from the 60s in shorts and t-shirts to this morning, snow. we have the latest to get you through the weather whiplash. >> news 4 begins now with storm team 4. >> let's get you straight outside with a look at the latest conditions. here is a scene from frederick county, maryland, which is expected to be one of the harder hit areas. >> we want to give you give you a look at loudoun county. >> wet and slushy roads this morning. >> good morning, everyone. >> i'm erica gonzalez in for

we have crews spread out across the region this morning as we help to get you to work and to school on time. so far, no word of any school closures or delays due to the weather. >> take a look at all the people we have working for you this morning. we're going to check in with the latest conditions where they are, but we want to start things off with chuck and sheena for a look at your forecast. good morning. >> and good morning. yes, indeed. we are tracking what will soon be a developing nor'easter off the delaware coast. for now, main area of low pressure just to our south. those are thunderbolts down there just south of southern maryland. that's how intense this storm is. we have thunder and lightning on the other side of the water from st. mary's county and now rain changing over to some heavy, wet snow, especially up across parts of northern maryland out into the shennendoah valley. so a mix of rain and mostly snow now from winchester to martinsburg to haegerstown and across the northern parts of frederick and c

the transition from rain to snow is essentially right along the maryland and -- or the montgomery and frederick county border. so just know that this is going to be a wet good around here for the next little bit because it's going to be raining for the next little while. speaking of rain and getting wet, let's go to my colleague, sheena parveen. >> good morning, chuck. it's raining out here, that's obvious as we look at the radar. look at these temperatures, though. nobody is at freezing until you get to the higher elevations, of course. but the rest of the area coming in in the mid to upper 40s. these temperatures will be hard to get near freezing by the morning commute. we expect most of the area to be well above freezing for the afternoon. so that is good. and then we go later into the day today, we get some quick drying. but this morning, we are looking at rain out here. as far as your planner is n

early this morning. then we dry out maybe even during the morning commute, honestly, and then temperatures start to get colder as we go through the day today. chuck will have a closer look at your commuter forecast, your bus stop planner, as well. let's take a look at the roads with melissa mollet. >> we're talking about wet roads at this point this morning. pretty much, no matter where you look in our viewing area. so 70 just east of 270, it's nice and wet there. i was on 270 this morning, looked very much like this here. taking a look here at the beltway, no problems right now on but, again, all of this green means we have rain falling across the area and definitely will need those windchill wipers perhaps later in the day in certain areas. you'll need a bit of an ice scraper. >> thanks, melissa. we are heading out to a very different feel in the a

megan mcgrath. how is the scene there? >> well, it is definitely wet and just within i'd say the last 10, maybe 15 minutes, we started to see some very light snow picking in. if you look at the lights behind me, perhaps you can see some of those snowflakes mixing in with the rain here this morning. still above freezing. i checked just a little while ago. we're at 39 degrees in frederick. we're not seeing any of this light snow doing much of anything. so not spenexpecting a major prm here, but there could be some slick spots. and, of course, this is all just starting here. we had record breaking temperatures for two days. the ground temperatures are pretty warm at this point. so while we are expecting a sloppy morning, a raining morning with some of this snow mixing in here in the frederick area, not expecting a major snow event here. so don't panic, folks. but you can expect to see some of these rain showers as well as the snow coming

so just take illustrate easy out there. >> our team coverage continues in northern virginia now. >> that's where justin finch is in leesburg this morning. justin, we know you're inside the truck. how is it looking there? >> we have heading west on the leesburg pike. first, your wind with shield wipe withers getting a workout this morning. however, we're seeing a lot of wet roads out there about 3:30 or so. saw a heavy rain come down, lots of splash back on the cars on the highway as a result. i want to point out we're seeing lots of d.o.t. crews at the ready, at the median, circling the road cell here, seeming to be ready just in case this weather system changes from that rainey thing we're seeing right now into a slushy or perhaps

morning. so, again, be careful as you're out there because the roads are already wet and we know the temperatures are dropping which means it could turn to that snowy, slushy stuff very soon. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, justin. temperatures have stayed above freezing and that may be a good thing. road crews had to delay putting down salt. officials say they couldn't pretreat the roads for this storm since all this rain would have washed it all away. they say fighting the storm is all about timing. we have enough trucks and vans and salt and all that to combat anything that happens. >> we're going be as prepared as we can. if people can delay their travel, that would be awesome. >> you heard her. vdot says if you don't have to get on the roads until after 9:00 a.m., that would be helpful. >> cities to our north, including philadelphia, new york and boston are expecting as much as two feet of snow and single

declared a snow emergency for today. new york city is under a winter storm warning until noon. students in new york, philadelphia and boston all have the day off since public schools are closed. it's now 4:07. we're going to get another check on your weather and traffic. >> let's check with chuck bell and sheena parveen. >> 70s back to back. all week we've been going, how can we do it? there's just not enough cold air in place. what a cold air challenge this has been, sheen ma. >> yeah, that's right. the rain/snow line is struggling to get into the district. we're around 50 degrees in the district. and i don't see temperatures dropping to 50 gris in the next hour. that does not seem possible. they're going to

closer to the district. that's where we start to see some of it changing over, but there is an edge to all this where we start to see a quick end. >> we'll be watching for the end. >> most of the heavier, steadier precipitation, rain or snow should be coming to an end by about 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. though i couldn't rule out some passing snow flurries or a snow squaw or shower later on tharchb as the winds get howling. we'll talk about the impact of all those winds coming up in a few minutes. >> taking a look at the traffic right now, everything is nice and light here this morning. we don't have any big worries. i want to show you a live camera right now. we're going to do this a lot through the morning, just taking a look around town. so 66 west of 29. in gainesville, you can see nice and wet. all of the green here looks like slime there in the background, that is snow falling across the area. beltway, p

and outer loop this morning. we'll have a lot of live pictures throughout the morning. we'll take a look at 95 in maryland and in virginia and then a look on the beltway. >> thanks, melissa. our coverage on this storm team 4 weather alert day doesn't stop here. we want to give you another look live from northern virginia. we're going to check back in with the latest in just a few minutes. today would be a good day to download the nbc app. search nbc washington in the itunes store or google play. >> i couldn't do anything. i was helpless. >> also ahead, a man franticly watches and waits as his 95-year-old mother try toes escape their burning home. how she finally managed to get out. and president trump try toes take on the democrats. take them out to lunch.

welcome back on this thursday morning where we are in a storm team 4 weather alert mode. you're looking live at radar on the left as well as the scene in frederick county, maryland, this morning. that is one of the areas expected to be hit the hardest by this system moving through use it now. we're going to check back in with chuck and sheena for a closer look at where things are like where you live. it's not just

please tweet us your photos of the weather conditions where you are right now to @nbcwashington. new images detectives want you to see in connection with the murder in charles county. the sheriff's office is looking for the woman in these pictures. she's being called a person of interest. investigators believe she may have some information about nakita gray's death. gray was shot and killed last saturday outside a waldorf liquor store. there are arrest warrants out right now for two men. there is a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. it is 4:13 today. we may find out whether fairfax county police will finally release the name of an officer involved in a deadly shooting. that officer was granted a temporary

monday preventing his name from being released. a hearing is scheduled today in federal court in alexandria to determine whether the court should become everlasting. the man was shot last month after police say he approached officers with a knife. tezai is accused of shooting his two brothers, hold ago roommate hostage and seth a town house on fire. the aclu of virginia says the restraining order goes against the public's right to know. >> three charles county sheriff's deputies are being called heros after this dramatic rescue that saved a man's life. they say the suv ran head on into a large light pole and burst into flames. this happened on january 29th along crane highway. one deputy's dash cam shows him running towards the smoke and fire. as they were freeing the man's legs that were trapped, fire erupted from the floorboard. the three say the rescue did not makem

they say they were just doing their job. i tried to get upstairs to get his mom, but it was just too much smoke. >> from one act of bravery to another, now this time in southeast washington where firefighters pulled a 95-year-old woman, virginia haskill, a great, great, great great grandmother out of her burning home last night. she shares the home with her had son. he says the fire started in the kitchen and grew quickly. >> if i could put the fire out first, but it had already reached the cap nets. and so that's when i called 911. >> family members say the focus now is to repair the home so she can move back in. now to president trump's first 100 days. today, he's expected to have lunch with a hand full of democratic senators. it would be an attempt to woo them on the supreme court nomination of judge neil gorsuch.

after a bitter confirmation battle, president trump has his attorney general. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> the senate confirmed senator jeff sessions nomination by a vote of 52-47. president trump took to twitter to congratulate him. shortly after the vote, sessions delivered his farewell address and acknowledged the contentus debate around his nomination. >> i've always tried to keep my disagreements from being personal. i've always tried to be courteous to my colleagues. still, tension is built in the system, right? it is there. and the plain fact is that our nation does have room for republicans and democrats. >> sessions is expected to be sworn in as attorney general this morning.

senator sessions confirmation did not sit well with a group of activists in northeast washington last night. protesters went to senator mitch mcconnell's home to read him a letter by coretta scott king. they're upset that the majority leader silenced senator warren on tuesday as she tried to read that letter on the senate floor. king wrote it three centuries ago. in just a few minutes, we're going to have the latest on the ethical concerns around president trump's tweet around nordstrom dropping his daughter's clothing line. chuck bell, there are a lot of people waiting for some snow today. >> you may have to keep weight. >> okay. >> don't plan on building snowmen in whatever amount of snow we're going to get. our best opportunity for any accumulating snow is here in the next couple of hours, between now and about

the morning. but i mean to tell you, this storm is racing by. so any potential weather impacts this morning, pockets of moderate rain and some moderate wet snow, as well, likely between now and about 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning. so warm yesterday. the roads for the most part now are just wet. we've not had any reports of icy roads anywhere, even in northern maryland and in the northern parts of the shennendoah where it is cold enough to get some snow now. for later on this evening, turning incredibly windy. we could have winds over 50 miles per hour later this afternoon and into early this evening, turning much colder. an occasional snow shower cannot be ruled out. tomorrow, really cold. the wind will lay down late tonight. lingering moisture on the roads could have some isolated slippery spots tomorrow morning, but radar shows the bulk of the snow now is just off to our north. the rain/snow line just now coming into western loudoun and northern montgomery cy.

city right now. future weather, that's why i don't think there's going to be a lot. mainly grassy areas in the city. once you get out west of haguerstown to frostburg, considerably better chances for accumulating snow there. future weather carries any chances for rain or snow in or out very, very quickly. mostly just a passing snow flurry or a snow shower later on today. here is your extended peek at the forecast. cold tomorrow, highs in the 40s, but that is average for this time of the year. back to near 60 on saturday. back to perhaps near 70 on sunday. more details on all this. sheena is back to help plan out your day coming up in a few. let's go over to melissa. good morning. 95 here, scaggsville, northbound, southbound, no problems, but we have moisture on the lens and the moisture on the roads here this morning. taking a look here, falls road at river road and montgomery county, you can see, a

morning. when i left my house in montgomery county this morning, it was coming down pretty good. 66 and 95 are fine. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big problems there. and bottom of the beltway to prince georges county looking quite good right now. eun. >> we'll give you another look outside right now on this storm team 4 weather alert day. here is the scene in frederick county, maryland, where things are pretty calm so far. we'll check back in with megan mcgrath for the latest conditions finding out if that rain is turning into snow. and raise your hands if you're stressed. chances are most of you who just did are women. why we often feel

two performers are in critical condition after the person on top fell nearly 40 feet. three others were injured. the best known member, nick wolinda, is okay. in news 4 your help this morning, for all of you ladies, do you sometimes feel like the stress of the world is on your shoulders? doctors say there are signs that you may be too overwhelmed. they include waking and feeling like you never slept. >> i think that's most of us. >> especially on this shut. >> crashing midway through the day. and feeling lightheaded if you're standing up too fast. doctors say changing your diet and add soth

>> and i think a good basic mult he, some omega 3s, vitamin d. so taking a good quality probiotic is always a good idea. >> and, doctors say exercise and -- or i should say exercise is a key way of relieving some of that stress. >> well, we've been talking about the weather all morning and the weather is having an impact up and down the east coast right now. >> that is right. chester county, pennsylvania, katie zachary is live there for us now. good morning, katie. >> good morning. that is right. we are along route 3 in west xhefte chester, which is a pretty wet road. a lot of people staying

school district ves closed. in fact, in philadelphia, all schools are closed there. they made that decision last night. we're seeing a lot of plows on the road getting ready for this storm that is just to the west of us. in fact, if you look at the radar, we are right on the line where in just minutes from now, it's expected to turn to snow. in terms of the temperatures, it's high 30s here. suburbs about 35 miles, so to speak, to the west of will philadelphia. we are in the area that's going to see this storm blow in first and people are definitely gearing it for it. the wind has shifted. it's turned over to sleet in the last little bit. we might see you throughout the morning. >> katie zachary, thank you. and we want to get back to our storm team 4 weather alert coverage right thou. let's get to sheena parveen who is monitoring the snow i

the district. near leesburg is where we're seeing the rain/snow line move into. temperatures are still above freezing, so we're seeing mostly wet roads. and that above freezing temperature trend continues through north philadelphia. we'll be looking at the rain over the next couple of hours and then a quick end to this system.

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good morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. we are talking weather alert day. hard to believe after yesterday we were in the 70s, seeing people out there putting salt on the sidewalks and you're thinking, what? why when you need the sunglasses. >> and a lot of crews, this was a tricky storm to treat. we're going to check in with our crews to get you the up to the minute region. >> it is, indeed, a rapid change from spring back into winter taking place across the area this morning. your weather headlines. this morning, rain and wet snow with temperatures falling very, very quickly. most of the metro area is still above freezing. but that won't last for too many more hours. later on this afternoon with temperatures continuing to fall,

it will be ferociously gusty today. if you're traveling up the northeast corridor today, think twice about that. philadelphia could get 8 inches of snow. could be a foot or more in new york city and near boston could see 18 inches of snow. for now, it's all rain here across the area. keep a close eye on it. let's go outside to my colleague, sheena parveen, who is outside. >> good morning, chuck, yes. i'm right outside the station here and we are looking at rain right now.the we're looking at rain because look at these temperatures. 46 degrees in the district. i will say, though, temperatures have been dropping over the past couple of hours. frederick, 32. leesburg, 39. that's where we're seeing the rain/snow line move. dulles, 44. here is the thing. before all this precip gets out