. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get right to chuck bell and a look at the forecast. >> it's been a very well advertised event and it's behaving itself so far. so that's what we like from mother nature. just play by the rules. rain is quickly changing over to snow. temperatures remain at or above freezing everywhere. mid-30s northern montgomery county out to leesburg 34 in frederick and martinsburg. manassas closer to 39, 40. winter weather advisories posted points north and west. report from warren county, they say it's already slush covered roads in warren county virginia this morning. snowy and slushy roads out west and north of the metro. that will continue. use extra caution today. the timing of the slushy snow accumulation is from now up to about lunchtime. storm team 4 radar showing the snow. as we zoom in, you can see the

♪ >>> aaron gilchrist at the live desk.st learning that former cia director david petraeus entered a plea agreement with prosecutors as it relates to his handling of classified information. we understand he will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with with improperly retaining classified materials during his time as a four star general. . we understand that this relates to material that the fbi was in the possession of his former mistress back in 2012. e we all discovered this before he resigned from that job as director of the cia. at this point we don't know exact exactly what -- we know that the prosecutors have not sought prison time for the former general and cia director. "the washington post" reporting there could be a probationary period. we're still going through the information from the department of justice. we'll send it back to you as we continue to look for more information. >>> right now, blizzard advisories are out today for parts of minnesota, iowa michigan north dakota south dakota and wisc

good morning everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> thank you for joining us. i'm erica gonezalezgonzalez. we're supposed to start thinking about springtime. walks on the water. beautiful weather. oh no. no. not this morning we're dealing with winter. >> yep. tom, it just overstayed its welcome. >> yes. like the weekend guests that wouldn't leave. here is a look at the washington monument under a cloudy sky. we have a few flurryies flying through the area this morning to remind us that march is a moody month. we have a few scattered flurries passing from northwest heading southeast. getting a few of those. maybe a few sprinkles of light rain from prince william county to dale city and waldorf, another batch of flurries there. and temperatures are above freezing. the flurries that are falling inging are meltings. we're in the mid to upper 30s. around the bay upper 30s. off to the west shenandoah valley in the upper 30s. up near the pennsylvania border in north frederick county at 28 degrees. there's a view from the storm team 4 tower cam this morning. we'll have

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. thanks for joining us on this chilly wednesday morning. >> chilly going to be wet for some folk as the morning rolls on. >> i saw a pothole yesterday that is about a foot deep. so watch out for the potholes. with the freeze and thaw weather, we have more potholes popping p up and rain, as well p. along skyline drive, there is freezing rain. also in stafford county and just west of there, southern fauquier rain coming into cold air. freezing rain advisory st. mary's, charles, allow tonloudoun north and west of there until noon. so watch izecing. upper 20s to near 30 degrees. by the time the rain arrives in the metro area it should be in the mid-30s, but some rural areas could be some icing. by noontime into the 40s and then hitting low and mid-50s during the afternoon. but just maybe a few sprinkles away and some clouds coming and going, as well. coming up at 5:41 your bus stop forecast for this umbrella day wednesday. >>> nice crydry roads right now. but probably between 8:00 9:00 a l

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's take a look at the forecast with chuck bell. what happened to our warm weather? >> gone. you didn't pay your -- i like spring bill on time and so out it went. winter has returned and there is no warm air in sight. we made 73 yesterday. and there is not even a shot at 70 degrees. probably for the next 10 to 14 days at least. so welcome back to the cold pattern, everybody. sunshine and pretty steady breeze all day today. overall weather impact will be fairly low, but you will absolutely need your warm coat once again and your sunglasses for the ride in and home today. current temperatures are only in the upper 20s and low 30s right now with windchills mostly in the 20s. so a cold one for sure. hur by hour 20s to near 30 how. only up to near about 50 for a high today, but at least the sun will be shining. >>> developing right now in maryland state police are working to find out why a man was on i-270 when he was hit and killed this morning. meg ap mc megan mcgrath is there. >> reporter: a tractor trarl hit the man. the driver staye

aaron gilchrist, news4. >> the centers for disease control has great tips for helping student-athlete, parents and coaches to prevent head injuries. there's a link on nbcwashington.com. just search "concussion." >>> for the first time a nasa spacecraft is orbiting a dwarf planet. the dawn craft entered the orbitive series today. that dwarf plan set the largest object in the asteroid built between mars and jupiter. i didn't know there was a belt there. dawn will spend 16 months orbiting series. this is the spacecraft's second stop. it has priestly orbited the ast void vesta. it's busy out there. this summer new horizons arrives at pluto. >> also a dwarf planet. >> it really? is that why we kicked it out? >> it's like there's nine planeting growing up and all of a sudden our kids are telling us there's eight. >> very troubling. haven't gotten over that. >> remember how long we spent on discussions about that? >> yes. >> wasn't long at all. it's a cold one for sure. one thing we've all been talking act, the cold and the snow. how about these snow totals so far for the season. 36 inches.

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4s today on march 4. >>> it will be milder, so a nice have it conveyor belt of rain coming in from the mississippi valley riding along this front august of the way into the atlantic seaboard. right now a brief break from the rain north and west of the metro area, but south and east we're getting still a little bit of light rain falling now and that will continue to track off to the east. more rain will be moving in later this morning. right now temperatures are all above freezing. the iciness we had yesterday is all melted. in southern virginia and central virginia mid-40s. mid-40s shenandoah valley to low 40s northern part of the valley. there is the sky over the metro area. a little bit of light fog in the air and rain temporarily stopped. but have an umbrella ready, it will be back. and then showers the rest of the day. snow looking likely on thursday. just had a winter storm warning just you issued now all these counties in pink all of northern virginia eastern wes

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check in with tom and a amelia for our forecast. >> monday it was looking like a light wintry mix on thursday. then tuesday like oh, maybe it will be more than that. models were showing more and more toward snow. and then it was obvious yesterday that we were going to get quite a bit of accumulating snow. but the models have been up and down. >> the big thing that we're focusing on is when does the changeover actually happen there rain to sleet to snow and right now we're splitting hair but we're starting to see the changeover that chuck just showed us. >> he's out in frederick where they're getting sleet and snow right now. and that's where we see the areas of white and gray that is snow and that is stretching from our region all the way down to texas. it's moving off to the north and east. the pink zone a little bit of sleet mixing with rain in washington northern prince george's county northern anne arundel. south of there, just some light rain falling. rest of southern and e

. >> our own aaron gilchrist participated in the events tonight.pening ceremonies will be june 26th at rfk stadium. all of the events free to the ub pick lp nbc 4 is a proud sponsor of these games. >>> we got sports coming up. near perfect night for the wiz. okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to your home for the mo sports. >>> wizards played some ball tonight. >> yes. >> pretty well as a matter of fact. >> are you enthusiastic about this or what? we had a good night. when the wizards found out before the game that memphis was going to rest their three best play

good morning i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mwe'll go to tom kierein for a look when the rain is moving in that will be later today. there is the capitol under a most

good morning everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> thank you for joining us. gonezalezgonzalez. we're supposed to start thinking about springtime. walks on the water. beautiful weather. oh no. no. not this morning we're dealing with winter. >> yep. tom, it just overstayed its welcome. >> yes. like the weekend guests that wouldn't leave. here is a look at the washington monument under a cloudy sky. we have a few flurryies flying through the area this morning to remind us that march is a moody month. we have a few scattered flurries passing from northwest heading southeast. getting a few of those. maybe a few sprinkles of light rain from p

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. we appreciate you joining us. it will get warmer eventually, but first some of you may experience some freezing rain this morning. tom, is this ever going to let you up? >> yes, eventually march becomes april. and there is the capitol under a cloudy sky. this area in green is rain but it is coming into colder air and it does advance farther to the north. we're getting some icing in the pink. a few scattered areas especially along the ridge tops in the shenandoah valley, farther to the west, where there could be a little bit of vae light icing. we

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.elcome to news 4s today on march 4. >>> it will be milder, so a nice have it conveyor belt of rain coming in from the mississippi valley riding along this front august of the way into the atlantic

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's take a look at the forecast with chuck bell. what happened to our warm weather? >> gone. you didn't pay your -- i like spring bill on time and so out it went. winter has returned and there is no warm air in sight. we made 73 yesterday. and there is not even a shot at 70 degrees. probably for the next 10 to 14

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. and we're dealing with bitter cold. >> would he rewind to more like february temperatures. it is march 6 and it is feeling more like early february. temperatures right now down to 12 at dulles 17 at reagan national. new record at dulles. temperatures around the bay are in the mid teens. farther north and west, single digits. only 3 above zero.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check in with tom and a amelia for our forecast. >> monday it was looking like a light wintry mix on

. > and i'm aaron gilchrist. a basketball coach out of a job. >>> and i'm meteorologist chuck be. filtered sunshe coming through. promised to be the warmest three days of the week are right on top of us. a complete check of your >>> right now millionaire real estate heir robert durst is in court after arrest this weekend for murder. the hearing is hatching in new orleans. according to his lawyer he's expectedo waive extradition and get to l.a. to answer the charges.t comes from one of the most successful real estate families new york city and suspected of killing several people. filming an hbo special he was caught on ap open mike saying what the heck did i do? killed them all, of course. quote/unqu i'll break in with an upda. barbara. > finding out why daniel rossen is already accused soliciti sex from an under age teen. he had a series of online exchanges with a detective in their child exploitation unit. police arrested him in february. he's been out on bond though rossen security clearance suspend and he's now on administ leave. >>> the u.s. hit the debt ceiling. the temporary

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. this is the scene from chopper 4 after a car crashed into a post office. the barriers from kept the accident from being much worse. >>> i'm barbara harrison. angelina jolie being praised about her honesty about undergoing preventive cancer surgery. >>> i'm meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy and cold any sign of spring in the seven-day forecast? i'll let you know, coming up. >>> breaking news the latest on the crash of germanwings flight 9525. the first responders have just arrived at the scene. they say there are no survivor there is. we are learning that close to 150 people were on that plane. 144 passengers 2 babies 6 crew members, all of them feared dead. that flight crashed in the french alps this morning. it was a germanwings operated by lufthansa airline. we are learning that the plane started a descent at 30,000 feet. it was a steep but not unusual descent. it went off radar at about 6,000 feet. this was about 45 minutes into the flight. the plane had a routine inspection yesterday. the captain was with the company for ten years. the french president

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. an arrest at uva, and this huge protest. >>> you're watching "news4 midday." >>> good morning, everybody. cloudy skies are starting to move in, and underneath the clouds soon we'll deal with rain drops and eventually yes, even snowflakes. so keep in mind everybody, this is going to turn into a bit of a winter weather threat as we get into the pre-dawn hours of tomorrow morning. lots of rain just down to our south. these purple shaded counties are where we already have a winter weather advisory posted. the advisory starts at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow and goes until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. snow likely to begin twee 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. across the area. primarily a heavy, wet snow mixing with rain and mostly rain down to the south. slushy roads are quite possible especially north of the metro. for this afternoon, nothing to worry about. temperatures into the upper 40s and low 50s, but tomorrow the a.m. commute likely heavily impacted. a complete check of the forecast coming up. >>> i'm mark segr

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm barbara harrison. >> the entire region remains under a winter storm.trict is under a snow emergency meaning you'll need to watch where you park

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 today on this friday the 13th. a mixed bag of weather. i like 13. >> that's right. your birthday date. tom kierein has more on the friday morning headlines. >> yeah lucky kayday for us. half moon in the southern sky now. there is the washington monument under a clear sky. chilly morning, though. near freezing. and then a mild afternoon again. rain looking likely late tonight and into saturday. much of saturday looking wet right now. temperatures are near or below freezing nearby suburbs. that includes prince george's county montgomery, fairfax county. much of northern virginia, shenandoah valley right near freezing as is southern maryland. near the bay, just low to mid-30s. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky, no rain here locally. but there are showers in southwestern virginia, north carolina it will stay well to our south this morning. then this area of rain much farther to the weather that will be tracking toward us by later this evening. so we'll have these mostly clear skies with us. coming up next weather and

good morning i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mwe'll go to tom kierein for a look when the rain is moving in. >> that will be later today. there is the capitol under a mostly clear sky now. later today we'll have the clouds closing in. a dry morning and wet afternoon is likely. then more rain is looking likely for the end of the week into part of our weekend. right now radar showing all of that rain now stretching from southern ohio, indiana, illinois, all the way south down to the gulf coast. it's on a track to come into the metro area. still about six hours or so away of getting into the immediate metro area. it's going to be maybe around noontime or early afternoon. western northern suburbs shenandoah valley will see it first as it's moving from the west. temperatures below freezing in the western suburbs including dulles. frederick near 30. elsewhere most locations are above freezing. and around the chesapeake bay low to mid 30s this morning. look at the drive time forecast. a big difference between today and this afternoon. how is now? >> right now still have the problem on 95. i'm goin

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. and we're dealing with bitter cold. >> would he rewind to more like february temperatures. it is march 6 and it is feeling more like early february. temperatures right now down to 12 at dulles 17 at reagan national. new record at dulles. temperatures around the bay are in the mid teens. farther north and west, single digits. only 3 above zero. front royal at 9. most of the region, a breeze a few subzero windchills. a windchill advisory in effect until 10:00. there is the sky over washington. we have a clear sky, and it will be a frigid morning. so dress accordingly. cold afternoon staying below freezing. and then a weekend warning trend is on the way. a look at the hour by hour temperatures coming up at 5:11. >>> breaking news still have this problem 95 north in virginia at dale city. jackknifed tractor trailer right here in the middle of the roadway. main lanes are blocked. you'll have to take route 1 as your alternate. you can see some folks getting off to that exit. so just a warni

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.expect some sunshine and warmer temperatures later on today. >> like the sound of that. tom kierein here now with your forecast. >> the fog is beginning to lift but we have rain now into tennessee, kentucky and southern west virginia moving more steady rain in between 8:00 10:00 this morning and then into early afternoon it will taper off. but right now this patch of green just a little bit of sprinkle activity northern virginia nearby suburbs, southern maryland and just south of fredericksburg. with the fog around and a little light rain, you'll need an umbrella today and your rain boot. may still be puddles around the curbs. temperatures will be holding steady in the pourts through 8:00 with the fog around especially north of the metro area. a little light rain around noontime still hovering around 50, but then it will jump into the mid-60s in the metro area by midafternoon. a look at neighborhood highs and lows that's coming up at 5:41. >>> looking pretty good right now as we're tak

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get right to tom and a look at the forecast. >> the other problem this morning is some fog. we have a dense fog advisory all these counties in gray including the district, prince george's county montgomery and fairfax and northern virginia, southern maryland. and some of the fog could be around until about 9:00 this morning. so slow down, use your low beams. but by mid-morning, most of it should be gone. right now radar not picking up anymore freezing rain or freezing freezing drizzle. but surface temperatures are at or a little below freezing so watch out for the icy nest that will be around this morning. going forward, by noon, upper 30s 37 midupper. midafternoon 40s. by this time tomorrow morning, back down below freezing into the mid-20s. next a look at neighborhood highs at 5:41. how is the commute? >>> you want to give yourself extra time if you're leaving your house this morning due to fog and icy conditions. no report of delays on inner or outer loop in maryland. eastbou

i'm aaron gilchrist. p. >> this is going to be all march you and me. >> it's going to be annoying. no. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to monday march 16, 2015. >> let's get you started with your forecast. ch is in for tom kierein. >> a good looking morning out soord and we'll be off to a nice mild start this week. temperatures both today and tomorrow closing in in many neighborhoods on almost 70 degrees. cooler weath bag later on in the week but radar this morning, nothing on it. so we have a nice dry forecast for the morning. temperatures are mostly in the 30s to around 40 degrees. 40 at national airport. 30 manassas, 33 in the panel handle of west virginia. so this mog plan on temperatur in the 30s through at least 8:00 low to mid-40s by 10:00. and this afternoon, get out and enjoy. temperatures today up near 68. when i see in you ten minutes, wel be talking about bett rain chance coming our way tomorrow. >>> brand new crash 29 in fairfax at university drive. a little slow through this area. this just popped up. going to try to get more informatio that one for you. 270 at germantow

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. take a look at storm team 4 radar. this system is headed our way today. we turn to tom kierein. and before that moves in, we are going to feel a little more springlike today. >> finally we'll get pay back for the frigid mornings we've had. right now just clouds ahead of that rain. live view from our tower camera overlooking northwest washington. south and east of the metro area, there have been showers and even flashes of lightning up toward cambridge and just south of there headed toward salisbury. that will be pulling well south of the metro area. look at the neighborhood highs today, just a wonderful afternoon. it will be in the low to mid-70s in the metro area. cooler right by the bay in the 60s. and maybe passing showers east of 95 from the morning into the early afternoon. most of the region stays dry for the daylight hours. western part of the mountains, thundershowers moving in, but everybody out there, it will be beautiful. warmest temperature, manassas down to culpeper and fredericksburg and laplata. coolest

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it is a weather alert day. the radar is lit up here. different colors. we have rain and sleet and snow moving in. >> tom rear ron and a meal take segal see amelia segal in the storm center. >> earlier in the week it was looking like a light wintry mix today. and then tuesday, it was like we. yesterday it was obvious that maybe it would be the biggest snow of the season so far. >> and the worst of it will fall late morning hours into the evening hours. so the snow is only starting to move in now. >> that's the area in white you see on the radar. it's all across west virginia into kentucky southern ohio into pennsylvania and it is just north and west of us now. right in the metro area pink zone there is mostly just still some rain falling as well as south and east of us in the green zone, but it's north and west howard frederick, very light snow that is falling there now. but it's melting on the roads. but there is heavier snow this bright white zone northern frederick county right into southern washington county, then across the west vir

aaron gilchrist hosted the ae vent today. >>> marijuana may be legal to possess in the district but it's hard to come by. some users have come up with a unique way now to help each other start their own mini marijuana gardens at home. mark segraves has a preview. >> reporter: marijuana's been legal in the nation's capital now for exactly one month. but you still can't buy it or sell it. so how do you get it? well that's why these people are standing in line. for one of the district's first seed shares. later this evening, people will be sharing marijuana seeds. while you can't buy it or sell it, you are allowed to grow it. each person can have up to six plants in their home. so today people will come here to this bar in adams morgan where they'll be given seeds to go home and plant. coming up at 5:00 we'll take you inside the seed share. >>> and this is scott mcfarlane at the live desk. we've learned three people are seriously hurt in that building collapse and fire in new york city. two have serious burn injuries and one person was take on the hospital unconscious. there were reports of

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. helping you plan for the day ahead. tom kierein has a look at the warm-up you'll see. >> right now it's a chilly in ft. washington. 40 degrees. but climbing nicely in for the mid-50s there with just a few high clouds coming over. her herndon is at 39 right now. and then will this afternoon, should be in the mid fifth there with a partly cloudy sky. just high clouds drifting in. montgomery county also at 39 silver spring this afternoon should be reaching mid to upper 50s there. as well as right in washington itself. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the hour by hour temperatures as we get through the day all around the region. and now let's check on the roads. we have a couple of new crashes. >>> a couple new crashes, first one prince george's county here we're talking about pennsylvania avenue northbound at do youer house road, a lane blocked there. and clarksburg road at bethesda church road, a crash there, as well. some lanes blocked, too. so these just popping up. also again 80 ramp to southbound

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we want to get you you caught up on the forecast for today. it's a good one. here's tom. >> yes, starting off rather chilly. a few spots down near city. dale city at 37. later today, they should soar to the upper 50s by midafternoon with a partly sunny sky. another hometown location, gaithersburg in montgomery county right now there a little bit below freezing right around 30 degrees and mostly cloudy. but then there hitting the mid-50s by midafternoon. a lot of the snow will be continuing to melt. much of montgomery county got quite a bit of snow from that storm last thursday. anacostia at 31 but soaring to the upper 50s there, as well by mid to late afternoon. a look at our springlike temperatures for the next seven days next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:41. that lisat melissa. >>> another disabled car 66 east just after 50, right lane blocked. outer loop near 270, still have the right lane blocked for road work there. so that sounds like it might be around for a little bit longer than we had initially thought. beltway at col

aaron gilchrist hosted the event today. >>> 202. number has stood alone as the district's only area code for nearly 60 years. but you might be dialling a new number in a few years. according to "the washington post," the company that runs the phone system could run out of 202 numbers by 2019. right now about 63% of the available 202 numbers are already assigned. that's about 5 million numbers with 3 million still available. >>> two local veterans are in a new battle tonight. they're among the top finalists in a competition to win a 7-eleven franchise. >> walked in the door and heard that everybody will turn around and say, hello, welcome to 7-eleven. >> with just days to go in the voting max powell of woodbridge virginia is among the top ten competitors. 7 e lev season hosting the competition on its facebook page under operation take command. the veteran with the most votes who can also pass a job interview will get a free franchise. >> person of integrity. a go-getter, i have the go-get e go-getter attitude. three simple rules -- g

aaron gilchrist announcing the sponsors of each sport. peeled off one by one. >> the way i characterize it david, is i'm not going to see this again in my lifetime here in this area. >> i got my first bronze medal in indianapolis in the 100 breaststroke. >> r this year's games will be the eighth for swimmer douglas shaw. check out all his medals. he's traveled all over the world to compete. his family rooting him on. >> it that's our vacation. >> reporter: but this year this retired fairfax county firefighte won't have to leave home. athletes village will be right here irest. >> it's a great honor for us to be able to host this big event. >> reporter: so how big of an event is this going to be? to put it in perspective, the olympics had about 10,000 athletes. that's the summer olympics. this event will have some 12,000 representing more than 70 countries. with venues in northern virginia d.c. and maryland the games will require some 4,000 volunteers. >> it's so exciting. huge that it's coming to fairfax. >> they're going to be our ambassa