With more. Thank you, doug. And folks in erie, pennsylvania, are hoping to finally catch a break. The snow has stopped falling after it dumped about 5 feet. The National Guard is on hand trying to help dig out this nursing home. Chicago is dealing with dangerously low temperatures and getting ready for a fresh round of snow. Just ahead well have a closer look at how that city is coping with the cold. And you can get the latest weather updates any time and anywhere on the nbc washington app. Be sure to turn on those notifications for any weather warnings in your neighborhood. And now lets go back to that breaking news that occurred in virginia. A wild ride for drivers on i95 as police go after a murder suspect in Stafford County. It unfolded over the course of several hours. Police say the suspect shot at their cruisers before crashing his own car just south of garris garrisonville road. This started with a murder earlier this morning in stafford. News4s david culver covered a lot of ground today trying to hes live in stafford this evening with what we know now. David . Reporter and, wendy, at the top of this show, you and pat mentioned bullet holes in the windshield of police cruisers. Wait until i show you where one of those bullets ended up. Meantime as you mention, we are here on harron drive. Started as a Murder Investigation at 11 00 this morning. Deputies showed up here, found a woman who had been shot three times. They found her dead inside her apartment. They believe her husband is the one who shot her and then took off. From here, let me show you where they headed. We can take you from chopper4. A live look above 95 northbound, you can see traffic moving slowly now, but earlier today it was at a stand still because of a chase, a wild one at that, and a highway shoot out. Youre looking at the end, an overturned suv on 95 northbound. Police cruisers and other cars left damaged, but its what led up to this werent hurt. Im telling you right now, that guy could have killed a lot of people just by driving the way he was, let alone shooting at people. Reporter around 11 00 this morning, Stafford County sheriffs deputies showed up here. They found a woman shot and killed. They were in search of her husband, the suspected gunman, a trooper spotted the suspects suv headed north on 95. He followed for a few miles. A witness who asked we not identify him then saw the suspect stop his car in the middle of the highway and open fire. Stopped his car in the middle of 95 in the center lane, shot at the officer in the left lane, stood on the door, shot reporter the suspect continued along. The witness says causing more crashes along the way. He was shooting while driving. It wasnt just estopphe stopped shoot the police officer. He was shooting while driving. Reporter one of the bullets went into the ri windshield through the head rest. In the drivers side and right into the head rest. Reporter the suspect kept going north and deputies say he may have shot himself in the head taking his own life and leading to this wreck. A live look now, chopper4 above 95. You can see it is moving slowly, but, folks, this is actually progress compared to where we were a few hours back when it was not moving at all. Meantime, behind me the apartment complex where this all started, i was talking to a neighbor a short time ago. She said that the couple had moved in here a couple of weeks ago. She believes they had a few children. Nobody really got a chance know them, though, before this horrific tragedy started to play out, wendy. David culver in Stafford County. Thank you, david. Now lets turn from the investigation to the impact this has had on thousands of drivers. Team coverage continues with our partners and wtop traffic. Steve dressener has a look at what it looks like now. Wendy, steve mentioned slow progress for an hour and a half. We had the closure of 95 northbound due to this incident. Now as you see from chopper4, at 4 38 this afternoon, we were able to bring the good news that all the travel lanes are now available and have been reopened. Ive talked to a few callers in Stafford County. The major trouble spot right now besides the slow traffic on northbound 95 has been the northbound side of route 1. People electing to try to go to route 1, and i can tell you right now that it is a tough go if you are on that northbound side. Pat, lets go back to you in the studio. Steve dressener, thank you, steve. Also breaking this evening, we have just learned brandnew details about three murders in the district. James mayfield is facing multiple charges in a Violent Crime spree that started back in august. News4s Mark Segraves is live now outside of theo what have you been able to learn, mark . Reporter yeah, while the first murder occurred back in august, the two most recent murders and the Armed Robbery all happened within a 16hour span according to prosecutors. Today a judge told James Mayfield that he is an extreme danger to the community and that nothing besides keeping him locked up can keep the community safe. As for may field, he told the judge, hes not guilty of the three murders hes charged with. We have an 18yearold in the last several months we think is responsible for three homicides, and we dont know how many robberies. So, we have a person who has really in a lot of ways terrorized the community. Reporter it ganz with the murder of 17yearold jamahri sidener, the daughter of a d. C. Police sergeant. Ive been with the metropolitan Police Department 30 years. I can promise you, i promise you, the brave men and women that i work with are not going to stop until they get th reporter sidener was an innocent bystander caught in the cross fire. According to police, 18yearold James Mayfield is responsible for a string of Violent Crimes dating back to the august 10 murder of sydnor on saratoga avenue. Then on december 26, a second murder, this time on douglas street. And the very next day, a third murder just blocks away on bryant street. And later that same day, an Armed Robbery. Police say mayfield is also a suspect in at least three other armed robberies. So, we most certainly will be looking to see if he was involved in any of the other violent occurrences that have occurred in the city. Reporter mayfield is the third suspect charged in the murder of the 17yearold sydnor. Im very relieved that hes off the street because he had a weapon and he has demonstrated his willingness to use that weapon. Reporter now, it was an emotional court hearing, a short hearing, but very family members and friends of at least two of the murder victims, including detective sergeant wallace, the mother of the 17yearold girl who was an nnd bystander shot in august. Several times she and other Police Officers broke down into tears during this hearing. We talked to her on her way out about what it was like for her sitting in the courtroom with the man who murdered her daughter. Heres what she told us. Disgust, completely disgusted. You know, he killed my baby. He killed my innocent child, completely disgusted. And its just sad that he had the opportunity to strike yet twice again. You know, just because he had not been caught. Reporter now, the judge ordered him held without bond. He will have another hearing in early january. He is facing three murder charges. Police say more charges could be added later. Thats the very latest. Back to you in the studio. Mark segraves. Thank you, mark. A mother and five children in the hospital after a dramatic crash. One of many new developments in a story you saw first on news4 at 11 00. Detectives say the crime spree began when the suspect assaulted a child at a house on an early autumn drive in centerville. An alleged car jacking followed. Then a serious crash at centerville road and frying pan road in herndon. News4s Darcy Spencer joins us with an update on charges now against the driver. Darcy . Reporter wendy, were here at Fairfax CountyPolice Department. This is where we got an update late this afternoon with a lot of new information. We now know the name of the suspect, and we know that he lives in Prince Georges County. And he earnnded up here in nortn virginia. We still dont know why. This is how it all earned whend suspected car pickup truck. They are still in the hospital. Police have charged Brendan Vincent of Prince Georges County of car jacking, speeding to a elude police, a semiautomaticing Police Officers and having stolen property. He showed up at a stolen car on early autumn drive in centerville and hit a child under 10 years old who answered a knock at the door. Neighbors say this is frightening. For me its shocking because, again, this is a really nice area, and theres lots of little kids playing around and, you know, everybody feels safe. Reporter police say vincent took off from early autumn drive then car jacked a man at a nearby Shopping Center after allegedly assaulting him. Police were pursuing as he drove into herndon more than 7 miles away. Thats when things got even worse. At centerville and frying pan road, he allegedly crashed into that van, a 12yearold in the van was ejected and has lifethreatening injuries. Police say two officers were hurt when they tried to arrest him after he scene. They are expected to be okay. Have you been able to figure out why this happened . What the motive was for this . We cant determine a motive at this point. Thats quite unclear at this point. Were piecing together. This is a multiscene event where theres three events going on at once. Reporter police say they are still waiting for results from testing to see if vincent was under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. Now, police tell me that the suspect continues to be a threat, even in the hospital. They say earlier today he tried to wrestle his way out of the handcuffs. The officer who was guarding him had to call for back up. Police were able to get the situation under control, get him back in the hospital bed. Wendy, back to you. Was he on anything . Are they testing him for that . He is pretty aggressive physically. Reporter yeah, that is a question that everyone has to be asking. Was he on any kind of drugs . Was he under the influence of alcohol . Thats certainly something that they test for. At this point police say they are still waiting for the results of that testing so were not sure at this point. But they say he continues to act in a very aggressive manner. Darcy spencer. Thanks, darcy. Still ahead, he was just doing his job when he was hit by a car. The big achievement in the state troopers long road to recovery and his message for you. And we are staying on top of breaking news. Bullets fired at police along a busy highway, and that wasnt even the start of it. Keep it right here as details come in about this. And we are keeping an eye all over this bitter blast of cold weather that could get worse. Well share some ways you can cope bitter cold, chances for snow, and if you can believe this, we have even colder air coming our way. The frigid finish to 2017 and the start of 2018 could be even colder and more snowy. An update from doug and your tenday forecast just moments away. Were working for you. Clearing up the confusion about who can pay their 2018 property taxes early. Some folks have already prepaid before learning they are not eligible to beat the Tax Deduction deadline. News4s chris gordon is sorting it out for us. Reporter homeowners in the district who prepaid their 2018 property taxes will qualify for a deduction. Thats because d. C. Is one of the few jurisdictions that has already billed 2018 property taxes. So, residents can go to o cfo. Dc. Gov to see the estimate of what their 2018 bill will be. But their liability, their responsibility for 2018 taxes gann began on october 1st, 2017. Reporter Montgomery County is lining up to pay their taxes despite being handed a warning that the chances their payments will not be deductible. I am handing out an announcement from the irs yesterday. Reporter the Montgomery County homeowners are being told a prepayment of anticipated real estate taxes that are not assessed before 2018 are not deductible for 2017. The tax assessment will be made in july 2018. Despite this, some are still choosing to prepay property taxes. Obviously it will be up to the irs, but the worst Case Scenario is i just paid it ahead of time, i guess. Reporter Fairfax County collected more than 20 million in prepaid taxes from thousands of its residents. Homeowners here may not get a Tax Deduction because neither Fairfax County nor fairfax city has billed real estate taxes for 2018. Arlington and alexandria say deductions will not be allowed. However, alexandria is planning to refund the money that its collected in prepaid taxes. Now, alexandria says the refunds will take about six weeks to process, and we have just learned in the past half hour that Fairfax County is planning to also make refunds if you email them at refunds at Fairfax County. Government. Thats refundfa moving parts. So, we are keeping on top of it and we will keep you updated on our nbc washington app. All you have to do is search property tax. But the district will let you theyve already assessed us. Correct. And theyre the only ones that have already billed for 2018. Therefore, you can prepay. Okay, so, its clear there for d. C. Residents. Very clear in d. C. We have one day. We have to do it by tomorrow. Or online, or by mail in d. C. Until december 31st. We can even do it over the weekend. If its postmarked by december 31st. Okay, all right. Thank you, chris. There you go. Well, when it is this cold none of us should be out longer than just a few minutes. But if you must, here are four things to know to stay warm. Of course, bundle up. Focus on adding extra layers to try to keep your core warm. And make sure you have on proper socks and shoes to avoid frostbite. Indulge in spicy food and coffee. Layoff the booze, sorry. Wonkwonk. Alcohol might make you feel warm and decreases your temperature. Make sure you have an emergency kit in your car, blankets, water, snacks, as well as extra hats, coats, mittens. We have a list of 20 tips to stay warm in the nbc washington app. Just search coping with the cold to read all about it. And, doug, were going to need all those tips . Yeah, yeah, the biggest thing is the socks and the gloves. I mean, your extremities go first. Your toes and fingers are the first one to get extremely cold. Those are the ones that make you feel so uncomfortable. Just be ready for it. We are really talking about some extreme cold across our area. That way today and its going to be that way for the next ten days. You want to make sure you watch out for that, be careful out there if youre going to be out and about. Temperature out there right now, take a look at these numbers. It is clear and, boy, have we cooled. Temperatures high 24. The temperature now down to 22 degrees. Winds out of the northwest at 8 miles per hour. Yeah, it is a cold night, clear skies. Now, that will continue to allow temperatures to cool. Notice the numbers back down to the southwest. 19 in manassas, 19 in gaithersburg, 21 in honeytown and 23 down towards fredericksburg. The wind, not a big factor, but still even a 5 to 10 mile an hour wind gives you a wind chill down around 10 degrees in hagerstown, 13 in d. C. , 10 in manassas, 9 in gaithersburg. So, some incredible cold out there. As i mention the, yeah, it gets a lot colder than this. First off, no system in our area. No snow coming down with anything. We have those clear skies, but heres what we do have. Were watching a system now that brought snow to iowa, chicago seeing snow right now. This is a weak system but it is going to bring in cloud cover and our winds will shift just enough that we get a little warmer tomorrow. Not a lot warmer but a little bit warmer. Back above freezing at least in the d. C. Metro area. But another system behind that one comes in and gives us a chance for snow on night. Tomorrow night at 11 00, nothing going on. We just have the cloud cover. But watch what happens overnight friday night into saturday. Start to see snow forma round 3 00, 4 00 a. M. , watch around 5 00. Snow, area wide, the exception down to the south. Fredericksburg, down further south, you might not get anything at all. D. C. To the north and westward you have a chance of seeing snow. By 8 00 its out of there. Two or three hour period a light snow. Could be must for a dusting but were not expecting a lot from the system and its all out of here by saturday afternoon, getting some sun, but the cold air really comes in. Speaking of the cold, it is here all across the eastern twothirds of the nation. Areas of low pressure you are, theyve been moving well down to the south and out to sea. Next week is going to be a very interesting pattern. Does it stay out to sea . There are new computer models bringing the jet stream back and because of that bringing the storm back right around our area with the cold. And that means we would see snow in the middle of the next week. Very closely all next week. Now, tomorrow after a high today of 24, we get to 34. So, yeah, still cold but not nearly as cold. But look at the numbers, again, 36 on saturday with a chance of morning snow. And then 20s again, 24 for new years day, new years eve around midnight, were forecasting a wind chill near zero. 27 on your tuesday. Heres the chance of snow wednesday, thursday, even colder, yes, even colder. Look at the lows, Single Digits in d. C. Wind chills below zero as we head into the first weekend of 2018. Much more on this. Amelia joins me at 5 45. All right, thank you, doug. Its a showdown in annapolis. Two local teams square off on the national stage. Were there for the unique faceoff and the tribute to those who serve their country with honor. And this is a dangerous time of year for drivers. What if more of the came from Renewable Resources . What if the electric grid could detect, fix