loudoun county is delayed 2 hours. westmoreland county schools are on a one hour delay in maryland - carroll county is delayed two hours in west virginia - jefferson county west schools are closed today. hampshire and grant counties are on a two hour delay. .watch the bottom of your screen ... school closing updates will show up at the bottom of your screen. winter storm watch tonight through saturday morning for st. mary's county - accumulations are nw (frederick, md, hillsboro & purcellville in loudoun county, carroll county) - snow is ending - another wave possible tomorrow morning (southern md) - cold weekend (chills in the single digits and teens) today: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. winds: n 5-10 mph saturday: am clouds, pm sun. cold & breezy. snow possible over southern md. few flurries possible in the dmv. highs: 27-32 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph julie toss to john weather. for updates on the go - be sure to download our free abc-7 stormwatch app in

county, so now the loudoun county sheriffs office is investigating him. a florida newspaper is reporting there were other allegations against him during his time in loudoun county, but the allegations have not been made public. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: 7 on your side tonight, each day that goes grows. many people like to keep the tree until the 12th day of christmas, which was last week. firefighters say even if the tree is well watered, it is time to take it down. and don't rely on fire retardant to keep you safe. >> people think it is sprayed with flame retardant and will not catch on fire. that's not the case. we tested live trees with and without the fire retardant. both went up in flames in less than a in it. fake trees pretreated tested better, but they also went up. michelle: the second winter storm in less than a week is pounding the west coast. blizzard warnings are in effect with some areas receiving 100 -- yes, 100 -- inches of snow by thursday. utah family is making the best of their winter weather. thomas luge in his backyard, 300 f

. >> tonight, a loudoun county mother of three is sharing what she calls a cruel case of racism. her family was hit by hate. northern virginia reporter david culver has the story all new at 11:00. >> dear n word. >> reporter: you're about to hear the clean version of what karen washington found inside her mail box tuesday, a handwritten letter inked with sexual allegations, racism and hate. >> please stay in your city where all the blacks live, because i don't n word, living in my white neighborhood. >> reporter: first reading this at her kitchen counter, her emotions went from shock to anger to fear. >> and trying to figure out what is my next step. and am i safe, is there somebody watching my home? okay, so you need to write here your title. and your summary for your reading for today. >> reporter: this wife and mother of three has called loudoun county home for 18 years. never any issues. she could not think of any enemies and wondered who would have sent this and why. >> it was truly a stay on your side of the tracks type of message. >> reporter: the actual letter is now with

for western counties, loudoun county, fauquier county, just a gze ice. but we know even a little bit can cause some problems out there. not a lot happening on the storm team 4 radar right now. we did have a little bit of freezing rain up toward frederick county. that is gone now. you may be a little on the slick side there in frederick county, maryland, if you're out and about. be careful. if you're headed west tonight, 66, i-70, and you start to see those rain drops on your windshield, there could be a good chance it's freezing on the ground below. we have a warm front lifting. so temperatures are actually going to rise overnight. temperatures are in the low to mid 30s now. it is freezing once it hits the ground west of town. here in d.c. we're all right. we're going to be in the 40s by tomorrow morning. low 50s possible by tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be foggy tomorrow morning, then a few peeks of sunshine. wednesday looking good for the morning commute. by the evening commute we could have more rain. then we get into saturday where we could have

of a popular loudoun county principal. they're packing the school board right now urging the school board to put the principal back on the job at dominion high school. >> reporter: the scene outside the school board auditorium tonight, more than 200 people signed up the speak, the majority there to urge the board to reinstate popular dominion high principal dr. john brewer. >> i want to talk about how the loss of dr. brewer has left a hole in our community that we probably didn't even totally appreciate before he was gone. >> reporter: but there is a quieter group of parents now offering a competing view. gener jen callahan calls her facebook page children matter most. >> the heart of this whole situation is children and kids that have been mistreated and families that had been impacted. >> reporter: school district officials say they're barred from speaking about personnel matters b believe he got in trouble for writing a recommendation on behalf of a former band director. in november he stepped down from his next job at

amy: jackie with visit loudoun says loudoun has the most breweries in a in virginia. >> she said it started a year ago. is there you can get wide ranges and go to a farm and be on the mountain to see a view of virginia. >> they kicked off the trail three years ago when they noticed the growth taking off. >> location of the breweries in the county. >> they boast the most winery in a single county in the state. >> given the current interest. it seems to be that it is much more than a fad. >> amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: visit loudoun says five to seven new breweries plan to open this year in the county. booming industry. larry: maybe time for a trip out there. >> still ahead at 5:00. >> the only common ground is that the veterans are heroes. >> how he that and turn it into support. michelle: later the i-team investigates easy pass fines stacking up for maryland drivers. >> when we come back i will oh, how was the open house? so good! look. 800 square feet, 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, 15 minute ride to work. dude! dude! i know! your credit score must be amazing. my credit score? how do i c

loudoun county, northern montgomery county, along i-81. that's where we're seeing a little bit of ice right now. just a little bit can do a lot of harm. we are getting verification that we're seeing a little bit of freezing rain along i-81. this is causing some problems out there. but this is moving on through. but we still have more later on tonight. >>> about four and a half hours from now president obama will deliver his farewell address to the nation. >> he just departed from joint base andrews just a few minutes ago. >> typically the presidential farewell is given at the white house, but the president says he wanted to go back to where it all began. you can watch the speech tonight at 9:00 here on nbc 4. >> what sort of message is he going to deliver tonight in chicago? >> he's going to pick through his achievements that he made over the last eight years. tell the story of where the country was and where it is but i also think putting the current politics into perspective, i don't think we're going to see any explicit digs at the pres

loudoun county schools on the two-hour delay. he on that, several virginia school systems are closed. larry: including winchester city schools. that is where we find sam sweeney this morning. sam: we have been driving all around the beltway this morning. now we are in winchester. they have some snow out here, about an inch or so. take a live look at the roads. you can see they are treated, so they are clear. on the side of the road, that is the gas station. i would have to guess that is about an inch or so on the side. the sidewalks are a bit slippery. you will have to clear off your car. this is one of the few areas that has snow. if you live inside the beltway, you will not see much when you walk out the door. that is what is happening in winchester. back to you in the studio. jummy: abc7 on your side whenever winter weather hits. her update them a download our free stormwatch app. the south is bracing for heavy dose of winter weather. governors in alabama and georgia have declared states of emergency in all counties ahead of t

mary's county - accumulations are nw (frederick, md, hillsboro & purcellville in loudoun county, carroll county) - snow is ending - another wave possible tomorrow morning (southern md) - cold weekend (chills in the single digits and teens) today: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 15-24 winds: n 5-10 mph saturday: am clouds, pm sun. cold & breezy. snow possible over southern md. few flurries possible in the dmv. highs: 27-32 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph don't be so sure coming up. a big change from the president-elect... surrounding one of this biggest campaign promises. the details.. ahead. plus.. kicked off a plane- in the middle of a family tragedy. now these sisters are speaking out. what happened.. and what the airline is saying about the ordeal. happening today. four people charged with kidnapping, and torturing a teen, while streaming the attack on facebook- are due in court. the crime called "terrible" by president obama. and now-- chicago police say the four suspects are now charged with a hate crime. abc's marci gonz

it's the message on this loudoun county man's pickup truck. it's the message he's taking to the women's march on saturday. men at the march. um> beware the bblebee. >>> good evening. right now, we don't have much fog in the metro area. we did have some just about a half hour to an hour ago. in reston we have a live camera over looking reston last hour, couldn't even see it it was so foggy. but the fog has lifted there for now. but elsewhere we do have some patchy dense fog. out in leesburg it's about three quarters of a mile, also in gaithersburg. we have denser fog farther north and west. winchester, just a quarter mile visibility there. elsewhere visibilities are not too bad. as we get into the evening hours in the wake of the rain that came on through, the moisture and atmosphere is still hanging around. getting a few sprinkles out here in far western maryland. those will stay well north of the metro area with the flow coming from west to east. manassas now up to 52 degrees. culpepper is at 54. fredericksburg 56. this mild air is going to b

mar tipsburg snow mix too and western loudoun country and higher elevations there could be a little bit. in terms of how much rain we get we're expecting before the storm system gets out of here we could get as much as one to a couple places maybe two back out further to west and northwest and some of those places could get locally three inches of rain and precipitation before it's all son. big storm system get out of here. woorm up middle part of week. 60 in the fruit toor i think it s i'll show you the 7 day in a bit, matt, lauren back to you. >> sounds good to me see you in a bit, gary. >> president trump hit the ground running days after being sworn into office. this week he is expected to pick the pace more. >> the president will be busy this weekend he and staff stirredp a lot of controversy. "fox5" marina marraco joins us with more on that. >> president trump getting first full week in office with two cabinet appointments confirmed and third mike pompeo he awaiting green light. but the headlines lengthy and plenty. senior advisor kellyanne conway putting an end to a hot contested

. >> and leaders in loudoun county debating policy on lgbtq discrimination. >> we're headed to break across the d.c. region. looking clear out there another cold morning. my goodness, 2. warmer than yesterday morning. 23. still cold, more fox news morning after the break. i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. >> today on "fox5 news morning" facing tough questions senator sessions donald trump nominee to be attorney general prepares for a tough confirmation process. >> once again we're dealing with morning temperatures in the teens and warm-up is coming. that's good news. it's coming. >> hold on one more day. >> good morning to you thank you for joining us.

we're headed to the areas that are still in it, including western loudoun. western montgomery and frederick county. we'll let you know what we see there when we get there. guys? >> all right, lauren ricketts, traveling on the roads. be safe there. we'll be tracking the weather throughout the day. can't stress it enough, the day to have the nbc washington app. we'll put out the latest forecast as well. >>> we're following breaking news in prince george's county. police found a death. derrick ward is live in glen arden, maryland. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning. we're in a town house community out of barlow road in glen arden, maryland. you see the address, this is where the homicide happened. it was in the earliest hours of the weekend. take a look. it was about 12:10 when the police were called to the town house development. when they got here, they found an adult male in that vehicle. the car was running and the person was found dead. they have not revealed the identity of the victim or any information on a suspect. prince george's county p

loudoun county schools delayedel two hours.a county schools closed today. t >> take you up to maryland.an frederick county schools on a o two-hour delay. in west virginia jefferson and hardy county schools are closed.. berkeley hampshire and grantnd all delayed for two hours.layed delays scrolling along theollin bottom of your screen.ttomf yo you can also find the updateshet lited on fox5dc.com and the fox5 news app. >> we have mike thomas here to r explain it all. >> if you're waking up northex p and west you're probably probaby satisfied with what you got.d wi i mean we weren't calling foralg record totals. tot it's not the blizzard of last os january certainly not by at by long extender. exten we are though already starting g to focus on rounds two.ous weekend storm is what we'rere watching, potential for more for snow on saturday. on sa more on that in a minute.inut here's what's left oft'ft of yesterday's system pushing uphiu through new york and southern sh portions of new england here. here in washington we cleared c it

frederic again frederick countyrick couny maryland schools on a two-hourch delaooy as are loudoun countyouy schools.hos. winds are a little breezy outre there this morning.there you can feethl it as you stepase outside.ou it feels like 23 degrees in

. >>> and in loudoun county, school board expected to vote on a controversial policy amendment. the district is considering changing student nondiscrimination and anti-bullying policy to protect the lgbtq students. american civil liberties union and dave views. larock says the board has no legal authority. >>> today fee cuocus is the sige health care law. president-elect made his voice heard by twitter. donald trump says republicans should be careful because democrats own the problems with obamacare. trump also went on to tweet that the gop should not, quote, tell the schumer clowns out of this website -- or sell them out of this website. vice president elect mike pence made a visit to the hill to meet with gop lawmakers. and president obama met with democrats. >> the republican plan to cut medicare, medicaid, repeal the again. >> the american people want us to start over, to repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of reforms that a will give the american people more choices. >> pence says they are working on a series of executive orders to ensure an orderly transition aft

if you live in northern montgomery, loudoun county, frederick county. a little bit of a system helping to promote some of these. we could see a couple more snow showers or flurries as we move on through the evening. this flow, by the way, hits the mountains here. again, it just ringi ins out th moisture on the west side of the mountains. we've had a couple of inches in will be in the low to mid 30s. tomorrow a high temperature of 45, increasing clouds and chilly. for the next week, this is what we'll see. 43 on sunday, 39 on monday. we're tracking a weak system that's going to move on through. could produce snow showers on monday. 44 degrees on wednesday with more clouds. maybe a snow shower on wednesday too. maybe staying on the cold side. the only real chance for any snow, ten days out. something to watch but it's way out there for now. >>> dramatic protests in plain view of the white hous season, now in full swing. a first look at the big who's now out a scary moment a hospital. police superintendent eddie johnson became visibly dazed ap unsteaeeady

fog overnight into the early morning, north and west of d.c., montgomery county, loudoun county, the panhandle of west virginia, hagerstown. the immediate metro, the district, arlington, and alexandria looking at fog, but no advisory yet. visibility is dropping, to what half miles at reagan national, only one mile in leesburg, a third of a mile in frederick. if you go anywhere overnight, leave extra time. the fog should be out of here by early tomorrow morning. the bus stop forecast, 50 degrees early on. daytime highs in the middle to talking about inauguration day and tracking showers friday and looking ahead to the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes. jonathan: we are just three days away from the presidential inauguration. the stage is set for history friday. these areas behind me, though seats will be covered, but the ball will be packed with people vying for the best views. what is the best place to be for this inauguration? thebarber joins us from canadian embassy, which is where we will be friday. those are pretty good seats, especially if there is weather outside. if youso

we have in eastern section of the loudoun county. the whole area is the leading edge of the snow band coming in. this is going to be characterized by the bands of snow over six, seven, eight-hour period. we are starting to see it reach the ground north and west of winchester. that is the pattern shifting east. it will give us accumulation later. especially areas north and west of the city under the current advisory. we widen out on the radar, you see new band developing. larger area behind that. that is going to move east, northeast in overnight hours. by the time it moves out, snow in the area. that is the steady forecast from harrisonburg to winchester and hagerstown. morn suburb through baltimore, pennsylvania, delaware. 22 inches generally. the pattern and the higher elevation. i think it is a good forecast. metro area around an less we say with this system moving through the region. after we get through this system. we have another one ready to keep an eye on and the future cast heading south. saturday we have snowstorm developi

mostly parts of loudoun and falkner counties.ould be sticking pretty quickly. otherwise temperatures this afternoon closer to about the upper 30s to around 40. >> that's your >> al, thank you very much. >>> to our week long celebration to mark the 65th anniversary of the "today" show. >> on monday we looked -- i'm sorry. on monday we looked back at the big stars we covered through the years. this morning the breaking news that has unfolded on our watch. >> we're following that breaking news. >> bring you up to date on other news. continuing to track developments. >> let's give you the largest. >> let's get started with the latest. >>> breaking news is the backbone of the show. we are a news program. >> cuba tonight is an island in revolt. >> the nation mourns the 46th-year-old executive. >> we, as a keeper, will get to the promise land. >> dr. martin luther king died violently last night in memphis, tennessee. >> the biggest white house scandal in a century. >> i'm not a crook. >> in iran this morning -- >> when the american host

says the flames were too intense. >> before the fire and wreckage here on ever green mills road a loudoun county sheriff deputy spotted speeding car and says the driver plowed through a relate when he tried to stop him and investigate towards say the car was going 90 and traveled lease than a mile and half before crashing into a tree and the deputy saved live of drive david brown of ashburn. brown's two passengers died in the burning car. they have got been identified yet. >> there was a fire truck and police all over the place. >> reporter: neighbor robin it erski got a look at the aftermath. >> it looked like you could put on a key chain the was crunched up and pieces of it were all over the ground. in fact i think the radio is hanging on the tree. not pretty. but, scary. >> reporter: neighbors say crashes are common in this area. >> the accident happened quite frequently sometimes every other day. >> reporter: they can't ma'am inspeeding like that in middle of the night. >> that shouldn't happen and it's sad i'm sorry for them. >> i feel for the families of threat people in the car. >>

it happened to a man here in loudoun county. the warning from police. >> reporter: ivanka trump's new home and washington's new powerhouse neighborhood. that story, coming up. . >>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >>> coming up this half hour, the neighborhood that will soon be home to both the obamas and ivanka trump. >>> an extortionli linked to a popular messagie ining app. >> pay up or your child is dead, that's the message sent through a popular messaging app. >> reporter: remember the days of the old the bad guys would send an e-mail to someone and say, hey, it's your grandson john and i'm in africa i'm in trouble and i need you to send money right away? that was then and this is now. police say thieves are really ratcheting up their scare tactics with the use of this popular app. let me take you to sterling in northern virginia in loudoun county. the victim in case was visiting oakbrook court in sterling when he started getting these messages last week. first, it was a strange phone call, then it was the messages through t

. >>> cement truck driver, in a hit-and-run crash, involving -- in loudoun county.t happened about 7:30 this morning. that's in the dulles area. two students are being treated for minor injuries. but they are expected to be okay. >> a busy day on capitol hill. congress holding simultaneous hearings for three of president- elect donald trump's cabinet nominees. in order, here are mike pompeo. then, retired general james madaus. defense secretary. then dr. ben carson, set to lead housing and urban development. >> i tell every policy maker. >> we recognize the reality of what we deal putin. and we recognize he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance. >> i've been very fortunate to be able to move from the bottom rung of the socioeconomic level to the top rung. >> republicans hold a majority in the senate, making it likely that all of mr. trump's cabinet will be confirmed. >>> president-elect donald trump taking steps to prevent future cyber attacks. mr. trump is hiring former new york mayor and long-time friend, rudy giuliani; he'll lead a new cyber committee fo

much of loudoun county, a little portion of fairfax county.at by and large, a majority of the 1- to 2-in bands will be north and west of town. still 35. dew points in the mid-20s. air is not as dry as it was. i mean, this morning, dew points were in the single digits. it was really dry. here's the first alert doppler over the next hour. we have a light band of snow flurries. another band becoming a little more organized. back to the west. hagerstown down i-81, into the winchester area. we have this band kind of leaving bowie. and a second area, down toward fairfax. and old town. we have no reports of bad conditions and roads. it's just not that bad. just a couple of patches of light snow here. locust around woodmore and up toward the raceway. again, not a huge problem. try to get off the roads by, i would say, about 9:00 tonight. that's when most snow will fall. 9:00p.m. to 3:00 p.m. slick spots friday morning. but i tell you what, i think i'm getting less concerned about friday morning commute. general, trace to 2 inches of snow. we have a wi

a loudoun county woman is shaken after get ago disturbing piece of mail.t was a handwritten letter raced with racist comments. karen has lived in loudoun county for 18 years and she says she has never had any issues. >> please stay in your city where all the blacks live because i don't want you people, "m" word, living in my white neighborhood. >> now, the loudoun county sheri sheriff's office is investigating this incident. washington posted that letter on facebook. she says she's been flooded with messages of support since then. >>> three prince william county schoolboard members have sent a letter to the u.s. justice department. they claim a new funding deal fosters racial inequality. they say the county's 13th high after schools in the eastern half of the county received more funding. that funding will be shared by several schools while the same amount of money will be spent in the new high school that board members say is being spent in a predominantly white neighborhood. an official says they're in the process of reviewing the letter. >>> road constr

it is includes western loudoun, western montgomerytern county, western howard.weern that's where we could see anre inch, maybe 2-inches in a few spots and that will be cominge m in here in the next couple ofe hours and probably winding up about two or 3 o'clock in the morning. we have had a little light flurry activity comeflurrt through already. this air is very dry so a lot ds of it trying to evaporate.ra it's not going to be longon before our next wave begins wavi moving in. ng you can kind of see thatf see tt crossing interstate 81.os let's get a little bitsing closo still very light but i know some folks are seeing those light snows and flurriest sn showing up out there.showhe and you can see the bulk oful our next wave is again moving very quickly. quily it does not look like it's going to turn into anythingth much bigger than an inch orinch 2-inches that is for sure. maybe the mountains get three or four. it's very cold. we're 36 in the district.e dict. we'll drop when the snowp whenno starts in earnest in the next tt couple of hours. westminster 28.westr everything will stick onl

congratulations students oflati loudoun county.a t so, toloudounda cy.ounty schooli virginia on a two-hour delay. so, that's really kind of the ot first one that we've gottenotte around the d.c. area. are i would not count -- if you -- - you know, d.c. schools, prince,e george's county schools, i c wouldn't count on it, kids,ou od i'm sorry and for that reason, o let's do the bus stop forecast c as you head out the door this morning, bundle it up. it up. 24 to 32 to start your day. day after school not much warmer,are temperatures hanging in the han 30's all day.30's all we are not out of the woods yet snow-wise tomorrow.omro snow still possible especially if you live south and east.and . southern maryland you'll wantarl to keep an eye onan that storm.o all weekends long though cold tl air just settled in.edn. highs only in the 20's here in washington for your weekend.r we all right, that's a check of c f the weather.th erin comoe has traffic. traffic hey, erin.ri >> good morning. 4:57. even the roads are pretty pretty quiet. we ha

there are advisories to the west of us, upper sections of loudoun county taken out, which i suspected i didn't think anything in leesburg, frederick, cumberland overnight for another, i don't know, hour and a freezing and then we have nothing to worry about. the morning commute will be fine. we will come back, though, and talk about-- it will feel more like april and then snaps back to winter over the weekend. >>> a developing story, tonight, montgomery county a manhunt still under way after a stabbing in a popular shopping mall. >> that stabbing claimed the lives of two people, ellison barber has been keeping tabs on this all night from the wheaton mall. she is live with the latest. >> reporter: that is right, adam. two people are now dead, they were the only two people stabbed inside of the mall. right now we do not know who they are or who did it. but police are hunting for one suspect. >> 11160. >> what i saw was a kid that got stabbed. >> fire rescue for 18-year-old man stabbed in the abdomen. >> he came in, unconscious, and there was blood everywhe. >> we are also getting anothe

we begin with a special alert from the loudoun county sheriff office. they hope you can help them catch this guy. most crooks like dark colors but this guy has a little flash. bright red and sunglasses. it's january 10 and 1:00 in the afternoon when the man backs up the driveway. the house is in the 37000 block of group state farm in he walks up to the door and presses the doorbell but he is hoping no one answers. the loudoun county sheriff deputies say he is casing the next target. making sure no one is home before smashing a back window and stealing a rifle and other belongings before driving away. little did the thief know he was caught on camera. detectives hope you recognize his face and bright coat. maybe even his white car so they can put him behind bars. investigators say it likely wasn't his first rodeo. if you have any information about him, contact the loudoun county sheriff department. now let's take a look at our wall of justice. prince william county detectives search for imani because he choked and assaulted his ex-girlfriend. and louis a

northeast and southeast washington, across montgomery and loudoun county with more on the way. going into the evening few waves of rain coming through. main area, heavier rain is west and north of us. might get briefly moderate rain 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. and sprinkles through until most of the rain is gone at lingering showers in the mountains until 2:00 a.m. temperatures hovering around 50 degrees and will be dropping into the upper 40s and holding steady through the rest of the night and all the way into the latter part of the evening, hovering around the upper 40s. dawn tomorrow, pavement drying out. noon mid 50s, mid to late afternoon soaring into the mid 60s with sunshine coming and going. mild day, blustery winds out of the south and west around 25 miles an hour. ten day outlook. friday it starts to turn cooler. hold in the 50s into friday morning. high temperatures may be in the morning. then drop into the 40s and down to the 30s on friday night with and weather alert day, wintry mix on saturday, holding near freezing through the day. morning snow, midday sleet, afternoon i

seeing snow in parts of montgomery, frederick and loudoun countys. we're seeing snow in the metro area as well. by a.m. we're looking mainly dry across the area. as you look to snowfall totals, most of them are going to be north and west of town. 1-2 inches will fall in parts of fairfax, loudoun countys. a lot of it will be melting throughout the day tomorrow, with high temperatures above freezing. and sunshine. tomorrow night bundle up, it's going to be a cold one. 29 degrees. more snow in the forecast on saturday. tomorrow, some slick spots out there, especially north of washington. the evening commute tomorrow looking just fine. again, dining out tomorrow night, definitely want the warm jacket. snowfall amounts on saturday, now right along washington and a areas around southern maryland could see 1-3 inches. as you head further south and east, parts of st. mary's county could see three inches or more. something we're going to continue to keep a very close eye on. doug will be updating the forecast tonight on news4 at 11:00 as well. sunday more sun

this happened in loudoun county. the customer didn't seem to have problems during the visit. she's vowing to move forward. >> i keep my head up, have to keep moving. one hateful remark cannot stop me. >> reporter: the president of the loudoun county naacp posted the note on social media and she's getting a lot of support. >>> the nation's growing heroin and pain epidemic is spreading to a younger generation. >> why the number of babies born to addicted numbers is now soaring. >> six weeks ago baby cross was born, addicted to drugs. >> her little legs would jerk and lile >> reporter: her mother abused pain pills for seven years and then got pregnant. >> when you say what you caused this innocent angel to go through, it is a big eye opener. >> reporter: according to a recent study, every 25 minutes awe baby is born suffering from oepiate withdrawal. a number that's grown 500% in 12 years. especially noticeable in rural areas. >> west virginia is on front lines of the opioid epidemic. the number of babies born here addicted to drugs is almost five times the national average. the

in loudoun county, kristin wright, news4. >>> on friday metro plans to run extra trains for the march for life. trains are going to run every eight minutes between the morning and evening rush hours. there will be extra service on the downtown stations. they're cancelling all the midday track work and encouraging participants to travel outside rush hour periods. >>> the nonprofit group has withdrawn its application to put a federal prison halfway house. we are told the organization is working with prince george's county leaders to find a more suitable location elsewhere in the county. >>> a twisted tale of love and murder. tonight a woman's motive is revealed as she's sentenced for killing her husband's ex-wife. >> reporter: an urgent search is under way for suspects who were in a car that opened fire on a police cruiser last night. >>> violent storms senight a clo did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everythin comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow intern

still maybe in loudoun county, northern fauquier and the panhandle of west virginia.hen it's gone quickly. just a little bit may be coming in later tonight. then the storm is done, it's out of here. some of the effects of this wind coming in off the southeast is pushing water up the potomac river. we have coastal flood advisories, some abnormal high tides. light rain, temperatures hovering near 40 through the evening. chance of a little drizzle 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. otherwise we dry out. upper 40s by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. we'll have dry roads. afternoon temperatures with some sunshine back, into the low 50s. ten-day outlook, no snow. but it is going to be getting below freezing. atst winter on saturday, sunday, monday mornings. afternoon highs over the weekend in the low 40s. feeling a little bit like winter as we get into the weekend. but really a dry pattern here for the next ten days. >>> rescue workers searching for survivors in that avalanche got a sign of hope finding these two little puppies alive after the little dogs spent five days trapped by the tons of snow.

developing news out of loudoun county. a hit and run involving a school bus w a cement truck struck a school bus on evergreen mills run and -- evergreen mills road and kept going. let's turn to the forecast. a roller coaster ride of temperatures. it is spring-like out there. doug: feeling like the 12th of april. at reagan national airport. areas around warmer than that. southwest wind. enjoy the day. it will be colder tomorrow. onis going to get nasty saturday. look at these numbers. 75 degrees in west virginia. 67 in quantico. 61 in gaithersburg. we expect the wind to continue. a very gusty day. some sunshine and warm temperatures. the warm front has passed through the area. it will come south as a cold front and temperatures fall tomorrow. we are set up for the possibility of a wintry mix pasd on saturday. warm and breezy was some sunshine. satellite and radar sees the line of precipitation moving advance of the cold front that will play a role here. it will bring the cooler air in and after that, we will have to watch t

sprinkles in northern parts of the shenandoah valley, all the way down into the far western tip of loudoun county. so our friends and neighbors near front royal and gainesville and the plains could get hit by shower or two. that's about it. temperature wise, we see gusty northerly westerly winds and wind chills back in the 30s. a chilly day outside today. afternoon highs in the upper 40s to right around 50 around town. farther south towards fredericksburg and stafford, into the low 50s. you'll have extra sunshine. but on the whole plan, a fairly chilly afternoon. most everyone back in the mid to upper 30s by tomorrow morning under a mostly clear sky. how mild, coming up in a few more minutes. >> thanks, chuck. >>> at this hour, we expect the president to sign a new executive order regarding the keystone and dakota pipelines. this comes as he continues to focus the early days of his administration on jobs. news4's tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: overnight, a u.s. intellig the fbi found no wrongdoing in phone calls. national security adviser, mike flynn made to russia. another cabi

northern montgomery county to loudoun, frederick and western maryland. those are the areas likely to see the greatest snow fall. it is cold enough for snow. falls church, springfield, clifton, centreville now just around that freezing mark. this is the roadway temperatures to tell the story. inside and around the capital beltway, the road temperatures now in the lower 40's. the further north and west you go. north and west on frederick. over to hancock area. we are likely to see accumulation stick to the ground and the roadways. looking live, traffic moving freely. the roadways on the left of the screen have been treated so hopefully fingers crossed it will go okay around here. we are waiting for a first few flakes of snow to fall. see where the snow is now. we will head back inside to doug: thank you, steve. the current temperature and the current roadway temperatures, that is a lock. when the snow begins it will melt. pretreated roads, too. for a while. late tonight and overnight we have concerns. you saw the break in the cloudiness in some spot and pr

i am tracking showers coming through loudoun, central and howard county. we'll tell you why tomorrow is going to be a yellow weather alert day. and also why we're looking at possible rain for inauguration day. >>> and a man lookin president obama. >>> ringling brothers brothers and barnum and bailey, explaining what their big concern is, now that the big top is folding up. >>> and right after the break, the story behind god zilla, caught on camera, in florida. what's the deal with that? >> that's his name is? >> that's his name. godzilla. >>> well, this is not jurassic park. this is real. this giant gator that sadam affectionately named -- adam has affectionately named godzilla. shows the reptile walking around in nature's center. it's been shared more than 16,000 times on facebook. as long as he stays there, we're good. >> i used to swim in the lakes in central florida. never going in the water again. >> all right. well, you could go in. you might not come out. >> that's true. >> the women's march on washington happening on saturday, is expected to be the

end after a abrupt driver takes off from a police kimberly: the loudoun county shirts office is investigating after a crash killed two people. -- sheriff's office is investigating after a crash killed two people. near dulles west boulevard and sterling. during the chase the cops say they lost sight of the car but found it a short time later, crashed into that tree. >> it looked really bad. he had to have been going really fast. to do what he did -- they were out here with chainsaws, cut the tree down to get it away from from the car by a deputy as the vehicle caught fire. the two passengers both died. their names have not yet been released. a teenage boys in the hospital tonight after shooting in alexandria. cap and around 1:00 in the morning. -- it happened around 1:00 in the morning. investigators do not believe the shooting was random. grab an umbrella and give yourself a few extra minutes tomorrow. coming up at 6:30, molly times kimberly: an update on former president h.w. bush and his wife, barbara. a spokesperson says the former president is improving. doctors are hopeful he can be move

>> well, we're out here at the loudoun county school board meeting where there is a public hearing, you can see people flowing in and its overflowing crowd out there. 170 speakers signed up. and there's a lot of signs that say bring back dr. brewer. >> these parents say this video represents just how much of an impact their high school principal has had on them. >> be >> be generous. >> be honest. >> those are the things she says consistently. it's a message to the students consistently. >> john brewer had been the principal at the high school in 2003, when it first opened, until he was abruptly put on leave last month and recently given a notice of termination. >> absolute disbelief that he could have done anything wrong. >> it came after news a former band instructor from florida, resigned after boasting of having relationships with former students at dominion. brewer had written a letter of recommendation from that band director, and parents believe he has been targeted for no reason. >> we can't find anything where he's broken a law. he haunt followed a policy. or he's done anything

maureen: loudoun county police identified the driver of a concrete truck who hit a school bus and kept going. it happened this morning at 7:30. a truck clipped a school bus headed the opposite direction on evergreen mills road and no word on charges. near richmond this morning, one student suffered a broken arm and two dozen bumps and bruises after their school bus overturned. police say the bus ran off the roadway. hit a patch of snow and overturned. this was the driver's second crash since 2013. jonathan: metro will resume the safetrack rebuilding in a month. today the transit agency unveiled the plans for the next six months. that is an 18-day surge on the blue line to shut down the trains between rosslyn and the pentagon. safetrack is set to end in june one year after it began. you can get alerted anytime there is a problem slowing down metro. go to wjla.com/text to sign up. we'll send text alert to your phone about news headlines, metro or the weather. maureen: up next at 6:00, a new option to ensure veterans district. the homes have a view of the capitol. jonathan: i hope you got

will consider whether to change their place those who would like to speak at the meeting can sign up loudoun country public school offices. warm jackets on and lot of partying as well. congratulations to clemson tigers. 35 years they appeareded like this as they took down the crimson tide in national championship game. snapping alabama 26 game whipping streak and beating number one team for the first time. thriller the league changed three times in the 4th quarter came down to 4th and goal. and six second on the clock and final touchdown one second left. final score 35- 1. there's new national champion. >> sounds like a great game. >> half time when i went to bed. sounds like best part. >> this is off in the kitchen. >> early time in all. >> early. >> lots of weather to talk b cloudy skies. generally today got warm-up we're looking forward to. transition from the cold arctic air in place to the warmer regime moving in and getting reports of light snow out to the west. so see that on radar. generally clouds for us today and we're getting above 40 and that is several hours away. that is late t

maybe a shower that could freeze on contact around frederick, maryland, northern areas of loudoun countybreezy. this chance of rain comes together during the morning hours per year to about 6 to 7:00 a.m. with about a quarter of an inch or so. another chance of rain on friday, cold weekend, highs in the 30s. >> reporter: traffic remains tied up in virginia on 28 where we had the earlier accident near braddock road. looking live at the capital beltway. through prince georges county at pennsylvania avenue. 2 collisions, one in beltway blocking lanes and northbound 395, volume delays through as ceo of exxonmobile... rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. [ crowd noisewhoa. [ gears stopping ] when your