The pope will be in the u. S. From tuesday to sunday including a wednesday welcoming ceremony at the white house with president obama. Security upgrades and road closures will disrupt daily routines in washington, new york and philadelphia. We probably wouldnt be able to drive and well be trying to take the metro. Former secret Service Agent said the popes openness causes challenges for protection. He doesnt want that security presence and he wants to mix and mingle with the people which is completely understandable and i think honorable, but it creates a security nightmare for secret Service Agents. One of the biggest Security Issues will come from the city of brotherly love. Final touches are made in the Benjamin Franklin parkway where the pope will hold a mass for a crowd expected to reach a Million People. Jay johnson visited the command center in philadelphia today. We know of no specific credible threat directed at the popes visit here to this city. The director of the secret ser
Between germany and the netherlands. Security officials called this a on create threat, but the german interior minister said they found no explosives thus far. Also today france conducted more overnight reaaids and announced the search for a second fugitive directly involved with the attacks in paris. Right now theyre not naming that person. They also are looking for Salah Abdeslam whose brother was among the attackers. German Police Released seven people who were being investigated in connection with the paris attacks. They say none of them appear to have any involvement. Finally, a german official says a syrian pass poport found withe of the attackers at the soccer stadium may have been fake intended to make europeans fearful of the refugees coming in from syria. Were going to keep you up to date on new developments this afternoon. Back to you. Thanks, wendy. Tonight were hearing from d. C. Police chief lanier about what shes doing in light of the attacks in paris. News 4s Darcy Spe
Clock efforts underway to get washington back to normal and your street cleared. It wont be a normal monday morning commute around here, if you do have to get to work. Metro will be running but not at full service. Now the big worry tonight and into the morning that refreeze as bitter cold temperatures turn the snow into ice. Good evening, everybody. The temperatures dropping tonight and in the morning bring a new round of concern as we dig out and clean up from this blizzard. Hello, im jim hanley. And im erika. News 4 has a team of reporters on the streets now getting updates on road conditions. We want to start with the meteorologist telling us what we can expect when we wake up torment we are dealing with very cold temperatures overnight tonight. Temperatures dropping into the Single Digits in many lo cases, obvious, everything will refreeze. This is the way the radar looks yesterday during the day. Man, we saw a lot of snow coming down. The snow is coming down one, two, three inche
Debit card information strikes again. Why police say the most recent crime was so bold and what you can do to protect yourself. And fighting back against heroin overdose. If one more person says, oh, not my kid its like, you know, i never thought my kid. Well tell you what steps could save a life. Announcer news 4 at 11 00 starts now. Lightning and strong winds caused major damage all over the area this afternoon. Severe storms knocked out power to thousands of people. Three soldiers injured when lightning hit in virginia. Doug is still tracking showerses in the area now. We begin with chris gordon and cleanup going on tonight in arlington. Chris . Good evening. Arlington police are working late tonight. We are in the 400 block of north glebe road. Two lanes are closed because of a big tree that came down, tearing down electrical wires, landing in the roadway. The storm came through about 5 00. It didnt last long. It did leave a mark. Tonights storm moved fast and hit hard. You can see
Between now and about 8 00 this morning. And then it will be quickly gone. We should get some sunshine back. Also some dense fog here in the Shenandoah Valley. And panhandle of West Virginia to Washington County visibilities there under a quarter of a mile so slow down use your low beams this morning. Temperatures at or a little above freezing most of the region. There could be a little patchy ice and untreated surfaces. The morning fog giving way to sunshine a chill in the afternoon but above freezing. And then snow and rain chances on saturday. Next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at our hour by hour warming for the day ahead. Thats at 5 11. Melissa, construction causing any delays . Right now 66 westbound at Fairfax County parkway, no delays right now supposed to be out of the way wrapping up within the next ten minutes or so. Otherwise being be looking good on 66 and 95 in virginia. Taking a look at Prince Georges County in and out of up to just fine. P branch avenue pennsylva