fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. news 4 today starts now. >> 4:30 now. we look outside on this thursday morning. get ready for another winter blast. we're still recovering from the last one. in a few hours, we're going to see our next round of snow. sorry to be the bearer of bad news. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.

for the first time in days we don't have school delayso tell you about this morning. that likely won't be thee c tomorrow. a winter storm advisory came in tonight. >> chuck bell isus here to fil in. and we'll check on the commute. we're digging out in a lot of ways. >> we are. you better finish that digging now. there's more wet snow likely to come in today. looking for slushy variety, as temperatures will be above or at the freezing mark. it will be dry for most of the daylight hours toda our real chances for wet snow come in after sunset, just after 5:00. mperatures this morning, a big utnge. 22 in warrington,9 in washington. 35 at dulles and 35 at joint base andrews. a chance of a slushy inch or more. not looking for high-end

amounts. one to maybe three inches up closer to the pennsylvania border. no one will get near 6 inches of snow. any of the purple shaded counties here, could get a slushy 1 to 3 inches of snow there. how about the comme? >> tommute is looking pretty good. one thing really in your way. doesn't look like it's slowing things much. you might see it if you're headed out soon.bu gaithe, northbound 270, after shady grove road. the rest o 270, northbound and southbound looking okay. inner loop and outer loop of t beltway, no problems there this morning. centreville, 66, near 29. that's cleared out of the way. don't have to worry about that situation in centreville. and 95 in virginia, northbound quantico to the beltway. thank you. it's 4:32. developing this mornin the fbi

foiled a man's plot to carry out a terror plot at the white house. >> 21-year-old hasher taheb had an plan to attack the white house. he planned to use an anti-tank rormet to s into the white house to kill as many people as possible. he t planned carry out the attack today. earlier lastr, ye had been radicalized and was planing in jihad style attack. on this 27th day of the shutdown, there's no negotiations. a group of senators are yi, reopen the government for now and we'll work with you. nancy pelosi has asked the presidt to reschedule or deliver the state of the uni in written form. yesterday, the president signed a bill intot law t would

retroactively pay federal furloughed workers when the government opens. contractors such asuaitors don't get back pay. >> i have a utility bill right here, don't know how that's ing to get paid. >> more than 800,000 federal employees have not received a paycheck and do not know their next one will come. the shutdown is affecting airport security lines. tsa administrator said most tsa officers who call out are n calling out sick. many employees sayre they not able to report to work for financial limitations. a severalports have closed terminal security lines because of high volume of call-outs. be sure to arrive at the airport early to make your way through security lines. aiety and stress are mounting for federal workers as the shutdown continues. but help is coming from workers

and organizations. chef andres is the latest to offer help toorkers and their families. he opened up the chef for fed cafe in the district. it offers a rotating menu of three hot meals,s sandwiche and salads for dine-in or to go. the group wants to make it easier for those who are struggling. >> they have to feed their famili and pay their rent. we hope by activating this kitchen, we can provide a little bit of support. >> a reminder that the cafe will open again today. it's on pennsylvania avenue near the navy memorian northwest. it's opening at 9:00 every day. you can find a list of the organizations that are trying to lend a hand during the shutdown. it's 4:35. breaking news right now. a van crashed into a local business overnight. >> chris lawrence has more than that. >> we're learning more on how

this happened. you can see the van inside the building. we can tell this is a price busters furniture stor it's on university boulevard in hyattsville. it's amazing how far it got into the store. we hen'tot a word on injuries or what this caused the crash to happen we willall and update you as soon as we learn more. >> chris, thank you. d peloping innce george's county this morning, a man i dead after being hit by an suv. he washe walking in area of central avenund a park boulevard. the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperatiith the investigation. a man apparently flashed three girls who were walking home from school in fairfax county. e girls noticed the man from a distance about 3:00 in the afternoon. when they continued walk, the

man exposed himselea policehed the area and could not find him. now, a look at the other top stories. d.c. police believe they have detained the woman who tried tou a 6-year-old girl in georgetown. this is video of the suspect right before that incident on tuesday morning. the little girl was talking up to h front door when a woman tried to grab her. she told her to stop resisting and tried to bribe her with cotton candy. a silver spring man will spend a decade in prison for having sex with a humantr ficking victim. ve prosecutors say he knowingly had sex with the girl in 2017. she was being trafficked by the ms-13 gang. the gang members involved in this case were arrested in novemb i. a man dead after trying to rob a silver spring bank, according to montgomery county rmlice. the man walked into the

bank and demanded $20,000 yesterday. the manager hit the panican butn the gunman took off. a police officer confronted the su tect outside of bank and shot and killed him. it's 38. coming up,ed fir for her faith. a dishwasher's disagreement with her boss leads to a $28,000 verdict. why she will only get a fraction of the cash. buying a suit when you are 7'7". a lk at a shopping

you're watching news 4 today. >> the great white way in new york city honored one of its own by dimming the lights for carol channing. she died on tuesday. she was known for her roles in

"hello dolly" and "gentlemen prefer blondses." she was 97 years old. the washington wizards are just hours away from an overseas match-up. they will take on the new york knicks in london. the wizards were at the cfort practice yesterday. hopefully the jet lag has worn off. they arrived in the u.k. an entire day late, after snow grounded their private plane earlier this week. looks like they're squeezing in a little fun, too. here's bradley beale e-creating by rose cover. these are great. a few hours later, the knicks gave it a try. tipoff at 3:00, our time. the wizards made time for

some shopping >> while they may have big paychecks, its not alway easy to find clothes to fit basketball stars. that's the case for george muresan. what's your chest and your leg measurements. >> i like to be comfortable. >>. >> 39 inseam. it's about comfort. >> what i don't like is blue jeans. i hate blue jeans.no i c wear the blue jeans. >> sweat pants. >> there's not enough denim to make blue jeans for him. >> you have to give the sales guys they were trying to put clothes on him. they knew better. >> it must b kos costly. >> he played for the washington

bullets from '93-'98. his son plays for georgetown. >> i thought i had it hard. >> it's 4:43 now. >> chuck is getting bespoke. >> what can i say? i'm a flashy guy. i'm a flashy guy. temperatures, 20s and 0s this

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today. >> the 27th day of the

government shutdown. ere's new negotiations going on. the spear of the house has asked president trump to reschedule his state of the union address. >> blaine alexander is live on capitol hill this morning. has the president responded to the speaker's request yet? >> not just yet. we're refreshing that twitter feedfo see he has anything to say. there's a new battle brewing here in washington as the shutdown on. speaker pelosi sent a letter to president trump, sayingwe becau e still locked in the shutdown, and unless it's over by week's end, she is requesting he post wonpone his state of th union or state it in because a number of the employees who are furloughed or g, there's no way to secure the chamber, given all of the people that are inside. kristen nielsen is pushing back on that, sayin her department

and the secret service std capable t security the state of the union address. some of the republicans are saying the president will have a place to deliverdr that s. it's two weeks away and no response to the white house on how this is going to take place. back to you. >> we'll see if this happens. blayne alexander on the hill for us. thank you. we know someone who is affected neighbors are helping neighbors to put food on the table of furloughed families. >> we go to david culver from stafford. >> reporter: 100 furloughed workers will be coming back to school. we're at the staffordampus here. all day long thursday, they are preparing courses. you have a dozen professors offering their talents to help from financial management, to mindfulness and medication.

useful in a stressfultime. farther away, there's a major effort under way. latoya brown. she is helping with the fd bank, stocking up shelves, opening up their services to help families keep food on the table. latoya says this is no time for pride. >> we're not here to judge anyone. it doesn't matter how much money you make. what kind of car you drive or the house you liven. we're concerned about the need right now. >> reporter: the rional food bank is hosting a food drive. if you are one of the fortunate ones receiving a paycheck, you can help out. reporting in stafford, virginia, david culver, news 4. 4:48 now. maryland governor larry han is laying out his priorities for the people of maryland. he's the second republican re-elected governor in state history. he says his priorities include

tax cuts, accountability in schools, redistricting and a commitment to bipartisan leadership. >> i come from the get to work and get things done poortics. i'll with anyone who wants to do the bupeople's ness. newe will present his budget in annapolis later today. we have breaking news overseas. a renovation wk is being blamedor a giant fire in lyon in france. the fire is under control. butem three people have minor you see an explosion from the roof. they had to evacuate the entire campus. since the fire seems somewhat under control, the evacuation order has been lifted.

fire crews will be there all day. no word on how the renovation work caused the fire or how. > chuck bell? warmer now than this time yesterday? >> yes. nowhere near as cold. isn't that nice? >> i think it's lulling us into a false sense of security. >> you may be on to something. there's some crazy weageer ch coming our way. a chance for wet snow, around 4:00 or 7:00 this evening. noooking for a big accumulation. but a ushy inch around town. maybe two or three slushy inches, arod for frederick county, maryland, northern montgomery county and the panhandle ofin west vi. nobody will get a lot of snow. but there could be jusnough slushyness around that there

could be an isolated shower or two. saturday and sunday, the weekend will be a plst. ty of rain. all of that ends as a quick shot of snow late sunday afternoon. temperatures really drop fast. a flash freeze of roadways sunday into monday morning. first thing to get through is y, todahough. nothing out there just yet. here's the moisture we're tracking for today's late evening snow chances. all day today, with dry pavement around the area. most areas are at or above freezing now. we'll be in the mid-30s for most of the day. noon, cloudy in the mid-30s. first chances for snow near the pennsylvania border. in the evening hours, 9:00 tonight and 2:00 or 3:00 tomorrow morning. it will all be over before the friday morning commute gets going. just know that the winter

weather advisy, loudon county, frederi frederick, hagerstown, all have a chae for slushy accumulations. temperatures will drop from abt 45 degrees late sunday morning by 10 monday morning. with windchills down low zero monday. that could be a rude awakening. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. it will be a very coldmorning. forrestville, inner loop at pennsylvania avenue. new crash reported there. don't see a delay here yet. manassas eastbound, 66 after the manassas rest area. two right lanes get by the work zone. 95 in virginia. northbound and southbound. same situation here, through the bottom of the beltway. and into town and out of town, in prince george's county, forestville just cleared. that's out of the way. don't have to worry about that one. 95 southbound, i maryland, 32 to the beltway. onerime

it is 4:52. a miami hotel dishwasher has been awarded $21 million after her boss repeatedly made her work on and su. the womanlaimed her boss violated her religious rights by repeatedly scheduling her to work on sundays and ultimately fired her. she told her boss when she was hired that she could not work sundays because she's a missionary. the hotelhain argued they were unaware and never knew why she wanted off on sundays. there's a cap on punitive damage awards. she cannot receive the entire $21 million. but her attorney expects she will receive $500,000. a big congratulations for a prince george's county elementary school. glenrden woods was named one of maryland blue ribbon schoos.s glenarden woods students have

the highest test scores in the state. and the principal tells us they just keep impressing their teachers. >> it pours into the students. the students meet the expectation. and each time we raise the bar, they hit it. >> the schoolel i is also leadd, certifo students are learning in an ener-saving building. molette green w l be in glenarden to tell us about thic unity. >> it really takes so many people to make sure that each child gets the education that he or she derves. parents who have been saving for years know the advantages of putting money into a 529 college savings account. bu you get tax breaks on the money. what happens when it's time to take the money out. >> susan hogan, foworking for y to avoid penalties and epes.

>>ter: when isabel was born, kim began putting money into a 529 college savings plan. isel is a college freshman and it's time to start taking that money out. but 's more complicated than kim expected. >> it's a bucket of money that we've been saving. and most recently, we're starting to learn that there are some strings attached a rules. >> reporter: rules that are important to followyo iwant to avoid hefty penalties. >> if you don't spend the money on legitimate 529 expenses, you will pay income tax on the earnings and a 1e penalty on ount you saved. >> reporter: legitimate expenses are things like tuition and supplies like books and computers. yo can also u the money toward room and board, if you're enrolled in school half-time. as you spend, keep all yof your receipts.

and be aware that when you spend the money matters. >> you have to spend the money when you make the withdraw. th calendar year, not the school year. >> avoid taxes and penalties by saving it for graduate school or transfer it to another child or toou further own education. >> leftover mey after you take out money for college. that would be consumer reports says sometimes you can use 529 money on education costs for students in kindergarten to 12th grade. check with you plan administrator to find out what's mecovered. some i can't think about the breathtaking cost to put three kidseghrough co >> you have smart kids. keep your fingersd. cros somebody else will pay for it. >> your lips to god'sea . have you posted a throwback photo on social media for then-

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news 4 beginwith a storm team 4 weather alert. >> a live look outside with this

hour. toys after d.c. cleaned up from its first big sno of the year, eyes turn toward the eekend and the possibility of more wet,cold, snowy weather. >> did you say more? >> oh, winter. it's 5:00 a.m. now. >> oh, chuck. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. all eyes are on the forecast. all eyes are on storm team 4or meogist chuck bell. shine that spotlight on him. he likes it, though. >> let's go over to the egomaniac for the forecast. it is cold but dry for your commute. there is wet snow startingwhbout the sun goes down this afternoon into this evening. a slushyhe inch around city. but may be a slushy two to three arennd the pylvania border. snow right there onhe northern end