there with the wind chills between zero and 10 degrees. a very cold night tomorrow night. that sets the stage for our next storm. winter storm watch now posted in effect friday night into noon on saturday for areas through the north of washington including frederick county, virginia, frederick county, mayryland. what s going to happen here, we have a chance for snow and then some ice on those roadways. snow and ice, slick roads possible before it all changes over to rain. we ll be watching this for you very, very closely. i ll have the latest for you. we ll be in the storm center throughout the rest of the afternoon. doug, there are not a lot of people walking around outside in northern virginia, but commuters will have to brace themselves as they make their way towards the metro. news 4 s chris gordon is live in arlington. tell us what s happening there, chris. as you see behind me, lot of people on the streets but we re at the metro station so occasionally people do com
she was found in the back seat of her car, tied up with the seat belt. now, the defendant, johnson, told police that she committedo. it was an emotional moment in court today when the defense attorney asked the judge to release johnson at that point a friend of the victims in court screamed out, no, he s an animal, and began crying. he then was removed from the courtroom by court marshals. coming up at 5:00, you ll hear from that man and his friends about that loss and tell you more about what court documents reveal about this crime. reporting live outside d.c. superior court, mark segraves, news 4. all right. thank you, mark. developing now, rising tensions between the u.s. and israel. secretary of state, john kerry, today strongly defended america s commitment to israel. as president-elect donald trump weighs in on twitter. nbc s brian mooar joins us live from capitol hill with the latest on this. brian? president-elect clearly has a lot to say. he s going around the me
fatigue. we re closely watching both and we ll bring more information on this story later in our newscast. several of president-elect trump s nominees testified at their confirmation hearings today. one of the most contentious, oak attorney general, scott prui pruitt, told lawmakers he disagrees with climate change and he got into an intense back and forth over what he would do about it. and the next u.n. ambassador, south carolina governor nikki haley condemned the obama administration for blocking the administration. on russia she supports, and lacks foreign policy experience, she says she ll bring reforms to the u.n. meanwhile, president-elect donald trump s pick for commerce secretary told lawmakers today he favors sensible union, and believes his vast business dealings have given him a sort of experience fighting other countries on fair trade practices. wilbur ross noted his endorsement for the united steel workers union, proof he will work to protect american jo
then the snow behind it which is why we have the wint e e weather advisories in effect for half of the view iing area from shenandh valley to martinsburg and leesburg and gaithersburg and points north and west, but it does not include the d.c. area. the snow with a little bit of the impact here from d.c. southwards, but the bigger impact is the huge drop of temperatures, and how that feels. yes, and as you said, doug, 74 degrees is the record, but this is how cold it is going to with be feeling tomorrow. it is going to be blustery and feeling like the 20s and then by friday morning, we will feel like we are in the single digits and talking about a 60-degree temperature drop, but the temperatures are going to to be playing a huge role in the snow system as rain is changing over to the snow, and a beautiful evening, doug. yes, it is a-o a doing be talking about the roads, and my snowfall map at 4:15. okay. if you are headed out today, that they are not going to be doing g
reporter: his name was stellan. he lived here with his mother and sisters. they had just moved back to lorton here on arcade street to live with his grandmother. a neighbor told me just yesterday her young son had played here with stellan. today she returned with her little boy to start a memorial for stellan. a neighbor and her son placed stuff animals and flowers in the yard beside the house where a fire killed a 5-year-old boy last night, identified as stellan lotuno. the cause of fire has been determined, that it was a child playing with a lighter, and unintentionally set the garage on fire. reporter: a woman and a man were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. two dogs were rescued, two other pets died. the fire began at night. neighbors tried their best to help as the house on arcade street was consumed by flames and thick smoke. we saw the mom standing in the driveway, screaming, upset. a little girl was there. we ran up. you could see the f