a new date set for the state of the union address, federal workers finally getting back to work but waiting for the first paycheck of 2019. a triple murder, just part of the violence overhehe weekend indistrict. what we are learning about the search for the three suspects. this might be the first time in ouristory we were grateful for rush hour traffic. >> exactly. th wsands of federalkers in our area streaming back to work time for the first time this year. many returning workers met with people holding signs to welcome them back on the job. after 35 days without a paycheck, the level of relief hard to >>overstate. lawmakers have less than three weeks to come up with a deal that will head off another shutdown. blayne alexander is tracking the effort to fd common ground. is that possible, blayne? >> reporter: that is certainly the million dollar question. we've got 18 days to figure it out or we could be looking at

the same scenario all over train. presidenp says that he will get his border wall with or withoutdemocrats. and while the white house says that president trump does not want another ruling out the possibility. with the nation's longestgo rnment shutdown officially over, thousands of americans finally back to work for now. fundings only guaranteed until february 15th. meaning the countown is already on for the next possible shutdown over the border wall in less than three weeks. >> all we can do is pray. >> reporte those praye stretching to capitol hill where hebipartisan group of lawmakers will meet for first time wednesday hoping to hash out a deal on the president's border wall but president trump n sounding optimistic. telling "the wall seet journal" it's less than 50/50 that the group can work it out. >>ly ide democrats would take these next three weeks to negotiate in good faith and come

up with a deal that makes sense. >> reporter: the president said he's prepared to declare a national ergency goi around congress to get $5.7 billion for wall. after a 35 day shutdown, the battle lines today almosto identical those pre-shutdown despite a huge price tag. the congressional budget office estimatinghe economy took an $11 billion hit, nearly double what the president is demanding for the wall. also cosng him political capital. a new poll shows while 3s of americlame democrats for the shutdown. 50% place the blame on president trump. >> you're holding the very people thated vor you ha hostage. you can't do that. >> reporter: those employees set to get back d within days, hoping history will not repeat itself next month. we'll get a glimpse into those negotiations becausees wey's meeting will be open to news cameras to listen to some of the

first round of talk >> thank you, blayne. >> thanks, blayne. interesting.d be let's talk about the weather. hope you got a chance to get outsidehe and enjoy warmth we as hot y because that's as it'll be until the weekend. >> snow tomorrow, so much sew fairfax county schools are releasing two hours early tomorrow. and the polar vortex is now moving into the midwest. and the purple section you see there will be getseng c and closer to us starting tomorrow night into wednesday. >> it's going to be bad for us. check this out, though. >> it's notoing to be that bad. >> minneapolis tomorrow night could cee windlls as low as 65 degrees below zero. in western wisconsin, 45 to 55 below there. grand rapids, michigan, 20 degrees below wind chillle possomorrow night. amelia draper is here with a closer look at what's coming our wa are the numbers going to be that

bad? >> the good news is we won't see wind chills that cold in our area. i'm tracking a wintery mix mainly of rain and snow tomorrow. i can't rule out isolated sleet and freezing rain. we are going to pick up some minor accumulations, thatmu acting snow occurring during the late afternoon and evening hours. but this is anda al event when you're dealing with rain and snow and it starts to stick as she suns tomorrow. after that as the storm system pulls away, we s wind chills below zero moving in for wednesday and it stays col around here thursday even into friday before that dangerously cold air moves in. we have a winter weather advisory for the koun tips in purple. this includes the entire d.c. metro area. it begins around nn and runs until midnight. we see a wintery mix changing to all snow. we'll pickp about to 3 inches of snow. and while we could see some

isolated slick stops tomorrow morning north of washington. it's the evening cmute tomorrow night where we're tracking slick road conditions. i'll have more on how this will impact schools coming up at about 6:15. we have breaking news now in the robert mueller investigation. acting attorney general, matthew whitaker says it's almostover. in a justice department news conference just in the last hour,hitaker said, quote, the investigation is, i think, close to being completed and i hope we can get the report from director mueller as soon as possible. the special counsel's office has not discussed any time line, however. president trump's long-time confidantoger stone has arrived in d.c. ahead of the arraignment in the special counsel inpostigation. reers caught up with stone as sooas after he arrived at reagan national airport. prosecutors charged stone with lying to congress, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering.

stone said he will plead not guilty. residents in one d.c. neighborhood sayy don't feel safe on their street. over the weekend the city saw a spreef shootings. one ending with three people killed ang fort davis place in southeast. that's where we find news4's pat collins this evening for the latest on what's been a violent month for the new year. pat. >> reporter: indeed, the sixth district police commander said that what happened on this street over the weekend was so tragic, so horrible, she is out here tonight walking a police foot beat herself. police cadets iigthe orhood today. going door-to-door-to-or. out to reassure residents here. and after what happened over the weekend, people need some reassurance. what does something like this do to a neighborhood? >> it traumatized the kids

around here. that's the main thing. because it feels as though the stets not safe out here for nobody, which is true. >> reporter: you see, lastrd sa night, a triple murder here on fort davis place in southeast. three men shot and killedso far 18 murders in our city this year. out walking a foot beat in the neighborhood tonight, thecomman >>'malkighbooo castus i wantdiri tcto make suy feel as comfortable as they felt prior to the evening this happened. p>> reporter: this is howple say it came about. see these circles on th pavement? casings.resent shell a gray car parked here, a black car pulled up alongside. gun fire. shot after shot after shot.w id it sound? >> pow pow pow pow pow. that?d then after >> it was just quiet.

>> reporter: now, police say they're looking for three t suspects in thple murder case. now back to you. thayou, pat. pat collins reporting live. the man accused ofriving drunk in a crash that killed three children in prince george's county made his first appearance today. thomas hawks was arranged on vehicular manslaughter chargers, bond set at po0,000. ce say he was driving dark last month when he rear ended another car on oxon hill. and that impact killed five-year-old twins and their 1-year-old brother, their parents were also seriously injured in the incident. t police sayt hawks had a blood alcohol content level more thaneg twice the limit. he's facing more than 30 years in prison. newt a 6:00, news4 had learneongress will launch an investigation into the trump administration's decision cancel the relocation of the fbi

headquarters. maryland and virginia had been competing to be the next home for the agency, which has long outgrown its old d.c. headquarters. news4 scott macfarlane has learned the house oversight committee is going to investigator why the decision was made and by whom. scott reports local house members are running that powerful committee and they expect many local issues to be front and center. >> reporter: we're inside the hearing room of the u.s. house over sight of government refm committee. for our local members this is ocere the muscle is. there are five democrats on the committee, including the chairman. ubere are zero local rcans on the committee. but this year, this term, it's democrats in charge. they con committee that is likely to be investigating the trump administration and trump administration policies. this is the seat for local congressman jerry connay of northern virginia he'll chair a

cub commiee that will investigate the backlog of security clearances, the call off of the fbi headquarters and other issues. >>e have a constitutional job to provide that because we are serate but coequal branch of government. we got a man date in november to do just that. the public clearlyants checks and balances on this president, as they do onid every prt. and we're going to take that mission very seriously, and that constitutional oath seriously. i take an oath every two years in this job and i'm going to live up to that oath. >> reporter: a few dozen members of the house are on this economy and th will sit few feet away from high pro file witnesses. michael cohenas supposedo sit there february 7th, that's been called off. but there'll be other high profe witnesses and hearings in the weeks ahead. scott macfarlane. the oversight committ hasn't announced a new date for its hearing with michael cohen.

but we c learnedohen will appeae behind c doors with the house intelligence committee february 8th. we have got team coverage for you tonight on the return to work for federal employees. >> coming up next we'll hear from one of the thousands of contractors who will not be receiving any back pay for those last five week >> and it's not fair but life is not fair anyway. it's all in how you respond to it. >> tonight we'll hear how she is responding to it. long-time nbc newsman, tom brokaw apologizing tonight.th backlash from commes sundntay

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outlook for tomorrow. most of us going to be dry at the bus stop but a small chance for a wintery mix north o washington. we see the rain and snow move in around the mid-morning hours. ngat's g to be a recess likely indoors and i would not be surprised if we had a lot of early dismissals tomorrow because at the time the kids are getting out of school we're tracking snow,nd slush a that will lead to some cancellations. i'll let you knoo what expect hour by hour coming up. a good day for federal workers as many are bac on the job for the first day since the shutdown. >> some peopleho were furloughed will never see the money they lost over the last five eks. aimee cho spoke with one of those workers who helps keep the public safe stuck in this siteation. >> rep we talked to a security officer that works at

theso smian national museum of african-american history and culture. she told me she has no idea how pay all her bills. taking care of her two dogs, that's one of the many expenses she's had t worry about since the shutdown started. >> they know i'm going through mething. >> reporter: she's been a security officer from over a dede. she wasecently laid off from a previous job and just began working at the smithsonian when the shutdown began. >> friday is mortgage kny. i don' how i'm going to pay it. i'm going through a whole lot. >> reporter: what she knows, she desperately needs medicin for high blood pressure and cholesterol, but she can't rford it right now and her supply isning out. >> and it's not fair. but life is not fair anyway. it's all iow you respond to it. >> reporter: while she heads back to work at the museums tomorrow, another concern, how to get there. >> it's so expensive to drive your car or whatever, you know

what i mean, a then you got to have money to get on the smart trip card because you haven't been workr:g. >> reporhere's also no telling if the government will shutdown again. it's why she saidshe's looking for a new job. >> i just do not want to be in this situation again because of the federal government. you don't put things in e, perspectegislation and stuff like that, i don't want to be a part ofit. >> reporter: and tamala just texted me a short time ago to tell me she had to go to the emergency room because her blood pressure spid from all the stress. she is going to be okay. but she tells me she's worried because the ambulance bil is another bill to pay. nbc'ss tom brokaw apologizing for comment that is created immediate backlash i the hispanic communities. his comments came during a discussion about thepo pd border wall. >> i also happen to believe that hispanics should work harder at

assimilation. they ought not to be codifie in thei communities but make sure all their kids are learning to speak elish and that they feel comfortable in the communities. and that's going to take outreach on both sides frankly. >> critics called his comments inaccura inaccurate. he apologized on twitter saying in part, i am sorry, truly sorry, my comments were offensive to many. ricanreat enduring a tradition of diversity is to be celebrated and i never intended to disparage any segment of our rich, diverse society which defines who we are. one day after howard schultz told 60 minutes he may launch an independent bid for t white hous in 2020, he's taking the next step. >> i run for president, i will run as aneramerican, u one banner, the american flag. and so, in the next few weeks, few months, i'll be tveling theuntry, i'll be listening and learning and meeting many of you. >> one person with a message

howard schultz, former new york city mayor michael bloomburg. like schultz he is a billionaire businessman, wrt has f with an independent run to the white house. he released a statement today noting he has studied the data. he writes given the strong pull ofhi partisa and the electoral college system there is no way an independent can win. in 2020, the great likelihood is that an independent would just split the -tanmp vote and end up re-electing the president. bloomburg continhas, tt's a risk i refe t run in 2016, and we can't afford to run it now. we turn t a deadly pedestrian crash in alexandria d tonight organizers are calling for a new way to keep you safe. a car hit and killed a man on seminary road yesterday night not far from where he lived. as adam tuss explains, one

safety group says they have an easy fix to a gwing problem. >> reporter: seminary road, the traffic moves fast, the pedestrians often have to hustle to get across. and last night the road proved deadly. >> that's horrible. where did this happen? >> right here. >> reporter: 53-year-old yosuf holser lived nearby, his apartment steps away. his family in new york city tells us he was a dedicated government employee and this has been haron his 90-plus-year-old parents. we talked to his neighbors who said they didn't know too much about him but heard the sirens last night. and they aren't surprised this could happen here. >> if there are signs, crosswalks and everything else, people are not always observant of the rules. >> one of the first things youb notice a seminary road, crosswalk or not, jt howide it is, five lanes of traffic on the eastbound side,n three ithe opposite direction, eighttotal,

it takes a long time to get across this road. >> a tragedy,sadness. >> mike doyle is cofounder of the groupylexandria fam for safe streets. he says seminary road, it's a known problem. but he believes there are easy safety fixes. >> i would love to see some new technology come in that could help the police in their enforcement. like radar guns for speeding. speeding kills. >> reporter: alexandria police say i happened about 7:30 last night as holser made his way across seminary road. ll underdetails s investigation but the car that hit him did stay on then adam tuss, news4. bitter cold in the midwest tonight coming our way. >> so is some snow. it's going to make for a tricky ecmmute tomorrow night. amelia's full forast is coming up next. also. >> reporter: i'm julie carey in ashburn where piles of glass

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so when do we become minnesota? how much time do we have? >> we're going to see theold ally creep in here throughout the day on wednesday. thursday is actually the coldest day out of the work week. a high of only 23 degrees. it's going to feel like 5 during e afternoon wit breezy winds out there. but before we get to thattt ly cold air, we're dealing with a wintery mix tomorrow, we could see rain and snow, maybe a bit ofn sleet e freezing rain move into areas north of

washington as early as, 5:00 a.ut i think a lot of us stay dry until about 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. we continue to track a wintery mix throughout the day. and throughout 4:00 and p.m. we see any mix become all snow as temperatures fall and that is whene start to see slick roads out there. while the morning commute could be omimpacted, of us, especially north of washington, slickody is dealing with roads tomorrow night. so a heads up there. toyou can, you might want work from home or plan to leave work early. 1 to 3 inches of snow, isolated spots north of washington could see 4. we are going to see cancellations tomorrow night and delays likely on wednesday. we talk about wind chills on wednesday fromlo 10 zero to 15 above. so brutally col throughout the day. and thursday is the coldest day of the work week, so schools potentially impacted because of the cold. the coldest air so far this season. and we'll have wd chills from

ten below to ten above. at least we have beautiful sunshine on thursday, no rainsnr or mix to go along with the dangerously cold air on thursday. right now at 35 degrees. going to stay in the 30s until about midnight. after that we fhel into upper 20s. the storm system approaching the at the bus stop, a chance for maybe rain and snow north of washington, andemperatures will be right around freezing. b that could lead to isolated slick spots it's really as the day gets going we see mor widespread rain and snow in the area. 39 degrees around res for the kids. b while it mig indoors, nothing is sticking41 degrees a to freezing as the sunsets at 5:30. weather alert tomorrow because of the wintery mix, wednesday rsand thuday because of the cold

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>> when you come back from vacation, it takes a few days to think what do i do again? how do i do it again? >> that's right.al but for fed workers the month-long shutdown they wen rough, that was no vacation. they're facing quite a few days of catching up. >> tracee wilkins talked to some who areworkers today just happy to be back on the job. tracee. >> reporr: all of the feder workers i talked to were worried about workload and getting that work done.de cated to what it is they do. at nasan we've b watching cars go in and out l day. that shutdown some employees had the money to make it through, others were demoralized and are now terrified and worri about the possibility of it happening again. >> the shutdown really did -- caused a lot of problems for

everybody. if not mentally, physically, financially, of course. >> reporter: after wks without pay, some federal governmentee employ at the u.s. census bureau -- >> happy to be back. >> reporter: -- are celebrating their first day back after the shutdown. others are trying to figure thingsut after more than a month away from work. >> a lot of people trying to remember what on earth they were doing a month ago. that's teit. >> rep in downtown d.c. >> it's a good feeling but it's like starting ov s. >> reportee of the employees at the national endowment for t humanities are reeling at the loss of pay. >> i was telng them what i went through to fill out unemployment forms, it was confusing to dadthat. i to fill out a 15-page appeal. it.as hard to get through i ended up getting a tsp loan, now i have tfigure out how to

pay everything back. >> it was demoralizing. we believe in our agency's mission and importance of our work but it's hard to retain that beliehe when things happen. >> reporter: some government employees worry about the future of employment >> you can always count on it, it was steady, good retirement, but when you have a personr people messing with such great stability, i'm sure the recruiting is not going to be the same as it was. >> repter: we'll justave to wait and see what kind of impact it has on the future. a lot of folks saying they needed to catch up on e-mails, return phone calls, get caught up on a lot of work, talk with their bosses about what they can expect over t next few weeks and everyone hoping they're not going to go through this again after the 15th. i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. the smithsoni museums and national zoo reopen to the blic tomorrow. workers getting ready to receive the visitors again.

mithsonian properties have not been closed as long as the rest of the government. financially however the employees in the same fix as the workers.deral they have not been paid since the shutdown began, and some of them, quite a few are contractors who will n be receiving any back pay. we have a new date for president trump's state of the union address. house speaker nancy pelosi calling the president thisaf rnoon. they agreed next tuesday, the 5th, works for them both. pelosi followed up with a formal invitation to the president to addres joint session of congress in the house chamber and the president promptly responded, formally accepting it. wendy, we are getting breaking news coming in just now. this is coming out ofhouston, texas. u're seeing here -- the police department saying the suspect in this case is down. the officers are on their way to

the hospita now. right now at this point we have no word on their conditions. houston's mayor just tweeted thate is waiting if for a status report othe officers and he is on his way to the scene and he is asking for prayers. word spreading tonight in loudon county about thieves targeting vehicles outside f gyms. the thieves hit two locations last thursday morning. asn jusnlie carey reports some goers arenk rethiing what to leave behind in their vehicles. >> a workout is a great way to start the day unless this is what you find when you return to your car in the parking t. these photos show what happened last thursday morning outside two gyms when folks wereoi predawn classes. this man was coaching the class. >> the class was leaving. >> reporter: luckily the bag they stole out of his backseat contained only lunch. a few miles away, the leave thes

got five pursesnd a wallet when they smashed their way into seven vehicles. >> bold and aggressive. >> reporter: that's her take on the thieves but she's in no danger of becoming a victim because of the safety practic she follows. >> i take my kurse ands in with me and put it in a locker they provide. >> reporter: but amanda good who had not heard about the break-ins until after the fitness class admits she was in a rush, she left her purse inside her suv. >> i will definitely take my i belonginide with me. >> reporter: we found other bags inside cars here. loudon's sheriff remin it's worth the extra time to safeguard vehicles. >> make sure you souure what y have in your car, maybe put it in the trunk, don't make itto visibleople that might want to steal it. >> reporter: even though the barack ins took place close to the building, the sheriff's

office said there were no video cameras to capture the thieves. the sheriff's office hoping to hear from anyonig who m have seen suspicious activity in this parking lot last wem. julie carey. good news for teacher in virginia, the house appropriations committee today approving a 5% pay raise in the budget. it comes as teachers rallied outside the government. and governor ralph northam p supports the raise. he said it's harder to recruit and retain quality teachers. families lef i limbo by a devastating fire at a day care center and preschool. parents were comforting each other at the scene. ha it's more a buildi. it's - it's like part of the hearte of whatdo. >> that center is closed for the foreseeable futur but what they are telling the families. >> an update on this wild road rage case, you may have seen this videou if y haven't, you have to stay

tune to see ithere. a man refusing to let go of the hood ofer man's car on the massachusetts turnpike. we'll tell you what coppened in t today. here's a look at your potential snowfall for tomorrow. most of therea about a coating to two inches but north and west of owashington, two four inches, this includes parts of fauquier, loudon. i'll have more on when the wintery m

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hour of day of screen time for kids between 2 and 5. a fire destroyed a child care center in rockville. for many this business wasn't just a day care, it was ad sec family. news4 darcy spencer tells their story. >> just in shock. it doesn feel reel. >> gnat ya is a teacher at george town early schoe. in rockvi the building was destroyed in a fire sunday night. >> i'm here more than i am at home. so it's hard to see the place we go to every day in shamblr:. >> reportehildren would typically play and learn in these classrooms, the art supplies andbins, cubbies where kids hang their coats all damaged by fire, smoke and te >> so, yeah, it's more than a building. it's like part of the heart of what we do. >> reporter: peter became a emotiona he talked about the

loss. he worked here as a teen. now he's the ceo. >> auf lot of is lost. and will obviously need to be repla replac replaced. >> reporter: linda has been with george town hill for 36 years.me she's a f director here. >> coming here today what is going through your mind? >> how strong we ar we made it through 9/11, the sner, we'll make it through this. >> reporter: the fire broke out in the you was offenoffice area building. the damage is estimated at $75000. it's connected to the swim club. we could see damage in the officearea. emily told me there are team photos inside dating back deca >> it's a lot of tradition. i he it's intact. >> reporter: george town hill has other sights, they're trying o find room for staffers and kids until this school can be

rebuilt. news4 darcy spencer. >> coming up next, maybe the wildest case of road rage ever seen. this man clichkliing to the hood of the car approaching 70 miles an hour. the coldest air we've had is year.th

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what a relief for the hundreds of thousands of federal workers back on the job tonight after a government shutdown that lasted 35 days. back pay for the two missed paychecks should be arriving later ts week. in the meantime a bipartisan group of lawmakers set to negotiate on wednesday hing to

avoid another shutdown when the current funding resolutionpi s february 15th. the acting attorney general says that special counsel robert mueller has just about finished up his investigation. acting attorney general tthew whitak dropped that news today. coming from the first on the record nbc news reported last night that robert mueller was expected to submit a confidential report to the attorney general as early 's mid february. he the storm system moving east right now. some of us could see snowsrom this early as tomorrow morning. but it's the evening commute that's going to be the real problem. amelia breaking it down for you in a couplminutes. back to the breaking situation we're following out of houston tonight. the police union there is now saying that five police officers have been shot inig orhood. these are live pictures from the scene.

we don't have a lot of details at the moment. the union said of the five officers shot one was taken to the hospital by life flight. we're working to get more information on what happened there. washingtonto the nbc app on our site there. we'll keep you updated and have updates here. we 'seenids of road rage, this one in massachusetts be the craziest. this is occurring outside of back to school. those are both men facing the judge today and both pleading in. this started after one drive t sideswiped other. the man on the hood said he wanted to exchange information. the driver of the suv is claiming self-defense. another driver o pulledut his gun to get thatr drive to stop after they went -- >> what? >> -- up to 70 miles an hour wi the guy on the hood. nightly news will take us through this hood ride and the he said/he said right after this news cast at7:00.

it's an interesting story. >> man on the hood, 70 mis an hour, and a gun involved. >> yes. >> you can't make that stuff up. can't make this up either. >> look at the graphic we showed you earlier. >> this is osawful. >>ble wind chills tomorrow night for minnesota, wconsin and michigan some as low as 6 degrees below zero. chicago bracingorhe cold tonight. chicagoans are no amateurs when it ceso harsh winters but this latest blast of snow followed by bitter cold is going to test the hardiest ang us. monday started with heavy snow and gusty winds through the chicago area. >> it's bad. i could barely get out the back. >> reporter: the blizzard-likei conditns made it dangerous and an extra long commute for folks

drivr walking. >> walking is kind of hard what youou don't know really stepping on. it's like a lot of mush in between. but when you actually walking on it, it's like you -- seem like you going to fall ithe process of it. >> reporter: some areas got socked with up to 9 inches of snow. in the city people put out place holders in the areas they cleared. >> the main street look good,e but the sid streets it's real bad. >> reporter: working from home today, tobias usedis lunch break to dig out. >> it's nice not having to drive to workep >> rter: now things are about to go from bad to worse with possibly record-breakin cold on wednesday. it's all too much for adam jayber. he's leaving for dubai tomorrow night. >> i'm ready to leave. i'm skipping this.ca t be in this cold. >> reporter: right now temperatures are already starting to drop here. well below zero. and it's all heading east. how much is adu flight to

i right now? >> it's probably a sound investment rboht now. >> those poor people. we're not getting anything close to but it's still going to be dangerously cold in theparts. >> special wednesday into thursday. thursday is the coldest day here r us. and we'll see wind chill values wednesday night into thursy in spots about 10 degrees below zero. but we are in no way talking about windhills below 65 degrees below zero. thatold not making it here. here is our storm system on storm team 4 radar. this brings us a wintery mix tomorrow changing to all snow later in th that's going to lead to sliak spots espy for your tuesday evening commute. a winte weather advisory is issued by the national weather service for the areas in purple. it begins around n n tomorrow and ends around midnight as we track the wintery mixg movn in the morning hours, and

changing over to all snow between about 40 and 7:00 p.m. in general we'll see 1 to 3 inchck and a s evening commute because of the timing. here's future weather at 8:00 a.m., notice already some light snow out there north osh gton maybe but most of the area remains dry until 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and this is when we see the wintery mix really develop around the midday and mid-morning hours. mainly rain south of 66. but north of 66 in parts of oudon county and frederick county, mainly just all snow as temperatures hover around freezing. that's why those amounts will range from 2 to 4 inches tomorrow. 4:00 p. we're tracking the the snow line along i-95 as sun goes down at 5:00 we see any in change over to all snow. and we continue to track snow across the area until after midnight we dry out. but roads are going to become

slick tomorrow especially during the evening hours. 7:00 a.m. i think mos of us a dry, a temperature around 32. chance for some snow north of washington. by lunchtime we're at 39s. degr so rain and snow in spots. but that snow is slushyr having trouble sticking because freezing.res are above similar at 4:00 p.m. with temperature around 40. as the sun sets around 5:30 temperatures quickly drop a see road conditions deteriorating quickly out there for that tuesday ening commute. i think after school activities will be cancelled tomorrow. and if you can leave workrl that's the call. we talk about the cold moving in, 35 for wednesday, feels like fo with strong winds. 23 on thursda a high, that's going to feel like 10 degrees during the afternoon. it's still breezy outthere. the winds are lighter on friday but still a cold day with a els like temperature out there around 20 degree l and maybe soht snow showers on friday morning.

something we'll keep an eye on. the weeke right now looking dry, upper 30s on saturday, low mid 40s on sunday with a little bit more cloudiness on sunday but again tomorrow, wednesday and thursday are storm team 4 weather alert days a we track the wintery mix tomorrow and dangerously cold air wednesday and thursday. >> just waiting onhe notorious polar v. the stage is set, the teams have arrangeand sher "richard engel on assignment" sherree is going to arrive to get you ready for super bowl week. the former head of starbucks waves an independent bid for president. plus our hinterview w america's youngest figure

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nday, i thought we were in great position, we're in good avposition. we to get back to playing well. kids are resilient. it'll be good to be home. we haven't been home much. students are back, expected a great crowd. hopefully that motivates us to play well showing off her basketball skilel friday was . she had a knack for the buzzer h beater we a competition. and over the weekend we had to go back and review the tapend she indeed did make the shot on friday. th e, two, one. that's -- >> amelia! >> wait a seend. shdid. >> she did. >> yes. we found this other angle and clearly, amelia the one-timer there, winding down, buzzer beater. if steve was in the buiing he would have yelled dagger! >>dagger! >> exactly. good job amelia. >> a great angle. >> you were closest to it.

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