right now on "news 4 today," the party is over. police break up a big group of people setting up road blocks. kidnapped and found dead, the heartwrenching end for a missing 13-year-old girl. and big round of applause, say good-bye to the cold. yes! we're tracking a major warm-up and shaome showers, too, that could cause trouble in the week ahead. good morning. welcome in on this sunday morning to "news 4 today." i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. it is so crazy that we go one week discussing the winter storm to talking about record highs.

>> like mid-60s? >> what's up with that? >> i don't know. let's check in with the person who knows, amelia segal. >> you're right, milder air moving in. not any record highs necessarily, but it will be spring like at times for your workweek. currently temperatures above or around freezing right now. so icy spots this morning not as big of a concern as they were yesterday morning. yesterday morning temperatures were in the teens and 20s. right now washington coming in at 36, leesburg right at freezing. winchester coming in at 41. temperatures will quickly warm up with a mix of clouds and sunshine. at noon, a temperature of around 50 degrees. coming up in about 10 minutes, i'll have your planner for tomorrow and why you'll want to grab the umbrella.

developing this morning, a man recovering after getting shot in the face with a pellet gun in silver spring. for some unknown reason, a person shot at a car with a pellet gun. the pellet hit the driver in the face. the driver is expected to be okay. also developing this morning, the 13-year-old virginia girl kidnapped earlier this week is dead. nicole lovell went missing wednesday night. investigators found her remains yesterday in north carolina. 18-year-old eisenhauer is charged with the murder. he was arrested on virginia tech campus yesterday. they have not disclosed the relationship between eisenhauer and lovell p. with just one day until the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates are out in full force this weekend. steve handelsman has more on what the candidates are doing in

hopes of take one last push to get caucuses out to vote tomorrow night. >> if we can win here, if we win in iowa, everyone is talking about it, we can run the table for the first time ever. >> reporter: he means win every republican contest and it's possible. trump's polls have a five point iowa lead. >> on february 1, you have to get out and caucus. >> reporter: even in a blizzard, he said, or a storm. >> if your wife leaves you for another man, if you leave your wife because you don't like her, i don't care what it is, if you're sick, if you -- you got to get out. >> reporter: ted cruz urged his backers and insisted to me he's winning back the iowa frontrunner spot that he once held. what do you say to the trump backers who used to back but now back him? >> well, they're backing me once again. >> reporter: marco rubio's push will be partly digital. >> we'll bam barge with

e-mailing. >> reporter: hillary clinton's lead last slipped to three points. but long time supporters look likely to caucus. >> for those of you who have already decided to support me on monday night, thank you so much. >> reporter: bernie sanders is relying on first time caucusers. >> we will win the caucus on monday night if there is a large voter turnout. >> reporter: and predicting the turnout in iowa monday, say experts, is impossible. they say a big turnout helps trump and sanders. and a small turnout helps cruz and clinton. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, at iowa caucus headquarters, des moines. stay with news 4 for complete team coverage of decision 2016. steve and aaron gilchrist are in iowa right now. they will be there tomorrow for the big vote. and of course meet the press moderator chuck todd also in

iowa, he's hosting the show from there this morning. he will talk on senators ted cruz, marco rubio and bernie sanders ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. it's 6:05. d.c. police need your help finding a missing child. 11-year-old destiny haney has been gone since thursday night. she was last seen on alabama avenue, this is near 15th place in southeast. she was wearing an orange shirt and camouflage pants. if you have seen her, call police. happening today, a d.c. soup ki kitchen is set to reopen. it was closed as the storm slammed our area and reopens at 9:00 this morning with a birthday celebration for the founder and breakfast for those in need. the call for action after a man died just feet from a fire station. what his loved ones want so it doesn't happen again. and of course the blizzard

caused some major damage. how a prince george's county business is trying to make repairs and s

the family of a man who died just feet from a d.c. fire station wants to make sure no one suffers the same fate as their appear. 77-year-old medrick mills jr. died two years ago this month. firefighters refused will help for mills. they said 911 needed to be called before they could respond. the mills family says that similar incidents still happen to this day and that needs to stop. >> how many more times does this have to happen, guys? you have a brand new fire chief. it's still happening. so obviously the changing of chief didn't change a culture. >> the mills are suing a district, but a d.c. law condition allow residents to sue

the city is for neglect negligence by employees. a pipe burst monday at the curling club creating a giant hole in the ice. and this happened in the middle of their curling season forcing the club to close. it will be a labor intensive and costly cleanup effort. they are trying to get it all done before a big tournament that happens later this week. still dealing with the effect of that storm. >> and there are a lot of roadways, too, that are still single lanes. which is why we're seeing delays and closures with the schools. so the weather even though it's improving as far as temperature-wise, amelia, we're still dealing with some issues. >> exactly about that o. one of the big concerns, as we track rain, will snow still be blocking storm drains, so there could be flooding potential on wednesday. but first let's talk about today. another pretty nice day. we will have more clouds than

yesterday, but warmer temperatures. a mix of clouds and sun throughout the day. currently temperatures in the metro area largely above freezing. aside from ft. belvoir and manassas. washington at 36, rockville at 34. and camp springs at 40. here is skycast 4 drafting what the clouds will look like. would i 11:00, temperatures in the 40s. we warm into the 50s during the afternoon hours. 3:00, washington around 53 degrees. suburbs at about 51. continue ie evening, temperatures not too bad for the last day in january. around 50 degrees at 6:00 in the evening and with mainly cloudy skies in the forecast for tonight, temperatures largely stay in the 40s overnight tonight on into tomorrow morning. so that's good news. icy spots really not a concern tomorrow morning. so what to wear monday?

probably want a jacket or a coat and the umbrella, as well. there are showers in the forecast rater in the day. so your hourly planner for take, a high of 55. and we'll hit that at about 3:00 in the afternoon. in the metro areas areas to the south warmer. so a lot of melting going on today. and here is future weather tracking that rain tomorrow moving through the area west to east. by noon, it's in areas like fauquier, loudoun and frederick counties. in the afternoon, 3:00 p.m., recess time or dismissal, you can see rain moving through the metro area. i think it will have minimal impact on tomorrow evening's commute. you can see 6:00 most rain confined to the southern maryland and northern neck areas. and then monday night, we to dry out. groundhog's day, a high around 50. near record warmth on where he is wednesday. i think we'll be close, but with rain in the forecast, that will

keep temperatures down a shinlg. but t smidge. but the spring like warm could lead to flooding concerns. i think rain actually moves in tuesday night and we'll have lighter showers around or a misty drizzle during the first half of the day on wednesday. especially during the earlier morning hours. rain picks up and becomes steadier trout the day. anywhere from about half an inch to near an inch of rain is possible. and again, we're watching that flood threat closely so rivers and creeks already will have a lot of water in them from the snow melt, that coupled with additional melting and then just rain moving through. again, could lead to some flooding concerns. thursday, friday, saturday, we'll keep it dry. upper 40s for a high on thursday. friday and saturday, high temperatures will warm into the low 40s. and keeping mostly sunny skies in the forecast next saturday, next weekend, the first full weekend in february, guys. >> thank you, amelia. next up, we have reporter's

note book for you. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with more of the morning's top stories. welcome to reporter's note book. i'm pat lawson hughmuse. many of us are still snow dazed after the big blizzard. after spending the last week trying to shift back into normal gear. and many of us are still trying to navigate narrowed streets and roads following the blizzard of 2016. gentlemen, if you you had to grade post-blizzard response and performance, from local officials to the road crews, what would the grade be? joe. >> i think i would go with a c minus fedepending on where you were. if you're stuck in neighborhoods, i think you have to give them a d-minus or an f. but i think for the most part it was average. it wasn't exceptional. and it certainly could have been worse. >> considering how much we got,

would you agree? >> i would probably differ with joe here. i would give them a b-plus. the officials said this is what's going to happen, this is what we have, this is what we ask you do in residence. and i think they did what they could do. i think you're always going to have spots and areas and to joe's point depending on personally how it affects you, they're not going to get to everyone. they're not going to get to every street. but i felt like for the most part that they did a pretty good job in terms of what they promised and what they followed through on and we'll probably get to that later, also. in dave. >> based on what i'm hearing and my own experience, maybe i could offer this, incomplete. maybe they were programmed -- this is what i'm picking up -- for a 6 inch snow which is what they responded to instead of a 30 inch snow. so a lot of people were not served properly perhaps. a lot of things weren't done soon enough. but in the end, relative to

safety, injuries, death, a lot of people think that that was -- they erred on the side of caution. maybe overall that was a good thing to do. and maybe -- maybe this is for better for later in the show, but i think people have to start thinking about climate change. we're in the going to get the snowstorms we used to get. this thing was different. in new york, things went very well. we have to think differently about the weather and be prepared in that sense. >> so if you look at the highways and interstate, unlike the dusting and chaos that we saw the wednesday before the big snow, road crews were all all over the region, they got the better sta interstates cleared off, a lot of people saying they did a good job. >> the reason i went with a

c-minus, i mean my goodness, people we won't mention, eight hours stuck in their cars. that was a disaster. and of course that -- >> that was the wednesday before. >> that was the wednesday before. but you heard people say, officials are saying, well, we didn't retreat it because of the temperature, so it wouldn't have done any good. but, you know, then -- but when you now here we are and we still have mounds of snow that now can't be shoveled and it now has to be scooped up and dumped. so, you know that's why i say -- and dave's point, i got to tell you, though, dave, why i would give an a-plus to, i thought your weather forecasters were right on target.

when they said here's the model, here's what's going to happen, now, anybody that at the present time listen to them made a big mistake. >> and he realized shutting that down would give them access and have vehicles to get to other parts of the highways in the state. and there was a state official, it's hard to disconnect the previous wednesday from the storm that came and how the jurisdictions all said they didn't really react in the right way. but to say, listen, we have to get these hirm highways done, e highway official said we were caught off guard the previous few days prior to, and so therefore i think the governor reacted to that state highway official knowing what they had to do and he made the right decision there in retrospect.

>> when it comes to plowing neighborhood streets prince george's county, montgomery, fairfax, arlington, loudoun, they all got slammed. they were all criticized. do you think the criticism was fair in light of how much snow they all had to deal with? >> again, if they were preparing for a lesser snow, maybe some of the critics might say that they were right. as one whose street was only finally plowed in northwest d.c. late wednesday night/early thursday morning, we had no plowing on my side street. my main road was open kind of, a little bit. a lot of people were peeved about that. they thought they should have been prepared for that. but on the other hand, it was an overwhelming snow. 30 odd inches. and so they felt that they had to go with the main roads first and then we'll get to the side streets. >> but i think the problem that they created for themselves, they think the officials, is expectations. >> the deadline. >> sitting deadlines.

and not really knowing if you could meet those deadlines. so if you're announcing we'll be to your side street on such and such a day and you're not there, that's what the expectation is. and when you don't meet that expectation, that's when frustrations start to rise. >> and the interesting thing is politics always plays a part, too, with these major storms. ike leggett came out and said i guarantee there will be a pathway to every street in montgomery county by 7:00 a.m. i believe one particular morning. but i think if they don't show -- mayor bowser doesn't necessarily make too many promises, but that show that they're in control and they're concerned, they know that can bhoomer rapping back at some point. and to your point earlier, pat, i do believe most of the leaders said, listen, the snow is coming, this is what's going to happen, we'll have to hit the hamg roads first. it's up to the folks at home

whether or not they can accept that, but we have to accept that it was put out that this is the play of the land. >> and they also said this will be a multiday event. >> that's correct. in new york city, you were ordered under citation and fined to get off the streets. you were going to be charged if you weren't. in washington, as i recall, correct me if i'm wrong, the mayor asked people please get off the streets. some people are wonder if coming down harder might have helped. >> that's the other thing we really should talk about. my grandfather or somebody, maybe wouldmy wife's grandfathe some people don't believe fat means greasy. stay off the streets. don't walk in the street. i can't tell you how many times you folks on chapel 4 kept telling people that. stay home, give them chances. you had people -- there are always going to be people who just simply don't pay attention, don't care.

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centers of america in philadelphia. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts appointments available now. this was the first big test for the metro general manager. how did he do is th? >> he erred on the side of caution and i think that was the best thing for him do. he was in a no win situation. if you open up the lines too early and folks get stuck and buses get stuck on roads and tracks get snowed over, you have the same old story, metro is inefficient, they have new leadership but it's the same old process. so i think he did the right thing to err on closing the metro down, make sure they had everything this ordin order. and when you put it out there early to say, listen, we're

closing the bus lines at 5:00 on a particular day but we'll take to the end of the route, metro will close at 11:00, it will be closed for the next two daydays you can stand behind while you're doing that. so i would give him credit for sort of being proactive and being cautious based on the history of what he was walking into. >> and businesses could respond. because they could let their employees off in time to get these buses. i agree with you. . i think siding on the caution, going on the side of caution, was the right thing to do. in addition to what i'll go back to, stay home. everybody said stay home. so, you know, if you've got the media telling you to stay home, you have officials tolling y ii telling you to stay home, then why do you need metro. >> did tooes's md.c.'s metro sy different because you didn't see

other places shut do you thiwn philadelphia and this morning. >> we have a subway service that has many challenges. snow gets on the tracks and they started trains moving and we have to felt them. knowing what he had, knowing the facilities and resources he had, decided to cool it for two day, gradually start up on monday and increase the service throughout the week. and it did. the service started up, it was efficient, sufficiently efficient. if that's a phrase i can get away with. but it did the job. it got people moving gradually, slowly, maybe it could have been a little faster, but it was dependab dependable. >> by thursday, a lot of folks were complaining that the platforms were packed. >> i have to stress this strongly that if something had happened and he said this, if he had opened the trains up and something happened, that's what we would be talking about. and again, where metro has been, he know that's cooperate

arriving a couldn't risk any type of pr -- >> the reason platforms were full, people were stir crazy, they were out. in and a lot still weren't driving. so more people trying to ride the rails. >> exactly. i think if there was anything in bringing up the cars that i would have done differently about downtown d.c., i would have told people don't drive into downtown d.c. why? not because of the roads, there was no place to park. >> that was the point. so monday, we had a rush hour in washington even though the government was off, most businesses. people just for some reason thought they could go downtown and it was a mess. >> and d.c. made more than a million dollars in parking tickets and $65,000 in fines. the mayor was front and center, she did tell people to stay off the streets, she imposed a snow emergency until wednesday evening help how do you think muriel bowser handled this one? >> this is one time in terms of tickets, remember we talked

about the proposals she had about having $1,000 speeding tick tickets. this is the one time she can stand firmly on we told you not to go into the city, no to the put cars on the streets. and so now that they have been towed, you will receive tickets. i think the key is even though they received $1.2 million in ticket, how much of that money really will they get back. >> i think she did a great job and here's what i appreciated most about it. i've never seen so many news conferences held by a mayor. she kept us really informed. here's what is happening with metro, here's what is happening with the schools. we're passing out -- we need people at the soup kitchens. i thought she did a good job in keeping people informed as to how things were progressing. >> yeah, we've come a long way since -- and i don't want to raise ghosts of the dead, but you feel like it's worth the conversation. we don't have mayor barry at a

football game on the west coast. we have a person on the job constantly informing people through the press. the only caveat, she live been stronger in actually charging people who drove around as new york did, but she urged them for not drive. in if you had to rate the economic winners and losers, who were the winners? >> the bars. >> fair enough. they did quite a brisk business. >> i would say the hardware stores. i know i went in, i couldn't find any firewood. we were thinking about buying an ax. >> and tow trucks. >> tow truck drivers. those were the winners. >> people who tried to clean up the show did very well. a snow shovel erma a lot of hone off me and my wife. a lot of bars had to close down off me and my wife. a lot of bars had to close down. department stores, regular

places of commerce, they got hit. >> any losers? >> i was going to say, the losers are the hourly wage workers. but when restaurants and sotore are closed, so you won't get paid. >> and people couldn't get their cars out of the lots that they were towed to and had to dig their car out. big losers. >> we all need a t-shirt. >> i survived. >> thank you, gentlemen. and thank you. that's reporter's notebook. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues. here are the top stories that we're following. a man is recovering after getting shot in the face with a pellet gun while driving in silver spring. this happened just before midnight on new hampshire avenue. the 13-year-old virginia girl kidnapped earlier this week is dead.

investigators found nicole lovell's body in north carolina yesterday. 18-year-old david eisenhauer now charged with the murder. donald trump and hillary clinton are heading into the iowa caucuses on top of the polls. ted cruz is a close second just five points below trump and bernie sanders just lthree poins behind clinton. welcome to "news 4 today." >> beautiful shot behind us here. >> yeah, we were admiring it. >> got to do your best tom kierein. orange -- >> o.j. vanilla sunrise behind me. drink it up, everybody. >> very nice. >> i'm no tom kierein. but i do want to know one thing, how long can we language on to these mild temperatures. >> meteorologist amelia segal here with us this morning. >> good morning. to answer your question, for the majority of workweek temperatures will be running above normal. but a big concern will ththis wl

be flooding especially on wednesday. but right now, let's take a look at temperatures. because we're not as cold this morning as we were yesterday morning. yesterday talking about teens and 20s. today largely 30s here on the map. even 40s in parts of southern maryland. washington at 36. so icy spots this morning especially more rural areas authori north and west of town. what to wear today, you'll want a coat, but you don't need the warmest winter coat. and some sunglasses, as well. as we take a look at high temperatures today, kind of a wide range from low 50s in frederick to mid-50s in the district to low 60s in fredericksburg. i'll have more on rain in the forecast coming up. developing right now, d.c. police are searching for this missing 14-year-old. she disappeared last night in columbia heights. more than a week after the

blizzard ended and we're still seeing its impact. loudoun county schools will start two hours late tomorrow. the school system said its administrative offices will open on time, though. school officials say many clouds in loudoun county are down to one lane still because of the snow and the ice covering them. homicide investigation is under way in prince george's county where police are trying to find who shot a man to death in broad daylight. this happened saturday afternoon near theed ed a diaddison road station. a citizen flagged down an officer and took them to the victim. most of the investigation happened in a wooded area behind a boarded up home. still, no suspects or a motive in the case this morning. new this morning, francisco flores has died. the 56-year-old slipped into a coma last week after undergoing emergency surgery. flores was president from 1999 to 2004 and at the time of his death, he was facing

embezzlement charges accused of diverting more than $15 million meant to help earthquake victims. the u.s. continues to dismantle el chapo's drug organization. i.c.e. agents arrested more than two dozen members of the sinaloa cartel during a sting. they were operating in a small mexican time on the border with arizona. i.c.e. says the cartel members had assault type weapons and hundred will of pounds of drug. a fight broke out at a motorcycle expo this denver. three people were hurt. police say they're interviewing witnesses and believe there was horn o more than one shooter. 6:33. in the week ahead, this could have a huge impact on your commute. ddot will begin a new phase of the 3rd street tunnel project. southbound lanes of 395 will close from new york safe to e street. some southbound traffic will be

detoured to fourth street northwest. let's go back to the race for the white house now. the entire nation is talking about the iowa caucuses of course. but not everyone in iowa will actually take part. >> i'm not available to go out and sit at the caucus. >> and she's not alone. here's how it works there. iowans must attend public meetings in places like school gym, art centers and churches. in the close to 1700 precincts to vote for a candidate there, the process is much larger. it can take several hours. only about 20% of eiowians actually participate. a meeting to discuss canceling the march for presidential primary in virginia is on hold. in an about-face, the central committee decided it didn't want to require voters to sign a loyalty oath, but the party must

get the chain change approved be board of locations. right now a firefighter is recovering after a serious fall while battling a fire this takoma park. it started around 9:00 last night on park avenue. fire officials say one of their firefighters fell through the first floor into the basement, but got himself out. it took horn 75 firefighters to finally put the flames out there. n not clear what caused the blaze. officials believe there is a connection between the zika virus and increase in microcephaly. officials say a big problem is the standing water where mosquitos congregate. >> we need to fight very hard to reduce the population of mosquito and reduce therefore the number of cases of micro several severally. >> doctors say they have seern more than 4,000 newborns born

with the birth defect. no key motion for general petraeus. petraeus pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for mishandling classified information. this was an incident stemming from an affair with his biographer. when initially questioned, petraeus denied giving his biographer classified information p. two escaped inmates are headed back to a southern came c california jail. three men broke out and someone recognized one of them in the golden gate park and called police. nayeri is the suspected master mind of the jail break. police caught up with him and arrested him. police found the second fugitive hiding in a van nearby. the third inmate turned himself in on friday. a jail worker is also behind bars accused of helping the trio break out.

it's 6:36. four people were killed in a 70-car pile up in western slovenia. the accident happened on a key highway connecting the capital of the country where the and i had dreeed a tick coast. i chose to be here today. it's about choices. >> snoop dogg one of many celebrities visiting flint, michigan to see how will they can help with the water crisis going on there. meanwhile the attention is focusing now on the children dealing with the crisis. many were just two years order wh old when they gap drinking that tainted water. stephanie gosk has what is being done to help. >> reporter: these preschoolers were just two when the water source was switched to save money. on for more than a year, they were exposed to lead. there are nearly 9,000 children in this city under the age of 6.

the most vulnerable population. >> it breaks my heart because they already have a struggle. everything is a struggle for them already. >> reporter: this pre-school director watches with a careful eye and wonders if she is already seeing signs of lead exposure. >> i've noticed the speech, the articulation and i've noticed behaviors of anger. >> reporter: flint is getting a lot of attention and right now these kids are getting a lot of attention, but this is the insidious part. the symptoms may not show in the weeks to come or even the months to come. it could take years. and every single one of these children will have to be racked their entire childhood. a good education, a healthy diet, and stable home aretracked their entire childhood. a good education, a healthy diet, and stable home are always ways to lessen the effects. but the building blocks that

this single mother was already struggling to give her girls. >> i'm watching them all the time. are they still doing the things that they were doing or did the lead level cause their intel against to fall off a bit. >> reporter: this child's blood contained an elevated lead level. and they see cases like this every day. >> when a mom comes to see me, the anxiety in their eyes is palpable. so we need to provide the health care services, the educational services and nutrition services for these children now. >> reporter: the governor has asked the federal government to expand medicaid for the children in flint and the state's health department is developing a long term plan to monitor health problems. and then there is the grit of this industrial town. >> most of us, we're strong. we'll get through will. >> reporter: the children of

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you. >> got to be lonely in the studio there. no, look, it's make or break for a landfill of candidates .november everybodcs everybody. there is a whole punch in new hampshire. ted cruz has a lot on the line. i don't know a scenario where he's the nominee and it doesn't start with him winning iowa. so him losing here makes him getting that nomination that much harder. donald trump, maybe he can afford a loss here. now a loss looks worse today than it would have a month ago when he was trailing cruz. all the polls are pointing to him. a loss here, that might hurt him. marco rubio, you know, if he gets the nomination, one could argue it would start with pulling an upset here, maybe finishing second rather than third here. so that would be a big deal. that's the three that have an opportunity to either make big gains or have big disappointments on the republican side. and then of course for sanders and clinton, a win is a win.

sanders, if he wants to make this a big long drawn out primary contest, he has to win here tomorrow. >> talking about sanders, i want to talk about voter turnout. because size matters, right? bernie sanders has come out and said if we have big vote are turnout, i've got this thing. so how does the number of people that decide to show up impact how this all ends? >> well, this turnout issue is one that impacts i think the order of both races. bernie sanders and donald trump have one thing in common, they're both relying on a lot of first time caucusgoers. bernie sanders, all under the age of 25. they're either in college or just out of college. and so he knows who they are. donald trump's i think are much harder to turn out. because these are people i talked with a bunch of them a couple nightsing a g ago, someh

voted in 20 years. so the hire the turnout, the better for trump or sanders. if it's normal to low, that's good for hillary clinton and ted cruz. >> speaking of hillary clinton, i can't imagine that this latest e-mail controversy is sitting well with her. she of course trying to deflect a lot of attention about it, but does this dampen her chances in iowa? >> we'll see. if you weren't with clinton yet and you were at the last minute what was your hesitation, something like this may just feed into that hesitation. what she has to worry about is in the democratic caucus side of things, there is -- you can actually declare yourself undecided and stick there. you know, the way the caucus system works, you know, if there is enough in your caucus that are undecided or undeclared -- i wouldn't be surprised if somehow the undeclared total was 4% or 5% that would help sanders where he could get 45 or 46 and that

could become a winning number. so that's where i think the e-mail thing could impact monday night. >> all right. chuck todd for us in iowa, and of course reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here on news 4 right after "news 4 today." thank you very much, chuck. so tonight is the deadline for 2016 health insurance enrollment under the affordable care act. fines are going up for people who remain uninsured in 2016. the minimum penalty is now $695. states running their own insurance markets have different deadlines. in maryland, folks until february 5 because of the blizzard. in week mayor muriel bowser will ask council to give the authority to shut a business down if people are smoking the pot inside. the mayor says if she doesn't secure that authority, amsterdam

style pot clubs could spring up. we are learning this morning that the alexandria council has agreed to set up its own ethics committee, but according to the "washington post," it's not the one envisioned by the mayor silverburg. council members voted for a more limited version of the mayor's proposal. it will fwhgive control to the y council. and they are also asking to ban or limit gifts to the council. a lot of you watching this story on the washington app planned parenthood. a leesburg woman says the hotel she worked at suddenly fired her for making her come into work during the blizzard. >> she worked at the hampton inn and suites and was told to be on standby, but she was snowed in. the hotel promised to pick her up with a big truck, but none never came. her son finally called the hotel

on sunday. >> she told my son i'm sorry, but she's left without a job now. >> lopez says that she worked at the hotel for 12 years and never missed a day of work there. some good news, one company reached out to offer her a job. we called the hotel and they de declined their comment. getting a lot of reaction on our website. >> people are fired up. and there is good reason because they feel like this is one of those stories that resonates with everyone. i know that even we had some difficulties. people here at work. finding child care. people just could not get out of their homes. and so definitely a sensitive situation and hopefully she will find another job. a lot of the snow could be melting. amelia segal here with a look at, what, 60s? >> yeah, 50s and 60s largely for the upcoming workweek. so we'll have a lot of snow melt unfortunately, though, that could lead to some flooding

concerns on wednesday. so we will keep a really close eye on wednesday. temperatures today a good ten degrees warmer than yesterday, but we'll trade that off for more cloud cover. right now a beautiful sunrise taking place across the area. you snap a picture, make sure to share it with us on twitter and facebook and again lots of melting continues monday, tuesday and wednesday. some showers in the forecast tomorrow. not having a huge impact, but rain in the forecast on wednesday. and that will lead to a big concern. temperatures right how in the 30s for the most part. 36 in washington. 38 in annapolis. ft. belvoir at 29 degrees. so ice not as big of a concern this morning, but you still want to be cautious no bridges, overpasses, the usual suspects. here is the latest check of the satellite and radar. we do have some clouds moving through the area. we'll have a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day. but we'll keep your sunday dry. high of 55.

now, tomorrow morning heading back to work and school, as long as the kids aren't on a delay, chilly but not frigid at the bus stop. and notice every single temperature on the map well above freezing. so ice concerns really not in the forecast tomorrow morning. 46 degrees tomorrow morning in the district. 44 over in cambridge and 37 in martinsburg with mostly cloudy skies. and skies will continue to cloud up throughout the day tomorrow as we track some showers mainly later this the day. notice tomorrow also a widespread in temperatures from 49 in hagerstown to 59 in the district down to 65 degrees in frederic fredericksburg. and again talking about cloudy skies and showers mainly during the afternoon hours. so how that impacts the school day forecast, kids could be dealing with showers at dismissal, but pretty mild with a temperature of 59 at that point. but i do want to mention at the bus stop tomorrow morning, fog could also be a concern. so heads up there.

i'm giving recess an a just for the here fact that students are heading back to school and as long as the playground has been cleared, really not too bad to get outside and get fresh air. temperature around recess in the low 50s. 50% chance that you're dealing with some rain tomorrow. tuesday, groundhog day, a high around 50 with partly cloudy skies. wednesday, a high temperature of 63 degrees. we're tracking rain on wednesday. the heaviest is later in ht day. one krn for flooding will be blocked storm drains. it depends on how much snow has melted try to wednesday that will help influence flooding concerns. and then 40s after wednesday, guys. >> want to confirm that that's a groundhog on tuesday. is that what it is? >> that doesn't look like a ground hog to you? it's a fun one, not a realistic one. i'll change it up. in no, it's all good. be just want to make sure that he -- >> he'll see his shadow.

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rotary club of mclean hosting its fifth afternoon chocolate festival. it is on sunday january 31, today, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each year the festival has grown in both the number of quality of its vendors and in the number of visitors that attend. this year's festival vendors include dave's candy kitchen, fair trade, zinga and many more. buy treats to eat on site or stock up for valentine's day. admission fee is just 2 bucks. children 6 and under get in for

free. we all have a little cabin fever during the blizzard of 2016. social media was the perfect place to be an outlet for that cabin fever and we have this video tweeted out of kids in laurel who decided to make a mix tape. check this out. >> snowplow, school's out, you ain't got no driveway. snowman, snowman, snowman. >> what do you think? >> i love it. her dad sent to us via twitter. they're having too much fun. this is out in laurel as you mentioned. i love the name of the artists. get this, dj feature angie egg and enwhich i will lad take. >> nicely done.

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right now on "news 4 today," the party is over. montgomery county police break up a big group of people. kidnapped and found dead,

the heartwrenching end for a 13-year-old girl. >> and say good by to the cold. tracking a major warm-up and some showers this week. and it could cause trouble in the week ahead. hope you're having a great start to your sunday morning. look at that. >> it is breathtaking. >> we deserve that after the past week. good morning. hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. welcome to "news 4 today." this weekend certainly a vol in the park compared to last. >> and we could be talking about 60s? >> yeah, some 60s on the 7 day. high temperatures today will warm on into the 50s. and here is your hourly temperature warm-up for the morning hours on into the early afternoon hours. by 10:00 a.m., we're in the low 40s. 1:00, temperature around 50 degrees. and highs this afternoon warming into the 50s. like you were mentioning, an absolutely spec tack could you regard sunrise this morning.

here is another vantage. i think tom is at home watching. you can name the sunrise for us. and these are all the options this our testimony for the ground hog day. >> a looks like an unhappy groundhog. i like b. >> yeah, i vote to b. >> okay. i'll change it up there. i think this one he thinks he's going to see his shadow and that will mean six more weeks of winter. >> thanks, amelia. developing this morning, a man is recovering after getting shot in the face with a pellet gun. this happened just before midnig midnight on new hampshire avenue. for some unknown reason, a person shot at the car with a pu pellet gun. the driver is expected to be okay. police are investigating. also developing this

morning, the 13-year-old virginia girl kidnapped earlier this week is dead. nicole lovell went missing from her home wednesday night. investigators found her remains yesterday in north carolina. 18-year-old david eisenhauer from columbia, a maryland is charged with her murder. police arrested virginia tech freshman on campus yesterday. they have not it is clo not dis relationship with eisenhower and lovell. presidential candidates are out in full force this weekend. both hillary clinton and donald trump lead their parties in the poll. steve hande del delsman has mor. here, if we win in iowa, everyone is talking about it, we can run the table for the first time ever. >> reporter: he means win every republican contest and it's possible. trump's polls have a five point iowa lead. >> on february 1, you have to get out and caucus. >> reporter: even in a blizzard, he said, or a storm.

>> if your wife leaves you for another man, if you leave your wife because you don't like her, i don't care what it is, if you're sick, if you -- you got to get out. >> reporter: ted cruz urged his backers and insisted to me he's winning back the iowa frontrunner spot that he once held. what do you say to the trump backers who used to back you but now back him? >> well, they're backing me once again. >> reporter: marco rubio's push will be partly digital. >> we'll barrage with e-mails. >> reporter: hillary clinton's lead slipped to three points. but long time supporters look likely to caucus. >> for those of you who have already decided to support me on monday night, thank you so much. >> reporter: bernie sanders is relying on first time caucusers. >> we will win the caucus on monday night if there is a large voter turnout.

>> reporter: and predicting the turnout in iowa monday, say experts, is impossible. they say a big turnout helps trump and sanders. and a small turnout helps cruz and clinton. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, at iowa caucus headquarters, des moines. stay with news 4 for complete team coverage of decision 2016. steve and aaron gilchrist are in iowa right now. look if aaron's reports starting tonight and he and steve will be there tomorrow for the big vote. and of course meet the press moderator chuck todd also in iowa, he's hosting the show from there this morning. he will talk to senators ted cruz, marco rubio and bernie sanders ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. d.c. police need your help finding a missing child. 11-year-old destiny haney has been gone since thursday night. she was last seen on alabama avenue, this is near 15th place in southeast. she was wearing an orange shirt and camouflage pants.

and a dark and light blue jacket. if you have seen her, call police. happening today, a d.c. soup kitchen is set to reopen. it was closed as the storm slammed our area and reopens at 9:00 this morning with a birthday celebration for the founder and breakfast for those in need. the call for action after a man died just feet from a fire station. what his loved ones want so it doesn't happen again. and of course the blizzard caused some major damage. how a prince george's county business is trying to make repairs and save a big tournament. stay with us.

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one suffers the same fate as their father. 77-year-old medrick mills jr. died two years ago this month. firefighters refused help for mills. they said 911 needed to be called before they could respond. the mills family says that similar incidents still happen to this day and that needs to stop. >> how many more times does this have to happen, guys? you have a brand new fire chief. it's still happening. so obviously the changing of chief didn't change a culture. >> the mills are suing a district, but a d.c. law condition allow residents to sue the city is for negligence by employees. a pipe burst monday at the curling club creating a giant hole in the ice. and this happened in the middle of their curling season forcing the club to close. it will be a labor intensive and costly cleanup effort.

they are trying to get it all done before a big tournament that happens later this week. please stand down. this was never meant to be an averaged standoff. >> that was the leader of the oregon wildlife refuge occupation. in a call from jail, ammon bundy called for the remain to go stand down and go home. bundy and ten others were arrested after a month long standoff at a wildlife refuge there. we're in the middle of a big temperature swing. take a look at that sunrise. amelia is updating her forecast and possible flooding. and did you see this last night? the big spark that lit up the sky for a few seconds. going to let you know what it was.

wow. where in the world is wendy? how about rio. they're sending me for the olympics here in august, so i thought i'd come and get a preview. and if you are on the fence at all about going to the olympics, call your travel agent now. this place is amazing. and i'm coming back with a whole bunch of stories. oh, umm. i'll see you soon.

or maybe not. you don't know how hard i'm trying to convince them to make me be her social media editor so i can go along for this ride just to see wendy in rio. >> like the hits for wendy might get more ratings than the it will olympics. >> perhaps. it will definitely be entertaining. >> what could possibly go wrong? that's all i'll say. she gave you a lot in that preview. >> this friday marks exactly six months until the olympics. wendy will be there all week. >> and you can look for more of her reports right here on news 4 as we get closer to the games. olympics start friday august 5. >> buzz kill for us. back to to go tdoing the news. so a big win for hit om.i.t

student engineers this week. they won a contest hosted by spacex. this is similar to a train in a low pressure tube. more than 1,000 students participated. the top ten will build their pods and test them at the test track. an oklahoma university is using a new tool to fight the freshman 15. they are requiring all incoming students to oral roberts university to wear fitbits. all freshmen must wear the watch and the data will be tracked by the school and it will impact their grades. students will be required to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. it is unclear how much of an impact the fitness tracker will have on the student's grades. montgomery county, a fu bar and restaurant owners were left

without alcohol over the holiday season because they didn't get deliveries on time. thousa according to our news partner, the head of the department of liquor control is out of a job. george griffin is moving on after 21 years of service to the county. you may have seen a brilliant fireball in the sky last night p. >> it happened around 6:00 last night. and people all over the northeast saw that. they reported seeing it. we slowed down the video to show you a closer look. the fireball is actually a very bright meteor and that's from a dash cam obviously. really cool. >> looked like that was maybe roslynish. but i know amelia, you were tracking that. >> yeah, that happened when i was doing the weather yesterday

evening. somebody that works here ran in and said it was the most spec take y spectacular fireball they had seen. you can find the video on high twitter page this morning. the weather today having a pretty low impact on your day. more cloud cover than yesterday. but warmer temperatures than yesterday, as well. we're talking about a mix of clouds and sshine for your sunday. a lot of melting going on, a lot of dripping that you will hear throughout the day today as snowmelt continues across the area. we want to get as much snow melted as we can before wednesday comes. the more snow we melt take and tomorrow will spell out better -- lower likelihood i guess of flood concerns for wednesday. temperatures all over the place. 43 winchester, 29 martinsburg, 38 in washington. so be cautious for icy spots this morning, but yesterday

morning more widespread. not hearing of spinouts this morning. highs today warm into the 50s from 51 in washington, 59 for those of you in culpeper. even shall 60s well south like charlottesville and frederickburg. at the bus stop tomorrow, all spots above freezing. the district at 47, suburbs generally in the low 40s. and heading home, kids potentially dealing with some showers. but 59 degrees. rain very light tomorrow. so not a huge flooding concern tomorrow. and you can see highs tomorrow once again have a big pretty spread from north to south. hagerstown at 49, washington fli flirting with 60 as well as manassas. overall tracking mostly cloudy if we're not tracking rain. and you'll see that here on future weather. stopping it at noon, notice cloudy skies over the d.c. metro areas. rain back west of the area. 3:00, anemic showers pushing through. by 6:00 p.m., showers mainly

east of i-95. and by #:00 p.m., we return to dry conditions and clearing skies. tuesday groundhog day, a high around 50. partly cloudy skies. wednesday a high of 53. the record to beat, 65, i think we will be close, but i don't think we'll hit it. nonetheless, springlike warmth. 100% chance of rain on wednesday. heaviest rain later this the day. we'll start off with a misty drizzle. a big concern for flooding will be if storm drains are still blocked on wednesday. so if you have time today, i don't think it will be a bad idea to clear some storm drains in your neighborhood where you live. and again, another big player is how much snow melts prior to wednesday. we want too get a lot of the snow melted sunday and monday so water ways can absorb some of that water. thursday, friday, saturday, dry but cooler. 47 on thursday, low 40s friday and saturday. there you go, i'm changing up

the ground hog for you. >> he looks much more happy. nicely done. coming up, the news

this week president obama will travel to baltimore to meet

with muslim community leaders. he will visit a mosque. this will be his first visit to an american mosque during his presidency. last month the white house held a meeting with muslim and sikh americans over tensions with their communities. islamic leaders asked the president to visit a mosque. a gun law is quietly doing away. it had passed to create a bullet database. but as scott mcfarland reports, maryland is lowithrowing in the towel. >> reporter: they heard the police sirens. >> it occurred just around the corner from my mom's home. >> reporter: shot and killed in a restaurant parking lot in 2004. >> a piece of me was taken away instantly. it really, really hurt. >> reporter: the accused shooter, 21-year-old robert garner, faced a jury. >> you're dealing with 12 members who have to make a decision. >> reporter: one of the pieces

of evidence shown during the trial, a shell casing recovered from the scene. >> they had a look of wow on their face. like this is it. that's all i needed. >> reporter: juinvestigators ha compared the pubullet casing to the database. a law requires gun neverers to fire a round from every ghun sold in the state and send the casing to maryland state police who would bar code and file each one for future evidence. but police said braxton's case was one of only a few in which the evidence was ever used. and even so, it didn't help find the actual gun. >> the database never worked as it was intended to work. >> reporter: they say not once did any of the hundreds of

thousands of shell casings specifically solve a crime. >> i think it's frustrating from officials from the lemgislative side and from the technicians who put a lot of time and effort into establishing the program and doing their best to see that it worked. >> reporter: news 4 iteam cameras were allowed inside an old fallout shelter where the casings are stored, each kept in an envelope. he maryland has closed down the program. they aren't tossing out the old ones just in case an old gun is used in a future crime. braxtons are grateful for the program. and said if her brother's murder case ends up being one of the few helped by the bullet database, it was worth the trouble. >> it costs $1 million to help set up the database and a

quarter million dollars a year to operate it. no demotion for retired army general david petraeus. that is according to the pentagon. p petraeus needed guilty to misemergencyi mishandling clarass tied. in his lee deal, he avoided being charged with making a false statement. this morning two escaped inmates are headed back to jail. three men broke out and someone recognized one of them in the golden gate park and called police. nayeri is the suspected master mind of the jail break. police caught up with him and arrested him. police found the second fugitive hiding in a van nearby. the third inmate turned himself in on friday. a jail worker is also behind bars accused of helping the trio break out.

four people were killed in a 70 car pileup in western slovenia. the accident happened on a key highway connecting the capital of the country with the adriatic coast. thick fos fog led to the pileup. it will be a warm start to the week. as you it a look at union station. amelia is tracking why it could lead to flooding concerns. and more than a week late er er, schools are still impacted from the storm. and in

7:30. here are the top stories we're following right now. is man a recovering after getting shot in the face with a pellet gun in silver spring. please don't know who is responsible. 13-year-old virginia girl kidnapped earlier this week is dead. investigators found nicole's body. david eisenhauer is charged with her murder. and ted cruz is a close second to donald trump headed in to iowa and bernie sanders is just three points behind clinton. welcome back, everybody, on

this sunday morning. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. i think we can all breathe a sigh of relief after the blizzard. maybe shall warmome warmer temp coming. >> we'll continue to track temperatures warming up a little each day. a lot of melting going on. and the good news tomorrow morning as a lot of us start to resume our normal routine, refreeze really not a concern. but there could be some icy spots out there this morning with 27 in frederick, culpeper at 30. the district well above freezing at 38. so your morning planner, first showing you skycast 4, some cloudiness out there this morning. we'll be tracking a mix of clouds and sun throughout the day today. temperature at 10:00 a.m. at 44, by thoon already around 50. and the weather impact for today, lots of melting going on. great day to hit the slopes.

also not a bad day to get the car washed. thank you so much. 7:31. and developing, d.c. police are searching for this missing 14-year-old. she disappeared last night in columbia heights. if you have seen her, please call police. more than a week after the blizzard ended and we're still seeing its impact. loudoun county public schools will start two hours late. its administrative offices will open on time. a homicide investigation is under way in prince george's county where police say a man was shot to death saturday afternoon near the addison road metro station. a citizen flagged down a nearby officer and took them to the victim. most of the investigation happened in a wooded area behind the boarded up home. still no suspects or motive in the case this morning. new this morning, former salvadoran president francisco

flores has died. the 56-year-old slipped into a coma last week after undergoing emergency surgery. flores was president from 1999 to 2004 and at the time of his death, he was facing embezzlement charges accused of diverting more than $15 million meant to help earthquake victims. the u.s. continues to dismantle el chapo's drug organization. i.c.e. agents arrested more than two dozen members of the sinaloa cartel during a sting. they were operating in a small mexican town on the border with arizona. i.c.e. says the cartel members had assault type weapons and hundred will of pounds of drug. a fight broke out at a motorcycle expo this denver. ed a one person is dead. three people were hurt. police say they're interviewing witnesses and believe there was more than one shooter. the expo will continue today, but most events have been

canceled. in the week ahead, this could have a huge impact on your commute. ddot will begin a new phase of the 3rd street tunnel project. southbound lanes of 395 will close from new york avenue to e street. some southbound traffic will be detoured to fourth street northwest. let's go back to the race for the white house now. the entire nation is talking about the iowa caucuses of course. but not everyone in iowa will actually take part. >> i'm not available to go out and sit at the caucus. >> and she's not alone. here's how it works there. iowans must attend public meetings in places like school gyms, art centers and churches. in the close to 1700 precincts to vote for a candidate there, the process is much larger. it can take several hours. only about 20% of iowans actually participate.

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you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already.

a firefighter is recovering after bagsing a fire in takoma park. a firefighter fell true the through the first floor into the basement but got himself out. it took more than 75 firefighters to finally put the flames out. it's not clear what started the fire. brazil is mobilizing more than 200,000 troops to fight the zika virus. officials believe there is a

connection between the zika virus and increase in microcephaly. officials say a big problem is the standing water where mosquitos congregate. >> we need to fight very hard to reduce the population of mosquito and reduce therefore the number of cases of microcephaly. >> doctors say they have seen more than 4,000 newborns born with the birth defect. it is getting warmer out there and that will help melt a lot of the snow this week, but amelia is tracking how long the above average temperatures will stick around and what it will mean for flooding. >> and it is the most watched story on our website, a long time hotel worker says she was fired because she could not get to work du

tonight is the deadline for health insurance enrollment under the affordable care act. fines are going up for people who remain uninsured in 2016. the minimum penalty is $695. now states running their own insurance markets have different deadlines. we know in maryland, followings have until february 5 because of the blizzard. mayor muriel bowser will ask the council to give her the authority to shut a business down if people are smoking pot inside. the mayor says if she doesn't secure that authority, then amsterdam style pot clubs could spring up across the city. some on the d.c. council don't

want to give her that authority, they believe it's better to keep the marijuana smoking inside clubs than out on the streets. we're learning this morning that the alexandria council has agreed to set up its own ethics committee. but according to the "washington post," it is not the one envisioned by mayor silverburg. council members voted for more limited version of the mayor's roam. it will now give control of the committee to the all-democratic city council and they are also asking the state for authority to ban or limit gifts to the council. well, happening today, it's he your last chance to enjoy the washington auto show. it's very cool. opening today from 9:00 to 6:00 at the washington convention center. there you can get an up close hands on look at hundreds of cars. real cool stuff to check out. and be sure to catch our nbc 4 special this weekend drive time inside the washington auto show. veronica johnson shows us the coolest rides. that's morning at 11:30.

a maryland man accused of flying in by drone will tap trial. the deal will be announced at a hearing on thursday. russell tried to fly contraband into the we were correctional institution near clum better land. and the today oig show is next. >> let's get a review. erica hill and craig hemelvin joining us live in new york. >> you look so pretty in blue. >> adam, you look pretty, too. >> thank you very much, craig. >> you know what is brilliant than angry's blue dress? her brilliant mind. >> can we hang out all day? >> yes, we can. coming up, it is officially iowa caucus eve. and candidates are out in full force. hillary clinton and bernie sanders basically neck and they can this morning while donald

trump surges ahead of ted cruz. so how could today's campaigning affect tomorrow's vote? full coverage from iowa. also bill cosby due back in court this week. why his lawyers say the case should be thrown out. and plus the story of a retiring police officer going to great lengths to keep his k-9 partner by his side despite an attempt by the state to august off dog to the highest bidder. florida a >> and harry smith bringing us a cool story about talented artists being discovered. >> that and much more when we get started on "today." >> we love our sundays with harry. >> we'll be watching. i could have been anywhere, but i chose to be here today. and it's about choices. >> snoop dogg one of many celebrities visiting flint, michigan to see how they can help with the water crisis there.

meanwhile the attention is focusing now on the children dealing with the crisis. many were just two years order old when they began drinking that tainted water. stephanie gosk has what is being done to help. >> reporter: these preschoolers were just two when the water source was switched to save money. for more than a year, they were exposed to lead. there are nearly 9,000 children in this city under the age of 6. the most vulnerable population. >> it breaks my heart because they already have a struggle. everything is a struggle for them already. >> reporter: this pre-school director watches with a careful eye and wonders if she is already seeing signs of lead exposure. >> i've noticed the speech, the articulation and i've noticed behaviors of anger. >> reporter: flint is getting a lot of attention and right now these kids are getting a lot of attention, but this is the insidious part.

the symptoms may not show in the weeks to come or even the months to come. it could take years. and every single one of these children will have to be tracked their entire childhood. a good education, a healthy diet, and stable home are all ways to lessen the effects. but the building blocks that this single mother was already struggling to give her girls. >> i'm watching them all the time. are they still doing the things that they were doing or did the lead level cause their intelligence to fall off a bit. >> reporter: this child's blood contained an elevated lead level. and they see cases like this every day. >> when a mom comes to see me, the anxiety in their eyes is palpable. so we need to provide the health care services, the educational services and nutrition services for these children now.

>> reporter: the governor has asked the federal government to expand medicaid for the children in flint and the state's health department is developing a long term plan to monitor health problems. and then there is the grit of this industrial town. >> most of us, we're strong. we'll get through. >> reporter: the children of flint are depending on it. stephanie gosk, flint. lo thes of you have been watching this story. a leesburg woman says the hotel she worked at suddenly fired her for not getting to work during the blizzard. >> she said she was told to be on standby, but she was snowed in. lopez says that the hotel promised to pick her up, but the drug never son finally called l

on sunday. >> she told my son i'm sorry, but she's left without a job now. >> lopez says that she worked at the hotel for 12 years and never missed a day of work there. some good news, one company reached out to offer her a job. we called the hotel and they declined to comment. getting a lot of reaction on our website. >> a lot of people have had to deal with similar things. and there is some kind of level of expectation for leniency during the time like that. i don't know the whole story. did she call the day of, did she call the day she didn't get picked up. so definitely some unanswered questions there, as well. but one that is definitely pulling at the heart strings of a lot of people. >> i think a lot of us are ready to see the snow go away. >> yes, as impressive as it was, we need to melt away. >> yes, we to. and because if it doesn't melt, there will be big flooding concerns on wednesday. more on that in a moment.

but for today, the weather having a pretty low impact on your sunday. temperatures today will be warmer than yesterday, so a lot of melting going on and we'll track mostly to partly sunny skies throughout the day. currently temperatures in the metro area in the 30s and 40s for the most part. 40 in hunting town, 38 in washington and right at freezing in leesburg. skycast 4 walking you throughout the day, midday temperatures in the mid-40s. there you notice the mix of clouds and sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. and temperatures warm into the fifth being 50s across the area. in the evening, partly to mostly cloudy skies. that will keep temperatures even warmer than they are this morning. so that is great news for tomorrow morning p not tracking any black ice concerns. so traveling around tomorrow, we will be dealing with some wet roads during the afternoon hours as showers move through. but still largely the road conditions not too bad.

outdoor exercise, you might want to head indoors. temperatures not too bad, but we could still see slushy snow? in spots. with a small umbrella, you'll be fine for your monday. so tomorrow we start off at 46 degrees, well would have freezing. any sunshine during the first half of the day will give way to cloudy skies for the afternoon. showers moving in west to east. by 7:00 p.m., hours east of washington impacting potentially the southern maryland areas and the northern neck. temperature around 50 degrees. so what to wear tomorrow? you want the coat, probably a lee lighter jacket and umbrella. you can leave the sunglasses and gloves at home for your monday.

on tuesday, groundhog day, cooler but dry, a high temperature of 50 degrees. wednesday a high of 63. 100% chance that we're dealing with rain on wednesday. in fact i think rain starts to move in overnight tuesday and then we'll track light showers wednesday morning, becoming saidisaid i sist saidier and heavier throughout the day. overall half an inch to three quarters of an inch of rain on monday. so i think a big concern more so than anything else will be the fact that a lot of storm drains are tistill blocked with snow. so maybe if you can head out and clear off the snow drains in your neighborhood to try to mitigate any flooding potential. another big question is how much melting to we get today, tomorrow and tuesday. the more we melt today and tomorrow, the more the water ways can absorb the water that will fall on wednesday. but again wednesday the potential of flooding. thursday we'll keep it dry and cooler, 47 degrees, but still

above our average high. friday and saturday, highs in the low 40s with partly to mostly sunny skies. 7:52. tour thi four things you need to know. a 13-year-old girl kidnapped earlier this week is dead. nicole lovell's body was found yesterday. 18-year-old david eisenhauer now charged with her murder. a man recovering after being shot in the face with a pellet gun in silver spring on new hampshire avenue. police don't know who is responsible for the shooting. prince george's county police trying to figure out who shot a man for death saturday afternoon near the addison road metro station. most of the investigation occurred in a wooded area behind a boarded up home. and the fourth street 7th day adventist soup is set to reopen. >> a lot of people excited about this, it was closed after last week's blizzard slammed the area. it reopens at 9:00 this morning. a big night for hollywood

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happening today, the rotary club of mclean is hosting its fifth annual chocolate festival. eun yang, are you listening? sven tors clue david's candy

kitchens, fair trade and many more. admission just two bucks and kids 6 and under are free. leonardo dicaprio just took one step closer to securing the academy awards. he took home the top acting award at the screen actor guilds war. brie larson also secured one for "room." and idris elba secured two. and the cast of spotlight won also. social media was the perfect outlet for some of you during the blizzard. this video tweeted to me from some kids in laurel who decided to make a mix tape. >> snowplow, school's out, you ain't got no driveway.

snowman, snowman, snow man. >> that is angie enchilada on the hike mike by the way. >> is this the music from jump man? >> i don't know. but they got moves. too bad it wasn't ready in time for pat collins snow stick challenge. that's all for "news 4 today" for now. >> see what the snow did to all of us? >> we're back at 9:00 a.m.

good morning. down to the wire. just one day now to go until the iowa caucuses. the candidates making their final pitches in the hawkeye state as a new poll shows donald trump surging past ted cruz and hillary clinton holding on to a very slight edge over bernie sanders. we're live in iowa. back behind bars. a day after an escaped inmate turns himself in, his two accomplices are caught in a dramatic takedown, ending a week-long manhunt in california. >> it was clear to us that these people were armed and dangerous. >> this morning, the big tip that led to their capture. the award goes to diversity. a huge night at the screen actors guild awards, the wins taking on new meaning on the heels of that oscar so white criticism. >> thank