from what i heard, they take that snow out so fast, it's a lot better. >> so what is so special about these snow blowers? they don't just plow, they pick it up, grind up any chunky pieces of ice and shoot the powder off to the side of the street. >> very cool. seems pretty efficient. we just wonder where all the snow is going to go and how icy it's going to be. let's check in with chuck bell. >> alert mode again today because of all the significance icing and refreezing. as soon as you get out past rockville and about past reston and dulles airport, temperatures are in the teens this morning. only 12 in manassas right now, 18 in gaithersburg and damascus, about 19 in olney. so the refreeze outlook this morning is dangerously slick. coming up later this afternoon, we'll be above freezing, not by much, but every little bit

helps. and another subfreezing coming our way tomorrow. so instead of ice ice baby, it's just ice everywhere this morning. subfreezing until 10:00, 11:00. more icing coming up tomorrow. a big time warm-up coming our way next week. temperatures, a little teaser, in the 60s just a few days from now. tell you when in the 7 day. to now more on the thursday morning slipperiness with melissa. lots of black ice out there this morning. you can see live with the storm team 4 x 4. we have some large cara advance of snow plows in the area. it is nasty, you have to be careful because they are trying to get this stuff out of the way before the delayed morning commute starts this morning. 29 at monument drive, the left lane getting by. a car fire. as far as other partial closures because of the snowplows, route

1 ramp to i-95 north, only one lane open. and then montgomery county, southbound new hampshire avenue after 29, again, only the left lane getting by for snow removal there. back in a few minutes. three more suspects surrender linked to the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. the saga has been brewing for more than three weeks. the move comes just hours after ammon bundy urged the remaining militants to abandon the site. his attorney said the statement, quote, please stand down, go home and hug your families, this fight is now in the courts. overnight, some of the protesters held a vigil for lavoy finicum who was killed in the shoot-out. its now 4:33. metro says it's upgrading bus service to light instead of

moderate since more snow has been removed from the street. many of you had a tough commute on the bus yesterday. some people waiting up to 45 minutes for a bus. detours will continue today. if you're taking metro, consider leaving earlier than normal because metro says cars will be crowded again today and if you can, catch a train before the 7:30 a.m. rush. and we saw a lot of those pictures you sent us of the crowded platforms. marc returns to full service and also vre operates with full service this morning. hardest part of your commute may very well be finding a parking spot. there are a allow fewlot fewer because of piled snow. today your best bet is to arrive much earlier than normal to get a parking space. another option, car pooling or maybe using the bus. >> easier to park, and then i

amended my schedule for that because otherwise when you get here later, there are no spots. and in this situation as you can see, definitely not going to be any spot. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe says the snow removal takes time because the snow has to be picked up and moved somewhere else. right now a live look at reagan national airport. there aren't many delays and cancellations at our airports this morning so far. only one delay at reagan national. at dulles, one delay if a flight to frankfurt and also one delay coming out of bwe m wchlbwi are. it's always best to check your flight before heading out. d.c. snow emergency is officially over and we have the final numbers. it lasted 129 hours. 690 cars and drtrucks were towe. nearly 5500 parking tickets were

issued to cars parked on emergency routes. and that added up to nearly $1.4 million in fines. 4:35 right now. and in howard county, at least one person is having a lot of fun with his days off. ♪ ♪ just take those old records off the shelf ♪ >> this is the principal at waterloo elementary school. earlier this week, he drove from his home to check on the school and to give this pretty create i have thank you. >> an opportunity to thank all custodians for coming in during impossible situations so that they could prepare the school for our students. >> now, martin's video of course is going viral. it's alreadied had more than 10 million hits on youtube. and we talk about all the inconveniences with this snow,

but the plow truck drivers, custodian staff that go into office buildings and school buildings, i mean thank you so much for the incredible difficult work that you're doing this week despite the complains. >> and we take it for granted. we don't realize somebody has to clean up the areas around our schools to make it safe. and i love the way he did it, creative and fun. nearly a week now after the snow started falling, we're still dealing with the effects of the blizzard of 2016. take a look at these temperatures right now. they're just part of the reason we are in a storm team 4 weather alert mode. how it will have a huge impact on students. and you saw the dramatic rescue unfold, now we're learning the cause of a massive apartment fire and it's something you you might

we now know the cause of a massive fire about two weeks ago. investigators say an aerosol can unexpectedly started spraying. it hit an open flame on the kitchen stove and started the fire. five were injured, including a firefighter. a husband and wife inside the apartment were among the most serious. the wife remains in the hospital. takit is a weather alert da. we want it check in with chuck bell. good morning. thursday, off it a predictedbly cold start this morning.

today may be the worst of the worst. temperatures are way colder this morning than it will be tomorrow morning. only 10 above in frederick and new market, maryland. 12 in martinsburg and charles town, 15 in warrington, 21 joint base andrews. so the kids going to school this morning, watch out. temperatures upper teens and low 20s at the bus stop this morning. above freezing later on this afternoon, so it will be cold. a little bit on the slushy side and there may be some flurries to contend with late tonight into early tomorrow. more about that coming up in ten minutes. for now over to melissa for traffic. right now of course we expect a nigce light volume. you can see a couple slower spots as we zoom in, but right now for your commute you're probably looking generally pretty good. just have to be aware that the plows are out there here this morning. taking a look as we zoom into montgomery county, southbound

new hampshire after 29, again, only the one lane getting by for snow removal will. northbound 1 trying to get on to north 95, only one lane open there had because of snow removal. storm team 4 x 4 in northwest washington. and you can see parking lots still not so hot. we'll be back at 4:51, weather and traffic always on the 1st. new developments about the zika virus. there is another the case here in the u.s. florida and you know how you feel about the snow response in our area, but what does president obama think? he weighs in just one week after

the commute could be a bit dicey again this morning. lots of areas just like this one

southbound new hampshire after 29 with one lean gettilane getty because of snow removal. and another confirmed case of the zika virus, this this time in l.a. health officials are reporting it's an adolescent girl, however we're told that she has recovered. the l.a. county public health department is reminding travelers to protect themselves from the mosquitos during the outbreak currently going on in 21 countries including latin america, came rib pbeen an puero rico. and health officials are concerned about the effects of the zika virus on pregnant women. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: we're now starting to see cases of people who have traveled to south america back here in the united states with this virus and public health officials are concerned at least two have spoken out saying that

it's spreading fast and that the world is unprepared, that we need quick action so that this doesn't turn into another ebola. we did know that the world health organization is holding a briefing today. president obama was briefed on tuesday. he's urging a vaccine, but that could take years. we know that this virus primarily has its worst effects on women of childbearing age, women who are pregnant. it has led to birth defects. otherwise it's mild and people who get it have immunity for life. but it's spread by mosquitos and the concern is that that moss ke hose k mosquitos will start to invade the southern states and then move northward. the fact that we have olympics in brazil, lots of people traveling back and forth, it is certainly raising lots of concern. they have more than 4,000 suspected cases down there now and in addition to the 200 or so they have confirmed, we also have cases that are confirmed or

reported in california, minnesota, arkansas, new york, illinois and hawaii. >> tracie potts, thank you. back to our coverage of the blizzard of 2016. we know a lot of you are gearing up for another day of tough commuting. you probably heard a lot of more thanes honking if you were stuck near the franconia springfield metro station last night. fairfax county police say an accident on the parkway started a major backup. snow piles didn't help the situation. a lot of people couldn't get out of the metro garage nearby. one man tried to be row dugt difference. >> i with a you cannalked all t depot. >>i ina taking a chance there. metro says you will not be ticketed if you left your car in the garage overnight. trash and recycling services

resume today and road crews are starting the final phase of the snow cleanup. arlington county says all roads are passable, but this could mean just one clear lane. now the focus is on widening the roads and hauling away all the snow. if your street was missed, be sure to call the county right away. it your road make the snow ted lynn? officials in prince george's county said all streets would be passable by 9:00 last night. yesterday some residents were seeing snowplows for the first time since the blizzard began. some beltville residents are happy to see the plows but angry it took so long. one resident had a suggestion on how snow removal could have been faster. >> if you assign one small plow to each development and just have them constantly plow, you don't allow the snow to get so deep that a regular plow can't handle it. >> if you're waking up this morning to a snow filled road, send us your picture, you can

tweet your photos. use the #snow stuck or i can i mail us. if you haven't shoveled your sidewalk, you better get started. montgomery county will start taking complaints at 10:00 this morning. recycling and trash collection will start today. the ride-on bus system is on a normal schedule. if you parked in county garages or parking lot, free parking ends this morning at 9:00. and you can also get a ticket for having a snowy sidewalk today in takoma park. the city manager says tickets range from $25 to 200 bucks. they will first look around apartment complexes and businesses. single family homes will be looked at tomorrow. students in fairfax county will not head back to the classroom until last week. some roads have just one lane for two way traffic. others still have lanes that are narrow or disappear. and the sidewalks are definitely

not ready for students to head back to class. >> we need to open things up so kids will be safe. >> i'm hopeful that by the weekend, the end of the weekend, we'll be back to something like normal. >> we're hoping for that melting this weekend. schools in fairfax county are closed again today and tomorrow. all the national parks in our area will be open by noon today. the park service says it's working around the clock to clear the snow. major park roadways like rock creek, suitland and george washington memorial should be clear curb to occur, but there may be patches of that black ice we talk about. even president obama is dealing with the snow in our bh blizzard, but the weather doesn't seem to phase the chicago native who has a bit of a reputation for calling us a bit weak when it comes to dealing with snow. >> as a guy from chicago, we're used to snow. people here still have some problems. but hopefully we're making some

improvements. the federal government is open take. schools reopened. so that's a good sign. >> you might remember that even the president's motorcade was caught in a slippery mess last week. he says it's the first time in his presidency he was ever stuck in traffic, but he stopped short of criticizing anybody. we're just not used to having this much snow. areas like chicago, buffalo, it's common place. for us, it's a big deal. >> you're right. i think we're going to chuck. you bet. each and every dwa, sunday, sun monday, tuesday, all had temperatures above freezing. in fact had a couple of days in the pif50s monday and tuesday. so we've been able to eat up the snow about as fast as you can go through 20 to 3 in0 inches of i. its lead to icy spots on the roads once again. temperatures now only 10 above in frederick county, maryland. 18 in gaithersburg now.

only 20 in lorton, 25 in quantico. inside the immediate metro area, low to mid-20s. but once you get outside the metro area, it is certainly a very cold start this morning. road impacts dangerously icy again this morning. by this evening, not too bad early this evening. probably staying above breezing until 9:00 or 10:00 tonight, but there will be icy patches to deal with again tomorrow morning. so planning out your day, icy and cold for first thing this morning. layer up. partly cloudy, 35 at noon. clouds will gradually increase during the day. could have a couple of late night flurries. here is the chance up across parts of ohio. this weather system will be more of a miss than a hit for us. but especially north and west of up to, northern maryland into the west of through originof bl

get a flurry or two tonight. notice keeps most of the real flurry chances well west of the blue ridge. but i couldn't rule out an isolated snowflake or two. whatever does fall will stick, but i'm not expecting if i troubles. "7-day forecast," upper 30s to near 40 today and tomorrow. milder air starts to move in on sunday. sunday's eye near 50. monday's high 58 and into the second. did he say second? yes, he did it's melissa mollet's turn. it is slick and we have a different problem. 29 at monument drive, southbound lanes, two lanes blocked because of a car fire. storm team 4 x 4 driving through

northwest washington. you can see this route looks just okay. but some roads again we are blocked partially by snow in parts of the roadways. southbound new hampshire after 29, only the left lane getting by because of that snow removal there. and route 1 as you're getting on to 95 north, only one lane open there on that ramp because of snow removal, as well. big look at things, again light volume. some kids off of school today. but slow spots because of snow removal and a delayed commute. he's being called the blizzard bandit. what one man is accused of doing while everyone else was hunkered down during the blizzard. down during the blizzard. and the final fwop debate

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of the snowstorm. most of the arretargets were 7-eleven stores and one was a restaurant. he started just before 9:00 on friday night and held employees at gun point and stole money from each location. he continued his robbery spree throughout the weekend. >> he took advantage of the snow and some of the issues with getting around in the community to prey on the community and take advantage of us during the state of emergency. >> he wore a brown mask during the robbery. prince george's county police are offering a $2500 reward for his capture. blizzard of 2016 is now responsible for 50 deaths nationwide. four of those are in maryland, four people also died in northern virginia, another eight in other parts of the commonwealth. and one person died this d.c. the causes range from heart attacks caused by shoveling to hypothermia and car accidents. sg a memorial fund has been set

up for vernon alston who died while shoveling snow. he had a heart attack. friends are started and online campaign to raise money for his wife and four children. alston attended howard university and was a capitol police officer for 19 years. 4:58 now. four days until the iowa caucus and the last big event before primary season is tonight. the republican debate begins at 9:00 p.m. eight candidates were invited to participate, but donald trump said he will not be will because he takes issue with the moderator megyn kelly. the former chair of the rnc says the move could bring even more voters to trump's side. >> because they see strength, they see a guy who is not going to be bullied by a network that they like by the way. >> rand paul was left out of the last prime time debate, but he recovered enough in the polls to make this one. others are ted cruz, marco rubio, bernie sanders, chris

christie, john kasich, and jeb bush. the rest of the republican field will not be at home watching. four candidates whose poll numbers were too low will take part in the undercard debate on fox at 7:00 p.m. democratic candidates are also gearing up for the caucuses today. they're all in iowa, hg holding a get out the caucus event. her husband, bill clinton, holding a campaign event at a high school at the same time. bernie sanders will be at multiple rallies and also at a forum at a high school. i'll be heading to iowa this weekend to cover the caucuses. you can see my reports starting sunday night and then monday morning i'll be right here on ne"news 4 today." "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. chances are whether you are walking or driving, you will encounter some ice this morning. >> and here is why.

you see those current temperatures on the left side of your screen, they are well below freezing this morning. and that is making for a slick commute for a lot of people. good morning, every. it is 5:00 a.m. right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. in and i'm eun yang. we have complete team coverage and we want to start with chuck bell because it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. some ice we're dealing with. >> it's very cold outside this morning. temperatures are in the teens and 20s. school outlook is looking better and better as we get into next week. weather headlines for take,oday lot of kids still out or facing a big delay. big ice issues early this morning. we'll be above freezing later on this afternoon, so just back to slushy. and it won't be as cold tonight and tomorrow morning. here is the way current temperatures look. teens and 20s outside the door. by 7:00 a.m., teens and 20s