the school delays, the main roads mostly a whole lot of that snow melting today. it will fre again tonight. t's take a live look outside. you can see o some that snow pack out there. it's sounding moreha slushy crunchy under the tires. >> fairfaxy coust added to the list in the last half hour. a lot me on the bottom of your screen through this newscast. >> our team of reporters and meteorologists are here to cover the cleanup tay andhat happens next. >> julie carrie is in loudoun county,julie, building a

snowman. your snow day tradition? >> reporter: oh, i'll have an encore in a minute. that's t in fact v-dot. those plows still going strong tonight. clearing out, loudoun count y. it looks great tonight? it's spots like heis, w it is slushy or wet. that all starting to refreeze. >> that is going to create tricky conditions in the morning. as you can see in this view from chopper e4,n before noon, v-dot making great headway, clearing interstates and many road. the clayborn in ashburn, still slushy. neighborhood streets ey enough to navigate. check out the clear sidewalks and parking lot at this leesburg elementary school. but before folks could get out on to those roads, the had to dig out. you can't just wait for ten inches of snow to melt away.

>> well, i want to make sure i get out. they did a pretty good job of moving out the snow o in subdivision. so ae littl exercise doesn't hurt oreither. >> rr: while he cleared the snow in his cul-de-sac, the kids transformed it into a frosty playground, here's the start of their snow fort. >> or maybe snowball barricades when we have a snowball fight, we are going to hide behind this and get all the snowballs and throw. >> reporter: for so many, this was a sayw d to enjoy. it's been a while that this hill has been this good. the girls call this their sled train. is that how it's supposed to ? wo >> yeah. >> reporter: how do you feel about the snow? >> i love it. >> reporter: and thick ch out, snow painting. we weren't about urging shamely self promotio but the nbc sled didn't fair as in my race downhill with two other women. i thought i hadwon.

only t to bed by photographer sean casey, i slid right out of bounds. now, if contractor a few morem words f v-dot tonight. if you're in a neighborhood street or out o a rural road that has not seen a plow yet, they are on the wa v-dot remind there were 16,000 road subdivisions to get through. they have a great piece of advice for tomorrow morning. if it looks wee ass it's icy and you asked for it, so an encore performance from my guy here. >> oh, that's great. >> for those that don't like the snow, member, spring training is not far away. >> he's kind of short, have you as to work on it. >> reporter: he's a little squat, not the best packing snow, sorry about that. >> true, great fors sledding you showed us. >> by the way we're glad you don't drive the way you sled. stay in your lane. >> reporter: oh, you don't know. >> say in your lane. oh, good stuff.

thanks, jew julie, plus the big digout in prince george's county. >> tracee wilkins is in park.dale some are busy shoveling, others are having fun. tracy. >> reporter: the prima roads, secondary roads are pretty much clear. the focus, julie was saying, those residential road. look at route 1. we're concernedgain about what will happen with the snow that's melted today and that refreeze. by mid-day, 90% othe primary and secondary roads were clear according to department of public works. someid resential streets had patchy ice. most we saw from upper mtolboro college park were plowed at least once or more than once like in this upper marlboro neighborhood. >> trucks have come through five or six different timings. >> reporter: parts of the beltway began to dry road was so

clear. from neighborhood to neighborhood, shovels were going to work. >> it's n e outhere. the sun is out. it's been very nice, it's not that cold. >> reporter: p whileple in prince george's got nine to 12 inches. >> it's soft the know is very easy t clean. >> the know is pretty light, easy to push. it hasn't beenmu tha of an ordeal at all. s> these are my neighbors. ro neighbor were helping neighbors. zania robinson is nearly 80-years-old and is shoveling her neighb'sdriveways and some of the street too,. you are 77 and you a shoveli other people's diveways. . yeah. >> reporter: someby should be shoveling your driveway. >> i did.nd my husband i did ours. we always do. >> reporter: this came wite all sledding and snowball fights they could stand. do you feel you need one m snow day?

>> yeah! >> reporter: they're not grand jury to get it. no more snow days this week a o- ur delay, i have to say. we got ni-to-12 inches and this stuff is still here so they can play in it when they get home after school tomorrow. >> all right. sound good. so great to see you, neighbors shovel their neighbors out. >> keep the sidewalks clear. >> thanks, tracy. now to what comes next, a siegle of thaw and refreeze -- cycle of thaw and refreeze. >> it sounds like w could get really cold tonight. >> with the latest snow pack. any time you have it, it could cool, tonight we could be in the teens. >> we think manassas can drop into the teens.

>> that will be a huge mess out there look at this, we've gone down five-to-10 degrees. 22 the current temperature in manassas, 25 i frederick and clinton, maryland, i really expect these numbers to continue to go down. possibly into the teens. in the city, still bow freezing. so waking up tomorrow to big time problems out therehe on roadys. look how much snow we saw. 9.8 inches in annapolis. this one rightere in bethesda. 11 inches forsure. why? that's my measurement, 11 in es. that wasfun. >> okay. all right. doug. we'll check back with you in a before you head out tomorrow. check on the roads and the forecast with mellissa and

chk. storm team 4 is getting you ready every day. >> forget everything you thought you knew about the russia investigation. like a newly cut diamond being held up to the light for the first time we'reom seeing new facets of the investigation. president trump is acng with fury, at the heart of it all, new questions aboutonis relaip with vladimir putin. plain, what itself late northwest. >> reporter: yeah, today, president trump was forced to answer a rather stunning question, does he now or has he ever worked for russia.hi this is som he did not directly deny when he was asked over the weekend. but t i president denying it today. after a pair of bombshell headlines placing even nor scrutiny on presidenttrump's relationship with russia. today the president is firing back. >> i never workeda for rus st not only did i never work for russia. i think it's a diourace that even asked that question. because it's a whole big fat

hoax. >> reporter: this coming afterne theyork times" report the fbi opened a 2017 investigation to determine if he was knowinglo ing for russia or unwittingly fell under its influence. >> that came after the firing of james comey and whate said about it to lester holt. >> i said, you know this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> reporter: today the president defending that firing, which led to the hiring of special counsel robert mueller. >> i have done a great service for our country when i fired james comey. because he was a bad cop and he was a dirty cop. >> reporter: meanwhile the washington post reporting president trump tried to hide details of his meetings with russia'sn. vladimir pu >> we have those meetings all the time. no big >> reporter: according to poverty president trump took his interpreter's notes, saying, don't discuss the meeting with other administration officials. >> and puts us in a very

insecure position. because the senior leaders in our government don't know what's going on. >> house democrat promising to hold hearings and holding a subpoena for p thesident's interpreter. >> tomorrow, attorney general william barr will begin hearings on capitol hill, if confirmed, he would oversee mueller's russia investigation. he wrote it'smp vitallytant that mueller be allowed to finish that investigation. doreen. >> whenever that may be. thank you, blaine alexander, reporting from the whitehouse. the terror surrounding the kidnapping of 13-year-old jayme closs is subsiding now she's back with family. but her recovery is just beginning. ed a lot morelea about her three month long ordeal, we warn you, the details are unsettling. as dan schennman reports, her relatives are surrounding her . with lo >> oh, so good, to just hug her.

you know, it felt wonderful that she was back, to hug her again.c >> reporter: home with her extended family, 13-year-old jayme closs survivi horrifying ordeal, missing for nearly three months after she was abducted from her family home,ts her par found murdered inside. more is being learned about the suspect, 21-year-old jake thoma. patter he made his first court appearance today by video link, folling his arrest on thursday. he is charged with two counts of hocide, kidnapping and burgary. patterson allegedly targeted close after spotting her getting on a school bus. according to court docume, jayme closs told authorities patterson broke into her home,n shot killed her parents and bound her hand and agankles, d her to the trunk of his car and drove away. >> the prosecution team you see assembled here today wants juice for james and denise close and for jayme closs.

>> reporter: book home, a community is celebrating jayme's safe return. her family focused on providing the love and support s needs to recover. >> well the sun came out. the refreeze after this major snowstorm is on the way. we have a camera showing us conditions in islington. s why they announced two-hour delays. the full list scrolling on the ttom of your screen. >> i'm darcy spencener southwest walk. two you people were shot to death in a car right here in this alley. now the filies are wondering why their lives were taken. up next, chef andre among those stepping up to feed federal workers as we get new poll numbers about who americans blame for the deposit shutdown.

chopper 4 out checking the snow covered seas. this is great snow for sledding. we saw plenty of it in monument park in rockville. >> look at that, beautiful, isn't it? i see some snow out there. the water is still moving. >> it seems like we found somebody who can use snow blower. look at this this house in potomac. >> that is a whole lot of people to be clearing. one guy with a shovel. >> nice. >> now thates determination. oh my goodness and chilly. >> our team coverage continues

tonight as the roads start to freeze tonight. this is no joke. >> meaghan, how are roa looking out there this hour? >>. >> reporter: well, guys, all roads have belowed and treated iluding neighborhood streets. we all know as the attempes turn overnight, it's far from ove over. >> snowplow drivers have been working long hours to clear and treat roads in montgomery county. >> we have been pretty busy the last couple days ro. >> reporter: while on the job, they've seen quite a few crashes along the way. >> i seente a few cars in ditches. not too much ice. just rs allver the place, really. >> reporter: cars caused lots of

crashes. chopper 4 caught this decision and cars sliding off the road at 270. since then, road conditions seem to have improved throughout the day. some roads look a lot better others oncounty transportation officials aredent they'll all be cleared and treated by tonight. neighbors ar also out shoveling their own sidewalk and driveways to get out. >> w yesteray was shoveling about five hours. >> a snow day is usual lay lot fun for kids, many adults are counting on plow drivers to ha a safe commute on the roads. >> it's pretty to look the roads are clear. >> now, county officials tell us thesewp sw drivers will be returning to roads that are ice packed. ny will be ice packed tomorrow to try to retreat them and replow them to make sure they are safe for neighbors. o you. >> thanks, meaghan.

let's go from the roads to the skiesnow. air travl traffic controllers, e ng another week without pay. senator ben cardin met wh aviation workers. carden said their job is being compromised for all americans who are flying. a new poll blames president trump for the shutdown and backing democrat's plans to reopen the government. the survey included 1,200 response with a margin of error. chef joseandres is going to

be a part of an effort by the world central kitchen that he runs. they will open up a new memorial on pennsylvania avenue. the kitchen will be opened to any federal workers and their families. it will be opened starting on wednesday. again, that's on pennsylvania avenue near the navy memorial. >> all that snow d not keep people away from the nbc 4 temundo 44 health and fitness expo this weekend. despite thewet, a whole lot of you visited the d.c. this weekenam exs and potentially life saving health information. not to mention a lot of great fitness opportunities. from our entire news 4 and telemundo team, we want to say thank u. we enjoyed getting to meet all of you. a big thanks tf all o our sponsors and to all of you who came out. >> brave souls. they went through all that snow. i'ng bet they were impressed

like we were with your hula hooping skills. >> examine, i got all these hidden talents you just didn't know about. >> yeah. >> i heard julie has good advice for us that wef shared about it looks wet, assume it is ice. >> black ice will look like a wet roadway. the next thing you know, you car is off the road. >> we have a real issue. >> it is because we have so much snow outda there. we had a lot of melting going on and still a lot of ads that are still snow-covered. that's why we havef all these school closures today and tomorrow. take a look at this i was watching chopper 4 over the shot. sugar loaf mountain, gorgeous. >> pretty. >> there is one of the great areas of hiking going up sugar loaf mountain. as we look across our region. that was sunset h about anr ago. you see the expanse of snow in

montgome countyeaded into frederick county, still dealing with the cold temperatures. above freezing. 35 in the city. that's at the airport. look at these number down towards the south. 25 in frederick. we think only areas may be in the upper teens and low 20 very cold air. so freeze happening right now. it's already occurring. tuesday morning mess. i really think tt will the case here. wait until after 9:00 a.m. if you can. why do i say after 9:00? let a little congestion get out of there. also, give a little time for the sun to its job, helping to melt some pieces,asxtra a along area roadways. we are dry,s a matter of fact, you can see our storm. there it is out into the atlantic. boston is going, wt snow? they didn't get any of this

snow. not in the way of a storm going on at all. however, that will begi ch. i'm on a system through friday. there could be snow through friday morning. but this is the big one here. coming across the system. snow to the north. rain to the south. this is one computer model. most are on board with this senat scoario then going over t rain. behind this though, oh boy does it get cold, we're talking about some extremely cold numbers for early next week, too. 40 degrees tomorrow. not bad, chilly, nice. look what happens here as wehr movegh the next few days. watching this thursday/friday system. saturday/sunday bringing in the storm.. oh, martin luther king day. overnight ws could be in the 'teens, below zero for wind chls.

>> okay. hello winter. we're here. >> big time. now, we have seen the entry, we've seen the final still to come at 6:00 tonight the big reveal. who wins the first pat collins' snowtick of 2019? c> and only on news 4, the next generation ofme fighting technology, it can trace guns like never befo. the news i-team explains which agencies are using it anotwhy some are

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littered. two of the victims survived. 22-year-old michael day lor died. >> 1ours later, a mannd woman shot and killed inside a car. both of them in their early 20s. both of them died at the hospitalr now the mot of the young man in that car says she has no ea who would want him dead. >> news 4 darcy spencer spoke with her. she has the port. >> nobody should bury their kid. i understand,ay people say be strong because i have other kids. that was my lifeline.th was my baby. >> reporter: zaire bradley was her youngest child. he was 20-years-old. shend can'tstand why. >> he was perfect. she was caring, he was he would give you anything. he loved to dance. >> reporter: this is the alley where he and h co-worker were shot to death. they were sitting in a car in the middle of a snowstorm about 1:15 sundayorning when someone

opened fire. i was able look at the police seport. it s shot spotter in this area detected 24 rounds. when police got here, they found the two ctims in the car. both had been shot multiple times. there were three killings in d.he over weekend bringing the murder count to 11 since the start of the new year. a man died in a triple shooting on bening road northeast in the middle of the day saturday. activist kathy henderson is a former elected leader in t neighborhood. >> we ended the year with 160 homicide. wee less thawo weeks into the new year. we've had more. this is really unacceptable. it's hor risk. it's disturbing. >> reporter: zairs family agrees. now the numbers they see on the news are c hitting veryse to home. >> people get out the mindset where they say this is the days and times we live in. we don't have to live in this people a choosing to live in this. >> now they wait and hope they

killer.tch the >> despite the recent series of homicis. the news i-team found d.c. police are leading the way in one search to involveing the crimes. other local departments are fought on board yet. >> a high-tech system. the news 4 i-team investigates. why't another department using it? the weekendno storm snowballed how it changed in the final hours before it hit. -we're in a small room. what?! -welcome. -[ gasps ] a bigger room?! -how many of you use car insurance? -oh. i -well, what iowed you this?

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now that the sun is set, those slush-covered roads,

they're turning to ice as temperatures begin to fall tonight. side streets and any wet surfaces are going to be icy tomorrow. >> doug starts things off for us at 6:30 in the storm center. doug. >> we're trac these temperatures well down below freezing. th refreeze already occurring. 25 degrees into fort meade, 22 manassas. some areas could be in the upper teens, once again, a lot of refreeze, ice intorr to, please be careful. this storm was one we have beene watching for last week or so it was the last couple of days before the storms we and chuck . be everything here were karachiing these numbers, they were going up the tire time. amellia is her with little better look at what we were looking at and what we got.ee >> we the numbers increase quickly. the first thing the storm system only forms on friday and snow hit the area on saturday. also we saw the tracks hit a f

littther to the north so this is the exact mapoug and i showed you this time on friday as to what we saw we were going to get. fast forward to saturday morning before any snow was falling. we saw t models were going up the track was christ i shifting. with that, we upped our snowfall ecamounts. we ft six-to-ten inches. saying a foot or more was likely in some of theselocations, north of walk, about four-to-eight inches so what actually happened? out.k it just about everybody saw six-to-ten inches. e sweet spot wasn't the south of washington. it set up from the north. >> that upper level low brought significant amounts to parts of washington, fairfax, louden, montgomery, up to 13 inches in

some locations. what are the take aways? the proud the boom amounts, highest possible, actually materietized. the spat was to the forth, this ended up being a moderate impact event. two loafs of praed, not just one, also a freig point that you need to monitor the forecast daily, especially with the big snowstorm or a large storm just like in the forecast for the upcoming weekendwiecause i clang. >> anybody who didn't pay attention to o the forecast saturday, learn that lesson the hard way this time. amelia,hank you. 18 saw a huge increase in the number of murders in 2018. what are police doing t fight crime and take the guns off the streets? the i-team changed the way officers connect crimes and collect evidence. some departments aren't doing

it. it's a sound that's become all too familiar in the district. and the news 4 i-team found when nothing is hit and nobody is hurt, d.c. police show up and pick up every shell casing they can find. >> that evidence can be very valuable to us. >> reporte it's called comprehensive collection. every casing is entered into a machine like this one. the outside of a casing reads like fingerprints for the gun that fired it. every gun leaves unique markings. >> fire in the home. >> reporter: when a gun is found on a suspect, it's test fired and those casings get entered too. the national ballistics network can compare the 3d images side-by-side with other casings in the system a tie cases together. >> it ison revolutiary. >> the chief of f national firearms says for years, law enforcementgency only used it to convict criminals they've already caught. >> there has been some

understanding how is best utilized. >> reporter: now the atf wants to shift how all use it, matching caseings from smaller crimes to help generated leads in bigger >> we had casings on all of the scenes. so we were able to do a comparison. >> reporter: the d.c. chief says t was essential in finding a suspect. they were sho caught in a cross fire. >> my baby doesn't deserve >> reporter: she was the daughter of a veteran detective. >> that was like losing a family member for all of us. to close that case over this technology, i mean, it makes you understand how victims' families feel. court records show that youhey tried him to the morning of h arrest. >> every time we solve a case, we're getting a shootehe off

street so maybe the next victim t christ. >> christy weidner runs the nt depart detectives work side-by-side. both action versus their own machines and can get immediate results. >> a crossover between guns, between the individuals is very >> reporrince georges and r:gh. montgomery county police collect and enter every casing. when the i-teamd surve departments in northern virginia, we found some aren't doing it as well or at all. some enter casings in high crime areas. some test fire guns used in crimes. >> we definitely see lower submissions from the northern virginia agencies than we do from some other epareas. >>ter: virginia's department of forensic science is home to most of the state's machines. it'seen steadily reducing the firearms backlog, still takes about foumo hs to get the results back to detectives. weidner would love to bring virginia on board as a partner.

>> it's definitely a list of prior tis. not only do criminals go between d.c. and maryland, they also come into virginia. >> reporr: of the guns in d.c., data shows more come in rginia than any other state. the virginia labs only compared their casings to thethers they entered. when they included d.c. and maryland, nearly half of all the hits in northern virginia matched to outside agencys. >> are you worried youha might missed out on some potential matches prior to the policy change? >> it is possible. >> reporter: the director says virgia is increasing equipment and staff to produce leads faster, but the push to have every police department submit every casing could also have a down u downside. >> if all agencies did start doing that,ld we we overwhelmed very quickly. hi it's why the atf is deploying 22 new ms around the country. >> we are investing a ton of resources to make it available to all of our counterparts. >> one was slated for northern advirginia, richmond a much

higher case load. the more agencies put in the more they can get out of it. >> if you can tie it to another case and potentially there are some witnesses from that case, we'll give you ome information for the suspect. >> reporter: with a 38% spielgs i spooic in murders last year. d.c.'s chief newsome says he'll take all the help neighboring lice departments can give. >> you never know if that will be the shell casing that closes one of your viole crimes. >> the d.c. chief told me it's been a huge shift to convince officers to take the time to write a report and get that therece collected even if is no real crime. but he said every time it pays off and sols a serious case the officers all see the value. jo fleischer, news 4 tei-. >> thank you, jody. president trump facing new pressure overrussia. up next, nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker on the move at the white house day. at5:00, we showed you the final 4. we are less than ten minutes away from finding out the winner

of the first pat collins snow stick of 2019. >> amelia with the ten-day forecast ahead, tracking our next weekend storm and serious room behind it. stay tuned. you know, people don't actually use hashtags when they talk. #thisgirldoes like tha no one ever does that #havertysboom stop it. #youstopit havertys 2019 kickoff is on ge e ...on furniture that's already marked down. havertys #lifelooksgood

now to president trump's fiery response to new questions raised about his relationship with ruia. >> here' nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker with a preview on what she's working on for "nightly news." >> good day to you. president trump facing a blizzard ofheadlineselated to the russia investigation and a bombshell report by the "new york tes" the fbi opened a counter intelligence negotiation into president tmp in2017 amid concerns he wittingly or unwittingly was worng for russia. president trump giving his firmest denial yet. the president saying i never worked for russia when i asked him the the question aitoday. he it was a disgrace to ask that question in the first

place, coming up, we'll tell you what the president said about the fbi and whether he's a subject of the v of an investigation. and a new poll that shows more americans blame the president than democrats for the stalovate. the consies mounting with mr. trump increasingly defiant. hey the long wait is almost over. >> the snow stick winne will be revealed. doug, how about the forecast? >> i know i got my favorite, guys. forecast tonight, a coldne down into the low 20s in some locations. teens, yes, we're tracking a couple other storm systems move income one t laters weekend. more on that we'll see you back here in a minute. ♪

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. we look forward to this every time there is big snowfall. we know you do, too. the pat collins snow stick challenge. >> that's right. now the moment we have all been waiting forfter going through all of thentes we can now meet thehampion of 2019. >> heo, t, how are you holding up? >> i'm holding up fine, i can't wait for this moment. can't wait to tillll after this voting and watching and watching and voting. we have finally a winner. springfield, in virginia. and the family's dog has a

starring role as a fish. >> this year weo decided do the snow stick challenge. like we wanted to do it last year. >> reporter: it was connor's idea. hisin dad ? just to enter. >> that's the only rean. i had my son help me. before yould say, na, na, na, na the family ended up with the official patll s' snow stick. >> hey, thank you. >> we came here from california about 16 yearsgo and i told the guys, kind of the first moment they feel like true washingtonian. >> reporter: now you have a snow stick. >> pw collins s stick is a

sign we made it. >> we called it the sunday snow suit challenge. put on your best snow outfit. strike pose, send the picture to us. best picture gets the snow stick. now, they called their entry the great white snow shark. their dark, lela, dressed as a shark. connor and his brother alex snorkeling through the snow to escape danger. our p el ofjudges loved it. >> they had their snorkels, oh my god. it took tike to do it. i loved it. >> reporter: thereheere three finalists. the snow stick landing, unicorny and the great impersonation. but it was if, na, na,na. >> that got the stick. congratulations to the family, winners of the first snow stick

challenge of 2019. >> now, what's the real inspiration behind thereat ite snow shark entry? well, i got to tell you thatrk nd carley, they're all both mooirn marine biologists. >> there you go. >> reporter: get the picture? hey, i want to thank everybody who entered. it was big fun. there are so many creative people in our state. every time we do one of these, i mean it thrills me to see all the entries coming in. omm telling you, i just den know what'sg next. >> ah. >> so i'm telling you, leon, en do hey, doug, when's the next one? >> nextweek. maybe next week, pat. we'll see. >> that will give you tim to get your snow clothes tried out. >> of urse, you ruined that guy on twitter now. >> i will need to change itn a

couple days. >> all right. thank you, pat. at do you mean a couple of days, not what we want to hear. after what we have been through. >> one is thursday, friday, it's a small system. they are drifting a little snow thursday night into friday. the big storm. i rain or snow? eh, we will talk more about that. right now we're dropping from the 30s0nto thes. many of you are alreadythere. 29 in rockville. 22 in monessen. so you knows i cold. everything is going to freeze overnight. refreeze happening now. tuesday morning, amess.he yeah, reason i say 9:00

a.m., give the sun time to melt as as possible and less congestion, it may be a better for you. the next couple of days, i'll ye not here she's talking more about the impacts of tomorrow. i can't give them away. >> i need a sneek. as we talk about the refreeze overnight tonight. in all seriousness, it's already very cold out there. we think we will see some tees out in rural locations up into parts of maryland as well.a low of about 27 low- to mid-20s here we think they can tumble lower. 9:00omorrow morning, notice, we're around freezing. with help from the sunine coming tomorrow at 7:25. we will have melting throughout the day tomorrow. another refreeze tomorrow night on into your wednesday morning. but check it out. tomorrow is the bus stop, dela

are likely, so many school districts have delayed or cancelled. wednesday, another refreeze in the forecast. i think on ursday, we will back to business as usual. >> that being said, though, we are watching for late day rain and snow showers. here's what to expect. ahance f rain and snow. we're watching the timing and the possible w accumulation if see snowfall. huch are we going to see? there is a chance for light accumulation out there on friday morning. >> that could lead to some delays. so, doug, step out of the way,l the people see the morning foreca forecast. >> there you go. right now it does look like this would start off as snow, most likely go over torain. this is mostly a rain event. still a lot of time to watch this, one thing we know for sure, it t

could chang snow on the back side, brings in the cold air by far. a high of only 22 in dc. ten for an overnight low. some of the compute models have us 10 below zero for wind chillm day and tuesday. yes, the cold air definitely moving in. a lot to talk aut over the next couple of days. we'll be right back.

this says, are you not the only one to talk about ice. he's got some ice to talk about. it. will just talk about >> there you go. >> not trying to go head-to-head with doug. >> we got capitals. let's go. tonight the only capitals player to have reached the millennium milestone as an nhl player, aleixo dhech kin. after 16 seasons in the leagu

bruce orpik will lead the list. he is ting time to sign autographs. orpik suiting up for his 1,000th nhl game he has leadership on and off the ice the 38-year-old is the 22nd active player to play in 1,000 games and his teammates, boy, do they respect the guy. >> he's beenic fanta to me from day one. just a good role model on how to be a proceed.d >> he kin of checks every box in terms of a professional athlete. he certainly changed my career path and certain things that i do ko youw get better, succeed. >> it's all of the non-sexy things i guess. all the dirty >>work. i remember being back in the minor leaks to get called up in one game. that was kind of my goal coming up. so i think i've always

appreciated the opportunity to be in this leak.g someth don't ever take for granted. there so a special night for orpik. some special guests in attendance. for another reason the metro maple leaf youth hockey steam from anne arundel county will be at tonight's game. during a recent tournament. one of the players were subjected to racist taunts. while the reds did nothing. the boy's teammates did. ing the caps took notice of g >> i'vee through it when i was younger. at this stage as well but, yeah, that's one thing how they stood up, his teammates had his back. >> i think it was inspiring h they all stuck together and that'sreat for kids especially. >> i'm proud of our team a lot this year. i'm proud of a lot of things

we've done going into the all star break. it's things like that that makeo me proudf the players. >> they will meet tonight on news 4 at 11:0 to football. the redskins might will close to welcoming a familiar face the team is trying to set up a meeting with rums tomorrow. he was a defensiverdinator from 2004 to 2007.en most rtly he helped turn the browns around as the interim head coach. j.p. finley reporting it's notna do deal and t redskins are hopeful to meet with him. hiring williams will change that. in basketball, marlins rank 19. theyold wisconsin tonight and the wizards finally took off. we will be following that as well. >> stuck on the runway, tyeah. m and a lot of other

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