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WRC News4 At 5 November 13, 2014

In the blue ridge or catoctins, dont be surprised to see snow on the grass. Ive seen pictures towards the mountains with know. Temperaturewise, this is where we are. Look how cold we are. 37 in gaithersburg. 39 in leesburg. 38 in martinsburg. 46 in d. C. No problems with the roads. We are not expecting to see any frozen precipitation sticking to the roadways through the overnight until early tomorrow morning. Thats when we could see coldest weather move in. Veronica johnson outside now in the storm center. And this is not only the coldest air so far this season, the coldest air since last season. Exactly. Going all the way back to march, which is kind of crazy. And why we want everyone to, of course, be prepared and being prepared means knowing, of course, you need your umbrella but also the warm winter gear for tomorrow. Because wind chill temperatures are going to be pretty low throughout the day. High temperatures only getting up to around 42, 43 degrees. Here is your feellike temperature starting with this evening. And well advance it forward for you here to show what you can expect by 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Were going to be close to freezing most neighborhoods. And that means, again, with the wind, the low temperatures, just a very uncomfortable day, despite the sunshine. 36 in leesburg. What it will feel like 10 00 a. M. Manassas, warrenton, fairfax, arlington feeling like 39 to 40 degrees at 3 00 p. M. So really we say in the 30s throughout the day tomorrow. A little less wind coming our way for the weekend. But still, feeling a lot like january. And thats why, again, storm team 4 keeping you prepared. Unpack your winter wear. Of course, just a couple weeks ago we told you about how to winterize your home. And you can find a lot of information on that by going to nbcwashington. Com. So doug, ive got my winter coat on out here. The winds picking up a little bit with this front coming in. Were going to need it. Our winter coats, before long. Back to you guys. Yeah, thats exactly right. We are going to need it. But were not the only ones dealing with this. The rest of the nation dealing with arctic cold. Reynolds wolf in denver, colorado, with very cold temperatures there, as well. You can see the minivan that crashed through this afternoon, injuring two people. News4s chris gordon working on what caused this crash and joins us live in gaithersburg. Chris . Reporter good evening. Crews are working to board up you the entrance here at the rugged mens wear store in gaithersburg where a minivan crashed through the front at 12 45 this afternoon where the store was full with a lunch time crowd. The front of the store is smashed. The minivan narrowly missing customers and sales people. Toppling and dragging racks of clothes. Coming to a stop about 50 feet inside the store. I was walking into the fitting room. I had the clothes in my hand. And all i see is the car all i hear is i thought it was a bomb. Reporter ariane shot this cell phone video inside. Its crazy. I never have seen this ive never seen it in person. Reporter the minivan crashed through the glass door and window just as two women, one carrying an infant, were entering the store. A store employee showed investigators the video from surveillance cameras inside, and then told me after looking at the video again, she came about that close from hitting the baby. Reporter the minivan hit one of the women, causing serious but not life threatening injuries. The other woman and the infant were loaded into an ambulance and transported home. Another shopper inside the store suffered less serious injuries, but was taken to the hospital. Witnesses indicate that, you know, there was a handicapped spot right directly in front. I believe the minivan was pulling into that spot and for whatever reason the car crashed through the building. The driver of the car was an older male. He was not injured. He was evaluated but didnt need any medical treatment. Reporter some shoppers tell me theyre nervous and in shock. I was standing by the mens section when i heard a rumble sound, kind of like an earthquake and out of nowhere, a car just came crashing into the store right past me, wept straight to the back. Reporter were back live now at the rugged warehouse in gaithersburg, and the car was actually driven backwards out of the warehouse, towed away. No charges filed at this time. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, well talk to a woman who tells us she feels mentally and emotionally injured by this crash. Thats the latest live in gaithersburg, chris gordon, news4. Breaking news now. The former ceo of a company where 29 miners died is now charged with conspiracy to violate federal safety standards. The grand jury indictment claims don blankenship, former head of massey energy, put profits ahead of safety. In 2010, an explosion killed 29 coal miners. Blankenship also charged with impeding safety officials, making false statements and securities fraud. A new effort tonight to find two Young Children missing since september. Its been nine weeks since jacob and sarah hoggle vanished and now their father hopes money to lead to answers in the case. Kristin wright is live in clarksburg with the latest. Kristin . Reporter sarah and jacob hoggle used to play at aurora hills park over the summer. Now its fall, soon to be winter and they have not been back. My job as my childrens father is to believe in my kids, believe in myself and find them, period. Reporter a father, still determined to find his two children. Today troy turner announced a reward fund with the nonprofit, victims rights foundation. It gives us more organization. It gives us a greater base to pool volunteers from. Reporter sarah and jacob hoggle have been missing since september. Today new information on the search from Montgomery County Police Captain darren frank. With the Colder Weather, leaves have fallen off the trees, its changed terrain of areas we have already searched. Were going to be searching those areas again. Reporter sarahs 4th birthday is one week from today. A day turner says could be the hardest so far. The childrens mother, kathryn hoggle, still hasnt said where they could be. And a judge wont allow her to go with police to show them. Her own mother has pleaded for answers. The right thing to do is to tell us where the babies are. And thats my message each time. Reporter for more information on how to donate to the new reward fund, go to nbcwashington. Com and search hoggle. Tonight at 6 00, how police say they plan to keep this case a priority. Live in clarksburg, kristin wright, news4. A Virginia Judge has granted a special request today following the murder of that local high school student. In the last hour, police have identified an underage teenage suspect that theyre looking for. And this is his picture, just into our newsroom. His name is deion moses. Hes wanted in the shooting of 16yearold brendan wilson. We have learned the suspected triggerman was out on bond when this killing happened. He was supposed to be wearing a monitoring bracelet. Prosecutors say they will ask the teenagers arrested be tried as adults. Police believe the shooting right behind Woodbridge High School was drug related. The way you catch a metro train could be about to change. Pa paying will be as easy as pulling out your smartphone. Transportation reporter adam tuss got a sneak peek today at how it all works and hes live at the gallery playstation at the red line downtown. Adam . Reporter jim, this will be a change with the way you get around the Transit System and its not just your smartphone. You can also use a credit card or debit card to tap the fare gate and go straight through. We have learned tonight, yeah, there are still a couple things to iron out. Old metro fare gate, meet the new kid on the block. Shiny and computerized. This is likely how you will pay for metro in the future. These new fare gates will let you use a smartphone or even a credit or debit card to simply tap the target and go. I think its very, very convenient for everyone. Reporter no more fumbling and bumbling at the fare card machine, and certainly no more paper fare cards. People are going that direction. We heard about chicago, london, philadelphia is working on a newly updated system. I think ours will be just as good, if not better than all of those. Reporter we decided to take a spin for ourselves on the smartphone. This is basically how the whole thing will work. You get on or off the train, you pull up the app on your smartphone, you tap it right on the new fare gate. It recognizes that youve paid through a chip in the back. And then it charges you. Pretty cool. Reporter yeah . Easy. Because im always on my phone. Reporter right. So why not just keep going with it and just tap it. Yeah. Reporter there is one hitch right now. These fare gates are made by samsung and are not yet apple iphone compatible. Metro says they will be. Remember, right now this is a pilot program. Heres a look at the stations that will be getting the machines in january. Boston, bethesda, navy yard, pentagon, pentagon city, shady grove and suitland. And now metro says it still needs riders to sign up to be part of that pilot program. Check out metros website for that. And coming up in my next report at 6 00, isnt metro always telling you to keep your smartphone out of sight . What theyre saying about safety there. Reporting live at gallery place, adam tuss, news4. Within the hour, some alexandria residents may be getting some answers from the Water Company responsible for the sewage that flooded their homes. A week ago, that water main break sent raw sewage into the lower levels of 14 homes near landmark mall. Virginia American Water hired a cleaning service, but it is a slow process. Because of the extent of that damage. Some of those flooded families know exactly what they want to hear tonight. I think if they could just kind of explain to us the steps theyre going to take so we can have an idea whats going to be done within our homes, it would help us a lot. Reporter Northern Virginia bureau chief julie carey is with the homeowners right now and will join us live later this hour to tell us about a new concern that those homeowners now have. Now at 5 00, protecting your kids when you send them off to camp. Its a new plan to address college sex assaults. Were asking students tonight if it will make a difference. And keeping your money safe and secure for holiday shopping. Four ways to beat the crowds on black friday. Im not shopping just for christmas. This is the one time of year that i use to stock up on the things that i know my kids are going to need. Very first flakes of the season falling right now, like the storm team 4 facebook page, and share your pictures with the hash tag sam families may spend more time eating thanksgiving dinner instead of pouncing on black friday bargains this year. Dep where you shop. Some stores are staying closed thanksgiving. Others starting sales earlier and is running longer. Best buy, for example, will begin its deals 5 00 p. M. Thanksgiving day. But target will start sales the sunday before thanksgiving. Walmart will offer deals over the course of five days. Thanksgiving through cybermonday. Still plenty of folks are expected to turn out for that black friday frienenzfrenzy, as. Our safe and secure shopping week continues with consumer reporter, erika gonzales. Tonight she gives us an ideas look on what major retailers are doing to step up security and keep you safe. Erika . We all know that it pays to have a really good plan. And when it comes to retailers and black friday, its crucial. Here are four things that you can expect whether you are a rookie or shopping on black friday for years. And theyre off. Tents, crowds and deals. Lots of deals. All add up to one thing. Black friday. For us, its worth it. You definitely get the deals. Dmitry and Tammy Simpson of bowie, maryland, have been shopping black friday sales together for the past eight years. Although dinnertime sales on thanksgiving this year will make it a gray holiday for the duo. And anybody that sits here and watches this thing goes theyre crazy happens all of the time. Yep. Reporter but before they head out, theyll plan. And its quite the strategy. Our running joke is that i am the spreadsheet queen. Reporter and they arent alone. The stores are ready too. So we start planning for safety of our stores a year in advance of black friday. Reporter after a tragic accident in 2008, leaving one employee trampled to death, walmart spokesperson brook buchanan says stores have procedures in place to keep and you store employees safe. First, forget doorbusters. The National Retail federation has stopped using that word. Several large retailers have followed suit, offering early bird specials and onehour guarantees instead. We give you a full hour to get the sale item. And its something where people can actually get a bracelet. So if there is a hot item last year it was a 32inch tv. People didnt have to wait in line or rush towards that sale. Reporter toysrus also has a ticketing system. No ticket, no toy. At 39. 99 each reporter tammy and dmitria have it down to a science. You do one and i do another. Reporter follow their role and come up with a game plan. Im combed the ads. Ive figured out how much im going to spend in each store. Reporter check what time stores open and what time your item goes on sale. Either case, youre going to be a consumer. For us, its a time for us to try to maximize our dollar. Reporter another added step for security, dont rush straight to electronics. You might be surprised to find highticket items somewhere else in the store. So this isnt exactly where you would think you would find laptops or tvs. But actually, this is what walmart says is part of its crowd control strategy, placing electronics, bigticket items, in places where you would find some produce, in order to help with the crowds. Last year, the dvd videos were sitting right next to the potatoes reporter if you do it right, you could see big savings that go beyond the holidays. Im not shopping just for christmas. This is the one time of year that i use to stock up on the things that i know my kids are going to need. This is my most favorite interview in a long time. Because by next week, these ladies, dmitria and tammy will have their spreadsheets laid out on their Kitchen Table with the items they want. Their maps of where theyre going. Theyll call for reinforcements if they need it, meaning their husbands and their brothers. And theyll be ready to shop. Youve got a question for us . If there is anything you want to know about how to stay safe, and secure this Holiday Season, let me know. Im on facebook right now. You can search news4 consumer watch, and post your questions. I will do my best to answer the top questions tomorrow on news4 at 5 00. Or you can also send me a tweet at erika underscore news. Well take your questions there as well. Theyre going to be the relaxed ones while everyone else is losing their minds. One thing they said they are thinking about hard this year, before the stores were staggering times they were opening and since many open at 6 00, they said we havent figured out how to do it this year. They have to think who is going where. Theyll figure it out. Doug is back. We have a camera on him. Yeah. I want to take you to update michigan. Take a look at this shot right here. Thats not upstate michigan. No, its not. That is clarksburg, maryland. And yes, snow is falling in our area. The first snow that we have seen so far this season. And look at that. Yeah, you notice up there in the upper left hand corner, bundleupdc. 46 degrees, temperatures continue to fall around our area. Wind out of the north at 13 miles per hour. Look at the temperatures. Falling quickly. 37 degrees in gaithersburg. 37 around that clarksburg area, where were dealing with snow. 37 in leesburg. 37 winchester. 38 in martinsburg. Here is storm team 4 radar. Here is clarksburg. Notice the radar not doing a good job picking up the snow and sleet. And we have seen a lot around the area. Leesburg reporting snow and sleet. Even around the sterling area. Back towards winchester reporting snow and sleet. If youre back towards frederick, back towards some of the higher elevations, i would not be surprised to see a coating on the grassy surfaces. Thats going to be about it. Temperatures still above freezing. We still have some of this to go overnight tonight. Because there is more back towards the west and this is actually the area right in this region right here that im watching very closely. Could even bring us some more snow showers as we move through the rest of the night. The jet stream dipping down through colorado, all the way toward the gulf coast and across our area. That means we are on the cold side of things and man we are cold for sure across the country. Denver last night, 14 below zero. Shattering it their old record by 11 00. Thats some of the colder air making its way toward our region too. And Veronica Johnson and i have been talking about this very cold weather. And vj, its not going to be nearly as cold here as toward the west. This is still a cold shock tomorrow morning. Absolutely. Still a lot like january here and talking about record cold across the plains. And meanwhile, again, were getting a little taste of winter around here. As you heard doug mention. You know, 90 of the area is going to see rain showers from now until 2 00 a. M. With a little bit of that sleet and snow mixing in. We have already seen that and could last as late as 1 00 to 2 00 a. M. Until the system pushes completely out of here. You heard us talk about accumulation, not expecting it on area roads. But with the colder air coming in, bridges and overpasses could become slick. And for us, its a gusty cold that were going to have to deal with tomorrow. Again, the air with a bit of a bite. And then another wave of cold air moves in, and its another storm system too. Were just going to keep riding this. Looks like for the at least the next 14 days, more rain, new storm moves up the coast. Sunday night, probably developing after about 7 00 p. M. With the colder air moving in. It means the chance for more snow. Western maryland, especially up around areas of pennsylvania and new england. But even around here, i think by monday morning, we may be talking about the same sort of thing, doug. A little bit of sleet, a little bit of light snow. Probably not any accumulation either on area roads. So roads should not be impacted. Well, even more so than that, veteran car accident even Colder Weather with that next monday storm. So if you think its cold now, wait until you see next monday. Temperatures tonight going to be on the cold side. 27 in martinsburg. 30 in leesburg. 34 in washington. So there could be a few smaller spots that could be a little slick early tomorrow morning. Give yourself

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