it may be a good idea to secure these rates now while you still can. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> .i'm eun yang. for the first time in two days, we are not in weather alert mode, but that doesn't mean you don't have to bundle up. grab all the laters today. >> first, a handful of significant school delays to tell you about, one that is closed right now. fairfax county, loudoun county and clark county schools in virginia had opening two hours late. schools in frederick county, maryland, on a two-hour late today. jefferson county, with west virginia, schools are closed because of the weather. also in west virginia berkeley county schools are now closed. hampshire .morgan county schools are on a two-hour delay in merrell. washington county schools are on

let's get you up to speed on a look at your thursday forecast. >> this is down right cold. >> she called is something else earlier. we can't say it on tv. interest what was that, aaron. >> at least we aren't dealing with this all winter long. >> i would have been all right with that. maybe we will be milder now if we had been colder sooner. >> now here we are in march having to deal with it. we're stuck with it for the day. what to wear this morning, your heaviest coat, your warm hat.

that you can do things outside today. trk ago chance for rain showers through the weekend. those temperatures out there right now, a little on the chilly said. 27 degrees is the temperature merchandise the beltway. step outside the beltway, not much has changed. lower to mid 20s across the board. it will feel very cold, similar to yesterday. but we won't have the blustery winds like we did yesterday. with temperatures this chilly, bundle up, get all those layers ready to go when you walk out the door. >> a couple of items of photo here this morning, but no major problems. we'll keep our fingers crossed here ride

potomac, getting by that work zone. downtown again, rock creek parkway north of virginia avenue northwest. left lane getting by that bridge work. overall, prince george's county looking quite good this morning. we'll take a look at 270, coming up. the white house just hours away from officially unveiling president trump's first budget. we're getting a look at it. >> that boost could come at a cost. just infinch b is live at the whois with details. justin, good morning. >> good morning, eun. in our area, chances are good that you may know a federal worker. if this budget passes, their jobs could be impacted and so could our economy overall. let's take you now to a breakdown of these numbers. the

the epa could lose 3,200 jobs overall. this proposal trickling down to services that many of us use. the transportation department could face amtrak losing a portion of its federal subsidy, as well. for families, a possible change in routine. we're talking about funding for before school, after school, and possibly summer programs, as well. also possibly facing cuts here. bear in mind, this is all a proposal at this time. it has not yet been given the green light by congress. we are live outside the white house. i am justicin finch, news 4 with, back in to you. president trump is dealing with a legal setback just hour before it was supposed to take effect. a federal judge in hawaii blocked ens forcement of the president's revised travel bans. the president called that

to pursue this to the supreme court if necessary. a hearing challenging the ban was heard in maryland yesterday. a rule on that challenge has not yet been issued. we'll have more when we check in with tracie potts on capitol hill in our next hour. 5:05 now. today marks the end of the first year of a university of virginia student's prison sentence in north korea. otto wambier still has 14 years left on his sentence. >> the worst position of my life. >> he was convicted one year ago today of trying to take a propaganda banner as a souvenir. the uva student was in north korea on a five-day tour, not illegal, but considered risky for an american. lawyer res working on his case now, but they say they aren't getting much access to see how he's doing. imagine

someone lying dead on a hallway in your building. a man was found b shot to death in largo last night. police georges county police have not identified the man nor have they given a motive for this killing. this morning, a manassas man is face ago long list of charges involving a hit and run involve ago stole b b snowplow. police say officers saw the plow hit a car and then take off. police went after the truck that matched the description of a stolen b truck in fairfax county. 26-year-old william sanchez can was arrested and charged with dui, hit and run and other charges. no one was injured in that hit and run crash. a man and his dog are recovering this morning after a harrowing experience in rock creek park. take a look at this video. d.c. firefighters shot while having to rescue the pair yesterday afternoon. the temperature at that time was below freezing. you can see the man there holding on to the trees.

trail near 16th street and colorado avenue when the dog took off. the dog slipped down a snow covered hill and became stuck. that is when the owner tried to rescue it and also became stuck. >> he was probably 200 feet down on a 60-degree incline and he was holding on to a tree that was keeping him from sliding further down the hill and into rock creek. >> the man and his dog were stranded for about two hours. first responders say he suffered minor injuries. the dog is okay. it was about 20 degrees when all this happened. that's not including the windchill. firefighters say as passerby heard the man yelling for help. my goodness, i can't imagine what would happen if someone didn't hear hill. because that park is remote .it's so cold, not a lot of people were out there. >> frozen to death down there. a plea to drivers this morning to clear off the tops of your car. >> and the snow that fell on them monday night is now ice in a lot of cases. it's dangerous thou. megan mra

roads to explain how quickly this ice can derail your morning commute. megan. >> yeah, it really can be very dangerous. we're out here on the beltway. we're just passing tyson's corner right now. and take a live look here from our drive camera and you can see we have traffic on the road. i don't know how well you can tell in this lighting, but actually the minivan in front of us has some ice and snow on its roof. that's the kind of thing that can really present a danger to the motorists that are behind you. as you're driving along, especially as you pick up speed, that can fly off and on to the windshield of the car behind you. local jurisdictions are reminding people, the police departments, to clear off your car. take a look at this video. fairfax county, they began to tweet about this situation .they actually put out this video here saying don't be this guy. obviously, an extreme case here with all the snow on this particular car, but certainly a lot of people are out there with snow and ice on the roof of their car. and

yesterday, they had about 20 complaints of ice flying off the tops of cars on to nearby cars. they had actually three incidents where drivers had eye injuries because on of shattered windshields, the glass getting into their eyes. so it can be a serious and potentially dangerous situation. if you are heading out for work this morning and you have not yet cleared off the roof of your car, please do so now. back to you guides. megan mcgrath, live for us on the road, thank you. that's not the only problem the ice is causing this morning. if you've noticed your car shaking since tuesday's snowstorm one may not need to run to the mechanic yet this weekend. the issue is the ice and snow build up in the wheels that can cause the tires to become unbalanced. once the snow melts, your car should drive normally again. if you're really worried, you can use your snow brush to clean in between the spokes of the wheels, if you will, to knock off some of that snow and ice. in just a few hours, we could know the fate of the

>> the bitter blast of cold air this week caused widespread damage to the blossoms around the tidal basin. the park service says about half of the trees are what they call the poppy white stages of blooming. frigid overnight temperatures damaging many of them. this is the first time in the tree's 105-year history that they will not reach peak bloom. so sad. we should know by the end of the day whether some of those buds in the early stages of growth might still bloom. i bet you it will be enough, know. it will still be a pretty picture once the weather warms up. ten minutes after the hour right now. 27 degrees outside our studios, chuck. but that windchill -- >> yeah, back down into the teens and 20s. i wish i had the same kind of optimist that eun does about the cherry blossoms. i'm concerned this may be quite the damage to the blossoms for the day and the of course couple of days. highs today, back up into the low 40s. that's still almost 15 degrees colder than average.

i'll let you know coming up on the weekend outlook. before you know it, summer will be here. please, and a lot of you will be trying to get in shape. the online workouts helping moms in our area to get a workout at home. and new developments

maybe even any minute now, we'll see a new ball of feathers and a brand new baby ball of eagles in d.c. the second egg has cracked in the nest at the d.c. police academy. >> you're looking live at liberty and justice' nest right thou. the first eagle was born yesterday. we told you at news4 midday when the egg first picked, that means a crack started showing up. once the eggs are born, the they are going the need names. you can submit your suggestions throw a link in the nbc washington app. we also connected the live camera here. . i posted it on my facebook page, too if you want to click on the link to put in your vote. >> so you don't have to miss a beat. >> no. i feel like with liberty and

like freedom? >> america. >> something like that. >> this chill thing you're talking about -- >> little chill. >> big chill. >>. >> right before we head into spring. spring starts on monday, believe it or not. we're getting all winter compacted into one week. as we continue through the day today, it will be blustery again. we will have showers, maybe a snow tlak tomorrow night and rm wear on saturday. so that is good news. chuck will have your weekend forecast and melissa has your tropic forecast. what's going on, melissa? >> good morning. right now, just before 109, have a report of a crash. we are seeing a bit of a slowdown there. so we're going to keep our eyes on that. 66, no problems into town or out of town. 95, quantityco to the

you are on time. melissa, thank you. gone, but not forgot.. that is how millions feel after the powerful nor east. with that snow came major problems, including thousands of power outages. many are hoping this is indeed winter's last stand. >> i thought we were in the clear, but living in new england, you know better. . >> we're told four people died, including an elderly man hit by a snowplow in connecticut. today, a bill banning the service members from sharing intimate pictures without a person's cob sent will be introduced. congresswoman jackie spear will hold a news conference introducing the bill after the briefing on the investigation. she will be joined by attorney gloria alred .her client, erica butner. some of theto

to the marines united facebook picture without her cob sent. we are 329 days out from the winter olympics in pyongchang, south korea. yesterday, the ioc president toured the olympic athlete village and praised its great progress. it's already more than halfway down. there were several problems with the athlete village at the summer olympics in rio. several athletes also went on that tour. they say the apartments look comfortable and spacious. there you go. looking forward to that. are you going to stay in the athlete village? >> i don't think. >> you'll walk through. >> i'll definitely walk through. i can't wait. today is the day. >> all those teams we told you about playing in the ncaa basketball tournament are about to get their shot. so much action happening today. maryland, virginia, virginia tech, bcu, west virginia and mt. st. mary's

posts those teams have been putting up on social media. .relaxing to prepare, some putting in that extra work already. >> don't forget to fill in your brackets. some places will give you until noon today. the first game featuring one of those teams we listed, virginia playing at 12:40 this around. the terps play just before 7:00 tonight. when you're on the court, you have to not think. you've been playing basketball all your life. this is another game just like you're in third grade, just out there having fun. >> third grade. maryland and virginia are both playing in the first round. follow carol maloney. go terps, please don't break my heart in the first round. >> chuck, the weather. >> any chances for blooming at the basin probably being pretty badly hurt by the

then the cold snap. we had the blooms come out early and then go away in 1990 before what turned into snow. four days, 80 or higher, march 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of 1990. the earliest peak bloom on record, march 16th of that year. you think we can't go from 80 to snow? think again. we had snow two weeks after we had four days in a row 80 or higher. . 2 to 5 inches of snow. that all 27 years ago. today we'll be nearly 10 degrees warmer than that downtown. most of the northern parts of the viewing areas will stay in the upper 30s to low 40s. no more than a slight chance for a

night into early sunday. saturday we'll have a chance for rain drops. how about a thursday morning check on traffic. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. right now, new update on 270 southbound before 109. had a crash. it has now cleared, but you still see some delays as you're looking at the map here this morning. 270 southbound going just 21 miles per hour, that should get better here in the next couple of minutes. bottom of the beltway, prince george's county, no big problems. this has cleared, as well, after route 1. aaron. we continue to follow the news that broke overnight about president trump's proposed budget. what it means for federal workers when we go live to capitol hill. meet you at the gym but don't have time? the popular diop line work yousouts some parents in our area swear by. and are you worried about eating that reuben

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the catholics are get ago pass to dig into a corned beef sandwich tomorrow in ong honor of st. patrick's day. during lent, some catholics and do not eat meat on friday. tomorrow, though, celebrates st. patrick. 200 catholic dioceses issued a form of exemption allowing the faithful to eat meat tomorrow. >> gotcha. enjoy. have at it. >> you can't do that. >> what? >> were you about to do the -- >> no, no. i was about to say that's the meal. finding time to work outcan be hard.

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happen because you're just looking at something that's not structured to you with no guidance and no one there. >> as always, before you start a new workout, you want to make sure your doctor sock with that, as well. the hardest thing with doing these free workouts with yourself at home is finding the motivation to stick with it. >> i think that's the hardest thing about work out in general. >> or anything. >> those three options are great for people who don't want to commit for paying the program. we've looked into more choices. tomorrow we'll explain how to skip the gym contracts while still finding supports. daring escape caught on camera. a woman breaks out of a car and runs for her life. it's video everyone is talking about today. plus, another bitter cold morning ahead, lauren. >> absolutely. temperatures are in the 20s right now been we're going to warm into the low 40s. still a little better than yesterday because we topped out in the low 30s yesterday. still, another breezy day out there with

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community we've seen this season. riders waiting for the train -- >> oh. >> fit by feet of snow. >> that's just wrong. >> what are you going to do? >> some of your commutes could be less roud kroded this morning been. >> let's start with fairfax county. the school system there calling forea two-hour delay. they did that last night. a lot of ice in your neighborhoods. we are hearing about. also delayed, schools in frederick county, maryland, and frederick candidate, virginia. in addition, berkeley county schools in west virginia are closed today. hampshire .morgan county schools are opening two hours late. in maryland, washington county schools are on a two-

we have all the delays at the bottom of your screen and we're posting the additional one owes social media. now for a look at how your day is shaping up, melissa mollet will have a look at the roads in just a moment. >> but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets have a look at these bitterly cold temperatures. >> sheena is the smart one. she headed to florida. >> i couldn't believe it. i found out when i came in. i thought she had the day off, but nope. good for her. >> feels like 19 in leesburg and manassas. four things you need to know about the weather, number one, another frozen start this morning. more sunshine today than yesterday, but that northwest wind will be back by later on this afternoon. some saturday rain showers look likely as temperatures may actually be briefly near 60 on saturday afternoon. but about right after that, more cold air comes in f

i'll give you the whole extended forecast coming up. good morning. taking a look right now at the roads, 270 southbound still quite full as you're approaching 109, 81st and then 109 because of an earlier crash. the crash is gone, but we still are slow headed southbound. looks pretty good once you get here to 109. pretty normal there as you're heading southbound this morning. no major problems right now on the beltway. everything is rolling along pretty nicely. and 95 in maryland from 32 down to the beltway, you're on time, going to take you about ten minutes there. we'll take a look at travel times, coming up. we want to get back to that breaking news we're following from the white house. president trump releasing his first budget overnight. >> now, it includes big increases for military spending and money for the proposed wall between the u.s. and mexico. news 4's tracie potts joining us live from capitol hill. tracie, this is supposed to

departments, right? >> exactly, like the epa and state department. secretary of state rex tillerson in tokyo at a joint news conference was asked what about that 28% cut to your department? how are you going to deal with that? interestingly, he's not fighting it. he says it's a high level of funding that our state department has had has simply not been sustainable and that we're going to have fewer military conflicts around the world to deal with. he said the foreign aid that gets cut, they want to use that more effectively and be more efficient with the money that they do have. this has been a source of concern, but these cuts at the state department, the epa and what many critics believe will be many other areas with social programs are all designed to help boost the military a big 10% increase in military spending. all right, tracie potts on the hill for us, thank

ban is not going into effect today. that's because a federal judge in hawaii blocked it last night. the judge found that 90-day ban on travelers from six countries would likely discriminate against muslims. the president called the ruling judicial overreach and he vowed to go to the supreme court if necessary. maryland lawmaker res now looking at possible changes to a law that could save a child's life. this comes after a prince george's county mother pled guilty in court to killing her two young children. back in 2014, sonia spoon suffocated her son .daughter inside their home. her family says there were warning signs. >> nobody helped. nobody reached out to anybody. nobody reached out to anybody to help. they just let her out, two days later, to kill my daughter .her brother. >> lawmakers want to require anyone who learns of a threat against a child to report it, not only to law enforcement, but the

services and the state attorney's office to give plenty of opportunity to save a child from a dangerous situation. a woodbridge mother says she will not rest until there is just for her 16-year-old son. one person is already behind bars for the murder of brendan wilson, but she says that's not enough. >> five people were a part of his murder, and only one is being held accountable. >> in 2014, brendons was shot and killed bo o a path by smauls near wood bridge high school. smalls was sentenced to 15 years in prison. his sister was accused of luring brendan to that area. wilson's money is asking the commonwealth's attorney to file charges against everyone involved. chilling individual crow this morning open robbers trying to break into a gun store in fredericksburg. take a will.. they couldn't get through the metal security gate on tuesday

night. 20 minutes before this video, though, those same robbers broke into another store but only escaped with cash. this makes four flares at gun stores in our area in the past week. last thursday, two people stole 30 guns from a shop in rockville in just 90 seconds. police in virginia say this type of rescissioning matches their robbery. 5:36 right now. daring escape, how this woman managed to set herself free from inside the trunk of a car. plus, we sent lauren rickets outside just to make sure it was as cold as we thought it is. how is it? >> i stayed inside because it was so cold outside. i was like nope, nope, not having any of that, although i think i'm going to go outside at 6:00 a.m. hopefully temperatures will be a little bit warmer, but right now in the 20s. we're going to continue to take those temperatures up. the thing is, those winds are picking up once again through the morning commute. we'll talk about the windchills

day coming up in just a few minutes. pat collins snow stick. we all want one, but very few can get one. we'll showou the y

. it always looks like fun. right now, your window is open if you want to go and take your kids to this your's easter egg roll at the white house. it's really tough to get a ticket, too. we've got a link to the online lottery in the nbc washington app.. you're looking at video from last year's event. the 139th easter egg roll is about a month away, april 17th, thedy after easter. that's the tradition. the lottery is open through saturday. you have to have a child 13 years old or youngtory attend. you just can't come along with your easter basket. >> man, i'm out again. >> i know, sorry. knocking the kids out of the way. >> listen, have you seen 13-year-olds lately? watch out, 2-year-olds. >> have you seen some 2-year-olds lately? tough. all right. before easter, we have to get through st. patrick's day. >> and it was one little boy's enthusiasm for st. patrick's day that made him the

patollins snow stick challenge. stwr you're the winner of the official pat collins snow stick. what do you think, kids? >> did you feel his enthusiasm? >> i think he was stunned. >> surprised the fourth grader who now has his own pat collins snow stick. nicholas's entry showed him dangeroused up as a leprechaun. >> everything kind of came together and it was just the best in my opinion. >> there you go. nicholas says he plan toes use that stick to measure every inch of snow that comes to his house from now on. >> awesome. congrats. from snow excitement to some sadness, hundreds of cherry blossoms killed

there is still hope for the spring tradition. we'll fill you in, just ahead. keep hope alive. most of the blossoms will be frozi frozen off. it is another cold day today. windchills down near 10 here early this morning. it will be nicer than yesterday with temperatures back into the upper 30s and low 40s today. we'll still need the heaviest coat, your warmest hat, your scarf and your gloves if you're going outside early this morning. snowmen, melissa, still holding on, right? he is still standing in our backyard. i think it's the structure and the cold. metro right now, delays on the ready line. have a couple of wepr

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wall of snow while waiting for a metro train. this happened to commuters waiting on amtrak in new york. >> now, several people we know were knocked to the ground, as you might imagine. one person actually hit their head. we may not have seen as much snow as new york did with, but we are still feeling it everywhere. it has now turned into ice in a lot of places around here. >> and that's led to dangerous conditions. megan mcgrath is on the road to explain why you need to clear the ice off your cars. megan, good morning. >> good morning, guys. we just got on to 66 here. you can see all the traffic ahead. actually, the cars in our immediate area, take a look at our live picture here, they all seem to have done a good job of clearing that ice and snow off the roof of the cars. we have seen quite a few people out this morning who have not done that yet. of course, that can be a real danger. where is that snow and ice? once you get to a certain speed, lit fly off and potentially hit whatever traffic is behind you. ta

was put out, tweeted out by fairfax county police. just to give you an idea. granted, this is an extreme case here, the person in this car. but it's just an example of the kind of thing that they really don't want you to do. it is a danger for people who are behind you and we have seen a problem here in recent days. maryland, by late arch, state highway folks, they said that they got about 20 complaints of ice flying into cars. in three of those incidents, the drivers were actually injured because of shattered windshield, glass getting into their eyes. maryland state police reminded people that they can write tickets if they see you and you have a lot of ice on your car. they can pull you over and write a ticket. as you head out this morning, if you haven't already done it, definitely, you'll want to clear off the top of your car. back to you guys. it's 5:47. this morning, a manassas man is facinging a long list of charges

snowplow. police say officers saw the plow hit a car near the intersection of centerville road and liberia avenue in manassas and take off. 26-year-old william sanchez was arrested and charged with dui, hit and run and other charges. no one was injured in that hit and run crash. sdmriet was one year ago today that the metrorail system completely shut down. crews spent the day checking hundreds of underground cables. metro started its safetrack ram in june to make repairs in hopes of preventing another shutdown. the final third is expected to happen in june on the red line. and starting this summer, it could cost you more to take metro. transit agency is said to take a final vote next thursday on its budget proposal. it calls for higher fares and service cuts. if pr

the alexandria city council is considering a property tax rate increase of 5. 7 cents. this hike could cost the average homeowner $356 more than what you currently pay. the council is considering higher fees for sewer and trash and a new storm water utility fee. well, this dramatic vitd video is just in from alabama. take a look. it shows a woman rolling out of the trunk of a moving car. take a look here. the woman, you see the trunk opening and she rolls out and gets up and then starts to run up to the convenience store. the woman told police she was kidnapped at gun point as she walked to her apartment. no arrests have been made, but the suspects were caught on video. the store's owner

tried to use the woman's credit card, but were declined. oh, so glad she made it out of that. imagine you're on a plane trying to relax and all of a sudden your headphones explode. that happened to a woman in midair. this unidentified woman wassing going from china to australia this week when the batteries in her head phone caught fire. the lithium ion batteries have become a global concern. as transportation investigators suggest that could be what caused the explosion. we want to go to the live desk with what is happening right now. >> good morning. a stunning declaration from the secretary of state. just a little while ago with, rex tillerson said 20 years of diplomatic efforts to get north korea to denuclearize have tailed. he made those statements after meeting about new approaches, but did not offer any details on how the trump administration will actually deal with the isolated north korean nation.

visit timely. last week, north korea testified four missiles that landed in waters off japan. back to you, eun. thank you, mollett. two russian intelligence agents, the fbi says the russians were targeting specific yahoo! users, including russian journalists and politicians critical of the government. they also looked at u.s. diplomates and government officials including unnamed white house employee. one of the four was arrested in canada tuesday. the others are believed to be in russia. don't cancel your plans to see the cherry blossoms just yet. in the next few hours, we should know how badly this week's cold weather and snow damaged the blooms around the tidal basin. >> we already know a significant number of the blossoms have been killed off. but the

says those that haven't bloomed much before may survive this cold. >> i felt like enough of these green buds are still waiting to come out. it's still going to be a nice show. >> this is the first time in the tree's 105-year history that they will not reach peak bloom. the festival will go on, though. it starts on saturday. oh, chuck. we knew as soon as it hit below 24 that it was kind of a lost cause. >> the real issue is we had so much warm air in february, number one warmest february as the trees were coming out. and it's just a little too early. the reason our average peak blooming time isn't usually until around the last day of march, first day of april, is because the trees are smarter than to stick the blooms out so early. but this year they got caught off guard. but oh, mother nature proving that you can get awfully co

very mild. 27 degrees right now at national airport. not much of a wind yet. feels like 19 in leesburg and ashburn this morning. 12 in charlestown, west virginia, 20 the windchill in fredericksburg right now. hourly temperatures, we'll see a little bit of abdomen improvement. should be back up above the freezing mark by noon today. most areas, northern suburbs, probably going to stay in the 30s today, but right around the city and points south and east should be up into the low 40s. still a noticeable northwest wind today. winds northwest 15 to maybe as much as 30 miles per hour. not a lot of big storms anywhere around the country. . our next chance for some snow showers, these streamers coming into far western maryland here. most of that will be up on the slope side of the empties as they come down near the lakes. here on the downhill soot side, couldn't rule out a few flurries. nothing more than a psi

no accumulations are expected. what about tomorrow, friday, almost the weekend. another subfreezing start in the morning. clouds increasing tomorrow afternoon. there will be a chance, anyway, of a little light rains as you get towards later on into your friday evening. and then saturday, our best chance for some showers around here. it will be rain with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. and temperatures stale colder than average for most of next week, as well. delays 59 shady grove, talking about the red line here this morning. a few problems around town. inner loop at the american legion bridge. a crash just after the american legion bridge. also, ramp from 202 to ip bound route 50, crash right now is blocking the ramp. also hearing about a new problem, outer loop between georgia and connecticut. report of an accident there. right now, outer loop local lanes before 295, a disabled vehicle down there bottom of the

beltway. on the right shoulder, sounds like we may have a bit of a fuel leak add to go that. 270 south here, slow as you're approaching hyattstown. earlier crash is out of the way. we're moving okay, just slowing as you're approaching 109. travel times, 270 south germantown to the spur. 66 inbound and 95 north, no major delays right here. looking pretty good. remember to lisp to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you, melissa. 5:55. you may have heard the federal reserve raise interest rates here. four things to know about how this affects you. it's going to cost you more to borrow money. the amount you pay of interest on your car or credit cards will go up. but if you have a long-term mortgage, you shouldn't see too many changes there. it will hit people trying to buy a home the hardest. the average payment will cost hundreds more per year. and a warning, the fed is expected to raise interest rates

these rates right now while you can. as if college loans weren't bad enough, you may want to consider going for a master's degree. a careerbuilders survey found 41% of employers are hiring college educated workers for jobs that had been previously been held by those who had high school diplomas. it's a 4% increase since last year, 33% of employers are hiring more workers with masters degrees for positions that were previously held by college educated graduates. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. google launched more software to give parents more control over what their kids launched online. it's introduced the family link app for android devices. it let's parents create their first google account and manage and track their screen time, set dially limits and device bedtimes and which apps they can use. a version for ios devicest

yet available. i'm landon dowdy. >> thank you landon. apparently your favorite pair of leggings or yoga pants may be polluting the oceans. scientists found a lot of microscopic pieces around the ocean. those come from synthetic materials. those fibers travel down your drain and into the natural waterways, eventually reaching the seas. animals can even end up ingesting those fibers. >> wow.. >> yeah. that makes me sad. >> what can you do? stop twaerg the pants? stop showering? >> you have to shower. i don't know if there's a better way to make these leggings. finding time to go to the gym can be tough. that doesn't mean you can't find a challenging workout at home. >> etting into shape in your living room. come up, fitness programs that can save you time and money. plus, an icy rescue for a

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you. plus, travel ban on hold again. a reaction to the ruling that delays the president's order just hours before it took effect.. and march madness is officially here. a look at how local teams are preparing for the big dance and what to know for your brackets. >> running out of time to fill those out. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we have incredible video of a rescue from rock creek park of a man and hissing dog. also, a regood reminder that we have a lot of wintry weather to deal with and some schools are delayed again this morning as a result. >> a lot of your kids get to sleep in once again in fairfax county, loudoun county, clark county, as well. schools in frederick county, maryland, and frederick county are all on a two-hour delay today. jefferson county andbackerly county schools in west virginia. we have allse