h inspired people to give back and volunteer each year.4' ne meagan fitzgerald talked with one localer who explifies that spirit all year long, helping others as she heals from the incredible string of tragedies in her own life. >> reportees for dec the united planning organization, or upo, has been a helping saving lives. >> we serve t underserved population in washington, d.c. >> reporter: aiann is the director and volunteers here. she knows firsthand the impact her organization has on neighbors, who are struggling to survive. >> we provide child care, an early learning department, job neacement, job training. >> reporter: but particular volunteer provides more than just food and resources. >> my name is wanda. >>he is someone people can relate to. >> reporter: her name is wanda dudley, andiv she ges hope to people who feel like life has dealt them annbearable nd, because she once felt that way too. >> my husband actually passed away. well, he was killed in 2015. and my oldest son, he died in june of last year, 2018, from pneumon pneumonia. nt reporter: just last her youngest son,

news4's meagan fitzgerald talked with one local volunteer who exemplifies that spirit all year ng, helping others as she als from the incredible string of tragedies in her own life. >> reporter: for decades the united planning organization, ob upo, hn helping and saving lives. >> we serve the underserved population in washington, d.c. >> reporter: ianna is the director and volunteers here. she k firsthand the impact io her organizatn has on neighbors, who are struggling to survive. >> we provide child care, an early learning department, job placement, job training. >> reporter: but one particular volunt provides more than just food and resources. >> my name is wanda. relate to. omeone pple can >> reporter: her name is wanda dudley, and she gives hope to people who feel like life has dealt them an unbearable hand, because she once felt that way too. >> my husband actually passed away. well, he was killed in 2015. and my oldest son,e died in june of last year, 2018, from pneumon pneumonia. >> reporter: just last month, her youngest son, richard,as gunned down on elvins road in southeas >> it

our meagan fitzgerald is t at live desk. >> unimaginable, whght? does that feel like? we don't want to know. chicago experienced its second-coldest day in history. and the frigid temperatures will continue today. if you're watcatching a flight the midwest, check with your airline thismorning. this polar vortex is causing a lot of flight delays and cancellations across the u.s. there's more than 1,400 flight cancellations at chicago o'hare's airpo outside of the airport, residents there, are having to deal with unbelievably col. temperatures i have on leggings, pants, two jackets. >> it feels rrible. my face is burning. >> and just to put this even more in perspective for you, crews tried to u fire to keep sock of the train t from clogging. on train track s yesterday, it was quite the sight. these are the four things among the list of t complete shutdown today in chicago. allm track midwest corridor services to and from chicago. all united states postal service deliveries. chicago public schools and even disney on ice is closed. it's just too cold for families to try to

meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> it is 4:36 now. here's a look at the other top stories this morning. a i15-year-old critical condition after being shot in home.ead inside a landover police say he was hanging out with another teen when a gun officers are still trying to figure out whether the victim was playing with the gun when this happened. >>> the cold weathers being blamed for three deaths in fairfax county. twoom elderly who wandered away from their assisted living centers were both found dead in the last week. a homeless man's death is believed to be weather-related. authorities are asking the public to keep an eye on their neighbors, eecially those w are elderly. >>> a sinkhole that opened up on 17th strhet in district likely will not be repaired until next week. repairs will continue on the hole near d street today. it's not clear what caused it to open up. 17th street between c and e will ay closed until it's fixed. drivers should avoid that area. >>> 4:37 now. the caps are starting a much-needed brk this morning. they lost their last seven games. last night, two of the best

she was just 15 yearsol >> meagan fitzgerald is live for us. you spoke with their cousin who is alsthat car. >> that cousin, just 18 years old. she of course with other family members absolutely devastate tonight. this crash happened just behind me here. these girls live about a mile away from that scene. >> we didn't have any control of the car. >> it was 24 hours ago on st. charles parkway in waldorf. it still feels like bad dream. she's still in shock. but the girls never arrived. she was in the front passenger seat ondthe car her 21-year-old cousin was driving. nadia's 15-year-old sister was inhe back seat. the charles county police say nadia lost control of the vehicle. sliding down the embankment a >> they' re not responding to m. >> i was in shock. i didn't know what happened. >> y she said thesengsters are far fromag avere. she was afr hman in high school who dreamed of becoming a forensic scientist. her aister is senior at elizabeth town college in a kind woman who wants to attend law school so she can help people in need. >> she was l

i'm meagan fitzgerald. i'm with you this weather. >> pretty warm. >> ande d the sun. >> ricketts will tell us more about the sunday forecast. i'll give you a gold star. i was out shooting rain. >> after the rain ecame. >> o that was gone. >> yeah. >> i knew there would be rapid clearing yesterday b i didn't quite see how that sunshine came out. came out pretty quickly before the sunshine went down at 5:00. that was good we had the sun. more sunshine out there. i know if you want to be playing hoops but know you'll be watching the eagles game. if you want to play hoops it's going to be beautiful because not only will we have full sunshine and we'll be dr those temperatures are going to be a lot warmer than yesterday. today we'll reach the mid t upper 50s. some areas around 60 degrees, and you can see a clear night out there. look at the beautiful vancouver our nation's capital. clear skies. temperatures fell last night. in the 30s and 40s but you can see starting off this morning just absolutely clear skies,

you made it until sock in t:0 i morning. >> i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> yesterdayernoon was very nice, lauryn, after the rain ended. we wut and shot some hoops, my daughter a

. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald.l, andcontinues to it will continue to fall throughout the afternoon. it looks pretty. >> yeah. >> but driving in it, it's a different story. >> there's onet place where feels like the sun is shining though, and we're talking about the washington convention center, of course, because she is a beam of sunlight right here. >> who doesn't love doreen egntzler, thed herself. good morning, doreen. how are things look out >> reporter: i don't know about a beam of sunshine. ou guys -- you guys are the cheery once at this hour of the morning, but, hey, we are ppen, anple are starting to trickle in. if you can safely get downo the d.c.hi convention center ts morning, we have the cure for cabin fever. our friends from urban evolution have set up a ninja warrior course. check this out. this is the women's tennis tea from howard, and i thought they were going to be demonstrating the ninja course for us. maybe they wl. anyway, urban evolution is aoo pretty organization. they are in alexandria and a

i'm meagan fitzgerald.ear's women's march gets underway in a but hours. some big changes in the last year will have it looking different from the last two years. we'll have the latest. >>> police hope this shocking video after an elderly woman being assaued in broad daylight will help them catch the masked attackers. see how you can help. e also watching for a little bit of a wintry mix moving into our area. and some cold rain. not only that, but wind chills in the singl digits. yeah, that's coming. we'll talk about wind in just ai little >>> all that in a few minutes when "news 4 today" >>> it looks much different this weekend once the storm hits. >>> the special counsel's office issuing a rare rebuttal after a report about president trump telling cohen to lie to co ress. >>> we have temperatures plund ng. are yoady for it? lauryn ricketts is tracking all of this on this weather alert saturday >>> good morning and happy saturday. i'm meagan fitzgerald in forda d cull vkuculver. the weather is going to take

i'm meagan fitzgerald in for david culver. welcome to saturday. sthe weather therting to take a turn today, and we could be ending the weekendith some of the coldest temperatures we've seen in almost a year. ricketts, say it ain't so, girl. say it ain'the so. >> we go. hi. yeah, almost in a year. it is going to be bitterry co l. we're ott onnot only tracking td air, but we're also tracking wintry weather. as you know, and as you've been hearing about, this winte c weatheld really impact a good portion of our area. now, we do have winter weaer alert day out there. winter weather advisory in purple rig now. those are areas that are going to have a smaller impact compared to areas in pink. however, the forecast has changed a little bit from last night. 's going to be something we're talking about. the biggest icing concern is going to be north and west of d.c., well north and west of d.c. if you're areas to the south and east, it'll mainly be a cold rain for us. i'll throw tnot out current temperatures, something is'll have to keep a keen eye on toda

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. >> reporter: in the district, meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> new york firefighters braved the bitter cold, rushing to save okderly woman trapped inside a home. at ice left behind after the firefighters sprayed down the house. got woman out safely but wasn't easy. frozen temperatures and her being bed-ridden. >> female with dementia. basically telling the -- firefighters grabbed bedding, sheets and allnd brought her out. >> hats off to the firefighters. woman isoing okay but significant damage to her home. ikely still iced over tonight, makes the investigation even more challenging. >> want more ice? check out frigid temps on maryland's eastern shore. snapped these incredible photos today. >> wow. >> sea spray off the chesapeake bay froze, turning boating dock and pier into ice. water that froze caused massive icicles to form. this folks is what an arctic air mass will do. arctic art we're calling that. looks like another planet. >> and salt water, freeze easily. beautiful but scary stuff there. more coming? >> yeah, we do, not nearly as much wind, but even a little bit cuts right thr

oday she spoke with meagan fitzgerald. >> she put her head on my shoulder. i wasn't sure. >> this is an ongoing investigation. so the charles county sheriff's office wants to hear from anyone o might have seen that crash. right now as a falls church husband and wife recover from a recollect in oxon hill, the community is remembering their three children that were killed. it has broken so many hearts. in4 hours, more than 0,000 has been raised for the victims' family. >> reporter: dozens of family, friends, and fellow church pmbers turnince george's hospital center into a place of prayer and remembrance as they mour three young lives taken. a family photo showing smiling innocent faces. tonight the mom and dad are recovering. they will soon be pnenning ral services for their three children. two ins, 5 years old, and their 1-year-old, all kled after a drunk driver killed them friday night. the family waseading home from family services. >> everyone is devastated. they we special people in the church. it is tragic. how three innocent lives got lost. >> reporter

. >> meagan fitzgerald jus arrived at the seen. what have you learned? >> reporter: i can tell you it's a veryctive scene here. over a dozen montgomery county police officers on scene here and atf agents. no a they have cre perimeter, as you can see, a very far perimeter from the ene. what wenow is that just before 11:00 there was a call for an armed gunman who walked intoba in the area here right near wayne drive here in silver spring. that suspect then fled the bank. what's unclear is that the dspect was shot. we't know exactlyt who s the suspect as he was making his way toward the metro but we do have chopper 4 video moments above he was put sinto an ambulance andaken away. the reason why officers tell use they have pusd the perimeter further back is because there was also a call for a suspiciou package thas found in the area. that call was made at the same time as the call for the armed gunman that walked into the bank, so right now officers are trying to determine what exactly is in that package and if it is a danger to the community, which is why t

meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. >> good morning. t we're learnint someone was found dead inside a home in hyattsville. we want to show you some of the video we shot from the scene this happened on hamilton street near 37th avenue. hyattsville police tell us this is the home where the body was found. to givou some context, this is down the street from thet b way supermarket and hyatt park. it is unclear if police have .made an arre of course we'll stay on top of this story and give you updates as weearn more. aaron? >> thank you. >>> the office of personnel management says most furloughed government workers will receive paychecks by tomorrow. the national zoo reopened yesterday as did smithsonian museums including the national museum of african-american history and culture. the director lonnie bunch personally welcomed back visitors as they arrived. >> people love what the do her and they almost feel like, yes, not getting paid was horrible. but being taken away from being able tongage the public, to share the stories theyou care has

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i'm meagan fitzgerald. a look at the headlines we're morning. for you this d.c. fire says a woman was rushed to the hospital after another houseme erupted in f in southeast d.c. it happened overnight on pope street. this is not too far from a deadly firee told you about yesterday morning on eli place. firefighters foundhe woman in the front of the building withr seous burn injuries. she is expected to be okay. >>> and the vatican wants to try former cardinal theodore mccarac ely as this coming week. "the wall street journal" reports that pope francis wants vatican officials to act quickly so the mccarrickcandal does not overshadow their summit on sexual abuse. the summit is set for february 21st. mccarrick is the former archbishop of wasomngton. >>>g up, we'll have a look at what's looking like a really and, of day forecast course, all the headlines. stay with us. we'll be right back. right now, the best internet meets the best things to do on the internet. switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network, and get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us. alre

i'm meagan fitzgerald. top stories thatg we're cover for you.ow police are looking for three suspects connected to a triple homicide in southeast d.c. it happened late last night fort davis place. officers found two men shot dead inside a car and t then ard man was found dead lying in the middle of the street. police say three suspects left the scene in a dark blue or blackeaedanng towards alabama avenue. and federal employees affected by the shutdown can still get a hot meal as they return to work. celebrity chef jose andres is keeping his emergency kitchen open to feed pple who may still need it. we saw smaller crowds yesterday at the word central kitchen yesterday on pennsylvania avenue. during the shutdown they served of between 7,000 and 10,000 meals every day. the world central kitch will remain open until friday. >>> a chance of snow in the forecast. lauryng icketts is comin next with the details. stay with us. you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connecti

i'm meagan fitzgerald. temperatures thisorning are still a little bit chilly. we want to check in with our girl lauryn ricketts to find out what is the rest of the week looking like? >> it's going to be a roller coaster the rest o this week. >> icy spots possible tomorrow morning, gu, and the tuesday, we've got some snow in the specifically tuesday evening and tuesday night, so let me go ah d and start saying this. tuesday evening commute. you'll have to pay attention to this quite a bit because it will stt off asain and change over to snow. it will be a little bit dicy and weesday morning willikely be icy out there, so, again, want to go ahead andno say that. today though. we do have the isolated icy spots out there wnly because had the snow that melted yesterday with temperatures in the low 40s, and that ran off into the road and with temperatur 20s early this morning, that's when we got the refreeze. elevated surfaces be careful the cloud are moving our way with a weak frontal system. gaithersburg already up to 40 degrees. our way to surpassing daytime highs

meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> friends are rallying together to support a man shot at random on new year's day. alex morris has been hospitalized after being struck in the head on kennedy street in asnorthwest. he walking to lunch when someone pulled a gun ding an argument and started shooting. friends held a concert and silent auction. all of the money raised will support him and his family as they focus o his recovery. >> still have to pay rent. that's not going away. the bills are still there. we're doing everything we can. >> friends live streamed the event so alex could watch from his hospital bed. d.c. police made an arrest in his shooting. >>> the maryland governor, larry hogan, is proposing $500 mlion in tax cuts. in his state of the state s, addrhe republican governor said his plan will help retirees as well as graduates student loans. it gives incentives for taxea for small businesses. some business leaders say the money is needed for marylanders even.ay his budget provides funding for schools,ors well as spending transit and roads. >>> it's 4:38. coming up, commenting on

i'm >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. thanks so much for joining us. we want to get straight to lauryn ricketts. we'ren weather alert mode as we've been reporting all morning long. dangerously cold wetter. >> temperatures will take a deep dive. lauryn, what can you tell us about theiming of all of this. >> already starting to see that start right now with the winds picking up.al the fro system is bisecting our area, and it's moving from west to easto we're starting to feel those effects in the western suburbs. it'sfnly a matter time before we start to see them east of i-95. look at the radar right now. you may see a flake or twou and ay see a few light rain showers hand this is the end of it. this is all pushing through to the east and behind this, pretty breezy conditions and a big temperature drop. we do have some flood warnings out there around bull run. those are just because of the ave and snow melt that we out there. just be careful if you're driving around out there. don't drive across any flooded roadways. temperatures in the 20s and 30s and fe

. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald at the live desk, following breaking news for a police officer in shreveport, louisiana, has been shot and killed. her name has not been released. investigators say she was shot four times, including once in the head. officials say, she was preparing to go to work when s was shot late last night. police are questioningomeone but no arrests have been made. we're following the latt on another officer-involved shooting. this one, in raleigh, north carolina. officials there say two suspects are in custody aft an officer was shot late last night. the officer was kweinvestigatin the report of a suspicious car when he was shot. he was rushed to the hospital. but at this,ho it's still unclear of his condition. back to you. >> all right. thank you, meagan. >>> now, to a disturbing story from arizona. phoenix police are investigating a arlong-term facility after a wo who has been in a vegetative state for a decade, gave birth. she is 29 years old. she's in this facility right here.r police are gatg dna from all of the male employees at thatfacility. it's not clear if st

. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> yesterday afternoon was very nice, lauryn, after the rain ended. we wut and shot some hoops, myaughter and me and we can go out there and do that again. >> it was gorgeous yesterday, one the rain passed. they cleared rapidly which i knew was going to happen but just didn't know how long it was going to take. all the rain was done by 3:00 and those skies just followed suit. the clouds went with the rain andght bned up the skies with some sunshine hand now we have clear skies overnight and it was chilly overnight manned now we have l clear skies andk at the temperatures responding. you can see in the bottom right corner of your screen. temperature already up to 53 degrees so it's wonderful out there right. however, the only cav vat is we've got these winds. we're going toe h winds out of west northwest at about so to 20 higher gusts and even with mild temperatures it won't feel that bad out there, but it will be a little bit on the breezy side and these are the gusts right now. look at that. leesburg. a little on the windy side out there at times. li

. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. thanks for joining us on this snowy, sunday morning. there are a few schools calling off tkeir w activity for the day, but we also know that fauquierounty as well aspirins william county schools will be closed tomorrow. so far those are the only school closures we know about, but you can bet there's probably more coming in. be sure to che our ticke at the bottom of the screen for the updates. so far that's the latest on school. i know a lot of kids will be doing wear your pajamas. >> a couple of tricks. >> pajamas inside out. >> flush ice cubes down the toil. >> all that kind of. outsideave take a look this morning several inches. we're talking about 6, 7, evenh more that all across the d.c. region. regan national is still covered this morning. >> and massive winter system is far from over, folks. let's start with chief meteorogist doug kammerer. he's track the storm as it moves through our region. >> good morning, door. >> goodng. we talked bond market snowfall yesterday before the snow started falling. we said about 6 t 10nches in and

. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. you know what's really cool? >> adam's tie. >> i want to help doug kammerer with the snow totals here, so, yeah. >> there it is, the close-up. >> and my mother-in-law would be very because she gets me these ties every once in a while and i put them on >> they are cute. let's take a look outside this morning several inches have fallen already across the d.c. region. you're taking a look at aeagan natiirport as the operations continue. >> and this massive winter weather system is far from over. news 4 has ful team coverag for you. the first snow blanket of 2019. storm team 4's clay anderson is outside in the elements track the snowfall outside of our studios. >> derrick ward is in d.c. tracking the snowy road conditions for those who can't afford traveling today. >> let's start with chief meteorologist doug kammerer who is tracking the storm as it moves over ourod region. morning, doug. >> good morning, guys. yeah, we're just getting started here with this storm now. some areas have picked up 5, inches of snow. rep

. >> reporter: in charles county, meagan fitzgerald. news4. >>> and fire investigators are trying to figure out why a largc that was hauling trash caught fire this afternoon. firefighters tackling the fire from above. this is at the waste management club. they had to shut down the area while workers cleaned up the trash and the debris. >> not the kind of clouds we want to see in the sky. i'm glad they got that situation under control. and you he the weather under control. nice outside temperaturewise. >> yeah. yeah, it is chilly with you this time of year, our normal high would be 43 degrees. so we're running above normal. and first of all, take look at your forecast. torrow, a shortened workweek, still nice that tomorrow is friday. showers move in during then aftern and evening. the morning into the midday hours. temperatures on sunday, almost 15 degrees above normal. >> 46 i frederick. 37 and in the 30sth i suburbs. a high tomorrow o have you been. so the a carbon copy of today. here's the future weather. notice the clouds are in plac

meagan fitzgerald is at the live desk. what's going on? we're going to check in with meagan in a bit. this is happening right now. phone calls and text messages into police,rys we to learn exactly what happened. there's multiple cars involvedis in you can see in the video, they were badly damaged. this was at 19thtreet and mississippi avenue in southeast. we don't know if anyone was injured inhis incident. we'll update you as we learn more. >>> toda the national zoo and the smithsonian museums will reopen for the first time since the shutdown.pa a cam will be at 10:00 this morning. workers and contracto are relieved to be back on the job. ter 35 days without a paycheck, everyone is happy they will be getting pai later this week. the funding resolution expires on february 15th. president trump is set to give his state of the union address next tuesday. >>> taking a look at your top storiesnow. 34, former trump adviser, roger stone, will be arraigned in a court he flew in from florida yests day. stone faveral charges, ncluding lying and witne

our meagan fitzgerald is at the live desk. y meagan,ou know when schools are closing in chicago, it's bad. >> i'm telling you, 's the unimaginable. poor justin looked like he was freezing. in is just the seconds-coldest day in history. and the frigid temperatures will continue today. if you're catching a flight to the midwest, check with your ni airline this m. this polar vortex is causing a lot of flight delays and cancellations across the u.s. there's more than 1,400 flig cancellations at chicago o'hare's airport alone. outside of the airport, residents there, are having to deal with unbelievably cold es temperat i have on leggings, pants, two jackets. >> it feelterrible.is my face burning. >> and just to put ts even more iperspective for you, crews tried to use fire to keep some of the train tracks from clogging. on train tracks yesterday, it was quite the sight. these are the four things among the list of the complete shutdown today in chicago. all amtrack midwesiccorridor se to and from chicago. all united states postal se

i'm meagan fitzgerald.o bring a little warmth to the show because it's a little chilly outside. >> apparently the temperatures aring if toake a dive into a place that we've not seen i guess in over a year ricketts is saying. >> lauryn has a smile on her face as always. >> we're not smiling, nlauryn. hing to smile about. >> i'm cold. i'm aeady col thinking about how cold it's going to be later on this afisrnoon. s nothing to joke about because those temperatures will continue to drop throughout t day, dangerously cold. i would not spend any additional time outside if you do not need to. it's been at least a year, and i've got to tell you i don't remembhe last time i forecasted windchills this cold. again, it's been several years since i kind of remember doing d , but really don't remember exactly a time perere it was this cold and these temperatures are only going to drop and windchills asdsell. clre moving and that's that frontal system moving on out of here. you can see the clouds pushing away. we will see

i'm meagan fitzgerald. you're waking up to a chilly start to the day. we want to get right to lauryn ricketts to try to find out if things are going to warm up. >> what's going on, ricketts in. >> i do things will warm up in the ten-day forecast we've got warm temperatures on there but not this morning. we're starting out on the cold. you're absolutely right. temperatures out there in the 20s at this point in time. again, thatun i coming up just about 7:20. let's go ahead and show you right now our maps out there. beautiful start to this morning we do have some cloud cover out there early on this sunday morning. got that temperature coming up to right around 30 degrees, and you can s that in your bottom corner there. 30 here in washington and 20s elsewhere. a little on the cool side out there, and, again,e'll continue to have cool temperatures throughout the morning but a lot warmer than yesterday. yesterday topped out at 42 degrees. looks like we can top that a little bit. you can see possibly some snow showers later on this afternoon, especially for a

meagan fitzgerald is at the live desk with more. meagan? >> difficult news this morning. according to multiple sources, "the washington post" is sourcingwo people familiar with the situation. and according to "the post," representative miller recently started treatment at johns in hopkuniversity for prostate cancer. he apparently received the diagnosis shortly after the christmas holiday. one of "the post" sources describes it as aggressive and advanced. "the post" reports the 76-year-old will discuss his cancer diagnosis when the senate meets later this morning. miller is a democrat from calvert county that has served as senate president since 1987. he is the longest serving senate president in the cou we have reached out to his office for a comment but haven't heard back yet. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. >>> lawmakersegan the new year by banging the gavel. irginia have nd long to-do lists. in maryland, the focus is education funding andng the minimum wage. and larry hogan is determined to work with theat legie. he wants maryland to be a model for how congress shou

. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. want to get straight to lauryn ricketts because we're in weather alert mode. 're expecting dangerous cold temperatures moving through our area. when can we expect it, lauryn? >> temperatures are starting to drop, meagan and cory and we're starting to see the winds pick up as a frontal system is moving right across ourrea from the west to the east. if you're et of i-95 the temperatures are in the 50s now. temperatures are falling into the 30s and eventually the 20s. we'll bottom o in th single digits and teens now. that's not going to matter because the winds are really what's going to be the main story as they are going to continue to increase. we'll see gusts up to 50 miles an hour throughout the day, and can you see the winds are picking up right now, and we'll coheinue to see increase, so we do have a wind advisory. the winds are picking up after 00, and that's what we're seeing right now. winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour for everybody shaded in this brown color which is pretty

i'm meagan fitzgerald. here are some of the top headlines we're following for you this morning. vehicles crashed on the road in oxon hill, kil tngee children and injuring their parents. the service will be at 10:00 at natikal memorial p in falls church. more than 60 people died in crashes on indiana head highway in the past 11 years. >>> also happening today, lthousands of people w take to the streets in d.c. for the women's march. protesters are expected to pack freedom plaza in northwest. if you're driving,ec exp several road closures and delays in the area. we have a full list of traffic and parking restrictions posted on our nbc washington app. we will have a forecast when we come back. forecast when we come back. stay with .us there are at least three ways to lower your novec electric bill: you could live off the grid. you could set your thermostat de no higher than 68 yoees in winter.ff the grid. or, you could follow the ways to save tips on novec.com. you'll discover how installing and using a programmable thermostat can save you about $330 a year! novec helps you save en

i'm meagan fitzgerald. temperatures thisorning are still a little bit chilly.auryn ricketts to find out what is the r

meagan fitzgerald takes a look at what crews are going to be doing and how long the cleaning processto take. >> reporter: classes aren't in session at the university of m.d.maryland. >> it's winter break right now. >> reporter: but concerns are running high. >> we are conrned about that. >> reporter: students and staff are scared they might contact theno added virus, which can cause symptoms similar to the common cold, and is sometimes mistaken for stuff but can beou dang for people with weakened immune stems like olivia, who was a freshman and died from the virus. university officials say a deep eaning is under way. frequently touched surfaces will be disinfected to try to present illnesses from spreading. students and faculty members say that makes them feel more comfortable. >> hearing that makes me feel more conscious o that myself. >> reporter: this process is expected to last several days but we're told it will be completed by january 28th, t start of the semester. >>> several democratic lawmakers travelled to the southern border day as they look int the death of a little boy i

. >> meagan fitzgerald with images of the damages. >> reporter: the winds from the storm system were so intense they blew trucks just right over. now this happene in the city of hialeah. residents there say they heard a roaring sound last night, and then the next thino they trees were down everyere. officials say no injuries have been reported, but keep in mind that people in florida don't have basements, so they are scrambling to try to seek shelter, places like bathrooms, areas that don't h windows. how could him pact you? well, if you're flying to south florida, be sure to check your airline. the storm, of course, could cause some delays, even cancellations. we also are receiving breaking news. the president of cuba says three people are dead and 172 injured after a reported tornado in havana. of course, we'll stay on the story and will keep y updated as details come in back to you. >> all right. meagan, thank you. 6 sack right now. tax season starts today. refunds will be a bit delayed because of the government shutdown and a new study sho a many of not ready to do our taxes. thi

news 4 meagane fitzgerald is l at fairfax police headquarters with more on thisstory. >> reporter: yeah morning, aaron and eun. just a couple days after this incident police released the sketch of what they believe this guy looks like, hoping the public can help them identify him. so take a look. we want to show you the sketch of the guy that theyay groped this young girl. he's described as a man between 30 and 40ea yrs old stands about 5'5" to 5'6" tall and has a heavild. this all happened on saturday evening. these two girls, one 11, her sister 13. they walked to go take out the trash when they encountered this suspect who groped the younger girl, tried groping the older sister before she fought back and he took off.e this ent incident now has neighbors sort of re-evaluating their day to day activity. take a listen. >> shocked. i know this isn't t best neighborhood, but it's still scary. i feel like i can't come out at night. and for it to happen t two little girls. it's awful. it's awful. >> reporter: so a lot of rattled neighbors in that community there. again, police are asking any

. >> good morning to you, i'm meagan fitzgerald. a lot to get to. tivities, no surprise there. check out our ticker at the bottom of the screen for theup tes. so far, kiddos, no school closures have been announced yet for monday but that could change. >> let's hope up the window and take a look several inches of snow have already fallen all across the onc. regi. >> this massive winter wther system, it is far from over. news 4 has full team coverage for the first snow blanket of 2019. storm team 4's clay anderson is outsid in the elements tracking the snowfall and outside our studios. >> we have our derrick wardinow montgomery countyracking snowy road conditions for those who cannot avoid traveling today but let's get a start with chief meteorologist doug kammerer who is tracking our storm as moves over the region, and it doesn't seem to be stping, doug. >> some light areas of snow, intermittent snow off and on and this will continue to pick up in thestfternoon. m team 4 radar tracking the storm for.

. >> meagan fitzgerald at t w live deh the latest on the national weather forecasts.t crazy cold inchicago. >> crazy cold. you could say that again, eun. take a look a this tweethere. this explains it all. the united postal service isal ac suspending deliveries in at least nine states because of the extreme cold. h noe is a live picture of chicago wheret is 1 below zero. we should get to that live picture here shortly. 17 below zero. n you believe? that's colder than parts of the north pole, antarctica and some places today, mostly in the midwest, could see wind chills as ls 60 below zero. governors in wisconsin, illinois and michigan have declared states of emergencies due to this extreme cold weather. back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> just the thought of temperatures that cold and the fact that u.s. postal have to stop delivering mail says it all. >> it's ldincredibly record-breaking, historical cold through portions of the midwest. i mean, take look at this map right now. urrent wind chills, look at that, 44 below zero in chicago. >> freezing. >> right? tha

i'm meagan fitzgerald. thanks for joining us this sunday morning. you know what, guys.ve to bundle up this morning because it's colder and colder and colder. we are goi s to being some dangerously cold temperatures. >> yyh. dangerou cold. >> lauryn ricketts as always bring in the heat with the forecast. >> look forward to it today. >> for today guys we'll have sunshine latern this afternoon. we are going to have some c dangerousld conditions, bitterly cold conditions our way. i'm going to walk outside this morning not too bad and walk outside after lu htime and you're going to feel that change that i'm talking about. let's go ahead and show the rain right now. somef the region may be experiencing just a little bit of some spotty frozen precipitation and we als have some low visibility and some fog in spots. temperatures will continue to fall as w headhrough the 7:00 a.m. hour and continue to follow as winds increase after 9:00, 10:00, winds will be gusting up your miles per hour, so question for today, after this little bit goes through. he'll be dangerously cold and ic

news 4 ag fitzgerald is live at police headquarters with more on this story. meagan?er: eun and aaron, good morning to yo j yet a couple days after this incident police released this sketch. they're hoping that the public guy.help them find this we want to show it to you. take a look. this is what they say this guy looks crlike. they de him as a man between 30 and 40 years old. he's about 5'5" to 5'6" tall with a heavy build. they say it was saturday evening at these two sisters were walking to take out the trash. one 11. theeather 13 old when this man, allegedly touched the 11-yr-old and tri to touch the 13-year-old before she fought him off and he ran off. but neighbors in this community are still shaken up. >> shocked. i know this isn't the best neighborhood, but it's still scary. i feel like i can't come out at night. and for it to happen to two ttle girls, it's awful. it's awful. >> reporter: now again police say if you know this guye or looks familiar, they're asking you to contact them right away. back to you. >> thank you, meagan >>> 6:34 now. now to story you