the snow was slamming parts of maryland. in montgomery county responders are dealing with twice the number of typical emergency calls. tom roussey takes us now to waldorf. hi, tom. >> just got off the phone with the maryland state highway administration. so often their problem areas are in the western parts of the state. not this time, it is southern maryland. part of the reason they have been getting the most snow here, but also, look, the snow has layed completely on the road. the temperatures are in the teens, and the plows are battling against trying to get the snow off the roadway. but it is a tough battle. here is video from la plata of a car that was stuck in the median , could not get out. another vehicle that we saw on 301 in waldorf sliding down the street. that is an was able to write themselves. a number of folks having trouble. the plows are out, but it is a tough battle as the temperatures are so cold. most cars that we have seen have been able to get down the road ok. one of the reasons as we come back alive, t

the terps are 16-1 at home at the xfinity sent they are season. marylandthree-game home stand. the terps downed them last time out. melo has lead the way recently averaging 21 points a game. the terps' toughest test of the season and ainto play. >> this is the kind of chance that we wanted, you know. we've done really well home this year. this is a great challenge to see how good of a ho team we are. >> i think everybody will be ready to play mentally and physically. i just can't wait to compete against one hetms the country. >> our guys respect them so much and as a coach i expect coach ryan so mh beed in. hoplye' lec we're e underdog but hopefully dialed in to be successful. >> it's been a busy 24 hours at the xfinity center. last night itas the maryland women winning their 19th game in a row a-31-point defeat on penn state. the terpsti perfect in the big ten at 16-0. after the game maryland presented with the big ten regular-sean on trophy, doing this in their first year in the league, something special. >>> this e kind of scene we could see tonight at

that night indiana took then no. 13 maryland behind the wood shed, beat them by 19. some indiana fans were heard yelling overrated. a little harsh by hoosier nation, but maryland has been a little wobbly lately. the terps have been blasted on the road barely getting by at home and slipped back to the 19th ranking in the usa today and here comes i -- indiana again. you might think it's revenge, but mark turgeon says we don't play that. >> we want to play well, home game, indiana. they're a good team. they were ranked, but they've won a lot of games tied for second with us in the league, so that's really what it's about. it's not about motivation or anything else. sad news. jerry tarkanian passed away today. he built unlv into a national title. he would always be biting that towel on the sideline, hence the neck name tark, the shark. his team managed to win 729 games under scrutiny by the nca. tark the shark was 84. >>> when does an opposing team own you? here's something you can't deny. washington has had a hard time playing against toronto. five of the last six times

this was the beat-up parkway in maryland. the snow's moved on but it's >>> crews have been inspecting bridges in maryland and now they have found more crumbling concrete. these inspections were sparked by an incident tuesday when loose concrete hit a car. maryland's department of transportation says crews re-inspected dozens of bridges in the area and identified 17 to be patched up or concrete removed. the state highway administration also has crews working on five bridges in maryland. one of them in frederick on i-270 over route 85. three others on interstate 485 in prince george's county. >>> new at 11:00, a lot of people could not sign up for federal health care today because of more problems with the website. a glitch wouldn't allow them to verify the income electronically and that's based on how much you make. the government has fixed the problem but tomorrow is the deadline to sign up for this year. >>> all right. we are getting more snow video coming in. this time from northwest washington. amelia joins us next with a t

scores 17 points for the former maryland terrapin georgia tech up six. later in the game kick out to muller. knocks down that three. virginia tech takes a one-point lead and goes on to beat georgia tech 65-63. >>> let's go up to connecticut for a big one in women's hoops. second ranked uconn facing south carolina. this one all huskies. she could not miss from three. hits it here. uconn up 16 at half. more of the same. jefferson running the break here looking for lewis. and she does what she does well. hits the three. 23 for her. blows out top ranked south carolina 87-62. gino right there got his 900th victory today. tonight uconn knocks out numbe fair to say uconn women are number one in the country. >> that's fair to say. ♪ food is more than just a meal. ♪ food is love. at monsanto, we believe everyone deserves a healthy, balanced meal. and a future that sustains us all. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com >>> president obama's former bodyman is spilling secrets about the commander in chief.

the mention few minutes. >> thank you, doug. right now, crews are repairing a maryland bridge after a chunk of concrete fell on to a car tuesday afternoon. abc 7 has learned the woman who was in that car has hired an attorney. "7 on your side" investigator chris pabst. >> bit by bit and chunk by chunk. these workers are slowly chipping away at a problem. >> it scared me to death! i mean it scared me so bad i was trembling. >> yesterday, katherine dean was driving on suitland road in morningside when a chunk of concrete fell off this bridge and hit her car. abc 7 can confirm dean has already hired an attorney. as crews work to make the bridge safer. construction crews at this bridge will become a more regular sight in the near future. it is scheduled to be replaced. although designs for a new bridge have not yet been completed. the american society of civil engineers regularly grades our nation's bridges. "7 on your side" analyzed the numbers from our area and found that 6% or 333 of maryland's bridges are considered structurally deficient. 8% or 21 of the district's bri

i bet she flew off the handle when she was done. sorry. former marylandad football coach is stepping down as offensive coordinator at rutgers. instead, he will be a special consultant to an assistant head coach to kyle flood. come on. get it. flew off the handle? >> get it out of your system. >> swept you. swept together. sorry. >> all right. i'll do this. take a look at temperatures early in the morning, it will be in the 20's in the suburban areas and maybe 30's downtown and through the day tomorrow. it will be nice. hit the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies. with them, the big arctic front comes through. the first of two on thursday. we'll have the latest in the effects of those two and the timing of the cold fronts when they join us tonight. >> trying to whisk me away. >> security? >> "world news tonight" coming up next. have a good night. >>> the breaking news this tuesday night on that young american woman held hostage. the letter to her parents revealed. the details she shared with her family. was she given away as a bride? and tonight, word isis e

for the next one. >> the ncaa basketball tournament starts in 33 days and the maryland win last night over indiana has them gaining stability in the eyes of the committee. they're ranked 19th in the a.p. the terps have six games left and they win saturday at penn state and i guarantee they'll move higher. then they had to hang on down the stretch and hope indiana's ferrell, sharpshooter had two chances to win the game. he ended with 28 points and mark turgeon didn't want him to get anymore! >> i was hoping he'd miss it you know. i'm like every other fan in the building saying miss! hope it goes off to the side. what a great game. are you kidding me? you guys get paid to sit there and write about this. >> wow indeed. 68-66 maryland. our play of the night. st. john's depaul. how about the st. john's defense to set up this. harrison at the other end with the finish. poor tommy hamilton never had a chance against sir dominick pointer. he says don't bring that stuff in here. a rim rodder. never had a chance. the perfect setup for deanglo harrison. what a block. for hockey fans the caps are

you can see up the road here this is maryland state police troopers blocking the road. the scene is about a mile up the road into a very heavily wooded area. i got to tell you, these two men are e alive. they're in the hospital at this hour with some serious injuries. >> plane crash at tipton airport. 7500 general aviation drive out of airfield road. >> chopper 4 shows the wreckage of a small plane that went down in the woods short takeoff in the laurel area. this anne arundel picture shows them pulling victims from the debris. two men, one in his 50s and one in his 80s were seriously hurt. >> they were conscious and talking? >> they were communicating to the rescuers on scene. >> the single engine plane had just taken off at 2:00 in the afternoon from fort meade. faa officials are investigating but it's too soon to say what caused the crash. authorities are not saying which man was at the controls or where they were going. >> if there were witnesses, i'm sure the maryland state police faa will be communicating with them to gather any information they may have. >> the p

but no incidents being reported this hour on the beltway in maryland or virginia. on the 14th street bridge 395 northbound left lane blocked due to an accident. response still on the scene. southbound route 1 at dale boulevard, left lane blocked there. traveling 95 toward the beltway looking good no incidents being reported. 270 out fredfrederick, maryland look going. 95 between the two beltways at route 212, no incidents being reported in this area. >>> coming up, teacher respect this one northern virginia school district are dealing with an overcrowding problem. >>> and it means hundreds of students moving to new schools. the plan stafford county is getting ready to roll out. >>> plus what the new era of leadership in maryland might >>> we're in the middle of tax season and you may have plans to file yours this weekend. but before you do you'll want to watch erika gonzalez at 5:00. she'll show you what happened to one man after he learned somebody else had already filed in his name and the acceptssteps you can take. >>> president obama will travel with the first l

big ten. >>> immediately after the game the maryland women gathered at center court tonight for a well deserved trophy presentation. yes, they still have two regular season games to go but they clinched the big ten regular season title. they get to take home the hardware. head coach brenda frese embracing this special moment. >> to be able to do it in the fashion we've done it undefeated with such a young team you know one senior on the roster and a league that is so talented from top to bottom. so just the consistency factor night in night out, not having an off night to be able to have this dream come true. >> we put a lot of hard work do it. that's what people don't see. they see what we do on the court. we work hard on the off season and continue to work hard through the season. we're not satisfied at all. we want to keep going, keep working hard. a lot to look forward to this season. >> alyssa thomas who i think -- no they never say that. >> one senior. that's totally off the hook. >> last year their big rock star alyssa thomas left. how are they going to replac

she likes the whole notorious r.b.g. >> rachel is a senior at the university of maryland. she studies terrorism, not law and happened to be the one to put the justice in ink. >> she's a role model. like she thought she's actual things and working to help other women. >> would ginsburg like this tat? >> i think it looks great. and i hope that she knows that it's a sign of respect. >> she's looks cool you know. >> will supreme court justices be the next hot menu item here at tattoo paradise? well, not just yet. but niki says she's ready and willing. >> she is inking up again. this time is olivia benson from "law & order s.v.u." >> she's another one of my role models. >> caroline tucker abc 7 news. >> quite a tribute. >> indeed. what is going on with this weather? why are we so cold? >> because we have the atmosphere to start delivering one arctic air mass out of another. so until the pattern breaks i'm ready, we'll talk about it as soon as we're finished here. palm springs looks good this time of year. here's what we have. not terrible outside at all. it's cold seasonably so

the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: i yield three minutes to the chairman of the subcommittee on government operations, mr. connolly. mr. connolly: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the distinguished gentleman from maryland. i rise today in opposition to h.r. 50, the unfunded mandates information and transparency act. this act boasts an orr wellian -- orwellian title that attempts deception of the public into believing that it's simply an innocuous attempt to enhance transparency for the public at state and local governments, while making the true naturer this -- nature of this act, is an assault on public health, safety, and environmental protections. this bill is simply an effort to throw a wrench into the rule making process. ensuring that private industry is provided privileges and rights above any other stakeholders in the process. in many respects, h.r. 50 represents the mitt romney principle on steroids. it appears in the minds of some of my colleagues not only is it a fact that corporations are people my

the maryland women's teams. my oh, my. they play so >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> warriors have been having some problems lately but they got well tonight. >> they travel to new jersey and all the problems are solved. >> just like that in jersey sometimes. >> on monday georgetown found out they were bumped from the ap top 25. tonight they just responded with lots of tenacity against seton hall. hoyas on the road up in new jersey first meeting against the pirates. georgetown cruising early. up 16. working the ball to copeland. knocks down that three-pointer. georgetown up 22-4. second half. seton hall right back in it. down three now. buries the three. 17 for him. beer tied at 44. hoyas bringing it right back. drains the three, game hdsr. georgetown starts to pull away here. copeland puts it back. 20 points for the fleshman tonight. georgetown blows past seton hall 86-67. >>> let's talk some women's hoops. maryland hosting rutgers. this was a three-man

took the third spot. maryland just cracked the top 10. yantd took the 26th spot. >>> we may be dealing with freezing rain. parts of colorado celebrating the unusually warm weather there. the dogs look so happy. no snow in denver. they're golfing! temperatures hit 68 yesterday. that sent people outside. >> oh! doesn't that look so nice? sun shining and warmer weather? the plunge we'll experience later in the week. even lower? >> have you ever done a polar bear plunge? >> oh fwhob. that's not my thing. you won't need to. just step outside this weekend. >>> the there's a live view of the streets around our metro area. mostly just wet. but the most treacherous part of the commute may be the front steps and sidewalk where there's maybe a little bit of patchy ice. storm team 4 radar showing this mix of different colors there. that's a wintery mix. the pink is light freez. e white and gray is wet snow. the green is rain. there's a battle going on between warm aloft and cold air at the surface. we're getting very cold air at the surface below fre

derek mccoy an associate paster hit the main stage campaigning against the far as president of the maryland family alliance. i'd like to know what are your views on homosexuality. >> from a biblical stand point of which is the center point of what we feel from a clurky standpoint. of what we go by yes, it depicted as far as the lifestyle is depicted. i don't write the rules. i conform to it, it doesn't con form to me. >> the black community and church from instrumental in the black church movement. many ask how can you feel this way. it's hypocritical. for them to feel this way towards the minority group. >> is that really the objective. there's never been a time in my live that i woke up and said "i can't wait to by bigoted to another group of people", if you look from the christian point of view. it's the tenuate of the christian faith is what the scripture says. >> if you are a christian, and you want to go to heaven, you want to live a life that is god like, you are saying you need to change. >> yes, because we are supposed to change in the image of cyst. >> reporter: he believes it cou

a good night for derek's eagles. >>> the maryland terrapins recent movement to scoop up local talent was met with some success today. the highlights include offensive lineman bullware, and adam mclean, and isaiah davis whose brother shawn is already a safety for the maryland terrapins. >> i'm thrilled about this group. it's a great group. when you guys get a chance to meet them in june, in august i think you will be very impressed with them. >> but it wasn't all about football today. student athletes from a variety of sports joined the celebration including these two young women. mad dee watson is headed to east carolina university. >> without my family or friends i don't know how i would have made it, to be honest. it's such a stressful process trying to be recruited to playy sport. >> it's so emotional. i'm getting choked up. it's just like the climax of this long journey over high school. >> good for them. it has been a very long journey for all of them. congratulations, everybody on signing >>> it was so nice today, top. i loved the weather. >> we're going to get the 50s back. arc

it really is the whole thing and a little snow now in southern maryland. let's get to the story and show you what we're dealing with. >> more snow. >> numbers wise running in the mid 20's and the numbers right now as far as current temperatures are running at least 20 degrees below average for this point in february. a little bit more than that actually, 28 at this hour at reagan national. mid 20's elsewhere and temperatures will fall tonight. now, officially at reagan national, 29 was the high today. even with some sunshine that was 20 degrees below our average high. this morning's low is 14. normal low 33. you can see the numbers are out of wack from these continued intrusions of arctic air. tonight's range 16 to 23. that's way above the 4 below zero record shattering low recorded at washington dulles this morning. at this hour, temperatures are cold across the eastern part of the country even in raleigh, they had snow 25 degrees there and wilmington north carolina, places you don't think of being bitterly cold. we'll see a little subtle change in the win

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in annapolis tonight with details. brad? >> well maureen, the new governor came out swinging today. he campaigns with basically one promise. to get maryland taxes and spending under control. today, he explained how he's going to start to try to do that. governor larry hogan was greeted warmly by the legislative joint session but the mood in the democrat dominated chamber grew icy as he painted a grim picture of the state of the state. >> maryland's anti-business attitude combined with our onerous regulatory policies have rendered our state unable to compete with any of the states in our region. it's the reason that businesses jobs and taxpayers have been fleeing our state at an alarming rate. >> republicans applauded. democrats sat stone faced as hogan revealed his legislative agenda which includes an expansion of charter schools and for tax cuts. he would repeal the so-called rain tax stop taxing the pensions of retired military and first responders. stop gas tax hikes tied to inflation and reduce property tax for small business owners. >> it's

that includes all the area shaded in purple, southern maryland, off to the north and west. the biggest problem will be this area, near the panhandle of west virginia into western maryland. along the mason-dixon line, you will see accumulating snow. as far as the timeline goes, early tomorrow morning is when it will start. in d.c., arlington, southern montgomery county the snow will hold off until midmorning. in the atmosphere changes. this model wants to show rain mixing in with sleet and freezing rain. then finally this begins to lift out late tomorrow afternoon and to the evening. -- into the evening. a few lingering showers, but should not amount to a lot. in terms of snowfall totals, 10:00 tomorrow morning, hardly anything at all. we'll be looking for sleet and slushy snow, so it will have a hard time accumulating. the jackpot areas will be well to the north and west. frederick county, could see anywhere from one to three inches of snow same with northern blotting county this time tomorrow. -- same with northern loudoun county this time tomorrow. sleet and freezing rain

old as you mentioned, he's a linebacker for the indianapolis colts and used to play for the university of maryland so he is a local guy in that sense. he was at the center of that national nfl scandal, deflate gate and now he's at the center of his own drama. let's get to the details of what we know so far. we've confirmed with sources that last night at 8:00 in an alley just off u street behind an apartment building in a parking space that there was an argument between jackson and a pizza delivery worker. jackson was upset that the delivery worker allegedly upset that the delivery worker had parked in his space. police according to them, say that jackson told the driver why are you in my space? the driver responded i'm just parking here momentarily. and then jackson allegedly told him to get the bleep out of my parking space. and that's when police say jackson assaulted the driver punching him twice in the head. we just had a crew interview that delivery driver and he reports to us that it was so much more than that. he claims that jackson choked him and dragged him out of the car even kicking hi

four at the national zoo, frederick maryland with 4.3 in fredericksburg virginia. south is where we'll see the higher totals. temperatures all day long have been around the teens. we've we're seeing a temperature rise 16 in frederick, maryland 16 in fredericksburg. all day tomorrow temperatures will stay below freezing as that snow wraps up early tomorrow morning. still slick, icy spots with travel difficult for the morning rush. >> again, we have revised the snowfall totals just a little bit. we'll talk much more about that coming up at around 11:15. >> thank you, doug. >>> snow blanketed the roads making it tough for fire crews to get to a burning home this evening. news 4's jackie bensen continues our team coverage in waldorf maryland where the slippery conditions are creating a major mess. jackie? >> reporter: doreen roads are snow covered. visibility is reduced and emergency crews have been going nonstop. there's no such thing as a snow delay when it comes to the business of saving lives. but the snow that blanketed charles county maryland tonight, forced volun

the studio in a few minutes. >> you got it. today maryland's newly elected governor outlin he plans to carry through on some of his campaign promises. brad bell joins us live from annapolis with more on governor larry hogan's first state of the state address. hey, brad. >> hey, leon. you know, larry hogan said basically one thing for the entire duration of this campaign. that taxes in maryland are too high and he was going to do something about it. so today, when he walked into the maryland house chamber to address a joint session of the house and senate, he did lay out his very first priorities for the legislature and they do include several tax cuts. for instance he doesn't think that retired military and police and fire should have to pay income tax on their pensions so he's going to put in a bill that would make that happen. but he also paints a very bleak picture of what he calls the current state of the state. >> maryland's anti-business attitude combined with our onerous tax and regulatory policies have rendered our state unable to compe

he goes baseline, watch your head, the jam. 53-48 maryland. ter, melo trimble drives the lane, the dish layout, and foul and one. maryland up 57-52. maryland would hold on to the lead. guess what, the fans stormed the court. the final for this, 59-53. here is mark turgeon. >> today was big because we be northwestern by two nebraska by by six. we figure out a way to win, we compete when we have to, and now take close wins. as long as we keep winning, that's what matters. robert: the wizards trying not to lose their fourth straigh t, taking on golden state. wiz lose and stephan curry had no problems, game-high 32 points. we know what the wiz are capable of. hopefully they turn this around. the reason we are here in vera florida, day four of spring training with the nats. all the players are accounted for. speaking of position players come a big one making a big move to the infield, ryan zimmerman making the move from third base to first base. he has been coming out to the field every morning and working with matt williams. >> it's the other side

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the maryland terrapins won their 19th game of the year. 7-3 now in the big 10. wells led the terps with 23 points including this high flying energizer crowd prodder a tempo setter and after maryland had beaten the nittany lions, it was time to celebrate. head coach mark turgeon's 50th birthday. >> ♪ happy birthday dear mark ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> the terps are 19-4 now. time to regain their level of play. their very high level of play. mark turgeon says they need to loosen up and have some fun. i believe that party certainly helped. caps play in ottawa tonight against the senators. they, too need to stay on the momentum side of the ledger and congratulations to the g.w. women's basketball team. they've won 18 games in a row while the maryland women are 9-0 now in the big 10 and 18-2. give the women a shoutout. >> the local universities are doing very well. >> wondering how they'd do in the big 10. we're finding out. >> cold? >> that won't change any time soon. let's give you some numbers to take a look at tonight. these are the forecast overnights for the morni

that is seven straight wins against the jets. marylandain its record to 22-5 holding on late to beat nebraska. college park, melo trimble with this steel. that will start the trend. here we go. welcome to maryland. 9-5 terrapins early. melo trimble from the bonus sphere, splash. watched dez wells, kicking it back. from bentley's down on route one, bingo, maryland wins. how about the maryland women, traveling to wisconsin? the lady terps 14-0 in the big ten. walker had another big game. she showed all of her skills, 8-13 from the field 17 points, six rebounds, a steal and assist. the women are 15-0 in the big ten, winning at least a share of the big ten title. the wizards made a trade today before 3 p.m. nba deadline, switching backup cards with the sacramento kings. i think this is more significant than the experts think. they give up a 38-year-old andre miller, the oldest guy in the league, who is a liability right now, for 20 at-year-old ramon sessions, a speedster who can get on the line, keep the up-tempo attack, and stay in front of

well, what's going on with the terps? >> maryland terrapins are rolling and they're back on schedule. the wizards make a deal before the trade deadline expires and the caps are finally back in the phone booth after a successful road trip. i have a preview coming up next. >> let's start with basketball because the wizards made a trade today and they certainly feel that it would help them in the stretch run of the playoffs. backup point guard andre miller goes to sacramento to join his old coach. wizards get ramon sessions from the kings. this is not an earth shattering blow up the twitter world type trade but it gets a faster younger, better defender to back up john wall. here's the deal. you give up a 6'2" 38-year-old guard and get a 6'3" 28-year-old guard that can defend and giddy up on the fast break. let's go to hockey. it's to rock the red tonight. fill the phone booth and continue to climb to the top of the metro division. washington is a point behind the penguins and the rangers. they have put themselves in great position and p

. >>> the owner of restaurants and concert venues in maryland is accused of secretly recording women using the restrooms in at least one restaurant. kyle muehlhauser from severna park is charged with six counts of visual surveillance. a woman at the rams head tavern reported she discovered a digital camera in the women's restroom. police found images of six women on the camera's memory card. in addition to the ram head location, he had a business in stevensville and two concert venues in annapolis. >>> one week before his latest trial was to begin accused child molester michael gardner lost his legal defense team. the judge ruled his attorney could be called to testify against his client, so the firm withdrew from the case. prosecutors want to question him about the discussions he had with gardner concerning an alleged murder for hire plot. the jail informant told prosecutors gardner discussed having the alleged victims in his molestation case abducted or killed. gardner's team said the informant made it all up. >> the more this goes on, the more mike's own lies bury him deep are and

maryland. temperatures are below freezing. we're in theoss most of virginia west virginia, maryland and reagan national now at 32. and we'll have dry pavement much of the region this morning, but there may be icy spots on some side streets and any uncleared area that melted overnight refroze. dry roads this afternoon. we'll stay below freezing much of the region. but the sun if it breaks through will melt any wetness that still is maybe on the road. we stay much colder than the average high. monday up near the average, way above the average on wednesday, maybe near 60 on wednesday. between then tuesday and then after that thursday getting cold again. so we're kind of getting up and down temperatures here. low 30s today saturday mid-30s. upper 30s sunday. sunday afternoon and evening height get a little bit of light rain, perhaps a little sleet mixing in. should not be causing any problems. 27s s temperatures will be above freezing. monday up near 50 degrees. partly cloudy. tuesday maybe a little bit of snow and rain. rain in the afternoon.

she hopes to bring the league to maryland and d.c. as well. we'll be watching. alison? >> great program, leon. thank you so much. we turn to some breaking news tonight. the house of representatives has just approved the controversial keystone x.l. pipeline. that sends the bill to president obama who has promised to veto. supporters argue the pipeline will create thousands of construction jobs. those opposed say it will only create a handful of permanent jobs and create an enormous environmental risk. still ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00, a veterans cemetery left a muck filled mess. what's being done about it after "7 on your side" got involved. >> coming up i want to introduce you to a friend of mine. she works out regularly, she doesn't smoke. she eats right. she had a heart attack. right now, you can ask your questions live to doctors who are standing by on our phone bank. 703-236-9220. ever had a fluttering? heart ever race? what's it mean? call these doctors and ask tho >> a jury has rejected a former d.c. police captain's claims that he was demoted for blowing the whis

the eastern shore. lighter amounts. western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. ea all the way to the metro area four to eight inch amounts will be common. a look at when the snow arrives in the hour-by-hour forecast coming up at 5:11. >>> new accident, melissa. where is this? >> northbound at 323. it is going to cause sop problem here's. on the phone trying to figure out what is blocked here this morning with it just popped up. here in college park green belt avenue trying to get that out of the way. colesville road here. this is the outer loop here. everything rolling along nicely. right now, 95 into and out of town. looking good. that crash northbound at 32. not showing slowdowns yet. getting information on the next couple of minutes. beltway is moving along nicely. penn line running on a sunday schedule. brunswick and camden canceled because of the holiday. >>> we know a lot of schools are out today. but we do have some school delays to pass along this morning. in virginia right now, spotssylvania. jefferson, morgan and hampshire county schools are on a two-h

the university of maryland and "the washington post," put out a new poll. it says 53% of maryland voters feel positive. and 38% say casinos are a bad thing. just 5% of people had no opinion. the state's next casino will be at national harbor set to open next year. >>> marc riders may get a new perform at the rock ford station. they have a meeting of csx transportation. csx is proposing a new project. first to fix up the station house. >>> you can see a document written by george washington. the statehouse in annapolis is putting the speech he used to resign from the continental army on display tonight. i would be afraid to touch it. >> they're concentrationists are going -- no. >> be careful. >>> news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> this is a storm team 4 weather alert. >> it is disrespectfully cold outside. temperatures -- >> word. >> windchills in the single digits. and we have snow on the way, too. tom will break it down for us. >>> the bitter cold is causing problems at dulles airport, too. we have an update on a pipe burst that affected travel ov

the maryland state education association, the teachers union is launching today this website. it's named don't shortchange maryland.com, a play on governor hogan's change maryland.org. they say hogan is taking too much from schools. >> it's balanced on the backs of students in maryland. >> the website allows one to search county by county and see how the numbers play out. montgomery county, for instance is budgeted to receive more than $25 million less than expected. prince george's county nearly $38 million less. >> might be faced again with layoffs to teachers but the rate that our school system has grown, it's a cut what he's proposing. less money for students. >> hogan's camp counters that the budget actually increases state aid to k through 12 public education to record amounts.

notice the chance of a shower there in northern maryland. w 6:00 the evening commute, we're tracking scattered showers across the area. across the area from southern maryland the northern neck up through parts of loudoun, prince william, and fauquier countys. as we get into the evening hours, 10:00 p.m., look at what happens. we're not just seeing gray which is rain but pink as well. a wintry mix. maybe snow sleet, and isolated chance of some freezing rain as well. 3:00 a.m., the system stars to pull away. so we're tracking precip mainly in southern maryland at that point. look at 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. maybe some freezing rain and sleet in southern maryland. here are the headline for the system -- light showers, especially later in the day tomorrow. mainly tomorrow evening. as it comes to an end, it could end as a wintry milk, leading to -- wintry mix, leading to slick spots tuesday morning, especially in southern maryland. john's in tomorrow morning updating the forecast. your impacts tomorrow with the weather, traveling, traveling duri

new governor to report on the state of our state. marylanders are among the nation's hardest working and most educated people. we have universities and schools that are among the best in the nation. no state can match the beauty of the chesapeake bay, our beaches and farms, or the mountains of western maryland, the port of baltimore, or the historic charm of every corner of our state. but while our assets are many, and our people are strong and hopeful, their state is simply not as strong as it could be or as it should be. we have a lot to do, to get maryland back on track and working again. the challenges we face are great. high taxes, overregulation, and an antibusiness attitude are clearly the cause of our economic problems. our economy is floundering, and too many marylanders have been struggling, just to get by. 40 consecutive tax hikes have taken an additional $10 billion out of the pockets of struggling maryland families and small businesses. we've lost more than 8,000 businesses, and maryland's unemployment nearly doubled. we're number t

do you agree with the speed limit increase on the state highways in maryland? post your answer on our facebook and we'll share them with you a little bit later. >> probably not a good idea to try to push the limit today, that's for sure. might be some ice out there folks. get a check to see how things are shaping up in the area roads with bob emler in the wtop traffic center. what are you looking at right now? >> best thing i can tell you is the roads are in good shape out there. dry pavement and a lot of salt on the roadways we can see they're kind of white. main roads are in great shape and lighter volume of traffic that we've had lately. a little bit slow on the inner loop of the beltway here and there. not too much else except on 95 in virginia where you head southbound past route 1 over the occoquan and south of quantico towards stafford, a little bit of volume and people getting a jump on the weekend no doubt. generally running well on 95 as well as on 395 and a little by of volume on the inner loop headed from 395 and i-95 b.w. parkway doing all right. 95

it required a special session of the maryland legislature. the governor, who was sympathetic to the union, simply refused to call a special session. guess what question mark no session, no vote, lucy session no secession. that would have altered the military equation had a pulled out. as has been pointed out many times, and jack kennedy was one of the more recent ones whatever jack said has been quoted by all of us in the 50-60 years since his death, he said washington was a city with northern efficiency and southern charm. washington was a southern city. it was a city on the potomac surrounded by virginia and maryland, to slaveowning states. the aristocracy of washington at the time at the start of the war, particularly the old families and georgetown -- it only took a couple of generations to be old money at that time. you think of other families they were not that long in terms of generations, but it was a very strong -- i would say it was basically pro-slavery city. of course, an awful lot of washingtonians went south. when corcoran -- he'

it packs down and gets pretty icy despite the really cold temperature, 16 degrees here in waldorf, maryland. the snow is coming down and a lot more on the way. scott broom, wusa9. >> the good news, scott, doesn't seem to be any more cars out there along with you. if you have to be out tonight, you need to be careful. our debra alfarone is live in manassas where the conditions are already starting to get a little dicey. >> reporter: they are. an hour ago we were standing in this little spot. i cleared an area down by my feet. yeah, it's covered in snow. it's getting worse. i want to show you the roads and that slick slushy kind of mess, not the best. if you take snow and going about your business as usual, what you get is problems. we done know if the snow played a role in this crash on sudley road or if it caused this woman to slip, fall and need an ambulance, but there's no denying when. >> he starts falling this rapidly -- when snow starts falling this rapidly, business as usual goes out the window. >> i just left lowe's which is only a few block back and in the short period of time i was

maryland heart broken on the road lately. they've lost their last three games away from college park by an average of 19 points. maryland head to happy valley to take on the nittany lions. they beat that team just ten days ago. tip-off at 8:30 tonight over on the big 10 network. see if maryland can get it done. >> my alma mater versus amelia's. one will not be happy come 11:00. >>> that's the news for now. "nightly's" up next. heading out tonight, wet, cold >>> on this saturday night, terror attack. a manhunt underway after a deadly ambush during a free speech event in europe. tonight, chilling echoes of the "charlie hebdo" attack. >>> piling on yet another big storm bearing down on new england packing near hurricane force winds and record cold. why some are saying it could be the most dangerous blizzard of the season. >>> wieging in. the controversial plan that could become law. should parents pay a fine if their children are obese? >>> and flying high the race to save a colorful and gentle creature that's disappearing before

marilyn presented the big ten trophy. -- maryland presented with the big ten trophy.the men's basketball team has a great opportunity tomorrow night in college park against number five wisconsin. these are the first and second place teams in the big ten, so should be good the at her. the terrapins are the underdogs. they need to have their best game. >> obviously, tomorrow night is different. they are the top team. they are probably going to win the league. they have had a heck of a year. a little bit of a different feeling, but hopefully we are loose. we are the underdog. hopefully we do what we need to do to be successful. tim: it was 75 degrees in florida today for the nationals. the team will be end camp tomorrow and robert hurtburton is there with the latest. robert: the day has come to a close for spring training with the nats. all eyes were on the pitching staff, especially the rotation. a lot of talk about the nats winning the whole thing with that rotation. however, matt williams says he does not what to buy into the hype until he sees results. >> we just tal

take a look at the scene in silver spring maryland. pipe burst at the beddington apartment building on east west highway. we're told the water flooded apartments and caused the ice cycles and slick spots on the balcony. montgomery county is taking calls for dozens of broken sprinkler systems. it's expected to deal with even more in the next few days. a lot of frozen pipes because of the cold. it's 6:50. for people waking up in the district right now, let's get some look -- let's get a live look at the conditions. news 4 adam is live in dupont circle. you've been there all morning. >> reporter: it is freezing out here! absolutely freezing outside. but, hey, widen out here. i have the park all to dupont circle not bad. the snow that is on the ground here a ku l of inches. it is light and fluffy. take a look at the road. for most of the morning the road has been snow covered. the plows have been coming thereupon. the problem is so many people walk through the area. you have to take your time and walk in a place that is safe. we've seen so

the 50/50 balls. college park, penn state at maryland. mellow, head to does wells swoosh the energizer. start to put away. but penn state was relentless. maryland with another gut check. wells, eight of 10, 23 points, 5-6 from the line. nearly beats penn state. a huge week for georgetown. against providence in the phone booth. he is a difference maker. the friars come back and take the lead late. here is georgetown, the final seconds, needing the three for the win. comes back out no good, 74-71 the final, providence beats georgetown. the patriot center, fairfax, va, vcu at george mason. 26-19, how about that, george mason. after intermission, vcu took charge. the steel, starts the bus, down 95 south they go. vcyu wins by 12. march madness is several weeks away, but syracuse is already the first team out. they have a self-imposed postseason ban in response to an ncaa investigation involving academics that happened in 2007 to 2012. no acc tournament this year, no ncaa, no nit for syracuse. he's players on the roster were not even involved in the allegations, but they are out of the postsea

here is a live look from the maryland department of transportation. watch out for slick roads and sidewalks. coming up storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will let us know how long this cold weather will stick around. >>> the transgender community faces unique obstacles. stories like jay mcbride's are changing in new york. >> early on i went to the doctor's office and different people would stop by just to take a peek inside the door. >> called it! >> reporter: comedian jay mcbride knows a good joke. he wasn't amused by that experience. she knew from a young age herrer body didn't match who she believed it was. born as a male, it would be years before she took steps to live as a female. she faced medical roadblocks. the first, hormone treatment not covered by insurance. >> the insurance company i have now and the one prior both had written in specifically insurance does not cover costs for gender reassignment. >> reporter: governor cuomo is reminding them they can't discriminate against those seeking sex reassignment treatment. but that's just a star

you don't want to get on 95 because of the crashes there. maryland 50 westbound here just after 197. a brand new crash two left lanes blocked. ass times. on the other main roads not bad. 95 north 34 minutes. 66 east looking good. same thing maryland 270 and 495 and the outer loop rolling along pretty well. >>> thank you. >>> 6:12. new this morning a look at scary pictures of a rough landing in houston. take a look at the u.s. airways plane. g gear did not employ so the plane skidded on the nose. none of the 57 people on board the plane was hurt. the runway is still closed but we're hearing so far that no flights are impacted by this. >>> the new warning i car in thes areland neighborhood. thieves have smashed dozen of car windows in the past week. some of the insi. make sure yo >>> we'll take you live to boston and the problems being caused by the snow. >>> plus new video coming into the news room. the implosion which just brought down a las vegas h >>> breaking news on the roads t parts of montgomery prince george's and howard county a mess road wis

the final few moments. jake lehman appeared to give maryland plenty of breathing room with this swoop to the hoop to give maryland a six- point lead, but indiana rallied. it wasn't until yogi farrell missed the last two that the terps hanging on by two. kristen berset was at xfinity arena last night and reports on the terps' bounceback victory. >> reporter: when the maryland terrapins returned home sunday after a tough loss in iowa coach mark turgeon talked with his players and asked them to think about three things, one, how are you going to make your teammates better, to remember to play with a sense of urgency since there's only a handful of game left and three, great practices, no more mediocre days. that obviously resonated with his players because wednesday night they put up one of their best collective efforts we've seen from them this season. [ cheering and applause ] >> we just had the mindset that it was time to just start playing and not going to feel sorry for ourselves because we've been going up and down and losing teams in a row. we wanted to come in and play basketball. >> with the number of close

at the university of maryland's campus, i'm nikki burdine. back to you in the studio. >>> it is 6:34. we want to congratulate our facebook fan of the day. bryan lenard from mechanicsville. he says, i wake up every morning to wusa9. wouldn't miss it. >> thank you, bryan. we hope you're having a good wednesday. you at home, we would love for you to become our next wusa9 facebook fan of the day. you can win the ultimate pizza party from papa john's. large pizzas, bread sticks, chicken popper, dessert and sow today. it's easy to enter. -- soda. it's easy to enter. just go to the facebook page and fill out the >>> it's 6:37. we'll be climbing. a cold front will be dragged in here as we head into tomorrow morning. today we'll get nice and mild. a few clouds early. we'll go through the morning with increasing sunshine. low to mid-30s by 9:00. lunch time we're in the 40s. in fact, up to 46 in washington. then by mid afternoon, 52 is the forecast high here. some stay in the 40s. in fredricksburg, you'll make a run toward the mid-50s but a lot colder by

you can see more construction on the roads in maryland in the future. maryland governor larry hogan is proposing $25 million for local road repairs. the baltimore sun reports that money would come from money that had not been assigned. hogan campaigned on restoring funds to the local highway aid. his original budget proposal did not include the money. >>> take the . >>> today the purple line is becoming a little more real. leaders will meet later today. and they will talk about how to pay for the line. project leaders are hoping for $900 million from the federal government. in his budget, the president set aside $100 million for the purple line. >>> 6:11. your weather and traffic always on the 1s. >> chuck bell drove the 4 would i 4 x 4 to herndon. >> reporter: and good morning. in herndon, current temperature now 27 degrees. but not much of a wind out here. i'm getting away without my hat. but you may want yours nothing but green lights. remember the def leppard song? it's all green lights for your day today outside. a little heavy metal music to get yo