we're seeing some remnants of it or parts of it out here in manassas actually, going live to manassas, seeing snow coming down, hitting the ground. not sticking exactly just yet. what do we expect to see here? >> you definitely -- especially virginia, maybe a quarter or more inch of ice. and that's the problem. that's what's shut down the big d here. you can handle it a little bit better in the northern latitudes. down here in dallas, texas, when we get an ice storm, the sun usually comes back out. that's not the case. frigid cold and we're not going to get above 40 until wednesday. so, you know, there's two to three inches of caked ice on major thoroughfares in dallas. the problem with dallas is that there's so many elevated road surfaces. so, the air temperature is pretty much going to be the temperature of that road. as long as we stay below freezing, that road surface is going to stay below freezing. >> jim cantore joining us live. we're wishing you safe travel. >> reporter: new. >> hope you're able to make your way out there and head towards us. >> jim, appreciate your time. >>>

dulles 21 with manassas at 18. look at the difference reagan national right on the water of the potomac, the urban effect. they're at 3 degrees with 27 up in baltimore. waldorf 25 and white oak 27. one more look outside on the weather camera. nice and clear and quiet this morning. 30 degrees. calm winds at reagan national. dew pointses in the low 20s and -- dew points in the low 20s and high pressure building in. these aren't so bad. yeah, it's minus 20 in bethel but look at these temps running in the minus 20s to south central canada. the arctic air has sunk into montana and the dakotas and northern minnesota. international falls is 17 below. chicago 16. we're going to get a taste of this tomorrow. it could be just the leading edge of enough cold air here saturday to cause a few problems. the country is fairly quiet. snow showers coming through chicago this morning ahead of the arctic blast. that's the strong cold front. that will be slipping through us tonight. with the cold air coming in over the lakes, the lake

it is 30 in manassas. 33 in fredericksburg. many of you saw a little bit of light snow south of d.c. over the overnight hours. that system clears the region and moves off towards the north and east. we're looking at dense fog and is beginning to set up south of d.c. we have fog advisories for stafford county. this is our futurecast as we move through the next 48 hours. skies will clear for the overnight and by tomorrow look for a good deal of sunshine. winds will be more out of the south and west. that will keep things mild for the day on friday. 35 to 44 today. nighttime lows will be in the 20's. highs will be around 47 to 52 tomorrow. let's check on the rush-hour commute. over to amanda meadows. >> interstates are running very smoothly. we have slick conditions, so be careful on curves, off ramps. give yourself extra braking room. on the off a crash ramp to access 95 in fredericksburg. be repaired for minor delays as people work their way around those problems. into theg nicely pentagon and into the 14th street bridge, you're

we have 27 in frederick. 28 manassas.t on 66, culpeper 28, got to watch out for the slick spots in a couple of places. not just that, we have fog a real problem down south. visibility in quantico half mile. quarter mile toward warrenton. it's gotten a lot better in manassas. this area south of town is under a dense fog advisory till 8:00 this morning. temps this afternoon ranging from the low 30s in hagerstown and cumberland to 41 in easton and 44 in fredricksburg. so monika, we know we're below freezing in a few spots. where are the slick spots? >>> inbound 66 and fog problems from front royal toward manassas. a couple of calls about that and coming in from the southern portion of 66 i- careful. i heard that it was a bit icy along the left side of the roadway on 66. we're in good shape on the dulles toll road from sterling all the way toward the beptway and no problem -- beltway and no problems on the beltway in tysons corner. i had an icy buildup on my windshield as well so it took a little time to warm up the car and g

dumfries, manassas 32 and even waldorf 32. i just got a report from deb in broondzywine. -- brandywine. her neighborhood is still slk. be careful. with more on the road situation, we go to monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> i just got off the phone with virginia state police about a crash on the beltway in tysons. i first want to give you the information on trees down around our area. in poolesville, route 107 has been closed at wootton avenue. bethesda boulevard at hillmead road and that's a very highly traveled roadway. in the district 16th street between alaska and cal mia -- kalmia road. our app will help you zoom in right to your street and locate incidents and construction, delays, anything you need to know before you head out the door if you missed my traffic report. for example, you can see the slow traffic right now coming in on the dulles toll road and right here on the outer loop of the beltway to an overturned tractor-trailer i just told you about at route 123. virginia state police say there are no major i

so that everything that came down today is refreezing across the area. 29 in college park. 21 in manassas. 26 in camp springs. that is going to make up for a lot of black ice on the roadways. that ice is very hard to see. give yourself a lot of extra time on those roads. tomorrow morning starting off on a cold note. we'll start down into the 20s in the city. down to 23 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 28 by 10:00. and 32 degrees around 1:00. a very, very cold afternoon. but the coldest air of the season is going to be on its way in just a few minutes. speaking of that snow that came in earlier today. i want to show you what happened, why some areas saw snow and some did not. both of these areas, gai gaithersburg and alexandria saw the same amount of snow. but that temperature in gaithersburg, 32, that allowed the snow to stick. alexandria, two degrees above freezing, notice the roads and sidewalks there. what a difference that couple of dee agrees makes. guess what, another storm just in time for the weekend. >> thank you, doug. >>> stafford and culpeper county public schools have already announced t

but these are going to be your overnight lows. 64 degrees in gaithersburg. 63 in leesburg. 66 in manassas. 66 in luray. and you can see that colder air coming. 46 in cumberland right now and 55 in martinsburg. and here it is on satellite and radar. you can see that stream of moisture. if you're watching yesterday morning, i told you everything moving from southwest to northeast so that's why it took so long for the rain to arrive. the yellows and oranges indicating the pockets of heavier rain. of course the blue is snow and the pink is a wintry mix. that's not going to be a factor for this storm for us but then there's another one on the way and i'm talk more about that in just a second. but 9 future cast timing out the arrival of our next band of rain. 9:00 a.m. starting to push up from the south and west moving through fredricksburg. by noon you'll need the umbrella if you're heading outdoors for lunch throughout the beltway and especially points south and east of the beltway. and then dinner time and heading back home 4:00 we're going to see more of those showers moving through. so it'

manassas at 19. 28 in fredericksburg. we do have colder numbers across our region.s we look at the radar, look at this, snow on the radar. not much. if you live out towards frederick and charles town. making your way down towards loudoun, montgomery county, you may see a few flurries. that's going to be about it. that shows you where the storm system is. it's just a cold front that's going to move on through. you can see the snow showers moving along with it. that's the leading edge of the cold air. and i'm not just talking about cold air. we're talking frigid air. 33 here. nine in detroit. two in chicago. one below in minneapolis. four in des moines. 15 in st. louis. very cold air making its way our way. chicago, expect it to get close to record low temperature of minus eight tonight. some areas may even break some records overnight tonight all because of that area of arctic air. high pressure moving down from canada right down into our area. tomorrow, it will be in place. tomorrow is going to be a very cold day with most areas staying below freezing all day. as we

also in virginia, manassas city, manassas park, spotsylvania county, culpeper county schools are closed. >>> alexandria schools opening two hours late, so are those in frederick county, maryland. a complete list scrolling at the the bottom of your screen now. you can feigned that list at nbcwashington.com as well. >>> it could be a long morning if you have to head out today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein begins our coverage, our time coverage, this half hour, tom. >>> good morning. i'm happy to report that much of the wade spread freezing rain we've had since last evening has broken up a lot. we just have scattered, light freezing rain. now these areas in pink advancing southwest to northeast. areas in green, that's some light rain now falling in much of prince george's county, charles, calvert, the eastern shore. further north and west, prince william, fauquier, much of fairfax county getting some light freezing rain. many of those locations have had about a tenth of an inch of ice and much of loudoun county as much as 0.3 of an inch of ice, a little over a quarter of an inch

he is in manassas. what r you seeing there? >> reporter: you know, you talked about people saying that the snow is coming down, stopping and coming down again. sort of in one of those patterns here. you can see a few minutes ago it was pretty fluffy flakes. hard to say when your lips are cold. little bit different now. it's still that dry snow. look at the roadway, the road surfaces. again these surfaces have been treated. if you see there on that median strip, that is an untreated surface. see the difference of what you get treated surface versus untreated surface. we imagine this spreader truck will come back again and it is time for them to get out and start treating these roadways as they are wet so you have essentially like a rain event roadwise. with those temperatures dropping like they are, and hovering around the freezing mark, it wouldn't take much for that to freeze and become much more treacherous. right now, safe passage. we do see a lot of people out, trying to get things done before it gets bad. again, what we're

it feels like 14 degrees in manassas, 15 in gaithersburg. all morning long, it has been feeling like below zero. a very quiet weather conditions with high pressure and control very cold across much of the country. traveling should be pretty good. we are watching the weather system that is moving into the southwest. that could bring in some wintry mix for the day saturday. i have got the full timeline coming up in a little bit. >> all right, eileen, thank you. girl attacks. the man accused of trying to rape her is on the run. brianne carter talk to the victim's sister who said the suspect is no stranger. >> alexandria police are trying to track down this man, 60 euros alfaro estanislao -- 60-year- old raffaele sollecito. -- 60-year-old alfaro estanislao . according to officials, he tried old girl.n 11-year- alexandria police say the alleged act happened here on mount vernon avenue. law enforcement officials say an adult was called sexually assaulting the girl. authorities also say he is not related to the young girl, but he is known to her fa

they include manassas, culpeper, fairfax, and prince williams. delays.e two hour will give you a timeline of what to expect tomorrow morning. steve has been tracking the storm for days now. >> i'm the chief meteorologist and we are watching the super doppler radar. there is moisture moving our way in the form of freezing rain. you will see freezing rain over the district and arlington. it is in prince george's county. off to the north and west, they had a lot of snow earlier in the day. now, not so much. at least, not right now. it is moving off towards the north and east. look at our storm scan. there is a waste to go in the overnight hours. fingers are crossed and temperatures will slowly rebound. they already have. temperatures across the area are at 33 degrees at reagan national airport. keep in mind that these temperatures will fluctuate. in the last hour, we had 34. dulles is hanging onto 30. manassas is where i expect problems and around winchester. temperatures are only in the upper 20s. that is closer to the bay and holding onto 33 degre

it's 52 in manassas and 55 la plata. almost 60 degrees already in fredericksburg. on satellite and radar, you can see that line of showers starting to develop here on the leading edge of our frontal system but the trajectory of this rain is taking it all to the north and east and away from us so it looks like it's going to take a while for these showers to make their way into the metro area. good news for your weekend plans. on saturday with the warm front to our north, just mild air in place. plenty of clouds, though. this is the kind of pattern that brings us a fair amount of cloud cover but then with the cold front of the storm system moving through on sunday, that's going to trigger some showers and as i mentioned before, possibly some thunderstorms. but before it moves through, temperatures getting very warm for this time of year. and the front, i think that it will wait till late enough in the day that we'll reach that 70-degree mark before the cooler air moves in behind that cold front. but today temperatures remaining in the 50s in leesburg and frederick. 5

forecast highs for today 67 for your high in manassas. 65 in leesburg. we'll get up to 66 in winchester. 70 in luray. and 65 at andrews. overnight tonight temperatures really not falling off very much. down into the 50s. that's it. 58 in leesburg. 56 in gaithersburg. 52 in winchester. 62 for overnight lows in both culpeper and orange. now, tomorrow that's the transition day when the cold front is moving through. so we're going to see that potential for rain just as we're wanting to watch the tree lighting as the president and his family will be lighting the tree. 50 degrees with a chance for some showers. north winds bringing in that cooler air mass. and over the next three days, looks like friday will be the worst day. showers likely. it's a yellow alert day. a high of 60 degrees but that will be early in the day and then temperatures falling and then it will be breezy and colder on saturday with a high of 46. in the first alert seven-day forecast, the worst day is definitely sunday. that's when we're looking for the wintry mix and we could actually get

it is 19 degrees in manassas.obe you are heading back work early this morning, make sure that you are bundling up. maybe you are enjoying the day off and waking up with us. we appreciate that. there are light snow showers falling in martinsburg and hagerstown. it is due to a week weather weather system. now 21.ning, manassas, 29 degrees in annapolis. if you a.m. flurries and then i think temperatures will be milder to end of the week in the 40's. by sunday, a coastal system will move in. i think it will be a rainmaker, but i will bring more details to you. shut down the eastbound lane of michigan avenue in northwest these -- north east d.c. due to a water main break. they have opened a fire hydrant to release the pressure on the main. it broke overnight and repair work could last until about 10:00 this morning. affect expect that to it -- you can expect that to affect the morning commute. >> that is going to be the main thing on our radar. we have the water main break and that will be mom -- blocking michigan aven

manassas at 66. 67 degrees in maryland.hat will come with a few passing showers again during the afternoon on your thursday. we cool it to 60 degrees for friday, dramatic change at the end of this week as we get a powerful weather front moving through. when i return, i'll show you how much rain you could get on friday and more on the very cold temperatures coming our way this weekend. barbara? pat? >> thank you. >>> things get out of hand at a local lingerie store. video of a fight inside an annapolis mall. >> how this dog managed to end up in this s >>> actor vin deez diesel spoke to fans. diesel borrowed a police radio saying he was touched to see so many people there. >> show the love that you have shown paul, it's going to be with me forever. thank you, thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciated him. thank you. >> the neibo walker died was known to attract street racers. today, police say they don't believe they were racing another vehicle. they crashed into a light pole.

the warm spot at 30 degrees. 27 in manassas so it is chilly out there this morning. some flurries falling on storm team 4 radar. and northern montgomery county you mate see some very light snow, just something to note. we're not going to see any accumulation. your morning planner, plenty of clouds around for everybody this morning of the we'll be at the 32 degrees. 10:00 a.m. we'll start to notice the clouds decreasing. now overall while it is a cold start it will be warmer than yesterday so how warm will it get this afternoon? i'll have your high temperature forecast coming up. >>> the roads are doing okay. we're looking at transis right now. metro and rail running on time. we have a little red line delays from the single track but that shouldn't hold you up for too long. here's a look at 66 at route 50. things moving along pretty well. in fact, no cars seen and the same story at 66 at the g.w. parkway. still a fairly light morning for your commute on the post-christmas day. back to you in the studio. >>> right now following breaking news in southeast d.c., news 4's

we've had reports from manassas of thunder and lightning. the atmosphere is very dynamic. so we are getting reports of sleet mixed in with freezing rain and quite frankly, the sleet would be a silver lining because that will not accumulate on the trees and power lines. it will interfere with the roads more so than freezing rain, but of the two evils sleet is the lesser of the two. up to 33 downtown, but still 30 in gaithersburg, leesburg and in manassas and upper 20s out to the north and west. so morning commute, icy north and west of town. the district will be above 32 by 7:00. frederick, maryland, may take until 10:00 to get above freezing and leesburg. we'll come back and talk about how i've already lowered temperatures for tomorrow and increased the snow chances tuesday and how much ice could accumulate overnight. >>> here's something that will be very helpful to you beginning tomorrow morning, our wusa9 news app to help you stay on top of the breaking news, weather and traffic for the washington area and your own neighborhood. you want to make sure you have the wusa9

it's 37 now in leesburg and manassas, 39 downtown and 40 over in annapolis. we'll come back, show you another snowfall accumulation map and tell you when the snow and rain will get out of here if we can salvage half of our weekend. >>> right now there are a lot of lingering traffic issues stemming from an overturned truck on the american legion bridge. the rig filmed over on the inner loop of the span heading into maryland. several lanes were blocked during the clean-up. all the lanes are open now, but there are residual backups that extend into virginia and maryland. >>> an arlington county sheriff's department has been found guilty of killing an alexandria man. after a little more than a day of deliberations craig patterson was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the debt of 22-year-old jewel -- death of 22-year-old julian dawkins last may but found not guilty in the commission of a firearms in the murder. >> reporter: a man who dealt most of his career with inmates as an arlington county sheriff's department is finding himself as a convicted felon himse

manassas drops to 13. even cold for la plata. we drop below freezing, but just so much lower than below freezing. again, into the teens and a very hard freeze we're going to have. but no snow is falling right now. storm team 4 radar is pretty quiet. we're already looking to that next storm system as one exiting off the coast. even new york right now clearing out. temperature sits at 40 degrees, cold. 29 degrees by 9:00 p.m. 11:00 this evening we're 27 degrees. so again, subfreezing already there and a little bit of wind which i expect the wind to start easing up and dieing down once the sunsets. wind gusts of 20 miles per hour in leesburg, up to 30 and just above in hagerstown, maryland. some of the high spots west. it's the refreeze tonight that's the big story. cold conditions for tomorrow. we pick up a little sunshine. it's a partly sunny day for tomorrow. we repeat it all over again for thursday. cold and sunshine coming our way for the afternoon. friday, at least friday's temperatures will be a little higher before the next

there are teens. 19 in fairfax. 17 in leesburg. 18 in manassas. 19 in latensville. so, that's why we are concerned about everything refreezing and hopefully you did what howard said and cleared everything off your car or you're going to need a chizzel and hammer. finally by 1:00, it will be above freezing. look at this, green alerts. we can catch our breath. 31 on thursday. 39, still seasonally cold on friday. we're going in the right direction. next seven days, saturday, another mix to rain. this is a different scenario than we had on sunday. there may be enough cold air in the morning. the warm air will win out. only 38. maybe a morning shower on sunday, and very cold monday. temperatures struggle to get to 30 with full sunshine. notice a low sunday night, 29. a high on monday 30. that's pretty cold and 20 monday night. back in the low 40s on tuesday. a few clouds come in late in the day and overnight on tuesday. >> okay. so, let's just say the weather is in not going to cooperate. these toys will prepare for child for the road ahead. we start with candy striped s

manassas, 53 in gaithersburg. 55 in leesburg. a little more cloud cover as we get into the afternoon hours. today is the better of the two weekend days. we're looking at a rainy sunday. i'll be timing it out for you coming up in a bit, richard. >> thank amelia. new this morning out of silver spring, a head on collision turned deadly. most likely because of speed. this happened early this morning on columbia pike road near new hampshire avenue. police say two vehicles slammed into each other before 3:00 this morning. one man was killed in that crash. little is known about anyone else that might have been involved. >>> also in silver spring this morning, a fire injured at least three young adults. that fire broke out at 5:30. the fire is now out. crews rushed the victims with minor injuries to the hospital. investigators are trying to determine the cause of that fire. >>> this morning, d.c. police need your help identifying a man who tried to rob a bank in the columbia heights area. police released this surveillance picture. take a

temperatures are very cold. .6 degrees downtown 30 degrees is what you are waking up to in the manassasabout 25 to 30 degrees colder than it was this time yesterday. moreinds will pick up even over the next several hours, but windchill values are in the 20's. it is a cold start to the day and it will be cold for the day tomorrow as well. even colder. warty to. mostly cloudy -- 42. mostly cloudy. christmas day, sunny and cold. things look good if you are traveling out of the d.c. metro area, but across the rest of the country, it may be slower. we have team coverage this morning. national.s at reagan how are things looking? d.c.,is not bad in the but there is a lot of red on the monitors. holiday travel has been a bear. had a factor -- played a factor during thanksgiving traveling and this christmas, at least 35 states are being affected with winter storms. one of the hardest hit airports is reagan national airport. they have seen at least 50 canceled flights in the past 24 hours. this is become -- because of all of the issues in other cities and airports causing the rippling effect. in

gaithersbu gaithersburg, leesburg, manassas. this is how cold it will get. when you step out the door tomorrow morning for that morning commute, we're looking at temperatures in the teens. l suburbs. low temperature in washington of 23. areas by the water like cambridge and easton can expect a low temperature of 20. although it will be a cold start, overall, tomorrow will be a warmer day than we had today. high temperatures tomorrow will be around 40 degrees. a high tomorrow in washington of 41. new information coming in about saturday's storm. coming up, i'm going to be showing you, if you can expect any snow, and if you can, potentially how much you might get. doreen? >> thanks, amelia. more money for teachers and more programs geared towards students who live in poor neighborhoods. tonight, the new ceo of prince george's county school is out with his budget proposal. the bureau chief tracy wilkins tells us how he's trying to focus on the future. >> prince george's school ceo kevin maxwell proposed budget got a standing ovation. magsz maxwell is proposing

look at our high so far today. 61 in washington and manassas. 59 in leesburg. la ray, a high temperature today near 70 degrees. our temperatures will be even warmer for tomorrow. so, what does that mean for this evening? well, a very mild evening tonight. great feel outside right now. 6:00 p.m., 58 pleasant degrees and yes, it's december. winter begins saturday. clouds will increase overnight. what that means is our temperatures won't get as cold. 10:00 tonight, we will be at a mild 52 degrees. how warm is it going to get tomorrow? warmer than 61. i'll be talking about that in ten minutes. pat? >> thanks, amelia. >>> how much money is too much money to spend on a gift for your child's teacher? $5, $20, how about $200? there's a debate going on. >>> stealing cars, robbing stores and buying pizza with the money. how this one-man crime spree came to an end. >>> the star of "duck dynasty" suspended. was he simply expressing his own beliefs or >>> the u.s. attorney? virginia is looking into weather to seek indictment on mcdonnell until after he leaves office. they c

manassas, you're up to 65 for a high tomorrow. 66 degrees in town. even you folks in gaithersburg, temperatures in the low to mid 60s again. slight chance of a passing shower between 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. i don't know if it's enough to carry the umbrella, but you're for sure going to need it on friday. starting at 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. in the morning. going right through the evening hours. the forecast for friday with the 60-degree high temperature will come early in the day. 8:00 a.m., showers and mild conditions. at noontime, we get cooler. we top at 50 degrees. by 4:00, when you step out, it's rain an wind and turning chilly. a new weather system moves in. we'll get the timing on what we get sunday as well as an hourly forecast and a lighting for the national christmas tree. >>> used to be the second most powerful man in the world. now dick cheney may be powerless to stop a family feud. we'll have his reaction? >> and what tr the five keys to a longer life? >>> no matter how old you are you should be concerned about your health. once you hit 50

one of those is the manassas man convicted in 1982 of mr. beating heroine. the president called his and other sentences harsh. the white house says the inmates would receive shorter prison terms if they were sentenced under current guidelines. next, live in falls church. if you did holiday shopping at target, hackers may have your number now. >> a consumer alert affecting as many as 40 million americans. target admits its computer systems were hacked. >> this exposed credit card information for millions of customers to fraud. kris van cleave is in falls church with what this means. the dates to remember. november 27, the day before thanksgiving, through last sunday, december 15. if you did holiday shopping at a target in falls church, if you use a debit card, that card may be compromised. the timing was perfect for the hackers. steal data form 40 million debit cards, swipe at the checkout at 1800 cards -- stores nationwide. >> if they can still let off the back of the card, they can create a second copy of it. >> it is possible you pay with a card. >> ok. i

to 25 degrees in manassas and 66. snow develops early between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. rain for many. when i return, i'll give you a time line when the system moves through the area. we'll talk snow amounts as well, coming up. >>> don't forget, this is the time to download the storm team 4 weather app. you can get the latest all weekend long and all the time. we are following a developing story out of alexandria where a few hours ago, a sheriff's deputy was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. craig patterson was charged with murder in the shooting death of dawkins last may. a jury convicted him of the lesser charge. david culver has been following the trial from the start. he's live with the latest. david? >> this is still a very much developing story at this hour. allow me to set the scene inside the alexandria courthouse. that jury deliberating and they are focused on the sentencing phase of the investigation. craig patterson, the man convicted of voluntary manslaughter could face ten years in prison. when the verdict came down, i tweeted it at 1:30. the dawkins family was incre

we went to the manassas store and did find the 40% off s igns. cops, shirts,ind or mugs with phil robertson's name or image. theore than a year after secret service was rocked they prostitution scandal, there are answers and questions about mites -- widespread misconduct. and why everybody is in the spirit of the holidays. a salvation army >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00. >> the inspector general's investigation into the secret service finds no evidence of widespread misconduct. report comes 18 months after secret service officers were implemented in a south american prostitution scandal. they implemented new guidelines to combat misconduct. sex marriagen same- is struck down by a judge. the state has long been against the marriages. violates same-it sex couples'rights. thieves targeted a salvation army bellringer. he noticed a couple walking around the area all day. when his back was turned, the suspects grabbed his kettle full of donations. but today he is back on the job in the same spot. date that she wanted to prove that thieves

gas near manassas, virginia.s 53 years old. in a parking lot across from the scene, a police officer interviews potential witnesses. one of them is a man driving the same 12-year-old chevy caprice that had been spotted at the previous murder scene. when the police wave him on, they have no idea that they've just interviewed the sniper mastermind. john muhammad and lee malvo were joined by circumstances. malvo was just 17. >> one of the things that struck me was his devotion and commitment to john allen muhammad who he referred to as dad. >> muhammad, a father of three was an ex-army engineer who received the normal training in marksmanship. he saw action in the first gulf war but returned home a changed man. >> desert storm flipped a switch in john muhammad to this day his ex-wife isn't sure what happened. >> i was like his spirit had been broken. he was a broken man. >> that's the man who befriended lee malvo in 2000. he met the teen while on a trip to where malvo's mother had all but abandoned him. muhammad bro

tonight's meeting at edward kelley leadership center is in manassas at 7:00. >>> one man is dead after a violent carjacking outside an upscale north carolina mall. police say the victim had just finished holiday shopping with his wife when the shots rang out. janel burrell has more. >> reporter: emergency crews seen rushing the victim out of the parking deck, fighting for his life after being shot in the head. the 30-year-old man would not make it, later dying at the hospital. the man gunned downright in front of his -- down, right in front of his wife at the mall. >> i didn't know what was going on. >> i heard a lady screaming at the top of her lungs. >> reporter: prosecutors say the couple was leading to the mall, heading to their range rover suv when two men approached. >> the victim had opened the door for his wife. she got in the vehicle. as he got to the driver's side, he was approached by two males, and was shot before he entered his vehicle. >> reporter: investigators say the shooter and his accomplice then got into the range rover and took off, leaving the victim and his wife

here's a look at your high temperature for today. 56 for a high in washington and manassas. gaithersburg you're warm to about 53. and 55 for those of you in frederick. so temperatures today running 10 degrees above where they would be this time of year. now, tomorrow, this is where we're going to get our rain from. this system developing in the gulf. it will move up the eastern seaboard throughout the day today arriving here tomorrow morning. rain arrives tomorrow around 7:00 a.m. notice your temperature forecast tomorrow. temperatures in the low to mid 40s throughout the day. rain at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.. even heavy at times during those time periods so you will want to be careful for reduced visibilities if you're out driving. 6:00, that's when the rain will start to move out of our area tomorrow. now, your storm team 4 four day forecast, look at our temperatures here. today's is warmest day. we're cooler tomorrow and temperatures fall monday into tuesday. a breezy monday. a chilly monday but before we talk more about the upcoming week, let's focus on the second half o

manassas and bristow temperatures in the mid-30s. waldorf, down into southern maryland, near 40. cloudy skies are out there. rain drops are stay iing away f now. the only thing that's near close to up is wilkes-barre. not a lot of returns coming in our close, immediate vicinity. as a result we will call it a mostly cloudy day today. it's going to be cool but not all that cold by december standards. highs today will reach into the upper 40s and low 50s. earliest sunsets of the year, everybody, they're here. down today at 4:46. cloudy skies today. temperatures near 50 degrees. tomorrow it might get a sprinkle early tomorrow. then the sunshine is back tomorrow afternoon and, yes, indeed, mention of a warming trend as we go through the week. our average high now is 50. we'll be in the plus territory starting tomorrow. mid-50s on wednesday. thursday looks like the nicest day of the week. cloudy still but mild. temperatures up near 60. then as we finish out the week and on into next weekend cloudy skies and a little bit more of an unsettled weather pattern returns. what about next week

notice manassas, quantico, waldorf, nothing going on for you. can't rule out flurries. we are not going to see snow south of 66 or 50 through maryland. it's through the north. our pennsylvania counties are going to have a winter weather advisory in effect. tomorrow, we'll see a mixture of sun and clouds early. tomorrow night, the showers move in. we see a lot in the way of rain late tomorrow night into tomorrow evening. some of us pick up a tenth to quarter inch of rain. still some snow to the north. 40 degrees on wednesday. 49 on thursday. here comes the pattern shift. 59 degrees on saturday. look at 60 degrees on sundays. finally, getting mild air in here. it comes at a price in the form of showers. maybe not just showers. we could see one of those days, sunday night with heavy rainmaking its way in. >> all right. >>> well, you bought the gifts, when do you need to ship them off? >> from fedex to the postal service, liz crenshaw breaks down the all important shipping deadlines you need to know. >> the u.s. postal service expects to process 15 billion pieces of mail be

this is at burke lane at ox road. 66 moves nicely from manassas to the beltway. those are going to be your problem spots, bridges, overpasses. in arlington, a beautiful shot with light traffic at glebe road. pass along more school information. prince william county, you are in a two-hour delay, joining fairfax and loudoun. closer to the holidays, one man who is not lying to himself about his job. he is not who you expect to see along the side of the road. he is out there with a message. >> police in wyoming hope that one of dr. seuss' most iconic characters will help people obey the law or in holidays. >> the grinch brought his trusty gun, -- trusty dog, max with them. remind drivers to be safe while they're out this holiday season. >>

down to 24 manassas. feels like 28 at joint base andrews. let's go over to monika with timesaver traffic on this tuesday morning. >> thank so you much, howard. if you're planning to head around town, mike and andrea are making fun of me. if you're planning -- not howard for once, what do you know. hey, if you're planning to head around town, things are looking great. there are no big problems to report i'm happy to say, trains, vre on an s schedule. ma rk is on an s -- marc is on an s said all. no cam -- and s schedule. no camden trains. if you're going out to the airport to head out for the holidays, things look good on dulles toll road. no problems on 66 coming in from gainesville to fairfax. we're in great shape on the beltway here in tysons corner inside and outside the beltway. let's go over to a live picture now on the beltway north of town at new hampshire avenue. lighter than normal volume. a lot of people i think are already out of town. let's go back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to 270 coming out of frederick. no pro

still in the 60s, 64 manassas, 63 in the nation's capital. will the scoreboard, it briefly reached 69 at reagan national, going into the books as washington's official high, 49 degrees the morning low. high 12 yearsd ago today when we hit 75, not that far away today. now the temperatures falling. pittsburgh 59, detroit 37. charleston 62, indianapolis 28. the news gets colder more to the north and west, lots of single numbers and below zero. that is spreading south, then east. the cold air dropping to the surface is encountering the influence of store--- storm- developed as a quotation, and that is why we have this enormous contrast in temperatures. that is where we have the most active precipitation. this will be with us a while, moving south and east, catching up with us saturday in the form of temperatures, sunday with the next surge of moisture. 77 right now in jackson, mississippi. to the northwest of the state, already in the 30s. a lot of changes that are going to be widespread. warnings, ice storm warnings, winter weather advisory's, a

boy is it warm. 60 degrees in fredericksburg. 39 degrees in manassas. the cold air is on the way. let me show you those temperatures in the upper midwest. it is well below zero. it will not he that cold here. i will show you how cold it will be here. >> metro trains and police need your help finding a person of interest after a man is kidnapped at gunpoint and forth -- and forced to withdraw cash from several atms. >> john gonzalez has the latest on this case and how it is affecting other metro riders. suretro riders are making to take a good look at the trainrs today, along with information. this photo is on display and police are seeking assistance man -- in identifying the seen in the picture. >> i hope they find him quick. >> he is believed to be responsible for kidnapping and armed robbery that happened on friday night. the victim, an adult man, was taken from train to the waterfront metrorail station where he was forced at gunpoint to withdraw funds from several atms. >> i am going to take precaution, i am definitely going to remember to be safe. maybe less train rides aroun

temperature of 20 degrees -- rather a windchill of 28 in d.c., 28 in leesburg and 30 in manassas. wednesday is cold. thursday is frigid. thursday morning down to one in winchester. eight in gaithersburg, that's the windchill at 7:00 early in the morning, around 12:00 in the d.c. metro area. thursday afternoon will be one of the coldest afternoons we've seen not just this winter, but last winter. 19 at manassas for a windchill. it's going to be a very cold period of time. that sets us up for our next storm. yes, i do think our next storm will start out in the which of snow, maybe ice moving in here. those temperatures are going to be critical once again. if it's cold enough, we get little more snow. the warmer air will have a little more of a hold to be able to make its way up. this should be more of a rain event. it will happen during the weekend. if you have plans this weekend, you'll want to watch out for this one. 33 on wednesday, 30 for a high on thursday with the windchills in the teens all day. 39 on friday. same deal on saturday. temperature of about 39 degrees. 50% chance

reagan national we've bumped up just a tiny bit to 30 degrees but still sitting in the 20s from manassas toward harrisonburg, even out to southern maryland and out toward the eastern shore. quite chilly and cold. the forecast is quiet for the next three days. green alerts for the short term. slight uptick in temperatures on friday but look at saturday. southwest winds means milder temperatures and quite a bit of sunshine so enjoy saturday while it lasts. i'm tracking rain in the seven- day forecast. monika? >>> for the most part as i said earlier, it's an easy ride into work today. if you do have to go, december 26 does mean that metro is on a normal schedule. hov lanes are open but take a look at our traffic feature on our ipad app behind me. you can see all green around the beltway. no accident icons. your traffic plow is good. you can -- traffic flow is g. you can see all the indicators right here. i'll zoom in and give you one piece of advice. that is michigan avenue remains closed right here near irving street because of a water main break. you want to be aware of that right here in

we are down to 41 in manassas and 41 out here. you can see the clear skies with the little snow shower pockets moving on through the northeast. and not moving through the metro d.c. area. as you head into friday. high pressure will build in from the south and the southerly high pressure will bring us a westerly wind. it's going to be very light, but enough to get the temperatures back up above average. and then by sunday, a coastal system approaches. this looks to bring us off and on rain on sunday. mostly clear to partly sunny skies with the lows between 21 and 30. so we will be cold, but not quite as cold adds we have been with the winds on out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. so on friday morning, partly sunny and chilly with the temperatures in the 20s and the 30s. and then in the afternoon, partly to mostly sunny with the high between 2 -- with a touch between 42 and 48 with the winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we're keeping the 9 weather alerts green until sunday. and i might have to upgrade this t

a jacket is a good idea. 34 in gaithersburg. 37 in manassas. come back and talk about a burst of rain and snowers. what that means for your late night activity and look ahead to a big pattern change. >> up , nextbeyonce's surprise album is making music history. and don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> rock and roll hall of fame announces class of 2014. next year are nirvana. hall and oats, linda, ceremony will take place april 10 in brooklyn. >> a lot of people excited about that. people still talking about beyonce's unannounced new album that was released just last friday. and it is shattering records. it's already the second stbe selling album on itunes this year. she is a diva. this is her fifth and self- titled album. it sold more than 617,000 copies in the u.s. in its first three days of sale. 800,000 copies worldwide and both of these are new records. >> what the industry is saying, sheas wine of the fewest artists. she cut out all of the promotions budget, you can't buy a si

near ritchie marlboro. 66 has an estimated drive time about 15 minutes as you're moving in from manassas to the belt way. >> thank you so much. it is tough to find someone without an opinion on this story. >> everyone is talking this morning. the controversy over "duck dynasty" is only growing. now people on both sides are sounding off. we'll have the story coming up we're back at 4:55 to the backlash surrounding "duck dynasty" superstar phil robertson. he made inflammatory remarks about gays and race relations. there is a petition on change.org with more than 95,000 signatures. the family said they cannot imagine going forward with the "duck dynasty" show without their patriarch. >> it is 4:56 and the arlington county school board is cracking down on the gifts that families give to the teachers. they have a plan to limit spending to $100 per school year. supporters say this rule protects teachers from claims of favoritism. when it comes to the holidays, there is no limits for one pastor in missouri. check this out. jarrell powell packed his home with 111 christmas trees. year after year

a passenger on the train is telling us this happened somewhere between manassas and alexandria. the train was traveling between lynchburg and new york city. we are told no one was hurt and amtrak says the train will be told to union station. a huge gesture this morning at arlington national cemetery. onunteers based wreaths thousands of headstones as part of national wreaths across america day. we talked to some of the participants. >> among the hills of arlington cemetery -- >> the enormity of this place is very humbling. >> along the rows of white headstones. melanie adams laid a wreath for the second time. i year and a half ago, she lost her son in afghanistan. he was just 31 years old. >> i cried. i think about him all the time. , betty edwardsr sets another one in memory of her father, a two-time purple heart recipient and vietnam veteran. it is a chance for her to tell him one last time -- >> how much she meant. how much he has done for us. more thane joined by 25,000 other volunteers and family members spread across the grass to lay a wreath for america's fallen. they wil

manassas, the cold spot, coming in at only 19. storm team 4 radar i am tracking light flurries well to the north of the district over washington county. so for the morning hours we can't rule out some flurries north of washington. otherwise it's a dry morning with cloudiness around. here is how temperatures work. by 8:00 a.m. we'll break that 30-degree mark. 10:00 a.m. temperatures will be in the mid-30s. overall today will be warmer than yesterday. i'll be back in a few minutes with what you can expect for the afternoon. maynard, how are the roads looking this morning? >>> overall roads are looking good. the beltway is moving along well. in the district we do have a water main break to contend with between irvin and franklin street. a live look at 295 north of 4 had 95 and a look at the southeast/southwest freeway. 4:31 we'll take a look at i-270. adam and angie, back to you. >>> right now 4:27. let's go go to molette green to the live desk. >>> new video of the rockville man held in captivity in pakistan for the last two years.

are being held in a juvenile detention center in manassas. i am tom roussey. -- new at 11:00, d.c. police release videos of a and is early sunday morning. fences andd two broke into a third-floor terrace. in addition to stealing $10,000, the criminals caused damage. you are asked to contact the d.c. police. now, developing news on the next mayor. for a second term. a cloud hangs over his last campaign and has the competition speaking out tonight. we are live. we caught up with the mayor at a public meeting and he said there's not much to talk about. he may not want to talk about the present campaign and he may not want to talk about the federal investigation. they loom over his initial campaign. a lot of other people are talking about it. >> i love the city. >> the d.c. board of election victim a petition that was signed him and he qualified to run. it will include four council members. he was asked repeatedly why he waited so long to announce his intentions. he is referring to the federal investigation that alleges that a campaign helped elect him in 2010. for people associated wi

manassas and culpeper. coldest we have seen in quite some time. 37 degrees, melting the snow cover. is covering the entire area for the most part, with the exception of southern maryland. we will bring everything back up as we head to the overnight hours tonight. 10:00, 20 seven degrees and 23 when you wake up at 6:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow is the coldest day of the week. details from the weather center in a few minutes. >> thank you. new, we are getting an idea of how many d.c. residents are visiting d.c. health link.com. it is the city's new online health insurance marketplace. we know that more than 33,000 accounts were created by individuals and families on the website. nearly 1000 businesses were also created and more than 5600 right now, and -- health and human services secretary kathleen stability is is on capitol hill with the how -- where the house energy and commerce committee is expected to grill her. she has asked for an investigation into the administration's botched rollout of the website. the white house announced today about 365,000 people signed up for health in

degrees this morning in manassas. 9 inegrees downtown, 2 annapolis. start to rollill in within the next half hour or so. there are a few flurries possible in the north, but nothing that will accumulate here in the district. milder ends to the week with temperatures in the 40's. i am watching a system that could bring us some rain by the day on sunday. we will have more in just a little bit. >> thank you so much. new this morning, crews have shut down the eastbound lanes of michigan avenue in northeast d.c. because of a water main break. this is near irving street. they opened a fire hydrant to relieve the pressure on the main. it broke overnight and d.c. police are telling us that the repairs could last until 10:00 this morning. for everything you need to know about how to get around the mess, let's head over to amanda meadows. >> we have the water main break. that is going to be the main thing on the radar this morning. we don't have any other incidents or accidents to report on major highways. this is the live shot at the main break. you can see it

we'll show you temperatures now in the 50s, 55 downtown, gaithersburg, 54 in leesburg, 52 in manassas. it's still 61 in culpeper. we'll come back, talk about the weekend weather, some record highs and weather for the redskins game and the ravens game. >> reporter: if you like my red wusa9 jacket, i know you'll really love this blue jacket. why am i wearing it and why am i and why is it so cold in here? all of that when we come back. >> then right after the break royally peeved, a british tabloid newspaper accused of hacking into prince william's voicemail. >>> the tabloid's phone hacking trial in england is now focusing on the royal family. >> it is the first time rupert murdoch's news of the world has been accused of targeting the royals, transcripts of affectionate voicemails from prince william to then girl friend kate middleton were read to the london jury. in one he of refers to -- in one he refers to kate as babykins. some londoners say they are not surprised by eavesdropping. >> they like listening to people's phone calls 100%. >> i think it's a sad indictment on the media itse

temperatures now are really falling. 30 in gaithersburg. 30 in leesburg. 30 in manassas. already 25 up in frederic. and we're looking at low 30s out to the east. so, it doesn't have to be 3 32 for this stuff to freeze. what appears wet may be ice. bus stop temperatures, 18 to 28. if they start on time. and lots of sun wednesday, but cold. temperatures well below average. almost 15 degrees below average. 15 to 25. and winds west, northwest at 10. look at the lows. 2 # in bethesda. and some teens tonight, maybe 19 in fairfax. 17 in leesburg. 19 in latensville and college park will be in the low to mid 20s. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, a very cold start. some slick spots, teens and twenties. in fact, we'll break down the morning hours, 30 by 11:00 and then finally 34 by 1:00 p.m. with sunshine. next three days, we can catch our breath, 34 tomorrow. 31 on thursday. 39 on friday. a few clouds come in friday night, but still seasonally cold on friday. and those clouds could lead to another wintery mix early on saturday morning. looking at a lot of data about this storm, it'