. >>> there is a manhunt in manassas for a man named earl mitchell. he is warned-- wanted for shooting an killing someone. he gave way in the prince william's parkway. he is now thought to be on foot. police want everybody in that area to be vigilant tonight. >>> and we are waiting for the update on the search for the missing reservist kevin quick. they are waiting for a body that was located in gouchland, virginia. but we are told that it is quick's body. he disappeared after leaving his mother's home no charlottesville, monday night. his suv was spotted on surveillance in manassas saturday, and then tuesday, three siblings were arrested for the theft of quick's suv. today, a judge ordered those suspects held without bond. >> a story that has sparked outrage in the city. the family of 77-year-old medric mills is demanding answers after mills died of a heart attack right across the street from a fire house. the family says that the workers at that station refused to help him. and now that family wants everyone involved to be fired. we have team 4 cove

and this is a volunteer from manassas county. what was it like?> the rehearsal was beautiful, and industrial themed and very russian. and it was a lot of fun. >> reporter: and the man carrying the flag for the u.s. will compete in a record sixth olympics. >> i sat back in my chair and kind of took in the moment, and really took it in. very humbling. >> reporter: and caps' great alexander ovechkin will not be carrying the flag as planned, because he is playing in a game for washington. i'm jim handly in sochi. back to you. >> and jim will be updating us about the e behind the scenes experiences at the games. you can follow him on twitter and our nbcwashington.com and go t there to search for handly. we can't wait to see the opening ceremony tonight on nbc. >> and state police just now said they believe that kevin quick is dead. they have not positively identified a body outside of richmond as quick's, but it may change when they get word from the medical examiner. this case has spanneded the commonwealth since he escaped. his suv turned up in manas

these lows down to 16 in d.c. 10 in leesburg. 9 in gaithersburg and 10 in manassas. these are not the windchills. these are the overnight low temperatures. so the windchills will be very close to where they are right now when you wake up early tomorrow mornings even with a 5 to 10 miles per hour wind. storm team 4 radar is clear. it's going to stay that way for the next couple of days. we're not expect anything rain or snow friday or saturday. sunday, that's when we're going to see that move in. because of the storm system that is well off to the northwest. right now we have clear skies. those clear skies will allow temperatures to continue to cool, once the winds begin to die down. but the storm that is going to be making its way our way is right now coming ashore in towards parts of los angeles, down towards portions of california. they have seen a major drought. 2013, theirriest year ever. they're apparently about to pick up 2 inches of rain. look at the storm wrap itself up right here. we're going to see a piece down toward the south, move our way. it's going to

have a winter advisory for the area, and southern maryland, and gaithersburg to fredericksburg and manassas, and does not include martinsburg and winchester or i-81, but it does include the metro area. i will show you the latest numbers coming in now sh, and i will tell you what to expect tomorrow morning. >>> thank you, doug. the latest on the controversial bill in arizona. that bill would allow businesses to refuse service to gay and lesbian customers based on religious grounds. some very big corporations are now among the groups opposing that bill. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more and the growing pressure on the governor. steve? >> well, the governor was in washington with the other governors, but now headed to arizona with what she called input, and a lot of it is negativ negative. >> three top aids say that governor jan brewer of arizona will veto the ball to allow businesses in her state to refuse to serve gays, because the aides say that brewer worried about the corporate backlash. and she implied that on cnn. >> certainly, i'm pro business, and that is what is turning o

police believe he is in manassas and on foot. you can see the chopper 4 in the area, and we are told that mitchell is considered armed an dangerous. and again, the search for homicide suspect earl patrick mitchell is still under way. >>> thank you, and here in d.c., outrage of the family of the man who collapsed an died steps from a d.c. fire house. they say that the fire department employees who refused to help should be fired. mark segraves has been following the story from the start, and he is outside of engine 26 on rhode island avenue in northeast where the family held the news conference today. martin? >> yis, the family today spoke for the first time, and we heard from the widow and the son of medric mills. many people expected them to announce that they were going to sue the district government, and instead, the family made a different announcement. >> we demand answers are the the d.c. fire and ems departments. and we want someone to take the blame for this tragedy and for those responsible to be held accountable. >> rep

but manassas city police were the ones chasing him this afternoon when he bailed out of his car and ran off. the search is ongoing on the ground. as you can see on the air as this is all focused on the areas around the parkway. mitchell is considered armed and dangerous. >>> right now a vigil is starting to form outside a d.c. fire station where a man collapsed and died last month. his family claims that the firefighters across the street did nothing to help him. surae chinn is live in northeast with more on what the family is asking for tonight. tell y this is expected to be an emotional night. right now the son, he is talking with the group who has gathered here at the community, who are holding this vigil. the 77-year-old was a fixture in d.c., who spent 50 years nearly with the parks and rec department, a shriner, a mason, a navy war vet who died on this sidewalk across the street from the fire house where firefighters are accused of not helping him. while earlier today a press conference with the family's attorney, they are not talking about lawsuit, but they are calling for a dist

his suv turned up in manassas on saturday. and this afternoon, police found what they believe to be quick's body northwest of richmond. neighbors there were stunned by that news. >> you don't see that out here. i mean, the past couple of months, we've really been put on the, you know, the mat kind of if you want to say. but you don't see this out here. >> three siblings were arrested in alexandria on tuesday. they're accused of stealing quick's suv. >>> today a judge ordered them held without bond. police say there could be some more arrests coming up soon. >>> next and new at 11:00, a popular grocery store shut down after a major health violation. what investigators found inside. >>> a pr nightmare at the winter games. tonight alex ovechkin weighs in on the drama that has nothing to do with the competition. >>> the box office is open for tickets, and they are lining up here at olympic park. >> live report coming up from sochi. the cold can overwhelm even the toughest among us. and when courtney is sick and cold in her own hom

zero in manassas, five in culpepper.eed to dress up properly for the weather, yourself, your kids. a cold arctic front pass-through yesterday. cold air spilling down to the gulf coast. generally the skies will be clear throughout much of the day. at least it will look good with ample sunshine. we have to take a trip out to the west. i don't mean to me in this of when i say we don't know for sure what is going to happen with this storm. we need to address it today for something that is coming in sunday night into monday. once it makes his way onto the coast, all of our models will have a battle handle on the direction of this. we expect the storm to be tracking with the jetstream and head towards our area sunday night into monday. cold air will be coming in from the north. and wintry mix is the most likely scenario. the further north and west, the more likely -- we are expecting a major band of snow up towards new york city on monday. travel will be a major issue. a couple of days before the storm. high temperatures in th

his suv was found in manassas over the weekend. three siblings are being held without bond in connection with quick's disappearance. >>> 4:35. today national and local law enforcement agencies are tracking down the source of a dangerous, addictive -- additive, rather, in heroin, that is claiming dozens of lives in our back yard. today the dea and state police will announce their strategy for eliminating illegal manufacturing and distribution centers for the hair in. they're looking to pinpoint where the heroin is being introduced to fentanyl. according "the baltimore sun," police believe the drugs are making their way from illegal labs in california or mexico by being passed off as an over-the-counter medication. ♪ >>> today russia has been waiting -- the day russia has been waiting for for four years is finally here. the 2014 winter olympics officially kick off tonight on nbc 4. you're looking like at the meddles on plaza at olympic -- meadows plaza at olympic park. in a few hours, 88 countries will march to the opening ceremony t

the suv was spotted in manassas saturday, along with an unknown man. quick was last seen friday night charlesville. there is a $10,000 reward for information. >>> there is a big step forward in the effort to decriminalize marijuana in the district. today the d.c. council gave preliminary approval to a bill that would eliminate jail time for anyone caught with less than an ounce of marijuana. instead, people would get a $25 fine for possession. police could still lock up anyone who is caught smoking marijuana in public. a final vote is expected in the next few weeks. supporters are pushing for a voter referendum to completely legalize pot this november. >>> a way to reward students is under fire in montgomery county. eastern middle school in silver spring held a pizza party today for straight a students. students with b and c averages were invited to join a dance party later. but more than 300 students who had grades lower than a c were left out. some parents say that could alienate the students who are excluded and lead to bullying. others say it's qui

gaithersburg down to 21 and also in manassas and luray.s the radiational cooling it'scondit 15 north e border in york and 25 in cambridge across the bay and the windchill just to show you many cases there's a very same. so the winds are near calm and it's going to be a more comfortable morning even though it's cold it's better than when it's windy. highs this afternoon will range from the low to mid-30s up north to the low to mid-40s south and about 40 here in the district. here somes monika in her red skirt with timesaver traffic. >>> i got the red on. national wear red today. if you're planning to head out on the roadways, things are looking great. there are no big problems to report on the beltway. we're in good shape. no red at all on the roads. a very happy to say that. through cheverly on the bw parkway and route 50 here on new york avenue at florida. there is some road work going on it's blocking one lane that's really not causing any delays this morning. let's take a live look outside and here's the beltway in college park and as i

it is tony three manassas and 27 in martinsburg. there is very little windchill factor thomas it will be a calm -- windchill factor, it will be a calm day. temperatures are in the lord if -- lower 40's. there is some snow in the forecast. there will not be enough to interrupt your plans. we get a few chances of snow or rain on sunday. out in just ahat few minutes. right now, let us go to traffic. happy friday, amanda. >> everything is beautiful on the roadways so far. onht now we will start construction on university boulevard. be prepared, that has been there for a while. they have the left side getting by. stay to the left. you need to stay to the right on a large pothole on the outer loop at new hampshire. new york avenue is cleared. there are no problems of the major highways. we have a live shot for you coming along new york avenue. this is before that point. as you can see, like traffic there. >> thank you, amanda. please are scrambling to find the man who shot and killed and alexandria woman. >> rhiannon carter is joining us

twice sevent -- degrees in manassas. this is where our storm system is. -- snowbring storm across the midsection and as it heads to us the warm air will be overwriting it. that is why it comes down as liquid and phrases on contact. look at all the states impacted by the storm. is that pink and blue, that warnings. today is the calm for us. do what you need to do today. toby a fair amount of cloud cover. by this evening, all that pink is freezing rain. there may be some sleet and snow , especially in northern maryland. this will continue to the north and west. it will linger until 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning. many afternoon, we start to dry things up. this'll be an impactful morning event for tomorrow. breathe easier for this morning's commute. far, so good. we do have some minor problems. we do have some standing water that might be the result of the storms yesterday. we will start with construction on university boulevard. the crews are on scene and the right lane westbound is closed. you are going to run into those de

quick's suv was found in manassas last weekend. three siblings are being held without bond in connection with quick's disappearance. >>> this man waiting to find out his fate behind bars this morning. yesterday, earl mitchell led police in northern virginia on a chase. mitchell is wanted in pennsylvania for shooting and killing a man last month. manassas police say the 20-year-old jumped out of his car and troon this wooded area where police eventually caught him. no one is sure why mitchell came to virginia in the first place. >>> a top d.c. judges j faces legal trouble of her own. the ethics board charged judge mary oates walker. she's accused of directing a $4,000 furniture contract toward her business partner's husband. she's also accused of lying to investigators. according to the "washington post," walker denies the claims. the ethics board will hear her case in the spring, and she could lose her job. at this point she does not face any criminal charges. >>> five minutes after the hour. one of the biggest spectacles in sports

>>> tom, i'm just getting the report of an accident in manassas. no word if it is ice-related, but a lot of the local roadways i've seen a light glaze of ice. be careful leaving your neighborhood, but this is in manassas along wellingford drive at ballsford road. and over to i-270, nice and clear. no reports of accidents. clear all the way to the beltway. back over to you both. >>> thank you, danella. a blast of winter weather causing plenty of headaches across the northeast this morning. the problems being felt in our region as the cities try to dig out from the snow. >>> also ahead, the start of the winter olympics just days away now, but we'll show you why a i quit smoking. i've quit for 75 days. 15 days, but not in a row. for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. >>> this morning a pilot is being hail adhere row for crash landing a plane instead of hitting a ymca building. the plane was making a second attempt to l

life in manassas, roz plater. >> new developments in an exclusive investigation tonight. federal prosecutors are taking over the investigation into a deadly police shooting at fairfax county. john geer was shot and killed last august. his death followed an hour-long standoff with police in springfield. during the investigation ray morrogh says he ran into a conflict of interest, propping him to reach out to federal prosecutors. before today's decision, our northern bureau chief spoke with him. they questioned by prosecutors have not filed charges in five months after that deadly shooting. >> a mysterious loud boom and the ground trembled. did residents in ocean city feel an earthquake? it was in fact a sonic boom. the result of two supersonic jets taking off from the naval air station. they were doing routine training exercises. at the time, many residents didn't know what to think. >> it vibrated the whole house. i thought it was on the day. >> no damage was reported. >> a break in the forecast but many are still paying the price of this week but freezing rain and sleet.

they range from 25 miles per hour and manassas is close to that and leesburg is to 30 and right in d.c., and we have had wind gusts higher on the higher spot spots off to the west like martinsburg and currently gusting up to 37 miles per hour. and you factor in the wind like that with temperatures in the 40s, and it will bring it down into the 30s, and looking at the range, look at this, montgomery county, and gaithersburg, and maryland, and that is what it feels like to 40 down to fredericksburg. a huge range in the area, and a big difference compared to yesterday. i am not seeing anything on the storm team 4 radar right now, because the scan is on, and not showing a thing. but from 8:00 to 9:00 in the morning, we will see the radar with a few snow showers. and we have chilly conditions, and the temperature would drop the 30 by 7:00 p.m., an then chilly as we get into the evening, and by 11:00 p.m., it is going to be closer to freezing. the future weather. let me show you what is going top ha here. look at the clouds across the area, and that is 8:00 or 9:00 a.m., and that is the snow

manassas city police were chasing mitchell this afternoon, but he bailed out of his car and ran off. police launched a massive search with k-9's and helicopters focused along prince william county parkway. about 8:00 tonight they found him. >>> in virginia also tonight investigators working to confirm whether a body found in goochland county is that of missing police captain kevin quick. his stolen suv was recovered monday in louisa county and tuesday night state police arrested a brother and two sisters at a comfort inn in alexandria and charged two of them with stealing quick's suv. quick was captain of a reserve unit with the waynesboro, virginia police department. >>> a vigil for a man who collapsed and died last month in front of a d.c. fire station. cecil mills family claimed they begged for help, but firefighters across the street did nothing. >> tonight is really all about medric cecil mills, jr. >> my grandfather was the kind of person who would help anybody. >> reporter: family and friends in the community are remembering 77-year-old cecil mills. he was a fixture in the dis

a manhunt is ununder way in manassas. a murder suspect armed and dangerous. he has gotten away from the li

already down to 18 in martinsburg and windchill, 21 in leesburg and manassas, temperatures will dropother five or 10 degrees so some of you will be close to the single digits and this is what we're talking about here, down 9 in haggerstown. 13 in manassas, 19 in washington, that will be the first time we've seen temperatures into the teens and storm team 4 radar has nothing on it right now. that was not the case earlier today. snow made its way through. some areas picking up one to two inches of snow for the second straight day and now the clearing skies, that will allow temperatures to cool quickly and we are going to be in for one cold day. so we've got the cold air moving in, a cold night overnight but it gets even colder on friday and, yeah, then we're talking another chance of snow soon. talk about the future windchill here. we'll take you through early tomorrow morning. how about a windchill of 10 in d.c., 2346 martinsburg, you're thinking hey, that's a cold one. tomorrow afternoon we stay in teens back to the north and west. inside the city a windchill remains in the mid-20s b

and 39 in manassas. we'll talk about the possibility of a refreezing tonight and we still have a few flakes on our first alert seven- day. >> plus, today's icy start was an inconvenience. in other parts of the country. it is just winter storm. >> plus, the flu smacks students hard. what you need to know to keep your family healthy in >>> while parts of our area were covered in ice this morn, the northeast getting hit with another round of rain. it's a slushy, yucky mess. the mayor warning residents about awnings collapsing. he is warning people to stay inside if they can. more than a foot of snow. the wet and heavy snow is falling so fast, plow drivers are having a tough time keeping up. >>> it's pretty heavy. >> obviously, a little too much work on the truck. >> airline travelers are waiting it out. they will have a small window  of opportunity before parts of the northeast gear up for another wallop this weekend. and something to think about, no what? >> no snow is what you'll say. the big storm is g

we're watching temps drop. 19 in gaithersburg, 21 leesburg, 19 manassas. wakeup weather bundle up the kids. no winds tomorrow morning but very cold. 7:00 14 to 24. by 9:00 24 to 30 and breezes pick up. >>> tonight new information about an elderly man hit and killed by a school bus. we learned the victim 91-year- old elijah meranski came to the u.s. 19 years ago. he was a holocaust survivor. >> he was run down this afternoon. 14 kids were on the bus that kit him going back to hammond middle school -- hit him going back to hammond middle school from a field trip at the white we found out a lot about meranski. he was born in poland, both his parents killed days after the german invasion in 1939. two of his siblings were killed. he shared a story about hiding in a swamp for three days at times breathing through a straw when the german dogs were about to close in. in 1972 he moved to israeli and finally to the united states in 1995. >>> in another top story tonight, grief counselors will be available at woodson high school in fairfax after a student was killed

temperatures now we'll focus on that, 34 in gaithersburg, 38 downtown, 36 in leesburg and 37 in manassas. nothing will flash freeze, but lows will be in the 20s tonight, maybe 20 search downtown, 24 ins about -- 27 downtown, 24 in bethesda, 23 towards fairfax. everybody will make it below freezing. we'll talk about things you can do tomorrow. be careful walking to get the paper and the mail. we'll come back, talk about a clipper for friday night. >>> a lot of kids will be staying home tomorrow again as well. in maryland we've got prince george's, montgomery, calvert, frederick, anne arundel county schools closed tomorrow. >> in virginia alexandria, arlington, fairfax, fauquier, culpeper, frederick, fredericksburg city schools, loudoun, manassas city schools, prince william county, stafford and spotsylvania. today you, long list. d.c. schools are closed, too and the government is on a two- hour delay. that's just part of the list. the rest are on the bottom of your screen and on our website www.wusa9.com. >>> a major backup tonight on the outer loop of 495. we hope you were not in this me

he got away from the manassas city police officers during a car chase. mitchell is wanted for a homicide in pennsylvania and considered armed and dangerous. in yet another breaking story in virginia, the body believed to be that of missing preserve captain kevin quick has been found. the grim discovery made today. multiple police sources confirmed to the local news outlet that the body is that of quick. he disappeared last friday night after leaving his mother's home in aspen, virginia. now a brother and a sister, they are charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing his toyota four runner. another sister was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant. all three of them are being held without bond after their arrest on tuesday night in alexandria. >>> all right now on to the winter olympics, which have begun in sochi. the focus seems to be on everything, but the athletes. >> that's right, a new potential terror threat as they issued a warning that they might use it's a paste or skin care products to smuggle explosive on to planes. they fear that s

towards the -- manassas. towards the afternoon here. still partly to mostly sunny.a pa over to andrews and 36 in cambridge. then this afternoon, a few more clouds as the afternoon wears on. high temperatures approaching the 40-degree mark. not too bad for february. monika? >>> pothole patching right now on the southbound side of i-95 at dale city. blocking the center and right lanes. they're going to be there until about 6:00 in the morning. northbound 95 here in springfield still very light typical for a friday morning. and heading for 395. back to you. >>> thanks. once again the d.c. area topped the list of the most literate u.s. cities. researchers based their data on the number of bookstores, library resources, internet use, and newspaper circulation. ranking in the top ten include san francisco, st. louis, boston, st. paul, minnesota, and denver. pittsburgh and atlanta tied for fourth. minneapolis comes in third. seattle second, and washington, d.c. number one. and it's the fourth year in a row the d.c. area has nabbed the top spot. researchers say they're plan

right now, it is 32 in manassas. and 36 in culpepper and fredericksburg.4 in la platta and at andrews and a pretty significant change from what we had yesterday. 11 degrees cooler in frederick and manassas and 11 degrees cooler in winchester as well and 10 degrees cooler in hagerstown than 24 hours ago. there goes the clipper, starting to move up and become an actual significant storm in new england. but this is the next pocket of energy, i'm keeping an eye on it, that will move toward us, as we head into sunday. but right now, with that clipper, descending, as it moves off into the north and east, we are going to see the breezy conditions, through the nighttime hours, and then subsiding, as it moves off further to the north and east. and then high pressure starts to make its way in, by the time we get into the workweek, a milder trend, will start to ensue. as we head through the overnight hours, 16 to 25. it is going to be definitely like january cold out there. with partly to mostly cloudy skies. and winds out of the northwest at 15 to 20 miles an hour.

close to and in some cases below freezing like in manassas and la plata down to 30 now.frederick, gaithersburg 32. 33 andrews. it won't take much to get ice to form on what was maybe some wet roads or sidewalks and parking areas. 36 officially at leesburg. so again we're getting to watch these temperatures. temperatures are going to be critical for the next few hour

right now. 33 in gaithersburg. 28 manassas and 30 in leesburg. with cool temperatures the wind chills are way down across our region. wind chill down to 19 in gaithersburg, 17 in martinsburg, 13 in hagerstown, 33 in patuxent river. very cold afternoon and cold evening and colder overnight tonight with temperatures tomorrow staying below freezing. then we turn our attention to monday and another winter storm that's looking bigger and bigger. we'll talk much more about that storming up around the 5:15 hour. >>> students and staff at a local campus are finding out about a sexual assault that happened over the summer. that attack happened on the loudoun campus of the northern virginia community college. that campus was already on edge following two sexual assaults in that area in october. on monday a woman who works for a company that contracts with the school reported this incident from the summer. campus police banned a co-worker who the alleged victim identified as her attacker and at this point police think it's an isolated incident. >>> a teache

gaithersburg, washington, manassas, towards culpeper and quantico, over towards waldorf. during the morning hours, 8:00, when most of us are normally on the roads. that's when the snow could be coming down heaviest around the d.c. metro area. this is why we could have some delays. by 10:00, most of that snow starting to get out of here. if we were to have a two-hour delay, that would at least give them a little bit of time to get the roads prepared. by noon this is all out of here. by late in tavern, we're seeing sunshine. a day very similar to day. by the end of the day snow could be gone. but there is the winter weather advisory. it goes into effect at 1:00 a.m. right on through noon tomorrow. it includes everybody from frederick, leesburg and culpeper, down towards the south and east, including all of southern maryland. thinking 1 to 2 inches. leesburg, washington, down towards waldorf, warrenton, towards bowie, northern pofrgts calvert county. back towards the west. a hole around frederick, martinsburg, coating to an inch for you. and back towards the west a little mo

around an inch, 1.2 toward manassas. is trying to paint a bigger ban through manassas and fairfax and culpeper. we'll see. either side of that ban near an inch both north and south. for tonight, mostly cloudy, light snow before dawn. a low temperature primarily in the 20s. winds northwest becoming southwest at 10. so we have low 30s to start in the morning with snow and 11:00, snow begins to end. 35 and clearing skies by 1:00. temperatures don't move much. still in the mid 30s. next three days, bright, but brisk on thursday. 38. very cold, but dry on friday. temperature around freezing. that's it. our average high is near 50. that's a cold day. next seven days, this is a little different from yesterday. rain or snow shower on saturday, 44. now we are going 50 on sunday, 50 on monday. looks like all rain on monday. upper 40s on tuesday with a rain or snow shower. >> okay, top. it is the only public indoor ice rink in d.c. >> and for the third straight year, the washington capitals are doing their part to keep it afloat. k

it's still 50 downtown, 45 in gaithersburg, 48 manassas and 46 in leesburg. we'll be right back. >> plus dozens of cars piled up in an ice fueled highway disaster, more on the east coast's wintery weather after the break. >> sheriff's department not the place you'd think to find hearts on the door, but today they >>> just an absolute disaster on a pennsylvania highway, dozens of crashes and this chain reaction pileup left traffic backed up for miles. as many as 100 cars and a dozen tractor trailers may have been involved. >> reporter: an icy stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike near philadelphia was littered with dozens of cars and trucks following two separate chain reaction pileups. >> the entire back end of my car is gone. >> reporter: at least 30 drivers and passengers were taken to hospitals. most of their injuries were not serious. traffic backed up for more than 5 miles, but stranded drivers like ashley crandall tried to make it a positive experience delivering sandwiches and drinks to other motorists. >> just do what you, can you know. pay it forward,

meantime tonight just cold, 30 already in gaithersburg, frederick, 34 in leesburg and manassas. tonight look for clear skies, very cold, 14 to 24, winds light from the south 5 to 10. most of the roads are dry. you have a couple of piles of melted snow on your driveway. that could be ice in the morning. be careful walking the kids to the bus stop and getting the paper early in the morning. >>> if you drove in this morning's traffic, if you not what a mess it was. there were a -- you know what a mess it was. there were a bunch of accidents around the metro today and a relatively minor crash was the trigger for this rush hour snarl. traffic was backed up from springfield to college park. so comes the big questions now, could this morning's snow- related gridlock have been avoided? did school and highway officials make the right call? scott broom is in montgomery county with an accountability check. >> reporter: here in montgomery the company, maryland, and in neighboring prince george's county this morning there was no delay called for by school officials, but thousands of kids and

it was 29 hagerstown. 30 for winchester and manassas. and even -- you don't have to be at freezing to get slick spots. the surface temperature can be a little colder than the air temperature and even southern maryland with andrews and pax river at 33 we have to be concerned. the wind chills are not that great so the wind chills are down into the 20-degree range up north. 30 in manassas. feels like 26 at andrews, going to 41. please, exercise extreme caution over the next few hours. with more on the trouble spots, here's monika and timesaver traffic. >>> a multivehicle accident on the bw parkway southbound. it's near route 2302 inside the belt -- 202 inside the beltway and reports of icy conditions in that area. the bw parkway i believe right now only one lane is getting by. it was shut down for some time. there was an accident on the inbound side of route 50 closer to route 10. there is also a vehicle fire. i believe it's been put out on the inner loop of the beltway south side of town at the wilson bridge in the local lanes and that's c

a part of lee's helicopter saved the man and the dogs stranded on lake manassas. the canoe flooded with icy water and firefighters tried to enter the water but their rescue suits were not equipped for the conditions. the man did suffer hypothermia. even though it was warm out there over the weekend, the water was still very cold. >> the water takes longer to heat up and vice versa. we have the cold. thawing overg and the past few weeks. definitely back on the cold side of things. -- gottent written rid of a lot of the snow, however. >> that is good. >> this is a map of the progression of the snow. this is from when we could go sunday up to today. snow lefttle bit of in western maryland, carroll county, and in the mountains in west virginia. the rest of us, naked ground. >> parking spots, finally. a blog on this on what we typically see. and yes, snowfall back in the forecast at. over here is where you will find our blog. things look absolutely beautiful at this time. across the region. 44 degrees is the temperature. to windchill factor is down 37. other temperatur

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it feels like 18 in manassas. the wind gust at this hour is about 30 miles per hour.ame in a martinsburg. we'll see lower wind early in the morning. talking about temperatures in the 20's and windchill in the to lower 20's. the colder air on to the north and east. ,he storm that we had earlier it quickly moved out toward the north and east. it has really intensified across the boston area and cape cod. they had a winter storm warnings and a blizzard warnings. pimco 8-12 inches of snow. this is what it looks like for them. -- and they picked up 8-12 inches of snow. not so far off the coast. they are dealing with the wind. up to 75 force winds miles per hour. take a close look at our futurecast through overnight into daytime tomorrow stop the wind will increase a bit. orwill stop around 7:00 eight :00 tomorrow night. and notbe quite a dry its production relation in our area. -- and not expecting accumulation in our area. i doubt we will see a problem in d.c. the high tomorrow is a 33-30 eight. your extended out to look. look at the high on tuesday. middle 50's on wednes

d.tonight. 13 in manassas and that doesn't include the windchill. that was not the case a few hours ago. we saw the snow coming through the region. most of the area saw about 1-2 inches of snow in the metro d.c. area and southern maryland. now, that system has moved out and brought in the cold. here's what to expect the next couple of days. arctic air move is in and very cold overnight and it gets even colder friday. as another front drops through, friday is one frigid day. look at the windchills tonight and tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning's windchills 10 in d.c., 5 in gaithersburg and 6 in martinsburg and cumberland, 1 below. temperatures on the cold side and windchills cold and 14 in martinsburg, 18 in frederick, at the peak heating time during the afternoon. 26 in d.c. watch friday morning, 1 in d.c., 1 below, towards martinsburg, zero in leesburg, we're talking a frigid morning as more arctic air makes its way in here. it's not lvi tha quickly. 44 for a high tomorrow, rather breezy windchills in the 20s and from, windchills in the teens and s

weather center, not so bad the first day of february, 46 degrees at reagan national, dulles 43 and manassas. the satellite radar, partly cloudy skies, clouds overnight. patchy fog. what is new in the forecast isn't updated winter storm watch. that is through howard, montgomery county, western maryland from 11:00 tomorrow night into early monday morning. we could be accumulating snow. southern maryland, fairfax, arlington, not under the winter storm watch. however, that does not mean that you will not see any accumulation. we will talk about that coming up. first, tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, 35 to 40 degrees. we will talk about the next seven days where we have not just one storm but a second storm that lingering freezing rain. pentagon has awarded a contract to renovate the site of the navy yard shooting. in september, gunmen killed 12 people inside of the building. a contracted company named chm2m will build a new entrance, remodeled cafeteria, repaint, and re-carpet the building. there will also be a memorial honoring the victims of the shooting. it is expected to be completed early

of the holocaust. >> a life ended yesterday when he was hit by a school bus in maryland. >> that manassas name is elia miranski. despite all the hate through which he lived as a child, he was able to see the good in his world. and even at 91 years old event toured out on his own to see that world and the people in it. his stories from childhood are so remarkable he was just interviewed for the holocaust museum last year. kristen wright spoke with the woman who conducted that interview. she's at the intersection now where the accidents happened yesterday and that accident still under investigation. kristen? >> reporter: that's right. police say elia miranski did make it across the southbound lanes. he got to the middle. there were cars stopped there at the turning lane. but the school bus had the green light. this man escaped death over and over until now. that's the voice of elia miranski, telling his story as a holocaust survivor. he's pictured here with his wife at the hebrew house in rockville in 2008 where he lived. >> i have such great respect for them. that they had lived through th

and manassas and fredericksburg, but yesterday, we had a storm impact that was very low, because we knew that the roadways would be fine. tomorrow morning, a different story. we are up to medium as far as the impact, because we will see the delays likely and some roads will be covered by snow at 6:00 or 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning, so it will impact your rush hour and most likely impact some schools. i would nout be surprised to see a few two -hour delays out ther, and much more on the snowfall and what to the expect in the area, and we will take you ko county by county coming up. >> we have some breaking news involving a violent robbery in the northeast and a man is being treated for serious injuries, and jackie bensen is live with the details that makes this so unique? >> this is an attack on a united states pl there you can see the d.c. police and the postal inspectors there. we understand that the letter carrier was robbed an assaulted, and he had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital, and with we don't know his condition right now, and it is unclear right now where the postal ser

a very cold afternoon and we're just getting started. 34 in manassas. 30 at martinsburg. it will continue to drop as far as temperatures are concerned. look where we are tomorrow morning. 19 in d.c., 10 in fredericks, nine in hagerstown and 17 at fredericksburg, a very cold night tonight. and it will be colder making our way friday. that was not the case a couple hours ago, we did see the snow come through the washington area, towards winchester, just a few snow showers for you, what you saw. in the metro area we picked up 1-2 inches and it did cause problems on the roadways around the 7:008:00 time frame. what do we expect the next 24-48 hours. the arctic air very cold. very cold overnight period and gets even colder on friday. wait until i show you the windchills. 15 in gaithersburg, 24 in manassas, 18 in martinsburg, 6:00 tonight. tomorrow morning, look where we go? 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. windchill of 10 in d.c., 5 in gait thesburg, 6 in martinsburg, you say, hold on a second, don't get any colder on me. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures in the 20s and teens and tomorrow m

further north and we'll detail that in a second with 9 futurecast. 30 degrees now in frederick and manassasrg, 30 in martinsburg, only 20 degrees up in york and 31 now in la plata. you can see the scattered snow showers that moved through on satellite and

close to and in some cases below freezing like in manassas and la plata down to 30 now. frederick, gaithersburg 32. 33 andrews. it won't take much to get ice to form on what was maybe some wet roads or sidewalks and parking areas. 36 officially at leesburg. so again we're getting to watch these temperatures. temperatures are going to be critical for the next few hours. we have enough problems already dealing with mounds of snow and just going from the main lanes to the ramps. it's a real danger. >> it is. i did a little bit of slipping and sliding as well as i got into the district on river road this morning and made a phone kahl about that. so what we're concerned about is that volumes are a little lighter this morning. you may be thinking you can travel at speed but i would advise you take it nice and slow still. vre by the way is on an s schedule. metro bus should begin. they were suspended till 5:00 a.m. prince george's county, thebus is on limited service today. if you're planning to head er near the bwi airport, of course taking a flight out today, you absolutely w

but it is breezy. 28 in gaithersburg. 29 in martinsburg. 24, manassas. 22 in lexington park. a breeze out of the north and west bringing us our windchill values in the 20's. but the windchill in gaithersburg is 18 currently. we will see fair skies and high temperatures at reagan national topping out around 38 era traveling today looks quiet with the general area of high pressure keeping most of the cup -- country quiet. good news, especially for parts of the northeast that are still digging out from over one foot of snow yesterday. now our attention turns to the deep south where the next system will be originating. more details in a little bit. >> ok, you can get prepared for the next round of winter weather by downloading our storm watch at. you will get all the watches and warnings and the forecast from our team of meteorologists. greg's breaking news -- a call for reform in the district. a family wants the fire and ems departments to make major changes after their loved one died while firefighters refused to help. it is the family of cecil mills. they wrapped up a news con

temps 38 downtown, 30 in gaithersburg, 32 in frederick, 34 in leesburg and manassas. factor in these winds. it feels like it's 60 in gaithersburg, feels like 29 downtown and 22 in leesburg. if you're going out, dress for the teens tonight. look at this, wind chills 1 below in oakland and 6 below in davis around timberline. even colder tonight, hard to believe, but it's fresh arctic air, some single digits possible north and west of town. bus stop temperatures 9, 25. what's the silver lining? okay. no winds tomorrow morning. very cold friday the whole day but good news, no wind the whole day. for tonight clear sky, even colder, winds slowly diminish, northwest 10 to 15, but lows 9 to 19. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, a very cold start. i would say hat, gloves and a scarf good idea. teens and 20s, winds manageable northwest at 10 and by afternoon partly cloudy, colder. you'll need your sunglasses, winds light, high temperatures again struggle to get to the freezing mark which is kind of a cold way to end february. look at these temps, in the teens to start, lot of suns

right now 41 downtown, 36 gaithersburg, manassas, 37 in leesburg and frederick. not much wind, so no wind chill. keep your plans tonight, no worries even though the clouds have arrived. we see some snow and sleet in dallas again and rain down in louisiana, but this system will kind of scoot to the east and pass to the south of us, but don't look now. there are not 1, but two more systems behind that one. we'll tell you what that means for the prospects of snow saturday and again sunday. >>> the government says the economy added just 113,000 jobs last month, far weaker than the 178,000 expected. still the unemployment rate is 6.6%, its lowest level in more than five years. >>> president obama traveled to michigan state today to sign the just passed farm bill. the ceremony in east lansing kept a nearly three year congressional struggle to keep the nearly $400 million legislation. >>> wusa9 is on pothole patrol. viewer ken madden wrote to us about a stretch of north harrison street in arlington and he said he and others have reported it to the county and the pothole

we started off with temperatures in the single digits in spots. 14 in the city, 12 in manassas. we even had a little bit of a breeze this morning. factor that wind in, and you had wind chills below zero this morning. the winds have calm because despite the sunshine, 20 downtown, orange at 28. 22 in lexington park. we'll be hard-pressed to get out of the upper 20's today across the area. winds very light out there. high-pressure is in charge, but we turn our attention to the west coast because they are finally getting some much-needed rain. pummeling the western coast, but the one we are paying close attention to because this will diverse across the country, and this is the genesis of potential for winter weather late sunday into monday, so that's what we are watching carefully. high-pressure in charge. frigid afternoon. temperatures in the teens and 20's. we will get more cloud cover, but our brains will shift, and it will be a little bit armor. -- it will be a little bit warmer. sunday, we could be near 50 degrees. a cold front will start to work its way through sunday into mon

temperatures right now, 45 in washington. 39 in gaithersburg and manassas. tomorrow, well, it won't be bad. the temperatures comfortable, highs in the mid 50s but clouds around throughout the day. it is a dry day, though. so you're going out to get the shopping done, heading off to church, the weather will not be impacting your commute to those places. with future weather, i want to show you the rain moving into the area. we're starting it off at noon tomorrow. notice how the entire area is still dry. 7:00, we start to see rain moving into areas like frederick and hagerstown, back through winchester. once we hit night, everybody is seeing rain. as cold air moves in, we see the rain change over to snow. notice where we're seeing the most snow here, mainly if you're under the winter storm watch. 8:00 a.m. monday morning, the commune a tricky one. either dealing with rain in southern maryland or snow in northern maryland. 8:00 a.m. on monday, leesburg seeing snow. noon, the d.c. metro area, most of the area seeing a little bit of snow. this starts to wind down

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