good morning, everybody. it is coming up on 5:00 a.m. >> let's check our weather first. it is going to be nice and warm today. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell telling us about the strange november weather, chuck. >> loving every minute of it. mid-60s yesterday, even with the cloud s around. skies cleared out overnight. there is patchy fog. be careful of that. it is chilly. grab your coat on the way out the door this morning. let the warming begin as our little mini heat wave in november moves on in for the next couple of days. nice low impact day for your weather today. mild by later on this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. it is 37 in frederick county, maryland, now. 37 also in martinsburg. 37 in manassas. 42 out the door. 67 at lunch time. 59 by 7:00 tonight. trouble on an inbound artery. melissa mollet, what is the latest? >> 66 at fairfax county parkway. we just got off the phone with

police. right now we have a disabled fire truck on the right side of the roadway. with lanes are blocked. folks trying to squeeze around that. we see the volume inbound near fairfax county parkway. other problems, brandywine at branch avenue, still have a crash being reported there. follow police direction. inner loop and outer loop looking good now. don't have any major problems. and 270, we're now clear southbound at montgomery village avenue, no problems northbound or southbound on 270. >> thanks, melissa. montgomery county police are looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian and took off. we saw more crashes last night as drivers deal with darker visibility. kristin wright is live in bethesda where officials are pleading with drivers to be more careful. good morning. >> good morning. well, recently a bicyclist drove through here along mass avenue and recently as well 95-year-old woman as you may remember was killed trying to cross river road. as mentioned, last night there

was a person who was hit in a hit and run crash on columbia pike at tech road. police are looking for a dark colored car with front end damage. we're not sure how that person is doing, but all of this to say montgomery county council member roger burrline is holding a day of action, where he's trying to move the focus to traffic safety. and so this morning we're out at the library where people have been holding signs this morning to remind drivers about the dangers of speed and distracted driving. the other thing is council member burrline is trying to get the attention of some of the state representatives as well as highway traffic -- members of the state highway administration to call attention to some of the maybe safety improvements that could be made along mass avenue as well as river road. 7:00 this morning near the library, people will be holding the signs and 8:00 near river and springfield road.

back to you guys. >> thank you. a 9-year-old girl is dead and her mother recovering from this crash in prince george's county. girl's mother tried to turn left from woodyard road to canberra drive in clinton. the car she hit flipped over and that driver broke both legs. the mother was not badly hurt. a neighbor told us crashes happen at that intersection about once a month. that was the second major crash in prince george's county last night. a driver had the a pedestrian at kenilworth avenue and riverdale road. one person was seriously hurt. police aren't releasing any more information. but say the end of daylight saving time could be causing more crashes. all bodies of passengers and crew are back in russia now. the last plane arrived early this morning. today officials will work on returning suitcases and personal belongings found to family

members. the jet crashed over the weekend, killing all 224 people on board. russian airline officials saying there was no technical or human error. u.s. intelligence analysts believe an explosion could have happened on board, but as of right now, no evidence what brought that plane down. still, no official cause of the crash that has been reported. 5:04. this morning, a new look at a suspected robber targeting banks in fairfax county. the fbi calls him the forever loyal bandit. the shirt he wears during the robberies. in 2014, the fbi believes the same man robbed three other banks in the county. >> so far he has not displayed any weapons. but there is always that possibility that it will escalate to where somebody gets injured. >> there is a $5,000 reward for

anyone with information leading to this man's arrest and conviction. in decision 2016, a significant shake-up this morning. donald trump is no longer the front-runner in the gop presidential contest. a new news wall street journal poll puts dr. ben carson in the lead. his biggest lead yet. 29% of voters say they choose him. 23% would go for trump. this as trump releases a new book today with what he plans to fix, what he calls a crippled america. stay with us, tracie potts will offer her perspective in a little bit. local elections, we're about an hour out from the polls opening at 6:00 a.m. voting today, you'll help pick some new leaders in our area. in maryland, there aren't any state wide races. a number of cities will elect mayors and council members including gaithersburg and rockville. the same is true for bowie, college park, green belt and

laurel. in virginia, one key race to keep an eye on, for the mayor of alexandria euille is running a write-in campaign after losing to allison silberberg. the democrats need to pick up one seat to take control of the senate. now among senate seats up for grabs, district 29, which includes part of prince william county. coming up, molette green with more on these two candidates looking to influence the legislature. developing this morning, metro still doesn't have someone at the helm to begin fixing the agency millions of you take every day to and from work. neal cohen pulled out of negotiations yesterday. sources say he was not happy about having his name out in the media before even signing his contract. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss says the board will now go back to the other four candidates and let them know the job is back open.

after many of you spoke up, metro decided to keep the bus that connects the district and the dulles international airport. metro planned to get rid of the bus open. more than 3,000 of you argued that the train takes longer and is more expensive and unreliable. now metro says it will reduce the service between bwi marshall and d.c. different man now considered the front-runner to be the national next manager. cbs reports that dusty baker is now being offered the job. you'll remember last week sources said former san diego padres manager bud black was the first for the open job. usa today reporting though that black and the nats could not agree on a contract. we're keeping an eye on the situation and we'll let you know once an official deal is made. and check the nbc washington app for pictures from the world

series parade for the royals. the royals beat the new york mets this weekend. the team's celebration parade begins at 1:00 this afternoon. we're following the latest developments in the protest that erupted last night at the monday night football game. overnight we learned that the group is from our area. >> new details in the so-called seth for repairs case. metro opened a few minute s ago. looking at the current temperatures, you might want the coat this morning. tom kierein joins us with your commuter forecast.

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jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us. it is now 5:11. developing this morning. new questions about a protest at last night's monday night football game. you may have seen the activists on live tv hanging this banner during the football game. they suspended in the air, the activists are from maryland and are protesting fracking in calvert county, specifically

bank of america, which has financial ties to the project. a lot of people asking how the protesters took climbing gear past security and into the stadium. the baltimore housing authority will attend settlement talks in january after city workers were accused of trading sex for repairs. 11 women filed lawsuits last month. a judge says both sides need to sit down together. attorneys for the women say they were denied basic repairs while living in public housing because they refuse ed to have sex with the handy man. what will you need when you head out the door? time to check on the weather. >> voters heading to the polls in virginia this morning. tom kierein is in woodbridge keeping an eye on your election forecast. good morning. >> right out here now at the rosa parks elementary school in prince william county. it is cold, humid this morning. under a clear sky, can see the moon and jupiter and venus bright in the eastern sky. i'm here with the storm team 4 by 4. as the polls open this morning,

we'll have lots of sunshine at the rosa parks elementary school. see a lot of the election signs are here. bill election day in virginia. here is your forecast for election day. we'll have a chilly morning, only in the 40s here for about another maybe four or five hours. and then quickly jumping into the 50s by mid to late morning. and then by noon time, ought to be well into the 60s. during the afternoon, hitting upper 60s to near 70. good weather to get out and vote here on election day here in virginia. big problems on 66. what's go on with that, melissa? >> 66 inbound here at fairfax county parkway, right side of your screen, it is a disabled fire truck that we understand could be leaking some fuel here. this could be some time and it could be slow squeezing by to the left there as you're headed inbound this morning. through that area, 13 miles per hour. top of the beltway looking good. 95, bw parkway, no major problems. i'll see you in ten minutes. standing by for an update on

a developing story after police found two people dead inside a capitol hill home. what tipped them off to check on the pair. death to america. why one country isn't changing its slogan toward the u.s. despite a recent landmark deal. we're working for you this election day. why every vote will count for one race in virginia in decision 2015. narrator: for state senate, who shares our values?

jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions.

and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

5:17. decision 2015, polls open in about 45 minutes for local elections. a big way for keeping an eye on today is in virginia. the entire legislature is on the ballot, and every vote will count to see who takes control of the senate. molette green is live in woodbridge with more on the candidates vying for a seat. >> reporter: democrats need to pick up just one seat to tip the balance in their favor. here in prince william county, they are trying to hold on to a seat vacated by a moderate who

has not endorsed either candidate. but it is an off off year election and turnout could be an issue today in this democratic leaning majority -- minority district. let's look at the candidates now. the democrats, here is jeremy mcpike, a newcomer with a backing from big hitters like hillary clinton, mark warner. the 40-year-old is a volunteer firefighter, commutes every day to alexandria, transportation big on his list of issues to tackle. mcpike is getting a win here is considered critical to mcauliffe's legislative agenda. so the govern wants this guy in office. he made it on the stage, even, at a clinton rally recently in alexandria. the republican here is a formidable opponent. hal parish, well known manassas mayor with a family business in manassas. both come out against the governor's recent proposal to toll the i-66 car pool lanes inside the beltway.

so they have some common ground, but they differ on some really big and tough issues in this state. among them, gun control. that is the latest live here from rosa parks elementary school where the voting gets started at 6:00 a.m. back to you. >> molette green, thank you. developing this morning, the search for answers in a young couple's death. d.c. police found the young man and woman inside a home on tennessee avenue northeast yesterday afternoon. that's in the capitol hill neighborhood. officers went there for a welfare check. we asked them how they died, but they wouldn't tell us. police are calling the deaths suspicious. no arrests, no suspects at this point. a deadly shooting now. this time police opening fire on a carjacking suspect. that shootout happened in southeast washington after a chase in prince george's county that quickly crossed the state line. sources tell news 4 the suspect carjacked someone on riverbend road in ft. washington. police followed him and caught up with him in southeast, when they say he started shooting. officers returned fire and killed the suspect.

5:20 now. today, family, friends and students will gather to remember those who died in a homecoming parade in oklahoma. four people died and 40 others were hurt when a car plowed into a crowd of people at the end of a homecoming parade late last month for oklahoma state university. a community wide memorial service will be held tonight in the city of stillwater. a woman suspected of drunk driving is being charged for the crash. also today, attorneys in the oscar pistorius case will head back to court to appeal against a guilty verdict in a deadly shooting. the south african paralympic gold medalist was found guilty of shooting and killing his girlfriend. during a trial, pistorius claimed he thought his girlfriend was a burglar. his attorneys will argue that the judge ignored important evidence. pistorius is out of prison and on parole less than a year into his five-year sentence, not expected to be in court today. in news 4 your health at 5:21, do you use the calorie counts you see on some menu s?

yes? >> i don't want to look at them. i would rather just eat what's in front of me. >> new studies show the numbers don't necessarily help customers make healthier choices. researchers with new york university say the calorie counts averaged outlmost the same regardless of whether customers could see the total before they ordered. another study in the journal of health affairs says requiring restaurants to reveal calorie changes -- changes what restaurants offer, not necessarily what customers order. and i guess the logic might be that, you know, you know what you're getting, so you are doing it to yourself. >> i try to eat healthily during the week. when i'm eating out, i don't want to look. give me my french fries. i don't want to look at the calorie count. let me be happy. >> food makes me happy. >> food makes us happy. chuck bell telling us about a warmup on the way. pretty picture outside the lincoln memorial.

my favorite. >> cold outside. the smartest ing i did for reducing calorie, no longer eating cold french fries. cold french fries don't taste good and just as bad for you. my advice to you. outside this morning, abe lincoln in the cool air this morning. it is even colder out into the suburbs. there is a little patchy fog to be dealt with as well. fog over the potomac, american legion bridge, five mile visibility in gaithersburg. under a mile in frederick, maryland, martinsburg, west virginia and a mile now visibility at manassas air field. indeed, a chilly start this morning with patchy fog around. watch out for that. an abundance of sunshine is coming our way for this afternoon. are you ready for the 70s in november? you betcha. today, up around 71. 72 our average high now is only in the low to mid-60s. we should be 70 or higher all the way through the rest of the work and school week. unfortunately just in time for the weekend.

cooler air comes back into the picture, but we take a drop out of your weekend forecast. so we have at least that little bit of good news. 39 now at the inner harbor in baltimore. 39 in gainithersburg. 40 in culpepper. you'll need the coat first thing, shedable coat for sure. jeans and sunglasses for later on today, with temperatures warping quiwarp i warming quickly. temperatures in the upper 30s through low 40s here through 7:00. then rise very quickly. mid-60s by 11:00 a.m. and planning out your afternoon, plan on sunshine and temperatures hovering near 70 degrees for much of the afternoon, going out tonight, temperatures low 60s between 5:00 and 8:00 and back to the cool 50s between 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. future weather, sunshine for everybody today and for tomorrow, clouds come back to the picture as we come into thursday with a slight chance for a shower. no interruption and the warmth, 72 today, 70 for tomorrow. only about 70 thursday with clouds and a chance for showers.

warmest day of the week, friday. we love it when friday is nice and warm. it will be up near 80 degrees on friday, but cooler by the weekend. we'll take a look at your four things you need to know about the weather in a few minutes. for now, something you need to know in fairfax county. 66 inbound at fairfax county parkway, still slow here because, take a look at the right side of your screen, we have a disabled fire truck that we believe is leaking fuel. this could be some time before it is completely gone. it is slow inbound there at fairfax county parkway. 270 at montrose road, looking good. no problems along 270. earlier crashes out of the way. prince journals county looking good, that earlier accident, brandy wine road at branch avenue. also no longer on the radar. 95 northbound quantico to the beltway, 19 minutes, can't get much better than that. see you back here at 5:31. yale fraternity is defending itself after students say they only allowed white women into a party over the weekend.

sae says it only screened -- the only screening they do is to ask for a yale student i.d. when it got too crowded, police showed up and told them not to let anyone else in. one student says she was turned away and told admittance was on a white girls only basis. >> someone at the door said, white girls only. those are the words, white girls only. >> last spring a video of sae brothers at the university of oklahoma went viral as they chanted racial slurs about how black people would never be allowed to join that fraternity. lawmakers in iran will not ban the death for america slogan in that country. lawmakers issued a statement yesterday despite tehran reaching a landmark nuclear deal with the u.s. nearly 200 lawmakers signed the statement. it seems iran's leader and many in the iranian government remain suspicious of the u.s. despite the recent deals. a scandal developing this morning at the vatican. can confidential documents

detailing that mismanagement lost the vatican millions of euros in potential revenue. the findings are part of a new book by an italian journalist due out on thursday. but the associated press obtained a copy early of merchants in the temple. yesterday, the vatican announced the arrests of two people suspected of leaking confidential documents. both suspects are members of the pope's financial reform commission. a survey just out this morning shows encouraging evidence for religious leaders across america. the pew research center says 77% of adults in the u.s. identify with a faith group. the majority of those adults are just as engaged now as they were seven years ago. for example, two-thirds of religiously affiliated adults said they prayed every day. the survey also found nearly every major religion was notably more accepting of same sex relationships. it is now 5:27. happening today, first lady michelle obama spending her first full day in qatar.

she'll visit a crucial air base. she'll travel to jordan and visit a school supported by the u.s. agency for international development. she also plans to visit an ancient city carved from rose colored rock. former president jimmy carter keeping pretty busy. he's working on a humanity project. he was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. he said his treatments are going well and doctors approved him to work on a habitat for humanity project in nepal. security concerns kept him in the u.s., though, instead. a new policy is in place after last week's science experiment at a local high school went terribly wrong. what is no longer allowed in chemistry class. major milestone for bei bei. what the panda cub could be on the verge of doing any minute now. >> i love them. looking live outside, we're in for a warm day, but will the warm temperatures stick around for the weekend? chuck bell will let us know the four things to know about your

weather. your time now is 5:28.

now at 5:30, leading the pack. i'm aaron gilchrist. ben carson is surging in the polls. what does that say about voter opinion? another development in the case against six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. what prosecutors are fighting to have dropped. we're starting off downright cold in some places this morning. wait until you see the warmup on

the way. let's get right to chuck bell for that. four things to know in the forecast. >> thanks, aaron and eun. tuesday is off to a chilly start for sure. grab a coat on your way out the door. that's the first thing you need to know about today. we'll be soaring into the 70s. november warm spell begins today and goes through much of the week. won't even be chilly until we get to the weekend. cold this morning. 39 in gaithersburg and damascus. early morning exercise, layer up first thing, temperatures in the mid-40s by 8:00. 50s by 9:00. easy drive in with temperatures mostly in the 40s. near 70 by later on this afternoon. perfect day to be outside. top down weather for the commute home, though i suspect 30s and 40s, top up on the way in. >> i think so. right now chilly, but later nice. a new problem 66 east at nutley street. left lane blocked because of a brand-new accident. hearing about a water main break

50 between 29 and germantown road. more details and be back here in a minute. 66 eastbound at fairfax county parkway, again, very slow here headed inbound this morning because of this disabled fire truck off to the right side of the roadway. big look at the beltway, beltway fairly clear. travel times in ten minutes. 5:32 now. to decision 2016. a new nbc news wall street journal poll, tracie potts is on capitol hill with some surprises and some shifts in the new numbers. >> the biggest surprise in this, or the biggest news out of this, aaron, is a 29% support for dr. ben carson. it is the largest percentage that we have seen in our poll this election cycle. he's surging to number one. six points ahead of donald trump. when you put together people who say he's their number one or number with choice, he's way out there at 50%. also, the most popular democrat or republican in this poll, trump is the most unpopular now. carson leading the charge to try

to reform the next debate. he's got most but not all of the other candidates signed on. john kasich, chris christie, carly fiorina say they won't sign on. trump is actually negotiating with the networks himself. but it is a big poll for carson. also we're finding people frustrated with what is going on in washington. that's happened before. more than a quarter say the country's not headed in the right direction. more than half say they feel the deck is stacked against them. and well over half say they have the chance to either keep or fire their member of congress, bet you can guess that one. they want to get rid of them. >> tracie potts on the little for us, thank you. a different trend among the democratic candidates. hillary clinton is growing her lead now. she has more than doubled the support of her closest rival, vermont senator bernie sanders. breakdown for you, clinton 66%, sanders, 31%. former maryland governor martin o'malley at 3% now. >> we want to thank you from the

bottom of our hearts. >> we long ago lost hope that justice would ever come. >> now that the defendant is found guilty, we can finally start to mourn. the attorneys for the convicted serial killer charles severance are expected to appeal against a guilty verdict. for now, it is closure for three families who say they have been waiting for more than a decade for justice. a jury convicted severance yesterday in the murders of ruth ann lodato, ron kirby and nancy dunning. they recommended three life sentences. in court, kirby's widow recalled the last time she spoke to him, saying, the last thing he said to me was to call me when you get lost, and i am truly lost without him. the verdict also brings a sense of closure to an entire community. >> said 11 years ago, there is no cold case with a homicide of this nature. unfortunately other victims got in the way of this particular person who committed these crimes. today, hopefully, that push will never harm anyone in any community again.

>> severance is expected to be sentenced in january. we're working to learn the names of a -- the name of a 22-year-old man found dead near a popular shopping center in gaithersburg. police say the body was discovered in a wooded area. news 4 was there as investigators processed that scene along contour road in montgomery village plaza yesterday. right now police are not saying whether they think the man was killed. surveillance video helped police catch a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in arlington. 31-year-old ahmed l. katib is accused of touching the boy while he was sleeping in a common room. the boy says he woke up with his pants down. he ran away and told his cuzzen who wo-- cousin who works in th building. a man died trying to cross a street late sunday night. we brought you the story yesterday morning. since then we followed up with people who live in that area,

they say they complained about the dangerous crossing before. >> if you go down too far, you know, you're taking a chance to walk across the street. it is a busy road. >> there is a light and cross walk yards away from the scene of this weekend's accident near edison high school. tom khan died in sunday's cras they have not found the white or light colored van that hit him. baltimore prosecutors don't want jurors sequestered in the trial of one of the six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. william porter's trial is set to begin later this month. his defense attorneys want jurors placed in hotels. no access to phones, tv and facebook. prosecutors say those requirements could make it hard to seat a jury. gray died in april after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in police custody. all but one of the five students hurt in a high school chemistry class fire are now out of the hospital. the student from woodson high school who is still in the hospital is under going surgery for serious burns.

the superintendent banned the use of open flames in the classroom until further notice. she also ordered a review of the school system's science curriculum. all science teachers will need to review classroom safety protocols. bei bei is growing up fast apparently. the little panda cub tried to stand up yesterday. you can see -- >> poor thing. >> feet slipping around in the video. two months old now. weighs a pound more than his big brother did at the same age. live check on mom and cub this morning from the panda cam. mom on the move. baby still sleeping. zoo cooper keepers say bei bei teething. >> she's thinking, a moment of quiet, i'm going to do my thing before the baby wakes up. >> just sit and think for a few minute s. >> five minutes to myself. >> you can see this video in the gallery of bei bei's development at the nbc washington app. the director said wrap.

see the pictures on the app. i need a good slap right now. search bei bei. all right. all right. it is now 5:38. by now you heard about reports of needles in halloween candy in pennsylvania. this morning we're learning about similar incidents in maryland where some parents are being extra careful now. maryland lawmakers urging hogan to restore tens of millions of dollars in end case funding. but will he budge? a lot of you are waking up to the 40s. that's pretty cold. the kids will want a coat. as aaron said, you can almost count on them not bringing it home. label everything. >> that's what i do. >> a look at your forecast next.

at scary reason to check your kid's halloween candy. police in southeast maryland say a sewing needle was found lodged inside a twizzler. the 15-year-old told his parents he called police. the teenager was not hurt and said he got the candy trick-or-treating in the salisbury area. the package showed no signs of tampering. 66 inbound fairfax county parkway, we just pushed this out on the nbc washington app. we have been tweeting about it.

we have five truck disabled on the right side. a four mile backup. truck is leaking some fuel. another problem, inbound at nutley street, a crash there. 50 and lehigh way and germantown road, the left side is blocked because of a water main break. 66 inbound is okay from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. quantico north okay as well. tom? i'm here on the storm team 4 by 4 trying to keep warm. it is cold outside. our temperature sensor is reporting 39 degrees here with the storm team 4 by 4. it is election day in virginia. we're under a clear sky this morning. beautiful start to the day. it is cold and humid, a dampness in the air. at the bus stop this morning, it is going to be a cold morning, hovering near 40 degrees between now and around 8:00. then between 8:00 and 9:00, it should jump about ten degrees.

by midmorning, low 50s. and then by noon time, into the 60s. quite a dramatic change from where we are right now. dress warmly at the bus stop and waiting for the metro early this morning. that's the way it looks from prince william county near dale city, back to you. fighting for funding. who wants maryland governor larry hogan to give tens of millions to education and where it will likely go instead. it could happen to a lot of us. how thieves are targeting women while they shop without even some of them knowing it. parker: my daughter alison and her cameraman were gunned down

on live television. i know we can't stop all gun violence, but we can save lives if our leaders take action. narrator: but we can't count on hal parrish to act. he gets an "a" from the gun lobby, they fund his candidacy... while fighting against background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. parrish will make us less safe. parker: politicians' condolences aren't enough. it's time for them to act. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

breaking news on the roads now. 66 inbound, a four-mile backup as you're approaching fairfax county parkway. that is because our two right lanes are blocked now. a disabled fire truck that is leaking fluid. it is going to be very slow this morning, allow that extra time.

we just pushed this out on the nbc washington app. from a slow ride to a cold start this morning, temperatures are in the upper 30s to upper 40s. layer up before you head out the door. patchy fog to contend with as well. we'll detail the day hour by hour at 5:51. 5:47 now. just in, the nfl is expanding its reach overseas. the league announced a partnership with the rugby football union. what does that mean for football fans? a minimum of three regular season games in london over a three-year period. aaron is excited about this. this is a different location from where games are being played this season. sunday kansas city and detroit played at london's wembley stadium. a new study released today finds teens spend nine hours a day with media and technology. that's not even counting school or homework time. we're talking about tv, social media, music and more. experts say this technology is now a way of life, so it is up

to parents to create a healthy media diet for their kids. we'll tell you some valuable tips coming up this morning on "today." 5:48 now. montgomery county is taking action today following several recent crashes involving pedestrians. the county wants drivers to pay attention and it is focusing on two problem spots. kristin wright is live in bethesda now. last night another pedestrian hit in silver spring. >> reporter: a person was hit by a car and, yes, it was a hit and run. chopper 4 over the scene just last night. columbia pike and tech road in silver spring. around 10:30. we don't know a whole lot about how the person is doing who was hit. but we do know police this morning are looking for a dark colored car with front end damage. now, you know, recently a bicyclist was hit and killed here where we are live this morning along mass avenue. you talk about the problem spots, aaron, and 95-year-old

woman trying to cross river road was hit and killed. and there have been other fatal accidents. so today montgomery county council member roger burrliner is holding a day of action to urge drivers to understand the dangers of speeding and distracted driving. 7:00 this morning, people with signs will be here where we are this morning near the little falls library on mass avenue. also at 8:00, on river road, and springfield. so with this day of action council member burrliner is also asking state lawmakers and the state highway administration to consider traffic safety improvements along mass avenue and river road to hopefully prevent any more tragedies like the ones we have seen recently. back to you. >> live for us, thank you. this morning, a new look at a suspected robber who is targeting banks in fairfax county. the fbi calls him the forever loyal bandit. during two robberies, a man has

worn a shirt reading forever loyal. this latest incident at the capital one bank friday afternoon. in 2014, the fbi believes the same man robbed three other banks in the county. >> so far he has not displayed any weapons, but there is always that possibility that it will escalate to where somebody gets injured. >> there is a $5,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the man's arrest and conviction. later today, you're invited to join election officials and faith leaders. the national cathedral holding a gathering tonight. you'll hear firsthand accounts from survivors and you can connect with organizations that are dedicated to common sense gun laws. the transit agency says it will keep the bus that connects the district and dulles international airport. metro originally planned to get

rid of the 5a bus when the station opened. more than 3,000 of you argued the train takes longer, more expensive and unreliable. now metro says it will reduce the 5a service between bwi marshall and d.c. it is looking like dusty baker is poised to be the next nationals manager. not bud black. cbs suppoports report s dusty b has won the manager of the year award three times. we turn -- time for a check on weather and traffic on the 11 1s. current temperatures, you probably wouldn't think we would be seeing the 70s today, but may be pushing 80s? >> still cold. later shed the layers. >> i had a coat on this morning.

>> you did? >> i refuse. >> sunroof open. >> that is wrong with you? >> i like the fresh air, i like to look up and see stars in the morning. it was chilly. absolutely. >> he still likes it. >> i still like it. >> more power to you. >> no top coat required yet. i'm not waiting for a bus either. i'm driving to work. if you have to wait and stand around, i would layer up for sure. i think we'll make it into the 70s today. right here in the month of november, 70s are far from guaranteed. the number of 70 degree days we have had in november, last year, only two. the year before that, only three. only one in 2012. back in 2010, didn't make 70 a single time in the month of november. we're not only going to do it today. i think we have three or four 44 70s ahead this week alone. 47 at national airport in arlington, virginia. further away from the urban centers, a lot colder. mid to upper 30s, montgomery county, western fairfax, shan

till chantilly and manassas. be ready to shed the coats later on. temperatures by mid-60s by lunch time. most of the afternoon, temperatures near 70. the rain showers from yesterday are down along the carolina coastline. they're away from us. going to stay away as well. future weather carries us through the day with -- after fog burns away early this morning. doing the river crossings over the potomac, american legion bridge or chain bridge, down toward the rappahannock, a little fog around early this morning. clear skies and cool tomorrow morning. not as cold as this morning as the warmer air continues to move on in. clouds come back late wednesday night and a small chance for a couple of showers. here we are on your thursday. a little chance for rain thursday and friday as the warm air really surges up the east coast. how about this? 72 today. 74 tomorrow. near 70 with shower chance on thursday and mid to upper 70s on friday. i wish we could go into the weekend. we cannot.

melissa mollet has been a tough morning coming inbound. >> tough morning inbound. breaking news in fairfax. 56 inbound. a right lane blocked this morning. a 4 1/2 mile backup inbound. push this out on the nbc washington app. if you don't have it, download it for sure. 66 inbound at nutley, left lane blocked as well. look at that problem there because of the disabled fire truck, blocking the right lane. inbound new york avenue near third street tunnel, the right side blocked, disabled tracker trailer there. inner loop, crash on the left side is reported there, blocking the left lane, not seeing it quite yet. report now. 50 eastbound between lee highway and germantown road, right lane blocked. a lot of action. a new fight over the maryland budget and how much money is spent on your kids. democratic leaders are calling on governor larry hogan it add more education funding in the budget. they set aside more than $130

million for education reform this year. governor hogan allocated half the money for the state pension fund. >> why wouldn't you if you're the governor of the state or legislator in either the republican or democratic party want to utilize that fund to make sure our kids get the best education in the united states of america. >> a spokesman for the governor said there are billions of dollars in unfunded state pension liabilities that the governor wants to address. good morning. i'm landon dowdy. amazon is extending maternal ty leave for new moms. the changes take effect in january. babies born or adopted since october 1st. amazon is allowing employees to give up all or part of their paid leave to a spouse or partner who doesn't have parental leave through their job. this next story will have you saying look up in the sky. a bird, it is a plane. no. it is a google drone.

the tech giant aims to start using drones to deliver packages sometime in 2017. google is in talks with the faa to create an air traffic control system for drones that would use internet and cellular technology to coordinate unmanned flights at low altitudes below 500 feet. video of the drone dropping off the small package in arizona went viral last month on twitter. i'm landon dowdy. keep your credit card safe. that's the message this morning from police in montgomery county. look at this couple. this is the pair investigators think is targeting shoppers at a popular rockville shopping plaza. police not sure how the cards are being stolen, but they say it is so smooth, the victims don't even notice they have been robbed. most likely leaves her purse unattended, shop, doesn't notice the suspect going to her purse. removes a card or two, places the wallet back in the purse and walks away. we're learning that one victim didn't notice her car was missing for almost with days

letting the thieves go on the shopping spree. keep a tight grip on your valuables when you're out shopping. the latest in a fight for the fastest shipping this holiday shopping season. you want your purchases fast. best buy says it is testing out one day delivery in the san francisco area. we'll let you know if the company decides to expand the service to us. polling places like this one in woodbridge are getting ready to open their doors as voters in virginia make their picks in key state and local elections. the key races you'll help decide in the day ahead. breaking news now. drivers on 66, chopper 4 is on its way to the scene in fairfax county. we're already seeing some lengthy backups. melissa will show you what to avoid next. your time is 5:57.

right now, polling places across virginia are opening their doors and voters get ready to decide several critical races. what you need to know if you're heading to the polls. breaking news now on the roads, big problems 66 inbound, details coming up. protesters interrupting monday night football with a daring demonstration. the cause that had local protesters making a stand in charlotte. back to melissa mollet with more on the breaking news in

fairfax county. >> on the roads here this morning, take a look at this. we're jammed 66 inbound because of a problem here right lane blocked, disabled fire truck at fairfax county parkway. nearly five-mile backup headed inbound. eastbound at nutley street, left lane blocked. see the slowdowns, what we're talking about, we pushed this out on the nbc washington app as well. 295 south before east capital street, left side blocked. outside this morning, the cold start for sure. your weather headlines, be ready for a real chill in the air. first thing this morning, layer up, temperatures in the low 40s and upper 30s out the door this morning. let the warming begin as our little november heat wave starts today. we should be 70 or better for most of the rest of the week. today, nice low impact weather day. average high in the low to mid-60s. we should be at or above 70 for most of the next couple of days. we'll