i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today" on this monday, january 28, 2013. >> we have several closings and delays to talk about. first in the district, federal offices will not open until noon today. employees are urged to stay off the roads until 10:00 this morning. they do have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools are also delayed two hours today. the same for the d.c. government. >> we are also tracking delays in maryland. right now prince george's county circuit and district courts will had open at noon. >>> in virginia, fairfax city's government is open with liberal leave. fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 this morning and prtc omni link will be running on a three hp hour delay. >>> let's get the reason why as we approach 4:31. here's tom kierein. >> look at storm team 4 radar. we're getting precipitation reaching the ground to

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 24, 2013. we got word that federal offices will be open. >> we saw flames starting to fall in the d.c. metro region before 11:00 last night. it was heavy at times. this of the view from arlington overnight. some of our crews arriving in the late hours reported planes completely covered in snow. >>> it was snowing when we came in, starting to taper off now. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >> it's a dry snow, coming down since before 11:00 last night. a lot of it now tapering off. you see a little of the moon showing through. "atlanti there's lingering snow in the area. white areas, it's coming down harder in far southern parts of the eastern shore. now the darker gray areas, very light snow in montgomery and howard, prince george's, arlington and fairfax. across northern virginia, there's a couple of spots where it will be coming down harder, prince william, northern fauquier, the panhandle of west virginia. this is all rapidly moving to the east. it did leave

. >>> i'm eun yang welcome to this friday, january 25, 2013. police are looking for a gunman after a woman was shot in the head. this happened at the int intersection of 5th and -- >> good morning eun. the police still here on o the scene collecting evidence, trying to piece together what happened. the search still on for the gunman responsible. the call came in around 4:00 this morning. when police arrived on the scene near the intersection of fifth and nicholson. they found an adult woman suffering frn apparent gunshot wound to the head. she's described as unresponsive. not a lot of information is known at this point. very early in the investigation. this call came in less than an hour ago. certainly an active investigation as you can see from all of the police vehicles on the scene. they are searching for the gunman responsible. no updates in terms of the condition in this. all we know, she is an adult female. anyone with information is asked to call metropolitan police. megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you. >> megan, thank yo

i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. if you got out the shovel and maybe salt, you can put that stuff away right now. there are a lot of people digging out. not around here. in richmond, virginia, almost 5 inches of snow fell. more than 100,000 people in central and southwestern virginia waking up without power. >> the sky overhead here is all clear, though. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein now with a look at your forecast. tom, good morning. >> it was a near miss. there's capitol hill under a clearing sky on this friday morning. it is turning colder. here's what it looked like yesterday afternoon right around 6:00 p.m. we had these areas in white. heavy snow just west of richmond, southwestern virginia, western north carolina, eastern tennessee. this was the area that got the heaviest snows. in fact, as the day progressed, they ended up with some places up to 14 inches of snow there. then about 2 to 6 in a band across central and southern virginia. maybe even as far north as parts of the lower eastern shore got a

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. that list of closings and delays continues to grow by the minute. we have more than 150 schools and governments closed or delayed today. first in the district, federal offices opening at noon today. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools and the d.c. government offices are also delayed two hours today. >>> in maryland now, prince george's and montgomery county schools are opening two hours late. charles and howard county schools are delayed two hours. our frederick and calvert schools. >> loudoun and -- stafford county and prince william delayed two hours. the same for alexandria city public schools. spotsylvania, culpeper, warren and page county schools on a two-hour delay. >> this is happening because the weather is changing. rain right now. the roads and sidewalks there are extremely slick. >> want to get a look at our forecast at this hour. tom kierein is keeping an eye on what folks are dealing with outside. >> look at radar. we have a co

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang fl welcome to this tuesday, january 1st. >>> we begin with breaking news on capitol hill and a potential deal to prevent this country from going over the fiscal cliff. overnight, the senate passed the measure which will keep taxes in check for about 98% of americans. the bill had strong bipartisan support. about $24 billion in spending cuts would be delayed for two months so the white house and congress can have more time to debate them. vice president joe biden came to will capitol shortly before midnight to help sell the deal. president obama released a statement shortly after the senate vote. it reads in part "tonight's agreement ensures that going forward we will continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of new spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest americans. i will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not from the top down." >>> that vote may not come right

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to this january 30, 2013. a boy is in serious condition after being hit by a car in green belt, maryland. chopper 4 was over the scene. this happened off route 193 and breezewood drive. the boy was with his father at the time. the driver stayed on the sc

. >>> i'm eun yang. well tomorrow to this friday, january 4, 2013.rrested for a dui in alexandria will be a an appearance in court. he was pulled over after running a red light. he failed several sobriety tests and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .11. crepea, who is mormon has apologized for what he calls a mistake. he's due in court at 9:00 this morning. >>> funeral services are set for a prince william police officer killed in a crash. fellow officers honored chris young with a line of motorcycles outside a woodbridge chap 'em. young was a motorcycle officer killed in an accident on monday while responding to a call in bristow, virginia. a private ceremony is set to begin at 10:00 this morning. >>> doctors are doing what they can to save a howard county teenager involved in a crash outside his school. police say 18-year-old jeffrey sinclair had four other teens in the car him when he tried leaving the parking lot at the high school. his honda civic pulled out into the path of a mack track. the four other passengers are now out of the hos

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to this friday, january 11, 2013. you were happy about the weekend. >> yeah. >> there was a multicounty -- a man who broke out of a locked hospital ward. clayton mol en hov broke down a door in maryland, wednesday night. d.c., montgomery and prince george's county police are on the lookout. he has a history of violence, suffers from paranoia, has been aggressive with police before and this is not the first time he has escaped. >> he has escaped in the past several times. he apparently has a lot of extensive training in martial arts. keeping him restrained has been a bit of a challenge. >> police say if you see this man, stay away from him and call police as soon as possible. >>> new evidence could jeopardize the conviction of the man who killed chandra levy. the evidence could taint the testimony of a key witness from the trial of ingmar guandique. her body was found a year later. prosecutors presented the judge new evidence. that's about all we know at this point. there have been reportedly two secret meetings betwee

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today."prince george's county, a fire started in the basement of a home in mitchellville. this happened around 2:00 on the 3200 block of lottsford-vista road. the fire spread to the rest of the house. no word on if anyone was injured or how the fire started. >>> in fairfax county, a fire started on the back poach of a townhouse in oakton. it broke out after midnight on bushman drive not far from activities -- i-66. everyone got out okay. the cause is under investigation. >>> this morning, robert griffin iii begins the road to recovery. in florida he had major reconstructive surgery to his acl and lcl yesterday. it's coming upped he'll heal in four to six months meaning he could be ready for the start of next season. this was griffin's second major surgery on the right knee. he tore the acl in college. >>> two construction workers from our area are dead after being hit by a car in a work zone. they were killed yesterday morning. police say a car suddenly veered into a construction area and hit

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 31, 2013. power crews are out right now working through the rain to get the lights back on for thousands in the dark. pepco is reporting the most outages, about 5,500, mostly those in the district. dominion has more than 1,300 without power, down from more than 4,000 about eight hours ago. and bge tells us they have about 350 outages between anne arundel and prince george's counties. >> you could see lots of roads closed by high water today. flash flood watches and warnings have just been lifted or will be in about 0 seconds across the region. this car in the middle of new cut road in germantown after a nearby creek overflowed. firefighter pulled the driver out of the car, but tow trucks won't be able to remove the car until the water goes down. >>> we're seeing major damage and bigger problems across the south this morning. the same storm left a path of destruction spawning 13 confirmed tornadoes in eight states. georgia looks to be hit the hardest. a huge tornado there caught on video tore th

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news4 today" on this monday, inauguration day, january 21st. history should not repeat itself today in the third street tunnel. police closed that tunnel under the mall. this was the scene four years ago when thousands of inauguration-goers go stuck for hours in the tunnel on foot. it was supposed to be blocked at the entrance but barricades never got there. that earned the nickname, the tunnel of doom. you can expect big crowds and long lines at the national mall. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live there. do you see people gathering already? >> reporter: absolutely. it's early, we've got hours to go, but we're seeing a lot of people already coming down to the mall. they want to get the best spots possible. they're coming earlier and coming prepared. they seem to have heeded the warning to not bring a whole lot with them. there's a lot of security down here. there are a lot of items that you cannot bring. folks seem to have gotten that message here. they're traveling light.

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for friday, january 18, 2013. you won't need to shovel snow before leaving for work but you will have to bundle up. we're dealing with cold temperatures right now and the wind isn't making things feel any warmer. >>> looks like we dodged a bullet from the big mess here in the washington area. take a look at this snowy mess in richmond, virginia. they're waking up to almost 5 inches of snow there. thousands of people lost power. appalachian power out in the western part of virginia reporting more than 70,000 customers without power. dominion reports about 2500 customers in the dark. meteorologist tom kierein is here. tom, what can we expect now that the snow missed us? >> it tracked 50 miles south and drew in drier air. the snow fell across central, southern virginia and around ocean city. it's ended there now. we're getting a few scattered flurries north and west of washington. right now in northern prince george's, southeastern howard county getting a few flurries as it carroll and frederick and parts of washingt

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. today is tuesday, january 1st. happy new year everybody. >> 4, 3, 2, 1! . happy new year! >> i hope you got a good smooch. nearly a million revelers brought in 2013 in new york with lots of kisses and cheers. they jammed times kwar to see the crystal ball drop. crews are busy cleaning up the mess left behind. >>> as we take a live look outside here. 2013 off to a bit of a chilly start. not too bad right now. tom kierein is here with our first day of the year forecast. tom? >> good morning. there's a cloudy sky over the metro area. those clouds are producing a few scattered sprinkles. they're associated with a front coming through here. all these areas in green are mostly sprinkles. there may be a few scattered flurries mixing in. i stepped out in northwest washington a couple minutes ago. it's not reaching the ground. it may be in the lighter darker green areas to our south. some sprinkles of rain mainly eastern shore and eastern part of the northern neck, southern maryland and parts of northern virginia. the air t

. >>> i'm eun yang. the weather is clear. that means no school delays. that's welcome thus to parents in arlington. the arlington school district was the only one inside the beltway to close yesterday rather than a two-hour delay. many parents we talked to still don't agree with the school system's decision to cancel school. >> instead of getting ready for work, we're having a who is going to do what when conversation because they're in school. we work while they're at school. it definitely throws us for a loop. >> the school district defends the decision saying erred on the side of caution because there was icing in the forecast. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at how much we'll warm up today. it sure felt nice compared to the subfreezing temperatures last week. >> it really did. >> nice warmup on the way. all the icing yesterday is all melted. panhandle of west virginia for our viewers there, viewers in the northern neck of virginia, eastern shore, temperatures there in the mid and upper 40s. closer to washington, montgom

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. the house voted to pull us back from the fiscal cliff. a late night vote prevents tax hikes and cuts. many are slamming t deal. we'll break down the compromise and tell you why you'll still be getting less in your paycheck. >>> right now, though, we're in for some cold temperatures. we're talking about the temperatures right now. it's quite cold out there. you may see a few flurries flying around when you step outside. the weather deck with more. tom, good morning. >>> the cloud cover is breaking up a little bit. i can see a little bit of the moon trying to shine through. a little sun at sunrise. as students and teachers head back to school, you need your warmest winter coat. we do have a big area of cold air that's now beginning to move in from the midwest and thinning out the cloud cover as the cold, dry air pushes in. we have a few lingering sprinkles and flurries northern neck of virginia. the lower part of the eastern shore, but the rest of the region, now, we're just seeing that

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're coming to you live overlooking the u.s. capitol this morning where everything is set for the 57th presidential inauguration. the second inauguration of president barack obama. this morning, a new estimate of how many people will attend today's ceremony. the district now expecting between 500,000 and 700,000 people to attend today's event. the initial estimate was 600,000 to 800,000. if you are among them, you'll be able to access the mags al mall in exactly one hour. the gates open at 7:00 this morning. metro is advised but beware, there are closed stations this morning. more on that in a moment. organizers do recommend that you wear some comfortable shoes. >> good shoes. you might need layers and definitely a heavy winter coat. storm team 4 meteorology tom kierein with your forecast. good morning. >> good morning. you need warm socks too. the cold can come from your feet and move all the way up. so if your feet are warm, and your head is warm, usually the rest of your body is warm. streaks of high cloudiness producing a fe

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist.13. a bit of a mixed bag weatherwise this morning. we'll start with the cold and some rain and a little warmup maybe. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking it all for us. he has your forecast. good morning. >> that's a view of national harbor on this friday morning. starting off with a lot of cloudiness. it's producing a few sprinkles. may be trying to reach the ground north of richmond. but it's southwest of the metro area. ahead of that, breaks in the clouds. but the real rain activity this morning right now is this southwestern west virginia. southwestern virginia into the carolinas and much farther west they're getting heavier downpours in indiana and parts of ohio. ahead of that, it's a cold morning. most of the region near or below freezing in the suburbs or rural areas. 39 at reagan national. milder air pushing in. it's going to be pushing in by later this afternoon. prince george's county -- farther west, arlington, fairfax, as well as prince william and fauquie

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. there will be a lot of burgundy and gold around today. if you own a redskins jacket, wear it. it's going to be cold and put on the pullover too. the redskins gloves, the whole nine yards. temperatures plunged overnight and we're not going to bounce back that much. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with the details. tom? >> wear your redskins snuggie too. under a clear sky in the metro area. this is where we have the coldest temperatures, as well as south and east of washington. west and north a blanket of clouds that held in a little bit. northern loudoun county, much of montgomery county,oward county cloudy as well as points north and west of there. as a result, temperatures are around the freezing mark. where it's cleared out, it's into the upper teens. prince william county, parts of western fairfax as well as fauquier. stafford and culpeper, near 20 degrees as is charles county and away from the waters in calvert and st. mary's and anne arundel. it's down to the low 20s now. hour by hour, by 8:00 a.m., we'll have the clouds

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we'll take a quick look outside. things are nice and calm this morning. some of us are waking up to a little bit of fog. >> that's right. we're excited about the warmup aded our way. tom kierein is here with our forecast. tom, good morning to you. >> right now, speaking of that warmup, we had the subfreezing temperatures, that nice streak, finally braebing that yesterday. now we're breaking out the bikinis, right, tom sm. >> not quite yet. only the bravest of the brave want to do that. we have temperatures well above freezing. we stayed above freezing from yesterday afternoon through the night. all the ice melted. right now in the 30s near 40 degrees in montgomery county. mid-40s prince george's county. many locations there. arlington, fairfax counties, much of northern virginia, 30s to the 40s now. a nice warmup occurred overnight and it will billed through the rest of the day. radar is showing a few sprinkles, these little patches of green, western fairfax county. parts of prince william, rappahannock, shenandoah v

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome toian 2, 2013.bama says he'll sign off on a measure to limit the damage caused by going over the cliff. the house gave final approval last night nearly 24 hours after the senate voted in favor of it. the legislation will keep taxes in place for americans who earn less than $400,000 a year and for couples who earn less than $450,000. it will extend long-term unemployment benefits and much more on the vote in just a few minutes. >>> a news session of the council begins with inauguration of six members. david grass owe is is the only new. he beat out michael brown. re-elected include vincent orange, jack evans, yvette alexander and marion barry will begin new four-year terms. it will begin after the 10:00 swearing in with an organizational meeting. they will assign council members to committees. >>> also this morning, same sex couples can begin to hold public courthouse wedding ceremonies in montgomery county. gay marriage became legal at midnight. but they had to be private ceremonies because the cour

. >>> i'm eun yang. to "news4 today" for tuesday, january 29th. >>> the president will head to las vegas to lay out his proposal. the white house says it will, among other things, create a path to citizenship for the 11 million people living in this country illegally. the caucus met with the president last week to discuss his plan. >> the president confirmed that this was going to be the legislative issue of highest priority to get past this year and would like to have it done as soon as possible hoping that we can get it done before the beginning of summer. >> the white house has been creating president obama's immigration proposal for months now. it could include the most sweeping changes to the country's immigration laws in decades. >> the president's proposal will be different from the bipartisan plan. a group of senators revealed their measure would create a path to -- requiring them to register with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, submit to criminal background checks and learn eng

. >> i'm eun yang.come to "news4 today" this thursday, january 3, 2013. >>> in adams-morgan, police are trying to identify a body found on biltmore street. a man has been missing since new year's eve. megan mcgrath with more. >> reporter: the discovery was made last night. the body found at the bottom of a light shaft at an apartment in biltmore streets in adams-morgan. there's a rooftop patio at the top of this building. we're told by neighbors there were people up there celebrating on new year's eve. police were on the scene until about 2:30 this morning collecting evidence and piecing together exactly what happened. of course, also trying to identify the body that was found at the bottom of that shaft. one of the things they're looking into is the possibility that it's 23-year-old michael poe of poolesville. he's been missing since new year's eve. his family and friends canvassed adams-morgan yesterday posting flyers and looking for information on his whereabouts. poe was celebrating new year's eve i

i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist.nuary 1st. happy new year. overnight people across the country celebrated the new year in their own way. this is atlanta. the 24th annual peach drop as you might expect at midnight. the peach weight 800 pounds. i don't think it was an actual peach. thousands cheered as the fireworks lit up the night sky. it is the southeast's largest new year's eve party. >>> in alexandria, hundreds much people gathered for the annual first night celebration. fireworks lit up the sky at midnight. look at that face. plenty of fun for the family. children had a chance to get facepainting. they're playing with swords or something. great music, good food. what's not to love? >>> things quieted down outside around here now. but some wintry weather could make noise around the d.c. area. meteorologist tom kierein is back with us to tell us what we can expect today. tom? >> good morning, happy new year. thankfully for the revelers heading back home this morning, we've had dry pavement. we've got a lot of cloud

. >> i'm eun yang. we have you covered on the roads all morning long. first, a long list of closings and delays to talk about. first, federal offices are open. employees do have the option for unscheduled leave or teleworker. the fairfax county -- telework. the fairfax county government is open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> as for the schools, fairfax, loudoun, alexandria city, manassas park city, and arlington counties in virginia are all on a two-hour delay now as are anne arundel, prince george's, montgomery, frederick, and carroll county schools in maryland. >> these county school system are closed today -- charles, calvert, st. mary's counties in maryland, winchester city, culpeper, stafford, orange, spotsylvania, prince william, fauquier, rappahannock and king george counties in virginia, all of the school closings and delays are scrolling on the bottom of your screen. we'll bring you the latest as it comes into the newsroom. >>> the cold could impact your commute on the metro. yesterday a rail cracked near the naylor road station

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. we begin, though, with a traffic alert on a major commuter route this morning. a water main break could cause big-time delays on wisconsin avenue. news4 has more live on that. tony? >> reporter: hey, good morning. it is going to be an absolute mess for drivers coming down 355 right by dorsett avenue. take a look behind me. you see workers trying to fix that water main break. i actually just looked at it. and i actually was able to see the crack. the workers are now going to be able to assess how they're going to fix it. the reason for the delay, they had to wait for the utility company yesterday and had to get through an initial amount of concrete. it broke yesterday around 6:00 p.m. they got the water shut off at quarter to 9:00. they had to wait for the utility company to clear some of the gas lines that were in the area. i got to tell you, this is going to be an absolute nightmare for anybody coming southbound on 355 into specific and into the district. right now, they have two sou

"news4 today," i'm eun yang. >> i'm greateaaron gilchrest. we are waking up to warmer temperatures, but the wind is not helping. feels chilly when it whips up. tom kierein here with the forecast. >>> winds gusting to around 20 miles per hour here predawn. they'll diminish as the morning goes on. there's the live view at capitol hill. overhead, a few wispy, high, thin clouds passing over the region now from the west. similar to yesterday morning. but to our south, it's all clear much of southern maryland and northern neck of virginia, then west of there. and where it has cleared out, it's turned colder. in fact, areas around fredericksburg to culpeper, manassas and that area, it's down near the freezing mark. closer to washington, well above freezing. in fact, in the upper 30s in montgomery county, near 40 in prince george's. and it's in the low 40s in arlington county, and parts of fairfax county, the western part, upper 30s. elsewhere, low to mid 40s. much of the region by 8:00 should be around 40 degrees. the northwest winds still a bit blu

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, january 25, 2013. we have a live report on that shooting straight ahead. but first -- >> the gripping cold. round two of our snow headed our way. take a look. >> this new system comes as many of you deal with slick streets from round one of winter weather. the. >> the driving conditions prompting closures. the federal government is open today. employees, though, can again opt for the unscheduled leave or

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to this monday morning, january 28, 2013. >>> we're keeping track of the closures as d.c. -- federal offices won't open until noon today. employees are urged to stay off the roads until about 10:00 this morning. you do have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools are on a two-hour delay. the same for d.c. government. >>> we're also tracking delays in maryland. prince george zimmerm's county >> fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work as well. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 and prtc omni link will be running on a three-hour delay. >>> let's find out what had morning going to look like. tom kierein here with your forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing this precipitation but moving in the last six hours. but it's suspended aloft. much of it is drying up before reaches the ground. to our west, some is beginning to reach the g

i'm aaron gilchrist skbliefrnlt i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this had friday, january 18th, 2013. we were spared the snow but you need to bundle up as you head out this morning. tom kierein has more on the conditions outside. it's cold out there, tom. where did that winter storm hit, though. >> just to our south. it tracked about 50 miles farther south than it was looking yesterday morning. as a result, we didn't get anything locally around washington. now getting a few scattered flurries north and west of the metro area. here in northern montgomery county, a burst of flurries as well as in western howard. it's quickly tracking off south and east. few other flurries in frederick county heading southeast and will probably dissipate. these are the snow totals from yesterday. a dusting to an insure near harrisonburg to north of charlottesville. but then south and east of charlottesville through southeastern virginia, 2 to 6 inches. they had as much as 8 to 14 inches of snow in southwestern virginia from that system. ri

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to our special edition of inauguration day on capitol hill. it is monday, january 21, 2013. all eyes are on the president for the second inauguration. its down from the one million people who packed the mall for his first inauguration. the president will be sworn in at around o 11:20 this morning fl he'll deliver his inaugural address after that. the public will get to see him and the first lady in the inaugural parade this afternoon. it begins at 2:30. they'll attend a pair of inaugural balls tonight. both are at the washington convention center. >> we know a lot of you are already up at 4:31 this morning getting set to head out. want to check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see what folks need to be doing if they're heading out early. >> not too cold for the swearing in ceremony. it is cold now if you plan to gather early. a few high clouds drifting over from the south and west. temperatures around much of the region are below freezing in the suburbs and rural areas. only in the teens in the mountains. very cold air in the midwest. that

. >>> i'm eun yang. it is january 21, 2013. inauguration day. the president will begin the day with a church service. he and the rest of the first family will attend the service at st. john's episcopal church. vice president joe biden and his wife jill will also be in attendance. the first family will leave for the capitol later in the morning. president obama will then be sworn in and deliver his inaugural address followed by awe luncheon at the capitol this afternoon. the parade is set to begin at 2:30 this afternoon. the inauguration day will end with a pair of inaugural balls at the convention center. >> there's one thing that will be constant from now throughout evening. that is the cold. >> that's right. >> it is bitter cold already. >> 4:01. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >>> there's going to be a warmup at the swearing in ceremony. we have high clouds drifting over the metro area. it's clear south and east and farther north and west, a partly cloudy sky starting off very early on th

. >> imt eun yang. let's take a live look outside right now. about 4:59. cold start. 37 degrees. said you saw flurries. >> just one or two o maybe coming down. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see what you can expect today, tom. >> i saw number three and number four. very few flurries trying to reach the ground on this cold 2nd day of january. starting off with a lot of cloudiness. the areas south and east of washington, the pink color, they're getting a few sprinkles and flurries mixed in. that's in southern calvert county, across st. mary's, into the northern neck of virginia. southern part of the eastern shore getting flurries right now. there's another batch of flurries trying to reach the ground in montgomery county across the potomac into northern fairfax and southeastern loudoun county. this is all drifting off to the east and we're going to have a little sunshine breaking out later this morning as cold air continues to come in on an increasingly blustery north wind later today.

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 10, 2014.ld start. can we expect more throughout the

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 3, twoirlt. let's take a -- twar2013. let's take a look outside, 32 degrees. feels colder than yesterday. i don't know if it's me or if that's the way it is. >> tom kierein can tell us. >>> there's the live view

. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to news4 today for this friday, january 11, 2013.ther story right now is the weekend warmup. before we get there, still chilly out there and a chance of rain headed our way. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with the forecast. >> good morning. happy friday. starting off with breaks in the clouds over most of virginia and maryland and west virginia,

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 24, 2013.have closings and delays starting to come into our newsroom. here's what we have so far -- the federal government is open. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. the fairfax county government is also open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> we turn our attention to the school systems in our area. fairfax, loudoun, montgomery county schools are all open on a two-hour delay today. these county school systems are closed -- charles, stafford, orange, and king george counties. all the school closings and delays, of course, the bottom of the screen and nbcwashington.com. >> we'll continue to bring you the latest school closings and delays to get your kids ready, as well. >>> we want to look at the forecast. here's storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> it was light snow but certainly cold. all untreated surfaces got coated with snow. and even maybe it was only a half inch to a quarter inch in many locations. that was enough. once it get compacted down to

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. d.c.tial estimates. >> the gates are now open. smithsonian, archives and mt. vernon stations are closed. >> it's cold out the >>> good morning. approaching 9:00. mid 30s in washington. later today, may hit the 40s briefly by mid afternoon. passing snowshower or flurries this afternoon and tonight possible. windy andle colder tomorrow. cold weather lasts through the week. how's traffic? >> tracking an accident, i-95 in virginia northbound. this is at the exit for the inner loop of the belt way. two of the right lanes blocked by a crash there. you can get around to the left lane. delays are about a mile. >> thank you. special edition of "today" on a monday morning. it's inauguration day, january 21st, 2013. we mentioned it's also martin luther king jr. day. you're looking at a live shot of the church of the presidents, st. john's church here in washington where the obamas and bidens and other dignitaries are attending an inauguration morning service, a tradition started by franklin roosevelt

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back on this wednesday, january 2, 2013. the nation's capitol this morning. 37 chilly degrees outside our studios. want to let you know what to expect. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with your forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. you need your warmest winter coat. had morning, it's turning colder. we're going to be into a colder pattern the next couple of days. right now, we've got a lot of cloudiness. the clouds are producing a few scattered flurries right in washington. part of northern virginia, including fairfax county. and then into northern anne arundel and northern prince george's. this is moving off south and east. the areas in green are a few sprinkles of light rain, maybe mixing with flurries. st. mary's county and across the potomac. this is rapidly drifting south and east. farther west, cloudiness but much drier air moving in from the midwest. that should clear the clouds out and we'll get sunshine breaking out this afternoon. right now, it's turning colder. the areas in dark blue are nea

. >>> i'm eun yang. right now a chill in the air but it doesn't feel like a january morning.mer weather is on the way as well. >> of course, rain is on the way. meteorologist tom kierein on the torm steam 4 weather deck to tell us about it. >> the first faint light of dawn there from the city camera. you can see venus a little bit above the clouds. we have a few breaks in the clouds. a few stars trying to shine through. we have a calm wind now as well. as we take a look at what has been happening over the last 12 hou hours, we've had quite a bit of cloudiness. a look at that on the left. all the areas in yellow, green, orange, that's all rain. that's advancing east. where it's raining, it's mild in the 50s. some of the warm air will be arriving here over the weekend. closer to washington, though, it is at or a little below freezing. some of the rural areas. most locations getting above freezing. reagan national at 39. in prince george's county, mid-30s. low to mid-30s arlington and fairfax. mid-30s in montgomery county. as the day progresses, here's how we look. still in the

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. it is slick out there right now. the federal government announcing it is operating -- its operating status a while ago, they are open. employees do have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. the fairfax county government also open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> turning to schools, fairfax, loudoun, alexandria city, and arlington counties in virginia on a two-hour delay as are anne arundel, prince george's, montgomery, frederick and carroll counties in maryland. >> these school systems are closed today -- charles, calvert, st. mary's counties in maryland, winchester city, culpeper, stafford, orange, spotsylvania, fauquier, rappahannock, king george counties in virginia. all of the school closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now. >>> news4's megan mcgrath is working her way around prince george's county. we checked in with you in forestville, then suitland. and now you're in clinton. how it's looking where you are? >> reporter: well, things on the beltway looked prett

i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today" on this friday, january 25th. school closures keep coming into the newsroom. the federal government is open today. employees, though, can again opt for the unscheduled leave or telework. >>> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford and spotsylvania counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg county are on delay. >>> anne arundel county schools in maryland have decided to dismiss two hours early this afternoon ahead of the next expected storm coming later on today. >>> that is going to cause for problems later in the morning, i mean in the afternoon commute i should say. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with more on what we need to know on the forecast. >> we may be slipping and sliding heading back home from school today. in the low and mid teens much of the region. that includes prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. we'll hold steady in the teens for another two or three hours. huntingto

first, good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.y 4th. 32 degrees outside our studios. just a little bit of a breeze there hitting the flag in front of the union station. tom kierein here with our forecast. >> yeah. unfortunately, that wind going to make it feel colder than it is. clouds like a blanket north and west keeping warmer. but it's still right near the freezing mark. our northern, western suburbs into northern virginia. out in the panhandle of west virginia, much of west virginia is cloudy now. the temperatures are generally in the upper 20s to near 30 as well as right around the beltway and in washington. but south and east, where it's been all clear all night, it's much colder. in fact, down to the mid 20s to low 20s. calvert, anne arundel, prince george's, charles, st. mary's and farther to the west of there, across the potomac. it's 20 degrees. manassas, 18 degrees. warrenton at 20. it's down to the upper teens as well in culpeper county. farther north and west, where the cloud cover lingers, northern loudoun county, n

i'm eun yang. >>> it will be short-lived. here's meteorologist tom kierein. >>> we'll have a tremendous change through each hour throughout the day. >> for your morning, should not have trouble. 6:00 a.m., by 10:00 a.m. the low 60s. southerly winds gusting around 25 miles per hour and april little bit of sunshine in and out. but then after we hit the low 70s, early to mid afternoon we are going to have winds picking up, gusting over 30 miles per hour. gusts over 50 miles per hour in the higher ridges to the west. between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. we could get strong thunderstorms. some storms could produce damaging winds from a squall line coming through along a cold front. that's when the temperatures plummet. here's how your four-day forecast looks. 40s in the morning. down to the 30s after sunset. the 20s by dawn on friday. friday only the 30s. windy, morning flurries and over the weekend cold again. teens in the morning, afternoon highs near freezing. saturday, could get flurries. on sunday and monday. still cold. maybe fl

i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. a list of closures, delays getting longer as the morning goes on. the federal government is open today. but employees again have the option of unscheduled leave or telework and then this just into our newsroom. the west education campus in d.c. closed today because of a power outage. >> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford, spotsylvania and warren counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg public schools on a two-hour delay. >>> anne arundel county public schools are doing a two-hour early dismissal this afternoon. that was apparently planned. ahead of the next storm, it's a smart move. tom kierein here with exactly what we should expect today. tom in. >> here we snow again. later today, a similar event like thursday morning. when we got that light snow. enough to cause problems. right now it's frigid had friday morning. we're down into the teens. prince george's county, article ton, fairfax, montgomery counties, down into mid and upper teens. right

. >>> i'm eun yang. we're going to have much more on the weather, the roads and of course, a complete list of the closings, delays running on the bottom of your screen. >>> while you were sleeping, road crews were hard at work prepping for this morning's commute. in the district, transportation workers arrived at 4:00 this morning and were on the roads by 5:00. maryland deploying about 350 trucks in our area to salt roads across the region and virginia deployed about 650 trucks at midnight. >> we're keeping close tabs on the local airports this morning as well. here's a live look at reagan national airport. okay, we don't have the live look. we're hearing that no delays or cancellations so far because the weatherment things appear to be moving smoothly at dulles and bwi marshall. check your flight status before you leave your house. >> the metropolitan washington airport authority tweeted that some airlines may choose to de-ice this morning. that could mean delays sporadically. check your flight before y

first, good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest.come back to "news4 today" on this thursday, january 31. power outages quickly dropping this morning. pepco telling us they're about down to 1,500 customers in the dark, down from about 5,500 an hour ago. dominion dropping fast now, about 200 power outages in northern virginia. folks have been restored to the tune of about 500 people in the last half-hour. and bge down to about 225 outages in anne arundel and prince george's counties. >>> we had rain and storms, low lowing areas, flooding now. what's the weather going to be like today? we'll check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >>> yeah, we had three to four inches of rain in counties in green under flood warnings for rivers and streams that are still going to be running high, that includes montgomery, frederick counties in maryland, and in virginia, loudoun county, f fauquier, solomon, green. if you know where a road crosses a stream you may see water flowing across. temperatures are dropping. 40s in the panhandl

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. the forecast in a moment. first, danella sealock with the first 4 traffic coming up now. >>> good morning. if you're traveling southbound branch avenue, it's closed between allentown road and kirby because of a downed tree. also seeing problems in northwest. porter street in northwest, connecticut avenue. all your lanes are blocked there. let's shoot up and talk about flooding. games presve road closed beeen 355 and clopper road. this is in gaithersburg. also flooding, muncaster mill at bowie mill road. let's talk about delays. tracking those southbound on i-270, slow from frederick, normal delays. here's a live look at 109. sluggish here. the trip from germantown all the way to the beltway, guys, nice and clear. back to you. >> thanks. >>> the rain is moving out. temperature are falling, the wind is about to kick up. >> here's storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >>> right now, we are getting observations in for how much rain fell overnight, and the highest amounts were in montgomery, loudoun county, frede

first, good morning you to, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest.ursday, january 3. >>> a traffic alert for drivers heading into northwest d.c. you could see big delays along wisconsin avenue because of a water main break. news4 has more live from chevy chase on more. tony? >> reporter: hey, good morning. i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is going to be one ugly commute for drivers headed into the district if you use 355 on into wisconsin. behind me you see a broken water main they are fixing now. if you look, if you see the green piece of fabric, that's a filter that they're using to pump out the water to get a look at the main, see what the damages are and how they're going to repair them. this broke about 6:00 p.m. yesterday. they got it shut off around 8:45. but the reason for the delay in the repairs, they had to wait for utility to come out, clear them on the gas lines. then you see they actually had an unusual amount of concrete to dig through before they could actually get down to the hole and get to some of the water and get it

first, good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest.y" on this thursday, january 10, 2013. a live look at union station this morning. calm winds in that area. temperatures right now seem to be running the gamut. we've got sort of mid to upper 40s in the district. as you go to some of the outlying areas, temperatures are even in the 30s now. >> that's right. still cold out there in many places. we're going to find out when we'll have a warmup. meteorologist tom kierein here now with your forecast. tom? >> you see that flag is flapping a little bit. >> yeah. >> we've got a little bit of a breeze that's been gusting around 15, 20 miles per hour. a few high clouds drifting over northern virginia, maryland, the district now. it's just high, thin clouds. the areas in dark blue are down into the 30s. that includes much of northern virginia. the lighter blue areas closer to washington around the bay, eastern shore, it's generally in the low to mid 40s. farther west, out of the mountains, many locations at or below freezing around the metro area