delia goncalves joins us live at the scene. so far what do we know, delia? >> reporter: we gist arrived here at the manassas park station a short time ago and immediately heard on the overhead speaker and saw a sign on the electronic billboard that the manassas train to union station delayed at least an hour. the first train was expected at 5:15. our last announcement we just heard was another ten minutes. but listen, this is going to be a delay that's really going to tie things up much longer than that because you can actually see where this freight train about a mile down -- [ no audio ] crews on the scene. i can say seeing the activity there and that train obviously stopped on the tracks going to be sometime before the manassas line does come down to pick up folks heading into washington, d.c. another update in a half- hour. back to you in the studio. >> all right, delia goncalves reporting live from manassas, virginia. >>> today federal and local investigators are going to return to the site of that burned down mansion in annapolis. >> they're expected t

in falls chump, delia goncalves, -- falls church, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> two months ago he said he was just a small businessman. today larry hogan is maryland's new governor. the first time public office holder is scheduled to take the oath of office right about now at the statehouse in annapolis. his day began with a prayer service and will end with a gala tonight in baltimore. new jersey governor chris christie who campaigned for hogan will introduce him during the inauguration ceremonial. larry hogan becomes the 62nd governor in maryland history, only the second republican elected in the last 45 years. >>> ward 8 d.c. council candidate christopher barry turned himself into authorities today. barry is accused of threatening a teller and throwing a trash can that damaged a security camera inside a pnc bank in chinatown. christopher barry is the son of the late ward 8 councilman marion barry. prosecutors are reviewing the allegations against him to determine specific charges. barry has been arrested at least seven times over the past four years and is currently on probation. he

delia goncalves is at dulles airport with more on that. >> reporter: here at dulles airport several afternoon flights to the northeast have been canceled ahead of the big snowstorm. and airlines are accommodating passengers. in many cases, waiving the fee to reschedule flights. >> called my husband and said get me out. >> reporter: dodging the storm at dulles. >> he got us home early and it is kind of getting crazy out there. >> reporter: you can say these passengers and their luggage made it out in a new york minute. many changing travel plans to beat the snow ask inevitable cancellations. they hopped on a plane out of la guardia just in the nick of time. >> starting to flurry quite heavily. >> my flight was canceled. i had to reschedule and i reorganized everything to come here today and do my work. >> reporter: over at reagan national airport the sleep in has begun. stranded travelers trying to get back to the big apple. airports and just trying to see what is available. doesn't look like there is much available, but hopefully they will get it solved so we can get home to our puppy. >> rep

delia goncalves joins us live at l'enfant plaza. that's where the train was at the time. delia? >> reporter: that's right. carol glover was on her way home from work and of course she never made it home, died on that train, that smoke-filled metro train here at l'enfant plaza earlier this month. originally her family said they were not placing game. they wanted to read metro's report. now they clearly believe that metro was negligent and are seeking $10 million in damages. the 61-year-old was the only person who lost her life on that train, but there were scores of other people who were hurt and suffered smoke inhalation. many other folks say they were choking, fainting. they thought they were near death. they were all trapped for more than a half-hour. reports now have uncovered a number of missteps and failures, including radios that did not work between metro and responding firefighters. deneen baker was on the train as well. she is also suing metro and says to this day, she's afraid to get on the train. she suffers from headaches and she can't sleep. >> i was thinking that's

delia goncalves is tracking all of those from the newsroom. good morning. >> reporter: there is unscheduled leave and telework for term government workers. and -- federal government workers. and alexandria city government unscheduled leave and howard county government also on liberal leave. fairfax county schools and prince william county schools taking a beating on twitter, a lot of folks wondering why they haven't gotten updates from those particular counties, those school districts as of yet. however, we can tell you that there is no information that they have any delays or cancellations. so fairfax county public schools, prince william county, as far as we know on time and on schedule. we will change that if we do get information that tells us differently. but let's take a look at the closings we have so far. mineral county public schools, hampshire county schools in west virginia closed. fauquier county and shenandoah county schools in virginia closed. we also have frederick county public schools, warren county, winchester county public s

in manassas, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> a judge has ordered accused serial killer charles severance to be hospitalized for a mental evaluation. severance is charged in the fatal shootings of three prominent alexandria residents. a doctor who examined him found that severance didn't completely understand the charges against him. this morning the judge ordered him to undergo an additional competency evaluation. >>> a national response team from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is now heading to annapolis to investigate this week's deadly mansion fire there. so far search teams discovered to bodies in the rubble of that 16,000 square foot house, but four family members are still missing. nikki burdine has more from annapolis. >> reporter: anne arundel police brought in extra people in the form of recruits to help in the investigation. the search for the four remaining missing people resumes thursday morning. investigators discovered the bodies of two people in the massive annapolis mansion fire on wednesday. their identities not yes known. meanwhile the families

in alexandria, i'm delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> montgomery county woman is pleading guilty to her role in an exorcism that lead to the murders of two toddlers. in court on friday, it was revealed that monica sanford watched videos of demons on youtube and called herself a demon assassin. she was a friend of the shaneed children's mother. the toddlers suffered deep stab wounds and was choked. it was also revealed after the women killed the toddlers, they washed their bodies and laid them on a bed. we'll have more on today's court proceedings during wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> the f.b.i. is winding down its latest search for the lyno sisters in bedford county, virginia. investigators have been sifting through dirt on taylor mountain for any traces of the girls who disappeared 40 years ago. the area is a one-time home of two men suspected in the case. no one has seen the girls since they disappeared from wheaton plaza in 1965. police previously mentioned 63- year-old low welch -- lloyd wep. as a suspect -- welch as a suspect in the case. >>> bishop heather cook is free on bond. hess' -- she's

in dale city, delia goncalves, wusa9. >> thank you, delia. don't forget the wusa9 app can help you monitor the weather conditions and any possible school delays or closings. it is very easy. you can in fact make your school district a priority on the app when you open it. you can find it very easily for free on itunes and google play stores. >>> other news now, france has ordered prosecutors around the country today to crack down on hate speech, antisemitism speech, and anything that glorifies terrorism. more than 50 people were taken into custody. the crackdown was ordered as charlie hebdo's defiant new issue sold out before dawn around paris. tina krause has more. >> reporter: newspaper vendors in paris told some people to come back tomorrow when they'll have more copies of the survivor's edition of charlie heb bow. publishers are printing five million copies of the is a stir recall making -- satirical magazine, two million more than planned. >> they told me they are publishing day by day, but they want everyone who wants to have one will h

back to you in the studio. >> all right, delia goncalves. we'll wait on that. >> we have agent time to discuss this. 6:06 now. >>> environmentalists will soon have a new weapon in their fight to pick up the chesapeake bay. more money. they plan to announce a $20 million infusion of money for the cleanup. it takes place at the howard county conservancy today on old frederick road in woodstock. >>> two parents from montgomery county, they're being investigated for child neglect but this isn't as clear-cut a case as you might think. find out why it's sparking a lot of debate. >> we're taking a live look at the lincoln memorial where a special event is taking place later today. we'll explain what it is and we'll see the lincoln memorial next, to here you go. wow! thanks! get a free beverage in any size for enrolling in dd perks, and start earning points towards more rewards with every purchase. join today for a free beverage on us. america runs on dunkin'. people of the coffee-drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously ro

delia goncalves bethesda with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. advocates say that is a realistic goal that we can get these homeless people off the streets and into homes. it costs add cats say -- it costs, advocates say, $50,000 to keep them alive with emergency services, food and shelter. only 25 grand if that person goes into a home and has ongoing counseling and services. so it costs far less to house these people and get them off the streets. we're here live at the giant parking lot because advocates came here looking for the homeless. in fact, they didn't find any here but just a short time ago, we did have video of them walking around looking for homeless. advocates tell us they could spend hours outside and may only find about 30 people, but it is vitally important that they do find any of the homeless who are out on the streets on this very cold morning. this is the national point in time count. they rely on this count to tell the federal authorities just how many people they have who are homeless in the area and how much money they need

. >>> delia goncalves continues our coverage in prince george's county where school resume dad after a two-hour dry. >> reporter: -- delay. >> reporter: traveling around here in bowie, the main roads are looking great but the side streets not so much. take a look. some of these streets still covered in a thick coating of ice. it's back to school with ben, a high schoolteacher in laurel. >> i'm anxious to get an extra hour of work. >> reporter: he's taking advantage of this morning's two- hour delay for prince george's county after yesterday's delay turned into a cancellation. >> at first i thought they were being cautious. then i went out to get groceries at 11:00. i said wow this was the right call. we definitely -- it wouldn't have been safe conditions for kids. my sister is actually a teacher as well in a neighboring county and she didn't get off and i was really -- i was a little worried about her. >> reporter: side streets in bowie not so bad. >> it's been worse. it's a light snow. >> reporter: even the ones covered in ice were passible as long as you take it slow, something he

. >> our look at the power of social media and situations like this continues with delia goncalves. she's in the wusa9 newsroom with a look at some of the most compelling posts we've seen so far. delia, facebook and twitter are really giving a voice to families in situations like this like never before. >> reporter: absolutely. they went to twitter and facebook. and their voices were heard loud and clear. fairfax county school system literally taking a virtual beating. still at this hour because they made that decision to keep schools open. hashtag closefcps trending worldwide and here in the u.s. take a look at some of the top sweets we gathered. spent the entire first period chilling in the auditorium. no teachers there right now. then there were some students that tweeted out, sos signs they posted outside their classrooms. some other classrooms that were completely empty and tweets from parents who said their roads were -- there's the tweet there of the sos picture. we had a tweet about a road that was not treated at all. that child's school bus was a no show. there is that empt

for foul i'm delia goncalves in bethesda, wusa9. >> and we now report 67 water main breaks in the nine days of this year. >>> a vigil was held last night for a little girl who was thrown off a bridge by her father. searchers in florida found 5- year-old phoebe johnchuck after about an hour and a half of searching. the doctors were unable to save her. her father john johnchuck is charged with murder. mourners remember her as -- >> she was so happy and she was so joyful. she always laughed and played. she has curly blond hair. bright blue eyes. a smile like a star. she is a star. >> john johnchuck had been caring for his daughter but didn't have legal custody. her mother recently told him she wanted visitation rights and michelle kerr says that may have pushed him over the edge. >>> maryland's governor martin o'malley is talking about a possible presidential run. he's very seriously considering running in 2016. o'malley isn't waiting forh to make her -- hillary rodham clinton to make her decision. the governor leave office on january 21st. he says he will let us know by springtime whethe

>> delia goncalves live in the newsroom. thanks. >>> two teenagers are recovering this morning after they were shot near a greenbelt synagogue. it happened late saturday night. investigators say the teens were walking to a rented hall at mishkan torah synagogue when gunshots rang out. >> i heard like a lot of yelling and like argument going on outside. it was unusual. and it was like really loud. i looked out the window and i saw these kids with hoods on. they looked all young. it got how older and loud gler -- louder and louder. >> so far no arrests have been made. >>> one man has been arrested in connection with november shooting in northwest d.c. which left two people injured. it happened in the 1200 block of mount olivet road. the suspect has not been identified. he's been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. >>> the number of hospitals in northern virginia are now taking extra steps to try and stop the spread of the flu. >> being called an epidemic. nikki burdine joins us outside the inova fairfax hospital with

delia goncalves is live outside the convention center where the inaugural events are going to take place. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike and andrea. the events here at the d.c. convention center will begin at 9:30. our bruce johnson is emceeing today's inauguration. muriel bowser will be officially sworn in and will take the oath of office at 11:25. when she does so, the 42-year- old native washingtonian will become the second youngest mayor in d.c.'s history. she is already making history as the second african-american female mayor as well. the inaugural celebration kick started with a 5k on new year's morning. the theme of the event. this whole transition is fresh start. the mayor-election promising an open and accessible government free of the scandal surrounding the previous administration and the council as well. she promises to bring new energy, new ideas and to continue d.c.'s growth. >> it's a great time for the city. we've made a the lot of progress in the city over the past 20 years. it's grown. but muriel is really talking about a fresh start. she's very

delia goncalves joins us live from the scene with more on the break and the sheet of ice that is there too. delia? >> reporter: right, we just learned moments ago that the crews who are here have located the water main break. they are locating the pipe via the valve rather and just trying to get to the valve so they can shut off the water. of course they have to dig through all the snow and ice that is covering the valve. but in the meantime, yeah, sheet of ice here on river road. and you can see the trickle of water that is now coming down flowing down wilson lane and pooling on to river road. so your outbound lane of river road covered in ice and slush and periodically, we're seeing a salt truck which is on standby periodically that salt truck will come out into the lane and treat the roads. so expect delays if you are on outbound river road at wilson lane. now here's another problem because of the cold, crews say it's going to take a little longer than typical because they literally cannot be out in the water in the cold working around the clock. they are working getting into the tr

delia goncalves joins us live now from l'enfant plaza with more on that. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. we can also tell you the victims have hired the same lawyer who represented families of two of the people who died during the 2009 red line metro crash. now, the family of carol glover, the woman who died on monday, say they are not placing blame until the result of the investigation comes out. we are learning more about why people were trapped for more than a half-hour inside the smoky train. the first call came in at 3:18 from a construction worker on the street seeing smoke coming from an underground vent. when firefighters responded they had to wait 13 minutes till metro assured them the electricity to that third rail was cut off. so bip the time they rescued folks, -- so by the time they rescued folks, it was 4:00, more than 45 minutes after the first call. >> imagine being trapped underground in a tunnel underground and being told you can't get out to get some air. >> reporter: congress is pushing the ntsb for an update by ne

. >> delia goncalves is live in leesburg. good delia. >> reporter: gam. things have certainly picked up here in regards to the rain. it has gotten a bit heavier and in regards to the traffic the commuter lot here getting very busy. here's another bus heading toward rosalyn. a lot of folks picking up their commuter buses into dc to get to work hopefully ahead of what could be coming. even though a lot of these cars in the lot right now really wet with a light coating of rain. you can see a lot of folks have already prepared for what could be coming their way. and what their cars could look like when they come home this evening. this woman putting her windshield wipers up with along -- along with a lot of other folks in the lot who have prepared for what could come. we talked to her awhile ago and here's what she had to say. >> planning for the worst, hoping for the best. that is really all we can do. i understand it is moving a little bit north of us, so i'm keeping fingers crossed. >> reporter: all right and we are keeping fingers crossed atoo. but indivi

delia goncalves joins us lhome on 40th street north. delia, looking at the home it doesn't seem to be damaged too badly from the outside. >> reporter: right. firefighters are telling us most of the damage is on the back and there was a pretty -- and there was pretty extensive damage because the fire burned from the basement to the first to the second floors of this home. certainly the residents who live here, the two adults were lucky because they heard the smoke alarm and were able to get out. frforts rescued them -- firefighters rescued them on top of the small porch roof. crews are still here beginning their investigation and making sure there are no additional flare-ups. there were hoarding conditions we're told inside the home that made it a bit more difficult for crews to fight this three- alarm fire and we're also told that could make the investigation into what the cause of this fire even longer. that's the very latest from arlington, back you to in the studio. >> thank you, delia. >>> neighbors are fearing the worst in annapoli

. >> reporter: delia goncalves is live outside the buildson building the site of today's hearing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning and that study is what they needed. that's the fuel behind the argument that a lot of folks will make today at city council. they will talk to city council members and urge them to ditch this deal because it will be bad for the two million customers of pepco in this region. because it all boils down to more money that you may have to pay for your energy. that's what they are arguing. and this energy think tank just released its study and found that a merger between pepco and exelon would result in rate hikes and it would also undermine d.c.'s environmental initiatives. exelon is the largest owner of nuclear plants in the united states. it hopes to buy pepco for $6.4 billion but get this, that's about $2 billion more than its current assets. so analysts say the only way the already struggling company can make up that cost? is to pass it on to the customers. and that means potential rate hikes. but proponents of the merger say listen, people have

delia goncalves is now live in sterling. slightly west of the county line with a check on the conditions. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of folks we've been seeing at this gas station stocking up on their ice melt and windshield washer fluid. if you didn't know you had it, today is the day you learn the hard way when you can't actually see where you're going. even though this isn't a ton of snow, certainly we have a lot of icy conditions and slick spots. we've been showing you this side street off route 7, bartholomew view drive. there's a coating of snow and underneath the snow, there is sheen and that is ice. this is the owner's car of the gas station. he told me that he actually spun out a little as he with us heading here. you can see on the roof of his car and even though it is -- [indiscernible] a light coating of ice. that's what folks will have to deal with when they get to their cars this morning. there is going to be ice underneath that snow. so no doubt that is going to be repeated on the ro

delia goncalves is live at l'enfant metro station with more on how all this is going to unfold this morning. delia. >> reporter: talked to a few folks coming out of l'enfant plaza metro station a short time ago. they report so far so good on the train this morning. they said there is some shifting around of people on different trains and different lines but they are getting clear instruction by train operators so that is definitely some positive news for a loft of the commuters -- lot of the commuters this morning. but as the day progresses or morning progresses, certainly we are expecting to see more delays as the trains begin to become more packed with righters. there are lots of trains that -- riders. there are lots of trains that you have to be aware. blue line trains replacing yellow line between huntington and largo. also good news. we're hearing that the green line service which was in question now running normally every six minutes throughout the whole line of the green line service. investigators are blaming arcing on the third rail for the smoke that filled the train. of course we

. >> delia goncalves is live on smoketown road in dale city with a look at conditions there. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. i just arrived here getting on smoketown road traveling through prince william county. you can see light accumulation on the road. crews are doing a great job as we take a look at the intersection. you can see a salt truck just passing through that intersection. there is a good number of traffic on the road. so the commute well under way despite the two-hour delay -- the cancellation rather for the schools here in the district. but, you know, the advisory is for folks to really take it easy to even stay home in the very early morning hours so crews can obviously do their work and clear the roads. that's what we always suggest and that's what crews would like people to do is to stay off so they can clear the roads and salt roads, make sure it is safe for everyone to get to where they need to be because you know we've seen this before. just a little bit of snow can cause a big headache and major problems for a lot of travelers if they are

. >>> delia goncalves is live in germantown. rain so far delia yes? >> reporter: this day is tricky for everyone. especially for commuters who are heading out. talking about the dangerous french russ steps and walkways in the parking lot. we are in one parking lot here off wisteria drive in germantown. pretty much the same situation here. a lot of it you have to be careful from the snow that is leftover from the last storm. this snow that is left over, there is a very slick coating of ice on top of that snow. so a lot of this remaining snow that is left over, that is certainly frozen up fairly quickly. the rain you can see is falling here in germantown, so it is a bit colder than it was each the last hour 15 minutes ago when we were in kensington. certainly has gotten a bit colder now. but take a look at the roads. looking really great. that, in part, to a lot of crews that have been working through the night to treat the roads and dropping their liquid gold i like to call it, their salt, to make sure everyone is safe getting to where they need the si

delia goncalves brings us up to date on this morning's commute and what people can plan on when they go home tonight. delia? >> reporter: mike, we have been here all morning long and talked to a lot of folks. tons of changes to the morning commute and to metro commute here today, including some shuttle bus service. but surprisingly, we talked to a lot of folks who say they planned ahead of time for long delays and they were pleased by what they found. the rhythmic hum of the morning commute is back. >> it was easy. >> totally normal day. couldn't tell anything ever happened. >> reporter: in fact, this yellow police tape inside l'enfant plaza was the only obvious sign of yesterday's deadly electrical malfunction. but many commuters say the images of people struggling for air and smoke-filled trains was all they could think about. as they navigated their way through delays and service changes. >> we're all on edge. >> reporter: how long have you been delayed so far? >> an hour at least. the blue line moving really, really slow and scary. we know what happened last night, but i'm still

delia goncalves is live at the washington convention center where inauguration ceremonies wrapped up a short time ago. delia, mayor bowser called this the greatest honor of her life. >> reporter: absolutely. she is a native of washington. her father was the first commission foreward 5. many say she was -- for ward 5. main say she was groomed for this day. she was in political boot camp since she was a young child on the campaign trail for her dad. now she's forging her own path here beginning today. she calls this a new day. she says, quote, we inherit past successes, failures and overdue promises, but most of all, we inherit the great expectations of a deserving people. and you see it there. 11:37 was the official time thshat e completed the oath of office and 42-year-old muriel bowser became d.c.'s second african-american woman mayor and second youngest mayor. mayor bowser asking residents to hold her accountable. she pledges to protect the middle class by investing $100 million each year in affordable housing and improve middle schools by 2020 and homelessness by 2025 and grow mar

delia goncalves has the latest on the investigation and why the victim's body was on the road in plain view for more than four hours. >> reporter: a horrifying scene for commuters and neighbors in landover. >> i think that's disgusting. that's not good. we should not have to come out of our neighborhood and see a body still laying here. >> reporter: it was 6:00 a.m. police say a woman crossing route 202 at matthew henson avenue was struck and killed. the scene, scattered and blood and closed. her body covered in a sheet. but in plain view. police even allowing a woman to walk through the crime scene just feet away from the body. >> that's why -- >> shielded in any way from folks having to see that? >> at this time that's part of the investigative process that our accident reconstructionists have to to reconstruct the accident itself as well as the scene surrounding it. >> reporter: police say she was hit by at least one car that did stay on the scene. there could be others though. it is unclear if the victim was walking to the bus stop but neighbors say jaywalking to get to that stop h

a neighbor who didn't speak on camera tells our delia goncalves he saw a man in his 80s trapped on the first floor and pulled him out to safety. he then ran back inside the burning home and told the woman in her 60s to crawl towards him. that's when a volunteer firefighter arrived and helped pull her out. they are both lucky to be alive this afternoon. >> several bystanders we understand three, one being a volunteer firefighter, two being a neighbor and someone else driving by witnessed that column of smoke, came by, saw the fire and immediately went into action without fear for their own safety they entered that home and pulled out two victims that could not get out on their own. truly heroic acts by these civilians. >> the residents of the home are being treated for smoke inhalation in the hospital this afternoon. firefighters say there were no working smoke alarms in the home. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the murder trial of former new england patriot air an -- aaron hernandez is under way. during opening statements prosecutors laid out their arguments about how

delia goncalves joins us live from police headquarters with more on the protest. delia? >> reporter: i just checked out the facebook page for the organizers of today's protests. they are the group called justice for geer. members are saying on facebook, we know it's going to be cold but we need everyone to come out here to send a clear and loud message to fairfax county police that they are not pleased with the shooting and the way in which it was handled. but the victim's close friend and family members will not be here. john geer as you remember was shot and killed when police responded to a domestic call at his home august 23013. -- august 2013. just two days ago police were forced by a cort order to re-- court order to recease the report -- to release the report and named eight-year veteran adam torres who pulled the trigger. a friend and dad don geer dispute the police report but say this was not an abuse of power, rather a terrible mistake. they waited an hour before they went inside the house. at that point john geer who was already shot was dead. >> forward to ut

delia goncalves is live at the scene with what we know so far. delia? >> reporter: we're about three hours or so into this investigation and you can see traffic still affected because the road is still blocked off. take a look at this long line of traffic. cars leaving anne arundel county heading into washington. now realizing that they cannot head and travel on route 50 west. that's where we are live. route 50 west and 97 north. all these cars are heading to 97 north. 50 west shut down because of the deadly crash that happened about a mile down the road. we have a chopper flying overhead to give you a better perspective of what it all looks like. right now we can tell you the medical examiner is on the scene and tow trucks for the last half-hour or so have arrived on the seep as well. maryland -- scene as well. maryland police are telling us there was a single-car crash. it appeared from what i saw that an suv was in the fast lane and hit the jersey barrier. the driver of that single-car crash stepped out of the car to investigate and unfortunately tha