. >>> mcauliffe is set to announce a major economic project. nova health system ceo will join mcauliffe to talk about the future of research and cancer care. >>> next hour we will have a live report on the announcement virginia lawmaker discuss the latest state budget proposal. >>> trying again. spacex attempting to launch its latest rocket. we'll explain what caused the launch to be scrubbed yesterday. >>> plus why the biggest security threat in your car could be in your dashboard. >>> and it will be a little wet on your way out the door this morning. we'll head outside to storm team 4 meteorologist check bell with a check . >>> this rocket scheduled to be shot into deep space today. spacex is shooting it sky ward to s gps signals. yesterday a glitch disrupted tracking equipment just minutes before liftoff. they will try again about 6:00 tonight. >>> two northern california communities have been emptied out this morning because of a massive wildfire. the so-called round fire has burned 7,000 acres and destroyed four homes. p the at one point t

coming up, virginia governor terry mcauliffe.tate posted the lowest unemployment rate in more than six years. what is he doing to get that down? under armour goes high-tech. it is going all in on the fitness tracking business at one of my favorite fitness apps they just bought. betty: for under armour, selling innovative shoes and t-shirts is not enough. the sportswear company is adding two more gem to itss treasure trove. under armour just bought one of my favorite apps, and another for a total of about $560 million. "market makers" anchored stephanie ruhle is standing by for an interview with ceo kevin plank. stephanie: thanks, betty. $600 million of apps that don't make any money yet. what are you doing? kevin: first of all, there is an and norms opportunity in wearables in general. it is as big as we have seen. you see the amount of energy around it. we started this journey of making these acquisitions more than a year ago. what we learned is the leadership of rob and kristen our team there is that the things we left in the c

governor mcauliffe has appointed a cyber security commission. shortly after taking office, governor mead of wyoming has been very active in putting together a cyber security summit last week. governor haslam of tennessee has received briefings from dhs, as has governor bullock of montana, governor sandoval of nevada. we salute and appreciate the partnership in cyber security at the state level. we urge that we do more in this regard. at dhs, we facilitate new cyber exercise opportunities for states, provide states with information about cyber security and dhs, and we ensure states help to contribute with the development of policy documents. congress has provided us with new legislation in the area of cyber security. late last year we had the national cyber security protection act of 2014. congress does something to pass congress has provided us with legislation once in a while, which gives dhs explicit authority to provide assistance at the private sector, and codifies the cyber security and communications integration center as a federal civilia

governor terry mcauliffe signed the measure into law today. it's the first effective medical marijuana legislation to win approval in virginia. it allows possession of an oil known as thca with a doctor's certificate that it is needed to treat intractable epilepsy. virginia general assembly also approved a new budget today including a 2% pay raise for state employees. and a 1% -- 1.5% pay raise for teachers. the raise comes without any new taxes but it does not expand medicaid. governor terry mcauliffe had pushed for that since his election. new information tonight in the war on terror. intelligence officials tell the bbc and "the washington post" they've identified the man known as jihadi john the man with a british accent seen killing americans in hostage videos. senior political reporter scott thuman is in the newsroom with the developing details. scott? >> those media outlets identifying him as mohammed emwazi originally a kuwaiti who spent many of his formative years in london from a well-to-do family has a college degree but who they say

. >>> go mcauliffe is supposed to talk about the future of research and personalized cancer care. the announcement is set for 8:00 a.m. in falls church. >>> your kids' teachers as well as government workers could get a pay raise this ys are part of new budget proposals in the statehouse and senate. you probably won't have to work about a government shutdown this year. proposals also include money for economic development in the common willth but left out governor mcauliffe's push to expand medicaid. >>> there are questions surrounding annen inmate death. natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. last week during a transfer mckenna became combative and she was tased. after that a, she experienced a medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital. an investigation into whether the taser actually caused the emergencyy is under way. in a statement, the sheriff's office says it is fully cooperating, quote, we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as you new information becomes available. >>> in d.c. authorities are inve

and a big announcement from governor terry mcauliffe. the new medical endeavor in virginia. plus another nasty storm hitting new england. how much snow is expected there today? and we could see some snow and maybe sleet in our area tonight. but the big story will be the cold later this week and doug is back with the details next. >> bruce jenner is now talking about that deadly car crash he was involved in over the weekend. the olympic gold medalist sends his deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of a woman killed. this after jenner rear ended her car which was hit by a hummer traveling in the opposite direction. authorities are investigating whether jenner was holding a cell phone at the time of that incident. one of the former vanderbilt football players convicted of raping a drunk and unconscious student is also now talking. cory beatty says the incident was totally out of character for him. he also says he couldn't look at the victim when she took the stand. beatty will be sentenced on march 6th and he faces life in prison. now to a big story around the commonw

terry mcauliffe will include $136 million from some of his priority items in a new budget forecast. that includes a raise for virginia teachers and money for the state's rainy day fund. mcauliffe meets with negotiators this week. >>> this latest round of winter weather left a mess around our area this morning. one prince georges county says they're lucky to be alive. look at the scene. saturday night's powerful winds caused a tree to fall in their home. check out the damage here. you see the tree smashed into a roof and into a bedroom. the man was able to push his wife out of the way. but was hit by a branch. >> i was standing here. my husband was standing right there. and we heard crashing and everything coming through the roof. it was horrible. >> the couple's four children were in the house at the time. they were not hurt. >>> oh yes. yes. yes. we got it baby. we got it. we got it. woo. woo. we got it. yes. >> that's weather channel meteorologist jim cantore. he just saw "fifty shades of grey." clearly exciteded about the thundersnow this weekend. he was covering the winter storm

today governor mcauliffe set to make a major economic announcement that will impact northern virginiarichard jordan is live where the announcement will happen. >> reporter: big implications. governor mcauliffe and i nova's chief executive expected to announce that the hospital is growing and will pick up the property directly across the street on the other side of gallo erode's road here in falls church. it will create a medical campus just under 120 acres. and the focus will be on research. cancer research and again skra genomics research. have a lawmakers made headlines of their own yesterday when they announced a budget proposal talking about pay increases for government worker state troopers public schoolteachers and other twree's who could see a 1.5% to 3% pay increase. the governor had also asked for more money to help bring new businesses to virginia. it looks like he won't get everything he's asking for, but there is some funding in the budget for that as well. richard jordan news 4. >>> police are trying to figure out who slashed several tires in the district. several cars we

governor terry mcauliffe will introduce $135 million, including a race for teachers and mcauliffe meets with negotiators this week. >>> a groundbreaking decision that could have drones over your neighborhood. the proposal to give them clearance and the restrictions they would have to comply with. >>> the cold is the story right now. but snow will be the topic of discussion over dinner tonight. when you'll see snow in your neighborhood at 6:11. >>> plus why today's bitterly cold weather could force you to change your presidents d ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! >>> 6:09 now. the weather will be the story we're talking about today. windchills make it feel like it is 12 below zero in germantown. >> the parade is canceled today. the parade would have started at 1:00 p.m. and gone through old town alexandria. organizers say groups began pulling out as soon as the forecast worsened. it's a good thing. when it's nine degrees outside on the windchill makes it feel that much colder it's dangerous. it's dangerous. >>> of

and brine and obviously when the snow starts making sure the snow removal equipment. >> governor mcauliffe is asking residents to stay off the roads and here's why. thousands of vdot contractors are out there already driving around spreading salt, sand and brine. they'll have to cover 850 miles in northern virginia tonight and tomorrow. most of those vehicles have the automatic locators. so vdot can see which roads have salt and which ones still need a plow. our hank silverberg is checking out the conditions on route 7 near fairfax and loudoun county line there. how's it look? >> reporter: it looks cold and wet. you're right, there's plows all over. they're mostly spreading is -- sand and salt. they're not necessarily plowing. we've only got about 1 to 1 1/2 inches on the ground. the snow has pick up. topper said it was 5 out here. it feels a lot colder. some people we talked to, the snowplow operators in particular getting ready for a long night. they work about 20 hours, of course, taking a couple rests. if you are out traveling, the roads right now are okay. you can get along if you go

governor mcauliffe has appointed a cyber security commission. governor mead of wyoming has been very active in putting together a cyber security summit last week. governor haslam of tennessee has received briefings from dhs as has governor bullock of montana, governor sandoval of nevada. we salute and appreciate the partnership in cyber security at the state level. we urge that we do more in this regard trade at dhs, we facilitate new cyber exercise opportunities for states provide states with information about cyber security and dhs and we ensure states help to contribute with the development of policy documents. congress has provided us with new legislation in the area of cyber security. late last year we had the national cyber security protection act of 2014. congress does something to pass legislation once in a while, which gives dhs explicit authority to provide assistance at the private sector, and codifies the cyber security and communications integration center as a federal civilian interface with the private sector. we have enhanced hir

when the doors eventually open governor terry mcauliffe says it will bring jobs and economic growth to fairfax. >> this is going to translate into thousands and thousands of high-paid jobs hera. >> reporter: and acquiring that exxon/mobil site is a big step, first step but there's still a lot of work to be done a lot of money that needs to be the cancer center will open by late 2017. reporting live in fairfax, megan mcgrath news 4. >> thank you, megan. >>> the d.c. counce it is meeting now about legalizing marijuana in the district. the official -- officials talked about it this morning and said it's being call add roundtable instead of a public hearing to avoid conflict with congress. following on twitter on what's happening at the meeting, working on pot rules and regulations gett matter comes. congress pass add measure saying it could not legal. >>> d.c. police kathy lenneer back on the stand in a whistle-blowing case. demoted from commander, claiming he contradicted lenneer on the issue of the faske force for seblys. he said celebrity escorts happen a lot. lenneer said they only ha

. >>> governor mcauliffe headed to d.c. for two meetings including an appearance on bloomberg news and a panel on u.s. business at the brookings institute on mass avenue. >>. >>> maryland's governor wants to strengthen the charter school law. he will submit a measure that will expand choices for families making it easier for charter public schools to operate in the state. he announced this yesterday. there are now 53 charterjurisdictions in maryland. >>> dr. wayne frederick, howard university's president, says graduation rates increase by 10% among those students who receive a full ride. >> if we don't have his historically black colleges as places where these students can be taken in we certainly will be educating less people of color. >> the president's new free college proposal would cost the government more than $60 billion over ten years. potentially this will increase the cost of tuiti other students. >>> a principal who helped resurrect an underachieving school says she's retiring. the "washington post" reports that

governor mcauliffe has appointed a cyber security commission. shortly after taking office, governor mead of wyoming has been very active in putting together a cyber security summit last week. governor haslam of tennessee has received briefings from dhs, as has governor bullock of montana, governor sandoval of nevada. we salute and appreciate the partnership in cyber security at the state level. we urge that we do more in this regard. at dhs, we facilitate new cyber exercise opportunities for states, provide states with information about cyber security and dhs, and we ensure states help to contribute with the development of policy documents. congress has provided us with new legislation in the area of cyber security. late last year we had the national cyber security protection act of 2014. congress does something to pass congress has provided us with legislation once in a while, which gives dhs explicit authority to provide assistance at the private sector, and codifies the cyber security and communications integration center as a federal civilia

virginia governor terry mcauliffe we hope everything goes okay in the commonwealth and we thank you for joining us. >> thank you, jim. thanks doreen. >> the governor was supposed to meet with maryland governor larry hogan and d.c. mayor muriel bowser today. that meeting was cancel because of the weather. now mayor bouzer is declaring her own snow emergency in the district. that set to begin at 7:00 tomorrow morning. our team coverage continues now with news4's tom sherwood. he's live in northeast d.c. hi tom. >> hi doreen. let me show you, this is one of the largest salt domes in the whole region here. mayor bowser so declaring a no parking snow emergency at 7:00 a.m. and people all over the city were reacting to the bitter cold and the coming snow. the city's fleet of salt trucks were suiting up for the snowy night. more than 200 trucks getting ready to go. >> i am also declaring a snow emergency in the district effective at 7:00 a.m. >> reporter: other officials were checking encampments around town for any homeless people needing aid. this camp was empty. >> we're asking residents if

bill that allows breast feeding in more public places is now headed to virginia governor terry mcauliffe'she current law in virginia allows breast feeding on state owned property but allows privately owned businesses to set their own rules. the new law allows women to breast feed anywhere they are lawfully present. the governor plans to sign the bill. >>> police say they are now talking with a person about of interest in a deadly hit and run. u.s. park police believe they recovered the car that hit and killed rick warrick last month on the bw parkway. at the time warrick and his fiance were changing a tire near laurel. >>> today fairfax county police could release more details about a man shot and killed by one of their officers in 2013. john gear was in a standoff with police when he was shot. earlier this year, the fairfax county board ever directors released the results of an independented audit. the board of supervisors i should say.records show gear had his hands up and he was unarmed at the time of the shooting. today more records could be released. keep an eye on the nbc washington

governor mcauliffe signed a bill that requires background checks for drivers. companies can only hire licensed drivers who are 21 and older and drivers now have to get an additional million dollars of liability insurance. >>> police are asking for your help to find a man wanted in new jersey who may be in our area. the man was last seen in maryland. they say he that three consecutive atm transactions and next day he tried to withdraw more cash from a bank of america atm in pasadena, but was denied. if he looks familiar call police. >>> more than 11 million people are signed up for affordable health care. many applications are still being processed. you now have until february 22 to complete your application. last year 8 million people signed up. >>> if you live in maryland you also have have a time to complete your health insurance sign up. marylanders now have until february 28 to complete the process, but only if you started your application before the february 15th deadline. >>> a new study shows teen fathers pass on six times more genetic mutations than ss

. >>> one year into office and about half of virginia voters are happy with governor terry mcauliffe's job performance. a new quinnipiac university poll found mccauff has a 49% approval rating. 25% of the people polled said they disapprove and 26% were undecided abte governor. when asked abo how they feel about the next three year, 62% said they are generally optimistic >>> the man in charge of serving our nation's veterans is making a public apology. >> that waniao excuse. >> new at o'clock tonight we'll report on the group speaking out in support of va secretary bob mcdonald. >>> and a maryland man forced to explain to s daht that her mr and baby brothers are gd e n' go home. ken gemmellks w so many peoplee affected by the tragedy that hit his family. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> we at va are working hard to restore trust and again i apologize to those who may have been offended by my misstatement >> p aolfr e secretary of veterans affairs today for misrepresenting his military service. ro

current governor terry mcauliffe won his seat by just under 48% of the vote. the bill is now headed to the house of delegates. >>> alabama's on the verge of becoming the site of yet a different type of standoff. this time it involves same-sex marriage. >> he changed the way we watched sports in america. a man is being remembered for making a huge impact. nick giovanni has those stories and more when . >>> welcome back. in the news right now, another day of legal uncertainty in alabama where county probate judges are having to pick sides in choosing whether or not to follow a federal court order to allow same-sex marriage. alabama's chief justice is telling state judges to refuse gay marriage licenses. yesterday marriage licenses were issued to same-sex couples in at least seven of alabama's 67 counties. other counties, though, did refuse. >>> overnight a pileup on the new jersey turnpike left one person dead and 45 others with minor injuries. four semis a pair of box trucks a tour bus and at least 15 cars were all involved. the tour bus we're told was occupied

. >> and a bill that would deregulate virginia's largest utility is now sitting on governor mcauliffe's desk. >> temperatures running below zero. we could have colder windchills saturday night, sunday morning. i'm have your weekend forecast in just >>> it 16:12 on this friday morning -- it is 6:12 on this friday morning, very cold morning. we'll see less wind this afternoon but a cold day between highs between 25 and maybe 30 in the warm spots. break tomorrow and then get ready for an even colder surge of arctic air on sunday. we'll tell you how cold when i see you coming up in about six minutes. let's check in with beverly farmer and find out if we have any bigger obstacles to our morning commute. >>> any early ob stack cams -- obstacles quickly cleared out of the way. on the beltway in college park, i-95 and 495, right now that volume just coming off the ramps of 95 south to merge on to the beltway. moving very smoothly. just the volume to deal with there. virginia 95 any volume delays we've seen coming up through stafford to get into woodbridge past the prince william parkway have be

. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency for the commonwealth. state present responded so far to more than 350 crashes. the national guard is standing by to help if needed. jay korff is an staffer tonight. what are you seeing? >> we have seen a number of those crashes, and it is still snowing. that is i have 95 -- i-95 behind me. wait a second, there is a plow truck. we have seen a lot through the evening. many salt trucks, now plow trucks. it's like they are heading to route one, which is just to the east. this is the reason why, all of this snow wreaking havoc on the region. >> it is bumper-to-bumper everywhere. >> a snow storm with remarkable endurance and into virginia, creating gridlock along the i-95 corridor. john abrams' trip to north carolina should take at least five hours, but tonight it will take at least 10. i-95 in fredericksburg was like a slow-moving parking lot. it was so bad that for several minutes on the interstate, people were getting out and clearing off their windshields. state police responded to more than 1000 calls from

mcauliffe has a 49% approval rating compared to 25% who disapprove of his job performance. but 62% of voters say they are optimistic about the next three years in the commonwealth. those positive ratings come despite the governor's failed attempts to expand medicaid in his first year. and still to come here at 4:00 "7 on your side" with an alert about buying and selling items on line. the steps you should take to try to keep your personal information from thieves. >> and international flights for just a couple hundred bucks. they can be found legally. we'll show you how to find great travel deals out there. >> be sure to respond to our question of the day about the new "dancing with the stars" cast. we want to know what do you think of the new cast and who do you think is going to win in weigh in on our facebook page and we'll share a few responses a little >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced today that as of 12:01 thursday morning, marijuana for recreational use is legal in d.c. despite rumblings from capitol hill, the city is moving ahead saying marijuana in small amoun

>> we are north of fredricksburg around 1 and you can understand why virginia governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in the commonwealth. really hit a wall of traffic here in the area. tremendous amount of volume. roads are definitely getting dicier and getting close to that point at least down here where it's going to be increasingly hard for those salt trucks to keep up with the snowfall. and that's why we've seen more snow plows out now that the accumulation is hitting, those plows are trying to push as best as they can this snow. fortunately, it's still pretty light and fluffy. we have seen several vehicles on the side of the road due to some minor crashes in just the last 30 minutes alone and i-95 both north and south has been at a crawl all evening long. side streets will certainly soon be a huge problem. we're live in mobile track 7, abc 7 news. >> i suspect mobile track isn't too mobile right now. >> the ground is frozen solid. surface temperatures and every flake sticks. more flakes to come. >> tell you the weather story here on this monday. if you've been wait

outside the prince william county courthouse rob, who prefers that we not u name waits to see if terry mcauliffe will sign into law what's kno as robbie's rule. that's what he was called when the man who was then a trusted coach and family friend came into his bedroom a 2013 after finally finding the coura to confront his molester he had an idea to create a supplement to the sex offend registry to include those convicted of certain older crime. it met with protests by groups supporting the rights of exoffends who called it repunish the goal is just to consolide this information th exists. it's public information but just put in an unusable format. all we're trying to do is make it usable and user friendly. after countless hours of lobbying and grass roots organizing rob waits to see if the bill will become virgin law. i can tell you i feel very free after i've come forward. i'd love for other people to feel that. but when they do come forward, they might be able to save another person from going through what they did. >> repor rob says he's met a number of people who have been inspir by his stor

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mcauliffe was on hand making big predictions about what the new facility means for the future. >> the inova center for personalized medicine will be a game changer for the commonwealth of virginia. this will not only be important for our leadership role in healthcare, but this will be a gigantic job creator in the commonwealth of virginia. >> the governor expects the number of jobs to be in the thousands. among the focus points cancer research and treatment. >>> a full investigation is underway tonight after a female inmate in fairfax county died after she was tasered. deputies say they used a stun gun on 37-year-old natasha mckenna after she refused to reply to commands and physically resisted them. she was removed from life support yesterday. the sheriff's office says it will turn over the result of the internal investigation to fairfax county police. >>> a trial date has been set in the case the defense attorney hopes it leads to the dismissal of thousands of cases and mass refunds. one man said he did no wrong but settled $26,000 in fines for $500 just to make it all go away. >> t

thank you very much. >> governor mcauliffe thank you for your time. i live in the clarendon area. constituent as well. when you're talking about having the insurance coverage i always get more into does insurance coverage translate into better health better outcomes for citizens. i know in california, for instance, i don't know what the numbers would be exactly for virginia but they've had a large increase in their expansion participants, people that are enrolled. but they haven't seen a translation, an increase in the number of doctors. oftentimes there's a gap there. do you have any sort of assessment of what that means for it? since you mentioned the rural health care area, i believe virginia has some rather stringent certificate of need regulations. if you want to do additional -- are you interested in doing reforms on that front to maybe improve on the supply side, making it easier for hospitals to expand? >> they willtaker this as a planted question. i just have a bill that's passing through the general assembly as a certificate of need. we are reforming the certificate of n

. >> governor mcauliffe since you were associated very closely with hillary clinton and i'm sure if she decides to run you will be summoned to join her trusted advisor group. given that, my suggestion is one of the reasons she lost against obama during the first term was her hawkish position on international sphere and on the wars and so on and that's the reason i didn't vote for her. i have always voted democratic and so my suggestion would be that she should focus on jobs as the lady earlier the woman governor emphasized. you should do that. you should suggest that and playing even-handed role that america is a victim and the war has been imposed on america and not america is in lateral war which is the impression most people get from the current administration. >> thank you. no question i guess so we will just move right along. >> sort of a follow-up question to the gridlock and the compromise being a four-letter word in washington d.c.. how do you feel about term limits for congress? >> i have always been an advocate for term limits. it's just my personal belief just designed for re

. >> it is now law. [ applause ] >> governor terry mcauliffe signed a bill today that lets epilepsy patients use cannabis oil to control seizures. he was surrounded by epileptic children and their families who fought to make the bill law including one local family. peggy fox previously spoke with jennifer and beth collins as they pleaded their case to lawmakers in richmond. they moved to colorado where cannabis oil is legal. jennifer claims it reduced her seizures from 300 a day to 10, but the law does require written permission from a doctor. >>> a fresh coating of snow across the viewing area could mean maybe a slick drive around tonight. chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking the low temps. >> we're looking at teens in the suburbs tonight and well below freezing downtown. there will be some slick spots. what appears wet could be black ice. i'd recommend being careful walking more than anything. by 10:00 tonight we see temps below freezing everywhere, 26 gaithersburg, 29 on futurecast in leesburg, 28 manassas. also some snow shower showing up west of us. we're -- showers showing up w

governor mcauliffe signed the measure into law today. it's the first effective medical marijuana legislation to win approval in virginia. it allows possession of an oil known as t.h.c.a. with a doctor's certification it's needed to treat intractable epilepsy. >> still to come, he appeared in the hit show "how to get away with murder" but this actor had a big job on another show. you'll hear from him. >> plus a hollywood mystery. an oscar dress stolen out of a >> new tonight an agreement allowing uber to operate in maryland. under some new regulations. the rules address public safety standards. uber agreed to file for a permit with the public service commission and uber's subsidiary will provide the names of all drivers taking jobs through its app at a list of priss prices. the information will all be posted online. >> big secrets revealed in the shocking finale of how to get away with murder. we caught up with the actor at the center of all of it. he had a lot of face time in the show and was the lead actress's dead husband. well the phi

power a five year break from regulators comprehensive financial reviews is now headed to governor mcauliffe's desk. the virginia legislature passed the bill yesterday. it bars state regulators from reviewing the power company's service, rates, terms and conditions. as part of the deal virginia dominion will make more strides towards solar power. it was published by frank wagner before. >>> a lot of you are using the new 95 express lanes lead to go big toll revenue for the state. the company that runs the lanes says that it's taking in an average of about $103,000 per weekday. about 33% of weekday drivers are getting a free trip by car pooling and using an e-zpass flex. the average toll for a trip on the express lanes is just over $4. a full revenue report will be issued in april. >>> bitter cold blast. there is no way to explain it this morning. take a look. temperatures in the teens, winds aren't helping. tom is tracking hour by hour when these winds will die down. >>> and the bait used by police to arrest a couple of car thieves. >>> and we're learning most of you you support the president'

janet mcauliffe's commute of 20 minutes took more than four hours. >> i need to do something, and it's not acceptable. >> we want to clean down there. >> reporter: desperate to clear the tracks, the boston transit authority is paying union workers and using prison inmates to join the shovel brigade. it could be a month before the entire transit system is back on a full schedule. every task that was once routine here has become nearly impossible. north of boston, this building in flames was right across the street from the local firehouse, but the hydrants were buried and by the time firefighters dug them out-- some by hand, but the building was a total loss. chief greg gagnon: >> the guys are all iced up. the lines are icing up. the roadway is iced up. it compounds the problem. >> these are directly over the front door. >> reporter: today, city inspectors went door to doorto urging home owners to knock downne icicles and clear rooftops inof danger of collapse. they've gotten snow in 18 of the last 23 days, more than 95 inches in this season. even navigating the harbor has become a chal

today governor terry mcauliffe observed the damage. >> all the food inside was demolished. that's why i personally wanted to come here today and say we're here for you. the whole commonwealth is here to help the folks with the food bank. >> heavy snow already falling tonight in central north carolina. the governor declared a state of emergency earlier today ahead of the winter storm, up to a foot of snow expected in the raleigh, durham and greensboro areas. >>> that's the same storm. >> here we go. march is coming on sunday and we can't stop, olman winter refusing to die. >> but as you said, we get snow in march. >> the good news is march will come in like a lamb. there you go. after that all bets are off. we're looking at a good chance of snow -- in fact, i put my snow tie on -- accumulating snow by dawn tomorrow. we talked about how today was the warmest day of the week at 42. here are the bands. i cheated these up a little bit. i just had to. 4 to 8 still essentially into southern maryland. i put that a little further north into charles county. 2 to 4 i brought up to the

. >> thank you governor mcauliffe. when you are talking about having the insurance coverage i always get more in to does insurance coverage electrical late into better health better outcomes for citizens? i know in california, for instance, i don't know what is numbers would be exactly for virginia but they have had a large increase in their expansion and participants people enrolled but they haven't seen a translation and increase in doctors. there is a gap there. do you have any sort of assessment of what that means for us? since you mentioned the rural healthcare area i believe village has stringent certificate of need if you want to do additional -- are you interested in doing reforms on that front to improve maybe on the supply side making it easier for hospitals to expand? >> they will take this as a planted question. i have a bill on the certificate of date. we are reforming the certificate of need which needed to be done a long time that's a good thing. let's be clear here business folks understand this. 400,00

next i'd like to welcome governor susan glasser with governor terry mcauliffe for our last conversation. thank you all. thank you. >> what is going on here? gina must have wowed them so much! >> we just got started out there so we'll pull the rest of you into our conversation. many thanks again. we were saying, this is the fifth annual version of these conferences that microsoft has sponsored and we had the republicans this morning and you get to bat cleanup here. democratic governors are kind of a vanishing species. so. >> do i need to answer that? >> you're the fourth the we had rick scott and -- bill haslam. we're talking pog -- pentagon the great starting point for our conversation. perhaps more than anyone else in our face -- race today you straddle politics and how you play the game in washington but you're a governor and you need to get stuff done. does it look different to you sitting where you are signature here? >> yeah. obviously as governor of the commonwealth of virginia we're the number one recipient of defense dollars. the c.i.a. is in virginia, quantico, so any time we h

mcauliffe and the public safety secry pers thanked tron workers. mccaus says the state has t $150 million of its snow budget. they deploy 2500 operators across the state. >>> 6:07. as you're getting ready for work this morning, we're bringing the news straight to your phone. if you have the nbc washington app, ye already getting our push alerts on the latest scho closin kee rolling thi if you haven done it already, it's easy pup just download the app on your smart phone. n legal marijuana.e are lots of rules you need to know. we've put them online and we'll ng coming up.d we've learned fairfax and ar county schools are now closed is a change. they we delayed. >>> we're tracking the impact this wm is having in your community. looking live in southern mary where the snow is starti to come down pretty steady. we're finding on the roads there. and whi it's coming right now tom n is tracking when you'll see the heaviest snowfall in yo neighborhood. >>> plus wh ignoring that scho bus stop sign and flas b ♪ insight is knowing you made the right decision f

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe expected to make a major economic development announcement. it will happen tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. at an know va fairfax hospital. >>> schools are look at adjusting school bell times to let high school students start later in the day. >> on friday metro's interim general manager and board chairman are expected to testify on capitol hill looking into metro's underground emergency that killed one woman and sent dozen to the hospital. >> "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams has decided to take himself off the desk for the next several days. he wrote an e-mail to his colleagues yesterday saying it's become parent that he has become too much a part of the news. last week williams ap pop apologized for statements he made in his reporting in iraq. nbc news president announced an internal investigative team is working to gather the facts about those statements. meanwhile lester holt will anchor "nbc nightly news" until williams returns. for more on the story, go to nbcwashington.com. >>> happeni today, you can go to a special church service for the

you can see the issue mcauliffe has here. also cole is probably looking at -- a couple years ago after sandy hook and this happened in many jurisdictions, i think about 66% of virginians said security officers in schools should have gunless. i think cole is looking at well maybe not guns but stun guns and pepper spray. again, how much training will you give these security officers? will they know how to use it and how to deal with unruly students. >> dave this bill does not require training. >> critics say that's astounding because you obviously -- the methodology here is very very clear. you want something that isn't a high powered revolver or rifle, you want that middle ground. yet, if the person isn't properly trained, we know stun guns can have a very bad effect on people and especially should they be used in some cases against children. we had a case in virginia where an inmate in a fairfax jail was subjected to a stun gun and she died. there was a nurse there. they did everything they thought they could do and still the

>> probably affect a lot of virginia residents, the governor terry mcauliffe says he is concerned about. jeh johnson said head of dhs, a lot of workers required to go to work anybody. >> they wouldn't be paid? >> they would not be able to be paid. about 80%, jeh johnson estimates, are people coming in who would have to come in without being paid. now at a time -- >> part of their contract? work without a contract? >> essential employees. it's both protecting america against these threats and things like helping out when there are storms in the middle of this tough winter for a lot of places in the country. dhs employees do a lot of different things jeh johnson said i'm very concerned about them not able to come to work or coming to work and an agency where morale is notoriously not high anyway coming to work without pay. >> what and does the port have the to do with these particular workers? homeland security? >> dhs is responsible for checking places like airports or ports, watching items that are coming in and going out of the country. those are people who might not be able to do thei

governor mcauliffe has expressed support for medical marijuana in the past. >>> doctors say more teens are using drugs made out of household supplies or bought from smoke shops. urgent care centers say they're seeing an uptick in patients uses over the counter designer drugs like spice, sip threat tick marijuana and bath salts. according to the national smut on drug abuse, spice products are now the second most used drugs by high school seniors. regular marijuana is still first. >>> some people in need of housing assistance could get a little help ifn fairfax county. they will start handing out federal vouchers to some on a long waiting list. they had been frozen after sequestration cuts. there are more than 800 people on the list and the county can only help about 280. >>> the current u.s. little league champions are now under investigation and we could learn the results today. another team in chicago said the jackie robinson west squad recruited players from outside the city limits. they won the u.s. championship but lost to south korea in the world championships. if little league of

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe is expected to sign a bill allows breast feeding in more public the bill made it through the general assembly yesterday. the new law allows women to breast-feed anywhere they are lawfully present. >>> you may soon be able to drive a little faster on maryland's highways. the state senate pass add bill raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles an hour. a similar bill pending in the house of delegates. the vote mark as milestone for the bill which died in a senate committee last year. opponents say increasing the speed limit is dangerous, because it would cause some drivers to push it to 80 miles an hour. >>> looking at a live picture of president obama addressing members of his party here in d.c. he's speaking at the 2015 dnc winter meeting. topics likely include clean energy affordable higher education and how to keept recent economic momentum going. later today the president will powwow with democrat governors. a key group who implementing his agenda during his last two years in office. >>> and we can guess the fight to fund the department of ho

governor mcauliffe expressed support for medical marijuana in the past. >>> doctors say more teens are using so-called designer drugs made out of household supplies. urgent care centers say they're seeing an uptick in patients using over the counterdrugs like spice, synthetic marijuana and bath salts. according to the national institutes on drug abuse, spiced products are now the second most used drug by high school seniors. regular marijuana is number one. >>> in news for your health federal dietitian are rethinking cholesterol concerns. you may not have to avoid all foods that have high c cholesterol. they recommend it no longer be listed as a nutrient of concern. it is not associated with increased risk of heart disease. that means you may not be advised to limit your cholesterol now. so you can eat eggs lobster, shrimp and liver but you may want to watch out how much bacon and butter you consume. this morning on the "today" show dr. internationally azhar explains why. >> be more liberal in low saturatesed fats and perfect, egg, fish things like that but avoid saturated fats and tra

governor mcauliffe has expressed support for medical marijuana in the past. >>> doctors say more teens are using drugs made out of household supplies or bought from smoke shops. urgent care centers are seeing an uptick in patients using spice and synthetic marijuana and bath salts. doctors say these drugs are particularly dangerous and highly addictive. >>> we didn't know what the chemical k06r78comp position isosition is and reaction is different from regular marijuana. >> spice drugs are second to marijuana use. >>> in news 4 your health an afternoon nap may help restore your health if you didn't get a good night's sleep. researchers found it helps restore your body's immune system. a 30 minute nap could improve your health and stress levels. the small study analyzed hormone levels of 11 men who slept for only two hours the night before. researchers saw a significant improvementle forring a nap, however they still recommend you sleep 7 to 9 hour as night. and at the time's about restoring your health, we figure you're sick you lay down for a little while, you wake up you feel a littl

. >>> virginia governor mcauliffe is expected to sign a bill that allows breast feeding in more publicces. the bill made it through the general assembly yesterday. the new law allows women to breast feed anywhere they are lawfully present. the old law allowed many privately owned businesses to set their open rules. >>> we're tracking a developing story out europe where two trains have collided in switzerland. >>> the extreme cold taking its toll on the school buses. what they're doing to ke i love my shows, but i can't just sit around all day. that's why i have xfinity. their cloud based dvr lets me take everything i've recorded anywhere i go. which is perfect for me, [whispering] because i have responsibilities. ...i mean that's really interesting, then how do you explain these photos?! [people gasping] objection your honor. sustained. with the x1 dvr library you can take anywhere, xfinity is perfect for people on the go. call or click today. >>> our crews are out to help you and your family prepare for th setting cold temperatures. how the school district is making sure your kids are

terry mcauliffe legalized it for patiene jennife hours ago. meanwh a few hours before that pot became legal in the dist to have up to two ounces of it in the city. you're a allowed to grow up to six ounces at home as long as three are fully grown. the drug is totally against the law on federal land. you also can't smoke in public even in your car. it's banned for anyone under 21 years old. we know this is a lot of informn, so we put all of this all of the rules for you on our website, nbcwas you can check it out there. >>> and we're learning mo about the three men arrested in new accused of supporting e terro group isis and their suspd plans for attacking the u.s. plus tak a look at this. brandy it's been a busy mornin for people shoveling out there. a the snow for the most part h come to an end, but what kind of impact does it leave on the roads this >>> i'm amelia segal. talking with melissa about trafc and being out in the storm truck driving all around here's how the weather will impact the roads on into the aften hours. for the most part

. >>> in the week ahead, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is expected to make a major economic development announcement. this w tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. at inova fairfax hospital. >>> the proposed bell time changes could be voted on at tuesday's evening, letting high school students start later in the day. >>> the son of the late marion barry is expected in court on friday. christopher barry is charged with simple assault, threats and other charges over an angry outburst at a bank in chinatown. he's running to fill his father's ward 8 seat. >>> you may have to pay to send your kids to full day kindergarten in loudoun county public school. the school board asked virginia state lawmakers for the authority to charge a fee. right now the county offers part time kindergarten. loudown is one of the counties that doesn't require full day kindergarten. >>> right now the power is back on at pentagon city mall and doors open at 11:00 a.m. dominion virginia crews restored the power overnight. the outage forced people to leave the mall creating a real traffic mess. dominion says there was an equipment ma

in virginia, go mcauliffe will sn a law allowing medical marijua ie common wealth. it's oc f marijuana f very spec patients. you may r when david culv intervieweds young girl and her family she has epilc seizures. and sometim hundreds a day. and the only treatmt is a spec type of marijuana oil extrt that doesn't give that high. and th what is being legad today. we now know what caused this frigg explosion at a new neighborhood. invests believe gas leaked from a cracked steel pipe overt collecting in the base and appliance in the house then ignited the gas. 15 people were injured and the home was leveled. gas service was shut off around 300 homes. it is now back on. >>> i'm richard jordan at the desk following a developing story. the securit team for the turkh ambassador in afghn came under attac by a you suicide bomber. all happening in cairo. suicide bomber packing a vehie with explosives rammin to it a turkish embay vehicle. there two turkish soldiers in. one died, the other was seriouhurt. happening just outside the gates of e iranian embassy which is next to the

virginia governor mcauliffe signed a controversial bill whh could have a big impact on how much you pay for the electry you use. the bill allows dominion virgin power to skip base rate reviews r several years. it also stops the state commis from conducting a compre then su review of the until then.e utility says that new law will keep rates in place. opponents say the new law will allow dominion to lock in highes on e table as congress willreyee the food stamps program. reviewed by the house committee on agriculture. to cut it in 2013 were unsucces. it's not known what changes will be made to the program. >>> in news 4 your health, pain meds a getting stronger pap new report from the cdc says u.s. doctors prescribed more and more powerful pain killers over the last ten years. the repo say from 1999 to 2012 the number of adults who used strong pain killers, strong than more feerngs judgmem 17% to 37%. in the same time period, th pain killerser trann morphine dropped. >>> you may soon able to k kin son's disease a simple test. a study says a biopsy could depekttect body. >>> in just a few

. >>> governor mcauliffe is praising state lawmakers for approving a budget.udes raises and restores $30 million for local governments that had been cut. it does not raise taxes and does not expand medicaid like democrats wanted. >>> happening take, a state senate committee will consider a bill that would allow 18 19 and 20-year-old members in the military to drink beer and wine at bars and restaurants. the bill has received push back though. >>> new leadership in maryland could eventually lead to toll lanes on interstate 270. montgomery county councilman says he supports converting the two hov lanes in to reversal toll lanes. governor hogan is viewed as road friendly and he called his pick for transportation secretary, quote, the greatest highway builder in the country. the project would take several years from start to finish and would require are a public private partnership. >>> we're learning that you will not be paying a hire fare if you are a metro user.>>> we're learning that you will not be paying a hire fare if you are a metro user. they decided not

you've got mcauliffe versus maryland, which in essence said that congress had the implied power to implement the expressed power of the constitution and give it a collins versus virginia which upheld the right of the supreme court to review state criminal cases which the constitutional issue was alleged to arise. >> we have one more with madison that kind of beside the separation of power between the branches of government. >> one of the more intriguing parts of the book deals with the relationship between john marshall and thomas jefferson they had somewhat of a strained relationship to be mild about it. talk about the genesis of that and what kind of a relationship today have both familiar and professional. >> one of marshall's biographers described the relationship and i haven't forgotten the term and i hope i can quote it correctly he described it as an unrelenting mutual hatred. [laughter] there may be a little understatement of their. they hate each other. they were distant cousins but they hated each other and it was large measure political and it was large measure personal. they just