fairfax city government is open with liberal leave. county government also open with unscheduled leave had. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 and the omni link will be running on a three-hour delay today. >> let's find out what's causing the mess had morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking the forecast. >> we have a weak warm front pushing through and warm air aloft but it's cold at the surface. just cold enough aloft up there at a few thousand feet for it to be falling is snow right now. the areas in white on storm team 4 radar, look close at the radar. right now in northern loudoun county into much of western fairfax and into loudoun county, northern fauquier, there is light snow mixing with sleet. sleet are the little tiny balls of ice that fall down and hit the ground and bounce around. the areas in the brighter white from reston to the beltway near great falls, they're getting wet snow there and light snow falling across much of montgome

johan was spotted at the surveillance video using a compromised bank card belonging in the fairfax cityation. last week police searched his home and found skimmer devices, cameras and computers. skimmers are attached to a bank machine and read details off the cards. several said their details were stolen after using at m's as hospitals. >>> some are calling for changes on the social networking site tagged after a local woman was murdered after meeting someone through that site. 18-year-old siohban lee was shot to death in northwest d.c. on friday. alexander buckley has been arrested and faces murder charges. police believe the two agreed to meet after talking online. family members say they don't want others to make the same mistake. >> i truly believe that once siohban met this guy, she knew she made a mistake. it should be controlled, there should not be something out there to make she is young people victims. they are victims because they don't know. they don't have a clue. >> buckley was previously convicted of burglary and wanted on a felony trespassing warrant. >>> the anne arunde

still light snow, much of pair fax county from near springfield, fairfax city, toward reston at herndon. farther west into loudoun county. east of there into the district, it's all light snow now all across washington and all across montgomery county. northern prince george's county from bowie up to laurel and around college park and paragraph they are north up toward columbia and howard county getting light snow now. it is beginning to drop temperatures down to 30 in gaithersburg. whatever is falling is freezing on untreated surfaces. lingering salt from the previous snow event we had. a lot of it is melting on roadways. be extra cautious. if it looks wet, that could be ice. we have temperatures at or below freezing much of the region now and through 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., we're going to have that sleet and snow changing to light icing by 7:30, 8:00 this morning and continued light icing through 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 this morning. we'll have a thin dplglaze of i forming through the rest of the afternoon. as we get into tomorrow, warming up into the 50s and some sun back. could get

this man was spotted in video using a compromised bank card belonging to the fairfax city fire associationlice searched his home and found skimmer devices, cameras and computers. skimmers are attached to a bank machine and read details off the cards. several people have reported that their bank card details were stolen after they used atms at hospitals. >>> a former illinois governor is released from prison off five years. george ryan was sent to jail in 2007. the 78-year-old republican expected to spend the next few weeks in a halfway house before going home. his successor, rod blagojevich is also serving a jail sentence for corruption. >>> a judge says bp is receiving just punishment for its role in the 2010 gulf oil spill. she approved an agreement for bp to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay $4 billion in krcriminal penalty. that's the large he's in history. they were leasing the oil rig when it exploded and sank off the coast of louisiana. 11 crew members died and it sent about 200 million gallons of crude into the gulf of mexico. >>> 15 of the september 11th first

. >> 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. metro says something similar could happen again as cracked rail are fairly common with temperatures so low, especial oh above-ground portions of the track. unfortunately, they say there is no way to avoid that problem. >>> take a peek outside. you might see snow-covered roads this morning. this was the scene in charles county as crews made their way into work. let's

. >> 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 pretty good. just wet pavement. then we got off on route 5 heading south toward the charles county area, we're this clinton now. and you see that the road conditions are not as great as some of the other areas. some of the other major roads that we saw earlier. you see that we do have some snow, slushy snow in between the lanes, as well as on the exit ramps. t

city. checking out fine. fairfaxice on the scene of a crash on northbound 28, near 66 and new braddock road. a utility pole is still on top of a car, but you can get through. beltway lanes are open in maryland leaving college park past new hampshire avenue. a crash on maryland rte. 200. back to you. >> thank you. a situation we have been monitoring that is breaking with new developments. the hostage situation in algeria. >> let's get to jummy olabanji for the latest. >> within the past couple minutes, the oxide-linked group behind the mass kidnapping said it plans to carry out even more operations -- the al qaeda- linked group. a local source also told reuters in algeria that a u.s. plane landed early this morning at an airport 30 miles from the gas plant where the hostages were being held. the airplane was there to reportedly evacuate americans caught up in a crisis. sources say they may be headed to london later today. an american from texas remains missing in this crisis. that report from fox news. as soon as i ge

if you look at some of the suburbs around our cities in this country, fairfax county, virginia, the catholic churches. the asians and hispanics are filling the pews. the whites are out jogging and having brunch. they are religious people with large, multigenerational families. we have ceded them, thinking we need to come up with a new strategy. we really have to go where they are and figure out who they are, not they will what is your number one issue. what if religion is not even an issue? it is part of their being. we take the time, culturally, to understand people. also to recognize, americans have this idea that, here is the pie. if you say i am religious and i am not religious, somehow you are judging me, or we do not agree on everything. if you say one thing -- sometimes it does not even apply to the individual. we need to appreciate and recognize that we are not that important areas if you understand them as people first, then you can approach them with politics. the problem is trying to get them politically. and then backing in. we have an laying short shrift with them. critics there

in fairfax, virginia, darcy spencer, "news4 today." >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg gives $350 million to his alma mater, johns hopkins university. $100 million going to go to scholarships for students in need. $250 million will go to several different university programs. bloomberg had given johns hopkins university $1 billion since he graduated from there back in 1964. the new york mayor says he doesn't know of any other institution that can make a bigger difference in lives around the world through its groundbreaking research. >>> we're coming up on 6:37 sunday morning. some of you may be awake this early because someone next to you is snoring in bed. >> listen up, don't think it's just annoying. why snoring may be a sign of a serious health condition. >>> also ahead, the game stopper that forced them to turn off the lights at a basketball game this welcome back. next week immigration becomes the main focus of the obama administration. >> changing tactics but not necessarily where it stands on policies. meet the press moderator david gregory joins us to talk a little politic

city. right here. through northern sections of fairfax county, right around great falls toward the river, may be extending up into southern sections of montgomery county, but that's all kind of been moving on through. you can see the back edge, though, which is really coming our way. a winter weather advisory technically is still in effect. it's going to go till 9:00 tonight generally speaking swre. about half an inch across the area. some places maybe a little bit more than that. real cold overnight tonight but we'll see sunshine for the weekend. full forecast coming up. >> all right, gary. see you then. time for the car wash come tomorrow, maybe. >> there will be long lines. >>> coming up tonight, a nasty norovirus outbreak is spreading across the country. also, fighting the flu. new numbers show activity may have peaked. >> plus, are you down on your luck? why a new study says that could lead to an increase in calories you take in.  >>> new government numbers show the flu seems to be leveling off. according to the cdc, flu activity is declining in most regions, but it's still rising

if you look at some of the suburbs around our cities in this country, fairfax county, virginia, the catholic churches. the asians and hispanics are filling the pews. the whites are out jogging and having brunch. they are religious people with large, multigenerational families. we have ceded them, thinking we need to come up with a new strategy. we really have to go where they are and figure out who they are, not they will what is your number one issue. what if religion is not even an issue? it is part of their being. we take the time, culturally, to understand people. also to recognize, americans have this idea that, here is the pie. if you say i am religious and i am not religious, somehow you are judging me, or we do not agree on everything. if you say one thing -- sometimes it does not even apply to the individual. we need to appreciate and recognize that we are not that important areas if you understand them as people first, then you can approach them with politics. the problem is trying to get them politically. and then backing in. we have an laying short shrift with them. critics there

city. >>> a just released survey of teachers in fairfax county finds a majority believe there should not be guns? school. they support an armed police officers in schools rather than other ops like armed security guard or school staff. 27% feels school facilities are safe and security, that online surveys of 433 teachers was conducted by the fairfax county federation of teachers. >>> meanwhile, at this hour, in rich more they are debating the very issue. a controversial vote is being on right now. julie caries says it's one of several gun bills to be considered by lawmakers. itches this is an ak-47. >> democratic lawmakers brought a powerful-looking prop to underscore their support for more than a dozen school safety and gun control measures, among them a bill that would bar gun owners from carrying a loaded weapon near school property. >> this is 30 rounds. imagine a clip that has 100 rounds, three times this size. it's legal right now, and many cities and counties to walk down the middle of main street and stand in front of a public school, but not on school property, with it. this is

city schools are delayed two hours. arlington county schools delayed two hours. culpeper schools, closed. fairfax county schools are delayed two hours. fauquier county schools closed. king george county schools also closed. loudoun county schools are delayed for two hours. prince william county schools closed. stafford county schools closed. fredericksburg city schools closed. now, be sure to watch the bottom of your screen. we'll have the latest on the delays and closings. you can find them ho myfoxdc.com. we got a lot going on. >> you need a sip of water? >> i think i'm he good for the moment. i just had to take a deep breath. >> we'll talk more about the weather. >> there will be a test on all the school districts coming up. >> just say a of them in the area. >> it is all over the place. the snow still continues to come down here for those of what you love snow. very light, very dry snow so as far as packing snow, you can't do that. you can almost take a broom to it and it will almost sweep away off your car if you want. you can see with the radar, we've got snow right across the district insi

city. >> reporter: maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> now a news alert from fairfax county, police believe theave struck again. the latest assault happened last night in the 4400 block of briarwood court. police believe a man grabbed a female jogger. after the woman yesterday the man took off. this would be the 15th assault in fairfax county. if you recognize this man, call police. >>> thousands gathered today to remember a virginia police officer killed in the line of duty. prince william county motorcycle officer chris yung died in an accident new year's eve. today his family and friends gathered in woodbridge to honor his sacrifice. fox 5's john henrehan reports. >> reporter: services today to remember a fallen motorcycle officer. 35-year-old chris yung was responding to a call on new year's eve in bristow when his bike collided with a minivan. a firing party on a nearby hill honored the former marine and a lone bugler sounded taps. reporters were asked to stay outside the funeral, but an audio feed supplied the many testimonies of the character of this policeman. >> he wanted people to be

. >> in virginia, alexandria city and arlington schools open late. culpeper schools are closed. fairfax schools are open 2 hours late. louden county schools 2 hours late. i know it's a lot to take in. just a reminder for you, the full list of closings and delays will school across the bottom of your screen and on our web site myfoxdc.com. >> and of course we're keeping an eye on conditions outside all morning long. melanie and julie are watching the roads but we will begin with tucker barnes with how long the snow will last and if we'll get much more. when can we see more? >> got a lot going on. here's the first answer to your first question, things are winding down. might stick around for another hour or two. gradually sunshine this afternoon. let's get to the radar. widespread reports of anywhere between a dusting to an inch locally. and then we've had a band set up to our south between fredericksburg and st. marys city where we're getting reports of more than that down there. they've won the jackpot across southern maryland and parts of south central virginia. otherwise, still left o

city public schools. also in virginia. spotsylvania, culpeper, warren and page county schools are on a two-hour delay. fairfax county schools were scheduled to be closed to students. teachers, you have an optional leave until 10:00 this morning. >>> delays in west virginia. berkeley, hampshire, hardy, jefferson, morgan and mineral county schools opening two hours late today. >> let's see the reason why. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> it's mostly freezing rain that's falling. it freezes on tree limbs, power lines and shrubbery. i checked our calibrated shrubbery here. we have a few icicles. radar showing a combination of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain happening simultaneously in the viewing area. the green is rain, the pink is where the rain is freezing on elevated surfaces. that's happening in montgomery county, loudoun county, frederick in maryland. panhandle of west virginia. parts of fairfax county. the areas in green above freezing. the rain not quite freezing in that area as well as along 95 and south. but east we're getting in this white zone. prince jorjts county, anne arundel,

fairfax, virginia, bob barnard, fox 5 news. >>> it's possible no one wants the redskins to win more than d.c. mayor vincent gray. that's because he agreed to a bet with the mayor of seattle. the losing city'sayor must fly the victor's flag at city hall. so let the games begin. mayor gray joins us in studio and mayor mike mcginn in seattle joins us by phone. he doesn't know what he's getting into. >> absolutely not. we're ready loaded for bear on this end. >> when is the last time the seahawks have won won a road game? >> 29 years. we want to make it 30 years consecutively now. >> mayor mcginn, i don't want to cast aspersions, but washington did just legalize marijuana, so you're not getting bad advice out there, are you? >> hey, man, we're a good progressive city and the seahawks are playing great, so looking forward to the game. >> what are you hearing from the seattle fans out there, any concerns with our redskins? >> hey, they're enjoying the bet. they love the fact that the mayors are standing behind their teams and they're awfully excited. the seahawk had a great finish to the year -- seahawks had great finish to the year and i understand the redskins did, too. >> the seahawks did cru

fairfax county and arlington there is still light snow coming down. manassas is getting hit pretty good. getting word from viewers that they have a couple inches coming down a little heavier now towards dale citydorf at this time. let's look at temperatures. 19 degrees right now. it feels like the single digits at times with the wind. 18 degrees at dulles. we have de-icing delays at reagan national and bwi. that usually lasts only about 15 or 20 minutes. still looks pretty good at the airport today. here are some snowfall totals so far. lusby, 3 inches, the same at point lookout. 2 inches in fredericksburg, 1 inch in winchester, about just over half inch in alexandria. our next storm or whether maker, more snow is what we're talking about. clearing out this afternoon into tonight, partly cloudy. our next wave of snow tomorrow. probably the middle of the afternoon for the onset of this. a good 1 inch to 3 inches possible tomorrow through tomorrow evening before we start to see improvements. there's a better weekend appeared the snow is coming to an end today, becoming partly sunny, 25 to 30 degrees. partly cloudy tonight, 14-20. snow tomorrow afternoon. warming to the 40's and even 50's next we

fairfax-prince william border here. it's moving east, southeast. we'll get into st. mary's and calvert with maybe the heavier shower just south of manassas headed for dale city and potomac mills area the next little while. want company, you may get -- quantico, you may get a passing sprinkle. providence 28. out to the west, look at all the 50s. roanoke 55. charleston 53 degrees. we've got some 50s that have made it in areas in the shenandoah valley and close to 50 in round hill and western loudoun but leesburg is 36. yeah, there's a hill right here. pretty big one. that's the difference between the warm air and the cold air. look at the low to mid-30s now to our east. bowie is 36. but southern prince george's county, andrews, baden 44. waldorf 45. so we just got to get rid of these few pockets of cold and it will be a more comfortable afternoon. good visibility. partly cloudy out there and mostly cloudy. feeling like 39 with a south wind at 5 and humidity high this morning, 89%. we're going to watch the showers for the most part stay in pennsylvania except for the little ones we've got this morning. here we are at lunch time. in the afternoon milder. 50s and low 60s. so

mary's city, moving across the bay so everybody will have seacial dry commute if you haven't gotten home yet. temperatures 43 in gaithersburg, but 45 in the middle in rockville, 43 in fairfax 48 in arlington, mid- 40s in college park, 45 also in bowie. 49 at andrews. so still nice for january. we have to keep things in perspective here. just chilly tonight, cooler tomorrow but dry on thursday. will you need your sunglasses pretty much full in the morning. then mild on friday with showers but not a washout by any means. so clearing, breezy, just chilly. 32 to 40. winds will become northwest 10 to 15. now by morning mostly sunny and chilly. you still need a coat, 30s and 40s. winds out of the northwest at 10. by afternoon partly cloudy, some clouds late. a little bit cooler, a degree or two. highs near 50, but that's still seasonably mild. winds north-northeast at 10. the next three days, 9 weather alerts remain green. clouds late friday with showers, 51, but look at saturday. spring-like, 64. good time to go and take a walk on the canal. next seven day, it stays warm. sunday upper 60s but with showers. upper -- well, around 60 monday, upper 50s, around 60 but showers poss

windy city already has a layer of snow on the ground and has been dealing with extremely cold temperatures this week, just like us. >>> and this is what the snow did to neighborhoods in one fairfax county naked overnight. the snow turned to ice. this is a side street off annandale road. vdot doesn't plow the roads unless they get over two inches. >> some of the schools already decided to close early. fairfax county closing 2 hours early. montgomery county 2 1/2 hours early. fauquier closing at noon. charles county closing 2 hours ear early. loudoun county closing 1 hour early. calvert county and frederick county, maryland, closeding 2 hours early. continue to watch the bottom of your screen for more updates and tune into nbcwashington.com. storm team meteorologist tom kieran. folks are getting ready for the storm coming this way. >>> just enough to put down a coating but will stick immediately once it starts falling. showing the mountains. the bright white areas is where it's reaching the ground. where you see the darker gray, it's all pretty much drying up before it reaches the ground. we don't have -- it shows on radar snow right over northern virginia, the district, and maryl

city camera showing cold conditions under a cloudy sky. it is stone cold starting off this thursday morning. we have temperatures right down into the low to mid 20s. that includes prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. much of southern maryland away from the waters. right on the waters, near freezing. farther to the north and west, only near 20 degrees in frederick county. into washington county and the panhandle of west virginia and much of western maryland. most of the shenandoah valley only the low 20s right now. some of the highlands in west virginia, down into the teens this morning. certainly our coldest morning in some time. as we get through the commute, it's going to stay in the 20s through 6:00, 7:00 this morning with a light wind. light winds during the afternoon, as well. we'll have lots of sunshine. by the noon hour, mid 30s and near 40 by early to mid-afternoon. sunrise, 7:27. sunset, 4:59. by sunset time, we'll be back to the mid 30s. another cold night tonight. a hometown forecast, that's coming up in ten minutes. now a look at traffic on this thursday morning. alexis davies is here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. and good morning, everyone. still

city's reserve fund. weather and traffic next. >>> good morning. showing a few sprinkles in fairfax and in loudoun and in montgomery counties.hose will be gone in another few minutes. and later today partly sunny into the 50s. much of the region. and a little fog we have around now will be dissipating shortly. tomorrow warmer. the 60s. afternoon and evening showers. thunder and lightening. >> traffic looking pretty good. we have minor delays on the top side of the beltway, 95. no vume delays. no incidents being reported. we have a water main break on little river turn bike at willow run drive. eastbound lanes of little river turnpike are blocked. >> more news in 25 minutes. >> more news in 25 minutes. for now back t nope, no. sorry, love to but can't. i'm sorry, she's very busy. enjoy the rich taste of dunkin' mocha lattes and coffees. now in dark chocolate. indulge in one today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, january 29th, 2013, with a first look at volkswagen's new super bowl ad for the beetle. in a moment why some people think this is effective and others think it may be a little offensive. we

fairfax county parkway to 295 at 15 miles an hour. >>> tune >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning, the 11th of january, 2013. we've got a nice crowd in ro rockefeller plaza and new york citynnah guthrie. the rest of the gang is holding down the fort in new york city. they're getting ready to join us here on the west coast, and willie geist as well. >> and that guy. >> the party crasher. >> savannah, by the way, you know natalie had a skiing accident recently. she's wearing a cast on her right hand, which is not exactly in keeping with the glam of the red carpet. >> what am i going to do? >> jill martin is here with a little fashion accessory. >> to match with your dress. >> what? >> we have a little surprise. >> will you hold that? >> of course i will. >> an exclusive one of a kind? >> exclusive design. >> make it bigger. >> it will work. it will work. hang on. it will work. we secretly measured you. >> this is a challenge i've been having every day. >> it sounds like the surprise was actually gone over a little earlier. >> it goes perfectly with your dress so you can sparkle in style. >> straight for the michael jackson look. >> i'll practice my dance moves. >> jill, tha