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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

community leaders in virginia encouraging you to use the irs and virginia free file programs to save money at tax time. you can learn all about it today, it's happening at 10:00 a.m. in falls church. virginia is one of 20 states plus the district who have formed state free file programs. >> i'm getting mine done today. have you done yours yet? >> already got my hone back. >> good job. i love. >> and spent it. >>> stay with us. news #"news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.. >>> get ready for a rainy start to the day. want to show you storm team 4 radar here. you know what, it's raining. definitely the rain is coming down. >> sick to your day job, my friend. do not try to take tom's job. >> the green and the red and the yellow in there. that tells you stuff is going on outside. morning, every. coming up on 5:00 a.m.. >> welcome to "news 4 today". like aaron mentioned, it is raining outside. no more 70 degree temperatures tom. >> yeah that's a distant memory now as it's gotten chillier. the cool front came through overnight with thunder and lightning. the green is lighter rain b

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

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

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

drivers in virginia are fed up with congestion. a review of projects pitched to alleviate the situation. which ones could become reality on the roads? jay korff is live in springfield with what is on the table. jay: these are not random numbers i'm going to show you. one, 7 16, 28, 50. those are the busiest and most popular routes in all of northern virginia. today, the public conversation today on decreasing congestion on the roadways. we lose so much of our lives in northern virginia traffic. >> we believe in unlocking the transportation crisis through regional collaboration. jay: wednesday night, the northern virginia transportation authority held a packed public hearing on which projects will receive funding of fiscal years 2015-2016 from a pot of $300 million. any of those said it should go to congestion-reducing road widening projects. >> by one measure, the delays are slower than the posted speed limits all over. that is just one weekday. it is about 900,000 of wasted hours every day. jay: the widening of this road in spring

three virginia state police troopers were struck and seriously injured last month on the northern virginia interstate. today one of those injured troopers will talk about his experience and help you you stay safe on the roads. that will happen at 10:00 this morning. rain or shine. at the 95 northbound rest area at the dale city exit. that's in prince william county. police and vdot officials will be on hand to answer your safety questions. all three troopers are still recovering from their injuries. >>> well, you can't bring your selfie stick to the smithsonian anymore. i love this story. these sticks are now banned. the smithsonian says the new policy is to protect exhibits displays and other visitors. because people don't look. i've almost been hit. >> expensive masterpieces at these museums. >>> you you could have a security flaw on your mobile device called freak attack. apple and google say that they are sending out software updates for fix a flaw that make allow hackers on your device while surfing the web. researchers say there is no evidence hackers have taken advantage. the proble

beltway in virginia, ponding on the roadways. be careful. for more traffic when you get in your car, turn into wtop 103.5 fm. back to you you. >>> hundreds of people left with nowhere to go after flames tear through three manhattan apartment buildings and more devastation this morning for one family who cannot locate their loved one. >>> plus you won't find it on mcdonald's menu, but you could find it on a sto looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> 15 after the hour. steady rain right now. this is a live picture right outside our studios ear in tenleytown. tom says we'll see this for much of your commute to work today. >> yeah be leaping over puddles as we have more rain coming in. right now storm team 4 radar showing this band of moderate to heavy rain just north of washington and then south and west as well. this is going to be tracking right into the metro area here over the next hour or so. >>> and i saw the whole storefront on the street. >> that is how witnesses describe the moment a new

snow being reported in winchester virginia. but this is all rain woodbridge to dumfries quantico triangle stafford all rain. down towards leonard town and california maryland. how much should you expect today? from a snow slush accumulation generally an inch or less across most of the metro, but northern and western suburbs here a slushy 1 to 3 inches of snow is a real possibility. much more impactful amounts of snee snow across northern maryland panhandle of west virginia, 3 to 5 inches indeed a possibility. so your morning planner, plan on wet snow here for the next couple of hours. gradually becoming more of a rain/snow mix as opposed to a snow/rain mix. upper 30s later on this afternoon, perhaps near 40 by about 5:00 today as most of the rain will be coming to an end by then. going out for your friday night, roads will still be wet through 7:00. temperatures upper 30s. mostly cloudy and 37 degrees by 11:00 p.m.. check on traffic now with melissa mollet. >>> still have breaking news here. going to be this problem for the nex

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

west virginia. snowfall amounts in and around the metro a coating to maybe as much as an inch or two around the immediate metropolitan area. one to three fairfax, loudon most of montgomery county. a solid chance for three to four inches across northern maryland. next four day, 50s today. 30s, near 40 tomorrow. 60 saturday. whatever snowmen you can make, ain't going to make it for long. >>> breaking news now out of tunisia regarding that massacre at the museum yesterday. officials saying the islamic state is claiming responsibility for that mass shooting. this as the death toll rises. 23 people confirmed dead. 18 are foreign tourists. 5 tunisians. two gunmen killed here but police saying they have nine people in custody in connection to the shooting. the shooter opened fire on buses as tourists walked to the bardo museum and then went inside and shot up the inside of the museum. two spanish tourists that had been hiding there all night long were found inside that museum. aaron? other big news from ov

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

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

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

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

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

virginia loses 60-54. tony bennett says the off -- effort was there, they just could not get it done. >> we dug ourselves a hole. after that first five minutes it wasn't a matter of heart or effort. i thought our guys laid out on the line. when we needed a key stop or bucket to be made, it wasn't there. robert: unfortunately, another home team goes down last night. georgetown could not get it done . they lost that 175-64. georgetown started out red-hot. they jumped out to a 23-13 lead. when the offense stalled, they took over. h took over. georgetown's season comes to an end and 75-64. a special message for his team after the game. >> just that i love them. you lose a game. i don't think anybody plan on going home for good. the important message was to thank them for the work they put in. as a hard-working group, a group the cared about each other and played for each other. robert: back to the terps you can prepare for an up-and-down game. we will have to wait and see how they handle it. back to you in the

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

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

it's sleet in west virginia and ohio. getting a few scattered flurries and patches of gray in the storm team radar in howard frederick. here western loudoun few flurries trying to reach the ground. it's not the main event. a big area under winter weather advisory. northern and eastern western virginia the metro area and maryland for the afternoon hours. that's when we'll likely see it moving through. the cold morning down to the low to mid 20s now. what melted overnight has frozen up. we have dry pavement. there's nebraska avenue live view from our tower cam this morning. patchy ice on sidewalks. watch out for that on the sleet and icing. a little bit of snow in the afternoon. a greater chance for accumulating snow coming in on thursday. look at the drive time forecast coming up at 6:11. speaking of driving this morning. we have a breaking backup. >> big backup now southbound bw parkway as you approach the beltway. chopper 4 over the scene now. take a look at this. all the headlights headed southbound. we have a four mile

virginia falls to michigan state, 60-54. it's the second straight year the spartans have knocked uva out of the tournament. >>> meanwhile the number one seed in the south region is moving on. duke takes care of san diego state, 68-49. the blue devils will meet utah in the next round. >>> and the top seed in the west also advances. wisconsin tops oregon 72-65. the badgers have a date in los angeles with fourth seeded north carolina. >>> coverage of the sweet 16 resumes this thursday evening starting at 7:15 eastern. notre dame takes on wichita state. after that top ranked kentucky puts its perfect record on the line against west virginia. that's all right here on cbs. this is the "cbs morning news." william shakespeare featured the monarch as a conniving anti-hero bus this week the king is receiving a tribute 530 years after his death on the battlefield. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: the last time king richard iii arrived in lester, england, it was with after he had just been killed in battle. but one of the most contro

hearst new york, second and third west virginia. the upper grade -- gbrigrade was shorthanded that they. they are moving on to the nation. there are three trains loaded with applied. 120,000 rations, equipment medical supplies -- everything lee's army needs. you

some flashes of lightning in the southeastern part of virginia and around the virginia capes. right now they'reir there around tidewater, it's raining pretty hard. and there is a little bit of light rain far southern st. mary's county northern neck also getting light rain. that is quickly tracking off to the north and east.story for us much milder. s it's a much more pleasant morning. we're near 50 in the metro area. 40s north and western suburb. climbing into the 50s shenandoah valley. this mild air will continue to move on in. but this morning, you'll need a light jacket. it will be on the cool side. then a short sleeve afternoon. showers and thunder looking likely tonight. coming up the hour by hour warming temperatures for the day ahead. how is the commute? >>> right now pretty good taking a big look at the beltway. everything rolling along nicely for us. beltway at new hampshire, again inner loop and outer loop rolling well. no major problems. 66 here into and out of town, nice and green. lots of movement. 95 northbound southbound in virginia also looking good. wanted to

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

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

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

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

in virginia, 95 at 234, a crash on the shoulder as you're headed northbound. this morning route 1 at joplin road had a crash. looks like it might be out of the way. it was there off to the right side of the roadway. so perhaps that has now cleared. dale boulevard ramp to 95 southbound we still have the crash, that one off to the shoulder as well. still seems like either 00oo it's slow things down. overall beltway looking pretty good. slow top of the beltway by georgia avenue. inbound 395, taking a look here 270 at montrose a little bit of volume but everybody moving quite nicely. beltway at central avenue inner loop and outer loop everything rolling quite well. i'm back at 6:31 with a live look at 66. >>> this morning about 13,000 baby cradles are under recall. here is a look at the products. dream on me is recalling its two in one bassinet to cradle products. those were sold in pink blue green and white. the wire supports on the sides of the bassinet can disconnect causing the fabric sides to lower and that poses a arriving to infants. the babies can fall out

marshals, virginia state police and fairfax county police. they have swormed to this annandale neighborhood looking for him, but then a few moments ago i was told by a high law enforcement source that this man wossen assaye has been arrested without incident in the district of columbia. we'll have more details as they become available, but it appears now this manhunt is over. now back to you. >>> i'm david culver coming to you live from springfield virginia, where a dramatic car chase ended on this overpass behind me. i can tell you this is not related to the incident pat was just talking about with the escapee. it's it been a busy morning for fairfax police. the suspect in this case, a woman is out on charges. she's wanted in arlington county for credit card fraud and identity theft. this morning she could be facing a whole list of new charges. this is how it all ended. police smashing open the driver side window pulling the woman out and cuffing her on the ground. behind me on the parkway, you ermath of that crash. over my shoulder, that's

now virginia state police are investigating. we have the bar's full statement on our website nbcwashington.com. >>> also happening now a 60-year-old woman is sitting in jail tonight accused of stabbing her mother to death in maryland. margaret wells was 94 years old, and police found her body on saturday in her own home as darcy spencer discovered, the family is rightfully stunned. >> i really can't even put it into words. it's just unbelievable. she lived 94 years, and to have her life come to an enlike this is devastating. his great-aunt would have celebrated her 95th birthday in may, about you she was killed in her own home allegedly at the hands of her very own daughter. >> god has a plan for all of us. i don't question him and am not angry, but you live 94 years, you're not supposed to go with someone plunging a knife in you. >> margaret wells retired from the marine corps annex, married for 50 years before her husband passed away. she lived in this house near hyattsville for decades. >> she was fantastic, fun to be around

both were from virginia and were in europe for a mother- daughter vacation. a third american was also on board. >> we are in touch with the family but are not releasing the name at this time out of respect for the family. >> reporter: french officials say the plane was flying until the end and the final communication was a routine message asking for permission to continue on its route. tina krause, cbs news, france. >> "the new york times" says officials still don't know why the pilot left the cockpit. here in the united states if one pilot leaves the cockpit for any reason, a flight attendant takes the pilot's place in front of the plane. that's not the procedure in europe apparently. >>> yvonne selke and their daughter emily were on that flight. emily was a drexler university graduate and graduated with honors from woodbridge high school in 2010. her mom worked for booz allen hamilton. they issued a statement asking for prayers and privacy. >>> it's 7 after the hour. a candidate vying for the seat once held by d.c. mayor muriel bowser are scheduled to atten

hearst new york, second and third west virginia. the upper grade -- gbrigrade was shorthanded that they. they are moving on to the nation. there are three trains loaded with applied. 120,000 rations, equipment medical supplies -- everything lee's army needs. you pictures are taken by timothy o'sullivan in the late summer of 1865. the second new york advancing on the station first. there is a young fella right here named fred blodgett who was 16 years old but the veteran of a dozen bottles and writes out and pulls out his serve all over -- pulls out his revolver and you know what he said? hands up. the trains are captured. they will not leave the train right there. they will try to get him down the track. it is a volunteer army. they have previous occupations before joining the army. some of them have worked on the railroad and start to move the trains out of the area. send some artillery shells start to fall on the area of the station. where are they coming from? coming from the command of this guy here, rubin lyndsay walker from vi

the area in green scattered showers, northern virginia west virginia much of maryland by 5:00 p.m. it tracks to the east and begins to tamper off. might have a rumble of thunder. that's late afternoon and early evening. by 10:00 clouds begin to break up and we'll begin to clear out. keep up with the radar with the storm team 4 weather app. a chill in the air. upper 30s most of the metro area to near 40s and farther to the southwest and southwest locations near freezing this morning. most spots are above freezing in the 40s. look at the gorgeous sky over the shenandoah valley. this was yesterday afternoon. a viewer taking this overlooking that part of the valley. absolutely gorgeous. post your photographs on twitter and facebook. tomorrow the low out of this afternoon with the showers coming through, we'll have blustery winds, too. those winds diminish and then tomorrow in the upper 50s during the afternoon with bright sunshine and a lighter wind. and then on thursday sunny and that's when the mild air arrives. up near 70 degrees on thursday afternoon. friday too, up near 70. but a

in virginia vdot handles the claims. in each jurisdiction we're told cases will be reviewed to determine whether the government is liable for the damage. the weather is liable for the damage. >> yeah. really it is. and the weather today, we've been running to our window in the weather center all afternoon looking for sunshine. finally found a little bit so the process of clearing is under way. let's start with the time lapse. this is from oak dale high school in southern frederick county. kind of the gloomy start in many areas with low clouds and rain and drizzle. through the day north of the metro area. things brightened up a little bit. now we're look at conditions improving towards sunset here with lots of blue skies and that trend. clearing will continue to move to the south and southeast through the remainder of the early evening and nighttime hours. 66 degrees now at reagan national airport. 61 in frederick. 62 degrees at andrews. mid atlantic temperatures are comfortable in the 50's and 60's. you go a little bit n

take a look at the numbers. 33 in pittsburgh 73 down towards virginia beex. we are right in the middle at 48. we've got this colder air waiting to the north that's going to come down and change our rain which we have now over to snow. you can see where the rain is down toward waldorf, light shower activity. but the heavier rain continues to be the north of 66 in virginia and 50 in maryland. we'll continue to see the rain throughout the evening. there is a lot more of it to come back to the west, and then the snow also starting to move our way. and look at the snow line starting to make its way farther in towards forces west virginia portions of pennsylvania. it will be moving our way. that's why we have the winter storm warning in effect late tonight through the day tomorrow. and what we're going to be seeing from this, we're going to see the snow begin early tomorrow around 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. to the north and west of the city and then move on through the city. so there will be some snow for the a.m. rush. but most roads won't be covered around the d.c. metro

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

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

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