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this is in montgomery county maryland. flood on the roadway connecticut avenue at aspen hill road. and here is a live look at the beltway. sluggish in montgomery county. >> be careful out there. that is the broadcast this morning. >> we wish everybody a safe friday. be careful on the roads. stay dry if you can. have a wonderful weekend everyone. p. >> make it a great friday, everybody. . >>> good morning. breaking news. investigators scouring the home of the copilot of the doomed flight amid reports he was suffering from a personal life crisis. >> crews battling the aftermath of that massive gas explosion and building collapse in new york city. new images of the devastating fire and the heroes who rushed in. as one man reportedly remains missing in the wake of that disaster. hanging in the balance. italy's highest appeals court rules on amanda knox. could she be sent back

i've worked as a county official in montgomery county, maryland. it's seven or eight stops on the metro red line. i've had the privilege working at the state level as the state labor secretary in maryland and now i have this job which is another way of saying the labor secretary has trouble holding a job. but we can have a conversation about that. and i say all of this because i have a profound appreciation for the role of everyone. if we're going to build communities that work for everybody we need to have those searle activists at a local level. one of the proudest things for me when i was in local government is we enhanced and created an office of consumer protection in montgomery county. we enhanced our human rights services so we can build protection first our county residents. we had the nation's first living wage law and things of that nature. because i'm a firm believer of what i call redundancy in law enforcement. we need federal laws and local laws because laws are only as good of the political will of those who enforce them. at any given

when i was in montgomery county maryland, we put in place a rule in the mortgage space to help consumers, and i heard from the bankers saying i'm going to stop lending in montgomery county if you put this rule in place. and i'm thinking to myself, tenth wealthiest county in america, bethesda and they're not going to be able to get a loan. i'm not sure i believe that. and guess what they're still lending and montgomery county. we're still the tenth wealthiest county or something like that in america. and we were able to thread the needle and i think we can do this here. there's so many good players in this industry and they're smart and innovative and i think this rule that we're going to put out for comment, will enable us to thread a needle. yes, sir, last question. >> i'm bob adner during the obama transition, you were my boss. >> yes, you do god's work there. >> this is a personal note and i want to note that there was a great material in "the new york times" a couple of weeks ago, making the points that you did about the differential that you pay when you have an index fund versus a

>> now, according to montgomery county, the maryland national capital park and planning commissi charge of shovelling this sidewalk and that other one along georgia avenue. reached out to the agency today for comment. we still haven't heard back. i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. >> thank you, kevin. the icy conditions have kept news chopper 7 busy today. this morning, it flew over the scene of a chain reaction crash involving eight cars on the outer loop near braddock road. hours later, more problems. this time an audi had broken down and caught fire on the beltway near tysons corner. this afternoon traffic cameras caught the aftermath of a truck overturned on i-66 in gainesville. all of these crashes caused traffic delays but we have no reports of serious injuries. arlington drivers have been especially frustrated thanks to a salt shortage in the county. a 2,000 ton delivery is being unloaded right now to help crews catch up. how are the roads looking in the rest of our area? tom roussey is live with what he's seen. tom? >> and we are in northwest d.c. maureen. it is spring lane northwest,

go out of business if i have to do this, and i'll stop serving people -- when i was in montgomery county maryland, we put in place a rule in the mortgage space to help consumers, and i heard from the bankers saying i'm going to stop lending in montgomery county if you put this rule in place. i'm thinking to myself hmm, the wealthiest county in america, o'tom potomac, being the da and they can't get a loan. --be bethesda and i can't get a loan. but guess what. they're still lending in the county, we were able to thread the needle, and i think we can do this here and because i see -- there's so many good players in this industry, and they're smart and they're innovative, and i think this rule that we're going to put out for comment will enable us to thread the needle. yes, sir can last question. >> i'm bob abner, commissioner at the consumer product safety administration and during the transition i was your boss. >> yes. i worked -- you do god reside work there. >> this is a personal note and i first want to note that there was a great article in the "new york times" a couple weeks ago making the v

you know when i was in montgomery county, maryland, we put a place in the rule in the mortgage place. and i heard from the bankers i'm going to stop lending in montgomery county. i'm thinking to myself, hm, 10th wealthiest county america. potomac, bethesda and they're not going to be able to get along. i'm not sure i believe that. and guess what, they're still lending in montgomery county. we're still the 10th wealthiest county in america. we were able to thread the needle. i think we can do it right here because i see -- there are so many good players in this industry and they're smart and they're innovative and i think this rules that we're going to put out for comment will enable us to thread a needle. >> you were my boss. this is a personal note area of i want to note that there was a great article in the new york times making the point that you did about the differential that you pay when you have an index fund versus a brokerage account. for years, i was asking my brokerage account how much am i paying in fees? it wasn't until i hired a consultant that they read my financial dis

business if i have to do this, and i will stop serving people, you know, when i was in montgomery county, maryland, we put in place a rule in the mortgage space to help consumers and i heard from the bankers saying, i'm going to stop lending in montgomery county if you put the rule in place. i'm thinking to myself hmmm, 10th wealthiest county in america, potomac bethesda, and they're not going to be able to get a loan. i'm not sure i believe that. and guess what? they're still lending in montgomery county. we're still the 10th wealthiest county, something like that in america. we were able to thread the needle. i think we can do this here because i see, i'm, there are some good players in this industry and they're smart and they're innovative. i think this rule, that we're growing to put out for comment will enable us to thread a needle. yes, sir. last question. >> hi. my name is bob adler. i'm a commissioner at consumer product safety commission and actually during -- you were my boss. >> you do god's work there. >> this is a personal note. i first want to note there was a great article in the ne

maryland 29, bw parkway. i'll be back with travel times. >>> it's 5:33. montgomery countyance slid on some ice and hit two pedestrian s pedestrians. a woman fell and has serious injuries. the other person is expected to be okay. >>> if you have to drive anywhere in our area, you can't escape them, we're talking about potholes. the recent cold snap is making the problem worse. the worst pothole area was 1300 block of r street northwest. yesterday workers repaired some of the holes with asphalt patches. ddot says they will probably have to resurface the street as well. we're keeping an eye on how long the pothole repairs will take. you can check out the interactive map, go to nbcwashington.com and search potholes. >>> in the day ahead, man accused of molesting two girls in northern virginia is due in court. a yumgjudge is expected to set a date for michael gardner's retrial. the state supreme court overturned his conviction originally because character evidence was wrongly excluded from his defense. gardner is former head of the falls church democratic committee. >>> today a

there are winter weather advisories posted for northern maryland, northern montgomery county high spots of loudoun countys out towards frederick county, virginia, panhandle of west virginia, that's a winter weather advisory that go this is to effect at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow. tomorrow is the day we're worried about, not today. snow begins 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. friday morning. it will be a wet snow where it does come down, it will also be rain in southern maryland and a mix through much of the metro area. primarily in the morning hours. but slushy roads will be possible in washington metro authority ward into the northward. you can see the advisories posted. no advisories for the immediate d.c. metro area just yet. that could be changing later on today. right now 28 in frederick, 36 in fredericksburg. by later on today, increasing clouds, it will be on the cool to chilly side for much of the day. but temperatures should make it up into the low 50s for a brief time. still 5 to 7 degrees cooler than average. and then by this evening skies will be going mostly cloudy. temperatures back into the 30s

. >>> and as aaron mentioned, montgomery county school just closed and now frederick county maryland schools are closed as well. 4:35 right now. amtrak is running on reduced service this morning due to this pending storm. trains between d.c. and new york will be running less frequently and that includes acela trains. because the go. is closed all marc train service is canceled take. the same goes for vre. >>> if you're commuting today by taxi prices will be higher in d.c.. the taxicab commission announced their snow emergency fares will go into effect starting at 7:00 a.m.. fares will add a flat fee of $15 to the meter charge. that remains in effect for 12 hours with an extension possible depending on how much snow we get. pepco says it will work around the clock to keep your lights and heat on throughout the day. pepco says more than 400 contractors are on standby to deal with any problems. >>> more closings coming in. it is a day off for most of you. federal agencies are closed opm says check with your agency to see whether you have to telework today. >>> we're pushing new school c

we reported this location to montgomery county and maryland state officials with hopes 'ltheyl get it fixed soon. >> if you have a pothole you want our pothole patrol team help get fbied, go to tellwusa9.com or -- get fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or tweet us using the hash tog potholepatrol -- hashtag potholepatrol9. >>> we are driving all around town trying to find some of these to warn you ahead of time. >> larry miller is following your pothole complaints on social media. so what do you have for us now, larry? >> we have one that i even shot yesterday myself. i hopped out of the car. it almost took my tire out so i wanted to make sure other people know about them as well. two taking place on waterside drive as you make the commute from massachusetts avenue to waterside drive. to potholes there. it was so deep, they actually put a cone inside of the pothole. so we're talking about massive craters out on the roads. this one, as you can see sad face there because unfortunately the potholes are certainly not a matter that people are happy about. he says these craters are located at 3535v

and prince william county was ranked 11th. in maryland montgomery county ranked the healthiest. prince george's county came in 16 out of a total of 24. >>> well, you play be paying one of the highest prices in the country for baby-sitting services right here in the district. d.c. among the five most expensive markets for baby-sitters nationwide. >> i know a lot of people are going, yeah we know that. if you're a parent you're probably pay building $15ing about $15 an hour. and up to $5 per hour for additional children. according to care.com the average is 13 per hour. top three most expensive cities are san francisco, san jose and boston. how bad do you need to get out of the house. $11 was the cheapest, grand rapids michigan. >> so send the kids to grand rapids. >>> trying to put an end to scenes like this one. how metro is cracking down on those who skip out on paying for their ride. >>> also ahead, hughnew concerns about the emergency response time in the district. why new technology may be to blame. >>> and we're looking for your tweets on this umbrella day as a line of show

the panhandle of west virginia up into frederick county maryland, northern montgomery county lighter rain inside the capital beltway. keep in mind, all of this now falling as rain and will continue to do so as we move through the evening hours and into the early overnight. this is the wider view that shows everything in action moving off towards the north and the east and we will see this eventually change over to sleet and then snow. national weather service has posted a winter storm warning. all the areas shaded in pink this is as we move through the overnight hours and into the day tomorrow. for the accumulating snow. this is model number one. i want you to watch it very carefully as we move through the next 12 hours. 11:00 tonight, moderate rains across the d.c. metro area. here's the conversion zone over to snow by tomorrow morning. most of the region looking like snow. the exception, southern maryland, still under sleet. by the dinnertime hour into late tomorrow night everything clears out of here and our temperatures fall very very quickly. another model, this is the model tha

. >>> you can learn how maryland transportation crews plan to make your commute a bit easier between montgomery and prince george's county. the maryland state highway administration will detail its plans for route 28 between the intercession of georgia avenue and i-95. that meeting is tonight from 5:30 to 8:00 at james blake high school. officials say there will be no formal presentation and you can arrive at any time to learn about the project. >>> virginia's former first lady says the division to put her and her husband on trial together affected her corruption case. both maureen and bob mb do that he will are facing prison sentences sentences. the lawyers filed an appeal yesterday, they say she would have testified if she was given a separate case. according to mcdonnell's lawyers, she would have explained her marriage was falling apart and that she didn't tell her husband about many of the gifts she received. >>> there could be harsh penalties ahead for penn state fraternity members involved in offensive posts. the school's president says anyone found responsible could be expelled. right now kappa delta rho chapter i

montgomery county, frederick county. these are the areas where we are expecting the highest amounts of snow. further south, southern maryland, no snow at all, it will be a rain event. the best news about the forecast, it is all out of here by dinnertime. that means more sunshine and warmer temperatures ahead. how much snow should we expect in the d.c. metro, the capital beltway? a coating, maybe an inch. the further north you go, up to three inches. and well to the north, the darker blue, three to six inches not adept the question. snow changes over to rain, then all rain in the afternoon. the extended outlook, positive note -- sunday daytime high near 60 degrees. yes, 60 degrees. and then we could down sunday and monday. tomorrow morning, jacqui jeras bright and early at 4 a.m. leon: this has been completely nutty, all over the place. alison: saturday looks great. tim: today has been wild. ncaa bracket busters and upsets. and hockey was wild in minnesota. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. tim: the capitals game with the capitals game with a wild in minnesota just finished. the

looking at 1/2 mile at reagan national and the same in frederick, maryland and in montgomery county, e but well off to the west of us cumberland maryland now has visiblities at 10 miles. that's because the snow has finally come to an end. the skies beginning just starting to finally clear on out. that's the best news of all. bad news is clear skies will really allow our temperatures to drop quickly especially with the fresh snow pack out there. 30 degrees at the airport right now. winds are out of the north-northwest at 10 miles an hour. wind chill factor making it feel a bit colder out there. if you head out to walk the dog or maybe going to the market that you've been delaying all day, temperatures are cold and only going to get colder as you move through the next several hours. here's the back edge. now cleared. frederick county beginning to move into montgomery county and fairfax, should arrive inside the capital beltway within the next 45 minutes or so. heaviest snow to the east of us. annapolis, dunkirk also mixing in a little bit of sleet across extreme southern maryland. as me

cell phone video from silver spring maryland where montgomery county crews already began pretreating the roads this morning. so bottom line here go ahead and enjoy the sun today while you can. system is expected to move in after midnight. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking it all and he joins us with how much we're going to get and where it will be. doug: beautiful sunshine out there right now. let's get you looking ahead to what's going to happen late tonight and tomorrow. first, quick look at temperatures. well above freezing. the temperatures will turn colder tonight. things will be changing, speaking of changes. the national weather service has just upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning. everybody else in purple well north of the metro area is under a winter weather advisory. as far as what we expect and timing of all this, it looks as though the precipitation will move in probably around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. mostly snow farther north and west. by the time it tapers off, there are changes already in the afternoon. we think very minor accumul

and prince william county was ranked 11th. in maryland, montgomery was the healthier, prince george's county came in 16th. >>> our time right now 5:27. 17 shootings in the last three months the new push to stop the crime in one part of the district. >>> plus new details about the university of virginia's actions just weeks after an explosive sex assault article in "rolling stone". >>> and good mornging reston. you may see a little bits of rain coming in this morning. tom will take a look at the hour by hour temperature changes. >>> search crews are back at the plane site of the crash in france. >>> potholepalooza begins this day in nbc. you can report a pothole in your neighborhood. >>> today there is a public apology expected for the racist frat video a lot of you have heard about or even seen by now. it got two students at the university of oklahoma expelled and we will have more on that later today. >>> right now it is 5:30. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. thanks for joining us on this chilly wednesday morn

that's moderate rain across much of fairfax county the district, montgomery county up in to frederick county even southern marylandu still have light showers and rain. that's enough to slow you down. by 7:30 tomorrow, rain again across pretty much the entire metro area and temperatures either side of 50. so tonight increasing cloudiness. not very cold. 34 to 42 and winds southeast at 10. by morning mostly cloudy and cool. early in the morning it's dry. 34 to 46. by afternoon cloudy and cool with light rain and showers. high it temperatures near 50. winds will increase a bit out of the south at 10 to 15. 42 still dry at 7:00. i think we'll still be dry at 9:00. then by 11 rain and showers 47. steadier rain by 1:00 and about 50. next three days yellow alerts for your afternoon showers and rain. really we're in pretty good shape on wednesday. morning showers possible then 61 with sunshine returning. cooler on thursday but seasonable. temperatures about 52. clouds come in thursday night. sets up a cold rain on friday. it is march. we're going to get some cold rains here. salvage a nice sunday, 64 and then back to real

two weeks ago wusa news 9 reported some shocking news on the public school system of montgomery county, maryland. since 2011, 21 montgomery county public school employees or contractor workers have been investigated for child sex abuse or exploitation. the news station learned that the montgomery county public school system -- quote -- "keeps a confidential database of personnel who demonstrate inappropriate or suspicious behavior towards children." they've got this watch list of suspected abusers who are working in area schools. and wusa-9 learned that the school system has a record a known record, of passing the trash. for example elementary schoolteacher daniel pica, he was abusing children for 17 years. the school system knew about it. and what did they do? the teacher's punishment was to move him from one elementary school to another. again and again and again. 17 years of passing a known child molester from one school to another. how many kids did he victimize? this has to stop, mr. president. it's long overdue that we do something about this. and there's a way that we can. we can make it

maryland politics. someone from montgomery county versus baltimore, prince georges county whatever. how much of that played to people's consideration? senator cardin: i think marylanders will want to have the very best in the united states senate. i expect -- certainly, geography comes into play as well as other factors. at the end of the day, the person who works the heart is, presents the best platform vision for our state and country will be the nominee. i think it will be competitive by the end of the day, the person who runs the best campaign and presents the best program and has the best qualifications will be our nominee. burgess: governor o'malley give a wonky speech yesterday in d.c. on his tenure driven in the government. i'm wondering, do you think he could offer a credible challenge to hillary clinton? senator cardin: governor o'malley, i think did the job as manager of our stay, as governor. he had a accountability system where he held agencies to have results. he had a strong vision in our state to improve education and he did. he did to improve the environment and he d

light rain showers coming from loudoun county, montgomery up toward baltimore, southern maryland backof fredricksburg, colonial beach. more rain to the the west. i do expect layer this afternoon, this evening to get -- later this afternoon, this evening to get into the rains. the cold air just to our north coming tonight. rain will transition to snow. potentially midnight by the mason-dixon line. might be 5:00, 6:00 in washington. could be after daybreak toward southern maryland, fredricksburg. temperatures upper 40s and even 50s in a few spots this afternoon. back to 42 by midnight. in town we'll be closer to 32. 34 north here by midnight. and we're going to drop 28 to 33 and continue dropping during the day on thursday. 55 in cumberland. petersburg is 61. luray 52. win chester 50. phil in smithsburg says he's 54 and the snow is melting. we're holding on to low to mid- 40s still in many areas. a gray looking day. dense fog over toward areas -- [indiscernible] oklahoma, they have a winter storm raging. st. louis as well. this is what's coming our way. so we're going to be looking at a

counties to the north and west of us the panhandle of west virginia frederick and montgomery county, all of southern marylandter storm warning. it starts this evening and extends all night long into the daytime hours of thursday with the heaviest snow allowed here, expect it during the early and afternoon hours. when all is said and done we are planning on seeing at least four to eight inches of snow around the immediate metro. higher amounts to the north and west of us with lesser amounts the further south you go. keep in mind, if it takes longer for the rain to transition to the sleet and snow, we'll look for lesser amounts of snow. that's always a possibility and some models are indicating that right now. but this is what we're going with right now and we're going to keep it for the time being. timeline looks like this. no problems early evening into the early night hours. the temperatures are well above freezing and the bigger problems earlier tomorrow morning, especially during the rush hour commute if we even have one. i anticipate a lot of closings around here and, of course that snow will really star

county southern montgomery, the district. much of fairfax county alexandria and arlington. farther south along 95 and west out 66 getting the showers. southern maryland parts of charles county st. mary's, calvert getting a little bit of that light rain. these counties north of the metro area is where the dense fog is still lingering. that includes loudoun county montgomery howard frederick, washington panhandle of west virginia in these counties we have patchy fog. visibilities there have been reduced to about a quarter of a mile. i took this picture about 2:00 this morning. there was thick fog there. so when you encounter it slow down and use low beams. a look change from the morning to the afternoon coming up at 6:11. >>> it's now 6:01. canal road in northwest washington is closed and it's not clear when it will open up again. a tree fell across the road there. richard jordan joins us live from where this is going on. richard, what is going on out there right now? >> reporter: looks like this will be an issue all morning long. we do have d.c. police directing traffic, so this as traffic coming from the chain bridge side you can see being directed o

this is not just for montgomery county this is for the state of maryland. to achieve the job growth we want we can't do it without transit. >> has he postponed taking a look at it? >> he's moved it back. he i understand kated the contractors who are looking for the contracts to build it will have to move to have their bids in by late august. he indicated he's going to make a decision now in mid may. hopefully it's a positive decision for us. >> you said there's no plarn b. it's the purple line or really nothing. >> that's right. we have no backup plan that would allow us to achieve the level of connectivity we want unless we build this. we have other projects throughout the state of maryland. for this region and the sort of inner beltway component between bethesda silver spring all the way over to new carrollton there really is no plan b. >> talk about the economic impact. you touched on it a little bit, but what it means for business growth. >> if you look at montgomery county we have four major growth areas. germantown, gaithersburg looking at white flint

trimmed back a little still including montgomery and loudoun county towards frederick county marylandin threat now slushy roads out there. use extra caution. everything's going to be change over to rain gradually. check of the seven-day forecast 30s, near 40 today. up to near 60 degrees tomorrow. sunshine is coming back tomorrow afternoon. partly to mosty cloudy cooler sunday. chilly monday tuesday and warming up springlike by mid next week. >> reporter: i'm megan mcgrath in frederick, maryland keeping an eye on this spring snowstorm. yes, it may be the first day of spring but take a look at this. we have snow here in frederick, maryland. and enough to coat the grass and the trees. enough to close the school system but not enough to cause problems on the roads. take a look at 355 here. yesterday they did an excellent job of pre-treating all of the streets, and eastern with the snow -- even with the snow this morning conditions on the roadways were pretty good. just wet streets. in frederick, i'm megan mcgrath. >>> police and students come together at the university of virginia to disc

maryland. for all flights in and out of montgomery county airpark this departure will be his most meaningful. >> i've had an incredible opportunity through the veterans airlift command to meet some amazing men and women. jay: he is flying jesse murphy and his family from maryland back home to their home in florida, for free. >> i appreciate it. jay: they flew murphy here two weeks ago for his 63rd surgery. he lost both legs above the knee in an explosion in afghanistan in 2-0007. >> i was flown over a hundred feet down the mountain. jay: this stress-free trip means so much. >> to know you are finally going home, to be on a private plane it really -- cannot really explain it. jay: the pilot says it has nothing to do with this flight of honor. it's the least we can do to pay back patriots who sacrifice for the nation has been immeasurable. >> when the war is over, we don't want them to be forgotten. jay: it was sergeant jesse murphy's job in afghanistan to go after bad guys. he plans to do the same thing in america, trying to get his criminal justice degree. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: thank y

maryland. notice how the snow flakes pretty much line up where the shaded counties were. these snowflakes moving in to montgomery howard and northern anne arundel and prince george's county. this is literally the changeover line. coming right into downtown. again, temperatures are close to 40 degree this is downtown washington. 41 at national airport. but 35 in rockville, 34 in gaithersburg. it's not enough to freeze it solid on the roads, but it sure is cold enough to support snow all the way down to the ground. so if you're headed out this morning, rain and snow at the bus stops, all over the region. temperatures at or above freezing. but nonetheless accumulating snow likely. here is future weather 7:00 a.m. snow montgomery, northern prince george's county, howard, even northern fairfax. by 9:00 a.m. snow continuing on inch its way south. but not along after that by 11:00, 12:00 today, the cold air retreating just enough whereby lunchtime today, most of the snow threat will be northern montgomery county northbound just plain old rain in and around town here we are at 3:00 this afternoon, this gradually coming

maryland's fourth district which includes parts of prince george's and anne arundel counties. >> she's ban partner with us. >> reporter: chris van hollen of maryland's eighth district which includes montgomery and parts of frederick and carroll countys announced his candidacy. a source close to anthony brown says the former maryland lieutenant governor is exploring his opportunities and will announce his intentions soon. news4 as also confirmed that former prince george's maryland state's attorney glen ivy has interest in the seat and maryland senator anthony mousse maryland delegate michael vaughn and former council web ingrid turner have confirmed their intentions to run as well. former delegate and edward supporter aisha bravevoice says she's excited about the pofblts. >> in maryland we've never ae electricitied an african-american woman to the u.s. senate and donna was a pioneer being the first african-american woman elected to congress from our state. >> reporter: no one has officially filed to run for edward' seat. it will be fund-raising and campaigning for that seat and van hol listen's seat as well. back to you. >>> former senator edward brooke remembered today as a trail blazing l

. >> a montgomery county man is struck and killed in gaithersburg maryland. police say there is evidence that driver that struck him might have been under the influence of alcohol. he was struck in each goshen drive. police arrested the alleged driver that struck him. 18-year-old helen rowmel was given a breath analysis test and according to police they say charges may be pending. >> two people hurt involving a plow truck and suv on the washington park way. it happened around 2:30 this morning near green belt road be the driver of the suv was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the snowplow driver went to the hospital with what police are calling minor injuries. no word on whether the charges will be filed. >> this week's wintery weather has left drivers dodging potholes. according to triple a, potholes cause five million dollars in damages each year. triple a says make sure the tires are in proper condition with proper air pressure and carry a spare tire. aaa says drivers should slow down an increase the distance ahead and safely steer around pot hol

later today fairfax county schools posted a similar message online. >>> students in maryland may need to make up at least one snow day. students in montgomerynty already maxed out the snow days built into the calendar. news 4 megan mcgrath is live. >> reporter: a lot of those students loving the snow days while they were able to sleep in. they may not be so happy at the end of the year. they may be going to school a little bit longer. certainly it's been a tough winter. lots of school delays and cancellations. and in maryland many jurisdictions have used up all of their a lotted snow days and they are now in the hole. here in montgomery county a spokesperson is telling parents and teachers to plan on the possibility of an extended school year. they may have to add days to the end of the year. now montgomery county prince george's county and charles county they have four snow days built into their calendar. and they have all used five days. so they have a day to make up there. now the state board of education can waive those snow days so they don't have to be made up. whether or not that will happen this year remains to be seen. folks in mon

evening and then the switchover on this model happens a little earlier from montgomery county, frederick county and western maryland. this is 1:00 in the morning and this will be the worst case scenario. look what happens as we move through the early morning hours of sunday. the darker the blue the heavier the snowfall and look at these. montgomery county fairfax county and loudoun, heavy snow. so expect significant delays i should say as we move through late thursday into early friday and those delays may continue through the day on friday as we dig out from the snow. how much snow total at this point? hard to tell. as little as an inch or two or as much as four or five or six inches. heavier amounts to the north. we'll keep you updated on line at wjla.com. here's your hour-by-hour forecast. tonight, good news is the temperatures will rise and better news ahead, let's focus here once we get through thursday we'll see sunshine on friday. near 40 on saturday. but that trend starts sunday monday and tuesday. >> there we go. >> upper 40's. 50 degrees plus daylight savings time. welcome that. early sunday morning. >> h

tomorrow morning including all of montgomery county loudoun county, frederick county, all the area shaded in blue. even though it does not include the district or southern maryland, it will be cold early in the morning heading out the door. if you have school or work or have to walk the dog, not pleasant. very cold air, sigel digits in detroit. the same in chicago. that cold air moves our way for just one day. the satellite radar, the skies clearing out, beautiful sunrise tomorrow morning. the nighttime lows, single digits, lower teens, the wind increasing. the forecast lows tomorrow, 12 degrees at dulles. keep in mind, we hit 12 degrees, that will break the record low at dulles which is currently 15. we may also break the record low at bwi-marshall, which is 13 degrees. they are expecting 11 early in the morning. the high-pressure overhead as it moves our way. the wind will change direction just in time for the weekend. instead of super cold air, we have a warm up on the way. that warm-up extends through next week. imagine that, sounds good. 30 degrees lots of sunshine tomorrow even though the temperatures make it above freezing. we will see a great sun angle t

of the montgomery county police department in bethesda, maryland.all caught on his police dash cam. the fiasco starts when officer carson who was out patrolling gets word an attempted armed robbery has taken place and that three suspects are on the loose in a white suv. >> 15 officers flooded the area trying to find the individual. one officer thought he had seen him in an apartment complex. >> officer carson is right at that apartment complex and spots the van. >> my whole intentions were to make a left-hand turn but when i saw them, i ended upturning right. >> a chase ensues and officer carson radios in a description of the car with the plate numbers and quickly discovers it's a stolen van. >> i knew we were heading for a one-lane bridge. my dash cam can't show it but i can see a vehicle coming across that bridge. i know no other car can get through it. i knew there was nowhere for him to go. >> once on the bridge he tries to maneuver around an oncoming taxi. but instead hits it. now the passenger side is up against the guardrail and it seems like

hometown forecast how about clarksburg maryland in western montgomery county. nice-looking day. this is supposed to be sunshine not rain drops. 58 that's accurate for the high today. cold overnight. lows near the freezing mark. a little cooler tomorrow afternoon than this afternoon as well. have your storm team 4 weather app ready to go for more upcoming weather changes coming our way that are coming later in the week. if uh you are doing traveling toward new york and new england, cold and unsettled weather there. if you are flying down south lots of tlorps along parts of the texas and louisiana gulf coast. we'll be dry for the weekend. that's all welcome news. there are plenty of clouds. here's future weather at 7:00 a.m. more sunshine as the afternoon goes on. plan on a cloudy start by lunchtime though clouds start to thin out. by 3:00 to 5:00 the skies will be mostly sunny. mild with temperatures near 60. a little bit on the chillier side tonight. could you wash the car? yes, you can. it's going to be able to stay clean for the next couple of days. tomorrow a cold start and a

just in from maryland tonight, congressman chris van holland from montgomery county says he will run for senate in 2016. the democrat is seeking the seat of retiring senator barbara mikulski. van holland is the first person to formally enter the race. still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00, what's responsible for sending a geyser shooting 20 feet into the air in the middle of the district? plus why d.c. is spending $350,000 for a film festival trip rather despite a big budget shortfall. and the new efforts to save a 100-year-old women's college in southern virginia that says it has to shut down. >> a surprise admission during opening statements of the boston marathon bombing trial. the attorney for dzhokhar tsarnaev told jurors his client took part in the 2013 bombing that killed three people. the admission is believed to be an attempt to spare tsarnaev the death penalty. his lawyer says tsarnaev was acting under the influence of his older brother. tamerlan tsarnaev died in a shootout with police after the bombing. word tonight of a new controversy surrounding the late marion barry. washi

county third place. and then looking at prince william, they came in at number 11. moving on now to maryland. take a look here. montgomery county ranking the healthiest of 23 counties plus but more city prince george's at 16. look here as we look for d.c. data. 12% reported their health was poor or fair. and 22% of adults said they felt they were obese. this national study was done by the robert wood johnson face for a full list and county breakdown go to nbcwashington.com and search healthiest counties. remember the social media campaign bring our girls back tell you about a terror group's latest action that could have people >>> this morning we are learning more about the 150 victims presumed dead after that germanwings plane crash in the french alps. two americans onboard that plane. the british government also identify two of their own citizens a mother and her 7-month-old son returning from a family funeral in barcelona. the first look at the cockpit voice recorder. it is badly mangled there. but officials believe they'll be able to retrieve usable information from that box. >>> authorities arriving to the crash sit

montgomery county. that's the location in northern maryland. could get two to as much as three inches.ryone under the winter weather advisories. most snow locations two inches or less. mostly sleet or freezing rain as soon as the suchb goes down. still a cold and icing up 28 degrees in the washington area with the light rain coming down. 27 lore done and quantico 28 in fredricksburg. all the surface temperatures still below freezing for now. with time they will get up to the freezing mark about 4:00 this afternoon. as a result frkts that will cut back a little bit on the potential accumulation amounts. as far as snow and ice goes probably a coating to as much of an inch of accumulation o to the south of town whereas one to maybe three inches to the north. through 8:00 tonight, computer models seeing chance for an enhancement of freezing rain in southern maryland and the norther earn parts of the bay. have your storm team 4 reth weather app ready to go. mostly snow in pennsylvania. winter weather advisories and sleet reported as far south as raleigh, north carolina. look at the large ar

slushy 1 to 2 maybe as muches 3 inches of snow towards parts of northern montgomery county, 3 to will4 across northern maryland. it will indeed be a quick in and out snow chance. all in the day tomorrow. it will melt down quickly saturday with highs ss near 60. more chilly weather early next week. >>> breaking news into the live desk. we have a large fire in springfield, virginia. chopper 4 is over the scene right now. several firefighters are there on the ground. this is the 2600 block of rolling road. it is a 2 alarm fire. you can make out some of the white smoke coming from the home right now. that white smoke a good indication firefighters have been able to get the upper hand on this fire. we still have not heard if there was anyone inside the home, if there were any injuries there. you can see there is a large firefighter and police response in the area. again, the 2600 block of rolling road. let's go to melissa mollet thousand. >> at this point we've beenhopper 4 over the two way radio. at this point chopper 4 telling us south hampton drive, which is right here this front of this house at rolling road th

howard county montgomery county fairfax county that's the back edge still snowing and snowing heavily down towards southern portions of maryland also around the northern neck seeing that too. let's zoom into the d.c. metro area and we almost have -- we're almost done with the snow. it's snowing in the district snowing all across the beltway. look back here. reston, you're about done. a few flurries for you. fairfax right on the doorstep about over for you as well. what are we looking for for friday morning? snow ending between 5:00 and 7:00. roads slick overnight for sure. cancellations possible and we already have school closings to talk about as we move through the rest of the night. the windchill was now the factor. we're going to get very cold tonight. windchill advisory in effect. windchills 15 to 5 debelow zero. >>> our team coverage continues in prince george's county. shomari stone is live in clinton with the latest on conditions there. sew marry? >> reporter: we drove here from college park maryland and the conditions are a mess. there are several accidents we came across. i'm on woodward road near branch avenue. take

maryland. here in shady grove montgomery county -- into the mid 30s now.re at least above the freezing mark. even if you spot a flake or two it's coming down from the sky not going stick to the roads. if you see a snow flake let us know on social media at. @chuckbell4 is my twitter handle. plan on mid 30s and clouds and maybe a snow flurry or two. that's about it. plenty of clouds maybe a sprinkle. maybe one or two rays of sunshine. mely highs about 10 degrees colder than average. tom is talking about chances for rain drops and 70s in the seven-day forecast. for now, how are the roads? >>over all a couple of problems now. 16th street at northwest totally shut down at oak street. this is a police investigation. road closed both directions. trying to find out more about this right now. and rock creek parkway southbound we have one lane getting bi. that's reopening this morning. travel times 95 north quantico to the beltway about. i'm back in ten. >>> and i team investigation leads to a congressional hearings. why lawmakers are focussing on railroad crossings

county montgomery, fairfax county. much of northern virginia, shenandoah valley right near freezing as is southern maryland. near the bay, just low to mid-30s. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky, no rain here locally. but there are showers in southwestern virginia, north carolina it will stay well to our south this morning. then this area of rain much farther to the weather that will be tracking toward us by later this evening. so we'll have these mostly clear skies with us. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:1 # 1, your bus stop forecast what to wear now back to you. >>> right now the potomac avenue metro station is back open after a deadly shooting there. metro says the shooting should not have any affect on your commute this morning as trains are no longer single tracking. a metro transit officer shot someone inside before 9:00 p.m. last night. molette green has more on what led up to the shooting. >> reporter: we just saw some of the first passengers arrive just a few moments ago going into the station town the escalator. metro tweeted out that there would be normal service, their on sce

montgomery county three to four inches. the district around too. southern maryland, anywhere from a dusting to an inch.cksburg not reporting anything. just sleet. lore rey, three inches. moving on to temperatures. tom said most below freezing. by 2:00 p.m. everybody below freezing most part mid to upper 20s. not much change around 6:00 p.m. when the snow is winding down. but as the snow ends clouds clear and temperatures plummet. we are talking about record low temperatures tomorrow morning fop add insult to injury tom, a lot of places tomorrow will going to be in the single digits. barbara and eun, back to you. >> thanks amelia. >>> the virginia department of transportation is working around the clock to keep roads in the state clear of snow and ice. >> virginia governor terry mccollough joins us with more on what's being done to keep people safe. >> good to be with you. >> problems throughout the state? >> we're fully deployed. in northern virginia we have 3,500 pieces of equipment out now. we hit the storms early and hard. we have plenty of calcium chloride you've got to treat the roads before the s

but the persistence of snow for many hours across northern maryland means we could still see 3 to 5 inches there northern montgomery county towards the blue ridge. around up to,town one inch to maybe two in the form of slushiness. >>> breaking news this morning, bw parkway, we're talking about northbound here shut down completely at route 50. all northbound traffic right now being pushed on to eastbound route 50. and right now we understand that southbound bw parkway is also shut down temporarily as they turn those northbound drivers around. so going to be a mess this morning. you'll want to take your alternate. nasty crash there this morning. 66 headed in and out of town no problems there. same thing 95 here in virginia. nice and clear there. prince george's county in general looking pretty good. nice and green. lots of movement. no real construction to talk about there this morning. an beltway at st. barnabas road moving along nicely as well. again, more on the bw parkway crash. we've been pushing it out. >>> it's 4:33. and columbia heights business owners are telling their employees to stick together after a series of

in montgomery county more than 2,000 potholes have been repaired. >> maryland state police will be out in full force this st. patrick's day weekend. troopers will begin the crackdown tonight. that means more troopers will be on patrol especially in areas known to have a high number of d.w.i. arrests and it will also include more sobriety checkpoints. the operations will continue through the holidays to tuesday. >> two teenagers in washington state are being hailed as heroes after saving a toddler from a kidnapper. isaac yao and andrew crane were honored today. the high schoolers are credited with saving 2-year-old owen rice's life after they chased a 15-year-old boy suspected of kidnapping the young toddler on sunday. >> i was in the right place at the right time. i ran after the guy. >> i don't consider myself a hero. i consider myself doing the right thing when it needed to be done. >> that's exactly what a hero is. the toddler is safe back at home with his family. county prosecutors are still working to determine what charge the suspect will face in this situation. >> all right. let

that southern montgomery county through the district in arlington down into southern maryland.s the best chance for ice accumulation during the daylight hours today. hour by hour this afternoon, temperatures should inch their way, and i mean inch above the freezing mark after ability 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon. that will really help. temperatures are going to stay at or just barely above or below the freezing mark depending on where you live. have our storm team 4 weather app ready to go to check out the current conditions and current radar in your neighborhood. my plea continues to go out this morning for anyone if you see any kind of precipitation, sleet or freezing rain or snow this morning, send it to me on twitter @chuckbell4. it looks like a lot of snow on the radar right now. but no one is reporting anything hitting the ground yet. it may be evaporateing on the way down. there is a push of dry air in there at the surface. i tell people the big blizzards are much easier to forecast because you can see them coming for days away and you don't fight this might be something,

. >> those products at one time or another were sold in maryland but never in montgomery county. >> reporter: the council indicated lit probably allow dlc to continue its alcohol enforcement and the distribution of hard liquor. but became very concerned when the county's inspector general showed how sticky notes were used to track missing inventory with as many as 154 cases a day going missing without anyone investigating why. >> if it's not 150 cases of profit that's missing, somebody needs to go out in the warehouse floor and actually verify and confirm that that 950 cases is actually there and track and do an investigation and find out why the cases were missing in the first place. >> reporter: in november the news4 i team showed you how we had to input data from more than 30,000 handwritten pages to cree yit a database that exposed problems with missing and possibly stolen cases of beer. >> managing a warehouse and inventory is like business ew things that are simpler than counting what's on the shelf. >> reporter: in response dlc revealed it has brought in three new experts to overhaul