he's in herndon. >> reporter: good morning. a cold start out here typical of the early parts of february. we had a great view of the full snow moon setting in our western sky a little while ago. now in our eastern sky, already a little bit of early morning color starting to show up. sun is up just of a der 7:00 a.m. this morning. days are getting a little longer. won't be long and it will be springtime. outside for this morning, though you will still need your warm coat may need your hat and a little prepared gloves, as well. temperatures for your bus stops, whether you're a kid or an adult, temperatures in the upper 20s here for the next hour or so and then rising up to about 30 degrees between 8:00 and 9:00. high today up close to 50 degrees. that will feel nice. toom tom is talking another chance of snow in ten minutes. but youu now first 4 traffic. >>> westbound 50 at route 197, a crash looks like it's moved off to the right. in sterling, sully road southbound at ox two lanes blocked there. travel times, 95 north quantico t

it is coming right across herndon right now. you can actually see the white wall of snow making its way to the dulles toll road. notice the traffic not moving much at all. don't know if that's weather related. it's normally like that this time of evening. that snow continues to move closer and closer just now moving in toward fairfax county. i'll have the latest on the snow the latest on how cold we get coming up in a second. amelia segal has been driving right through it live. looks like it's really coming down around reston. >> reporter: doug it is. we're right around sterling headed toward reston. we're noticing greatly reduced visibilities. fat flake sz flowing. the traffic is moving a little slower than normal but moving just fine. some slick reports, a full report coming up in a little bit. >> reporter: snow us your pet. judgment day for the snow stick challenge. who's going to get the stick? i'm pat collins. the story >>> oh, take a look live outside. this is reston folks. the dulles toll road and the parkway a burst of s

some already reported in parts of berk virginia and herndon area.e damage with winds this strong. gusts up to 60 miles per hour. the snow is out of here and remaining dry tomorrow and presidents' day, as well. look at the wind gusts. right now around 40 miles per hour. temperatures are in the teens. everybody's in the teens. washington at 19. so when you factor in the winds, this is how it feels outside. about 10 below 0. 1 in washington and 3 below in mo monassas. that take a second. look at how cold it will be. feeling 23 below 0 in martinsburg. 10 below 0 at the river. it is just brutal tomorrow morning. on into the midday and afternoon hours. windchill still only around 0 or below. monday morning, chris, temperatures start off in the single digits. a high temperature on monday of 25 degrees. and then tracking a system that could bring us some snow on tuesday and wednesday. but again, coming up at the end of the newscast more about the dangerously cold air and the extremely high winds tonight on into tomorrow. >> they sure are. thank you. >>> we

south lake's, herndon, and marshall pyramid you can expect buses to be late.g to do with the cold weather, icy patches that are out there. we head over to jack taylor. jack: it has been tough and maryland on 270 southbound. this is the local lanes, a crash blocking the left lane at least. a fire truck pulled up. barely the right shoulder getting by. getting into leesburg eastbound on route 7, a mess after route 9. in maryland, gigantic delays before the beltway heading to a crash under 290 five that was almost completely cleared to the left shoulder. jacqui jeras i do not think i have enough clothing to bundle up. jacqui: temperatures are very cold this morning. we have single digits, even a couple of teens out there. 14 downtown, 9 at dulles, 9 at gaithersburg. it feels somewhere between 5 above and -5 below. record lows possible tonight with temperatures in the single digits. feeling like double digits below zero. autria: thanks for watching. another news update at 7:56. >>> good morning,america. right now, more than half the country under the grip of bitter

. >>> well, there's someone from herndon who deserves some big recognition. author poet kwame was awarded for his book "the crossover." we featured his program, the book in a day that turned more than 1,000 kids into authors. he told us about the last book he finished but we couldn't get our hands on it. the crossover is about a set of middle school basketball twins written in verse. the newberry is considered the highest award for children's literature. kwame will be doing a book signing at herndon elementary school on march 2nd. >>> coming up, why more than a dozen couples won't forget the day they got married in the district. we'll show you the special ceremonies. >>> how the fire and rescue department in burke is honoring black history month. that's ahead. >>> well kol to first read minute. i'm carrie dann. >> i'm mark murray. this past week in politics was dominated by the president's request to congress to authorize the use of military force against isis. and a new nbc news maris poll shows a nay row majority of americans want to see that proposal pass.

. >> there she is allison maxwell is a member of herndon's navy junior rotc program, and she holds e individual shooting record a that school. allison she thinks the rifle is something she's always meant t do and her parents are supporv >> i shoot at my house. my mother is a saint. she lets me shoot from the dining through the kitsch sboon living room. we block everythg o so it's nice d safe. the extreme amount of focus and patiee just how you have to become perfect to get the score yonts something really appealing to me. >> check out all those medals she had on. all othe t by chanc to hear how allison explains what haen to nbcwash.c and search "air rifle." >>> stranded in the snow and terrifiwa the end. >> at first i was angry just becauseas going to go out like tha >> an incredible story of how he managed fig his way to freed. >> repor se vey metro to raise fares. this iisgordon. i'll te you why they decided not to charge you more. >>> good ns to report about the fighns ebola. today th world health organat declared bo sierra leone ebola free because they haven't s any new cases the

herndon, marshall and south lakes. students of those three high schools, some of them had to wait between 30 and 60 minutes out in the cold for their buses to arrive this morning. and many of wondering why there wasn't a two-hour delay due to the cold. we spoke to one mom with three kids in the fairfax county school system and heard about the delay and instead of having her kids wait at the bus stop decided to drive them to s >> i was surprised. i think everybody thought there was going to be a delay. talking about it yesterday, just because they've had delays in the past for cold weather because there's a problem with buses starting and i think today was colder than any day this winter maybe eastern last winter. when they didn't have one, and then we got the call about the delay for buses, why didn't they just allow for a little bit of extra time? >> reporter: and the big problem was really with the first runs this morning. the three high schools. there were some delays at the middle school but things pretty much work

this is another good one from herndon, looking through an office window. got this incredible purple and pink combination. and one more, taken downtown from richard. iq so much to everyone for sharing your photos. -- thank you so much for sharing your photos. the clouds really spreading the light. if you have more pictures, send them in because i would love to share them. the clouds are streaming in from this weather system, the front draped off to the north bringing cloud cover but no precipitation. most of the precipitation will stay along the weather boundary through new york and massachusetts and connecticut. for us, the south end of the system, enjoying mild temperatures. 45 degrees right now at reagan national after a high of 50. to the southwest, 51 degrees in indy, 60 one street louis. you don't have to go too far north to get back into the bitter chill. warm air off to the south, the high nearing 60 degrees. overnight tonight dinner plans, anything outdoor should be relatively comfortable this time of year. you will want a jacket, but not too heavy

. >> he's live with the 4 x 4 in herndon, virginia. how is it out there? >> reporter: it's a little bit another chilly side. 25 degrees here in herndon this morning. i'm not going to play the lottery because i owe $350 million and until we get the number that big, it doesn't matter to me. it's a cold start. not much of a breeze. so at least there is no real windchill to worry about like we had the last couple of mornings. so that will make things easier. drive time forecast, all green lights for the morning, the afternoon and the evening commute. in weather problems at all. drive time temperatures, 29 on your way out this morning and almost 50 degrees coming home later on today. that will be nice for sure. tom of course is a spoiler, he'll be talk you go about another chance for snow coming up with your "7-day forecast". we'll see you back here in about 30 minutes time. have a good morning, everybody. >>> still have some construction hanging around here going to mention this for you, 3935 southbound at seminary road, we have two left lanes blocked.5 southb

reston and herndon area, 9 degrees in frederick and hagerstown. going to be a cold night.w arch, we'll warm to 41 degrees with partly sunny skies and it looks like the closer we get to the weekend, we'll see a bit of a warming trend. steve rudin is watching that. will there be any precipitation with the warming trend as we head towards the weekend? have that included tonight at 11:00. >> "world news tonight" coming up next. join us at 11:00. have a good night. >>> on this thursday night, breaking news. what federal investigators have just revealed about that deadly train collision. new pictures coming in at this hour. inside the train. and what we've now learned about the mother behind the wheel of that suv. >>> new details tonight on the plane crash. the story from inside that car, hit by the plane. >>> also at this hour the fbi crackdown on americans trying to get to syria. the newest case four from the heartland, stopped at jfk airport. >>> the next snowstorm, lasting for days. and the giant system slamming the west tonight. >>> and made in america. and the promise, the

darcy spencer is live in herndon to explain. darcy? >> reporter: well chris, it ended in a church parking lot right here behind me off the reston parkway but it started earlier today about 3:15 in the morning inside a home in loudoun county. police say the suspect went to his estranged wife's home in the middle of the night near middleburg and that's when he apparently pulled a gun and shot and wounded his estranged wife. at that point she was able to wrestle the gun away from him and pyred ed fired off a shot. we don't know if she was able to shoot him and wound him but that's when he took off and when this all started. about 10:00 police near fairfax county found the suspect. found in the parking lots of the southview community church on reston parkway right next to a fire station. police say it appears he took his own life. so far police have not identified that suspect. the victim again, his estranged wife was taken to the hospital. police say she is expected to be okay. we're reporting live from reston darcy spencer, news 4. >> th

say a resident made that discovery in a wooded area right off of 2900 block of treadwell lane in herndon. they are waiting a report from the medical examiner. developing now investigators are trying to figure out what caused yesterday's plane crash. the single engine plane went down in woods right near the tipton airport in fort meade. that crash injured two men ages 57 and 82. our jeanette reyes reports on where aviation experts are in the investigation right now. >> well, we're just a few hundred yards away from the scene of that plane crash which is now under investigation by the f.a.a. state troopers maintain tight security for hours as federal investigators sifted through the wreckage yesterday. maryland state police say the crash happened in a heavily wooded area close to 3:00 yesterday afternoon near tipton airport here. two men ages 57 and 82 were trapped inside of that plane that was upside down for quite sometime. it took about an hour to extricate them. they were taken to the hospital with serious but nonlife threatening injuries. we just checked in with the national transport

there were 30 to 60-minute delays picking up students in herndon, south lakes and marshall high school. the buses made up the time later in the morning and students in fairfax county middle and elementary schools made it on time today. >>> a water main break is causing problems in falses church -- falls church there. an 8-inch pipe ruptured at east mooreland street and kirby court. 60 homes, a church and assisted living facility are all without water right now. it's not clear when the repairs will be finished. >>> earlier in prince george's county, you can add them to the list. the district court in upper marlboro had to close because of a busted people. the museum underneath ford's theater also had to be closed yesterday. the basement was flooded because after broken pipe there. the national park service says the water did not damage it. >> about an inch or so covering the floor. they were able to get the leak stopped, the water contained, spent the better part of the day vacuuming up the water, trying to get the carpet to dry. >> the list goes on. take a look at montgomery blare scho

delegate tom russ is dropping his bid for an eighth term representing the herndon area. he faced a tough re-election fight against the democrat he defeated two years ago. next at 6:00 a man suspected of using p.c.p. is arrested after a deadly crash. what we're now learning about the victim. and a calm night right now. wintry weather is headed this way. when the snow will fall and how it will affect your commute ahead. >> in sports we'll take you back to nationals training camp live in vieira florida. the pens are in town to rumble with capitals. these two teams have been physical all season and tonight, the caps try to sweep the season series as abc 7 news at 6:00 as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch-- upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so fes go out in a snap. call today to get $200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. just call 1.8

this is mo from herndon, virginia. caller: thanks to c-span. awesome. but you talk about i also live in virginia so i know all by mcconnell. he doesn't represent the majority of virginia, i agree. he only represents where he came from the beltway but what i hear from the callers is they are not acknowledging that you can move to a different state if you want to experience a different legislation and different governor and different climate. host: san jose, california republican line. go ahead. this is alicia. caller: there are millions dollars the california taxpayers have paid for mental health issues and the state cannot account for any of it and they are having an audit. there need to be stricter guidelines before we pay more and we need to find out exactly where the money went. along with the d.m.v. the voters voted to pay an additional $10 to fix roads and the city of san jose is wanting to tax san jose residents an additional $10 for that same purpose. immigration we have the highest amount of immigrants in our state state. and the problem is that

they say the man lived in herndon.we're working the find out his name frmths it has been six long years without any answers for the family of a federal worker who vanished on valentine's day. no one has seen pamela butler since february 14, 2009, last seen going into her home in northwest d.c. no one ever saw her leave. yesterday her family and friends here gathered to say they haven't lost hope of figuring out what happened to pamela. >> six years we're still waiting and working, the police are working as hard as they can. it's just a hard case to crack but we're getting there. we're getting close. >> surveillance cameras recorded butler's boyfriend going into the house and leaving around the time she disappeared but he's never been charged with any crime. >>> prince george's county schools are closed tomorrow for presidents day. on tuesday, lots of students will be going to one school that's reversing its truancy rates. news 4's zachary kiesch tells us how the bond between students and teachers is making a difference

someone spotted remains in herndon on sunday. >>> today marion barry's son is back in d.c. court on charges he threatened a bank teller. marion c. barry pleaded not guilty a according to court documents a pnc bank teller wouldn't let him withdraw from an already overdrawn account. he threw a trash can and broke glass. barry is currently running for his late father's ward 8 d.c. council seat. >>> today we're going to find out a new trial date for jesse matthew. in court for a hearing. last week a fairfax county judge agreed to delay his rape trial in fairfax. his lawyers requested the delay to have more time to analyze dna evidence. this week matthew was charged with the murder of a uva student, hannah graham. >>> a developing story out of new orleans pap shooting along a mardi gras parade route, part of a kickoff of the carnival weekend. what police know now about the shoot, and victims. >>> plus president obama taking executive action on two fronts today. one that could keep your personal information safe. another that could mean changes at dulles airport. >>> and ray rice

. >> all in the south lake herndon, and marshall pyramids are running 30 to 60 minutes late this morning. this includes high schools, middle schools, and elementary rultds. >> but fairfax just released a statement saying it wasn't as bad as that call indicated. "we have about 1,500 buggss on the road each day and only 55 of our buses experienced delays of more than 15 minutes." an official says all the elementary school buses did run on time but this is the second time this year that fairfax county has a major issues with buses on a frigid day. in the newsroom i'm chris lawrence. >>> the prince george's county circuit courthouse in upper marlboro will be parade klosed for second day in a row tomorrow. the frigid weather is blamed on a pipe that burst overnight. all proceedings will again be canceled for friday as repairs continue. >>> it's been one of their top priorities and u.s. park police tell us tonight they have found the car involved in a deadly hit-and-run that left a local woman mourning her fiance. park police tell news4 they're talking to a person of interest in the crash that

spoke to the kids at fox mill elementary school towards herndon. say hello to the fourth-graders at the school today. a lot of great questions. and of course they're all asking when's our next snow day? will we be seeing snow anytime soon? look at the radar. there is snow to the south. we talked about this last night. you could see some snow around the northern neckyb portions soutrn maryland, extreme southern maryland tonight. that is not the storm that's going to be coming tomorrow. this area of storminess is just now moving off the coast. but you may see some flurry activity some light snow down towards southern maryland. this brought a couple inches of snow tow moving out now. another storm mntt south d that's got winter storm warnings froju east of dallas towards ata and into parts of north carolina. that's the southe slider that would stay to our south, but it's something we're going to be watching. let's track it for you as you move through the day tomorrow. here we are wednesday at 8:00 a.m. here comes the storm bringing snow and could be s

someone spotted possible remains last weekend in herndon. >>> bond is denied for one of the men suspected in that armored car shoot-out in loudoun county. the judge today set a preliminary hearing in march for jared williams one of the two suspects in yesterday's attempted armored car robbery that occurred at the eastgate marketplace in south riding. police say the armored car guards fired back hitting the other suspect, and officers later stopped them on the fairfax county parkway. that other suspect who has not been named is still in the hospital. >>> the son of the late marion barry is being offered a plea deal. prosecutors offered marion christopher barry a deal in court today and if he accepts a simple assault charge will be dropped but he would still be facing charges of attempted threats and destruction of property. barry is accused of threatening a bank teller and destroying a surveillance camera at the chinatown pnc bank last month. >>> prayers of support and well wishes continue to pour in for a little boy badly hurt in a sledding accident in mclean. we first told you about 6-ye

home bones were found in difficult run stream valley in herndon. a resident found the bones sunday evening. it's unclear how long they've been in the park and of course the cause of death remains under investigation. >>> a man who killed himself after a standoff with police in silver spring has now been identified. 66-year-old alan poole lived in adamstown. the standoff ended when he shot himself to death. no one else was hurt. there's no word on exactly what led to the standoff. >>> by the end of today, parents and students in montgomery county should know if their school day is going to change. >> that's because the county school board is expected to decide whether to change start times or leave them alone. delia goncalves is live outside school board headquarters in rockville with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. this is such a hot button issue here in montgomery county. one can easily argue it cost former superintendent joshua starr his job. this all started with a parent petition back in 2012. and just yester

numbers for you, 23 in barnesville in montgomery county. 23 in herndon. low this morning, 4 below and some really cold numbers across the area. at this hour we're still well below average. 28 degrees at reagan national and mid 20's in most locations and with a little bit of that high cloud cover and a little bit of the westerly wind, i think we'll only drop into the teens and 20's tonight. cold, yeah but not as cold as these morning numbers. record shattering 4 below zero reported at dulles. in baird west virginia buffalo creek along the line with maryland, they get 17 below zero this morning. so plenty of cold air. we'll moderate it a bit. and as far as the numbers on the record board, if you want to keep track, just kind of compare reagan national had a record low of 1 this morning and checked in with 15. b.w.i. missed it by one there. big break by 18 degrees. 18 degrees below the record temperature this morning. and as we head to the overnight, there you see mostly low 20's and we get busy looking at the two weather systems that captured our attention.