puppies, kittens. >> n puppies. puppies falling from the sky at would be a different story. >> i'm aaron gilchris >> i'meun yang. this is the forecast we have been watching for and preparing for the weekend. toilet papers, all kinds of things. >> the federal government is closed today. telework employees should continue to work. every major school district in our aa is closed already this morning. let's take you through here. allegheny, washington, montgomery, anne arrundel. >> in virginia manassas, manassas park city, fredericksburg and shannon doa, page, culpeper.

>> in west virginia, grant, mineral, rdy, morgan, jefferso countyclosed. >> all the t delays bottom of your screenhe and app. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a look at the traffic. >> good morning, aon and eun. yes, indeed, this chance of a rain/sm rain/snow combination has been for the filast week. the cities around the city of fredericksburg. north and west a little bit of a freezing rain or sleet problem to deal with. right now we aren't evenng belo frround the area, but

that won't take long to drop. temperatures across the shenandoah valley and still mid-30s around town. the planner for today for everything to start arriving fairly shortly andake between 6:00 and 7:00 in the morni and snow could add up to a quick two to three inches of snow before the mixve ar there you can see snow on our southwestern doorstep here. this will quickly overspread the area. if you get a great picture, send it to me o twitter and we'll time out the amounts and timeovers coming up in a dbit. >> g morning to you. no doubt the roads will look crazy here in just a little while. let's talk about metro. service running every 12 minutes. metro bus limited servicema on e roads only today. alexandria and aphorifte connector and 66 and 95 look all

right but take a lookt at tha radar where that snow is coming in. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. storm team 4 has bee tracking today's winter storm for several days. manyal l areas have been paying attention and spey yester treating the roads. snow will make things slick and the rain and the ice will only make the problems worse. if you have to head out this morning, our team coverag continues with justin finch. >> like in g.ashb how is it looking? >> if you have to go, the best time is to leave right now, if you can. not seeing any snowfall or wintry mix at this time. we are seeing that pretreatment on the roadway, as you mentioned. that work begany. yest we saw video of that, video of that yesterday. s you will the vdot crews out here brining the streets, the major streets, highways and king their way to some neighborhoods here, as well.

make sure as you are seeing the trucks out this morning because they areout, that you are giving those crews room to work. we have seen them standing by throughout the ashburg area throughout the morning in our riding around. we are going through aer neighborhood live and what i noticed is that there was treatment on that road. i'm not seeing treatment on this neighborhood street, so, that y give you an indication of what you might encounter as the snow falls down that in your neighborhood youay notave a clear ways out and on your major highways, you will. keep that inind as you are traveling this morning. virginia state police telling everyone who does not have to travel during the storm to perhaps stay home until midday so crews have room a space and time to work on these road backnside to you. >> justin, thank you. we'll check back with him throughout thisnewscast. if you don't feelyoike you are,

still have time. if you lose power at home, check on your loved t ones and elderly to make sure they're safe and make sure you tur on th water to trickle to keep that from yfreezing. ker phones fully charged and flashlight on hand. they have extra on hand to help with crews are doing everything to keep you safe as adr er. megan mcgrath is live on the county.stanford >> we are headed south on 95 and we just started to see the snow here just light snow. it began to fall about ten minutes aauago. we have seen a lot of roadourews there and parked alongside the road and filled with salt when this starts to accumulate. at the moment i was seeing the

pretreatment putting down. as the light snow started to fall, just hitting the road and melting. so we're just seeing wet conditions right now. again, this snow just started within the last ten minutes or so. we are expecting it will get heavier here as the morning wears . periods getting rather heavy and we're going to see quick accumulation. so, we'll continue to head south. righ we're not seeing any problems, but we are seeing the beginning of this snow storm move into this area. ep a close eye on things out est and give you the l conditions. back to you. >> megan, thank you. this morning as our area is getting ready to deal with snow other parts of the country is at the snow clean-up stage. >> new snow in the midwest. good ing. >> let's consider this a glimpse of what we could exmepect here. we have to show you the kansas city area.

they're, of course, under a winter weather advisory deang with a lot of cleanup. their school is called off because of the mounting snow that they're seeing. this is just south othe wichita area. quite a range of snowfall this n mo anywhere from two to three inches in downtownichita to ten inches in some spots. the last time that area had that much snow was about three years ago when they had about 3 1/2 inches. this is quite a substantial amount more than they are used to out there. that system headed our way. ght be asking about travel and flights and to be impacted.ng molet green looking into that. >> new 4z is working for you throughout the winter storm, make sure you keep our coverage on while you are at home. >> also,tick for us on details about the next snow stick challenge. what you need to doino an

official pat collins snow stick. h an argument me triggered a deadly hit and run. one person is facing murder arges. 35-year-old daniel was hit crossing 4th street near t street and later died.ce po now say the driver morris harley argued with him before he hit him. hehs charged w first degree murder. a triple shooting has residents concerned and police asking the com hnity forelp in finding the suspects. the drive-by shooting happened yesterday in southeast. yo a can see car there covered in bullet 19-year-old in critical condition and two other victims are expected to be okay. in a separate shooting about 15 minutes away on stanton road, police found a 17-year-olshot. we are learning new details this morning on the latest deadlysh cn indian head

highway. we brought this as breaking newa yest morning. juan ctillo died after a car slammed into the back of his car and his car collided with another car nearby berry road. the drivers of all three cars were injured. no word on what caused the crash or any charges will be filed. let's turn now to the ongoing crisis in the mmonwealth. house speaker says lawmakers should come together andecide how to address thellegations against. cox tweeted last night that a legislation forum for hearings should be considered. he is hoping totiet democ support here. house democrats released a statement saying law enforcement should be the one investigating the assaults. thettorney for one of the women a usingfairfax called democrats cowards. the newest member in the

virginia general also now the youngest. just 27 years old won district 86 last night. the dentist is also the second muslim member. capturedalf the vote in a three-way race yesterday. he could be sworn in later this week. a maryland mother wants to take legalion against her son's school. she says she and her ex-wife were discriminated against because they're gay. >> this all started last may with an invitation to a mother' day tea. the invite at christian academy in fort washington specified that only one mother or mother figure would be allowed to attend. when she askedhe schoolf both of her son's mothers could tend the principal sere >> i couldn't believe that after we had been supporting and serving in this school for three years, that we would still be

treated that way. >> in a statement, the principal of the school says t women were not discriminated against offering the fact hat tthat thet wasff closed to grandmothers and aunts. the school found a way for everyoneo attend hawkins and her ex-wife cannot sue the school. b backing al that would allow private schools to be sued fora ged discrimination. still ahead, our covereage f today's blast of winter weather continues. how local airports are preparing. chuck? >> good morning, everybody. the more things change, the more they stay the same. forecast map remains the same. on average, most of the population center here is between three and six inches of snow. snow. the timing of the change

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elcome back at 4:14 a storm 4 alert. c. region bracing itself for more wintry weather. snow and ice and rain on the way. schools and government offices have closed in advance of this storm. you can see all the information running at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington app. we are monitoring the skies ahead of the snows headed our way,ur of . >> a look at the flight aware website. plenty ofht flights out r now, but that's not quite the case for our airports. news 4 molette green is live at reagan national.mo tte good morning. >> i just talked with a gentleman who said he evening flight and switched it around and he's gone already to get on his flight thismorning. that's what people are doing.

they're coming in. they're going right to the departures board here when they arrive to see if their flight is still a and as you can see on the board there, lots of cancellations and we have seen the latest numbers out of all three of washington's major airports cancellations coming in to and out of theer airports in this area with the most here at reagan nationic. airport ols tell us they are very prepared for what is to come as a significant part of the country t braces fors storm, including washington, d.c. part one of the storm which is the snow and then the part two that ice that is coming. >> the snow plows are already on sta stan standby, ready to go. everything that would go into snow removal, ice prevention. those are the things that our airport operations team are working on. >> back live here. checking out the departures

board. as you canoo see, g number of cancellations there on the board. so, the best bet for you ifou have a flight is to check with your airline before even coming out to the airport today. andome of the passengers that we talked to already and those that you will see throughout the morning have told merhey are eao get it over with. to get out of town. so that they can git on their destinations and many people tell me, this morning already, that thedre hea to warmer destinations where the only pie ofeather equipment they need is an umbrella that goes inside of a drink. okay. so, that is the latest from reagan national airport. backo you guys. >> i understand that. i would like to be somewhere on beach with an umbrella in a drink. >> thank you, molette. nly ones not the dealing with the snow. look at these snow drifts a pike's peak. never want to see that in my life. crews there are busy clearing

the snow drifts that are as high as eight feet. the area is known to get its fair share of snow and crews have to clear it almost daily so visitorsve can t there. >> what if that snow bank fell on them. >> in tah they have gotten a lot of snow. same thing with snow stacked on cars out there in tahoe. >> good for skiing. >> keep it over there. >> we're going to g a nice little snow storm today. it's not going to be anything crazy that is going to lead into days because we're going to get a lot of rain as we head into tonight and we warm right up. >> i'll accept that. >> i'll acceptthat, too. by the time we get into the weekend, temperatures go right on up. snow is pushing in and we will have snow falling for most of our area by day break. maybe with the exception of teas just to north and east of baltimore. but for the most par here it comes right now. already starting to see it fall

in culpeper and out by the shannon sha shenandoah valley. it is going to stick immediately. i know we were looking at it and megan mcgrath was down t there arou culpeper and a lot was melting. once it starts to overcome the road temperatures it will start to pile up on the roadways and cause slick conditions. could have up to four inches before we that change over. right around lunchtime we get the mix of sleet and freezing rain and eventually will beme rain. three to six inches on average across the area. by the time we head into wednesday morning or wednesday evening, sorry. we are looking at freezing raing ali-81. could it be a significant icing ent around ere. mostly rain for everybody else and treacherous travel. slushy ater ontoday. listen, i know the kids when i didn't have school ian virginia i got out, i wouldn't wake up until noon. if the kids want to go ahead and sled and d a snowball fauight, o

it before noon. four to seven inches to the north and west and down from baltimore andsh gton, fredericksburg two to four inches. now, listen, snow accumulation before we get the ice accumulation on top of that. i do believe we will have some travel trouble and ice accumulation and possibly some power outas north and west of d.c. where we have a coding ofin an . and then low chance south and east because i do believe that will be all rain. here comes the snow, you'll be dealing with it through lunchtime and then the sleet moving in and evenally some spotty, freezing rain and rain from the south and east. that will change everying over 7:00, 8:00. and spotty rain showersmp as atures start to someday steady and go up by sunrise on thursday. temperatures 30s today and we're talking about mid-50s.

a lot of this will melt through the day tomorrow and dry on friday. look at this. mid-40s on saturday with rain chances and mid-60s by the time we get to sunday. all right, melissa, let's look at the roadways. they have been treating them all night. >> i passed a couple of them myself on 270 and the beltway. westbound rhode island avenu at 18th street. it is dry at this point. have a crash with that intersection partially blocked. they just got the vehicle out of there. outer loo of the beltway aphoriafter horizafter eisenhower connector. i want to show you a wider picture so you can see that radar and where the snow is moving in. eun? >> thank you. nbc 4 and telemundo are working for you in the community with a job fair in the district. in partnership with national career fairs and the university of the district of columbia. just a couple of the many

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we are in weather alert mode preparing forinnow this mo a live look outside right now. the snow is falling already in fredericksburg. you can see the snowflakes there. this is virginia. it hasn't made its way t into district yet, but, oh, it's coming. the storm system is expected to hit during what would normally be the morning rush but not very crowded on the roads. most schools, dare i say all of them and offices are closed today. so, no worries there as we approach4:30. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to get to the cancellations beginning with the federal government, which is closed today. telework employees should continue to work. >> if you can hear my voice, the schools are probably closed

where you live. maryland, anne arundel charles and prince county. >> manassas, manassas park city and alexandria city schools as are shendoah, page, warren, clarke, prince pileum, fairfax, king george. all the schools are closed. >> in west virginia grant, mineral, hardy, morgan, jefferson schools are closed. all theay d and cancellations are at the bottom of your scen. >> good to familiarize ourselves with all the school districts in the area. crews spread out thrghout the region to keep an eye on the conditions. first to lauryn ricketts and chuck bell. >> start with chuck, though. >> the one