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County, damascus with 3. 5, hughesville, virginia loudoun 2. 8 and only 0. 5 in greenbelt, maryland. Same in culpeper, a lot of rain mixing in. Temperatures real important what happens tonight. Ox oxen hill to chan tilly the areas up to the north, montgomery just north of d. C. Loudoun county Frederick County where there will be icy spots. Watch bridges and overpasses. Now were not ohm only talking about another storm for saturday but one for sunday and, yes, both of those storm was the potential of bringing more accumulating snowfall to the area. Well time it out for you coming up in a few minutes. And the big concern right now, that ride home. Thats why Many School Districts in virginia and hairmaryland called off afterschool activities. We are live in germantown with a closer look at how folks are getting around. Reporter the main roads like 118 here are just fine but its the side street thats could be a bit trickier this afternoon. Montgomery and Frederick County schools decided to go with regular dismissal but then home as soon as possible. Along 270 in Montgomery County cars kept moving big trucks needed to navigate carefully on the interstate as the snow accumulated into the afternoon. In frederick, state police put their snow emergency plan into effect designating emergency routes. Many by now are resigned to the fact that it is winter and it snows. Youve got to get it sooner or later. It dont matter when it comes. Reporter no afterschool activities at Urbana High School the Frederick County School System canceled them across the district. Montgomery county schools also called off afterschool programs as the temperature dropped and roads became slick this afternoon. Parents like Shayna Callahan are mostly concerned about getting their Children Home safe. I do worry because some place places arent cleared and the kids kids have gone to school so the buses will be out later and increase trachkffic on will road. Reporter major backups along 270 northbound this afternoon, causing some headaches for drivers headed home. Tonight at 5 00 well tell you what caused it. Live in germantown Kristin Wright news4. Be sure to download our news4 app. Now to breaking news involving that massive fire na destroyed a mansion in the annapolis area. Six people are still unaccounted for. They include a computer executive, his wife and their four grandchildren. Today investigators started combing through the rubble for any signs of them. Were going to join a News Conference with an update on that search as soon as it begins. Were also following developments right now in the investigation into last weeks underground emergency on news4s wendy rieger with new details. Metro and the ntsb will be believing our regional lawmakers in the next half hour about what they have learned so far about last weeks deadly underground emergency. Senators and representatives from maryland and virginia will be joining d. C. s Eleanor Holmes norton to be updated on the investigation. It was one week ago monday that smoke from an electrical current that arced filled a tunnel near the Lenfant Plaza station. One died two critically injured, 84 hospitalized. After the briefing, the lawmakers plan a News Conference so we could hear new information were expecting. Stay with news4 throughout the evening as details come out. Back to you. Its now official. With his family by his side larry hogan took the oath of office today to become marylands 62nd governor. We just updated the nbc washington app with new details about his initial plans. News4s chris gordon was in the crowd today for todays snowy inauguration in annapolis. Reporter this is chris gordon at the inauguration of larry hogan, the 62nd governor of the state of maryland. Its only when the partisan shouting stop thats we can hear each others voices and concerns. I am prepared to create an environment of trust and cooperation where the best ideas rise to the top based upon their merit, regardless of which side of the political debate they come from. No problem faces us that hard work honesty, and courage cannot solve if we work together. Ladies and gentlemen, we can improve the tone in annapolis and we will. Reporter all new at 5 to governor hogans inaugural address and what it might mean to montgomery and prince georges counties at 5 00. Maintenance crews in maryland were on double duty today in addition to keeping an eye on the weather out there. They also changed the road signs from omalley to hogan. We caught up with them changing the sign on i295 near the maryland d. C. Line. Theyll also change the welcome to maryland sign on i495. The son of the late marion barry is out of jail right now after pleading not guilty to three charges related to that alleged outburst inside a bank. Marion Christopher Barry is accused of threatening a teller at a pnc in chinatown last week also with throwing a trash can and breaking a security camera. The judge ordered him to stay a28 from the bank and from the teller. Barry, who is running for his dads ward 8 council seat released a statement today. It says quote, i know i have a great responsibility as a leader in ward 8. I am committed to rise up and carry the torch in my fathers legacy. New word from metro police. They made an arrest in a shooting into a metro bus monday night. Police arrested Delonte Brown overnight in prince georges county. Hes accused of fighting into a metro bus in northwest injuring two passengers. Police say there could be more charges when hes extradited to the district. Now to a scary scene during rush hour this morning when two buses collided here. The crash happened in west baltimore and sent 25 people to the hospital. A Fire Department spokesman tells us 21 children were treated for minor injuries. Windshields and windows were blown out and the street was layered with glass and metal. No word yet on what caused the crash. It sh easier ride home for folks headed to falls church this afternoon. It was a mess this morgue morning. But a broken main along east broad street has been fixed. Were told the street is now open to traffic. The water main ruptured early this morning near fairfax street. Traffic in both directions was blocked all morning and for most of the afternoon. One snowmaker down and done. Now another will move in before the weekend even starts. The timing and what to expect coming up on the other side of the break. News4 at 4. More cases of measles triggering new health concerns. Where the virus has spread now and what doctors think. Home wrecker. Why a man took a bulldozer to his house without t when youve got something to share, you need upload speed. And only verizon fios gives you upload speeds. As fast as your download speeds. And the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. So join the millions who get the difference fios makes. And see how sweet it is. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v a flag outside of brigham and Womens Hospital is flying at half staff. Michael davidson was killed. In a statement today, the hospital said he devoted his career to saving lives. Davidson died last night after being shot outside an examination room yesterday morning. The gunman then killed himself. Police are trying to determine a possible motive. There are new cases of measles linked to the outbreak in disneyland in california. Hem Health Officials now say five employees have contracted the highly contagious virus. At least 18 people have been diagnosed with measles in Orange County where the park is located. And oregons first case in eight years just surfaced in a man who recently visited disneyland. In 2000 we pretty much eliminated measles. Now were seeing an upswing. And it has to do with people not getting immunized. The outbreak is measles in five western states and mexico. We have more information in the next half hour. The cold and flu season is worse than expected out west. There is a shortage of prescription cough medicine at drugstores in california. Its the medicine that contains codeine. Pharmacists say as soon as they get a new sof syrup supply in it sells out. The problem is affecting drugstores from San Francisco to san diego. As a result some doctors are now having to change their prescriptions. A man runs a bulldozer over his home without telling his wife. This is getting a lot of attention and all kinds of likes on facebook. The man explains his bizarre house razing decision coming up. Im rat nats park. They call him max amillion. The nats sign their big righthanded pitcher. We talk to him going to show you some live pictures at the fire station where we are about to get the very latest on the fire that destroyed that mansion outside annapolis on monday. We are expecting a News Conference to start in a few minutes. Well bring that to you live when it begins. We are tracking developments in yemen today where there may be a pause in the crisis there. Yemens news agency is reporting that shiite rebels holding yemens president have reach aid deal with him that will end the violent standoff. The agreements gives the rebels more voice in yemens government. The country is a critical u. S. Ally in the fight against al qaeda. History is unfolding in cuba right now. The highest level u. S. Delegation in 35 years is now on the ground in havana for two days of diplomatic negotiations aimed at normalizing relations. There was an Early Arrival before the talks began. A russian spy ship pulled into the harbor yesterday, and the soviet union was cubas main patron during the cold war and Brian Williams is also in havana tonight. Hell anchor nightly news live at 7 00 here on nbc 4. That is going to be an impressive sight for him. Well this is one of the most popular stories on our nbc washington Facebook Page today. Sure is. A new york man is in big trouble for demolishing a house he shared with his wife. The guys name, james ryne. He rented a bulldozer monday and literally mowed the place down. Police arrested him on the spot. Heres the problem. His wife is the legal owner. Whoops. And she didnt know about the razing. Ryne said he did it because the foundation of the house was crumbling from years of disrepair and it had to come down. Hes out on bail until a Court Hearing next friday. Ryne admits his wife was upset initially but said quote, now shes over it. Almost want to stay in jail and away from the wife until she cools down. The nationals 210 million man introduced to his new town this afternoon. So why did he choose d. C. . Diana raciny has the answer from nats park. Reporter its hard to imagine now with all the snow on the field here at nats park but in just a few months baseball is back. And the nats will have a new guy, max scherzer. The highest paid righthand pitcher in the league. What were the reasons that made you decide to sign with the nationals . Its pretty easy. One, winning. I think this team is capable of winning and winning a lot. When you look at the near term and long term this is an organization you want to be a part of. Hes a guy you cant ask for more. Hes the type of guy were looking for, and hes the guy that we went after very aggressively and we strengthened our strength. Who wouldnt want max scherzer . Reporter according to scherzers agent scott burris, he said he had other deals in the league but it was max who wanted to play for the Washington Nationals because he believes that here he could win a world series. At nats park news4 sports. Going to take you now to the breaking news story. The News Conference has gotten under way on the mansion fire. As we promised were keeping you briefed on the progress of this operation. This morning we were able to secure the structure to make it safe for investigators to enter. A search with a cadaver canine resulted in positive alerts. As we started ded to process the scene, we located the bodies of two individuals. The office of the chief medical examiner for the state of maryland took possession of the bodies and transported them to baltimore for autopsy and identification. There is still a lot of work to be done. This is a massive effort and will take days to complete. As we develop more information, we will continue to brief you as we are in a position to do so. We appreciate your patience. Due to this being an ongoing investigation, we will entertain question thats do not relate directly to the investigation. We will also provide updates as appropriate. [ inaudible question ] we cannot specify whether they were results or children. We still have four people unaccounted for. [ inaudible question ] thats part of the investigation that were not going to discuss at this point. [ inaudible question ] not at this time. We have not brought in accelerant dogs. Describe the process youre going through. Obviously theres a lot of debris. What is the process youre going through at the scene . Do they have plans to show where things are in the house . How are they going through their search and investigation . Theyre aware of some of the layout of the house. Theyre going through a meticulous process. Theres a lot of heavy materials from the house, as has been described previously. This isnt built like a typical residential house. This is more like a commercial structure. Its a timeconsuming process theyre going through right now. There you have it live from fire officials in annapolis. They have located two bodies two individuals. Those bodies have been taken to baltimore for autopsies and identification wont say whether they are children or adults. They had the help of cadaver dogs in helping them. Still four people unaccounted for. This is a dayslong process to complete. A lot of work still to do. Changing gears now, going to the weather. The snow we got today, how much, veronica . Anywhere from a little bit of nothing mixed with rain to just over 3 inches up through areas of Montgomery County. Now its about to refreeze getting ready for the next storm. In fact two storms for the weekend. A little snow left. This is a live look at storm team 4 radar. You can see a little snow left around baltimore, maryland. Road impacts here for the overnight and early tomorrow night, its all about the slush refreeze, especially on the secondary roads. Your evening planner forecast from 36 degrees, above freezing by a few, to 34 at 9 00. You really have to watch for the ice, deceiving black ice, as we get into the late night Early Morning hours tomorrow. This is a look at the High Temperatures tomorrow, from 39 frederick, 38 hagerstown to as high 45 fredericksburg. Of course that means well see a lot of the melting of the snow and deal with refreeze tomorrow night into friday morning. By friday late more snow. Set your attention to the southwest pocket of the screen here around stanton, that is snow oversprelding the area going into saturday morning, a mixture of snow and rain right between manassas culpeper. All that snow eventually with the colder air coming in by late friday early saturday that is snow and it will be accumulating early hours on saturday up until at least lunchtime to around 1 00 2 00 p. M. Always what we tell you to download the Storm Team Weather app. If youre away, we have the latest updates there on our storm team 4 weather app. 44 degrees the High Temperature for tomorrow so were quiet and were quiet through the Daylight Hours friday. Its around 8 00, 9 00 when the snow moves back in. Saturday 80 chance of rain and snow right now, the temperature high is 37 degrees, then yet another storm comes in for sunday. This one late sunday into monday. Well talk more about that one and how it could impact the early part of next week and what the trend is looking like too, for next week. Get ready, folks. Thanks veronica. Changes are coming to your Facebook News feed. How facebook is fighting spam. Technology has improved our lives, in small ways. In big ways. But what about this . Couldnt this be better too . At redfin we asked ourselves the same question. Which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. But we paired that with our own agents who arent paid on commission but on your happiness. And thats what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. We now know a little more about microsofts newest operating system. Its been two years since the last one wind dozeows 8 was unveiled. Now were getting a preview of upcoming windows 10. As jay gray tells us it comes with some surprises including price. Today is a big day. Reporter microsoft prepares us for windows 10 earlier today. We have bigger hopes, higher aspirations for windows. Reporter the Company Announced its new operating system will be free for one year as an upgrade to users of windows 7, windows 8. 1 and Windows Phone 8. 1. The move is seen by some as an olive branch after the companys problematic transition to windows 8 in 2013. Microsoft lost a lot of credibility in the Consumer Market by the way windows 8 was launched, even though quite honestly the operating system was quite good. Reporter microsoft says the new windows 10 will work saeklessly between devices. If i exit tablet mode i have regular windows with my full task bar right down here on the bottom. Reporter another change is the addition of the digital assistant cortana to desktop pcs. Whos your pick for the super bowl . For you, joe, hawks by 78 1 2. Reporter the company also unveiled a surprise. Microsoft hollow lens. Reporter a wearable virtual gadget that allows people to see 3d renderings of Computer Generated images. They plan it to be launched along with windows 10. Its a story thats been blowing up in the sports world, the new England Patriots are accused of underinflating footballs during the afc championship. What the league is telling nbc about its investigation and the punishment the pats could face ahead of the super bowl. New law enforcemen technology raising serious legal and privacy issues. The device that will let officers see through the walls of your home. Youre watching news 4 at 4. Announcer youre watching news4 at 4. Right now at 4 30 a sweeping system blanketing d. C. With up to an inch of snow. Could the Winter Weather put a freeze on your evening commute . Reporter and the snow over but as temperatures fall icy spots become a concern overnight tonight. Im live in herndon, virginia with the latest Road Conditions. New evidence the new England Patriots illegally deflated balls. Did the team cheat their way to the super bowl . The nfl is set to weigh in. Good afternoon. Im pat lawson muse. And im jim handily. Off the top, youre looking live at radar, a fast moving system is quickly moving out but not before slamming our metro with some snow. Thats right. Earlier today conditions looked more like this snow falling steadily across the region. Our cameras shot this video in herndon, virginia. A Winter Wonderland throughout the area today. We have Live Team Coverage now on the heavy snowfall. Meteorologist Amelia Siegel will join us in a bit, rocking the red hat, with concerns about a refreeze tonight. But first veronica kicks things off from the storm center. So how low are we going tonight . Tonight our temperatures drop into the 20s to around 30 degrees. The system again, out of here. The snow has finished falling. So take a look at the numbers. If youre going out this evening, were at 36 degrees right now, 34 by 7 00. By 11 00 p. M. Were down to 33 and continuing to drop a few more degrees by early tomorrow morning. So yes, again secondary roads some of the side streets will be slick with ice setting up again and with the refreeze. Here is the look at the latest radar. Pink youre seeing in dover and cambridge is where the snow is right now, making its way out. Your drive time forecast for early tomorrow morning, icy patch its is with your temperatures ranging from around 26 to 30 degrees across the area. And by afternoon, up to a high of 44 degrees. That of course means more melting snow and well its thursday tomorrow but by friday its yet another storm another storm that could bring snow to the area. Well talk more about that, the timing of it come pg youing up in a couple minutes. Storm team 4s Amelia Siegel continues our Team Coverage in fairfax county. Amelia . Reporter well pat, im here at Hutchison Elementary School and the snow was falling heavily here around the midday and early afternoon hours. You can see the sign there at the School Reporting the temperature at just above freezing 35 degrees. Thats good news because its allowing everything to melt and hopefully dry up before temperatures drop below the 32degree mark overnight tonight. Students still in school toda afterschool activities were canceled. So everybody has left the Elementary School now at this point, good news there. Students having time to get home. As we come back out here and take a look at the current Road Conditions across the area first well look at the sidewalk where you can see there are slushy areas on the sidewalk. So if students are walking tomorrow theyll likely be dealing with icy spots. But parker avenue, conditions there for the most part just wet and most likely drying out over the next few hours. Sot Road Conditions are good, but there could be slick spots on the sidewalk overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. Live in herndon, virginia Amelia Siegel. Thanks. Check out some of these snowy pictures. News4 news4s david culver was in great falls, virginia when the snow started earlier today. Even nats park got a blanket of snow. The scoreboard just barely visible there. You can see the snow started sticking in buoy earlier this afternoon. And Kristin Wright captured the snow that canceled afterschool activities. Download our storm team app. It will have all the latest School Closings and delays. Following a developing story right now. We should get more answers tonight about what went wrong in that deadly metro smoke incident at Lenfant Plaza. Local lawmakers are meepgtting with the ntsb on capitol hill. There are plans to speak around 6 15 tonight. Adam tuss will be there. Well also bring you the press Conference Live on our nbc washington app. A new warning from Leesburg Police about synthetic marijuana. They are seeing a spike in the number of people needing medical attention after smoking or inhaling the product. Often labeled as k2or or spice, its actually a type of incense. It contains powerful chemicals that can cause Dangerous Health effects if ingested its now inlegal in virginia. Last year Leesburg Police investigated 40 k2 incidents. This year theyve already had 14. President obama is on the road right now to push the middle class tax cut plan that served as the centerpiece of his state of the union speech last night. But republicans are pushing back and flexing their muscle with a startling move on iran. News4s Steve Handelsman has the story. Reporter the day after the speech House Speaker john boehner slammed the obama message. All the president really offered last night was more taxes, more government more of the same approach that has failed the middle class for decades. Reporter and, as mr. Obama headed out to sell his plan to boost middle class takehome pay by cutting their taxes and hiking taxes on the rich the new Senate Republican leaders said no way. Theres not a lot of serious lawmakers that can do with talking pointsecifically not to pass. Reporter the obama focus on taxes did win praise from one key republican. Well see if we can get a tax reform package done. Im glad that he sort of held back on the partisan ship in the demagoguery. Reporter but theres a firestorm on isis islamic terrorism and u. S. Security. After mr. Obama boasted that he got u. S. Forces out of afghanistan and iraq. The shadow of crisis has passed. That news came as quite a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to what has been happening around the world. Reporter isis is on the rise in iraq said john mccain. Theres ukraine and iran. Upset at what they see as a timid obama approach to Irans Nuclear program, republicans invited hardline israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address congress. The white house call thad a breach of protocol but also a show of power by republicans. Breaking out of annapolis right now, investigators locate two bodies in the rubble of a mansion fire. Four people still unaccounted for right now. Weve got a live report on the very latest details coming up in just about 20 minutes. The larry hogan era officially begins in maryland. Youll hear the governors plans for the state. The patriots call deflate gate a bunch of hot air, but the nfl is calling it Something Else entirely. New details on the teams latest cheating scandal. Storm team 4 is tracking our Winter Weather. Thats right. Already tracking the next storm. Here it is for friday saturday coming up and into the area. Yes, producing snowfall. How big will it be and how will it impact your weekend . Well tel we want to hear from you about the stories youre talking about today first at 4. Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter. Football fans are gearing up for the super bowl. Thats one of the stories folks are talking about. But today allegations of cheating are threatening to overshadow one teams success. The patriots are accused of using deflated footballs to get an advantage over the colts. Nbcs jay gray takes a closer look at whether its a bunch of hot air or if there may be more serious questions heading into the big game. Reporter in a season defined by offthefield scandals as much as anything on it, the nfl now heads into its biggest game dealing with another controversy, deflate gate. A League Source tells nbc sports that game day footballs used by the patriots against the Indianapolis Colts were underinflated. A rules violation which could have made them easier to throw, catch, and hold onto in the cold Rainy Weather during the game. Theyre trying to vet how the balls came to be deflated whether this was some rogue ball boy or ball girl which i seriously doubt, or whether it came from the top, Bill Belichick and his coaching staff. Reporter the patriots have been accused of bending or ignore rules on several occasions. Belichick was fined in 2007 and so was the team who lost a draft pick after they were caught illegally videotaping an opposing teams defensive signals in a scandal dubbed spy gate. I dont think it tarnishes the record of the team or quarterback. Reporter tom brady laughed off the allegations monday morning. Would you care to weigh in on that . I think ive heard it all at this point. Reporter maybe not everything. The nfl has yet to rule on the controversy. As they prepare f patriots say theyll cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation. Jay gray nbc news. And you can of course watch the super bowl right here on nbc 4 sunday february 1st. Im going to be heading out to arizona this weekend for coverage of the big game between the patriots and the seahawks. So follow along, like me on facebook. Kickoff 6 30 sunday night. Should be a lot of fun. A condemned bridge collapses, killing a construction worker. Now a new view of the deadly accident. Plus a disgraced local politician serving time for an underage sex scandal. Tonight, explosive new revelations in the case could bring him even more legal troubles. Announcer youre watching news4 at 4. Welcome back to news4 at 4. We he have reporters and anchors standing by with new stories first at 4. The big story today is the weather and the snow. Youre not going to get much rest are you . No no no. Here we go. As we said, were just getting going here putting one storm to bed and now getting ready for another one on its heels for saturday, late friday saturday that could be a bigger deal for the area. Let me show you whats going on. Early tomorrow morning temperatures 26 to 31, plenty cold for the refreeze were expecting. So if you do have to get out and clean those sidewalks, it would be a good idea to do that now. 26 to 31 early thursday morning. You can see were quiet right now. The next time well see anything significant show up on Storm Team Radar is friday evening coming in from the southwest, the next storm system really organizing down south around alabama mississippi and making that beeline northeastward to the southeast virginia coast. Impact forecast for tomorrow, low were going to have clouds, some sun around the area. It will be cool but i think a fairly decent day tomorrow. Temperatures start out at 30 degrees. We hit the mid30s by 9 00. Then into the 40s for a couple of hours, from 11 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Again, not bard melting snow. That means a good day to get out. There could be delays possible at the bus stops so school day forecast cautionary at first but recess dismissal, i think well be fine tomorrow. Now, for the weekend, snow chance early in the day, as a matter of fact, friday night that will last until early afternoon, 37 degrees and another chance late sunday. But this is the pattern now, doug were in so we have to get used to it. Yes. If everybody has been waiting for the snowy pattern, this is it. Were talking about snow out there across the area today in parts of the region. Other areas saw rain. Coming up this weekend, we have a similar scenario. What we have is the jet stream thats dipped way toward the south. That jet stream will help bring moisture out of the south. Our storm on saturday, thats the one well watch that could be a big one. But again, we are talking about a rain snow line. Monday we think the storm will be all rain. A bigger storm on saturday a lot of snow for some areas. Some areas will see rain and then everybody on monday even so the south will see snow. And the cold air after those two storms this weekend into early next week that cold air continues. Very cold next week with highs in the low to mid30s. Weve got more on what to expect friday night coming up at 5 00. Where theres smoke, theres controversy. Virginia is under fire now from the American Lung association over its Tobacco Control efforts. A nonprofit says the state needs to restore funding for tobacco use prevention programs eliminate smoking in all Public Places and workplaces and increase money for state tobacco secession services. Virginia is blasted for having the Second Lowest cigarette tax in the country at 36 a pack. Video released this afternoon from a deadly bridge collapse in ohio. This is a bit tough to see. But look at the highlighted part of the left on your screen. Now, the bridge over i75 in cincinnati was being demolished on monday when it collapsed, killing one of the construction workers there. Today the highway below reopened to traffic. Police need a search warrant before they can enter a building and search it for evidence of a crime. But right now theres a new question. Do they need a search warrant if theyre outside of the building using technology that can see through the walls . News4s Chris Lawrence takes a look at that. Reporter its reallife xray vision. Inventor gene and his cooperation have created technology that can see up to 50 feet behind walls. He demonstrated it with nbcs kerry sanders. Im hiding behind this wall. You cant see me. Not visually. I see you between the wall echo and another echo over in the room. So if i was someone running from the police and i was exhausted, what do you see there . Well, i see the respiration signature very large at this point. Should i be afraid that its that easy for you to use the electronics to see through a wall . I dont think so. Reporter but when u. S. Marshals in kansas use a hand held version of the radar to catch a fugitive it raised questions. We believe a device like this that allows police to peer into peoples living rooms, look into peoples homes is an inherently Creepy Technology particularly because it can be used without the people who its being targeted at ever learning its taking place. Reporter an estimated 50 Police Agencies have equipped their officers with these systems. The military uses it in iraq and afghanistan. And its even been used to find survivors buried in rubble. Privacy laws have a hard time keeping up with the technology. Right now the radar units are about the size of a stud finder but the courts have yet to rule on the question of can police use them without a warrant. Im wendy rieger at the live desk. New developments in the case of that jailed yet reelected virginia delegate. Joe morrissey is facing new felony charges. He was indicted today on perjury and forgery in court. Prosecutors saying that he faked documents that were presented in his defense. Morrissey is accused of having a sexual relationship with his 17yearold receptionist. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of delinquency of a minor. Actually he did an alford plea and is spending nights in jail. Despite the zwrail timejail time he was reelected. He says today he plans to fight the new charges against him. Back to you. Your Facebook News feed is changing. The social media site is now working to fight hoaxes. You can now flag and post flag posts that you think are fake. Facebook will not take them down but the more time a post is flagged, the less it will show up in news feeds. They will also add a warning or disclaimer to the flagged theres a new warning if you think regular workouts can help you avoid the dangers of sitting. A major new Study Suggests that exercise wont protect you much if youre sitting the rest of the time. Nbcs Erika Edwards has more. Reporter take it from someone who sits all day writing news stories about how sitting all day will eventually lead to disease and early death. Thats me. Reporter the latest news on the dangers of leading a sedentary life is sobering. This is about the avoidance of disease for 10 20 years to come. Reporter dr. David altar released a study that found spending too much time sitting will over time increase the risk for heart disease, hospitalizations type 2 diabetes, cancer and premature death. Mixing in regular exercise helped lower the risk. We know when youre physically active we improve metabolism of sugar and insulin. Reporter but the bottom line is this. Not only do we need to move more we need to sit less. We burn twice as many calories standing than we do sitting. Reporter a few of my coworkers got that memo along with an increasing number of previously sedentary employees who have altered their desk to stand or even better walk while working. If you can get up and walk around for just three minutes every half hour during a typical eighthour work shift, that cuts nearly an hour of sitting out of your day. Just set a silent alarm. Every time you stand up adds up and could help your health in the long run. Erika edwards, nbc news. News4 at 5 starts now with jim and wendy. Its a beautiful wintry scene, but right now at 5 00 were already looking ahead at more Winter Weather that could bring a lot more snow. And gruesome discovery today. Minutes ago we just learned that two people were found dead in that mansion fire. Were live to find out whats next in the investigation with others still missing. And Measles Outbreak at disneyland. Its brought up the question about vaccinations in our area and whos really at risk. Now weve got the answers. First up tonight, right here on news4 at 5, we have Live Team Coverage of the wintry weather with storm team 4. The big concern is the refreeze tonight and the other storm on the horizon. Lets get the latest from Doug Kammerer who is tracking it. Weve seen the snow come in and move out of the region as we moved over the last couple of hours here. The biggest thing weve seen is were going to continue to watch as temperatures dip below freezing. Yes, that will be an issue refreezing on the roads. Look at the storm team 4 radar. Notice this is over the last five hours from 10 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. This was it. We told you this would be a short duration event with the heaviest snow between 11 00 and 2 00. Thats exactly what we saw across the area. But down to the south and east no snow. This was all rain around waldorf and lenonardleonardstown. That system is moving out and we have nothing on the radar. The radar is now clear. Some areas did pick up some pretty good amounts as far as snowfall goes. Damascus about 3. 5, now up to 3. 8 in that area. Hughesville, virginia 2. 8, greenbelt, maryland about 0. 5, about the same as the airport picked up. Im watching not just one but two storms. We are talking snow with both of them one could be a little bigger. Well talk mohr about that at 5 15. The storm team was on the roads as the snow started to fall in leesburg. We saw the first flake bz 11 00 this morning. The roads were already pretreated ahead of this storm. No accumulations on the roads when we were out there. The sidewalks were covering up pretty quickly, however. Also began snowing right around lunchtime in great falls, maryland. Looked like a postcard on lowes island. Many schools decided to cancel afternoon activities to help keep students safe. Kristin wright is live in germantown maryland, where getting around has been a challenge for some drivers. Reporter that is right. Main roads like 118 here looked pretty good. Everybody is moving just fine. But the problem, as you know is that the roads are wet, and they could freeze. Here is how the ride home is shaping up for a lot of people so far. A car caught fire on i270 north of route 121 in the clarksburg area of Montgomery County. The northbound lanes shut down causing traffic backups for miles during an already challenging drive home. Were about 20 or 30 minutes, we blocked two lanes of 270, obviously traffic backed up as we started getting into the rush hour there will be miles and miles of traffic northbound on 270. Rfrnlt the snow fell without stopping for hours in parts of montgomery and frederick counties. Many side streets and neighborhood are snow covered, the snowplows are out. I think it will be slick tonight and tomorrow. Reporter no afterschool activities at Urbana High School the Frederick County School System canceled them across the district. Montgomery county schools also called off afterschool programs as the temperature dropped