going to be ending in montgomery county within the next 15 or 20 minutes. trict, another half an hour. moderate snow falling in southern prince george's county. anne arundel, calvert and charles. it's heading to the east. most of that is not sticking on roads, just on grassy areas there. hour by hour through the day, it will be tapering off and ending. far eastern suburbs, done by 9:00 a.m. a dusting to an inch. the immediate metro area. farther to the -- more snow showers later today could pick up an inch or two. it's going to taper off and end quickly. stay tuned to nbc4. i'm back in ten minutes with your seven-day outlook. danella with a look at traffic now. >> good morning. checking the rails. minor delays. marc brunswick train number 892. six-minute delay. metro, vre, on or close to schedule. the dulles, this is at 28. if you're traveling between the greenway passing the toll road toward the beltway, no reports of accidents. but slick conditions may slow you down. give yourself extra time this morning. let's head over to the beltway. this time in prince

montgomery county's in the low 20s. just low and mid 20s in prince george's county, arlington, and fairfax, low to mid 20s. in the mid 20s district of columbia. these are the latest windchills. windchills now are just in the teens to near ten degrees. winds only blowing 10, 15 miles per hour. it's going to be increasing. now the sun, it's going to be coming up in a second. sunrise at 6:53. reagan national at 26 by mid-afternoon, low 40s with the wind gusting around 30 miles per hour. and then tomorrow, we'll have increasing clouds, mid 20s in the morning. cloudy through the daylight hours. then it's friday night, after sunset. after we reach near 40 in the afternoon, it's going to drop into the 30s. we may get snow and sleet on friday. after midnight, we should get warmer air aloft, changing precipitation to a cold rain. then mid 30s saturday with cold rain. off and on chilly rain on saturday with highs in the 40s. sun back on sunday and monday with highs near 50 each day. then another chance of maybe a brief wintry mix

montgomery county executive, thanks for coming by. how did the three of you get together on this and what's the take away for tomorrow? >> unfortunately when you have the sequestration hit in all these counties, it's easy to come together and explain the negative impacts to our communities. >> we've been hearing about this for weeks. what is it you're going to tell lawmakers they. thought about. >> they've thought about it, they simply haven't acted as yet. we try to increase the pressure and engage every day citizens in terms of what can happen in hope they can lend their voice to this dick debate. >> in montgomery county, sequestration, what's going to be the immediate effect if it happens. >> we have 37,000 federal employees living in montgomery county. it could mean layoffs and furloughs for a large number of people which adversely affects everyone, not just those employees but the commerce in montgomery county, affects tax dollars, affects us across the board. people need to understand that. >> how does it impact you in they kick

montgomery county school officials refused to comment on rigusters' history at the school or to allow wusa9 to interview staff or students about her. philadelphia authorities today said the 5-year-old victim suffered "terrible and horrible injuries" and that there are likely other suspects involved. christine rigusters' attorney says the former montgomery county track athlete had nothing to do with it. in montgomery county scott broom, wusa9. >> on her facebook page rigusters claims to be a student at the university of maryland eastern shore. >>> a woman systemed in wednesday's murder of a 94 -- suspected in wednesday's murder of a 94-year-old man faced a judge on unrelated charges today. 45-year-old marie maybell larson is charged with the burglary of the elderly man's home several months ago. surae chinn joins us live at the crime scene. >> reporter: the alexandria commonwealth attorney inside court today the person they have in custody on those unrelated charges of burglarizing this home several months ago will most likely face charges in the murder in connection with the murder of

that includes all the virginia, maryland, west virginia, and closer in, montgomery county, upper 20s. 20s in prince george's county. arlington, fairfax, also mid to upper 20s there. and reagan national now at 33. much of the district of columbia below freezing. reagan national and warmer waters of the potomac. we have snow moving into ohio. the other storm is to the south. both of these will converge off the jersey coast late tonight into tomorrow. ahead of that, moisture may be producing flurries in loudoun county and into montgomery county. that's zipping north and east. temperatures will stay below freezing for another couple of hours. by noon, the upper 30s. here's the temperature scale, the time scale here. by mid-afternoon, ought to be hitting the low four40s. the bulk of precipitation will push in around 10:00, 11:00. after midnight, a little snow and sleet melting on roadways. i think all the road temperatures will be above freezing. by then, changing to all rain into friday. i'll have details on that and how that storm may be affecting us, that big new england storm, for frid

montgomery county?ry county is struggling. 270 southbound, accident activity at quince orchard. stay to the left to get by. this is one of a number of accidents. maryland 97 northbound before exit 32. route 3, only the right lane getting by. around the beltway, around the region approaching connecticut avenue is ok. but there's a crash and just before connecticut. no delays back to colesville road. loudoun county does not have any problems so that's good news. interstate 95, lanes are open to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. abc it reporting that a new announcement is expected today from the airline industry. american airlines and u.s. airways expected to. >> they would become the biggest airline in the world. brianne carter is at reagan national airport to talk about how this would affect all of us. >> it could be good news for travelers at reagan national airport. you normally can see exactly which airline you are getting on. u.s. airlines and american are both on their skill. that will be a th

that includes northern montgomery county and parts of loudoun county into northwestern prince william, fauquier, rappahanno rappahannock. the road temperatures are above freezing and the air temperatures above freezing. any of that snow falling there is melting on roadways right now. all these counties in the lavender under an advisory between now and 10:00 a.m. there could be up an inch of snow north and west of washington. by the time changes over to all rain, which is going to be happening around 9:00 or 10:00 this morning. elsewhere, just going to be all rain throughout the rest of the day today. so be prepared for a wet day. have an umbrella handy. we'll stay in the 30s. above freezing through noontime. near 40 by noontime, then hit the mid-40s by mid afternoon with more rain and then the rain tapers off and ends and clears out and maybe even snow flurries flying through the air. the winds will increase tonight after 6:00, 7:00 this evening until midnight. after that, winds gusting maybe 35, 40 miles an hour drawing in cold air and maybe some flurries flying through the air. that

upper 30s in montgomery county as well as prince george's county. it's dipped down to the upper 20s in martinsburg and toward cumberland. they're getting a wintry precipitation mix there. paragraph they are south, from waynesboro south, southern shenandoah valley, southwestern parts of west virginia and the -- getting wet snow there. the closest precipitation right now is north of leesburg. then across the potomac into frederick county, getting light rain. in the pink zone, sleet with rain. wet snowflakes in the higher elevations. hagerstown west toward cumberland. generally dry sky through 8:00. from the west. grab an umbrella before you head off to work and school this morning. here are the highs expected around the region. maybe near 50 through north central virginia and the mid-40s in washington. farther north and west as well. in the mid-40s to upper 40s for highs later this afternoon. then any rain around should be ending by the time you get back home from work and school. clearing out tonight. windy and colder tomorrow with the sun back. cold

as you cross over the american legion bridge further to montgomery county heading towards i-95 and prince george's county, no issues to report, no accidents. if you're traveling along i-66, your commute is coming up in ten minutes. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. breaking news, melissa mollet is at the live desk. melissa. >> a couple minutes ago, arguments in the oscar pistorius bail hearing wrapped up. we expect a decision whether the olympian will be released at 7:30 our time. the prosecution argued over whether he's a flight risk. he, of course, is accused of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. pistorius thought she was an intruder. his attorney saying his client should be charged with culpable homicide and not premeditated murder. melissa mollet, news 4. >>> new this morning, metro transit police looking for a man who pepper sprayed a bus driver. this happened just after midnight on pennsylvania avenue southeast. investigators say the man tried to get the bus to pick him up where there was not a bus stop. the driver refused and that's when the man attacked the driver w

in maryland, montgomery county into frederick county now. most of those locations are only near 20 degrees. prince george's county now in the low 20s. there's the view of the washington monument. reagan national at 24. that wind gusting around 15 to 20 miles per hour. by 6:00 a.m., it's going to be around 20 degrees. by noontime in the upper 30s. then by around 4:00 or so, it's going to be generally in the low 40s or so. lots of sunshine and the winds will be diminishing. hometown forecast, la plata, charles county, lots of sunshine through the day. by noontime in the upper 30s. i'm back with a look at the rest of the day for the region. that's coming up in ten minutes. now a look at your president's morning traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. still checking on things. if you're making the commute along d.c., 295 southbound, so the earlier accident at exit 1 still in the roadway. stick to the left lane, shooting over this time out of charles county, no issues in the la plata area as well as -- nice and clear. through 1 north

northern montgomery county. damascus, mount airy. and investigators -- gaithersburg, and over toward baltimore. south of washington, all rain. it will continue to be. one thing you notice here. that rain continuing to make its way out of the region. back to the west. leesburg, frederick, rain/snow is out of the region. look at the numbers down to 38 in washington. 22 degrees difference. there is still another chance for some snow. at least in part of the area. and it is the part of the area that didn't see it tonight. we will talk who is going to get what over the weekend and just how cold we are going to get too. stay with us. >> thank you, doug. disturbing, par done me, disturbing new details in the abduction of a 5-year-old girl from philadelphia. also the suspect's ties to our area. >> the 19-year-old suspect grew up in montgomery county before moving to philadelphia to work at a day-care center. jackie benson in silver spring with more on the arrest. jackie? >> reporter: the sole person under arrest for what its one of the most

right now, we're down into the upper 20s to near 30 degrees montgomery county. right now, mid-30s in prince george's county and it's generally upper 20s to 30 fairfax, much of northern virginia. the potomac now at 37. here's how we look through the morning hours between now and 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. freezing through 7:00 a.m. in the mid-30s by 8:00. cloudy and by noontime near 40 degrees. a look at the rest of the day in ten minutes. a look at your first 4 traffic on this tuesday morning with danella >>> good morning. quiet around our area. not a lot of volume. checking for accidents and not reporting any at this time. let's take a closer look if you're crossing over the 11th street bridge as well as southeast bridges. they're clear. travel lanes are open. again, not seeing any accidents. crossing over the wilson bridge, you can see light volume. no issues around the beltway from the wilson bridge heading towards the american legion bridge. again, in both directions, inner loop and outer loop, clear. looking at the key bridge, no issues here. again, nice and clear.

as you loop around to montgomery county, a live look at connecticut avenue. if you're traveling the beltway in virginia, a couple work zones in place. we'll check them in ten minutes. >>> 4:32. the massive manhunt for a former lapd officer accused of going on a deadly rampage appears to be over. angie goff is at the live desk with more. >> police believe that search for that most wanted man in america right now, it is over. we just got word from investigators that they're trying to identify human remains found in the search for an accused cop killer. they found a charred body where they believe the ex-lapd officer christopher dorner barricaded himself. forensic tests have to be done now and dorner was holed up in that big bear cabin after he killed another officer during a gunfight with police. the officer killed is believed to be his fourth victim after he shot and killed three others this month. angie goff. >>> one of police officers that detectives believe dorn oar killed, michael crane will be laid to rest today. crane and his partner were stopped at a re

in the district into northern parts of fairfax and parts of montgomery county and southern loudoun countysnow is coming down. this will be done in a couple hours. the winter weather readviseadvisory expires at 10:00. there's a wind chill in the upper 20's. it will be blustery. becoming partly cloudy after the snowfall this morning, a high temperature of 33-37. still cold on saturday. another round of snow showers saturday night into a sunday morning. first let's check on traffic with steve. >> we start with an accident in montgomery county. this is at the intersection of 655 and the parkway not far from montgomery village. most of the intersection at frederick rd. is blocked right now. you want to avoid that. a lot of accident activity with not much traffic getting through. today's the first day of the long-term work zone on the eastbound freeway where you cannot get any farther than 295. you cannot exit on to pennsylvania avenue from the eastbound freeway for the next year-and-a-half. no accidents or incidents from dale city to springfield. back to you. >> thank you. another delay. morga

right now in montgomery county, the low 20s. mid-20s prince george's county. fairfax in the mid-20s. it's into the teens, parts of prince william and fauquier. we'll stay bee -- around the bay. all the way until 10:00 this morning. then by noontime, we ought to be in the mid 30s. here's the temperature graph. upper 30s by mid-afternoon. all cloudy then. then light snow. it's in chicago now and it's zipping south headed our way tonight between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. leaving a coating to an inch, enough to cause traffic problems here. northern virginia, the district and much of maryland, maybe an inch or two. you need your warmest winter coat. we're in the low to mid-20sment seven day outlook in ten minutes. a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. looks like folks are still recovering from the super bowl. because your volume is not very bad in our area. first, we'll update you on the earlier police activity. this is connecticut avenue at nebraska. it looks like it was a minor incident there. your travel lanes are open. over to 66. not ba

at 11:06 tonight a -- montgomery county. >> anybody who quoted the l.a. p.d.s saying a body was found is dead wrong. a fire is still going, they said. they haven't entered the cabin. he denies the reports attributed to police by news agencies earlier tonight. captain clark, let me have you put our viewers in the mind of incident commanders at that scene. you've got a heavily armed, well-trained former cop with a 50 caliber semiautomatic and a pension for killing. what do you do? >> gary, officer safety is paramount in that situation. those men of the s.w.a.t. team are highly trained. they practice their tactics every day. they had a game plan, and they executed that plan in a tactical sense. they were looking for a teleconference ti cal advantage -- tactical advantage when they came to the residence in an effort to have the individual come out on their own and surrender. >> at one point the l.a. times reported they broke a window and had a loudspeaker and said give yourself up before they tossed in the tear gas. apparently he didn't respond. any chance he was

. >> new at 6:00 tonight, there is a development between an montgomery county form and the montgomery county school system. >> and the owners of the farmers say the school system has taken steps to force them off of county land, while the school system has a different story. >> pictures taken earlier show pictures with locks. a father has been farming the land for decades but he and others have recently been embroiled with the board of education over a plan to turn the 20-acre farm land into soccer fields. there is pending litigation. it will be decided whether or not the board of education went through the right process when it comes to leasing the land. they locked only two of tem to still and to the farm. they say that allows them to remove their equipment. there is no use for the property. it is said -- but they find it odd that the move comes days after a letter was circulating from montgomery county delegates and senators talking about keeping the land as a farm. the change in locks only happened after security personnel was inspecting the property and that they had lots that di

he faces 15 years in prison. >> montgomery county firefighters looking into what caused a commercialuilding fire in germantown. newschopper 7 was over the scene wednesday night in the 17,000 block of germantown road. no injuries reported the. that's the good news. the warehouse is in an isolated area and it did not affect traffic or any residents nearby. allegations are surfacing about sexual harassment in the d.c. fire department. >> sources tell us numerous women have launchelodged a complaint. two training academy inspectors have been accused of harassing female cadets source. tell us the harassment or sexual in nature. the department says it takes the allegations seriously but they believe the alleged inappropriate conduct was not sexual. >> we have done everything we can to remove those members and to retrain them. we will take additional action is necessary. >> a d.c. councilman is the chairman of the public safety committee. tommy wells says there will be an investigation. >> former congressman jesse jackson jr. could be sentenced to more than four years in prison following hi

accidents in montgomery county, you see the flashing lights. they were blocking the ramp from northbound 355 onto the inner loop. accident on the ramp. 355 is open and the beltway is open. access between them is limited. watch for police direction. that is northbound. back to you. >> thank you. it's friday morning,. 33, >> find out how much redskins game fans will have to pay next season. >> and beyonce response to questions over lip-synching during the national anthem. >> ♪ osa can you see it ♪ >> see what else >> welcome back. our top stories. officers and officials say water levels on the patuxent river did finally start to proceed. parts of the city were evacuated after wssc opened floodgates. there were trying to ease the pressure on a nearby dam. a woman apparently drowned when floodwaters inundated a homeless camp near laurel. a former coalculpeper police officer, his conviction could be thrown out by a judge if there was jury tmisconduct. and police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap and sexually assaulted a d.c. girl. she was le

you might have a flurry it charles county, southern prince george's and calvert county as well as montgomeryng 270 up toward frederick. a few scattered light flurries. no travel problems. prince george's county, upper 20s. upper 20s in montgomery county. near 30 in arlington and the district. farther west, the west of northern virginia, loudoun, prince william and into fauquier and culpeper, most of those locations in the upper 20s. hour by hour through the morning, a slight chance of some flurries. then later this afternoon, a mix of snow and sleet likely by late afternoon and into this evening that may put down a brief coating mainly on grassy areas before it changes over to rain after midnight. details on that and a look at the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. chopper 4 high in the sky headed to an accident. a closer look from a live camera in the area. here's the accident. outer loop of the beltway. richie marlboro road. prince george's county. approximate you're taking the beltway. the left lane was getting by the accident

students always have something to eat. >> one of the richest counties in the united states, montgomery county, but there's 47,000 kids on free and reduced food plan. >> reporter: jeremy licten stein couldn't take it any longer when he learned kids in his county face regular bouts of hunger on the weekends, at a time when they don't have subsidized meals from schools. >> one thing we found in speaking to our families, that many of our students on the weekends go hungry. he tell us about it monday morning. >> reporter: one year ago, jeremy started kids in need distributors. the organization is made up of volunteers preparing meal packages for elementary schools in montgomery county. >> we give them quite a bit of protein. we give them tuna fish, soup, applesauce, raisins, things like that that will help them get through the weekend. >> reporter: they serve 600 students, including 100 students at broad acres elementary school in silver spring. >> the research is very clear that kids are well nourished, they're going to be better able to learn in school. we're very fortunate at broad acres. all o

we are talking about montgomery county schools this sunday morning. dr.rr you recommending $2.2 million operating budget, and how important that you get that and how confident are you that you will get that? >> it's very important. the expectations are high and i want to meet the expectations, and we are appreciative and understanding of the economic challenges, and we seem like we are starting to get back up from where we were in some ways, and our budget is -- it sounds like a big number, but it's a pretty small increase relative to what is actually needed. there has been such significant cuts and we are trying to build-up in some ways and make more development and targeted assistance for schools that have big achievement gaps, and restorations and music teachers, and we are trying to target -- i also sent out the message, i am not asking for new money, and if it's the only choice, because we reallocated in a lot of ways, and this is a way to move forward in the way our community expect. >> let's talk about later start times. there's a push among some p

near 30 in montgomery county. arlington and fairfax. in the district, generally low to mid-30s. hern maryland, a few sprinkles of rain overnight. it's in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. southern st. mary's county, parts of the northern neck. it did not leave us any accumulation. zooming in on silver spring. that's our hometown forecast location. by mid-afternoon, mostly cloudy, temperatures reaching the mid-40s. it does look likely mid-afternoon, by this time tomorrow morning, near freezing there. throughout the region, here's your temperature graph. climbing into the mid-40s. we'll have a lot of cloudiness throughout the rest of the day. by late evening, by 11:00 p.m. or so, back down to the upper 30s. it looks like a milder week on tap. here's your seven-day outlook coming up. a look at traffic with danella on this tuesday morning. good morning. >>> good morning. just into the first 4 traffic office, now a new accident along i-95 northbound. this is as you drive past lorton road. police are on the scene. the accident is in the shoulder lane. emergency response are blocking yo

farther north and west, near 30 in montgomery county. much of fairfax, arlington county into loudoun county around 30 degrees. maybe a dusting to an inch at the most in this light blue zone. that includes washington, much of fairfax, prince george's, montgomery. farther soupt, there may be up to an inch in st. mary's county, southern charles, parts of the northern neck. farther west, a couple of inches alon the blue ridge and the highlands out in west virginia. i'm here with frequent updates throughout the morning. it will change hour by hour. first 4 traffic now with danella. >> i'm tracking construction in the area. let's start with the southeast, southwest freeway. construction in both directions heading east and west. this is between main avenue and 12th street. one lane gets you by and right now that lane is the left lane. let's also talk about construction further down 395. this is between seminary road and duke street. you're going to see construction blocking at least one lane as well. also southbound 395. not as bad on washington

a little light rain across fairfax, as well as montgomery county, loudoun and into the panhandle westa and frederick county, maryland where the temperatures right now are in the mid-30s. closer to washington, upper 30s. that's prince george's. arlington, fairfax and montgomery as well as the district of columbia. parts of southern maryland near 40 degrees. we have mild air to the south sweeping in later today. between now and noon, expect that occasional light cold shower. we're just going to have temperatures near 40 degrees by 8:00. by noontime, most of the rain ending. just clouds ing erg. but still a chance of a passing shower in the low 50s by then. by mid-afternoon, ought to hit the upper 50s in much of the area during the afternoon. that rain ending and clearing out down to the 30s. near 50 on tuesday afternoon. bit of a blustery wind. lots of sun tomorrow. a weak area of low pressure coming through and looks like a combinations of cold rain, sleet and wet snow. don't anticipate a lot of accumulation from the snow on wednesday. ending wednesday night. on thursday, we'll get a p

much of northern virginia and maryland rg montgomery county near 20 degrees. low 20s prince george's county into southern maryland and much of arlington, fairfax county, near 20 degrees. so is the shenandoah valley into the mountains where the winds are gusting to 20 to 25. we have windchills down to single digits. it is a very cold morning. so layer up before you head out. by 6:00 a.m. still just near 20 degrees by 9:00. near 30. by noontime, we should be in the upper 30s and still mostly sunny. the wind is going to shift into the southwest from the northwest. still blustery though, around 5 to 15 miles per hour. that will bring in milder air for the afternoon. here are the temperatures expected by mid-afternoon. the low mid-40s around washington. much of northern virginia. farther north and west, highs near 40 degrees. we'll have that wind diminishing and not as cold tonight. increasing clouds, though. by dawn tomorrow, near freezing again. in the morning, as some moisture rolls in, it may begin as a brief period of wet snow and sleet. mainly to the west of u

white, that is snow and it's a big fat wet flakes falling across loudoun county, northwestern montgomery countynto southern frederick county maryland. there's a little bit of flurry activity in warren and clark and east of there. northern fauquier county down to culpeper. getting some of that wet snow. it's all rain and temperatures, again, pavement temperatures above freezing. air temperatures a little above freezing in the metro and suburbs. farther north and west, it's near the freezing mark. again, pavement temperatures above freezing. the areas in lavender may be getting an inch of snow. probably not that much. maybe the higher elevations there. this is a minor event for us. it's not going to be for new england. later today. as we get into the afternoon, rain off and on. highs reaching 40s. strong gusty winds blow in tonight. we could have gusts of wind 35, 40 miles an hour this friday night into early saturday morning. maybe even flurries flying through the air. down to the 20s saturday morning. afternoon highs on saturday near 40. the winds will diminish tomorrow afternoon. we'll have a

upper montgomery county, an inch, two inches of snow in spots going toward areas in caroll county. leesburg 344 this morning -- 34 this morning. it's 30 in dumfries. 28 ma fan sas. so plenty of areas seeing these slick spots developing. outside still good visibility in d.c. 37. feels like 32 with a north, northwesterly wind at 7 miles an hour. and that dew point of 30. we say goodbye to the storm from yesterday. stage right. behind it the skies have cleared. they're going to stay clear much of the day. we're going to watch some upstream disturb badgeses pass to our -- disturbances pass to our north later tonight. the disturbance tomorrow will produce rain and snow showers in the mountains early. it will head toward us in the afternoon. friday morning is final. look at the rain that could be around for the ride home. right now we may have to go yellow alert for tomorrow afternoon. we're not there yet. tomorrow night northeast of town, looks like the rain may change to a little bit of snow as the colder air moves in just in time for your weekend. it's not going to be nearly as warm b

temperatures close to the washington, in montgomery county, only mid and upper 20s. rince george's county, the district, arlington and fairfax. the rest of northern virginia, though a few locations in the -- fauquier, culpeper. the low 20s there. the rest of the region, generally mid and upper 20s to near 30 degrees. there is a winter storm watch out of the mountains. those counties in light blue, western maryland, highlands of west virginia could get some snow, sleet, mostly icing, looks like mostly an ice storm late tonight into tuesday afternoon. could get over a quarter of an inch of ice on tree limbs and power lines out there late tonight and into tomorrow. not here. we'll have lots of sunshine through the day by 8:00 a.m. a little above freezing by 9:00. upper 30s by 10:00. mid-40s by noontime with light breezes. during the middle of the day, lanham, our hometown forecast ought to be in the low to mid-40s by noontime with bright sun. a look at the rest of the day into tonight in ten minutes. danella with a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. first 4

that's in montgomery county, prince george's, arlington and fairfax. few locations in the upper 20s. fort belvoir to manassas in the 20s. now, hour by hour through the day, we'll have our temperatures soaring. by noontime, near 50. mid-50s by mid-afternoon with increasing clouds. a big change tonight. down we go. all the way to the 30s by the evening with some cold rain changing over to wet snow tonight. that's going to continue off and on as we get into saturday. i'll show you what i think we'll be getting from that, how much by the time it ends on saturday afternoon in ten minutes. first 4 traffic this had friday morning with danella. good morning. >> good morning. it's friday, so our volume in the area starts to pick up much later than normal. that's the case right now. nice and clear. traveling 295. bw parkway in maryland as well as i-95. check of the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, everything checks out. no construction or accidents. trip from annapolis heading toward the bowie area. a live look at the road. no issues in both directions. as

. >> i was just on the phone with montgomery county police. they tell us with the black ice, there's a lot of slipping and sliding going on. you definitely want to keep your speed limits down because there are several accidents all over town. i'm going to give you a few examples. here's a list in montgomery county, including norback -- norbeck and avery road. before connecticut avenue, westbound 495, car hit the wall on the left shoulder. now the two left lanes are blocked. so as you come around westbound on 495 after georgia avenue, you want to scoot over to the right to get by all that activity. again, keep your distance from the car in front of you. another expasm of an accident, let's -- example of an accident, let's go to our next traffic camera. ramp to eastbound 370, i believe that involves a dump truck. everything from montgomery county police they say roads are getting icy. we'll go over to virginia on the northbound side of 395. this looks fine. no issues to report in landmark heading up to the 14th street bridge. back to you guys. >

montgomery county police on the scene there. now northbound i-95 in virginia. that's been incident free this morning, but the slow traffic has begun. dale city to the occoquan and here in springfield. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thanks, moen came. >>> time to -- monika. >>> time to check with our partners at cbs this morning. >> charlie is in new york where they may be bracing for this big storm coming up. he's going to tell us what's happening in the news. >> good morning. ahead three americans give a chilling account of the terrorist attack on an algerian gas plant. you'll hear how they got out alive and a preview of my 60- minute report. plus, caught on tape. officers accused of ignoring emergency calls to meet girlfriends, grab coffee or go shopping. hidden cameras expose a scandal in one of the nation's largest police departments. the news is back in the morning and we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right. we'll be watching, charlie. sounds very interesting, that story. >>> the disappearance of chandra levy, it was a scandal that rocked the district and t

nearby suburbs in montgomery county, it's around 30. right near the freezing mark in prince george's county. much of the district of columbia near freezing. prince william into the upper 20s. here's how the day is progressing. our temperatures will hold steady near the freezing mark, 6:00, 7:00 a.m. still cloudiness. then sun should be breaking out by 8:00. then becoming mostly sunny by noontime. by then, ought to be around 40 degrees. sunrise this morning is at 7:09. the sunset at 5:36. we'll take a look at the rest of the day in the hometown forecast coming up in ten minutes. coming up right now is danella with our traffic. good morning. >> good morning. in the first 4 traffic office, just an early morning accident i was tracking. this is as you travel in virginia southbound. i-95 at dumfries road. it just cleared. the crash involved a tractor-trailer blocking the right side of the roadway. now traffic getting by without issues. continuing northbound, your travel lanes are open. nice and clear towards 395. passing washington boulevard.

in montgomery county, many locations there low to mid 20s. and it's in the mid 20s as well in much of fairfax county, prince william, culpeper, and fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, also upper 20s. mid 20s this. upper 20s in loudoun county. farther north and west into maryland, hagerstown, 23. so is cumberland. 24 in martinsburg. winchester, milder at 28. later today, here's the storm team 4 afternoon forecast highs. should be reaching the low 40s. then we have a possibility of a little bit of snow and sleet moving in. perhaps before midnight tonight. then ending by about 2:00 a.m., transitioning to rain. and any of that snow and sleet melting on roadways is the way it looks now. and then rain the rest of the day on friday. a chilly rain with highs in the mid to upper 40s. then the rain ends by sunset friday. the winds start to kick in. they get gusty friday bringing in colder weather down into the 20s by dawn on saturday. we could have winds gusting to around 40 miles per hour. and that's going to be friday night into saturday morning. maybe

just scattered showers arlington and montgomery county. most areas just a few scattered light sprinkles. getting just a few sprinkles in washington. prince george's county, couple of pockets of moderate showers north of bowie and southeast of clinton. from there to upper marlboro and calvert county and southern anne arundel. it's moving off north and east. have an umbrella handy. we'll get passing showers ond an off. it's in the upper 30s in prince george's county. montgomery county, upper 30s. fairfax as well. all above freezing but a chill in the air. you need your winter coat. reagan national at 38 degrees. through the morning hours, this cold rain off and on through 8:00, 9:00. by then in the mid-40s. by noontime, most of it -- maybe the chance of an isolated shower into the low 50s by noontime. hometown forecast for germantown in montgomery county, might have a little sun breaking out with highs reaching the upper 50s. a look at the entire region and into this evening coming up in ten minutes. now, first 4 traffic and how this rain is

in montgomery county, school leaders say they can open any school remotely for police. but fairfax county school officials say the swipe card would not work at all schools because only some of them have the equipment. >> the process is too cumbersome for either agency to do. >> this former pta president says -- >> i would feel better knowing if they needed to get it if they needed to. distance and someone getting harm to be a lot. of toa the county to step protect our kids. >> -- i want the county to step up to protect our kids. >> they often provide a master key to every police officer. county police say it's too difficult to keep track of the keys. >> i can tell every parent to rest assured of the police department needed to gain access to the school, we could do so quickly. >> school officials say 53 resource officers carry a master key inside the middle of high-school. there are no officers stationed inside elementary schools. >> all k nine officers as what team officers have building master teams -- building master keys. >> [inaudible] >> who knows. >> fairfax count

upper 20s in montgomery county. around 30 in prince georges county. we have high clouds streaming over the region. we have a winter weather advisory posted closer to us. the area in the pink color is a winter storm warning. they could get over 7 to 9 inches in western maryland from this. it will last longer. i will show you my updated totals map and the timing and locations coming up in a few minutes along with the 7-day outlook. >> can't wait. >> a big change is under way at a busy metro station. today is the first day for an escalator replacement station at the pentagon station. so the south entrance will be closed. it will be closed into the fall of this year. when completed the escalators will be similar to the ones recently installed at the dupont circle station. the north entrance will be open during construction. >>> police are investigating a crash involving a school bus this morning. the bus collided with an suv at the intersection of connecticut and east-west highway. there were no students on the bus at the time of the accident. the bus was

montgomery county has been charging the tax now for a year. >>> coming up, have you noticed it? a purple frenzy all over the place. >>> hey, what's our weather going to be like? cold, let mets guess. >> what's left for me to say. >> a breezy condition, yes, a bit more in the way of snow coming up. we'll talk about that in just a minute. >>> virginia's attorney says he's that iing put in the office as he runs for governor. some were urging him to step down. cuccinelli is a republican, and says he is fulfilling his promise to voters. >> i told people when i ran that i was going to stay four years, and i'm keeping my record. >> reporter: how long will you stay in the attorney general's office? >> i'm keeping my firm. i will fulfill my term. >> so you will not be stepping down. >> that's correct. >> he's expected to face terry mcauliffe this fall. >>> local ravens fans are getting ready for the big date. maryland state lawmakers put on jerseys today at the statehouse in annapolis. meanwhile, some fawns in lawyer got together at the municipal center for a potluck tailgating party. >>

parts of montgomery county and to western fairfax is where the transition zone is. we did see some sleet this morning, but it sounds as if the online between the user brain the snow. we do have winter weather advisories in effect for all of these areas until 10:00 this morning. time is up with a could meet again today. 32 at dulles. temperatures hovering around freezing. things can get a little icy. here is the first system coming at us from the south along with a cold front of the north. this will bring the monster northeaster. we are getting off easy over all. this will be a major event for people in the northeast. travel and possible late today and into tomorrow. breezy conditions on saturday at high pressure builds and. we should see plenty of sunshine. on friday things will be looking better when hopefully you are not working. >> at least you are saying it is friday and not monday. it has been relatively quiet. in upper marlboro, reports of a car that spun out into a guard rail. northbound on 301 before pennsylvania avenue. for everybody you just want to be ver

, -- excuse me, northern montgomery county and southern frederick county.versational type of snow flurries. they look pretty outside but do or stick to the ground problems. monday morning, temperatures in .he teens to lower 20's to 40 degreesp monday. -- by monday afternoon. daytime highs tomorrow will be ,n the lower to middle dirty's but the windchill factor will to 12t feel about 10 degrees colder. warming up just a little bit by the time we reached tuesday. -- we reach tuesday. the time we reached tuesday. -- we reach tuesday. >> a turkey-cheddar-bacon in the afternoon, or a tuna salad when the job is done, sandwich on your terms with any of dunkin's freshly made bakery sandwiches for just $2.99. america runs on dunkin'. new movie honors for the beautifulo to " creatures." high school guy falls for a high school girl who is a which. >> i am not afraid of you or your evil kind. "blue drupal creatures -- revivesul creatures" the southern gothic. she is a witch. arehe age when fate madkes good or bad. is a patriarch. and viola davis as the keeper of the to

down to the 20s in montgomery county. points north and west. upper 20s near freezing. near freezing, prince george's county as well as arlington and fairfax and montgomery. hour by hour through the day, temperatures climbing into the 40s by noontime. then rain moving in during the afternoon changing to snow. after around 6:00 p.m. until midnight, wet snow. mostly melting on roadways and less than an inch. much of the region may be up here along the pennsylvania border into the mountains. maybe an inch or two. most of that on grassy areas as well. all ending after midnight tonight. i'm back in ten minutes with your seven-day outlook. a look at traffic with danella. >> we'll start with the rails. if you take metro, marc, vre, mo report of delays. over to the roadways, shooting over had time as you make your commute along 5 branch avenue, even pennsylvania avenue. even along 301. all the roads check out. no accidents. back with a live look at route 50 in maryland in ten minutes. aaron and eun. >>> danella, thank you. the might mayor vacation continues for cruise ship passe

the areas in the yellow and orange, moderate rain in northwestern montgomery county from northwest of rockville toward potomac and near poolsville. farther south in loudoun county near ashburn and great falls, they're getting moderate showers. farther north and east, the rest of montgomery county and most of prince george's county, a few more moderate showers, east and east of clinton. moderate showers around a the northern part of the bay. milder air is pushing into west virginia in the 40s there. shenandoah valley in the mid-30s. closer to washington, in the mid and upper 30s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's and the district of columbia. the hometown forecast in upper marlboro, may hit the upper 50s by the afternoon. this cold rain through 8:00. then maybe a chance of a scattered shower after that into early to mid-afternoon. after that, we'll begin to dry out. a look at the rest of the day into the evening, that's coming up in ten minutes. first 4 traffic this monday morning with danella. good morning. >> good morning. tom, we'll start with the rails. metro, marc,

closer to washington, much of montgomery county near 30. prince george's near the freezing mark. arlington, fairfax county in the mid 30s. a few spots in northern virginia. upper 30s. later today should hit the mid 40s. locally around the metro area now we are hovering near the freezing mark. a little bit of a freeze. then after we reach low to mid 40s this afternoon we'll cloud up tonight near freezing by dawn on tuesday. tomorrow morning i don't think it will be a problem for the rush hour. perhaps by maybe 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. there might be a little bit of wet snow or sleet. into the mountains early in the morning. light rain in the morning into the afternoon ending on tuesday oh night. sun back wednesday and thursday, part of friday. maybe more rain friday night into saturday. sunny sunday. highs in the mid 50s. keith? >> tom, overall we like the forecast. see you inside. >> moms and dads everywhere, get out a marker and a calendar right now. the lottery for tickets to the white house easter egg hunt opens this week. starting thursday. next monday. the white house expects some 3

services committee plans to vote today on former nebraska senator chuck hagel's no, ma'am mags. >>> montgomery county could make it tougher to smoke in public today. the county could you please sill was expected to take action on property owned or leased by the county. could include county bus stops and shemters. under the bill, the county's director of health and human services would be allowed to designate outdoor smoking areas on certain properties. >>> if you live in maryland expect to pay more for natural gas. thera opponents say it will allow them to charge customers for upgrades before the work is done. governor o'malley has not indicated whether he will sign this bill. >>> new this morning, a recent rash of battery problems on the bole 787 dreamliner sparked proposed safety changes. a united nations agency suggests eliminating exemptions that allow large lithium-ion batteries to be shipped on passenger planes. they're prone to catching fire. boeing tested new batteries in the 787 dreamliners after a series of problems last month, including at least two fires. >>> you can now shop on twitter u

. >>> in montgomery county an accident now route 355 at perry parkway. also flooding problems still in place in loudoun county. evergreen mills road near belmont ridge road. no problems here on 270 in clarksburg. more later in a few minutes. back to you, mike and jess. >> thanks, monika. >>> time is 5:11. here's a look at what's new this morning. rescue efforts have gone on all night in mess company city. -- mexico city. an explosion at the mexican- state owned oil company. the blast heavily damaged three floors of the skyscraper. so far there's no word on a possible cause. >>> retired cardinal roger mahoney no longer has any church powers left. his removal comes after the los angeles diocese released thousands of confidential documents detailing how he worked for years to try to keep priests who were sexually abusing kids in those case as secret. >>> an alaska airlines night from los angeles to seattle diverted overnight after the pilot passed out. the copilot safely landed the plane in portland, oregon. a doctor on the plane tended to the pilot till the

we're going to go up to the beltway in montgomery county.you make your way toward connecticut avenue, have a report of an accident on the left side. tom's been talking about icy conditions. seeing reports come in now. i-270 southbound, as you drive right over 124. crash along the left side of the roadway. you see police are still on the scene. you've got to give yourself extra time. over to the rails, no reported delays on the rails. as we talked about, icy conditions. i'm heading to fairfax county next in ten minutes. we'll talk about trouble spots there. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> where we want to go, guys? all right. not even kim kardashian and kanye west can bypass airport security. the stars were on their way back from brazil to los angeles on tuesday when an employee allowed them to skip a security checkpoint during a layover at jfk airport in new york. a transportation security administration spokeswoman says the airline employee did not follow procedure. once tsa agents realized what happened, they gave the couple a private scr

arlington, fairfax and montgomery county. as the morning progresses, we'll climb above freezing at 8:00 a.m. a lot of cloudiness around the metro area. sun breaking out. elsewhere, the winds are picking up. by 10:00 to noontime, the winds gusting to 15 miles per hour. by noon, ought to be around 40 degrees. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast as well as a look at the regional forecast. that's coming right up at 6:10. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. i'm tracking the situation on the vre train. this is the fredericksburg line. you're dealing with big delays. the problem is that the brook station, one track is dealing with a broken rail, the other track is dealing with a disabled freight train. right now trains aren't able to pass the brook station. train number 300, delays almost an hour. 30245 minutes. metro will be honoring the vre tickets. marc not reporting delays this morning. >>> over to the roadways, tracking a disabled vehicle in lorton. good news, it's off to the ri

and meters not enforced in montgomery county. no parking fees in prince georges county as well.k at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. 7:45. coming up next. a special look at the women of the white house. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to you, tony. do you know the reason today is because of the first lady. you are right. we are live this morning at the shop at president's square. it has everything to do with a new series and the latest edition of a book. we'll tell you all about it live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the

montgomery county workers could see their first pay raise in years. >> four years to be exact. >> montgomerycials and the workers' union have tentatively reached a deal that would give most county workers a 13% cost-of-living increase for about the next two years. this is the first pay increase in the last four years for county employees. this maze to be amended and ratified by the county council. this could reach an uphill battle. the county still has a $134 million gap they have to close by the start of the fiscal year this is something they are working towards. >> thank you so much. 6:37 and 36 degrees. feeding the ducks at the park may be fun but what you are giving them could be harmful. >> let's take a live look outside. we are looking at 46 degrees and this is a live look at rosalyn. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. visit america's best today to ask about our newest lenses transitions vantage anddtransitions xtractive lenses. experience life well li