live to show you the cleanup and the areas to avoid on your way to work. plus, it is one of the coldest mornings of the season so far. these temperatures will not stay this low for long. your storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein helps you gets out the door. >> thanks, too. bright sunshine today. and a light southwesterly flow will have it milder. your morning headlines for this monday. after that, a mild afternoon. and then turning warmer for veterans day and all the events around washington tomorrow. temperatures right now in montgomery county are in the mid to upper 30s. much of fairfax, though, is near freezing toward restin, dulles. manassas, 30. warren ton, 39. low to mid 30s as well. much of southern maryland away from the water is just a little bit above freezing. there's the sky over washington. first light of day beginning to show up. quite a jump in temperatures. a steep climb. upper 50s by noon time. low to mid-60s, midafternoon.

storm team 4 x 4 on the mall with the preparation forecast for all the events. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. and now over to you, aaron. we're staying on top of a developing story in montgomery county. a big water main break on a major road many of you take into the district. this is affecting georgia avenue southbound right at the intersection of connecticut avenue. megan mcgrath is live on aspen hill with a look at what crews are doing. >> reporter: aaron, we have quite a mess. a 10-inch water main burst creating this enormous hole in the road. let's take a bird's eye view. you can get an idea how large the hole is in the roadway. this is a a dedicated right-hand turn lane from southbound georgia avenue to turn right on to southbound connecticut avenue. as you can see, that turn lane, that ramp is now completely closed. and that is going to be the case for several hours while they work to repair this water main

and back fill the hole and fix the pavement. you cannot take the turn lane to take a right on to connecticut avenue. you'll have to go all the way down to the light and way through the cycles of the light and take a hard right to get on to connecticut avenue. so connecticut avenue is open, but you're going tro have to ge to it further down the line. it could cause a problem for people. we will send it over to melissa, who has the work around. what should people do? >> megan, did pictures from the scene. the best thing to do if you vice president left quite yet is take norbeck or layhill. your best bet. just avoid this if you possibly can. 66 headed into town, you're a little bit slow up unt centreville. then it opens up.

95 northbound just past quantico, a little bit slow at 43 miles per hour. that is just volume. nothing else happening there. bottom of the beltway at 295, looking pretty good. beltway, top of the beltway at connecticut avenue, also rolling along. we're a little bit slow here, 35 miles per hour. again, just volume. more on this water main break coming up in 10 minutes. thanks, melissa. 6:03. we're learning an accidental car fire led to this mess at one montgomery county home. the fire likely started in the engine of one of the family cars. it quickly spread through the home on tracy drive in the white oak area sunday morning. no one was hurt. the fire caused about $130,000 in damage. a georgetown student will be sentenced to jail time for making ricin. today we will learn how long he will be behind bars. millsman pled guilty to make it in his dorm room at georgetown

university back in march. as part of a plea deal he will face two years in prison, followed by three years of supervision. 6:04 your time right now. the search is on for two men who may be connected to three armed robberies in the district. they happened in cathedral heights and in georgetown. this started along mccomb on halloween when two women were held up. a couple was robbed walking home on idaho avenue early sunday morning. a man and his house mate were robbed in georgetown an hour before that. one of the victims talked with news 4 but did not want to show his face. >> just turns around with a gun and puts it in my house mate's face. >> they took off with smartphones, credit cards and cash. keep your phones tucked away. nobody was hurt there >> police need your help finding a man suspect indeed a deadly shoot anything anne arundel family. he shot and killed a man at

ashley apartments on red clay road in laurel. investigators think the two were arguing before the shooting happened. canilla could be driving a 2006 cadillac escalade with maryland tags 01936cf. if you see the suspect or the car, call anne arundel county police >> there will be construction on the dulles toll road today. you may be slowed down as crews work on the eastbound lanes of the main toll. they are converting an exact change lane to e-zpass. this is the fifth of 19 projects to do the same thing. the projects won't all wrap up until sometime next year. 6:05. you can go to the unveiling of a new monument in montgomery county. it is dedicating an eternal flame to honor all the police and military officers who risk their lives every day for our country. several veterans will be at the ceremony in rockville at 1:00 this afternoon. 45 minutes without a pulse

and she survived. a procedure that left a mother moments from death. why doctors are calling this a case of divine providence. and if you are about to head out, check out these temperatures first. we'll focus on the national mall. a police officer pulled to safety from this burning car. the young stranger who jumped into action to save him. 6:06.

a philadelphia teenager being celebrated this morning as a hero after he pulled a cop from his burning car. you can see the police cruiser engulfed in flames much the squad car caught fire last night after a t-bone accident with a pickup truck. a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter and his neighbor heard the crash and then ran in to help. >> the door was dented and wouldn't open.

and the car caught fire. and me and another guy ran. he said he couldn't feel his legs. so we said we're going to have to drag you through the window. and he was ready for it. >> all three were taken to the hospital. you can see in the photo here the officer suffered a head injury and burns on his legs. he is expected to be okay. police say the two good samaritans's quick thinking likely saved the the officer's life. an incredible rescue. 6:11 on this monday morning. so far this morning, staying pretty cool outside. >> if you're about to head out, grab a heavier jacket or coat maybe. storm team 4 chuck bell is live with the storm team 4 x 4. you look pretty toasty out there. >> well, you can see your breath out here. there's a definite chill in the air. i'm cold tolerant myself. 42 on the national mall.

most of the suburbs, laurel, fairfax, chantilly all in the 30s this morning. so be smart on your way out the door. you'll probably need a warm coat. don't forget your sunglasses as well. sun is not up yet but it will be a full sunshine afternoon. temperatures 30s and 40s for out the door weather. near 60 by lunchtime. low to mid-60s for highs today. and back done into the upper 50s by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. so a very nice day today. tomorrow looks even better. mid-60s tomorrow. when i see you in 30 minutes, i'll give you the exact forecast for the concert for valor here on the national mall tomorrow. that's in 30 minutes. tom has the seven-day in 10 minutes. right now melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. chopper over the scene at southbound connecticut. a water main break. taking up the right lane. you will have to go further down

connecticut to make a right. brand-new crash prince william parkway, seeing slowdowns as well. in virginia, overall traffic looking quite good. 395 northbound all looking good s. 270 southbound, jermantown to the beltway, no problem there. i'm back in 10 minutes. >> thank you, melissa. gas prices are lower than we have seen in a while. this morning we're learning how much more they can drop in the next few weeks. feeling mentally sharp. a good reason you're not at our peak mental

breaking news out of nigeria. workers trying to save students after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the school. the attacker was dressed in a school uniform. no word on the group behind the attack. eun? >> angie, thank you. 6:15. developing this morning, investigators in the bahamas preparing to examine the wreckage from a plane crash. nine people were killed when the the small plane went down last night. it crashed during a landing attempt at an airport in free port in the grand bahamas island. two months since two montgomery county children

disappeared. a hair salon is helping to keep the search alive. the salon will donate 20% of proceeds from services to the find sarah, find jacob fund. for more information find the page on facebook. >> we are getting a new inside look a lot a wildfire that killed more than a dozen firefighters in arizona. take a look at this video here. the arizona state forestry division released nearly two dozen new clips on its website. these videos were shot by firefighters moments before and after 19 members were killed battling the fire more than a year ago. you can hear and see the firefighters as a wall of fire appears. 16 after the hour. iraqi officials say an air strike wounded the leader of the islamic state. he was hurt while meeting with other militants in the iraq anbar province.

they put a bounty on his head. new this morning, south korean troops fired warning shots after north korean soldiers were spotted too close to the border. tensions had been high following two incidents last month involving exchanges of gunfire. no casualties reported in either accident. the two americans held prisoner are waking up in the u.s. kenneth bae and matthew miller got off the plane in washington state late last night. they have been in north korea two years, serving a 15-year sentence for alleged anti-government activity. it is still not clear how miller and bae's released was negotiated. if you ever wondered what the sunrise looks like space, take a look at your tv right now.

reed wiseman and a russian cosmonaut and german astronaut landed in kazakhstan last night. the crew spent six months at the international space station. a woman is back home after 45 minutes without a pulse after a complication with a c-section. a hospital smokesman said a team of doctors spent three hours attempting to revive the woman after a rare amniotic fluid 'em bowl itch. they were prepared to announce her death when a blip on a monitor indicated a a heartbeat. despite 45 minutes without a pulse she suffered no brain damage. this is unheard of. 45 minutes without a pulse. truly a miracle here. >> and the fact they kept trying for that long. >> and no brain damage. she is incredibly luck.

>> 19 minutes after 6:00. 46 degrees outside our studios. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out what kind of day we're going to have. bring the the heavy jacket? >> love that scene behind you. here's another look at the capitol cam. predawn glow. sunrise not until 6:45. under a clear sky. temperatures are cold. right now in washington. at the dome, 40 degrees. and the nearby suburbs from college park, only in the mid 30s. from silver spring, bethesda, mcclain, alexandria, only in the mid to upper 30s. prince george's county, from bowie, upper marlboro, mid to upper 30s. northern virginia, prince william, down to near 30 degrees. loudoun county, low to mid-30s.

driving in to work this morning, you'll need to have the heater on for another couple of hours. jumping into the low 60s by the afternoon commute with bright sunshine. you'll definitely need the sunglasses. temperatures elsewhere for highs mid to upper 60s. where it's now freezing. so about a 35-degree jump from where we are now for the afternoon. lots of sunshine. beautiful weather for veterans day for the event on the mall tomorrow and for the concert tomorrow night. afternoon highs upper 60s. mild wednesday. then the big temperature swing thursday. thursday night, a few wet snowflakes mixing with rain drops. small chance of that. 40s thursday, friday, saturday. milder sunday. chance of shower sunday afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. a look at the hour by hour changes the next 24 hours. big water main break. big problem in aspen hill. hopefully you have not left your

house yet. southbound georgia avenue a at connecticut southbound, usually you can take this ramp. of course you can see it is blocked because of a water main break. go either further down to take a right on connecticut as megan mcgrath has been telling us. or your alternates are norbeck or layhill. taking a look at 95, hopping on in triangle, you're okay. the whole area is a little bit nasty. running 40 miles per hour. a wider look at things, looking pretty typical. prince george's county actually looking quite good. nice and green. maryland, 95. bw parkway, rolling right along. more on this water main break in 10 minutes. right now firefighters are trying to put out this fire in wyoming. take a look. more than 100 firefighters have been battling the so-called west range wildfire. it took neighbors by surprise. >> about to call 911 and ask if they knew about the fire.

they said, yes, they d. it didn't look too big at the time. but the next thing i know it took off like a roman candle. >> they hope snow in the forecast will help put out this fire. >> a road trip for thanksgiving could be the cheapest in five years. with falling gas prices right now. that's according to aaa. the national average is $2.93. the motor club says oil production is up and demand for crude oil is down. it says prices could drop another 5 to 15 cents in the coming weeks. right now aaa reporting the average in the district is $3.16 for a gallon of regular unled. in maryland, $2.90. in virginia, $2.73. west virginia, $3.02. every day this week on news 4 at 5:00, erika gonzalez will report on stories to keep you safe and secure. at first erika breaks down the breaches. she meets where the u.s. secret service to explain where our information goes when it's hacked and how much it goes for

on the black market. she will be taking your questions on facebook every day after the 5:00 news and highlights the most asked about holiday shopping questions at the end of the week. i'm angie goff at the live desk with breaking developments in the oscar pistorius case. prosecutors say that their application to appeal against the paraolympian's manslaughter conviction and five-year prison sentence will be heard in about a month. pistorius's defense said they plan to oppose this appeal. as i mentioned earlier, pistorius was sentenced to five years for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp last year. that's the late tpreft live desk. back to you. angie, that you can. a surfer survived a shark bite along the atlantic ocean. the 18-year-old was paddling in

the waves about 60 miles north of west palm beach. he said he felt something pulling at him but didn't get a good look at the shark. he said the shark bit hit arm and hand and then let him go. >> i was like praying i wasn't going to pass out. that was my scariest thought, losing blood and being able to pass out. but thankfully i didn't. >> a friend wrapped a shirt around his arm to stop the bleeding until the paramedics arrived. he is expected to be okay. well, apparently there's a viral infection going around linked to poor brain function. the virus is typically found in algae and is being found in our throats. those carrying the virus performed worst on intelligence tests when age was taken into account. researchers from the university of nebraska trying to figure out how this virus spreads to humans. >> the one thing they do know is you don't have to have direct contact with the algae to become infected. who knows how many people have

been infected with this algae. and we're all getting a little dumber. >> put it out there plain and simple. >> here's the thing, is there an antidote. >> cold out there. we'll take you how things will change hour by hour as we take a beautiful look at the sunrise. weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31 plus, right now president obama is in china. he just made a new announcement to make it easier for people to come to america to work and learn. and the national mall getting ready for one of its biggest events yet. how you can catch a sneak peek at the big concert for valor. an area to stay away from if you want to avoid the big crowds.

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>> welcome back at 6:29. we're staying on top of a developing story. the ramp from georgia avenue southbound on connecticut avenue is closed. as you can see, this is the reason why. crews are working hard right now to fix a water main break right there. >> we were there last night at 11:00 as water covered the ramp. crews dug a huge hole in the ramp. live to megan mcgrath in 15 minutes to see how this work is progressing. for now melissa is here to show the best way around the mess. melissa. >> that is a good word for it, mess. aspen hill, southbound georgia at southbound connecticut, the ramp is shut down as you can see because of this water main break. a 10-inch pipe break overnight. a alternates are norbeck or layhill. taking a look at 270, slow out of frederick.

nothing happening. just volume. doesn't clear up until clarks burg. it gets nasty as you hit jermantown. parkway moving along. 95 in virginia, you can see a little bit slow through dale city running 19 miles per hour at this point this morning. wider look at things. ofall, looking typical. 395, slow as you head into town. tom, it was a little chilly this morning. i had to pull out the boots, the fleece, everything. >> the big temperature swings cause the water main break. this is the time we will see more and more of those. look at your tv. a beautiful blue berry banana glow predawn on this monday. sunrise, 6:45. by 8:00, still in the mid to upper 30s. a cold morning. bright sunshine. noon time temperatures upper 50s. low to mid-60s 2:00. by 5:00 p.m., under a clear sky. back to 60. sunset today is at 4:59. going forward, through this

evening, into tomorrow morning, not as cold. we'll be into the 50s the rest of the evening. near 50 by midnight. and mid-40s by dawn on veterans day tomorrow. a look at the forecast for the concert for valor coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41. back to you. >> thank you, tom. a developing story in mcclain this morning. two people had to be taken to the hospital after an apparent robbery. we called fairfax county police overnight. they tell us the incident was reported as a stabbing. they're still work to go figure out that's f that's how the people were injured. spencer road not far from district park. two suspects from already been taken into custody. . it is almost 6:32. also developing this morning, police are investigating a shooting that happened during a robbery in aspen hill. montgomery county police say three men tried to rob a family inside their apartment. two people escaped last night. and police are now looking for

them. this happened on pear street court not far from belpre road. one person was shot and is expected to recover. right now president obama is in beijing for the asia-pacific economic conference. in his first address he announced a new visa agreement. nbc's trays where pots live on capitol hill with more on that this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. we got word seconds ago the president is at the state dinner as part of the apex conference. early this morning we saw him announce this new visa agreement with china. basically allowing people to stay in the united states longer. certain people who are coming to the united states. right now the visas expire after a year. the president says it would open a lot more opportunities both ways for americans to make money going in and out of the pacific region. the trans pacific partnership is

the big trade he's been trying to do with 11 other nations. he had a meeting about that. the president says they are getting close. we got a readout from all the leaders at the meeting saying it was a productive positive meeting. they're not ready to sign the the deal yet. still big differences over japan and farm exports with the united states. but as they put it, they do see the end. the light at the end of the tunnel. it looks like they are making progress on that. aaron. >> tracie potts on capitol hill. lawmakers will work on final changes to the state budge ed. republicans will introduce a bill aimed on the renewing health insurance plans that do not meet the standards of the affordable care act.

coming up on 6:35. tens of thousands people expected for the concert for valor. the final preparations are under way and what you need to know to get around the festivities.

jessie j, bruce spring staoepb will perform there. all the streets you see in red will be closed. pretty much everything around the national mall. metro the alternative to driving. however, blue line service will be suspended. metro says it is replacing blue line with yellow ones because they arrive 12 minutes faster into d.c. if you take the silver or orange, the smith seenal will be closed inside the concert security zone. don't forget to follow nbc washington on facebook. we will be working to make sure you're ahead of all the concerts and delays. news 4 has you covered. how the weather will shape up for the concert in your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41. new, an important warning for parents. how often children are hospitalized for trying to eat a detergent pod and the changes companies are already make to go this product. it is now 6:36.

i want to get the word out to other parents. >> that is just one mother whose child was hospitalized because of laundry detergent pods. researchers at nationwide children's hospital in columbus, ohio found every single hour in this country a child swallows, inhales or is otherwise exposed to the toxic chemicals inside those pods. >> that is more than 17,000 children since the pods hit store shelves in 2012. more than 750 children have been hospitalized after coming in contact with these pods. at least one child died.

laundry detergent pods are very concentrated with strong chemicals in them. sometimes they get into the eyes, sometimes they are swallowed. they can cause severe burns to the esophagus and to the stomach. >> manufacturers say they're concerned about the problem and are making changes, like improving warning labels, making the pods look less attractive and switching from clear to more opaque packaging. so the kids can't see the bright colors. >> they are just drawn to it, just the way they look. tomorrow night the national mall will be packed. we just told you about the concert for valor. >> hundreds of thousands are expected to see bruce springsteen and rihanna. our own weather rap star. chuck, good morning. >> indeed i have my spot all picked out on the national mallment the odds of me being able to keep it are next to nothing. several hundred thousand on their way to the concert tomorrow. weather could not be any better

than it's going to be tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow will be the best day of the whole week, perfect for veterans day. temperatures 3:00 temperatures tomorrow around 65 degrees. by the tile the cop certified starts at 7:00, back down in the upper 50s. and at 11:00, when everyone is leaving the national mall, still mild by november standards. only in the mid-50s. for this morning, there's a little bit of a chill in the air. 30s and 40s. you'll need a medium weight jacket. but it's together to be a beautiful day to be outside today. that picture behind me tells the story of a glorious monday already under way. for more on monday morning traffic issues, let's go over to melissa mollet. >> good morning, chuck. taking a look at travel times in maryland, not so bad. 270 southbound, 18 minutes. the outer loop, 95 to 270 running at 19 minutes at this point this morning. taking a look at virginia.

66 east, 16 minutes. 395 from the beltway to the bridge, 15 minutes. quantico to the beltway, 35 minutes. 10 minutes behind here. taking a live look at things, slow in the normal spots. 395 coming in, as we know. and the outer loop, top of the beltway, colesville road. otherwise, looking pretty typical. i'm back at 6:51. if you think it's cold here, how is a high of 12 degrees sound to you today? the arctic chill that's about to grip the midwest. the work that could slow down your drive to work. and the credit card penalties many companies are relaxing

welcome back at 6:45. a busy ramp is shut down this morning. >> we go right to megan mcgrath with more. we have quite a mess here. you can see the large hole here in the middle of the road. the crews are still digging down, trying to access this broken 10-inch water main here. now the problem is on that dedicated right-hand turn lane from southbound georgia avenue to get on to southbound connecticut avenue. the turn lane completely closed. that's going to be the case for several more hours while they repair this water main and back

fill the hole and get more pavement down here. connecticut avenue is open. but you're not going to be able to take that turn lane. what you're going to have to do is just continue on georgia avenue down to the light. and then you're going the take the hard right that can go inbound on connecticut avenue. this is a very busy intersection. we are expecting to start seeing some delays as people have to wait through the cycles of the light to make that right-hand turn on connecticut avenue. megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> we have a crime alert in the district. police are looking into three robberies at gunpoint. d.c. police say the same two men may be connected to this series of robberies. they happened in cathedral heights and in georgetown. it started along macomb street on halloween when two women were held off. the robbers took off with smartphones, credit cards and

cash. police are asking you to keep your phones tucked away. no one was hurt. police need your help finding a man suspect indeed a deadly shoot anything anne arundel. juan canilla shot and killed a man saturday night at ashley apartments red clay laurel. police say the suspect could be driving a 2006 cadillac escalade with maryland tags 01936cf. if you see him or the car call app arundel county police. 6:45 your time. right now an arctic blast is hitting the upper midwest. you can see where the snow is falling right here and our storm team 4 radar. upper plains could get up on to a foot of snow. nbc's dylan dreyer joining us in forest lake, minnesota. the snow is already coming down there, dylan. >>reporter: aaron, it certainly is. it started a couple of hours ago. it is already starting to pile up on the streets here.

not only do we have lighter snow in the streets. but underneath it has this sheen to it, which to me indicates the road looks fairly slippery. the roads seem to be handling the cars just fine. but the roads were pretreated. it is also a bit breezy too. keep in mind the breeze, combined with the heavier intensity of the snow we're expecting over the course of the next couple of hours, that's going to reduce visibility. so the roads will start to become snow covered and the visibility for drivers will be very poor. that's a bad combination especially for a monday morning commute. it will stick around through this evening's commute. winter storm warnings in effect until tuesday. so this is a long duration event. now, this area picks up on average for the entire month of november about nine inches of snow. with this storm alone we should easily pick up a foot of snow, making this the first double digit snowstorm for this area in

about two years. which i was actually a little bit surprised to hear. there are some schools in st. cloud closed today. but minneapolis schools say they don't really anticipate a closure today. they say they don't anticipate that closure. we will see how they play out. residents have been getting ready for the storm, putting on snow tires a little bit early. of course we will see more activity with the snowplows as the storm continues. you we will have all the very latest for you coming up this morning on the "today" show. aaron? >> we look forward to that, dylan. you can see live team coverage of this early arctic blast. al roker will reveal his arctic air forecast here on nbc 4 after news 4 today. today is day 21, the last day before the nurse who fought an ebola quarantine will be officially clear of the disease. kaci hickox plans to advocate for health care workers going forward and leave her current home in maine.

she made headlines when she won a standoff with the state over whether she needed to be quarantined. crews will shut down one eastbound lane. they are changing it from exact change lane to e-zpass only. this is the the fifth of 19 similar projects that won't wrap up until sometime next year. punishment for being late on a credit card payment is getting slightly less painful. this year, 60% of card issuers are imposing rate penalties down from 90% in 2010. the average rate of 28.45% kicks in when you are 60 days late >> all right. we were talking about the cold. we saw dylan standing in the snow. what a kick in the gut. >> i love her coat. >> she looks fantastic. >> when you are dressed like that you can take an arctic chill. >> i don't know. three parkas. >> it is too soon certainly for

us. off to a cold start. near freezing much of the region. sun is rising now. a little bank of clouds on the eastern horizon. sunrise 6:45. mostly clear sky at the bus stop this morning. you might want to dress like dylan dreyer. wear a warm winter coat. it will stay in the 30s between now and 8:00. then jump into the 40s between 8:00 and 9:00. a rapid warming today with that bright sunshine. temperatures, though, just down to near or a little below freezing. most of northern virginia, prince william, loudoun, fairfax, montgomery now in the mid-30s. district of columbia, arlington, alexandria, 40 degrees. near 40 by the chesapeake bay. a beautiful afternoon. lots of sunshine. highs reaching the mid-by midafternoon. so incredible jump from where we are now. 30 to 35-degree jump from where we are now by this afternoon. then as we get into the rest of the day, might be able to get up and take a wonderful photograph.

still beautiful autumn color. i look this over the weekend. it may look better on facebook. they are higher resolution. great ones on twitter. i will show those tomorrow. average high is 59. we'll be above that today, tomorrow, wednesday. then some of that arctic chill we had with dylan dreyer is coming our way. not as cold as the upper midwest e. colder than average temperatures coming in after wednesday. tomorrow looking great for all the events on the mall and veterans day. highs reaching mid to upper 60s. good weather for the cop certified tuesday evening in the 50s. still mild wednesday. 40s thursday, friday, saturday. predawn on friday a chance of a few wet snowflakes and some rain. after that, next chance of rain late on sunday. melissa here now talk building that water main break and the problems on the road. >> that forecast giving me the chills. and so is this problem here. right in aspen hill. southbound georgia avenue, southbound connecticut. the off-ramp is completely

blocked to connecticut avenue. you can still go past that and make a right turn on to connecticut because of that water main break. if you want to take an alternate, layhill or norbeck your best bet. all of our typical spots here. 395, 40 miles per hour. heading into the 14th street bridge. taking a lookt 66 heading into town, no problems there. a little bit slow at 31 miles per hour. taking a look at a trip up 95. not so bad here. and try angle southbound, a little slow. volume slow across woodbridge and lore ton as well. guys? >> thanks, melissa. it is now 6:53. right now some of you may be getting ready to take a new route to work. the final stretch of the inter county connector is now open. this is chopper 4 live over the icc this morning. traffic moving well right now. crews opened the road over the weekend.

we drove through and saw many people taking their first trip. the trip does come with a price. during rush hour, the entire 19-mile stretch of the icc cost $4.40. new this morning, we're learning an accidental car fire led to all of this at one montgomery county home. the fire likely started in the engine of one of the family cars and quickly spread through the home on tracy drive in white oak sunday morning. nobody was hurt. that fire did about $130,000 in damage. today the georgetown student who pled guilty to making ricin will be sentenced to jail. daniel millville was sentenced for cooking it up in his dorm back in march. he have going to use it to hurt another student or commit suicide. a young veteran survived a war zone only to be killed when he returned home. army veteran francisco garcia was killed over the weekend in a shooting. a man in season suv confronted

him. witnesses say they heard yelling and then six to eight gunshots. garcia died on the scene. he had served in afghanistan and returned home this summer. police have not made any arrests in this case. five minutes before the hour. president george w. bush will be on the "today" show this morning to discuss his new book. the 43rd president releasing his latest project on one of his greatest influences. >> was any part of this writing this for him because you want to make sure that his presidency gets the respect it deserves? >> sure. absolutely. he was overshadowed by a transformary president ronald reagan. because he was a one-term president compared to a two-term president there wasn't much focus on him. >> the book is called "41, a portrait of my father" you can see savannah's full interview

next on the "today" show. u.s. marine corps. turns 239 today. they posted a birthday message online. it's had thousands of views. i just shared it on my facebook page if you want to see it. 4 things you need to know as you head out the door at 6:56. arctic blast hitting the upper midwest. the storm could dump a foot of snow there. the same system will bring a cold front by the end of the week. . a new report says laundry detergent is responsible for making more than 750 kids sick and caused at least one death since they hit store shelves two years ago. a robbery in mcclain. police got calls people were stabbed. a spokesperson said he believes two suspects are in custody. a major water main break could cause problems in the aspen hill area. connecticut avenue is closed. cold now. you need a warm winter coat.

only in the 30s. mild this afternoon. into the mid-60s. great weather for veterans day tomorrow. afternoon highs reaching up 60s. melissa? here's a live picture of southbound georgia at southbound connecticut. norbeck or layhill roads open. otherwise, looking pretty normal. >> melissa, thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, and any breaking news. until then, hope you have a great day. see you tomorrow. >> make it a great monday, everybody.

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good morning. the big chill. a major storm taking aim at the midwest from montana to michigan with more than a foot of snow expected. while that polar vortex returns set to bring bone-chilling temperatures to more than 40 states. breaking overnight. president obama arrives in asia just hours after two american hostages released from north korea reunite with loved one back home. they're speaking out about their lives in captivity and what they endured. bush 45? former president george w. bush opens up to savannah about the chances of a white house run by his brother, jeb. >> i think he knows he can do the job. >> this morning their revealing conversation about his family's future in poli,