Its wednesday, february 13. I am cynne simpson. I am scott thuman. Great to have you along. Some of us could see little snow later today. Lets get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. I think we will see that later this evening, but i dont think it will accumulate, at least not in the metro. There are clouds beginning to move in. The kids will not need the umbrella at the bus stop this morning, but you will need it by the time you come home. Dress appropriately. 36 degrees this morning in d. C. , 39 degrees in culpeper, 34 at dulles. Highs in the 40s today. We could see a few sprinkles this morning cloudy and 40 degrees at 9 00. Most of bahrain slowing in the afternoon. We expect admirain slowing in the afternoon a mixed precipitation this afternoon at 5 00. Anything that falls will be melting on the road. A more detailed forecast coming up shortly. Time for traffic. A good start, hopefully, jamee. Thank you for the warning. Woodrow wilson bridge had a crash just a few moments ago. It did not cause any delays. Wilson bridge coming from virginia to maryland, that is out of the travel lanes. In virginia on 95, in quantico in each direction, overnight construction is running a little behind schedule in each direction. They are letting some cable and there are intermittent closures. Back to you. Thank you. The investigation is under way into a fire that killed a woman in charles county, maryland in the 5300 block of stuckey rd. In indian head. Prince georges county police are looking into a Fatal Shooting in fort washington. Officers found the victim in 8400 block of rosemarie drive before 11 00 tuesday night. Police have not released to the victims identity or what led to the shooting. No information on any arrests. Now to the latest in the manhunt for a former lapd officer wanted for murder. We are waiting to learn if the body of christopher dorne wasr found in a burning cabin in sandino, california. Charred remains were found. Tests will be conducted to find out if it was him. A riverside officer, michael crain, will be buried, one of his victims. The manhunt centers on the burned out cabin in the mountains east of los angeles. Overnight a body has been removed. We believe someone was inside. We have reason to believe him. Witnesses spotted him tuesday afternoon not far from one of his burned out truck from where his burned out truck was found. And he broke in and tried up two victims and stole the car. They are fine. He carjacked a second vehicle. After a police chase, he ditched the car and took off on foot, which led to a shootout. Those tense moments were captured on the air during the news cast. And another life was taken. One of our deputies passed away as a result of his injuries. Already accused of three murders, and he promised to continue killing officers and their families and in retaliation for being fired from the lapd. He also wrote in his online manifesto that there will be no negotiating. An intense standoff with swat teams and this more shots being fired. Then came this massive fire. Authorities tell abc news the bodies found the body found in the cabin is believed to be christopher. They are waiting to use forensics testing to positively identify the remains. Abc news, los angeles if. Cal expo Pope Benedict v Pope Benedict xvi is expected to address an audience at the vatican. He will step down for every 28 due to health concerns. Is spokesperson says that hes been living with a pacemaker and several months ago underwent surgery to have the battery replaced. Will live in a monastery near the vatican when he steps down. If you are looking to book a flight anytime soon, you might want to be patient. The best days to book tickets may not be when you thought. With details on that and what wall street is watching today if we will check in with bloomberg headquarters in just a little while. Its 36 degrees. Still to come, were learning more about the shooting that killed two university of welcome back. 4 39. We want to check in with jacqui jeras. A little snow in the forecast . Yes. A mix with rain and snow in d. C. But no accumulation will be expected here. A Winter Weather advisory has been issued for parts of West Virginia and northern maryland. You can see mineral, hampshire and hardy counties all included for the potential of maybe 4 inches of snow. Nothing for the metro area. That means we could stay well under an inch. I think it will just get on the grassy areas. 36 degrees now. Clear skies. 34 at dulles, 30 in winchester. In frederick, 27. Culpeper, 39 degrees. You will need the umbrella this afternoon. You will be fine without it this morning. Clouds are moving in now, but there will be rain around midday. High between 40 and 46 degrees. I will see you again in 10 minutes. Back to you. Thank you. 4 40, 36 degrees on this wednesday morning. Treasury secretary nominee jack lew finds himself in th welcome back. Live pictures inside the vatican. Pope benedict xvi making his first public appearance since announcing his resignation. He will take the podium shortly. Thousands of people expected to fill the vatican hall. This will be his second live appearance until he steps down due to health concerns. Hes been living with a pacemaker scant recently had surgery to have the battery replaced. Hes sitting in the white share in the center of the stage. When he steps down, he will live in a monastery near the vatican and will have no duties related to the church. Looking at our top stories the investigators searching for the gunman behind a deadly shooting in fort washington. One person was shot and killed late tuesday night on rose marie drive. They have not identified the victim. The massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles Police officers suspected of killing four people may not be over. Authorities say that star and human remains were found in a burned out mountain cabin where Christopher Dorner was said to be. The cabin went up in flames after a shootout which left a sheriffs deputy dead. The iremains of not been identified. Were learning more about the tuesday murdersuicide. An engineering grant students, 23yearold dayvon green said a fire. He did this to get his roommates outside. Once he did he shabqadar. There will be awas a vigil for chr is raine. Police found a machete and a baseball bat and a fully loaded rifle that was not used. Green bought the weapon legally from a gun store last month in silver spring. A Maryland Police trainee is in Critical Condition after being shot in the head during a Training Exercise for. This happened tuesday afternoon in owings mills. Baltimore police say the trainer for the trainee was shot by an instructor and the victim was a trainee for the maryland baltimore Campus Police department. Training has been suspended pending a safety review. Around Prince Georges County authorities are trying to find a missing mother and child from greenbelt. 25yearold Stephanie Hamrick and the 1yearold girl were last seen walking near a bus stop on february 7. They dont believe she has any means of supporting herself or her daughter. If you are asked to Contact Police if you see them. President obamas treasury secretary nominee jack lew will appear before the Senate Finance committee today. They plan to ask him about his tenure at the citigroup investment company. He will be grilled about a 940,000 bonus than he received during the crisis and his investment in the Cayman Islands fund. If confirmed, he will succeed. Succeed, former nebraska senator chuck hagel is a step closer to becoming the next defense secretary. The Armed Services committee narrowly approved his nomination on tuesday. The full senate could vote later this week. His fellow republicans are threatening to filibuster the nomination because of concerns about statements he has made in the past about israel, iran, iraq, and nuclear weapons. The delegate Eleanor Holmes norton will testify today against a bill which would extend the pay freeze for a federal employees, the rest of the year. Shes expected to tell the House Rules Committee that federal workers have contributed more than their fair share through the deficit reduction and that the bill should have gone through the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee first. Maryland congressman Donna Edwards and other democrats planning to introduce a bill to help restaurant workers. This could raise the minimum wage for a tipped employees from the current 2. 13 an hour. It would be 5 an hour after year and a least 5. 50 an hour after two years. Tip minimumwage has been 2. 13 an hour for more than 20 years. Initial of bipartisanship the senate voted to renew the violence against women act. It is credited with helping millions of Domestic Violence victims, it expired in 2011. The votes include new provisions to assure gays and lesbians and immigrants and native american women have equal access programs. A Senate Committee will meet today to discuss ways to help the cash strapped u. S. Postal service. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hear from the postmaster general and the president of the american postal workers union. They will eliminate saturday delivery and will increase postal sees as ways to cut costs. Fairfax county parents concerned about School Safety are encouraged to attend a Community Meeting tonight. The meeting will be held at 4900 stone possible fraud in chantilly beginning at 7 30. At stonecroft boulevard. We are checking in with jacqui. Snow in the forecast. Dont be so excited. Snow lovers will be disappointed. You really have to go north and west in the Higher Elevations 4 simulations. I dont think we will see much. It will not affect anybody in the d. C. Area. You probably will be having dinner and all by the time it arrives. 36 degrees at this hour, until of 30, wind out of the north northeast at 7. Clouds beginning to move in. We have fair skies right now. High, thin clouds across parts of the area. Most of the rain will hold off until the afternoon. Midafternoon is when it will be the heaviest. You will need an umbrella when you get autobus to pick up the kids or for the drive home. Heres the futurecast. You might start to see snow in the mountains especially in the western slopes where your accumulations could be a 3 inches to 5 inches. Through the afternoon and this all fills in. And we get a wintry mix in the metro by late in the evening around 7 00 or 8 00. Snowing by that time in hagerstown and winchester and you folks against two inches possible if you get into one of the heavy bands. It starts to move out overnight. We will be dry after midnight. Skies beginning to clear out by tomorrow morning. Notice the temperatures. I think they will be just above the freezing mark in d. C. Outlying areas, below freezing. If there is lingering moister it could mean slick streets by tomorrow morning. We expect cloudy skies today with rain mainly this afternoon temperatures in the 40s. Tonight we will see and a mix. All snow late this evening especially north and west. O temperature between 30 and 35 degrees. Lots of sunshine to end the week. Lets see how things are moving on the roads with jamee. Virginia, interstate 905, north from triangle and dumphries and dale city and to the beltway, doing fine. Trying to wrap up the road where heading northbound and southbound between six and garrissonville and quantico both directions. In the maryland and virginia on the beltway, a quiet start. American legion bridge, Woodrow Wilson good. Ddot says good morning. All is good. 4 51, 36 degrees. A monster of a setback for singer lady gaga, forced area tubman used the underground railroad to leave hundreds of slaves to freedom. Maryland senator ben cardin, the naacp, and other groups today will call for federal legislation to create two National Parks in her honor. One would be located in maryland and a second in new york. The and other lawmakers will introduce a Senate Resolution to commemorate the anniversary of her death. First Lady Michelle obama is playing host to middle School Students and high School Students at the white house. Students from d. C. And new orleans are taking part in an Interactive Workshop with the cast and crew of the oscar nominated film beasts of the southern wild. Today is the start of lent, leading up to easter. The churches across our region will hold services where a person can receive ashes on their forehead. Priests from several episcopal churches will administer the ashes at metro stations for those who cannot attend. Includes foggy bottom, union station, and capitol south. Bad news for thousands of little monsters. Lady gaga sustained an injury that has left her unable to walk and has postponed shows. She injured herself during a performance at some time ago but that her condition has worsened. She did not specify the nature of the injury. The remainder of her store is expected to continue on schedule. The d. C. Show is still on schedule so far. Thats good news. 4 56 is the time, 36 degrees. Still ahead a light moments from the state of the Union Address including pan unexpected water break during the republican response. How [ male announcer ] whats the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles arent interesting . The lexus ct hybrid. This is the pursuit of perfection. The man hunt could be over for a former lapd officer wanted for murder. Charred human remains and been found inside a burning cabin in california. Lead . 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