morning. crews rescued an infant and adult inside. all are expected to be okay. >>> news4's derrick ward is live with what they are having to deal with. derrick? >> we're here at the intersection of university boulevard and piney branch. this one is clear, but some of the streets are not clear. take a look at this. this fire truck on one of the side streets had to be rescued by a plow. even the first attempted rescue didn't work out. they were able to pull it a few yards but then it got stuck again and they had to wait for a heavy duty crane to come through. this is what we're seeing in the aftermath of the snowfall. this intersection is very near a water main break that happened this morning. it caused a shutdown of university boulevard and now one lane is getting by one direction around the scene where they're working on that. luckily not a lot of people disrupted by that, but the challenge is still out here for motors and pedestrians. you've got no margin for error, no shoulders on a lot of roads. no parking space if you get to where you're going if it's a parking lot because a lot of

until it's cleared up. we're live in alexandria, derrick ward, "news4." >> thank you, derrick. >>> the clintons will campaign together starting today. hillary clinton made the announcement last night in new hampshire. she referenced her husband's record with the economy. she said the economy is one of the reasons it's drushl have a democrat in the white house. >> not one of the republican candida candidates is in favor of raising the minimum wage, and not one of them believes we need to do anything to make sure women get equal pay for equal work. >>> hillary clinton hits the campaign trial at nashua community college town hall center. until now trump's campaign has counted on media coverage for exposure. going forward the candidate vows to spend $2 million a week on tv ads. >>> breaking news out of kabul. new video of an explosion outside of police check poirnts. we're hearing that a suicide bomber in a car blew himself up, hurting two officers. also some civilians. we're going to bring you more as we get it. back to you. >> thanks, angie. social services center will reopen it

five years. >> i'll test that theory. >>> we want to check in with derrick ward. he has breaking news. >> reporter: well, we couldn't get a skins win yesterday, but here's a little bit of consolation. an easier commute. take a look. they've been testing the gate off seminary road for the hov three lanes and by the evening's rush, these lanes will be open. this is primarily made necessary by the addition of the marx center to the area, handle some offing this alexandria traffic. you'll notice new traffic signals, new lanes and a dedicated turn lane. this is $576 million product. it is almost the last piece of a lot of infrastructure and traffic improvements through this area. the final piece will be a pedestrian bridge which will open sometime this spring. we're live in alexandria. derrick ward, "news4." back to you. >>> thanks, derrick. >>> new developments in the capture of drug lord joaquin el cha powe guzman. >>> the recall you're going want to hear about before your son or daughter's next dose of cough medicine. >>> and you're going to want to warm up your car before you leave. ta

's" derrick ward is live at fed iks field with more on today's march. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in a few hours folks are expected to meet. there's going to be a rally here as well followed by that march. joining me now is eugene grant, mayor of the city. tell me what you hope to accomplish by this march. this is just the beginning of something, isn't it? >> most definitely. this is a march to stop the violence. our theme, one voice, stop the violence. just last month a 6-year-old girl was murdered in landover, maryland. this foolishness has got to stop. prince george's county residents are coming together at fedex field to say stop the violence. >> reporter: you say it's a social issue as well as mental illness. >> obviously a sickness when you're killing a 6-month-old child. when you're beating on your spouse or road rage issues. we believe it's the beginning of a new day for folks in prince george's county. >> reporter: thank you. they're expecting at least a couple thousand field. we're live at fedex field. derrick ward, nusz 4. >> thanks, derrick. >>> this morning w

have a problem on the right side of the roadway. "news4's" derrick ward is live. derrick? >> reporter: we're live at cockerel. crews are on the scene. they shut off the valve. that's going to be the beginning of things. this doesn't bode well for duke street traffic for the rest of the morning because it looks like they're going have to do some za vags. that could take six to eight hour on usual. if you take transit in the area, expect to be late because of these workarounds. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our other top story is the weather yochl u see everybody bundled up there. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and tom kierein tracking the latest on what can be the coldest day since march, last march. let's start things off with chuck bell. hey, chuck. >> yes, indeed. coldest day and we actually had snow on that particular day. no real big snow in the forecast. the winter cold is here and the failure ares are going to continue particularly outdoor to the blue ridge. it's a bundle up kind of a day. the hash tag is #layerup. temperatures are in the 30s. windchills,

4's derrick ward is live now with the first wave of spectators. derrick, how is it looking out there so far? >> reporter: it's looking pretty good, actually. we're outside the panda enclosure itself, sort of inside the zoo in the inner sanctum. we've been getting glimpses of probably the most 5-month-old in the city right now. and he's growing significantly. we are told you that he can sort of exert his own will. the other day, we're told, the pandaen hadalers wanted to get a blood sample. he protested so much they said, let's not do it. he's getting stronger and more popular. they're advising folks to come early and line up early. the doors will open at about 9:00 and the panda house will be open until 4:00 today for this first public viewing of bei bei the panda. he hasn't actually been outside yet. maybe we'll get a glimpse of that happening as well. live at the national zoo, news 4, derrick ward. >>> many will dedicate part of this holiday weekend with a day of service. today and monday, volunteers with the rock creek conservancy will clean and beautify locations in the district

one was hurt. derrick ward is at the scene. we hope to hear from him later this hour. >> we spoke with the police chief earlier about this. he said if you think your roof is at risk, the important thing is don't try to clear it yourself. hire a professional contractor to do it because it could be more hazardous than beneficial. >> absolutely. >> we want to tell you about a road closure. >> governor larry hogan ordered 270 to be closed. we're going to check in with david culver in a few moments. it's an unprecedent step for the governor to shut down 270. it's never been closed in its history. you think of the amount of distance between the beltway and i-81. >> correct me if i'm wrong, but it's the biggest bottleneck in the area. we want to move it on over to another big story we've been following and that's how many of you are waking up in the dark. you may have expected to lose power this weekend as blizzard 2016 hit the area. surprisingly the number of power outages is pretty low. we check out the website this morning. just 400 customers are waiting for the lights to turn back on

's derrick ward who's been watching the conditions change in college park. we have seen the wind whipping out there where you had. i'm sure you are cold. >> the wind is indeed whipping. i don't want to use the cliche but i will, horizontal snow. my snow hole is almost covered up. that is exciting. i think that will eclipse the panda on michele media. in any case, the good thing is, we can count the cards on one hand that have not been emergency or public works type vehicles passing through. people are indeed getting the message. after all, this is a saturday. a lot of people are only going out for a essential things, if they absolutely have to be. that's a good thing. route one is clear. we haven't seen through come through recently. there has been the occasional plow. you have to give them kudos. they've been doing a good job. i've seen a lot of metro vehicles come through. chances are they are preparing now to get that system back up to speed. we're live in college park, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, derrick. >> the roads are pretty much rough all over the re

. >>> breaking you news at 6:30. there a water main break. derrick, what is going on out there? >> reporter: we're at the intersection of university boulevard and piney branch road. east bound university is being diverted because of a blockage here set up so they can deal with it. you can see that there are somic vehicles here now. they have done some snow removal, i guess he have to get to wherever the break is. but you will be turned away on piney branch headed east on university. we don't know if it represents any disruption this water service to anywhere here. but this is an intersection that is challenging under the best of conditions. under these conditions, it will be even more so. and this is something that we will have to expect in the coming days after this snowstorm. the strain it puts on the infrastructure. and we've already had one water main break that molette green has been reporting on. and here is another one. east bound university boulevard, you're being diverted at piney branch while they deal with the water main break. derrick ward, news 4. >>> and we begin

opening right now, 30 seconds ago. we're hoping to get a glance ourselves of mr. bei bei. derrick ward is live there. he'll have a report in about 15 minutes. >> such a cutie. >> eating. >>> other news here, that's a location for a brand new $98 million fbi bulling in our area. the central records complex will be built on a 60-acre complex of land just east of winchester, virginia. it's expected to bring 1,200 jobs to the area. time for a check of our forecast. >> to do that, we'll check in with tom kierein. he's outside. look at him. >> there he is. >> he's amidst the fog. the fog behind me is rather dense in northwest and partly around the region, too. it's not widespread. the sun trying to break through the fog. the camera is about 300 feet above the terrain here. it's above most of the fog. above that we have a mostly clear sky. we'll have sunshine breaking out. by noontime ought to be in the upper 40s and briefly low 50s around 2:00 or 3:00. five, back down to the upper 40s under a mostly cloudy sky, late tonight, getting chilly, back down to the low 40s by late this evening. then

want to get more from derrick ward. >> reporter: of those -- right, exactly. of those folks who have been released, there are actually four but one may have decided to stay in iran. these are new developments coming in within the last hour. but we're hear outside the "washington post" because one of those people is a reporter for the post who was stationed in iran. he is indeed on his way home. jason rezaian had been held in tehran for about 545 days. he was charged with working to overthrow the government there. he, again, was released among five americans. one of them, a former marine, amir heck tani had been held for four years. there was a christian minister say media abedini who had been held for three years and nos trattou las cause ravi. we've been told he's not leaving. they all are released in exchange for clemency in exchange for seven iranians charged in the u.s. six had duo citizenship. now, i don't know what this will mean for the warming of relations with iran, but with the nuclear deal that has been announced shortly after that, it seems they have turned a corner in th

six hours. "news4's" derrick ward is live aet the stadium. take a look. derrick krk you feel the anticipati anticipati anticipation? >> reporter: i tell you what. the sun is makes a bold appearance. you know, it's been ten years, a whole decade since washington has won in playoff period. they appeared in 2006 but that didn't go too well. we're definitely hoping for a big win and folks are just starting to appear here at fedex field. some of those early tailgaters. here are some of the things you need to know. it will be an hour before you actually can get into that red zone parking lot to begin your tailgating activities. now, other permit holders, they can get in at noon and the air force is here. the gates are going to open at 2:00. the game kicks off at 4:40. and if you're taking metro as you are often advised to do, be aware on the orange, blue, and silver lines. they're suspended the track work at noon. that will make it a lot easier for you to get here and leave. we're live at fedex field. back to you. >> thank you very much, derrick. >>> this morning we have new informatio

"news4" derrick ward with more on the release and home coming for the journalists. where is he now, derrick? >> reporter: well, indeed, you know there are going to bo b some happy moments at this week's release of pritz never of iran, anywhere between four years to 40 days. one of those happy reunions will be happening on k street at the headquarterses of the "washington post." jason rezaian who was a kropt for the "washington post" has been in captivity for 545 days. earlier the post released a statement saying they could. be happier and they recently released another statement saying they're looking forward to the joy us reunion to his return to the "washington post" newsroom. he's among five americans as well as former marine amir hekmati who ha been held for four years, and say media abedini as nostratollah khosravi as well as matthew trevithnick, a student who's been held for 40 days. now, six had duo u.s. and iranian citizenships. most of them were businessmen who were facing charges for violating trade sanctions between the u.s. and iran. some of them were actually jailed. n

ennoven now. derrick ward is live at dulles. >> reporter: it's a slow scramble here, people sort of wearily wandering in hoping to be on their way. we have some updated information. here at dulles, 73 outbound and 60 inbound have been canceled. reagan, 17 outbound flights canceled and 10 inbound canceled. and they're feeling the main at bwi with 13 outbound and 6 incoming canceled. and it's all about getting the air fields cleared. and that has pretty much been done, but there are other issues because with the storm moving, it's connecting flights and all the other variables that go into air travel, it's created quite a challenge for some folks. we hear from a couple elf stude students doing study abroad in south africa. >> thartstarting thursday, ever is trying to reschedule their flights. >> we learned you can't sleep at an airport very well. >> and we also are not positive we even have tickets on the flight. it's a big mess. >> reporter: and it will be a challenge getting out of here. the silver line is not operating nor is the shuttle that would bring folks here. so they have to

"powerball." >>> last night's drawing was worst $1.6 billion. >>> derrick ward live where one ticket was sold. a $1 million ticket isn't bad at all. >> reporter: of those three sold in maryland, two were in prince george's county. we're outside the 7-eleven in bladensburg. take a look at the shot we took earlier. including owner, he's indeed checking his tickets. he was kind of surprised he sold one of those second-tier winning tickets for $1 million. now, of course, merchants who sell those winning tickets do get a percentage, 6%. but, of course, who wouldn't rather have an actual winning ticket in their hands. but as i said, there are three locations in maryland, two in prince george's county. take a look at the map. one is at a gas station on walker mill road. the second is 7-eleven on annapolis road and a wawa on ar ba urbana. those folks are more than likely going to remain anonymous. a million dollars is going to bring bring you what it used to be but still nice to have. a few people will be waking up to that nice gift. we're live in bladensburg. >> if you missed all the action

fares are back in effect. "news4's" derrick ward is live in boston checking out what you'll see if you head out today. >> reporter: it's always busy at this station even if a lot of things are closed. that's because they're experiencing problems as you said. today, effectively, this is the end of the orange line in virginia here in boston. the problems are loring, and others. they've been running stations through there. so instead of getting those trains stuck on that line, they've decided to close it. they're running a bus bridge among those stations from here at boston. so folks are loading on the shuttle buses. there are metro personnel making announcements to make sure people know where they're going. people we talked to today, most of them who had to take care of this or deal with this are indeed dealing with this. >> i'm waiting on my bus. it's usually late anyway, no matter the weather. >> i flew in from florida to come to a meeting today and i'm not quite sheer whether or not it's even still happening. >> reporter: now, they're continually testing those rails and doing repairs

continued health problems from that incident. news 4's derrick ward is live outside of l'enfant plaza with more on the massive lawsuit filing today. derrick. >> we expect to learn more details about that later today. we can expect there will be issues of compensation and accountability. as you mentioned, whatever health risks some of those passengers may have been exposed to during that incident. the incident started out as a normal enough commute for metro riders and virginia bound yellow line train. as that train left the station here in l'enfant plaza, it encountered smoke in a tunnel. several railcars were engulfed. 80 people were injured . one woman died. in the ensuing investigation, it turns out there were issues with ventilation system, whether it was functioning properly, whether or not it was or could have been or should have been activated remotely. and there is also issues of coordination with the response. metro general manager says they dealt with some of those issues like the ventilation system. they put a firefighter in the control center to help real time coordination

have the latest for you on this broadcast as well throughout the day. >>> now let's get to derrick ward live in silver spring with how this bitter cold could affect school buses. good morning. i'm feeling for you this morning. >> good morning again. the thing is, the human factor, they don't want the kids out at bus stops early in the morning with the temperatures like they are and the windchill factors. there is also the machine factor. we're outside a bus lot on randolph road in montgomery county. these are montgomery county buses. diesel engines are an issue here. any free water in a diesel line will freeze and clog up the system. and officials, then you have kids trapped on bus anywhere on the roadway, either at a stop or sometimes just cut off. like any car, your car, any vehicle, battery issues are also something to worry about. if your battery is marginal, temperatures and weather like this will push it over the edge into nonfunctioning. so there is safety issues involved here on two aspects, one t. we're live in montgomery county, derrick ward, news 4. >>> if you are planni

. >> "news4's" derrick ward has more from the stadium. what's it like out there, derrick? >> reporter: big day on fedex field. the last time washington was in the playoffs was back in 2013. the last time they won was 2006. of course, they're hoping for a repeat performance here today. they take on the green bay parkers. kickoff is at 4:40 p.m. of course, the packers are the 2010 super bowl champs, but we're hearing from one redskins super fan who says she's got a lot of faith in this team this time around. have been counted out, dished out, thrown out. nobody has given us a chance, nothing this entire year. >> here's the thing. tailgaters can get in at 11:00 a.m. others can park at noon for a 4:40 kickoff. something you need to know if you're taking the metro. morgan is the closest one and track work has been suspended or the orange, blue, and silver line. it's going stop at noon to help you get here a lot easier. at fedex field, derrick ward, "news4." >>> we're learning new information how a texas mother planned to go on the run with her son. officials say tonya couch to

. derrick ward visited the home of carolyn marshall. you might call her a super fan. >> reporter: when you first enter the marshall home, there is a subtle hint, the chairs. one burgundy and one gold. when you get to the basement, there is no subtlety, you're immersed. when did you start? >> i would say sometime in the late '60s. >> reporter: there is the practical. >> redskins barbecue grill that will not ever be used. >> reporter: there is the collectible. >> this will be worth something a few years from now. >> reporter: and rg3 and the burgundy and gold guarded by the hogs. and photos that will sadly never be repeated. >> santana moss, sean taylor. >> reporter: through thick and thin, she's hung in there and the collection has grown. she's a true fan. >> we have been counted out, thrown out, nobody has given us a chance for nothing this entire year. even when the cowboys were 3-7, they still have a chance, that's all the analysts talked about, cowboys still have a chance. >> reporter: believe it or not, her granddaughters and so that are cowboys fans. right now she's on top,

. news 4's derrick ward spoke to the homeowner today. >> reporter: it was thursday morning when an upper marlboro homeowner heard a loud noise coming from upstairs in the family townhouse. she's gotten the kids off to school so it couldn't have been them. >> i thought one of the picture his fallen or something like that. >> there is a construction site nearby and at first she thought the loud noise may have come to this sight, but upon closer examination of the house she saw something much more troubling. >> at first she saw these holes inside the bedroom wall, and inside the bathroom another hole, whatever it was, it traveled through the bathroom walls across the bathroom and into the far wall to the headboard and these are shotgun pell pellets. i was just right there tern minutes ago and i was fixing my daughter and everything and we were just there and we left because the school bus came. that's how we survived. >> after checking with one neighbor who had had no idea what was going on a neighbor from the other sideshowed up and said he'd been cleaning a shotgun when it went up. how de

with that. we do know, derrick, we suggested going out periodically so that you're not pushing and shoveling all at once. >> indeed. it is kind of heavy. what we're seeing now, there's a car stuck at that intersection. that's why it's deceptive here. there are cars that moving brute it's when you lose momentum that you run into trouble. i think a front-wheel drive vehicle, you have a bit of a disadvantage over a four-wheel drive vehicle. i want to bring you back to our attention here, your attention to where we are. remember one of the hits an hour ago, i deg that hole down the pavement. you can see where the hole is now. you can't see the pavement anymore. look at this hole here. ayman stading in it here. that's coming up to my yes. that's a foot, maybe a foot and a half. it may look like it's calming down. live in college park, derrick ward. >> 9:26 is your time right now. we are in this storm for the long haul. many, many more hours of snow to fall ahead of us. we'll keep everything covered from every angle for you. >> be sure to join us on social media as well. thanks for shari

community members in montgomery county. but as derrick ward reports, the county is concerned about the rink and it's location. >> reporter: the ice is synthetic, the fun is real. for mark cohen of poolsville, this is a natural way to indulge his lifelong love of the sport. he even coaches it. >> i thought if i ever get a chance and could have my own place, my own rink, i could have more flexibility. >> reporter: this rink isn't just about fun. there's a solemn meaning behind what's going on here. it's also a fitting way to remember his stepdaughter melody. >> huge hockey fan. if it was a friday night, we'd have pizza and puck nights. that was one of her favorite things. >> reporter: she shared his passion for hockey right up until her death last july. she was just 35 when she died from a respiratory illness, and the rink is named after her. >> i just thought the greatest thing would be to do a tribute. >> reporter: but there's a problem. cohen's property is in an agricultural reserve. thousands of acres are protected montgomery county green space. as such, there are limits and rules go

history, an african american will be sworn in as chairman. derrick is live with more on today's ceremonies. hi, derrick. >> reporter: well, indeed it's an important day. for the first time in the 250 year history, this year two african american women have been elected and one of them is chair. joining me is phyllis' chair. you are going to celebrate this in a big way here. >> we are. today is the bipartisan celebration as the new board takes off. we're excited about all we have to do. there's so many things on the table to accomplish in the next four years and it's important to start the administration and start the next four years and we're going to do that today. >> reporter: i understand the fact you've had this happen in a bipartisan way. how does that tie into the theme of your leadership. >> you know in the past when they've elected republicans and democrats they were sworn in in two different ceremonies. i decided that's not appropriate. we're one county and one board and get sworn in at if same time. we're here to work for you. we focus on loudon and we're going to celeb

was murdered. news 4's derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: prince george's county police crime scene investigators returning to the 3900 drop of killborn drive in clinton. daylight had revealed a cell phone amid the fallen leaves and an important piece of evidence and the last time they were here it was to investigate a homicide, a disturbing scene for residents. >> there was a body on the ground. >> reporter: someone called police saying the man's body was near the driver's side of a black mercedes and it was still running. the victim had upper body trauma. residents of the block had heard something, but nothing alarming. >> odd noise, but something like gunshots. >> wow! >> reporter: indeed, this was a quiet cul-de-sac and not much happens and neighbors look out for each other and the police presence fired up a network of concerns. >> i got the message and she said i'm calling to see if you got the okay. >> reporter: this is where the car was and this is the one anomaly in the neighborhood. there's no house on this lot and not a lot of lighting and it provides a cut-through t

. >>> it for many of tonight is the deadline for sign up for affordable care act. derrick ward is live with what you need to know. >> reporter: good morning. again, well, indeed there is a marathon effort here to get people involved and people signed up. we're at one lotion now, first baptist church. and what you're seeing here are folks getting in to that process of getting signed up for health care. of course as you said the deadline is 11:59 tonight. and the time that of to avoid a pretty steep tax pan penalty if you're not covered. the pastor here says normally they're in the process of making sure your soul is healthy, but they also have been playing a big roll in making sure bodies are healthy, as well. and here in the district, there has been a particular effort and success at that effort here in the district. let's hear. >> we're the second lowest district in the country, but we want to be the first state in the union to have universal health insurance coverage. >> reporter: a large number of younger people signing up we're told. so i think they are realizing the importanc

outside the mass at the montgomery county church. derrick ward explains why the church made the decision to terminate the worker. >> reporter: maria higgins was moved emotionally during mass at mouth seton mass today. >> the music and readings all said everyone is welcome but we sat and it made me cry. >> reporter: her tears were for her son jeffrey and his husband, fired from his position of church canter and got the word from the pastor back in november. >> i was called to the office here and told that he had discovered that i was gay and married and he asked if i would resign. i said that i wouldn't resign, good at my job and didn't see a reason to resign. he terminated me. >> i met people from the choir, met the pastor. never thought it would happen. >> they gathered with about a dozen family members and supported for a silent protest outside morning mass seeking to second a message. >> came down here to support my son. what happened to him was wrong and i'm really proud of him for standing up for what he thinks is right. >> reporter: there were waves a few car horns. higgin

officer has not yet been released. >> reporter: i'm derrick ward at fedex field in landover. they talk about one of the ways of observing the martin luther king holiday is having a day on instead of day off. they're organizing to stop the violence. there's rally that's supposed to start here. the parking lots are going to open at 7:00 a.m. it's called the stop the violence march. it begins itself at 10:00 a.m. after the rally at fedex field in the parking lot. the org pfizers are expecting or hoping for 20,000 people to show up. they've had good attendance in the past year. the mayor is going to be leading off this. it's being sponsored by folks involved in the community here. the march is going to take place from here over to the jericho city of praise where there will be a forum starting at noon. they're expecting people to come out and observe this day as a day on, a day of service instead of just a day off. at fedex field, i'm derrick ward. back to you. >> thanks, derrick. >>> developing this morning, one of five americans released from iran released back home. matthew trevithnick

lawmaker. derrick ward will have more on that trip in a few minutes. >>> after the break, the oscar backlash that continues to grow. and take a look at this. a rebound for the dow after the >>> here are some stories trending this morning. for the second year in a row it looks like oscar so white is trending. hollywood is fighting back. several stars including jada pinkett-smith, spike lee took to facebook and twitter to tell fans and the academy to say they will not be attending the show. the president of the academy says the organization is pursuing dramatic steps to alter the makeups of the membership. >>> the spinoff to "american ninja warrior" team ninja warrior is setting the bar high. we got a look at the construction of the course and some obstacles. the course is designed to test speed and agility. it premieres today on the esquire network. >>> we spotted this next story on uprocks.com. tracy morgan here showed up on "the today show" and joked about going back into his coma. now, in that bizarre interview, morgan also joked a bit about his daughter pushing him forward during

we deal with windchills below zero for many of you. derrick ward is tracking the impact of these conditions having on schools, but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your four things to know. >> what you need to know about the weather this morning, layer up again and limit outdoor time. dangerous windchills again this morning. staying in the deep freeze today. highs only in the 20s at best. chance for snow flurries coming our way tomorrow. no big accumulations on wednesday. friday, saturday, still a possibility for big snow amounts coming our way. outside this morning, temperatures are at or below zero for windchills now. minus 6 in martensburg. minus 4 in gaithersburg. for the next 24 hours, all cold, the worst of it is in the next five to seven hours with windchills running well below zero. temperatures below 20s at 7:00 and teens for tomorrow morning. coming up in a few minutes, i'll let you know what you can start doing now to get you ready for friday and saturday snow potentials. >>> breaking news, 270 southbound, main lanes are shut down here at montrose road.

were displaced early this morning after the roof collapsed under heavy snow. "news4's" derrick ward is live there. derrick, what do you know? >> the alarm you hear went off just after midnight and led to 67 people being evacuated. that roof over the stairwell collapsed. the same situation seemed to have prevailed. were taken to a nearby fire station. they're being kept warm on buses until more permanent housing can be found for them. >> i've been there for seven, going on eight years. that roof has been ready to collapse. >> i heard a lot of stomping and they were hitting my window. they were trying to get me out. we all woke up and they were here. >> reporter: the investigators will come to this scene, determine exactly what happened. structural engineers will determine if they can eventually be let back into the building. it's going to need more shoring up before kit be reoccupied. derrick ward, manassas, "news.". >>> surprisingly the number of power outages pretty low. just over 600 customers waiting to get the lights turned back on in northern virginia. bge has 200 without. pepco r

those people are suing metro. derrick ward is talking to some of them now. we'll hear from him coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> metro's former interim general manager will stay on the transit agency. he will stay on with them. he is now the new executive manager officer -- managing officer. he will provide overall support. >>> with breaking news, i'm scott mcfarlane. internal auditors for d.c. public schools say there was gross mismanagement of money by a former athletic director. she served from 2011 to 2015. colleagues found $32,000 in cash in bags waiting to be deposited for months in her offices. and the internal report says hundreds of thousands of dollars from proceeds and ticket sales and concession sales during high school sporting events were deposited weeks or months late. even though the bank in which d.c. public schools has an account is just across the street from athletic department headquarters. the audit questions why the athletic director aloud some student fund money to be spent on hospitality suite buffets and extravagant food for adults and vips at sportin

. >> derrick ward joins us from college park on the conditions in that neck of the woods. hi, derrick. >> reporter: they could use a ton or two on route 1 and i'm sure they've treated this road at this point. take a look at the conditions that folks are encountering and this is traffic coming down from the university of maryland headed north up toward baltimore and points north of here. you can see the roads are passable and these vehicles are coming off from a dead stop and take it slow, not spinning out too much and you can see some pavement and some slushy pavement out there in the middle of the road and there's one guy who has been on this road for a while now who is not a first responder and he's not a doctor and he's not a police officer and he's immensely popular. take a look. this is the guy who drives the tanker trucks and those guys fill up the tanks for the people trying to get home or trying to make whatever necessary trip they have to. he's become a very popular guy and he doesn't quite understand why he's so popular. take a listen. >> they're running out and they're happ

other and safety of our customers. >> still ahead, derrick ward will have more on today's lawsuit filing from outside the l'enfant plaza metro station. >>> it took several hours and 60 firefighters to put out a fire at a power plant around baltimore. fire erupted in a pipe at the brandon shores power plant. take a look at that. it was fueled by coal and shot flames 90 feet into the air. firefighters used extinguishers to put out the fire. water could have damaged the pipe. nobody was hurt. >>> four people recovering from this crash on rockville pike happening around 9:00 last night. a little foggy, but traffic cameras caught the backup. montgomery county fire and rescue say two cars crashed, one of them flipped over. everyone is expected to be okay. >>> today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce a new chief technology officer. the policy makes computer data and codes available to the public for review and analysis. mayor bowser says this is part of her goal to have a transparent government. >>> new this morning, alabama back on top, a national champion, alabama won a high scori

, and only a few hours into the new year. we have team coverage tonight and derrick ward starts us off along minnesota avenue in southeast where police are trying to track down the driver of this hit and run. derrick? >>. >> we're at the intersection of minnesota avenue and you can still make out the marks made by investigators as they investigated this hit and run that turned out to be fatal the lights pretty much what we have now and what you can't see well in this intersection is the special lighting, a system of lights, buttons and signs that are supposed to help pedestrians get across the street safely. sadly, early this morning it didn't. the victim of a hit and run moments before the impact. captured by surveillance cameras mounted on an apartment building. police say 36-year-old ian jerome butts was crossing at the cross walk when he was hit and killed and it was after 4:00 a.m. and we're freezing the video here. it's unpleasant beyond this point. oswald durant is manager of these apartments and they help deter crime and the nearby intersection is fitted with new light to help

. derrick ward is there live for us. i know the side streets still pretty covered there. how is it looking? >> reporter: indeed they are, aaron. fire trucks have had some issues. one truck trying to leave the scene got stuck. as far as we know, it's still there. it's about a block there where we are p p but this is the house. this happened just after 1:00 a.m. we're told two adults and one infant were taken to the hospital for observation. minor injuries. but no firefighters injured and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. it started again just after 1:00 a.m., was complicated somewhat because a gas meter or gas line failed here and they had a hard time finding because of the snow. and as you can see, firefighters are still on the scene here. they're guarding against any flare-ups. but again, this house pretty heavily damaged. fortunately minor injuries to the three people, that is two adults and one infant, taken away for observation. we're live in the chill ham hyattsville area. back to you. >>> it's 5:03. the blizzard of 2016 means all federal government offices are close

of salt available. >> it sounds like a lot. they may need all of that and derrick ward joins us from college park with more on the conditions there. >> hi again. you can take a look at route 1 through college park and not much traffic at all. people are, indeed, heeding the warnings and observing that state of emergency declared here, but some people do indeed have to work and for some folks, folks who drive those plows and not just the big ones, but the small ones, this is indeed the busy season. we caught up with a crew of people who are in one of those plows who are hooked up to a pickup truck and you might find them in an apartment complex parking lot or a shopping center parking lot and indeed that's where these guys were headed and for them the snowfall amounts to christmas in january. >> it's money falling from the sky is really what it is. >> how many parking lots do you do on a day like this? >> it depends on how big the parking lot is and how much of the work they really need out there, but usually it becomes a lot of work for us, especially these cars out here. they defini

incident at the plaza station last year. news 4's derrick ward reports on how the survivors are hoping that this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: 7887 lawsuits, count them, 8g7 lawsuits filed on today the anniversary of the accident, and filed on behalf of passengers who survived. report after smoking brakes on the yellow train line brought a response eerily similar to the events one year ago today. an evening commute turned chaotic and deadly. virginia bound yellow line train encounters smoke from an electrical ark as it leaves the plaza station. one person dies. another 80 passengers are injured. in need of rescue. jonathan rogers was among them. >> we were totally helpless. we were told, stay put, like the best thing you can do is stay put. if you open the doors, get off the train, the train can't move so you'd be jeopardizing everybody else if you try to get off the train. so there was nothing to do but just wait and hope. >> reporter: he says he and other passengers took turns giving passenger carol lynnine glover cpr but she did not survive. >> bringing her through the t

hour derrick ward talks to the homeowner who is very grateful despite all of the loss. >>> two of the busiest streets downtown are back open after a brazen shooting between two cars overnight. it all started between two cars traveling on l and 18 streets northwest fair the farragut stations. a man was shot in the arm north of columbia heights and police closed down the streets for the morning commute as they investigated. >>> if you want to see the redskins-packers game be ready to pay for that privilege. general admission tickets sold out in just 13 minutes this morning. there are a limited number of club seats available and those go for $300 and up and we checked stubhub and found them from $140 all of the way up to $9,000. coming up in the next half hour we'll tell you how to avoid falling victim to those ticket scams and carol maloney is out at redskins park and he's changing his approach heading into sunday. >>> first at 4:00, gone without a trace. why police in our area are looking for an uber driver as well as a missing teenager. >>> and the times, they are a-changing. we'll go

derrick ward was there. he experienced the delays for himself. >> reporter: the trip from vienna, the capital south from the orange line is ideally a 40 -minute ride. on this day it look a long lotter. >> this is what thousands of my constituents experience every day. >> we'll be moving momentarily, thanks for your patient. >> reporter: orange line trains were among those single tracking for part of the way and this meant crowding and delays. >> what's going on today? >> what's going on? >> we'll be moving momentarily. >> we had a cracked rail. when it gets very cold, steel basically, you know, cracks. it cracked. so when it cracks, basically you have to send out emergency crew to make sure it's safe to go over. if it's not safe to go over, they repair it, temporary repair. >> reporter: it provided an opportunity for back and forth between passengers and people who think a lot about transportation but who also have the chance to wield some influence and some riders got a answer to air their concerns and grievances. >> 60% of the trains, there's no announcement at all, and when there i

american supervisor. we are live with a preview of today's ceremony. hi, derrick. well, you know what, he's going to be live and he'll check in with us later in the show. >> we'll check in with him then. how lucky are you feeling today? the power ball jackpot up to $334 million. the 12th biggest in the game's history. the jackpot got a big bump. the next drawing is tonight. the lump sum pay out more than $200 million but the odds are one in 292 million. three folks in virginia starting this new years as millionaire's. six additional tickets worth 25,000 also out there right now unclaimed. two of them sold in arlington. if you bought a ticket you have 180 days from the drawing to collect the winnings. >> attacked just feet away from her doorstep. a local woman now talking about the ordeal and who else she's hoping to find her attacker. >> an elevator inside an apartment complex crushes a new york man to death. he's being called a hero because of what he did in the last minutes of his life. >> we want to remind you we are streaming live broadcasting live on facebook right now. come

tonight. news 4's derrick ward joins us from one of the luckiest stores in maryland. derrick, you better be stocking up. >> well, indeed i am. we're at this giant here in buoy. last year they sold a 1 million dollar winning ticket. i think a lot of folks will be coming back here hoping that lightning strikes twice. $800 million is good for a $2 investment. as you said, this is one of the largest jackpots. it started out at about $40 million in november. nobody won and then last week, there was a $500 million prize that went unwon. hence here we are now. they've increased the odds. it used to be, i think it was one in 292 million. used to be your chances. now they've upped those odds to 1 in 175 million. that's what it used to be. now it's 1 in 292 million. some folks are actually running out of tickets. i think people are thinking it's not really about, i don't know, luck or something like that. it's like lucky stars being aligned. who knows. it depends on where you live on how much you'll pay in taxes. a lot of people will opt for the lump sum payment, that comes out to $496 mill

seminary road and will be open in time for the commute home today. derrick ward has a preview of the new congestion easing ramp. >> reporter: it's just a ramp, you say. this is not just any ramp. it will help northern virginia carpoolers rise above it all. that's the traffic along seminary road. prior to the opening of this ramp i-395 hov 3 commuters wanting to hook up to seminary roam to get to the mark city and this part of alexandria had to get off at the franconia-springfield exit and sit in five miles of seminary road traffic. well no more. this ramp will allow them to make that transition a lot easier. it's going to be hov 3 at all times. open to buses. the cost is $76 million, but the value and time saved, priceless. in alexandria, derrick ward, news 4. >> there's a new proposal to extend the 95 express lanes in stafford to fix backups at the merge point. dell watt mark cole wants to add an extension of the lanes on to u.s. 17. for this to work, vdot would have to negotiate with transurban. the work would be done somewhere around 2020. a lot of you have complained about the ba

what you're going to have to deal with. live on connecticut avenue, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thanks so much, derrick. >>> family and friends will gather in montgomery county to remember a young girl who was hit and killed by a car while sledding. a funeral for clara phillips will take place in jermantown. the 5-year-old sliding down a driveway on sunday when she was hit by a car. chef passed away on monday. no charges have been filed against the driver. and police have not released that driver's name. >> this morning we are learning about another attack on metro involving a group of teenagers. a witness tells news 4 he felt threatened, harassed on the red line. all of this after six teenagers were arrested thursday morning. >> this private school principal doesn't want to reveal his identity out of fear of retaliation. >> i feel angry that as an innocent person it's not safe to ride metro. >> he got on at the brookland station around 5:00 in the evening. >> the train i was on, the car that i was on, did not center many folks on it. >> he said the trouble started with

an executive order making it tougher for americans to buy or sell firearms. "news4's" derrick ward is live in shann till will i this morning. derek, how is it look ought there? crowds building yet? >> not really yet. it's an hour or so before the show actually opens but it's one of the most popular. the crowds were pretty significant. we talked about this pending executive order we're expecting from the president and selling is the key there. we talk bd buying and selling. selling is the key now. we expect president obama will meet with the attorney general tomorrow to vet some of the legal aspects of his proposal. it will affect traders. people who sell 50 guns or more per year. that is the small gun dealer or usually a trader, someone who doesn't rely on that as a source of income. so it may not mean you'll see smaller crowds or a fewer aggregate of guns available but you'll see fewer selling or trading them. we talked about this yesterday. let's see what one of the attendees has to say. >> what happens is they buy up a scare like last year and it dies down. so i'm not concerned.

seminary road and hopefully ease congestion of the highway. we want to get straight to "news4" ee derrick ward with how these lanes will work. welcoming news for many commu r commuters. >> reporter: this was one of the concerns when the m.a.r.c. center was first talked about and being built. now this is vdot'sance to a concern of an already congested seminar. now, this new hov 3 ramp will be open for the evening rush only. take a look at some video. they've been testing it over the past couple of days. what this will do, it will link the hov 3 lanes from 395 to folks coming out of alexandria, and, of course, exiting the m.a.r.c. center. until now what they've had to do is get off at the springfield parkway exit and take five miles along seminary. that kind of defeats the whole purpose. this is a $76 million project. it's the next to last phase of a whole seer of infrastructure change through here and the next will be a little more pleasant. there will be raised walkways. that's the whole thing in transportation these days. this will be open to buses as well. we're live in alexandria. derr

of the first flights once they started running plenty of plane not taking off today and derrick ward is at the airport where people have been waiting a long time to leave. >> reporter: folks are starting to trickle in here after finding our region to be an unexpected and long layover on their trips elsewhere. dulles is one of the hardest hit, so this is happening all across the region. here at dulles, 132 flights were affected. that's 73 outbound and 59 incoming flights. p but reagan national, they had their problems, too. 17 outbound flights and 10 inbound flights were affected. that's 27 in all. and even bwi make yorshall was affected. behind all of the numbers are of course lives and name. people whose plans have been delayed, shall we say. people like margarita. >> actually, i was hope that it would have been cleared by sunday evening. but that's okay. i guess they're not used to the snow here. >> where are you from? >> reporter: and now she is a doctor, so she had to cancel several patients. but you know, the reason that her expectations were high is that she's from syracuse, ne

after 7:00 this morning. derrick ward has more on how crews were able to finally get the blaze under control and what's next for the homeowners. >> reporter: it was clear early on this home on jamies way would not make it through this fire. it was miraculous that those inside when it started did. >> i just got up there was some smoke going off. went and checked. there was just flame coming from the back of the house. from the basement. >> reporter: you had to move quick quickly. >> the only thing i could do was g . >> reporter: to get water to the fire they had to improvise. a hose run a half mile, and they brought in portable tanker trucks. >> because this area doesn't have hydrants, we did have challenges as far as getting the water to the fire. >> the only thing we had was the sprinkler system, sprinkler system, once that kicked off, there was nothing else. >> reporter: neighbors say the issue of the scarcity of fire hydrants in this neighborhood has been discussed. after losing just about everything in his home, the homeowner is remarkably calm. >> in good spirits. everything tha

new year. it's a hockey rink he opened to members in montgomery county. but as "news4's" derrick ward reports the community has concerns. >> reporter: the ice is synthetic t fun is real. for mark kohn of poolesville, it's his ability to enjoy his life long sport. >> i thought if i could ever have a chance, my own place, my own rink, i could have more flexibility. >> reporter: this rink isn't just about fun. there's a solemn meaning. it's a fitting way to remember his stepdaughter melanie. >> huge hockey fan. we'd have pizza and puck nights. that was one of her favorite things. >> reporter: she shayed her passion for hockey up until her death. she was 35 when she died from a respiratory illness. the rink was named after her. >> i thought it would be the a greatest thing. >> reporter: there's a problem. kohn's property is in an agricultural reserve. as such there are limits and rules governing what goes on. inspectors had already visited and they had an issue with the lighting. >> immediately took those down. >> this looks like all of the kids here and they're having a great time.

montgomery county. here is derrick ward. >> well, we had a bus accident here at about 7:50 this morning. we are at the intersection of old georgetown road and battery lane. it was 7:50 when a pedestrian was crossing old georgetown at the intersection of battery. the bus, a ride-on bus, was apparently making a turn on to old georgetown when she was struck. we don't have an identity of the victim. we are told she was taken to the hospital in serious condition. this happened just outside the bethesda chevy chase firehouse, so paramedics and medical attention was provided quickly. at this point we are told that the driver is only being identified as someone who has been with ride-on since 2006. the accident reconstruction team is here. this intersection is closed. you have to work around while they do some reconstruction and go about the task of trying to figure out exactly how this happened. we don't note identity of the victim or of the driver. that driver will be submitted to tests, alcohol and drug tests which is routine in any incident like this as it continues. we are live her