ogden drive in clinton. fire crews had trouble containing the flames because of high winds. no one was hurt, though. the redskins play tonight at fedex field. you may want to pay attention to a news conference this morning about a half mile from the stadium. a local group has squoind the effort to get the skins to change the name. the coalition of prince george's county leaders and organizations says the team's name, the redskins, is offensive, disparaging, and insulting. maryland republicans want you to pay less in taxes if you live in the state. house republicans say a 10% income tax cut will be one of their top priorities of the upcoming legislative session. they unveiled their priorities over the weekend. this tax cut may not the be realistic, though. republicans are the minority in the house and the senate. four students with ties to virginia will be heading to oxford soon. charles tyson and evan behrle are both seniors. emma person was also selected to be rhodes scholars. their focus of study ranges from physics and computer science to social thought and english.

congratulations. a huge honor for them. they have a lot of smart kids in this area. tons. >> that's a good thing. >> for sure. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" starts now. brace yourself. another day for the big coat, the hat the and the gloves. of the temperatures drop as the deadly snowstorm makes its way across the country. the forecast you need to hear as you're making thanksgiving plans. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to to this monday, november 25, 2013. the cold blast heading our way is already blamed for 13 deaths in the southwest part of the country. icing roads in new mexico led to a roll over crash that killed a 4-year-old girl. a winery mix much of icy rain turned to snow covering nearly the entire state. there is so much snow state patrol closed roads just as millions of drivers are

preparing to head out for thanksgiving. the same storm dumped 13 inches outside of oklahoma city. road conditions are also treacherous there. at least four people died in spinouts and rollovers in that state. temperatures are not expected to get above freezing making road conditions even worse. >> now all eyes are on our part of the country with such cold temperatures here. what lies in store for us and how does it coincide with your thanksgiving plans? storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the first check on the forecast for us this morning and we're looking at temperatures, windchills now in the teens in a lot of places. >> yeah, the wind has dade down from what it was yesterday but still enough of a wind, about 5 to 10 miles an hour, to make it feel like it's in the teens. the right now 24 at reagan national. that is the coldest temperature in washington for the autumn season. so far it's more like mid winter cold. and by 8:00 we'll still be in the mid-20s in the metro area. still may be in the teens to low 20s in the suburbs and rural areas where it is right now.

by noontime, though, should be in the generally mid-30s and then upper 30s, i think, by late aft afternoon. but right now we are starting off cold. temperatures are down just into the low 20s to near 20 nearby suburbs. it's in the low 20s by the bay. shenandoah valley into the mountains, some locations mid teens. charlottesville only 16. winchester up to martinsburg only in the mid-teens under a clear sky with dry pavement. do we have any traffic issues this morning, danella? is not right now, tom. that's great news for folks waking up about to head out of the house, if you're jumping on metro, marc, or vre, running with no delay. in silver spring i was tracking a water main break. it happened along colesville akin and east/west highway maryland, heading down to silver spring in both directions, lanes the commute from columbia, are open. shooting over to i-270 this morning nice and clear. no construction, no delays from frederick, maryland, as you head to rockville. a live look for folks driving past clarksburg road.

southbound and northbound clear. connecting to the beltway also clear. no issues as you head to the american legion bridge. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. 5:02 now. new this morning, we're following a stabbing in northwest d.c. police tell us this happened about 2:30 this morning along georgia avenue near park road. two men were stabbed but weigh do not know their conditions right now nor do we know what happened exactly and no word on suspects either. today a virginia state board of electionses certificateses results from the attorney general's race. that a probably won't settle l the closest statewide race in modern virginia history. democrat mark herring on the left lea votes. more than 2 million people voted. that's close enough for obenshain to request a recount. both men have assembled transition teams. also today the d.c. council could take a step toward raising the minimum wage. the committee plans to vote on a hike this morning that would make the wage $11.50 an hour by

2016. it is being considered by law makeers in montgomery and prince george's county. the committee, the full council could vote on it as early as next week. mayor vincent gray said he wants an increase but he believes anything over $10 an hour could hurt businesses. in the day ahead we will get our most in-depth look yet at what led to one of the worst school shootings in american history. investigators plan to release a summary report today on the sandy hook elementary school massacre. 20 children and six staff members were killed as was the shooter's mother. that was almost a year ago. the report will not include all of the evidence gathered by state police there. the lead investigator still fighting to keep 911 tapes from being response, clues about a motive, and the shooter's mental health records have also been withheld. 5:04 now. prince george's police and po postal officials launched investigations as to what happened to a postal carrier saturday night when he was shot

to tet death. tyson barnette, you see right here, was shot while making his deliveries in the dark on saturday night. many postal workers blame the late deliveries saying it's not safe to be outside in the dark. union official could not help but mention how the environment has changed. >> there's a sanctity of the letter carriers. letter carriers have traditionally been able to go in areas, the roughest areas of the country, and never have anything happen to them. >> prior to barnette's death, several carriers placed requests to start delivering earlier in the day according to postal workers, and they say those requests were ignored. in the days ahead lawyers for chris brown expected in d.c. superior court. he is accused of punching a man in the face in d.c. last month. a judge reduced the charge from a felony to misdemeanor assault. brown is still on probation from a 2009 attack on his then

girlfriend sing er rihanna. he is not expected to be here in court himself today. we could learn more about what led to a double murder/suicide in maryland. the frederick county sheriff's office plans to release its final report on the shooting. 42-year-old barbara giamarelli, 40-year-old ben asefa, and 3-mon 3-month-old samuel asefa were all found shot to death in their new market home last wednesday. a 5-year-old girl was able to run to a neighbor's home. she is staying with family friends until child services decides where to place her. also today a 16-year-old boy is expected in court to face charges in the death of this d.c. man, james booker. anthony williams is charged as an adult in the murder of the 24-year-old. bo whis family says he became a father just before his death. d.c. police say williams is one of three people involved in backer's death. this morning a lot of questions after not one but two football fans falls several stories from the tops of-to-different football stadiums. plus, one football game becomes an emotional reunion. a surprise awaiting one family

that you have to see to believe. and 5:06. a wild sight as this wintry weather sparks everything from wind to snow to ice and then, tom, the question is, what's it going to do for us? is. >> that system is coming our way tuesday into wednesday. i'll have new timing on that coming up at 5:21.

this story is sure to warm your heart. an emotional reunion at an nfl

game last night. the family of marine captain josh munsey thought they were getting a special video chat with him at the lions/buccaneers game. take a look, that wasn't the case. he came out in the flesh. the family came onto the field as well. captain munsey ran on the field with a dozen roses. the everyone is applauding and those reunions get me every time. thank you for your sacrifice and service, sir. you still have a chance to give to nbc 4's food for families campaign. nurses at medstar georgetown collected donations. all that food will be taken to the verizon center. there we will acced fo donations from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. pat lawson muse will be there for the big event. we are also holding a phone bank this morning starting at 6:00 you can make a donation by calling 202-885-4949. you can also donate online anytime at nbcwashington.com. we make it easy for you. you can call, come on down, go online. >> that's right.

you're right. there's no reason not to. 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom, please make it go away. >> when i hear eun say tom! wei we know we have problems. around the region we are subfreezing. by 9:00 it will just be in the upper 20s but we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. then by noontime i think our temperatures will be right around freezing but we'll have a lighter we'll have high clouds beginning to drift in. then by midafternoon you're heading back home from work and school, should be in the upper 30s much of the region with a partly cloudy sky and a light wind. right now you need your warmest winter coat. it's down to just near 20 degrees. prince george's county, montgomery county and fairfax county. alexandria, arlington, the district mid-20s.

low to mid-20s around the bay. tracking a new accident, we'll head to the beltway, this is on the outer loop of the beltway as you make the commute between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. the accident is reportedly blocking your right lane. heads-up there. head down i-95 southbound just south of garrison road. travel lanes in virginia, an open, easy commute for you. up to the dulles toll road no issues in reston heading to the beltway. you are clear. aaron and eun, over to you. we will see you then. washington fwing beginning to lo le christmas. also ahead, held against her will for more than a decade, this morning why one of the use chase freedom at select department stores

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back at the live desk, good morning. i'm molette green. there's unrest to tell but in thailand this morning. right now anti-government protesters in the capital have

swarmed the finance ministry compound. take a look at these images. we've learned they've overrun several buildings, even cut electricity. some protesters went to other locations around the city. you can see how violent it has gotten. they snarled traffic and some schools had to be closed because of all of this. it's part of a growing campaign that started last month to get rid of the current prime minister are. that's the latest. now back to you in the studio. molette, thank you. 5:16 is your hope. any hopes the redskins the 49er fedex field. they'll probably have to win the rest of their games, too, if they want too much any chance of returning to the postseason. oddsmakers don't even think they'll win tonight. the 49ers are favored by five points. you don't have to brave the beltway. metro will stay open an hour later, i should say, to make

sure you get home safely. you'll have to leave from the morgan boulevard station on the blue line. the last train to leave have virginia -- for virginia, i should say, leaves 12:25. to largo just after 1:30. happening today on capitol hill, the long awaited people's tree will complete its more than 5,000-mile journey and be put in place on the west lawn. the tree hases been on the move since november 1 when it was cut from a national park in washington state. the spruce should arrive in washington at around 10:00 this morning. rel, if the arrival isn't enough spirit, you can buy a ticket to take a ride with santa. starting at 9:00 this morning tickets for vre's santa train go on sale. the train ride with the famous toy maker will take place on december 14. if you're interested online, tickets sell for $6 or tickets at the booth are $5. fair warning this morning, though, if you want to take a ride with jolly old st. nick you'd better act fast.

last year online tickets sold out in four minutes. the 5:17 is the time. we are following two stories, both of which started during nfl games. a man fell from the upper deck at the ravens/jets game. the 48-year-old is currently in the hospital after reportedly hitting his head. also right now he's in serious condition. and on the west coast a woman jumped from the upper deck at the oakland raiders game. stadium officials say she jumped from the third deck of the stadium into the seats below. a man saw her falling and tried to catch her. both the woman who jumped and that man are now in the hospital. 5:18 now. you'll soon get to read more about what happened inside the cleveland home where three young women were held captive. michelle knight has a book deal that should come out next spring. the other two women are working together on their own book. in news for your health, if you have a heart valve of defect, this story is for you. a new heart valve repair

procedure that does not come with the risk much of open heart surgery. it use as small clip to patch a leaking heart valve. the mitro clip device was just approved by the fda in october. the uva health system is one of 75 hospitals in the country to offer this treatment. toxins banned more than 30 years ago in the u.s. may still be affecting our senior citizens. pcbs used to be found in things like appliances, motors, coolant fluids. they were banned after they were linked to cancer and neurological problems in children. researchers at the university of montreal studied blood samples they say there is a significant association between pcb levels and could go gnitive abilities those twaen the ages of 70 and 84. the vatican is sparking a new debate this morning over the rae mains of one of jesus' disciples. for the first time yesterday pope francis publicly unveiled

nine bone fragments said to belong to st. peter. the bones were displayed in a bronze case during a mass commemorating the end of the vatic vatican's year long celebration. the fragments were discovered in 1939 and no pope has definitively declared them to be peter's. some archaeologists dispute their legitimacy. an acid tank exploded in florida. a crew at a phosphate plant was doing routine maintenance on an empty tank when it suddenly erupted. firefighters say the top of the tank through about 100 feet into the air. one worker suffered a broken arm, the other a chest injury. both are expected to be okay. investigators are still looking for the cause of that explosion. a developing story at 5:20 in china. rescue crews searching for survivors after two cargo ships sank. the ships both sank off the china east coast. 25 sailors are missing right now. the body of one sailor has been recovered. we're told one sank today, the

other yesterday after the ship reported engine failure. and take a look at what's going on in indonesia. the government there evacuating thousands of people who live near one of the country's most active volcanos. it is continuing to erupt. there were six eruptions this morning alone. lava and gas shot almost a mile into the air there. ash from that volcano covering farms and villages more than 40 miles away. >> the cold blast is causing lake effect winds in ohio. take a look at the frigid waters of lake erie. strong winds are churning up waves crashing along the lakefront leaving icicles dangling near cleveland. looks cold. >> a number of people waking up at the airport after icy conditions forced airlines to cancel their flights in the dallas-ft. worth airport, canceled about 300 flights yesterday. that's about a third of its daily departures. the airport says it has at the icing equipment ready to go to get flights in the air.

airports along the east coast are keeping a wary on on this storm as well. it could hit them hard just as you get ready to head out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. dealing with it now in texas. we need to brace ourselves for later in the week. >> it really feels like winter now. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with your forecast. weather and traffic on the 1s, tom? good morning. there's a live view from our city camera. we have a clear sky and mercifully that wind we had yesterday gusting around 40 miles an hour, that wind has died down tremendously. as we approach dawn on this monday, look at these temperatures. we are down just into the teens to near 20 degrees and that includes prince george's county, much of montgomery county, the rest of northern virginia into the shenandoah valley.

most locations in the teens. 11 degrees there now. winchester up to martinsburg, charles a town, hagerstown in the mid-teens to near 20 degrees. in the teens out in the mountains low to mid-20s on the bay waters. and for the day as we get into the afternoon hours, we will have our temperatures gradually getting above freezing. our temperature graph. we'll have lots of sun this morning, high clouds noontime. by then noontime ought to be right around freezing, but then it should be in the upper 30s by midafternoon. and then this evening with a lot of clouds around it will not be as cold. temperatures drifting back down to the mid-30s during the evening bottoming out low 30s tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, by the way, the skins are playing at fedex field and for the game the kickoff is at 8:30 taking on the 49ers. it will be cold and cloudy for the game. should be in the mid-30s at kickoff of time. holding steady through the game with a lot of clouds around. and then tomorrow we are going 0 to get perhaps, here is the timing on this, some sleet and maybe a little bit of wet snow mixing in. this is as of 2:00 on tuesday

morning. the area in green is rain. pink, sleet and wet snow, but nothing sticking. going to all rain, moderate to they ha heavy rain from time to time tuesday into wednesday. a little bit of wet snow wednesday afternoon. then for thanksgiving day partly cloudy. blustery and cold. highs in the 30s but dry as we get into the weekend, gradually warmer. danella, how is traffic? some good news for folks in montgomery county. talking an accident outer loop of the beltway prior to c connecticut avenue. the crash blocking the right lane. it's moved off to the right shoulder lane. travel lanes on the outer loop are open. we'll head up for folks waking up and traveling along i-95 in maryland or even bw parkway. both roads in both directions as you make your way between the baltimore beltway and the capital beltway. 295 as you travel southbound at 32. not a lot of volume. not a the lot of delays.

nice and clear. of as you make your way between i-95 and route 50, great drive time. i'm back in ten. over to you both. see you then, danella. thank you. there are bound to be some leftovers after your thanksgiving meal. if you're traveling, should you bring your own containers to bring extras home? google and zip lock shows most hosts will loan or give fwess containers for leftovers. you can't expect them to bring them back, can you? 16% say they won't provide anything to take an extra helping home so if you want to get an extra meal out of your thanksgiving dinner, pack supplies. that's rude showing up with lit. >> a little presumptuous. i always provide my guests with zip-loks and containers. with black friday around the corner, now is the time to get the best teal. a lot of choices this week. a lot of stores opening thanksgiving day followed by black friday. small business saturday and then cyber monday. retail experts say in order for

you to get the best deals you should make a gift list, sign up for emaim alerts and do research before you shop. >> because a there are so many deals out there coming from all of these different sources, it is hard to take advantage of them as they come. >> another tip here, the majority of deals available in stores are also available online so make sure you check that out early on thanksgiving morning before you head to the mall. >> i don't want to think about it. it worries me. people are already camping out for black friday door buster deals. check out the picture we found on twitter. there is a person camped outside the best buy in gainesville. that person has been there since last thursday. in all seriousness, i hope that person is bundled up. >> we saw other people -- what is best buy selling? >> i nknow. giving away. >> clearly they're giving away can -- no. >> we need to figure it out. i don't know what's going on. time now 5:26. coming up, say it ain't so. what's happening today that could change the way millions of

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looking at the stories making headlines now at 5:30, at least 13 people are dead this morning after a huge storm sweeps across the country. it is bringing several inches of snow across the southwest and could cause huge problems for millions of thanksgiving travelers. we are waiting to find out who officially won the race for virginia attorney general. the state will certify the results today although a recount is expected. and almost one year later police will release new he details today about last year's shooting at sandy hook elementary that left 26 people dead. and here at home you will need to bundle up this morning, really bundle up. temperatures are down by frigid right now, and this is just the beginni beginning. >> we are tracking major changes in our weather and the timing couldn't be worse. wintry weather moving across the

country, and it could seriously mess with your travel plans. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking it all for us. good morning. all is calm and quiet. now the wind has died down. those temperatures are frigid. prepare accordingly. you need your warmest winter gear for the day ahead. quite a bit of sunshine. by 8:00 in the mid-20s. by noontime low of 30s and then by midafternoon hitting the upper 30s with some increasing high clouds. ahead of the storm system moving in tomorrow. right now look at our wind the wind is blowing around 5 to 10 miles an hour, it feels like it is down into the teens. much of the region, that includes right by the bay from the eastern shore, all the way across maryland, virginia and many locations wind chills in the teens. temperatures are in the teens to near 20 degrees. now, danella, how is the monday traffic now? well, tom, unfortunately metro is seeing delays because of a signal problem at stadium armory. taking the orange or blue line

expect delays in both directions. over to the roadways, still pretty clear out as far as volume, very late. going to head out i-66 traveling westbound at prince william parkway. there is an accident here. now shoot over to folks traveling along 395 northbound at seminary road. northbound picking up some volu volume. folks are waking up. no delays as you continue towards all the way here. as you make your way on the southeast/sout sell the new nuclear deal with iran. many republicans and democrats are skeptical this agreement will keep iran from trying to build a nuclear weapon. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more. tracie, good morning. aaron, good morning. that . >> reporter: iran scaling back its nuclear program without being forced to.

iranian diplomats return to tehran with a list of things they'll need to do based on this temporary agreement. they're going to have to stop building a nuclear reactor, reduce existing stockpile of enriched uranium, the stuff that makes nuclear weapons potent and also create less enriched uranium in the future. not enough to build a nuclear weapon. they'll also have to submit to daily inspections. in return for all of that, the u.s. and these five other countries are going to unfreeze some of iran's accounts around the world so they can tap in and get $7 billion in money and hold off on any new economic sanctions until they resume talks. another agreement expected in about six months. reaction is a historic mistake and here on capitol hill both democrats and republicans are skeptical that iran will actually follow through. go ahead and put stronger sanctions in place just in case

that doesn't happen. aaron? tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you, tracie. new this morning, nearly three dozen people linked to a deadly attack on a u.s. consulate will appear in court this week. the saudi court already sev sentenced one man to death and 19 others to prison for the 2004 attack. five consulate workers were killed in the battle. the u.s. thinks al qaeda planned it. egypt's interim president band public gatherings without government approval imposing hefty fines and prison terms for violators. the new law would require a three-day notice for all protests including gathering at places of worship. rights groups and activistses rejected the new law. we are still seeing the fallout from u.s. road strikes in pakistan. thousands tried to block trucks carrying nato supplies to and from afghanistan. police prevented them from doing that. they say they will keep trying to block shipments until the

u.s. stops drone attacks in the country. 5:34 right now. breaking news out of northeast d.c. news 4's megan mcgrath just arrived at the scene along the metro tracks. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron, you can see behind me here one of the trains that's just stopped on the tracks, and you can see inside through the windows there that there are people onboard. they have an issue here with an arcing insulator outside the benning road station. and they have had to single track through the area as a result of that. now just within the last few moments we've heard from metro and they say that the problem has now been resolved and so things should be getting back to normal. as you can see we're still looking at one train that is sitting here on the tracks. we have another one slowly approaching up here on the overpass up ahead. delays, we were told, were about 12 minutes but, again, metro saying they have fixed the problem and that things should be returning to normal shortly. reporting live in northeast, megan mccgrath, news 4. back to you. on this day 50 years ago our

city came to a standstill as an iconic president was laid to rest three days after being gunned down. up to a million people lined the streets to watch president john f. kennedy's casket make its way to arlington national cemetery. more than 200 officials from more than 100 countries atte attended. the irish defense forces class will hold a remembrance ceremony at his gravesite. the class provided an honor guard during the funeral service 50 yeago moment he witnessed the day jfk was buried. >> she wanted to view the president. at one point she said, would you get me a pair of scissors? i ran to the usher's office and got a pair of scissors and gave them to her and i stood there and i could hear the click, click, click, and i knew that she was cutting a lock of his hair. >> he told us he will always feel like the secret service failed the day president kennedy was killed. we are right on the edge much of the holiday season now. why the calendar this week is

unlike anything you will ever see again. plus, clearing the way for the olympics. how brazil is going to extreme measures to make sure it is ready for the 2016 games. quite a show 93 million miles away. why scientists say we could see something new in the night sky as early as

there you see it. it is the comet of the century. that's what some astronomers are calling it. a good reason to get up early. you may be able to see it with your own eyes actually. it will pass by the sun on thanksgiving traveling 234 miles per second. temperatures of 5,000 degrees. it's a hot one. if it survives that trip you may be able to see it in the early mornings of december and throughout the night in january if it makes it around the sun. apparently there are some things in the solar system -- >> some things? >> stuff that happens out there. the sun primarily could destroy it. if it makes it around, it will be fun to see. >> good luck. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we're going to need a lot to deal with this cold, tom. if you're going to see the comet, layer up. i tried looking at it yesterday morning and did not see it. this morning it is very cold.

just saw a live view there from our city camera overlooking washington. a clear sky now for your morning. frigid, sunny, upper teens by mid morning. a northwest wind around 5 to 10 miles an hour. for your lunch hour, it's only going to be around freezing. temperatures in it the low and maybe mid-30s. and we'll haveouds and a light southerly wind. head i heading back home from work and school on this monday, more high clouds rolling in but still cold. highs only reaching the upper 30s by midafternoon. we'll have a light south erly breeze. coming up at 5:51, i'll have the latest timing on that storm that will be bringing us a lot of different types of weather. that's going to be coming up here in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic? well, tom, we're going to still check on met he row. of the earlier signal problem has been resolved but still seeing delays on the orange and blue lines. heads up in that direction. over to the roadway, if you're traveling this morning, making the trip along mac arthur boulevard near falk road a crash there and the accident is reportedly involving injuries so

heads up. you may also see police on the scene there. now waking up in maryland, charles county, no reports of accidents along 210 nice and clear. a trip along 301 and connecting to 5 as you continue toward the beltway. lanes are open. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. we will see you then. breaking a record and it's still a month away from christmas. why one family is going down in history for their holiday spirit. and then ahead at 6:00, it

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wow. we are in the homestretch for the sochi olympics. it looks like rio is kicking things into high gear. rio prepares to host the 2016 games as one of many construction projects under way right now to give the city a bit of a face-lift before the summer olympics in two years. >> so something might be different the next time you get a cup of coffee in new york. the city may ban plastic foam containers. there is a hearing to discussed proposed ban. foam containers take a long time to break down in landfills, about 23,000 tons of foam containers are tossed out every year in new york city. it is now 5:46. today you can offer your prayers for the victims of typhoon haiyan. cardinal donald wuerl will hold a special mass that begins at 7:00 tonight. the redskins are facing more

pressure to change the team's name. this time it's coming from community leaders in the county where they play. today the coalition of prince george's county leaders will call on owner dan snyder to change the skins name. the group will make the announcement about a half mile from fedex field where the redskins play tonight. maryland will sign a deal with nasa today in the hopes of bringing in more high-tech business. that deal will be signed at the godard space flight center in greenbelt. the senator says it will enable future nasa missions and turn research into marketable products. godard houses the largest group of scientists and engineers developing technology for space exploration. bicyclists will have a new lane to use on "m" street. ddot begins installing today. it will run westbound between 14th and 28 streets just over a mile. flexible poles will be installed and green paint will mark the lane. construction will take place between the morning and evening

rush and impact curbside parking along "m" street. it should be ready in four to six weeks. funeral services for a student shot and killed by a security officer. services for tyler thisaway will be held in lubbock, texas. he had a fight in an off campus women's dorm. a campus memorial will likely take place after thanksgiving. strong winds from the wintry weather fanning the flames of this wildfire in northern california. the fire is burning in a steep, rugged area. more than 1,000 firefighters working to put out those flames. more than 3,000 acres burned at this point. the fire is just about 35% contained right now. a nearby power plant evacuated. that fire started on fry day. no injuries reported. closer to home a prince george's county fire destroyed several vehicles and a towing business. this video is new of the

destruction there. fire crews believe strong wind pushed the flames in lyclinton. one of the company's it tow trucks was melted by the fire. officialses believe the fire at the towing yard may be responsible for a fire at a neighboring warehouse. rescue crews headed to a wa ogden drive in clinton. investigators think strong winds carried embers onto the warehouse property. fire crews had trouble containing the flames because of the high winds. no one was injured there either. we are waking up to a cold blast this morning. grab your winter coat, gloves and scarf of. you will need them all. melissa mollet is in dupont circle. >> reporter: it is just brutal, and you definitely need to layer up if you're going to be outside for any real amount of time. today i want to show you an sue. we're at dupont circle at massachusetts and 20th in northwest. take a look here right outside the big pnc bank. their sprinklers went off this

morning and one of our crew members alerted us to this. you can see this entire sidewalk here, this whole stretch completely covered in a sheet of ice. if you come through here in the morning, be careful. you've seen a biker and somebody walking by trying to be careful. stepping and riding very gingerly as they come through. you can see all of the ice right here as well on the grass. obviously this is a very sort of strange situation because the water went off. keep an eye out because any amount of water will do something just like that. live in northwest washington, melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. some people try to enjoy that type of ice on purpose. we've had a lot of people enjoying the cold wefrt in northern virginia. take a look at that. skaters at the ice rink at pentagon road there in arlington. you can see the kids pushing around some penguins on the ice, too. getting into the mood early to deal with this sort of thing. >> this is the weather penguins like, not humans, though. >> there are many breeds of

penguins that are in warm weather climates. >> that they like? >> don't ask me why i nknow tha. >> we're going to have to learn more about the penguins. >> you'll be walking like a penguins as you head out this morning. layer up. of it is so dry, too. we have a 50-gallon drum of hand lotion here behind us. a on i've been using all of it. >> it is so cold. the first ice of the season showing up on many areas ponds. i took this picture sunday morning as the glaze of ice is formed there and this is the coldest weather of the season so far. post your pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. look at our windchills. the winds died down a lot from yesterday, around 5 to 10 miles an hour but enough to drop our windchills down into the teens and just single digits in some locations. these are the temperatures. right now we are in the upper teens to just near 20 degrees. most of maryland, virginia, west virginia. that includes prince george's county, montgomery, fairfax,

alex alexandria, generally in the low 20s. and it's in the low 20s right on the bay. any breeze off the bay feels milder. and further west and north it's only in the low to mid-teens now. it's a clear start to the day, and don't have any clouds around. during the day some high clouds drifting in. our future weather. now the leading edge of rain coming our way may be mixing with sleet and wet snow. the areas in pink and green are rain. by mid morning tomorrow, this may be a little bit of sleet and wet snow but nothing accumulating just west and northwest. elsewhere cold rain. into the afternoon hours that will change over to all rain moderate to briefly they have offy downpours coming in tuesday night and into wednesday. and then it may end as wet snow on wednesday afternoon. between now and then a lot of changes. i know a lot of us have friends and relatives who are going to be visiting us.

we have plans. it is going to be snarled travel even with just the cold wind driven rain tomorrow into wednesday. so check with your travel airlines and trains. should be partly cloudy, blustery and cold as we get to the weekend. the 40s each day. a bit warmer by sunday up near 50. now, danella, how is traffic? good morning, tom. dealing with a problem at connecticut avenue, that's clear. just past georgia avenue, accident here. this is a live look from chopper 4. two right lanes getting by just as you pass georgia avenue. i want to circle this for you, that's where you have two vehicles into the guardrails. this is going to cause delays. this is what it looks like at colesville road. you can see here the left lane already jammed up because once you get closer to georgia avenue two of your left lanes blocked at this time. over to southbound 395 near duke

street. a tis abdisabled car lane. also clear passing over the 14th street bridge. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, over to you. danella, thank you. the vice president will for a groundbreaking years in the making. joe biden will join mayor emanuel and dick durbin as the city breaks ground on the first new domestic violence shelter built in over a decade. of gas prices went up again overnight. the national average is lower than last year as we head into the thanksgiving holiday weekend. aaa reporting refinery issues causing the recent spike in prices. the average price in d.c. right now is $3.51 a gallon for regular unleaded, up 11 cents from last week. in maryland prices are up 10 cents. in havevirginia 11 cents higher $3.22 right now and in west virginia the average $3.36, up 5 cents. the national average down 14

cents this time last year. jewish people will be celebrating more than just thanksgiving. of it is the first day of hanukkah. if the jewish holiday seems a bit early this year, it's not just your imagination. the last time thanksgiving and h hanukkah overlapped was 1888. it won't happen again for another 80,000 years. so not in my lifetime. >> i could live that long. it is 5:55 now. it's not what you want to hear days before millions take to the air for thanksgiving. some airplanes apparently may have a mechanical problem that could interfere with this week's rough weather. cnbc's kayla tausche joins with us that story and more for your money. kayla, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. something to keep in mind on this busy travel week. of boeing is alerting airlines to a possible engine icing problem on its 787 dreamliner and the newest 747 model jet. the company is recommending planes with a certain g.e. engine to avoid flying near

thunderstorms that may contain ice crystals. six incidents involving jets that temporarily lost thrust. and big banks are reportedly warning they could start charging he dit cuts the intere holding more than $2 trillion of their reserves. the massive bond buying program has helped keep interest rates low. banks say they may have to charge fees because taking in deposits isn't free. they have to pay premiums to cover federal deposit insurance. certainly something to keep in mind this as well. certainly it doesn't seem like a free checking account exists anymore. guys, back to you. kayla tausche at cnbc, that you. taylor swift swept the competition. the country pop star won the top honor at last night's show, artist of the year. she took home four awards in all. justin timberlake was the second biggest winner with three awards. one of the more touching

moments, rihanna was presented with the first icon award by her mother. and check out the christmas lights display and be thankful you are not their neighbor. a family in australia has set a christmas lights hanging on their home, more than 502,000 bulbs. the owner says he spent most of october putting them up and he expects his electric bill to be about $2,300 high er for this month alone. >> and he's okay with that. >> he has bragging rights. i don't know what else. it is pretty. i love christmas lights. that's a lot. all right. a lot of workers fighting for higher pay in the district. the next step in possibly raising the minimum wage here that we will see today plus a huge part of the u.s. is covered in snow this morning. and the system that left that snow behind is moving our way. we're tracking when

♪ kiss that boring bird goodbye ♪ ♪ at our thanksgiving we're gonna make our turkey fly ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday.