right now on news 4 today, a montgomery county family dealing with unimaginable loss. their 5-year-old girl killed in a sledding accident. teenagers gang up on another passenger bringing a repeated problem to light. it is all about to change. we are tracking a big temperature swing that could cause problems next week. news 4 today starts now. >> hi, everybody. good morning. >> good morning. much different conditions than we were a week ago.

>> it is a difference what a week can make. >> glad you're with us on this saturday morning. things are about to change in the temperature department and weather department altogether. >> we are starting things off cold. >> you got it. temperatures in the teens and 20s. there will be icy spots. be cautious of black ice. the suburbs coming in in the teens with 13 degrees in culpepper. 27 degrees here in the district. for your morning planner, a mix of clouds and sun. that will be the case throughout the entire day. seeing a little bit more sunshine than clouds. temperatures will remain below freezing. 8:00 a.m., temperature around 26 degrees. 10:00 a.m., right around the freezing mark. by noon we're in the mid to upper 30s. lighter winds today. your weekend outlook, difficult walking around.

coming up, we'll let you know how warm it will be in your neighborhood today and how much warmer tomorrow, david. >> we'll check in with you then. thanks. family and friends will gather in montgomery county and remember a girl who was hit by a car while sledding. she was shredding down a driveway sunday when she was hit by a car. she passed away on monday. no charges have been filed against the driver. police have not released that driver's name. this morning we are learning about another attack on metro involving a group of teenagers. a witness tells me he felt threatened, harassed and saw another man assaulted last night on the red line after six teens were arrested. >> this private school principal doesn't want to reveal his identity out of fear of retaliation. he said he had a horrible metro ride on the red line.

>> i feel angry that an innocent person is not safe to ride metro. >> he got on at the brookland station at 5:00 in the evening. >> the car that i was on did not have many folks on it. >> he said it started when a group of teens got on the same train he was on. they got on the train and they were allegedly, screaming curse words and terrorized people. >> they came around me and surrounded my seat. they were swearing at me. they pulled my hat off and threw it down the train. >> they hit another man in the face with a snowball and started kicking him. >> one girl was smiling and laughing. i tried to get her off of him. >> police found the suspects and officers are talking to witnesses. yesterday they released this

surveillance of a 35-year-old getting attacked. >> i don't think you're doing enough to prevent it. new metro board jack evans said safety is a primary concern. >> you may hear a knock at the door from members of the d.c. health plank. the open enrollment deadline loomed near. it will start at 1:00 this afternoon. they will inform residents of the plans available to them and warn of the possible irs tax penalty for those who choose not to be covered by health insurance. that is either $695 or 2.5% annual income, depending which is greater. 6:04. a developing story out of michigan. new testing from the epa shows the level of lead in some family's high is too high for

filters to even filter. flint, michigan is showing lead levels for above what the filter is used for. they were managing flint two years ago when the city switched its water source. a fight among gun control advocates. the governor is resippeding a policy that would have in validated in virginia if they were issued by one of 25 states with more lenient gun laws. republican leaders will support two measures. one, to prevent domestic violence offenders to carry guns and state police be present at gun shows and allow them to do voluntary background checks for private sellers. >> it is taking a step backwards

rather than taking a statement for what virginia believes in. >> i have no doubt that it will save lives. >> the several gun owners actually support the compromise. some aspects will have to be approved by lawmakers. >> facebook is weighing in on gun control by tracking online gun sales. users can no longer sell on facebook or intra gram. it will now ban the sale of guns, gun parts, ammunition. gun sellers can still advertise for their businesses. now to decision 2016. four gop candidates may be running out of cash. we expect to learn more this weekend after financial reports reveal who began the year with enough cash to see their long-term plan to the end. it would help chris christie,

john case issue and jeb bush survive the primary. marco rubio needs to do well enough in the first four states as to survive the race. trump a billionaire and cruz, a successful fund-raiser, not easy. three people are still recovering after a crash on i-66. fatigue likely played a role. chopper 4 was over the scene in centreville. v dot pulled over to help a driver whose trailer had a flat. the truck driver has been charged with reckless driving. >> a developing story. japan's military brought in new defense missiles. what it means for the growing tensions with north korea. take a look. it looks like a crater. the struggle to get

back at 6:10. five dead in an avalanche in canada. rain and snow could have produced stresses in the snowpack. we are learning this morning it will take several weeks to fix a crater-size sinkhole near the oregon/california state line. take a look for yourself. you can see the huge sinkhole opened up on both sides of the major highway. this happened on thursday. officials think heavy rain caused erosion. now to a developing story. gentleman is pan has installed patriot missiles designed to intercept incoming missiles. it may be that north korea is preparing to launch a rocket or missile. this is their fourth nuclear test explosion.

a 14-year project to beat the taliban may not be work. lack of security has made it almost impossible for u.s. and afghan officials to manage projects funded by the united states. so far the u.s. has spent $100 billion trying to build a stable afghanistan. so you might hip slick spots this morning, but a warmup is finally in sight. yes. and there he is tracking temperatures back up in the mid 60s. all right, angie. what would you pay for your own

stpwhraoeu like this story. a philadelphia man will soon be rolling around like pope francis. >> rolling like the pope. he won the fiat 500 that carried the pope. it sold for $82,000 in an auction at the philadelphia auto show last night. it included of course a perk, that cardboard cutout of pope francis. it normally goes for less than 20,000 bucks. but 82,000. and he has big plans.

>>. >> yeah. he will put it on display at one of his dealerships. >> the money they will use to help the homeless and the poor. >> the auctioneer says you won't get a ticket in this car. making big promises. >> does it come with the entourage too? >> speak of cars, happening today, the washington auto show is continuing. late start because of the blizzard. it is in full swing. up close, hands on. nice look at hundreds of cars. be sure to catch our nbc 4 special this weekend drive time inside the washington auto show. veronica johnson shows us this year's coolest rides. tomorrow morning 11:30, nbc 4. >> is that where if you are last

person to keep your hands on it you win. >> those are fun to watch. >> i know you love facebook live. we will do it later this morning as well. are you going to start it now? >> yeah. why not? >> you can share more precious moments with your friends and family as they are happening real-time. you can stream live video from your iphone. hit the video icon. if you are annan droid user, an update for your phone coming soon. >> within 10 seconds i got us up and we're live streaming. come chat with us. we want to check in with news 4's amelia segal who has had a busy week. this morning we were talking

about how different it was from last week. we are still dealing with the cold. still dangerous out there, right? >> tracking icy spots this morning. be cautious of black ice, especially on sidewalks, the driveway, bridges, and overpasses. overall, though, the weather having a low impact on your day. for the most part, travel looking good. make sure you have the sunglasses handy. outdoor exercise still iffy with the icy spots. today is the day where you could leave the scarf and glove at home. right now you want to bundle. with temperatures in the teens and 20s. 21, college park. 28 over in annapolis. it is forecasting what it will look like. here you can see the temperatures. 20s around 8:00 a.m. notice the mix of clouds and sunshine as we work towards the midday hours.

11:00, the district, 35. suburbs, around 34 degrees. a high today in washington, 44. so very similar to yesterday. however, the winds will be lighter today. so we will actually feel warmer. suburbs into the low 40s for highs. as we work our way into the evening hours, temperatures won't be as cool as they are this morning. temperatures mostly in the 30s. dry conditions. you'll want to bundle, but it won't be frigid out there. tomorrow, your hourly planner, 36 degrees. isolated areas of ice mainly in the rural locations. throughout the day, partly sunny skies. 55 will be our high tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon. 7:00 p.m., 52. dare i say this weekend looking like a good weekend to finally take the dog for a walk if you have been doing short trips outside because of all the salt on the ground.

monday, a chance for showers in the afternoon. about 40%. i will show you that on future weather. 3:00 p.m., light showers moving through the area. much of the same around 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. as quickly as this threat enters, it leaves. pretty low-impact event. monday, 60 degrees. tuesday, high 50 with partly sunny skies. we will be dealing with rain on wednesday. maybe even thunderstorms. we'll have to track the potential for flooding wednesday with all the snow melt up to or over an inch of rain. thursday running above normal. next friday, temperature of 42. i can't believe this is the last weekend in january. >> i know. gosh, time is just flying. before you know it, we have valentine's day, easter. then we're breaking for summer.

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a look t metro situation this weekend.

we have sort of something happening on almost every line. let me take you and tell you kind of things will go. single tracking between van necessary and friendship heights and silver spring and glen mont. they are running about every 18 minutes. blue line single tracking between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery. orange line single tracking between foggy bottom and clairen don. a little bit of an alert on silver. trains running every 10 minutes. running west and east and boston here. green line, single tracking between mount vernon swear. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for news 4 today. thanks, melissa. she has been fighting for justice for her daughter for nearly two decades. jackie winborn. >> reporter: back in 1996,

jackie's 23-year-old daughter disappeared from outside a relative's alexandria home. convinced that bell's ex-boyfriend had killed her, winbourn and husband thomas began a pursuit of justice, began digging with their own garden shovels places they thought their daughter may be. the victim's body was never found. >> i looked for 16 years to find out what happened for my daughter. >> reporter: ruth bran began is an alexandria school teacher. one of her students 8-year-old kevin shiplett was stabbed while playing outside his grandmother's home. they still remember a call from one of kevin's classmates. >> when he was struck, ashley was the first one to call me.

bless her little baby heart in third grade. >> the women stayed close. when ruth bran began learned jackie was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and had been told there was no treatment, she helped set up a go fund me page to help her get costly experimental treatment. >> just the opportunity to have what so many other people with money have, it just struck me as wrong. >> jackie is well aware that the odds are against her. but she has a long history not giving up in the face of what people say is impossible. jackie benson, news 4 a developing story this morning. three armed activists will remain behind bars at least for now. a federal judge refusing to release ammon bundy and brother ryan and dean. the men are being held in connection with an armed

standoff in oregon. the judge said she would release the people only if that standoff comes to an end. four people are still occupying the national wildlife refuge. the group converged on the small town of burns to show support for a pair of ranchers jailed on an arson conviction. good news for some nfl fans in southern california. chargers and rams have agreed to a deal and principle to share a new stadium in inglewood. they hope to reach a new stadium deal with the city. the chargers have until 2017 to decide whether they intend to relocate to l.a. or stay in san diego. imagine ordering some mozzarella sticks without tphan mozzarella. the fast food giant says it is sorry.

they were missing something, the cheese, as you can tell. they had a lot of pictures to prove it. mcdonald's said it believes the cheese melted during the baking process. where did it go, though? it melted away completely? they get really flat and almost look like pancakes. from mozzarella sticks to it's chilly out. ohio you can plan ahead for a big temperature change. neighborhoods are left dealing with major problems from the blizzard. the spot cleaning up from a roof collapse and a lot of damage inside. new controversy in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. how her opponents are trying to capitalize. the first major indicator of decision 2016 is now just days away.

here are the top stories we're following right now. family and friends will gather in montgomery county to remember a young girl hit by a car while sledding. the funeral will take place today in jermantown. an area principal said a

group of teenagers harassed him on metro on friday. he claims the teens were yelling and terrorizing other passengers. metro employees did speak to the group and witnesses about last night's incident. it comes after a fight at the galleria on thursday. >> lead levels showing above what a filter is rated for. some children's blood tested positive for lead which can affect the nervous system. welcome back to news 4. >> i'm angie goff. so glad you can join us. very chilly start to our saturday. temperatures are going to rebound here. >> amelia segal talking spring-like temperatures coming up? >> if you look at the workweek, we have 50s on the seven day.

let's talk this morning about black ice through the mid to late currently in the teens and 20s. 27 degrees. a beautiful sunrise starting to take shape outside. the coat, as well as the sunglasses, you can leave the umbrella in the low to mid-40s. not talking about 60s today. a high today of 44 degrees, angie. >> thank you, amelia. several vehicles are buried under rubble after the roof of a public works garage in brunswick collapse. it reports that it happened yesterday. two backhoes, a pickup truck, several plows buried with equipment. according to the city's mayor, the collapse is likely caused by the buildup of the heavy snow. a developing story this morning out of california where a manhunt continues for two

violent fugitives. three men broke it of an orange county jail. one man surrendered yesterday. the remaining two fugitives are most likely still in a white van that was stolen a day after their escape. now on to decision 2016. the hillary clinton camp finds itself back under the cloud of controversy. andrea mitchell has the details. >> reporter: as hillary clinton was campaigning in iowa, the state department dropped the e-mail bombshell. for the first time labeling 22 e-mails from your private server top secret, the highest level of classification. as demanded by the intelligence agency. >> knupp of this traffic was marked classified at the time it was september. >> reporter: just minutes earlier, lester asked clinton how it might affect her campaign. >> anything can happen. indictments could happen. why shouldn't people worry about this hanging over your head as

you march forward. >> because the facts have remained the same. there was never any information sent or received that was marked classified to me. >> for people watching this play out and knowing republicans will come after you on this with an open investigation, shouldn't people have concern? >> no. i don't see it as anything in any way will cause any voter to -- a voter with an open mind to have concern. >> he the e-mails should be released to people can view them. >> jeb bush tweeted we need a president who can be trusted to keep our secrets secret. obviously that's not hillary clinton. >> this is a disqualifier. >> bernie sanders stands by this. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your

e-mails. >> thank you. me too. me too. >> the state department won't be releasing them now and may never. this reignites the issue just as the voters are about to have their say. >> andrea mitchell there. donald trump claiming victory, claiming he won the latest debate by not showing up. cruz is in second place in iowa, behind trump. the battle could be for a third place for senator marco rubio, dr. ben carson and florida governor jeb bush. >> look for news 4 today anchor aaron gilchrist who will be reporting from iowa tomorrow night at 6:00. he will be there monday had the big vote goes down. >> well, it is a growing health threat. a rescue that one family

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the family from alabama is suing disney's animal kingdom. they say a snake dropped from a tree in the park and bit a boy. that led to the death of the boy's grandmother. the grandmother saw it bite the boy and she went into cardiac arrest and died a short time later. disney said the animal was wild and there was no call for an ambulance for the grandmother following that incident. the boy is doing okay. >> very scary. we're in for for much warmer temperatures. amelia is tracking how that could cause potential flooding. here's a place to keep the snow for as long as possible. we'll be right back.

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the "today" show next on nbc 4. let's check in and see what they have coming up. >> erica hill and craig melvin joining us live from new york. hey, guys. >> good morning. just ahead on a saturday morning on "today", all eyes on iowa this weekend. two days to go before the caucuses. once again, hillary clinton's e-mails have become the focus after 22 of them in the batch most recently released have been deemed "top secret." the latest on the man accused of making a murderer. we'll tell you about the new

evidence that steven avery's lawyers say he has evidence that could free him. and drone racing. never heard of it? i haven't either. a lot of people are talking about it. i'm intrigued. >> it looks like a lot of fun. we'll look at that. and dylan dreyer rolling with the pros at the bowling alley. >> i'm totally intrigued by this. >> yeah. bowling is cool. >> and intense. i didn't realize. >> depends how you are doing it. >> not the way craig melvin does it on a saturday night. >> i am going to be watching that. i kid you not, david can tell you, i told him i'm going bowling after the show today. >> really? >> yeah. >> you'll pick up good pointers. >> see ya. turning to the district. mayor bowser saying she set aside $82 million for affordable

housing. it is coming from the housing trust fund. it will preserve 466 existing units and create an additional 338. the units will house more than 1,700 people. the majority will be allowed to stay put with the help of city funds. >> today d.c. public school officials will answer questions about the curriculum. 10:30 this morning at national city chris church on thomas circle. could clerks deny marriage licenses to interracial couples. they are taking a closer look at the bill that passed this past week. it was intended to object clerks who refuse to issue to same-sex couples. it provided such wild latitude to provide licenses that it could cover clerks who object to marriage on any grounds, including interracial marriage.

the secret service will spend $54 million upgrading the radio system used to protect the white house. it comes after a government audit. the secret service said radios did not work during the fence jumping incident. >> a d.c. judge will let voters decide whether the minimum wage should be increased. it went to $15 an hour. the judge says the measure isn't the issue. she said some member of the d.c. board of elections were serving past their appointed terms last year when they considered the issue. according to the "washington post", business groups say a wage hike would hurt employers in the district. 6:45. today you can learn more about several bills in the pipeline in virginia, which includes extending metro service to

potomac mills. newly elected senator will update in a town hall today. dominion virginia power claims the water has been treated for pollutants. virginia state water board will have the final say. >> just a couple of few week ago it looked like this could be one of the worst winters for our ski resorts. >> they had to make the snow out there. >> yeah. >> that's changed a little bit. news 4 mark sea graves found out the blizzard had to do with the change. >> reporter: after days being trapped inside, lots of people from the washington area have traded in snow shovels for snow skis. >> we went to whisper over

christmas and there was no snow. >> it came just in time not just for skiers but for all businesses and employees who count on those skiers for their livelihoods. >> still in the mid atlantic it could be later. we all knew the snow would come. >> since december was so warm, most of the resorts didn't open slopes until mid-january this season. missing out on weeks of much needed revenue. with this new snow that was still following today, our area resorts are in full swing. and for families who ski, there is an extra bonus. freeskiing for kids. >> freeskiing for fourth and fifth graders. they just go to skipa.com. >> this is our first time-out. we usually get out once in

december. but when with we finally not all the snow, we were excited to get out here. >> for an industry and region that has been waiting weeks for snow, this all comes as very good news. from liberty manipulate resort mark segraves, news 4 new york. >> that was a risky move. >> tough assignment. he didn't look library he was risking a lot. >> he was ready to get off the lift, though. amelia, a lot of folks happy they had the blizzard coming down. conditions changing, right? >> we're talking about temperatures warming up a little bit as we our way into the upcoming week. tomorrow, 50s. monday, highs around 60 degrees. here's a look at your weather headlines. that will be your second one. warm air slowly moving in over

the weekend. dealing with icy spots. you want to be cautious of black ice. keeping a close eye on wednesday. with all the snow melt over the weekend, the early part of the week. rain moving through our wednesday. we could be dealing with flooding, especially on streams, creeks, and low-lying areas. something to keep an eye on. right now temperatures continue to stay in the teens and 20s. 14 in warren ton, 18 in leesburg. 27 degrees here in washington. here's the latest check of satellite and radar. mainly clear skies over most of the area. some try to make their way into the area. frederick and loudon county. a posted this on facebook and twitter. mostly to partly sunny skies. by noon, temperatures near 40 degrees. 38 at that point. high today of 45. we'll hit that at 4:00 this afternoon. overall, not a bad day. by 8:00 p.m., it won't be as

chilly. the temperature around 39 degrees. tomorrow morning, temperatures not as cold. no teams on the map. all 30s. low to mid-30s to start off your thursday. and highs tomorrow generally into the 50s. a wide range of temperatures from north to south. low 60s in fredericksburg. here in the district, high of 55. as kids head back to school on monday, giving recess an a with temperatures in the low 50s. but rain is possible around dismissal time on monday. tuesday, groundhog day, high of 50. 65 on wednesday. this is a day we are keeping a close eye on. a few rumbles of thunder later on wednesday. thursday and friday with highs in the 40s. >> i think that groundhog is going to see his shadow. call it now. >> so it was a warm reunion for a dog that fell into an icy lake in northern virginia. >> this got a lot of shares

online. rescuers pulled milo, the saint bernard, last week as the blizzard was kicking into high gear. i was there yesterday when he reunited with his rescuers. >> the last time yolanda met the fire and rescue crew it was in a blizzard. >> it is a busy night already for those folks. >> last night almost, the same time we were on air riding with fire and rescue crews, their colleagues were responding to this. >> come on. >> 5-year-old milo, 120-saint bernard trapped in the icy waters of the fairfax station lake. frantic calls coming in from mark wortman. >> what made you hold him back? >> well, because we have to save both of them.

>> master technician david bush among those in the frigid water with milo. >> got in behind him. luckily, the depth of the water helped us. it was only about chest level. >> within minutes crews got him out. >> luckily it all worked out. he helped out and was very cooperative. no bite marks or scratches. >> we came really close to losing him. we know we did. so thank you guys. >> and this is milo's way of saying thanks. rubbing up against the first responders who saved his life and loving all the attention. >> got to love milo there. and the city of fairfax county fire and rescue, thank you for their efforts there. >> beautiful dog. wow. >> 6:52. 4 things you needto know this saturday morning. family and friends will gather in montgomery county to remember a young girl who was hit by a car while sledding.

a funeral will take place today in jermantown. she was sledding down a driveway when she was hit by a car. she passed away on monday. several vehicles buried under rubble after a roof collapse in brunswick. no one was in the building at the time. according to the mayor, the collapse is likely caused by a buildup of snow. today folks from d.c. health will talk about the affordable care act. the deadline to sign up is tomorrow. >> days from the iowa caucuses, hillary clinton camp is back in the hot seat. 22 e-mails for her private server top secret, the highest level of classification. the creative way ava va man decked out his igloo and turned

happening today, close to 10,000 people are expected for the maryland state police polar beach plunge. people began gathering last night at sandy point park. they want to raise $2 million for special olympics maryland. it is done in waves because so many people want to be part of it. all right. from one cold story to another, it's not a man cave or she shed, this is called a snowzilla igloo. >> it is quite the party space with 24 inches of snow.

two teens built an igloo. it has three rooms, a skylight, and of course a sound system. the boys also added some mood lighting. there was even a room divided to the washington capital complete with a hockey stick, puck, poster, flag. that is amelia's kind of room. it survived for three days before melting into one big slushy mess. >> you just don't want to be in there when it collapses. >> it took them a hole take to get it done. we'll see you guys at 9:00.

good morning. top secret surprise. a bombshell dropped in the days before the iowa caucus. the clinton campaign scrambling after 22 e-mails on her server were deemed top secret. >> there was never information sent or received marked classified to me. >> republican rivals pounce. >> hillary clinton is disqualified from being commander in chief. >> this is getting more serious. >> are these e-mails a game changer? we are live in iowa. new evidence? the lawyer for stephen avery, the sub of the series "making a murderer" says she can prove her client's