Hi, everyone. Good morning. Im angie goff. Im aaron gilchrist. Jeff sessions confirmation hearing is under way. He is vying to become the next attorney general. That hearing has already been interrupted more than one time due to protesters voicing their opposition to him. In his opening remarks, he addressed criticism over his civil rights record headon. I deeply understand the history of civil rights in our country, and the horrendous impact that relateness and systemic discrimination, and the denial of Voting Rights has had on our africanamerican brothers and sisters. I have witnessed it. We must continue to move forward and never back. Before things got under way, protesters dressed in kkk robes and hoods, heckled sessions as he arrived for the hearing. They were immediately escorted out. Be sure to have the nbc we will send updates throughout the day. This is the first of several confirmation hearings taking place this week. Democrats complained the jampacked schedule will prevent them from attending all of the hearings. Here is a look at what to expect the next couple days. Retired marine corps general john kelly will go before lawmakers later today. He is expected to be chosen to lead the department of homeland security. Hearings will take place tomorrow for secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson and transportation secretary nominee, elaine chao. And today president obama heads home to chicago to deliver his farewell address. As many as 20,000 people are expected to attend. He plans to celebrate whats changed for the better in the past eight years. And also give his thoughts on where to go from here. The president is also expected to defend his signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care act. You can watch the president s speech right here on nbc 4, starting at 9 00 p. M. And turning back to the cold weather out this morning one school is closed because of frozen pipes. News4s justin finch joins us live from outside manassas elementary school, Baldwin Elementary School with more on this. Hi, justin. Yeah, angie. Some 650 students now out of school. The pipe are you positive durind on a third floor inside. Restoration crews working around the clock to make repairs and clean up ever since. At baldwin elementary, students and staff are off and crews are in, readying the school for a return to normal. Progress is under way. Were assessing the situation. Early this morning, Manassas City Public Schools sent parents a note, reading in part, there will be no school for baldwin students today, tuesday, january 10th, because of standing water in the building, due to frozen pipes and no heat. A cleanup crew is onsite to remove the water. We have a lot of insulation and stuff. Reporter manassas city schools financing on repairs. Between 2 00 and 2 30 this morning, we had a heating coil on the third floor to start leaking. Reporter he says chemically treated water began pouring down from the third floor, triggering saturated Ceiling Tiles to fall and setting off an alarm. That got police and School Officials on campus in the middle of the night. It could have been a lot worse than it was. Reporter and this morning, crews are still at work inside. We are told there is no significant damage to classrooms or instructional materials. The water we are talking about here is chemically treated to heat and cool that building. So officials want to be extra sure everything is cleaned up and repaired before resuming classes tomorrow. We are told word on that could come as soon as early this afternoon. We are live in manassas. Im justin finch, news4. Back into to you. We also just learned that Pennington Traditional School in water due to a water main break there. The School Remains open. So we told you, another very cold morning around here. But there is a warmup in sight. Storm team 4 meteorologist sheena par convene is here with what we can expect. Yeah, there is a warmup in sight so finally you can put the heavy coat away after today. We have seen a little bit of snow this morning, though, even around frederick right now, were seeing still the snow. But it is on its way out. Most reports right around a trace, north and west of the district. Right now, though, cloudy skies, 30 degrees. By noon, 33 degrees. By 4 00 p. M. , were above freezing, 35. Were still warming up by 9 00 p. M. , and there is a chance we could see maybe a little bit of freezing rain across part of the area, not everybody, but rain moves in as we go overnight tonight, and could see some around for part of the morning commute tomorrow. Coming up, we take a closer look at that and the big warmup, straight ahead. Sheena, thank you. We are working to learn what caused the deadly crash in centreville. Around 2 30 this you can see what was left of the van as it went off the road and into a tree. We know one person died there. Fairfax county police tell us one car was involved in the crash and no one was hurt. The entire morning, route 28 had delays because one lane was getting by. Chopper 4 was over the scene of a sixcar crash in Loudoun County this morning. This happened on lovettsville road. Virginia state police say it involved a tractortrailer, three cars, a van and a cherry picker truck. You can see that car was badly damaged here. Three people taken to the hospital, three others treated at the scene. The cause is under vehicl investigation. Responding on twitter to accusations over the deadly smoke incident. That incident happened two years ago this week. Metro is running from responsibility by pointing the finger, quote, at the very people who run towards danger to save others. En and firefighters and paramedics failing to manage the response. And in page wo paperwork, metro says as a result of d. C. Fire and emergency diverse, utter disregard to responding to such emergencies. Metro rail passengers experienced injuries that were more severe than they otherwise would have been, and the event ended in tragedy, end quote. Metro is also calling for all lawsuits to be dropped against the transit agency. If its not smoke, then its delays that frustrate some of you who ride metro. Rail cars are a huge problem. On thursday, officials will tell the metro board that 60 of the delays are because of rail car breakdowns. At least four times a day, people are forced off the train because of issues like this. Metro is in the process of retiring the oldest rail cars in the fleet. We are waiting to learn why the Washington Monument lost power aga night, the second time in less than a week. Electricians say they have traced this latest issue to a ground fault and plan to look into it more today. Lawmakers anxious to hear from the head of the fbi later today. Hell testify about hearing about russian hacking, why he would be questioned about another subject all together. And trumps soninlaw has a new job title. The steps hes taking right now to make the move to washington. Creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources like solar, wind and natural gas. Weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Cleaner air and cleaner water. Its good for all of us. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Senate democrats launch the first of what will likely be several efforts to defend the Affordable Care act on monday. They took to the floor last night for a talkathon. They painted republican efforts to repeal the law as reckless and chaotic for the u. S. Health care system. Some republicans dismissed the democrats efforts, noting it coincided with the College Football national championship. Fbi director, james comey and the heads of several other agencies will testify before the Senate Intelligence committee today. Theyre expected to discuss russias interference in the election. This will be comeys first public appearance before Congress Since he announced that the fbi was studying additional emails connected to hillary clinton. He later announced that clinton should not face any charges in the email investigation. Democrats could question him about the issue at todays hearing. President elect trumps soninlaw will have a posn Senior Adviser to the president , a position that will give kushner heavy influence on the new administration. Nbcs Peter Alexander has details. Jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. Im going to tell you. Praised by trump, kushner was by his side for some of the biggest decisions along the way, despite having no political experience. Kushner, who lobbied his fatherinlaw to select mike pence for vp, will have unique influence inside the walls of the white house. Alongside chief strategist, steve bannon, and chief of staff, reince priebus. Officials say hell take no salary, but will be involved. Trump says kushner could play a key part in the middle east process. While his role has fueled speculation, kushner has been taking steps to distance himself from his real estate business, kushner and companies. His attorney telling nbc news, mr. Kushner is committed to complying with federal ethics laws, that hell resign as ceo with his family business. He needs to cease and desist immediately. He has tried to have his cake and eat it too. Reporter a top adviser says the president is exempt from a federal anti nepotism law, created with his brother as attorney general. In the 90s, federal judges supported president clint ons move to put his wife in charge of federal reform efforts. Donald trump could face questions tomorrow at his news conference. Days left until the inauguration. The fbi says it is ready to go. The agency says it has confidence that it has the tools it needs to keep next weekend safe for everybody. News4s pat collins went inside the command center to find out more. Reporter at the fbi Washington Field office, in a windowless room upstairs, agents will execute the Inauguration Day security plan. There are cameras to monitor the movements in the city, and bosses from virtually all the badgecarrying agencies will be here. If and when something needs to be done. Are you ready . We are ready. Weve become planning and preparing for this for many, many months now. Weve done it before. We do this type of work each and every day. So were confident and ready for the event. This looks like carbon monoxide, sulfide gas. Reporter on the street today, the fbi displayed some of the tools they can use, well, if they have to. Robots, bomb suits, explosive detection devices. They even have a medical unit to respond if need be. Were a life support capable unit so we can do cardiac care, ivs, advanced airway. Everything you see in a typical medical unit. Reporter for people planning on attending the inauguration, this message from the fbi. We want everybody to come out and participate and enjoy the event. But we also ask everyone to be aware and vigilant while theyre out there. Pat collins reporting there. With such tight security, some downtown businesses you rely on may be closed on Inauguration Day. The police chief says first will work to accommodate any businesses that choose to stay open. He worked downtown and have to go in next friday. Be sure to bring your i. D. And leave yourself some extra time to get around. Right now, family, friends and state officials are saying goodbye to former Virginia State senator, charles keoghan. His he was elected as a state senator in 1975, and retired at the beginning of last year. The 90yearold passed away last week in hospice care. The facebookwide video showing that chicago teenager being beaten and tore toured is really disturbing. But unfortunately, this is not unusual, we have learned. Many say this is an example of a type of mistreatment people with special needs often face. News4s Megan Fitzgerald has reaction from one local family. Music is his biggest thing. He sings karaoke songs. Reporter music makes rajs son smile. Its what he loves. And forage, these moments are priceless. His biggest handicap is hes autistic and he doesnt have communication skills. Reporter he was diagnosed when he was 2 years old. Sure, its a challenge for him. But he tries not to allow autism to control morning. I went to work. Reporter working is just one of many things he enjoys. The saddest part is we can see the personality in him. We can see who the person is. And im sure he feels even more frustrated. Reporter whats sad and even more heartbreaking is when raj says he saw this video. Four chicago area adults filming themselves torturing an 18yearold with special needs for more than 25 minutes. The video was streaming live on facebook. People with intellectual disability are actually bullied twothirds times more than the average person. Reporter kirsten secler is the chief marketing officer for special olympics, which is an organization that uses sports to change attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities. She says oftentimes simple acts of kindness can go a long way. Say Something Like hello to someone you might feel is different or being isolated. It makes all the difference. Reporter raj says those gestures have made a in his life. Now hes hoping this video encourages more people to show compassion towards those who oftentimes can be defenseless. It is ten to hundreds times worse for a special needs kid to be mocked. Because, again, going back to they cannot express themselves. Bye. Reporter Megan Fitzgerald, news4. Rain is headed our way. Sheena is back after the break with the big changes that follow that rain. And take a look at the newest member of the Prince Georges County police department. He needs one thing, though, before he can report to duty. We are going to tell you how you can help out. Stay withs. U all right. More rain and now the flooding threat. Its all widespread in california. Weve been reporting on this for the last couple days. The region is being hammered right now by the socalled pine apple express. Miguel almaguer reports rivers are rising and cresting to levels not seen in years. Reporter overnight, more misery for waterlogged california. The state crippled by drought now being punished with a deluge. A deadly, steady storm, watching away roads. Bringing down trees across the west. And coating a a brutal deep freeze. The roads turn dangerous quickly. Too many spinouts to count. In washington, one family, including this 4yearold girl, rescued by firefighters. With dozens of rivers swollen above flood stage, hundreds of Evacuations Ordered in reno, nevada, while homeowners in guerneville, california, are losing ground. Its not just the river rising. Mountains are crumbling. Mudslides leaving many homeowners on shaky ground, and nerves on edge. Mudslides coming probably from a couple hundred yards up the hill. Just came back with a vengeance. Reporter this storm system could dump as much as 10 inches of rain and 9 feet of snow. Already in lake tahoe, 33. 6 billion gallons of fresh water is poured into the downstream. Miguel almaguer reporting there. Obviously not dealing with that sort of rain and flooding. But we are dealing with cold. Yeah, showers on the way, right . Cold today, showers right, aaron . Absolutely. They are coming. We talked about it a little bit earlier. Aaron will be out there in the rain, reporting for us. Thats not going to happen. Hes an indoor cat. No, cold today. It will continue to be cold this afternoon. Its going to be 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, though. We are on a warming trend. That is good news, if you want the warm air to come back. We do have rain in the forecast for tonight. Right now, temperatures are still around freezing. Mostly below freezing. 30 degrees in the district. Leesburg, 28 degrees. So its still cold outside, and here is your outlook for the referred of the day today. Now, the orange is just about a moderate impact. The p. M. Commute, cold, but it is going to be staying dry. But again, still cold. Bus stop, you still want the warm jacket. Maybe not the heaviest jacket you had on this morning, but slowly warming up this afternoon. Late dinner, late rain moving in. So keep that in mind. Temperature trend. There is the warmup, normal high 43. Today still below normal. By wednesday, mid 50s. By thursday, 63 degrees. Thats 20 degrees above normal. By friday, still above normal, but dropping back into the 50s. Heres a look at the radar right now. So the snow we were tracking earlier this morning, its moved farther up to the north, and east. But it is leaving the area. Frederick getting out of any snowfall, so it is leaving us. And some parts have reported about a trace of snow. Thats about it. Temperatures now are going to keep climbing through the afternoon. Heres 10 00 p. M. Tonight, though. Around 40 degrees. But areas north and west of the district could be seeing the possibility of some freezing rain. If some of this precip gets here before temperatures get warm enough, we could have a brief temperatures continuing to rise. Thats through the district. But 1 00 in the morning. So a lot of the rain for tonight will be overnight. So many of you will actually be sleeping. 4 00 tomorrow morning, we could have some showers language everything for the earliest part of the commute. We clear out through the middle of the day and another round moves in tomorrow night. The rain will be here and then we go into thursday, and well be dry. Look at those temperatures on thursday. We are in the 60s. Not today, though. Today upper 30s for a high temperature, staying just about mostly cloudy. Tonight, the rain moves in. The chance of freezing rain north and west. Again, that would be very brief. But we will be watching those chances. Overnight, you see that 40. So temperatures keep going up overnight and areas of fog developing, too. So the warming trend is under way. 54 tomorrow. 64 on thursday. Friday back into the 50s. And over the weekend, we cool down. Watching for a chance of a wintry mix come saturday. And next week so far looks like we g 50s. So not too bad. All right. We like it. Sheena, thank you. They are celebrating bigtime this morning in south carolina. The Clemson Tigers beat alabama. Crimson tide, to win the