now at 11:00, counting down to a winter storm. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper breaks down what to expect. close to 2 feet of snow possible in other parts of the country.

it's the ncaa basketball tournament. find out how our local teams did. here we go. storm team4 tracking a major nor'easter. good evening. i am erika gonzalez. you're looking at live pictures from union station. at this time tomorrow it could look very different. amelia draper begins our team coverage from the weather center. >> all the areas along and west of i-95 are under a winter storm warning beginning tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. it will run through tuesday afternoon, coming to an end at 2:00 p.m. washington, arlington, alex andrea. montgomery. fairfax county. everybody in pink. the counties in blue are still under a winter storm watch. what's going to

national weather service will wait to see the track. more information coming in and what the track of the storm will look like. this watch will go to a winter weather advisory or also be upgraded to a winter storm warning. stay tuned for that. looking to the forecast and i will get new information in tonight, we're continuing to see indications of snow accumulations that would support cancelations on tuesday and at least delays on wednesday if not cancelations on wednesday as well. i do have new information about snowfall amounts. i will have that coming up in the full forecast at 11:18. i will walk you through future weather hour by hour, when the snow arrives in your neighborhood and when the event winds down. after the snow winds down, what additional problems we'll be dealing with. it will likely cause power outages and snow covered roads. with that, let's send it out to darcy spencer who is live in arlington where people are getting

what are you seeing tonight? >> reporter: amelia, the kids will be really excited about what you just said about possible school cancelations. we're live across the street from the arlington gym. it's quiet tonight. come tomorrow it will be a different story. on a night like this it may be hard to imagine a snowstorm is on its way. that's what transportation crews are preparing for. interstate 66 in northern virginia among the major roadways treated ahead of the storm. it's expected to start monday evening. crews in arlington county have been pre-treating roads with brine all weekend to prevent the snow from sticking. >> it will give us a start and start to break down the first layer, inch or 2 inches that falls. so it gives us a head-start. this storm looks like it will come in pretty intense, so it will pile up. >> reporter: the trucks and other equipment are

the salt in plentiful supply. >> a lot of the operations guys, this is where they like to shine. some of them have been itching for this and thought that they had been cheated this winter. >> reporter: in montgomery county, the executives say every inch of snow costs almost $1 million to clear. >> we have a plan. i hope we don't have to utilize the plan to the fullest extent because that means we'll be hit with a great deal of snow, ice and wind. >> reporter: in d.c. the team will deploy more than 200 plows by 7:00 monday evening. residents are also getting ready for the first significant snow we have seen in some time. transportation officials are asking people to be off the roads tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow evening before all of this hits. and they're telling us it could take days to get it all cleaned up. erika, back to you. >> while the storm has a bull's eye on our area

country are already dealing with it. new york's governor plans to activate the state's emergency operations center in less than 24 hours. nbc's dan shanaman reports. >> reporter: winter still packs a punch. almost 100 million americans are under winter weather watches or warning. people in the carolinas woke up to find their neighborhoods covered in a layer of snow. >> it's real snow! >> reporter: in minnesota a soccer match was played in what looked like whiteout conditions. while north dakota prepares for temperatures such as 9 below. winter warnings are in effect. and new york and boston are preparing for blizzard. r >> panic. we're right in the middle of it. 20-minute wait. everyone was in good

probably no snow now that we've waited so long. >> reporter: winter is not done yet. >> because of the snow, metro access is suspending service starting monday at 4:00. and it's not going to run at all on tuesday. metro access service will be restored when it is safe to do so. the metro access call service is contacting affected customers to reschedule the trips. our nbc washington app has everything you need to know to prepare for the snow. just search weather. metro says a d.c. police officer chased a man down part of the green line. the agency briefly stopped trains between branch avenue stations at 7:00 tonight. we are still working to learn what the man was suspected of doing. he is now in custody. train service is back to normal. investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started in a

park. many considered it a staple on oliver street. the big house on the corner built which one of the early mayors. the current owner is also a former mayor. he wasn't home when the fire started last night but rushed back when he got the news. >> right now i don't think i can get even one item out of my house. everything is gone. but fortunately no people died. and we'll get back. >> reporter: herman's dog was home during the fire and did not survive. we're working to learn more about the man who died in this accident. this is video from early this morning on lawrence street nearly kennelworth avenue. you see the car that flipped on its side. we're told the driver is in critical condition. she is 15 years old and missing. police need your help to bring her home. i want you to look at the screen

last seen in the area of 11th street northwest near the monroe playground on march 3rd. she was last seen wearing a black jacket, military style, long pants and white shoes. please share this. this is on our facebook page as well as our twitter pages. if you have seen her, please contact police. it is going to cost as much as a quarter of a million dollars to replace four school buss that caught fire in a bus parking lot this morning. somebody noticed about 9:00 and called firefighters to shortcut road in the brandywine part of town. fire investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started. tonight, fans are preparing for this year's ncaa basketball tournament! as sherry shows us. in the last couple hours we found out which of our local teams made the cut. >> reporter: men's basketball fans breathing a sigh of relief. the

last teams to hear their name called but will be making their 27 appearance in the tournament on thursday. they waited a bit longer than they liked but made up for it with a celebration. terps going crazy here. officially a sixth seed in the west region. maryland takes on xavier on thursday at 6:50 p.m. in orlando, florida. maryland's third straight trip and for the head coach it was long but special. >> my heart was coming through my sweater. you never know. there are no guarantees. i am 99% sure we were in. i didn't know we were playing xavier for probably a minute because they were going crazy. guys rolling around on furniture and the floor. it was really -- it was really a special moment. i was happy for the guys that they got the moment. >> reporter: coming up in sports a breakdown of local teams playing in this year's tournament. on sporti

carol maloney goes one on one with maryland head coach mark turgeon after the terps heard their name called. many people with special needs yearn for independence. and a new program in montgomery county will help them do just that. up-county community resources is offering a unique weekend enrichment and respite program in gaithersburg in collaboration with oasis farms. care-givers can get rest while the loved ones learn valuable employment skills and enjoy social interaction. ike leggett was at the ribbon cutting today. >> this house is just another example of what we do in montgomery county. we'll work to make sure this happens throughout the entire county. >> some of the programs are drop-in. some will run for several sessions over several months. right now,

losing the one hour of sleep last night, right? i am with you. the lack of shut-eye is not the only problem you have to worry about. live pictures here from georgetown. experts say the loss of sleep can cause disturbed sleep patterns causing elevated risks on the roadways. please be extra careful out there. next at 11:00, we have got new video from maryland's only ski resort. this winter storm headed our way has the facility re-thinking some plans. hundreds of people packed inside a jewish community center during a bomb threat. find out what happened at other facilities at the exact same time. and police under fire after this video is released. some calling it an excessive use of force. who understand where you come from

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violent moments caught on a cellphone. the officer you see hitting another man is off the job tonight as investigators consider whether he used excessive force or not. this all started friday afternoon outside a gas station in california. the store clerk says she called the officer for help. she says the man was threatening people. >> at that time he was turning around with his fingers like he was shooting people. i was scared. like, what if he really, you know, has a gun on him, you know? >> the clerk says the same officer has helped in the past, and she was surprised to see him hit the man. the police department released a statement saying in part, quote, it's important that no one make any assumptions without having all the available

just like anyone else. officers are innocent until proven guilty. new at 11:00. somebody made a bomb threat against a jewish community center near rochester, new york, it was just one of six made today. according to the jcc of north america. threats against community centers aren o on the rise. this year centers have received 128 threats. the six cities receiving threats today, houston, indianapolis, vancouver, rochester, milwaukee and chicago. as the fight over health care moves through congress, a top trump administration official claimed today that nobody will be worse off financially under the republican plan. kelly o'donnell has more on the battle over the bill. >> reporter: anxiety over looming changes to the health care law at a town hall meeting held by democratic senator

>> i am concerned about the aca problems, the medicaid issues. >> reporter: others this weekend held by congressional republicans. >> i would like a full 100% repeal. 100%. >> reporter: unwinding obamacare. a top priority for all of washington's republican leaders. president trump's comment last month sounded both ironic and predictive. >> nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> reporter: paul ryan says republicans have been formulating their health insurance alternative over the past year. >> we are on the cusp of keeping our word. i hardly think that's rushing things. >> reporter: the gop leader's time line, repealing obamacare in the next 29 days. the house expected to vote the week of march 20th, and the senate by april 10th. while fierce opposition from democrats was expected -- >> what the american people want is an improvement on obamacare, not the decimation of obamacare.

has come from within the republican party. >> i don't want to see the house majority put at risk on a bill that is not going to pass the senate. >> i think it's obamacare-like. keeps the subsidies. taxes for a year, keeps the cadillac tax forever. the tax on good insurance. >> reporter: tom price says the proposal won't cost consumers more. >> i firmly believe that nobody will be worse off financially in the process that we're going through. that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. the accused white house intruder should be in court tomorrow. secret service agents arrested jonathan tran late friday night. they say he scaled the fence and made his way to the white house's south portico entrance. the agency says he claimed to be a friend of the president and that he had an appointment. tran is charged with entering restricted grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon. we should add the president was, in fact, home that

back to the weather. we know the skiers and snow boarders are excited about the weather headed our way. wisp ski resort says it will reopen this week. it was so warm that the resort had to close a couple weeks ago. the area got 5 inches of snow friday and they've been working overtime to cover the slopes. this is video of the area earlier tonight. it's about a three-hour drive from downtown d.c. they haven't said exactly what day this week they'll reopen. now, your storm team4 forecast. >> love hearing that. great that wisp gets to reopen with the snow heading our way. here is the latest on the winter storm. a lot of it has not changed from earlier. we're starting to see consistency with the computer models. snow continues to arrive between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. tomorrow and continues overnight. the most snow falls from

tuesday. by tuesday evening we are mainly dry. we'll have snow-covered roads north and west of town. this is the heavy, wet snow. great for making snowmen. but it will lead to some power outages across the where area because it weighs down the tree limbs which potentially break bringing down power lines. it's looking like it will stay in southern maryland. your totals there greatly reduced because you're dealing with rain and sleet, the wintery mix. it's the sleets into the district that bring our amounts down more. the forecast is still evolving and changing. chuck is in tomorrow morning with the latest and tom and doug here in the afternoon. we have you covered on wtop 24/7. i start you off at 7:00 p.m. coming home from work, be home by 5:00, 6:00 and you'll be fine. get off the roads if

them on tuesday so crews can clean up. at 7:00 p.m. we see snow moving in from the south. 10:00. it's snowing everywhere. notice the bright blue colors. this is heavy snow. we could see 1 to 2 inches per hour. i wouldn't be surprised if somebody reports thundersnow with the system. also notice, though, at midnight this is the rain/snow line. st. mary's, calvert counties. the totals are so much lower. looking to early tuesday morning, we could see the line sneaking near the district. fairfax, arlington. alexandria and prince george's. in loudoun and montgomer showers throughout the day. after that a wintery mix possible throughout the day. here is the map. i haven't changed it from earlier based on the new in

numbers. washington, arlington, alexandria. southern fairfax, all of prince george's and anne arundel counties picking up 3 to 6 inches. the sweet spot is north and west of town. montgomery. loudoun. northern prince william and fairfax. frederick county, maryland, as well as virginia seeing 6 inches to a foot of snow. some people i think will have a little over a foot of snow. this is one of the areas of low pressure that we will be tracking. another one down here. you can barely see it. they'll merge together and cause a major nor'easter that impacts not just us but new york and boston with potential blizzard conditions up there. tomorrow evening through tuesday, a storm team 4 weather alert. after that, windy and cold and we're dealing with blowing snow tuesday afternoon and wednesday. >> not good news for the

more on the local teams heading to the tournament. and the struggles in anaheim. sherree is up next.

the caps are on the road. they're not doing so hot. >> it's tough to be a cap right now. the goals and wins are not coming as easily as they were. they've lost so many games since the bye week. and they've lost their last three games, all the same score. still, the caps are the best team in the league and looking to play like it tonight against the ducks. capitals, though, not been much fun of late. hoping to change that tonight. skip ahead. second period. scoreless. lars eller with the puck along the board. looking to pass it. gives it to corey perry. this is one of the easiest goals. he has had a bunch of bad turnovers for eller. perry wraps it around. and ducks jump out 1-0. later in the period. ducks pushing it up ice.

kesler. he fires and shoots. deflected by corey perry. second goal of the game for him. ducks jump out to a 3-0 lead. caps get a power play and they get something going. battling for the puck. nicklas backstrom gets it out for john karlsson. scores on the rocket. capitals trail 3-1 in second period intermission. some locals heading to the madness. maryland a sixth seed. they'll play xavier in orlando on thursday at 6:50 p.m. the virginia cavaliers also playing in orlando in the east region, a five seed playing umc wilmington. mount st. mary's take on new orleans against top seed villanova. and virginia tech playing wisconsin on thursday at 9:40 p.m. to baseball. nationals taking

skipping ahead. bottom of the fifth. bryce harper with a man on, two outs. harp crushes this one to right center. fans swarm in for the ball as it leaves the park. a guy here in a john wall shirt. he gets it and gives it to his grandma, she is celebrating her 88th birthday. bottom of the ninth astros tie it at 4. two on, drew stevenson gets this down in left center. walk-off single for stephenson. nats walk-off winners 5-4. coming up in a few minutes on sports final, to the track where a bloody brawl went down after the race. you see just how wild this one was. that and so much more on sports final right here after the news. we have jam packed stuff coming up. carol talked to maryland. >> quite the night. yes. >> thanks, sherree. stay with us.

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can you spell success. 65 kids from around the county competed in the annual fairfax county spelling bee today. they took turns spelling some pretty tough words. many of which i can't even pronounce. quite the spelling. the winning word, um, also pretty big there. it was bittersweet. take a listen. >> i am excited and a little sad because i really wanted my sister to win. i wanted to be her runner-up because it's her last year. but i am still pretty excited. >> she and other older sister have been practicing spelling together for an hour a day. she'll move on to the scripps national bee in may. adam tuss and i will be hosting the washington spelling

super smart kids. >> dedicated too. >> as an adult you feel -- yeah. last couple of seconds of weather. >> the snowfall totals map. north and west of town, 6 to 12 inches. significant impacts from the snow there. washington, arlington, alexandria. prince george's. 3 to 6 inches. southern maryland 1 to 3. two areas of low pressure come together leading to snow covered roads tuesday and wednesday as mel. >> thanks, mel. that's the news for tonight. sports final is coming up next.

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tonight, on sports final. >> high heart was coming through my sweater. >> a longer wait than expected, inspires the terps to start dancing already. >> we're making history in a lot of interesting and bad ways. >> d.c. dysfunction. espn 980 stevebabin and the "washington post" master break down the redskins breakup. fight night in nascar. a bloody brawl filled up the track in las vegas. not ready to stop dancing? neither are we? a show so good, it will make your day. and it starts now. just going to rip it up