a woman in southeast d.c. opened the box delivered by the postal service and found nearly ten pounds of pot stuffed inside. she called news4 and then alerted police. the woman says the package has her address with somebody else's name on it. there is also a return address with a name. >>> there is new action being promised to help keep pedestrians safe in tyson's corner. people having to guess when to cross a busy intersection at leesburg pike and tycos road. new signal cross are in place because of the developments surrounding the new metro silver line. but some of those signals haven't been turned on yet. you can hear the sound of screeching brakes during an interview that we did, and some say it's proof that it's an accident waiting to happen. listen to this. >> see? it's treacherous. it's scary. yeah, there is no crosswalk. >> the traffic reconfiguration along leesburg pike could take months to complete. but fairfax county officials are going to look into the issue before then. >>> a snowy owl, unusual for

. >>> pipes bursting like this one in southeast d.c., affecting some of the area's most vulnerable residents. >>> shelters are at capacity, and district officials are rolling out metrobuss to keep people warm. >>> and across the country, millions are still thawing out after the coldest day in decades. >> "news4 at 11" starts now. >> the extreme cold is shattering records, and it's not letting up yet. tomorrow morning, expect temperatures in the single digits again. this unusual weather is taking a toll, straining power grids and creating problems with old underground infrastructure. it's not just here. the entire country is impacted. and some places broke records more than a century old. we begin tonight with doug kammerer. he is in storm center 4 to let us know what we can expect over the next 24 hours. doug? >> doreen, we did set a couple of records towards dulles and bwi too. we'll show you what we're talking about. this morning, dulles down to 1, shattering the old record of 8. bwi, more of the same. 3, beating the old record of 8. but this is even more telling here. national airport hit

. >>> and right now, a huge mess to clean up along massachusetts avenue in southeast d.c. part of the road has been closed all day near ft. dupont park because of a huge sinkhole there. new on "news4 midday," we now know about what may be causing this problem. news4's megan mcgrath has been there all morning long and joins us with an update. >> reporter: barbara, they had an eight-inch water main that broke on the corner here overnight. that's been repaired, but they thought the water gushing from that broken pipe had eroded the ground beneath the road causing this enormous hole that you see here beside massachusetts avenue. now, we've had a new development just within the last couple of minutes. if we pan over here, you can see the folks gathered at that manhole, just a little bit ago they pulled open the manhole cover, and when they looked down, they still saw flowing water, something they did not expect to see, because they actually fixed that eight-inch pipe. so they're still trying to identify potential sources for this hole. we also have involvement of some of the ut

my neighborhood is southeast d.c., a little slick getting out this morning. those side roads not treated, but take a look at the main roads here. we're at route 1 in woodbridge and the roads, you can see the car just going by smoothly and easily, the roads are down to pavement, just some moisture there on the ground. we only have accumulation, as you can imagine, on the untreated surfaces, grass, and, of course, some of the sidewalks, take a look at the parking lot, and, you know, that is just covered with just about a light dusting, maybe about an inch or so. not a whole lot here. and 95 as we were traveling from the district all the way down here to prince william county, no problem at all. we did see some crews out on the roads, so certainly they have done a good job treating the main roads, and so there is no problem commuting thus far. we are going to get back in the car, head further south, see if we can get another glimpse at what this winter weather brought p us early this morning. and so we'll see you again at 4:30. back to you. >> thank you, delia.

may know where she is or may see her, they're trying to track down this 15-year-old missing from southeast d.c. >> aaron, thank you. >>> and right now we're waiting to see more documents related to that traffic scandal plaguing new jersey governor chris christie. coming up, who has filed a lawsuit against the governor now. >>> plus, the halls of congress >>> plus, the halls of congress are crowded with som a another by an intruderht by the reservoir... who forced his way in through her bedroom window... and for so many, traumatized again by facing the criminal in court. i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor i put violent offenders in prison. in the virginia senate, i'll fight just as hard against tea party republicans who would take away a woman's healthcare and her right to choose, even in cases of rape and incest. on election day, help me stand up for her. >>> the labor department released the numbers from department. accords to the latest jobs report unemployment fell to 6.7% with fewer americans applying for jobless ben be fits. this could signal fewer layoffs or fewer filings. official

. >>> crews are working on a trifecta of problems in southeast d.c. tonight. a water main break, a natural gas leak and a know is hole have shut down the 34 -- sinkhole have shut down the 3400 block of massachusetts avenue. that is just mammoth. the break appears to have caused the entire side of the road to give way. the workers will have to stablize that hillside before the road can reopen. >>> e-mails obtained by the associated press show an elementary school principal's allegations of test cheating reached d.c. school's chancellor kaya henderson's desk within 24 hours of the alleged incident. school officials didn't do much to investigate and never even interviewed the principal. officials say that is because the alleged cheating at the noyes campus was already being investigated. three educators were seen erasing students' answers sheets from a standardized test back in 2010. >>> this man has been to more than a dozen super bowls, his stories coming up. >> up next georgia's governor takes the blame for fail you'res leading to this >>> georgia's governor a

. >>> police are trying to find whoever it was that shot a 19-year-old kid in southeast d.c. the victim was found this afternoon howard road. he had been shot several times. police believe there was only one shooter and have not identified the victim. >>> a local church is trying to distance itself from two women accused of killing two children in german town. police say they were trying to perform an exorcism when they killed two of avery's children and injured two others. the church released the statement saying the women were not members of the congigation. >>> formerer virginia governor and his wife will be in court on friday to face federal corruption charges. the indictment accuses the mcdonnell's from accepting lavish gifts from businessman williams in exchange for promoting his company. among the gifts a shopping spree, a $50,000 loan, a weekend to the vacation home and keys to his ferrari and a customized rolex watch for the former governor. >>> 41 years after the landmark roe versus wade decision thousands were demonstrating at the mall and ended at the steps of the

police have identified the woman as 24-year-old, kiana proctor of southeast d.c. and the man as 36-year-old, thomas, of northwest. police are offering a reward of $25,000 for information that leads to their killer. >> two women accused of killing two children and attacking two others were in court today. a judge ordered that avery get a psychiatric evaluation. she and monifa are accused of killing her one-year-old daughter and two-year-old son because they believe they were possessed by demons. >> both defendants allege the demon leapt from the body of the last child into miss avery and attacked miss sanford who did suffer some fairly substantial injuries herself. >> two older children were also injured. one of them told police he was attacked by his mother. sanford will likely face the psychiatric evaluation as well after she returns to court with a new lawyer on friday. >> two people are dead after an accident in landover, maryland, this morning. it happened right near the entrance to the landover metro station. a cab and an acura collided before the acura hit a

. >> reporter: last night homicide happened in clinton, maryland, and the suspect is from southeast d.c. >> we can reduce most importantly the numbers of moms and dads who are standing at gravesites. >> that's all good and fine, but still there is a problem in the community. >> reporter: in lanham, maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >> rape is up from last year. prince george's county has a 93% conviction rate in homicides. >>> montgomery county police detectives hope you can help to identify a couple thieves. officers say this man and woman stole two diamond rings from the display case of a jewelry store in north bethesda back on december 16th. the rings are worth more than 20 grand. so if you think you know these folks, please call the cops. >>> a whistleblower is speaking exclusively with wusa9 about conditions at a maryland veterans cemetery. still ahead prince george's county reacts to what he has to say. >> up next a daughter's fight to get her dad the recognition he d [ male announcer ] when your small busin ess has verizon fios, you're "downloading huge files" ready. "3-hour conferen

. >> a wheelchair bound woman is recovering after a metro bus hit her in southeast d.c.he 43-year-old was in her batte battery powered chair when the gus strucked her at w street and martin luther king jr. avenue this morn pg it's still unclear who's at fault. police are reviewing video from the bus and a nearby building in their investigation. the driver is now on leave and has to undergo a toxicology test. >> there are some new details tonight from the news 4 i team investigation of children left unattended outside maryland casinos. the team looked into state records after a mother was arrested for leaving her 4-year-old child in a car outside the maryland live casino on tuesday. according to the maryland gaming commission, five children were left alone through november at casinos throughout the state. most of them happened during the summer months when school was out. a alisha brown has been leased on bail. >>> the first winter storm of the year has wreaked havoc over much of the midwest. and now it's barrelling through ore area and into new york and new england. we w

. >>> let's get right to that breaking news, a gruesome murder scene in southeast d.c., two adults found dead, two toddlers still alive, police trying to figure out what happened. >> mola lenghi on the scene. what do cops know? >> reporter: police have been here all night. they've got the entire block behind me taped off. they've been in and out of the home investigating. as you said, they're trying to piece this together. they were called to the home this evening for an unconscious person, but what they found were two people, a man and woman both dead. they also found those two young children, toddlers found inside the home alive. police have not released information about how the two people were killed or their their relationship to the or children. these row houses behind me are broken up into apartment style units within each house and we're told the couple and two children live inside those units, but again police have not confirmed the identities. this have not confirmed their relationship to each other, to the children or manner of death. again we are waiting to find out all that

morning pulled over an ambulance driven by firefighter james bunn ii at united medical center in southeast d.c. why the ambulance was pulled over remains unclear but the incident reports states, "upon further investigation, the suspect's permit was revokeford a previous d.u.i. case." the 35-year-old is is arrested and processed at the police district headquarters on the allegations of, quote, operating after revocation. according to online court records in the district of maryland, james bunn ii has had numerous run-ins with the law. in 2013 he was convicted driving under the influence in washington, d.c. 2003 and 2009 and 2010 arrested in prin george's county on the allegation of driving or attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired. >> should have known bet are. >> d.c. resident core kneel wonder if his superiors were aware he was behind the wheel. >> whoever he was working for, they should have been more alert. hey, he got caught. >> a spokesperson for the fire department declined to answer any of our questions about this case and would only say that the department is aware of the inciden

. >> a crash in southeast d.c. left one person in the hospital 295 another under arrest i- -- on 295. the injured person is expected to be ok. another person involved in the crash was arrested on a gun possession charge. coverage, loudoun county schools will not only be closed today, but tomorrow as well. this is video from tuesday when the snow was coming down. apparently, they are still dealing with the cleanup. carter. get to brianne >> we have been out here a couple of days this week in leesburg. this is the area in northern virginia has all the worst conditions. the snow continued to build up on tuesday. driving out yesterday as well. a lot of snow and ice remains. here at this parking lot at the high school, there is still snow and ice. usually wantstion to make sure all the students stay safe. they take the precaution of keeping them home or having a delay so they're not on buses in an unsafe situation getting to school. school is canceled today and tomorrow. this comes as the digging out continues re. a lot

two of those lawsuits focus on the 70 district in southeast d.c. one of them is from a mother who says police shot her son, even though he didn't have a gun. the second is from a 19-year-old who says officers used excessive force on him. lawyers painted the seventh district as abusive. >> if you want to look up out of control police in the dictionary, 7 d would be right next to it. >> they say there is a climate of abuse, especially against black residents. d.c. police officials would not comment on the lawsuit, but last week chief cathy lanier said the actions of a few officers do not represent the good will of the entire department. >>> florida congressman trey radel resigned from office today. it all stems from his cocaine conviction. back in november, the freshman republican admitted to buying cocaine from an undercover officer during a drug sting in dupont circle one month earlier. he checked into rehab and returned to congress earlier this month. but many gop leaders have publicly and privately urged him to step down. in his resignation lette

it happened along mlk avenue near w street in southeast d.c. we are told the bus was making a right turn on to w street when it collided with a woman in an electric wheelchair. medics took the woman to an area hospital where she's expected to recover. no word on who had the right of way. >>> right now, police are investigating a bank robbery from sterling. it happened shortly after 9:00 a.m. at the pnc bank. witnesses describe the suspect at 5' 10" with a thin build and wearing a hat. police are working with witnesses to come up with more information. >>> take a look at these pictures. police want to know in you recognize a man and woman suspected of stealing two diamond rings. it happened in rockville pike. the woman posed as a customer and distracted the store employee while the man took the diamond rings from a display case. there's a $10,000 cash reward. >>> a mother accused of leaving her daughter is charged with child abuse and neglect. security officers in maryland found her daughter in a car in the parking garage on new year's eve. they

a pipe burst eroding the pavement, blocking off traffic between 34th and n streets in southeast d.c. in fort pond park. and we haved a dumb tuss out there with a new perspective. >> yes. and you can see here we can hear can jackhammer, and this is massive washout here on massachusetts avenue, and the guys are out here doing the work, but there are other issues here to the talk about. the gas company is out here and we have a gas leak to be fixed and then the water crews can go on to the road and and eight-inch main broke in the road and that is what caused this and the road could be closed for 7 to 10 days. >> reporter: massachusetts avenue here dips, sags, buckles and then drops off a i cliff. and while the crews survey the damage from above and if you want to see what has happened here in the canyon that has been created, you have the climb down and face it. the only way to put this whole thing in perspective is to climb down into the woods across from where it is, and then take a look at it, and if you can see the people up there surveying things, yeah, what are they about five or

. >>> there's a search going on right now for the person who shot and killed a teenager in southeast d.c. this afternoon. the victim was found on the ground near howard road near bowen road. he'd been shot multiple times. we're told the victim is 19 years old. police are still on the scene interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. >> it's not clear what happened to a woman found dead on a golf course in maryland this morning. someone walking a dog stumbled across her body in arnold. this happened near the 15th hole, people are calling the woman's death suspicious. >>> an accident where a cigarette is being blamed on a house fire. a kensington man was trying to light a cigarette using his stove. it happened around 5:00 this morning on decatur street near connecticut avenue. the man's clothes caught fire. he's in the hospital being treated for serious burns. no one else was injured. the home was also damaged in the blaze. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife are hoping to delay a court hearing friday on gift this is a received from a wealthy businessman accused of

. >>> news of a deadly shooting in southeast d.c. >> the search for the suspect in connection happened on howard road this afternoon. a 19-year-old man found at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are still collecting evidence and believe just one suspect is responsible and investigating a possible motive for the shooting. at the live desk, scott mcfarlane. >>> as we reported 19 minutes ago, a judge refused bob mcdonnell's request to delay his first hearing on friday. >> relating to are loans and gifts he received while in office. some of the outlandish details in the indictment and a look at the legal case ahead. julie. >> there is no dispute the governor, his wife and family asked for and accepted tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans. that in and of it semifinal is not necessarily a crime. >> i come before you this evening as someone whether has been falsely and wrongfully accused. >> reporter: former governor mcdonnell began to fight the charges hours after being indicted. prosecutors accused him o

. >>> the search tonight is under way for a suspect who shot and killed a 19-year-old man in southeast d.c. the victim was found on howard road at bowen road at 1:30 this afternoon. he was taken to a hospital nearby and where he was pronounced dead. police believe one person was the shooter and spent the last few hours collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. they do not have a description of the suspect nor have they released the name of the victim yet. >>> new tonight, a local church distancing itself now from two women charged with killing two young children in germantown last week. police say they believed they were performing an exorcize when they killed two of avery's children and injured two others. avery used to be a member of the ministries in gaithersburg. the church released a statement today saying the women were not members of its congregation and does not promote or condone the act of exorcize in any way. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be in court friday and facing charges in a scandal that has rocked the commonwealth. mcdonnell and his wife sought a d

. >> reporter: fresno to southeast d.c. and sent express through the u.s.ostal service, and she does not want her face or name on tv, and the sender used her address and didn't notice that the label had the wrong name. >> but inside, there were sealed packages like freeze-dried and pounds of them. >> reporter: 9.7 pounds to s to exact. >> and it is very strong. you don't have to get too close to smell it. >> reporter: and d.c. police came to see what this is about, and don't you know that she worked for the postal service for 25 years, and never did she see anything like this. >> it is a bad thing. i don't do drugs. i don't sell drugs. i don't want drugs s around me. >> reporter: she said that someone did come to the office of her apartment building looking for the package and this one may not be too difficult for police, because there are names on the to and from labels. in southeast, kristin wright, news4. >>> we have breaking news now sh, a man and woman found dead inside of a home in d.c., and police have flooded the area, and the chief, herself, showed

other legends like dizzy gillespie, and roache's family will be present at the announcement in southeast d.c. >>> and right now, there is a call for unity in our area after the tragedy at the columbia mall over the weekend. coming up, how people are being asked to show their support, and the cruise ship headed back to florida after hundreds on board got sick, how a ten-day vacation turned bad quickly, plus storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is back with your hour-by-hour look at today's changing weather. we're coming back in a minute. st >>> well, it's been a little more than 48 hours since the deadly maryland mall shooting, and this morning we're getting our first look inside the mall. the mall in columbia let our cameras take a look just a little while ago. there's a memorial to the victims of the shooting. in about 90 minutes, the mall will reopen to customers. it's been a busy crime scene since saturday morning when a shooting left three people dead, including the gunman. news4s angie goff joins us with how this story is unfolding on social media. angie? >> reporter: this is a story w

you can see right now that there is a heavy band in southeast d.c.nd then on the left portion of your screen, some more of that heavier snowfall starting to develop in chantilly. this is what it looks like without the loop. this is where the snow is falling heaviest at this moment. look at your screen on leesburg just to the west of there in northern loudoun county, we are having heavy snowfall band move through there and right between the towns of frederic and mount arie. you can see some heavier snowfall as well. let's wrap it all with topper. >> heavy snow to the knott of town and bands will set up through the next 2, 3 hours. 7 inches northwest of frederic, maryland, 6 inches in clearbrook and that is out to the north of winchester. behind this, temperatures are going to be a big deal. 22 right now in college park. 20 in rockville. 17 in damascus and 21 in reston. remember, it was 59 degrees yesterday. let's factor in the wind. if you factor in the wind, it's 50 degrees colder in gaithersburg than it was this time yesterday. it's 9. feels like it

the 1-month-old was found dead last september in southeast d.c.olice have issued an arrest warrant for 31-year-old brown. the child died from intoxication with a drug used to treat allergies but it can also cause children to stop breathing. >>> the germantown woman accused of killing two small children and injuring two others will have to wait one more day before she gets to see a judge, the children's mother. 28-year-old avery and another woman, 21-year-old sanford, are facing murder charges for -- accused actions with these children. meantime, a memorial in front of the family's townhouse has grown to include stuffed animals, balloons and plowers. the two surviving children are still in the hospital. the police say the woman of both of them were rag to perfect form an exorcism on the children on friday morning. >>> right now, a video message is raising new concerns about the security in sochi. 17 days before the olympic games begin. plus, a strong earthquake in new zealand. what we know right now about the damage. stay with us. we will be right

chief of staff to senator lamar alexander when investigators seized computers from his southeast washington home. up, d.c. police faces some tough questions over her officers after three profile arrests. >> signs of a breakthrough >> a 24-year-old baltimore man is facing dui and manslaughter charges after an early-morning crash that killed a man. his jeep smashed into his car. he is being held without bond. >> an exclusive investigation reveals a series of attacks on drivers on the george washington parkway. park police are investigating 16 separate incident where someone has thrown objects at vehicles. the majority of the incidents have happened this month. we will have much more on this story for you tonight at 11:00. time since thet civil war began in syria, both sides will meet face to face. representatives of the government and the opposition will meet tomorrow in switzerland. john kerry said any deal to end the civil war must include the removal of assad. >> the opposition will never stop fighting while he is there. if your objective is to have must steps one man aside in favor of peace. one hundre

d.c. chief will hold a community meeting in southeast. she will discuss a series of cases involving d.c. officer is in trouble with the law, including one that is accused of running a prostitution ring involving teenage girls. that is an addition to another officer who is charged with child photography. he later committed suicide. >> on saturday, democrat mcauliffe will be sworn in as a governor of the commonwealth. .t will take place in richmond an inaugural parade and ball will also take place that very day. gray will take off his reelection campaign. it will happen in southeast. he is running in a crowded field , including four sitting council members. ahead on washington weekly , the bone chilling forecast. when we will see temperatures in the single digits. jeweler betting against mother nature. who boughtone jewelry from his store between black friday and christmas day could get it for free. of course, chicago received more than three inches. he is taking it all in stride. he is even throwing a champagne party for his customers. there is good reason for that. probably had backed up

on orange street southeast, registers with d.c.'s board of elections, it was plowed, but comparable to neighboring streets. on 4th street southeast at an address for tommy wells. sloppy and sloppy on neighboring streets, too. at the home listed for council chairman, the street looked like it had been sanded, bu not cleared as well as others nearby. this campaign sign marked the georgetown street of council member, jack evans, his peach tree northwest was slushy. compare this untouched looking meze on 30th street northwest to the clear cross street at brandy wine. >> looks like you're not getting special treatment. >> i never do. >> that's mary chai from her 30th street home where she answers the door herself, that is, if her 30th street can get you there without you sliding right on by. >> travel through every ward of the district yesterday as this was really piling up and what we found is, whether you're a city council member or a regular citizen, really depends on whether you're a heavily traveled street. >> i bet that's probably

d.c. after the riot he was one of the leading figures in driving trucks, delivering food throughout southeast washington d.c. he had a turn on this amount of credibility from community and have it work. that really put him in good standing when it was time for his comeback. hastings had come the e-mail, a decent amount of charisma and personal credibility based on his work. mel reynolds clearly had the least and most probably a critical fact or that led to his poor outcome to his comeback. as opposed to a steam and berry, who had been leaders before they ran for office, reynolds was a rose color. he didn't have to community ties yet he was seen as an outsider when he first ran in a primary against an incumbent who had been in the scandal. and so clearly scored lower on the charisma and personal credibility scale than the other two. >> so we can actually may be starting throwback to the last fight and work our way back. so for weiner and it's here spitzer started off with a lot of credibility in his race for city controller. mostly having to do with his work as attorney general when he became

. >>> a water main break in southeast ruptured this morning. at this hour d.c.ater crews are still making repairs. >>> much of the country is bracing for a one-two punch of snow and bitter cold. forecasters say half the country may have some of the lowest temperatures on record. snow, ice and wind are creating dangerous driving conditions from the dakotas to delaware. hundreds of flights have been canceled at chicago airport. here's more on the deep freeze. >> reporter: the high temperature in bismarck, north dakota, was minus 8 sunday. >> i'm used to the cold, but this is the coldest i've ever felt it. >> reporter: across the midwest millions of people will feel the same bone chilling temperatures for the next three days. >> minneapolis/st. paul will be lucky to get to 15 below for a high, chicago lucky to get to 9 below. >> reporter: emergency management officials warn people can get frostbite or hypothermia in just a few minutes of this brutal weather. >> the cold temperatures we are expecting this coming week are more than an inconvenience. they are serious,

d.c. police closed massachusetts avenue southeast near 34th street. the fire department discovered this sinkhole there this afternoon along with a water main break and a natural gas leak. utility workers are on the scene and repair crews have to rebuild the hill before they can reopen that road. might be a good idea to avoid the area until crews are able to clean it up. >>> a crew of ice breakers was back on the chesapeake bay this morning. the boat called the av sandusky is breaking up the ice so channels are clear in case of emergencies. the captain says breaking up the ice is a slow grinding task and steering through that ice can be difficult. the bay is frozen up harder than it's been in five years. >>> first alert meteorologist topper shutt joins us now from the weather center. are we warming up yet? >> we are. i do want to show you the low temperatures this morning. we knew it would be in the single digits around town, 5 leesburg, 4 at dulles, but check this out, 6 below in salisbury and 9 below 0 in ocean city. that's right of that was because

king in washington, d.c., and others in philadelph philadelphia, but in southeast philadelphia, there were shoes there. was a shoe give away for kids. 800 pairs in mlk's memory. >> i feel great, because we are trying to do something like mart martin luther king junior. >> helping one another? good. and anthony brought his son 2-year-old anthony junior. anthony, do you like the shoes? do you like them? dad likes the love. >> and you can hear my daughter saying yes, and coming out to show love for dr. martin lu ther ki king day. >> and the president and his family were at the d.c. kit chen making burritos for needy. and there is no way that america could have chosen our first black president without dr. king's 1963 speech. reenacted in kansas. >> 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. >> reporter: and if king had not challenged america. >> it would be impossible for barack obama to accept his party's nomination for president sglsh and coast to coast, the nation reached out to the help the baby in need and to celebrate his life. that is jada who volunteered all day. when she had breaks, sh

d.c. police department. it is facing newawsuits to accuse officers are from excessive force to racial profiling. kristin wright reports that two of the officers involve the officers from the 7th district in the southeast>> reporter: there are two very different versions of what happened the night that d.c. police shot and killed swepson. his mother is suing the police department for wrongful death. >> my son did not have a weapon, and i know he didn't. >> reporter: she was anxiously sitting next to her attorneys as they announced three lawsuits against the troubled police force and zeroing in on the 7th district. >> if you want to look up out of control police, 7d would be right next to it. >> reporter: sitting at the table, a 19-year-old also filing suit. >> they bent my right hand to a position where i could feel and heard it snap. >> reporter: and d.c. police would not comment on the lawsuits, but at a city council hearing friday, chief cathy lanier addressed officer misconduct plaguing the district. >> no one should infer that the shocking actions of a few would be a regular occurrence throughout the department. it is not. >> reporter: 47 d.c. police officers have been ar rrested i the last five y

d.c. getting up in the 20s and 30s considering how cold it was yesterday, 42 in atlanta. the southeast will be much better this afternoon. still very cold, though, minneapolis. a chunk of cold air came down over you last night. as we go through tomorrow, you even warm up to 17 which is considerably warmer than you've been. chicago 25. we will see some rain heading in the general direction of arkansas, oklahoma, and texas as we go into our thursday. by the time we get to the weekend, all of that heads to the east coast. a warmer weekend on the eastern seaboard but rainy. >> even some 70s and 80s on the map. i'm jealous, though. thank you, bill. >>> "elle" magazine is facing controversy for its latest covers. the only woman of color on the cover, her photo was in black and white and more conservative than others. she responded though to the backlash with this tweet saying i love my "elle" magazine cover. it made me feel glamorous and cool and if anyone wants to see more of my body go on 13 dates with me. that's your secret number. >>> rapper jay-z was performing in north carolina when a

. >>> a water main break in southeast washington late yesterday affected ten homes near southern avenue and benning road. the 12-inch main ruptured early sunday morning. d.c crews remained on the scene overnight making repairs. officials believe the roads will be back to normal for the commute this morning. >>> 13-year-old jahi mcmath is out of a california hospital but the family is not saying where she is going. mcmath is the girl that family members were fighting to keep on life support after she was declared brain dead after a botched operation. hospital spokesperson says the girl was released to the coroner. the coroner then released mcmath to her mother. the judge said on friday the mother may remove the girl from the hospital if she assumes full responsibility for the consequences. >>> the wicked winter storm barreling through the midwest and northeast brought with it bitter cold temperatures and dangerous driving conditions leading to accidents and leaving some drivers stranded. in indiana with not enough help to go around, state officials called in the national guard not only to be a second set of eyes but an extra set of helping hands. dustin gr

d.c. police chief lanier will try to set the record straight about two recent scandals in her department. she's holding a meeting in southeastngton. this comes a month after prosecutors charged officer lynwood barnhill with pumping teenage girls. a week earlier police arrested officer mark washington on child pornography charges. he killed himself several days later. barnhill and washington worked in the police department's seventh district where the chief will hold the meeting. >>> julie carey will be in alexandria today. a judge will decide if a cabbie charged with shooting a police officer is competent to stand trial. the police officer shot officer peter laboy last february. prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed last july that bashir was not competent at this point. doctors at a state hospital have been treating him. >>> this morning, dee.c. police need help in tracking down two suspected robbers. police are trying to identify a man and woman connected to a robbery that happened monday on e street northeast near 11th street. this is surveillance video of them inside a store. take a look. d.c. police is offering a $10,

d.c. the president just wrapped up his state of the union address. meanwhile, the southeastuble right now. dangerous weather conditions are creating a desperate situation for literally millions of americans. the governors of alabama and georgia have already declared a state of emergency. schoolchildren are trapped in schools because snow and ice have caused dangerous conditions on the roadways. on the roadways, people ran out of gas and were forced to ditch their cars and walk. let's check in with chad myers. chad, you're in new orleans where a layer of ice is covering the whole city. what's going on? >> reporter: this is what new orleans looked like, especially the bridges and the overpasses. all of that's, probably less than a quarter of an inch. but you can't drive on this at all. the bridges are closed. i-10, from lafayette over to almost the mississippi line, closed tonight because it's really a bridge all the way across there. all of that completely shut down tonight. the desperate situation in atlanta, georgia right now. we have tens of thousands of cars that can't ge

southeast washington. and when we check in with chris lawrence again. >> yes, the man just appeared in d.c. court to face charges of distributing child porn. we got a list of the charges, and it is graphic. basically the indz cover officer went online and posted a ad on craigs list trying to lure someone who was interest ed in child pornography, and they began a chat, a yahoo! chat back and forth and in the process of the chat, the allegations are that major riley didroduce multiple images of child pornography, and very, very egregious image, and now sh, he charged with distributing child pornography, and he was arrested yesterday afternoon at ft. mcnair. he is based in tampa, but e up here to attend a course at the university. at the news desk, live, i'm chris lawrence. >> thank you, chris. >>> a d.c. officer is facing charges today for stealing from the property. officer rodney williams is charged with take things out of the evidence control branch where evidence is seized, and he has been on the fost since 1990. >>> police have identified the victims of two victims the bodies of ervin in

southeast. crews on scene tell us it looks like a water main broke some time ago and possibly loose and surrounding dirt. aswill bring you the latest soon as it comes into the newsroom. >> d.c. police are poring over details of two suspicious deaths in northeast. the bodies of a man and woman were found inside an apartment on 17th street. few detailssed very but officers found two children at the crime scene. a pastor in the area helped one of the victims' mothers he heard crying for help. >> she was screaming the whole time. it is -- what are you going to say to someone who just lost a loved one? i pray for her. >> the victims had two little boys. they were not hurt and they are now in the care of child services. >> for the second time, amanda knox is a convicted killer. >> this is the latest twist for the college student once again found guilty of murdering her roommate while studying abroad in italy. we have the latest in the nearly seven-year saga. >> it is the latest twist in the roller coaster case that has made global headlines from within six years. amanda knox once again found guilty of murder. the former american exchange student convicted by an italian appeals co

southeast coastline because of rain. look out for black ice with the falling temperatures 37. >>> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in new york, boston, philly, d.cnta and chica. >>> investigators are trying to find the cause of a deadly fire that ripped through the new york high-rise. >> the flames could be seen blocks away. one man was killed and another critically injured as frantic tenants scrambled to get out. people had to be rescued. >> is smoke is so intense and silent. and we put right away wet towels inside our door. that was really the moment where i was seriously scared to death. >> the man who died has been identified as daniel mcclung, a 27-year-old newly wed. firefighters say he might have survived if he waited inside his armt. >>> the search continues for the killer behind a terrifying road rage incident if pennsylvania. timothy davidson was shot near the maryland border. he made several desperate 911 kals saying he was being fold by a pickup and someone was shooting at him. the other drive ran his suv into the median, got out of his truck, and shot him. >> he was on 911 for the majority of this incident. so we are reviewing the t

d.c. police haven't said at this the killing. in southeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> we are getting new information about a deadly crash in prince george's county since we brought you this breaking news yesterday morning. police have told us they think speed was a factor in the crash on 210 indian highway near palmer road out in ft. washington. investigators say an suv bumped into a car and that sent that car off the road into the tree. the other driver stayed at the scene and wasn't hurt. no word if any charges -- if anyone would face any charges. what would you think if this happened to you? new york city highway was surprised by a big traffic tie-up. a small plane, you can see it right there, landed on the highway yesterday evening. emergency crews loaded the single engine craft on the back of a flatbed and were able to haul it away. new york city's mayor says the plane was headed back to connecticut from a sight-seeing tour around the statue of liberty when it started to experience some engine trouble. four people were on boa

d.c., seven in new york city and boston. watertown, new york, hit 37 degrees below zero. we have a team of correspondents covering the story. first, michelle millner hanover, massachusetts. just southeast of boston. michelle? >> reporter: scott, blizzard warnings were in effect in parts of massachusetts throughout -- until this afternoon. now, the heavy snow that wrecked last night's commute for millions in the mid-atlantic made driving treacherous for much of the day here in new england. first came the snow, up to 18 inches south of boston. bitter cold followed. windchills made it feel like ten below zero. getting around took patience and nerve. a.a.a. received 50% more service calls than usual. this ambulance slipped off the road while on call in stoughton, massachusetts. >> how we doing? >> reporter: jackson long's toeing company has taken more than 40 calls since last night. >> it doesn't take much. especially if you have ice under the snow. anything is going to slide on it. even a big truck like this. you have to be very careful driving on it. >> reporter: at least seven people were killed in weather-related accidents. a 20-mile trip took two hours last night on parts of new york'

d.c. called the hypothermia hoot line in effect on nights like tonight, when the temperature is below freezing. a van picks them up and brings them here to the new covenant church in southeast. >> when you come in here, you get a bed, two blankets. you get to keep your one suitcase under the bed. >> reporter: it's an all women's shelter so our cameras weren't allowed inside. 7:00 a.m., this church is a 0 necessary safe and warm place for homeless women. >> it means a lot. i just moved here about a month and a half ago from montgomery county, maryland, so i'm trying to start a new life over in d.c. >> reporter: now, right now that shelter is already getting pretty full. we were in there just a few minutes ago, and there's about 20 women inside there right now. even just before the show started this evening, a van pulled up and one other woman got out and went inside to get warm. i spoke to another worm and she had the number memorized. that's how much she's been using it lately because it's been so cold. 202-399-7093 is that number. it's a really great program. here's how it works. if you are homeless, call that number. they'll come pick you up, wherever you are in d.c. if y

southeast massachusetts, in particular cape cod, the islands as that area of snow starts to surge its way up from the southwest. but north and west of boston, it's over. new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., and down towards norfolk it's over. believe it or not, around norfolk, virginia, we had about 4 inches of snow. that's crazy. now, here in the northeast, the winds are starting to ramp up near the coast as the storm intensifies. these are recent wind gusts anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. so, when you combine that with some pretty chilly arctic air, well, we're looking at some low realfeel temperatures. currently in boston, it's 11. new york is 12 and d.c., 13. so that snow has been light and fluffy, so if you like to make snowball, it's kind of hard to do that. you'll certainly have to bundle up for the morning hours. it's cold out there. look at those realfeel temperatures, well below zero. and guess what, it does look like this cold pattern will continue for awhile, so the storm pulls out. brisk winds, especially near the coast, there will be blowing, drifting snow, and that will make it hard to keep those roadways clear. now back to you guys. >> all right, accuweather's mar

southeast however i do expect to see the delays and closures. st. charles county, and st. mary's, and calvert, it is going to be cold, but still some sunshine. and the weather does not include d.c. or fairfax or prince williams county or anybody to the west. because they are seeing that, and down to the northern neck includes stafford and fredricks area, and spotsylvania area, and we are thinking right now sh, a look at the potential. here is the map to is show you who is going to get what. a coating and waldorf to annapolis, and now 301 to inch of fredericksburg, and this is the bull's eye area for our region, and leonardtown to calvert beach, and huntington area, and cambridge and more than four inches down to the extreme portions of st. mary's ko county, and salisbury and more than that. and the next couple of days, what are we seeing? well, staying cold tomorrow with a high of 26 and the high of 33 on the thursday, and 44 on the friday and then on saturday a high of 47. looking good for friday and saturday and super bowl sunday ax chance of rain with a high of 43. >> thank you, doug. it is the case of the missing mail, and why someeople say it is days since they have gotten

southeast, and that's what is going to combine and make our nor'easter this evening overnight. when the worst conditions will happen. so we'll start to see the snow flying in boston, like molly mentioned. d.c., 10:00 p.m., mainly snow event. philadelphia, new york, and then we won't see a huge blockbuster storm in terms of snow totals. the dangerous part of this is the wind. we'll see wind gusts in excess of 50 miles-per-hour. so the snow consistency will be dry, and that is going to just blow all over the place. whiteout conditions. blizzard-like conditions. >> people say it's wintertime, this is what we're supposed to see. but the snow we're talking about is really extraordinary. >> we will see some impressive snow totals, especially across instinct, where -- across new e. again, not huge, huge amounts of snow but the problem is the dangerous part is the fact that the winds are going to be gusting, in some cases for 36 hours. the people are urged to stay off the roads. they might even shut down the long island expressway so that tells you something. >> we're talking about millionss of people who would be impacted in the new york area. back to the temperatures for just a moment. i was tal

d.c. just above freezing at 33. single digits towards minneapolis. that is still 20 degrees below normal for them. looking better down towards the southeast.it is a gradual change but hello. check this out. tampa going to 79 degrees by the weekend. loving that. finally people can actually get their beach vacations that went down. new york city above normal to 56. even chicago, looking at the 30s. that is all that anyone cares about going from below normal to well above normal. >> can't go much below normal. >> right. >>> what's everyone in washington talking about this morning? it is this criticism levied at the president from his former secretary of defense. robert gates saying in a new book that he almost quit in 2009 over the war in afghanistan and deep policy disputes in the administration. he claims that president obama lost faith in the afghan war strategy, questioned his own commanders and listened to me to negative news from his advisers including vice president biden. gates calls the vice president a man of integrity. but listen to this, he writes i think he's been wrong on every foreign policy and national security issue over the

d.c. resident. vincent was found two weeks ago near the corner of yuma street in southeast.n to the hospital where he later died. yesterday morning officers arrested robert osborne with second degree murder. >>> west virginia governor gave the company responsible for the water crisis until march 15th to start removing all 17 of their above ground tanks. earlier this month freedom industries neglected to report a leak in the chemical storage plant. those leaked into the elk river and contaminated water for weeks. >>> the arts and craft store, michaels believes their payment system may have been hacked by the breach that hit stores like target and niemann marcus. investigators are looking into what information if any might have been stolen from the cards. michaels launched the probe after learning of fraud at some of the stores. >>> starting today, it's going to cost more to send well wishes through the mail. the price of the stamp is jumping up to 49 cents. this will help with the $3 billion due to the loss of charges. >>> trains will be becoming less frequently due to track

head east. 62 in philadelphia today, 62 in washington, d.c., even in new york city, despite the rain, it will be 56 degrees. and down across the southeastwing out in norfolk, 70 degrees, 71 in charleston and 71 today in tallahassee. so, finally getting into some nice, mild air out ahead of this cold front, but we could also see some stronger storms today producing possibly damaging wind gusts down across the southeast, that area in red across the >>> we're seeing increasing clouds and no rain yet it is on the north coast and it will push through the bay area heading through the middle part of the morning heading at the north bay and heading into the south bay after lunchtime. only upper 50s in san francisco and into the north bay areas north of the golden gate will see the best bet of seeing accumulating rainfall probably less than a tenth of an inch of rain and highs in the upper 50s. and the travel weather forecast does include a little bit of snow here 6,000 feet. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thanks so much. >>> details are trickling out this morning about the george washington bridge traffic scandal that