. >> chopper 4 is over the scene where a woman was hit and killed by a ride on bus at the rockville metro station. investigators are now gathering clues. they're trying to figure out what led up to that accident. shomari stone is on the scene. we'll hear from him in just a few minutes. >>> first, though, a winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of our area tonight. >> there is more snow moving in, and it's coming at the worst possible time, the morning rush could be a real mess. let's go to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. he's got the latest data comesing into storm center 4. >> we are going to be dealing with this just during that morning rush hour period between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. that's when the heaviest stuff could come down. now storm team 4 radar is dry across our region right now. but once again, just like last night, we looked just off to the west. now we're talking about areas like st. louis, around cincinnati. here is that snow. and even starting to try to break out, just down to our south. you see the last few frames here, start to see the snow beginning to dev

castillo had just arrived at the rockville metro station and was walking to meet her husband at 7:20 p.m. she was struck by this ride-on bus, transported to the hospital, where she died of her injuries. >> understand that we're going to need some time and, you know, we're going to figure out how to make these problems not happen again and no other family and no other person suffer the way we did. >> reporter: the montgomery police collision reconstruction unit is investigating the cause of the accident. today, captain thomas he head of the unit reviewed this with me. the ride-on was making a left turn from park road into the entrance to the bus stops. >> my understanding is the bus was waiting for traffic to clear before it made the turn. we don't believe speed is a factor. >> reporter: was the pedestrian, victim in the crosswalk? >> too soon to tell. we can tell they were in the area of the crosswalk. >> reporter: there were two passengers on board the ride-on bus at the time of the accident but they left before investigators could question them. police would like those passengers an

and now we also traveled out to the rockville pike to see how is it going out there, and we have thatu at 6:00. live in gaithersburg, kristin wright, news4. >>> we are following up on a story that david culver broke on twitt twitter. virginia's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and what it me means for the future of couples in the state. >>> and the reveal, the best in the snow, and pat collins is going to narrow the finalists after thousands of you submitted pictures. >>> plus, a home grown company has been caught up in a controversy a >>> an olympian from northern virginia takes center stage in sochi. sdl th >> that is right, ashburn's ashley with was at the cauldron. >> that is right. it is heating up, but if you don't want to see the competition results today, this is the spoiler alert. ashley caldwell, the ariel freestyle skier finished a di p disappointing tenth place in the finals. and bode miller left off of the medal podium as well. you can watch ashburn's own ashley caldwell and the redskins' inspired skis flipping through the air on nbc olympic primetime and much like

>> we're also learning more tonight about the woman who was hit and killed by a ride-on bus at the rockville metro station last night. the victim was a housekeeper and the mother of two. castillo's daughter says her mother was walking to meet her husband when the accident occurred. police say the bus driver is cooperating with the investigation. they do not believe that speed was a factor here. >>> overwhelming support for the family of an arlington mother who was killed by a dump truck. the account has been shut down now because friends of jennifer lawson donated $17,000 to help her family in a matter of hours. the friend who set up the fund hoped to raise $5,000 to help with expenses. lawson was the mother of three young children. a dump truck hit her on monday while she was reaching into her minivan to get her daughter. her family says they will use the additional donations to help the community in her name. >>> sources tell news 4 that a popular mail carrier's prayers might have saved his life. and now there is hope that a $50,000 reward might lead police to the men who attacked him. the

moments from today's snow coverage right here on wusa9, all set to the sound of the group oar from the rockville neighborhood. they happened to show up at a popular sledding hotspot. >> the nor'easter is here. ♪ in a way need a change from the sign i see ♪ >> reporter: the snow started falling late last night. >> last night was the worst night i ever had in my life. >> reporter: well into the morning. >> it was coming down about 2 inches an hour. >> reporter: and our airports. >> everything is canceled. >> reporter: today's nor'easter brought neighbors together. >> can we see if we can charge her phone? >> reporter: while others still had a little fun. >> reporter: so deep here on south jefferson street fire hydrants were all but buried. ♪ but i'm good without you yeah ♪ >> reporter: not only is it oar, but they are decked out in some sick '80s, early '90s ski gear. what are you all doing out here? >> we're having fun. >> just know that we are not alone. usa today weather just tweeted out snow appears to be on the ground somewhere in all 50 states including hawaii. wow, we are not alone, folks.

it's only in the 20s in williamsport. 40's in richmond and for us, boy, if it was just a little bit colder, i would be a lot more concerned. right now we're up to 32 in annapolis. 31 rockville. outside on our weather camera, still a little bit of sun. officially 36 at national airport. no winds. we really have to watch how cold it gets tonight because the moisture is coming. the clouds are thickening. and this is all coming our way. so we're going to be dry for the afternoon. even the first part of the evening. it's going to be later tonight after 9:00 p.m. when the precip breaks out. all this stuff in pink is freezing rain with moderate rain, especially south and east moving into d.c. during the overnight period. i think this will still be frozen by 3:00 a.m. it's one of those things we have to watch the thermometer very, very carefully. how much are we looking at? this is one model that i used. a guesstimate of how much ice we'll see. there's about a tenth of an inch here. you notice three tenths of an inch. much worse near the pennsylvania border, especially west of i-81. the forecast then today talking about 40 degrees. it will be tonight overnight when we've got the th

it happened around 7:20 at the rockville metro station. sky 9 flew over the scene and police haven't released the womans name or circumstances leading up to the accident but we will let you know when police do release that information. >>> maryland is talking marijuana. state lawmakers are considering bills that legalize, reg you late and tax the drug possibly generating millions of dollars in the process, but some say this time around, money shouldn't be doing the talking. we are live with the story. >> reporter: well derrick we caught up with police keys in tacoma park today who admit this is an issue with many moving parts. everything from the economic impact to the law enforcement element, there's medical marijuana, health effects on youth and these are just some of the major points. at least right now, the state seems to be split on what to do. >> reporter: maryland's pot debate resparked today, state lawmakers are hearing from law enforcement, prosecutors, college students and parents getting their take on legalizing the drug. many po

sent aner reporter e-mail to rockville center how -- city hall. >> a lot of people say the government does not was in. -- listen. >> in rockville we do. >> well city crews did the major streets, the mayor bridget newton went to work with a shovel. >> something great happened to me. a politician did something that i thought was both generous and kind and giving. >> when you are part of your city and you have great neighbors, you want to be active. you want to be celebrating what you have. >> i want to go help somebody else. that is leadership. >> i asked john balzar if he had ever met mayor bridget newton. he said no, but he is glad it she is a office -- he is glad she is in office. for added now bracing snowfall tomorrow. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. she may regret that down the road. speaking of roads, there's a chance there may be dangerously icy sty box -- sidewalks. roz plater is live. >> the sidewalks are sparking neighborhood feuds. here's what one woman wrote. see says, clearing the walks always to the curb are part of what it means to be a neighbor. the pressure is on. they are tr

we're in good shape on 355 through the rockville area. i-70 no complaints yet. we're going to take a live look one more time outside. this is 270 in germantown still very light down to the point where the lanes divide. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> the d.c. city council could be a step forward or step closer to decriminalizing marijuana. >> the council is expected to vote on the measure to make the possession of small amounts of pot punishishable by only a fine just like a traffic ticket. jessica doyle is in our newsroom with a preview. good morning, jess. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. needless to say, there are a lot of opinions when it comes to whether or not you should be locked up if you're caught smoking pot on the streets in d.c. now that is the issue that's going before the full d.c. council for the very first time today. there is some agreement on the basics. the mayor and eight of 13 d.c. city council members agree there should be no criminal penalties for smoking small amounts of marijuana inside your own home. after that, the chairman

antiseptic went right to voice support for the council president the two cars in the western ukrainian city of rockville the political chances of you for showing no signs of dying down there to support this can often reports. freedom democracy independence as mine done deals will be donning the dictator and mourn those killed in the street. perhaps the way certain groups of the opposition have been acting can hardly be called democratic. around five hundred offices of the now ex ruling party had been burnt down deals with the different political stance or physically attacked inside the toilet. for the first pitch to achieve the right notes more of those emotions rather than political rivalry the most important thing right now is to prevent all parties from being banned completely. does dan the situation would lose all legitimacy. the president has fled the capital saying it was been carried out whether parliament passes new laws as fast as a printing press taking down officials and appointing their old political royals including putting the right wing hardliners the government holds treasures i did what

the 30's. in rockville and the wind is light out of the north at three miles power. 36 agrees is the current temperature. 38 was the high and the wind is calm at the moment. warmer spot at the moment in culpeper and fredericksburg at 37. partly cloudy skies and the temperatures will steadily dropped. lows in the mid 20's in many areas i morning. nice, quiet start to friday. really cold out in the west again. don't match the arctic outbreaks we had last asth, but this will modify it heads eastward. we expected to stay in the 30's for high through the weekend and turned colder in monday and tuesday of next week. dallas at 24 degrees today and snowing. to the south then it does the southeast. what about the clouds and snow chances? high pressure moving into the west. tomorrow,onight and but on saturday, clouds will increase from an upper-level system developing far to the west. we have one saturday tracking to the south across the southern plains and east coast. it may develop into a storm after he gets out to the atlantic. sunday thatone for may give us some snow. cloudy and cold over the weekend. here or

the right line is closed. --sell pike northbound rockville pike northbound has some construction. he left side is going by. all southbound lanes are open. shot theave this live gives you current conditions at the wilson bridge. very light traffic in both directions on the outer and inner loop. if you information on that crash, you can always put on 103 .5. >> thank you very much, amanda. the country of ukraine is on the hunt for its president who is gone missing. we are going to the live desk with more. >> jacqui jeras will be back talking about snow in the forecast. >> robert lyles is in the live desk with the latest information. ukrainian president has vanished. a ward for his arrest is issued. citizens are rating the presidential compound. once they got inside, all signs lavish lifestyle. there was a personal zoo, a golf course, and vintage cars. the president was last seen in the middle of the black sea. he released his security detail and drove off to an unknown location. the parliament impeached him. minister posted that an arrest foreign for him for mass killing of civilians

is the same one seen on surveillance video who was with aguilar the day he bought the shotgun in december in rockville. police say after shooting been low and johnson aguilar took his own life. >> in the day ahead we're following a developing story in michigan. police are looking for a man who shot two college studio audience near michigan state university. this happened around 9:00 last night at an apartment complex near the campus in lansing. the school has been sending out mobile alerts. one person is in critical condition. the other was treated and released. a mexican restaurant in the district plans to re-open after some men came in with masks and guns and robbed customers during dinner. they busted into the restaurant on 12th street a few blocks from catholic university. the robbers took customers cell phones and pointed a gun at employees forcing them to open up the register. >>> this morning another setback for crews trying to fix a huge sinkhole in the district. we just learned in the past hour about another water main break along massachusetts avenue in southeast. repairs could leave people

he's pictured here with his wife at the hebrew house in rockville in 2008 where he lived. >> i have such great respect for them. that they had lived through the worst that mankind can do to each other. and still some beauty in life. >> reporter: u.s. holocaust memorial museum volunteer gail schwartz interviewed elia miranski in may eight months before he was hit by a howard county school bus and killed while crossing the street, a shocking way to-die-for a man who lived a life we only read about in history books. >> he was able to escape and jumped out of a window. i was devastated to think this man who had survived brushes with death so many times in his young life ended his life -- his life end this way. it was very poignant, very tragic. >> reporter: elia miranski told schwartz how the germans killed his parents and most of his siblings. how he had to hide in a swamp for three days breathing through a straw. designee said he thinks about his experiences every day and every night. >> reporter: you can actually go and listen to elia miranski's oral history at the holocaust museum in was

she was hit by a ride-on bus outside the entrance to the r k rockville metro last night. the 62-year-old died after entrance to the hospital. she worked as a housekeeper and going to meet her husband after the accident happened >> we will need some time and will figure out how to make. >> these problems and no other person suffer the way we did. >> investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash and don't think speed is the problem and they are looking into the bus operator and he has not been charged. >>> a teenager, his name was jack chan, 15 years old, lived in fairfax station, virginia. he died at the scene on the vre manassas line on clara barton road. passengers were stuck there three hours. because the investigation is still going on, vre ran fewer trains this afternoon. >>> parents packed a courtroom today watching for justice watching the women accused of abusing their children face a judge. they ruled there is problem knowled -- probable cause. they face felony child cruelty charges. david culver explains where this case goes from here. >> reporter: t

winds out of the north at 8 lowering wind chills in the low 20s. 25 gaithersburg, rockville 25, the airportdegrees. eight inches of snow on the ground there. andrews air force base 27 degrees now. here's your hometown forecast. it's a cold day today. temperatures in the 20s through this morning. up to mid-30s by mid afternoon. increasing clouds could lead to a flurry chance between 4:00 and 7:00 this evening. no accumulations are expected. here's our future weather forecast the next couple of days. here's the snow flurries chance by 5:00 today. it's not going to add up with temperatures 34 to 35 degrees. we may get a coating on the grass, but nothing is going to stick to roads. clearing skies overnight and a cold start tomorrow morning. plan on teens and low 20s tomorrow morning. tomorrow like today, we'll start out with plenty of sunshine. gradually late to mid afternoon tomorrow, clouds coming back in. tomorrow will be dry. chances of snow move in tomorrow night into tuesday. predawn hours of tuesday morning, opportunities of snowflakes coming in by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. we'll start

the district after a high of 36 degrees. rockville now looking at 27 degrees and our final stop takes us to vienna. colder temperatures out to the west with some light snow. most of the snow has moved east. thatu are looking for really cold air, it is there. 24 degrees in chicago. below zero in upper michigan. the wind trying to make its way to the north. it will take a couple of more days. by tuesday, you will start to notice a difference. wednesday and thursday, temperatures well above average. this is what we have. the system brought us some light snow. did not amount to a whole lot for us in the d.c. metro.

the metro. it's 27 degrees in rockville, 29 in chevy chase and 30 in alexandria and it is a little bit on the breezy side. we have some wind chill factors out there. it feels like 19 degrees in ashburn and 18 at dulles, but the winds will settle down as we head through the overnight hours. it's going to be a clear and cold start, 18 to 26 tomorrow morning and then just downright cold by 7:00, 15 to 24 degrees. more clouds moving in as we head through the morning hours, but we're tracking that system that's going to bring us rain or snow showers. i'll have at coming up in the first alert seven- day. >>> coming up tonight on wusa9 as many as 2 unhad minors trapped in a -- 200 minors trapped in a deep tunnel in south africa and some are refusing to come out. >> also a snake handling pastor pays the ultimate price >>> two weeks of heavy snow have created dangerous conditions across colorado's mountains. a massive avalanche killed two skiers this weekend, the third deadly slide in less than a week. >> reporter: search and rescue teams found the bodies of two skiers on a mountain about 80 miles south of d

investigators say the same man robbed nine businesses most of them along frederick road in gaithersburg and rockvilleey happened within two days starting december 109. police are looking for this man. take a good look. surveillance captured his face during one of the break ins. if you recognize this man please call montgomery police. >>> this morning police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 21-year-old couple in southeast d.c. renata brown and harley ingraham were found dead. the kids were not hurt that were in the home. the couple was targeted but not sure why. that double murder brings the number of homicides in the district to 14 in january alone. d.c. police say four were domestic and happened inside apartments. they say it's something they cannot control. last january three murders were reported in the district. >>> expect delays on metro this weekend. transit agency is working on every line except the green line. all station will remain open on the red line track work will happen between farragut north and van ness. on the orange line they are working at minnesota avenue and deanwo

. >> he killed the montgomery man in 1997 and has been in a prison in israel for years. we are live in rockville with the details of this dramatic case. >> israeli prison authorities say they believe that somehow he gun intoo snamuggle a his presence schaub -- cell, and he caught -- shot several guards, before being shot. the end to one of our good result -- most brutal crime stories. quick even today the crime carried out in this garage makes the state attorney bristol. >> and is worth and you could ever imagine. samuel broughtld man to this route, strangled him, and tried to cut up his body. hung himself days before his trial, but hthe other man flee to israel, where he remained out of reach to u.s. prosecutors. >> we would have tried him. but yesterday mccarthy got the stunning call that he got a got into his cell, he injured three guards before commandos killed him. in montgomery county word spread among those who remember teo's murder. >> i thought, finally has been -- just as has been served. >> it brings those are two everything. >> mccarthy, who spent two years investigating sidelines cr

and lows tonight will be in the 20s everywhere. 24 in rockville, 24 in fairfax, 26 downtown, 25 in college park, 27 even toward wald organize rf. what we're worried about is black ice. the road appears wet. and also, just walking to get your paper tomorrow morning, it may appear wet, but your driveway may be frozen as well. we are talking about gusty winds overnight and tomorrow morning. >> that ice storm that hit us overnight last night is still causing problems for thousand of folks in frederick county, maryland. we just checked in with potomac edison. it could be days before everybody has their service bang on. a shelterer with handful of warming centers could be back on. >>> a a man is recovering after he was hit by a dew upon train. it happened around 7:30. first responder went to the hospital. they said he suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> he went to a jailhouse and says it did him some good. now he wants any state official serving a mandatory yeef long term for drunken boating and drunking driveing. >> as members of the general assembly, we should be held to higher standar

there are fault lines in the southeast. 36 in rockville, 35 in lovettsville, 37 in leesburg, very few folks below freezing. someone reston is 31 and laurel, but most folks are above freezing. so we'll keep it a yellow alert tomorrow morning, a conversational clipper, if you will, light snow or snow showers. a little accumulation except in the mountains. it's really an elevation driven snow and surface temperatures too warm for problems in the metro area and because it won't snow hard it won't overcome that. here's the map. 4 inches in cumberland, 6 inches in oakland but very little in the metro area, a lot of zeros and .1s. it won't stick on the roads. overnight mostly cloudy, cold, light snow, rain south and east, lows 27 to 34, winds east, northeast at 10. in the morning a few flakes early but still above freezing, low 30s 9:00, 11:00 still flakes, no worries. 1 clock getting windy and -- 1:00 getting windy and beginning to see some breaks. colder on sunday, 44, milder monday with showers at night on monday. the next seven days you'll like this part. tuesday we're back in the low 50

that was the situation this morning. reporting live in rockville, scott broom, wusa9. >>> of course, the weather could be to blame for this accident. crews had to rip off the roof of this car to free a man trapped on kensington parkway just before 10:00 this morning. the man likely hit the wall in front of the post office causing that car to flip. the driver is being treated for serious but not life threatening injuries. he is expected to be okay. >>> then there were several crashes along connecticut avenue in bethesda this morning. traffic along that stretch of road is difficult on a sunny day, but add a thin blanket of snow and that added to the anxiety. >>> one of the big surprises this morning was that the major school districts decided against a delay. you heard from montgomery county school officials in scott broom's report. peggy fox has reaction from parents in northern virginia. >> reporter: fast falling snow hit at the worst possible time, the morning rush, sending cars skidding and crashing and that meant gridlock. >> everyone looks forw

really. >> reporter: and we're told that it may be until the weekend until some residential streets in montgomery county are plowed. live in rockville, jackie bensen, news4. >>> in d.c., the snow emergency has been lifted. now it ended around 6:30 this evening. crews were able to clear the snow curb to curb, and now cars can park on the major streets again. city officials say they tow in order than 200 cars during the emergency status, and more than 600 very expensive tickets were written. >>> because of the tricky conditions on the road, metro has canceled all bus service until 5:00 tomorrow morning. after that, metro will have limited service on major roads, much like today's schedule. some of those routes will have detours among them. metrorail operating on a normal schedule tomorrow. >>> the airports aren't much better. both national and dulles were shut down today. hundreds of flights were grounded. some travelers camped out in the airports. but tomorrow, 100 flights already have been canceled locally. this the scene just hours ago. nonstop effort out in dulles. crews working to keep the runways clear there. but the snow is fal

to arrive around areas like marti winchester and front royal. 6:00 p.m., the chance for light snow in washington, and rockvillehrough areas like frederick and leavesburg, and snow in the d.c. metro area. also out towards annapolis and the eastern shore, at that point, as well. a dusting to only an inch is possible tomorrow. now, late monday night after midnight into tuesday morning, the mid to late morning hours, more snow will make its way through the area. and this is how much you can expect. most of the d.c. metro area southern maryland, northern virginia, a dusting to 2 inches. the areas you see here in the darker blue, frederick county, northern loudoun county, the northern-most part of montgomery county, 1 to 3 inches, and the timing unfortunate, right during the morning rush. the good news, we're finally looking at some milder air after we get through those two snow chances. so tomorrow again, sunshine will give way to clouds. it's cloudy by the afternoon hours. we're not dealing with the winds tomorrow, but still cold. a high of only 36 degrees. typically our high, about 48. for presidents' day, the bo

the main streets. it gets piled up like this. these are going to stay here for a while. and tonight we can tell you that some residential streets remain a challenge. heading down hill in rockvilleevening required a steady hand on the steering wheel and a lightfoot on the brakes. large patches of snow that remained on the street started freezing up after the sun went down. well found a car, running but unattended, stuck in the snow. moments later, the driver appeared with a friend who expertly maneuvered the vehicle on its way. in the district, streets in the columbia heights neighborhood were filled with people making their way outdoors for the first time in a couple of days. there were lots of families with children. >> we've been at home just coloring and having fun reading books. and we've been outside in the evening to make a snowman in our yard. >> reporter: man's best friend also enjoyed a snow-free stroll. >> yeah, we got in a bit of a walk today. still trying to navigate being pulled through the ice. but making our best of it. >> reporter: so saturday morning people are going to go out, get to sommer rands they've neglected for a couple of days. these big snow hills, ta

elia miranski is pictured here with his wife at the hebrew home in rockville in 2008 where he lived atime and what a life he lived. >> he said he thinks about his experiences every day and every night. >> reporter: he was a 91-year-old holocaust survivor. gail schwartz interviewed him last may important the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. she was devastated to find out that a man who survived so many brushes with death was hit by a school bus and killed while crossing columbia pike wednesday afternoon. his walker still in the roadway hours later. third he explains to schwartz how the germans murdered his parents. >> he was able to escape and jumped out of a window. >> reporter: police investigating his death say his life long nsp may have been what brought him out to this busy intersection to run errands. >> it's a long span of lanes. there's possibly if you count the turn lanes and shoulders about ten lanes to cross. >> reporter: he stayed in poland for 20 years after the war. he lived in israel for 20 more before coming to the u.s.. >> we owe these people these survivors to have thei

is 52 in the district and our final stop takes us to rockville, winds just around two to five miles per hour. those winds will increase. 48 in frederick, the same in gaithersburg. set, ourthe sun has temperatures will tumble quickly. the coldest of the air off to the north and west of us. the cold front moves through earlier today. now behind it we are looking at snow bands, rain showers beginning to set up across western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. i think it's going to be out of here by 2:00, 3:00 in the morning and then are skies will begin to cool. are skies clear, temperatures will fall into the 30's. a little bit colder off to the north and west of us, where you will see temperatures in the 20's. tomorrow, a good deal of sunshine but strong northwesterly winds will make it feel a whole lot colder out there compared to today with temperatures in the 60's. tomorrow it will feel about 30 to 35 degrees colder, and the colder air is the beginning. another round of arctic air moves our way. fort eustis, the chances for sday, theers -- for tue chances for snow showers, a

out to the west we have freezing in fairfax and leesburg this afternoon. rockville sitting at 30 degrees on the knows. one more look -- on the nose. one more look outside. i'm just wondering when they're going to take the last bit of scaffolding down on the washington monument. they're getting there. mostly cloudy skies officially. 36. actually they're calling it overcast but it's mostly cloudy. 36 feeling like 28 with the wind out of the north, north west at 12. a gust at 30, 31 at times. a lot of cold air out in western canada. incredible cold air. minus 35. when you head into montana, right now 21 below in great falls. this morning elk, montana, 50 below zero. yellowstone 47 below. those were the lows. even denver sitting at 4 below now which they may get to 12 today. yesterday they did not crack the zero mark. they were 1 below. all the cold has come down in the the west. the jet stream finally dipping out west. great news for california. drought conditions, fire problems. they're getting rain. they're getting mountain snows. they got to build the snow pack up b

the right shoulder, but it has been cleared. no more lane closures on 66 eastbound. i'm going to show you a live shot. you can see rockvilleike, pretty clear. the secondaries are going to be where you have got the issues. one of the major roadways looking pretty good. however you're still going to have issues in the turn lanes and on the streets. ou can see in the left bottomhand corner, nickels street still covered. if you can, stay home today and et your kids play in the snow. >> amanda, thank you. 4:54. after weeks of propane shortages and high prices, some relief is finally coming. the u.s. energy administration said prices fell for the second straight week. it is down from $4 a gallon to $3.76. experts say while this is some relief, the propane supply remains low this morning and another win it blast could send those prices up again. a new high-tech show in plow is going to make you wish you had an extra $8 in your pocket. it does it all for you. it is a remote controlled snowplow. the company usually builds robots for search and refpk or swat teams. -- rescue or swat teams. a lot of people need rescuing out of their

the light winds. low temperatures, 27 downtown t in rockville, 24 in fair -- 27 downtown, 24 in rockville, 24 in fairfax. and even annapolis will be in the upper 20s. so tomorrow morning partly sunny, still cold, 20s and 30s. maybe some high to mid-level clouds around. by the afternoon, partly sunny again, seasonably cold with a high of 46, low of 31. winds are light, northwest at 10. our average high is 33, 34, so that is seasonally cold. 20s to start, low 30s by 9:00, mid-30s by 11:00. then by 1:00 we should be in the upper 30s. next three days, we'll keep everything green for now, light snow possible on saturday, 36. more light snow or snow showers on sunday, 38. and so we'll keep it green for now as we do reserve the right to make it yellow on saturday. our next seven days, monday even colder actually. only around 30 on monday p2 on tuesday. clouds will come back on wednesday with the light snow possible on wednesday night. lows in the mid-30s. k abo t whether or not that storm will be all snow or a mixture of snow and rain and a lot of flakes are over the weekend. don't freak out, especially if you

the roadway. no delays here. this is a live look at clarksburg road continuing southbound and northbound to rockville. clear. now traveling on the beltway, heads up. outer loop approaching new hampshire avenue. the second to right lane, a large pothole was reported there. slow down. and avoid it. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> more on our developing story. the search is on for the man who shot and killed this woman and left another wounded. police in alexandria say ruthann ledoto heard a knock on her door yesterday. when she answered, someone opened fire. news4's megan mcgrath is in alexandria now with more on the search for the man who pulled the trigger. megan? >> reporter: there was quite a manhunt yesterday afternoon when this began to unfold. the gunman has not been found. understandably, people in this neighborhood are very much on edge. you see the increased police presence. a number of cruisers are parked out front, and others on the neighbor as we were here. it was 11:30 yesterday morning when a man knocked on the door of the home on ridge rad drive. 59-year-oldrethaanne loda

the west upper 20s. loudoun county, rockville 27. so is fairfax and dumfries this morning with waldorf at 29. good visibility. you can certainly see for a long distance here on our michael & son weather camera. even though we have mostly cloudy skies, it's 32, feeling like 24 with a northeast wind at 9 miles per hour. what we're looking at well today the calm before the next storm and we've got even another one potentially sunday into monday. we'll talk about that later. rain and ice especially northwest tonight with the ice but even in the metro we could see a little bit of ice for several hours. the critical time between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 tomorrow morning. after that more likely we'll get warm enough for just rain and a messy commute tomorrow. with rain around, i do expect a slow wednesday morning commute. there's the thicker clouds coming in through the ohio and tennessee valleys. still some breaks here. the futurecast shows the breaks here, at least through midday. the clouds thickening up this afternoon. going to be out tonight. 8:00 still looks fine in most areas. showers toward fredr

the scene of a shooting in montgomery county. police say a 23-year-old man was shot at a home in rockville just after 1:30 this morning. ws rushed that man to the hospital in critical condition. police are calling this an accidental shooting, but they are still looking for the victim's friend who apparently shot him and is now on the run. police say there is no threat to the public. >>> looking at 9:30 right now and some of our other top stories we're following. a firefighter is recovering after this apartment fire this morning in germantown. we are told the firefighter did suffer minor injuries, the red cross, meanwhile, is helping neighbors who were forced to leave their homes. still no word yet on what caused it. >>> and also tracking more snow this morning. this is a look at fairfax county. actually, that is a live look at sochi. >> that's the caldron. >> a very different look at the weather because they are experiencing some very warm temperatures. but meanwhile, we want to bring you over to near the reston town center out in fairfax county. notice we already have a lot of snow packed up on the roadways, and more c

we're looking at temps mostly in the low 30s now, although rock spril is still 29 -- rockville is still 29. 32 in waldorf. 32 in centreville and leesburg right now 32. dulles 28 going into the 30s. one more look at that white house with the light snow still lingering. 30 degrees. winds are calm at the moment. and they'll turn to the northwest a the 5 to -- northwest at 5 to 10 this afternoon. we're looking at another disturbance for tomorrow. that's coming out montana into the dakotas and nebraska. racing pretty quickly on the upper level winds. a pretty powerful jet. we had one impulse, the one that came through this morning and midday. this thing ended up just being a little more intense than we expected. that's why not an inch but 2 to even 3 inches of snow. that will quickly pull out of here leaving a few flurries and snow showers for the afternoon. but that shouldn't really amount to much. tonight clear to partly cloudy. then mostly cloudy late. tomorrow morning 4:00 to 6:00 a.m. we'll see snow showers. right now this doesn't look as bad as this morning so a dusting to an inch in s

the west, it is freezing rain. culpepper, and manassas, and herndon, and gaithersburg, and rockville, and up to columbia, and back to the west, the freezing rain, and then the temperatures will rise, and the line will move back towards the west. now we are talking about the rain in d.c. around 3:00 a.m., and rain around gaithersburg, and leesburg, and still some patches of ice, and the freezing rain moves back around i-81 around hagerstown and martins bug, and winchester, and that is why we have the winter storm warning that is in effect for tomorrow morning and for rush hour will be just rain. tonight's critical period is 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. or 4:00 a.m., and this is the area. montgomery county, loudoun county, northern fauquier, and up towards the north and the east. that is the winter storm warning, and upwards to a quarter inch of ice, and dangerous travel, and we could see wednesday morning delays and cancellations. now, anne arondel county, you can see the freezing ice, and this is the area that you need to keep your eyes open. 35 tomorrow, and 35 on thursday, and 40 friday, and 39 saturday, and we are wat

the system. temperatures, 33 already in white oak. 33 in rockville. 35 in reston. and 35 in fairfax. so the good news is, temperatures aren't going to fall. many folk wills be below freezing, at least at the start of the event. so, yellow alert for ice. primarily freezing rain. you folks that i mentioned, frederic and hagerstown and cumberland and martinsburg, sleet could be your friend. more sleet you get, the better off you'll be. temperatures below freezing in the metro area until 8:00 and then freezing rain north and west until 10:00, up around i- 70 and north and west. by noon, everybody is above freezing. even cumberland. yes, even hagerstown. most of the precipitation is over. so, how much ice? notice again it is essentially west of i-95 and this is the bulls eye where the snow was, well, i-70, frederic, hagerstown, martinsburg sburg. take a easy tomorrow, walking to get the paper tomorrow, take it easy. some sleet, but mainly freezing rain tonight. ice will accumulate. critical areas west of i-95 and 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. cloudy and cold, freezing rain. rain south o

the surface. now folks are below freezing in many areas, chevy chase is 31. 32 in rockville. 34 in leesburg. and 31 down toward dumfries. so, more light snow, 1 to 2 inches. the timing 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. that's 99% of your snow is going to fall. wednesday morning, because of the light snow, we have a yellow alert and again, we are way out ahead of this one. we issued the yellow alert for wednesday morning. some snow will stick to the streets this time because it will be rolling in before sunrise. how much snow is going to fall? this is the north american model. i agree with this. it's been handled in these situations much better. an inch to 2 will cover everybody from essentially the metro area south to the metro area north up toward hagerstown and cumberland. your top amount, the peek is going to be 2 inches. has it been a snowy february? february totals so far, 10.2 inches at national. that's a fair amount of snow. we average 5.7 inches for the month of february. and technically is our snowiest month. we average 5.6 in january and 5.7 in february. technically, it's our snowiest month.

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there today, a lovely day and one of the best days of the next seven with the temperatures higher than usual, and around rockville and whee n twheeton, and you folks around suitland and maryland, clouds have been coming over on us, and that is coming from the system that is making its way up the coast which is going to be bringing the next chance for some snowshowers, and we are dry overnight, but it is light snow for the weekend not looking like a big deal, but what about the next couple of systems? the seven-day forecast is showing more chances coming up. >>> and now to the disap poorns of a police reservist, and virginia state police are expected to update the investigation any minute now. and we are expected to find a body found near richmond is that of kevin quick. three more people were arrested in the case today and in custody now in henrico county. he disappeared after leaving his mother's home, and then his vehicle was found in manassas. we will update you as soop as the police speak. >>> and six families in maryland will have to find a new place to sleep after a fire in their apartment complex. chopper

the beltway. to i-270, clear here, as well. friendship between frederick, maryland, heading down to rockville, no accidents, no delays. we're shooting to route 50 in maryland now from the bay bridge. as you travel toward the beltway, really in both directions, i'm seeing nothing but green. that means those travel lanes are open, not tracking any accidents. clear as you head to bowie. here's a live look at route 50 and 301. that -- 301 split with 3, it is clear. in fact, clear as you continue to new york avenue. i'm back at 5:01. back to you both. >> see you then. thank you. >>> 4:55. coming up, a warmup on the way. get ready for the inevitable. potholes are popping up everywhere. they could be getting worse. ahead on "news4 today" at 5:00, what you can do to avoid damaging your car. >>> first, you may have off work today. getting around may not be as easy as you think. next, a big heads up before you get on metro. >>> and as you stop at the gas pump, are the prices dwindling, or could we be in for a rebound? >>> 4:58. gas prices are rising. aaa predicting the average in could reach $3.75 this spring as refineries switc

the divide, 30 in cumberland, 37 winchester, 34 hagerstown, culpeper 42, warrenton, manassas, leesburg, fairfax, reston, mclean topping out 38, 39, 40 downtown, low 40s into southern maryland, upper 30s rockville, clarkbsurg, gaithersburg and frederick, low 40s in annapolis, small craft advisory in the afternoon for the bay andfieldal potomac. city temps 5:00 19, 7 a.m. at 20, 20s at 9:00, 35 by 11:00, 38 by 1:00 with winds increasing late morning early afternoon. colder friday, don't think we'll see freezing. saturday still chilly, temperatures in the mid-40s, maybe a ran or snow shower. next seven days -- a rain or snow shower. next seven days, not much change monday, the weekend rain or snow showers saturday, maybe a shower sunday. sunday is not a bad day near 50. monday still appears to be some rain or ice turning to snow monday night before ending tuesday and then cold again, only 30 on wednesday. >> not quite out of the grip of old man winter. >> spring arrives on saturday, not too springy. >> we spring ahead soon, too. >>> let's talk some college hoops. cheaper us up. >> i do have good news tonight -- cheer us up. >> i do have good news tonight. college basketball season is winding down

the difference now. >> it feels like early january. temperatures are plummeting. winds are still a factor. 34 at national, 29 in rockville, germantown, 30 in leesburg and reston. we'll come back, show you what wind chills are thwi those numbers and talk more about our potential winter storm monday. >> the white house was pretty busy today when it comes to the first family and the kids, more mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often edhand down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> come on, guys! >> and one and two. just kidding. that's the first lady moving with some kids at the la petite academy learning center in bowie today. the center's management group maded decision to stop serving fried -- made the decision to stop serving fried foods and provide an hour of physical ac

northern edge of the precipitation, a little mix in dallas, a little snow in southeastern oklahoma, cold rain in louisiana. temperatures are falling, nothing crazy, 35 in white oak, 37 rockvilleton and fairfax, 40 in old town, college park, waldorf. kind of cold by annapolis, 35 the last few hours. cold and dry tonight, mainly afternoon and evening light snow or snow showers, don't see any problems, afternoon snow showers possible sunday, don't see any problems and another chance monday, still don't see any problems on monday. we'll keep you posted. monday could be the snowiest day of the next three. cold start, temps in the 20s, a little snow showers by afternoon, 32 to 37 and the snow showers wrapping up 29 to 35 by evening. we'll keep everything in green for now. afternoon and evening snow showers sunday, light snow still possible monday, temperature back to 34. next seven days we'll keep it dry and cold tuesday. wednesday a little better. next system comes at us thursday, could be snow, could be rain and then cold and dry next friday. >>> dave joins us now. where is your red, young man? i wore red velvet just for you, your red velvet jacket. >> it's at a special cleaner's

rockville's omega studios. >> soup? >> reporter: novak won his grammy for the outcast album of the year speak -- speaker box, the love below, and it sounds nothing like this. >> so much static in that. >> reporter: did you understand anything? we have understood some. a wusa9 staff analysis of 115 announcements found 21% clear, but 79% unclear or very unclear. however, the washington metropolitan area transit authority challenged our findings and said their own studies show that announcements were understandable 85% of the time. we asked novak for a 19 stop spot check on the red line. what percentage of messages are you finding understandable, 0 percent, 1%? >> very little, about 5% maybe, maybe at most. >> reporter: that's a stark difference from their 85%. >> yes. >> reporter: unless they're talking understanding automation. >> step back. doors closing. >> reporter: you hear how clear that is. >> yeah. >> the announcement levels are a good 20 decibels louder than what's coming out from the conductor. >> reporter: the automated announcements come from separate speakers. novak believes the main system speakers are part of

the snow this week. 38 college park. good news, temperatures are above freezing. 35 in fairfax. rockville 36. 37 in oldtown. so you'll be able to get home before the stuff starts refreezing. we're going to see refreezing tonight. colder and dry tomorrow. cold and dry friday. and a few flakes over the weekend. a couple things to watch, but it was not nearly as promising as it was. breezy, cold, some slick spots. low 22 to 32. winds will pick up 10 to 20 and gusty. 20 through mid-morning. low 30s at 11:00 and mid 30s by 1:00 p.m. and remember, those are downtown temperatures. so, cold and dry thursday and friday. snow showers possible saturday, 39. next seven days, snow showers possible on sunday. two separate storms we're watching and cold on monday. another storm possible on tuesday into wednesday. added a little more snow. low 30s on tuesday and mid 30s with light snow in the morning on wednesday. >> thank you, topper. it is a big day for high school athletes around the country. national signing day on an icy wednesday. >> and students and schools all over the area signed letters of intent, football dreams

widespread speculation that governor brewer will veto the measure, but she has not said yet what she will do. >> montgomery county leaders in rockvillenounced a major reduction in crime. police chief, thomas manger says crime decreased for the seventh year in a row. >> make no mistake. the men and women of this police department, the patrol officers pushing that cruiser around every day, the detectives who are investigating the cases, the supervisors that are making sure officers d detectives are doing their job, they are the ones that deserve the credit. >> let's take a closer look. over the last seven years, serious crime in montgomery county down 33%. compare that to 14% nationwide. overall, all crime is down in montgomery county 26%. compare that to 9% nationwide. >> trending now, thousands of people fooled by a prank about justin bieber. >> okay. plus, close track where this sports car breaks a speed record. >> high-tech students looking to get ahead of the next big thing. we'll introduce you to a student who will soon get a >>> trending now, the bieber -- headline demonstrators were planning to protest justin bieber's potential

rockville. and also 30 in reston. 31 in fairfax and 32 in old town. but the temps are falling pretty quickly. in fact cold again tonight, but with light winds. cold and dry tomorrow. bus stop temperatures, to to 32 -- temperatures, 20 to 22. the flake wills not add up to a whole lot. we'll break it down for you then. 20s to start. these are city temps. low to mid-20s in the burbs. 35 by 11:00 and upper 30s by 1:00 p.m. for now we've got everything green, light snow and snow showers are possible on saturday. we will still reserve the right to make it yellow if we want to. 36 with more snow showers on sunday in the upper 30s as well. the next seven days, colder on monday behind the two little systems. in fact only about 30 on monday, only about 32 on tuesday. and then looking at the new information for you, the models are all over the place. clouds increasing on monday. snow is possible on thursday. >> and what are the extremes of the models? >> a decent snow on wednesday and thursday and a decent snow rain on wednesday or thursday or one goes to our south to miss it completely. center that's m

the south with cold rain through georgia. knoxville back to chattanooga and that's about it. temperatures, a lot below freezing. 28 in laurel. 29 in bowie. 30 in rockville, 30 in fairfax, an32 already down at waldorf and 31 in old town. so cold again tonight with light winds. there's a little silver lining. cold and dry tomorrow. bus stop temperatures, 20 to 32, but you do not have to factor in windchills tomorrow. then a lot of flakes are going to fly over the weekend. probably a better chance on saturday, saturday night and sunday. i don't think that we're going to see a whole bunch, just a little bit. partly to mostly cloudy tonight, low temperatures in -- low temperatures in the 20s. 20s to start with the city temperatures and then the lower 30s by 9:00 and holding in the mid to upper 30s at 11:00 and 1:00 under partly sunny skies. next th and of course, the experts will be saying all it takes is just one drink, one thing to start the process. billy crystal will be there in leno's very first broadcast as host. >>> well if you were around 50 years ago, it is one of those moments that you're always going to remember. the first concert in america right

rockville in montgomery county. we could see large patches of snow that started to refreeze when the sun went down. also found an unattended car that was left running stuck in the snow and the driver and the friend finally move the car and they were able to get on their way. >>> the recent snowfall pushed a lot of local governments to switch up their parking laws, like adding frederick, maryland, street parking. routes are closed to accommodate those who park on those routes, the city opened up five public garages and will not be charging through tuesday morning at 6:00. if you find those garages are full, you can park in off street spots. this is going to allow the city's snow crews to clear the streets more efficiently. and just a reminder, stay on top of the wintery weather moving into our area with the storm team 4 weather app. all you have to do is download it, it's free at the apple app store or find it on google play. >>> just got this video in from overnight of an apartment fire that sent a firefighter to the hospital. at one point, 60 firefighters were on that scene. we're told one of the