today a prominent rabbi has a status aring. he second at kesher israel for 25 years. he's accused of taping women in a ceremonial changing room. he has been suspended from both jobs. a new expansion would fix that but it would take years to build. neighbors say all that construction will create too much dust and pollution. here you can see them protesting when that plan was approved last week. they are suing csx to put a stop to the expansion for good. 4:31 on this wednesday morning. >> that's right. >> we are starting off kind of warm. >> and foggy. let's check in with storm team 4

meteorologist tom kierein to see what kind of day we'll have. >> the humidity increased overnight. we have dense fog that has form the deer will dart in front of you. use the low beams. high beams, all you do is illuminate fog. most locations hovering around 60 degrees in prince george's and montgomery county. much cooler air beginning to move from the west. we're out of the mountains, we're into the 30s in a few spots. some of the colder air will come in with with a blustery wind. brandy wine is at 55 with that fog around. and by noon time and early afternoon, up around 60 or so. those will be in the highs there. falls church now is about 51

degrees. and early afternoon should be down into the upper 50s there. and for silver spring and montgomery county, 52. early afternoon, temperatures will be right around 60 with lots of sunshine as well. next weather and traffic on the 1s, a look at your hour by hour changes. >> very foggy. take a look at this camera. 66 at nutley street. perhaps somebody is on the road. very, very foggy. scary this morning. be careful. here's one of my few clear cameras. 270 at old hundred road. that is moving along fine. again, we have one of our reducers in fredericksburg, 95, scary situation. be careful. use the low beams. we have this crash. that light pole blocking the ramp. overall looking pretty good. we have to be careful on the roadways. a live picture of 95 coming up in a couple of minutes. . congress is back at work for

the first time since the midterm elections. topping the ambitious agenda, lawmakers will hold a hearing on the government's handling of the ebola crisis. cdc director is set to testify before the senate appropriations committee. this is the first case in the senate since the first ebola case was diagnosed in dallas. nurses at providence hospital will hit the picket lines. the hospital will remain open despite the strike. it is a national day of action to bring attention to what the nurses union call lack of ebola preparedness. they will hire temporary nurse toss fill in. right now president obama is in the air headed to myanmar some elements, the white house said the u.s. would look to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. china is doing what it can to reduce its carbon emissions. the two leaders hope to reach a worldwide climate agreement next year. aaron? . angie, thank you. 4:34 now. two u.s. senators are optimistic cuba will released a maryland man jailed in that company. gross's family said he threatened to take his own life if he's not released his birthday next may. he is serving a 15-year sentence for spying for the u.s. government. he was there to set up internet service for the jewish community. d.c. police arrested an 18-year-old man for stabbing another man to death in the district. investigators say edgar blanco stabbed salvador in the columbia heights neighborhood. blanco is charged with first degree murder.

today d.c. fire and ems will show off its latest efforts to improve service. mayor gray and chief jones will unveil several new emergency response vehicles and introduce the latest class of paramedics recruits. they have been plagued by equipment failures and staff shortages. they have made a commitment to expanding and improving the the department's resources >> today you can weigh in on a big high-speed rail project running through northern virginia. they have to train running for 115 miles from d.c. to charlotte, north carolina. at the meeting don't you can learn about the train route and station locations. it begins at 5:00 p.m. at the national museum of the marine corps. near quantico. this morning a massive cleanup effort after the concert for valor. third and fourth streets across the national mall are closed right now.

7th and 14th are back open. the big event brought thousands to the national mall to see rihanna, eminem and bruce springsteen. ♪ i was born in the usa, born in the usa ♪ >> comedians jack black and john oliver performed as well. police did make a few arrests. however, the crowd left so efficiently that the metro closed on time instead of extending hours as it had originally planned >> a story that has many of you talking. the decision that will change the days your kids have off from school next year >> the steps being taken to keep the peace in ferguson, missouri after a grand jury makes its decision in the michael brown shooting. you may encounter thick fog this morning. the changes you will see in the next 24 hours with your hour-by-hour f

today virginia's newest congressman will be sworn into office. house speaker john boehner will swear in dave brat tonight. he upset eric cantor in the primary. he went on to win virginia's 7th district by beating a fellow professor. brat will finish the term cantor resigned from and start the term

next year. the governor-elect will announce a new senior member of his team this afternoon. we were not told yet who it will be. the event is happening in annapolis. you won't see christmas or rosh hashanah on the school calendar anymore. children will still have off for those holidays. however, the school board decided to stop naming them. the move came in response to muslim advocates asking ede al ata to be put on the calendar. 61 degrees outside our studios. and then there's this. take a look at this live picture. i think that's 395 there. foggy. >> i think it's reagan national airport. >> i can't tell the runway from the highway now. >> it looks like the fog is sitting on top of the airport. let's check in with tom kierein.

weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. tom, can't see out there. >> looks like the final scene of "casablanca" the sun breaking out quickly. all sunny through the refuse of the afternoon. low 60s around 1:00. then by 5:00 p.m., it gets dark again. winds will be blustery today, gusting to 20 miles per hour by later this morning and during the afternoon. the winds diminish tonight. cool evening. in the 40s by 11:00 p.m. by this time tomorrow morning, we'll be in the cold 30s. should be above freezing. but that commences an extended period of cold weather. look how long that will next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. it is nasty. take a look at virginia.

95 northbound at gordon boulevard. very, very foggy. be careful as you head out this morning. beltway at colesville road, not seeing much fog. of course that could change throughout the morning. 66 and 95 as tom has been saying really nasty at this point construction new hampshire avenue. northbound closed. using one southbound lane. central avenue off-ramp to harry s. truman drive, light pole blocking the ramp. 66 coming up. thanks, melissa. a family devastated by an early morning fire. the two survivors are talk building that tragic day and how they tried to save their loved ones. parents sounding off about a decision not to notify them decis[ male announcer ]them at northrop grumman,

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welcome back at 4:45. many parents are upset at school leaders for waiting nearly a month to tell them about a sex assault at a school in montgomery county. they shared their frustration at a community meeting at baker middle school in damascus. police arrested 44-year-old john epps, a contract employee charged with sex assault, accused of inappropriately touching a student back in october. parents found out several weeks >> when are you actually going to answer the question why it took you a month to let us know what happened? >> that was wrong. that was wrong. that was a mistake. >> in a separate case, a 17-year-old student says epp also inappropriately touched her visited the campus around the same time.

another meeting set for november 30th. epps was arrested four years ago in anne arundel county on similar charges. dr. joshua starr is requesting background checks for all contractors. in a letter starr says the school system is reviewing its internal procedures to make sure any allegations like this are appropriately reported, investigated and communicated with the community. today the man convicted of killing chandra levy is back in court. he was sentenced to 60 years in prison after his conviction in 2010. defense lawyers are questioning the testimony of a key prosecution witness. morales said he confessed while in prison. >> the supreme court will decide whether the piggy back tax on

out of state income is legal. maryland gives credit if you pay taxes to another state but you are still required to pay your county taxes on that income. they could be on the hook for $150 million in back taxes owed to residents. more than a week after elections we have a winner in the alaska senate race and the gop adding another senate seat with with republican dan sullivan defeating mark babic. it could end up being nine, which is happening next month. thanks, angie. ferguson, missouri is bracing for more trouble as residents wait to hear whether a white police officer will face charges in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen. officer darren wilson shot and killed michael brown in august. police have been boarding up businesses and pleading to the

media for calm. starting next month, you can get a potentially deadly problem with your chrysler fixed. we told you about a wave of recalls about defective takata brand air bags exploding instead of deflating. some cars from 2003 to 2007 are on that list. it will start replacing air bags next month, sometime before december 19th. if you drive a mercedes your car may have a problem with its steering. it is recalling 2015 c-class cars, which you can see in this mercedes ad here. it says some of them -- you cannot use some of the steering wheels properly at low speeds apparently. you can get the issue fixed for free. no one has been hurt by this. the problem only has been reported outside the u.s. >> right now the cold weather which hit the upper midwest isn't that far away from here. the freezing temperatures will

spread as far south as texas and all the way to the east coast. they are still lingering lake-effect snow in michigan. take a look at this scene. as much as 25 inches of snow fell in michigan, though. that is a lot of snow. 18 inches fell in northern wisconsin and parts of minnesota. some more than 16 inches of snow. feeling for our friends in the midwest. >> of course we know stuff goes west to east. tom, there's the worry that we will get hit with this arctic blast. >> it is moderating as it comes this far east. our average is right around 60 degrees. we'll be below that after today for the foreseeable future. >> oh! >> but first. >> but first. >> but first we have fog. >> yes. >> all the counties in gray have a dense fog advisory. it covers quite a bit of virginia and maryland. mainly along i-95 and west of

95. so 66, route 7, 270, 95 south. it will be running into all this dense fog. the dense fog advisory is in effect until 8:00 this morning, including fairfax, as well as montgomery, loudoun, prince william, fauquier, frederick, howard county can and maryland. and the visibility right now is a wide variety. quarter mile in frederick, baltimore, washington, leesburg, culpepper, fredericksburg, pax river. west, don't have any fog west or on the eastern shore. so it is that area along 95 and west of there up towards the blue ridge. slow down, use your low beams in the fog. watch out for deer. a couple of deer darting in front of me. it was hard to see in the fog. students as well waiting for buses in the fog. watch out for that. much watch out for the crossing guard too. we will hover in the 50s between

now and 8:00. between 8:00 and 9:00, still in the upper 50s. the sunshine should be breaking out by then. should be a beautiful afternoon. rock creek park, a lot of leaves are down. sunny and breezy, bringing down more leaves. highs in the low 6 0s. that will be around noon or 1:00. that will be the warmest part of the day. turning chillier in the afternoon. our average high 59. tomorrow will be way below average and staying that way on friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. it just doesn't want to go away. i'm running out of screen room. we will have temperatures, yes, only in the 40s on thursday, friday, saturday with morning lows just near 30 on friday morning. mid-20s on saturday. and then sunday, highs in the upper 40s. might get a little rain sunday night into monday the way it looks right now.

cold tuesday. only 40. melissa, what's going on on with the fog? >> it is nasty. about as nasty as the 40s. i don't like hearing that number. you can see how dense this fog is this morning. please do be careful. taking a look at 95 in virginia heading into tonight town, out of town. a lot of fog. one of our producers from fredericksburg said it's some of the worst she's seen. beltway at st. barnabas road, you can still see the haze. we're moving along. that is good. it's just foggy in some spots along 66 and 95. still have the construction here at north beauregard street. a little bit longer. overall, looking pretty good. live picture of 270. black friday is still a couple of weeks away but apparently it's not too early to prepare. some of the deals you'll be able to find. first, coach under fire.

the actions being taken against a football coach at a maryland university after a camera captures a violent encounter. plus, forcing you to make better decisions. the steps being taken in one virginia community t

your time right now is 4:55. a family of four in northern virginia a devastated family of two because of a fire that tore

through their home and killed a mother and daughter. the two survivors are sharing what happened that horrible morning. mary and emily barks died in the fire last week in arlington. 11-year-old sarah survived and is now in the hospital with burns to both her arms. sarah's father managed to grab a ladder and rescue her. he tried to go back and save his wife and other daughter but the fire was too intense. >> i almost didn't make me out of the house. if he didn't get me the ladder to jump i would have been dead. >> if you would like to help, we have posted a link on our website. search "fire survivor" >> a d.c. man convicted of killing his mother's boyfriend in clinton, maryland. hunter faces up to 50 years in prison for the death of raymond. hunter and the victim's family are expected to make impact statements at the sentencing hearing in upper marlboro. hunter shot and killed him while he was sleeping on january 1st.

bowie state university police investigating a former football coach caught on camera body slamming a student. former nfl player charles grant was fired from his volunteer position after tmz sports posted this video. in it he shouts and curses at the student, throws him to the ground and then into the bleachers. people are laughing. >> he's a grown man. he's bigger than the guy. he shouldn't have been throwing him down like a rag doll. >> grant is a former defensive lineman for the new orleans saints is and on the team during his 2009 super bowl victory. in a statement the university says in part, "the department of act hthletics has zero toleranc >> back in custody at leesburg today. he was released monday night about 38 hours before his sentence was complet he is serving a 92-day sentence for assaulting a family member

and violating a protective order. the loudoun county sheriff's office is looking into how that early release happened. >> those of you in the city of alexandria could be heading for a tax increase. "washington post" saying it is look to go close a $16 million budget gap. they had a contentious meeting last night. a final vote not expect until sometime in may. veterans day is now behind us. a special veterans event is happening today. hiring our heroes job fair starts later this morning at joint base anacostia-bolling. there will be workshops before the hiring fair. the event will end at 1:00 this afternoon. heads-up if you work for the city of alexandria. if you want soda or chips, you

have to start bringing them from home. the vending machines are being filled with healthier options. four out of five of them wanted healthier choices in the vending machines. i think some healthier choices. every now and then you want -- cheetos? coke zero? stay with us. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. a popular prince william county park on the scene of a sex assault. we begin with storm team 4 tracking some foggy conditions out there. take a live look at the capitol dome which is hid in that thick fog. you can make it out because of the lights but still. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking the

conditions as you step out the door. pretty foggy, tom. >> it is. we have the humidity increasing as a result. dense fog developing. and we have visibility down to a half a mile in washington. three-quarters of a mile in manassas. the densest fog long and west of i-95, frederick and leesburg, manassas, culpepper. fredericksburg a half a mile. that's where the densest fog is. we don't have any fog in the shenandoah, points west. visibilities are 10 miles or greater. all counties in gray are under the dense fog advise isry. it includes montgomery, loudoun, points south including charles county. this is going to be causing our visibility to stay low for another couple of hour so slow down. use your low beams. that will help. when you have the high beams you're illuminating the fog, which is causing problems on our roads. melissa is seeing quite a