manassas park city will open two hours late. as will falls church, alexandria, fauquier, and page county schools. d.c. and prince george's county schools are on a two-hlay. >> and grant county schools in west virginia will open three hours late. we'll update the delays and closures on the bottom of your screen. >> justin finch is driving around, checking on road conditions. first 4 traffic's melissa mollet oais keeping an eye on the and rails. t's start with chuck bell. he has a look at the radar. we're not done with this stuff by any means, right? >> no, sir, aaron. we're stuck in a cold, wet ern for all of today, tonight and tomorrow. living and dying t on rain/snow line today. all this is pointed straight at us. we w get no sunshine until wednesday. the pink around here is a

possibility of rain mixing with snow. it's almost all-snow, once you get into the pennsylvania border. and it'sall-rain south of the d.c. metro area. school districts from the washington area andoints north, this is probably best dandled with a two-hour delay for but again, the farther you get towards the pennsylvania line, more slippery i can be. here's future weather for today. the pink is where there's ail possy of the mix. with time, by 8:00 or 90 in the morning, that mix line goes to the pennsylvania border and becomes all-rain this afternoon. overnight, air temperatures may sink once again. as a result, we may havesw a ch to snow. this is not for today. but tonight into tomorrow, again, snowfs,l amou if any, will be limited around the d.c. metro ouea. there be a couple of inches of snow near the pennsylvania border. that's for tonight tomorrow morning. for today, it's mostly about the mix this morning. everybody changes over to just a cold rain today. but, again, melissa, just barely above the freezing mark.

you need to bundle up and have everything you need to and dry today. >> it's cold out there this morning.>> new problem as we look at 95 in maryland. had an issue, southbound216. that's cleared in laurel. northbound 95, near av198, a crash reported. we're going to keep an eye on that and see how that changes things potentially this morning. all of this pink over the road, showing you where we have the precipitation falling. some sleet, snow, rain. chuck is telling us, it depends where you are. upper marlboro, southbound.is den the roadway there, causing delays. southbound, northbound, nothing is in your way. 66 looks good. so does 95. 66, you can see, weave a snowy mix falling. 95 southbound, after quantico, a small delay th e. >> thayou. get ready for a dicey commute, depending on where you ar expect a mix of snow, freezing rain and potentially some sleeto

this was germ last night. it started out light and quickly turned heavy. the problem isn't just the snow. it's the ice. the slick sps have potential to freeze overnight, causing black ice this morning. we're working for you with team coverage on this winter weather. >> we begin with justin finch.n he's liv hagerstown now, with more of what you can expect as you head out the door in that area. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now, live here in the haguer hagerstown public square. the sidewalks have not been treated yet. there's a crunchier snow that has an icy the exture, as well. some caution for walkers making their way outside tlos morning. oking at the roadways, it appears mostly clear. as you get down to the pavement, you can see a light accumulation of slush and snow. that's why plows are circling this area and many across our region at this hour, trying their best to maintain clear roadways. however, i can tell you even

here in downtown hagerstown, as well as other main roads, they're not fully clear, mostlyt clear, jusot fully. you want to be sure to be careful on the roadways, as well. same for yourda sec and neighborhood streets. as you look live on the roadway here, washington and potomac streets here in hagerstown, there's shiny spots, reflective surfaces. i've done a foot testf on some o those parts and i can tell you that is ice in parts. be sure that you are very careful as you are driving today. walking, as well. the slick spots can be ice pa h patches. live in hagerstown. >> 5:04. we continue our team coverage in northn virginia now. >> nicole jacobs is in loudon county. nicole, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, right now, we're seeing just a little bit of rain. i can show you now, as we are pulled off on the side st the road, o get a shot of these salt trucks here, they are

on the iready. can tell you all we're seeing right now is rain. we're at 267, dulles toll road in loudon county. the roads are slick because there's rain. there's ponding along the roads in some places. loudon county has a o-hour schodelay today. it is possible that there are some black ice areas in some spots. but you definitely want to be careful. you wt to give you some extra time. we're headed west towards leesburg. we'll check in with y as the morning goes along. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. we have all of the school closings at the bottom of your they also posted in the nbc escreen. washington app. you can get updated forecasts for your neighborhood anytime. digging ins the crisis in the commonwealth continues this morning.

the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general show no signs of stepping down wake of scandals that engulf their decisions. lieutenant governor fairfax, accused of rape and sexual assault, seems the most likely to be pushed out of office. cameras caught the lieutenant governor leaving his home in annandale over the weekend. >> lieutenant governor, are you ready for articles of impeachment if you do not resign? >> the articles of impeachment states the sex assault allegations against fairfax are credible in nature and calls for a house committee to hold hearings on the matter. two women have accused fairfax of sexual assault. he insists the eboounters with women were consensual. a spokesperson says the lieutenant governor is exploring options for a thorough inveigation into the allegations and says that the fbi should investigate, not his fellow lawmakers in richmond and we're finally hearing

from virginia governor, ralph northam. he sat down for his first televised interview since a racist photo was diovered in his yearbook. on cbs' "face the nation," ham called things, quote difficult. looking at the calls to resign, the governor says he is not going anywhere. >> virginia needs someone that can heal. there's no better person to do t thn a doctor. virginia also needs someone who is strong, who has empathy, who has courage and who has a moral compass. >> northam said it's up to his lieutenant governor and attorney general, to decide whether theyl will resign ht of their respective scandals. virginia voters are split on this issue, as well, in terms of northam and what he should do. a new "washington post"/schar hehool poll, says, 47% sho should resign and 49% say he should stay. is getting support from african-americans in the state. more than half do not think he

should step down. now, to a developing story on the border. california governor gavin newso is exp members of the state's national guard deployed at the california/mexico border. the troops will be reassigned to fight wildfires. newsome says californiarwill not be aof the trump administration's, quote, manufactured crisis.th battle for border funding could lead toar anotheral government shutdown at the end of the week. congress has until friday to come to an agreement that includes substantial funding for a border wall. right now, tal between congressional leaders have stalled. the fight is between funding a border wall. democrats say is it necessary? and the president wants. the most likely outcome, says mulvaney, is that congress comes up with a deal good en for the president to sign. mulvaney says the president would build the wall with or without congress. as many federal employees prepare for the possibility of being out of work again, the

airline industry will outline the risks of another shutdown. the association of flightl attendants wold a press conference at reagan national airport this afternoon. tsa officers, safety inspectors, k d others were force to w without pay. travelers faced long delays because several tsa checkpoints had to be closed because there weren't enough workers. a grim reminder to always wear your seat belt.re people died in a car crash in prince george's county and none of them were el wearing a seat investigators believe the driver was not speeding but lost control on martin luther king highway. a fourth person in the car was seriously injured. thismorning, two children and a pilot are okay after their small plane crashed in northern virginia. this is a look at the area where this happened. half of the plane is on route 3 and the other half in the brush there. the plane had engine failure

after it took off in midland and the pilot had to make an emergency landing. the music industry held its most prestigious award ceremony sunday night. i uld only watch a little bit. past my bedtime. >> the grammys, hosted by alicia e ys in los angeles. >> welcome to th61st annual grammy awards. >> among the night's big winners, donald glover, also known as childish gambino. won record of the year and song l the year. british vocalist da and kacey musgraves n for "golden hour." >> oh, my god. i don't even kw what to say. it was unbelievable to be in a category with such gigantic albums.

really brilliant works of art.y >> lga won three awards, including best pop solo performance and pop duo performance for "shallow." the show paid homage to three ladies. you see dolly right there. diana ross. >> these are the best ladies ever. >> i'm telling you. and the late aretha franklin, as well. and former first lady michelle obama took tst e, too. you see her right there. she talked about the power of music. p ple are talking about that. she received, probably, the biggest standing ovion. >> was in the hat next to her? >> j. lo. >> oh, i couldn't see her face. >> j. . >>okay. big hat. still ahead on news 4 todayc another dt throws her name into the race for president. >> we'll get the latest on the campaitrail. plus, how the new tax laws could change your tax fund. some of you may end up owing. we'll explain that for you. school forecasts. a lot of our districts aren

some form of a delay or potentially even a closure. that's running on the bottom of your screen and available i the nbc washington app. kids going to school today, plad to be c and wet. get your warm winter coat and your hat and scarf to staydry. your big umbrella for today. the daily gre, "f." it's cold and wet. why wouldn't it kbe? >>ping an eye on the conditions outside. this is a live look from hagerstown. stay with us. we'll have the latest on the conditions.

back, now, at 5:14. school delays are already coming into thesy em, in maryland,

frederick, washington and anna rundle county schools. the federal governm t is on a two-hour delay. employees have the option for telework.ed leave or >> that growing list of school closings and delays is coming up. all of the latest closings and delays are running at the bottom of your screen,thtoo. and 're also in the nbc washington app. now, to decision 2020. the crowded field of democratic candidates continues to grow. minnesota governor amy klobuchar announced her skand candidacy as snow fell on her rally yesterday. >> one great leader said to pursue the good, we must believe that good will prevail. >> i read it was 16 degrees there. she was not wearing a hat. her campaign team ordered 100 gallons of hot cocoa and 100 gallons of hot apple cider to keep her supporters warm. the three-termenator was

re-elected last year partially by winning in dozens of counties president trump won in 2016. the esident poked fun of h on twitter, saying she looked like a snowman. klobuchar tweeted back, asking the president how his hair would fare in a blizzard. here's what bothers me -- by the time we get to 2020, donald trump may not be president. in fact, he may not even be a free person. >> elizabeth warren made her second presidential campaign stop in iowaver the weekend. she told supporters democrats must work to change the broken system in the country. >> 5:16 right now. get ready for a smaller tax refund because of a change in tax laws. the average refund will be $1,800.

thar's down from $2,000 a ye ago. president trump and republicans passed a major ovex aul of the de. but there's ways to ease the tax burden before the april deadline.ou >>an still contribute to an individual retirement account or i.r.a. to reduce your taxable income, you have until april 15th to do that if you qualify. >> the change means on average, some 30 million americans will c be writicks to the irs rather than cashing them. >> that's no fun. >> and it's monday. >> and this weater. just pil it on. out of as well get it the way. >> an ugly weather day for today. anotr ugly onetomorrow. if it would just be all-snow, everyone would be happy because e schools could just close and be done with it. i could be talking about how ch as opposed to who gets how. where, when and we're living on the rain/snow line here for the next day and a half to two days. most of the travel troubles will be confined to northern maryland

and eastern west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. around the city, there could be slush on the side roads for the northern suburbs. t that's not goibe a big impact. the winter weather advisory in effect for just about everywhere, goes in at 10:00 this morning. mainly w and slus roads, or northbound, all-rain south of the city here. relatively low-impact. this morning, slushy r around. it becomes all-rain this afternoon. probm meframe number two is tonight, sundown until sunrise tomorrow. nches aroundo four the pennsylvania border. a rain/snow mix around town. and for ttomorrow, after w could be a tricky commute in the morning, it becomes all-rain. ere's an abundance of moisture coming our way. if you took a little bit of a chance of winter weather out of it, this could b a significant rain event for us. probably half an inch today and anotherh incf rain coming our way tomorrow. look at this trail of moisture through the ohio valley here.

we have a long stretch of ugly weather to come. the pink here is the mix orain and snow. our future weather model here, shows that general retreat of the rain/snow line northbound during the day for today, by about noontime northern and northeast maryland. as we get into the afternoon, that erodes completely. it should be just rain. after the sun goes down this evening, just after 5:00, the opportunity for that rain/snow line to sink further to the south again, eecially after 8:00 or 9:00 this evening. not looking for lot of snow around the metro area. this is the eopean model. up to half an inch for mostthf area. the closer you get to the nnsylvania border, frederick, maryland, hagerstown, 2 to 4 inches of snow is a possibility there. keep that in mind if you're traveling i-70 or 68. temperatures, 34, 32, 35, 34. all hovering rht at or barely

above the freezing mark this morning. that's where we'll st. mid-30s today. back to 32 tonight. 39 tomorrow. th sun is back on wednesday and thursday, with temperatures back in the 50s later in the week. another chance for rain coming in on friday. morebout tha an any impacts into the weekend coming up. melissa. to hear from >> good morning, chuck. let's look at the slick roads this morning. so, we hav snow,sleet, rain, all over the place. it depends on where you are. a live look in leesburg downtown, pretty picture. it is wet. still have this problem in laurel. northbound 95, near 198, crash along the left side. we're seeing some delays headed northbound. southbounds looking pretty good. upper marlboro, southbound, crm robris in the roadway. dunkirk this morning, southbound 4, near chesapeake beach, have a crash there. 66, 95, no major problems. but thouradar showing y it is a mess in a lot of spots. >> thank you, melissa.

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you're wg news 4 today. >> today is a weather alert day. you might want y to giverself extra time to get to school or to work. the roads can be slick. chuck bell will have your forecast. >> valentine's y. it's not the year's most important holiday, some would say. you b.ter remember if you forget, that could be a problem. standing >> it's important to know if your person appreciates valentine's day. >> wants stuff. >> exactly. >> nbc's chris clakam shows you how to stay out of the doghouse. >> reporter: it's time for florists across the country, now that valentine's dayurs

away. at we start planning for i the end of december. >> reporter: the number of americans celebrating the romantic holiday has been steadily declining, the amount of money spent romancing those you love should be a record this year. >> they will be buying everything from gifts and cards, flowers and experiences. >> reporter: all of which adds up to the average person drops just over $160. and a bank rate survey found men more likely than women to spend more on valentine's day. and younger millennials leading all e groups at spending the hast. >> flower don't calories. they don't make you fat. >> reporter: how long you've ar beened also matters. >> couples that have spent ten years or more together, will spend $350. couples who have been together for about two years will spend about $100, $105. >> reporter: getting ready for the day that's dear to heart of millions. chris clackum, nbc news.'m

>> getting a home cooked meal for valentine's day.at far and above anything else you can give me. >> really? >> oh, yeah. go i food. can think of a couple other things i'd want. i'm just saying. not that i care. i'm just saying, if thate occasion wo arise. >> something shiny. >>ah we'll have details about a threat leveled against a local school. >> where it happened and whom police believe was behind it. the final stretch. we continue our coverage of the work under way right now to prevent another government shutdown. chuck? >> all right. robert might only get you one carat, for valentine's day. i'll get you a whole ba forecast for today. tay tay up for adoption. would make a great companion on a cold, rainyay like day. limited walking time outside. it will be cold and wet it will be cold and wet start-to-fin

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thion overnight. it led to some slick sidewalks and theossibility of a treacherous commute. not the best news first thing monday morning, right? >> let me tell you. i have a flat tire, i had to walk ten miles in thesnow, uphill. >> backwards. and here you are, lookingresh as a daisy. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:30 right now. we are in weather alert mode. local schools are taking notice. and the federal government is on a employees have the option of unscheduled leave or telework. >> in virginia, prince william and manassas city schools are .losed are closed. now, to the dela fauquier, page,er culpend winchester schools. >> carroll county schools are closed. prince george's, washington, frederick, anna rundle schools

will open two hour late. in west virginia, grant, hardy, hampshire, and mineral schools will open late. all the closings and delays running at the bottom of your screen there. they're also in the nbc washington app. local crews spent the night treating the roads, ting to get ahead of the snow and the ice. the danger is very real this morning. all ofhe drivers are bei urged to use caution. this morning, we have team coverage of the storm and its impact. >> news 4's justin finch is on the roads for us, as is nicole jacobs. we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the weather. >>rohank you, a cold and wet start to your monday morning. it will an b uglyinning to the work and schoo week. from about 9:00 to 7:00 thisev

ing, this will be a rain event. limited troubles today. could be prbrewing tonight, as cold air gets into the deep level of moisture. you can see the pink zone here. that's the mix of rain and snow. aldorf and uth of down to fredericksburg. it's rain and wet snow mixing in for most of t d.c. metro area this morning. carroll county schools are closed today. that's mostly snow today and is y,kely to stay, not just mostly snow through to but a chance for accumulating snow tonight. on this model here, the through is a snow. the green is the rain.tr ding over to mostly if not entirely rain for the d.c. metro ar that could sag south for a snow chance. winter weather advisory in place for tonight. ft looking big n cumulations of snow. but any slushinesse side roads could cause troubles. temperatures are hovering tk

or two above freezing. we'll stay in the 30 was cold rain today. there's good news in the forecast. >> i want to see it. laurel, 95, near 198, a crash along the left side. a tiny delay. all of this pink showing we have precipitation on the roads this morning. beltway here at river road, looks good. a t little wets morning. inner loop and outer loop, the rest of the beltway, just fine.a taki look as we zoom in, a little bit. southbound 295 after nannie helenboroughs. the right side is blocked because of police activity. we're making calls to figure out what's going on. in virginia. quantico to the beltway, 54 miles per hour gets you there in 21 nutes. news 4 crews were out late into the evening, just as the snow started falling. all of the wet snow nd rain will turn to ice. with potential for black ice on take your you want to time this morning. >> we're working for you with

team coverage of this winter justin finch is live in hagerstown, maryland, with a look at conditions there. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. seeing some light snow and rainfall right now. and also, a visual aid here to show youhe snow we're seeing in hagerstown, as you will see, not very flaky. not powder. this is an icy snow we're dealing with here, as well. the sidewas we're seeing here, not treated everywhere in parts. very snowy in arths. e is a bit of ice there underneath. keep in mind that is going to be an issue. also here at washington and potomac streets, theoadways mostly clear. we had a plow truck come through earlier and do some sweeping. you'll see on the periphery, there is ice and slush in the roadway. still see accumulation fall as we speak put a nice coating on the roadways. be sure t be careful and go slow, as you are driving in this area today. i want to say, coming up here,

70, 270, clear.oking mostly the neighborhood streets, the side streets, some issues. a lot of sidewal untreated. that could be an issue for those who take metro or the bus and train to work and school throughout the area. gi yourself some extra time. schools in lauden are on a two-hour delay. this is the reason why, so the sea can make sure the roads and sidewalks aree for those to use today. we're live in jhagerstown,tin finch, news 4. >> thank you. this just intorour ne, frederick county schools in virginia closed. clarke county schools in virginia on a two-hour delay. our coverage of this blast of winter weather continues online and into the nbc washington app where you will see a full list of closures and delays. you'll see the forecast and traffic alerts, as well. the pay chex checks of thou of workers across the country

are on the line this week. lawmakers have until friday to come up with a border security deal or there could be agother partiarnment shutdown. talks between congressional leaders have stalled. the main sticking point continues to be funding for a border wall. president ump insists it be built while democrats disagree with that. lawmakers are hopeful that a compromise will be reached. >> we can they have to be good to secure our borders. >> if we stay focused on getting a deal, and we negotiate in good faith, on border security, i think we can get something that will work and keep ohe governmen. >> gavin newsom is expected to pull back all members of the state's national guard deployed to the california/mexico border. the troops will be reassigned to fight wildfires. newsome says california will not be a part of the, quote, manufactured crisis. in virginia, thel 's a politiorm of a different

sort. the top three elecd officials are engulfed in controversies that threaten to end their political careers. governor ralph northam vows to stay in office after calls for him to resign when a racist photo appeared ihehis yearbook. poke to cbs news over the weekend. >> i am not going anywhere. i have learned from this. i have a lot more to learn. >> there's a growing sign of r support vernor northam from african-americans living in virginia. according to a "washington post" poll, 47% want him to stay on the job. meanile, the political future for lieutenant governor justin fairfax is also at risk. today, arlington democrat patrick hope will introduce articles of imachment against fairfax after two women accused m of sexual assault. fairfax says both encounters were consensual. we'll be in richmond for the latest on these stories. detectives with the manassas

city police department will be identifying the person responsible for a noncredible threat against schools. police say the suspect is stonewall middle school student. he is accuseof making a threat on social media targeting schools in prince william county and the city of manassas. as an extra precaution, police plan to place additional patrols at schools in manassas. still ead, indiana sports fans may have gotten more than they bargained for at this weekend's pacers game. >> why some have to be tested for rabies. and a bombshell report about woa decade'h of deaths in the u.s. news 4 today will be right back. stay with us.

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today. >> good news in the fight against breast cancer. it's estimated more than 500,000 deaths from the disease have amen avoided in the u.s. researchers creditgrams and improvement in treatments for saving women's lives. the findings come from research done by the universities of colorado, michigan and duke university. washington wizards fans have been suffering through a tough seas. but considering what happened during a weekend pacers game in indiana, we may not t so bad. some fans at the game may have been exposed to rabies. while the pacers took on the clippers, a bat flew down from the rafters and apparently came into contact with several people. now, they are being asked to contact the state's health department because of rancerns aboues. >> i would have completely passed out. >> you wouldave gone running through -- you would have been tackled and >> it would have been bad. a long lost piece of texas hiory was discovered in courthouse files.

>> the files date back to the bonnie and clyde crime spree in the 1930s. workers are scanning old documents into the county's computer syste just a few days ago, one woman in the office made a dramatic discovery. she stumbled across the infamous couple's actual indictment. >> you know, i was keeping my eye open for it. but it was kind of -- it was excitement to find it because i'm holding a document from 1934 when all this is taking place. >> as the story goes, one week after the charges re filed, agents cornered bonnie and clyde in louisiana. the two were driving a stolen car when police killed them in a shoot-out. head to break on weather alert dawi checking in storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. the monday morning commute is a messy one. temperatures jt barely one degree above freezing. getting it far enough above eezing to be all-rain later on in the day today. could change back to a rain/snow

mix later on tonight. more about that tonight and the timing and amounts and the n-day forecast, coming up. plus, deja vu. lawmakersnal scrambling to make a deal this week to prevent another government shutdown. what are the odds compromise willil prevaver politics? willil prevaver politics? ha're looking at tt for you,

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delay toda allegany public schools are on a three-hour delay this morning. all of the information running on the bottom of your screin. you can it on the nbc washington app. here we go again. a new week begins and so does the countdown to another possible governmenshutdown. kers have until friday to strike a compromise or face the possibility of putting hundreds of thousands of government workers out of work again. news 4's tracie potts jos us live. what are the chances that a deal is made by friday? >> reporter: one lawmaker is saying 50/50. talks broke down over the weekend. the issue is how the u.s. deals with immigrants that are in this country. democrats want to see fewer raids on those who haven't committed crimes and fewer prisonho beds for t who have, to try to affect how the government deals with immigrants in this country. until that works out, it seemsk like t about a number for a barrier is on hold.

you see president trump, the barrier is something that he will likely bear down on when he visi el paso today. and the white house is saying a government shutdown is on the ta e. a national emergency declaration is still on the table. he'slso willing to sign a temporary budget to keep the government open past friday and gave lawmakers time to work it ou t >>cie potts for us this morning. thank you. this weekend, on "meet tsi press," pnt trump's acting chief of staff would not rule out the possibility of another shutdown. when asked ipresident trump uld declare a national energy, mulvaney would not answer yes or no. >> t president believes there's a national security crisis and humanitarian crisis at the border and he will do something about it. whether he gets $1.6 million or ha$2.7 million, he will dohe legally can to secure that border.

>> mulvaney added that if congress gives the president half of the money for thborder wall, he may approve the measure and look for the rest of the money elsewhere. long-serving congressman walter b. jones jr. has ed. he served 13 terms for a district in eastern nort carolina. while jones worked on committees, it was the about-face on the iraq war that defined his career. he supported the war in 2002 but after attending the funeral ofrvices for a marine sergeant, he wrote a lettepology to the marine's family. he wrote similar letters to more than 11,000 relatives of dead service members. congressman walter b. jones jr. was 76 years old.n update in the legal saga between amon founder jeff bezos and the owner of the national enquirer. an attorney for the tabloid is

coming to its defense. bezos is accusing the tabloid of extortion over selfies. last month, the paper printebe text messageeen him and his alleged mistress. he says e company that threatened to own the magazine threatened to publish pictures of bezos unless he stopped the investigation. the attorney the ceo denied that it's extortion and called journalistic negotiatio >> absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail. i think bezos and amhave interests in resolving their differences. >> the owner of "the national enquirer" and president trump, are reportedly very good friends. bezos believes his owning of "the washington post" led the president to attack hi tonight, president trump and beto o'rourke will host competing rallies in el paso. the president is expected to draw a large crowd and make his argument for building a wall. o'rourke, who lost his senate race to ted cruz, planto speak across the street. he will lead a march to the

president's rally and will speak at theame time. now, back to the wintry weather. crews are busy working for you, tracking conditions across the area. >> nicole jacobs is checking out the roadways in loudon unty, virginia, now. what are you seeing? >> good morning to you, eun. we're in hisric downtown leesburg right now. we'll go ahead and show you the glis roads because it does continue to rain here. we've seen a couple of sal trucks on the ready. but none are pouring any salt on the roads at this point. you can see on the grassy areas and the sidewalks and some seating along the sidewalk covering of snow from the dusting that happened last night. again,oun county public schools are on a two-hour delay. i would assume by that time, there should be very minimal problems, if any. but asalways, you want to give yourself someim extra and take precautions. we're heading, now, towards

ashburn. we'll check in with you there to see ifor there's rain or possibly a little sleet. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. staketake a look at this sc. a storm in washington state left this calf covered in ice. pour fellow. formers brought the newborn inside immediately to be thawed. a warm him up, he had to run towel against his body in the same motion his mother would lick him. the calf ise expected tokay. no jokes, you guys. >> i said nothing about having a grill ready. nothing at all. >> wow. how about an electrican blket. just an ugly day today. i wish i h better news. if it was five degrees colder, it would all be snow. we wouldn't have to worry about delays. we would talk about widespread cancellations. it will be mostly rain. ice-cold rai at that. temperatures barely above

freezing. winter weather advisoryor everywhere, with the lone exceptions of calvert and st. mary's county, in maryland an parts of theorthern neck. all of the d.c. metro area included in that. it ee's mainly for wet snow and slush. most of the accumulations have been north of the city. it's all-rain south of d.c. here this morning. temperature-wise, you can see why this is a tricky fo30cast. gaithersburg. 33, dulles. 34, quantico. 32, frederick, maryland. 31, martinsburg.th we're a couple degrees. water freezes at 32. there could bes slipperinere early this morning. mainly a mix and wet roads from e d.c. area. all south of the city will be rain. tonight, this is the second wave of moisture coming in overnight tonigh into tomorrow morning. that one has a little better chance of leaving some accumulating snow, up close to the pennsylvania border. so, our friends and neighbors,

ederick county, carroll county, washington county, maryland, into the panhandle of west virginia. be on the lookout tonight and tomorrow, there could be snow. in and around htown, m of today, it will mostly be that rain/snow mix. after aroblematic commute tomorrow, everything becomes a mot of rain. rainfallts of an inch or more likely. so, that is a lot of moisture this time of the year. the latest forecast from us, at storm team 4, is on the nbc washington app. posting some of that on my social media pages. i'll show you radar in a few minutes. there's your ten-day outlook. 36 with a mixtoday. north of the city tonight. and a cold rain tomorrow. back to sunshine and windy on wednesday. 50s on thursday and friday, with rain cing back friday night and into saturday. and then, dry weather and cold, finished out the >>weekend. let's see how the traffic is coming along on a monday. >> good morning. inbound, westbound 70 after 27. crash reported there. we might have two

tractor-trailers involved. seeing a delay th taking a look in laurel. northbound 95 at 198. a crash alongde the left we're seeing some southbound delays on 95. a crash has cleared. we have delays southboun approaching the beltway. bner loop and outer loop, no yoirns thetway right now. downtown, southbound 295 after nannie helen boroughs avenue. that'sitolice act causing the delay. metro delays possible to vienna and franconia-springfield right now. in maryland, looking good on d20 he top of the beltway. that delayed school and work opening helps. inbound, 95 northbound, no problems. remember to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in yourcar. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. tax season is undy. but americans are a bit more sluggish in filing their returns

this year. the irs says the number of individual tax eireturns rd in the first week of the season alll 12% from last year. the t number of returns processed droppingav by 25%. thage refund is also smaller, about $1,865, versus 2,000 last year, down about the ifrs expects to issue fewer refund checks due to changes i your tax law. with your cnbc business report. i'm frank holland. whether it's helping someone with their groceries or flower delivery, random acts of kindness put a smile on our faces. news 4 today ing sprea some of that kindness all over the area. >> molette green's first stop is the humane rescue alliance in northeas such a great organization. >> reporter: i know. i'm surrounded by some fu beau furry animals and wonderful, kind people. paul, thee volunteer c in, too, to help us out this morning because we're ready to commits

random a of kindness all week. this is our first stop. can i introduce some of the animals to you. we have jul. this is frizzle. this is caroline. and can i go back over to the ferret that i -- i called a gerbil. they quickly corrected me. this is mojo. news 4 has brought in a whole box of goodiegoodies. we have more, as well. we want to talk about what they do and their wish list so you can help theho animals are here. later, we will bring the dogs out, too, eun. in that and more coming up the 6:00 hour of news 4 today. >> thanks, molette. coming u next, we have complete coverage on this we>>her alert day. crews across the region after a wintry mix of snow and sleet fell overnight. we'll let you know about sctodas ol and work delays

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert.ix >> af snow and sleet fell across the region. give yourself extra time as you wake up and head out the door. we're seeing all kinds of different conditions out there. good morning, everybody.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get to the closures and delays. >> in virginia, prince william, manassas city schools, warrens frederick, shenandoah count schools are closed. to the delays. arlington, fairfax, loud, manassas park city, falls church and alexandriape schools will two hours late, as will fauquier, page, culpepper, winchester, and rappahannock schools. >> carroll county schools are closed. washington, montgomery, frederick, and charles county schools two hours late. allllegany county schools are on a three-hour delay. and d.c. public schools are on a two-hour delay. hardy, virginia, grant, min tral county schools open two hours late. morgan, burgeon, and jefferson county schools are closed today. all of those