for now, that's the very latest we have here live in germantown. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> and now back to our weather coverage. we saw matt breathing in the cold air outside. slick spots also could create problems on the roads this morning. now the major roads in philadelphia as jillian pointed out appear to be all clear, but there are the side streets that could be a problem. ice on those. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us in the city's fox chase neighborhood. katy, that's a rather hilly section of the neighborhood. what have you found there? >> reporter: it is. and actually i know from talking to plow drivers that usually the hills is one of the first areas of focus, but unfortunately looking at how deep this snow is i'm on central avenue which is a secondary road in the fox chase neighborhood. for the cars behind me their owners better come out with a shovel because they need to shovel their tires out. this is really icy, too. there's been a lot of freezing overnight. so this is an example of a street in the city with others like it th

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early morning accident in germantown sends one person to the hospital. happened on the 300 block every chelten avenue, around midnight. emergency crews responded to the scene of course, to finds a car in to a building. the unidentified victim is being treated at einstein hospital. fairly close by. >> learning more this morning about a police office here was hit by a car, and the police chase that followed in mercer county. >> so, jenny joyce went to the scene in hamilton, new jersey. hey, jenny. >> good morning, alex, mike, along the 1700 block every east state street in hamilton, where the crash, the chase it, all ended, and hearing that the suspect hit several parked cars, and if we look across the street here, we can definitely see that evidence. we see at least two here. we will keep going down the block, where you can see where the final crash ended. you can see right across the way there, into what looks like a volkswagon jetta taking live look here, we have police on scene, weaver hamilton police, as well as state police. and we know that trenton

delays trying to make your way through germantown and down to gaithersburg. >>> we are following two breaking news stories from overnight. a rescue operation is under way in taipei, taiwan after a plane crashed into a river. a driver post add photo on twitter -- posted a photo on twitter of a transasia plane hitting the bridge as it crashed into the water. rescuers have spent hours

germantown pike at white hall road east norton, montgomery county. disabled vehicle. ruth road at stall road, we have an accident in lower salford montgomery county. we have a couple of fire locations, west philadelphia, 52nd and locust. a building fire. we have both streets blocked. north philadelphia, erie avenue 17th and 18th street. we have a building fire there. >> breaking right now an overnight explosion blew out the windows of a building in chestnut hill neighborhood, somehow ten people inside managed to walk away. annie mccormick is live on the scene with more information annie? >> reporter: yeah, right now you can see pgw trucks are making moves out here, they have been out here for hours assessing the scene since it appears there was a gas explosion early morning. you can see the side of the buildings, that's the building where they believe the explosion may have curled. take -- occurred, take a look at the video you can get a look at where the glass windows were blown out on the bottom floor. what we were told there are five people that live in the buildin

. >> reporter: north now to father hurley boulevard in germantown a name not familiar to some. >> maybeome going east or something. >> ding ding ding you've got it. good job. >> reporter: monsignor leonard hurley is now retired. he came here in 1973 started mother seaton catholic church. in 1986 just before he was reassigned to another parish father hurley actually gave me my first communion. the church has expanded since and at the urging of parishioners germantown drive was eventually renamed father hurley boulevard. melissa mollet news4. >> have a street you'd like to meet? just send melissa a message on twitter @first4traffic. >>> well the history surrounding the monument to our nation's first president is being rewritten. new numbers for the official height of the washington monument at 10 inches shorter than what's been in the books for more than a century. the original recorded height as 555' 5" but the latest measurement was 554' 7." the moniment is not sinking, it's due to the change made to the base guidelines for building measurements over the years. >> i was really surprised

disables vehicle on germantown pike and white hall road. the boulevard southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway, we expect light volume with the holiday. on the big picture speeds are moving nicely on the blue route and i-95. in west philadelphia we have a fire at 52 blocked near spruce. if you're in the area stick to 51st as the alternate. and has been on the scene in -- annie mccormick has been on the seen in chestnut hill, winston avenue stick with that. >> the explosion in chestnut hill neighborhood this happening in the bitter overnight cold. investigators think a natural gas leak sparked the blast. let's go over to annie mccormick live there in chestnut hill. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam i want to give you a look at the scene. we're talking about freezing cold temperatures that these crews pgw and the philadelphia fire department are working. you can see the ice glazed over. the firefighters are walking over there. the pgw crews are working to see what is going on underneath the roadways, if th

we get toward germantown it is around freezing. it will collect on the roads and bushes and on the power lines. centerville, six and a half inches, maryland, about 9.8. i put a huge list on the website, wusa9.com. frederick, maryland, about nine inches of snow. the biggest snow of the reason, current temperatures, 35 downtown. 34 in gaithersburg. hagerstown is 25. i don't think it will make it above freezing so night. everybody will make it above freezing tomorrow as the precipitation ends from west to east early in the morning, we'll see temperatures go up above freezing before we have arctic air return tomorrow. so 7:00 tomorrow morning, the computer on the futurecast might be a wee bit fast. some of the showers may be back toward andrews. but the temperatures, hagerstown, 33, 38 downtown, maybe even 40 downtown, by 10:00, breaks in the clouds, with temperatures from the 30s to 40s, we'll talk about fresh arctic air tomorrow and look ahead to more flakes on the seven day. >>> people are heeding all the warnings to stay off the ro

stick to germantown pike or visitation road. >> let's go over to "action news" reporter, eva pilgrim in malaga, new jersey watching the snow come in, what does it look like now eva? >> reporter: it's been a little sporadic this morning. it's started 30 minutes ago, and it died down and it picked up a couple of minutes ago so it hadn't been super steady, but it is coming down at a decent clip right now. we are here in malaga at delsea drive and harding highway. it's not sticking on the road at this point but in the nearby parking lots and driveways, you can see the snow is starting to coat that concrete there this morning. so just be careful as you head out on the neighborhoods streets and driveway. we saw a lot of department. transportation vehicles on standby on the sides of the road on the way down here this morning. i imagine the vehicles are out and about treating the roads. based on on this road, you can see the treatment they have done previously for all the snow and cold we experienced is keeping the roads clear at this hour. live in malaga, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news.

the snow is on the horizon, coming into the germantown area where i am. you can see clouds building up out there and a lot of people here on 270 trying to get home before it hits. this is typical scene at rush hour. they are backed up here and looks like we will get snow in the next 15, 20 minutes. >> all right. >> looking at -- scott is here. the snow showers are on his door step. a good line. it got skinnier. more narrow since we saw them. they are still intense. the blue, that is heavy stuff. like getting stuck in the middle of a thunderstorm in the summer. they don't last long, 15 minutes, that is it but they will put down a coating or an inch. moving to the east, 25 miles per hour. heading to d.c. at 6:26 p.m. rockville 5:57 p.m. 20 minutes in rockville. again they don't last long. they reduce visibility. zoom in. you can see this one, tusk rorra@, 109. 270, clarksburg and frederick. that looks good. there is a good area of snow show that will crossover 270. he is in a good spot. got a report in barryville, 42 miles per hour wind gusts. winchester, h

and maryland 270 south germantown to the beltway 19.uter loop a little slow 95 to 270, 22 minutes. >>> making sure you're paying attention when you get behind the wheel. mistakes police will be looking for as they step up patrols at one busy intersection in northern virginia. >>> plus be careful what you say in your living room. why your television may be spying on you. i'm watching you >>> welcome back. in just a few hour, we'll learn more about the plan to legalize marijuana in d.c.. the d.c. council is holding a hearing about regulating the drug despite a federal measure to prevent legalization from happening. that measure was put in place by maryland congressman andy harris. we're expecting to hear more from him soon about 70% of d.c. voters passed the bill to legalize marijuana three months ago. >>> right now two people are recovering from a plane crash in maryland and we're hearing from another pilot who saw that plane go down. you can see first responders on the ground at the crash site. this plane took off from tipton airport in

. >> reporter: north now to father hurley boulevard in germantown, a name not familiar to someone. >> maybe by some priest or something. >> reporter: ding ding, ding. >> monsignor leonard hurley is retired, he started mother seat ton catholic church in this two-bedroom house, later building the church. in 1986 just before he was reassigned to another parish father hurley gave me my first communion. the search has expanded and at the urging of prar rischers in germantown drive was renamed father hurley boulevard. in germantown, maryland, melissa mollet, news 4. >> if you have a street you'd like to meet, let us know. we want to introduce it to you. tweet melissa or reach out on nbc washington's facebook page. >>> you've driven across the key bridge many times, but you've never seen it like this. tonight at 11:00 i'll take you on a rare tour and uncover some of the secrets. >>> in case you didn't know, today is a weather alert day. we're checking out the damage from strong winds in our damage like this tree that fell on an >>> grab the winter coat. winter is here. >>> good morning. i'm

reporting live in germantown horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> they are not alone, that is for sure.they will need a pick ax to get that out. >> especially tonight with temperatures going below freezing and a wintry mix on sunday. when you see the seven-day outlook, we have good melting action next week. things are looking a little better. hopefully, we will get a parking lot cleaned out sooner rather than later. and look outside right now is our camera from national harbor. skies are mainly clear. it is a nice evening. temperatures on the cool side. we are about 20 degrees below average, grip we should be this time of year. break that around 15 degrees. reagan national now at 34. winds out of the north-northwest at 13 miles an hour. look at the wind chill. it only feels like 25. the wind will ease later tonight. we will have clear skies. we will look for temperatures to fall quickly, especially to the north and west. temperatures will likely be around 10 or 11 later tonight. gaithersburg looking at 27. lexingto you get the picture. is cold. we even had snow shower activity earlier t

in maryland 270 south germantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. and outer loop from 95 to 270, 10 minutes. >>> a major economic development announcement expected in northern virginia. how the announcement is connected to one of our area's biggest hospitals. >>> chipotle apologizing after its twetitter account was . >>> in just a few hours, terry mcauliffe is expected to make a major economic announcement impacting northern virginia. this comes as lawmakers are working on the state budget. richard jordan is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the big announcement here not only will it affect hospital staffers, but countless people throughout the region. governor terry mcauliffe and e know nova ceo will announce that it is expanding taking over the parking lot across the street. exxon is moving to houston and that means that just under 120 acres will be available. the hospital plans to use that property to create a medical campus that will focus on genomics and cancer research. that big announcement from the hospital. and yester

germantown pike or visitation road is your best bet. the mass transit you are in the clear. >>> more on our breaking "news 3" people are dead and another victim is wounded in an explosion of gun violence overnight in philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is gathering details and she joins us from police headquarters jan. >> a very violent overnight in philadelphia a, as you mentioned, four people, shot and three different locations, three of these people are dead this morning. take a look at the very latest. most recent shooting is a double homicide that happened just after 2:00 a.m. two men were shot on the 2700 block of la tona street in grays ferry. would than man than wases show the in the head other shot in both legs. both have died. police found nine shell casings the at the scene and they have recovered a gun that was found on one of the victims at the hospital. >> so, we know there are two weapons involve. one that left the spent shell casing is on the street and a second weapon is the one that we found on our 23 y

below speed in germantown as you head toward gaithersburg with lanes open to rockville. back to you. >> thanks a lot, bev. >>> one of the most talked about movies of the winter opens to the public today. >> "50 shades of grey" is all that 94.7fm's tommy mcfly is talking about with us live right now. we heard from dennis moore. he said it was ludicrous. what do you think? so much going on with this movie. it was the most presold on fandango. the critic reports are mixed on the whole thing. who cares what the critics had to say. we wanted to find out what real people thought at a preview earlier this week. >> i wanted more. i wanted more. it was hard to stop. >> it had to end. >> it doesn't have to stop like that. >> it was heart pumping. it was explicit. it was sexy. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> i think that -- i didn't like the way it ended. >> everyone is loving it or hating it. it really is a very split thing. it is a hard rated r so definitely not for the kiddos. on social media, some people are calling it abuse and sa ying that it really doesn't depict love at

in germantown maryland melissa mollet news4. >>> so if you have a street you'd like to meet we invite you to send melissa a message on twitter @first4traffic. >>> the next wave of winter weather moving in this weekend. it could affect your valentine's day. tonight how first responders are getting ready for winds that could reach 60 miles an hour. >>> two moms two hotels and two cases of kids being left alone in rooms. in one case all weekend long. >>> at 6:30 now, the d.c. snow team is getting ready to send out more than 200 trucks tomorrow to treat roads around here before potentially a mezy saturday night. >> that snow won't be the biggest problem. it's going to be the wind and the windchill. doug and amelia are tracking all this for us. doug if we thought this morning was bad, we're going to be in for even worse, right? >> yeah. that's for sure. of coursitis coming during the weekend when a lot of people have plans for the weekend. take a look and we'll show you what's going to be happening the next couple days. you mentioned the snow monopoly not expecting too much. could see up t

germantown avenue, report of water main break, at bellsmill road. low enough that we could see water main breaks all day long here. >> it is true. because, temperatures will be remaining in the teens all day long, we had single digits, and teens right now, but it feels like it is below zero. so, sunshine, quite deceiving this morning, dress like bus stop buddy. and you should be okay. here is a example. 14 degrees in the city. but feels like four below, and that's because, winds have really pick up since that cold front came through last night. 21 miles an hour, sustained, so 18 degrees is your high temperature today. and we could have some flurries around this afternoon, lake effect flurries from all of this cold weather. so, winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour alex, mike, and 18 degrees, will not feel like 18. >> that's a bad combo, as we've learned over this very cold winter. did you realize that the tenth anniversary of philly fashion week? >> really. and often the women models get all of the credit. what about the guys? they dear of some love,

. >> the firefighters had to battle a blaze in germantown. ice formed on the firefighters uniforms and the wind fueled the flames. a working smoke detecter alert the seven people inside the home when the fire started. a neighbor's home was damaged two people in that house are also okay. [roaring winds]. >> the action cam in cherry hill this morning, where a young man braved the wind to pretreat the parking lot. the wind is making it down right dangerous to be outside. bundle up in layers if you're heading out at all. i'm hoping people stay home today. >> reporter: just by looking at that, if you didn't see cherry hill on the bottom, i would have thought that was chicago. that is brutal. let's go live on sky 6. one of the problems we're dealing with this morning, the roads have been treated the plows have done their jobs, but the winds is blowing the snow back on the roads. from time to time because we're seeing the blowing and drifting, visibility goes way down. if you're traveling early this morning, be prepared for tricky traveling conditio

you see these showers in germantown to rockville. coming out of winchester, we have some showers. williams county. this will approach i-95. temperatures all above freezing mid to upper 30s, low 40s. other than wet roads, not a great concern. we do have clouds this morning with a wind chill of 35. the better chang of showers, afternoon and evening, is close. 37. 34 tonight, precipitation should wind down mostly overnight. tomorrow mostly cloudy, breezy, 44. late day sun, 47 on wednesday. then get ready. the bottom is going to drop out. thursday 34, but that is a morning high, 20s on friday. teens on sunday. ouch. beverly farmer, happy monday. >>> inner loop of the beltway not so happy. between 236 gallows movado onto the shoulder but it is sluggish coming past braddock road. eastbound 66 delays comiout of manassas to get into centerville. much earlier vehicle broken down, long been cleared from the roadway. the baltimore washington parkway southbound delays can't south of 100 past 175. what is left of the earlier accident is on the shoulder. accident on the ramp from 450 to go newp

. >> community leaders and local politicians teaming up for a special day of wellness in germantown.ay's town hall on health hosted by the grass roots community foundation. the family friendly event featuring a panel of guest speakers follied by musical performances organize say the forum is a way to promote discussions about health issues and other challenges facing under privileged children. >>> i want people to hear themselves and hear each other talk and problem solve about what's going on. i wanted people to walk away feeling like there were resources and people who cared about them and were willing to invest energy in them. >> the town hall on health serving as the kick off for tonight's let's move philly hiphop fundraiser it benefits after school program for elementary school in germantown. >>> well swarthmore college has a brand new leader. valerie smith has been named the 15th president of swarthmore college. currently she is the dean of the college at princeton university. she's also a distinguished scholar of african-american literature and culture. she begins her new role

here in germantown, the main roads are just fine. temperature 34 freedegrees. so not a whole lot of an icing threat but there are areas of slushiness on the sides of the roads. definitely once you're back in the quieter neighborhoods, even though the travel lanes are okay the sides of the roads and some sidewalks are just a little bit on the slushy side. but on the whole, this will be a relatively easy ride into work and school first thing this morning as again all the main roads are absolutely fine. we'll be back in 30 more minutes. if you have a slushy road in your neighborhood let me know at dhuk @chuckbell4. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. right now the northeast is getting ready to wake up to sleet and blizzard conditions. they are expecting up to another foot of snow after the massive storm that just tore through the midwest. it already killed two people and closed down parts of a major interstate. thousands of flights have been canceled, many schools are closed today. new york mayor de blasio saying a lot of the bad weather will happen in the early

here in northwest, you're stepping out to p temperatures as low as single digits. 7 degrees in germantown. although as you can see, the wind should not be a factor today thankfully. there is also a chance for more snow in the day ahead. >> winter is in full swing for sure with the frigid temperatures. we're working for you this morning to keep a close eye on the road conditions. chuck bell is driving in the storm team 4 x 4. how are things going? >> reporter: as you can see in front of us there is a car, this is the approach from maryland getting on to the woodrow wilson bridge. that car just spun out right this. so we are now getting on to the open bridge span here. so 295 south going on to the woodrow wilson bridge heading in to virginia. so be extra careful this morning. most of the travel lanes are just fine but as you saw right there, some of the median strip, a little bts of ice left in a few spots. so be extra alert this morning on your drive in because you could have a spinout right here going on to the woodrow wilson bridge. but most of the main roads have been just fine but it's

in maryland 270 south germantown taking 20 minutes.outer loop 95 to 270 ten minutes longer than it should. 395 northbound taking twice as long at 23 minutes. >>> thank you. move over uber. the tech giant that may be ready to offer you a lift. >> also ahead not the walk to work you want to deal with on a daily basis. the story that will have you talking today. the outpouring of support for a man who has to walk 21 miles to and from work every day. your time is 6:42. >>> right now everyone from chicago to boston is digging out from a major snowstorm overnight. the number of deaths from the storm rose to 15. the snow forced organizers to delay the patriot's victory parade until tomorrow. more than 500 flights have been cancelled nationwide. >> boston is probably the worst hit city. they are digging out of 48 inches of snow from the back to back snowstorms. the weather channel's jim cantore is live in boston with a look at conditions there. people say boston is ready for this. it's bad where you are. >> reporter: here is the deal guys. nev

germantown to the beltway, 16. and outer loop to 270, 11 minutes. >>> it's a story that will make your skin crawl. why it could become harder on get rid of those bedbugs if it they get into your home. >>> some startling new information coming in now as the death toll rises in this plane crash in taiwan. you can see from the dash cam video that transasia flight clipped the bridge life slamming in to a river in taipei. it also hit a taxi on that bridge before it hit the bridge. take a look at the close call. the driver was hurt but is expected to be okay. thousand we want to go live to the scene where a huge rescue effort is under way. we just learned that the death toll is now at 19. 24 people are stilling missing. there were 58 on board. early reports indicate a mayday call was placed in regard to some engine trouble which raises a lot of questions because we're getting new information about this aircraft. we have learned that it was only nine hospitalsmonths old. so very new. >>> 6:17 now. new this morning, one pe

here is a live look there 270 in germantown with him at 5:15. >>> 5:04. a developing story this morning. police are investigating a murder in northeast washington. this happened on brentwood avenue not the far from the rhode island metro station. megan mcgrath just arrived on the scene and has more on the investigation. >> reporter: you can see the police officer still on the scene. there is police tip coreape core donning offer the area. the call came in around 1:00 this morning. the 911 call being report e officers found a man suffering from hullmultiple gunshot wounds. we have learned that he died as a result of those gunshot wounds. we're in the 2500 block of 14th street. not a lot of information in terms of what happened here what led to this deadly shooting or any suspect information. all we know at this point is that police are looking for two people and that they were scene leaving the scene in a four door black car. anyone with information, you're asked to call police. reporting live in northeast, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> new this morning, firs

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our kristin wright is in germantown right now with the tally and more on that. kristin?rter: montgomery county and a few other school districts have just one snow day left. if we see much more of this one goes down to none. today every public school across the d.c. area was closed. monday's snowstorm shuttered classrooms and left desks empty. the number of snow days districts have left is dwindling. in maryland montgomery frederick, and prince george's counties each has one snow day remaining. fairfax county schools in virginia still has eight snow days left. alexandria two. while loudoun county has used seven, the zriktd has no fixed number of school days built into it calendar. students in montgomery county maryland went sledding this snow day, the third increment weather day of the school year. lucas is a third-grader at farmland elementary. >> i usually ask to go sledding or have a snowball fight with friends. >> reporter: monday brought impressive snow totals for the area prompting widespread closures before morning. >> sometimes they call school for little things.

more volume building to get into germantown as well. into southeast, volume inbound suitland parkway, your lineup past alabama, stanton road, coming off south capitol. lanes open across the douglas bridge and past the stadium. >>> coming up next, congress begins debate on a measure to use military action against isis militants. >> and the former captain of the costa concordia says he will be appealing his sentence. wusa9 is back xñaó5Ñ >>> after months of coalition strikes on isis in syria, president obama will officially ask congress to authorize a six- month military campaign against isis. >> that request is now in the hands of lawmakers on capitol hill. susan mcginnis reports on what's next for the president's plan and also has reaction from lawmakers. >> make no mistake, this is a difficult mission. >> reporter: it's now up to congress to debate and pass president owe boom ma -- president obama's proposal to use military action against islamic terrorists. congress could still try to change the resolution. >> we need to ask the diffi

up there on germantown avenue. of course, the folks were nice as well.ot of those folks out there too. >> you guys probably took over germantown avenue. >> we moved in. >> we're talking about social media exploding on this one. a lot of you tweeting us about the video. david wagner saw the up town funk video. it was awesome. >> tammy tweeted fox 29 philly's up town video is hilarious. everyone go online and watch it. we've got a lot of great stuff. we haven't had time to show you. you can watch the entire up town fungemia sick video on myfoxphilly.com. >>> straight ahead at 6:00 football career ended in disgrace. today a possible glimmer of redemption of late penn state great joe paterno. what lot of pennsylvanians believe should be done with his statue. >>> and he's accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a septa station. tonight, he's under arrest. how police say they tracked him down and >> right now at 6:00 charges in attack in a septa station. philadelphia police say surveillance pictures helped them track down their man. they say he beat and trie

there are a few spots through germantown that are below zero as well. the record for baltimore is at 2. it's close but i don't think we'll get there for this morning. the record at reagan national is intact. no problems there. lots of sunshine for us today with clear skies, calm winds and that snow pack. that's why we're seeing temperatures this morning just bottom out. this afternoon a few flakes possible for the northern neck. that's about it. other areas will enjoy some sunshine. temperatures stay above freezing if not a few degrees below. lots of sunshine. enjoy it. we'll talk about maybe warmer weather headed your way in the seven-day. >>> good morning to all of you. hope your day is getting off to a good start this morning. the first thing we're talking about is a water main break, this taking place in southeast d.c. on southern avenue between fitch street and central avenue. our photographer deion wiggins is there right now. you can see the water starring to makity way on to the road there. if you're traveling be mindful of that. we'll continue t

we still have a winter weather advisory in effect for parts of montgomery county, gaithersburg, germantown, clarksburg included in that advisory until 8:00 in the morning. frederick also included. temperatures mainly above freezing. gaithersburg, 30 degrees. there could be slick spots on the roadways. the temperatures after midnight really starting to climb and i think a lot of us will be waking up in the morning with temperatures in the 40's. you will want the umbrella for the morning commute, but big changes for the evening commute coming up from the belfort furniture weather center. i will get the details coming up. >> the winter weather is slimming parts of the plains and midwest, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights. rebecca cooper has life team coverage from reagan national. we are having travel problems here? >> that is right, it is just rain coming down, a cold rain but we have managed to dodge the worst of the bad weather. there are flight cancellations at reagan national, especially impacting travelers that were hoping to get to boston, new york, or chicago. by this aft

germantown artist is convicted of having weapons of mass destruction after an explosive blows off part of his hand. ink and gold, special exhibit opens at the philadelphia museum of art. film critics review of 50 shades of gray. check in two three, four times a day. "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. erika? >> we know you did previews, that one you didn't touch? didn't go near the theser? >> didn't go there. let me know if you see it, didn't go. >> coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news" the latest on the dangerous cold gripping the region for the next few days. >> also, two n new women come forward with more explosive allegations against bill cosby. what they're saying about their encounters with the veteran entertainer. >> talk about a terrifying trip home when that school bus nearly ends up in a ditch. hear how the frightening ride on the run away bus finally ended. we'll be right >>> some wicked winds cause the temperature to tumble overnight. it is dangerously cold out there. frigid does not en begin to describe it. we have team coverage of the bitter blast that will

elsewhere steady delays, headlights headed southbound 270 out of germantown. that's where you're going to be the slowest this morning. after that lanes do open and those delays are a little bit better as you make your way towards the spur. mike, andrea? >>> a once popular electronics store prepares to enter bankruptcy protection. >> twitter comes out with a new video service for kids. nick giovanni has those stories and more with a look at your money. good morning. >> reporter: numbers tell the story of radio shack really. its stock closed yesterday at 24 cents a share. then plummeted to 14 cents in after hours trading. that's because the new york stock exchange is delisting the electronics company. bloomberg now reports the radio shack is preparing to shut down through a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half its store leases to sprint. it's expected to close the remainder of its 4300 stores in north america. >>> back to school plan is now gaining steam to use more solar power on college campuses across virginia. that's thanks to an $800,000 grant. 15 col

live in germantown kristin wright, news4. >>> we have some breaking news in the district. a second case of the measles has been confirmed by d.c. health officials. we don't know the identity of the person or the age. we know this diagnosis however is not related to that outbreak at disneyland in california or to the first case that was reported in the d.c. area that was related to some international travel. we do know that anyone in contact with this latest person has been contacted and knows that they were exposed. health officials are encouraging everyone this is a good reminder if you have not been vaccinated against the measles, you should do so. >>> at least 100 people are still unable to head back to their homes after this massive explosion and train derailment in west virginia. csx tells us tonight 25 tank cars in all derailed. at least 20 were involved in fires yesterday afternoon. we showed you some of these pictures yesterday. none of those trains wound up in the river. one person was hurt and the fire consumed a nearby home. a water treatment facility downstream

across the area maybe 46 around fredericksburg 44 in town 40 degrees frederick and around 41 to germantown under still a mostly cloudy sky for tomorrow afternoon. from the mid-40s tuesday, wednesday to another chance for some light snow on thursday. we're going to talk about this system a little more and what happens after that. a lot of cold air will start to move in. wait till you see the temperatures that we've got coming up for the weekend. valentine's day. and, yes, there is the potential for eve an little more snow. we'll talk about that later in the newscast. jim, pat? >> thanks veronica. the first lady gets involved with a washington institution. >> and we'll tell you what's in store for local kids who are looking >>> plus, be careful what you say. say nice things about us. television could be listening to you and even storing what you say. the warning you've got to hear. >>> and we just told you about that pennsylvani banning unaccompanied children on some nights after a shooting. tell us what you think about that. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making

crew and mighty "good day philadelphia" players, we should recreate this in our uptown basically germantown. airy. >> you will in the let you you be challenge without doing it. >> i went out, got my gold chain. >> i'm ready to go. >> what about this. >> i have my little hat. >> but then i needed help. i needed help. i can't dance very well at all. >> in. >> philadelphia 76ers dancers, fantastic dancers, we went over, to a studio that we found over there on germantown avenue. i will just let you listen. >> so, they spent a couple of days with us. >> were you really preparing for this role, mike. >> it is almost finish. editors are almost finished bill upstairs. i think we can play it tomorrow maybe around this time. >> big reveal. >> world premiere, right. >> world premiere. >> hey listen. >> it took a couple days. they were helping us out. >> they were very helpful. i like spending time with them. >> did you fake it just to get more time with them. >> this morning chris murphy showed us what he learn a at that place do you want to show anything he learn. >> i will not reveal. >> he is savin

jam packed house at the germantown indoor swim center in maryland. here's ladecka in front. you see her pull ahead. and she ignites the crowd. all alone. goes out in front. and finishing strong. she goes on to lower her own national high school record with a time of 1:41.55 and took the 500 free tonight and finishi ju shy of her own record from last night with the frank martin award for outstanding meet performance. her high school career may be over but she has cherished every moment. >> my teammates, i have made the best friends on this team and i couldn't have asked for a better four years with all of them. i'll remember the swim times but i think i'll remember the times with my friends the most. >> sounds just like a normal teenager. about the friends. >> you get the feeling like some of those other girls are just -- are happy to be able to tell the story i swam against katie. >> people tweeting like i walked by her. >> i know. i know. it's -- >> for the event. >> as talented as she is -- still in high school. >> so sweet. not for long. stamford here she >> live from the

travel times are slow because of the roadways. 270 south germantown beltway 19 minutes. outer loop 14 minutes and virginia little bit slow. you need to allow the extra time. maybe an extra half hour or so. >>> looking for volunteers to shovel snow this morning. it's an all volunteer group to clear snow for neighbors who elderly or injured. they've been doing it since 2011. if you would like to help out head to northboundbcnbcwashington. >>> a live look from wood bridge right now as the d.c. area tries to dig out after the winter storm. what people there will have to deal with when they step outside this morning. >>> the snow not causing the only thing causing problems for the area. the mess that forced a number of people out of the their apartments. >>> this is the message you'll hear all morning. if you can stay off the roads, do it. that's the message we're hearing from people who are out on the roads. the crews because we're tracking a number of accidents on the roads. it's slippery out there. >> our storm team 4 x 4 has seen a number of spin outs and a accident that

well community leaders leaders and local politicians team up for special day of wellness in germantown hall on health hosted by the grass roots community foundation. the family friendly event featuring a panel of guest speakers followed by musical performances. organizers say the forum is a way to promote discussion about health issues other challenges facing under privileged children children. >> i want people to hear themselves and hear each other talk and problem solve about what's going on. i wanted people to walk away feeling like there were resources and people who cared about them and were willing to effect energy in them. >> town hall on health serving as a kick off for tonight's let's move it philly hiphop fundraiser. the fifth annual event benefits after school programs at the lynn kell bock elementary school in germantown. penn state's non-stop dance marathon continues tonight. more than 700 students are still on their feet inside the bryce jordan center. this is streaming video from the official thon website. they've been dancing now for more than 24 hours and they won't si

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ashburn 1 to 2 inches, fredericksburg 2 to 4 by noon thursday, la plata 2 to 4, germantown 1 to works hagerstown, a trace to an -- 1 to 2, hagerstown a trace to an inch. we'll come back and have an hour by hour forecast and look ahead to the weekend. >>> when it comes to potential safety or warranty problems on your car, it appears there's a lot manufacturers do not want you to know according to one of the region's most prominent car dealers who says he's been told to keep his mouth shut about problems he thinks you ought to know about. scott broom is live to explain. i'm very much curious about it, scott. >> reporter: well, let's put it this way. car dealer jack fitzgerald basically says he wants the freedom of speech to talk about things that he says manufacturers just don't want you to know. >> we're under pressure not to talk. we're also under pressure not to do warranty work. >> reporter: car dealer jack fitzgerald says car companies prevent him from telling you when they issue mechanical bulletins about your car. these are not recalls. they're a step down, so-called technical se

we have one on germantown pike. we have a fire annie mccormick has been telling us about stick to willow grove avenue and winston road. on the big picture we have this location at 52nd blocked between spruce and locust due to a building fire there. 51st is the alternate. looking live at 42, things are quiet. >>> police in las vegas are looking for the gunman behind a deadly road rage incident. tammy myers was fatally shot after they fold her home. miles per hour family is shattered over the senseless murder. >> you disgust me for taking my mother's life. police are on the look out for a silver or gray does an captured on a home security camera. there's no indication myers had any prior contact with her killer. >> a hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion worldwide. a russian cyber security firm said they infiltrated 100 banks in 30 countries including the u.s. russia, china, and the ukraine. they learned about the bank's operations and stealing money without raising any suspicions. >> this is new on "action news,"

on 270 near germantown traffic snarled again. a truck lost the load of salt. this couple took a walk to find something to eat and found out many businesses closed because of the weather. >> we were actually surprised at how much isn't open but looking at the roads, we understand why. >> reporter: the state highway administration sent out a tweet late this evening urging drivers not to go out tomorrow morning unless they know for sure that the roads have been cleared and they suggested people take a look at the traffic cameras to make sure. some folks had a great idea to let someone else do the driving. zachary picks up that part of the story live in northwest. zach? >> reporter: that's right. just off of connecticut and porter northwest d.c. looking at connecticut here it is indicative of a lot of main arteries around town. it looks pretty good. we started upper northwest d.c. and then downtown. you might, you know see a lot more folks out tonight than you might expect. some of them are walking but some of them are out tonight off the strength of a good uber d

germantown. 9 for damascus. white oak you are at 10 degrees. look at where we were yesterday. so much warmer the temperatures just fell and fell and fell almost 30 degrees warmer yesterday. now this afternoon, we're going to warm up nicely to near 40 degrees which is a few degrees below average. but a lot of sunshine out there and a few clouds for your drive home. we'll talk about 50s for the weekend coming up in just a bit. beverly, excuse me with timesaver traffic. >>> and allyson talking ride. southbound lanes of 270 volume remains pretty light heading down out of frederick county toward hyattstown. continue down to germantown and gaithersburg rockville, sky 9 was looking at the ride. 270 south getting into rockville past falls road main local nelas. no real problems for you just a little more volume. beltway in greenbelt. everything is open for you there but caution southbound bw parkway a crash right near old capital plaza at 450. it's blocking the left side of the roadway creating delays on the southbound parkway. 395 northbound long-standing issue we had at the ramp to

take a look at what it looks like at 270, 117 we do slow down most of the way to germantown. here, though on 66 and 395 generally good. 270 shot north of there quite slow into clarksburg. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> thank you. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 cheap furniture may feel like a savings. >> but "7 on your side" to help you take want to know how hard it can be... ...to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled... ...copd maintenance treatment... ...that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens your throat or tongue swells,... you can get hives, vision changes or

folks using the germantown pike. but what's going to be tough about this storm is that the road conditions are going to change during our morning rush hour. and of course, for mass transit, the market frankford line, the broad street subway, no problems at the moment. watch for weather delays, though. i'm going to bet awe jelly donut we'll have delays down at philadelphia international airport. nothing reported at the moment. but again we haven't seen the first flailing hit the airport area. some flights coming in from other cities could already have delays, and so just check with the airline before you head down to the airport. and once you start hitting the regional rail lines all of the septa platforms, the stairwells, could be a little slippery. but at the moment, regional rail lines looking good. and if you are coming in from say chester county, out from downingtown, no problems at all, from west chester up through malvern. >> chris, al edges back to you. >> syrian activists say the number of christians abducted

if you can because it is pretty nasty and slick out there. 66 here at germantown road.astbound westbound no major problems. seeing slow downs but that's just because people are taking it easy. not because of volume. that's what we're talking about when you see here. taking a look at 95 in virginia. about 26 miles per hour there as you're heading northbound. just because of people kind of being cautious and then the woodrow wilson bridge here into maryland and virginia. no problems but remember those bridges and ramps those do kind of freeze first and kind of hang on to the frozen snow or ice for the longest. be careful there. back in ten minutes with travel times. >>> we're keeping a close eye on the airports for you this morning. more than 1200 flights have been cancelled across the country today. 126 of those out of reagan national. the airport just tweeted the run ways are open but there are flight delays and cancellation. dulles cancelled 31 flights and bwi marshall has 36 grounded flights today. a travel alert this morning. if you want to use train service amtrak o

the senate amended the bill crossing out the susquehanna and saying it would be a germantown, pennsylvania. the bill came back to the house. the new englanders and pennsylvanians were willing to go along with that. pennsylvania is going to be upset at the result. madison tries to argue constitutionally that this bill was different it could not have it at the end of the session, we need to discuss it. the meaning and pennsylvanians said no, vote. madison said there is one problem. there is no provision for who has jurisdiction over this 100 square mile area in the bill. the fact is the federal government is not ready to assume exclusive jurisdiction. we need to amend the bill to include the provision that the laws of pennsylvania will remain in effect. he goes back to the senate. madison goes to the new york senators over the weekend and says vote against the bill. that will kill it. and congress will remain in new york. that is what happened. second session there is a move to bring the build back -- build back -- bill back. instead, congress adopts a that has been in effect for half a cent

you can see this busy intersection behind me normally ease easy of of germantown pike and pennsylvania turnpike. snow is coming down good and not sticking just wet now. in fact, penndot has been gearing up for this for days. >> they were loading more salt on to penndot trucks this afternoon. they don't expect to be doing much plowing in the philadelphia area. and there's already a lot of accumulated salt on the highways thanks to penn dot response to snow equals that hit the area friday evening. >> penndot pretreated local access highways on thursday. in addition, crews were able to spread salt on thursday and friday and snow calls moved through the region. highways have been well treated in advance of the storm. >> despite heavy salting penndot says drivers should be aware of a variety of icing conditions. mostly worried about the morning commute tomorrow. they're saying it will be icy. i have to commute 30 miles and like i said take it slow. >> gas up now. >> i'm getting gas tonight i don't want to fuel in the morning. >> many are planning earlier than usual start. >> it will be bad