let's go back to surae chinn at columbia mall.do we have anything more on the suspect, name and possible motive? >> reporter: we don't yet. police are really taking their time, being very careful. they specifically said that he was found with a lot of ammunition. so you have to think that police have not actually gotten a very close look at him because they have called in bomb technicians to do the necessary things to deem everything safe. at this point, we have not heard of any identity of the shooter. >> motive? >> reporter: again, cbs sources have said domestic-related -- this was all due to that sort of thing. but police are holding off. they said that is just speculation at this point. they are not saying that it isn't domestic, but they really are so early in this investigation that they don't really want to confirm that this is domestic-related. but i can tell you that two employees were found dead inside the zumiez store, a skateboard shop where they were employees and the shooter found with ammunition around him. >> surae

. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in falls lunch where some parents and their children were left waiting and waiting at the bus stop. >> it's cold. >> reporter: too cold for kids waiting for a late school bus that never seemed to come for rose ellen eastman's 9-year-old girl. >> it was getting colder and cold are. >> reporter: mom gave up on the bus. >> we waited 15 minutes and the bus didn't come. while they might have been trying, we weren't going to let the kids stand out there. so we piled them into a couple minivans. >> reporter: 150 buses out of the fleet of 1,500 wouldn't start this morning. >> replacing batteries. fuel lines have been freezing and air brakes, some of air lines have been freezing. >> reporter: in neighboring prince william county the probable was also mechanical and road condition -- problem was also mechanical and road conditions. icy road indale city were posted on facebook. this mom kept her children home. >> if it's your child's bus, it's a problem. >> reporter: in falls church surae chinn, wusa9. >>> our extremely cold temperatures are causing another problem

it will be done shortly. >> reporter: surae chinn, wusa9. >> once again lieutenant davis and the other firefighter are on paid administrative leave. deputy mayor launched a full scale investigation and enter viewed at 15 people so -- interviewed at least 15 people so far. >>> do you have trouble hearing or understanding the announcements on the metro train? many of you told us you did, but when our investigative reporter russ ptacek talked to metro about your complaints, they appeared to have some trouble hearing russ. >> reporter: well, how often can you understand the announcements on metro trains? clearly when we today metro we wanted to do an interview with them about that, they said no saying that their own data was ons of what we had found -- opposite of what we had found. listen for yourself. it's hard to hear, but there is an announcement. it starts two seconds into this video. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: did that sound like he was keeping a secret? >> yes. >> reporter: did you hear a whisper? >> yes, no, barely, just a whisper. >> like i didn't understand that. >> reporter: wha

i'm okay, just scared. >> reporter: in arlington surae chinn, wusa9. >> investigators did find damagedxygen tanks in the victim's apartment. they say this did contribute to that rapid spread of the fire, but the fire marshal has jet to determine where the fire actually -- yet to determine where the fire actually started or what caused it. >>> a colonial beach, virginia landmark went up in flames this morning. this is what's left of the colonial beach elementary school. an early morning fire destroyed the more than 100-year-old building where many of the residents had actually attended school. >> the roof is gone and you can see through to the whole building all the way down to the ground. >> that's definitely the biggest fire i've witnessed. >> it's just such a landmark for the town. i started crying and just all the people that are out there helping. >> witnesses say they heard a loud boom around 4:30 this morning and then saw flames as high as the fire department's ladder truck. investigators are still trying to determinely exactly what caused that fire. >>> fire in a new york city h

at the columbia mall in maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >> we have more special coverage coming up in a few moments. but right now, let's turn to weather. find out when we might feel a bit warmer. here's first alert meteorologist, erica groh. >> well, i have some bad news for you, bruce. today was the mildest day we'll have in a little while with the high temperature of 34 degrees, which doesn't sound warm. on doppler 9,000. you can see a six-hour loop, the snow showers pushed on through, even a couple lightning strikes. there was thunder snow up in the mountains of west virginia. but today as i mentioned before was the mildest day, got up to 36 degrees, not 34. still well short of our average high of 44 degrees. overnight tonight after the snow showers moved through. colder air moves in once again. we're back down into the teens for most of us in the d.c. metro. partly cloudy with a temperature between 12 and 20 at 7:00 a.m. by 9:00 between 16 and 24, still very, very cold. at least it won't be too windy with those partly cloudy skies. looks like the wind is going to subside as we head

>> i think i'll just stay in the house. >> reporter: surae chinn, wusa 9. >>> our four-legged friendsn the conditions also need extra protection. nikki burdine, outside friendship animal hospital in northwest. >> reporter: we came out and i said i'm absolutely going to take surae's advice and bundle up. got on several layers, just enough so i don't look like the kid from "a christmas story." we're talking about animals and how important it is to keep them protected in the cold weather. i have a special guest here. i don't know if he's going to give me this exclusive interview. but this is gunner. gunner is a really good boy. gunner and his dad have been out here, working in one of these shops

>> i think i'll stay in the house. >> reporter: in northwest, surae chinn, 9 news now. >> now, we also want to point out that your pets need to stay warm in the frigid weather, also. earlier today we talked with experts from the friendship animal hospital in northwest washington for some tips on helping pets weather the cold temperatures. the biggest one, bring your pets inside. >> with these freezing temperatures, it's really too cold for them to be outside, and they should be brought in. if you don't want them in your house, maybe a basement or a garage that's heated would be an option, but they really shouldn't be outside in the weather. >> absolutely. other tips include putting booties on your dog's because to keep them from -- dog's paws to keep them from contact with the ice outside. you know, one of the worst cold spells in recent memories is moving into an area that stretches from the midwest to new england. in minnesota, the governor has already cancelled school for the entire state beginning on monday. forecasters say temperatures there could drop to 31 below zero and there i

surae chinn is live in reston with a look at the conditions. surae? apparently we're having a little trouble with her audio so hopefully we'll get back toker in a bit. time for the latest your money report. >> jessica doyle is here with the money controversy in virginia. what's that all about? >> this is a big story. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell has been indicted on federal corruption charges. mcdonnell and his wife maureen were charged with accepting illegal gifts. the fbi has been investigating gifts mcdonnell allegedly accepted from a campaign donor while he was governor. some of these gifts included a trip to the final four basketball tournament back in 2011, a rolex watch and catering for his daughter's wedding. mcdonnell issued a statement saying he deeply regrets accepting legal gifts and loans from jonny williams, the c.e.o. of star scientific. he says he's repaid all of the loans with interest and has apologized. mcdonnell also says he did nothing illegal in exchange for the gifts and loans. he also says he didn't violate any laws.

. >>> surae chinn is out and about covering conditions in virginia. >> cameron avenue and route 7 in reston is where she is. let's see how things look this morning. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. plow trucks have been out and about this morning. they've been working around the clock. we can see a couple here already. they're stopping at this gas station and they've been per codally -- periodically coming through, taking some respite and going out again. route 7 looks pretty good. i took a drive through sterling into loudoun county. that's a little more ice packed and snow packed where the plow trucks haven't quite gotten to the pavement but you can see pavement here in reston. but the main issue, monika has been talking about all morning, the secondary roads. you can see that it is snow packed. it's got ice. it's very, very slick. and even when the plow trucks have already gone through this several times over, you are still going to see not a lot of clearing because that's just the way it is because it's so cold in residential areas pretty much the same

. >>> good evening everybody, i'm surae chinn in for bruce johnson tonight. thanks for joining us. we begin with new information on the terrible shooting that unfolded at the shopping mall in columbia. police have identified the gunman as the 19-year-old of college park. howard county police have just wrapped up a news conference and our anny hong begins our team coverage joining us live from columbia with the very latest on the suspect. andrea? >> reporter: some disturbing new details have emerged then as we have confirmed them this evening. one of them is that the suspect kept a journal in which he expressed the unhappiness with his life. no indication that he might do something like this. they were among the items that the investigators seized from the college park home along with computers. we know now that they had no criminal history. either as a juvenile or as an adult. as you mentioned he is 19 years old with no mental health history. and still no motive has been established by police. there had been speculation that the gunman knew one or both of his victims. police say th

. >> coming your way at 6:00 more reaction to prince george's county's reduction in crime as surae chinn tells us, not everybody quite so impressed. >>> meantime police have made an arrest in one of those two murders in prince george's county in this new year. dujuan hunter of shipley terrace southeast is now charged with shooting his mom's fiance to death. the man was killed in his own home on goldfield place and clinton. hunter was arrested early this morning in bowie. >>> new information on the woman accused of leaving her 4- year-old child in a locked car while she gambled inside maryland live! casino on new year's eve. 24-year-old alicia brown is facing child abuse charges. according to run run police, brown hung -- anne arundel police, brown hung blankets covering the rear windows so no one could see inside. officers say during the eight hours the child was locked in the car the child wet herself making her even colder. brown is out on bail now. a family member is now caring for her 4-year-old daughter. >>> today montgomery county officials showed off their newest tool in protectin

. >> surae chinn already heard from some of you. she took the wusa9 to the heart of china town to get your reaction to new redskins head coach jay gruden. >> reporter: anybody here a redskins fan? no? no! we've got to have some redskins fans here. redskins fans? >> no. >> yes. >> come on up. you're wearing the right color, burgundy. >> i don't know who the head coach is. is that announced today? i've been in meetings all morning. who is it? >> jay gruden. >> i like him because he is currently in the league. hopefully he'll have that dimension to bring the team together. >> all right. >> he's going to work with rg3 and work with the rest of the staff. he's a good coach, young man, fresh new blood. we need that. >> reporter: redskin fan? he's on the way. cowboys fan all the way. >> reporter: we need to get both of you up here. >> he took cincinnati to the playoffs. maybe he could get us back there next year. >> a new coach is not going to make the team. the coach isn't playing. >> hop on up. >> oh gosh. >> shanahan was a good guy. i'm

. >> 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 conference call" ready. you're small business ready. switch to verizon fios with 100be% fir optic fast internet and reliable phone with 99.9% network reliability for just $99.99 a monthh wit a two year price guarantee. call now to get a firm price quote of your to

. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn at the scene of the columbia mall shooting. have the latest. >> reporter: and i'll have the latest from witnesses about what it was like inside the mall. >>> people are ordered to shelter in place. >> where do we hide? >> in the stockroom. we hid in the back rom and locked the door. . >>> hello. i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us. howard county police released

. >> reporter: surae chinn, wusa 9. >>> our four-legged friends who spend time outdoors in the conditions also need extra protection. nikki burdine, outside friendship animal hospital in northwest. >> reporter: we came out and i said i'm absolutely going to take surae's advice and bundle up. got on several layers, just enough so i don't look like the kid from "a christmas story." we're talking about animals and how important it is to keep them protected in the cold weather. i have a special guest here. i don't know if he's going to give me this exclusive interview. but this is gunner. gunner is a really good boy. gunner and his dad have been out here, working in one of these shops over here. he tells me every time he brings him outside, with the exception of right now for the interview, they always put booties on him. tell me about the booties, why they are important. >> the booties are actually to help protect their paws from the salt. lot of times when the salt gets out here, it gets up inside their paws and they are sensitive. walking him around, you can actually see after a block or t

surae chinn reports from northeast. >> my dad was my best friend. >> reporter: marie mills said her father cecil mills worked for the district's parks and recreation department for nearly five decades, a man who spent his career working for a city that turned its back on him when he needed them the most. >> my dad would help anybody. my dad would come home and say i have to leave because there was a man at the bus stop. he needed a ride. >> reporter: cecil mills suffered from a massive heart attack on the sidewalk right across the street from the firehouse on rhode island avenue northeast on saturday. >> i stood on that curb and i cried out to him please come and help my dad. i said please don't let my dad die. >> reporter: when she begged the firefighter to come and help, she got no response. >> he just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. >> reporter: strangers ran across the street to the firehouse multiple times but were today various excuses and that they needed to call 911, which they had. >> what does policy and procedure have to do with why they c

surae chinn joins us live right now. hey surae. >> hi jan. metro said it happened because of the severe drop in temperatures. it is what happens in the summer when we got a spike in the extreme hot, hot temperatures. well metro says it happens from time to time and what happens is the 20-minute delay for customers trying to get to work on time. >> they kind of ruined my morning. >> reporter: valerie has had a rough morning. she wasn't the only one though late to work because of the delays on metro. >> it was pretty slow. >> reporter: but some commuters understood the convenience. >> i know it's not really metro's fault, it's the snow and ice that the trains are having these delays. but right now it's not looking very good. >> it's something if they cannot control or anything like that, you know, then that's fine and dandy, that's going to happen. but we need to have as a commuter, we need to have a plan b. >> reporter: customers dealt with delays as the blue and yellow lines single tracked because of a broken rail between two roads. >> these

out in the cold even when schools had a two hour delay in prince william and fairfax counties and surae chinn joins us with more on that. what happened? >> reporter: even with the two hour delay buses were still struggling to get kids to school so-called on time and they had so many issues, but mainly it was mechanical due to the extreme cold. >> it's cold. >> reporter: too cold for kids waiting for a late school bus that never seemed to come for rose ellen eastman's 9-year-old girl. >> it was colding colder and colder it seemed -- getting colder and colder it seemed. >> reporter: mom eventually gave up on the bus. >> we waited about 15 minutes and we weren't going to let the kids stand out there. so we piled them all into a couple minivans. >> reporter: fairfax county school buses had a host of problem, 150 buses out of the fleet of 1,500 would not start this morning. >> replacing batteries. air brakes and fuel lines have been freezing and some of the air brakes. >> reporter: in neighboring prince william county the problem was also mechanical and road conditions. pictures were posted on fac

surae chinn brings us more. >> reporter: lieutenant colleen davis shown here on her facebook page was the ranking firefighter at the time of the incident. the victim's family was stunned to find she returned to workdays after 77-year-old cecil mills was left to die across the street from the firehouse on rhode island avenue northeast. >> some people went across that street three times. one lady said i went over there two times and stayed on the phone with dispatch. she said i got placed on hold. >> what we had was a failure of a few people to do what they get paid to do and it's outrageous. it's absolutely unacceptable. >> why is she at work? >> because we have to go through the administrative process. she came in. she provided her statement. now that we have the statement and the statement of others, the process will work itself out and so appropriate action will be coming. >> reporter: an ambulance responded roughly 15 minutes after mills collapsed, only after a good samaritan flagged it down. the 77-year-old who spent nearly five decades with d.c.'s parks and rec department died on

surae chinn is live in northwest. you've been following this story since the beginning and here's yet a new development. >> reporter: well, the district public safety office is trying to decide whether to accept the resignation of lieutenant kellene davis. we're in front of her house tonight no. one has come to the door. we did catch up with the mayor today. here's what he said. are you pleased so far with the firefighters being placed on administrative leave? >> i will only be pleased until we get an investigation fully finished. >> reporter: are you pleased so far with the action taken? >> well, deputy mayor quander i know is doing an excellent job as he always does. i'm awaiting his report to see what findings there are and what recommendations he will make and he understands, we have to do this quickly. >> reporter: a letter sent to chief ellerbe from lieutenant kellene davis was obtained by dave statter who runs the website stater911. lieutenant davis writes her account to what happened when 77-year-old cecil mil

our team coverage begins with surae chinn live out in reston, virginia. >> reporter: we're here at route 7 at barren canyon road. what we're hearing from drivers all day long today are the secondary and residential roads and see for yourself. you can see the slushy mix and some potholes or even water puddles, icy puddles. you move to the residential area and it is very spotty. that made for some dangerous conditions. >> try to drive safe in the snow. >> reporter: some drivers did not make it very far this morning after a scary episode in the snow. several people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. a driver lost control, slamming into oncoming traffic causing a four-car pileup on fairfax county parkway at sunrise valley drive in reston. >> i skated a couple times, but besides that most of the roads are pretty plowed. >> reporter: along route 7 in loudoun county a few drivers ended up in ditches. >> the neighborhoods are very, very scary. they're very -- i slide all over the place. >> main roads are great. the back roads are still a little slippery. i've got my li