d.c. not much happening right we're looking at light snow outside our studios. we've seen about an half inch to an inch here. but when this line comes through, even downtown you're going to see a qui half an inch to an inch out of this over the next hour possibly. leesburg, winchester, martinsburg, you're done with the snow. up to 2 to 3 inches fell but it's done now. waldorf, moving south. once again it's the temperatures we're going to be watching. look at this picture. this is 270 around clarksburg. it is just nasty out there tonight. we'll continu to seehe cold air move in. 30 with the wind chill. 5 in cpittsburgh, thatd air moves in tonight. but the arctic air moves inrr to. wait until you see how cold we're about to get. >> all right. thank u, doug. we'll see you in a bit. >> right now the rain and snow mix is making for a dangerous drive. >> we're working for you, keeping a close eye on the roads out urthere. >> team coverage continues with your first look at traffic. melissa? >> we

the mark train system and d.c. metro rail and bus, feeling significant impacts from the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. on capitol hill, i'm scott macfarlane, news capital. >>> we're at the metro stion in southwest d.c. we'll get reaction for you ahead. >>> d.c. police are investigating an overnight hate crime. >> chris lawrenc l is at thee desk with that. >> we spoke with d.c. police on ge phone not l ago. they tell us hate graffiti has been found at shalom tire andep autor. here's a map nowing where it is. it's on brentwood road in northeast d.c. there's a giant and home depot across the street. police got the call and found anti-semitic griff feet gra fren front of that store. >>> 6:36. this weekend, despite the wintry weather, thousands are expected to attend two big rallies happening here in the district. today, d.c. hos the march for fe. traffic and parking restrictions will be around the capital one arena. on saturday, the women's march will begin at freedom plaza. these are cause big crowds on

a licenseture is required under d.c. law. correctedrking on a action plan with d.c. schools because of this. recent news 4 ini-team stigation shows for teachers licen licenseture is a safety issue. teachers who work without licenses are dckficult to t and weed out if they engage in misconduct with kids. we found neighboring school districts including prince george's county say they do not ouploy any unlicensed teachers. >> thank when we come right back on news 4 at 5:0drama involving a chineseel degation here in the district. >> protesters scuffling with security outside the willard hotel. and they didn't stop there. >> plus, disturbing new details in the mansion murders case. the at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenata leads tohier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace . it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. strongd is standing out anstanding proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up

this family was in d.c. when they realized they've been ed t n'e street from the wo march. >> i wanted to go for a while, so i'm excited to be here. >> reporter: people coming here brought plenty of warm clothes. jackiebenson, news 4. >>> before today's women's march, yesterday, many gathered for the annual march for life. activists came together to protest adoption. the l march fore started along the national mallnd ended on capitol hill. this year, marchers told news 4 they see a window of opportunity for their cause. a conservative supreme court and administration. >> these people, they share our values. i think iteally balances out the playing field. >> vice president mike pence made a surprise appearance at yesterday's march. in a pre-taped video, president trump promised protesters he will veto any bill that, quote, weakens the protection of human life. >>> this morning, three children killed in a crash on indiana head highway will be laid to rest. our sister station telemundo was there last night for

d.c. area has ever seen. >> it's been crazy. >> let's check the forecast with amelia a do we get break from the rain today? >> need a break. >> we do get a break from the rain, not only today but tomorrow on your wednesday. by the wa hap new year. i hope it's off to a great start. here's the lates check on storm team 4radar. all dry across the area. we'll be dry today from start to finish. you will nice the winds. look at the mild air in place. d.c. coming a in 62. 66 in hunting town. you get the idea it's mild out there. especially around gaiter er herg around theerstown t in 40s. we'll see temperatures slowly falling rohout the day today. i'll have more on the cold air that will ben place on wednesday and morehe on rain in a little bit. ♪ o >>ut with the old, in with the new. the rain did not stop the party in new york city. tens of thousands of people from all over the world showed up in timesnquare to ring the new year. fireworks lit up the sky. securi was tight. everything went off

it happened in the d.c. 2, d.c. 3, d.c. 4 and d.c. 5 games. in all, 773 tickets were incorrectly announced as winning numbers for a total of more than $127,000 in possible winnin. so far, 435 of those tickets have been redeemed. and the d.c. lottery has paid out more than $77,000 to people holdinginhose l tickets. d.c. lottery officials decided to pay out both the actual winning numbers as well as thes numb announced by mistake. the error impacts ticketsemold on dr 12th. a spokesperson for the d.c. lottery tells news 4 the mistake was human error by d.c. lotteryt f. in a statement a spokesperson writes, new software was installed to our draw system by our vendor to ensure this error cannot reoccur. d.c. lottery has reviewed and updated procedures as needed. if you have december drawing, you have time still to cash them in. mark segraves. >> owning up to their mistake. hopefully itomes in handy for a lot of folks in need right now. >>> let's get the word on the weather. are we in for it as well? it seems it's earlier and maybe heavie not heavie

d.c. may get a f pops later on. but again, for this morning, you'll need the rain gear. tomorrow just a lightjacket. by monday a winter coat. and by tuesday you're going to need srts and a t shirt. we're warming up to spring-like hmperatures. we'll talk abo warm it's going to get coming up. otherwise, let's talk about this rain. it continues to rotate through the area as it lifts to the north and east towardhe cape cod area. all of this is going to move to the north and east it's going to rotate through the area bring occasional shows. lingering showers later this afternoon as that moved off and out to sea. 47 degrees is the teoterature. it'shat bad. it's mild. we have the fog out there. and we're going to continue with thfog. showers around through the early portion of the teoon. by 3:00 dry. breezy this afternoon. we'll talk about the timing o the rein and how warm we're going to get. >>> breaking ns in southeast d.c. two people were found dead after an early morningire ripped through a

appened in the d.c. 2, d.c. 3, d.c. 4, and d.c. 5 games. in all, 773 tickets were incorrectly announced asni w numbers, for a total of more than $1bl,000 in pos winnings. so far, 43se of tho tickets have been redeemed. the d.c. lottery has paid out more than $77,00 to people holding those losing tickets. d.c. lottery officials decided to pay out both the actual winning numbers tweas well as tc numbers ann by mistake. the error impacts tickets sold december 12th. a rsspokes for the d.c. lottery tells news 4 the mistake was e humanor by d.c. lottery staff. in a statement, a spokesperson writes, new software was installed to our draw system by our vendor to ensure ts error cannot reoccur. d.c. lottery has reviewed and updated policies and procedures as needed. if you have tickets from the december 12th drawing, you still have time to cash them in. in the district, mark segraves news 4. >> costly miake there. >> yes. >>> 9:18. you said a viewer reach out ansaid, clay, mention the pets. >> absolutely, david. folks that are, you know -- we have p

this afternoon d.c. water said they will not shutoff the water, but that late fee is still under consideration. our coverage of day 19 of this shutdown just getting started. we just have a lot of content on the washington app for you.t a lf deals and freebies for furlghed federal workers. just go to our site and search shutdown. >>> another news now developing at 4:00, a source close to rod rasenstein tells nbc news the deputy attorney ge is planning to stay on at the justice department until the ecial counsel finishes its report on the russia investigation. that could be more evidence that robert mueller is close to wrapping things up. several legal forcesav said they expect the mueller team tb its report in february, although that time line could change. officials say he's not being pushed out by the whi house. >>> lawmakers in maryland and virginia are back to work this afternoon with both general assemblies convening. >> we have team coverage of what at stake. >> reporter: this is the so-called j sho

it happened in the d.c. 2, d.c. 3, d.c. 4, and d.c. 5 games. in all, 773 tickets were ocorrectly announced as winning numbers, for a tof more than $127,000 in possible winnings. so r, 435 of those tickets have been redeemed. the lottery paid out more than o $77,000 toe holding the winning tickets. lottery officials deced to pay out the actual winning numbers, as well as the numbers announced by mistake. the error impacts tickets d sol ember 12th. a spokesperson for the d.c. lottery tells news 4 the mistake was human error by d.c. lottery staff. in a statement, a spokesperson writes, new software was instled to our draw system by our vendor to ensure this error cannot reoccur. d.c. lottery has reviewed and procedures cies and as needed. if you have tickets from the december 12th drawing, you still have time to cash them in. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >> wow. >>> 6:50,r y time. clay anderson in for lauryn ricketts this morning. >> yes. >> we heard peter and kristen both very interested into what the timing is going to look like. a l

d.c.'s police chief says enough's enough. >> we can't have that. >>> power shift in the fight over government shutdown, with no signs of progss, the impact is spreading. tonight, several couples waiting for their d.c. marriage licenses. >>> tragedy and mystery surrounds the shooting death of r young marine. tonight, his fat says he loved serving his country. >>> news 4 at 11:00 begins with eaking news. >>> and first to that breaking neer, a man u arrest tonight for firing the shot innocent bystander in the head. d.c. police tell us wilam rice fired at a group of people he was arguing with yooterday afte here near first and kennedyno streets rthwest. >> the man was walkingnto the restaurant when he was shot in the head. news 4 spoke to friends and hamily, who say he's still in the hospital w life-threatening injuries and they're asking for privacy tonight. d.c.'s police chief told us sarlier today, it's an example of what happhen people try to settle disputes with guns. >>> turning to our we

a new law just passed by d.c. council stiffens the requirements how charters handle se misconductcases. the law written by david grasso requires schools tell any prospective employers about misconduct by former teachers when they call for references. and the new law requires better background checks when hiring new teachers themselves. checking with all prior employers over the past two decades. >> weant them to call references and check and ask specific questions. was this person asked to leave from your employment and why? >> the law also orders more training for school employees to better spot wning signs of child abuse. >> we want to make sure that adults also i know that something happens, they're going to be caught. and that we're going to know about it ande're going to report them to the authorities. >> reporter: as for alan coleman, he's serving a three-year sentence for the sexs iuse of h former student in 2004. anted to see if you would like to give us any response to your case. >> reporter: councilman g

d.c. >>> a lot to bring you up to speed on this saturday morning, of january, 2019. good morning. i'm david culver. weant to start off with lauryn ricketts, joining me from the storm team 4 weather. cent for folks headed out, it is cold out there. there's also icy patcs? >> definitely icy patches, david. we've learned from our partners at wtop. be careful as you make your way out this morning. yesterda the temperatures, with the rainfall rather warm, the temteratures m some of the snow out there. then again, we saw a re-freezing on the roadways. let's take a look at r thear right now. not much going on, thank goodness. looking good across the area. current temperatures, in the teens,specially throughout t shenandoah valley. 27 degrees in the d.c. ar. outside the beltway, it is on the cold side. everybody below the freezing. ma be careful making your way out the door. as david was saying, icy spots out there this morning. listen, we have a quiet weekend ahead. this will the first weekend ou

in d.c., thechowest winl we've seen in d.c. all day here. 4 below zero. 23 below in cleveland. look at, in chicago today, 52 o.low z just incredible cold making its way down from the aircraft tick right on in towards our region and that's why temperatures are b cold and why the wind chill is going t such a factor and why we have a wind advisory in effect fromht ton until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. wind chills between 1 below and zero by early tomorrow morning. frostbite threat in about 30 minutes if you're staying ttside, if you don't hav right amount of clothes on. make sure that you do, especially forids at schools tomorrow. even though we've got the tio-hour delays in many locations, it is going to be a very cold start to the day. it's a cold finish to the night. shomarict stone knows e what i'm talking about. 's got on everything he needs, the gloves, the hat or even the coffee, the latte, i'm not sure. >> reporter: no, doug, here we have some hot chocolate. it tastes really good and it is warming me up inside, but it's really not doing anything because it is so incredibly cold o

d.c. armetro . we'll have rain overnight and it could be heavy at times but periods of rain through tomorrow morning. not gettingf out here until tomorrow afternoon. early afternoon as we get some tap around rain. i'm going keep that chance at least through torrow afternoon. we're talking from a quarter of an inch to half an o inch rain. it's breezy on saturday and on sunday. sunday will be gorgeous though. temperaturese upper 50s. upper 50s on monday. moreht chances of l showers on tuesday. windy on wednesday, but look at these temperatures. t too bad. definitely above normal for this time of the year. alright, metro, that's what we're talking about with melissa. >> good morning. still have lays on metro. orange blue line delays. single tracking between federal center and smithsonian because of a problem outside this morning. inner loop, chopper 4. n andtle bit of a slow d that has now cleared out of the way. so the beltway overall looks really good. nice, clear, easy commute for you here ts mornin

typica d.c. fashion. we'll warm up, cool up, cool down and it will be a swing in these temperatures. let's go ahead and take a look outside because it's >>gorgeous h, man. it's absolutely beautiful. make plans outside today. 've got clear skies out there right now. they are going to continue. yes, w have a little bit of a wind out there. breezy continues will stick with us. northwest winds at so to 20 miles per hour. all across the area. not settling down until later oh evening. breezy conditions and temperatures pretty warm out there. mi i should say. warm, not mild. our average temperature for this time of the years 44. gorgeous out there today. we do have a chance of rain late monday night. possibly on tuesday a few passing showers, and as i said theperatures are all over the place. we'll talk about how gold it will get because it will feel like winder cing up soon. show you that in the ten-day. >> thanks very much. >>> a developing sto forou for this morning, and an overnight house fire under investig

happening toy, d.c. mayor muriel bowser will be breaking ground on a new grocery store. >> it wl provide fresh food options and create job opportunities. the store will feature a wide variety of fresh fruits and veggies as well as a full-service cafe and coffee bar. it is expected topen later this spring along south capitol street in routhwest. thed breaking starts this morning at 11:30. i like the name too. good foods. >>> well, still ahead, why keeping your kids on a sleep routine could help tttm in the of the bulge as they grow older. >>> plus, what one florida student has to do after hera. scores went up. we'll explain the controversy. lauryn? >>> we're looking at main showers mainly to the south. that's something we'll be watching. watching. 'll fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 sdes visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. fact: some

. >> d.c. public schools are closed. federal offices are closed.y emerge employees should continue to work. this does not apply togh furl employees impacted by the shutdown, who are in a nonwork status. >>> now, to schools in maryland. montgomery, calvert, st. mary's, charles, prince george's, annear del, and frederick schools are closed. >> easier to tell you what's open. in west virginia, grant, hardy, miner mineral, hampshire, morgan, berkeley and jefferson county schools are closed, as well. >> now we want to check with our team coverage. melissa is monitoring all of th them. >> chuck bell is here to explain what's happened so far. another round of way this weekend. >> i thought you were going to get throughhat whole list of closings. >> just barrel through. >> the 80s guy, the commercial, the world's fastest talker. i'll get it up on youtube. you have the snow, we'll see it. you can tweet it to me at chuck bell 4 o twitter. i will be showing a lot of retweets to share the pictures. the last of the snow, coming to an

in northwest d.c. theiz orgs of d.c. march lodging he been busy connecting march attendees with people that want to host them. >> we placed probably close to 500 people, which was about what we did for march for our lives. >> reporter: nr freedom plaza women's attend dees already arriving. >> i feel like we're in a time where our country is divided. and we don't need to be. >> reporter: their pink poster board is ready for sign making. these two sisters were on a college tour with their family when they realized they'd be staying across thetreet from the women's march. >> i haven't been able to go the past two years but i'v been wanting to go. so i'm so excited to be here. >> reporter: we've talked to a lot of women arriving for t march. they tell us they are prepared for the coming weather tomorrow. they're ready to be out here and be warm. live at freedom plaza, jackie bensen, news4. >>> road closures and parking restrictions begin tomorrow as early as 60 a.m. some of them lasting through 6:00 p.m. re details posted in

the d.c. area. that's still speaking of cold air, look at these wind chills right now. 30 degrees in d. that's chilly. but 11 in fitchberg and the morning town virginia area. cold all the way throughext week. and yes, weekend snow chances increasing. i'm talking ltlsleyp-tede earlier today. yeah, they heard the forecast. >> storm team 4 is working for you around the clock. join us for news 4 at 11:00 tonight. doug will have a new upde o this weekend snow. and remember you can always get the forecast on our nbc washington app. >>> now today day 19 of this partial government shutdown. >> talks to get everybody back to work are going nowhere. 800,000 federal federal workers are about to miss a paycheck. president trump spoke in front of cameras today no fewer than four times and then he did disappearing act in the white house situation room. >> he stormed out of talks when democratic leaders would not agree to his demaats of a wall the southern border. we have, team coverat we begin with blaine a

one d.c.'s mayor is ming a little bit easier. >> that gives me the aut irity ue marriage licenses and authorize officiates during this ongoing shutdown. >> reporter: she signed it into law today, opening the door for couples to really make it official, despite the marriage bureau's mandatory closing as a nonessential department of the government. >> i'm signing my first. >> couples are thrilled to accept. >> there you go. there's your certificate. >>amazing. thank you. >> reporter: because for dan and dani, they've had the rings and they've actually said i do, but why not for a second time? >> danielle do you d take to be your husband? >> i do. >> dan,ke do you danielle to be your wife? >> i do. >> by the power vested in me by the district of columbia, i pronounce you husband and wife. >> reporter: and with the seal, it's official and legal. nicole jacobs. news4. >>> they all get two anniversaries now. >> there you go. >>tu congtions. nbc 4 and telemundo 4are working for you with the project in

meanwhile, a d.c. park is much cleaner this morning thanks to e help of several volunteers in our area. about 200 people signed up to help clear debris away here at fletcher's cove in northwest. since the shutdownan last month the park has become overrun with storm runoff from the potomac river. some of the volunteers brought in chainsaws to help move away the large tree branches. >> i from liberia, so i grew up in a pond. this is my first time beinve here, and i t. ti the best of humanity, love it. the park service gets back up and running, volunteers say they will be around to keep the parklean. so cool. >> federal employees affected by the shutwn, you can still get a hot meal as you plan to return to wor chef jose andres is keeping his emergency kitchen open to feed people who m still need it. we saw smaller crowds when we went out there yesterday. this is t world centr kitchen on pennsylvania avenue. wering the shutdown, t gets, they served of b 7,000 and 10,000 meals each day. >> wow. >> i'm very

d.c. this morning we're working to learn more about the message you see here, a u-haul truck crashed into a t-mobile store. investigors on the scene have not said who was behind the have lead to may the crash. we do have a crew headed there right now. we'll let you know more as soon as we learn it. >>>oping in prince george's county this morning, hours after a deadly double shooting, police are working to find more clues about the oo shr. this bullet riddled car was found on the b 5,900ck in clinton just a few blocks away from surratts high school. one person was shot several times in the car and laterdied. another walked to a nearby hospital, several gunshot wounds, later died as well. a source close to the investigation said the two deathsere connected but would not say how. investigators are still trying to find o where the shooting may have happened. so far, no suspect information has been released. >>> this morning a young woman s recovering after beingt in southeast d.c. this happene

this is a result of a d.c. public works truck that was approaching 16th street and colesville and took down all of this year. this is affecting itpower. taped off and closed off. they can get work and right t situation soon.e we'r seeing northbound, traffic going in the interim. we did see closures starting at east-west highway. you may see more around the are, heres the police and the crews try to respond to the situation here. righthe traffic light and restore power here. if you're traveling along 16th street, this is g to be a problem well into the morning commute. back into you. >> justin finch. thank you. >>> it's 5:35. this weekend, despite the wintry weather, thousands are expected to attend two big rallies happening in the district. today, d.c. hosts the march for life. traffic and parking restrictions in place around capital one arena. b saturday, the women's march on washington wiin at freedom plaza. crowds may be smaller than in past years, partly because of the weend forecast. >> the weather conditi

d.c. superior court will be turned away. the court is funded by congress. since the marriage bureau is not sential, it is closed during the shutdown. >> reporter: eunugit can be to deem what is essential. that's how they determine what stays open and what gets csed. although, i got to tell you, getting married would bofhigh on a locouples' lists. as you mentioned, one d.c. couple was turned away at d.c. superior court when they tried to get a marriage license. turns out that court is funded by congress, and the marriage bureau was deemed notsstial. so they had planned to, you know, just go on their honeymoon, even though they're not technical a marrie go back to the courthouse once the shutdown ends. butelp could be on the way. mayor muriel bowser announced that she planso put forth some emergency legislation to establis the authority to issue marriage licenses during t shutdown. her spokesman saying just as the grinch can't steal christmas, the shutdown can't stop love. again, the courts

d.c. >> one woman was rushed to the hospith serious injuries, and it happened on pope street. thishes footage from scene that we're about to get to after this map here. firefighters found the woman in the front of the building with serious injuries but this -- she is expected to bey. o is this fire is about a mile away from a deadly incident that we first brought to you as breaking news yesterday morning. two bodies were found inside a rning home on isl place and a block away from that fire a second home also wentp in flames of the right now investigators are working to see if those two inciden are connected. a neighbor told news 4 he knew victims.he >> i keep my dogs in the back-yard and i got call this morning that the house was on fire so i gotver here. by the time i got over here everything, the fire trucks and all that, everything was in. >> d.c.ire says it's still not clear if the two victims died in the fire. >>> firefighters had good reason to wear their masks after a marijuana dis

d.c. area has ever seen. >> yeah. i have to tell you, when you walk out the door this morning, you might not believe it's the 1st o day january. >> the temperatures today are 61. >> i know, i w lovehen we have these mild mornis i winter, especially heading into work, you're not dealing with bitterly cold air. so it's not only mild out there, but it's kind ofs breezy well. winds subsiding a bit now compared to the last hour. out of the southwest at about 7 miles per hour. i'm tracking plenty of crowds across the area. that temperature, 61 degrees, that's where temperatures will stay throhout the day today. it's a mild start to january. f stormthe latest check team 4 radar. yesterday's rain pushed off to the east. we'll be dry not only today but .omorrow as we a high temperature today around 60es deg near steady temperatures throughout the day. clouds will give way to increasing sunshine. tyou'll notice the windsime today as they come out of the northwest between 10 and 25 miles per hour we

a little farther south inside the d.c. metro area, pretty quiet, some of the heavier rain farther back west in louden county, herndon. farther north frederick county, i saw you on twitter posting the photos seeing theg snow com down. still just above freezing in frederick. you're not going to see that stick. a little farther north, we are seeing thatretty much stick there, and then that line there more of a wintry thmix. is all going to change over to rain as we head through the overnight hours. saturday night plans, dinner time, temperatures in the upper 30s. believe it or not, temps are rising overnight. some flooding possible. it will be isolated in nature and that snow staying to the north. stick around, we're going to break down the areas under the winter advisory and i want to walk you through the wind advisory going into effect for tomorrow. >>> we have breaking news, a new plan with the same demand from president trump today. the president addressing the nation about two hours ago proposing an end to the government

that is something that has been used in d.c. to help tenants often with a partnership of a nonprofit affordable housing developer, purchase their buildings and become securely housed. also to deed restrict the property so it is affordable forever. i think that is a creative piece of legislation and i'm already emailing my staff back in oakland to start researching it. those are the kinds of ideas

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in court filings made pub today in d.c. federal court, someone, potentially the lawyer revealed that paul manafort is accused of sharing polling data with a russia operative. that information was supposed to beut redactedomeone failed to do so, you could still see hat was supposed to be redacted. it shows the way russia could have gotten access inside the trump campaign evene the election. the filing does not specify if paul manafort was campaign chairmant the time, b doesn't deny it either. robert mueller prosecuted paul manafort, and a jury has convicted him for federal financial crimes. >>> the is also new intrigue campaign g the trump meeting with several russians during the 2016 presidential today federal prosecutors in manhattan charged the russian lawyer at the cente of the meeting with obstruction of justice in a separat case that underscores her close ties to the kremlin. hers name natalia veselnitskaya. today's indictment is connected to her actions during a money laundering case. she's accused of misleading u.s.

we'll start to feel them here in the d.c. aa along i-95 around 9:30 a.m., and it's going to be rather chillys we get into 11:00 and then even throughout the aernoon. itoing to be bitterly cold. just wait. this is going to be some of the coldest air that i can remember in quite some time around here mainly because of the wind. we had the rain that moved through the area. a few light rain showers back off to the west. that's going to scoot through the d.c.o, area, as the system finally lifts up and out of here to the northeast. thereould be some spotty freezing rain in some of the higher elevations right along the blue ridge mountains. if you're around there and traveling around there, make sure that yo use caution. not only that, do we have some of the rain showers going on but we also have fog going on out there. current temperature a little warmer i-95 points east and west. that's because a warm front lifted through our area in the cold section and a warm front is moving through w whichl take everybody's temperatures down as

d.c., south and east of the beltway. not to say we couldn't see a few sprinkles try to move north as here,ystem moves out of but again, most of this is staying south. a loturf moi with this system as a stalled frontal system is creating rain showers and an area of low pressure is moving off the coast of norfolk. entually that rain wil continue to dip to the south. south and east of our region, that's where you're seeing showers. calvert county, st. mary's county, southern charles countyk and b through king george, fredericksburg, and stafford county. just getting a few light showers out there right now. again, all of this will continue to sink south. but there could be a few sprinkles north before it starts to do that. iy rean't think all this is going to be out of here until about 9:00 a.m. temperatures fairly mild as y o wa the door. mid-40s right w now. on o to the low 50s today. we'll talk more about that weekend forecast coming up. let's tk about traffic. good morning, melissa. >> goo

i 6 inches d.c. that we've mentioned and another 6, possiblimore on the y. >> we'ware >>> welcome back. today we near weather alert dayn we areoring the conditions across our region. >> absolutely. joining us on the phone is ellen kamalokis from vdot. haven't spoken to you in a long you guys weren't taking any chance and you started pre-treating on thursday, >> we pre-treated on thursday and on friday, and we've had our trucks out all day saturday. they actually started moving last night around 6:00. so once the storm starts and they can get out and about and start putting the salt ,do they started doing that, and then plows down happened and probably happened a little bit overnight because we're definitely getting the snow and they are going to continue on throughout the day just non-stop >> ellen, this is megan, good morning to you. >> hi, megan. >> what arehose neighborhoods, lick a lot of folks wondering if they wille able to get o of the house if they want to hit the roads if you want to be care

d.c., people are ctively out there tonig trying to prevent them. hundreds gathered at the cafeteria athe columbia heights education campus on 16th street in northwest. d these volunteers will both count and direct services to people they encounter. it crafts a framework that helped make the district a 7%n reductio in overall homelessness last year. d.c. mayor muriel bowser noticed the timelessness of the event. >> o government shutdown showed them we are only one -- not all, but my of us are one, two, three paychecks away from needing help. >> reporter: miles away at an apartment complex in frfax county, virginia, kenny perez, a 47-year-old homeless man, is believed to have died from posure to cold on monday. he was found in the laundry room of aui blding where he had once lived. >> i asked one of the officers, she said a homeless guy passed away inside the laundry room and instantly i knew it was key. >> reporter: and we noted that two of the d were elderly women found outside assisted li

even 5 below in d.c. that's why we have those schoolh delays and eveose closures by around noon tomorrow, 1:00, we're still close to 0or the wind chill. those kids getting off the bus tomorrow afternoon, goie to quite cold for them. make sure they bundle up. temperature around 32, so still quite cold. 48 on saturday, 56 on sunday. super bowl sundaye if you got a party, some friends coming over, open up the door turn on the ac. it's going to be quite amaze,bu believe it or not we go even higher next week. >> all right, we're clinging to that littlef bit o good news there. thank you, doug. >>> he's been the police chief in our regn forore than 20 years. the last 15 in montgomery county. tonight tom mang talks about his decision to retire and his best and worstoments on the job. >>> and comments on abortion lead to threats against stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring after one surgery...'s sl not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earl

here in d.c. we're above freezing and outside the beltway we still have temperatures below freezing. we're looking at more icy spobe use obviously my apartment complex today, we still have snow on the ground, so, again, a lot of that snow is going to melt today because today warmer than yesterday, but temperatures overnight are going to be below freezing once again so we could have icy spots once again tomorrow from that snow melting, and definayely on wedneome icy spots and possibly some school delays. we'll talk at ut tcause snow is on the way and not today. we do have clouds in this area behind a weak frontalmo system ng through the area right now. 34 degrees is our temperature. outsidehe beltway we've got the temperatures below freezing. annapolis coming in at 39 degrees. we'll warm into the upper 40s today. some clouds through the middle part of the day and clearing skies throughout the evening. pretty tuiet out thereay and pretty quiet out there tomorrow and then we have snow. as i said on t

. >>> d.c. public schools says it is taking action to make sure middle schoolers receive science instruction. this comes weeks after an i-team investigation. it revealed that four middle schools were not providing enough science instruction.dd those schools include eliot-hein, brookland, kelly miller and cardoza. there were several reasons why, includinbudget shortfalls, the school district tells the i-team it is attempting to make up for shortfalls with a series of science-only days this semester. >>> the clemson tigers beat alabama in the title game and are the national champions. the fans celebrated along with the team all night long. they are probably still celebrating. >> this is the time to d. last night's win was lopsided. clemson beat alabama 44-16. a bigger spread than people would have expected. they finished the seaso with a perfect 15-0 record now. the freshman quarterback re, trevor lawrence, was named the offensive mvp of the game.ly real impressive showing. the l futureooks bright

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adam tuss in southwest d.c. thank you, adam. >>> later hetoday, first pat collins snow stick challenge winner will be chosen. >> news 4 viewers sent in pictures all weekend long, with hopes of trying to win a famous and coveted snow stick. pat had a special visitor during the storm coverage yesterday. the mayor measured the snow live on the air.t and d fun with the mayor, too. >> bet you would like one of these. >> i would. >> you can't have this one, madam mayor. after pa the mayor brought over her baby. she's adorable. and all three posed for pictures with pat's snow stick. that snow stick is under lockdown. >> it's hard to get. but prebldent pro doesn't have water service now. >> you don't tell the mayor no. one of the pictures shows a woman with a mink code, and a snowblower. kind of appropriate there. s another picturws somebody in an inflatableic n costume. >> i think i see a mermaid. no that's elsa. sorry. >> let it go, eun. >> i know. i see pandas. >> a ballerina maybe. >> love all of the pictures, chuck

the changes ordered by d.c. council and approved by the mayor's office. >> we want to make sure that adul also know that if something happens, they're going to be caught. and that we're going t know about it and we're going to report them to >> reporter: more about what is changing and the other laws passed recently because of our investigation tonight on news 4 beginning at 5. for now, scott mack d,farl news 4 iteam. >>> good morning, everybody, i'm chuck bell. your s fool day forecast kids on a wednesday here temperatures aren't really all that cold this morning, but you'll nee to take an insulated windbreaker with you today because gusty winds and falling temperatures will be feared r this afternoon. so, a winter windbreaker, hats with tie downs and you know the rules, kids under 50 pounds, rocks in the pockets. f ten dayecast and updaten snow c oha >> announcer: you're watchingne 4 today. >>> 4:45 now. today is the 19th day of the governutnt wn. and still, lawmakers are at an impasse with the chous. in a pri

icy conditions led to mthehts serving the d.c. area. and virginia state police say they responded to more than 230 traffic crashes and more than 100 disabled vehicles. the storm knocked out power for nearly 200,000 people in virginia and north carolina. driver are urged to stay off the roads around the nation's capital where the storm has dumped more than 10 inches of snow in some areas and winter weather advisory is in effect until 5:00 a.m. >> it looks beautiful there, but it was chaotic. bill karins, good morning. >> good morning. yeah, today is going to be the play day and dig out day in areas of d.c. the storm is finally ending. the last of the now is now exiting areas of southern he snow footprint in day. d.c. 10 inches of snow, 8.7, highest total was missouri with 20 inches ofow where is theby tt time we get t it's through the ohio valley even into areas of the northeast. when we get to sunday wool be t bad 79.or no one is going to complain in dallas with 48 degrees and a lot of sun shieb. >>> so as i mentioned, the week ahead fo

mra[applause] >> welcome to d.c. welcome to d.c. [cheers] d.c. folks at? where are my d.c. folks at? [cheers] afternoon, my name is nini. a native washingtonian, born projects in the located in the southeast. 'm also an organizer for black lives matter d.c. [cheers] >> black lives matter. tameka i want to thank and linda for our atonement, for commitments. want to thank them for giving us d.c., a voice here today. i want to use my time and shine here t on local concerns in washington, d.c. literally have been downtown in the last three years more in my entire life, fighting for my people. look, you a hearing, guy, it's right there, right there, that's where we go. city council. attended a hearing for public safety. reminded by city officials that the police department doesn't keep black people safe. especially black transwomen and sex workers. d.c., one in five sex workers a individually profiled as sex worker, have been approached by police asking them for sex. of d.c. transworkers, black 37% of them with being homeless. has found that 23% of blacks transpeople were assaul

d.c., but ther ze during the overnight, that's really what we were concerned about. and i honestly didn't hit too many problems when i came in this morning,however, there's still some icy patches out there specially with temperaturesha below 32 degree mark. 24 is our temperature right now. so, isolated icy patches, especially those bridges, those erpasses, ramps,sidewalk, be careful. driveways. even going into parking lots that aren't treated. so again, be careful out there. it's becoming windy. that's going to be the today. winds are picking up after about 8, 90 a.m. could have a few passing snow showers later this afternoon. again, we' clear right now. we're looking at dry conditions through your morning. now, we do have win advisories in effect starting at 9:00 a.m. wind chill advisorie starting later on tonight. we'll talk about how cold it will et and how warm i get for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. let's talk to melissa. good morning. >> good morning, lauryn. talking about

. > while the d.c. council passed emergency legislation that will allow the city to issue marriage licenses for a 90-day period. it had btn deemed essential and was closed as a result of the partial shutdown, the mayor who proposed the measure said she will signnt it law. >>> keep it here all evening lookor the latest on nightly news at 7:00. c will have a special report at 9:00 and tune in here at 11:00 for complete analysis and reaction. >>> now it's beginning to look like winter. with some bighanges in our forecast starting tonight. you're going to want to get out the warm coa and clothes starting tomorrow. doug is here to explain what's coming our way. >> amazing what we were today.er yey a high temperature of 41 degrees. today we made our way close to 50 and 60 degrees. 61 in richmond right now. 56 in d.c. 57 last hour. for sure.warmer side and 47 right now towards hagerstown. colder air tonight. we will see shower activity. even winds associated with that. that brings in the cold air, just in time

th includes d.c.'s wind chill rglow 0. 30 in fredericks and we have a wind advisory that continues -- there y go, arlington count apublic schools a tr delay. the wind is going to die down tomorrow morning, you're still going to have wind chill tomorrow morning but i think a two hour delay really helps. again, you are going to see some more delays i think and maybe even some closures. lasted about 20 minutes or so, o some of that on the heavier side especially north of d.c. that's the front. oncet came through, temperatures dropped quickly. 10 degree temperature drop in just a couple of minutes. cleveland at 24 below 0. buffalo at 23. blizzard warnings up around the buffalo area. some incredible cold. winter advisory in effect from 9:00 tonight until 10:00 a.m. for everyone around the region. the wind chills tonight from 5 below 0 to 17.nd chills well below 0 after the sun goes down. here's 11:00 tonight about the same. possibly upwards of 8 below i d.c., 18. and 7:00 a.m. the sun justng staro come up h

because of that, d.c. activated hypothermia alert. >> news 4 molette green is live in northwest with details on how the city is trying to help folks stay warm in these temperatures. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we've to freedom plaza in northwest d.c. yes, our storm team weather meteorologist called it, after the snow the brutal cold weather would really stle in a they talked about the arctic plunge coming throughout the day as well this is the big concern in the capitol city right now. getting those folks out of harm's way because condions are brutal here this morning. now,he districts cold emergency has been activated and that means there are warming shelters throughout the city for the daytime hours as well as the overnight if you see someone in trouble who needs to get to a warming shelter, of course y can always dial 311. if there's an immediated n for an ambulance or some other emergency with the homeless population always dial 911 first in that case. n't take any chances

proof of d.c. residency is the only requirement. >>> as trash piles upti on the naonal mall because of the federal trashle colctors being furloughed, d.c. public works is stepping in. our ceras captured them on the job picking up garbage last night. news 4 is following every development in the government shutdown. keep it here for continuing coverage on air and in the nbc washington app. >>> 4:34 now. developing this morning, a man has been arrested forhe firing shot that hit an innocent bystander in the head.e d.c. pol say william rice fired at a group of people he was t arguing withsday afternoon near 1st and kennedy streets northwest. a man walking into a restaurant was shot in the head.po news 4 with friends and family who say he's still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> an arres has als been made in the murder of a former high school football plar. rundell fletcher is charged with the death. detectives say the t were fighting. johnson's death was one of four murders during th

d.c.'s yard neighborhood. now the official cause of this fire is undetermined. but investigators say the most likely cause is human activity, possibly someone smoking in the. at the report is also critical of d.c.'s fire chief for denying investigators and search teams access to the buildingdan the ys after the fire. they say data from the fire alarm system was lostecause they couldn't conduct inspections right after the fire. and five days afterwards they found a 75-year-old man alive in thbu ding. d.c.'s mayor said that comes with safety in . mi >> has to balance access with investigators with the fact it's a building that's still at risk even for investigators for collapse. >> fortunately no one was seriously hurt in the f even though many residents lost everything. damage is estimed at more than $50 million. >>> anybody in your house down for the count this week? still to come tonight we'll have an update on the flu's grip on ourion and how to tell if our system toms are the flu or the

just searchiral video. >> d.c. police have arrested two teens in a brutal attack on a 69-year-old dog walk their took place in broayl ht, and they say the woman is not their only victim. officers say 16-year-old kaveyon andrews and 17-year-old thadduse hartridge were trying to steal the dog walker's car on euclid street on thursday. one of them hit the woman over the head with a pipe. police say the teens also robbed two other people in that same neighborhood. they are both being charged as adults. >> a father and father said a the three-bye to young children. all three were killed in it a devastating car crash in point. their car hit by a suspected drunk driver. alexandra and rosa mejia were 5 years old and their brother isaac 1-year-old. yesterday family and friendste ed the funeral in falls church. a pickup driver rear ended the family's car in oxen hill. a lot of people attended the wake for t children on friday night. their parents survived the crash and are still recovering from their injuries. a gofundme pag