one child has died from the flu in northern virginia. some good news for taxpayers. the irs is close to accepting tax returns. why the original date was pushed back. selfie landedw a a young man in jail. i am steve rudin in the weather center. temperatures will rise during the overnight hours. a cold front tomorrow. temperatures go down from there. we will talk about how cold it will get. >> looking at the week ahead, monday, the corruption trial of former new orleans mayor ray nagin. he is accused of accepting bribes and kick ax while in office. a federal judge ruled that potential jurors will not be asked a series of questions proposed by his defense attorney. ony've all the understanding the difference between a charge and a conviction and preconceived notions of people charged with federal crimes. one more note about president obama's delivery of the state of the union address on tuesday. a senior administration official is saying that the speech will include a healthy dose of what they called the income equality message that the white house has focused on in rec

>>> right now at 4:00 a.m., this is what it looks like in northern virginia. this this a live look near tyson's corner. the snow has stopped. we have dangerous conditions left behind by the winter storm. get ready for the bitter cold, as well. snow-packed streets and ice. >> we've been slipping and sliding all over. >>> a long list of schools and businesses deciding not to take a chance in these conditions. and they are shut down for the day. we are in the district, virginia, and maryland this morning with live team coverage of the winter storm. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." we are waking up early with you this morning on this wednesday, january 22nd, 2014, to help you deal with some of the dangerous cold and snow. >> you can take time to get ready for work if you work for the federal government. federal offices are opening with a two-hour delayed arrival. you have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. your kids have another day off today. every major, and for that matter, minor school system cl

i want to stress this is the exception, not the rule in northern virginia. we have seen many main roads in good shape. here comes the plow. maybe he's coming out to help out with helena drive right now. you should not think you can just be out here zipping around. you don't have to be out on our roads long to see some drivers got too confident. better to take your time and get home safe rather than have the car loaded up on the truck. >> it's still a little tricky right now. >> reporter: marcus turner is making his way and says he has to be out on the road. >> i have to get there. i live all the way in maryland. my job doesn't stop because of the weather. i have to make it work. >> reporter: vdot knows its job is know where near finished. what's your biggest problem? >> just the cold and freezing temps. >> reporter: steve shannon with vdot says when the temperature hits below 20 degrees chemicals lose their effectiveness. what report card does vdot give itself. are you pleased with the overall progress your crews have been operating? >> i am. you look at the

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pockets of freezing rain in northern virginia up into west virginia.we'll don't track scattered rain this evening but this is the rain that arrives tomorrow morning. it will arrive around 5:00 a.m. and this is the rain we're dealing with for our morning commute. this is the rain with the cold front that will bring in that arctic blast that's already gripping portions of the midwest and the northern plains. again, this rain moves in around 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can get the storm team 4 radar on our app. it will being a great to have that over the next few days and see exactly how cold it is, what the winds are, what the wind chill temperature is. with future weather 11:00 tonight scattered rain across the area. that's when that stead ju rain moves in around 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, potentially heavier in spots. snow back to the west over areas like frostburg and petersburg. 7:00 a.m. still mainly dealing with rain across the area. as quickly as the rain arrives it is out of here by 10:00, 11:00. little or no snow accumulation. tomorrow afte

we saw plenty of people last night in northern virginia getting plenty of supplies at grocery stores and hardware stores. most people we talked to have the same idea about what they're going to do during this deep freeze just to stay home. >> i'm absolutely ready now. stay home. that's what everybody should do. >> lots of water, wine, bread. you know, just stuff that you can stay warm and cozy. >> meantime, homeless shelters say they're getting treated accommodate more people. the winter shelter in arlington is staying open all day both today and tomorrow. >>> one big problem when it get so cold is the risk of having your pipes freeze. there are some things you can do now to prevent that. montgomery county fire and rescue says you can leave your cabinet doors open so heat can circulate. leave the thermostat no lower than 55 degrees, and this is a big one -- if your pipes freeze, call a plumber first. using a hair dryer or torch to thaw the pipes could electrocute you or cause a fire. stay with us for continuing coverage of the winter blast. we're bringing you weather & traffic on the

northern virginia, you could remain completely dry.he best chance of snow around the district and in maryland. 24 degrees is the temperature right now in washington and college park, 21 in camp springs, 21 in leesburg and manassas. right now, we're looking at winds at 18 miles an hour. it is breezy outside. when you factor in the winds, this is how it feels, feels about ten degrees, it will remain breezy throughout the entire day today a this snow on storm team 4 radar tries to make its way into the area. as it continues to push towards the east, it's really going to fall apart having little success making its way here. maybe light flurries right now. you can see the sun's starting to come up here, but we're not really going to see much sunshine today with cloudy skies throughout the day. here's how temperatures will warm. by noon we're at 27 degrees, 2:00 p.m. at 31, hit a high temperature of 33, 34, around 4:00 this afternoon. with future weather, notice the clouds around throughout the morning hours. once we hit 11:00 a.m., some sno

but things are starting to dry out already across much of northern virginia and also throughout partsf west virginia as well. you some updated totals here. it is midnight their services to preliminary. -- chantilly about two inches. vienna virginia at around two inches as well. the bulk of the storm is to our north at this time. across the jersey shore through long island and up through boston. they still have a couple of hours to go. if you're traveling and think you're going to travel into this part of the country today not recommended or it at least not this morning. boston has artie had 13.5 inches of snow out of this. if you think about that combined with the wind, we really got a easy overall with the storm. we certainly do have our own complications. arctic air isat filling in all across midwest through the great lakes, through the mid-atlantic and northeast now. 25 degrees in d.c. but the buck stops here. falling temperatures for the rest of the day. our windchill factors feels like eight. you have 30-60 minutes to get frostbite. cover the kids up if you think they're going ou

. >> northern virginia, heavy snow and high winds combined to bring down trees and power lines.rgency workers and power crews were called to the scene. you can see right here in sterling, after this tree fell on power lines. those trees contributed to thousands of power outages earlier. scott macfarlane with that part of the story from the live desk. >> more than 7,000 customers in the dark. there is good news tonight. we checked and pepco reporting 1600 homes with no power. it's down from this morning. dominion, down to 346 customers. b.e.g. six out of power. it's such a cold evening, not a good night to be without hower of heat. back to you. >> thank you. you can get the latest alerts, live radar and your forecast anytime of the day in the palm of your hand. download the weather app from the app store for your iphone or google play. we'll keep you up to date but you can always log on to www.nbcwashington.com wherever you are for the latest headlines and pictures, too, as the metro area digs out tonight. >> this winter storm, a sobering part of the storm, 11 deaths across the c

greg, my colleague is standing by in northern virginia where a report on what's going on over there. greg. >> reporter: scott, i'll tell you, it's beginning to look a lot like nasty out here. in the past hour and a half, conditions have deteriorated somewhat. i'm on eldon street, midway between reston and the dulles airport. the roads not plowed today are really icing over as temperature now has dropped to 20 degrees. and at about 20 degrees. a lot of the snow melt that is spread over some of the highways ceases to be quite as effective. so i'm not really sure what is going to happen. with the winds blowing, the snow continuing and it's treacherous. it is pretty treacherous roadway condition here. slippery to start and most importantly for everyone, slippery to stop. guys, back to you. >> greg, thanks, we have had a handful of decent bouts with winter weather so far this season and that had us wondering just how the region is doing with budgets for snow. the maryland state highway administration tells us it has been a little over $42 million as of our last storm. the virginia departm

that's in northern virginia alone. maryland has about 2,400 personnel ready to be deployed throughout the day tomorrow. plows loaded with salt and sand will be deployed throughout tomorrow to address problem spots. what's the biggest challenge when you've got a day like tomorrow coming up? >> certainly it's a mix of traffic and also snow. we're expecting snow to fall rammedly probably an inch or 2 per hour -- rapidly probably an inch or 2 per hour, but that depends on the winds. we ask for the traveling public to give us room to work. >> reporter: obviously it will be a very active day for crews around d.c., maryland and virginia tomorrow of the drivers can help themselves by taking extra time -- tomorrow. drivers can help themselves by taking extra time to get to your destination and be cautious while you're driving. mola lenghi for wusa9. >> we'll check in with you tonight at 11:00 and get an update. >>> in the meantime u.s. warning americans heading to the winter olympics in russia to be cautious. we'll tell you abo

it started this afternoon in northern virginia.ust learned that staff ford county schools plan to open two hours late tomorrow. we should only get a few inches or so. people further north and east, they are going to get slammed. from philadelphia to new york to connecticut and boston, a blizzard could drop more than a foot of snow. hundreds of flights have been canceled. looking at pictures from

you will notice here it is the entire viewing area, and all of west virginia and northern virginia and the entire state of maryland under a winter storm warning for the day tomorrow, and the storm does mean business, and here is the radar and nothing here as we look back towards the west. this is what we are watching, a cold front bringing the snows up towards the great lakes, and that is going to drop down to the south, and that is going to bring in the cold air and sets the stage. back to the west, this is the clipper, and it is going to move along that front, and watch what happens here. we talk about the alberta cl clipper, and when you have a clipper, you need it to go south of the d.c. metro area to get the snow, and that is what it does. it goes down south of the roanoke area, and you can see it going from the washington to the philadelphia area, and then strengthens moving off of the coast, and classic nor'easter situation, where this moves out, and then you have the for the east winds, and we will have that too and that is when the snow will break out. tomorrow afternoon, it i

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in the courtroom when they did and she says the judge had strong words of his own for the media. >> applause from well wishers as bob mcdonnell and wife maureen left federal court, their two daughters alongside as they navigated a crush of cameras. this is what mcdonnell had to say about the show of support. those friends and family and reporters packed a courtroom as mcdonnell completed not guilty against the fraud and conspiracy charges against him. several lawmakers including the house speaker were there. >> i wanted to make sure that bob knew his friends were there and if he needs to call upon us for moral support, we're here. >> reporter: they've surrendered their passports and cannot leave the country. they were indicted on tuesday on 14 charges of fraud and conspiracy. prosecutors say they accepted more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in return, help promote one of his company's products. many of the allegations were leaked and reported long before the indictment. both judges had stern words for attorne

in the low 20s to mid 20s across parts of northern virginia from cull pepper to fredericksburg and much of southern maryland is down to near 20 degrees in the upper teens to mid-teens and much of west virginia. these are the latest wind gusts. they have diminished and gusting to around 30 miles per hour. the wind chills feel like single digits and the wind will diminish through the afternoon and the wind will go calm tonight. under that clear, cold, calm sky, temperatures will plummet down to single digits in the rural areas. just the low teens in washington and much of the area down to near 10 degrees. afternoon highs on saturday in the low 30s. lots of sun. winds into the south and warm into the low 40s. might get rain on sunday night. that's a front coming in. behind that is cold air that may change with snow on monday morning. sun back monday and highs in the mid 30s and much colder on tuesday. near 20 and making it a little bit of rain on thursday. can i come back in? >> quickly, my friend. a heads up for drivers who may use the chesapeake bay bridge. they are restricting traffic b

we have 4,000 pieces of equipment in northern virginia ready to tackle whatever mother nature throws our way. keep in mind, folks, that when you are out and about, when all of the snow begins, you're going to want to give these plows plenty of room. 100 feet is what they are calling for as they start to spread the salt and the chemicals down on the ground. now, of course, as things really get going later on this afternoon and we start to see the heavier snow, you are advised to get off the roads altogether. give these plows room so they can do their jobs and get the streets cleared as quickly as possible. if you can stay home, do that. a lot of the school systems are closed, a lot of the governments are closed today. so that's an option for you. we have seen a lot of pretreated roads out there. we have seen the stripe and sections with salt laid down. they are prepared. at this point we are just waiting. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. and now to malette greene with more on how this is affecting air travel. >> no snow on the ground at our local airports just y

if you don't have to go out tonight in northern virginia, you should probably stay home. let the snowplows do their work because that will get all the snow off the road for tomorrow morning. reporting live in leesburg, this is hank silfverberg, wusa9 news. >> we are having some technical difficulties, so we do apologize. >>> of course, when winter weather hits, we have you covered with the new traffic feature on the wusa9 ipad app. it helps you avoid the trouble spots and find the best route to work. down hold the wusa9 news ipad app from apple's app store today. wusa9 news will start a half hour earlier tomorrow morning beginning at 4 a.m. andrea, mike and howard will have all the traffic and weather information before you head out the door. >>> as detectives investigate two killings to begin 2014, prince george's county is touting the fact homicides are down nearly 40% and overall violent crime is down about 30% since 2010. county leaders and governor martin o'malley held a press conference today tooting their own horns on issues like job creation and schools while ackn

there is a congressman in northern virginia who supports him.do not believe that there are moderate must angst because they all have the quran. so if we want to start somewhere -- >> depends if they follow the quran fundamentally. if they follow the violent verses, many do, but i've met many who don't. that is just a fact. i don't know david ramadan. >> i just want to say it's very, very difficult concept for americans to wrap their heads around because our country was founded on religious freedom. we all came here in because of religious liberty and religious freedom. we have to be very, very careful. in the jewish faith, there are people who go to synagogue each week in a mumble their prayers and don't understand what is said. i want very much for us to distinguish between those that are radical, violent and those that are not because they really have got to appreciate what our founding fathers meant. we are not saying college shut down every mosque. >> s-sierra at my work without much am throughout the years. i'd line to tell you that it's ju

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in the courtroom. she joins us live from richmond now with the latest on this story. julie? >> reporter: as you know, virginia prides itself in its history. the longest running general assembly, the birthplace of presidents. today just a few blocks from here in federal court, a dark moment in the history as one of virginia's governors appeared to face criminal charges. >> how you feel this morning? >> good morning. >> reporter: hand in hand with wife maureen, former virginia governor, bob mcdodcdonnell, navigated cameras as he arrived in court. inside a packed courtroom, mcdonnell put his hand on the bible, to take a much different oath than the many he took in 222 years of elective office. -- 22 years of elective office. he pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and fraud charge. the first lady did the same. several lawmakers including the house speaker came to show support. >> you really need to have people who can show up at your darkest and say, you're going to get through this, and i'm with you. >> repor

much of the rest of northern virginia climbing into the 20s. huntingtown still at 21.t got down to just 1 above there this morning. as well as in parts of the eastern shore, it was near zero. shenandoah valley, the mountains, temperatures are now climbing into the 20s. most of those locations, as well, with that bright sun and a blue sky, beginning to work its magic. these are highs, i'm anticipating, for this afternoon. ought to make it in the low, maybe briefly mid-30s around the metro area, but elsewhere farther north and west, highs in the 20s, near 30 degrees. we have a calm wind with this bright sun that's going to be with us here into the afternoon. then tonight, after we get our temperatures into the 30s, the temperatures should be dropping back down. there's the scale. i think we'll be back down to near 20 degrees by midnight. just a few clouds moving in during the evening hours, and they'll be with us off and on during the day on friday. tomorrow afternoon's high should make it warmer, into the low 40s, i'm anticipating, and then on saturday, even milder. sho

the little pink is showing up on the radar across northern virginia and also maryland west of dc.he threat is we could be seeing freezing rain. the warm-up hasn't been significant just yet. temperatures still below freezing out here. so please be careful on the roadways parts of new jersey, pennsylvania and also delaware included. here's a look at the next storm system. this will be impacting by friday night portions of the great lakes. then from maine to the florida panhandle will be looking at areas of rainfall. the storm heads out east as we head into sunday. i want to show you the current windchill temperatures above zero for thougmost of you and a head into the afternoon hours the high in new york city 42 degrees. above freezing. all right. >> thank you, maria. >>> coming up there's a good chance you have one in your car and better chance it's about to stop working. >> it is being used to fight fires. that's a good thing. we will tell you about it. ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. eartburn relief that neu

justin northern virginia they -- 113,00013 tons tons. 24,000ington dc over tons have been used. >> maryland and virginia are doing a lot of pre-trading. of brine solution is made 77% water. they say this is kinder to the environment. >> a lot of rain. runs down, it will start d selling a little bit. >> with the warmer temperatures, i expect a lot of runoff. >> warmer temperatures. he it will not last long. >> here is the hd video camera. ice move up this morning. others breakout because of the sunshine and the moving temperatures. a spectacular sight at the chesapeake bay bridge. thank you for sharing this image of the ice on the side. will be, a lot of eyes on the shoreline. there will be increasing temperatures. >> 25 degrees is the morning low. 40 degrees at reagan national. we will continue to see the noticeable drops in the areas. temperatures were six degrees in ocean city. 11 degrees in lexington park. clear skies. another chilly night. it is chilly up and down the coast. minneapolis at seven degrees. get a taste of the colder air monday. that, we experience will experience this. i n

icy conditions causing a frightening spin out on a northern virginia highway.ery scary. >> look at this dashcam video capturing the scary white out conditions in indiana. the roads weren't any better in bridgewat bridgewater, massachusetts, drivers will go warned to go slow there. >> the winter wallop also leaving thousands of travelers stranded. already more than 1500 flights canceled. and then there was in washington, d.c. they decided to have a little bit of fun p. a giant snowball fight which is exactly what they needed. >> we have live team coverage this morning. maria molina from the weather center with snow totals and bone chilling temperatures for us. we begin with anna kooiman who is live in the elements in central park. anna, kind of balmy there, right? warm? >> not used to this. 11 inches fell in central park. it is the white fluffy pretty stuff but boy has it been causing travel problems as you mentioned. states of emergency still in effect in the state of new jersey and parts of new york. the timing of the storm was a real problem. it picked up as

they tell us 4,000 trucks are out on the roads in northern virginia. megan mcgrath is live in leesburg, where the flakes are already flying. you've got quite a bit of snow down already. >> it didn't take very long to accumulate. we saw our first snowflakes right before 9:00 this morning. we're a couple of hours into it. route 7 near plaza, the intersection with plaza street. you can see we are starting to see some slushy conditions. i tell you, it would have been a whole lot worse had they not done all that pretreating that they did overnight. vdot crews worked through the night, loading the trucks with salt and readying the plows for action. >> we drop the salt in the rough areas, like on the ramps and stuff like that. >>> major roads have been retreated so in the beginning they look pretty good. it's now been snowing for a couple of hours, so conditions are beginning to go downhill. route 7 in leesburg is pretty slippery at this point. >> it's sticking fairly quickly. i've run into a couple of different stores and i've come out and i have to do this

and a judge has struck down bans in utah and oklahoma. >>> and in northern virginia schools, governor terry mcauliff wants the government to pay for costs and wants to expand medicaid, and the panel is deciding if they should add 400,000 residents to the program. be but the state says that the program needs to be reformed first. >>> people everywhere are finding many ways to mark the birthday of martin luther king jr. today. they came from near and far to celebrate and to serve in the district today. kristin wright has our report. >> reporter: the anacostia martin luther king jr. parade today. an observance of the 85-year-old civil rights leader's birthday. these two women wanted to see the exact spot where dr. king stood to deliver the ever famous i have a dream speech. they remember segregation, and lived it as children. >> i remember standing in front of an all-white elementary school to catch a bus to drive ten miles down the road to attend an all-black elementary school. >> reporter: and this child is learning about dr. martin luther king. >> >> if he did not make the speech, the

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across northern virginia, 625 machines in loudoun county. the roads were certainly difficult to navigate and only getting worse. treating roads with salt and sand, that is what the crews are doing and that is the plan for the evening as the crews remain hard at work. we will be out all night long to keep it off. we are concerned about the freeze back. the temperatures are going to drop more. concern whene big the black ice will start to form on the road. the temperatures will drop in the ice will get worse. according to the state police, they have had a minimum gumbel -- number of cars. they say that is good news. many drivers knew the storm was going to be serious and they have driven slowly or state off the roads altogether. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> all west virginia public schools in our viewing areas will be closed tomorrow. as well loudoun, culpeper, and warren county in virginia and washington county in maryland. major school districts have not announced their plans. we will let you know as soon as those decisions are made. >> and

. >> too many snow days in northern virginia. when studentsou will be called back to class to make up for lost time. >> you are watching storm watch coverage. we would check the conditions and jackie has the forecast, amanda had the trouble spots sevene from the abc broadcast center. >> our storm watch is not over yet. it is making the situation worse. good evening. happy to have you. .> i am in the federal government is on a two hour delay today and workers have the option of on scheduled leave. are closed and administrative offices are on a two-hour delay. >>

a preschooler in northern virginia died last week from the flu. >>> thousands of children from low-incomee-k classes now. many of the counties and cities where they live, though, have turned down state money to pay for it. in all, about $23 million in state funding for p prekindergarten programs is going unused. that's enough to enroll more than 6,000 children. many local governments say they don't have the facilities or resources to provide those programs. >>> one of the companies bidding to build the purple line in maryland is facing backlash for its connection to the holocaust. rockville-based kialis is part of one of four private teams chosen to compete for the bid. the majority owner is the national society of french railways. the "washington post" reports that company was paid to transport 76,000 jews and other prisoners to death camps during world war ii. the company issued an apology to holocaust victims in 2011. some survivors say the company shouldn't be awarded contracts until it pays reparations. the company already operates the virginia railway express. >>> two weeks of antic

. >> is as some of what we found in northern virginia. pristine, untouched side roads. >> i live on north royal. it is i see. cy.re is a hell -- it is i there is a hill. you have to be careful. >> everything is re-freezing. we are constantly going over what we did previously to keep the driving safe. >> as bad as things were, it was worse in other areas of the country. roads weren't icy slick mess. at least 11 people were killed in traffic accidents. neighborhoods,e drivers are being a bit more cautious. they are slowing down and looking for black ice. they are thankful there are not more cars out on the road. >> we have the weekend. hopefully it will get covered up by monday. back to it. >> all of the transportation department's cap some crews on standby in case of re-freezing tonight. it looks like the transportation god smiled on them a little bit. no new precipitation which would have made things worse. live in arlington, but roz plater. >> the storm prompted evacuations on the south shore of massachusetts. there is concern that a hig

we will have a look at northern virginia coming up. >>> oh, it is not done with us yet, folks.. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. and let's see how the snow is impacting the travel around the washington area. if you have a flight to catch, check the stt tatus before you leave the house, because more than 3,000 have been cancel and some 170 of them out of reagan international, and dulles, and bwi have cancelled about 100 flights each, and a number of flights delayed as well. >> metro is running on the normal weekday schedule, but that could change as the ridership dwindles, and the weather is worse. and some metro buses are impacted due to the slick conditions of some routes, and some routes are being modified as always, so it is best to check the metro routes before you leave. all metro access has been cancelled, but no announcement for tomorrow yet. >>> and we have steam 4 coverage here and it is not done, we have meteorologist, doug ckammerer, and veronica johnson and dave culver in fairfax, and kristin wright in southeast. v.j.? >> well, we are at the height of the storm, pat, rig

in fact, investigators have now discovered he was actually at home in northern virginia riding bicycles, reading books. [laughter] >> jon: this is what's so wonderful about this story: this man is a liar and boring as [bleeped]. that's what's so fascinating here. it is an amazing fraud perpetrated by a guy so he could do things we only do when we've run out of other things to do. [laughter] i will commit fraud and then... read a book, maybe ride a bike. there's nothing on television. then i'll make some juice from concentrate. i don't know. so again, it's brazen criminal, ordinary life. he's the secret life of walter [bleeped]. you know, take it up a notch. for instance, give us some tiny perks whose benefit is dwarfed by the tickishness required to procure it. how far would this man go to get how little? >> beale got a coveted parking space by representing that he had malaria. >> jon: malaria! malaria! he has told people he has malaria so that he may park closer to the job he does not show up at. [laughter and applause] and, pray tell, how did this gentleman contract malaria? >> malari

north the moisture can make it and where the cold air, and that will be shaping up right over northern virginia, baltimore and philadelphia. we'll talk about the bitter cold air coming in behind it. highs on wednesday below zero in north dakota, 10 to 20 in philadelphia. this weather pattern shapes up to talk about this polar air, this blob of polar air. but it looks to be coming down in eastern canada, here's the dry air again. persistent drought out west not much change of this weather pattern this week. >> thank you very much. and thank each and every one of you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters. inside story is next, and a programming note. ali velshi will be talking to some of the most important people in the business of finance world at the world economic forum in switzerland. you can see him all week long on real money on al jazeera america at 7:00. >>> r50iding on the information super highway, turns out it may have fast and slow lanes. new rules that may mean you have to pay for the quickest ride on "the inside story." >> hello. i am ray sworees. put a plug in a wall soc

we want to check in now with wusa9 photo journalist who is trying to navigate the roads in northern virginia. greg, where are you? you look like you are near dulles now. >> reporter: i am not only near dulles, i'm at dulles airport and as i carefully drive around the arrivals, rather the departure area, it looks more like an airport that you would expect to see at least the weather conditions, in alaska, perhaps. very cold, winds judging by the flags that are blowing, probably 25 to 30 miles an hour. the roads, as you access access dulles road. as you can see, the plows came through here about 15 minutes ago and already the surface is white. and here's what happened, what i've noticed at least. the last 15, 20 minutes, is that the winds, the temperatures lowering, we are down to 21 degrees on the thermometer and the winds are turning what slush was out there all day today to ice. and as i look around, people getting on a plane, imagine folks coming back from a warm destination like florida, maybe the sowhat have you. international travelers, of course, here at dulles international airport. t

. >> in northern virginia, kristin wright, news4. >> we are not going to see that extreme cold for a while. we warm up a little bit and we will be turning colder again by the second, third week of january. someone sells getting her first taste of the elements. the national zoo's giant panda cub. news4's megan mcgrath was there it is a baby panda was put in its display for the first time in front of the cameras. >> reporter: the clicking of camera shutters. bao bao, the giant baby panda, was introduced to the press. but the national zoo's biggest celebrity seemed unfazed by all the attention. >> a ball of cuteness she is right now. >> reporter: at times a little wobbly on her feet but anxious to explore. >> she has gone from crawling to walking and she is so playful. she is so energetic. she is a great little girl. >> she spends about 20 hours or more asleep. that's typical for a panda cub. she is spending her early energy what she gets from food and getting bigger sxroyp she is bigger. once the size of a stick of butter, bao bao weighs almost 17 pounds. >> she's great. she is really

in the special election for the 33rd senate district in northern virginia.nd now with 100% of precincts reporting, the associated press has declared the democrat in the race, jennifer wexton, to be the winner, with 52.7% of the vote. she's a pro-choice, pro-gun democrat who defeated a republican in the race named john whitbeck, and a republican named joe may, who ran a strong race as an independent. jennifer wexton's win means that control over the virginia senate hinges now on the results of a recount that's going on in the other special senate election in virginia, virginia's district 6. the stakes on that recount are now officially very high. if the democrat wins that recount, democrats control the senate in virginia. if the republicans win that recount, they control the senate. big deal. watch this space. you got the bargain kind? you need a bunch of those to clean this mess. then i'll use a bunch of them. then how is that a bargain? [ sighs ] no, that's too many -- it's not gonna fit! whoa! cascade kitchen and math counselor. here's a solution. one pac

here in northern virginia, there are 4000 crews that are out across the roads making sure they can keep them as clear and as safe as possible throughout the day today. they are now talking to a number of people about what they are seeing so far. some say they are little more concerned about later today. > back here live coming can see those loud trucks working. that is what we've seen over the past hour or so in leesburg as we continue to see the snowfall. it is a very different snow than what we saw early this morning. that is when we sell those big, fluffy flakes coming down. now it is a smaller snow. the wind has really picked up. we are starting to see some of that below across the grassy area as here in leesburg. back inside to you. >> 4000 trucks dispatched in virginia. let see how things are in maryland, now. we will check in with robert on the scene of winter weather preparations in gaithersburg. trying to get ahead of the storm. >> they have tried. let me show you what is happening here. the snow is already beginning to stick to the concrete and to the asphalt. the cousin this

we have other areas just warm enough for rain, borderline still in northern virginia. this will be a problem through midmorning. beverly farmer, freezing rain is on the west side of the metro now. >> reporter: absolutely. folks out in front royal, at least at the dispatch center. so far we are incident free around the area, including here on 66. the caution is the rain does move in. back to you, mike and andrea. >>> country star trace atkins has joined a long group who canceled their appearance at sea world. he prefers the focus of his music be on music, not on controversy. trisha yearwood, willie nelson and heart also. the film black fish, tells the story of an orca killing a sea world trainer in 2010. it raises questions about the safety and humaneness of keeping killer whales in captivity. >>> samuel l. jackson. his newest role, fighting childhood cancer. jackson is featured in a new public awareness campaign launched to stand up to cancer. aimed at increasing awareness about childhood cancer. and according to the foundation it is the leading nongovernmental provide

the rest of northern virginia. right now, shenandoah valley into the mountains. are the cold spots. down to the low 20s to upper teens in western maryland. hagerstown down to 20 degrees. we'll stay below freezing for another couple of hours. warmer weather on the way. danella, good morning. any traffic trouble? >>> so far in our area, quiet. what we're dealing with is a couple work zones that are clearing. we'll start with the good news. i-95 in virginia, had a work zone at lorton, also dale city. both are clear. travel lanes are open. to 395, two work zones remain. first we'll start southbound seminary road. as you travel southbound, just the left lane is blocked. you see light volume continuing southbound getting closer to edsall. you see the right shoulder lane. work zone in the final stages here. should be clearing soon. northbound absolutely clear. i'm back at 4:31. >> see you then. thank you. >>> 4:28. today d.c. police chief lanier will try to set the record straight about two recent scandals in her department. she's holding a meeting in southeast washingt

that glowing green way off in -- distance where you see there are some power outages here in northern virginia. some of those transformers go if these wind gusts pick up as well. if you're going over any overpasses or bridges, we have noticed that if you get on any of those overpasses or ramps that is where we start to see some really slick spots. take it quite slow to be able to make sure you're staying safe on the roads. back to you guys inside. >> thanks much for that report, brianne. our coverage will continue this morning. out in storm county. the wind gusts are going to be a problem as temperature continues to dip their it >> montgomery county just announced they will be closed for the day. another group of kids can hit the alarm clock and stay in. -- >> at 4:40.y virginia,county, montgomery county. we are just checking back as a .losures keep coming in an >> school officials as saying how bad it is. there's seeing how dangerous it would be for buses. >> a lot of the roads have not been treated yet. the main ones are too bad, at least in my experience along the interstate along 66 coming

after the federal indictment bob mcdonnell and his wife as peggy fox reports tonight, a few northern virginiamakers are taking the legislature to task r not investigating mcdonnell themselves. >> i come before you this evening as someone who has been falsely and wrongfully accused. >> he is innocent until proven guilty, but the federal government's corruption case against former governor, bob mcdonnell and his wife, lays out a quid pro quo scheme that allows them to lead a lavish lifestyle. except in all kinds of gifts and loans from wealthy businessman, johnny williams. in return, williams company, star scientific, received special treatment from the state's highest elected official. >> the pattern of receiving gifts and sustaining a lifestyle, that bothered me. we all get into this business and we think of it as being a sacrifice that we sacrifice material goods. we sacrifice time and not make ourselves wealthy. >> the indictment details maureen asking for gifts and favors before her husband took office. in an e-mail she said she was broke from thousands of dollars on her credit card bill a

we have a lot of equipment on standby. 4000 pieces in northern virginia alone. hundreds all over the place. they're going to need it. >> those guys are napping. we don't need them yet. but in a few hours, they'll be doing their thing. western maryland, amy in flinestone. she's seeing flakes already. it's coming. just give yourself a few hours here in the metro. let's talk about the storm which is going to be giving us one of the biggest snows in years around here. you can see the snow increasing across parts of kentucky and west virginia. and the finger of snow along the mason dixon line. and the flakes being seen in allegany county and garrett county in southern pa. they're going to sew the most snow. they're going to see it earlier. 6 to 9 inches in the dark blue which covers the northern half of our viewing area. 4 to 7 in general. well south, you'll see a little less. maybe 2 to 4 in maryland toward the northern neck. and the richmond area. a hefty snow, nonetheless. as far as the day is concerned, temperatures will be dropping. especially north and west, wi

assembly are reacting to the indictment against bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen, and now a few northern virginia lawmakers are taking the legislature to task for not investigating the former governor themselves. >> i come before you this evening as someone who has been falsely and wrongfully accused. >> he is innocent until proven guilty, but the federal government's corruption case against bob mcdonnell and his wife lays out a quid pro quo scheme that allows them to lead a lavish lifestyle. accepting all kinds of businesses and loans from johnny williams. williams company, star scientific, received special treatment from the state's highest elected official. >> the parent of receiving giftses and sustaining a lifestyle, that bothered me. we all get into this business and we think of it as being a sacrifice, that we sacrifice material goods. we sacrifice time and not make ourselves wealthy. >> the indictment details maureen asking for gifts and favors from johnny williams before her husband took office .z in an e-mail, she was broke from thousands of dollars on her credit card bill and needed wi

they have thousands of trucks all across northern virginia waiting for whatever might come later today. it is relatively quiet here so far at this point but they expect to be busy here when they have to come back and have those trucks reloading. they will be doing that throughout the day and into tonight. >> going to be a long day for those folks. we are posting constant updates on wjla.com as well as our facebook and twitter pages. you can always download the storm watch weather app to get the latest watches on your phone. >> d.c. police hope this surveillance video will help them catch the people behind a smash and grab theft. we're not kidding when we call it a smash and grab. it shows a van ramming into a c.v.s. store. they stole the a.t.m. the van caused considerable damage to the store. if you recognize the vehicle or know anything about the crime, please call d.c. police. >> the families of two former maryland high school lacrosse players have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against school officials. the talbot county school system suspended the students in twume for having

heavy wet snow began falling before the rush hour, sticking on the ground in western sections of northern virginia and forcing vdot to call in crews more quickly than planned. >> shovel the sidewalks. they brushed the snow off their cars and shoveled and snow blowed their vehicles against the unrelenting lake effect snow that dropped visibility in that neighborhood to a couple of blocks. >> cold snowy weather in chicago can be blamed for much of the problem. there were more than 2,000 flight cancellations in the united states. >> mother nature is starting the new year showing us who is really in charge. >> new yorkers bundled up bracing for the winter storm that's bearing down to the region. sanitation crews loaded up on salt and sand in the morning and sent trucks out to pretreat the roads in all five boroughs. >> a spokesman for maryland's department of veterans affairs says the department is looking into allegations brought to light by wusa9 and a whistle blower and that any problems will be corrected. >> we do sincerely care. we are concerned. >> i've been the best mayor that this city has eve

. >> meanwhile, in northern virginia, dangerous conditions on the reed.nd it could be even more treacherous tomorrow. jackie benson joins uh us live with people who have taken hours to get home. >> unfortunately what's starting to happen is it's getting windy. we've heard reports from earlier today of school buses being stuck on the way home, drivers whose commit took up to four hours to come in from d.c. the time of course of this storm, rush rour couldn't have been worse. >> it was a very long ride home for thousands of commuters headed to leesburg and points west. numerous accidents. most of them caused by cars on slippery roads. slowed traffic to a crawl on route 7 and route 15. ramps on those roads were especially treacherous, like this one. the problem was compounded by the fact that tow trucks to move disabled cars and the plows to clear and salt the roads were also stuck in pacific traffic. >> it's going to be 128 degrees, 20 dpst by tomorrow. >> this good so mare ton spent the evening pulling vehicles out of ditches. >> two years ago, i got stuck

. >>> a northern virginia snow crews still at it this morning, working on roadways nonstop since yesterday trying to keep up with the bad weather. during the drive home yesterday traffic slowed to a crawl at some points, which hurt snow preparations. seeing salt trucks and plows stuck in the same traffic as everyone else. car are after car spun out on those slippery roads. ramps were especially dangerous for commuters. some people chipped in with the snow efforts and pulled vehicles out of ditches. >> two years ago i got stuck in a ditch for about an hour and a half and these gentlemen with kids stopped by and helped me because i thought i was going to have to sleep in the truck. > >>>. >> people rushed to get last-minute supplies including bottled water, some food, some good snacks there, and just in case the storm knocked out po r power. stay with news 4 throughout this winter storm. we'll be with you all morning to bring you the latest forecast on the road conditions, school closings, and our web team working hard, too, to keep you up to speed when you cannot watch. log on to nbcwashing