storm team 4 radar showing you the major winter storm moving our way. this one will be wthy of a pat collins snow stick challenge. so tune in to news4 today tomorrow morning or check the nbc washington app to see how you can win. turn to at let's story you'll only see on news4. the family of a third grader killed by a motorizedartition at his fairfax county school are getting the change they've been fighting for now. >> lawmakers have sned a bill to prevent a tragedy like this again. the 9-year-old was helping the teacher operate aoo divider last may when his head got caught between it and the wall. >> susan hogan has been following this story since the beginning. and she sat down for an exclusive terview with wesley's grandmother. >> she's a fighter, a remarkable woman. when we first met her three weekn ago, w she testified in front of virginia lawmakers in support of this ll, i was literally in awe of her strength. then last week she invited us to her home in williamsburg where she shared more about wesley and her mission to protect other students in

m team 4 forec storm tea >>> it's the storm team 4 weather alert. we're showing you snow in the area. this is 270 at west montgomer avenue in rockville. snow has been coming down hard for most of the morning. traffic is moving but it's ving prettyslowly. >> it looks tricky right there, amelia. >> part of the problem is that the temperatures are so cold. we're only in theee and low 20s right now. as the roads have not been treated, they're definitely slick but evenhere they have been treated sometimes depending h what road crews have put down it cane difficulty working out there and again, the snow is pretty widespread. crews are out there, but justin ke up with the sheer volume is difficult. slick roads out there right now. i dideal with snow covered roads driving in today. now as we head on in to the vening hours, we'll still s slick roads. this snow winds down during the afternoon hours. we'll see snow in spots at around 4:00, 5:00 p.m.nd tomorrow morning all a distant memory. heading home from work tonight, no know it could be a slow go. budget e

we are back in 90 seconds. >>> storm team 4 radar, a look at it right now. we are under a weather alert today and you can see here why. amelia is back in minutes to tell you about the storm that she sees on the radar. she'll take you through what to expect depending on whe y live. >>> here's a question, have you done your taxes yet? if not you may be in for a big surpriseng thanks to c in the tax code. >> we've seen complaints popping up oneocial media from peo who normally see a refunndbut now are g out they owe the irs. susan hogan here with what you need to know about the changes this year. >> have you seen the twitter feeds? people are going crazy. according to the irs refunds so far this filing season have dropped more than 8%. the average refund last just over 2,000 this year t average is $1,865. we went to a tax expert to find out why. >> people are saying what ppened to my taxcut? i thought i was supposed to pay less in taxes. >> jay is a certified public accountant in arlington. he said there are two reasons people may not see aefun r d teck if they

you can see on storm team 4 radar this morning, most of the rain has come to an end.dne out a drop or two in the morning. tomorrow, a couple of sprinkles ound. saturday is in real trouble. it will be a soaker start-to-finish. saturday afternoon and evening, that rain continues into sunday morning. sunday afternoon, a gusty west wind will blow theud c out of here and bring us to near 70 degrees. windy on monday. but 20 degrees colder than that. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. we're tracking the roads for you this morning. hyattstown, on the left side. 270 southbound, at 109. main roads looking good. a neighborhood street in manassas. you may find your street is slushy still. mine iswas. ne looks good this morning. be carefulde as you're hout if you didn't clear your sidewalk like you should have. 70 to the spur nice and clear. 67 miles per hour will get you in 27 minutes. no problems northbound, either. nice and open at the beltway. 66 and 95 in virginia. >> thank you. >>> newhimorning, new test results. which vehicle rates the best for preventing pedest

>> melissa, thank you. >>> storm team 4 has been tracking todas winter storm for several days. many local areas have been paying attention, of course. spent yesterday treating the roads and snow will make things slick and add the rain and maybe some ice and the problems can only get worse after owthat. right we're already beginning to see snow falling. >> megan mcgth joi us live from downtown fredericksburg with details on what she's seeing. hey, megan. >> we have been seeing the snow come down for about an hour here w. if you look down on the ground, tu can see i is accumulating. light cumulation on the grassy areas. if you look at the sidewalk that i'm standin. on this has apparently been tr ted. you can see this is just wet and then we can pan over here. this ist williams stree in sburg and youeri can see that we have wet pavement. i don't know if you can make out in this lighting, but a lot of salt that is laid down on the road. you can see it was pretreated and all that treatment is doing exactly what it is supposed to do when thi snow hits the ground, it is just melting i

ou can get the per of storm team 4 wherever you go with our nbc washington app.oad that and get the forecast anymore, anywhere. >>> now, to an n investigation. pyrex bakeware, w is this well known product shattering without warning. >> lisa parker from our sister station in chicago takes uin de a demo kitchen to get answers. >> reporter: in kitchens across the cotry. >> after a pyrex baking dish explodes. >> 15 minutes in it was like a bo had gone off. >> within two minutes i heard as exn. >> reporter: reports of a well known brand of glassware exploding, causing injuries without warning. >> pyrex do not use it, this is what happened a few minutesago. >> reporter: pyrex the kitchen stable for now was originally made of a glass that was heat tolerant and less likely experts say to atter. somewhere along the way, they won't say when, that recipe changed and it's now made of a less expensive soda lime glass. a type of glasse under f from hundreds online. posting photos of shards of glass they say came from their pyrex coo ware. from michigan, it sounded like a bomb

we have a storm team 4 weather alert. snow is on the way tomorrow. right during the morning rush hour frederick county schools announcing a two-hour delay for tomorrow already. >>> bryce harper making big news to headed thrth. ere are multiple reports the fats all-star is t headedthe philadelphia phillies. the deal is worth $330 million at 13 years. if true it would be the largest deal in baseball history, he made his major league debut in 2010. >>> lawmakers are excted to formally reprimand delegate mary ann lisanti. she's apologized for usihe n word referring to a district in prince george's county. if the censure votese p she would not be able to hold any leadership positions . >>> a man is targeting gym goers, the police said he's targeted people at gyms stealing their keys and breaking into their cars. this has happened three timesonn the of january. pat and leon, back to you. >>> still ahead an alert for anyone in the market for a car. >> mileage readings, are those numbers accurate. susan hogan uncovers odometer fraud. >> there's no trace the

that's leading to a storm team 4 ather alert. >> i'm darcy spencer live outside the chipotle restaurant inar the university of maryland. you can see the is out the door. they're havingra a fund-iser here. i'll tell you what it's all t, coming up in a live report. >>> news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> good evening. i'm erika gonzales. you are looking at the flag waving outside our studios here in northwest d.c.dv a windory in effect for our entire region. as storm team 4 meteorologist somara shows us. >> things are changing fast.t just in the l five minutes, we saw that wind shift from the south to the west. and now we'reoing to start to see things really turning up. let's take a look at the current temperature. current feel like. not much of a departure. 61 degrees. might i add, very nice that we hit the 60s today. more importantly, t winds. initially 8 miles per hour. in a couple minutes, they were up to 15 miles per hour. but that stained. here's a look at the gusts that we're getting. right now, 29-mile-an-hour wind gusts in the district. but you head farther west al

let's get right to storm team 4 meteorolist tsomaodore. >> tonight we could just be looking at rain but i have to put this on your radar, the winds. wealking about winds that could be damaging, power lines could be an issue as ll as tree down. so here's how it breaks down. our areas under a high wind warning including frederick county, maryland. for the rest of us it's a wind advisory. it begins tomorrow afternoon. what you can expect is winds gusting and roaring upwards of miles per hour in frederick county, maryland, and 50 to5 areas farther south. now, it ends at 10:00 a.m. on mond g so it isng to be not only a windy sunday afternoon but also a windy monday morning. right now, though, we're just dealing with the rain. showers kind ofcattered about up towards fred rerickfrederick towardsun county, but we are expecting another round of showers to develop overnight. tll let you know how long the rain is going last, how warm we're going to get tomorrow and we'll take a deeper look at those winds. >>> meanwhile hundreds of people rally in richmone in respo to the blackface controversy sur

. >>> we head to break on this ather alert day, checking in with storm team 4 meteorologist chk bell.dog walking forecast on a monday. shortened walks. it will be wet outside. tay tay here, available through the humane rescuealliance. a rain/snow mix this morning. but it's all about the rain that will continue through the rest of the day today. storm team radarnd a look ahead coming up. >>> congressional lawmakers once again scrambling to make a deal this week to prevent another government shutdown. w butt are the odds compromise will prevail over potics. we're looking at that when news 4 today returns. reynold's kitchens™ has eliminated plastic wrap frustration for good. to celebrate, award winner jeff russo composed the world's shortest victory song. [sfx: victory song plays] yes! this is the good stuff™ actually, that's my buick. your buick doesn't have a roof rack! this is my buick. how are we gonna fit in your mom's buick? easy. i like that new buick. me too. i was actually talking about that buick. i knew that.yo di buick's fresh new lineup is full of surprises. get great deals

iig higed it on storm team 4 radar.pink and the purple, ice and freezing rain can be mixing in with all-rain in the area.etro forecast for today, then, a gradual improvement in ur temper. it will be a cold, wet, miserable day to spend any time ll outside. you can get the latest by following me on social media. yo p get ature of the snow or weather report there on twitter. that's the best way to get it to me. let's find out about the traffic. >> traffic not so

. >>> remember, storm team 4 always working for you. download the free nbc washington app to get aor completeast right at your finger tips. >>> this is a concern for anybody who has a loved one in a healthcare facility. fairfax county police say a woer at one of those facilities raped a woman who was mentallyca citated. now they're looking to see if there's any other cts. chris gordon is in fairfax talking to people at that cility. chris? >> reporter: this is the mvle community center in springfield, virginia. they serve intellectually and develop mentally challenged people here.

are working overnight to prep the ros but some area schools don't want to take any chances -- >> storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center tonight tracking those conditns. >> doug what should we expect when we came up tomorrow? >> inn montgomery that list, too. all due to the fact we're going to see some ice as m wee our way through the overnight hours tonight and probably early morning especially in areas that still have snow on the roadways. a lot of the major roads are okay but it is those secondary roads. look, we still have some freezing rain falling north of d.c., south a east of i-95. right here, east of i-95, we've got rain. west of i-95, we've got freezing rain. same thing down to the south, freezing rain well bthk t west but rain around fredericksburg, once again seeing that rain continuing to move on through the region here but not whole lot behind it. we're almost done. but notefore we've picked to up to 0.2 inches of ice. in bethesda two hours ago, plenty of ice on area trees. h coule some power outages back to the north and west as well. now take a

ight now, though, storm team 4 radar, scanning the skies finding not much out there. temperatures haven b mainly above freezing and parts of northern montgomery, county, just far enough above freezingo where af the ice that accumulated on the trees and power lines should have melted away during the overnight hours. it won't take longnce the sun comes up, temperatures will easily climb into the 40s today. allhat ice will be a distant memory. oh is it going to be memory. wind today 20 to 35 miles per hour at times, especially across the higherelevations, winds could gust over 40 miles an hour. windy and dry today. not bad tomorrow. cloudy but mild on friday. and then a chance for sw on saturday. we'll talk more about that with the ten-day forecast later on in the half hour. for now it's time for traffic. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the 66 into town out of town no problems. stafford, though, shelton shop road at courthousead road a crash late last night, early this morning, brought down some nres. they'rehe scene trying get things reopen. right now it is sh

s>> storm team 4 iss weather alert today.is round ♪ ♪ ♪ 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. ♪ sorry, we were running late. >>> back now at 4:30 with a weather alert storm team 4 tracking nasty wouther t the night here. doug kammerer says we're not done yet. >> let's get a quick update. y have rain and ice north of us. , and we're going to continue to see the rain through the night tonight. the big thi is we have a lull right now, most of it is on the light side but look what's coming, more rain as the cold front makes its way across our region. that combined with the ice towards the north we still have problems with the northern counties. ad the report from pat collins, numerous trees and power lines dowin this area. same thing for portions virginia where ice accumulated more than a quarter inch in some spots. nasty for us with the cold rain contin

the latest coming up in >>> now at 4:30, a weather alert 4.m storm team and you can see why on storm , eet, freezing rain. that's all coming down across the area. >> that's what's happening right now, but check out the view from early this morning from chopper 4. doug said the snow would start around 5:00 a.m., and guess what happened? right about then you can see it coming down right here at the mor mon temple. >>> and it's a snowstorm staple here in d.c. the pandas play in the snow. we know they love it, and we love to watch them. they love rolling around in the snowo stuff. that's exactly what they did this morning. >> they're pretty good at snowl anpanda style. doug's in the storm center with a look a the radar. good news is it is fun out there because it's not toold >> temperatures around the freezing mark. we're not talking about mperatures in the low to mid-20s. you see it down to the south where we're above freezing. right around fredericksburg, but just to the west here we are hi dealing with freezing right now into loudenouy. once again the areas that saw the freezing rain l

the latest forecast from us, at storm team 4, is on the nbc washington app.osting some of that on my social media pages. i'll show you radar in a few minutes. there's your ten-day outlook. 36 with a mixtoday. north of the city tonight. and a cold rain tomorrow. back to sunshine and windy on wednesday. 50s on thursday and friday, with rain cing back friday night and into saturday. and then, dry weather and cold, finished out the >>weekend. let's see how the traffic is coming along on a monday. >> good morning. inbound, westbound 70 after 27. crash reported there. we might have two tractor-trailers involved. seeing a delay th taking a look in laurel. northbound 95 at 198. a crash alongde the left we're seeing some southbound delays on 95. a crash has cleared. we have delays southboun approaching the beltway. bner loop and outer loop, no yoirns thetway right now. downtown, southbound 295 after nannie helen boroughs avenue. that'sitolice act causing the delay. metro delays possible to vienna and franconia-springfield right now. in maryland, looking good on d20 he

. >> announcer: news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >>> hours from now snow will be moving in time for the morning commute. while road crews prepare, schools are not waiting. >> check out the bottom of the screen, you see the scroll, prince george's county, arlington, loudon county, fairfaschools have announced they're closed tomorrow. we expect many more to follow. >> we have team coverage starting with doug and amelia in storm center 4. >> tomorrow morning we expect e snow to come in. this snow is going to last about six hours and then it's going t go to a period of ice and eventually rain. but the traffic during the times will be different throughout the day. >> if you have to head to work in the morning, you're dealing coming home we're going to be dealing with ice in spots rj right now, clear conditions on the radar currently. this is future weather at 11:00 tonight, the snow moving into roanoke but watch how fast it moves into our region, by 5:00 a.m. i 6:00 a.m. everyon seeing it. and we're seeing good snowfallt too especially right around 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. look at t

we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert.am >> that storm weather alert is in effect this morning as we brace for another day of bitter cold. the temperatures won't rise above freezing today but there's better news for the weekend. >>> we're working to find out if the breaking news we have been telling you about is related to the weather. a house caught fire in potomac. this is e latest of a rash of fires in homes the last few days. trouble it is causing in a moment. >>> several districts are still changing schedules because of road and ice conditions. in west virginia, hardy, hampshire and local schools are closed, as well. in cnt ymand mahools will open two hours late. ssas city, loudon, fairfax and fauquier county schools will be two hours late. culpeper, warren, manassas park, and falls church city schools. can add fedarcyk county schools today. in west virginia, berkeley, jerson and grant county schls on a two-hour delay. >> we ha that information on the bottom of your screen and on the nbcp. washington >>> we have

but, again, our storm team 4 forecast map. same as yesterday.in southern maryland and all g rains ands crunched back down. most of the metro d.c. area and three on the southern suburbs and up to five or six in the southern suburbs and six or more possible there across northern maryland. a lot of fun on social media today including a pat snow stick challenge. forecast for youn instagram and come on in and join the conversation. send us a picture of thean snow i'm happy to retweet it to all my friends and followers. rain ends tomorrow and 56 tomorrow. that mean these 'tsnowmen, don pick a name you're too fond of. won't make it past the end of the day tomo >> taking a look here, manassas sudley road. everything was nice a clear and dry. we're doing a time lapse on it and we'll show you hows thi develop by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. little bit covered there . tomorr northbound fairfax county parkway and we do have a brand-new crash there. all of that white showing you where that snow is coming down. dumfries and i-95 just kind of eet and you can the snow

storm team 4 ten-day outlook. the next couple of days, what you ,n expeig winter storm impacting us wednesday so we'll probably be weather alert and then a few rain chances through thursday and friday. so something to keep an eye on.e this is changing. >> all right. thank you so much. er feel like you just can't keep up with all the stuff in your life? it's the closets, it's the cabinets, even our e-mail boxes? rtarts to feel overwhelming? well sg tomorrow on news 4 today we're working with you for tips on cleaning out clutter. whether it's a messy bedroom or your desk, maybe, that you can't seem to declutter? we'll have a few simpl solutions to help you get on track. join us every weekday morning starting at 4:00 a.m. >> still ahead, alex ovechkin >> still ahead, alex ovechkin scor his way into an choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. geico's a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings a

and storm team 4 is tracking all of the warnings for you. >>> another crash in what is called the most dgerous road in maryland. another man died on indian head highway. as we approh 4:30, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we begin with chuck bell, tracking more snow that will be fallinghis timetomorrow, chuck. >> indeed. we're 24 hours from the first flakes arriving. it will all dry and sunny today. get done what you need to getne make sure your gas tank is full in your car, especially windshield washer fluid. temperures are below freezing for many spots. 27 in montgomery. 29 in fairfax. 30 in prince george's urunty to get ay started. and you have all day today to go to the grocery store. you know, bread, milk, eggs, french toast for tomorrow. temperatures will be around 40 degree degrees. agai's this time tomorrow when snow begins. it begin as all-snow. then, it becomes an ugly mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain and rain. snowfall totals will be hard to nail wn

storm team 4eather alert, a chance of accumulating snow on your friday. i'm optimistic all of your weekend plans will not be interrupted by anything that mother nature will decide to throw at us. radar and how much snow to expect today, coming right up. reynold's kitchens™ has eliminated plastic wrap frustration for good. to celebrate, award winner jeff russo composed the world's shortest victory song. [sfx: victory song plays] yes! this is the good stuff™ >>> it's 4:45. we're in weatherod alert as you wake up on this friday. we made it. you will need to bundle up again today. temperatures will not get above freezing. come on. >> you may see some snow as you start youmute this morning. chuck will fill us in on the full forecast in a fewminutes. we have school delays and closings. you can find that on the bottom of your screen and in the nbc washington app. >>> for local water workers, the frigid temperatures mean one thing, water main breaks. >> many of us know how they can affect homes and commutes. road trcrews have been repairin mains. the small cracks

so call now. >>> news 4 begins wi a storm team 4 weather alert. >> 4:29. we're starting the work week with that weather alert. eelive look outside right now. you can our flag outside of our studios, whipping in the wind. and it's inspiring some warnings this morning. >> you probably heard the strong gusts overnight. they toppled some trees -- downed some tree branches. that was on top of the power lines. be careful as you head outside to start your work week. you can find i ues outthere. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eyang. we will check in with chuck and then with melissa for your traffic. how windy will it g be? ts way over 50 miles per hour, frequent for the afternoon reurs today. along the of the blue ridge here, you get above 2,000 feet in elevation, a winds could gust up to 70 miles per hour. watch out. limit your time outdoors today. branches and trees a things, have a chance coming down in these winds. winds are gusting to 4

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e have team cover of the storm. with news 4's meghan mcgrath in prince william county. >> we're en route 1 in the triangle area. take a look at the roads here. this is a live picture. you can see we have sloppy conditions out here. all the roads, the major roads were pretreated. we've seen a lot of crews out there this morning. you can see nonetheless we're seeing thehe accumulation on t roads this morning. a little slippery out there, lots of slush. the snow is still coming down. take it easy out there and just give yourself a little extra time. fortunately not all that many morning.t there this that's good news. a lot of folks, the schools are closed and many offices are closed, safely at home. dioppy cons now. my colleague justin is in centrevil centrevill how it's looking out there? >> improvi on 66 eastbound looking ahead of me. plow trucks have been outhere. but still work to do. the signs are warning for icy and slushy conditions on the roadway. looking out here you can see why. thes snow i still falling and

your storm team 4 ten-day outlook spending time withwet, l go weather alert. sunday night into monday and monday night into the tuesday, keep that in mind. temperatures overall in the 30s and 40s. if you're wondering are we going to get warm weather we got earlier this week back, 50s. we'll s the 50s by wednesday once this is out of here. going to be breezy on wednesday. en friday, we're tracking a system that could bring a good dousing of rain by the weekend. we're back 5 to the and 40s before our next chance for wintry weather starting around the same time. it looks like we're on a cycle here. >> starting to get used to this, unfortunatel >> it's nter. >> okay. well, the wizards as you may know made a hug trade this week. players mir newest his mark right away. we'll look back at bobby portis's night last night and look ahead tonigs his team set to face an live from the starlite lounge. ♪ one plus one equals too little too late ♪ ♪ a sock-a-bam-boom ♪ who's in the room? ♪ love is dangerous ♪ but driving safe means you pay less ♪ switch and save ♪ ♪ yes, ma'a

storm team ten-day outlook. check it out, folks. late-night tuesday into wednesday, have the pn b ready to go. thursday, things are looking better. we'll be improving. u should be fine thursday. temperatures kind of varying outside of wednesday, really, in the 50s. not bad. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead, someamiliar faces reporting to spring training early. but all the talk about the nats is about who isn't ♪ -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit last use -- 0600. stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk. >> hey, there a notable name missing from the national spring training. it rhymes with thrice barper. his chats with the phillies have intensified. why don't we talk about the nats chayers who are employed? pitchers an

winds could top 50 miles an hour for some of you, so that is ading to a storm team 4 weather alert for us to meteorologist somara theodore joins us. somara? >> this is going to be real talking tomorrow, taking precedent over the warm a moving in. you'd think we'd be talking about temperatures in the upper 60s. no, we are talking about winds topping 60 miles an hour. here's a look at the wind adsory that is for the entire area. this is really going to be possibly a trouble spot. frederick county, maryland. we do havh a h wind warning going into effect for you all tomorrow that means their winds could reach 60 miles per hour. for the rest of us, pbably reach 50 miles per hour in the d.c. metro area. or t could have some m impacts. we're going to talk about the impacts later for now, quick look at the radar soou can see what we're in for. notice the lull, the showers stting toick up back west, they're going to continue to push in and we're going to see rain overnight. later on in the show i'm going to t talk to you abo timing of the rain when it's moving out, again, the major impacts this

temperatures will be in the 40s again with a >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we're starting the work week with that ather alert. a live look outside right now. and it's inspiring some warnings this morning. >> you probably heard the strong gusts overnight. they toppled some trees -- downed some tree branches. that was on top of the power lines. be careful as you head outside to start your work week. you can find issues out there. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell here is with our forecast. we'll talk tout melissa a traffic. >> no flying cows. >> that movie "twister" set back storm chang ageneration. i promise you that. it will be dangerously windy today. doubt about it. anything unsecured, patio furniture, the trash can on the driveway, be on the lookout. winds will gust to 50 or 60 miles per hour. keep that in mind. higher elevations will have higher wind gusts today. some spots along the crest of the blue ridge could gust 70 to 75 miles per hour. that's extreme. winds over 50 mes per hour. and 50 miles per hour at

another round of winter weather is on the way and storm team 4 is tracking it for you. crash on dea what's called the most dangerous road in maryland. a man died on indian head highway late last night in a crash thathut down the road for hours. we're going to check in with justin finch along route 210 in a few minutes. and melissa mollet will have the other warnings in your commute. >> glet's firsto to chuck bell as he tracks the snow head our way, among other things. >> the storm tea 4 weather alert day as we can get ready for tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. a perfect day to get outside. anything you need to get done. make sure it's done before you go to bed tonight. a big chillin arr tomorrow. winter storm warnings for most of the viewing area this morning. the lone excepon is a winter weather advisories, down towards stafford i counties around the fedarcyksburg area. there's ad likelih of accumulating show, beginning at daybreak tomorrow. anx.changing to a rain/snow we're around freezing, just about everywhere. 28 in fairfax. 26 inil pool, maryland. your planner today

with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. >>> storm team 4 weather alert day for you, to getrm that arrives tomorrow. will it be sunny and dry all day day. year-old dice available through the humane rescue alliance. he wou make a grea campaiompani. enjoy the sunshine today. tomorrow, it will be a snowy, sloppy mess out there. the ten-day forecastoming up. >>> overturned vehicle on the g.w. parkway. chopper 4 will be there momentarily. and a big backup on 66. a coue of otherpl >>> it is 6:44 now. we are in weather alert mode, as you wake up on this tuesday. not bad outside right now. but that'soing to cha tonight. another round of wintry weather is heading our way. >> you canee already the storm is on the radar. making its way north with it. snow, ice, and likely a lot of canc alations a result. we'll check in with chuck bell for the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> we have justearned that vermont senator, bernie sanders, hase added his n to the 2020 presidential run. he is the latest democrat to step forward. he's an independent representing vermont. but he plans to run wi

. >>> storm team 4 working for you around the clock as the winter weather rolls in. you can get up to the minute recasts and check live radar arem right fro your phone. download our free nbc washington app. >>> we're hearing that montgomery county schools will also be closed tomorrow. >>> we have another developing story we're following this evening, a triple shooting in district. the latest in the series of brazen day time this time two of the victims teenagers. all unfolding aew hours ago not far from the fort dupont ice news4 pat collins with that story. >> reporter: the scene, the silver car in the apartment complex right across the street from the fort dupont ice arena. it was a drive by, i counted 14 shell casings on the ground, at least nine bullet holes in that car. ere was a sense of urgency here. one after anotherndhe w loaded into ambulances and then taken osp to the al. in that car three victims, two paengers, one 21 years old, the other 15. one shot in the back. the other shot in the leg. they're expected to be all right. the driver's said to be about19

storm team 4 all over this for you. >> we know you are. doug, thanks. >>> next sunday marks random acts of kdness day. we're getting a jump on it here. i brought in gourmet bags of cookies for you -- >> you did not. they wereregifted. they didn't have any taste. >> they were cardboard. >> yes. molette gen dropped by the humane rescue to surprise the folks there, briing them baskets with treats and a supplies. the alliance tells us, towels, blankets, foods, toys, leashes always helpful. they say there's another big way you can help >>them. monetary donations, financial support, we can continue to expand our reach and help more animals and people. >> if you'd like to learn more about helng theescue alliance, search kindness in our nbc washingtonapp. sweet. >>> tomorrow on news4 today, molette will be spending t morning at a local soup kitchen. she has details how you can help that organization and spread your kindness around the dmv. >>> mount vernon makeover. >> new documents revealing today the design of our first president's paralegal rig

>> right now a storm team four alert, snow, sleet, freezing rain in our carea. >>sis in leadership. virginia's governor on why he won't resist in the f tv interview since denying he appeared in racist photos in medical school yearbook. >> there is nobody better to do thattohan a d and that's why i'm not going anywhere. >> meanwhile, the pressure mounting on the student's lieutenant on the fbi to do an investigation into two separate claims from sex assault and plea were olice after three killed in a violent crash. >>> a winter weather advisory will beor issued most of the region tonight. good evening. i'm erica enzalez. we talking about snow, freezing rain and maybe ice. we have team coverage to us off this evening. we begin with samara. >> it's already in the region along i-81 but expecting it to arrive in d.c. after 8:30, 9:00 tonight. let's go ahead and see where it is exactly. you can see the snow setting up. this is system that we have been waiting on. where you're seeing the white and gray, it's a starting off a snowfall and that's what is expected. we could see flakes make th

. >>> back now to our storm team weher alert.ds of flight in our area have been canceled or layed. new 4z molette green is at reagan nation pretty empty right there now, right? >> actually quite the opposite. people are coming in pretty steady and stopping right here at the rddeparture's b behind me checking out their flight. as you can see on this board, lots of cancellations there. so folks are trying to get in get onaaron, so they can their flight and get to their destination. i want you to take a look at what we're seeing right now on ivightaware.com. this is a tracker of the flights in the air. we have seen lotsf cancellations into and out of e washington airports. all three major airports, but most of them a coming here reagan national airport where we are this morning. and the airports have been bracing for this bad weathe for part e, which is the snow, for part two which is the ice. doing what they can to make sure that as many people get to their destinations ass le. we were able to speak with many pele who are happy to

we begin with storm team 4 and chuck bell. >> i wonder why they would delay two the wind will get stronger after the sun comes up. it could be windier going to school two hours late. they're on two-hourla . get sleeping time for our kids in west virginia this morning. there's a high wind advisory for southern marand in the northern neck. this is a high wind warning for the d.c. area and everywhere north and west of there, towardses l leesburg, ha rstown. the winds are out of the west, 26 miles per hour. miles re gusting to 40 per hour here in washington. 35-mile-per-hour gusts in annapolis. and mid 40-mile-per-hour gusts for quite a bit in northern maryland. be ready for a windy day. temperatures i the 30snd 40s now. not going to see a jump in temperatures today. we'll stay in the 40 the issue will be that wind today. winds could gust over 60 mil per hour, between about sunrise and 4:00 this afternoon. keep that in mind. could be road restrictions on some of the bridges. >> we hav thos we're going to talk about those in one second. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no issues right

a storm team 4 weather alert day. it's cold this emorning. weacing a chance for some ow. >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather ert. >> we begin with morning as we haveve nearly morning this week, a live look outside and a warning about the but unlike the rest of the week, we have good news this morning. relief may be in sight. if you squint your eyes and look really hard, you'll be able to see it. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. mo reasonable temperatures may be around the corner. at this poin 30 seems reasonable. but how dangerously thesere temperatures telling us. >> delays have been announced. inla ma, allegany schools will be two hrs late. warren, prince william, manassas city,er loudon, fauq and culpeper schools are two hours late. onhave the full information the nbc washington app. >>> jim taylor is in for melissa is morning. but we begin with chuck bell and what to expec day. >> winter weather advisory for half of the news 4 nation here on a friday. tracking for chances of

begin with melissa mollet with a check on the roads in your first 4 traffic but s let'srt with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what can we expect for weather, chuck? > nice and quiet weather. we are keeping a very close eye on some snow chance one coming up on friday morning, just two days from now and another one coming up next monday morning as a significant change in the weather pattern is going to make march start off a lot colder than february will right now this morning, temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. most of the shenandoah valley down to the mid 20s this morning. the nearby suburbs, 28 in dulles and 28 in clinton, maryland. dry weather. temperatures will climb into the upper 40s with a mix of and sunshine. more cloudy in the morning, few fmore peeks sunshine in the afternoon. today's high, only one degree cooler tha erage, 49 degrees today. we'll talk more about the snow chances and potential for amounts of snow, which melissa don't look as good today as they dadid yest >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. thank you, chuck. rockville, northboundeorgia avenue belprin

it's a storm team 4 weatherer day.on app. let's check with melissa mollet for a look at traf. >>> damascus, southbound 27 at marlbo lane, all laned blocked, downed tree and wires. southbound 270 after 28, crash blocking the left side. outer loop as you're approaching the bridge as well. beltway is saturated. the rain is falling inbound 395 also very slow. >>> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with . at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep... havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee - you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the family. ge right noa free box spring when you purchase a beautyrest black or serta icomfort mattress. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. havertys. life looks good. reliable wifi with wcoverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from america's

. >> storm team 4 weather alert expectin >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weatht.try weather has started moving in. this storm is bringing a bit of everything with it. snow, in, sleet, slush, puppies, kittens. >> n puppies. puppies falling from the sky at would be a different story. >> i'm aaron gilchris >> i'meun yang. this is the forecast we have been watching for and preparing for the weekend. toilet papers, all kinds of things. >> the federal government is closed today. telework employees should continue to work. every major school district in our aa is closed already this morning. let's take you through here. allegheny, washington, montgomery, anne arrundel. >> in virginia manassas, manassas park city, fredericksburg and shannon doa, page,

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time to get anotherheck o this forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.ow are we doing, tchuck? numbers, the complete opposite of yesterday afternoon. instead of 74, we're now 47. just trance pose the numbers. it's that easy. little bit of a breeze out of the northeast right now. so there's at of a wind chill around the city. winds aren't going to be a big deal today,ut temperatures have fallen quite a ways since yesterday. 3down to now in leesburg. 38 at dulles nairport, 38 prince william county, 47 now in prince georges codty. 0s and 40s now, not a big jump in temperatures today. if you're going toee any peek at the sun today, it will probably be between now and about 9 or 10:00, rwote, it will be all cloudy and damp. the warm air sittingn p of the cold, cold ground, the roads are wet this morning, but it hasn't rained. that's literally condensation, like a coke can on a hot summer day. the moisture is coming up out of the ground. rain chances increasing with time. you're traveling today, you can have significant flight delays perhapsround detroit or cl

and we have team coverage of the storm tonight. (grant) tonight. of the storm team coverage and we have lawrence. thanks (vicki) weekend.throught the will be wet friday and it will return on cold showers in on thursday. rain will move damage. more also cause winds will also cause damage. more rain will move in on thursday. cold showers will return on friday and it will be wet throught the weekend. weekend. and we have team coverage of the storm tonight. (grant) the north bay is expected to get hit the hardest by the storm. kron 4's j-r stone is live in san rafael with a look at conditions there. jr? (grant) (grant) (grant) (grant) (grant) jr? jr? (grant) and water managers across the region are keeping close tabs on áreservoir levels... they're also checking the rivers and creeks that feed into those reservoirs. kron four's rob fladeboe jons us now live from anderson reservoir in morgan hillwhere the they have quite literally pulled the plug on the dam to let some water out to make room for more. rob? water has been piring out of t

a mollet is standing by with a look at the roads in your first 4 traffic, but fist, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with your forecast.s i gu're not going to get another nice day like yesterday, chuck? >> no. not quite so nice. will stille milder than average, but we're not going to be talking about record high emperatures again any time too soon. all that moisture in the ohio valley, that first big push is headed up into parts of pennsylvaniand newyork. more enough in the southern end to bring our rain chances up to 70% later on in the day today. this morning, no rain on the roads. ecause of the warm air sitting on top of the cold ground. we have what we call a ground sweat going on. so, wet roads not caused by rainfall this morning. but condensation. s mperatures in the upper 30 out to the west, low to mid 40s around town. your f planner today, near 40 this morning, near 50 at lunchtime. low f0s most today but rain chances climbing to 70% by on in the evening. i'm tweeting about that as well on my twitter handle @chuckbell4 and find me on facebook. now to first 4 >> good mornin

. >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather >>alert. ight to the weather alert this morning, ahead of a potentiallycy morning commute. while the snow stopped falling hours ago, the threat of trouble onhe roads isn't over. beware of black ice there. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> in virginia, arlington, manassas, manassas park, alexandria, spotsylvania county schools. freic fredericksburg, king george. grant county west virginia ours ls will open three late. >> to the closings in virginia. warren, clark,wi hester, rappahannock, prince william and frederickounty schools today. >> in west virginia, morgan, berkeley, mineral, hardy, hampshire a c jeffersnty schools are closed today. >> you remember the updates are running at the bottom ofour screen. and you can find them in the nbc washington app. >>> team coverage as you get your thursday started will begiu with bell. and today's forecast, which is better than yesterday's. >> a solid three-inch to six-inch snowfall for most of the area yesterday. toda t it is about meltdown. a li

4 weather alert. >> that storm team 4 weatherti alert is in effect this morning, as we brace for another day ofco bitter . how much more can we take? the temperatures won't rise above freezing again today. there is better news for weekend. finally, some warm weather. >>> first, we need to fill you in on a few school delays and closures. >> a lot of updates in the last hour to tell you about. in virginia, shenandoah, frederick, winchester,warren, clarke, fairfax, loudon, those districts are closed today. in west virginia, hampshire, hardy, mineral and morgan county schools arelosed today. we turn to delays now. in maryland, public schools will open two hours late. in virginia, princia wi manassas, and fauquier county schools will open two hours late, a pwell. manassk city, arlington city and rappahannock schools on a two-hour delay. we have that information on the bottom of your screen and you can find it in the nbc washington app. > wtop's jack taylor in for melissa this morning. we'll talk to him about warnings oad before we check in with justin and breaking news with megan. chu

. >> see you again in a little bit, megan, >>> storm team 4 gets the official snow totals fromna reanstrict. we know that can vary. we haveth a way to know how much snow that is falling. >> this is official business. we are talki about the pat collins official snow stick challenge. he joi us now at his official snow office, that is connecticut. >> reporter: how are you? before i get started. i want each one of you to think of your favorite line from your when i signie and off here, i want to hear it. because that's one of the ways you can get an official pat collins snow stick. first of all, let me show you wh's happening out here. we're getting snow, we're getting big flake snows. we're seeing some accumulation there on connecticut avenue. let's go get a measurement. now you recalln the mayor was here, not long ago, it was three inches, right now we are kissing four inches here. kissing fourinches. we calm our snow stickhallenge today snow business show business. this is the week of the oscars, so we're askingou to sort of dress up as your favorite actor pr acknowledgment tres. go ou

check the rad 24/7 open the app and search storm team 4. >>> a woman refusing a couple letters in a couple days.e etter from citizenship and immigration services says they're canceling her natur naturalization ceremony. carla flores has her story. >> she haseen living in the u.s. for over two decades as a resident. over a year ago she applied to become an american citizen but said the process has been far from sy. >> i'm doing the right things, following the rules and can't get there. >> reporter: a couple days ago petra l received ater informing her they cancelled the ceny she was scheduled for on february 14th due to unforeseen circumstances. >> i didn't know i had an point and i didn't know it was cancelled. it was after the fact. i think the foreseeable circumstances was the government shutdown. if eporter: petra fears there's another shutdown in three weeks, her residency will expire. she said thatng get an explanation has been difficult via phone or through the agency's website. >> there should be more steps here saying they scheduled and unscheduled. >> reporter: we reached out t us