d.c. police are looking into another broad daylight shooting. this one in southeast washington. >> three people wounded in this latest case of oolence, two the victims are teenagers. let's get to pat iscollins, h live at the scene in fort dupont. i understand it's not far from the ice arena in that neighborhood, right? >> reporter: indeed, leon, it's right across the street. thenc vio in our city is out of ntcol. yet another broad daylight shooting. this one in the baniker place projects here on 37th place. right across the street from the fort dupont icearena. the scene is that silver car down the street. was a drive by, i counted 14 shell casings, nine bullet holes in that car. three victims in that car. a 21-year-old passenger, a 15-year-old passenger, one shot the leg, the other one shot

in the back. okay.re expected to be but the driver, the 19-year-old driver is said to be in very serious condition. said to be in a fight for his life at this hour. i talked to robert irving, he's the uncle of the two passengers in the car. he talked about how something like this impacts his family anr the whole neigod. >> it hurts. you know, i mean, not even the faly, it hurts the neighborhood, you know, because -- i mean, it's senseless, you know. it's really senseless. it really is. and like i did, peopl't bother nobody, i don't understand why you gonna ce around do something stupid like that. >> reporter: take another loo down the street, you can spo ce still on the scene. they've been here for hours. they have the whole place taped off. they're looking forinformation. they're looking for witnesses.

we're going to hear from the police comingp ut >> thank you, pat. pat collins reporting live. to chicago now. so far actor jussie smollett has not agreed to speak again with police there about the alleged hate crime assault he reported. and this afternoon a twist. a witness gives new information to investigators. wendy wolf reports. >> reporter: actor juse smollett n longer a victimay chicagpolice, and not yet a suspect. but he is wanted for more questioning. >> they have to reinterview him. if he doesn submit to reinterviewing by the police, then there's going to be legitimate questions asked about the h voracity o allegations. >> reporter: his allegations of a hate crime underew scrutiny after police southerlies say the men smollett identified in this surveillance photo as his attackers rebuked the "empire" actor's sto and were released

from custody over the holiday >> innocence prevailed. my guys are walking home. they are not charged, they are not suspects in this case. >> these brothers, according to police sources, told detectives they were hired stage the attack by smollett himself. new today, chicago police telling nbc news detectives are investigating a tip that the ree men were seen together in an elevator of smollett's apartment building on the night of the alleged assault. smollett has publically denied at he lied about being attacked. police still wanting to talk to the actor again. wendy wolf nbcews chicago. this week we areorking for you and helping you clear the clutter from your home. >> that's right. today we are putting the popular con marieethod of netflix fame

to the test at a home in maryland. how the world is paying tribut to karl laggerfelled. >> we have the winter alert cause we have the major storm moving our way. rain and sleet in parts of tennessee will be snow by 6:00, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we're

in on us. this is what the radar could ok liketomorrow. doug and amelia share their updated snow totals map in a few minutes. but first this report from maryland. >> reporter: i'm cory smith in frederick where there are already signs of what to come. these salted sidewalks are a pre-empted strike against mother nature. for this native of chicago, it's another winter. >> how are youpa getting pd for it? >> i'm going to look out the window and see what's going on, and the i'll decide what my wile at tire for the da >> reporter: she's taking it more seriously. the salt is ao reminder get her errands run today so they can deal with the storm tomorrow. >> i guess just stay home. >> reporter: if you're a ermeowner there is anoth danger you need to be aware of.

all y have to do is look up. >> you see these raised seams? those seams get laminated under the weight of the branch. >> reporter: his annual check up at this home in frederick couldn't have come at a better time. >> when you have an ice or snow event quickly that weight can magnify and create a situation of the woodrength ks capable of supporting the weight and it br >> reporter: that's what happened last week in dascus. yate's advice, be proactive. >> we get calls from people who put it off too long, so it's really like you said staying ahead of it. >> reporr: a few moments ago i called f schools to ask what's going to happen. they have not made a decision yet. same thing goes for other school districts in this area.

stay tuned to news4 for the latest on schoollosures and delays. we have more breaking news right now. ments ago prince george's county bureau tracee wilkins spoke to theily of a man killed last night on indian head highway. >> reporter: prince george's county police are investigating d try and figure out what caused onever to collide into the back of another car killing the passenger and injuring a number of people. prince george's county police say that juan castillo, a 59-year-old man was killed in the accident, he was wearing a seat belt when the vehicle collided into the back of his car. right now hisamily members a dealing with his tragic and unexpected loss. >> he's coming, my brother-in-law, from home. and my brother-in-law say the car is come so fast they push them. when i go there, i see he's

died. it's difficult for the family. >>eporter: family members tell me that the car that slammed into the back of the vehicle that mr. castillo was in was going very fast, the police chief says about 55 miles per hour. the prince george's county police department are still investigating to figure out whae causedrash to happen. no word yet on possible crges for the driver. in prince george's county i'm 4.tracee wilkins ne right now working to help you clear the clutter. how manyf you have room in your house that looks something like this? >> you're not alone. if you haven't been sure exactly how to get this mess organized, a new tidying trend could be the answer for you. yesterday we told you about the konmari method. today we put it to the test. >> ns4 explains how it works to explain if it's the right fit for you to clear the clutter.>>

his used to be my daughter edsmine's room. she m out, went to college, got married, had a baby and this room is still like this. it used to be my sanctuary, it was my fi. i need help getting organized, please help. >> this was the plea from kimmy reed. like so much of us she wanted to get organized d bn't know how to start. the clutter at home was starteig togh on her mind. >> the t clutter, evenugh it's not dirt, it's so much stuff it mae feel bogged down. >> reporter: that's where kaye came in. >> it's going to be chaos, big mess, before everything, you now, finds its home and y create a system that you can maintain. >> reporter: it's something you can do, too. firs kaye says you need to visualize the change you want. >> i really would like to go back to when i was the person

that had to have organization. reallyor you've seense than this? >> yes. >> reporter: next it's time to get to work.h starting wit clothes. >> i never thought i'd beoi g through my olivia pope. >> that's a category kimmy knows well. once you see how much you own. >> i am feeling joy with this. >>eporter: hold those items, and only keep those items that spark joy. >> no uty. yjo got to go. >> reporter: within minutes kimmy had bags of cthes ready to go to someoneelse's. and her closet has items that only spark joy in her life. >> nev wore it. love you, thank you, be good to

somebodylse. >>o hug your junk. >> i have a closet like that. >> only one? >> one or two. >> here is what kimmy's closet looks like as of this morning. a big change there, wouldn't you say? >> that's a fantastic change. >> thisce p isn't just for home. >> later this week we're edinging it to the office. we a kaye to help us clean the messiest desk in our news room. see what happens when jim handly tries it >> that's amazing, i have to say. >> amazing is a good word. it's a perfeword. >> he has honey a drawer. unbelievable. getting bk to our big story this afternoon, whether or not alert from storm team 4. >> speaking of messes we're going to have one on our hands >> it wasn't about the honey, the bornat on was 2013. >> we weren't going to bring that up. >> that was the issue we had with that. for us, the cleanup comes

thursday because storm is going to be such a mess that's why we think mt if not all schools are going to be closed. >> you're going d tol with snow in the morning and thent slnd freezing rain. we're dealing with everything throughout the day. >> it's winte weather all day long. the clouds coming in, courtesy of our storm system which is down to the south -- t sayt one more time? howard county public schools, the first one of the day, howaro ty public schools are now closed. i think we'll be getting more here over tpl next coue hours. currently 42 degrees, win out of the north at 6 miles per hour. take a look apt future weather, toght at 11:00 no problem. we will have no issues. kids with practicestonight, no problem there. in the overnight hours, notice by 5:00 a.m. here comes the snow. it will be all snow all morning

long for most areas. sn 7:00, 8:00, it's area wide .ow o we hour, that will reduce visibility and create snow on all roadways, even the major roads will have snow on them. even the ones treated it'llug b to melt that snow. by 11:00 a.m. still all snow in the d.c. area but t changing ice, and the ice moves up around 1:30. how much ice are we expecting? 1 to 3 down to the south, st. mary's, calvert county. 2 to 4 inches fredericksburg up towards d.c. d.c. closer to 3 inches we think. and 4 to 7 back to the west. i like 4, 5. 7 is on the high end. but 4 to 7 inches around much of the area. that's through mday. after midday, we think sleet and

ice could be a problem. >> back around the maryland/pennsylvania southern maryland it's mainly a you. snow event for in montgomery county, fairfax county, you might see a little bit of sleet changing to freezing rain but that would only be a couple hours, maybe a little bit longer. but we could have a prolonged period of sleet and rain for the areas in red. frederick county, fauquier county, iluding the winchester area. if you're in red expect cancellations tomorw and delays likely into thursday as well. how much ice could we see? anywhere from a glass to a quarter ofn inch. that could produce power outages, dned trees. with freezing rain possible until the evening hours. we see that changeover to sleet and freezing rain around the

midday hours. talking about road conditions out there. tomorrow morning it's about snow, but tomorrow eveninceit's the c for ice in spots, especially north and west of the beltway. by thursday it's all slush out there. we talk about the impact with kids, if you want to go sledding, get it done before noon. for most kids probably don't want to set the alarm. >> amelia, you don't have kids. kids don't set the alarm, the parents do i am not setting my alarm for tomorrow, i'm very excited about that. i will be sleeping in for sure. i will be watching the snow for you. snowrow as we make our way into the rest of the week. up to 56 degrees. pat i'ms going to t it back to you. look at the sunday forecast. chance of a.m. rain and then 70 degrees. >> unowlievable. >>o you like that? >> snow and 70 in the same week. that's incredible. >> and another snowstorm

possible next week. >> it's the tussle of the season. >> this winter is crazy. >> thank you, doug. a much more serious story now. a 9-year-oldd boy kil while helping a teacher operate a motorized partition at school. >> a bill to better protect students from that kind of thing happens has gotten help from lo>>l lawmakers. tributes are pouring in today for designer icon,arl lagerfeld. lagerfeld. k look bac you stoul stressed about buyin?

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creative genius and whit. >> reporter: theaz mes call him the master of reinvention. his w customee dazzled by his creation. >> a single dress on every model, such an unbelievable array of beauty and the creativity he has is just -- his creativity is unleashed, unstoppable. and de. wonderfully modest. >> reporter: the man who would become one ontthe most impor designers in his era. was born in germany and immigrated to paris. after winning a fashion competition, heot a job. he was given carte blanche at the house ofhl to produce collections called feminine and flowy. he would decorate his shows with ttles of perfume, icebergs.

he would be hired to design for chanel and a labelri b his own name. t >>here is much more hope in future. >> reporter: critics and customers were attracted to his dyld signs, sometimes nd elabora elaborate, sometimes chic and sophisticated. >> you can te aloser look at his life and work in the nbc washington app. search karl lagerfeld. it is a whether or not alert day here. storm team 44 tracking a major winter storm that's going to bring us, ow, ice, freezing rain and sleet. this is what the radar could look like tomorrow. doug is back to take us through the storm hour by hour. the threat of ice and freezing rain challenging road crews out there today. a look at what's being done to keep your dee. saf

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when we look at another school that has technology and we're like "wow, i wish we went to that school, i wish we had those possibilities." when we got the tablets, it chanand thenything. by y marrying it with a criculum, we are really changing the way that students learn. it's changed my whole perspective on how the world works.

we are back at 4:30 with a weather alert. storm team 4 is tracking snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice. all of it could make a mess of the commute tomorrowg. morn >> what you're seeing here is what the radar could look like tomorrow. chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center with a look at what's comingwaur doug?

>> you notice the temperatures today, cooler than yes by far. 42 degrees right now d.c. 37 hagerstown. lort to the 30 in state college. 28 in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. high pressure just to our north going to help to drive down this cold air across our region, that's why temperatures continue to fall ornight tonight. that's why this is what we're calling a classic storm in our area. cold air against the mountains. you get the cold airn here it lasts long enough we see snow at the onset, the warmer weather moves in, we get the ice and eventually over to plain rain by tomorrow night. all day tomorrow we go from snou for to six hours then to sleet for a couple hours, freezing rain for a few hours and then over to plain rain. temperatures moderate go well above average by thursday.hi but we thursday morning could be some issues. we'llt talk ab this much more. amelia is looking at your foure

zone ft in minutes. if you're driven at all today you may have noticed many roads have been pretreated ahead of the storm coming our way. but the strategy for thelloads change as the storm comes through. >> reporter: at the v-dot facility they're mixing up the brine solution makg sure the tanks are full and ready to go. major roads were pretreatedni ovt. look closely and you can see the white lines on the pavement. vdot crews will lay down the brine i. prince george's coun if you have a wintery mix it's best to start with th snow, that's what's going to happen, that way crews can pretreat. when it switches they'll adjust their plan of attack. >> when it turns to rain we have to make a judgment call, how are

we covered? once t it all turns to rain, we'll back up, because it'llwa l wash >> reporter: as always, people are asked to stay home during the thick of the storm so cre can get out there and clear the roads. megan mcgrath news4. we've just gotten word that fairfax county schools will be closed tomorrow. make sure to keep it tuned her folks and stay up tonight for an update on the storm atews4 at 11:00. doreen and jim will make sure you know about any other school lays we hear of. now for a new wrinkle in the ussia investigation from fired acting fbi director andrew mccabe. he said he briefed top members of congress and that no one object objected after opening an investigation. >> reporter: he made some new

revelations on the "today" show this morning, talking about the elvestigation into the president andng congress about it. in his first live interview nce being fired. former acting fbi director andrew mccabe revealed to nbc's the "today" show, he opened a counterintelligence investigation into president trump back inid 2017. >>ou suspect the president might actually be working for russia? >> we thoug that might be possible, yes. >> reporter: mccabe launched the obe after the president fired fbi director james >> why would any president of the united states not want the fbi to get to the bottom o russian interference in our election. >> reporter: mccabe now promoting a new book said he secretly informed top congressional leaders of both parties about the investigation. >> no one objected. not on legal grounds, constitutional grounds. >> reporter:he president has attacked mccabe for days going so far as accusing him of

treasonous. >> he has no credibility, andrew mccabe has lied to the fbi, investigators. he's someone who, as we know, is a political hack and you shouldn't put politics into the fbi. >> reporter: mccabe was fired last year accused of lying under oath abo his interactions with the media. he says that wasn't the real reason. >> i was fired because i opened a case against the president. >> reporter: the department of justice calls mccabe's version of events inaccurate. there are signs theve russia igation could be nearing an end possibly in the next several weeks. >> thank you, susan. early polling shows that bernie sanders is still a popular nominee for president. he's called for medicare for all and a he's a pro pof innocent $15 minimum wage and tuition-free public college.

he only trailed joe biden and he's far ahead of the other candidates who have announced their 2020 campaigns. history in a city known for their story. aaron schaible was sworn in as fairfax's first female police chief. in a concerng health trend for women. a study finds younger women are having heart attacksft more than men of the same age. what you get from tomorrow's winter wallop could be veryep different dending on where you

lets get you caught up wit four things to know. we start with the messy winter storm gettingeady to move in on us tomorrow. >> we just learned thaie fau county schools are closed tomorrow. we learned aboutairfax county d howard county schools. that's fairfax, howard and fauquier county schools closed tomorrow. you can see it on the radar, it's moving in before the morning commute, bringing snow, ice beforoturning t rain. cks ews4 cameras spotted t out all day long pretreating with salt and brine, still the

virginia department of transportation is warning drivers to stay off the>> road. police are looking into a drive-by shootg at the area of the dupont ice arena. actor jussie smollett has so far not agreed to be reinterviewed by police in chicago. the "empire" actor says two men attacked him last month shouted slurs, threw bleach on him and put a rope around his neck. now a witness tells investigators smollett was seen with two brothers who were questied and later released in connection with the incident. let's go to west palm beach, florida where the entire nats team was working out. sherree burruss is there with the team as it gets ready for a brand new season. >> reporter: the sound of ball

meeting leather means the wait is over and baseball is .back but still absent bryce harper. today the first full workout, and i asked mike rizzo what today mes. >> it's ready to go. it's go time. we've had 22, 23 players here since january. these players are chomping at the bit. itfi sig the official start of the season and spring training is a precursor to the fun we'll have in d.c. this summer. >> reporter: coming up we'll hear from the players on the oo first day of sfeeling. back here at home it feels like anything but spring. >> doesn't it. nice to see green gras isn't it? >> we have to wait a little while longer. storm team 4 is going t issue weather alert for snow and ice for us tomorrow. >> as kids get out and enjoy the wintery weather tomorrow, if

they want to go sledding, they can't sleep in, they neeo to before noon. we have a snow stick challenge but you have to tune in to news4 today to see what thehallenge is. grilled cheese for lunch and tomato soup, sounds like the perfect day. here's chopper at dulles, youee can the snowplows getting ready ahead of tomorrow's storm. we're forecasting snow changing to sleet and freezing rain and eventually rain. i'm breaking it down what you can expect county by county in our four zone forecast. he emoonal reaction tong c at local schools after the death of a little boy from rginia. his grandmother talks about what it means to her family in a story you'll see on on news4.lye

we ack now with a weather alert. storm team 4 radar showing you the major winter storm moving

our way. this one will be wthy of a pat collins snow stick challenge. so tune in to news4 today tomorrow morning or check the nbc washington app to see how you can win. turn to at let's story you'll only see on news4. the family of a third grader killed by a motorizedartition at his fairfax county school are getting the change they've been fighting for now. >> lawmakers have sned a bill to prevent a tragedy like this again. the 9-year-old was helping the teacher operate aoo divider last may when his head got caught between it and the wall. >> susan hogan has been following this story since the beginning. and she sat down for an exclusive terview with wesley's grandmother. >> she's a fighter, a remarkable woman.

when we first met her three weekn ago, w she testified in front of virginia lawmakers in support of this ll, i was literally in awe of her strength. then last week she invited us to her home in williamsburg where she shared more about wesley and her mission to protect other students in virginia. when you think of wesley t what one word that comes to your mind? >> kind. >> reporter: he may h only been here a short nine years, but wley touched so many lives with his kindness. >> he did things lik stopped and helped a first grader tie his shoes. >> reporter: after his tragic death last year, wesley's classmates wore these t-shirts, the message be like wesley. >> i have trouble calling it an accident. >> what do you cal it?

>> a tragedy, maybe an incident. but it's so muchore than a accident. an accident is something that happens that's really unavoidable. >> repor ar: a billroved by virginia lawmakers will now make it easier to avoid another tragedy like wesley's death. >>he bills in the block pass. >> reporter: the new law would ban the use of motorized partitions if students are in the room unless they have an additional safety device installed with them. would also require training fo users. >> training is necessary. >> reporter: sally spent months rking on the issue. >> the work i did on this for six months kept me nesa >> reporter: when delegate mark siles made the emotimotion, she made her case to legislation. >> nothing can be done to bring

wesley back. but i will do anddo hav everything within my power to see that a tragedy like this never happens to another family. at least in virginia. >> reporter: something sheou kns wesley be proud of. >> i fee his presence. not all the time, but i do. he'll be glad that it can't happen to anyone else. >> now delegate sickles is caing the bill the wesley charles lipicky act. no word when the governor will lo at it but it passed unanimously in the house and senate so he is expecd to sign it. i know we're journalists, but we're parents and human beings first we were watching the live streaming when it was going through the house and senate,ur keeping fingers crossed and cheering along with this family. boy it felt so good to see it

passed. >> what's t thinking how soon this would be enactedthen? it's a process. you know how that goes. hopefully quickly. we'reeeg what happens next with the governor. we're in can contact with the delegate sickle's office. we'll let ys knowon as we know anything. >> it's great to see something good come out of t aragic event. >> you're right, pat. and i know the family feelshat way, too. >> good work to you. turning to the weather alert. this looks like a nasty combination. >> it's a really nastymb ation. i know we talked about the pat collins snow stick challenge, going to be unveiled tomorrow morning. it's going to be a short window to get out there with the snow before changing over to sleet d then to freezing rain. so if you're thinking of getting out there with the kids, doing a little sledding, it has to be before 11:00 a.m. most likely in area withes to t south. a little more time in areas to

the north. so many of you asking about planes morrow. n i catch my plane at dulles at 6:00 a.m.? yes, 6:00 is okay. but after 7:00 i think we start to see delays and things go downhill quickly. i know one of my friends is flying out 6:00 a.m. to florida -- >> nice. >> -- good call, buddy. because it's goi to come in quickly. temperatures in florida in the 80s. for use we in the 30s. 38 college park and gaithersburg. as the cold air moves in many e the moist does the same from the south. notice snow everywhere south of d.c.y 5:00 a.m. including all of virginia and moving across the entire state of maryland, everybody getting it now around 8:00. we're talking heavysnow. this will be heavy snow around 7:00, 8:00 in timeor the morning rush. that's why we thk many schools

will be closed we continue to hear about them, fauquier, howard county and fairfax county. it is snow early before changing to ice and then all rain by wednesday night. wednesday morning snow begins before dawn. quk accumulations up to 3 inches in and around the beltway. wednesday ternoon, mix of sleet and freezing rain becoming all rain. snow continues, though, to the north and west, 3 to 6 or more inches up there. wednesday evening freezing rain back toward the north and west around the i-81 corridor the maryland/pennsylvania border. treachers travel for sure. we've been looking at this. this is going to be one where depeing on the hours and depending on where you live, this is going to have a major impact but we forecast a major impact for everybody tomorrow morning. solutely. what you were showing there on future weather, snow coming down atur an impressive rateg the morning hours.

i want to time out the chgeover starting with d.c. zone. this is prince william,or princ 's county, the district, arlington and alexandria and howard county. howard county already canceling classes for tomoeow. 5:00 in a.m. in the metro area snow starts. between noon a three we'll track sleet. between about 3:00 andm. 5:00 p. any freezing rain transitions over to just plain rain. i'll post these on my twitter and facebook pages so you can get an idea there aswe . down to the west earn counties, between 4:00 a 6:00 a.m. this is when snow begins. by 11:00 a.m. we're seeing sleet mixing in. have a prolonged perio of sleet and then a period of freezing rain starting about 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. by 5:00 still pockets of freezing rainut there, especially in the higher elevations.

if you're dealing with ice last week you're likely dealing with ice again tomorrow. in the mountain zone, 1 and 5:00 a.m. snow begins. during the afternoon hours we're tracking sleet and freezing rain in the mountains. between about 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. it's mainly all rain. so you could have a long period of sleet over t freezing rain back in the mountains, that's whyco i think wd see some power outages and treacherous travel especially from ice. downoun theern zone, a completely different story. snow begins at 5:00 a.m., just a chance for sleet, not seeing any freezing rain in our southerns. zo and then, doug, by the afternoon it is just all rain out there. that's why the snow total a lower south and east of washington versusth areas n and west. >> and this is a one-day event. behind this thursdayee we may some delays thursday morning, but look at the temperatures, 56 .egrees by the afternoon. 52 on frid

46 with rain on saturday. saturday kind of a nasty day, too. but look at sunday, warmer air, 70 degrees. chance of a.m. 56 on monday, 50 on tuesday before ourext storm system that could bring rain wednesday. right now a eyes on tomorrow. a health warning for women. newesearch finds younger women are having more heart attacks than young men. next we look at some of the possibley. reasons >> here's a look at what's all new coming up on news4 at. 5: >> is it sunday yet? >> i know. 70 degrees. hurry haup. >> w to get through tomorrow. coming up at0, 5e continue our coverage of weed week here on news4. >> todayoi we're to look at medical marijuana. it is being credited wit lping to treat a host of medical problems but does it

deliver. also aad at 5:00, the auty queen using her voice to advocate for it. newth details tonight i case of a man accused of raping disabled women in his re. >> julie carey is reporting on how his second victim could have been spared if the case was handled differently. we'll continue to

if you are just joining us, storm team 4 has issued a weather alert. doug and amelia say the morning commute is going to be dangerous. they're updating the forecast and we'll have that for y in less than two minutes. heart disease is the number one killer of women. >> research shows it's affecting a younger age group. reporter: heart attacks are becoming more common among younger women. >> surprising, given that the united states population is aging. >> reporter: the university school of medicine found in 1999 21% of heart attacks occurred in women between the agesf 35 and 54. experts say women tend to have

more heart risk factorshan men. >> women with heart attack vad a higher pnce of diabetes and hyper >> reporter: those underlying problems more frequent in women ofolor and data shows there's an information gap. >> where about 63% of caucasian women knew they are at risk for disse only about 34% of african american or latino women knew they were at risk. >> take control of your health by exercising, quitting smoking, eating healthy and plenty of fruits and vegetables. >> announcer: news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >>ht r now at 5:00 here we go a weather alert right now. brace yourself for a major winter wallop. >> fairfax county schools

already closed for tomorrow. >> we are talking about a mix of snow, freezing rain and yes, ice. how much you get depends on exactly where you live. >> so the road crews from maryland to the district to virginia, they are already out, pretreatg the roads and caution is going to be the word of the day tomorrow morning. >> be careful out there. we have team coverage for you this evening, adam tuss, cory smith standing by. we begin with doug and amelia with the latest on the forecast to time it out for us. >> more timing it out morning commute. we're not dealing with anything tonight. this is all aednesday even it's kind of amazing. this is only wednesday. you got the snow coming in then the ice, kind of a two-part system with the different o problems we hathe roadways. >> this isn't a snowstorm. it's a snowstorm, then ice storm and plain rain tomorrow night but heavy snow tomorrow morning. >> that's why we think all schools -- at least most

schools. can't say allschools. what are we dealing with? nothing tonight. this is all wednesday and wednesday morning.no 5:00 a.m. area wide by 6:00 a.m. it's everywhere and it'sng coown pretty good in parts of the area. we'll see a couple inches of snow by 8:00, 9:00. and by 1:00 alreovy changing to ice. look at the ice from d.c. all the way down the blue ridge back up towards the west of the appalachians. this is going to be big time ice zones. western that's something we'll be tracking for you because of that a winter storm warning for everyone in pink. a winter weather advisory ththe so where this will be snow and quickly change to rain. much more on what t eect including the updated snowfall totals map. so far so you know, wdy's home school class will take place tomorrow