below freezing, some of the higher elevations. elsewhere, we're in the mid to upper 30s, above freezing. the storm team 4 radar showing these little speckles of green. these are zones of some very light green. it's falling into the areas at the higher elevations that are above freezing. that's where there may be just a little bit of slick not, maybe a little bit of light icing forming this. it is very light rain that is falling there now. these counties in this lavender color, under the winter weather advisory through 11:00 this morning, includes frederick and maryland as well as frederick in virginia. loudoun county, northern fauquier, rappahannock, points north and west until 11:00, the threat of icing mainly at the higher elevations. there could be some slick spots on some of the roads and sidewalks. and just a little bit of this light freezing drizzle. it will begin to dissipate mid to late morning. moves farther east in the form of rain. a look at the rain timing for the metro area moving in. that's coming up next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:11. danella, good morning. any delays? good morning. no, still quiet in our area. if you're leaving the house any time soon, nice commute you're facing. traveling on bw parkway, this is at 175, no accidents, no delays yet between the baltimore beltway and the capital beltway. shag over to i-95 in maryland, same story to tell. very light volume here, as well. and in fact, as you travel along i-95 in both directions heading toward the beltway, it's clear. taking the beltway in college park, all the way on the inner loop to the wilson bridge. outer loop to the american legion bridge. i'm not seeing any accidents, guys. i'm back in five minutes at 5:11. >> see you then. 5:02 is the time. breaking news. someone in maryland is a whole lot richer now. one of two winning mega millions tickets was sold in maryland. news4's richard jordan is live at lottery headquarters in baltimore with more on the winning tickets. richard? >> reporter: today a lot of people will be checking tickets carefully looking at each and every number to see if they may have struck it rich, especially if they bought that ticket here in maryland. now we're at the maryland lottery headquarters. this is where any winner will have to come present that ticket and then collect their winnings. seems that maryland is lucky when it comes to the mega millions. in last night's drawing, they sold two winning tickets. one of them was for the big jackpot. the $400 million. the second one was for $1 million. both sold in maryland. we still don't know exactly where those tickets were sold or who bought them. that information is expected to come out later today. at least where they were sold. usually it takes a while for us to learn who the big winners are, and in maryland, that winner can remain anonymous. we may actually never find out, but mega millions does have a winning streak here in maryland. it was about two years ago that someone here in the baltimore area won the big jackpot, as well. it was a winning ticket that was split among three people. so it seems like luck has struck again here in maryland. let's go over the numbers -- again for you, 11-19-24-33-51, and the mega ball of 7. you can definitely look at the numbers on our website and on twitter again. this is a big jackpot, $400 million. there was another winner in florida. so that jackpot will be split between the two winning tickets. this was the third largest jackpot in mega millions history. so a lot of money here up for grabs. reporting live in baltimore, richard jordan, news4. >> all right. he mentioned florida. it's actually pretty new. very new mega millions, this is its first jackpot winner. maryland, though, is actually one of the game's founding members and is no stranger to big payouts. in march of 2012, the state was home to one of three big winners in the massive $656 million jackpot. it remain the largest jackpot ever in mega millions history. in case you missed the winning numbers, you can find them at nbcwashington.com. the man connected to three leak murders heads back to court today. charles severance will appear in a west virginia courtroom this afternoon. he is being held on weapons charges out of loudoun county and is fighting extradition back to virginia. prosecutors say they've connected severance to the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato. police have not charged him for the crimes. a hearing is set for today in the retrial of the northern virginia man who had been convicted of capital murder. a judge overturned justin wolfe's conviction in 2011. he says prosecutors withheld or ignored evidence that could have helped wolfe's defense. prosecutors are now retrying him. they say wolfe was a drug dealer who hired a member of his drug ring to kill a marijuana supplier. five minutes after the hour now. concerns about retaliation this morning after police shot a murder suspect in northwest d.c. law enforcement sources tell news4 that police officers are being warned about possible retaliation. an officer with the capital area fugitive task force shot and killed 19-year-old daquan hendricks yesterday. police say the officer opened fire after hendryk shot at them. police were trying to arrest him in connection with a murder in northeast left month. today the white house will unveil its plan to fight climate change. environmental groups will also meet with the obama administration to discuss that issue. that meeting will focus on new technology and strategies to make less -- to make us less dependent on carbon-based energy. another reason to enjoy some chocolate today. the new proof that the sweet treat is good for your health. also ahead, it was supposed to be part of a history lesson on colonial times. we'll show you the menu item that has landed an elementary school teacher in hot water. and an overcast sky to start the morning. as we brace for rain here in the district, when you can expect showers to begin. welcome back. in "news 4 your health" at 5:08, whether fried foods or fattening may depend on your gene. a harvard university study found a person's genetic make-up may magnify the effects of a bad diet. people most at risk for obesity should monitor how much fried food you eat. now, that doesn't mean people with different genes, better genes can eat whatever you want. researchers say everyone needs to eat a healthy, well balanced meal. >> why do fried foods have to taste so good? you know what else tastes good? chocolate. scientists have solved the mystery why dark chocolate is so good for you. researchers say the compounds are absorbed by so-called good bacteria in the stomach. these microbes then grow and for. producing anti-inflammatory compounds. and when the compounds are absorbed by the body, they reduce inflammation of cardiovascular tissue and decrease the risk of long-term stroke. scientists say combining dark chocolate with solid fruit like pomegranates and acaii could provide even greater health benefits. i've -- i've always known this, felt this. >> no, you haven't. i have. i'd be eating chocolate -- it makes me feel better. >> good for you. >> up my chocolate intake. >> get some fruit in there. >> pomegranate seeds. >> sounds good to me. almost 11 minutes after 5:00. look at that picture. lots of clouds over the district this morning as we get ready to deal with rain. >> tom kierein here telling us about the forecast, tom. before you leave, grab the umbrella. you will likely need it later this morning. storm team 4 radar showing scattered sprinkles way off to the west along the central blue ridge. there may be light icing, some of the higher elevations in these counties west of the metro area between now and 11:00 this morning. there may be a few slick spots. watch out for that. then rain timing, moving in later today. by mid morning, that's going to be getting into the western suburbs. right interest the metro area, this area in green. likely light rain moving through. during the afternoon, that's going to gradually slide off to the east. may need an umbrella when you head home, too, between around 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. then it moves out. warmer weekend to follow, a look at that, next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:21. danella, good morning. any delays? good morning. so far no delays. taking metro, marc, and vre, they are open, running on or close to schedule. over to the roadway, like i said, not seeing any red at all on my map. we're just seeing green. that means cars are getting by at speed. traveling along the dulles toll road from the greenway to the toll road to the dulles connector road, not tracking delays or accidents. heading to the beltway now, this time in virginia, a live look near braddock road. on the inner loop and outer loop, nice and clear from the dulles toll road to the interchange. folks are driving at speed. aaron and eun? >> thank you. talk about too close for comfort. this video -- whoa. that is going to have you talking after a police dash cam captures a close call for a highway trooper. plus, carrying the burden of alzheimer's. the new research showing why women are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease. i'm molette green. into the newsroom, learning about a car possibly crashing into the macy's store at columbia mall. howard county, maryland, fire and 'em just tweeted this news a few minutes ago. this could be the work of a burglary at the mall and at the particular store. we're still working to find out information, what happened including the condition of the driver. stay tuned. we'll continue to update you on the developing story throughout the morning. back to you. >> thank you. 5:15. we have breaking news. two tickets hit the $400 million mega millions jackpot. one of the tickets was sold in maryland. here are the winning numbers now. 11, 19, 24, 33, 51, and the mega ball was 7. good luck. the other winning ticket was sold in florida. here's a live look at the sunoco gas station in merit island, south of cape canaveral. 16 after the hour. vice president joe biden is in lithuania to reassure baltic leaders that the u.s. will defend its nato allies in the wake of russia's intervention in crimea. biden is meeting with leaders of latvia and lithuania today. those are the two small countries bordering russia. just yesterday, biden delivered a similar message to poland. and new this morning, in the past few hours, there have been at least two incidents of crimea's self-defense forces storming the ukraine's navy headquarters and another ukrainian military facility. at least two people have died. ukraine's prime minister blaming russia for that violence, accusing the country of turning the political dispute over crimea into a military conflict. russian president vladimir putin signed an agreement to annex crimea yesterday. new this morning, we're hearing of warning signs that might have presented last year's mass shooting at the they've yard. the i-team -- navy yard. the i-team report a report that showed the shooter, aaron alexis, acted strangely a month before the shooting. at a hotel, the navy says he took apart his bed because he thought someone was hiding under it. he then mentioned a chip in his head when navy police responded. he also said people in a nearby room were using an ultra sonic device to pin him to his bed. the defense department says the military failed to monitor contract employees including alexis. >> increasingly threats, cyber, kinetic, all threats are inside the perimeter. what the department of defense should do is build security from within. >> the i-team called the contractor that employed alexis. it has not received a response yet. in the day ahead, testimony expected to resume in the court-martial of a navy midshipman charged with sexual assault. the alleged victim cried as she testified against joshua tate in a navy yard courtroom yesterday. we're not revealing the victim's identity. she told the court she didn't want to report the incident at first but changed her mind after speaking to a woman at a seminar for sex assault victims. she says she blacked out while drinking at a party back in 2012. prosecutors say tate assaulted her because she was too drunk to consent to sex. defense attorneys argue it was consensual. a former dmv worker in arlington has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $11,000 in bribes. 33-year-old francisco samayoya hernandez worked as a tax supervisor at the arlington dmv. at a plea hearing, he admitted to taking the bribes from a vehicle export or. in exchange he filed false paperwork and helped the exporter avoid registration fees. he could be sentenced up to ten years in prison when he's sentenced in june. there's a plan to protect homeowners who have fallen behind on taxes. the legislation would ban the city from selling liens on homes whose owner owe less than $2,500. homeowners who owe less than $7,500 would get an additional year to pay before liens were sold. homeowners who lose their home to foreclosure would also have a chance to quekeep most of their equity. a blood spatter expert is on the stand in the oscar pistorius trial. earlier ballistics experts testified pistorius' girlfriend was standing in the bathroom when she was hit in the right hip by the first of four bullets fired by the athlete. pistorius says he killed reeva steenkamp by mistake, thinking she was an intruder in the home. prosecutors argue he killed her purpose after an argument. 5:19. in "news 4 your health," a new study says women are carrying the bigger burden of alzheimer's disease in the u.s. the alzheimer's association says women have a one in six chance of developing the disease compared to one out of 11 men. to put the numbers into perspective, women in their 60s are about twice as likely to develop alzheimer's than breast cancer. women are also more likely to take on the role of caregiver to those affected. being a caregiver can be a great financial burden. right now the monetary value of unpaid caregivers if the u.s. tops $220 billion. parents are criticizing a michigan teacher for a history lesson on colonial times. >> the school administrators say the teacher gave her fifth grade class a taste of on, o' dou's beer -- o'doul's beer. the teacher said they had a small taste of what pilgrims drank for sanitation reasons. the beer is labeled nonalcoholic, but the school learned there is less than half a percent of alcohol in each bottle. the superintendent is calling it an honest mistake. police are not taking legal action. 5:21. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. meteorologist tom kierein telling us as we take a live look outside, we'll need the umbrellas today. >> yeah. and with every minute that goes by, that snow we got on monday is continuing. a lot of it is gone. we have -- the snow we got on monday is continuing to melt. a lot of it is gone. we have regional temperatures, now into the mid 30s shenandoah valley and in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. closer to washington, our western suburbs in the mid to upper 30s. it's in the upper 30s in downtown washington and around the bay and eastern shore. prince george's, montgomery, fairfax counties, mid 30s with the cloud cover. the cloud cover is producing a little bit of light rain that may be with us coming in to the metro area by around 9:00 to 10:00 this morning. during the afternoon, sprinkles of light rain. maybe a little drizzle as temperatures climb into the mid 40s. and initially, it may be causing some icing on some of the higher elevations off it the west. i'll have the ice accumulation forecast for you coming up in the next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:31. spring arrives tomorrow. highs reaching near 60 degrees. a bit of a blustery wind. partly cloudy on thursday. then on friday, up near 60 degrees, partly sunny. even milder for your weekend. good weather for outdoor recreation on saturday. afternoon highs on saturday should climb into the upper 60s and partly sunny. on sunday, a bit cooler. still good for outdoor fun. afternoon highs reaching the mid 50s on sunday. partly sunny sky. only a slight chance of a sprinkle saturday. our chance of rain on saturday has really dished. first part of next week, seven-day outlook -- highs just reaching the mid 40s monday and again on tuesday. tuesday, some moisture coming through. might have a few flurries or maybe some sprinkles of light rain. now, danella, good morning. still some light volume? very light volume, tom, in our area. in fact, still not tracking any accidents. that's good news. because the volume is light, not a lot of folks on the road. the people that are driving, doing a good job of avoiding any kind of trouble. traveling along 210, nice and clear from accokeek as you continue northbound toward the beltway. southbound, as well, no accidents, no delays. also in charles county, we'll head to la plate a. traveling 30 -- la plata. travel 301 continuing toward 5, here's a live look at the split. northbound lanes are open. southbound, as well. no major delays. you're clear as you connect to the beltway. now, traveling the beltway in prince george's county, here's a live look at the wilson bridge. good news. between route 50 and the wilson bridge, inner loop and outer loop getting by without any trouble at all. now, if you're taking the rails, i'm still checking them. metro, marc, and vre, not reporting delays. >> thank you. watch closely or you might miss it. dramatic dash cam video shows a truck tearing into an accident scene on the side of an iowa highway. police say a tractor-trailer actually rearenned the truck, sending it flying off the road. no officers injured here. the man in the truck was taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. police say this is a good reminder to slow down and move over, which is the flaw virginia and maryland, when police are on the side of the road. 5:24. seattle is reviewing its helipad regulations after a news helicopter crashed on a busy downtown street. the crash happened shortly after the chopper refueled at a helipad near the space needle yesterday that was shared by two stations. the two crew members on board died. the ntsb is on the scene investigating what may have caused the crash. seattle does not track where and how many helipads there are. it's not clear if those regulations had anything to do with yesterday's crash. we are getting more clues about what caused the deadly gas explosion in new york city last week. the ntsb says a leak was discovered in a gas main pipe adjacent to one of the buildings that collapsed. that could explain how gas built up before the blast. eight people were killed in the explosion. more than four dozen others were hurt. 5:25. the justice department has reached a deal with toyota over its acceleration problems. tracie potts live on capitol hill with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's breaking news. just last night we got a statement from toyota after getting word that the justice department will not prosecute if toyota complies with the terms of this deal. reportedly paying $1 billion settlement to avoid prosecution. the fbi had been looking into whether the company intentionally misled safety regulators on these acceleration problems that affected so many cars. toyota says in a statement it's cooperated for four years now with the attorney's office. the u.s. attorney's office. that they've made fundamental changes, have become more responsive, more customer focused, and they're committed to continuing improvements. so toyota this morning likely breathing a sigh of relief, but paying $1 billion to settle the cases. we expect a formal announcement later today. aaron? >> tracie potts on the l'il. thank you. did you buy a mega millions ticket? you might want to double check it. coming up, what we're learning about the winning ticket sold in our area. also ahead, system overload. the problems in montgomery county that left people on hold during one of our strong winter storms. plus, cool temperatures contributing to icy conditions for some of you this morning. back to breaking news. somebody in maryland is a multimillionaire. two winning tickets were sold in here are the winning numbers -- 11-19-24-33-51, with the mega ball of 7. richard jordan is live in bawl with more on the big win -- in baltimore with more on the big win. >> reporter: there's only one way to know if you are the winner -- that is to check your ticket and see if you match all of those numbers. so far, the maryland lottery has not modified whoever sold the ticket, the retailer. they haven't told them that they sold the winning ticket, and they haven't released who may have the actual ticket. in fact, they might not ever have to because in maryland, the winner can remain anonymous. maryland has been very lucky when it comes to mega millions. they were, again, last night and into the morning because they sold one of the jackpot tickets, one of the $400 million tickets. the second was sold in florida. maryland also sold a $1 million ticket. so you got two winning tickets here in maryland at the lottery headquarters. they will be making the announcement later this morning as to where the winning tickets were sold. haven't released that. it was only about two years ago that maryland also sold a winning mega millions ticket. three people split that, but this morning a lot of people are still waking up and wondering what would they do if they won. >> probably take care of my family. give my mom a big house. maybe new car, who knows. >> i wouldn't be doing what i'm doing now, whatever it is. i would be doing much less of it, and if i didn't like it, i wouldn't do it. >> i'd do some donation, you know, put some money in college for the kids, and have a good time. >> reporter: this $400 million jackpot is a big one. it is the third largest mega millions jackpot in the lottery's history. look at those numbers closely, see if perhaps you are the winner. we'll be getting more information throughout the day. >> thank you. in case you missed the winning numbers, you can find them on nbcwashington.com. a cool, overcast start to your day. you need to be ready for a soggy day ahead. rain is moving in to the washington area in the next few hours. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein's here with more on that. plus, icy conditions for some folks out there, right? >> yeah. way off to the west, a little bit of light icing now from some very light rain that's falling interest cold air along the blue ridge. and right now, storm team 4 radar showing sprinkles of rain in northern fauquier county and parts of western fairfax getting sprinkles. these counties in lavender are under ainter weather advisory until 11:00 this morning. it includes frederick, washington counties in maryland, panhandle of west virginia, loudoun, northern fauquier, rappahannock, points west and southwest. that is for higher elevations where there could be slick spots from light icing due to light freezing rain and a little bit of light freezing drizzle. temperatures by mid to late morning should be above freezing in the shenandoah valley and most locations. in the lower part of the valley and east of there. the red zones is where we could get up to .1 of an inch of icing right in catoctin, then west of culpeper to south of front royal down to west of charlottesville. mainly along the blue ridge. elsewhere, we'll have temperatures well into the upper 30s by noontime. and during the afternoon, we'll have our temperatures hovering right around the generally mid to upper 30s to low to mid 40s. your hour-by-hour forecast for this wednesday, next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:41. danella, good morning. any delays yet? good morning, tom. still pretty quiet. i guess yesterday folks that were driving around this time said, hey, you know what, let's try to drive better tomorrow. today's that day because i'm not tracking any accidents in the area. around the beltway, still nice and clear. folks traveling 295, bw parkway, heading down to d.c. 295. those travel lanes are open. again, not tracking accidents. we'll take a closer look. for folks using the southeast/southwest freeway any time soon, even crossing the 11th street bridge, lanes are open. now, traveling along 395, heading all the way to the 14th street bridge, no accidents, no delays in either direction. now, if you're taking i-270, i'll have your commute coming up in ten minutes. let me tell you, already starting to see volume pick up just a bit as folks travel southbound. details in ten minutes. molette green has new information on breaking news. >> we're getting a little bit more claire fiction what's actually going on -- clarification on what's actually going on at columbia mall. there was no car that crash interested a building at the mall. howard county fire rescue sent out another tweet to clarify what they saw. police arrived just a short while ago to find a broken window. and they are investigating the possibility of a burglary there. that is the latest on the situation. we'll continue to keep you posted. i'm molette green at the live desk. back to you. 5:34 the time. we'll have a reporter on hand when the d.c. fire lieutenant at the center of the controversy over an elderly man's death tells her side of the story. colleen davis faces a fire department trial board. she's been on administrative leave since medrick mills died of a heart attack in january across the street from a fire station. his family tried to get help from firefighters, but no one responded. the trial board will determine if davis will be punished. a mother and her 1-year-old boy are alive after she jumped out of a second story burning window in seat pleasant. that woman escaped with her son in her arms. she broke her ankle and burned her face. this fire started in the first floor of a house on 63rd street in seat pleasant yesterday afternoon. nearby paramedics saw the fire and called for help. john rhodes rents the home with relatives and friends. five people including three teenagers inside the home all got out okay. the mother suffered second-degree burns. the 1-year-old is okay. we're also learning new information on a store we brought you first on 4. ddot says a vandal damaged 750 tracey in the bloomingdale and trucks ton circle neighborhoods in the district. that's much bigger than first thought. investigators tell us some of the smaller trees may actually die. those deep holes could also cause larger trees to develop dangerous cracks. the urban forestry administration is monitoring the damage here. police did arrest a man last week in connection with carving holes in the trees. right now china is sending ships to the gulf of thailand to search for malaysia airlines flight 370. this comes after the thai military says its radar showed an unidentified plane flying west of malaysia minutes after the transponder signal of flight 370 was lost on march 8th. tie officials say they didn't release the information before because the signal was not heading toward thailand. so it didn't raise any alarms. right now, 26 countries are taking part in the massive search for the missing plane. scouring a section of land and sea the size of australia. taking matters into their own hands. the social media campaign underway in one area community in hopes of luring trader joe's. first, communication breakdown. the problems that left people in montgomery county in a holding pat were during a winter storm. a cool start and rain on the horizon. the head of montgomery county's nonemergency phone number says she'll make sure you get a faster response when you call. if you called last month during the snowstorm, you probably had to wait on hold for more than an hour. most callers hung up because of thlong wait. the services director blames the problem on servers which weren't in sync with the phone system. all the snow in the video, boy, from a couple of days ago. tomorrow's the first day of spring. >> i'm really, really, really, really hoping that is the last snow we'll see for the rest of year. >> here's a look at the clouds. hopefully -- hopefully just rain today, right, tom? >> yeah. right. it's above freezing even aloft. and temperatures at the surface are above freezing. it is in the mid to upper 30s in washington. our nearby suburbs across northern virginia, maryland, the eastern shore, around the shenandoah valley interest the mountains, it's all in just the mid 30s. above freezing. but some the higher elevations off it the west where storm team 4 radar is showing sprinkles, that's where there could be light icing this morning. and otherwise, rain arriving, some very light rain. just sprinkles and maybe a little drizzle around 9:00, 10:00 this morning. for your lunch hour, so you'll need an umbrella and a warm winter coat. it's only going to be in the 30s through the morning. near 40 by noon. by afternoon, light rain ending by early this afternoon. a warming trend as we start spring tomorrow. a look at how long that's going to last. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:51. danella, good morning. any new problems? well, starting to see delays. it's not major, it's normal volume. i have to show you so you know what you're facing. i-270 southbound, already starting to say yellow on the map. that's from frederick, maryland, making your way all the way to about 109. folks are sluggish. a live look at 109. not bad, but volume starting to grow. as you continue past 109 through germantown and connecting to the beltway, those travel lanes are open, and the volume is over. now over to route 50, this is at landover road. inbound route 50 starting to pick up a little volume. no delays yet. your commute to new york avenue is clear as you leave the house, you leave in about five minutes. i'm back in ten. over to you guys. >> all right. see you then. thank you. pay more to keep food on the table. what's being blamed for the biggest grocery price jump in years. also ahead, this video of a plow driver on the wrong side of the roadway had a lot of people talking yesterday. we'll show you why the driver will not be punished any time soon. then at 6:00, a new warning if you plan to vent about bad service at your wedding. how taking out your frustration on line could now backfire. 15 before the hour. breaking news if you're just waking up this morning. you might want to check that mega millions ticket. somebody in maryland is a multimillionaire. one of two winning tickets, mega millions tickets, sold in the state. here are the winning numbers -- 11-19-24-33-51, and the mega ball was 7. 5:45. we'll find out today how long albrecht muth will spend in prison. a jury convicted of killing his elderly wife inside the couple's georgetown home more than 2.5 years ago. prosecutors say muth was violent and wanted his wife's money. his defense team said the case against him was circumstantial. muth could receive life in prison without parole. teenager in northern virginia coming together after the untimely deaths of 2 woodson high school class did-- classmates. police have ruled out foul play in both cases new york stock exchange the past four years, seven students have died. all are suspected to have committed suicide. last night, hundreds of students huddled together on the football field. they made a paper chain and held candles to remember those lost. students told us they just want to form a sense of unity. >> and remember that there are many, many people who you can reach out to whenever you need it, and it does get better. >> one of our conselor put it to me best, that we have to find normalcy in an abnormal situation. >> fairfax county police say there have been 1 suicides in the county so far this year. 15 involving -- 19 suicides in the county so far this year. 15 involving teenagers. two people arrested in connection with the beating death of a toddler in maryland. stephanie williams, the mother, was arrested monday. she's accused of waiting for hours to call for help. police arrested her husband, frankie williams, saturday. they say he admitted to repeatedly punching the 21 month old while his wife was at work friday. the state's attorney said the couple lost custody of the child two years ago because of suspected abuse. the toddler returned home just three weeks ago. police say the father also admitted to beating the couple's 5-month-old daughter, who is now in foster care. 5:47 the time. the arlington county plow driver caught going the wrong way down a local street may not be disciplined for weeks. county officials say they will not take any action until the investigation is complete. the driver was caught on video driving in the wrong direction down military road yesterday. officials say any disciplinary action will not be made public because it is a personnel matter. this morning, d.c. under scrutiny for how it's managed a $6.2 million education grant, according to the "washington post." the district and 11 states received the race to the top grants in 2009 and 2010. the u.s. department of education placed a hold on the grant in d.c. that money is supposed to be used to improve eight persistently low achieving schools. federal official say local education officials must seek explicit federal approval before spending those funds. today, first lady michelle obama will take a trip to china to highlight education. mrs. obama will meet with the first lady of that country. the two will talk to american and chinese university students. mrs. obama will also bring along her daughter, as well her mother. they will travel to several chinese cities including beijing in their week-long trip. work set to begin today on a development that will transform the southwest waterfront of d.c. it's called the whatever -- wharf. it will include homes, offices, stores, and hotels. there will be a concert hall in the space, as well. a d.c. council member wants to make sure kids can eat even if school is not in session of the because snow. ward 3 council woman mary shea want the department of parks and recreation to come up with a plan to provide healthy meals to students on free and reduced lunch plans. d.c. schools are hesitant to cancel classes because so many students rely on school lunches. the bill requires the plan to be in place for next winter. it is 5:49. today a maryland senate committee will discuss legislation to raise the state's minimum wage. the bill would raise it to $10.10 an hour by 2016. the house passed a similar bill earlier this month. in that version, though, the rate would not reach $10.10 an hour until 2017. it would not be tied to inflation in the future either. the drought conditions in california and texas are about to trigger what might be the biggest retail food price hike in three years. that's according to the federal bureau of labor statistics. right now food prices are up 1.4% since last year because of the rising cost of meat, dairy products, and grains. food prices are expected to rise another 3.5% over the year. as if that's not bad enough, bad weather in brazil is expected to lead to an increase in coffee and fruit prices. here are some numbers you should keep from your boss. according to a new study, the ncaa tournament could cost businesses more than $1 billion for every unproductive work hour. that's time employees spend filling out brackets and watching or monitoring games. more than $50 million people will be in an office pool. don't be surprised if the internet is slow at work tomorrow and friday. it may slow dunn from people stream i streaming games live on their computer. >> yep. that time. they call it march madness. 5:51. weather & traffic on the 1s. tom's here it tell us more about the rainy day ahead:yeah. a lot of local teams in the tournament, too. keep an eye on that. as you dart about later today, you'll likely need an umbrella. the earth in its orbit around the sun is moving at 70 miles per hour. at that speed, we'll be at the spring equinox tomorrow. it doesn't feel like it. you need a winter coat and warm hat this morning. we'll dick into overdrive. an umbrella needed later today. have those items when you head out the door. post photos like it was a fuzzy moon through the overcast. the cloud cover thickening up around the region. mid 30s across northern virginia, maryland, the district, and nearby suburbs. around the bay and farther west, too, above freezing. however, at the higher elevations off to the west, that is where temperatures are a little below freezing. the storm team 4 radar showing sprinkles of light rain, west of leesburg, the blackberry at warren and clark county. south of front tropical charlottesville. a few sprinkles of light rain falling into some subfreezing temperatures at those higher elevations. that may cause some icing west of the metro area during the morning. and these zones in lavender, until 11:00 this morning. this is the higher elevations along south mountain and braddock mountain, catoctin mountain in frederick county and washington county. then farther south along the blue ridge. these are the main areas where we may get a little light icing and slick spots from some very light freezing rain and light freezing drizzle. then rain likely moving toward the metro area later today. here's the timing on that. perhaps by around 10:00, 11:00, likely forecast for rain special the metro area by noon for your lunch hour. the area in green. then it gradually drifts off to the east. scattered, light rain. sprinkles and drizzle for the eastern suburbs by mid to late afternoon. then it crosses the bay by sunset and heads east. followed by a milder pattern beginning this first day of spring tomorrow and in toward the weekend. highs today into the mid 40s. and then overnight tonight, clouds break up, down it the 30s tomorrow morning. but a freezing. afternoon highs on the first day of spring tomorrow,nary 60 degrees. a blustery wind. and the wind diminishes on friday and partly sunny, high again around 60. best day of the weekend now looks to be saturday. a mild day with highs reaching the upper 60s. then on sunday, a bit cooler, still great weather for your outdoor fun over the weekend, and chilly the next week. maybe flurries or sprinkles on tuesday. now danella, stop shaking your head. >> i'm toad -- totally shaking my head. eun is shaking her head. spring's tomorrow, great. here are flurries on tuesday. you're ruining it. you're ruining it for me. uncle. tired of this winter! back to traffic. sorry for that outburst, guys. heading to i-95, i am tracking delays. it's not as bad as i feel about winter still sticking around. so here's your commute from fredericksburg, virginia, northbound. easy. no delays. once you get to stafford, 610, y'all hit the brakes -- that's when you'll hit the brakes. through triangle, sluggish. the good news, getting to 234, that's where the delays stop. it's an easy trip to the beltway. in fact, here's a live look at prince william poitd. no major delays -- parkway. no major delays. here's the drive time, 53 miles per hour, 13 minutes from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. aaron and eun? >> thank you. it is 5:54. new information on the progress on the new i-95 express lanes in northern virginia. six electronic devices are already in place over existing hov lanes. that includes e-zpass readers and cameras. the first tolls have been installed on 395. those are the sensor holders that span the highway. crews will install 24 more gantries in the coming months. the express lanes are supposed to early open next year. traffic may soon be even worse on one of alexandria's busiest streets. the city is adding bike lanes to part of king street. the road is already narrow. some neighbors say the new lanes will lead it even more accidents. bicyclists and planner say the lanes will make the area safe for people on bikes. >> a tragedy waiting to happen. i can attest someone's going to get hurt unless something's changed. bicyclists are not going to change. >> easy to put on and take off. it will change when we see blood on the paint. >> it new lanes will run between janney's lane and russell road. that's the main entrance to old town alexandria. amazon is ready to help you cut the cord. the retailer is ready to take the wraps off a new device that will help you stream video content. cnbc's courtney reagan is live with the story for your mount n mountamountain -- for your mountain. good morning. amazon will roll out a service to compete with apple tv and google's chrome cast. it will stream content from amazon, netflix, rule oh, and youtu youtube. it will be available on amazon and best buy and staples. it's unclear how much tell cost, rivals range from $35 to $99. pandora will raise the monthly fee for its ad-free music streaming service to $4.99 starting in may. as it tries to offset the cost of licensing music. the fee hike is just for new customers for now. pandora is also getting rid of an outer loop subscripons. the bulk of pandora's 250 million users tune in to its free ad-supported service. including this girl. back to you. >> thank you. today students and young adults will rally in the district against smoking and chewing tobacco. part of a campaign for tobacco-free kids. the rally will happen at 4:30 this afternoon at girard street park in the columbia heights neighborhood in northwest. organizers say 700 people die each year in the district from tobacco-related diseases. the rally is one of 1,400 events planned across the country today. a public hearing is scheduled today for a controversial town center development in frederick county, maryland. developers want to build the monrovia town center at the intersection of route 75 and 80. it would have a mix of retail and residential spachs developers have made changes to the original planes and are bringing them back before the planning commission. the hearing scheduled for 6:00 tonight at winchester hall in frederick. virginians -- >> virginians are hungry for new places to shop for groceries, and now they're creating an online social movement. people living in fredericksburg want trader joe's to open a stloer. they created a facebook page to do just that. it already has nearly 2,500 likes within a couple of days. the special see it store tops -- specialty store tops a wish list of those in the area. none of the stores under construction coming soon to anywhere in virginia. all new at 6:00, a warning newlyweds will want to hear. if you weren't happy with your venue, flowers, right now at 6:00, maryland has a winner. news4 live as the entire state waits to find out where a winning mega millions jackpot ticket was sold. we hope it hear from someone who will -- who works in this building this morning. here are the winning numbers. we'll share them with you several times this morning. if you don't have a pen handy, they are -- 11-19-24-33-51, the mega ball is 7. and we'll have much more on the winning ticket in just minutes. right now, i want to to go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein keeping an eye on a chance for wintry weather. tom? good morning. yesterday i said our temperatures would stay above freezing overnight. and they have. but it is still quite chilly. we're in the mid to upper 30s in washington. and in alexandria, arlington, falls ur

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