live in northeast, derek ward, news4. >> thank you. >>> derek is a trooper. this may happen to you if you spend time outside. this was before one of the earlier live shots. his eyes are tearing up because of the cold weather. and maybe because of the situation he finds himself in this morning. >> he's a pro, a veteran. knows what he's doing. >> he is. >>> 6:48. you might experience the same thing if you have to wait for a bus or train today. make sure you check transit schedules before you head out. right now, metro bus operating on snow emergency routes only. to see what that means, check out metro's website. metrorail on a regular school. d.a.s.h. service will resume a full schedule starting at 8:00 this morning. fwhauz service the pentagon will run until 11:00 a.m. because the federal government is on a two-hour delay. >>> vre also on a normal schedule today. if you are using marc trains, keep a close eye on the times. marc says all three lines are operating on an s schedule. and that the last train on the brunswick line will leave 40 minutes late to take

derek ward live along new york avenue in northeast. how's it looking there, derek? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, take a look behind me. this is inbound new york avenue. you see that's the bridge, and that's florida. this is the kind of road conditions that you are going to encounter. there is passable roads and stuff, they have been treated. take a look at this cab going by here. that's where you're going to have to take it. now, as the roads become more populated, as more traffic gets on here, expect it to clear again. we have seen the plows come through a couple times. if you take a look here, this is an untreated street. that's 1st street. that's what you will encounter, getting to some of the main thoroughfares that have been treated. of course, sidewalks are snow packed. it's passable, not very icy at this point. definitely it warrants some serious caution if you do come out here. and it's not so much the snow and the surfaces now. it is the wind. and i can tell you that it is a biting wind at this point. any exposed skin is definitely going to feel it out h

news4's derek ward live in downtown d.c. with a look at conditions here. derek? >> reporter: well, good morning. as you see, traffic is moving now. this is outbound new york avenue heading east out toward the d.c. line. you can see that the roads have been treated. take a look a little on to the side. and you see the sidewalks are not -- there is a path, you just have to walk carefully, certainly drive carefully. we talked to a woman who was beginning her journey. she's actually headed for nairobi, kenya. the hardest part is just getting out of town. she tried to book some trains -- flights, train rides up to new york, but all of the trains, only one was open. the challenge was to actually get to union station from where she started at. and actually had to hail a cab for her. luckily she did get off. let's hear some of her story now. what's your dilemma now, this morning? >> i need a cab. my cab has been coming for 2.5 hours. i'm going to union station, it's like five minutes away. i can't get a black car, i can't get a thing. i have bags -- this is just bad. thi

we begin with derek ward, he's got the latest on the investigation that's under way. howard county police are working on it. derek? >> reporter: indeed they are, doreen, take a look at the shopping center parking lot behind me, aside from the flashing lights, there doesn't seem to be anything remarkable about it. we have learned more about the victims and not about the shooter and why u police say th incident centered around a store on the upper level of the mall, a clothing store called zumeys. >> the two deceased, there was an adult male and an adult female. they were in their 20s. they were both employees of the store. >> as the sound of gun fire echoed through the mall, patrons were all about getting out of harm's way, although most weren't even sure where harm was lurking. >> there's five other people that have been treated at howard county general. one was a gunshot wound. the other four are either medical conditions or twisted ankles, things like that, as people have -- were moving away from a very, very kchaotic and dangerous situation. >> reporter: howard coun