there but clear of snow. fredericksburg city and manassas schools both opening two hours late. check our app for the latest delays and closings. we're also keeping you up to the minute with the scroll at the bottom of our screen. we again with chuck bell with what you are stepping outside to in your neighborhood. as you're going outside in all likelihood the grass is white where you live early here this morning. almost everybody got at least a half an inch to an inch of the white coating, mainly grassy areas. it's going to stay chilly

taste of e sounow and it's stil down. tthe sh shenandoah valley. that is welcome news. cold and dry, 38 as you go out for a friday night on the town. more about the rest of the weekend coming up. more on the storm team 4 by 4 driving through arlington. roads are just wet. 270 at clarksburg road. do have a crash here in the

outer loop at connecticut beltway going to take you 20min e spots around our area have seen more snow than others. megan mcgrath is live in st. mary's county where it really is coming down there. >> reporter: yeah. and can you imagine this kind of snow here in st. mary's county and spring is just around the corner here. they have to have gotten about four to five inches if you look at the base of this light post here. you can see the accumulation. we here here in hollywood, maryland in st. mary's county. it is still snowing here. you can see a lot of the knsnows here on the ground as well as

pavement. no traffic problems whatsoever. the trucks have been out there putting the salt down and the roads are just wet. the snow is falling but it's not sticking, at least on the road closer to the city. checking out conditions around the area for you right now. road are wet but clear. crews used these trucks to pretreat yesterday and make sure you could get to work safely and on time this morning. the second former virginia daycare worker has been convicted of child cruelty in a case prosecutors describe as a bake fight club. the 26-year-old was convicted of abusing children at the

edge from ati standoff. two men shooting at cars were seen running inside. several cars were damaged and five nearby schools put on lockdown. gonzalez was later arrested. senators marco rubio and ted cruz on the attack. cruz arguably having one of the best debate performances at just the right time. we're talking about last night's republican debate in michigan. he made the case trump is not a real conservative and could not win the white house in a fight against hillary clinton. senator rubio turned every question into an attack on trump,

the front the worst against hillary clinton. twist, when t back asked moderators if candidates could support trump if he became the nominee, all of them said yes. despite the snow, hundreds of protesters wanted their message heard ahead of last night's gop debate in detroit. in flint residence departments struggling with the aftermath.

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a busy morning from our storm team 4 after a night of snow. the thing you're most likely to notice when you step outside is that the grass is covers. the streets though are wet. pretty clear

>> chuck bel covered. he even thought across the area. your commute will be kind of a nasty one here this morning, wet and cold. breaking news on the roads.

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chuck looking at the impact this weather will have on your weekend. take a look at the radar here. you can see the snow falling lightly across the area right now. mike seidel is in virginia beach. it's windy there. >> reporter: here it's all rain with temperatures in the low

gos ough mid afternoon. this a stormy morning, a windy afternoon. and then the weekend is not going to be too shabby. tha

this is not your best affected. a group of prince georges county firefighters isdoits part to help. the branchville fire department is collecting water to send to flint and looking for more donations to help families in need. bring water to four fire stations. >> go to one of those fire houses, knock on the door. the person will have been made aware of what's going on and they're excited to be able to help. >> the department hopes to have a truck filled

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inside thecold sboor. your weekend chilly for sure. temperatures in the mid 40s tomorrow. light rain possible late in the day tomorwiro be better, school and dry. temperatures up near 50. brand new problem here 95 northbound at skaggsville road here. we do have a crash. it looks like a vehicle off the roadway. crews on scene to get that out of the way. 270 south, that ramp to eastbound 370, you can see it's still a little bit slow. we have flares out here. police on the scene because of that earlier car fire. but it is moving. wanted to show you

again you can see the roads look good. aryland has a nice little all of this is the radar showing that we still have some snow falling over this area here, like can vert dolvert county. d.c. can learn a lesson from another city's strug. >> caller: struggles with a new streetcar system. while d.c.'s system is free for now, atlanta recently started charging a dollar. leaders say they're more interested in tax revenue from more development. si

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no real troubles on the roads there. snow coming to an end. temperatures getting up only into the low 40s. roads have actually been in pretty good shape. >> there's no red and the snow is moving out of the way. no major problems right now. one delay right now. live picture 95 at

road. ere. in a few hours theide fr pr has to answer to federal charges of sexually abusing 17 children while working for an elementary school. >> reporter: now those federal charges come in addition to some local charges already pending against dante carroway. charges of exploitation of a minor for the purpose of child pornography. this stems from incidents involving as many as 17 children between the ages of nine and children. he is t

cell phones or takenic among themselves and some with him. it happened at a church, at a recll a local school bus driver who also once worked as a d.c. jail guard is now accused of trafficking a teen age girl for sex. he resigned from the jail in 2012 and is now a prince georges county school bus driver. he is accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution. the girl called 911 from the bathroom of a hotel after she was raped and threatened with a

knife. a teen will go to-year-old entered a no series of threaten text messages were discovered. three students told sheriff's deputies they were joking. it was one of the most shared mysteries in our nbc washington app all week long. now

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sailing on expect. >> as advertised, snow came in last evening and sfnowed most o the night long. even though it's piled up pretty substantially in southern maryland, again, no real problems on the roads. still some lingering flurries backhere across parts of winchester, frederick and loudoun countys.

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focuses less breathe, breathe, breathe. you can do it. >> a night of heated attacks and nasty exchanges. the memorable moments from last night's republican debate. >> reporter: it's a winter wond wond wonderland here in saint mary's county. the good news, the roads are looking

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15 before the hour. storm team 4 getting you ready for the conditions you'll fa outside. how much sndehere you live. in saint mary's county, maryland, we're seeing several inches of snow this morning. >> friday off to a slushy, snowy and freshly whitened start across the area. there's our tower looking at the national cathedral here. all the grassy areas are

it will depend on where you megan mcgrath joins us lif saint mary's county. >> reporter: we are in hollywood, maryland, in saint mary's county. i would say they have gotten between four and five inches of snow. and take a look at just how all of that snow clinging to the trees, to the burshes and the grass here. it is absolutely gorgeous. it's not causing any

problems. thiseve wet. so we are notroad crews have be down salt, which is why the roads are in such terrific shape. the further south you go you encounter the snow. waldorf, saw it that area, but the most here in saint mary's county. and you will see white when you step outside this morning, not necessary ily on the roads though. snow has been coming down for hours around the area, but it isn't sticking in most places. police in maas

manuel gonzalez is responsible or shooting ats michigan. the members are expected to hear from families affected by the water crisis there. that visit as frustration grows in the flint community, demonstrators are demanding michigan governor rick snyder be held accountable. despite the snow hundreds of protesters shared that message ahead of last night's gop debate in detroit. state police stood nearby but did not make any

>> no, lying te. >> breathe breathe breathe. . i know it's hard. >> when you're done with the yoga, can i answer a question here? >> you cannot. >> plenty of jabs there. senators marco rubio and ted cruz trying to attack donald trump. tracie potts live now. >> reporter: he certainly had some one-liners against donald trump that will be

from tverelea the tape under essure fro t tape, but he did admit when it comes to immigration you've got to be flexible in some of your positions. at the end of this debate between at least three of the four candidates

whenever of you turns out to be i'ntly said yes. and so d rubio was first bu fist bumping. >> ahead on "today" an exclusive interview with mitt romney. expect to hear more about his criticism of donald trump. thank you to everybody who's been sending me

social media. levated surfaces and trees and ba even more. now only prince georges county under the winter weather advisory. everywhere west of i-95 is out of any advisory from this point going forward. no reel travel troub i no real travel troubles. it will be

back to the drier cu that makes all the difference.al that pretty to be honest, but some amount of clearing, staying chilly, temperatures in the 40s today. we turn the sunday afteron, back to the 60s on monday and into the 70s we will soar by the middle of next week. one of the slow spots outer lo

the but it thimorning. 66 and 95 looking good. 270 at montrose also looking quite good. new this morning two italians held captive by the islamic state have been freed. the men had not eaten in a week and were being held hostage in a western libyan city. the two busted down the d

january 31st. a 35-year-old was arrested and charged with murder. bird and the victim were seen arguing inside the club before the stabbing. months after a police officer's tragic road. the "washington post" says his father made an emotional plea yesterday to get an anti-drunk driving bill passed that would require more drivers with a dui conviction to get ignition interlocks. it was voted yunanimously out o the

$29,600. more consumers are tin fr thing to know this morning. a group of congressional leaders heading to flint, michigan, to check out the water crisis. a teen will go to prison for being part of a plan to shoot students at river bend high school last year. the 17-year-old entered a no contest plea. he was charged with conspiracy to commitment first degree murder. the attacks against trump are getting more substantiv

apart the gop ft morning.nty closed. also opening two hours late today saint mary's county, calvert county, fredericksburg and manassas county schools. at is the broadcast tthhi

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>> he hit my hands. nobody has ever hit my hands. look at those hands. are those small hands? >> is this any way to elect a president? mitt romney is here this morning to talk about that and his unprecedented attack on the runner. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> our exclusive interview with the man who some say wants to be t the savior for the republicans. winter's last gasp? rain, snow and a slippery commute for millions. al says a big warmup is on the way.