no accidents reported in germantown towards rockville. give yourself extra time. >>> thank you, danella. >>> what hillary clinton is saying about her time as secretary of state as her last day draws closer. >>> also ahead, saved by inches. the accident that put a motorist in harm's way. >>> more legal woes for chris we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> welcome back at 6:15. we continue to track winter weather and the problems it's having now. take a look at this live camera on 270 at father hurl i boulevard in montgomery boulevard. you can see the icicles forming on the cameras. crews have been trying to treat the roads ahead of the freezing rain coming down. you want to take it easy. latest road conditions plus updated closures in a few minut

germantown down to the beltway. back to you. >>> 37 degrees outside.ve your friday expressed coming up. live look at the capitol. a beautiful shot. days on the national mall. be back with a but >>> welcome back, everyone. is time for the friday -- >>> welcome back, everyone. it is time for the friday express. --p.m. panetta is warming warningetta is in algeria saying they will final refuge there. the number of hostages on for is considerably reduced. >>> after more than a decade of lying, lance armstrong finally to using performance enhancing drugs. he started in the mid-90's. armstrong also said at times he was a bully. coming up right here, here from a former friend of lance armstrong who was part of his circle. she says he turned on her for telling the truth. >>> finishing touches for the inauguration on monday. organizers expect the 900,000 people to converge on the national mall. are coming downtown, open its doors the 4:00 in the morning. some key stations will be closed anduding archives smithsonian. back to you inside. >>> mount vernon square w

no travel spots to report leaving germantown headed out towards the split. dulles toll road still in good shape leaving 28 for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> a woman in ohio dubbed the cleaning fairy is arrested again. this time, for shoveling a snowy sidewalk in front of a stranger's house. 53-year-old susan warren is believe toed to be behind the act. now, back in may, she broke into a home, cleaned it up a bit while the home owner was upstairs sleeping. she left a $75 bill on a nap kip. she was sentenced to one-euro probation for breaking and entering. her latest act leaves some a little concerned. >> and then breaking in and then randomly leaving a bill. its adjust scary when i got my sister and little niece inside. >> warren was arrested and charged with violating her probation stemming from her breaking entering charge for her act of cleaning. >> i wonder what that is all about. >> the sidewalk thing -- i mean. >> she can come shovel mine. >> i haven't gotten to my sidewalk either. >> and i haven

until noon on the second-floor the germantown health center on middlebrook road in germantown today, for free. another clinic will be held today at inova alexandria hospital on seminary road in alexandria. it will be held in the hec auditorium. cam ward formation of these or other clinics, log on to our website, wjla.com. 4:57 is the time, 37 degrees on this friday morning. >> still ahead, which famous actor is set to play the late penn

the road in germantown, 118 not any issues right now. of course, state highway has lots of crews out all over the area trying to keep things safe and try. there we go. a plow driving by right now. we've talked to a couple of drivers as they come into the gas station where we are in germantown this morning. here's what they had to say about the roads right now. >> the roads are good. not bad right now. they're pretty good. >> make you nervous that they're talking about the sleet coming in. >> not really. i used to work for county roads as well. i am not that nervous. >> being from alabama, i don't get nervous about it. i just be cautious about other people and what they have going on and try to go from there. >> so again, guys, this is what you want to be careful of. i can move this out of the way with my hand. but it is really, really slick. be careful as you head out this morning walking and driving. melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. >> we'll come back to melissa for an update in a bit. thank you. >> okay. >>> you can get the forecas

in germantown and other parts we have seen a lot of standing water on roadways as well. it is really looking like little rivers with water rushing across them. the problem of cars driving into that standing water in some of them having to be rescued as well. montgomery county fire and rescue has made several rescues overnight and into the morning hours as well. further to our south there was a tornado that came through north of atlanta. many people picking up the pieces this morning from the major storm. >> i threw my son in the bedroom. >> some people talking about what they sell. the wind rain they saw as the storm made its way through. many people now without their homes. a factory was ripped through as well. some of the cars driving along the interstate were pummeled across the road. a lot going on in terms of cleanup this morning. >> thank you. you can stay up today any time with our storm watch whether app. go to wjla.com. >> looking at the day ahead defense secretary nominee chuck hagel, will face some tough questioning today. some have criticized him for his view

another aspect, the view from germantown, high above the weatherbug headquarters. the clouds cleared out during the midday. another cloud deck moved in. these clouds are generated as the air flows across the appellation and allegheny mountains, forming the roles of cumulus clouds, as they flow across the appalachian mountains and the allegheny mountains. this is the view from outer space. they look like avenues, feathering across. we have another batch of clout in this, then we have clear skies, and with the clear skies the temperatures will drop. 42 in upper marlboro, light west wind at 5. but 35 in leesburg, they hit a high of 40. with temperatures in this range it does not take much wind to drive the wind chill low. 37 right now frederick martinsburg, gaithersburg. 44 in washington, 42 quantico, 43 annapolis. but of the great lakes and midwest, the temperatures much colder, a nice bump and temperatures. those temperatures are coming next week, but in the short term, here is the story, clear and cold conditions overnight. ideal cooling conditions, along the mercu

william mcquain would be found alive after police discovered his mom bludgeoned to death in her germantown apartment, but after days searching they found william's battered body dumped in the woods and his mom's husband has now pleaded guilty to murdering both mother and son. >> it's about money. it's about things. it was about property. >> reporter: the prosecutor says he did consider seeking the death penalty but could not make it fit under maryland's complicated rules. sentencing now set for april 17th, the big question seeming to be life or life without the possibility of parole. in montgomery county, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >>> police hope you can help them find a missing germantown woman. look at this picture of bernice calacko last seen new year's eve when she left her house along gunner's terrace. if you've seen her, please call police. >>> the man suspected of groping over a dozen women in fairfax county appears to have struck again. this most recent incident came last night. a 30-year-old woman said she was jogging along briarwood court near patriot drive when a man grabbed her

lanes are open out of germantown headed for the split.thbound 395 below speed leaving ed sal road headed out towards duke street. -- leaving edsall road headed out towards duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. affic. >>> a check of this morning's top stories now. the search is on for a man who assaulted a girl as she walked to the school bus yesterday morning in prince george's county. the girl was able to kick her attacker and get away. >>> guilty on all charges. last night, a jury in bridge county convicted aformer d.c. police officer of killing his ex-girl friend and leaving their 11-month-old baby to suffocate in a hot car. the family of richmond phillips' ex-girlfriend, wynetta wright, attended every day of the trial. they were pleased with the verdict. >> he is a devil. that is all i can say. he is the devil. he is the devil. anyone can do something like that just doesn't have a heart at all. >> doesn't deserve to be mere. >> he knew that was his daughter. >> prosecutors say they will seek life in prison without

lusby an inch, ashburn about 1/2-inch, germantown uninch and overall this is what we saw -- germantown one inch and overall this is what we saw, 1/2-inch up to 1 inch, a few more 1 1/2 inches up to the northern maryland sections, alexandria 1/2-inch, herndon .7, gaithersburg .7 and nationality they basically got a little less than 1/2-inch. so we really haven't had much this season at national. if again, temperatures tonight dropping down real cold. everybody will be below freezing. so watch out for some slick spots out there overnight tonight and early, early tomorrow morning. warm-up is still in the cards. we'll talk about that, full forecast coming up. >>> viewers sending in pictures from all over the region, even fairview beach covered in snow in king george, virginia. this came in from peggy in winchester. she says it was her grandson's first time playing in the snow. you can send your pictures to myweatherphoto@gmail.com. >>> still no arrest in the beating and robbery of a teenager in the rhode island avenue metro station. tonight new concerns of crime in the area from people who

germantown heading toward the american legion bridge, traffic flowing on the outer loop and inner loope beltway. traffic flowing freeley leaving fair oaks continuing in toward the capitol beltway. northbound 95 nice and easy right now both the express lanes up toward the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> all right, julie, thank you. >>> and now to a news alert this morning. late last night the house approved a bill to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff and the measure is now on its way to president obama for him to sign. >> if the president and congress fail to act, the billions of tax hikes and spending cuts were set to take effect this month. fox's lauren green has more. >> the yaes are 257, the nays are 167, the motion is adopted without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >>reporter: the republican- controlled house of representatives has moved to pass the fiscal cliff bill. >> the central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans.

then let's take a look in germantown on the sohbound side. so it's going to slow down right here at father hurley boulevard. trust me, the pace improves as you head to the point where the lanes divide. another live picture, this time to the other side of town. here's what it looks like on the inbound side of i-66 at monument drive. route 50 to 123 will be your slow stretch here. back to the map. if you're planning to head in on 95 or the beltway through alexanderia annandale, springfield, everything is fine through the stretch here. a last live look outside if you're planning to head here on 95 at 198. you got a bit of volume in laurel but no big deals toward college park. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. mike and jess? >> thanks, monika. >>> for more than a decade, we've been bring you stories of war in the u.s. military. later today on cbs this morning, you are going to have a rare glimpse to see what war looks like for the soldiers involved. >> norah o'donnell is live in new york city with more. good morning, norah. this sounds lik

we'll see if we can get you that sky 9 shot next time around in germantown. back to you, jess. >> thank you, monika. >>> an officer and an auction. 13 military batchelors will be auctioned off tonight for a great cause. the event hosted by the embassy of austria and it benefits the seventh annual gi film festival. we have actor scott from argo. we also have the festival co- founder and bachelor captain keith. thanks so much for getting up with us this morning. to talk about this. i've got to ask you, scott, how did you get involved with this particular event? >> a friend of mine here in d.c. is familiar with the event and having been in the military myself and film obviously being a part of my life, it was a perfect fit. i made some phone calls and here we are. >> this is exciting. laura, i know you have to be excited because you're involved in the film festival itself. how did this all begin? this is the first year you're doing this. >> absolutely. it's our first year. the festival season starts in may, may 6 to 12th this year. we were so excited to do somet

centerville, 36. 40 in germantown. bethesda at 39. 41 degrees in washington d.c. we will make it into the upper 40's and middle 50s today. most cloudy at 9:00. 50 degrees with scattered showers by 5:00. that is for the drive home. keep that in mind. how was the commute in? >> right now pretty quiet. not too much volume. as we take a look at interstate 95 north out coming to the beltway, in good shape. then continuing on 395, just fine. southbound, we're still dealing with the vehicle fire. that is at southbound i-95 at cardinal drive before you get to humphrey's road. on the beltway maryland, good, 295 from w parkway, good. scott and cynne, back to you. >> the time now is 5:12. 41 degrees. >> coming up, meredith vieira is saying goodbye to another popular [ male announcer ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ man ] "cable can't touch fios upload speeds." "it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios." "there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country." [ male announcer ] after 110,000 speed tests, nothing came close to fios. and

experienced a number of problems last night with high standing water across the .egion in germantown,ryland, we are still seeing standing water. mill rd.long davis the high water came rushing it looked road and like a river. you can see the water rushing the streets and a car getting stuck. there were reports of two cars area of high water.g across the southeast, to pick upre trying pieces from the high wind .nd rain in the southeast there was a tornado that touched down 60 atlanta.thwest of people are picking up the pieces their homes that were shattered, a factory that was cars alongt, were.tates that this morning, still some high standing water and problems as .ou head out brianne carter reporting. >> thank you. for a confirmation hearing is today for president obama's defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. gop senator from has faced criticism republicans that is ot sufficiently pro-israel or tough enough on iran. they also worry about his for cuts in nuclear weapons. focus one will insuring that the u.s. military is preparing for any contingency. obama's second term starting off o

in maryland, newschopper 7 270 with not much of a delay from germantown to the beltway. metro rail dealing with a switch problem. expects delays on the green and yellow lines. adam caskey says people probably need to bundle up this morning on the platform. >> widespread teens to start the day again. let's give you a rundown of the temperatures. 12 degrees in stamford, 21 in college park, 15 degrees in luray this morning. people are bundled up, as they should be. especially the children. make sure they wear gloves and hat. there's no real windchill factor to talk about, which makes. a big makes i want to share this great picture from yesterday's snowfall from st. mary's county from mark galloway from right along water. this is the st. mary's river. the water right up to the shoreline. once the wind died down overnight, there may be a little ice along the shore this morning. here's your forecast for today high temperature of 27, mostly cloudy. snow affecting us during the evening rush hour, a coating most likely an inch. here's your qatar airways travel for test. >> the cu

. >> reporter: although some pharmacies like the safeway in germantown had flu valk even available, not all walk-in patients are always accommodated. >> sad part about it is that cvs and grocery stores don't give it to kids. so that's been our looking around to find out who had it. my wife found this one. >> reporter: tris for swain brought his daughter gabrielle to a clinic appointment in germantown where the five-year- old was not at all convinced this was a good idea. >> good, done. you are a big girl. you are a big girl. [ screaming ] >> even the number begins to decline slightly, health officials say it is still a good idea to get a flu shot. >> you really need the shots because there are individuals in our communities that do have flu and we really want to stop the spread of flu and the more people who get vaccinated, the more we'll be able to stop that spread of flu. >> reporter: the health practitioners had time andvaccine for 200 innoculations. demand was high because of the continuing pre lens of flu. >> i see a number of people at my school who have been sick. so it takes a w

. >> you will want to stay this story tonight from germantown. >> one person in particular is rash ofble for this robberies. an army county police want you look isa very close computer-generated sketch of the suspect. has been on a theft robbery spree in this neighborhood, committing 10 crimes and just last month. elizabeth, who recently moved is stunned at the brazen nature of these crimes. >> i have a young child and i now hear all different times of .he day idea.no >> investigator said the suspect women and their is getting he bolder. they say adversity porches way cars and grab what he could find. in three recent cases, he attacked and threatened women or out ofetting in their vehicle. night, the suspect punched a vehicle in the face herre fleeing with property. >> i cannot believe it. it makes me want to rethink a few things. >> she is worrying about how she protect herself and her the event she is approach. >> how much can you do to protect yourself? it is a little scary. >> authorities are deeply concerned. is their opinion the suspect is escalation, said on alertputting women are

here's a photo out of germantown, maryland this morning. i like what he did with the light flair there. had about an inch, inch half of snow up there this morning. the hey stuff has really been south of town where some of the areas in st. mary's county, calvert have had in the 3, 4, locally 5-inch categories with a lot of fluffy powder. you can see how this is starting to break up. let's go to monika with the latest timesaver traffic. you teased us with 95. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95, the latest information is that the hov lanes are closed basically between dumfries and quantico. that whole stretch of i-95 northbound because of the weather conditions, they're not allowing you to use the hov lanes right now down on 95. take a look at the map behind me on the southbound side of i- 270. this was an accident that happened i would say about 45 minutes ago at route 109. look at that solid backup southbound 270 from i-70 in frederick all the way down to hyattstown before that pace improves. let's take a look at the conditions outside righ

southbound 270, not too busy here in germantown.c in rockville headed out towards the lane divide. maybe a little difficult to make your left and right turned here in the mixing bowl in rockville because, again, meteorologist sam argieror arteries have been treated but the secondary roads still a little questionable so allow a little better here. -- again, major arteries have been treated but the secondary roads still a little questionable. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. more with fox 5 morning news coming up right ñ 1/24/13 >>> back now with today's fan of the day and it is kim banks. she and her son ethan who turns 5 years old today both love watching fox 5 in the morning. happy birthday and thank you very much for watching. post a comment under kim's picture to be form's fan of the day. >> cute picture. >> yeah. happy birthday. >> that does it for the 6:00 hour. >> let's send it over to allison and tony. >> good morning. pretty way to start the day. it is dangerous out there. a snow emerge

live picture from sky fox in germantown.ked off each way because of standing water. crews are working diligently to retrieve the people involved this this rescue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> coming up, the man behind the manti te'o girlfriend hoax sits down with dr. phil. we'll have highlights from the revealing interview coming up at 7:00. >> we'll check in with holly morris who is getting a hand-on lesson in chinese style featuring one of the most delicate and ancient fabrics. freshly made bakery sandwiches for just $2.99. america runs on dunkin'. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful i

this car in the middle of new cut road in germantown after a nearby creek overflowed. firefighter pulled the driver out of the car, but tow trucks won't be able to remove the car until the water goes down. >>> we're seeing major damage and bigger problems across the south this morning. the same storm left a path of destruction spawning 13 confirmed tornadoes in eight states. georgia looks to be hit the hardest. a huge tornado there caught on video tore through the town damaging dozen of homes, flattening part of a plant, and killing one person. >> we have about a two-mile might have long path, maybe a quarter of a mile wide. angled through town. i'm hearing from folks that have been here all their lives, they've never seen anything this bad. >> ane

. >> reporter: although some pharmacies like this safeway in germantown had flu vaccine available, not all walk-in patients are always accommodated. >> the sad part about it is cvs and grocery stores don't give it to kids. so that's been our looking around to find out who had it and my wife found this 1. >> reporter: christopher swain brought his daughter gabrielle to a montgomery county health department flu clinic in germantown where the 5-year-old was not convinced this was a good idea. [ crying ] >> you're a big girl. we're all done. >> reporter: even as national numbers of flu-like illnesses begin to decline slightly, health authorities say it is still a good idea to get a flu shot. >> you really need the shot because there are individuals in our communities that do have flu and we really want to stop the spread of flu and the more people who get vaccinated, the more we'll be able to stop that spread of flu. >> reporter: the health practitioners at this county clinic had time and vaccine for 200 inoculations and demand was high because of the continuing prevalence of flu. >> i've

so we're looking at leesburg over the river toward germantown up 270 slow going right now and again the reds, rainfall rates of an inch or so per hour. look at the flood alerts, we also have flood warnings in effect for loudoun county, frederick county, parts of montgomery county and also up into frederick and toward westminster. that means flooding is occurring. do not cross the street with a car or by foot. the watch covers prince george's county, fairfax county and the district north. it does not include southern maryland, doesn't mean you all are not going to get heavy rain and strong winds. in fact, everybody will see strong winds. this is why i'm more concerned about this advisory than the tornado watch because this is going to be widespread winds over 50 miles per hour tonight. we think the window will be between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. we'll keep you posted, again a severe alert, tornado watch until 2:00, wind advisory through the night and a flash flood watch also through the night. >> nasty stuff to the way. >>> that very same system was the source of serious chaos in parts of the s

seeing a couple of snowflakes in the area. 270 and again as we continue south through germantown. here is that wet pavement. really watch the time this morning. those rancid overpasses tends to freeze more quickly. -- ramps and overpasses tend to freeze more quickly. >> enqueue. once again, you can get your hands on those cards that metro made for president obama's inauguration. $15 card, comes loaded with one day of unlimited rail travel. they are being sold online, or metro sales offices. >> new details in the online hopes for the football star. phil mcgraw has landed the first television interview with the man who claims he was behind the hoax. an air date has not been announced for you and he will give his first -- gave his first interview to katie couric last week. >> "argo" one four overall past performance at the awards. it also won at the producers guild of america. jennifer lawrence one for best actress. -- won for best actress. daniel day-lewis also one for playing adrian lincoln. >> very deserving. take a look at the weekend box office. the classic fairytale "cancel" oh

as you leave at germantown on a 355, that is looking okay. all lanes of the beltway are opened. earlier, overnight construction near new hampshire avenue, that has now been picked up. at liberte road, near maryland that will be closed due to a crash. but the good virginia where they had overnight construction. that is nice and quiet now. scott and cynne, back to you. >> this is such a great story. a super surprise for fairfax county teen who is battling brain cancer. >> abc 7 was there when he announced that he was going to next month's super bowl in new orleans. >> at -- the domino's toppings were the same, but there's something slightly different at this restaurant. it was the shirts they were wearing, dedicated to number 58. >> a very special young man. >> jordan trunfio is not just a number. >> it britt to heart when you see how hard he wants to succeed. >> a senior at school he got his injured playing football. there were several tumors in his brain, affecting the rest of his body. >> they all know i'm fighting this cancer and an ever going to give up. >> peabody was here f

so 37 in germantown. still 30s north and west of town. 39 bethesda. but notice low 40s in fairfax and springfield. and notice 47 in duple fridays and in the 50s. warmer air will move in as we go through the nighttime hours and tomorrow. a couple showers are possible. not looking for a lot of activity, but a couple showers pushing between frederick and leesburg. they'll cross over the river and 270 in the next half an hour. unfortunately, a wet commute between the left over moisture this morning and a couple showers into fairfax and loudoun. you will have a wet commute going home. so, no icy problems tonight. that's good. keep your umbrella handy. milder tomorrow. like april on wednesday, then we go back to winter. we'll be green tomorrow, milder with showers. we'll go yellow because of thunderstorms on wednesday. maybe some strong winds. but look at that, 66 on wednesday. low 44, high of 44 on thursday. back to reality. some morning showers are possible. and then kind of cool. a thunderstorm wednesday evening. we could have morning flurries or morning

. >> around montgomery county, investigators urging women in germantown to be on alert. they're searching for the man seen in this composite sketch. police believe is responsible for tens steps in the past. he forced his way into cars to get what he could find at first period in several recent cases he has attacked or threatened women getting in or out of their cars. >> massachusetts senator john kerry becoming the next secretary of state. senate approved his nomination on tuesday with an overwhelming vote 94-3. he will succeed hillary clinton. he will leave his senate post on friday. meantime, massachusetts democratic congressman stephen lynch expected to announce today he will run for john kerry's senate seat. he's fairly conservative and will face ed markey, a liberal democrat. the primary will take place on april 30. the republican side, there's talk that scott brown may run for john kerry's seat as well. a special election will be held in june. >> transportation secretary ray lahood says he will leave his post as soon as his successor is confirmed. he's one of two r

erica gonzalez is live now from germantown with more on this incredible story. >> the woman in this home is staying with her mom tonight after a carbon monoxide scare. and she says e s she's got her little pooch to thank for saving her life. >> all i could keep thinking was i just need to get through this call and tell them where to get me. >> she went to bed last night when kayla abruptly woke her opener. >> she ran up against me and was standing thering looing at me. >> something was wrong. >> i sort of fell on to the floor and then i realized, you know, my stomach is hurting i'm feeling nauseous. >> kristen called 911, firefighters arrived and got her and kayla out of the house. both had to be treated for carbon monoxide. where was it coming from? in the garage below, somebody had left their parked car inside running for several hours. so basically i was laying in a death trap. >> christy says she never heard a carbon monoxide detector go off. she says that's the first thing she went out to buy. >> one, i'm so appreciative that i'm alive and that she's alive. and i feel so lucky that

smattering of 50s in reston and germantown. these temperatures are above average for this time of year and for this time of day. in fact, more like april. april 24 or so, 69 or 70. mainly dry morning commute and windy with late thunderstorms between about 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that's our time frame. so it could be a stormy commute home unless we have a yellow alert. you have to be patient. windy and cold again on thursday. perhaps some snow flakes early in the day. let's grasp some stuff. 69 today. 44 on thursday and then 32 on friday. so that's a loss of 38 degrees in just three days and 36 degrees in two days. so get ready. temperature roller coaster coming. here's our future cast. i'll stop it for you at 6:00 p.m. essentially this time tomorrow, nothing happens in the early or early afternoon. culpeper, the yellows, thunderstorms developing. out to the west, big time storms developing, even into places like garrett county and the valley. so this is why we feel this is going to roll through tomorrow, about this time and kin

it's clear as you make your way between germantown and the beltway. eun? >> all right.ou very much. >>> 6:53. the bitter cold could impact your trip on metro. a rail crack caused major delays. metro says cracked rails are not uncommon with temperatures as low as they are, especially on above-ground portions of the track. they say there is no way to avoid them. >>> from a dusting to over an inch, much of the area covered in a thin blanket of snow this morning. this is video from gaithersburg where you can see it coated the ground and a driveway there. there are areas waking up to the most snow this morning. ey are south and east of the city. we have a look at conditions now in the woodbridge area there in prince william county. >> reporter: good morning. they're getting better. look at prince william county parkway in -- prince william parkway in prince william county. it's than bad. it is wet. they did treat it about two hours ago. we saw plows come through. as you take a live look at traffic, you see traffic moving quite well. if you're headed out this morning and plan

as you go up toward germantown. those temperatures will not drop tonight. they will go up before midnight. and upper 40s toward dumfries and 42 in college park. even waldorf is 47. so, here's the radar. a couple showers roll through. a couple showers still to the west of us. not really much left. just a couple of sprinkles and showers in loudoun county and fairfax county. north of fairfax and toward gainesville and that is about it. so nothing heavy tonight, certainly, but we have to keep the chance for showers in. no icy problems tonight. keep your umbrella handy. milder tomorrow. like april on wednesday, then we get a reality check. back to winter on thursday. temperatures tonight steady, mostly cloudy, breezy, milder. got to keep a few showers in the forecast. winds will pick up southwest 10 to 15 and that will get temperatures up. mostly cloudy and mild. could see a shower or fog early. temperatures in the 40s to around 50. and then by afternoon, skies should return partly sunny, milder, keep the chance of a shower in, but highs 54 to 58 and winds pick

germantown, maryland.ontgomery county have been so busy they've responded to three different water rescues. >> all right. >>> let's get a last check with tom. >> the wind is the next weather issue today. we could have winds gusting to 50 miles per hour that may cause scattered power outages. we'll drop down to the 30s tonight. the 20s tomorrow morning. maybe morning snow showers on friday. cold weekend to follow. danella, how's traffic now? >>> tracking a new accident on gw parkway, southbound at 123. it is blocking your left lane, and it does involve three cars. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> that is "news4 today." thanks for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, and

this car became stuck in the middle of newcut road in germantown after a nearby creek overflowed.efighters pulled the driver out but the car can't be removed until the water recedes. >>> looking outside at union station. we've given up on the flood warnings, but the wind today will be the story. >> that's right. 5:11. tom? >> yeah, that flag is flapping in winds that have gone gusting to 4 miles per hour. around the region, reagan national had a gust to around 3. gaithersburg, 44 mile-per-hour gust. we've had gusts over 40. panhandle of west virginia, much of western maryland. hagerstown had a gust of usting higher as the morning progresses. right now it's dropping down into the 40s in montgomery county, much of prince george's county, low 50s. low 50s in washington, arlington, fairfax counties. colder air will be moving in throughout the day. blustwe winds will be gust -- blustery winds dropping to 50 miles per hour. 30s by late evening. seven-day outlook in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. in addition to flooding, i'm tracking incidents in our area. traveling new york ave

maybe not quite as dry. 21 at bethesda right now. 19 already at germantown. 22 in reston, 21 in fairfax. 23 in college park, even 22 for the friends down in waldorf. all right satellite picture radar combined with another clipper in the northern jet. that's going through the great lakes, upper ohio valley and north of us. another storm is coming out of the plain states and the southern jet such as it is, which will go through the tennessee valley and then south of us. we'll be caught in between systems. consequently no one storm is going to become very well organized with a bunch of moisture. so we're kind of having the leftovers from each storm basically. and a nice day tomorrow, but don't get your hopes up if you're a big snow lover. how much snow? maybe an inch downtown, maybe an inch to an inch and a half in southern maryland and an inch towards frederick. this will be a pretty even snow from the north to the south with an inch, maybe two inches in spots. highest amounts across the divide and ski resorts. that's good news. so cool and dry overnight. morning commute, dry. you might w

here's what it looks like in germantown. no problems at route 118 coming in from fled rick.let's -- frederick. let's go to the west side of town on the westbound side of the dulles toll road, blocked off at connector road one more time because of overnight construction. inbound 66 looks great coming in from centreville. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of 95. you have got construction north of dale city. only the right lane gets by. i'll be back with more at 4:39. >>> thank you, monika. vice president biden met with his task force wednesday to come up with ideas to move forward with gun control legislation. today he'll meet with the head of the national rifle association. >> president obama says he is ready to move forward with a ban on assault weapons. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: customers at sharpshooters firing range outside of washington, d.c. say they're keeping a close eye on gun control talks taking place inside the beltway. >> i don't think restricting people's right -- second amendment rights would be a solution here. >> reporter: cbs news has

this is in germantown. in the latest case, the guy punches a woman in the face to steal her money. he punches her in the face. it happened last night in a residential parking lot off of apple dower circle. the victim told the suspect she haven't any money. he reportedly hit her. took something from her. police won't say what. we have a sketch. this is a great sketch. police want you to see it. he looks like someone. sometimes they are ab ambiguous. this is clear. he is believed to be responsible for nine robberies an threats in the same neighborhood. this happened just in a month, nine in a month. initially he was only going after purses and electronics, and this is why it is frightening. in the most recent cases he's approaching people, hitting people and claiming to have a weapon. so if you have seen this guy f he looks familiar, if this sketch looks familiar to you, call the montgomery county police. jim, doreen? >> thank you, wendy. >>> tonight a murder victim's family is talking about the dangers of social media. siobhan lee was shot on friday at a bus stop. 21-year-old i am s

mary's county or calvert county, you will have a little more cloud cover than up in gaithersburg or germantownor leesburg. right now pretty quiet, temperatures 33, looking at a dew point in the midteens, very dry air mass, pressure rising, light winds, a cold night. when you see dew points in the teens, that's cold. satellite and radar picture combined, a lot of moisture again along the gulf coast. we've seen this pattern a lot the past couple weeks. the moisture rarely gets up here. this will be no exception. this will stay south. the cloud cover, high and midlevel clouds from this system will throw some high and midlevel clouds tonight and tomorrow, particularly south of town. you don't need your umbrella. 30 in bethesda, 27 in gaithersburg, 29 in great falls, 30 in fairfax, 33 downtown. that's the new low so far for today and 31 over in college park. so it's going to stay chilly to cold. colder tonight. you'll need a heavy coat tomorrow, some clouds south of town and keep your sunglasses handy because you'll still have some sun getting through those high and midlevel clouds. partly cloudy,

. >> shady grove hospital in rockville announced a delivery of its first new year baby of germantown born at 2:43 a.m. no word yet on when the first new year's babies were delivered to any of the fairfax hospital or in other spots in virginia, but i'm sure we're going to find out more about that. >> yeah. well, a great new year to all of them. >> absolutely and nice weather ahead. coming up some wild stuff. >> yeah, it's going to be a little bit milder on thursday tomorrow and it will be breezy and chilly, but overall we are keeping it dry. so no problems getting the baby home from the hospital. >> that's our report at 11:00 and what it could do to smack you right in the wallet if it is not resolved. also you could log on to wusa9.com any time. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee t

this car got stuck in germantown near route 355 after a creek overflowed. fire crews were called in to pull the driver out. the car may stay there until the water recede. since the tow trucks can't get through the flooding. >>> in northern virginia, high water created dangerous conditions. high wind knocked out purr to thoto -- power to the customers at the height of the storm. our reporter is in wood bridge. crews are working to help those still in the dark. david? >> reporter: jim, crews are working quickly to try to restore power to 388 people still without power here in woodbridge. compare that to two hours ago when we had more than 4,000. they're making progress. i'll step out of the way. see what they're doing here, in woodbridge, where the power outage is centered. because a tree fell on lines, took them down. show you video closer as dominion virginia power has been working out here the past few hours. in the midst of rain and at times, strong wind. trying to restore power. 38 388 people still without here. in woodbridge, we made our way to fairfax.

germantown 42 and 37 in kingsville this morning. can't island at 41.nd cambridge coming in at 44 degrees. these are our actual high temperatures. we should be at 42 degrees now for the highs and these are where the lows are this morning. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot close to home. just lots of cloud cover and that translates into lots of fog. look at this back off into michigan, a complex of thunderstorms rolling across the area and it's going to be coming our way possibly as we go into tomorrow. we have a warm front that's going to stay to the north today but by wednesday it will move through and then wednesday night we have that cold front that's going to move through the area. the clashing of the air masses is when we have the potential for thunderstorms to pop up in the forecast. and in its wake we will be left with colder temperatures so the roller coaster right continues. hyperlocal forecast looks like this. temperatures in the upper 40s in sykesville and mountary. mid 30s around they aremont and 39 degrees at the inner harbo

heading south, things are looking great from germantown to the beltway.ngs are moving at speed and let's take a live look at the hydes town camera. southbound traffic looking great. closer to the beltway north of democracy boulevard. aaron, eun. >>> thank you, mike. >>> after being out of order the elevators at the bethesda station are set to open on friday. they have to pass an inspection today, though, first. the upgrade project was expected to take four months. people we spoke to are thrilled the elevators will be back in service. >> i usually take my bike on the bus to the metro station. it's annoying because i have to carry it down the escalator. that's illegal. >> i would rather have an elevator because it's that much easier. this is doable. just a pain. >>> the next project there, a full replacement of the station's three escalators. the details of the project are still being worked out. construction is scheduled to start early next year. >>> your time right now is 4:53. flu season is back and in full force. coming up at 5:10, we'll show you why th

this is running well down from germantown to the point where the lanes divide but clopper road is affectedis closed basically between route 410 and the district line. let's go back over to the maps and check out the other side of town. no issues to report coming in from frederick on i-270. northbound 395 at the 14th street bridge, you're fine. southbound gw parkway, flooding problems memorial bridge to the 14th street bridge. porter road is closed between connecticut avenue and beach drive with a tree down as well. so several problems around our area. give yourself agent extra time. >> thanks, monika. >>> we begin this morning with one of the things people are talking about right now. powerful storm. you heard it, even in this area but it swept through the southeast wednesday. down south of us, it spawned tornadoes and some dangerous winds. >> at least two people died and dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed. one of the deaths happened in georgia when a tornado hit the town. another person died in tennessee when another twister hit near nashville. obama's pick to be the next defen

it happened in germantown. the suspect attacked a 46-year-old woman looking for cash. police believe he's responsible for nine other robberies in the past month. they've released this sketch of the suspect. take a look at your screen. investigators say he started going after purses and electronics but recently he approached people on the street claiming to have a weapon. if you have any information, call montgomery county police. >>> the head of the nra heads to capitol hill today to tell lawmakers why he doesn't believe a ban on assault wep onts or universal background checks for gun buyers will make this country any safer. wayne la pierre will be one of the witnesses to testify before the committee holding a hearing on how to reduce gun violence. former astronaut mark kelly whose wife is gabrielle giffords is scheduled to testify also today. >>> top republicans are voice concern over the immigration reform. the president laid out his plan yesterday in las vegas. it calls for bolstering border security and cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers. they w

traveling back to maryland, this time along i-270 in germantown, no issues between frederick and the beltway in both directions. no construction or anything to warn you about just yet. back to you. >> take a look at this. the winter storm bearing down on us dumped freezing rain on the midwest. parts of chicago and minneapolis buried beneath quarter inch of ice. that knocked out power for thousands of people and caused accidents. more than 200 crashes in minnesota alone. >> we are keeping close tabs on the local airports for you this morning as well. take a live look at reagan national airport. no delays or cancellations because of the weather. things appear to be moving smoothly at dulles and bwi. we urge you to check your flight status before you head to the airport if you're traveling today. you can get the forecast wherever you are by downloading the storm team 4 weather app for your smartphone and you can upload photos so other viewers can see what the conditions are like in your neighborhood. >>> it is now 4:04. new this morning, the senate has come to a preliminary agreement on

this time passing clarksburg, going through germantown and gaithersburg, clear. rockville, as you connect to the beltway, no issues to report this morning. a nice clear trip around the beltway between i-270 and i-95 in both directions. eun? >>> melissa mollet has breaking news. >> the search is on for a fighter jet missing off the coast of italy. here's what we know. the plane took off for a training mission last night. only the pilot was on board when the plane lost contact after sending a distress signal over the aid rat i can sea. they're searching the waters. initial word is that it was not carrying weapons. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> more breaking news right now. a deadly plane crash overseas. at least 22 people are dead in a plane crash from kazakhstan. it happened near the biggest city. few other details are available right now. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you latest information throughout the morning. >>> students in arlington will head back to school after a day off thanks to the weather. some parents are upset the chi

45 miles per hour in germantown. the weather tonight according to the futurecast, the concentrated rain with the highest wind potential will be around 11:00, clearing out overnight. it will be breezy and chilly tomorrow and we will get back on track for winter, but temperatures near 70 in many areas. >> new at 5:00, as we watch our local weather situation right now, this system caused serious problems to the south. this dramatic video is right outside of the atlanta. you can see a tornado touching down there. we are getting a first look at the damage this powerful system left behind. >> that storm, those dramatic pictures about an hour outside of atlanta, passing right over freeway at one point. a local report says a large tree on meshed, killing a man who had saw shelter inside. -- a large tree fell on eight shed. -- on a shed. but there are reports of people trapped in the debris and at least one death. >> these trucks and cars flying over the truck. it was unbelievable. >> tornado sirens sounded warning residents

good morning germantown, up 44 degrees there. we are expecting 41 at 9:00 and 50 by noon. our highs are in the upper 40's- flore 50's. 60's by the weekend and we will have the seven-day forecast coming up. >> it has been pretty calm with traffic. all the railways are running on time. i-395 has a little bit of volume. in springfield we have congestion because there is a crash -- a minor crash ahead. beyond duke street and king street and over the 14th street bridge is the worst of it for 395. >> a series of important meetings have been going on at the white house and today attention is on meetings with the vice president and the nra. >> let's check in with john gonzales. >> it is not clear this morning how he did this meeting will get in the white house in a few hours. the nra and the vice-president are on completely opposite sides of this issue, an issue that is quickly heating up. attorney general eric holder's transportation secretary ray lahood and arne duncan will be part of this important meeting. guns and ammunition sales are going up. many gun this is our stocking u

a germantown man who was also fooled by the woman says he noticed her contact with the players. >> shed me that she knew one guy on the 2009 roster. >> phillip daniels, director of player development for the washington redskins, tells news4 that it was all about attention. it was just about being able to talk to players. it was never a situation where the players were giving any money or anything like that. >>> a virginia man behind bars for starting an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl on facebook. police say 18-year-old brian mccool of woodbridge sent that girl inappropriate message. the girl's family discovered them and called police. mccool is charged with indecent liberties with a child. >>> an alexandria man facing charges this morning for an attempted sexual assault. this happened nearly four months ago. police say 25-year-old roger lewis attacked a woman near holmes run parkway on october 2. he was indicted last week and is being held without bond. investigators say they don't think this assault is connected with another that happened in the same area about a w

much other than that to tell you. 70 looks good out of germantown, to the beltway.ems on 29 georgia avenue getting down to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. 32 degrees, 5:42 on this friday morning. >> autopsy results released on a inlas cowboys player killed captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- 6:00, what made best year in five years for auto sales in the u.s. >> keeping the green bay packer fans on their best behavior. what they're getting rid of at halftime for saturday's game vikings. our live coverage of the excitement with theecial sermon from .edskins' super fan >> working on a water main in chase. drivers can look forward to a smooth commute this morning. nearund wisconsin avenue opennsin circle will be during the morning rush hour. but it might be closed later morning so repairs may continue. it might take longer to get s weekend using metro. >> there will be no orange line vienna and falls from 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. falls church. buses will be available. line trains will single between 80 grove and twin br