If it was 25 today, it could be 40 degrees colder than that or at least feel 40 degrees colder by friday morning. Thats the kind of cold air were talking about. Doug, thank you. Its hard to keep the chill from getting into the house right now. You probably needed an extra layer at work, too. Its the same at some local schools. Check out this retweet from our scott macfarlane. It shows 48 degrees inside a Montgomery County classroom today. But for another School District, the trouble started even before the bell rang. News4s Meagan Fitzgerald is in Fairfax County. Meagan, what was the issue with the buses . Reporter well, Fairfax County officials tell us the problem is the school buses have been sitting outside in the freezing cold weather like they are behind me here for the last two weeks while students were on winter break. So, this morning when they started them up, some of them didnt turnover. Others broke down later. But this is just one of several issues we saw in School Districts across our area. Yeah, its really cold. Especially with the wind. Reporter no one thought the start of 2018 would be a warm one. Its really cold. Were all wearing our coats. Reporter but students returning from winter break at Richard Montgomery high school figured it would at least be comfortable inside the classrooms. I thought the school was going to be warm. Its so cold. I just remember walking to first period in the morning, everyone was like huddling up and wearing their coats. Reporter a student tweeted this, saying, Weather Forecast at Richard Montgomery high school, negative 5,000 degrees. But on a more serious note, this picture sent to us from inside a classroom shows the temperature dipped below 50 degrees. Montgomery county Public Schools says the cold weather contributed to problems with the heating system. It was a chilling and unexpected start to the new year in Fairfax County, virginia, too. The cold weather, you know, really kind of gripped all of us this morning. Steadily now that school is over, but jeff plat earn burg with Fairfax CountyPublic School says that wasnt the case this morning. Me cann cal issues from the freezing temperatures caused buses to break down. Some couldnt even start. Out of the 8700 bus routes in Fairfax County, the School District says 200 were impacted. That means hundreds of students were forced to wait in the cold for nearly an hour. Even with us doing the starts the past couple days, letting them run 30 minutes, sometimes the cold cranking required is a little too much. Reporter so, heres the thing. Fairfax county Officials Say it is possible that students waiting at the bus stop could see more delays tomorrow morning. So, you can track those delays, though, by going to our nbc washington app, searching bus delays. We have a lincoln there for you. Doreen . The bad situation. Meagan fitzgerald. Thank you. Now to whats happening at a school in d. C. Calls to learn whether they will have class tomorrow. A pipe burst and several feet of water filled the basement. Only news4 cameras were there as mayor bowser toured the school in southeast today. You can see some of the water in this ground level stairwell. There is no heat, electricity, or water in this school while repairs are being made to the boiler there. This cold weather is also leading to local water mains bursting here in bethesda. Crews had to actually bring in equipment to remove ice after the water that spilled onto the roadway quickly froze. And in silver spring, a pipe burst here at New Hampshire avenue just inside the beltway. Water rushed into some peoples homes and right now just one lane of traffic is getting by. Our pat collins will have a closer look at that impact in our next half hour. With this bitter cold sticking around for a while, now is the perfect time to stay a step ahead of the Winter Weather. Just open your nbc washington app to get the latest from team4 any time anywhere. Doreen . An 11 Year Old Girl is fighting for her life tonight after she was hit by a car on her way to school. It happened this morning as she tried to cross busy pennsylvania avenue near brooks drive in suitland. The scene just a few blocks away from the girls middle school, Prince Georges County bureau chief Tracee Wilkins as people voice their concerns about safety. Tracee . Reporter doreen, ive covered a lot of accidents here on pennsylvania avenue, most of them fatal. Tonight this 11yearold girl is fighting for her life. Her principal, her family, all by her side. This as Prince Georges County police are working to figure out what happened here. Book bags and a pair of girls tennis shoes lie in the southbound lanes of pennsylvania avenue. Police are investigating a terrible accident. Its really hard and its really sad to hear that somebodys child was injured. Reporter an 11yearold girl was hit here according to police. But School Spokesman says she attends Drew Freeman Middle School. She was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. The driver did remain on the scene. The driver is being very cooperative right now. Reporter pennsylvania avenue route 4, brooks drive, is a major crossing point for students attending drew freeman and suitland high school. The busy state highway is also a source of worry for many parents. Its bad. Kids have to cross here and then go over there and then they have to worry about the traffic coming around. And traffic coming from more than one direction. Reporter crossing guards are here for a short time in the morning and evening, offering some assurance. But our cameras rolled as countless students navigated the busy road on their own after the crossing guard left. But if theyre late or they come out early, you know, its nobody there to secure them and make sure theyre getting across safely. Reporter Prince Georges County police are investigating to try and figure out exactly no more information on whether this child was walking in or out of the crosswalk or if the driver was at fault. Reporting live, im Tracee Wilkins. Back to you all in the studio. All right, tracee, thank you. Just yesterday news4 told you about a statewide proposal in maryland to review the safety and engineering of sidewalks and crossings near every Public School in the state. State delegate eric lutke of Montgomery County will formally propose that review when the state Legislature Reconvenes later this month in annapolis. Earlier this week, lutke said an engineering study of School Crossings could reveal vulnerabilities and hazards to children. In 2012 a car hit and killed a sophomore trying to Cross Germantown road to approach seneca valley high school. A child says two men tried to kidnap her from her own yard before school. She was waiting for her dad outside elm avenue in takoma he said they had candy. She pushed the door closed and told her father. The man who spoke to her has a nose ring, a pimple near his eye and flower tattoo on his left hand. The gray van has dents and damage below the rear passenger window. Developing tonight, prosecutors say a sterling man was inspired by isis. Now the suspect could be facing new charges. Investigators say that sean duncan ran and tried to destroy evidence as the fbi raided his home. News4s chris gordon is outside the Federal Court House in alexandria to tell us how it all went down. Chris . Reporter well, doreen, in court today sean duncan is charged with obstructing justice. If convicted he could be sentenced to two years in prison. And we are told he could face additional charges for allegedly researching isisrelated chopper4 gives us a birds eye view as the fbi searches the sterling, Virginia Home of sean duncan on friday. They were not intending to arrest him at that time, but agents say duncan, the alleged isis supporter, tries to destroy evidence. Court papers say duncan tries to run and get rid of a thumb drive and memory chip. Duncan is now charged with obstruction of justice. The judge tells duncan hes charged with impeding a federal investigation by destroying evidence. Duncan appears in court wearing a beard and a tshirt. On the back of the shirt there is a stars and stripes in black and white. Underneath the flag it reads, Herndon Police department supporter. But more serious charges could be filed against duncan. The fbi and sheriffs deputy searching his home removing boxes to be analyzed as evidence. Investigators say duncan expressed interest in joining isis and conducting an attack in the united states. Held in custody. He will be brought back here to federal court next monday for a preliminary hearing to determine the weight of the evidence against him, and whether he should be held in custody or released. We do not know if additional charges will be filed against him by that time. Thats the latest. Live at the u. S. Courthouse in alexandria, virginia. Jim, back to you. Chris gordon. Chris, thank you. And breaking news on the north korea missile threat tonight, military officials tell nbc news a Ballistic Missile test is possible, if not likely, in the coming days. The u. S. Intelligence community has spotted the kind of activity that has foreshadowed previous icbm launches in the past according to two officials. This news comes in the same week that north Korean Leader essentially threatened the u. S. With a Nuclear Strike while extending an olive branch to our ally south korea. Its our big bone chilling cold shattering records and being blamed for several deaths. See the hardest hit areas as we track the coldest air of the season coming our way. A promising sign when it comes to your safety. The three things that help drive down Violent Crime and murders in our city. And by now youve heard it. History on the today show this morning, the story has been all over social media. Now new reaction from hometown girl hoda kotb about the goals she has for the new year, and this new era in television. Were comi right back. Ng this new era in television. Were comi right back. Ng before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesnt have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesnt get us all killed, ben. Whats so good about fios anyway . Uh. Whats so great about a 100 fiberoptic network hey. Did you take out the trash . Haha, garbage boy dad, i already took out ben. Its not funny. Gaming is best on a 100 fiberoptic network. So get fios. Now, just 79. 99 per month with a 2year price guarantee with a 2year agreement. Bitter cold and strong winds making for a dangerous combination. Our area could see temperatures fall in the coming days with wind chills going to below 0. Doug is going to have more on that in about 60 seconds. But, listen, were not alone. The bone chilling cold is gripping much of the u. S. Tonight, breaking records, and also causing several deaths. Warming shelters are open in the south as temperatures dip close to 0 in alabama and georgia. A 99yearold record low was shattered in aberdeen, south dakota on new years day where it dropped to minus 32. Whoa. The dangerous cold being blamed on at least nine deaths in the past week. Nbcs sarah dalov is tracking conditions across the reporter just days into the new year, new Winter Weather records in communities across the u. S. Chicagos high on new years day, a bonechilling 1 degree and conditions havent improved. Morning commuters making their way to work tuesday in subzero temperatures. Frigid, just frigid. Like its biting in the face, just cold. Its no way around it. Reporter classes at this Connecticut Middle School canceled after heating units on the roof froze. Elsewhere in the state, crews working overtime to thaw infrastructure. We fix one and it puts more pressure on another area of the pipe. Reporter a water main break in davenport, iowa froze this car in place. I couldnt even tell you how many inches of ice it has on it. Reporter the cold not just miserable, but lifethreatening. At least at deaths in seven states are being attributed to the weather and the danger isnt over. 116 Million People now impacted. And winter storm watches have been issued for as coastal georgia and florida. Homeless shelters there scrambling to accommodate overflow. We dont want anyone to perish because of the weather. Reporter a wait for warmer days that seem a long way off across the country. Sarah dalov, nbc news. Well, we have our own show right here. Chopper4 in the air to show you brutally cold conditions here. Take a look at this. The Potomac River frozen over. This is video from great falls just a few hours ago. And we even saw some people skating on the ice here along the canal. Even though its cold, you know this is not a good idea. Oh, you know, i think there are times when the canal is safe to skate on, but the National ParkService Makes an official announcement about that. Right. They havent said a thing yet. You would have a warning about that im sure. Absolutely. Were going to be talking about this more tonight at 11 00, because all of the back ponds, youve got the ponds in your neighborhood. Montgomery village up there in tg it just takes one bad step and youre under water there. So, really, tune in tonight at 11 00. We have a great story on some tips for that that are coming up because in this cold, you know you just have to bundle up for sure. Take a look, this is a live picture out of alexandria. People Walking Around all bundled up in there. The coat, the scarves, hats, hood, everything out there today. Its going to be like another one of those days over the next couple of days. And, boy, you see a lot less people out in weather like this. It is an amazing. Friday and saturday you might not see anybody at all. I think my wife and kids have been to every single movie that they could possibly go to. Thats all you can do the last couple of days. Movies and stay inside. 24 degrees, winds out of the southwest at 5. This is key. Only 5 mile an hour wind right now. Thats good news. Wind chill down to 18, but 5 mile an hour wind gives you a little wind chill. Current temperature 19 in gaithersburg, 18 in culpepper, 14 in manassas. With the wind, again, its not much. Notice 19 was the temperature in gaithersburg that tells you that were dealing with some very light winds. Thats some great news here. I think youre going to stay fairly light tomorrow. Not all that bad. Its thursday we have to worry about. This is for thursday, too. Winter storm watch in effect. Not for our region. Its just off to the south and east. Cambridge, salisbury, ocean city over towards rehoboth, all under winter storm watch now. The potential there for three, maybe 6 inches of snow in those areas. Now take a look at the rest of this. You guys will love this. Jim handly, you went to school right there, buddy. I sure did. Gainsville, florida, under Winter Weather advisory. Florida State University under a winter storm warning. Theyre actually cancelling classes now. Up the coast here, charleston, winter storm warning there, 1 to 2 inches of snow with ice mixing in all the way up towards parts of north carolina. This is really unprecedented cold that weve got across parts of the area. Numerous record lows going to be set. We could set records here, too. Watching the storm now trying to develop, if you look at the map, somebody said today can you s its not there yet. Its not formed. By tomorrow night it will be formed. Its two pieces of energy. One to the north and one to the south. These are going to meet and form right off the coast here and move up the coast and this thing is going to, whats called bomb out. Meaning this is going to strengthen incredibly fast. And by thursday, were going to be looking at the potential for like an eye of a hurricane type storm system off the coast of cape up there towards the cape, up around boston area. Watch out for that. What cape is that again . Canaveral. Thank you. [ laughter ] i said Cape Hatteras first. I know thats not it. Up around cape cod. Geography 101, folks. Here we go, over towards ocean city and youre looking at rehoboth bay, getting my geography back. Snow is south and east of washington. Look at where it comes thursday. It makes its way close to our area. Some of the models do bring it close to the d. C. Metro area. East. Most of the snow and i do believe most of the snow will stay east of the d. C. Metro area. Heres the next couple of days. Snow east on thursday. Heres the frigid cold. 19 friday, 18 saturday. Dangerous cold, the overnight lows in the single digits. Wind chills, im going to show you this at 6 45. Wind chills well below 0. Unbelievable. Doug, thank you. Yes, trouble with cape cod, but the bay is no problem. Thanks, doug. Well, still ahead, a milestone in our Nations Capital when it comes to Violent Crime. What police are contracting with driving down the murder rate. Tragedy in the air after the plane crash in costa rica leaves ten americans dead, tonight the there are some new details emerging in the costa rica plane crash that killed