many people preparing to stay in doors this weekend. >> let's take you to chopper 4. a crew of road crews out raying and salting ahead of the storm. could be tricky on the roads this weekend, though. three straight hours of team coverah starting woug and amelia. how are we looking? we're both wearing red. you know what that means. >> whether alert. ht >> last n it was kind of like okay, confidence not so high on ahe h snow total. we upped those totals confidence getting better now. >> a few things we're seeing, the cold is stere, me there, and satury looking d dicey. >> we are beautiful today as far as sunshine is concerned. wind chills in the 20s. here comes the storm making its way across thent c and moving into our area tomorrow inafternoon. i it's between noon and

2:00 we see the snow. national weather service has expanded the winter weather advisory including everyone from d.c. to the north. to the south, this is now a winter storm warning, waldorf, fredericksbu fredericksburg. winter storm warning in these areas. so again we're going to be watching this very, very closely. but we nel like everybo has a chance to see over 3 inches of sn. we're going to talk much more about this, what to expect in your area. we're going to take you zone by ne for your town to show what we think you're going to get. >> here we goou team coverage just getting started. stay with news4 for the forecast in your neighbod and check the nbc washington app we'll keep you updated there on line. we've got some new velopments on the amazing news that first broke last night. jayme closs, the 13-year-old who

had been missing more than three months found in wisconsin alive. her alleged abductor arrest. scott mcfarlane has a look at w two neighbors helped bring her home. >> reporter:t was a search that began more than 70 days ago when herouarents were dead in their home. last night 70 mile away a woman walking her dog h a girl walk up to her saying she needed help. that turned out to be jayme clo closs. kloss says he held her in a remote cabin. lice announced relief in an earlier conference today. >> for 88 days i stood you said we would work to bring jayme closs home. we have done th. at this moment jayme closs is in the mforting embrace of law

ibforcement. >> she was des as skinny and dirty with her hair matted but police say she is in good hands right now and recovering. a full report from wisconsin in a little less than an hour. scott, we want to get to the latest on the government shutdown. it is day 21. an it should be payday. instead, federal workers areco ronted with a harsh reality, pay stubs with zeros on them. when the clock strikes 12:00 tonight, this will be the longest government shutdown in history. and there's no sign of an end in sight. there arehi signs the house is trying out a new strategy. our coverage begins withrlayne alexan on the hill. >> reporter: not too long ago president trump just took a step back fm an option he's been dangling for days, which is going around congress andar deg a national emergency. he said he's not looking to do that right now a said he would

rather see something get done through ngress. keep in mind congress is still deadlocked. it's raising the question when ll the shutdown end. for more than 800,000 federal ployees, friday's pay stub looks like this. zero dollars. it's a grim milestone just hours before the government shutdown becoges the l in u.s. history. >> i was able to pay my mortgage this month but i don't know about next month. >> reporter: wh congress still deadlocked all eyes are on president trumpug whogested he may goround lawmakers altogether and declare a national emergency to build the wall. >> i have the absolute right to do. s'd rather not do it this is something congrhould easily do. >> reporter: the president calling theonorder situa far worse than anyone would understand. some lawmakers see a national emergency declaration as the only way out. >> we need to do something. we need to have an end game.

if the end game is an emergency declaration by the president, do it, do it now.th >> reporter: republicans disagree. >> the real concern that i have is the precedent that this then sets. >> reporter: some democrats havm already ed legal challenges. >> the yeas are 411, the nays are 7. >> reporter:meanwhile, congress agreeing that federal workers get back pay once this shutdow is over. right now about 200 furloughed federal workers are filling out applications for a new job as a substitute teacher. >> fairfax county public schools hiringted a last minute event because of the shutdown. they're viewing it as a winor the workers and a f benefit for the students, too. >> reporter: you're looking at

roomat is possibly going to be the most qualified group of substitute teachers. this i h aing event that came together relatively last minute. all of it wasus fd on trying to get furloughed federal workers back to work inome shion. giving them the opportunity to be substitute teachers. this space is filled with those going thrgh one part of what is a crash course, if you will, of getting ready for that process. in a few hours they'll go through finger printing, trientation, they'll get a full understanding w they'll be stepping into. come this time next week, they could be in a classroom earning money as the federal government figures out if they're going to reopen. >> the chance to use our talents instead of sitting at home. has that been frustrating? >> it has been, yes. >> individuals tve expertise in areas and are well educated can contribute to our instructional process. >> reporter: to give you an idea

as to the f demand an event like this, this one had about 200 people, tt filled up within 24 hours so they opened a second one for next week. th filled in a matter of hours, 175 people. they are nowonsidering a third event. inax fai david cober news 4. coming up in the next half hour, picking up the trash on the nationalmall. we're live with who's footing the bi clean. p the parks we have an update to a scary situation in georgetown, an suv that rammed into a building this morning. witnesses say the suv barrell out of a nearby parking garage across the street and into that building. dc fire and ems tells us one rson was taken to the hospital and eat person was treated at the scene. fire officials say both patients d minor injuries and are expected to be okay. they also say the building

itself did note h major structure damage. supreme court officials say th justice ruth bader track.rg's recovery is on a spokesperson said that workurg will continue to from home next week. according to the court a post io surgery evalu show know remaining signs of the disease. she will receivens tipts and briefs from oral argumentca so e continue to weigh in on cases before the court. nfl history is going to be made this weekend in new d. englan >> for the first time a woman pll beart of a playoff officiating crew. sarah thomas is going to be a down judge for the game between the patriots and chargers. she's in her fourth season as an official. last year she was anna alt official for the playoffs. here's the afc show down, these are pictures from kansas

city. the chiefs face off against the indianapolis t coltsorrow afternoon, kickoff set for 4:30 here on news4. the news4 and telemundo 44 health and fitness expo, that kicks -- wano give you a live look inside the convention center where we're getting ready for the bigevent. >> doreen gentzler is at the convention center this afternoon and she joins s us withe ideas for healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle as well. doreen. >> hey, doreen. oh, no. >> i think we lost our picture. something froze up out there. >> it happens as soon as we decide to go there. >> we'll work out the kinks and get back to doreen. 2019 started out pretty quiet. now winter is about to rear its ugly head. coming upxt chris gordon shows us how some communities are preparing for what storm team says could be several

inches of snow. >>yes. this is a big storm moving in by this time tomorrow we'll havib po an inch on the ground in some areas. we'll talk more about how much you'll get in your area amelia joins me and 'rewe

we're going to show you a live look outside. a bright and chilly day is

ending. setting the stage for wkend snow. pictures here of the trucks and crews out there gting the streets prepared putting down the brine and the salt. we're ready. >> this is our first taste of winter weather this year. storm tea 4 fine tuning their snow totals. >> we start with chrisgordon, are the roads ready out there for the storm? >> reporter: the roads are ready. we'veoueen checking throu the area all day long here in maryland and virginia and the district. not only are the crews ready, but so are motoris and sh shoppers. that's because we've h plenty of warning. maryland state highway crewsir getting tnow fleet ready. attaching salt spreaders and plows to their truck. salt is loaded onto the trucks which will then be parkelo a state roads tomorrow afternoon.

thousands of gallons of anti-ice salt brine being spread over the roads to melt their snow that falls. >> basically puts a layer of salt down and helps the bottom layer from freezing. so when we come back with the plow strikest's not ice. eenreporter: virginia has preparing for snow removal for the past two days. >> we're wrapping up b ning operations and converting to plow operations. >> reporter: motorists are gassing up before the storm. >> i think it's going to be a 2 to 4 inchers. a little shell of what i hope is a 16 or 18 incher in february. >> reporter: shoppers are getting ready for a snow day oo ith a shopping list that necessity.ll the >> the milk, the eggs, andut that's ait.

-- and bread. as long as i hav those three essentials, we're fine. >>eporter: now coming up at 5:00 we will share a new app with you made ailable by the maryland state highwayti administ. what it lets you do is actually track snowplows in maryland and lets you see how close they are to clearing the roadways near your neighborhood. that's coming up at 5:00. leon back to you. >> thanks, chris. let's find out how much we're goingd to n the help on the roads. et's go back to the storm center. >> the question is, how much do i get? i think we need to revisit the bread meter as well. >> you see us on television right w. two seconds ago we were going what about this area, wist about area, because it is going to be a little bit of a difference depending o where you live. but the big thing here is

everybody gets snow. >> the big change from yesterday is we're taking out the low to moderate impact event. th is a moderate impact event and everybody is getting over an inch of snow. >> to some areas to the south, this could be a big impactful event here for your weekend. especially if you have plansig saturday into sunday, that's crunch time we think for the storm. here's the storm right n making its way across the sunt. you can see aoss st. louis, 8 to 12 inches of snow, more snow towards the denver area. you see it pulling moisture out of the gulf of mexico. so this is going to have a lot of moisture with it. as it makes its way across the rare area, the cold air is in mpplac. atures in the 20s or 30s. tomorrow they're close to the freezing mark. look, down to the north carolins border, that how much cold air is in place. it starts around 1:00, 2:00, picks up during the day. stts to come down around the

10:00 hour. and then really even through earlsunday, this was a question we had yesterday, would we see a lot of snow early sunday, looks like we are going to see snow early sunday. let's show you thedvories from the purple here from. d.c to the north in the advisories. winter storm warnings down to the south, down around the waldorf area. here's how much snow to expect, 4 to m 7 inches,t of the area lto 4 to the north. a closerk at that, amelia has that right now. >> so i'm going to start off in the d.c. metro area. we think washington is going to see a little bit left. we have lots of cement, so it's going to help bring the totals down. 5 inches.trict 3 to bethesda 3 to 6. dlumbia, maryl 3 to 5. then you head down to camp springs, 4 to 4. 4 to i alexandria.

we head to the southern zone, if yore in southern maryland through stafford and king george counties, 5 to 7 inches of snow falling there. if we see snow during the day of sunday it is going to be south of washington. that's why your totals are a .little bit high check out the gradient from north to south. two to fiven inches frederick to four to seven in leesburg. and we continue to track four seven in warrenton, culpepper. further back to e west earn zone in the mountains, here's how much we're forecastingno 5 to 8 in front royal. as well as petersburg, martinsburg, winchester seeing 4 to 7. hagerstown on the lower end wh the system, about 2 to 5 inches. the snowoving inomorrow mainly between noon and 4:00 p.m. the heaviest snow is going tbe falling for your saturday evening into the overnight hours

and very early sunday. with that cold air in place we think the roads could become quite treacherous out there saturday night and sunday morning, especially the side roads, the less travelled roads. the time to watch is saturday evening into sunday morning. >> this is going to a big one for just about everyone here. this is a good event for us the weekend. saturday and sunday talking about the snow. monday and tuesday still staying on the cold sides of things. that's why we think there could be delays or closures monday morning. onthat's something we'llnue to track for you. one thing for sure on sunday, i will sll be heading down to the convention center for the health and fitness exo. take metro, it brings you right underneath the convention center. come down to see us. don't let the snow keep you away. >> that's the move. take the metro. we're goingo give you

something to do during the weather. we're going to segue back to doreen gentzler, who is down at the washingtonen conventionr giving us our first kind of sneak peek down there ahead of this weekend's n health and fitness expo. >> hi there, leon and erika, nobody here is worried about snow. we're busy setting up at th c. convention center. this place will be filled with 75, 8000 people over the weekend and we hope you will be among them. s there armany great reasons to come down and join us at the health expo. e number onereason, your health. taking care of your health. this afternoon we've beeng talk to some of our partners about just what they're offering. here's an opportunity for you to get some activity in doors thise weekend at th expo. this is the kaiser area. i'm on a stationary bicycle that tomorrow will be hooked up to create art work while you're

peddling. we're so glad you guys are here for the fifth or sixth year. >> absolutely. thank you. welcome to the kaiser permanente neighborhood. >> you are all about community health. >> we support the health of our members and our communities. today we're here representing what a healthy community looks like. we believe every community shld have access to walking and biking opportunities so people can wal to school or to work. we believe we should also have healthynd fruits vegetables in your neighborhood. so we're dilaying healt fruits and vegetables on the farm stand. shouldbelieve everyon have access to healthcare. so we have the mobile van here today and we're providing screenings and flu shots to enable people to get their screenings. we're excited to be here. >> she's talking about free flu

shots. they're offering those at the expo this year. we will be here saturday and sunday all day no mater what eather is doing outside. we'll open the doors tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. we hope we'll see you there. we have a lot more coming up between now and 7:00 p.m., previewing what you can expect at the health expo this weekend. we'll talk to dr. john torres coming up in our next live shot. and he is going to beur guest at the expo this weekend. he's been doing a lot of stories abt the flu lately. so that's what we're going to hear about from him. erika, leon. >> how long did you stay on that biet? we didn'to see the whole thing here. >>listen, that bike is nothing compared to some of the fitness opportunities. and that cash box. >> that looked like fun. >> how much fun is that. >> we'll check your pockets later. okay. >> those aren't real dollars in

there. >> now you tellus. >> no, sorry. >> we'll check in with you >> easy to grab. >> thank you, doreen. >> thank you. speaking of fitness, a celebrity fitness trainer warning about a popular diet. >> maybe you heard about this, ahead the keto diet debate. three decades after len bias' death that rocked the university, a book published university, a book published remembering bias.

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maryland program went to after that happened. my question first is 30 years, ght? >> yeah. >> that happened 33 years ago this year. >> yeah. >> why so long before you decided to put the book together? >> me and tony over the years we talk about, reminisce about the good old days and most often times bias dominates the conversation. so we thought it would be a gook idea, you pointed out, the narrative on him right now is about the tragedy surrounding his death. we feel it was the other parts of it that was not about his impact that he had on us. and not only me and tony personally, but the community a awhole. u , it was a as period where the univers went through tough times, but t it alsohey came out of it better from it. and we wanted to point out those things, the positive things that came from thetragedy. >> you're a big part of the reason why they came out of it. u have to read the story to learn about that. >> but, tony,ou heard say

what you guys have in this book was the blueprint in the way you ided your life and career. what did you learn? what lesson is in here that's a blueprint for >>you? irst of all len bias' life is inspirational. we'r trying to highlight how he lived. not only did he inspire walt and i but he inspired a legion of guys that came behind us all.er weso inspired at a time we were at the university of maryland we had an option to leave and we both chose to stay knowing what was coming. and thatades stay pro to the guys who wouldater go on to the championship in 2002. we've beenng inspi people with the lessons we learned. >> give me something i wouldn't get if i googled this. >> first of all it's wor ethic. personality. len bias for me as a teammate

and brother and guy i idolized i came because i wanted to play one year with l t biast's how much i love lennd the university of maryland. ju stha stawiy i the tre and finis i started as afr college hman but to come back. that's where walt and i highlight issues in this bookbo talking we lived through the death, i lived through it beuse i was his teammate. walt went through everything with it because he was two yrs ter. ultimately we decided to give back to the universit by working with the university by working with the basketball program to th pnt we nationally got the program back to prom nance. >> you did. you did book is "lessons from tnny". i am going buy a company and read it. maryland has indiana coming to town, right? how ang they g to do? >> this team has been playing with a lot of poise. th rely on four or five

freshmen in the normalrotation. this is a young team but they're playing with a lot of poise. >> are they goi to win? >> absolutely they're going to win. this team can hur you from a lot of different places and they play on bothnds of the court. >> hopefully they'll be talking about rankings after this. > yes. ice going with the book. congratulations. erika to you. trash has been piling up arouar national pks and landmarks s ce the shutdown started three weeks ago. now a cleanup eort is underway despite the cold temperatures. plus we're getting warmedp for a big weekend. expect a sneak peek what you

all right. if just joining us n at 4:30, we are gearing up for a weather alert weekend. you're seeing live pictures here in bethesda, salt trucks out, putting down that good stuff so the roads can be safe i you're traveling this weekend. >>hat wasn't a white bronco, was it? just wanted to make surehat's not the slow chase we're watching there. >> the question is, how much snow is going to beur coming way? wit is in the storm center an update with us. >> shaking my head, i know. >> you were thinking it too. >> we have s oe white snow there right now.

that coming across the nation. this is goi to be a good storm now as far as upwards of 4 to 7 inches i parts of the area. that's why the national weather service has issued a storm warning for parts of the area. advisories for the d.c. metro area. winter storm warning now for over 5 inches of snow in the southern ne, everybody here in the pink. charles county, calvert county. once again we're expecting this to begin tomorro ternoon. you mentioned the salt brine going on around the bethesda. ar i expect the roads to deteriorate quickly afterunset tomorrow night. right around this time tomorrow night. once that sun gsdown, the snow is going to pick up after that time, too. we'll start to see the roads teriorate as well. we're coming back in 10 to 15 minutes talk about possible school closures for monday now., ye looking ahead to monday

now. for weeks the shutdown hast cr a mess on the national mall. >> we've been wathhing the trash e piling up, bathrooms overflowing as maintenances workmain furloughed but now a new solution. >> darcy, things are finally starting to look a little cleaner, right? >> reporter: that's exactly right. i can tell you from personal observation it is very clean on the national mall. e national park service began picking up trash once again today, there are still people out volunteering and i can tell you they had a hard time finding any trash to pick up. and look at the trash cans here they're virtually empty. for the first time since the shutdown, the national park service is picking up trash around our nationalre treasu money from parking, entrance and other fees is being used to fund

the cleanup. news4 was there when bathrooms were reopened as well. tourists were pleased. >> there was not that much trash. there must have bee volunteers helping after. >> reporter: after the shutdown ben, trash began piling up and overflowing. the public bathrooms were t shutdown because rangers were furloughed. portable toilets were brought in. >> if you brought the trash with you, take it with you. be an americanou don'teed to throw it on the ground. >> it's fast foodrs wrap >> reporter: volunteers also stepped in. we found them along the tidal basin picking up trash. >> the garbage cans are full, some of them are thoverflowing. doesn't make a great impression and it also ends up putting garbage into theriver. >> reporter: this group is with the collaborative solution f

communities, picking up trash. >> not that much trash but whatever we do see we're picking up. anything we can get. >> reporter: along the national mall, darcy spencer>news4. ederal employees might run into financial trouble if theoa have student to play. collectively americans owe more than $1.4 trillion in stulont debt and missing payments can impact your credit score. susan hogan is working for with what you should do right now if you can't make your next payment.n. su >> reporter: if you have a student loan, private or federal, and you cannote m the payment, the worst thing to do is nothing. so news4 todayed rea out to several loan services to find ve. what options you first and foremost, contact your loan servicer do not wait until you miss a payment. once you get someone on the phone now comes theleading. tell them your situation. ife you paid on time till now

this should help negotiate some relief. ask about a forbearance or deferment. this allows you to temporarily stop makg your payments or reduce the amount you pay. y if are on an income-driven repayment plan, you can apply to lower your monthly payment based on your changed circumstances. bottom line, you got to sy on top of this, don't wait until you get that late notice in the mail. the financial impact of that could actually be worse. leon. >> thank you, susan. an update now for people impacted by the shutdown in prince george' scounty. thool system says it's working with a nonprofit to extend the offer of free lunches for students impacted by the shutdown. the county lauhed a fund-raising effort to cover the cost of 10,000 meals. so far they've coved t cost for 5,000 meals. there's a link on the school

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if you're not familiar, it's all about minimizing the carbs, upping fats and gillian michaels is catching heat for saying she's not a fan. >> why would anybody think this is a good idea? all fat and animal protein? no. bad plan. >> several celebrities swear by this,ncluding vinny from the "jersey shore". >> keto, has to adjust >> and haley berry sticks to the keto diet. berry says she is in the best shape of her life, in fact. the today's show, al roker, who's been following the diet for a while now called michaels out, saying it works. >> i've been checking m blood work and vitals every month. and my cholesterol has gotten . better it was good to begin with.

my blood pressure is great. >> you look >> i feel great. >> the keto diet seems up for debate. of course, befe you try any popular diets consult with your doctor and they can help you figure out what works best for you and your lifestylng one t not up for debate, the flu season. it is ramping up. next, new numbers from the cdc and the one thing they say is a must to avoid getting and spreading the flu. plus, more tips for fighting the flu fro doreen gentzler live from the washington convention center ahead of the annual health and fitness expo coming up next. and here are the latest warnings and advisories. we have winter weather advisory for all the counties in this i the most part the frple. d.c. metro area up through far western maryland and a winter storm warning for t counties in pink. how is this going to thpact

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welcome back. ifoiou are justng us, let's get you caught up with four things to know. >> storm team 4 tracking a weekend snowstorm that could drop several inches osnow. a live picture from chopper crews out there getting the ready. after days of threatening to declare a national emergency to bypass congress and get the fundg for the border wall, president trump appears to be tapping the brakes. he called it, quote, the easy way out. 800,000ncial fate of federal workers rides on what happens next. a missing 13-year-old girl found alive in wisconsin.

police say jayme closs escaped from her kidnapper yesterday. heruscted kidnapper, 21-year-old jake patterson has been arrested and he's facing charges of murdering kloss' parents. new numbers from the centers for disease control and prevention show how widespread the flu is. so far 30 states have significant cases of flu and 16 childrenave died. and there's a second waven the horizon. erika edwards has what you need to know to protect your family. >> reporter: an estimated 6 to 7 million people have hahe flu so far this season. half went to their doctor for phelp. and to 84,000 others were so sick they had to be hospitalized >> this is the first year we're actually reporting these numbers during the season. anfo going ard, we're going to report them every week. >> reporter: the latest report

from theor centers disease control finds widespread flu activity in 30 states. adult flu deaths are not officially counted but 16 children have died. experts say it's not too late to reap the benefits of a flu vak sooen. >> we know the vaccine reduces hospitalizations, icu io admiss, and can be life saving in children. >> reporter: beyond the shot, pediatricians offer these tips. >> stay home when you're siou, keep y kids home when they're sick. practice good hand washing. >> reporter: flu season is expected to last at least another month. >> it's going to be a big topic at the health and fitness expo. > we've been bringing you the latest in health and fitness, and best of all it's free.

>> doreen has the latest, including free flu shots? >> reporter: yes. can't understand why anybody wouldn't get a flu shot when there's no dn sidend it may help you prevent the flu altogether. in my mind, coming to the expo is fhe best reason coming here is to take care of your health. and thisonntion floor will be loaded with all kinds of medical professional doctors and nurses and all kinds of healtare providers. and they're here to answer your questions and to help you out. somebody else we're excited to welcome to our expo for the firs time, nbc news chief medical correspondent, dr. john torres. we talked to him earlier today about the flu. >> the main thing with the flu this year is that people tend to get the flu and it hits them all of a sudden, that's probably the biggest difference between that and a cold. a cold comes on slowly, feels

aches and pains. with the flu it comes on all of a sudden. interviewed a pediatrician yesterday who said one of the things she's seeing in children is they have watterry eyes. even if they don't have vers, they have watery eyes, she checks them for the flu and they have it. the main thing is not to confuse a slow start with the season. flu season has not peaked yet. this is a slow starting season, 's going to be the next few weeks and month, month and a elf that we have m flu. the vaccine seems to be fairly effective. no vaccine is 100%. if you get the flu and you have the vaccine, it causes it to be ae mild case, saves you from hospitalizations andle saves perom dieing. that's probably the biggest thing. >> reporr: get your flu shots, people, would you. we are looking forward to welcoming dr. torres to the expo r the first time.

he's an emergency care physician, a practicing physician. also going to be moderating some panels with some experts on how top improve your slee and opioid addiction. so we're looking forward to seeing him. we have a lot of other interesting special guests and some big sports stars. also from the "today" show, the puppy with the purpose. what's not to like about that. >> we had him here at 11:00, super cute. can't wait toor see him tw on the stage there. thank you, doreen. >> doreen is the flu shot fairy now. it's official. the expo starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 at the convention center. any snow is not going to stop us. we'll be there no matter what. there is a metro stop right below the station. so get there safely, ride theil s. and everything there is going to

be free. >> the word to the wise is, the earlier you c go the better before we talk about r sl significanwfall coming in the area. the guys here have upped their .otals. >> we ha tomorrow no problem getting to the convention center. even getting home i think is going to beokay. after about 5:00 i think things go downhill quickly. the temperatures start to go down, the sun is down, that's when i think we'ro haveems on area roadways is tomorrow night. right now it is clear, it is cold outside. wind chills in the 20s and there's our snowstorm making its way.ur snow coming down around st. louis, into missouri, 8 to 12 he 12 inches for them. the snow moving into our area tomorrow. tomorrow morning 8:00 we're dry for the most part. but it's starting to move in our western zones. by noon, look what happens here, starting to see the light snow just about everywhere by around

noon, but really it's doing the afternn,:00, 7:00 we start to see it pick up just after suns sunset, we see some steadier snow msing in. thishe heavier snow back to the west. that moves in tomorrow night.ht if you have dinner plans, you have a party to go to tomorrow night, tomorrow is when we see the heaviest snow and it lasts through the day on sunday. y remembterday i was talking about the potential for the storm to the south to stay a f littlether south, meaning not much on sunday. that has changed. this storm is going to be a little bit farther to the north. meanin everyone gets in the action on sunday, that's w we ve upped the snowfall totals. 2 to 4 well to the north in maryland. in our viewing area it's 4 to 7 for just about everybody. at lea for d.c. metro inside the city going about 3 to 5. everybody else around the beltway, the 4 to 7area.

gathersburg, 4 to 7. all of sut earn maryland you could get a little bit more. maybe up to 5 to 8 backs towar parts of the shan doe wa valley. amelia is in the storm center. this has been an interesting one to say the least. >> t a model coming into an agreement. and this close to an event that's what we want to see. we're no longer saying at least an inch. an inch issuor . we're talking about, as doug was showinyou, about 4 to 7 inches for most of us. most of it accumulating out there saturday night early sunday morning. we're upping the bread meter again, you want to grab a loaf. that's mainly for your sunday. plan for a day to enjoy at home on your sunday. dinner out saturday night, i would plan for dinner in at this point. church on sunday, snow is still looking ikely. hink it'll be generally a light snow. but more over, still some slick

roads from the more moderate snow falling during the overnight hours. the community monday is okay in the d.c.etro area. south of washington still some slick spots. that's where we think there will be somedelays. a chance for aran inch or more, 0%. chance for 3 inches or more now at 70%. think the sweet spot for the storm is between about 4 and you see how quickly that drops off with the chancenc for 8s or more less than 20%. and after that, i have to say, the ten day next weekend moreow >> that's the way it's been. we've been talking about weekene storms weekend we've had a storm. look what happens, we stay on the cool side through the week here yes, anothertorm tracking another storm next weekend. as i mentioned, i think this sets the stage for the rest of th month. th month. stormy a geico makes it eeey to get help when youit.

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now bk to the amazing ending to a month's long mystery. a 13-year-old girl abducted in wisconsin. she escapes her captor and is stumbled upon by a dog walker. chris pa loan explains how it happened. >> reporter: after 88 da jayme

closs is safe. >> it was only a few months ago that w as a community gathered to pray for jayme's safe return. god has answered those prayers. >> reporter: investigators say afternoonund thursda in douglas wisconsin, she emerged from the foods and pproached a woman who was walking her dog who took her to a neighbor's house. >> we brought her in the house and she came and sat down in the living room with us. we called 911immediately. >> reporter: those that found her said she looked skinny and dirty, her hair matt, her emotions flat. >> in this case we need a break, was jayme herself that gave us the break. >> she disappeared three months ago. when they got to her home, h mother and father had been shot to death, no sign of the

now 21 jake patterson is in jail charged with two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. deputies arrested him shortly after closs was found. >> we understand this is going to be a process for her.be we want her t comfortable. when they tell us we can see her, we'll be there. >> reporter: for months investigators and volunteers searched for jayme closs and played for her safe return. now the prayers have been answered. now at 5:00, storm team 4 declares a weather alert. we're getting you rea for what's to come. >> we're working for you to fine tune our forecast. >> where you live could impact how much you see. >> we'll take you hour by hour and give you the latest on snowfall totals. only on news4, the $77,000 d.c. lottery mistake. why hundreds of people received mone but didn'tn. actually

plus the government shutdown set to become the longest in u.s. history. >> as this drags on it will be t more difficu manage. >> as the president suggests a new way to get money for his wall.>> we are starting, of course, with our weather alert. how are you doing this friday? >> here we go. since you woke up this morning storm team 4 has bumped up amount of snow we can expect this weekend. looking at storm team 4 radar, you can see the system moving in from our west right now. >> combine that storm with the cold weather we are already dealing with and the snow is going to be stickinnd that means trouble on our roads. >> younow it. road crews are out there already spreading brine on the roads. we have team coverage for you tonight. chris gordon i live with crews already salting theoads there. we start in the weather center.