your alternate is route 1 because of this water main break in hyattsville. going to be a mess this morning especially with these cold temps. hill road at plaza drive two left lanes blocked. a water main break there, as well. 66 east of compton road no problems eastbound or westbound. taking a look at 95 in virginia everything moving along quite nicely. dale city actually looking pretty good right now. you know that will get a little bit clogged up here in the next 20 minutes or so. beltway at indian head highway rolling along quite well. and taking a wide look at thing things, everything moving nicely. >>> new this morning, a former korean air executive will spend a year in prison for having a tantrum on a plane because she was served macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate. the daughter of korean air's chairman achieved infamy after she ordered the chief flight attendant off a december flight and forced to return to the gate at jfk airport. >>> in news 4 your health, total hip replacement surgery is becoming more common for people over the age of 45.

thank you. >> and also breaking news out of hyattsville. water main break impacting your route to work. there is a crack in the middle of east-west highway. all westbound lanes are closed between 43rd avenue and adelphi road. megan mcgrath is live with the work to get that road back open this morning. >> reporter: just within the last few minutes, we have started to see some traffic getting by to the right. so we are seeing a little bit of an easing in the area with one lane getting by. but the rest of the lanes they are closed because you can see the large crack take we have here right in the center of the roadway. we had 10 inch water main broke and caused the as fult tophalt to kick up. there might be erosion beneath. so this is going to be a while to get fixed and repaired and patch the road. they are, however, allowing that traffic to get by one lane to the right. but this is a busy road. it will be a tough go for folks on this commute. back to you. >>> one last look at the forecast with tom. >> there is a live view of capitol hill und

right now beverly and timesaver traffic. >>> a big story as you travel hyattsville, adelphi area. you can't use the westbound lanes of 410. big water main break got reported about 4:00 this morning. damage to the pavement, even once they make the water main repair. so westbound 410 is blocked off basically west of route 1 near 43rd avenue before you get to queens chapel adelphi road. some traffic squeezing by eastbound. university boulevard, 193 greenbelt road good option for you westbound. beltway getting past branch avenue, a minor accident on the inner loop just moved on to the shoulder. lanes open. mike, andrea, back to you. >> thanks a lot, bev. >>> a former colorado blifer is due back in -- police officer is due back in court. james ashby is going to enter a plea for charges of second- degree murder in the death of 27-year-old jack jackques. >>> sounds like a drastic fix but a south carolina statehouse committee has advanced a measure which would temporarily close south carolina's state university. lawmakers say closing the university would give it time to improve its financ

. >>> and again hyattsville east-west highway between adelphi road and 43rd all, all lanes blocked there and also northbound is blocked. alternate is route 1 because of a water main break. we're sending megan mcgrath out there to get shallome shots from the ground. 95 in and out of town no problems in maryland. same thing bw parkway. 66 looking quite good. same thing 95 in virginia northbound and southbound, no major problems there. a little construction here and there. we'll talk about that in the next couple minutes. beltway at colesville rolling along, as well. >>> it's 4:33. this morning we're learning more about a montgomery county man who used his job to collect child porn. 58-year-old marion lee martin was sentenced to 7 years in prison. martin says he used his job at a cvs photo lab to collect pictures of kids. when he saw a photo that he liked, he'd make a copy for himself. martin also used his cell phone to take videos of young girls walking through the cvs. >> he always had his camera like he would stop in at cvs on the weekend. i'm like where are you off to? he's going to the

it's causing some traffic troubles on the east-west highway in hyattsville. our john gonzalez is there live with how it's expected to impact the afternoon commute. johnny g? >> good afternoon, autria. what a mess out here in prince george's county. the heavy lifting is well under way. as you can see behind me the crews have been jackhammering for hours and they're starting to dig. still trying to get to that split break underground. in the meantime, homes here on the block. seven homes, we understand are without water and, well as you can see, the traffic has been a nightmare all day long. >> water started gushing around east-west highway around 4:00 this morning. they worked quickly to shut off the valve. not before gravel and mud covered the entire area. more importantly, look at the road. it completely buckled. >> get out of bed, i have a plan. that plan is totally disrupted. >> pamela ansley leaves feet away, one of the first to get word of the problem. she will perhaps, be one of the last to be problem free. >> because i turned my water on and i came out

do have this still in hyattsville for us. west bound east-west highway between 43rd and adelphi, those two lanes blocked. water main breaks all over the place because of the chilly weather. >>> it's 5:03. we're following a developing story, d.c. police officer involved this a shooting with a robbery suspect. this happened just after midnight near the u street corridor on 15th street in caroline. richard jordan is at the scene for us with new information on what led up to the shooting. >> reporter: a lot of police officers are here too, the investigation is under way. take a look. further down the street this is 15th. a few blocks down is swan street. that's where all of this started early into the morning. d.c. police officers say they came in contact with a robbery suspect, an officer tried to get that suspect into custody. shots were fired. it seeps likems like the officer fired shots, suspect fired shots. things moved further north to 15th and carolina and that'se care caroline. and they're trying to determine if the polic

. >> the tree fell on the home in hyattsville about 9:00 saturday night. that's when winds were whipping throughout the region. you can see where the wind crash onto the house. when you open their back door it's a totally new view now. they can't even get our their house this way anymore. orlando has a cut on his leg when the branch hit him. the kids were shaken up but they were not hurt. >> it's a blessing nobody got hurt. really a true blessing. >> reporter: the couple never thought about the tree falling onto their house. they're grateful but still worried. >> don't live near trees. [ laughter ] >> reporter: that's your advice? >> yeah stay away from trees. >>> those fierce winds are causing problems across our area. in arlington winds blew over a large tree blocking the intersection of old dominion and rock spring road. crews are repairing power lines in arlington as well including this one near 7th and nor highland. dominion says about 700 customers don't have power in northern virginia but the electricity should be back on later tonight. >>> strong w

> today's cold weather is also posing a hazard along east-west highway at queens chapel road in hyattsville where a water main broke yesterday. the first repair didn't last and crews went back to finish the job today. all lanes are now open. we're told the road is a little icy. you can stay connected with the stormwatch weather team wherever you are. storm watch weather app. the agency is adding stickers to train doors so firefighters will know which doors need special keys to open and which don't? the response of the smoke incident one month ago that left a woman dead and 80 others hurt. today, congress had its chance to ask metro officials what went wrong. there were many questions about ventilation fans that the ntsb said weren't working properly. >> i'm stunned that they needed a policy to remind it the metro rail system must have a ventilation system in good working order. >> the family of the woman killed on the metro line is suing metro for $50 million. lawsuits have been filed by dozens of other passengers. bridges across the region are under a microscope tonight after tuesday's inc

moses poe of hyattsville headed out the door to take his son to school this morning. what was frozen? >> daddy's car. >> i was supposed to be at work at 10 a.m. and still waiting, i guess waiting over three hours for aaa. >> reporter: his battery was fine, but it needed extra juice for a hard start. >> yes, finally. it's about time. i waited for this moment, so thank you. thank you. >> glad got it started. >> reporter: in suitland, maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> still at a bit of a standstill on smith island. the chesapeake bay is frozen over. that means getting on and off the island is no easy task. they sent an ice icebreaker out today to chop up the ice so the ferries could make their way to and from the mainland. in some spots the ice is 8 inches thick. because of all that the trip between smith island and chris field is about 2 1/2 hours each way. >>> for just about everybody on this side of the mississippi river there's no escaping the cold. the big apple more like the frozen banana. new york city set a record low temperature yesterday, 2 degrees. it was so c

back here live much like what has happened in downtown hyattsville. county officials are trying to turn this area here brentwood into an art district once all of this rubble comes down and it is removed developers will create a state of the art mixed use development here on rhode island avenue. we're told 147 apartments 6,000 square feet of art space and a couple of restaurants and shops for the residents and merchants here in the area. it should all be completed in the next two or three years. reporting live in brentwood, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. firefighters are blaming a blown transformer for a manhole explosion in northwest d.c. a transformer exploded in a grate underground near 17th and l streets this morning. firefighters safely put the fire out and no one was hurt. no outages were reported as a result of the explosion. coming up on abls 7 news at noon a dramatically different story. new details in the las vegas road rage investigation. what officials now say what happened. >> new warning about spray tans. what you need to know b

but again, we do have this situation in hyattsville from yesterday westbound east-west highway between 43rd and adelphi, we still have two lanes westbound blocked this morning. >>> a maryland congressman getting a lot of attention for being a little bit of a camera hog. >> what he betweene he did with his face and how it has to do with a special woman in his life, his mom. >>> and what president obama is >>> 4:57. i've received dozens of fantastic ideas for my neat meet your street series. so please keep them coming. tonight at 6:00 if you've ever driven through montgomery county, you know name. a paving company, a church. but do you know the story behind father hurley boulevard? who was the man and what does he mean to our area? if you have a road you've always wondered about please send me a note on twitter at firs@first4traffic and i will check it out. >> thank you. looking forward to it. >>> today you can see a 3d portrait of president obama, the first of its kind. the portrait will be unveiled today at the national portrait gallery here in washington. president obama is the first

the wing that houses the circuit court is open and hyattsville courth is also open. >>> four things you need to know before you head out. southwest airlines keeping some planes in the air even though n 100 planes missed safety inspections. the airline made a deal with the faa to keep the planes in the air. southwt d cancel a few flights to get the needed inspecs ss completed. >>> just hours away there pot becomi in d.c.. the law takes effect just after midnight. are a lot of rules for its use. we put them all up for you on the nbcwashington site. >>> a texas jury found eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and his friend. h will spend the rest of his life in prison. coming up on "today" show,e jurors had to say. >>> we're working to find out the condition of the man shot by a charles county sheriff's deputy. happened during a domestic disture call at a home in waldorf. >>> it is a four layer morning. temperat jus single digits and teens. this afterno a couple of layers you'l be comfortable as we'll get above freezing. >>> still problem 124 at moyer, shut down both ways. alterna

the hyattsvill courthouse is open, >>. > today is a. mann behind bars are being charged with murder. the suv chandler was driving killed jeff snodgrass monday might. court docu canhandr on drugs as he drove on h street at 65 miles per hour. his suv hit several signs, a wall and then flipped over. after rolling several times, it hit snodgrass. news 4 spoke to his father. very compassionate, loving young man who had tremendous promise. very very very many friends. a second pedestrian was hit by debris from the crash. but only suffered minor injuri. >>> scares me because this is a trooper who works for me. and it hear the call come out over the radio that a trooper or any law enforcement officer has be struck, petrifies me. >> that is the sergeant talking t two separate crashes involvg vir state troope hit in northern virginia. happened within a 12 hour period. e latest happened yesty n on 66 in fairfax county. 26-year-old trooper suffed bruises. earlier ano trooper was hit on 95 in prince williacounty. he was treat and released from the h

middle of east-west highway in prince george's county between 43rd avenue and adelphia road in hyattsville. around 4:00 this morning a ten-inch water main broke on that road sending water gushing out that caused the road to open up creating a crack. wssc is working on fixing the crack now. no word when it will all be patched up. >>> and we want you to take a look at this surveillance video from inside the donavan hotel where a local attorney was found stabbed to death. d.c. police want to talk to this person. the video shows the person in the hotel lobby near the elevators. the elevator button is pushed but the person decides to take the stairs instead. david messerschmitt, the d.c. lawyer found dead inside his fourth floor hotel room. look at this video on the nbc washington app. >>> and happening today, civil rights groups in d.c. will hold a vigil tonight for three muslim students shot to death by their neighbor this week. deyaw barakat and his wife and her sister killed. they theorize it was a fight over a parking space. the sister's father says it was a hate crime. the wife of the man

still have this issue in hyattsville. east-west highway westbound two lanes blocked. >>> we have a few tips to keep your car running in this bitter cold weather. mechanics say you should check your battery strength because a weak battery when it's warm turns in to a dead battery when it's this cold. also make sure you have at least half a tank of gas to prevent the fuel line from freezing. and check your tire pressure often because the pressure drops when it gets cold. and if you park outside, you can cover the hood of your car with a tarp to keep the engine block a little warmer. >>> so will we get any relief from the cold as the sun comes up? tom is tracking the windchills you'll see throughout the day at 5:11. weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> 6:04. members of congress get a chance to grill metro about last month's smoke emergency. the general manager will join ntsb investigators at that hearing. scott the mcfarland learned that lawmakers will focus how metro inspects the third rails on the system's track. there will

now, some cases like bond hearings are either being handle at the detention center or the cour hyattsville others are on hold. >> there's no way i can estimate what the backlog will look like at this time but we're certainly working to make sure we can get ud runni as soon as possible. >> reporter: they're also thinking about handling some of these juvenile ct at the juvenile detention center if this court remains closed much longer. in upper marlboro i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> thanks tracee. >>> frederick coun will open on time tomorrow. it was closed today because it didn't have either heat or running water. there was also standing water in the basement there. county officials say necessary repairs have been made so that they can open tomorrow morning. >>> we're running now to go to chris gordon. he just arrived on the scene of a serious pedestrian accident in the district. what's going on there? >> reporter: well we have one in critical condition, two pedestrians struck serious but nonlife-threatenin take a look across the street. we are on h street near the corner of fourth and nort

>>> brand new crash in hyattsville. sounds like we don't have any injury but newton street at madison way, a blo 270 at germantown road everything looking good. it would comes out there so be careful. may have on scrape the windshield like i did. 66 into and out of town also looking quite good. sa at 95 in virginia, # 5 95 at gordon moving along nicely. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> developing news in switzerland where a train crashed. what witnesses say they saw before the collision. >>> plus how google glass is changing the medical world by narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love with

road in hyattsville. repairs are expected to last through the evening rush hour. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane at the live desk. this just in maryland state highway officials have ordered immediate inspections of 27 bridges in this state in the wake of and because of an incident that happened tuesday night. this incident, a piece of concrete falling off a capital beltway bridge onto a car on suitland road. the state ordering inspections immediately. over the next few days about 27 bridges of the same age built before 1969 and the same condition as that beltway bridge. that will include a couple bridges on i 270 near urbana near route 85. seminary roads bridge. there are more possible repairs and traffic implications of these inspections if problems are found. 27 bridges in maryland to be expected immediately because of what happened tuesday night over suitland road p at the live desk i'm scott mcfarlane. >>> first at 4, right now we're getting an up-close look at the damaged metro track from that deadly emergen

. >>> and we just checked and water service has been restored along east/west highway in hyattsville. a ten-inch main broke in the middle of the road early this morning between 43rd avenue and adelphia road. and with bitter cold temperatures arriving tonight, there is concern that more pipes and water mains across our area may not be able to take it. doug? >> for sure. we are bracing for some blustery stuff. >> and we really need to. this is really some dangerous cold coming in here and it's not just for one day or two day, i think this period is going to last us for upwards of 7 to 10 maybe up to two weeks. so we're talking about some really cold air. the coldest of the season. but it gets colder. just look at the numbers right now. 39 the current temperature in d.c. but look at pittsburgh. 14. that's the air coming our way. the windchill in pittsburgh right now down to minus 1. current temperatures around the rest of the region we're still in the 30s, 30 in gaithersburg 36 manassas 30 in martinsburg, but with the winds, let's look at our windchills now. down to 18 in gaithersburg 16

right, doug, extremely cold weather caused problems for crews to repaurir a water main break in hyattsville. it was six hours later but the repairs didn't last. so crews had to go back out there to fix it again. the break left an icy mess behind. the crews had to be careful to not slip and fall on that road surface. >> we are not alone. areas from new england down to florida also dealing with bitter cold today. and the weather is creating more problems for people in boston and other parts of new england as if you can believe it they are preparing for more snow. coming up at 4:30 today, we'll look at the challenges they're facing this time around. >> in other news this evening, police say the person killed in an officer involved shooting may be connected to two armed robberies in that same area. officers interrupted the suspect in the middle of his second armed robbery last night in the 1400 block of swann street near dupont circle. police say the suspect pulled a gun and took off exchanging fire with the police. officers found him suffering from what they believe was a self-inflicted gunsho

moses poe of hyattsville headed out the door to take his son to school this morning. what was frozen? >> daddy's car. >> i was supposed to be at work a 10 a.m. and still waiting, been waiting i guess on every three hours for aaa because they've been a historic week for them. >> reporter: his battery is fine, but it needed extra juice for a hard start. >> yes, finally. it's about time. i waited for this moment. thank you. thank you. glad we got it started. >> get you started up and let it run for like maybe 10 minutes. >> reporter: it turns out she may have a bigger problem. >> is it the battery? >> no. >> it's not? >> your fuel lines are broken. >> reporter: mechanics will check for a frozen fuel line and wait for her jaguar to get towed from her cheverly home. then a sight for sore eyes back in suitland. aaa is finally getting to johnny's car. >> it's crazy, a lot of calls, so we're pretty busy. >> reporter: they charged his battery, but it may not last through another cold night. >> i need a battery, so i'll have to get one at the end of the month when i get paid. >

this opened up on east-west highway near adelphi road in hyattsville around 4:00 in the morning. a 54 foot 10 inch main sent water and mud out on to the street. they stopped the water but are trying to fix the roadway. >> can't get anywhere. i've been in traffic for 30 minutes and i only live down the street. >> seven customers were impacted by the break. they expect the repairs to last through most of the day today. >> unwanted wake-up call for several prince george's county residents. a huge fire destroyed one home and damaged another. it happened early this morning on 37th street and mount rainier. mike conneen spoke with neighbors. >> residents woke up around 5:45 this morning to a raging fire. >> i see out the window just an inferno. >> couldn't come out of your door. it was so hot. >> because of the fire's intensity and the structure's instability, firefighters decided to battle the fire from the exterior. >> started focusing on the exposure the house to the right was burning. the side walls and up into the attic. >> she lives in the house next door and like many others she

>> from hyattsville, maryland robert burton abc 7 sports. >> and when he's ready, i'm sure robert, he'll want to follow his dad to the nfl where today, boston is celebrating the world championship. cold snowy boston. to catch a glimpse of the superstar m.v.p. tom brady. malcolm butler hometown heroes. those folks are hardy in the northeast. snowiest week in boston history and couldn't keep them away from the patriots who are the world champions. let me take you down under. australian golfer richard green playing the 15th hole left-hander pushes it towards the bunker. for pete's sake. look at the rake. it hits the rake toward the hole and here it comes. are you kidding me? first hole-in-one ever. richard green with the shot of the day! a miracle shot hole in one. now hear this. this just in syracuse men's basketball has just issued a self-imposed ban. they will not be involved in the post season this year. more on this coming up later. just breaking. self-imposed ban by syracuse men's basketball team. >> that's big. that's huge. >> that's big. >> all right. good deal. coming up next here

. >> like what's happened in downtown hyattsville, county officials are trying to turn this area here into an arts district. once all this rubble is knocked down and removed, developers will create a mixed use development here. 147 apartments. 6,000 square feet of art space. and a couple of shops and restaurants. it should all be completed in the next two or three years. in brentwood, john gonzalez, abc 7 e news. >> as more snow marches through the area concerns turn to the most dangerous temperatures in years. >> public safety should be number one concern. >> are you being told enough about two local measles cases? "7 on your side" presses health officials for answers. >> you're not vaccinated you could be vulnerable. >> and a former skins head coach lets it all out. what he's dishing about his time in d.c. and the q.b. >> it's been hanging over our heads and threatening all day. snow finally already starting to fall in parts of the area. >> if you're not seeing it just yet, get ready. it is coming and let's get straight to chief meteorologist brad bell in the stormwatch weather 7 ce

and the courthouse in hyattsville is operating fully. >>> filed your taxes yet? maybe you're doing it this weekend. consumer reporter erika gonzalez is here with a warning tonight about tax fraud. erika? >> we are hearing about a wave of fraudulent tax returns being filed. the irs tells us d.c. has one of the biggest problems with tax fraud related to identity theft. we asked, just how much did the irs pay in refund grade last tax season? i would told us nearly $6 billion nationwide. >> so here are copies of your tax return. >> reporter: adrian thompson lives in d.c. he's a middle schoolteacher looking forward to summer vacation. he's anxiously been awaiting his tax return. >> me and my girlfriend actually have a cruise set up for us. >> and he's saving for his dream profession. >> as well as taking a class right now to my last prerequisite. >> reporter: he's looking forward to more than a thousand dollars in his tax refund. was expecting until he got a phone call. >> you know, just a few days ago, mr. thompson you filed your taxes and everything went through nor

randy in hyattsville, maryland a democrat. good morning to you. caller: good morning.ow are you today? host: doing well. caller: i had two points to make. one was the concern i had over the limited number of candidates running in the 2016 election. i am tired of hearing about the clintons and the bushes being the only viable candidates. in west virginia yesterday, a train derailed carrying oil, and several cars exploded. i am just concerned that if we have a pipeline stretching 1000 miles across the country, that that would just open the united states up to all kinds of dangerous situations. host: what do you think of carly fiorina running for office? here she is, featured in "the washington times" as one of their newsmaker interviews. she says -- it says that she wants to shatter the last glass ceiling. one is the nomination, and the other is a 229th -- 225-year period of the sign that says men only over the oval office. caller: she is extremely knowledgeable about tax policy, and she definitely fights for the middle class vis-a-vis the corporate interests. host: ok.