Freezing, now 34, 35 degrees, that has helped us. Parts of northern virginia, we are getting reports of icy conditions out there. Looking at the roads in northern virginia, right around freezing in many spots. And temperatures may go down over the next couple of hours. Thats what were fairly concerned about from d. C. South ward. Not a big issue, most of this falling as plain r rain. If it is falling and bouncing, it is sleet. Rain is moving in as freezing rain. Yes, we are seeing some icy spots to the north and west. Heres the system itself. You can see it has snow, sleet, freezing rain and just plain rain with it. In a little bit of a lull in parts of the area, well get back as we move through the region. Look at the numbers and you can tell what im talking about. North and west, we are below freezing now. South and east we are right at or above freezing. So, this is good news in our south and east zones. North and west, however, this is where we have issues. Everybody still under a Winter Weather in the fredericksburg area. Well take you through the timing and show you something we havent seen in two to three weeks coming our way next. All right. Thank you, doug. It is one of the toughest calls for schools to make. Do you close schools in the morning when the bad weather isnt expected until the afternoon . Thats right. In our area, many districts opted for an early dismissal, while others closed for the entire day. News4s amee cho continues our Team Coverage in aspen hill. She has some reaction from parents and administrators tonight. Amee . Reporter hi, pat and leon. Yeah, lots of little ones enjoying some time off from school today. As you can see, its looking pretty clear out here right now. Its only barely raining here in aspen hill so we have not seen any ice on the roads yet. We have seen School Closes all across the dmv today. Montgomery, prince georges, anne arundel closing several hours early. A lot of parents had tke we talked to a Prince Georges County spokesman. He said as longs as the weather is okay in the morning they want the kids to get in a few hours of learning while they can. If they do let out early, they are trying to make that call as soon as possible so parents do have time to make plans. All the parents we talked to today said they get why the schools let out early and they dont mind. They just want their kids to be safe. Ice is dangerous so i understand. I know people make fun of washingtonians foreclosing clo early, but ice is closed. This is the only snow day. Other than the last one. Reporter and even though we havent seen too much ice out here yet, we are always working for you and trying to make sure youre prepared so we are giving out free storm team4 ice papers. Good stuff. We are at the aspen manor shopping center. Well be here the next couple hours if you want to grab one or back to you. Thank you, amee. Crews are working to patch more than a hundred water main breaks in our area. One of them has east west highway in takoma park shut down. The crew has been on the scene since morning. Well let you know when the lanes are open again. Now is the time to make sure you have the nbc washington app. See the forecast and get the weather alerts right on your phone. Friends and family battling to find a man with dementia. Prince georges county police say 65yearold Daniel Dehaven may have been picked up last tuesday as he was walking along route 1. He was last seen at the costco in beltsville. There have been recent reports he was dropped off near Anne Arundel High School. Today people met to form search parties. They say hes nonverbal but he does respond to his name. You know we hear about people breaking into cars all something left out on the seat, right . Yeah, but in alexandria, a different kind of theft, doors and even airbags taken out of vehicles at a highend condo complex. News4s pat collins is live in old town now with a closer look at this. Hey, pat, whats the story . Reporter hey, lie on, its 4 00, do you know where your car door is . Are you sure . Well, people at this condo, theyre giving it a second look. Inside, what was previously thought to be a secure garage, someone or someones ripped off five car doors, one trunk lid, and six or more airbags. Bingo, bango, bongo. They took doors off the and they had two to four people doing this. Im sure they did it in a short period of time. They unbolted the doors and put them in some sort of van that they had and drove off. Reporter thats jack burton, longtime resident and board member at saint asip square, a swank condominium complex in old town. This theft performed with militarylike precision sometime after midnight friday morning. But the thieves, they didnt take everything they could have. A trunk lid was taken and heres the persons golf clubs in the back. Didnt take the golf clubs. Obviously theyre not golfers. They took the trunk lid and the license plate off the trunk lid and put it back on the trunk. Reporter on the other hand, there was one thing they just couldnt resist. Another resident had four or five suits in his back seat. They went through and they took the most expensive, i think it was an italian suit he had, and he just bought it. Reporter so,er be on the lookout for a guy in a new italian suit trying to sell you a drivers side door. Leon, back to you. Or an airbag or trunk lid. Thank you so much, pat collins reporting live. Now to developments in the russia probe, nbc news has learned the president s legal team is in talks with the fbi about a possible one on one between the president and the special Counsel Robert Mueller. The president s lawyers are hoping to avoid an inperson interview. They are suggesting either submitting an affidavit signed by the president or submitting written responses. Legal experts say it is highly unlikely mueller would accept these alternatives. A devastating decision for thousands of families, many of them right here in washington. The Trump Administration says that nearly 200,000 salvadorans must leave the country. Shame on demonstrators gathered outside the white house to protest the Trump Administrations decision to end special protections for salvadoran immigrants. The salvadorans will have until september of 2019 to seek permanent residency in the u. S. Or risk deportation. People are devastated. Were talking about losing everything. Were talking about losing their homes, you know, theyre being given a deadline when they have to leave the country. The temporary protected Status Program for people from el salvador started back in 2001, an earthquake that year devastated the country and a program gave residents an opportunity to come here to work legally. The Trump Administration says that it was always meant to be temporary. Chopper4 above the scene of a deadly construction accident. It happened around noon in lorton at a site along furnace lane. Were working right now to get more details, but so far we know a man was struck by a piece of equipment and suffered a heart attack. He died at the hospital. No e Fairfax County police are trying to determine what went wrong. The police arent calling it mission accomplished, but they say that crime is on a downward trend in Prince Georges County. During a News Conference today, chief hank said there were 80 murders in the county last year, and that number is 18 fewer than the previous year. He also says overall Violent Crime dropped by more than 6 . That is the product of good strategy, but that is the product of men and women going out on the streets of Prince Georges County day in, day out, and working to prevent crime from happening in the first place. Ahead at 5 00 were going take a deeper dive into the numbers and see how police are working to keep communities safe. Its a weather alert day and our Team Coverage is just getting started. Were working for you over the next three hours. Not only tracking the storm but also the roads and the major change were going to see after today. Plus, a big royal first. The first day of school photo. Everyone will be talking about. And ashe that had the oprah 2020 trending all day. Are her sights really set on hollywood or washington . But before we bring you that story, weigh in on the nbc washington flash survey, should Oprah Winfrey run for president . During the break head to the nbc washington Facebook Page and weigh in on that. Well sho storm team4 weather alert letting you know about potential problems on streets and sidewalks this afternoon. The storm team4 4 by 4 is live in downtown frederick right now. The big story is a chance for freezing rain, and were tracking it all for you. Doug and amelia join us in less than two minutes with that. You know, as bad as our weather has been, its even worse in new england. Thats right. Just imagine going outside this morning and finding your vehicle frozen to the ground. Nbcs Morgan Radford reports from massachusetts. Reporter this morning millions thawing out after a weekend of record breaking low temperatures. This is the worst disaster we ever had. Reporter in boston, the temperature dipping below 0, cars frozen to the ground. Two cars dead. Im for the ntunate i have heat power. My neighbors lost everything. Loosening his grip on the bulk of the country just yet. From philadelphia to d. C. And maryland. Extreme cold crippling the northeast. 31 record lows were set or tied on sunday. Farther west, cars sliding and crashing on icy roads in missouri. The icecovered fire escape on a chicago high rise shut down an entire street. Temperatures reached negative 3 as firefighters tried to battle flames with frozen equipment. We had a couple engines freeze, and our trucks were trying to dig out now from all the water. Reporter its been a brutal two weeks in scituate, massachusetts where temperatures have been below freezing every single day. Believe it or not, its the warm est day since christmas hovering right around 24 degrees. Because of the wind chill it feels like were in the single dimg its. For nbc news, im Morgan Radford in massachusetts. Back here at home were in weather alert mode. Weve got Team Coverage for you thise shes on the weather deck. First lets get to doug. Hes tracking the path of this system thats moving in this way. Doug . You notice, guys, amelia doesnt have the umbrella. We have a little bit of a lull as far as the weather certificate concerned. Still dealing with cloudy skies. Freezing rain at times. 35 degrees right now, winds out of the southwest at 9 Miles Per Hour so we still have a little bit of a wind chill. Its all about the temperatures below freezing. This is the cold air damning that we see. Look at the warm air trying to move in. 42 in patuxent river. Right along the mountains thats where we stay on the cold side and it is on the cold side, still below freezing to the north and west, and there is where we have run into a few issues. Now, the good news here, we are not seeing widespread ice all over the area. I have not seen a lot of reports of any of the major roads having any real big problems. Its all the back roads and the sidewalks. Out there today, this Winter Weather advisory in effect until 9 00 tonight for everybody you see here in the purple. Even ou we may drop a little temperature wise. That may help produce more ice. Wintry mix continuing, freezing rain continuing to mix in. Were in a bit of a hole here. More rain down to the south, more sleet. Sense a little snow trying to mix in, too, this is almost all sleet around frederick, parts of montgomery county, towards baltimore. Lets go outside to the weather deck now where, again, looking like were on the dryer side of things. But ice normally an issue out there towards parts of the weather deck, a lot of the metal equipment we have. What are you seeing, amelia . No problem with ice, doug. Dare i say it is comfortable out here after we were freezing this weekend. That 35 degrees out here right now not all that bad. Take a look at Road Conditions. Were hearing, as doug was saying, the main roads that have been treated are just wet, just fine. I just looked at both the maryland and the virginia road maps before i went out here. More on that on my facebook and twitter pages. Untreated roads, though, especiay im definitely hearing a lot of people slipping on their sidewalks and driveways. You want to be cautious of that, not just tonight but tomorrow morning as well. With many of us starting out right around freezing. So, take a look at the Road Conditions. Some slick spots out there tonight, mainly north and west of the metro area. Areas like frederick, the Baltimore Metro area, leesburg and loudoun county, fauquier county. Tomorrow some slick spots. By tomorrow evening its dry, were finally above freezing. I cannot wait for that tomorrow. As youre getting kids re ed i for the bus tomorrow, doug, jacket and a fine line, if you want to put them in boots or not. I would put them in boots. The salt might ruin their sneakers. By afternoon it is almost playground weather come fared to what weve had. Sure, were talking about warmer temperatures the next couple of days, too. Today the warm est temperatures we have seen in about two weeks, it has been a very, quite amazing how cold weve been. Still more rain to go, though. Look back toward the west, more precip to the west. Through 5 00, watch through 6 00. Still here through 8 00. Still having some rain across the area. If temperatures arent able to drop below the friesing mark we may see ice in more parts of the area. Once again, rush hour is looking a lot better tonight. That is very good news as we move through. The cold air, weve had it in place. You know this has been in place. The pattern change is coming. You can already feel it. This is what were going to be dealing with, the jet stream, colder air moving to the east coast. That leads to a storm coming friday into saturday. That storm will be all rain. Look what it brings us, warmer temperatures, well above average and tracking that storm late week. Lets look at the four day forecast and show you the warming numbers. 47 tomorrow, 44 on wednesday, more cloud cover. 55 degrees on thursday. And look at this, 60 is what were going for on friday. Maybe even into the low 60s. As we move on through the day on saturday, 54 with falling temperatures, and then we do get cold again. And there will be a chance for a wednesday time frame, but right now this next storm, a warm storm, 60 degrees. Ye yeah, we havent been there in three weeks. Well break out the flipflops. It will feel like beach weather compared to what we have. Yes. Cant wait. Thank you, doug. When it comes to your smartphone, do you think you could use a little less time on it . That is true for our kids. Apple is getting a reality check and what you should keep in mind what it comes to addiction with kids. Will she or wont she, was Oprah Winfreys golden glo spebeec iand i like these awardwinning cheddar puffs. First place. Both events . Booyah were an awards family. Youll like them both but love our price. Awardwinning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. Simply smarter shopping. Comat havertys furniture. Ear Savings Event save up to one thousand dollars in bonus discounts. Plus, you can get 24 month financing with no interest. Start the new year by adding stylish pieces throughout your home. 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For too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. [cheering and applauding] dreams of a run got a big boost from her companion of 31 years. Stead man, when he said, its up to the people. She would absolutely do it. Pat, leon, i wonder from you, could you Oprah Winfrey in 2020 . We didnt think we would see a president donald trump, many of us didnt think that, a year and a half ago. So true. Why not. My question would be why would she want the job . With her rolodex, she talks with World Leaders already. She doesnt need that job. Ive been to the promised land, her home in montecito. I cant see her turning that in to live in the white house. I cant do it. Shes been very involved, though, in politics for many years. Absolutely. You recall she had a heavy hand in Barack Obamas election back in 2008. So, i could see her running. It would influence her for sure, one of those people throws her weight behind causes, issues that she cares about that she deems shes passionate about. But being president . I just dont know. Thats another job altogether. We havent heard her yet, or has anyone talked the l. A. Times caught her last night after her speech, after the internet blew up, saying, oprah 2020, the hashtag was trending on twitter, i believe, and they asked her, what is your response . She paused for a moment, and smiled. Okay now, i dont know if thats okay im running, or, okay, ive had it with this conversation. Exactly, exac