and on the nbc washington app. right now, prince william and loudoun county schools are both opening two hours late. loudoun administrative offices are opening on time. fauquier, page and clark counties in virginia are opening two hours late as well. and if you live in rap honak, and shenandoah counties, schools are on two hour delay. so are schools in frederick county virginia and winchester city now. in west virginia, party, grant and mineral counties all opening two hours late. that's a lot of information. you can go to our nbc washington app and find all of that and we'll have the latest for you on this broadcast as well throughout the day. >>> now let's get to derrick ward live in silver spring with how this bitter cold could affect school buses. good morning. i'm feeling for you this morning. >> good morning again. the thing is, the human factor, they don't want the kids out at bus stops early in the morning with the temperatures like they are and the windchill factors. there is also the machine factor. we're

we'll be streaming it online and on the nbc washington app. so you have a few options to watch. >>> nfl owners meeting today. the vote that could have a team on the move and we'll be watching storm team 4 radar throughout the hour. >>> i'm eun yang, here are the things you're talking about today online starting with this news. rupert murdoch is engaged. he is set to marry jeri hall. murdoch has been dating hall for four months. she will be his fourth wife. >>> a lot of you are clicking on this video out of portland, oregon. do you see what this person is doing. this is on our website. check it out. a man steals a snake by stuffing it down his pants. i can't even. what he did with it after that, who knows. the snake was being sold for $200. >>> here's something to make you think about colder winter. look at this octopus sculpture made out of snow. it's 18 feet tall and the creators are using it to raise money for charity. that looks like it took a lot of work. 500 hours to complete to be >>> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing a few scatte

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download our nbc washington app. we'll be uptaiting the forecast there and you will get the latest weather alerts and forecast for your neighborhood. we are going to be tracking snow moving in during the afternoon. as early as 1:00 to 4:00. by that time, you should be at home prepared for the storm. by 10:00 p.m., a dusting to 5 inches already possible in parts of the d.c. metro area, back into fauquier county. 5-10 inches around charlottesville. up to saturday morning, up to a foot potentially in spots in the metro area. by noon, impressive snowfall totals, 15-20 inches on the ground at that point in total. 18-28 inches for most of us. we will dry out on sunday. a high temperature of 36. also, notice, still tracking breezy companies. we'll continue to deal with blowing and drifting snow. i think this storm system will continue to have a major impact, at least monday and tuesday and with more on the impacts, we send it out to lauren live on the weather deck. >> reporter: yesterday, we had a lot, a major impact with a

it's a story you learned first about a push alert on the nbc washington app.station managers and others were involved in an ee lab yacht scheme to sell fraught lent smart trip cards for big bucks. it was flat out theft. several station managers and two custodians had been collecting paper cards from riders. after they collected a sizeable stack of paper fare cards which still contained value the employees would transfer the balance of those cards to plastic smart trip cards and sell them at a discounted price. metro chief spokesperson dan stessel. >> the seven station managers and two custodians will all face charges. >> the way it's designed if a rider gets off and doesn't have enough they're directed to a fare machine to pay the right fare but they were turning a blind eye. >> the station manager would say give the fare card to me and then let the customer out ever processing the fare card. the customer is thinking the station manager is being really helpful. it's a great service. at least the seven station managers were retaining the cards and then going to

you could see them for yourself by going to the nbc washington app. erika, back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you sore much. >>> a live look at the panda cam to show you from the national zoo. looks like beibei has had a day. he is a bit tuckered out because he had a lot of visitors today. maybe you were one of them. lots of people, of course, you quo know, a lot of folks got up early and made the trek to the zoo hoping to get a glimpse of beibei. but the cub didn't really want to see a lot of folks. didn't really want to fuss about him. >> reporter: the crowd was into it big time. >> we're just excited to see. >> reporter: wbeibei, not so much. the city's most revered 5-month-old. >> we think it's somewhere in 80% to 90% of the day he's asleep. >> reporter: even a sleeping panda can draw a crowd. even pulling out of towners away from family obligations. >> i came here to see my brother, but he's not as cute as the panda. >> reporter: he has gone from a few ounces to 25 pounds. one place he hasn't gone yet is outside where the bigger pandas are. >>

we'll post a link to the website on our nbc washington app. >>> neighbors in northwest washington can have their voices heard on a new redevelopment plan. community members are meeting tonight about the future of the park morton house community. it calls for redeveloping the state on morton street into a mixed income and mixed use development. >>> start getting your documents together for 2016 tax filing season begins today. can you believe it? it is that time of the year. today is the first day it start filing your 2016 income tax returns. the irs expects to process 150 million individual tax returns this season. now, a big change to know about this year is the filing deadline. april 15th out of your head. we think about that date. the new date is april 18th. april 18th. that extra three days are thanks to the district celebrating emancipation day on the 15th. as you prepare to think about what you're going to do and how to file your return, the irs recommends e-filing. e-filing is the fastest and most secure way to receive your return. 70% of taxpayer are eligible for free file and

. >>> now is the time to download our nbc washington app. we'll send you breaking alerts if problems come up. if you already have our app, click to it so you can get what you need fast. lauryn ricketts from the "storm team 4" weather center next. >>> live pictures for you here. this is in virginia. this is a look at interstate 81 coming up the mountain heading toward the charlottesville area. this crew is working toward d.c. already a significant amount of snow on interstate 81. >> we've got snow crawling through central virginia. you can see it moving on up. a lot of it evaporating before it hits the ground. if it's not, please tell me on my facebook page. we're all in this together figuring it out. we do know it's advancing to the north and east at a pretty quick pace. we're seeing it up i-95 of it actually hitting the ground. it will be slow to accumulate at first but then once it gets going, give it a few hours and it will start to accumulate. here it is now in the d.c. area by noon and baltimore by about 2:00 and it will continue to int

you can watch it here on nbc 4 or the nbc washington app. this final address will have a different tone. instead of making requests from congress, the president is expected to lay out an optimistic view of the country's future. >> it's really going to start impacting a lot of us before it even gets under way. police are going to start closing down streets in the district starting at 7:00 tonight. here's a look at some of the roads you'll have to detour around from "d" street to delaware avenue, pennsylvania to 2nd street, all the areas in red will be closed. in case you weren't able to catch that right now, we did put this map up on our nbc washington app. >>> democrats and republicans are being upfront about what they hope to hear from the president. >> the democrats, republicans, congress and the president need to work together to make sure that our homeland is safe, to continue to improve our economy, to deal with the gun safety issues. >> there's one thing that we hope to hear from the president, and that is a comprehensive plan to defea

we put together an entire cold weather section inside our nbc washington app. tips for your home, your cars and your pets and, of course, hot line numbers because this is hypothermia weather. check it out. inside our nbc washington app. in lake ridge, virginia, molette green, news 4. >>> just into the live desk, this ruling federal court in massachusetts, look at it, camille cosby will not have to give a deposition tomorrow. last week the judge ruled the wife would have to. cosby's lawyers appealed the ruling and asked the deposition be stayed until the outcome of the appeal. a judge granted that stay today. when and if she is required to testify, camille cosby would be forced to disclose about what she knows of allegations bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women. back to you. >> thanks, scott. >>> first at 4:00, there's a plan to demolish thousands of vacant buildings in baltimore. it's going to start with the neighborhood where freddie gray was arrested. that neighborhood was the scene of rioting and looting after gray died in custody. govern

we have a list of all of the numberious need on our nbc washington app as well as our website. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> school districts in northern virginia are making changes already ahead of the storm. loudoun county has moved weekend sporting events to tonight and tomorrow and they may have to reschedule testing set for saturday. prince william county will send changes to school trips and activities. fairfax has a school cancellation approximately see video to address concerns of parents and they're worried as officials look beyond this weekend. bureau reporter david culver has that story coming up in the next half hour. >>> you can stay ahead of the storm if you download the nbc washington app. you can get breaking news alerts and track when the storm is approaching your neighborhood with our interactive radar. >>> some breaking news we're covering now. the principal of wilson high school in d.c. has just sent a letter to parents asking students for information about a stabbing that happened not long after school let out today. a wilson student was

we'll have all those dates and information on our nbc washington app. >>> thank you.ht now we can't complain too much. i know it's cold, but look at these cold temperatures. in minneapolis it's 1 degree. the cold snap in minneapolis has created a viral trend. one man ran his pantses through the wash and froze them on his lone. he posted the picture to facebook, soon others started to freeze their clothing as well. frozen jeans and sweat pants started to pop up everywhere. i always like doing the old frozen t-shirt and banging it on the camera when i'm doing a live shot during the weather. it's brutally cold outside. you have to be careful. >> let's see just how cold it is, lauryn? >> we've got our rain/snow line for friday and into saturday. looks like there's a chance that we could see snow here. we've been talking about it quite a bit. and the snow does look to line up mainly to the north and west. now, this is if everything stays the way it is right now. we're really watching this rain/snow line and seeing where it exactly will line up. if this storm shifts, as we

to find out more, search alexandria ship on our nbc washington app. >>> any d.c. restaurant that gives you a styrofoam container for your food is now breaking the law. a ban on those containers took effect new year's day. the aim is to help keep foam containers from polluting, especially the an costa river and to keep toxic chemicals from getting into our food supply. the department of energy and environment will begin conducting undercover spot checks soon to make sure businesses are complying. warnings will be issued first and then $100 fines. >>> a local father is hoping a tribute that he built to honor his stepdaughter's memory will last through the winter. it's a hockey rink that he's opened up to other community members in montgomery county. but as derrick ward reports, the county is concerned about the rink and it's location. >> reporter: the ice is synthetic, the fun is real. for mark cohen of poolsville, this is a natural way to indulge his lifelong love of the sport. he even coaches it. >> i thought if i ever get a chance and could have my own place, my

we put together an entire cold weather section inside our nbc washington app, tips for your home, your car, your pets and hotline numbers because this is hypothermia weather here. check it out inside our nbc washington app. back to you. >> i was out there with mollet at dawn this morning when windchills were down to zero. we'll have the bright sun the rest of the day today. maybe reaching near the freezing mark early afternoon, then dropping down to the mid 20s by midnight. upper teens by dawn on wednesday. sunshine again tomorrow and a bit milder, ought to make it up to 40 degrees, low 40s on thursday. near 50 on friday with showers moving through. looks like mainly friday afternoon and friday evening they should end early saturday morning. a little sun saturday afternoon with highs in the mid 50s. great weekend to get to the health and fitness expo. we'll have the storm team 4 question and answer sessions at 12:30 saturday and sunday. sunday afternoon we'll be clearing out after some morning showers. highs in the 50s again on sunday. >> now to a developing sotory ot of oregon where t

open the nbc washington app and open the nbc washington app and hit watch live tv now. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> new today, nissan is recalling thousands of cars for the third time because of that hood can fly open when the car is moving. it affects altima models from 2013 to 2015. that affects close to 850,000 vehicles. nissan wrote that paint can flake off over time leading to rusting of the exposed metal causing the hood latch to stay open. owners should receive notification in february to get the problem fixed. >>> this morning, a rally in support of steven avery and brendan daffy is taking place in wisconsin. they want new trials for them whose stories were featured in the dock u series making a murderer. "dateline" takes another look at this case. >> making a murderer has thrust the steven

. >> you can go to the rapid pass website or go to the nbc washington app where we have a link. along i-66 in northern virginia, news4. >> i like it. anything to speed things up. >>> a warning from police in arlington county. they're investigating a string of home burglaries linked to housekeeping services booked online. in each of the cases, a homeowner handed over a key to a person they trusted to clean their home. but when they returned they found items missing. police say all of the victims contracted the suspects thieves from the same third. party website designed for connecting you with house kooepers. police aren't naming the website just yet. janine garcia owns maximaids and has advice for those looking for a housekeeper. >> found out who a company, how long have they been in business, are they really screening their employees. do they really train them. police say also be vigilant and hide your valuables. and if you can, try to be home during the service. >>> well there's something missing from some d.c. buses. someone has been stealing the benches. mark sea graves foun

to learn how meteorologists make that call, open the nbc washington app and search weather alert. >>> we're keeping an eye on some breaking news in iraq. the u.s. embassy confirming that several americans are missing right now. there are reports that militants kidnapped them. the embassy says it is working with iraqi authorities to locate the americans. there has been a deterioration of security in baghdad in recent weeks after months of relative calm. >>> we are tracking developments in the prisoner swap deal with iran. jason rezaian and two other american prisoners landed safely in switzerland. four american prisoners were pardoned in the prisoner swap. ali arouzi has more on the relationship between the u.s. and iran. >> reporter: at least two of the dual national prisoners released by iran have left the country. this is the culmination of a long diplomatic process between america and iran. a diplomatic process that started with the nuclear deal been. >> translator: in the nuclear deal no party has beaten another party. the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear d

open the nbc washington app to read more about their work.earch the key word solutions. >>> it's like something out of a movie and the star of the show is a real actor. how a hollywood a-lister wasted no time springing into action to save a man's life and why every single second counted. >> it's a storm team 4 weather alert day and we all know about the big storm coming in the end of the week and before that, remember what doug said that quick coating of snow >>> this is a storm team 4 weather alert. >>> a winter weather advisory kicks in for d.c. a little over an hour from now and some of us could see an inch of snow before it's over. >> of course, this comes 48 hours before the big snowfall. we have team coverage right now from storm team 4. >> we'll get outside to amelia segal, but first let's go to the storm center and meteorologist veronica johnson. what about that coating tonight? >> that's what we don't want to forget and we want to overemphasize where roads could get slick and it doesn't take much when temperatures are this low. you s

know to go ahead and download the nbc washington app on your phone. you're going need it especially if we have power outages, more likely where you see in the original because gusting up to 50, 55 miles an hour, and the closer you are to the shore, that's where we're going have more heavy wet snow. i know amelia is out there driving around in the 4 x 4. amelia, how's it looking out there just now? >> reporter: well, lauryn, we're about 20 miles north of fredericksburg on i-95. as we left town driving through arlington, we saw a lot of salt trucks out spreading it on the road. a lot of salt on the road, a lot of treatment here. as we made our way toward fredericksburg, traffic fairly light in nature. we've had to tap the brakes a little bit but certainly not as heavy as normal, not as many people on the road but as we continue southbound, you see a lot of salt trucks treating the roads. you can see by 7:00 p.m.

you can go to the nbc washington app. we'll add all of the information you need to know about that competition. >>> you'll be hearing a lot about our nbc 4 health and fitness expo this week. this is our 23rd year of holding the event. there will be all kinds of free health screenings, wellness information, new activities as well. wegman's is sponsering a healthy kids pavilion with healthy snacking tips and some fun games. and barnes & noble is helping us start a new tradition, healthy books festival. to find out about the events, check the nbc washington app, a terrific event for the entire family. hope to see you there. >> we'll be there. >> yes. you and i both. that's right. you can meet us. come say hi. >> whatever it's worth. >>> we want to tell you about the hunt on in china for the person behind a bus fire that killed more than a dozen people. what we're learning about the moments leading up to this arson and the search for the suspects. >>> the story that has a lot of you hooked. hundreds of thousands of people are

download the nbc washington app for all of those. now, tomorrow at the bus stop, it will feel like 5 below to zero, the actual temperature of 15. that's at 7:00 to 8:00. tomorrow afternoon, still breezy. temperatures around 25 with windchills around 15 degrees. so it doesn't get a whole lot warmer tomorrow at all. tomorrow just a frigid day. then we turn our attention to the next weather alert day. and that's coming up on friday into saturday for a possible big snowstorm. the storm looks like it has the potential to bring us not just a lot of snow, but maybe even historic amounts of snow. so we'll talk much more about this, coming up in a couple of minutes. i'm back at about 11:15. >> doug just showed us why it is a tough, tough night working outside. crews trying to fix a water main break in northwest d.c. some customers lost water pressure around 39th place and calvert street. it hasn't impacted traffic. d.c. water expects to finish that work tonight. >>> over in prince george's county, investigators are looking into whether a spac

to stay ahead of the storm, ween vit you to download the nbc washington app and track when the storm is approaching your neighborhood when the interactive radar and get breaking news alerts. you will need those. >> right now, snow is falling in the midwest and it could bring us action today. >> yes. this is only a preview of the blizzard we're all waiting for. weather channel's maria la rosa is in atlanta to show us when's coming. >> we had a little blast of snow here in music city. you have beautiful iconic broadway and that hour or two of snow for a little bit of a coating and the problem was, of course, started this morning as sleet and freezing rain and you have an icy coating and enough to wreak havoc on the commute. all saw people sliding off the roadways. good news is with that winter storm warning still in effect through 6:00 p.m., the precipitation, the snow, the freezing rain has let up here so an evening drive in much better shape. the storm becoming the blizzard triggered your blizzard watches will be bringing rain, potentially heavy rain by this time tomorrow and into to

you can check the nbc washington app anytime for a look at street closures. you'll want to avoid tonight. >>> a former d.c. mayor, a new poll says he would win. public policy polling showed vincent gray with a 48 to 32% lead over yvette alexander. it showed him with a 32 to 20% lead over vincent orange for an at large seat. the washington post says the poll was responser ersponsored supporters. >>> fire fax county board of supervisors will mark january as human trafficking awareness month. the chief of police says bill wolf was reassigned because of a loss of grant funding. fairfax county leaders are having a ceremony this morning and will talk more about efforts to end human trafficking. >>> more concerns for women who are worried about breast cancer. why experts now say that first mammogram can wait. >>> watching a line of snow flurries as a blast of wintry weather blows into our area. chuck bell has your what to wear forecast at 6:11. >>> plus, developing story now, this out of cleveland, ohio, where firefighters are at a home leveled by an explosion. i'm

nbc washington facebook page. for a complete list search the nbc washington app. >> it's an email that looks like it could help you and your family, but police say that's not the case. we'll tell you where an email scam could actually make things worse. >>> plus storm team 4 is already tracking your weekend and the changes we're in for over >>> now at 4:30, a woman is dead after this violent crash in largo that involved at least seven vehicles. one of the drivers involved, juan sanchez, is in custody for failing to show up in court for a previous dui case. >>> news 4 has learned that old, corroded parts contributed to a silo collapse last summer that killed a man in loudoun county. we first broke the story on the nbc washington app this morning and the company admits it didn't know about the issue. >>> plus battling it out in prime time. the leading republican presidential candidates are getting ready to debate again tomorrow night and we go live to south carolina for a preview. >>> 100 residents displaced after a massive fire in adelphi last night. >> they came back to the charred building, but they're not being

. >> you can open the nbc washington app to see a slide show of his cutest moments and news 4's megan mcgrath has a preview from the national zoo. >> the national zoo will be overrun by panda lovers this weekend as bei bei, the zoo's first panda cub makes his official public debut. this was a month ago during his media debut and on saturday bei bei will be available to the public for the very first time. he's almost 25 pounds. his name means precious treasure and he is definitely precious. we are expecting big crowds here at the zoo for this event. the panda house opens at 9:00 a.m. and folks will want to use the asia trail entrance. that's the one closest to the panda house. keep in mind after bei bei's public debut, the pandas are given access daily around 7:30 every day to the public areas outside the panda house and that's also a great place to see them in action. a big crowd is expected, as i said. when bei bei's sister made her debut over 5,000 people showed up. expect long lines and also bring your patience and be aware of pedestrians that will be crossing connecticut avenue. y

if that happens, i'll let you know immediately on air and also pushing it out on our nbc washington app temperatures way below freezing northern maryland. above freezing from washington southbound into southern maryland, so the melting will continue. the next big thing we're watching for comes this evening. light rain moving in this evening overnight tonight into early tomorrow. 2 that might end with a blazing of freezing rain. so we'll keep a close track on that. so the four things you need to know, slippery and slushy for everybody this morning. late day rain showers coming in. more cold air coming this in, but no big storm. that's what you need to know about the weather. what do you need to do is coming up from tom kierein on the front line. >> and dress warmly. out here on the weather deck under a moonlit sky, the breezes are up a little bit, but you to me your puffy coat as temperatures are down near freezing. four things to today, still need to make sure that you clean off your entire car especially the roof. take breaks while you're shoveling today. clear snow from around your hy

you can find it on the nbc washington app by clicking investigations. >>> first case of the zika virus been detected in the u.s. a baby born in oahu, hawaii, with brain damage was confirmed to have the zika virus and that confirmation from the centers for disease control. it is believed that the child's mother was infected while living in brazil last year. that virus is transmitted by mosquitos and has been linked to brain damage in newborns. last friday the cdc issued a travel warning for 14 countries in latin america and the caribbean where the zika virus is most prevalent. there's no vaccine right now for that virus. >> a new call to stop the violence. how locals and community leaders are using this holiday to try and inspire change amid a recent spike in crime. >>> pedestrian safety top of mind as a potential snowstorm draws closer. i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you what police tell you y >>> look at that weather now we have team coverage, doug and veronica tonight. some really, really cold air out there. >> just look at veronica's hat. we are monitoring a potential for a big snowstorm

have your nbc washington app ready to go. we'll have all the latest weather information on there, closings and everything. slippery and tricky and slow travel today. and more cold coming for the second half of the week. so a lot of refreeze issues will continue. right now temperature 32 gaithersburg, but 23 in frederick. 25 in hagerstown. 37 in washington. this just expanded to include the freezing rain advisory northern half of montgomery, howard, carroll, frederick, baltimore counties. this little ripple of freezing rain threat thousanow across no maryland. so folks along interstate 70, 68, northern end of 270, use extreme caution. there is deep snow pack still on all the roads up there, as well. our little chance for rain here in the metro this afternoon a is still back here across western west virginia. it rolls thin here this afterno into this evening. so planning your day out, we're dry but slippery this morning. lots of melting. temperatures well above freezing. into the 40s. but light rain rolling in after about 4:00,

updates on the nbc washington app as we learn more. back to you. >>> well, it may be chilly here in washington, but things are heating up in iowa. the latest on a standoff brewing over the final debate before voters cast the first ballot. >>> and what one woman had to do when it came time to deliver her baby during the blizzard. she couldn't get to the hospital. >>> right now a storm team4 weather alert day. you know these slightly warmer last couple of days that have helped all the melting take place, well, the big melting is about to rephrase. >> that's right. those soaking wet streets and sidewalks are about to turn into a sheet of ice. that's going to cause a lot of problems tomorrow. >> veronica is in the storm center. tell us more about the time line and the temperatures. >> so the sun sets at 5:23. by the time we get to 7:00, just a bit past sunset is when the ice will start setting up. by 9:00, 10:00 there will be big patches of ice forming, the slush as well. as we see our temperatures continue to tumble down into the teens in

. >>> if you don't have it already now is the perfect time to download the nbc washington app so you can be ready for whatever system comes our way and make weather your home screen and get alerts. >>> a family in prince george's county will have to weather this storm in another place because a tree came into their house. bureau chief tracee wilkins is live with why the timing of this accident may have saved lives. >> reporter: absolutely. because it just so happens that the family was sleeping when this tree came into their home and made all of the difference because it actually fell in an area that they most likely would have been in. i'm going to show you what it feels like behind me. when i walked in earlier today, what i saw absolutely took my breath away, but again, this family is grateful that everyone made it out okay. >> it sounded like thunder. >> all you heard was a big thus. >> a tree was dropping through my house. >> he had to go out the back door, come around through the front and awaken me. because when you hear you don't pay attention because trees fall around here al

their full statement now posted right now at our nbc washington app. we did speak with daniel potter's father. he said he's reviewed the report and he said he's not ready to talk publicly about the investigation or about his son's death. jim? >> thank you, scott. no word tonight on whether the day care at fort meyer will reopen tomorrow following what's being called a carbon monoxide incident and an announcement should be made in about the next hour. the child development center was evacuated today after someone there reported a suspicious odor. several people were evaluated and none taken to hospitals. children were relocated to another part of the base until their parents could pick them up. the source of the odor is still under investigation. >> just a day after news 4 broke the store after metro station managers accused of stealing from the transit agency. the head of metro says he's embarrassed. the station managers were selling fraudulent smartrip cards. adam tuss was at a metro board meeting today and has new information from metro's gallery pla

we'll have continuing updates through this broadcast and on the nbc washington app. for people who were able to get out this morning, many ran into cruise still working to clear the roads out there. this is i-270 southbound after 6:30 this morning. heavy equipment was brought in to move the snow off the exit ramp. you can see drivers taking it much slower. "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kear ra kierein is working for many of us. >> we've got melting under way. reagan national is now at 41. clinton, 45. much of montgomery and fairfax, low 40s. upper 40s around the bay. annapolis, 40 degrees. look at front royal, 50 degrees. luray at 48. winchester at 45. really helping with the melting of snow. stanton as well, 50. even in the 40s out in the mountains as well with this milder southwesterly flow around. we'll have the melting continuing. raindrops later on tonight. a few snowdrops a little around tomorrow morning and otherwise a few. then some freezing nights coming up in the next few nights as we get toward the end of the week. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live de

for more information on school closings, open the nbc washington app and search storm team 4. >>> a developing story in denver now. one person dead and several others injured after a shooting and stabbing at a motorcycle expo. police now say it appeared to be a fight between two bike gangs. local hospital says they are treating nine people who were injured. right now, police say they are still looking for suspects and tell us that the motorcycle expo is still ongoing, but with heavy security. the hospital where most patients were taken is on lockdown as a precaution. >>> to iowa now and last minute push to get out the vote. candidates out in force this weekend hoping toncourage people to caucus for the first time. we have more from des moines. ♪ >> reporter: ted cruz in ames, iowa at a rally with time running out. >> we have 53 hours until the caucus. >> call friends, get them to caucus. >> this is the men and women of iowa, the time to decide. >> marco rubio in sioux city closing in. >> this is the last minute of the campaign, where desperation kicks in. >> reporter: the front runner flying b

and you can see some of the innovations on our nbc washington app.en it up and search "ces." >>> well, it's been an oldtown alexandria fixture for years and since news of the closing hit social media, customers have poured into the why not children's store to make one last purchase. news 4's david culver spoke with the owner today. she explained why it was just time to close. >> a dinosaur. >> reporter: the why not store is all about kids, always has been, even if those kids are now grown up. >> i can't think of any place more special for things like this. >> reporter: known for its colorful toys and unique children's keepsakes -- >> been here a long time and been great. it's kind of my go-to spot for my kids. >> the store has been here since i was a little girl. >> reporter: we've seen a lot of customers sad, but after 53 years it's closing. >> yeah, that's a long time, actually, in oldtown, so it has been here quite a while. which is nice. we just like to see it stay longer. >> reporter: sure it's not easy for customers but for the woman who's run

you just got a push alert on the nbc washington app. just in case you haven't seen them, here they are. the five winning numbers are 8, 27, 34, 4, 19. the powerball number is 10. again, 8, 27, 34, 4, 19, and the powerball is 10. a lot of folks in our area have been snatching up tickets in bun bunches. virginia lottery officials expected to sell 13 million tickets today. the director of the maryland lottery has been openly enticing out-of-state others to come buy tickets in his state. for good reason. say someone buys the winning ticket in maryland and takes the lump sum. the state of maryland would collect $81 million in taxes. that jackpot, more than 1$1.5 billion is so huge, canadians have been crossing the border to get in on the action. there are about 292 million possible combinations. officials say, you know, 86% of those had been sold. now, weknow the winning numbers. on the chance that no one matches all six again, saturday's drawing is likely to top $2 billion. jim. >> you're still here. i am still here. chris, thanks so much.

you can download the nbc washington app to track the showers moving out of the area. of course tom will be in with updates tomorrow morning. if you're heading to the redskins game, 4:40 kickoff, tailgating not looking too bad, but it be windy. 61 degrees at 2:00 p.m. 4:00, starting to turn cooler with sunshine out there. 57 degrees and by 8:00, as the game is wrapping up, temperature of 43 degrees but feeling more like 35. so definitely bring the warm coat to the game. you will need it for the end of the game. on monday, a high temperature of 4 1. as you're heading back to work and the kids are at the bus stop morning, feel like 17 degrees in washington. make sure they're bundled. on tuesday, clouds increase throughout the day. a high of 44. it's breezy during the afternoon hours. tuesday night, tracking some light rain and snow showers possibly. little or no snow accumulation. the system looks to have a very minor impact on the area. wednesday, thursday, just down right cold. low to mid-30s for highs. friday and saturday we do start to warm back up. highs in the low

you can find it on the nbc washington app. the school districts are making sure everyone on their free and reduced meal program will have a healthy meal today. >>> highs tomorrow once again around 40. with blustery conditions, it will feel cooler. especially during the midday and afternoon and evening hours. here is the feels-like temperature. only feeling about 29 degrees in washington. as we head into the afternoon hours, it doesn't get berth. 2:00 feeling only about 24 in gaithersburg. look how cold it will feel during the evening hours. feeling about 27 in culpeper. by 10:00 p.m., just about everybody feeling temperatures are in the teens. if you have dinner plans tomorrow, plan for bustery conditions. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we'll be dealing with another refreeze. in about 10 minutes, a look at the next seven days and talking about when we'll see the majority of this snow melting across the area. we'll continue to track refreeze conditions on into the weekend. melting during the day. freezing at night. a lot of t

check the nbc washington app to make sure. in just a few hours many of your counties and cities will be under snow emergency declarations. the idea here is to keep those snow routes clear for all the plows that will be out there. d.c.'s snow emergency starting at 9:30 this morning. the emergency operations center is open right now. in maryland, that mrj will go into effect across the state at noon today. several cities are closed including manassas and falls church. >> preparation is everything when it comes to dealing with this kind of weather. crews have been out pretreating roads in virginia. megan mcgrath is live where some businesses are staying open right now. megan, what else is going on? >> yeah. we've got some businesses that are open for the moment anyway, which they plan to close later on as the snow gets heavy. we've got a lot of folks headed into work including jonathan route. you're headed in. are you going to work a full day? >> i am. i'll work a full day and wait until the wife calls. once the wife call s and s

look for alerts on our nbc washington app. you may also get alerts about developments in charlottesville. jesse matthew jr. will be in court over hannah graham's death. today they're arguing to keep several search warrants out of the trial. >>> 6:03. when you get to your metro stop today, you may notice a letter from the general manager on safety. it comes nearly a year after the smokes incident. in a letter g.m. paul wiedefeld points to better coordination, better radio system, and better ventilation in the tunnels. open the nbc washington app to read the entire letter. >> the time right now, 6:04. mexico's government is working to extradite drug lord joaquin el cha powe jr. to the u.s. he's already escaped from mexico's prison twice. mexico's government wants to question actor sean penn who secretly interviewed guzman for "rolling stone" magazine. the extradition process could take months because of the appeals. >>> montgomery county public schools could have a new superintendent as early as march. joshua starr stepped down

we're putting all the closures on the nbc washington app. i tweeted them myself. they're also scrolling on the scene as well. >>> d.c. public schools went on a two-hour delay, so add that to your list. d.c. public schools now on a two-hour delay. >>> "storm team 4" meteorologist telling us we're going get at least 2 feet of snow. so far we know the city has 20 new plows in its fleet this year. the mayor has already asked the national guard for some vehicles and she's ready to ask for more help if it's needed. a reminder, if a snow emergency is declared in the district do, not park on the snow emergency routes. 'll probably get a big fine and get towed too. >>> governor larry hogan says they're ready for the big blizzard. state agencies are coordinating all available resources to clear the roads and manage potential incidents. >> salt on hand because we've had a very mild winter so far. all the gase are champing at the bit to plow some snow because they haven't been overworked and they're ready for the big one. >> the maryland emergency agency is ready with local r

routes are open and you can find all of the routes and more details on metro service on our nbc washington app, just search metro. >> it's going to take a while. bottom line, be patient. >> in just moments ago, mayor muriel bowser the d.c. government will be closed tomorrow. >> tom sherwood was at that news conference and he's live in northwest d.c. with the progress report on the big bigout from this storm. >> the city has made a lot of progress, but there's still a great deal of work to do and right behind me here on 14th street right near 14th and u, this big pile of snow right here blocking two lanes of traffic. the mayor says closing the general government will help. >> we are going to close d.c. government tomorrow and we want to have tomorrow to continue to keep cars off the road so that we can clear those major arterials and also clear the places where many people who come to our downtown would normally park. >> now it's a big job out there to clean both the streets and the sidewalks. >> how are you? >> throughout the day, mayor muriel bowser was hitting all city wards including citize

you can find them on the bottom of your screen and the nbc washington app. >> we were saying this and chuck was saying it. there's likely no school. but until you hear from the school system, don't bank on it quite yet. >> on tuesday. >> on tuesday too? just in case? >> if metro is running on tuesday, d.c. kids will probably have to go back to school. >> you think in. >> if you live in purcellville, probably not going to happen. tom kierein is on the weather deck. >> isolation zebra. >> i like it. >> the bright sun bouncing off the snow can cause snow blindness. if you're out here without sunglasses for any more than a few minutes, you definitely need them. four things to consider for today. if you're going to be getting outside and getting some shoveling in. make sure first of all you clear the entire car of snow, especially the roof. get the snow off the roof of the car. take frequent breaks while you're shoveling. don't overdo it. don't try to do it all at once. clear snow from your local hydrant and wear sunglasses. will be very important. what to expect on the roads. well, there

we continue to bring you updates regarding this situation behind us and post it on our nbc washington app. live in chevy chase, maryland, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> an unfortunate time for a power outage at a bar on capitol hill. take a look at this picture tweeted out by d.c. council member charles allen tonight. he was watching the state of the union when the tv and the room went black. pepco tells us crews are in the area trying to locate the problem. right now, about 2,000 people don't have power in d.c. >> new at 11:00, there was concern tonight in fairfax county over huge turnout in the republican primary election in part because of huge crowds supporting donald trump. it prompted the fairfax county board of supervisors to ask schools to give teachers and students off on super tuesday. jackie is at the government center with more on this. >> reporter: this matter is getting a lot of attention because of a candidate whose name never even came up. the name trump was not even raised. this is not about any individ l individuals who happen to be running. >> reporter: earlier today, the

lots of people are on our nbc washington app reading about the small earthquake near the virginia-west virginia maryland border. it centered in the loudoun valley area south of harper's fairy. a 3.0 magnitude quake hit just after 2:00 p.m. good news here, there are no reports of damage. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm tracking in the storm center this evening. first of all, the coldest air this evening impacting monday and tuesday. you see in this corner the latest information coming in 0 potential for snow thursday and friday. more on that in just a moment. first, the weather having a moderate to high impact and the coldest air of the season and i bet a lot of you watching have off tomorrow, the weather imp t impacting your plans or making you change them. it will feel like temperatures are in the single digts and teens. we're down to 20 and 28 in gaithersburg and manassas and could be slick spots tomorrow morning especially your driveway or stairs leaving your house. be aware of that. main roads will be fine. high tomorrow, 28 degrees with mostly sunny skies. at breakf

if you have any doubts or questions, you can go to the nbc washington app and check for the closures there. >>> we've taken you live to d.c. and virginia. now we're heading to prince george's county where people are digging out from the storm. they're already getting set for another major concern that is just around the corner. >>> blizzard 2016 put parts of the jersey shore under water. how people dealing with today's flooding compare this emergency to one that still fresh in their minds. >>> and we'll check in with doug and amelia. the storm is over but they'll tell you what to expect when you wake up in the morning and the coming days. >>> in just a few minutes a sports final more fun than a snowball fight and snow angel combined. we'll see how your favorite athletes weathered the storm. gw basketball is pushed to new heights. and super bowl we hear about it. all that and more when we see you on >>> take a look at what people in the big apple are dealing with. completely untouched streets with snow piled up more than two feet now. nearly 27 inches fell in central park. that's the

chuck todd and rachel maddow will moderate, and be sure to open the nbc washington app for the latest on decision 2016. >>> right now, police are trying to piece together the mysterious death of a blacksburg teen. two virginia tech students have been arrested in connection with the crime and one of them is from laurel. that's where news4's darcy spencer is tonight following the story. she spoke to neighbors about everything unfolding. >> reporter: both of those virginia tech students are from right here in howard county. the young lady who was arrested this morning lived right up the street but no one answered when we knocked. this is the mug shot of natalie keepers, a 19-year-old virginia tech student charged in connection with the murder of a missing teen from blacksburg. david eisenhauer is charged with killing the girl, 13-year-old nicole lovell. keepers was arrested this morning and is being held without bond. >> 19-year-old natalie marie keepers has been charged by blacksburg police with one felony count of improper disposal of a body and one count of accessory after the fact. >

we're going to put a link to these maps on the nbc washington app. d.c. has where it's snow and what's been plowed and salted. vdot shows too. maryland's didn't of transportation lists all the road closures, broken down cars, and speeds. virginia does as well. a lot of flfgs be available to you online as you ride out the storm. >> road crews have their work cut out for them. let's check in with charlie gischlar for the maryland state highway department. charlie, are you there? >> good morning. >> we know it's going to be a whopper of a storm. i'm sure it ooh going to be all hands on deck. >> that's an understatement. yes, all hands on deck. we've already pretreated the highways. we'll load up our trucks and contractors' trucks and wait for the first snow and then it will be a plowing operation until we see the light of day again. >> i'm curious. charlie, as the snow is falling, we think, for 36 hours straight, are you out there in the blizzard conditions trying to move the snow as it's falling? >> we are, but there are times -- i go back to the back-to-ba

when you're on the nbc washington app, will you find schedules of speakers, list of health screenings of special events. i'm doing a cooking demo at 2:00 on saturday. the health and fitness expo is saturday and sunday at the washington convention center. we'll see you there. >>> a new year often brings with it a new set of new year's resolutions. dr. joshua weiner is here, a i has some resolutions to improve your mental health and relationships. let's start with what you call the 20-minute rule. what's that? >> basically studies have shown that when you have a craving for something, the craving typically peaks and resolves in about 20 minutes. i tell patients, if you want to eat that piece of cake, have that drink of alcohol, make that impulse purchase, wait 20 minutes. so step away from whatever it is that you're thinking of doing, distract yourself with something else, if in 20 minutes you're still really feeling like you want to do that behavior, okay, then maybe you can do it. your chances of success and resisting will be much greater if you wait that 20 minutes. >> how successful