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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. With havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isnt. Hurry in and save. This sale ends january 15th at havertys. Life looks good. Youre watching news4 at 4 00. Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we tell, and this year we became the story. At the golden globes, Oprah Winfrey becomes the first black woman to receive the cecil b. Demille award for outstanding contributions to the world. Her message as she accepted the award ignited social media with calls for a president ial run. The Entertainment Industry are weighing in on this, including actor john stamos. Joining us now is scott evans with access, and scott, tell us about some of the reaction youre getting to oprahs big speech Louis Oosthuizen nigast. Everyone, everyone is talking about her acceptance speech for the cecil b. Demille award and how her rallying cry for the times up movement, a new day is on the horizon has everybody talking about her run possibly for president in 2020. 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, exactly. [ laughter ] the good thing is she does run, we all get cars. Well take that. Hello. Ill take it. And bread. A whole lot of us. All right, thanks. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Alrighty. We are asking for your opinion on whether oprah should run for president in 2020, and right now the nos are outnumbering the yeses, but if you want to add your voice visit our nbc washington Facebook Page. Certainly makes for a lot of good interesting conversation. Good conversation. Yeah. Years of memories on the water gone in a matter of moment. Flames, ice and charred remains of worse disaster. From a mess on the water to a mess on the roads. Winter weather could make your evening a dicey one. Were working for you with Team Coverage from storm team4 on this weather alert day first at 4 00. [ gasps, laughs ] you ever feel like. Cliche foil characters scheming against a top insurer for no reason . Nah. So, why dont we like flo . She has the name your price tool, and we want it. But why . Why dont we actually do any work . Why do you only own one suit . Its just the way it is, underdeveloped office character. Youre right. Thanks, bill. No, youre bill. Im tom. You know what . No one cares. Now at 4 30, a storm team4 weather alert tracking wintry weather and the chance for some freezing rain. Leerz a live look at route 355 in frederick, maryland from a storm team 4 by 4 checking the conditions in real time. The dicey weather caused many schools to close or send kids home early. Winter weather advisory still in effect for most of the area. Lets get the latest from storm team4 chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer. We can see the main roads are just fine. You see the 4 by 4 on 355. Kwun of the colder areas in frederick. The roads are aokay. The sidewalks do have ice on them. Remember we just had a storm a couple days ago and there has been so much salt put down, i think that has helped our situation out on the main roads. Watch out, some of the secondary roads, some of the sidewalk surfaces, youll continue to see those. Rain to the south, some sleet and rain coming down and freezing on contact. That is freezing rain across parts of our region. So, we are seeing that. A lot of p now, were going to be in this for the next couple of hours. You see more moisture back to the west. This has to move on through our region. Were going to continue to see showers right on through the rest of the evening hours. Its all about those temperatures. And today we warm the warm est weve been in two weeks here, 35 degrees in d. C. , 37 in honeytown, 42 patuxent river. No problems at all south of d. C. With any icing, but notice gaithersburg only at 31, frederick at 30, 33 in hagerstown. Those are the only areas right in here. Youre going to have some in loudoun county, some in fairfax cold, too. Watch out. Thats why we have the winter advisory until 9 00. Ill keep you posted from the storm center. Thanks, doug. You got it. Heres something you dont see a lot of in annapolis harbor. Ice breakers. Four boats began breaking ice today. They used the harbor to get around this time of year. Its the first time in three years its been cold enough to cause ice to freeze in the harbor. Maryland department of Natural Resources had to break up 3 inches of ice. Theyll be back out there tomorrow after the ice refreezes tonight. Flames on the waterfront in southwest this morning. Look at this scene. Firefighters braved icy conditions out there to battle a big fire at the james creek marina. Our frigid weather made the fight extra difficult, but as adam tuss reports, its something that firefighters did a few days ago that kept this fire from getting a lot worse. Reporter well, the fire is now out and luckily no one was hurt. But take a look at where all of this unfolded, kind of in the middle of this plank right here. A nasty fire, the conditions, the water, the ice, it all made for a challenging fire fight. As the flames burned at the james creek marina, a d. C. Fireboat battling as best it could. Fire crews also responding on foot. Dramatic images showed just how two boats fully engulfed, and this, this was the scene as the sun rose. Charred out shells of what was. Even the neighboring boats damaged. The dock blackened. Shocked, yes. Reporter Trevor Johnson is the owner of the boat next to the boat where the whole fire started. His boat, which was closed up for the winter, is obviously now a complete loss. We bought the boat in 2013, and so what is that, i guess 18, five years now. Lots of good trips, lots of good memories, used to take it down to the bay. Reporter vi to with fire an ems said it could have been worse. Yesterday their fireboat broke through ice on the water to make sure they could get out quickly. Because they did that, they were able to get to this incident within 20 minutes. It normally would have taken them 10 if there was no ice. If they hadnt broken the ice yesterday, it would have probably taken them 45 minutes and they played a key role in extinguish reporter the good news, no one hurt, but some memories now gone forever. Back here now at the marina, as you take a look at the boats that were damaged in this incident, now, some say that there are signs all over this marina warning people who own the boats not to try to heat them using Something Like a space heater. Investigators still looking for clues, though. Back to you. News in the russia investigation tonight, nbc news has learned President Trumps legal team is in preliminary discussions with the special counsels office about a possible interview. Mr. Trumps lawyers are considering a number of options. This as the president insists that he is not under investigation. Nbcs Jennifer Johnson reports. Reporter President Trump in nashville to talk with farmers about cutting taxes and red tape. This as three source s are telling nbc news preliminary talks are underway for the president to be interviewed by special Counsel Robert Mueller or his investigators in a russia election meddling probe. Clearly the mueller team would want an inperson interview. They want to look across the table and they want to be able to push some buttons. Reporter the sources say mr. Trumps team is exploring a range of options that includes a president submitting written answers instead of a sitdown interview. Hes the president of the United States. If he doesnt testify, the inference is hes guilty. Reporter heres how the president responded when asked saturday if he would speak to mueller personally. Theres been no collusion. Reporter today the new book fire and fury continues to make headlines. Former white house strategist steve bannon now says when he called the meeting that donald trump, jr. Had with a russian lawyer treasonous, he was really talking about former Campaign Chair paul manafort, not true, says the author. It was not directed altman a f at man r manafort, it was directed at don junior. Reporter President Trump spent days attacking the book calling it fake and full of lies. As for the possible inrv administration wont comment on it, but is cooperating with the special counsels investigation. Jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. A big decision by the white house today that could have an impact on thousands of families in our area. Jim and wendy are in the newsroom to explain. Hi, guys. Hi there. You know the Trump Administration putting it into a program that has allowed salvadorans to remain in the United States through 2021. That could mean an estimated 30,000 people who live here in our area would be forced to leave or face deportation. Coming up at 5 00, Meagan Fitzgerald will find out the impact it will have on one local family. Plus after the golden globes, did you see people buzzing about the speech given by Oprah Winfrey . Were going to take a look at what it meant to some young girls who were watching last night. And is she weighing a run for the white house . All that, plus were keeping an eye on that nasty weather out there. Were going to see you with those stories and more in just a few minutes. What do you guys i think stedman is going to run. Stedman and gail are running. Vp. There you go. Running mates. The royal kids are growing up fast. Were going to show you why its a big day for 2yearold Princess Charlotte. Hard to believe shes 2 already. Were in weather alert mode. Back here on this side of the pond with chances for rain that could freeze the moment it hits the ground, making streets and sidewalks downright dangerous. Were monitoring the sto and trmhe big news about the big game today. Weve learned who will be singing the National Anthem at the super bowl next month. The nfl says pop star pink will perform the starspangled banner before the game. Its her first super bowl performance. Justin timberlake will headline halftime show. Super bowl 52 kicks minneapolis. And you can watch it right here on nbc4. She has come such a long way. That is going to be a great show, going to be a great show. All right, were just one month away from the start of the winter Olympic Games in pyeongchang, and the u. S. Figure skating team is now officially set. Moving through their signature, we just heard in ice dance, reigning National Champions mia couldnt retain their national title. They finished second but they did still make the olympic team. 0 on the ladies side, a snub for ashley christiaan wagener. She failed to make the team after competing four years ago in sochi. Christiaan wagener was up staged by newcomer brady tanel who won the National Championship. Which one is the bigger deal for you . The olympics. Ive been dream building it since i was a little girl. I cant put into words how happy i am. On the mens side nathan chen National Championship. He is now the favored to win the gold in pyeongchang. I love the figure skating. One of the most popular events. Cant wait. Well, you have resolved to get fit for the new year, right . And news4 has resolved to help you do that. Were working for you to try to keep you motivated. We visited the fab body factory in Upper Marlboro where classes focus on fat burning and toning. The owner says the focus is on fun. No matter who you are, you can come. Were having so much fun. We had a great social group here. Were supported, motivated. We come here to have fun. Doesnt that make you want to move . The fab body factory is offering a discount to new viewers for the month of january. Half price at Doug Kammerer go go in suitland uses local music to inspire the moves. They get a habit, one that will payoff for years to come, folks. Thats for sure. 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There are also reports he may have been seen near Anne Arundel High School in gam brelz. The Trump Administration is ending special protections for immigrants from el salvador. Demonstrators protested near the white house today. The change means nearly 200,000 people have until september 20th of 2019, rather, to seek permanent residency here in the u. S. Or risk deportation. And weve learned mitt romney was treated for Prostate Cancer last year. An aide says he was treated successfully and the cancer did not spread. Romney ran for the presidency in 2012. He may run for the utah state senate, u. S. Senate, that senator orrin hatch is vacating in the fall. Turning now to the weather. All all this stuff thats falling going to refreeze tonight . That is an issue, too. We saw the snowstorm come through, the monstrous storm that hit around new england, we put down so much salt. Everybodys cars were white the past couple of days. Thats right. That salt, that storm may have helped out this storm because the roads have been salted ever since, and fortunately we have not seen a whole lot of problems out there on most of the roads. The main roads have been aokay and that is some very good news today. Temperatures have risen above freezing. Were at 35 now in the city. Notice where were going. 7 00, around 35, some showers likely. We had roads around 9 00. Notice by 11 00, were down to 32. The rain will move out of here. Were going to start to see those numbers fall and notice we are below freezing in many locations here. Were at 31 degrees gaithersburg, 42 fort belvoir and reston. We are seeing some issues with ice in these locations, but the main roads have been okay. Were going to talk more about that in a sec still in effect until 9 00. It includes just about our entire area. The only exception towards our extreme southeastern zones and back towards parts of the shenandoah valley. Temperatures are well into the 40s back here now. Yeah, the 40s. Theyre trying to move in here, but they just cant do it. Cant make its way over the mountain. Until 9 00 for that evening commute, wintry mix and freezing rain will most likely be in the offing. You can see that right here. Weve got that freezing rain and sleet around the area. Down to the south, it is just rain. Even d. C. Is falling as just rain, but it is still freezing on some of the roads. You see more moisture back to the west. Were not done with this just yet. As i mentioned, road temperatures, they may actually fall tonight. Actual temperatures may fall tonight and that could lead to more freezing into tomorrow morning. We could still have a couple of issues out there. Amelia is taking a look at that right now with more what we can expect the rest of the night. Doug, im going to start you off with future temperatures. For the evening hours as you saw on the planner, steadily falling temperatures. This is what were looking at tomorrow morning 4 00 a. M. When the School District starts to decision about a delay or cancellation. You can see area wide just about everybody at or right below freezing. So, we could certainly be dealing with some icy spots. What were hearing on facebook and twitter, and thanks for everyone who is providing their weather reports. We love to hear whats happening at your house. Were hearing that sidewalks and driveways are seeing a lot of ice on them, but the main roads are looking okay. As we continue to move throughout the Morning Hours tomorrow, 8 00 a. M. , you can see were still hovering right around freezing. Look at what happens as we move toward lunch time. We hit 40 degrees in washington. That is going to feel amazing. So, what does this mean for the School Forecast . This is just based off of what were thinking, what were seeing out there. We have not actually gotten word from any schools. But heres what im thinking looking at all of the information. I could see delays, maybe cancellation, maybe a cancellation for areas like loudoun, fauquier counties, back around the i81 corridor. Delays in frederick and around the baltimore doug, were hearing icy conditions on the sidewalks in northern and western maryland. After tomorrow morning were not worried about any ice out there. No, and thats why a delay is probably good news for some of those areas up to the north and west. A delay okay, but tomorrow afternoon were going to rise so fast that no problem for getting the kids home. 47 degrees on your tuesday, 44 on friday. And here we go, guys. 55 degrees on thursday, break out the shorts, whatever you want. Because we havent seen anything like that for it will be 19 days since we saw 50 degrees on your thursday. 60 degrees coming up on friday. 60 chance of rain. Some of that rain heavy friday into saturday. Thats a big storm system. It is going to provide a lot of snow back towards ohio. For us were on the warm side. It is all rain for us. But then it dobring in much colr air the beginning of next week. Well be tracking that for you, too. Finally, a little warm up on the way. Any snow and ice that has been out there, guys, we can finally kiss it goodbye. We are not going to know how to act when this gets to 60. Thank you, dou workers have begun repairs at the lincoln memorial. Crews are fixing up cracks and fractures of the lower and upper roofs there. The eightmonthlong project began last week. The memorial is going to remain open for the project, but you may not be able to walk in some areas. Work should be done by late summer. Closing giant h m is closing after a controversial image on its website. The picture showed an africanamerican child in a sweatshirt that says cool est monkey in the jungle. H m removed the image with the africanamerican child but kept images with white children modelling the shirt. H m says it sincerely apologizes to anyone the image offended. Not a good move. Not a good move. Now to a real problem for many parents these days. Digital addiction. Two major apple investors are urging the company to take action to curb growing smartphone addiction among children. Consumer reporter susan hogan recently reported on this very with what shes learned about it. This is really interesting. It was quite eye opening, in fact, because these two major investors actually wrote an open letter to apple over the weekend saying that the company must offer more choices and tools to help children fight addiction on its devices. The letter asked apple to give parents more options to protect their childrens health. The letter also cited various studies on how the heavy usage of smartphones and social media negatively affects childrens mental and physical health. Now, in november, news4 put a spotlight on digital addiction as you may remember. We were challenging viewers, right, lie oeon, you remember t. Including my son jack. We also told you about a survey that gathered information about how kids 8 and under are actually consuming media today. The report shows a big jump in the use of tablets. Just 1 of kids under 8 years of age had a tablet now 42 have their own, access to mobile devices is so widespread, a whopping 95 of families with young kids now have a smartphone. About one in ten kids have access to an internet connected toy or voice activated device like amazon echo and contrary to pediatrician recommendations, nearly half of children 8 and under consume some sort of social media in the hour right before bedtime. This is really interesting, too. Some Silicon Valley insiders have also begun speaking openly about these gadgets and even the apps that theyre actually designed to be addictive to keep our attention as long as possible. So, im not surprised. You know. Since you did the story a little while ago, has jack gone back to his old habits or has he changed . Considering hes had three snow days now in a row, you know, of course hes sitting there, thats all hes doing. Its really up to us. I sit there, im like, al a book. Its really up to us as parents to teach them to get away from that a little bit, you know. But yeah, it is pretty eye opening, right . That is so true. Kids would prefer the cell phones as opposed to books unfortunately. And we cant put that genie back in the bottle. Thank you, susan. This afternoon were in weather alert mode. And its all about the timing, the chance for snow and freezing rain moving through just as so many people try to make their way home. Were tracking it all for you from Road Conditions to whats next for a winter thats already been full of wild weather. Doug is back in a moment. But first heres tommy. Tell me you heard this one. John snow walks into a bar ask then gets thrown out. 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This is a picture from the storm team4 4 by 4. The rain could freeze as it hits the streets. Its moving right now. Anything could happen from here on out. We are under a Winter Weather advisory until 9 00 tonight. Thousands of children were sent home early from school today. Now were looking ahead to tomorrow and the threat of a refreeze overnight. So, lets head to the storm center and doug and amelia, whats it going to look like for the next 24 hours . Well, guys, i think its pretty much going to look like what were doing now. Some areas still f icy mainly on sidewalks. I have not seen a lot of reports say on trees, on cars. That is normally something we do see with events like this. So, were dodging a little bit of a bullet so far. This is where you can help us. If youre watching right now and saying i see ice on my tree, take a picture, tweet us, share it on facebook. Here in the metro area and south, were talking about wet reds roads. Thats because the temperatures are well above freezing. 35 degrees in the city. Take a look. You see the rain, freezing rain, the sleet coming down across our region. Even this says mixing with snow here, but i dont think thats the case. I think this is all falling as rain and then freezing on contact in some areas. Down to the south, yes, it is all rain. You can see there is more moisture back to the west with this. So, were not done just yet. And thats why this Winter Weather advisory is until 9 00 tonight. Now, still below freezing, gaithersburg around the rockville area, fort belvoir, most other areas above freezing. So, thats some good news here. 34 in d. C. , so weve come down a little bit. Yes, we may all drop another couple degrees. If we go ow