South and east. The areas in bright white getting a combination of sleet and freezing rain across Loudoun County. Across the potomac into Montgomery County, the areas in bright white, from poolsville, gaithersburg, clarksburg, all getting sleet and light icing. Farther south and east of there, just a few light sprinkles and temperatures are a little bit above freezing around the beltway and inside the beltway. Just north and west, we have it right near the freezing mark. Hour by hour through the morning hours, hovering near freezing. Sleet and icing, 5 00, 6 00 a. M. By 7 00, some light icing on untreated surfaces, elevated surfaces. Thats the same for 8 00 and 9 00 a. M. May have a few isolated slick spots on roads. A look at traffic now with danella. Good morning. Checking the roadways in your first 4 traffic report. Looking for construction, looks pretty clear. Well talk about the beltway. From the American Legion bridge towards i95 in maryland in both directions and as you loop around towards landover road, little volume, light. No accidents or major delays even heading towards the wilson bridge, travel lanes are open. Over to you. Danella, thank you. Were following another winter storm for you. Freezing rain began falling in some places across the area. This is a live look right now in Loudoun County, virginia where that freezing rain is falling well, was falling a bit ago. Well check in with tony tull who is out there for us this morning. Some of us could be in for a difficult commute with the Winter Weather moving in. Crews working to keep the roads safe even with the possibility of ice. News 4s Melissa Mollet live in jermantown now. We saw big beautiful huge snowflakes by the live truck, aaron. You can see it, uts a fine sleet i snow. Easy to see. Im telling you, on the way up here, it was nothing. 31 degrees, no problem heading up to 70 and 495 as well. No issue at all. We saw a lot of plows on the side of the roads. We saw a lot of salt trucks on the side of the roads. Maryland state highway has 350 of them. Those crews will be out and about. Right now watching and waiting seeing where the storm is going to it had. You can see here on the sidewalk, just to give you an idea in the past couple of minutes, it hasnt gotten a little slick. This is the stuff, the little bit of ice and sleet that youll be dealing with when you step outside. Be very, very careful. Well keep an eye on the roads and the sidewalks talking to folks as well. Live in jermantown, maryland, Melissa Mollet, back to you. Today, lawmakers could approve billions of dollars in aid for hurricane soind victims. The senate vote today. The house approved the 50 billion package last week. This week marks three months since the superstorm slammed into the east coast. The bill is expected to pass. New had morning, the senate set to announce april bipartisan agreement on the framework of sweeping changes to immigration laws. It includes addressing Border Security and a more effective system to ensure companies dont hire Illegal Immigrants. Includes a path to citizenship for Illegal Immigrants already here. Republican lawmakers say this past election was a wakeup call that the gop needs to appeal more to the hispanic vote and they believe this plan will help. Immigration reform is front and center today. Theres a News Conference later this morning calling on the president and congress to enact commonsense immigration reform. The heads of the naacp, seiu and american Asian Justice Center will take part in the conference. The new semester begins at Montgomery College this morning. But some may not be able to afford tuition because of the maryland dream act. According to the washington post, undocumented immigrants still in high school but want to take courses at the Community College have to pay almost triple the rate of their peers. Thats because the dream act requires students graduate from a Maryland High School to be eligible for instate tuition. The college is working with state lawmakers to fix the legal loophole. Today, virginia lawmakers will take a look at how much would cost to repair the aging General Assembly building. The Richmond Times dispatch reports that the fourbuilding complex as has asbestos and inadequate electrical system and concerns about the roof, windows and facades. Some estimate the work could cost as much as 112 million. Part of the complex is 90 years old. It will soon be easier for nursing students in virginia to earn their bachelors degrees. The commonwealth will sign a deal today with George Washington university. It will allow Community College students in virginia to transfer their associate degree credits to gws school of nursing. Those students will be guaranteed admission at George Washington if they meet established academic requirements. 4 35 right now. This morning were learning the parents of Jon Benet Ramsey are close to facing an indictment. The 6yearold was murdered in 1996. The District Attorney alex hunter announced there wasnt enough evidence to charge min with her murder. Sources say a grand jury voted to indict the parents for child abuse but hunter didnt prosecute because he wasnt sure he could get a conviction. Ramseys parents were exonerated in 2008. 4 36 now this morning. Were learning new details in the deadly nightcl fire that killed 233 people and injured more than 100 others in brazil. The fire happened early sunday morning at a nightclub in santa maria. Many of the victims were under 20 years old and suffocated. Others were trampled to death. The club had one exit. Investigators believe a bands pyrotechnics started the fire that quickly spread through the club. Manslaughter charges could be filed in the case. Investigators are hoping the manufacturer of a battery monitor offers answers about problems plaguing boeings new stateoftheart plane. Theyre turning their attention to a company which makes a system that tracks voltage charging and the temperature of the boeing 787s lithiumion battery. All 787 dreamliners remained grounded after one of the batteries overheated forcing it to make an emergency landing. Another caught fire parked in boston. 4 37 is your time. 37 degrees out there. Up next, the new report of crime happening near the university of maryland that has students on edge. As Hillary Clinton spends her last few days as secretary of state, hear her reflections on her time in office and her relationship with president obama. How long will this nasty rain stick around. Weathe oh progressoh oh oh oh oh what do you know . Oh bacon . Oh oh oh [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying progressoh share your story for a chance to win a progressoh makeover in hollywood. Go to facebook. Com progresso to enter. You dont ee this every day. Sailboats on the ice. They took to the ice for the 2013 gold cup world regatta championship in minnesota. Boaters say theres a thrill to sailing on the ice and with some help from the wind, boats top out at about 60 to 70 Miles Per Hour. It doesnt look safe to me. I would be nervous. There are wheels on the boats. You see that . Is it really sailing if its not in water . Boat skating . I dont know. Whatever does it for you. We have sleet in d. C. Right now. Thats the latest. Lets get a check on the forecast with tom. Its very light. Thats a live view from the city camera. Weather and traffic on the 1s at 4 41. Look at storm team 4 radar. The areas in white, north and west of the metro area, snow and sleet mixing in. Northern fauquier county, northern Prince William and across much of Loudoun County and across the potomac. Farther east into Montgomery County, getting light snow with a little sleet. Its beginning to freeze up on many surfaces because temperatures are right at the freezing mark in Montgomery County in western fairfax, Loudoun County, parts of Prince William and northern fauquier. Around the beltway, washington, above washington. Although the eastern, Southern Suburbs near the freezing mark. The sleet, icing, maybe wet snow and then by 7 00 a. M. , looks like all light icing as well as at 8 00 a. M. Back with the sevenday outlook in ten minutes. In the first 4 traffic office, checking for accidents as well as major delays, construction and around our area, pretty clear this morning. Lets head over to 395. At glebe road, as you make your way northbound as well as southbound heading towards the beltway, you are clear. Northbound, no issues as you cross over the 14th street bridge into the district. Traveling in and around the district, things look clear as well. Back in ten minutes. Over to you. Thanks, danella. Its 4 41. Why the price of tomatoes could double in the near future. Take it easy if you have to head out on here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again . [ both laugh ] the one and only, cheerios. And now. You [ giggles ] the one and only, cheerios breaking news out of annapolis, maryland. Police responded to a shooting around 1 00 a. M. This morning. This was on harry s. Truman parkway. A man and a woman were shot. The woman has been transferred to shock trauma and the man was pronounced dead. They believe he was the gunman and that this was a domestically violently related case. Thats the latest from the live desk. Im angie goff. This is probably what youll see out the windowment this is a look from the weather deck in northwest washington where freezing rain began falling overnight. Its coming down pretty hard right now. Its just raining in Loudoun County, though. Lets check in with news 4s tony tull with a look at whats going on out there. Tony, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Were getting a little bit of rain. About a half hour ago, it was freezing rain. Now its pretty much liquid. Like i was saying earlier, youve heard tom kierein say it all morning. The temps are hovering around freezing. Look at the sidewalk. You can see the remnants of the freezing rain here this morning. Thats whats going to be the problem as the morning goes on. A lot of the temperatures below freezing and causing slick conditions, not only on the sidewalks but on the roads as well. Weve seen plows out all morning. Theyve been staging along route 7, 495 and 270 up in maryland. If youre headed out this morning, make sure you put time on your commute. You can see the road you can see a lot of salt on the road and a lot of the plows coming through, especially with vdot deploying over 650 trucks around midnight. Again, make sure you understand. A lot of slick conditions out this morning as you head out. Well continue to check in with you guys all morning long. Thats the latest from here. Back to you. Tony tull, thank you. Whether in Loudoun County, Prince Georges County or any other county, you can get the weather from your smartphone. You can check out video and pictures. The app is free. Three people are behind bars after police found a mans body in the woods in glenburnie. Officers arrested eric banks and charged him with first degree murder and they arrested his daughter, 27yearold erica banks and 24yearold trimane calhoun on illegal possession of a handgun. Theyre acquaintances and trying to figure out exactly what happened. A virginia man will make his first appearance in court accused of murdering his son. Joaquin rams took out multiple Life Insurance policies on his son prince who drowned last october. Princes mother was in the middle of a dispute with rams over allowing him supervised visitation. Hes currently held in the Prince William detention center. Its 4 47. A former maryland lawmaker pulled from her burning home last week has died. 83 career old Christina Jones was a former delegate from Prince Georges County. She was rushed to a baltimore hospital after her home in temple hills caught fire. She was the first africanamerican to represent the county in the General Assembly. The cause of that fire is still under investigation. Three men are behind bars, another on the loose this morning after police say they robbed teu dents near the university of maryland at college park. Police say samuel chick as and Edgar Hernandez robbed a student using brass knuckles outside the shanghai cafe at 3 00 a. M. On sunday. They got away with the victims iphone and wallet. Theyre looking for another suspect who robbed a student at the varsity complex. Theres a lot of students on edge. Its kind of unsettling because today we were looking at apartments and were looking to live here. We got a text message saying there was an Armed Robbery here. Police are looking for the fourth robber who tried to take a students laptop at gunpoint. The student fought back and the suspect ran away empty handed. Hillary clinton is beginning her final week as secretary of state. Weve just learned that friday will be her final day as head of the state department. Tomorrow clinton will take part in whats being called a global town hall meeting and a television interview. On friday, shell attend a meeting at the white house. That afternoon shell thank everyone at the state department. Clinton is starting to reflect on her four years as secretary of state. She sat down for an interview on cbs. They both agree that the Brutal Campaign for president made their relationship stropger. I think theres a sense of understanding that sometimes doesnt even take words because we have similar views, we have similar experiences that i think provide a bond that may seem unlikely to some. But has been really at the core of our relationship. Clinton would not discuss rumors that she is thinking of running for president again in 2016. Well, if you heard rumors overnight about some freezing rain or anything like that this morning, they were true. Thats right. Were seeing it right outside our window. Tom kierein is here to break it all down for us. It became apparent over the weekend we were going to have this minor event this more than. Just a little bit of glaze of ice is enough to cause problems. Take a look now at storm team 4 radar. All of that moving in from the west heading east and much of it from washington east is not quite reaching the ground. But those areas you see in the white, were getting a combination of snow and sleet. That covers much of fauquier county, the panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. Ment closer in, into Loudoun County, leesburg and points east of there and south of there from ashburn to herndon in fairfax county, a little bit of sleet and wet snow. Farther east, its wet snow and sleet across much of northern Montgomery County from gaithersburg to jermantown and east of there near damascus, olney and areas of sleet. The areas in pink, its a combination of sleet and rain. That includes wheaton, rockville, colesville and farther to the east of there, much is evaporating before it reaches the ground. Temperatures are below freezing in Prince Georges County, Montgomery County, much of fairfax county, loudoun, Prince William and fauquier. Few isolated spots there farther south. Spotsylvania and stafford in southern maryland. Part of anne arundel, Calvert County near the freezing mark. In the lavender, under a Winter Weather advisory for this light icing. A little bit of a thin glaze on elevated surfaces between now and until about 11 00 this morning. At 6 00 a. M. , still sleet, maybe snow and icing. Temperatures right at or below freezing. Same thing for 7 00 a. M. By 8 00 a. M. , muff a few isolated slick spots forming as well as through can 9 00 this morning on those untreated sidewalks and front steps and the side streets that are untreated could have isolated slick spots. If it looks wet, treat it like it might be ice. Be very careful. Sunrise at 7 17. Sunsets at 5 25. Then hour by hour through the day today, the temperature graph showing a gradual warmup toward later in the afternoon. It will be around 40 degrees and the rain will be ending by then. Fourday forecast, warmer weather tomorrow into the 50s on tuesday. Wednesday, rain likely during the afternoon. Maybe thunder and lightning into the 60s briefly. And then turning colder on thursday and to weekend, might get flurries on friday. Thats the way it looks now. Im back with frequent updates. Heres danella with a look at traffic. Well start with earlier construction along i95 southbound at 19. Thats clear. Lets head over to bw parkway and talk about that. As you make your way between the beltway and the capitol beltway in both directions, your travel lanes are open. Ill give you a live look at i95. Things nice and smooth as you make your way past 198. That earlier construction was affecting your southbound lanes. Looks like its out of the roadway right now. Tom was talking about along i270. Traveling in the jermantown area. Slick spots possible. Heres a live look now. You can see the roadway does look wet here. If youre driving and it looks wet, it may be ice. Give yourself extra time and lower your speeds. I am back in ten minutes. Aaron over to you. Thank you, danella. The faster you drive, the more gas you burn shrinking your cars fuel economy across the board. Researchers from the Oak Ridge National laboratory in tennessee found increasing from 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour will cut fuel economy by 12 . Your fuel economy will drop 14 as you go from 60 to 70 miles an hour. And it will drop 16 if you hit 80 miles an hour. The National Average for regular gas rose four cents over the weekend. Aaa reports the National Average at 3. 34 a gallon for regular unleaded. In d. C. , its 3. 57. In maryland, its 3. 39 right now and in virginia, its averaging about 3. 26 a gallon. In virginia, that average is 3. 49. Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli is working on Bipartisan Legislation to make it easier to appear on the commonwealths election ballot. Cuccinelli wants to cut the number of required signatures in half from 10,000 to 5,000. He also wants to allow rejected candidates to be able to appeal the decision before the state board of elections. Cuccinelli says the changes are in response to the 2012 election where many president ial candidates failed to get on virginias ballot. In the day ahead, a Montgomery County committee will look at how to protect trees in the county. They will hold work sessions on two bills. One would save, maintain and plant new trees, the other would require a permit to destroy or disturb roadside trees. It would o also authorize the department of transportation to create a Tree Replacement fund. Today could be a historic day for the stock market. The dow is in range of hitting an alltime high today. The previous high mark was 14,164 set in october 2007. The s p is also close to reaching a milestone. Its close to breaking 1565. Also set in october 2007. A short time later, both markets plummeted because of the economic downturn. Tomato lovers beware, prices could be on the rise. Ebbs perts predict prices could skyrocket to 5 a pound. Thats if the trade agreement with mexico expires. The current agreement sets a minimum price for the country tomatoes so american growers can stay competitive. American growers wont be able to compete with mexican growers who can sell the same products at a much lower price. Id like to see a compromise made to where it becomes a fair Playing Field between the mexican growers and the american growers. A decision on whether to cut the trade ties is expected in may. 4 55 right now. In just a few days, well get a first look at blackberrys newest product. They will unveil the blackberry 10 this week. Its make or break for this company. The products have been eclipsed by competitors apple and samsung. Many say the success will decide whether blackberrys parent company, research in motion, stays in business. The blackberry 10 will be unveiled on thursday. A Training Program to help those most in need could be a thing of the past if they dont find a new home. For ten years, the Vienna Presbyterian Church hosted the guiding eyes for the blind puppy Training Program. The group uses the space every sunday but the church says they need the space back. Organizers understand that space is in demand but the space is ideal for their very important training. We do work outside as much as possible. But it is very important that we have a nice room and in a Central Location in the area. The program will be kicked out of the church beginning next month. Trainers say they have up to a twoyear waiting list for the guide dogs and still havent found a new space to continue training. Incredibly important work that they do. These dogs are indispensable for people with vish um ul impairment. Stay with us. News 4 continues right now at 5 00 a. M. Right now at 5 00. We have sleet falling in the district. All that could produce rain and ice which could mean a messy monday morning commute. Crews are out right now trying to treat the roads in case they freezement we have reporters scattered across the region to show you the conditions. Good morning everybody. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. Welcome to news4 today for this monday, january 28th, 2013. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as the d. C. Area deals with another dose of Winter Weather. Several closures and delays at the bottom of the screen. Federal offices will not open until noon today. Employees are urged to stay off the roads until 10 00 had morning. They have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. D. C. Public schools are delayed two hours and the d. C. Government will open two hours late as well. In maryland, Prince Georges County district and circuit courts open late. Stafford county Public Schools will open two hours late. Fairfax City Government is open with liberal leave. Fairfax county government also open with unscheduled leave had. Pay attention if you take Public Transit to work. The Loudoun CountyCommuter Bus Service is delayed until 10 00 and the omni link will be running on a threehour delay today. Lets find out whats causing the mess had morning. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking the forecast. We have a weak warm front pushing through and warm air aloft but its cold at the surface. Just cold enough aloft up there at a few thousand feet for it to be falling is snow right now. The areas in white on storm team 4 radar, look close at the radar. Right now in northern Loudoun County into much of western fairfax and into Loudoun County, northern fauquier, there is light snow mixing with sleet. Sleet are the little tiny balls of ice that fall down and hit the ground and bounce around. The areas in the brighter white from reston to the beltway near great falls, theyre getting wet snow there and light snow falling across much of Montgomery County. All the areas in white from clarksburg to 70 all the way to bethesda and east to wheaton and colesville, its all generally light snow. Light snow in northwest washington too. Farther east, a lot of it not reaching the ground yet. Temperatures at or below freezing much of the region. Well stay this way for several hours through 7 00, 8 00. The sleet and snow changing to light icing. Continuing through 8 00 and 9 00. With temperatures at or below freezing. Well warm up tomorrow. Lets take a look at traffic. Danella is here with the latest with your first 4 traffic. Good morning. Good morning. Tom, well start with the rails. If youre taking metro. How about marc,