maryland did not. the terps did not shoot poorly earlier in the week. they are still simmering in bloomington, where the hoosiers shot 68% from the free. >>> indiana shooting lights out in the home win. whatever they threw out came down in the nylon. the 17 point loss was the worst of the season for the team, but you have to put it find you, which is what they are trying to do. >> we are paying attention to detail. the team can spread you, good offensive team. they run a ton of stats, they have would be focused and better defense than we were the other night. >> i think it is easy to put it behind you. most teams have one game like that a season. it happened to be that game. >>> northwestern tomorrow, don't sleep the wildcats. >>> the wizards opening up a swing against a diminished portland team. aldridge was thought to miss tonight and the next eight weeks due to thumb surgery, but he opted to delay it. he is playing tonight. it didn't matter. there he is there. it didn't matter because the wizards are on a roll. look at bradley beal, shot out of a can

in maryland if you speed through a toll booth, your e- zpass can be suspended, but we checked with the transportation authority since that law took effect in 2002. they've issued 73,000 warnings but have yet to suspend one pass. the other states where you can get your e-zpass suspended for speeding through a toll booth, new york, west virginia and island. hank silverberg, wusa9. >>> the only station with weather alert days, wusa9 first alert weather. >> hi there. i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. we're tracking an approaching storm system. today it was just cloudy and filed, but here comes the rain on doppler 9000. it's hundreds of miles away, but as it make its approach early tomorrow morning temperatures will be below freezing north and west of the beltway which means we could see some sleet and freezing rain especially in the panhandle of west virginia, along the 81 corridor and maybe the higher elevations of northern maryland. places like hagerstown and frederick are under this winter weather advisory and it is for the potential for sleet and freezing rain. it will be falli

by 10:00 showers now in to southern maryland. temperatures beginning to fall. we'll talk about how cold it's going to get tonight and if we're going to make it above freezing tomorrow. >> let's look ahead to the prospects for schools running on schedule tomorrow morning. we're keeping an eye on how we're recovering from this nasty start to the work week. how's it going, scott? >> it's just a miserable afternoon out there but where i am in mt. erie, maryland, it's miserable outside but at least the ice that was on some of the side streets has melted away and folks are getting around okay. if it does not refreeze tonight and the salt treatments take effect should give us pretty good prospects for getting back to school tomorrow after a pretty tough day tomorrow once again. >> frustrating day for school officials in maryland county. >> it's pretty slick. >> reporter: ice continueed to a--ice continued to accumulate. i hustled over to check and she was okay. more casualties on the roads. a rollover accident on westbound i-70 near meyersville cost a driver minor inj

the maryland highway administration has been ready. crews out in force since last night preparing for the storm as they do, major highways have been pre treated, more than 200 plows and 300 workers have been deployed for the state. the stay highway spokesman dave buck says there is still a lot of guessing going on about how much snow we are going to get. >> reporter: the forecast changed quit a bit just like the last storm. a couple of degrees is going to make all the difference in the world. our trucks will be out, they will be out all day monday. you may see snow, rain, allstate, but the state highway trucks will be out on the roads. >> and buck is can go this morning's commuters to hold off to let their crews do their work. >> when all is said and done parts of west virginia will receive 4 to 6 inches of snow. >> 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 bu

south of southern maryland a little bit of leftover sprinkles down route 2. you'll be done in about five minutes. let's widen this out now. zoom out to the southwest, lot of moisture and rain, a little snow in the mountains phoenix to the north in arizona. winter storm waver most of new mexico. this rain will affect round 1 of the waste management golf tournament and the super bowl festives, but that rain will be our snow sunday afternoon and sunday night. the clipper is running through the hudson river valley now dragging a cold front to the south. you can see the clear line of demarcation going back into georgia. kind of like summertimes, a couple showers and boom, it's gone, left with partly cloudy skies tonight. rain and showers ending by 7:00. bus stop temperatures don't seem bad, 30s, but windy and temps will fall all day. dress the kids teen and 20s because winds will be up to 30 miles an hour in the afternoon. cold saturday, snow , if likely, on sunday. futurecast, 8:00 tonight dry, clouds, low to mid-30s. hagerstown 35 and cumberland 36. thankfully t

maryland survives, 69-60. the terps are 15-2. >>> virginia and notre dame, malcolm, don't need to ask. he is a smooth operator. fade away fire there. uva by two. 4:00 to go, tied, justin anderson, local kid, drains the three. makes a 9-0 run and virginia wins 62-56. virginia is 15-0. so some great basketball going on around here. >>> georgetown in the mix, they lost. >> let's talk about virginia. they can take an off-ramp? >> they are elite 8. they went there last year and played great defense, they are a good ball club. they have some juniors and seniors. tony bennett is a heck of a coach. >> three unbeaten left. >> yes. kentucky, virginia, and i think duke. virginia is an experienced ball club. >>> we'll have a at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoi

search continues tonight for a family of six after two more bodies are found today in what's left of a maryland mansion after it went up in flames. >> we're tracking a nor east friday night into -- nor'easter friday night into saturday. >> deflategate is showing no signs of blowing over, but tonight both new england coach and quarterback say they played by the rules. >>> gruesome discovery tonight, a man found dead outside a maryland home. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm lesli foster. police are not saying if they have a lot to go on that murder in prince george's county. >> the man was shot to death in the 8200 block of imperial drive in lawyer around 3:00 this afternoon. our jim osman is live with neighbors' reaction. >> reporter: neighbors are in shock tonight as police are looking for a killer. long time residents who live near the murder scene of the 8200 block of imperial drive in laurel say they've never seen this kind of trouble. 1 woman found out what happened from her daughter as the woman was heading back home. you've never heard anything like this happen in a

. >>> the man who led the maryland state police department for the past four years is resigning. superintendent colonel mar you can brown says he's leaving to pursue other opportunities. there's no word on who larry hogan will appoint in his place. >>> looks like pope francis will be making a stop here in washington, d.c. in september during his visit to the united states. the news comes as the pope finishes his philippines tour in manila. the pope is expected to stop in philadelphia, new york city, and as well as d.c. still no word on the exact dates in september. >>> are we in for warmer weather? allyson rae will tell us right after the break. >> alsole ahead, we have the latest on the status of the u.s. astronauts at the international space station. they were evacuated from the american side. we'll tell you where they are now. wusa9 is back >>> i'm meteorologist allyson rae. we're off to a good start. temperatures are below freezing so far a lot of spots 32 degrees. if you know you saw snow or even a little freezing rain yesterday, especially for southern maryland, parts of no

under maryland law children under the age of 8 cannot be left unattended in a dwelling or car. there has to be somebody there at least 13 years old to take care of them. >>> tomorrow the united states holocaust memorial museum will hold a special ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, the nazis largest extermination camp. >> 1 to 1.5 million people died in that camp and every year there are fewer left to remember the horror, but we talked to one of them, marty white, 70 years clutching his ration bowl can still move white to tears. >> when i first saw it, it had such an impact on me. even now i still see how important it was. just a bowl. >> white was 15 when the fascists deported him and his parents and five brothers and sisters to auschwitz. his mother and three sisters were gassed within hours of arriving and his father was forced into starvation. he now volunteers at the holocaust museum. >>> 1.7 million bucks is how much the special olympics said was raised by the police polar bear plunge. 5,700 people from across the state took the plunge in

bill due to be presented in the maryland house this >>> only on 9 tonight a maryland delegate is trying to vow again after a av of credit -- a wave of criticism caused her to promptly withdraw her bill. >> it was to increase the age of a teenage baby-sitter from 13 to 15. >> reporter: i'm andrea mccarren where delegate the sheryl glenn said the bill had nothing to -- delegate sheryl glenn said the bill had nothing to do with parental rights. >> people thought that i was trying to make til for responsible parents to -- make it illegal for responsible parents to have their children baby-sitting and i was trying to incarcerate responsible parents. >> reporter: she said last year alone young children were left unattended in maryland 580 times. >> i think the message for these kinds of one size fits all laws is slow down. >> reporter: free range parents viewed the withdraw of the bill as a victory. >> we won't have to worry about a 14-year-old responsible teen- ager watching someone who is under 3 for five minutes. we don't have to world about child protective services -- worry about child p

attorney for maryland. first and foremost, how bad is the problem in maryland and where do we think the drug is coming from? >> the problem has been growing significantly. that's one of the things that motivated us was to develop a statewide task force. we've seen a doubling of the number of deaths attributable to heroin. right now we're running more than ten deaths. it comes from primarily oaf the mexican boarder. also comes from southeast asia so there are a number of sources. our primary goal is to identify who is distributing it here in maryland and put an end to it. >> that's hundreds of deaths per year in our small state. that's a lot. it's already being sold as we know and moved through our state in midbhd -- maryland ilwillingly -- illegally. what can a new law do? >> we have federal laws to prosecute heroin dealers n. appropriate cases we're using those powerful tools. for example, if someone distributes heroin and it causes the death of a user, you can face a mandatory penalty of 20 years up to li

/maryland border for snow. this time yesterday i was kind of getting excited hoping i could work sunday and not watch the super bowl and watch it snow. i would take snow over the super bowl. >> yes, i would. i'm a little deranged. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, high temperature made it into the low 40s today at midnight d then they've fallen all day. it's down to 30 at national, but it's in the 20s in the suburbs. the wind averaging 25 sustained. dew points are in the single didn'ts. this is a cold -- digits. this is a cold arctic air mass. is in a mixed terrain, certainly rain as it applies to d.c. and points south and east and east of 95. that's why we have the winter storm watches north of this line. the track yesterday was just down here, mainly a snow event as it tracked through southern west virginia into southern virginia. that would have given us snow and perhaps a bit of a mixture south and east of town, more of a snow event. not done yet. winds will gust to

all right time to find out about these maryland terps though. sure they beat michigan state on the road but could they go on a sleepy wednesday and beat a team that's not great but tough. i told you at 6:00, illinois is one of those type of teams let's go it to it. i'm not afraid of champaign- urbana. maybe the troops should have been. i call this they are comandeering the cotton but maryland only shot 36% and illinois, malcolm hill, illinois found their thrill on malcolm hill. [laughter] he was going . that's part of a 13-0 run and more hill, he had 28 points and maryland beaten on the road 64-57. >> another good one, good wednesday night of basketball virginia hosting nc state, good game. kyle washington from the corner the little lefty stroke here corner pocket and book here with 13 and wolf pack looking for the upset but virginia' defense, what do they always tell you? trail the play you never know what's going to happen. justin anderson follows it up with a flush and eventually pulling away and they take it 61-51 and they are 14 and 0 on th

>> last consider talked to you this evening i was in hagerstown maryland. i've moved a bit east and i hit one of those bands of snow top was talking about. i'll show you had camera. this is a ramp in maryland coming right off 227. that's north of damascus. you can see the ramp in is completely snow covered during this burst of snow we've had here which has been going on only about 15 minutes. the temperature outside the vehicle right now, 27 degrees. the stuff that's falling, despite some of the salt and brine left over on the road is sticking on places like ramps like this. there are plenty of hazards tonight, particularly underneath those bursts and showers topper was talking about. let me take you back out to the west where i was in hagerstown earlier today. as topper just reported snow pretty much over out there throughout the day today. they were able to keep up with all the light snow falling throughout the day, keeping salt on the roadways. it was the rural lanes and side streets that didn't see any salt. those are going to be crispy and icy this eve

. >>> a maryland man is accused of assaulting a mother and her child, urge arrest tonight 27- year-old james lee. la plata police say monday lee got into a neighbor's car and asked her to drive him to the charles county sheriff's office claiming he was on pcp and that somebody was trying to kill him. according to investigators, while on the way to the sheriff's office lee began to assault the woman's 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. when the girl's mother tried to intervene, he attacked her, too. several citizens saw what was going on and held lee down until an officer could get there. the little girl is hospitalized with injuries to her eyes and her face. the mother was treated and released. >>> a son of the late marion barry is under investigation for an incident at a bank. according to a police report, barry got into an argument and threatened a worker at the bank in northwest d.c. yesterday. he picked up a trash can and launched it into a surveillance camera witnesses say. turns out this is not barry's first run-in with the law. he's had charges for drug possession and driving

prince george's county in maryland delayed by two hours. montgomery county public schools announced they are one of the few and proud, if you will, opening their doors on time. updates are still rolling in. to keep tabs on your school, you can check our app for up nute information. >> thank you, nick. >>> the hearty going in on time. if you're planning on going outside right now, you've seen our reporters. layer up, bundle up, swaddle up, whatever you want to call it. >> i'm thinking about the kids at the bus stop, even in two hours it's going to be very, very cold. these are the mornings i remember my parents or one of the neighbor parents said let's get in the car. we don't have heated bus stops. i didn't grow up in that neighborhood. do your kids a favor or if you can drive them to school, maybe do that or wait for the bus. weather wise, it's cold. it's january. it happens. we get this. had a facebook post, i don't remember when it was this cold like this. it was about last general 20. yeah, it's been about a year. let's show you what's

and in maryland allegheny county public schools closed as well. and we just this information, clarke county public schools in virginia, garrett county public schools in maryland and culpeper county public schools in virginia closed. we just had the director of ddot on the air just a short time ago who reported that 200 trucks are on the roads in d.c. dropping some salt, laying down that salt. they did brine yesterday. they are reporting that conditions are looking good in the district and that means, well, things might be looking bad for some students because they are waking up early. d.c. public schools and government open and on time this morning. that's the very latest. of course you can check out all the delays at the bottom of your screen. back to you in the studio. >> where you live some kids are jumping on the bed. [ no audio ] >> nick giovanni -- nikki burdine has been measuring the snow. she joins us from the leesburg section of loudoun county. >> reporter: it is certainly starting to pile up out here. can you see my hair? i've only been

you see the snow bands more so in virginia than in maryland. southern maryland is quiet. east and south is quiet. still flakes flying. generally light snow and flurries flying from columbia down toward bowie right now scattered about, montgomery county, more so either side of 270. a little bit more moderate snow band from charles town now through purcelville, south of leesburg to aldie headed into extreme western fairfax around manassas. lighter snows now in most of fauquier and prince william counties. stafford, the north side of town, this is tracking right over you. this could easily slicken up the roads there. you see how quiet it is in southern maryland at the appointment where schools are closed -- at the moment where schools are closed in all three counties southern maryland. mid-20s to 31. that's the temperature range now. with the winds it's feeling more like 20 degrees at reagan national as winds out of the north, northwest at 15. you see on the michael & son weather camera, visibility, no problems here. this storm is a monster as it's spinning quickly with bliz

>> reporter: considering special olympics maryland bases one third of their budget on this very event, c are consider this a big success for the organization, as they raised over a million dollars. nick geovany, wusa 9. >>> keeping a close watch on the weather this weekend and for monday. erica has the latest, when we come b thank you for being a sailor and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military, or their family, see if you're eligible to get an auto insurance quote. ♪ over 20 years 31 million students started college, but didn't complete a degree for lots of reasons. at devry university we believe there are also lots of reasons to finish. so we help you maximize qualifying credits you've already earned. so you can graduate sooner and get on to a great career. because whatever kept y

maryland 2730 south still looking a -- 270 south still looking at delays. more volume go gaithersburg but with lanes open there as you make your way toward the lane divide toward the beltway. back to you. >> thanks a lot, bev. >>> our arienne topson is here with the buzz in hollywood. >> a couple of weeks of the hobbit making news. >> it's just killing it. 21.9 million. >> nearly $22 million. that's not chump change for a movie that came out just before christmas. had a bit of a long run. not a lot of competition coming in. there's a horror movie sequel that was the only new movie that came into fourth place. basically the same top five "into the woods ," "annie ," "unbroken." >> the total on this particular hobbitt move is well over $21 million. >> this is the last one. peter jackson is a very rich and very happy man. >> will it be eligible for award season? >> it will be for cinematography, no acting. it's the grammys that are really confusing. that's a whole other conversation. >> you're heading to la land. >> we have the people's choice awards. on sunda

maryland lawmakers approved it by a wide margin. this was after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >>> some arlington homeowners afraid too take their dogs o pets were poisoned. animal owners want to know is somebody intentionally making these dogs sick? from arlington county tonight stephanie ramirez has that story. >> reporter: this 5-year-old dachshund chihuahua mix named bonnie is now home from the hospital after being point. ed according to her owner -- after being a gotten by her owner. this happened in the area of north columbus street between north 22nd and 26th street on sunday. the dogs ate some type of toxin laced sausage and once it was reported there was a third piece found. one woman walking this golden retriever named oliver tells me this third piece had a capsule inside and was discovered right outside of oliver's yard. >> you don't have to hurt them. >> reporter: the possibility of someone poisoning dogs on purpose, angering dog owners on the other side of arlington here at shirlin

. >>> two maryland teams are shot outside the synagogue in maryland. they told green belt police officers they were walking to a party at the michigan tour of the synagogue when that ridge road when the fight broke out nearby. the 19-year-old was shot in the back of the 16-year-old from laurel, maryland who was shot in the shoulder. and neighbors heard loud arguments before the shots were fired. >> i heard a lot of yelling and like an argument going on outside at it was unusual. it was really loud. and that it got louder and louder and then i heard that it sounded like one of those cap guns, it didn't sound like a real gun. >> the two victims are taken to the hospital as we are told tonight that their injuries are not life threatening. police say that the private group rented a part of their event. and that group is not affiliated with the synagogue. police tonight are looking for a witness and suspect in this shootings. >>> in the two days virginia's former governor bob mcdonald will learn their sentence for trading their office for the political favo

fire investigation consultants out of pasadena, maryland. wusa 9 had the only camera rolling as their truck rolled in. we can exclusively confirm tonight the family's insurance company hired them to investigate. anne arundel county fire investigators say they believe they're going to be here for another two days as they try to figure out what happened. in annapolis, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >> fire investigators said they do anticipate being on the scene of the deadly fire for another two more days. >>> a government worker has now come forward and admitted he is the night howl who crashed his toy drone right on the white house lawn. the secret service has gone high alert after an officer heard the drone and saw it flying low and finally crashing to the ground. all signs so far though, the guy was playing around and lost control of the so-called quadcopter. experts say even a toy like that has the potential to carry high explosives or even nuclear or biologic material. >> these drones, which after all we're using in warfare which gives everybo

thursday maryland's gaming commission voted to allow maryland live! and the new horseshoe casino in baltimore to get rid of 300 slot machines each which are taxed at 67% and replace them with dozens of table games that are taxed at just 20%. that's a 47% tax cut on gambling revenues from machines to live games and casinos get to keep change. prince george's county senator anthony muse is outraged. >> we expect certain

that coincides with the weather advisory also in effect, montgomery district, arlington in to southern maryland, i think folks in charleston county are going to be the bulls eye perplexed as to why the rest of southern maryland, we think the heaviest snow will fall through charles, mary's county and through fredericksburg a a trace to an inch, you're generally just thinking, talking about flurries so here's the radar over the last couple hours you can see moisture, hatteras, and southwestern virginia, this will get in, not a lot of activity but a moderate impact we'll come back and talk if it's going to stick around for some time tomorrow. sxwroo we have it covered epiwhen we're not on the air download the new wusa9 app free tht google and apple stores, track live weather conditions with the radar, check closures and delays and get an alert when there's a closure that affects you. >>> also tomorrow morning you can wake up with us just a little earlier, we're going to be on the air starting at 4:00 a.m. to track the latest snowy conditions and any school closings or delays. >> well, tonight we k

we got 4-inch of snow at the capitol building, 2.8 in montgomery village, maryland. so it was less snow to the north. we had that one persistent heavy band that happened to set up in possibly the worst area, glenarden 3 1/2 inches. we got plenty of snow up and down the 66 corridor and route 7 corridor, herndon got 3.9, ashburn 4.3 inches, baileys crossroads 3.1-inch and about the same in both leesburg and alexandria shy of 3 inches. this is what you need to know now that the snow is gone. it's going to be awfully cold tonight and the potential is very high there will be refreezing on the untreated surfaces and even the ones that had a light treatment, maybe it got washed away. be very cautious for black ice tomorrow morning. then wednesday during the day the winds will gust to 40 miles per hour. that's going to give us wind chills in the teens and even single digits. do we have any relief coming? it's in the first alert seven- day forecast. we'll time that out coming up. >> wusa9 has you covered even when we're not on the air. download the new wusa9 news app. it's fr

mary's county, maryland. reporting live from our mobile newsroom, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. drive carefully. >>> it may not have amounted to a lot of accumulation but the morning snow is enough to get students out of class in more than just one school district. delia goncalves has more now from dale city. >> reporter: the folks we talked here in dale city say the light snowfall hasn't caused any problems. it's quite pretty they say, in fact. take a look here on the main roads. you can see that it is down to the pavement. roads looking really great thanks in part to the light traffic and to the crews that have been salting and treating these roads all morning long. the only trouble spot that you will find, a light covering of snow on untreated surfaces. for instance, this empty parking lot at garfield high school. why is this parking lot empty? well, school was canceled for the day. prince william county public schools, the first school district in our viewing area to cancel classes in anticipat

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 that driver was stuck and killed by a second car that was traveling down route 50. that second car, the driver of that second car did stay on the scene. police trying to figure out if road conditions played a factor. we know it's bitterly cold this morning and black ice and slick roads have been an issue for a lot of commuters this morning. we are not certain at this point if traffic and if this deadly crash was affected by the road conditions. but when we do get that information, we'll pass it on you to. that's the very latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> as nick mentioned earlier, fairfax county schools will be opening two hours late this morning. >> the school system decided to make that call much earlier than it did yesterday. they opened on time yesterday despite all the snow and the social media ba

. >>> 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 whether he's running for president. >>> maryland has lost its number one state education ranking. at least in the eyes of the newspaper "education week." the publication places maryland third in its rankings behind massachusetts and new jersey. the paper says the slide comes from a change in the rankings criteria not from any change in performance. the criteria include preschool enrollment, high school graduation rates, and parent education. >>> the house of representatives is set to vote on a bill today authorizing the keystone pipeline. the legislation is expected to pass easily. a key senate committee cleared a bill yesterday authorizing the pipeline. setting up a fight next week with the white house. president obama has said he will veto the keystone pipeline leg

maryland state police say the annapolis resident had been in a separate crash and exited his vehicle before being struck. the 30-year-old hyattsville man who hit kaplan remained on the scene. police say it's unclear how kaplan lost control of his vehicle in the first place but officials had warned of icy roadways. >>> a ban on greek life at uva has been lifted but not without some new rules designed to make fraternities and sororities safetier. >> the move comes after a rolling stone article alleged a gang rain at a fraternity house. >> reporter: uva president teresa sullivan gave fraternities and sororities the green light to start back up but not without some conditions. each of the four greek organizations came up with their own regulations which sullivan has reviewed and approved. there are in agreements that each fraternity and so errorty has to sign -- sorority has to sign before holding events again after practices came into question during the fallout from the rolling stone article. >> i think it would help to have a couple new rules to kind of control it. >> i think the univ

you can get in to southern maryland. even 48 by the water 47. there's not a lot of the small craft advisories. with sunshine as we will break this down to remember that these are city temps. remember that it will be 33 to start and then 34 at 7:00. the lower 40s by 11:00. really pretty nice. 45 with sunshine that will not be a bad day in january. now friday, the clouds will come in as you saw the future cast there. 43 is right on the low. and more rain and snow on saturday as temperatures will go back up to the 30s. it will be a cold polar plunge at sandy point. it's probably raining out there as we get a break on sunday with another clipper approaching very rapidly. upper 30s to the snow flurries possible obvious sunday night. monday the snow showers will be possible and then kind of cold in the wake of the clippers, the mid-30s on tuesday and maybe some flurries on wednesday with the temperatures in the upper 30s to the near 40s. >>> we are live at the verizon center with a big day in dc sports. you've got the game here, and just a few hours a

. >> today transportation officials in maryland told us they're doing everything they can tonight to get ready for the morning. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in montgomery county, maryland, where highway crews are prepared for the possibility that a little snow might make for brief but big headaches during tomorrow morning's rush hour. >> the issue will be if it hits during rush hour. all the trucks will get stuck in the same traffic as you and i and they won't be able to treat the roads. >> i'll let out early and beat everybody off. by the time i leave 5:00, nobody on the roads. >> reporter: salt brine was mixed in volume early today and motorists could easily see the telltale silvery lines left behind where trucks had treated roads during the sunny weather today to jump start the response for tomorrow morning. schools have not announced plans for tomorrow and timing will be a big challenge leaving them no time to undo whatever call they make. in montgomery county scott broom, wusa9. >>> d.c. snow team is ready for its first mission this winter about. 200 snowplows will be on the roa

garrett county public schools in maryland. couple of counties are actually going with one hour delays as well. page county and fauquier county schools in virginia on that list of one hour delays. most still sticking with a two hour delay. mainly on the virginia side today. including fairfax, loudoun, prince william, and warren county public schools. again, all two hour delays for those and for the full list, you can keep looking at the bottom of the screen, but to talk more about that weather though let's go over to allyson rae who's outside dealing with it. >>> it is warmer than yesterday but it can hear the -- i can hear the wind coming in. one thing to note a look at live doppler 9000 hd. we do have a couple of flurries mainly east of 95. not going to be too big of a deal. the bigger deal are the winds and the temperatures today. yeah we are a little bit warmer than yesterday relatively speaking but with busts up to near 30 miles per hour that doesn't feel any warmer at all. here's what it feels like out there. 15 for d.c..

williamsport maryland about one inch. so tonight because temperatures will be between 25 and 30 we're looking at icy spots. we're a little bit concerned about that. we're more concerned about that than the snow. a trace to 2 inches of snow is possible overnight. not much out to the west. more to the east. tuesday morning commute, i think it looks slippery so we extended our yellow alert for tuesday. howard may cancel that at noon tomorrow. at least want to get you through the tuesday morning commute. so you know they can be a little bit slippery and may want to allow a little extra time. between essentially now and tomorrow morning a trace to an inch west of town. leesburg culpeper you're pretty much done. might get an early morning snow shower. that's it. maybe an inch or so downtown and maybe 2 to 4 inches on the west side of the bay and across the bay in to the del marva. by 8:00 temperatures in the 20s. even some mid 20 out toward gaithersburg and toward frederick. so it's going to freeze tonight. 30 downtown. by 10:0

one to two inches in southern maryland. the rest of us, though, will just be a coating, especially in the beltway and points north and west and then we dry out and warm up. we're finally back into the upper 40s to around 50 by the weekend. >>> can't warm up fast enough. we've got some issues in alexandria. eisenhower avenue east of van dorn street, a vehicle struck a utility pole and brought it down on the roadway. that stretch of eisenhower avenue closed very close to the metro station. virginia 95, look at the pictures of the volume heading north to lorton. not too bad. the pace heading to spring field and southern maryland, the beltway route 5 trying to get there where we've had more issues with more snow cover and slick conditions. right now the beltway itself at route 5 mostly treated. snow buildup is on the shoulders and on and off ramps especially slick. back to you. >>> cbs this morning is next. do you suffer chronic pain? more than eight million americans could be relying on powerful painkillers for relief but are

the two met at a maryland/duke game in 2010. a romance was born and the terps upset the blue devils. >> i thought she loved my text messages because of how witty i was. she said it was because she was so excited maryland won. >> that's good stuff. we also asked cassie what annoyed her the most about her hubby. she says he needs to do more general cleaning around the house. it's just like any woman, right? he got that right, too. >>> coming up we'll deal with another basketball team, the wizards back to back hoops on the menu in chicago tonight. we will have a preview. >>> in silver spring, maryland, the bill for a major transit project, the silver spring transit center, just went up another $21 million. >> county leaders voted on this yesterday. they're dishing out the money to get all this stuff done. stephanie ramirez joins us now. you know what? you're a montgomery county resident as are both of us. so does this mean our taxes are going up now? >> reporter: not on this, but these are taxpayers' dollars here. councilman levent

. >>> in maryland not much controversy behind the decision to close st. mary's and charles county schools. take a look at how our mobile newsroom suv handled the untreat pavement out there, a lot of slipping, sliding and skidding even though snow wasn't all this deep. >> i think it was a real good idea because there's ice and stuff on ese back roads and not only the a -- main drags, these hills and stuff these buses can slide off and kids slip and slide. i think it's a good idea. >> there you go. while our newsroom suv had a bit of a tough time with the snow, no trouble here with these one horsepower vehicles except today. the amish community in st. mary's county did have to share the road with the salt trucks. >>> a conviction for a sexual assault is not keeping a virginia lawmaker away from richmond. joe morrissey won back his seat last night in a special election. he found out while walking into jail. morrissey spends of night there after a judge sentenced him for -- every night there after a judge sentenced him for having sex with an employee who is n

it's higher in maryland and d.c. and cheaper in virginia. however, aaa predicts prices could fall another 10 cents in the next few weeks before creeping up in the spring. still the agency believes the average for the year will stay below $3 a gallon. so there's good news. >>> the dow rose nine points while the nasdaq fell nine. stocks started strong but reversed course after a report showed u.s. manufacturing last month grew at the slowest pace in six months. >>> if you're looking for a job, get ready to get your resume ready because according to career builder companies are kicking off the new year with more job openings. more than 1/3 of employers expect to add full-time workers in 2015. career builder also pricks a bump in pay. >>> -- predicts a bump in pay. >>> new punishment for the cyber attack on sony, the first round of punishment the president took today. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow, chilly but dry on the weather terrace. that's not the case tomorrow. i'm tracki here's our new trainer ensure active heart health. i ma

now, republican larry hogan will be spending his first night in the maryland governors mansion. governor hogan attended tonights inaugural gal a after taking the oath of office earlier today. in his speech outside the maryland state house in annapolis, hogan called on lawmakers to put aside partisanship and get to work for all marylanders. >> partisanship should never denegrate the legacy entrusted to us by our founders. to my friends across the aisle i assure you it will never play a role in my decision-making. >> governor hogan is only the second republican to hold maryland's highest office since the 1960's. >>> tomorrow marks the annual march for life here in washington. thousands will gather for a pro life rally at noon on the national mall and then it will march to the u.s. supreme court and they are expected to call on justices to overturn the landmark decision that established a womans right to an abortion 42 years ago. >>> local school children got the chance to play in the white house today. first lady michelle obama welcomed students today for a special reading of dr.

he commuted the death sentences of the four people on death row in maryland. maryland did away with the death penalty in 2013 but these last four death row inmates were sentenced prior to that date. >>> once again the weather has set back the search for air asia flight 8501. it could take another week to recover the black boxes. but before the search was stopped more bodies were recovered and some were even identified. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: heartbroken family members received her body thursday. the 49-year-old is the first victim of the crash of air asia flight 8501 to be identified and returned to family members. she was buried thursday in a private ceremony. more bodies were returned to indonesia for identification thursday and honor guard carried the coffins marked only with numbers. the search for victims and debris from the flight was suspended again as heavy seas prevented divers from entering the water. the seas have even prevented crews from hearing the pings from the ack boxes. >> you need real -- or silent in order to do that. otherwis

in maryland, the gas tax is automatically phased in. the prices are rising. >>> also in the commonwealth, a new law starts today in virginia requiring drivers 75 years or older to renew their licenses in person rather than online or by mail. this rule used to apply only to drivers over 80 years old. licenses for people 75 and older will also expire after five years, instead of the usual 8 years. >> another law starting today will affect property owners in maryland. the new rules are meant to regulate lead paint in older homes. owners have rental properties built before 1978 will now be required to have inspectors check for lead paint. this rule used to apply only to houses built before 1950. property owners will to provide tenants with information about the dangers of lead if it's found. >> later this morning, millions of americans will get a chance to tune into the rose bowl parade. you see it every year on tv. organizers have been dealing with high winds and very chilly temperatures as they get ready and they try to prepare the float

the aclu of maryland and the maryland disability law center said having armed officers could lead to discrimination and overpolicing in their schools. in prince george's county i'm nikki burdine. back you to in the studio. >> thank you, nikki. >>> 6:34 now. will he stay or will he go? that's the question right now teachers, students and school board members are asking about montgomery county school superintendent joshua starr. the school board met privately yesterday to discuss the renewal of his contract. but there is no word on what was decided. starr needs at least five members after majority to keep his job. "the washington post" reports four board members are opposed to renewing his contract. >>> the musical gigi opens tonight at the kennedy center. this is a live look right now at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts. the broadway-bound show is making a return to the stage for the first time in 40 years. the musical comes from alan j. learner and frederick low, the same men behind "my fair lady." >>> jot down the date july 25. the rock 'n' roller hall of famer bil

maryland, they were four slots cheaper at $1.6 million. virginia the cheapest at the 14th cheapest, right around the average of $1.2 million. wallet hub bases those numbers on one package a day for 51 years. and to report that smokers learn less than the non- smokers. >>> google wants to sell the wireless phone service directly to you. they struck a deal to resell the service on their networks. according to the wall street journal, google would offer the discounted data plans. now analysts say that could pressure the other carriers to do the same thing and to cut the prices. >>> it seems like microsoft wants to kiss and make up with those customers that were not so happy. the software company says you could get the next operating system for free. that windows, they will come with a headset that will let the users see the holograms or 3d images in space with no computer monitoring required. these upgrades will be slated to be released later this year. >>> seven million is the number of the americans creating financial infidelity by keeping

very much on the margin in this part of frederick county maryland. reporting live scott broom wusa9. >>> thank you scott. and of course the weather delays all running at the bottom of your tv screen. if you missed yours it is very easy to go to our wusa9 app available at apple and google play stores. >>> 6:43. time now to answer the question of the morning. experts say you can save $2500 per year by doing this every day. keep copies of receipts, avoid toll roads or pack our lunch? >> our facebook friend claudette mark said pack your lunch and lose a few pounds. >> you have this one right. pack your lunch and you can save $2500 a year. we'll our "name your price" tool helps -- oh, jamie you got a little something on the back of your shoe there. a price tag! danger! price tag alert! oh. hey, guys. price tag alert! is this normal? well, progressive is a price tag free zone. we let you tell us what you want to pay and we help you find options to fit your budget. where are they taking him? i don't know. this seems excessive! decontamination in progress. i

the maryland transportation authority will send you a warning. if you are a repeat offender, they'll like you suspend your e- zpass. >>> college football will have a new national champion and for the first time since 2009, a team from the -- [ inaudible ] heisman trophy winner mariota outplayed last year's winner jaimis winston. in last night's super bowl, alabama took an early lead over ohio state just like they were expected to. but the buckeyes had some other ideas. they dominated the second half winning 42-35. so it will be the ducks and the bucks january 12 for the national championship. how exciting. we're both scc fans here. a big difference us for. >>> we had a big storm over new year's eve in the southwest where they're not used to snow. dwe have a gorgeous picture if we could take it from the grand grand cannion. it's breathtaking. look at that. that's actually from the south rim. it's typical to get snow out there through the rim. swhat's not so common is when you get it all the way down into the canyon. what a breathtaking picture the

>> right now, for instance, maryland right now are mailing out a 1095as to clients. if you go through the federal website, i understand you can actually download them and then they offer mailing them out. >> it seems as if there's always a news scam. somebody is either trying to steal your informatioget away with your return check if they can possibly do that. what should we be worried about this year? >> well, i guess the biggest scam that's going on right now is somebody will call you up telling you that they're from the i.r.s. and demanding payment right now. now, do not do that. hang up and call the police. the i.r.s. will never call you. they will send you everything by mail. and the second thing is people always are gullible with this. they get e-mails from the i.r.s. do not open them up. they can also have some sort of virus. once again, they'll be demanding money. so delete them or better yet report that to the i.r.s. and the i.r.s. will definitely look into that. >> we're so used to the cyberage but the i.r.s. deals in snail mail many times, does it not? >>

. >> maryland, the road crews were out pretreating the roads with salt brine today. the state highway administration says trucks will be out treating the roads with salt to give traction. >>> dc snow team have been treating roads to reduce the chance of freezing and we will be up early tomorrow as well. wusa 9 news starts at 4 a.m. with the latest traffic and weather conditions. you can monitor all of this on our mobile app. it is free from the apple itunes and google play stores. >>> full service has been restored on metro's yellow line more than 24 hours following the tragedy at the l'enfant plaza metro. the train where one woman died and dozens were overcome by smoke. the train is held out of service as part of the ongoing investigation. all metro hines had been adjusted due to the incident are now back to normal and metro expects to resume regular service on all lines tomorrow morning. >>> today we also learned more about the woman who died in that smoke filled metro car. 61-year-old carol glover lived in alexandria. >> she was a government contractor and she spe

including delaware, maryland, and new jersey. and penalties say if -- opponents say if exelon does go through with the merger they will create an unfair monopoly in the mid-atlantic. back to you in the studio. >> all right thank you delia. >>> thank you. today local and federal first responders will once again search for victims in the deadly annapolis mansion fire. >> yesterday, firefighters found if bodies of two more people in the rubble of this massive home. that leaves two more people still missing of this family of six. >> nikki burdine rather is live in annapolis with more on the search and what's going to happen today. >> reporter: well, we're still learning about what happened that night and of course it's still too early to tell the cause of the fire. and investigators haven't yet officially identified the people who can recovered from this fire. so far four bodies two people are still missing. however, family members have released the names of the four children and their grandparents believed to have been in that fire.

the white house says it would veto it. >>> a new era in maryland. today larry hogan will be sworn in as the new governor of the free state. he'll become the state's second republican governor in the last 45 years. inauguration events for governor-elect hogan began at 8:00 this morning with a prayer service at st. mary's church in annapolis. then he'll take the oath of office in the senate chamber of the statehouse just after noon. and then governor hogan will deliver his inaugural address at 12:30 on the statehouse steps. tonight at 8:00 there's the inaugural gala at the baltimore convention center. >>> washed 8 d.c. council -- ward 8 d.c. council candidate christopher barry is turning himself into authorities today. he's accused of throwing a trash can and damaging a security camera inside a bank in chinatown. christopher barry is the son of the late ward 8 councilman marion barry. >>> metro is considering raising fares and cutting services. a working budget document explores the ways to cut the amount of money metro requests from local governments

at this point we think mainly snow at the maryland/p.a. border. 10:00 tonight want to walk scrappy or spanky, you can, low 30s. by morning some upper 20s, but we'll say low 30s, upper 20s suburbs, mid-30s downtown. a few clouds roll through in the morning but enough sun for sunglasses. by 1:00 another very nice day, walk to lunch, looking at upper 40s downtown and low to mid-40s in the suburbs even as far north as hagerstown and cumberland. by 5:00 tomorrow 43 in frederick, still 41 in cumberland and by 10:00 temperatures still above freezing mainly in the 30s and even around 40 downtown. tonight partly cloudy, 36 to 24. day planner, city temps starting above freezing, calm wind, 35 at 7:00, 43 by 11:00 which is a pretty good deal and 47 by 1:00. wednesday rain or snow showers. we're still deciding whether or not to issue a yellow alert. we'll keep you posted. it maying the storm moves in after the morning commute and before the evening commute. then seasonable and nice thursday, temperatures low 40s. now the next seven days friday a littl