we'll fly down i-270 together and make our way toward clarksburg. you see nice and clear in the roadway. no delays here. this is a live look at clarksburg road continuing southbound and northbound to rockville. clear. now traveling on the beltway, heads up. outer loop approaching new hampshire avenue. the second to right lane, a large pothole was reported there. slow down. and avoid it. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> more on our developing story. the search is on for the man who shot and killed this woman and left another wounded. police in alexandria say ruthann ledoto heard a knock on her door yesterday. when she answered, someone opened fire. news4's megan mcgrath is in alexandria now with more on the search for the man who pulled the trigger. megan? >> reporter: there was quite a manhunt yesterday afternoon when this began to unfold. the gunman has not been found. understandably, people in this neighborhood are very much on edge. you see the increased police presence. a number of cruisers are parked out front, and others

coming up from upper montgomery county, a significance difference from clarksburg, even down toward montgomery village there was a big difference in that part of the drive on 270 about two hours ago. so we have the rain and freezing rain this morning. by noon most of this is gone. we'll start to see some sun moving in from the west. high today 50, 51, maybe 52. yes, it is going to get that mild with low 40s again by 8:00 p.m. if you can delay something as opposed to canling, there won't be any weather problems for the afternoon. heavy snow up in pennsylvania. we've got sleet and freezing rain and then plain old rain. quite a break now to our south. southern maryland quiet at the moment. down 95 quiet. but there's more moisture coming in out of west virginia. everywhere that's pink, that is freezing rain. the purple colors are more of a sleet mix here. you see some of the light freezing rain returning to montgomery county and fairfax counties. as far as totals they range from a light glaze in the immediate metro. about a tenth of anism or more. two --en inch or more. two-tenths in purcelville.

there we go down toward clarksburg out of frederick.her than that in good shape in getolive look outside. here's what it looks like in virginia on the northbound side of i-95. looking great. just a bit slow here in springfield. it's going to look pretty much the same dale city in toward the occoquan river. let's go to our next live picture. this time we're checking out the northbound side of the bridge. looking good on the beltway in prince george's county. no delays yet on the outer loop 95 to georgia. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> coming up on 5:50. here is a look at what is new this morning. an investigation is under way into a deadly small plane crash that could have been a lot er p the ground and exploded into flames just yards away from a nashville ymca that was packed with children at the time. all people on board, all four people on board the plane died but no one on the ground was seriously hurt. >>> the results of the autopsy on actor philip seymour hoffman may be released later today. tests confirm there was heroin insi

it happened in clarksburg. two contractors were tethered to a cell tower when it toppled over. then another tower fell, killing a fire department employee on the ground. two other workers were injured. they had all been working to strengthen the tower's support when they collapsed. >>> the start of the winter olympics in sochi is just days away. tonight, organizers lit up the sky with fireworks for rehearsal. there was also a light display and music coming from the stadium where the opening er ceremonies will take place. the area is already in virtual lockdown due to security concerns. >> i feel safe, knock on wood. but it seems great. >> if mountains are amazing. the facilities are great. everyone has been friendly, so looking forward to the next month. >> russian officials have not finished work, so crews are racing to put on the finishing touches. it's estimated russia spent $50 billion to put on the games. stay with us for all your olympic coverage. keep up with jim hanley on facebook or twitter or go to our website and search hanley in sochi. >>> it is the lesser known bow

variation of ice, from just a little on the windshield to slippery sidewalks to a quarter inch in clarksburg, over to leesburg. when you get into frederick and caroll counties toward cumberland, we had some spots four, five tenths after inch. numerous power outages. branches and trees coming down. doppler 9000 is quiet. you can he what's left of the storm pulling away. looks like there could be a straggler of a shower or two out here approaching i-81. but that is it. so we're done with the precip for the day. now we're still hoping to get a little bit of clearing and a little bit of a warm-up. temperatures are in the 40s in luray to elkins. we're holding in the mid-30s here. the front is coming through. the winds are going to kick up. that will mix up the atmosphere a bit. we're optimistic for a little sun this afternoon as temperatures struggle to get not quite to 50. i was thinking maybe 50 earlier. no, we'll be in the low to mid- 40s this afternoon. back to 40 tonight. we are going to have a hard freeze again tonight. so anything that is wet will refreeze. could have some more slick spots

this is 270 in clarksburg. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> this morning's health alert focusing on the lasting effects of bullying. a study in the journal of pediatrics shows the physical and mental health effects of bullying linger long aft actual bullying stops. over 4,000 children were surveyed three times, once in fifth and then in seventh and again in tenth grade. researchers found children who were no longer bullied still showed signs of depression and had lower self-worth. >>> extreme loneliness can increase an older person's chances of premature death by 14%. that's according to research at university of chicago. a psychology professor conducted the study and found that the impact of loneliness is nearly as strong as the impact of poverty which increases the chances of dying by 19%. health issues linked to severe loneliness include lack of sleep, high pressure, and depression. >>> another new study in the journal of pediatrics finds children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can imp

it was back towards the west, w winchester, leesburg and clarksburg and gaithersburg and frederick, where we saw a quarter to a half-inch of ice and that will bring down trees and bring down power lines what we've seen through the area. temperatures are starting to go up. as the storm system moves out we continue to see clearing skyiei overnight tonight, at least partial clearing. and we see 48 in washington and 48 in fredericksburg and nearly 50 here and temperatures fall to the 20s and some to the teens. we mention a re-freeze, plus more than potential weekend snow coming up in a minute. >>> tonight, a small memorial is growing outside a high school in mcclain following the deaths of two students. police found a 7-year-old boy dead in scouts run nature school monday and found a 7-year-old boy dead at his home and police do not suspect foul play. they do not believe these deaths are connecticuted. langley sent a letter home about the cats and said a crisis counselor is available. >>> taking indecent liberties with children. patrick white, from it, said he was assigned to the glen forest

very heavy there but just volume delays heading into clarksburg. the heaviest traffic south of dale city getting past the express lane merge. >> coming up on abc seven news at 5:00, george clooney fights for culture in "the monuments men." up, a family's offer to turn heart ache into life-saving change through >> george clooney and matt damon had an all-star cast in "the monument men." like jimmy kimmel, which is world into this -- first, war ii history in "the monuments men to go >> we had been tasked to find art and not seize had stolen. >> as hitler retreated from france, the u.s. recruited art historians to find the masterpieces wondered by the not sees. the monuments men tells this story with a large, clear message. >> you can wipe out a generation of people, you can burn their homes to the ground and it will still come back. but if you destroy their ,chievements and the history it's like they never existed. >> george clooney puts his personals damp on the story as both star and director with a great cast including john goodman and bill murray

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it is freezing out there. 34 degrees right now and clarksburg and hovering just above the freezing markore. it's not as cold because some cloud cover is still moving in and as we head into the afternoon expect sort of a missed mix of sun and clouds. fremont 56357 degrees in campbell. temperatures actually near seasonal today. take a look at fairfield three a high of 5755 degrees in vallejo and tackler in san leandro. san francisco today checking in at 54 and 58 over in oakland. we are dry and the bay area but we do have some high clouds racing into the area. dry and the sierra nevada but again, we do have snow on the way to reach your 7 day around the bay forecast highlights to wet weather on tap for tomorrow which could impact your evening commute. drive break on friday but were back on tap again for saturday and sunday 3 were off to the role to now with the george street >>george: hot spot to first on the nimitz freeway. downtown oakland and the most recent of which north bound at 23rd. and even though it's on the shoulder the ride as you can see is backed up in two san leandro contin

once they pass clarksburg road, lanes open up. here's a live look at shady grove road in gaithersburg. you see southbound, no major delays. folks are clear as they continue to rockville. northbound toward duke, heading to the 14th street bridge, just a bit sluggish between duke and seminary road. however, southbound nice and clear. >> if are you just waking up, you're in for a chilly start. overnight the region received a coating of ice. melissa mollet has been checking the roads for a few hours and joins us live in frederick, maryland, off rosemont avenue. melissa, what's it like out there? >> reporter: off of rosemont avenue, that's off of 270. we kind of stepped out of the car here to see whatheer dealing with. you see the sleet, nasty rain is coming down. my photographer as he's walking closer to rosemont, you see that's a road that's pretty much wet. we've got a lot of slush. a little bit of ice. really pretty much wet in areas like that. if we come back over, we can look at the snow that's accumulated the past couple of stor

the biggest stretch of delays is that normal commute between frederick to clarksburg. no accidents on i-270. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:02. news4's mark seagraves will speak today with the family of a man who died of a heart attack outside a d.c. fire station. medrick mills, his family will hold a news conference today. his daughters says she begged firefighters to help her father, but they refused. chief kenneth ellerbee says an investigation into what happened should be finished in a few days. >> poem who are responsible and -- who should have taken action will be part of a process that's fair, equiticquitable and will e there. >> he's not decided whether he will attend the funeral. >>> this morning d.c. police the hunt for masked bandits. >> they say that they carrying out burglaries are detailed precision and planning all over the district. the newest video shows the group of heavily armed, masked many storm into a liquor store in northeast. one stands guard while the others terrorize customers and steal money from the register. police believe the same fur to

but once you get to clarksburg road and continuing to rockville, the lanes are open. no delays there. i'm back at 6:11. back over to you both. >>> coming up on 6:02, the trial of a former montgomery schoolteacher will begin. walter bowman is accused of second-degree assault while teaching at briggs cheney middle school. three coworkers complained of being grabbed by him and being held close. >>> and the trial of the former sunday schoolteacher charged in a deadly road rage case happens today. lee sana says he followed william o'brien to a parking lot to yell at him for honking at him. surveillance video obtained by "the washington post" shows the two fighting last april. sana said o'brien threw the first punch and he hit back in self-defense. o'brien died ten days later. >>> arlington neighbors are pushing to make a road safer after a mother of three was killed there. this was generjennifer lawson. yesterday she was reaching into her minivan when a dump truck slammed into her. she was waiting for her son at the elementary school when this happened. the road is narrow