. >>> the man accused of jumping the white house fence expected in feder -year-old omar gonzalez has a status hearing. investigators say he jumped the fence and went inside the n made it to the east room before secret services tackled him. it lead to the resignation of the secret service director. gonzalez pleaded not guilty. >>> we're learning about a s vandalized in the district. it happened at the ivy city mosque in northeast washington. we're learning from the mosque director that the inside of the mosque was damaged including broken chairs windows, scattered prayer books. if you have any information call d.c. police. >>> dozens of school activities and resources on a list of possible cuts in prince william county schools. the school board said it's working with a deficit of more s year because the county gave it less money. full day kindergarten athletic programs and school security could be cut in response. the board e class sizes and raise a teacher pay. >>> d.c. mayor's empowering males of color initiative is facing criticism. we're learning that the acls questioning the prog

jumping the white house fence and making it into the mansion is expected in court. 42-year-old omar gonzalez is due in court for a status hearing. he made it all the way to the east room before secret service agents tackled him. this is video of the day of the incident last fall. it lead to the resignation of the secret service director. gonzalez pleaded not guilty. >>> today you'll notice crews begin their work on the third street tunnel project in downtown washington. crews will work on i-95 between d street and new york avenue northwest. it's part of the capital crossing project that will cover the tunnel and bring new buildings over it. crews will shut down the 395 southbound off ramp. you can expect lane closures overnight. take it slowly. fines double in work zones. >>> we're working to find out what caused the massive fire. chopper 4 flew over the scene there as flames ripped through the k & k tire warehouse. >>> good morning. i'm angie at the live desk with the breaking news out of sye getting several reports that isis has kidnapped and dozens of syrian christians activist groups say

the fence jumper who made it into the white house is due in federal court tomorrow. 42-year-old omar gonzalez was able to get by at least two secret service officers before they brought him down in the east room of the white house last september. the army vet was allegedly carrying a knife and 800 rounds ofammo. the prenesidt was not there at the time. gonzalez faces both federal and local charges that could carry up to 16 years in prison. >>> there is some movement in the senate that could vert a partial shutdown of the home -- could avert a partial shutdown of the homeland security department. senate democrats don't like the language in the bill that would undercut president obama's controversial executive order to stop deportation of millions of illegal immigrants. however, tonight senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is offering a way to separate those two issues. 1 bill would fund homeland security, another would address those immigration orders. it's not clear whether the plan has enough support to pass either the senate or house. if the homeland security partial shutdown happens, an

happening on 395 between d street and new york avenue northwest. >>> accused white house jumper omar gonzalezexpected in federal court. investigators say he made it inside the mansion and all the way to the east room before secret service agents tackled him. >>> repairs underway to fix another broken water main. this one i by cold weather. >> some other schools in the area are delayed today. shenandoah county schools said buss are using snow emergency routes but the schools are opening on time. >>> sunrise like a fireplace fire. live view from the storm team 4 city camera on the frigid tuesday morning. temperatures will stay in the single digits. just nea degre through 8:00 and by noon the 20s briefly near 30s by mid afternoon. >> in damascus chopper 4 over the scene. 124 completely closed at moyer. blue and y line delays in both directions. green line delays to branch for waking up with us. the "today" show is next. we'll be back in . >>> good morning. the big chill. more than 175 million people enduring yet another day of record shattering cold and ice. in texas an american airlines plane s

attorneys for omar gonzalez were in court today for a status hearing. they said they are ready to close the case next month by entering a plea. back in september, gonzalez reached the east room of the white house and was taken into custody. secret service agents said he had a knife. >>> the so-called american sniper trial resumed after a delay due to bad weather. the crime scene was front and center in the courtroom. >> this court case could go to the jury in the next couple of days. nbc's jay gray has been following this triafor us. he's live outside the courthouse in stevenville, texas, with today's developments. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jim pat. good to talk to you. today the jury and those inside the courtroom saw images from the crime scene pictures too graphic to show on television but evidence prosecutors say that eddie ray routh knew exactly what he w doing when he pulled the trigger. testimony continued today with crime scene specialists for the prosecution saying that chris kyle and chad littlefield were shot by eddie ray routh at what he

omar gonzalez's attorney said during a status hearing today that they plan to resolve the case next monthd n reveal the terms of the deal. in september he was tackled inside the eas room of the white hous he was carrying a knife. >>> new information tonight for some people who own dogs in arlington. we'll tell you what investigatory poisoned some of those pets last month. and the questions that they still can't answer. >>> and doug, what's coming up in weather? >> what's coming up on our weather, a little in the way of snow happening right now just to our south and east. but that's not the storm that will affect us ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane at the live desk. even people who don't have anthem heal ice ha been affected by the hack earlier this month. nearly 8 million and 19 million people who d have anthem insurance may he d their records compromised in that attack. the insurer says those people all have blue cross/blue shield providers, he providers that received care at s

lawyers for omar gonzalez said today they plan to resolve this case next month. gonzalez appeared in court today for a status hearing. it was in september when he was taken into custody inside the east room of the white house. secret service agents say he had a knife. >>> we're learning tonight it may be too late to stop those three british schoolgirls from reaching isis territory. pat lawson mu h developments now from the newsroom. pat? >> jim, british police say it's believed the t girls from london have likely reached syria by now. the two 15-year-olds and the 16-year-old lef london last week on the turkish airline flight to istanbul presumably in an effort to join isis. and today british police released a statement saying officers now have reason to believe the girls with r no longer in turkey. just yesterday family members pleaded for thrl se return. >> we want her and her friends to be safe. we want them to let us know that they're safe. we want them to come home. >> reporter: british police went to turkey to search for the girls but found no sign of them.

omar gonzalez got past at least two secret service officers before being brought down in the east room of the white house last september. the army veteran was allegedly carrying a knife and 800 round of ammunition. the president was not at the white house at the time. gonzalez could get up to 16 years in prison if he's convicted. >>> don't backtrack on the bay. that's the message from hundreds of people expected at a rally for clean water today in annapolis. it will be held at noon on lawyers mall. that's at 100 state circle. protesters are pushing for a measure to reduce poultry manure pollution. they'rele out to block a repeal of a storm water management law. >>> we all love free, especially when it comes to food. today only california tortilla in vienna is serving free burritos and a beverage for both lunch and dinner to celebrate the grand open drag on gallows road. customers need to be in line at 1:30 for the lunch, 7:30 for dinner to get the free burritos. >> it's only at the california tortilla in vienna. >>> it may be one of the most misunderstood medical conditions but now doc

. >> an attorney for white house fence jumper omar gonzalez says lawyers are close to resolving the case with the plea. gonzalez appeared in court today for a sttatus hearing. the secret service he scaled that fence and dashed into the mansion before being caught. he was inside carrying a folding knife. his next is scheduled for march 13th. >> we have some breaking news alison, coming in right now from arlington where a sink hole has opened up on north 34th street. the street is closed tonight between 33rd and kensington. our tom roussey is live now and made his way to the scene. tom, what are the details here? what's going on? >> this is a crescent hills neighborhood in north arlington here and they've had not one but two major problems this week. first, the obvious problem behind me. that's the sink hole that opened up this afternoon. you can see crews are on the scene right now. they have a heck of a job ahead of them. there was no water main break ahead of them but there was a water main break on this same street on sunday. see that dark patch on the road below the truck up there? th

what hits the hardest is the range of shortcomings that allowed omar gonzalez to enter the white houseractically unencumbered. i openly acknowledged the failure of this magnitude especially in light of recent and students, acquires immediate -- especially in light of recent incidents, requires immediate reform. documented confusion -- to address this issue, i will continue to oversee the integrated training for white house uniform division offices and tactical teams initiated after the september 19 incident. this training involves dynamic scenario-based exercises. my goal is richer that 100% of all officers received this training by the end of the calendar year. if someone does attempt to scale the white house fence, i want to insure their meds with immediate and forceful resistance. i also view the fence itself as a needed deterrent. the secret service has long held that prevention is the linchpin. we're looking at potential changes that would assist in the detection and delay of any person attending to scale the white house fence. thanks to additional funding provided by congress in