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 found the problem is getting so bad that d.c. is now askin

are you aware of how that's gone during the last couple of hours in northern virginia? >> yes. we are staying closely coordinated with virginia state police as well as local law enforcement and as i said there have been very few incidents out on the roads this evening. so we're very pleased with how things look out there and we just want to keep it that way and continue to let the plows get out on the roadway and do the job of removing the snow as it comes down. >> michele holland is a spokesperson with the virginia department of transportation. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you. >> from virginia now we're going to head into the district. matt ackland has been in dupont circle all evening long. the last time we checked in you had a rowdy bunch of people around you. have things calmed down at all? >> they're smart. they went inside. it's much more quiet, but i will tell you it's gotten brutal out here. not only is the snow coming down, but we're really getting gusts of winds and i should tell you a little bit of breaking news. the mayor's spokesperson just

the )bulls eye ) for snow will be in northern virginia and areas north where they could see close to 2 feet of snow. snow accumulation is possible for us but much lower numbers. we will fine-tune our snow forecast as we get a better handle on where the rain/snow line will linger. here )s kristen crowley to help you beat the backups. numbers. we will fine-tune our snow forecast as we get a better handle on where the rain/snow line will linger. here )s kristen crowley to help later today norfolk city treasurer anthony burfoot will be back in his political corruption charges. newschannel threes stefania okolie is live in the control room with the details city leaders were taken by surprise when they learned of these charges against anthony burfoot -- who holds an elected position in office. but burfoot is confident that he s innocent -- his attorney telling us these allegations were driven by jealousy. the indictment against norfolk city treasurer and former vice mayor anthony burfoot is dozens of pages. -30 to be exact. hes accused of using his elected positions to help benefit a compa

that includes central maryland and northern virginia.ou can't fly within 15 miles after ronald reagan national airport. drones are subject to f.a.a. rules and some have to be registered. >> army parents forced to pay out of pocket because of major problems with a government funded day care program. see what congress is doing to make sure the issue gets taken care of. >> outside to where it is cold, cold, cold. tom is timing out when things are going to warm up for the rest of your week >>> you're watching news 4 today. >> back at 9:14. there's a hearing with congress to look into problems with a day care program. they will question administrators to find out what fixes have been made to the u.s. army assistance program. it's suppose to help army parents pay their child care bills but the i team recently revealed red tape, late payments and administrators never returning parent's call. they'll hire a contractor to fix the problem and have to answer for those changes on wednesday. >> there's a new battle brewing between new york's attorney

along i-66 in northern virginia, adam tuss, news 4. >> a dramatic rescue 900 feet under ground. how miners kept their spirits high after nearly ten hours trapped together in an elevator. >>> that sign is creating a lot of confusion for local drivers. there are still questions, though, about who put it up there. we'll show you what happened when we started asking questions. >>> just ahead in our live report from fairfax county, how students and parents are reacting to a bold budget presented for next year. >>> and a lot of changes coming up over the next couple of days and temperatures going way up and then way down. i'll show you how it could affect the redsk >>> a long, cold night and a rescue that took ten hours. 17 miners safe at home now after being trapped 900 feet under ground in a salt mine in lansing, new york. they were in an elevator and sdepding to the floor of the mine when the elevator got stuck. rescue workers used a crane to get the men out a few at a time. >> they huddled together. they did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each other's spirits

v-dot crews finished in our up to help clear the snow in northern virginia. and taking a ride on chopper 10. we'll fly you around hampton roads to get an exclusive view of the snow in our area. plus 10 on your side's jason marks is finding the slick spots for you. he has a a live update on now to the views of the snow you can only see here with chopper 10. it flew all around our area looking for the hardest hit areas. here's the view above penninsula town center in hampton. you can see the main road looks clear, but there are still icy spots in the neighborhood. and here's a fun shot of busch gardens from above. you can see the snow coated roller coasters at the park our team coverage of the winter storm continues. 10 on your side's jason marks is checking out the roads. he just left our station in portsmouth. jason how are they looking? the virginia department of transportation (vdot) encourages motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. if travel is a must, drivers should exercise caution while on roads as low overnight temperatures likely will result in icy du

and some v-dot crews are headed up this morning from williamsburg to help clear the way in northern virginia. police are looking into whether two deathly crashes are weather related. one man died near 81st and atlantic avenue in virginia beach around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon -- police say speed and icy roads may have contributed to the accident. and 19-year-old carlee andrada from chesapeake died after state police say she crossed into oncoming traffic on 64 west in virginia beach just after seven yesterday morning. they say she was not wearing her seatbelt. the other car has minor injuries. if you had a trip to the airport scheduled today-- well, you might want to double check that. we pulled up the get out of here, depending on your destination. you probably won't be able to get to d-c or philly. but the back open-- which is good news. we have a closer look at what flights will look like this upcoming week in a few minutes. besides the slick roads-- of some flooding-- once high tide rolls in within the next couple hours. this is viewer video from off victory boulevard in yesterday. th

and some v-dot crews are headed up this morning from williamsburg to help clear the way in northern virginia. police are looking into whether two deathly crashes are weather related. one man died near 81st and atlantic avenue in virginia beach around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon -- police say speed and icy roads may have contributed to the accident. and 19-year-old carlee andrada from chesapeake died after state police oncoming traffic on 64 west in virginia beach just after seven yesterday morning. they say she was not wearing her seatbelt. police say the driver of the other car has minor injuries. if you had a trip to the airport scheduled today-- well, you might want to double check that. we pulled up the get out of here, depending on your destination. you probably won't be able to get to d-c or philly. but the airport in charlotte is back open-- which is good news. we have a closer look at what flights will look like this upcoming week in a few of some flooding-- once high tide rolls in within the next couple hours. this is viewer video from off victory boulevard in portsmouth yesterday

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg tracking the roads in northern virginia. you have been all over the place today and over the weekend as well. what are the scenes this afternoon? jeff: the primary roads are in great shape. but the residential streets like this one in arlington are not in good shape at all and have not seen plows. some residents have seen work with the shovel and the driveway and the sidewalks but say if the county won't do it, we will do it ourselves. >> today it was easy to find people digging out but tougher to spot a snowplow on a side street. >> it's crazy, you know? we need to be dug out. >> it's disappointing. jeff: on north galveston, the only clearing done has been done by residents like jennifer dixon. >> we haven't seen one truck come through here. not even one plow gone through. this is all foot traffic. >> arlington officials say crews have been working 24/7. all main and the secondary roads are in good shape. next up are the residential streets. >> we are asking for patience and understanding. the crews are working around the c

virginia. in northern through the ice - after falling that was rescued you about a week - we told snow storm last lows around 30.the lower 40s. cloudy. highs in the lower 40s.lows around 30. during the big snow storm last week - we told you about a saint bernard - that was rescued - after falling through the ice in northern virginia. reunite with that lucky dog. jay korff has our update. "and i welcome our update. jay korff has that lucky dog. reunite with a chance - to virginia. in northern virginia. firefighters got a chance - to reunite with that lucky dog. jay korff has our update. you all here for reuniting of the family with the crew that saved our four-legged here." will tell you that this five- year-old dog is more like a in a st. bernard suit. friday, family thanked fairfax county fire and rescue station 32 for saving their beloved pet."and we came losing him, and we know we did. so, thank you guys."the video and taken by fire officials are grainy but gripping. during the blizzard friday, milo wan

so a ton of snow coming to central and northern virginia as well as western parts of the state system organizing and the south clear early partly cloudy late lower to mid twenties across the inland areas a wintery mix develops them are changing to rain for the metro and the coastline late in the day tomorrow night forty five when be very windy wet gust to fifty mph a mix or some snow though still the farther north and west you go and then the forecast as we look ahead to the seven day outlook on saturday calls for forty five in the morning for the low which is really high because the temperature then drops to thirty three during the afternoon as we change some of this precipitation back to snow and that continues overnight into early sunday so two different rounds of accumulating snow if you want to consider the metro area the beginning of the storm heavy rain and then again at and we just got another early dismissal. hampton will be dismissing city schools early tomorrow. pre k through eighth grade and emit dismiss two hours earlier than normal and then the high school let out at one

three days since the snow stopped falling here, some people in northern virginia are seeing their first snowplow tonight. that raises questions about commute back to work and returning to school. bureau chief julie carey joins us live from bristow, virginia with more. >> hey, doreen, the folks at v-dot tell me they're making good progress on prince william county street. that's one reason prince william county schools are tentatively scheduled to return on a delayed start on thursday. over in loudoun county, school officials tell me they expect to to make an announcement within the hour what they're going to do the rest of the week. some moms and dads out in loudoun still looking for the first plow. bob kinsler is fed up with waiting. waiting for a plow to reach his street. rosemead place in leesburg. his kids are flying back from hawaii tonight and he's determined to get to the airport. so he is snow blowing the street himself. >> yeah, i'm frustrated. we're in the middle of town. i mean i've got friends that live out in the boonies and they're back to work today. so -- here i'm just i

and when they came into northern virginia lee had an intelligence support network where people would when they came into nortn virginia, lee had an intelligence support network of people saying a huge army just went by my house. so it's far more of a problem for northern intelligence to keep track of lee when he's in the north. but lee did not seem to have the same kind of problems of keeping track. >> he was upset that seward didn't show up until the second day. >> very much so. it could have changed the whole battle. quite disappointed, but not sure if his showing up earlier would have changed the tide of the war or changed the tide of battle. i'm somewhat skeptical. we have a question over here as well? >> yeah, did you find evidence that dr. murray lizwelizabeth walker, was a union spy? in the evidence? >> i don't know. sorry. i am told i'm over my time. >> it's a very quick question. after ms. liz died, what happened to her daughter? >> greenhow? the one that crawled up the tree, large extended family, she had other children as well and went to live with them as well. >> thank yo

[applause] that just one of the steps we have taken to unlocking northern virginia region. we are making life better for commuters by extending the 395 hot lanes north. extending the south in -- bound lanes two miles and continuing to support the sibylline -- silver line. together, these projects will string in the economy of this key region, in the entire commonwealth. we have also partnered to strengthen our pension benefits for the long-term. thanks to the bipartisan cooperation, thousands of public servants can rest assured their retirement benefits are on firm footing. i know that this is an issue that is always on the minds of speaker howell, and chairman jones, indeed, the speaker has proposed the creation of a commission to explore the future of the virginia tyrant system. i hope that the funds that i have in my budget can be a starting point, moving us towards a stable, and sustainable program. together toll work fully fund the pension contra beach and rates by the end of time, which will be two years ahead of schedule. [applause] we are all equally committed to su

. >>> see here residents of a northern virginia suburb don't just have snow blocking their road, they've got a snowplow in the way. night when it broke down. that means other plows can't get in to clear the street. >>> roads in northern virginia down to the gulf coast could be wet today and on top of ice, that's a dangerous combination as you know. a small midwest snowstorm could make roads slippery there and roads will be wet in washington state. >>> if you're flying airport delays likeliest in houston and new orleans. >>> tragedy for an atlanta couple on vacation in the caribbean. officials on the island of grenada say jessica colker was stabbed to death as she walked along a deserted beach. her husband was able to escape. friends in atlanta say colker was a physician's assistant at a children's hospital where her husband was a doctor. an ex-con is being questioned by police. >>> well, heart disease is different in women than in men. experts have known that for years but the message isn't getting through to women or the health professional who treat them. so the american heart associat

. >>> schools are closed in northern virginia as well. cabin fever is setting in. >> the kids will drive you crazy if you don't get them out of the house. it is hard work getting some of the homes in some places. nikki burdine has more. >> reporter: now that the snow has stopped, the real work begins and for many people in northern virginia, it was a rough start. >> what was it like getting out of your house this morning? >> relatively easy paired to the last 48 hours -- compared to the last 48 hours? >> what was that like? >> you don't want to know. how do you put it. it is the kind of -- you couldn't open the front door, so we had to pretty much throw our bodies into the door. >> a tour bus got stuck in rosslyn. it took hours of digging to see any movement. and as if there wasn't enough water already on the roads, a water main break in alexandria just added to the problem. in farlington, all about team work. >> a lot of work. 7:00 to 5:00, not that many people. very tiring. but we get it done for the commute. that's all we can do. >> re

take a look at i-66 in northern virginia. can see the white marks and i'm adam tuss and what vdot is doing to keep you safe. >> we've been putting the school closings up on the screen? get updates on the nbc ♪ you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the spot. >>> the approaching blizzard means a three-day weekend at least for most of your kids. >> news 4's staying on top of all of the closings throughout the wear and they've been multiplying quickly. pat lawson muse is joining us with some updates that are just coming into the newsroom. >> they're pouring in, chris. most districts have canceled classes. arlington reported within the past hour and those schools will be closed tomorrow through sunday and school offices close at noon on friday. loudoun county also sending in its report now. all school and administrative close

it comes into northern virginia. n and northern suburbs between 9:00 and 11:00, right into the metro area around midnight. much of the heavier downpours will be west of us. shenandoah valley, out of the mountains, around 2:00 to 4:00 a.m. those showers may cause ponding of water on some of the roadways there. right into the metro area between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m., some of the moderate showers coming through. things quickly move off to the north, maybe a few lingering sprinkles and drizzle through midmorning. by noontime, we dry out and much 6 the shower activity moves east of the bay, during the afternoon, just in time for the game. we'll begin to clear out at fedex field and we'll have a blustery wind tomorrow as well. for tailgaters at 2:00, low 60s. fight a change from today. and then drop back down into the 50s by kickoff at 4:40 with a bit of a blustery wind. the wind sets down during the evening. by the end of the game, back down to the mid-40s. it will feel like the 30s with the blustery wind. if you are headed t

subway extends in to northern virginia. the entire system is going to shut down at 11:00 tonight and stay closed throughout the weekend as this blizzard pounds down here in the washington area. we want to show you what the snow looks like. right now it is very powdery. you can use your brush and easily get it off your car. meteorologists here are saying throughout the night this snow is going to get worse. it's going to get heavy an the winds will pick up. that's where we have the danger of major power outages. that's a big concern here in northern virginia. i'm darcy spencer for nbc news. >>> anytime coastal flooding is mentioned, of course, superstorm plow workers spent much of the day reinforce ing dunes but despite concerns one woman with said she is ready to deal with whatever mother nature sends their way. >> mother nature is a fickle old woman. hard to say what's for sure. i'm hoping for the best and expecting the worse like i go through life. >> the staten island ferry is expected to run on schedule throughout the s

upper 20s in fairfax and parts of northern virginia. we'll get above freezing in this hour and just in the 40s in the afternoon. look at the big change during the week ahead. that's in a few minutes. >> a d.c. family pleading for answers hoping someone will come forward in a deadly hit and run. an suv hit a father of four on minnesota avenue early yesterday morning. 36-year-old ian was killed. news 4 obtained this surveillance video. take a look. it shows ian stepping into the intersection before he is hit by the driver of the car. the driver never stopped. >> investigators looking for a blue or black 2005 equinox. >> the body of a young woman found along the schedulers. >> investigators left the park at night fall. they looked for possible evidence. the shocking discovery was made this morning. >> a jogger was in the area and ran past the body and called police and the police responded and did discover the body of a female who appeared to be a hispanic female in her 20s on the trail. >> in addition to be a recreation area, this section

crews rolled out yesterday to help crews in northern virginia and lynchburg. these are pictures of them leaving shortly after sunrise sunday. 36 workers left with snow plows, graders to help vdot with critical snow clearing operations. they'll join teams already working around the clock to clear out the snow. more information about storm-related deaths in our area. state police report the medical examiner's office said five people died because of the winter weather. one was the chesapeake and four others because of hyopthermia. state police reported one person died from the cold in hampton, but firefighters told us it was not storm related. we're working to find out how exactly the person died. in total at least 30 people have died from the blizzard along the east coast. many people died in car accidents, from carbon monoxide posioning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow. washington, dc got saw about two feet of snow. the district's offial total was 17 point eight inches, but the washington post reports that number falls short compared with other spot

a couple of feet possible, especially west of dc into northern virginia, west virginia. our weather is gonna be breezy, a few clouds around for tomorrow morning. a few flurries early in the day for gasparilla. for sunday high pressure builds more down the peninsula, we'll see a lot more sun. >> 58 degrees. 71 today. we jump back up for tuesday and wednesday. temperatures fairly mild still. but the cold air, not quite here yet. tomorrow morning or afternoon, 55 degrees, partly to mostly cloudy skies. by sunday, lots of blue sky, and a little less wind. gale warnings in place for the mariners. low pressure continues up the east coast. snow falling mostly south of new york. all this spreads into pittsburgh, ohio. here's the cold front. sprildz back to our west. light showers from west to east. we have seen some clear patches. for saturday morning, partly cloudy skies, windy, sprinkles bite afternoon, more sunshine. clearing skies. lines of equal pressure close together indicate stronger winds and more of a northerly direction. that stays fairly cool for us. high pressure al

we moved equipment to northern virginia.0 personnel on the streets. we're looking at really the i 81 interstate 81 which carries 70,000 cars and trucks a day. that is obviously top concern. we've seen southwest virginia get hit very hard and of course, millions of people who live in northern virginia. so we got the national guard. i authorized 500 stood up yesterday. i just signed the order for that. they are doing active missions. all of the state police, everybody is out. we got the salt. 650,000 tons of salt. two million gallons of liquid salt. we have the trucks. we got the equipment. we got the personnel. so we're pretreating ready to go and got plows. i'm comfortable we'll handle the big storm. >> not just snow, heavy snow, governor, as you know with huge, very, very high winds and there will be power outages because trees will fall down on power lines. what are you bracing for as far as power outages are concerned? >> right now we have 1,117 power outages in the commonwealth. we brought in about 60 teams prom states a

it is generally quite good on the major interstates and 66, 395, and the beltway in northern virginia. it's the side streets that are still a major problem. some have not even been plowed yet. hopefully later today we'll get some of the side streets plowed. but for now, 395 is looking good here in northern virginia. >> good to see that out of the front of the storm team 4 x 4. right now outer loop at telegraph road, crash just happened. overturned vehicle on the side of the roadway. we'll get more information about that one here in the next couple of minutes as things progress. east bound university at piney branch road, again, east bound lanes are shut down. these this is a water main break. you're fine westbound, but this will be a problem through much of the morning. and this is a lesser traveled road than any of the interstates and you can see that snow still packed on the roadway there. other issue northbound of the parkway shut down until noon, and it closes again tonight. we'll have more on that and travel times coming up. >>> another water main break to talk about, too. this o

in montgomery, 81 in prince george. 162 homicide in the district while numbers remain low in northern virginia. >> 2016 democratic front runner hillary clinton's campaign is reporting $37 million in earnings. that's what they earned in just the last three months alone bringing last year's amount to more than $112 million. the campaign set a goal of 100 million for the primary in 2016. >> get rid of your christmas tree today and have it recycled from 10:00 this morning to 2:00. you can have your tree grinded into mulch and take the mulch home as well. it's a 5-$10 donation. if you don't need the mulch, you can donate that as well to the school. >> the new year rang in with new benefits for workers and it's going to help your wallet and trip to work. >> plus new rules keeping drones grounded in the district. what owners soon won't be allowed to do. >> we know if you watch what you eat, what you drink could sabotage those diet resolutions. we are breaking down specific exercises to work off your drink of choice. ♪ find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy swee

little things like the well and again you take a look you consider what's gonna happen up in northern virginia exactly this could be a historic snowfall for parts of virginia and working out to the mountains to feed some areas very very heavy stuff this seriously this is not a surprise storm we've been talking about it. what becomes old trick is trying to pin everything down here and i will say the good news france the rose is in many ways this is going to be a lesser system for our area but it's a challenge to forecast in some other ways we're going to deal with rougher conditions and elsewhere all this out for you. so really depends you know kind of on how you want to look at this we're not going to get this know that they're going to see northern virginia and western virginia it's going to be a crippling storm for central western and northern parts of the commonwealth as well as many parts of north carolina they're already being impacted heavily as well for us though we're looking at winds could gust forty five to fifty mph to fifty miles for that tropical storm force winds and that's going

. >>> 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 stabbed outside the sears showroom right across the street from that school after a fight. police are looking for two other teenagers

i'm adam tuss in northern virginia and this new road test will check emissions.ing up, i'll tell you how your emissions are right where they should be. >> reporter: the sign says 15, but it's not being enforced. the story behind this confusing message and who is behind it. >>> we start tonight with guns in america. it is an issue that has been front and center all week and in about an hour president obama will host a town hall meeting in fairfax on the issue. >> also tonight a local lawmaker is taking steps to tighten the rules in her state as gun shop owners react to the president's executive action. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live in fairfax with tonight's top story. hi, meagan. >> reporter: hey, doreen. when a german town woman, state delegate, kathleen delay said she was encouraged to draft legislation to keep that from happening again and we spoke with many gun dealers who say that's not the answer. they need to enforce the rules and laws that are already on the books and they say in doing so that can help prevent them from selling guns to the wrong peopl

crews rolled out yesterday to help crews in northern virginia and lynchburg. these are pictures of them leaving shortly after sunrise sunday. 36 workers left with snow plows, spreaders, and motor critical snow clearing operations. they'll join teams already working around the clock to clear out the snow. ten on your side has been covering the rising homicide rate in portsmouth. it has more than doubled in the last year. we keep hearing that, and reporting that, but what's being done to make the city safer? we report on mayor kenny wright saying we need a conversation on the crime issue, and we need a plan. so -- where is that plan? one councilman says the time for talking is over, it's time for action. and today beginning at 4:00 councilman danny meeks lays out his "solve the crime plan" only to 10 on your side. clip 1 - (1;18 ) ((these people out here are crying in this community like every community are wanting more police protection and quality of life and they are paying their taxes just like everyone and they aren't getting it here either.)) (1;29) runs:

. >> two threats on the wall of a northern virginia school and authorities are trying to find out whois issue hind it. in is the first message behind woodbridge hool school saying the school would be shot and it gives a timeframe. >> another message was found yesterday and one mother told us it scared her enough to keep the kids home from school and here's what the student his to say about it. >> nothing serious. it's just a dude that wrote something on the wall. >> i've never seen one where it's two and keeps going. so it's kind of scary. >> police say they don't have evidence that the threat is credible. the school says it will punish whoever is behind these messages. >> a judge has ordered a man to stay away from the white house after he allegedly planned to kidnap bo, the obamas' dog. according to a police report, scott stockard was arrested in a hotel in downtown d.c. secret service agents found an unregistered shotgun and rifle in his truck and hundreds of rounds an ammunition. according to court documents, stockard claimed to be jesus and said his parents were john f. kennedy a

vdot snow budget for northern virginia is $70 million. but in 2014, taxpayers spent more than double that. $152 million for the season. knowing all of this here is what governor terry mcauliffe said over the weekend. governor mcauliffe: this is a very expensive storm. it's costing the commonwealth $2-$3 million an hour. at the end of the day this will probably be the most expensive snow event ever. it could top over $100 million. chris: of course the governor is talking about the entire state of virginia that has a $202 million snow removal budget. so he believes this one storm could eat up half of that for the entire state. you have to take into that state, county, and storm remove and it will cost in hundreds of millions of dollars. we will know in about a month. chris papst, abc7 news. leon: national park and the national zoo opened up for the first time since the storm. after bag viral sensation online, tian tian continues to delight crowds by playing in the snow. the daughter bao bao did the same but the snow was too deep for bei bei

one death in northern virginia is being connected to the sno snowstorm. a man was in leesburg saturday night and he collapsed walking in the snow. eight other deaths in other parts of virginia have also been attributed to the storm. they were caused by hypothermia, car crashes or shoveling. >>> and out in mayor lpd, one of the deaths has been connected to a 5-year-old girl. she was sledding down a driveway on to a street in caro county on monday. when an suv hit her in sykesville. now a prince george's man died while shoveling snow on saturday. >>> we have promising news from v-dot tonight. the goal is do make all streets that they plow passable before daybreak in areas that are not plowed by v-dot, the wait will be a bit longer. bureau chief julie carey joins us from prince william county where most neighborhoods have seen a plow, they look like they could see another one. >> what you see on this bristow street behind me, that illustrates what passable looks like, it's far from perfect. while it does mean more people will be able to get out of their neig

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live with the result of the discussion. jeff? jeff: a pledge by the democrats to work together on the issue. but no specifics how it will take shape. >> the top cops from a district of the state and the commonwealth. >> we are taking action. >> on issue with anger and pain every day. >> they are trying to revent guns reaching criminals and the mentally ill. >> through the regional operation we can stemof the gun violence. >> according to the maryland attorney general gun deaths in the jurisdictions average 1,500 a year with the virginia topping the list followed by maryland and d.c. when pressed on the specifics the leaders have few answers. countering that it starts with communication. >> 2 information sharing is what can help lead to concrete steps. >> one idea is asking gun owners to sign and keep the guns off the street and from crossing the state line. >> we seem to become the face of the villain. >> operation on all levels is good in theory. like to see how it will play out. >> another issue here is politics. the city counc

area, baltimore, northern virginia. we've got video of what it looed like looing -- looked like as it was stacking up. this in the dc area. you know you have one bona fide blizzard going on when you see these flags. when the winds increase. the white house also showing the snow is coming down. not a lot of reporters doing live shots. it looks like maybe a plow is trying to clear the driveway. wow. it will be a mess there. 24 inches in d.c. maybe up to 30 in some of the suburbs. our system not -- does not have anywhere near that bite. the core of the system is actually farther to the north. but it's bringing in a little more moisture. that's why we feel confident we'll see the clouds thicken. in town, a couple sprinkles. pahrump down to 39. indian springs, 35 on your friday night. tomorrow, 62 in boulder city, 60 in mesquite. laughlin is looking at 4. for the las vegas valley, 44. a few waves of clouds tonight, waves of clouds early before they thicken tomorrow. 61 the expected high. it's only a 20% chance for rain spott

. >>> residents in northern virginia demanding gun store free zones near schools. find out who they hope will help them in the fight. >>> see how people today honored the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and beibei makes his much-anticipated zoo debut. why some people who came out to see the panda cub >>> on monday we'll honor the life and legacy of civil rights icon dr. martin luther king jr. the university of maryland in college park held their annual celebration today and our own tracee wilkins emceed the event which included performances and speakers, as well. here in d.c. a day of service in honor of dr. king. volunteers joined the conservancy cleaning up our parks and streams. similar events were also held in montgomery county. >>> anti-gun activists and supporters of gun rights both gathered for a rally in mcclain today. differing views on establishing gun free zones. located near franklin sherman elementary school. the residence they're proposals would let local governments establish those gun-free store zones. >> elementary school students can sit in t

governor mcauliffe has deployed more than five hundred ton trucks to be pre treating roads in northern virginia also means that the virginia national guard is on standby in case their assistance is needed anywhere in the states say police are now also on alert because of hazardous weather conditions that are expected on the roads increased patrols around the roads focusing a lot of attention on and disabled vehicles and high crash areas. now governor mcauliffe also told me say that he is pleading help from people all over the state to their job here that plea coming up in about an hour reporting live in or think christine is rigid thirteen years now and north carolina is also under a state of emergency governor pat mccrory said it's better to over prepare for the winter storm with the hopes of being underwhelmed with how severe the weather maybe like i said there's a lot of uncertainty with the storm so we'll have to see what mother nature brings in the meantime we all need to be ready in pay close attention to the forecast the governor also expressed concern about residents losing power in kee

right now it looks like it will be northern virginia, dc, perhaps, philadelphia. but, again, things can change just slight chance in the track. now, middle level moisture, looking for a lot of green. showing you where the moisture is the deepest. these are the freezing lines. one of the lowest mile, the going to get snow. north of both of those lines, okay. so, we put it in motion here. by the way, that is the surface temperature there. projected any ways. so, the moisture leaves, we are in good shape tomorrow. the temperatures probably getting into the 40s, we think, low and middle 40s with sunshine. then, as we try to advance here towards friday you see the big shielded moisture, the one line way up here in southern virginia, 5,,to 10,000 feet, it will not snow -- 5,000 to 10,000 feet it will not so there. the other system is to the south of us, the likely scenario here is sleet and freezing rain for friday and then having it turn over to plain rain later in the day as the second freezing line works its way north of us. then, once the main area of moisture gets