melania was born atadventi in rockville. both mom and baby are said to be doing fine, and tt is one adorable baby there. >>> the new year comes with a round of new laws you need to know about, no matter where you live in t dmv. starting today in maryland, health care providers must cover some new conditions. your ice company has to help pay for high blood sugar treatments and tests and procedures related to a certain kind of swelling. expanded medicaid coverage begins today in virginia. as of friday, 200,000 people had enrolled in the broadened program. d.c. has the longest list of new la a, including local health care mandate. a second attempt to enrce a plastic straw ban takes effect today. and a slew of newraffic laws are on the books now, including larger fines and laws designed to protect pedestrians. >>> well you know traffic can be miserable all around the beltway, and now officials in maryland want to expand the beltway and i-270.s that not sitting well with some residents who live nearby. toght, only on news 4, scot

and off of the rockville piken rockville.he food bank president telling us they are in this for the long haul. >> we plan to hold the markets righ until the end of the shutdown. and until federal workers get the next paychecks. e will start with the five locations this weekend. and depending on the need, there will be able t better target where we host the pop-up food markets during the duration of the shutdown. >> reporter: we will show you the map one more time where the pop-ups wl take across the dmv from northeast d.c. to an alia, to camp springs and rockville, as well. they open at 9:00 a.m. and go until noon. youill need to have a federal worker i.d. or a federal contractor i.d., to take advantage of all of this. there's a lot more to show you, as well. we have all of that on our nbc washington app. live in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. >>> 6:51 right now. t's turn things over to chuck bell and the forecast. >> yeah. weave a winter storm watch for northernvi inia, into maryland. there's no advisory or watch or at

this is rockville pike in the rockville area. right here in thisstretch, it is wet. there's other parts here that are slushy. so it's looking pretty good in this area, and as you see, no traffic at this hour. so a lot of people are listening those warnings and staying at home, but many are concerned tonight. what happens when all of this freezes overnight? >> the dig out has begun. plow operators doing the work to clear s so businesses can reopen after the year's first snowstorm.nt montgomery c got hit hard. under a foot of snow in some places. here, conditions are slippery. the roads have been plowed but were covered over by another round of snow. >>e saw cars sliding to the side. >> scary? >> very scary. >> driving conditions are dangerous in many areas. that's why so many opted to sta home. many residential streets look like this. people put off clearing theirnd cars a shoveling their sidewalks for monday. >> and i had to come to work and now it's double of the amount. amount for uble the that woman. she wasn't expecting all the additional snow that cam into r are

she took her first breath insidh shady grove medical center in rockville. mom wasn't due until january 13th. >> she was in a rush to come for some reason. >> pretty amazing. it's incredible. t're just very happy, blessed. really happyt she's healthy. >> melanie has an older sibling who just turned 1 on december 23rd. oh, boy. pray for those parents. 1-year-old and newborn. she's beautiful. the baby came in weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces. >>'ve beenrying to convince my wife to have another kid? >>yes. >> a fourth child. >> she's being very selfish. >> you're being very greedy. >> greedy. they don't make moms like they used to,lauren. >> i've got no dog in this fight. >> you kno what, your wife doesn't want to do it, guess

an rockville the local lanes had the left le as only thing getting by zhe workone. that is now out of the way as well. so as you head dn to 70, take you 27 minutes. melissa, thank you. today d.c. will begin to look like d.c. once again. the government shutdown is over. and hundreds of though stands of furlough workers willeturn to their jobs. among n them,ational park service employe. over the weekend they could be seen walking around the asta. answered qns and made sure the returning crowds weric ta encarenjf. the ies eoyed walking up steps of the lincoln memorial. and park service employees said are just dplad to be back to work. you. >>>awmakers have just three weeks to avoid another shutdown. debate remai the same. trump says he wants billions of dollars and democrats don't want to give to himri ony the president is saying he is thinking aboutin a national emergency and which would allow him to take the money and construction. he is committed to defending t nation. several media criticized the president for what they say as caving to the democrats. but his party

we're live in d rockville,rick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thank you very much. >>> we're staying on top of the snowy conditions all throughout the moouing. >> ofe. let's check in with the head of the d.c. department of transportation mr. director, thank you so much for joining us this morning. obviously, you have many facets to focus on, not just roads. how are the sidewalks looking? h the street on w characters and what can you tell us about what's going on in d.c. our crews have been out there since thursday. we started pre-treating the roads and yesterday afternoon and through the overnight our pls have been operating, applying salt and moving the snow, and we are sdg residents and businesses to please continue to shovel sidewalks and help your o neighbo to the greatest extent that you can. >> a question for you. what about the most challenging areas of the city would you say? what's the bgest challenge that you guys are seeing? >> well, you know, this us the men and women who operate these snowplows have real exp

deanna was an english teacher in rockville. school counselors have spoken individually with the students there. she was teaching athe time. additional counselors will be on hand tomorrow to help students and staff. >>> tonighte know how much money metro is losing during this government shdown. the agency is losing $400,000 every weekday in fares and revenue. metro rail ridership down 16% during the shutdown. bus nridership is d 8%. in a letter to congressional leaders today, general manager saidhe won't jeopardize safety to save money. they could consider staffing or service adjustments, such astr trains to meet rush hour demands. in 2013, metro lost about $5.7 milln during a 16-day shutdown. >>> a suspect dragged oute of woods by police after a gun is pulled in a packed car. the driver and another passenger shot d thatver critically injured. jackie bensen is following this story for us tonight in prince george's county. >> reporter: there are still many more t questionsn answers about what happened down at the end of this long

northbound 270, as you're headed into rockville before montrose road.his is a crash involving three vehicles. ice suv.hem is a p the officer is okay. has other injuries. now, they'reow trying to folks out of the way. this is the local lanes. 270 has had a rough go this morning. theseid are its within the past 30 minutes. brad is up in chopper 4. are you able to tell us what's going on when you look down on this? >> thankfully, as i understand, the police officer was inside this suv, when it was rear-ended. i want to show you what the exit ramps are looking like. if you can see that, a thick laye of ice a slush, which, no doubt, caused this crash. thankfully, e.ryone ok you can see, that is still gosed on the northbound side of 270 to on to montrose road. the local lanes will remain closed. this is the common scene around the area this morning. it will be a tough ride this morning. >> no doubt. and elsewhere, new problem, outer loop, near 12t ff the phone with virginia state police. we have slowdowns there, too. hyattsville, northbound b.w. parkway. uthb

in rockville,er darcy spe news4. >>> when we come right back. we're continuin t tock that winter storm that schools and businesses need to keep an eye ontonight. this snow coming up in milwaukee part of the same exact system we'll be in weather alert tomorrow and ednesday too. >> i feel like we're in it, in our own way. >>> plus get a load of this, a driver ring through massachusetts with a man clinging to the hood of his suv. we'll show you h stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. ronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> a man wanted in the murders of five people in louisiana on saturday is now under arrest in virginia. police say dakota theriot killed his parents, h a womwas believed to be dating and two others. thesuspect's fathe survived long enough to tell authorities who shot him. >> he was abl

. >>> right now rockville police are searching for the suspects who vandalize church. this happened over the weekend at st. mary's catholic church. someone plashd rsplashed red pa statues and the building. a similar happened at the church earlier this month. this morning parents in particular in rockville israel have to do after a fire destroyed a day care center. the fire ripped through the woodley garden swim club and georgetown hill school late last night. fiters said they could hear minor explosions inside. it took 100 fire fighters to s here.ut the fla no one was hurt. >>> happening today, can you have a say on a proposal to legalize sports betting in d.c. the committee on finance and revenue will hosri the h at 10:00. d.c.'s chief financial overs says sports betting could bring in as muchon as $92 mil over the next four years to the d.c. government. at money would be used to pay for violence prevention programs and the other half to cover the cost of a new bill to child care options in the city. an additional $200,000 a year woul go to fund gambling addiction tre

. >> in rockville, maryland, ami r seen. federal workers and contractors from nearby government buildings including the nuclear regulatory agent are frequent patrons of mosaic cafe. the only patron in the portion ofe dinnert we were there, a carry out customer in town for a nongovernment conference. >> all empty. the shut down is really impacting a lot more restaurants than just mosaic. >> reporter: wit holidays over the last two weeks, this week, ehird week may be the first time we are really seeing that ripple effect into the private sector that we know all too well during a government shutdown. live in rockville, ns 4. >> jackie, thank you. stake's paycheck is at for furloughed federal workers now. many live in prince george's county. tonight is a push for schools to ease the burden with workersy providing free school lunches. >> the kidser don't d to suffer. i think we had to find it somewhere. money well spent to take care of the kids. kay alexander wallace wrote this proposal and he wants the school system to offer fre

more saying, please don't ruin rockville. supporters wrote, it's okay if it doesn't affect the property values. another says, i support expansion. present routes are too crowded. at his home today with his sons just a few hundred feet from the highway, eric lyons says he's tired of battling the brutal congestion and is glad the state is considering something big. >> everywhere youwork, you have to get on a highway to get somewhere. so, you know, people get up in the morning and their days are built off of their commute. reporter: montgomery county council transportation chair tom hucker says the state woulde wise t listen to local drivers and homeowners. this proposal in particular has generated an awful lot of public concern, and i think it's both because of the nature of it, expanding the beltway, a the process. >> reporter: state leaders tell news4 they welcome more feedback and are expected to narrow theie list of possihanges to the highways by spring. scott macrlane, news4. >>> to an urgent health warning. the flu is beg

. >>> and right now police in rockville are searching for the person behind a vandalism at a church. just take a look atheideo. this happened over the weekend att. mary's catholic church. someone splashed red paint on the building. they say something similar happened at the church. a spokesperson is urging aone with information to contact police. >>> this morning many parents in rockville will have to see what to do after it was destroyed by fire. investigators are looking to see what happened. it went through georgetown early school late last night. firefighters said they could hear minor explosions inside possibly from chemicals. took 100 firefighters to knock out the fire. no one was hurt. >> 4:09 happening today you could have a say to legalize sports betting in d.c.os finance will the hearing at 10:00 this morning, held downtown, at the wilson building in room 412. >> still ahead in news for your health, that time of year, a lot of people are sick, and going to the doctor. why antibiotics are not always >>the answer. plus how the government shutdown may have put a strai on your

. >>> right now police in rockville are searchi for suspects who vandalized a church. it happened at st. mary's catholic church. someone sashed red paint on statues and the building. a similar incident happened at that church earlier this month. >>> also this morning, many parents in rockville to figure out what to do after a fire destyed a day care center. the fire rippe through the woodley gardens school late last night. firefighters say they could hear minor sphroegexplosions inside, possibly from chemical. no one was hurt. >>> still ahead, in news for your health,ha it is tt time of year a whole lot of people are sick and going to the doctor. why antibiotics are not always the anller. >>> w take a look at ways to help you and your significant other. 5:11. >>> good morning, everybody. first thing to know on a monday morning, what's the weekend look like? so far so good on the weekend. it will be cold a oudy. tracking a chance of snow late in the day friday. we will have to keep a close eye on the weekend forecast. before we get to th, another chance for winter weath

outer loop at rockville pike. we're going to check that out at the 7:27 timeframe. >> we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the w"today" s is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it a great tuesday, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ you can feel it everywhere ♪ lift your hands and voices ♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late. no problem, come on in. ♪ . >>> good morning. coast to coast chaos. the impact of the government shutdown taking a tol on americans in a very real way.ts airp slammed.ng fed-up pasers forced to wait at surity lines for hours. >> this is ridiculous. >> furloughed workers turning to charity. >> friendsil and fam helping me out during this bad time. >> while in washington neither side budg no sign of a deal any time soon. >>> chillg and twisted. disturbing new details emerge in the jme closs kidnapping case as her admitted abductor appears in court for the first time. >> saw her and made the

. >> jackie bensen continues our team coverage tonig live from rockville. >> reporter: you kn many of us were happy to see that sun come out this morning, this afternoon, watch the snow start to melt. but this is what you're going to see tonight. take a look at the sidewalk. you can see that is justlaze ice. you go out tonight, early tomorrow morning,hahat is you're going to be looking at. freezing, melting, refreezing. the day after the season's first nj snowfa major snowfall. >> as we saw this morning, there was a spike in car crashes in that:00 to 8:00 hour as folks the road conditions.restimated that's going to occur tonight and tomorrow morning.af >> reporter:y in conditions like this means consciously changing driver habits. >>here was a bus skidding kw id front of me. it was trying to to regain control. take your time, respect the people around you, be careful. >> reporter: when those high mounds of snow we've shovelled freeze and harden, it poses another type of potential danger. one that can be a real challenge for first responders. >> if you haven't gotten to it yet, always

earlier and now you're in rockville. things have changed a little bit, right? >> yeah, this is the ever changing road conditionss this a lot better now looking down at rockville pike. when we came to you last t e it was kind of slushy. having cars travel on it helps because the spreaders put down emicals and substances that help cars in the process. it could get later wit snowfall, but the traffic is coming as well. we won't see weekday type traffic because this being a weekend. people being advised to stay inand only get out if they have to. later on we'll show you some of the sidelitreets. in montgomery county, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> thetorm team 4 coverage of the winter storm is available anywhere at any time. l have you to do is download the nbc washington app. >> yeah, because, folks, we're not done with it yet. doug says more snow is g come as we continue to see a lot of snow blanket the region, but let' send it to doreen who is down at thes health & fitn expo. doreen? >> reporter: the green cape, ere's so many things

they have teamed up with grocery stores off of rockville, on rockville pike, off of richmond highway and off of allentownam road in springs. also, the food bank account telling us, this is nging to be anng effort. >> we plan to hold the markets until t end of the shutdown and until federal workers get the next paychecks.e we start with ve locations this weekend. and depends on the need, we'll be able to better target where we post the pop-up food markets during the duration of the shutdown. r orter: so, as you heard there, we could see the pop-up markets for weeks to come. one more time the map where you can see theoppop-up markets. they will be in rockville, alexandria, and rock springsin 9:00 a.m. saturday morning and going until noon. you will need your valid employee i.d. as a contractor or government wker onfurlough. we have details on this and other shutdown offers heren our nbc washington app. we're live in northwest. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank y. >>> aob fair is scheduled today for furloughed employees to work in the fairfax county school system is at capacity. the di

this happened near montrose rose in rockville.s han an hour earlier, tire tracks in thenow show the past this vehicle took when the driver slid off the road, continuing over an on hbankment. thpened near shady grove road. minutes later on 370, two more vehicles hit the hazard lights in their cars as they waiteor help to arrive. >> most were along the 270 border. some in clarks bur tbut most ne beltway. most of it is a combination of speed and slick road conditions. >> many of these crashes are avoidable as drivers slow down. take it easy. wants to remind folks to clear off the top of your car so it's free of frsnow before you t the roads. that's ather factor that's contributing to crashes on the interstate. back to you. >> dangerous stuff. live for us in rockville. thank you. >> we want to get one more check on the forecast with ameila. all right, what do we have f the rest of the day? >> for the rest of the day, we're going to have plenty of sunshine in washington and now in northern virginia, more cloudiness. so melting, especia

and the rockville pike in rockville. the preparations are coming together right now as we speak. five pop up markets beginning to open up at 9:00 a.m. on saturday. they will go until noon. each will have free fresh produce as well as non-perishable items. each will have enough for 250 people. the food bank president telling us they are now in this for the long haul. markeplan to hold these right until the end of the shutdown and until federal workers get theirext paychecks. ill we will start with these five locations this weekend. anden dng on the need, we will be able to better target where we host these pop-up food markets during the duration of shutdown. >> reporter: those five pop-ups ownership up tomorrow morning a.m.ing a at 9:00 they will go until noon. to take part you need your valid federal worker id or a contractori.d. there are five locations. you can see them on the map. they will be happening at giant grocery stores in northeast d.c., kettering, alexander rhea, camp spring, and rockville. we have more information on this and other resources during the shutwn on our

some saying, please do not ryan rockville. supporters. it is okayf itoesn't affect property values. and another said, i support expansion. routes are too crowded. at home today, just feet away from the highway, he said he is glad the state considering something big. >> everywhere you work you have to get on the highway and get somewhere. people get up in the morning anh r days are commuting. >> tom hucker said the state would be wise to listen. >> this in particular has nerated an awful lot of public concern. scott macfarlane. >>> fire is finally out in an upper marlboro warehouse. firefighters have been working to put this out since noon. it caused more than 5 million in damages. no one was >>> still to come, a car crash survivor. the moments before impact. t >>>ight the tragic ending on a wet road in maryland. >> and b it hn a soggy start. we're tracking the next round of rain. se >>> i guess we can call it a late christmas present as we started out the new year. ta a good look at these temperatures. it is not as warm as i would like it to be. this is january 1, everybody. we're n

. >>> for a second time, a rockville high school has been vandalized with messages of hate. someone spray painted a swas the ay on a building at richard montgomery high school over the weekend.ac ording to our news partners, the swastika has been removedan they're investigating, but sadly this not the first time the school has had to deal with something like this. just la month someone spelled out the "n" word near fencing outside of the stadium. the principal plans to address stums today. >>> the d.c. mayor murielbowser vetoed a bill that would treat the in fact by the phen. they worry that weakening the consequences will increase those trying to ride for free. they face jail time and a criminal record. >>> still ahead on "news4 today," a medical breakthrough infi theht against cancer. we'll tell you about a knew theme treatment. they had to go in and save a woman from a burning house. chuck? >> good morning hoe let. foo morning. it promises to be cold but dry. . >>> e back. it's 6:14. 16 degrees outside of our studios in northwest washington. we have several school delays

and others wrote "please don't ruin rockville."thers saying i support expansion, present routes are too crowded. at home today with his sons, eric lyons says he tired of battling the construction. >> everywhere you work, you have toet on the highway. people get up in the morning and their days are built offf their commute. >> tom hucker said the state wi be wise to listen to local drivers and homeowners. >> this proposal h generated an awful lot of public concern. i think it bothe bcause of the nature of it, expanding the beltway and thep cess. >> news4 says they are expected to narrow their list o possible changes to the highway by spring. >> it looks like you'll be saving some cash at the gas pump in 2019. for the first time in three years, gas prices are expected to go done from e year before. gas buddy predicts the national average for a gallon of regular gas will be bd 2.70. it stillc siantly more than what we were paying back in 2016. experts say this month is whether prices will be at their lowest. prices generally peak in m

rockville, new problem. southbound 270 near shay degrov rocident on the right side. response is there as well. it might be a little bit slow if you're headed southbound sometime soon. no major a closure othing like that. white'sy shut down. taking a look at 66, fairfax county to the beltway, going 0 miles an hour means you're going to get ther n inne minutes. eun. >> thank you. maintaining your key fob. >> what to do to keep it working without using your key to start the kay. >>plus anne hathaway and fred savage stop by on the "ellen" show. >> you're going to loo behind me. no talking, just acting out. >> okay. >>good luck. okay. >> it's going to be crazy. playing games. hathawaynd savage talk about their latest project. ca you you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we mi'deadlines, we dont get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup for complete reliability. so, if you lose your network connection... ♪

many of you are alreadythere. 29 in rockville. 22 in monessen. so you knows i cold.ight. refreeze happening now. tuesday morning, amess.he yeah, reason i say 9:00 a.m., give the sun time to melt as as possible and less congestion, it may be a better for you. the next couple of days, i'll ye not here she's talking more about the impacts of tomorrow. i can't give them away. >> i need a sneek. as we talk about the refreeze overnight tonight. in all seriousness, it's already very cold out there. we think we will see some tees out in rural locations up into parts of maryland as well.a low of about 27 low- to mid-20s here we think they can tumble lower. 9:00omorrow morning, notice, we're around freezing. with help from the sunine coming tomorrow at 7:25. we will have melting throughout the day tomorrow. another refreeze tomorrow night on into your wednesday morning. but check it out. tomorrow is the bus stop, dela are likely, so many school districts have delayed or cancelled. wednesday, another refreeze in the forecast. i think on ursday, we will back to business as usual

hour of day of screen time for kids between 2 and 5. >>> a fire destroyed a child care center in rockvillefor many this business wasn't just a day care, it was ad sec family. news4 darcy spencer tells their story. >> just in shock. it doesn feel reel. >> gnat ya is a teacher at george town early schoe. in rockvi the building was destroyed in a fire sunday night. >> i'm here more than i am at home. so it's hard to see the place we go to every day in shamblr:. >> reportehildren would typically play and learn in these classrooms, the art supplies andbins, cubbies where kids hang their coats all damaged by fire, smoke and te >> so, yeah, it's more than a building. it's like part of the heart of what we do. >> reporter: peter became a emotiona he talked about the loss. he worked here as a teen. now he's the ceo. >> auf lot of is lost. and will obviously need to be repla replac replaced. >> reporter: linda has been with george town hill for 36 years.me she's a f director here. >> coming here today what is going through your mind? >> how strong we ar we made it through 9/11, the sner, we'll make

another one saying, please don't ruin rockville. supporters say it's okay if it doesn't affect the property values. present routes are too crowded is what another one says. at his home eric lyons says he's tired of battling brutales coon. he's excited the state is considering something. >> everywhere you have to work you have to battle. people get u and the days are built off of their commute. >> reporter: the transportomion chair tucker says the state would be wise to listen to local drivers and home hners. >> thi generated an awful lot of public concern. i think it's both because of the nature of it, expanding they, beltwand the process. >> reporter: state leaders say they welcome feedback and they hope to narrow it by spring. scottcfarland, news 4. >>> coming up, a new year and new traffic troubles. we'll take a new looks at the construction project that could cause a bit of chaos before improvement. >> lauren, we have cool temperatures today. plenty of warm out there. that's all coming up after this. >>> plus, smithsonian shutdo

this is montgomery county in rockville. side streets will be messy. so are the dewalks. mine was yucky. we've been dealing with it for the past couple ofnd days kind of treating it and shoveli it. asevy chase, right side blocked by the southbound 301 at port tobacco road. lanes are blockede. ther >>> this morning, plowing and shoveling will continue as our region diggs out from ts year's first winter blast. with the government closed and no school, road crews in d.c. have a chance to make headway against the snow yesterday. the issue this morning will be ice. 're working for you with complete coverage on how the ice might impact your tuesday morning. >> justin fch is driving through northeast d.c. now. justin, tell us where you are and what you're seeing. now.ff south dakota right we've seen some pretty good things so far, of course. we saw some slick patches. even though you are seeing cleay road may still see a slick patch that could cause you problems. another issue could have been sidewalks. some have been treated and cleared. we had a bad caseli ear. that's just com

what we're lrning about damage > >>> rockville police are searching for the suspects who vandalized a church at st. mary's. someone splashed red paint on statues and billing. a similar incident happened the this month. >>> as president trump continues his crack down on illegal immigratio of undocumented immigrants working at one of his golfs. club they presented fake documents when hired. "the washington post" first uncoorred this 12 said they were fired from the trump golf club in new york on january 18th during the some of the nerm nated workers spoke exclusively with nbc ws. they say they think management at trump's golf club new their documes were fake. >> because they letan employees like they don't check like really good. >> one formerhe worker told post the company had a don't ask don't tell attitude about undocumented workers. eric trump says the the company has strict hire iing practices that anyone who presents false documents will be fired immediately. >>> tomorrow moing, president ump's long time friend and o occasional political adviser e roger stone, will be if federal c

. >> he's in rockville today, trying out the soldier fit rkout.t's a program created by a local veteran who started a fitness movement when he came home for serving our country. >>ea with theh and fitness expo coming up ts weekend we set out to find the most fierce fitness around the beltway. ai'm heret soldier fit with kevin. what makes it so fierce. >> every workout you get a completely different exertse, differworkouts we're going to put you through some workouts day with tire flips,ropes, pullups, get you going in a couple minutehe >> what's first thing we're going to do? >> tire flips. >> this is like one of those tires. >> yes, sir. news4 we're going to put you to work. >> okay. >> 250 pounds on the tire. >> in the squat, as low as possible. one, two, three, ! one, two, three, go! one, two, three, go! beautiful. ready, one, two, three,go! >> i'm so glad we' not doing this for telemundo 44. >> next upo we d batter ups. we do speed and slams. keep going. keep going. >> keep going, sorry. what's next? >> next is pullups. go.ere we i know that s

. >> looking live at rockvil pike. we are going to show you the situation and the potentialda ers on the roads. >>> all rsoht. we have live team coverage onight on this snowstorm leading to a storm team 4 ngather alert. we are g to take you around the area. first a live look outside our studios in northwest d.c. more snow is on the way. i mean aot so tonight, we begin in a storm team weather center. thank you for joining us. break this down for us and what it means. >> we are going toee snow accumulate three to 6 inches and then pick up another four to 8 inches. parts of washington already at 2.5 inches. winchester reporting 4 inches. everybody is under am winter strning. all of the counties in pink, that's our entire aa in effect until tomorrow night until 6:00 p.m. tracking right to moderate snow across the area. and you can see the storm system clearly on t map. the air is cold enough so the snow is falling and sticking. tracking treacherous roadns conditut there. f you can avoid it tonight and tomorrow, that is wha

she was born shady grove medical center in rockville.his afternoon, mom, baby and dad are doing mill. up at 5:00 and 6:00, hear why her parents say she wasin de to be a new years baby. >>> you are and looking at a miracle. that's an 11-month-old baby boy being pulled from rubble today. his apartment building in russia llapsed killing at least seven. officials stayaby had been trapped in sub freezing temperatures for almost two days. nbc' lucy cavanagh reports the deadly collapse and the surprising item the officials believe saved that little baby. >> reporter: in southern russia, a new years day miracle. rescue workers pulling this baby boy from the rubble. alive but in critical condition. more than 30 hours after a gas explosion ripped through this ninetory apartment block, part of the building collapsed. another threatening to givewage emerncy crews racing against the clock for hours.am entire fies believed trapped. we don't know anything, anything this woman said. her family lived on the thirdfl r. we were speaking and i woke upi feel

. >> all right so sunday this is the big deal happening rockville hilton at 10:00 in the morning. as jackie vementioned,thing from0%ff to payment plans. dhey're going to work with people impacte by the federal government shutdown. so your kid can enjoy camp this summer. all right that's the latest we're going to ha muchore throughout the hour from some of the other camps. and become a mad scientist, all right. aaron, eunu. back to >> so many options now is the time. >> the spaces fill up fastest. >> thank you molette >>> it'ow 6:18. let's check in with chuck bell talking about thed c weather. i guess you have to have perspective, can be chuck. i just saw >> yes, indeed. international falls, minnesota, typically one of the colder spots in the country, they're 26 below zero this morning. that's not even near the record. not even close to it. so when we start talking about gettinl cold around here next week yb, remember to it keep it in perspective. certainly cold for us. but it's not really going to be an earth shattering levels of chill. 35 degrees now in washington. winds out of t

on the rockville campus. several buildings will be cersed andin classes cancelled. students and staff are told to the checkhe campus website to see how they are affected. ing downmain break shu several buildings and classes can't cancel the a rockville campus. >> thank you. 5:34. another friday payday and blanc check for federal worke. >> 35 days is taking its toll but a compromise may be on theh zontal. . as expected two competing senate bills to reopen the government failed yesterday.ft but the votes senate majority leaderitch mcconnell and senate minority leader chuck schumer met to discuss the possibility of a stopgap bill. giving lawmaeers three to work pout a deal on border security while the government is open but white house press secretary sarah sanders says the compromise would only work if there is a large downpayment on the wall.e hous speaker nancy pelosi again indicated that wasn't an option. tracie potts has more on the story coming up in a few minute >> as the political boofrpgt continuing, the eyakemle and financial follo is mountin on workers strug

. > today, counselors will be on-hand at herbert hoover middle school in rockville, after a teacher died in her classroom on thursday. in a letter to parents, the principal said that the teacher passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while teaching studentsn montgomerycounty. the principal asked that the english teacher be and celebrated for her kindness and commitment to others. >>> coming up, saved by a straighter. an emergency rescue amid last weekend's snowstorm and the hero in this story is someone you may recognize from someone here on news 4 today. tell you more about that just ahead. >>> we continue to track some ouble on this storm team 4 weather alert morning. you may have another lay of snow on your car. we have more of that coming this weekend. it came overnight,too. 're live on the roads with the ings before you head t. stay witouh you're watching news 4 today. >> you've seen dave here on news 4 today, fillingn for melissa with your traffic. he helps you navigate the roads. this weekend, he played the role of lifesaver. >> during the height of the snowstorm, he r

. >>> for the second time, a rockville high school has been vandalized with messages of hant. someone p a swastika on the building at richard montgomery highol sc police are investigating. sadly this isn't the first time the school has had to deal with. the principal plans to address the students today. >>> it's now 4:09. d.c.'s mayor and senate are expected to clash tort. mayor muriel bowser vetoed that bill that would treat the offense as a civil infraction punishable by a fine. only the dchl krc-- counc can ve toe it metro loses between 25 and $50 million a yer from f evaders. t underhe current law they face jail time, a fine, and a criminal record. overturning the mayor's veto required two-thirds. >>> a medical breakthrough in breast cancer. a'll tell youut a new dream. >>> and a dramatic rescue. firefighters save a woman from a burning house. >>> chuck? >>> good morning, everybody. tuesday's off to a chilly start. it's close to zero, but there's when i kept finding myselfere's smoking in my attic. dad! hiding when i was supposed to be quitting. i thought, i should try som

a live look as we drive northbound on 355 tough the rockville area. a little dark. you can still tell that things are looking okay on the main roads. same situation, 270. northbound/southbound at middlebrookroad, and germantown, looking okay, as well. the souts that be wet, could be very slick and could be black ice. inner and outer loop o the beltway, no problems because of all of the nasty weather we've been dealing with. and down to southbound lane sloed because of a water > in break. >>'re working for you with team coverage as our region continues to dig out from the firstst snoworm. the issue this morn willing be black ice. all of the snow and slush left on the sidewalks and roads have turned to ice because of these frigid mperatures. >> justin finch is live in southeast d.c. justin, you're out of the car and on the sidewalks. how is that going ithis morning? >> reporter: hey, aaron. made our way up a bit to northw at. we saw sight at the memorial park we had to share with you. first, the good news. s still somnow to enjoy here up on the park. on natsav,ge're s

well, new at 11:00, flames and smoke ripped through this rockville swim club and daycare today. utit gd the school on nelson street. ou can see the roof partially collapsed there. firefighters say they could hear some minor explosions inside. possibly fromchemicals. fortunately no one was hurt but investigators aren't sure what started that fire. >> federal workers head back to work tomorrow and tonight there's optimism that a deal can be reached toid a another shutdown. president trump is doubling down on his pledge to build a wall. kelly o'donnelln the hurdles ahead. >> handmade signs show the federal government is not fully back in business. but at some landmarks and monuments park rangers return to ty. >> this is the first day and tomorrow the sta back in. >> also, the message makers shaping the next round of the border funding battle. >> give a chance for the democrats to prove wther they really believe in border security and are willing to go against nancy pelosi or if they're so beholden to their leadership that they'll never vote for a barrier on the southern border. >>

. >>> ae told youut a day care fire in rockville. a fire destroyed a building at early school.maged classrooms, art supplies, cubbies where kids wod hang theirvotes. the fire started in the office building and spread. damage is estimated at $750,000. we could see damage to the office area, as well. >>> goo news for teachers in virginia. the house appropriations committee will include a 5% pay raise ints budget. >> i know. you know. virginia can do better. know. you know. virginia can do better. >> the news comes as teachers rallied at the state capitol yesterday for higher spending o. educat governor raffle northam supports the pay raise. he says it's hard to rruit and retain quality teachers. >>> a concrete company has to pay a million dollar in expansion of the metro system.ny a comn pennsylvania was the company. thellawsuit aes that they t falsifiedt data on the materials used. toiry is the day of several public meetings of expanding metro hours. the first is at 6:00 at metro headquarters. there will beng meeti on tuesday, in alexandria and one on thursday, in greenbe . >>>

the locations include foggy bottom and tenleytown in d.c., arlington and tyson in virginia, and rockville and silver spring in maryland. we'ree posting the complist to the nbc washington app and to our website. >>> news 4 is working for you by keeping you updated on all i of thormation o in the nbc g,shington app. >>> this morn we're learning new and disturbing details about the kidnapping of a 13-year-old wisconsin girl and the murder of her parents. he saw her on a sool bus and decided he would kidnap her. s. the time, he had no idea who she patterson broke into her family's home inoc miber. he shot the parents and bound the teen's ales and h and dragged her to his truck. for the next several months, patterson forced her to stay under his bed for hours at a time. the teen escaped last week. patterson is being held on $5 million bail. >>> a panel of republican lawmakers firmly rebuked a veteran iowa representative and blocked him from serving on any house committees. the move comes after iowa representative steve king questioned in a "new york times" article, how white and white supremac

diane: in rockville, maryland, for "matter of fact," i'm diane roberts. soledad: jake and laurie haved helped train 2500 police officers in maryland. jake has also helped train officers in north carolina and in florida. announcer: when we come back. how this woman's two-week vacation turned into an extended stay. >> instantly, i fell in love with salvador. announcer: but will the country's politics ruin this love affair? and later. soledad: what's that in the air? announcer: it could be more mercury if one government agency has its way. soledad: a lot of history lessons about slavery focus on the experience of african slaves shipped to the united states. but an estimated 4.5 million african slaves were sold to brazil. that is 10 times the number that went to north america. today, more than 80% of the population of the northeastern state of bahia is descended from african slaves. and the african culture is thriving. it's becoming a popular destination for african americans looking to connect with their roots. our correspondent, leone lakhani, takes us insi

in rockville, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> it's been called a potentiaf game chang millions of americansd considering sgery. this new robotic spine surgery out s the surgeon to map the procedure weeks before it takes place. this week dr. christopher goode from the virginia spine institute in reston became the trst person in world to perform this type of robotic spine surgery. the patient, a23 ear-old woman who has scoliosis. this is video inside the operating room at restonho ital center. >> using tools like robotics, like navigation, we're able to ma much more precise plan. >> the combination improves the safety and accuracy of the insessions. there is less radiation involved and it reduces the risk of complications could be more a wildilable later this year. >> wow. that's amazing. >>> this next one is a different nd of game changer. this could change the way groceries might be delivered -- being picked up by yourself. supermarket giant kroger is using unmanned autonomous vehicles in scottsdale, arizona. this is in partnership with the silicon slaly start-up nuro. it took them years of

found an overwhelming number of those notes in opposition to any lane expansion including dozens in rockville. one writing major traffic congestion won't beved by any widening. another, i have many neighbors and favorite restaurants and affected.at will be one more saying please don't ruin rockville.su orters wrote, it's okay if it doesn't affect t property lues. one says i support expansion, present routes a too crowded. at his home eric lyons says he's tired of battling it. >> everywhere you have to work u have to get on the highway. people get up in the morning. their days are built off of their commute. >> reporter: montgomery county transportation chair said they would be wise to listen to drivers and homeowners. >> this has generated an awful lot of public concern. i thinks oth because of the nature of it, expanding the beltway and the process. >> reporter: they welcome more feedback and are expected to narrow their possible et list of changes to the highway by spring. >>> am could go up, a new year and new traffic troubles. we take a closer look at the constuction projects t could caus

. >> reporter: chopper 4 captured salt trucks on rockville pike. crews in d.c., maryland and virginia tell me they pretreated roads today and wilmocontinue toow morning. stormeam 4 says we could see 3 to 5 inches of snow in the d.c. metro region this weekend. people are filling up their tanks now. dennis potts is ready. >> we're making sure we just have what we need and kids can have good time and we're safe, but we've got supplies. >> reporter: he's not the only one. people are buying ice melt, sleds and shovels. >> our shovel from last year, we broke in half trying to dig out stuff, so -- >> i notice that happens to a lot of people. >> yes. yes, it does. >> reporter: those kids hope we get enough snow so they can play. >> we'reo goingke snowmans. >> you're going to make snowmans? >> reporter: she smile meanwhile, maria griffin frowns. >> because of the roadways, i'm juoo notng forward to it. but, hey, what can i do? r orter: and this is one of the front-end loaders that will go into the salt dome, remove the salt and putt in the trucks. it's impo

rockville maryland. welcome back visiting a traditional chinese medicine shop instead of going to the doctor is a popular choice for people who want feeling while in taiwan more and more shops are shutting down and out is fear that when they die their industry will too gotta love as how they are explains why. leach chilling dispenses traditional chinese medicine from this herbal store in taiwan natural medicine shops like this one have been used for generations as an alternative to visiting a doctor but the industry that depends on curing illnesses is dying taiwan's government hasn't issued a new operating license for twenty years jo-ann don't know he's a name just. this profession in taiwan is on the decline it's become a so-called sunset industry older people have slowly left and younger ones started to have a license it's all very uncertain the license shortage started in the one nine hundred ninety s. as the government trying to regulate traditional medicine shops government leaders feared combining

the same is true at mosaic cafe in rockville.s shutdown is having a big impact on sm l businesses all over our area. federal employees worried about when they will see the next e paycheck, dining out is first thing to go. >> people come in during lunch, dinner, around our bars. right now, you see, all empty. so far, we had three customers. usually we have a lot more than that. >> restaurants say they're worried they can't recover from the last revenue because of this shutdown. we'll have more on how the shutdown is affecting federal workers and their budgets coming up at 6:00 a.m. >>> we're learning about information about a crash that killed a volunteer. zachary fry admitted he drunk when he ran into a woman, killing her. lauren mcdarby was walking inve sville last week when she was hit. the crash w near the church where she volunteered for more than a decade. the driver isho being held w bond. >>> today will be the first full day on the job for prince george's county's new state's attorney. aisha braveboy was sworn in at the co

rockville maryland. a mr and ohio and these are the top stories i saw has targeted u.s. forces in syria for the second time in a week a car bomb has a checkpoint in the kurdish controlled northeast as a convoy of u.s. and cut us forces passed by at least five people were killed but no u.s. troops were harmed a some advantage of a it has more from gaza. in the last five days there have been two attacks on u.s. troops and their allies in northern syria where apparently i say it was defeated these troops that came into under attack in hasek a province in northern syria is close to the turkish border an area where after the proposed u.s. pullout turkish forces would like to be in charge of this isn't there yet which is complicated because it's not just isolate is entrenched there but is also home to kurdish fighters kurdish fighters who are allies with the united states but seen as terrorists by turkey the afghan taliban is due to resume talks on tuesday with an u.s. envoy in qatar it follows a major taliban attack on a base and wardak province dozens of intelligence and sec

rockville maryland oh and moen will have all the weather with staffers still ahead on al-jazeera. how a licensing lorry is sounding the death knell for taiwan's ailing traditional medicine industry. and in sport the top ranked team at the asian cup advancing to the quarterfinals so i'll be here with that story. from cool brisk nose and fuel. to the warm tranquil waters of southeast asia. hello there the storm the border some snow and some flooding across parts of the middle east it's continuing to edge its way eastwards and it's still bringing us a few problems here's the latest satellite picture then showing that cloud as it works its way across parts of pakistan and then up into the northern parts of india as well the some of the same kharaj here brought some rather unusual weather for this time of year normally we don't see any eight millimeters of rain in the entire month but we saw twenty nine in just a few hours and that caused us quite a few water logged streets there are made getting home a little bit of trial so plenty more cloud with us at the moment but it is for treati

but he's hoping that the shutdown all in so he soon can drive back to work gabriel's al-jazeera rockville maryland. joins us live now from washington d.c. kimberly so how far apart are both sides in this dispute and is there any hope they can resolve their differences and the time soon. well there certainly hope because there is this effort on both sides to vote on different plans to try and reopen the government both democrats and republicans here's the big problem with that they're both voting on different plans so yes there is hope but right now they're not in the same page the president put forward on the weekend a plan that he thought would at least allow for some compromise with a suggestion to extend protections for children that were brought to the united states illegally that have now grown up here and are living without any sort of document status this was something that was turned down by the democrats they say because they believe that is necessary to reopen the government for any discussions about illegal immigration border security the president looking for five point seven