a single-engine plane shaters into pieces in edgewater. the pilot is killed. >> a heard a large crash like, a big boat hitting the water from 20 feet. >> reporter: the aircraft landed three or four feet away from this man's rental property. his own house is next door. >> i called 911 immediately. >> reporter: investigators say it first crashed into a set of trees up and caught fire around 4:30 saturday afternoon. the plane just missed the creek. >> there was a sheen of oil on the water. >> i turned the water on and actually the next door neighbor helped me put out of the fire. i was concerned, because i was afraid the fire was going to ignite the house. >> reporter: amazingly the on damage was to the vinyl siding that melted slightly. mayo and his tenant were uninjured despite the damage to the plane. it was registered to joseph kelly of an indianapolis, of annapolis. mayo says he has seen it happen one too many times. >> this is the third time since i have been here. >> reporter: in 2006 two fatal accidents happened near the airport, the

one person died following a small plane crash that happened there at 4:30 this afternoon in edgewater. anne arundel county officials say a small single-engine plane crashed into the yard of a house. at this point we are told no one on the ground was hurt. we have a crew on the scene and will let you know more information as it becomes available. >>> the white house has a new social secretary. juliana smoot was the national finance director for obama's campaign. she will take over for desiree rogers. many criticized rogers for not doing more to prevent the virginia couple crashing the obama's first state dinner. the harvard-educated businesswoman plans to pursue opportunities in the corporate world. >>> the ongoing mystery surrounding the whereabouts of d.c.'s snow melter may be over. it's been spotted in action. a viewer sent us these pictures of the massive machine. workers were using it to clear snow from a parking lot at 10th and th streets northwest yesterday. today our news4 cameras actually shot this video of the melter at the same lot. the city bought this moon fachir $120,000

the p35 was on its way to lee airport in edgewater when it went down yesterday afternoon. the manager of the airport said the plane suddenly bank today the right hit trees and then the ground about a quarter mile from the airport. >>> here are some of the stories expected to make led lines in the week ahead. national women's history month kicks off tomorrow. the celebration began as a lobbying effort endorsed by president carter in 1980. this year's theme is writing women back into history. >>> also on monday first lady fitness, mrs. obama will be speaking at a conference on school nutrition. it's part of her let's move campaign to combat childhood obesity. >>> and president obama heads to savannah, georgia on tuesday, it is the final stop on his main street tour. the president says he wants to learn firsthand about job initiatives in the area. >>> also happening this week, the u.s. senate committee on veterans affairs is meeti to discuss the mental health of the country's veterans, the hope to lower suicide rates among former soldiers. >>> our coverage of the earthquake i

maryland, five inches of new snow on the ground and heavy snow coming down and also a viewer in edgewater, maryland, six inches. three to six inches of new snow already on the ground, we have another four to in some places maybe ten inches of snow possible before the day comes to an accident. winds will be up around 30 to 40 miles an hour. hardest hit areas are going torn around the bay. >> here's the scene now, live picture right near the 14th street bridge, look at that t visibility has really diminished now, maybe quarter to a half mile at the most. the snow falling at the rate of about an inch an hour. temperatures now 29 degrees in washington so it certainly is sticking and it's in the mid and upper 20s elsewhere. upper 20s in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington and fairfax county. and it's even colder out in western maryland, they're down into t teens right now, and blizzard warnings are up for the highlands of west virginia across the northern counties of maryland and closer to washington, howard, anne arundel counties. that extends across pennsylvania and these winter st