Justice correspondent pete williams. What happened today . It all started about three hours ago. You heard the fbi special agent in charge say that one of the factors was that these saw jim dykes, the captor, holding a gun. Another factor im told is Officials Say his mental condition had been deteriorating. They had been in touch with him regularly. They say he became increasingly irraggal. The fact that he had the gun, that he was holding it, or picking it up action and his deteriorating mental condition are the two reasons they went in. This is sort of a schematic of a notional view of what the bunker looks like. They came in from the top, the normal entrance from the top, stormed their way in, using a fairly standard technique of setting off some kind of explosion, a flash bang, a grenade to make a diversion. During that time, then, the boy was rescued. It was a very short News Conference they held a moment ago, basically a few sentencing. I think one reason is they still dont know what killed jim dykes. The initial reports were that he was shot, but it could be this diversionary device, this explores i have been device could have been what killed him. Theyre waiting to determine that. I think theyre holding off until they know more. No casualties among the law enforcement. No the first indication that something had happened was people on the scene saw an ambulance driving away, and were told that ambulance did contain the boy, that hes been taken to a hospital. Thats the phrase that everybody keeps using, hes okay. Thank you, pete. Turning to our weather photograph now, more snow is on the way. He joins us with a look at how much were likely to get and when it will start falling. And is it more substantial . No, and thats exactly what you said. Weve seen a lot of snow coming down from our lives. Saturday, sunday, it just didnt amount to anything. Maybe a dusting, maybe a coating, starting back to the west, around the winchester area, just starting to reach the ground. The rest of us it will take time to a, move in, and b, saturate the atmosphere enough to start seeing snow. Not a wide area of snow at all. Where it does fall, it will stick. 34 manassas, 34 in la plata. I think the snow starts around the d. Y. Metro area. With a temperature of 34. Continues until about 11. Doug, thank you. Police chief lanier is speaking out against a report that the city underreported rapes and sexual assaults. Lanier says theres evidence proving flaws in that rert. Pat collins has new details. Doreen, they knew what they wanted to right before they researched it. Those are the words of police chief kathy lanier. The chief is on the warpath. She says this report is flawed and she says it is wrong. Please chief cathy lanier said the Human Rights Watch report on the handling of sex crimes in our city is misleading and harmful. Released before that theres 170 undocumented sexual assaults that police commonly mistreat victims that wouldnt exactly say to a young person or any person who is a victim of a sexual assault, are they going to want to report to police now . Reporter the human rights report said over a fouryears period, d. C. Police didnt document or investigate 170 sex assault cases. The chief says thats wrong. She is says they can account for 116 cases, and they expect to find more. We tried to tell them that the methodology they were using was wrong, but they were comfortable using it. Reporter of 1200 sex assault victims, the chief says the Human Rights Watch only talked to about 15. And she says when victims said something nice about police, they left it out. She says this is an example. Until i read the police report, i would have said that had been treated exceedingly well by your officers. One officer stayed with me in my darkest hour while i was alone in the hospital, curd led in th fetal position. Thats a paragraph in one of the her from the victims, but it doesnt appear in the letter in this report. No. They used almost the entirety of the letter, but they leave out anything positive thats written in that her about conduct by police. Reporter the chief says he welcomes an audit of the sex cases in the city, as long as its done by someone who is fair. Live in northwest, pat collins, news4. Thank you, pat. President obama has just landed in washington after a trip today in an effort to garner public support for reform of gun laws. President obama needed a pitch for gun control in minneapolis today. If theres even one thing we can do once did y want louse in 2011 avalanching several in addition tills. But in a roundtable discussion, the mayor told the president he needs help. President obama wants lawmakers to and limits to highcapacity magazines. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Mr. Obama wants congress to act while memories remain fresh. The advisers are making the argument that the Political Landscape has changed since newtown. This campaign will test that theory. Quinnipiac university recently polled voters in three states, virginia, new jersey and pennsylvania. 90 said they support wider background checks. Harry reid just got behind background checks. He said the senate will likely introduce a gun bill next month, but thats no guarantee of progress. Conservative lawmakers and the gun lobby still oppose any new gun laws. This is likely the first of several trips the president will make to further his gun control campaign. Tomorrow lawmakers will introduce the first bipartisan gun bill in the house the that bill will focus on gun tracking and also penalties for those who buy gun foss convicted felons. Reporting live, im danielle leigh, news4. Secretary of state john kerry is vowing to protect diplomats overseas. He wall street greeted with cheers on his first day at the state department. He noted the deaths of ambassador stevens and three other americans during the attack in benghazi in september. I know everybody here still mourns that loss, and we will. So i pledge to you this i will not let their patriotism and their bravery be obscured by politics. Secretary kerry also paid tribute to Hillary Clinton for her leadership. New orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu is looking for more answers after last nights big blackout in the super dome. The lights went out for more than half an hour in the Third Quarter of the game. The mayor says he expects a full report from everyone involved this week. The Energy Department calls it an abnormality. Commissioner goodell says it wont hurt the citys chances of hosting the games in 2018. Ravens fans were all over the streets in baltimore last night. The rally crowds. Damaged some tv news trucks. They report several people were arrested last night. Chris gordon has more on the celebration, the cleanup and the preparation for the victory parade tomorrow. Chris . Good evening. The ravens will take the field for the last time this season at M T Bank Stadium as super bowl champs tomorrow. Now, one baltimore businessman is such a big fan, that he made an offer his customers couldnt refuse. San francisco kicked off deep into the end zone to start the second half of the super bowl. The ravens jacoby jones surprised everyone, running 108 yards for a touchdown. If you thought it was exciting for you u. Just imagine how they reacted at gardners Furniture Stores where they had promised free furniture to anyone who bought between thursday and sunday if the ravens began either half of the super bowl with a kickoff return for a touchdown. I was cheering on jacoby as well as our owners and im sure lots of customers. Reporter how much furniture did you get away . About 600,000 in sales. Did the owner ever have second thoughts . No, no, no. We took out an insurance policy just in case. Reporter at Baltimore City hall, they are putting up sound towers and risers, as they prepare to celebrate. City employees are showing their true colors today. My favorite clothes, theyre purple. Go ravens, were proud of you. Theyre the best. Reporter theyre having a parade tomorrow start the at city hall. Theyre heading to the stadium, where the ravens will speak and share their super bowl trophy with fans. The public is invited action and its all free. Add baltimores inner harbor, the signs say ravens town, destiny, the ravens flag flies proudly above the city. The name ravens comes from a poem by Edgar Allen Poe who lived in this house and died mysteriously, the cause of death never determined. But the ravens have become a big part of the charm city. Were grateful to be a raven in a raven nation. Were going to celebrate at the parade tomorrow. We just thank the ravens for everything they have done for this city. Reporter this will not only be a super bowl celebration, but a Retirement Party for ray lewis. There are billboards all around baltimore that say ray lewis, thank you for 17 years of loyalty as a raven. Thats the latest tonight in baltimore. Chris gordon, news4. What a way to retire, huh . Indeed. The speed limit is going up on the intercounty connector, but what about 9 cost of driving on the toll road. New details tonight. A smashandgrab robbery at a local jewelry store. And a teenage shot because she promoted ode indication for girls, speaking publicly for the dna samples were sent to a lab today. She turned up missing two weeks ago while vacationing alone in turkey. Her body was found saturday near ancient walls in istanbul. Her mother says she was a photography student and went to turkey to take pictures of Historic Sites there. Police have questioned about two dense people, but nobody has arrested yet. Tonight a pakistani people says shes grateful for a second life. Mo lala was shot baas she was. Keira simmons reports on her video statement from a hospital in britain. Both operations were successful. Reporter she is still in the Queen Elizabeth ii hospital recovering, but what an incredible recovery in these first statements on camera after she is was shot by the taliban, for simply campaigning for the right for women to have an education. She has incredible poise yet at the same time seems to young. I can walk a bit, i can talk. Im feeling better. It doesnt seem like i had a very big operation. Reporter it was in phage major surgery. The smashed part of her skill and a sophisticated hearing aid inserted where she had been left deaf in one side by the bullet. Through the last piece of her surgery is expected, it may be sometime before she leaves hospital, possibly up to 18 months before she will be able to leave the uk. Keira simmons, nbc news, birmingham. A fund has been started to fund grants. Four rare animals are getting quite a bit of attention at a zoo in austria. Four white tiger cubs born five weeks ago made that i public debut. These cubs weighed an average of 3 pounds each at birth, now gaining weight considerableably and getting healthier. Zoo Officials Say they should do well, because their mom is willing to care for them. There are only 300 white tigers in the entire world now, all of them are in captivity. Wow, theyre beautiful animals. Were glad they are okay. So here we go again. Here we go again. Its like they guys come in, they move out so fast and leave us they Cancel School you go back inside and tell everybody, and then its not. Just look at this picture. The clouds, the clouds are moving in, but theyre not lowering all that much, not very thick at all, and its going to take a long time i think to saturate the atmosphere. Im not expecting much at all from this clipper system. Temperatures today to a high of 36 degrees, a low of 26. Today was the fourth day in a row with temperatures of 36 droes or lower. We are starting off is the month of february 8 1 2 degrees below average. Thats a cold stretch. We will warm right back up. That gives us a windchill of about 30 degrees. It is cold enough that anything that does fall. Warm spot down by fredericksburg. If the snow was to develop across the area it could be able to stick all of the major roads i think should be aokay. Theres a lot of salt on those roads from the past couple days. Heres where the snow is back toward the west, and having a very tough time making it over the blue ridge. Winchester over towards martins burg, but not too heavy. Were actually waiting for this batch right in here to begin to make its way for our region. Well see the snow begin around 7 00, 8 00. With that, thats what were seeing, where we could see some light accumulation. Thats really on the high side. 1 to 2 inches, shepherds town, and then back toward the west. They could see 4 to inches, but once again were on the east side of the mountains. Heres the Winter Weather advisories, also up towards washington county, could see 1 to 2 inches here. I dont expect much. It guy taking you through the next couple hours. Notice the snow all across the region. This does paint a bit of rain. I wouldnt be surprised to see that mixed in down around waldorf. If you live south of d. C. Dont expect much, and by 10 00, its just about out of here, by early tomorrow morning, were looking at clear skies, or at least clearing skies. No worries tomorrow morning. Im not expecting much in the way of delays at all, especially in the school closings. Back into the 40s tomorrow afternoon. 44 to 47 degrees is right around where we should be. Over the next seven days, wednesday high of 47. Friday a high of 47 with a good chance of showering activity. Were going to watch out for that storm system. High temperatures into the mid to upper 40s. We warm up just a bit. If you look out the twoind tonight, see some snow, do year home work anyway. Oh, yeah, for sure. The plan to grade schools is moving ahead, but not without some controversy. Also tonight, the move to crack down on texting behind the wheel. The plan thats in the works. Also a tweet that senator john mccain facing allegations of racism, and him saying chilled out. Coming up, the raven return as champions. Life is good when youre the super bowl mvp. Well show you how joe flacco spent his mvp monday. Plus dan hellies recaps it. When news4 at 6 breaking news out of the baltimore. There is a fouralarm fire in the downtown section. Were told its in a lumberyard on pennsylvania avenue in baltimore. Its near the campus of the university of baltimore just several blocks north of lexington market. It looks like quite a fire thats gone on, four alarms having sounded so far. Well have more as details become available. We have our First Official candidate for next years d. C. May i dont recall race. Tommy wells formally established his exploratory condition. A and. Congress is expected to begin looking at changing federal marijuana laws. They might begin that explore ace tomorrow. It would require growers to obtain a federal permit. The push to change it follows decisions by colorado and Washington State to legalize pot. John mccain is making for apologies about a treat about ahmadinejad, a remark criticized as racist by smm. He tweeted he wants to be the first iranian in space, wasnt he just there last week . He linked to an article. Mccain followed with the tweet asking, cant some people take a joe . It involving giving students a her grate. An qa would go it the julie carey now has i would give it an a. He knows exactly how they would grade his schools, but they may be giving a grade a through f for every school. Legislation being pushed by the governor was just approved. The governor says letter grades would give parents a simpler way to understand test data. So how would the grades work . Have a high pass rate. Cs would go to schools that receive accreditation, but fall short in one area. An f would go to schools that have not won accreditation. The school board opposes the idea. The association that represents thousands of its teachers is fighting the measure. You just cant adequately measure whats going on in a school based on one standardized test. This Fairfax County father knows what its like to have graded schools. He came to florida, where its already done. He doesnt like it. Basically left kills goods to an a School Feeling like they were doing well, and parents and students going to d skiles feeling like they might have been in subpar schools and it doesnt tell the whole story. I think thats a very good idea. It helps when youre locating to a numb home. You want to this could help families moving for military and government jobs, but she still has questions. Is it fair . Thats really a good question. I think teachers can do the best they can do and still because the kids are not taught how to study at home, that could be a problem. Reporter she and others also point out that parents should dig deeper whether they want to know whether their kids attend a quality school. The search is on for four men behind this smashandgrab robbery. It happened at a Zales Jewelry store. Police released the store security video. The thieves walked in about 11 00 this morning, some used hammers to shatter the display glass. Police say one of the suspects stuffed the jewelry into a redskins duffel bag. Virginia could be getting tougher on drivers who text behind the wheel. A state Senate Committee approved a stricter bill today. Anyone caught texting behind the wheel could get a 250 fine, doubling to 500 on the second offense. The bill would also give police the power to pull drivers over for texting. Right now its a secondary offense. A really is under way in annapolis, in support of marylands historically black colleges and universities. The demonstrators are supporting a lawsuit against the state. That suit claims that maryland has failed to fully dismanting segregation era policies and hsbcus as they are called have been chronically underfunded. Marylands attorney general says he personally supports more funding, and that the state is still awaiting a judgment on the lawsuit. As we celebrate black history month, nbcs thegrio. Com revealed the list of 100 making history today. Among honorees is u. S. Ambassador susan rice, rg3, and Ken Strickland, the Washington Bureau chief for nbc news. Jim handly talked with ken about the career path that brought him to his leadership role. Reporter he oversees the nbc news bureau in the nations capitca capital feeding news out. Its around the clock in this room. All the assignments get doled out from here.