. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk. we have some breaking news happening in downtown washington. an accident with multiple reported at 400 mass avenue northwest. here's a look at the sce live now. this is happening where fourth h, and mass avenue intersect. d.c. police are on the scene. fire and ems have just left the scene. we understand major crash investigators responded a short time ago. there were multiple injuries. we don't know exactly how many or how serious the injuries are. again, this accident happening at 400 mass avenue at the intersection of fourth h, and mass avenue. news4's chris gordon is on the way. that's it from the live desk. >> thank you, pat. >>> all right, doug. a one-day break. back in the tundra tonight. >> it is amazing, the weather we've seen. snow on saturday some areas picking up close to a foot of snow in the d.c. metro area only about 3 inch then everybody got to about 50 degrees yesterday. it was a glorious day to get out and play in the snow. today, well mother nature says none of that.

news4's pat lawson muse is in our newsroom with the details. pat? >>> wendy, mayor bouzer is calling it an all hands on deck weekend. all weekend the department of public works will be beefing up its staff to help haul all that trash away. residents all over the city as you said have been filing complaints about the garbage piling up in their alleys. earlier today we found more than a dozen folks requesting pickups. dpw says with the frigid temps we've been dealing with it's been too cold to melt all the snow and the ice and that's created a dangerous and difficult situation for crews trying to pick up the trash. >> we have quite a few people out on injury quite a few people getting hurt daily. yesterday we may have had four getting injured, slip and fall. >> probably anywhere 60% to 70% collections so that means there's 30% to 40% that's still out there that we've missed. >>> we're told collectors will be working in 12-hour shifts throughout the weekend until everybody's trash is picked up along with extra contract workers, leaf collection crews ar

. >>> pat lawson muse on the live desk with a new 911 call for help after strong winds brought down trees all over our area. pat? >> jim, this happened in forest glen maryland where a man narrowly escaped injury. strong winds xwusing brought down a tree into the man's second floor bedroom last night just as he was calling 911. here's the newly released audio. >> i'm just calling because a tree is -- it looks like it's about to fall on my house and i didn't know if i was supposed to call this number or some other kind of i guess -- it's about to -- it's falling on my house right now. >> i'll get the fire department. hold on one second. >> yeah. it just fell on my house. >> what a picture there. his name is chris fisher. he said the tree his house and ripped down power lines around 7:00 last night. at the time he said the wind was gusting up to 50 miles per hour. at the live december i'm pat lawson muse. back to you. >>> female real estate agents across virginia are being told to be on guard for a potentially aggressive man posing as a customer. the commonwealth's realtors association says

at the live desk i'm pat lawson muse. back to you. >>> major oscar buzz won't impact the decisions made in a high-profile murder case. that's what 130 potential jury members indicated in texas today in the trial of eddie ray routh. he's charged in the death of fellow marine chris kyle. kyle's memoirs are portrayed in the oscar-nominated film "american sniper." raut is also accused of killing kyle's friend chad littlefield. opening arguments are expected for wednesday. >>> you worry about your computer getting hacked. but what about your car? >> a new report says your vehicle may be vulnerable to cyber criminals. >> consumer reporter erika gonzalez is here to explain how hackers can y break into your car's computer systems. >> yeah well wendy, it really sound like something that you'd see in a sci-fi movie, hackers remotely controlling your car from anywhere in the world. but according to one senator's report it could happen ed markey's report claims they're failing to safeguard systems from hackers. in fact he says nearly

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. this weather has a chance to impact your evening. tell us about it! >> hi guys. winds will only continue to ramp up through your afternoon and evening hours and into the night, too. let's take a look what you can expect with winds gusting as high as 40 and 50 miles an hour and will only bring down the windchill temperatures. it feels like the 20s to the teens even rapidly and even lower tonight. right now, that wind at 24 miles an hour sustained with a temperature of 44 degrees, as we start to clear out this weather front that came through the area. look at the dpuss. over 40 miles an hour in so many neighborhoods. windchill advisory throughout the area as we see windchills up to 50 miles an hour and goes through midnight. now, let me show you the impact this wind is going to have windchill temperatures 20s toup d.c. maryland and gaithersburg by 7:00 and in the single digit marks moving in the area close to the 9:00 hour. more on the impact of the wind what it will feel like late toni

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. there's been no communication from the girls or isis concerning their whereabouts. wendy? >>> utility crews are working to fix a power pole that caught fire in damascus. it affected the morning rush hour, and now we've learned the evening rush will be impacted as well. chopper 4 over the scene at woodfield and m roads. woodfield road is still closed. cars are

. >> reporter: i'm pat lawson muse.st into our newsroom video of the man they're looking for from the smash-and-grab kitten theft. this happened on monday. here again are some of the pictures of the kittens which are still missing at this hour. that's it from the live desk, wendy? >>> well tonight $500 million powerball jackpot is on the line. >> so we want to know if you won, would you quit your job? what would you do? >> go to one of our facebook pages. coming up we'll read some of your responses on the air. of. >> well, as you have heard by now, that powerball jackpot stands at $500 million. >> and it just keeps climbing, folks. should you beat the odds 1 in 175 million, you would receive one of the largest ever lottery prizes. even after taxes, the cash value estimate for tonight's drawing is nearly $338 million putting your net worth on par with the likes of mega celebs like j.lo ryan seacrest and tom hanks. >> so we posed this question to you on our facebook pages would you quit your job if you won? and what would

pazzed rules to protectnelit >> pat lawson owho this ult >> this complicated topic. todayce ruling bans internet providerr allowing companies to pay f faster speeds. that means no one company is can now have control over how fast you'rabdo things like stream o download music or a podcast. new rules but putt providers in the sam category as utility companiat provide your gas or electty where customers all had equ aestoerc and when it comes to your broadbanbill, the good news is that you shouldn't see any changeat all. wendy? >> a you, pat. >>> apple's ceo is heading here this sprg to help send some local coe students out into the world. tim cook will deliver the commence address at g.w.'s graduati. students nominated him for the honor. the ge wags is many-in may on the national mall. he'll ao be award with an honorary doctorate for his publicic joop a family's long medical battle ends with cheers tears today. new at 5:00 tonight, why they say they're one step closer to helping t daughter battle debilita seizures. >>> then highway drama. a drive gs hurtling off the roa

i'm pat lawson muse. "news 4 today" continues. >>> super bowl super bowl! super bowl sunday has finally arrived. fans are pummed for the countdown to kickoff. our jim handly has been in action all week $i,jy morning. he's going to bring us a taste of the nfl. >> storm team 4j$sx radar tracking no sun but lots of rain for your game day. chuck bell is timing when it will come down the hardest and it's possible you could see a few snowflakes out your window. chuck bell will join us with more. what's going on chuck? >> we have a few snowflakes showing up on storm team 4 radar this morning. if you're one of my twitter followers or have snow reports, send it

i'm pat lawson muse. stay with us. "news 4 to >>> right now on "news 4 today," slush and ice all over the roads. will it be a big problem if you have plans to head out this morning? >> here is better news. storm team 4 radar making its way out of the area and things a bit. chuck bell is timing out when the arctic will set in next. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. it is a sloppy slushy mess seerks cold wet -- whatever adjective you want to throw in there. >> we are going to get this mini reprieve. blin you might miss it. >> it's a one-day warmup. today the temperatures will be the warmest in a soiled week across the area. that's really important because it will allow the road crews to get ahead of the are snow. a huge amount of slush to deal with. if you're shoveling your driveway the rain has made it extremely heavy. talk it easy. winter weather advisories continue in southern maryland. winter storm warnings hanging on until 9:00 a.m. the snow is over. what we have is a little touch of freez

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. jesse maw h officially been charged if the murder of uva student hannah graham. the fairfax cy native went missing las september. her body was found a month later. >>> hitting close to home the fairfax health department says today it's investigating a suspected c of measles now. >>> and an emotional show of supp family remembers an americ woman killed while she was in isis custody. news4's wendy rieger has more at the live desk. wendy? >> yes. the family of kayla mueller just wrapped up a press conference in prescott arizona. kayla's parents did not work but one of her aunts did. obviousl it was very emotiona let's listen. >> she has done more in her 26 years than many people can ever say they have done in their lifetime.e wor wants to be more like kayla, and as bad as her legacy and the footprint that she leaves on the world, then that is a wonderful thing. she wrote, "i have come see there good in every situatio we just have to look for it." and right now that's what we're all tryin

i'm pat lawson muse. stay with us.news 4 today" continues. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> right now on "news 4 today," we have our eye on storm team 4 radar right now. we're seeing snowflakes in some of your neighborhoods. >> later it could be a soggy super bowl sunday. chuck bell timing out when the rain will hit our area. >> good morning everyone and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. it is sunday, february 1st. can you believe that? >> i know. already in to february. super bowl sunday. >> everyone is pumped, even as early as it is this morning. >> definitely. we're getting ready for the big game. we'll carry the bag game on nbc4. chuck bell is tracking our forecast. he's the man of the hour right now. >> so far all i have are sighted snowflakes on radar. several of my weather watchers have tweeted out they say no precip just yet. temperatures are all well below freezing now. mid 20s in most of the suburbs to around 30 degrees in winchester, 28 in]f culpepper. one of my weather watchers

i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with ventilation in the tunnels, a major problem identified by the national transportation safety board probing the fatal smoke incident at l'enfant plaza. malfunctioning fans pulled the smoke towards the stalled train and then the train pulled the smoke inside. the ntsb is recommending all transit agencies test their ventilation systems. joe madison, what's your response to hear about the findings? >> my initial response is, one, i'm glad they're moving quickly on addressing this. two i still find it as i have in the past hard to believe that they didn't know these problems existed and that because of budget restraints that it may have been something where they just pushed back. as always when you do that, it's a disaster waiting to happen. >> bremante, are you surprised that transit systems across the country need to check their ventilation systems? >> i think that's what jerry connolly is saying the representative from virginia. he used the word stunning that metro has to

i'm pat lawson muse. >> jim handly on the news4 weather deck. do not let the sunshine fool you. all this white, fluffy stuff we got overnight will refreeze. you should know overnight it's going to refreeze because the windchill is going to be dipping down to almost zero so the big hazard is going to be our sidewalks and our roads, our cul-de-sacs, all those areas where we're trying to get around through the night and especially into tomorrow morning. we are not out of the woods just yet, especially for the latest part of the week. veronica inside in the storm center what can we expect as the sun begins to set? >> the road crews doing a fantastic job but some of the side streets, we're going to see those freeze up tonight and anything that's untreated and more melting has taken place today, not for the temperatures but the sunshine. nothing to report on storm team 4 radar, dry across the area our storm way up to the north and east. temperatures below freeze most neighborhoods right now, 36, manassas 32 in fredericksburg. milder to the west. temperatures once the sun sets they'll

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly with meteorologist veronica johnson here in a very busy storm center. doug are will join us in just a bit. this thing is coming in earlier and fast. >> exactly. earlier looked like it would start between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. but a couple hours early, the moisture running into our area. it will also be fighting some drier air to our north. we'll talk more about that later. here's the first image, storm team 4 radar. you can see those spots north of i-66 and across southern maryland is where there is right now some slightly bigger flakes coming down. again, it's been snowing for about two hours, you folks an fairfax seeing that snow and road getting covered throughout prince william county fairfax county, loudoun county. look at this system it's big extending to the west into kentucky and tennessee so we've got hours of this snow yet to go. the biggest storm of our season so far, the winter storm warnings up they cover the area. we'll have a little more on which arias will receive the highest amounts with the storm. i can tell you everyone will

pat lawson muse joins us with details. they're called black hat bandits.hey're in head to toe carrying guns. they've targeted more than half a dozen banks in the washington area. this shows the two in an arundel county. one is wearing a scarf, the other with a hat. both have guns drawn and pointed at people. after getti ch from the tellers, they ran off to a nearby garage. that's just one of the location e the start of the new year they've targeted seven different banks fr fairfax and loudoun counti in virginia to anne arl and cha counties. in a recent case at a wells fao bank in sterling, they a gun to a customer's head while demanding money. we've posted the surveillance video and images of the bandits on our facebook page so you can take a another look and share them. e fbi, by the way, is offering a $30,000 reward in this case. wendy? thank you, pat. next week is national telework.s a new calculator to figure out how much you could be saving by working at home. on average, if you live in d.c. and you telework you could save more tha14$14,00 that's the

. >>> welcome back at 4:30 i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. at 4:30 we are staying on top of breaking news right now, two suspects under arrest after an armored car robbery at a shopping center here in chantilly. it's not clear yet if the suspects took anything. >> they were stop and raised a few miles away along the fairfax county parkway. our cameras were the only ones there when the suspects were taken into dust custody. the other was taken with gunshot wounds. julie carey will have an update at the top of the hour. >>> the beginning of an arctic last blast is on its way. meteorologist amelia segal. just how low are we talking tonight? >> we're talking about low temperatures in the teens and when you factor in the winds it will feel like windchill temperatures are below zero in some spots tomorrow morning. we showed you a live picture outside on our storm team 4 weather deck. satellite and radar also showing breaks in the clouds but it's those breaks those clear skies that are allowing temperatures to plummet as the sun goes down. so right

i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. right now at 4:30 a robbery suspect is dead this afternoon after an officer-involved shooting but it doesn't appear the officer fired the fatal shot. they chased him to 15th and u street this morning before he turned the gun on himself. >>> we now know when jesse matthew will stand trial for the rape and attempted murder of a fairfax county woman. the trial will begin june 8th. matthew was charged this week in the death of uva student hannah graham. >>> and talk about cold here's a live look coming up as people take a chilly walk home near the friendship heights metro station. >>> some new information just in. the district will deploy 200 trucks with the city's snow team tomorrow afternoon because of concerns about a rain/snow mix and the bitter cold weather. city leaders are also asking property owners to put de-icer on their sidewalks. >>> so what can we expect in the next 24 hours? we're double-teaming it all in the weather sent we are amelia and chief meteorologist doug kammerer.

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. at 4:30 this is what's happening now. the head of the montgomery county schools is stepping aside. superintendent joshua starr will leave his post february 16th. that's before his four-year term is up. >>> it's a story you'll see first on news4. more squatters removed from a prince george's county mansion. police raided the home in which four kids and six adults were living one of whom was a burglary suspect. >>> and a shocking revelation today. the terror group isis makes a startling announcement. >> isis released a new propaganda video today that takes the terror group's bar barbarity to a whole new level. this extremely graphic video shows the captured jordanian pilot being burned alive. the white house and the pentagon are condemning the act tonight, and jordan is vowing revenge. >> reporter: isis militants today released a video purporting to show a captured jordanian pilot being burned alive. this comes just days after the group claimed to have beheaded a japanese journalist. president obama says this is an indicati

pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly outside on the storm team 4 weather deck. windchills out here right now, folks, are 10 to 12 degrees, single digits for many of you. we've got team coverage covering your way. molette green and veronica johnson will join us in just a bit. you should know first off, we've just gotten word of a winter storm warning issued for tomorrow. veronica will have more on that in just a moment. week that just won't let up folks. first the snow then we had these frigid temperatures. now we're waiting for another round of snow and, yes, ice on the way for tomorrow. schools are already planning ahead for tomorrow. in fairfax county they are canceling activities right now for tomorrow also in prince george's county as well. and snow isn't the only thing that we could be dealing with. veronica we're talking ice tomorrow after the snow is that right? >> that's right. this storm system will be significant for the area. i think pretty much area wide causing travel problems on yair roads tomorrow. we start with the current temperatures 20 degrees

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. first at 4, another shake-up for the secret service. deputy secretary a.t. smith is stepping down after recent security breaches left the agency under fire. >> after more than five hours of police standoff in silver spring over this afternoon, police tell us an employee walked into a landscaping business a fired a shot sparking that standoff. that man took his own life. >> storm team 4 is tracking a wintry comeback a rainy evening could give way to freezing rain and sleet. let's get an update on that from veronica. v.j.? >> yeah guys. roads that could be a little icy late not a big storm system by any means. small storm but one that could cause just enough trouble on area roads. so starting to get around 7:00 p.m. we'll have rain showers mix in with a little bit of sleet, then freezing rain i tonight, but some slippery roads for the morning rush. of course if you're away from your tv even when you're out and about, download our storm team 4 weather app. we have it all right there including an app cast and interactive radar to get you th

. >> i'm pat lawson muse outside. we have live team coverage of this next wave here this afternoon. we'll get to veronica johnson doug kammerer and adam tuss in just a moment. but the anticipation of this latest round of snow is already prompting lots of schools in the area to change plans. anne arundel and prince george's schools have canceled afternoon activities, many school r schools in virginia canceled so school all day. and the maryland state highway administration is warning drivers to plan ahead. leave early and avoid commuting during what is normally the busiest times on the roads which of course is rush hour. let's take a look at the timing. team coverage begins with veronica and doug in the weather center. when is the next wave going to hit us, guy snz. >> the timing could not be worse.worse from about 4:30 to 5:00 and yes it will stick to the roads. >> the amazing thing pat it's nice and sunny, everything is great. just within another couple of minutes here comes that snow squall. that's what we're worry birthday during rush hour. >> exactly. the timing of this, just on

. >> welcome to "reporter's notebook," i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with stars early exit. the search is on for a new montgomery county superintendent effective february 16 dr. joshua starrr is stepping down. the mutual agreement comes four months before his contract expires. neither starr nor the board gave a specific reason for his departure. however, starr said he wouldn't quote, fight a fight he couldn't win. >> joe madison, there's a lot of mixed reaction to this. many surprised he's leaving. theye asking questions. why so sudden and who is to blame? >> i don't know who is to blame when it comes to a situation like this. let's just be clear, he doesn't have the votes. and that's how they operate. he goes before the board. he gives justification why he should stay on as superintendent. the board then takes a straw vote and you don't have the votes there. that's exactly what he means, look i'm not going to fight this fight. i can't change the minds of those who are opposed to me. it's a different montgomery county than from when my children went there. it's more diverse