that is over here for the fairfax circle. you can beginning to develop around fairfax station area. head closer to you now. this area here, this is the area to see heaviest rain. if you are watching from the city around west end and dupont circle. woodly park, cleveland park, van ness to chevy chase, upper wisconsin avenue near friendship heights. this is the time you need to seek the shelter or take cover because we are looking at the stronger storms moving our way. right here is the capital beltway. you can see 495 here. right now heavy rain for another ten minutes or so. we have a live shot from tyson's corner. that is what you have here. you can see the heavy rain. the wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. that is where a severe thunderstorm head in closer and this is difficult to see. street name area. there is no rain for reagan national airport but it will change in 15 to 20 minutes. i assume we have numerous ground stop for reagan international. expect delays. expect delays through the everything hour. 66. keep in mind the traffic is going west now. moving through the next hou

all three officers were medevaced here to the fairfax hospital. let's take a look at pictures earlier this evening. as soon as the medevacs arrived, squad cars followed. many fairfax county police officers on scene adding support here, supporting their brotheren in such a difficult situation tonight. the police chief has been at the hospital, but, again, many family and friends of the wounded officers, and now we have learned a fallen officer, a victim died. we are hoping for a much better outcome for the two other officers being treated here. >> thank you so much. stay with news4 and our washington app for more. we will check back in with darcy for another live report. >>> more breaking news tonight, this time in montgomery county. a horrific two-car crash killed three people in bethesda. it happened on river road around 7:00 tonight. chopper 4 over the scene outbound river road is still closed, and will be for the next few hours, at least five other people were taken to the hospital. the fire chief says they are still trying to figure out what h

niter in gaithersburg. 30 in fairfax. and 32 inlies burg. ? leesburg. by 8:00, we're still around freezing in frederick and manassas. and still clouds to the south. and by 10:00, everybody is back in the upper 30s to around 40. we will come back. we will talk about milder air over the weekend. but winter is still lurking. we'll explain. >> all right, topper. thank you. >> this teeter totter of temperatures, along with the rain, ice, snow. contributing to more potholes. you've seen them, you've hit them, you hate them. >> making quick repairs. of course that, caused some very serious backups. wusa 9's out there. >> heads up for tomorrow. we'll show you the video in just a second. but there are two major potholes down here. it's an exit ramp from the beltway to river road. i got a look at all kinds of potholes today. and i can tell you, no one is safe. >> reporter: normally, they just sit there, waiting to get their tire. but mario said this tire actually exploded, it hit a pothole so hard. >> the tire is not in bad shape, actually. it's a mitch len, whic

can we find out maybe -- alexandria section of fairfax county. so that most likely is what i was talking about earlier with that flash flooding. that most likely is going to be that area that we were talking about with -- want to make sure, cameron run. that could be cameron run or backlick run, right around those areas. that's the area besaid would be fe what we're seeing right there. as far as the other beeping that you saw, we now have a flood warning for small streams in loudoun county, fauquier county until 1:15 tonight. we're seeing gauges indicating rising streams of area rainfall of at least an inch, so stream flooding could be likely. cannot say this enough. you can see this water rescue happening right now. this is live. and this is a water rescue happening right now in the fairfax county area of alexandria. we tell you, turn around, don't drowned. this is why. >> we've been looking at the rain we got in that period of time of 30 minutes, as this line of storms came through. and some of the rainfall rates are well over an inch. look at

it is 19 in hagers town, 20 in fairfax. by 6:00 am, generally clear to partly cloudy skies. 16 in buoy, 17 fairfax. by lunchtime clouds begin to roll back in and by 6:00 we do see a developing essentially along i- 81. i pretty much guarantee you will see a coating of snow by this time tomorrow night. how much makes it into the metro area, that's still a question. but we do have showers in the forecast tomorrow night. if you have plans for friday night, be advised that snow showers are possible. it won't take much to make roads slick. by 9:30 tomorrow night, temperatures in the 20s. we'll probably see the high temperature saturday the midnight temperature as temps plummet on saturday. we'll talk about the possibility of a storm monday into tuesday next week. >> with that frightening frigid forecast comes a series of warnings from public safety agencies. >> scott broom is in prince georges county to tell us more about it. >> reporter: you're right. reminders are being issued that range from protecting pets in all the cold to

last year in fairfax alone, six people died after an od.w works as a supervisor at a treatment center encouraging people to look out for each other ultimately stop using drugs. >> the high from just trying to help somebody else, i chased it. and in the last eight years of recovery, i haven't looked back. >> last night was the first night of the new program and five people got the treatment option over jail. police say that people who successfully complete the program will not be prosecuted. >>> the battle between the fbi and apple has taken a turn. apple engineers are working on a new security measure to make it impossible for the government to have hack into an iphone. this started when apple was asked for help to break into an iphone from one of the san bernardino shooters. >>> and the best surfers are on the shore of oahu place only when there are 30-50- foot waves called quicksilver in honor of the man who helped to rescue stranded surfers. >> those, if they break you on, you're dead. >> there are thrills and then that. >> and there was

okay,ay clearly --cl >> some people call this mountet vernon area of fairfax it's alexandria fairfaxtoward mountunt vernon.on. we're in the woodlawn section. this is the woodlawn woo apartments here.apar fairfax county polictme are working to develop a compositete sketch of the suspect andnd they're also trying to figureo g out exactly how this man gotan g into the woman's home. h it was the middle of the night, 3 a.m. saturdayatur morning. a 51-year-old woman was asleep p when a man broke into her home.me. he threatened her, thenea sexually assautelted her and ran off. of she told police that the suspect was hispanic, short inrn stature, about 25 years oldea wearing a black jacket andnd carrying a black backpack.ac police say he did seem to be familiar with the area andwi neighbors hope there's an arrest soon. >> awful.ul. we never have things like that happen here.en her >> reporter: now, fairfaxai county k-9s and helicoptersters canvassed the complex andthe oml nearby streets over the weekend with no arrest so far police are reminding people to t lock their doors and windows ann a

the vote for fairfax is happening at 7:00. now to some major news today for the catholic church as pope francis gives a blessing of sorts for contraceptives. during his flight from mexico city to rome, the holy father imply that contraceptive use is ok for women in areas affected by the zika virus. forid not exactly advocate contraceptives. he called it a lesser evil then abortion. continue their work to find a vaccine. pope francis also sent a bit of a shock wave through the saidical world as he donald trump is not a christian. he referenced trial and some other republicans plans to build a massive border wall, saying a person who only thinks about building walls wherever they are relocating -- where they may be located and not building ridges is not a christian. donald trump was quick to respond. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. proud to be a christian, and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now. so far marco rub

i'm live in fairfax, peggy fox. wusa 9. >> adam torres, the officer who shot gear was charged with murder. he is currently behind bars, awaiting trial in april. >>> we have a follow-up on a story on a family, facing illegal eviction. a judge had blocked next week's scheduled eviction for one of those families, the hernandez family. the mobile home owners plan to evicos social security numbers and are in this country illegally. >> he has a tax id number but no social security card. he argues that the tax id should be enough. >> today, they say oil samples matched fuel samples from a dominion power transformation station. and they said they would be happy to take responsibility if their own review showed the oil came from their substation. the machine spotted in the waternine days ago, could be seen eight miles from the stretch. and so far, 21 birds have died. mostly canada geese. another 32 have been rescued and rehabilitated. >>> we haven't reviewed the materials yet. so it's really hard to say how long it will take

a live look at the fairfax police looking to figure out what happened here. fairfax police looking for two suspects in their late teens believed to be in the 18 or the 19 range. we are told that one of the suspects was wearing a dark jacket. one in a light jacket. but that is all the information we are getting right now. we know the helicopters are in the area earlier looking for the suspects. but again the update here that 19-year-old victim died from the stabbing injuries to the upper body. we search for the two suspects continues. live in silver spring, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. developing story in the district now. police are investigating the death of a baby inside a home. this happened on van buren street street in northwest washington. police say a sibling of the child made the discovery and called 911 around 8:00. they do not believe an adult five siblings aged ten and younger were at home at the time and are now with child and family services and in good health. >> medical director, i should be able to make a difference. when i

if you're in fairfax county. you're okay. right now. leftover showers. eastern fairfax county. leesburg, you're dry. olney, you're dry, you're fine. but st. george's county, it's going to be rough going for the next couple of hours. really will be. we'll zoom in a little bit. templetemple hill, heavy rain. fedex, heavy rain. these are rainfall rates, 1 to 2 inches per

freezing in damascus and germantown and fairfax. buoy at 31. waldorf, 34. a cold night but the winds are light. so that's a good thing. air is also kind of dry. dew points in the upper 20s in town. this is sort of a number. if you're away from the body of water you can get down to this temperature, maybe a few degrees cooler than that with the light winds. south wind at 5 with clear skies. at 39 feels like 36. but the winds have gone dead calm. our weather headlines, a gorgeous sunday. low, possibly middle 60s for most spots tomorrow. if you stay in the 50s, you're probably right near the bay or near the potomac where the water is a little bit colder. an early shower monday with a front. nice and mild again on tuesday. back to 60 to 65. tuesday night, wednesday mng moving in with a bring some colr weather for the second half of the week. in the short-term, it's really quiet. high pressure down toward huntsville, alabama. that's going to be moving in. our winds will start to come out of the south and southwest. mild air moves in and moves in a big way for th

he had a similar event in fairfax at george mason university. the trip started with advice from his mom and determined women that campaigned for him. john kaisch says he is used to be an underdog and he is the right pick for president. >> i do now how to fix the country and it is solving problems and having experience to get the job done and to get america lifted again, okay? >> virginia holds its presidential primary next tuesday. >>> happening now. famous fake president frank underwood is in town. several people from the house of cards getting ready to hit the red carp. for the premier screening of season four. we will have a tomorrow morning on wakeup washington. season four of house of cards topper. in. >> everybody stays above freezing 45 in downtown and maybe close to freezing in frederick and 36 in fairfax. who should see a couple of snowflakes tomorrow morning. >>> for being so cute, these guys have had it rough. they need a forever home. it is not that that's tonight at 11. >>> so far criminal investigators have not ruled out foul play

this is right at braddock road r in fairfax county.rginia side you seeideu some very heavy delaysvyay building there and then i'llll move over here and you can seeas the taillights -- theight headlights coming at you on the inner loop 495 at braddockrc road. why we have these really heavy delays? we have reports that there was a dog out on the out loose on inner loop this part i of the beltway.he bel not sure why or how. h it is approaching little rivertv turnpike.rnpi hopefully he's okay.ka we'll let you know when weu knoe hear any word of that.arny w but obviously everyone slowedond down or came to a stop.o a sto anyways we have a look at 395 approaching the 14th street 14t bridge.id this is some very heavyyea congestion. you can see approaching theproat bridge there.brid that's a look at some of yourf y cameras. let's go back towards our mapsur and we'll show you some otherth delays. there is a crash also 295ls29 south at east capitol street. sr that will slow you down in the n northeast part of theast p district. volume is building

and then in fairfax fairfax county, virginia, we have reports up to nickel sized hail as of 5:41. we are getting hail and trees down and that will be continuing story as we head through the evening. >> it's always my biggest concern. the trees coming down, that is something you want to be aware of. and caitlin i love this product. i think this is super important. >> this shows us, it picks up the storm wip the freezing level to see if there's hail. it's pretty accurate and it shows where you see these brighter blues, this would be just around the dale city areas and we've seen these signatures over this part of virginia, that would indicate that the storm passing has some pretty sizeable hail imbedded with it. hail is a concern too. it looks like smaller hail but still the chance of it as you head up to places like reston and just west of 270. that's our hail cast that we have. we have our little wind cast too. storm which usually indicates changing winds with height. but it also picks up on the actual winds flowing out of the storm when it first arrives. the bowing segment of thi

chris gordon is in fairfax county fire and rescue station in great falls right now. chris? >> well jim, water rescuers tonight are issuing a warning -- they want you to avoid standing water in roadways, if there is flooding tomorrow. >> fairfax county swift water rescuers here at the great falls fire station today are getting ready for flooding. they checked their equipment, ran the engines on the boats and drove around low-lying roadways through the area looking for trouble spots if rain and melting snow create flooding. >> most likely we'll be getting flooding with the amount of snow we got days before and the temperatures is going to melt and there's no place to go. so water is going to rise. >> montgomery county maryland is monitoring whether forecasts that predict up to an inch of rain. melting snow may result in an additional inch. county highway crews are clearing the 60,000 storm drain inlets along roadways. in old town stand yarks the waterfront may be one of the first places to flood. people here have come do expect the flooding. >> i would say the water going up

sam sweeney is live in fairfax county. it is certainly a balmy afternoon and it does not feel like a day were student to get a two-hour delayed start to school, but that is the case of many school districts across our area. and fairfax county, the buses hit the streets after more than a week. and nearly everyone is going back to school today, but not on time. in northern virginia, fairfax -- lounge county pushed back loudoun county pushed back start time two hours, fauquier county one hour. a weekend evaluation showed many sidewalks and crosswalks were still in passable nine days after the snow stopped falling. some parents agreed that others say enough is enough. >> i do not see a deal a. i am a realtor and i have been on the roads. they are clean, not a problem. surprised butwas i think that with the sidewalks and some of the kids, it has not been cleared yet, it is hard for them to stand at the bus stop. we traveled around earlier and many of the sidewalks are cleared. school officials say there are still some sidewalks

here is what we are told by the fairfax county police. car driving in the northbound line, hit another car in the southbound lanes head-on. that car ricocheted and hit three more cars. a total of five people have been transported to the hospital. four of them by ambulance. one by medivac helicopter. three of them are in critical condition. a very serious accident. we are continuing to follow up with the fairfax county police on the scene. we will bring you the latest coming up in the broadcast. reporting live in fairfax. i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. maureen: u that. d.c. utility regulators struck down controversial $6.8 billion proposal to merge the city electric supplier with exelon. leon: the deal is not exactly dead. it's still very much alive. d.c. bureau chief sam ford on the story and is live with the new conditions set by the public service commission. tell us about it. sam: leon, maureen, i would call it tweaking. more oversight and more putting things ou so for a lot of people it seems that the supporters are happy, the opponents

reporting live in fairfax county. wusa9. >> thank you so much, stephanie, look forward to hearing from you later. >>> the man arrested this morning charged with a shooting rampage that left 6 people dead and a 14-year-old girl fighting for her life with an uber driver. 45-year-old jason dalton shot and wounded a woman outside of an apartment complex last night. four hours later he shot and killed a father and son as they looked at cars at a dealership. moments of a cracker barrel restaurant. four of the victims died at the scene. the 14-year-old taken to the hospital in critical condition. >> i think it was insurance sales. he loved cars. he worked on cars and rebuilt volks wagons and this is really a surprise. >> scary because, you know, i got 6-year-old daughter of my own. it is just -- it is scary, you know, to think that the guy lives right there and you never think that it is going to happen to you. >> the police are looking into reports that dalton may have been driving for uber last night and picked up and drop

that includes a thousand in fairfax a fairfax. pepco. about 300 bg & and e customers don't have power. keep in mind if you do ever lose power you can get our newscasts and latest information on your digital phon live banner which is also available at nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> thank you, angie. we have team coverage on the conditions. the ice is melting but you need to be cautious if you're going outside. "news4's" mollette green is talking to people who have been walking through puddles and ponds. molette, you've seen just about every kind of weather condition the past couple of days, huh? >> reporter: no actual flooding but we see water on the roads. we're going to get you video of that. it's been raining steady and heavy since 6:00 a.m. and all that working to melt and washawwash iow away a bunch of snow. we see people out driving and walking to get a feel for the conditions. now slushy in many spots because freezing temperatures. and all of this rain is creating hydropla hydroplaning. >> a little slit on t-- slick oe secondary ro

upper 40s leesburg. 47 in fairfax and silver spring. we will come back and talk about how long it will last. >> the governor of virginia declared a state of emergency in response to severe weather. the were reports of a funnel cloud in waverly where three people were killed. the governor plans to visit the effected areas tomorrow and that include waverly. 45 minutes south of richmond. >> reporter: this facebook video shows the path of destruction after a tornado ripped through the small town of waverly. south of richmond, virginia this afternoon. police confirm three people have died. >> everything unbelievable. i mean, unbelievable. >> the debris is spread across three miles. he photographed this mobile home ripped open, cars flipped over. >> and we have learned the child killed in the storm was a two-year-old boy. the other victims were a 50- year-old man and a 26-year-old man. their bodies found 300 yards from their mobile hood. the news brings the death toll to six. to montgomery county, two families are homeless. one because of a h

the numbers ar fairfax county leading the way. coming up, what they are doing to tackle it. >> later learning the lesson of history. a civil rights icon sit down with the local prisoners to talk about their futures. jonathan: i'm jonathan elias back in waverly. this is a community hit hard yesterday, probably the hardest in virginia. in mobile home dev stated by the tornado that blew through. this was a tornado that blew through here but this is far from the only community hit hard. in tappahannock an hour north of richmond, that is where suzanne kennedy joins us. i understand that they have confirmed it was an ef3 tornado making it a large tornado that blew through there. suzanne: tappahannock, virginia, one of several virginia communities impacted by wednesday night storm. take a look behind me. you can see the devastation left behind in this communit washington. the tornado tore through esex county last night. it left in the wake damage. >> carnage. >> this four-acre property is where fairfax resident ron robinson plans to reti

route 1 after fairfax county parkway, a crash there. doesn't seem to be slowing things too badly right now. this is slow, though, southbound 95 in maryland approaching the beltway, we did have a crash and we did do have some backups headed south bond. y bound. big look at the beltway and other main routes in and out of up to, ov town, overall pretty good. >>> and with the wintry weather, the federal government is making a bit of a change today. federal agencies are open, but if you work for one, you can take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework today. we have all changes and delays at the bottom of your screen right now. if you live in loudoun county, schools are closed there today. also in virginia prince william county and fauquier county schools are on a two hour delay. in maryland, montgomery county and frederick county schools are both opening two hours late. same goes for howard and anne arundel county schools. >>> we have crews in the field tracking the snow falling in your neighborhood this morning. we continue our team cov

these young performers are all fairfax county school children. parentsand students are rallying for more funding for the the billion includes a 3% increase but the superintendent said that schools need twice that. otherwise, programs like music, sport, and language immersion could get cut. >> it gives us amazing performers taught at amazing 62s by amazing teachers. we are here to fight for funding to sustain the quality of our schools. >> they want supervisors to find the funds to fill a $68 million deficit. a meal tax is an option. >>> supreme court justice scalia will lie in repose in the great hall of the supreme court this friday. the public is invited to pay respects from 10:30:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. a funeral will be held on saturday. scalia passed away last welcome on the trip to texas. an unexpected vacancy is now at the center of a political war. president obama will nominate a and republicans said they will block anyone that the president chooses. >> historically, this has not been viewed as a question. >> this is not just another electio

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as they were all brought up to fairfax innova hospital. and a second note of thanks to the staff at fairfax innova hospital who went above and beyond in terms of generously giving us space and time and dealt with these evoflg events. >> reporter: and tonight here in prick f prince william county officer guidon will be rbed. she held a master's degree in forensic science. back in 2015 she went through police training but withdraw from service for personal reasons until this year. and back out here live tonight, officer guidon will be remembered. she was the fourth police officer in the history of prince william county police department to have been gunned down in the line of duty. marina marraco, fox 5 local news. >> any time an officer is killed in the line of duty, everyone in the law enforcement community feels that loss. what you're about to see is an emotional piece of video shot last late night. it shows dozens of vehicles escorting her body. take a look. as i said last night, plan some outdoor activity today so hopefully people did.

also notice fairfax county, mt. vernon seeing some storms redeveloping here too and that whole system redevelops. d.c., we have another 20 to 30 minutes downtown before that gets on out of here and then we'll see things begin to clear as we move on out and move on through. lauren ricketts, thank you for joining us tonight. we resappreciate it. thank you for everything you have helped us with today. all of southern maryland, every county under a severe thunderstorm warning. some of the warnings go until 7:45 tonight. we'll continue to keep on it with you right there. there's what i'm talking about. put that into motion again, v.j., because again this guy right here, anytime you see this and maybe a little bit -- that's a longer motion there. but anytime you see this, hook right here. again, not a tornadic signature, but anytime you see this, you see a trail, it's almost like a mini storm. let's go ahead and stop that for me. i want to zoom in on this again. and then i'm going to draw a warm front and cold front. this

this is saintly a and fairfax -- this is saintly a in fairfax. i think it is going to get mighty warm. you go up in the clouds it is warmer overhead than it is at ground level. cold air is denser plus we have cold ground from the snow. a look at temperatures and rainfall in myersville in frederick county. 86 hundredths of an inch. almost a half inch in martinsburg. we think some of the warm air will come down over our area today. how high we get, flip a coin. we know that the potential is there and stafford just added to those areas under a flood watch in effect for the remainder of the day. areas and green, bright green, those are creeks and dreams that have flood warnings and that is in thee will see pop-ups afternoon. numerous localized warnings for localized conditions. temperatures chilly across the area. 48 at reagan international airport -- reagan national airport. the orange, pretty heavy rainfall closing in on the metro area. you will notice it very clearly. ,ome of the heavier rain rates almost one inch per hour in these areas. about on

only about 38 in silver spring and fairfax. by 10:00, tons of rain across the metro and steady rain steady rain most of tuesday morning. miserable at the bus stop and by noon, you need your umbrella with temperatures in the low 40s. 43 in the play-doh and downtown. 38 and hagerstown and 42 in leesburg. by 2:00, the rain tapers off and the temperatures will be in the low 40s. we will come back and talk about the yellow alert for wednesday and when we hear the rumble of thunder. >>> baltimore county police released surveillance video of a shooting involving one of their officers. >>> two men . >>> two men were arrested in prince george's county. they used the offer up app to connect with two teenagers selling a dirt bike and then robbed him at gunpoint. police conducted a sting operation and authorities are investigating several other similar robberies with the app. >>> a they say captain paul chilton was charged after an accident sunday night on i-295. he was off-duty and no one was injured and he is on revoked duty status. 's p

hillary clinton will rally here in fairfax this afternoon we're here at the fairfax elections office.n she will head to norfolk later. recent poll numbers out showing that both front of runners are expected to win here, but we know that marco rubio spent a lot of time here over the weekend making four stops. he's been working the state pretty hard. and bust, virginia will prove to be a real big test for him after the huge loss to hillary clinton in the south carolina primary. just a reminder to break it down for you, 49 republican delegates at stake here, 95 on the democratic side. and 15 superdelegates, as well. a key battleground state indeed. and election officials here expecting turnout tomorrow when the polls open up at 6:00 a.m. across the state of virginia to be big. reporting live here at the fairfax county government center, back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> developing this morning, a strange turn of events in charles county where maryland state police say a motorcycle crash may actually be a homicide. the crash happened sunday afternoon on route 5 near old leonard town r

vernon area in fairfax county. molette green is live on the scene with more on what we hope to learn from police today. >> reporter: yes, good morning. in a case like this, police really are in need of getting a police sketch out of this suspect right away. we're hoping to get that sometime today. all 1of this happened saturday morning. the 51-year-old not a new resident here says she was sleeping and she this man inside her apartment. and the suspect threatened her and sexually assaulted her. we're at the woodlawn gardens apartment just off route 1 where neighbors say this is uncommon. fairfax county police again working to release a sketch of this man. we don't have much of a description to go on at this point. police are telling us that they want residents in the area to double check their doors and their windows to make sure they are locked. because they just don't know what they're dealing with at this time. that is the late st live from alexandria. know comple molette green, news 4. >>> montgomery county poli

also delayed fairfax county schools are opening two hours late.o are washington county schools in maryland, westmoreland county and grant county schools. back to you. >>> 5:04. we continue our team coverage this morning with tom kierein. tom, i know this morning you said this is the worst winter morning you've seen so far driving-wise. >> reporter: and walking on sidewalks. your front steps are just coated with ice. we are in reston, virginia. this is a condo parking lot where the cars are covered in ice and the parking lot itself is just a sheet of ice. and we are just creeping along here as the ice covered surfaces even though air temperatures are above freezing are still frozen solid. and you have to wrach your footing and just be extremely careful. especially will this any untreated surface. most of the sidewalks and side treats and side roads that we have seen here in northern virginia are still completely ice covered on this i'm calling it #treacherous tuesday morning. the main roads are wet, the ones that have been salted are wret, and pass

in the alexandria section of the fairfax county shut down now.if you know someone who uses this route, they will be late. back to you. alison: thank you. the restaurant and shops made dupont underground a hit in the 1990's but the novelty was short-live and it's sat vacant for two decades. now the push is on to bring it back to life. sam sweeney shows how to help make the plan. sam: dupont circle is an iconic landmark but underneath the circle is a place few have seen. >> it is spooky actually. people used to stand here to wait for the trolleys to go to work. sam: but for the better part of the last century the gate has been closed. >> it used to be a lively place. lively part of the city. sam: now the group dupont underground is trying to bring life back to the abandon corridor. >> you want to turn the space to an amazing art space. a place open to open thinking. zach right now rail line and creeking pipes, 6 of 50,000 plastic balls that used to call national building museum home are in hundreds of boxes that line the abandoned track. dupont und

. >> fairfax county police tonight are searching for the man accused of burglary and sex assault. take a good look at this composite sketch of the man that police say is responsible. the description is vague but police say he was last seen wearing a black jacket with a backpack. if you have any information, call police. >>> tonight fairfax county police are using a new tool is to help prevent crime. they're engaging with local residents online to help keep them informed of public issues. the website is kuld next door. it's a free social network where community members can share information directly with police. >> fairfax county police are able to communicate with us in real time. they're seeing posts that are popping up about events that are happening in our neighborhood. they're able to communicate to residents of the neighborhood in a way that we couldn't do before, breaking down cultural and language barriers and people hesitant to contact police. they're able to post about concerns in their neighborhood. >> nearly 600 fairfax county neighborhoods have already started those ne

a crime to tell you about in fairfax county. a man broke into a home, threatened a woman and textually -- sexually assaulted her. neighborhood. investigators are hoping someone could help identify the intruder. neighbors are on edge and police presence has been quite heavy. police tell us it happened on blankenship street, which is where we are just around the corner. at around 4:00 this afternoon, we notice a lot of police activity with officers on the could not confirm if it is related. neighbors say early on saturday, it was a different story. investigating. they had cameras out here and were taking pictures. police, aaccording to 51-year-old woman woke up to an intruder in her home. police say the suspect threatened and sexuall getting away. >> there are so many victims today. police are continuing their search for the intruder who is described as a hispanic man around 25 years old. those who lived here say they are shocked. >> the neighborhood is very good. mimi lane owns a salon around the corner and says typically this is

the meeting today is at 6:30, fairfax county government center. this openhouse will address what kind of transit systems are needed to accommodate economic growth in the county. >>> medical experts will gather this morning to talk about the next steps for stopping the spread of the zika virus. that mosquito-transmitted virus has raised alarms around the world particularly for pregnant women. the national academies of science, engineering and medicine will hold a workshop at 8:30 this morning to try to figure out research priorities. p department of health and human services requested that meeting. >>> the planned parenthood that was the site of the dleadly shooting in colorado springs is reop reopening. three were killed, nine others hurt. repairs are still happening. planned parenthood says that it is still trying to figure out a way to honor those killed. robert lewis dear is charged with murder in that shooting. >>> 4:51 just about. morning, we have the full mixed bag that we were expecting freezing rain here this morning giving way to heavy ra

. >>> today, there are new noise rules that you have to follow in fairfax county which affects kids and others. 8:00 a.m. if your pets are loud in your home between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., you could be fined. you can also not operate lawn equipment, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. residents can not use loud speakers 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. sunday through thursday. your friday night party is okay. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom kierein is out on the weather deck. hey, tom. >> reporter: yeah, what a change here from yesterday morning when this was all snow-covered and ice-covered. presto, change, the water washed all of that snow away. track all of these big changes with the nbc washington app and storm team 4 forecast. cool day, might be a little patchy ice on standing water. temperatures are near freezing. and recess time, a bit breezy. dress like me, you'll need a winter coat, mittens, wool hat, scarf. but you won't need an umbrella. we are off to a dry start with calm winds, i'm happy to report. melissa, what's going on. >> we do have this problem chopper 4 over the scene.

plenty of green 66 through fairfax. no problems annandale or springfield and all secondarys looking nice. same sorry downtown in d.c.. no major congestion. 395 roadwork stay nrevt both directions duke and seminary and good news even though you need stay to left left lanes are blocked not causing congestion. 295 looking good. early morning flights bwi and dulles and reagan national got you covered hit me up on twitter with any questions back to you guys. >> thanks erin animal control officers in mcclain are on the hunt for possible rabid fox. a woman was in her yard when a fox approached her bit and scratched herch the animal is described as red fox with bloody paws and bloody nose and acting lethargic. animal control wants foam be aware of surroundings and watch for children and pets. >> let's talk about more star power because it's been added to list of super bowl performance. >> lady gaga will kick things off with her rendition of the national anthem. 2016 shaping up to be a huge year for the acceptinger and actress s

fairfax county students will not have school on march 1. the buildings will be used as polling places. students will not have to make up the day. spotsylvania and stafford county have already decided it to close for the day, as well. >>> breaking news on the beltway fp we're talking about the out are loop is where this problem is here. overturned track toer trailer p big mess here. inner loop also shut down. avoid it. all of the ramps through that area also shut down. so right now, rockville pike to the inner loop is closed. connecticut to the outer loop is closed. 270, all that traffic, you cannot go on to the beltway. outer loop detoured on to connecticut. like i said, avoid it. nothing good will come of you trying to go go across the top of beltway. overall, no major issues. 95 north through wood bridge, typically 66 at waples mill, eastbound westbound is okay. prince george's county overall looking pretty good. remember we do have this earlier problem kind of still hanging around bw parkway north at 32. we're still slow if you're headed

northern falker county and toward warrenton, approaches areas like fairfax late.f you're someone who goes into work late, by 11:00, along and west of i-66, temperatures below freezing where ice could be setting up and it's the locations here, howard county, montgomery county, frederick, where there was more snowfall today. i think we'll be looking at moderate impacts by early tomorrow morning. by 8:00 a.m., probably delays for some school systems up there through howard, montgomery and frederick. by 9:00 i think we'll see improving conditions that freezing line really lifting to the north quickly. tomorrow the weather is going to have a low to moderate impact. breezy and cold with icy patches, as far as dressing. layer up with the hat the gloves. everything. so there's a look at the sky conditions for tomorrow. as far as the rest of the week goes. your high temperature on friday, just 34 degrees. saturday, the high, 25. valentine's day, just 22 after starting out at 9 degrees, let me show you the wind chill temperatures from 5 to 10 below at 7:00 a.m. only 5 to 10

ahead jummy: on a fairfax county school bus. a 12-year-old girl was groped and assaulted by a fellow student. this happened months ago. concerned parents want to know why they are just now finding out about it. fairfax county police say there are surveillance cameras showis bus that clearly this 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted for over 10 minutes. it happened three months ago here at glasgow middle school. parents are trying to figure out why they are finding out today. according to a search warrant obtained by abc 7 news, this tune was walking to the back of slappedwhen a classmate her on the back side and then penned her to the floor, straddling her. student held her feet down, the girl yelling stop the entire time. why was thetion, bus driver not on board at i would not want anything to happen to her. we were talking about it because we saw you on the news. she knew a bunch of her friends were going to say she was probably asking for it. concerned that would be the attitude of the students in the school because nobody

and 33 in fairfax. by morning, again, most of us in the 20s. even downtown can be 29. 28, at 27 also dumfries and dale city. 26 in sterling. by 9:00, we're around 30 downtown. but still plenty of 20s. 29 in leesburg. 29 in winchester. pretty much pure sun, though. by 9:00, averages are going up. struggling to get to 40 in the north and western suburbs. by 1:00, 37 in la plata. those numbers may be a tad low. and by 6:00, temperatures start falling again. temperatures already by 6:00. 32 in fairfax. we're looking at 31 in silver spring. and about 30 in alne. by 10:00 tomorrow, most folks again, in the 20s already. so a couple of cold nights ahead. but nothing crazy cold for this time of year. tonight, then, clear to partly cloudy. colder. winds out of the northwest at 10. lots of sunshine tomorrow morning. cold start. but winds in okay, by afternoon. mostly sunny. bright but brisk as we say. high temperatures around 40. winds northwest at about 10. on the day planner. and these are downtown temps. even 29 to start. and 33 at 11:00. 36 at 1:00. i