behind them. this happened in the northwestern part of the country at basha khan university. they entered and started firing at security guards, students. we learned that university officials were warned of a possible terror attack two weeks ago and they decided to up the security. this is an unfolding situation we'll continue to keep our eye on. eun? >> thank you, angie. a rescue mission to save 12 marines ended. two helicopters collided during a training mission last week. the u.s. coast guard now says it is conducting a recovery mission to find out what happened to them. the coast guard said the wreckage from the crash and all four life rafts from the helicopter but no signs of survivors. today there's a status hearing for ingmar guandique. he is accused of killing intern

shonn dra levy. a northern virginia man accused of traveling abroad will have a bond hearing tomorrow. he tried to board a flight to chicago. they say his final destination was syria. the 25-year-old was also arrested for aiding faroque. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will let you know the district's snow plan ahead of this weekend's storm. >> we are having a preliminary discussion about what residents should do on their own property and what actually the law allows. >> at 10:30 this morning the mayor will also hand out more than 2,000 shovels to the 5le÷cs resident snow teams. those are volunteers who shovel for the elderly and disabled neighbors. this year they have 14 new salt

trucks to plow and 6 new trucks to work primarily on residential streets. flurries in the forecast today. nothing you need a dump truck for quite yet, right, chuck? >> no, no dump truck required for today, just light little flurries as an alberta clipper comes rating by. we've had a couple of these in the last week or so so you know what to expect. it is bitter cold this morning. wind chills back in the single numbers. late day flurries coming our way. not looking for a big impact but a big storm friday, friday night into saturday. might be a name worthy blizzard around here. start thinking of blizzard names. wind chills, 7 in washington, only 10 in leesburg. the next 24 hours just watching out for the fleury chances that are primarily going to be 4:00 this afternoon and 9 or 10:00 this evening. no more than a coating out of all of this. it sure is something to talk about. cold and ry. tomorrow will be the day to get things done ahead of the storm. we'll be talking about snow amounts coming up in a few

minutes. melissa mollet, trouble again on the roads. >> trouble on the roads as far as closures. 395 southbound after seminary, two left lanes getting by. road work there until 8:00 tomorrow morning. the ramp from seminary to southbound 395 is also blokdcke. this is the road work hanging around. northbound route 1, patrick street to king street, all lanes blocked. traffic being pushed on to king street, that is because of a water main break. as we zoom up and over to the left here, westbound fairfax county park way -- sorry, 7 westbound, all lanes blocked. have to use the ramp to continue on 7 here this morning. take a look at prince gorges county, don't have any problems there right now. rolling along. more on that problem in alexandria coming up. >> 4:33 right now. 4 of 6 baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be in court. a motions hearing is set for

sergeant alicia white, edward near row, garrett miller and brian rice. they want to call william porter to testify in all cases. white is trying to block that. porter's trial ended with a hung jury. while some of baltimore's police officers stand trial, they'll launch a body camera program. it will take two years to equip all officers. today the man accused in a deadly stabbing at a religious retreat is back in court. hang suh kim is accused of stabbing a man from south korea during the retreat last year. during today's hearing the judge will reveal the findings from a mental health evaluation. kim has pled he was not criminally responsible for the stabbing. the man accused of hitting 7

people with his car in d.c. on new year's day faces a judge today. they say he was drunk when he jumped a sidewalk and hit a pole on january first. he's accused of dui and leaving the scene. he will be in court for a is the tus hearing. there is a new push to crack down on repeat offenders in the neighborhood. one neighborhood held a bake sale. they wanted to know how many people were being prosecuted. they say those records don't exist and it doesn't dwaer that information. at an anc meeting, muriel bowser introduced a new anti-robbery concern. >> the chief of police and i also announced with the u.s. attorney a task force focused on on robbery. the task force will allow d.c. police to highlight it.

they say they will appeal the decision of the department of justice. it is now 4:36. today we expect to learn more about governor larry hogan's 2017 budget. last week the governor proposed modest tax cuts for senior citizens, low income families and some manufacturing businesses. the soekt of budget and management could explain how the state will pay for the tax cuts when he holds a briefing in annapolis. they'll vote on whether to overturn some of hogan's vetoes. one bill will allow felons to register to vote. another will give $2 billion to renovating an anne arundel apartment building. and the hotel tax will go up for the price of a room. a d.c. council member wants to give students more digital privacy. david grasso will ask them to support a new bill. this will help americans take

control of the privacy protections in the new digital age. there will be 15 similar announcements throughout the country. >> the final theme will be put in place at the mgm hotel in national harbor. the doors will open on the resort later this year. let's go back to school on time this morning, but will they see any snow on their way? chuck has a look at what they'll face when they head out to the bus stop this morning. we're also getting our first look at the terrifying moments during a terror

new video this morning of a weekend attack on a cafe and hotel in burkina faso. they stormed the hotel firing on pat trons before moving across the street firing on aho tell where hostages were held for hours. one american was among thewóqhñ killed in the west african country. an auditor found they can't keep employees from getting access to files in the department of youth rehabilitation services. it also comes one week after a former agency employee pled guilty to handing out youth information to an identity theft ring. coming up on 4:41.

>> we have to talk about today, chuck, but all i can think about is what's going to happen on friday? >> be patient. there will be plenty of time to deal with the friday, friday night, saturday storm as we get to it. it looks like it's going to be a whopper of a winter storm friday night into saturday. you have today and especially tomorrow to get things done ahead of time. get everything you're going to need because saturday you will be staying home inside unless it is a dire emergency. bus stop, wind chills, temperatures in the teens again. still watching out for a chance for flurries coming our way later on in the afternoon. that will be a dusting to a coating at the most. this weekend, melissa mollet, looks like it could be something. more about that in ten minutes. >> sounds like snowball and snow man weather. northbound 1 patrick street at king street, northbound we have lanes blocked. traffic pushed on to king street. good old water main break. inner loop and outer loop are

rolling. nice and green. taking a look to the west, 7 westbound all westbound lanes are blocked. you have to continue there on 7 past that crash. 95 in maryland at powder mill road, northbound, southbound no issues. see you at 4:51. donald trump celebrating a major endorsement but is it enough? how much impact sarah palin's support could have on the race. another ban on hoverboards. where you are no longer allowed

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god bless you. god bless the united states. and the next president of the united states, donald j. trump. >> sarah palin is throwing her weight behind presidential

front-runner donald trump at a rally in iowa last night. the 2006 vice presidential nominee described trump as the anti-establishment candidate in a glowing endorsement. a year from today around noon it will all be over. america will welcome the 45th president. the big question, will sarah palin's endorsement be enough? >> reporter: eun, good morning. to answer the question, it could certainly draw for donald trump some particular constituencies within the republican party where he's not as popular. evangelicals, women, people like sarah palin, they may tend then to flow to donald trump. despite all the trump/palin love that we're seeing, the question is raised is whether or not this is sort of a snub at ted cruz. ted cruz was supported by sarah

palin. cruz declined to say anything bad about her after this endorsement saying that he loves her and that he wouldn't be in the senate without her. cruz is getting his own high powered support. not by an endorsement but the conservative radio talk show host glen beck will be introducing him in iowa. clearly both of them are trying to shore up a particular con stit two wednesday be si within the party. also of note, bernie sanders who's now saying he would love to take on donald trump in the general election. eun. >> tracie potts on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. as for the other presidential front-runner, ted cruz will make several other stops. bill clinton returns to new hampshire for hillary clinton. bernie sanders prepares for his visit to iowa on saturday. volunteer for the presidential campaign ben carson has died after a car crash in

iowa. brayden joplin died yesterday afternoon. a van flipped on to i had side on ice and was hit by another vehicle. this happened yesterday morning. the other three people were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. >> 4:47. right now mark train service is back up and running after major disruptions on the penn line. mark suspended service out of union station. amtrak service was suspended for some time. no word why that person was on the track. d.c. police are searching for two people. the victim is in critical condition. someone shot him in the neck on 14th street yesterday. one of the suspects may have been riding a bike. today students, parents, and employees of fairfax county schools are invited to meet with superintendant karen garza. this is part of a listening tour. garza is -- rather, took a surprising step earlier this month when she refused to cut

the school budget. it must be approved by the school board and county supervisors. today's meeting will be at edison high school at 6:30. controversy at prince william county. students could be shifted to a new school still under construction in woodbridge. parents are expected to weigh in. >> today montgomery county executive wants to hear your thoughts on his budget plan. he's recommended spending $1.9 billion on education and $192 million on purple line related projects. the budget forum begins at 7:00 at the silver springs regional service center. today is the first of three meetings on the budget. a growing list on the safety of hoverboards. the transit agency tells news 4 it doesn't want anyone riding a hoverboard near the system. >> you can carry a hoverboard onto the system but you cannot

use it on stations, trains, metro property. you have to carry it. >> makes sense. all the major u.s. air lines have already banned hoverboards because of the potential that the lithium ion batteries inside could catch fire. metro says it is considering an all out front-runner. >> there is a front-runner to build the purple line in maryland. purple line transit partners is the likely company that will land this deal. the washington post says the maryland transit administration would not comment on this report. the purple line will connect new carrollton and bethesda. they will announce a winning bidder next month. ten minutes before the hour. chuck bell is here. >> yes. you're back. >> i want to throw things at you. >> i know you do. >> he's just the messenger. >> this guy all winter long has been doing cart wheels in the newsroom, praying for snow. >> absolutely. >> my kids are wearing their pajamas inside out. they have a big plan for friday.

>> everything you need to do. if you're a snow lover, keep hope alive. it's looking good, everybody. i'm a snow lover. >> meanwhile, we are in panic mode. >> i am giddy as a kid for what's coming. you have today and tomorrow. it won't be a sneak attack. for today, what to expect. clouds on the increase today. chance for some flurries between 3:00 this afternoon and 11:00 tonight. just a coating at the most. no real impact from that. current temperatures are cold again this morning. mostly in the teens to near 20 degrees. when you factor in what's left, it's another bitter cold start this morning. all the warm weather gear you've got, put it back on today. temperatures will recover a bit today all the way up to the freezing mark it looks like. highs today right around 32, 33 degrees. here's the little snow chances coming our way first. snow showers out to our west. leading edge of them, about 11 hours away.

that puts them in here, 3:30, 4:00 this afternoon. again, not looking for a big impact. conversational snowflakes flying by. this weekend snowflakes will not be conversational. they won't be shovable, they'll be name worthy. there goes our flurry chance through here tonight. all's quiet tomorrow. tomorrow is a great day to get things done. make your list, go to the grocery store, get your shovel, snow blower, gasoline in the tank, everything ready to go. quiet start on friday. things go downhill quickly afternoon time on friday. here's the way i think things will go. what we know so far. major storm. nearly everybody will get a hard hit from this one. heavy eggs snow friday into saturday. increasing confidence 12 inches or more in washington. two feet or more just west of the city. stay alert. start making a plan b if you're trying to fly out of town friday night, saturday, sunday either fly out before or plan to fly out later.

could be sunday afternoon before things really recover. the guidance is changing a little bit but remains very, very consistent through all of this. here's your seven day forecast. be ready, everybody. flurries today. dry tomorrow. get things done friday night into saturday looks like it could be the worst of it. could get a foot of snow saturday alone with winds between 30 and 50 miles per hour. it will be full out blizzard conditions on saturday. travel will be virtually impossible. the city will be all but shut down. things improve a little bit sunday and quieter after. this will be one heck of a wallop. start putting a snow forecast. so many things to do. melissa mollet. how's traffic this morning. >> you are going to be a busy man this morning. couple of problems right now. have this tractor-trailer crash impacting both ways there on 7 here this morning. westbound at fairfax county, all lanes blocked there. you have to use the ramps to continue westbound on 7.

eastbound we have two right lanes getting by because of the response. the semi is across the median affecting both lanes of traffic. >> northbound at patrick street, king street, all lanes blocked. being pushed on to king street. southbound seems okay. 95 quantico to the beltway, 25 minutes. out of town you're also rolling along quite nicely. no major issues. beltway at branch avenue is looking good, too. we'll take a look at that water main break again in a couple of minutes. >> melissa, thank you. slapped with a major sex abuse lawsuit. how a teen's family says an area group home failed him. planning a vacation sometime soon? somewhere warm maybe where there's no snow, aaron? how about spring brea

4:56 now. if you're just joining us, we're following breaking news in prince gorges county. that's where police are on the scene of a homicide investigation. news 4's molette green is just pulling up. the family of a local boy is suing a local group home over allegations of sexual abuse. they say the teenager was assaulted in the bathroom at the escape theater. the alleged attacker was a resident of the group home.

the facility was responsible for supervising the man but allowed him to use the restroom without an escort. we spoke with the teen's mom at a press conference. we're not naming the woman to protect the identity of the victim. >> i asked him, did you touch -- did you touch my nephew and he said yes? yes, i did. >> what he did was improper. what he did was wrong. what he did was criminal. >> compass rehabilitation group home declined to speak with news 4 about these allegations. the prince gorges county prosecutor's office will decide whether he should face charges. the national cancer center says the 10 year cancer survival rate is at 58.2%. the 5-year rate is at 63.1%. thousands of cases were surveyed between 1999 and 2002. this is the first time a large number of cases were used to track the ten year survival rate. >> today the mayor of flint

michigan continues their meetings. they discussed the ongoing water and public health crisis. in 2014 led from corroded pipes seeped into the city's drinking water contaminating it. this past weekend the president authorized fema to provide water filters and other supplies for 90 days. if you're thinking of a winter vacation, analysts say now is the time to book the flight. not only are january and february the least expensive months to fly, low fuel prices could mean the lowest airfares. prices then rise again at spring break. >> saturday and sunday are both ends of the spring break week you're going to see prices raised from 20 to 30%. summer travel could be more expensive. to save money book off peak, mons, tuesdays, wednesdays, saturdays. >> all right. wouldn't a vacation be really

nice right now on some tropical island? >> some place warm with tequila. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news, a homicide investigation underway in prince gorges county this morning. we are coming up on 5:00 a.m., everybody. i'm aaron gill tres. >> i'm eun yang. molette green arrived on the scene. first, we want to get you updated on the weather situation. we have team coverage. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck? >> moderate impact weather day coming your way today. cold and overcast. could have some flurries around later this afternoon and evening. bitter cold. feels like 6 in manassas, 4 in gaithersburg. 5 in the potomac. layer the kiddos up.

risk for light snow and snow flurries between 3:00 and 11:00 today. keep that in mind. big storm. really big storm coming our way friday into saturday. we'll be updating you on that coming up in a few minutes. melissa mollet, first 4 traffic. >> live look at 66. no problem, 66 at nutley street, in bound, outbound. you are just fine on 66 right now. do have a couple of other issues in virginia. northbound, route 1, patrick street at king street. northbound lane being blocked. that is because of a water main break. they are saying it will be wrapped up soon. 395 south after seminary, two lanes getting by. westbound 7 will hang around. you have to use the ramps to continue on to westbound 7. eastbound 7 at fairfax county parkway, the two right lanes getting by with