Rapidly warming into the 40s by noontime. Maybe even near 50 degrees by around 2 00 or 3 00 p. M. With a partly sunny sky and drifting back into the mid 40s after sunset into this evening. A look at your drive time forecast for this back to work and school day on this tuesday. Thats coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6 11. How is the commute . Right now breaking news here. This is the bottom of the belt beltway outer loop of the beltway a you approach 95. The crash just popped up. You can see on the left lane now getting by. A Big Police Response to the right. Well get more information in the next ten minutes. Blue and sillver line delays in both directions malfunction. Report of a water main break eager road and hamilton street. 66 heading into town a little bit slow as you pass Prince William parkway. It opens up as you head toward the beltway. Take a look here everything looking pretty good inbound branch avenue is a tad slow this morning. This is what we keep our eye on here. Outer loop near 59 virginia. That could create a big backup. Thank you. 6 02 right now. And this morning theres no sign of six family members missing from since a massive fire destroyed a water front mansion. Megan mcgrath outside the home. What is happening there now . Reporter a Police Officer has been here at the front gate all night long keeping an eye on things. Were expecting investigators to return to the scene to start looking for victims inside this burned out mansion when the sun comes up this morning. The home the mansion is located down this long driveway and there is nothing left. Take a look at the chopper video here. You can see the amount of destruction that occurred. A 16000 square foot home reduced to ashes. We have a fire engine here on the scene, perhaps you can hear it off in the distance there. Theyre keeping an eye out for hot spots. Theyve had a few overnight. Six people are missing all from the same family. Theyre feared to be victims of this massive fire. Investigators will only say they are unaccounted for at this point because they have not been able to search through the ashes. It was the alarm system inside the home followed by a call from a neighborhood that alerted the Fire Department to the fact there was trouble here. But when they got on the scene the fire was very very large. The roof, the floors, they were collapsing. Firefighters say it was just too dangerous for them to go in and start looking for victims. The house is owned by i. T. Executive don pile and his wife sandra. Its nicknamed the castle to people familiar with the area. Were expecting to see investigators and n a little while once the sun comes up. Reporting live megan mcgrath. Thank you. Breaking news now police in alexandria are investigating a stabbing. It happened about 3 00 this morning on south 28th street. Were learning a man was stabbed inside an apartment on the first floor of the building. The victim in critical condition. Over night Police Released a picture of a man wanted for a shooting on a metro bus. This is the photograph. Police are calling him a person of interest right now. Two people were shot on a bus around 10 30 last night on hstreet northwest. Not far from massachusetts avenue. Police say one person was shot in the hand. The other in the thigh. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. Three men boarded the bus at galleria place and road about seven blocks before getting into an argument. At the live desk. Another chilling video from isis just surfaced online. Take a look. Youre looking at two hostages believed to be japanese. And the militant who appeared to be jihad i did john. Hes the guy weve seen in videoing western eers before. Demanding a 200 million ransom to save their lives. And japans Prime Minister vows to save them. Back to you. Thank you. It is 6 05 and a d. C. Woman in jail accused of leaving her 1yearold son alone in her car. Metro Transit Police found the car illegally parked along michigan avenue. The boys mother returned a short time later and tried to drive away. Shes charged with child neglect. The child is with his father. The son of the late marion barry may turn himself into police today. Barry faces several misdemeanor charges after an outburst inside the pnc bank. He threatened a bank teller and threw a trash can over security glass smashing a camera. Police say he was upset when he was told his account was overdrawn. Barry is currently running for his fathers seat on the d. C. Council. All eyes on the capitol today for the state of the Union Address which begins at 9 00 p. M. The president s Approval Rating at the high nest two years. According to new nbc news wall street journal poll. According to the poll 49 of americans approve of how hes handling the economy. Which will be a major part of the speech. The president is expected to introduce big tax reforms to benefit the middle class. Hell discuss the price of housing and college for your kids. During the speech and for a few hours before and after it you should avoid driving around the capitol if you can. Take a look at your screen here. All the roads in red will be shut down. If youre home at 9 00 you can watch the whole address and the republican response right here on nbc 4. If you wont be near a tv you can also stream it live using the free news 4 app. One person is dead after an interstate suddenly collapses in ohio. Were tracking the new developments this morning from the live desk. Out of control. A firsthand look how dangerous an icy highway can be. And a live look outside here this morning. Well check the Road Conditions now and your drive time forecast. Your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6 11. Look at that. Take a look it is a car hurling out of control into a taco stand and careening down a street. This is in fort meyers, florida. The driver 67yearold woman said she fainted behind the wheel because of a medical condition. Her boyfriend was also in the car. Both were able to walk away with only minor injuries. Then theres this terrifying close call on the new jersey turnpike. Wow. Can you imagine . This is a tractor trailer skidding toward a Passenger Car heading into the median and jackknifing. Folks in the car remain calm enough to shoot the video the whole time. Looks like theyre shooting it from the backseat. It came right in front of the car. I would have to jump out of the car and start or gun it something. It was very close call. Its a good thing everyone is okay. No icing expected around here today. Thank goodness. Cluck bell outside on the weather deck with a look at the commuter forecast this morning. It wont be anything as icy and dicey as that. We may have our own problems tomorrow. Well worry about that tomorrow. For today back to work and school. Drive time forecast temperatures below freezing across most of the area this morning. Mid to upper 20s in the western to northern suburbs to around 30s in the downtown. For the ride home temperatures mid to upper 40s. Not a bad day. Clouds on the increase and as weve been mentioning, a chance for accumulating snow tomorrow. More about that coming up with tom in 10 minutes. Breaking news in springfield. The outer loop of the beltway as youre approaching 95 here in virginia. The left lanes right now getting by. This is not out of the way. It could pose quite a problem for folks traveling on the outer loop. Keep an eye on that. Silver and blue line delays. In virginia travel times 95 north quantitykwaun koe to the beltway. Same thing when you look at maryland 270 and 495 looking good. Back in ten. Thank you. Watch your valuables. A new warning from police about gas station theft. We have tips this morning. Call him a true patriot. Well show you how a Football Player helped save a womans life. Announcer see yourself at tasc, helping to create a safer world for americas soldiers and for everyone. See yourself designing the next vital solution to get ahead of evolving cybersecurity threats. See yourself at tasc creating integrated intelligence, surveillance and Reconnaissance Solutions that deliver information where when, and how it is needed. See yourself advancing Homeland Security efforts to protect americans at home and around the globe. Join tasc and see your engineering and Technology Expertise help solve the nations most pressing and complex challenges. See your career without limits at tasc. 15 after the hour. Police have a warning before you go to buy gas today. Thieves are using the opportunity to walk away with your cash your phones, and whatever else they can get their hands on. It seems women are an easy target, too. Richard jordan live in buoy with tips on how to keep your valuables safe. Reporter hi good morning. It might seem a little weird to have your bag with you while youre at the gas pump if its your briefcase, backpack purse. Whatever it is you carry with you. This is how police want to see you act at gas stationyou keep your stuff close by. Here is why. Take a look at video. This is surveillance video. A woman pumping gas on one side. On the passenger side there comes a thief. He creeps his way into the car and snatches her purse. They take off. Very slick. Very fast and just like that that purse those valuables were phone without a trace. The woman never even realized what happened. Police say you should try to carry your valuables with you even if youre just going to be outside the car for a split second. If you do decide you want to keep your stuff in the car if its too much to carry, then at least lock the car. Police saying that thefts are down 30 this year. They want to see it go down even further. On cold mornings like today its tempting to get the car started before you hit the road. Police say dont do that. Its dangerous. Your car could be gone before you get out the door. Reporting live this morning. Richard buoy. Later today a chance to sound off on big changes that could be coming to the public schools. Ceo Kevin Maxwell proposed changes to boundaries, grade structures, and programs al several schools. Tonights meeting starts at 7 00 at the board of education. 6 17 now. 17 and 16 yearolds could receive the right to vote at hyattsville. They approved it earlier this morning. Today is the final vote. If it passes the change would take affect in may. Hyattsville and tacoma park would be the only district in the entire country to lower the voting age so far. Virginia governor Terri Mccullough is on the way to a speedy recovery after undergoing a serious medical procedure. They had to drain fluid from around his lungs. He broke seven ribs. He was thrown from a horse while vacationing in africa. Doctors thought the injury would heal itsf t dsn hp h rhtow. He delivered the statee Common Wealth address last week. He expects to be back at work within days. Metro now facing even more backlash from the deadly emergency on the yellow line last week. A Law Firm Says at least 30 people are now suing metro over what happened. More than 80 people were put in the hospital that day. One woman died. Metro will meet with representatives from the ntsb and congress tomorrow. On the west coast it will adopt any urgent recommendations issued by the ntsb in the wake of last weeks metro rail incident. Bait area system which features rail cars and tunnels which staged new smoke and Fire Training exercises for the train operators in recent days. This tragedy serves as a reminder to treat seriously any report of smoke or brake smell. What a scene out of cincinnati. Right now where the clean up continues following a big bridge collapse. Youre looking at video we got into the news room of what was left behind after the overpass broke apart sending several tons of concrete crashing down. One construction worker died. The driver of a tractor trailer on the bridge was hurt. Were told crews were trying to take the overpass down when it collapsed. At the live desk. Its 6 19 now. Screening begins for 9,000 potential jurors in colorado. Jurors selected will decide the fate of james holmes the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 overs at a Movie Theater in aurora, colorado. One of the largest jury pools ever partially because finding impartial jurors could be difficult if they find holmes guilty jurors will have to decide whether he should receive the death penalty. Jurors have to be death qualified. What it means is you have to be open to both a potential sentence of life in prison or a sentence of execution. The Selection Process could take months. Holmes plead not guilty by reason of insanity. A Measles Outbreak is spreading on the west coast fast. It started last month in disney land in california. There have been at least 50 cases reported in california, colorado, utah, and washi sta the airbor vuss nt icastk ou after annfpeef the room. Doctors say a decrease in vaccination rates is the main reason the country is seeing Measles Outbreaks in recent years. Time to check the forecast. Y morning but i think its going to be changing soon. Tom is here to confirm that for us. What do you think . Its cold to start this morning. Were sub freezing. Early on this tuesday morning. A few clouds are drifting over us now. Reporting temperatures around the region into the 20s. Im closely watching a fast moving area of low pressure over the dakotas. I circled this on the storm team 4 radar map. Its moving quickly to the south and east. Well be tracking into our region here during the day on wednesday. Before that, just a few clouds out ahead that producing a few sprinkle os are maybe a little bit of sleet here in West Virginia east of there just high clouds are drifting over the rest of virginia, maryland and the district for this morning. During the day tomorrow, starting at 9 00 in the morning until about 3 00 in the afternoon, some light snow moving through. The system dips through. And the highest amount in the darker blue zone may be centered in the metro area. 1 to 2 inches mainly on grassy areas. East as well maybe around part of the Eastern Shore may get an inch or two. Mainly grassy areas. Today well be getting so warm a coating to an inch a little bit farther south. Southern maryland to near fredericksburg in the central shenandoah valley. Its below freezing in the loudoun and stafford. Low to mid 20s there. Later this afternoon up around 50 degrees. That will heat the pavement up. Heat the ground up. Any snow that falls tomorrow a lot will be melting initially on pavement and likely only accumulating on grassy areas during the day on wednesday. Between 9 00 a. M. And 3 00 p. M. Looks like the timing will be in the low to mid 30s throughout day the. Some refreezing of whatever is lift of that. And during the day on thursday into the mid 40s with sunshine. Sunny friday midmorning. January thaw continues into the weekend. Upper 40s. May get a few flurries on monday. Next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6 31. Your bus stop forecast for this tuesday morning. How are the roads now . Right now once again we have breaking news. Were talking about the outer loop of the beltway. This is near 95 in springfield. Take a look with chopper over the scene. Two left lanes getting by. And the crash off to the right and the right shoulder. Still about a one mile back up approaching the scene. You can see from another camera here some of the backups approaching outer loop near virginia 95 this morning. Metro delays blue and silver line delays in both directions. Well keep you updated on twitter as well. Looking pretty typical slow here on the top of the beltway and 295 headed into town. 95 virginia slowest here through dale city. Pretty nasty there this morning at 12 miles per hour. And 270 that is not that is the outer loop as youre approaching virginia at 95 here. This crash were going to be keeping an eye on. More pictures coming up from chopper 4 in a couple of minutes. Thank you. Its 6 24 now. An update from Montgomery County fire. Initial results of the home safety Check Program found more than 90 of smoke alarms checked were not working. The most common problems there wasnt one in the home the alarms need fresh batteries or the smoke alarm was older than the usual lifespan of ten years. Tax season officially starts. Most refound will be delivered in 21 days if filed electronically. Due to budget cuts the irs warned of delays in paper filings of at least one week. The average refund this year is expected to be about 2800. You may be one of the lucky few facebook users today who will see a sleek new messenger app featured. A tiny test group will be able to tap a button and Facebook Messenger will transcribe your voice messages. The rest of us will be stuck in the stone age listening to our voice messages. I dont think i have gotten a voice message on facebook. I havent either. I know it does but i dont care to hear it. The seahawks are apologizing for a tweet they sent. The seahawks posted the apology saying, quote we did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of dr. King. A patriot can call himself hero after winning the championship. Defensive tackle helped rescue a woman fhe car there. He said it was no big deal. I was just luck yy. I dont want anything from it. I would do it many times no matter the situation. He was on his way home from the game when he saw the crash. Modest hero he is didnt tell his teammates what happened. The patriots face off with the seahawks in less than two weeks. Jim is heading to phoenix, arizona for us to bring you live coverage breading up to the big game next week. Super bowl airs here on northbound r nbc 4. Well hold it against jim hes heading to warmer weather. I know. Maybe he can bring some back. Calling for action today. Virginia lawmaker outlines his plan to stop a surge in teen heroin deaths. A warning for pet owners. Somebody may be trying to poison your dog. We know weather and photographictraffic are important to you. Chopper 4 is live over an accidentally on the outer loop welcome back. Right now there are still no sign of six family members missing since a massive fire destroyed a water front mansion in annapolis. The damage to the home is so bad that the firefighters are struggling to search through the debris. President obama preparing to give the state o