the winter weather advisory remains for frederick county, mainly northern frederick county. around the capital beltway, a lot of parties going on for the holidays, it will just be wet for the next couple hours or so. the breeze will pick up and help dry things out nicely later on tonight and into the day tomorrow. sunshine by tomorrow afternoon, then we keep that sunshine, but colder temperatures for the day on monday. a warming trend for the middle and end of next week. -- wintry mixr and rain will diminish in the overnight hours. 38-43 tomorrow. going to be breezy. wind gusts around 20 miles an hour. this is the kind of weather people who don't like cold weather actually like in december in washington. friday.'s by >> happy to see that warming trend. we move on to sports. our the storm clouds passing for the redskins? >> one would hope areas atlanta tomorrow. we will see. we still can't stop talking about rg iii. less than 24 hours away from kick off in atlanta. headlines continue. -- maryland, a shutdown of their >> now the toyota dealer -- sports desk, brought to you by

winterhwmather advisories, frederick county, carroll county and points east, winter storm warnings, washington of the west virginia panhandle and on into the mountains of west virginia as well. that's wher/1 the advisories ar. story is. there's only one little pocket of temperatures still at or near thee1 freezing mark. that's in the deepest parts of the shenandoah valley right now. in and aroundt( town, we've mad it to the mid to upper 30s and low 40s in lower parts of southern maryland. wju)qj will continue. and we'll keep a close eye out there, still the possibility of a little bit of freezingñr rainn northern most maryland for the next little while. could still see slippery roads. first thing tomorrow, late tonight, early tomorrow morning, i-70 west of fredericks up to gettysburg, snow on the roads a possibility. and a few possibilities of free[w'g rain. all the rain and stuff is going to come to an end by midnight. but it's not going to warm upxd any time soon. another cold week is coming, everybody. everybody. szot too bad. we'll be in the 40s tomorrow. but another shot of cold air arriv

the further north and west you go into northern frederick county and washington counties, you could be looking at more significant snowfall. the breakdown of the timeline, what to expect the rest of the weekend coming up in a few minutes. rebecca? >> seven is on your side when the weather threatens. stay ahead of the storm on our webpage, wjla.com. you can like us on facebook and demo the storm watch weather app on your phone. >> an update from colorado where to high school wind its -- high school students are wounded. the suspected shooter is dead at a shooting at arapahoe high school in colorado. it is just a few moments ash miles from littleton, colorado and last year's deadly movie shooting in aurora. students who two was injured is shot and in serious condition. she is currently in surgery. new details are emerging about how all this went down. the sheriff there told us that walked inted shooter openly carrying a shotgun around 2:30 eastern time this afternoon. he was asking for a particular teacher. he errantly was targeting the teacher. word spread quickly and that teacher escap

0.3 of an inch of ice, a little over a quarter of an inch as well as around montgomery county, southern frederick and up into carroll county, those are the zones that got the heaviest icing. the pan hahandle of west virgin northern shenandoah valley. steven city up to winchester, they, too, got about a quarter of an inch of ice on the tree limbs and power lines. as a result we have power outages and we still have a winter storm watch in effect all these counties in color northern virginia, the district, prince geor george's, montgomery, fairfax, arlington, falls church in effect until 10:00 this morning. temperatures right now are below freezing. south and east it is generally just a couple of degrees above freezi freezing. there's national airport now where it's at 34 with icing in the suburbs. we'll have that with us through 8:00. by noontime the mid-30s and just some light rain in the upper 30s and cloudy. the rain ending by early afternoon should be in the upper 30s by mid to late afternoon. >>> and now, maynard edwards, how are the roadways? >>> an outer loop crash, 495 at chain bridge road

two to four inches for frederick county and northern loudoun county as well as portions of northern fauquier county. the sweet spots over washington county and the west virginia panhandle where you could see up to five inches of snow and those areas that will see snow will likely have trickier travel conditions for saturday evening. saturday evening in washington, the roads are mainly wet. for saturday, plenty of clouds. we are warmer, breezy, a high temperature on sunday, excuse me, of 44 degrees. for the upcoming week, we are looking at finally a quiet weather pattern. barbara and pat? >> keep in mind, you can get weather alerts sent to your smartphone with our storm team 4 weather app. download that in the app store or google play. search nbc washington weather. >> commemorating the one year anniversary of the sandy hook shooting with random acts of kindness. >> we continue to follow breaking news. we are learning president obama has been briefed about the school shooting in colorado. we are getting more details from >>> tomorrow marks one year since the horrific mass shooting at sandy ho

county. there's warrenton and fairfax. in poolesville erica was talking about the light freezing rain through frederick and caroll county.s is on top of some cases 8 inches of snow that we saw yesterday up north. really impressive snow bands from around -- north of winchester right in through westminster yesterday with the heavy, heavy snow bands. our forecast for today, we're going to start out with some early rain and freezing rain. milder this afternoon so it will be much better. i think even by lunch time here. even a peek or two of sun. highs between 39 and 44. a light wind turning to the southwest at about 5 miles an hour. believe it or not, we may see more snow on tuesday. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody. thank you so much. if you're planning to head around town, what we've been telling you is that there's a lot to be concerned about, especially your neighborhood streets. there are no problems that i know about, especially on the major thoroughfares in terms of the road conditions but surprisingly, a lot of incidents. now, for example, we've got trees down around town. first of al

ex 27 people are behind bars and a massive crackdown on heroin and other drugs in frederick county. nt -- the arrest focused people moving drugs into or through the county. 14 have died after overdosing on the drug in frederick county this year alone. seven told you about this mother fighting to get heroin off the streets and to raise awareness among teenagers and young adults. her son fatally overdosed on the drug earlier this year after a month-long fight to get clean. nelson tells us she is working to bring her message against drugs to area schools. >> a court doctor will have the final say whether the 13-year- will be kept on life support. >> i do not want her to have the surgery because i feel like something is going to happen. that is the guilt i have to to do with everyday. >> they asked for a second opinion because they believed the hospital's doctors cannot be trusted. children's hospital said it is investigating what happened before, during, and after the procedure. >> a look at today's top stories. last-minute shoppers are not just going to the store two days before christ

up through fairfax, montgomery county. frederick, loudoun, fauquier, prince william county. it could lead to slick roads and power out annals tomorrow. a winter storm watch for the areas in blue. arlington, fairfax and montgomery. think it will transition into a winter storm warning during the evening hours, a winter weather advisory is in effect for southern maryland, the district and prince george's county. this goes tomorrow morning through monday morning. the areas under the winter storm watch, you have a greater concern of dealing with more ice accumulation as well as more snow accumulation. so let's time it out. 10:00, 11:00 a.m., snow arrives and we continue to see snow through about 1:00 p.m. during the afternoon hours. we start to see some sleet before the transitions over to freezing rain during the late afternoon and early evening hours. >> 5:00 p.m., southern maryland is starting to see mainly rain, look at the areas in pink, washington, northern prince george's county, fairfax, prince william, loudoun, fairfax, and the freezing rain lasts into monday morning for

frederick county west virginia. closer to washington, in the mid-30s. above freezing. s into the afternoon we'll have just a cold afternoon. then we could get some light snow developing later tonight. i'll have the timing on that coming up here in just a few minutes. but then a warmer weekend going to be seeming like springtime, i think, by the end of the week into the weekend. all of that coming up in just a few minutes, barbara. >> thank you, tom. >>> new today, you'll have more places where you can apply to move through airport security quicker. the transportation security administration is expanding its precheck application centers. news 4's megan mcgrath is in alexandria where she talked with frequent fliers who give the program high marks. >> reporter: the airport security check point. on a busy day, it can bring your progress to a grinding halt as you empty pockets, fill bins and remove shoes. but avoiding the hassle just got a little easier with the opening of three new tsa precheck application centers. incl

light snow with them and that could produce some flurries this morning in areas like frederick county, maryland, and loudoun cou county in virginia. temperatures are in the 20s right now. 25 in washington. now down to 24. 25 for those of you in rockville. as we work our way throughout the morning hours, we will have cloudiness around. 9:00 a.m. a temperatures will be in the low 30s. now getting into the afternoon hours, any of those clouds exit the area. we will be seeing plenty of sunshine this afternoon and, again, a high temperature of about 45 degrees. now looking ahead to the weekend, there is some rain in the forecast, and i'll be taking a look at that potential coming up in about ten minutes. for now, maynard, how are the roads looking? >>> the roads are looking pretty good this morning. i-270 at 109. light volume and running at full speed. the same story further down the line. 270 and 118. just a 16-minute ride to the beltway from there. and here is the american legion bridge. no volume this morning and running at full speed. when we come back, we're going to talk about the up

you folks, frederick county, washington county, maryland, panhandle of west virginia, you actually have the best chance of seeing several inches of accumulating snow before we start to transition over to the sleet and the freezing rain. should be snow for most everybody at the beginning, with temperatures below freezing all the way up through the atmosphere much there's warm air coming in aloft. that will gradually change things over to a sleet and freezing rain mix by later on this morning into this afternoon. your out and about planner today, snow mixing in with sleet and freezing rain by 1:00 this afternoon. mostly sleet and freezing rain by free and then rain, sleet and freezing rain by 5:00, 6:00. overnight tonight with temperatures flirting around the freezing mark, we could have extended periods of freezing rain going into the monday morning commute. storm team 4 radar for now, not a whole lot going on in the metro. strasburg, tom's brook, you're starting to get the light snow already. you can see a little bit of patch of rain mixing in with some sleet pellets or freezing rain so

to the west winchester and leesburg frederick and northern montgomery county one to two inches.ibly more. the snow is not the big deal. it will be the ice. this is the area we expect the ice. not southern maryland or the district, western montgomery prince william, all to the west. snow to ice, ice accumulating a tenth of an inch. some spots a half inch. icy roadways and branches that come down and power outages. we could be without power. that. the next couple days we are staying cold. more chances of rain on monday. another chance of snow tuesday. not much here. don't errorworry about that. next week it's just cold. >> thank you, doug. jason pugh what's coming up in sports. >> the wizards top draft post. the relationship between coordinator and quarterback brought into question. the answer >>> well it's already started, jason, the first coach out the door. >> it's an unfortunate situation, but we see it all the time. our coach is still here shanahan is still here. the nfl, we know is a brutal business. what have you done for me lately? the houston texans felt their head coach

for frederick county, and that storm warning, all of the should of been canceled.hat hanging on until 1:00. then that will cancel off. the next 48 hours, a good deal of sunshine. feel colder will than today. even though we will see highs around 40 degrees. it feel up tomake 20. keep the sunshine and the forecast. reinforcing shot of cold air on monday. we will start that slow warming trend as the move into the end of the work and school week. 30-35 for laurel. showers andeltway, snow over with. a gradual clearing for tomorrow. winds of the west at 15-20. they will feel colder than that. milder air. you've got it. by friday and saturday. >> it sounds good. >> i saw you out there. >> the u.s. cover projected that 90% of homeowners would pay more for heating bills this winter. that appears to be the case. there are ways to save money. consumer reported nausea barrett shows us how. -- natasha barrett shows us how. >> it is a double whammy. colder weather earlier and prices for natural gas are higher this year. you have noticed your heating bill is also much higher. >>

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storm team 4 radar is showing a few snow showers now in frederick county, washington county, western those little speckles of gray, green, some sprinkles and snow showers, the gray some flurries. the green some sprinkles. and farther west, getting just a few snow showers up into western pennsylvania. that is advancing off to the south and east and will continue to drift our way. it's part of an upper-level disturbance that's going to be moving our way by later this afternoon that might trigger just a passing snow shower a little bit of a flurry. that will be late afternoon. chilly temperatures now just in the low 40s. but we'll hold steady in the low 40s for the next couple hours. then the winds diminish tonight, we clear out, temperatures drop down into the low 20s tomorrow morning, christmas day, sunny, highs only mid-30s, but we'll have a light wind. then warmer weather moves in for thursday into the weekend. some sunshine each day. afternoon highs 40s, morning lows subfreeze, may hit the low 50s on sunday. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> thank you, tom. >>> well, he doesn't

that includes fairfax and montgomery counties, frederick county, loudoun county, prince williams and falk ear counties. prince george's, and anne arundel county. snow arrives during the morning and then we'll be dealing with sleet during the afternoon, as well as freezing rain before we see it switch over to only freezing rain across the area tomorrow night and then during the overnight hours. most precipitation will become all rain as temperatures actually warm. the snowfall forecast, about a dusting to an inch in the d.c. metro area except for northern montgomery county where you could see up to 3 inches. loudoun county, falk ear county. washington, arlington, fairfax, montgomery, all the areas in dark pink. what does that mean? we could see icy roads. you want to avoid travel later tomorrow and power outages possible as well. i'm back with timing hour by hour as the system unfolds in about ten minutes. >> seems like it's going to be messy. transportation crews are preparing to head out early in the morning to pre treat roads ahead of the expected snow and freezing rain. the threat

higher elevations of the blue ridge, montgomery county, frederick county could pick up to three inches west of i-95. if you live in these counties, this is all of northern virginia, all the panhandle of virginia, montgomery county, frederick county and maryland. if you live in these areas, this is what you can expect. if you live here, snow to ice, ice accumulations a tenth to half inch. that is a lot of ice. because of that, we are worried about a couple things, first off, icy roads. secondly, branches or trees down. we think we will see power outages. if you live west of i-95, prepare for power outages. make sure you are ready. they could last monday, too. high temperatures sunday of 33. monday, we get to 45. some areas monday morning could be quite icy. we could see a few delays early on monday morning. i don't think we'll see many cancellations. we could see delays on monday morning. the cold air, it sticks around. 40 on tuesday with a chance of light snow. then it's just cold wednesday, thursday and friday. winter making its presence known early. >> so, are poinsettias toxic to yo

montgomery county, fairfax county, certainly frederick county and loudon county. just a little mix over the bay and indianapolis and also the county. so now temperatures, 27 to 31. north and west of town tonight. icing is tonight north and west and the morning commute will be icy north and west, even as close in as rockville and bethesda and your morning commute will be just wet if you are south of d.c. or east of i- 95 and just a wet commute for them. it will be slow no doubt, but not as dangerous as the commute to the north and the west and temperatures, still 27 in rockville and ashburn. this is what concerns me. these temperatures are out, still in the mid-20s. we're going to add the heavier rain to that and we'll come back and tell you how much ice will be accumulated for them today and you might want to take the time to go outside and shake off the branches and the trees as you don't want the ice on top of that, which is that will break them . >> thanks, topper. the weather has grounded or delayed a lot of flights. at reagan national, there's a ground stoppa

in frederick county we found an abandoned car that slid off the road near christopher's crossing which county officials here tell us got six inches. that's enough snow to weigh down branches, bending and breaking them. >> we get pretty fierce winds coming off the mountains. i think probably the trunk was compromised and snow was so heavy, it just brought half of it down. maybe we won't lose the whole thing, i'm hoping. >> reporter: parking lots at churches and businesses had to be dug out. snowblowers were used on sidewalks. snowplows are finally getting to the problem areas, residential roads that are among the last to be cleared. in the city of frederick, the best place for sledding, sliding, tubing and spending a snow day off school is shifferstat sledding hill. it's hard to not join in. this is great. and i'm working. i challenged a dad and borrowed one of his twin daughters for a bobsled run. >> we'll try this in preparation for our coverage of the sochi winter olympics. >> here we go. hold on. watch it okay. no personal injury, no property damage, and we made it. as a news 4 repo

everything shaded in pink, including frederick county, maryland, the district, prince george's countyn maryland under a winter weather advisory for the day tomorrow. that means we are not looking for quite as much snow, but still the road conditions will be slick. the timeline as we start the day, dry at 6:00 in the morning. the temperature at about 30, 32 degrees. we lose a couple of degrees during the early morning hours. the snow begins at about 9:00, 10:00, light to moderate with 1- 3 inches likely across much of the area. the heaviest amount off to the west. that will change over to sleet and freezing rain, and we could have upwards of a quarter of accumulated freezing rain on telephone poles, cars, and roadways as we move through the late afternoon and evening hours tomorrow. coming up, the rest of the timeline and what to expect the next seven days. it will get mighty cold out there, kendys. >> you should be prepared to see hundreds of snow plows and other trucks on the roads tomorrow to clear the wintry mix. earlier today, crews with vdot, the maryland state highway administra

are the snowfall totals. 3-6 inches in the pink. 1-3 -- i think this is on the higher side for frederick county. just a dusting for arlington announce andrea. 33 to a night -- for a nighttime low. extended outlook shows temperatures quite cold on by monday.hould say, we will be back to the middle 40's on tuesday and lower 40's by wednesday. compared to the storm we had last week and, i would say less than 1/3 of the power. >> good time to be in sidewalk -- inside and watching basketball. a subaru... ...a the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the lo event. by the end of this year, the total l donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singap

the storms in the winter storm warning points to the west towards montgomery county and frederick county. this is early tomorrow morning. they are winter weather advisory. you will see it accumulating west to d.c. and upwards of a quarter of an inch is not out of the question. the roadways have been treated. right now, arlington does not look so bad. it is a little slack. because what out there. this is the super doppler radar and you can see the area that is shaded. there is a little bit of sleet southwest of d.c. and towards culpeper. look at what is happening. this is where temperatures are now above free that -- freezing. everything should eventually changeover to all rain by tomorrow morning. it will be wet out there and the rain showers will continue throughout the day. here's the timeline as we move into tomorrow. -- itl lead 31 degrees will be 31 degrees and the changeover will occur by 7:00 or 8:00. the temperatures will rebound to 35 degrees. the winds will be out of the south and west. the extended outlook has some question marks. there will be a chelating snow and a lot of th

the morning commute icy north and west, montgomery county and fairfax county, of course, up to frederick and out to loudon. morning commute is just wet south of d.c. and east of i-95. allow extra time. here's our next slug of moisture and look at it, just a conveyor belt. there's a ton of moisture back into alabama and north georgia. this will roll through the metro area all night and most of tomorrow morning. you can see how it ran into the colder air and has now turned to a mix. yes, you are not hearing things. that is lightning and thunder. that's just how dynamic the atmosphere is. the vertical motion is very strong. we'll see a little sleet overnight but mostly freezing rain. if you see sleet, count your blessings because that won't stick on the power lines. here's the latest image, a mixture up 270, a ton of freezing rain and sleet back out toward 66 and even into prince george's county. you were under a winter storm warning. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, a night not fit for man or beast, 33 at the airport, dew point still 29 which mean

this will continue to impact loudoun and frederick counties and northern montgomery county and areas back to the west at least over the next hour. for the most part inside of the beltway it is dry right now and i think inside of the beltway will remain dry for the morning rush. as we get into the later afternoon and evening hours, this rain moves through so a steady rain later today. keep the umbrella handy. again, temperatures right now in the 60s, upper 40s by this afternoon. i'm talking about snow and freezing rain in ten minutes. >>> so far the water that came in overnight, as you said, it's well above freezing so it's not going to slow you down too much. we do have a crash report 66 eastbound approaching route 15. and taking a look at route 50 at davidsonville road, your speeds right where they should be so that's not going to pose too much of a problem. back to you in the studio. >> maynard, thank you. another traffic alert this morning, the national christmas tree lighting could be a problem even if you're not making plans to attend. what streets will be shut down in the eveni

out toward cross junction in northern frederick county. this is approaching martinsburg as i said.efferson, brunswick. then go down further into the valley from winchester through straussburg out to front royal to woodstock approaching the blue ridge, we have more snow showers there. then well to our south, south of culpeper now over to orange, perhaps a couple of spring hims moving off toward the east. that will be the case for the afternoon. a few rain and snow showers and windier conditions than what we had this morning. look at these gusts. gusting to 25 in oakland, the winds are. 23 in leesburg. over joint base andrews and also at easton. that just means it's a really chilly day with temperatures now at 41 in d.c. 35 in hagerstown. got the wind, the showers around you. 43 culpeper and 37 in leesburg. outside on our weather camera, mostly cloudy. it is dry at reagan on . but feeling like 33 with that wind out of the north, north west at 15. and a lot of cold air. boy, look at the shot of cold air. international falls up to zero. they were 34 below this morning. missed the recor

the western maryland and southwest, even parts of frederick county, maryland. and the snow pack, with the very cold temperatures tonight, that's 20 in martinsburg. south of town, a few more clouds in the upper 20s and the lower 30s. but the snow pack is also keeping a lid on temperatures in the short term. we're struggling now. hagerstown at 46 and westminster. passing along from the south to the west. 63 already and 67 in fredericksburg. temperatures, they are really shooting up in the atmosphere mixing out. he was up to 53 in frederick and only 39. sunshine at noon in the michael and son weather camera. temperatures as i said, they are very comfortable here in d.c., which are already in the upper 40s, the lower 50s when you need to go down waldorf. a big warm up today with the mid-60s by saturday. even some 60-degree readings tomorrow. it could be 70 on sunday and yes, records will be jeopardized both days. a chance of rain goes up a little bit on saturday. but sunday late in the day, a better chance for rain in the morning and the cold, yeah, it will return

especially for areas like frederick county and maryland. northern prince william counties.estern montgomery county, veronica jackson will be updating the forecast. >> we will warned. that's the news for today and this week. tune in tonight at 4, 5, 6, and 11:00. hope you plan to join us then. until then, have a great day and a terrific weekend and see you on monday. . >> how cool is that. celebrating. it was freedom and resilience. nelson mandela remembered in his home country and throughout the world. welcome to "access hollywood live". >> i love seeing this this is what it should be. a great celebration. life well lived. meaningful life. i like the celebration factor. >> i was feeling it last

heavy snoweeing the will be well to the north of frederick county. here's is what we expect for the evening hours. it will be dry, mostly cloudy. temperatures will range from the mid 30's to around 40. move toeline as we tomorrow, look for the light snow and mixed to develop in the lower to mid 30's. we will give you what to expect for the weekend and the next seven days in a few minutes area -- minutes. >> download our abc 7 weather app or you can follow us on facebook or twitter. >> what a messy afternoon on the inner loop of the beltway. a news chopper seven was over the scene. air is a box truck overturned -- there is a box truck overturned. no one was hurt but the traffic was backed up for miles. crash occurred a couple of hours ago but serious delays continue. we are in the wtop traffic center with more. is always that on friday. today it is even worse. the truck accident cleared before 3:00 but the damage is done. that accident is not forgotten. complicating matters because there is a water main break. this is not only affected the key bridge,

there's that chance of snow north of washington and northern montgomery county, portions of frederick countyp through carroll counties. areas to the south you're dry. look what happens at 11:00 a.m. the clouds clear out. partly sunny skies around the midday hours for the afternoon and evening hours. i think we will see mainly clear skies. so plenty of sunshine as we get into the later hours today. tomorrow it's a sunny day from start to finish with the high temperature of 46 degrees. for the weekend saturday will be the better of the two days. not only will it be warmer but it will also be dry with plenty of sunshine. rain is likely sunday, mainly later in the day right now. storm team 4 will continue to track the timing of the rain sunday. a high temperature of 47 degrees. new year's eve day, new year's day looking dry right now. mid-30s on tuesday. wednesday a temperature around 40 degrees. maynard, how are the roads right now? >> overall we have good conditions on the roads, chopper 4 is on the way to a report of an accident on 95 southbound 175 and we don't have pictures of the accident

. >>> three frederick county sheriff's deputies want a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit against them regarding the death of ethan saylor, the 26-year-old who died last year who had down syndrome. the motion contends he contributed to his own death after refusing to leave for not paying for his seat and then resisting arrest. he died of asphyxiation and a fractured larynx as the off- duty deputies working as security guards tried to get him to leave the theater. >>> a family fighting to keep their daughter on life support gets some help from the courts. a judge appointed a neurologist from stanford university to examine the 13-year-old. she has been on life support since she was declared brain dead december 12. she had a heart attack after severe bleeding following a routine tonsillectomy in oakland. how sad. doctors declared her brain dead but her family believes she is still indeed alive. >>> well, only right here on wusa9. it has happened again. a man is fighting on ticket in d.c. for tags he turned into the maryland motor vehicle administration years ago. >> andrea mccarren tells

delays remain into frederick county. volume delays and also into falls church. delays with the lanes open. back to you. seven is on your side with a health alert. exercise and aerobics might how women beat breast cancer. exercise can you use the aching joints and muscle pains. it is the test of a exercise program for women on estrogen walking pills. >> johns hopkins university is teaming up with mad immune to fund research programs. it could lead to new treatments for complex diseases and ailments such as multiple sclerosis. alexandrial event in clause visiting the hospital. they distribute toys for sick children. many remain hospitalized through the christmas holiday. >> police hope to surveillance and alito will catch at least one thief. what the golden globes mean to you and the box office. i am arch campbell with entertainment, coming up. >> police officers say children on a shopping spree >> golden globe nominations were announced today. >> it is turning into such an interesting year. for that.be happy a three-way contest for awards season between 12 years

it's montgomery county, howard county, northern fauquier to frederick county through page county and warren county. these are the counties, again, in purple, to the north of d.c. some snow. it's 8:00 a.m. saturday to 1:00 a.m. sunday. for these counties behind me in bright pink that border pennsylvania. this is where the snow will come down and accumulate and where there could be issues on area roads by late saturday, early sunday morning. you can see the radar is quiet across the area, scanning the area. nothing falling from the skies but the temperatures will be dropping from 25 degrees from the north. to 25 degrees in manassas and 66. snow develops early between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. rain for many. when i return, i'll give you a time line when the system moves through the area. we'll talk snow amounts as well, coming up. >>> don't forget, this is the time to download the storm team 4 weather app. you can get the latest all weekend long and all the time. we are following a developing story out of alexandria where a few hours ago, a sheriff's deputy was found guilty of voluntary mansl

the white is winter storm warnings for frederick county and allegheny county, all the counties in east and west virginia. going to be primarily a mountain snow. we'll see a little snow here. here is the system now, a lot of moisture spreading pretty far north. if you know anything about our snows, they kind of come like that and don't always produce that much snow that far north. what it does is brings warm air. that's what's going to happen tomorrow afternoon. start time 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., snow mix changing to rain between 1 and 4 p.m. the snow mix will hang on from frederick, maryland, northward and westward and the snow mix hangs on leesburg northward and westward but mainly snow for the mountains, garrett county and out toward timberline and romney, 4 to 8 inches, maybe 2 to 4 for frederick towards westminster and hagerstown and 1 to 2 in our northern and western suburbs. around town a trace to an inch. that might be pushing it. you folks in southern maryland, la plata, waldorf, calvert county might see snow to start. it won't stick. it will go to rain quickly, one reason, our surfa

baltimore county, frederick county and carol county, it caused a few accidents from the pennsylvania turnpike to the north. 19 degrees in gaithersburg. 28 in d.c. many neighborhoods, once again, dropping down to the upper teens to low 20s across the area. falls church, greenbelt, toward waldorf 21 degrees early tomorrow morning. the deal is by afternoon, we are going to be warming quickly around the area. that means, hey, no coats for tomorrow. probably be able to get by with a warm jacket. 45 degrees montgomery. loudoun county, leesburg to culpeper, 49. around areas like fredericksburg, 47 degrees is the high temperature tomorrow. you can download the storm team 4 weather app with changing weather expected for the weekend and new year. go to www.nbcwashington.com and click on get our free app because, folks, we have made it where you can send this free app and send it as an e-card. it's easier than ever. look at the storm team 4 four day forecast. a high, 52 degrees. 47 on sunday. then sunday is the day when we have the rain moving through. i think it's going to start as early as 6:

areas to the north and west, lou din county, frederick county, washington county maryland, 1 to 2 inches of snow possible. so enough to talk about. tomorrow ach and tomorrow night and potentially into monday morning, that's when we really need to be careful. there could be significant icing problems on the roadways. especially to the north and west of town. this could be a prolonged stretch of icy weather. that's sunday morning through monday morning. today your out and about planner, partly cloudy. chilly today but not that bad. highs in the low to mid 40s for a time. all the warm air we have been enjoying, that's getting shoved out to sea. you can see the big area of rain showers off the eastern seaboard now. that's where it's going to stay. cold and dry. we will get sunshine. a bit breezy at times. clouds coming back in after midnight and by daybreak it will be mostly cloudy. here we are at 6:00 a.m. on our forecast. between 6:00 a.m. and noon tomorrow the snow chances will be at the highest. then after lunchtime tomorrow, the warmer air aloft tries to change a lot of the snow over to

your highs are range in the mid- 30s in our northern counties up toward i-70, frederick, hagerstown to the mid-40s d.c. south. about 44 for a high today. back in a few minutes. we'll look at the seven-day forecast. right now monika and timesaver traffic. >>> the beltway north of town here at new hampshire avenue looks great. volumes are light and i don't think that that's going to be a problem this morning. traffic is moving well on the north side of town. in fact, all around the beltway. back to you guys. >>> 5:11. here's what's new this morning. rescuers are digging through the rubble in the city of manasorta, egypt after a car bomb ripped through the center. the country's government accused the muslim brotherhood of orchestrating the attack. >>> quick action by skiers helped three caught in an avalanche. skiers used their poles to find a child buried in the snow and pulled him out and also freed the two trapped adults. none suffered serious injuries. >>> the president and his family spending the christmas holiday in hawaii. he played a round of golf. this is his home state. and the

from frederick county, before sunrise, snow-covered ground, cold as can be. sunshine with a few passing clouds and just a little bit of melting but a lot of melting but a lot of snow stayed on the ground and will tonight at the cold air arriving after sunset across the area. 30 degrees in oakton. teens this morning and a few upper teens again by early tomorrow. 30 degrees as we speak it hagerstown, gaithersburg and 36 in annapolis. 31 over in the mid-shore in easton. we will see the temperatures drop. these are the lines on the trendline. this arctic front arrives in the, colder they are behind the front. the 20 pastggle in near 30 tomorrow. it will be breezy, wind chill lower. on friday, then on saturday near 40 but a storm system approaching from the south could give us a wintry mix or change to rain early. 6:00.or you coming up at back to you. >> anything new and sports tonight? [applause] --[laughter] >> i've been a player in the locker room, player changes, but facing firing with one year left on his contract he's taking control, speaking out. once you r

a news 4 viewer recognized that tractor, called in attempt and frederick county sheriff found it at this home. at the house, where the tractor was found, i talked to zachary garden. he says another man who lives here bought that tractor about a week ago. >> he purchased the tractor for $600. he had a clean bill of sale. that's all i can tell you. >> reporter: when did he buy it? >> approximately a week ago, i don't know. >> reporter: who took bob's antique john deere? at this point, we don't know. no charges have been filed and police say they are still investigating. in mount airy, pat collins, news 4. >>> still ahead, a local teacher accused of showing up drunk. who spotted trouble that landed a teacher behind bars. >>> a deadly crash. the surprising twist as the victim's family addressed the court. >>> we continue to look back at the legacy of former south african president, nelson mandela who >>> our nation has lost its greatest son. >> we begin at 6:30 tonight with sad and historic news from south africa. former president, nelson mandela has died. one of the most famous statesmen wh

frederick county, martinsburg, winchester could get two to four inches of snow on this. the next big problem, monday morning ice threat. anywhere in this red shading here, basically along and to the west of i-95, 270, routes 56, 50, 28 and 7 all could have an icy impact for tomorrow morning. my colleague, veronica johnson with the latest on who is seeing what. >> it's snow right now in warren county, virginia, to our west. the decks becoming covered. this is the scene over a third of our area. take a look at the latest on storm team 4 radar, manassas getting the snow. it's mainly west of our area. with reports right around d.c. of some very light flakes falling. aaron gilchrist, g. smith on twitter reporting some snow. extending eastward toward dahlgren and kent island reporting snowflakes with icy conditions setting up down to our south right now around areas south of fredericksburg, beaver dam, toward richmond virginia. as chuck said, if you have any traveling to do, be very, very cautious but really stay off the roads unless you have to be on the road. i'll be joining

in frederick county we found an abandoned car that slid off the road near christopher's crossing which county officials here tell us got six inches. that's enough snow to weigh down branches bending and breaking them. >> we get pretty fierce winds coming off the mountains, and i think probably the trunk was compromised. the snow was so heavy it just brought half of it down. maybe we won't lose the whole thing, i'm hoping. >> reporter: parking lots at churches and businesses had to be dug out. snowblowers were used on sidewalks. snowplows are finally getting to the problem areas, residential roads that are among the last to be cleared. the people who own snow removal businesses are grateful for the early snow. >> of course this year so far we've had more snow than what we did all last year. >> you've got to be a happy guy being a snow plower. >> it makes it nice. >> this montgomery county resident really took the snow seriously. >> we haven't gotten snow in a really long time. i brought all the stuff out the attic. i bundled up. i don't like being cold. >> looks like you didn't leave an

most of the suburbs you should plan for it to be in the 30s first thing. 36 degrees in frederick county. 35 now up in smithburg maryland. manassas and bristow temperatures in the mid-30s. waldorf, down into southern maryland, near 40. cloudy skies are out there. rain drops are stay iing away f now. the only thing that's near close to up is wilkes-barre. not a lot of returns coming in our close, immediate vicinity. as a result we will call it a mostly cloudy day today. it's going to be cool but not all that cold by december standards. highs today will reach into the upper 40s and low 50s. earliest sunsets of the year, everybody, they're here. down today at 4:46. cloudy skies today. temperatures near 50 degrees. tomorrow it might get a sprinkle early tomorrow. then the sunshine is back tomorrow afternoon and, yes, indeed, mention of a warming trend as we go through the week. our average high now is 50. we'll be in the plus territory starting tomorrow. mid-50s on wednesday. thursday looks like the nicest day of the week. cloudy still but mild. temperatures up near 60. then as we finish out

. >> officials in frederick county say at the time of the incident, lucas hadn't driven for the school system in two years. lenora lucas said she let the kids ride in the trunk because she wanted to be a cool mom. lucas is convicted of recklesses endangerment and sentenced to 18 months of probation and community service. >>> coming up, tow yard employees fear for their lives. >> i'm going to die today. that's what i actually thought. >> mcnuggets rage sparks a tantrum at this drive-thru. plus, a woman dumps their cat in the trash. >> she put a dog in there, no one could have found him. >> when caught on camera continues. ght me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> a vengeful man opens fire at a tow yard. [ gunshots fired ] >> you could hear him say "i'm going to kill them all." >> just kep

they got six inches of snow here in frederick county. if you own a snow blower, you finally got to use it. >> the last couple years we've had winters that have been pretty mild. it sounds like -- looks like it might be a trend. i don't know. i'm glad i have my snow blower, i'll be honest with you. >> reporter: finally getting your money's worth? >> absolutely. a great investment, i can assure you. >> reporter: if you think you have a long driveway, check out this one at hooper farm. of course, they have the kind of horsepower that helps out. how long is your driveway may i ask? >> 650 feet. >> reporter: did you ever try it with a shovel? >> yeah, years ago. i wouldn't anymore. >> reporter: in the city of frederick, the best place for sledding, sliding, tubing and spending a snow day off school is shiverstaff sledding hill. >> we're going to try to make it down this hill with my two daughters on my back. whoo! >> reporter: how would you rate that? >> i am part of the bobsled team, i'm going to have to say it was a ten out of a ten. >> rep

farther east and west it has dipped into the 20s from northern montgomery county, frederick, washington county, allegheny county in maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. only near 30 degrees. east of there, loudon county, prince william, much of fairfax and stafford, spotsylvania, culpepper right near the freezing mark. it's a little bit above freezing in fredericksburg, northern neck where it's in the mid 30s. later today we have a chance of a snow shower. i think that's going to be in by this afternoon, maybe between 1:00 to 4 or 5:00. partly sunny sky. don't be surprised if you see a few flurries flying through the air. maybe a quick burst of a snow shower coming through. not producing any accumulation. temperatures will be above freezing but it won't feel like that with that blustery wind gusting to 25 miles an hour. the wind chills will just be in the low 30s as we get into the afternoon. then things settle down tonight under a clear sky. we'll have a cold christmas eve and a cold christmas day. i think temperatures tonight right back down into the 20s by late evening and by

we are seeing a nice break over frederick and montgomery counties. fairfax is seeing a bit of a break. i think the most parts of the 95. will remain over east one -- andcations, 3/10 of an inch of rain at dulles. boy is it warm. 60 degrees in fredericksburg. 39 degrees in manassas. the cold air is on the way. let me show you those temperatures in the upper midwest. it is well below zero. it will not he that cold here. i will show you how cold it will be here. >> metro trains and police need your help finding a person of interest after a man is kidnapped at gunpoint and forth -- and forced to withdraw cash from several atms. >> john gonzalez has the latest on this case and how it is affecting other metro riders. suretro riders are making to take a good look at the trainrs today, along with information. this photo is on display and police are seeking assistance man -- in identifying the seen in the picture. >> i hope they find him quick. >> he is believed to be responsible for kidnapping and armed robbery that happened on friday night. the victim, an a

then prince frederick into calvert county and southern maryland now, back across over to colonial beach george as i said a moment ago all of this moving northeast. so there's areas south and east that will hold on to the rain into the afternoon and evening. jan in reedville had 1.1 inches from this as of this morning. 61 in d.c. 70 in norfolk right now. but only 35 in pittsburgh. that's the cold air that's coming in. it's made it into garrett county. they're in the mid-30s now. it's a good thing the cold is coming back. i was checking out some of the web cams at the ski areas. we need the cold to make snow and get back in shape for this week and the upcoming weekend. 56 in laurel. 58 in dulles. 57 in manassas. we're falling into the 50s with strong northwest winds. baden still 64. cloudy skies, light rain at the moment at national. 61. wind gusting out of the north at 25 miles an hour. that's the cold coming in. you certainly see the arctic air up here. this is going more east than south. we'll get a taste of it as temperatures will be dropping later today, tonight. minus 30s this morni

county making its way through wf of wf as well. now most of this will not be impacting you, just some light flurries possible in areas like frederick loudoun county mainly through the mid to late morning hours. otherwise notice plenty of clouds right now. the good news those clouds break up as we work our way into the afternoon hours, so through 9:00 a.m., the chance of flurries north of washington and plenty of clouds but plenty of sunshine this afternoon and warmer. a high temperature of 45 degrees. any problems on the roads right now, maynard? >> none really to speak of that will slow you down. at the dulles toll road you can see things moving along very well this hour. here is a live look at 495 at the robinson terminal. a 12-minute commute to 95 and 395. we do have a disabled vehicle 95 northbound in virginia. the right shoulder just prior to route 123 but it's not causing a traffic problem at this point in time. back to you in the studio. >>> thanks, maynard. forced to shut its doors. why two local businesses are closed this morning after police forced them to shut down. finally answer whether men or women need more slaep. >>

witen the ground and some of the neighborhood roads up across northern montgomery county, howard county, frederick, baltimore and up to the north and east. yesterday's high temperature was 33 degrees. today, we have gotten into the low and mid-40s in many neighborhoods. that trend now, oh, it's going to feel better. cold, yeah. mild, that's what we are going to see as we climb into and through the weekend. then, it's a big dive again as we head right into 2014. i have the details on that in a couple minutes. >>> a massive ice storm that caused hundreds of thousands of power outages from michigan to maine. thousands are still in the dark. it could be several days before folks get their lights back on. southeastern maine is expecting seven inches of snowfall today cause zing setbacks and efforts to restore power. utilities in michigan say there are 100,000 homes and business zs without power. >> tonight, 70 explorers are weathering a blizzard and 45-mile-per-hour winds. they are waiting for a rescue ship to free them from the frozen water. they are stuck in the ice near antarctica south of australia

frederick. you may wake up with rooftops dusted.xd hagerstown, our counties in pennsylvania, a little bit more forey were dug the day today. i think we will see at least some sunshine part of the day but we're not talking a lot because then the showers move some snow showers. we've been on the cold side. you know that.t( much of december has been cold but there's going to be a biglp pattern shift. that'wd#oing to allow mild aa$l to move into oure1 region. the cold air lpretreats back to the west. temperatures get abovei] averag. not just a little bit above verage,. iáij tomorrow and it's not on wednesday. wednesday aro !'Ñ 40. windchills in the low 30s all day. 39 -- 49 on thursday and say hello to a little bit of warmth. temperatures moving upwards to some locations on sunday could get into the low to mid 60oks. good chance for rain. that will also usher in morir for çóchristmas.j4(t&háhp &h% 8>>> nertÑ in sports tonight. bradley beall helps the wizards do something they haven't done chef, you seem less tense since you got spark unlimited business checking from capital one bank. my stress has van

frederick and charles town. making your way down towards loudoun, montgomery county, you may see a few flurries.hat's going to be about it. that shows you where the storm system is. it's just a cold front that's going to move on through. you can see the snow showers moving along with it. that's the leading edge of the cold air. and i'm not just talking about cold air. we're talking frigid air. 33 here. nine in detroit. two in chicago. one below in minneapolis. four in des moines. 15 in st. louis. very cold air making its way our way. chicago, expect it to get close to record low temperature of minus eight tonight. some areas may even break some records overnight tonight all because of that area of arctic air. high pressure moving down from canada right down into our area. tomorrow, it will be in place. tomorrow is going to be a very cold day with most areas staying below freezing all day. as we move on through the day tomorrow and friday, the arctic air starts to retreat. friday not bad. temperatures will warm into the upper 30s to around 40 with more cloud cover. and then guess what, here comes