tv screen. your eyes are not deceiving you it is three days before spring and the temperature outside our studio 30 degrees below freezing right now. and making matters worse, these windchills, we hope you soaked in all of the warm weather yesterday. because storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell says it will be cold all day long. >> i didn't say 30 degrees below freezing. >> no, you said 30 degrees, below freezing. >> right. i understand stood. yeah. if it was 30 degrees below zero i don't think we'll be here. >> we'd be in a corner crying. good morning, it's 5:00 a.m.. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's take a look at the forecast with chuck bell. what happened to our warm weather? >> gone. you didn't pay your -- i like spring bill on time and so out it went. winter has returned and there is no warm air in sight. we made 73 yesterday. and there is not even a shot at 70 degrees. probably for the next 10 to 14 days at least.

so welcome back to the cold pattern, everybody. sunshine and pretty steady breeze all day today. overall weather impact will be fairly low, but you will absolutely need your warm coat once again and your sunglasses for the ride in and home today. current temperatures are only in the upper 20s and low 30s right now with windchills mostly in the 20s. so a cold one for sure. hur by hour 20s to near 30 how. only up to near about 50 for a high today, but at least the sun will be shining. developing right now in maryland state police are working to find out why a man was on i-270 when he was hit and killed this morning. meg ap mc megan mcgrath is there. >> reporter: a tractor trarl hit the man. the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police. the pedestrian died though and the question is what was this

man doing in the middle of the road. he was actually in a lachb traffic on southbound 270 by father hurley exit. traffic has gotten back to normal here. all of the lanes are open. but still police are trying to figure out exactly what happened why this man was in the roadway. now, this happened around 1:30 this morning. we're told that the pedestrian was in the third lane of traffic. there was a car that was nearby about 100 or so feet away but we're told that that car was not registered to the man who was killed. so it's unclear whether or not he was in any way associated with that car, whether there was a breakdown and that's why he had ended up on the roadway. they're still trying to piece all of that together. if you were driving southbound on 270 at this point, your commute will be okay. all of the lanes are open. with more on traffic tieups this morning, we'll send it over to melissa. overall pretty good right now. as you're saying taking a look at 270, megan in the germantown

area of course right along this section. taking a look southbound here you can see no problems southbound and no problems northbound. of course very different from a couple of hours ago. now you don't have any issues getting in to work here this morning if you're headed south or northbound. 66 at visitor's center looking quite good here. 95 also moving along quite nicely. you can see here dale city nice and smooth. we know that will change in the next half hour or so. beltway at indian head highway, moving along well. and same thing beltway at colesville road. back at 5:11. 5:03. a developing story on a cyanide scare at the white house this morning a letter addressed to the executive mansion is undergoing more testing for that deadly substance. the nfl arrived at an off site mail screening facility on monday. initially tested negative. yesterday a chemical test came

back with a so-called presumptive positive result for cyanide. we're also learning the secret service is familiar with the return address on that letter. they say other suspicious packages have come from the same address. this morning police are trying to determine who shot a 6-year-old girl in the district. we called police overnight, they say it's still an open investigation. the shooting happened last night near 22nd street and a van made street in southeast. police say the girl was shot in the happened. but is expected to be okay. d.c. police are asking for your help to locate a missing boy. we just receive hd foethis photo. demetrius brown is 48'8", last seen in a green shirt and khaki pants. he also had on tan boots and blue hoodie. police want you to call 19911 if you have any information. a man's body found has been ruled a homicide. william lava's body was found in

a wooded area in herndon monday. there is no word on how he died but we do know there was draw that to trauma to the upper body. he's from the herndon area. today a hearing for the murder of a high school student. police say they killed 16-year-old brendan wilson during an apparent drug deal near woodbridge high school. follow julie carey on twitter to find out what is said at that hearing today. 5:05. in the day ahead, prince charles and duchess camilla will do some sight seeing in our area. last night the british royals attended a reception at the british ambassador's residence. staff members from the british embassy and u.s. were there to greet the couple. and later this morning, the royals will see the lincoln and martin luther king jr. memorials

and also tour the home of george washington. this afternoon, the duchess will stop by the shakespeare stheert and theater. tomorrow they meet with president obama at the white house. this is all part of hair four day trip to the u.s.. eloping right now an investigation into death threats against u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy. japanese police looking in to telephone calls made to the u.s. embassy in tokyo made by someone who was speaking english. the calls were apparently made last month. so far, though no comment from the embassy or the state department. that's the latest from the live desk. aaron, back to you. developing this morning, seven people shot outside a grocery store in california. what police are linking the tragedy to. and this is why it feels a lot colder than it is outside. windchills back in the 20s. chuck bell is timing out when things might start to warm up again at 5:11. and the scare on metro that had riders rushing off trains

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if you ride marc or metro, we've learned you don't have to share your train with as many people anymore. in maryland ridership went down by 4.6% last year according to the baltimore sun. the paper says the state's transit administration blachls the drop on bad weather.

even with less ridership, you'll have to pay a higher price to marc trains starting this july. this morning investigators are trying to figure out who used pepper spray on a metro train and why. metro tells the "washington post" a passenger on a yellow line train used the spray as a train approached the shaw station last night. people rushed off the train and the train was out of service. one rider tells the post two groups appeared to be arguing when one person sprayed someone in the other group. shall forms of pepper spray are legal, but they must be registered with the police department. coming up on 11 after 5:00. 56 degree this is time yesterday roughly. right now 37 outside our studio. >> not a welcome change as far as i'm concerned. chuck bell is here with your weather and traffic on the 1s. i know you're just the messenger, but it's hard to take. >> exactly right. i have cowering inging inging inging

cocuses. right now temperatures in the upper 20s to low and mid-30s. so the next couple hour, it will be a slow but steady warm-up. temperature today up near 50 and tomorrow up near 53. "7-day forecast" coming up in ten minutes. for now metro delays. blue and yellow lines single tracking right now between arlington and pentagon city. just tweeted that out. outer loop at arena drive, getting report of a crash blocking two right lanes. not seeing it right here but we did just see a fire truck pass by. so perhaps headed to the scene there. taking a wide look at things no major problems inner loop or outer loop. arena drive still looking for that issue there. and beltway at river road moving along nicely. whether a colorado woman told a phone scammer that ended in a sudden change of heart and

an apology from the person on the other line. >> if you like wine and not having a hangover after a glass, we'll explain how you can have the best of

welcome back. new this morning, a stunner in erner israel. netanyahu's party winning a huge victory. early this morning, his opponent conceded. it appears netanyahu will be able to begin assembling a coalition government and move forward. tensions are already high between the president and netanyahu, however the white house insists israel is a strong ally. we're learning more about a d.c. cop accused of sexually abusing two teens. the latest alleged victim says officer darrell best assaulted her inside d.c. police headquarters in december. best was off duty but the girl says he was wearing his uniform and his service web at the time. police say best met the girl at

the god of a second chance ministry. he was a pastor at the church in southeast d.c.. the investigation against best began on saturday when another girl at the church said she was sexually assaulted when she was 16. i'm angie goff at the live desk looking ahead national fraternity calls for action against racial intolerance. sigma alpha epsilon which has been under fire because of this chant caught on camera will announce a national plan today after completing a review of its chapters nationwide. that's in response to the raceis chant which suggested black people would they ever get into their fraternity. the chapter has been shut down. and kappa delta rho fraternity has been suspended, a former fraternity brother tipped them off to a facebook page that included pictures of naked women, drug deals and hazing rituals. it was a members only

fraternity for a year at penn state. the national headquarters is also investigating. this morning three football players at morgan state university are recovering after being stabbed. this happened yesterday afternoon outside of the dining hall on the campus in baltimore. police officials say they were stabbed by someone swinging a knife wildly. a suspect was taken into custody. all three victims were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. will this is this is the third outbreak of violence in less than a puig. on week. on friday a male student was stabbed with scissors by his roommate. early saturday, a party was broken up. police in stockton, california searching for the person who gunned down seven people outside a grocery store. three people including two women died. the other four victims are expected to make full recoveries. police say they believe the shooting is gang related. it is now 5:18.

family and friends will remember the 2-year-old girl who was killed by a van in prince george's county. a candlelight vigil for dynasty mirage is beingeld at 7:30 tonight this bowie. mirage was killed on saturday as she and her grandmother crossed 197 near the bowie plaza shopping center. a go fund me website has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. homeowner took matters in to his own hands after somebody wrote into his house in fairfax county. he shot the burglar after he refused to leave the home.into his house in fairfax county. he shot the burglar after he refused to leave the home. the homeowner says he was just with to run on his treadmill when he heard the burglar trying to break in. >> i was really shaken. really terrified. i didn't know if i was going to hit the guy. i didn't aim to shoot to kill him or nothing. >> the 27-year-old man was caught by police a short time later on telegraph road. his injuries are not life threatening. you can help police if you recognize the man who stole a

woman's purse in anne arundel county. the rob beery victim fought back by biting her attacker and it was caught on camera. this happened sunday afternoon outside a pizza hut on ritchie highway south in brooklyn park. a 58-year-old woman was leaving with her pizza when a map opened her car door and tried to take her purse. >> his hand come into my mouth. so i bite him. i bite him as much as i can. but i don't think about anything. i just fight. you're not going to take my purse. >> the victim stopped fighting when the robber warned her that he had a gun and then he did take off with her purse. these pictures are from 20 minutes later when the man tried to use her bank card at an atm in southwest baltimore. police are looking for a green town and country minivan. in news"news 4 your health," a new study finds some children are being set up for early heart disease. researchers at northwestern university say kids are eating too much sugar and salt.

they say kids are not eating must have fruits and vegetables and some of the kids are overweight. researchers say bad eating habits can lead to poor heart health. some young kids are already showing high levels of cholesterol and even clogged arteries in some cases. >> after a long day of work, people like to enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner. well how about this? researchers say they have discovered how to make hangover-free wine. >> scientists at the university of illinois say it's due to genetic alteration of yeast. essentially they say they used a kind of genome knife to snip toxins out of yeast dna. they are also able to use this technology to potentially boost wine's health benefits. >> apparently these yeast strains are present in other beverages. so if they can cure the hangover from wine could you do it with beer maybe spirits. >> i'll believe it when i drink it. >> he's like i'm going to test this out for myself.

>> let you know. i wonder if it will alter the taste of the wine though. people are very specific with what they lying. >> chuck would say yes to all that. 5:21 your time right now. a live look outside. what are you liking today, chuck? >> i'd like a nice pinot. weather, that's right. let's think about positive things because man, old man winter is back everybody. our little two day spring break is long gone. what you'll kneeled to wear today, this kid looks cool, but he'll be cold if you don't put your warm coat and sunglasses on today. it is chilly. winter coats are back in fashion. 36 now. temperatures through the next couple of hours mere the freezing mark, 6:00 a.m. 33 and 8:00 only mid-30s by 10:00 a.m.. going out this afternoon, temperatures will struggle mightily to make it up to near 50. plenty of sunshine but that

gusty northwesterly wind will be with us all day long. and by early this evening about 50 degrees. and then back down into the 40s and maybe even upper 30s in the suburbs by 11:00 tonight. here is future weather for you today. breezy sunshine out there for your afternoon. another cold might coming tonight. most everyone will be back down below freezing tomorrow morning. as we get in to the day on thursday plenty of sunshine. still on the chilly side. a little warmer tomorrow than today, but then here we go friday morning 5:00 a.m. clouds are back in place. a little mix of rain and snow coming our way. during the early morning hours. and then as we get into the daylight hour i think the strong march sunshine will change it all over to just plain rain. but i couldn't rule out a slushy inch or would of snowtwo of snow early friday morning. nothing to worry about between now and then. "7-day forecast," today breezy and 50. tomorrow increasing clouds achd

53. there is the rain/snow threat early on friday. saturday our one mild day out of the next seven. temperatures finally back near average. but another shot of cold air comes back in early next week and temperatures will be back down almost ten degrees or more below average for the early parts of next week. melissa, how are things on the roads? >> roads not so bad. do still have this delay blue and yellow line here single tracking between arlington and pentagon city. 66 95 everything rolling along quite nicely. taking a look a little to the north, into and out of town on 95 no issues. same thing at bw parkway. and top of the beltway looks about as good as it possibly can at 5:30 in the morning. nice and green. 270 at montrose all of these folks headed southbound for us this morning. and the beltway at kenilworth, everything looking quite good and roll along nicely. overall, right now things are looking two thumbs up i would

say. back at 5:31 with a live picture of 66. we're still waiting to hear what police found inside millionaire robert durst's houston home. officers were spotted taking two wouks boxes out of the home yesterday. prosecutors on monday charged durst with an unsolved murder. the 71-year-old was the focus of an hbo documentary on the final episode, he mumbled how he, quote, killed them all. right now durst is in a new orleans jail waiting to be extradited to called cal. he could be waiting as long as a week. he's not scheduled to be back in court until monday. after all the personal drama behind the scenes fashion police is taking a break. e! says that series is going on hiatus and will return in september. the show lost kelly osbourne and kathy driven. the remaining co-hosts along with the executive producer will be back. e! is part of the nbc universal network of stations.

so one woman now has a pretty unique pregnancy story to tell her kids when they're older. she took a call from someone who said that she was facing tax fraud charges. >> when she told the man that she was nine months pregnant something sort of special happened. >> he goes wait, wait wait. you're pregnant? and i said yes. and he goes i'm sorry, i'm sorry, this is a scam. you're okay. we're scamming you. this isn't real. you aren't going to jail. please top crying. >> the woman said she was relieved at first and then scared because the man knew a lot of information about her. and that's the problem with these scammers. they find all this information on the internet and she became a target. >> so much available on the internet. >> glad this one had a happy ending, but so many fall to this sort of thing. so don't give any information out over the phone. >> or money. no government agency will call you for money. today some of the best and

brightest first responders will be honored in prince william county. chamber of commerce there holding the 29th annual valor waersd. they honor police, fire and ems employees who go above and beyond. will this is the first year the awards are open to the public. they're from 1:30 until 4:00 p.m.. cher is coming to the help of a local woman. >> the love story she says captured her hurt and how cher is about to literally build an alexandria woman back up. plus we're hearing from the man who tackled a passenger mid flight what he says the unruly man was screaming that made him take action. and live look outside at national harbor. feels like we'll have to wait a little longer for spring weather to really get here. chuck bell is timing out when it will feel the coldest this morning and how high temperatures are will rise.

our top story today is a dramatic shift in the weather. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. many of you waking up to windchills in the 20s right now. chuck bell is in for tom this morning with more on something we don't want to hear about.

>> good morning. sorry, i didn't hear what you said. i just put in my earpiece. so i'm sure it was funny, so ha-ha. outside on your impact for today, breezy and cool. i like you guys. you're awesome, honestly. and thanks for the compliment. 28 in gaithersburg 28 also in maeps, 31 in fredericksburg. it's cold everywhere. those are the windchills out there this morning. so bus stop weather, sun up at 7:14. plan on a cold wait for the bus this morning. temperatures near 33 between 7:00 and 8:00. only to near 35 between 8:00 and 9:00. later on this afternoon, coming home from work and school only in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. again, it will be sunny and breezy all day. and if you're going out tonight plan on temperatures going back into the low and mid 40s. when i come back we'll talk about tomorrow morning being even colder than this fine morning. >> i can't wait.

now i get to wear my winter jacket again. do have delays here on metro. blue and yellow lines still single tracking between arlington an pentagon city. have an update on this crash outer loop at arena drive. it's on the shoulder. might see some police response. wider look at things, otherwise beltway looking quite good. no major issues inner loop or utter loop. prince george's county overall moving quite nicely for us this morning. and 66 at germanengineer jermantown road looking good. i'm back in ten minutes and we'll take a look at some travel times. police say a shooting in silver spring we told you about is now a murder case. they say jonathan lopez was shot in the stomach while walking with a friend on piney branch road on monday. the attack was apparently random. shomari stone talked with one woman who gets her gas near the location of where it happened.

>> i'm scared for myself now. probably stop getting gas from here. probably go to another site. >> no one has been arrested for the crime so far. if you know anything about what happened, call montgomery county police. a man is in custody this morning after a police chase through a dui checkpoint at anne arundel county. police followed the car for several miles before it crashed in on two vehicles near the navy marine corps stadium. that car burst into flames. suspect was not hurt. police say he was driving -- his driving was consistent with someone under the influence of alcohol. a former member of the u.s. air force is accused of trying to join isis. a grand jury in new york city indicted tie rodairod pugh. he tried to cross into syria. he was sent back to egypt.

and deported to the u.s.. he was fired from his job last december working as an airplane mechanic in kuwait. adam tuss has learned changes were coming to the metro board of directors an it is firm. corbett price and leif dormsjo are the newest appointees. some city leaders believe metro needs someone in financial management to help keep the agency's finances on track. both price and dormsjoed to take that approach. airport board of directors is meeting today to talk about the silver line. phase two through loudoun county out to dulles airport is expected to be finished in 2019. today the board is expected to approve an update to their title vi plan which prohibits racial discrimination. one of the men who tackled this unruly passenger is sharing his story. this incident forced ated airlines plan to return to

dulles. this is cell phone video from that flight. it happened monday night on a flight from can actual less to denver. scott maldonado describes what was going on when he tackled that man. >> he started to scream jihad, jihad. that's the time that i kind of felt for kids for some crazy reason in my mind i thought there's kids screaming this, put the kids in in the back plane. >> the unrulely passenger is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation help has name has not been released. we've posted the video on our website and other mobile app. the future of the university of virginia put theresa sullivan once again in question before the board of visitors met behind low closed doors yesterday, to evaluate sullivan's performance. the board has had a rocky

relationship with sullivan since 2012 when they ousted her from office. she was reinstated after major backlash from students and teachers. her contract expires next year. >> the culpeper county school board is asking for more than $1 million to give teacher as pay raise. the school board matt the request to the board of supervisors yesterday. they want $1.4 million next year to give teacher as raise of about 1.5%. the money would also be used to hire new teachers and bring back summer school at the elementary level. the board of supervisors will vote on the 2016 budget in may. new report says more of your kids are graduating from some public schools will d.c.. according to the "washington post," 2% more students graduate grd d.c. public schools last year. at d.c. public charter schools, there was a 7% drop in the graduation rate. the rate at charter schools is still higher at 69% versus 58%. going on right now this

germany, hundreds of anti-austerity protesters clashing with police. in fact at least seven police squad cars have been set on fire. we're told that happened early this morning. we know eight officers also hurt. and more than 80 of them needed medical attention. and this is because they were exposed apparently to some kind of quote, irritant. protesters are against the opening of the new offices of the european central bank. this is a bank that is implementing budget cuts in financially challenged countries like spain and greece. it's now 5:36. we're using the #coldsnapback. take a look at these temperatures. just 23 degrees over there in winchester. 29 this washington. at 5:41, chuck bell will take you through the next 24 hours and he says some warmer weather will be back. okay. that's good. another excuse to spend more time on facebook. the new feature it will soon be

rolling out. how it can now act like a bank. and how cher is stepping into help a 96-year-old alexandria woman keep her home

welcome back at 5:39. if you use the facebook messenger app, you'll soon be able to send and receive money by simply clicking on the dollar

icon in a new chat window. your account needs to be linked to a debit card or u.s. bank account. there is no set date for the new feature to be rolled out. snap chat launched a similar service called snap cash in november. megastar cher is helping a 96-year-old woman return to her alexandria home. edith hill and eddie harrison made national headlines when they got mattered lastrried last year and a court dispute followed over whether hill had the mental capacity to marry him. harrison died and the custodies putined. cher says she will help pay for upgrades to the home so she can return to her home. and her only response was ooh. anybody? cher? nobody? >> sorry. >> i'm giving you my best stuff here. >> i wasn't expecting a cher impersonation from you. >> it wasn't that good. >> no i'm sorry. 5:41.

rolling right along. [ applause ] >> thank you for the applause. i can always count on audio. >> saving you came. all right, chuck bell no applause for your forecast sorry. >> ooh, it's cold outside. >> what is happening? >> if you're cher, i'm son anyny because i'm the weather guy. outside temperatures are dropped some 20 to 30 degrees from the same time yesterday. highs today will barely make it up to near 50 even colder tomorrow morning. 20s and 30s once again. a little recovery tomorrow afternoon back up into the low to mid-50s. seven day forecast just ten minutes away. metro delays blue and yell hoe line single tracking between arlington and pentagon city as far as travel times, looking pretty good. 66 east from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 11 minutes. so on time. 270 south to the beltway, 16. and outer loop 95 to 270, 10

minutes. on time everywhere. >> any other impersonations? >> if i could turn back time, i'd -- >> itsroyals are here and they will be sight seeing today. >> plus the danger hidden inside kraft mac

15 before the hour. today the british royals begin their first full day here in the u.s. checking out some tourist sites. last night they attended a reception. richard richard jordan live with what is on the agenda today. >> reporter: good morning. the british embassy staff here got a chance last night to mingle with prince charles and his wife.

today the royal couple has quite a packed agenda visiting several sites all across washington. the couple is here to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the american civil war. they will start their morning off over at the lincoln memorial. and then they will visit the mlk memorial. and then the heir to the british throne and his wife will go to mt. vernon. the couple will then split briefly, camilla will be going to the shakespeare thirt to seeeater to see a performed answerance while charles will meet with business leaders to talk about plastic waste and harm it causes to marine life. for him there are more activities planned, more tourist stops planned, they will continue sight seeing but also the big meeting at the white house with president obama and vice president biden. >> richard, thank you. 5:47. the man accused of plotting to

bomb the u.s. capitol will still get to use jailhouse phones. a federal judge rejected prosecutors' requests to limit christopher cornell's phone access. cornell recently called a tv station giving a bazaar interview. he told them if he hadn't been caught he would have assassinated the president. cornell has pleaded not guilty. starting today, you can take a closer look at some of the darkest moments in recent u.s. history. the exhibit includes letters from the unabomber artifacts from september 11th a rifle confiscated from the virginia jihad network, and ku klux klan ceremonial robe. the exhibit also features a runner's medal and bib from the boston marathon bombing. the museum says it is hoping to raise awareness and change behavior for the better.

the jury is hearing chilling new details for accused boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. prosecutors revealed carved second message in the boat where he hit from police. jury also heard from a close friend of tsarnaev's. the friend said he loaneded his gun to tsarnaev just two months before the bombings. prosecutors say it was used to kill an pitm.i.t. listpolice officer. andre brown will go back on trial this summer. prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a student. he says the relationship was consensual. mayor bowser says she has no plans to ask congress to approve the district's budget and wants a lawsuit over the issue thrown out. bowser and the d.c. council think the district has the authority to spend its own money after voters passed a budget

autonomy referendum in 2013. the chief financial officer disagrees. he says he can't writes any checks without congressional approval. bowser says she intends to much forward without congress unless a court orders her not to. house republicans could force the city to submit its budget for approval. that has been required since home rule began since 1973. once shock owing's resignation goes in to effect bruce raider will have five days to schedule a special election before the 33-year-old republican says he will resign at the end of honesty. in a statement he says questions about his spending have become a distraction. the associated press reported the house began an ethics investigation. that investigation will likely be dropped once the seat is vacant. any evidence can be turned over to the justice department or federal elections commission. northern virginia democrats are giving their first indication of who they think the democratic nominee for president should be. more than 1,000 democratic activists and politicians took part in a straw poll last night,

it's an annual extra tradition. hillary clinton topped the vote with 48%. a special preview of a new exhibit marking one of the darkest days in american history. silent witnesses has items linked to president lincoln's assassination. it includes the brooks brothers coat he wore to the theater, his top hat, booth's pistol and even the contents of the president's pockets. next month margs 150 years since lip cop was assassinated. that exhibit opens at the center for education and leadership next monday march 23. it will run through memorial day. tickets are free but they are very limited. we spent unitequite a bit of time at the exhibit yesterday morning and really telling the story from a really human perspective. not just what we've read in

history books. it's a stirring exhibit. we'll have much more as it gets closer in april. all right chuck bell. >> what? you say it like that. >> i know it's not you. but just after yesterday, it really is a shock to the system. >> shock to the heart. >> it was a nice day. >> are you going to sing again? >> you said it, so i -- >> all right. i told you last hour that i went out running with the dog yesterday and she loves to run. so here is a picture of her, always ready to run. >> she's a show dog. >> look at those legs. she's always ready for run as far as you like. but she's always no matter what she's pretty no matter but look how much prettier she is after a good run. she's still pretty and i look like a big sweaty mess. >> this one -- >> hey now. you can tell she's the one with the bigger ears and bigger nose. great day to be outside yesterday. if you're going out for the

afternoon run take may need an extra layer or two. maybe you need leg warmers, as well first thing this morning. spring fling is done. we just yesterday made ten days in a row with temperatures at the or above average. no such luck for the next seven to ten days. every day will be at or below average. 36 right now with a 29 degree windchill. we will warm up slowly but steadily today up to about 43 by lunchtime. and highs today up near 50 between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. so it won't be a bad kay to be outside. you'll just need to put on the layers that we had a couple weeks ago. 49 today in franconia. 33 by tomorrow morning. tomorrow a little improvement up into the 50s. but more weather changes coming our way by friday morning. so have your weather app ready to go. cold air and moisture out to our west coming in our direction. and we will have a chance for wet snowflakes friday morning.

so just breezy and cold today. tomorrow an even colder start. less wind, but a little bit warmer with highs back in to the 50s. and if future weather here check it out, clouds come back in thursday night and by 5:00 a.m. friday morning, a chance for wet snowflakes and chilly rain by friday afternoon. doesn't look like any major accumulations, but i couldn't rule out a slushy inch or two especially in northern maryland. "7-day forecast" time, 50s today and tomorrow rain/snow friday, dry both days this weekend. saturday will be the warmest day out of the next seven or ten, but don't get used to it because more cold air comes in sunday monday and tuesday. overall looking pretty good this morning. blue and yellow delays still in both directions however we're no longer single tracking. so that of course is an improvement. eastbound montgomery village avenue at 355, right lane blocked for emergency road work.

wide look at things overall, no major problems inner loop and ou taking a look 95 northbound here in virginia, you can see we're a little slow through dale city. that's typical. beltway at landover road everything flowing along just fine there. and remember this road work that has been around southbound garden city drive at westbound 50 the right lane and ramp blocked. back at 6:01. many of you are sharing this next story on the nbc washington facebook page to get the word out to your friends and family. kraft is recalling more than 6 million boxes of macaroni and cheese. this is a ubiquitous staple in many kitchens. landon dowdy joins us with the information you need to know. >> that's right, it's in my kitchen and kraft is recalling about 242,000 cases of its

macaroni and cheese dinner as some boxes may contain small pieces of metal. this is the company's second recall in the past six months. and it affects 7 ounce packs of original flavor mac and cheese with a best used by date of september 18th to october 11th of this year. kraft says it's received eight customer complaints and the company says you should return the product to the store you bought it from for a full refund. so make sure you are checking that date. and american express is launching a customer loyalty program this spring called plenty. it allows customers to earn points by making purchases at seven companies including macy's at&t rite aid and exxon moebl. so you can use points from paying your at&t bill to make purchases at rite aid. back to you. >> thank you landon dowdy. a developing story out of switzerland. investigators on the scene of a deadly train accident. what we know at this point is that it involved two construction trains one in a

rear ended another one. this accident leaving at least one person dead several others injured. the good news is there were no passenger trains involved but one very busy track has been closed off. today is national kick butts day. all about preventing tobacco use by teens. more than 2,000 events are being held across the country to raise awareness awareness. alexandria mayor will kick off a 3:30 p.m. event at tc williams high school. several students will help emcee the program. we're watching a developing story in montgomery county where investigators are trying to figure out why a man was walking along i-270 when he was struck and killed by a truck. megan mcgrath is at the scene, she'll join us live with what troopers are telling her about the accident. >> live look outside. 37 degrees outside our studios

here in d.c.. and many of you are waking up to similar or colder temperatures. chuck bell will have a look at your forecast for the day ahead and into the weekend. traffic keeping an eye on any road problems you might see.

traffic is once again moving on i-270 after a man is killed while walking along the highway overnight. back to bundling up. we're seeing blustery winds outside. making it feel like winter has returned. meteorologist chuck bell here with your what to wear forecast. >> good morning. yeah the weather will have an impact on your day today, but mostly just from a bundle up factor. it will be breezy and chilly but plenty of sunshine. so wear the winter coat. sunglasses too, for later on today. once we get the sun up. current temperatures are below freezing in many of our western and northern suburbs right now. still a little above freezing downtown and in to parts of prince george's county. later on this away, 1fternoon near 50 for a high. so that will be a 23 degree drop from yesterday's high

temperature. and going out this evening, bundle up. temperatures in the 40s through 9:00. reaching back down into the 30s by 11:00 p.m.. so again, highs today only in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. when i see in you ten minute we'll talk about how cold tomorrow morning may be as well. for now, though back over to you. developing right now in maryland, we are working to find out the name of a man hit and killed by a tractor trailer this morning. this happened on i-270 in germantown. megan mcdwrath livekcgrath live along the highway where the lanes are clean again. >> reporter: that's right, all the lanes of southbound 270 are open in the area of father hurley. so no traffic tie ups this morning. but we're still trying to figure out why a man was in the roadway this morning when he was hit by a tractor trailer and