around the area will shut down. >> we'll walk you through the traffic and what you need to know headed to the show. but first, it's a cool start out there with temperatures in the 30s and 40s as you can see here. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now to help you plan for your morning. tom, good morning to you. good morning. we're saluting our veterans today with a clear sky. storm team 4 radar, no rain or snow anywhere around our region. from the bay all the way to the mountains, off to a dry start this morning. and a mostly clear sky. we have the moon setting in the western sky now. and the first pre-dawn glow is showing up over capitol hill. your weather headlines on this veterans day morning, a cold morning but a mild afternoon and cool evening for the concert for valor coming up tonight. around the metro area, hovering near 40. right around the beltway and inside the beltway or nearby suburbs, farther north and west and farther east and southwest it's in the mid-30s. dulles down to 33 right now. and we'll have a mostly clear sky this morning. a few clouds coming through.

we'll still be in the upper 30s to near 40s by 8:00. low 60s and hitting the upper 60s by 3:00. back down to the mid-60s by 5:00 p.m. the forecast for this evening, we'll have that coming up in ten minutes. now melissa is looking at the traffic problems this tuesday morning. we have chopper over 66 at route 50, you can see the volume headed in. everybody is moving. nothing in the way. that's a good thing. taking a look at 95 in virginia, if you're hopping on in stafford county and headed north, you're completely fine. nice and green here at the 6:00 hour headed south. same thing, no issues right now. the beltway at kenilworth avenue is looking good. again, we are moving along quite nicely. 270 at middlebrook road, no problem there is. a wider look at things, the inner loop and outer loop, everything is moving quite nicely. headed in or out of town, we are

looking good. i'm back at 6:11 with weather and traffic on the 1s. we'll talk about the travel times then. 6:02 and hundreds of thousands of you will pack the mall for the concert for valor today. it starts on the national mall at 7:00 tonight. >> we're working for you with live team coverage of everything that is happening. megan mcgrath is live on the mall right now with a concert preview. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. you can see the stage behind me here. it's all ready to go. and we're seeing some activity. it's a little early this morning, but we're also seeing a lot of activity in terms of zurt. and that's something people are going to want to keep in mind. we're expecting tight security. we're starting to see it already. there are also going to be a lot of road closures. also, many, many people will be walking around town. lots of pedestrians as they come down to secure spots for the concert. all these things people should keep in mind and plan accordingly. now yesterday we got a sneak preview of the concert during the sound check and rehearsals. this is carrie underwood doing

her soundcheck. other performers are bruce springsteen, spring rihanna and eminem will be here, just to name a few. you must pass through a security checkpoint. whether you're coming as a member of the general public or if you have a ticket, there are a few ticketed guest that is have to pass through checkpoints as well. the checkpoints open at 10:00 this morning. you're advised to pack light. the rule of thumb here, it's similar to a july 4th celebration. don't bring any chairs or alcohol. they are not going to let you in with that sort of thing. the concert gets underway at 7:00, although we're expecting people to show up much earlier than that, especially those who want to get close to the stage. which is in the area near 4th street. we have jumbotrons scattered around. so if you can't get close, you

can catch the action on the jumbotrons. but things will pick up in the next few hours when the gates open at 10:00 a.m. megan mcgrath, news4. back to you guys. thank you, megan. tell us how you are excited for the concert on our nbcwashington facebook page. hbo is hosting the concert to raise awareness for the challenges our veterans face. the co-sponsor starbucks is planning to hire 10,000 veterans in the next five years. four minutes after the hour. the man accused of ab ducking a woman in the philadelphia neighborhood will be turned over to the fbi. the court records show that agents will transport delvin barnes from philadelphia to our area this morning. he's accused of abducting a 22-year-old woman off the street. the attack was apparently random. right now barnes is being held for the attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl last month in charles city county, virginia. police are looking for three people who took off in a pickup truck following the deadly

shooting of a teenager near the high school there. police say that the 16-year-old brendan wilson was shot and killed yesterday on oakwood drive near woodbridge high school. they say he was a student at the school. that shooting happened on a trail that leads to the school's parking lot. the school is closed today because of the holiday. a crisis team will be on hand tomorrow when students return. the new york city doctor infected with ebola will leave the hospital later today. the man was declared virus-free after treating ebola patients in guinea. he was monitoring his own health when he came down with a fever. spencer's release means 41 days after the first ebola diagnosis in the u.s. there are now no known cases of the deadly virus in this country. 6:05 now. larry hogan will be in st. mary's county today marching in the leonardtown veterans day parade. the new governor-elect says this is his first stop on the statewide tour to thank voters

for electing him. he plans to visit each of the state's 23 counties and baltimore. he beat anthony brown last week in one of the biggest upset wins in the country. a yearly tradition in arlington national cemetery will look a little different this veterans day. usually president obama takes place in the wreath laying on the tomb of the unknown soldier as you see in the video from last year. this year joe biden will represent the president who isover seas in asia. inches of snow and it is still falling. the emergee dealing with this e heavy snow. plus, millions of happy meal toys deemed dangerous. the issue in millions of toys that left two children coughing up pieces of plastic. and if you're heading out to the concert for valor, we just told you about the forecast. we'll help you plan what to wear at 6:11.

we are working for you this morning with a consumer alert. mcdon nadalcdonald's is recalli million hello kitty whistles that came in your happy meal. parts inside the whistle can detach and that poses a choking hazard. so far there are two reports of children coughing out pieces of this whistle. if you have it, take it back to mcdonald's for a free replacement, a yogurt tube or bag of apple slices. d.c. and a lot of other places have decriminalized marijuana. and researchers at the university of texas found chronic marijuana users had smaller brain volume in the area linked to addiction. but the research also showed increased brain activity.

the researchers say many marijuana users have lower i.q. scores but were not able to determine if that was due to using the drug. so a smaller part of the brain, more activity, the brain may be trying harder to make up for small size. >> yeah. today take a chance to thank a vet. >> thousands of people will spend a night at the concert for valor tonight. chuck bell is at the nation mall mall to tell us what to expect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. temperatures are mild here in downtown washington. we are just up the right from the verizon center a few blocks off the mall. it's 47 degrees here in downtown. and it's a lot cooler in some of the suburbs. joint base andrews reporting 38 degree there is. 41 in annapolis. what you need to put on on the way out the door, a light to medium weight jacket for the early morning chill. especially if you're standing

still. as long as you'll be moving, lightweight will cover it. sunglasses as well. the forecast for tonight, just a beautiful night for the concert. today's high is in the mid to upper 60s. as early as 5:00, still in the 60s. back to the mid-50s by 10:00 to 11:00 with the concert winding down with people off the national mall. no weather-related problems at all. in fact, melissa, today will be the nicest day for the next two weeks. well, that's good for folks heading out for shoe for all those who want to go to the garden tomorrow, maybe. not so much. we are taking a look at the light volume all over the place, which is great this holiday. a lot of folks are staying home. prince george's county looking good. a wider look at the parkway, no problems in or out of town. 66 east, 395 northbound into town, 95 northbound from quantico to the beltway looking good. also looking good at 270 southbound and the outer loop from 95 to 270 running at ten

minutes. i'm back at 6:21 with a live look over 66. all right, melissa, thank you. more than ten minutes ago several roads were closed near the national mall for the concert for valor. we'll go live to show you the big areas to avoid and the parking rules for today. plus, a sign pulled from stores. the message on the sign inside a children's department parents could not believe. your time is 6:13.

6:16. we are getting ready for the big concert for valor tonight on the national mall. it is nice and quiet as we start to see the flashing lights. there's already a lot of road closures in effect right now that could make your trip very tricky. >> kristen wright is at gallery place-chinatown metro station to tell you what to e goyou, kristen. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the best thing you can do for yourself today is to plan ahead.

and we can help you this morning. everything you see here on this map in red is closed right now as of about 15 minutes ago. a good reason not to attempt to drive anywhere near the national mall today. and things will be this way all day. now, everything you need to know about today's road closures and possible delays is on the nbcwashington facebook became. driving today not encouraged. but note that parking meters will not be enforced today because of the federal holiday. also keep in mind, no bicycles will be allowed at tonight's concert. so metro, probably the best way to go today if you're going to the concert. if you're not going to the concert, just the best advice we have for you this morning. now, ahead at 6:45 this morning, we'll tell you about all the changes to metro that could potentially impact your day. live in northwest, kristen wright, news4.

right now president obama is about to join china's president for a private dipper. now this follows an announcement of a trade deal with the country of china. the president has been meeting with world leaders throughout day two of the big apec summit. among those he spoke with, that was russian president vladimir putin. we're hearing they department talk about the big issues like aaron and ukraine. the president heads to myanmar next. aaron? angie, thank you. new this morning, the captain of the south korea ferry that sank in april was sentenced to 36 years in prison. the chief engineer giving 30 years and 13 other crew members to be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. more than 300 people died in that accident. prosecutors say the crew's negligence and abandonment of passengers caused the deaths. the british and portuguese police looking into the disappearance of madeleine mccann will question three new

suspects this month. all seven reportedly know each other and exchanged phone calls the night the 3-year-old vanished from the hotel room in portugal in 2007. we are learning new information about a violent home invasion in fairfax county. investigators say the people involved all knew each other and are lawyers. the attack may be linked to a workplace argument. police searched for clues last night at a home on spencer road in mcclain. police say a man and woman living at the home were stabbed by a couple who came to the door on sunday night. the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. state lawmakers in virginia will not use highway money to close the budget gap. the measure easily passed both measures in the general assembly yesterday reversing an earlier decision to call for $50 million from the highway fund to be used to help close the budget shortfall. state lawmakers will search for other places to cut starting in january. this morning one d.c. council member says he's very concerned about the city's

homeless this winter. ward 1 council member jim graham wants the city to release how many total shelters there will be. right now there are only 350 units guaranteed to be available with about 800 homeless families expected to need somewhere to stay. d.c.'s human services director says the city is signing contracts for more space. and snow is already falling in parts of the upper midwest. some areas of minnesota already got more than 10 inches of snow in 24 hours. the weather channel's mike seidel is joining us live from forest lake, minnesota. what is it like out there, mike? >> reporter: hey, aaron, good morning. we have a few snowflakes flying by the camera. we picked up 9 inches north of minneapolis-s . paul. over in wisconsin and the u.p. of michigan where it is still snowing pretty hard, the top total we have seen is 16.5. it is cold, too. yesterday's highs were in the

mid-20s compared to the mid-40s average. the plows are back out this morning, but we have a light coating of snow. once we get daylight, these roads will flush open. the schools were mostly open yesterday. we saw some two-hour delays. the snow doesn't impact the transportation as much as back in the d.c. metro area. the big story that really is out there is it will stay below freezing for the next two weeks. and if they do it 12 days in a row, that's going to be the second longest stretch on record in november. so aaron, we're wondering if we'll have a long, cold, brutal winter like last year. nobody knows at this point, but it's starting cold out in november. >> we hope that's not a sign. meteorologist mike seidel live for us in forest lake, minnesota. thank you. mike is always at the spot, right? whether it's snow or rain, come flooding. now it's time to look at our forecast. a beautiful look at the capitol

behind us. we'll have a nice day here, tom kierien, right? looking good with a few high clouds coming over us. when attending the veterans day events, stay updated on the latest app cast. here's where you can get it on google play and the itunes store. down on the mall today, check out the latest wind conditions and temperatures there. you can see this by touching the video tab. right now the storm team 4 app and on your tv are showing temperatures near 40s in montgomery and fairfax county. the district is generally in the low to mid-40s. same thing for near the bay. high this is afternoon reaching the mid to upper 60s. montgomery, prince george's and fairfax, the upper 60s. across most of northern virginia m locations reaching the upper 60s. culpeper down to orange, and to our south, much of southern maryland looking beautiful for the veterans day parade with highs in the mid to upper 60s.

counties north of washington near the pennsylvania border from frederick to washington and the panhandle of west virginia, the mid to upper 60s. the warmest temperatures in the shenandoah valley and into the mountains where it will be into the low 70s for a brief time during the afternoon. then cooler weather moves in tomorrow with a blustery wind with highs in the low 60s. much colder thursday with highs near 50. thursday, friday, highs in the mid-40s with a rain shower sunday into monday. a cold weekend coming up. the next weather and traffic coming up at 6:31. the hour-by-hour breakdown over the next 24 hours massachusetts li lipolic . melissa, how are the roads looking? we are nice and green headed northbound out of montgomery county. chopper over 66 at 50, all the folks headed inbound east into town, right now we are seeing a little bit of volume building. but really nothing compared to what we usually see this time of the day. you can tell it's a holiday for

a lot of folks. 95 in virginia, 60 miles per hour for the entire way. when do you see that on a holiday? prince george's county looking good, no major problems headed north. the bw parkway also looking good. i'm back at 6:31 with a live look at virginia. congress wants to know who is behind a cyber attack against the u.s. postal service. maryland congressman elijah cummings wrote a letter to the postmaster general demanding answers. the social security numbers of the workers may have been compromised in the attacks. those people using their website were not affected. the newest survey shows we are not doing the latest to keep our i.d.s from being stolen. a quarter of the surveyed have never changed their numbers. one in five used the same online banking password for different accounts. and an overwhelming 71% of us

say we have to physically write our user names and passwords to remember all of them. last year americans reported losing 1.6 billion to fraud. we're working for you to keep you safe and secure this holiday shopping season. the recent security breaches at major retailers are forcing consumers to take extra precautions to stay safe and secure. news4's con summer reporter erika gonzalez sat down with the cyber security czar to find out how to protect himself online. he says having visual privacy is key. be aware if someone is looking over your shoulder, at the office, on metro, on a plane. tonight on news4 at 5:00, learn other ways the cyber safety expert plays it safe. the holiday decoration is causing quite a stir. not just because of what it said but because of where it was placed. take a look at the sign that says dear san the, this year give me a big fat bank account and a slim body. please don't mix those two up like you did last year, thanks.

the sign was spotted in the girls section of a dillard's store in west palm beach, florida. the dillard's company says the sign was not supposed to be in the girls section. >> it was supposed to be funny but some people didn't get the joke. no a matter of hours, hundreds of thousands of people will be on the national mall for the concert for valor. we are live to tell you how police plan to keep everyone safe. plus keeping an eye on when your kids have off school. the controversial part of the montgomery county school calendar up for discussion today. and it is cold out there so far for a lot of folks, but things will warm up. how the high temperatures will climb hour by hour in your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. "news4 today" keeps your weather and traffic live all morning. keep an eye on the screen throughout the break. we'll be showing you live storm team 4 radar along with how traffic is moving on i-95 in dale city and on the topside of the beltway.

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right now you're looking at the area that will be packed with people. >> metro is the best way to get

there. in the next 15 minutes, the metro lines that will be closed today whether you're going to the concert or not and the best plan to get to the show on time. but first we keep weather and traffic together every morning. >> meteorologist tom kierein is here with the latest. good morning, tom. >> we show our appreciation to the veterans and the weather will be gorgeous. it is rather cold now, but the storm team 4 radar is scanning the sky. no rain or snow in the region. and starting off with dry roads this morning. there's the capitol. just a few clouds floating over. that's the live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. by 8:00, we'll be in the upper 30s. the mid to upper 30s now. lots of sunshine throughout the morning with a few high clouds for much of the day. by noontime, the low 60s. by mid afternoon, the upper 60s near 3:00. then by 5:00 as we get dark, dropping back down to the lower 60s. then this evening, back down to the upper 50s by 8:00 p.m. by late evening, in the upper 50s. the clouds hold in the warmth

from the afternoon. by this time tomorrow morning, down to the low 50s and partly sunny. the next weather and traffic on the 1s in the storm team 4x4 with the arrival forecast for the national mall. a brand new crash, we have not seen anything like this. 395 this morning at edsall road, not serious but a crash to block a lane for you at this point this morning. taking a live look at 66 headed into town, 55 miles per hour this morning. moving right along. that's about as good as it gets on 66. hopping on 95 here in virginia and stafford headed north, completely fine the entire way. southbound is the same situation. just looking really good on this veterans day holiday. taking a look at prince george's county, also moving along nicely. branch avenue and pennsylvania avenue, indian head highway, everything is looking nice and clear. a wider look at things overall, no major problems at this point this morning. we'll have chopper over the american legion bridge coming up. and some travel time for you at

6:41. we expect great weather for the concert for valor today. >> bruce springsteen and carrie underwood are just a few of those performing tonight. megan mcgrath is on the mall with the plan to keep you megan? >> reporter: we are already seeing the zurt plan in action. take a look behind me at 4th and pennsylvania avenue. you can see that this road has already been closed. that's been the case since yesterday. police officers blocking the entry. the cones there with only people with credentials and those working with the event are allowed in right now. we want to spin around with a zurt checkpoint down the line there. we are starting to see those working this event cycle through there. the general public not allowed in until 10:00 a.m. this morning. security is going to be very, very tight during the echblgven. the perimeter is already being established here. 6:00 in the morning, more roads

will close as they widen the perimeter. keep in mind that everybody, whether you're just a person in the general public coming here on a first come first serve basis, or if you have one of the ticketed seats, you are still going to have to pass through a security checkpoint. if you have bags with you, they will be searched. if you have a ticket, the area close to the stage, you'll have to pass through a magnitometer. don't bring knives or furniture, anything along those lines. the lines could get long, so bring your patience. reporting live, megan mcgrath, news4. you can also download the free news4 app to find out breaking news alerts about the concert today. we'll send out push alerts if there are any major issues. in northern virginia a trusted child therapist is charged with having sex with one of his young clients. the grand injury indicted jerry hankins for having sex with a

teenager boy at his office in alexandria. the boy's mother noticed inappropriate text messages and called police. we reached out to sources where hankins worked but have not heard back. they removed his information from the company's website. if convicted he could face 30 years in prison. police need your help catching this man robbing people at hotel rooms at gunpoint. this has happened four times over the weekend in manassas and woodbrim. they also think he's connected to a fifth case. take a look at the surveillance pictures. the man wears a black beanie and white cloth wrapped around his face. he shows a gun, demands cash and takes off. if you recognize the man, call prince william county police. today the montgomery county school board will vote to add or remove religious holidays from his calendar. right now the district takes off for krchristian and jewish holidays but not the muslim wants. the muslim holidays do not

create an abundance of absences like the other holidays do. arlington public schools just earned a new title that landed it in the top 50 best school districts in the country. the website gave arlington the 38th spot. the list ranks more than 8,000 schools based on categories like academics, teachers, health and safety and student culture and diversity. the only local school to crack the top 100 was the city of falls church to take the 98th spot. you in fairfax and loudoun counties will head to the polls on january 6 to pick a new state delegate left open by republican barbara comstock elected to the u.s. house of representatives. one democrat and two republicans are vying for the seat. the gop will hold a firehouse primary on friday to pick their candidate. there will be events all across our area to remember our nation's war heroes today. in arlington, u.s. senator tim kaine will attend a wreath laying at a marine corps

memorial. this is the marine corps's 239th birthday. kaine will speak at the memorial to remind people the critical role those in the military have played throughout history. and the eye-opening news of where the capital ranks for the most populated cities across the city for veterans to live. d.c. was ranked 14th overall. 1st in wage growth, 28th for unemployment and seventh for emotional health. overall, lincoln, nebraska, is the best ranked place for veterans to live. there's a special veterans ceremony at the elementary school in fair texfax county th year. they will remember each of the five members of the branch of forces with a concert held by the students there. when you want to avoid the

toll road and the construction changes there. and this morning we're hearing from a police officer pulled from a burning car for the first time. >> he's my hero by far. >> we'll tell you about his specific idea to thank the teenager who saved his life. and we're live on the national mall to let you know how the forecast will look when the concert for valor starts. here's a live look right now of here's a live look right now of how it will feel when the corp

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starting this friday we'll have rolling closures on 66 in centreville to the beltway. crews are up stalling a new automatic traffic management system to display travel times and road conditions.

work will take place sunday through thursday night with no closures on major holidays or during the thanksgiving travel days. we want to thank all our veterans for their service and sacrifice this morning. thank you. >> we do. i had the chance to host a program called "america's veterans." here's a few photos and a section from the band. it was an honor to be invited back for the third year to help out our veterans airing tonight on maryland public television atle:at 8:00. they are talented. and tonight many will honor the veterans for the concert for valor on the national mall. chuck bell is there to tell us about the forecast. hey, chuck. >> reporter: hey, eun and aaron. checking out the latest conditions, 49 degrees here. and inside the 4x4, we have

facebook and twitter monitoring. my handle here on facebook, someone sent me a great picture. a much younger joe krebs in his navy uniform. go to my facebook page and send me your picture. thank you, joe krebs, for your service to our country and here on news4. a perfect day to get outside with temperatures today soaring into the mid to upper 60s for a brief time. you may need a light jacket out the door first thing this morning. sunglasses for later today. but veterans day 2014 will be flawless. just a couple clouds rolling in later this afternoon, but no chance for rain. and because it's a holiday, hopefully that means easy going on the roads. first 4 traffic time with melissa mollet. it does mean easy going. we'll take a look at the american legion bridge. chopper 4 over that area moving along quite nicely. we have a crash on 395 southbound at edsall road not

slowing anything down. travel times are looking good everywhere, 270 south on time at 16 minutes. 495 the outer loop there on time at ten minutes from 95 over to georgia avenue. 66 eastbound, 395 northbound and 95 northbound to quantico, all on time. a live look at 270 coming up. tonight your ride on metro could be packed. the adjustments metro is making to handle as many as possible for the concert for valor and what you need to know to make sure you're not left there without a ride home. and nude photos connected by classmates tha

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right now news4 is working to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. >> we'll go live to kristen who is live where they are making metro changes. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: 800,000 people are expected at the concert for valor, so here's what you need to know. yellow line trains are replacing blue line trains to mean faster, more frequent service. all stations are open today except smithsonian because it's within the security zone for the

concert. metro rail is running until midnight. nine stations near the national mall will stay open past midnight only to accommodate those people who are already in line at midnight. we do have a list of those nine stations and the rest of what you need to know about metro today on our nbcwashington facebook page. trains are starting off today on a saturday schedule running every 12 minutes and gradually ramping up to rush hour service. that's every two to three minutes in most places immediately before and after the concert. metro bus service will run on a saturday schedule with extra trips earlier and later in the day for people going to and from work. now, here's something interesting to keep in mind. for the annual july 4th celebration, metro carries about 200,000 people away from the mall after the fireworks. and we're talking about 800,000 people today. live in northwest, kristen

wright, news4. thank you. on top of the concert, there are big crowds heading to the caps game tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. the caps fans may want to leave extra early to make sure you get to the verizon center in time for the puck drop. this morning police are looking for three people suspected in the shooting death of a teenager near a high school in prince william county. police say 16-year-old brendan wilson was shot and killed yesterday afternoon on oakwood drive near woodbridge high school. they say he was a student there. the shooting happened on a trail that leads to the school's parking lot. the school is closed today because of the holiday. a crisis team will likely be on hand tomorrow when students return. and now to a developing story in hawaii. a river of molten lava reached a rural town on the big island consuming its first home. take look at the scene here. the slow-moving lava from the kilauea volcano is so hot it incinerated this house yesterday. 50 residents in the projected path have been urged to

evacuate. since the lava began bubbling in late june, it scorched trees, a shed and part of a cemetery. 11 before the hour now, a philadelphia police officer is thanking the high schooler who pulled him from his cruiser after it burst into flames. the fire started early saturday morning after mark kenzie's patrol car was hit by a pickup tg toward that burning car. >> he's my hero, by far. because, i mean, if he won't have pulled me out of that car, i would still be sitting in it. i owe him like a steak dinner or something because i owe him big. >> does he know how much a 17-year-old boy will eat? that's a lot of steak, my friend. kenzie hurt his egg and suffered burns to his legs, but he's going to be okay. in fact, he's already moving out and is home recovering. >> wishing him the best. the last known ebola case in the u.s. is done. new york city doctor craig

spencer was declared virus-free yesterday and will be released from the hospital today. today maryland's new governor-elect is kicking off a thank you tour to visit all 23 counties to thank voters for voting for him. he beat jerry brown in the biggest upset in the country last week. a yearly tradition at arlington national cemetery will look different on this veterans day. usually president obama takes part in a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier in video from last year. this year vice president joe biden represents the president overseas in asia. that takes place at 11:00 this morning. experts believe you'll notice fewer new car sales ads during the super bowl. nbc says they have ten ad spots still available but are going for a whopping $4.5 million.

that's for 30 seconds of time. >> and so many, many eyeballs watch that. i think it's worth it, obviously. 6:51. all eyes on the forecast this time of the morning. folks want to know what to wear. >> on the day we honor our veterans, we have honorable weather as we are off to a beautiful start. it is kind of cold with a clear, calm, blue sky. the potomac glass reflecting the dawn colors this morning. the live view from the storm team 4 city camera and the sky cam for showing our cloud cover coming and going throughout the day. just a few high clouds drifting over by noon time to be mostly sunny. during the afternoon, a few high clouds coming in by 5:00 p.m. and starting to get dark with a few clouds floating over washington as the concert gets underway. tonight, dry conditions. just a few clouds floating through. right now storm 4 radar is not picking up any rain or snow in the vicinity with temperatures right now cold. we are just in the mid to upper 30s in fairfax county. low 30s now in loudoun, prince

william and faulkier. much of fairfax near 40. in the district, the mid-40s. this afternoon it will jump into the upper 60s by 2:00 to 3:00 with just a few clouds coming on through. and then this evening the concert for valor with the clouds coming and going to hold in the warmth throughout the day. and by 7:00 with the concert getting underway, it will be near 60 degrees. by the end of the concert at 10:00, the upper 50s and partly to mostly cloudy. then tomorrow morning, low 50s with afternoon highs in the low 60s with a blustery wind on wednesday and partly cloudy. then much colder weather moves in on thursday with highs in the 50s. an afternoon rain shower is a small chance. then cold thursday and friday with morning lows near 30s. we might get more rain into monday with highs near 50. melissa is here now with conditions to look at the roads on this veterans day morning. looking good at this point in silver spring, georgia avenue

at university. no problems as we roll right along. northbound you're looking good on 270. no major problems out of frederick or montgomery county either way. 66 at virginia route 50, looking quite good. no issues in prince george's county. inan head highway headed into town, a little bit slow. so is branch avenue at 36 miles per hour. otherwise, looking pretty good. taking a look up north here, a little slow here on 29 as you head down to the outer loop of the beltway. you're headed about 25 miles per hour. otherwise maryland 95, the bw parkway, all that is looking quite good. thank you, 6:53 now. two teens in virginia pleaded guilty to collecting nude pictures of their classmates and posting them online. the washington post reports the teens created file sharing account with pictures of 56 girls from the mcclain high school in fairfax county. the 16 and 17-year-olds pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor

charges. the judge sentenced hem to two days in the juvenile detention center and ordered them off social media. the man accused of abducting a woman in the street will be turned over to the fbi. court agents show delvin barnes being removed from central virginia to pennsylvania for a hearing tomorrow. he's accused of abducting a 22-year-old woman. the random attack is caught on camera as you can see here. barnes is being held for the attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl last month in charles city county, virginia. six minutes before the hour n a few minutes on the "today" show we'll hear from the bush family. jenna bush-hager spoke to her father and her grandfather talking about how they handled criticism during their presidencies. >> it made me angry. and i wasn't disciplined enough not to watch television. when i became president, i was disciplined enough to ignore all the noise.

but when he was president and people criticized him, i didn't like it. >> you can see jenna's full interview with her father and grandfather on the "today" show right after "news4 today." 6:55 and four things to know about the biggest events d.c. will host this year. the concert for valor doesn't start for another hour. >> but it is making it tough to get around the national mall. megan mcgrath is here to show us what you need to know about the show. >> reporter: we are here at 4th and pennsylvania, a number of security checkpoints here. the gates open to the general public at 10:00 this morning. the concert itself gets underway at 7:00. this is a free concert, first come, first serve as capacity allows on the national mall. if you can't make it down here, hbo will broadcast the signal. even if you don't have hbo, you can watch the concert. bruce springsteen, rihanna, among those performing. i'm kristen wright at the

gallery place-chinatown metro station. public transportation today is a good idea because a lot of roads are closed. take a look at everything you see here on the map in red closed right now. the road closures went into effect at 6:00 this morning. a good reason to not even attempt to drive anywhere near the national mall today. things will be this way all day. again, we want to emphasize the streets in red here that you see are already closed right now as of 6:00 this morning. live in northwest, kristen wright, news4. there will also be changes on the yellow line trains replacing the blue line trains. the smithsonian center is closed and we have everything on the nbcwashington facebook page. and hbo paid the district $750,000 to station police around the area. when you go, you have to pass through a checkpoint and you won't be able to bring glass containers, animals or bikes.

great weather for the afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. for the concert for valor tonight, by the time it begins at 7:00, near 60 with a few clouds coming over. mid-50s towards the end. breaking news with melissa. we are talking about the outer loop of the beltway with an overturned vehicle in the right-hand corner on the route there. everything else is looking typical. thank you, that's the broadcast this morning. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. stay with news4 at nbcwashington.com for all you need to know about the concert for valor.

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