another new problem bw parkway southbound at 100 all lanes are shut down. we got off the phone with police here. all lanes are blocked. war that. this morning you won't want to take bw parkway southbound if you're coming from north of 100 there. westbound at the beltway still have the crash off to the right side. i wa show you the picture to show you it's not much of a problem anymore. wide look at things you can see we're getting a little bit slow in the normal spot. 66 inbound there inside the beltway. d.c. 295 as you're passing 50. take a look at 66 and 95. some of the problems here up north again maryland 95 south after 32 we have the left lane blocked. 198 westbound the ramp to 95 there is blocked. it iy n morning. >> thank you so much. >>> a lot of your kids can sleep in this morning. several schools in the area are starting late. >>> the man suspected of kidnapping university of virginia student hannah graham is reportedly charged with first-degreemurder. broke the news on our nbc washington app. jessie matth charged with. he's disappearanc virginia

bw parkway, we'll check into that one. branch avenue northbound here a little slow as you're approaching the beltway. >>> 6:32. today the family of a than shot by police in fairfax county heads to court. family wants police to hand over all the internal affairs records connected to the officer who shot john gear. gear was standing inside his front door unarmed with his hands in sight when an officer fired one shot that killed him. the fairfax county police chief says handing over the documents would corrupt a federal investigation. >>> today marks one year since ruthanne lodato was killed at her home. police say the suspect knocked on the door and shot her and another the woman when they answered. police have charged charles severance with the murders and murders of two others. severance is currently receiving a mental evaluation to see if he's competent to stand trial. >>> jordan says air strikes are just the beginning. a video this week showed isis burning their pilot alive. air strikes were carried out yesterday. jordan

bw parkway this morning.olesville road, a little volume there.. >>> it is now 6:33. in just a few hours, a group of d.c. residents will protest a utility merger they say will raise your power bill. exelon is planning to buy pepco for more than $6 billion in s video of a protest in baltimore last week. today's protest will be in front of d.c.'s public service commission office. today is also the first day of formal hearings on the proposed merger. >>> virginia lawmakers are working on the budget for the state. today governor mcauliffe set to make a major economic announcement that will impact northern virginia. richard jordan is live where the announcement will happen. >> reporter: big implications. governor mcauliffe and i nova's chief executive expected to announce that the hospital is growing and will pick up the property directly across the street on the other side of gallo erode's road here in falls church. it will create a medical campus just under 120 acres. and the focus will be on research. cancer res

hello bev. >>> problems on the bw parkway one after the other it seems. ent southbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway just inside the beltway before you get to river dale. there was one squeezing by along the right side. they're looking at the backups now and zooming in yeah still single file to the right. that's created delays now on the outer loop of the beltway heading north past landover and trying to get past bw parkway very slow exit to go south on the parkway. impacting that ride. here's the beltway here just trying to get over to the bw barkway. a new incident in the backup there on the outer loop not helping things. 395 travelers the accident northbound duke street been along the left side of the roadway and a new crash on the northbound gw parkway. northbound just north of memorial bridge arlington cemetery they say the lanes are blocked completely there. we'll be right back after this. good friday morning. thanks for joining wusa9. i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'.

bw parkway or 29. it's an eight to nine-car accident. going to take some time before everything is completely open. maybe opening one lane at a time. ate here at scaggsville road. we're expecting it to get backed up in a little bit. we'll have more coming up in a couple of minute 4:51. >>> there e now 121 cases of measles in the u.s. so far this year. nearly all or linked to an outbreak at disney land in california. today u.s. lawmakers will take on the issue publicly for the first time.c tra pots is live this morning on capitol hill with more. good morning, tracy. >> good morning. it spread all the way from disney land to the east coast. the latest cdc update said it hit 17 states plus one case here in the nation's capital. most of the cases are linked to disney land but about 15% are not. the cdc is going to be here on capitol hill today. the director of communicable diseases will be here answering questions about how do you track this and how do you stop it. they're going to hear today from a pediatrician whose written a letter about

a tough trip for folks on 95 and the bw parkway. into the district, kennelworth avenue, eastern avenue volume light. heaviest volume north at 630 past 610. the express lane hov lane entrance and then volume past the prince quill william parkway heading up to springfield. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> his conviction has captured the attention of millions of people by way of a popular podcast called cereal. now the main character is being grand a right to appeal. sayad is being granted an appeal, some believe it may be due to the popularity of the podcast. >> the court of special appeals looked at this one probably a little closer than others. because even if the judges didn't know, all their law clerks had heard cereal. so yeah that might have been a factor. >> the appeal is schedule for june. season one for the cereal podcast ended in december. season two is coming out later this year. >>> dc police are trying to figure out who slashed 30 car tires in the southeast. it happened sometime between 2:00 and 8:00 a.m. on ninth, tenth and

no issues on 29 and the beltway, bw parkway. also looking good at 32 through jessup. elsewhere starting to see some stacking up. southern maryland 301-5, look at all of this. this is what you have to look forward to to make your way towards the beltway this morning. just delays. no reports of any incidents or accidents. also stacking up southbound 270 out of frederick. again 109. delays trying to make your way through germantown and down to gaithersburg. >>> we are following two breaking news stories from overnight. a rescue operation is under way in taipei, taiwan after a plane crashed into a river. a driver post add photo on twitter -- posted a photo on twitter of a transasia plane hitting the bridge as it crashed into the water. rescuers have spent hours

the police say they are one step closer to finding the driver who killed a man on the bw parkway. jay korff has the details. >> this right here is so much love. >> she holds dear a cherished memory of her son. scores of friends signed the memory card at his funeral last week. >> i love my son and i miss them with all my heart. >> last month they were changing a tire on bw parkway in anne arundel county when a car struck the couple. he was killed, his fiancÉe seriously injured. the driver fled the scene. >> it's not good. >> her heart ache still fresh, she says she has been hoping for this day. >> we were told they found the car. i just thank god that there is some type of lead, some type of lead. reporter: now her focus is on who did this and why. until then, like any parent who has lost a child, this mother aches for an embrace that never comes. >> i'm still looking for him. i know he is not here, but i'm still looking for my baby to come through the door. scott: new information in the investigation into the faulty airbags. the u.s. government fi isning japanese company takata $1

same thing bw parkway into and out of town. and we do have cancellation brunswick east 890, canceled all together today. i'll be back with travel times and also hearing about a new crash top of the beltway at connecticut avenue. >>> it is now 6:02. a developing story this morning. a possible case of measles in fairfax county. health officials say that patient is quarantined this morning. richard skror dan is live at the fairfax county health department with more on what we should learn later today. soo. >> reporter: in just a few hours, the health department will release the test results that will either confirm or possibly rule out the possibility of measles for this patient. that confirmation corrected later on this afternoon. right now the patient is at home in isolation because the measles is very con passenger yus. it's not clear as to how this person may have come in contact with the virus, how they were exposed, how they got measles or possibly got measles. again, we're still waiting for the test results to come back. bu

bw parkway at powder mill, all theseed in-bound. >>> con artists are going after caregivers or nanniesooking for jobs. >> they were like we need you you do us a favor and that's where the money comes in. >> claire like many college students is looking to make some extra money. but she lost you thousands of dollars after she accepted a nanny job over a popular website and she's not alone. tonight at 11:00, erika gonzalez takes us inside a nationwide scam that is hitting home hard. the nanny scam tonight at 11:00. >>> you probably have seen a lot of snowplows driving along the roads. some of the side streets. you have the small independent contractor, large plows. but chances are you probably haven't seen one like the one we'll show you. >> here you have it a toilet with a motor plowing snow. david goldburg of rockville created this contraption, he calls it "loo-cy". he made it for a parade, but he wanted to get use out of it during the winter month, so he slapped a plow on there. comes complete with toilet paper stand and magazine rack. >> just in case. >> you never know. makes you wond

bw parkway a little slow outside of the beltway p.nd remember brunswick east 890 now 90 minutes behind. chuck bell you've been on the roads for us this morning. how are they looking? >> reporter: we've had really very little if any problems. right now we're on 395 northbound coming up on the exit for columbia pike and pentagon and arlington cemetery. so almost back into the city and our trip this morning on most of the major roads has been no problem. there are of course on some of the neighborhood streets a little bit of black ice still to be dealt with. so just be have aextra careful. but the main thoroughfares no problems at all. >>> 6:55 now. and here are four things you to know buff you head oute you head out. we'll get a special look at the cathedral today. you can follow tom sherwood on twitter. >>> questions about the safety of tanker railcars. 26 cars that derailed outside of charleston were supposed to be reinforced and safer. >>> second case of measles confirmed in the district. the health department says there is no indica

a groom-to-be killed while changing a tire on the bw parkway. tonight his fiancee, still in her hospital bed, is speaking with news4's pat collins about the physical and emotional damage that is left behind. pat? >> reporter: she was seriously injured. her fiance died by her side. tonight the survivor of that horrible hit-and-run on the bw parkway talks about what happened. how are you doing? >> i'm tired, in pain sad, mad. >> reporter: it's been four days since it happened. and jewel pierce is still in a lot of pain. still recovering physically and emotionally from that terrible hit-and-run attack. >> just find out that somebody died next to you and live okay. >> reporter: jewel is a surviving victim of the hit-and-run incident on the bw parkway sunday night. she and her fiance were changing a flat tire on this car when they were struck on the shoulder of the road. 38-year-old rick warrick was killed. jewel was seriously injured. rick warwick was changing the tire. she was holding the light. this is what she remembers. >> i was, like checking t

this is at maryland 410 at the bw parkway. so plan appropriately.t to give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. right now we're talking about drive times throughout much of the area right now. metro also talking about delays. i want to give on that. the blue line at the franconia- springfield station, expect delays there. apparently there was a delay at the van dorn street station causing delays to franconia- springfield. we're talking about drive times as you head to work today -- this morning i should say. if you're heading from leesburg pike to baltimore avenue, you're looking at a 22-minute commute this morning. if you leave within the next 10 to 15 minutes. for those of you in virginia heading from lee highway over here to l street northwest, you're looking at 38 minutes. that is the current drive time right now. on 395, the commute about average than you normally see this time of time from edsall road to southeast-southwest freeway. you're looking at 11 minutes. back to you. >>> silent protests in argentina. thousands take to th

so. 95 and bw parkway in and out of town no problems. beltway at independent yap headg good. virginia 95 at lorton road looking good. the fwras citygrassy areas still icy. and 66 east at westmoreland, right lane blocked until 5:00 a.m.. >>> it could be a game changer for breast cancer patients. what doctors say could add years to a patient's life. >>> plus the moments before the deadly crash involving bruce . fauquier county public >>> it is 4:57. it's been nearly within year as soon as we heard the #say josh. the hope was to give an experimetal drug to a sick virginia boy who was dying. doreen gensler caught up with josh and his mother. >> reporter: josh was diagnosed with cancer when he was just nine months old. he was treated, but it came back. twice. everilyy eventually all those years of chemotherapy took a toll and josh needed a bone marrow transplant but that reeked havoc on his body. >> his heart failed kidneys failed his lungs were not working well. >> reporter: and that's when an aggressive virus took advantage of his weakened immune system. his mother amy, says the

the department's ability to thoroughly investigate crimes like the recent fatal hit and run on bw parkway. another budget issue hindering park police is the lack of surveillance cameras particularly in places like the parkway. >> if we had cameras in place, and this goes to our lack of equipment resources, we could have probably gone back and looked at cameras feeds to see vehicles fleeing, for instance this hit and run just this past week where that gentleman was killed. >> reporter: in a written statement the chief of the park police tells news 4, we're adding 18 new police officers to our ranks next week. we're also bringing on several civilian employees as we continue to develop a sustainable workforce. now, one of the things adding to the low staffing levels is an increased rate of retirement at the park police department. and that's an issue not unique to park police. d.c. police chief says that's a big challenge for her department as well. reporting live from the national mall mark segraves news 4. >>> news 4 i-team scott mcfarland has been investigating the safety of the bw parkwa

we shouldn't have any construction as you're headed around kenilworth and bw parkway. 66 looking quite good. and 95 at pohick road. 66 east at nutley street right lane blocked until 5:00 this morning. otherwise looking pretty good. a check on the situation on the outer loop and be back in ten minutes. >>> 4:32. right now two people are recovering from a plane crash in maryland and we're now hearing from another pilot who saw their plane go down. take a look at the scene. there are first responders where the plane crashed in anne arundel county. the plane took off from tipton airport in ft. meade. a pilot waiting on the runway said they didn't clear the trees. >> something to watch especially since i noour the the people in t plan >> the ntsb is working to learn exactly what went wrong. the pilot jeffrey bar net and passenger thomas klein from silver spring are both recovering at the hospital. >>> go mcauliffe is supposed to talk about the future of research and personalized cancer care. the announcement is set for 8:00 a.m. in falls church. >>> your kids' teachers as well as government

and bw parkway in and out of up to looking good as well. road work on the icc soo krchltc should be wrapping up in a couple minutes. when i come back we'll take a look at 270 in frederick. >>> it's 5:02. now to that developing story. frederick high school is closed to students this morning after a shooting outside the school jim. chopper 4 was over the scene as the scary situation unfolded. this morning we know two teens were shot but the smooth shooter is still on the loose. megan mcgrath is live what we've learned. >> reporter: good morning. the big news overnight here is that frederick high school is going to be closed to students. there will be no classes held today. however staff should report as normal. the two students who were shot, they are said to be recovering. they are expected to be okay. but the search for the person or the people who fired these shots, that is ongoing. this all began to unfold around 8:00 last night during a junior varies city basketball game between frederick high and thomas johnson high school. shots rang o

saccidents. >>> listen up if you take the bw parkway this morning. review by the news 4 iteam scott mcfarland reveals state highway administrators are worried they are blind to what is happening on that busy roadway. scott's review of state transportation reports show in 2013 maryland officials expressed concerns this they don't have enough traffic cameras monitoring devices, and acknowledge having difficulty responding to incidents because of that. the leader of the u.s. park police union which also keeps an eye on state traffic cameras says the lack of, quote, eyes in the sky could slow their ability to investigate crashes. maryland is adding six new traffic cameras on the parkway next year to improve visibility. >>> and if you do have a tip for the iteam to investigate, call 202-885-4444 or you can e-mail tips@news 4 iteam.com. >>> today prince george's county schools will honor fathers who are making a difference. the mid rear forum and awards ceremony tonight will highlight outstanding work by fathers in the county always chance to discuss the i

bw parkway in and out of town no major problems. did have an earlier crash outer loop approaching kenilworth but that's cleared out of the way. so no longer an issue. prince george's county branch avenue pennsylvania avenue indian head highway, everything here moving along nicely. no construction to speak of there. and again, a live look at 95 at cherry hill road flowing just fine. one problem in our area here 395 northbound that off-ramp to glebe road is blocked because of an earlier crash. >>> you may want to avoid part of the connecticut avenue just north of the zoo. ddot is conducting bridge and tunnel inspections. one lane on each side of the road will be shut down. >>> a woman hit by a car on the bw parkway this past weekend is talking from her hospital bed about a 911 call that has a lot of people union set. jewel pierce and her fiance rick warrick were changing a flat tire when they were hit by a car. warrick was killed. his teenage daughter was in the back seat and called the 11 for help. the dispatcher told the teen to so

. >>> two pedestrians being hit on the bw parkway are being treated for serious injuries. it happened right near 198. it's not known if they were trying to cross the parkway. the female was taken to a hospital in baltimore with life threatening injuries. the man is at laurel regional hospital in critical condition. we're working to find out more on their conditions this morning. >>> the secret service arrested a than who climbed a bicycle rack outside of the white house grounds. the man is charged with unlawful entry. that rack is part of a temporary fence that was put up around the white house gate. the secret service added the extra barrier after a man crimed the climbed the fence and made it all wait inside last year. >>> a developing story in montgomery county. the big decisions in the days ahead over your children's education. >>> and another storm wallops a large swathe of the northern part of our country. how you're feeling the impact this morning. >>> there is a lot happening right now on storm team 4 radar. tom will let you know when the rain will clear out and wh

same thing bw parkway. 66 looking quite good. same thing 95 in virginia northbound and southbound, no major problems there. a little construction here and there. we'll talk about that in the next couple minutes. beltway at colesville rolling along, as well. >>> it's 4:33. this morning we're learning more about a montgomery county man who used his job to collect child porn. 58-year-old marion lee martin was sentenced to 7 years in prison. martin says he used his job at a cvs photo lab to collect pictures of kids. when he saw a photo that he liked, he'd make a copy for himself. martin also used his cell phone to take videos of young girls walking through the cvs. >> he always had his camera like he would stop in at cvs on the weekend. i'm like where are you off to? he's going to the zoo. and i just thought he liked taking pictures. >> martin told police he also recorded girls at the national zoo in 2013. at his home investigators found tens of thousands of pictures and videos that martin had been collecting since 1977. >>> a rabbi

a driver hit and killed rick warrick last month on the bw parkway. at the time warrick and his fiance were changing a tire near laurel. police say that they have recovered the car the person of interest was driving. >>> police say they have caught a burglar who hit a series of homes in montgomery county. melvin has been charged with burglarizing four homes in wheaton. he also assaulted a homeowner. he entered through unlocked doors and windows. >>> parents say it is a growing problem. frequent fights in the holes of a high school in prince george's county. this is video showing several girls fighting at forestville high school. the students were disciplined, but they did not say how. >>> maryland is offering state workers $15,000 to leave their jobs. the state is offering the buyout to save money. state employees are being offered lump sum payments plus $200 for each year's service. governor hogan hopes to save about $30 million by letting employees leave voluntarily. >>> today michelle obama is honoring the women of the civil rights movement. mrs. o

wide look, no major problems on the beltway. 95 in maryland and bw parkway in and out of town looking just fine. same thing 270 at montrose, everybody heading south, northbound good, as well. >>> 6:02 is your time. a developing story, another person died overnight in that train versus suv crash near new york city. here is the scene. later this morning, the national transportation safety board will launch a go team to investigate that crash. let's go to angie goff, she's been following all the developments from the live desk. >> and those investigators you mentioned from d.c. on the way now to that deadly scene that killed seven people. take a look at that video. it is just awful. an explosion and fire, this after the commuter train slammed into the suv on the tracks. it happened during rush hour tuesday night. after the crossing gate came down the driver purportedly got out of her car and then do the back got back in and that's when she was struck. the driver as well as six passengers on the train were killed. we're told ten others were badly hurt. they are believed to be in the hospi

she's the surviving victim of that terrible hit-and-run on the bw parkway.nging a tire. she was holing the light when they were run down. he was killed. she was seriously injured. this is how she describes what happened. >> i was, like checking to see if he's breathing because he was -- my hip was stuck that way, and he was laying like sort of on me. and i was, like rolling over make sure he can breathe. then i kept checking him. he was just out there for a very long time in the cold. i just know that cars just kept going. nobody stopped and they were waving trying to get people to stop and nobody stopped. >> reporter: jewel has injuries to her hip, her legs her ankle. she has no insurance. if you want to help out, check out our website and her pay it forward page. but it's more than just a physical hurt here. there's a big emotional hurt as well. more on that coming up at 6:00. in maryland i'm pat collins, news4. >> thank you, pat. >>> we have a developing story out of columbia south carolina. the shooting you may have heard about at the university of south

same t bw parkway. 31 miles per in and out of townbw parkway. 45 on 95 in maryland.aking look at 66 you can see after parkway, pret slow. about 40 miles per hour. backn ten minutes with travel times. g those of cour to get a lot longer as this snow really starts falling. >>> these school statuses are chan fast. manass park and manassas city schos are closed today. that is a change. d.c. public schools still openg on a two hour delayed start. that's the late foes d.c. public school w the wea today, of course is a weather alert day for you. right now we're seeing the snow real coming down in northern virgin. megan mcgrath is live in woodbr covered now to show us what e neighborhood streets are looking like there. >> rep yeah we pulled up stak and moved a little bit down the road here into a neighb to givu an idea of what these neighborhood street lik and you can see are snow covered. look at this along my boots here. very very slippery. as you go down to the pavement itself it kind of sticks. so very treacherous conditions these neighborhoo. and as you see it's continu

bw parkway, 270 looking good. >>> it is 6:56.are the four things you need to know this monday morning. cleanup is under way in arizona and the new england patriots are planning a parade after that shocking finish of super bowl xlix. we know you'll be talking about it at work. let us know what you're thinking on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> and new england is also preparing for another round of snow up to a foot expected to fall in the boston area. the same system killed at least two people in the midwest this weekend. >>> montgomery county superintendent joshua starr has a critical day ahead. the board of education therewill be talking about whether to renew his contract. >>> and this morning the former building 197 at the navy reopens. the building has been closed since 12 people were killed in a mass shoot manage 2013. >>> and storm team 4 radar showing another area of light rain pulling out of west virginia. that should be sweeping across northern virginia, the district and maryland over the next couple of hours. >>>

and then in maryland here take a look at 95 at bw parkway. no issues at out. live picture of 270 coming up. >>> i seen a lot of crazy stuff but this is definitely takes the cake. >> it looks like something out . take a look. witnesses describe the scene when a boat flies into a restaurant. new advice for parents this morning about peanut allergies. why keeping peanuts away from trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist. chuck mentioned th dul shattered the record. the old record was 14. now it's one below zero. temperatures are down to near zero in montgomery fairfax, as well as loudoun, prince william. shenandoah valley near 1 degrees. in frederick it's 1 above. washington right at 16 degrees. we'll stay frigid through the morning with a clear sky and a calm

>> no it did not. >> reporter: the shoulders along the bw parkway are narrow. in this dark they can be doubly dangerous. rick warrick's fiance was out there helping him change that tire. she, too, was struck by the car. she was injured but she's expected to be okay. his teenage children were in the back seat of the car. they saw what happened they called for help. >> it's not easy for no mom to lose their child, especially to a hit-and-run. >> reporter: now, if you know anything about this hit-and-run, if you know anything about that strike ing striking car, police want to hear from you. live from laurel pat collins, news4. >>> charges are being reduced against a washington couple accused of leaving two toddlers alone in a car so they could attend a wine tasting. the couple was in court today. they're now charged with attempted second degree cruelty to children. the children are 1 and 2 years old. police were called when a passerby noticed the older child crying hysterically in the car. the parents say they were monitoring the children with abn iphone they left

we just learned that the bw parkway southbound is shut down. we'll run through everything you need to know next and keep looking at the bottom of your screen for school closings and that k. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> breaking news right now. a number of problems on the roads. take a look at the map here. these are the accidents melissa is tracking for you as we deal with icy conditions out there. the weather overnight to blame for a number of school delays in the area. >>> a wintery just expired moments ago. but you can still encounter icy conditions as you leave for work. we're tracking the conditions on the roads and the problems that could slow town your commute. >>> we begin our coverage with storm team 4 meteorologist with where you can encounter ice on the roads. >> right now areas north, south, east and west have a coating of light icing. t

bw parkway looking quite good. 270 at shady grove road no problems here, all these folks headed south. 66 headed in to town, out of town, no issues. and remember we have brunswick line east 890 canceled this morning. >>> new diet guidelines for your diet. why doctors say you can have-46 what doctors saw i can have more of that they warned against years ago. from french fries, butt snerer? probably not. >>> if you're not getting the rest the >>> 14 after the hour. a developing story right now in fairfax county. a patient has possibly come down with measles. that patient is quarantined this morning. richard krorjordan is live with more on what with should learn later today. >> reporter: in just a few hour the health department will have test results back to confirm whether or not this is a confirmed case of the measles. right now the patient is being isolated kept in their home usa a precaution. even without these test results. because the measles is highly contagious. it's not clear where they may have come in contact with the disease. so that is why you have some precautions now in if

man died while trying to change a flat tire on the bw parkway.ened last night just north of route 197. park police say rick warrick and his fiancee were on the shoulder when they were hit. his fiancee is expected to be okay. >>> and president obama just laid out his budget proposal. he just wrapped up his announcement that the department of homeland security in northwest d.c. the president pro-prosed a $4 trillion budget that includes a pay raise for federal employees and for troops. >>> one of the most talked about moments of every super bowl is, of course the halftime show. this year pop star katy perry took center stage and she did not disappoint. ♪ let me work it ♪ >> let's go! >> that's rapper missy elliott. she was the much talked about surprise guest. katy perry's 12-minute performance was full of visual effects. she came in riding on a giant robotic tiger. there were dancing sharks and skateboards. lenny kravitz joined her for her hit song "i kissed a girl." the guitars will be auctioned off for the nonprofit break the cycle. ♪ i am the c

bw parkway same thing no major issues. we're we were seeing slowdowns earlier and then it faded. so probably just something happening a little crazy with those send are sores on the roadway. i'm back at 5:31 weather and traffic always on the 1s. we'll see you then with a live picture of 270. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk. right how we have new video just in from australia. two cyclones hitting the area one right after the other. strongest is cyclone marsha with winds of up to 180 miles per hour. so strong wind, heavy rain there in more than australia, queensland taking the bankrupt. power knocked out, people that live on the coast have to get out of there fast. no reports of any casualties at this point. we also haven't heard of any serious injuries. but people in the area have been told to get indoors and stay there for now. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> it's now 5:24. google glass could soon help medical technicians save more lives. one ambulance company is using the device to send real time images of the patient to doctors as they're driving to the hospit

a little to the north here 95 into and out of town and bw parkway, also moving along quite nicely. we did have that earlier crash 95 at route 198, that has been out of the way for some time now. i'm back in ten minutes with more information on an accident i'm just hearing about on 395 at duke. >>> 5:03. super bowl 49 rpxlix is in the books with huge reaction to the end of the game. >> pass is intercepted at the goal line! >> i still can't believe it. a surprise interception. surprise on say the least. to finish the seahawks hopes for a repeat championship this year. after the game seahawks head coach pete carroll took the blame for the last minute call to throw not run the ball. it was a half a yard. but he said he'd do it again. on facebook and twitter many of you are calling that decision the worst play call of all time. the sprnluper bowl is front and center in the newspapers of course. boston herald says supernatural return to glory. seattle time as is a bit difference. deflated for seattle. unstunning goal line pick denies super repeat. so let's take a look at how different th

and 95 in maryland bw parkway, roll along, as well. live picture of 66 coming up. >>> apparently high medical expenses are your biggest financial fear about retirement. according to a new bankrate.com survey that was concern for 28% of those polled. running out of money was the second biggest financial worry about retirement. >>> it is 5:24. changing minds about the way police handle calls involving mental health. news 4 iteam and doreen gensler are learning more about a special team of officers on the front lines when it comes to cases involving mental illness. >> they're often working behind the scenes as some of the region's biggest crime scenes. we're talk about barricades or missing children. murder-suicides. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00 we take an inside look at the region's crisis intervention teams and community they're helping. kristi and her daughter meg are laughing and smiling today, but not too long ago, kristi says she had to call the police on her own daughter. >> she can get very violent, very mean. it'sed edit's

bw parkway a little slow over 197.'m back in ten minutes with travel times. >>> we're above freezing and so what is wet will stay wet for about another couple of hours. then getting below freezing later this morning. a few flufrryes win chess terks hagerstown those staying north of the metro area. montgomery county, a little above freezing there. by 10:00, to the low 20s. staying in the 20s rest of the afternoon. down to just near 20 by 5:00 p.m.. lanham now at 35. by 10:00, it will be gown to around 25. so temperatures dropping ten degrees. n holding in the low 20s by later in the afternoon. prince william, woodbridge 37. by 10:00, there too also dropping around 10 degrees down to the upper 20s. and holding steady low to mid-20s during the rest of the afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the temperature drop over the next 24 hours around the region. >>> schools in montgomery fairfax, prince george's county prince william and loudoun county are all on a two hour delay. >> in maryland frederick county

same thing at bw parkway north and southbound. 270 is looking quite good. wide look at things, enerinner loop and outer loop moving along and 95 at dale boulevard also rolling along. travel times in a couple of minutes. >>> we have two school delays to pass along this morning. anne arundel county schools are on a two hour delay. >>> and morgan county schools are on a two hour delay as well. >>> 5:33. it's been a deadly winter in maryland because of the freezing cold temperatures. three more people have died as a result of the cold weather. the department of health says the three people died last week. the victims were from charles and baltimore counties. officials say 19 people have died in maryland because of this cold this winter. >> and the cold can be tough on your car, too. mechanics say check your battery strength because a weak battery when it's warm will turn into a dead battery when it's cold. also make sure you have at least half a tank of gas. that will revent the fuel line from freezing. and check the tire pressure often. and if about youp uabou

>> at 9:15 sunday night, park police say that rick warrick was changing a tire on the bw parkway shoulder. two of his teenage children were the car and his fiancÉe was holding the flashlight for him when a car hit the couple. warrick was killed and his fiancÉe was taken to baltimore shock trauma with injuries. pierce's grandmother hosted the couple for christmas dinner. she said the family has not told her yet that her fiancÉ died. >> she is going to take it hard. >> she said her son had been heading to david busters anne arundel mills mall. she said he was looking forward to getting married. >> he loved life, he loved his family, he loved his kids. >> rick warrick's mother said sadly shehe is not the first son that she has lost. she lost another son to gun violence about 10 years ago. live from laurel, tom roussey abc 7 news. >> happening now in alexandria an investigation after a car hit a pedestrian at the intersection of duke and south ingram street. stay with abc 7 for updates on that. >> the family of felicia barnes says the suspect in the 16-year-old's murder will be re- indicted.

same thing bw parkway. 5:31 with a live look 95 in maryland. >>> today you might want it avoid part of connecticut avenue just north of the national zoo. ddot is conducting some bridge and tunnel safety inspections from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m.. one lane on even 00 sideeach side will be closed. >>> today president obama is taking his proposal to make two years of college free for everyone. he's taking that message on the road to speak at a town hall at ivy tech community college in indianapolis. he will touch on his ideas for free tuition, apprenticeship programs and funding early childhood education p. the president will also explain his middle class economic plan that he raid out in the state of the union speech. >>> a pennsylvania town has replaced its welcome signs with these. take a look. officials in conoy township say that the signs are intended to deter criminals. the creation from residents has been mixed. >> want to welcome people to come in but let them know that if they're here for criminal activity t

now northbound 295, the bw parkway blocked off at 100 with a crash. route 50 insides the beltway at garden city drive out of your way. westbound 50 trying to make your way from annapolis and over toward the exit in bowie, westbound 50 is closed to the severn river bridge. >>> today first-degree murder charges are expected to be filed in the death of uva sophomore hannah graham. >> the suspect in the graham case jesse matthew is now being held in the fairfax county detention center on abduction charges in another case. nikki burdine is live in fairfax with more on the announcement that we're expecting to learn today. nikki? >> reporter: that's right. we're expecting to learn more about these charges coming against jesse matthew later this morning in a press conference out of charlottesville. sources with our sister station in richmond tell us jesse matthew will face murder charges in the death of uva student hannah graham. we don't know specifically what evidence led them to this charge but this is what we can tell you so far. matthew was first charged

bw parkway also looking nice as well. so no problems either on the beltway or on the bw parkway. so this is definitely going to be a smooth commute. right now a live look at old georgetown road, inner and outer bound loops of the beltway running freely this morning. mike and andrea, back you to. >>> the law legalizing marijuana use in the district will go into effect tomorrow. >> it allows adults to possess small amounts of marijuana in private, however. delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building in northwest d.c. with a look at what this will mean now. does this mean you're covering pot parties tomorrow, delia? >> reporter: well, we could be actually. who knows. unless congress does step in at the 11th hour, pot will be legal. the mayor says even though pot will be legal here, d.c. will not become the next amsterdam. and she says to prevent that from happening, she's going so introduce some emergency legislation to make sure public or private clubs for that matter, coffee shops and bars, don't go up in smoke. it is still illegal to smoke in public. that means on the str

reporter: earlier this month, he and his fiancÉe were changing a tire along the bw parkway when a carstruck him. was killed, his fiancÉe seriously injured. the driver fled the scene. >> it's not good. reporter: her heart ache still fresh, she says she has been hoping for this day. >> they say they have found the car. i just thank god that some type of lead --some type of lead. reporter: now her focus is on what happened. she wants to know who did this and why. until then, like any parent who has lost a child -- >> i'm still looking for him. i am still looking for him coming through the door. reporter: we will certainly let you know if and when the u.s. park police name the person of interest or make an arrest. live outside of u.s. park police headquarters in the district jay korff, abc 7 news. >>alison: new fallout for brian williams as he is thinking of stepping down from the medal of honor foundation. the nbc nightly news anchor served on the board of directors for the group that is dedicated to promoting military heroism. williams was suspended without pay for a false account about

brand new accident reported southbound bw parkway close to 197 laurel.ck to you. >>> virginia lawmakers approve a bill to try and prevent sexual assault on college campuses. >> and coming up in the next half-hour on cbs this morning, cheating allegations surrounding this year's little league world series champs. why the opponents say a team from chicago should lose their title. >> tonight, a disturbing look into the local sex trade. young women forced into prostitution by vicious sex trafficking rings. they're recruiting the let the games begin! valentine's day couple packages start at just $99. visit medieval times.com! >>> i'm delia goncalves live outside of the wilson building. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says no more secrets, orders the fire department to stop encrypting the radio system there. we have confirmation that the radio encryption has already been lifted. we're just waiting on an official word and announcement from the mayor. mike, andre ya, -- andre yarks back to you. >>> virginia lawmakers have pass add bill. colleges must report any allegat

anne arundel released a phone call earlier this month that stems from a crash on the bw parkway on lawyer. a hit and run driver hit a while changing the fire on his car and his daughter pleaded for help and was told to stop whining. police have not charged anyone with the crime. >>> zachary kramer is accused of having drug items and a small amount of marijuana and police believe he and three other wesleyan university students are linked to a batch of the drug known as molly that made several student sick at a party and rave music show. two students are still in the hospital. >>> prince george's county police say someone is pretending to be them and threatening people to pay a fine or be arrested. the scammer calls residents and tells them to buy a prepaid card and send it their way. prince george's county police urge residents not to give thieves money or personal information and report any incidents to investigators. >>> a followup to a teenager hit while crossing a d.c. street in her wheelchair, 19- year-old esmeralda lobos suffered cuts and bruises, but the crash left her $20,000 wheel

this happened earlier this month in the bw parkway in lowrl. they were fixing a flat child when they were hit by a car. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. park police believe they recovered a car that was driven in the hit and run. >>> former rapper known as vanilla ice said his recent arrest on burglary charges is a big misunderstanding. his real name is robin van winkle and was released from the palm beach county jail last night. es ea accused of -- he's accused of stealing a key heater, bicycles and other items from a home next door to one he's restoring. he hosts a show called the vanilla ice project. >>> a lot of people were disappointed that eddie murphy did no the have a bigger role in the saturday night live reunion show on sunday. a fellow comedian said murphy did have a bigger role in the show but he canceled it at the last minute. the comedian wanted to play bill cosby in a sketch but decided against it the last minute, saying he didn't want to kick a fellow comedian while they were down. >>> will michael keaton and "birdman"

same thing when we look up north here 59 into and out of town and bw parkway looking good.ve the problem in alexandria. megan mcgrath will be on the scene. janney's lane. this is my friend who watches us every morning. it's her 107th birthday today! i putter up. she's the sweetest! she's turning 107 today! >> happy birthday calla may! how sweet is that? >> thank you. >>> the new partnership that could help you get around the district a little bit faster. >> the new advice about peanut allergy prevention. why you may not want to keep them away from your children after al >>> this morning we're heareowner who was robbed during a home invasion in montgomery county. one of the men charged in the case did some work in that home. dr. paul shore and his wife were home during the break in that happened last week in bethesda. the men went for a box filled with $10,000 in cash and rare coins. >> w heard a loud impact sound a bang followed by a crashing sound. >> police say one of the men installed a heating system in the home. the two men are charged with home invasion assault, and t

same thing as we head up north an look at 95 and bw parkway in and out of town. a live picture of 66 coming up. >>> the clock is tick before funds run out for hundreds of thousas of government workers. how today's showdown on capitol could leave them in limbo. >>> plus why experts say little habits like checking your phone all the time could lead to >>> 16 before the hour. new this morning, the secretary of homeland secu will try to thok dow thokk down the road block to fundins agency. tracie ps watching the showdown from capitol hill. what do we expect from secretary johnson today and is there any new potential for compromise? it's possible. secretary johnson is speaking today, he has a speech this morning, a news conferen this afternoo he's bringing in some new fire power, two former homeland secretaries, both republics to try to convince this cs not to let that money run out on friday. republics in the senate have put a compromise on the table, separa votes on the immigrat issue that has been holding this up and the funding for homeland security. but you now d

the accident happened on the bw parkway. julia pearce suffered two broken legs in the crash. her fiance rick warrick was killed. both were outside of the car changing a flat tire when the crash happened. when the victim's daughter dialed 911 for help she was upset and shall say the anome say the it is patcher's tone was inappropriate about that. >> ma'am, stop yelling. i need a location. so two people were struck. >> >> yeah they both -- >> okay. let's stop whining, okay? it's hard to understand you. >> the anne arundel county fire department told news 4 the dispatcher could have used a better choice of words, but he was just trying to get information to send help. police are still looking for the driver of the car that left the scene. >>> lawyers in the jesse matthew trial are requesting a delay. they're expected to ask the judge this friday they want the trial moved from plarmg tomarch to this summer. he's charged with the attempted murder and rape of a woman in 2005 and also charged with kidnapping hannah graham last september. >>> an important reminder if you like to wear

and killed a man on the side of the road around 9:15 last night in the northbound lanes of the bw parkway north of laurel bowie road. officers say a 38-year-old d.c. man and his fiancee were fixing the front driver's side tire on this car when the drive hit them. that man died. -- driver hit them. that man died. his fiancee is expected to recover. there is no description of the suspect's vehicle, but police hope anyone who might have seen the crash will call. >>> a d.c. man appeared in court today on charges he tried to jump the white house fence. 23-year-old maricio aguirre tried to get over the fence yesterday, lost his balance and fell back onto the sidewalk. he was soon arrested. he has a court hearing next month and was ordered to stay away from the white house. >>> new info on a woman found dead near reagan national airport. the medical examiner's office says the cause of death is pending, but there are some oddities in this case. the office knows who the woman is but haven't released her name yet. she was found dead in the water near the airport on saturday afternoon. >>> tomorrow

bw parkway, looking good. same thing at prince george's county, don't have any issues. 270 at father hurley moving along nicely. you can see a little bit of ice wlens.lens. 66 at compton road also moving along. >>> 4:42. the cold is making commuting a challenge. and with the mue >>> good morning. it is dangerously cold right now. we're down into the low single digits. only 2 above in rockville, 1 above in gaithersburg reston 3 above, dulles now just 2 above, leesburg at 5 above, in the low single digits much of the rest of maryland. and our windchills even though winds are down to around 15 to 20 miles per hour windchills are minus 5 to minus 15. >>> it really can be tough to describe just how cold it is when it's this cold so we want to try to show you this morning. amelia segal is live on the storm team 4 weather deck to show us how quickly things can freeze out there. all right, let's see what you got. >> reporter: what you were seeing me doing is blowing bubbles trying to get them to freeze. i don't think