potentially dangerous. this morning local schoolct distare not taking any chances either. it's 6:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. this morning, we're on top of all the latest closings and delays. there are plenty of rsthem. the federal government is on a three-hour delay and employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. as for schools, let's start in virginia. culpepper, frederick, manassas, city, page county schools all closed. >> as are lou down, fairfax, shenandoah, warren, prince william and clark county hehools. west virginia now mineral, hardy, grant county schools are closed today. >> now to theelays in maryland. howard, montgomery, prince georges, anne arundel, frederick and washington county schools are on a two-hour dey. >> in virginia, alexandria, arlington, falls church, fredericksburg, king george, stafford and wind chester schools on a two-hour delay. west virginia, berkley,

hampshire, jeffern and morgan county schools two hours late. all thaton informas on the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington app. f team coveragee storm and its impact. we're spread out across the regi now monitoring road conditions near you. >> melissa mollet has a che on your commute in the first 4 traffic but we begin with lauryn ricketts. cold, too, lauryn. >> we're certainly talking about very chilly conditions. the main story today, not the little bit of snow that we got yesterday. really not even the ice. re all ws were out t night. thank you to them. we are talking about winds and very, very cold, dangerously cold wind chills headed our way. snowfall totals, nothing to write home about. we picked up a quarter of an inch in d.c., north and west of town an inch to 3 inches. but as we gohrough the day, maybe another snow shower to create some lowvi bilities. snow squalls moving through the area possible.

nothing out there except for a few icy patches. 22 degrees is our temperatures lght now. weip as we go through this hour and then start coming back up. we're not going to war t up much today. and actually it's going to feel a lot colder in a couple hours than it does now because winds picking up around 8:00 a.m. we'll talk about the impact of the win just how coldt's going to feel as we head into the overnight. wind chill advisories inwe plac. l show you that and a big warmup coming our way. let's now show you with melissa. >> good morning. chopper 4 showing this innerop efore connecticut avenue. this vehicle was up on its side a minute ago. the tow truck is there. not impacting traffic right nowu probably be if we had a normal morning commute today, but because of the two-hour delay for schools and three hours for the svernment, thi are a little bit different this morning. the normamu morning c is a bit light. hener loop at st. barnabas road, crash on ride side of the roadway. rest of the beltway looks okay. 270rg clarks road, northbound, southbound no problems.

those main roads overall looking pretty good. eastbound 66 at 28 there centerville, on the right side of the roadway is where we have that crash. you areoetting by the left again. this light volume really helps this morning and 95 in virginia north of prince william parkway no problems there. gu>>? eall right, melissa, thank you. now fell late into the evening for some of us. it quickly covered roads and sidewalks making a prettye pictor anyone who was inside looking out. if you were outside, though,ec thingse slick pretty quickly. temperatures plunged and winds began to whip up, turning that snow hard and makingoads icy. >> the weather has already prov deadly. th conditions are blamed for the death of a 22-year-old woodbridge ma he died after losing control of his car on sowego road. there was some 30 crashest in te fi90 minutes of yesterday's snowstorm. that deadly cra highlights just how dangerous slick and icy roads can be. >> this morning we're monitoring

the hardest hit areas and places you will wanto avoid. we begin our team coverage with news 4's jusn finchho is live in damascus for you us notch justin, good morning. gw is it looking? >> reporter:d morning, eun. aaron. we're seeing more trouble on these neighborhood streets. just came off of woodfield road and on to llon road. we're having to go pretty slowly here. it's a rocky, icy ride out here. and no doubt a lot of streets are looking likehis this morning. as you are waking up and getting out the driveway, that might be your trickier part because the driveways, sidewalks have not been fully treaord. same goes parking lots, too. once you get out on to the main drags, the highways, those are going to look a bit better. getting out of your house, getting into your routine, don't be surprised if yo see a lot of this action. some roads that have been clllred but s need a little more love before they're completely safe for you to drive on. so, given that, make sure y're

giving yourself more time to get to work in school. that's why a lotin of bses and schools are closing rather opening two hoursearlier, later rather today because of these conditions. and as you can see, this is nothing to speed on. you want to take your time and give yourself a lot of cushion to get to where your going today. we're live here in montgomer county, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. >> we are, of course, tracking road conditions all over the region for you this morning. news 4 adam tuss is on the road in reston and joins us live with update on what he's seen in virginia this morning.ad ? >> reporter: that's right, aaron. a lot of people were wondering whyy fairfax cou schools decided to close today. take a look at this parking lot this is dogwood elementary in westin, there's plenty of work that needs to be done just in this this is something you need to be aware of as you kind of make your way out and around. justin was showing you maryland,

of course the conditions vary depending where you are, but this is in virginia right now. dogwood elementary. the neighborhood streets are really covered in a lot of snow and ice,depending on where you are. now the main streets, the accondary streets, roads like 66, fairon county parkway there aren't any problems out there. the road crews did a solid job out there and plenty of salt on the roads right now, but it's the side streets and parking lots and the sidewalks that you really have to be aware of if you're coming in tnd out se areas. this is why, you know, with the school district as lar as fairfax county is that stretches so many miles, they had to make the decision this morning to close schools foray the today. there's still lots of cleanup to do out here this morning, guys. back intoyou. >> adam tuss live for us in reston this morning. adamou thank you. coverage of this latest round of wintry weather will continue all morning. >> just a fewminutes, we'll check out the impacts in the district. 4 cameras were along wisconsin avenue yesterday when the snow started to fall. it camequ kly.

many roads in d.c. are also slick this morning. if you are walking, keep an eye out for icy patches on the sidewalks as well. news 4 molette green will join us live with a full report in just a few until then, you can check out the nbc washington app and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage and the latest conditions. 6: we're staying on top of breaking news in hyattsville where polici areestigating an homicide. meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. >> good morning. t we're learnint someone was found dead inside a home in hyattsville. we want to show you some of the video we shot from the scene this happened on hamilton street near 37th avenue. hyattsville police tell us this is the home where the body was found. to givou some context, this is down the street from thet b way supermarket and hyatt park. it is unclear if police have .made an arre of course we'll stay on top of this story and give you updates as weearn more. aaron? >> thank you. the office of personnel management says most furloughed government workers will receive

paychecks by tomorrow. the national zoo reopened yesterday as did smithsonian museums including the national museum of african-american history and culture. the director lonnie bunch personally welcomed back visitors as they arrived. >> people love what the do her and they almost feel like, yes, not getting paid was horrible. but being taken away from being able tongage the public, to share the stories theyou care has been even more difficult. this update for you about kquashawn latimer has to make te difficult decision to pay for her chemo therapy or cover things like rent andie groc someone called her hospital and paid the balance for her ereatments. you can read morbout her story in the nbc washington app search donor>help. another sign that the government is getting back to normal. plans are now in the works f the state of the union and the democratic response. acey abrams will deliver the democratic response to president trump's address toongress next tuesday. you may remember abrams was a

democratic candidate in the very close 2018 governor's race in orgia. you can watch the state of the union and the democratic response right n here on 4 next week. sident mer adviser to p trump roger stone pled not guilty at the federal courthouse the district. stone walked into the courthouse as crowds shoutedock him up. stone was surprisingly low key inside the courtroom. he is accused ofco lying to ngress and intimidating a witness. this is all part of roberr' muel investigation into russian interference with the 2016 election. stone will be back in court on friday. in montgomery county this morning, two friends and recent college graduates were found shot to death inside a car. >> we showed you the scene from chopper 4 yesterday police now identified the victims as christian roberts and jo anradway. they were found shot inside a car just off stewart lane in whe oak. radway's god mother told us the family is crushed.

>> reporter: what are you going to remember most? >> his fun-loving personality. his sweetness. >> a vigil will be held this friday at paintscranch high ol. that's where the two played basketball. that individual will follow friday's game. investigators are looking for surveillance video in the possible hate crime against smollettar jussie he was walking along a street in chicago early tuesday morning when two men attacked and beat him. the men reportedly tied a noose around his neck and poured what's believed t be bleach on him. police say the attackers also yelled racist and homophobic slurs at smollett who is gay. the actor went to the hospital on his own and he is reported tn be good condition. there's been really such an outpouring of support from people of all walks of life. wishing him well and speedy ry for him. with the super bowl just a

few days away now, fans can expect a lot of security i atlanta. >> today the nfl will join local law enforcement to outline their plans for sety at game-related activities. the secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen is also expected to attend. los angeles rams and the new england patots will hit the gridiron on sunday. we have everything you need to know leading up to the big game in the nbc washington app. 6:11 our time right now. stillahead, we continue our team coverage of the pact on the frigid weather on the roads. you think it's cold here, be glad you're not in chicago. bitterold temperatures, whipping winds and wildca snow minus 40, something like that. we'll show you how bad the conditions are, lauryn. >> bertainly not as here, although still bitterly and dangerously cold as we continue through the day. the temperature will just g to that freezing mark. but the winds pick up after a.m., it will feel koerld plus a few passing snow showers today.

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♪ it's 6:14 on a weaer alert day here on news 4 today. icy conditions are what remain following a brief snowfall atsterday. today, cold tempes and strong wind gusts are expecting across the region. school delays and cancellationings in effect as well and all that information is found at the bottom o your screen and in the nbc washington app. temperatures will be bow freezing for most of the morning and because of that, d.c. has activated a hypothermia ert. >> new molette green is live for us at metro center talking with peopleryg to stay warm early this morning.

molette, good morning. wd >> reporter: grning for you. the district is bracing for this arctic plunge as it will getld as the morning wears on. hard to believe. federal workers here are back to work three days in and i talked to some of them this morning as they head inside their offices or into the subway station here at the metro center stopwe wher are and they say they're happy to be back to work despite these conditions. >> so glad to be back to work. so, definitelyame on in. >> reporter: and folks on a day like today you really have to bundle up from head to toe. don't take any chances with this weather and the big concern, of course, throughout the city, i the homeless population getting them off the streets and into those warming shelters and centers that will be available throughout the day. if you see someone in need, 311.ing transportation dial if you see someone in danger, call 911. that is theery latest live

from outside cold metro centers and subway station, back into you. >> get in and get warm, molette. thank you. our cold temperatures are nothing like what other parts of the count are experiencing right now. >> yeah. cities in the midwest andno in e heast that saw snowstorms of their own. take a look here, hundreds of flights were cancelled at chicago o'hare's international because of snowy weather there. offi cals sayws had to clear several miles of runway. frustrated passengers had to bear with the delays there. many of them were forced to rebook their flights. in minnesota, frigid temperinures and dropping w chills are causing major problems for firefighters. this was the scene of a large houseay fire yeste morning in minneapolis. crews battled the fire in temperatures approaching 10 degrees below zero. incredible work. god bless them. and b arcticst brought frigid air and snow to the carolinas too. it wasn't a big storm, but a lot of people worried about the dees freeze thaoming after it. areas around the mountai could see single digit temperatures if

lucky.e turning to our forecast now and meteorologist lauren rickets is in for chuck this morning. what's on tap, lauryn? >> on tap is pretty gusty winds in our area, aa an. afteut 8:00 a.m. is when you'll start to feel the winds pick up and they really don'tn die dntil the first part of tomorrow. we could have some gusts today up to 40, 50 miles an hour at times. specifically during the ternoon. now, we've got some bitterly cold wind chills as well tha e going to accompany these winds. not only today but also tonight and into gthursday. thd news is, if you want a little taste of spring, it's coming. this weekend into early next week the temperatures move right on u into the low 60s. it's going to feel nice, especially after tkeperatures this. single digits to the low 20s across the board right now. everybody belowhat freezing mark. so again, watch for slick spots out there. the crews did a fantastic job treating the boroughs overnight. the secondary roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, be careful.

we could have a passing snow shower as we head into the afternoon. it will be windy and a lot of cow showers wilch a ride on the wind. wind chills teens and single digits as we head into tonight and even in the overnight. future wind gusts will pick after 8:00 a.m. they're going to stay with us through the day. look at this, byoo this afte we're having gusts over 40 miles an hour with the potential to have gusts up to 50 miles an hour. i do believe there's going to be some power outages, which is not going to be well becausech we he old conditions out there. as we even head into your overnight, youl hear that wind howling as you go to bed. it will start to die down as we day tomorrowe but we still have wind chill advisories through tomorrow t. morning at le nothing happening on the radar right now, but again a few snow squalls possie through the day today. temperatures only reaching into the low 30s. again, wind chills stuck in the teens and 20s through the day today. wind advisory starts at 9:00 a.m. for evebody and expires at 6:00 p.m. with the winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour. here is look at the snow squall passing on through this

afternoon. not much to write home about. accumulation with that, but could create low sibilities. wind chill advisory at 9:00 p.m. 0:00 a.m. on thursday. temperatures tomorrow only in the low to mid 20s with wind chills bowzero. this weekend looking a lot better. the weekend temperatures will warm right on up. i have that wind chillin adviso here twice. i wanted to show you because it's on the cold side. ten-dayorecast because look a this, as we go through the weekend, 54 degrees by sunday.ut i'll get of the way, monday and tuesday even into wednesday we're in 60 grees. rain chances return wednesday and thursday. all right, melifia. how is tr looking out there this morning? >> lauren, you have to scoot of the way. people want to see that 60. back up. chopper 4 over this right now. you can see here looks like a spin out the car is going the opposite direction at this point this morning. so just be careful of the bridges, ramps, overpasses freeze first and could be very slick even if a main road looks

good for you. crash on inner loop before connecticut avenue. vehicle on its side should be getting out of the way soon. 270 german town road looks good. laurel, northbound bw parkway the ramp to 197. the ramp i blocked by a crash. springfield brad dock road the ramp to t outer loop crash reported there as well. drive cam here with adam tuss, fairfax county parkway reston. aaron? still ahead, furloughed workers had to give up a lothe duringshutdown. they missed bills. some had to cut back groceries. >> even medications had to be cut out of the budget for some people. with the possibility of another shutdown in a f weeks, we're working on ways to save on your medications if you're put in that spot again. later on "ellen" priyanka chopra jonas sps by. >> that's right here at 3:00 p.m. and stick around for news 4 at 4. we'll be right back.

♪ >> announcer: you're watching news 4 today. 23 now. for several weeks furloughed federal workers had to cut corners to trys to make e meet during the shutdown. >> some of you had to cut back can cometion which with serious cons4'uences.

newss justin finch is working for you with ways to save on your meds if you're ever put in keat again. >> reporter: when if there's ever a safe way to skip a medication, howard university college of medicine dr. mark johnson offers simple and strong words. >> absolutely not. we see that in diabetes and high blood pressure. people cutack on their insulin and then they have a blood sugar crisis, or people cut back on their blood pressure medicine and they end up having a stroke or a heart attack. >> reporter: he underswhat could drive such a hard decision, money running low as the bills run ever hher. critical reasons he says why you should not skip your meds st because the ss of a furlough and fears of another one could add stress to the body. c >>'t imagine what these folks are feeling. people lose sleep. people's blood pressure changes with that type of stress.

>> reporter: though, if your meds are expensive and you help saving money, he recommends reaching out to your physician. >> sometimes what we can do is look at the medications that the patien are taking a see if there's something that we can esser tute that is of a cost. >> reporter: there are other resources, too, you can check out today. websites such as rxassist.org, needymeds.org and ppaarx.org. can link you online to programs that could discount your meds based on your unique needs. the doctorer undscores that even on furlough, no one should ever take a gamble on their health. this is really a life or death decision that you make when you decide to skip medication and ration medicine, for some people. >> it is crucial. and no one knows howice is going to roll. >> reporter: justin finch, news 4. ♪ well, as we head throughhe day today, winds may not be the only thing we're talking about.

could have a few snow showers, oh, yeah, that's today at noon. maybe a few snow squalls creating low visibility. not expecting much in acewmulation, but a flakes may fly around today in these ry gusty winds. we'll talk about how cold it's going to get as we continue through your wednesday as well we'll talk about this little snow shower coming our way that's all coming up right after the ndeak. we are keeping an eye on the roads this morning. last night's snow may mean icy conditions for your commute thin mo these are live pictures from virginia. see those roads aretill s

>> announcer: news 4 begins witm a storm t weather alert. right now. your time you're waking up to a storm team 4 weather alert for the second morning in a take a live look right now outside. the snow has stopped falling, but today t trouble i with the temperatures. they're well below freezing. and it's causing roads to be slick. and all that right there could be ice. so you have to be careful out there. good morning to you i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a lot of schools are trying to keep people off the roads ts morning. the federal government is on a three-hour delay. employees have the option of unscheduled leave o telework. first, the federal

government is on a three-hour delay again as aaron mentioned. let's get to the schools now. in virginia, culpepper, frederick, manassas city, county schools are closed. >> as are lou down, fairfair, shenandoah, warren,nd clark county schools. west virginia now where mineral, hardy and gra county schools are closed today. >> for the delays in maryland, howard,montgomery, prince fredericknne arundel, and washington county schools on a two-hour delay. virgeia, alex degarks falls church, king george, a staffo wind chester schools on a two-hour delay. >> west virginia, berkley, hampshire, morganounty schoo open two hours late. reminder we have all that information running on ohe bott your screen and in the nbc washington app. getting to our team cover we nohave crews out on the roads for you checking out the conditions and of course melissa mollet in first 4 traffic with the warnings. >> let's bin with lauryn

ricketts in for chuck bell this morning with all the cold with, r we're dealing lauryn. >> definitely chilly well out there. winds will pick up as we continue through the day today. 8, 9:00 a.m. you'll start to feel the blustery condition. loat's going to tack on wind chill. at our temperatures right now, it's 1 degree in wind chester. 22 in washington. outside the beltway we have teens and single digits. well, those temperatures will warm slowly today. we're going to be well f below thezing mark for a lot of our area in terms of air temperatures. but definely below that freezing mark in terms of wind chills. and most of the time the wind chills will be in the teens throughout the daytoday. partly sunny out there. watch out for those icy patches early this morning. winds are picking up. look at this, 1:00 p.m. this afrnoon, winds hav the potential to gust up and over 40 miles an hour.il winds continue to be gusty throughout the overnight and through at least the first half of tomorrow. temperatures this cold, pretty chilly wind chills and

dangerously wind chill. we have a warm up on the way for the weekend. will feel like spring around here. ow you those numbers i a few minutes. >> good morning, lauryn. taking a look at chopper 4 over the dulles toll road over reston. you can see crews are still working at this trying to get roads treated and handled. and the mainoads are looking actually quite good. so chopper 4, thank you for that shot showing these folks working hard this morning. outer loop ramp to southbound gw parkway, cars spun out on the right side in mclane. rest of the beltway look od. light delays into town out of town. laurel northbound bw parkway, ramp blocked by crash. single trackingn the red line guys? >> it's 6:32 now. road crews were out in parts of northern virginia ahead of this arctic blast. they were treating the roads before they became icy. vdot officials were very clear that anything wet on the roads overnight would be ice this

morning. so news 4 today is on the road right now checking o the conditions. >> adam tuss joins us live from the road. u adam, tel where you are and what you see? >> reporter:e are in the herndon area. take a look outside the windshield and you can see that some of these side roads, guys, they still need a lot of work out here. this is what a lot of people are waking up to this morning. a lot of people are questioning why school system like fairfax county public schoolsleecided to coly close schools. a lot of roads look like this and lot of people are on lays. i want to show you other video from earlier today. this was in the chantilly area and we're seeing more side roads were that covered throughout the area. i do want to mention that the main roads and the secondary roads, they look pretty good. but the neighborhood streets, than be in tough shape. you come back out here and see that we're going down a little hill in this particular area and you're going to have to be careful as you make your way out to your car. certainly cleaning offour car, the sidewalks and the parking lots are also icy this morning.

back into you. >> adam, thank you. >> team coverage continues now in maryland. >> news 4 justin finch is live in damascus now. justin, how is it looking where you are? >> reporter: hthere, eun, aaron. eeighborhood street right now, wright road, t a look here. it's been cleared off but still that slush and ice on the road t well. when you seet sheen, you want to really slow down because that looks like water but we h know giv cold it is it's actually ice. now heading up damascus towards ridge road you will see got snow out here, got some ices well. we passed by two schools up here and saw they haveovnowed sidewalks and parking lots. montgomery county schools opening on delays because of the weather and youy get a sense why. ridge road looking nice and clear, but getting close to damascus high here as you will e in just a matter of moments some work to do in that parking lot getti it clear and ready

for school. it'sw just out 6:30 or so, as you can see, they have work to do to get school open for today. back into you. >> justin, thank you. we continue your team coverage of this wintry weather with meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. >> this cold weather is not just affectin us, it' disrupting u.s. postal service which means it's really bad. >> exactly. that's when you know it's not a good thing. but the good news is it's not affecting deliveries in our area. just take a look at this tweet here. the uted states postal service is suspending deliveries inome parts of the u.s. because of the extreme cold making it too dangerous for some of these workers to get out thmee. services include places like chicago, detroit, parts of illinois cleveland, parts of western pennsylvania. you can check out the complete list on our website and of course in our nbc washington app. now we want to show you a live picture from chicago where it's getting even colder. it's now 1 belowero there, if you can imagine.

that's colder than parts of antatica, alaskand the north pole, even in wisconsin, a beer company there says they had to suspend their delivery because it's just too cold.ov now,nors in wisconsin, illinois and michigan have declared states of emergencies because of this weather. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. >> you know, it's going to be a while before temperatures get back above freezing in our area, that's why d.c has activated a hypothermia alert. minutes,p in a few molette green will join us live in northwest. >> an update on the conditions there and how the city is helping those in need stay warm. if you do have to head out, be sure toave the nbc washington app downloaded to your phone. that's where you can findfu our forecast and all the delaysd an closings you need to know about no matter where you are. 6:36 now. a look a our other top stories this morning. fbi agents ended their investigation into the 2017ac mass in las vegas. they say the gunmen there stephen paddock wanted notoriety

in the attack but left his specific motive a mystery. the shooting killed 58 country music fans and left hundreds of others injured. >> today, the male nurse accused of raping a woman in a vegetative state in arizona will appear in court. last month the woman shocked care givers when she went into labor at health care facility in phoenix. police later arrested nathan sutherland after a dna test tied m to the newborn baby. there is an investigation under way in new york city after a young mother fell down the stairs of a busy subway station and died. police say 22-year-old malaysia goodson was holding her 1-year-old daughter in a stroller and somehowea fell times square on monday night. the baby was not hurt. a 14-year-old boy discovered a major glitch on the facetime ap we first told you. itows someone to hear you and possibly even see you without picking up a facetime call. gran thompsoniscovered the problem while trying to play fortnite with his friend.

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it is now 6:45. as we take a live look outside ght now. n't that pretty? but don't be fooled. before you begin your wednesday. we are in weather alert mode for the cold temperaturew. right >> all that sunshine trying to make you think something good is happening. it'soot. we're aeeping an eye on the roads for you. concerns about black ice forced many schools around here to close or delay classes this

morning. all of that information is running at the bottom of youht screen r now. you can also find it in the nbc washington >app. ur team coverage stays on the street this morning. we're tracking road conditionsu throughe area. news 4 justin finch is on the road in maryland. >> but we begin with news 4's adam tuss tracking the wintry conditions for us in northern virginia. adam, tell us where you are and what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: well, we are in the herndon area, eun. we've been seeing changing conditions all over the place. look at the windshield of the storm team 4 x 4 here, you can see it's actually not too bad. a lot of these secondary streets they have gotten good treatment. but, it's when you pull into arother s, like parking lots and those neighborhood streets thin you start to issues like this. you see that they need a whole lot of work. this is armstrong elementary school. you know a lot of people were wondering why fairfax countybl schools had even decided to close today. well, take a look here, tsi

walk is completely covered. the parking lot completely covered. a lot of things that need dug out here and a lot of the secondary streets, the neighborhood streets, also an issue this morning. so just be aware that if you're gettinground this morning, conditions can change very fast on you and you need to be prepared for those kinds of co itions. justin finch has been checking out all the conditions in marylas. leee what's going on with him. hey, justin. >> reporter: y, adam. that's right. you are talking about changing conditions between neighborhoods and also main thorough fairs. that is what we have seen too all throughout maryland this morning. take a look here damascus boulevard right here at ridge ad. the trucks literally just came through. you see right there and salted that space for you before we had a lot of ice and slush here and as you look over to ridge road, you will see it is largely looking clear, same story again that we've seen all day, the main thorough fairs nice and well treated. however the sid stree different story. sidewalks looking down below. those often are going to bemi a

d bag, too. not all are going to be treated. be ware, ty're not only snowy, they're icy, too. we're live from montgomery county, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. it's not just the roa causing trouble this morning. we've been talking about the cold in d.c. and the city is not taking any >>chances. he city activated its hypothermia alert. molette green has details o the city is trying to help people stay warm. molette, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning to you. the district is bracing for this arctic plunge, even cder air coming as the morning hours draw on. we've teen talki federal government workers who are three days into being back to work, happy to be back to work and one of them told me she isaking it all in stride this cold air. >> it's fine. it's not cold. it's not cold to me. so i just get on thebus, come to work. >> reporter: that's what she and

so man others are happy about, even on a day like this when it is bitterly cold outside. now, as for our homeless on popula that's what the district is most concerned about getting those folks to warming centers throughout the day. who needs someone transportation to one of those spots, you can dial 311. if you seeomeone in distress and needing immediate help, dial 911. that's the very lest live here from the metro center subway stop where folks are not wasting any time getting into the subway station to get a little warmer. back into you. >> molette green, thank you. 6:49 right now. continuing our team coverage, we turn to storm team 4 meorologist lauryn ricketts. this desiceptive picture you're showing us. >> it's gorgeous. absolutely beautiful. sun coming up. just in about little under 30 minutes from now. but a beautiful-looking horizon outr there o the poe tomic river. icy spots out there, yes, some

as ada was saying we have some mainly secondary roads, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots. be careful. but what's the big story today? it's not going to be the ice. it's going to be winds out there and winds are picking up after 8, 9:00. that could lead to power outages gusting upo potentially 40, 50 miles an hour. if you like warmups, this weekend 50s. rly next week, low 60s. i'll tell you that right now. current temperatures right now 22 here in the d.c. area. outside the beltway, we've got temperatures in the single digits and teens. but the wind chills is really where you're going to feel it today. again, winds gusting up to 40, 50 miles an hour. here in d.c., wind chills are going to make it into the low to d 20s,ut outside the beltway, those wind chills will stay in the teens through the day. d we all plum et later on tonight once the sun goes down with winde chills in single digits and teens. bonds will eventually be gusting up to like i said 40, 50 miles an hour even into the overnight.l 32 degrees w our

temperature today. just showed you the radar. nothing happening today, but there's a chance of a passing snow shower later on. that could create some low visibilities. little snowquall getting a ride on some of these breezy winds. wind advisory in place bins at 9 for everybody. expires at 6:00 p.m. tonight. d again, those sustained winds 20 to 30 miles an hour but with winds potentially gusting up to 50, definitely chance of power outages. 25 is our temperature for tomorrow. wind chills below zero. that's why the national weather service put a wind chill advisory in place. hinds negative 15 to negative 5 and that happens heernight. but even throughay today, you can see those wind chills dipping into the singled digits teens. look at this, by this afternoon, already below zero in some spots. everybody below zero overnight through tomorrow morning. bitterly and dangerously cold as we head into thursday. take a look at the rest of your ten-day forecas and show you that warmup for the weekend

coming up. melissa has breaking traffic news. meliss >> that's right. take a look at this. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway this is outer loop at connecticut avenue. as we were approaching this crash we saw multiple othercr hes in the same area. brad is up in chopper tell us what's going on here because we have a lot of slow-downs haorening. >> rr: well, this is really just heated up up here in the past few minutes. were on ouray to the inner loop crash after 355 when we sac emer vehicles off in the distance. this is the outer loop after georgia avenue. you can see there are three right lanes blocked. one car facing the wrong way and soks like we don't have any tow trucks on thene yet. delays are going to build quickly here on the outer loop in silver spring. and then on the inner lp we had another one just after this cr now, i want to spin the camera around real quick and show you the inner loop after 355. that's seeing delays as well for a vehicle that s backwards on that route. so you're going to have problems

in silver spring. on the top of the beltway, icy conditions out here so take your time and give yourself a little extra time to get to work. melissa? >> brad, good advice there. remember, those ramps,s, brid overpasses, all of that can really change quickly and freeze first. mclane, outer loop ramp to southbound gw parkway car spun ou on the right side. laurel ramp to 197 ramp blocked by thecrash. 95 here looking pretty good northbound and southbound there. sile tracking o the red line between nom and rhode island avenue because of a signal problem from aboutte 30 mi ago. 66 inbound looking good. 95 northbound looking g well.s delayed opening for folks in the government, school is helping that morning commute just a bit in some spot. 270 southbound no problem. top of the beltway,ou see that slow down outer loop 95 to 270 es per hour. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.

big changes for northern virginia drivers who deal with one of the most notorious bottlenecks in our area. we're talking about 95 south where the highway goes from fr lanes to three. you've been through there. asterday state leaders announced auxiliary lane will be built there and connect the ramp for 123 off ramp to the prince williampi parkway k some traffic off the main lanes of i-95. several others were announced as well. extending toll lanes to a fredericks bur extending the express lanes to the american legion bridge. a bit of a twitter fight bryce harper. the philadelphia police tweeted this picture of harper in uniform o the right hand side saying the rumors are true that coming tper is philadelphia police. it is a multi-year deal worth $51,245 to start with a city option to increase annually and they forwarded all questions about mani machado to the phill fire department. d.c. police responded. there's a tweet on the left. nice try, philly.

multi-year ffer of their own, more per year, annual lepae, holidays, saving plans and other benefits in d.c. and of es course the fans because we want bryce to stay. >> talk about a pay cut. he wouldn't put his leg out of the bed. >> a minute, an day, hour? the caps will be back on the ice at the end of the week as the nhlar all-reak comes to an end. >> nobody seems to be enjoying the time off as much as alex ovechkin, though. here he is riding a dolphin. >> of course. >> of course. why not? >> his wife posted th video on instagram. a little more graceful than the last time we saw ovi ithe water when he was swimming in the fountains in afgeorgetown r winning the stanley cup. >> who is going to blameim for that. >> dolphin riding happened on his bye week herehe so back to tce soon. >> back to winning ways too. 6:55. fourhings to know. this morning, empire star jussie

smollett is recovering in the hospital after a apparent hate crime atak. they rapped a chord around his neck and poured chemicals on him yelling racial slurs. federal workers who missed two paychecks during the government shutdown should get the back p bytomorrow. some of the furloughed workers already received their checks. furloughed federal workers will get back pay for the five weeks the government was shutdown. >> today larry hogan wvel de his annual state of the state address. this will be his first address during his second term as governor. news 4n chris gordoill be attending the speech later in annapolis and follow him on twitter for the latest. the federal government is on a three-hour delay. employees also have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. a number of schoolistricts also closed or delayed this morning. we have the full list running at the bottom of your screen a in the nbc washington app. and those winds are picking up after about 8 or 9:00 a.m. gusting up to 50 miles an hour maybe a passing snow shower but

bitterly cold today and tomorrow. wind chill advisory in placern tomorrow g. looking at the roads right now. outer look at connecticut avenue, crashearnner loop near wisconsin avenue accident. chopper 4 has an erturned tractor trailer. that is the news fory. ppreatouakg dato up with us. the "today show" is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a.

good morning. less than zero. the polar vortex plunges the nation into a dangerous deep freeze. nearly 100 million people waking up to record-breaking extreme cold. >> it's so cold, the gloves seem not to be doing anything. >> minus 4 in 1 detroit, be lowe in chicago. a jaw d-dropping minus 27 in minneapolis. the deadly b arcticst slowly moving east. just ahead, we're live from the u.s. cities colder than anrctica, siberia and mt. everest and everything you need to know to