shawn lanier fox19 now." mother nature has the tri-state in her frigid grip and it's playing havoc on our cars and our concrete... fox19's mike schell camp washington with more...mike schell remote 1nat 'have a great day. we'll the rush is on to battle the elements... 2nat salt bag grabbing salt for the walkway...snow shovels....and ice scrapers... 2bernie "ice melter is probably the biggest thing. we sell a lot of shovels, snow blowers when we have a larger snow." 3nat "we have cement so she's worried about it eating up the cement." 3bernie "when it gets real cold don't buy just regular chemicals work at a temperatures and they actually go further." bernie says rock salt only works with temperatures down to the single environmentally calcium chloride temps well below for your concrete. its been a lean year for snow and winter goods at businesses like small's 4bernie "it is was it is. we've been doing it for 47 years so larry ahl with monfort heights auto service has been working on years. anti-freeze january

, but they are pre-trial dates for the 4 that where indicted. chester shawn lanier fox19 now." police have now ruled out road rage as a motive that resulted in a woman fighting for her life. investigators found two casings at this road near the norwood lateral. leading them to male passenger in truck was exchanging gunfire driver. that male at large. vehicle got out, fled momentarily came back the car and then fled again." williams was found wounds to her side on reading road. she remains in critical condition. if you have any information call crime stoppers at 513-352-3040. bengals well the fallout continues from the bengals loss to the steelers... and a coaching change in the wake of hue jackson heading to cleveland. jeremy rauch has all the details. we'll start with the coaching changes... marvin lewis promoting in-house again at offensive coordinator. quarterbacks coach, ken zampese, in his 13th season with the bengals, will now call plays for the offense. now, about the fines, adam jones hit the hardest with nearly 29-thousand dollars for this penalty. steelers assistant m

in rookwood, shawn lanier fox19 now." jeff weather "the steelers quarterback has been spotted in the downtown area..." have you heard it yet? this tongue-in- cheek warning is stirring up a lot of controversy after hitting the airwaves of a local radio station. hear why some are saying it goes too far. and with all the talk of the powerball... how would you handle a big windfall of cash? tonight in simply money, we're breaking down the tips to deal with some big luck if it and tonight on fox new two hour episode of master chef junior. we're right back at ten. joe danneman back live at paul brown stadium... why today's date is so ironic before tomorrow's steeler is out. sports is next. live at paul brown stadium... standing just feet from the spot where the bengals - steelers rivalry changed. it's ten-years-ago today when kimo von oelhoffen injured carson palmer's knee in the first round of the playoffs. this game isn't about revenge - and the bengals won't attach any history to this game. "another game we've got end of the

at the freedom center shawn lanier fox19 now. supporters of former juvenile judge tracie hunter used today's march as an opportunity to drum up support. hunter's re-trial on eight felony charges she faces starts tomorrow...rangin g from theft in office to tampering with evidence. last week the ohio first district court of appeals upheld hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. if you need to fill up your car or s- u-v.. do it! gas prices are less than a buck-40 a gallon! we'll explain why and tell you how to find the cheapest places to fill up. plus we continue to follow breaking news... a 3-alarm fire in bond hill.... on laconia avenue... the fire is out... but the scene remains active.. steve... steve wx desk crude oil prices are now below $29 dollars a barrel... the first time it's been that low since 2003.. those low prices mean that we are seeing low, low prices at the pump... we found gas as low as $1.39 a gallon at the u-d-f in reading this morning. if you want to find the lowest gas prices near you.

a witness described to 8 news now what she saw before the crash happened: ((sharaine lanier / witness: "i actually saw the bus coming down and it looked like it was going pretty fast, like try to come to a halt, and it completely knocked the whole bus stop over. // i saw the lady, like fly up, like over the bus." )) ((brian loftus)) sharaine lanier tells us she was at the wild wild west across the street from the bus stop... near tropicana and dean martin drive. the coroner has identified the victim has 39-year-old joo-young do... who was a researcher for a university in south korea and was in town for c-e-s. police say 22- year-old jamal nichols was driving the r-t-c bus.. when it drove up on the sidewalk, hitting the bus shelter: (( sharaine lanier / witness: "she was sitting down and next thing you know she saw the bus and she got up to look and it was -- it's like she got frozen, she couldn't even move or she ran over to see if she could help the woman, but knew u% immediately that she was not going to make it just by her injuries. she says the driver started freaking out after th

fox19 now's shawn lanier has more from the her high school principal. shawn lanier: "here at milford high school there is shock and sadness tonight following the sudden and tragic loss of 16- year-old lauren wilfong." josh kauffman: "it's a tragic situation. a bright young lady with a tremendous future." here's the location of the accident that took lauren's life.. it's far different from this scene last night. it all happened after lauren left the indian hill winter club. state highway patrol says she was driving down glendale milford road when she overcorrected, crossed the center line, and struck another car. lauren later died at bethesda north hospital... at milford high school, her principal says students and faculty members both grieve and remember her. josh kauffman: "she's a student that spend a portion of her day with us, but a portion of her day she was a junior taking college level classes." kauffman says there is one thing he'll miss about lauren more than infectous smile. she has a smile that could light up a room." he says it was that smil

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reporting in newport shawn lanier fox19 now." weather now animation let's check in on your forecast with meteorologist matt holiner matt weather now for a look at "i'm a little bit angry but i'm more disappointed." total strangers.. raising thousands of dollars for a woman with cancer... or so they thought. the elaborate scam you don't want to miss.. tonight at 10. ever buy something on craigslist.. but freak out about who you're gonna exchange the money with? we'll tell you the local law enforcement agency that's offering up their facility.. to keep you safe during the transaction. and a warning about a prank on social mediathat could cause your smart phone or computer to crash! the website you need to avoidat ten. and tonight on fox, check out new girl and starting at 8, brooklyn nine-nine starting at 9. then we're right back here for fox19 now at ten. we'll take you practice in providence just hours before tonight's top ten showdown... did you see any find out why next. sot "sports animation" the forecast is in. "a chance of s

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sharaine says do wasn't able to avoid the bus: (( sharaine lanier / witness: "she was sitting down and next thing you know she saw the bus and she got up to look and it was -- it's like she got frozen, she couldn't even move or anything." )) ((dave courvoisier)) sharaine tells us she ran over to see if she could help the woman, but knew immediately that her injuries were fatal. she said that nichols started freaking out after the incident. he's an employee of keolis transit america... which provides bus drivers to the r-t-c. a company spokesman says they are cooperating with police. the circumstances leading to the bus leaving the road are still under investigation./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > bowie poured in around the world today... after the news that he lost his secret battle with liver cancer... 18 months after being diagnosed. tonight, las vegas is paying respects as well. the fremont street experience is honoring bowie with a video retrospective of his fascinating career on the viva vision canopy. bowie played in las vegas three times... including two shows at the hard rock a w

rahm emanuel's team reaches out to chief cathy lanier. her response in an exclusive interview coming up. jonathan: deadly end to traffic stop involving the oregon occupiers. are things coming to a conclusion or are they heating up again? michelle: was it an empty promise or a simple misunderstanding when some montgomery county residents wake up to find snow-blocked streets? the plight as they wait for a plow coming up on abc7 news at 4:30. jonathan: we are now learning more about the officers and the refuge in oregon. michelle: tension boiledover. we have the latest on the investigation. >> time for everybody in this illegal occupation to move on. there doesn't have to be bloodshed in the community. >> law enforcement officials speaking out on the deadly shoot out with anti-government protesters. >> let me be clear. it is the action and choices from the armed occupiers that led us where we are today. actions are not without consequences. >> we are told members of the armed group on the way to the community meeting when gunfire erupted in

police chief cathy lanier spoke with sister station is channel 8. for me, the timing is not right for me to be looking for another job. i love washington, d.c. this is where i have spent my whole adult life as a police officer and i love working for mayor bowser. she is a great leader for the city you i love my police department. knownk everybody says you and it's time to go, but i say not right now. kimberly: lanier has been with beenince 1990 and has chief the last nine years. the justice department and the city of ferguson, missouri, have for systemicl changes to the police department in response to the 2014 shooting of michael brown. it would avert a federal civil rights lawsuit as well. the plan calls for more thorough training of police officers and changes to the use of force procedures. the city council must approve the plan. a vote is set for february 9. coming up -- concerns over the zika virus. how health officials are responding. going above and beyond, how one local officer's stop turned to do something quite different. devon: and warmi

cathy lanier talks exclusively to news4 how police got their man. >> reporter: black lives matter ison this new year's eve. >> we're counting down to 2016 by showing you how our region and the world are celebrating the new year. >>> off the top at 11:00, we'll take you live to times square where a million people are about to ring in the new year but security concerns are putting a damper around the world and evacuations ordered overseas. we will take you to one of the biggest events of our area. the biggest party live going on now in new york city hundreds of thousands packing times square with several thousand police officers keeping an eye. sara is there with some excited revel revelers. >> good evening, we're about an hour from midnight when the ball drops and what a crowd it is, more than a million people all packed in tight from around the world. some started lining up as early as 11:00 in the morning, showing real dedication to what many consider a bucket list item, new year's eve in times square. while they've been waiting, performers have been performing. including carrie und

reporting in mt healthy shawn lanier fox19 now." megan rem pic and as we take another live look at the scene... if you know who abandoned the man in this parking lot... call crime stoppers at 513- 352-3040. a strange story police there are neighbors say a woman was found naked near a cemetery. police tell us --- officers took a are investigating assault near neighbors called 9-1-1 after seeing the woman. "dispatcher: did she say her? caller: she said somebody tried to rape her and she is trying to get out of the graveyard. a white truck." 9-1-1 call the suspect is a white man with brown hair. he was wearing a black shirt... blue jeans and sunglasses driving a black... not... white pick-up truck as initially reported. if you know anything please call crime stoppers at 513- 352-3040. two and a half months after a roof collapse forced people out of their avondale apartment building... residents are celebrating a victory. the collapse that happened november 10th... revealed scores of health and safety violations. fox19 now's gordon grah

shawn lanier: brandon's sister kimberly also told me that her family lost her 28-year-old sister before this tragedy a year ago. right now lawsuits between carl's family and the city are moving forward with a hearing scheduled for next month. his estate is also suing 2 engineers who worked on the murderer shayna in court in august.. to get a new trial. hubers' attorneys are calling for a mis-trial after one of the jurors convicted felon! last year hubers was found guilty of killing her on- again-off-again boyfriend ryan poston, arguing self defense throughout the trial. today, the poston family issued a statement saying they stand by the original prosecution. the u-s marshals have arrested a man accused of raping a mentally disabled adult. you're looking at 35-year old diondre brandy who's charged with rape, felonious assault and gross imposition for an incident on wilder avenue in east price hill. brandy is now being held at the county justice center, and is due in court tomorrow morning. the chairman of the hamilton county g-o-p is calling for colerain township trustee greg insco to r

fox19 now's shawn lanier has some important details you need to know shawn live and since the playoffs were set... local police agencies have been security plan for the event. today officials from cincinnati police and the hamilton county sheriff's office held a press conference outside the stadium... saying with the f-b-i and the n-f-l to keep things in order. those trying to bring things into the stadium. "we will increase the visible presence, we will have state resources supporting it. the nfl will bring in additional resources through their network. so there will be heightened, because it is playoffs and it is primetime and it's an international because it is playoffs and it is primetime and it's an international audience." shawn live dbl box a new search is army veteran who's morning for an been missing since new years day. police say he's tied happened in morrow . police and again looking for 27-year old aaron berns. seen near a fire scene on miranda street before jumping into the little miami river. berns is considered a "critical missing person" if you have information about h

2shot desk helping fight food insecurity in our region with a mobile food pantry fox19 now's shawn lanier is live with what's going on in northern kentucky shawn live shawn vo jess 2shot desk back in jail after escaping.... but the search continues for two inmates in california... new details when we come back. dan traffic cam adlib weather tease search for escaped california inmates. investigators say the three men stole the van a day after they escaped a southern california jail. one of the three inmates -- bac duong --surrendered yesterday to police and is now back in jail. police believe the other two fugitives are still in california. one of the men, still on the lose, hossein nayeri is the suspected ringleader. police say he had an inappropriate relationship with teacher at the jail. "nyeri speaks english, why he was attending whether it's from iran we're not exactly sure. that's very much a concern for us." investigators say that teacher admitted to giving the inmates a map of the maximum security jail... but denies giving them the tools to break out. weather now dan 2shot desk com

police chief lanier is here. the fire chief is here. ddot director is here and the mayor is bringing up the rear. here's the fire chief. how are you doing? we're live, so don't say anything you don't want people to hear. >> good morning. hope you're enjoying the cold weather. >> reporter: you're getting around all right? >> it's slow, especially in the neighborhoods. >> reporter: you still want people off the street. >> we want people off the street. >> reporter: i see the mayor is bundled warmer than you. >> she's a lot smarter. >> reporter: there are so many officials here. i thought she was in the first wave. she's in the second wave. we've got a lot of people out here. who's working? >> a lot of people. all the firefighters, police, dpw. everywhere. they're going up and down the street. >> has metro done anything yet? >> i'll let metro speak for themselves. >> is there anything you can tell me? i bet you're so sorry you walked up next to me. >> i always enjoy talking to you, tom. >> the mayor is about ten yards away. she's waving at

police chief kathy lanier said within hours of his escape from a halfway house, he began a crime spree. >> those crimes which in excl e excluded attacks on five women in which he raped -- attempted to sexually assault and rob those women in various different areas around the city. >> reporter: the chief says he was caught on surveillance video several times and will be charged with multiple robberies in neighborhoods that include bloomingdale and capitol hill. >> who's responsible for tra tracking him? >> reporter: advisory neighborhood commissioner denise is outraged. last october one of her constituents was beaten and r e raped in her hill east home. the man charged in that crime, 21-year-old antwan was said to have cut off his gps monitor before a crime spree that ended with the rape. >> how many other people have done the same thing? that's really frustrating. people are getting paid. these are tax dollars. >> these alternatives to being incarcerated includes group homes, halfway homes, community placement withçó gps trackinbi devi devices. it is those folks we are seeing increasin

police chief lanier talked abouk the issue of violent crimeslent being committed by people whople are given places to live in thei community instead of going too jail. these alternatives to being incarcerated include group homes, halfway homes, communitym placement with gps trackingacki devises and it is those folksse that we are seeing that increasingly involved in crimed and with this case again, heagai walked away on the 24th and committed his first crime the same day. chief lanier says officers intensified their search afterer evidence showed that one man was responsible for multiple attacks across the city. the assaults at a convenience store was caught on camera. the teens beat the man after loitering in a store and trying to steel candy. surveillance video shows the man being punched and knocked tot crown while at least seven suspects are in the store. later you can see one teen using the baseball bat that the victim grabbed to protect himself. it happened at the 4200 and benning road, northeast. anyone who recognizes the attackers should please contactt police. > the mayor sig

we got it. >> thank you, chief lanier, from the washington, d.c., area. and the forecasters say that the first flakes will be seen where chief lanier is seen in washington, d.c., in the next one to three hours. chad myers is live with me, and i think that i heard you say that you got the fresh model in, and this is the one that we have for the next 11 hours or so? >> correct. and we update the models and they run them at the weather service every 12 hour, and models that run in between, but i don't believe they are as accurate as the model from 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and then 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., depending on the time zone. >> and what are you seeing? >> i have upped philadelphia g significantly, because it is not 10-14, but it is 18 to 20, and we are still looking at d.c. at 20 to 30, and baltimore 20 to 30, but we may never see that numb number, and there may not be anywhere where there is 20 inches of snow, because it is going to be 4 inches or 8 feet. if you add in a wind of 40 miles per hour the drifting with this system is tremendous. and bli

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that we had ended just a little over a week ago mainly clear and cold then tonight mid twenties and lanier thirty fifty three partly sunny breezy and milder than the seven day forecasts cole on wednesday fifteen percent on thursday is a chance for a very isolated flurries or maybe them light shower probably more like flurry early in the morning but back up to fifty two for that afternoon same thing for friday and some rain friday night into saturday morning before we see another big cooler down the temperature late sunday and monday. any chance of this snow sticking around with the flurries down something so that a warm thank you jeff. all right we're tracking the weather day and night before you head out the door tomorrow morning check in with thirteen is now at day break starting at four thirty. alright the author say basketball in hampton hoops or playing at home the highlights coming "many patients and their doctors unfortunately are not aware of the options available to patients with bone cancer. patients with bone cancer deserve a specialist too. "the advantages of being treated at c

. >> if you are involved in a minor accident like nobody is injured chief cathy lanier says don't call police. >> so we tell the residents or visitors if you're involved in a minor accident. exchange information with the other driver and clear those vehicles because when they sit and wait for a police officer to respond and then there's no police report then that blocks up traffic even more. >> reporter: chief lanier says pf all of the calls they received last night only 10% actually required a police report. of course, a lot of you are still recovering from last night's treacherous commute home. >> yes, indeed. news 4's david culver heard from fairfax county leaders who say vdot was caught off guard. >> it was chaos. we were overwhelmed. they seemed to have been caught off guard and maybe in the preparations for the larger, vent. >> we also stopped by this hardware store in culpeper, virginia. take a look at the shelves, empty. no shovel, no snow blowers and no salt. they do expect to get more shipments tomorrow morning and customers are so anxious to get their hands on the snow-relat

lanier, what would you tell these young men playing in the bowl game coming up? >> they have an opportunity to can transcend them and their future. it allows them to recognize we're here today from 50 years ago, 1966, tangerine bowl. we saw what was thought to be a major game, historically black college, white college in orlando, florida. we're here 50 years later. anybody here playing today, 50 years from now, they might be recognized somewhere that relates to where they were, where they played and a great outcome occurred based on their performance. >> that was a history-making day. not only for orlando but also for college football. >> don't go anywhere, folks. we have more parade yet to come. >> we would like to pass along a very special thank you to conley citrus, teller brothers and leroy smith as the proud of citrus for today's parade. i'm greg along with vanessa. we're glass to have you with us today. happy new year! >> our next band's name is yeah. let me explain. the pride of the california pinto pride band comes to us from california, missouri. they ar

. >> robert richardson works on the robert along the lanier place northwest.uzz of traffic hitting a new course. >> if you don't notice it you are really going to do damage to it. >> neighbors say you can hear the noise from way down the street. when you get up close, you can see why. >> i thought people were driving faster but that wasn't the case. >> she lives over the speed bump that was reinstalled and he knows the damage it can do first hand. >> i hit a speed bump. it tore the undercarriage. damage was done. >> not long after the abc7 team contacted ddot contractors were on site smashing ripping and hammering as fault. ddot tells our team they will replace the speed bump with a smaller one and they appreciate the community letting them know and work for corrective actions as soon as possible. neighbors along the lanier place northwest the sounds of demolition means smooth sailing again soon. alison: okay. let's get a check of how it looks now on the roads. jamie sullivan on traffic watch for us. hey, jamie. jamie: better news. we are going to start with m

fox19 now's shawn lanier has the story. rebekah cychosz: was super eye opening for the entire nation even though it was extremely tragic." a day to remember leelah alcorn developed in to so much more. "we're not used to talking about this in a very, very, very conservative environment." they also used this day to educate others about what it means to be trans and other l-g-b-t-q issues. two mason high students say this was needed. rebekah cychosz: "it was also a lot more educational which was really good because we really need in the community." ri moodie: "i think people need to understand the gravity of how many are stuggling with this and how many people are affected by prejudice and ignorance within this community." tristan vaught is a coordinator with u-c's l-g-b-t-q center. she gave a trans 101 session about terminology and other basic information that many are not familiar with.. ri moodie: "to some average person on the street this would be eye openeing. coming in i knew most all of these terms because i had to thin

lanier's book. one of the beauties of technology is that it sort of mediates our perception of reality. however, with increasing mediation, there's complexity and there's also danger that it's difficult to see the consequences of our actions because of this mediation. this potentially could also undermine our ability to choose and to have responsibility because of this thick layer of mediation. based on this, do we see -- to hear some discussion -- is there a danger of with the technology we really contribute to the further concentration of wealth, knowledge and power in the hands of the very few. to the point where we have no longer have any consumers to buy our product? >> i understood the question. the question was about technology most recent developments changing the balance of distribution of wealth. yes or no? the effect of most recent technology developments on wealth and global wealth on equity and different places in the world. we've witnessed a die divergence of wealth this country. the m

mayor muriel bowser and police chief cathy lanier announced an agency to have an orchestrated effort to put robbers behind bars. it takes a concerted effort from all of us to focus on this uptick in robberies before gets out of control. stephen: the news conference held just hours after a robbers/day man at a metro station. manfter a robber slashed a at a metro station. as the speakers spoke at the podium, somebody focused on our news van nearby. this type of crime has residents fed up. >> if everybody else's working, they should be working, too. kimberly: one week into the van of the district hospitably polystyrene, it appears that are complying. city inspectors are checking food trucks and other vendors. so far they have issued just to tickets and offenders have 30 days to phase out foam containers. after that, they could face a $100 fine if they do not comply. some say that paper and plastic containers are more expensive and do not hold heat as well. fire at theg annapolis yacht club. club members will operate out of the harbor grill restaurant at the city. while their facility is

chief lanier says latney is charged as an escapee. >> mr. latney actually walked away from a halfway house on november 24th and beginning on that day began engaging in a spree of crimes. >> lanier says surveillance cameras helped them identify latney as a suspect in four of the five attacks. >>> i'm darcy spencer at circuit court in upper marlboro. two men were sentenced today for their roles in a robbery and shooting of a disabled vietnam veteran. that veteran is 66 years old. he was selling items out of the back of his car to try to raise money to buy christmas presents for his grandkids, and that's when he was set up for this robbery. he agreed to give the two men all of his items, even his car, but as the suspects were leaving one of them said to the other bust him anyway, and that's when the other suspect fired his gun. the bullet hit the victim's spine. he fell down to the ground in a parking lot. fortunately, he survived and was able to see this day of closure and testify at the sentencing hearings for the two men who injured him. you

. >> police chief cathy lanier is known for saying you're stupid if you commit a crime outdoors anymoremay be right. >> it ain't worth it. it ain't worth it. >> you can't do nothing no more nowadays. maureen: it feels like winter. for skewers it's time to enjoy the slopes. abc7 with liberty mountain resort for opening day today. that is john gonzalez giving skiing a chance with a photographer next to him on a snowmobile. liberty mountain is open until 10:00 tonight. white tail and round top resorts are also now open. leon: let me tell you. if you fall three times you will want to be on the snowmobile. maureen: i understand john didn't fall at all. leon: he says it was his first time ever. doug: took him two and a half hours to go down the bunny slopes. no, he did well. leon: way to go, johnny. doug: so here is the deal. 43 and 44 are the averages. this day goes into the book officially as above average day. owned by a little bit. here is the pattern i was talking about. the first three days of the month the above average temperatures. the last three below. this is a different pattern th

burton is best known for publicly criticizing policeg po chief cathy lanier on severalal occasions aboutepartment'a staffing shortage, the dismantling of the department's drug and vice units and the rise in homicides across the district. .term doesn't end inch april 1. i'll finish my term, work on the cases that i've been working ong do the necessary things to transit and move on. police chief cathy lanier lan e-mailed fox5 local news a a statement saying congratulations to the newly elected leadership, these hard working members clearly won the confidence ofid their colleagues. i look forward to working with i them. there's some speculation that one of the reasons burton mayuro have lost his see the as chairman of the police union could surrender the pay raise controversy. we'ved out to the newly electede chairman, matthew mall and we ad expect to hear from him in the coming days. > thank you very much.ou v a maryland appeals court will ap hear arguments on march 4 on whether a baltimore police officer charged in the death off freddie gray should be forced tt testify against his colleag

now chief cathy lanier is asking you to look at two other videos showing robberies january 12th at a cvs on 40th street northeast and at a dunkin' donuts store on 19th street northwest. >> if anybody recognizes the person in that video, we are looking to identify him, as well. >> chief lanier says the videos of melvin latney that led to his arrest should reassure the neighborhoods where he attacked and robbed women. >> regardless of where an attack like this happens, people in the community are scared and rightfully so. that's why it is so important for us to really get those images as quickly as we can and get them out and get the public's participation to help us. >> police say you can remain anonymous when calling them with information about a suspect in the crime. that's the latest live with metropolitan police headquarters. >> thank you, chris. >> bomb threats called into several d.c. buildings. >> and they did cause enough concern to prompt a school to close early and police say they got calls this morning threatening two schools and d.c. police headquarters and officials did n

police chief cathy lanier urged people to stay home once the storm starts. >> don't take this storm for granted. this is 36 hours of a major storm. >> reporter: are we talking life-and-death potential from this storm? >> absolutely. >> reporter: most of the schools tomorrow, but the district's 544 trucks and plows as well as 39,000 tons of salt are ready to battle the storm. >> the tomorrow is really just started to get geared up, digging into louisiana, tornado warnings in parts of mississippi and then it runs into the cold. blizzard watches out include parts of new york city, as well as philly, blizzard warnings in baltimore and d.c. and a huge area under winter storm warnings. a broad area that will see one to two feet of snow. friday, we're deepening friday night arriving in washington, d.c. by the evening hours, into new york city by saturday morning. just grazing southern new england saturday night. in dark blue, one to two-foot snow totals, covering a huge area. 6 to 12 in new york, probably the toughest forecast across the board, 18 to 24 in d.c., and 18 to 24 in roanoke, virgin

live in west harrison shawn lanier fox19 now thanks shawn. obviously a lot of weather to talk about today. chief meteorologist steve horstmeyer joins us now. steve what are we looking at for the rest of the night? snow has come to end across the area. 1-2 inch snow totals have been common with isolated 3 inch totals. snow cover has been limited in some locations due to high winds. attention now shifts to the falling temperatures behind the cold front. expect mostly clear skies overnight with lows early tomorrow morning around 5 degrees. a few rural areas could get as cold as 0. winds will die down as the night progresses, but feels like temperatures will still dip below zero. temperatures this turn to ice. use caution as you step out the door tomorrow morning and plan on giving yourself extra time once again to get to work and school. highs tomorrow will only be in the low to mid 20s under partly cloudy skies. a warm front arriving tomorrow evening will cause above average temperatures in the 40s for thursday and friday. rain will return frid

police chief cathy lanier urged people to stay home once the storm starts. >> don't take this storm for granted. this is 36 hours of a major storm. >> reporter: are we talking life-and-death potential from this storm? >> absolutely. >> reporter: most of the schools in the region are closed tomorrow, but the district's 544 trucks and plows as well as 39,000 tons of salt are ready to battle the storm. >> kris, thank you very much. well, it will be a battle to travel tomorrow on the roads, here's david begnaud. >> reporter: marge varre is one of thousands of people who thought they were getting out ahead of the storm. she was supposed to fly to the caribbean tomorrow for a two-week vacation. >> they just said charlotte airport is closed tomorrow. there goes our plan. we have to come up with a new plan. >> reporter: so far more than 1,000 flights scheduled for friday have been canceled. at least eight major airline carriers have issued travel waivers, allowing passengers have flights at over 50 airports to rebook and avoid getting stuck or charged a change fee. philadelphia international is

chief lanier has been with the d.c. police force since 1990.as spent the last nine years as chief. >>> now to the growing concerns about a mosquito-borne virus that's already made it into the u.s. it's called the zika virus and it's spreading in south and central america. a virginia resident who traveled to one of those countries was diagnosed with the virus yesterday. here is a look at what you should know about the virus. first, pregnant women are most at risk when it comes to the zika virus because it's been linked to birth defects and miscarriag miscarriages. the centers for disease control has issued travel advisories for 24 countries where the virus is most prevalent and zika can be treated with over the counter medicines. the world health organization predicted the virus would spread to all country across the americas except for canada and chile. >>> coming up tonight, a daring rescue at the height of the snowstorm. we'll show you how it went down. >>> plus a crime of opportunity. what this man reportedly did as people hunkered down >>>

cathy lanier says it's gone beyond stealing cell phones. >> this is a different trend and we have toadjust and refocus or efforts before it becomes a bigger increase. >> reporter: the chief said there have been 45 robberies city wide since the 1st of the year and not all involving innocent victims. the mayor has done a series of anti-crime events this week. >> reporter: it's an organized effort on your part to show crime is number one on our agenda. >> crime has always been number one on our agenda, public safety in general. >> reporter: there are 300 pending robbery cases in court right now with more expected from the task force. >> but this is critical because it connects the public calling in information, the police arresting and using technology between our departments and the prosecutor's office. and the task force also is working on getting witnesses and victims to testify in more cases. many of them are afraid to do that. with more digital evidence they think witnesses could be more comfortable. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk about 911. it's a crucial part of the crime fighting

chief lanier says he was just 14 years old when he robbed the southeast washington store where abdul worked and shot him. >> we had information from this community that helped us get where we are today and we had forensic evidence and those two together allowed us to finally bring closure to this family. >> abdulselam was one of several people killed in a 48-hour spasm of violence. >> last night we reported that president obama may go it alone when it comes to gun con terrell. he's expected to issue executive orders on background checks next week. chris lawrence in the newsroom now with a message the president is sending out today. chris? >> yeah, vance. the president released his weekly address a day early to reflect on the accomplishments in 2015, but says there is some unfinished business when it comes to gun control and he laid out some of what he'd like to do. >> we know we can't stop any act of violence, but what if congress did something, anything to protect our kids from gun violence? a few months ago i directed my team at the white house to look into any new actions i can ta

police chief cathy lanier says the time to be outside hass passed. >> no matter how pretty the snow is na storm like this, if you go outside while this thoarpg of storm is going and the winds are blowing, you're really putting yourselves at risk. >> reporter: hundreds of national guardsmen across the region have been activated to help first responders get to calls as the snow piles up. scott, d.c. is asking other states for help, asking for equipment. >> pelley: kris, thank you. in the carolinas, the danger is ice, and mark strassmann is mark. >> reporter: scott, bands of sleet like this fell all day in charlotte, but the real fear was a forecast of freezing rain that could turn this city into an ice-glazed nightmare. snow was falling during this early-morning traffic accident, a fatal accident. discovered until eight hours later. weather-related car wreks have killed six people, at least, in three southern states. duke energy has called in 2800 out-of-state line workers to help restore power, and, scott, the utility reports 30,000 power outages in the carolina glz thanks, mark. eric f

police chief cathy lanier urged people to stay home once the storm starts. >> don't take this storm for granted. this is 36 hours of a major storm. >> reporter: are we talking life-and-death potential from this storm in. >> absolutely. >> reporter: most of the schools in the region are closed tomorrow, but t e district's 544 trucks and plows as well as 39,000 tons of salt are ready to battle the storm. much. well, it will be a battle to travel tomorrow on the roads, rails and in the air. here's david begnaud. >> reporter: marge varre is thought they were getting out ahead of the storm. she was supposed to fly to the caribbean tomorrow for a two-week vacation. >> they just said charlotte airport is closed tomorrow. there goes our plan. we have to come up with a new plan. >> reporter: so far more than 1,000 flights scheduled for friday have been canceled. at least eight major airline carriers have issued travel waivers allowing passengers with flights at over 50 airports to rebook and avoid getting stuck or charged a change fee. philadelphia international is no stranger to travel nightmar

police chief cathy lanier. when you shovel your car out from on the streets, it's illegal to put your furniture out there and save your space. no saveies in d.c. back to you. >> thank you, mark. we are already starting to hear about some schools closing on monday. frederick county public schools in maryland will close. university of maryland, touson university, and anne arundel community college all closing on monday. we also have a long list of churches closing in the morning. you can find them running on the bottom of your screen and on our nbc washington app. >>> and tomorrow's game between the capitals and the beng wins at the verizon center has been postponed because of the storm. if you had a ticket for tomorrow, it will be good for the makeup date. >>> dangerous driving conditions in fairfax county tonight. >> news 4's darcy spencer has been monitoring this snow in tysons. you've been at a gas station. what's the fuel situation looking like? >> reporter: very much so. we've been camped out here at this g

police chief cathy lanier has turned down an opportunity to lead the chicago police department.sperson for lanier tells news4's mark segraves say officials with the city of shi reached out to gauge her intere interest. she respectfully declined. chicago has been searching for a new chief since the last one was fired in december because of the shooting of that man 16 times by police. she has been with the d.c. police department since 1990 and spent the last nine years as its chief. >>> the battered coast is nowhere near recovery after that winter storm. find out what's being done for the folks on the jersey shore. >>> and we're learning a lot more about a patient from virginia who came down with the zika virus. >>> it's obviously not ideal for a child to grow up in foster care. even in the best of circumstances, foster homes are considered temporary and often kids have to move around quite a bit. tonight's wednesday's child is a lovely teenager who is thinking about her future. wee visited the red door spa to explore her interest in the beauty industry. 15-year-old brianna says s

earlier this year, the mayor and cathy lanier announced a plan to combat the increase in store robberies like you saw in the video. business owners are worried. >> concern about walking down the street, you never know who will walk up behind you and rob you. >> always number one on our agenda, public safety in general. >> reporter: the mayor says most robberies are done over and over again by the same small group of people. she says locking up repeat offenders should be a priority. in this latest robbery on the video they're offering rewards up to 10,0$10,000 for informati that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. you can also call the department anonymo anonymously. live here in northeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news4. >> thank you, shomari. we want to get you those powerball numbers again. we had a problem with our graphic. here they are. that first number is 77, followed by 2, 63, 62, 11 and the powerball number again, 17. >>> developing tonight, the u.s. is still trying to figure out exactly what kind of bomb naerk naenaerk -- north korea tested and a if it was a hydrogen

jaron lanier is a computer scientist and composer and who writes about high-technology business and the social impact of technology. internet politics. and the future of humanism. sharon has been on the cusp of technology for some time he coined the term virtual reality. creating vrs applications for medicine and design. he works at microsoft research. has written critically acclaimed books. was named to one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine. thrun is ceo of you has published more than .00 scientific papers fast company named him the fifth most creative person in business. touted him as global thinker number four. [laughter] he works on revolutionizing transportation and education and mobile devices. he was recipient of the first fica about prize named after the great computer science professor. and google he founded google x which is home to the projects like the self driving car. a few you might be wondering what is this demo. the performance work was inspired by douglas engle barts 1968 demonstration at the joint computer conference of a system that his

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