conducting explosives tests between 8:00 a.m. and noon. state police say if you live nearby and hear booms and rumblings there's no reason to call 911. good morning if you're just waking up. you're going to need a big coat today. >> i found my gloves, put on my coat. i was prepared for once. >> accept reality. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. it got cold like you said, tom. >> it dropped into the 30s most of the region. your weather headlines for this thursday, chilly afternoon. and we might get a few late afternoon or early evening rain showers. maybe a few snow showers out of the mountains right now. our temperatures in the metro area are just in the mid to upper 30s nearby suburbs. northern maryland, eastern neck, northern shore, temperatures hovering in the low 40s. those are some of the warm spots, as is reagan national at 43. but it's at or below freezing

shenandoah, into the mountains. mostly clear sky at the bus stop. cold through 8:00. we'll be in the upper 30s. then later today, only climbing into the low 40s by 9:00 this morning. so still quite a chill in the air. but we have quite a bit of sunshine. scanning the sky. we to the floor any rain, no snow around. later this afternoon, could be snow showers out in the mountains with highs around 40. and shenandoah valley, into the mid to upper 40s. nearby neighborhoods in prince george's county, could be upper 40s, montgomery, near 50 in washington, fairfax county and the rest of northern virginia with increasing clouds into the afternoon. a look at the hour by hour breakdown the next 24 hours and the rain timing is coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. first 4 traffic with melissa. >> lots of construction still hanging around. georgia avenue southbound at randolph road, two left lanes blocked. this has been going on for the last couple of weeks. hopefully they wrap up soon.

95 northbound at the beltway, one left lane blocked. the inner loop and outer loop between new hampshire and colesville road, a couple of lanes blocked as well. beltway at river road, no major problems. coming up when i see you at 4:41, weather and traffic on the 1s of course. we'll show you 66 and 95. here's a little hint. those looking good. two lawyers are on the other side of the law this morning after allegedly stabbing a couple inside their home. lisa small and her husband andrew are charged with abduction and malicious wounding. they went to a home on spencer road and stand a man is and his wife. a law enforcement source said this extends from alicia small losing her job. the male victim is a partner in the law firm where she worked. both victims are still in the hospital. a high school student is ann adele is suspended from school

after posting a picture of himself with a gun. he goes to severn school. he posted the picture on instagram with a caption i could actually kill someone with this gun. he will not be returning until the case is reviewed >> maryland is facing a major budget shortfall. a new person is charged with dealing with it. larry hogan ran on the platform budget and tax reform. he says he believes less spending is the answer. >> we want to make the government more efficient, cost-effective. we think the government does too much, taxes do too much. >> they will be $600 million short next year. the peterson family, which owns national harbor, is making a monetary gift. the county didn't say how much

it will be or what it will be used for. they donated a million dollars for teach for america. a scare in the sky for rocker bono. nbc news has confirmed that a door fell off his lear jet at 12,000 feet. the youtube star and four friends were headed there to pick up an award. the pilot didn't know what happened until after it landed. no loss of cabin pressure, they say. only what they thought was turbulence. right now german investigators have to find the lost door and lost suitcases and piece together what went wrong. you are looking something we have never seen this close before. a picture of a comet from 300 million miles away.

the washing machine size spacecraft that land odd that comet yesterday. the european space agency says it bounced once and touched down for good. so far the instruments are working. the lander is sending back data, which could help uncover secrets about the beginning of the universe. 4:35. two new york city window washers were released from the hospital overnight. they are happy to be home after dangling from the tall theest building in the western hemisphere. a steel wire apparently snapped on the scaffolding equipment they were using and left them hanging 68 stories in the air from one world trade center. security features at this new building slowed rescue workers down apparently. crews had to use diamond cutters to saw through double pane

windows. they had mild hypothermia but should be fine. the steps being taken to make sure guard rails in our area do their job in an accident. you're getting a taste of winter as you step out the door. we have your what to wear forecast with weather and traffic on the 1s. . borrowing less for an education. the steps parents are taking to try to keep their kids's studen

take a good look at this video. this is what's supposed to happen if your car hits a guardrail head on. we should know whether guardrails in our area are doing the job properly. virginia became the first to start inspecting all guard rails made by trinity industri. it could impale cars. it will be tested by an independent lab in san antonio. if you're wonder whg gas prices will go back up, not for a while. the average gallon of gas could stay below $3 next year based on lower crude oil prices and weak demand. an average ranges between $2.73 in virginia and 3.15 in d.c. today you might notice something a little different as

you walk into the metro station. metro will unveil fare gate. a group of test passengers will start testing new gates a lot 10 stations all over the system. if they're successful, all the old vending machines will be . technology wins. >> it really does. today is going to be all about the cold. if we haven't been told, you're going to be sad because you're going to be cold heading out the door today. >> tom kierein has the forecast. >> don't leave your shouts in shorts and t-shirts. it is cold. into the 30s. a lot of cloudiness coming in. highs reaching upper 40s to near 50 around the metro area. showers likely by sunset and into early evening. the timing on that, a lot of clouds through the morning. we'll have sunshine, though. mostly cloudy by noon time.

a few snow showers out of the mountains as early as noon time this area in lavender. the area in green is light rain, panhandle of west virginia by 2:00. and then a few of these showers will be making it a little closer to washington by 3:00. coming into loudoun, frederick and northern montgomery county. a few of those showers getting closer to the metro area. that will be around 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. a few of the light rain showers come canning on through. all of this ending by the end of the today, late tonight and early next m. how is traffic now, melissa? . everything is moving along quite nicely with the exception of all of this construction. a lot should be out of the way in the next 20 minutes. 395 between beltway and duke street, two lanes blocked. 66 west of ox road moving along

nicely. remember how this looked yesterday with all the fog. that has cleared out of the way. route 23, one lane blocked there. and inner loop between landover and annapolis, two lanes blocked >> remembering a life cut short. the police search still under way as friends and family honor the life of a woodbridge teenager. paying for their mistakes. p[ male announcer ]stakes. at northrop grumman,

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your time now is 4:45. as police search for a fourth suspect in a woodbridge teen's murder his family and friends are saying good-bye. a vigil honored the life of brendan wilson.

they gathered at the exact spot where he was killed last night. he was shot several times monday afternoon. police already arrested three people i >> to take a child's life. i'm a mother. you can't imagine to lose your son or lose your baby. >> the alleged shooters smalls, wilson and a 17-year-old are charged with conspiracy. brendan's death is drug relate. but his mother tells us she believes that prosecutors say they need more time to collect evidence against a rabbi used of videotaping women. georgetown university is launching its own investigation against rabbi freundel. detectives have reviewed videos

dating back 10 years looking for each woman who believed she might have been recorded. investigators have set up a website so potential victims can contact them. 14 before the hour now. police are holding 12 people in turkey while they investigate who attacked a group of american sailors. >> go home! >> we're told whoever did this disguised it as a peaceful protest in istanbul. you can see them putting plastic bags over the sailors's heads. none of them was hurt. no charges have been filed i . i'm molette green at the live desk. russia is telling the west to back off sanctions altogether before talks can happen. the prime minister talking this morning after having a sideline meeting with president obama in asia. right now the president is in myanmar work to go keep that long isolated government promise

political and economic reforms intact. obama is there with other world leaders and high on his agenda is a meeting with the country's pro democracy hero before ming off to australia. that's the latest from the live desk. aaron? >> molette, thank you. 4:47. today congress will vote on the keystone xl pipeline. it could carry oil over a huge stretch. mary landreau supports it. democrats may vote to support it in order to help her keep her seat. the white house said it does not approve how this is all being handled. >> i think it's fair to say that our view of the intense proposals >> president obama has said that he would prefer a long-term assessment of the pipeline. landreau's run-off race in louisiana is scheduled for

december 6th. voting on a controversial policy you'll know about if you have ever giving b. right now they ban men from giving blood if they have had sex with another man in the last 31 years. a group could change it to one year after having sex. . a new program is set to be released that will make it safer for your children to navigate the internet. the first place it will be put to task is in the prince george's county class ram room. it focusing on cyber safety and online bullying. there's a supplemental part that you can make. 4:48. a new report suggests parents are borrowing less money to accepted their kids to college.

students and parents borrowed $106 billion in 2013. that is down 8% in one year. at the same time the cost of tuition isn't really going down. one reason for the decline, more students are receiving federal grant money. colleges are also more. and through price discounts, more aid through the price discounts. fewer students are choosing big universities and opting for more affordable state schools. you're visit to some of the museums on the mall could look very different. the plan includes a makeover for the smith seen a yann and new entrances and exits to the museum of african art. right now much of the country is dealing with an early arctic blast, complete with snow and record call. a live look at denver this morning. it is 12 below zero.

that's the air temperature. the air temperature. didn't it just look cold when you look at the live picture. you can just feel it. this doesn't even include the windchill. it is only november. they are under siege from heavy snow too. this is a similar scene from wyoming where it feels like 25 below zero. oh, my goodness. windchills below freezing in texas and alabama. the record cold is heading our way. the question is how cold will it get here. >> my brother lives in boulder, near denver. he e-mailed me saying the furnace can't keep up. it is running constantly and it is getting colder in the house. that's insane. >> it is insane. >> we'll take it here. that's 52 degrees warmer than it

is in denver. so putting it in perspective. it's in the upper 20s right now. that's the only spot below freezing. 32 in front royal. elsewhere, mid-30s. far fax county, near 40. 40 in washington. low 40s around the bay. post your pictures like ellen elovitz did in olney. post your pics on face book, insta tram and twitter. you can connect with me and your comments. love reading that. we will have mostly clear skies. this is sky cast 4 by noon time. during the afternoon, clouds will be coming on through. producing a few showers coming in by late afternoon.

between now and then, we'll have increasing clouds. mid-40s at noon. and then by maybe 1:00 or 2:00, it may jump to near 50. 5:00 p.m., mid 40s with a chance of a rain shower coming in. showers possible in the mountains. maybe a dusting there. most of the rest of the region through 8:00 p.m. after that, we will dry out. lope 30s this time tomorrow morning. a cold blustery day. highs reaching the low 40s. a cold weekend to follow too. might get rain after midnight. rain looking likely monday with highs near 50. cold again next week. near 40 on wednesday. melissa, you're looking at smooth rolling on the roads. >> smooth rolling. had to bring the extra coat in. everything. i was . but i was prepared. because i listened to tom. 270 at old hundred road, moving along.

no problems. no problems into and out of town. all the major routes looking good. still constructi georgia avenue southbound at randolph road, not in your way any longer. top of the beltway stuff has cleared out of the way. beltway at kenilworth, no problems. moving quite nicely. if you're hopping on in stafford and heading northbound here to the city, you're looking good. headed southbound, no problems either. 66 into and out of town, looking quite good. 95 in maryland coming up >> thanks, melissa. watching for warning signs. why where you live could determine heart disease. the steps a maryland mall is take to go make sure this construction does not derail your plans.

a teenager facing second-degree murder charges. he was shot block from the rhode island metro station. witnesses say it was a drive-by. resper, from upper moral borough, died at the hospital. a teenager was released yesterday but his name is not being released because of his age. a choking incident at brookport high school. the high school football division in that area is also developing a student code of

conduct. right now individual schools set that code. last month a brookpoint high school student suffered a concussion after he was choked in the locker room, passed out and hit his head against a lock locker. > today you can learn more about a big high-speed rail project through northern va is va. there's a meeting tonight in arlington at 5:00 p.m. at the westin crystal city. the proposed train will run 115 mile from d.c. to charlotte, north carolina >> you'll have to rethink your parking strategy in bethesda. one parking garage and now a pile of rubble. a piece of the garage fell off. part of the side rail buckled in late september. no one was hurt. the mall says it will have valet parking available while it is being rebuiltment the shopping center is working on a $90 million renovation. you could be getting money

from verizon if you are a fios customer in maryland over misleading advertising. you may get money if you signed up for a package and were then charged equipment fees that were not disclosed. you could also get money if you had to payan early termination fee. not clear how much you will receive but verizon will notify current and former customers if you are due a refund. d.c. making a bid for the olympics. 22 government governments in our area are on board. the metropolitan washington council of government endorsed the 2024 bid. it's called the olympics once in a generation opportunity. today we're getting another step closer to kicking off the holiday season. a tree at rockefeller center will be topped with a star. this is video of last year's star. the star is 9 1/2 feet wide and 550 pounds. it is made of 225,000 swarovski

crystals. the 82nd rockefeller center tree lighting will you know my daughter is like why can't we have that on our tree? could you imagine? >> there's no getting away from it now. >> i know. >> holiday season. we're there. >> i saw one of my neighbors has a tree up in the windows. >> already? >> already. it hasn't even been th. >> stay with us. >> news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >> news 4 today starts n a winter coat a must this morning. while you were sleeping, temperatures in our area plunged. storm team 4 helping you prepare for the day ahead. meteorologist tom kierein is here with what you can expect as e brrr, tom. >> you can keep up with the weather with the storm team 4 weather app. get it on smartphone, google

plays and itunes store. when you do look at that, it is cold. a clear sky over washington. your weather headlines for this brrsday, a chance for an evening shower. our temperatures right now on your tv and smartphone are showing it just in the mid-30s through the shenandoah valley. it's near 30 near the pennsylvania border. nearby in montgomery, prince george's, fairfax, in the upper 30s. low 40s near the chesapeake bay. many locations in the 20s. at the bus stop this morning, bundle up. we'll stay in the 30s through now and 8:00 with a clear sky. and then still chilly. by 9:00, in the low 40s. and the weather app is veil on the storm team 4 google play, itunes