start with breaking news from place in charlottesville, -- from police in charlottesville, virginia. jesse matthew is now charged with first-degree murder in the death of fairfax native and uva sophomore hannah graham. peggy fox was there and has this live report. >> reporter: the biggest surprise is we don't have a capital murder charge. capital would mean that they could pursue the death penalty. we do have a first-degree murder charge against jesse matthew. we also have abduction with intent to defile. he had been charged with that in charlottesville. it's moved over here to albemarle county. he also faces reckless driving charges from the time he is said to have fled authorities when trying to question him about hannah graham's disappearance. let me take you back to that time. the second uva student -- second-year uva student, hannah was seen leaving a bar with jesse matthew. after intensive searching, her remains were found on an abandoned property in albemarle county on october 18. matthew is currently incarcerated in fairfax where he's facing attempted capital murder, rape of

now, again a press conference will be held this morning at 11:00 in charlottesville. we expect to learn more from the state's attorney about these charges that will be coming against jesse matthew facing murder in the death of hannah graham. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, nikki burdine live this morning in fairfax county. >>> in arling -- an arlington man is facing rape charges in delaware. police say 33-year-old raymond joyner met a woman in delaware on sunday. when the woman rejected his advances, he held her down and soughted her. she managed to get free and call 911. >>> grief counselors and psychologists will be at e. brook lee middle school today in montgomery county one day after a seventh grader took his own life. school officials say the boy walked into the bathroom stall, locked the door and harmed himself. he was eventually found and taken to the hop where he died. the student's identity has not been released. >>> today the montgomery county school board is scheduled to make a decision on school start times. >> sleeping in or not sleeping in. boar

she was killed after being abducted in charlottesville last fall. we now have more from charlottesville where matthew will be tried. >> reporter: next wednesday jesse mathew faces his first court appearance in the hannah graham case here at the albemarle county courthouse. he will appear from video link from the fairfax county detention center. jesse mathew has finally been charged with killing hannah graham, but it is only a 1st degree charge which doesn't allow for a death penalty sentence as capital murder would have. >> he is not being charged with capital murder so i think it might be good for him to face his sentence -- . >> reporter: the death penalty would be too easy? >> i think so. >> the abduction with intent and 1st degree murder are 20 years to life, so it is a substantial penalty the jury will be able to consider are are the decision was made after careful consideration and discussions with the graham family. >> just the gravity of the whole situation. it is like a premeditated murder. i was confused with why he was charged with 1st de

brian todd is in charlottesville charlottesville.nt. >> reporter: well woxlf, the timing of this announcement was a bit of a surprise given there's a separate rape case against jesse matthew in fairfax county that could go to trial soon. stale the announcement of charges today is a crucial step in a case that has horrified this community now for five months. she was the subject of the largest missing persons search in virginia's history. when she was found near this creek bed a month after her disappearance, all that was left of university of virginia student hannah graham was her skull and some bones. tonight the prime suspect in the case is formally charged. >> jesse matthew jr. was indicted inable indicted. >> jesse matthew was one of the last people seen with graham early september 13th. they before spotted outside tempo a bar in the downtown mall in charlottesville. graham had been captured on surveillance cameras before that. police and prosecutors won't discuss what evidence they have against matthew, but charlottesville crimi

around charlottesville. right now just a cloudy sky over the metro area and we have a big area under a winter storm warning that includes all of these counties in pink all of virginia the district most of maryland most of west virginia starting 4:00 today until noon tuesday. the winter storm warning will be in effect. barbara? >> all right, thank you, tom. >>> everyone in our area getting ready for that snow in just a few hours. d.c. will send out its entire snow fleet. the district says it will start sending out plows and salt trucks at 3:00 so they're all in place by 5:00 this afternoon. in maryland up to 1,2 ln trucks struck -- 1,200 trucks ready to respond. virginia transportation officials are in high-response mode ready to move data from weather sense, embedded in the roads to prioritize. news 4 megan mcgrath joins us from the vdot salt dome in leesburg with prep on what could be the biggest snowfall this year. >> reporter: yeah people are bracing for some snow here. look behind me you see at this vdot

and the snow in charlottesville started snowing about noon. the second ranked wahoos tell me tonight's game is on. >> now hear this, the college basketball rankings are out and the maryland terrapins have moved up three spots to 16th in the associated press, 15th in the college polls and they host nebraska thursday night. college coaches poll and it's been snowing in charlottesville since early noon. the virginia cavaliers are ranked number two in the nationment a huge ballgame. 15 degrees down there. snow continues to fall. expected 10 inches. both teams and the officials are in town so the game will be played tonight. it was raining threes in the nba all star game with easy snow birds and thundering dunks. john wall had seven assists which is like 20 in an all star game. m. m.v.p., though, was russell westbrook and this high flying, gravity defying showstopping dunk. he was so high he had his head on a collision course with the backboard. the west won it and he was the m.v.p. for hockey fans the caps packed the arena last night in the only a

we don't expect any impacts. 41 right now in winchester, martinsburg. 45 in luray and 51 in charlottesville. winds out of the northeast keeping us chilly. milder air to the west of the metro area. cold front will change everything later tonight and we'll drop from the 40's later this afternoon for the highest temperatures across the area to about 31 in the overnight hours and we could again see an end to a little rain or a little wintry mix before morning. and if you think 31 is cold just wait, a big arctic outbreak is headed here later in the week. we'll highlight the timing and the effect for you in a few minutes, jummy? >> see you then doug. this hour, president obama is meeting with german chancellor angela merkel in washington to talk about the crisis in ukraine. the two leaders are at the white house discussing upcoming talks to revive a peace plan for ukraine. the u.s. is considering giving lethal weapons to ukraine to battle russian-backed separatists. a move merkel opposes. and the european union is also meeting today on the latest diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting in ukraine

stanton just about charlottesville. not reaching the ground yet but i think this line gets to here in about two and a half hours the way we're going now. a very cold day with highs in the low 20s with the snow developing. so topper just mentioned the fluff factor. 15, maybe 21 -- 20-1 snow ratios. we have the snow developing mid- to late afternoon east. heavy snow showers possible wednesday. and then arctic blast number three follows. going to be brutally cold around here again with the -- for the second half of the week. right now still 9 in hagerstown. 17 in d.c. with the windchills running in the single digits to teens. snow is going to be the biggest story. this stuff will be winding up by about 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow morning. but i do think schools are going to have a real tough time opening tomorrow. 25 today if 22. i think 25 for this morning was a little wishful thinking. 20 tonight in town. a few teens out there. tomorrow 34. we'll get rid of the snow early but a yellow alert. passing snow showers wednesday, 32 bu

our affiliate in charlottesville, virginia is reporting that jesse matthew has been charged with first degree murder in the death of university of virginia student hannah graham. police in albemarle county told us that they would hold a news conference concerning that tomorrow morning at 11:00. >> they tell nbc 29 in charlottesville that they'll announce the charges at that news conference. he was already charged with abduction in the case and is linked to the disappearance and death of student morgan harrington. > also tonight some really nasty weather coming our way. freezing rain sleet and snow. it continues all over the area. >> here's a live look at i-270 in maryland where authorities say roads are already getting icy. let's go straight to chief meteorologist doug kammerer with what this means for the morning commute. >> that's the important question. as this continues to move through the overnight hours, some areas will see more ice t now take a look at the radar and we'll show you where this is. notice all the pink in the d.c. metro area and up to portions of maryland and snow a

we'll get right to our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live in charlottesville with the latest on these charges. jeff? >> jummy, the investigators here saying that their case against jesse matthew has been wrapped up. they decided to pursue and charge matthew yesterday with first-degree murder charges in the case of hannah graham as well as charges of abduction with intent to defile. now, prosecutors making it very clear they are not charging jesse matthew with capital murder charges which would carry with it the death penalty. they said if they made that decision after very careful deliberation but would not explain exactly why that decision came to be. now, this press conference taking place at 11:00 this morning here authorities today not revealing any information on the evidence against jesse matthew. hannah graham was last seen in downtown charlottesville in september 13th in the early morning hours. a week later, matthew fled town and was captured in texas and he's been in custody since. hannah graham's body was found on october 18th. jesse matthew was earlier char

now we have more where matthew will be tried in charlottesville. >> reporter: jesse mathew's first court appearance in the hannah graham abduction and murder case will be here at the abmarl courthouse next wednesday. the -- albemarle courthouse next wednesday. the charges aren't as severe as some had expected. the prosecution for the abduction and murder of hannah will bring more matthew to justice. >> reporter: the albemarle county justice would not explain why he was only charged with 1st degree murder. capital murder could lea to death punishment. many factors were considered. >> reporter: i have discussed with the grahams on many occasions and they are aware of the indictments. i will not comment further on my conversations with them. >> reporter: hannah graham disappeared at the uva area on september 13th. her remains for found in october. matthew fled to a beach in florida. >> i did soo her that night. it was very sad do learn that. i spoke to the police and had to give a report. it is sad. it definitely give mess closure. >> reporter: students say it is a relief there are now char

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brian todd is in charlottesville today.an, we know the prosecutor is not pursuing the death penalty there in virginia. is that a surprise? >> it was certainly a surprise to all of us in the room brooke when the prosecutor announced she would not be pursuing the death penalty, at least not for now. this was a horrible crime, as you know. hannah graham went missing on september 13th. her body was found more than a month later along a creek bed in an abandoned property. all that was left of her body was her skull and some bones. jesse matthew also is linked to the 2009 disappearance and later the death of virginia tech student morgan harrington. and jesse matthew has been charged with attempted capital murder and rape in a 2005 case in fairfax, virginia. he's pleaded not guilty to that. but there are these other cases that he is linked to. and many people did expect this to be a capital murder case. but the prosecutor said that they are not seeking it for now. she did kind of give a hint as to why. we pressed her on why. she s

matthew and graham were last seen together in downtown charlottesville in the early morning hours of september 13th. he was captured in texas 11 days later. graham's body was found in a field outside of charlottesville on october 18th. >> i'm pleased that we're able to bring these charges. >> this morning, surrounded by investigators, albemarle county commonwealth attorney denise lunsford would give no details about the evidence against matthew. she would also not reveal exactly why prosecutors decided not to pursue capital murder charges which would have carried the death penalty. >> however, understand that a great deal of serious thought went into this determination including the impact on the community, the grahams, and the need to provide mr. matthew with a fair trial. >> this community doesn't go for it. it's not like other parts of the state. >> the charlottesville defense attorney scott goodman says the decision not to go to the death penalty may have also been at the request of hannah graham's parents. >> they do take into account the wishes of the family and some families s

the following week the virginia festival of the book will be held in charlottesville virginia.for march 252 the 29th the city of new 29th the city of new orleans we will host the tennessee williams literary festival >> marc kaufman is next. he's been two years at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory to get an in-depth look of the challenges and triumphs. mr. kaufman shows photos taken by the curiosity rover and talks about the evidence collected that suggests they're may have once been life on mars. this is about an hour and a half.

a few flurries between roanoke and charlottesville. but the bulk of the accumulating snow, is 11:20 from getting here. 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. is when it will get in our region. all of the areas in pink west virginia virginia maryland the eastern shore, under a winter storm warning for later today. here's timing. shenandoah valley 3:30 5:00. 5:00 6:00 7:00 p.m. in the metro area. quickly spreads east. and the heaviest snows south of washington by 11:00 p.m. we'll probably get our heaviest from 11:00 to 2:00 a.m. it will taper off. and by dawn on tuesday, it's gone. it's on the eastern shore, leaving in its wake four to eight inches. the heaviest snows, southern maryland charles, down towards the northern neck. and fredericksburg could get over eight inches. our northern and western suburbs, all the way to the shenandoah valley and east towards annapolis and the eastern shore. temperatures are frigid. we're single digits. low to mid-20s. and that snow arrives by dawn. up near 30. 30 again, on wednesday. storm team, four-day forecast. a little

. >> news4's david culvert is live now in charlottesville where the new charges were announced today. david? >> reportji and wendy, that charge first-degree murder. no question it's serious. it carries with it a possible life sentence. but given the tragedy surrounding hannah's death and disappearance, looked into why prosecutors aren't seeking the death penalty. they walked out to a room cramped wi cameras and reporters. tho who investigated hannah graham's abduction and murder, the albemarle police, and those who will seek justice, the commonwealtattorney. >> i have discussed this mat we are the grahams on many occasions a they a aware of the indictments. >> reporter: 's taken an emotional fi months to get to this point starting back on september 13th. this was the last time hannah was seen alive walkg a popular downtown mall. surveillance video and witnesses soon led police to jesse matthew. after a nationwide manhunt, police took matthew into custody but only for hannah's abduction. but the search for hannah continued. her parents tearfully pleading in front of cameras. crews foun

the family calls in larry baton in charlottesville, virginia. >> it was a massive operation.he cars were in 52 different locations. his filing system was a 32-gallon trash bag. he never had any intention of selling or marketing a vehicle. we worked 12 hours a day, six days a week. >> the team uncovers countless classic cars only harold knew he had. >> we would open a door that hadn't been opened in decades. it would be full of cars that had been there for years. covered with flower, like snow inside a building. there were bumblebee fords. pizaros. cars that were so unique. in all, 2,973 cars. not including the countless half wrecked hulk. >> he wanted one of every car ever made. >> larry is not allowed to say what the whole collection is worth. they peg it at $100 million at the time of harold's death. with the inventory complete, the family tries to realize a car museum. it hits roadblocks. >> creating a museum is like watching sausage getting made. it's really ugly and hard. >> they'rthey're not the only os with car trouble. >> come on. get me a car that works. >> that's ne

we've mentnetink to morgan harrington, the 2009 death and abduction that took place in charlottesville. where doe that case stand more than six years later? i spoke wi morgan's mom this morning we'll bring you an update on th at 6:00. david cul news4. >> it took less than three seconds a could have be much worse. a sta trooper's cruiser sideswipedur a routine traffic s here on the beltway. d e dr who's to blame is still out there. news4's pat colli talked to that trooper about that close call. he joins us live in rockville. pat? >> reportjim, in maryland there's a move-over law. if you see cti a ticket onsi ofhe road, you're supposed to move over lane if you can and slow down so you can pa safely. it's the law. but it appears some people just don't get a state trooper traffic stop on a busy road can be death defying. take a look at what happened to this maryland state trooper's car a couple years ago on i-70. now, the tr walked away but ended up retiring because of that crash. these kis things happen more often than you think. meet now trooper tyrell flowers jackson. >> loo like he cam

manassas down to warrenton, fredericksburg charlottesville, just at freezing and slightly above.ut everybody's going to drop fast like a rock tonight. all about the refreeze for tomorrow morning. leave yourself extra time in the morning and this time tomorrow a little more snow into the area. moderate to high impact tomorrow with a burst of snow coming through because we will get a quick coating out of this in just a little bit. we'll talk about ow low our visibilities are going to drop for late tomorrow during the afternoon. the other big story, windchills minus 32 for wednesday late through thursday and we could see some pretty low windchills here. we'll talk about friday near-record cold in a few minutes. >> whoo-hoo! >>> looks like fun. snowy hills around the u.s. capitol were just too good to resist. folks grabbed their sleds and had a blast this morning. unfortunately didn't last long. sledding on capitol grounds is a no-no. capitol police eventually came by and shooed them away. >>> lost power, flights canceled drivers stranded on snowy, icy roads. >> much of the east coas

he's also charged in charlottesville with kidnapping uva student than thathannah graham. >>> if you'd like to wear your headphones or ear buds on the morning jog or walk, police say they could make you a target for criminals. that warning after a man groped a girl walking home from school on monday. this happened near south 4 mile run drive and walter reed drive. the girl managed to get away but police say she had the ear buds in and probably never heard the suspect coming. police suggest that you walk with one ear bud out and always walk in groups. >>> a squatter found in a prince george's county mansion is a robbery suspect. the suspect and nine others including children were found squatting in this foreclosed home. it's been vacant for four years now. this is the second time the home in ft. washington has been raided. neighbors say police need to find a solution. >> you have a swamp of vacant houses in prince george's county where 9 the next set of squatters could be. we can't keep having 21 cars coming twice a year to solve the problem. >> last summer police found the suspect in a

ted, you actually went down to charlottesville for "on the record." so and i guess this is really no surprise that he has been indicted now for murder. we lived this down in charlottesville, but and there is no surprise that he has been charged with first degree murder there is a mystery why not capital murder which carries the death penalty it. it seems to me that the prosecutor could have used that as a bargaining tool to plea bargain this case. so there is that kind of a mystery that to what evidence they have in this case. >> you know, katie, you wonder nights like tonight the poor family the parents of this -- if you were a prosecutor having to deal with the victim's families. you wonder tonight when they learned that first degree murder indictment now for the death of their daughter. how tough it is for them every day. >> think are one stepping to having what they call closure. there will never be closure for the next of kin of a homicide victim. by all accounts the prosecutor did meet with the family prior announcing the results of the indictme

number two virginia plays host to an improving wake forest team tomorrow afternoon in charlottesville while the terrapins go against penn state in happy valley. the terrapins have lost three straight on the road and are only 2-4 on the road in conference play. but mfled beat penn state just 10 days ago the john grahame, a transfer from state college, knows what it will be like come game time. >> every game is critical at this point. we have to pay attention and understand we're going to be walking into a tough atmosphere. penn state, their fans are going to be out, going to be ready. we're going to be ready. i am expecting an electric atmosphere. >> john wall is enjoying the all-stare, chilling, not doing anything but playing in the game sunday. he's not playing before then because of the sore ankle the he understandsle honor of being an all-star. >> it means my hard work and dedication paid off. to do it for the fans, it's very exciting the i wouldn't be here without my coaches and teammates >> tonight they played the game with the rising stars. how about this? matador defense. playi

charlottesville, which is being hammered by the snow. 10 inches expected, but they still had a full house john poole paul jones arena, number two uva. center pocket, ring it up, two-to from bend the arc. extending the defense, the bucket, the easy deuce. brogden had 18. virginia beats pitt. the georgetown hoyas are not in the top 25, but they are still a tournament team, probably a seven seed, but they have had seven days between games and host st. john's tomorrow night. the battle of new york, the rangers and islanders. in the third, the rangers on the attack, kevin kline -- not the actor -- the game-winner. 11 goals scored in the nassau coliseum tonight. baseball, the auction of the year, the glove worn by jeffrey mayer when he caught derek jeter's home run and cap the orioles out of the american league championship series will be auctioned sunday in new york. the umpire refused to call for interference. it turned the series. pictures and catchers report to any camp later this week. and golf fans, david love iii is expected to be named the usa ryder cup captain. >> that was interference

>> the family calls in larry baton, owner of the autoappraisal group in charlottesville, virginia. >>s a massive operation. they were located in 53 different cloaks. and his filing system was a trash bag and he had no intention of selling or marking a vehicle. we worked seven days a week. >> it was a six month appraisal. there is classic cars. >> we would open a dorthat hadn't been opened in decades and full of cars that it were there for years and covered with the cottonwood flour and there were bumble b fords and pierce arrows and cars, that were so unique. >> in all, larry and the team locate number and value. 2973 cars. not including the countless rusted relics hulks. >> he had a goal to have one car. >> they are not allowed to say what it is worth. but it is pegged the at hundred million at the time was larry's death by estimators. >> the family starts hitting road blocks. >> creating a museum is like watching sausage get made. it is ugly and hard. >> and they are not the only ones with car trouble. >> get me a car that works. >> that's next. can which classic american sports car

plus 14 in charlottesville. >>> deliberations will pick up again tomorrow in the case of the so-called beer pong rapist. joey poindexter -- some of the victims say they didn't know the assault had happened until the police found the video evidence on his hard drive. he is facing 70 years from that situation and up to 130 if he is found guilty in the second trial. >>> the man suspected of abducted hannah graham might might have has trial delayed. his public defenders have hinted they would need more time to prepare for the case. there's a hearing set for friday on possibly delaying the trial. >>> brady, middle. intercepted by jackson. >> with that play, indianapolis colts player jackson blew the whistle on deflategate. tonight jackson is in trouble with dc police. authorities say he assaulted a pizza delivery man last night. >> reporter: a pizza delivery man says he was attacked by indianapolis colts linebacker jackson in a packing lot. >> he says you're not allowed to park over here. and then he grabbed my neck and start kicking me. >> reporter: jose says the 6- foot, 240-pound profess

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he worked as a medical assistant in the hospital here in charlottesville.anna graham disappeared in november from the pedestrian mall. she was a student here at the university of virginia and very quickly surveillance video allowed police to zero in on jesse matthew. he fled to teches tech captured and brought back and the course of the investigation has been linked to a number of other crimes against young women including the link to the case of morgan harrington, a woman who disappeared in 2009 whose body was later found. police today saying they have no charges yet in the morgan harrington case. also compounding this is the fact that jesse matthew is charged with rape and attempted murder back in fairfax. that's a county about 100 miles from charlottesville, up near washington, d.c. that case is proceeding as is this case now against hanna graham. it's unclear when it may go to trial and prosecutors were so tight lipped here that there's really many more questions now about the kind of evidence and why they've made the decisions they've made in terms of

charlottesville, second ranked virginia hosting fourth ranked duke. second half. cavaliers up 4.alcolm brogdan is rewarded. and one. he had 17 for the game. uva. they're up 7. later on say hello to justin anderson. the kid can get up. duke did come back. tied at 63-63. this is quinn cook. knocking down a huge three pointer. that put duke up 66-63. under 20 seconds to play. oh that was the dagger right there. jones. duke they hand virginia their first loss of the season. cavaliers fall 69-63. >>> georgetown createing kreighton. georgetown up by 5. smith rivera hits the floor and the three. georgetown leads by 3. this is the three of his own. georgetown up by as many as 14. later in the half this game well in hand. dsr just wants to make sure. game high 24 points. georgetown they cruise past creighton, 67-40. >>> a-10 george washington visiting rhode island. gw loses the basketball here. martin grabs it. gives it up and gets it right back for the huge jam. see that one again. 15 points for martin. rhode island's up 11. later in the half kevin larson usually the low block. but here

her remains were found in october, just a couple miles outside of charlottesville. today the prosecutor vowed to seek justice for the entire community there. >> the prosecutions for the abduction and murder of hannah will bring mr. matthew to justice for these crimes. crimes that were committed against hannah graham, against her family and against our community. >> we bring in a reporter with wchv radio. we knew the prosecutor pointed out that the jesse matthew was charged with first-degree murder not capital murder. do with ewe know why no death penalty here? >> we don't exactly know why. there was the press conference this morning where the prosecutor did announced first-degree murder murder charge. they were very quiet, but we know the family of hannah graham was notified about the state's decision. we do not know exactly why at this moment. >> okay. i know we've seen jesse matthew on those surveillance cameras, walking down the mall including one that showed him walking not too far behind hannah graham late that night. what other evidence do prosecutors have her

after reaching 68 at reagan national, we dropped to 46. 59 charlottesville, 36 dulles, 39 gaithersburg. going forward, you will want the umbrella tomorrow. the steadier showers afternoon and evening. blu-ray or tuesday, and even colder air for the later half of the week. -- cooler air tuesday, and even colder air for the later half of the week. >> outrage and a d.c. neighborhood after somebody/tires -- somebody slashed tires in a neighborhood. >> kimberly, this car had its tires slashed the car next to it. more than 30 cars and a four block radius. many discovered the vandalism when they were on their way to church this morning. at night, it is well lit, and through the day and evening children gather to play. this southeast neighborhood near saint elizabeth's and the bowling air force base. sander seekers has lived here for decades. >> we don't have this happen too often. >> but it happened to her, her tires flattened. this neighbor had two tires sla shed, and his son is also dealing with it. and his mother now has to figure out how to get the kids to school. it's an issue for parents

officials have connected matthew through dna through the 2009 murder of morgan harrington in charlottesville, but there are charges pending in that case. >>> police have a man in custody charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in her apartment building. >> reporter: it's easy to get in the first set of doors. it's the second set there are locked. a concierge heard what was going on, came in, and rescued that woman. we told people outside the building and they had a hard time wrapping their heads around this. >> it's shocking to me. i guess, i took my safety for granted here. >> reporter: no one wants to hear a registered sex offender was lurking in their apartment building's foyer. this attack went down at 8:00 a.m., and this is considered a safe part of town. >> it's frightening. there are quite a few families that live here. >> reporter: king was waiting behind this bamboo plant this morning. when the woman came through these doors to check on her uber ride. >> he was able to grab her from behind. the concierge should be commended for his quick decision making. >> reporter: the

and entering charlottesville. and by lunchtime, envelopes the entire area.n heavier bands here. and that means sleet and freezing rain. by 1:30, still a good mix across the metro area. and by 3:30, trying to get warmer air in here. and rain down to the south. fredricksburg and charles county. and those area, i don't think you will see any problems down there. more concerned about areas north and west of town. okay, by 5:30 still icing north of dc. and howard county, up toward i- 70 and still a pocket of icing down. and by 8:00, interesting, it kicks it back to freezing rain and sleet. even in upper montgomery county. a sliver of prince william county too. still rain east 5. east of 95 or southern maryland, you are in good shape. and you may see an initial burst but i don't think you will have problems in terms of accumulation. the ice accumulation map of the same model, about .10 of an inch. seems reasonable. pockets up to .25 on north and east of town. and yellow alert. tonight, clear to partly cloudy, very cold, 8 to 18. winds northwest at 5 to 10 miles pe

her bodiway found in october five weeks later in a remote area outside of charlottesville. he appeared via video link in virginia. he is also a suspect in attacks in two other women. >>> a court hearing is also under way for michael gardner the church man had a previous child molestation over turned. a few of his kids friends accused him of molesting them at a birthday party. after that dismissal a female relative of gardners told police he molested her. >> the parents accused of leaving their children in a cold car while they went to a wine tasting event were also in court today. their kwas continued and their lawyer -- their case was continued and their lawyer continued the claim that thefrz loving parents. a passerby noticed two children alone in a car near 23rd. they eventually found the parents at a private wine tasting event. the parents are charged with first degree c children. >>> police are looking for three stolen car suspects that led them on a chase from prince george's county to washington. police recovered the mercedes benz at an apartment complex. they also f

the family calls in larry batten, owner of the auto appraisal group in charlottesville, virginia. >>t was a massive operation. the cars were located in 53 locations. his filing system was a 32-gallon green trash bag because he never had any intention of selling or marketing a vehicle. we worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week. >> over the six-month appraisal, the team uncovers countless classic cars only harold knew he had. >> we would open a door that hadn't been opened in decades. it would be full of cars that had been there for years covered with cottonwood flower like snow on the inside of the a building and there were bumblebee fords, convertibles and pierce arrows and cars that were so unique. >> in all, larry and his team locate, number, and value 2,973 cars, not including the countless rusted half wrecked hulk. >> i believe his goal was to have one of every car ever made. >> larry is not allowed to say what the whole collection is worth, but independent estimates peg it at $100 million at the time of harold's death. with the inconvenienventory come family tries to realize h

charlottesville 29. so everyone will see temperatures drop and i think by early tomorrow morning, the range of temperatures, this is what we think about the area. single digits five and six degrees. gaithersburg, baltimore, dulles 13 degrees is the overnight low. computer model at reagan national airport so a very cold night with much lighter winds. as far as records go for tomorrow morning, the only record that we see in jeopardy is washington dulles where their tuesday morning record low is 14. we're forecasting a low of 5 degrees due to a latest batch of arctic air. as that moves in tonight, winds will diminish and temperatures will drop. any warmer days that we look far far enough out? i'll let you know coming up in a couple of minutes. >> looking forward to that. thank you, doug. officials are still deciding tonight whether prince george's county courthouse in upper marlboro will reopen tomorrow. the courthouse has been closed since thursday so workers could repair damage caused by a broken pipe. mo

quantico at 38 warrenton 39 charlottesville at 52. petersburg 56. warm air just above the surface. we get a little south wind that will mix the warmer air down and should mix the clouds out as well. an improving weather picture today. high temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 near the pennsylvania border. upper 50s to around 60s. now fredricksburg is nearly 60 probably a warmer day than that. dinnertime, partly cloud cool. temperatures mild tonight, only near 50 degrees. back to work and school we go tomorrow drive time forecast cloudy skies, cool temperatures in the 40s. a risk of a few very light showers. a much bigger likelihood of rain. temperatures tomorrow in the upper 40s and low 50s. the week ahead promisings a big cooldown. two cold fronts the first one on tuesday, the second one on thursday turning windy and cold. by late in the week friday saturday high temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30. there's our little rain chance to our west for the those winter storm warnings across new york and new england. luckily that winter weather wi

. >>> a little girl disappeared five months ago from charlottesville downtown mall. not so little. but tonight hannah graham's family is hoping that they're a step closer to justice. charges were filed today in her murder. a man named jesse matthew will appear in court next week to face new charges of first degree murder. the commonwealth's attorney has decided not to pursue the death penalty but matthew could spend life behind bars. he's also linked to the disappearance of a woman named morgan harrington. but he does not face charges in that case. >>> budget cuts could be putting our national landmarks and the people who visit them at rick. the head of the u.s. park police union is warning its manpower is stretched so thin it's impacting homicide investigations. mark segraves is live with the story you'll see only on 4. >> reporter: doreen i spoke to the head of the park police union this evening. and he says it's only a matter of time he thinks until terrorists target one of our national monuments. and he says that's an attack that the park police aren't ready for. >> our staffin

graham was last seen leaving a charlottesville bar with matthew last september. her body was found in albemarle county a month later. tonight, we're waiting on a decision in the trial centered around d.c. police use of escorts for celebrities and the demotion of a police commander. and the question is what did chief kathy lanier know about the escort? d.c. bureaf sam ford has been covering this case and he's live at superior court with what's at stake. sam? >> maureen, it's the third week of this trial. and this morning, the jury heard closing arguments in the case with one side saying that the plaintiff, captain hilton burton is the victim of a smear campaign launched by the police chief while the other side said he is just a disgruntled employee trying to appear to be a whistle blower against the chief. >> in today's session, j chief kathy lanier in court was d.c.'s newly elected attorney general karl racine. >> lending support to my colleagues and the chief in this case. >> the case boils down to this. was hilton burton demoted because he was incompetent as th

temperatures may reach a little above freezing in culpeper down to charlottesville. afternoon highs hovering right around 30 degrees. and it may whoever in the mid-20s out in the mountains, high temperatures just in the upper 20s. montgomery fairfax, prince george's county hovering right neert freezing mark all way through the afternoon with a partly sunny school. a look at the hour by hour changes, getting colder that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. alexis davies, how are we doing? >> still looking good traveling on the beltway. looking at this accident northbound 395 at the 14th street bridge, two left lanes are blocked. police are on the scene as well as the tow truck, so you'll be slow in that area as they're getting that car out of the way. westbound 28 between 355 and monroe street all lanes blocked due to the earlier water main break yesterday. your alternate is 355. and then southbound 355 at woodmont avenue in bethesda that rate lane blocked due to a work zone. >>> it is now 4:33. today we expect to find out how many years a maryland man will

number 9 louisville going to charlottesville. look at the wahoo wild wings there. justin anderson is in high altitude. later, he slashes to the bucket and catches his hand. he signaled to the bench. afterward, they said something will need to be done to the hand, we are hearing surgery, three to four weeks. both teams playing great defense. harrell with a block. at the other end he becomes a streaker. 47-43 cavs. first one to 50 wins and virginia got their first. atkins in the spin cycle. the wahoos win. >> those were two defensive teams slugging it out. i know we struggled offensively but made enough plays offensively to come up with enough big shots. to do it without justin was important. i'm proud of the virginia is the number one seed. you can say that now. j. t. 3, 10-7 all time against nova, but they struggled today. smith-rivera deflected off the glass. hoyas shot 1 of 17 from deep, nova better. villa nova paying back georgetown, 69-52. >>> if maryland is going to get back on the winning track it will be on the strength of the defense. there is a saying, off

we've already seen a lot of notice down towards charlottesville. i think that will pick up overnight as it were. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam. we have some light snow across the metro area, 17 still at national. it's hard to get snow here at 17. it's usually just not that cold. winds are dead calm, so no wind chills, no blowing and drifting snow either. here's the radar the past couple hours. it's filling in a little to the west. you can see the heaviest bands. we're talking snowfall rates in the blue 1 to 2 inches per hour which i think will sort of skim southern maryland through the nighttime hours. we'll zoom in and if you see brighter white, that also is moderate snow. over the past couple hours pretty good band of snow pushing into upper montgomery county, now howard county. if you watch closely, you'll see a little blue crossing over 95 north of la plata. heaviest snow is on the northeast side into montgomery county pushing into howard county and still some pretty good snow south of manassas. you'

last time anyone saw her she was with matthew leaving a charlottesville bar. they tracked him down in galveston, texas. grahams remains were found later many october. >>> the case has had a chilling effect across the campus. >> hannah graham reminded every girl it is important to protect yourself. >> matthew will make his first appearance next wednesday from a video link. he's being held at fairfax on a case of attempted murder and rape dating back to 2005. >> >> students will get a few moreminutes to roll other and go back to sleep. after poo monthsover debate, the school board voted to start middle l and high school 20 minutes later. elementary schools are are get about 10 minutes in bed but some advocates say starting hoot at 7:45 is still much to early for teens. >> 20 minutes is a step many the right direction but it is not enough. the american academy of pediatric recommend an hour, 8:30. that's what we really need if health and safety of our kids. >> a later start time have drawn meso criticism as well. some people clean it will be harderrer -- and it w

if they keep playing the way they have, this could be a reality this season even snow down in charlottesvillet slow down the cavs neither could pitt. first up pass and stops, knocks down three. uv up 10 at halftime. second half while bringing the deep end, atkins comes up with the huge dunk. cavs take advantage. he drives to the rack but ten points six assists for him. brogdon has been sensational this season. put some love on that one. 18 points. justin anderson all into that right there. virginia's 69-41 win over pittsburgh. cavs now best start in school history. keep it going. to the women. maryland on the road at michigan state. second half three-point game. pass to heir yellaerial powers. just go down low to brianna jones. 17 points 11 boards for jones. later in the half this one still close and you can't give lexie brown this much room. she had 14 points. maryland goes on to win it 75-69. 17-game win streak. >> you go girls. okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made bett

this week matthew was indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of hannah graham in charlottesville. coming up here on abc 7 news at noon cease-fire doubts. the deal is set to go back into effect this weekend. why the u.s. has concerns about it. >> at least i wasn't at least 100%. >> ruth bader ginsburg talks about why she nodded off at the state of the union speech. plus old man winter is showing his strength. how much new england is expected to get slammed with in this latest storm. and speaking of the weather, back here in our area how doug is back -- how this system will impact our weather this valentine's day weekend. >> the obama administration says it's concerned that the cease-fire between ukrainian forces and russian-backed rebels may give too much to russia. the agreement was reached without direct american input and it's set to take effect on sunday. ukraine's prime minister also expressed doubt about whether the cease-fire will bring any lasting peace. president obama will be in silicon valley today to talk about cyber security. the president will host a white house summ

first meeting between two teams in the top five in charlottesville. second half, caps with a quick start. mike toby, pull up jay there. virginia on a 16-4 burst and led by 11. then duke, here they come. to justice winslow. they call it a freshman 15, that's a freshman 15, he had 15 points. one minute to go. duke's quinn cook, cooking up something special. to hand virginia its first loss of the season. good game. george washington at rhode island. colonials down, but rallying. from deep. 9-3 run to take a 48-43 lead. they couldn't hold him. the rams to jared terrill. ain't nothing wrong with a little bump and grind. gw falls to 16 and 6. showed you some of this earlier in the day. one more time, hoyas, this was the dsr show, smith rivera. three names and three points. he had 24 on the night. and josh, look at this. everybody get out of the way. the big fella throwing it down, improves to 15-6 at the 27 point win. all right, the hall of fame class of 2015 announced junior. nfl defensive player of the year in 1992. tragically, he decided suicide in 2012.

gloria riviera, charlottesville virginia. >>> we head out west to oregon, where hikers are recovering from a near-6,000-feet fall from mt. hood. a bad break for them, but an amazing stroke up luck with who was near them as they fell. clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: 10,000 feet up oregon's mt. hood saturday, husband and wife climbers michelle and brian carlson suddenly begin tumbling down. >> they fell probably about 500 feet and landed in the bottom of the crater. >> reporter: sliding down a 50-degree slope, the carlsons speed right past members of the all-volunteer portland mountain rescue team. they finally stop but are now facing a new threat. ice chunks the size of bowling balls careening downhill. to protect the injured couple, rescuers form a human shield for six straight hours. >> shoulder-to-shoulder, and stopped the ice that was coming down the mountain. >> reporter: what does that say to you? >> they're the heroes today. >> reporter: the oregon national guard airlifted the couple to a hospital. michelle carlson has two broken ankles. her husband, a broken leg. bu

she is the university of virginia student last seen on this videotape near a charlottesville bar. today authorities are expected to reveal more details about what led to the charge against jesse matthew jr. dna has linked him to the death of another college student. >>> a jury has been selected in the so-called american sniper trial in texas. ten women and two men will decide the fate of routh routh. routh is expected to pursue an insanity defense. the trial gets under way as the movie starring bradley cooper is still in theaters. >>> measles outbreak up to 121 cases across the country. in year alone, nearly 20 of those confirmed last week alone including a baby in atlanta on saturday. the cdc says the virus has now spread to 17 states health officials believe the outbreak started with a group of un unvaccinated tourists at disneyland. >>> same-sex marriage was set to become legal in alabama yesterday. but it didn't quite work out that way. weddings did take place in 12 counties but judges in at least 51 other counties refused to go along. a federal judge ruled the state's voter a