we will see sweepable snow for areas near frederick, hagerstown, through clarksburg and 41 degrees. these winds though, that will be something else. and winds continue to pick up, 50 miles an hour. and here is how much snow we are expecting. again, not much, about a trace, up to a tenth of an inch at best. the farther north and west you go, the closer to hagerstown, the bester chance of getting out the broom. first alert live doppler, a flake near damascus, but that's about it. and timing of this, this is is problematic for the evening rush. by 4:00, we are already tracking some showers near the 81 corridor. coming up, we will go through the rest of the future cast and talk about those winds, and when they die off a little bit. andrea, over to you. >> allison, thank you. >>> it started with a knock on the door, and ended in gunfire. now, one man is dead, and another is injured, after an attack on a home on terrace drive in waldorf. we have the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the call came in for trouble at this home on terrace drive around 4:20 this morning. but investigators qu

a deadly accident in clarksburg, maryland. a landscaper trapped under equipment. >>> it is cold enough for snow. we might get a little tomorrow. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. i have the hour by hour timing. >>> and i'm eun yang with the life of david bowie, how the entertainment legend is being remembered this morning by people around the world. news 4 midday starts rite now. >>> now to that breaking news out of clarksburg where a construction worker has died after being pinned under some equipment. we want to take you to the scene. this video just in from chopper 4 over the scene on frederick road. this is at metro ground covers landscaping. right now we are working to get more information on the person who died. also hearing that it could have been a technical issue, the reason behind that accident. we know police are on the scene investigating how this tragedy could have happened. stay with news 4. barbara? >>> breaking news, an indefinite delay in caesar goodson's trial, one of the baltimore police officers c

this is mainly in the 50's, except for 49 degrees right now51 in clarksburg. 52 also in carnesville. 50's in hartwell. upper 50's also in elberton. low to mid 50's in the upstate. 57 in macon. 47 degrees in raleigh, so pretty chilly. here comes another cold front. this is going to push through with wind and much colder temperatures in the moun into thursday, tomorrow night, and into friday, and we might even squeeze out a tennessee and north also friday morning, in particular. downsloping winds will compensate for the cold air and make it feel a little bit chilly and breezy, but not too bad. this is just in time for the upcoming weekend. it will be ne and dry. international falls, minnesota, 33 in chicago, and right now 79 degrees. not too bad. los angeles at 73 degrees, and boston not bad at 42 degrees. cloudy skies with a few sprinkles and some showers south of 85. some freezing conditions later as temperatures get to the low 30's if not upper 20's, so if we do have that fog, close to the ground if not right on the ground, and freezing temperatures, that could freeze fog. it is lig

police in montgomery county are investigating an industrial accident in clarksburg.olice were called to the metro groundcover. machinery fell on top of someone. the victim died at the scene. an investigation is underway. coming up, efforts underway to bring the drug paying -- drug kingpin known as el chapo back to the united states. the investigation into an american artist in italy, the post that may contain a clue about what happens. the jackpot jumping again. bundle up. doug is back with details on the cold blocks of weather. announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. mexico has started extraditing el chapo to the united states. it could be a year before joaquin guzman steps foot in a federal prison. land a movieto deal about his life led authorities to his hideout. some are wondering if sean penn broke the law in meeting with the fugitive. need evidence that he actually helped him, aided him, gave him money, sheltered him. not just to say he met with him. is in joaquin guzman solitary confinement from the same prison he escaped from months ago.

the other situation as far as snow clearing, 270 north at 121 clarksburg road, you have to stay left past the plow. 270 here at montrose road, no problems northbound or southbound. we'll take a live look at the beltway and that issue on the beltway coming up. >>> federal workers are heading in to work on time this morning. employees do have the option to take up scheduled leave or tell that work. metro returns to regular service today, as well, but you still could run into some delays. there will be fewer 8 car trains in service because of the storm. yellow line trains to and from franconia springfield will also resume today. only a few metrobus routes have a few detours. >>> today you have to get out your shovels if you live in prince george's county. the sidewalk clearing law is put into action. megan mcgrath, how are the sidewalks where you are? >> reporter: well, we've been driving around college park this morning early this morning. and actually we found that a lot of people have already done the work of shoveling their sidewalks just like this person here. and today is the day.

divers with the virginia state police are helping clarksburg authorities search for evidence in a pond on the virginia tech campus. police say 19-year-old natalie keepers,. a sophomore at virginia tech, now faces charges for improper disposal of a dead body and accessory after the fact in the commission of a felony. this comes after a search for 13-year-old nicole lovell came to a tragic end on saturday afternoon after virginia state police found her remains. >> she was located just inside the north carolina border, on route 89 in surry county. diane: she was last seen in her blacksburg home on wednesday night. police say 18-year-old david eisenhauer, virginia tech freshman, was arrested on saturday on first-degree murder and abduction charges. he was a former member of the virginia tech cross-country team. he graduated from wild lake high school in columbia, maryland, where he was a three-time state champion. we went to his family's home today, but nobody answered the door. investigators say that david eisenhauer and nicole lovell to each other before she disappeared, and he used the

. >>> federal safety officials are investigating an incident in clarksburg. a worker was killed on the job this morning and somehow he got pinned under a piece of equipment in a landscaping business. chopper 4 flew over the scene on north frederick road and while we know what happened at a company called metro ground cover, no word on the victim's name. >>> at least three families are out in the cold this afternoon following a fire in their apartment in annandale. smoke poured out of the second floor as firefighters arrived just after 10:00 this morning. chopper 4 arrived a short time later. this happened on americana drive near the beltway and little river turnpike. at least three neighbors and a firefighter were injured. they're all expected to be okay. >>> this is chris gordon in baltimore where a third officer charged in the death of freddie gray came to an abrupt halt. caesar goodson is charged with murder, manslaughter and other charges. goodson was the driver of the police van in which freddie gray suffered his fatal injury last april, but the maryland

so that's sound that snow so that snow: clarksburg 48 in highlands ranch. 20 for the overnight low, partly cloudy skies. you will have some sunshine but also passing clouds and a high of 47. forties on wednesday before the cold air comes up of the mountains and arrives here. 36 snow late thursday that kind of rest up thursday night at another shot and another shot of snow friday to saturday. both of those shots of snow we could get an answer more but look what happens going into the weekend. good thing we don't play this weekend here. good thing we've got a break from the twenties 2528 and 31's are not above freezing as we going to the week and next week. >> i wish it was heavier so we could stand in front of it. >> that's a good strategy. >>> a controversial billboard with a message that backfired. >> still ahead by vandals struck highway hoping to send a message of their own. >>> a red take out your house to tourist is a good way to make money but it could cost you some more. the changes affecting homeowners in one colorado town and back colorado girl awaiting a new connect tonight there

heavy volume primarily in clarksburg along i-270 starting at buckeystown pike to the capital beltway now almost a 40- minute commute. weather and traffic again on the 9s. for now over to you. >> thanks, larry. >>> coming up in the next half- hour, the house made famous in the silence of the lambs is up for sale. >> still to come before , 6:30 we have details on new mammogram recommendations. we'll tell ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ >>> 6:24. welcome back to wake up washington. chilly start. we're right at the freezing mark in northwest d.c. a beautiful shot of the washington, d.c. skyline. guess what? snow is on the way for your evening commute. allyson is going to tell you just how much coming up. >>> welcome to winter in western new york. hello. take a look at these pictures. this is from our sister station in buffalo. winter wav

i'm told the same is true it clarksburg and gaithersburg, most of montgomery county. i'm walking in a parking lot. a lot of people walking on major roads. somebody walking along clopper road in montgomery county. it's the easiest place to walk because they're aggressively plowing. we're hitting a spot in the storm in this part of montgomery county where it's difficult to walk and see in front of you, much less drive. as i've said earlier, these storms in montgomery county, traditionally, historically are tougher up county, into clarksburg, damascus and poolville. we're at a gas station that's open here in germantown. it's popular. we're near some workers who have to be on the job, plows, police and fire. for now they're the only ones on the road. that's a good thing. live in germantown this morning, scott macfarlane, news 4. >> we're grateful for the workers trying to do their jobs, trying to keep everybody safe. around 12 inches of snow has fallen here in the district. there is more on the way. >> the message we've been sharing from highwaying as across the area, sta

once you leave clarksburg. you will have a snow shower for the next 15 to 20 minutes. further south, really good snow shower. potomac. tyson. you can see a little bit of blue there. it is on the west side of river road. that is some heavy snow as you head off river road down the beltway. everybody is moving off to the east. southeast. it is headed toward silver spring. dc at 7:30. probably at the airport. 7:36. fedex field at 7:45. now, in the wake of this, the clippers drag a cold front through. typical. typical of the clippers ushering in art tick air. a lot of sun tomorrow, but very cold. bus stop temperatures 18 to 28. seasonal thursday. milder on friday. chilly with rain friday night. that rain will continue into at least saturday morning. so, futurecast. 10:00 tonight. everybody is gone. i mean long gone. 29 leesburg. 34 downtown. 27 gathersburg. 29 silver spring. by 6:00 a.m., we have some teens on the map. 19 in frederick. 21 in fairfax. and then by 9:00, temps don't exactly jump up tomorrow. low to mid 20s . that's it with full sun. and 1:00, maybe we are 30 d

there was hail in clarksburg, this had a great double rainbow, around seneca park, i show you this becausehowers that went through yesterday were intense for about 20, 30, 40 minutes, that will be the deal for tomorrow except they will be snow showerinize stead of rain shower-- shores instead of rain shower. 3 degree guarantee, high of 39 with full sun, pretty cold day. how did we do? we will talk about it at 11:00 and you can download our app and track how we do on the 3 degree and track snow showers tomorrow. good idea to do it right now. live look outside, we are down to 36, dew point single digits, relative humidity outside, indoor 10-11%, time to add moisture into the atmosphere at your house because your hands will crack. here is where the snow is now, not a huge storm a clipper, clippers move fast, limited moisture and behind them comesarchic air. check, check, check, and check. there is insnow in chicago, this will-- the snow in chicago moving north and east, a cold front will come through, energy is on the cold front and it will give us the brief period of snow showers. yellow wea

and clarksburg road, take left to get past the plow. we'll see you being at 5:01. >>> it was anxious elaborate tree house that divided a neighborhood. who had the final say as some fought to it down. >> and we're staying on top of road conditions for you this friday mor >>> maichael phelps took time ot to help out the arizona basketball team. now you see what they call the curtain of distraction. you see all the gold medals? maybe it will blind their eyes or something. he's also wearing a gold swimsuit, i think. and a bow tie. and don't forget the swim cap. the player missed both foul shots, so maybe this whole thing worked. there is michael phelps and look at his partners. >> two fat guys, come on. tell it like it is. and there is he in a speedo with 18 gold medals hanging around his neck. >> he's ripped for a reason. his training is no joke. >> cover it up. >> are we a little bit, aaron? >>> today police officers in montgomery county are honoring a fallen hero. officers invite you to help by donating blood in honor of noah. it's at th

it happened this morning, in the 24,000 block of fredericks road in clarksburg. county investigators are still on the scene trying to figure out how the worker died. authorities have not released the victim's identity. >>> good afternoon. and thanks for joining us. i'm andrea roane. they started their sunday in church. then they watched the playoff game with friends. but at 9:00 last night, police found both husband and wife dead in their home on windy drive in leesburg. we spoke with the family's pastor about the tragedy. >> reporter: the pastor says naomi howell sang beautifully in church on sunday. celebrated by her husband, andre, who was an executive leading chief in the navy. now, the two are dead. leaving two children, a church, and a community with lots of questions, with only one answer. >> i pray that the entire community of louden will begin to understand that there are better ways to live. >> reporter: pastor michelle thomas says andre and naomi howell fought to save their 20- year marriage. the high school sweethearts sought counseling at the church

big look at the beltway, inner loop and outer loop. 270 at clarksburg road. 121 looking quite good. one in done kirk andrew was talking about, 4 southbound still shut down. sounds like the northbound lanes are fine and open. olney, we have a crew to give us a break. olney on mill road at islander street. see you in a couple of minutes with a live look at 66. >>> 4:33 right now and new details today in a deadly accident involving a montgomery county ride on bus and a 67-year-old pedestrian. police tell us that a woman died at the hospital last night. the bus hit her yesterday morning during rush hour on old george road. none of the four passengers on the bus was hurt. >>> now to a violent attack during the evening commute, this time on metro. an agency spokesperson tells us that someone fried to rob a passenger sleeping on a train. it was headed from georgia avenue to u street. he slashed a passenger in the ear when he refused to hand over his belongings. >>> prince gorges county fire investigators hope someone will recognize these two people. take a look. they're suspected of starti

a major backup between clarksburg and frederick. >> snowplows out around the clock.he storm ramping up, covering the roads as quickly as they can be cleared off. >> our team has been out working hard throughout this day. out in the elements to bring you the very latest information. we begin at 6:00 tonight with veronica johnson and amelia segal in our storm center. >> when will the storm end and give us a chance to really start digging out? >> that storm will be wrapping up around midnight. but then we've got those low temperatures, and, of course, still some wind to deal with after that. but we're seeing some heavy bands of snow still continuing to come through our area for the next few hours, probably up until as late as 8:00, maybe 9:00 and a few locations north of d.c. let's show what storm team 4 is tracking now. the gusts, the winds. the winds finally settling here this hour. over the last three and four hours, gusts upwards of 40 miles per hour. for the evening, about 35 to 40 miles per hour, the gusts. your storm system right now, just off the coast of delawa

really up through frederick, 70, gaithersburg, clarksburg, germantown still pretty good.once the sun sets on is the day, winds are going to shift. now instead of those strong northeasterly winds, winds will turn to the northwest. that will help to kick things out of here. by 6:00 to 8:00, you will see as much snow as you have seen. now we start to break records, adding an inch or so. and by saturday night, 12:30 on sunday, we are done. the snow is out of here. however, it's still going to be very breezy and now the cleanup process begins. that's something that we'll be watching through sunday and to see how much we have to really dig out. if you do see the snow pile up and you can go out there and start to shovel a little bit out of time, that's going to be a lot easier and save your self tomorrow than

montgomery county police are just identifying the construction worker who was killed this morning in clarksburg. they say 28-year-old glen bower from fredrick was pinned under some sort of equipment while he was working at the metro ground cover, that's a mulch company, on frederick road. we're still waiting to learn how this accident happened. >>> next at 11:00 -- >> when you're burnt bad enough, your life changes. >> a growing market for products that let you start fires in your own backyard. and the growing risk that comes with it. >> more confusion for women concerned about breast cancer. the reason some experts say your first mammogram can wait. >>> and remembering ziggy stardust, the local tribute to david bowie. ♪ this is ground control to major t ♪ >> they say they were sending hazy cosmic vibes into the sky tonight. david bowie fans braved the cold and gathered at malcolm x park in d.c. to listen to ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars while remembering that iconic musician. >> it seems millions around the world are choosing to honor bowie in the same way folks are scooping up thei

from hannibal missouri.' ' im james form platte city' ' im lolita from branson' ' im patty from clarksburg missoura' 'im joe from california, missouri.' 'weve been on fire events in colorado .. you name it weve been there ... bringing help hope and healng .. and its just one of those things that once it gets in your blood .. i cannot imagine being able to sit at home and not do this uh again.' they have the equipment for debris removal ... sheet rock on being here for the next four to eight weeks. 'we dont accept money we dont ask for money we just want to bring hope help and healing to those in need in the middle of a disaster.' the have stuffed animals for children ... and hope their actions show what their church is all about. 'i can bring some hope back into their life ... just because were here .. with open arms and we desire to care.' 15 people were killed in the flooding in missouri over the last few weeks. light rain will continue as we head into the overnight to friday. rainfall totals through thursday afternoon were generally less than 0.25" in central iowa, with another 0.10" to

southbound 270 from clarksburg to the beltway, from 95 to 270 you're moving along quite nicely.tune in to wtop 103.5 f.m. for "weather & traffic on the 1s." >> thank you, kim. >>> why is there still a delay? what we're learning about positive train controls. >>> if you have a child in college, you're going want to hear this story. when it comes to sexual assaults on campus. on campus. >> why your kids may still ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. on campus. >> why your kids may still know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ >>> developing now at 5:45, new details about the water in flint, michigan, the disease some worry might be spreading in michigan. >>> it's a controversial measure that could impact you even if you don't live where it's being proposed. i'm eun yang. what's expected to happen today in d.c.'s family leave bills. >> good morning, everybody. cold and dry. t

the spur, much of the bulk of the volume for our friends from frederick in to bethesda will be in clarksburg. stay with us, more news and stay with us, more news and heweat ♪ ♪ get three payments on us and don't worry about payments until march 2016, when you lease a new 2016 xc60. . >>> here are stories to watch. bill cosby's wife will be deposed by lawyers for several women claiming the median sexually assaulted them. the 7 accusers filed the lawsuit in november. >>> you have a chance, the power ball jackpot will grow to $400 million. no one matched all the numbers in this past saturday's drawing. >>> thursday, marks the one year anniversary of the attacks on charlie hebdo. they will 12 people were killed in the attack. >>> now to campaign 2016, the race for the white house starts in earnest. voters tune in and candidates get the 4-week push towards the caucuses. donald trump's hotly anticipated first television commercials will start taking to the airways in iowa and new hampshire. trump is promising to spend 2 million a week on the ads. in an interview sunday, trump said, he has 6-8 of t

north about 45 minutes from the capital beltway closer to 121 in clarksburg.n fromtyson. to 270 in the single digits. 66 the volume heading outbound. to fairfax county parkway.y in the teens. a lot of slowing. it's lower in some areas. that is a look at the traffic. back to you. alison: thank you very much. leon: we have the snow to the west of us. heading this way maybe. alison: we'll find out. doug? doug: over your shoulder i can see the back behind the white house. showing and really stiff winds. that is a big story. the heavy snow ahead of the cold front moving in. get to the doppler radar. rain south and east of the metro area. showing green currently. win chester to woodstock and hagerstown. heavy rain. pretty heavy snow squalls. our own josh knight noticed on a traffic camera a lightning strike east of hagerstown. we have had a lightning strike with us. a fast moving area of the snowshower. it comes through, in the middle. you can see this is it. it will move through. i think any impact of the icy patches or the snow patches will stay north and west of

don't have worries there. 270 at clarksburg, southbound, fairly light. >>> it's 5:54. concern about gang violence in alexandria is growing after recent arrests and two high-profile murders. both victims were found dead in parks in the city. police say they're linked to the ms-13 gauge. the gang is recruiting in schools and he tells parent as what to look out for in their children. >> behavioral things, changes in attitu attitude, changes in peer groups, lack of interest in family activities. >> police say the hundreds who have been arrested since 2013 are the reason for the push to increase traffic now. the fbi has been tracking them for some time. it's mostly made up of salvadorean nationals. it operated in three states. it's expanding through recruitment and migration. the gang is linked to a wide range of criminal crimes including drug distribution, murder, rape, and prostitution. >>> be sure to open the washington app for the new way d.c. is informing about drugs. created this webinar to show what synthetics look like. it looks at how clerks and landlords connected

clearing here in the next couple of minutes. 270 north at 121, still plows working thp area near clarksburg. southbound normal delays. big look at the beltway, all the routes in and out of town, you can see pretty light volume. travel times in a few minutes. >>> some parents in northern virginia are heading back to work this morning as shall school districts have reopened. hard hit loudoun county is not one of them, though. crews are working away the clo being to clear high school parking lots. the school district deployed 90 pieces of its own equipment across the county and added 40 contract trucks to help out. the district has 89 schools to clear. >>> we come in and we focus on the larger schools first. the high schools which are the bulk of the snow removal and then we step down from that. >> students in laegs and falls church are back in school today. loudoun county officials say they hope students can head back to the classroom on monday. >>> the non-emergency call center in montgomery goes back to normal hours today. you can call 311 between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. monday through frid

if you head out to the foothills, you can see some snow all the way south near clarksburg. and up toward estes park some scattered light snowfall. as we look at one of her futurecast, we can see snow on the south side of town earlier in the day. denver may not see anything until lunchtime. the south side may see some snow in the later morning hours. that will continue throughout the afternoon. snow will be fairly light throughout the day as we head into the evening and overnight, things will start to pick up. advisories will go in place. winter storm warnings and part of the state. as we head toward the denver area, we may see 3 to 7 inches of snow. this is not a one-day event. this advisory starts at 5:00 tonight. that's when things could start to pick up for us. let's check in with joel. today? >> and high country it is snowy and icy. here is a look at the eisenhower tunnel. you can see machine on the roads as you get to the vail pass. that is where we had the chain and passenger restriction in place. it is icy. make sure you are ready for winter driving can additions. ac

police responding to the crash yesterday on the clarksburg town line and said the driver tried to take a shortcut to get to the city. the truck nearly went off the road at a steep section of the mohawk trail. the driver was able to get out of the cab and was not hurt. wow. >> a broken arm and a broken car. a huge clunk of ice hurt a teen's vehicle, something that could have easily been prevented with time and a brush. ted daniel standing by live with her story and the penalties drivers can face for taking ice and snow out on the roads. >>> 18-year-old miranda lives in amesbury and travels 128 south of school several days a week. she's the latest to fall victim to a careless driver who left home without removing the ice >> dash-cam video fox 25 recently aired from 495 haverhill, one way to illustrate the danger. >> that's it. >> reporter: the story miranda coty and her father shared us with, another. >> i ended up fracturing the radius in my left arm and i -- my nose was bruised and lip split open. >> reporter: miranda was behind the wheel this car in norwood where she's training to bec

northbound around 121 making your way to clarksburg. snow removal ongoing. delays northbound around clopper road. the inner loop beltway from pennsylvania avenue. accident there. no lane information. but keep eyes open for the flashing lights you may see through the area. prince george's's county. accident on 210. southbound between kirby hill and livingston road. the traffic is slow from the beltway through the area. there is closure due to a water main break. it shuts down northbound lane between everson excalibur. find a detour if that is your regular route home. jonathan: thank you. this is one of the best events to cover. polar plunge in the chesapeake. michelle: it's all for charity. and maryland bureau chief brad bell introduces us to some of the men in blue turning blue from the icy dip. >> the moment before the plunge, spirits are high. bodies warm. >> a beautiful day. no snow or ice. we are good to go. brad: 600 cops hovering on the beach at sandy point state park ready to jump in the icy chesapeake. among the cheerleaders, larry hogan under doctor

the majority of the volume in clarksburg. once we get more lanes things start to ease up.inute commute for youself this morning. metro continues to do well and has been all morning long. everything running on the schedule for the trains and buses. let's show you how things are shaping up here at 95 and i seen hour connector. weather and traffic again on the fines. we'll send it over to you. >>> coming up next the fast and furious could be speeding into cuba for their next movie. >>> plus winter is coming. we know when john snow after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside. talk about delicious. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer.

. >>> an investigation under way into a deadly industrial accident in clarksburg, maryland on frederick road. the worker was crushed by a piece of machinery. the worker's name and circumstances of the accident have not been released. montgomery county police are handling the investigation. >>> turning to the latest in the trial of officers charged in the death of freddie gray in baltimore. the trial of caesar goodson, the officer behind the wheel of the van that transported gray was supposed to start today. the judge ordered a delay pending the outcome of an appeals outcome in the outcome of porter. porter's lawyer claimathize ruling violate izthe 5th maim-- violates the 5th amendment right not to incriminate himself . >>> there is growing concern after as bests has been dis-- asbestos has been discovered at the sight of a middle school set to open next year. stephanie ramirez live in kensington with the latest on this one. >> >> reporter: good evening, today crews started removing the asbestos. crews spent much of the day working up here on this hill. people who live nearby have health

southbound on i-270 from buckeystown pike, you'll see major volume as you head into clarksburg. once we get that additional lane it starts to ease up just a bit. from buckeystown pike to the capital beltway now a 51-minute commute. let's take our trafficland cam and show you how things are shaping up outside. this is 95 at the prince william parkway. heavy volume on the northbound side but you will be able to make it to springfield. just expect a little bit of delays this morning. weather and traffic coming up again on the 9s. for now over to you. >> thanks, larry. >>> from the prek prince to his father the potty mouth prince. the roys are making some news this morning -- the royals are making some news this morning. >> donald trump heads to the green mountains and to ♪ ♪ find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. america runs on dunkin'. oh remotes you've had it tough. watching tvs get sharper bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone

a construction worker died after being pinned underneath equipment at a mulch supply company in clarksburg. chopper 4 over the scene this morning on frederick road. it is called metro ground covers and the name of the worker killed has not yet been released. >> a developing story this evening, a irj have virj lawmaker is pushing a bill that will refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. >> charles keriko is from southwestern virginia. they're concerned about what happens to kim davis, the kentucky clerk jailed for denying licenses to same-sex couples and they would allow clerks to deny if they had a religious or moral objection. he will veto this bill if it ever makes it to his desk. >>> it has to do with required union fees. a group of california teachers want a 1977 law overturned. the issue is whether state workers who choose not to join a union must still pay collective bargaining fees and a lawyer for the california teacher's association says collective bargaining impacts pay for all teachers. >> the supreme court is expected to make a ruling this summer. >> two people from ou

tomorrow and a cold night tonight and down to 25 in the city and places like gaithersburg to the clarksburg area and front royal around 19 degrees and back to the south around fredericksburg and stafford. a cold start to the did i, but with those southerly winds we'll start to see temperatures in the 40s and back to the north and west and back toward the hagerstown area and back to 43 in the shepherdstown area and a chilly day tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon not nearly as cold and you'll start off the day like this. you'll start off the day wearing the coats, gloves, scarves, hats and they may not come home from school and it will not be nearly as cold as it were earlier in the day. temperatures tomorrow, 47, 48 on friday and friday night, if you're heading out to dinner, maybe a good idea to take the umbrella. we're expecting a few showers and most on the light side and 40s, but if you're headed to dinner good idea to take the umbrella with you and another front moves through and that cools us for sunday, most areas sunday in the mid to upper 30s maybe around 40 in d.c. and yes, we could s

these crews are making their way north of clarksburg. you can see they have the front ends pushing snow to the north's -- to the west -- to the left side of the roadway. you have people that are out on the roads trying to pass the plows. let them do their thing. let them give you good traction. stay out of their way. that is what every jurisdiction is asking. that you let the plows start making room so we can get you back to work and school in those kinds of things by monday or tuesday afternoon. a quick peek at what else we have on the road. traveling in virginia along 95 you will find the lanes here have been treated but still are more narrow than what you are used to. we have reports of some stalled vehicles. that is our traffic watch. larry: a live look at that house fire in half fort belvoir -- in fort belvoir. possibly the snow on top of the house might have collapsed. they fully engaged fire in the attic of a home. autria: news chopper seven is over the seam. the man behind the camera is reporting this was a second alarm fire whic

look at the driving conditions and amelia segal is out in the storm team 4 by 4 and on 270 near clarksburg. amelia, what do you see? >> well, vance, it's not good out here. completely snow-covered roads and it's hard to determine where there are lanes at this time. sometimes the rumble strip helping to determine that. let's take a live look outside and at greatly reduced speeds and we're traveling at 25 miles an hour and that's the only option and completely snow-covered roads and the winds are starting to pick up and we're noticing the wind to blow around and the temperature continues to drop. we are now down to 20 degrees. so we've dropped ten degrees over the course of today. you can see on the side road we have some plows down and not treating the road with any salt and they don't actually even have their plows down at this point as we've been driving around today we noticed groups of plows treating the roads and you can see at this point already only a few hours into the storm and the snow has gotten ahead of the plows as you guys are continuing to try completely snow-covered roads an

because montgomery county, this is what we are looking at coming down around an inch per hour around clarksburgnd the bethesda area and we'll zoom in and in toward north bethesda and you see where this is around the north bethesda area and right around the old mall there and up towards the north and we're looking at areas such as gaithersburg and seeing that, as well. head's up in those areas and an inch an hour over toward love i etsville and lighter snow now, but look at this band around quantico, just to the south of waldorf. quantico, you're about to get the heavier snow and woodbridge about to get the heavier snow and you'll get some very heavy snow for a while and lighten up a little bit and then it gets heavy again and as the storm really develops that's when we start to get into the very heavy bands and that's when the snow begins to pile up. continuing to come, veronica has much more on this part of the system making its way our way and bringing with it heavy snow and wind. >> yes. it is going to start getting windy out here. right now, not bad at all. in fact, we don't have gusts to r

earlier this month, the clarksburg exponent tellly gramm -- another pine newspaper in west virginia -- "the promise of 18,000 jobs tied to construction of six interstate gas pipelines is the last hope for prosperity for a generation of mountain state residents." end quote. the paper continued, "the regulatory delays are slowing these important projects." west virginia has been hard-hit by job loss in the energy sector. just this week more than 850 west virginia coal miners received noticed that their jobs may be at risk. they join more than 500 other west virginians who were informed after the start of this year that they would be losing their jobs. not to mention that the whole total job loss in the coal economy in my state has been 10,000 direct jobs as minors but also some -- as mine,but also some indirect jobs that contribute to the mining industry, most recently c.s. exp announcing cutbacks. moving forward will create economic opportunity in my state where it is desperately needed. i am pleased that this bill includes language that i introduced along with senators heitkamp and ca

this system is in clarksburg, west virginia and the tracing facility is in martinsburg, west virginia. we want to make sure that gun ownership is processed in an efficient and responsible manner. i have visited both of these facilities and i have seen the professionalism and the deep commitment that they have to getting things right. you do mention that they are overstressed and overloaded and hopefully through the appropriations process that we work through last year, we will make sure that we are able to employ more so that they can make it and successfully complete it with a timely -- within a timely. -- period for background checks. i hear that you're going to go to a 24 hour system. is that goal? yes, the goal is to increase the capacity of the current system so that we would be on a 24 hour, seven day a week basis. limited bywe are staffing, and we are able to operate 17 hours a day, actually, i am not sure if it is seven days a week at this time. we currently have they e-check system that allows dealers to get the information quickly and frankly, we hope to improve that platfor

this system is in clarksburg, west virginia and the tracing facility is in martinsburg, west virginia. their efforts are invaluable to ensure gun ownership is processed in an efficient and responsible manner. i have visited both of these facilities and i have seen the professionalism and the deep commitment that they have to getting it right. you did mention that they are overstressed and overloaded and hopefully through the appropriations process that we work through last year, we will make sure that we are able to employ more so that they can make it and successfully complete it within a timely. -- timely fashion. for background checks. i hear that you're going to go to a 24 hour system. with every seven days, 24 hours, is that goal? ms. lynch: yes, the goal is to increase the capacity of the current system so that we would responsive on a 24 hour day seven day a week basis. , currently, we are limited by staffing, and we are able to operate 17 hours a day, actually, i am not sure if it is seven days a week at this time. we do have an electronic platform. the e-check system that all

the blue intercads the heaviest of snow and this is your heaviest ban north of germantown clarksburg to fred rake pretty good ban and these bands are heavy heading towards hagerstown and martinsburg and berkeley springs as well. futurecast well, we know it's snowing by 4:30 futurecast has snow across most of the metro area. i think it will feel back in and by 8:00, still a little bit snow a little late and he think it's hang on a little bit long and we will see accumulating snow moderate occasionally heavy snow until 3 p.m. and we will clear out tonight and temperatures had fall pretty far tonight. wind chills below zero by the time we get to tomorrow morning. so, again, shovel frequently and every four hours or so slow down a little bit and maybe give your sea of break. keep snow off the heat pumps they don't like to be covered in snow. winds gusting to 40 and i would say stay on the first floor and in case a limb falls on the roof. check on elderly and keep firehydrants and mailbox dug out please. okay, snow potential for the one of our models here, has still pretty big numbers and

the cgs system is in clarksburg, west virginia and the atf tracing facilities in martinsburg, west virginia. efforts are valuable to ensure the gun ownership is processed in an effective manner and they each have proven their worth to track weapons and perpetrators of gun violence when crimes are committed. i visited both of these facilities and a same professionalism and deep commitment they have to getting it right. you did mention they are overstressed and overloaded and hopefully through the appropriations process we worked through last year we were able to increase the budget to make sure we were able to employ more to make sure they can successfully complete any successfully complete in a time fashioned a background checks. so i wanted to get an understanding from you. the administration called for an additional 206. i'm sorry i wasn't here to go to a 24 hour system. would that be seven days, 24 hours? is that your goal? >> yes, senator, increase the capacity of the system to be responsive on a 24 hour seven day a week basis. currently we are limited by staffing and i believe we are a