into a bridge. the scram bem bell under way to try to pull passengers from the wreckage. also in new york the investigation into a deadly train accident is ramping up this morning. the new developments we've learned while you were sleeping. and we have a clilgchilly start. take a look at these temperatures. you'll probably want to carry that winter coat when you head home from work tonight. >> tom kierein here with your weather headlines. >> agentle breeze this morning. you can see the flag flapping. it will bring in milder weather. your headlines for this wednesday, a cold morning. we'll stay below freezing for another couple of hours. then a much milder afternoon. then a big change moves in tomorrow. chance of light snow for the thursday morning commute. temperatures right now around the metro area are hovering in the upper 20s. radar showing a few flurries

that passed north of the metro area but now they're gone. our temperatures in the metro area now upper 20s in prince george's county mid to upper 20s in fairfax. much of loudoun county. prince william county, fauquier stafford. st. mary's anne arundel, upper 20s to around 30 degrees. next weather and traffic on the 1s, chuck bell joins us with your drive time forecast. and we've already that a terrible accident this morning. >> big problem here, taking a look now chopper 4 over the scene. howard county route 1 at bonnie view lane all northbound lanes are blocked. is this a this is a fatal pedestrian accident. a lot of people use this route. your alternate is old washington road to avoid this since it will be closed for some time. metro, red line delays to glenmont because of a signal

problem. orange and silver line, single tracking through east falls church. branch avenue a crash there. wide look, no major problems on the beltway. 95 in maryland and bw parkway in and out of town looking just fine. same thing 270 at montrose, everybody heading south, northbound good, as well. 6:02 is your time. a developing story, another person died overnight in that train versus suv crash near new york city. here is the scene. later this morning, the national transportation safety board will launch a go team to investigate that crash. let's go to angie goff, she's been following all the developments from the live desk. >> and those investigators you mentioned from d.c. on the way now to that deadly scene that killed seven people. take a look at that video. it is just awful. an explosion and fire, this after the commuter train slammed into the suv on the tracks. it happened during rush hour

tuesday night. after the crossing gate came down the driver purportedly got out of her car and then do the back got back in and that's when she was struck. the driver as well as six passengers on the train were killed. we're told ten others were badly hurt. they are believed to be in the hospital and rescue crews are still on the scene. aaron. right now police here are looking for the person who opened fire near a busy shopping center in southeast d.c. killing a man. this happened near the intersection of minnesota avenue and east capitol street. our crews were there as police blocked off the scene during their investigation yesterday afternoon. we're still waiting for police to release the name of the victim. officers are still trying to figure out a motive for the shooting. today maryland governor larry hogan gives miss first state of the state address. he'll speak in front of the joint session is he general assembly at noon. he's expected to talk about his priorities including tax cuts. chris gordon will be at the statehouse live tweeting p. we'll also be streaming the

address live on the nbc washington app. your kids may not be able to attend kin dar ger ten for a full day in prince william county schools. today the school board will consider making $11 million in cuts to next year's budget. chair thanman says the system will need to make cuts if they hold real estate tax bills at the rate of inflation. the meeting is at 7:00 tonight at the kelly leadership center in manassas. a developing story this morning, case of the measles has now reached d.c.. the d.c. department of health will confirms someone has it but says the person was in-effected outside of the country and is this not related to the outbreak in california.was in-effected outside of the country and is this not me seal the health department is urging to you vak you to vaccinate your children. the disease is in 14 different states in addition to the district. take a look at your screen.

the states are all highlighted in yellow. metro is open but some trains may be moving more slowly than usual. cold weather forcing metro to restrict speeds in some places to prevent cracked rails. megan mcgrath live at the station where speed restrictions are in place. >> reporter: you might notice a little bit of a slowdown this morning, these new speed restrictions are impacting every line in the system. take a look at a map here. this will give you an idea of some of the locations that have the speed restrictions in place. that includes noma also greenbelt, west falls church grosvenor, van dorn some of the locations. and those locations could change day to day depending upon ongoing specson ongoing inspections. it's being done as a safety precaution for weather related

cracked rails. trains that normally go about 50 miles an hour will be going about 35 miles an hour along short sections of track just about a few hundred feet or so. however, those restrictions could add time on to your commute. we've been talking to people this morning and they say they don't like the slowdown but they understand they says's better to be safe than sorry. >> well, if that's the reason because it might crack the rails, that might be a safe thing. that would be good for us. >> reporter: and during times of extreme cold and when the temperature fluctuates we see swings in the temperature, that causes rails to expand and contract and that can cause the track cracks. so this is being done as a safety precaution. we could see speed restrictions in place throughout the cold months. so basically the entire winter. megan mcgrath, news 4. we're tracking breaking news out of asia where rescue teams

are scrambling to find survivors after a small plane crashes into a bridge. that was just moments after takeoff. new information we've learned about the plane and the crew flying it. chuck bell live in herndon, this morning. helping you prepare for the conditions you'll be dealing with on your way to work. his drive to work forecast. plus good news for you will and you fed up with having to dodge potholes on your drive or those crumbling roads on your way to work. why repairs may finally be in the works.

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welcome back. you can see more construction on the roads in maryland in the future. maryland governor larry hogan is proposing $25 million for local road repairs. the baltimore sun reports that

money would come from money that had not been assigned. hogan campaigned on restoring funds to the local highway aid. his original budget proposal did not include the money. take the . today the purple line is becoming a little more real. leaders will meet later today. and they will talk about how to pay for the line. project leaders are hoping for $900 million from the federal government. in his budget, the president set aside $100 million for the purple line. 6:11. your weather and traffic always on the 1s. >> chuck bell drove the 4 would i 4 x 4 to herndon. >> reporter: and good morning. in herndon, current temperature now 27 degrees. but not much of a wind out here. i'm getting away without my hat. but you may want yours nothing

but green lights. remember the def leppard song? it's all green lights for your day today outside. a little heavy metal music to get you out the door this morning. temperatures in the mid to upper 20s right now for the drive into work and school. this neighborhoods might touch 50 degrees later on today. enjoy it. tom is back in ten minutes and talking about at least a chance of snow by this time tomorrow. so big changes coming in the weather. melissa mollet over to you. want to give you good news here. red, orangeage s and silver lines all back to normal. we still have the crash route 1 at bonnie view lane, your alternate is old washington road. northbound is completely shut down a fatal pedestrian crash there. slowest time 95 north quantico to the beltway, ten longer than

it should. germantown to the beltway, 16. and outer loop to 270, 11 minutes. it's a story that will make your skin crawl. why it could become harder on get rid of those bedbugs if it they get into your home.

some startling new information coming in now as the death toll rises in this plane crash in taiwan. you can see from the dash cam video that transasia flight clipped the bridge life slamming in to a river in taipei. it also hit a taxi on that bridge before it hit the bridge. take a look at the close call. the driver was hurt but is expected to be okay. thousand we want to go live to the scene where a huge rescue effort is under way. we just learned that the death toll is now at 19. 24 people are stilling missing. there were 58 on board. early reports indicate a mayday call was placed in regard to some engine trouble which raises

a lot of questions because we're getting new information about this aircraft. we have learned that it was only nine hospitalsmonths old. so very new. 6:17 now. new this morning, one person is dead and three others are hurt following this large apartment fire in pennsylvania. take a look at the scene here. the fire broke out overnight at a complex northwest of philadelphia. you can see the flames shooting from the roof of that building. firefighters rescued several people and battled the fire for three hours. they believe the fire started in a trash chute. a 911 dispatcher facing criticism this morning for the way he handled a call during a hit and run crash over the weekend. >> can you please hurry up? >> ma'am, stop yelling. i need a location. so two people were struck? >> yeah, they both -- >> okay. let's stop whining, okay? it's hard to understand you. >> that call happened after a couple was hit by a car as they were trying to change a tire on the bw parkway.

julia pearce suffered two broken legs. her guy anfiance rick warrick, was killed. the fire department told news 4 the dispatcher could have used a better choice of words but he was trying to get information to send help. police are still looking for the driver of the car that left the scene. a bill to protect victims of campus sexual assaults is moving forward in the virginia house of delegates. it would require colleges to provide the transcripts of students who were expelled or who were withdrawn because of an investigation. the bill also requires police to notify the state's attorney within 48 hours of the start of an investigation. and that bill was named the jesse matthew bill. lawyers for matthew are requesting a delay in his trial. they're expected on ask a fairfax county judge on friday. they want his trial moved from march to the summer. matthew was charged with the attempted murder and rape of a woman in 2005. he's also charged in charlottesville with kidnapping

uva student than thathannah graham. if you'd like to wear your headphones or ear buds on the morning jog or walk, police say they could make you a target for criminals. that warning after a man groped a girl walking home from school on monday. this happened near south 4 mile run drive and walter reed drive. the girl managed to get away but police say she had the ear buds in and probably never heard the suspect coming. police suggest that you walk with one ear bud out and always walk in groups. a squatter found in a prince george's county mansion is a robbery suspect. the suspect and nine others including children were found squatting in this foreclosed home. it's been vacant for four years now. this is the second time the home in ft. washington has been raided. neighbors say police need to find a solution. >> you have a swamp of vacant houses in prince george's county where 9 the next set of

squatters could be. we can't keep having 21 cars coming twice a year to solve the problem. >> last summer police found the suspect in a d.c. shooting living in that same home along with 12 other people. there is a proposal to rename the university of the district of columbia in honor of the late marian barry. a council member introduced a bill that would name it the marian s. barry junior university. he says it could be referred to as mbudc. he says barry was the university's biggest champion. right now cold weather continues to grip much of our country. here is a live look in buffalo this morning. it is snowing there. temperature 25 degrees. and it feels like 12. buffalo has dealt with its fair share, huge share of snow this winter. so is boston. where all the cold and snow is causing all types of problems. trains are having a tough time running, which is causing some big delays for commuters. people became stuck on the train yesterday after it lost power

because the ice affected the third rail. temperatures in boston are expected in the 30s today. patriot fans will not mind. patriots hold the parade for their super bowl victory today at 11:00 a.m.. the parade was postponed for a day because of a major snowstorm. boston's mayor says the parade will go despite some snow clogged streets. and people will come out in droves. a little snow won't affect that parade. >> 43 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes until the first day of spring. >> oh, you are calculating. we're not counting or anything tom. >> every second that ticks by yes, we're getting closer and closer. it is subfreezing this morning. looking at our storm team 4 skycast, morning cloud cover that we have now is beginning to drift off to our east and we'll see it continuing to pull away. after sunrise, we'll have the cloud cover continuing to break up for your lunch hour. it will be a beautiful blue sky

during the rest of the afternoon, should be mostly clear. and then this evening, we'll have clouds returning and that is the leading edge of some much colder air that will begin to move in tomorrow. right now in the upper 20s nearby suburbs, low 30s by chesapeake bay. and hour by hour today first light showing up over the metro area a live view from our tower camera there is the washington monument. we'll have sunshine through the morning. look at the temperature graph, a steep climb on the roller coaster ride. up we grow this to the 40s by noon. upper 40s midafternoon. and then we level off a bit into the evening hours. then we'll take a big plunge downward as we get into thursday morning. and that's when we may have a little bit of light snow for the morning commute. we'll be in the 20s mainly just to our north a chance of a dusting, but flurries elsewhere for the metro area for the morning commute. it will quickly exit to be followed by strong gusty winds tomorrow afternoon. that will keep it cold probably not even getting above freezing. and then plunging down to the teens by dawn on friday. friday, partly cloudy with afternoon highs only a little

bit above freezing. and staying below freezing friday night. then soaring back to the upper 40s on saturday. sunday increasing clouds. looks like a chance of light rain on sunday with highs in the 40s. and then that changes over to a bet of a wintry mix on monday. we could have a little bit of some snow and sleet after morning rain. changing over to snow during the away. and that may continue on into tuesday. that's really the next chance of any accumulating snow that we would have to shovel. that will come in late monday and tuesday stay tuned. next weather and traffic on the 1s, a look at neighborhood highs today. another update on the crash route 1 at bonnie view lane your alternate is old washington road. all of the northbound lanes of route 1 are shut down from a fatal pedestrian accident. so you'll want to take the alternate. in manassas, prince will parkway, at sudley.

same thing 95 southbound here in virginia northbound we're a little slow through dale city, again typical for this time of day. beltway at central avenue rolling along. same thing beltway at colesville road. no major problems there. today there is a talk to increase the price you pay for cigarettes. if you live in maryland there is a push to increases tax by a dollar on every cigarette pack. a democrat who represents montgomery county proposed a bill to establish the charge. the state senate will hold a hearing on that bill today. bedbugs are a big problem in in this country. and they're getting tougher apparently. that's according to an entomologist. bedbugs are becoming more resist tent ant to pesticides. >> people are moving around more they're coming in contact with bedbugs in different places. >> that entomologist says if you

are returning from traveling, put all of your clothes in the dryer before you put them away. the heat will kill the bugs. apparently millions of women worldwide enturdure unwanted pregnancies because of fears of contraception. the report says 40% of women don't use birth control or condoms you because they're scared of the side effects. and the report says there are 15 million up wantednwanted pregnancies across the globe every year. apparently you can take a class and learn about growing your marijuana business. anne arundel community college is offering a business class called entrepreneurial opportunities in emerging markets, marijuana legalization. the professor there says it took two years to get the class approved. students say the business opportunities are endless. maryland decriminalized small amounts of pot. and people in washington state can now buy their weed the same way they can buy a candy

bar. the first marijuana vending machine opened in seattle yesterday. the company that makes the machine says it is climate controlled so the pot won't go bad, i guess. it's also capable of checking a person's age, too. >> how does it do that? >> you put your i.d. in and it scan it is or something. those machines are monitored 24 hours a day by an employee of the vending company to make sure nobody is cheating the system. >> you can't put it in the workplace, right? >> airport? i don't know. sure. why not. our cameras were there as uriel bowser took office. we're learning how much it cost. and the financial issues most likely to stress you out. a live look at national harbor this morning where we're seeing temperatures in the 20s. beautiful look at the capital

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we're tracking some breaking news right now in asia after a commuter plane falls from the sky slamming into a bridge right there. this is dramatic video from dash cam. it captured the moment it hit the bridge and crashed in to the river. and take a look at this live picture here emergency crews are trying to find the 24 passengers who remain unaccounted for and still may be trapped in that wreckage. you can see the plane is still in the river. search crews looking for survivors. we'll p keepkeep you up-to-date. at home, you're waking up to more plea freezebelow freezing temperatures. tom kierein is tracking the warm-up in your neighborhood. >> yeah, you can keep track of the roller coaster weather with your storm team 4 weather app. you can get it at google play and the itunes store. future temperatures by 8:00 this morning, most neighborhoods will still be below freezing. except right near the bay

waters right at freezing. by noon, most neighborhoods will be well above freezing. and then look at the afternoon, by will4:00 5:00 neighborhoods in the mid and upper 40s and maybe near 50 stafford and spotsylvania parts of southern fauquier culpepper over to charlottesville. shenandoah valley mountains will be in the low to mid-40s. hagerstown the chilly spot, may only make it up to upper 30s to near 40 by later this afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s, chuck bell joins us live with your bus stop and what to wear forecast. now melissa has a new accident. new crash in bowie. route 50 west at route 197. right now we're sending chopper 4 to see what is going on there. so they should be there in just a little bit. 95 north in virginia before quantico, the right lane blocked because of a disabled car. you can see the slowdown as you're approaching quantico

headed north. wider look at things overall no major problems. we're seeing typical slowdowns top of the beltway. normal for this time of the morning. 66 east of 123, no issue there is. everything looking quite good there. and then we still have the problem route 1 at bonnie view lane northbound lanes shut down for the next few hours because of a fatal pedestrian accident. your alternate is going to be old washington road. a developing story right now, jordan executed two prisoners including a would-be female suicide bomber from al qaeda. that was in retaliation for isis killing one of its pilots. the executions came just hours after isis released a video reportedly showing a jordanian fighter pilot being burpedned alive. jordan had been willing to exchange, but demanded proof he was alive. . officials now believe the pilot was killed in early january.

the case lated tensions in the middle east comes just as the u.s. is poised to get a new secretary of defense. ashton carter will face his confirmation hearing in the senate today. tracie potts is live on the capitol hill now to tell us what is expected to happen. >> reporter: in just three hours, lawmakers will start questioning ashton carter and one of the biggest issues likely will be how is this military going to continue to deal with isis and get the upper hand especially in light of what you just talked about. ashton carter who has a long history in the defense department is going to have to explain how his leadership will continue. the pentagon is saying nobody is letting off the gas here as they put it going after isis. but also the latest developments in jordan are drawing criticism from president obama who called them barbac saying they have a bankrupt ideology referring to isis of course. the other thing that is happening here on the hill democrats are now coming out saying this is exactly why we need to fund the department of

homeland security. that's been hung up in discussions over imsgrags which is part of homeland security's budget. but democrats now saying we can't afford not to give them the money that they need as we continue to try to fight isis. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. 6:34. the episcopal church of maryland says a church leader was concerned about a bishop's drinking months before a deadly hit and run accident. back in september, that leader noticed heather cook was drunk at a dinner before cook was elevated to maryland's second highest episcopal bush shop. cook faces several charges including manslaughter and drunk driving. she's accused of hitting a bicyclist and leaving the scene before returning. we're you now hearing from the d.c. charter school after three teachers were let go. howard university middle school says the teachers resigned. parents believe they were fired for teaching extra black history lessons. the school says black history had nothing to do with why they left. new this morning, we're getting a look at just how much

money was spent on mayor bowser's inauguration. the mayor released her financial report and it shows that just over $1 million was spent on inaugural festivities. bowser's predecessor vincent gray spent just over $700,000. requiring committees to file financial reports was part of an ethics reform bill that bowser cites as one of her top accomplishments. d.c. school officials apologized for accidently exposing personal information of some 10,000 students. buzzfeed found it unprotected on a school website. apparently it had been open to the public since 2010. that wub sight was locked yesterday after buzzfeed contacted the district. d.c. schools says there is currently no evidence that data was i don't compromised and we understand how important it is to safe guard student information and we'll conduct a top to bottom review of our security practices to ensure that does not happen again.

a state senator is calling for less government oversight of virginia dominion power. it has sold its shares of stock in the company. frank wagner says he didn't want people to think he was trying to personally profit with the legislation. wagner's actions came a day after the associated press reported that several lawmakers own stock in the company, but have not abstained on votes that could benefit dominion. we're tracking new developments in that measles outbreak. what we're learning about the confirmed case here in the district and how many cases have been reported across the country so far. a live look from herndon park and ride where commuters are bundling up this morning. chuck bell is there live with the storm team 4 x 4. and your bus stop forecast at 6:41. but first, feeling stressed out in the the thing? the things most likely to keep us awake

there is growing opposition over plans to charge more fees to visit popular national parks. the national park service wants to charge fees at all entrances

to the chesapeake and ohio canal national historic park. right now there is only one fee at great falls tavern. john delaney wrote a letter to the park service saying the fee would put a burden on visitors. the washington county commission is also against the proposal. new this morning, if money stresses you out, you are not alone. money is a leading cause of stress for americans. that's according to a new survey from the american psychological association. poll found over 72% found stress about money during the past year. troubles also caused problem this is about a third of relationship. but stress levels have dropped overall since 2007. money does cause you a lot of problems for a lot of people. >> not having enough of it. too much money is not a thing, right? your time is 6:40. time to check on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> we'll check in with chuck bell with your bus stop

forecast. he's in herndon. >> reporter: good morning. a cold start out here typical of the early parts of february. we had a great view of the full snow moon setting in our western sky a little while ago. now in our eastern sky, already a little bit of early morning color starting to show up. sun is up just of a der 7:00 a.m. this morning. days are getting a little longer. won't be long and it will be springtime. outside for this morning, though you will still need your warm coat may need your hat and a little prepared gloves, as well. temperatures for your bus stops, whether you're a kid or an adult, temperatures in the upper 20s here for the next hour or so and then rising up to about 30 degrees between 8:00 and 9:00. high today up close to 50 degrees. that will feel nice. toom tom is talking another chance of snow in ten minutes. but youu now first 4 traffic. westbound 50 at route 197, a

crash looks like it's moved off to the right. in sterling, sully road southbound at ox two lanes blocked there. travel times, 95 north quantico to the beltway, 32 minutes. about ten minutes behind. 395 pretty slow from the beltway to the bridge. 22 minutes. 66 east, fairfax county parkway to the beltway 18 minutes. in maryland slowest spot is 270 from germantown to the beltway at 19 minutes. metro putting the brakes on its trains. we're live the at one of the stations impacted talking to passengers about these speed restrictions that are coming to their commute. plus we're tracking some breaking news after a plane crashes moments after takeoff. the final moments of that flight captured on dash cam. we're learning about the rescue efforts now and how many passengers remain unaccounted for.

breaking news at 6:45. new information just in now. at least 23 people are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff. you see it here. this was this taiwan's capital. this is dash cam video that you can see the plane slammed in to

a bridge and clipped a taxicab. take a look at the damage. the driver was not seriously hurt. this is a live picture of the rescue effort. you can see merged in the water. 20 people are still missing. 15 people are recovering at a nearby hospital. another developing story at this hour in new york now where the investigation into a deadly train collision is ramping up this morning. overnight, the death toll from that crash grew. it is one of the stories we're working on right now to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. let's growo to angie goff. >> the team of ntsb investigators are on the way to the scene of that deadly train crash. 7 people are dead, 12 others hurt after a crowded commuter train slammed into an suv on the

tracks. officials say the railroad crossing gate came down on the jeep and that is when the driver got out to check on it. she got back in and that is when the train struck the jeep. it was pushed 400 feet and we've learned that the third rail busted through the train causing that explosion and the aftermath that we have been showing you youyou. investigators hope to learn more about analyzing the train's event recorder. that's the latest from the live desk. it is now 6:47. developing story this morning. measles is now in d.c.. the district joins 14 states where at least one person has been infected. all these states in red have been affected and now d.c., as well. me sells is very contagious. it is define a ded by a red blotchy rash. so far more than 100 people have been infected across the

country. that's according to the cdc. they say the best way to stop it is to get vaccinated. >> they're clean, but we have to make sure the kids are not spreading disease to each other. >> if i had a child that couldn't at that time vaccination and went to school i'd be worried. >> those are women from our area. most of the cases in the country originated in will california,california, r the person in d.c. was infected while traveling abroad. police are looking for a person who enorder fire near a busy shopping center and killed a man. this was theater intersection of minute avenue and east capitol street. our crews were there as police blocked off the area. we're still waiting for police to release the name of the victim. officers are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting as well. today this man darian robinson will be in a federal courtroom courtroom. he's accused of abducting a woman last november, he showed a gun and forced her to drive him

to maryland and take out cash. police say that robinson eventually let the woman go unharmed at the new carrollton metro station. 6:49. d.c. council member wants to stop pre-kin ter gardendergarten students from being suspended. report from the d.c. office of the state superintendent of education found 181 rek students were suspended, that was in the 2012/223 2012/2 2012/13 school year. you may have to make child care plans if prince william county schools cuts kindergarten to half a day. the school board will consider several options to make cuts. the chairman says the system will need to make cuts if the county approvals a proposal to hold reese hold real estate tax bills at inflation. be sure to download the

increases washington app today. you'll be able to watch maryland governor wlarry hogan's state of the state address. hogan will speak in front of a joints session at noon. the republican is expected to talk about his priorities including tax cuts. chris gordon will be there and he will tweet updates from the speech takes happens. budget cuts are also a part of hogan's plan. we're learning more about how the university of maryland plans to handle cuts this year. the school is dealing with more than $15 million decrease in funding implemented by former governor mar ten owetin o'malle universy president says a tuition increase will cover about a fifrt of that. the school is also furloughing employees, some staff will have to work as many as three days a week unpaid. are you feeling lucky? you may want to pick up a power ball ticket on the way to work. the jackpot is expected to reach $317 million by tonight's drawing. it's the first time in nearly a year that the jackpot has

climbed above $300 million. tonight's prize is the 11th largest jackpot ever. largest belongs to the mega millions it reached $648 million in december of 2013. i'll buy one for fun. odds of winning not great. >> it could happen. would you be at work tomorrow is this. >> i would. >> next week? >> i'll have to think about that. i love my job. >> let's turn to tom thousandnow. we're getting lucky with the warm-up. >> we're hitting the jackpot with the weather as we've had a milder air beginning to push in on a southwesterly breeze. still below freezing but not as cold as it has been. look at our peaches and cream sunrise sunrise over washington now. that's a live view from the tower camera. sun be coming up in a mostly clear sky.

by noon should be be all blue sky. beautiful day coming up as the southwesterly breeze warms us this evening. a mostly clear start. this evening clouds moving back in with colder weather. right now we're arlington arlington, the district hovering around 30. they're the freezing mark around the bay. shechb shenandoah valley a little below freezing this morning. here is the sky looking oof to the north and east. that's where the clouds are receding. and we'll have the sunshine look at the steep temperature climb, well into the 40s by early afternoon hitting upper 40s by mid to late afternoon. that's when we'll begin to see some clouds returning and bringing in some of that colder air. look at this gorgeous sunrise from yesterday morning. that photo taken this ft. washington maryland. you can post your photos and

we'll share on instragram. tomorrow morning, down to the 20s. we may get a dusting of light snow. after that blustery winds will keep it cold into friday. back up we go again into the fourth on saturday and sunday. sunday might get a little bit of rain. next chance of any snow may move in monday afternoon after morning rain. maybe some sleet and snow monday afternoon. that continues into tuesday. that's our next chance of a accumulating sthee.now. breaking news on the beltway. prince george's county inner loop between bw parkway and kenilworth avenue you can see two right lanes blocked. we have of course going to see some real backups as chopper is pulling out. we'll push this ut on theout on the nbc wash. new hampshire avenue northbound at adelphi road only one lane getting by from an earlier accident.

prince george's county overall looking pretty typical, but fairly slow here. indian head inbound about 11 miles per hour. taking a look 95 in virginia, all the way in to town you're completely fine. same thing as you're headed out of town. no major problems. just a little slow here as you're headed through stafford. it is our typical volume, no major issues otherwise. 6:5 #.4. metro may be running a little slower than normal. megan mcgrath live it at the noma station to explain why speed restrictions are in place. >> reporter: well, yeah it could take you a little longer to get to work this morning with the new speed restrictions. but the folks we've been talks to say they're okay with it. the speed restrictions are really affecting every line in the system including here at noma. here is a map with some of the other locations, as well.

green belt west falls church grosvenor, braddock road, van dorn some of the locations we're seeing the restrictions. the locations can change day to day day. speeds have been reduced about a third. it's been done as a safety precaution in spots with potential for weather related cracked rails. trains that normally go 50 hirnmiles per hour will go around 35 miles per hour. and this is just along short sections of track just about a few hundred feet but the restrictions could add a few minutes to your commute. talked to one gentleman and he says he hasn't noticed a difference but even if he did, he doesn't mind. >> if they have to slow down for cracked rails, we have seen what happened to metro north last night. rails are dangerous when they're not properly maintained. so could be a little slow but we'll get here safely.

>> reporter: expansion and contraction in the cold weather and then the swings in temperature, that is with a causes the cracks. soo this so this could be with us for a while. back to you. there is major road work to watch out for on i-66 this week. at around midnight tonight, the crews will shut down all eastbound lanes between centreville and sully road. eastbound lanes are shut down tomorrow. they are installing new overhead signs. the closure shouldn't last for more than 30 minutes at a time. and here are your four things to know. it costs more a million dollars to put on the inauguration for mayor bowser. bowser released the figures it week. vincent gray's inauguration cost $700,000. >> larry hogan gives his first state of the state address at noon. we will live stream it on nbcwashington.com. and the nbc washington app.

at least 7 are dead after a fiery collision between a commuter train coming out of new york city and an suv. you can look for live updates from the scene in just a few minutes 00 the ss on the "today" show about that. 23 are dead and 250 are missing after a plane crashed in taiwan's capital. it skrash crashed in to a river. live view of union station flag flapping gently. we'll be in the 40s this afternoon. >> thank you, tom. that is the broadcast. thanks for waking up with us. >> see in you 25 minutes.

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