washington county and maryland. then the threat of freezing rain overnight as well for those areas back to the west. i'll be talking about the snowfall totals more in depth the next time you see me. tomorrow, a high temperature of 39 degrees. sunday, definitely the better of the two weekend days. we are dry, breezy and warmer. a high temperature of 44 degrees. barbara and pat? >> thanks, amelia. >>> the long time host steve harvey is host of a tv talk show that airs here on nbc 4. he hosts the steve harvey morning show, the quit whited host of "family feud" and author of "act like a lady, think like a man". steve harvey was here in our studio this afternoon. welcome. >> how you doing? >> did i leave anything out? you had an exclusive interview at the white house. yeah. just a boy from west virginia talking to the president of the united states. the greatest moment of that interview was he was talking about his grandmother who he misses so. she passed in her 80s. my mom passed in her 80s. i said i heard a rumor your

have a winter weather advisory for frederick, county, maryland and winter storm watches for washington county virginia panhandle right Ñc now. here it is on storm team 4 radar, most of this is now in the form of rain, but you can see the rain/snow line inching its way northbound through montgomery county. almost all snow "x northern most maryland, but it's all rain down to our sout( and that's what's coming our way. so your saturday night out, rain in d.c., snow in northern maryland for the next couple of hours. that will mixw3 witht( freezingn over the next little bit, but everything changing took all ra and coming to anw3 end around 11:00 or midnight. what about the rest of the week ahead? more about that in a few minutes. >>> that weather system is impacting a big portion of the country from chicago to newe1 england. this video is from south bend, indiana. many flights were canceled today in chicago and new york. teyrrñ me)sour region is right n the line between rain and snow with more accumulation north and news4's darcy spencer is live for us tonight in loudoun county Ù9ñ how are the roa

very light flurries over west virginia and washington county. so those of you north of washington this morning could see not only plenty of clouds but maybe a few flurries, too. 29 chilly degrees right now. 8:00 a.m. we will be mostly cloudy it by noon we're at 40 degrees and any morning cloudiness will give way to afternoon sunshine. as our temperatures warm into the mid-40s for highs today, you can see around 2:00, 4:00 p.m., that's when we'll hit our high temperature of about 44, 45 degrees. some rain on sunday. i'll have the extended outlook in ten minutes. maynard? >>> roads are good. we do have a water main break. closed between irvin and franklin street. news 4's melissa mollet is on the scene and says it will be clearing soon. a picture, tough to see. as you can see the entire roadway closed there. here is a look at i-66 at suddenly road. things moving along well. still the holiday pace out there and 66 at lee highway, also, no cars on the road at this point. adam and angie, back to you in the studio. >> let the gift exchanging begin. sto

storm team 4 radar i am tracking light flurries well to the north of the district over washington county. so for the morning hours we can't rule out some flurries north of washington. otherwise it's a dry morning with cloudiness around. here is how temperatures work. by 8:00 a.m. we'll break that 30-degree mark. 10:00 a.m. temperatures will be in the mid-30s. overall today will be warmer than yesterday. i'll be back in a few minutes with what you can expect for the afternoon. maynard, how are the roads looking this morning? >>> overall roads are looking good. the beltway is moving along well. in the district we do have a water main break to contend with between irvin and franklin street. a live look at 295 north of 4 had 95 and a look at the southeast/southwest freeway. 4:31 we'll take a look at i-270. adam and angie, back to you. >>> right now 4:27. let's go go to molette green to the live desk. >>> new video of the rockville man held in captivity in pakistan for the last two years. now this is video of him from two years ago. we're going to show you -- there it is. when al qaeda milita

. >> and, remembering a postal worker shot and killed in washington county. friends and family deared to say good bye to tyson barnett e. many say he was good man. >> he was very sweet. he's the type of guy that anyone could love. >> we always hear about people, you know, getting kills, losing their lives but we never thought it would happen in our family. >> police are still looking for barnette's killer. police are handing out fliers in the noon hoping for any kind of lead. >>> police are investigating a suspicious death at kansas city's arrowhead stadium. a man was found in a car that belonged to another person. that led to an altercation, and the man was found on the ground not breathing. the man's cause of death is not clear. >> it was the story that had everyone excited this weekend. after 100 days of just being called, the cub, mei xiang's cub officially has a name. >> people voted from all over the country and he is officially named bao bao. we have the story. >> the festive grow sunday night during. >> zoo lights in washington. was over shadowed earl

the further north and west you go into northern frederick county and washington counties, you could be looking at more significant snowfall. the breakdown of the timeline, what to expect the rest of the weekend coming up in a few minutes. rebecca? >> seven is on your side when the weather threatens. stay ahead of the storm on our webpage, wjla.com. you can like us on facebook and demo the storm watch weather app on your phone. >> an update from colorado where to high school wind its -- high school students are wounded. the suspected shooter is dead at a shooting at arapahoe high school in colorado. it is just a few moments ash miles from littleton, colorado and last year's deadly movie shooting in aurora. students who two was injured is shot and in serious condition. she is currently in surgery. new details are emerging about how all this went down. the sheriff there told us that walked inted shooter openly carrying a shotgun around 2:30 eastern time this afternoon. he was asking for a particular teacher. he errantly was targeting the teacher. word spread quickly and that teacher escap

, washington county, western those little speckles of gray, green, some sprinkles and snow showers, the gray some flurries. the green some sprinkles. and farther west, getting just a few snow showers up into western pennsylvania. that is advancing off to the south and east and will continue to drift our way. it's part of an upper-level disturbance that's going to be moving our way by later this afternoon that might trigger just a passing snow shower a little bit of a flurry. that will be late afternoon. chilly temperatures now just in the low 40s. but we'll hold steady in the low 40s for the next couple hours. then the winds diminish tonight, we clear out, temperatures drop down into the low 20s tomorrow morning, christmas day, sunny, highs only mid-30s, but we'll have a light wind. then warmer weather moves in for thursday into the weekend. some sunshine each day. afternoon highs 40s, morning lows subfreeze, may hit the low 50s on sunday. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> thank you, tom. >>> well, he doesn't

also washington county. winter weather advisory is loudoun, montgomery, and howard. most of the snow will be on high terrain, above 500 feet. southern maryland will look at mainly rain but it will start off with some light snow tomorrow morning. here's the low pressure. it moves out by tomorrow night. to come toll start an end and by sunday it comes pretty night. here are the snowfall totals. 3-6 inches in the pink. 1-3 -- i think this is on the higher side for frederick county. just a dusting for arlington announce andrea. 33 to a night -- for a nighttime low. extended outlook shows temperatures quite cold on by monday.hould say, we will be back to the middle 40's on tuesday and lower 40's by wednesday. compared to the storm we had last week and, i would say less than 1/3 of the power. >> good time to be in sidewalk -- inside and watching basketball. a subaru... ...a the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the lo event. by the end of this year, the total l donated by subaru c

area, some snow flurry on shower rack of any moving from west to east on the southern tip of washington county. pleasant valley across the river, the county line. if you see a flurry out your window, watching that area now and don't be surprised. the cold air will follow suit very quickly. speaking of snow, the little bits we have had officially, this is almost half as much as we had all last winter and even the winter before but of course the granddaddy of them all, 2009 and 2010, 56 inches in excess of 70 inches in many suburban locations. we will see what the rest of the winter brings. 25 the morning low. 38 and 24 are the averages. some of our weatherbug stations are reporting temperatures around 22-23 said take your pick. 33 at reagan national, 28 in quantico. temperatures across the mid- atlantic, the cold air seeping into new england. look at this arctic air mass. caribou, maine, six above. 11 below in winnipeg, manitoba. nine in detroit. you will feel it with a bit of a breeze as this comes through before sunrise. a breezy, very cold day with temperature struggling to the 20's. satelli

county. washington, arlington, fairfax, montgomery, all the areas in dark pink. what does that mean? we could see icy roads. you want to avoid travel later tomorrow and power outages possible as well. i'm back with timing hour by hour as the system unfolds in about ten minutes. >> seems like it's going to be messy. transportation crews are preparing to head out early in the morning to pre treat roads ahead of the expected snow and freezing rain. the threat of the weather has people stocking up. we spoke to shoppers grabbing the essentials tonight. >> people buying shovels and salt and anything that will help them clear their sidewalks if we get the icy weather that they're proposing we get. >> transportation officials encouraging people to stay home during the storm tomorrow to avoid any dangerous conditions. another storm is wreaking havoc across the country. people in the south were hit the hardest. in dallas, texas, temperatures fell below freezing. hundreds of accidents have been reported since friday causing delays and shutting down a major highway for hours. in texas and arkans

cou counties in maryland, washington, the panhandle of west virginia and all across much of loudoun county into prince which wiilliam and fauqu much of fairfax county still getting a little bit of icing now. temperatures a key factor. it is getting above freezing near the bay waters on the tidal potomac. elsewhere it's below freezing so where we've had some icing it is not going to be melting for a while. further west and north our temperatures are only in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees with the icing still in place across the shenandoah valley, the panhandle into western maryland on top of a crust of ice on that snow. how much ice have we gotten? chuck bell is out on the weather deck checking on that. chuck? >>> good morning, tom. we've had about a tenth of an inch of ice accumulating here in our studios. all the equipment outside has just that thin little coating on it. if you're one with of my twitter followers, i just tweeted out a picture right here on our tree branches. generally speaking northern

in areas like loudoun and northern prince willm portions of montgomery and frederick through washington county. this icing could cause power outages and bringing down limbs and trees and like i said, we will be updating this evolving system later today. a good idea not to download the weather ap, but follow the meteorologists on twitter as we head into the weekend. next time you see me, we will look at the next seven days. >> sounds like it's really raining. a heads up with track work on all lines. the arlington station closes tonight at 10 and stays closed all weekend. if you are riding the b line, you could take a bus. meanwhile work could have you waiting up to 20 minutes. everything should be back to normal by monday morning. in less than 24 hours, you will have new transportation options. for the first time, marc will offer service. it will cost $7 to travel from union station to station in baltimore. $6 from union station to bwi airport and $5 to go to o donton. weekly and monthly passes will be accepted. today is our second day of our 12 days of giving. even day we are spotlighting a di

washington and our southern eastern suburbs around the bay. farther east and west it has dipped into the 20s from northern montgomery county, frederick, washington county, allegheny county in maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. only near 30 degrees. east of there, loudon county, prince william, much of fairfax and stafford, spotsylvania, culpepper right near the freezing mark. it's a little bit above freezing in fredericksburg, northern neck where it's in the mid 30s. later today we have a chance of a snow shower. i think that's going to be in by this afternoon, maybe between 1:00 to 4 or 5:00. partly sunny sky. don't be surprised if you see a few flurries flying through the air. maybe a quick burst of a snow shower coming through. not producing any accumulation. temperatures will be above freezing but it won't feel like that with that blustery wind gusting to 25 miles an hour. the wind chills will just be in the low 30s as we get into the afternoon. then things settle down tonight under a clear sky. we'll have a cold christmas eve and a cold christmas day. i think temperatures tonight right back down into the 20s by late evening and by

the further north you go, winter storm warnings for frederick and washington county.e further north you go towards the mason-dixon line, the higher 5 inchesod of seeing 3- of snow accumulating. the high elevations will see the highest amounts. this is our timeline for 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a -- 22:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. dusting for most of maryland. for saturday we will look for that wintry mix. by sunday, it looks pretty nice. temperatures will be around 40 degrees and we as we move into monday of next week, little flurries -- temperatures will be back into the 40s. mywill keep you updated on on abc seven and you can also check out wjla.com. that theay you redskins are 6.5 point underdogs , would you believe me? is right. the redskins are the national story. by the headlines, the players have had a good practice week. kirk cousins looks like he has the rest of the season. he is like a little kid with the football. he loved the play. the only difference is his workload this week. >> yet the concentrate on your job. even though there are discussions -- distractions

in the warning area, montgomery county, frederick county, washington county in maryland, all of the easternginia and all of northern virginia with the lone exceptions of stafford county where you're under the winter weather advisory. as of now, it's full cloud cover, nothing coming from the sky just yet. 32 degrees. we're at the freezing mark. winds north at 12. lot colder air wedged in. north and west of town into the shenandoah valley. mid 20s in northern montgomery county, out towards winchester. that will start and stay snow for the longest. in fact, the dividing line will be about route 50 where north of route 50 into northern maryland, quite a bit in the way of accumulating snow. our weather impact scale, snow becoming sleet as we get into the later parts of the afternoon. medium to medium high impact today. tonight, freezing rain from the metro north and west to sleet in and around town and rain into southern maryland. of course, that lingers into monday morning. medium to high impact there. any opportunity for iciness on a monday morning commute means a high impact potential for tom

washington d.c. >>> two thieves on the loose at st. george's county. the surveillance picture that could help track them down. >>> now for chuck. >> the calm before the storm. go out and get your milk, bread, eggs. we'll talk about the winter weather and how long it's going >>> police in prince george's county are looking for two men they believe broke into 15 businesses in one night. officers say the people in this surveillance photo broke into the business on friday, november 29th. in the pictures they're seen stealing cash from restaurants and stores along the corridor. detectives believe these men might have broken into several other retailers in the area. >> and police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps them find these two men. according to the officers, they held up a couple and their young child at gun point inside the family's home. they're using this footage to look for more clues. the two men forced their way into their home last week as the mother was walking inside the house. the men stole several items from the home a

and freezing rain caused multiple rollovers in arkansas, including this seven-car pileup in washington county in oklahoma, the driver of this truck lost control on an icy bridge and plummeted into a lake. >> it's real slick. he tried to get up the hill and couldn't get up the hill. the best thing to did is stay home today. >> reporter: in illinois, vehicles slide right off the highways as accumulations of sleet and ice reach up to a quarter inch in southern counties. in the skies, hundreds of flights canceled thursday and more expected for friday as the warnings spread from texas to eastern ohio. it could be the worst ice storm to hit the region since 1994 which caused over $3 billion in damage. it's not just the ice. the national weather service says this massive arctic air mass is dropping temps 20 to 30 degrees below normal, leaving millions to battle a dangerously bitter cold into the weekend. well, here in memphis, tennessee right now, we're seeing temperatures just above the freezing mark and the line storms is pushing its way slowly into the area. you can see that on the satellite pict

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smith goes to washington county old classic film? jimmy stewart is kind of the innocent guy that is very earnest and he comes to washington dc and he just wants to do good. the problem is there's all these bad guys out there, special interests and lobbyists corrupting him. and we've kind of approach to politics in our country that they at least for the past 40 years. in other words the assumption has been that we have these publicly spirited minded people and we've got to keep everybody away from them and if we do that things will be fine. i'm going to convince you that increasingly washington dc is listed jimmy stewart and more like the sopranos. people here watch the sopranos? lots of great stories and lines in that but one of the things you hear isn't a shakedown operation they would say you're only as good as your last envelope. you're only as good as your last of the loop is what i'm going to continue tonight is yes, we have jimmy stewart's still in washington dc that increasingly, we have people that operate like the sopranos. i

sat late and ray tar imagery, you can see the light snow activity in washington county making its wayough wf of wf as well. now most of this will not be impacting you, just some light flurries possible in areas like frederick and loudoun county mainly through the mid to late morning hours. otherwise notice plenty of clouds right now. the good news those clouds break up as we work our way into the afternoon hours, so through 9:00 a.m., the chance of flurries north of washington and plenty of clouds but plenty of sunshine this afternoon and warmer. a high temperature of 45 degrees. any problems on the roads right now, maynard? >> none really to speak of that will slow you down. at the dulles toll road you can see things moving along very well this hour. here is a live look at 495 at the robinson terminal. a 12-minute commute to 95 and 395. we do have a disabled vehicle 95 northbound in virginia. the right shoulder just prior to route 123 but it's not causing a traffic problem at this point in time. back to you in the studio. >>> thanks, maynard. forced to shut its doors. why two local b

this icy mixture caused multiple rollovers in arkansas, including this seven-car pile-up in washington county. and in oklahoma, the driver of this truck lost control on an icy bridge and plummeted into a lake. >> it's real slick. if you got to stop, you slide and try to get up the hill and couldn't make it up the hill. the best thing to do is stay home today. >> reporter: in illinois, vehicles slide right off the highways as accumulation of sleet and ice reached as high as a quarter inch in many southern keep thes. in the sky, hundreds of flights canceled thursday and more expected for friday as the storm warnings spanned from texas to eastern ohio. it could be the worst ice storm to hit the region since 1994 which caused off $3 billion in damage. and it's not just the ice, the national weather service says this massive arctic air mass is dropping temps 10 to 30 degrees below normal. leaving millions of people to battle a dangerously bitter cold into the weekend. >> joining us live now from a very cold and icy memphis, tennessee. indra, is the city starting to shut down? >> you know, wolf, ju

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county a new casino will be built. m.g.m. submitted plans at national harbor. another wants it at the race way. and another on route 210 in fort washington. >> coming up, a loudoun county woman accused of murdering her husband is due in court. police found her husband dead in hair home back in may. neighbors said there were problems with the couple. police report being a back -- called to their home multiple times. >> >> snow and ice are making for a nasty holiday travel season in several states. >> a deadly start to the holiday travel weekend. two tour buses loaded with passengers overturned on the same california highway. passengers had to break out of the emergency exits. >> this crash left 30 people injured. at almost the same time 30 miles away another bus skidded out of control with a bus rolled over. > they found a fatality. and 16 with minor injuries. >> wet winter weather was likely a factor. new storm fronts are sweeping across the country just in time for christmas. they will bring snow and ice into the pacific northwest and then push east making a cold, messy weekend into the middle of the country. >> i'm so happy that winter

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according to "the washington post," montgomery county planners want the american society of health system pharmacists to relocate their offices from the building at wisconsin avenue and elm street so that the purple line station can be built there. the group hasn't said if it will move. but it's reportedly meeting with developers to see about a possible relocation. construction on the purple line could begin in 2015. >>> new today from california, travelers in san jose had an exciting but wet morning. a water main broke in the san jose international airport, flooding an entire terminal overnight. as you can see, water poured out of the ceiling and the light fixtures. the entire area had to be evacuated. currently airport crews are working to clean up the mess because the terminal is open for use this morning. >>> postal workers are expected to have a really long day today, as you might expect. according to officials, today is the busiest day of the year for first class mailing. post office employees across the country will handle upwards of 600 million pieces of mail. people shipping toda

county. upper 40s to near 50 in washington and parts of northern virginia including fairfax county and around the bay it's near 50 degrees this mild morning. we do have a few clouds, high clouds are drifting over. we see that nearly full moon, though. it's going to be with us through the day today. i notice a lot of traffic on the roadway this is morning, danella. i think people are getting away early. >> i-270 there is an accident. that could be what you saw for delays. eastbound braddock road, an accident shutting all the lanes down. you'll see the left lane blocked. up to i-2 0. tom saw delays earlier. the delays have possibly cleared but for folks traveling southbound at i-370 there's still a crash in the roadway there i'm track iing. i'm back at 4:31. back over to you both. >>> 4:28 is your time now. cameras in baltimore as maryland decides which company will get to build a casino in prince george's county. the video lottery commission has three proposals to choose from, one from mgm, one from penn national gaming, and the third from greenwood racing. news 4's prince george's county bure

reportedly limitinlimiting employee work hr retired jobs including johnson city, rutherford county, washington county, oneida special school district, scott county, stew art county, couple beer land university in lebanon has adopted a policy to limit adjunct faculty no more than three courses each term many they won't able to offer a course even if they are the most qualified instructor available. the impact of obamacare on education is by no means limited to tennesseement "investors business daily" has identified well over 100 school districts and institutions of higher education nationwide that have made cuts or limited employee work hours because of obamacare. that number is climbing daily, geng suggesting this is just the tip of the iceberg. remember what we're hearing about today, our individual policies, what we're going to hear about next year are employer policies being canceled, new costs, and there are ten times as many americans with employer policies as individual policies. who pays the price for this? our children. cash-strapped schools simply don't have the money to absorb these costsme

there's that chance of snow north of washington and northern montgomery county, portions of frederickounty up through carroll counties. areas to the south you're dry. look what happens at 11:00 a.m. the clouds clear out. partly sunny skies around the midday hours for the afternoon and evening hours. i think we will see mainly clear skies. so plenty of sunshine as we get into the later hours today. tomorrow it's a sunny day from start to finish with the high temperature of 46 degrees. for the weekend saturday will be the better of the two days. not only will it be warmer but it will also be dry with plenty of sunshine. rain is likely sunday, mainly later in the day right now. storm team 4 will continue to track the timing of the rain sunday. a high temperature of 47 degrees. new year's eve day, new year's day looking dry right now. mid-30s on tuesday. wednesday a temperature around 40 degrees. maynard, how are the roads right now? >> overall we have good conditions on the roads, chopper 4 is on the way to a report of an accident on 95 southbound 175 and we don't have pictures of the ac

this includes washington, arlington, alexandria, prince george's county. the concern with brown to would be ice accumulation, especially -- with round 2 would be ice accumulation, especially on elevated structures. it will specially be north and west of the district. there is a chance there could be more than a quarter of an inch. >> a lot going on later on tonight. potential for the icing across the area. would best likelihood north and west of the d.c. metro area. down to trees and power lines, it dangerous driving conditions. eventually, everything will change on over to all rain by monday morning. timeline.r detailed 2:00 in the morning, temperatures will still be below freezing. below freezing at 4:00. there is that change over to all rain by early tomorrow morning. temperatures will eventually rebound into the lower 40's by late afternoon. a chilly day on tuesday. temperatures around 36 degrees. we finally clear things out by wednesday and thursday. look at those nighttime lows, only in the teens. these are temperatures inside the beltway. we will ke

., southern maryland is starting to see mainly rain, look at the areas in pink, washington, northern prince george's county, fairfax, prince william, loudoun, fairfax, and the freezing rain lasts into monday morning for those areas back to the west of the d.c. net ro area. temperatures right now in the 30s. lows tonight will be in the 20s. and tomorrow, during the day, temperatures will hover, just below the freezing mark. so here's what you can expect -- 7:00 a.m., cold, dry, 29 degrees. we're seeing snow at 11:00 a.m., 31 degrees at that point. sleet and freezing rain at 3:00 p.m., a temperature of 29. freezing rain, 7:00 p.m. it doesn't end there. we're seeing pockets of freezing rain for the monday morning commute. i do think washington for the morning commute on monday, will be seeing mainly rain. and then there's a chance of rain and snow on tuesday, a high of 39. i've tweeted out the ice map and the snow forecast. and again, adam, we're looking at snow to sleet to freezing rain the biggest concern with the system will be the freezing rain later in the day tomorrow. >> it looks like it could be a mes

with no capacity travel outside of that area to where there are opportunities, waukesha, washington, ozaukee counties surrounding milwaukee county. a beef where i have with my republican friends in the governor. fact that transportation, which had always been the great bastion of bipartisan agreement, these do-e awry in nothing congress is. this is a double hit on unemployment in my district. not -- whoeople do do not know your history, what should they know? workingi am a very hard- person, i am a mother of three, grandmother of three granddaughters. with really identify people who are suffering and struggling. i have been unemployed, i have been on welfare. i have gotten scholarships to college. i have benefited from publicly funded education -- nobody chose me. i was not chosen or had to pull i take it or get number. i was able to benefit from in me.investments i have paid those back many more times in public service and tax dollars. this is what we mean by investing in people. if you invest in people, there will be a good event i care very much about those people willing pull theird and weight. t

county. >>> the washington redskins soap opera gained momentum last week and with two weeks left in the season it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. kristen berset is here to tell us what's the latest topic of discussion. >> it's just one thing after another. they asked plenty of questions regarding yesterday's game, the loss to atlanta. we got shanahan's thoughts on cousins' performance and how rg3 was handling the praise that cousins was receiving. of course, it would not be a redskins press conference without mentioning the future of the coaching staff. shanahan reiterated he wants to return as head coach of the redskins and there's a slim chance he could. what about his son, kyle shanahan? >> i've said numerous times that i'd like to concentrate on football, but maybe i can say it the best this way. a coordinator is a coordinator. they've got a job to do and they're going to do it. if they don't do it, chances are they went to be a coordinator for long. at the end of the day it's my responsibility to be accountable for everything that's done. >> this circus run being the redskins

in the washington area, police just won't discuss it. fairfax county police's response, quote, i do not believe that we have acknowledged that we have or used the device you are asking about. look at this fairfax county board agenda from september 2010. the ability to locate crime victims, crime suspects, wanted persons, and those in need of emergency services. approving over $126,000 to enhance the system for updated features. in montgomery county, which didn't even respond to our inquiry, records show more than $180,000 for upgrades in enhancements for the system, according to this 2012 procurement record. police also deny our request, but here are records of purchase orders from 2009, 2010, and 2013. this is their contract with the manufacturer, paris corporation. as recently as march of this year, purchase orders show $107,000 spent on system upgrades and cell phone tracking trainings. >> reveal whether you're going to church or whether you are going to a rally. >> to track its target, the technology scoops data hundreds of users. there are no know

washington," on your side. and active scene this morning as d.c. police pull a man from the water off hains point. this could be connected to a high-profile investigation. overnight, a stabbing in prince george's county sends three people to the hospital. good morning, washington. i am jimmy on tree. -- i am jimmy o bond you. the up-to-the-minute information at the top and bottom of your screen for school delays. -- for county delays. good of melting yesterday afternoon. now that the temperatures are below freezing, that means everything has i stuck. it is a good idea to delay schools for just a little bit. at reagan national airport. and dulles. it is 27 degrees in quantico. it is going to be slick. i encountered a few icy spots on my way in this morning. the cold spell begins. temperatures are going to stay chilly through the rest of the week. dry weather can be expected through friday. there is another system that will be developing by saturday. right now, it should have a little rain, but maybe us news -- a few snowflakes mixing in. i will have more details coming up. some oft the latest on the slick roads. amanda meadows is with us. >> thank you very much, jacqui. we're looking at an accident ri

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washington right now. and down into waldorf and charles county.still making its approach to the west sides of i-95 down to the south of town. temperatures 60s and 70s today. but it won't last much longer. more on that coming up. >> all right, thanks, chuck. >> we are seeing record highs in our area. it's a very different story in parts of the midwest. heavy rain followed by freezing temperatures put five inches of ice in some places. shutting down some roadways and downing trees. if your holiday travel plans have you headed that way, you'll need to be careful. the below freezing temperatures will be sticking around until tuesday. >>> as chuck mentioned, weather around here is way above normal and last night we saw evidence of that. news 4 saw hundreds of people walking around the area dressed more for april than december. the sweater, tee and t-shirt trade is surprising a lot of people right now and dashing the dreams of a white christmas for others. >> feel like christmas with it being this warm? >> i don't like it. >> this is as close as we're g

that we use to refer to in our methodologies from duke university, cornell, washington, american diabetes association and the county. cook county is in the chicago area. they did a study in 2010 looking at the diabetic population. as we look at the cost projections for the city of san francisco, we look at two different things. we look at what the city spends in direct health care provisions and services to the obese and diabetic populations. we also look at what the city contributes to health care cost through health insurance, through the health services system for employees, retirees and dependents. because we use several different methodologies we developed three scenarios which are outlined and detailed in our report to estimate the cost the city is currently spending to cover medical care related to obesity and diabetes that is attributable to sugary sweets and beverages. we look at the total cost, direct cost and indirect cost. we used for the analysis that you see on the table in front of you, the most conservative methodologies. so one of the studies that we looked at recommends using a 10 percent total me

washington. the cart wrong reportermery county will show how ships will be safer on open water.hey ares amazing is so uniform. the control we have is amazing. boards simulate waves across the globe. >> as we say here, we do things for the war fighter. >> it overhaul the navy's original tank built during the cuban missile crisis. >> the range of the capability of the u.s. navy can be traced back in the design, development, modeling, and testing of this facility. >> the price tag, $25 million. >> there could be no doubt that the investment the nation is making here in this facility will pay for itself many times over. >> other nations like brazil and s, butoperate tidal basin' none measure up to this. testing begins in march. in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is abc seven breaking news. >> 80 people are injured, seven seriously, after he ceiling in a theater in london collapse. >> it happened during the height of the performance. this.e know ab

. >>> and how it will help encourage an anonymous tip to help capture a fugitive in 15 counties and in washington d.c., in the plane crash, we are learning some new information about that crash and we will have more coming up on the morning news. >>> 6:48 is the time, let's check in with sal for a look at your commute. >>> it is still a little bit slow out there and i want to mention somber news. southbound 101 as you drive to the caesar chavez exit, that accident has been cleared from the southern park. this is east bay and we have some slowed traffic as you head south. highway 4 is also slow and speeds are at 15 miles per hour. 15 to 24, there is only 8 minutes which is not all that bad but it is definitely slower than usual. let's get to the bay bridge toll plaza and if you are driving on the peninsular moderate to minimum. >>> it is cold, but not as cold, temperatures are definitely running warmer san around the bay -- and around the bay it will be slightly warmer on those highs starting off with 30s and 40s some areas not getting below 40 degrees which is a big difference from monday. 56 by

county now. we know just how much the school system is making from ads on its website. "the washington post" says that over the last two years, the county school system has brought in about $160,000. they advertise for things ranging from furniture to clothing, insurance, colleges. but there is a disclaimer that the school system does not endorse messages, products or services presented there in the ads. >>> do you trust your fellow americans? new survey says probably not. according to nut associated press gfk poll, social trust is down. people have even grown skeptical of those they know. one-third of us trust other americans. 40 years ago half of the population trusted each other. this could be a large problem if the trend continues. >>> a live look at train derailment in new york. four people killed on a stretch of tracks already known to be dangerous. more from the bronx straight ahead. >>> a check of our weather with amelia. >> looking at warmer temperatures today. by the end of the week, temperatures will be in the low >>> following breaking news in new york where four people hav

washington. inside the pierce county courthouse, marcell henderson is on trial for murder. popular teen in the community. henderson, 20, allegedly shot shwanki believing incorrectly that he killed a member of his gang. now inside the courtroom, tension is running high. >> there were words every time someone would testify. the judge had to get on and tell people to get quiet, call for order in his court. >> sergeants jeff bradding and jesus villahermosa share security. >> there was a lot of animosity, tension, and threats being exchanged between these groups. they had to add another officer. >> june 30th is a quiet day in the courtroom. no testimony, no jury. just a few motions before the judge. by 10:00 a.m., proceedings are over, and it's time to bring defendant henderson back to his jail cell. >> before they move him, they have to clear a hallway from point a to point b, hopefully without any threat of harm. >> but there's a problem. a relative and a friend of the murder victim have suddenly appeared in the corridor. >> they knew we were coming out the side door. so i thi

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washington. >>> the family of a slain prince george's county postal worker is preparing to say goodbye. the funeral for tyson barnett will be held tomorrow in south carolina. today, police officers and u.s. postal inspectors the neighborhood where burnett was shot while working last weekend. they retraced his route along reed street and spoke to fl neighbors to find information leading to an arrest. >> we are hoping that someone may have seen him at some point and provide information to us that will help lead us to the prosecution of his killer. >> the u.s. postal inspection service is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that could lead to an arrest. a mother survives a plane crash and walks to the nearest town for help. new details just coming in about this deadly crash. a big scare for a home owner in prince george's county after a crash in to his home. and a party set for tomorrow at we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's l

county. tonight the greenwood gaming company says it's ready to fight for its casino proposal. sources tells news4 the bid to build a parks casino hotel and spa on indian head highway in port washington didconsultants. on friday all three hoping to in the county will meet with the video lottery commission. greenwood vows to make the case for the most beneficial plan for the state of maryland. >>> the community is stepping up in a big way. salvation army has received three big donations to make up for what was stolen from the organization over the weekend. two men broke into the charity's building in southeast d.c. over the weekend. they stole days worth of red kettle collections and made off with more than $10,000. walmart wrote a check to the salvation army for $15,000 to make up for the losses. a local attorney and a foundation also donated $10,000 each. police are still looking for the thieves. >>> next tonight, a disturbing case of animal abuse. how police tracked down the suspects and the new search to find the dog a home. >>> a man visiting the nation's capital attacked on his way to the store. >>> a little girl ste for all those who sleep too hot or too cool, now there's a sol

. >> in prince georges county, a group of leaders protest over the name of washington's football teamhey rallied in the shadow of the stadium monday before the 49ers game. they talked about what the concern team name used to mean. and they called on county residents to unite against the name. another protest here. is this a growing thing? is it a growing movement, do you think, dave? >> based on my reporting, it seems to be growing. >> is it gaining traction? >> beg your pardon? >> is it gaining traction? >> that's what we don't know. what does the average ticket holder, what do they think about the name? are they really outraged enough about it to turn in their tickets, to get into protests, not show up for games? my reporting indicates to me i convenient much evidence of that. that done mean something isn't bubbling. but it seems to me, until the fan base gets active, nothing much is going to to happen. >> because the fan base is the money. and so, therefore, that's what the redskins are going to look at. but you have to remember one thing, it's mighty funny how the nfl hasn't said

county. a couple sprinkles. washington, virginia seeing light rain. mixes in with snow flakes across the higher terrain of the mountains of west virginia. a flurry chance coming our way. anytime we have active weather pattern, make sure you have our storm team 4 weather app. we have all the forecast zones broken down. we can tailor them individually. i keep talking about a white christmas. all anybody wants is one day of christmas this time of year. tomorrow, mostly sunny, breezy and cold. highs near 40. the all important seven day forecast. 40 tomorrow, near 50 thursday. 57 on friday and yes, indeed, saturday and sunday both in the 60s. rain chances both days. it will not be a wash out for the weekend. enjoy the milder weather a little bit. >> all right, chuck. in news 4 your health, three studies show multivitamins don't do anything except waste your money. popping a daily multivitamin did not ward off heart problems or memory loss and wasn't tied to a longer life span, either. as a result, some experts are urging people not to waste their money. in