the tapings occurred at a ritual bath at a georgetown synagogue. so far freundel charged with six counts of voyeurism. we'll be in the courtroom today. watch for the nbc news coming through our nbc washington app later today for any breaking updates from that hearin >>> and right now the u.s. postal service is negotiating a new contract. back to richard jordan for that. good morning again. >> hi barbara. good morning. the negotiations starting today, expected to take a few weeks and a postal worker's union getting star is a frort actor danny glover. >> i come here as the child of postal employees who worked their most all their entire life as employees of the u.s. postal service. and i come here as their son, and i also come here as a customer. >> glover says he even worked briefly for the postal service. the union wants to expand postal services including notary and licensing services.

the recordings occurred at a ritual bath at a georgetown synagogue. fruneundel has been charged with voyeurism. watch the nbc washington app later today for any updates from the hearings. >>> if you're just waking up want to get you up to speed on the weather. >> tom kierein telling us about this dangerously cold day. >> yes we have temperatures down into the teens and this is what many rural roads are looking like. winds blowing snow over the roads. so watch out, maybe driving along the pavement is fine and then you come into the snow covered roads. cold and gusty morning. for the drive time today, we'll have patchy snow on rural roads, otherwise just bright sunshine. we'll just be in the low teens for the morning commute and winds will be whipping up and maybe scattered flurries coming through for the afternoon commute. temperatures by then will just be in the upper teens by mid to late afternoon. we have a big area under a windchill advisory and it includes all of virginia just about all of maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. we could have

rabbi accused of taping women at a georgetown synagogue is in court.last week police said they identified more than 150 womencretly recorded by rabbi barry freundel. the recordings happened inside a ritual bath. so far freundel has been charged with six counts of voyeurism. chris gore didilid not gordon will be in the courtroom. >>> we're learning new information about the mysterious murder of an attorney in d.c.. zachary kiesch is at the donovan hotel with new details on what police found in the hotel room of the victim. >> reporter: good morning. for a lot of young professionals in the area it's known as donovan house, a popular hotel just off of 14th street just south of thomas circle here in northwest d.c. known for having great rooms and great rooftop bar and pool. not the kind of place that you'd associate with a crime scene. and that's exactly what happened earlier this month. we is more information about david messerschmitt, a lawyer found stabbed in his fourth floor room. police say they found wallet cell phone, computer and a condom in that r

the tapings occurred at a ritual bath at a georgetown synagogue. freundel has been charged with vow are voyeur watch the nbc washington app for any breaking updates from the hearing. >>> fear over growing police you power is creating a unlikely alliance in virginia. a coalition of liberals and tea party conserve i have its is coming together. this group is trying to pass legislation that would limit police use of license plate readers, drones and wiretapping devices. both sides say you need to be protected from police and go overreach. legislation would limit how long police can keep data from the devices. >>> right now we are not the only ones getting ready for these biting cold temperatures. community in his the wess in the west, south and northeast are expecting record cold. a phenomenon known assiberian express. >>> and president obama is >>> news 4 your health, a cocktail of three breast cancer drugs can buy patients an extra 16 months of life. that's according to researchers at the university of texas. the combination includes two drugs made

accused of secretly videotaping more than 150 nude women at a ritual bath at kesher israel synagogue in georgetown. these are the first specifics prosecutors have given on his alleged behavior. when they charged him with voyeurism late last year based on the recordings of six women but claim more have been filmed. one of the students tells abc news, she may have been a victim. >> we're getting an up close tonight for the first time at the burns components that sent smoke into a metro tunnel and train. the incident at the l'enfant plaza station killed one woman and injured 80 other passengers. as rebecca cooper reports, this comes as ntsb investigators urge metro to improve the way it deals with smoke. >> they are crucial clues to metro's deadly january fire. a series of electrical cables and the cover for the third rail. all carefully stored in a basement of ntsb's headquarters at l'enfant plaza. the very metro stop where the accident occurred. riders say they have no choice but to use metro while the investigation continues. >> it's very disturbing to me. i'm very nervous. and try not to think ab

barry freundel was rabbi at kesher israel synagogue in georgetown. he taught a religious course at towson university. as part of the deal freundel admitted to 52 counts of voyeurism. in exchange the government will not seek indictments on other charges against him. each of the 52 counts carries up to one year in prison. freundel will be sentenced in may. tonight, abc 7 has confirmed former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be in the courtroom tomorrow when a judge sentences his wife maureen. the first former -- the fort couple were convicted last year on several counts of corruption. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in richmond with what to expect. >> ask around richmond and this is a common response to the name maureen mcdonnell. >> i have sympathy. >> but many will say mercy cannot erase the conviction. >> i do think that prison time is necessary for something like this. >> i think she should get as much as him. >> throughout the trial, maureen mcdonnell was portrayed as unstable, mean and as the primary person who allowed johnny

that came from the synagogue in georgetown. news4 can confirm prosecutors are considering additional charges to reflect the seriousness of the alleged conduct by the rabbi. we'll have more on all this tonight on news4 at 11:00. >>> a new exhibit opened today at the national postal museum near union station. it traces the african-american influence on stamps from the civil war to civil rights. local broadcaster askia mohamed, a passionate stamp collector, talked with tom sherwood about that exhibit. ♪ what so proudly we >> reporter: first national anthem. then the unveiling of a stamp honoring african-american architect robert robinson taylor. 69-year-old radio host mohamed was working the story for his wpfw radio show and washington informer newspaper. he listened to obama senior adviser valerie jarrett, related to the stamp honoree, but another reason brought him here. he's collected stamps for 50 years. >> we are fi lat lists. >> reporter: he says his grandmother long ago set him right. >> she tasked me to put stamps on her c

georgetown. he was a rabbi at the synagogue for 25 years.osecutors are meeting with the alleged victims tonight to update them on the case and to talk about a possible plea deal. today news4 spoke with one of the women who is suing the congregation. she says she's against any plea bargains. >> no. that's not okay. that's not justice for the victims. we're looking for more justice than a plea bargain. a plea deal is sort of an easy way out for him. >> prosecutors won't say whether they've already talked about a possible plea agreement with the rabbi or his lawyers. the rabbi's next court hearing is set for february 19th. >>> well, there is good news for commuters in the district. that third street tunnel will not be shutting down to accommodate the capitol crossing project. the department of transportation gave a progress report today and said the 3rd street tunnel will stay open but there will still be delays. there will be a lane closure on 395 overnight and on weekends. the head of ddot explained the change in plans today. >> the need of t