in a letter to d.c. council chair, ten teach wers fired for shoving, slapg or arm twisting students. two were fired for sexual misconduct. >>> it certainly seems like a woefully long winter in d.c. and we had the snow and ice and traffic jams and now come the potholes. >> reporter: montgomery, wisconsin, the kind of jaw-breaking pothole that turned our roads into obstacle courses. >> they're big potholes. >> that one would eat you alive. >> reporter: they call that a smart car, but in these conditions, maybe not so much. >> that is terrible. >> reporter: across the region the crews went from clearing snow to filling potholes but some people don't appreciate their work. >> some people say thank you. >> what do other people say? >> they say my car is broken. >> right. >> reporter: the potholes open up when water seeps into cracks and freezes and that wases and freezes again. the pounding by traffic helps bust the pavement loose. >> i do like this. i weave. everybody we'ves. >> most crews use cold patch for

her remains found last week. >>> remember the d.c. cop who pulled his gun during a snow ball fight during the last big snowstorm? sources now say the chief is leaning toward iring the veteran detective. mike bailor who was off duty was videotaped gun in hand after his hummer was hit by snowballs. he was looking for whoever threw tem. >>> congratulations, senator. >> thank you. >> republican senator scott brown of massachusetts sworn in this afternoon. the senator taking over the late ted kennedy's seat. brown was initially supposed to be sworn in a week from now but he wanted in early to vote on a couple of issues, including a labor relations board seat. >>> d.c. says goodbye to tai shan. the beloved panda was loaded on to a fed ex crate and caravaned to dulles. he and another panda from the atlanta zoo took off on a jet bound for china. they'll join a breeding program in south central china. >> thank you, laura. >>> the news edge on maryland where the party may be over for a bethesda manual. paul pickthorn apparently holds sex partie

we always talk about this in d.c. whether or not we will get the rain or snow or we will get a combination of both. i think for a time this warm air will just touch the district. it may come over for a little bit. so, probably 8:00, 9:00 we may have mixing taking place through the district. but as that begins to shift to the east of us, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tonight, that's when we will get the very heavy snowfall amounts, 1, 2, maybe more than that snow inches per hour. that is very heavy snow. but, again, that is what we are watching now. that's the latest. this is why we hve been projecting such a fall off in the snowfall accumulations down as sue mentioned to the south and east. we will watch the trend for a couple hours. if you are a snow lover rooting for a foot or two, don't worry. ultimately i think the cold air wis for d.c. we will end up where mostly snow from this event. back over to you. >> gary, thank you very much. >>> we are staying tuned to your every word. >> you know, i was at a local snow board ski sh

already two airports in the d.c. area closed. schools closed and around 2:00 today the government is expected to shut down. folks bracing for that winter storm. as i mentioned the federal government has told workers they can take the rest of the day off. several school districts already closed and some areas expecting up to two feet of snow. let's get the details from the weather channel's paul goodloe in washington, d.c. >> reporter: well, here in the district we are seeing our first flakes fall here. they're perhaps the first 24 inches of snow that could fall in the d.c. metro area. it has been 88 years since we've seen more than 20 inches of snowfall here. we could perhaps be setting some records. in terms of traveling, they're out here treating the roads, pretreating them, and still at the dulles area, we could continue this through saturday evening. there's a winter storm warning in effect through 10:00 p.m. on saturday. right now district schools are ending early today. virginia schools closed for the day as well as in mary

d.c., tom? >> well, i think it'sÑi snowing jim. the best i can tell, there's something wetçó coming down. the streets are pretty empty.Ñió the government, the schools, this is all closed down early because of the impending snow. i just saw one guy walkñr by he. he had all of this shirts, he was taking them to the laundry and then he stoppedçó in the liquor store and bought a bottle of bouáb headed home. sounds like a good thing to do forÑi people. lanes, it's fine if you park in th -- there's a fine if you park in them.ÑiÑi $250 plus towing. we'll be back later to talk about how people are adjusting as they wait for the big storm to come.Ñi >> thank you, tom. >> judging from the lines at the grocery stores, a lot of people across our area are gettingb]tr% ready to hunker down for the long weekend. that's good because even metro around. metro is operating on a normal schedule right now. the transit system has hundreds of workers removing ice and snow from the roads, but there i

all five d.c. salt domes are being activated with extra loads of salt being trucked in from baltimore. as the city gears up for the fierce winter storm, having had a dress rehearsal just before christmas. >> essentially we'll be approaching this storm as we did the storm in late december right before the holidays. we will get our first full shift out at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> reporter: that means a full deployment of d.c. crews. nearly 300 pieces of equipment, more than 700 workers. and full deployment is the name of the game around the region. by noon vdot will launch 1800 trucks on northern virginia roads. maryland is pulling out all the stops, too, and like most of the region, these storms have turned into a budget buster. good we're slightly over $50 llion on the $26 million budget. as you said, we have some flexibility in our operations budget at the end of -- june 30 is the end of the fiscal year. we'll be able to move some things around. >> reporter: crews will likely have to pull do

our region has been hit pretty hard including washington, d.c. but we think that we faired -- >> we've been listening to d.c. mayor adrian fenty in a live news conference where he just told us the d.c. public schools will be closed tomorrow. d.c. public schools closed tomorrow. snow emergency in effect. move those cars if they're out there. >>> just a few moments ago, adrian fenty announced that d.c. public schools will be closed tomorrow. another update on school closings, montgomery county closed for the rest of the week. as well as fauquier county schools, closed for the rest of the week. you'll find a complete list of the closings scrolling at the bottom of your screen. log on to nbcwashington.com to get a complete list of closings. >>> that's "news4 at 4." thanks for being with us. stay with us. "news4 at 5" continues. . >>> live tonight we have our ey on the skies once again. our entire region is facing a second round of major winter weather. here's what it looks like in maryland at this hour. out in virginia tonight, here's a look at the c

we have a team of reporters over the d.c. region trying to keep you updated on the latest snow totals, road conditions and what is going on in your neighborhood. >> right now we want to send it to sue palka live in the weather center with an update. how is it looking for your end. >> i think the temperatures are hanging in at 33 degrees as we begin the 5:00 hour which is amazing that we are able to hang on to that that keeps us in good shape for a while. we expect things to go downhill quickly. i'm glad you used the word dangerous. things will go quickly downhill later tonight. i will do that in a moment. we are getting great reports into the live chat room on myfoxdc.com. fairfax 2 1/2 inches. lovetteville the streets are getting covered. we have a report from someone traveling there are two accidents around i-66, mile marker 18 causing big backups. an inch and a half mostly on grass in woodbridge. 4 inches in winchester and upper partly, 2 -- upper marlboro 2 to 4 inches. bowie 2 to 3. this will be the second historic storm

most of its service in the d.c. area and the carolina. >>> grocery and hardware stores packed once again with people stocking up on food and necessities. stacy cohappen is in bethesda. we learn that apparently a majority of people only keep about one day's worth of food in their house. >> apparently. >> reporter: i get it. people who were unprepared if december don't want to go through that again. we just got a shipment here in bethesda. these shelves were empty about a half hour ago. they are now being restocked. that is true of many of the the sexes here. certainly things we had in common missing were popular super bowl items, the chip aisle empty. sodas, empty. back there at the meat counter, all the ground beef empty. they are getting shipments in. you want to see what it looks like yesterday. i bet we have some footage of that. not only in the grocery stores but the hardware stores, there was nothing. people were grabbing everything off the shelves, snow shovels, ice melt, essential items that people need durin

d.c.'s airports are closed and deserted. and area roads already glazed with layers of ice are now covered in even more snow. so dangerous the national guard has been called in to help transport emergency personnel. >> it's very, very difficult conditions, the snow has been blowing, we are near blizzard if not at blizzard conditions. it's been a total whiteout. we had problems with apparatus responding around. >> reporter: farther south near williamsburg, virginia, zero visibility led to a 50-car pile-up. >> i come up on a stop and the cars are just parting left and right. i slid over and almost ran into the guard rail. i get up on this one, all the cars stopped. >> reporter: in maryland, the entire state was enveloped in a blizzard today. wbal's, rob roblin is in baltimore. >> where i am we had over 11 inches of snow on top of 27 inches of snow from last weekend. this is a real mess. >> reporter: digging out won't be easy. much of the region already buried in up to 30 inches of snow now has another foot. >> this is the walk

d.c. snow that we had where we had in some areas 15 inches of snow and more. so here are the odds. i think right now 80% chance that this will become a major east-coast snowstorm. 70% chance that it will begin noon to 4:00. there is less than a 50/50 chance that we could be looking at more than 12 inches. there are some similarities to this storm as it's developing to the february 1983 storm. folks out in the blue ridge especially remember that. that was one that produced 36 inches of snow in the blue ridge. and especially for parts of loudoun county, was a crippling storm. the possibility, a lot can change over the next day and a half. but from this point it looks like it will be a major snow-producer for much of the area. back to you. >> thanks, bob. >>> a lot of people will be hunkering down and staying inside if the storm does come as bob suggests. some public services will be increasing their staffing. jane watrel is in northwest d.c. now with more on this. jane? >> well, hey, jim. if

so we anticipate seeing more of a rain event for d.c. as we move through into monday than anything else. but starting out we could possibly see a little bit of a mix. here's a look at your day planner for tomorrow and the five-day forecast coming up. here is the big thing. what happens later in the week? look at that. a chance -- i put possible -- wintry mix as we move through later in the week. we have a couple of systems to watch. a little too early to tell but that's what we're really keeping our eye on. >> i know you're watching it closely. >>> for more than 1100 high school students and their parents, today was a big day. they all head to the alfred street baptist church in alexandria for a festival of historically black colleges and universities. students are often granted scholarships right then and there at the festival whichhas been held for the last eight years at the church. >>> the terps hit the hardwood for a crucial acc home game and it was -- has an ending yo've got to see to believe. lindsay murphy is up next with sports.

d.c. area. >> it might as well be a dirty word around here now. that four-letter word. sarah simmons joins us live from silver spring. i don't think it's cute any more, sarah, for a lot of eople. >> reporter: i don't think i have to talk about that dirty little s-word this morning because right now we're not seeing any snowflakes. but what we are seeing is a beautiful sunrise behind us right now. but we're at salt dome here in maryland where they are prepared for anything possible today. you can see the front-end loader is back here and he's been waiting in case there are trucks waiting to come in. maryland state highway administration did restock the salt domes so they were prepared for this. i can also tell you i just spoke with a spokesperson with the state highway administration asking them about what it looks like on the eastern shore. he's telling me what he' hearing from his crews, is that there is just a moderate amount of precipitation and the pavement temperatures are still above

la pretemporada para d.c. united arranco este inicio de semana con la participacion de los jugadores en la cancha auxiliar del estadio robert f. kennedy, tras un marco distinto a los anteriores con nieve a los alrededores, el tecnico curl onalfo y su asistente han comensado a trabajar en estas practicas que seran las primeras para teaner un equipo bastante formado de lo que sera la temporada 2010. jaime moreno, "la bomba", confirmo que seguira jugando para el equipo d.c. united, llego a un acuerdo con la liga y con el d.c. para seguir siendo parte del equipo capitalino. mientras tanto la contratacion salvadoreña no pudo entrenar por problemas dentales. "ehhh es algo que a uno le duele bastante de no estar entrenando ya con el grupo, pero por la eh tenido que hacer nada mas estoy en terapia recuperandome de unas muelas que me sacaron pero pues ya, espero en los proximos dias tratar de estar con el grupo unido y tratar ya de estar haciendo lo que me gusta, jugar. no, me siento contento ya te digo pues eh trato

but will d.c. workers come to work? the mayor's office says that decision will be made later tonight or tomorrow morning. jim and doreen, back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> in virginia, main roads in the commonwealth are passable for the most part, but in maryland and the district, many side streets remain untouched. people are getting cranky. >> they are. joining us on the phone is jenny mccord with the virginia department of transportation. start with the current conditions on both the main roads and in the neighborhoods. are you satisfied that you're hitting them as they need to be hit? >> sure. well, the interstates are definitely bare pavement. we're starting to see the snow come down now. same for the primaries and our secondary roads. subdivisions, we are very close to getting to everyone. we're going to be working through the night to make sure we can try to get everyone cleared. what we're asking right now is that if citizens have not seen a plow that they give us a ring and let us know. >> hello? >> can you r

on the streets of washington, d.c., that's "k" street right down there. might be a good idea to stop about now. there you go, my man. >> made a turn. that's pretty good. >> he's got something going for him. >> heir getting out a little bit. let's -- we showed the scene at reagan national airport a few minutes ago. let's find out the situation at our airports in d.c. tara hamilton is on the phone. she's with the washington airports authority. tara, what is the status as national and at dulles ? >> i feel like a broken record. day six, our crews are continuing to plow snow and haul it off of the airfield. and they're doing a good job. they've been out -- it's interesting. people have cabin fever. our people have been out for six days. they would probably like to get into the cabin. they've been working hard and i think we're making some headway on getting the airfields cleared. we'll know tomorrow morning what the status will be for both airports in terms of operations. >> right now nothing is getting in or out at either airport? >> no. we have -- the airli

and, david, i think you were in d.c. earlier this season in december when we had the record breaking snowstorm. two in one year. that's why this is a historic winter for you. >> indeed. bill karins, thanks for the update. we'll be checking in with bill and the rest of the team today. we are following breaking news surrounding sarah palin. newly released e-mails obtained by nbc news show that her husband, todd, played a much bigger role in her administration. the e-mails show that he had a hand in state policy on oil and gas production and he may have even leaked confidential information from his employer to the attorney for the state. there's much more in the startling insiders look how sarah palin governed alaska. we have a live report coming up. >>> the president of toyota was also the grandson of the man who started the company, has now issued a public apology. he says he's sorry for all the problems going on with his cars and he's promising to beef up quality control in the wake of the massive worldwide recall to fix

we don't know yet about d.c. government itself. but, again, the mayor is about to hold a news conference shortly with those details. it's getting much better out here. >> we can see it. thank you, tom. >>> nothing was stopping this man from heading to the post office today in the middle of the blizzard. the skier decided to make a stop at the friendship heights post office in norwest washington. >> the office was closed but the gentleman did get a chance to mail out correspondence using the roadside mailboxes. he then made his way down wisconsin avenue in his skis which, believe me, that's the only way to make your way down wisconsin avenue today. it was tough walking out there during the height of this one. the wind was blowing. people's skis are getting a good workout now. this is perfect snow shoe weather. >> using muscles people haven't used in a long time. we're feeling it, folks. our coverageill continue right after the break. stick around here on news4. >>> if you're outdoors, you can make it fun. that's what lindsay czarnia

she also serves as a director and dep ought director of the d.c. public defender service here in washington, d.c., also serves the coordinated juvenile justice program and representing adults and juveniles in many cases, and also was one of the deputy directors of the appellate division of the pds. she also clerked in the federal courts, in the southern district, for judge mary johnson low well, ra dear friend of mine. landlords the founder of the american council of chief defenders, the national defender leadership institute and the district of column behave --

news4 has video of d.c.'s famous snow melter today. what changed? also talking about more snow. >>> we are following breaking news in anne arundel county this afternoon. one person died following a small plane crash that happened there at 4:30 this afternoon in edgewater. anne arundel county officials say a small single-engine plane crashed into the yard of a house. at this point we are told no one on the ground was hurt. we have a crew on the scene and will let you know more information as it becomes available. >>> the white house has a new social secretary. juliana smoot was the national finance director for obama's campaign. she will take over for desiree rogers. many criticized rogers for not doing more to prevent the virginia couple crashing the obama's first state dinner. the harvard-educated businesswoman plans to pursue opportunities in the corporate world. >>> the ongoing mystery surrounding the whereabouts of d.c.'s snow melter may be over. it's been spotted in action. a viewer sent us these pictures of the massive machine. workers were us

a d.c. fire spokesperson told us a short time ago that the children's mother ran out of the apartment, which you see here, to get help and that's when the door closed behind her and locked. she was not able to get back inside to help the young children. reportedly it was just a kitchen fire. the fire itself not that big. the fire was put out but the smoke was very thick inside and that's what led to the children being critically injured. we'll give you more information once we get it. >>> it is 7:30 and the temperature is what might be keeping us safe today. tony joins us with a look at the weather today. >> we'll see the melting go on today as we see temperatures go up to the upper 30s and 40s. snowfall totals from system that came through last night, 2.8 in crofton, maryland. and 2.1 in washington. chantilly, 4.5. and sykesville 3 and a third. and that's where we thought, 1- 3 and some areas close to five inches in some locations. here is a look at the satellite radar. here is your snow th

d.c. public schools will close at noon today. >> this just in. montgomery county schools in maryland are closing 2 1/2 hours early today. also in maryland, anne arundel schools will close two hours early. carole county schools will close 2 hours 45 minutes early. charles county is closed. >> in virginia many schools are closed. alexandria city, arlington county, fairfax county prince william county and loudoun county schools are closed. also closed clark, culpeper, fauquier, frederick and king george county schools. >> manassas city, manassas park city, orange, rappahannock, spotsylvania county schools are also closed as well as stafford, warren, winchester city and prib city schools all closed. >> in west virginia, berkeley, hampton shier, hardy, jefferson and mineral county schools are closed. morgan county schools are also closed. >> metrologist tom kierein is here in the studio. he joins us now with a look at the forecast for today and this weekend. >> still on track. not much of a cha

it's probably the biggest storm that the d.c. area's ever seen. keep take pictures and show it to my kids 20 years from now. >> reporter: what pictures those will be. matt baldwin back watching this broadcast. this is risky. the wind is whipping now at such a ferocious pace. it really is almost unbearable. visibility, virtually nonexistent, as well. it makes for an interesting ride home. most folks heading the warning they have been hearing the past few days. not a lot of folks on the roadway. coming up later in the broadcast, we did find some gentlemen leaving home for work heading home and they found themselves in a bit of trouble. we'll share that story with you. live from tysons corner, virginia, craig melvin, back to you. >> thanks, craig. >> it is clear it's getting nasty out here. we are using new technology to show you a realtime look at the roads from around the area. chris gordon is driving through montgomery county right now. where are you at this moment? >> doreen, i'm driving south on wisconsin avenue from petes da to chevy chase. it

chesapeake bay, including washington, d.c. right now, right now this is the area you can see that is still under the snow. there are some pockets because the precipitation really has yet to increase in intensity. there are some pockets with some mixed precipitation aund warrenton. a bit of snow going on. here's what's going on for our headlines. one to two inches of snow per hour, possibly even with thunder snows. once again, this will be i hope when everybody is safe and sound and hunkered down midnight to 6:00 in the morning. this is another one of our record-producing storms that has started on a friday or saturday. veronica has more on that, too, and how much snow has fallen so far. >> that's right. a storm that's just getting going. just in its infancy with light and moderate snow across the area. we'll get the heavy snow coming down really intense with the wind picking out out of the east. check out the snowfall amounts right now. a half inch in d.c. waldorf at an inch, probably over two. the spots up to the west up agai

d.c. schools are open. d.c. schools and all the offices are open. >> the federal government is also open today with an unscheduled leave policy. many schools closed or delayed. in maryland, prince george's county, montgomery county, anne arundel, calvert, charles county schools all closed. frederick county, howard, st. mary's, carroll county and washington county on a two-hour delay. in virginia, ar ling the only county, falls church, fairfax county, alexandria and prince william county schools are closed. manassas city, manassas park city, loudoun county, stafford county and warren county schools are closed. >> clark county, culpepper, frederick, orange and page county schools closed. fauquier, fredricksburg, rappahannock, shenandoah, spotsylvania schools closed. winchester on a two-hour delay. >> in west virginia, berkry, grant, jefferson county schools, mineral and morgan county schools are all closed. >>> those going to work are wondering if you'll make it on time. in maryland many of the main roads are clea

the d.c. fire department talked about this. they're all urging residents to get prepared now ahead of the storm. go grocery shopping and fill up your car with gas. they say they need you off the road during the storm so they could do their job. and reporting le fr the northwest, i'm jennifer donlan abc7 news. >> thanks. this storm is going to cause major traffic headaches for anyone getting in or out. the travelers here at reagan national are trying to fly out before the delivered arrives and just up the road at marshall airport, southwest already canceled more than 100 flights for tomorrow. that's going to be a ms. for those sticking around here, metro is warning riders to prepare for service disruptions until sunday. and it'll open on schedule at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. once 8 inches of know came down, the above ground portion will close. and we'll keep you updated on metro service changes on the bus or rail system. >> in the meantime, there was gridlock on the roads and in the stores tonight for many of you trying to pic

let's go to northwest washington first. >> we heard that the d.c. government has declared a snow emergency which means that if you park along an emergency route in d.c., you want to more -- move your vehicle because you can be ticketed or towed with a $250 fine. students are being released from school at ecps and the d.c. government will shut down at 2:00. vdot crews are treating roadways already. inside this no command center, crews that were around the clock all weekend long cord may plow drivers. they are urging residents to stay off the road and do not count on mass transit tonight or tomorrow. public transportation which many of us rely on a day-to-day basis has a hard time operating in a lot of snow. that will impact people this weekend. mayor adrian fenty has declared a snow emergency. >> we will plow a lot of snow but we will use a lot of snow and salt and everything else to keep the roads safe. >> washingtonians are in a race against time before the heavy snow flakes start falling. >> we are hunkered down and will get some firewood inside.

the d.c. council approved gay marriage in december. >>> prosecutors are asking a judge to officially close the case of that deadly shooting at the u.s. holocaust museum. the suspect james von brunn died last month at the age of 89. prosecutors said he opened fire as he entered that museum last june, killing stephen johns. >>> under arrest, 27-year-old michael gordon of brandy wine. investigators said the trouble went down at a shop. they said he exposed himself to two female shoppers and ogle d another teen. >>> in illinois, a man who broke into a shop and took hostages is now dead. police said he turned the gun on himself after they entered the building. >>> some scary moments for passengers on an american airlines flight from dallas to seattle today. the plane had to be diverted to oklahoma city after passengers heard a banging onboard. >>> the mother of a 6-year-old in colorado is suing her son's school after a teacher duct taped her kid's mouth shut. that teacher has pleaded guilty to misd

washington, d.c., crippled by bitter cold. virtually putting the deep freeze on flights at its major airports and now we're hearing of a second blast of snow may be on the way. >>> lots of developing news and this one concerns the weather and our nation's capital. the seat of power in our country. government offices will be closed on monday. closed tomorrow. just getting word from the federal government, all government offices closed tomorrow and we shall see after that, because it's going to take days, maybe weeks before they can dig out. the snowfall was so huge. it was record snowfall. again, it's going to close government offices tomorrow because crews there feverishly trying to clear out major highways and streets there. the snow suspended all flights as well in and out of reagan national airport today. services at dulles severely limited. hundreds of thousands of people from pennsylvania to new jersey to virginia have no power right now. and it is cold. our sara lee at reagan national airport and she joins us. sarah, whe

d.c. public schools close at noon today. in maryland, prince jornl's county schools are closing three hours early. montgomery county schools, 2 1/2 hours early. and arundel county schools, 2 hours early. schools in carroll county, 2 hours and 45 minutes early. washington county schools, also 2 1/2 hours early. most schools in the commonwealth of virginia closed today ahead of the storm. all early dismissals and closings will be running at the bottom of your screen. >>> d.c. mayor adrian fenty just wrapped up a press conference on the storm. the mayor says the city has declared a snow emergency. >> we declare a snow emergency in d.c. because we want people to move and keep their cars off of snow emergency routes. we need the big trucks to be able to go all the way to the curb to be able to pw on these routes that are so important for rush hour, for buses, for emergency vehicles and for residents. >> the d.c. government will close at 2:00 today. that includes all government offices, libraries, and rec centers. >> road crews wi

>> i am erica and i work for d.c. and i got the call to invite you to do this and i am glad we did. 35 years ago i did what you did. i have two comments. i worried about this. i was working part time when i did it. i was in a two parent household. i don't think it is a comment that can be negligible, can communities do it? there were a lot of single-parent or everyone working full time. it is a different world than 35 years ago. the others thing i want to commend you on is we formed ten committees and they were -- the same committee, six committees and after school and before school, that was another way to spread the word and we met at different times of day to meet people's work schedules and by having ten committees and the goal of ten people on each one, that meant a 100 people to make this happen. we turned around the complex of schools. how are you doing when the parent population doesn't have the time or doesn't seem to and anything else about your committee structure? >> we were not all stay at home moms. half

a d.c. judge says this woman stalked her and hid in her attic to spy on her. >>> we'll show you the iphone that cost $3 million. we'll show you why the price tag is seven figures. >>> first a check of the rundown. the "news edge" at 11 is back in a minute.  >>> a father found his wife and their little boy murdered. laura evans is everywhere tonight. >> reporter: late last night at hanover court in dale city the father found the bodies of 8-year-old paul wilson and his wife. he called 911. police aren't releasing how the victims died. only that there is no sign of forced entry. so far, no arrests. >>> a quick arres after a woman was attacked near capital hill. she was sexually assaulted on alex ovechkin e street near the washington court hotel in northwest. it happened about 9:15 last night. police say tyrone brown is in custody while the assault is being investigated. >>> congressman john murtha in intensive care after complications from gallbladder surgery. t

what d.c. police will do now. >> reporter: will and shawn, it's not the roadside breath test. it's the larger, full size devices where someone would blow into it and it determines a person's alcohol concentration. mpd has just learned over the past two years at least eight of those machines were not working right and that may lead to some problems prosecuting cases. the machines in question were being used over a period of time from october 2008 through this month. police say they were doing an audit of all the machines when they found out there was a problem with some of them. so they took them all out of service. >> over the past couple of days, we've had experts from the outside come n, put machines back in service that could be put in service and now we're just trying to figure out where thproblem was. >> reporter: in addition to pulling the machines, investigators had to pull this cases they were used in. they're now working with the office of the attorney general to see if the questionabl

the d.c. council calls day crisis and has introduced legislation that would offer tax breaks to small businesses and corporations that hire new employees. >>> if you can make it through the snow, you might want to head out to the national zoo later today. >> it is your last chance to see tai shan. d.c.'s most famous panda is leaving for china tomorrow. his official good-bye party was cut short by the weather on saturday. we had tai shan going to fly to his home on the special fedex plane dubbed the panda express. he will be joined by another panda from zoo atlanta. >>> we want to under it breaking news from southeast washington. crews are on the scene of an apartment fire on naylor road. this is in the 1900 block. we understand that three children were pulled from the fire. all of them have serious injuries and have been taken to the hospital. >> we'll bring you more updates as soon as we get them, which should be shortly. >> we assistant to take another look outside. you are going to want to

we mentioned baltimore and d.c. friends in the ohio valley, it is snowing pretty good from indianapolis to columbus. that's where it's getting colder and the snow is coming down. new computer projections project three to six inches, highest totals around columbus, ohio, where you'll be plowing up to a foot of snow come tomorrow. this is not just a huge storm but affecting a large area, contessa. the important thing, d.c., this could be one of their biggest snow storms all time. >> they've gotten walloped already this year. >> when this storm is over they'll have more snow than boston for the year. which is ridiculous. >> thank you for staying on top top of it, bill. >>> glass half empty or half full for the jobs? put democrats in the half full category. nancy pelosi this morning said drop in january's unemployment rate to 9.7% shows the democrat stimulus package is working. but republicans see this as glass half empty, pointing to the 20,000 jobs slashed last month. the labor department now says 8.4 million jobs hav

d.c. public schools will close at noon today. >> in virginia many schools are closed today. they include alexandria city, arlington, fairfax, prince william and loudoun county schools. also closed today clark, culpeper, fauquier, frederick and king george county schools. >>> manassas city, mns park, orange county, rappahannock and spotsylvania and winchester county schools are closed. >> in maryland carroll county schools will close 2 hours and 45 minutes. >> we have not heard from prince george's or anne arundel. >> by the time children are coming home from school we could have three to five inches on the brown. between now and then we'll see big changes. there's a look at the radar. good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we have some snow falling. south is all rain, moderate to heavy rain. the local radar is showing, perhaps, just a few sprinkles, maybe a little bit of sleet in southern maryland. that pink zone, st. mary's county to near charlottesville. panhandle of west virginia

maryland is $10 million over budget, and d.c. officials say that the city is long past the six million-dollar budget already paid but all three agencies say that no matter how much snow comes, they will not stop clearing the roads. >>> they may have to keep the promise sooner than they hoped. another winter storm is heading our way. brian van de graaff as our forecast. >> it could be a big one as we go into the friday-saturday timeframe. we had a little bit of clearing, and then fog settled in. that will break and we will see that temperatures continue to climb. 38 downtown. we look temperatures in the low 40's with sunshine coming through, which will help the melting today and tomorrow as well. we want to turn our attention to these storms can, because you can see not locally but down to the south, a very low pressure continuing to gain strength. that will be making a beeline for our area, bringing with ampl moisture. cold air will be in place and we will look at another snowstorm. pictures from north arlington. everything blank

most service south from washington d.c. has been completely canceled. so all of this corridor is okay, but again, south from d.c. has been canceled, most of them. now also some news for the marx train camden line, we have cancellations, train 852, and from the brunswick, train 857. both of these are canceled. let's talk about the roads and see what it looks like right now. 695 at liberty road, the coast is clear but it won't be staying that way too much longer. the entire stretch from 795 to 95 looking at a normal ride, 11 minutes and a nice and calm 54 miles per hour. traveling in baltimore, nothing to complain about, from the fort mchenry tunnel toward the beltway, an 8 minute clip and 55 miles per hour there. that's a look at morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> with a major winter blast expected to hit just hours from now, road crews are already in full swing preparing to keep up with mother nature. megan gilliland is live at the baltimore city falls road salt yard in north baltimore with more on their strategy heading into the storm. her

the d.c. o government is closed as well. if you plan to take metro today, it is running only underground. there will be no metro bus or metro access service today. also all flights in and out of ronald reagan, washington, dulles, bwi, marshall, have been canceled for the entire day today. >> let's look at what the storm is doing right now. meteorologist tom kierein is in the storm center tracking it all. >> it started with light snow yesterday afternoon and overnight last night. it changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain throughout much of the region. in the last several hours it's gone right back to snow. you can see looking at the radar over the last three hours, it has now filled in with snow across much of virginia and maryland and the district of columbia. local view of the radar over the last hour showing to snow coming in out of the south and southeast. the moisture coming in off the atlantic. that will feed more moisture into the storm and we'll see the snowfall rates increase. right now wherever you see

d.c. government, and many businesses closed early this afternoon, sending thousands of extra cars into the midday commit. d.c. schools close their doors at noon, bus to the delight of children and some parents. it is no embassy is in effect in the district. metro says it will close its aboveground or lines when there is 8 inches of snow on the ground. natasha barrett is live at the king street metro station in alexandria. >> this has been busy today. it has felt like rush-hour, everybody trying to get home. the snow is sticking on the ground, actually starting to pilot nearby ft. it feels like the snow is finally here, no more of that white stuff. behind me, king street metro, it is still moving, all day long, fairly smooth on the blue line. down below, people still waiting for the metrobuses. this guy and orange has quite a job, have to feel for him, sweeping up some of the snow. they have been out with the salt to keep everyone safe. they have been on it today. a lot of people still goin

we had more than a million people in washington, d.c. [applause] they do not want to give you credit. they want to dismiss you. the news media said, it was thousands, hundreds of thousands. it was about two million people. we are strong today and we will be strong tomorrow. this is only the beginning. [applause] while everybody is talking about what is wrong with america, what is going on with washington, d.c., the tea party movement is what is right in america. [applause] we are standing strong with our constitution. our forefathers said we have the right to state our grievances. we also have the right to vote people out of congress and out of the white house. [applause] they hurt us in virginia, new jersey -- they heard us in virginia, new jersey, and massachusetts. i truly believe that we can take back the progress and put some folks in their from all walks of life that can actually make a difference. not peopled shucking and jiving, lying. we have congressmen representing my district who is about to lose his job. he is about to lose

alexandria and d.c. updated theirs. you can see them on wusa9.com. just click on 9 news extras. >>> the worst of that storm missed us but folks to the north are not quite so lucky. terrell brown is in new york city with the latest. it's finally you and not us, terrell >> reporter: sort of. we have paid our dues, you've paid your dues. at this point it looks like the worst of the storm is over but the damage, derek, has already been done. we're talking about travel nearly impossible. it's been miserable all day long and nearly a million customers are without power in new york and across the region. this storm isn't totally over just yet. an army of shovels and a fleet of plows are attacking the snow. it's a losing battle. >> the boss cleaned it twice last night. the guys did it twice today and i'm going to now. >> reporter: the storm is sitting over the northeast and could dumb up up to 30 inches in some places. the new york suburb of mt. pleasant has been anything but. >> the heavy wet snow created havoc in our community. >> reporter: the downed powe

and it's 5 1/2 inches in d.c. down toward the western part of the state, 3.75 inches there. and 3.75 to the east and bel air, too. and almost 3 inches of snow in bel air and jarrettsville, 2.5 as you head northeast and chesapeake city in general. we're looking at snow fall totals that were in the range of 4-6 as you go from baltimore to d.c. surrounding areas 3-5 with less if you go toward the east. with an exception in salse as yo--salisbury as you saw there. 30 in hagerstown, 30 in oakland. the question is what is next as the system pulls out and the following cold front moves toward the east. we see drier air moving in. what is behind this low pressure center, this nasty low down in the gulf coast. i say nasty because this one looks coming up the coast and heading in our general direction. this low can take two different paths, one it will take it out to sea in which case we won't see a whole lot of it. the second scenario which is more likely is that it comes out, and we get one of those snow storms that affects the northeast from boston, through philadelphia and affecti

the d.c. area is bracing for a lot of snow. this snow combined with what's left from last week's blizzard has many schools across our area shut down the rest of the week. we will be running a complete list of the school closings we have across the bottom of your screen. and just a short time ago we learned the federal government will be closed tomorrow for a third straight

i was just in hog d.c. a few months ago and i was at this thing and there were all these policy wonks, you know, and education specialists and they were like change takes decades, change is incremental. change does not take decades. a change is not incremental. we don't have time for that anymore. ask any mom who has a 4-year-old and she will tell you she does not have seven years for her neighborhood school to turnaround. she does not have the stomach to please a lottery. she does not have the money to pay for private school, assuming she can get in and ever eat out again, right? we don't have time for that. but i do know that the time is right for this. when i was in d.c. i met with valvista eckert it centers on the education committee. when they are done with health care which is what, like two more weeks? then there's going to be climate change and hope we just a little bit more stuff and when that happens, education is next on the docket, and when that happens, the whole country is going to be talking

and no snow in d.c. yet. look at the expanse of weather warnings or winter storm warnings in the red from ohio down into north carolina and pennsylvania, and the pink you see is blizzard warnings. and 16-24 inches expected in d.c., and we are going for four to eight inches in new york city. quite a storm on this sacred scientific holiday. >> you cannot see that he is piled up with all gifts and candies. >> presents are welcome, but cash is preferred for rob marciano on national weather man's day. >>> a swarm of bats, yes, bats, they have taken over a foreclosed vacant home in florida. >> that's creeping me out a little. >> every night around dusk they come swarming out. they are helping to control the mosquito population. they say the worse part in the smell. a bat expert says even if somebody paid to remove the bats, they would still come back. >> does that creep you out? they are really cute when you see them up close. >> no, they are not. no, under no circumstances. >> they come crawling out of the house.

temperature wise we have the temperatures near the freezing mark, 32 for baltimore, the same for d.c. we saw the changeover shortly, just a short time ago. 30 degrees in hagueer hagerstowd 30 degrees in oakland. here is what we're watching with the frontal air behind it. the high pressure dries out the skies but here is what is coming your way. the low pressure center that will be coming up the eastern seaboard and the question is will it take a turn east and head out to sea or will it come up the coast? i if i think the first scenario moving out to the west is less favorable than the computer models coming up the coast. when that happens, you know that you get all of the snow toward the biggest part of the cities from boston through philadelphia where we are, of course, down through d.c., too, and cold air in place and a lot of moisture coming our way. that is why we think there could be heavier snow falls total. most hely cloudy witmostly withr wind. turning partly cloudy 35 degrees with a 5-10-mile-an-hour wind. it looks better later in the day than the way things started out earli

d.c. is in the center. it was very pretty. it did cause some problems and a view from maryland is on the right as people prepare to go to work this morning. many schools were closed and there were delays. >> and just as folks are dealing out, get ready for another round. i think this is round three, tucker. >> we're way past three. >> because if it started the blizzard of '09. >> we started in early december. this is round six or seven with ice storms and the like. good morning, everybody. accumulation is between 2-6 inches in a couple of spots out there this morning. snow generally easy to move so that's good news if you go out and shovel and we should have some sunshine. a caller out to the west said they are reporting sunshine. so expect sunshine during the early morning hours. snow is out of here but you'll see on the radar that moving through briskly during the overnight and the accumulation ranges from 2 inches at reagan national to about 6 inches well out to the west. a few leftover snow flurries this morning, mixing in

no stations reporting anything reaching the ground quite in d.c. the evidence of what appears to be some snow but taking a little bit of time before it moves in for later in the day. as you take a scan you can see down to the south and east a lot of moisture in hour direction and thunderstorms in the gulf coast direction. for us, it's all of that snow that is coming our way and picking up in intensity the more we move into the latter part of the day and overnight. the high pressure moves in for later this morning for the southern counties as in the afternoon for the central counties. we will continue to watch the move more easterly today so it's going to take more of a west to east track. we thought it would take more of an east track. that will increase totals for some of you that are in the eastern shore compared to what we were thinking yesterday. still the heaviest snow expect to be to the west where we will see as much as 18 to 25 inches of snow on the west side of the chesapeake bay. 12-18 inches with 6 inches or more for the southern part of

they're getting on the train from d.c. to new york this morning. >>> we're going to turn, now, to breaking news. toyota's top executive has just apologized. bowing to the japanese public and the world for that massive recall that's affected over 9 million cars right now. and brian ross is here with the latest. we see the japanese executive, bowing, formally apologizing to the public. >> reporter: that's the toyota ceo. he's the grandson of the founder of the company. this is the first time he has folken faormally and publicly. saying he is sorry for the turmoil he has caused to toyota customers around the world. it's a crisis that's blown up in the last week. toyota inherited a year of cost-cutting that many believe led to the problem. the current issue involves the prius. he said they had not decided whether to recall the prius. the prius apparently has a serious electronic problem that causes a glitch in the brakes. according to toyota executives yesterday, they found the problem, made a six in the software in factories.