came and went. but what was left behind is still t leading closures this morning. good morning to you. >> it is 4:00th.m. temperatures are set to rise. until the sun comes up, things may be slick. school districts have issued some closures and delays. the federal governments open but workers have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. f virginia now, arngton, manassas, manassas park and stafford county schools will open two hours late, fred lisburg, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. >> now, to the closings in virginia. warr, clark, winchester, happrob happe rappahannock. >> in west virginia, morgan, berkeley, mineral, hardy and

jeffers jefferson county schools are closed. >> carslid on highways, back roads andarking lots. team 4 has the mess left ndbehi >> let's start with wteorologist chuck bell and see what we're dealih at this eour. >> temperatures h held at or above freezing for most of the overnight hours, allowing for road crews to really get ahe r ofd conditions by quite a bit. rain showers, and thunder andin ligh down there, heading into the tide water regions for west virginia. for he, it's clouds and the fogginess that is outside. i could rule out a drop or two of rain in souern ryland. but it will be a drying trend through the day today. there's the showers through future weather in the first part the day. ater 9:00, or 10:00, the sun will come back it will be an improvement. for leesburg, dulles, man nassa

ryland.nton, low to mid 50s this afternoon. enjoy the sunshine because there's a lot more cloudiness in our immediate future. >> enjoy today. looking right now, in frederick, 15 atve 40,thing is clear. we showed you this picture around 11:00 a.m., during news 4 midday, and it was covered. a very different story in a lot of spots. 270 northbound and southbound, nice and clear. nothing in your way right no a liv look, 66 at 28, through manassas, nos problastbound or westbound. 66 overall, looking quite good. same situation, n95 virginia. and the beltway rollingng a quite nicely. if you were on the roads at all yesterday, this may be a familiar sight. rain falling, slush hitting your windshield. a lot of local roads and highways were slick.

until the sun comes out and melts it away, that may be then situator your commute. >> we begin with news 4's justin finch, le in frederick, maryland, this morning. good morning to you. how are things looking? >> reporter: good mornin we're seeing a good start to the morning so far. seeing yesterday, 70, 270, looking good, no slick spots in fedarc frederick. light rain is falling, too. this is maryland 95. we're looking for a report of a crash. trying to see if that was weather-related. here in frederick county, we know that schools are starting today two hours behind schedule. two-hour delay. at 7:00a.m., they will re-evaluate and see if it's time hoto close s. that's one thing for parents and

schools to see this morning. we start off the morning, saw salting. crews out. and the main highways so far, have been looking good. we'll see how the roads look. >> thank you. there's some slick spots roughout the region. molette green is in prince george's county. molette, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morningo you guys. yeah. we're just off of the main drag, 198, on 9th street. and better than i expected. the main roads look really owgo. you i was concerned. laur got five inches of snow. it takes time to get through the neighborhoods. looking pretty good. here's the challenging part.

it will be the sidewalk, folks, for you. since temperatures are above freezing. slushy conditions on sidewalks. a lot of the sidewalks we've seen haven't been shoveled. so, you know, you're goingve to challenge there if you have to walk t school. there is a time for themeltdown to continue to happen. and the temps will go that's good news for the folks out here, who enjoyed a day off yesterday. but it's time to get back to school and work today. so, good news, better than expected. you're going to have to worry about the sidewalks. . couple of slick spots but not a big de that's the latest out here, out in laurel. back to you. >> molette, thank you. stick with news 4 all day for continuing coverage of the weather and the roads. later today, oualso, can find

out who won the pat collins snow stick challenge. ahead of this weekend's oscars, we asked you to dress up as your favorite movie character, maybe launch into a few lines from some scenes. you did not disappoint. look at the images. i ove this one so much. >> some of you portrayed from "star wars," "e.t." the big winner will begin at news 4 at 4:00. the winner taking home the pat collins snow stick. >> my hats off to you, the viewers that come up with creative ideas every time. >> developing thisorning, a potentially devastating terror attack stopped in its tracks. >> a coast guard lieutenant is behind barsus a of trying to kill civilians, high-ranking democrats and television personalities. >> a huge cache of weapons and

ammunition has been szed from a montgomery county home. drewilder has the latest on this case. what's going on? >> investigators say in addition to all of that, they found 30 bottles of hgh, or human growth hormone. they think he was trying to uild up his strength for an attack. an attack that never happened. still, hassan will appear here st federal court today and will have to answer to bing charges. prosecutors say hassan, quote, wanted to murder innocent civilians at a scale never -- rarely seen in this countres hassan was ad on friday. calling him a domestic or tet. prosecutors believe he stockpiled a dozen guns in silver spring. courteocuments claim is a

self-identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dprereamed ways to kill people on earth. he had a list of targets, that includedde preial targets, and msnbc and cnn show hosts. he wanted to use focused violence to cate a white homeland. a google search included things where in d.c. do congress people live. and civil war if trump impeached. the searches may have led to his arrest. investigators first caught on tb hassan,ause of odd searches on his work computer. with all of the allegations ght now, he is not facing terrorism charges. he is stecheduled to appear in court in green belt this afternoon. >> drew, thank you. major developmeses in the of the "empire" star who claims he was the victim of a

hate crime. actor jussie smollett iseing called a suspect in his own attack. police charged him with filing a false police report today. that two men attacked him last month, yelling racist and guylurs. smollett's attorneys say they intend to conduct a thorough investigation to mount an aggrsive defense. is expected to be in court today. and this morning, we're following developments on two inveigations closely watched by the white house. >> we begin with president rump's former attorney and fixer, michael cohen. testifyected to publicly before the house committee on overnight and reform. he is expected to talk about the president's alleged hushoney payoffs, his financebu and ness practices. last night, he tweeted, he is ready for the american people to hear h story. that hearing is set for wednesday morning. a judge delay cohen's prison sentence until may.

he pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, includingying to congress. next week, the russian investigation could wrap up. special counsel robert mueller's report is nearly done. n the attorney general, william barr, will decide if any of it will be made public. suggested hearing, he he could release a summary. the report does not have to be releas t publicly or congress. now, the vatican is in the middle of a historic summit right now. >> church leaders from around the world are holding a conference to confront the ongoing sex abuse scandal. david culver is in the newsroom with what's happeningno >> reporter: pope francis himself, opening this past ence, within t hour, saying the catholic church would listen to the cry of the little ones seeking justice. the pope speaking hu 200h leaders that he gathered from rome around the world this week.

this is video out of rome. he plrayed for help with the abusescandal, praying for a chance of understanding and pufication. bishops and other church officials have been meeting with survivors in large and small groups. each day of the conference has a theme, today is responsibility. the landmark summit comes just days aftere theod mccarrick was removed from the priesthood. he wasnd f guilty of sex abuse involving adults and minors. the pope was sharing what it will take to win back the trust catholics. that's been a major concern here. we're going to share his thoughts about that on news 4 today, as we continue to monitor the tnference, from newsroom. >> david, thank you. d.c.'s se indoor ice rink is getting financial help. the ft. dupont arena will raise $3 million to ensure the rink's

future. if the board is able to raise the money by february of next year, the district wil money into the budget to build a two-rink facility. plans to expand the arena have been in the works since 2014 when the washington capitals came on asto contri. are you looking for a job or hoping to make a career change?e nbc 4 ancommumundo 4 is working with you here in d.c. it is this friday, 6:00 a.m., until noon at the udc student center on connecticut avenue, northwest. our molette green will be live there. bring meet some of the employers and bring your resume. we know a lot ofmaeople use juana just to get high. >> we continue our series of reports on weed. and we're looking at question, can you become addi addicted to marijuana?

plus, working out to ward off serious disease. wlook at the new researcn we come back. chuck? >>million-dollar question, are you above or below freezing morning? most everybody is on the line. be careful for early morning slipperiness on some of the untreated surfaces. but it's all about the sunshine and wait until you see that

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number of people seeking help to get off of it. >> we flipped thear three times, did a needle spin in the middle of rush hour. m >> reportet said his life turned around and began improving after this car crash on i-27rs seven y ago, as he drove toward d.c. to buy drugs. you start off with marijuana. >> yep. it?it wasn't casual, was >> it was never very casual. >> reporter: now, a dad and a counselor, he says his drug dependency started in high school, eventually leading to ioid abuse. but he was hooked an marijuana from the start. >> i was smoking before i got up, before i went to bed, every chance i could get. >> reporter: every day. a review of maryland and virginia state health records, shows an increase number of men and women are seeking state-supported drug treatment on marijuana. and especially young women, as the drug becomes more available some through legalization. >> you're not going to die from

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lost more years from drug deaths than any other high-income nation. researchers found exercising in middle age can help your brain down the road. researchers in sweden tracked 800 women for 40 years and found those that were physically or mentally active when they were younger, were less likely to develop dementia later in life. some of those mentalnctivities e reading, writing or going to a concert. >> staying active is good for you. >> it's 4:18. let's hope that the mess melts away. >> it will. a lot of the suburbs, now, are right on the freezing mark. so, best to just assume that whatever you see out there can bekerozen this morning and it easy. 30 in winchester. 32 in purcellville this morning. 35 inquantico. 36 in annapolis. everyone is hoveringt j at or

above the freezing market this morning. a lot of fogginess. reduced visibility and potential for slipperiness. slow down. with temperatures ln the day, with increasing amounts of sunshine, it will turn into a pleasant afternoon, to spend some time outside. sunshine and the temperathres in low to mid-50s, that snow will not loast much longer. there's thunder and lightning across parts of the virginia/north carolina border. we had thunder snow yesterday, around shepherdstown, virginia the fogginess and sprinkles o rain, is a quick end to the weather problems. we'll have sunshine. clouds thicken back up late tonight and early tomorrow morning. there could be springle of rain first thing friday morning. most of the day tomorrow, not worrying about anything falling

from no nisunshine at all tomorrow. increasing sunshine today. mid to upper 40s. saturday, a soaker.n nearly inch of rain saturday night into early sunday. sunday afternoon, melissa, a the way up to 68 degrees. >> that looks nice. 95 here at frfax county parkway, northbound, southbound, no issues. and look at the roads. a lot of rds looking just like gris this morning. a assy median and the roads are wet. looking at 95 in maryland, northbound and southbound, are rolling along nicely. wae be no problems there. regular rail and bus servi on regular rail and bus servi on metro, marc and e. okay, max...time to help mrs. tyler

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of an icy morning commute. the roads look pretty clear. you see the patchy of snow o thside. the threat of the trouble on the roads isn't over. beware black ice and some areas dip below freezing. good morning, everyone. i'm e yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. several schools are closed or delayed. following yesterday's storm, the federal government is open today. employees have the option for leave or telework. frederick, marylandnd prince george's schools will open two hours late. >> in virginia, arlington, manass manassas, manassas park city. fredericksburg, falls church, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. grant county, west virginia, schools will open three hours late. >> to the closings, in virginia, warren, clark,