the same time yesterday. a shock to the system for sure. snow likely to move in overnight tonight and it could be a messy go early on friday morning. winter weather advisories have already been issued for the entire news 4 nation. they go from tonight at 10:00 to tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. this morning we're at 19 now in manassas, 30 in washington. so as you plan out your day, it's cold outside this morning. you will need your winter coat for sure. cloudy skies come in this afternoon and after 7:00 or 8:00 tonight, may start a light rain or light snow. more about how much we'll be getting coming up. 270 southbound at 80, those backups are building. i just got off the phone with police and they're saying they're on their way out to this accident it sto see what is goi on. we have chopper on the way, as well. big look at 270, slowdowns pretty much into the germantown

area. planned new crash eastbound toll road before 66 being reported there. overall beltway nice and green. inner loop and outer loop rolling along just fine. 95 at prince william, normal volume. hopefully a shot from chopper coming up. a lot of us, thousands, use to get to work every day. it's deteriorating right under your wheels. and today a new report says the arlington memorial bridge needs to be completely reconstructed. the 84-year-old bridge connects arlington to the district right over the potomac river. megan mcgrath live along the bridge now with more on what could happen without those crucial repairs. >> reporter: the worst case scenario here would be that the bridge would have to be closed to traffic completely. we've known that the memorial bridge has been in bad shape for a while. steel supports on the underside of the bridge have eroded to the point where they'r

going across. we already have lane closures on the bridge as well as weight restrictions. and now comes word that if a major overhaul isn't done and done to the tune of $250 million, that in five years, the memorial bridge would have to be closed to traffic. so shut down completely only used for pedestrian traffic which needless to say that would be a major, major rob for commuters. now the reconstruction again $250 million, but the park service says that they don't have the monday to do that sort of thing. in fact they say the lack of money has gotten us into this mess in the first place, that maintenance on the bridge as well as other road projects has been deferred for years because of funding issues and that's why we find ourselves in this predicament. now, 68,000 vehicles use the memorial bridge every single day. you can only imagine the impact that we would see during the rush hour commute if they actually did have

bridge completely to traffic. the park service scrambling to find the money to do the repairs. back to you. today the case of six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death will go before the maryland court of appeals. the central issue is whether officer william porter can be forced to testify against his fellow officers. gray suffered a severe spinal injury while in police custody and later died. porter says a judge violated his rights by ordering him to testify in two other trials. his lawyers want that decision reversed. the court could issue a ruling as soon as this afternoon or it could take months. the trials for all of the officers are hold until a decision is reached. fairfax county police are thankful this morning that no officers were injured after a man shot at them. homeowners hid in their basements during a police standoff in franconia on wednesday.

police say 19-year-old syed javid fired shots at officers on larkspur drive. officers fired bean bag projectiles back at javid and he was eventually taken down by a police dog. the county police chief says the confrontation was similar to what happened in prince william county. >> officer ashley begguindon ga her life for the same type of event and this is what we do every day nationwide as a profession p. >> police say they were called to the home after an argument between javid and his father. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no one else was hurt. today another step in an effort to protect students in prince george's county public schools. the student safety task force will meet today to continue discussing school safety as security policies and procedures. that task force was set up after former school aid deonte carraway was charged with sexually abusing students and making child pornography.

the task force will begin proposing policy change this is may. also today the prince george's county state's attorney will take her support of mandatory reporting to the state capitol. she will testify in support of house bill 825, it requires anybody who works with children in a professional capacity for the state to report abuse or neglect to authorities. the bill also includes reporting verbal threats of harm or death to a child by a parent or guardian. the deaths of two prince george's county children at the hands of their mother inspired the law. and today the maryland legislature will also debate whether to give terminally ill patients the right tody wh dd d when to die. the death with dignity act would allow doctors to prescribe a deadly dose of medication to patients expected to die within six months. maryland was on track to become the sixth state to pass that kind of law. 6:06 now. didn't look for dr. ben carson on the gop debate stage in detroit tonight. carson is not suspenng

campaign, but he told reporters yesterday he sgn see a, quote, political path forward. senator ted cruz may try to go one-on-one with donald trump tonight. cruz is behind trump in the delegate count, but his wins on super tuesday are keeping him competitive. tonight's fox news debate starts at 9:00. a republican not running for the nomination hopes to influence the race this morning. mitt romney is expected to criticize frontrunner donald trump in a speech at the university of utah in salt lake city. the former republican presidential candidate may ask voters to back senator ted cruz or marco rubio instead. truck is striking back on social media. last night he tweeted, quote, failed presidential candidate mitt romney is having a news conference tomorrow to criticize my. just another desperate puf by the man who should have easily beaten barack obama. new this morning, the school board meeting lasted hours late into the

have schools named for them. applause when the decision was finally made last last night. the new elementary school will be named for firefighter kyle wilson. the board will also rename godwin middle school for gompg hampton, a black colonel and philanthropist. putting you in the driver seat. dash cam video showing you a police officer's frightening encounter with an ice covered road. and that system you see right there could be a major headache for you when you wake up tomorrow. chuck is preparing you for that plus the conditions you'll see during your commute. plus new technology aimed at protecting your kids at home.safety feature that has u.s. regulators working with can

take a look at this video. dash cam video catching a police suv sliding backward down an icy hill. eventually it slammed into a ditch. you can see a very cold creek below. the police chief was behind the wheel here yesterday morning. he's okay. thankful to the other officers who came to help him out, too. >> you can't mess with ice ever. and speaking of ice, chuck bell, i'm a little concerned about this winter weather advisory happening tonight. >> well, don't panic. it's not a run to the store and get bred and milk and eggs and all that. but a slushy couple inches of snow is certainly a possibility by about this time tomorrow morning. we'll have a weather alert for you probably starting the afternoon shows today and weather alert tonight and early tomorrow. for your commute this morning,

cold and dry. temperatures in the mid and upper 20s. by the evening commute, temperatures they're 40, plenty of clouds away. there is the winter weather advisory posted for all of the news 4 nation. an accumulating slushy wet snow midnight to sunrise. school delays or cancellations cannot be ruled occuut. troubles on 270. here is melissa. 270 south at 80, report of crash there. chopper 4 on the way. we should have that picture for you when i'm back here at 6:21. orange, blue, silver line, no more delays on metro there. that has fixed itself. 270 south germantown to the spur, you're on time looking good 95 to 270. outer loop 66 into town and 95 northbound rolling along just fine. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. adjusting to gravity again. after spending a year in sp,

kelly's body that has people talking this morning. also ahead, a police officer caught hitting a teenager at school. the actions being taken after this video surfaced.

right now hugs and smiles sno astronaut scott kelly back home after nearly 12 hospitals in space. the moment he saw his family the first time since he left. a wonderful reunion there. he said he could not wait to be back home. >> it would have been great to get here quicker. i'm used to going 17,500 miles per hour, but this plane doesn't do quite do that. >> kelly also says there is no greater privilege than serving your country however you do it. and his year long trip was unusually long because nasa wants to see what all that time up in space can do to a human body and that information will help nasa as it works

to send someone to mars. nasa doing all kinds of tests on kelly and his twin brother mark who was back here on earth. so far we do know that scott kelly grew 2 inches taller in space than when he was on earth. and you know what that means. i have to hurry and get up into space. >> the question is will he shrink again. because no gravity in space, your spine sort of stretches out. but now he's back on earth. >> or does he keep growing. he's like a sci-fi movie. >> be afraid, be very afraid. new developments to tell you about. latest in the malaysian airlines flight 370. nbc news broke the story yesterday that investigators are looking at this possible new piece of debris. here are the first photos of that piece. investigators say it is possible that it came from a

and joining forces in the name of safety. officials from across the area signed a memorandum of understanding this week, it commits dees mayor muriel bowser, hogan an mcauliffe to creating a new independent federally mandated oversight agency for metro. if they don't to it, they could lose millions of dollars in federal transit funding. and we know construction could begin on the purple line before the end of the year. the light rail system has been given the green light by hogan. purple line transit partners has been picked to build the rail line. the maryland department of transportation says the group promised to get the job done for under $160 million. that is $8 million less than governor hogan's threshold for supporting the project. the purple line is expected to open in 2022. now a sad story that stunned a lot of people in the

community. a prince george's county family wants to bury their loved one but can't because her body is missing. the wrong body was sent from the prince george's county hospital sflr to a funeral home last week. today the family will meet with hospital firnls to try to figure out what happened. news 4 pat collins has been following the story and asking the question no one seems to be able to answer. >> reporter: where is the body of virginia gray. no one really knows for sure. you see there was supposed to be a funeral for her last weekend but it was called off after her grandchildren came to the viewing, looked into the casket and said that's not our grandmother. now, the funeral home says the toe tag on the body said have a are a gray. they say the toe tag was placed on the bed by the hospital. but the grandchildren say it's the wrong woman. it may take dna tests to figure it all out. there are a lot of moving parts in the story. w

>> virginia republicans are sending a message to governor mcauliffe. house lawmakers rejected the nomination of former fairfax judge jane roush yesterday. some people believe the rejection was a strategic way for the gop to get their own pick on the court. mcauliffe appointed rousch during a recess period meaning state lawmakers did not have a chance to approve or reject her nomination. inova loudoun is restricts patients. the reason, increase in flu cases. no visit ors under the age of 16, no visitors with any flulike symptoms and no more than two visitors per patient. you may also be asked to wear a mask if you are visiting someone at that hospital. new this morning, you can start making those summer plans. wolf trap has announced an impressive lineup of artists coming to its summer stage. tony bennett is among the headliners.

stage. the vienna venue has announced it will also bring back the popular p pop act from the 80s and '90s including cyndi lauper, boy george and the goo dolls. national simp national simp nation nags simple gone any will position perform. get some performers there. >> i think we should do a field trip. >> let's do it. i'm up for it. i do want to say thank you to the kids at river terrace education campus. and the faculty and teachers there, too. yesterday was dr. seuss' birthday, also known as read across america day. >> trying to be in-conspicuous. >> i went to the school there and we rad lorax. my first time reading that book. i learned to speak for the trees. we had a lot of fun. i appreciate the invitation. >> such

that message still resonates today. 6:21 our time. >> and chuck bell with what we can expect today before the nasty weather hits tonight. >> and all is quiet during the daylight hours today. no problems getting out and getting things done during the course of your thursday. friday morning could be a little bit of a different story out there. so weather and your plans, here is the way it will shape up over the next 24 to 36 hours. for today, just cold and dry. so no problems. green light for all your outdoor plans today. for tonight, a chance for rain or snow moving in after 8:00 tonight. so if you have things to to early, no problem. the later you get into the evening, the bigger the problem. and by tomorrow morning, going to give you the red light. could be a slushy wet start to the day tomorrow. the storm itself that we're waiting on is still back here near help physical. but winter storm watches and warnings have been posted all over the commonwealth. and you have t all of the d.me

10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the real transition snow and rain tonight. and the combination of rain and snow into tomorrow. so biggest ichl pact on the day tomorrow, a wet snow for the morning commute, could really slow things down. school delay, cancellations are a possibility. by tomorrow afternoon, just light rain coming to an end, no real problems for the ride home tomorrow. temperatures are in the cold fwen20s to near 30. so cold day today. temperatures only up into the low 40s with the chances for snow moving in this evening. shear futu here is future weather. by 11:00, midnight and really midnight to about sunrise tomorrow morning, that is the best opportunity for the snow. that will probably be the favorite area for snow amounts, washington southbound. so 1 to 2 in the metro, 2 to 3 down to the south.

cloudy and chilly, temperatures they're 50 and maybe a little rain/snow late saturday night. more about the timing of all this next snow chance coming up th in ten. chop every over tper over 2 looks like the crash just clearing. but you can see the delays around the turn there in urbana. 270 after that we pretty much open up and we're good down to the spur. northbound no issues at all. taking a look at this problem eastbound toll road before 66, still have report of a crash there hanging around for us here this morning. beltway overall hooking pretty good and very typical to start getting slow here top of the beltway as you come down from 95. so that totally normal there on the outer loop. 95 here at prince william parkway, northbound slow from an earlier crash now on the shoulder. so warning for you there. and i will be back at 6:31 with a live look at 270. it's 6:25

if you got a valentine's mug from target, there is a recall. u.s. consumer products safety commission says the love today ceramic mugs sold at target were mislabel mislabeled. . the lettering can spark when heated in a microwave. you're canned to retu easked to a refund. safety regulators are targeting window coverings and cords into duroducing cordless d technology in canada. susan hogan is monitoring the research and when you could buy the products for your home. to understand just how important the technology is, susan visited a mother from maryland. she lost her son two years ago tuesday after an accident at his bedroom window. >> he loved to look out the window. we believe he probably woke up at dawn, wanted to look out his window. pulled back the fabric of the roman shade and accident sli separated tor

went to look, somehow it caught him. >> right now there are no federal guidelines for window blinds. and that is something safety regulators in the u.s. and canada hope they can work together to change. we reached out to the window covering manufacturers association. it told us that it continues to innovate and introduce new technologies and consumers should look for the best for kids label on packaging. the statement goes on to say on cordless window coverings or those with inaccessible cords should be used in homes with young children. such an important technology to have in every home. serven, that is how many ty cobb baseball cards one family found in their great grandfat r grandfather's house. they're considered the most valuable of all time. >> take a look here, these ar

they were found in the los angeles area. experts say all together they are worth millions of dollars. now, the card is so valuable here because ty cobb hated tobacco apparently and he hated the company to stop printing these cards. so when a baseball player says don't make baseball cards of me, and there are some, sort of can make things a little more rare, i guess. >> what a find. it's a safety feature that will soon be available to school districts in virginia. when cameras could start catching drivers who drive past stopped school buses. plus, delays on 95. the toughest spots for your morning commute coming up. also preparing you for a weather alert tonight into tomorrow as we track this winter storm that would bring snow to our area. what you can expect where you live.

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rt as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. our storm team is hard at work tracking a line of winter weather. the system you see hanging out in the

roll into our area tonight bringing rain and some snow. that's why we're using #winter comeba comeback. >> chuck bell here with are more on the timing of the winter weather. >> we're watching very carefully as the chance for snow starts to move back into the picture after the sun goes down tonight. so you have all day today to get things done. there is a look at storm team 4 radar .bulk of the moisture still south and west, but it's coming our way. so four things you need to know, winter making a comeback. snow likely tonight. school delays an cancellations are a possibility for tomorrow. don't worry about winter sticking around too long. we'll be this in the 70s next w. but today highs well above freezing.

but cold enough tonight where we could get slushy wet snow by early tomorrow morning. could be some slippery roads for friday morning. more likely to have heavier snow amounts just south of town. the complete forecast coming up at 6:51. chopper 4 over the earlier crash. looks like we're clearing up pretty nicely here. eastbound toll road before 66, still have that crash here this morning. 66 at 95, overall looking pretty good. a little slow here at 95 northbound as i mentioned near prince william parkway in the northbound lanes. had an earlier crash that is still hanging around. we'll take a look at prince george's county and have travel times in ten minutes. if you illegally pass a cool bus in arlington county, you will soon be getting a ticket in the mail. you may remember last year's school buses started adding cameras

was not legal for the citations to be mailed. that is all about to change. h molette green is this arlington with details. >> reporter: good morning. we just saw the first of several school buses to come through here this morning. it's all about the safety of the children and a just approved senate bill clears the path to close the loophole and allow for citations to actually come in the mail. the existing law did not provide for that, only hand delivered tickets. now, all of this came about when the virginia state attorney general raised his concerns. so in the meantime, arlington and other school districts had to back down or back off issuing fines from those cameras attached to the school bus arms. we'll have to wait until july 1 gs before this actually takes effect. but safety, more asafety measurs on the way in the school zones.

back to you. shocking video you may find disturbing. it shows a baltimore school police officer hitting an kicking a young man inside a school. this video was shot at the reach partnership school in east baltimore on tuesday. the acting police chief says the two officers seen in that video are were responding to reports of intruders on campus. he says the victim was not a student. the victim's attorney says he was a student. the two officers in that video as well as the long time school police chief are all on administrative leave this morning. this morning friends and family will remember the lives of the three people killed in that terrible crash on river road over the weekend. services for michael, allesandra and thomas buarque de macedo are set for 11:00 this morning. the services are taking place at catholic university of america. a public reception will follow at 3:00 this afternoon. instead of flowers, the family has asked for contributions to a scholarship fund. death in

has police puzzled. a man found his other dead inside her home on 18th street yesterday afternoon. the gas burners were discovered on inside that home. arlington county fire officials are trying to figure out if there may have been an explosion. the medical examiner thousand looki lo thousand look into the cause of death. good morning. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. authorities say they have shot and killed two women who hurled grenades at a police station early this morning. we have this dramatic video that shows what appears to be women firing guns and launching grenades at a police bus before taking aim at the police station. attack, the women fled and they were ultimately found and killed after a shoot skro-o. no word on the motive behind the attack. it is 6:36 now. after the murder of a local police officer, a lot of people in our

back to the men and women who keep us safe. next week there will be several blood drives in honor of officer ashley begguindon and the two or officers hurt. we have a list of locations and times on the nbc washington app. search blood drives. students got a district to visit the white house this week. students from the broadcast journalism class interviewed the white house press secretary josh earnest. the group of six students did mock standups is what we call them outside the executive mansion. >> i love it. >> and then they sat in on the white house press briefing. pretty cool. after that, two of the students interviewed earnest. the conversation was streamed live back to their class at the school. >> over the years you have taken on many. what are the lessons you have learned along the way? >> and

you? >> after the interview -- hardcore stuff. after, they toured grounds and met the bocobama dogs. and a story that held tell for the rest of their lives i'm sure. >> they have bright futures. reaching a deal to honor would men in prince william county. the plan that school district came up with to make sure both get their names on a school. it's cold enough to snow now. temperatures are in the 20s. but there is not a cloud in the sky. yet. both of those things will be changing by this time tomorrow. details coming right up. plus we all see the quizzes when we're on facebook. maybe you've done one of them. we'll show you why you may want to think twice before you answer them.

so this happens on facebook pretty often. and we click on them sometimes. but those very popular quizzes could be really dangerous. hackers can use them to steal your

scam you out of money. cyber experts recommend being cautious on those quizzes that want you to sign in. to appreciate yourself, only participate in quizzes from reputable sources that actually protect your data. experts say just don't click on it because a friend posted it. >> i delete most of those. all right. 6:41. chuck bell in the storm team 4 "weather center" talking cold, snow. spring snow. >> all that is in play before cold today, snow tomorrow, springtime returns next week. but between now and then, it is winter. so kids need the winter coat and hats and sunglasses. low to mid-40s later on this afternoon, but starting after dark tonight, a chance for snow. i'll let you know when it starts, when it ends and how much to expect at

new crash northbound route 1 ramp to 95, crash reported there. could be slowing things. prince george's county overall looking quite typical as promised wanted to show you inbound here on 210. a little slow as you're approaching livingston road. and the beltway. 270 south, no problems. 95 top of the beltway over to 270 on the beltway there, it is a little slow. 19 minutes here this morning. 66 inbound, 95 north, you are on time. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car for the latest traffic troubles. taking action to stop donald trump. it's not the democrats, but trump's own party, the republicans not even in the race. a republican who is hoping to through your vote in the day ahead. >> reporter: close the memorial bridge to traffic in five years? the park service says it could happen unless there is a complete overhaul. a live report coming up.

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6:45. we're tracking a problem that could impact the route you take to and from work every day. what the national park service says it will take to keep the memorial bridge open to traffic. it is just one of the stories we're working on to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. let's start with chuck bell with more on the winter weather ahead. >> that's right, winter v

advisory has been issued from 10:00 tonight until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. could have a couple slushy inches of snow to deal with early tomorrow. more just ahead. and right now brand new crash 301 northbound before 4 about that crash , crash in the right lane. and ramp to 95 route 1, crash reported there, as well. a live look at the spur coming up. 68,000 of you use the arlington memorial bridge every day. and all that traffic is causing the structure of the bridge to crumble. today a new report says bridge needs to be completely reconstructed. the 84-year-old bridge connects are arlington to the district right over the potomac river. megan mcgrath is live along the bridge with administmore on wha happen without those crucial repairs. >> reporter: the memorial bridge is in very bad shape. we've known that for a while. take a look at this video here. the steel beams on the underside of

to the point that there are lane restrictions as well as weight restrictions currently on the bridge itself. now comes word that things could even get worse if a major overhaul isn't done on the memorial bridge, it could be closed to traffic completely in five years. now, the reconstruction of the bridge would cost about $250 million. the park service says that they don't have the money. in fact they say it's a lack of money that got us in to the situation to begin with that they haven't had the funding to do maintenance on the bridge as well as other projects. and so they are scrambling to find the money. but a lot of people use this brink. if it were to be closed to traffic, we'd be in tough shape during rush hour. back to you. today the case of six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death will go before the maryland court of appeals. the central issue is whether officer william porter can be forced to testify against his fellow officers. porter says a judge violated his

testify this two other trials. his lawyers want the decision reversed. freddie gray suffered a severe spinal injury while in police custody and later died. fairfax county police are thankful that no officers were injured after a man shot at them. homeowners hid in their basements gubasement s during a police stand over in franconia. 19-year-old syed javid fired shots at officers on larkspur drive. officers fired bean bag projectiles at javid. he was eventually taken down by a police dog. the county police chief says the confrontation was similar to what happened in prince william county. >> officer ashley guindon gave her life in the line of duty for the same type of event. and this is what we to every day in the fairfax county police department and nationwide as a profession. >> police say they were called to the home after an argument between javid and his father. javid was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

today another step in an effort to protect students in the prince george's county school district. a student safety task force will meet today to continue discussing school safety and security policies. that task force was set up after former school aide deonte carraway was charge aed with sexually abusing students and making child pornography. the task force will begin proposing policy change in may. also today the prince george's county state attorney will take her support of mandatory reporting to the stapt capitol. she will testify in support of house bill 825. it requires anyone who works with children in a professional capacity for the state to report abuse or neglect to authorities. it also includes verbal threats of harm or death of a child by a participants or gua participan parent or guardian. two men receiving a big honor for their impact on prince william county. kyle wilson and george hampton

them. wilson was county's only firefighter ever to die on the job. he will have a brand new elementary school named for him. and hampton is a retired army lieutenant colonel and philanthropist who served in the korean war. the county will rename godwin middle school for him. 6:50 your time right now. didn't look for dr. ben carson on the gop debate stage tonight in detroit. carson says he won't be there. he's not suspending his campaign, but he told reporters yesterday that he doesn't see a, quote, political path forward. expect senator ted cruz to target donald trump tonight. the frontrunner himself may also face tough questions from the fox news moderators after skipping the last gop debate the network hosted. tonight's debate starts at 9:00. and a republican not running for the nomination hopes to influence the race this morning. tracy pot tracie potts with us capitol hill. >> reporter: we got an

copy of the speech mitt romney is giving at the university of utah. scathing when it comes to donald trump calling him a phony, saying that his policies could lead to ruin for the united states p. and while hillary clinton is untrustworthy, electing donald trump as the nominee romney argues will ensure that she wins the presidency. so already a war of words before tonight's debate going on between romney and donald trump because as you might imagine, trump is not shy about reacting already to the speech that romney hasn't given yet. he's tweeted out a video accusing romney of not being a real conservative and in new tweets this morning, he said that romney is essentially making just another desperate move and that this was one of the worth races in presidential history. romney's campaign was. he says he's trying to bury a republican win. that war of words ongoing just a couple of hours before the speech.

us. thank you. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. and we're not going to panic. >> no panic necessary. just a couple inches of snow. it's the timing not the amount that has me a little concerned. the timing is just smack dab in time to mess up your friday morning commute. storm itself still out near help physica memphis for now. the cold air clearly in place and you see winter weather advisories from the great smoky mountain wills all the way up to parts of central new jersey and southern pennsylvania. all of the news 4 nation this morning is in the winter weather advisory. the advisory itself goes from 10:00 tonight until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. snow likely to start mid to late evening. accumulating slushy to wet snow primarily between midnight and sun advirise sunrise. school delays and cancellations are a possibility. so

today, though, nothing to worry about for most of the day today. 20s this morning, 30s at lunchtime, 40s for highs. back into the 30s by 7:00 tonight. for tomorrow, we start off with a combination of wet rain and snow early, then turn cloudy and dry later on in the day. future weather here is the leading edge of the snow chance after about 7:30, 8:00 tonight. most of the snow likely between 6:00 a.m. and midnight tomorrow. as far as snowfall amounts, here is our forecast. 1 to 2 inches or more washington areas west and north. could have a little pocket of 2 to 3 inches or more southern ro prince george's county down into southern maryland. again the timing has me most concerned. temperatures will be marginally cold, just cold enough to get a little snow. but may or may not stick much on the roads. melissa mollett, up to 72 next wednesday. >> let's keep it just like that. 301 northbound before 4, allow a little extra time. a crash in the right lane that is really adding to

commute. allow an extra 10, 15 minutes to get around that one. northbound 1 ramp to northbound 95, crash reported there. you can see 66 and 95 looking pretty typical. top of the beltway very normal for this time of morning. bw parkway southbound after 32, tad slow here this morning. 270 southbound slow from that earlier crash in urbana. you can see right here folks taking 355 instead to get around that. it is pretty red right there. taking a look at chopper 4 right here over the spur, no age problems here southbound, everything moving. montgomery county bus lot working today. we'll see if they might be delayed tomorrow. i'med dam tuesdaadam tuss i atlanta taking a look at their brand new street car system. it opened about a year ago and there have been plenty of lessons learned. we wanted to see what they have learnnd

few street car system. we'll take you through everything with ridership, with fares to even a problem with the homeless and training safety and security. all things that they have learned. tune in for our report coming up on news 4 tonight. 6:55 now. if you illegally pass a school bus in arlington county, you might soon be getting a ticket in the hail. molette green is at long branch elementary with more. >> reporter: just approved senate bill closes a loophole and will now allow for citations to come in the mail. the existing law did not allow for that. only happened delivered tickets. and that prompted arlington and other school districts to kind of back off from issuing fines from the cameras that are attached to the school bus stop arms. problem solved. the law takes effect july 1st. and that will allow those tickets to come in the mail.

good morning. landon dowdy at cnbc. starbucks may be falling out of favor with customers. a score which measures positive or negative sentiment around the brand has dropped in 60 to 29 in just eight days. the move comes after sar bubs revamped its loyalty program for more points for every dollar instead of for every purchase. with your cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. four things to know this morning, the american astronaut who spent a year this space is back home in texas this morning. scott kelly spent a lot of time hugging his family when he arrived early this morning. and he said it was an honor to serve his country in any way he could. prince william county couwi honor a fallen firefighter and philanthropist by naming schools for temp. a new elementary school will be named for kyle wilson, retired colonel george hampton will have a middle school named after him. and mitt romney is hoping to influence the race for the white

he's expected to criticize donald trump this morning and ask v ask voters to back a different candidate. if memorial bridge isn't reconstructed, it could shut down in five years. and watch for snow tonight into early tomorrow. could get a couple inches. it's the timing just in time for the morning commute. >> that is the news for this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next.

a phony, a fraud. just out what amitt romney is claiming to say about donald trump today as republican leaders openly consider finding a third party candidate to take on trump. with another big debate tonight donald trump will join us live to respond. welcome home. scott kelly arrived from texas overnight and reunites with his family. >> it is a great feeling to be back here on planet earth. smash-and-grab. dramatic video from a gun shop in houston. thieves storm