Area. Planned new crash eastbound toll road before 66 being reported there. Overall beltway nice and green. Inner loop and outer loop rolling along just fine. 95 at Prince William, normal volume. Hopefully a shot from chopper coming up. A lot of us, thousands, use to get to work every day. Its deteriorating right under your wheels. And today a new report says the arlington Memorial Bridge needs to be completely reconstructed. The 84yearold bridge connects arlington to the district right over the potomac river. Megan mcgrath live along the bridge now with more on what could happen without those crucial repairs. Reporter the worst Case Scenario here would be that the bridge would have to be closed to traffic completely. Weve known that the Memorial Bridge has been in bad shape for a while. Steel supports on the underside of the bridge have eroded to the point where theyr going across. We already have lane closures on the bridge as well as Weight Restrictions. And now comes word that if a Major Overhaul isnt done and done to the tune of 250 million, that in five years, the Memorial Bridge would have to be closed to traffic. So shut down completely only used for pedestrian traffic which needless to say that would be a major, major rob for commuters. Now the reconstruction again 250 million, but the park service says that they dont have the monday to do that sort of thing. In fact they say the lack of money has gotten us into this mess in the first place, that maintenance on the bridge as well as other road projects has been deferred for years because of funding issues and thats why we find ourselves in this predicament. Now, 68,000 vehicles use the Memorial Bridge every single day. You can only imagine the impact that we would see during the rush hour commute if they actually did have bridge completely to traffic. The park service scrambling to find the money to do the repairs. Back to you. Today the case of Six Baltimore Police officers charged in freddie grays death will go before the Maryland Court of appeals. The central issue is whether officer William Porter can be forced to testify against his fellow officers. Gray suffered a severe spinal injury while in Police Custody and later died. Porter says a judge violated his rights by ordering him to testify in two other trials. His lawyers want that decision reversed. The court could issue a ruling as soon as this afternoon or it could take months. The trials for all of the officers are hold until a decision is reached. Fairfax county police are thankful this morning that no officers were injured after a man shot at them. Homeowners hid in their basements during a Police Standoff in franconia on wednesday. Police say 19yearold syed javid fired shots at officers on larkspur drive. Officers fired bean bag projectiles back at javid and he was eventually taken down by a police dog. The county police chief says the confrontation was similar to what happened in Prince William county. Officer ashley begguindon ga her life for the same type of event and this is what we do every day nationwide as a profession p. Police say they were called to the home after an argument between javid and his father. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt. Today another step in an effort to protect students in Prince Georges County public schools. The Student Safety Task force will meet today to continue discussing School Safety as Security Policies and procedures. That task force was set up after former school aid Deonte Carraway was charged with sexually abusing students and making child pornography. The task force will begin proposing policy change this is may. Also today the Prince Georges County states attorney will take her support of mandatory reporting to the state capitol. She will testify in support of house bill 825, it requires anybody who works with children in a professional capacity for the state to report abuse or neglect to authorities. The bill also includes reporting verbal threats of harm or death to a child by a parent or guardian. The deaths of two Prince Georges County children at the hands of their mother inspired the law. And today the Maryland Legislature will also debate whether to give terminally ill patients the right tody wh dd d when to die. The death with dignity act would allow doctors to prescribe a deadly dose of medication to patients expected to die within six months. Maryland was on track to become the sixth state to pass that kind of law. 6 06 now. Didnt look for dr. Ben carson on the gop debate stage in detroit tonight. Carson is not suspenng campaign, but he told reporters yesterday he sgn see a, quote, political path forward. Senator ted cruz may try to go oneonone with donald trump tonight. Cruz is behind trump in the delegate count, but his wins on super tuesday are keeping him competitive. Tonights fox news debate starts at 9 00. A republican not running for the nomination hopes to influence the race this morning. Mitt romney is expected to criticize frontrunner donald trump in a speech at the university of utah in salt lake city. The former republican president ial candidate may ask voters to back senator ted cruz or marco rubio instead. Truck is striking back on social media. Last night he tweeted, quote, failed president ial candidate mitt romney is having a News Conference tomorrow to criticize my. Just another desperate puf by the man who should have easily beaten barack obama. New this morning, the School Board Meeting lasted hours late into the have schools named for them. Applause when the decision was finally made last last night. The New Elementary School will be named for firefighter kyle wilson. The board will also rename Godwin Middle School for gompg hampton, a black colonel and philanthropist. Putting you in the driver seat. Dash cam video showing you a Police Officers frightening encounter with an ice covered road. And that system you see right there could be a major headache for you when you wake up tomorrow. Chuck is preparing you for that plus the conditions youll see during your commute. Plus new technology aimed at protecting your kids at home. Safety feature that has u. S. Regulators working with can take a look at this video. Dash cam video catching a police suv sliding backward down an icy hill. Eventually it slammed into a ditch. You can see a very cold creek below. The police chief was behind the wheel here yesterday morning. Hes okay. Thankful to the other officers who came to help him out, too. You cant mess with ice ever. And speaking of ice, chuck bell, im a little concerned about this Winter Weather advisory happening tonight. Well, dont panic. Its not a run to the store and get bred and milk and eggs and all that. But a slushy couple inches of snow is certainly a possibility by about this time tomorrow morning. Well have a weather alert for you probably starting the afternoon shows today and weather alert tonight and early tomorrow. For your commute this morning, cold and dry. Temperatures in the mid and upper 20s. By the evening commute, temperatures theyre 40, plenty of clouds away. There is the Winter Weather advisory posted for all of the news 4 nation. An accumulating slushy wet snow midnight to sunrise. School delays or cancellations cannot be ruled occuut. Troubles on 270. Here is melissa. 270 south at 80, report of crash there. Chopper 4 on the way. We should have that picture for you when im back here at 6 21. Orange, blue, silver line, no more delays on metro there. That has fixed itself. 270 south germantown to the spur, youre on time looking good 95 to 270. Outer loop 66 into town and 95 northbound rolling along just fine. Listen to wtop 103. 5 when you hop in your car. Adjusting to gravity again. After spending a year in sp, kellys body that has people talking this morning. Also ahead, a Police Officer caught hitting a teenager at school. The actions being taken after this video surfaced. Right now hugs and smiles sno astronaut scott kelly back home after nearly 12 hospitals in space. The moment he saw his family the First Time Since he left. A wonderful reunion there. He said he could not wait to be back home. It would have been great to get here quicker. Im used to going 17,500 miles per hour, but this plane doesnt do quite do that. Kelly also says there is no greater privilege than serving your country however you do it. And his year long trip was unusually long because nasa wants to see what all that time up in space can do to a human body and that information will help nasa as it works to send someone to mars. Nasa doing all kinds of tests on kelly and his twin brother mark who was back here on earth. So far we do know that scott kelly grew 2 inches taller in space than when he was on earth. And you know what that means. I have to hurry and get up into space. The question is will he shrink again. Because no gravity in space, your spine sort of stretches out. But now hes back on earth. Or does he keep growing. Hes like a scifi movie. Be afraid, be very afraid. New developments to tell you about. Latest in the Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Nbc news broke the story yesterday that investigators are looking at this possible new piece of debris. Here are the first photos of that piece. Investigators say it is possible that it came from a and joining forces in the name of safety. Officials from across the area signed a memorandum of understanding this week, it commits dees mayor muriel bowser, hogan an mcauliffe to creating a new independent federally mandated Oversight Agency for metro. If they dont to it, they could lose millions of dollars in federal transit funding. And we know construction could begin on the purple line before the end of the year. The light rail system has been given the green light by hogan. Purple line transit partners has been picked to build the rail line. The Maryland Department of transportation says the group promised to get the job done for under 160 million. That is 8 million less than governor hogans threshold for supporting the project. The purple line is expected to open in 2022. Now a sad story that stunned a lot of people in the community. A Prince Georges County family wants to bury their loved one but cant because her body is missing. The wrong body was sent from the Prince Georges County hospital sflr to a funeral home last week. Today the family will meet with hospital firnls to try to figure out what happened. News 4 pat collins has been following the story and asking the question no one seems to be able to answer. Reporter where is the body of virginia gray. No one really knows for sure. You see there was supposed to be a funeral for her last weekend but it was called off after her grandchildren came to the viewing, looked into the casket and said thats not our grandmother. Now, the funeral home says the toe tag on the body said have a are a gray. They say the toe tag was placed on the bed by the hospital. But the grandchildren say its the wrong woman. It may take dna tests to figure it all out. There are a lot of moving parts in the story. W Virginia Republicans are sending a message to governor mcauliffe. House lawmakers rejected the nomination of former fairfax judge jane roush yesterday. Some people believe the rejection was a strategic way for the gop to get their own pick on the court. Mcauliffe appointed rousch during a recess period meaning state lawmakers did not have a chance to approve or reject her nomination. Inova loudoun is restricts patients. The reason, increase in flu cases. No visit ors under the age of 16, no visitors with any flulike symptoms and no more than two visitors per patient. You may also be asked to wear a mask if you are visiting someone at that hospital. New this morning, you can start making those summer plans. Wolf trap has announced an impressive lineup of artists coming to its summer stage. Tony bennett is among the headliners. Stage. The vienna venue has announced it will also bring back the popular p pop act from the 80s and 90s including cyndi lauper, boy george and the goo dolls. National simp national simp nation nags simple gone any will position perform. Get some performers there. I think we should do a field trip. Lets do it. Im up for it. I do want to say thank you to the kids at River Terrace education campus. And the faculty and teachers there, too. Yesterday was dr. Seuss birthday, also known as read across america day. Trying to be inconspicuous. I went to the school there and we rad lorax. My first time reading that book. I learned to speak for the trees. We had a lot of fun. I appreciate the invitation. Such that message still resonates today. 6 21 our time. And chuck bell with what we can expect today before the nasty weather hits tonight. And all is quiet during the Daylight Hours today. No problems getting out and getting things done during the course of your thursday. Friday morning could be a little bit of a different story out there. So weather and your plans, here is the way it will shape up over the next 24 to 36 hours. For today, just cold and dry. So no problems. Green light for all your outdoor plans today. For tonight, a chance for rain or snow moving in after 8 00 tonight. So if you have things to to early, no problem. The later you get into the evening, the bigger the problem. And by tomorrow morning, going to give you the red light. Could be a slushy wet start to the day tomorrow. The storm itself that were waiting on is still back here near help physical. But winter storm watches and warnings have been posted all over the commonwealth. And you have t all of the d. Me 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. The real transition snow and rain tonight. And the combination of rain and snow into tomorrow. So biggest ichl pact on the day tomorrow, a wet snow for the morning commute, could really slow things down. School delay, cancellations are a possibility. By tomorrow afternoon, just light rain coming to an end, no real problems for the ride home tomorrow. Temperatures are in the cold fwen20s to near 30. So cold day today. Temperatures only up into the low 40s with the chances for snow moving in this evening. Shear futu here is future weather. By 11 00, midnight and really midnight to about sunrise tomorrow morning, that is the best opportunity for the snow. That will probably be the favorite area for snow amounts, washington southbound. So 1 to 2 in the metro, 2 to 3 down to the south. Cloudy and chilly, temperatures theyre 50 and maybe a little rain snow late saturday night. More about the timing of all this next snow chance coming up th in ten. Chop every over tper over 2 looks like the crash just clearing. But you can see the delays around the turn there in urbana. 270 after that we pretty much open up and were good down to the spur. Northbound no issues at all. Taking a look at this problem eastbound toll road before 66, still have report of a crash there hanging around for us here this morning. Beltway overall hooking pretty good and very typical to start getting slow here top of the beltway as you come down from 95. So that totally normal there on the outer loop. 95 here at Prince William parkway, northbound slow from an earlier crash now on the shoulder. So warning for you there. And i will be back at 6 31 with a live look at 270. Its 6 25 if you got a valentines mug from target, there is a recall. U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission says the love today ceramic mugs sold at target were mislabel mislabeled. The lettering can spark when heated in a microwave. Youre canned to retu easked to a refund. Safety regulators are targeting Window Coverings and cords into duroducing cordless d technology in canada. Susan hogan is monitoring the research and when you could buy the products for your home. To understand just how important the technology is, susan visited a mother from maryland. She lost her son two years ago tuesday after an accident at his bedroom window. He loved to look out the window. We believe he probably woke up at dawn, wanted to look out his window. Pulled back the fabric of the roman shade and accident sli separated tor went to look, somehow it caught him. Right now there are no federal guidelines for window blinds. And that is something safety regulators in the u. S. And canada hope they can Work Together to change. We reached out to the window covering manufacturers association. It told us that it continues to innovate and introduce new technologies and consumers should look for the best for kids label on packaging. The statement goes on to say on cordless Window Coverings or those with inaccessible cords should be used in homes with young children. Such an Important Technology to have in every home. Serven, that is how many ty cobb baseball cards one family found in their great grandfat r grandfathers house. Theyre considered the most valuable of all time. Take a look here, these ar they were found in the los angeles area. Experts say all together they are worth millions of dollars. Now, the card is so valuable here because ty cobb hated tobacco apparently and he hated the company to stop printing these cards. So when a baseball player says dont make baseball cards of me, and there are some, sort of can make things a little more rare, i guess. What a find. Its