be out already. bread and milk are quickly being bought rht off of grocery store shelves. all thererews areing the highways and roads, so they aren't slick with ice once the weather takes a turn. >> it's getting ready. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchst. a line to get gas. > i'm hoping it won't be as busy >> offices and school districts arepreparing. the possibility of rough weather has led to delays and close yours. in virginia, these cools achool closing early. other early dismissals in virginia are spotsylvania and maryland schools. for a complete list of

suather-lweather weather-related cs and early dismissals, head to the nbc washington app. let's check on the commute .nd the foreca melissa is standing with a look athe roads. we'll start with chuck bell and the forecast. chuck? >> yes, indeed. old man winter is ready to come in for a quick couple of days of visiting. temperatures are hovering in the upper 20s and lower 30s. it's seasonably ilcold. itbe bitter cold tomorrow and thursday worning. wintther advisory goes into effect at noon today. seeing a little light snow across frederick county. it will start as rain or a wintry mix before becoming all-snow. mounts won't be that impressive. it's the timing of it. 1 to 3 inches most likely tog come durhe evening commute, during 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. that's the reasonor the weather alert for today.

and the reason for so many early dismissals. there's your planner, might b briefly around 40 around town today. and temperatures will be below freezing, almost the instant the sun goesdown. icy roads tonight into early tomorrow. and the bottom really f of the temperatures. more about that coming up. for now, let's go to melissa. >> good morning. have to be careful on the roads for the evening commute. d.c. eastbound, a pothole being reported. in laurel, between nd197 198. alexandria,outhbound 395 between king and duke. beltway right now looks okay. that could change here as we progress through the day and get into thatcovening ute. a live look, frederick, 70 at 270, lking clear for now. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. f's 4:02 now. we'relowing a developing

story in montgomery county. lice are investigating how two men mysteriouy died. >> you can see the heavy police presence there. a witness told 911, a car crashed into several parked vehicles on the road. when detectives arrived on the scene, thend fou two men dead in the pocar. ce are not saying how the men died. four people escaped a massive house fire in germantown. this two-alarm fire happened and neighbors had to be evacuated. severa families have been displaced. some of the popular spots thd were clos part of the shutdown are reopening. the national zoo and the smithsonian will welcome guests. the air and space, the natural history and others will open their atdoors.

good news. >> my daughter is extremely ngcited. she's been wan to go to the museum of natural history in particular, to see the big elephant they have in the entrywayo >> she looks excited. >> she might be camera-shy. w >>ll go with that. the national archives and the visitor center are not open yet. no word on when that will change. now, that the federal governmentens back the state of the union is back on. the speaker spe eer sentd eer invitation to address congress. you can see the address right here on nbc 4. as the area is getting back to business, we are learning how much the kfive-w shutdown cost the economy. the congressional budget office says the total cost was $11

billion. dethat inc $3 the c.o.b. says cannot be recovered. private businesses, restaurants and those thatel on federal workers for their daily business, will neveuperate their last reve. reve roger stone will be in a d.c. federal courtroom for his arraignme arraignm ot. this is pathe russia investigation. cameras were rolling when stone arrived yesterday. friday, he was arrested. he was released on bond. he faces several charges includin witness tampering, making false statements and obstruction. >> we turn to a developing story in houston. >> two police officers are fighting for their lives after being shot yesterday afternoon. this happened on the city's sout saste. the officers were serving a

warrant for drug activit in a home, when several officers approached the front door, the suspect opened fire, hitting four officers. police returned fire, killing boa both suspects. >> we are sick and ted of having targets on our back. we're sick andf tiredaving dirt bags trying to take our lives when all we're trying to do is protect this commutetie and p our families. >> o the four officers shot, two are in critical condition and two are in good condition. california regulators are making preparation for a bankruptcy filingf the pacific gas and electric corporation after deadly wildfires in that state. >> good morning, aaron. last night, the utilities commission allowed a plan to allow pg&e to take out $6

billion in loans as it marches towards bankruptcy. a cal fire authorityleared pg&e of responsibility forng starhe tubbs fire. it was the most destructive until the camp fire. the money that was approved would allow the giant company to operate during bankruptcy. some say that's salt in the wound of fire victims. pg&e saying, theim families cted by the camp fire are our customers, our neighbors and ourfriends. and our hearts go out to those who have lost so much.nd we understand recognize the serious concerns raised by customers and wildfire victims. and we acknowledge, that while we have made progress, w have more work to do. he people were killed by t camp fe last year. back to you. 4:08 just about now. members of the fairfax county ac

na is trying to figure out wh is leaving kkk flyers in leesburg. e city council invited people to talk about it. last week, flyers with racist propaganda wereropped at businesses and homes the day before martin luoper king day. ng incidents like these begins with a strong sense of community. >> power of association, allows you to build tru and confidence, across the lines that we usually see as dividing lines. last week's incident, was not the first time that flyers were found in loudon county. similar flyers were found last year. the man accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed three children in oxon hill is flee freeh on bond.

h was he was arraigned on vehicle manslaughter charges. he was driving drunk when he rear-ended another car onndn head highway. the impact killed 5-year-old twins and their 1-year-old brother. their parents were seriously injured. police say he had a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit. he is facing 30 yea in prison. students at the universit of maryland campus are voicing concerns after a disturbing incident. a young woman was assaulted in her dormroom over the weekend. students say it has rattled n theirves quite a bit. >> that's scary coming home to that. >> it's a wake-up call to make sure i lock my doors and make sure have my key on me. if anything happens like that,m to screa and tell them to get out. it'sscary. sundas happened early

morning inside elton hall. police say he climbed into a woman's bed and started touching her. the students' dormroom was not locked. there was an alert saying the individual in the incident had .en identifi they say there's no threat to the campus. an arrest was made in a separate sex assault casn a maryland campus. it happened sunday afternoon f ale student was talking along fieldhousdrive. police say patrick locke is accused of putting his arm arnd the womannd forcing him to touch her inappropriately. locke is charged with unlawful touching. the sinkhole that's kept a portion of a d.c. street closed for a week may be fixed. we told you about this mess oth street last week. a sinkhole opened not far from the white house. when the hole opened up, was damaged.

that needed to be fixed before the sinkhole could be filled in. d.c. officials t tell usy hope to have everything reopened later this week. andeeks of sinkholes, check out this what happopper on texas. a truck fell into it. this is in eulessutside of dallas. it happened in an apartment complex. you can see the whole ground is buckled. there was significant damage to the v icle and theground. let's stick with the theme. a driver wasn't paying attention, drove right into a sinkhole in hartford. officers say workrews were on the scene there. and traffic barriers had been set up. but the driver did not pay attention, around all that, and ended up paying the price. the driver was not hurt and neither were any members of that work crew. >> do people say the police tape and do not enter warning signs

are just forun? >> that doesn't apply to me. right in the hahole. >> w a lot of potholes around here, too. could your aches and pains be fixed by a good night sleep, aaro. >> probab plus, stranded on a ski lift the unfortunate adventure of a group of skiers had began before theyeached the top of the mountain. i know how they drove into the sinkhole. doing this instead of this. the big impact from rain changing to snow is coming in for the evening all tyson any'tizers chicken, is raised with no antibiotics ever. [ music winding down ] they're a great decision for snacktime.

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we are in weather alert mode on this tuesday morning. right now, we're watching and waiting, a system expected to bring snow and colder temperatures to our area by tend of today.eo

storm team 4 mlogist chuck bell, putting the final touches on your full forecast. the threat of weath is causing some schools and offices to dismissals. you can find the schedules running at the bottom ofre your or in the nbc washington app. we're "working for your health" this morning. too much screen time can impact your child's developnt. >> toddlers who spent too muc time watching tv or playing on a tablet, had lower test scores on developmental screenings later in childhood. the screen time impacted their motor skills, asl w as problem skills.and social the american academy of pediatrics requested no more than an hour ofcreen time a day between ainges of 2 and 5. > a sleep study at u.c. berkeley, researchers fnd that after one night of poor sleep, they had increased activity in

pain-sensing regions of the brain. more sleep is better for everything. >> for everyt some people enjoying the snow in vermont, had to be rescued from a stalled ski lift. ok at this cell phone video. ff ofof the skiers jumped the chair lift. they didn't wait. skiers and snowboarders were evacuated from the lift at stowe mountain resort. theki patrol evacuated 150 people on the lift. nobody was hurt. and the resort apologized. a polar vortex that hit the midwest, is approaching o area. more than 1,000lits were grounded to and from chicago alone. from the skies to the roads, many are dealing with treacherous driving conditions. overnight, the air temperature

in minnesotpp d below zero. millions are bracing for frigid, historic lows. temperatures in the midwest, not seen i decades. windchills plunged to 70 below in some places. the major concern is frostbite. you can get that very quickl if you're looking at temperatures at 70 below, right? >> yesterday, international falls had 46 low without the wind. that was the fifth-coldest number on record there. the all-time record low for chicago is 27 below zero from january of '85. i don't know if they can get there. but they might get to 23below or 24 below. >> nothing that severe here. >> let's get back to reality for us. >> the big concern is the timing of the storm for us. we can't pretreat roads in se places. >> they're trying to, but it may not be effective. any rain we get before that

washes the checal away. it's not the amount of snow, it's when we get it. we have had carmageddon events here. we face that threat today. it will be a tricky ride home later on. first thing this morning, all remains quiet on there. a partly-cloudy sky. 32 in washington. this is about as warm as you may get it for a while. not much of a breeze yet. temp tatures hovering in upper 20s to around 30 degrees. clearer skies have allowed for more 20s. cloudier skies, with temperatures near tin fre mark out north and west. winter weather advisory for all of the d.c. metro area, going into effect at noon today and continuing up to midnight tonight. bydnight, all of the nrecipitati precipitation, rhanging to snow will be gone. over by midnight at the very, veryatest. it's 1 to 3 inches on average

here. your planner for today, briefly by 40 by noon. snow north a west. and changing to all-snow with a biggest chance to acc snow, coming between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. today. that's what we're watching for. a big impact on the evening commute. and temperatures going below freezing, almost the minute the sun goes down tonight. tomorrow, a lot of delays likely. windchills could be as low as minus 10 in the morning and only a 15-degree chill duringrn the afn. thursday will be the coldest of the stretch. temperatures could go below zero in the shenandoah valley. all this is part of the cold front, back out to our west. that's the reason for the south wind this morning. northern howard andan frederick carol county. it's high impact for your evening commute.

and ferociously windy tomorrow. highs barelyround 30 degrees. bitter cold for thursday. and another chance, melissa, of snow coming up during the day on friday. that does not look to be prolific producer of snowflakes. >> thank you, chuck. a lot of kids looking to the sky today. northwest 17tth str between "c" and new york avenue, we talked about this a couple of times. emergency work zone because of the sinkhole. southbound traffic, pushed on to "c" street. inbound, 66, a pothole blocking the right lane. look at 66 in its entirety and 95. 270 northbound, southbound, nice and clear. >> thank you. still ahead, how to turn your o electronics into cash. and a reminder to catch "ell "ellen" today at 3:00n nbc 4.

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collecting dust. >> if you do,ou may be missing out on some crash. >> reporter: robin newhouse is treating herself to a new laptop. that means there will bemo one old laptop in her kitchen >> i feel bad throwing them away. >> reporter: the tech team at r "consu reports" says don't throw them away. they may not be the latest models but they could be worth o thing. >> electronics companies when they put out new products, they make things seem exciting and fresh. but yourld stuff is still good.ctly if it's working, it's a great way to make cash. >> reporter: there's plent of online classified services you can use, but if you want something simple, think of eco atms. you can sell mp3 players, tablets and cell phones. just plug your device in and it

will examine it to determine the storage, theheondition and value on the market. then, they make you an offer. >> sellh it for c now. >> reporter: if you agree to sell voila, cash on the spot. online services work in much the same way, answering a few quick questionsets you a price. if you're happy, you can just print a freeg shipp label, box up your device and send it off. you will make enough to pay off some of the holiday bills. before youel any electronics that housed personal data, log out of any accounts, including sacloud-based storage and e any app that tracked your device, like find myiphone. and make sure the device is completely erased. on a phone, you perform a factory reset, which scrubs it clean. pictures want family

or your prowbrowsing history in hands of someone you don't know. coming up, listening in. before you pick up the phone, a new warning about a facetime flaw and how to make sure it doesn't happen to you. plus, road rage caught on camera. you o.y have seen this vide coming up, we'll explain when these two men met again in court. good morning, everybody. storm team 4 weather alert for you on your tuesday. snow coming in for the aernoon commute. could leave up to two inches around the city and some spotsr and west, 2 to 4 inches in a few spots. a few spots. l show you radar and okay, max...time to help mrs. tyler

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the evening rush. couldn't have picked a worse time. instead of delaying classes er today, s school districts will be sending kids home early to give them time to get home. here's the list. in virginia, the schools are closing two hours early.ia alexancity, and fredericksburg public schools, arlington, fairfax, and stafford county schools. other schools isva spotsa and gorge county schools. >> we will keep you updated dismissals.es and now, let's check on the all-important forecast and your morning commute. melissa is w standing byh traffic. but chuck bell is here to kick things off for us. this is a tricky weather pot ea pattern for us, >> it sure is. just enough moisture. a little chance of rain and snow.