he was a sweet kid. >> in columbia, mark segraves for news4. >>> and still to come, a major mix-up at one of the metro stations. >> a new sign goes up, and then it has to come down after news4 started asking the tough questions. >>> and the d.c. government has placed some of the homeless residents in this hotel. coming up on news4, i will tell you how it was allowed the happen. >>> and i'm jim handly, headed to sochi tomorrow for coverage of the games. tonight, with we have a closer look at the security for the spectators and the athletes headed for the games, and how it is looking >>> the winter olympics are now less than two weeks away, but concerns about security are to put something of a shadow over t the sporting events. jim handly is preparing to fly to sochi and he updates us with the safety. >> well, right now, president vladimire putin says that he has a steel of rings around it. there are drones and warships and all ready to be deployed just in case. and the officers will be in plain sight to make sure that the athletes and the speck tato are safe. and the militant extremist

. >>> and i'm mark segraves on the national mall where parking meters are coming.nd i w >>> major traffic alert to tell you about in south d.c. chris lawrence? >> well, the worst possible time. massachusetts avenue is closed between n street and 34th street right now after a sinkhole opened up. this is video just into the newsroom, and that section of massachusetts is shutdown right now as crews try to work on that road. d doth is warning drivers the use alternate routs and no word on what opened up that sinkhole or when that area will be cleared. at the live desk, chris lawrence. >>> and update in the target data breach, because now we know how the hackers got inside of target's system, and why you may want to check your statement tonight. >> and also, a warning of a cell phone scam that could cost you. and liz crenshaw is here with more details. >>> keep an eye, and keep an eye, and now more news of the security hack. we now know how it happened. it turns out that the hackers stole credentials from a target vendor to access the target database, and then steal per

mark segraves in northeast d.c. with more on the troubles of getting around. mark? >> well, jim, i will tell you what, neighbors tell me that the water main has been leaking since early december, and they have been calling d.c. water about it, and look at what has been doing to thor cars here. frozen in ice. right up to the tires. and it is not just here on taylor street, but all across the region, and side waux covwa covered with ice are making the traveling treacherous and particularly for the elder ly. >> it is, it has been pretty rough, you know, trying to walk in the snow and the ice and hoping that i don't fall. >> reporter: 71-year-old verdina cunningham was trying to get to the store after being inside since the snow. but the icy sidewalks and her petworth neighborhood were too much for her. the icy sidewalks in front of the bethesda library proved a challenge for this mother also trying to get to the store after being snowed in. >> it is very difficult when they have not cleared the sidewalks, it is very hard to walk. >> reporter: and the conditions not muc

i'm mark segraves and i will have that story. >>> and how safe is your pet when you travel? liz >>> snowy and then cold. it may not look like it now, but some bad weather is on its way. >> and chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm is system with the word. doug? >> well, yes, guys, it is amazing that we saw temperatures today that reached nearly 60 degree degrees and tomorrow, it is going to be a windchill near zero by tomorrow evening, and of course, that comes with snow. we are talking about a clipper making its way to the west, and by tomorrow afternoon, we will talk heavy snow from washington up to richmond and philadelphia and all of the way up to boston. now, this snow is not going to be the packable snow, and we are not talking about the making snowmen, because it is going to be so cold that it is going to be a fluffy snow to make it its way down tomorrow, and get the shovels and the gloves and the mittens and whatever you need to get ready for the storm, and also bring that firewood closer to the house. we are in for cold air. >> and tonight, family and ph

mark segraves will have more on that story tonight at 6:00. >> and police investigating a shooting on a college campus tonight. news4 scott macfarlane at the live desk with more details. scott? >> yes, it happened in purdue university in indiana, and officials confirm one person was killed in the shooting. the university officials say that the shooting happened inside of the electrical engineering building on campus. it is not clear if the person is a student. details have not been released. right now, the police do believe however that the victim had been targeted. for a large part most of the classes have been cancelled tonig tonight, and a vigil is scheduled. >> there is a special challenge for this winter storm for people in loudoun and fairfax county, because they are voting in a special election. >> yes, and it could determine a number of important issues before virginia lawmakers. >> and julie is live in loudoun county, and julie, is the weather impacting the voter turnout? >> how could it not? >> well, interesting story there, because northern virginians have rarely seen an el

mark segraves, news 4. >> now let's see if doug has any advice for people commuting tomorrow. how bad will it be? will it be confined to certain areas? >> it will be. it will be those areas below 32 degrees or right at 32. most of that will be just to the north and west of i-95. we'll show you what's happening. winds out of the east. we are seeing the winds out of the east eventually out of northeast. that could help drive temperatures down a bit. storm team 4 radar, nothing to show right now, but this is the area we're most worried about for areas of icing tomorrow morning. dc, metro area will be i think okay. i think the road should be okay. gaithersburg, just west of fairfax, down through warrenton, frederick, martins burg, down through winchester and front royal, we are expecting from icing, and secondary roads could be a problem for early tomorrow morning. future weather, cold right now, freezing rain in and around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning, rain down toward the south. by around 8:00, notice d.c. metro area, points to the south mostly rain, with freezing rain contin

mark segraves, news4. >>> we are following a developing story out of colorado. security is being beefed up at columbine high skochool and hala dozen others, because the school got a threatening call at 10:00 this morning and followed with by other calls, and the school was put on lock-out mode meaning no one in or out. and columbine was the scene of a de deadly shooting when students killed 12 classmates and a teacher. >>> and another developing story back here in the washington area. howard county officials are wondering if they are victims of a cyber attack. according to the "baltimore sun" there were issues with the internet for about a week earlier in this month, and the report affected access to e-mail, and also to the monitor kids' graves. >>> and martin o'malley deliver ed the final state of the state address in annapolis today. he is in the last year of his term, and he touted the progress of the first seven years. he said he helped to strengthen and grow the middle-class in maryland and improved public safety and public education, and now he wants to ex

reporting live are the the national mall, mark segraves, news4. >>> he is bundled up, and if you areutside, you are bundled up, too, right, doug? >> yes, so many people left today and forgot the jackets or walked outside and said, hey, it is nice and warm and put the jackets back in as the high temperatures reached the 50s, and not there anymore. and 32 currently with the wind out of the north and northwest and 14 miles per hour with the wind bringing down the windchill so it feels 40 degrees colder. here are the numbers off 25 in gaithersburg, and 30 in annapolis, and so we are talking about the cold numbers already and it is only going to be colder. look at where we go overnight and into the morning. a windchill is early, and 2 in d.c. and 5 below in martinsburg, and 2 below in gaithersburg, and so that is what we are talking about here with the cold and why we have the wind advisories and in the day tomorrow, it is between zero and t10 where the high is with the windchill around 20 degrees. and tonight, we will start to see the storm system making its way up the south, and that st

reporting live in northwest, mark segraves, news 4. >>> traffic is moving in atlanta now after it came to a stand still after 10 hours. six people were dead in weather related traffic accidents across the south. >> as the gridlock starts to get better in atlanta, people around the country are trying to make sense of this storm. can you help us at all and tell us what's next, possibly a thaw? >> a big thaw. this is what happened in the atlanta area. very surprised they didn't shut down the roads and schools earlier in the day because this forecast had talked about for days. and with cold temperatures the snow snarled the traffic. this same storm brought us snow, too, in many locations we picked up well over 2 inches. this was our forecast last night at 11:00. just about perfect. good news for us. up to an inch in baltimore and leesburg we should have you in this coating for sure. and waldorf and fredericksburg, that worked out. 3-4 in leonardtown and 4 inches in southern cape may and st. mary's county. we did see pretty good snow totals from this storm and now talking about the cold air

tourists to use public transportation, and it also calls for a circular route around the mall, and mark segraves will have more on the proposal coming up at 5:00. >> it is not too late to get a flu shot and apparently not to late to get the flu and get paid for it. we will tell you are where. we wilthe pain started upe. the back of my head and wrapped around to the front. i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. when i had shingles the music stopped. >>> a sad and difficult day for the toledo, ohio, fire department. two firefighters died after battling this fire sunday. all of the residents got out okay, but the city officials say that two of the firefighters who went inside became disoriented and overcome by the heat and the smoke. they died later at a hospital. >> those who are engaged in public service, ironically take a different path. they run into harm's way

i'm mark segraves and that story is coming up. >>> and nearly six inches of snow in the area tomorrow, and we will take you hour by hour through the day as we start out at 8:00 in the morning, no worries. we will be dry with a chilly temperature of 28. and by noon, 27 and snow falling, and heavier snow by the afternoon with the falling temperatures. i will give you the update on >>> a colorado skier survived an avalanche that he triggered saturday and captured it all on video. lance light and a friend were back country skiing 40 miles west of denver when the snow splits beneath him, and the moving snow overwhelmed them and knocked them to the ground. officials say this is a medium-sized avalanche, and he is lucky enough to escape it unharmed. >>> back in our area, police are trying to go through some surveillance camera video to see if it captured some thieves. police say that suspects drove a van through the front door and knocked the atm off of the block and threw it into the truck and got away. >>> and in a story you saw first on 4, a burglary happened at a storage business, and al

from the national mall, mark segraves, news 4. >> took a lot of guts to march in this. it was hard marching from the house to the car. >> and set a record. every airport set a record. 3.8 at reagan national, nearly 8 inches at dulles and 6 inches at baltimore. a lot of records there. high temperature so far, 19. that is a record lomax mum, if you know what i mean by that one. we have the clouds and sunshine going down. that sun going down will create big problems, i think, as far as the freeze is concerned. still a lot of ice out there. this is dangerous ice. look at this, a picture sent to us from scott in reston. a great picture of ice sickles forming and saw these on my neighbor's house and thought how much of a danger that is to the kids and watch out for icicles that could be making their way down. those guys 1-2 feet long. that would hurt for sure. to show you what's happening around our region, temperatures at 19 degrees. the went at 9 miles an hour and starting to subside. windchill 8 degrees. we're above 5 for the first time today. right now, current temperatur

units there say that the power was cut to the lights and the surveillance cameras, and news4 mark segraves will explain what the thieves took and how they got away with it all coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> and now coming up on news4, we know the man who is believed to be the man behind the shooting at a sports bar in manassas. jeremiah pollen is believed to have been the shooter at this parking lot of the 90 degrees sports bar. >> reporter: police say that the gunman was angry about being asked to leave the bar by security. police use a hammer and a screwdriver to pry a bullet from the wall, and the glass door of the 90-degree sports bar shattered in the hail of gun fire. the sports bar manager did not want to give his name, but he said that the whole thing happen happened outside of the bar when they were closed. >> we were closed, because we close at 2:00, and so everybody was out in the parking lot. >> reporter: and gathered out front the bar's security guard and three other people, and also there was the gunman who police say was angry about being asked to leave the bar by security, a

. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >>> covering prince george's county, we have theetter from a student that ended up unconscious at an elementary school. the little girl was injured in the gym and the school is trying to figure out how it happened. the student was at recess yesterdayome who made the trip. >> 12,000 people. 7,000 are children. they left their homes with little other than what they can carry or what was on their backs because their home government is shelling or bombing their community. >> it was heart tugging to see these individual, particularly the children in the situation they are living in. >> that trip was sponsored by the american turkish friendship association. >>> a new push tonight in fall keir county, virginia to solve seven cold cases. they're asking the county for 600,000 dollars to pay for a cold case unit with four employees and help cover investigative grand jury costs. the county's unsolved homicides go back as far as 1981, up to 2012. just a short time ago the stepfather of one unsolved murder victim told us people don't understand