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the story behind the removal of these rates at arlington national ceremony -- wreaths at arlington national cemetery. watching abc 7 news at 6:00. lots of people travel to national ceremony to wreaths. richard reeve has more on this moving story. it is a different kind of cleanup. hundreds of volunteers at arlington national cemetery. braving the cold. collecting 112,000 wreaths placed here for the holidays. i am thankful that they did it for us. the rates are often surrounded by a dusting of snow to honorpointment way those who paid the ultimate -- poignant way to honor who pay the ultimate sacrifice. >> weeks later, these use elbow grease, and /ooden poles, even ropes thinking of those who will remain there in their final resting place. we truly do care about the service they give to our country. takes a couple of a bitter winter day. loving, tender care on this sacred ground. you actually see the people sacrificed their lives. in arlington national cemetery, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> a fixture in the u.s. senate is retiring. notharkin announced he will run for reelection. the 73-year

upper teens to near 20 in arlington. mid teens to low teens parts of fairfax county and northern virginia. now going forward over the next couple of days, we'll clear out tonight into tomorrow. then tomorrow afternoon clouds rapidly moving in. those areas in the lavender are zones of potential snow again. late friday afternoon and into friday night. then we'll clear out friday night. here's the storm team 4 four-day forecast. we'll have sunshine breaking out here later this morning. winds increasing, gusting to 30 miles per hour. that will blow the snow around. we'll be in the upper 20s by later this afternoon. and then clear, cold tonight, teens by dawn tomorrow. and thickening clouds tomorrow. then does look like during the afternoon and evening, more snow. maybe a couple more inches or so. and ending midnight friday night. sun back on saturday and sunday. still cold. a warming trend as we get into next week. maybe rain on wednesday. i'm back in ten minutes. danella with first 4 traffic. good morning. >>> good morning.

live from arlington natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> thank you. still ahead, the f.d.a. wants to make big changes to the most commonly used sleeping pill. >> a mission to free a group of trapped whales that got stuck in the ice in canada. >> a d.c. police officer is charged with molesting >> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00 on your side. >> an officer with the police department is behind bars tonight. he is charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl. >> he led a youth choir group 10 years ago in a southeast washington church and that is how he allegedly found his victim. >> stephen tschida is at the courthouse. >> the police officer appeared in court to face graphic and disturbing charges of child sex abuse. the victimization began back in 2004 when the victim was 11 and continued until she was 13. inside the church, palmer allegedly lured an 11-year-old girl into the pastor's office. the assaults continued for two years. >> you know where he's at? >> palmer's family runs the temple church of christ. he would not say much. >> why are you putting names on our chu

montgomery, arlington, fairfax near 20 in the district. and later today, it's going to be mid 20s by noon. we'll have sunshine then. a gusty wind will swirl the snow, gusting to 30 miles per hour. the windchills will be in the teens. sunrise 7:20. sunset, 5:21. by then winds will diminish to the mid 20s under a clear sky. more snow maybe tomorrow. i'll have details on that all morning long. stay tuned. i'm back in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. checking a new accident. this is as you head westbound 66 at the dulles toll road. crash here blocks the left lane. and heading over -- i want to show you local roads. this is 29 in columbia at 32. and you see at least a path here that's clear for you as you make your way northbound. southbound, we'll continue closer to silver spring. this is at franklin. the roads get a little better, but you see some areas are plowed, some still snow covered. you have to give yourself extra time just so you can drive slowly in case you have to come to an abrupt stop. if the have the ability to leave a lit

includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. northern neck, eastern shore and much of maryland. there may be a zone here in the shenandoah valley. may not get as much. out in the mountains, much higher amounts are possible. it's going to be lasting longer there. perhaps into saturday way out in western maryland shall the highlands of west virginia could get up to 6 inches of snow. not nearly that much locally. here are the amount i'm expecting from this. all of beginning around 2:00 and ending around 8:00 or 9:00 in the metro area. but may be lingering longer on the eastern shore. they'll get higher amounts, 1 to 2 inches. there may be a few isolated spots, up to 3 inches on the east side of the bay from kent down to easton and cambridge. on the west side of the bay, there could be 1 to 2 inches, including eastern prince george's county. much of anne arundel, calvert and st. mary's. washington and montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's countys and the nearby suburbs, an inch or less. the higher amounts way out in the mo

arlington, fairfax counties, much of northern virginia, 30s to the 40s now. a nice warmup occurred overnight and it will billed through the rest of the day. radar is showing a few sprinkles, these little patches of green, western fairfax county. parts of prince william, rappahannock, shenandoah valley. these are zipping off to the east. elsewhere, a partly cloudy sky now. hour by hour through the day today, between 7:00 and 8:00, hovering upper 30s, low 40s with the patchy fog in the rural areas. by 10:00, ought to be in the upper 40s. near 50 degrees much of the region. in fact, may be near 60 part of the shenandoah valley into central virginia during the afternoon. night quite as warm around the metro area in the afternoon. sunrise at 7:17. sunset at 5:26. a look at the rest of the day and a hometown forecast coming up in ten minutes. first 4 traffic with danella now. >> good morning, we'll start with the rails. two minor dee lals on the marc train. brunswick east 890. a seven-minute delay. penn south train number 511. i mentioned a moment ago, we were talk

that much snow on the edge of arlington and falls church. patrick henry drive at route 50 there's a light coating of snow on patrick henry. that is to be expected. sidestreets are slippery. route 50 is pretty wide open with plenty of salt on the road. it is enough chemicals to keep it just damp. this is not the best snowball type of snow. if you pack it as tight as you can, it falls apart. that's because temperatures have been so low. we still have snow falling in seven corners. around the metro area we have a little snow falling. most of it is far south of washington, where we have most of the steady snow and that's where accumulations will be the highest. 17 degrees right now at storm chaser 7. it will be in the 20 today, but it will feel like the teens. let's go back to scott. >> thank you. great job by all of our crew members. it's 5:14, 18 degrees. >> coming up on this thursday, how joe biden is >> welcome back. some information as far as closures and delays. federal agencies are open today, but there is the option for unscheduled telew

in my backyard in arlington we had 0.75 of an inch. i want to give you a comparison to the recently-treated road patrick henry drive to the untraded road -- untreated road down here, at the side street. compare that to the pre-treated road, route 50. the standard light snow situation in washington where the main arteries are well treated in pre-treated in the side streets are slick. follow your winter driving tips and skills. go slower, increase your following distance and break sooner. we could have another hit of snow tomorrow afternoon with another system swinging in from the northwest. that could give us a coating of snow, maybe even a few inches on top from what we have now. >> taking a look at a couple of snowfall polls we have so fault -- no-fault total so far. alexandria 0.6. reagan national about 0.2 of an inch. those numbers will move up just a little bit. we're getting pictures from our viewers. he is looking up 4 inches of snowfall right there on his picnic table. seems like a distant memory, pick a table. 19 degrees right

that's welcome thus to parents in arlington. the arlington school district was the only one inside the beltway to close yesterday rather than a two-hour delay. many parents we talked to still don't agree with the school system's decision to cancel school. >> instead of getting ready for work, we're having a who is going to do what when conversation because they're in school. we work while they're at school. it definitely throws us for a loop. >> the school district defends the decision saying erred on the side of caution because there was icing in the forecast. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at how much we'll warm up today. it sure felt nice compared to the subfreezing temperatures last week. >> it really did. >> nice warmup on the way. all the icing yesterday is all melted. panhandle of west virginia for our viewers there, viewers in the northern neck of virginia, eastern shore, temperatures there in the mid and upper 40s. closer to washington, montgomery county, 30s to near 40 degrees. much of p

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reporting live in arlington.m tuss, news4. >>> tonight alexandria residents have an easy way to report problems, make complaints or seek city services. the city has just launched an on-line service called call, click/connect. residents can make a report that is automatically routed to the proper department. people are also given a tracking number to follow the progress of their concern oar their complaint. >> what allows citizens to do is not get lost in the sim when they file a complaint online or via phone. what will happen is that it will get recorded instantly. they'll get an instant response in terms of how much time it will take to be responsive. >> the system also delivers important information to the city, providing summaries that could reveal emerging problems. >>> tonight maryland's lawmakers are remembering a former teacher and delegate who paved the way for women of color. christine joans died over the weekend after a house fire. prince george's county bureau chief traciee wilkins has more on jones' l

much of arlington's near 20. in the upper teens in fidel castro county. and throughout the rest of the -- into fairfax county. and throughout the rest of the day, winds will pick up, gusting out of the northwest to 30 miles per hour. highs will reach the upper 20s to near 30 by mid-afternoon. sunrise at 7:20. sunset, 5:21. snow will be swirling around. untreated surfaces will remain slick throughout the day. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. photograph traffic now with danella. >>> starting on the rails, metro isn't reporting delays at this time. marc, a nine-minute delay. this is the brunswick train, 870. vre, fredericksburg line, this is train number 302 now. running behind 35 minutes because of a mechanical problem. the hov lanes seeing off to theholders lane on 395 -- the shoulder lane on 395, a vehicle spun out. use caution. we'll head to i-95 in virginia. northbound you are seeing delays as expected because still slick conditions earlier this morning around dale ci. saw multiple accidents. now they look to be out of the roadway. still wan

this of the view from arlington overnight. some of our crews arriving in the late hours reported planes completely covered in snow. >>> it was snowing when we came in, starting to taper off now. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >> it's a dry snow, coming down since before 11:00 last night. a lot of it now tapering off. you see a little of the moon showing through. "atlanti there's lingering snow in the area. white areas, it's coming down harder in far southern parts of the eastern shore. now the darker gray areas, very light snow in montgomery and howard, prince george's, arlington and fairfax. across northern virginia, there's a couple of spots where it will be coming down harder, prince william, northern fauquier, the panhandle of west virginia. this is all rapidly moving to the east. it did leave up to an inch of snow in some locations. generally around the metro area and points north and west. there was only about a half inch to less than that, maybe a quarter inch. some places here, pend

alexandria -- arlington county public schools closed today. first school system in the area to completely close. >> alexandria is on a two-hour delay along with prince george's, all that on the bottom of the screen. >>> closing arguments begin in case of a former culpeper police officer. he's accused of shoot and killing patricia cook last february. he took the stand in his defense while jurors got to leave the courtroom and see the scene of the shooting for themselvesment harmon-wright claims self-defense saying he was afraid cook was trying to kill him with her car. >>> a baltimore man accused of murdering a 16-year-old will be back in court. michael johnson is charged with killing felicia barnes. barnes visiting from north carolina was found dead in the susquehanna river months after she went missing. during opening statements last week, prosecutors say of this a witness who says he saw johnson murder barnes. the defense team says there's no dna evidence linking him to the crime. >>> the state department is among those calling for the relea

montgomery county near freezing, so is prince george's county and arlington and fairfax.andoah valley and out in the mountains. in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. some of that mild air coming in on a southerly and southwesterly breeze. they have a week disturbance passing over us later today. as it does, it will likely trigger needed rain. we have been abnormally dry the last few weeks. afternoon highs reaching the low 50s. after that rain ends by early this evening, we'll have patchy dense fog forming. that will be late tonight and perhaps into early saturday morning. then some sun back on saturday afternoon and a touch of april in january over the weekend. it's going to be into the low and mid 60s tomorrow afternoon the way it's looking now. maybe even soaring to near 70 on sunday afternoon. a lot of cloudiness, though, on sunday. but a dream i, mild day. back to work and school on monday. 50s in the morning, afternoon highs near 60. more rain likely moving in. turning much chillier, though, on tuesday. still lingering rain showers coming through. highs only in the 40

and they jokingly call arlington neutral ground y. not in arlington?e fbi needs 50 secure acres. >> any idea when a final decision will be made? >> and this is a huge project, it's hard to say and that will take months at the minimum. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a great find at a local good will store. how much this rare painting is worth. >> and your flat screen tv could be a thing of the past. why it appears ultrahd tvs are the next big thing. . >>> you know, there is a saying that one man's trash is another man's treasure? the people at the goodwill found quite the treasure at one of the d.c. donation sites. someone dropped off a rare painting by the late 19th century italian artist. can i say this correctly, giovanni bautista tiriglia. i hope i said that right. if i didn't, i apologize to you art lovers out there. goodwill had the piece authenticated and appraised. it's worth between 12 and $18,000. goodwill is selling the painting online. the latest bid is for under 4 grand. we have a link to the site on www.myfoxdc.com if you're interested. >>>

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. >> arlington schools closed yesterday because of freezing rain. sunday night snowplows, and a few days before snow. >> the wef has been unpredictable. >> did we forget to mention the possibility of damaging winds tomorrow? what gives? >> this is one monster storm coming out of the west interacting with the gulf of mexico and bringing up moisture through the maiplains and comin our way. >> get ready there's more where this came from. 55 here tonight in dupont circle and brace yourself for tomorrow from start to finish, from the warm air in the morning up to gusty winds, that's to say the at least. of course our chief meteorologist will have more on the weather coming up. live in dupont. news 4. >>> serious concerns about a guy who's been breaking in to cars. police say he is getting bolder and increasingly violent. we have a warning now from our news 4 live desk. >> reporter: there's a lot of reason to be concerned about this. the crimes are taking place outside of people's homes. this is in germantown. in the latest case, the guy punches a woman i

all of arlington.police believe these three shot out hundreds of car windows over the past several months across the area. >>> some four-legged friends will proudly march in the inaugural parade. a group of trained assistance dogs will represent canine companions for independence, the nation's biggest nonprofit that provides free canine helpers to people with disabilities. imagine's best friend vastly improves quality of life for his or her owner. >> he's very nice. >> reporter: sagin is a service dog for 19-year-old caroline elkins who lives with her family in middleburg, virginia. sagin was trained by canine companions for innocence or cci. the mother learned about the group when her daughter got surgery for cerebral palsy. sagin is a highly trained skilled companion for caroline provided for free by cci. >> she used to be very shy because she had a little speech impediment and sagin has given her amazing confidence. >> reporter: speaking through ipad technology caroline is overjoyed to be able to be

we have a live picture coming in from arlington there you see the tomb of the unknown of.wreath-laying ceremony as it happens at the top of the hour during a special edition of cnn's "state of the union" with candy crowley. moments ago, joe biden was officially sworn in for his second term as vice president r candy is here with me right now. i thought it was a lovely, moving ceremony, short, sweet, to the point. official ceremony tomorrow. but they had to do this in order to obey the constitution. >> they do you know, if you're going to be vice president or president, you probably ought to obey the constitution. we are glad they have done it. it was -- there's -- tomorrow, you know, a big show and there will be 800,000, however, many people here, a lot of folks here and they will watch it and there's a lot of pageantry i but the in the mass so i have these is kind of fun. we don't get it very often, right? it this is the seventh time that the date has fallen on a sunday. so these private ceremonies i think are really nice. >> i think they are beautiful. for those of us who

arlington, fairfax counties also in the 50s.r through the morning hours, climbing into the 60s. wind out of the south at 20 miles per hour. then we'll peak into the low 70s it looks like by 3:00 with gusty wind. then strong storms between 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. some storms could be severe. the latest on that with frequent updates toughout the morning. next update in ten minutes. >> see you soon, thank you, tom. >>> still to come on "news4 today," if you like the weather, get ready for another change. >>> plus the so-called franken you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. . >>> i'm angie dpof in the news 4 live desk. new information into the newsroom about the problems that led to the grounding of all those boeing 787s. nippon airways says even before two battery fires on board shall the dreamliners, the airplane replaced ten batteries in its aircraft. the thing is they never reported it because safety was not considered a concern

. >> kids in arlington, should be back in class tomorrow after getting a day off today because of the weather. arlington was the only school district inside the beltway that opted to close rather than have a two-hour delay this morning. many parents were confused and angry about the decision, kidding roads in the county were clear. for many families if the children are home from school, a parent has to be home too. >> we make it work. as parents, have to do. it's -- for us, it can, can be a real problem. and there are days that this is -- both impacted my business and, you know, added a lot of stress to our lives. >> arlington schools defended the decision to close saying the forecast was for icing. they say the buses have to be out very early even with a delay and they erred on the side of caution to keep children safe. >> coming up tonight, an out of control bus crashed into several cars. we'll tell you what our riders said, felt look a scene from a movie. >> a medical milestone for a soldier who lost all four limbs in a war zone. >> a local athlete ready to take the field in the su

. >>> students in arlington will head back to school after a day off thanks to the weather. some parents are upset the children got a day off in the first place. some families were confused by the district's condition saying the roads in arlington were clear yesterday. the arlington district was the only one inside the beltway to close rather than have a two-hour delay. the school district defends the decision and erred on the decision saying there was icing in the forecast. >>> mixed reaction to the boy scouts decision to end its ban on gay members and leaders. it announced yesterday it could ease it's decades long ban as early as next week. the change would lift the ban on a national level and still allow local organizations to decide for themselves. while religious organizations like the southern baptist convention have said they're disappointed. others believe the scouts are making the change because of growing pressure. >> one of the reasons that the bsa is moving in this direction is because there's such a groundswell of local leaders who have been calling for an end t

these are also the soldiers that guard arlington and the tomb of the unknown.they're professionals at getting their pictures taken. they're going to be seen by millions today. this is the largest deployment this regiment does every four years by far. veterans day, memorial day, that's big but inauguration is huge and it went off with precision today. the buses, about 25 of them, are out of here to the pentagon. they'll get formed up. when you watch the inaugural parade later today, the old guard will be the guys right in front of the presidential limousines. you can say hey, you saw them at 1:00 in the morning getting dressed today. reporting live at fort myer, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. >>> our inauguration coverage just getting started. it goes all the way through midnight tonight. >> if you're headed to the mall, we want to see your view of the inauguration. send your photos and videos to us via wusa9 social platform. you can also use the wusa9 app to send us your pictures from the inauguration. have a good time. let us know what's happening in

right now, suburbs, montgomery county, the mid 40s, mid 40s in prince george's county, arlington, and fairfax. the entire region now above freezing. here's how we're looking hour by hour throughout the day. a blustery wind gusting 10, 25 miles per hour this morning, will diminish by the time we get toward midday, and we'll get sunshine in and out. highs just reaching the low 50s much of the region. sunrise 7:27. sunset, 6:26. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >>> good morning. in howard county reef a crash shutting down old frederick road between braxton drive and rally tavern lane because of the crash. let's check out 295 as well as i-95 between the baltimore beltway and the capital beltway. travel lanes are oath in both directions -- are open in both directions. on the beltway, the inner loop in montgomery county, nice and clear, outer loop, as you make your way past colesville road, earlier had a work zone that was blocking the right lane. it's now nice and clear. in fact, clear even toward the american legion bridge. i'm back in ten. over to you. >> thanks. >>> 4:32. mel

arlington in the upper 30s. our forecast here, hour by hour, just quite a bit of cloudiness around this morning and all cloudy this afternoon and some of that rain arriving here perhaps around 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon and some -- the rain continuing into earlier this evening. we'll look at your friday evening forecast coming up in ten minutes. a look at traffic now, mike cremedas in for danella. mike? >> good morning, tom. things are looking good. no serious delays on the beltway. we had a disabled vehicle that has been taken out of the way. travel lanes are all open. no residual delays. outer loop before route 1, exit ramp blocked with construction. looking good on 95 heading north in virginia. a live look north of the occoquan. it's a 13-minute ride from the prince william parkway to the beltway at 56 miles an hour. aaron, eun. >> mike, thank you. >>> melissa mollet has breaking news. >> police are evacuating overnight workers from a massive mall there after two burglars made their way inside earlier tonigh

para el condado de arlington .. puede visitar la http://www.arlington.usy en el caso de las escuelas publicas de montgomery puede visitar .. www.montgomeryschools.md.org ... y cual fue el impacto de la nieve en las carreteras? claudia uceda con esta parte de la informacion.no cayo mucha aproximadamente 2 pulgadas ... y felizmente no vino acompanado de trafico vehicular... "el trafico esta normal, no ha habido mucho trafico como antes. lo veo normal..." pero preste atencion, que puede que este no sea el caso este fin de semana... se espera mas nieve el viernes, por lo que el gobierno local, se esta preparando."manana nos enfocar a las calles principales, eso es lo que hacemos. nuestro enfoque primero tiene que ver con las calles principales y luego nos movemos a las calles residenciales." el distrito de columbia planea desplegar 200 caminones a partir del viernes en la tarde... se espera hielo en autopistas y calles por eso hay que tomar precausion al manejar " van a ver ciertas calles donde hay probabilidad de caer hielo asi es que al momento de fr

one of those breaks happened in arlington, virginia. crews spent the night working on a break along washington boulevard. the westbound lanes were closed between kirkwood road and north lincoln street for a few hours as a precaution. they have since reopened. >>> the redskins return to the post-season is just two days away. you can still get tickets to the match wrup with the seahawks. seats set aside for players have just come available on ticketmaster. the cheapest are $91 for several sections in the upper deck. that's better than stub hub where the cheapest are standing room only in the upper deck end zone. those are going tore $85. if you are curious, about the more expensive tickets, $3,000 on stub hub for a seat in the dream zone. that is the first row right near the 50 yard line with all you can eat service. >> if only. >> i tell you. if you were looking for a last minute deal on tickets, make sure it's not too good to be true. the better business bureau says scammers, as you might expect, are looking to make a quick balk off the

westbound arlington boulevard is closed. traffic will exit on to 14th street, follow 15th to wilson boulevard and take washington boulevard, then back to 10th street to arlington boulevard. the highway should reopen by 8:00 tomorrow night, but traffic to and from courthouse road will be detoured through august as crews rebuild that bridge. >>> a d.c. man is behind bars this morning charged with killing an 18-year-old. police say this was not a random attack. here's the story. >> i was more angry than sad. >> reporter: genesis is filled with pain. her close friend siobhan lee was murdered. we learned d.c. police arrested 21-year-old alexander buckley. detectives say he shot and killed siobhan. police say the two knew each other, but they haven't released details about their relationship. do you know how she knew this guy? was he a boyfriend, a relative? >> i don't know how he -- >> reporter: she had just graduated from montgomery blair high school. she worked at the starbucks coffee stand at giant and had a big heart for her

that includes prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. much of southern maryland away from the waters. right on the waters, near freezing. farther to the north and west, only near 20 degrees in frederick county. into washington county and the panhandle of west virginia and much of western maryland. most of the shenandoah valley only the low 20s right now. some of the highlands in west virginia, down into the teens this morning. certainly our coldest morning in some time. as we get through the commute, it's going to stay in the 20s through 6:00, 7:00 this morning with a light wind. light winds during the afternoon, as well. we'll have lots of sunshine. by the noon hour, mid 30s and near 40 by early to mid-afternoon. sunrise, 7:27. sunset, 4:59. by sunset time, we'll be back to the mid 30s. another cold night tonight. a hometown forecast, that's coming up in ten minutes. now a look at traffic on this thursday morning. alexis davies is here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. and good morning, everyone. still looking at a very lig

near 40 in arlington. down into the 30s much of fairfax county. farther west, shenandoah valley into the mountains, most locations above freezing. a few isolated spots near the freezing mark this morning. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, low 50s later today. average high this time of year, 43. and then tomorrow, cloudy, probably some rain off and on friday afternoon interest friday night. earlier in the day in the mountains, highs low 50s. then warming up on saturday when the sun returns. highs in the low 60s. may hit the upper 60s on sunday. maybe near 70 areas south of washington sunday afternoon. chilly rain monday, fuse. chance of that and -- tuesday. chance of that and rain next week midweek, turning colder. danella? >>> good morning. i have an update on the crash. 50 in maryland. as you make your way westbound, inbound at davidsonville road, the crash there was out in the roadway. it's now off to the shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open. now we'll talk about delays on i-270. normal volume. you know how it is when you drive from urbana pa

low 50s in washington, arlington, fairfax counties.der air will be moving in throughout the day. blustwe winds will be gust -- blustery winds dropping to 50 miles per hour. 30s by late evening. seven-day outlook in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. in addition to flooding, i'm tracking incidents in our area. traveling new york avenue in northeast at fairview avenue. traffic lights are out. treat that as a four-way stop and use caution. to i-95 in maryland, this is as you approach 32 just prior to 32. going to see an accident there. so far it has just the right lane getting by. want to show you a live camera at 216. volume still is light. as of now it's going to be easy to work around the accident. i'll keep watching for you. other incidents, georgia avenue southbound dealing with the water main break. it is taking up the right side of the roadway. this is at aspen hill road. use caution. so far, as you make your commute this morning, you may want to take connecticut avenue instead. over to you. >> thank you. >>> tension mounting

early in arlington after a morning low of 45. 49 in sterling. for the most part locally and north of the metro, upper 40's. montgomery village 45. fredericksburg 54. culpeper 53. for the most part, temperatures bread will be lower 50's. there is your travel weather. the rain is especially prominent down south. new orleans, jackson, all the way to memphis -- that is where you will have the delays today with the raid. i will talk more about that rain and how much it will affect our weather in the coming days. details in a few minutes. >> thank you. there are growing please this noon for people to get the flu shot. it comes as hospitals all across the country are reporting they have been overwhelmed with the amount of people coming in for treatment. boston has declared a public health emergency. they are having treatment tts in some cases. they have had 10 last season. >> new word this noon into the death of junior seau. reveals the brain it showed visible signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. that is the concussion-related injury that shrinks

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties. out in the mountains, many locations there hovering near freezing. by 6:00 a.m., upper 30s, low 40s. a blustery wind gusting to 15, 20 miles an hour or so. that will diminish as the morning progresses. by noon, upper 40s, a partly cloudy afternoon. just climbing to the low 50s. not much of a warmup today. but that's still about ten degrees warmer than the average high for early january. sunrise, 7:27. sunset at 5:06. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. danella here with traffic. >>> good morning. traveling the roadways, they look clear. before that, let's talk about the rails. taking metro, marc, vre, rails are open. not seeing delays as of yet. now, let's look at 395. we talked about this a little bit earlier. traveling southbound 395 at seminary road. you still have that disabled tractor-trailer. not in the travel lanes, off to the right shoulder lane. in fact, 395 north and southbound, travel lanes are open, no issues to report. over to 66 heading out of haymarket, nice an

the giant on arlington in bethesda says to come on in, they have plenty on hand. but metropolitan pediatrics in north bethesda say that it will be out and they could not get anymore. and the walgreens on wilson boulevard in arlington, they are out of stock and they can only hope to get more soon. now, clearly if you call around, you can find it, but it really pays to call around and to do it real soon. >> absolutely. now, there are also shortages of the one drug that can really fight some of the worse symptoms of the flu if you do get it? >> right. that's tama flu. and in this case we're talking about the liquid children's formulation. they said that there will be some delays in producing it. and as a spokeswoman for the company, they say that you can actually take the capsules, the adult capsules, dissolve them in some kind of a sweet liquid and give those to your kids instead if they are just within a few days so you get the prescriptions for it of getting the flu. >> that's why you need to get them to the doctor's office for the prescription. >> right. >> thank

arlington county senator says that reinstating the rector is the wrong move. she was a member of the board of visitors during the failed attempt to oust the university president. >> federal officials have unveiled the results of a major operation that identified and rescued sexually exploited children worldwide. a news conference was held this morning at the u.s. immigration and customs headquarters in southwest d.c. officials asked for the public's help in a number of unsolved cases involving the exploitation of children. we will let more on this story coming up tonight at 5:00, in just a few hours, a virginia man cleared of a murder conviction could be free. he spent 11 years on death row for drug-related murder in prince william county but a judge threw out the conviction and ruled that he could not be retried on those charges. a host of prosecutors including the virginia attorney general wanted to try him on separate trials but that did not move forward unless the federal appeals court stepped in, he will be released tonight at 5:00. >> d.c. leaders will h

it's 34 in arlington right now. 36 in bristow. 33 in waldorf. highs today should be around 40 degrees. mostly cloudy for the remainder of our monday. here is your travel forecast. rain up and down the east coast. much warmer down south. that warm air will be headed our way. >> a tough way to start the week for many commuters. the frozen rain created slick roads and icy conditions this morning, which led to delays and accidents. >> brianne carter has much more on the details of those conditions and what they did to us in virginia. >> faceless start to the workweek or freezing rain and sleet covering the streets sidewalks, and cars. it made the morning commute difficult and even dangerous. >> it was scary, but i'm ok. does driver slammed into the guard rail after he slipped on a patch of ice. >> there was a slick spots where i lost control. >> the cruise or out assaulting a votes on all the major highways in the region trying to prevent potential trouble spots. -- the crews. many of the roads were treated but some of the worst was on the sidewalk.

he and his cousin went to arlington to rob someone to recoup the money they lost in a dice game. pleaded guilty last year and is waiting to be sentenced. >> there is a confirmation hearing scheduled for chuck hagel. tsa criticism from republicans than he is not sufficiently pro- israel or tough enough on iran and they worry about his support for cuts in nuclear weapons. he says if confirmed, he will focus on insuring the u.s. military is prepared for any contingency. today hillary clinton will give their final speech as secretary of state. she will deliver remarks on american leadership before the council on foreign relations. tomorrow is her last day on the job. she says that she has no immediate plans for the future. >> virginia beach native jack douglas made history at the 2012 london games. now some of the items associated with that special time will be on display in the district. later today the national museum of american history will install a number of objects donated by gabby douglas including the leotard that she wore in 2003 her mother's ticket to the 2012 olympic game

so far we have montgomery county, howard, fairfax, loudoun, arlington are opening two hours late. also king george -- and we also have grant county schools and mineral county schools in west virginia opening two hours late. >> as far as the closures are concerned, king george, virginia closed, stafford county, virginia closed. calvert county, maryland closed. charles county-- >> that's a change. >> also culpeper closed as well. >> again, the femple government is -- the federal government is open with options for unscheduled leave or telework. to tell us why all these delays and closings, here's howard. >> we have 1 to 4 inches of south down south. we've been anywhere from half an inch to two inches here. that's why we have the delays. alexandria also on a two-hour delay. just getting word on that. let's show you what's been happening with some of the pictures sent in from our weather watchers. these are some neat looking photos of some beautiful snowfall out there. it is a very pretty, light, fluffy snow. this is 3 inches coming out of lusby. the cars will need a good sweeping off

arlington county, the government in arlington county, virginia is giving employees the option for unscheduledve and telework as well, which i know you would agree is probably prudent. >> always be on the safe side. better safe than sorry. i think will be a lot of school delays because of that. >> again, myfoxdc.com, we'll have all the updated information throughout the night and into the morning as the schools make their decisions on what to do tomorrow morning. thank you, gary. >>> the pirates were back in tampa, florida this weekend for the annual gasparilla parade. nearly 300,000 people were there ready to fight over beads. here's more on america's third largest parade. ♪ >> reporter: it's that time again, when pirates rule, and tampa goes batty over beads. >> i think it gets better and better every year. >> reporter: plenty of people packed bay shore as far as the eye could see, everyone clamoring for the perfect spot to watch the floats sail down bay shore. millions and millions of beads. >> it's really fun this year. my favorite part is when we all catch the beads and have fun as a fami

including arlington and fairfax counties. we have a risk of severe weather. it covers west virginia, virginia, maryland the district. all of this for later this afternoon. that is all coming from this storm system sweeping in from the midwest. there's a squall line of heavy downpours with thunder and lightning in the ohio valley into kentucky. it will be passing west of us through the daylight hours. by sunset, it will sweep in. by then, temperatures could be back down to the low 60s. winds gusting around 30 miles per hour. higher gusts on the ridges. we could get damaging wind gusts between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. as the strong line of storms sweeps through. might have scattered power outages and heavy downpours, could pick up an inch of rain. 60 degrees by 11:00. i'm back with the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. eun? >>> tom, thanks so much. let's check in with angie goff with blereaking news. >> good morning, eun. for those of you who drive a toyota. it's recalling more than a million cars. this is because of airbag and wiper problems. it affects more than 7

that's montgomery county, arlington, fairfax, prince george's, reagan national now at 50 degrees.e strong winds coming out of the north and west that will be gusting to around 40 to 50 miles per hour the rest of the day. temperatures, here's the temperature scale. they'll be holding steady in the mid to upper 40s through perhaps noontime to early afternoon. then late afternoon, they will plummet. and they'll be all the way down to the low 30s by midday. by then the winds should diminish. we'll have sunshine in and out. and it's going to be feeling and maybe looking like winter here the next couple of days. your seven-day outlook coming up in ten minutes. coming up now is danella with the latest look at our traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. checking an accident as you travel in maryland, 29 southbound at 198. the crash here does block your left lane. we'll shoot over to gaithersburg and talk about flooding there. this is along gain preserve road. your closure between 355 and clopper road. please use caution. also, westbound lanes of clopper road, they're shut down at firstvi

they have restaurants in college park, maryland, in arlington, virginia, and in columbia heights, d.c. with more places to come, he says. so today you're preparing what? >> today i'm going to prepare for you homemade fish tacos made with grilled mahi mahi. eight a great alternative versus a traditional taco that would have maybe ground beef, sour cream and another protein. we start with lettuce, monterey jack and cheddar cheeses and we've -- we're using a grilled mahi mahi. that goes on your taco. if you have a new year's resolution, i would say go light on the dressing but this taco is delicious. >> what type of dressing? >> a little spicy ranch. we use traditional ranch base. >> what else did you put in it? >> add to it some salsa that is made in house at lime fresh mexican grill. of course we have to top this off with a little pico degalo. >> i love that with the onions and tomatoes. you wrap it up like that? delicious. that is very good. did you give me that recipe so i can put it on my website? >> yes, ma'am. >> go to jchayward.com and you can make these at home. look at this fab

right now, it is just in the mid to upper 20s, fairfax, arlington. low 20s in montgomery. and mid to upper 20s in prince george's county. much of southern maryland. now the rest of virginia, shenandoah valley's only near 20 degrees. panhandle of west virginia, near 20. and near 20 frederick, washington county into western maryland, highlands in west virginia, only in the teens on this cold thursday morning. third day of january. by 7:00 a.m., the mid to upper 20s, around the metro area, still colder than that in the rural areas. by noontime, mid 30s much of the region. and by mid-afternoon, ought to hit upper 30s near 40 in the metro area, elsewhere in the 30s the rest of the day with a light wind. sunrise, 7:27. the sunset at 4:59. i'm back in ten minutes with the hometown forecast. eun? >> thank you. >>> 6:03. this morning we're waiting word if a body found in adams-morgan is a man who vanished nearby on new year's eve. police found the body last night on biltmore street, just a block from where michael poe was last seen. news4's megan mcgrath is live in adams-morgan wit