taste of colder weather today. it's not the only change we'll see as we head into the weekend. tom kierein is it here with your wed headlines. >> the sky cleared out and it's doan below freezing in the metro area and nearby suburbs. college park is at the 30. rockville down to 33. reston at 32. dulles 28. down to near 30 in prince william county fauquier stafford and spotslvania. much of southern maryland a little below freezing. so you need the puffy coat this morning after the cold start, we'll have a mild afternoon. then rain likely moving in later tonight and a wet day looking likely on saturday. right now radar not showing any rain here locally, but way down in southwestern virginia, north carolina, thit bit

of light rain there beginning to move in. the rain will affect us overnight into saturday. coming up, your bus stop forecast for this friday morning at 6:11. thousand we have a big backup on 270. 270 southbound at father hur hurley boulevard, jammed because of an earlier crash. take 355 instead. a are branch avenue southeast closed from pennsylvania avenue to alabama. wide look at things, overall looking pretty good. a little slow 295 passing 50. taking a look at 66 a little slow, as well. that's as you're heading in to centralville. good into and

out of town. prince george's county overall no major issues. chopper 4 just got over this 270 south at father hurley again jammed 3 1/2 miles southbound. more on this at 6:11. today we're working to get details about a plea agreement expected today for the so-called white house fence jumper. omar gonzalez expected to take the plea this afternoon in federal court. attorneys have not said yet what the plea deal will entail. we'll learn more in court today. 6:03. today an american health care worker with ebola is heading to the national institutes of health in bethesda. megan mcgrath is live at nih this morning. so this is the second patient to be treated at nih so far for ebola? >> reporter: that's right.

n nih has a contagious disease unit one of a handful of units in the country. and they have had some success in the past. this new patient is the second person to be treated for ebola here at nih. the first was nurse nina pham. she contracted the virus at a dallas hospital while treating thomas duncan who fell ill shortly after coming here to the u.s.. now, pham was successfully treated here at nih. she was released last october. and is now ebola-free. as for the new patient, not a lot of information is being released at this point. we don't know their age or gender. we do know the patient is a health care worker who had been volunteering at an ebola treatment unit in sierra leone. of course that's an area that was hard hit by the ebola outbreak. the patient will be flown to our area in isolation on a special aircraft and is expected to

arrive at some point today. >> megan, thank you. tensions remain high in ferguson missouri this morning as the hunt for the person who sht two two police officers continue. protestors gathered again overnight outside the ferguson list department. the protests came on the heels of a candlelig. president obama says he's thankful the officers hurt in ferguson are expected to make a full recovery. on jimmy kimmel live, the president said whoever fired the shots should be punished p. he said those who commit acts of violence are criminals who do not expect the peaceful protes or the social change they're trying to bring about. today you can learn more about the budget in prince george's county. it will be revealed at 2:30 and

will be streamed live. foufr new schools are coming to d.c. next school year. kaya henderson made that announcement yesterday. the public school system plans to cut staff and spending at its central office and that will open up funding for the new schools and 200 new school based staff members. most will work in the city's high schools. about 150 volunteers will provide free dental care for low income virginians. this is mission of mercy. thorn virginia community college and northern virginia dental society teaming up for this event. about 800 people have made appointments for cleanings and other services. mission of mercy lasts from 7:00 to 5:00 p.m. both today and tomorrow. it's going to be held on the northern virginia community college medical education campus that is in springfield. today in montgomery county a big thank you to the men and women who keep our community safe. the valor awards are today at noon. the awards honor local leaders who have shown exception al bravery.

among those being honored are the first responders from the gaithersburg plane crash. their quick work saved the lives of people living in that neighborhood after a plane crashed into a house and started a fire. pat lawson muse will emcee the event with tom costello. gearing up for a potential legal fight. the acts being being taken by the fraternity disbanded and the potential impact on the university of oklahoma. putting himself in harm's way to save a man from this burning car. now the officer is talking about the incident and why he ended up putting the driver in handcuffs. mostly clear skies this morning, but you may want to grab a warmer jackets. tom is helping you dress for the conditions outside with your

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no delays on the virginia railway express. there were delays along the manassas line last night as crews were concerned that a train had hit something. a stretch of the track was closed just south of los angeles no issues today. 95 express lanes have been open for a few months and many of you are saying you're getting faster because of the lanes. 70% of drivers who use the lanes say they're worth the cost. a trip during rush hour can cost up to $8. more than 70% of drivers say they have fewer slow downs in the express lanes and save 20 minutes or no on their trip. we're coming up on 11 after 6:00. here is a live look outside for you. we're off to another chilly start believe it or not. >> tom kierein has your weather and traffic on the 1s.

i can't break out the puffy coat. i just can't do it. >> had to take it out this morning. it's that cold. we are down at or below freezing but later today you'll be comfortable in fleece. you definitely need a jacket this morning. don't forget your sun glasses, too. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine through the morning and then this afternoon the clouds will close in. but at the bus stop and metro you'll be happy you had the puffy coat. it will be only around 30 degrees with bright sunshine. then a few clouds coming in between 8:00 and 9:00. new timing on rain arrival tonight and in will to saturday coming up at 6:21. we have the big jam on. >> 270 southbound at father hurley crash gone, but 3 in that mile backups remain.

you'll be fine if you take 118. it is not good at father hurley. again, 118 to the beltway, no problems. 16 minutes. outer loop 95 to 270, 10 minutes. in virginia everything looking pretty good. 66 395, 95 everything inbound, everything on time. i'm back in 10 minutes. a potential break in a mystery that has gone unanswered for nearly a decade. why this atm picture could hold the clue the fbi needs to find a missing girl. also ahead, a problem facing many expecting mothers. the new concern that could have pregnant women changin

a medical helicopter has crashed in oklahoma. this is near tulsa. directly east of oklahoma city. there is an effort under way now to see if there were any survivors. at least three people were believed to be on board. it's not sure if the team was on a medical call at the time. and definitely no answers as to why that helicopter fell from the sky very early this morning. the faa and ntsb on the way to

the scene to investigate. it's now 6:16. new this morning, south korea says north korea has test fired several missiles in to the sea. north korea routinely test launches but the latest launch came as south korea and u.s. are conducting annual drills. seoul and washington say thedwils are for defense. mark lippert was intended to be killed to high lielight protests. he was knifed last week and suffered deep gash oiges to his face and arm. northern virginia police officer being called a hero for pulling a man from the bur car you car you see here. flames an smoke shot several

neat into the air after the car hit a tree. and that's when the officer took action. >> i could feel the heat as i was approaching the vehicle. once i got there, just got worse and worse. i was actually when i was dealing with him, i was trying to position myself because where i was standing was too hot. it was burning me. >> but the officer was not hurt. the driver also okay. the officer conducted a field sobriety test and charmed him edcharged him with dui. police searching for the armed robber who hit the capital one bank on georgia avenue. montgomery county poli were alerted to the robbery just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday. at one point officers had a man in custody, but he was released. d.c. police are tryio fe t whether two shootings that happened just blocks apart are connected. a man is in critical condition this morning after he was shot yesterday afternoon. will happened on fourth street in northwest washington. d.c. police believe this

shooting may be linked to it an overnight homicide on jefferson street. 20-year-old chris adams was found dead in a car on jefferson around 2:00 this morning. he had been shot. adams was a graduate of wilson high school in northwest washington. the death toll from the cement factory collapse in bangladesh rose to at least seven today. about 150 people were inside the five story building when it came down yesterday. crews are still sifting through the debris for any survivors. players from the university of oklahoma football team are taking a stance against racism. a university fraternity was kicked off campus this week after video emerged showing members of that fraternity singing a racist chant. players walked silently on to the field arm in arm to show their solidarity. the football team released a statement saying their mis to a raise a rareness and end the culturveityexclusivity. and that fraternity has hired a lawyer and may sue the university. steven jones has been hired.

jones says he is outraged that the sae members have been branded as racists and bigots. today the business community in fairfax county is rallying to help a store owner whose shop was wrecked by vandals. postnet has been closed for a month after almost every single piece of equipment was broken. we're told repairs, replacements may cost up to $100,000 there. the owner james cudney says he appreciates the encouraging messages other business owners and customers painted on postnet's windows. cudney plans to reopen possibly as soon as may. 6:19 your time. metro's board has now suspended its search for a new general manager. three potential candidates recently withdrew their names. board members remain split over whether they should hire a transit expert financial expert or turnaround specialist. one board member tells news 4 the board plans to come to some agreement before relaunching the search. eight years after a

14-year-old girl went missing in cleveland, the fbi thinks they may have found her, but they need your help. the fbi wants to speak with anyone who knows thinking about this woman. agents say she bears a striking resemblance to a girl who disappeared back in 2007. ashley summers vanished after she went to stay with a family member. she would be 21 now. >> miss everything about her. there is nothing bigger than the next thing. i miss her yelling at me, i miss just watching movies with her. >> three months ago, police in rhode island elised this picture of the woman wanted for identity theft. her family thinks it could be ashley. coming up on the "today" show more on how police thought this case was originally linked to the disappearance of amanda man a berry. we've made to the 13th day of march and we're feeling lucky. >> 13 is definitely a lucky number for me and tom is tells us more about the lucky weather

we'll have later today. >> yeah, but not now. it is cold. we're starting off this morning g like winter. is this the time of year when we have the battle between winter and summer. winter is winning this morning. it is done near or below freezing. later this morning getting above freezing by 8:00 a.m.. by noon hitting near 50 with increasing clouds. going mostly cloudy during the afternoon but a nice warming. ought to make it into the mid-50s by mid afternoon. sunrise at 7:23. temperatures are near or below freezing in prince george's county montgomery, pair faxfairfax county. warrington down to just 26 right now. in washington we're in the upper 30s. here is new timing just coming in on rain arriving. now it look like ala little later than it looked. around 9:00. area in green is rain all the way into tomorrow morning. and tomorrow morning, we may get patchy dense fog, as well, as the rain does move on through.

and the rain going to be with us off and on through much of saturday. and then saturday afternoon, we'll get the complaintemper climbi up to around the mid-60s. my computer doesn't want to advance. as we get into saturday afternoon and evening, that rain tapers off and ends. and sunday we get sunshine back a nice day. we'll have our temperatures on sunday climbing into the upper 50s. then monday back to work and school we'll have sunshine with temperatures around 60. most of next week is looking dry thousand with each day right around 60 degrees. i'll go restart thecomputer and be back with your county by county highs today. how are the roads? still have the problem breaking news on 270 southbound through germantown. take a look at this just at father hurley boulevard is where the original crash was. we have a 3 1/2 mile backup southbound as you're approaching father hurley. if you want to use 355, take 118

over and get on 270 there, you'll be completely fine. nice and green below 118. no major problems right now. these backups just building after that earlier crash there at father hurley. branch avenue southeast closed between pennsylvania and alabama avenue. that's a mole down there down there. beltway actually behaving on this friday morning. 66 at glebe, report of a crash off to the right side. not seeing it on camera. could be just around the bend here. taking a look at 95 in virginia northbound here a little slow through dale city. typical for this team of morning. 28 miles per hour. and beltway at st. barnabas inner loop outer loop everything looking quite good. tomorrow metro will open two hours early for the rock 'n' roll marathon. trains will begin running at 5:00 a.m. if you're going to the marathon you can get off at federal, triangle, smithsonian

or archives. you have to take a look at this video. this car slammed through the front window of pudge brothers pizza in aurora colorado. but take a look again. there is a woman on the hood of the car. you see right there? she just gets up, walks away. apparently she was carried through the restaurant's window on the hood of the car and she's expected to be fine. didn to waste. >> busy. lumber liquidators says it will now offer free home air quality test kits. this comes after a "60 minutes" report that accused of company of selling flooring contaminated with information hal today the tests can't identify where it's coming from. they will consider more tests. but no word on whether the

company will pay for flooring removal and reinstall lags. a new report says raising the legal smoking age could save hundreds of thousands of lives. the report says the national age for legal tobacco use were raised from 18 to 21 there would be a quarter of a million fewer premature deaths. the number of smokers would drop 2%. right now 99% of smokers start before the age of 19. new york city has already raised the legal smoking age to 21 and several states are considering doing the same. 6:25 now. they say you need to eat for two when you're pregnant. but a nude study reveals that about half of all women gain too much weight during pregnancy. the cdc says only one third of women gain just the right amount of weight recommended by the institute of medicine. women who are overweight or obese before pregnancy have the highest risk of excess weight gain, but the most obese tend to gain too little weight. have a weight can cause health problems for both the mother and the baby. handful of cameras

responsible for the most revenue. we're digging in to d.c.'s traffic camera system to show you which locations are issuing the most tickets. a murder investigation after a man is found shot to death inside a metrorail tunnel. learning about that crime and the impact it's having on the morning commute. clear s on this cool friday morning. when things will warm up w. if

. busy metro station the scene of a murder investigation after a man is shot to death in the tunnel. right now that station is back open. molette green is there live with what we're learning about this in just a few minutes. after several mild mornings we're getting another taste of cold weather as we deal with temperatures right around the freezing mark this morning. take a look at these temperatures here. it's not the only change we'll be seeing today. >> tom kierein is here with the highs you'll see. >> grab your winter coat this morning. we're off to a freezing start. mostly clear sky, beautiful half moon in the southern sky.

around 30 degrees montgomery county. in the district upper 30s. later today, nice afternoon. ought to hit the low to mid-50s all around the metro area with a partly cloudy sky. just to our south, northern virginia, wat neighborhoods will be in spotsylvania stafford culpeper. just to the south of washington a beautiful afternoon there, too. temperatures in the mid-50s across much of southern maryland. counties up near the pennsylvania border will be in the low to mid-50s. and increasing cloud cover. then for the shenandoah valley and most of the mountains, it will be cloudy this afternoon. temperatures there will be reaching the low to mid-50s. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:41 a look at your drive time forecast. now how is driving on the roads? >> not so hot. still have breaking news on 270 southbound at father hurley is where the initial crash was. crash is gone but 3 1/2 mile

delay. quite slow here this morning. if you want to take 355 instead, hop over on to 118, you're pretty clear after 118 to get on to 270. 66 into town looking quite good. out of town no problems there. 95 having no major problems either. looking pretty good will. taking a look at 95 a little slow through dale city. lorton looking smooth. branch avenue southeast still shut down between pennsylvania and alabama. that of course is because of the earlier crash that brought a pole down. so crews are out there working on that. and then 95 in and out of town in matter land and bw parkway, everything looking pretty request. travel times coming up. right now metro transit place investrettyrequest. travel times c officer involved shooting at the potomac avenue metro station. metro officer shot and killed a man there. molette green is live outside

the station with more. >> reporter: passengers we talked to are very glad the station was able to opn time normal service. officers were able to wrap up the on scene investigation for all of that to happen this morning. after what was a very big scene here last night with a lot of police and investigators looking into why a man was in the tunnel. the man was spotted by an operator of a passing train near the potomac avenue station. it's still in-clear why he was there, whether he was armed and what exactly prompted officers to shoot when they encountered him inside that tunnel about one metro transit officer female officer, actually fired her weapon multiple times killing the that man still has not been identified this morning. we're live in southeast, molette

green. back to you. it is now 6:33. today the president is on the road heading to arizona. he will visit veterans affairs medical facility in phoenix. that center was ground zero in the scandal over waiting times for veterans to get medical help. he will get an update on changes. official repor p and many other centers were falsely reporting wait times. lawmakers are demanding answers as we learn more about the latest secret service mishap and some are calling for some officials to be fired. two senior agents are accused of crashing a car on white hous a night of drinking. the incident has again created concerns about secret service culture. a norfolk catholic church is refusing to participate in the st. patrick's day parade because governor mcauliffe is leading the procession. according to the "washington post," a reverend at the holy trinity catholic church wrote a

letter saying the governor opposes traditional catholic teachings. the letter kritster church says the church is skipping the parade. >> a successful home coming for a by badly hurt in a sledding dozen. bensten schone was sledding on a steep driveway when he slid into a passing car. last night his family sent these pictures of his homecoming. he fractured his skull and was put in a medical induced coma. his story quickly spread through social media #prayforbman. even drew the attention of the capitals who made him a get well soon video. nice to see him recovering with his family. >> good looking kid. p. well, if you've ever been stuck behind a stopped delivery truck, this next story is probably welcome news. the "washington post" reporting ddot is trying to encourage all

d.c. deliveries to happen overnight. this would only apply to food and supply deliveries for businesses. the city will offer financial incentives to companies that complete deliveries between 6:00 a.m.. it will target georgetown capitol hill and other high traffic areas in the district. and d.c. traffic cameras are bringing in millions of dollars in fines every year. a news 4 investigation has found that four out of more than 200 across the city were responsible for one-third of all tickets last year. the camera on branch avenue in southeast has issued northern 1n 11,000. new york avenue, more than 25,000 tickets. suitland parkway, more than 30,000 tickets. and the camera on k-street northwest, one camera has issued more than 41,000 tickets. we posted a map of the traffic cameras and how much hone money they have brought in on nbcwashington.com. a developing story in ferguson. the search is under way to find the gunman who opened fire on

two police officers. we'll take you live to that community for more on the mood there this morning and how people are reacting to this latest violence. a light breeze outside as we start this friday with some colder temperatures. what you can expect on your way to and from work at 6:41. plus you deal with them every time you get behind the wheel. now we'll show you which area communities -- what they are doing to make

if you live or drive in prince george's county you may soon get a smoother ride there. a county wide pothole blitz is under way now that the snow and ice are melting, the county says it's easier for crews to tackle the road problem. you can tell us about potholes you you find by tweeting us use #dc pothole. you can also call 311. that's the case both in prince george's county and d.c.. just need to do it between 7:00 and 7:00. in montgomery county, road crews have filled more than 2,000 potholes since january 1, but it seems for one that is

filled, another one pops up. they normally have four trucks out daily, but with the warmer wet, they have added an additional 20 trucks and crews trying to keep up. we have a cold morning like this warming back up again, that is what causes the problems. >> at 3:25 this morning, i saw a crew patching. we appreciate that for sure. coming up on 6:41. your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> t angels have had a lot of work to do. off on-to-a freeze a freezing cold start. look at this deep tangerine glow. we'll have drive roads, upper 30s by mid-morning. and then quickly jumping to near 50 by noon. for the afternoon commute, dry roads with tem s. we'll have increasing clouds ahead of rain that will be arriving later tonight. new model run just coming in i'll show you the new timing on

the rain arrival and when it will be finally tapering off over the weekend, that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:51. melissa still has a big backup. >> still slow, about 3 1/2 miles worth of backup here. if you want to avoid 27 this morning. 355 looks pretty open over to 118. just that section out down to father hurley slower than we like to is he here this morning. wide look at thing, overall no major problems. top of the beltway a bit slow. travel times, no problem down to the beltway once you get to 119. 66 395, 95 everybody looking quite good. back in a couple minutes. ebola is back in the spotlight in d.c.. what we're learning about this latest american health care worker's exposure to the deadly disease as the national institutes of health prepares for their arrival. plus another area school district ready to make cuts. but we'll show you why these

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right now a muntdmanhunt under way for the gunman who fired on two police officers. we'll take you live to ferguson after your weather and traffic. a clear sky this morning. near freezing much of the region. later today, quickly jumping into the 40s. near 50 by noontime.

mid-50s by mid to late afternoon. we'll have increasing clouds ahead of rain moving in this evening. still she 2slow slow 270 at father hurley with that branch avenue shut down from pennsylvania into alabama because of a pole. 6:45. a developing story, once again people have taken to the streets of ferguson missouri. this time not just to protest, but to pray. it all comes as a manhunt continues for the person who shot two police officers wednesday night. craig melvin is live in ferguson with more. craig, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, the intense hunt continues. senior law enforcement official telling me just a few hours ago that while they have some strong leads at this point they do not have any suspects. the city was on edge yesterday for a few hours when a s.w.a.t. team moved into a home three

people were taken from that home. they were questioned and they were later released. so at this point, we don't know if it is a person or persons responsible for shooting those two officers not far from me just outside the ferguson police officer. one officer shot in the face the other shot in the shoulder. the bullet went through the back miraculous are expected to make a full recovery. last night there was a candlelight vigil in this community where several dozen gathered different races, different denominations, praying for the same thing here in ferguson, peace. i'll have the very latest coming up in a live report on "today". >> craig melvin live in ferguson missouri for us. thank you. we look forward to the full report. today we expect to hear the details of a plea agreement expected for the so-called white house fence jumper. omar gonzalez created a

firestorm for the secret service when he dashed across the lawn and into the executive mansion. today an american health care worker with ebola is heading to the national institutes of health in bethesda. megan mcgrath live there at nih for what will be the second patient nih has treated. that's right. the second patient, they have had success with that first patient that was treated and released from their special unit. if you take a look behind me here, you can see we're in front of a gate a lot of activity here this morning as workers report to their offices take. and later on today, we are expected for learn more about the arrival of that ebola patient. now, nih has a highly specialized contagious disease unit. it's one of just a handful of such units in the country. and the new patient will be the second person to be treated for ebola here at nih. the first was nurse nina pham she contracted the virus at a

dallas hospital while treating thomas duncan a liberian man who fell ill shortly after arriving in the u.s.. pham was success tlifully treated and released in october and is now ebola-free. as for the new patient, not a lot of information is being released by hospital officials. we don't know their age or gender. we do however, know that the patient is an american, that they are a health care worker who was volunteering at an ebola treatment center in sierra leone. of course an area that was hard hit by the ebola outbreak. they are being transported to this area in isolation on a special charter aircraft and are expected to arrive at some point later today. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us. thank you. we're following the latest developments in the search for 11 service members who were on board a blackhawk hawk helicopter that crashed. the chopper went down off the florida panhandle tuesday night.

most of the wreckage was found yesterday. authorities are still looking for the bodies of the marines and army national guardsmen who were on the helicopter. today you can learn more about the budget in prince george's county. the county executive will unveil his 2016 proposal at 2:30. the announcement will be streamed live. four new schools are coming to d.c. next school year. kaya henderson made the announcement yesterday. the d.c. public schools system system -- most of the new hires will work in the city's high schools. a new recall for gone general motors this time because of what can happen when you forget to turn off the vehicle. plan ton do you lap landon dowdy good morning.

>> gm is recalling volts on concerns about bax buildi s a carbon monoxide building up when cars are idling. recall is for 2011 to 2013. they will implement a software update to automatically limit the amount of time that the vehicle is left idling. back to you. landon downdy thank you. today you are register to run in the marine corps marathon. all runners have to enter a lottery for a spot in this year's race. that lottery opens at noon today. we posted the registration info for you on the nbc washington app. the lottery is open for ten days and runners who enter should hear back by march 25. the marathon set for october 25. >> huge event. and it's such a beautiful run. you run through all the beautiful monuments. in our great nation's capital. >> what do you think about a run this morning? not you and me but anybody who is into that sort of thing. >> you need to layer up if you're going to get exercise

early this morning. we're at our below freezing. but no snow. under a clear sky. it's down to near freezing most of northern virginia, nearby suburbs. in washington near the bay, a little bit above freezing. radar scanning the sky, don't have any rain anywhere near by but we did have this moving greene here in southwestern virginia north carolina. this will stay well to our south here through the morning. but it's this area of rain in tennessee, kentucky up into the midwest and down toward atlanta, that is what will be tracking our way by this evening. the new timing on that coming in a little bit later maybe not until around 9:00 this evening. this area in green is the leading edge of the rain moving right into the metro area. then after that it just stays wet the rest of the night. the rain continues to fall. mostly light rain through the evening. and then by dawn maybe patchy dense fog to accompany the rain as it does move on through through the morning, we'll stay wet. and then the rain continues into the afternoon.

just light rain and the fog ought to be dissipating as temperatures get milder in ht afternoon. but most of it tapering off and ending by sunset most should be over with. crocus sighting. they're poping up around the region. this photo taken yesterday by ann marie in cleveland park. look at this technicolor sunrise under way. live view from city camera. temperatures by 8:00 a.m. are will be in the upper 30s. and then by noontime right around 50. increasing clouds during the afternoon, should be in the mid-50s by mid to late afternoon. then that rain moves in on saturday. then saturday afternoon, mid-60s. sunday sun back with highs reaching the upper 50s. and tomorrow morning is the big rock and roll marathon and it will be rainy and foggy. temperatures around 45 to 50. 60s in the afternoon. back to work and school on monday near 60. feast your eyes on the seven day

outlook. looking beautiful. highs near 60 each day. new crash here 66 eastbound after 15 trying to get information on this. this just popped up. we hear some lane blockages here in the haymarket area. 270 south at father hurley looking a lot better. only about a 1 1/2 mile backup and that is normal. that was a nasty thing for us this morning. chopper 4 was over the beltway at georgia avenue. branch avenue southeast closed from pennsylvania avenue to alabama avenue. that has been something we've seen throughout the morning because of a crash and then of course that pole down. p taking a look at 95 headed in to town you can see up at the top of 95, only gets slow as you're approaching the beltway. rest of 95 look pretty good right now. and then 95 in maryland no problems. same thing bw parkway.

out of town a little slow going about 40 miles per hour. the 95 express lanes have been open for a few months address many of you say you're getting home faster. 70% of drivers say they're worth the cost. a trip during rush hour can cost up to $8. more than 70% of drivers say they have fewer slowdowns in the express lanes. about and say they save 20 minutes or more or their trip. rand paul will be speaking at bowie state. he's coming off a third consecutive win of cpac's straw pole, when cpac attendees vote on their favorite candidate for the republican nomination for president. the senator has not said whether he's running. today in montgomery county, a well deserved honor to the men and women who keep our community safe. valor awards are today at noon. the awards honor local leaders who have shown exceptional brafrry.

among those being honored are the first responders from the gaithersburg plane crash, their quick work saved the lives of people living in the neighborhood after a plane crashed into a house and started a fire. pat lawson muse will emcee the event along with tom costello. about 150 volunteers will provide free dental care today and tomorrow for low income virginians. it's the 13th year of mission of mercy. northern virginia community college and northern virginia dental society teaming up for this event. about 800 people have signed up for -- rather made appointments for cleanings and other services. it's 7:00 to 5:00 p.m. both days held on the nova medical education campus. four things to know before you head out, police in ferguson missouri are still searching for the person who shot two officers during protests. look for a live update on "today". fraternity kicked off campus has hired a lawyer and may sue the university. last week a video emerged showing members singing a racist

chant. their attorney says he's outraged they have been branded as racist. and an american health care worker with ebola heading to the national institutes of health in bethesda. they contracted the disease while volunteering in sierra lee own. metro transit police are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting it happened inside the potomac avenue petrometro station last night. think spring but it feels like winter. this morning we're right at freezing. look at that beautiful sunrise under way. by 8:00, should be above freezing. noontime near 50. increasing clouds in the afternoon. a pleasant day coming up with highs reaching mid-50s by late afternoon. then rain arrives late tonight into saturday. major problem that just popped up confirmed 66 east is completely shut down near 15. so we'll be tweeting about that.

270 south at father hurley looking a heck of a lot better than it did earlier this morning. back up and running as it should be on a friday morning. >> like to hear that. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic

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. good morning. breaking overnight. new protests in ferguson as the manhunt intensifies for whoever shot and wounded two police officers there and words from the attorney neral. >> this was a damn punk. punk. >> the sae chapter claiming the fraternity's reputation has been ruined by the actions of few. new ebola case. an american aid worker has been infected by the virus in africa. that patient expected to arrive back in the u.s. at any moment. we will be live at the