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 a crash

involving a semi. guys? >> breaking news right now in suitland where police spent most of the night searching in the 4300 block of west village avenue. that's where we find news 4's molette green. molette, what can you tell us right how? >> reporter: eun, all that remains here at the scene is police crime tape there in that trash can behind me. we are in a brand-new apartment community. these are secure buildings. prince gorges police telling us they don't believe this homicide is random. when police arrived they found the man shot. they pronounced him dead here at the scene. what is interesting to note is that the new interim police chief also came to the scene when all of this happened about 9:30 last night. we're working to get more information including a motive in this case, an i.d. on the suspect. an i.d. on the victim and whether there is any lookout for suspects. don't have that information at

the time. we are in the 4300 block very close to the branch avenue metro station. we'll stay on top of this. back to you. >> we are getting new information into the live desk on a terror attack in pakistan. we know 20 students and staff were killed when gunmen stormed a university. among the dead, a police official and several security guards. we know four of the militants were killed as well. the pakistani taliban now claiming responsibility for the attack. pakistan's prime minister speaking out saying that he's deeply grieved over this. this happened at basha khan university. it's named after a leader of the antitaliban movement. we'll keep an eye on the situation. aaron. >> angie, thank you. coming up on 5:03. we'll learn if the trial of sung

suh kim is going to go forward. he's accused of stabbing someone at a retreat. kim underwent a mental health evaluation. kim has pleaded that he was not criminally responsible for that stabbing. today ingmar gth uandique is heading back to court. he's oo cuesed of killing chandra levy. the new trial begins in march. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will let you know the district's snow plan ahead of the storm. the district is rolling out a new plan to help some of dc's new residents. >> we have people who are going to help a neighbor clear a sidewalk. >> at 10:30 the mayor will hand out shovels to the volunteers. new this year, d.c. has 14 dump trucks to salt and plow major streets as well as six new

trucks to work on residential streets primarily. the district is getting serious about punishing people who don't shovel their sidewalks. a new law allows the city to hand out tickets. you face a $25 fine if your sidewalk isn't cleared 24 hours. for commercial and multi-family buildings, it's $100 fine. the sidewalks must be cleared eight hours daylight after a storm. cold weather as chuck has been talking about. with an impending storm, if you have had to start your car within the last couple of days and you hear it sputter a little bit, you know it's probably a good time to check the battery. also, what about your windshield wipers? when was the last time that you changed these. they usually last anywhere from six months to a year. tire pressure. what about if you should get

stuck in the car or your car shouldn't start? does this have what you need to have in an emergency. a road site kde kit. we have aaa atlantic joining us on how to prep your car for the cold weather. live in northwest, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. a northern virginia man accused of attempting to travel abroad to join isis will have a bond hearing tomorrow. he was arrested yesterday trying to board a plane to syria. a 24-year-old was arrested for aiding and abetting him. a d.c. council member wants to gain some support for a new digital privacy bill among council members in the district.

david grass so he will ask for support. there will be 15 similar announcements throughout the country. >> there will be a final beam put in place at the mgm. it's scheduled to open in the second half of next year. >> metro wouldn't be as bad as yesterday. chuck bell is putting together the commuter forecast for the next weather and traffic on the 1s. new details for the marines off the coast of hawaii. off the coast of hawaii. why they decided to

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recovery mission. the coast guard believes they've died. >> they were on board of two helicopters on a training mission. they spent days searching the water. they found wreckage and four life rafts but no signs anyone survived. it is 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck, you are going to be busy, busy, busy. >> busy, busy, busy. today not a big issue. we have snow flurries coming your way. everything is quiet and dry. wind chills back in the single numbers. air temperatures 17. these are gloves and asset heaters. on the way home, 00 to 11:00 today, that's the potential for light snow and snow flurries. might be barely enough to coat the ground. that's going to be it. have your heavy coat, your hat, scarf, mittens ready to go today. you can leave the umbrellas home. you will be starting to find your slush bring boots. all the heavy snow gear that you

have in the garage, you're going to need it starting friday into saturday, have a first look at the snow map coming up. good morning, in alexandria, the water main break north at route 1. sounds like we may now have a northbound lane open there. southbound has been unaffected by this. that would make sense because they said it was going to take until 5:00 this morning. 5:11, sounds like we have a northbound lane open. another problem in virginia. westbound 7 at fairfax county parkway, all lanes blocked. eastbound two lanes getting by. headed westbound you can use the ramps to continue on 7 and get around the problem. it is a tractor-trailer trash. top of the beltway looking good. routes into and out of town rolling along. also inner loop and outer loop looking quite fine here this morning. going to talk more about that problem on 7 when i'm back in a few minutes. >> see you then, melissa. grieve stricken family speaks

out. what one member has to say after losing four family members in a deadly fire. and the case against several police officers charged in the death of freddie gray moves forward. what is expected to happen in

welcome back, 5:15. waking up to another cold start. take a look at the wind chills. chuck bell has a closer look at the weekend storms heading our way. 5:15. there is a new push to crack down on repeat offenders. they held a bake sale to raise money to find and crack down on repeat offenders. they wanted to know how many of all the arrests were actually being prosecuted in the capitol hill east area. the department of justice said that those records don't exist and that it doesn't gather that type of information. at an anc meeting in northwest last night, d.c. mayor muriel bowser talked about an anticrime

initiative that she announced a couple of weeks ago. >> the chief of police and i also announced with the u.s. attorney a task force focused on robbery. >> the task force will allow police in the district to highlight specific robberies. the anc commissioner denise crepps spearheaded the search for crime numbers and says she will now appeal the d.o.j.'s response for information. four of six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be in court this afternoon. a motions hearing is set for sergeant alicia white and officers edward near row, garrett miller and brian wright. prosecutors want to call officer william porter to testify in all of the cases. white is trying to block that. porter's trial ended in december with a hung jury. freddie gray died from a spinal cord injury that happened while he was in police custody last april. while some of baltimore's police officers stand trial, police will launch a body camera program. baltimore's mayor says it will

take two years to outfit every officer with a camera. pilot program started in october with 155 officers trying out three types of equipment. pagers action on body cameras were picked. students at more than five schools in detroit don't have class today because so many teachers are calling out sick. the detroit news is reporting that this could be linked to a so-called sick out. teachers have expressed unhappiness with school conditions. the district's financial conditions. more than 60 schools were closed because of teacher absences. they'll vote whether to overturn larry's vetoes. another bill would give $2 million towards renovating an anne arundel county arts building. the third bill up for vote would put the howard county hotel tax towards the total price of a

room. also today, we expect to learn more about governor hogan's 2017 budget. last month they proposed modest tax cuts. the secretary of budget and management could explain how the state will pay for the tax cut. what he told the briefing in annapol annapolis. news 4 your health now. we're learning about a new laser procedure that can help keep identical twins safe in their mother's womb. it's called twin to twin syndrome. it means one twin is getting more nutrients than the other. it evens out the nutrients giving both twins a better chance of survival. the cdc is urging providers to ask pregnant women about their travel history. this as the threat of the zika virus grows. friday the cdc september out a travel warning urging pregnant

women to not go where it's prevalent. women who have been to those regions should get an ultrasound when they get back to look for any symptoms. a consumer alert to let you know about now. walt disney parks and resorts recalling about 10,000 infant body suits, ones sis, due to a choking hazard. the recall involves two styles of onesies, darth vader and disney's of 0th. the snaps can detach. you can contact disney about returning those items. some iphone users are complaining-some iphone users are complaining about battery problems. it affects the iphone 6 s and 6 s plus. it has to do with time changes. solution, restart your phone. make sure set automatically is turned on. control at delete.

>> that's the first line of defense. today is a weather alert day, and we are talking about some cold weather and more serious stuff that is heading our way. >> tell us about it, chuck. >> all right. all eyes are really focused on the friday/saturday issue. we have to get through some snow chances before today is done first. here's what to expect. late friday into saturday, looks like we could get the first inch as early as about noontime on friday. maybe a little earlier in the shenandoah valley. blizzard conditions likely on saturday. severe impact on travel. potentially severe impact on power as well. if you have a generator, have it gassed up and ready to go for the weekend. right now temperatures in the teens to near 20 degrees. headed out for the resolution run this morning, still breezy enough to have single digit wind chills this morning. back up to the upper 20s. the wind will ease up a smidgen later today. there is a chance for snow coming in. here's a little alberta clipper racing out here. one to two inch amounts out to

the ohio valley. snow chances move in here today for flurries. that puts it in between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. quiet, dry commute in. 6:00 tonight just hit and miss light snow and snow flurries and snow showers. that's it. maybe enough to coat the ground but not really worrying too much about that. here's what we know about the weekend. a major storm for most of the region. pretty much philadelphia to richmond going to take the worst of it. the heaviest snow friday night into the day on saturday. increasing amounts of confidence. here's one of the computer models for outputs of snow. look at those numbers. done digits. here's my far too early 48 hours before the first flake gets here amount. are you sitting down for this one. 6 to 10 inches in southern maryland. in the heart of the city, likely to be 10 to 18 inches of snow

and 18 to 24 or more out into the shenandoah valley, frederick, hagerstown. 18 to 24 or more. unbelievable. could be an historic storm this weekend. here's your whole seven day forecast. flurries today. get things done tomorrow. that's the best advice i can give you. heavy snow friday night, saturday. if you have fly out plans friday night, saturday, change them now the. there will be big trouble on the travel networks. another check in the next 24 hours comes up next. >> here's melissa mollet. delays just popping up here this morning. both directions because of a repair outside of rhode island avenue. trying to get more information on that one. 270, no problems. big look at the beltway, inner loop and outer loop. everything is rolling just fine. two problems in virginia. northbound, patrick street at king street. had the water main break. it has disappeared from our system which probably means it has cleared out of the way.

we'll check for you when i'm back. all lanes blocked. you can take the ramp off and back on. you can still head that way. it might just be a little bit slow. just the two right lanes getting by. this is a semikind of stop in the middle of the roadway. see you back here in ten minutes. >> shock to me. it is like a dream. >> family members in shock this morning after the death of four people in a tragic fire in chillum. he lost his father jed. sampson's wife caroline and their grandchildren, 2-year-old twins, all died. the twins were in one room, the grandparents were in another. >> everybody is very nice to

everybody. it shows church and he is very godly. >> the twins mother elizabeth jumped from a second floor window. she is at a relative's home recovering. loretta lynch will testify before a senate subcommittee on gun control. the hearing will try to figure out the justice department's role in implementing new executive actions related to gun control. earlier this month president obama announced executive action in the hopes of reducing gun violence. background checks and mental health treatments were just some of the measures. meanwhile, in just a few hours the president heads to detroit to check out some cars. the president will attend the detroit auto show. he'll also speak with workers at general motors. according to the white house, the president wants to experience firsthand the progress the city of detroit is making. nearly 700,000 jobs have been created since the bailout of the auto industry.

>> former secretary of state hillary clinton had highly classified e-mails on her home server. it was part of the top secret special access program which is meant to protect some of the most sensitive u.s. intelligence. a letter did not specify whether clinton sent or received the e-mails. the latest controversy could affect clinton's presidential campaign. frightening pictures from a dramatic crash in california. now actress jamie fox is getting credit for saving the driver inside. people are calling him a hero and fox is now reacting. he took the driver's father and crews from our partner station in los angeles down to the scene of monday's crash. you can see him there in the knit cap. a truck drove into a ditch outside of fox's home and then caught fire. fox said he heard the crash and ran to the scene, then he and another witness broke open a window and pulled out the driver. >> i don't look at it as heroic, i just look at it like, you know, i just had to do

something, you know? and it all just worked out. >> california highway patrol said the driver was driving under the influence and was going too fast. jamie foxx says he's not a hero. that was a very close call. the driver suffered broken collarbone and serious bushes. >> good he was there. 5:26 right now. we are getting our first glimpse at the washington post reporter just freed from iran. what had him laughing hours after his release. >> drufrm is celebrating a major endorsement but is it enough? chuck bell will let us know

now at 5:30 we are getting you ready for the snow you can see. >> take a look at storm team 4 radar. you see the storm to the southwest. it could bring flurries our way today. wait until you see what's in store for friday. i'm almost afraid to look. i want to close my eyes. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. coming up on 4:30. chuck, i'm thinking about this. i remember the beginning of the season when you did your winter weather forecast and i think i remember 25 inches for like the season. >> right. >> here we are less than 24 hours we're going to get, what,

half of that at least? >> well, it's more than 48 hours before the first flake falls so not 24 hours, aaron, i'll correct you on that. >> over a 24 hour period we'll get -- >> oh, yeah, absolutely. it looks like we could get a whole season's worth of snow in one storm. friday through saturday. that's the real danger time. in the meantime, we have a snow chance coming our way today just passing flurries. conversational snow. leading edge ten or so hours away from now. it's a cold one. temperatures 19 in leesburg. 20 in culpeper. biggest impact in the next 24 hours are going to be flurries. most likely see about 3:00 and 10:00 tonight. nothing big. nothing big, melissa. this is not a precursor, not a warmup. >> no appetizer? >> just a little alberta clipper. man, oh, man, the weekend is looking seriously like a lot of snow. >> my son will be very, very excited. >> the snow will be taller than him. >> oh, it will. he's a little dude.

taking a look right now. red line delay. a little extra time today. two problems in virginia, northbound 1 at patrick street and king street. that is cleared out of the way. 395 south after seminary, have the left line until 8:00 a.m. taking a look now at 66 and 95. you can see we don't have any problems there. we'll talk about this one more in the next couple of minutes. do some travel time as well. >> we'll see you then, melissa. 5:31. new video to show you of jason rezaian. recently freed by iran. it shows him laughing at a is a tir rick clip making fun of the claims that he was a spy. that's his wife with him there. he and two other freed prisoners are in germany right now. they are undergoing psychological evaluations at a u.s. military hospital there.

it's not clear when they are coming home. we are hearing from a marine detained for more than four years. >> it's like being born again. i am proud to be an american. >> that is amir hekmati. it marks when 42 americans were freed in the iran hostage crisis. that happened 35 years ago. >> god bless the united states of america and our next president of the united states, donald j. trump. >> former alaska governor sarah palin is throwing her weight behind the republican front-runner, donald trump. at a rally in iowa last night the 2008 vice presidential nominee described trump as the anti-steebment candidate. the big question this morning, will palin's support be enough

to tip the scales. nbc's tracie potts has the latest. what should we expect here? >> reporter: that's certainly what the trump team is hoping. a couple of things you want to note about the palin endorsement. it happened in iowa. in less than two weeks it's ab area ted cruz sp closing in. number two, it's sarah palin. she is strong with women and republicans in the republican party. two areas where donald trump could use shoring up. this could be a good thing for him. as for ted cruz, palin had supported him in the past. she supported the 2012 senate run. asked about the palin support of trump, cruz said he had nothing negative to say. however, over the weekend he'll be introduced in iowa by conservative talk radio host, glen beck. not an endorsement they're careful to say but it could give them a boost among

conservatives, an area where he runs more strongly. we are also watching bernie sanders. >> tracie potts, live on capitol hill. thank you, tracie. for the other presidential candidates, ted cruz will make several stops in new hampshire today starting with a town hall meeting. bill clinton returns to new hampshire for hillary. bernie sanders is preparing for a big weekend in iowa as he kicks off his visit. >> ben carson has suspended his campaign after a volunteer died in a car crash. brayden jocelyn died yesterday. a car carrying four volunteers flipped on to its side on ice and hit by another vehicle. the other three people were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. >> right now mark train service is back up and running after major disruptions on the penn line. a plaern hit and killed a

person. mark suspended service out of the station. amtrak was suspended. no word why that person was on the tracks. d.c. police are searching for a person in a shooting in columbia heights. a man is in critical condition after being shot in the neck. one of the suspects may be riding a bike. today students, parents, employees expect invited to meet with karen garza. this is a listening tour. she took a surprising trip when she refused to cut the school budget. today's meeting will be at edison high school at 6:30. >> controversy at prince william county could be shifted to a new school that's still under construction in woodridge.

parents are encouraged to weigh in tonight. more thoughts on the budget plan. they're recommending $1.9 billion on education and $192 billion on purple line related projects. the budget forum begins at 7:00. today is the first of three hers hearings on the budget. add metro to the growing list of groups concerned about the safety of hoverboards. the transit agency tells news 4 you can carry your hoverboard on to a train but you can't ride it in a station or on any metro property. riders understand the concern. >> i think it can be a little dangerous if you think about it. >> it was one of those things that are fun to use but if you don't use them the right way they can be i don't want to say dangerous to other people but even dangerous to yourself. >> all major lines have banned them. it's also considering an all out

ban. >> there is an apparent front-runner to build the purple line in maryland. the purple line transit partners is the likely company that will land the deal. the washington post says the maryland transit administration would not comment on that report. the purple line will connect new carrollton and bethesda via light rail. they will announce a winning bidder next month. the kids go back to school on time this morning but will they see any snow on the way? chuck has what they will face as they head out to the bus stop today. we are getting the

new video of an attack in burkina faso. one american was among the 28 killed in the west african company. an auditor has found it's difficult to keep employees from having access to files of the youth at a youth agency.

5:41. your time now. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell finding your forecast. going to tell us what's happening for friday. >> so exciting to think about real snow coming our way friday and saturday. everyone forgets about today. got to get through today and tomorrow first. bus stop weather this morning, temperatures in the teens. feels like about 5 to 10 degrees. the kids will need all the warm weather gear. could have snow flurries around here on the way home. not looking for a big deal. kids will need the heaviest coat and hat. when i see you in ten minutes we'll start talking about when the snow moves in. when we may get our first inch and whether or not friday will be a half day, early dismissal. full out cancellation. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. here's melissa with traffic. >> a little bit of a change with the metro problem. red line is single tracking.

a warning there. we had delays before. now we are single tracking. westbound 7 at fairfax county, all lanes blocked there. eastbound two right lanes getting by. that is going to last through the morning commute. allow extra time there. 66 into town, just by 95 northbound there in virginia. also on time quantico to the beltway. top of the beltway outer loop rolling along just fine. see you in a few minutes. 14r5slapped with a major se abuse lawsuit. how an area group home failed him. planning a vacation soon? planning a vacation soon? why now may be the

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it is 5:45 now. if you're just waking up, this morning we want to let you know we're staying on top of breaking news in prince gorges county. >> that's where police are on the scene of a homicide. news 4's molette green is on the scene gathering new information. will bring us up to date on the

investigation in a few minutes. two new problems on the roads we'll talk about in a few minutes as well. plus, red line single tracking between noma-gallaudet and you need to allow time. >> ten hours from now we could have some snowflakes for your evening commute. know about that. obviously we're still talking about the big one coming friday and saturday. snow forecast map coming up in a few more minutes. for now, erika gonzalez on how to get your car ready for all the cold and the snow. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. it is frigid out here and joining me this morning, we've got tom calcanie with aaa mid-atlantic with four things to keep in mind as your car is hopefully going to get you to work this morning. tom? >> hopefully so. it is really cold out here. good morning, erika. >> reporter: good morning. >> there are a lot of things that people have to keep in mind when it comes to vehicles,

especially when we're facing cold, potentially really snowy weather. we'll make this really easy. we'll give people a couple of -- four things that they should keep in mind. first and foremost, they want to make sure that they have some kind of a safety kit in their car that has a flashlight, blanket, things that will help them when they break down. brush up on the winter driving. the problem is a lot of us don't drive all the time in snow and so when we get it, well, it's different. so you want to just kind of go through what it's like, slow down. you know, go to some websites. aaa is a good one to find out some tips on how to get back control of your car if it starts to spin. >> right. >> third thing that you want to keep in mind is insurance. check out your insurance. make sure you have enough collision and comprehensive in se you're in an accident.

the fourth thing is the battery. battery may be king when it comes to having cold weather problems. that's probably a good way to think of all of this as you're preparing for what's going to happen. >> tom, thanks so much. we'll see more of tom in the next couple of minutes. stay with us here on "news 4 today" live in the northwest. i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. >> erika, thank you. a lot of you are listening to our storm team 4 meteorologist and getting ready for the incoming storm. hardware stores have been busy with customers buying shovels and supplies. most customers say they're looking forward to our first major snowfall. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, we're happy with snow. >> reporter: you want the snow? >> absolutely. i love having a snowstorm. >> reporter: you've got a shovel and everything else? >> i have a shovel and everything ready.

i'm prepared. you want to make sure you download the nbc washington app before the storm so you will be fully prepared to know what's coming. 5:49. rick snyder pledges a fix to flint's water. the republican governor has been under fire for the toxic led levels found in the city. he denounced calls for his resignation and committed $28 million more. he announced the deployment of 130 extra national guard members to the city. today, back to a courtroom for the former killer of the intern chandra levy. her body was found in rock creek park in 2002. the new trial begins in march. today the man accused in a deadly stabbing at a religious retreat is back in court. hung suh kim is accused of

stabbing a man during the retreat in frederick, maryland, last summer. they'll reveal the findings from a mental health evaluation. kim has pled that he was not criminally responsible for the stabbing. d.c. council member wants to give students more digital privacy. this is part of a multi-state bipartisan effort to take control of the privacy. >> it is time for weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:51 and we are a little bit concerned about what we're about to det coming up. >> chuck is giddy. >> chuck is all excited. >> oh, yeah. i don't see the sunshine here, literally. >> thank you, mr. bah humbug. your hate of snow is well-documented, aaron. i understand. eun, you hate the cold.

i love the snow. we have one for the books coming our way friday into saturday. got to get you through the next couple of days. first, here's the way to get it done. temperatures in the teens with wind chills back in the single numbers. clouds will increase between 3:00 and 5:00 up to 9:00 or 10:00. just flurries. no accumulations expected. current wind chills feels like 6 in washington and 16 in frederick maryland. the snow chance leading edge of it, only 10 hours away. that puts it in here, 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon. most of the moisture will get wrung out of it. here are the differences for the friday, saturday time frame. here is some of the model data i can show you. still a long ways out. the american model doesn't carry the first snowflake in here on friday until we get into the 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. friday morning, no problem.

friday afternoon first inch. snow totals by the time it's all done, 22 inches in washington, 22 gaithersburg. that's the first model. european model doesn't bring the first inch of snow in until 10:00, 11:00 friday night. that's a big difference in timing. when we say there's big disagreement in the models for timing and amount, that's why. snowfall amounts still walloping us. none theless, a little lower. here's what i think is going to happen for snow totals. 18 to 24 or more. the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. most of the immediate suburbs and around the beltway, 10 to 18 inches. maybe as much as 6 to 10 in southern maryland. there's the seven day forecast. 34 with the flurries. tomorrow is the day to get everything done, if not tomorrow, early on friday. blizzard conditions on saturday. when i see you in ten minutes i'll tell you how strong i think the winds will be on saturday.

it will be an ugly day. new crash from melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> outer loop at 210. report of a crash doesn't seem to be slowing things. you can see we're getting our normal volume. 66 east bound at 123. report of a disabled vehicle off to the left side. again, everything is still moving as we would like it to at this point. red line. single tracking between noma-gallaudet. king street, still one lane getting by. that issue, westbound to fairfax county parkway, all lanes blocked. some eastbound lanes blocked as well. aaron. melissa, thank you. 5:53. today the man accused of hitting seven people with his car on d.c. on new year's day faces a judge. police say malik lloyd was drunk when he jumped the sidewalk and hit a pole. he is accused of dui and leaving the scene. he'll be in court for a status

hearing. 5:54. the family of a 13-year-old boy is suing a local group home over allegations of sexual abuse. the lawsuit says the teenager was assaulted in a bathroom at the escape theaters in brandy wine over the weekend. the alleged attacker was a resident of a compass rehabilitation group home. according to the lawsuit, the facility was responsible for supervising the man that allowed him to use the restroom without an escort. he spoke with the teen's aunt and we're not name being her 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 state's attorney's office will decide whether the accused man will face any charges. in news 4 your health now, the national cancer center says

the ten year cancer survival rate is at 58.2%. the five year rate is 63.1%. thousands of cases were surveyed between 1999 and 2002. this is the first time a large number of cases was used to track the ten year survival rate. a sad update to a story we told you about a few weeks ago. we've learned a virginia mother with cancer who inspired a new local beer died over the weekend. carrie rose was battling stage 4 stomach cancer. her husband owns forge brew works. when others learned it they teemed up to get a brew called carrie's cure. you can still buy that next friday to benefit the family. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. young adults are ditching their driver's licenses. a report out this week shows 75% of people age 20 to 24 have one. that's down from nearly 80% in 2011 and 92% three decades ago.

that could also raise red flags for automakers as they deal with the rise of ride sharing efforts. cnbc morning report, i'm landon dowdy. >> thanks, landon. 5:56. today the mayor of flint michigan continues her d.c. visit at the conference of mayors. she met with president obama yesterday. her city is in the middle of a water and public health crisis. since 2014 led has 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. maybe you're thinking about a little winter get away. i love that. analysts say that now is the time to book a flight. not only are january and february the least expensive months to fly, low fuel prices could mean the lowest airfares in three years. that's because people are back from the holidays. the prices then rise again at

spring break. >> saturday and sunday on both ends of the spring break week you're going to see prices raised anywhere from 20 to 30%. >> summer travel could be even more expensive. to save money you can book flights on off peak travel days, mondays, tuesdays, wednesdays, saturdays. our storm team is hard at work this morning preparing you for a winter storm that has the potential to be one of the biggest we've seen around here. chuck said it's name worthy. local communities are springing into action. what d.c. is doing to make sure you are ready. we are also following a developing story in maryland right now. police are investigating a late night homicide. what we're learning about the attack that led a man dead in