we did reach out to loudon schools to learn about the teachers involved in this. and they said, they cannote comment hn personnel. we're live here in ashburn, justin finch, news 4. >> thayou. >>> it's almost a rite of driver who has been in the d.c. region. being stuck in traffic on 270 and the beltwa >> right now, work is under way to ease that congestion again. the idea being floated is to add toll lanes. we went up in chopper 4 to check out the 270 and 95 exchange. ndere's a lot of homes and businesses just behe highways here. larry hogan proposes adding express lanes within the rode's existing footprints.am uss found drivers are pretty split on the idea. >> yeah, i don't like it. >> reporter: not at all? >> not even a little bit. i don'care if it's 25 cents. i don't like it. >> you want that luxury. but it can get expensive. >> the project is still in the early exploratory phases. there's no timeline for when construction would begin or how it would be paid for. >>> we're working for you, clearing the clutt out of your life. t konmari method is working for peo

we're hearing loudon county now a two hour delay for tomorrhi. we we could see more delays in parts of the area. >> rg especially north and west of washington where temperatures are going to be below or atfr zing. >> that's what we have right now, most of the area from d. south o 66, south of route 50 you're not seeing anything, much in the way of rain. it's a light. but we are seeing snow, sleet, freezi rain. hagerstown reported snow last hour. frederick reported some light rain in that area winchester reporting light rain and snow. back to the west,oi moreure making its way here. you can see a lot of rain moving in. the rain moves in, the cold untemperatures stick a and it gets cold erat night. 31 right now baltimore, 32 gaithersburg, 32 leesburg. where we'rebove freezing to the south, no worries. it's all in this area. thiss the areawe're concerned about. that's why the national weather the winter extende weather advisory to include all of loudon county and montgomery county. also a winter storm warning now, this i for ice in parts of the blue

a lot in frederick county loudon, northern fau this inclu tomorrow morning. this is where delays and cancellations are most likely. isolated slick spots for the areas in yellow. this includes most of montgomery ncun, a little bit of the district, into pwilliam. southern stafford, king gorge, we are tracking wet roads for you. ll have t ten day forecast coming up. but a high tomorrow of 43 the mix changes to all rain in the morningur breezy on wednesday with a high temperature of 48 degr we keep it dry on thursday. and then more rain is possible on friday. and the weekend, we might be seeing a little bit more in the way of wintery weather, leon. >> of course. weekend. that's the way it always works. >> perfectly timed. >> you can phone that one in a month in advance. thanks, amelia. >>> comin a up, night to remember. women dominate the grammy a mrds anhelle obama makes a surprise cameo. >> the women makg grammy history as we take you behind the sans for reaction from some of the stars. >>>paso, texas, used to have extremely high rates of vlent crime. with a po

en had a confrontation with another man at 1 loudon shopping area. the skins say they will not comment until they have more details. >>>here's aajor effort under way right here in the district to end gun violence nationwide. >> last night, community members came together to make their voices hur s heard. this was the scene at a rally to end gun violence. it comes after a deadly start to 2019. there's been 21 homicides compared to 14 murders last year. taye diggs was on-ho support the push for universal background checks. >> have to take theo steps t work on this. >> when one in five gun sales go throughun without a backg check, that's a problem. >> today, community members are eting with lawmakers on capitol hill. they're bringing 750,000 postcard messages for people w want universal background checks here in the u.s. >>> still ahead, a hmfres congresswoman under fire this morning. >> how she is responding to accusations of anti-semitism. >>> and the federal government cracking down on diety supplemen reynold's kitchens™ has eliminated plastic wrap f

this happened at 1 loudon in ash burn saturday morning.ac rding to the report, he was arrested after a deputy separated him from arguing with one man, then the coach's son got involved with two more customers in the area. the redskins released a statement, quote,ofe are aware he arrest of jack gruden, we are gathering more information and will notil comment u we have further details. the redskins are notrgers to trouble at the 1 loudon location, it's the same area where safety nickelson was chardith assault and battery and being dnk in public in december. we remember that too. >>> we're just getting started on news4 at 5:00. a deadly on our roads. two separate crashes, six people killed. when we come back, the urgent plea tonight from police abo aring seat belts. >>> d aiet supplement overhaul, from the fda to keep you safe. >>> and tracking a lot of rain, snow, fsleet,ezing rain across our region, we have one area here, a big storm back to the west. this one making its way our way for torrow morning and they saved buyinglkin giant-brand chicken. they're not talking, because they're

evergreen mills road is clo in loudon county. it's been closed since yesterday, with a pole and wires down. and wecl have ouure in the district northwest. 17th will be closed between "c" street and new york avenue, due to roadway that was compromised las week. plan for this. >> thank you, jack. j >>> jackt mentioned it. the breaking news i montgomery county, dozens of firefighters have been athis home for hours enow. the firas been contained at this point. the fire department says this home is on chapel road, just offer river. and neighbors tell firefi ofcials they don't think anyone was in the home. there's no word on what would have sparked the fire. this seen many house fires winter. meagan fitzgerald will have more coming up at 5:00. >>> we spent the majority of w thk below freezing. the cold weather isn't just dangerous to your health, but damaging our roads. >> hhways and back roads have been treated for ice all week long.ct the efi iviveness of treatments is determined by how cold it . according to the maryland department

. >> teachers at a loudon county elementary schstructed their students to pretend to be slaves during a gym class. justin finch has more on the story. justin? >> reporter: you can imagine there's a lot of questions right now. a lot of concern and pain, too, about this so-called slavery game taught during black history month, of all we have now learned that the principal here at madison trust elementary is working with parents and the naacp to make sure that something lik never happens again. now, in a note home to parents earlier this month, the principal here, david stewart, tried to explain what happened here. and al, apologize, as well, saying this involved students in the third,nd fourth fifth grades, during a p.e. class here weeks news 4 has since learned that students were directed by teachers to play a game with a theme, centering on slavery. the students were sent to endure an obstacle course. and one of the students is african-american. now, this followed a lesson about the underground ilroad. anhe loudon naacp president iths she has been in talks parents here at madison's tr

taking you back to the west now in our western zone, frederick, loudon, culpepper counties. snow begins between 4:00 and 11:00 we're seeing sleet mixing in. we could have a prolonged period of sleetg mix to freezing rain. between 1 a 2:00 p.m. ice accumulation is likely.p. by 5:0 trackingai m freezingain especially in higher elevations. in the mountains, snow b between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. heavy snow in spots l hagerstown, martinsburg, front royal. but area wide some heavy snow out there tomorrow morng for the afternoon and evening hours, tracking sleet and freezing rain. mainly all rain by 10:00 p.m. in the mouain zone. but we could see big issues with ice.th heading t southern zone, there's a chance for sleet down in our southern zones, areas like southern maryland, stafford, king george's. for the afternoon hours it is all rain out there. ading into work tomorrow, if you have to head in you're dealing with snow. coming home you'lle potentially dealing with icy road conditions. >> thursderybody changes. look at thursday morning, chance of showers early thursdayut morningp to

someone is targeting gymgoers in loudon county. this man has broken into cars at two golds gyms inshburn and sterling. once in the car, the manit stea crcards. he's been using the stolen credit cards to use gift card the department says this has happened three times since january. >>> the preakness stakes will be un at pimlico race course in baltimoreil 2020. the race owner wants to move i to laurel. but it can only be movedpi from ico if frthere is a disaster or emergency. pimlico would needo be tor down and rebuilt to continue hosting the preakness. that's a project that could cost nearly $400 million. pimlico track owners said a prect that big would not be worth it. >>> the seemingly never-ending eagl drama in southeast d.c. continues. >> justice, remembere? just he decided to come back home after adbandabandoning his mate. he returned to an empty nest. he's probably wondering what happened to his family. and liberty wasn't going to wait. sh appears to have flown the coop, abandoningustice and the nest. there were two eggs, beca

ssas city, loudon, fairfax and fauquier county schools will be two hours late. culpeper, warren, manassas park, and falls church city schools. can add fedarcyk county schools today. in west virginia, berkeley, jerson and grant county schls on a two-hour delay. >> we ha that information on the bottom of your screen and on the nbcp. washington >>> we have jack taylor in for melissa to tell you about the road warnings. and we will start with chuck bell and the news breaking this moing. >> good news for snow lovers. another chance for snow coming our way today. already, quite a few flurries and there's more where that came from. this is a steady batch of snow. it will be moving in moved in in manyot sps. and the ground is more than cold enough not only are the temperatures below freezing but the ground iz solid because of the cold stretch. winter weather advisory northern half of the news 4 nation today. d i expec that more school districts will delay or go on to a full cancel for the day. stay wits on the nbc washington app. the temperatures are in the teenso 20 de

winter weathered a risery for montgomery, howard and loudon county. winter storm warnings higher than that. everybody gbos freezing today. the bad news is, the rain may not stop ulil w after the sun goes down today. some places could get an inch oa today. and we're not done with rain chances yet for this week. >> that's aot of moisture. thank you, chuck. looking at the roads. frederick, eastbound 70 after 270, have a reportsi of the rig after the crash. and megan mcgrath, she drove by southbound 15 on to 70 a said, we did not have crashes there this morning. that's good. we havead aot of reports of ice in the frederick area. green belt, inner loop, before kenilworth avenue. a crash onut the right side not impacting things too much there. leesburg, this is hanging around. a downed tree. it's shut down for the next couple of hours. and prince william parkway at balls for road. 95 at hi road. northbound and southbound looking okay right now. thank you. >>> this morning could turn into another messy commute because of l of the rain and ice and slush we sa

no calls for change on indian head road in loudon are getting louder. there have been 135 crashes with injures along route 210. a grassroots effort that began two years ago has a resulted in fixed speed camera goingt up. mmunity members say that is still not enough. >> you typically put speed cameras at traffic lights. you put red light cameras at traffic lights. >> last week, offics set up a sobriety checkpoint on 210. in two hours, they made five arrests. they're also working for increased fines for offenses on that road. >>> a mting over a proposed name change of a d.c. high school. and the high school wants your input. drew wilder is life in northwest washingtonitnow, the controversy surrounding this switch. drew, good >> reporter: good morning. we want to be clear. this is just the start of the isdiscussion. s not going to be a debate on what to change the name to or to change it, just should woodrow wilson consider a change name? they invite everyone in the district to the school tonight to take part in this discussion. there's experts speakers an

the town has just donated the historic cemety to the loudon freedom center, a nonprofit dedicated toican cemeteries in the county. his cemetery dates back to the 1800s. and a lot is known about those esried here. >> the funeral hom actually buried with name wtags. soactually know where each person is buried and what their names are, and possibly who they're connected with in rms of desen den sis. so you look for depressions, perhaps places where coffins or caskets have sunken into the group, maybe the topsave deteriorated of the caskets. so they creat a pression,ll a ey, if you will, so you can read ay see thats you walkh throthe burial ground. >> despite conruction a few feet away, this cemetery is aef pe spot that will soon be open to the public. >> one of our goals is to create a journey f toedom trail, a network trail of journeys and sights that tell the african-american experience un loudon co. >> reporter: for more information searc cemeteries in the nbc washington app. erika gonzalez news4. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >>> we are following several bre

. >> check out the bottom of the screen, you see the scroll, prince george's county, arlington, loudon county, fairfaschools have announced they're closed tomorrow. we expect many more to follow. >> we have team coverage starting with doug and amelia in storm center 4. >> tomorrow morning we expect e snow to come in. this snow is going to last about six hours and then it's going t go to a period of ice and eventually rain. but the traffic during the times will be different throughout the day. >> if you have to head to work in the morning, you're dealing coming home we're going to be dealing with ice in spots rj right now, clear conditions on the radar currently. this is future weather at 11:00 tonight, the snow moving into roanoke but watch how fast it moves into our region, by 5:00 a.m. i 6:00 a.m. everyon seeing it. and we're seeing good snowfallt too especially right around 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. look at the icing here. around 1:00, that's when i expect to see the snow change te ice in d.c. metro area. you can see a lot of ice here, mostly sleet early on, and eezing rain later on. that's

loudon county has a o-hour schodelay today. it is possible that there are some black ice areas in some spots. but you definitely want to be careful. you wt to give you some extra time. we're headed west towards leesburg. we'll check in with y as the morning goes along. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. >>> we have all of the school closings at the bottom of your escreen. they also posted in the nbc washington app. you can get updated forecasts for your neighborhood anytime. >>> digging ins the crisis in the commonwealth continues this morning. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general show no signs of stepping down wake of scandals that engulf their decisions. lieutenant governor fairfax, accused of rape and sexual assault, seems the most likely to be pushed out of office. cameras caught the lieutenant governor leaving his home in annandale over the weekend. >> lieutenant governor, are you ready for articles of impeachment if you do not resign? >> the articles of impeachment states the sex assault allegations agai

so, i would ventu to guess, loudon county, definitely lucked up on this one. again, all we're seeing i rain this morning. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. our coverage of this blast of winter weathon continues ne and in the nbc washington app. you will find an updated liste n th school closings and delays, as well as the latest forecast alerts.fic >>> it is 6:35 right now. anday theecks of thousands t federal workers in our area and acro country hang in the balance. lawmakers have until friday to come up with a border security deal or there could be a partial government shutdown. right now, it's not looking so od. talks between congressional leaders have stalled. pr iident trump insists will be built, while democrats disagree with that.ar lawmaker hopeful, though, that a compromise can be reached. >>e could close some deals, but they t have be good to secure our borders. >> if we stay focused on getting a deal and we negotiate in good faith on border security w i thinll end up with something that can work and keep the government open. >> today, california go

fredericksburg, falls church, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools.rant county, west virginia, schools will open three hours late. >> to the closings, in virginia, warren, clark,

in fredericksburg, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools.ools in west virginia will open three hours late.

arlington, fairfax, loudon and manass park city wilpen two hours late. falls church, alexandria, falkeu and pagey schools. d.c. and prince george's county schools are o two-hour delay. >> grant county schoolsnest virginia will open three hours late today. all of the delays and closings are on the o bottom

leading edge from morgantown and frostburg, heading into parts of loudon county, aswell. ep in mind that it will start to snow here in the next couple of hours. winter weather advisory for the northern half of the area. snowfall amounts, generally enough to whiten the ground and maybe two inches around the city. 2 to inches, northern maryland. 3 to 6, out in the mountains of wevirginia. more about the weekend warm-up coming up. >>> jack gtaylor,d morning. >> potomac, with the overnight structure fire, it was along river road chapel road. it iced up river road. and salt and sand trucks have to get out there. just plan ahead, this is a normal path of travel for you. >> we got our issues an lou county. that's been closedce s yesterday. utility crews are on-scene, waiting for the morning rush hour. they may have this roadway reopened. that's the hope. 17th and "d" street, no idea when that will reopen. thedw r was compromised. traffic is alternating between "c" stree and new york avenue. you've been dealing with it for many days. >>> back, now, to our team coverage on the pol

in fredericksburg, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. grantounty schools in west virginia will open three hours late. virginia, warren,clark, rappahannock, prince william and frederick county schools are closed. culpepper, shenandoah, fauquier and page countyol scho burkely, mineral, hardy, hampshire and jefferson county schools are closed today. >> the roads will be an improvement across the region. cars slid on highways, back roads and parking lots. team 4 has the mess left behind. >> let's start with te ologist chuck bell and see what we're dealing with at this hour. >> good morning, everybody. thursday is off to a quieter sdstart than wed was. that's for sure. all the accumulating snow ise long gt this point. a couple of rain drops len't be out. a lot of slush and tag around early this morning. a big-time meltdown comes in later on i theafternoon, with the return of sunshine and temperaturesn the 50s, will eat up the snow quickly. saturday is in real trouble from a rain perspective. we'll talk about the weekend coming up in the half

prince william, fauquier,fr erick, warren and loudon county schools are on a two-hour >> in west virginia, berkeley and jefferson county schls will open two hours late. hardy o wiln three hours late. they are on the bottom of your screen and we will update them as they come into the newsroom. >>> we'llin beg with chuck bell. another weather alert day. chuck, alert us. >> okay. i can do that. >> to the weather. >> a very unpleasant beginning to the tuesday morning around the. ar mostly rain around the d.c. metroarea. that's all a mix of rain and sleet and snow. it'simpacting northern maryland and the shenandoah valleyost significantly this morning. around town, a little glaze on the untreated surfaces not ly out of the question we're literally right on the edge. the freezing line, essentially, goes to the osnorthern-west suburbs to the shenandoah valley. and snowfall amounts near the pennsylvania border are averaging 4 to 6 inches. it's a very different weather oory depending where you live. the mix everything that mother nature can throw at us thismorning, especially northern and western

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arlington, fairfax, loudon and manass park city wilpen two hours late. falls church, alexandria, falkeu and pagey schools. d.c. and prince george's county schools are o two-hour delay. >> grant county schoolsnest virginia will open three hours late today. all of the delays and closings are on the o bottom your screen and on the nbc washington app. >>> the danger is v real this morning. drivers are being urged to use caution. this morning, we have team coverage of the stormnd its impact. >> justin finch is o on the roads for us, monitoring. conditio melissa mollet is standing by with a word on the commute. we begin with chuck bell and a colors on the the map. >> you never want to see this many colors on the map, no doubt. most of whe troublesl be contained from northern montgomery county, northbound to the northern pennsylvania that is where the likelihood is to see some slushyness. most of the side roads are in very good shape. four things to note. a messy mix for the morni commute. just rain during the daylight hours today. 9:00 in the morning to 7:00 t

in virginia, prince william, manassas, loudon, fauquier county schools will open two hours late, too. culpeper, manassas park city, and rappahannock county schools. berkeley, jefferson and grant county schools on a two-hour delay. we have that iormation at the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington ap >> jack taylor is in for melissa, keeping an eye on the roads. >>> let'sit start chuck bell and the forecast, though. >> the list of delays and closures may be increasing with time over the next couple of rours. snowd the d.c. metro area, mostly around 1 to 2 o inche snow. the roads are all below freezing th morning. temperatures are mostly in the teens. everything that comes down will stick and accumulate startg right away. no reason to wait below freezing. the weather will improved.ver the week there's a little alberta clipper here. it will be funneling that snow chance in here for the remainder of the day. the steadier snow moves in around 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. ynter advis for the northern half of the area. 18 inax faiounty and 19 in prince george's county. total snow, e

one to three inches really from d.c., fairfax county, loudon county to the north.nch up to d.c. and points to the south. it's alle storm but about timing and tomorrow morning that's when it's on. >> thabsolutely. that we have to bring out the bread meter to give you an idea where we are with the storm. as doug was tsaying,s is not a lot of snow in the forecast. but if't you c live without your toast in the morning and your pantry is empty, go grab some bread. but by the afternoon hours it's just wet, damp and soggy and a gross end to our work week. here's a look at the road mpacts tomorrow, the main roads, especially the d.c. metro area, just wet. up around theason-dixon line, the main roads could get slick. the secondary roads some slush, again mainly north of washington. same for the sidewalks. if they're not treated they could be slushy. temperatures area wide above freezing by the afternoon. school delays likely tomorrow especially north of washington. maybe a few isolated cancellations. tell commute, i would say if you can, you should do it. that way you're no

one of the things that can create a center that donald trump can take advantage of. >> sean: gina loudonord tonight. >> there is a race to the left when you talk about free food, let's remember bernie sanders is thean one who has crazed food lines, who has said that food rationing is okay. praise the governor in venezuela. praise castro. people have to realize this is what the democrats are talking about and it's a very clear decision for 2020. >> sean: when people have to remodel their homes in ten years, when we get rid of the all gas, natural gas, oil, wooden airplanes go away, and we will take sailboats to europe and high-speed trades to australia, wow. good luck selling that plan. good to see you. when we come back a conservative attack on the campus of california berkeley. he is here to share our story with lawrence jones next. ♪ -meg! there you are. did you take a picture of the cake to put on our website? i mean i would have but i'm a commercial vehicle so i don't have hands... or a camera...or a website. should we franchise? is the market ready for that? can we franchise? how do

. > this morning, a loudon county school principal is apologizing for a bisckry month lesson gone wrong. >> students were told to act out the undergrounailroad with some designated as slaves. this happened at madison truste elry school. third, fourth and fifth graders gathered in the gym and were pth ugh an obstacle course. during the game, some students were told to act as runaway slaves and others as slave owners. after finding out what happened, ten families complained. the loudonnaacp chapter said this clearly shows a die yas bie school system. >> you never see public schools role playing anne frank or hitler or tim mcveigh. s you never that. only slaves and indentured servants. >> three teachers at the school crafted the activity with oversight from a school adnistrator. coming up a 5:00, we'll have the principal's response to the incident and what he plans to do going forward. >>> happening now at the vatican, catholic leaders are ba t for day of the summit on sex abuse. you're looking at live pictures of the meetings happening there. this is one of the american cainals part of th

there's a new type of dining experience in loudon county. chefscape is serving at the village in leesburg, is a culinary incubator. that means the food is prepared by a variety of vendors in a ared kitchen. >> we have a forward-facing bar and food hall and marketplace. our food hall features those that are ready to start their own restaurant and it gives them a chae to test out their me menus. the bar is just a great way to bring the public in to experience all these things. >> who knows what the best next thingould come out of chefscape. vendors rotate every few months and can move on to open up tnir restaurants or operate food trucks. >>> this week, the "today" seew has celebrating valentine's day with its share the love cathaign. collected inspiring and encouraging messages for the ronald mcdonald housen new york. molette green made a special visit to the ronald mcdonald house here in d.c. hearts. out t all of the sharing from news 4. >> this is a look t at some of notes. they are taped to a window in the kitchen area.e ronald mcdonald ho

you go to loudon county or montgomery county and you will find some very passionate opinions abo this no matter where you go. >> kelly, i'm sure you hear a lot aut that but a lot don't necessarily want to come all the way down to 270 to cross the belt way to get from one side to next. what is your personal opinion? >> going back to the work we die in long-range planning was to study some of these things od the book look at their potential. that was something that did not rise to the top to be a priority, so i have w to say would like to see more jobs and more populationra conceons around what exists and enhance those things. i'm also very excited about enhancements with bicycling and walking infrastructure. one particular ofac adv i'm passionate about. we talked about the national capital trail and having that tompletion and then even expanding on t work, the transportation planning board has tasked its staff with connecting the entire region. all jurisdictions within the region and looking at those bicycle networks and making sure err a they're all connected. >> maybe some other thin

warren, prince william, manassas city,er loudon, fauq and culpeper schools are two hours late.e full information the nbc washington app. >>> jim taylor is in for melissa is morning. but we begin with chuck bell and what to expec day. >> winter weather advisory for half of the news 4 nation here on a friday. tracking for chances of

prince william, fauquier,fr erick, warren and loudon county schools are on a two-hour >> in west virginiars late. hardy o wiln three hours late. they are on the bottom of your screen and we will update them as they come into the newsroom. >>> we'llin beg with chuck bell. another weather alert day. chuck, alert us. >> okay. i can do that. >> to the weather. >> a very unpleasant beginning to the tuesday morning around the. ar mostly rain around the d.c. metroarea. that's all a mix of rain and sleet and snow. it'simpacting northern maryland and the shenandoah valleyost significantly this morning. around town, a little glaze on the untreated surfaces not ly out of the question 'r

manassas, manassas park and stafford county schools will open two hours late, fred lisburg, king george, loudon>> now, to the closings in virginia. warr, clark, winchester, happrob happe rappahannock. >> in west virginia, morgan, berkeley,

it makes me feel unsafe because i have kids in loudon c nty publicschools. >> the school's principal sent a letter home saying, in part, in this instance, the content will be retaught to students. however, this incident has revealed a need for us to further explore how we ensure will not be repeated. >>> lawyers for an accused officer who made a terrorist attack says the case is being blownpr out oortion. christopher hasson faces gun charges. he madeosts online describing himself as a white nationalist and saying heanted to kill almost every last person on eart prosecutors say hasson made a list of targets that included presidential candidates, prominent democrats andews hosts. authorities found a stockpile oe ons and ammo. >> the number of weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's place, appear to r threat to the safety of our community. >> hasson is being kept in jailc prors have two weeks to file more serious charges or the judge says she would consider him.sin >>> this morning, "empire" star jussie smollett is out on bond and facing a o firesto criticism, after being charged

we got the views of joan loudon former republican member of the missouri senate and physically kevinbolling from the secular student alliance i think of one of the bottom lines of the you know it comes down to is who do we want teaching religion i don't want my government teaching religion i don't want our public institutions teaching religion i think that's a great place for or for the religious community i'm not afraid that kids are going to get bible instruction or qur'an instruction in high school and suddenly be. turned into terrible people that most of the founding fathers actually had pretty good statements supporting the separation of church and state we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone if a school wants to have a bible class let them have a bible class i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book if you really want to get into what the historical documents of the bible are i'm not sure that there were a lot of things a lot of christians would want to for the school to be teaching the bible discusses a lot about

of that the weather advisory continues until 5:00 in montgomery county, anne arundel county, and loudon county. i wouled't be surprf they extended it till 6:00 because we're stilleeing snows in parts of the region. right nowt 8 miles an hour. look at these temperatures. 18 in hagerstown, 21 in gaithersburg, so now that the sun is making its way wn, everything is going to freeze again. the sun does help, even though it'sylo a sudynd clear. this evening, watch out we are going to seeome roads become ice again. so what is wet will become ice. lots of slick spots again through thers morning h but warmer again tomorrow and a lot of melting. look at this, guys. there are no more negatives. last couple days, 30 w,be0 below, 50 by low. the coldest is zero in buffalo. but 56 in raleigh, that warm air is close and comes our way tomorrow. tomorrow, 45 sunnd clouds much warmer and lots of melting. but we get into the 50s, 35 on sunday, looking great for super bowl. and 57 on monday. and 64 on tuesday. 6 what was the move again? >>on tuesday. oms, there's a couple more stormsg up in the ten day, but

montgomery county, loudon county. 3 to 6 inches or more than that possible north of west and town.it should be all-rain around the 95 corridor. the sheltered t valleys in northern shenandoah there, northern maryland, those places could he a brief period of freezing rain on topsnf the ending. treacherous travel likely tomorrow evening and night. sun is abouto come up here. 31 degrees with andtiff north averaging 15 miles per hour. most of the suburbs will with around 40 degrees.to rrow, snow starts just before the sun comes up. then, we change over to the mix during the course of the day. you will not have much to worry about tomorrow. thedg leading of moisture tomorrow. ather in on our future then. by 7:00, snowing just about everywhere. and snow through the morning hours. afternoon, here comes the m of snow to rain, about 4:00,nd 5:00. hard to nail thi down. but 2 to 4 inches around theci , north and west. and the extended forecast calls for it to end as rain and melt down quickly. mid-50s by thursday afternoon. >> waldorf, we got that crash out of the way in a couple of minutes.

ur snowfall forecast, 4 inches or more for loudon county, montgomery county. 2 to 4 around the metro area. probably a quick 1 to 3 inches of snow in southern maryland first thing tomorrow morning. they will change to rain firs that's why the snow totals are the lowest. the biggest threat, late in the day for freezing rain. talk about the details and timing of all this coming up. >> new problem. northbound 395 at glebe. a crash just happened. seems like we're getting by in one lane. as far as the map, you're not seeing theimpacts just yet. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, the earlier problem at e bottom of t beltway has cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that. 66, good into town and out of town. >> thank you. >>> we're learning aut another deadly crash on one of our most dangerous roads. >> justin finch is near the scene with more on this crash and the effort to make indian head safe good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that is right. know tens of thousands travel route 210 during the morning rush each and every day. and now, another reminder to be fe o

. >>> loudon county school board kickedff a regular meeting but this time things could get heated. the county ncaa chapter is encouraging people to come out after a claroom exercise many found insensitive. kids took part in an obstacle court meant to mimic the slave experien on the underground railroad. we'll have more at news4 at 11:00. >>> a vote that could tearut a the united states third largest faith community. the united methodist church voted to uphold its ban on same-sex marriage. the church is deeply divided. some members in favor ofer inclusion we i tiears. conservatives in the global church, especially leaders in africa celebrated the decision. >>> online dna tests helping police solve crimes even without dna from a suspect. >> law enforcement can make a family connection and further their investigation. >> at 6:45 weighing safety and privacy. what you should know before you rn over your genetic information. >>> and a grilling for drug makers on capitol hill. why you're probably paying morei for preions in the new year. >>> and unless you've downloaded the nbcng wasn app

the loudon county sheriff says she went to clear her yard of brok broken tree limb a large branch hitilled her. >>> the hunt is on for criminals who have been stealing entire car wheels and leaving vehicleav stuck on theent. thieves have hit several cars in the southeast section of the capitol hill neighborhood. they're taking all four tires and leaving some cars just right there on the ground. look at that. not far away, we found one man who had all of his wheels stolennot once but twice. >> it's not eap at all. several thousand dollars worth of damage. this time, they broke the window, as well. >> and a hassle to repair it all. police have some tips.pa in a well-lit area. have a visible or audible alert something. put tire locks on your wheels. and put a decal as an extra warninto thieves. >>> the family of a d.c. jogger who was killed in an attack, is calling out the district in response to news that the suspect is not competent t wand trial. wendy martine stabbed to death. a judge ordered the defendant to undergo a coetency evaluation. the family released a stement saying the deci

there's a new type of dining experience in loudon county. chefscape is serving at the village in leesburg, is a culinary incubator. thd means the food is prepa by a variety of vendors in a shared kitchen. ba we have a forward-facin and food hall and marketplace. our food hall features those that are ready to start their own restaurant and it gives them a chance to test out their menus. the bar is just a great way to bring the public in to experience all these things. >>> the "today" show has beenat celeg valentine's day with their share the love campaign. they collected inspiring and encouraging messages for the ronald mcdonald house in new york. molette green made a special visit to the ronald mcdonald house here in d.c. o >> cut the hearts. all ofhe love sharing from news 4. >> this is a look at some of the notes. they are taped to a window in the kitchen area. the ronald mcdonald house says k the small act dness will have a big impact on their young patients. >> it gives a gift for them and shows they're supported by the community and car

court filings allege the men to loudon girls county from various areas on buses to unionst ion. they were believed to stay at the trafficker's home for about a week i th one of the fast growing numbers of prosecutions in this area according to a recent i team investigation. >> traffickers move individuals up and down the east coast. generally itravels through richmond, d.c., baltimore. >>> a recent investigation revealed a 20% increase in major human trafficking cases, the types in the fbi or feds have to intervene because the cases are so large, that coming over a two-year span. no comment from the lawyers for either of two mamen. scotfarlane, back to you. >>> it's a crime police say offends the dignity of people with disabilities. stealing thosedi hpped placards out of cars for s. prof as darcy spencer reports tonight,olice are also going after the people who buy them. >> reporter: mark wade uses a walker to help him get around d he has a handicappedplaque card in his car. >> it's important because it's convenient, gets me closer to a store or doctor'sffice or appointment i ma

the delays potential in the metro area back through fauquier county, loudon county could be under a delaynty trackicky ca. you have a half day, so you have to go to school on time orca el the entire day, you have to make that call. it's on the line with the snow falling in the morning hours. maine roads in metro area are just wet with temperatures right around or mainly abo freezing. north of the metro area maybe slick spots on the main roads. more concerned about secghdary and nrhood roads, especially if they have not been treated. more rain on sunday and it' ld as we head into the first full week of march. >> going from oneasty day tomorrow, to an okay day saturday. tomorrow s first then rain in the afternoon and evening hours. if you're going out tr din make sure you take a jacket and umbrella, 53 on saturday. 42 on sunday,nc c of rain that could mix with snow to the north and west. and it gets coldmonday, tuesday,wincednesday, thursday. overnight lows in the teens for most of you in the beltway. a lot to tal tabout over next week to probably ten days guys. >> we'll be back with you at

look this map, upper montgomery county, loudon county, realloing to be dealing with a potentially not just impacts on wednesday but thursday as well due to the concern fokice. think bo last week we had a bit of icing in spots at about 500 feet and higher. we could see a similar event but more widespread. but even getting into parts of the beltway, the top of the beltway. we think south and east not dealing with as much ice. but it something we're going to keep an eye on. you have tomorrow to prepare, to get ready and plan for widespread cancellations out there on wednesday, adoug. lia for you i'm sure it's a tomato soup and grilled cheese type of day on wednesday. right now it's likely a hot toti type of afternoon after the snow boarding, right? yes. i don't think she can hr me. or she was thinking two or three. >> she drifted off at the thght of a hot toti. she's been out there all day. > looking cool and breezy, not bad tomorrow, 43. another day to get ready for the winter weather advisory. we'll be weather alert all day tomorrow into wednesday. 58 onthursday. i'll be back at 6:45.

. >>> shomari stone is heading to loudon county where the school board meeting could get heated. earlier this month kids at madison trust elementary took part in a physical obstacle course that was meant to imitate the slave experience on the underground railroad look for the latest on the meeting at 11:00. >>> a lawmaker has been stripped of her com leadership for saing a racial slur. delegate mary ann i apologized to the legislative black caucus today a said she's agreed to takein par sensitivity training. "the washington post" said she used it during a conversation with a colleague at a cigar bar in annapolis. >>> a story you'll see only on news4 tonight, the owner of a security firm accused of killing his girlfriend and the question a at lead tene outside the courthouse. >>> i'm doreen gentzler wh a rare look inside d.c.'s forensic lab. see how space is opening up new frontiers in crime fighting. plus how distant relatives can become genetic informants, potentially exposing everyone o e family tree. >>> big pharma takes on congress. >> you control more of the market, wouldn't

. >>> more outrage this evening over a history lesson at an elementary school in loudon county. it involved splitting the children io groups in p.e. class and taking part in a obstacle course, the goal to give a lesson on the underground railroad.l parents, schfficials and members of the community all voiced their coreern. >> we hocked it was a dinner table conversation, what did you do in p. e. classtoday, this is what we did. i looked at my husband, he looked back at me, and i said, you did what?le peie shoul ddn't be the subject of a game. >> in a letter sent home to parents, the principal vowed to work with concerned parties. >> a deadly head-on crash in airfax county, a car was going the wrong way. chopper 4 on the scene at route 28. is is at westfield's boulevard. two people taken hospital, one of them died there. not clear why one of the vehicles was goinghe wro way. >>> police have identified the two people killed in a separate crash just off route 28 last week. they died when their vehicle went off the roadway and up an embankment. it won't up striking a utility poleere

someone is targeting gymgoers in loudon county. this man has broken into cars at two golds gyms in ashburn and sterling. once in the car, the man steals credit cards. he's been using the stolen ar credit to use gift cards. the department says this has happened three times since january. >>> these eagles in d.c. this never-ending eagle drama in southwest, has a new chapter. >> justice decided to come home. >> too late. >> everyone thought hehibandoned mate, liberty. he's been gone for three weeks. >> she thought he w t going wait around for him to come back. >>here is everybody? the nest is empty. she appears to have flown the coop, jbandoningtice and the nest. the eggs were inviable. >> she was hanging out with som othedude. that's what they said. she took off with one of the other eagles. for 12 hours. >> she might have made it and came back. sh entertained other birds. she didn't know he was injured and going to come ck. i don't blame her for that. >> got to leave a note. >> i feel sad that the whole family was broken up. >> thes

the loudon county sheriff's office says melanie bros went to clear broken tree limbs on tuesday.e off aftof tree and killed her. >>> the hunt is on fna cri who have been stealing car wheels a believi vehicles on the pavement. thieves have hit several cars in the southeast section of the capitol hill neighborhood. they're taking all four tires and leaving some cars just right there on the groun look at that. not far away, we found one man who had all of his wheels stolen, not once but twice. >> it's not cheap at allse ral thousand dollars worth of damage. this time, they broke the window, as well. >> police hark some tips. n a well-lit area. have a visible or audible alert system to scare away thieves. put tire locks on your wheels. and put a decal as an extra warning to thieves. >>> here are the other top stories we're following this morning. d. police are looking for a man they're calling the noma flasher. officers released this youtube video showing the man they believe they're looking for. police say he is exposing himself to peoe around fourth and "l" streets in northwest. so

so they lay siege to fort loudon for two days, so these are a group of colonists who are now trying to attack a british fort. eventually, commandant of the fort raises a flag of truce and allows the black boys to come into the fort and negotiate what you might call a peace settlement. now, the black boys return to their homes. in the days and weeks to follow. the colonial governor says this is an act that's beyond any legal justification. we need to go out there and we need to use the civil authority to arrest people and try them and convict them for this destruction of goods. so they hold an inquest and a number of people who are suspected of being black boys or involved in it are essentially acquitted. the grand jury cannot indict them. they return a verdict of ignoramus. they return a not guilty verdict and this only emboldens the black boys more. now it seems like they have legal cover to continue their actions. so, for the ensuing months, there is a passport regime. hundreds of men line forbes road and inspect traders heading west. what i want to say, this is a massive organizatio

former loudon knapp knapp president says there'sechos of the past when african-american men were lynched, off for unproven sex assaults. >> this guy's whole life and career i going to be ruined over not proven facts but just rlegations. orter: and others are especially troubled that democrats are turning on fairax at the same time that governor ralph northam and marc herring will stay in office after admitting to have dressed up in blackface. >> to have theer democrats o articles of impeachment, on a black democratic lieutenant governor when th couldn't put that word in their mouth over ralph northam is just abhorrentn and we're going to sit back and allow them to do that without pushback. >> reporter: that pushback coming right now on social media, but thompson says african-american voters will also remember at the polls in november. >> meanwhile, virginia's governor ralph northam made his since ublic appearanc last saturday, attending the funeral oftate trooper luke howell who was killed in a shootout earlier this week. >> northam refuses resig after a 1988 racist photo surfaced from h