Were yesterday, and these are the warmest that we will see for a week. Much more on the bitterly cold coming in, and the few chances for snow. And the forecasters have it in a minute. Thank you shgyou, doug. Today, chuck hagel laid out the budget, and it is drastic changes. The plan calls for reducing the size of the active duty army and it calls for retiring the aircraft and closing some bases. And while most Service Members would get a small raise, some benefits would also be cut. Steve handelsman on capitol hill where this is short of a local figh fight. Well, it is a obama plan, jim, and it is not a done deal, and the fight wont be partisan, because Martin Omalley does not want his National Guard reduced and nobody does. Meanwhile, according to one prominent lawmaker, this is the way to solve the financial problems on the backs of the troops. Reporter the army would shrink from a peak of 570,000 to 450,000. And the reserve would drop from 560,000 to 513,000 by 2015. The iraq war is over and the Afghanistan War is almost over, and senator hagel said that the budgets are tight. Due to the realities we have to innovate to make sure that the military remains ready and capable. Reporter the antitank would be retired and more money for drones and cyber warfare and more for special forces and the f35 survives the cut, and all carriers. The pentagon could still fight far from home, and complete the main mention. Defending the homeland against all strategic threats. Reporter but it would cut benefits to the military families like the housing allowance. Many predict a fight. Many will object, and many men and women dont want to fight with the veterans. Reporter and especially the National Guard cut. They are needed in times of disaster. That is why the cuts should be in the primary regular army. Reporter and it would be with the regular plan. One governor told the president at the white house, less federal spending is what you said you wanted, so dont complain now. Im steve handelsman, news4. And the federal workers will be getting another race. The white house announced this afternoon that the president will propose a 1 raise for the federal workers in 2014. They have gone three years without a pay raise. And a sad event outside of Nottingham Elementary School. The woman identified as Jennifer Lawson has died. Chris gor sdon live in arlington about where the Police Investigation stands at this point. Chris . Well, good evening. Arlington police are asking anyone with information about the fatal crash to give them a call. We have two witnesses that we are aware of, and the truck driver is cooperating with the investigators, as apparent from the student from the elementary school, but so far, no charges filed in the investigation. Reporter the Nottingham Elementary School community has suffer suffered a tragic loss. Arlington Police Confirm that 29yearold Jennifer Lawson died of the injuries from the crash. She was struck while standing beside the minivan parked on little falls road in front of nottingham elementary reaching for her young child. By 11 30, the victim was either placing the child into the vehicle or taking her child out of the vehicle, the van on the side of the road there when she was struck by a dump truck. Reporter a neighbor living along little falls road tells me that he heard a crash in front of the house. I dont know what caused it. The street is narrow, and cars on both sides there. Was not a lot of clearance. Reporter the impact ripped the door off, and ended up on the sidef of the truck. The Police Investigation closed a section of little falls road, and the buses and cars were detoured around the school. As w spread, some parents who have children on the school gathered on the corner of nottingham street to see what happened. Now, there is concern for the family and the mom. It is sicken iing. People go way too fast here in front of the school. And people have no business to go so fast. Reporter and tonight, police have not determined if speed was a factor in todays crash, but neighbors in the area say that the narrowness of the street, and the speed of the drivers through the school zone caused a crash a couple of weeks ago when a bicyclist was struck and injured. Tonight, the Arlington Police are investigating and asking for the publics help in a fatal crash. That is the the latest in arlington. Chris gordon. Thank you, chris. Throughout the week coming up ahead, you could see increased security at naval bases andther installations in the aer rea. It is part of a change called the solid curtain citadel. They say it is not part of an active threat, but an effort to increase security forces. But this week, you might have increases or delays getting on the the bases. And now a man they were called to help died, and now the d. C. Council hearing can comes afterf a man medric mills died outside of a fire station are the a heart attack and receive nog help. Today, the same story, the friends and the loved ones would be alive today if the d. C. Fire department had done their job. Medric mills son says that the problems are long and systemwide systemwide, but the mayor disputed that, and he said that the reason that the medric mills died has nothing to do with the way that the department has run. These blunders have been going on for years. They have proen th proven that cannot address their shortcomings internally. There is apathy. Total disregard for human life. And there appears to be a laissez faire attitude which is unacceptable. It is embarrassing. Reporter and now the Council Members heard are from the family of jose perez who died last month after he called. 911 for help, but the paramedics refused to take him to the hospital. Today,quander says that is still under investigation, but perez refused to be transported, but two emts are being disciplined because they failed to properly document and report that incident. Mark segraves, news4. Thank you, mark. In maryland, a wake in the change of how people are getting health insurance. Today, the board of Insurance Exchange voted to fire the con track or the in charge of the state site. They say that the software of meridian has crashed the site, and the problems are ongoing. And another Software Company is come on board instead. And now with midterm elections this year, getting the support from the republican governors may be a long shot, but the president hosted the governors at the white house today and asked for help creating jobs and raising the minimum wage and continuing obama care. At a news conference, the republican governors called on the president to reduce federal regulations, and reducing part of the Affordable Care act. And today, the major picked up a labor group in his bid for may mayor. Tom sherwood will report tonight that the Largest Labor group in the region may sit out the contest and endorse no one. Reporter at the union avenue, apprentice workers are training for construction jobs. In the booming washington region economy. But this day, the trade council was endorsing mayor gray for election saying that he has push ed for more labor supervised jobs than nonworker. And the guys in the cranes r they getting the work . Well, more than before. But we have a big problem near d. C. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Reporter as the incumbent, he has picked up five Union Endorsements and not many, but more than the challenger. And the Food Service Union which unsuccessfully pushed for the higher walmart wages has endorsed vincent orange. The metropolitan Labor Council represents 120 different public and private union locals in the region. Tonight, the council sayit in the primary. They had backed gray in 2010, but many say they are disappointed with grays overall labor record. In the district, tom sherwood, news4. And now a killer from maryland who has be been in an israeli prison was killed in a shootout with the Israeli Forces after he smuggles a gun into the jail. A young mother is murdered on the job in woodbridge, and her picture on the door. What we know about the search for the killer. Can you see us . Are you there . Youre breaking up. Are you there . Is it you or is it me . Wait, no. Dude, im lagging. Is it you or is it me . Why is it so slow . Is it you or is it me . [ male announcer ] if youre not on 100 fiber optics, its you. Verizon fios is 100 fiber optic, comcast isnt. So you can video chat smoother. Game with less lag time. And upload a 5minute hd video in 20 seconds. Thats why nothing compares to fios americas fastest, most reliable internet. Rated number one by pc magazine 7 years in a row, for speed, reliability, and customer satisfaction. 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They say that this person is for certain an eyewitness who walked through the doors moments before the three killers. Nobody has a right to take a life away. Reporter a woodbridge owner moved to tears. I dont have much in my place, but only important are my employees. Reporter she was shot behind the counter friday night. A second employee was also shot. Surveillance video shows it happened fast, ten seconds. We know that somebody out there has to have information to help us identify the three individuals and help us to understand why this took place. Reporter what you dont see is a customer at the counter, because he is hunkered down while the shooting is happening. The three run out, and at that point, the man in the counter runs, too. And the detectives need to talk to him. They dont have a lot to go on. And their faces are cover and they are all wearing dark clothing and gloves. Reporter the store has been robbed three times, but after this, the owner does not know if he can can go on. I am trying to be strong. Hon nest honestly, im destroyed. Reporter the other woman shot is in the hospital and she is doing better. The employees here in the store wonder if the eyewitness has not come forward because they are here illegally, but the police say they want information and immigration status will not be discussed and tips can be made anonymously, and there is a 1,000 reward tonight. In woodbridge, news4. On sunday afternoon, there is a Helicopter Rescue at Lake Manassas after a man and his dogs were trapped in a canoe in the middle of the lake. Here is a video sent to us by the nokesville fire department. The man called for help after the boat started to take on water. The firefighters couldnt go get him because of the dangerous and the icy conditions so they called in the u. S. Park Police Chopper and they hoisted the man and the two dogs to safety, and they were all treated for hypothermia. Not a good day to be out on a leaky canoe or elsewhere today, doug. Yes, the wind is continuing the e blow, and we are seeing the temperatures on the cold side and much colder than the weekend. Wow, what a fantastic weekend and highs in the 60s and lots of sunshine, and so many people to get out and about, and that wa they did this weekend. 41 is the current temperature, and 23 degrees colder than where we were yesterday, and the northwest winds at 16 miles per hour, and we are seeing the gusts over 20 miles per hour, and a breezy afternoon, and windchills out there, and 33 is the current temperature, and gaithersburg near the pawtuxet river. We dont have any snow on the radar or rain to talk about, but back towards the west, this is the little system. Look at how small the system is. It is coming through iowa and picking up the steam, and going to make its way down to st. Louis and right over to our area, and we will see snow in the day tomorrow, but little is the key. And the cold return, and this is what we saw the nice and mild and warm air out ahead of the jet stream pattern, and now the cold air is filtering in, and we will have the low pressure coming in, and wednesday a little bit better chance as far as the snow is concerned, but either way, we are not seeing the significant problems, and the big one is the cold over the next few days. We will be getting chilly, and tomorrow,b we expect the light showers and best between 10 and 3 00, and minor accumulations as possible, and much of it is going to fall as rain. And minor accumulations, and the ground has warmed, so not too much in way of accumulation, and impact for tomorrow and wednesday is on the low side. And the low, low side if you know what i mean. And no showers and a few of those with the better chance for problems will be wednesday. We will see the high of 36 on tuesday, and then because of the colder air on wednesday with the high of 32, we will have a better chance of accumulating snow during the day wednesday and how much . Inch to half an inch, and light snow and accumulation, and because of the early timing the delays possible, and anything that does come down, even if it is a half inch even if it does stick could cause problems on the roadways, and you want to watch out wednesday morning, and then you have 40 degrees with plenty of sunshine and friday, it is the coldest day, and look at the temperature, low of 16, and some of you down to 10 on friday, and then saturday, another chance for light snow to come through, and not a big storm, and now back to 42 in the afternoon, and high of 31 on sunday, and next monday, another chance for the rain, and some snow, and if you thought this weekend, and it is over and springtime, and flowers will bloom. Think again. Yeah, think again. And it is almost march, and it does not seem right. No, it doesnt, but the first week of march is still cool. And now three people were found shot and killed inside of an apartment. What friends and family are telling pat collins about the three lives cut short. And in israel, a notorious criminal from maryland is dead. And plus, developing story in the ukraine. The acting government has issued a warrant for the president viktor yanukovich. It is issued for the killings over the weekend. He disappear and they believe he is hiding in the eastern part of the country where he has support. And Parliament Says that the interim speaker has met with the policy chief from the european union. A gun battle inside of a israeli prison has left one of Montgomery Countys most notorious killer dead. He was serving time in tel aviv for a murder in wheaton, maryland. He was killed after opening up fire gainsoqagainst the prison. He was 33 years old. W 1997 and he was 17 when shinebein murdered a 17yearold, and dismembered his body in the garage. He was sent to israel and sentenced to 24 years for that crime. No word on the motive of the shooting, but today, his attorney told nbc news she got a call an hour before the shooting, and said goodbye and told her to make arrangements for his funeral. The lawyer did tell authorities about the conversation, but no response. And you recall, another teenager was charged in Montgomery County for that murder. His name was aaron needle, and he hanged himself while behind bars in maryland. Back to you. Thank you, wendy. Authorities say it is possibly a Drug Overdose that killed two former navy s. E. A. L. S last week. Those two men were found dead aboard the ship maersk alabama. That ship was the focus of a hijacking in 2009 and the film captain phillips and investigators said they found syringes and heroin in the cabin of the two former navy s. E. A. L. S. They say they died of respiratory failure, and both of them worked for a Security Firm in virginia beach. Three People Killed in capital heights. Pat collins with that story coming up. And big transportation project in our region and wait until you hear what is the temperatures today and you noticed it when you stepped outside. 39 in college park and gaithersburg at 38, and 39 at ft. Bell park, and seeing the winds gusting up to 10 to 20 miles per hour, and that puts the windchills in the 20s and the lower 30s, and we are only going to go down from here. The updated forecast, we will talk about the snow chances as well in a couple of minutes. Thank you, doug. Tonight, the police say that their top priority is to find out who shot and killed three people in prince georges county. The victims were all in their 30s and found in an apartment complex at Marlborough Pike and capitol heights. Pat collins with the story. Reporter it has been years since there has been a triple murder and twun that happened last weekend has been getting the full attention of the police. It is not just unusual for prince georges kocounty, but anywhere. Reporter you can imagine the impact that this bloodshed has on people who live in the build buildi building. This woman talked only if we agreed not the use her name or oshow her face. We are all in shock, because this is most of us are very quiet. We dont have any problem back here. And so Something Like that to happen was really shocking. Reporter the three victims 38yearold ortez olah, and 33yearold weldon mason and 30yearold stacy white both worked at sams club in laurel. And weldon mason had been named associate of the month at sams, and phis picture was posted rigt inside of the front door. And stacy had been reported friday and sheldon reported missing saturday. And the scene at the apartment in capitol heights, all victims shot, and all three dead for some time. Any idea why someone would want to kill him . No, no. He got along with everybody. He was very friendly, i dont understand. Reporter and that is la toya canon and she is a friend of ortez, and she has been a hairstylist for him for a number of years. Reporter investigators are work around the clock to identify a killer and get them off of the streets. In prince georges county, pat collins, news4. Closing arguments are expected tomorrow for a former catholic educator charged in connection with a road rage death. Lee cena took the stand and said he was protecting himself when he punched 63yearold William Obrien in a parking lot. Cena says he got angry at obrien when he repeatedly honked at him as they drove down picket road. And it is cena saying that obrien threw the first punch. They scuffle d and then parted. Hours later, he calle ed for he and died later of injuries. And reed was a School Superintendent in the western part p of new york, and a town called climber which happened back in 2012. Taglianetti drove there to shoot reed after he discovered that reed and his wife had rekindled a former relationship online. A developing story now involving problems with metro silver line. First broke the story about the delays with the dulles metro project, and now we are learning about specific problems to push the opening back another month. News4 transportation report, adam tuss is in herndon with the latest. Adam . Hey, jim. Actually, it could be pushed back more than a month. A month could be an optimistic figure at this point, and we got out of the meeting with silver line leaders and the news is not good. I want to go over some of the specific issues that we are learning about with the silver line. There are water leaks up and down the line, and es ka lays or the and elevators that dont work, and the automatic train system doesnt stop when they are supposed to, and the contractor has not gotten the necessary permits for 20 buildings, and these are obviously huge issues for a large project, and we talked about it with the head of the project today. There are 12 different requirements for the completion, and it is our determination that they have not met seven of the requirements for substantial completion. Reporter and dont forget that a large percentage of the funding for this project comes from tolls that you pay on the dulles toll road and right now, we have no idea when the project will open, and when you can ride the silver line here in northern virginia. A bad situation it is a job he held from 2004 to 2006, and they said h they neededing stronger leadership. And the prob e llem of overcrowding in the classrooms are expected to get worse in herndon with the silver line. There are two trailers to be added on to herndon, and also herndon high and elementary are also overgrown. They are adding about 70 trailer a year to keep up with the enrollment, but even that is not enough. A local pharmacist blows the whistle on prescription mistakes. And bottle filled with the wrong pills. And how often does it happen . A news4 investigation happens next. Im Dianna Russini where everybody is talking about the next pitching rotation, but how does the bull pen look . I will explain coming up. And she is in florida with no sleeves, and we are talking about cold and snow in thxt bs time. We have heard the complaints about the large chains, and how they are morphing or e how they resemble fast food restaurants. Reporter and this is the head of the boards of pharmacies and representing governmental agencies charged with insuring pharmacy safety. He says nobody is taking track, because the large chains refuse to turn over the data, but that is the only way to fix the problem. To have the Legal Authority to mandate a reporting of the medication errors. Reporter so now the only way that the state board find ous is if a patient complains. We found this one, instead of a prescription for a kidney ailment, the child was given clon pin. Guy. I loved it. And the nats first spring training game is going to be friday against the mets. And on the track, dale earnhardt, jr. Snapped a 55winless streak, and a sixhour rain delay could not keep junior from the 500 victory. You see the crashes and the chaos behind him, but the 88 car stays the course, and junior finished second place in 3 of the last 4 daytona 500s and sunday, he got the due. And he said if he won the daytona 500, he would join twitter, and he did just that. He opened up the twitter account, and had 300,000 followers gained right there, and that is the best picture of him standing in front of his dads statue dale earnest sr. And you nknow that dad is happy and what is the next, the instagram
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