another way into bethesda is a good idea. another way out of charles county if you travel the iron sides area. 425 south of route 6 south of durham church road closed in each direction for at least another hour. everything open on route 6 itself in the la plata area. 95 virginia northbound early slowdowns out of stafford. north of 630. the accident clean-up tough road to the right with the tractor-trailer although on the shoulder it's attracting a lot of attention. slow again dale city and again in newington towards springfield. andrea back to you. >>> thanks beverly. the competition is over at least for now. the u.s. olympic committee picked boston as the city representing the united states in its bid for the 2024 olympics. boston came out on top over washington, san francisco, and los angeles. >> it's great. whenever you win a competition it's great. [ laughter ] and we were up against some stiff city competition. >> it's the international round, boston will be competing against several cities including paris and rome in it

. >> had that problem in bethesda. taking a look at the beltway. inner and outer loop moving just fine. everything indeed the beltway looking good. 66 95 you're at speed. there's construction here. not a with whole lot. this is the problem i'm talk building in bethesda. this is outbound river road wilson lane. it looks like right now it is blocked temporarily by the police car. they will bring a plow through, get this out of the way and open the lanes again inbound, getting by just fine. wilson is a mess because of the water main break at algonqiun. your alternate is goldsboro road. >>> u.s. olympic officials will announce boston as the big city for the 2024 olympics. washington and d.c. leaders we talked to are disappointed. germany will submit either hamburg or berlin. . >>> jessie matthew is facing trial in an unrelated fairfax county sex assault case. defense attorneys will ask the judge for a gag order. they will ask for approval to hire a dna expert. yesterday the judge decided not to allow cameras inside the courtroom. prosecutors said the v

>> cold temps making a mess in bethesda. northbound side of wilson lane at river road, totally shut down. making the road similar to an ice rink. outer loop a little slow. overall looking pretty good. we're excited for the health and po. >> everybody will be out there. you're out there sunday. >> on sunday. >> some of us saturday. we'll all be there. would love to see you come out. >> "today" show is next. thanks for joining us. have a great day. >> make it a great friday, everybody. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> good morning. break ing breaking news. cornerered. the alleged gunmen in that paris shooting holed up taking at least one hostage and negotiating with police as we speak, saying they want to die as martyrs. closing runways and school ss and we're live at the scene "today," friday, january 9th, 20

there is friendship heights, bethesda bethesda, off in the distance in southern montgomery county. we have a cold morning. a milder afternoon. then tomorrow we have a likelihood of some wet snow moving in. right now cold, sub freezing temperatures. 20 shen done with a valley. montgomery fairfax, and parts of northern vi

in bethesda, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> this is not crombie's first run-in with the law. in november of 2013 a federal judge in california ordered him to pay more than $1.5 million for his involvement in a financial scheme. >>> he died decades after getting shot, later the reason federal officials won't file new criminal charges in james brady's death. >> reporter: did you know if you speed through a toll booth, you could lose your e-zpass? and what are the problems at edsall roads where the h.o.v. lanes begin again? that story is coming up. >>> please join us on wusa9 as we work to bring home every missing child in the washington d.c. area. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality; super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more guaranteed from verizon fios, with tv servi

: the winter survival essentials literally walked right out the door of bethesda hardware store stroh snyders. store manager jim beckett has been through this icecapade before. >> the wife will ask where is the shovel and i don't know. >> reporter: joe avoided falling in that category. >> my snow shovel last year wore out. this happens every year. panic buying, so here i am. >> reporter: whether it's panic or shoppers using an abundance of caution, either way it kept this hardware shop hopping tonight after a weak december. >> pretty much december was flat. now they're starting to come in and realize that we're actually going to get some snow tomorrow. >> reporter: shovels, ice melters including the kind that's kind to pets. >> we have pets. it's a husky, so they lick their paws. >> reporter: kept registers humming with activity. everyone has their own strategy for this first storm of 2015. how do you choose? >> for me it's whether they're really light. >> reporter: here's another strategy for you and it's free. it's the wusa9 mobile app. get the weather forecast, school closings and

lots of people use this road to get from bethesda to the beltway. because of the cold temperatures everything has just frozen. a little while ago, take a look at the video, crews were here on the scene, putting down salt trying to melt the ice. they used a plow to push the slush out of the roadway. they're trying to keep up with it. but the water is still flowing and it's continue to go freeze. this is tricky. it wasn't an absolute blowout. there's no tell tale hole that tells them exactly where the hole is. so they're not sure where it is. as a result they have not been able to shut the water off yet. crews are here on the scene, work to go figure out exactly where it is so they can shut the water off. in the meantime wilson boulevard closed. if you're using river road the far right lane is closed and very icy. we'll send it over to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, megan. i came in inbound river road. that is going to be a mess for this morning. thanks megan. your alternate if you're trying to get over to river road or bradley avenue take goldsbor

delia goncalves bethesda with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. advocates say that is a realistic goal that we can get these homeless people off the streets and into homes. it costs add cats say -- it costs, advocates say, $50,000 to keep them alive with emergency services, food and shelter. only 25 grand if that person goes into a home and has ongoing counseling and services. so it costs far less to house these people and get them off the streets. we're here live at the giant parking lot because advocates came here looking for the homeless. in fact, they didn't find any here but just a short time ago, we did have video of them walking around looking for homeless. advocates tell us they could spend hours outside and may only find about 30 people, but it is vitally important that they do find any of the homeless who are out on the streets on this very cold morning. this is the national point in time count. they rely on this count to tell the federal authorities just how many people they have who are homeless in the area and how much money they need

. >>> he spent more than 30 years teaching special education students in bethesda. tonight that teacher's career is over after he was indicted on child pornography charges. derrick ward is live outside of bethesda chevy chase high school with more. >> reporter: by all accounts a popular teacher. none of the charges with which he is charged or is facing are believed to have had anything to do with the school. none of this happened on school prop he did make his first appearance today in federal court. >> federal prosecutors charged 61-year-old peter flynn with one charge of child pornography and one count of distribution of child porn. the charges stem from a search warrant executed at flynn's montgomery county home back in september. the 37-year veteran of the county school system has worked at bethesda chevy chase high school since 1978 first as a substitute teacher, he became a special education teacher in 1980, a position he held until last september, the same month the search warrant was served at his home. his attorney says flynn had been trying to turn himself

first thing up give you a look at congressional country club in bethesda. the fairway covered with snow at sunrise. and if you notice during the day, if you look closely, a couple of the snow squalls went through bethesda and even though temperatures climb to the upper 30's, didn't see much snow melt on the fairway there. you can see more melting in the next few days here. temperatures will stay definitely on the cold side. we have the winds and the winds have been gusting close to 40 miles an hour and because of that, the wind advisory continues until midnight for everywhere shaded in tan. or is that sand? i don't know. i look at the paint chips and i can't see the subtle difference in colors but kind of an indication that it's a widespread wind advisory and for good reason. mentioned earlier it's one thing to deal with 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts and temperatures mid to upper 30's. a whole different story later tonight when the same wind gusts occur blowing wind around that's 15 or 20 degrees. please pay attention to what i'm telling you here because it's

actually happen. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: this custom built $1 million home on the market in bethesda features a gourmet kitchen, a spiral staircase leading to a master suite and a master bath with marble flooring. police believe the five-bedroom home in burning tree estates caught the eye of james cromby. >> the moving trucks were there in the morning and the police were there in the afternoon. >> reporter: charging documents reveal in late august cromby moved his wife, three school aged sons and family dog into the luxury home. he'd already used the address to register his children in montgomery county public schools. >> we saw the moving trucks and it was real interesting because the next day we saw the same moving trucks back again and they were being moved out. it was a little drama. >> reporter: neighbors say he messed with the wrong neighborhood. >> we thought it was crazy that somebody thinks that they can come and squat at a $1 million home and as if nobody would notice. >> reporter: there was no answer at crobc' rental home in kensing -- cromby's rental home in kensington. h

coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, a bethesda family finds strangers living in their home.t happens next and how police say the squatters fooled the community. >> ringing in the new year. two local families are busy welcoming their newest addition to their families on this new year's day. we'll go inside their hospital rooms and share their stories coming up. >> and new at 6:00 the national debate being raised in the wake of a teenager's suicide. what was in the note >> long after you probably went to bed the new year's celebrations continued around the globe. this was the scene as hawaii welcomes the new year at 5:00 a.m. eastern time. of course, with a 10 foot tall pineapple. why not? >> of course. as many rang in the new year with a toast or a party, others welcome the new year with a new family member and diane cho shows us the year's first newborn for this area and explains why the long tradition of meeting those children is getting a big change. >> 2-year-old jonah is excited to be a big brother. the family welcomed a baby boy at george washington university hospital

. >>> drivers who have been slogging through bethesda should find an easier time getting around tonight. crews have finally fixed a leaky water main on river road. they were doing repairs during the morning rush which only left one lane open between little falls parkway and western avenue. all lanes now open. >>> work finished on another water main break in bowie. more than 200 customer who is lost service overnight will come home to running water again. wssc says the pipe connected to a fire hydrant at old annapolis road and church road was the source of that problem. >>> in keeping with saudi arabia's strict religious tradition there is no official mourning period to mark the passing of king abdullah bin abdulaziz. his body was covered with a simple cloth and he was buried salman proceeds him as the monarch. before the funeral, king salman broadcast a message to saudi arabia promising to maintain the same policies as his predecessor pr >> king abdullah had been a strong u.s. ally in a part of the world that holds a lot of challenges for the u.s. >> that's right. the saudis have been p

he reportedly told the police he had used million dollars to pay for the house in bethesda, but theysay the shares do not exist in neither do a property title or sales contract. he is facing more than 30 years in jail. in the last three hours, abc 7 news has learned former new york governor mario cuomo passed away today. he served three terms as governor. mario cuomo had been hospitalized in november. his family has not said how he died. he was 82. events are underway to mark muriel bowser's inauguration as the next mayor of d.c., beginning with a 5k run this morning. it was designed to encourage residents to have a commitment to wellness in the new year. tomorrow morning she will take part in an interfaith service at the first congressional church of christ, then a swearing-in at 9:30 at the convention center. that is also where the inaugural ball will be tomorrow night at 7:00. saturday at noon, it is the dog you're all kids party at the southeast tennis and learning center. -- it is the you ural kids party at the southeast tennis and learning center. steve rudin is in the weather

bruce leshan is live along rockville pike in bethesda tonight. how is it looking, bruce? >> reporter: hey, you know, topper has been talking about the conversational snow, but still beautiful, sticking to the tree tops in many neighborhoods that looks like a winter wonderland. sticking to a lot of the bushes here. but where it did not stick was down to the pavement as most of us didn't even have to get out and shovel much of anything. the timing was also pretty good. take a look at the traffic, it is coming out of bethesda, heading up towards the beltway as you can see it is actually probably lighter than normal. people are not having too much trouble, but it's the kind of thing that topper is talking about in terms of the refreezing and the salt trucks, they have gotten out between the rush hours. putting out some salt. but that it will be the drive that we're talking right here. and that the salt truck operator, they told me that if you don't treat the road like this, people will simply slip down this pretty darn steep hill and go right out in to the middle of 355. you

ice and slush across the outbound lanes of river road in bethesda. crews kept busy plowing and salting to keep the lanes open. but mother nature isn't entirely responsible for the mess. you can also blame old pipes. >> the one down on river road, we're trying to -- >> reporter: he has been pushing water mains for nearly 22 years. he was out here last night in the below freezing temperatures. after a main broke on wilson lane. >> it was brutal. and wet with the water, cars coming by. >> reporter: brutal and just the beginning of the water main break season. >> well i'm expecting a lot more breaks coming in a few more weeks. once you get into the climate of warm and cold everything like that. >> reporter: bishop is right. swings in temperatures specifically the temperature of the potomac river, can cause the pipes to burst. >> we watch the temperature of the river water. when we see the river drop we know the system is going to get shocked. >> reporter: last year there were 1958 water main breaks. an above average year. the five-ier average is 1,687. a

. >>> an elderly man is fighting for his life after his north bethesda town home went up in flames. the fire started around 1:30 this morning on brewerhouse road off tuckerman lane. nikki burdine was there. she has the latest. >> reporter: investigators say the 75-year-old man who lives here was woken up by the smoke alarm. he tried to fight the flames himself. when he couldn't, he went to his neighbor's house and they called 911. this is what the home looked like when firefighters got here. the elderly man was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. he had second and third agree burns. >> i just felt terrible for the person and hope he's okay. >> reporter: although most of the damage was contained to this home, the neighboring townhouse was damaged as well and had to be evacuated. neighbors in this tight-knit community showing up all morning to see what happened. >> i came out to drive my son to the bus astopnd looking at the unit. it's like, jeez, it's terrible. >> it's a lot of damage, you know. unfortunately you think of that huge family in annapolis. >> reporter:

it started overnight in a home on brewer house road in north bethesda. this is just north of georgetown prep. brianne carter reports on what investigators say started the fire and why they're back out in the neighborhood right now. >> i think everybody is shocked. >> right now a 73-year-old man is fighting for his life after his home went up in flames early this morning. >> the whole house was in flames. >> montgomery county fire officials say the man who lives alone in the home heard the smoke alarm just before 1:30. officials say he saw the fire grabbed the fire extinguisher and tried to put out the flames but couldn't. he ran to a neighbor's home suffering from second and third degree burns. >> transported to washington hospital center as a burn unit priority one burn patient, second and third degree burns. pretty serious. critical condition. >> fire investigators believe the fire started here in this front room in an electrical outlet and if you take a look here inside you can see the fire spread not only here to the first floor but to the second flo

. >>> nearly 100 homes are without water this noontime because of a water main break in bethesda. the break was reported just before 9:00 last night but crews are still working to fix the pipe. delia goncalves tells us how the cold had an impact on the crew. >> reporter: finally some progress here in wilson lane. crews have closed the three valves attached to this 12-inch water main after a very long, cold and messy night. crews clear and salt a slushy and icy river road. water flowing down from the main break made a mess for morning commuters. and the snow didn't help either. >> the valves are like you probably seen them in your neighborhood. they look like little manhole covers. so they're sometimes on the sidewalk the side of the road and the snow gets plowed on of the open them. we're trying to find that. >> we're going to have more breaks to go. >> reporter: he says the cold made this one a little tricky. >> you want to do it in shifts. get warm and then go back out there and do it again. >> reporter: with the daylight came the first sign of progress. >> we have a fresh crew

maybe 19 for the low in bethesda and rockville and bethesda. these temperatures are actually about 10 to 12 degrees warmer than what they were last night. it was this morning at dulles. 19 in andrews for the low. tomorrow morning early flurries, but then partly cloudy, breezy, cold. 16 to 33. winds are still southwest at about 10 to 15. and then we get in to the afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, cold. high temperatures of 35. by the afternoon the winds would turn and become northwesterly with the fresh arctic air that moves in. your day planner by 9:00. 32 by 11:00 and 35 by 1:00 p.m. on saturday though we are back in the deep freeze for the sunshine in the mid-20s, but that's it. sunshine on sunday and the temperatures in the upper 30s. now the next seven days. freezing rain is still possible on monday about 40. next week is really up in the air as we mentioned t they are all over the place. we will keep them dry and cold with a couple snow showers possible. and a better chance for snow on thursday with the temperatures hovering in the mid-30s

let's get you started with a look at conditions we observed early in the day out in bethesda, country club, a little distant shot there. clouds moving ahead and some of the morning snow in the fairway, not much melted away. as we get the sun tomorrow all the snow, what's left of it little bit of it will go away. 31 in culpepper right now. 30 degrees reported in annapolis. college park at 29. 28 in ashburn and the upper teens to lower 20's. that's why we get a little bit of snow. every flake that fell stuck somewhere in the grass or walk. certainly within range, we expected farther south from washington, st. mary's county closer to two inches. culpepper a little over an inch and the closer you got to the district lesser and lesser amounts, 10th of an inch. far up north out of the district, just a few flurries. 27 in now. 31 degrees in lexington park and 31 degrees in annapolis. there's really cold air on the western part of the country. that cold air really helped us a lot and helped to steer the low pressure center off shore. as far as any warmer air it's kind of a relative term here.

. >> reporter: a family of five moves into this $1 million bethesda home. problem is police say they didn't own it. i'm andrea mccarren with that story coming up. >> hello and thanks for joining us. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm debra alfarone. >>> the new year brings a new mayor to washington d.c. the city swore in muriel bowser today and she's promising things big and small. >> bruce leshan is live at the convention center where this inaugural ball begins soon. >> reporter: muriel bowser promised that the city will do the things that people expect the city to do, pick up the trash, pave the roads, clear the snow, but she also said she has a grander expectation, winning the 2024 olympics for the d.c. region. the city's seventh elected mayor and second woman and second youngest and a mayor who is promising a fresh start after beating an incumbent who spent nearly his whole term under threat of indictment for campaign violations. >> let's acknowledge mayor gray. [ applause ] >> reporter: muriel bowserer ticked off a list of claw -- bowser ticked off a list of cha

are just starting to pull their equipment from the scene of an overnight house fire in the north bethesda section of montgomery county. >> nikki burdine joins us live from the home on brewer house road which is not too far from tuckerman if you're familiar with that neighborhood. nikki? >> reporter: that's correct. we are still here and firefighters are still here as well. they are trying to dig through the rubble and what was left of this house fear. i want you to take a look at this video of how it looked when firefighters first got here at 1:30 this morning. the town home was fullly engulfed in flames. flames were just shooting out of the windows. firefighters tell me an elderly man lived here alone and a smoke alarm actually woke him up. he went downstairs, saw the fire that was in his living room and tried to put it out himself. he was unsuccessful in doing that so he went next door to ask for his neighbor's help. his neighbors called 911 but while he tried to fight the fire himself, that elderly man did suffer second and third- degree burns. he was taken to the hospital. he is in cr

an issue in bethesda. river road between western and little falls parkway it looks like the gas line repair that's going on. watch out for the workers in the roadway. but fen the intersection there you will be reduced to two lanes in each direction. elsewhere in bethesda or rather trying to go to bethesda on the outer loop of the beltway. slow here throughnd ann avenue trying to go you this -- new hampshire avenue and trying to go through connecticut. going to be slow this morning for you. a serious accident in prince george's county. i'll step out of the way and hopefully sky 9 will show you that the intersection is closed westbound lanes of landover road at matthew henson. again for an accident there involving a pedestrian. it is friday. we made it to the weekend. beautiful sunrise coming over the d.c. area. we'll be able to come back and see more news, traffic and weather just before 7:00. >>> in the news now at #:52. the super bowl is nine days away but all the talk is still about what happened during

bethesda. >> the growing backlash against pop-up houses in district is prompting calls for action. residents have now launched a petition calling for more say in transforming row houses into apartments. sam ford is live in northwest with the new twist in this story. sam? >> leon i'm in the 1400 block of taylor northwest where these stop the pop d.c..com signs cover the block and where advocates say while the council member muriel bowser was on their side they're not so sure about mayor bowser and they've launched a petition campaign. this afternoon, we ran into work under way for another pop-up house under construction in northwest. this one in the 1400 block of sheppard. with d.c. real estate prices soaring, more buyers are turning single family row houses into pop-up multiunit apartments to the chagrin of existing residents. these dots represent just some of the pop-ups being built in this one neighborhood. >> cracks to foundations. cracks in brick walls. >> she's part of an effort called "stop the pop d.c." and launched an on-line petition a week ago asking mayor bowser and the

that's the latest live along river road in bethesda. chris gordon news4. >> and you're rockin' that hat, chris. nice job. >>> here's a live look outside reagan national airport, where things are running smoothly now. that wasn't the case earlier when arriving planes waited on the tarmac for more than an hour before getting to the gate. airport officials tell us tonight reagan national is running at all-time record levels. and all 44 gates are assigned to airlines. coming up on news4 at 6:00 tonight, we'll hear from one of the passengers stuck on one of those planes. >>> also tonight, metro buses are going to operate under what they call a moderate snow plan. that means service along most roads will be operating. but some routes may be detoured to keep the buses off the more hilly terrain and the narrower streets. metro officials say you can also expect some bus delays so they suggest riding the rails, if that's possible for you. >>> all those commuters are now starting to head home in the district. today was the first test of the city's

this case, a good citizen did the right thing and really drew attention to that little house in bethesdaryland. >> the neighbors said they hadn't seen the family in a week, and the papers and mail were backing up. normally the family would actually tell the neighbors that they were going out of town, they were going somewhere. >> i received a call on the police radio, i was working that beat, and they told me to go to the residence on williston drive in bethesda. as soon as i got in there, the whole thing was just, you know, awful to even look at. just blood dripping down and pooling up on the floor. it was like a horror house. >> montgomery county authorities picked up the flyer that we had left at poch hardware, and the neighbors identified it as the bishop family. >> the whole family was described repeatedly by a number of people as being the perfect foreign service family. brad bishop, rising star in the state department, trophy children, beautiful wife, talented. bishop's mother living with them. >> the victims of the crime were bishop's mother, lobelia bishop, who was 68 years old.

through bethesda and silver spring, heavy and slow. same with 66 most of the way through centreville. no incidents on the way. the cameras on the beltway at connecticut avenue, brake lights on the inner loop side. not unusual. all lanes open. 95, dale city, traffic is flowing at speed. have a great weekend. >> thank you. still to come -- a violent smash and grab caught on camera at a local mall. >> plus, 7 on your side gets results for a family trying to get loved ones possessions back after his death. >> and a grandmother seeking answers after she gets a $7,000 water bill. >> three men got away with several watches at a snatch and grab robbery at the edward arthur jewelers on monday. surveillance video shows the men using hammers to smashed the glass of the displays. when an employee confronted the men, the police say that one of them threaten the man with a hammer. the police are offering a $500 reward for information. a troubled are in northeast d.c. will not reopen, but it could soon face fines. mcfadden's has closed and its liquor

bruce leshan is live along rockville pike in bethesda tonight. how is it looking, bruce? >> reporter: hey, you know, topper has been talking about the conversational snow, but still beautiful, sticking to the tree tops in many neighborhoods that looks like a winter wonderland. sticking to a lot of the bushes here. but where it did not stick was down to the pavement as most of us didn't even have to get out and shovel much of anything. the timing was also pretty good. take a look at the traffic, it is coming out of bethesda, heading up towards the beltway as you can see it is actually probably lighter than normal. people are not having too much trouble, but it's the kind of thing that topper is talking about in terms of the refreezing and the salt trucks, they have gotten out

mollet green is on the scene in north bethesda covering the story. she's been there all morning. >> reporter: the homeowner lived alone here with his two cats. a family friend who stopped by this morning to look at the damage says one of his daughters is at the hospital with him by his side as he fights for his life suffering from second and third-degree burns. this is all that's left of a burned out town house on brewer house road. the homeowner, a man in his 70s, left with critical burns after attempted to put out the flames himself before calling 911. >> he did say he tried to. obviously, it kind of wasn't as successful butt he was able to make it out. >> reporter: taking what fire experts say a calculated risk in a fast and furious overnight blaze, two alarms bringing 75 fire fightess to the scene. >> very hard to put out an electrical fire. also on a couch. we're not professional firefighters here. we all have fire extinguishers. it's terrible. >> so they can look at this and -- see where the charring is where the most heat was and that's typica

>> chris grover is outside bethesda with more on how the snow created a mess of a commute in that krear. chris? >> reporter: well, good morning, barbara. metro bus is on what they call a moderate snow surface schedule. which means they stick to main roads and they don't go up to the narrow roads, the neighborhoods, the hilly terrain, the problem areas. you see people arriving here for metro rail. it is running well. we also had seen a lot of ride-on buses. people getting rides over here to the metro station. reporting that old georgetown road and connecticut avenue are both a mushy mess. a mushy mess with slow traffic. now 355 on rockville pike is moving pretty good. but we want to show you some of the other roads throughout montgomery county. let's show you route 28. this is between quince orchard between rockville and 270. and our camera man was coming to meet me and it was a slow go. about 5 miles an hour at best. and very crowded, and he got on 28 because he had to get off 270. it was such a slow mess on 270 trying to head south. so the conditions throughout our area are beginning t

it happened on brewer house road in north bethesda.an was taken to the burn center with second and third degree burns. >>> the family of the woman who died at the l'enfant emergency will file a lawsuit. carol glover died from smoke inhalation. we're work to go get more details on the claims in that lawsuit. >>> and you'll need to make more than $100,000 takea year to live comfortably in d.c..>>> and you'll need to make more than $100,000 a year to live comflawsuit. >>> and you'll need to make more than $100,000 a year to li>>> and you'll n an expensive place to live. >> welcome back to "news 4 today" as we come up on 5:30. want to get right to your forecast and tom kierein. >>> not much wind this morning, but when you're heading back home you will need that. it will be a little above freezing between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.. winds will start to pick up we may have gusts 20 to 25 by then. temperatures will be in the mid-30s. then stronger gusts, here's where it will be windiest. northern virginia the metro area just about all of maryland and

advocates were on the streets of bethesda this morning in what's called the point in time count, theirst step in a national campaign to end hopelessness by 2016. an accurate count of the homeless in montgomery county will help determine how much federal money it will get. we talked to one of the volunteers this morning. >> i met a gentleman who lives in the bethesda metro. he is a veteran. he served in the national guard six years. he experienced homelessness nine years. he's cycling in and out of staying on people's couches. >> studies show it costs nearly $50,000 a year to keep someone alive on the streets while it only takes $25,000 annually if you find shelter for them. >>> relief from the flu may be on the way in northern virginia. one expert with the reston hospital center tells the fairfax times they're seeing a slight decline in the number of cases they're treating. this flu season has been more active than in years past, in part due to the severity of this year's strain. >>> a local business owner who thought he settled $47,000 in tolls and fees on the express lane now faces

there is friendship heights, bethesda bethesda, off in the distance in southern montgomery county. we have a cold morning. a milder afternoon. then tomorrow we have a likelihood of some wet snow moving in. right now cold, sub freezing temperatures. 20 shen done with a valley. montgomery fairfax, and parts of northern virginia low 20s. down in the low 20s this morning under the clear sky. and hour by hour for the rest of the day we'll have partly cloudy morning. temperatures will stay below freezing until 8:00 and then quickly steeply climbing. in fact, up to near 40s by around 10:00. mid 40s by noon. upper 40s around 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. quite a bit of cloudiness. a little bit of sunshine during the afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1's. your drive time forecast for the tuesday is coming up at 5:11. good morning. >> good morning. overall looking pretty good this morning. a couple of things i want to mention. sterling have the situation with construction. morton road closed there. in fairfax there. taking a look at 66. 55 miles per hour here as you're heading into town and out

right now that is the latest live from north bethesda. we're not far from tuckerman lane. back to you. >>> today the family of the woman who died in the l'enfant plaza emergency will file a lawsuit against metro. carol glover died january 12 from smoke inhalation. her family's lawyer patrick reagan will file the multimillion dollar lawsuit today. we're working to get more details on the claims in that lawsuit. reagan is the same lawyer who represented victims' families after the deadly crash on the red line in 2009. today a man was behind the wheel drunk and killed a student. we'll learn his sentence. last january liam adepo left a bar in college park and hit and killed student cory hubbard as he crossed route 1 and then took off. adepo later told his roommate and family member what happened. more than 20 supporters are expected in court today for adepo who faces up to two years in prison. >>> right now there is still no word on the fate of two hostages being held by isis. japanese officials say they have nothing new to report on the possible prisoner swap. the deadline fo

already windchill factors in the teens ashburn and the district bethesda feels like 15, 17 in lanham, maryland. the seven winchester martinsburg 26 dulles 27. that is just half the picture. we do gusts anywhere between -- wind gusts anywhere between 20 and 25, continuing through the morning. adding out the door, grab your scarf, gloves, hat, it is going to be cold. the windchill factor at this hour, feels like 16 at dulles 15 gaithersburg. tomorrow morning, the windchill factor will be in the single digits with actual air temperatures near 15 leesburg, 18 gaithersburg. near 23 degrees. at least we have a good deal of sunshine to make it look pretty, but don't be full debt will be cold. a lot of talk about the big blizzard across upper new england. that is quickly moving off towards the north and east. the high pressure gradually settles across our area, meaning clearing skies overnight, lots of sunshine tomorrow. the stiff wind out of the north and west will keep the temperatures down. another storm system may bring a winter mix, even snow, to the higher elevations off to the west. to

>>> early monday morning on october 19, 1992, 23-year-old laura houghteling was seen leaving her bethesdaaryland home, walking to the train station on her way to work. she never arrived. a clue to her disappearance was a peculiar strand of hair found in her hair brush. >>> laura houghteling was an ambitious young woman with a bright future. she had recently graduated from harvard university and had mov

according to bethesda now the city council there is considering a bill that would make construction crewsg their work whenever they close down a sidewalk. the signs would include the permit number the contact information, and how long the sidewalks will be closed. >> virginia's house of delegates is considering a bill that helps those of out there that like to push the limit on the roads. that bill raises the threshold on reckless driving charges from 80 miles an hour to 85. right now you face automatic criminal charges if you're caught doing more than 80 even though the speed limit is 70 in much of the state. the bill passed the house of delegates committee today. but virginia state police say that passing that bill will send a message that speeding will be tolerated. >> a paddleboarder in california is sharing amazing video after his close encounter with a pod of orcas. the man was paddling when a group of orcas approached him. under the pod was a baby whale including one that was 30 feet long. he was too excited to be scared. >> lucky, though. >> amazing. >> could have been orca snack.

inner loop of the beltway is going to be impacted coming out of bethesda toward silver spring. outer loop slowest of college park, west into silver spring. still a lot of slick spots we want to warn you about. eastbound 66 volume delays only reported though east through prince william county, getting into centreville, fair oaks and vienna. westbound side of 50 annapolis has reopened west of i-97. >>> automakers are showing off their vision of the cars of the future. >> the concept cars' features include smartwatch integration and vehicles which find their own parking space. >> we have a look. >> bmw, pick me up. >> reporter: the cars of the future won't just drive themselves, they'll find their own parking spaces and pick you up all through commands on your smartwatch. >> i can push this button to trigger a command to the car and the car will then navigate on its own. >> reporter: for true hands off experience, audi rolled in with a self-driving car that drove from silicon valley to las vegas but the new concept car does away with the need for a driver completely. i'm technical

. >> reporter: peter flynn was a long time special ed teacher at bethesda chevy chase high school untilthis past september. they learned he was under investigation by the federal government for this and put him on administrative duties away from the kids. peter flynn has been with the montgomery county public school system for 37 years. he began his career as a special education teacher at bethesda chevy chase high school in 1980. >> there's no evidence that the defendant took any photographs of children at bcc or at any school in montgomery county. >> the allegations don't only involve students, they don't involve contact with any human being. this is simply viewing pornography. >> reporter: allegedly viewing pornography on a file sharing website according to his lawyer. >> the government can count those images as the images you possessed whether they're on your hard drive or not, whether they're deleted or not. >> the state police have an array evidence that they've gone through. in fact, a forensic investigation was conducted before these charges were brought. >> reporter: flynn is m

meanwhile, crews are still working to repair a water main break in bethesda. eight inch pipe burst on willard avenue 9:00 last night. wsoc said crews were delayed by a minor gas leak in the same area which was not related to the water main break. willard avenue will remain closed in both directions through the evening rush. and speaking of the evening rush, on a friday let's get a check on traffic with bob emler in the wtop traffic center. hi, bob. >> hi alison. good news is that river road has been reopened. river road between middle falls parkway and western avenue is closed much of tonight and into today and much of yesterday. but opened a little while ago. so river road is open while willard does in fact have traffic diverted. we understand that some traffic is getting through there on alternating basis on river road, just north of river road. beltway, plenty of volume as the streets are getting wet and even though the temperatures are above freezing sleet falling in some areas, piling up making it a little bit slippery out there. but for now, it's just vo

much colder and we talk about low temps tonight in the teens fairfax and sterling, 18 leesburg, bethesda, 24 black ice is possible, may look wet but frozen u down, be careful getting the paper tomorrow. quiet and cold wednesday afternoon but then we're tracking a weak clipper for thursday, very cold in the wake of that clipper friday and saturday and we're really kind of turning our attention for super bowl sunday, what that means if you're going to attend a super bowl party. >> failed to materialize, however, boston and other parts of new england not as lucky this is a view from the storm from sfais at its peak a satellite captured the images after it moved over new york and boston last night marlie hall has more from new york. >> reporter: the storm pounded cape cod with heavy winds and blinding snow, knocking out power for many residents first responders helped this elderly couple exit. snow fell through the night and through the morning, some parts of the state had two feet of snow fred schultz was out early with his shovel. >> a lot of hard work so far two hours in to doing this dri

want so much in bethesda and silver spring.hbound and southbound getting to the occoquan briefly slow. let's see how things look like now. a little bit of volume getting past river road and really moving ok on the inner loop. pretty light getting up to 270 and on 66 just brief volume delays between vienna and fairfax city. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> coming up at 5:00 luggage lost. a blind woman left without her winter clothing. what it took to finally get that bag and those warm clothes back. >> and at 6:00 honoring the legacy of dr. martin luther king. how hundreds here in the district are turning >> an arlington woman's return home from michigan left her in the cold without her winter clothing and that after the airline lost her bag. >> and compounding it all, that woman is blind. here's what happened when "7 on your side" trouble shooter horace holmes went to work on her behalf. >> she was so fed up waiting for american airlines to find her lost luggage that "7 on your side" put her in our car and drove her to r

. >>> a north bethesda man is fighting for his life after being badly burned in an early morning townhome fire. it started around 1:30 on brewer house road off tuckerman lane. the man was woken up by the smoke alarm and tried to put out the flames himself. then he ran next-door to call 911 when that did not work. >> then i came out to drive my toson the bus stop and looking at the unit and it's like gee, this is terrible. it's a lot of damage. unfortunately i had to think about that huge fire in annapolis. >> the flames were mostly contained to the one townhome. investigators say the fire was caused by an overheating electrical outlet. the home is a total loss. >>> the sons of carol glover, the woman who died on a metro train when it filled with smoke almost three weeks ago, are suing metro for $50 million. debra alfarone spoke to anthony and marcus glover today and joins us live from the newsroom. how are they doing? >> marcus and anthony say they aren't bitter. they know the lawsuit won't bring their beloved mother back, but they don't want anyone to go through the heartbreak they're go

crombie who is a convicted con artist moved into an upscale bethesda home with his wife children and his dog. that million dollar home has been vacant for a year. it was up for sale. he told investigators that his company bought the house for him! police say he didn't have a contract or a title to show them. >> right now negotiations are under way between isil and the country of jordan over a prisoner swap deal. now, this comes after isil released a new video showing a japanese hostage it threatened to execute this morning. karen traverse has the latest. >> the deadline that isis had set has passed. the terror group said it will kill a japanese journalist and a jordanian pilot unless they release an iraqi woman on death row. she was sentenced in a car attack that killed some 60 jordanians. here's a new video showing him shackled and forced to read his own death sentence. he's holding a photo of the jordanian pilot. >> i only have 24 hours left to live and the pilot has even less. >> japanese prime minister met with his cabinet today and said his government was working closely with th

to a tribute in bethesda. others used it as a day to volunteer. for some, it was a day of protest. along the frozen tidal basin many visited the three-year-old king memorial. some brought their children to teach them. >> even with the events of the past few months, there is hope. >> i would say how to react to injustice, how to react to prejudice, and how to react with love. >> he says understanding is the way to move forward. >> law enforcement and government leaders need to understand that young people of color are not all criminals. you also have to realize that police officers are there to protect and serve them and they are not all killers. it is a two-way street. >> also this morning, the secretary of homeland security and d.c. mayor muriel bowser participated in a wreathlaying at the memorial, one of many events that honored martin luther king in this area today. along the tidal basin, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> he mentioned it was cold, but the weather was perfect for the parades earlier across the area. celebrating dr. martin luther king jr. what do we know for tomorrow m

he was a special ed teacher in bethesda. montgomery county school system said they suspended him after learning about the investigation. he had been teaching in the school since 1979. he faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. a 10th grade student was arrested at bowie high school this morning. the student had a loaded 40 caliber automatic handgun. officer say he showed the gun to other students. that is when one of them alerted staff. nobody was hurt. a letter was sent home to parents to explain the incident. coming up -- a former professor heads from the classroom to a prison cell. what he admitted doing in court and how much time he is facing. plus, a new case before the u.s. supreme court regarding hundreds of death row inmates. >> i think we will ask them to let our hair down. >> president obama met with mayors from around the country. >> a former american university professor and chair faces charges of paris and identity theft. prosecutors say last year he set several fires before laying an office complex. david pitts i

>>> early monday morning on october 19, 1992, 23-year-old laura houghteling was seen leaving her bethesda, maryland home, walking to the train station on her way to work. she never arrived. a clue to her disappearance was a peculiar strand of hair found in her hair brush. >>> laura houghteling was an ambitious young woman with a bright future. she had recently graduated from harvard university and had moved back home with her mother, penny. laura worked for a public relations firm in washington, d.c., and was condemn plating law school. ♪ on the saturday before she disappeared, laura attended the gold cup steeplechase horse races in virginia. when laura didn't show up for work, a co-worker called the house, but there was no answer. laura's mother was out of town on a business trip. next, warren's brother was called. he lived nearby. when he arrived at the house, he found that the back door was unlocked. but there was nothing missing inside. >> as time went on, nobody had heard from laura and this was just totally, totally out of character for her. we checked her bank account, credit cards

. >>> a bit of a warning tonight for commuters on western road in river falls parkway in bethesda. you need to be on the lookout for steel plate that is have sharp edges that are exposed for construction work. the massive potholes with the sharp metal edges have taken down tires two at a time and has drivers hobbling in for repairs. >> this person got lucky. it is just tire damage and not damage to the rim. damaging the rim is quite a bit more expensive than replacing a tire. >> i can vouch with this from personal experience. there is the possibility you could get reimbursed by the state, county or city for these problems, but it is not that easy to do. how come it just doesn't get done right. that is what i am asking. you should try to get it fixed. you can get more on the wusa9 news now app. >>> not in my backyard that, is directed to new power lines or a big highway. >> or a presidential library. yes many neighbors in chicago are fighting a prose toll build the president obama presidential library in their south side neighborhood because it would mean sacrificing a big part of a