>> reporter: yes, that's right. i have his gloves on. and doug said it. even if you're bundled up the way i am, it still goes right through you. we're by the clarenden metro station. when people get off they are moving quickly because it is dangerously cold. >> i'm the one going to freeds out here. they told me it was going to be below 10 tonight. how am i going to survive out here? >> reporter: kevin waters said he might sleep on the street in arlington tonight. he told us nearby shelters were full. we called and they said they'd look for kevin because they never turn people away. >> the lady brought me two blankets, small blankets right here. it's hard, you know what i mean? it is real hard out here. >> reporter: wind chills are near 0 and falling dangerously. >> i'm really from up north, boston, and this feels like boston. this feels like boston, yeah, it's that cold. yeah, this is boston cold. >> reporter: deborah greenfield positive this is just too cold for arlington. >> because it's just to the bone. it cuts through your clothes like you got stockings on. >> reporter: imagine the pain of working outside. these contractors are covered head to toe as the feels like temperature drops. this shelter also told us they have a little bit of extra space this winter. and, jim, tonight and this weekend they're certainly going to need it. back to you. >> all right. hang in there, kristin. thanks. >> and your photographer, yes. >> well, this bitter blast still causing headaches for drivers in foggy bottom today. check this out, a water main ruptured near 27th street near the watergate this morning. water spilling onto virginia avenue and the rock creek parkway. the water quickly turning to ice in the frigid temps. crews actually had to scrape up all the ice and haul it off. we just got off the phone with d.c. water. virginia avenue is back open now and they hope to open up i street soon. crews have to wait until the weather warms up before they can patch up the road. we'll keep you posted and we'll send you weather alerts on our nbc washington app. >> and now to some video that you saw first on 4, the police camera showing the wild end to the chase on i-95 in virginia. it's what happened earlier in the chase that may be a little more chilling. quick actions by the sheriff's deputy to dodge bullets as the suspect started shooting. and nobody got hurt. news4's david culver walks you through more of that dramatic video with the stafford counseling at this sheriff who watched the entire thing unfold last week. >> reporter: this is the view out of deputy cody mccormick's windshield. the deputy hauling down to the i-95 on ramp. his timing just about perfect. the suspect's black suv in the far left lane of the high of way and virginia state trooper in pursuit. investigators say the m 42-year-old gregory lee, they say he just shot and killed his wife in their apartment. back to the chase. after a few miles, watch the suv swerve into the middle lane. the trooper and deputy keeping close. suddenly the driver stops on the highway, watch as he angles his vehicle into the left lane. >> then he comes back, almost like a 45 degree angle trying to get a position to fire shot, which he did. >> reporter: deputy mccormick quickly maneuvering his cruiser onto the far-right shoulder. he saw what we couldn't see. we'll slow it down. look closely. that's a hand gun pointed out the window. it hit both the troopers and deputy mccormick's windshield. i want to stop the video for just a moment. because it is in that moment that deputy mccormick realized a bullet had come through his windshield. had gone through his head rest. you can actually see the frayed fabric of that bullet having gone through it, piercing shattered, causing him to bleed a little bit. he thought perhaps he'd been shot. and even thinking that, he continues the pursuit. a few miles up, deputies believe lee put the gun to his own head and pulled the trigger. leading to his suv rolling out of control, spinning on the highway. lee was air lifted to the hospital where he later died. incredibly, that was the only serious injury after what was chaos on the highway. >> i believe in my heart there was divine intervention involved. >> reporter: in stafford, david culver, news4. >> a teacher leading a double life as a member of the alt-right movement is now looking for a new job. greg contee was fired from the academy of the holy cross. he also goes by the name greg ritter and is an outspoken supporter and advisor to richard spencer. news4's mark segraves was the first to break this story on twitter and has more tonight. >> reporter: officials at the school became awe contee's double life back in october. that's when he was fired. but students recently became aware of it on social media, and that's when the school sent a letter to parents. greg contee had been a substitute teacher and a track coach here at the academy of the holy cross since august of 2014. according to school officials, there were never any problems with his work or complaints from parents or students. but in october of this year, the school got an anonymous tip, alerting them to a news article identifying the teacher and track coach as a leader in the alt-right movement. and one of the organizers of the recent protest in charlottesville that turned deadly. greg contee used an alias, greg ritter, for his work in the alt-right movement and on his social media accounts where he identifies himself as a close advisor to richard spencer, the leader of one of the most active alt-right groups in the country. in a letter to parents, the head of holy cross wrote, movement, and he has been fired. by phone, the head of holy cross school told me the decision to fire contee was easy. my gut was very clear, she told me. his belief system is entirely in opposition to ours. contee was by richard spencer's side during the charlottesville protest and the two men often participate in podcasts together. >> and i'm your host, greg ritter. >> reporter: we reached out to gregory contee by e-mail and by phone. he did not return our calls in time for this broadcast. outside the academy of the holy cross in kensington, mark segraves, news4. >> after an early debut, fi"fir and fury" flying off the shelves as quickly as it is getting stacked. cramer books in dupont sold out in 30 minutes. amazon on back order. barns & noble only has copies at one of its locations in our area. the bombshell book includes quotes from white house staffers about the trump presidency quite unflattering image. author michael wolff was on the today show. >> i have recordings, i have notes. they all say he is like a child. absolutely spoke to the president, whether he realized it was an interview or not, i don't know. credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than perhaps anyone who has ever walked on earth at this point. >> nbc has not been able to confirm much of what's in the book. president trump ignored questions as he left the white house. on twitter he called it phony. he debuted a new nickname for bannon, calls him now "sloppy steve." >> developing tonight, we have a sad update to the search for a montgomery county woman missing for nearly two months now. news4's erika gonzalez tells us her body was found in a frozen pond. erika? >> hey, jim. police say the body is that of kristen danielle bessix. we've got we had initially reported her missing a couple of months ago from burtonsville. the last time friends said they saw bessix was november 9th. her family reported her missing on november 22nd, and then just two days ago, authorities found her body in an icy pond less than a mile from where she was last seen. now, this video here is very dark, but chopper4 was over the scene wednesday when police found bessix's body in an icy pond. they don't have much to go on right now and they haven't released a cause of death. if you know anything about her disappearance, you are asked to call police. in the newsroom, i'm erika gonzalez. back to you guys. >> a guilty plea today in one of the area's biggest child sex abuse cases and what it means for former teachers aid carlos bell and his 42 victims. >> plus airlines join banks in handing out thousand dollars bonuses to employees. the on the giving. >> a look ahead at how the national zoo is keeping its animals safe. z2kqoz z16fz y2kqoy y16fy breaking news in maryland now where a former school aid has pled guilty to an alarming abuse case. carlos bell who is h.i.v. positive accused of molesting dozens of boys and in some cases trying to transmit the virus. news4's darcy spencer is in charles county with new details. >> reporter: charles county officials just wrapped up a press conference announcing that carlos bell had pleaded guilty to 27 charges. he is now convicted of molesting dozens of kids in the charles county public school system, and he's also agreed to a sentence of up to 190 years behind bars. the allegations against carlos bell described as horrifying, a man trust today help out in the classroom now admitting he used his access to boys to abuse them. >> y'all really can't imagine what had to be gone through as far as investigating this case. and going through hours upon hours upon hours of the type of video nobody ever wants to see because you can't unsee it. >> reporter: bell was an aid at benjamin stoddard school and was a track coach. he recorded sexually explicit videos. bell told police his h.i.v victims with the virus. they say they don't believe any of the children contracted the disease. >> i am thankful today that carlos bell paid for his crime and will never have an opportunity to victim ize another child in this community or any other community. >> reporter: it came to light when a parent saw suspicious text on a child's phone. they have been able to identify 40 victims. they range in age from 11 to 17. >> we work together with the center for children here in charles county to provide nationally recognized training for all of our staff members, to help them recognize signs of a predator amongst them. >> reporter: bell will be sentenced here in charles county in march. he's still facing federal charges. authorities here say he is expected to plead guilty to those charges. in la plata, darcy spencer, news4. >> right now in virginia, the battle to control the state house of delegates is in federal court. this is the fredericksburg area were given the wrong voters were given the wrong ballots. the democrat lost that race by 73 votes. a coalition of votes is now suing for a revote. after yesterday's luck of the pick draw for delegate of newport news, republicans control the house now 51-49, but the losing democrat in that race hasn't conceded and may ask for a second recount. >> let's get the latest on our frigid weather and how long it's going to be around and if it's going to ruin your weekend. >> weekend ruined. let's just say, unless you love board games, video games, something like that, because it's going to be a lot of indoor time of course. we're talking about how cold it is across the area. we mentioned we might even set some records. we set one at dulles, only hitting 19 degrees for a high temperature. >> so as we look to the weekend, we're going to cancel the weekend because as wendy said it's pretty much ruined. just kidding. anyways we're going to be tracking dangerously cold weather out there again tonight. from 6:00 so that will start in under an hour. it is going to go through noon tomorrow. that's your first weather headline. finally, above freezing on monday. we're going to be at a whopping 38 degrees for a high. it's going to be warmer overall next week, doug will have more on a big pattern change you can look forward to coming up in a little bit. our temperatures already starting to fall with the sunset tonight at 5:01. we're down in the teens now area wide. 18 degrees in the district, 14 in gaithersburg, 19 down at the patuxent river. clear skies out there tonight. but look at our wind gusts right now, still in the 20s, gusting to about 25 miles an hour here in the district. still up around 30 in gaithersburg and around 30 in frederick. so, when you factor in the wind gusts, this is where we get those uncomfortable feels like temperatures, feeling about 6 degrees below 0 in gaithersburg. about 6 below 0 in martinsburg. and tomorrow morning it's going to feel even worse. that's why we have everybody under a wind chill advisory that runs through lunch time tomorrow. you can see the darker blue warning guns again for the same areas back in the blue ridge and far western maryland. doug is going to have more on our feels like temperatures. not just right now, but throughout the day tomorrow. waking up tomorrow morning it is uncomfortable outside. >> let's talk about that as we move on through and the fact we are going to see a warm up. i have two things for you, the cold and the, well, we'll call it warm. not the hot. out there right now, notice those temperatures as amelia mentioned, below 0. as we move on through the night tonight where we're going to be tomorrow by 11:00, we're already 6 below in gaithersburg, 2 below in leesburg. but tomorrow morning when the winds come back a little bit, we're about 10 degrees below 0 in many areas and that's just with the sustained winds. with the gusts above 20 miles per hour, these will be between 10 and 20 below 0 early tomorrow morning. just like they were this morning. so, expect that if you have some things to do tomorrow. plans to be out early tomorrow morning or even tonight if you're heading out tonight. it's going to be a cold one tomorrow afternoon around 1:00. we're still 0 or below in many so, the heat -- the cold sticking around. there it is, this pattern has been locked in for the past couple of weeks. but a pattern change is coming. the cold air will be forced back to the north, back towards canada, back towards parts of the west. but here comes a little bit in the way of some warmer air. now, we're not going to get into the very warm air here, but at least we get closer to average. so, let's talk a little more about t. much warmer next week. temperatures may go above average, upper 40s, low 50s, tracking a storm system late next week. any time you're right on the border of cold and warm, we could see something happen next week. we're going to be talking about that. first off, though, dangerous cold tomorrow. that's why tomorrow we're continuing to be in weather alert mode. 8 degrees for low temperature on sunday, temperature of 27. 39 on monday, and once again, monday is the day where the temperature may get above freezing, but because we've been so cold for so long, we're going to continue to track this system. it's going to be mostly rain, but we expect this may freeze on many roadways and we may see monday. that could be a big issue. that's what we're going to be watching. then we'll see the warm up, 48 degrees tuesday, mid 40s wednesday and thursday. notice next friday we get into the.50. once again, that's a storm system we're going to have to watch close. could it be a mix, could we see snow from that? right now it's looking like rain, but it's one we'll continue to winchestatch for yo. >> the dehaven family is desperately searching for their 65-year-old father. it's been since tuesday and still no sign of him. he is living with dementia. the latest in the search coming up next on news4. >> plus, sending a message for the fans. >> what kirk cousins had to say when he was asked whether he was going pittsburgh steelers player is showing signs of progress as he recovers from a very serious spinal cord injury. sha sear who hurt himself during a game with the bengals last month has feeling in his legs. in an interview with our station in pittsburgh, his father says his son is a long way from where he was and he says he could even see him returning to play football one day. >> what happens when kirk cousins is the biggest story line for the redskins this off season? well, today cousins to a sold-out crowd at a coffee shop in vienna. chris miles joins us now to provide some insight on his future. what did he have to say today, chris? >> reporter: jim, it's deja vu all over again. history is repeating itself and every other cliche that deals with redundancy is appropriate in this kirk cousins saga. this is the third straight year he enters the season without a long-term contract. he's earned $42 million in the last three years, and slated to make 40 million in 2018 if the team place that's franchise tag on him yet again. doesn't sound like a bad place to be for the 29-year-old, yet the benjamins in the bank don't seem to be a priority for number 8. >> it's just not about the money. like, the money is not the driving factor in this decision to go another 16 games. it's just not what i've built my life on. that's not what it's about, and shame on me if i feel like just a contract is going to solve all >> everyone in this room definitely would like you to stay for a season. if you were to go to another team, what teams are looking at you or would you like to go to? >> wherever i go, i'm not going there to, you know, increase my portfolio. i'm going there to win. that's the factor, that's what you have to assess and look at in all the options. i have a lot of piece, too, in this process because of mike mccartney. from the day i was drafted he has counseled me time and time again. i remember 2015, we go to chicago. we go to play the bears with four games left. mike's message, he called me and said, kirk, i think for them to see you in the light that i see you, you're going to need to play four more games, you're going to need to do more, you're going to need to play better. going into this game i'm thinking, i don't know if i want to do that. i kind of like the comfort and security of what the redskins are offering. you don't want to do that. you want to play this out and go from there. well, i player of the month. we went to the playoffs. the rest is history. so, mike's counsel through this has been very valuable to me, very important. and so i really trust his insight and the way he views it. even when it disagrees with what i'm thinking, i shut up and listen and follow his counsel. >> mike mccartney who was referenced several times there is kirk cousins' agent. fans thank him for his is port. it sounded like a good-bye. the free agency period begins in two months so this is only the beginning of this year's contract saga. coming up at 6:00 tonight, kirk opens up about a long-term deal that was on the table and why he turned it down two years ago. jim, wendy, we're just starting with this this year. going to be a long thing. broken record. >> very long. all right, thank you, chris. >> something to listen to while we're hiding from the cold. over the next few days, you do have two new chances to become multi-millionaires. it's just that easy. the powerball and powerball is now at 570 million. and that drawing is saturday. but tonight is the mega millions drawing, and that jackpot is at 450. this is the first time in lottery history that both of these have been over 400 million at the same time. almost a billion. >> speaking of first, i want to win them both. i'm going to do both. what are the odds of that? >> buy us lunch, then, after that. >> well, with the dangerously cold weather moving in, a family now escalating their efforts to find a missing relative. he suffers from dementia. we'll have the latest on that search. >> we're just trying to stay focused on, you know, keeping hope going and focusing on the search. >> how they say you can help them this weekend. >> i'm julie carey in fairfax county, police are investigating a boy using the bathroom at this restaurant saw someone videotaping him. that someone turned out restaurant employee, and the restaurant refusing to cooperate with police. coming up, what these court storm team4 continuing to be in weather alert mode due to the fact we're dealing with such cold temperatures here. the wind is really the factor. 32 mile an hour winds in frederick, 30 miles an hour that gives us the wind chill, many areas at 0. in the city 5 below, hagerstown, 12 below in pittsburgh. i expect tonight to be a little colder than it was last night, meaning your saturday is going to be one cold saturday start. now, so cold tonight if you're heading out to dinner and movies looking like a cold night, continues right on through the day tomorrow. and then much warmer next week. we're going to talk about a warming pattern but not just one but two storms that i'm still watching, both of which could produce some frozen precipitation. >> all right, doug, thank you. in prince george's county, the search for a missing father grows more urgent by the day. he suffers from dementia and his family is hoping he's found his way out of this dangerous cold. they tell our tracee wilkins they're encouraged by the volunteers and strangers who are jumping in to help. >> we're not going to stop because he wouldn't stop. if it were any of us, he wouldn't stop. >> reporter: kevin dehaven and his uncle are searching the grounds and woods surrounding just in case daniel dehaven decided to walk here. >> he grew up in the beltsville and greenbelt area, very familiar with college park and laurel. that's been our focus. >> reporter: the 65-year-old husband and father of three has been missing since tuesday. he has dementia, making finding him all the more critical in this frigid weather. >> it's been a pretty huge effort that we've found the prince george's county police are out here and huge numbers. it's really encouraging to see that. and then we've had just an impressive outreach on social media. volunteers from far and wide. >> they say it could have a restaurant, a warm area where mr. dehaven may go, check that. >> reporter: mr. dehaven was seen tuesday morning in the costco parking lot in beltsville down the street from his home. police from multiple agencies are going door to door, business to business. friends and family are doing the same with hope in their hearts. >> he's a kind man. you know, if you see him,e approachable. he's not able to communicate necessarily, but, you know, if you call out, danny, he'll know his name and most likely you'll be greeted with a smile. >> reporter: the dehaven family is hoping on saturday they can have more volunteers than all week to assist in finding him. if you're interested in helping, go to nbc washington and use the search term search help. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> a few weeks ago we told you about the coalition of churches taking turns hosting unsheltered people for meals and a warm place to sleep. but some homeless residents are unwilling to come in out of the cold. and weather such as we're having right now makes that extremely dangerous. but you can help. >> it's very important if someone in the community sees someone during these very cold winter days that they call the police non-emercy someone out and ensure that someone comes in from the cold. >> but most of the fairfax county shelters now are at or they are near capacity. but the shelter will be found for anyone who needs it. >> the other big stories we're working for you at 5:30, news4, the first to request this dramatic video of a high-speed police chase in stafford county. police were going after a murder suspect on i-95 last week. at one point a sheriff's deputy made a quick move to dodge the suspect who fired bullets from his car. police tell us that suspect killed himself. they say he had murdered his wife before the chase. >> a teacher moonlighting for the alt-right has been fired. the academy of the holy cross in maryland fired greg contee, saying his beliefs do not align with the school's. contee used the alias greg ritter in alt-right circles and the school said he helped organize the charlottesville turned deadly. >> carlos bell convicted of abusing dozens of boys, bell also told police he's h.i.v. positive and he's accused of trying to infect some of the victims. police don't believe any of the boys contracted the virus. >> a teenager is facing charges tonight accused of videotaping a young customer in the bathroom at the restaurant where he works. it happened at the red robin in the fair lakes area. but as our bureau chief julie carey reports, he ran into a roadblock when the restaurant refused to provide information about the suspect. >> reporter: it was a family meal at this restaurant the day after christmas that ended with a mother calling police for help. the trouble started when her 15-year-old son went to use the bathroom and noticed something strange. >> he saw a figure over his head, looked over and saw what appeared to be a cell phone that was pointed in the direction of the urinal and filming or appeared to be filming. documents reveal when the boy told his mom what happened in the bathroom, she went directly to the straubt manager. he told her that the suspect was a restaurant employee. the manager said he'd take the incident up with corporate managers, but would not call police. so, the victim's mother called police herself. but when the officers arrived, another surprise. >> the officers responded back to the restaurant to get information about the suspect and employees there would not provide it. >> reporter: the case then turned over to child exploitation detectives who returned armed with this search warrant to seize employee records, work schedules and video files. police say charges are now pending against a 17-year-old suspect, an employee, for unlawful filming and marijuana possession. these customers upset to learn what reportedly happened here. >> i wouldn't have gone in there if i would have known that beforehand. >> reporter: i contacted red robin management to find out why 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employees. alaska air and jetblue announcing today they'll give workers a thousand dollars each. american and southwest have also announced those bonuses, all courtesy of the new tax law that cuts the corporate income tax rate. >> well, we all love getting a good bargain, but you don't necessarily need to wait for a sale or a coupon to nab a discount. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is in our newsroom to tell you how to haggle for the best deal. >> that's right. well, whether you're buying tires or tomatoes, there is often wiggle room. and according to consumer reports, you don't necessarily have to actually haggle in person. you can get a company to either lower the price or even get more bang for your buck, but have to ask for it. ask and you may receive. that's the reality when it comes to haggling. the problem is many of us aren't asking and end up paying more than we actually need to. >> a lot of people are actually really uncomfortable bargaining a price like in store because they think it's rude. they think they're being cheap. >> which is why consumer reports recommends using the live chat feature on a retailer's website. not only does it help overcome the awkwardness, it may boost your odds of nabbing a bargain. consumer reports readers who haggled online reported greater success than those who did so face to face. even major retailers like amazon may be willing to work with you, even though they officially do not offer price matching, consumer reports found their customer service team to be very accommodating in terms of adjusting the price or offering a credit. >> because at the end of the day they just want your business and they just want you to keep buying things from them. >> not sure how to approach the topic? start by showing the are really interested in the item. >> and ask them specific things like bluetooth compatibility or pass word protection. when you ask these types of questions, it makes it look like you're ready to buy the product, and that also makes it more likely for the retailer to offer you a discount. >> and even if the sales rep won't lower the price, they may be able to sweeten the deal in other ways. >> there are other things of value you could ask for, like free expedited shipping, or a free extended warranty. >> that's true, those extended warranties may be a little bit easier to acquire, and the negotiation in most cases consumer reports doesn't recommend you pay for one but there is nothing wrong with getting one for free. wendy? >> no, great. thanks, susan. >> sure. >> well, dozens of people are sickened after they eat romaine lettuce that's tainted with e. coli. just ahead, the information you need to know to keep your family safe. >> and we humans aren't the only ones struggling to stay warm. how the sure animals get protection they need in these cold temps. we're your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 1,300 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. the bitter blast is so bad, iguanas are freezing in florida and falling out of the trees. but he's not dead. he's cold blooded and he's okay once they thaw out. they're just a little stunned like the rest evof us. >> and a little stiff. >> news4's amee cho went to the national zoo to see how the animals there are keeping warm. and to show you how, very importantly -- [ laughter ] >> how the frozen reptile or -- how to keep your pet safe. >> reporter: if c know the furry friends at the national zoo are right there with you. keepers have a game plan to make sure everyone stays warm, for the little ones. >> you walk through some of the spaces indoors, you may see heat lamps just like you might see a warmer for french fries. there are some animals that absolutely cannot be outside under any sort of circumstances. >> reporter: for others, they get a choice between in and out. >> a lot of times you'll see them sort of lingering in the doorways so they can enjoy both the heat and the cold and the sunshine. >> reporter: we made a new friend here. these guys stay warm just like us humans do and have their blankets. >> some animals we provided them would become food, inappropriate item. we very carefully choose who gets them and why. >> reporter: these guys are staying warm. elephants can get frostbite on their trunks if they get too cold. frostbite is a danger for a lot of animals. that's why you have to look out for your own furry friends, too. >> the old saying if it's too cold for them. >> reporter: keep in mind the salt isn't good for their paws and tongues. at the national zoo, amee cho, news4. >> get booties for your dogs. >> or your iguana. >> iguana needs like a little suit. he needs a little warm fuzzy. fleece. >> cold blooded animal under 50 degrees, under 50 degrees, once the temperature goes back up they'll be back. >> i feel better. >> all of a sudden, hey, i'm back. it works. >> it's tough out there on us. two-legged people. >> it's tough out there on every creature. >> it's tougher on some than others. let's show you what's happening out there right now. we have a cold night in for sure, and that's going to be the case really over the next couple of days. we're not going to break out of this deep freeze. 18 degrees now. sun already went down. i'm going to have to revise this. i think it's going to be colder tonight than it was last night so i should have made these maybe down to 14 already by 11:00 tonight. it's all about the wind chill. gaithersburg 1 below camp strings, 1 below as well towards dulles and fort belvoir coming in at 1 degree, too. the wind advisory, wind chill advisory continues to be in effect. right on through the day tomorrow through about noon. so, we're expecting another frigid night tonight. of course it's friday night so if you're heading out make sure you bundle up. same deal if you're heading out tomorrow morning as well. amelia has a much closer look at what we're going to be seeing the next couple of days because we're not quite done with the wintry weather just yet. >> yeah, exactly. so, doug, as we look to our monday, we're going to have a high temperature ultimately above freezing. but here's the thing. some rain is moving in likely later in the day and it's all about the temperatures and how quickly we warm up. it's going to determine if we're dealing with any problems. let me explain myself. that did sound a little confusing to me as well. school day for monday is likely okay. the morning commute is looking dry. the evening commute likely some showers at that point. i think we could also see s freezing rain and here's why. take eye loa look at your monda future temperatures. i'm starting you off at lunch time, noon. area wide temperatures are below freezing. what that means road temperature surfaces and sidewalks are also below freezing. it's not until 3:00 in the afternoon when we finally warm to above freezing. even areas like frederick, only a degree above freezing. as those showers move in at 5:00 p.m., we're at 32 degrees, but we've been there a couple hours. if the rain moves in and timing is right, the commute could be messy. something we'll continue to track over the weekend and of course doug will have more tonight on news4 at 11:00. by monday evening, doug, we think there is definitely going to be some slick spots out there. new information continues to come in and it's kind of confirming that fact that the monday evening commute could be a little bit messy. after that, well, it's balmy. >> well, it gets that way. we're going to talk about that day, 39 on that monday, even but we do get, you say balmy, because we're doubling our temperatures, nearly triple from where we were the last couple of days, up to 50 degrees or at least close to it on tuesday. 45 on wednesday and then watching another storm here, and this one has really got me interested. some computer models take us to 60 degrees and bring us all rain. i'm not buying that now. we could see some kind of frozen, maybe sleet or freezing rain. maybe even some snow from this event. i'm going a little more optimistic on that and keeping us in the 50s with a chance of rain next week. but this one is going to have to be watched very, very closely. you know we'll be doing it for you all weekend long right here from the storm center. >> all right, doug, thank you. virginia lawmakers will return to richmond next week for a new legislative session where they will consider a crackdown on drivers who fail to clean snow off their cars before they hit the road. a state delegate from the norfolk area tells news4 he'll formally propose a bill that would fine drivers 100 bucks if they're ticketed for not police to issue the tickets. there is no current fine on the books for failing to clear it off, but good people like us do it. on the other side of the potomac maryland lawmakers have two big issues they plan to tackle early in the session. democrats are planning to override governor larry hogan's veto of a paid sick leave bill. it requires leave for businesses with 15 or more employees. the governor says he believes it will hurt businesses. lawmakers also plan to vote on expanding the number of licenses to grow medical marijuana to include minority-owned businesses. >> the holidays brought many families together. it also led to an increase in flu cases across the country. the cdc says 46 states are now reporting widespread activity. at the same time last year, just 12 states had any rampant cases of the flu. doctors are scrambling to deal with the influx. what one of the biggest problems is that the vaccine this year is are still recommending that you get it. >> even if you get sick, having had the vaccine, your illness tends to be milder, not quite as severe. >> the vaccines can also lessen your chances of complications like pneumonia. so along with rest and fluids, your doctor can also prescribe an antiviral to help you get better faster. >> the cdc is warning consumers tonight romaine lettuce may be linked to the recent e. coli outbreak. that outbreak has hit 13 states in the u.s. and canada. according to the centers for disease control, there have been two deaths. nearly 60 people have fallen ill. public health officials in canada have linked romaine lettuce as the source of the outbreak. now, the u.s. says it's still investigating as it continues to interview people who became sick. experts are advising consumers to stop eating romaine lettuce out of precaution. >> it's the glamor sport of the winter olympics and right now a handful of america skaters working to realize their dream. get a spot on team usa. nbc's jay gray has more on the hopefuls trying to become olympic heroes. >> reporter: he's considered america's best chance at figure skating gold. >> give it to us, nathan. >> reporter: and last night 18-year-old nathan chen showed why, landing two quad jumps and dominating the men's program. >> i'm trying to make sure i'm in my zone every competition. >> reporter: but this competition is [ inaudible ]. >> a u.s. championship crowd is amazing. being an olympic year, definitely people get even more amped up. >> reporter: jimmy's mom made sure things were amped up, breaking tradition and skating to hip-hop. >> i wanted to get the crowd going, do something different and something exciting. >> reporr after a record breaking short program. the 19-year-old is in position to be one of the break-out stars of team usa. she holds a slim lead over mariah nagasu and defending champion. veteran ashley christiaan wagener is currently in 5th place and in danger of being left off of team usa. the women's free program is tonight and the competition continues through the weekend. by sunday evening we should know which skaters will make the trip to south korea. jay gray, nbc news, san jose. >> up and down the east coast they're assessing the damage from yesterday's big storm. >> still ahead, a report from the massachusetts coast line where salty flood waters inundated roads and homes. >> i'm melissa mallay with a look at your first 4 traffic and the rails this weekend. on the red line trains will be running every 8 to 15 minutes. that is because of single tracking between medical center month or so. taking a look at the orange line, single tracking this weekend between west falls church and vienna, that means trains every 30 minutes there. on the green line, running every 16, single tracking between u street and georgia avenue, pet worth there, taking a look at the yellow line also every 15 minutes, running between huntington and mt. vernon square only here this weekend. blue line, trains every 15 as well, that's to coordinate with service changes on the orange line. have a great strong winds helped fuel this massive blaze. this is in new jersey. look at this. this was 3:00 a.m. it's an empty building in newark, but then it jumped across the power lines and it took over cars and three other buildings. so, what a mess. witnesses say they could feel the heat from a block away. it took hundreds of firefighters hours to get everything contained in that desperately cold weather. four families have also been left homeless because of this. heading further north, clean-up underway after yesterday's winter storm brought widespread flooding to parts of massachusetts. along with 15 to 20-foot waves pounding houses on the shore, water also covered the streets of scituate. monica madea from our sister station necn caught up with residents as they were checking out the watery damage. >> reporter: the ocean just too powerful for the seawall in scua neighborhood. this morning debris is left in the road and any water that didn't recede froze. creating icy lakes in rivers and back yards. this car left parked on otis road was destroyed in the flood. >> and we watched it get submerged. the alarm started going off when it started getting wet. it was completely gone at one point. >> reporter: front leaders cleared sand and tried to restore roads. nor'easter damage is notorious in this town, but the icy water came fast, catching some by surprise, forcing them to be rescued by authorities or find their own way out. in this case, on a boat. >> we were watching it come up, come up, we're like it's not going to get any higher. all of a sudden it's in our living room. >> reporter: to give you an idea how deep it was here in this neighborhood, that's a look at the water line on that deck. it was pretty deep indeed and there is a big mess to clean up. most of the water has receded, but what's left is turned to slush and now turning to ice. morning. power crews were out. they've got the power back on here in town. but still a mess is left behind. reporting in scituate, reporting live, monica necn. >> a sobering one-two punch from mother nature as temperatures fall to record lows in our area. >> it's to the bone. it cuts through your clothes like you have stockings on. >> tonight people are bundled up as others scramble to find shelter. >> the cold air also bringing travel to a stand still. cancelling thousands of flights. >> been here all night, i'm tired and ready to go. >> and even impacting animals at the national zoo. >> other cities along the east coast still digging out from the snow and dealing with historic flooding a. >> i'm ready for summer to come back. it needs to exum back quick. >> we're working for you as people cope with another day of this bitter cold. >> it's not over yet, folks. news4 has every angle covered. but first the cold hard facts. more than are dealing with dangerous bone chilling temperatures tonight. at least five deaths blamed on this winter storm nationally. >> and it this deep freeze isn't about to loosen its grip yet. temperatures plummet into record territory into the weekend. lets a.m. start with doug kammerer. he's in storm team4 to tell us what is coming next. doug? >> guys, we have now been here for about seven to ten days in the extreme cold from just after christmas all the way through where we are today. we have two days left. tomorrow and sunday, and then we start to turn a corner. but that's still two days away. out there right now, look at the wind still gusting a 35 miles an hour, martinsburg 18 miles an hour. manassas. notice where you don't have wind gusts. it's gusting at times. did not pickup a wind gust at this hour. we're starting to see the winds diminish a little bit. current wind chill 2 degrees below 0, martinsburg minus 7, culpepper at a plus 7. cold tonight, as cold as last

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