in maryland, allegany schools are closed. in virginia, prince william, uier, manassas, clarke county and winchester city schools. and in west virginia, hampshire, hardy, grant, minera jefferd morgan county. >> to delays, montgomery, prince george's, frederick d washington county schools will open two hours late. in virginia, fredericksburg ci, arlington, fairfax, stafford and king george and spotsylvania county schools are on a two-hour delay. and rappahannock, and manassas, and alexandria, and falls church schools. >> the federal government will open o time today. and a reminder, we have all of at information at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington app. i so cold, it is historic. the temperatur of the week are the coldest in a generation. the weather is blamed for at least seven deaths at this point. thousands of flights have been canceled, leaving passenrs stranded

and 85% of the country is feeling this at some level, with 230 million people impacted. >> our melissa mollet is standing by with yr commute. let's beg with chuck bel and a look at the numbers, if we have to look at them. >> you have to look. you have to look. it is a very cold beginning thursday. one more day closer to the weekend and one more day closer to the beginning of the end of the cold. etwe have to through today first. dulles airport has recovered to ab zero. it's plus-one and minus-one las. hour zero in front royal. 12 in annapolis. and 13 down in st. mary's city this morning. windchills are generally at or below zero. most of fro northbound 5 to 10 below zero. your planner for artoday,y a cloud to be found today.

the little snowpack is the a reason we' cold as we are. we'll get back into the 20s for today. tomorrow, back closer to 30. chance of light snow coming your way tomorrow. let you know how much of an impact it will have on your friday in a bit. for now, let's see if trfic is impacting your morning. iley's crossroads, carlin springs road to leesburg pike. we have some closures through that section. taking a look a 66 here, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 58 miles per hour, gets you there in ten minutes. noing in your way there. outbound on 66, rolling alon just fine. all of this, probably, because folks are delayed or canceled today. that's going to help that early morning commute. it will delay the c mute a couple hours later. ft. washington, at kerby hill rod, road, and indian head

highway, two crashes there. >> thank you. usit's about 6:03. eople across the region are taking steps to make sure they're warm and safe from all this cold. news 4 spent some time at the home depot last night. and the item flying off of the shelves was ice melt. bethesda had to get ecnew shipmentse it ran out of stock. the temperatures arerutal and one employee is trying to look on the bright side here. >> i'm not in chicago. this is bad. but it's not 55 degrees below. f is is what i do for a living. and i bundle mys. i'm ready to go every night.

>> if you're using an indoor space heater, keep it away fromt ng that can burn. you want it directly in the wall. now, let's get you on the feel-like temps.ou justin finch iin dupont circle. >> reporter: can you see my breath? we are not chicago outere this morning. but it is still very, very cold. i was noticing a short time we're not seeing foot traffic out here at 00 a.m that's a surprise and telling, too, as cars drive by. i'm getting pitiful faces from drivers looking at me, out here, belking to you. they see that clocnd us. that temperature, that 8 degrees, which i tell you, it feels much colder than that. if when, you come outside today, make sure you are layering up, covering your head, yourfeet, your hands, your

entire body, put those layers on. also, too, watch out for your paws nd make sure their are okay, walking on the cold pavement. bring the wal shorter. my producer was telling me that her husband was at the metro this morning. and his headphones actually shut off. i did some research between and found that a lot of the bluetooth headphones and air pods may shut off due to thef nature the cold out here. everyone, everything, wants no partd of this c we're now in, guys. back inside to you. y ou know, i know there's a criskrispy kreme shop not far f where you are. >> the light just turned on. >> you serve it, justin, for sure. you and nick. >> i'll take care of myself for sure. >> i'll pay for it. better you than me outside.

all right. ank you so much. if you think it's cold re, we ep talking about the poor people in chicago. minus 15 degrees and that's having aimpact on everything, schools, busingases, travel. fitzgerald is at the live desk. >> reporter: this isn't the worst that chicago has experienced. this is the second-coldest day in history. andhe frigid temperatures are going to continue. if you're catching aflight, check with your airline this morning. lle polar vor tetex is causing lot of canions and delays across the united states. there's more than 1,400 flight cancellations at chicago o'hare's airport alone. outside of the airport, re residents ther having to deal with unbelievably cold temperatures. >> i have on leggings, pants, two jackets. a long sleeve shirt and two scarves. >> it feels terrible. my face is burning.

>> to give you more insight on how cold it is out there, crews tried to use fe to keep some of the train tracks from clogging. these are the four things among the list of the complete shutdown today in chicago.l trak midwest corridor services to and from chicago. all united states postal service deliveries. chicago public schools and even disney on ice is closed. it really is too cold fores famio go outside, into the cold, to try to get to that indoor facility. eun. >> thank you, meagan. if you have to be outside, be suru have the nbc washington app to download to your phone. you can find out up-to-date forecasts and information on delays and closures.>> breaking news now. seven people are in the hospital after a fire in a home in glen burnie, maryland.

three have life-threatening ju es. one of them is a child. it's not clear what started this fire. now, to a developing story in charles count we're learning more about this horrific crash, involving five people, including two children.r chopper 4 was he scene. you can see the impact of the crash here, scattered debris all over the road.sa investigator the buick crossed the center line and collided head-on with the nissan. everyone involved was flown to local trauma centers or treatment. no word on their contion this morning. a bizarre investigatwan is under in prince george's county. >> two men were found shot to dead next to a running car in bladensburg. this happened near an apartment complex on7th avenue last ght. the car that was running was towed away and is being examined for evidence. bladensburg police says it is not clear if the men were inside the car when they we shot.>>

e need any witnesses to come forward. anyone who saw somethiard something, could be important, as well. >> police say there doesn't appear to be any security cameras in that area where the shooting took place. they want anyone who may have seen anything unusual to contact them. new details in the possible hate cri attack on the "empire" actor. chicago police have released video of people ofntest. the two people are dressed in black. it's hart ee's hard to discern identities. police want to know if the two werenvolved in the attack or may have witnessed it. none of the sveillance video shows tuesday's attack. he says two masked men beat him up hurled racist comments at him and they threw a chemical substance on him and put a ropn aris neck.

house democrats rolled out o er security plan that does not include a dime for the border wall. the offer is just ain start point in talks between the house ante the sena the plan includes money for scustoms age and aircraft and boats to police the border. border barriers are part of the gop plan. there's a sense of urgency here because government funding expires february 15th. check your bank account this morning. furloughed workers should have the backpay. congress passed legislation guaranteng that money. the workers missed two paychecks during the 35-day shutdown. ten minutes after 6:00 right now. a ther and son in w hampshire are being called heroes this morning. both jumped into action after seeing a jeep crash head-on into a semi. he inside the jeep was an 18-year-old studening to college. we're about to show you that dramatic video. the young man did survive. the dash cam caught the jeep

swerving into the opposite lane and slamming into the back of a truck. his car exploded into flames. the father and son in the car as with thecam, nearly crashed into the wreck themselves. they recover and immediately helped pull sam out of the car. he suffered burns and a brain injury. but this morning, sp is up and king and is expected to make a full recovery. still ahead, $30 billion. that's how much americeas spent onh care last year for their pets. >> this morning, working 4 hoyo. do keep your animals healthy without breaking the >bank. our things you need to know about the next couple of ys. dangerously cold outside this morning, tracking a chance for light snow tomorrow. then, less cold and even super by sunday. five-day forecast, coming right up. going through the aisles with myouponing experts.

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i'm meagan fitzgald at t live desk. we're following breaking news where we're toldhat a firefighter is okay after falling through hoe floor of a in germantown. i want to get to a picture of the live scene here. montgomery county fir officials said the fire spread to multiple levels but no residents were injured. here's a picture that was twted out from the scene. the temperature was about 5

degrees but felte l minus 4. we're following breaking news in fire f fairfax county. fire crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in falls church. multiple rescues have been made. megan mcgrath is heading to the scene ther she will be back with a live report. >> meagan, thank you. everyone wants to save money. it's a fact, on everything. >> oneoasy way save is in the grocery store. we're talking about coupons here. this morning, we' showing you how to make the cue bonn oupons count. that's right. we're in the safeway in georgetown, and aisle number2. okay. kirk and his sister are the coupon experts. we're going to g the safeway brand chicken broth. i want to show you. i want you to look at the entire

list we gave them. we gave them a full yolist. go by the list, guys. and then, you cheat and you add a couple ofthings i probably threw some additional things in the basket here this mornin as we have been going through safeway. one of the things kirk wants to really talk about is shopping and comparing costs per pod. we have the list. i'm thinking this cost is less, and that's the better deal. you tell me the deal. >> we look at the smaller tckage. you g better deal with the bigger package. >> all right. that's not even using a coupon though, right? right. >> karen is going to talk about shopping versus shopping with coupons. what does all of that mean?

failuroupon you have to put it in the language that i understand. >> most of usshop. we will bring coupons for the things we want. but sometimes w don't havell of the coupons we need. couponing is going to the score with a specific mission to get the items that are on sale at the store and using the ycoupon. l that's what we need to be doing,ering the out-of-pocket costs. overnment ing the shutdown. we don't know if they're going yock to work in a couple of weeks. need to maximize your savings everywhere you can. >> and not being so brand-specific. about that. more tips coming up later on in the hour because we're going to save money.o we're going ring all this up and see how much we actually saved inside t grocery store this morning. that's coming up later on in the hour. okay. we're the coupons.

don't lose them back to you. >> good advice there. waiting to see how mucst the f dcosts. let's check in with chuck bell about the very cold weather we're experiencing, chuck. >> yes, indeed. there's the capitol me.'s shive morning. the wind has eased off a bit. but temperatures are in the danger zone, down near zero in most of the suburbs. the only record we might b to get to today, is bwi-marshall at 4. so r, bwi has not been below 6 yet. dulles, 7. washington's record, minus 2. that's also safe. temperatures are hovering just above zero in most of the neighborhoods this morning. zero in front royal. the wind isn't blowing too hard.

you needhe scarf and the mittens today. temperatures this afternoon will peak around 25 or 26 degrees and fall back into the scenes. luckily, clouds move in overnight. tomorrow morning will not be as cold. plenty cold but not this bad. temperatures will be up around the freezing mark for highs tomorrow. we're tracking a chance for snow. i've written more aboutt on our nbc washington app. go to the weather section and u can find out about the snow chance on the social media platform there. here's where it's coming from. thelberta clipper, in a race from canada to the east coast. it doesn't have moistur to work with. and it's moving along fast. it won't have a big opportunity to leave a lot of snow around here. but future weather does show a little burst of snow, around 8:00, 9:00 tomorrow morning, around the city.rs during the c of the day, most of the snow chances will be

north of the city. this all comes to a quick end. we'll be dry for the weekend. chills in the teens all day. 40% chance of maybenc an of snow. look at this recovery. our averageigh is 44. we'll be back in plus territory on saturday. it could get close to 60 for two or three days in a row, first part of next week. melissa? >> crazy when you'r looking at the temperature for today. thank you, chuck. 95 northri ofe william parkway. look at the main lanes. we're jammedf because a crash blocking one lane. bay li bailey's cross roads at carlin pike. leesburg, evergreen north of shreve mill road. ner loop and outer loop, no

big complaints. accokeek, left side, blocked by two crashes.n andt. washington, the disabled vehicle. travel times look great on 270. the morning commute is delayed because of schoolay d and closures. remember to listen to

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news begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we are iner wea alert mode. temperatures are below freezing this morning. while you're thermometer may read something like what is on our screen, it feels a whole lot colder outside right now, everybody. good morning.m aron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. a lot of schools are cancelling or delaying classes. the bitter temps are causing closures and delays.

the federal government will open on time today. >> and a reminder, we h of the information at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc >>shington app. now, we want to check on the forecast and the commute this morning. >> chuck bell is here. and we will check in with melissa mollet for your traffic. it will be tough to be outside r anytime today. >> yeah, you need to limit your outdoor minutes as best as you can, try to have a extra layer

on and a little caution goes a long way. oh, so cold. it will stay below freezing. highs in the mid-20s to low-20s at most. there will be a little recovery later on today. plenty of sunshine. light snow comin tomorrow. possibility of frostbite in 30 you need to limit your outdoor time, especially with any unprotected skin. one in frontroyal, and leesburg, and ten in downtown. windchills, 5 to 10 below as you plan your day, a good-looking day, it will be best looking at it through the window. more about tt tomorrow, and the big warm-up tomorrow.

95 north ofrince william parkway, we have a big delay here this morning. is is because of a crash that's blocking the lane. the express lanes look good and the main lanes, not so hot. bailey's cross roads, a fire in that area. everything is shut down through that section. that's a new development. inneroop and outer loop, you are good. this commute is shifted by a couple of hours. everything else into and out of town looks good, as well. majorelays expected on the penn line because of some work on the tracks. blue/yellow problem outside of king street this morning. delays on the orange line to new carrollt carrollton. >> wht have breaking news r now. we're monitoring three fires, the latest in fairfax county. fire crews are on the scene of a

three-alarm apartment fire in falls church. we're told that multiple rescues have been made there. montgomery county, now. a firefighter is okay, after he fell through thelo of a home in germantown. ivis home is on emerald dre a few blocks away from gibbs elementary school. the home tner was notre and no word on what started the fire.e th annarundle county fire department says three peoplen were found the basement. one of them is a 4-year-old child. no word on how any of the fires starod. wanto back to the team coverage of the frigid temperatures. we're in the single digits. it's critical that you dress for this weather. >> justin is listening to those words of advice. you are dressed appropriately.

you're in dupont circle with the heaviest coat you have. >> reporter: try to dress for the weather, especially when gets this cold out here. i've been watching this clock ivhind us. it the time a bit fast and the temperature, too. it's 8 degrees, it says. now, i'm wondering if that right. it feels colder throughout the morning, as the wind has eeblow. we've feeling ever-colder out here, as well. i'm bundled up today. i have on a few layers. this is weather you don't want underestimate here. make sure when you go outside today, for any amount of time u have on enough layers to be out here and be comfortably warm. your highs will water, too. ur pets want to go out for walks. make se your pets areokay, as

well. their paws can break the pavement. make sure they're not bleeding or hurt,too. and a fun fact i learned a while ago, thi semp chtemperature is cold, your tech gear may not work. your iphone may shut off because it's just so cold. if you can get in and get out quickly, please do so. bu being outside, be prepared to put on a lot of layers just to deal. live out in dupont circle, i'm justin finch. >> hope you get warm soon. >> we will have your forecast coming up. it's 6:35 on this thursday. the deadly polarortex has blasted much of the northeast, anddw t, with frigid conditions, forcing am track and the postal serviceero suspend ions because it's too dangerous for employees.

230 million americans are handling subfreezing temperatures. a judge will ask daron wint go away for four life sentences without possibility of patrol. 2015.lled a family in the court documents say he bragged to another inmate about the killings. friends are supporting a man shot at random on new year's day. he has been hospitalized after being struck in the head by a stray bullet on kennedy street last night a union stage, friends had a benefit concert and auction. ntiends live streamed the e so he could watch from his hospital dd.

>> protesters confr ted a delegation as they left their hotel. thisas not the only incident. prott ters also jumped in fron of the motorcade as it drove near the white house. protesters are angry about beijing's forced relocation of citizens. sup bowl liii just days away. nfl referees admitted they missed the pass interference playoff he saints/rams game. the commissioner spoke about it at yesterday's state of the league in atlanta. he admits the blown call but nedr conside overturning the result. hear more on this c otroversy ne the "today" show. university of maryland president wallace loh is staying on the job fth at least a year. >> this comes after he was set to retire after bacash over the death of a football player. yesterday, though, dr. lois tweeted saying the board

of regents discussed having a smooth transition of leadership. they agreed on a retirement date of june 2020. last year, he said he would retire after the heat stroke ordeath ofn mcnair. finding the new president can take a year or more. we're tryin to help you save some cash. molette green i at grocery store this morning. ou she has expert couponers to help her >> that's right. we have our groceries. we're paying for them. how much dide save? we'll tell you when we come back on news 4 today. those are thcoupons right e

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digging for more clues. now, your cnbc morning report. report, i'm frank holland. google has identified an app in the way an app did. the app for phones gave users gift cards in exchange for tracking their internet usage. google says the app is voluntary and always has been. and it's been up front with users on how it uses their data. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. good morning, everybody. storm team 4 weather alert. it is dangerously cold outside this morning. wind chill advisors areup. windchills are below zero in many spots. there is a o warm-up the way. i'll let you know how it gets here and the temperatures go by early next week. coming up.

some crazy delays northbound on i-95 in virginia, north of prince william parkway because of a crh.as

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it is 6:45. we're still in weathealert mode. but the cold will be sticking around. >> schools are cancelling or delaying classes today.

and we'll have a relief in a little bit. we'll hear from chuck in a few minutes here. chopper 4ver a fourth overnight fire. this is westwood hills drive in the herndonarea. we'll bring you information as soon as it becomes available. t>> you see from live pictures that the fire is bu we talked about getting to the extreme cold, you have to be careful. you have to be careful with space heaters in these conditions. >> just feeling for the firefighters who have to work in these extreme conditions, as well >> we're going to get more info on that for you. >> more breaking news right now. >> megan mcgrath just arrived on the scene of another fire in falls church, in fairfax county. megan? >> reporter: yeah. this is on carlin springs road. you can see m thesive response

that we have. all of the fire engines and the police officers here. there's a fire a little while ago. eangy this morn one of the buildings here, associated with thisx. comple people have been evacuated from that building. they'redeing pla in other buildings not affected by the fire. the pn is, they're going to bring in buses and they're supposed to move them to the area i'm stand right now.o they're going move the buses and crank up the heat and shelter the folks while they figure out when they're going to go, whether they will be allowed to go back into their units, and whether they find arrangements familyith not a lot of information about the fire itself. we just got here on the 'lscene. be checking that out, trying to get details. a very cold situation with people on thetreets this point. >> megan, thank you.

here at the live desk, following more breaking new for you, out of montgomery unty. a firefighter said to be okay after falling through the floor of a home in the home is on emerald drive. just a few blocks awayrom william b. gibbs' junior elementary school. the fire was at all levels of >>is home but no residents were injured. people are experiencing the coldest temperatures in a generation. the weather is being blamed for seven deaths across theountry and thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed. the polar cort vortex is impact 230 million americans. keeping coverage on those temperatures, justin finch in dupont circle.

>> you've been braving the temperatures for us all morning eelong. you've smart about it. >> reporter: coming outside today, layer, layer, layer. that's the name of the game. you'll get cold out here quickly. there's a few people waking up, coming outside this morning. not too many. we were a se top one woman in a hurry to get something warm. here's her aice for staying warm on this morning. how cold are you feeling? >> really cold. free >> reporter: how many layers are you wearing? your mouth is covered. >> two. three. >> reporter: are youwi col six layers? still cold with sixrs la you have to keep on a many as you can manage. it will warmweup. e looking forward to that. >> we are, no doubt. even i, captain cold lover himself, is child when the temperatures fall below 10

degrees. we've not made a record. probably not going to break records with this particular cold snap. the washington record is minus 2. and dulles did getelow zero. bwi-marshall is plus-4. i haven't seen them get below 6 degrees. as cold as it is, we haven't set a record windchill advisories in place until 10:00 in the morning. ifts you spend time e, exposed skin can get frostbite in 30 minutes. minus 6 in montgomery county. minus 3 in baltimore and near zero everywhere else. these are mostly in single numbers. a digit is a number. here's your planner. sunny all day long, with temperatures eventually inching eir way into the mid 20s today. clouds move int. late toni

won't be as cold tomorrow morning. most everyone will startn off the mid teens tomorrow. a cold day and cloudy, too, with a likelihood of light snow during the day. you can followhahe progress comes our way tomorrow on our nbc washington app, or followi me on social media. it is an alberta clipper. it is starved for moisture and will not leave us an inch of snow, ion't expect. the timing of it will be during the daylight hours tomorrow. so, mid to late morning, a little snow around town. if you get snow tomorrow, you are probably living close to the pennsylvania border. not a high-impact ent. 40s on saturday. 50s on sunday. we'll be close to or above 60 three days in a row, monday, tuesday, wednesday. >> good morning, chuck. that looks weird, s now and 60 next week. 95, north of prince william parkway. a crash blocking a lane. you might want to take the expressway soon.

this is a big jam, especially compared to the othes this morning. bailey's cross roads, carlin springs road at leesburg pike. we have activity shutting things down this morning. oxon hill, inner loop at st. barnabas. flat tier etires on the left at side. montgomery village avenue, left lane is blocked by a cras a reminder, expect delays on the penn line this morning, because they have some trackwork happening. unexpected and weather-related. they are single tracking on the penn line. you might wan to d something different. 270 looking good. top of the beltway, no major issue there's. going 31 mes per hour. 66 inbound, 46 miles per hour, 95 northbound, quantico to the beltway.he you see problem we showed you there. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car.

ma> now, to the big reveal in our version of supet sweep. >> we sent moletteit green two huge couponers and our list with $100 to spend. how much did you save? >> reporter: i am so nervous about this. they are among ten siblings. $134.58. we added in coupons. $123.03. now, we use the safeway app and tally it up no push the button. we've entered it. and adrian is ourcheckout expert. the cashier, ringing things up. and our grand total that we're ending today, oh look. it's still going down. so, we have some tips that kirk

and karen gave us. put those up on the screen right now. you can see how we make this happen. you have to plan your trip ahead of time. getting the coupons, everythin together knowing where the store sales are. then, you get the coupons from the newspaper. maximize your savings. don't be brand-specific. download the grocery store apps. at safeway, it's just for you. download all of them. one quick hetip? >> just for you app, money came off at the end of your transaction. s critical to download your app. >> reporter: quickly? >> and don be brand or store-specific. >> that's how you do it. we're going to get it and not be coupon failures anymore. okay? i've learned a lot through thise trip through grocery store. and thanking safeway and the managers and everybo here for letting us in and doing this today. back in to yogi me my last bag. >> thank you so much.

it's 6:55. we're still tracking some breaking news for you in herndon. e showed you this fire on westwood hills drive, a few minutes ago. looking at pictures om chopper 4. the smoke can be seen from miles in cow live in that area. this is the reason for it. lot.saw the car in the back the smoke is rising from that car. we believe from the home here, as well. we are going to keep an eye on this foryou. no word on whether anybody was hurt in this fire. we'll update you in thebc washington app. now, we start the four things to know with three more overnight fires we're monitoring for you. fairfax county firefightersre on the scene of a three-alert churchn falls the apartment complex is along carlin springs road. atg mery county firefighter is okay after falling through the floor of a

ho in germantown. this home is on emerald drive. e're working to find out more about the seven people pulled from a fire in gle burnie, maryland. it's not clear how any of the fires >arted. it's dangerously cold outside this morning. we can't overemphasize ther. have sal layers on. be ready for thif. stuf and bring your pets inside today. these temperatures can be deadly for animals. there's several school closings and delays. that information ist the bottom of your screen and on the nbc washington app. the cold srtp s to come to an end soon. we'll be belowin fre all day today. a cold start tomorrow but not as bads it is now. conversational or sweepib snow tomorrow. and dry for the weekend. super bowl sunday looks super. 53 and sunshine. a look right now. travel times, notdo bad aro

town. your lowest spot is going to be 95, quantico to the beltway. that's our slowest spot right now. >> thank you. that's the news for today. thanks for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes with the latest on yr forecast, traffic and local news. enjoy your day.

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