Violation of the law. It further says the committee is investigating your recent assertion that initiative 71 in your opinion take effect on february 26th, 2015, is contrary to law and we strongly suggest you reconsider yourself position. Were acting lawfully. So i have a lot of things to do here in the District Of Columbia. Me being in jail wouldnt be a good thing. Reporter chairman of the d. C. Cannabis campaign and proposed initiative 71 that was passed overwhelmingly by voters in november. Im proud of her. I think its amazing shes standing up for democracy and for the will of the voters. I think congress is blowing some hot air and Congress Members probably need to chill out and maybe take advantage of d. C. s new legalization. Good for her but also the mayor of d. C. Represents us. Congress needs to back us. Thats what the people want. Thats why we live in a democratic society. Reporter the her signed by republican members of Congress Chairman and the subcommittee chair mark meadows demanded a list of all employees who participated in the initiative to include their salary and position and how much time they spend on the measure. Bullying the District Of Columbia is not what his constituents expect, nor do ours. That was surae chinn reporting. To recap, the new d. C. Law takes effect at 12 01 tonight. So people over 21 can possess 2 ounces or less of marijuana and smoke it on private property. You can also grow up to six plants with no more than three of them mature at the time, plus you can give but not sell an ounce or less of the drug to another person. A top official at the state department is charged with soliciting sex from a child. Daniel rosen was arrested in d. C. , but the charges are from Fairfax County. Peggy fox joins us from the d. C. Courthouse where an extradition hearing is going on. Reporter thats right. It just wrapped up and judge denied bond for daniel rosen. In fact. There was no amount of bond money his attorney could offer. The judge said, im not doing that given the gravity of the charge. She called soliciting sex from a minor a very, very serious offense. 44yearold Daniel Aaron Rosen is director of counterterrorism programs and policy at the state department. He was arrested at his home in northwest d. C. Yesterday on an obscene communication charge from Fairfax County. I think people that have those kinds of problems could be in any kind of job, right . I think whats even more disturbing if they were a pediatrician or Police Officer or in a situation where theyre supposed to care for and protect a child. Reporter lieutenant james bacon leads the Fairfax County Police Departments Child Exploitation unit. He says an undercover officer posed as a child in an internet chatroom with rosen. He said the online discussions went on for months and then moved to apps. Clearly it was sexual in nature to what he believed was an underaged juvenile, which turned out not to be. The entire time it was our detective. Reporter while rosen is making news because of his high profile job, lieutenant bacon says most child sex crime defendants do not. But he said parents need to know theres a growing number of them prowling mobile apps looking for vulnerable children. What i would suggest parents look for are acronyms and its real easy in these chats to google an acronym and find out what that acronym really means. It might not be what your kid tells you. Reporter now the lieutenant also advises parents that they should know the passwords for their childrens apps. Very good advice. As far as daniel rosen goes, he will remain in the d. C. Jail waiting for Fairfax Police to pick him up and fairfax has until monday to do so. Coming up at 6 00 ill tell you about a woman who was sitting in the courtroom who daniel rosen communicated with just as he was taken back to jail. Im peggy fox reporting live in d. C. If rosen had requested an extradition hearing in d. C. , he could have been waiting in the d. C. Jail 30 days for that to happen. Sex, fraud and murder, police have just arrested a suspect in the death of a 95 yearold veteran and the details are sordid. Bruce leshan is live at Montgomery County Police Headquarters with that story. Reporter police say they picked up 60yearold eric dyson late last night when he pulled back into the parking lot of the Retirement Community driving 95yearold dan belvins karl. They say dyson admitted to stabbing the vet to death and taking his car and credit cards but he said it was all about the exchange of sexual favors. Police say 95yearold beldin may have been lying in his apartment for days before he was found stabbed repeatedly. On his calendar for february 19th and 20th emphatic notes that he needed to get his car keys back from eric dyson, a 60 yearold resident of the complex with a long history of trouble with the law. Surveillance video from a nearby Convenience Store and other places allegedly shows dyson withdrawing a total of 5,532 from the navy vets credit union account and then late tuesday night dyson pulled into the lot driving belvins dodge intrepid. Detective say dyson admitted stabbing the 95yearold, claimed it was over unwelcome sexual advances and also claimed he had exchanged sexual favors with belvin for money and for the use of his car. Its a Senior Citizens community. So what should we see . But now how was this man attacked, murdered . Reporter belvin lived for decades with his wife in a beautiful home nearby. Hed served in the navy and world war ii and korea and only recently after his wife died moved into this senior apartments. It is sad, you know. He was an elderly victim and what we encourage in the apartments is if you have a loved one thats older, perhaps a neighbor, look out for them. If you see anyone who you think may be taking advantage of them, ask them questions of that neighbor or loved one and if you need assistance, call police. Reporter belvin apparently had no family left in this area to look out for him. Dyson is locked up in the Montgomery County jail led with no bail. Thank you. Dyson is scheduled to go before a judge for the first time tomorrow at 1 00. The fbi has arrested three men living in the u. S. They say were aspiring jihadists. If they werent planning or wanted by isis they planned to attack the u. S. Two were from uzbekistan, one from kazakhstan. The men face a new york judge charged with planning to join isis overseas, one of whom was arrested after trying to board a flight to turkey. A third man was arrested in jacksonville. Authorities say the suspects were encouraged to kill Police Officers and fbi agents here in the u. S. Right now Fairfax County crime solvers is asking for your help to find a police impersonator. There have been at least three incidents since october where a vehicle that looks like this black volkswagen sedan with virginia plates turned on emergency lights and tried to pull drivers over. Drivers kept going, but investigators believe there could have been other incidents involving this car. So if you have any information, call 1866411tips. You could be eligible for a 1,000 reward. New information in the case of the missing lyons sisters, investigators are looking for information about the vehicle that may be linked to their disappearance, a large white four door early model vehicle, possibly a chrysler. The sisters went missing from a Shopping Mall in march of 1975. Montgomery county police say the car investigators are searching for may have been associated with the welch family. The Anne Arundel County 911 operator who goal a caller to stop whining is no longer with the department according to the capital gazette. The captain is quoted saying he could not submit further details about the departure or the dispatchers name, but the caller was reaching out for help after a deadly hit and run accident on the parkway on laurel. There are still no arrests in this case. We are just Getting Started on wusa9 news at 5 00. Auto dealers cannot tell you everything they know about a cars safety. Scott broom explains who is trying to change the rules and why at 5 30. And driver that struck a teen is still out, but today that teen has something to celebrate. More on the it is a scene 1 trooper describes as a giant pile of metal. At least 17 people are injured after this pileup involving more than 40 vehicles on i95 this morning near bangor, maine. Some of the injuries are serious, but no fatalities have beenor repted. There was about an inch of snow on the ground at the time of this pileup and a 30mile stretch of highway was closed for about five hours. Crews across our area are getting ready for the snow we are expecting overnight. Youre looking at video of vdot trucks cruising around the beltway dropping salt on the roads. It only takes a little snow on the beltway to cause serious problems. Top, i guess here we go again. You guys werent here, but saturday when i drove into work, i was shocked the beltway was a parking lot. People just didnt stay off the roads. Hopefully tonight theyll give the crews a chance to do their thing and when they wake up tomorrow morning, it will be snowing. Do we think delays tomorrow . Im thinking delays if youre in Southern Maryland. Do your homeward anyway, kids and dont jinx it. Wear your pajamas inside out. Thats very important. Its meteorological, but i think youre in good shape in Southern Maryland. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, up to 41. We said today would be the best of the week and it is. Its still below average. Our average is 49, 50, but its better than struggling to get above 32. Dew points pretty low, still a pretty dry air mass. Temps will fall tomorrow when precipitation develops. Heres our snowfall cast and im about to put out four different models and ill show you this one as well. You got to pay attention. Much like saturday when we had the 4 to 8inch band d. C. North and less to the south. Its kind of reverse now, so the bulls eye is south and east of town, Southern Maryland, Calvert County, st. Marys county, across into the northern neck. Reedsville, good place, Westmoreland County 4 to 8 inches, 2 to 4 at least through Charles County back across the river into fredericksburg and culpeper and then 1 to 2 inches for the metro which goes all the way up to frederick now. Everybody will get at least 1 to 2 inches between frederick, baltimore and d. C. Its going to accumulate very fast. Roads will become slick very quickly. So some highlighted places, ashburn 1 to 2 inches, fredericksburg 2 to 4, 2 to 4 in la plata at least, germantown 1 to 2 and hagerstown a trace to an inch. Youll get more snow in hagerstown and cumberland and fredericksburg thursday night and friday. Is in a classic system coming out of the this is a classic system coming out of the gulf of mexico hammering north of atlanta and the smokes again. This is the second storm in three days for the southeast. Thats where it is now. Headlines, snow breaks out before dawn, bus stop temperatures 20s with snow. Do your homework, kids. Lets not jinx this thing. The roads become slick very fast. Thats the deal. Heres futurecast. 6 a. M. Snow already in leesburg and gaithersburg and look carefully if you have hd, thats a lighter band, another gradation, another gradation. So the heaviest snow willing east of 95 south of route 50 and especially confined to Southern Maryland into the northern neck. 8 a. M. In the morning snow still across the board, temps in the 20s. By 10 00 we see snow beginning to taper off manassas and culpeper and then after lunchtime it moves across the bayen and just sort of diminishes bay and just sort of diminishes, a good period of snow between 4 a. M. And 10 a. M. Snow 7 a. M. , snow at 9 a. M. , 11 a. M. , maybe a little sunshine by 1 00. Yellow alert tomorrow. We still run the risk of a flurry or shower on friday, 33. All the accumulation will be in the potomac highlands and the mountains and very cold saturday. We struggle to get to 32 degrees. Next seven days. Sunday chilly, a mix sunday night, rain monday, a break. More rain tuesday into wednesday and by wednesday next week we should be in the low 50s, something to look forward to. Well take that. With the possibility of snow impacting the morning commute we will get started a half hour earlier tomorrow. So andrea, mike and the rest of the morning team will have all the information you need starting at 4 a. M. In the meantime you can monitor the weather and any closings on our wusa9 news a. M. It is a Free Download for your apple or android device. More charges against the maryland bar or accused of secretly videotape owner accused of secretly videotaping women in the bathroom now facing six additional counts of peeping tom violations. Police began the investigation in may after a woman said a digital video camera fell on the floor while she was in the bathroom. Detectives later found images of six women in the bathroom as well as a man mounting the camera. A local student is due in court today with regard to numerous drug overdoses in wesleyan university. Zachary kramer and two other students were arrested. About a dozen students hospitalized after taking the party drug known as molly over the weekend. Students are charged with possession of a controlled substance. Perhaps you remember the story of a 19yearold girl crossing a d. C. Street in her wheelchair a few months back when she was struck by a hit and run driver. She survived with cuts and bruises, but her wheelchair was mangled beyond repair. Today nearly three months later esmereldas life is taking a positive spin literally. December 2nd was one of the toughest days of her 19 years. Left lying in the street, strangers had to pick her up and carry her to a sidewalk after a consider hit her and took off. The last three months have been a struggle as she lost the wheelchair that gave her independence, but not anymore. Im going to have to get used to that. Im moving the axles forward to give her Better Center of gravity. Reporter to say the last three months have been an uphill struggle for esmeralda would be spot on. Its lighter. I dont have to push as much as i used to. Reporter youre watching the selfdescribed computer geeks first few test runs around the Pediatric Center in northeast d. C. With her brand new motorized wheelchair. Its lighter and this is her favorite part. Nickname, esme of. Reporter and the udc student has a sense of humor. My favorite car and im going to tell you the truth is a bmw. Ill accept it as a bmw. Reporter the laughter is sweet to her dad. After all, this is her old chair. A reckless driver struck her and took off as she was on her way to school in northwest d. C. Last december. Her face was cut, her body bruised and the 20,000 wheelchair a total loss. It hit me pretty deep, so now if i would ever go back to that intersection, i would have to be very cautious about that. Reporter thats because the driver was never caught. If i think about the negatives, it will bring me back to like what happened. Reporter but still esme wants the driver to come forward. Its not just about what happened to us. What can happen to other people . Because this person is acting that way everywhere. That was her dad. Esmerlda was using a loaner wheelchair. The new one cost a little bit more than 11,000. If you know anything about the driver that struck her at the intersection of Taylor Street and New Hampshire avenue northwest, give d. C. Police a call. So good to see her in her wheelchair again moving around, fantastic. Thank you. Why one of the largest Accounting Firms in the country thinks you should mail in your tax returns this year and some high praise for three u. S. Made cars. Ill tell you all about it in tonights consumer alert. And still ahead a man who loved one dog and lost him now finds another. Wall street had a mixed day. The dow gained 15 points, but the nasdaq dropped almost a point. Three vehicles produced by u. S. Automakers received top billing in the Consumer Reports annual auto ranking and this is the first time thats happened in 17 years. Teslas model s electric car was ranked best overall. The buick regal took the top spot in the sports sedan category and the chevy impala was named the top large car. One of the largest cpa firms in the country says you might want to file your taxes the oldfashioned way this year, through the u. S. Mail. The Accounting Company warns taxpayers who file online are at risk for Identity Theft and they say youre more likely to get audited. You may not have to wait to buy those dosi dos and thin mints. You could soon cook up a batch of your own with the girl scouts cookie oven. It comes with tools and cookie micks like thin mints and peanut mixes like thin mints and Peanut Butter oatmeal. The 60 oven could be available in the fall. That could be dangerous. At least if you buy a box, you can stop at that point. John unger has found a new dog. A photographer snapped a picture of them on Lake Superior making them an internet sensation. The dog suffered from arthritis, so unger could take him in the lake and hold him on his chest, sometime for hours. Shep died, but now hes found a new dog. Unger and bear were a Perfect Match from the start the shelter said. It was just unison. Unger and bear have been together about one week now. Unger says starting over is never easy, but it is a chance worth taking. Still ahead will Congress Vote on a clean bill to keep the department of Homeland Security from shutting down . Reporter the Supreme Court hears the case of a muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie Fitch. Coming up the justices weigh in on religious protections in the workplace. Reporter and how about this one. A car dealer who wants the right to tell you about mechanical problems the manufacturer may not necessarily want you to know about . Im scott broom in rockville. Coming up a freedom thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. Thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability 8 years running. Plus, fios has the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. See the difference for yourself. Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, guaranteed for two full years plus, get a 300 bonus with a twoyear agreement. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v always watching always tracking wusa9 first alert weather. So this event is going to be sort of the mirror image of saturdays event. The bulls eye will be south and east, not north and west. We think as much as 4 to 8 into Southern Maryland, 2 to 4 through frederick and its accumulating through dawn. Ashburn 1 to 2 inches, fredericksburg 2 to 4 by noon thursday, la plata 2 to 4, germantown 1 to works hagerstown, a trace to an 1 to 2, hagerstown a trace to an inch. Well come back and have an hour by hour forecast and look ahead to the weekend. When it comes to potential safety or warranty problems on your car, it appears theres a lot manufacturers do not want you to know according to one of the regions most prominent car dealers who says hes been told to keep his mouth shut about problems he thinks you ought to know about. Scott broom is live to explain. Im very much curious about it, scott. Reporter well, lets put it this way. Car dealer Jack Fitzgerald basically says he wants the freedom of speech to talk about things that he says manufacturers just dont want you to know. Were under pressure not to talk. Were also under pressure not to do warranty work. Reporter car dealer Jack Fitzgerald says Car Companies prevent him from telling you when they issue mechanical bulletins about your car. These are not recalls. Theyre a step down, socalled Technical Service bulletins like this one telling mechanics about a potential brake problem on some hyundais but not you. There on the bottom is a legal liability notice to dealers warning them to keep it confidential. I think thats absolutely ridiculous. Reporter this customer is shocked. I would like to know when theres something wrong with my car so i can get it fixed. Thats precisely what we want to have happen. We want to get the cars fixed early in their life. Reporter fitzgerald the right to notify his customers about Technical Service bulletins so they can come in for a checkup before the warranty runs out. We pay for the warranty when we bought the car. You pay me for the warranty when you bought it from me. Fix the car. Just fix the car. Reporter Service Bulletins can be important. Gm issued one about potential ignition problems years before a major recall last year. At least 40 have died. Thats the single most important thing, the chance that somebody will get hurt or die in a car because we cheated them out of their warranty work. Wow. Reporter so fitzgerald is now asking legislators here in maryland for the right to tell customers about potential problems without the threat of being sued by manufacturers. Proponents say fitzgerald opponents say fitzgerald ask trying to drum up more repair business, but you heard him say that is exactly the case because he thinks thats whats best for the customer. Scott broom, wusa9. That is very eye opening. Even if a dealer cannot tell you without being sued, there are other ways. You can find out if there are technical bulletins out on your car. That information will be posted on our wusa9 app tonight. A religious discrimination case centers around a young muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie Fitch because of her headscarf, Craig Boswell with more from the Supreme Court. Reporter 24yearold samantha elaf walked out of the Supreme Court saying she felt a bit overwhelmed. Its exciting to see it actually go through the court and so many people took interest in the case. Reporter in 2008elaf was denied a job at an Abercrombie Fitch store in tulsa, oklahoma, because she wears a hijab or headscarf which violated the companys dress code at the time. The justices are weighing whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act puts the burden on her to explain the scarf is part of her religious beliefs or whether the burden is on the employer to find out if prospective employees might need religious accommodation. She two her headscarf to her Job Interview and questioning the lawyer for the company the Justice Alito said you assumed she was going to do tv day and the only reason it every day and the only reason would be because she had a religious reason. The company argued store managers are not allowed to ask about religion during an interview and if the court sides with the plaintiff, it could actually make discrimination worse. What youre really asking Business Owners across the country to profile applicants and employees. Reporter the Justice Scalia seemed open to the argument while several other justices seemed to side with elaf. Abercrombie fitch has changed its policy and laf found a job as merchandise and elaf found a job as merchandising manager for outdoor outfitters. The senate will move forward on a clean bill to fund the department of Homeland Security. The measure would not include language that guts president obamas executive order on immigration. If and when the Senate Passes the bill, it would move to the house where conservatives are pushing back against the senates approach. Lawyers for the man convicted of killing american sniper author chris kyle and his friend say they will appeal. Jurors in texas took over two hours to find Eddie Ray Routh guilty. Routh admitted to killing the two men in 2013, but jurors did the buy the defense claim of instant. The victims families welcomed the verdict. Of insanity. The victims families welcomed the verdict. Weve waited two years to get justice on behalf of our son. Routh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The man who caused the derailment of a commuter train in california is under arrest. Investigators are trying to determine why 54yearold Jose Sanchez Ramirez abandoned his pickup on the tracks yesterday in oxnard. Eight people were admitted to the hospital, four in critical condition. The trains video and data recorder were sent to washington for analysis. A mystery lie over paris, for the second night high over paris, for the second night in a row drones were spotted over key landmarks. Police have no idea who they are. Paris ask already on edge because of the deadly paris is already on edge because of the deadly terrorist attacks last month. Mondays driver of the fatal h street accident was driving under a suspended accident. Stephanie ramirez tells us what else weve learned at 6 00. And why these two Girls High School basketball teams tried everything they could to lose this game. This might be the easiest business idea thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. Thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability 8 years running. Plus, fios has the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. See the difference for yourself. Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, guaranteed for two full years plus, get a 300 bonus with a twoyear agreement. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v lets take a look at some story trending tonight. It was a High School Basketball game that two teams were determined to lose. You might be scratching your head going why, right . Both girls team from tennessee are banned from postseason play as a result of them both trying to lose. So why . The winner would be forced to play a powerhouse opponent in the next round. Remember how the brackets work. So after three quarters of aimless dribbles, missed baskets and obvious slow play the refs called the coaches to the sidelines. League officials launched an investigation into the foul play. We started getting emails and calls saying that no one was trying to win the game. Actually the two teams were trying to lose the game. Sarenra won 5529 and while the coaches didnt tell the students to throw the game, the teams were briefed on the advantages of not winning and who they would have to play next. This is a whole different play on a lack of sportsmanship where you would try to lose in order to better yourself. I dont know. Who knows how long this business stays in business, but their idea is to sell snow. Kyle wearing started the website ship snow yo. It lets people in warmer places order snow starting at about 89 for 6 pounds, but heres the thing. The site admits your them packed in dry ice and your shipment packed in dry ice and styrofoam may be delivered as dry water, but they promise to include a picture so you know what youre paying for. There has to be a level of cold for the snow to maintain. I dont think its going to work. If you couldnt insure the snow actually arrives. Those of us who get snow, thats not what we want. One of the hottest hashtags on twitter today, roommates in five words. Its kind of an open ended challenge. Never takes out the trash. Dude, come on seriously, flush. And then theres just dont eat my stuff. Just a reminder, you can tweet us any time leslifoster and janjeffcoat. Bryce harper addressed the media today at spring training. Coming up well hear from the nats phenom. In our health alert disturbing new information about an infection that can be spread in a healthcare facility. And topper is back with the latest details on more snow heading our way after the break. Others. Now, americans everywhere are discovering that. Spoon after spoon. Dish after dish. Time, after time, after time again. Deliciously creamy galbani ricotta inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. Mmm, galbani sfx kiss . Italys favorite cheese brand. Now, americas number one ricotta. Always watching always tracking, wusa9s first alert weather. Were looking at a mirror image of saturdays storm. The bulls eye this time is south and east of town. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, its calm now. It wont snow tonight. For 1, dew point in the 41, dew point in the teens, dry air mass, winds out of the west at about 6. The bulls eye is south and east, 4 to 8 inches into Southern Maryland, 2 to 4 through Charles County back into fredericksburg, 1 to 2 downtown and quite frankly, im resisting the temptation of raising it a bit. Well get new data in tonight at 11 00. We may have to adjust these. Well still go 1 to 2 to frederick. Past frederick a trace to an inch is possible. Again opposite of saturday. Its very important you know where you live to expect how much snow youll get. Silver spring 1 to 2 inches, northwest d. C. 1 to 2. Woodbridge 2 to 4, front royal 1 to 2 and patuxent river, 4 to 8 inches of snow. Look at this radar. This looks really good. The storm is coming out of the gulf of mexico, cold air in place, snowing to the south. Well still get just brushed by this as the storm moves across the florida pan handle and then off the North Carolina coast, heavy snow occurring. Seeing pictures from atlanta covering roads in minutes. Here the roads we will will get covered and slick very quickly. Snow breaks out by dawn. Bus stop temperatures it will be snowing, critical times 4 a. M. To 10 a. M. And the roads become vick very quickly. Slick very quickly. Heres futurecast 6 a. M. Snowing in gaithersburg and leesburg. Come down 270 youll run into snow. It will accumulate super fast. By 8 00 we still have snow. See the darker gradation. This model is going hog wild on moderate snow in the metro area between 6 and 9 a. M. By continue a. M. It starts to pull off to the east 10 a. M. It starts to pull off to the east. The heavier bands are across i 95 headed across the bay by lunchtime, but still 4 a. M. To 10 a. M. It will be interesting in the metro area. Clouds will linger. You might see a peek of the sunset tomorrow. Mostly cloudy tonight, cold, snow by dawn, heaviest to the south, low temperatures in the 20s. Break this down, snow at 5 00, snow at 7 00, 9 00, tapering off at 11 00, 31 at 1 00, perhaps a couple cloud breaks. Yellow alert tomorrow, just some flurries are or a snow shower friday. Most of the accumulation friday is in the mountains, 33, cold way to finish the month, only 31 saturday. Sunday 44, maybe a mix sunday night briefly, back to rain monday, a break and a big time rain event possible tuesday into wednesday. By then temps in the 40s and 50s. New Surveillance Video tonight of a gang of serial bank robbers known as the black bandits. The fbi says these crooks are responsible for seven Bank Robberies in the last two is no across maryland and virginia. A 30,000 reward is offered for information that leads to their capture. It seems were telling you every day about water main breaks around here. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission says there have been over 200 of them since the cold snap started about a week ago. This is video from a busted main in bethesda last week. Wssc says the demand for water is so high that water storage levels fell sunday and monday. In todays health alert startling new numbers about an infection mostly acquired in medical facilities. C. Difficile is a bacteria resistant to most antibiotics and some experts say overprescribing the medications is causing the bacteria to become even more deadly. Newly released data snows a rise in the deadly bacteria called c. Difficile or c. Diff for short. In 2011 c. Diff was responsible for nearly half a million infections and 29,000 deaths. Previously the cdc estimated 14,000 deaths. The death rate was quite striking. Dthe death rate could jump higher if we dont get a hand l on this soon. Its a handle on this soon. Its a combination of some hygiene in our hospitals and this newly emerging pathogen thats rapidly spreading. Health workers must constantly wash their hands to halt the spread of bacteria. It is not killed by hand sanitizer. If you think about the whos trying to hospitals trying to improve their hygiene, relying on alcohol to cure their problems, this is one of the bugs that will escape. About. C. Diff is a bacteria that can silently live in your body. Another major problem is the overuse of antibiotics. The bacteria wont cause an illness until you get exposed to antibiotics that kill the good bacteria in your colon and allow the c. Difficile bacteria to grow and flourish because it doesnt have competition from its good bacteria neighbors. At this point toxins are produced that damage the colon leading to further complications and even death. Only use antibiotics for an infection where its clearly necessary. About 50 . Antibiotics treatment are probably unnecessary. The new findings are published today in the new england journal of medicine. Now wusa9 game on sports with Kristen Berset brought to you by xfinity. As the Washington Nationals trickle into vieira, we have seen some physical changes among some of the players. Danny espinosa is sporting a pretty sweet fu manchu moustache. Many players have much added facial hair while others have lost plenty of pounds. Our dave owens joins us now where one player is drawing plenty of attention. Hey, dave. Reporter whats going on, kb . We needed a little jolt here at spring training because weve seen our share of pitchers and catchers and all those drills. Today we got a little lumber. Bryce harper arrived on wednesday and all cameras were on him. As far as spring training goes, this is must see television. Bryce harper announced his arrival with his signature swat and a few long home run cranks. At batting practice today we almost had to get another bucket of balls. If i can just stay healthy and play a little more conservative and do the things i need to do to stay on the field, it wont only help me but the whole team. Reporter this year its a leaner version of harper. Last year i got so big i didnt have a lower half and i wasnt able to work that out because of my bursa. Reporter his bat is crucial. His glove will be tested as he switches from left to right field. Pitchers better watch out on that little ground ball to right field. They better be hustling because im coming with it. Reporter hes also coming with some strong predictions which has a lot to do with the teams allstar pitching. To be able to have a guy like scherzer come in, i just started laughing like erwhes my ring . Its stupid. Its absolutely stupid how good our staff is. You have to go into a fivegame set against a team, youre going to have to face zimmerman, fister, scherzer and stras. Good luck. Reporter good luck, some strong predictions there from bryce. At 6 20 bryce harper and leadership, interesting topic. For now back to you in the studio, much more at 6 20. Maryland fans camped out in the freezing cold yesterday. One guy had been sitting outside the Xfinity Center since sunday all to see the biggest matchup of the year for their beloved terps. The crowd was deafening last night. The players put on quite a show and the fans had their own little gold rush flash mob. They like to do that time to time. In the end the students stormed the court to celebrate the terps big upset, a win that could really shake up the tournament seeding. The crowd was amazing for us. Theyve seen us through some tough times. For them to be a part of a season like this its well worth it. We just want to give those guys their moneys worth. Its something to talk about each and every day. It was exciting last night. Whatever your opinion is, the students wanted to celebrate. Nobody got trampled or smooshed this time. They were respectful of security. It was a good time by all. Coming up later in sports well have more from vieira and dave owens, plus a look at the big rivalry game on the ice when the caps host the hated penguin. Coming up at 6 00 mayor Muriel Bowser responds to a letter to scrap a bill making recreational pot use eating too healthy . It might sound crazy, but experts say its possible. Bigad shaban with how eating too healthy could have consequences. This food bloggers career took an unexpected turn when she realized she was suffering from a new kind of eating disorder, orthorexia, an unhealthy disorder of eating healthy. I would embark on 20 day juice cleanses. Thats not even eating. Reporter she lost 25 pounds in two months. The 24yearold took veganism to an extreme its canning out more than just meat and animal byproducts. I would never eat white bread or any flour at all. There were a lot of things. You should ask what i did eat. Reporter this nutritionist says patience with traditional eating disorders like anorexia are increasingly showing signs of orthorexia. What they start out doing to feel better begins to control them because of other traits that they have. Perhaps theyre ocd or appearing have, perhaps their ocd or anxiety and it turns more impulsive. Reporter unger turned to a thatches and says its getting better. She now therapist and says its getting better. She now eats more protein including meats and fish. Im not vegan anymore. Reporter she changed her name from the blonde vegan to the balanced blog. The American Psychiatric association does not officially recognize orthorexia but those in the medical community are seeing a rise in the number of people showing signs in the disorder. Thanks for watching wusa9 news at 5 00. Wusa9 news at 6 00 starts right now. Reporter kind of unusual for us to have snow on top of snow, but we could see 1 to 3 inches in the metro area with more south and east, how much could fall and what it means to you morning commute. Reporter legalization of pot possession in the district come midnight will proceed despite threats from congress. Im surae chinn with that story. Reporter a Top State Department official arrested on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor in Fairfax County is denied bond in d. C. Im peggy fox. Coming up ill tell you about a woman in the courtroom that rosen communicated with today. But first here we go again. The wusa9 weather team is calling for snow in the metro area by dawn. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im lesli foster. Im derek mcginty. What are we in for and could it foul up your rush to work tomorrow morning . The timing is bad. It will affect the morning commute with accumulating snow by dawn. Youll wake up tomorrow. If you have to go to work, allow an extra half hour to 45 minutes. How much snow . The mirror image of saturday storm, the bulls eye south and east of town, 4 to 8 patuxent river, 2 to 4 across Charles County and 1 to 2 through the metro area up to frederick including i70 corridor and i 270 corridor. North of that a trace to an inch. So again more snow south and east of town. Fredericksburg, ashburn and la plata 2 to 4, jermantown 1 to 2, hagerstown a trace to an inch. They snuck in st. Marys county with a winter storm warning. Parts of Calvert County will end up making