right to that storm team 4 weather alert this morning. after more than 24 hours of nonstop snow, it looks like it's stopped falling for most of our area. we will be dealing with this storm for several days. this is a look from northwest washington. some of you maybe have a footowf o shovel. if you didn't start yesterday, even roads that were pretreated may be a bit of a mess. m eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.

if you don't have toead out, stay home here's a look at closures. >> d.c. public schools are closed. federal offices are closed.y emerge employees should continue to work. this does not apply togh furl employees impacted by the shutdown, who are in a nonwork status. now, to schools in maryland. montgomery, calvert, st. mary's, charles, prince george's, annear del, and frederick schools are closed. >> easier to tell you what's open. in west virginia, grant, hardy, miner mineral, hampshire, morgan,

berkeley and jefferson county schools are closed, as well. >> now we want to check with our team coverage. melissa is monitoring all of th them. >> chuck bell is here to explain what's happened so far. another round of way this weekend. >> i thought you were going to get throughhat whole list of closings. >> just barrel through. >> the 80s guy, the commercial, the world's fastest talker. i'll get it up on youtube. you have the snow, we'll see it. you can tweet it to me at chuck bell 4 o twitter. i will be showing a lot of retweets to share the pictures. the last of the snow, coming to

an end. lingering snowshowers there. the accumulating snow is done. temperatures are below freezing. it will be a cold day today. your commute, below freezing. we willave sunshine this afternoon. there will be melting. the seat heater is on hi. have the i scrapers ready to go. refill t windshield washer fluid. and scrape all of the snow off of your >> absolutely. college park, the ramp to the inner loop. two crashes there. they have big rig towers on the scene. it's taking timet to them straightened out. you can see the purple. georgia avenue veirs mill road. it's cold and you could have

icing. maryland snow emergency. no parking on the routes. major arteries, d.c., the same thing. >> melissa,thanks. road crews have been clearing the road since the snor d falling in virginia. with everything that hit, these crews been on the roads nonstop, trying to keep things safe fordrivers. >> justin finch is in fairfax county right now. justin, how are things looking? >> aaron, now, weade our way to sully road by the dulles expo centerng we've seen e ining conditions on the way here. 95 northon that looked good. made our way out and saw some snow and icy patches out there. to fairfax county parkway. now, seeing much of the same thing. the roads are looking clear the most part. the lso seeing residue on far right side and left sides of the road.

those could be slick spots as you make your way out. icy conditions is what we look drive if you have to today. back to you. >> justin nch. thank you. our team coverage in southern maryland. crews were cleanin charles county that saw as much as 8 inches of snow. waldorf e green is in with snow conditions there. >> good morning to you. let me tell you. th crews are really out, as you just said, working this major stretch. 301 and cedarville road. a lot of cars out. that was a plow truck that wizzed by us. cars are goi by way too fast. job. have done a good

this is a busy stretch. those out on the roads are out on the roads. we checked out 228, another major stretch. not as good. very slushy, icy in spots. and the road h crewse a lot more work to do to get that going. i want you to look at the pile of snow right here. the plow trucks have been piling this up here. 6 to 8 inches of snow came down in charles unty. thank goodness the schoolsre closed. when you go in the parking lots or the side streets, lots of snow. check out the sldihy cons right here, as cars come in to gas up. this is what see in the neighborhood streets where we stayed last night. very, very slushy and icy. just tough for the cars to get out. we saw som t carst didn't have four-wheel drive struggling a little bit.

there you go you can stay indoors and enjoy the snow outside of your window, that's the best bet. if you have to come out, please take yhor time. evenh you can see the black top, it is dicey on the roads h e in charlescounty. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. also want to let you know, that metro buses will have limited service this morning after suspending service running. buses stopped this one became stuck on hwest.sin avenue no today, metroil buses be on limited to major roads only. and passengers can expect service delays, crsed wait times. if you're heading out this it's g, let us know what like near your home. these are pictures that you've been scaharing with us this tag u your po irning. post @nbcwashington. if you haven't done it, download

the nbc washington app. >> with the app, you will receive weather alerts, based on your location. you can check out updates anywhere from the palm of your hand. >> i-295, heading into maryland. theajor m roads seem clear. we're going to y keep updated

4:40 right now n this monday morning. a look at reagan international airport. the website f ghtaware, says there's 7 delays, 55 cancellations on this airport. dulles has two dozen cancellations. you want to double-check your flight statubefore you head to the airport. a newus nationwide is

changing the way officers collect evidence in a way to solve violent crimes by connecting them. >> but the news 4 i-team found that somereot doing it, even though theyight help the cities. >> gun violence is the most difficult thing have to deal with. >> reporter: with 160 murders in the district last year, police chief peter newsome knows the value of strong evidence. that's w his officers are required to pick up every shell cang, even for sounds of gunfire. >> if you arrived on the sceneo andy was injured, you would clear the scene with no report. now, we handle it completely differently. >> it's called comprehensive collection. and the atf calls d.c. one of the leaders in doing it. experts compare 3d images side-by-side with cas igs alread the system and tie

crimes together. >>aving that kind of anormblion is remare for investigator. >> reporter: but the head of the atf's firearms division said for years, law enforcement was not using it to its full potential. now, leads from smaller cases help solve bigger ones. >> the technology is ahead of those departornts. >> rr: the news 4 i-team investigates what is keeping police departments from using this technology and what's being done to fix that? that's tonight at news 4 at 5:00. jodi fletcher use 4 i-team. 4:42 on almost everybody gets to stay home and enjoy the snow today. there will be a lot ofelting this afternoon before a serious refreeze is expected tonight into tomorrow morning. there's a chance for more winter weather later inhe week. >> a live look outside in northwest d.c. working for you as you from the storm.

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alert morning. if you're just joining us, there's a good chance you can head back to bed. most of our region is still digging out from yesterday's snow. here's a live look inng ster virginia. everything is pretty much shut down. >>his map shows you just about every district in our are is closed today. washington and frederick counties in maryland are the exception here in yellow. schools in thosen counties are

a two-hour delay. closed infices are our area. emergencyth and telewores a employees are expected to work today. this is not ford furloug employees that are in nonwork status. this is day four of the government shutdown. >> it is the longest shutdown in u.s. history. susan mcginness is on capitol hill with more. is there any sign that this is going to be resolved? stalemate : the continues this morning. the president is continuing to dema border wall funding if the government is going to reopen. and the democrats say the government must reopen and then the talks on border security can continue. there was one suggestion over the weekend from high-ranking republican lindsey graham. the senator saying he suggest theresident reopen the government for three weeks and allow the talks to no sign the president could take that advice.s and ts showing that most of the republicans are shouldering

the blame for the shutdown. >> "e new york times" blasted that the fbi was investigating whether the president worked for russia. can you tell us more about that? >> the president spent a lot of e weekend lashing out about this on twitter and fox news. the fbi opened an investigation into the presint around 2017, around the time of the president's firing and james comey. they were concerned enough about his comments an his behavior around that time, including the firing that they open an investigation into whether the tesident may have been operating in interest of russia at the expense of american interests. >> susan mcginneis, thank you. take a look. this was the scene in d.c. yesterdaymorning. the side streets were covered. crews were outh w salt and plow trucks trying to treat and clear the roads. even though the snowfall made for a pretty picture, refreezing the making the roads a bit

dangers this morning. >> adam tuss is driving in northwest d.c. this morning. adam, what do you see? >> so good to be with you guys this morning. let me sw you what's happening out here. a tale of hit and miss out here. this is river road in northwest d.c., after you come in from maryland, across the d.c. border. take a look, guve. road is covered here it's clear that the plows have been here. it's dealing with snow cover in this area. this is what you're going to find. certain major roads like this, still have aot of work to do, a lot of cleaning up to do. and the side streets. some are clear and some look like they need a whole lot of work. we're talking with city leadeye erday. they were telling us that it's going to take some time. really, all t of road crews in the area were waiting until thed snow sto falling, which happened a couple hours ago in some spots.

aey're going to go after clearing of the roads. i think you will see major improvement today. this is what you're finding out here. it is not the best driving situation. if you can stay home, that's clearly the best bets morning. also, clear the sidewalks for people who have to walk around. guys, back to you. >> adam us ttuss. thank you. it is a tradition like no other. an epic snowball fight on the national mall. dozens gathered outside the washington monument for this impromptuen news 4 was there yesterday, right in the middle of the action. we don't bieve anybody was hurt. >> you have to be careful. >> i heard there were people that were ill dressed for this sort of event. >> and some people throw the owballs pretty hard. >> look out for the drunks. later today, theirst pat collins snow stick challenge

winner of e2019 will chosen. >> news 4 viewers sent in pictures all weekend long, trying to secure a famous snow stick. you know the number of people that ask me to steal one for em? they don't have them. did you see this? patad a special visitor during the storm coverage yesterday? the mayor measured the snow live on the air. and pat had fun with the mayor, too. >> bet you would like one of these. >> i would. >> you can't have this one, madame mayor. >> sheook her hands out of her pockets. >> look at this cutie. after pat's live shot was over, the mayor brought over her baby. she's adorable. a anll three posed for pictures with pat's snow stick. you can have photo with pat's snow stick. >> he will snatch that out of your hands. >> if you don't win the imagine, yo don't get one. >> we want to show you the entries.

one of the pictures shows a woman with a mink code, and a snowblower. she knows what to . another one shows people with ar inflatable un costume. we'll see who wins the snow stick later on news 4. look for that. i think the snow brings out the best in us sometimes. >> i would agree. >> there's always couple of negative nellies out there. i don't like the snow. tough. it doesn't snow that often here. you have to make the most of it. those of u that are snow lovers thought this was just about the right amount of snow. even more than advertised. i'm happy to admit. you know, we went 6 to 10 inches on saturday morning before the first flake came down. we should have gone 8 to 12. that was the range, 8 to 1 solid inches across the area. easily our biggest snow since the january 2016 event. and now, temperatures below freezing everywhere. if it looks wet, it is probably

ice this morning. be very caful. degrees, now, in parts of anne arundel county. beautiful kenny here available for aadoption. ne would love going out in the snow. enjoyed it over the weekend. dog walking weather,e on the lookout for slushyness on the sidewalks. this morning, plenty of melting with temperatures above ng free but not long after the sun goes down, temperatures will fall below freezing. there will b a big-time refreeze tonight into tomorrow morning. i t fully suspectt most of our school districts will be closed again tomorrow. there goes the last of the snow. pullinou on the overperformer of the snowstorm, finally coming to a quick end. future weather, a cloudy start to the day today. we'll goshack to se by late morning. we'll have plenty of sun later in the ampbl. clear skies tonight will make

for a cold start again tomorrow mornin then tomorrow, during the day, another lot of melting coming our way. 35 for a high today. your planner tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 30s. close to 40 degrees tomo iow. late the week, thursday afternoon, we're likely to seein that could be a wintry mix early friday morning. another chance for snow over the weekend. and much, much, much colder weather, as we get into earlyek next we'll be in the deep freeze, the word rain should be cold foray next mo it will not be raining but it will be chilly. all righ melissa, your job should be easier this morning. >> yeah >> should be. >> good luck with that, right? no as muc traffic. that's why he's saying it should be easier. cause of all o the ice and snow, we have slick spots and there.s here and college park, the ramp to 95, two crashes here, involving tractor. trai irs. that ram shut down.

that's the purple you're seeing right there. eastbound 66 before dl we had a crash. on the side of the road, the grassy areas. sidewalks and stuff may have snow. and 66 looking pretty good. it looks good. you m have the slick spots. you have to be careful. vre, the service is suspende marc running on an "r" schedule. you can expect delays onmetro, normal service expected beginning at5: a.m. >> thank you. it's 4:55. a blowout in bosn and a thriller in new orleans leaves us with some great match-ups for heampionship weekend in t nfl. in new orleans, the patriots jumped outo an early lead over the chargers. the game was pretty much over by halftime. the final score, 41-28. didn't see that coming. tom brady a the patriots will play the chiefs on f sundayor a shot at the sup bowl. in new orleans, action, much

more exciting. the saints and eagles were neck and neck all ampbfternoon. the eagles came up short right there with an interception for the saints. the saints pulled out a close win and will host the l.a. rams at the superdome on sunday. some great match-ups thers i alw said the chiefs and the rams would end up in the super bowl. >> a big game. who knows? the nfl confirmed that maroon 5 will headline this year's super bowl halftime show in atlanta. >>s scott and big boi from outkast will take the stage. february 3rd. this weekend, the snowstorm did not keep people away from the telemundo n 4 health and fitness expo. >> it was packed. people came on sunday, too. a lot of people taking advantage ofhe free health screenings, cooking courses and even some fitness classes. >> cowboy ninja. >> look at doreen.

i think that's pickle ball. andews 4 today. look, there's chuck bell and meg megan fitzgerald. thank you for coming. thank you for all your big a smil hugs. thanks to all of the sponsors for making it a great weekend. it's a great weekend every weekend. >> it's a good time. a lot of peopl we see year after year. we appreciate the fact you keep coming out a and gracious. it's nice to see. still ahead, our live team coverage after the snowstorm continues. >> checking out the conditions impacting the roads oth e. what this might mean for traveling around. and closus at schools businesses and delays at the airport. how 2019's first blast of winter weather impacts you today. news 4 today wilstbe right back. with us.

news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> the f st snowstorm of2019 was a force to be reckoned with. snowplows a cleanup crews work through the night, as the flakes continue to fall in some nearly a foot of snow accumulated. >> temperatures dropped fast ov night. this morning, the storm has moved on. icy conditions has forced the closure of schools, businesses

and government offices. you m not haveo work but you may be outside with a shovel, cleaning up from the worst snowstorm our area has seen since 2016. if you didn't shovel throughout last night and the morning, you're going to have a big mess on your hands today. good morning,everyone. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. things appr settled outside. we remain in weather alert mode. snowy, icy conditions make things things treacherous on the roads. d.c. public schools are closed. emergency workers and telework employees should continue to work. this does not apply to furloughed employees who are affected by the shutdown in a k status. now, to schools in maryland. mgomer montgomery, calvert, anne arundel and howard county schools are closed. frederick county, maryland, and two-houron schools on a delay. >> now, to virginia.