will loudoun county sheriff calls it an unprecedented move. a crossing guard will stand duty outside creighton's corner elementary starting next tuesday. this decision breaks protocol because crossing guards with usually hired at schools only after the property is turned over the vdot and the crosswalks are painted but the sheriff says this temporary fix should ease the fears of parents until a permanent solution comes about. >>> the skies are turning dark and the wind is whipping out there, doug. >> we've seen those winds upwards of 40 maybe up to 50 miles an hour later today. the weather service has issued a wind advisory. we'll get to that in a second. outside, plenty of sunshine today, a high of 73 beautiful weather, but now we've got the clouds the rain was out there a little bit earlier. temperatures down a little bit, right now at 70. we'll continue to drop through the 60s by around 9:00 and by around 11:00, down to about 59. mild but rather breezy. 62 in rockville, 59 gaithersburg 68 ft. belvoir and right now camp springs and huntingtown coming in at 66 degrees. here's the wi

beltway over the next one 0-2 hours. loudoun county montgomery county light right along 270 and 70. that's where the heaviest rain is now. back to the west more rain starting to make its way in. this will continue right on through the early evening hours. as i mentioned, the high temperature today 73 degrees. it was 74 at fredericksburg 63 in hagerstown. but the colder air, it's moving our way. it is snowing just to the north of the border. i'll show you how cold we'll get coming up. >>> riding hundreds of miles for a powerful cause. the symbolic journey that rolled right into our city this afternoon. >>> now that the man behind the manhunt is in custody, the news4 i-team digs for answers about why a man in federal custody wasn't being watched by federal guards. could it have changed anything? so i'm working from home. i get on a video conference. with my boss, and my boss's boss. but i forgot to attach the presentation it sends in a flash, good thing i have fios. i don't and it was taking forever. we don't miss a beat. i'm yelling at the kids to get off wi-fi. get off the movies!

:00 crossing the pennsylvania border coming into loudoun county pan handle of west virginia frederick, and washington counties. it's after that that the rain gets closer to the metro area. it will be maybe around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. some of the showers coming thereupon. the rest of the region having a few scattered showers. maybe a few rumbles of thurntd as well as they move through. this evening by 8:00 or 9:00 mostly gone and the cloud cover begins to break up. temperatures in the 40s right now. a couple of spots in the 30s. later today it should be around 60 degrees before the rain arrives and then that shower activity into the evening hours as we drop into the 40s overnight. sunny on wednesday and highs upper 50s. the warmer weather arr thursday and friday with highs around 70. could get showers and thunder friday afternoon and evening. the weekend looks dry and a bit cooler. as we get into monday in the upper 60s again and partly sunny. next weather and traffic on the 1s bus stop forecast coming up at 5:31. >>> breaking news in falls church. because of that active shooter

into frederick loudoun county. it moves farther south scattered showers might have a rumble of thunder as it moves through as of 6:00 p.m. most of the area will be having a few of the showers and rumbles of thunder by 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. most is pulling away by 11:00 it will be over and the cloud cover will begin to break up by later tonight. right now the temperatures are hovering in the 40s most locations. near 50s degrees in the shenandoah valley. keep up with the radar storm team 4 app on your mobile phone. find out when the rain will be moving into your neighborhood. tomorrow with the sunshine back it will be a bit cooler. highs reaching the low 50s. by the way we'll make it around 60 this afternoon. much warmer weather moves in near 70 thursday and friday. after that a bit cooler for the easter weekend. upper 60s on monday. looking nice. what is going on with the breaking news? >> still have breaking news again. we're talking about falls church. gallows road is shut down still this morning between arlington boulevard and woodburn road. your alternate lee highway. here is an

. >> earlier, another former church member told news 4 the pastor anbused her. loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating. no charges have been filed as of yet. church leaders have not commented. >>> prosecutors are expected to rest their case today in the boston bombing trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev's attorneys will then begin his defense, their strategy is to design to spare him the death penalty. attorneys will argue that tamerlan was the mastermind behind the bombing and that dzhokhar tsarnaev was just following his lead. tamerlan was killed in a shoot-out with police. p. >>> a new report says that nasa considered ending its program to collect your private phone calls months before edward snowden revealed what was happening. according to the associated press, several nsa leaders said the program was too costly and was not an efficient way to fight terrorism. the a.p. says several leaders discussed it but a proposal to end it never reached the director's desk. the law allowing the pram expires in june but congress could renew it at that time. >>> angie goff here at the liv

the pastor abused her. she's since moved from the area. the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating. no charges have been filed so far. church leaders have not commented on the allegations. >>> 5:35. today firefighters will be out in northeast d.c. where a map died in a fire. this happened on eastern avenue. firefighters say there were hoarding conditions in that man's home. we don't know his name right now. at least one other person was seriously hurt here. d.c. fire tells us they will be checking smoke alarms in that community throughout the day today. >>> four teens are facing felony charges for allegedly attacking a spotsylvania county deputy. the star says the teens were trying to break into a basketball tournament at spotsylvania high school on saturday. when the deputy confronted them the group attacked him. >>> the montgomery county police department now accepting applications for its next citizen academy. the police department says the next academy will begin august 18. the training will cover topics including firearm safety traffic laws and drug identificatio

concerning a northern virginia church. some say it's a cult. the loudoun county sheriff is looking into allegations of physical and sexual abuse at calvary temple in sterling virginia. a former church member describes his experience. >> we can't make you stay, but if you leave leave forfeit authority over your wife and son. ied to them that's absurd. >> earlier another former church member said the pastor abused her. church leaders are not commented on the allegations. >>> in news 4 your health oig a new study shows focusing on the quality of the time you spend with your kids rather than the quantity of time leads to the best outcomes. the "washington post" reports that family income and the mother's education level are both closely associated with good drought comes. the one area where more time did make a clear difference at child's behavior, the teenage years. >>> pediatricians now urging parents not to measure your children's medicine using regular kitchen smoons. the american academy of pediatrics says parts should measure in metric units. and household spoons can vary too much in

church in sterling. loudoun county detectives are looking into multiple claims of verbal physical and sexual abuse. calvary temple church has not responded to those allegations. >>> time now on your sunday morning is 10:05. still ahead, we take a look at what's in the week ahead. >>> family friends and colleagues dedicate a memorial to fallen officers. >>> in alexandria there is now a lasting memorial for police officers killed in the line of duty. >>> as long as we keep their memory alive, they truly do not die. >> the memorial was dedicated outside the alexandria police department yesterday. there are benches with commemorative plaques that date back to 1823. at times speakers struggled to control their tears as they honored 18 police officers who died protecting the city. each officer has a different story like judy birney's father conrad. >>> 10:08 is your time right now. here are the stories to know about in the week ahead. tomorrow d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce her plans for business and development in the city affordable housing, small business and jobs are the main th

abused by leaders and members of calvary church. at this point no charge haves been filed. loudoun county detectives are looking into several claims of verbal physical and sexual abuse. calvary temple church has not responded to the allegations. >>> time is 9:05 on this sunday morning. here is what you need to know in the week ahead. tomorrow mayor bowser will announce her plans for affordable housing, small business and jobs. >> on tuesday mayor bowser will give her first state of the district address, will focus on creating pathways for middle class residents. it will happen at 6:30 in the evening. >>> dramatic rescue. crews pull a man from a conveyor belt in prince george's county. >> we have a traffic alert to passion along to you. expect lane closures on the bay bridge. we'll let you know when that's going to happen. >>> we're going to find out how a man became stuck inside a conveyor belt in prince george's county. firefighters passed along these photos of the rescue in chapel oaks yesterday. the man was conscious and breathing as firefighters and ems personnel pulled him fro

no charges have been filed. loudoun county detectives looking into multiple claims of abuse. the protest will begin at 9:15 this morning. >>> a traffic alert to tell you about today in the district several streets around the national mall in front of the capital will be closed for the alum run. the race begins and ends on pennsylvania avenue and 12th street north. all streets should be back open by 3:00 p.m. you could hit construction on the bay bridge in the week ahead. crews are inspecting the bridge and doing maintenance work all week long. this is route 50 at 301, not much going on right now. several closures are happening between 10:00 at night and 5:00 the next morning and changes start tonight. >> if you're looking for something to do with your family the cherry blossom festival is happening right now. there are a lot of events to go to including the last day of the rugby tournament in ft. washington at 8:00 this morning. in rockville, a musical performance. the orchestra of washington will play classical music from beethoven and others if you want to be on a mall there's

forward saying she was abused by the leaders and members of a northern virginia church. the loudoun county sheriff said they launched an investigation into cavalry temple church. no charges have been filed. they are looking into multiple planes and verbal and sexual abuse. >> i was tired of being hit and punch and thrown into walls and thrown downstairs and tired of being dropped off on the side of the road and forced to walk to work. >> that was the pastor's e stranged granddaughter. cavalry temple will respond. demonstrators the march tomorrow morning. >> the student behind an e-mail gets off easy. what others are doing to voice frustration. >> dozens of students gathered in front of the fraternity house. their anger was sparked by an e-mail from a fra termity brother to several others. it was rip and only recently appeared on the internet in vulgar and racist terms. the e-mail writer urges them not to invite african-american asian and indian women. he encouraged thome ignore the issue of consent with the women who were invited. >> they said the yesterday's investigation is contin

anymore and pretend that what happened to me didn't happen. >> reporter: after the loudoun times first reported deputies investigating new claims of abuse, kaitlin skeeters decided to speak publicly of her adopted grandfather listed on the church website as pastor star scott. >> hit and punched and thrown into walls and thrown downstairs. >> reporter: she says the church kept her from family members outside the community so at 16 she escaped. >> i can't watch other fathers, friends of mine not see their daughters. >> reporter: that's exactly what the fosters are dealing with. their oldest daughter still a church member and a mother to three of her own now, but they haven't heard from her. >> that's every mother's wish to be there when her fist grandchild is born. >> reporter: the fosters say they have yet to meet their grirn. >> we know that there's hope and that's what we count on is they'll see the truth and come thai eel come out of that place. >> reporter: we need to stress no charges have been finaled in this case. i did reach out to the pastor's office just to hear their side of

done. >> reporter: since the "loudoun times" first reported the new claims san jose sharks man that has fielded calls from several alleged victims. she's organizeing a peaceful protest for this weekend. kaitlin has since left the state. she said she escaped eight years ago thanks to family friends. >> i left and i have discovered that i am beautiful and i am strong and there is nothing wrong with me like this church makes you believe. >> reporter: we need to stress tonight that no charges have been filed in this case. i did reach out to the pastor's office but haven't heard back for comment. deputies say they're still investigating this as an ongoing investigation and they urge anybody who may be a victim to come forward and speak to them. coming up at 6:00 a mother and father separated from their children and grandchildren. why they tell me this church is keeping them apart. back to you. >>> a man says he helped a woem fend off an attacker on 16th street in northwest. today he spoke with our kristin wright. >> i see a struggle right here. there was a struggle. a real struggle. and

church today. the loudoun county sheriff's office confirms it's investigating new claims against cavalry temple. first on 4, we're hearing from the pastor's estranged granddaughter. news4's david culvert is outside the church in sterling. >> reporter: the claims of abuse against cavalry temple church members and church leaders range from verbal to physical and sexual. some of the alleged victims first came forward to loudoun times and since then several more have stepped forward. on cavalry temple's website, the church proudly displays the pastor's welcoming message, a community made up of a church and school that sits on this sprawling lot just off 777 road in sterling. loudoun county deputies now reinvestigating accusations of abuse here. former church members going so far as to call cavalry temple a cult. we spoke via skype to caitlin skeerts, formerly caitlin scott, the pastor's adopted granddaughter. she said she endured years of abuse within her own family. >> i was tired of being hit and punched and thrown into walls and thrown downstairs. and tired of being dropped off on

you're asked to call prince george's county police. >>> loudoun county sheriff's office is asking anyone to come forward if you know anything about alleged sex assaults as a church. the sheriff's office is investigating calvary temple pentecostal church in sterling. this comes after the loudoun times mirror spoke to two women who say they were assaulted by several members of church leadership when they were children. the newspaper reports a peaceful protest will be held outside the church this sunday. >>> a frightening scene in northeast d.c.. watch this. three men seen standing in a d.c. parking lot just opening fire. police aren't sure what the men are shooting at. d.c. police want your help identifying these suspect abouts. this happened wednesday on hayes street. fortunately here nobody was injured. >>> a prince george's county family wants answers after police met them at the door with their guns drawn. officers say they were responding to complaints that a boy was walking around this lanham neighborhood with a gun. the parents say their son was forced out of their home with

turned over to the frempnch authorities investigating. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is asking anyone to come forward if you know he anything about alleged sex assaults at a church. the sheriff's office is investigating calvaryecostal church in sterling. two women say they were assaulted when they were children. the newspaper reports a peaceful protest will be held outside the church this sunday. >>> police are asking for your help to find a missing girl. want to show you a picture here. this is 14-year-old cecilia guzman. she was last seen on freeport street in hyattsville. if you have any information, you're asked to call prince george's county police. >>> an investigation is under way in the case of a missing 5-year-old in virginia that has been found dead. noah thomas was last seen at his home in dublin. his body was found yesterday avenue. his parents have been cooperating in the investigation and so far no arrests have been made. >>> federal prosecutors are asking a judge to uphoeld former virginia governor's bob mcdonnell's corruption conviction. prosecutors say j

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is asking anyone to come forward if you know anything about an alleged sex assault as a church. they're investigating calvary ten temple after two women say they were assaulted when they were children. a peaceful protest will be held outside the church on sunday. >>> we're closely watching the developments out of france this morning. investigators are looking into what sparked the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 to crash a plane in the french alps. they say andreas lubitz killed himself and 149 other people including a virginia mother and her daughter. some friends say lubitz was battling depression and was burnt out. however lufthansa says he was 150% fit to fly. >> my firm confidence in the selection of all pilots in the training of all pilots the equaled if i indication of all pilots and the work of all pilots has not been touched by this single tragedy. >> police have searched the apt the of lubitz. tracie potts will be live from capitol hill in a couple minutes with more. >>> the suspect in a fatal drunk driving accident heads to court i

clark county western loudoun county. we are all going to see these storms through the rest of the evening hours. keep a watch thrive the sky. tomorrow another huge change. that forecast in just a minute. >> thank you, doug. >>> a teenaged girl is now in police custody accused of stabbing another teen inside a d.c. school. it happened just before 2:00 this afternoon at options charter school on e street northeast. this video shows a girl being led away in handle cuffs. the alleged victim 18 years old. he's expected to be okay. it's not clear if the weapon used was a knife or something else. >>> a woman in prince george's county says she still cannot believe what she saw when she door earlier this week. police officers had surrounded her house. they said they were looking far guy with -- for a guy with a gun. chris gordon talked with the family and police and joins us. >> reporter: the police raid occurred on this house, the home of mr. and mrs. sawyer and their 11-year-old son. you'll hear from them in just a moment. first a prince george's police spokesman tells news4 on tuesday a

. let's zoom on in. we'll zoom into this area down towards northern faulkier county western loudoun county right around here's front royal right here you can notice some of these heavier downpours coming through. this will be right along 66 so if you're heading towards the front royal area towards the mountains, you'll run into these. the wider view showing the front itself making its way to the east. behind it much colder air, cold enough for snow and that's the cold air that will filter in tomorrow. tomorrow about 25 degrees colder than what it is right now. a.m. showers, plenty of clouds and keerl, 48 to about 5 p 3 degrees. we're going to see rain early tomorrow morning too, so the morning watch out for areas of rain. we'll see a caution out there on those area road, a lot of wet roads so give yourself extra time. no problems midday and during the afternoon. just cool and dry conditions as we move on through the late evening hours. now, it gets even colder. saturday a high of 42. windchill on saturday between 25 and 35 degrees. saturday very cold day for this time of year. could

in loudoun county. construction now under way to complete a missing section of russell branch parkway. it's a several hundred foot stretch east of ashburn road. the road is slated to open sometime in 2016. >>> 6:54. new developments from the university of maryland after a student came under fire for an offensive e-mail that went public. megan mcgrath live in college park now with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. we're learning more about the status of a university of maryland student who wrote an offensive e-mail with racial slurs and references to rape. we've learned that that student will not be returning to campus this semester. the student who wrote the e-mail was a member of the kappa sigma fraternity at the time the message was written. it was written about a year ago but only recently came to the attention of university officials. now, a letter sent to students by the vice president of student affairs last night says by mutual consent between the student, his family and the university he will not be returning to campus. back to you. >>> construction on a new ballpark in

loudoun county. construction under way to complete a missing section of russell branch parkway. it's a several hundred foot stretch just east of ashburn road. you can stay with first 4 traffic for updates as we get closer to seeing that roads is slated for sometime in 2016 p. >>> price of a saltwater fishing license is going down. it will cost you you $17.50 for an individual license starting april 1. that's 5s less than the price right now. a group license to cover everyone on a boat for a year will fall from $53 down to $48. good news there. >>> big changes could be coming to the service many of us use to listen to music. landon dowdy here with that story and more. >> good morning. apple is overhauling its music business. the "new york times" reports the company is working with engineers at beats tocompete with spotify and seek more exclusive album releases. itunes will unveil all of this in early skrun. and starbucks says let them drink cake. the coffee giant is offering a special birthday cake version for just the next five days. it's made by blending vanilla bean and hazel

loudoun county. construction under way to complete a missing section of russell branch parkway, a several hundred foot stretch just east of ashburn road and claiborne parkway. stay with first 4 traffic with sun updates. it is slated to open in 2016. >>> today you'll find out the official names of the new cubs at the national zoo. that happens between 9:30 and 10:30 this morning. you'll have to wait though a couple more days to seat cubs as they make their first public appearance on saturday. the cubs who were born in november are the third lit are to litter to be born at the zoo since 2010. >>> a walk outside turn there is to a life or death situation. the incredible rescue of a map trapped in a massive mud puddle. >>> and he's serving time in fair income tax county fairfax county. now a man who led guilty to terror charges is suing the fbi. >>> and taking a live look outside this morning, it might be a little chilly out there, but we're about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. let's just start with that. tom will be back to tell us how warm exactly it will get. ♪ â

you in the studio. >>> a missing link among roads in eastern loudoun county is about to be fixed. ground was broken for the completion of russell branch parkway in ashburn. right now russell branch ends at ashburn road and ashburn village boulevard. when completed in about a year, the two ends will be linked behind virginia academy. the project is being paid for with a combination of tax dollars an developer offers. county officials tell leesburg today the road is critical in their plans to get local traffic off of route 7. >>> a push to raise taxes in prince george's county may have hit a snag today. a 15% hike is being proposed to improve education in the county. that comes to about $600 more per year for someone with a $400,000 home. but today maryland senator anthony muse introduced a bill that would significantly reduce that tax hike. the council has the final say on any tax increase and it will vote on that matter in june. >>> for the fifth year in a row, our region ranks among the healthiest when it comes to virginia residents according to a recently released report rankin

, shenandoah valley including fairfax and loudoun, prince william, fauquier. as well as stafford and culpeper. southern maryland, too. this is under this freezing rain advisory until noon today. but most of the temperatures should be getting above freezing by mid morning. right now we're just in the mid-20s to upper 20s nearby suburbs. by the time the rain arrives in e above freezing by mid-morning. next a look at your drive time forecast through the day ahead. >>> still have a crash 95 north at garrisonville. doesn't seem to be slowing things too much. but we're starting to get a yellow spot here headed out of stafford. 66 through manassas a little slow as well. kind of a normal slowdown. 270 at old hundred road through hyatts town southbound a little slow around the bend and then it opens back up. wider look rolling quite nicely. chopper 4 over the outer loop at 95 headlights are the outer loop everything rolling along well. >>> new developments out of france morning. crews are back out searching debris following a deadly plane crash. they're to figure out what caused that plane to go down.

advisory st. mary's, charles, fairfax, loudoun, panhandle of west virginia shenandoah valgly prince william, stafford culpeper rappahannock under the freezing rain advisory until noon. these temperatures are below freezing there. the rain rolls in to that sub sfreez freezing air, we'll get the icing. the rain won't arrive until about 8:00 9:00 in the western and southern suburb. and then coming right into washington between 9:00 and around noontime, that one little area of rain moving on through. as it does pass off to the north and east we'll have clouds lingering the rest of the afternoon. just a small chance of additional sprinkle. and perhaps later this evening as well, some sprinkles moving back in. so have an umbrella with you. you may need it later today. tomorrow some sunshine in the morning, increasing cludouds but much milder. southwesterly breeze getting us into the low 70s thursday afternoon. right now thursday evening all the way to friday morning, showers maybe rumbles of thunder. down to the low 40s by dawn on friday and then mid-50s in the afternoon. and some of the

these counties in pink northern virginia, including fairfax, loudoun, prince william, fauquier stafford over to culpeper. charles and st. mary's also just you included into the advisories. mountains, at or a little below freezing. because skies have still remained fairly clear around the metro area but as the rain moves in we will likely have a little bit of light icing so watch out for that between now and mid-morning. by 8:00 9:00 most of the region should be above freezing with the light rain. maybe sprinkles by noontime. mid 50s drg the afternoon, small chance of some sprinkles. >>> big chance of road work here this morning with your shawl chance of sprinkles. 66 west at glebe, we have two left lanes blocked. that is expected to wrap up around 5:00 this morning. taking a look at prince george's county everything in and town looks good. 270 at montrose, no issues there. 95 at lorton road rolling along quite nicely. time to get street smart. safety officials are kicking off a safety campaign. molette green live in college park with what they want you to start doing today. >>

loudoun county fire marshal is trying to figure out what caused a fire at an abandoned family room house north of leesburg. it was reported shortly before 1:00 this afternoon. the unoccupied building is near the smarts middle school and the frances hazel reid elementary school. there was never any danger to either school and no injuries are reported. >>> for the first time we are seeing surveillance video showing secret service agents hitting a temporary barrier outside of the white house earlier this month. the video was released today. during the congressional hearing on the incident. two agents inside the suv had allegedly been drinking before driving to the scene as other officers and agents were investigating a suspicious package left near the fence. their suv almost hit the suspected bomb. >> it appears that we have an agency at war against itself. >> our mission is too important for this to happen. it undermines my leadership and i won't stand for it. >> the video also shows a person allegedly leaving the suspicious package then driving away. >>> police have just released th

prince george's county. loudoun, fairfax, prince william and spotsylvaniaspotsylvania. over the last three hours we had a few scattered flurries coming through. a few lingering now in northeastern maryland but around the metro area we're drying out and the sky is still cloudy. live view storm team 4 city camera. sunrise at 7:06. a lot of clouds around. chance of a few flurries this afternoon. maybe an isolated snow shower or small chance that or a sprinkle during the afternoon otherwise we'll be mostly cloudy. temperatures in the mid to upper how by later this afternoon. it's 10 degrees colder than the average. we'll be into the 50s tomorrow with a lot of clouds on wednesday. maybe an isolated sprinkle tomorrow. much warmer on thursday. should make it into the low 70s on thursday afternoon. that's when we'll likely have showers and maybe even a rumble of thunder. don't have any chance probably or any severe storms but a few thunder showers coming through. flashes of lightning and upper 40s on friday morning. friday partly sunny mid 50s. might get an isolated sprinkle on friday. chill

virginia says racial profiling is behind a series of home break-ins in fairfax and loudoun counties. all of the victims are chinese. as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports, they're being targeted when they're working at their restaurants. >> reporter: these home security signs aim to deter would-be burglars but for one fairfax county resident on this block, it didn't work. to protect the victim's identity we aren't showing much of the house, but police say this case is one of three recently in which thieves targeted homes of chinese restaurant owners while they were away at work. this neighbor remembers a series of break-ins a few years ago that targeted families of indian descent. >> they know when the houses are empty so, they've done some background work on that. >> reporter: in addition to the break-in at a home in this neighborhood near herndon, a townhouse near fair oaks was hit and a home in ashburn was targeted. once inside the suspects are taking cash julie, designer handbags and in one case rare chinese liquor. search warrant documents reveal they are passin

in 2013 in loudoun and fairfax targeting families of indian descent and their gold jewelry. even though he works at home he now takes extra precautions. >> i definitely start putting the alarms on. i work from home so -- but i do put the alarm on. whenever i go out to pick up mail or something, i just kind of take a peek just walk around. so yeah i do keep an eye nowadays. >> reporter: police there may be more victims just embarrassed to step forward. they urge them to reconsider. >> don't be afraid and don't be hesitant and contact detectives because the quicker you do the quicker we'll be able to make an arrest and hopefully stop this from happening. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00 we'll hear from a local elected leader who calls these cases racial profiling. back to you. >>> hundreds of people have signed an online petition pushing for change in the wake of that violent arrest on the uva campus. the petition on change.org asks virginia lawmakers to create a bill stripping law enforcement powers from alcoholic bechbl control officers. martese johnson wound up with ten

changes along one of the busiest routes in our entire region. >>> dozens of families in loudoun county are velcelebrating their lottery win this afternoon, holding slots at the middleburgh community charter school for next year. there are 124 stumts in the entire student body. returning students were guaranteed spots. siblings of current students also got in. 91 people applied for remaining 32 spots. that leaves 59 on the waiting list. school begins august 3rd. that seems early. >>> the bodies of seven siblings who died in a new york house fire have arrived in israel where they will be bury. children are between the ages of 5 and 16. they were killed when a hot pot caught fire in their brooklyn home early saturday. the smoke and flames trapped the children in their second-floor bedrooms as they were sleeping. their mother and one sister are in critical condition. the father wasn't home when the fire broke out. during a memorial last night in new york he said his children were "the best." >>> it's been one year since the deadliest landslide in u.s. history shook the lives of a small com

. camp springs at 34. loudoun, fauquier stafford culpeper a little above freezing. howard county near freezing. at the bus stop this morning, dress accordingly. you'll need a warm winter coat. we'll stay in the load to mid-30s. increasing sunshine. next weather address trafficnd traffic on the 1s your drive time forecast. >>> starting to see volume build. 66 east at sudley road sounds like there is a crash just east of this off to the right side of the roadway. why we're slowing down a little bit there. 66 eastbound another sudley road.% fairfax school lake braddock secondary schools opening two hours late this morning at 9:25. there is a police investigation. we'll keep you posted on the latest. back to you. >>> today we will learn new information about the investigation into an alleged sexual assault at university of virginia. news 4 will be at the press conference in charlottesville. the sexual assault was detailed in a now discredited "rolling stone" magazine article last year. we'll send out a breaking push alert on whether it will lead to criminal charges. >>> a lot of are

, generally mid to upper 30s. nearby suburb prince george's county loudoun now in the mid-30s. but montgomery county howard, frederick down near freezing. washington county hagerstown at 29. quantico over to warrington, around 40 degrees. lots of sun by noontime. we should be in the mid-40s. and then by late afternoon, up around 50 degrees, so quite a chill in the air. every time this time of year it's in the upper 50s, and last evening i don't know if you saw this a beautiful crescent moon just after sunset and venous was the bright spot near the dressmoon. a look at the week ahead, we'll be below average today, tomorrow and wednesday. but wednesday up near the average high of 59. but then soaring way above that on thursday. thursday may make it up to around 70 degrees. you remember the 70s, melissa? >> well -- >> orange shag carpeting. and then on friday, saturday sunday back down a little bit below the average high. and as we get into tomorrow morning, too just maybe a few scattered flurries. reminding us march is a fickle month. and then on thursday along with that mild tempera

prince william county and much of loudoun and fauquier and stafford and spotsylvania culpeper to fredericksburg may actually get in to the low 50s and hovering near 50 degrees in southern maryland. and rather cool right near the bay with the bay water temperatures so chilly it will only be in the low to mid-40s right near the bay later this afternoon. melissa, how are the roads? >> yoifroverall looking pretty good. right now looking at 66 95 here overall no major problems. same thing looking at prince george's county rolling along nicely for us this morning. icc at 95 also looking good. right volume. beltway at st. barnabas is rolling right along, as well. as for the construction worth mentioning again, could be there 5:00 hour, road work been around for about a week of that. and warrenton road at 95 also. >>> it's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to help make america great again. >> new this morning, it is if i recall texas senator ted cruz is the first person to announce he is running for president in 2016. he put out this video overnight. today he's e

but that's about it. virginia how much did we see? lucketts and loudoun county, 2 1/2 inches. your maryland totals. damascus around 3 inches. picked up a little more north and west. this eve fng you're heading out, it will be on the cold side. take that jacket. 37 by 7:00. full forecast coming up in a minute. >>> thanks for telling me i sound terrible. >> you look great. >>> today's wintry mix didn't stop people from enjoying the first day of spring or at least trying to enjoy it. derrick ward is live at the tidal basin tonight. derrick, how's the start of the cherry blossom going so far? >> doesn't look too well does it. >> no it doesn't. >> reporter: oh, they ear here. it's just a really sublime experience this year. you have to think of the cherry blossoms and they will appear. they are just one of many local rites of spring. winter just won't let go. the flowers may have been planted but they got blanketed with the morning snow. and while it's way early to expect to see cherry blossoms some tourists were nonetheless hopeful for some sign of the beauty yet to come. >> we actuall

loudoun county around luckettsville, 34 the temperature by tomorrow morning, 32 mt. airy and 32 hagerstown. a few isolated slick spots. saturday impacts everything gets the green light from exercising and getting out. wear your spring gear and you'll need your sunglasses. this weekend we'll have a nice day tomorrow but what about the rest of spring? we love looking way forward. doug kammerer has been doing just that. >> noaa came out with its outlook yesterday and it says keep the coats handy. the next couple day i love this shot springtime look at that. doesn't that look good? the leaves on the trees right there. beautiful picture. we'll see that in about two months. this weekend temperatures in the 50s and maybe 60 saturday. midweek, wednesday and thursday we get into the 60s only to come back down by the end of the month and maybe starting early april in the low 40s or upper 40s and lower 50s. the spring outlook from noaa says cooler than average for just about the entire mid-atlantic region not just cooler than average but also wetter than average. we could see quite a bit in the way o

loudoun county towards frederick county maryland. main threat now slushy roads out there. use extra caution. everything's going to be change over to rain gradually. check of the seven-day forecast 30s, near 40 today. up to near 60 degrees tomorrow. sunshine is coming back tomorrow afternoon. partly to mosty cloudy cooler sunday. chilly monday tuesday and warming up springlike by mid next week. >> reporter: i'm megan mcgrath in frederick, maryland keeping an eye on this spring snowstorm. yes, it may be the first day of spring but take a look at this. we have snow here in frederick, maryland. and enough to coat the grass and the trees. enough to close the school system but not enough to cause problems on the roads. take a look at 355 here. yesterday they did an excellent job of pre-treating all of the streets, and eastern with the snow -- even with the snow this morning conditions on the roadways were pretty good. just wet streets. in frederick, i'm megan mcgrath. >>> police and students come together at the university of virginia to discuss the recent arrest of martese johnson. this

george's county county right now. it's all snow howard montgomery frederick and loudoun county. and all snow along the blue ridge. highest impact north and west of town. bus stop temperatures mostly in the 30s. umbrellas and rain boots ready to go. >>> a lot of schools closing or delaying thorn. in virginia, loudoun, warren fauquier, winchester city as well as rap that rappahannock and shenandoah all on a two hour delay. also fred rick county in virginia. a few schools are closed. frederick county maryland jefferson, berkeley also closed. we'll push out any other school closings and delays to the nbc because app. >>> 6:03. as chuck has been telling us it is snowing this frederick county. megan mcgrath is on 35 a 5.5. how are the roads? >> reporter: if you pan over you can see 355 here. it's basically wet. they pre-treated. there is a little bit of slush here and there but not terribly bad. they knew the snow was coming. they took the roproper precautions. but the grassy areas, well, that is an entirely different story. look at this. we are seeing an accumulation here on the ground. grea

everywhere north and west of the metro area. it does include loudoun and montgomery counties but it does not include fairfax arlington, the strict or prince george's county. rain quickly changing over to snow though. and as a result slushy snowy commute in the morning and western suburbs. roads could be quite slushy at times up towards hagerstown and along 270. most impactful time is between now and about noontime today. storm team 4 radar, all rain south along i-95 toward fredericksburg and along 295 down into part of prince george's county. but there is the changeover right there. here is the top part of the capital beltway. raindrops and snowflakes mixing now into far northwest washington. also across much of fairfax county now. still rain in fairfax, but snowflakes mixing in as you get out toward reston town center. snow quickly changing over across the blue ridge, as well. so highest impact here northern maryland today. how much snow? generally an inch or less in and around town. but 1 to 3 as close in as really gaithersburg and germantown out toward leesburg and 3 to 5 inch across

immediate downtown area winter winter weather advisory. it includes all of montgomery county and loudoun county. so a snowy slushy commute around for between about 6:00 and 10:00 this morning. by noontime, most of this will be changing over to just all rain. but here on storm team 4 radar, look at the rapid containinghangeover from rain to snow. this is mostly snow martinsburg to hagerstown right now and mostly rain from fairfax and prince william county south into parts of southern maryland. here is future weather thousand. by 7:00 a.m. most of the metro area all in the form of snow. stays that way through 9:00. road temperatures are above freezing. but the persistence of snow for many hours across northern maryland means we could still see 3 to 5 inches there northern montgomery county towards the blue ridge. around up to,town one inch to maybe two in the form of slushiness. >>> breaking news this morning, bw parkway, we're talking about northbound here shut down completely at route 50. all northbound traffic right now being pushed on to eastbound route 50. and right now we understand

advisories have been extended into howard county and all of loudoun county. but still does not include d.c. fairfax county and prince george's county and areas to the south and east. we may still see snow but the biggest impacts to the northwest. winter storm warnings up around martinsburg and haguers town. here's what to expect from this storm. snow for the morning rush. that's why this is a big deal but i don't think ithe roads. minimal impact on the roads and most of the snow out of here before noon. how muchr area coming up in a minute. >>> crews are mobilizing to help keep your commute safe. there will be 380 trucks in northern virginia alone on the roads to treat trouble spots. maryland will have crews out for the rush hour but transportation officials in both states are still warning everyone to take it slowly and drive with caution. we'll be back on the air tomorrow morning starting at 4:26 a.m. with the latest on any possible closings and delays. you can check for updates any time on our facebook and twitter pages and on the nbc washington app. >>> now to breaking news in maryland

, that's where we'll see some big problems. montgomery county loudoun county some moderate impact there, so yes, we may see some school delays, maybe some school cho sures from this too. high of 51 on sunday. right now looks like a pretty good weekend. any snow should be gone as we make our way into next week. 47 on monday 48 on tuesday. yes, spring does start tomorrow but not until after 6:00. >> all right. something to look forward to. thank you, doug. now to a new look at that car that crashed into a local pharmacy. this picture was just tweeted out by montgomery county fire and rescue. you can see the bmw that crashed into the rite aid in the west barr shopping center in bethesda. nobody was seriously injured. >>> the snow tomorrow not doing us any favors when it comes to potholes. >>> consumer watch digging into that multimillion-dollar target settlement. why the burden will be on consumers. >>> some breaking news now from charlottesville. the attorney for uva student martese johnson just spoke to reporters but he did not take any questions. >> instead he read a short stateme

the area. winter weather advisory in effect for western loudoun, northern faulkier and everybody to the north and west winter storm warning for berkeley county towards washington county area and areas west. some areas will see a big impact. we'll talk about that more in a couple minutes. >>> now to a story we broke this afternoon on the nbc washington app. this involves your safety on metro. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss has learned about several fires caused by the lights in the handrails. this was at two stations along metro's brand-new silver line. ed a sam there now to tell us if this was a problem known before the stations opened today. adam? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. this is an odd situation. there was a fire during the construction of the silver line. the handrails there, a fire during the construction. recently right here at the tyson's corner station and tallas greensboro station, two of these handrails overheated and caught fire. the handrails line the steps at stations. underunderneath the handrails lights are built in to light the steps in the dark. a c

snow. for loudoun county baltimore county, a winter weather advisory that goes as late as 2:00 p.m. moving in around midnight, mixture of rain and snow and on the radar now, there it is. we're tracking it as it makes its way northeast getting closer and closer to us. we've got more data that continue to come into storm team 4. we'll have that for you as we take another look at amounts and zoom into your neighborhood to see who's going to be impacted the greatest from this storm system. where could that snow stick the most? >>> from police violence to racist chants at white fraternities there has been growing concern about problems faced by the african-american community. >> today the urban league released its annual report on the state of black america and the focus is on another urgent issue, economics. news4's steve handelsman live on capitol hill with details. steve? >> jim, wendy, thanks. urban league's ceo told me when it comes to black employment and income and net worth, we're in a state of emergency. the urban league report finds the biggest problem facing african-americans

606 ashburn and loudoun gateway. the names will be forwarded to the metro board which also needs to approve them. they were chosen after a public survey of possible options. the next phase of the silver line scheduled to open in late 2018 or early 2019. >>> parents, if you have young children or baby on the way today you can get a free car seat installation to properly install the car seat into your vehicle. the fitzgerald auto mall in montgomery county is offering free child seat inspections. they will have associates on hand to have their child passenger safety certification. the inspections are today this rockville from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. it's really tricky. you have to get it in there really good. >> you have to climb in with it. >> and you have to anchor it. the test is that it's not supposed to move very much at all. if you can shake the car seat, it's too loose. >> get that engineering degree before you have a kid. >>> 6:11 our time right now. live look outside for you as we get a chuck on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> all right. yes, i'm not going to touch that on

loudoun gateway. they will now be forwarded to the metro board which also needs to approve them. the names were chosen after a public survey of possible options. the next phase of the siltver lane scheduled to open in late 2018 or early 2019. forecast. >> a good thursday morning. still a partly cloudy sky. temperatures back down near the freezing mark. 32 rockville and college park, 30 in gaithersburg. 30 in manassas. so on your way out the door it for the early morning jog plan on temperatures to be mostly in the 30s here early this morning. rising into the 40s by noon and later this afternoon temperatures up into the low 50s under an increasing clouds. check of the snow forecast map coming up at 5:21. >>> taking a look right now in silver spring, northbound georgia avenue at thayer, just hearing in my ear that it's all reopened. we'll be tweeting about this, as well. north frederick road at perry parkway, brand new crash. much more coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> the troubling graffiti sparking a community wide conversation about race and inclusivity at american university. >

northern loudoun county, out towards frederick county, virginia. starting at 11:00 tonight, going into tomorrow morning, there is the arrival of the wet snow chances at 5:5:00 a.m. tomorrow. and then heavy wet snow right through northern maryland, through much of the mid to late morning hours. here is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, up to about lunchtime tomorrow. this should end as rain for just about everybody with potentially the lone exception right up along the mason dixon big question is how much snow? the computer says about an inch around town, 2 in gaithersburg, 3 or 4 up across northern maryland. and i think that's just about right. here is our snow map. a slushy inch or two around town and again temperatures around the metro should be about 34 35 degrees. so most of that accumulation will be on the grass. but slushy roads are a real possibility. soma lisa will be talking about that at length tomorrow. here is our seven day forecast. 50s today, rain/snow mix around the area for tomorrow. very little impact at southern maryland. there is 60 on saturday, so whatever comes down will be gon

of original kraft mac and cheese. >>> new at 6:00 a loudoun county mother is sentenced for child neglect. she prostituted herself on craigslist. natalia davis will spend a year in jail and then be deported to her native, crane ukraine. >>> her son was shot to death last year. she'll be among the first members of a new support group for mothers of murdered children. she learned painful new details today about how her child was killed. julie carey was the only reporter in court as detectives gave chilling testimony. >> reporter: for this mother losing her 16-year-old son brenden wilson has been hard enough. today it got even worse when she learned details of how he was shot to death last november 10th. >> kind of innundescribable. >> reporter: five suspects have been arrested in connection with wilson's death at a preliminary hearing for the triggerman kuwain smalls. he told police he and his sib lungs had a dispute with wilson. they then jumped wilson and placed a gun in the small of his back. brenden wilson fell in the grond. for the last shot he reached eded down moved the body

loudoun counties. >>> it's the news some bright young minds have been hoping for. a dream come true for local students and their families. and it's putting them on the right path for success. >>> busy intersection. pedestrians trying to cross. and now a new safety challenge in arlington county. i'm adam tuss. the story coming up. >>> hear that? it could be the milwaukeeing ingmakings of the next great news jingle. an ener >>> imagine you are riding a city bus home from work when a freak accident seems to bring the world crashing down around you. eight people were rushed to the hospital when this happened on a state highway bridge in seattle. they dropped a steel plate that slammed into the metro bus and crashed into a highway sign that came crashing down on top of the bs. no one suffered any marge injuries. >>> a big celebration for some teen aurges sagers regarding their futures. they fond out they'll biblee able to attend george washington university for free. >> the fruits of sacrifice and determination look like this. for byron fullerton, the college decision-making process just

loudoun county out to dulles airport is expected to be finished in 2019. today the board is expected to approve an update to their title vi plan which prohibits racial discrimination. >>> one of the men who tackled this unruly passenger is sharing his story. this incident forced ated airlines plan to return to dulles. this is cell phone video from that flight. it happened monday night on a flight from can actual less to denver. scott maldonado describes what was going on when he tackled that man. >> he started to scream jihad, jihad. that's the time that i kind of felt for kids for some crazy reason in my mind i thought there's kids screaming this, put the kids in in the back plane. >> the unrulely passenger is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation help has name has not been released. we've posted the video on our website and other mobile app. >>> the future of the university of virginia put theresa sullivan once again in question before the board of visitors met behind low closed doors yesterday, to evaluate sullivan's performance. the board has had a rocky relationship with sullivan sin