morning as that roller coaster weather sends temperatures down again. most of you dealing with temperatures in the 30s >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with what to wear in your forecast. tom, good morning. good morning. yeah, chilly change overnight. there's the capital wheel. we're looking at the calm waters of the potomac. wilson bridge. dry pavement around the region. be prepared for a cold morning and chilly afternoon. there is still a chance of rain on the weekend. reagan national, 38. much of the district of columbia, mid 30s. low to mid 30s in montgomery. loudoun, stafford, spotsylvania. what to wear today, hat and warm

coat. it will be a chilly day. hue are the roads, alexis? >> looking good in virginia or maryland. 95 northbound, an accident before you coach 644 involving a tractor trailer. the left lane has just been cleared. it's been moved to the shoulder. we're seeing heavy delays out of lorton. 95 in maryland, route 16, looking good. all lanes open. no delays in that area. aaron and eun, back to you. official tributes for moyer yon barry begin this morning. live at the wilson building when

you can pay your respects. adam, good morning >> reporter:oomorn aaron. here's the order of events we know about. in two hours, the casket will be brought in into the wilson building and it will be be there 24 hours. the mayor and council members get to pay their respects. the public will be able to in at 9:00 p.m. the next couple of days will be big, epic, and monumental. just the way barry liked it. three terms at council member. he have 78 years old. tomorrow barry's body will be taken to the temple of praise church in southeast. there was talk that would touch all eight wards. it seems they are being scaled back a bit. a private burial at the historic congressional ceremony on capitol hill. everything gettin under way

with the public getting a chance to go inside the wilson building starting at 9:00 this morning. that's the latest here. back to you, aaron and eun. adam, thank you. you're going to run into road closures because of thbay tribut pennsylvania avenue will be closed as needed from 12th to 14th streets. police tell us they will start as early as 8:00 a.m. and tomorrow through midnight. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> protests over the death of another african-american man at the hands of a police officer. the grand jury failed to indict the police officer. these latest protests are related to the death of eric garner, who was placed in a choke hold in new york city. there were protests across new york. people flooded times square skprp closed to rockefeller center. demonstrators also laid down on the floor of grand central terminal. attorney general eric holder

already announced an independent investigation into garner's death. president obama says there needs to be real change to rebuild the public's truflt in police. eric garner's case will be the topic of discussion at the d.c. symposium. the group will hold a news conference this afteron outside thcatal hilton on 16th street. you're lookg at the scene in d.c. protesters shut down dupont circle. police are to calm things down several times after protesters got angry at motorists. and king street shut down in alexandria. protesters marched down the street and sang "we shall overcome". we should learn about a substitute teacher accused of inappropriately touching substitutes. they will hold a press conference this afternoon. jose paneda was charged with an

incident involving a 12-year-old. police say there have been several victims at other schools as well. all of them female students. all of them allegedly abused during the school day. . the virginia board of health can decide whether to completely overhaul the state's artn rules. it currently has stiff regulations on the clinics. they will close clinics and block access to abortions. terry mcauliffe appointed an abortion advocate. activists on both sides of the debate plan to flood today's meeting with demonstrators. and a big expansion today. the center adding classrooms, rehearsal space and floating pavilion on the potomac river. planning to send the news 4 crew to that ground breaking four and a half hours from now. we are counting down to the

lighting of the national christmas tree thou this morning. what you can expect at tonight's event and the impact it could have on your drive to and from work today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein helping you prepare for tonight's tree lighting as we deal with cooler temperatures. amazon's new strategy to get you to shop on a bathro ba

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forecast. i i'm glad you got to read that story. >> is al roker's meek open again? fairfax county, into prince george's and mont goal, not much wind. a few clouds passingr. temperatures will stay in mid and upper 30s betwnoan 8:00. mid-40s by noon time. cloudy sky. so drum warmly. weekend rain chances at 6:21. alexis davies is in with traffic. >> still traveling virginia and maryland. looking good. 95 northbound in virginia we have an accident. 95 northbound at 644. it has been moved to the shoulder. here you can see from chopper 4.

this is quite significan out of lorton. backups three or four miles. another accident in woodbridge. >> alexis, thank you. the holiday shopping season is in full swing. not just gifts you should be on the hunt for. why you can save big on your next family vacation. what the baltimore ravens are saying about the accusations

welcome back at 6:15. we usher in the holiday season with the lighting of the national christmas tree. the president will be there and probably the first family and a lot of other performers. megan mcgrath has more on today's big event. good morning >> reporter: good morning, eun. the preshow is at 4:30. and the big show is at 5:00. look at video from last year's event. >> three, two, one. >> whoo! >> reporter: and the president and the first family are

expected to be here to push the button. tom hanks and wife rita wilson will be the host this year. performers include patti labelle, ne-yo, miko, steve miller and the tenors. and to attend the event here in person you have to have a ticket. they have already been given out. if you don't have one, you have to watch it online. those who do have tickets, keep in mind you have to pass security. you'll want to travel light. don't bring any of the prohibitive items. you'll want to dress a little bit warmly today. a little chilly out here. we're not expecting the rain, thank goodness. folks will be out here for a while in the cold. keep that in mind. gates open at 3:00 this afternoon. everybody has to be in their seat by 4:30. we are expecting quite a cloud. there are road closures at 15th

street, 17th street clod betweenonioane. there's some other events happening in the area as well. marion barry will be lying in repose at the wilson building. that's just a short distance a block and a half or so. you might have difficulty moving around. so just give yourself a little extra time. megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, megan. today settlement talks between the nfl and adrian peterson about his suspension are expected to resume. peterson was suspended without pay after pleading no contest to using a switch on his s.

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>> we're deeply sadded death of on our tt. park was stabbed sera times. investigators discoveredana canfield with blood on r clothes and bite marks on her arms. she had written in her joual that park was edc witch craft. a man found deadn pn george's county park. the body shows trauma. although they won'tayow h died. yesterday afternoon a group walk anything tanglewood park in clinton discovered the body on the baseball field. today house republicans are prepared to pass a billing calling president obama's action on immigration nu v the session will likee showdown to keep it nn december 11th. defense officials say sexual raults reported about by u.s. military troops are up 8%. the report will be released later today. victims are becoming more willing to file complaints than in past years.

the pentagon changed its method of accounting of assault this year. now each accounts for e repor a fraternity is barrft a 16-year-old said s s p at one of its parties. these two men are facingap and sex assault charges. the university says the spes are not students, nor arth members t fteity after a bank robbery, it's not uncommon to hear about a getaway vehicle. but in annondale, police are scratching their heads. take a look at the sueianc from the m&t bank. at first it looks like mt other bank robberies. if you look closely neth door you can see w vehicle was a bicycl >> heavy rain will drench

california again today. they will take it now. the sunshine state has been in historic drought. six inches of rain are possible in the state today, that's more than los angeles had all of last year. the heavy downpours a being blamed for one large sinkhole in san francisco. there are also concerns about flooding. around here we are finally not dealing with rain. >> yeah. >> heavy rain and light rain and all that stuff too. but cold stuff around. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. good morning, tom. >> good morning. yeah, it hasn't been real sunny. you can keep up the weather before you leave the house. download the storm team 4 weather app on your smartphone. see my latest app cast. touch the video tab. storm team 4 radar on the storm team 4 app is showing a clear sky. just a few high clouds passing over us now. it's down to near freezing in prince george's county.

most locations around 30 degrees. low to mid-30s in montgomery. alexandria, arlington, falls church, a little bit freezing er it is near freeze anything loudoun, stafford, spotsylvania and culpepper as well. during the afternoon, high temperatures, nearby neighborhoods, county by county into the mid-40s. prince george's in the mid to upper 40s. fairfax as well. hovering in the upr 40s in washington. all the highs will be occurring around 3:00 this afternoon. overnight tonight, cloudy, down into the 30s by late evening. a cloughy day tomorrow. highs upper 40s. the updated rain chance increasing for friday evening. a likely rainy evening. then saturday morning, rain will dry out a little bit. later saturday temperatures in the low to mid-50s. late morning and midafternoon, rain is looking likely. now it looks like a very low chance of rain on sunday.

most of sunday ought to be dry. afternoon highs right around 50 degrees. back to work and school on monday. partly cloudy. morning lows near freezing. a bit milder in the afternoon on tuesday, wednesday, remaining dry. your drive time forecaor this thursday morning. speak of the roads, how are they doing now, alexis? >> good morning, tom. breaking news. we are seeing heavy delays basically from dale city up to lore ton. you're looking at 52 minutes between quantico and the beltway if you're traveling northbound. two accidents. the first involving a tractor trailer. that has been mov to the shoulder. the other in woodbridge, route 1. heavy delays 95 northbound. in maryland, 270 slow out of frederick. no reports of any accidents.

heavy delay but no accidents. >> alexis, thank you. 6:24. if you're heading out of town for the holidays, book your tickets now. kayak found the first week of december is the firste book ft if you wait to book beyond this week you could end up paying 36% more >> 6:24 now. birth rates in the u.s. are down. a new government report reveals there were nearly 4 million births in the u.s. last year, down 1% from 2012 and 9% from the 2007 high. birth rates for women under 30 dropped for record lows. 30 and over rose. you have to wash your hands frequently. you want to prevent illnesses like the flu. one school in louisiana is going the extra mile to teach kids about healthy habits. the school installed two hand

washing stations. the first things kid do is wash their hands. same thing walking in and ou of the cafeteria. student absences are already down 12%. >> whether it's bacterial or viral, you start talking about the flu and stomach viruss and things like that, they're going to get the cross contamination if they don't wash their hands. >> adding hand washing stations is not cheap, though. each costs $5,000. you can easily teach your kids to wash hands with soap and water before and after meals too. >> they were donated by the guy you saw from imperial health. the school reevaluate to see if absences are better especially during the the winter when you see more and. >> breaking news to tell you about overnight. involving an american held hostage in yemen. the message released while you were sleeping when we go to the live desk. a cold start as you get ready to step out the door.

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nasa getting ready to make more e. nasa orion spacecraft set to launch in 30 minutes now. we'll take you to florida for a look at what's at stake. we get ready for the lighting of the national christmas tree in the day ahead. it means a lot of security measures. but first we are tracking breaking news on the roads. here's alexis davies with first 4 traffic. chopper 4 is live over the scene. heavy delays northbound on 95 from dale city to lorton. over an hour. 61 minutes from the quantico marine base up to the beltway because of two accidents. woodbridge at 23.

they both have been moved to the shoulder. extremely heavy delays northbound in virginia. 61 minutes. another live look at the accident at route 123. police still on the scene there. in maryland, rockville, hammond way there's an accident blocking lanes. your alternate is georgia avenue. >> alexis, thank youment after a brief warmup, our weather roller coaster sending temperatures falling yet again. you will need it as you get ready to step out the door. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your drive to work forecast. >> good morning. those accidents not caused by weather. we have dry pavement. for your drive time, we'll have temperatures hovering in the low 30s the next half hour or so. then between 8:00 to 9:00, climbing in the upper 30s to near 40. you'll need the heater on. sunshine coming and going. dry roads still with us. afternoon highs reaching the

upper 40s by midafternoon. dress accordingly today. you'll need a hat and warm coat. we'll be staying cold another couple of hours. it is below freezing across most of northern virginia, much of maryland. it's a little bitbo freezing. temperatures are cold all across virginia, west virginia as well. many locations just a little bit below freezing. a few high clouds coming and going. a look at the chilly changes the next 24 hours. now back to you. . some breaking news coming into the live desk. an american held hostage by cal caye da terrorists says he fears for his life. he believes he could be killed in a matter of days. luke somers kidnapped in 2013. a new video just surfaced. it's a three-minute clip. in that video his captors say the u.s. has three days to meet their demands but don't say what their demands are.

somers says his life is in danger and he asks for help. >> thank you, richard. 6:32 is your time right now. new, russian president putin says he is confident that police can handle the deadly terrorist attack in a chechan capital. nine attackers were killed. 10 police officers also died. right now work to go learn how a man died in prince george's county overnight. a man was found dead on gateway in district heights. police roped off a home on that street. right now police are not saying if the victim was murdered. today a man accused of three murders 10 years in alex an tkra alexaniln lawyers want the charges dropped because they say his rights were violated when he was arrested. a volunteer firefighter facing several charges for setting several fires in

cumberland maryland. the state fire marsha's oe said he nfsed to setting six fires. the first was setback october 1st. the fires were started in storage containers, brush, trash cans, garage and vehicle. the total damage is $40,000. kneisley is suspended from the baltimore pike fire department pending an investigation. no word on a motive. children's snow days will not be affected by an alert system to montgomery county. the system will target where snow is the biggest problem. it will zone the county into two areas. the split is where you see the red line. snow days will still fly county wide and will be based on safety not just the forecast. >> in loudoun county, your kids will go to school before labor day next year. the school board agreed on the change because it gives students more time in class before standardized testing in the spring according to

leesburgtoday.com. under the new calendar, school will start october 31st and end june 14th. and next year kids could have to go to kindergarten all day. williams says a third of the county kindergarteners could be a test program to spend them to school all day could cost $52 million >> they proposed a plan to build 180 residential units, plus 18,000 square feet of retail space. metro still has to approve the final project here. if it gets the okay, construction will begin in 2017. . prepare for the launch pad on wallops island will take a year. you may remember when the manned rocket exploded moments after kickoff. it was not as severe as it could

have been. but repairs are necessary. the repairs could cost $20 million. the clock is ticking for the first launch of nasa's new orion spacecraft. it is happening in 30 minutes. live to florida for more on what's at stake for today's mission. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking whether another warmup is in our future at 6:41. first, though, saving yourself the trip. the new service that could turn your nearest metro stop i

good morning. breaking news in virginia. 95 northbound. we're seeing very heavy delays from dale city up to lorton due to two accidents. the first in woodbridge, route 123. that's what you areeero chopper 4.

"60 minutes" from quantico to the beltway. heavy delays. give yourself extra time. seeing delays on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue. give yourself time there. we have a couple of accidents in rockville, norbeck. alternate is georgia avenue. and silver spring 16th street, colesville, the alternate on this one as well is georgia avenue. aaron and eun, back to you. a major bid for the new purple line has been delayed by the maryland transit association. according to the "sho post", the bid deadline was pushed back two mohs to larry hogan can evaluate the project. it is supposed to run 16 miles between montgomery and prince george's county. >> imagine combining your commute home and buying groceries into one trip. metro will discuss just that today at a board meeting. the transit agency and giant foods stores are working on a deal. it would allow you to place your

grocery order online and pick it up at your local metro stop. they would be be stored in special lockers. the six month program could begin next bring. grocery stores are offering services where they deliver the groceries to your door for a fee. another option giving people ways to do things. 6:40. look at that sky this morning. can't beat that. >> colors are beautiful. tom kierein, look at that sky. >> tangerine and cream. a look from your tablet, tv. gorgeous hd view. a few clouds clogging the sky over washito your hour-by-hour forecast for this chilly thursday will stay in the low to mid-30s. by 8:00, upper 30s. by noon, low to mid 40s. 2:00 or 3:00.

by 5:00 p.m., all cloudy. we'll be back into the mid-40s for this evening. ceremony for the national christmas tree lighting mid 40s. dress warmly. make sure you have warm footwear, gloves and hat. you will be standing outdeor a length otime. this will be chilly. maybe not quite as cold. mid-30s friday morning. a look at our weekend rain chances at 6:51. back to you. >> tom, thank you. right now emergency crews busy in pennsylvania trying to get a massive fire under control. what we're learning may have triggered this glass. >> final preparations are under way for tonight's national christmas tree lighting. we'll take you there. what to expect and the impact the event is having d. traffi

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miles per hour. it is headed for a further destination. 3600 out. it will loop the earth twice, come back. much like apollo it will reenter the earth's atmosphere. it will determine exactly how well the spacecraft holds up for potential future missions. beyond low earth orbi nasa is now turning the page for a whole new path for space exploration. . of course the "today" show will have complete cora o the launch coming up in a few minutes at 7:00 a.m. right after

news 4 today. protests erupt across the country over the death of another african-american man at the hands of a white police officer. the latest protests can connected to the death of eric garner. he was placed in a choke hold by a new york city police officer in july. people flooded times square and were close to rockefeller center during last night's tree lighting there. demonstrators laid down on the floor of grand central terminal. eric holder has announced an independent investigation into garner's death. last night president obama says there needs to be real change to rebuild the public trust in police. 6:46. the eric garner case will be talked about during the rainbow push coalition's annual d.c. symposium the next two days reverend jesse jackson will address it in a news conference

this afternoon. . you are looking at the scene in washington, d.c. police had had to calm things down. protesters marched down the street singing we shall overcome. we are expect to go learn more about a beauty teacher accused of eup appropriate touchingtunt 50-year-old jose paneda was involved in an incident with a 12-year-old at roberto clemente middle school. the virginia board of health could decide whether to completely overhaul abortion rules. a lot of opponents say they will

close clinics and block access to care. they appointed an abortion advocate ahead of today's vote. in just over an hour, former d.c. marijuana yon bare will make his final trip to the wilson building. more on farewell for today's d.c. mayor for life. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good mog, eun. the word here the next couple of days will be big, epic, and monument al the way the former mayor would have wanted it. it starts at 8:00 when they arrived at the wilson building. it will be taken inside the lobby. the public hs a chance starting at 9:00 this morning. barry was such a larger than life figure in the city. four times the mayor. three times council member. he died last week at the age of

78. this is the first in a number of ceremonies for the former mayor for life as he was known. tomorrow barry's body will be taken by public procession to the temple of praise church in southeast. his funeral will be held saturday at the convention center. a private burial will follow on capitol hill which parry picked himself. the cemetery has been told to expect 150 people. the grounds will be closed most of the day on saturday. everything getting under way around 9:00 a.m. for the public to go inside the wilson building and pay their final respects. back to you guys. >> adam, thank. and you're going to run into road closures downtown today because of the barry t. pennsylvania avenue in front of the building will be closed as needed from 12th to 14th street. d.c. police tell us closures will begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until midnight. new this morning, a house explosion forced several people

out of their homes. a water main ruptured northeast of scranton. it caused a home to blow up. the house next door caught fire too. 20230 residents were evacuated. no injuries reported. firefighters near scranton are battling this massive fire. we want to tell but this incident involving a baby who was taken to the hospital in a fire truck in d.c. actually. this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray is asking why this happened. yesterday morning the 3-month-old was on good hope southeast. someone called 911. high call volume is to blame there. >> rockville annual tree lighting ceremony is tonight. hope you can come out and join us. kick off the season with family fun with live music. and the tree lighting ceremony at 6:30.

you have to have santa claus and mrs. claus. they will be there. and ice skating performances. i'm working on my moves now. parking is free for the event. see you don't at rockville town square. >> calls on twitter. got on the ice, mr. gilchrist. >> i've been ice skating. >> once? >> i've been on the ice. we'll leave it at that. >> you'll be doing a triple axel, right? >> you just told everybody. i was keeping that in my pocket, tom. >> oh, well. it's going to be cold enough for ice skating. later today after temperatures were in the 50s yesterday, it plummeted overnight. we are now at or below freezing. sky cast four, give your sunglasses. we'll have brighter skies here through the morning with high clouds coming through. skies will be luminous.

still quite cloudy. mostly cloudy through much of the evening. temperatures at or bow freezing in most of maryland. near the bay, mid-30s. upper 30s in washington. mid 30s between now and 8:00. getting to the bus stop between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning. love the gorgeous sun this is taken by diane farley. she posted it on twitter. post on instagram as well. love reading your comments. afternoon highs reaching the mid 40s much of the region. upper 40s in the immediate metro area, inside the beltway. a bit of a chill in the air this evening for tonight's big high school championship. very excited about this in northern montgomery county. it is damascus they're plang. the state championship will be cold. they're playing at the ravens

stadium in baltimore. we get into tomorrow, cloudy, temperatures in the 4. rain looking likely on friday night and saturday late morning, into the afternoon. looks like the new timing on the rain. upper 40s on sunday. sunday now looking dry. dry into next week as well. afternoon highs into the low and mid-50s mid week. >> good morning, tom. breaking news on the roadway. 95 in virginia we are seeing very heavy from dale city to lorton due to two accidents this morning. the first in woodbridge in the hov lanes. it is still there. police are still on the scene. the other was in lorton. it has been moved to the shoulder. 66 minutes from quantico to the bet way. give yourself extra time traveling this morng. in virginia, this is a look at 66 at the fairfax county

parkway. no reports of incidents in the area. 270 southbound traveling out of frederick. an accident at hammonds w. eun? >> three, two, one. >> oo! >> you remember that scene from last year. we are counting down to the national christmas tr lighting. it is less than 12 hours away. >> right now news 4 megan mcgrath is live on the ellipse with a preview. it should be another exciting event. >> reporter: yes, it should. as the sun starts to come up, you can see the tree over the shoulder. it's ready to go. 60,000 l.e.d. lights. the president, first family and guests will be on hand to push that button later on tonight. the show gets under way at 5:00. i'm going to talk a little bit about the fuchsia. >> like previous years, we have a great lineup for folks.

full range of music, talents and interest. a little something for everybody. hosted by tom hanks and wife rita wilson. rita will sing for us as part of the program. we have fifth harmony, finalists from the x harmony here. patti labelle. steve miller. the space cowboy for those of us who remember that. so a little bit of something for everybody. certainly encourage folks to tune in. if you don't have tickets, get online at nationaltree.org and watch it live. >> thanks for joining us. if you are coming, you'll have to pass through security. gates open at 3:00. the show starts at 5:00. megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you in the studio. thank you. kennedy center kicking off $100 million expansion tod. they will be there for the ground breaking later this morning. the new area is designed to connect the center of the kennedy center to potomac

waterfront. memorial garden and floating pavilion on the river. >> in your 4 things to know this morning. breaking news. nasa just tweeted that the orion rocket launch is a no go right now. it looks like it just made a delay. they are trying remove a boat from the area. new protests from across our area and the country. demonstrations broke out after a new york grand jury failed to indict an officer for putting a black man in a choke hold. he later died. al qaeda with a video threatening to execute an american in three days. luke somers, photo journalist, was taken in december 2013. marion barry's casket will lie in repose at the wilson building for 24 hours. . a chilly change overnight. now it's near freezing. later today, highs in the mid and upper 40s.

increasing clouds. cloudy tomorrow. rain likely on friday evening. another round late morning saturday, saturday afternoon. dry for sunday. alexis, how is the traffic? . very heavy delays 95 in virginia. # 6 minutes twenty quantico d the belay. in maryland, looking bad at colesville road. slow. >> alexis, thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. back in 20 25 minutes with we

. >> good morning. breaking overnight. thousands take to the streets of new york city shutting down highways and bridges, protests over a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer whose apparent choke hold led to the oathf eric garner. this morning, garner's widow speaks out. an american hostage pleads for his life in a disturbing few video from al qaeda, the terror group threatening to kill him if 72 hours if their demands aren't met. nassau ushering a new era with a