any water coming out of there is freezing. what you have to do is get the state highway administration trucks out here to salt this section right here to make sure it doesn't slick over too much. we've got a double-pronged attack going on, on this water main. there is stillwater coming out of the ground and the crews are still making repairs. you should know this is right off the beltway, right after of new hampshire avenue towards takoma park. one lane getting by, as you can see here. there are a couple of lanes getting by in the northbound direction going towards the beltway. if in sticks around for any amount of time in the morning rush, this is going to cause backups here. i wouldn't be surprised if it spills back on to the beltway, guys. back to you. adam tuss live for us. adam, thank you. in the midst of the brutally cold temperatures, this underground explosion knocks out power to thousands. this was last night in montgomery county. around 5700 customers were left in the cold

pepco quickly worked to restore the power. we'll send out weather alerts during these frigid temperatures. make sure you have the nbc washington app for updates. we're following news out of montgomery county. >> chris lawrence is at the live desk with the latest. >> eun, aaron, we're seeing shocking video of a car stuck in the ice in ten mile creek. three people had to be safely rescued overnight. i retweeted the montgomery county fire and rescue. they were on the scene in the air i can't at shiloh kirk road. the car stalled out in several feet of icy water. i mean, just look at that. you can imagine how cold it was. the feels-like temperature at that time, 0. 0 degrees. aaron, back to you. >> chris lawrence at the live desk. thank you. firefighters in our area have been responding to fires like the one you see here. but

annandale is different. a 94-year-old world war ii veteran died in this one. his wife woke up coughing and couldn't find him. >> i could not save my husband. i don't know where he is. >> lenny used to care for lewis and his first wife hazel before she died. he was well-known for repairing fine glass and porcelain. >> they would go to fine department stores and pick up things. people would bring things to their home. they were very well-known in the annandale community. lewis' wife and another woman living in the home got out safely. smoke alarms save lives. montgomery county fire say a fire inside this potomac home burned for some time before anybody noticed. smoke alarm eventually went off and told the family t

in the basement of that home on brushwood terrace. the red cross helping that family find someplace else to stay ziechlts we're learning new details about a plane crash that killed people in costa rica. >> costa rican investigators say strong winds or mechanical problems most likely caused the new year's eve plane crash. ten of the victims were americans, including a family of five from new york. irene steinberg was from potomac, maryland. she and her husband and three boys all died in this crash. >> that whole family should meet with such a disaster. they were a lovely family. >> family of four from florida also killed. the plane went down shortly after taking off in moye mountainous area near costa

now breaking news out of a local middle school in southeast d.c. kramer middle school has been flood flooded. a pipe in the basement burst and caused water to overflow into the school. to make matters worse, there is no heat or electricity. justin finch is just about on the scene. he'll have a live update coming up in about 15 minutes. you can also follow his updates on twitter as wechlt aaron? >> chris, thank you. 4:34. the northern virginia man accused of wanting to join isis and searching for ways to carry out an attack will appear in court. he ran before he was arrested in his home last friday. documents show investigators found numerous internet searches on his control phone including phrases like body armor and isis attacks. he was trying to destroy a computer memory chip and a

drive. senator al franken's resignation officially takes effect today. he stepped down in december. he had been senator since 2009. the former "saturday night live" comedian turned politician says he won't stop fighting for the things he believes in. minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith is replacing him and will be sworn in tomorrow. meanwhile, president trump is back in d.c. with a full slate to tackle this year. this is video of the first family arriving last night. one of the president's top priorities abroad appears to be reigning in north korea. coming up, tracie potts will give us a rundown of the domestic legislative plans for the president's second year in office. did you wake up feeling lucky this morning? tonight might be the night. we're talking about the lottery. >> lucky to be alive every day, aaron. >> the drawing fort mega millions jackpot is tonight. if you win, you could become a millionaire 343 times over. if you haven't gotten your

out. this won't be your only chance to strike it rich. tomorrow night is the powerball drawing. that jackpot worth $440 million. >> increasing my odds. >> you know the odds of winning though, 1 in 175 million. we'll put that in perspective for you. the chance of being hit by lightning, 1 in 10,000. getting a hole in one in golf, just over 12,000. getting hit by a meteorite, 1 in 1.6 million. >> a meteorite? >> attacked by a shark, 1 in 11 million. all that of is more likely to happen to you than winning the lottery. >> we're still buying ticket. i'm just saying. because it's fun. it's 4:36. we want another check on the weather. >> sheena parveen has more. >>

morning hours, we have another weather alert today. look at this dangerous windchill. you have to dress in warm layers. a lot of you may not have stepped outside yesterday. a lot of you are heading back to work. we're watching snow chances as well. it's going to be colder to follow the snow chances. it's probably not even believable. but it will be colder than what we have now. feels like 2 degrees. here are the current windchills if you're going to step outside any time soon. this is not going to be warming before sunrise. before sunrise, we're going to keep getting colder. 2 below clinton, 2 below leesburg and 5 below in martinsburg. what to expect for the afternoon and talk about snow chances, guys. sheena, thank you. it's a push to keep your kids safe on their way to and from school. what one lawmaker is now proposing. >> they are some of the road projects that could soon make your drive fasr

expected to make life easier for drivers across our area. why rodents may be to blame for y ou

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the number of pedestrian accidents jumped between 2012 and 2016. that includes a string of incidents near schools. one of them a deadly 2012 crash near seneca valley high school in germantown. they want the state highway administration to undertake an engineering survey of all state roads and then ask counties to do the same on their local streets. >> go to almost any elementary, middle, high school, public or private, in my district. you'll see what you see behind me. busy roads, no sidewalks, no bike paths, no safe routes. >> he will propose the legislation when lawmakers reconve reconvene in annapolis later this month. if you find your car doesn't start, it may not be the cold. rats or mice could have chewed through the electric wires. the group says the rodents might be making a home under your hood during the frigid months. they suggest parking in

with no rodents and you should check under your hood. >> i'm not checking under my hood. i'm too scared. are you kidding me? >> you end up with cold hands and a rat on your face. the district listed as one of the most rat infested areas in the country. >> i know they're taking a big step to get rid of the rat problems. i kid you not, when i was walking in my neighborhood, i saw a rat the size of my forearm to the tips of my fingers. it was dead in the street but it was so gigantic, i let out a scream. >> just in case it came back to life, you wanted to let it know. our 2018 is off to a frigid start and not looking better any time soon. >> even the rats need to stay warm out there, eun. this is very, very cold weather out there. we have a weather alert because of it. your wakeup weather as you get your cup of

gloves, the hats. the kids at the bus stops especially need to be bundled up. we'll talk about this afternoon and snow chances coming up. president trump is back at the white house and ready to get to work on his agenda. what's expected tomorrow that could sideline some of his plans. why students c

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gaming is best on a 100% fiber-optic network. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. good tuesday morning for those about to step outside or who have to step outside. which a lot of you do now because it is january 2nd. we're looking at windchills below zero in parts of the area. it's a dangerously cold morning. another weather alert is out. coming up, we'll talk about snow chances for part of the area this week. >> thank you. 4:45.

out of southeast washington. kramer middle school's basement is flooded after a pipe burst. >> justin finch just got to the scene. what do you know? >> reporter: here on scene. perhaps you can see the flashing lights going on behind me. we're at q street and 17th place southeast out here as you can see. d.c. fire is here, washington gas as well as d.c. water and other crews as well. at this time, repair work is going on inside and outside of the building. watching crews with that backhoe make their way and dig outside of kramer middle school here this morning. as you mentioned, about 1:00 a.m., d.c. water telling us a basement pipe burst around that time causing water to overflow into the basement area. now, d.c. water has since shut that water down. as you might imagine, neighbors hearing the alarms go off and jackhammers going off. this is the reason why. e

building in working order as soon as possible with students set to return to school as soon as tomorrow in our area. you have to imagine that getting water and utilities back in place is very important. that's why they're working overnight. live in southeast, justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you. it's 4:47 now. president trump is back in washington this morning. his legislative plan seems to be equally as ambitious for year two as for year one. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, good morning. >> eun and aaron good morning. kim jong un said over the new year's weekend that he has missiles that could reach the entire u.s. mainland. obviously, a big kefrn. he's got the nuclear button on his desk. asked about that, president trump said we'll see. a nuclear strategy, a strategy to prevent a nuclear threat from north korea is going to have to be a priority for this

well. he ended the year big on tax reform. the white house says this year the president wants to work on repealing and replacing the affordable care act again, making that attempt. but also welfare reform, infrastructure and immigration. he wants money for the border wall. democrats want to make sure young immigrants brought here legally can stay past march. >> coming into the new year, we know there's changes coming to the senate starting this week that might impact the president's ability to get his agenda passed, right? >> could make the negotiations tougher. some are going to the white house tomorrow to talk about the daca, the protection for young immigrants. there are two democrats, one from minnesota and one from alabama, doug jones, coming into the senate tomorrow. the democrats are still the minority. but their numbers edge up a little bit making things even tougher and the negotiations much narrower for

try to get done. with the president's wish list, as you said, still have a budget to get passed and avoid a government shutdown by january 19th. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. chris lawrence here at the live desk with the breaking news overseas. nine more people have died during some of those violent protests in the province of iran. that brings the death toll to at least 20 people there. take a look at this. we've seen buildings going up in flames. news outlets in iran are reporting that between 400 and 500 people have been arrested in the last three days alone in tehran. the protests started thursday over economic issues, such as high unemployment and the rising price of gas. they have expanded from there. while some of the protests have been peaceful, some rioters have tried to attack police stations and military bases. aaron? >> chris lawrence at the live desk. thank you. it's 4:50 right now.

to death is behind bars now charged with killing her. liz beth mendez was found with stab wounds inside a home on monday morning. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. she was the mother of three children. this attack happened down the street from where brentwood's mayor lives. the mayor says domestic violence is an important issue within the latino community. >> we don't tend to talk about it until it's too late. >> mendez had moved to the u.s. from guatemala. detectives have not released much information about the man they arrested other people were in the home at the time of the stabbing. this morning, we're working to learn more about the man killed monday in prince george's county. the man whose name has not been released was hit by a metro transit canine vehicle. the northbound lanes were closed for hours wh

takoma park gets a new police chief. antonio did he vaul will be sworn in tonight. he grew up in takoma park and has been a lifelong resident of montgomery county. kids could soon be changing schools. the school board is expected to change things to alleviate the overcrowding in the elementary schools. it will likely affect kids at wilson and montclair schools. they will take recommendations at a meeting tomorrow and have a public hearing on the 17th in manassas. if you peeked outside last, the moon, the supermoon appeared bigger and brighter than other full moons. they are full when they're closest to the earth in their orbit there. the next one will be here january 31st if you missed this one. this one is dauld the wolf moon. >> my

is that the supermoon and i said no. i didn't realize it was. i feel like we just had one. >> recently did have one. then we knew we were going to have another one in january. look at it out the window. don't go outside. >> don't go back to work or school. >> give your heat, your fireplace, whatever it is. it's brutally cold again this morning. we keep saying by the end of the week, you're not going to believe these temperatures coming our way. i know that's hard to believe based on what we have right now. i'll show you that in a second. for this morning, heading back to work, roads are dry. always good on a very frigid morning like this. we don't want anything frozen out there. the kids need to dress in warm layers. exercise, a lot of people doing this for the new years resolution. inside probably best. but i did see somebody running er

stared at her. you have to really bundle up. she looked like she was in pain. i was in pain for her. if you're walking the dog today, you have to bundle up for that too. it's going to be frigid for the morning hours. 2 below in leesburg. 2 below zero in clinton. in the district, it feels like 2 above zero. zero gaithersburg. manassas feeling like zero out there. martinsburg feels like 5 below zero. we're nice and dry. if you are exercising today, better inside. if you're going to brave the cold, layers. temperatures will be in the upper 20s. but it's going to feel colder with the breeze. here's a look at the midweek storm i've been talking about. big area of low pressure off the coast late wednesday and early thursday morning. the best chance of snow really looks south and east of the district. so if anything, we can get a couple snow flurries in the district. again, this track could very easily change. we've seen this in the pa a

can see it again. a slight shift to the east means lower chances. right now, it looks mostly south and east of the district. look at these temperatures, though. this week we have a balmy 36 degrees tomorrow and on thursday, that's where we're looking at a snow chance. look at friday and saturday. we have actual temperatures in the single digits. afternoon highs not even at 20 degrees. we got to factor in the wind, we'll be well below zero. melissa mollet is here with the traffic. >> good morning, sheena. this breaking news we were talking about. southbound new hampshire avenue, still talking about silver spring this morning. we still have one lane open, right lane getting by the water main break. this is at oakview drive just inside the beltway. hyattsville near crittendon, all lanes blocked by a water main break. northbound lanes open. beltway looking okay. water main break in

we'll talk about that one coming up. melissa, thank you. they could soon make things easier to get around town. a look at the impact of several road projects on your commute. a warning for parents with small children. cases of kids putting things in their ears and noses

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welcome back. this new year, there are a lot of transportation projects in the works. >> it could slow down your commute. but officials say it should make it worth it later. metro is adding more of the 7,000 series cars to the system aimed to create a safer ride. in virginia, major construction along 66 from gainesville to the beltway. new express lanes will be added. governor larry hogan wants to add express toll lanes along the 270 corridor and at the bw parkway. >> every one will see changes. >> make it even worse. >> transportation officials say all of these changes are meant to make your commute a bit faster. if you have to leave and go to reagan national airport, see traffic backups soon. see security checkpoints. ment work was expected to beg

adam tuss checked on this, but says there's no exact date for that work just yet. d.c. police want people to stop calling 911 about dockless bikes spopg popping up in the a. they're working with the dockless bike operators about frustrations where the bikes are placed. in the meantime, they should reserve calling 911 for emergencies. a new warning for parents to keep an eye out for all the little attachments that may come with your child's christmas present. >> doctors are seeing a lot more cases of children putting small items in their ears and noses. it's just out of curiosity. kids do it, i wonder what happens if -- i'm telling you, that's how kids think. we're working for you with news 4 your health story. look at all the small items kids could get their hands-on.

right away if your child puts something in his or her ear. no. >> about 4 or 5 years old. the last couple of years suffering from bad breath. ended up seeing rotting newspaper in the back of her nose. we pulled it out to see there was a little bit of print and the date was two years prior. >> oh, my god. the biggest mistake you can make is trying to flush it out on your own. take the child to the doctor right away if something is in their nose or ears. that breaking news, several water main breaks across our area. live team coverage breaking down what it means for your commute and school closures. plus, our weather alert continues. freezing temperatures are sticking around. how long we'll need to bundle up in your storm team 4 forecast. >> it's day two of 2018. happy new year.