rest of his life in prison. >> a judge accepted jesse matthew's guilty plea. he will serve four life sentences for the murders of morgan harrington and hannah graham. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver joins us. he's live outside the courtroom in charlottesville. david? >> reporter: wendy and pat, it's hard to even fathom the amount of pain these two families, the grahams and the harringtons have had to endure. for the harringtons, 6 1/2 years, for the grahams, well over a year. but today they have a resolution that at least allows them to enter that journey of healing, what is going to be a long journey no question. this is jesse matthew a few hours ago walking into the albemarle county courtroom to enter that plea. a judge accepting his guilty plea for four of the five counts, so here is how his punishment will look. two life prison sentences for the two 2009 abduction and murder of morgan harrington and two life sentences for

graham. for their families, it's an end to what was an agonizing legal process, and we heard from each family about their daughters. >> we draw considerable pride in all that hannah achieved in her short life, mercilessly cut short by jesse matthew. his evil deprived the world of a great talent but hannah's enduring gift to us all is she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended. she changed the world but at a terrible price. >> no one gave up. we didn't give up. law enforcement didn't give up. the media, you didn't give up. the community didn't give up. for 6 1/2 years you all were determined and resolute to find the top tier predator that hunted in this community. >> reporter: and i was in what was a very full courtroom as the judge asked matthew this. heto

she said, are you pleading guilty because you are, in fact, guilty of the crimes charged? he replied, yes, ma'am. much more to come from court this evening, including the message that matthew had to the families. that's ahead on news4 at 5:00. live in charlottesville, david culver, news4. and we have new developments in the presidential campaign. it now looks like ben carson is going to get out of the race. he notified his supporters today that he does not see a path to victory. and he's going to skip tomorrow's republican debate, but he did stop short of suspending his campaign, but said he would have more to say on that friday. meanwhile, the other campaigns march on. steve handelsman is live in houston with a look at what is next. steve? >> reporter: well, let's talk about ben carson first. he hasn't been a factor for weeks, which is ironic and sad in a way because the former baltimore pediatric neurosurgeon was the gop front-runner at

it's a little hard to remember back that far because carson faded so far so fast. john kasich, sitting governor of ohio, has not won a primary, and so really donald trump now coming out of super tuesday going into even more important primaries because those are -- most of them anyway are winner take all has just two rivals. can marco rubio take on trump? rubio won his first primary on super tuesday. now he's going into florida. he says he's going to win, but the polls don't indicate that he's got a shot. donald trump has a 20-point lead over marco rubio in rubio's home state. let's talk about ted cruz, who did win his home state of texas on super tuesday, won a couple more races. he's tallied four wins against donald trump, and he declared that he is the one to take on trump, but at the same time cruz said out loud what everybody is saying behind his back, which is no way to beat trump

just trump, rubio, kasich, cruz, or i should say -- if it's not just cruz versus trump. and so trump looking pretty strong still coming out of super tuesday. let's jump over to the democrats. hillary clinton looking as strong as donald trump, maybe stronger. she won seven primaries on super tuesday, like donald trump did. bernie sanders took four wins. that's remarkable for sanders. but here is some other math that's not so good for bernie sanders and good for hillary clinton. for bernie sanders to get the democratic nomination, he would have to take 59% of all the delegates from here on out, and that looks in a word, pat, impossible. back to you. >> steve handelsman, thanks. the next nominating contest in our area is march 12th when d.c. republicans hold a caucus. the maryland primaries take place april 26th. in west virginia voters go to the polls and

10th and d.c. is last on the democratic calendar with a primary june 14th. check out this interactive map on nbcwashington.com. it shows you not only who won each county but where their support is strongest. for trump southwest virginia delivered the biggest lead. for clinton it was south side virginia. dig into the numbers yourself on the website. storm team4 tracking some changes out there. chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center. we have another beautiful day but a cold wind is starting to blow through. >> a much colder day across our area today. yesterday into the low to mid-60s, even around 70. today we are right now in the 30s and low 40s. windchills are in the 20s. let's take a look at the numbers, and yesterday this map looked entirely different. we saw 60s, 70s all across this map. 35 in hagerstown, 41 in d.c. you add in the wind and we are talking about windchills in the upper 20s, even in the district,

still gusting upwards of 30 miles an hour. we have seen 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts today so it's been a very windy afternoon. the windchills are going to be a factor right on through the night tonight. so a cold night tonight, and then we have snow tomorrow night. we'll talk about when the snow begins, how much it's going to impact us and what the problems would be for that friday morning rush because that is going to be the time that we're most impacted by this next storm. we'll talk when the storm moves in in just a few minutes. right now the supreme court is tackling its first frof controversial case since the death of antonin scalia. it's a challenge to the abortion law. this law requires abortion doctors to have right at nearby hospitals and for abortion clinics to meet standards for outpatient care, for ambulatory care. in 30 minutes nbc's brian mooar will be live outside of the high court with a look at what's at sta

a short time ago the body of a prince william county police officer arrived in her home state of massachusetts. there will be a viewing and funeral there this weekend for officer ashley guindon. guindon was killed saturday in woodbridge during her first day on the job with prince william county police. ronald hamilton is now charged with her murder. a local judge on the stand calls a woman a liar and sends her to prison. why the judge says this woman has put other people's lives in danger and why it is not the first time. and a taste of spring. the big tradition here that's happening a bit earlier this year. you're watching news4 first a

and now your storm team4 forecast. >> i know, we told you it was going to return, the winter temperatures, and, indeed, they have. low to mid-40s for highs today but look at the windchill temperatures across the area. upper 20s to low 30s most neighborhoods right now. bundle up kind of afternoon. even with the sunshine. now, we're going to start to see the wind ease during the evening hours. 34 to 38. our wind chills are going to drop into the 20s. for tomorrow 33, cold conditions. we're partly sunny, so the morning rush we're dry for tomorrow. we'll take a look at your evening rush for tomorrow with that system coming in and, yes, snow in just a few minutes. >> reporter: this is chris gordon. a montgomery county judge calls a convicted drunk driver a liar, revokes her bond, and sends her

ultimately decides what sentence to give her for violating probation. kelly was convicted of manslaughter by vehicle and leaving the scene of the accident in 2009. she caused the death of two men by forcing their vehicle off the beltway. she served four years in prison, a condition of her probation was that she can drink no alcohol and must drive using an ignition interlock. from the day the lock was installed, it shows she was trying to drive drunk. judge joseph dugan asked her who she got to blow into the breathalyzer, she said no one. the judge didn't believe her and revoked her bond and said he wants the truth when she comes back to court in final sentencing. i asked what local law enforcement thinks about the judge's reaction and that's coming up on news4 at 5:00. check your fridge. a brand of cheese is being recalled because of

concerns. whole foods has issued a voluntary recall for several varieties of may tag cheese. the sell by dates are january 20th and march 21st. maytag has suspended production of the cheese. so far no one has reported getting sick. listeria can cause serious, indeed even deadly infections. and when are d.c.'s famous cherry blossoms going to make their die debut. >> and spring may be around the corner but it's still flu season.

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you're watching news4 at 4. new developments today in the move to bring a new hospital to prince george's clintoounty. the maryland senate voted to mandate spending for a new medical center. the decision to move ahead is angering governor hogan's office. they say it mandates more state spending without holding anyone accountable. the bill now goes to the house. well, if you are sick of the cold, a sure sign of spring is right around the corner. just four short weeks from now our beloved blossoms should be in full bloom. >> we heard from the national park service today predicteding that the c

peaking between march 31st and april 3rd. a little earlier than usual. last year the trees bloomed almost two weeks later than was predicted. news4's tom sherwood joins us with even more news about the cherry blossom festival. tom? >> reporter: it doesn't feel much like spring out here. now, the peak season for the cherry blossoms are march 31st to april 3rd. what does that mean? they say it means 70% of the trees here will be in full bloom. they should start planning your trip now. more than a million people are expected during the four weeks. the festival starts march 20th. there will be all sorts of events and parades and fireworks and you can go to our nbc washington app to get an early look at some of those events. coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, we'll talk about with festival officials about the impact on this festival o

washington. live at the tidal basin, tom sherwood, news4. >> thank you, tom. for a look at the most popular events of this cherry blossom festival, check out our nbc washington app. we've posted a sneak peek at what you're going to want to put on your calendar. just search cherry blossoms. it sure doesn't feel like blossom weather out there. doug, when is it going to start feeling like that again? >> next week. middle of next week. and i'll tell you what, the middle of next week we're predicting the warmest temperatures we've seen so far this year. so there you go. but right now we're predicting snow tomorrow night. okay. let's show you what we're dealing with outside. a nice afternoon from the inside looking out once again. we have plenty of sunshine but tom down there along the water, that's one of the coldest places to be because the wind, you can see the wind blowing his hair around, wind blowing right through you. still look good, tom, if you're still listening. 41 degrees. wind out of the northwest at 21 miles an hour and the winds will continue

gaithersburg, 34 in martinsburg, 43 in fredericksburg. look at the wind still gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. 33-mile-an-hour wind gusts in manassas. 33 in frederick. it is just howling out there, and especially was a little earlier this morning. this puts our wind chills into the 20s right now. so it's a very chilly afternoon. storm team4 radar, nothing to show. there's no rain, no snow around the area. you have to go back to the west of the mountains. we are seeing some lake-effect streamers coming down, lake-effect snow coming from cleveland down towards pittsburgh, even down around -- down towards snowshoe, west virginia. there you go. a little snow down there in that region as well but nothing like that for us. the snow for us comes in tomorrow night. so all day tomorrow is dry. i'm not worried about any problems tomorrow. here is thursday at 6:00. tomorrow 6:00. we've got the cloud cover. watch what happens around 9:00, 10:00. here comes the snow. the snow starts to build in. could mix with some rain, maybe even a little sleet down to the south, but it's

d.c. up across much of the area, and then overnight we start to see that snow start to move around upper level -- an area of low pressure down to the south that really starts to get its act together. that will essentially cut us off from the snow and watch what happens by 7:00. most of it now out towards the eastern shore, maybe down towards southern maryland, a brief heavy band of snow there, and then it's all out of here. so this is not going to be a big event. it's not going to be long lasting, but it does coincide with the early morning rush on friday. by 1:00 it's totally out of here and everything that's fallen has melted across the region. so we're not going to see the snow stick around long, but we could see one to two inches. this one to two inches a pretty much for the entire area. winchester, leesburg, rockville, warrenton. some of the latest computer models have been strengthening that southern storm a little more bringing southern maryland a little more but i'm not ready to move that just yet. we'll talk much more about this as we move through the night tonight and right into the

hour tonight. so 45 -- 70% chance of snow early in the morning on friday but high of 45. once the snow ends with the march sun angle, the sun in march is a little higher in the atmosphere, a little higher in the sky, that will melt the snow on friday afternoon. by friday evening all the snow is gone. saturday and sunday temperatures 46 on saturday, 48 on sunday. could be a flake or a sprinkle on sunday a well. another little system moves by. we're predicting cool weather. veronica will have the warmest temperatures we've seen so far this year coming up at 4:45. >> we look forward to that. >> thanks, doug. hey, march is women's history month and we want to honor the women of washington. >> and you're going to find them on nbc washington's instagram feed. this is laura. she says making sure her children and especially her daughter know that they can achieve anything in society is important to her parenting style. all this month we're high

successful women who make our region a great one. so send your suggestions to @nbcwashington. he just spent more time in space than any other american. first at 4, why doctors are taking a close look at scott kelly's health this afternoon and why they're also looking at his twin brother who has been back here on earth. one of our city's most iconic symbols is about to re-emerge. when will that building on capitol hill start looking like that building on capitol hill? with super tuesday behind us, donald trump and hillary clinton are celebrating big wins. do you think it's time to consider them their party's nominee? >> it's our nbc washington flash surovy. call or text the number on your screen. you can also vote on the nbc washington facebook page.

the egg mcmuffin. made with a fresh cracked egg and real butter. only at mcdonald's. i'm lovin it. new at 4:00. the aclu taking sides in apple's legal fight with the fbi. today filed a friends of the court brief on behalf of the tech giant. the aclu says a ruling in favor of the feds would have, quote, catastrophic consequences. the organization is one of many groups expected to file briefs in this case. yesterday the fbi director and apple's top lawyer testified in front of a congressional committee. the district wants input

the alcohol beverage control board held a hearing today on whether the emergency temporary rule should be permanent. they're set to expire in may. the rules are designed to make these organized barhopping events safer and more orderly after neighbors complained about public drinking, noise, and litter. it's another first for president obama. he's going to become the only sitting president ever to speak at the south by southwest festival in austin next week. the annual music, film, and interactive media gathering drew more than 80,000 people last year. the president will talk about civic engagement with the editor in chief of the texas tribune. michelle obama will also attend and discuss the let girls learn initiative which aims to improve education for girls around the world. and it's now against the law to smoke on an electronic cigarette while you are on an airplane. the u.s. department of transportation just announced a ban on e cigarettes on all flights in and

states. officials say it will protect other airline passengers from exposure to air row sol fumes. before this passengers could bring e cigarettes on as carry-ons as long as the devices were not charged on board. special precautions for visitors now in effect this afternoon at inova loudoun hospital and inova alexandria hospital because of the flu. no one with flu symptoms or anyone younger than 16 is now allowed and only two people are allowed to visit a patient at the same time. visitors may be issued masks, asked to wash their hands. there is a rising number of flu cases that have sparked this stricter policy. one of the most visible construction projects in the world is reaching a turning point. work to restore the capitol dome is starting to wrap up. if all goes as planned, crews will start removing the top portion of the scaffolding by the end of the month. that's acrd

project, restoration crews removed 13 layers of lead paint so the dome will look brighter and more detailed than ever before. repairs on the rotunda inside will be completed early next year. huge voter turnout thanks in part to african-american voters, and it could help decide who wins the big prize. why do the messages from some candidates resonate more than others? this time yesterday you could walk around d.c. in just a t-shirt. well, today you need your coat, and later you're going to need even more than your coat. you're going to need something to brush off the snow. veronica and doug are updating the forecast firs

four life sentences. that's how long jesse matthew will spend in jail. he pleaded guilty today to the murders of virginia tech student morgan harrington in 2009 and uva student hannah graham in 2014. by making this plea he avoids the death penalty. a chill wind is blowing. what a difference 24 hours make. as temperatures plunge. storm team4 is tracking the arrival of show. and dr. ben carson says he sees no political path to the white house. carson did not say he was suspending his campaign, but he did say he won't attend tomorrow night's republican debate.

now it's up to them to do what they've done by denouncing donald trump. it's time for republicans to stop the frankenstein they created. >> on the senate floor minority leader referring to a "washington post" op-ed that calls donald trump the gop's frankenstein monster. reid says after seven years of opposing president obama's askren d agen agenda, the republicans ever re -- are reaping what they have sown. donald trump is getting a lot of credit from both parties. republicans are celebrating the record turnout and say even though trump won the commonwealth, marco rubio's support shows a clear divide among gop voters. some top virginia democrats say trump's candidacy may have driven up the numbers but not in a positive way. coming up at the top of the hour, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports on how those numbers might translate in the november election.

savoring her big super tuesday victories and black democratic voters played a decisive role. whur's troy johnson is here with "talk around town." african-american voter turnout certainly helped hillary clinton in the south. is bernie sanders' message just not resonating? >> it's not resonating with a large group of blacks, pat, specifically older black voters. that's kind of the vibe that i have gotten from folks that i have talked to, older voters that have participated in some of these elections in the past% gravitating toward hillary clinton, but younger voters have a different point of view. there's something about the sanders' campaign that it's going to have to deal with in terms of the percentages of the vote. let's talk about that first. she garnered 84% of the black vote in south carolina to his 16%. so there's obviously something that needs to be worked on there. but he is resonating with younger voters. i

to him really because of education reform. it's really hitting home for him. here is what james had to say. >> i have a friend that's in debt right now because of college, and he can't even start to try to change the world because he's so worried about the debt. i'm not willing to vote for something to be the same as it is because that's insanity. >> also spoke to natalie, and she says it's time for some big changes. she's a millennial and she really wants to see some change happen in this election cycle. >> we're sick of the prison industrial complex. we're sick of being in debt and knowing that we're going to be in debt for the rest of our lives. we're sick of it. we're sick of police brutality and, you know, on the flip side, a lot of these candidates are pandering to my generation, but we can see through the nonsense. but this is going to be a game-changing election, i just know it. >> you can hear natalie's passion, and a lot of younger

think a lot of people are forgetting that they've been participating in some protests now for the past two years when you think about the black lives matter movement and things that are happening on college campuses, but it may not be enough for bernie sanders. he's got to try to broaden that appeal among black voters. >> republican voter turnout was huge, as we know yesterday, and it was up among black voters, especially in states like virginia and georgia. >> yeah. >> so what's going on there? >> well, black qurconservative voters are concerned about the economy. it's the economy, the economy. they believe that african-americans haven't fared very well in this quote, unquote, jobless recovery. the underreported numbers when you think about african-americans and the unemployment rate among african-americans kind of mixed into those numbers that sound good but really haven't benefited us that much. they're also concerned about the wealth gap in america, the widening gap has not been closed down. you think about the fact that also salaries have been stagnant in americaor

some changes there. some of those black republican voters are also small business owners, so they would like to see some things that help them continue their business to grow. >> and for your listeners, what's the impact of trump in this race? >> i was looking for a trump black voter and didn't find one, but there are some out there. we know there are some out there. i think the problem that trump is having with african-american voters simply is what he's been saying during this campaign. a lot of people can't square away the fact that he has said things about mexicans, he's said things about women, and most recently hesitated even saying anything about former klansman david duke. when he had an opportunity to speak, as one person told me, when he had the opportunity to speak to black voters and square some of that away, he missed his opportunity. so that's going to be a tough hill for him to climb. >> and the only african-american in the race doesn't appeal -- or has not apparently appealed

carson. doesn't seem like he has. i think people hold him in a very high regard, african-americans hold him in a high regard for his work as a physician, but the physician ben carson is much different from the politician ben carson, at least that's what people are telling me. >> troy johnson, thank you, troy. >> absolutely. and now your storm team4 forecast. >> yes, i know, you feel like you were deceived. the highs today upper 30s, low 40s, but it's been windy. we told you it was going to be cold today. the wind chills are right now in the 20s across the area. that roaring wind also blowing around pollen. yesterday the 24-hour count was moderate, today it's been high, and even the grass pollen is starting to come along, so you can thank the wind and our warmer temperatures that we had just a couple days ago, yesterday. and we're going to get back there too next week, so you might want to take the allergy medicine this weekend to get ready for that. cold and windy. look at the temperatures. we dropped to the upper 30s

7:00, 8:00, 9:00, but again we're windchilled. highs tomorrow in the 40s. we get through the morning rush dry, the afternoon rush dry as well. our change after 7:00. here is your snow at 9:00. we'll talk about the amounts and roads that could see the higher impacts on it in just a few minutes. thanks, veronica. it is a sad day for us here at nbc 4. our hearts are heavy because today one of us is missing. >> for 34 years randy stafford worked here as an engineer extraordinaire. he was a technical guru. worked audio, was a technical director in master control. randy also did the lighting in our studio a transforming it for students to compete in the spelling bee or setting the stage for us to celebrate camp for kids. or to host one of our many receptions. whatever job randy did, he did with precision, he did with excellence, and he did it with a smile on his face. >> randy was consistent. he was low key, unassuming, and

i saw him walk the halls of our building, he never, ever had a bad day, and if he did, we never knew it. >> no. >> what we did know was that he was the nicest man, the consummate co-worker and professional, the quiet spirit whose work and character spoke plainly but boldly to the rest of us. >> randy died yesterday at the age of 56 after a lengthy and valiant battle, and we will all miss his kindly face and his beautiful spirit, and we'll miss his presence. he was part of our family. >> and to his family, our hearts are broken with yours, but we hope you will find some solace in knowing that randy's presence among us was a brilliant light that for us will never be extinguished.

much colder day today. yesterday 65 degrees. today only in the 40s. i mean, take a look at these numbers right here. we're at 41 degrees right now in the city. we're at 37 in frederick. 34 in martinsburg. those aren't the wind chills. those are the actual temperatures. wind chills are in the 20s across the area. so so cold, and as we talked about yesterday, the cold air is now in place, and that sets us up for our next storm, and that comes on thursday night into friday. friday morning with we will have snow falling in some parts of the area. we're going to call it a low to moderate impact here ca

possibility of some delays early on friday morning, but we're not too worried about them. this is not going to be something that goes for too long. so by afternoon the impacts will be on the low side. it will be breezy but anything that fell will quickly melt during the day. veronica will have much more on this, she'll show you exactly what to expect from this next storm system coming up in about five to ten minutes. one of the deadliest cancers is not getting the attention and understanding it deserves. that's what cancer experts are saying in a new report about ovarian cancer. it killed 14,000 women in this country every year. the disease is treated as a single cancer even though there are several types of ovarian cancer. some don't even start in the ovaries. fewer than half of the women who get it will survive five years, but chances are better if patients are treated by a gynecologic cancer specialist in a place where many cases of ovarian cancer is treated. the criminal sex

case against bill cosby is now on hold in pennsylvania. an appeals court is considering whether to throw it out. his attorneys argue he had an agreement with the former d.a. who promised not to charge cosby in exchange for his deputy. dozens of other women have accused cosby of sexual assault but he has only been charged in this case and has repeatedly denied all of those allegations. for decades it's been an outlet for creativity but now its if you tour is uncertain. the concern for lots of local families after learning an important place for kids could be closing its doors. women's rights now in the hands of the supreme court. first at 4, what discussions here in washington could mean for women all over the country.

it's cold, it feels like winter, and now we've got snow about 30 hours away. storm team4 tracking it. we'll tell what you to expect coming up. right now the supreme court tackling its biggest abortion case in decades. it's over a texas law that requires stricter standards for abortion clinics and for doctors. >> and it's the first controversial case since the death of justice antonin scalia. nbc's brian mooar is outside of the supreme court with what's at stake. brian? >> reporter: an important abortion rights case but also a

itself. outside the u.s. supreme court, demonstrators added their voices to the debate over the most significant abortion rights case in nearly a quarter century. it was argued before a high court at a crossroads. short one member with the death of conservative justice antonin scalia in a session that showcased an ideological divide on the bench. texas defended the abortion law known as hb 2 as important to safeguarding the health of women. >> when over 210 women annually are hospitalized due to abortion. >> reporter: the law requires abortion doctors have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles and procedures be done in an ambulatory surgical center, requirements that caused half of the state's 42 abortion clinics to close and that number could drop to ten. >> this law is cruel and it is harsh and it does nothing to advance medical health for

proof the law led to clinic closing. the liberal wing questioned why texas holds abortions to a different and more expensive safety standard than higher risk procedures like liposuction. but anthony kennedy suggested the best source of action might be to send it back to the texas courts for a closer look. based strictly on his remarks inside the court today, it appeared justice kennedy seemed uneasy about closing ranks with his fellow conservatives. if there is a 4-4 tie though, the texas case stands, but it will not set a precedent. live at the supreme court, brian mooar, news4. and now your storm team4 forecast. >> yes, it's cold, it's windy. during the overnight, our temperatures are going to drop, but it is going to be dry. take a look, want to get you started as again we're about 30 hours away from snow starting

this area for early tomorrow morning. we'll have a little bit of early day sunshine. it is going to be cold though. 26 to 31, just not the wind tomorrow. we're not going to deal with that roaring wind that's been the case today. your afternoon, look at this, we have plenty of clouds across the area. your sky cast 4 weather as we get into the evening hours, i'm going to stop it at 9:00 here. take a look, there's the snow at 9:00. and it's snowing too at 11:00 tomorrow night. so it will start between about 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. our temperatures, yes, they're going to be i think above freezing, so we're going to see a lot of melting on area roads prior to midnight tomorrow. it starts, we're 37, 36 degrees. i think we're doing okay especially after getting up to a high of 42 degrees. there's your 4:00. again, snow starts tomorrow evening. what to expect thursday night, mostly light that snow. your road conditions should be fine with temperatures above freezing. and then for friday morning that's where we could see a few issues. one to three inches of

9:00 a.m. in the morning. some slick spots. we're talking about delays likely across the area, and there might even be a cancellation or two, but we're going to see some very rapid improvements as we make our way through the morning hours even. so here is where right now there could be some slick spots on area roads in the red. you're talking 66, talking 81, talking 495 right up 70, 270, even down i-95. i know it looks like a lot of locations that could be a little slick early friday morning but i wanted to zoom in and show you where right now i don't think we're going to have any issues. that would be southern maryland, calvert, st. mary's county and that's because there early friday morning the temperatures you see here should be just high enough. fredericksburg at 34. 34 early friday morning in laplata. 36 in cambridge. everywhere else we're freezing and subfreezing with that snow still coming down. so right now again some slick patches as we get into the evening hours. a little bit of sunshine for the afternoon, but it's going to be

and, yes, as quickly as that cold came into the area, i think this weekend our temperatures will modify. i'm calling it a chilly weekend right now. 46 to 48 degrees, but a little something there early sunday morning. right now we could see a few flurries, maybe sprinkles, breezy and chilly conditions, and then back to spring-like conditions next week. in just a couple minutes, pat and wendy, doug is going to be back with another look at that snowfall map. how much we're expecting across the area. >> all right. as long as we don't need shovels, veronica. >> and no flip-flops anymore. >> next week. next week we have 70-degree warmth back. >> i'll keep them close. children and creativity. after almost half a century a local art center may have to close down. >> and it could affect more than 1,000 families. news4's mark segraves has the story you saw first on news4. >> we feel like the rug has been pulled out from underous. >> reporter: since 1974 the fill a

northwest has provided music and arts classes for d.c. public elementary schools. currently kids from five schools are bussed in one day a week or classes ranging from band to dance to digital arts. parents we talked with say their kids love the experience. >> i just have seen his artistic ability just blossom in front of my eyes in just the short year and a half he's been there. >> reporter: the fillmore program, including the cost of busing the students back and forth, has been paid for out of the d.c. school budget. >> we have been funding a program and supplementing that program above and beyond what other schools have been gettingq >> reporter: in fact, fillmore, which serves about 1,700 students costs more than twice what d.c. school spends per student for arts and music for the thousands of other students. next year if the five schools sending students to fillmore want to continue, then the individual schools will have to pay for it out of their own budgets. >> that would require the schools to cut

staff. >> reporter: the other option ask to close fillmore and move the arts programs into the schools. >> we literally have no space in the school. we have no extra classrooms. >> we are committed to helping schools figure out the space that allows them to have a robust arts and music program. >> instead of this program being on the chopping block, it should serve as a model. we should expand this program. >> mark segraves, news4. and we are working several developing stories in the newsroom right now. more rapid transit options coming to your neighborhood. where you could soon be sharing the roads with a lot more buses. fire on the operating table. local hospital patients claim they caught fire while undergoing surgery. at least one of them says she was awake when it happened. the i-team found surgical fires happening hundreds of times each year according to government estimates. you can hear their stories of recovery and what they want you to know.

>> reporter: where is the body of virginia gray? they were supposed to have a funeral for her last weekend, but when her grandchildren showed up for a viewing here, they looked into the casket and said, that's not our grandmother. they postponed the service. they postponed the burial. tonight we hear from the funeral home. tonight we learn more about what may have happened to the body of virginia gray. i'll be back at 5:00 with the story. a record-setting trip around the world, but now our u.s. astronaut is safely back on earth. doctors have some important questions about his experience and this could be important for the future of space travel. you're watching news4 at 4:00.

after nearly a year in space, strastronaut scott kelly called his departure bittersweet. he says he's going to miss it. kelly and his russian counterpart landed in kazakhstan late last night. jay gray has more on his adjustment to life back on earth. >> reporter: scott kelly back on mother earth after 340 days in space. >> reporter: 250 miles above the planet in orbit longer than any american astronaut. >> felt like i had been up there my whole life, you know, after about the first six months, which is like the

increme increment. that's a long time. so a year is really, really long. >> reporter: scott kelly spend his time on the international space station, 49 weeks, locked in research and snapping a gallery of riveting photos posted on social media. now nasa hopes to get a clear picture of the effects of an extended stay in space. comparing scott to his genetically identical twin mark who remained on earth. both astronauts going through a battery of test providing data the space agency hopes will ultimately help them make the two or three-year trip to mars. >> by going to mars here, it will make things better on earth. i'm happy to be a part of that. >> reporter: to this point, one of the biggest parts almost a year in the making. jay gray, nbc news. now at 5:00, a family wants to bury their late grandma, but they can't find the body. now the funeral home is

a student says he told a teacher that he was sexually abused at school, and a new lawsuit claims that teacher did nothing. plus, cold weather makes a comeback. next comes the snow. but first this. it has been a long, a very long journey to this point. >> a convicted serial rapist pleads guilty to killing two virginia college students. >> evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled that wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible friprice. >> jesse matthew avoids the death penalty but will spent the rest of his life in prison. >> for 6 1/2 years you all were determined and resolute to find the top tier predator that hunted in this community.

successfully completed today. >> a day for justice, a day to end the nightmare for two virginia families. hannah graham and morgan harrington vanished, both college kids abducted, both killed. the two remarkably murder cases amplified concerns about campus safety. today their killer was sentenced. news4's david culver live in charlottesville for what was an emotional day in court. david? >> reporter: wendy, no question emotional, but also as you heard in some of those words there from the victims' family members, powerful, strong. i want you to hear some more of what jill harrington, the mother of hor began harrington had to say. she said she learned it takes not only a village to raise a child but also a village to bury a child and hannah graham's father had this to say. he said matthew will never inflict pain on other