first, a cool start to the morning. just a brief break from winter. tom kierein is here with your bus stop forecast. >> yesterday morning we had the nasty iciness and now today pleasant with a mostly sunny sky at the bus stop. a light wind. between 8:00 to 9:00, we'll be hovering right around the freezing mark. by then we'll have the sun continuing to climb higher and it will feel nice. and there is the clear sky over northwest washington now. weather headlines for this wednesday, a brief break today from our wintry weather, then a cold went moves in tomorrow. bringing in the first arctic blast that will be lasting through the week he saidend and into in the next week. right now upper 20s and near 30. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:11 a look at

hometown highs. right now a busy highway is back open following a water main break that causeded a sinkhole in alexandria. chopper 4 over the scene for us last night while you were sleeping crews finished the repairs there on the southbound lanes of richmond highway. we checked with fairfax water and the water main is fixed and the water is back on this morning. now a look at traffic from melissa mollet. good morning. right now actually looking pretty good. 95 in virginia, dale boulevard, looked a little slow on my map. doesn't look so bad when you see it in person. wider look at things, everything flowing quite nicely. 2270 at old hupd road getting a little bit of volume out of frederick. a little slow around this bend. and we typically do see that this time of the morning. 95 in maryland no issue there is. same thing bw parkway into and out of town. and we do have cancellation brunswick east 890, canceled all

together today. i'll be back with travel times and also hearing about a new crash top of the beltway at connecticut avenue. it is now 6:02. a developing story this morning. a possible case of measles in fairfax county. health officials say that patient is quarantined this morning. richard skror dan is live at the fairfax county health department with more on what we should learn later today. soo. >> reporter: in just a few hours, the health department will release the test results that will either confirm or possibly rule out the possibility of measles for this patient. that confirmation corrected later on this afternoon. right now the patient is at home in isolation because the measles is very con passenger yus. it's not clear as to how this person may have come in contact with the virus, how they were exposed, how they got measles or possibly got measles. again, we're still waiting for the test results to come back. but every precaution is being

taken including looking at exposure sites, who may have come in contact with this person that can now, at risk. simple teams to look out for of course high fever and then the bumps and rash. several states have at least one reported case of measles. virginia wouldn't 18th state if today's results come back positive. there is also one case in d.c.. now, we've gone ahead and posted on facebook and twitter some of the symptoms that you should be looking out for. but again we're waiting for the test results to dockcome back later on today. richard jordan nbc 4. today greg anthony will be back in the courtroom. he pleaded not guilty to a charge of soliciting a prostitute. he was arrested in january while he was in town to announce a college basketball game. court documents show that anthony responded to an ad placed by police on a classified

website. police are trying to federal government out who stabbed federal government out who stabbeded a plan to death at the donovan hotel along 14th street. we're waiting for police to release more information. a second teen shot at frederick high school in maryland is back home and out of the hospital. two teenagers were shot last week at the school while attending a jv basketball game. police are still looking for whoever was responsible for that shooting. police are asking anyone who was at the game during the shooting on february 4th to hand over any photos or video that may help in the investigation. the other teen involved in the shooting was released from the hospital last week. today metro will go over its emergency plans for leaders from across our area. council of governments meeting later today. the interim gh will tell the council what the agency is do to go prepare for another emergency like the one at l'enfant plaza.

a woman died that day. the individual you see herevideo you see here is from metro's training facility. you can see the agency has created training in response to what happened last month. this week d.c. fire and ems will also respond. by friday it will stop encrypting its radio signal which was accused of slowing communication between first responders last month. encryption means only fire officials can hear what is being said. mayor bowser ordered the change. today you may want to try your luck at playing power ball. tonight's jackpot is an estimated $485 million. that is the fifth largest prize in u.s. history. if you take the cash option, you could go home with $327.7 million. >> i'd lose my behind. >> always at that time cashtake the cash too. keep in mind your chances of

winning, 1 in didabout 175 million. make sure you have the nbc washington app. we'll send you the winning numbers as soon as they're announced. a messy scene leaving traffic at a stand still after a massive pileup involving a the least 100 cars. what is being blamed for triggering will accident. it is chilly right now. take a look at these temperatures. it will shaping up to be a beautiful day. the sun will be shining. tom kierein is preparing you the milder conditions. first, though, it's okay to have an extra piece of bacon with your breakfast apparently. why you may not have to worry about your cholesterol as much anymore.

take a look at this picture. police released these new photos of someone they say stole two kittens this northwest washington. we first told you about the

story yesterday. police say the man in the black cap shown here took the kittens from the petco on 14th street in northwest. the kittens were three months old and were up for adoption. there a $500 reward in this case. new this morning, we are reading through a new report about how often black boys graduate from public schools around the country. the foundation estimated that in 2012/13, that school year 59% of black boys graduated compared to 65% of latino boys and 80% of white boys. because those numbers are estimates, the "washington post" says it's hard to tell whether that's an improvement over previous years. it is now time to check our forecast. we've been talking about a nice day in store for us. but you have to pay attention because it will go away very soon. >> tom kierein kicks off our weather and traffic on the 1s. >> enjoy it while you can and dress warmly. we are a little below freezing. wear your warm codes, scarves,

gloves. hometown temperatures right now in vienna it's at 24 degrees. high there later this afternoon in fairfax county, a few high clouds coming in. prince william at 25. mid-40s there by midafternoon. and this bowie, prince george's county 24 there, afternoon highs reaching low pourts. a few clouds coming in. a look at our coldest air yet for the season that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:21. a new crash? brand new crash 395 north at seminary road. we have two lanes blocked. so a little hard to see here. we'll be pushing this out on our nbc washington app in just a minute. that will cause a big issue. taillights here outer loop for us this morning, looks pretty good. 66 east, 395 north, not so bad right now on 395. but of course going to get worse most likely. looking good in maryland.

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6:15. in just a matter of hour, congress could receive a request to use military force against isis in iraq and syria. this comes as yet another american hostage is killed by isis. the president's request would prohibit the use of, quote en endid youringen endureing offensive ground forces. some members of congress say they are not sure what that means. they will look at sending foors forces to syria. debate on this issue could last a month. as another hostage is killed the state department has hinted there may be more american hostages. kayla mueller was killed by isis. she was taken hostage in august of 02013 while leaving a hospital

in syria. her family received a message from isis telling them she was dead. >> kayla has touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. >> u.s. officials don't know how she died. but they are certain it was at the hands of isis. parents of an 8-year-old girl are upset that their daughter was able to leave an alexandria school without the teacher noticing. rebecca and her houseusband want their daughter to attend another school. they plan to meet with the superintendent this afternoon. friday morning 8-year-old natalia left williams ramsey elementary and started to walk home. >> she was running down the street and a strarngnger found her picked her up, called 911. >> natalia was gone to about an hour. she said she left school because a teacher ignored her complaint about a bully pushing her. it is 6:17.

new this morning, two people are dead and 65 are hurt after a 100 car pileup in south korea. officials say 7 of the injured were in serious condition. the pileup occurred in foggy weather on icy roads. also this morning, as ex-coast guard officer in soth korea has been sentenced to four years in prison for they go against during last year's deadly ferry sinking, the court says lives could have been saved if the captain had broadcast an evacuation order after he arrived to rescue passengers. the court also said the captain falsely stated that he had issued an evacuation order in the day after the ferry sank. horn 300 people died making it one of the country east deadliest disasters. 17 after the hour. a fairfax teen with epilepsy may soon be able to use cannabis oil to treat her condition. virginia's house of delegates unanimously passed medical mayor hair legislation yesterday. the senate passed a similar law last week.

15 15-year-old jennifer collins and her mother helped convince lawmakers to pass that bill. governor mcauliffe has expressed support for medical marijuana in the past. doctors say more teens are using drugs made out of household supplies or bought from smoke shops. urgent care centers say they're seeing an uptick in patients uses over the counter designer drugs like spice, sip threat tick marijuana and bath salts. according to the national smut on drug abuse, spice products are now the second most used drugs by high school seniors. regular marijuana is still first. some people in need of housing assistance could get a little help ifn fairfax county. they will start handing out federal vouchers to some on a long waiting list. they had been frozen after sequestration cuts. there are more than 800 people on the list and the county can only help about 280.

the current u.s. little league champions are now under investigation and we could learn the results today. another team in chicago said the jackie robinson west squad recruited players from outside the city limits. they won the u.s. championship but lost to south korea in the world championships. if little league officials strip the team of the title, the las vegas team they beat could be awarded instead. it is against the rules to recruit players who live outside of the playing zone. >> same rules apply at high schools, too. so hopefully they can work this out. 20 after 6:00. up to 32 degrees at this point. and we'll need to enjoy today as much as you possibly can. >> that's right. 322 degrees outside of our studios in northwest washington. let's check in with tom kierein now, he's out on the weather deck. >> and it is below freezing, not too bad. i was checking the latest winds

on the weather app. and the winds are only around 5 miles per hour. we have clear sky now. so doesn't feel too bad. and we have a polar plunge, though. the coldest air yet will be coming our way and all over most of the eastern half of the country. upper midwest will have an arctic blast blowing in over the weekend. monday morning, near record cold here. the record low in washington 5 degrees set 110 years ago. we may be near that on monday morning. right now temperatures around the region are in the 20s, mid-20s nearby suburbs, downtown near 30. we is a mostly clear sky, just a few high clouds drifting over later today. by 8:00 app.m., near 30. near 40 by thoonnoon. late afternoon, high clouds coming back in. near 30 by dawn tomorrow. then the strong winds blow in thursday afternoon. may get back up to around 40 around noontime.

and then it plummets down into the 20s by sunset on thursday. windchills will be in the single digits. maybe a few passing snow showers during the afternoon. then friday frigid, teens in the morning. light are winds afternoon highs upper 20s. valentine's day, might get a little light snow. just a brief dusting possible. highs reaching the low 30s. and coldest weather moving in another surge on sunday and into monday. very strong winds on sunday. we may have subzero windchills highs only they're 20. they're record cold monday morning. monday afternoon mid-20s. might get a bit of a wintry mix coming up on tuesday. we have a couple accidents this morning? a couple of new septembers. and i'm also hearing that we have green line delays that just popped up to the greenbelt. 395 north at seminary road two lanes blocked because of a crash there. so really see something volume starting to build there on 395. in german up to 270 north at

middlebrook, an accident there on the ramp not sure if it's blocking at this point, but the crash is on the ramp. potomac, montrose road southbound at seven locks is shut down. alternate iswooton parkway. everything else looking pretty typical. back will ten minutes. 6:22. a special hiring our heros job fair today, happening at the marine corps base at quantico. starts at 10:00. there is also a workshop where you can talk about resume writing and interviewing skills that begins at 8:30. and like all of the hiring our heros fairs, this one is for military veterans and their spouses. more than 60 companies will be at today's fair. you may want to look into insurance if you're renting a home or apartment. a new survey found 6 in 10 american representnters do not have

insurance. 45% say it's too expensive. 37% of those are covered but 4% didn't even know if they had it. the national association of insurance commissions reports the average cost of renter's insurance is $187 a year. it's called the silent killer. carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless and kills more than 400 people every year. tonight on news 4 at 11:00, erika gonzalez will walk us through a prince george's county home to show us where properly placed c.o. detectors should be. she'll show you how inexpensive it is to keep your family safe. we're working for you tonight at 11:00. 6:24. in news 4 your health, arethere could be a big change on federal cholesterol guidelines. dietary guidelines advisory committee recommends cholesterol levels no longer be listed as a nutrient of concern. it says it's not associated with a higher risk of heart disease

which we had heard for years. and that means you may be advised to not limit it as much as anymore. so you can enjoy foods with high cholesterol will that but remember eat everything in moderation. you may need a nap. paris researchers found napping actually helps restore your body's immune system. they found a 30 minute nap could improve your health and stress levels. small study analyzed hormone levels in 11 men who slept for only two hours the night before. researchers saw a significant improvement following a nap. however, they still recommend that you get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. >> schlep? 7? >> one of the most important little things you can do for your health every day. >> and i really do feel better and look better even when i get an extra hour on the weekend or something. but 7 to 9? >> did luck.good luck. after 17 years of bringing political comedy to a whole new level, jon stewart announced he's stepping down from the

daily show. >> i don't have any specific plans. got a lot of ideas, a lot of things in my head. i'm going to have dinner on a school night with my family who i have heard from multiple sources are lovely people. >> so he's going to be reintroduced to his family. that's always good. that was part of his announcement from last night's show. stewart says he doesn't know when his last show will be. his contract expires in september. he directed a movie recently. i'm sure he can come up with a lot of things to do after this part of his life. >> he's a young man. he can did whatever he wants. sgr >> stephen colbert also left. and now he'll be on letterman. >> so we'll see where stewart lands. nothing left to watch on comedy central. well, a car left covered in concrete after pieces of a

maryland overpass scrum passpass crumbled. steps being taken to make sure this doesn't happen to other driver. plus the new room now open for you to see at the white house. a live look at national harbor this morning. tom is breaking down the calm before the cold. and your weather and traffic are always on news 4 today. keep an eye on your screen for

you're looking live at the suitland parkway overpass on the beltway which is open for the morning commute. workers will be looking at it today after chunks of the bridge fell on to a car below. leaving this damage be smashed. megan mcgrath will join us in a few minutes with a look at the work being done to keep you safe. don't let the cold temperatures get down. we'll be enjoying a squik break. tom has a look at the calm

before the cold sflp and you've. nice today and then the bottom falls out. >> and these next 30 seconds of optimism brought to you by storm team 4. yes, enjoy this break today as we will have our temperatures reaching the mid fourth by midafternoon. here is the hour by hour forecast. by 8:00 right around 30. bright sunshine. by noon should be right up around 40. a much lighter wind today. and then by afternoon, back down to mid-40s. so this will seem pleasant. subfreezing everywhere. near the pennsylvania border near 20. western maryland, upper teens. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:# 141 your drive time commute. chopper 4 over a new problem.

mondayongaheladay monday -- montrose road southbound shut down. 395 north at seminary two lanes blocked. greater volume than normal there. 95 south at 32, we have a crash here around the corner. so beware of that. and then 270 north at middlebrook, an accident on the ramp. a lot of crashes here for us this morning. 66 headed into town you're pretty good actually about 45 miles per hour. no major problems. and taking a look at 95 if you're hopping on in stafford you can see we're a little slow northbound all the way through he triangle. you open up a little and then through dale city slow once again. 6:32.

phase three of the capital crossing project is under way and today we'll learn how it could impact your drive to work in the they're future. crews are working all around the 3rd street tunnel. they will build a cover over it and eventually construct new buildings on that grid. the work is expected to take year. today ddot is holding a meeting on how the project is going so far. new this morning, while you were sleeping police arrested the man they believe shot three muslim family members nearright now craig hicks is behind bars facing three counts of first-degree murder. police say a husband, wife and her sister were found shot the in the head at an apartment complex in chapel hill. investigators have not said what they think may have led to the shootings. u.s. park police are hiring 18 new officers in response to the concerns the department conditions keep national monuments safe. mark segraves spoke with the chairman of the park police's union. he says budget cuts have put staffing levels at their lowest

in five year. he said terrorism was just one concern. >> we're not even able to effectively and responsibly investigate homicides. you can't blame a poor person for not eating. and that's where we are at this point. >> the union officer would told mark that it's been more difficult to investigate car accidents and crime like the deadly hit and run on the bw parkway last week. maryland governor hogan is pushing hard to repeal the so-called rain tax. the republican outlined a new bill that would let the ten jurisdictions find alternative ways to pay for cleaning polluted rain runoff. the chesapeake bay foundation says the current law creates funding for programs that counties have failed to produce on their own for years. marylanders apparently support the new governor. but they don't support his proposals to slow the growth of education funding. this is according to a new poll from the "washington post". 27% of those surveyed support the plan. 69% oppose it.

overall, 58% of those polled say that they believe governor hogan will lead hearmaryland in the right direction. a drunk of concrete fell on a car on suitland parkway. megan mcgrath is live with more on what crews will be doing to keep you safe. >> reporter: that overpass bridge is behind me here. you can perhaps see the headlights of the traffic traveling across it. the bridge carries beltway traffic across suitland parkway. engineers say that it is structure structurally sound, however yesterday a chunk of concrete fell off on to a car below. you can see the damage that was done. that driver traveling eastbound on the suitland parkway. as they went underneath the overpass concrete came falling down on top of their car. you can see little pieces of concrete on the roof of the

vehicle, as well as the trunk p.driver was not hurt but the damage done to the vehicle and certainly a disturbing situation. all lanes are open this morning both on the suitland parkway as well as on that bridge on the beltway. but we are expecting engineers to be out here later on this morning. they will take another look, make sure that there are no other loose pieces of concrete and make sure that everything is okay. but they do say that the bridge itself is structurally sound. they will just be taking some added precautions later on this morning. so we are expecting to see that activity. back to you. megan, thank you. it's notice 6:36. and take a look. this is a live look from best. you can see the snow piles on the sides. piles and piles of snow there. and apparently light snow is falling once again right now. people there trying to slowly get back to normal in that boston area. today commuter trains are back in action with limited service. getting ready for more snow as

two storms head toward that area now. more snow is expected on thursday. and sunday into monday. nearly 6 feet has fallen in just the past 2 1/2 weeks. measles outbreak may be hitting close to home. the new potential case in fairfax county and the actions being taken to make sure that patient doesn't put more people at risk. starting to see signs of the sun out there. hard forto see, but trust us it's coming. the conditions you can expect as you head out the door it work. first, the new site now open at the execu narrator: gas prices

are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii.

check out the surprise tour goers at the white house yesterday. michelle obama greeted guests in person. they got it see the smaller private dining room. added in 1825. this this is the first time it's ever been open to the public.

coming up on the "today" jenna bush takes us inside. 6:40. a review by the news 4 iteam reveals state highway officials in maryland will are worry that had they are blind to what is happening on the bw parkway. in 2013 mar officials expressed some concern take they don't have enough traffic cameras monitoring drivers and accidents. state leaders acknowledge having difficulty respond to go incidents because of that. park police union says the lack of eyes in the sky could slow their ability to investigate crashes. they are adding six cameras next year to improve visibility. chopper 4 over this situation in potomac.

seven locks southbound at montrose looks like it just reopened. a big issue as far as volume and slowdowns, 395 north at seminary road, still have two lanes blocked there. travel times, 66 east no major problems. 395, you're slow from the beltway to the bridge because of that crash. 95 north, quantico to the beltway, a little behind at 32 minutes. and as far as your travel times in maryland looking pretty good. top of the beltway here you can see is a tad slow from 95 to 270. is this a lot better than what were dealing with yesterday. >> it is a much better commute weather-wise this morning. we've had the dry air push in. the roads have dried out beautifully. so morning, mid day and afternoon commute, looking terrific with dry pavement. we'll say cold. you'll neat the leader on and bright sunshine coming in your wind shield, need to have the

visor down. in the afternoon back down to the low 40s and that low sun angle, sunset this time of year is right around 5:30 high cloudiness coming in by then. and we'll have a gentle wind but strong winds tomorrow. we'll be bringing in the first part of a polar plunge for the weekend. a look at that next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:51. it's now 6:42. feeling lucky this morning? maybe it will be the last day you have to go to work. probably not. jackpot has people dreaming big. also ahead, a story that may have you thinking twice about which apps you'll load on your smart phone. the programs that could make you vulnerable to hackers. and your weather and traffic always on "news 4 today".

we're tracking new developments in the measles outbreak. a potential case under investigation this fairfax county at this hour.developments in the day ahead aimed at keeping you safe after a quick look at your traffic and weather. two major problems right now. one on the roads, one on the rails. 395 north at seminary two lanes blocked from an earlier crash. and then this just popped up here, we have delays on metro.

or blue silver line delays to vee en vienna franconia and wehle reston. and we have a light wind this morning, so layer up at the bus stop this morning. we'll have our temperatures hovering in the upper 20s to near 30 between 7:00 and 8:00. and then between 8:00 and 9:00, freezing with a liltghter wind and bright sunshine. a look at the colder air coming in coming up at 6:51. a developing story in fairfax county this morning. someone may have come down with measles. health officials say the patient is quarantined this morning. richard jordan joins us live from the fairfax county health department where we expect toler more about this case today. >> reporter: good more than.ning. the health department will be getting back the test results today. if it comes back positive for

measles, then there will be a news conference to get out the information the public needs to be aware of. but right now the patient in question is being quarantined because me sellsmeasles can be very contagious. they reported feeling the symptoms high fever and bumps and rash. officials are looking at exposure sites where the patient may have come in contact with other people who could now be exposed if those measles results come back positive. several states already reporting at least one case of the measles. 17 across the country. if this test result comes back positive that means virginia will be the 18th state with measles. d.c. has one case. we've posted information on symptoms, what you should be

looking out for on facebook and twitter. richard jordan, news 4. sbloo the u.s. is preparing to yeah nearly all of its deployed to fight ebola in west africa. president obama is expected to announce the draw dunn after meeting with ebola experts today. the outbreak was the worst in world history taking nearly 9,000 lives. cases have been sharply reduced. the u.s. sent nearly 3,000 troops. just 100 remain after april 30. agreeinggreg anthony back in court to answer prostitution charges. he was arrested in january while he was in town to announce a college basketball game. court documents show anthony responded to an ad placed by police on a classified web site. police are trying to figure out who stabbed a man inside a luxury hotel.

business mode his body was found at the donovan hotel. we're waiting for police to release information about a possible motive and suspect and the victim's name. a second teen shot at frederick high school in maryland is back home and out of the hospital. two teens were shot last week at the school while attending a jv basketball game. police are asking anyone who was at the game on february 4 to hand over any photos or video that may help in the investigation. the other teenager involved in the shooting was released from the hospital last week. a story unfolding out of yemen. uk and france just joined the u.s. in shutting down their embassies in the country. the decision comes as rebels continue to gain control of yemen. state department issued a travel advisory. back to you. it is now 6:50. opening statements are expected later this morning in the trial

of the man accused of killing a former navy s.e.a.l. that inspired the hollywood movie american sniper. eddie ray routh is being a us coulded of killing chris kyle and his friend at a texas gun range in 2013. kyle's widow will be mock the first among the first to test fiveifytestify. a wife of a must marine says isis sympathizer hacked her condition. threats were made to military attempts and the president. she says the fbi is investigating. it's not clear whether this is connected to another hack to her accounts earlier this year. a warning this morning. apps you put on your smartphone could expose you and your employer to hackers. landon dowdy here with that story 4 your money this morning. if you use tinder match or e harmony on your company smartphone you could be exposing yourself and your employer to hackers.

ibm says more than half of the dating apps it annualized have medium or high security risks. hackers could send spam or install viruses or remotely turn on the camera for eaves drop on conversations. aaron, back to you. you have 485 million reasons to play power ball today. it is the fifth largest prize in u.s. history. if you take the cash option you could go home with $327.7 million. keep in mind your chances of winning the top prize, about 1 in 175 million. you can download the nbc washington app on your smartphone and we'll send you those winning numbers as soon as they're announced. so power ball says some of the most overdue numbers for the power ball, 8, 45, 3. >> play those numbers. >> same chances of us getting to 100 degrees today.

so between luck with that. and we are starting off really cold this morning. looking off to the east, live view from the storm team 4 tower camera this is a cream and corn flake sunrise coming up this morning. and we have a light wind thankfully because it is cold. we're hovering in the mid-20s in montgomery prince george's county fairfax counties. it's in the upper 20s and parts of northern virginia including prince william and loudoun county. and right near the bay from anne arundel, calvert st. mary's upper 20s as well. by 8 k on:00, near 30. by noon, 40. lots of sun today. enjoy the brief break and the arctic blast arrives tomorrow p. keep up with all the changes with the weather app. post your pics like kayla did. by dawn tomorrow clouds return down near 30. during the day on thursday a lot of clouds, p near 40 by moon

flurries maybe a brief snow shower. but the big story, falling windchills in to the teens. we could have gusts of wind thursday night to around 40 miles an hour. that will bring in much colder air. done to the teens by dawn on friday. it will feel like zero with our windchills friday morning. then the winds diminish friday afternoon into the upper 20s. saturday may get a little above freezing. a lot of clouds around for valentine's day. we'll have temperatures about 15 degrees below normal though. maybe a few afternoon snow showers. even a dusting of light snow possible on saturday afternoon. sunday will be the most brutally cold day of this blast coming in because we'll have strong winds, highs only near 20 and partly cloudy. and then near record cold on monday morning, single digit, highs only reaching mid-20s on monday. maybe a bit of a wintry mix of some rain and snow on tuesday. stay tuned. melissa here now looking at a new crash. take a look we still have this problem 395 north at

seminary road with two lanes blocked. seeing pretty good volume here. take a look headed inside the beltway here, northbound 395, only about 16 miles per hour in part because of the crash. delays metro orange, blue silver line delays to vienna franconia and wehle reston this morning. tweeted about that. wide look at thing, overall look pretty typical right now. slow top of the beltway as you're passing new hampshire avenue. beltway at colesville road, live picture all these folks on the outer loop. 95 not looking so bad. bw parkway, hearing about something at 197 northbound. and then 66 overall 95 overall looking pretty normal. angie goff at the live desk with breaking news out of newport news virginia. we're getting reports of a person with a gun on the campus of christopher newport university. an alert saying this person has been reported holding a handgun while walking across the campus. they have had several reports in fact. they are saying that the person

is being described as a black male 5'8" wearing a tan jacket and knit cap. in this alert, they are asking all students and faculty to remain in the buildings they're in. they have not been able to locate this individual. back to you. at 6:55 when you're clicking through facebook later on today stop by and say hello. i'll be chatting with you on the nbc washington facebook page today at 10:00 a.m.. looking forward to it. >> we are too. >> i feel like you're going to post crazy things while i'm chatting. >> would i do that? come on sfloop. 6:55. both sides of a busy highway are back open after a water main break. this is the scene there last night. overnight crews finished the repairs south bound lanes of richmond highway. we checked with fairfax water, water main is fixed and the water is back on this morning. now 6:56. here are the four things you need to know before you head out this morning. later this morning, we'll learn

more about a major construction project on i-395 and how it could impact your drive to work. ddot meeting starts at 11:00. and a closer look at the beltway bridge over suitland parkway. a chunk of concrete fell on a car there. maryland inspectors say the bridge is structurally sound. you may want to buy a you power ball ticket. jackpot an estimated $485 million. later today, we're expecting to hear whether a patient in fairfax county has the measles. sunrise in 7 minutes at 7:04. we're getting earlier and earlier sunrises. we'll have bright sun through the day. light winds. afternoon highs near the seasonable highs of mid-40s. two problems one on the road, one the on the rails. 395 north at seminary two lanes blocked because of a crash. you can see how slow it is.

16 miles per hour inbound there. and then metro, orange, blue silver line delays to vienna franconia and wehle reston. >> and that is the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

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