we have good news this morning. relief may be in sight. >> deep breaths >> it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. more reasonable temperatures may be around the corner. at this point, 30 seems reasonable. but how dangerously these temperatures are telling us. >> shenandoah valley. in maryland, legany schools will be two hours late. warren, arlington and manassas park will be two hours late same for prince william, manassas city,on lo milwaukfauq. let's start with chuck bell and a look at the weather for today. >> good morning, aaronnd eun. finally, friday is here. your friday planner includes chanceor snow, starting first

ehing this morning and going up until the t the sun goes down this evening. the steadiest of the snow will be late, mid to late morning through the early parts of the afternoon. it will be all-snow. temperatures are way belowfr zing this morning. and we will stay in the 20s all day. already, quite a bit of snow, out towards morganto and frost berg. some flurries are around the d.c. metro area. nothing heavy yet but the ground is cold, cold. everything that fls will stick with great efficiency. the winter weather advisory is for the washington metroa a and everything north and west. north of 66 and north of route 50 is the bestes cha to see snow today. how much snow? well, the european model says an inch to half an inch around town. 2 inches in northern maryland. that's where we are. we will call it a coating to a few spo the local metroar . 2 to 3 inches in maryland and

more out in the mountains of west virginia, where six inches or more is a possibility. a closer look at the weekend and the warm-up, coming up. jack taylor, good morning. >> a structure fire on river road at chapelro . river road remains closed until the salt and sand trucks can get out and deice the roadway. obviously, the water ran down on river road and iced over. you'll find 66eastbound. we had one spin out along the left side of the roadway, as yoa ap the interchange infa irfax. and a box truck broke down, in the right lane. temperature closures through the overnight, northbound on i-295, moving between malcolm x and suitland parkway. occasional they will stop traffic. as we get into the rush hour, the last closure i will be and they will open the roadway and we'll have no delays soo from oxen cove to the 11th street bridge. it's 5:02. we have breaking news i

montgomery county. dozensf firefighters have b on at the scethis house fire potomac for hours now. >> megan mcgrath has the latest on what happened here megan? guys, this : well, was a tough fire to put out. it was intense for a while. i'm going to step out of the way. there were 75 a firefighter the scene. the bulk of the fire has been put out. you can see we still have smoldering sections. extensive damage here. a portion of this home collapsed. the broroof is gone. a difficult situation for firefighters because of the extremely cold temperatures. everything they put on this fire, all the water they sprayed, it's just frozen rock-solid at this point. we don't know the cause of this fire. but maybes say they believe the homeowner was not here. they believe the house was

vacant and firefighters went off of that assumption here. we don't believe there are he injures on t scene but a lot of damage. k we don'tw the cause of the fire. mentioningrth but this time of year, very active inerms of fires. we had quite a fewst day. m d one of those was caused by an electrical probth a space heater. people are reminded to be careful. something elswore worth mention because we have road closures in this area. we're on chapel road. that's where the fire is. the water supply, though, is all the way out on river road, which is quite a stretch from here. we have a lg hose line stretching all the way to river that's why river road is also closed between norton and falls road. and we hav a tremendous amount of icing here on the scene. everything they sprayed has frozen. they have brought in salt truckm

and laid chemicals down. but things are pretty frozen. i'm not sure when the roads are going to reopen. back to you. >> megan, thanks. we've spent the majority o th week with testimonies well below freezing. local leaders fear the cold weather is not only dangerous to your health but damaging to our roads. >> highways andoa back have been treated for ice all week long. and no doubt, you've been struck behind the trucks laying down salt and brine to keep theaboads mana. the effectiveness of treatments is determined by how cold it is. accordg to the maryland department of transportation state highway association, rock salt is less effective below 20 degrees. the brine and water is an ice ermelter until the thermom hits 6 degrees below zero. and effected to 26 below zero mostly in the northern and western part of the state.

i imagine crews in chicago and esota have to use that let's see how the treatments are holding up. >> justin finch i liven downtown rockville. good morning. >> reporte aaron, eun, good morning. t're right here in downtown rockville, right b ice rink here. my photog, nick and i, had an idea to come by the rink, but it's making it colder outside. yes, we have aother day layer up and wrap up, as we're approaching another cold morning again. it's a bit warmer than yesterday. but still, you don't wt to underestimate your layers. too, while you're driving out today, you know the snow is coming, as well. give yourself some extra time before you go to work and school. also, the side slk, you treatment on the sidewalk here in downtown rockville. it might be smartd to go ahea and sprinkle some treatment on your sidewalk and driveway before you head out to work and school this morning, so perhaps

you come back home, it's not so slippery, when you pull back in. we're live here in roalville. , when you see me, next coming up, i may have on more layers by the way. li in rockville, i'm justin yofinch. back t >> justin needs a vacation. >> some place warm. while the latest winter blast have left us very cold, we had it relatively good compared to other partstr of the coun >> our 8 degrees was nothing compared to the minus 31 in illinois. they had to suspend mail delivery. the area will thaw out in the next few days. temperatures will climb as much as 80 degrees in some parts. that could create problems for bursting pipes, crumbling roads. the warm-up will take a little longer in new jersey.

take a look at this video of the great falls of the passaic river. parts of the falls are frozen solid this morning they will remain frozen for a little longer. jumping to the hudson river in kingston, new york, it's ice as far as the eye can see. shthat's a u.s. coast guar cutting the ice. you can find more coverage here and across the country by checking out the nbc washington app. there, you will find the updatet fore >>hea d.c. teacher is out of classroom, after allegedly chokrvg a student. massenburg teaches language arts. he was charged with second-degree child cruelty. hests expected to make his f hourt appearance today. surveillance video the incident with the student. the principal sent a letter home to parents sing ssenburg will remain on leave during the investigation. the news 4 eye team found that massenburg has been with the d.c. public schools since 2004.

also in court today, former trump adviser, roger stone.ie earlthis week, the 66-year-old pled not guilty to seven counts, including lying to congress and witness tampering. stone is the sixth trump associate to be charged in connection with robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling into the 2016 election. prosecutors announced yesterday that they had seizedard drives, apple icloud accounts, l mail accounts and financ records from stone's home. the evidence can be discussed at today's status hearing. stone has insisted he hawrdone nothing. no it's two weeks untiler possible government shutdown. and president trump is slamming a group negotiating a deal on border security. democrats released their arting points yesterday. it includes more money than the white house requested for customs and border protection. it has less money than requested for i.c.e. and there's no mention of money for a border wall.'s >> theo wall, it doesn't work.

if they don't have a wall, i don't nt to waste my time ad g what they have. >> there's not going to be wall money in the legislation. >> the president said he would wait to se up with an agreement before the february 15th deadline, before he decides to declare a national emergency at the southern border. the presidenis praising border patrol agents for making the largest fentanyl bust in history. federal authorities seized 254 pounds of that dangerous drug. it was discovered inside a secret compartment in a truck trying to cont through a border checkp in arizona over the weekend. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100-times more powerful than heroin. it was responsible for30 00 overdose deaths in 2017. metro riders say they will find somewhere else to park after a rash of break-ins over the 7th avenue stati. there was broken glass all over. a dozen cars were broken into on wednesday.

metro has stepped up patrols at its parking lots. crime has dropped since 2017. but riders we spoke to say they have learned to be cautious. >> i don't leave anything valuable in my car. so, if somebody breaks in, they will be disappointed. >> there's nothing in my car, but cat stuff. they won't have much luck breaking into my truck. >> metro police a y they do have ad in this case but so far no arrests. the maker of oxycontin may have been going tootxtremes to t profits. >> an e-mail shows that they wanted to be an end-to-end pain provider, to sell opioids and opioid addiction. >> in an e-mail, the former haesident of purdue pharma, wrote, we have ter on the abusers. they are the culprit and the problem. the company planned to fight back with the emotional message from mothers with teenagers that

over deborah's son, danny, started abusinghi oxycontin i school and then turned to heroin. >> that abuse opened up a monster inside of hithat we haven't been able to quiet. the visceral anger i feel toward that company overtakes me. >> purdue is facing a lawsuit fid by the state of massachusetts. the suit alleges the company deceptively sold oxycontin and downplayed its dangers. we are working for your health this morning, with alarming news aboutrhe num one killer of americans. >> a new american heart association repeat showsy half of american adults have heart diase. most wer diagnosed with high blood pressure. that's partly because the for high blood pressure has changed. now, take a look at this. any reading higher than 130/80 is high. 140/90 was the old threshold. the healthy reading is anything

lowen 120/80. john torres talks about how certain lifestyle changes bln reduce youd pressure. >> exercise. 30 minutes of exercise can drop your blood pressure ten points. following the d.a.s.h. diet. thatca was speciy created to lower blood pressure. for every two pounds you lose, you can lower up to one point. >> also, sleep is important for a healthy heart. os. torres says we need seven hours a night incases. doesn't that sound luxurious? >> we have to do better. >> we really do. >> having to do better for eight years. >> long time. as we head to break, another school delay to tell you about. jefferson county will be two hours late todayd, still ahomething nearly every one of us can donate. but not enough of us we're dogging about blood. >> we have detail on the red cross' call for help. and we're getting you ready for the super bowl. r, chuck?eat >> absolutely right.

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through this because i guarantee you guys, by the end of the day, there will be a schoolkid in georgia that can beat me at all this. i'm alreadywinded. tens of thousands expected here toda thousands through the weekend. and you can feel the energy building in atlaa. a lot of fans getting in last night, and more today. it should be a fantastic weekend. >> jay, i think your arm looks pretty good. that's pretty impressi. >> jay gray for us in atlanta. thank you, jay. it's 5:17 no it's a storm team 4 weather alert day. chuck bell is refining the forecast. what do you have, buddy? >> a snow chance on theway. winter weather advisory has been issued for the d.c. met area and areas north and west.

frederic county,virginia, frederick county, maryland, leesburg, arlington, prince george's county, all under the advisory that goes into the middle and later parts of the afternoon. everythinging will fall at snow. a way below freezing. everything in northern virginia in the mid teens. it's not an issue of whether we'll be cold enough. temperatures in the 20s today. any chances forcculation is in the highlighted counties. and radar is picking up light snow in western maryland and northwest west virginia. we've seen the roads are already frozen. everything that falls will stick very, very effectively. future weather, light chances of snow here. mit will continuet of the day long. most of the precipitation is on the northern half of our viewing area.

that'shere accumulations will be highest. it starts to taper off after 4:00 in the afternoon. by 7:30, 8:00, as you go out friday night on the town, date night, perhaps, all thisill be done. snowfall amounts, pretty good agreement with thomputer mod mod models. half an inch. the american model, quite similar. up to an inch around the city. i think becauseet will m effective of a snowmaker than it may appear to the, mode i'm going a coating to whiten the ground, to there could be a few spots in montgomery, fairfax or loudon counties that gets up to 2 inches o snow. i think a solid of 2 to 3 for frederick, maryland, out to martinsburg and hagerstown. those are the opportunities to see the most amounts of snow. you can always use our nbc washington app to stay ahead of the very latest information. if you get a picture of the snow here early this morning, send it to me on twitter if yn. or you can tag me on instagram.

five-day outlook, all about the warm-up after today. today, we stay bdow freezing. off and on periods of freezing and coming to an cold tomorrow morning and saturday we recover nicely to low and mid 40s. we should be above 50 deges on super bowl sunday. tuesday, downrightbalmy. eun yang is giving me a standint the la innovation from xfinity

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good morning. we'll start you with asu c in potomac, along river road, west of falls road. you'll see it with the live shot. river road is iced over with an issue with a structure fire at chapel road. the structure was on chapel road. the b roadwayame doused with water. and iced over. sand and salt trucks will be coming. you might want to sayith democra democra democracy boulevard. lauden county, leesburg remains closed. crews hope during the morning rush hour to open this roadway, from a crash that brought down a pole and wires. blue and yellow lines were between braddock road. back to you. we hear it all the time. the country iseang with a

blood shortage. please donate. that's true even as w wrapp blood donor month. >> this morning, we're taking you beyond the headlines. for 2018, the red cross came up short by 18,000 donations. i just met a young woman whose life would be different if someone didn't say please donate. being home for the weekend, doesn't mean that kaitlin adams gets a day off from schoolwork. she has a social work degree to earn.an and doinwork these days is a lot easier than it used to be. >> from one to ten, my pain scale s seven every day. >> reporter: kaitlin was born with sickle cell anemia. a painful disorder that red blood cells can die early and block blood flow. >> it could be achy. or it could be like a hammerou just hittingonstantly. or it can be sharp pain. >> reporter: about a year ago, she turned to a therapy, where her body is drained and nine bags of sickle cell-free blood

is infused.e she relies on ndness of strangers, blood donors. but demand is outpacin donations. >> we would like to have a five-day supply of blood. we don't have that. w >> reportewatched a slow stream of people at a blood drive at indian head, maryland. there's usually a decline in donations in the winter. but the currt downturn has been a problem since september. osd the government shutdown meant nearly 5,000ble donations didn't happen last month. >> patients need assistance right w. patients can't wait until next week or next month. >> reporter: her mom remembers r her daug lifetime of pain and the time she spent in icus. and she thanks god every day for her new life with donated blood. >> i'm grateful that she's doing so much better and ktlyn is ready to be on her own.

>> the red cross is appealing to churches and civic groups and knocking on doors to get the word out for the need of blood. we're putting a link on the red cross list on the nbc washington app. >>search blood. coming up, a game day tradition, celebrating players with paws. we'll introduce you to local dogs making his puppy bowl debut. chuck? love the puppy bowl. and dog walki forecast, this is selma that would love to come to your mily. to humane rescue alliance.org and find out. great animals to add to your family are available. temperatures below freezing all day long. there may be a lot ofomhemical on of the sidewalks. watch out. taking good care of the puppy paws oal the w today. warmer for the weekend, though. morebout that coming up. and crews are still on the

cene of a large house fire in potomac, maryland. this is the latest of a series of fires we've seen in the dmv l theast 24 hours. l theast 24 hours. [phone ringing]

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert.am >> that storm weather alert is in effect this morning as we brace for another day of bitter cold. the temperatures won't rise above freezing today but there's better news for the weekend. we're working to find out if the breaking news we have been telling you about is related to the weather. a house caught fire in potomac. this is e latest of a rash of fires in homes the last few days. trouble it is causing in a moment. several districts are still changing schedules because of road and ice conditions. in west virginia, hardy, hampshire and local schools are closed, as well.

in cnt ymand mahools will open two hours late. ssas city, loudon, fairfax and fauquier county schools will be two hours late. culpeper, warren, manassas park, and falls church city schools. can add fedarcyk county schools today. in west virginia, berkeley, jerson and grant county schls on a two-hour delay. >> we ha that information on the bottom of your screen and on the nbcp. washington we have jack taylor in for melissa to tell you about the road warnings. and we will start with chuck bell and the news breaking this moing. >> good news for snow lovers. another chance for snow coming our way today. already, quite a few flurries and there's more where that came from. this is a steady batch of snow.

it will be moving in moved in in manyot sps. and the ground is more than cold enough not only are the temperatures below freezing but the ground iz solid because of the cold stretch. winter weather advisory northern half of the news 4 nation today. d i expec that more school districts will delay or go on to a full cancel for the day. stay wits on the nbc washington app. the temperatures are in the teenso 20 degrees. how much snow is the million-dollar question. i thinknough to whiten the ground. could get an inch to two in a few northern montgomery county, northern loudon county, to the pennsylvaniaborder. i think 2 to 3 inches is likely. 3 to 6 inches, though, across the mountains of west virginia. jack taylor, there roads a cold. anything that falls will stick right away.

we'll begin with our breaking news along river road, west of falls near chapel road. we have a closure of river and chapel road. there was a structure fire on chapel road and river road is blocked. you'll find the inner loop of the beltway in collegerk you get past route 1. accident activity in the center of the roadway. one to t left and one to the right, getting by. delays are buildingquickly. authorities are headed to the scene as we speak. we've got issues on the metro this wlmorning. and yellow line. single tracking because of a l itch problem at natio airport. it's 5:33. breaking news right now in ntgomery county. dozens of firefighters have been at the scene of this house fire in potomac for hours now. >> megan mcgrath is at the scene with the latest on all this.

>> reporter: we can see some crews on the scene but others are starting to lee. they are rolling back the response here on the scene of this fire on chapel road. this w an intense blaze here. at onepoint, they had 75 firefighters battling the flames here. this is a brick house. look at the video here. large brick home. one section of the house collapsed. gone.oof is neighbors informed the fire not believe e did the homeowner was home. no injuries here. but a lot of damage. we do not know the cause of this fire. we're still awaiting word on that. this is the latest of several fires we've seen in the region in the last 24o 48 hours. the wintertime, especially when the temperatures get down very low, we starto see an increase, an uptick in fire

activity. we've seen tt of late. live on the scene, this is chapel road, absolutely frozen solid. they have brought in trks. they laid some salt down. but things are very, very frozen because of there e temperatures and all of the water they poured on this fire here. also, worth mentioning, the actual water supply i quite a distance from here. it's all the way out on river road. a firef on the scene saying they had to pull over 1,600 feet of hose line to ctually reach the blaze. because ofthat, a lot of water on the roadway on chapel road, as well as river road things have frozen up. we have road closures in the area people should keep that in mind. good news here, though, no injuries. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. local firefighters have responded to a rh of fires in the past 2 hour4 hours. this is video of a home in herndon.e

three people wside the home. they were okay.r there's ang fire on falls church on collins springs road. eight people had to be rescued from balconies. all of thet are okay. ab people are now without a home. no word on what caused those house fires. one case appears to have started from a space heater. investigators say a space heater had been left running, causing an electrical fire in gemeantown. mont county fire officials say it is important to give space heaters space. >> this is video from a fire in glen burnie. firefighters are working to find out what aused this deadly fire. the polar vortex that is being felt, not just in our area, but around the country. more than 230 million americans are facing extreme, sometimes record cold, as the polar vortex continues. look at chicago.it it 23 below zero yesterday. people who went outside had to cover nearly every inch of skin.

lake michigan and the chicago river are frozen. the weather is being blamed for nine deaths nationwide. >> serious conditions we want to get an update on the weather here. justin finch is live inwn down rockville. justin, how are you? feeli >> hey, there. on a cold day, we have chosen to join youcolder place, right by the ice rink ehere. emperatures are in the teens. it's warmer than yesterday. still, very cold. for a visual here, look at this snow pile. i give it a kick here. you can see it is hard as a rock. that's w on our region, too.e make sure you put on the layers, the same ones you had on yestday. i have added a scarf here. i've been comfortable.

and, too, as you were driving ao wo school this morning. we have snow coming our way, one. but, too, perhaps put treatment on your sidewalk and driveway, they have done here to helpk br that down. you want to give yourself extra time. at the bus stop, metro stop, make sure you're covered from head-to-toe. this kind of cold can be dangerous. live in rockville. justin finch,ews 4. >> thank you, justin. the man convicted in the d.c. mansion murders is being sentenced. federal prosecutors were asking a judge to send daron wint away for four life sentences without the possibility of parole. the precution said wint's greed drove him to kill the family back in 2015. news 4's meagan fitzgerald covered the case. she will be in the courtroom later today. commercial changes. super bowl sunday ads will have a new look this year.

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that includes smart phone apps, better, which tracks everything from light sleep to deep sleep and how mh time you spend moving around restlessly trying to go to sleep. sleep time is another popular app. with a tap of a button, it creates graphs to help you analyze your behavior. it features white noise to help you fall asleep faster. and it can double as an alarm clock, too.ot anher piece of advice, take notes. >> they say u can lose weight if you keep a food diary, e you write everything down. just to keep a sleep diary. >> reporter: and the other things you can do starting tonight, to help you sleep better and longer, tonight at 5:00. >> good morning, everybody. storm team 4 weather alert, a track of snow that is likely to ct the morning commute and your friday plans. good news about the weekend, we will dry out a warm up. future weather and the expected snow totals for today coming right up.

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weather alert mode as you wake up on your friday. you need to bundle up again. temperatures will not be above freezing. >> you might see some snow as you start your morning commute. chuck will fill us in on the forecaew in a minutes. we have a few updatefor you.

warrounty public schools are closed. rappahannock schools will open two hou late. you can find the school updates scrolling at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington erp. no p led to several school closings around our region this week. >> students at falls church high school will be back in warm classrooms this morning after rday with no power. it was 15 degrees when classes started yesterday. students we spokeh said, it was unpleasant in the frigid rooms. >> a lot of people came to school with blankets and big coats. yeah. to a lot of people were saying, it's too ridiculoue here. they want to text their parents and go home. >> fal church chose to continue classes because they didn't want to dismiss students into the cold. they were monitoring the at tempes. the power came back around midday. members of the intelligence community met withp resident tr the white house.

>> the president now says he is on same page, after blasting them before. blaynetslexander rep on what led to the change. >> reporter: he is hoping that picture he tweeted out will speak a thousand words and make the case that he and his chiefs are not contradictingh e other. president trump tweeted out a picture late last night, essentially saying, that he and his chiefs are on the same page. it comes after we saw stunning moment on capitol hill earlier this week. that's when the heads of the president's intelligence agencies contradicted him on everything from russi to iran to north korea and isum. president soon after that hearing, tweeted at one point, that perhaps his chiefs should go back to school. but he has a different tone now, telling repters that the words were misquoted and taken out of context. now, remember, iguys, this something that was open to cameras. cameras were inside and aired the remarks as they were made to

congress. >> blayne alexander. thank you. on monday, two men were shot to death in a car. and two teens are in jail. the two men were in a car that crashed into several parked cars in montgomery county. now, investigators believe their deaths were part of a drug deal gone wrong. police say hunt and barnett met one of the men and were trying to buy marijuana. hunt is charged with two counts of murder and barnett is facing a drug crge. if you were hoping for casinos in virginia, you have to wait a little longer. a state committee changed the law. it calls for a casino study and aot on the establishments by 2020. by next year, you could be placing super bowl bets here in the district. if the caps and wizards owner

has his way, capital one arena will be open for betting in april. >> reporter: the owner of the wizards and the capitals pointed to april for when sports bet willing be available inside his capital one arena. >> my expectation is that there will be built a very, ve high-end, world-class restaurant called the sports book. there will be televisions showing games from all over the world. and that people will be anle to come iwatch games and dine and bet. in a is something that happens all over the world. >> reporter: leonsis plans to open up the arena to place bets on your lunch break or over di er, not just when there's a game going on at the venue. >> it will drive traffic throhout the day. i don't think it will be 24/7. but we would be like to be able o utilize where we're locat in the cit i'm sure the nats are looking at something similar. >> reporter: in the district, mark seagraves, news 4.

while we're talking about sports, we know sunday is the biggest day of the year for footbahe. >> it is most expensive day of the year for advertisers. a 30-second spot sells for $5.2 million. that price has doubled in the last ten years. >> cbs says it expects more than 100 million people to tune in for the game on sunday night. some of the usual brands will be back. anheuser-busch got 6 1/2 minutes of ad time. you'll see someone famous in most ads. celebrities is a major trend for this year's commercials. one new theme you will see, adst targeting and ing women. olay makeup and bumble is on this. i can't wait to see chance sing the backstreet boys. if you're not into football, there is something for you on sunday. >> puppy bowl .

this is cultureness in all its glory. one dog from axandria will be taking the field. pirate is a 19-week-old englishs spripaniel. the puppy bowl is at 3:00 sunday afternoon on animal planet. there's a viewing party at wag and brew in alexandria from 2:00 to 5:00. there will be a hftime show performed. >> frisky puppies. >> -- perfoed by cats. that should be interesting. i would have preferred "les mis." >> you'll take cats, though t >> i'le it. another update for you. clarke county, viroonia, s are closed now. >> i have a feeling that a lot more districts might go from delayed to closed. stay with us right here on nbc 4 d our nbc washington app. constantly updating the school district statuses all morning long. the staided counties that you see here are all under a winte weather advisory.

basically the northern half of the news 4 nation this morning. and the countie here, fairfax, arlingtto arli prince george's, loudon and montgomery could see 2 inches of snow. that's nothing too shabby. and coming during the day. it will not change to rain at all. we're way rebelowing in the teens and 20s. we'll stay in the mid to upper 20s all day long today. everything that comes down will only come down in the form of snow. the ground is frozen solid. all could make the roads slippery, as well. there's m sture back to our west here. it's being funneled right into our direction. a first little burst of flurry has gone through. periods of brief to light snod is expeco move on in. futu future weather continues to bring in snow for the tail end of the morning commute.

we'll have steady light snow for most of the day. this is t2:30 in afternoon. notice across northern maryland, northern parts of west virginia and the panhandle of west virginia, those places could get more than an inch or two. maybe as much as three inches in some spots. all this comes to an d, about ae same time the sun goes down. the snowfallunts will not be a crippling blizzard. maybe twor three across northern maryland and the top of the shenandoah. ten-day forecast, subfreezing and snowing all day today. back in the 40s tomorrow. and 50s for sunday and monday.ha ae at 60 degrees, even with the rain drop. we'll take that, on tuesda >>let's go over to wtop's jack taylor. >> thank you. good morning. our issue in potomac, river road, out near chapel road. this was the scene. you can see the live shot. this is the home that burned la night and was the firefighters fault. this is the water that ran down, iced over.lt nd sand trucks will do

their job. but it will take a while before the road is off of the iceway. our crash at college park, worth g toward ken avenue. you see the red line has disappeared. there should be no delay if i you're heade that direction. better news, in leesburg, that has opened -- the utility crews have wrapped up. back in to you. starting today, tf boy scoutserica becomes coed. girls can participate in the same programs as the boys and earn the highest rank of eagle scout. the boy scouts of america is changing its name to scouts bsa. and all this does not come without controversy. the girl scouts sued the boy scoutsver trademark infringement. that legal battle is still going. an award-winning movie is

heading back to theaters. we're talking about "black panther," fresh off its win at the s.a.g. awards. disney has announced a comeback. it will play at 250 amc theaters for free starting today. this includes several in our area. you can learn more about getting tickets on the nbc app. terybody saw it last year. happening tohe capitals are back on the ice to start the second half of the season. a lot of work to do after losing seven in a row before the all-star break.n alex ovewas on the ice before practice. he won't be playing tonight, though.o he decidedsit out of the all- so, ovi has to sit out tonight. he is not one to sit on the couch with his time off, of course. we showed you this video r. earl the game against the calgary flames starts tonight at 7:00. good morning.

i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. if you were stocking up ahead of your super bowl party on sunday, that tray of chicken wings is going to cost ytl a l more. the price of wings is up 7%, due heavy demand. that probably won't stop most shoppers. the national chick council says 1.4 billion wings will be consum this ekend, up 2% from last year. that's enough to put 64 wings nfl ery seat in all 31 stadiums. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. you're sounding hungry. >> thanks, >frank. ust now, just days away now, super bowl sunday is this weekend. >> we're taking you live to atlanta for a look at the preparations under way. and a wild scene overnight, a local home goes up in flames. firefighters battle the fire and the elements to make sure everyone is safe. news 4 today will be right back.

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we begin this morni as we have nearly every morning this week, with a live look outside and a warning about the cold. but unlike the rest of the week, we have good news this morning. there isie r in sight. >> can't come soon enough. >> look for it. it's coming.6:

it's just abou a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.e more reasonamperatures may be around the corner. but right now, dangerously cold temperatures are impacting the region and local school districts are taking action >> let's start in virginia. shenandoah, frederick, winchester,arren and clarke county schools are closed today. in west virginia, hampshire, hardy, mineral and morgan county hools are also closed. we turn to delays, now. in maryland,y allegounty schools will open two hours late. in virginia, prince william, manassas, loudon, fauquier county schools will open two hours late, too. culpeper, manassas park city, and rappahannock county schools. berkeley, jefferson and grant county schools on a two-hour delay. we have that iormation at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington ap >> jack taylor is in for melissa, keeping an eye on the roads. let'sit start chuck bel