alone. >> reporter: melissa frederick k found a lot of lonely men to work her wiles on. one of them was her third husband, robert frederick. he died under suspicious circumstances in 2002, after making melissa the sole beneficiary of his sizable estate, stacy. >> hard to believe. how does she keep getting out of prison after all the things she's done? >> that wouldn't happepen in florida a where she would d be considereded a career criminal, but the rules are different in cacanada. she might go free as early as friday, even though prosecutors there still believe she's a dangerous woman. >> it sounds like it. >>> tonight, in the fight for your vote, fox is canceling their upcoming republican debate in salt lake city. donald trump withdrawing because of a speaking engagement. pulled out. are the three remaining white hohouse. one day after marco rubio suspended his race for the white house, there are questions about his political future. he lost in all but one county in florida. william marst says it could haunt rubio for some time. also, there aren't too many opportunities

melissa has got an incident in frederick county. what's up? >> problem in frederick county, th a.m. road, south of 80. all lanes are blocked box of wires down. take roderick, this will last until 7:00 this morning. 295 north at martin luther king jr. avenue. we don't have any big problems there. 270 at 109 moving around quite nicely. more road work coming up. >>> we want to update you on the latest info out of belgium, starting with the americans among hundreds injured there. missionaries and some members of the military expected to survive. however, an american still missing. two bombs blew up. one exploded in the subway station. today schools are open, trains, trams and buses are the airports are also closed. >>> it's an all-out manhunt for the last suspect in the terror attack. investigators in belgium say they appeared to what to be a bombmaking factory. they found chemical,s nails, bolts also in that factory and an isis flag. >> today, dulles international, you're going to see marked and armored police vehicles parked near the curb check-in area. that's before you even enter th

melissa, what's happening with our commute? >> in frederickounty, once again if you normally take thurston road you won't be able to do that, all lanes are blocked on thurston because we have wires down. we had a crash there overnight and wires down. so that is why you're going to have to kind of work your way around that one. northbound branch avenue we have some lanes blocked there for some construction happening on 395 southbound at seminary, two lanes blocked until 8:00 a.m. we'll take a live look at 66 coming up. >>> melissa, thank you. the terror attacks in brussels already taking hold in the general election? >>> and an astonishing story in the strike in brussels. you'll meet the kathleen matthews: if we want to be heard, we need women in congress. it was the women who forced republicans to include women's health and contraceptive coverage in the affordable care act. in congress, i'll fight for pay equity, family leave and tougher gun safety laws. and, as an environmentalist, i'll work combat climate change. i know as a journalist and a

just checked in with melissa mollett and shsaid the road is still closed off. also the frederickorting that one person did die in this crash. we are still working with authorities to get more information on what caused it. stay with news 4. >>> it is 4:30. and right now will the search is on for a patient who ran away from the northern virginia mental health institute in falls church. michael marshall went missing around 6:00 last night. police say he is known to exhibit violent behavior. he's believed to have ties with the centreville area and sterling area. if you do see him, contact police, but do not approach him. >>> and working to learn more about a person found dead in a fire in the district. the house went up in flames around 8:00 last night on

just checked in with melissa mollett and shsaid the road is still closed off. also the frederick news post reporting that one person did die in this crash. we are still working with authorities to get more information on what caused it. stay with news 4. >>> it is 4:30. and right now will the search is on for a patient who ran away from the northern virginia mental health institute in falls church. michael marshall went missing around 6:00 last night. police say he is known to exhibit violent behavior. he's believed to have ties with the centreville area and sterling area. if you do see him, contact police, but do not approach him. >>> and working to learn more about a person found dead in a fire in the district. the house went up in flames around 8:00 last night on police are not releasing the victim's name or any details about how the person died. but as soon as we get more information, we'll have it hear and on nbc washington's app. >>> a task force set up to make sure students are not abused starts work today in prince george's county. you remember dioneonte carraways been ch

melissa mollett first 4 traffic. >>> breaking news on roads. frederick county, maryland, going e morning. fingerboard road at park mills, still have all lanes blocked. it is going to be this way for quite some time morning. your alternate is 85 or 109 to get around this problem. this is supposed to hang around until about 7:30 in the morning here. so you will have to take one of those alternates. that is a fatal crash. going to take time to get it out of the way. 95 north at route 3, overturned vehicle in the median this morning. and as we take a look at the beltway, no major problems on the inner loop or outer loop. travel times in 10 minutes. >>> today millions of people get to weigh in on decision 2016. it's finally here. it is super tuesday. in less than an hour, the polls will be open in virginia. you want to make sure you bring a photo i.d. tracie potts monitoring all of today's races for us from capitol hill about that and today could be one that breaks or solidifies different campaigns. >> reporter: it most certainly could. 1 where t let's start with the democrats. here in virgini

melissa. >>> just how much did the blizzard of 2016 cost? well, in frederick county, officials have tallied up a $4 million bill. that's according to the "frederick news-post." the expenses are spread out between the county's different municipalities and the county schools. amelia? >>> well, no snow in the forecast today. in fact, we're talking about temperatures running a good 25 degrees above normal. a high today of 80. and if we hit 80 at reagan national, a new record. record to beat in the upper 70s. you will continue to notice a mix of clouds and sun as we head on into the afternoon hours and the potential for a light shower very early tomorrow morning. otherwise, clouds diminish throughout your friday. temperatures still pretty comfortable, still very pleasant. today it's hot, tomorrow it's nice. temperatures near 70 degrees for a high tomorrow with a bit of a dining out tonight probably a better idea than dining out tomorrow night. i'll have that forecast coming up. erika, for the weekend, plenty of clouds in the forecast, maybe an isolated shower later

melissa. >>> taking a look at the beltway. outerloop, 95 joins the beltway, slow this morning. remember in frederickurston road, south of 80, shut down until about 7:00 a.m. >>> approaching noon in brussels right now. and in about 15 minute, people across belgium will stop what they're doing and hold a moment of silence for the victims of deadly bombing in brussels. that's happening at 7:00 a.m. our time. you're looking at the belgium stock exchange in brussels where a memorial is growing at this hour. now, we just found out a suspect in the bombings was arrested today according to belgium newspaper. he was also just identified with the suicide bombers overnight. 34 people were killed in the attacks, several americans including three missiie hurt. >> we're learning more about subway station and the airport. transit reopened this morning but it's not clear when the airport will be up and running again. we've got team coverage for you on the attacks. molette green is live at dulles airport with the security presence that travelers will be dealing with. >> we begin, though, with kristin wright on break

frederick and leesburg. so just a wet and gloomy start. temperatures should rise into the 60s in most neighborhoods today. now new troubles on the roads, here is melissaproblem outer loop at bw parkway, a new crash popped up. also seeing something southbound at 212ow so two different problems we're keeping an eye on for you. big look at the beltway, inner loop, outer loop, everything looking good. we did have typical road work handing around outer loop at university and ritchey maie-mar road. it is how out of the way. east-west highway rolling along just fine. >>> metro riders are hoping that the work is done and they won't have a repeat of the delays that they had to deal with for 24 hours yesterday. now, thousands of people were stranded when fire broke out inside a tunnel. it was right by the mcpherson square station about 4:30 yesterday morning. several lines between foggy bottom and federal triangle were forced to stop for much of the day. riders who wanted to at that time orangtake the orange, blue silver lines had to be bussed between stations. causing he's fires and why haven't they tried to determine that and fix it. >> are you concerned abou

melissa mollett here with your first 4 traffic. >>> so again take a look, chopper 4 over this big cleanup. a fatal crash overnight in frederick county in urbana this morning. so 80 right now is shut down there near park mills road. big accident there. and this will be shut down until about 7:30 this morning. you can see the front of the cab just completely twisted. went down an embankment there and lost part of its load. alternate, 85 or 109. those are your best bets here this morning. a lot of your 80 to get to 270, so i understand you'll have to take the alternate this morning. 66 t bw parkway is slow after 32. nothing happening, just volume headed southbound. everything else up there looking good. chuck. >>> four things you need to know about the weather for today. number one, going to be a nice mild day today, but it is the last of the mild days for quite a while. might be next week before we get warm again. moderate rain coming in late tonight. most of it will happen after you go to bed and before you get up tomorrow morning. i'll give you the timing on that coming up. breezy and windy to tomorrow. still watching for a c

melissa mollet. >>> 270 this morning all the way out of frederick down through germantown.tal crash from overnight. take 109 to get to 270. >>> thanks we'll if yit's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >>> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. sunshine out there, warming up things very fast. gaithersburg up to 54. 49 here in downtown. highs today low to mid 60s plenty of sunshine early. clouds coming in this afternoon. rain overnight. windy and cooler wednesday into thursday. a chance for a rain snow combo coming up on thursday night into friday. >>> thank you, get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minut >>> this morning on "today's take," it is super tuesday. a make or break day for some candidates as millions cast their votes in 12 states. >>> we're feeling the march madness with the hottest gadgets

melissa. outside this morning, dealing with locally thick fog especially for our friends and neighbors in the snd gaithersburg, only three miles. half-mile visibility in leesburg and winchester, quarter mile from frederick. take a look at the morning commute, fog in the morning, and sun up, top down this morning. be on the lookout for a passing shower from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. >>> a lesson your kids don't usually see in the classroom. how this little girl is teaching her classmates and teacher about life. >>> and a live look at mcpherson it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. >>> 6:16 now, we're watching your commute as tens of thousands of you look for another way to work today. so far, we're not we're watching for additional traffic out there. live look from the metro station in rockville which is much quieter than it would normally be. the picture f

melissa mollet. >> good morning, no major problems on the that. metrorail system shut down. metrobus is open. marc brunswick and camden on normal service there. >>> extra traffic on the roads, i-81 and 270, up near frederick county, locally visibility is down. we'll talk about the sunshine and how long we get to keep the warm weather coming right up. >>> for the first time in 40 years, metrorail is not open for safety inspection. general manager paul wiedefeld said he made the call based on safety. >> and molette green is here with more on how this is similar to last year's deadly incident on the tracks. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, just a couple minutes ago, a bunch of people got on a bus next to the train station. o and out of the mcpherson square station for the one precedented shutdown. now to inspect 600 jumper cables inside the tunnels to see if their insulated and reliable. all of this set in motion, as you said, by this week's monday incident. metro leaders look back to a deadly smoke incident near the l'enfant plaza station of a year ago. leaving rail passengers today to find other ways to get to work. >> our safety, so, you know -- you might be convenienced as a commuter, but at the same ti