and the signatures that have the given name virginia. >> virginia's family told investigators that virginia suffered from epilepsy as a child. epilepsy is a neurological condition in which uncontrolled electrical charges from the cerebral cortex can result in violent seizures and convulsions. according to her writings, virginia had stopped taking her epilepsy medication years earlier, relying instead on her faith in god to heal her. the defense consulted a neurologist. he said the petechial hemorrhages around virginia's eyes were consistent with what is called sudden death epilepsy. the doctor said that sudden death epilepsy occurs in patients who have stopped taking their medication, or haven't been properly diagnosed. >> i've had other patients that are sleeping with their spouses, and they wake up and find their spouse is dead. so people may or may not witness the seizure, and there are some of us who are not certain that all of these deaths are associated with seizure per se. but may have some epileptic activity in the brain that changes heart rhythms or changes respiratory mechanisms s

and virginia was found guilty of first-tree murder. she was sentenced to life in prison. >> what it really got down to was putting the facts together in a scientific, communicated fashion to a jury, and they were able to make the decision based upon the totality of the facts. >> without forensic science, virginia mcginnis today would still be looking for victims. she probably would still be killing. she would be burning houses and she would be collecting insurance with your premiums. >>> mourners gather in moscow to march in support of an opposition leaders death. >>> the prime minister of israel is hours away from his visit to the united states. will he get a warm welcome or feel political chill? and a soaring cost of drones patroling the border. is there enough bang for the buck? >> welcome to our viewers this the united states and around the world with. i'm george howell. this is cnn newsroom.

preservation virginia acquired bacon cassel in 1973. for the next 10 years worked to preserve this structure. they did some of their largest preservation initiatives during this time pieroderiod, including replacing the entire summer beam and making many repairs to the original house. it was opened to the public in 1984. in 2014 celebrating its 30th year being open to the public. and in 2015 we'll be going into our 350th anniversary. we are the oldest brick dwelling in north america. the house is a very rare architectural style. it is called high -- architecture. and there are only three examples of this style of architecture in the entire western hemisphere. the other two are in barbados. so this is the only one of the united states. the name bacon castle derives from actually the 19th century. through correspondence written by the cox family in 1805. they start referring to the house as bacon's castle through his association with the rebellion. in 1665 when the house was built and later during the rebellion the house was known as arth

it will cost you $2.23 in virginia and $2.40 in west virginia. >>> now that it's officially spring you can expect warmer weather, tlours sflowers popping up an orange cones. today is the start of work zone awareness week. vdot says there were more than 4,000 work zone crashes last year. but you can stay safe by slowing down an avoiding tailgating. of course avoid distractions like your cell phone, as well. >>> 6:41 just about. let's get a look at what you should wear this morning. >> it is a little chilly out there. chuck bell is with the form steam storm team 4 x 4 this woodbridge. >> reporter: it's flat out cold out here. everyone in the slug lines ready for the commute in to work will tell you the same thing. temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s morning. and windchills are back down at or below the freezing mark. so you may want to reach for that hat or your scarf once again. strong march sunshine just a few more minutes away. sun up just after 7:00 a.m. this morning. that will help some but nonetheless, it will be a cold walk into work and school morning. mid-30s for air temper

now, to that developing story at the university of virginia. tonight, we're learning more about that video and the young man the abc agent pinned to the ground. the video has created a firestorm at the university of charlottesville campus and demands for answers. right now, we're waiting for a live news conference from the attorneys of that young man. martese johnson. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. suzanne kennedy is in charlottesville with where things stand right now. suzanne: has students at the university of virginia protesting about racism. >> i wasn't talking to you! suzanne: here you see the third year student martese johnson pinned to the ground wednesday morning at the hands of virginia alcohol beverage control board police. he was arrested after trying to get into a bar despite being under age. this afternoon, johnson's roommate said his friend believes he was targeted. >> if you watch the video, he was yelling as he was on the ground. he was yelling, you f-ing racist. so i do believe that he feels it was race fueled. s

maryland $2.40 a gallon. $2.23 a gallon in virginia and gas is at $2.40 on average in west virginia for regular gasoline. >>> if you live in virginia a new study says you may want to consider retiring there too. released rankings of best places to retire around the country and the commonwealth is in the top ten. the site says it looked at cost of living health care and crime among other factors in its choices. wyoming took first place if you're making plans to retire. maryland took 32nd. west virginia close to the bottom of the list. number 47. and d.c. wa not included in the rankings. >>> today we will get our first look at a new security measure, the nationals will use at the ballpark this year. put pictures up on the nbc washington app of the new metal detectors that are at the park now. the nats say the teams across the country are putting these in place this year to keep you and your families safe at the ballpark. we're just i think, two weeks away from the beginning of baseball season for the nats. >> hard to believe. with it being so cold out there now. >> warm up hopefully. righ

during the preservation of bacon's castle, reservation virginia -- preservation virginia tried to find original fabric if possible. rather than replacing the entire being, it was only the joint that needed to be replaced. as much of the original material was salvaged and new material was put in for preservation. you can see the same thing with the bricks. going up over here, you can see the continuation of the original beams in the house. again, the example of the grooving that matches the fireplace. this was all part of the original house. we did a paint analysis. some of the earlier layers were gold. it is interesting to imagine we have our 1711 probate inventory and the room is done to what the house looked like when it was first completed. you have to imagine there is a possibility the beans were painted gold, which would have been neat. by the time preservation virginia acquired the property it needed a lot of restoration. the decision was pondered whether we needed to bring the house completely back to the original state. the preservationists decided we wanted to show this house

in virginia the surprise $2.22. in west virginia $2.44. >>> coming up on 5:# 1. and we're waking up to cloudy skies. some of us even see something rain right now. >> weather and traffic on the 1s. >> rain minely from baltimore down to washington and areas to the east. i want to take you through your planner for today. this is skycast 4 in the back ground. we'll have cloudy skies this morning. some showers until #8:00 a.m. and then sunshine will break out. the threat of showers mainly east of washington. mostly sunny and a little breezy this afternoon and evening as we warm to around 60 degrees. should you wash the car today? hold off until wednesday because more showers are in the forecast for tomorrow. i'll have more on that timing of rain coming up tomorrow. but you might want to grab the small umbrella has you head out the door this morning. not only that but you're tracking some delays on metro, right? >> silver and orange line delays both directions this morning. initially they were just saying silver, but now they have added orange line to it. 270 south to

virginia products. the trip to cuba is one of five trade trips mcauliffe has planned for the year. he probably won't be the first u.s. governor there since the restrictions were lifted. new york's governor andrew cuomo is planning to go to cuba in april. >>> apple's widely used itunes and app stores are back up and running. there was a rare outage today disrupted service for more than five hours, frustrating millions of mobile device users. service was restored late this afternoon with apple apologizing for the inconvenience, blamed it on an internal error that bogged down its computer servers. >>> and there is troubling tonight for directv. the government is accusing the nation's largest satellite tv provider of misleading consumers about the cost of its services. the federal trade commission says directv's ads promise a discounted 12-month programming package but don't clearly disclose that this deal requires a two-year contract. directv tells our news4 consumer watch, quote, the ftc's decision is fla

mountain in virginia. authorities have named richard allen welch senior and lloyd lee welch as persons of interest in the case. >>> potholepalooza officially kicks off in the district today temperature mayor youbowser will launch the effort. the district has filled more than 7,000 pot hoetholes in the last two puigweek. you can call 311 or go to the nbc washington app to learn about the different ways you can report a pothole. >>> a police officer shot and killed respond to going to a a. suicide call and people in the area evacuated. we'll have an update. >>> and plus new video of a car that plowed in to a germantown home. >>> and a live look over d.c.. roads could be a little wet. we'll check your drive time forecast along with the traffic. >>> this car you see it right there just missed hitting a child who was asleep in bed. take you a look here, you can see the car ran into an apartment building, smashed a window. this was in germantown. investigators have not said why they think this happened. >>> toda

virginia. >> move back. come back! >> no i probably won't. i was also finance director in a coastal community in rhode island. it's just the level -- i hate that we use the word "corruption," but it's pervasive. i think it is just because of the smallness of the state. no deal was too small. everyone wants to get connected. once they're connected they think they have an inroad. the other issue governor, is that the most powerful person in the state is the speaker of the house. how can -- i thought you had more power as treasurer than you may have as governor in the state. just some of those issues, if you could. >> it's funny. tell me your name. >> rob. >> rob. so it's funny rob, i had no power as treasurer. the power that i got was derived from the people. and that's the power the governor has. like the governor has the power of the people which is to make the case to the people. this is what i'm going to do. i'm going to tell the people of rhode island what i think is best for them and for me

virginia olasts belmont 79- 67. virginia will face michigan state sunday. michigan state knocked out virginia last year in the sweet 16. now we'll take you to the news conferences live in char -- charlotte at virginia is currently at the podium. >> reporter: were you nervous down the stretch when it got to 62-60? >> they made some tough shots. i knew we were going to have to make some plays, stops, free throws. when you look at her 25 attempts to their six, that was significant and then to step up and make them. pure never safe when you play a -- you're never safe when you play a team like that that can score in spurts and hit kind of unlimited range shot. we had to make some adjustment and guard in some unconventional way we really haven't had to. some teams in our league did some things, so we had that to draw on. of course, i knew that game was in the balance. my assistant finally put his guys in at 20 sick seconds and i think i looked up -- 26 seconds and i think i looked up and said they're probably a team that could bang a few three's. when you're up

in southern virginia and central virginia mid-40s. mid-40s shenandoah valley to low 40s northern part of the valley. there is the sky over the metro area. a little bit of light fog in the air and rain temporarily stopped. but have an umbrella ready, it will be back. and then showers the rest of the day. snow looking likely on thursday. just had a winter storm warning just you issued now all these counties in pink all of northern virginia eastern west virginia most of maryland and metro area under the winter storm warning late tonight into thursday. coming up at 5:11 we'll take a look at your highs today around neighborhoods. >>> good morning. still have closure here in the district m street at new jersey because of that police investigation from overnight. could be around for a little bit longer here this morning. 66 at fairfax county parkway everything eastbound westbound moving quite nicely. no major problems. still have this will crash in manassas lake jackson drive at hillcrest, closures there right now just because a tow truck is

and 95 here in virginia as you're headed north out of prince william stafford couems at all. remember for more traffic when you get into your car this morning, make sure to tune into wtop 103.5 fm. >>> today afghanistan's new president addresses congress. we are learning what you and lawmakers can expect to hear. >>> and ladies as you are getting dressed this morning, how your shade of lipstick could play an important role in your day. how the right color could get you anything you want. >>> right now there are a lot of concerns about crime in northwest washington. in mayor bow sr.'s ward there, have been 17 different shootings in just the past month. and hundreds have signed a petition on care 2.com asking the mayor to address this. lots of people showed up at a forum for candidates seeking to fill bowser's council seat. neighbors told us they want to hear some type of a plan. >> we have to work hard as neighbors when we see crime happening to report it. >> we're putting a link to the care 2 petition online. the ward four special election is happening next month. >>> crime i

yes, rain is arriving and coming into cold air in northern virginia and into west virginia where that area in pink is some light freezing rain. there is some icing occurring now especially at the higher elevations. tree limbs and some road surfaces. leading edge just coming into fauquier county and just about to cross in to prince william county shortly. south of there, temperatures a little above freezing. culpeper over toward fredericksburg. but it is below freezing prince william county around the metro area and into maryland as a result all these counties in pink under a freezing rain advisory. all the way until noontime. most temperatures though should be above freezing by mid-morning in the metro area where right now we're in the p upper 20s to just near 30. and the road temperatures as well are critical. they are above freezing on 66 and 95 and beltway, but to our north, northern parts of the region from 95 and interstate 70 northern part of 270 and 70 between frederick and hagerstown, a little bit below freezing. the road temperatures. so when the rain falls, there could be sh

the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to s.j.res.le, the congressional review act resolution of disapproval that we are considering today would undo the nlrb's election rule. the national labor relations board -- election rule is promulgated to make the election process more efficient and fair. the current process to hold an election on whether to form a union is badly broken. after workers have filed a petition to hold an election, bad actors can use frivolous litigation to stall an election for months, even years. election delays can provide opportunities for unscrupulous employers to engage in threats, coercion, intimidation of workers. these plays can be exploited, to violate the workers' rights, including firing pro-union workers threatening to close the plant if the workers choose to vote a certain way. we

look at petersburg west virginia. 65. we would love to get into that air. right now into the upper 40s to lower 50s. we have warmer air tomorrow. here is where the shower activity is now prince george's county, portions of calvert county, through route 2 and 301. let's zoom in here. i'll make a box and zoom into the box, including southeast d.c. right around the stadium a little earlier. here's 495 around oxen hill clinton seeing some showers and heavier showers right there along route 2 and foyer 301. we'll continue to see these moving north and east over the next half hour to an hour. i mentioned the warm air. look at pittsburgh, 69 degrees right here. we've got the mountains keeping all the warm air just to our west. but it will get here eventually. 79 in jackson, 77 in memphis, the warm air that will invade the region overnight. future weather the rain is coming in tomorrow morning search:00 a.m., right around the time of rush hour. we'll see showers along the 95 corridor, could slow some things down, but we won't see too heavy. same thing through noon,

in virginia. not that anyone's counting double what any governor's done in theirs first 14 months. be cautious. we feel good where we are. roerds safe out there creating jobs and we just finish add great general assembly session. very bipartisan. worked together. moving virginia forward. >> governor get in the question on the hillary clinton controversy. you were the chairman of her campaign. >> yep. >> what's your take on this private versus personal e-mails? personal e-mails? >> well you see the story, many of the presidential candidates have been involved in the same situation. general colin powell did the exact same thing. the law had been changed after she left office. so -- you know, listen this is going to be a long campaign. you'll see a lot of activity on both sides. i hope she runs. she hasn't made the final decision. she's absolutely making the preparations. hasn't made the final decision. i've been friends of the family since the '80s. she's strong. she's tough. she'll get the economy

but why virginia? how it could play this to him snagging some early votes. >>> the power of a power nap. how less than an hour of extra sleep can lead to hours of productivity in your day. >>> and #jackets and shades to describe today's weather. we're starting off a little chilly this morning. but tom kierein is tracking the changes. >>> looking at the stories making headlines, today we will learn new details on the investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the university of virginia. the sexual assault was detailed in a now discredited "rolling stone"s magazine article last year. we'll send out a breaking push alert on whether that investigation will lead to criminal charges. >>> starting today commuter buses will be allowed to use the shoulder of i-66 in heavy traffic. this is only happening inside the beltway for now. >>> #jacket and shades sums up what you will need for today's weather. temperatures starting off pretty chilly. tom kierein has more on the bright and sunny changes happening lat

but for virginia, well they just can't seem to find the recipe. and the spartans head onto the regional. >> reporter: michigan state, a 7 seed bounced the second seeded cavaliers from the dance for the second time in two years. and they weren't the only tournament favorites packing their bags -- early. kansas and villanova, both poised for deep post season runs, were upset at the hands of the lower seeds. most of the other tournament heavyweights, punched their ticket to the sweet 16. a number of cinderellas stopped dancing including the early story of the tournament, florida state. >> xavier advances. >> reporter: panthers head coach ron hunter was upbeat in his press conference, but got emotional talking about his son, r. j. >> as a coach best time of my life. but as a father,. [crying] >> reporter: the field is now whittled down from 16 to 68. -- to 16 from 68. >> but a few teams are still looking for that glass slip per. and the road ahead could prove to be a perfect fit. >> shot here lacy for three. yes. >> you have to love march madness. >>

rest of northern virginia hovering a little above freezing. spotsylvania culpeper fauquier hovering upper 30s. upper 30s mere 40 around the chesapeake bay, as well. for the morning between 7 ouk:00 and 8:00 mid-30s. partly cloudy. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:11 your drive time forecast commute for the day ahead. and now let's check on the road work around on this

the virginia chapter released a statement the university of virginia chapter the statement said quote, false accusations have been extremely damaging to our entire organization. charlottesville police say they are suspending their investigation into the rape because there isn't enough evidence. >> i want to be clear about something, that doesn't mean that something terrible did not happen to jackie on the evening of september 28th 2012. we're not able to gather sufficient facts to conclude what that something may have been. >> police say the alleged victim known only jackie is no longer cooperating with the investigation. >>> today the director of the secret service faces another grilling about problems with the agency. joseph clancey will be on the hill to talk about a march 4th incident on white house grounds. two senior agents are accused of driving drunk and disrupting a white house crime scene involving a possible bomb. committee leaders are disappointed the secret service won't let agents with first-hand knowledge of the incident testify. >>> we've covered a lot of stories in re

start way down river in westmotherland county, virginia -- westmoreland county, virginia, where robert e. lee was born on a great plantation called stratford hall. it was built by robert e. lee's great, great uncle, thomas lee. now, thomas lee has a distinction that no other american has, it's that he fathered two signers of a deck declaration of independence. in the great house that thomas lee built at stratford was a symbol of the great wealth that the lee family had accumulated on the potomac river. the lees truly were one of virginia's finest families. and not far from stratford hall, just a short drive away, in westmoreland county, you'll find where george washington was born. and by the time robert e. lee was born in 18 to07, of course george washington was long dead. but the lee and washington names had already been fused together. and that was because of robert e. lee's father a man named henry lighthorse harry lee. now, he was one of george washington's most trusted cavalry commanders during the revolutionary war. and that's how he earned that nickname lighthorse harry lee. bu

same thing out of town there in virginia. and 95 and maryland cherry hill road everything rolling along nicely. >>> we're watching the closings because of the weather. if you work for the federal court you can take for unscheduled leave or telework. agencies are opening on time. you can check the nbc washington facebook age or the app for a list of all of today's they ares. >>> schools are starting late or closed today, however, we're already hearing from fairfax county schools they may send your kids home early today. as of right now close fcps is not trending today. it went worldwide at one point this winter as parents criticized the district for not giving enough notice. >>> montgomery county schools is a handful that has a max out their snow days for the year. megan mcgrath is live at bethesda elementary with the changes the school system is making to the schedule. >> reporter: it has been a tough winter. lots of school delays and cancellations and it will mean a longer school year for the kids. many jurisdictions in mary

a new search is focusing on taylor's mountain in west virginia. investigators dug up that mountain back in january. richard allen welsh sr. and his nephew lloyd lee welsh, have been named as persons of interest in this case but neither of them has been charged. >>> he swiped the personal information of thousands of disabled people and now he's going to prison for six months. alexander alfonso of frederick was sentenced today for stealing social security numbers and medical information from more than 11,000 people. alfonso was an i.t. specialist for service coordination a maryland company that provides services to the disabled. he used a co-worker's computer to steal the information. clients were give an year's worth of identity theft protection. >>> efforts to review maryland's standardized school tests are now moving forward in annapolis. the house of delegates voted unanimously to create what they call a review commission and they authorize the state to conduct a study on testing. students in maryland began taking a new standardized test this mo

right now getting scattered sprinkles an drizzle around much of virginia maryland and west virginia. it will be with us here for the morning hours. and temperatures are hovering in the 40s from the mountains all the way to the bay. reagan national now is at 48 degrees. p i took this picture about 2:00 this morning northern montgomery county there was dense fog there, visibility about a quarter of a mile. and monday pry county as well as howard and in loudoun under a dense fog advisory until 10:00 as well as frederick, washington panhandle of west virginia where the visibilities are going to be down under a quarter of a mile in a few spots. so watch out, slow down, use your low beams. if you encounter some dense fog. and rain will b coming back in by later this morning. this leading edge of this next batch of rain now into southern west virginia, that will be in the metro around about 8:00 this morning. a look at a big change in our drive time commute forecast for the morning and afternoon coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. >>> we're seeing fog on the cameras. i'll

up towards the virginia west virginia panhandle. get a little snow stick on the road surfaces. and it is snowing as far south as warren ton. we just got a report on twitter. twoilt ter and facebook has been reaching out to me and here in town. we have snow mixing in. and look at the temperature. 41. 41 in gaithersbhurg and this is less traveled road and there is some snow on the road as well. >> watch this to the west. south of town, even if we see a little bit of snow. not likely to accumulate much more than a trace. >> let me show you real quickly. snowfall totals. anal three to as much as six. high her elevations. north and west. larry. >> okay. mike and andrea. >> all right. >> talking about those areas. north and west of the district. we go to delia. >> she has seen this. what does it look like now? >> reporter: pretty remarkable. we are hours away from spring and here we are in the midst of a snow event here in frederick. and some significant snow. we are only seeing accumulation on the grassy surfaces and some parked cars we have seen and take a look at route 85, market

virginia governor mcauliffe ordered an a.b.c. agents to undergo retraining the use of force you can culture ralg diversedy and interaction with youth. >>> new details on the status of a student who created an uproar by sending an offensive e-mail to fraternity brothers. megan mcgrath is live in college park with more details on this. >> reporter: >> reporter: it created quite an outcry and we're now learning about the university of maryland student who wrote it. the fact that they will not be returning to campus this semester. e-mail was sent to six other students and contains racial slurs and denounces consent for sexual activity. he was a member of the fraternity and mentions rush week. and in that e-mail the student wrote that certain ethnic groups should be banned from fraternity activities. the e-mail was written actually a year ago, but only recently came to the attention of university officials. an e-mail sent to students last night from the vice president of student affairs says by mutual consent between the student, his

texas republican senator ted cruz made the announcement today in virginia. chris papst is in the newsroom now live. cruz may be the first in officially but this really isn't an early move is it? chris: not all that much. we're less than a year away from the first presidential primaries and caucuses in new hampshire and iowa. with this first announcement leon, we can expect many more to soon follow. cruz made his announcement this morning in lynchburg saying he will lead the fight to "make america great again." like many other presidential hopefuls, he has been campaigning lately with stops in the key early swing states. now, cruz was first elected to the senate from texas just in 2012. this is his first term. he quickly established himself in congress as someone who is not part of the republican establishment. instead, he is more aligned himself with the tea party wing of the g.o.p. now, a little bit of a biography on cruz. he graduated from harvard law school. of course, he's a lawyer. he's a cuban-american whose father is a pastor. and politically, he may

that stretches into the panhandle of west virginia. right now snowing along 81 from hagerstown down to martinsburg. very light snow farther south of there toward winchester. and this will continue to move our way here through the morning, but we won't get a lot of the accumulating snow until late morning into the afternoon because look at our temperatures, they're still well above freezing. hagerstown at 33 near 40 in washington. total amounts of snow by the time this tapers off tonight, 4 to 6 inches metro area, southern suburbs. farther north and west, all the way into the mountain 6 to 8 inch amounts will be common. we'll be looking at the hour by hour changes on the way and timing that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1st at 5:11. chuck bell is seeing some of the mix.\on the 1st at 5:11. chuck bell is seeing some on the 1st at 5:11. chuck bell is seeing some of ton the 1st at 5:11. ch >> reporter: we're on i-70 going west. the temperature in the last five minutes has gone from 34 down to 31 degrees and we have absolutely

derrick ward is in northern virginia live now in vienna with more. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. the rain has stopped a bit. it ticked up pretty heavily. thousand we're back at that misty drizzle that we talked about earlier. and as for our snowplow that a look. it's moved a little bit. i think it's just staging somewhere else. again the conditions aren't right for them to put down any sort of chemicals or sand or anything like that for traction. but indeed they are on an all hands on deck stance here. 3800 pieces of equipment out there today. standing by ready to treat these roads and push whatever snow accumulates once it gets deeper. i'm told usually it takes at least an inch maybe two inches to put the blades down so we'll see that later on. but again just wet roads here this vienna. derrick ward news 4. >>> 6:20. right now light snow falling near hagerstown. you can see a live picture from the storm team 4 x 4. we have crews live all over the area for you this morning of course. news 4 darcy spencer on route 1 in prince

>>> we're looking good traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia. but watch out for the slick spots. eastbound route 50 at whitehall, earlier accident. rains will open but you will still see delays. east bound route 7 near baron cameron avenue we have an accident. right lane blocked. seeing delays on route 7. and orange and silver line dras s delays toward largo and new carrollton. elsewhere, taking a look at 95 traveling toward the d.c. beltway looking good. lanes are open. and 270 looking good out of frederick. >>> with a lot of schools closing today, a perfect opportunity to pick up a book and read with your kids. today is read across america today. it is a nationwide celebration of reading. also happens to fall on dr. seuss' birthday. even though some schools are closed a lot of schools had events planned and they would continue those events through the week. >>> today we'll hear from the montgomery county council about the plan to partially ban e-cigarettes down till president holding a news conference at 11:00. tomorrow the council is expected

you will not find them in virginia. i'll tell you why. >>> and hoop dreams come true for a virginia teenager who gets a chance to play and what happened during this basketball game that had the fans going wild? >> well i was so >>> there is new video tonight of that deadly plant explosion in alabama. and r that one person was killed and at least six workers treated for chemical burns. this plant is located southeast of the tuscaloosa and manufacturers work gloves. no word on the cause and the aff has been called in. >>> the federal regulators today gave the green light for the sale of powdered alcohol. we're told that it could be on store shelves as soon as this summer. the one place you will not find it is virginia and that's because just last month lawmakers there banned the substance. >>> tomorrow a maryland mother is hoping to change minds about mental health she is sharing the story of her daughter's suicide. linda diaz will testify tomorrow at the maryland house committee hearing in support of loren's law, her dau

and this in sterling, virginia maryann shows me snow covered roads in northern virginia. snow on the tops of the cars. how much should you expect today? most of the metro area and points just down to the south, a slushy inch or so. just enough to cover the ground. but north end of the top of the capital beltway here southern montgomery county northern fairx, eastern loudoun county slushy 1 to 3. 3 to 5 up farther north and west. roads will be impacted. so use extra time. stay with melissa mollet on twitter. have your hat, warm coat, umbrella and rain boots on the way out the door. even when the snow transitions to rain it will rain all afternoon. current temperatures 29 in thurmont, but everyone else at or above the freezing mark. even near 40 south of town. storm team 4 weather app is up and going for you this morning. have it on your smart phone and you'll be the smart one in the room. snow in pennsylvania right now. the dividing line between rain and snow in the metro area basically route 66 and route 50 here. basically anywhere north of that almost all snow. and south

look at this, 72 in virginia beach, 59 in richmond, 46 here. it's going to rain until this cold air is able to work its way in. right now we dao have the rain coming down fairly heavy around martinsburg, hagerstown, toward frederick and now into portions of northern virginia and most of the state of maryland. we're going to continue to watch as this plume of moisture works its way our way. again, notice where the cold air is back toward cincinnati. they're seeing the snow and that transmission is going to make its way our way overnight tonight in through early tomorrow morning. it will all be snow by around 9:00 in most areas, especially d.c. north and west. winter storm warning in effect late tonight through the day thursday. we've got revised snow totals. we'll show you who will get the most out of this event, when it will start for you at home in a couple of minutes. >> metro will work bus systems on a moderate plan. buses will stay off of the hills and the narrow streets. metroaccess is suspended for the entire day. our live team coverage c

the university of virginia student left bleeding after being arrested by virginia alcoholic beverage control officers. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg was in the courtroom for that hearing. he joins us live from charlottesville now. jeff? jeff: kimberly this was a very short hearing, both the prosecution and the defense agreeing to wait until that virginia state police investigation is complete before having the next hearing which is set for may 28th. meanwhile, many students we spoke with say that race related problems have been a problem and a concern here for years. walking into court today, martese johnson is staying silent while friends say this about his state of mind. >> keeping his head high which is good. regaining his confidence. i don't think he ever lost his confidence. reporter: well over 100 u.v.a. students many wearing black in solidarity with martese attending the hearing one week after this video showed johnson, a third year student from chicago into the national spotlight. >> very important for him. very important to us that we make sure we stick togeth

and parts of northern virginia. why your tap water may taste a bit different. >>> if you're heading out this eving, it's been on the cool side all day, and a cool night coming up. 37 by 11:00. >>> hi guys. >> you're up. >> it's just me. >> doug's in the studio. >> cold to me. jim and wendy are right here. here's jim. hey, everybody! >> why i oughtta -- >> chilly now and for the next couple days. rockville live camera, plenty of sunshine akrolsz our area but the sun didn't help a whole lot. high temperature today of only 50 degrees. that's right where we are right now. down towards the -- down towards the tidal bay sip, the cherry blossoms a few buses left trying to get a look at what may be coming. winds out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. temperatures 43 in hagerstown 40 towards annapolis. these temperatures are the average temperatures at the end of the month in february. not the end of the month of march. we would like to see warmer weather. and it will come. but not right away. we have something else comin

virginia's a state that very heavily regulates alcohol sales, state liquor stores. i think this idea there are state liquor cops running around is maybe foreign to folks that are in states that don't have that. how present were they on campus, how accountable are they? did you have run-ins with them? are they known to be roving around downtown charlottesville? >> they're hidden from view. i don't recall ever having an encounter with them. i certainly heard about them. we knew that they existed, but them making these sort of things, i don't necessarily recall. part of the problem in terms of accountability, unlike the university police or even the charlottesville police, local agencies and their direct line of communication between the students and those agencies, abc is a state agency, and the abc officers in charlottesville, aren't necessarily accountable to anyone in charlottesville personally. so it kind of -- the lines of the communication just aren't there. and i have to imagine that for charlottesville police, this is a very difficult time as well. because in

this afternoon virginia tech posted this picture of come ran smoot of glen allen, virginia. >>> the associated press is suing the state department for access to e-mail and other government documents from hillary clinton just a day after breaking her silence about he l her e-mail. >>> the weather is hampering the search for 11 service members after a military copter crashed eded off the coast of florida. >>> on capitol hill today, three of president obama's top guns promised the u.s. would have a limited role in a limited fight against isis but many lawmakers are uneasy about signing off on a new war. brian mooar has more. >> reporter: the white house is asking for a three-year authorization so the next president and the next congress can decide on their own whether to continue this fight. >> i want to welcome our distinguished witnesses today. >> reporter: trying to sell senators on the need for military force, the chiefs promised a limited u.s. role in the fight against isis in iraq and syria. >> we can harden the region against it militarily but the ideology has to be defeated by those in th

thorn virginia community college and northern virginia dental society teaming up for this event. about 800 people have made appointments for cleanings and other services. mission of mercy lasts from 7:00 to 5:00 p.m. both today and tomorrow. it's going to be held on the northern virginia community college medical education campus that is in springfield. >>> today in montgomery county a big thank you to the men and women who keep our community safe. the valor awards are today at noon. the awards honor local leaders who have shown exception al bravery. among those being honored are the first responders from the gaithersburg plane crash. their quick work saved the lives of people living in that neighborhood after a plane crashed into a house and started a fire. pat lawson muse will emcee the event with tom costello. >>> gearing up for a potential legal fight. the acts being being taken by the fraternity disbanded and the potential impact on the university of oklahoma. >>> putting himself in harm's way to save a man from this burning car. now the officer is talking about the incident

why did he choose virginia? we'll talk about that with mark murray later this hour. >>> now to what's new in your side mirrors in northern virginia. certain commuter bus are now allowed to use the shoulder all part of a pilot program along portions of i-66 inside the beltway to move people through the busy corridor more quickly. when traffic in the regular lane slows to less than 35 miles an hour authorized buses can move to the shoulder. our transportation reporter adam tuss followed one of the buses today and talked to drivers to get their thoughts. his story coming up on news 4 at 5:00 tonight. >>> take a look at this gun. tsa agents found one just like it in a passenger's carry-on bag at reagan national on saturday. it was loaded with five rounds including one in the chamber. screeners contacted police. the man was cited on a weapons violation. there was no service disruption at the airport. >>> right now a new search is under way for two missing sisters from maryland. this week marks 40 years since katherin

what did you find in west virginia was perpetuating the cycle of poverty? >> we tend to think of poverty in terms of metrics of income and wealth. there are cycles. i think that the better metric of child poverty is how many books are in the home, how often you are hugged or read to. there we have situations with 20% of kids born in west virginia are born with drugs or alcohol in the system. often kids are having kids, bad for the mum and child. in a situation of hopelessness, people self-medicate with substances. they get arrested. and with a criminal record they are less employable, there's fewerons, and there's a -- few jobs around and there's an miasma of hopelessness. there's poverty in west virginia or africa or asia, it's a sense of despair, and self destructive behaviours that make that self-fulfilling. you have break-in about this so often that the path to escape is education. the path to scep is education, it's a foundation, it's not the end all. it was with education, you can start thinking for itself. you can build the strategy for life. that is

virginia moves on. west virginia still alive. while in baseball, scherzer goes to the max for the nationals against houston. wait until you see this as abc maureen: a man convicted of sexually assaulting five men may have more victims. court documents obtained by "the washington post" say as many as 30 men may have been assaulted. sentencing for joey poindexter began today. it will conclude next month. police say the 40-year-old man found drunk men at a beer pong tournament, too many them home and raped them. he could be sentenced up to 200 years in prison. abc 7 is covering metro as weekend riders face delays on the rails because of construction. starting at 10:00 tonight, trains will run every 18 minutes on the orange, silver, blue and yellow lines. the yellow line will not run north of mount vernon square. metro service returns to normal on monday morning. the first day of spring brought a wintry mess to parts of our area but after a string of warm days did not accumulate, the school and federal government opened on time. why

frederick, virginia, state of virginia, now in mississippi. so essentially most of the individuals that we have here or family historians and genealogists. we also have historians who come here to examine these records in order to glean some of this information and to reconstruct build some type of idea or knowledge of what was occurring at that time and documenting it was actual records. -- with actual records. before we close i would like to open the floor to questions if anyone has any questions. appear. -- up here. excuse me? we do not have an actual genealogy website. on www. archives.gov, we have a page that gives information on the information we have in the national archives: from -- archives. every week we have presentations like the records program that examines different records. every april we have a genealogy fair. it used to be a big fair that we had outside in front of the building and now what is virtual. it -- it is virtual. meaning you can go online and watch the presenters. the speak on topics related to genealogy. even afte

virginia falls to michigan state, 60-54. it's the second straight year the spartans have knocked uva out of the tournament. >>> meanwhile the number one seed in the south region is moving on. duke takes care of san diego state, 68-49. the blue devils will meet utah in the next round. >>> and the top seed in the west also advances. wisconsin tops oregon, 72-65. the badgers have a date in los angeles with fourth seeded north carolina. >>> coverage of the sweet 16 resumes this thursday evening starting at 7:15 eastern. notre dame takes on wichita state. after that, top ranked kentucky puts its perfect record on the line against west virginia. that's all right here on cbs. this is the "cbs morning news." incredible! i've been claritin clear for ten days. when your allergy symptoms start, doctors recommend taking one claritin every day of your allergy season for continuous relief. with powerful 24-hour, non-drowsy claritin live claritin clear. every day. ♪ >>> now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this so

you'll find his phone number and e-mail. >>> there's breaking news in virginia. the department of health says a person who flew in from west africa is now at the university of virginia medical center in charlottesville, one of two designated ebola treatment center hospitals. the patient has tested negative for ebola but could be retested in a few days. not clear which airport the person traveled through. >>> i'm jim handly at the news4 live desk. for if first time we are hearing from a family member of walter font roy. earlier this week friends expressed concern for the mental and physical health of the civil rights leader and former delegate to congress. he's been traveling extensively to africa and dubai for several years but with little contact. tonight his nephew released a statement saying "as anyone with an 82-year-old relative can testify traveling alone would be of a concern. while we are uncertain of his current whereabouts, we remain hope that feel he is well and will return soon to his beloved district of columbia." a lawyer for font roy says he has sp

he's being cuffed by virginia alcoholic beverage control agents. they say he became agitated and belligerent. his injuries though so bad he had to get ten stitches at the hospital. that image as i told you gone viral. it's led to protests that have continued through today. in between class students were calling for justice. i caught up with martese's friends earlier today. >> honor committee, orientation leader a kappa, his ties to the community are so extensive it's hard for me to believe that something like this would happen to him. >> seeing the photo of his face brutally beaten and also gushing with blood, it had such a significant impact on my mind-set. >> reporter: looking at all these cameras set up by our count about 16 local here in virginia and national media, all covering this. you can't help but to think back to what this year has been like here in charlottesville and at uva. you think about hannah graham's murder and disappearance, think about the sexual assault allegations, students telling me on grounds today it has been a tough year

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hearst new york, second and third west virginia. the upper grade -- gbrigrade was shorthanded that they. they are moving on to the nation. there are three trains loaded with applied. 120,000 rations, equipment medical supplies -- everything lee's army needs. you pictures are taken by timothy o'sullivan in the late summer of 1865. the second new york advancing on the station first. there is a you

our mola lenghi is headed to dublin, virginia. he'll have a report tonight after basketball. we'll have the latest developments on the wusa9 app. >>> we are getting a better idea of the final moments inside the germanwings plane that crashed into the french alps. it's clear from the cockpit voice recorder this was no accident. the copilot intentionally flew the plane into the side of a mountain from what they can determine. they believe andreas lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit. he's later heard banging on the door. prosecutors say passengers likely didn't know they were going down till the very end when the reporter picked up their cries of terror. all 150 people were killed including three americans. the state department identified the third person as robert d in spain. the other two victims, a mother and daughter, yvonne and emily selke from nokesville, virginia. >>> today friends of emily remembered her as a woman with incredible potential. >> garrett hake spoke to some of selke's co-workers and oldest friends and joins us live from woodbridge high school where