good morning, eryone. i'm eun yang. it's tuesday, january 15th. 'm aaron gilchrist. the federal government is on a e two-hour y this morning. it ds not apply to furloughed employees. >> let's get to the school delays. >> in virginia, w, arlington, fauquier, stafford, spotsle, all closed today. in virginia -- >> and in west virginia, now, berkeley, hampshire, hardy, organ county d schools are on a two-hour delay. >>at hopefully it will stay way. nobody will have to change to closed. >> i feel like this kind of morning, stay tuned right here.l

keep you posted, yes. you want to give yourself extra time as w head out this morning. >> the roads can be slick. we have melissa keeping an eye on the roads for you. we want to begin with chuck bell and the forecast. you are looking for ice walking the dogs. >> they're not having trouble on the ice. mine weren't. since i'm not on four legs and don'e the claws for the traction, yeah. there's a lot more difficult for me. temperatures are not juslow freezing. we've been bombs away on temperatures. manassas down to just 7 degrees. 14 in gaithers 26 at joint base andrews. and 15 in springfield. a very colt start. temperatures will be below freezing between now and 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning. there will be sunshine today. afternoon highs close to 40 ,grees. lot of melting coming our

way for later in the afternoon today. and thats definitely good news. more melting coming our way tomorrow before mor winter weather chances later in the week and the weekend. more about that coming up back t you, melissa. >> thank you, check. live look outside here. this is in rookvie, at jefferson street. you can see, again, we have a lot of snow all over the place and some slick spots. be careful. if it looks wet, it could be ic inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. this is northbound after shington boulevard. the left lane is getting by that work zone. 66 and 95 in virginia. no problems in or out of town. we'll look at 270 comingup. >> thanks, melissa. > this morning, plowing and shovel willing continue as our region diggs out from this first winter blast. the issue this morning is ice. d we're working for you with complete coverage of how the ice

ill impact your tuesday commut >> justin finch has a look at conditions here in the district. justin, how are things out there? >> reporter: n,aa eun, good morning. we're in southeast and seeing setty good progress out here. theewalks to my right are kind of a mixed bag. you have clear patches and others that just have not yet been touched. thatha compacted snows slick to walk on. but at minnesota avenue, we saw pretty good. the freeway coming out here also looked pretty good. however, on the main streets, the primary streets in d.c., you're going tsee a lot of wide-open, clear streets. however, the rush hour lanes are still packed in with snow and ice and slush. so, keep that in mind as your make yay out this morning, too. we know the metro bus serckce is p and running today, for those that take that. we know, too, that d.c. is trying to make sure some of the neighborhood streets are clear.

some of those are still looking pretty rough. a lot of compacted snow and ice on those roadways, as well as sidewalks. we're seeing on ttter that they're being responsive to 311. perhaps, if you have a request, reach out to the city by a 311, or on social media, at their twitter thandle. ant can get your concern addressed as quickly as possible. back in to you. >> justin finch on the road for us in the disict thismorning. we have crews all over the area. our team coverage of this wter blast continues in northern virginia. >> adam tuss is live for us on theroads. adam, where are su? what are ying? >> reporter: we're in oakton. vdot have been out on the main roads. 66, the beltway looking good. on t secondary side roads, you

start to see salt and sand put down. and temperatures are cold this morning. in the subdivisions, they've been getting there. vdot has so many lane miles to get to that it's s takinge time. with all of the melting that happened and the refreezing overnit, that's the concern as you walk to your car this morning. so far, so good. we have not found major areas. this is what it looked like yesterday. all of the snow just blanketed northern c virginia andered the area. we whe dealing wit so much to clean up. right now, as you tack another look out of our drive, cam he pretty much blacktop everywhere. that's good news. we'll continue to dve around. if we find problem spots, we'll let you know. >> adam, have you seen ice or what looks like black ice on your travelsfa so >> it's really spotty and hard to knowess you get out and step on it. we've been driving through

vienna and oakton. right now, it looks pretty good out re. they've been doing a decent job. off to the right here, actually, as we're just passing this area, there's a cple of spots. that's really the name of the game this morning. you have to be careful that you could -- if you look to right on this drive cam, this is some of the black ice to the inght that you might as you go around a turn or something t be aware that could be out there. >> good to hear that the crews made a lot of p yesterday. if you haven't done so, take a moment and download our free nbc washington app. you will receither alerts based on your location. you can check out the latest local news updates. it's 4:06. the district continues to dig out of this bout of winter weather, the shutdown enters day 25. the housera dems introduced two bills to reopen the government. it will be voted on today, on a

fast track procedural move. it is not likely to move. second bill would reopen the government through february 28. that would be brought to a vote on thursday. democrats can pass it themselves. but the measure is not likely to get support in the senate. yesterday president trump rejected a short-term fix proposed by lin would temporary reopen the government. from government js to the classroom, fairfax county public schools is holding a second hiring event for furloughed workths today. 're looking for substitute teachers. if applicants clear backgroundy checks t could be in a classroom as ear as next week earning a paycheck. they are considering hosting a third job fair given the demand. spaghetti dinner for furloughed workers today. the locations include foggy

bottom and tenleytown in d.c., arlington and tyson in virginia, and rockville and silver spring in maryland. we'ree posting the complist to the nbc washington app and to our website. news 4 is working for you by keeping you updated on all i of thormation o in the nbc g,shington app. this morn we're learning new and disturbing details about the kidnapping of a 13-year-old wisconsin girl and the murder of her parents. he saw her on a sool bus and decided he would kidnap her. s. the time, he had no idea who she patterson broke into her family's home inoc miber. he shot the parents and bound the teen's ales and h and dragged her to his truck. for the next several months, patterson forced her to stay under his bed for hours at a

time. the teen escaped last week. patterson is being held on $5 million bail. a panel of republican lawmakers firmly rebuked a veteran iowa representative and blocked him from serving on any house committees. the move comes after iowa representative steve king questioned in a "new york times" article, how white and white supremacy, western civilization lanage became offensive. last night, house republicans voted to remove the iowa congressmanrom the committees. steve king blasted the move saying his comments were taken ou context. several house democrats say they will introduce a resolution condemning's comments. a senior member of the congressiol black caucus is calling for a censure resolution. president trump's nomin will begin at 9:30. barr plans toell the committee special counsel robert mueller

should be allowed to complete hisnvestigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. barr t also says public should be informed of the results of the investigation. president trump welcomed the clemson tigers to the white house. the dinner turned out to be a fast food gasmorsbord. players and coaches snacked on wendy's and burgbur other items. the white house staff did not fix the dinner. the president said he paid for the meal. 4> ahead on new today, we continue to monitor road conditions throughout the >> a live look outside. people head back to work and scho . after thebreak, we'll check in with molette green for conditions in pnce george's county. it's clear skies overnight. temperatures have beenalling precipitously all the way down into the single numbers now

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you're watching news 4 today. >> 4:13 is the time rightno we take a live look at the capitol, the federal government is on two-hour delay today. >> that does not apply to furloughed workers affected by the shutdown in a nonwork status. >> let's get to the school delays. >> in virginia, arlington, fauquier, stafford, spotsylnia and schools all closed. fairfax, loudon, prince william, page, shenandoah, warren county

schools on a delay. >> and in west virginia, now, berkeley, hampshire, hardy, jefferson and morgan county schools are on a two-hour delay. freezing temperatures and icy water did not stop colorado firefight firefighters from rescuing a dog. the pooch accidentally fell through a thin layer of ice, when firefighters arrived. one was already dressed in a w bright yel suit. it's designed to protect them in frigid water. he wen in while his team held on to a rope attached to his body. after a few tugs and ten seconds, the dog was back on solid ground. he is moving >> just left the guy in the water. thanks, bye. >> they're going to comend get him. firefighters do inne rescue work. our hats off to them. we have a winner in the pat

collins snow stick challenge. we didn't judge this time. this week's entries some of the best yet. >> after sorting through countless pictures, our judges able twn a winner. this person struck a clever pose. the snow stick goes to the sul family. >> pat collins stick is a sign that we made it. >> i love this picture. >> pretty creative stuff here. they even enlisted the dogpu to them over the top, dressing her up like a shk. th snorkeled through the snow to escape the dangerous sea creature.>> thought that was a fun idea. >> yeah. >> in the nbc washington app,yo ll find a complete list of the school closings and delays. we'lep have livets letting you know how the ice is impacting the driving conditions all over our area. we heard adam tuss talk about -- you have to watch out for it. that'she problem witlack

ice. you can't see it until you hit it. >> it looks t. u think you see puddles of water. >> might not be the case. >> assume it is ice this morning. temperatures are way below freezing. our friends and neighbors out toward manassas and fauquier well.y, as down to close to 5 degrees. very, very cold. an icy start this morning. we'll have plenty of melting around again during the afternoon. a refreeze tonight. and a few days above freezing.c but the arcti air, the genuinely arctic air and the powerhouse wind arrives late sunday. monday morning, these spots down around 7 in managoas, we're g to have areas close to

zero by monday morning of next just know that the real cold is ahead of us now. 14 in montgomery county. 14 in winchester. 12 in warrenton, 19 in st. mary's county. your dog walking forecast this morning, smoky here, available for adoption through humane rescue alliance. my two dogs were in aryig h to get outside yesterday and spend some time in the sunshined theyo trouble on the icy sidewalks, unlike the person on the other end of the leash. temperatures this afternoon, per 30s to near 40 degrees. a lot of melting. 40 degrees for a high temperature in d.c. northwest winds, 5 to 15 miles per hour. it's bezier in northern maryland this morning. tomorrow, another refreeze tomorrow moing. it probably won't be as cold as it is this morning. still, once you're belo 30 degrees, watch out for a lot of ice. tomorrow amp, a reasonable amount of sunshine. not much to worry about there.

you should have yourbc washington app downloaded and ready to go. not only can you get our forecast. but you c also get push alerts for weather advisscies and ol closes. kids, you'll want that on your phone. findnd follow me on social me a, instagram and twitter. you've been sending us great pictures. i enjoy sharing those on twitter. there willtee midoon cloudiness today. no chance for rain or snow today or for tomorrow. a couple of dry days to really get ahead of things around here. our next chance for a little precipitation arrives on thursday it will be rain late thursday afternoon and evening. and i don see a big problem. temperatures will be close in the shenandoah valley in maryland. early friday morning, there could be a smahance for iciness early on. friday afternoon, temperatures

ck in the 40s. rain looking likely on saturday. iee you in the next half hour, the ten-day forecast, that includes a big blast of genuinely cold air. that's next week. >> all right. thank you, chuck. looking at the roads rightw a live look. slick roads out there. just be careful.p as we k saying, bridges and overpasses freeze first. rie't now, driving northbound here on wisconsin avenue. headed io north bethesda. looks dark right now. not too much action out there. just so early in the morning. 95 in virginia, north of frfax coun parkway, northbound, southbound, moving okay. we just keep saying that it will be slick in spots. and those sidewalks, they're kind of a mess in a lot of spots this morning. inner lo, outeroop of the beltway. no issues. we have this hanging around arlington, northbound 395 after washington boulevard. the left lane gets by the work

zone there. and prince george's coun and out of town. no worries, everything there is pretty green. >> thank you. still ahead on news 4 today, we'll tell you about a d.c. progra that helps seniors shovel their sidewalks. later today, jane fonda and lily tomlin. when they get together, who knows what happens. ellen will losero co they play a game. uh-oh. butomething everyone loves you hate? >> mashed potatoes. i love them. i was wrong. i don'know why i said that. >> first thing that came to your mind. i can think of a couple things you would say. >> really? >> yeah. >> not mashed potatoes. >> fonda andr tomlin s in "grace and frankie." you can see "ellen" at nd3:00, then stay tuned for news 4 at

4:00. a live look here for you as we continue to track improvements being made. you see the salt trucks out there on the roads this morning. that's going to be the norm around the region until we get past all of this ice. >> we need it, too. this is a live look from northern virginia where the roads look pretty clear. we'll say, because the schools were closed and the government was closed, thee crews m progress. ea an update nr the bottom of

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you're watching news 4 today. >> it's cold outside, aaron. >> yeah, it is. >> it's about 2 degrees outside of our studios. back to work and back to school y'after yester snow day. this is a live look at the roads in northern virginia. for the most part, it's clear. you're not going to get three lanes. give yourself extra time. there's ice out there. eust be careful. i feel l the first day, when things get back to normal. have you shoveled your sidewalk? i shoveled my sidewalk. d.c. law says you have h 24rs to do it. >> seniors who can't do it can have volunteers ce and do it for them. y cho explains the city's adopt a senior program. >> reporter: as cold snow

blankets the sidewalks, warm gestures help to clear them. dominick watkins is part of d.c.'s adopt aenior program. anytime it snows more than 4 inches, volunteers get t rk. shoveling so seniors don't have to. do.his is what i like t i got a heart to serve. not just the seniors. i got a heart to serve people, period. >> reporter: people like martha whitehead. >> it means a lot. i don't wanto get fined for not having my snow shoveled. >> reporter: as the volunteers clear away feet of snow, watkins says there's a reason he goes the extra mile. m >> i los grandparents at an early age. i think it's really important for any of us who have grandparents to stop what you're doomg and check on them and out here and shovel the snow for them oh, yeah. it makes us feel really good, to be able to serve the community. >> reporter: and with each shoveled sidewalk, one thing is clear, these men, leaving a

lasting impact by putng other people first. >> i haven't shoveled my place yet. i have to do that when i get do here i might invest in a snowplow, though. >> reporter: the program says they've already got almost 1,000 volunteers signed up. but they still need more to handle all of the houses. if you would like to sign up, we posted the link in the nbc washingt app, just search shovel. in southeast, army cho, news 4. good morning, everybody. hitting the road checklist for you. seat heaters on high. don't forget to take all of the snow off of the roof of your car. 's the law. do it. it's a safety issue. ice scrapers and refill the windshield wiper fluid. you will be using the wipers a lot. our team coverage continues on the roads. this is a live look along massachusetts avenue. we are fanned out across d.c., maryland and virginia, as most of you head back to school and back to work today.

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news 4 today starts now. >> it is 4:30 as you wake up on this third day of a winter blast of snow. a live look outside at the roads in reston, virginia. >> has it been three days already? >> >> saturday, sunday. >> can't do the math. 28 degrees oside of our studios. not talking about the windchill here. the issue as you leave home, it will be the ice. >> you may also have a little trouble with t snow,depending on where you live. my car is still under a bit of snow. some smaller roads still haven't been plowed. that's why many schools and offices are giving people extra time to get in thisemorning. ederal government is on a two-hour delay.th does not apply to furloughed employees impacted by the shutdown who are in a nonwork status. now, to closes and delays. montgomery, prince or