were more holes in the bathroom.

she was in her room combing her daughter's hair. the homeowner didn't want her identity on tv. >> any accident could have cost anybody's life. that's pretty scary. you could see all the holes. >> the neighbor did apologize and offered to pay for the damage. >> they asked him to remove the gun from the home and he did. the brother from mi. weekend search efforts did not turn up any sign of the marines. the soon-to-be los angeles rams are starting negotiations on a stadium. they're looking at the possibility of a joint stadium in l.a. the league approved the rams' move back from l.a. last week. bethesda's katie ledecky

destroyed her own world record this week. >> she's so incredible. >> she finished the freestyle in 8:03. this is the fourth time the 18-year-old, just 18, has broken the record since 2013. >> not only an incredible athlete but just a class act. one of the nicest people i met. humble. she works for her parents. not surprising. >> she makes us very proud. go, katie. chuck, the weather conditions. >> we're talking skating. i don't encourage kids to get on the water. stay off the ice. i won't support people. i was making a funny. it's going to be cold out. what to expect for today.

wind and cold in abundance today. windchills will be dangerously cold. extremely dry. you'll need an extra layer of moisture on your hands and face to protect yourself from the dry conditions. outside, temperatures this morning, teens in the shenandoah valley. 16, martinsburg, 18 in gaithersburg, 26 in washington and capitol heights. lots of waves on the potomac. windchills are back down way low. below zero in martinsburg, zero in hagerstown. one above. and metro chills are in the single digits around 10 or 12. you may want to consider taking the day off. temperatures aren't all that crazy low but with the wind out there, it's really not exactly the best day to be outside. afternoon highs today, not much improvement. not only will the tells barely budge but the wind isn't going anywhere and the cold as well. have a little chance of flurries coming our way late wednesday

night. all eyes are turning toward the weekend. friday, friday night into saturday, our first chance of snow around here in quite some time. today, windy and cold. cold overnight. more wind and cold during the day tomorrow. you get the idea this pattern isn't going to change any time soon. here's 8:00 wednesday night. mostly cloudy skies and a chance for light snow coming into the area late wednesday night. not expecting any accumulations with that event, however, there is a chance for accumulating snow as we get into later this week and into the weekend. here's the seven-day forecast. 28 today, 27 tomorrow. 35 on wednesday with a couple of flurries late wednesday night into thursday. no accumulations there. friday, friday night into saturday, this is the time frame we're going to be watching our first real chance at accumulating snow that arrives as the sun goes down. we'll watch the track. so stay tuned with us right here on nbc washington. this is the week to download

your nbc washington app. it's absolutely free and it will have the latest of our forecast. so i'll give you more about the timing and the potential for amounts coming up at 5:01. see you then. it's traffic time. see you then. >> good morning, chuck. new problem in the district. this is in the southeast where the parade is going to be going. martin luther king jr. avenue at sick more street, wires down there. all lanes are blocked. have a crew showing what's happening there. >> 295 north on eastern avenue, sounds like it's cleared out. inner loop and outer loop, beltway looking quite good. don't have any major issues here. taking a look, all of those routes look quite good. looks a little fuzzy. i promise northbound and southbound are totally clear. we're going to get more information and bring it to you in a couple of minutes. >> thanks, melissa. virginia lawmakers take up a

controversial measure and it all has to do with what restroom your kids use at school. recess four time as day? the school district that

if you're just waking up this morning, we want to let you know it's a weather alert day. take a look at the current windchills. we're off to a frigid start. "storm team 4" meteorologist

chuck t. bell say this cold is going to stick around. a look at the next 24 hours coming up in just a few minutes. now to a consumer alert. an exclusive investigation. there are new concerns that general motors' recall to the cheshelf chevy cobalt may not h fixed it. there are complaints from customers that even after having their cars fixed, they continue having their cars staal. they wonder if that was the problem. >> was the fix adequate? are there other problems? >> nbc news has questioned. gm acknowledged that some of the customers have been reporting stalling problems in their repaired recalled cars. gm says their engineers have inspected 50 other cars that have found, quote, no

connection. ride-sharing apps including uber and lyft seems to be helping to cut down on drunk driving deaths in v.a. he founded new data that alcohol-relate deaths dropped down from last year 22% from 2014. they'll continue to collect data to see if there's a direct correlation. lawmakers are trying to determine a law. they want eve there is aless a provision that would allow a transgender student to use a sing single-occupancy bathroom. if it passes, they could be fined. they say they have human and legal rights. they're trying out a new kind of elementary day.

recess not once, not twice, but four times day. the schools are based on finland. they get an average of 75 minutes of recess. it cuts out half an hour of class tomb but experts say it reduces in-class detractions. >> she seems like she's advanced so much further this year than she did last year. >> it replaces an estimated one to two hours of distracted time in class. the trial will take place over three years. >> that's interesting. they need to work out their wiggliwig li lys. >> it gives them a chance to reset and be creative. it has social benefits. >> why did we stop having recess? >> most have it, just not four time as day. >> how about work? i think we need a reset. >> stay with us, "news4" continues now at 5:00 a.m.