>> meagan fitzgerald. thank you, meagan. >>> school leaders are taking part in a community town hall meeting at 7:00 tonight at st. matthew's. police say none of the threats was credible. >>> the muslim association of virginia is condemning terrorism and isis. their response comes after two men from woodbridge were arrested friday on terrorism charges. joseph farrokh was stopped at the airport. the friend who drove him to the airport also faces charges. >> i felt like real desperate trying to get the girl out because i felt like she was my family too. >> a heroic rescue in temple hills and an important reminder for all of us. he felt he needed to act when a young woman got trapped in her burning home yesterday morning. she was in the basement when the fire started. he held off flames with a garden hose until firefighters pulled her out. >> when they brought her out, she started moving and coughing and they took her right away to the hospital. >> the woman had second degree burns over 40% of her body and al

i'm meagan fitzgerald in for erika gonzalez. as kids return to school they'll be dealing with the coldest day so far this season. storm people 4 meteorologist amelia segal joins us with what you can expect at the bus stop and as you head back to work tomorrow morning. >> meagan, right now the coldest air not just of the season, and it will greet us tomorrow morning and it will be frigid by tuesday morning. so what to wear at the bus stop tomorrow morning? kids near their warmest coat, gloves, hat, scarf, the whole nine yards and rain boots and umbrella not necessary. we're just tracking extremely cold air moving into the area. 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. and it's already breezy and we saw the flag there at union station and winds increase throughout the day tomorrow. not only is it cold, but we're dealing with a feels like temperature from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and the thermometer reading 29 degrees mostly to partly sunny skies tomorrow and into the afternoon hours it becomes windy and how cold it will feel and when we start to warm back up,

>> thank you, meagan. >>> new video shows a major setback in relanding a rocket from space. a rocket exploded after landing. take a look. the rocket had just delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit. elon musk reporting that a piece from wouch the rocket's legs did not latch, leading to that blast. icing from lift-off may be to blame. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck t. bell. windchills l stay in the single digits, around 10. windchills will drop back down to below zero. right now it feels like 5 above in washington and 1 below in hagerstown, so the morning and afternoon commute, no problems but windy and cold. temperatures will stay below freezing all day long and there's a chance for significant snow. we'll talk more about that with the seven-day forecast in ten minutes. for now, 270 troubles with melissa mollet. >>> trouble at 270 northbound. we had a car fire blocking the right side. also northbound b.r. parkway at 198, we had a crash on the right side as wel

. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald here at the live desk where we're following that developing story out of iraq. u.s. officials are still working to learn how three americans were kidnapped. it happened yesterday in baghdad. the u.s. state department is actively working to locate those civilians. a dubai-based news service reporting that the americans have been taken by militia that so far no one has claimed responsibility. the state department says the iraqi government is fully cooperating. eun? >> thank you, meagan. >>> harsh words from the muslim association in virginia they're condemning the acts of isis. joseph farrokh was stopped aet the airport on friday. he was trying to go to syria to join isis. the friend that droesh him also faces chargeses. >>> a neighbor was firing bullets. this happened in north stafford. detectives believe two groups were shooting at one another. no one was hurt. they have identified two people involve bud they're looking for two others. >> 5:07. a vote on a supreme court just in virginia is expected this week. it's causing controversy. state senator glen st

meagan fitzgerald has the story you will only see here on news 4. >> reporter: when it's lunchtime, many say there's nothing better than having a good place to have a quick bite. >> i come here pretty much every day. >> jettie's is one of those places and for many folks so is surfside in dupont. >> yes, it is the tacos and everything -- the only thing you can get. as of last month, all jettie's and surfside locations no longer accept cash. bill blair owns the restaurants and say the policies are in place because of crime in the area. >> we've been robbed a couple of times in the past year and we just decided it was time to take the cash out of all the stores and that solves our problems with our employees getting robbed. >> i don't have the details yet. >> at a press conference today about robberies in the area, metropolitan police chief cathy lanier says blair's concern is

. >> meagan fitzgerald is in southeast. are you near capitol hill or where are you? >> exactly. right near capitol hill and near the eastern market metro. and the roads especially and it's starting to accumulate and stick to the roadways fairly quickly. right now crews are out here and they're starting to plow and there are two inches of snow on the roadways. we are told this morning at around 6:00, that's when the city had their full launch, their full deployment of hundreds of pieces of apparatus including the snowplows. you can see the metro employees and they're treating the walkway there as we've been seeing some folks getting off of the metro and heading home to hunker down and that's exactly what the city's asking folks to do. hunker down and stay inside and there's not much to do out here anyway and we want to the walk down here and show you many of these businesses with the dunkin' donuts and the restaurants. they're all closed up and a few remaining open for a little while longer, but a lot of folks

meagan petty can relate to that all too well. well. "i'm a mom and i'm also a recovering heroin addict. i experienced that disconnect from my children. no matter how much i love them, that disease never allowed me to put them first." first." 2005 and it took two of her three children from her. her. "my mother raised my 12-year old daughter. she still has her today because for the first 10-years of her life what she knew was my mom being her mother." mother." finally, petty came to first step home in walnut hills and shook her disease. disease. "it's painful to get clean. it hurts. it doesn't hurt nearly as bad as we're hurting our families and our children." children." but, it was a guesture of her own daughter that made it all worthwhile. worthwhile. this 10-year old little girl wrote me a letter that said, 'mom, i want you to know that i still have hope for you.' "now, meagan petty is first step home's intake coordinator and central scheduler. she's helping others shake the demons she once experienced and vows to keep her children fr

meagan?doreen, meagan took the swns stand and denied allegations against her including the fact that she used a waterhouse to spray children in the face. two of the supervisors took the stand and they were questioned about school policy and the statement they made didn't match up with jordan's. for the last three days, the prince william county judge heard testimony from several witnesses including parents like blake buckner who say their toddler was abused by their teacher sarah jordan back in 2013. >> the teacher was making him the class bully, pretty much. >> reporter: buckner says jordan would encourage toddlers to fight and bite each other in their classroom at minnieland academy in woodbridge. witnesses testified in court that over several months jordan physically abused students as young as 16 months. she saw jordan tripping kids and spraying them in the face with the water hose. jordan admitted to using a hose, but denied hurting children with the water. in court today, two of jordan'

hi, meagan. >> reporter: hey, doreen. when a german town woman, state delegate, kathleen delay said she was encouraged to draft legislation to keep that from happening again and we spoke with many gun dealers who say that's not the answer. they need to enforce the rules and laws that are already on the books and they say in doing so that can help prevent them from selling guns to the wrong people. there are many reasons why law-abiding citizens choose to buy guns. earl curtis hears about it every day. >> people are more afraid than anything else. with the terrorist shooting in california people want to learn how to handle a gun safely. >> reporter: curtis is the president of blue ridge arsenal. he says sales have increased ever since tuesday when president obama revealed a series of executive actions to prevent mass shootings. obama said anyone selling guns on the internet in stores or at gun shows must be licensed. he says a background check must be conducted and he said more will be done to help the mentally ill. curtis

ahead this hour, the donald trump meagan kellie rematch. is trump suggesting me might skip this debate. the anger trump personafies. was the media late to recognize the biggest voter phenomenon. i'll talk with his editor and find out how he is spending his first days as a free man. >>> the great pliz ablizzard of giving way to the great dig out of 2016. the big question for the mayor is whether the nation's capitol will be ready for start of the workweek. 57% of the country we have a few updates on what we're hearing from authorities in these areas. in d.c., schools will be closed tomorrow. down the jersey shore the coastal flood warning is about to expire but there's been some serious flooding conditions there we'll get to in a moment. the taxis are pack on the road. we have correspondence up and down the corridor. chad meyers. let's start with miguel in baltimore. tell us what the secret is to try to take warm. >> it's a sparkling perfect day here today. lots and lots of snow. they broke the one day noefl here eclipsing it by over an inch

. >>> donald trump says he's this is a climax with fox and debate moderator meagan kelly. trump said she treated him unfairly in the past. >> i was not treated well by fox. they came out with this pr statement that was drawn up by a child. >> apparently meagan kelly is really, really scary. >> pour little donald being mistreated. >> he plans to hold a separate event for veterans tonight. this is the last debate before monday. >>> it should be 33 degrees for the bus stop forecast today. it will be 33, and this afternoon it will be in the upper 50s, so tell the kids to bring their jackets home too. >>> a reopening following an overnight closure, that closure goes into effect tonight starting at 11 on c-470. >>>way want to take you to a burst into flames this morning. a group is huddled in blankets. they were woke unup by big thick black smoke in their homes. >> we're working on the story, and that person who was in the basement may not have gotten home. if they were home, a man ,, okay birth plan. top of the brown box. alright got it! aromatherapy. lotion. woo. grey basket b

meagan, a very busy day in college basketball. just getting started. tonight at 11:00, we'll have an update on all of the action. remember, you can catch the caps on the ice on csn. puck drops at 7:00 as well. >> chris miles, thank you very much. >>> i will get one last check on our forecast. >> nice again tomorrow. temperatures around 50 degrees, but as we head back to work and school on monday, bundle up. coldest year so far this season. >>> on this saturday night, manhunt. the intense search in israel for the gunman who brought death and terror to a busy cafe. >>> recruitment tool. donald trump making headlines again, this time as a recruitment video from an al qaeda affiliate. >>> criminal investigation? just as it is trying to make aba comeback, the government is

meagan? >> reporter: jim, after three days of hearing testimony a judge found sarah jordan guilty of 13 of the 17 charges. seven of those charges are felonies. they include things like cruelty to children and contributing to the blink witnedelinquency of a. many parents who are in court today started to cry. >> for the last two years, parents like blake buckner say they've been waiting for justice. buckner's son was 2 years old in 2013 when he was in sarah jordan's toddler class in minnieland academy in woodbridge. >> he was made the class bully and also saw his friends -- dunked in the pool, as well. >> over the last three days a prince william county judge heard witness testimony from parents like buckner saying jordan physically abused and forcing them to bite and fight each other. five therapists who saw five of the children shortly after jordan was charged said some type of trauma likely occur period today in court, two of jordan's supervisors at the time said hoses shouldn't have been u

meagan fitzgerald is live in fairfax. meagan, have we heard who else is going to be there? >> reporter: yes, chris. we understand that there are several groups that have been invited to this event including gun owners of america and the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. so folks from both sides of the issue here and there's no doubt there will be passionate questions thrown at president obama. the town hall meeting comes just two days after president obama revealed a series of executive actions he'll take to try and prevent mass shootings. the president says anyone in the business of selling guns on the internet in stores or at gun shows must be licensed and a background check has to be done before the sale. he also says hundreds of atf agents will be hired to make background checks more efficient. gun shop owner like curtis of blue ridge arsenal doesn't agree with obama's plan. >> we have laws in place that need to be enforced. if they're enforced they will work. they would not have prevented newtown and wouldn't have prevented aurora. >> reporter: university officia

meagan? >> reporter: well, doreen, police tell us that out of the four suspects that were arrested and connected to the ms-13 gang the youngest was a 16-year-old girl. gang experts say that recruiters are targeting kids as young assel emenas el ementry school. two bodies found in two parks has undoubtedly brought about concern for many residents in alexandria. one man nearly decapitated in beverly park and another stabbed to death in four-mile run and what's concerning is the fact that four suspects involved in the cases are connected to the ms-13 gang. >> gang vile keolence can impac anyone in the community. >> this expert works alongside active gang members and has asked us to conceal his identity. the ms-13 gang activity is increasing and recruitment is happening in schools, but says there is a particular student they're looking for. >> they're looking for kids who don't fit in at school who may be victims of bullying, physical assaults and those are the kids who they're targeting. >> repo

meagan? >> many of the people we spoke with are actually doing what power companies have been suggesting and they've been using the last couple of days to prepare. you can see folks loading up on gas and we've also seen folks going in and out of grocery stores, getting the necessities so that they are ready and we had an opportunity to speak with some power companies. they say they've called in hundreds of additional resources for that worst-case scenario. >> it's been a while since we've seen this, but in less than 48 hours, we'll likely be reminded that it really is winter. that's why power companies like dominion virginia are gearing up now. >> are you planned for where you'll put your resources and you deploy those resources. >> chuck penn is the spokesperson for dominiak virginia power and they've been closely monitoring the forecast and they had extra line crews and personnel standing by to help restore power for if and when it happens. >> we're more focused on when we'll need resources

meagan fitzgerald is following this story all day and joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: chris, police tell us that 19-year-old helene ngassa was crossing the intersection on morris drive. she had just left her apartment complex which is just behind us here and just yards away from where this accident happened. the crash happened just after 6:00 this morning. investigators say the of 6-year-old driver traveling northbound on route 197 hit the 19-year-old who was crossing near morris drive. witnesses told police the teen was not in the cross walk and the driver had a green light. we are told he remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. >> the victim was transported to prince george's county hospital center where she was pronounced dead. >> reporter: police tell us the driver has not been charged. coming up at 5:00, hear from a woman who was on scene shortly after this accident happened. barbara? >> thank you, meagan. >>> chilling new video shows the ambush of a philadelphia police officer overnight. thgunman fired at least 11 shots and reaching through the driver'

our meagan fitzgerald is there live with more. meagan? >> reporter: and jim, police have identified that drunk driver as 25-year-old malik lloyd. they tell us as soon as the accident happened he left the scene. if you take a look behind me this is what happened. you can still see crime scene here and it happened in front of this popular nightclub. we had an opportunity to speak with the manager here. he said at 1:30 this morning this area was packed with people still ringing in the new year. >> we want to show you some video that we shot shortly after it happened. police say lloyd struck another car before driving up on the sidewalk and crashing into a light pole. seven people were injured. one is in critical condition and another in serious and we're told, five others are expected to be okay. investigators say they found lloyd on the same block not far from where the crash happened. >> many people who were walking into the club tonight say this incident is a reminder of how important it is to drink responsibly. >> the new year and what i

meagan? >> reporter: jim, they're asking folks to be proactive and to stock up on the necessities so we've been seeing folks going in and out of grocery stores all day and take a look behind me here. the steady stream of cars at the gas station. that's been a condition stand throughout the day and as you mentioned, power companies say there are two factors they're concerned about that could mean thousands of outages across our area. folks are getting ready to be snowed in. >> getting gas and a shovel. >> reporter: and stocking up on the essentials in case the power goes out. >> we have some batteries and fruits and milk. >> reporter: over at dominion virginia power they're stocking up to make sure they're ready, too. >> we're more focused on when we'll need our resources and being prepared to come out of the gate running, so to speak to do the restoration. >> reporter: chuck penn is the spokesperson for dominion virginia power and he says this entire area will be filled with personnel monitor

>> meagan fitzgerald.hank you. >>> tonight some gun control activists in virginia are angry about a compromise between virginia's governor and the gop leaders. virginia will once again honor concealed weapons permits from other states. the proposal would also require state troopers to be available at gun shows for background checks and take guns away from people under a long-term protective order. governor mcauliffe says the deal is the most significant step in gun regulation in more than two decades. >>> a different landmark gun law in our area is quietly going away. it passed 16 years ago with great fanfare creating the bullet database to hopefully help solve crimes but as the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane reports, maryland is throwing in the towel saying it didn't work. >> reporter: calvin braxton's family heard the police siren. >> it occurred just around the corner from my mom's home. >> shot and killed in a restaurant parking lot in 2014. >> i felt like a piece of me was taken away instantly. it rea

meagan?>> reporter: helene ngassa was leaving her apartment complex just behind us at 6:00 this morning. she was crossing over 197 right near this intersection here at morris drive is where police say she was struck. we spoke to a woman who was driving past while police are still investigating. >> reporter: drivers and pedestrians who use route 197 to get around will tell you it's always busy. >> just never to the point where you feel comfortable crossing the street. >> just after 6:00 friday morning laurel police say 19-year-old helene ngassa was crossing 197 near morris drive when she was struck by a driver. audrey barnes is the spokesperson for the city. she says ngassa was not in the cross walk. >> she was struck by a vehicle that was traveling northbound on 197. witnesses say the driver had a steady green light. >> reporter: officials took this video of officers blocking part of the northbound lane while they wrapped up their investigation. janet payne says she was driving by moments aft

meagan? >> reporter: like i told you this morning, another gang member that police say killed a man back last year was in court this morning just behind us here who was arraigned and charged with first-degree murder. now this was the murder of a man in the four-mile run park and the examples of the gang members that have just been arrested contributes to the fact that there is an increase in the area of this gang activity. >> law enforcement officials say the ms-13 gang is known for committing violent murder, robbery, sex and dug trafficking. while experts say the gang started in los angeles and it has quickly spread across the country and central america. >> el salvador is considered for many their hub or where they're most active at this time. >> reporter: this regional gang task force expert works alongside active gang members and has asked us to conceal his identity. he says the latest crimes we've seen in our area are just an example of the resurgence of the dangerous organization. >> th

meagan fitzgerald. thanks so much. >> reporter: a former federal police chief is in court trying to avoid prison time. he admitted to trying to make methamphetamine in a federal building. >> news 4 i-team reporter scott macfarlane and has more from federal court in greenbelt, maryland. >> reporter: the former high-ranking federal law enforcement officer has admitted to the crime, but for eight hours today, defense attorneys and prosecutors have argued over the punishment and those arguments will continue well into the evening. >> prosecutors opened today's hearing saying chris bartly abused his position of trust. bartly admits he tried to make meth while on duty inside the secure government facility he was supposed to be policing and he's pled guilty to a felony facing up to five years in prison and he did so with facilities holding a nuclear reactor and explosives on the campus. near i-270 in gaithersburg. prosecutors showed photos of the lab and showed a picture of drain owe he bought as part of the e

meagan? >> reporter: well, pat, the county tells news 4 that they insist they are prepared. if you take a look behind me here, this is part of the operation and inside this dome, we are told is some 40,000 tons of sand and throughout the day crews have been loading up, heading out to put them down on the streets. >> prince george's county officials say much of today's focus has been on strategically placing snowplows so they're ready to go tomorrow. meanwhile, other trucks were out salting and treating nearly 800 miles of road throughout the county. public works officials say much of the focus was on residential street as well as bridges and overpasses. starting tomorrow morning public works officials say more than 300 snowplows will be working around the clock at least until monday. county executive rashan baker said the emergency center will be fully staff. >> our representatives from utilities. so someone from the wssc will be here, pepco and the utility so that we're coordinating in case of any outages. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00, what baker says about last night's t

meagan? >> reporter: and jim, you know, within the last hour here, the judge struck down 13 of the 39 charges brought against one of those former daycare workers sarah jordan. he said there just wasn't enough evidence. now, today, throughout the day the judge heard from five licensed therapists that have experience in diagnosing trauma in children. they were brought about by the prosecution. now, these five therapists did sessions over a period of time with 13 of those students who investigators say were abused. now, we want to show you some video here of where this all happened. it happened over a six-month period in 2013 at the minnieland academy in woodbridge. investigators say former daycare worker sarah jordan and kierra spriggs tripped children, sprayed them with water from a hose and encouraged them to bite and fight each other. today, five therapists testified against jordan. they told a judge they used a technique called play therapy on the 2-year-old and determined over several mont

with meagan things got a little steamy.d of route are we going to go request with selena? >> i love what you're getting at. i mean, it's so, i mean, we're going to wait for the song to come out, first. ♪ we don't talk anymore >> charlie and selena have been teasing us on snapchat. we'll find out more when charlie kicks off his north american tour in march, but for now he's looking to bring home his first grammy. >> me and whiz are really excited. we got tied as the world's most unlikely duo. >> so is whiz your date? are you bringing a date? >> no, whiz will not be my date. i think we're both bringing our moms. >> moms are a good date. >> with charlie, it's all about the music. and the formula works. after building a youtube following, charlie moved to l.a. just over a year ago. his new home in the hollywood hills looks over the capitol records building. >> how does your family keep you grounded? >> they let me know that 15 years ago we couldn't afford tomato sauce and we had to use catsup. and that money can go away very qu

. >>> and we begin with that breaking news in laurel and "news4's" meagan fitzgerald. meagan? >> reporter: yes. a child was crossing the lane when she was hit and killed by a driver. the victim was 19-year-old was hit. the 66-year-old driver remained on the scene. according to all reports we're told the driver had the green light and she was crossing in the middle of the street. we're told she was transported to prince george's hospital where she was pronounced dead. we're told this is an ongoing investigation. >>> a philadelphia police officer is recovering this morning after he was shot at point blank range. police say a man was trying to kill the officer. they say the suspect walk up to the officer's car and fired at least 13 times. he hit the officer in the left arm. the officer fired back and hit the suspect three times. the suspect is in the hospital. we do not know his condition. >>> i'm megan mcgrath live outside woodbridge high school where two messages threatening violence have been found written on walls inside the school. police have no information that these are c

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we'll let you and a still photo of this light winter blanket from our morning producer, meagan williams, on her way to work tonight. freemason street in norfolk. you can see it's coating the road a bit. city offiicals tell us they will probably not start treating roads until tomorrow, but be careful if you plan to drive. as the storm moves through, we expect it to leave a mark on the peninsula. we find 10 on your side's liz kilmer in hampton at the intersection of east mercury boulevard and crestwood circle. liz, what are you seeing out there? tom, here things are (current conditions) we started seeing light flurries around 8:30 tonight - it has/hasn't been consistent. is/isn't sticking to roads. where we're standing - we can show you a look at some residential roads and also the highway here. let's first take a look at traffic on east mercury boulevard - you're looking at an overpass here, which can (traffic conditions --- busy? slush? coating? seeing issues?) (seeing plows, etc?) we're told crews in hampton were busy pre-treating roads - heavily pre-treating with brine late this after

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> i'm david culver. welcome to saturday morning. >> great to be here. >> bei bei, i feel like this is the u.s. version of the roiyal baby it feels like. >> it's a perfect day to see him, too. it will be warm today. can't be mad at that. >> no. let's get a check of the forecast as we start off on saturday. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein, good morning, tom. >> you want to dress like bei bei this morning, we're starting off chilly, upper 30s to 40 degrees. the rain we had is long gone but the pavement is still wet. national harbor live camera showing some light fog over the metro area right now. some of the rural areas, the fog reduced visibility down to a quarter mile. the rain that we had from overnight is pulling off up into new england, pulling away, a few lingering sprinkles out here, north and west of the metro area, the panhandle of west virginia and the blueridge otherwise. just low clouds and patchy fog around early on this saturday morning. temperatures right now are in the low to mid-40s

he's upset that meagan kelly is monitoring that debate. she claims -- he claims she's biased against them. we learned that they both intend to treat donald trump unfairly if he becomes president. instead of going to the event he'll host a fundraising event for wounded warriors. >>> a way to get to you quicker if you need help from a crowd. they'll be getting to places where rescue vehicles don't normally go. they went to the gasparilla children's parade. they'll be ready to go full force for the pirate invasion mccoy got the idea after his bike unit responded to several calls during the last parade, medical. we are sitting there and waiting, we need fire rescue and we're having trouble getting to you. >> paramedics will ride alongside tampa, each has bike saving equipment. it's not just for events like gasparilla, the team will be on hand for any major city events or festivals where there will be large clouds. >> parents who are two stories to. one is involving two tennessee teams dying after making a homemade alcoholic drink and another t

our meagan fitzgerald has our report. >>> for many folks, jettie's and surfside isn't just about good food. it's also about convenience, but as of the last month, the eight locations in d.c. will no longer accept cash. >> i really apologize about the inconvenience. we only take credit or debit. >> bo blair owns the restaurant. he says the reason for the change is simple. no cash means less to worry about. >> we just decided it was time to take the cash out of all the stores and that solves our problems with our employees getting robbed. >> over the last year, blair says thieves have stolen hundreds of dollars in cash from the stores. >> at a press conference today about robberies in the area, metropolitan police chief cathy lanier admitted blair's new policy change is concerning. >> we don't want people to change anything about their routine whether it's a business or individual. i mean, our job is to make sure people feel safe. >> reporter: but in the meantime, the changes at the shop are permanent. the customers can either pay by card or download the restaurant's app. >> that's unde

i piece of pete is always with them and it's here and his kind spirit lives on. >> hi, peter. >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> a new york plan has pled guilty with interfering with a flight crew after an outburst on a flight to denver. david diaz stormed the cockpit on that united flight last march. passengers tackled him as diaz screamed jihad and said there was something in the belly of the plane. the flight returned to dulles and nothing was found. diaz faces 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in april. >>> a driver with a previous dui charge who was involved in a deadly crash in largo is now out on bond. juan sanchez was driving with a suspended license yesterday and he was taken to jail after the crash. officer his a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to attend a hearing on a previous dui charge. police are investigating and charges haven't been filed yet. a woman was killed in yesterday's crash. >>> a troubling statistic in prince george's county. five babies reportedly killed by their mothers' boyfriends and the most recent happened in landover. tracee wilkins joins

meagan? >> doreen, that's right. the county executive says they've activated their snowplow plan and tomorrow they say you can expect to see more than 300 of these plows which are just behind me here on the roadways. they'll remain on the road for the next several days. there is also a plan in place, we are told, in case residents lose power. in less than 24 hour, this is what the dmv can expect. snow, possibly in historic proportions. >> one place where everybody can be here. prince george's county executive says his county is ready. >> this will be the hub of all the act that's going on when the snow actually comes in. >> this is the emergency operation center. baker says it will be fully staffed with several state and county officials that will closely monitor conditions and quickly respond as issue arise. ? our representatives from utilities and someone from the wsse will be here and pepco and the utility so that we're coordinating in case of any outages. >> if outages occur, nine warming centers are ready to acc

meagan? >> reporter: police say the suspected drunk driver is 25-year-old malik lloyd and we are told he left the scene and was found minutes later and it was just behind us here inside of a popular nightclub on one of the busiest nights of the year. >> on new year's eve it's expected that clubs and bars will be packed with people. >> the u-street area was definitely popping and adams morgan and bar code which say popular nightclub on l street wasn't any different. the club manager says they were packed with people ridging in the new year at 1:30 in the morning and that's around the time police say 25-year-old malik lloyd hit a car, drove on to the sidewalk in front of the club injuring seven people. investigators say he was drunk. >> one thing i could say about the new year and what it brings is it brings a party atmosphere and has everybody feeling like life is all fun and game, but people need to pay attention at the end of the day because there are other lives that do matter. >> we are to

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back to you. >> thanks, meagan. >>> a man plotting to kidnap the first family's dog is being released from jail before his trial. police arrested scott stockard in a hotel in downtown d.c. they were acting with a tip from north dakota with a man to kidnap bo, one of the obamas' dogs. he had hundreds of rounds of ammunition and he also told police that he's the son of john f. ken ken and marilyn monroe and officers say he had mental health issues and stockard has been released into a supervision program. >>> there's something missing from d.c. bus shelters. news 4 has learned that someone is stealing the benches. mark segraves found the problem is getting so bad ddot had to ask police for help. >>> there are helpeds of new bus shelters across the district, equipped with new maps and electronic signs with realtime bus information and benches, but as news 4 looked up and down 14th and 16th streets in upper northwest, we found shelter after shelter, after bus shelter with no benches. >> i see that. no place for me to sit. >> benches are held in position by four bolts easily accessible fro

news 4's meagan fitzgerald is at the courthouse with more. meagan, what's going on?reporter: and doreen, the defense argued there just wasn't enough evidence for those charges to stick and the judge agreed. now today in court, the prosecution brought in five therapists with experience in diagnosing and detecting trauma in children, but the defense cross examined and tried to discredit their testimony. prince william county police say abuse surrounding former daycare workers sarah jordan and kierra spriggs happened in a six-month period in 2013 while the women worked at the minnieland academy, they sprayed children with water from houses, stepped on their toes and encouraged children to fight and bite each oather. in court today, five therapists who worked with five of the children shortly after the allegations testified against jordan. they said play therapy was a technique used in identifying trauma in toddlers. an expert said the way one of the children repeatedly buried two kitten figurines in sand was one indication of trauma. the defense questioned the experts s

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>> thanks, meagan. this storm brought huge amounts of snowfall to our area. it also brought other troubles to parts of the country that have had a rough few years. >>> and now that the big storm has passed, what's next for the washington area? chief meteorologist doug kammerer is looking at when the snow could start to melt and whether you need to be worried about flooding. >>> this is a storm team 4 weather alert. >> some good news on the weather alert front, at least for us. the weather alert now is really the impacts that the snow has been having across our area. the snow is done. weather for the most part is actually going to help over the next couple days. just take a look at the temperatures. we saw everybody above freezing. these are the highs today. 39 in leesburg, 38 in culpepper. 41 in d.c. today. very good news there. out in easton, i guarantee all their snow is melted because it was 129 there today. i have no idea why it made it there. obviously a typo. weather impacts, walking still very tough across the area even though some areas are starting t

. >> the chief technology officer of the united states now is meagan smith who ran a major division atoogle not long ago and said to me, you know, we in silicon valley have a duty to come work and help the government for a few years and that's an interesting phenomenon to see. >> meagan smith, by the way, was at that meeting so you're seeing that kind of come together. >> the worlds come together. laurie, thank you. appreciate it as always. much more of laurie's reporting on this on "cnn money." >>> coming up, this -- >> reporter: was the good guy legally carrying a concealed weapon when a shooting breaks out. i hear shooting down a long dimly lit hallway. i take a peek then shoot. >> so can a good guy with a gun stop a bad guy with a gun? an active shooter? our miguel marquez answers that question as he participates in an active shooting simulation. you'll only see it here next. what's that, broheim? i switched to geico and got more. more savings on car insurance? yeah bro-fessor, and more. like renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip. that's not all, bro-tein shake.

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. welcome to "news 4 today." today will be warmer than average day we're hearing. >> starting off cold, tom kierein, but you're thinking it will get milder temperature wise. >> yes, enjoy this while you can. we have that tremendous, dramatic drop on the way here over the next 24 hours. we have patchy, dense fog around. there is sun over the fog. that's a live view from our tower camera overlooking washington, which is under that fog somewhere. but above that, we have a mostly clear sky. there's another view from another one of our tower cameras as we look off to the national harbor camera. you can barely make out the boats in the harbor. very dense fog there. there's the capitol camera. you can see it off in the distance. we have patchy fog that will be with us here for about another hour or so. temperatures are still rather chilly. we're in the low to mid-40s around the chesapeake bay. metro area hovering in the low 40s to upper 30s north and west, near 40 shenandoah valley, patchy dense fog as well as in some o

and a still photo of this light winter blanket from our morning producer, meagan williams, before she made the trip to work freemason street in norfolk with a dusting. city offiicals tell us they will probably not start treat roads until tomorrow. as the storm moves through, we expect it to leave a mark on the peninsula. we find 10 on your side's liz kilmer in hampton at the intersection of east mercury boulevard and crestwood circle. liz, what are you seeing out there? (current conditions) we started seeing light flurries around 8:30 tonight - it has/hasn't been consistent. is/isn't sticking to roads. where we're standing - we some residential roads and also the highway here. let's first take a look at traffic on east mercury boulevard - you're looking at an overpass here, which can sometimes be more slick - but -- (traffic conditions --- is snow sticking? is it busy? slush? coating? seeing issues?) (seeing plows, etc?) hampton were busy pre-treating roads - heavily pre-treating with brine late this afternoon. now, with the precipitation happening - crews are out assessing roads and

. >> let's check in with news 4's meagan fitzgerald joining us live from the national mall.lier, megan, we saw folks out there dancing with you. >> we did. we'll show you that in the next 30 minutes or so. the snow is still coming down. at times when it's mixed with the wind, i call it sideways snow, the snow that hits you from all different directions. certainly not pleasant. if you don't have to be out here, you should stay indoors. >> i want to show you video we shot coming from bethesda to the mall. it's sped up. snowplows were out there. these roads are snow packed. at many times we saw mounds of snow even in the middle of the street, several mounds of snow along the side of the streets. it's difficult to maneuver on these roads. as we've been saying, as you've heard public officials say, stay off of the roads if you can. it's not worth being out here and getting into a crash or something worse. stay inside. the snow is pretty to look at. once you're out in it, it's a bit of a different ball game. >> meagan fitzgerald live along the national mall. folks behind her busy