i'm aaron gilchrist in des moines. we're giving you an inside look at what's happening here just one day before iowans become the first in the nation to start choosing our next president. >>> a second teenager from our area arrested in connection to the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old virginia girl. we're live with new reaction to the sickening crime. >>> and you are looking live at the white house. find out why it was locked down today. >>> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> news4's aaron gilchrist is in des moines right now as we count down to the iowa caucus. all of the candidates on the gop and democratic side are stumping for support as they prepare for tomorrow's big vote. the democratic national committee strikes a deal with the candidates and poll numbers show a tight race, but first, aaron gives us a taste of the political fever spreading throughout iowa. >> reporter: this really is the center of the political universe this weekend. all the candidates are criss-crossing the state right now, some 2,000 journal

our own aaron gilchrist will be following it. be sure to follow him on twitter.we'll have coverage starting at 5:00 in the morning. >> after the >>> as we all dig out, we're seeing wonderful stories of neighbored helping each other dig out. they dug for other four hours yesterday. they went to work after finding out two women are due to give birth this week. >> we all came out doing our little thing, you know, to the driveways. then we said, let's get them out. >> i felt so -- like i said so honored that they would do that for me and other people to help out. people are good. >> they really are, especially in tough times. this is a picture in loudoun county. neighbors all came together. if you see something, besure to send a hash tag #help4neighbors. >>> there's a new warning for women. they say heart disease remains undertreated and under dying nieced in women compared to men. nbc's anne thompson has more on what's behind this gender gap. >> reporter: when it comes to treatment for heart disease, it is still a man's world. in a first of its kind report on heart

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. of course, the big question, how much snow will melt? >> i don't think a whole lot, but i'm no meteorologist. chuck bell is. hey, chuck. >> aaron, what is eun yang's favorite thing in the whole world? aaron gilchrist chocolate. >> favorite living thing. >> panda. >> i was asked if i had a panda suit a little while ago. >> please tell me yes. >> what i will tell you is photoshop plus boredom equals trouble for me. there's me in a panda suit on the twitterverse. really, really appreciate that. >> you are my best friend. >> even the tie matches. >> i didn't think i could love you any more, but now we're reaching epic porportions here. >> twitter and photoshop are not going to be my friend today apparently. in arlington, buried in arlington. thanks for your picture. there goes the setting full moon early this morning. it's been replaced full sun. even some single numbers in some of the rural areas. be ready. the meltdown continues today. not the mental meltdown but the snow meltdown. rising to the low 30s this afternoon. bone-chilling cold to

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.t's check in with chuck on the 4 things you need to know about the forecast. >> good morning. four things you need to know about the weather. drizzle me this, drizzle me that. that's what you need to know. no sunshine on sunday. windy on sunday with the playoff game. strong southerly wind will put you near 60. the big up will be followed by a big down in temperatures early next week. another taste of winter coming our way. closer to the freezing mark on the shenandoah valley. there could be a little freezing drizzle out there. keep that in mind if you're traveling. amelia will be talking about the school day forecast in ten. i'll have the seven-day in 20. trouble in virginia. >> just got off the phone with state police. we still have this erb here. take a look. dum ffries shut down at bristol. we're trying to get more information for you. no problem. we're going to take you 29 minutes. it is nice and clear. same thing northbound. we'll have travel times in ten minutes. >>> melissa, tha

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we get to lauryn ricketts in the weather room but first to erika gonzalez. >> just as the blizzard is set to arrive in our area. we picked up on fire and rescue tweets. look at these pictures. a car sparked a house fire. that's in leisure world. one firefighter was injured, not seriously though. the good news is the other people all made it out safely. we'll get back to more breaking news in just a few minutes. stay with us at the live desk. eun and barbara -- or i should say aaron and barbara. back over to you. >> i'll take it, erika. thank you so much. a lot of news going on today. not only that but the snow coming your way. you've probably not seen it yet, but if you're in the southern tier of our listening area, you're seeing snow. you're seeing reports in richmond and in portions of the shenandoah valley. it may be evaporating. this is on its way to our area. we're looking at it in d.c. by noon. baltimore by about 2:00. a big system with a lot of moisture associated with it. what

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check our weather first. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with your morning headlines. >> you're absolutely right. aaron and eun, good morning to you. welcome back to work and school this morning, everyone. finallily flurries around today. nothing measurable but an occasional snowflake can't be ruled out. there will be a bigger chance nr rain this weekend. i'll have look at how weather on the weekend will affect you. right now windchills back in into the teens and 20s. 21 in an course town. 27 in washington. focusing in ontown next 24 hours, bundle up. that's the hash tag for today #layerup. windchills only in the teens to near 20 at 7:00 tonight with air temperatures down below freezing and starting off tomorrow morning even colder still. downtown temperatures down to about 21 tomorrow morning, but widespread teens in the suburbs and kind of blustery weather around for the day. we'll let you know how the wind'soing to affect your commute coming up in a few more minutes

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:30 on this friday morning. we want to turn right to amelia segal. >> we're dealing with icy spots once again this morning and tomorrow morning, as well. in addition to that, it will be blustery later today, so it will feel like temperatures are only in the mid to upper 20s. so you want to bup tendle up fo this friday. a big warm-up over the weekend into early next week as we close out february -- excuse me, as we close to out january and make our way into february. i'm keeping a close eye on next week. a pretty good likelihood rain will move through the area and that could lead to areas of heavy rain and potentially flooding. and as the rain moves through, again, that could lead to issues on wednesday. >> that's a lot. maybe people can get their inflatable rafts out. >> i'm hoping with the timing we will have the snow melt and then the rain so not at the same time. florida outer loop at gallows road, two left lanes finally getting by. again, the overturned vehicle on the right still slowing things down. about a

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we have complete coverage as your ride slowly gets back to normal. don't expect to and from work to be an easy task today. >>> first, we want to get you up to speed on breaking news on the beltway. here's melissa mollet. >> breaking news on the beltway. outerloop and braddock. two lanes getting by there. we had amelia segal driving by there. just a mess. we do have those two right lanes getting by. amelia brought that to us. we have a fedex truck overturned. it is going to be nasty. especially as this morning commute progresses here this morning. very bad as far as cleanup goes. 270 southbound, hearing about a brand-new problem there, southbound through hiatt town trying to figure out what's going on there. northbound, that left lane getting by. again, they're clearing snow. 50 at 66. again the ramp from 66 to 50 blocked. amelia, thank you for that great video just a couple minutes ago. what are you seeing now? >> reporter: well, melissa, right now, we're just south of wilson boulevar

i'm aaron gilchrist p. >> and i'm eun yang. is this a look from montgomery county where the story is similar in a lot of places. the main roads looking clear, but the side roads are what could cause you problems this morning. >> we have complete team coverage for you as you start to dig out from blizzard 2016. let's start things off with chuck bell. >> good morning, aaron and eun. coming up on 5:01 in the morning thousan now. freezing rain advisories to the mountains of west virginia. be careful out there this morning. a lot of ice and slushiness around the metro area. but again, a little glazing of freezing rain possible here northernmost maryland. first little wave should dry up, but there is another chance coming here late this afternoon into this evening. current temperatures really a big range. 41 in winchester, but 26 this martinsburg. so a 15 degree difference. most of the metro is at or just above the freezing mark. here is the way the next 24 hours are shaping up depending where you live. upper 20s and low to mid-30s s

. >> stay with news 4 for complete team coverage of decision 2016, steve and news 4's aaron gilchrist are in iowa tonight. look for aaron's report at 6:00 and he and steve will be there monday for the big vote. >>> fight between two rival gangs sparked a melee that killed one person and sent seven others to the hospital in denver. bullets started flying around 1:00 at the colorado motorcycle expo. several of the victims were critically injured. so far, police have not announced any arrests and motorcycle expo continued shortly after the melee, but police say that many of tomorrow's events will in fact be cancelled. >>> d.c. police want you to look at this picture, destiny hainy has been missing since thursday night. she's only 11 years old. destiny was last seen on alabama avenue near 15th place in southeast. she was wearing a dark and light blue jacket, orange shirt, and camouflage pants. >>> new tonight, a firefighter took a serious fall bat american league house fire tonight in tacoma park, maryland, it started at 9:00. montgomery county fire officials say one of the firefighters f

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we need to get your forecast.lly and misty and not very nice. >> it's not looking nice outside. the next changerr

steve and aaron gilchrist are in iowa right now. they will be there tomorrow for the big vote. >>> and of course meet the press moderator chuck todd also in iowa, he's hosting the show from there this morning. he will talk to senators ted cruz, marco rubio and bernie sanders ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. >>> d.c. police need your help finding a missing child. 11-year-old destiny haney has been gone since thursday night. she was last seen on alabama avenue, this is near 15th place in southeast. she was wearing an orange shirt and camouflage pants. if you have seen her, call police. >>> it for many of tonight is the deadline for sign up for affordable care act. derrick ward is live with what you need to know. >> reporter: good morning. again, well, indeed there is a marathon effort here to get people involved and people signed up. we're at one lotion now, first baptist church. and what you're seeing here are folks getting in to that process of getting signed up for health care. of course as you said the deadline is 11:59 tonight. and

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. wondering if you won the powerball?et a look at the numbers in just a few minutes. >>> let's get a check of the weather. chuck bell? good morning. >> the rain clouds are holding off for a little longer but rain showing up as we get into the weekend. i mentioned that i have this for our next big change in the weather. noon saturday, cloudy, milder. saturday night after about 8:00 rain moving in and moderate rain to start the day on sunday. saturday night into sunday morning, for now cloudy skies around the metro. clouds are in full effect. where you see numbers 20 degrees and lower, it's still a clear sky. 17 with a clear sky. 36 and clouds here in washington. so planning out your day, mostly cloudy, and areas getting into the low areas. amelia segal is back in a few minutes to talk about how the weather will impact your commute. here's melissa mollet with more on that. >> take a look westbound at hee highway. will probably be out of the way shortly and does not seem to be slowing anything. i thought i would mention it.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. s check our weather first. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with your morning headlines. >> you're absolutely right. aaron and eun, good morning to you. welcome back to work and school this morning, everyone. finallily flurries around today. nothing measurable but an occasional snowflake can't be ruled out. there will be a bigger chance nr rain this weekend. i'll have look at how weather on the weekend will affect you. right now windchills back in into the teens and 20s. 21 in an course town. 27 in washington. focusing in ontown next 24 hours, bundle up.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we made to friday. oh, my goodness, what a long week. we still have to check our forecast, right? >> a peel i can't smelia segal for us. >>> similar to every other morning this week, dealing with icy spots because of the wed having a low to moderate impact on your day. and heads up to later today. we'll be noticing the winds breezy to windy conditions. and that will add a chill during the afternoon hours. currently temperatures in the 20s across the area. so everybody is below freezing. 29

i'm aaron gilchrist. in and i'm eun yang.ve complete team coverage and we want to start with chuck bell because it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. some ice we're dealing with. >> it's very cold outside this morning. temperatures are in the teens and 20s. school outlook is looking better and better as we get into next week. weather headlines for take,oday lot of kids still out or facing a big delay. big ice issues early this morning. we'll be above freezing later on this afternoon, so just back to slushy. and it won't be as cold tonight and tomorrow morning. here is the way current temperatures look. teens and 20s outside the door. by 7:00 a.m., teens and 20s

i'm aaron gilchrist p. >> and i'm eun yang. is this a look from montgomery county where the story is similar in a lot of places. the main roads looking clear, but the side roads are what could cause you problems this morning. >> we have complete team coverage for you as you start to dig out from blizzard 2016. let's start things off with chuck bell. >>

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. you might not be able to go to work, but that's not stopping up from getting you up to the minute the meant you'inute you'. >> a lot of you heading out are in for a mess thanks to the melting and refreezing. let's start things off with chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. a whole lot of ice to deal with here early this morning. another couple of chances for a little light rain or snow coming up mid week. but first we have to get the through a monday. it's very cold this morning. single numbers and teens across most of the area. annapolis is the warm spot at 21. warrington is down to 4 above zero. that's not including the windchill. luckily there is not much of a breeze out there. dangerously icy this morning, but plenty of sunshine coming our way. a clear sky after the sun goes down, so by 7:00 tonight, most areas dropping just back down below the freezing mark, but unlike this morning, tomorrow morning we'll be in the 20s and low 30s. not the single numbers and teen. still cold en

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm uniyaeun yang.e're talking about cold weather headed our way. >> it is not going to be a big high impact event, but the weather will impact your plans with time. this morning, seasonably cold, no problems. stuff to do outside, the sooner you do it, the better it will be. by mid to late afternoon, rain and snow showers moving in, causing slowdowns. by this evening, high winds and plummeting temperatures, windchills back to the single numbers before midnight tonight. right now, current temperatures, upper 20s to low 30s. and the next big change in the weather really starts to arrive mid to late afternoon. rain and snow showers, temperatures near 40 at 4:00. by 9:00 p.m., windy and snow flurries, temperatures in the upper 20s. by tomorrow morning, single number windchills with air temperatures in the teens. that's going to be cold. we'll let you know how it is going to impact travel plans in and around the area. for now, speaking of trouble on

follow our very own aaron gilchrist on twitter over the weekend. is heading to the iowa caucuses. watch sunday night and monday morning for his previews and tuesday when he wraps up the results. >>> right now, the storm team four by four is on the road where we are seeing heavy equipment moving snow out there. amelia, you are in the four by four all morning. did you see a lot of icy roads still? >> what we were noticing this morning, the secondary roads, the neighborhoods and especially the on and off ramps had a lot of icy spots on it. we were noticing, and you can see it, there was a lot of salt down on the roads. when we were out there early it was hard to determine are we seeing ice, salt or snow? a lot was a lot of salt on top of the roads. crews definitely out there doing their job trying to treat the roads. we have so much snow to deal with. tomorrow, your hour by hour forecast. we start off once again with icy spots. not as bad as this morning. temperatures aren't going to be as cold. nonetheless, they'll be there. what we are noticing two l

i'm adam tuss in for aaron gilchrist? and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. coming up ottn 5 kwl:31, we get check of the weather. >> some people haven't geechb to bed. >> that's true. >> what do you know, chuck? >> a new year and a new pattern. more sunshine. that will be a nice change of pace am chance to dry out after a long rainy zrech of weather. actually cold air. we haven't seen anything. it only went freezing twice the whole month of december. outside we're in the low 40s, high 30s. about 300 miles, no big storms for air travelers as well. when i see you in a few minutes we'll break down hour by hour and talk about 2016 at 5:51. back to you. >>> several people were arrested after a wild chase in maryland and possible shots fired. police took people into custody. we're told the chase between two cars started in prince george's county after somebody flashed a gun. the drivers ended up in montgomery county where the car being chased drove the wrong way down new hampshire avenue. still no word if any of those folks were charged. >>> check this out, smoke c

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i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check in with melissa mollet. >> it's a major mess. right now as aaron and eun just mentioned, a lot of folks still trying to make it home. this is the evening commute spilling over. look that. we are jammed there. a six-mile backup. bottom of the beltway, inner loop, outer loop. inner loop also has the right side blocked because of crash there. beltway at telegraph also not looking so hot burke the top of the beltway at connecticut, that's started to ease up quite a bit here in the past 20 minutes or so. you can see here, the outer loop at connecticut, we still have a police car on the scene of the earlier crash. things are loosening up quite a bit. outer loop at old georgetown, we have a stalled vehicle. things are still icy. bottom of the beltway, you want to avoid that. that's just going to get worse as folks start heading out and adding to the mess. chuck? >> all right. thanks, melissa. team coverage of all the winter weather problems continues now. the blizzard watch is posted through the afternoon into saturday. heavy snow and wi

. >> look for news 4 today anchor aaron gilchrist who will be reporting from iowa tomorrow night at 60. he will be there monday had the big vote goes down. >> a favor fax county man facing charges of sexting a student. she goes the a school for students with disabilities. they found the photos on stephenson's phone. >> well, it is a growing health threat. a rapidly moving mosquito-spread virus bringing even more case overseas. >>> a lot of viewers sharing online. a rescue one family could not be more thankful for. the emotional words they had for >>> back at 9:38. the world health emergency trying to decide whether to put out a world health emergency over the zika virus. all patients who traveled to brazil where it is spreading rapidly. it is most dangerous for pregnant women. it can lead to birth defects and abnormal live small heads and brains in babies. experts say it is to early to know for sure if zika is to blame. >> it could be zika plus some other factor. or it could be just zika alone. we don't know that. >> the centers for disease control say pregnant women should not travel

steve and aaron gilchrist are in iowa right now. they will be there tomorrow for the big vote. >>> and of course meet the press moderator chuck todd also in iowa, he's hosting the show from there this morning. he will talk on senators ted cruz, marco rubio and bernie sanders ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. >>> it's 6:05. d.c. police need your help finding a missing child. 11-year-old destiny haney has been gone since thursday night. she was last seen on alabama avenue, this is near 15th place in southeast. she was wearing an orange shirt and camouflage pants. if you have seen her, call police. >>> happening today, a d.c. soup ki kitchen is set to reopen. it was closed as the storm slammed our area and reopens at 9:00 this morning with a birthday celebration for the founder and breakfast for those in need. >>> the call for action after a man died just feet from a fire station. what his loved ones want so it doesn't happen again. >>> and of course the blizzard caused some major damage. how a prince george's county business is trying to

i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today."i guess we need to get some answers about this thing. >> we really do. you know who has answers? "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck t. bell. >> you know, you can't put anything past you guys, at least not after 5:00 a.m. outside it will be dry. that's the good news. here is the bad news. it h be a rainy friday night. rain likely to move in at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00. if you're going to be home late from work, take the umbrella. it will be dry till at least 3:00 or 4:00. the cold returns sunday night. there will be some flurries. today won't be a problem. we'll start out with sunshine and clouds will increase. it should make it to tupper 40s and low to mid-50s. that's how the day ended. i took the dogs out by the lincoln memorial. that's still one of the prettiest approaches coming down. >> you're right. >> i like that dress. the zipper -- >> i don't think they work. oh, they do, they do. >> don't unzip it now. >> and we sort of match. >> got the lavender going. >> taking a look at the issues.

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. coming up on 4:30. chuck, i'm thinking about this.emember the beginning of the season when you did your winter weather forecast and i think i remember 25 inches for like the season. >> right. >> here we are less than 24 hours we're going to get, what, half of that at least? >> well, it's more than 48 hours before the first flake falls so not 24 hours, aaron, i'll correct you on that. >> over a 24 hour period we'll get -- >> oh, yeah, absolutely. it looks like we could get a whole season's worth of snow in one storm. friday through saturday. that's the real danger time. in the meantime, we have a snow chance coming our way today just passing flurries. conversational snow. leading edge ten or so hours away from now. it's a cold one. temperatures 19 in leesburg. 20 in culpeper. biggest impact in the next 24 hours are going to be flurries. most likely see about 3:00 and 10:00 tonight. nothing big. nothing big, melissa. this is not a precursor, not a warmup. >> no appetizer? >> just a little alberta clipper. man, oh, man, the weekend is lo

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.re's four things you need to know about your forecast. >> hey, chuck. >> good morning, guys. nowhere near as cold. that's the upside, but the clouds are back. rain chances are sneaking back in as well, especially as we get toward the weekend. rain likely now late saturday night into sunday morning. there's another cold shot that may cause us to use the "s" word. maybe not sprinkles but know chances. you could have a random sprink tworl. rain chances will be increasing with time as we go into the next couple of days. again, our beth chance for rain looks like late saturday. your forecast is at 5:51. >> you can say 6:51 and we can roll this right along. >> and go have breakfast. >> sound good. >>> at chain bridge, sounds like we have a disabled vehicle that could be slowing things just a pit this morning. remember this problem in derwood. b buoy mill road affected. doesn't seem to be slowing things because of that. >> thank you. >>> only three house republicans are represent ang appeal a

our own aaron gilchrist is headed to iowa to cover the caucuses and you can see aaron's report startingnday. >>> right now the fda is considering a plan to control the zika virus should there be an outbreak here. a british company has developed a genetically modified mosquito that would reduce the mosquito population. the virus is in more than two dozen countries in the americas now. zika is suspected of causing birth defects. all 30 people with zika here in the u.s. were infected elsewhere including the one case in virginia. the head of nih says an outbreak here is not likely. >> i can't say we're definitely not going to have a major outbreak in the united states. that would be foolish to say. what we do is we prepare for the possibility of a major outbreak. >> only 20% of people with zika virus show symptoms. >>> it's now easier for expectant mothers to change travel plans over zika virus concerns. most airlines and cruise ships are offering refunds if you're expecting. it applies to those who have booked trips to the caribbean and to latin america. the refunds also apply to family me

i'm aaron gilchrist. in and i'm eun yang. we have complete team coverage and we want to start with chuck bell because it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. some ice we're dealing with. >> it's very cold outside this morning. temperatures are in the teens and 20s. school outlook is looking better and better as we get into next week. weather headlines for take,oday lot of kids still out or facing a big delay. big ice issues early this morning. we'll be above freezing later on this afternoon, so just back to slushy. and it won't be as cold tonight and tomorrow morning. here is the way current temperatures look. teens and 20s outside the door. by 7:00 a.m., teens and 20s still. by 11:00 this morning, find your hometown, notice most are above freezing. would i later on this afternoon, highs upper 30s to near 40 degrees. when do we drop back below freezing tonight? probably not until after about 9:00, 10:00. but by tomorrow morning, back into the upper 20s and low 30s. that's a ten degree improvement over this morning, so road ch

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist with a story breaking out of china. four mine workers rescued after 36 days. we'll tell you how the survivors were finally found. news 4 midday starts right now. >>> but first, a new mess in the middle of the snow cleanup with an incredible picture. a broken water main just stopped gushing in prince george's county. we're live in bowie with what's holding up the repairs. megan? >> good morning, barbara. within the last half hour or so, they got to the valves and shut it off. it's a large one. 24 inches. you can see behind me here that the crews are looking down into the hole. they're pumping the water out. we have heavy equipment on the scene. they'll start to dig down and take a closer look and figure out what they need to make the repair. look at the video from earlier this morning. this is before they shut down the valves. you can see the water shooting up out of the middle of the street. this is mitchellville road. going up into the air and flooding the street. that was the case for several hours this morning. it wa

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> today the governor will have his state of the commonwealth address. >> concernsrince gorges county where they're trying to work out some bugs in the new 911 system. will it impact you in the case of an emergency. >>> good morning, everybody. you're waking up this morning and it is cold. it feels like only between 5 and 15 degrees outside this morning. layer up and be ready for a wind chilled start to your wind day. weekend forecast coming up. >>> we've got a problem on the beltway. inner loop just after new hampshire avenue. you have two right lanes in the right shoulder getting by. pretty nasty crash. more updates coming up in just a few minutes. >>> 5:48. today virginia governor terry mcauliffe will deliver his state of the commonwealth address. he'll speak to the assembly about investing in schools. he hopes they'll join his push for a record $1 billion investment in public schools. that money would restore teaching positions lost during the recession. >> since 2008 we've lost 5,000 positions k through 12 during the recession. we're going to add 2500 instructi

. >>> aaron gilchrist is heading to iowa. he's going to join steve this weekend so we can bring you live team coverage right on through the caucuses here on news4. >>> and tonight we have a new interview with hillary clinton. she took a short campaign break to talk with lester holt from "nbc nightly news." >> you have painted bernie sanders as a bit of a dreamer, a bit of an idealist who can't deliver. so talk to me about all those supporters who propelled him to where he is right now. are they dreamers? are they idealists for launching onto his revolution? >> we both share a lot of the same goals. we want more jobs with rising incomes. we both want to make sure that the wealthy pay finally their fair share of taxes. we want to make sure we get to universal coverage, but what i think is the smartest, most effective way it get results is to build on the progress we've made. >> you're safe, is that -- >> no, i think i'm smart and i'm prepared and i know what it takes to get change made. >> you can see more of lester's interview

are covering all of the angles at the iowa caucuses and starting sunday steve handelsman and aaron gilchrist will handle our team coverage from des moines. >>> we're following new story in the water crisis in flint. michigan officials said the city's water samples are improving but for now residents should continue drinking filtered or bottled water. more steps are being taken to deal with the lead contamination. today governor rick snyder announced a panel of experts have been assembled to find solutions. that panel includes a virginia tech professor. >> now is the time to act to do things to help the people of flint address the damage that's been done both in the short term, the intermediate term and the long term and i'm committed to getting that done. >> the new panel is meeting for the first time today. >>> an epidemic here in our area and really off over the country is now attracting the attention of congress. a group of senators is lobbying their colleagues for help trying to fight addiction and overdoses of heroin and other opiates. they want the senate judiciary committee to allocat

aaron gilchrist will join steve handelsman in iowa this weekend to bring you live team coverage morning and night here on news4. >>> there is a new chapter and a new home for "the washington post." that newspaper celebrated the official opening of its new office today. the gathering drew a host of government officials to the building in downtown d.c., and as tom sherwood reports, the spotlight was also on a colleague recently freed from iran. >> reporter: downtown snow and traffic had secretary of state john kerry walking to help celebrate the post and its new leased space on k street. >> a special, special time. >> reporter: kerry greeted jason rezaian, just recently released after 18 months captive in iran. kerry helped free him. both emotionally moved today. >> i have prepared a few words and i hope you don't mind if i read. i have not been around a crowd for a very long time. there's so many people to thank. >> reporter: reporter bob woodward told news4 the modern digital facility is a statement about the paper's future with its new owner. >> it shows and proves that jeff bezos, the

. >>> aaron gilchrist will join steve in iowa this weekend so we can bring you live team coverage from the caucuses monday morning and monday night here on news4. >>> and now, your storm team4 forecast. >> here is something we need. we need a chance to relax and just chill. we're going to get that chance this weekend, at least the weather is going to cooperate. this evening though anyone that's got to go out over the next few hours, it is just going to be cold and windy. there could be even a few icy patches on area roads. those windchills drop to the teens but by morning it gets better. around 20 to 25 degrees. so bundle up heading out. that's your going out forecast. for tomorrow afternoon, a little breezy during the afternoon hours. not nearly though the winds that we're seeing right now. we'll get up to around 40 to 45 degrees. that is average, seasonable conditions for this time of year. here is a look at your outdoor impact forecast going out maybe for the run. again, watch for icy patches. we stay around freezing to below freezing anytime before 11:00 a.m. and then we hit a high

steve handelsman and our aaron gilchrist will report in des moines. >>> an international hacker accusedtargeting american military members is now facing terror charges in alexandria. his name is ardit ferizi. prosecutors say he hacked into the database of a u.s. retailer last year. he sorted out the names and addresses of about 1,300 military and government workers, then passed the details to an isis member who then posted the information online. he has just been extradited to the u.s. and appeared in court for the first time today. >>> "the washington post" long awaited newsroom reunion with jason rezaian finally happened today. "washington post" colleagues tweeted photos of rezaian and his wife as they sat in on a morning editorial meeting. they were welcomed with a standing ovation. jason rezaian served as the post's bureau chief until iran accused him of spying. he spent a year and a half in prison before he was freed during the iran prisoner swap earlier this month. >>> next, a new warning about the zika virus as we learn about several new cases in the u.s., including one in virgin

>> my aaron gilchrist translator device here, it is cold out. it is cold out. that's all he's saying today. that's all the translation you need. everybody thinks it is cold. even i think it is cold and i'm a cold weather lover. windchills down near zero. layer up yourself and layer up your loved ones on the way out the door. weather moderate impact on your plans early this morning, not the rain or the snow, the wind and the cold outside first thing this morning. air temperatures are in the teens. 12 now in gaithersburg, 16 in washington. manassas at 16 degrees. fredericksburg at 17 degrees. layer everybody up. the only thing you can get away without today is rain gear. everything else that will keep you warm is what you need. windchills near zero now. hourly temperatures will recover a bit. up to the freezing mark. but if you're outside dealing with the windchill, you'll need to have an extra layer of warmth for sure. speaking of it, my buddy tom kierein, the intrepid reporter in the field dealing with the windchill, a check on the chills through the day for yo

our own aaron gilchrist will be reporting from iowa beginning on monday morning. >>> brand new cars damaged in the blizzard. find out about another dramatic shift in our weather next. >>> and digging out of debt can be easy if you've got the right tools. and we have two easy ways to ♪ you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the spot. >>> right now crews are out at a car dealership in montgomery county after the roof came crashing down during the blizzard. it crushed three cars. check it out. this is the scene earlier today at the herb gordon volvo dealership in silver spring. that roof caved in during the storm on saturday. >>> we got a lot of melting done today. doug, now we're heading back in the other direction? >> yeah, now we got falling temperatures once again. the good news is temperatures will not fall as quickly as they did last night. most areas in the teens last night. that's n

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we're also tracking work and school closures for you.ave team coverage. let's begin with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. yeah, road chemicals don't work very well below 20 degrees and nearly everybody is not just below, but way below 20. many neighborhoods in the outlying suburbs are down into the single numbers. so the ice impact this morning, it is dangerous out there. be careful, everybody. later on this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. there will be a lot of melting taking place. but there is a whole lot of ice to contend with here this morning. so by midday and into the afternoon, some slushiness. but by this evening, with the refreeze, things could get dangerous again. current temperatures, only 6 in fauquier county, 3 in prince william, 10 in montgomery, 3 in frederick county, maryland and only two out in martinsburg, west virginia. so the next 24 hour, temperatures single numbers and teens 7:00 a.m. by 7:00 tonight, things will be refreezing once again. here is at least a little bit of good news by