snow scraper for your car and wear your boots. we were coming intoork this morning, too. >> we have a few delays f schools to tell you about this morning. only a few of them. prinls william county sch are closed today. >> alexandria city, arlingtonag and county schools are on a two-hour delay. we're working with you with team coverage. >> justin fin is out on the roads for us, checking out the drive. we want to begin with chuck bell. we haven't seen thet of winter yet, huh? >> no. not even close. it's only literally january 15th, the mid point of meet logical winter. we're just barely crestingorhe hump winter. and the polar vortex that was brking down a few weeks ago, is going to send us shot number one of bitter cold air sunday into monday. right now, winter weather advisory is still in place for

the d.c. metro area this morning. and winter storm watches for the coming storm this weekend, in parts of the shenandoah valley. here's theadar over the last three hours. the last of the snow pulling on out. it will be an improving weather picture. snow is over in the shenandoah valley. snow ending around the city. and temperatures are close to, if not just above the freezing mark for most aread inst of the ice scraper, the windshield wiper should do it for any snow this morning. there's yorr planner today. clearing skies this afternoon. nice enough for your friday. everything goes downhill fast tomorr. i'll detail this coming up. melissa, good morning on a d friday. >> grning on a friday. first 4 alert. we have a problem in silver spring. 're going to talk about that oo a second. 66 okay. we have some slick spots in those neighborhoods.

inner loop and out of loop of the beltway. this is our alert. bring eaded this way to you a live picture. silver spring, 16th street at colesville. we have wires and a traffic light that was brought through the intersection. we'll let you know the best alternates coming up. northwest arksas sv, a water main break is shutting down there. >> thank you. it's 4:32 right now. team coverage of this morning's windry weath rwintry . snow covering lot of streets around here. this moing, snow and rainmaking things slick on the roads in some places.>> justin finch joins us from southbound i-270. what's it l looe now? >>. th that snow appearing to be gone.

don't see anything out here on 270. it's been clear northbound, southbound. same for the beltway, too. a didn't see major problems there. we did notice, however, overpasses and bridges are seeing accumulation of slush on them. be wary of that. save for some parking lots in the area and sidewalks that have not been treated. howeve good news here, we are seeing the snow trucks and the plows working early and adernight. trying to get a of the roadway and the traffic. so, hopefully, the commute this morning is not too much impacted by the snowfall and slushhat we are now seeing. however, you want to give yourself some extra time. build in cushion to get to where you're getting this morning. you could see tie-ups on your way to work and school. back to >>you. justin finch, live for us on the road thisg. mornin >> it's 4:33. this weekend, despite the

wintry weather, thousands are expected to attend two rallies happening in the district. today, d.c. hosts the march for life. traffic and parking restrictions will be in place around capital one arena. on saturday, thear women's mch on washington will begin at freedom plaza. crowds may be smallerhan in past years, partly because of the weekend forecast. >> the weather conditions may actually tamper participation. so, w will continue to preparen based the activity that we see. we don't have concerns about supporting them. this year, organize t had to mo women's march off of the national mall because of the shutdown.t day 28 of the gwnernment shut no new negotiations are scheduled today. tensions seem to betw growing ben the president and the speaking of the house. a day after nancy pelosi suggest that the president postpone his

state of the union saturday, he cancel a working trip to afghanistan that lawmakers were going to take. he refused to let them take a government plane, saying she shou stay in townnd work on a deal. we'll have the latest on the shutdown. this morning, we know the impact that the government shutdown is having on metro. the agency is losing $400,000 a day. by the end of the month, $50 i millio predicted to be lost. federal workers make up 40% of ridership. now, ridership is down 16% on metro buses. coming up, more onhat this could mean for riders during rush hour. 4:35. is here's a look at our other toptories this morning. a driver is in critical condition after a double-shooting in wie. these pictures are showing a suspect being walked out of a wooded area by police yesterday afternoon. he was the passenger inside a car and shot the driver and

another passenger. > today, counselors will be on-hand at herbert hoover middle school in rockville, after a teacher died in her classroom on thursday. in a letter to parents, the principal said that the teacher passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while teaching studentsn montgomerycounty. the principal asked that the english teacher be and celebrated for her kindness and commitment to others. coming up, saved by a straighter. an emergency rescue amid last weekend's snowstorm and the hero in this story is someone you may recognize from someone here on news 4 today. tell you more about that just ahead. we continue to track some ouble on this storm team 4 weather alert morning. you may have another lay of snow on your car. we have more of that coming this weekend. it came overnight,too. 're live on the roads with the ings before you head t. stay witouh

you're watching news 4 today. >> you've seen dave here on news 4 today, fillingn for melissa with your traffic. he helps you navigate the roads. this weekend, he played the role of lifesaver. >> during the height of the snowstorm, he risked his own life to save a woman. he wart to the to get shots of the snow scene there, beautiful. he was there snapping away. he heard a woman screaming. a jogger apparently had over a bridge, slid down the embament and into the icy water. he didn't wait a second. he jumped into thato water save her. >> knew she was under. knew i had to bring her above the surface. luckily, she coughed when i brought her above water. dragged her on to the shore. we laid on the snow together. just soaking wet, knowing that

seconds were ticking away. wow. dave called 911. he was able to give the dispatcher his exact location. this is 27-year-old sarah kirkpatrick. she's okay. she stopped by wtop radio tnk personally tave for saving her life. he framed the picture he took th moment before she fell in the water there. >> wow. way to go, dave. he is a hero. she could have drowned in that water. and the water was so cold. you lose your senses on what to do. >> thank god he was there. >> love the storyith aappy ending. your school day forecast. there are a few delaynd one closure. we'll give you the list on our nbc washington app. and melissags track trouble on the roads. for kids not going to school, it will be nice. play outside after school today because it's downhill over the weekend. >> thanks, chuck. we have problems in silver

spring. a major road is shut down for the morning. news 4 today is on the roads, bringing you team coverage on the conditions ioo your neighbo

it's 4:43 on this weather alert morning. it willuse and slick out there on the roads after overnight snow.

we learned that prince george's county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>lington and page county schools are on a delay.ur we'll let you know if there are announcements made throughout the morning. they should come in heavy if they come in. and we're going to check in with chuck bell. he has a look at our forecast. the weather is pretty dry right now. as the fourth week of the government shutdown ends, end 's no deal in sight to the shutdown of the government. >> talksetween theovernment and the white house are intensifying now. scott, we know the speaker was supposed to lead a congressional delegation overseas. we understanhat's been canceled. >> sure has, aaron. on this cold morning, you can feel the polital heat coming t of the capitol and the white

house, in no smart part because of wha you described. president trump has scrubbe nancy pelosi's trip overseas with top democrats. the president says, you should be inshington, negotiating with me, during the shutdown. this comes after speaker pelosi's letter to the oesident, suggesting he reschedule the sta the union address, citing the shutdown and the impact of furloughed workers in the s homelaurity department, who may be the security for a state of thenion address. all this as we find out the local impact of the shutwn. the government executive newspaper reporting $1.5 million being lost each week by federal contractors, including so many in our area. d.c. metro rail and bus, losing $400,000 a day becau of shutdown. the marc train system in maryland, a major component of

mass transit, has had an 18% drop in picket sales. i'm scott macfarland. arlington public schools is eralting furloughed f workers to apply for jobs as substitute teachers today, there's a job fair at syphax education center noon to 4:00. anyone wh a high school dip po diploma is going to get an interview. go to our app and search shutdown. community people arein c tot to help furloughed workers. this is happening atew the life worship center. the church is opening its doors for a governmen shutdown relief market. there will be free foods. it runs from 2:00 to 6:00 tonight. lmolette green w be in the community to show us more about the relief market.

it's not just food that is being donated to some workers. some are getting fre entertainment, too. three localan composed of out of work federal workers, had a free conrt at the rock 'n' roll hotel last night. the show was calleded up. go to the nbc washington app and seardo sh. you'll find our coverage, including discounts and freebies for furloughed workers. mike pence is defending his wife's decision to returno teaching at a school that bans guy employees and families. pence spoke with ewtn, a cable network, that offers news fro a catholic perspective. at an interview, he lashed out at the media for the criticism that second lady karen pence is receiving. >> major news organizations totacking christian education, is deeply offensivs.at

religious edn broadly d. defi we celebrate it. the freedom of religious is enshrined in the the united states. the constitution prohibits a religious test for holding public office. we'll let the critics roll off our back. thisriticism of christian education in america should stop. >> guy rights groups had aac negative tion to pence's w decision tk at emanuel springfield.ool in the school reserves the right to refuse employment and admission to anyone who embraces homosexuality. pence's office has called the criticism absurd. leading lgbtq project is giving this book to the school. a republican senator in virginia has started to openly

carry her .38 revolver on the floor of the virginia state senateee you can the gun in a holster on hip. senator amanda chase says the gun a deterrent. she started to carry it openly, after aolleague was confronted by immigration protesters. chase insists she haseceived positive feedback about carrying her firearm on the floor. the state senate minority leader tells "the post," he thinks it's absu absurd. this morning, d.c. police are searching for t men who broke into an adams morgan pharmacy. a man grabbed a worker by the arm. thewner says the men specifically askedor xanax, cough syrup with codeine. and colozaplam. the masked men made off with crash.>>

the live desk with breaking news. a massive avalanche has closed a highway in utah, ko gcovering t road with 30 feet of snow. the avalanche happened inro pvo canyon. that's an hour outside of salt lake city transportati officials say crews triggered the avalanche because they have a major snowstorm cy.ing their and it's a way to control the avalanche that could happen. thankfulo people or cars got caught up in that or damaged. >> it's hard to igine that coming down. heads-up sunday into monday. we'll have a wsuperblof moon eclipse. >> a what? >> i don't know. but you better run. >> i scared. >> this is a total eclipse that will srt around 11:30 sunday

night and end around 1:00 in the morning on monday. the blood refers to the color of the moon. it turns during the heighof a total lunar eclipse. it's super because it appears larger than rmal. >> because it's closer to the earth. >> and wolf is what the first full moon of j is called. >> that's correct. >> it's thesuperblood wolf moon total lunar eclipse. >> total solar lunar eclipse. >>he reason it takes on a reddish appearance, the shadow of the earth blocks it. t just enough of the light getting around it, where you have the reddish tinge to it there. it's a supermoon because this the time the moon is closest to us. and the wolf moon -- the next one s the coldmoon. and then, the flower moon in april. >> i like the wolf mo. >> you can see it from outside

of your window. >> now, we're talking. >> if you watch it sunday night, whoa to you. it will be cold. ndchills will be low zero during the eclipse on sunday night. best viewed from the warmth and the comf.t of your wind t.ur friday morning, off of to a wet and slushy st temperatures are just above the freezing mark. the roads are in relatively good shape. this winter weather advisory pulled down shortly. already, a winter storm watch for parts of the shenandoah valley, as we get into tomorrow. there's an increasing chance, unfortunately, for some real iciness in the shenardoah valley sa. saturday. right now, your friday forecast, an improving weather picture here. afternoon highs today will be in the low to mid 40s.

slushy morning commute, drying out. we have a couple of school delays on our app. tomorrow, a wintry saturday. freezing lain and sleet could be a problem. probablys going to start snow. we could get an inch of rain out of all this. the precipitation stops early on sunday, probably before noon. temperatures will lumt. winds will increase. windchillsny zero sunset, on sunday. and a flash freeze is a major concn, sunday night int monday. all the heavy rain, any standing water that's left from theeavy rain, saturday into sunday, will freeze up very, very quickly. it will be dangerously cold on monday. staying cold tuesday. and then, more rain, in the middle parts of next week melissa, that's all of the

bad news i can give you at once. >> i don't have the greatest news,either. ilver spring, 16th street shu down at colesville road. this is because of a dump truck that came through. wiresra and theic light was brought down by the dump truck. this is closed through the mornug commute. can see the purple here on your screen. it is shut down. justin f lch to you know the best way to get around that. we're diverting traffic. >> arkansas avenue, between decatur, water main breaksos g some lanes. a live look outside. 95 at newington. northbound and southbound, no problems. most of the main roads are okay. the side streets are going to be messy thismorning. > we have two, new school delays to tell you about into your newsroom. hampshire schools andri frede county, maryland, schools opening late today. a full list at the top of the

ur. we are following updates concerning great britain's prin t philip after 97-year-old was involved in a car crash. according to the bbc, the duke was driving a land rover when the crash happened yesterday. you're looking ahe video from scene. he was not injured. but witnesses say he was shaken up aoc d. two women in the other car involved did mean hospital treatment. no word on who caused that crash. francis tiafo, advances to the australian open. tiafoeho gets the down the line to win. tomorrow, he takes a chance to keep his hopes alive. this would be the first time in a 1 round in any grand slam -- look at him. this weekend is also special because tioe will be celebrating his 21st birthday on

sunday. >> this is h. ti >> he is from prince george's county. he's played at the city en. we claim him. he plays at the college park tennis center. one nba player forgot something important. his game shorts. i don't know what we're about to show you here. >> uh-oh. come on, now. >> last night, los angelesfo lakers ard, michael beasley was about to walk on the court and he realized he was still in his dark practice shorts. beasley h to head back to the locker room tochange. he was able to enter the game. e helped the lakers beat the thunder in the yellow shorts. >> there's always one kid that has the black shorts on. or the wrong jersey. you have to change. >> is it that yoserious?

can't play in the others? >> some tournaments you have to have the right outfit on. >> this is news to me. all right. kids'to spend more time at soccer games, i guess. >> you can drive ben any day you want. >> all right. still ahead on news 4 today, saving you money on prescription drugs. and a look at a damning government report. why the number of children separated from their parents at the u.s./mexico border may be higher than previously reported. news 4 today will news 4 today will be fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has drogen peroxide that goebelow t for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works.

news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather daert. >> f morning and we're in weather alert mode right now. snow, slush, icend rain. all of that expected this weekend. if you happen to look out the window las nightt all, you caught a preview. snow was coming down. good evening, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. you know thi broken record. this morning, a lot of slick roads are following the brief snow and drizzle it's led to cancellations and delays of local schools.il princeam county schools are closed today. alexandria city, arlington and page county schools are on a d two-hoay, as are prince george's and frederick county schools and berkeley and west virgin schools. the snow was falling