mark segraves is live along kennedy street in northeast. what's it like out there? it looks pretty. >> reporter: hey, wendy. yeah, it's a winter wonderland out here. this is a pretty typical side street, kennedy in northeast. a plow just came through here about a minute ago, but still slushy, still messy, and prime for freezing over tonight. but take a look at north capital street, one of our major roads. all but clear, just a very wet road, and that's how most of the rager roads throughout the district look right now. take a look over here. this is going to be the problem facing most problem tomorrow many sidewalks that didn't get cleared and will freeze over tonight and could pose a real hazard tomorrow morning. we spoke with the director of dpw in d.c. earlier this afternoon about how his crews are attacking the roads. >> we've actually been at work since 11:00 p.m. last night. and so we're on 12-hour shifts until the snow is up and the roads are clear. >> reporter: now, mayor bowser has once again exempted residents from the legal requirement to shovel their sid

i'm mark segraves. what local governments and the post office says about getting >>> we still have a lot of snow left behind from that historic blizzard a few week ago, but things such as trash pickup and mail delivery are finally starting to get back to normal. our mark segraves explains when those services might return to your neighborhood. >> reporter: letter carriers were out on the streets today clearly happy the weather is making their jobs easier than it was last week when not everyone was getting mail. >> is it better today? >> yeah. >> reporter: in a statement today, the post office apologized for delayed mail delivery during the storm. we're working around the clock to make up for the delays caused by the storm. we're pleased mail service is rapidly approaching normal levels. all post offices are open and are attempting to make every mail delivery where safe. mail isn't the only service residents are looking forward to having restored. trash has been piling up since the snow fell. >> remember,

jim, back to you. >> mark segraves. mark, thank you. >>> a deal tonight that will bring big changes to your commute on i-66 in virginia. the governor and lawmakers have agreed to bring tolls inside the beltway and add a third lane to the congested highway. listen to what's planned then respond to our survey on our facebook and twitter pages or call the number on your screen. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver was in richmond today for the announcement. david, is this widely seen as the solution that could ease all the congestion we see there every day? >> reporter: well, jim, certainly governor mcauliffe thinks it will. even some gop lawmakers agree, but others we spoke with today, they say it's not enough. if there's one thing everyone who drives 66 is likely to agree >> it's a parking lot. let's be clear. we needed to do something about it. >> reporter: the congested east/west interstate stretch often filled with brake lights. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and terry mcauliffe making promise to comm

news4's mark segraves was fun of the first people on the scene and keeps us updated on twitter. mark is outside the anacostia station, what's the latest? >> the anacostia metro station has reopened for business, things getting back to normal here. as you said, it was a shot that rang out that sent one man to the hospital and landed two men in custody today. police still don't have a mote infor why a shot was fired inside a metro train. the shim was not in the upper back and cass conscious and breathing when he was rushed to the hospital. line train was stopped at the anacostia metro station. two suspects fled the scene on foot. they were caught a short time later, walking across the south capital street bridge. >> the suspects have since been positively identified. by witnesses. so they are now under arrest. we do not yet know what prompted this incident. >> now we can tell you police tell us so far they are still looking for the weapon no weapon has been recovered, as of yet. as for the two suspects, they're both males, one 19 years old. the other, 15 years old. they're expected

mark segraves broke the story. and sat down with the fire chief to find out how this transfer will affect the emergency response. mark? >> hey, wendy, yeah, the contract has been signed. it's now official. and in as few as four weeks, private ambulances will start transporting patients to emergency rooms across the district. today dca acting fire chief gregory dean says this will be a game-changer. >> for years. the d.c. fire department has been plagued by slow response times and deteriorating vehicles. last week the district signed a four-month deal with amr, one of the nation's largest private ambulances services. amr will provide transport to the hospital for nonlife-threatening calls. dc fire will be the first to respond to any 911 call. but now on the officials in charge will wait to see if ambulances can take them to the hospital. it will allow the fleet to get much needed repairs. >> it's also to keep the units in the first response district so they're able to go in, deal with the patient, transfer the patien

i'm mark segraves, you'll hear from residents who aren't happy where some facilities will be located. >>> two high-profile crimes now linked to a popular messaging app. tell you why those apps are so appealing to young kids and to appealing to young kids and to sexual predators. one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> mixed reaction as the district looks it close its aging and overcrowded homeless shelter. mayor muir yul bowser wants eight new shelters, one in each ward. our mark segraves broke the story on our app and has this report. >> we do want to help, we already have six shelters in the area including a day shelter. so what we're looking at is the over-saturation of that. >> i think that would be great. i think we need more shelters in the area. >> d.c. mayor muir yul bowser has pledged to close the d.c. general homeless shelter saying it's no longer suitable for famili

news4's mark segraves is live for us along the potomac near reagan national airport. mark, what are you learning today? >> reporter: hey, good evening, jim. yeah, this is the roaches run wild fowl sanctuary just across airport. this is where most of the oil that was spilled has been located. we now know that at least two dozen birds, nearly two bozzdoz wild birds have been killed and the likely source is a dominion virginia power plant. 21 birds have died as a result of the oil spill, another 32 birds have been rescued and decome tan nated. today the coast guard said they found the likely source. this dominion power station that had an oil spill a week before the spill was reported. >> each one of those samples originated from the same source. the storm drain that is outside of the transfer station does lead to and connects to the roaches run wildlife sanctuary. >> is it fair for us to report that all of the oil samples fr the roaches run oil spill have been matched to the oil spill at dominion power. >> that's a fact. >> and have been traced back -- you can trace from

mark segraves talked to the man about this experience. it's a story you will see only on news4. >> reporter: a lot of people use uber late at night to get home when they're too tired or whatever reason just can't drive. what happened to one man here in the district raises a lot of questions for all uber riders. unfortunately, uber declined to answer most of our questions. mekele says when he fold friends what happened to him, they didn't believe him. >> you're joking. it just happened. >> reporter: it was about 2:00 in the morning when he used his app to call for an uber x car. he admits he didn't enter his destination into the app. instead he told the driver the address of his home. >> i got in the car and i must -- i think i must have fallen asleep like pretty fast. >> reporter: when he woke up, he realized he had been in the car for two hours. >> this dude literally took me on a ride. like anything could have happened. >> reporter: he says he wasn't drunk, just tired. according to his receipt, the uber driver picked him up on 7th stree

mark segraves joins us now live from gravelly point. mark, what's the latest? >> reporter: hey, jim. some good news and some bad news. the good news is a recent flyover just conducted by the coast guard shows that most of the oil is now contained here, gravelly point and roaches run. the bad news is wildlife, birds covered in oil, have now been found as far away as the other side of the river in d.c. and along the national mall. >> we've already seen some birds that have been compromised with oil. they've shown up in a couple places. one down by haines point. >> reporter: trying to save so many birds covered in oil is a tough job. as you can see. the geese don't want to be caught, and the sanctuary is right next to the george washington parkway, which causes even more concern. as for cleaning up the spill, which spreads at least eight miles down the potomac river, that won't be easy either because the oil has now spread out so much. >> there are limits to the recovery technology we use. absorbent materials like pads and absorbent booms can only soak up so much.

i'm mark segraves. coming up on news4, why congress wants to know if the fbi and the police are lying to the public about this. >>> and a gamble that could set a precedent. we'll report on the new action taken by the state of virginia in regard to those daily fant >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >>> now at 6:30, they followed her, they used a taser on her, and then they stole her shoes all during last night's big storm. a teenage girl targeted on her way home from school. tonight, new reaction from her grandmother. >> and it's very -- nobody is >>> tonight the search is on for the group of young people who robbed that little girl. >> this all unfolded just about a block from the potomac avenue metro station in the capitol hill area. news4's pat collins has our report. >> if you come off the subway stati station, it's like you got a target on your back. >> reporter: this is sandra. she's bedridden. her 17-year-old granddaughter has been helping to nurse her back to health. last night her granddaughter

mark segraves, expert on all things district. and aaron gilchrist, our morning news anchor. make that good winner, aaron. they liked what they just sort of art-based. they're in the snow, they're carving out flags and being creative that way. other people just sort of literally threw themselves into it. >> we had a great showing and it was harder than i thought it was going to be to find a winner. >> using an olympic-style method, they graded the entries. here, now, in no particular order, the final four. george washington crossing the delaware. the iwo jima reenactment. the teddy roosevelt snow sculpture. anned two-man patriotic parade. ♪ ♪ >> so there's the final four which one would you pick? which one should be the winner? i can only tell you this -- wait until you see what happens to the winner. it's a good thing we have a picture. >> you know you got to love a challenge with a trumpet. >> we may hear that trumpet again. s hard enough to play, but to play and walk at the same time, that takes talent. >> you guys realize we only have two snow sticks left is what i'm hear

i'm mark segraves. pee what hap >>> a big step forward today for another project in the district. demolition began on the campus of st. elizabeth's in southeast today. >> a new sports arena for the wizards and the mystics is being built there. homes, retail, and restaurants and office buildings also in store. but not everybody is happy about that development. mark segraves has our report. >> don't touch me. >> reporter: protesters stood in the way as mayor muriel bowser led the demolition of the old st. elizabeth's east campus. >> our government and our mayor are spending tax dollars on things like a mystic stadium and a streetcar to nobody and do not help people who are being displaced. doesn't help public housing from being torn down. wore being pushed out of this city. >> nobody lives her so nobody is being displaced. >> reporter: for years the washington wizards owner has been looking for a location to build a state of the art training facility for his team. he reached a deal to build a 5,000 seat arena. mayor bowser hailed the deal as a huge economic boost for the southeast c

news4's mark segraves has been checking on this for us, the roads and with the officials too. he joins us from northeast d.c. mark, what's the story? >> reporter: this intersection at kennedy and north capitol is pretty typical of the entire district. take a look. the main streets, perfectly fine. completely clear. but take a look at the icy mess. you weren't expecting this much snow? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: although it was in the forecast, lots of people we met today were caught off-guard by how much snow we got today. >> i wasn't really expecting it, but it's beautiful. >> reporter: what about tomorrow when everyone has to go back to school and work? >> yeah, i'm a little worried about that honestly. last time when it snowed, it was kind of a catastrophe. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the main roads were pretty much cleared. some side roads were zstill waiting to be plowed. district officials are hoping a rise in temperature and the rain will help keep things manageable for tomorrow morning's rush hour. one of the issues facing us tomorrow if the temperatures d

news4's mark segraves joins us live now. mark, what yhave you learned about this case so far? >> reporter: still a lot of questions unanswered, but here is what we do know that police will confirm for us so far. this is an investigation. about 7:00 one of the children, one of the siblings of the dying young boy, called 911 for help. when paramedics arrived they rushed that boy to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. police were then contacted. they came back to the house and this is where they found five young children, the oldest of which was 10 years old. those children have been taken into the care of d.c. child and family services who has also launched their own independent investigation to find out why these children were here alone and whether or not they should be returned to any family members. the last word we got from police is they are still trying to locate any adult or guardian who was supposed to be here this morning with these children. that's the very latest live in northwest. mark segraves, news4. >> thanks, mark. >>> well, if you commute on i-66 or

. >> wait, is that >> that's mark segraves. and the howard family, you see the one. >> that's great. >> here's the winning entry. >> love it. >> they built a snow sculpture of teddy roosevelt. i got to say, you look at that, it's pretty spot on. >> that is really good. especially since there isn't a whole lot of snow. i guess there's some left over. the coveted pat collins snow stick. i'm hoping the snow challenge is done for the season. >> chuck, say yes. >> i really like a good snowstorm. i know you're getting weather we'r weary. no worries, things are looking up. visibility around the metro area, there could be reduction in visibility along the western shore of the chesapeake bay. just about wear of that. meanwhile, definitely tell there are clouds in the sky. overall, the impact will be low. sunshine, a quiet weather stretch coming our way not just for today but the next couple of days. the weather, really the only impact on your plans will be early this morning. it's cold enough for a few icy spots. sun's up, by 8:00, 9:00

doreen, back to you in the studio. >> all right, mark segraves in northeast d.c. thank you, mark. >>> the snow has not had a major impact on metrorail service so far today. trains are running on a saturday schedule because of the holiday. metrobuses are operating on a severe snow plan though because of the slick roads. that means se major corridors only. >>> this weather is having an impact on air travel. it certainly did earlier. we just checked and most flights at our three airports are back to running on time now, but you can expect to be delayed if you're heading to philly or new york. in other words, north. according to flight aware, about 150 flights out of national were canceled, bwi marshall and dulles have also seen cancellations and delays but not as many. >>> most of the main roads have been plowed and just look wet at the moment, but there could be some icy spots out there as the temperatures drop. transportation reporter adam tuss continues our team coverage. he is out in the storm team4 x 4 tracking conditions in fairfax county. last time we saw you,

doreen, back to you. >> mark segraves reporting. thank you, mark. >>> he died of a broken neck in the back of a police van, but the officers accused in the death of freddie gray may not face a judge anytime soon. we'll find out why. >>> well, schools will really be paying attention to doug's forecast up next. he'll explain why winter storm delays or closures could depend on where you live and we will have the up to the minute reports on any school plans right here on news4 at 5:00 and on our kathleen matthews: too many nights, i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. let's show the nra we're not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> and taking a look at what we're going to be seeing over the next --

mark segraves was there. now he's joining us live from the scene of the crime. >> good evening, chris. yeah, wint appeared before a d.c. superior court judge this morning. it's the first time he's been in court since the grand jury earlier this week handed down that 20-count indictment. he's facing life in prison. this morning he pled not guilty. wint was led into the courtroom in leg and hand shackles. he tripped over those shackles going in. inside the courtroom this morning, the father of amy sa well as family members from the housekeeper. they did not want to talk to reporters on their way out, nor did prosecutors. wint was cordial with the when the judge addressed him but the hearing was quick and the next trial day or hearing date was set for may 20th. that will be almost exactly a year from the day that wint was arrested just days after the murder. back here at the scene of the crime, the house remains boarded up. it's been sold. the new owners have asked for a permit to tear down this house and build

mark segraves has been tracking this story all day and join us live from the wildlife sanctuary with more on the cleanup effort. mark? >> reporter: this is roach's run wild fowl sanctuary right across the street from reagan national airport. everybody knows that parking lot where the limos hang out before they pick you up at the airport. i just got brand new information. i just got off the phone with the department of environment in the district, and they say a coast guard flyover of this area that was just concluded about an hour ago has determined that the oil spill originated here in this lake, this wild fowl sanctuary, roach's run. this is where the highest concentration of oil is, and then it's spread into the river. they still don't know the source of it, but they have determined this is as far up river as the oil is. now, earlier today wildlife officials were on scene here at roach's run trying to gather geese. dozens and dozens of geese covered in oil had to be rounded up today to be taken back and cleaned and released later on. we know at least two dozen geese were recovered.

mark segraves broke the story and joining us with the new questions being raised. mark? >> reporter: yeah, doreen. and that firefight the call, turns out she's the aunt of the six children who were left unattended in this home in northwest washington, and she circumvented the normal 911 call procedure by calling a 911 supervisor directly. when firefighters arrived at the home on van buren street in northwest, they found six children, the oldest a 10-year-old, the youngest a 7-month-old baby who was in medical distress. he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. there were no adults in the home. police officials originally told reporters one of the dying child's siblings called 911 for help. an internal dispatch report shows that's not what happened. and today the office of unified communications confirmed there was no 911 call. to clarify there, was no 911 call received by ouc. the call was received by the fire department emergency liaison officer who is on site at the 911 call center. the elo passed on the information to the f dispatcher who entered the information imm

you will hear it right here in just a few minutes after "news 4 today". >>> i'm mark segraves. later this morning, mayor muriel bowser will announce the eight locations where she will put new family homeless shelters. the mayor has pledged to close d.c. general the largest family shelter within two years. news 4 has already spoken to mayor ybow sru swser and we'll where the locations will go and you'll hear from the mayor as she defends the plan that she knows will meet much criticism from neighbors concerned when having homeless shelters in their community. >>> 6:51. team coverage of this weather alert day as the snow picks up just in time for the morning commute. i tom kierein live on the roads for us. >> but we begin with chuck bell. tom saying the roads are slick. >> and they're going there bad to worse over the next couple of hours because the snow intensity has remained at a pretty good clip. heaviest remains in frederick county, maryland. and also the northern half of loudoun county, virginia. out towards the shenandoah valley, as well. moderate snow in martinsburg, west

. >> mark segraves has more on the questions raised today about the department's commitment to fixing the system. mark? >> reporter: hey, doreen. you know, the fire department's former medical director, jullette saussy, set off a firestorm last week when her resignation letter became public, and in that letter she said people in the district were dying needlessly. today the fire chief and dr. saussy appeared before the d.c. council and neither one was backing down. dr. jullette saussy was only on the job for seven months, but she testified today that in that time she saw failure after failure by first responders and no accountability in the department and no urgency to change. >> there seems to almost be an immunity to g that we're immune to grief. these men and women put their heart and soul into this. >> reporter: dr. saussy also complained she was blocked from assessing the qualifications of emts and paramedics. >> one of my biggest issues is that i haven't been able to assess the competency and when i ask, okay, do you have proof of competency, all they have is they have a roll, l

in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >>> a jury will continue to deliberate prior an hey hugh oig, accused of putting a hit out while he sat in his jail cell. his uncle was going to testify in mayhew's last murder try. the first trial ended in a hung jury. he is already serving life in prison for other crimes. >>> witnesses helped police with the description of a recent murder suspect, but this morning no arrests in yesterday's double murder. it happened in the middle of the day this northeast washington on 58th street. one man was found dead inside a home, the other man died at the hospital. >>> possible delays on changes for the department of liquor control after a news 4 iteam investigation. after our reports, montgomery county council members started looking at problems inside the dlc. that department oversees all alcohol sales in the county. the county eventually supported a bill that would privatize some sales, but today delegates will vote on an amendment that could replace that bill and form a new a task force that would take a team are look and delay any changes to more th

mark segraves is in the northwest to explain. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says she plans on opening up family homeless facilities in all eight wards of the district. that's her long-term plan to close the d.c. general facility, which she says is no longer fit for families to live in while the majority of d.c. council members say they support the mayor's plan, one council member said he did oppose one location. kenya mcduffy who represents ward 5 in the northeast says he doesn't want a shelter going in this location. he points out that this neighborhood already had too many warehouses nightclubs, strip joints, as well as other homeless shelters that are already here. he wants the mayor to reconsider this location. he says he does support her plan, just not this one location. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear from council member mcduffy and mayor bowser, as well as neighbors who will be impacted by this plan. in the district. mark segraves, news4. > >>> breaking news just in to the live desk. keeping an eye as a school bus has run off the roa

mark segraves joins us with reaction from a legal expert about the role the federal death penalty plays in local d.c. cases. mark? >> reporter: yeah, doreen. you know, a lot of people have been asking because of the brutal nature of this case and the fact that the grand jury actually added additional charges because of what they called the heinous act that happened here, people are wondering why he is not facing the death penalty. well, the district doesn't have the death penalty. despite the fact that the prosecutors in this case are federal prosecutors, that's not enough to justify using the federal death penalty. daron wint has been in jail since late may. he was arrested after his dna was found on pizza crust at the murder scene. he is the only person charged in the crime that was discovered by firefighters who were called to a burning home in upper northwest. the victims to extort $40,000 from the father and then they say wint killed them all and set the home on fire to cover his tracks. the murders of savvas so op lus, his wife amy, their 10-year-old son philip and the family's ho

i'm mark segraves. we'll update you on the wild geese that have been rescued. >>> also, the unprecedented security in place as a maryland man goes on trial for allegedly putting a hit on one of his own family memb >>> tonight we're learning that two volunteer firefighters were inside a woodbridge home when it was rocked by an apparent gas explosion. it happened yesterday and now the firefighters and the family they took to safety are demanding some answers about how it all happened. bureau chief julie carey joins us live from the neighborhood with details on all this. julie? >> reporter: hey, dor reap. you can hear and see the heavy equipment here. washington gas still on the scene closing up some of the many holes they hammered into the street today to try to figure out what caused this gas explosion. now, too dark back there to see the house that was impacted. the family who lives there are in a hotel tonight and they have some very pointed questions for washington gas and a lot of praise for some vol

district court, mark segraves, news4. >>> he thinks the government and he is going to make america great. what i know is america is already great because of the american people. >> you need a strong, tough leader to restore america's greatness, and this is the best person to do that. >> what a difference a few months can make. this afternoon a surprise endorsement for donald trump from his former rival new jersey governor chris christie. news4's chris lawrence is here with that and reaction from trump's main challenger from last night's debate. >> like they say, it's not personal, it's politics. donald trump says he's got a lot of endorsements coming in, but happy about, and chris christie says he believes in a potential head-to-head he thinks trump has the best chance against hillary clinton. now, the pair caught a lot of people by surprise making this endorsement before they appeared before a huge boisterous crowd at a rally in if the worth, texas. christie says he thinks trump is the best person to get the country back on track citing his experience as an executive. senator marco rubi

mark segraves is live now on van buren street northwest with these new details you will see only on news4. mark? >> reporter: that's right, pat. when firefighters got to this house they found six unattended minors and that baby who died, and we know that the firefighter was able to circumvent the 911 system and call directly to a 911 supervisor, and that's why she is now the focus of an administrative review. when firefighters arrived at the home on van buren street in northwest, they found six children. the oldest a 10-year-old. the youngest a 7-month-old baby who was in medical distress. he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. there were no adults in the home. police officials originally told reporters one of the dying child's siblings called 911 for help. an internal dispatch report obtained by news4 shows that's not what happened and today the office of unified communications confirmed there was no 911 call. to clarify, there was no 911 call received by ouc. the call was received by the fire department emergency liaison officer who is on site at the 911 call center. the elo passed

news4's mark segraves is live along the potomac where a news conference just wrapped up. mark, are they closer to figuring this out? >> reporter: well, a little bit closer. the preliminary, and again they stress the word preliminary, test results show that the oil they took out of the potomac river was petroleum-based that mostly had the characteristics of a degraded fuel oil, but, again, those are very preliminary test results. we can tell you here we still see the sheen of oil on the river here and back in the wildlife refuge, and the smell is still very strong, and as you said, this was first reported on february 1st just above reagan national airport and an eight-mile stretch of the river, the sheen showed up on all the way down to the wilson bridge but most of the oil has been contained to a wild fowl sanctuary and in that sanctuary so far 30 wild canada geese have been removed and taken to delaware for decontamination. we can tell you also a duck was taken. so far they say those are the only wild animals that have been removed and they hope to be able to relocate the

mark segraves broke the story on twitter and joins us now from the station with the latest. mark?> here on news4 as you said, news4 was first on the scene here at the anacostia metro station after the shooting took place. and my colleague adam tuss was the only reporter on the south capitol bridge when the two suspects were arrested. it was here on the south capital street bridge where the d.c. police spotted the two suspects, a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old. both males, both now under arrest. >> metro transit police in their security operations center were able to bring up cameras and see suspects leaving the train. they were able to get a clothing description on those suspects. >> the victim was shot in his

mark segraves reports on the cost of the program and when those students would finally get a break. >> reporter: this is just one of the ten schools that were announced today will have an extended school year beginning next year. instead of 180 days, it will be 200 days in classrooms. under the new plan, students will go back to school in early august, and their school year won't end until mid-july. there will be an extended break in october that students don't normally get now, and there will be a few breaks called inner sessions, voluntary weeks off where students can either come to class for more instruction or extend their christmas break. this whole plan is going to cost about $5 million. the washington teachers union said they're on board but do have some questions about this. coming up at 5:00, you will hear from students, some of whom say this a great idea, some of them are just a little skeptical. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> mark just said the idea of a longer school year still has its share of critics. troy johnson is here for our "talk around town." >> a vari

a private ambulance could pick only on news4 mark segraves takes us inside the company that runs those ambulances to tshow s how that operation is going to work. mark. >> doreen, yeah. we wanted to know when we see these ambulances, there will be dozens and dozens of them on the streets of d.c. in just a matter of weeks, and when we sat down with the company, we asked them, what happens if a citizen sees one of these glancambulances on streets and tries to flag one of them down? >> reporter: every 911 call for every medical emergency will still be anticipated swered by and ems but if they decide your emergency isn't life threatening, they will request a private ambulance be sent to trment you. amr tells news4 they won't have their ambulances stationed in firehouses. they will be patrolling the city based on data that can 911 call trends. they say rush hour will also play a factor. >> our posting plan changes throughout the day. as traffic is coming into d.c., obviously in the morningtimes, our posting pattern will be different than when traffic is flowing out of d.c. >> reporter: so wh

. >> news4's mark segraves has been looking into the data and found much of the towing happened in onepart of the city. >> he's live in the northwest. what's the story, you're only going to see on news4. mark? >> that's right. you know the district has more than 100 roads like here on connecticut avenue that are designated as snow emergency routes. when the mayor declared an emergency it meant you had to get your cars off. what we found was that the vast majority of the tickets that were issued, the first day and throughout the storm, were issued here. in northwest. the snow emergency in the district was in effect for five and a half days. more than 5,000 cars were ticketed for parking in snow emergency routes. 690 of those cars were towed away. despite the fact that more than 100 roads across the city are designated as snow emergency routes, data provided by the mayor office for the first day of the storm show the vast majority of the cars towed were in upper northwest neighborhoods. >> 194 cars were towed in northwest. compared to 27 cars toed in northeast. six cars in southeast, and

our team coverage begins with mark segraves in northwest d.c.here there are still major obstacles from the snowstorm. >> reporter: hey, jim and wendy. you can't see me, and that is one of the problems. these snow piles are creating blind spots for pedestrians and drivers and cyclists across the city. earlier today we spoke with district officials about snow removal and trash pickup, and we spoke with montgomery county officials about problems the county had with its 311 call system during the storm. for days people were calling for the snow to be removed from their streets. while the plows still have work to do, residents are now calling for the trash to be removed. this woman said the trash trucks couldn't get down her alley in northwest d.c., so the dpw crew walked through the alley. >> four men picked the bags out of the big trash cans and took them. they couldn't take the recyclables, but it was impressive. >> reporter: we spent the weekend catching up on thursday and friday, so starting today it's your regular pickup day. >> reporter: in mo

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in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> tonight the cleanup continues 24 hours after that wild stormrough our region in hard-hit areas like falls church. work crews are still clearing trees as power crews continue to repair downed lines. it wasn't the lightning that caused the county maxed out around 70 miles per hour or so. >> and what's a tropical storm? >> tropical storm winds start around -- upwards of 40 to around 50 miles per hour. they continue to go until you hit the hurricane category, but really was a lot of wircnd acro the area for that four-hour period. now it will be a couple days before we see another weather system moving in that will deliver just some rain showers for our area. we focus on what's next which really is the cold for us. it will feel a lot like winter tomorrow morning. in fact, we've had a few wet snowflakes today. 39 to 43 degrees the range. a chilly one out there if you're going out this evening. you can see on storm team4 radar the blue, that's some of the spotty showers. with the air cold aloft, even some wet snowflakes, even if you're not seeing that

ahead of her announcement today, the mayor defended her plan in an exclusive interview with mark segraves. we'll hear from her on news 4 midday. >>> let's take another look if we can at radar. so far we have not had any reports of school delays or closures, but what do the kids face. chuck bell will let us know. >> and we're getting our first look at video taken from a cruise ship in the eye of a storm. but why did the crew sail into it in the first place? >>> and how a if you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >>> a man bit off part of a woman's finger. they arrested justin brown on sunday. a woman told police brown bit her left ring finger when she tried to break up a fight. brown fac

here is mayor bowser responding to news4's mark segraves. >> i have told you before that i'm happy to tell anybody that vincent orange has been a great partner with us so has yvette alexander, and i don't really have any other council. >> that means you will endorse both -- >> i just told you what it means. it means that they've been great partners. >> reporter: with his deep knowledge of the city government, gray could be a tough adversary for bowser on the council. gray was not charged last month when prosecutors ended a five-year probe. alexander told news4 she's confident of re-election. >> i have my eye on ward 7. i'm continuing to do the work i'm going to continue to do the things that i do no matter who runs, whether it be vince gray or not. >> reporter: as you saw mayor bowser didn't flatly endorse yvette alexander today, but you can bet that the bowser team will be strongly backing her for the june 14th primary. it will be a little easier than me saying it. >> that's all right. you're hanging in there, tom. running for office means raising money. would that be a problem for v

mark segraves will cover this story for us. >>> the changing temperatures around here are making pothole as problem. take a look at this monster on an exit ramp off the beltway in maryland on the ramp from the outer loop to new hampshire avenue. we sent chopper 4 to check it out when we heard the pothole was actually giving cars flat tires. right now maryland state highway says it's working to fix potholes all over the beltway. you might have to sweitch lanes to fwets around the crews working. >>> and get ready to see stepped up police presence along your commute. metro is making a shift in the security. megan mcgrath is live at the gallery place station. good morning. >> reporter: barbara, people who ride metro, they should notice an uptick in the number of police officers out there on patrol inside the metro system. úáá%íw,Ñ early evening.ate the increase of security comes profile crimes,çó including thir week'sÑi shooting onfá axd trai this assault involving ac group of high school students. some tasks to axd private secury ^al%ujip r(t&háhp &hc% ride arnbr some tasks to a private se

we will keep you informed throughout the day, reporting live, mark segraves, news 4. >>> i'm adam tuss. in new york, one person is dead and two others injured after a huge crane collapsed. this happened 8:30 this morning. this is causing street closures and delays. the crane hit a few buildings as this came down. you can see just a mangled mess of steel in the area. mayor bill deblasio is there. investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong and make sure everyone else is okay. back to you. >> here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. tracking areas of light rain and snow sinking south through the area. this is impacting anne arundel, prince george's, charles, fairfax and prince william counties. this activity will wind down within the next hour. winds continue to pick up, and the sun continues to make an appearance. in fact, later today we could have mostly sunny skies. right now mainly cloudy, temperature around 39. it's going to be a cold day today, especially when you factor in the winds. a high of 43. with breezy conditions for the afternoon and early evening hours, this wi

the chief, chief dean, has already fired back telling our mark segraves that the department has had its successes. we learned that the department responded to saussy's fiery statement saying she did not fulfill the duties of her job and was basically dissatisfied. we'll get more on this as we stay on top t back to you. >>> it is 5:18. apple say it will fight a judge's order asking to unlock the phone. farook shot and killed 14 of farook's co-workers. the fbi wants to see if the phone includes any terrorist contacts or plans. >>> the attack in paris created backlash against the muslim community. today, montgomery county officials hope to bridge the peace here at home. hosting a meeting in muslim community center in silver spring to talk about hate violence and the role of the innerfaith community. that will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. >>> they're accused of committing violent robberies in the district but now several are back in the community. ts police shows a robbery on h street at a cell phone store. investigators say 22-year-old roundelle mccloud and another man pointed a g

mark segraves joins us live with the search for the parents. mark? >> reporter: yeah, doreen.i can tell you i just got off the phone with d.c. police and they have now located the mother of the six children and they are now questioningu4d÷ her. they will not tell us where she was during this incident. as for the five children who were found in this home, they are in the care of d.c. child and family services where they are reportedly safe and healthy. it was about 7:00 this morning. police and fire arrived at this home and found the dying infant and his five siblings. there were no adults in the home at the time. it was just as neighbors were heading out to school and work. >> very surprising. very surprising that something like that would happen. coming out for work and it was about six cop cars parked outside. no people around. just cops. >> reporter: inside this home, the oldest a 10-year-old. one of those children inside called 911 for help for their baby brother. >> it was before school started, so who knows what the plans were for the day. >> reporter: police are now inv

mark segraves is live at roaches run waterfowl sanctuary with some new information. mark? >> reporter: hey, pat. yes, of course, you know this is where most of the oil spilled into and then went from here into the potomac river. but the united states coast guard says the test results are back and they're conclusive. the oil found here in roaches run wild fowl sanctuary is the same oil that was spilled from a dominion, virginia, power plant about a mile from this location just a week before the oil spill was first reported and the damage is much worse than first thought. we now know that 32 wild birds have now been rescued and taken the sad news, an additional 21 wild birds have now been reported dead as a result of this oil spill. it all started on the first of february. the spill ran from roaches run wild fowl sanctuary all the way into the potomac river at reagan national airport and for eight mile down the river to the wilson bridge. they say the oil is now dissipating and there is no more oil being spewed into the river, but it will take some time before things are bac

our mark segraves broke the story yesterday and talked to the chief today, asked him about concerns over the pl the chief and the mayor both have widespread support from the union and council member force this new plan. there are questions about what with a a patient's rights will be under the new plan. and how long d.c. plans on using the private ambulances. >> the city's confidence has been shaken in terms of their ability to know they have services when they need them. and they bring in a private ambulance as a short-term fix. by no means is it going to be a long-term solution. >> what do you say to council members who don't want it to be a long-term solution? >> we bill gather all the data. we'll talk about it with the council members and look at the best way to do this and we'll make some decisions. >> when private ambulances start transporting patients in about a month, it will only be those with nonlife-threatening problems. every 911 call will be responded to by d.c. fire. once on the scene, d.c. fire will decide who transportshe that process and have asked about what the patient

. >> mark segraves is live at st. elizabeth's with more of the details. what are you hearing, mark? >> reporter: behind me is buil facility, and soon not just any crew, the mayor, mayor muriel bowser will jump into that hydraulic excavator, and she will begin the demolition herself tearing down this building, making way for a new training facility for the washington wizards. it's a $56 million project that hopes to be open by 2018. it will not only play home to the training facility for the wizards but the home games for the women's team, the washington mystics. meanwhile, a bigger project on this property. you can take a look now behind me and see a lot of these old historic buildings still here on the campus of st. elizabeth's here east campus. those buildings will be made into residential and mixed use. again, they're to come online in 2018. coming up at 5:00, we'll take you inside building 119 and we'll introduce to you a local guy who is going to help with the construction. chris, back to you. >> thanks a lot, mark. >>> storm team4 is tracking >> oh, my gosh, one minute we're u

news4's mark segraves is outside the wilson building where the chief is still testifying. mark? >> reporter: hey, wendy. that's right. you know, this is the annual oversight hearing for the d.c. fire department and it had been scheduled for some time, but it took on new meaning last week when the fire department's medical director abruptly resigned and then her resignation went public. in that letter she said the culture of the fire department is toxic and the leadership is resistant to change. the district's fire and ems department has been plagued by slow and failed nine months ago mayor bowser brought in a new fire chief to fix it. chief gregory dean sat for hours today hearing from frustrated experts and council members. >> i am losing faith. >> where is our sense of urgency? >> every ems system has a file that they don't want to talk about, and that's the file of patients that would have been better off calling uber rather than 911. >> reporter: chief dean has insisted he's working to fik the problems and using a private ambulance service will go a long way. >> we never sai

our mark segraves will have more in a live report coming up in the next half hour. >>> and new at 4:00, we just learned that prosecutors are charging a driver in the death of montgomery county police officer noah leotta. luis reluzco is charged with manslaughter by automobile and failing to pull over for an emergency vehicle. last december officer leotta had pulled over a suspected drunk driver during ad ui patrol in rockville. leotta was out of his car when reluzco smashed into his cruiser and hit him. >>> another busy day in the presidential rate. bernie sanders and hillary clinton will face-off tonight in their second one-on-one debate of the campaign. it comes on the heels of sanders' pivotal win in new hampshire and a new endorsement today for clinton. the political action committee of the congressional black caucus has decided we'll have a live report from milwaukee in our next half hour. >>> on the republican side with chris christie and carly fiorina out, it will be a smaller field of candidates at the next gop primary in south carolina. all of the remaining presidential hopefu

mark segraves broke the story on twitter and joins us now from the station with the latest. mark? >> here on news4 as you said, news4 was first on the scene here at the anacostia metro station after the shooting took place. and my colleague adam tuss was the only reporter on the south capitol bridge when the two suspects were arrested. it was here on the south capital street bridge where the d.c. police spotted the two suspects, a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old. both males, both now under arrest. >> metro transit police in their security operations center were able to bring up cameras and see suspects leaving the train. they were able to get a clothing description on those suspects. >> the victim was shot in his breathing when he was rushed to the hospital. the shooting happened on this green line train. while it was stopped here at the anacostia metro station and while passengers were boarding. >> were no injuries to anyone else. >> two suspects fled the scene on foot. spotsed by surveillance cameras. that enabled police across the city to have the suspects' pictures right away. t

mark segraves was in that courtroom this morning and joins us live with answers to some questions people have been asking. mark? >> reporter: good evening, jim. you know, the district does not have the death penalty, so the most wint faces is life in prison without the possibility of parole. legal experts today tell us that because of that, it's no surprise that he pled not guilty and doesn't appear to be cooperating with prosecutors. daron wint was arrested last year just days after the bodies of savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their 10-year-old son philip and the family's housekeeper were discovered by firefighters inside the family home in upper northwest. wint's dna was found on pizza crust at the crime scene. >> having his dna in the house i think is pretty slam dunk. i'd be happy if i was the prosecutor going on that alone, but i think there's a lot of other circumstantial evidence that puts him there. >> reporter: wint tripped over his shackles this morning as he entered the courtroom. a court-martial caught him as he amy amy's father was in the courtroom. family members and the

news4's mark segraves will have more from the chief and the d.c. council tonight on news4 at 5:00. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> thousands of friends, family, fellow law enforcement officers paying their final respects to that sheriff's deputy killed in horford county, one of them. that huge crowd gathered outside the church north of baltimore for deputy patrick dailey's funeral this afternoon. he was killed during a dispute with a suspect outside a panera this is the first time in more than a century that horford county deputies have died in the line of duty. >>> the number of children who say a school volunteer abused them in prince george's county is now up to 17. dee on yea carraway is accused of filming sexual acts between children while he was working at the school. police said carraway victimized children at other public places as well. they arrested him on february 5th and think more victims could be coming forward. >>> calm and quiet for now. there's a new chance for some slick spots tomorrow morning when you step out. let's get the latest from doug k