first storm team 4's chuck bell with your forecast. >> plenty of snipe and less of a breeze to deal with today. it will be a milder feeling outside. 45 now in damascus, maryland, 45 in bull run, virginia. highs today, mid to upper 60s 'cross the area. a nice way to get the day started. 64 degrees by dinnertime. we'll talk about computer impacts in weather. >> right now mumlet crews are working as fast as they can to open all road after a water main break. "news4's" megan mcgrath is there now. megan, any progress? >> reporter: we're seeing a bit

of an impact. traffic not too bad. this has been going on since tuesday. we're talking about the section between pooksville road and cedar lane. they had a water main burst on tuesday. there was flooding, major lane closures. they have repeated repairs to the pipe itself but they still have to repair the road. apparently they had to take out a larger section of the asphalt. they had hoped to have all the work done by this morning's hour but they even not been able to complete the repairs in time. we have one lane getting by to the left in the inbound direction here right in the area of cedar lane. now, if you're heading outbound in the northbound direction, all the lanes are open. they're making a lot of progress, but we're seeing the lane closures, we've been here since about 4:30. actually they've made tremendous progress in that time filling in the hole with asphalt here. they're working as quickly as

they can. they'll reopen the road as soon as they can. we'll be here all morning long and let you know when things get back to normal. for now we're seeing one lane getting by to the left. for more traffic, we'll send it over to melissa. maybe take georgetown or connecticut. rockville pike there in bethesda at cedar lane. going to be nasty. 270 southbound, we have a crash there. we're seeing red. pretty much to clarksburg. we're sejd a chopper to that crash to see what's happening and right now 95 through woodbridge going 23 miles per horde. developing at this hour baltimore city hall is empty and police are gone. that news coming less than an hour ago after protestering

occupied the building. at least 12 were arrested overnight. they were standing against a decision on baltimore's new police commissioner. they voted to give kevin davis the permanent job yesterday. take a look at some of those gathered. the protesters are against getting the job. they could show up again this morni morning. we'll be watching that situation. breaking news. big change of plan for american troops looking to come home from afghanist afghanistan. just got world about the troop presence. the plan is to maintain 5, 500 troops at the end of 2015. much higher than that needed for embassy responsibility. president obama will explain that after recent violence.

by the way, there are 9,800 troops in afghanistan right now. back to you. >> thank you, molette. customs computers are back up and running. there is no evidence of any sabotage or hacking. the outage affected a homeland security computer system that screens passengers against a terrorist watch list. today t man who ran over a d.c. police officer with his car will be sentenced. kevin burno was convicted of hit ing an officer. he lost the use hoifs left leg and is no longer able to perform his patrol duties. you may have seen the video on social media of officers holding down 18-year-old jason goolsbee. two officers detaining him

monday. somebody called police saying goolsbee and two friendses looked suspicious lingering in front of the atm. he ran from them. todays news conference is set for 1:00 p.m. police are working on a case of a man who broke into a woman's home am raped her. this happened in the middle of the day. this man forced himself inside the home at 18th and a street near the armory stachlgts police say the suspect tricked a woman into opening her front door and then attacking her he will be set back to dchl c. to face charges. a woman charged with ripping off people for fake charities is ta'u back in kourtd.

prosecutors say she wrote affect checken from the campaign account. she's also used money from a fake autism charity to pay her own bills. >> there's a meeting. vdot is holding the meeting to hear your concerns. the proposed planl will turn the hov lanes on 66 between rosslyn and the beltway into high occupancy travel laeps during weekday peak periods. >> no gratuity need. why one celebrity chef is eliminating tipping at his. snook still a decision in the water main brain. coming up. but firstal man charged in the death aft

ten minutes after the hour. an update to the story we told you about earlier this week. a man was shot outside an nfl game on sunday and apparently he died last night. this happened after the patriots cowboys game. this apparently started with a fight in the parking lot there. the victim was trying to break up the fight. the police charged the man with murder. he's in jail. >> this morning virginia governor terry mccullough spoke. he's been an outspoken advocate for stricter gun control. he's had trouble getting gun laws passed in a republican controlled government.

>> i'm wearing have the heat o >> we'll get your electric blanky, aaron. maybe you can borrow eun's pashmina. >> there's a real chill in the air this morning, there's no doubt about that. slowdown? not much. more about that with your seven-day. this morning temperatures are in upper 40s, low 50s. dry pavement. temperatures near 50 on the way in and near 65 on the way home. plenty of sunshine. the only real thing. maybe some sunshine delays. there are delays for real, though, even before the sun's up. >> before the beltway right here. chopper 4 looking at 66 inbound as you approach the beltway we had a crash here with some slowdowns, blockages now.

it's a little slow as you're approaching the beltway. still have that problem again. bethesda and rockville pike. all the anybody lanes are open. right now, travel times from german town to the beltway, no problems. over to 270. a little slow inbound on 66 because of that one problem and quantico to the beltway you're on time. see you in ten minutes. >> we'll see you then. thank you. he called a popular church home for three years and nobody knew about it. how police finally caught up with this attic squatter. plus, maybe they're not so lucky after all. why it doesn't pay to hit the jackpot when you play the lottery in one state right now. lottery in one state right now. your time is 6:1

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this man managed to live inside an attic in the ar longton church for three years without anyone knowing. 42-year-old william barker would attend mass and then after everyone left he'd climb a lad sbeer the attic and stay there. he eventually was caught by an air conditioning repair man.

>> i was there almost like the whole time when the police were called in. then he came down. i was waiting to see his face. and there was a deep sadness, you know, that i felt right there. >> police arrested barker tuesday and charged him with trespassing. prosecutors say they're ahead of schedule in the case against suspected serial killer charles severance. he's charged with the murders of three people in alexandria over a ten-year period. prosecutors have been working back wartd krf ward krochronolo. a man who was a plumber said he saw man who looked like severance near the house. so far there's no dna or fingerprints to link severance two of the three killings. according to "the baltimore sun," mayor stephanie

rawlings-blake said, quote, there are very few things you can do to a human more disgusting. police ordered several people off the steps of a building. one man argued with an officer as was tase and handcuffed. that's when officers say the officer spit on a man. d.c. fire crews rescued one from a home. one person was critically hurt. a local family is mourning the loss of a 6-year-old and his grandmother. the two didn't make it out of a house fire in waldorf early yesterday morning. fire crews rushed to the home on poplar hill road afternoon someone in the house called 911 early yesterday mochbing. 6-year-old xavier atkins and his grandmother bernice washington died. the cause of the fire was

electrical. >> i tried to save them. couldn't get them out in time. >> reporter: four other family members made it out. the family has started a gofundme page to pay for funeral extensions. 6:18 right now. developing in texas, at least nine homes have been destroyed by a wildfire. it's grown to more than three square miles. so far no injuries are reported but essentially are evacuated. fire officials say because of challengings, the fire is only 10% contained right now. you see this video. you might remember this from last month showing two high school football players tackling a referee during a game. that referee will be at the meeting today. the players said the ref made raeshl slurs toward then. the ref denied the allegations. a teenager is dead after a church counseling session and

his parents are charged. it happened at the word of life church in new york. his parents face first-degree manslaughter charges in the death. leonard died of blunt force trauma. his 17-year-old brother also seriously injured. the two apparently beaten for hours when they wouldn't ask for forgiveness. their daughter is also facing assault charges. >> family and friends are remembering a woman who was killed in a plane crash. she was just 21 years old. you're looking at a video of the vigil. the plan's pilot also died in that crash. a nurse who survived ebola once now critically ill again. pay lean cafferkey is in the

hospital. it's possible for ebola virus to re-emerge in a small percentage of people. today in zimbabwe, the professional hunter who led to dilling of cecil the hunter will be in court. he's charged with failing to supervise, control, and take reasonable steps to prevent an illegal hunt. dentist palmer killed cecil in early july. if found guilty, he could face up to ten years in prison. if you hit it big in illinois, you'll have to wait for your money. the state apparently waiting on the budget to pass to hand over that money. last month two winners launched class action lawsuit against illinois lottery after being told they have to wait. the state said once the budget is passed the winners will be paid. i don't know. that's kind of -- i mean you geefb tot do what you've got do if the money's not there.

but an iou? >> hmm. 6:21. chuck with the weather. >> eun has owed me a diet coke for a year and a half, but all is forgiven. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. another shot of rein forcing cold air coming our way for the weekend. outside, clear sky and a chilly start for sure. overall weather impact on your day, will be nice and low. go over here to max 2. chilly this morning. plenty of sunshine coming your way and 40s and 50s that will be replaced by six ters later this afternoon. a pretty dry stretch of weather coming your way. rain chances are below 30%. as it gets into the weekend, it looks like it will be dry.

best color is maryland and west virginia. with ee starting to get sprays of color. that being said, there's a little slight chance for rain friday but our nice weather today and into early tomorrow will be replace by much colder weather. here's friday. 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. there's a tiny chance for a couple of showers as the cold front itself races on by. as we get into the weekend. partly, mostly cloudy skies. a kot arrives tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle. the real issue is go going to be a frost or freeze threat. for now you thursday morning, temperatures, 40s to 50s now. highs today, 60s. the and 67 down in parts of southern maryland. seven-day forecast looking good today. no problem. maybe a shower or two tomorrow. highs mid to upper 60s. but chilichilly. a freeze possible perhaps likely

west and north of the city monday morning. that's the worst of the weather. let's find out the worst of the traffic with melissa? >> the worst of the traffic is right here. over 66 inbound as you're approaching the beltway, we have three lanes blocked. you're getting by to the left side. i got this note i want to pass along. chain bridge road, two northbound lanes shut down between eaton place and 66. e with vel have more of that. five miles worth of delays there. 270 southbound. crashes still there. looks like those delays are better here. 15 at kingsley hill lane. also have a crash there with a little bit of a closure. 95 with 23 miles an hour as you head through woodbridge. eun? >> 6:24. announcement about social security and whether your benefits are going up. they increase them based on cost

of living increases and consumer price index, however, low gas prices and low inflation could leave them unchanged this time. the announcement comes out this morning. manufacturing delays could keep your child from getting flu shot. howard county and anne arundel county schools have changed their clinic plans. parents should consider getting flu shot instead right now instead of waiting for the flu mist to arrive. the simple act of downloading the app could save somebody's life. more than 300,000 people go into cardiac arrest every year but when we see it, many of us freeze. the american heart association says there are mobile apps you can download which can help get people trained in cpr to victims quicker. experts say don't freeze, jump into action. you might save a life. a warning this morning. health experts say just because

it's labeled herbal or natural doesn't mean it's safe. there are about 23,000 emergency room visits every year linked to herbal and natural supplements. it's linked to those 20 and 30 years old and many of those who visited the e.r.0c7ú complained chest pains or heart palpitations. american airliness is now ap apologizing for kicking a woman off the flight. this happened in phoenix. you can he the woman pleading to stay on the plane. the flight attendant told her to leave. other passengers booed the attendant. overnight they put out a statement say, quote, we have a condition with our team members. the woman was booked on the next flight for free. one of new york city's most well known restaurants is

eliminating tipping. so no matter the waiter, no matter the service, the customer no longer has control. restaurant tour danny meyer said it helps the restaurant. they'll go tipless. here's how it works. they charge a markup on the menu, 20% and that increase goes to the staff through their hourly wage. right now only a handful are rolling that out. this is the norm. you just don't tip and a lot of people say, listen, by making tips the norm here in this country, we are bearing the brunt of what the employer should be paying their employee. >> charge me for the meal and make sure you're paying your employee a fair wage. they're trying to get the word out about a peeping tom. the steps he's going through to make it easier to sneak into women's bathrooms.

>> plus, we're watching the repair work after that water main break more than a day ago. here's a live

right now a water main that broke two days ago is still a problem. crews are in the final stages of repairing the pavement in bethesda. a water main flooded the road on tuesday. the new pipe is in and working. we're waiting to hear from wssc as to whether the roads will be clear for your morning commute. now we have breaking news. let's check in with melissa mollet. melissa. >> another problem as you're approaching the roadway. you're seeing a big backup of at least five miles at this point. also a new problem. two northbound lanes blocked between eaton pace and i-66 there. 270 southbound after 70, still

have that accident and a bit of a slowdown. a big look at the beltway. top of the belt way starting to get slow. chuck? >> outside this morning a mostly clear sky that's allow temperatures to down into the 40s and 50s. 50 now in rockville and chevy chase. 49 at dell lus airport. 53. there's your exclusive. sky cast 4. not picking up much if anything in the way of a single cloud. temperatures near 5 w. 62 at lunchtime. highs in the mid to upper 60s. back in the 50s for this evening. coming up, what to wear on this thursday out the door. police in prince william county are looking for a man who tresses as a woman. he's saying he's sneaking into women's restrooms to spy on them. "news4's" meagan fitzgerald live at potomac hills. where the most recent incident

happening. >> reporter: good morning. a brazen suspect. a 35-year-old mom inside a staal with her daughter. she tells investigators she sees a mirror coming underneath the staal. she confronts the suspect who takes off. i want you to take a good look at these images that you're about to see. police say this is the suspect. these images are from a similar incident that happened in may. not far from where we are here. you can see the man is wearing a wig, black capri pants and carrying a hand bag. investigatorings say the same thing happened at bathroom. the victim was a 53-year-old woman. police tell us the suspect is a hispanic male between the ages

of 35 years old. anyone who has information about this case is encouraged to contact the prince williams county police department. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. thank you. 6:33. protesters gave donald trump a time yesterday. >> for china, not for us. >> if you listen closely you can hear the chants "dump trump." the crowd responded "we want trump." he told the crowd, that's okay, that's why we have freedom of speechl according to the "times," a handful of students were removed from the rally. if you watched the debate, you probably have seen this ad. dear hillary clinton, i want to know why you called for help for benghazi and then four staff

were murdered. >> the video showed the four americans and three others attacked. they don't want the ad to air again. the anti-clinton group said the ad was designed to convey as a powerful message a as possible about the tragedy and clinton's possible role in it. more than 15 million of your watched the democratic debate. that's the largest television audience for a democratic debate, drawing 5 million more than the debate in 2008. for those of you who recorded it, the mosted and rewatched s was. it set record viewer highs. >> 6:34 right now. the alexandria police didn't helps rescue victims of sex trafficking in one of the largest stings to date. >> go, go, go, go.

put your hands behind your back. >> they operate with the fbi. more than 150 exploited exploited children were taken out of criminals' hands nationwide. since 2003, more than 5,000 have been rescued from sexual predators. we're going to learn about bob mcdonnell's fate before finding out what will happen to his wife. his her appeal is on hold while her husband's appeal is on it. bed bugs giving some maryland pleas an unexpect ed case. employees can't come to work because of a bed bug infestat n infestation. they should be able to return to work next week. well, do you know what to do in case of an earthquake?

today is your chance to practice? the great southeast shakeout is happening at 10:15 this morning. both virginia and maryland are participating. you may remember that 5.8 mallny attitude earthquake in virginia in 2011? i do. it caused enough damage that two schools had to be levelled. three easy steps. drop to the ground, take cover under a table or desk, and hold on. [ chanting ] >> we're watching the developments in baltimore right now after a night of unrest in city hall. the issue that these protesters want addressed. breaking news on the roads right now. almost seven miles worth of backups, 66 inbound because of a crash right at the belt way. it is jammed. more details coming up. but first, what we're learning about lamar odom's

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breaking news on the road. 66 as you approach the beltway. an earlier crash has caused serious delays. we're talking 70 miles. rockville pike at cedar lane, southbound is o the only thing getting through. no problems there. taking a look at travel times, german town, slow, 24 minutes to get over to 270. in virginia, 66 inbound, to the beltway, should take you 15 minutes. it's taking you over an hour. aaron? >> thank you. updates on lamar odom's

condition. the former nba star was found unconscious in a nevada brothel. he's on a ventilator in a hospital. assistants told that he suffered brain damage and had at least one stroke. chuck bell tweeted some really, really cold pictures rchl you trying to prepare us for something? >> too soon. i tweeted out great pictures. my twitter handle is @chuckbell. here's a perfect of what mother nature does to make it look beautiful. 40s and 50s. bus stop weather near 50 and "a" for recess. mid to upper 60s. what to wear? you'll need sunglasses for now

and a jacket. at rockville pike crews are working to open all lanes of traffic. how close they are to finishing when we go live to megan mcgrath live at the scene. >> plus the protests surrounding city hall. how police were able to finally end the situation that went on through the night when we go to

breaking news on the roads right now at 6:45 that could make you late for work. this is the situation playing out on i-66 as you approach the beltway right now. at this point, we're seeing a seven-mile backup. >> it's one of the stories we're working on to get you up to the minute. let's check in with melissa mollet with more on the delay. melissa? >> eastbound right near the beltway, the crash still on the right side of the beltway. again, a seven-mile backup there as you're approaching the beltway. it's very slow. chuck? >> outside this morning temperatures are in the 40s and 50s on your way out the door. it's a cool and dry start. sunshine today but much colder for the weekend. more detail on that with your seven-day coming up in five minutes. crews are making progress on fixing a water main. crews are working as fast as they can to open up all lanes.

megan mcgrath has been there all morning. what are you seeing now? >> reporter: well, eun, we are starting to see the traffic volume pick up. we're starting to see slowdowns in the section. the bottom line is we only have one lane getting by to the left on the inbound side of rockville pike. this is right in the area of pooksville road and cedar lane. a very heavily traveled road. as we see volume picking up, we're starting to see traffic tie-ups and people plan to treat accordingly. they're hoping to get this open as soon as possible. they've been making quick progress. they've laid a lot of asphalt and they're making progress but it's still an issue. the problem, the 16-inch water main that broke on tuesday, it caused flooding in the area. it caused real problems.

they fixed that pipe. all they have left to do is to complete the repair. we'll continue to follow this and bring you updates. for now one lane getting by on the inbound direction getting by to the left, so plan accordingly. back you do all in the studio. 13 before the hour. the man who ran over a d.c. police officer with his car will be sentenced. kevin burno is now face 30g years in prison p. he was convicted in july of hitting motorcycle officer shaun hickman back in 2013. he lost the use of his lower left leg and is no locker able to perform his patrol duties. today a student will speak about the incident at a news conference. you may have seen this video of officers holding down 18-year-old jason goolsbee. two officers detained him outside citibank. somebody called police. they saw goolsbee and two of his

friend s looked suspicious and lingering outside an atm. today's news conference is at 1:00 p.m. protests at city hall. several were arrested. molette green is live at the live desk. >> we followed this all night from the sit-in to the arrests. at one point about 30 people refused to leave. police rounded up about a dozen and took them away. you can hear them chanting stop the vote. that was during the city council hearing where interim police commissioner kevin davis got a temporary thumbs-up. they want police to stop using

aggressive tactics. protesters could show up again today. we'll stay on top of it. >> molette, thank you. right now d.c. police are working on extraditing a man they say broke into a woman's home and raped her here in the district. it happened tuesday afternoon in the middle of the day. the man forced his way through 18th and "a" street. he tricked a resident into opening her door and then attacked her. he'll be sent back to d.c. to face charges. former house speaker dennis hastert heads back to court. both sides will update the judge on how plea talks are going. last month hastert's lawyer said they were trying to avoid a deal that woul try tr a deal to avoid trial. he broke the law and tried to pay someone $3 million to hide claims of past misconduct. :49.

a fairfax businesswoman charged with fraud is due in court. linda wallace also goes by the name lynn miller. prosecut prosecutors say she wrote fake checks. she's also accused of using proceedsen from an autism fund to pay her personal bills. >> a man died outside a football stadium. the man was trying to break up a fight after the patriots beat the cowboys this past sunday. another man then shot him. the victim diet last nighttime. the man accused of shooting him is facing murder charges. the governor will be joined by senator tim kaine and attorney general mark herring. mccollough has been an sad voe cat forstrict eer gun control but he's had a tough time. >> breaking news on the roads right now, chopper 4 over a big

backup. just put this out. we're talking a seven-mile delay as you're headed inbound because of a crash there. rockville peek at cedar lane. northbound all lanes are open. we have one left lane getting by. brand-new crash there this morning. bentway, westbound there, outer loop of the beltway, about 13 miles an hour because of some slowdowns in the area. right now top of the beltway talk about b.w. parkway, 95, colesville road. everything typical for this time of morning. no major problem in prince george's county. in maryland, we want to put this up and show you 270 looking good and the top of the beltway a little slow, 5 to 270. 23 minute this morning. chuck? >> all right. outside this morning morning, #spiritday. if you're wearing purple to support anti-bullying and mother nature getting into the act. a dark hue. way to go, mother nature.

just when you think she's going to let you down. think about letting you down. this week ahead, brace for very cold weather. i don't think we can set any records. the report for sunday and monday are 30 and 34. dulles, 30 and 25 the records for monday morning. i don't think we can break any record but i do suspect either sunday and monday most of the suburbs will be below freezing so get ready to cover up your tender plants and flowers if you want to keep them around. only in the 50s at or below freezing. for now though a clear sky. 55 degrees. northwest wind at 10 miles per hour. there's a hinld of a windchill out there this morning vchlt an extra layer of warmth. temperatures, 50s. in the afternoon, 60s. it is starved of moisture but it

might be able to wring out a quick little shower but rain chances are below 30%. today's highs will be mostly in the 60s. 69 and sunshine today. 68 tomorrow. a mix of clouds. maybe a spot or two. then as we get into the weekend. saturday and sunday chilly. watch out for a chance of freezing in the suburbs. >> you probably notice that we're all wearing purple today and that's in solidarity of standing against bullying. eight out of ten gay and lesbian children say they've been bullied at school because of their sexual orientation. we along with comcast and nbcuniversal are saying we're not going to stand for that. >> we're trying to encourage people to wear purple, show your support, and help to get that

message about not tolerating or treating people battley because of who they are. >> that's right. everybody's derchlt. that's what makes us all great. >> that's right. i'm molette green. we're going hear about american troops keeping them in afghanistan. we learned that u.s. forces will stay at current levels. 9,800 for most of next year and then draw down 5,500 in 2017. this major policy shift comes. for months military leaders have pressed for additional support to push back against recent attacks there. that is the latest from the live desk. i'm molette green. eun? >> thank you, molette. customs computers are up and running. a computer glitch delayed screening at airports across the

country for about 90 minutes. there's no evidence of sabotage or hacking the system that screens passengers against a terrorist watch list. there is a meeting tonight on converting i-66 into toll lanes. vdot is holding meetings to hear that's in ashburn. it would turn them into high occupancy travel lanes during peak periods. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. value pharmaceuticals received subpoenas but the u.s. prosecutor and others have recently issued subpoenas. they say they're currently reviewing them and intends to cooperate with the investigations. this comes at a time when it is under scrutiny.

for your cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. 6:56. four things to know. the great state shakeout. they're having their drill this morning. virginia and maryland are participating. >> a ref will give his story behind thiz video. two high school footballers attacked him. they sail they attacked him for racial slurs. he's denying the allegations. protesters occupied a building through the middle of the night. we're keeping a close eye on fixes to the road after a water main barack in bethesda. making final repairs to open all lanes. seven-day forecast, a chilly one. >> we deal that in just a second. right now 66 inbound, we had a big crash that really is causing some delays.

right now a seven-mile backup as you're headed east. chuck, the seven-day. >> 60s today. maybe a sprinkle tomorrow. big story in the weather department. much, much colder weather coming for the weekend. >> i like the highs in the 50s, chuck, but we love you. >> look at that. >> that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us, folks. >> the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes. see you in 25 minutes. make it great d

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good morning. breaking news. a big reversal from the president on the draw down of u.s. troops from afghanistan. the white house announcing it will keep five times more troops than originally planned. what's behind that decision? a computerlitch wiping out access the terror watch list last night, causing lines at airports and worries about a hack. this morning, the story behind the failure. holding vigil. the kardashians, kobe bryant, jesse jackson, all gathering in las vegas as former nba star lamar odom clingins to life in coma after being found unconscious at a nevada brothel. >> he's not breathing. >> we