are actually calling her that on the block now. >> slaughter is awaiting trial for larceny in fairfax countyhe's just returned from nearby stafford county where she was sentenced on an unrelated charge of perjury. >> it's really, really disappointing. they gave me five months. so hopefully my time runs all together. that's what i'm hoping. i'm just a little depressed, you know, behind it. tired of inmates. just tired of being around them. >> the feeling seems to be mutual. after slaughter tells others about her court appearance. >> talking that dumb [ bleep ]. >> it's not dumb. >> [ bleep ] don't want to be bothered with you no more, that's it. >> brenda brewer has been in and out of the jail over the past 30 years and says she doesn't want to hear slaughter whine about her problems. >> we playing cards, and i ain't going to hear that [ bleep ]. she want us to baby her. i'm not going to baby her. you broke the law, so evidently you broke the law to get here. to do something. so i'm not going to baby you. you tell me something, i'm going to tell you just like it is. >> you know, miss brenda,

fairfax county school buses, their need is over 1600. that is larger than the entire fleet of so there are a lot of buses that these crews have to make sure are in working order. i took a look at it. there's one school bus in the alexandria, montrose alternative learning center that is already delayed at least 30 minutes. this is something that if you have a student who's at fairfax county public schools, waiting for the bus stop, might go outside, you want to check the website. we have it listed in our nbc washington app. this is a tall task. working with your hands in these temperatures, really, really something to be aware of out here as these guys are trying to make sure everything is up and running. again, check that website for fairfax county school buses in >>> it wasn't just cold on our way to school in the area, some students shivered their way. news 4 received this photo inside the school showing the thermostat at 48.9 degrees there. >> i thought the school was going to be warm. it was so cold. >> i just remember walking to fir

autria: keeping up 200 bus delays alone yesterday and fairfax county.hat is where suzanne kennedy is with the latest. suzanne: good morning to both of you. just off next -- west hawks road at the bus depot, behind me you can see the buses moving. reports on two minor issues. both the montrose alternative learning center and the homes middle school, having issues with buses, a breakdown with another delay for another bus. perhaps a 30 minute or longer delay. there were issues yesterday and because of those issues they again tried to deal with it in advance of this morning's cold. behind me you can see a bus out of the way. when they move you will be able to see the small power pods where they are able to plug in the buses. see there that they plugged them in overnight in an effort to be prepared for this moin we tried to to check in with the folks on the lot. they were not able to give us any information. there is a website that you can check for fairfax county public fcps.edu ifsdelay. you want to find out if there are any problems with your children's

you've got t k the fairfax county bus employees, that's over 1600 buses.rger than the entire greyhound fleet. that's a lot of buses to maintain. what happened was these buses have been sitting for a couple of weeks before the christmas break, before the holiday break. then when you try to start them all back up, sometimes you have a hard time getting them going. that's what happened yesterday. about 200 routes were affected. students had to wait outside, as you mentioned, for about an hour. we talked with fairfax county officials about it. >> even with us doing the starting the past 30 days, letting them run for 30 minutes, sometimes the cold cranking amps is just too much. >> reporter: so what's going to happen this morning is fairfax county officials know there is an issue. they'll get out there nice and early to see if they can get the buses started up and make sure everything goes as planned. there is a way to track whether your

they haven't been able to start those repairs. >> the cold is crippling some school buses in fairfax county. some school buses just wouldn't start this morning. and in montgomery county, students at richard montgomery high school went home early because classrooms were as cold as 48 degrees. >> an 11-year-old girl has life-threatening injuries after a crash in prince george's county this morning. she was hit by a car on pennsylvania avenue in suitland as she was heading to school at drew freeman middle school on brooks drive. the driver did stay at the scene. >> we are learning more this i home in sterling last week. it was part of an fbi isis investigation. >> but what happened during the raid led to charges against the home's occupant. sean duncan. news4's chris gordon is at the federal court house in alexandria where duncan was just facing the judge. >> reporter: wendy and jim, duncan is charged with obstruction of justice. that's it for now. more charges could follow. but he was brought here before a federal judge because of his behavior during the search of his sterling, virginia home

.>>> the fairfax county library a long wait list to get 300 people who all want the thermal camera. it helps people weatherize their homes and stephanie ramirez tried a demo camera and has hints for all. >> reporter: my 6-year-old niece will tell you the colors are pretty but the utility analyst for fairfax county says they are important. yellow is heat coming through and purple is cold. she sold us a demo thermal camera they have with different devices for phones and you download an app. >> you go around your house and look >> reporter: she said she added a special ceiling after looking at her house with the camera and less powerful for her and surprising sources of cold air are through outlets which is why she put covers on them. she showed us the outside of her home. the yellow shows heat going through her home's foundation. i tried it out. >> it's clearly not very warm. >> i have three layers of pants on. >> reporter: they say to wear loose layers and it fairfax county, stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> i could use one of those. to learn more about the program check out the fairfax c

fairfax county is warning that could happen again this morning. we talked to fairfax county leaders about it. >> even with us doing the starts over the past couple of days, letting them run for 30 minutes, sometimes the cold cranking amps required is just a little too much. >> reporter: so be aware of that if your student is heading out to the bus stop this morning. now there is a website that fairfax county has put together that shows when a bus is more than 15 minutes late. we have that on our nbc washington app. i'm going to be tracking that all morning long. if i see any delays, i'll be tracking it back to you. >> adam tuss, back to you. >> thank you. >>> it wasn't just cold on the way to school in our area. some students shivered their way through the day montgomery county. news 4 received this photo from inside a classroom showing the classroom at 48 degrees. students were not expecting the cold to continue once they arrived. >> i thought the school was >> i just remember walking to first period in the morning and everyone was like huddling

i want to remind you we have a link where you can track the bus delays for fairfax county system. in our nbc washington app. you can find it there. >> live for us in false church. adam, thank you. >>> and water main break still causing problems. inside lane of wheeler road are still closed but most people living in that area of prince georgia county does have water service. at one point they set up ha water station at saint barn a bus church. barney elementary was also closed today because no water. no word when the road will be completely opened. >>> green line chain because of attract problem outside naylor road. metro didn't say if the problem had anything to do with the weather, cold weather can cause rails to crack. problem cleared about 9:30 this morning. >>> i want to show you dama townhome in laurel. this happened on characterize sa lane, about 40:30 th:30 this mo. prince georgia had helped from montgomery firefighters to get this blaze under control. a family of six now has to find somewhere else to stay. >>> with temperatures in the teens, maryland man search for his mis

and inside the nearby fairfax county adult detention center, intelligence plays a key role in reducing gang activity among the 1,200 men and women incarcerated here. >> face forward. >> most have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> backs against the wall. till the last deputy's left the room. >> only a small percentage of the inmates are identified as gang members. staff say they still pose a serious threat. >> we have right now 77 in our facility. they sti practice criminal acvity, even while in here. i know that's shocking. but they d >> private first class doolittle heads up the sheriff's intelligence unit whose primary responsibility is monitoring gangs. >> let's go! >> the unit conducts frequent shakedowns to gather intelligence. >> we line up in a fashion to let them know that we're still in charge. >> don't flush your toilet. don't grab anything. >> are they continuing to further their gang activity in here, outside? if they're doing it outside, who are they contacting outside? >> what was that? >> telephone number. phone num

the weather is blamed for a broken pipe that flooded the basement of a district school. >> in fairfax county students were stranded for an hour when buses refused to start in the cold, and classrooms in one montgomery county school were so cold students stayed bundled up in their coats. >> a child is in the hospital tonight in critical condition after a car hit her on her way to school. the car struck the 11-year-old this morning on pennsylvania avenue here in suitland. the child was walking to drew freeman middle school on brooks drive. the driver did stay on the scene. >> tonight, though, a sterling man's home was raided by the fbi last week was charged with obstructing justice. the raid was part of an isis investigation. investigators say sean duncan took off running and tried to destroy evidence during the raid. officials say more charges are with a long to-do list, including another deadline to prevent a government shut down. this as a late shake up in the senate could bring a familiar face to washington at this time next year. our blayne alexander is tracking the day's developments. bl

>> we've got to create a cultured in fairfax county and -- culture in fairfax county and frankly, throughout our entire community and in this country where people feel comfortable to come forward. >> reporter: the federal investigation is continuing and what the families say they want most in falls church, peggy fox, wusa9. >>> to annapolis and the maryland house voting to overturn a veto from governor hogan. the bill in question? the state's new sick leave policy. it requires companies with more than 15 full-time workers to let them earn up to five paid sick days a year. now it's up to the state senate to act and that could happen as soon as friday. >>> sam's club is shutting 63 stores nationwide including the one on reisterstown road in western maryland. the announcement came when it's parent company wal-mart moved to raise its hourly wage to $11 an hour and offer some employees bonuses up to $1,000. >>> traffic came to a halt on d.c. 295 north on the ramp that goes southwest friday on 695. medics rushed to the scene, but the motorcycle rider died a short time after the crash from his inju

schools are closed tomorrow in fairfax, and prince georges county. montgomery and maryland, you are on a two hour delay. we have not heard from dc positive -- public schools. >>> protecting your home, leaving a little water running in order to prevent pipes from freezing.>>@warmer temperatures water flows through the pipes leading into your house but when things get cold, the water could freeze. filling up the empty space in the pipe and sometimes br a trickle of water coming from of pipe exposed could prevent it from freezing. if you need to be outside tomorrow, dress in layers. remember to protect your space as well. with the kind of temperatures we will be seeing, frostbite could set it -- set in 30 minutes. download our wusa9 app right now. >>> more than 4000 students at this school in fairfax county. a sexual harassment scandal cost the girls varsity basketball coaches job. they found no wrongdoing by school leadership. we are talking about this now because of a new federal investigation. here is peggy fox with the report we should warn you that

just in - fairfax county, now closed. melanie hastings is at the live desk in the newsroom with more first up -- delays and cancellations on amtrak. northeast regional service between d-c and newport news and norfolk is completely cancelled today! amtrak is also operating a modified schedule between new york and boston. as for flights: the board at reagan national is showing more and more red. it's a similar story up and down the east coast. about 35-hundred flights are canceled today, according to flight-aware dot com. if you do have a trip scheduled -- the airlines are being all the major carriers have travel alerts in place. that means -- you can change or cancel your ticket at no cost. dozens of schools are closed or delayed in and around the d-m-v this morning. prince william, spotsylvania and fairfax county schools are closed. prince george's schools have a two hour delay. there are many more too. they are scrolling at the bottom of yor screen. you can get alerts when your child's school is closed or delayed -- sent

fairfax county police would like to hear from them tonight. live in fairfax county matt ackland fox 5 local >>> headed to court. why a woman who accused roy moore of molesting her is suing the former candidate. >>> the author of the new explosive book about the trump white house responds to claims that it is full of lies. after the break. . >>> an alabama woman is now suing the former judge for defamation. cites negative tacks by moore and his campaign including repeated calling her a liar and questioning her motivation for disclosing the allegations. she also is seeking a public's apology and reimbursing it for all legal fees. moore repeatedly denied the allegations. >>> the explosive new book by michael wolf about the trump white house is on sale. fire and fury. allegedly details everything from the president's campaign to what life is like for the trump administration inside the white house. president trump claims the book is, quote, full of lies. he also sent a cease and desist order threatening legal action, wolf indicated he has audio re

he could not talk to us because he signed a non closure agreement with fairfax county public schools. there's another person we haven't mentioned yet who claims principal thomas knew about the allegations all along. his name is jim pointres. he was the winningest coach in school history. named as a witness in a federal complaint who twice observed the principal and the activities director talking about the basketball coach's behavior. one of those conversations was in february. the fact that the football coach was a witness, apparently did not sit well with principal dave thomas who wrote in this e-mail at least we know who the mole is. our football coach. poithrus was reassigned to another school and is not coaching. he's filing a retaliation complaint. he's not talking either. so to be clear, that makes three former lake braddock staff members no longer at the school. the basketball coach was forced to resign. the activities director was forced to resign and the football coach was reassigned to a new school. principal dave thomas is still on the job. so what now? it's been two years

you have fairfax county police here redirecting traffic. we'll take you up gallows road where fairfax the water screws are dealing with a 8" water main it has fwron under the road here they say have they are it turned off. you see water rushing done the sheet. as they shoot up the street the water is percolating and salt truck went by because one of the air fax water crew people almost wiped out. i can show you videotape from earlier when it was gushing this was reported about two hours ago here around 5:00 this morning annandale road. at this point we believe they have the water shut off. you hear water rushing down the street here. bit of project ahead of them here on annie yu dpail road and because of of that it fairfax county police have a straight colleges and expect trafficish as you as well in app an dale area around annandale. >> thank you so much. >> if you can hang on for a few hours nature might help out with this. >> it will be fog and ice. it won't help with batter main breaks. some ways it will be worse. let's concentrate on go

the fairfax county bus employees, that's over 1600 buses. that's larger than the entire greyhound fleet. that's a lot of buses to maintain. what happened was these buses have been sitting for a couple of weeks before the christmas break, before the holiday break. then when you try to start them all back up, sometimes you have a hard time getting them going. that's what happened yesterday. about 200 routes were affected. students had to wait outside, as you mentioned, for about an hour. we talked with fairfax county officials about it. >> even with us doing the starting the past 30 days, letting them run for 30 minutes, sometimes the cold cranking amps is just too much. >> reporter: so what's going to happen this morning is fairfax county officials know there is an issue. they'll get out there nice and early to see if they can get the buses started up and make sure everything goes as planned. there is a way to track whether your more. there is a little website that they have put together for that. we have it listed on our nbc washington app,

fairfax county changed to closed. all offices are closed in fairfax as well. st. mary's county schools in maryland are also closed today. montgy county schools are now closed. the federal government is also on a two-hour delay with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. stay with us, though. because we're getting updates on schools that have been delayed and now are closing. we'll continue to bring any changes for you right here. >> get out and assess what's happening on the roads and changed the status. as we learn changes, we'll tell you about it. >>> let's get to the forecast and see what we're dealing with weatherwise. sheena parveen begins our team coverage. >> good morning, guys. we're dealing with snow-covered roads out there because of how cold it is. we'll check in with chuck on the patio in a second. he's back now. here's a look at the radar. storm system centered off the coast. we're seeing all snow falling in the district. we've been seeing it for quite a while now. frederick through much of northern virginia into maryland along the eastern shore

visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >>> suffix county police called it animal abuse -- fairfax police called it animal abuse. a black retriever puppy was left for dead in the county helped to rescue it. >> reporter: a county vet name to macedonia and when he was brought in, he was in such bad shape that the officer said he could hardly move. he was lethargic, smell like urine all over and someone found him and they found him in centreville by the 13,000 block of weekly court. extremely dehydrated -- to hydrated, and the officer said she didn't think he would survive. now, he is a healthy 45-pound dog and police want his owner. they want to find the person responsible for the dog being left for dead and police are willing to take an anonymous source. at the shelter, stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> max is not up for adoption, but so cute and we will have the tip line on wusa9.com as police tried to find them. >> an historic tavern building suffered damage with frigid temperatures. the city of alexandria is temporarily closing gadsby's in the old town section. they said a sprinkler p

nancy: update on an million abuse case in fairfax county. look at max, a dog found near death a month ago. now max looks like this. fairfax county officers yuring the black retriever back to health. max gained 20 pounds since last month when he was found with urine burns and severely underweight. they hope to find openers to find out what happened. michelle: glad to see max is on the mend. we have rain coming our way? josh: yes. rain coming our way. most of the evening is dry. which is great. because it's mild outside. nancy: nice. josh: you can get out there and not worry about bundling up. but by the weekend it's a different story. we have 58 degrees at reagan national. winds from the south and the cloud cover together really working to keep it nice and mild. if you take a bigger picture there are light showers working to our area. but in general not a lot to come out of this for tonight. when we get to tomorrow morning this will rap in our way. that is when we see the hea the first half of the day on friday. then this close to the cold fr

reporting in fairfax county, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: a lot of cuties. protectional officers in fairfax county are asking for your help finding the owner of a dog who was starved and left for dead. meet max. agoas found about a month extremely underweight, unable to stand or hold his head up. he still has a long road ahead but is getting better. if you know anything about him or who left in this way, please give the police a call. alison: american girl is out with a doll that boldly goes where no dog has gone before -- to space. oll, thethe new was dul 11-year-old that dreams of being the first person to walk on mars. she is the first american to encourage science, technology, engineering, and math, s.t.e.m. classic soda is getting a millennial makeover. nancy: diet coke has four new flavors. they have ginger lime, feisty chary, twisted mango, and orange. millennials who are choosing other drinks like sparkling water and low-calorie energy drinks. alison: think it will work? nancy: we will see. feisty chary, not just regular chary. alison: if you need so

do you remember this scene in fairfax county?? it started with a man randomly assaulting a child -- and led to a carjacking, a police chase and a crash. well brandon vinson -- the man accused of it all is due in court today. at district court with details. ryan? breaking news out of south korea -- in the last three saying it began preliminary contacts with north korea on a reopened cross-border communication system. this comes as north korean leader kim jong un continues heated threats with president donald trump. un said he had a button on his desk to launch a nuclear missile. but last night -- president trump tweeted -- "will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that i too have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his... and my button works!" at this hour -- a frantic search -- to find two missing girls in texas. what we now know know about their disappearance. plus -- how would you like to only need a flu shot every few years?? it may soon be a reality. we'll explain

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chances with slick conditions and beginning in maryland, montgomery and howard county schools on two hour delay. >> in virginia fairfax, loudoun own prince william county public schools all on a two hour delay and mannasas public city schools you're operating on a two hour delay and in virginia, spots vain yarks stafford and king george county schools on a two hour delay and fredericksburg city schools delayed two hours. the complete list is controlling on bottom of screen and will be updated on fox5dc.com and "fox 5 news" and weather apps. >> let's look at weather and traffic. there's erin como and there's michael thomas. good morning to you both. >> watch sidewalks and untreated and parking spaces. that's icy this morning. once we get the sun in the sky after sunrise then things will start to improve vastly. more details ahead, hey, erin. >> great advice, mike, use caution on the sidewalks and especially around water main breaks. ongoing scaen annapolis road. maureen, great dress. i same dress. strike appose. erin, we'll talk to you in a few. let's get you caught up on what is happening in the news today. weather is

but jeff with fairfax county public school says that wasn't the case this morning. mechanical issues from the freezing temperatures caused buses to break down. some couldn't even start. out of the 8700 bus routes in fairfax county, the school district says 200 were impacted. that means hundreds of students were forced to wait in the cold for nearly an hour. >> even with us doing the starts the past couple days, letting them run 30 minutes, sometimes the cold krafrcranking required little too much. tomorrowe out early, having dds meet our buses as well to address any issues we have. >> reporter: now, fairfax county public schools says it is possible that students could see delays at the bus stop tomorrow morning, but they do post delays of 15 minutes or more on their website. you can find that website by going to our nbc washington app and searching school delays. back to you. >> i'm impressed meagan is in a stylish little coat. i'd need a coat this big if i was out there. you're very calm. >> reporter: true. i'm layered, but it's still freezing out here. >> i would

we have to wait how to plays out here at fairfax county. and in other county as cross the d.c. reen yom. it is cold out here. >> 4:32 is the time. and deputies need your help finding a missing child. he's 10-year-old stefan james proctor. he may be with bruce brock tore and he may be with maryland or d.c. registration. contact the office if you know anything about his where er prince george country. 65-year-old daniel de haven reported missing by his son. de have ep was walking into the beltsville costco yesterday morning when he somehow walked off. daniel is 5' 9", 175 pounds with brown eyes. >> time now is is 4:33 developing this morning a marshall university football player from maryland is paralyzed after shot at a new year's eve party in maryland. 19-year-old larry aaron is expected to survivor 'aaron will be paralyzed from the wais is t down. someone fired a gun at a party striking him and another attorney agar. no one was arrested in the case. >> the latest on alleged gang rain of teenager. six volunteer firefighters including fire chief are facing charge as caused of ra

they issued a statement that reads in part, red robin has and continues to fully cooperate fairfax county police say they want to hear from anyone else who may have noticed suspicious behavior at the fair lakes red robin restaurant. in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news4. >> when we come back, 2018 gets back to a sick start, an update on flu season which is quickly getting worse. >> you want to get a good bargain but you don't want to wait for the sale. susan hon explains how to ga ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. tone of the most pristine and beautiful parts -- of the world. but barbara comstock just voted to put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. comstock supported donald trump's tax scheme for the wealthy, adding $1.5 trillion to the debt and leaving us with the bill. we won't stand for selling our wild lands to give billio