by 8:00 tonight 18 in gaithersburg, 19 in manassas, 23 downtown. by 10:00 we're in the teens everywhere except the d.c. area. it's going to be very cold again tonight. if you're out at midnight, 11 in manassas and 15 in gaithersburg. by morning we're still in the teens, 20 downtown and by 11:00 temperatures will rebound somewhat tomorrow back in the 30s by 11:00. records to beat, we set some records today, 9 the new record at dulles replacing the old record of 10, 1 in martinsburg. the records tonight, some are safe, some not. at national our downtown record is safe at 13, but dulles' old record of 14, we're forecasting 8 tonight, baltimore old record 10 and we're forecasting 9. we'll come back, talk about seasonable and milder air, two terms we've not used in many moons. >> we welcome them. >>> we've got breaking news. police just arrested a bladensburg man they say raped a young woman at knife point and think he might be connected to at least three other attacks. our stephanie ramirez was there for a news conference in prince george's county and

alexandria frederickburg, manassas and manassas park all opening two hours late. >> berk weeleyberkeley jeffersoal also two hour delays. >> federal government is on a two hour delay with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. of course you can download the nbc washington app for push alerts anytime we have closings and delays. you withcan see the full list at the bottom of the screen. where it isn't icy, some folks are dealing with fog. >> we have some in northwest washington. here is a live view from the tower camera. i zoomed it in on the parking area next to our building and you can see quite a bit of fog and also the lights there gleaming off the iciness in that parking lot. so even though your street may be just wet, watch out for parking lots that will be icy along with sidewalks. icy lieuthrough about 8:00 but then will we'll get above freezing and we'll have melting. actually may make it to the low 40s by mid afternoon near 40 by the time you're heading back home. by 8:00 p.m. back down to the mid-30s and then roller coaster ride below freezing by 11:00, mid-20s by this t

by 1:00 notice temps in the low 50s, 51 in frederick, 52 in culpeper, manassas. by 5:00 even warmer. so our daytime highs will occur around 4:00 or so. 56 downtown and low to mid-50s in gaithersburg and frederick into leesburg and manassas and la plata 57. by tomorrow evening 24 hours from now it will get colder top night, upper 40s in gaithersburg and frederick, still 50 in manassas and la plate arc but there will be cold -- la plata, but there will be colder air sneaking down from the north. tonight clear to partly cloudy, breezy, chilly, 34 to 44. thursday morning plenty of sunshine, chilly to start, 34 to 52, winds in check northwest at 10. by afternoon mostly sunny, cooler but seasonable, high temperatures around 55 and wind northeasterly at 10. we have sunshine from the mountains to the coast. oakland will make 50, 54 in cumberland, 57 in culpeper, 52 in hagerstown and 54 in manassas, 53 in leesburg, probably 54 in reston and mclean, 55 downtown, a little cooler by the water, 50 for annapolis. we'll break this down. to start sunshine, 40 at 7:00, 42 at 9:00

it will be dry, 42 in leesburg, manassas, 46 downtown. by 7:00 we clear out briefly and temps fall below freezing in the suburbs and begin to look up to the north. see hagerstown and frederick some clouds developing by 10:00 in the morning. as we go through the late morning, afternoon see the blue. there are your snow showers either side of frederick, gaithersburg, hagerstown, martinsburg, temperatures above freezing and 40 downtown by 1:00. by 6:00 we're looking at more showers and snow showers possible, maybe one out towards manassas. wouldn't get hung up on the exact location of these, sort of like summertime hit or miss. we'll come back, let you know when temperatures will finally make it back to 60. >>> disturbing new details about the co-pilot blamed for deliberately crashing that germanwings plane into the french alps. investigators uncovered evidence indicating andrea lubitz was struggling with an -- andreas lubitz was struggling with an illness that he hid from his employers. he had a doctor's note urging him to go on medical lea

bwi 46 manassas. off to the south, 60 degrees nashville, 65 kansas city. the model push of air moving to the north. still pretty cold in new england, but everyone will be enjoying some of these milder temperatures as we go forward the next week or so as the jet stream list to the north. the 24 hour temperature change impressive. 19 degrees milder than it was at this time yesterday. the weather front moving overhead tonight will provide us with a few additional clouds. all that means is it will act as a blanket. temperatures will not fall that much. 34 degrees downtown. the temperature tonight, about 20-30 degrees milder than last night. not as cold. as we were talking about, we spring forward tonight. this morning the sun rise at 6:30. tomorrow morning, if you are up early, it will be darker later the sunrise not until 7:31. on the flipside, an extra hour of daylight in the evening, with sunset at 7:0 wait tm each day we are gaining about 2.5 minutes of daylight. that trend will take us through the su

. >>> a lock doub has been lifted in manassas. police are looking for a man seen near manassas park elementary school with a weapon. no word if officers found that man. a lockdown in manassas park has just been lifted. >>> police say he admitted to having sexual contact with a student at beltsville high school but a jury couldn't decide if a former coach was guilty or innocence of that sexual assault. tracee wilkins is live with reaction to the hung jury. >> reporter: we know the decision was 11-1 but we don't know if that was for him being guilty or innocent in this case so he is a free man and will be back in court in june because the state's attorney's office say they want to retry this case. now, this man was a teacher in highpoint high school in beltsville, maryland, and had been there for some time graduated from high point high school in the '90s and returned to be a football coach. the alleged incident happened during school hours back in september of 2013. according to court testimony, another teacher approach the 17-year

alexandria, fredericksburg and manassas park all starting two hours late. >> and manassas city schools on a two hour delay. washington howard anne arundel county schools, charles, st. mary's calvert, king george all on a two hour delay today, as well. >> west virginia now berkeley jefferson, morgan county schools starting two hours late. all this information on the nbc washington app. let's go to tom now and see how the ice will affect you. >> yeahof the winter. about a quarter of an inch. right now radar not getting anymore icing into on, no more freezing rain or drizzle. this is a picture of a side street. most of the main roads are wet, but side streets are icy. your footing is treacherous. you'll spend some time scraping ice off your windshield, as wet. let the car warm up and deicers take effect and get the ice of off your side windows, mirrors as well as your back window this morning because it will be staying at or a little below freezing between now and 8:00. coming up at 5:11, a look at when this ice melts. >>> you want to give yourself extra time as you're leaving this mornin

by 10:00 40s in the suburbs, 49 manassas, 45 in frederick, 50 downtown. by 11:00 40s across the board. wind gust tracker, gusts from 20 to 30 miles per hour. i don't know i can believe this, but 54 mile-per-hour wind gusts apparently recorded in manassas. they expanded the wind advisory. we'll come back and talk about that. we'll have gusty winds till 9:00, talk about that and look ahead to easter weekend. >>> time is up, the deadline for a deal >>> welcome back. iraq's prime minister said the fight for tikrit is not over. a u.s. coalition fighting isis has been planning airstrikes since last week. a victory would pave the way for another key battle further north for the city of mosul. >>> muriel bowser's first state of the district address is scheduled to happen at 6:30, part of a week long effort to highlight the way this administration is creating a pathway to the middle class for all residents d.c.. >>> so we'll be dealing with thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to u

that's good, 35 downtown, 33 gaithersburg as well as manassas. by 4:00 we're in the 40s. that's pretty nice. it's below average, yes, but going in the right direction. tomorrow night temps will not fall as fast or far. inside the beltway tomorrow night you may remain above freezing. 39 gaithersburg 8:00, but 40 in leesburg and also in manassas. by midnight if you're out really late temperatures in the 30s and still above freezing. how about that? tonight clear skies, very cold, record lows possible, 8 to 18, winds southwest 5 to 10. we're talking 13 in bethesda tonight, 11 in fairfax, 14 in woodbridge, 9 in sterling, 8 in leesburg, 12 in rockville and college park and bowie and probably 9 in olney. get ready. day planner, 20 at 7:00, but temps go up, 35 at 11:00, 41 with sunshine at 1:00. we only have a little bit of sun -- a lot of sun, excuse me, on saturday, 46, but low 50s sunday and monday. next seven days a little shower activity on tuesday, not a huge storm, 54, 60 on wednesday. that's good and then low 50s on thursday and friday. >> that's going down, but you know

by 1:30 it's 33 in frederick, around freezing in manassas. overnight clear to partly cloudy, becoming a bit breezy, just chilly, lows 34 to 44, a little above average actually. by morning mostly sunny, kind of chilly to start, but a pretty nice start, 34 to 52, winds in check northwest at 10 and by afternoon mostly sunny, cooler, but seasonable, highs around 55. that's almost exactly on the number for average. we have sunshine from the mountains to the coast. oakland will make it to 50 tomorrow, 54 in cumberland, 57 in culpeper, 54 in manassas, mclean, reston, downtown 55, cooler by the water. day planner, 39, sun at 7:00, low 40s at 9:00, upper 40s at 11:00 and low 50s we 1:00. sunshine tomorrow 55 and rain and showers saturday, not a washout. it will be milder and just light rain, low 60s. next seven days we still feel you should make outdoor plans for sunday, bike ride, walk on the canal, mid- to upper 50s. nice on monday. monday, tuesday, wednesday, we're in great shape, upper 50s on monday, mid-50s on tuesday and wednesday. >> let's see

temperatures getting below freezing downtown. 34 in manassas.y 8:00 the warm air is going to wind this battle easily. 38 downtown. most of the mix is down 70. 20s to start and we're dry. 26 at 9:00. 30 at 11:00 and 33 at 1:00. yellow alert tomorrow for the evening mix. yellow alert wednesday for rain and showers. warmer 52. rain turns the snow on thursday. temperatures in the low 30s. next seven days cold and quiet on friday. hey, look at this, a weekend without rain or snow. it will be shorter. move your clocks forward one hour when you go to bed saturday nights. we're back up to 49 with a few clouds late on monday. >> shorter but drier. >>> march 2nd we're coming up on march madness. >> this is when things really start to get interesting when those teams are making the final push before the madness of march begins. the maryland tearpens i already feel like we're the most connected but i think this solo date will seal the deal. sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they

by 10:00 generally clear, 45 gaithersburg, 51 downtown, 46 in bowie, 56 manassas. it's kind of a clipper rolling to our north. winds, 1:00 wind gusts in miles per hour, advance it to 3:00 winds could gust to 31 miles per hour in manassas, 37 in culpeper. by 5:00 wind could gust to 36 in national and maybe 44 mile- per-hour wind gusts in leesburg, so windy tomorrow with afternoon showers. get ready. day planner 48 by 9:00, still sunshine, 58 by 11:00 and 61, maybe a shower by 1 p.m. pleasant behind the front, cool wednesday, 58 and warmer thursday, 70 with sunshine. how about that? the next look like this, looking at temperatures going back up on thursday. friday it's going to be a wet good friday, mid-60s, cooler saturday, morning shower. east are sunday looks okay, low 60s and then monday nats home opener, you can watch it here, but you might want to go to the park because it will be 66. >> it's one of the warmest ones we've had in a few years. >>> got some big news over here. let's have it. >> terps win! great game tonight, not their best play, but they got the w

elves that he heard. >> ♪ >> the battle of manassas was one of the first battles of the civil war.eople who heard this piece performed at had been on the battlefield said it was a more shocking how accurately tom was able to use the sounds of the piano to mimic sounds that will be heard on a typical battlefield. this document is very typical of the concert programs you would have received if you attended a blinded tom concert. you see here songs, sketch of the life of blind tom, here in image of the adult tom, again, you see him depicted with his eyes closed, inside there is an account of tom's life. on the back is a typical concert program. tom wiggins received a claim across the world. by some accounts he was the highest grossing musical artist of the entire 19th century. unfortunately, because of his race, and because of his disabilities, he never saw a sense of that money. that one point, a newspaper article in the new york times reported that tom had only the clothes on his back and won silver flute, which had been presented to him as a gift by one of his flute teachers in new

in any event still 60 downtown at 1:00 and 60 in manassas. if you walk to lunch tomorrow you can leave your jacket and umbrella at the office. now by 5:00 we're certainly clearing out with temperatures look at this, 66 in manassas. 67 in la plata. this is with the cold front pushing through. then by 7:30 over 24 hours if now we're back in the 50s. 58 in leesburg. but we are clear. how much more rain is going to fall? maybe a third of an inch downtown. heaviest amounts of rain we think north of town. maybe three quarters of an inch in frederick and gaithersburg maybe a half inch in leesburg between now and tomorrow morning. so day planner, 51 at 7:00 with some clouds. 51 at 9:00. some showers still possible and then some sun at 11:56 a little bit of sun too at 1:00. 60. now the next three days seasonable on thursday. low 50s. but a little bit cooler and then another chilly age rolls in on friday. -- rain cools in on friday. -- rolls in on friday. 50 for a high. evening commute will be wet and probably have to issue a yellow alert for friday. n

the men all lived in the child's home in manassas at various time since 2010. the girl recently told family members about the encounters and said it all started when she was 5. she's 9 now. the men are held without bond. charges include rape and indecent liberties with a child. >>> a troubled d.c. mom is facing a recommended nine years in prison after admitting she and her boyfriend tortured her disabled 9-year-old son. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan at d.c. superior court. it is hard to believe this 9- year-old child with cerebral palsy even survived this three long months of torture, imprisonment and starvation. his mom, betty threatt, wiped away tears today here at d.c. superior court as she pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault, child cruelty and child cruelty while armed. what happened inside this southeast d.c. apartment is almost incomprehensible. betty threatt today admitted she and her boyfriend poured scalding hot water on her 9- year-old disabled son, that they taped his arms and legs with duct tape and left him locked in the bathroom f

by 11:00 37 in gaithersburg and manassas, 36 in leesburg, 42 downtown. tonight clear to partly cloudy, a little breezy and just chilly. skies will clear to the south, 34 to 4th 4, winds becoming northwest 10 to 15. tomorrow mostly sunny, a little chilly to start but not bad, 34 to 52 and by afternoon gorgeous, mostly sunny and cooler, but seasonable. high temperatures around 55, winds turning northeasterly at about 10. the big area of high pressure will drive in colder air with northeast winds. day planner 40 at 7:00, low 40s at 9:00, almost by 11:00 and low 50s with sunshine by 1:00. that's a pretty good day, cooler, yes, but very nice thursday. seasonable thursday, 55. yellow alert friday, cool, 51. rain develops late or by evening. so we have yellow alert primarily to evening commute. good news saturday, milder, 63. bad news, more rain and showers, just light rain, but if you have weekend plans, i would say sunday is your day. temperatures in the mid-50s with sunshine, upper 50s monday and even tuesday and wednesday look quiet. we'll say partly cloudy

we're still 34 in manassas, 35 in leesburg and frederick. we'll come back and give the weekend a grade. >>> a prince george's county cop is facing the possibility of 30 years or more behind bars tonight. a grand jury just indicted him on assault, misconduct and firearms charges. our bruce leshan is live in bowie where it allegedly happened. >> reporter: yeah, derek. it was may 10th, 2014, william cunningham lives here. his cousin was dropping him off. he was parked out here. officer jenchesky santiago pulled in, told the guys they were parked illegally. so cunningham gets out of the passenger side door, tries to walk in the door to his house and santiago allegedly takes his service weapon, points it right into cunningham's forehead, then moves it towards his mouth and says we're pgpd. we shoot people. now santiago has three years on the force. he is now suspended without pay. he is as of today facing six different criminal counts. state's attorney angela also brook says that she will -- alsobrooks says she will never turn a blind eye to this

and to tell it as that deed of manassas says, without venture and with due respect. so that they will put us in a different place than the historians in academia. absolutely. are we memorialists? absolutely. but can we do our job better as being historians? absolutely. here are a couple of questions that i'm am not going to offer answers forward. i don't know the answers to these. can america distinguish between

futurecast, 10:00 tonight 58 downtown, 57 in leesburg, 55 in manassas. a lot of clouds, but no green blobs, so no rain or showers. now by early in the morning, 5:30, 6:00 upper 40s, low 50s. most of the showers tomorrow will be in the mountains for oakland down toward petersburg, maybe a sprinkle frederick north, hagerstown up into pennsylvania, but the front moves through essentially dry, just some clouds and big winds behind it. by 1:00 it's 67 downtown, 70 in fredericksburg. winds increasing and then by 5:00 some of the cooler air begins to move in. it's going to be a gradual thing. even by 5:00 tomorrow it's still 59 in d.c., which is pretty good, still 63 in fredericksburg and still 50 in hagerstown. tomorrow night we'll get colder. now we're in the 40s by 9:00 across the board and low 40s north and west of town. wind gust tracker, 2 p.m. time winds could gust to 46 miles per hour. again, this is a forecast and peak time -- 26 miles per hour. again, this is a forecast and peak time frame. at 5:00 we could see wind gusting to 30 miles per hour in man

manassas down to 36. a look at new rain coming in for the friday/saturday time frame, a look at that at 6:21. >>> good morning. a couple crashes up north. in damascus clarksburg road at bethesda all lanes blocked because of a crash. we're sending chopper 4. and then in frederick, 75 at price road an overturned vehicle also has all lanes blocked. camden trains 10 to 0 minutes behind in general today. taking a look at travel time 270 looking good from germantown to the beltway. outer loop top of the beltway 95 to 270, just about on time. 13 minute there is. 66 east from the fairfax county parkway looks good. and quantico to the beltway about 7 minutes behind. i'm back in ten. >>> no end to the anger. why members of a fraternity at the university of oklahoma at the center of a racist video for having a hard time escaping protesters. >>> and also ahead, the barbie that is supposed to be able to talk back to your children. but we'll show you why some want to keep the controversial toy off store shel >>> about

by 4:30 everybody makes it into the 40s, 46 in la plata, 45 manassas. that's still 10 degrees below average. good news tomorrow night, not nearly as cold, 42 downtown at 10:00 and upper 30s in the suburbs. i think inside the beltway we hold above freezing tomorrow night. that's some good news. overnight clear and very cold again, record lows possible, already a couple set, lows 6 to 18 and winds light southwest at about 5 to 10. the day planner looks like this, 21 at 7:00, 27 at 9:00, but then above freezing at 11:00 and 41 with sunshine at 1:00. next three days very nice, still chilly saturday but nice, seasonable sunday, low 50s and looking at low 50s monday but pleasant even though a cold front goes through, not a big deal. next seven days. tuesday a little light rain or showers, not a huge system. temperatures go back into the mid-50s and then 60 on wednesday. that's the nice day and a little bit cooler next week thursday and friday with highs in the low 50s. >> it just warms my heart to see that forecast. >> and all the rest of our body parts. >>>

essentially 24 hours from now we're 58 downtown, manassas, 57 in la plata and mid-50s in leesburg and frederick. by 10:00 tomorrow night we fall back into the 40s but still nothing crazy, 46 in frederick and 47 in leesburg. tonight early shower or thunderstorm and clearing, breezy and chilly, winds becoming northwest at 10 to 15. by morning mostly sunny, chilly, temperatures 36 to 54, but the winds in check, northwesterly at 10. by afternoon on wednesday mostly sunny and pleasant, a little cool, highs 55 to 60, but winds even better, southwesterly only 5 to 10 miles an hour. day planner looks like this. 40 to start, 44 at 9:00, relatively chilly start, 49 with sunshine at 11:00, 54 with sunshine at 1 p.m. next three days 58 tomorrow, nice, a little cool and then 70 on thursday, windy and warmer, a few clouds coming in late, stay dry. showers and thunderstorms on good friday, first day of passover, 74 degrees. saturday morning showers cooler, upper 50s. easter sunday seasonable, low 60s. we've got the game, home opener for the nats. you can watch it here on channel 9. we'll say near 60

manassas getting chilly there they're down to 36. there is the washington monument under this mostly clear sky this thursday morning. your head lines for this thursday position spring. after this chilly spring, a mild then spring rains likely moving in on friday. you'll be comfortable with a light jacket. don't forget your sunglasses because we'll have bright sunshine throughout the day ahead as just a few high clouds will be drifting over. when you are away from your tv you can keep up with the weather with the storm team 4 app. get it on google play and the itunes store. now let's check on the roads this morning. we've already had a couple accidents. >>> already had a couple sdemts. and this is the one blocking all lanes. ally two. this is damascus clarksburg road at bethesda church road, again all lanes blocked there in damascus da. and then 75 at price road, overturned vehicle there, all lanes blocked there as well. so two big accidents right now that we'll check out for you. 66 and 95 overall 66 looking pretty good headed throug

even by early morning it's only 49 in manassas and 53 in leesburg.y 9:00 close to 60, 58 downtown and fredericksburg. by 1:00 we're in the 60s, pretty good shape. we've got northwest winds howling, but the cold air won't move in until tomorrow night. by 5:00 looking at 59 downtown and still well into the 50s in the burbs, both north and west and south and west as well. we get into the evening hours tomorrow, 40s, clear skies and the winds usher in cold air. how strong? 27 mile-per-hour wind gust is possible tomorrow about 2:00. this is a wind gust tracker, a forecast of peak wind at this hour. by evening a little stronger. we think by 5:00 we could see wind gusts 28 to 32 miles per hour, 31 downtown, maybe a 30 mile-per-hour wind gust in manassas by evening tomorrow. day planner, 54 at 7:00, 58 at 9:00, 57 at 1:00 with a mix of sun and clouds. breezy and cooler wednesday, 51 and still cool thursday, clouds coming in late mainly at night, low 50s. next seven days it's march, got a little wet snowflake early on friday possible. otherwise just a cold ra

by midnight if you're out late, 11 in manassas, 10 in la plata, 15 in leesburg and gaithersburg, not much wind, but some kind of cold. by 9:00 tomorrow morning temperatures will make it back into the 20s and finally above freezing tomorrow afternoon. some record lows will fall tonight. the one downtown is safe, but the old record at dulles is 14 set back in 1985. we're forecasting a low of 8. they broke a new record today a 9-degree reading. martinsburg 4, forecasting 3 and baltimore the old record is 10 set back in 1960. we're forecasting a record low of 9. we'll come back, talk about the temperatures going up over the weekend and if we finally stay dry. >>> icy roads sent cars and trucks sliding today in northern virginia. a lot of roads hadn't been treated or plowed by midmorning. some were even blocked off. peggy fox reports from arlington tonight where the problem is not enough salt. >> reporter: arlington county has been cutting back because of its depleting supply of salt. maybe that had something to do with the blocked off and slippery roads this morning. winter held its icy

manassas closer to 39, 40. winter weather advisories posted points north and west. report from warren county, they say it's already slush covered roads in warren county virginia this morning. snowy and slushy roads out west and north of the metro. that will continue. use extra caution today. the timing of the slushy snow accumulation is from now up to about lunchtime. storm team 4 radar showing the snow. as we zoom in, you can see the

alexandria, fredericksburg and manassas park all starting two hours late. >> and manassas city schools on a two hour delay. washington howard anne arundel county schools, charles, st. mary's calvert, king george all on a two hour delay today, as well. >> west virginia now berkeley jefferson, morgan county schools starting two hours late. all this information on the nbc washington app. let's go to tom now and see how the

by 8:00 38 downtown. 36 in frederick and 36 in manassas. notice it's all green. maybe a little mixture but you've got to go north of 70 and north of baltimore. by 10:00 tomorrow night, temps in the upper 30s but some showers. not a lot of precipitation coming our way tomorrow. kind of disorganized. tonight clear skies early. increasing clouds late . 18 to 26. northwest winds become northeasterly at about 10. by morning we're looking at mostly cloudy skies and cold. a late flurry is possible west of town tomorrow morning but the commute is fine. 18 to 34. by afternoon some sleet, rain, not a huge deal. it will be cold, miserable. 35 to 40. but i think the farther south you are less chance you have of seeing anything for your evening commute. if you get home by 6:00 you'll probably be okay in charles county. winds picking up too out of the south at 10 to 15. that's going to pay dividends on wednesday and drive up milder air. in the meantime on the day planner it's cold. 20s to start. 26 at 9:00. 30 at 11 33 by 1:00. notice it's dry through 1:00. next three days, we

kind of chilly, 52 maybe downtown, 49 in gaithersburg, 51 in manassas, either side of 50. by 9:00, 10:00 the rain starts rolling in from southwest to northeast moving right up 95, become pretty heavy overnight. by morning saturday, that's the kind of day you want to wake up, roll over and go right back to bed, moderate to heavy rain across most of the metro, temperatures upper 40s to around 50. that lifts out by noon and we're left with showers. saturday afternoon will not be a washout. that said plan your outdoor activities for sunday. overnight clear to partly cloudy, colder, 28 to 38 for temperatures. tomorrow morning you'll need your sunglasses, 28 to 48 for temps, partly cloudy and chilly. by afternoon clouds roll in, but the rain holds off until night, temperatures around 50. break this down, downtown temps. 35 at 7:00, sun, 36 at 9:00, 44 at 11:00, a few high clouds, 49 at 1:00, clouds on the increase. yellow alert tomorrow at night primarily, yellow alert saturday for primarily morning rain, but 64 on saturday and upper 50s sunday, a little bit cooler, partly sunny

manassas 30. any concern is for isolated slick spots.he freezing temperatures in the shenandoah valley? isolated slick spots for the next two, maybe three hours. 39 degrees, no wind. the humidity 67% so a pretty nice start to the day. today quiet. the clouds should thin for even more sunshine this afternoon. that's why a pretty nice finish to the day. tonight, though, the clouds will thicken up. that will keep us from getting too cold. most temps hey stay 40 or better tonight. tomorrow morning we'll be dry for most of us. so a yellow alert goes into effect as we get into the afternoon because the rain will hoff in. so your commute home is going to be slowed down by that. if you do have outdoor plans today, no issues. tomorrow get them done pretty early because the afternoon looks wet. the rain will be around at times tomorrow night into wednesday morning. half an inch, maybe an inch. you throw in some snow melt and some of the streams and creeks which are running high may have minor flood concerns here. 58 today. tonight 40. there will b

a light jacket not a bad idea, 51 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 52 manassas, 53 downtown. this time tomorrow evening mid- 50s, still clear skies. that's average for this time of year. average high is 55. for tonight clear to partly cloudy, a little breezy, lows 34 to 44, just chilly, low temperatures about average, winds northwest 10 to 15. by morning sunshine, chilly start, 34 to 52. by afternoon plenty of sunshine, cooler yes, but seasonable, highs around 55. the day planner, 40 at 7:00, 42 at 9:00, upper 40s by 11:00 and low 50s with sunshine by 1 p.m. friday yellow alert again, a little sun in the morning, rain and showers develop late day, probably in time for the evening commute and certainly if you're on the town friday night, 51, cooler. back in the low 60s with light rain and showers saturday, may have a yellow alert saturday as well. next season days, sunday, upper 50s monday, mid-50s tuesday and wednesday with sunshine holding. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> reporter: hey, we're live in new york city on top of the

by 10:00 it's still 37 downtown in manassas, 34 in gaithersburg and leesburg. we've got a big temperature roller coaster coming our way. >>> a girl scout leader is out on bond after being charged in spotsylvania county with felony child porn and other child sex- related charges. his name is chad miller. police say he's also a person of interest in a similar investigation in fairfax. spotsylvania deputies say the 14-year-old victim in their case is a family friend of miller's. during their investigation detectives say a search of miller's cell phone and computer turned up hundreds of pornographic images involving children. >>> now to fairfax county where detectives are investigating a terrifying case of alleged drugging and sexual assault of two foreign students from mongolia. the students went to a house on march eighth expecting to clean it and earn a little money. instead they said they were given what they suspect was spiced wine and as they passed in and out of consciousness they were beaten and sexually assaulted. detectives are trying to determine if ther

towards manassas and our day planner. kind of soggy with the rain snow mix. and rain tapering off m dc and north of 70. you may stay all day long and look at the three must inches there. and 40. >> tonight four. 30 in the suburbs and watch out for slick spots early tomorrow. it ends up being a beautiful day. more sun in the afternoon. >> 60. and sunday. cooler. >> not bad. and little chilly. slight chance of a shower. back in the 60s by wednesday. >> larry miller. >> traffic is rough. >> we are on the same boat here. >> it is a rough friday. >> what can you do. >> let you know again. >> the bw parkway. between 202. and u.s. 50. the southbound lanes are open. best advice for drivers is to take 50 into town. that will get you around the rest and keep you free of that. as you travel along 50. mitchellville and other parts of ann ar ren dull -- ar rendell county and they will be mindful of that. >> look at how things are shaping up. and at no problem. >> so far so good. if you are traveling on to 70 making your way to the beltway. just some snow starting to come

. >> alexandria falls church manassas manassas park schools are closed as well. the complete list on nbc washington nbcwashingto and at the of your screen. we're covering all angles of the storm. and temperatures will be dropping with the snow. tom is timing out when it would be the coldest. >> and you can't talk about the snow without talking about a snowball fight. where you can join in on the fun today. >> and while you're just seeing rain now you will see snow later on this morning. a live look at radar here for you. you can see the pink and white starting to mix down into our area. the full for >>> the 4 x 4 is driving around 270 northbound. here is a live look. chuck bell is in there. you can tell it's just raining right now but we know the snow will be coming and the roads covered later today. tom will tell us when the temperatures will drop. >> do you ever feel like you want to build a snowman and then just go in on -- that's where i am with the snow right now. there is a snowball fight that will be happening in the district today. take a look at some vid

that is the standard work on the second manassas campaign. today, john will be talking about freedom, the civil war and its legacies. john hennessy. [applause] >> good morning. thank you, david. i don't know if any of you recognize the effort that goes into a conference like this. the staff is working like dogs to create a program that will connect all of you hopefully in a meaningful way to this history. it's for a good to be here. this is one of the few long-standing, and during conferences every year. most of them have faded away but this one simply does not. every year it seems to get better and better. it is nice to be here. i'm going to turn the tide on you this day a little bit and ask you some questions rather than have you ask me questions, although we will get to that as well. why is the civil war so dam hard for americans to deal with? we will talk about the war as it extends beyond appomattox, but i want to start with a story to kick us off. a couple of years ago i did a program and have done a number of programs, but this one was

at james blake high school. >>> a teenage boy in manassas park is facing charges after taking a gun on to school property. the 17-year-old is being charged with disorderly conduct p. he was arrested tuesday afternoon. the boy was carrying a rifle style pellet gun with a scope outside of cougar and manassas park elementary schools. both schools were immediately put on lockdown. a second teen was detained. he will not face charges. . >>> one of our nation's heros will be permanently honored in prince william county. the school district voted uhe in an husbandly to name a new school in brings toe the chris young elementary school. he was a police officer and as well as a iraq war veteran. he died in 2012. many community members supported the name when the board asked for suggestions in january. >>> your montgomery county student could end up with a longer school year because of this horrible winter we've had. county schools used three extra snow days this year without a waiver, the last day of classes in montgomery county could be pushed to june 17th to make up that time. school leaders a

manassas, balls ford road at jackson, there is an accident on the shoulder. route 1 at powells creek boulevard, that accident has been cleared. here are a couple of travel times around the area. 95 southbound heading towards the beltway looking good. and then for more traffic information, wtop 103.5 fm. >>> new developments overnight in the investigation into that plane crash in the french alps. investigators digging through the home where the pilot accused of crashing the plane intentionally lived. what we're learning about his background this morning. >>> plus d.c. stringent gun laws under attack. the move in congress that could ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ >>> we're watching developments out of europe this morning as investigators dig this tointo the co-pilot accused of intentionally crashing mounta

reporting live in the manassas, i am tom r >> the u.s. ambassador to south korea is recovering after a man attacked him with a razor blade before a lecture in seoul. he was cut on his cheek and wrist. he was rushed to a hospital and he is in stable condition. witnesses say the attacker screamed about reunification and the end to war. the man is in custody. >> and unemployed prison guard arrested for firing a gun on a busy highway. he is charged with attempted murder with the first shooting. ballistic evidence may tie him to gunfire in a movie theater and near the nsa building. no one was seriously hurt in the accident's. his family is struggling to believe it. >> he is a good brother. >> this guy has some other issues going on. our detectives are continuing to follow up on it. >> he is hospitalized and under police guard. the police are try to determine if he fired shots into a walmart this week. >> a woman is dead after being struck by a car. the accident happened around lee highway. the police tell us that she died from her injuries thi

news4's kristin wright reports from manassas. >> reporter: parishioners of sacred heart in manassas areding out they've lost two members of their church family in the germanwings plane crash in france. >> such tragedy. i could not believe that. >> reporter: the selkes joined the church in 1993. father michael bazan watched emily grow up. >> their loss they're diminished by two, we're diminished by two. >> reporter: the pastor says the bond between mother and daughter was unmistakable. you have a daughter. >> yes, i do. and to have that mother and daughter trip end in this that's unbelievable. to have it end this way in our church and our own community like this. >> reporter: yvonne served in the children's programs for many years. emily sang in the choir. father baza snshgs preparing for a difficult sunday mass. >> god will see me through this. god will see them through it. god will see the parish through it. >> kristin wright, news4. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk with some incredible video of a seemingly random shooting in the district. take a look at this. you can see three

after 11:00, still in the 40's, manassas 37 is the exception. the high temperatures today, much milder, 49 degrees was the high. believe it or not, that is still below average. 53 as the average high. it was 67 in st. louis, 70 degrees in kansas city. the jet stream is lifting north and much milder temperatures will be coming. it is so much milder than it was just last night. 18 degrees in the district, up and down the east coast everyone enjoying the slightly milder weather conditions. as far as the weather precipitation, we don't really have much we are watching at home. off to the north, some snow showers moving through upstate portions of new york and pennsylvania. i'm also watching a little precipitation moving into eastern west virginia. i think a lot of this will be dissipating, but folks along the allegheny front may see some drizzle or light rain, but nothing to be concerned with. for the most part, temperatures holding steady, about 34 degrees downtown, and daylight savings time returns. if you are an early riser, it may be dark. sunri

feels-like temperature around 11:00 tonight, 33 in d.c. 27 in gaithersburg 31 in manassas. so even a 40-degree drop between 1:00 this afternoon and 11:00 tonight. that's what it's going to feel like out there. by early tomorrow morning, 29 in d.c. 24 back towards martinsburg and 12:00 in the afternoon, look at that. it is going to be a cold day tomorrow. today, the short sleeves. tomorrow the coats all over again. >> don't be deceived too much by the high temperature we're going to have tomorrow. 50 51 la plata, 49 manassas warrenton, leesburg germantown 46 the high temperature for tomorrow. it does put us below average on top of that with the wind as you heard doug say. it is going to feel rather brisk. saturday much better. there will be a few clouds seasonably mild 60 degrees. tidal basin not going to look like this but it is the festival that starts on friday so keep that in mind because we've got all through the early part of april. hopefully those temperatures will start coming up. 46 chilly. you'll need to grab a jacket on sunday. take a look at the storm team 4-day

we have 30s, upper 30s in the suburbs, 37 gaithersburg and manassas.6 a.m., temperatures below freezing in most of the suburbs, mid-30s downtown. we're going to advance it all the way now to 6 p.m. tomorrow. just some high clouds coming in. we'll have plenty of sunshine tomorrow. you'll need your shades tomorrow. most of the thicker clouds well to the south of us by this time tomorrow. then by morning on friday this activity rolls in very very quickly. again, blue is snow and green is the rain and we're talking about neither rain or snow. the good news is temperatures above freezing at 6:00. pretty good areas of snow will be falling so reduced visibility. it certainly won't be a problem inside the beltway. sort of keep that in mind. always have the freakout factor with snow in the metro area. by noon still some snow north of d. c. temperatures are above freezing. 36 this leesburg, 37 in frederick. if this heavy burst of snow occurs, it's going to be able to overcome some of these surface temperatures, and you folks will see some snow falling quicker th

for nearly a decade bruce campbell has been commuting from his manassas home aboard an omni ride bus. it travels along i-66 then to the pentagon or downtown destinations. even with the help of hov lanes, the trip suspect always speedy. >> sometimes it's bad but sometimes it's pretty okay. >> reporter: these signs in place provide a preview. starting monday march 23rd buses will be allowed to leapfrog gridlock and drive on the shoulder in certain i-66 segments two eastbound and two west bound. but there are rules. the buses can't use the shoulder unless traffic slows 35 miles an hour. once on the shoulder they can't travel any faster than 25 miles an hour. bruce campbell likes the idea of a quicker commute but he has concerns. >> safety. that's about it. you know there's cars parked on the side. there's a trooper on the side how much do we need to slow down to get back into the flow of traffic. >> reporter: this commuter bus driver is eager to try out the shoulders. >> it will alleviate some of the combustion in the traffic but it's a little tight, too though okay? >> reporter: vdot of

manassas is 37, 47 downtown, 42 annapolis. in the city, we will fall to about 39 degrees, but i think the suburbs will fall near freezing. grabbed the jacket heading out the door in the morning. by the afternoon it will feel spectacular. 60's the highs both tomorrow and tuesday. but just when you think it is here to stay, cooler air returns for the middle and the end of the week. we will break down the forecast from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. kimberly: the american embassy in saudi arabia suspend a counselor services today and will do the same tomorrow. services are on hold at the missions because of a security threat. friday, the embassy warned of a threat i terrace to kidnap western -- a threat by terrace to connect western oil workers. they told them to keep a low profile the next few days. a judge will hear arguments tuesday on restricting a terrorism suspect's phone access. in a phone interview with an ohio tv station last week, christopher cornell threatened to shoot president obama if he ever got ou

three men facing charges accused of sexually assaulting a child in manassas. the police say the abuse started when the girl was five years old. officers say the men do not know each other and they stayed at the residence at different times. all of them are being held without bond. d.c.'s attorney general is weighing in on a proposal to create an all boys high school east of the anacostia. civil leaders what to establish a school along with programs to help minorities. the attorney general says the proposal does not violatel civil rights laws because minority boys are a vulnerable population. there is sunshine in the morning, but rain is in the picture later in the day. steve rudin now has the timeline. steve? steve: later this week, closer to easter weekend no problems at all right right now, mainly clear skies. the temperatures are quite comfortable. we are holding in the 40's and 50's. 54 at reagan national, upper 30's gaithersburg and manassas. tomorrow, we start off with sunshine, clouds increase midday. late afternoon, the clouds will be here, showers dev

alison: manassas police are asking for help to find the suspect in a rape case. they believe that he sexually abused his girlfriend's underage daughter. he ran away from the police last month after a fight in a house. the police say he has several aliases and may also be known as francisco ray,undiomundo. leon: three d.c. area men are in custody after a car chase and bank robbery in north carolina. the three men are in custody. the police say they robbed a bank and drove off, reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour before crashing. five cars and 10 people were involved in the wreck, no serious injuries. alison: a spotsylvania girl scout leader was arrested for felony child pornography. chad miller is accused of sending pornography over the internet and having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl. stephen tschida reports the investigation may not end there. stephen: chad miller has been active in the girl scouts for many years, and one of the victims is from his alleged -- one of his alleged victim is from his troop. the investigation was sparked by a 14

prince william county falls church just in manassas city and manassas park public schools will all be closed tomorrow. >> and when is the snow going to end? veronica johnson joins us with another update. how about it? >> seeing that back edge on the whole line now advance from west to east. pretty quickly now. you can see it there, frederick, warrenton, arias like charlottesville, current ti. that's what's going to be making its way on out of here very shortly, folks, between now and about 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. those areas extreme down to the south and west. next cold air will be moving in. i do mean cold. record cold temperatures dropping to the single digits and some areas well to the north and west. factor in the wind we'll have behind the system. not a tremendous amount of wind but over 20 miles per hour. that's really going to bring down the windchill values. 5 to 15 below is what it's going to feel like early tomorrow morning. look at this tomorrow morning, 14 in d.c. 12 la plata and waldorf, 9 in gaithersburg. that's the cold air that's coming our way. by afternoon, 24 to 29 d

and as cold as 37 in manassas. once the winds kick up a little bit more the next couple of hours and the atmosphere mixes up, temperatures will start to get a little bit closer. at national airport, good looking morning. mostly cloudy, 49 with a slight windchill feeling like 45. we're going to warm up ahead of a cold front which is coming in this afternoon. it will bring in that colder air but you don't see any radar returns on it so the chance of a shower fairly slim. can't say it won't happen at all but i think most of us won't see it. then the cold moves in for tonight and tomorrow and thursday we'll -- owe thursday will be much different days. 68 today. noon 34. it will be gusting 30, 35 at times this afternoon with upper 20s by tomorrow morning in the cold spots. 51 tomorrow. some of will you stay in the 40s. we'll do the same on thursday. by friday, though, actually thursday night, another system comes with a cold rain. even some wet snow may mix in at the beginning. a break saturday and another shot of chill

a couple of clouds out there, but that's about it. 63 leesberg and manassas. shenandoah valley flirting with 70 degrees today. the western shore communities are saying what warm-up? temperatures barely made 50s because of the nice cold bay water temperatures. dinnertime temperatures mid-50s. coming home from the movies temperatures back down in the 40s. increasing clouds as well. the cold front is coming our way, that doesn't sound promising. it will bring more clouds than anything else. as it goes by late this evening into the overnight hours tonight, it might be able to wring out a couple of quick one or two drops. a risk of a sprinkle along the mason-dixon line. most of us won't even see a drop. it will be a dry frontal passage tonight. but it will change the air masses. tomorrow a cold start. a much cooler afternoon tomorrow. and tomorrow breezy afternoon. but those will be northwesterly winds. it will feel noticeably chillier than today. again, future weather through the rest of tonight. starting off tomorrow plenty of sunshine around. it will be sunny an

per hour at 6:00 and now still gusting to 25 miles per hour in leesburg and 21 miles per hour in manassas. we'll come back, talk about the expanded wind advisory and when that expires and look ahead to the upcoming weekend. >>> still ahead on wusa9 news a political crisis has the governor of indiana calling for a quick fix to the state's new religious freedom law. >> plus a photo of a scared syrian girl surrendering to a cameraman goes viral. this story and a lot more just ahead. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military or their family, see if you're eligible to get an auto insurance quote. >>> indiana governor mike pence is asking lawmakers for a quick fix to that state's new religious freedom law. pence is proud of signing the law but said it's been mischa