gathering details on an air france flight forced to divert to canada after a threat against it and paris bound flight. severe weather causing major problems in the pacific northwest. the damage we're seeing this morning after the area is hit by heavy rains and strong winds. here at home, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your weather headlines which include some big-time rain coming our way, right, chuck? >> heavy rain will be here by this time tomorrow but first drops arrive well before then so you'll need your umbrella out the door play it on the safe side. weather headlines, rain chances increasing with time today. heaviest rain tonight into tomorrow. that makes today a weather alert day. perfect time to have your nbc washington app on your smartphone to track the rain drops as they move in. temperatures in the 40s this morning. walking around town the next couple of hours, temperatures rise into the low to mid 50s this morning. cloudy skies will eventually give way to drizzle this

morning. light rain becoming more and more likely by later on this afternoon. by the time all is said and done for this event, most places a half an inch of rain to an inch but it will come down fast and furious this morning. more impact on your commute coming up in ten minutes. for now i hear this morning's commute is getting tougher and tougher by the minute. >> it is. another problem popping up here and there. 270 southbound at buckeystown pike. slow going 30 miles per hour as you're passing that this morning. g.w. parkway southbound after the 14th street bridge, still have that crash here. as well, northbound branch avenue at the belle way, we are sending choppers to that crash here in the next couple of minutes. should be there. you have a couple of slowdowns i wanted to mention. in bound 50 at b.w. parkway and 295 south at east capitol. travel times in ten minutes. a suspected terrorist is dead and the hunt for another is happening right now in france.

news 4's angie goff following the breaking news from the live desk. angie. >> a lot happening in the last hour, aaron. new numbers in france. seven people we're told arrested following a lot of gunfire and explosions. taking you live to the scene right now. this is just north of paris where a six-hour standoff with a suspected terrorist just ended. we are told that two people were killed. this includes a suicide bomber who blew herself up as police zeroed in. also getting news that five police officers were injured. the main target of all of this, finding this man, ab dem mohammed abou. he is believed to be the master mind behind the paris attacks. no word yet if he is among the seven that were captured this morning. we do know others including children were escorted from the scene. more as we get it. back to you. >> thanks, angie. new information just in on one of the two flights diverted on their way to paris.

one of them diverted to salt lake city after takeoff from l.a.x. the other left dulles international airport and was diverted to nova scotia. kristen wright is live at dulles with what happened. kristen? >> reporter: hey, good morning. the airport in nova scotia tweeting out a couple of hours ago that all passengers are in hotels and are safe. those are the passengers that left here from dulles to paris yesterday. also new, our sister station in salt lake city, a reporter there tweeting out three hours ago that the air france flight that left from los angeles that was diverted to salt lake city has departed from salt lake city bound for paris -- headed to paris. same situation happened with both flights, the air france flight that left l.a.x. for paris made an emergency landing in salt lake city last night. 400 some odd people on board. authorities expected that plane, the passengers, the luggage,

nothing was found. flight 55, meanwhile, bound for paris from dulles was diverted to nova scotia last night after someone called in a bomb threat. after takeoff all 200 passengers got off at the airport there. police dogs trained in detecting explosives checked out the plane. the passengers were checked out and nothing was found. the fbi telling nbc news that they have nothing to suggest that either threat was credible. of course, this morning authorities both in canada and the u.s. working to figure out exactly where those threats came from. back to you. >> thank you, kristen. homeland security security secretary jeh johnson will brief d.c. lawmakers today. the fbi is in overdrive this morning. agents are paying special attention to about 800 names on the terror watch list, all of them linked to syria. the fbi already started intensifying surveillance on

about 50 known terror suspects already in the u.s. later today on capitol hill secretary of state john kerry, cia director john brennan will brief lawmakers on the paris attacks and the threats to the u.s. we expect two soeparate discussions. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will be part of a classified national security briefing tonight. she says authorities have assured her that they are taking all the necessary precautions. this especially in light of the specific threat made to d.c. earlier this week. a note of caution that isis also spreads terror by naming specific cities in its threats. now as this story develops of course we're going to keep sending new information out to our nbc washington app. make sure you have it with you to be sure to learn the latest developments. developing in washington college right now, classes are canceled today as police search for a student who's believed to

have a gun. 19-year-old jacob marberger is a sophomore. his parents say he took a gun from their home over the weekend and disappeared. they're asking students to leave campus completely and go home. the decision on whether to reopen will be considered on a day-to-day basis. a 16-year-old d.c. girl is headed back home after surviving six days alone in the mountains of tennessee. search crews rescued ava zekeiel last week. she went missing last wednesday while hiking with classmates from her boarding school. metro preparing to introduce the new leader. they'll introduce paul wedefeld as the new general manager tomorrow. all that's left is a formal vote and a final contract will need to be approved. wedefeld met with the virginia and d.c. leaders yesterday. they were impressed with his ability to lead and his background in transit and aviation.

keeping you safe here at home. the extra precautions we're seeing in place in d.c. and the impact it's having on people visiting our city. chopper 4 over problems in prince gorges county. a slowdown into the city and another one on 270. first, our first look at the damage from severe storms in the pacific northwest. the problem that region is dealing with a

right now hundreds of thousands are without power. storms pounded the state overnight bringing heavy rains and strong winds. three people died after trees fell on their cars. schools are closed because of

wind damages. the heavy rain is expected to pick back up tonight. the storms that will bring us rain in a few hours already causing damage in the south. take a look. more than 14,000 people in the dark in tennessee after winds knocked down trees and power lines. in arkansas winds brought down part of the roof at a downtown business. some people say they saw a big cloud filled with lightning pass through before all of those bricks fell. no one was hurt. you've got to think with all of that stuff happening out west of us, that some of that has to come here. >> right. >> it has to be that way. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking the path of all of that weather heading our way. chuck, what is going on. >> a plus for you today, aaron, in science class. all of that is coming our way. there's the band of heavy rain extending from western kentucky down to the gulf coast.

that's the area of rain that will severely impact us. cloudy, dry in the 40s. maybe a peek or two of sunshine. cloudy day. chances for light rain and showers into the low 60s by later on this afternoon. morning commute won't be that badly impacted. yellow light for this evening and a big red light for tomorrow, especially tomorrow morning's commute. rain could be heavy at times between about 5:00 and 8:00 in the morning tomorrow. talking about the end of the rain and the start of a chilly weekend. that's in ten minutes. for now, gaithersburg, problems. >> brand-new problem at 124. camera's a little bit low but you can see a crash there in the intersection. don't have many details on this one, but we will keep you updated as things develop on first four traffic as well. had an earlier problem here. looks like that is cleared out of the way. in bound on 5. 270 southbound germantown to the

beltway. top of the beltway getting slow. totally normal for this time of day. don't worry. 66 in bound and 95 north looking good. see you back here in ten minutes. >> melissa, thank you. a story parents of any tleen want to hear. the alarming new figures concerning sexual assault on college campuses. plus, breaking news out of france this morning. an overnight siege. the impacts those attacks are having on security in europe and here in our area.

6:16 now. breaking news. a seven hour standoff is over with. two terror suspects are dead in france. you're looking at live pictures from saint-denis where all of this took place. police were searching for the master mind in last week's attack in paris. they stormed an apartment building when the people inside started fighting back. one woman detonated an explosive vest and died. five police officers were hurt. it's not clear whether the mastermind was inside or what's happened to him if he was. security officials in germany and belgium are urging that everything is safe right now. soccer games in both countries were stopped last night over

security concerns. you're looking at the game in belgium which was actually canceled before it even started. however, in germany thousands of people were asked to evacuate. no one was arrested. no explosives were ever found there. closer to home, police and officials in washington are taking extra steps and taking the threats extremely seriously. a couple of dc area schools canceled field trips yesterday. new security measures started last night in college park at the maryland/georgetown game. some people along the national mall as well told us they're not concerned. police chief cathy lanier said it's not the time to take chances. >> the fact that there are people that might take that action based on seeing that video, we have to take all of that seriously. >> now another example of heightened security, the report of a suspicious package stopped a vre train. police gave the all clear later. heightened security at our

airports as many of us make plans to travel. adam todd went to reagan national airport to see how it might affect you. he spoke with jackpoter, the he of the airport authority. he said expect crowded terminals but business as usual with an extra sense of awareness. we are seeing the impact of heightened security at sporting events in virginia. virginia tech said it's increasing security for this weekend's game. last week's attacks in paris killed 129 people. one of virginia tech's vice presidents said the school is focused on students and community safety because of the attacks. she also said it shouldn't have a major impact on fans. virginia tech plays north carolina saturday at noon. new reports this morning that a meeting over a proposed mosque in virginia got ugly last night. they said, quote, every muslim is a terrorist. the meeting was being held to discuss plans to build an 8,000 square foot mosque at the corner

of old plank road. the mosque would move from its current location. coming up in 15 minutes, we're going to take a closer look at the growing tensions involving refugees from syria, that includes how virginians feel about the situation and their governor refuses to stop the arrival. 6:19 now. a woman was arrested on a flight from london to boston yesterday after trying to open the exit door mid flight. she was taken off the british airways flight by police after it landed in boston. passengers say the woman ran down the aisle of the plane during the flight. six crew members held the woman down, put handcuffs on her and tied her into the seat. police say she was drunk. 6:19 your time now. the field of republican presidential candidates is dwindling. louisiana governor bobby jindal has dropped out. on twitter he thanked his supporters saying, it's been an incredible honor to run for president in this great country. he raised little money and never made it onto the main debate

stages. he refuses to support donald trump but told nbc news he will back the republican nominee. there are 14 candidates left. we have new numbers from a new study about rape on college campuses. these numbers may alarm you. researchers at brown university say 15% of women are raped while drunk or high during their first year of school. scientists talked to 500 college freshmen. they said the ones who were rape victims before they started school were more likely to be assaulted again. police in the district need your help after a deadly shooting in northeast. they were called to new york avenue around 10:30 yesterday morning where they found a man shot outside of a motel. he had been shot several times. he later died at the hospital. police have not released the name of the victim. there is a 25,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. today the university of maryland at college pa will dedicate a new monument in honor of frederick douglas. the school will officially name a popular gathering space for

students frederick douglass square. that's used to educate students about the former slave and aboliti abolition's achievement. arlington county board members approved major redevelopment in the boston mall area. part of the three-story mall will become a 22 story residential building. the roof will be removed as well and more than 11,000 feet of retail space will be added -- square feet. the county also plans to rebuild the pedestrian bridge across wilson boulevard. it is 6: 1 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1ed. we need to get ready for rain. >> chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with a look at some of the timing here, chuck. >> indeed, everybody. have your umbrellas ready to go. you won't need it out the door this morning. you'll likely need it later today. you'll certainly need it if you're going out tonight or early tomorrow. big storm system. big swirl out here. severe weather yesterday down across the gulf coast. snow in the great plains. that much energy and confluence

in the atmosphere, we are definitely in store for some big weather changes over the next 24 hours. a surge of moisture will put temperatures in the 60s with rain heavy at times coming in late tonight before the bottom falls out and much colder weather arrives in time for the weekend. the weather impact on your day today, starting out low this morning but it will have a more and more impactful amount on your plans for later on today. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s across the area right now. we're not all that cold. skies are partly to mostly cloudy already. future weather shows the clouds lowering and thickening. these little specless of green on here, that's chances for light rain, mist and drizzle developing mid to late morning and continuing on into the afternoon. heavier, steadier rain comes in after the sun goes down tonight and it will very much impact your day for tomorrow. for today, 40s out the door, 50s with sprinkles at lunchtime and rain in the afternoon and evening. here's how the heavy rain moves

into late tonight into tomorrow. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, rain moving into the shenandoah valley. heaviest rain into the heart of the metro between 7:00 in the morning and 10:00 in the morning. that will make tomorrow morning's commute a nightmare for sure. then the cold air settles in in time for the weekend. here's your seven day forecast. 63 today but have the umbrella ready to go as we could get misted on and driz ld on at any time. heavy rain early tomorrow turning breezy and chilly by friday. friday night football wind chills could be back down into the 30ed and a cold weekend is ahead. four things you need to know about the next 24 hours. that's coming up in ten minutes. for now, melissa mollet, first 4 traffic. >> problem in gaithersburg at 124. just got off the phone with police. they are saying they hope this gets out of the way soon. should not be blocked for too much longer. new crash 295 southbound at kenilworth. pretty slow headed in bound. right now on 270 you can see the

red. slow all the way through germantown. then it opens back up. pretty good there. down from gaithersburg to the spur. take you a little bit to get down to the spur there this morning. 66 in bound at prince william parkway. it's a little bit slow here as well. back with more weather and traffic on the 1s. see you here at 6:31. >> thanks, melissa. 6:24. new this morning, some of the most popular health plans through the affordable health care act are becoming more expensive.

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that is the sound of an explosion just hours ago during the standoff in -- north of paris. not clear just yet if that was the moment a woman detonated a suicide vest and died. we're still working to find out more about the other suspect who was killed in that raid. police are targeting ab dem hamid abel. we don't know whether he was inside the building. however, officials say the people inside attacked just as the raid began. it lasted so long. seven hours. one person was believed to be hold up in the apartment. five police officers were hurt. we also just learned that president obama has been briefed on the situation. we'll keep you posted as we learn more information.

first though we do want to let you know about some major changes coming in our weather as a storm system pushes towards us. you're going to see some showers before you go to bed tonight. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is preparing you for thursday's weather alert day. chuck, good morning. dry start. be ready for it. cloudy, chilly, but dry on the way out the door this morning. likely and heavier rain. it will be a weather alert day. 24 hour focus. heavy rain early tomorrow. this morning, 7:00 a.m., cloudy and chilly. 48. by 7:00 tonight, light rain, temperatures near 60. tomorrow, heavy rain. weather alert means more frequent updates on air and online. push alert as needed from our nbc washington app. we'll keep you ahead of the

storm over the next 24 hours. >> i have my weather alert dress on today. >> i like it. >> tomorrow we need to wear red as well. 295 southbound at nannie helen borough. we think it's at nannie helen boroughs. b.w. parkway. 66 in bound at prince william parkway. disabled vehicle making things slow there. typically slow. no actual incidents. right now in prince gorges county in bound, indiana head 11 miles per hour hitting the beltway there. slow 32 miles per hour as well. more from chopper in a couple of minutes. melissa, thank you. 6:32. we'll be telling you. the deadly attacks. we now have new video of french airstrikes in syria. take a look at this. more than a dozen strikes targeting isis strong holds. this is in the city of raqqah. france put out this video. not exactly clear what it shows

right now. however, france said it destroyed two isis command centers and several other buildings. 6:33 now. a policy fight on capitol hill after the attacks in paris. president obama spoke overnight in the philippines and for the second time this week he made his position on welcoming refugees clear. congress said it's hearing his message but not all lawmakers agree with it. >> individuals say that we should have a religious sect and that only christians, proven christians should be there. that's offensive and contrary to american values. >> as soon as tomorrow capitol hill could vote on a bill placing restrictions on refugees from iraq and syria. how do you feel about accepting refugees from iraq and syria? we have the results of a new poll from the university of mary washington. it shows most virginians are not in favor of welcoming refugees. 40% of the people who responded say they strongly oppose resettlement plans. university researchers conducted

the poll before last week's terror in paris. 6:34 your time right now. today we're learning the details of a multi-million dollar deal to build up the old walter reed campus in the district. live in northwest with the ground breaking that's going to kick off the redevelopment. derrick? >> reporter: good morning again, aaron. we're at the walter reed campus. this building was rendered obsolete after the buildings moved to bethesda. this will soon be the site of a new fire house. take a look at an artist's rendering. city officials will break ground later today on the facility. it will replace the fire house in the 5700 block of georgia avenue, which is about 100 years old. look at the plans of the campus. the city has purchased 66 acres

of 110 acres that exist over here. they paid $24.5 million for it. it will be developed in the 3.1 million square feet of residential office and retail space with about 2100 housing units, some of those will be affordable housing. we'll learn more about that later on today when the ground breaking happens right here. we are live on georgia avenue in northwest. derrick ward, news 4. starting this morning, a four-day conference on u.s. drug laws and legalization of marijuana. a group called the drug policy alliance plans to lobby congress. the group wants lawmakers to make it easier for states to change marijuana laws. d.c. legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana earlier this year. the group also wants lesser penalties for people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. fairfax county police are moving forward with plans to explore using body cameras in the field. the cameras are one of 142 recommendations to establish

greater accountability and transparency among the police department. the board voted to further pursue all 142 of those recommendations. the board expects to present a pilot program on the cameras in the next few weeks. a quick thinking victim has turned the tables on a man he says who flashed him. he snapped a picture of a man peeping through the window. the suspect walked up to the man's door, made sexual gestures and exposed himself. this happened in the 7200 block of whispering oaks way in gaithersburg. he was wearing a navy blue jacket with the words woodstock student. call police if you have any information. prince william county police arrested and charged a man suspected in three peeping tom incidents. all three times investigators say richard rodriguez dressed up as a woman. on monday a woman said she caught him spying on her in the women's restroom. she said he put a bag under her stall. police are connecting him to similar incidents at the mall and at a woodbridge walmart. college of maryland taking

extra precautions for a third straight day. what we're learning about the student police are looking for as encloses are canceled yet again. and right now in gaithersburg, chopper 4 over this problem. the road is shut down as they try to get this crash here out of the way. also big slowdowns on 295 headed into town. but, first, the investigation into the daily fantasy sports sites is growing. the latest company being targeted by this investigation.

you're watching "news 4 today." new information about the investigation into two big fantasy sports sites in new york. the new york attorney general is now examining yahoo!'s daily fantasy game in addition to draft kings and fan duel. the attorney general says draft kings and fan duel constitute

illegal gambling in new york and have to shut down. it's not clear whether he plans to take action against yahoo! as well. in a statement yahoo! said it does not comment on legal matters. there was a hearing in this case next week. comcast, the parent company of nbc sports and nbc 4 is an investor in fan duel. 51 degrees outside right now as we start to see sunrise or not really see much of the sunrise. it's still cloudy. here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> lots of clouds outside. chilly bus stop weather. kids will need to layer up a bit. temperatures in the 40s on the way out the door. recess gets only a c today. temperatures in the 50s and cloudy. light rain likely at dismissal time. you'll need your jacket, jeans, and umbrella on the way out the door this morning. already starting to think about your weekend? we'll give you the weekend forecast. melissa, believe it or not, has good news. >> i have good news. chopper 4 over that problem that we had earlier. right in front of the 7-eleven.

the school road has reopened. b.w. parkway southbound at kenilworth one lane blocked. 295 south has a crash. outer loop at the mixing bowl, hearing about a car fire. not seeing it yet. travel times looking typical on 270 top of the beltway, on 66 in bound and on 95. i'll see you in a few minutes. breaking news outside of paris. a standoff involving a potential terror suspect ended in the past hour. what we're learning about the arrest police made. >> plus, we're watching developments involving the two air france flights that were forced to divert including one that took off from this area. why those dc passengers remain grounded.

dramatic scene overnight in a paris suburb as police surround an apartment building where a potential terror suspect may have been staying. that siege ended in the last hour. we are also tracking developments involving two air france flights that were forced to divert. right now one of those flights is back in the air. news 4's kristen wright is tracking the developments of that flight and the one that took off from dulles international airport. but we begin with angie goff at the live desk with more on that standoff.

angie? >> good morning, eun and aaron. here's the latest out of france. we are following a lot of gunfire and explosion in a raid to find the mastermind behind last week's terror attacks. live at the scene north of paris where seven suspected terrorists were arrested overnight. two people we're told were killed including a suicide bomber who blew herself up. now the six-hour standoff as you mentioned which just ended in the last hour was an operation that was targeting this man, abdelhamid abaaoud, the suspected master mind of the paris attack. it ended and president obama has already been briefed this morning. five police officers are recovering from injuries also. no word on what condition they are in. at this hour the one thing that is still unclear is whether or not police got him. more on the developing story. 6:46. developments this morning as air france diverts two planes headed to paris, one of them diverted to salt lake city after taking

off from lax. the other left dulles airport and was diverted to nova scotia. picking up with news 4's kristen wright live at dulles. kristen? >> reporter: hey, good morning. we just got word from air france that those passengers who left dulles bound for paris last night and were diverted to canada will not be departing nova scotia until this evening due to crew flight time regulations. all right. a little trouble with kristen's signal there from dulles. we can tell you she was saying the flight was diverted to nova skoegs sha. the passengers were taken off and put in hotel rooms overnight. as we understand it, there were no problems found on the plane and we'll hear more about the next steps as the morning progresses. 6:47 our time right now. d.c. lawmakers should get a briefing from homeland security security secretary jeh johnson today. security is tightening after the recent threats against the district. the fbi is in overdrive this

morning. agents are paying special attention to about 800 names on the terror watch list. all of them linked to syria. the fbi already starting to intensify surveillance on about 50 known terror suspects already here in the u.s. also today, developments on capitol hill. secretary of state john kerry and cia director john brennan will brief lawmakers on the paris attacks and threats to the u.s. we expect two separate discussions, one on the u.s. hostage policy and the other on the process of radicalization. 6:48 now. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will be part of a national briefing. authorities are taking all the necessary precautions. norton said isis spreads terror not only by attacks but naming specific cities in its threats. as the story develops we'll send new information out through the nbc washington app. make sure you have it with you to be the first to learn the

latest. developing at washington college in maryland this morning, administrators have evacuated the campus because of a threat. classes are canceled for a third day today. police are searching for a student they believe has a gun. 19-year-old jacob marberger is a sophomore. his parents say he took a gun from their home over the weekend and disappeared. >> he had an upcoming honor board case. he got kicked out of his fraternity, had to rehouse into another facility. on that sunday night before he left he was confronted by a student government association about his affiliation with them. >> now the college is asking students to leave campus completely, to go home. a decision on when to reopen will be considered on a day-to-day basis. an 8-year-old boy is dead after a violent crash in prince gorges county. he was one of four children critically hurt following this crash in chillam earlier this month. the car he was riding in crashed into another car as it was

turning from prince gorges avenue on to new hampshire avenue. a 16-year-old girl in d.c. is back home after surviving six days alone in the mountains of tennessee. search crews rescued ava ezekiel yesterday. on facebook her mom wrote her daughter was weak but in stable condition. she went missing last wednesday while hiking with classmates from her boarding school. right now the death toll is riding in washington state after terrible storms hit the northwest. three people have died. about 300,000 are without power. the deaths were all from trees falling on cars. winds up to 119 miles per hour were reported south of seattle. the heavy rain is expected to pick back up tonight there. flooding could become a problem overnight. the storms that will bring us rain in the next few hours already caused damage in the south. take a look at this. more than 14,000 people are in the dark in tennessee after winds knocked down trees and power lines. in arkansas winds brought down part of a roof at a downtown

business. some people say they saw a big cloud filled with lightning pass through before all of those bricks fell. no one was hurt. 6:51 now. so, chuck, i guess this is the quiet before the storm? >> absolutely right. the main impact that storm is going to have on us is about exactly 24 hours from right now. tomorrow morning's commute looks like it could be nightmarish around here. this morning, nothing too bad by comparison. skies are mostly cloudy. you might get a sliver or two of sunshine here in the very early parts of the day. sun just coming up now. you can see our mostly cloudy sky already in place. these clouds will lower and thicken during the day. i'd have your umbrella with you if i was you on your way out the door. 47 now. northeast wind at 5 miles an hour. weather impact, low impact this morning. impact will become higher and higher as you go into this afternoon and this evening. heavy rain tonight into early tomorrow. it means tomorrow will be a weather alert day. more updates from our forecast on air and on our website and push alerts obviously on our nbc

washington app. go to the app store and get that thing downloaded today. here's the timing of the heaviest rains for tomorrow. 2 to 5 in the morning along i-81 in the shenandoah valley. 5:00 to 8:00 in the morning right through the heart of the metro area, the beltway, 95 between 7:00 and 10:00 in the morning from annapolis down into parts of southern maryland. thursday morning commute tomorrow could be horrible. future weather for today before that skies will be mostly cloudy today. high resolution model updated hourly. last hour it had specless of drizzle but now it's updated to keep the cloudy skies in. have your umbrella as you head out the door. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. no trouble warming up later today. winds low to mid 60s. temperatures will hold in the 60s overnight. that rain tomorrow morning will be coming down hard. rainfall amounts half an inch to an inch expected. it will be in the 60s.

much colder weather rolls in on a gusty northwest wind on friday. saturday and sunday downright chilly. could have some freezing temperatures sunday and monday and tuesday morning. melissa mollet with an update on traffic. >> two different problems on 295. b.w. parkway south at kenilworth. southbound at nannie helen borough. prince gorges county slow headed in bound on 210. same thing as you're approaching clinton on maryland's side there. branch avenue. 66 and 95 will seem pretty typical for the time of day. no big worries there. 270 at montrose road, no problems nortound and southbound just your normal volume. guys. >> thank you, melissa. back to the latest on the two air france flights diverted. let's check back in with kristen wright from dulles airport. kristen? >> reporter: hey, we just got word from air france that those passengers that started here at dulles on their way to paris and were diverted to canada will not be leaving nova scotia until

this evening because of crew flight time limitations. now the next flight from dulles, air france flight from dulles to paris is not leaving until this afternoon, but there will surely be some nerves among passengers. right now authorities are trying to find the source of those threats phoned in last night. flight 55 bound for paris from dulles was diverted to an airport in nova scotia. as i said, all 200 plus passengers were checked out along with their luggage. the plane was inspected. nothing found. now that flight from los angeles that was diverted to salt lake city is on its way to france right now we're told after also being -- after also being given the all clear. the fbi telling nbc news that there is no evidence to suggest that those threats are credible. back to you. >> kristen wright live for us in dulles. thank you. metro will announce paul wedefeld as its new general manager. all that's slept a final vote and contract. he met with the virginia and

d.c. congressional districts yesterday. they were impressed with his proven ability to lead and background in transit and aviation. today we will learn what people living in northern virginia think about the future of transportation. they believe self-driving cars will be on the roads in decades. the chairman of the northern virginia transportation authority will announce the full results this morning. the survey is an effort by the authority to involve the public in the long range transportation planning for northern virginia. news 4 transportation reporter ad adam tuss will be there. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. american airlines will be changing the loyalty rules. they will earn frequent flyer miles on the amount they spend not the miles. they'll earn five miles for every dollar. elite members will earn more. it makes it harder to achieve

elite status. i'm landon dowdy. 6:56 your time right now. four things to know. the arlington board of supervisors approved some major redevelopment in the ballston mall. it will become a 22 story residential building. washington college in maryland canceled classes again today. multiple police agencies are searching for a student who they suspect has a gun. passengers on their way to paris after air france diverted two flights. one took off from dulles airport diverted to canada. air france says it will leave for paris tonight. two people killed, seven arrested. several police officers hurt in a big raid on the outskirts of paris overnight. it ended less than an hour ago. we're waiting to hear whether the suspected master mind of last week's attack was caught or killed. another check on the forecast. cloudy skies. rain moving in later on today. heavy rain tonight into early tomorrow. then turning breezy and seriously november cold just in

time for the weekend. maine slays. just popped up, orange line delays. b.w. delays southbound at kenilworth. slow in bound. >> that is the broadcast this morning. thank you for waking up with us. the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, any breaking news. hope to see you then. until then, have a great day. make it a great wednesday, everybody.

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good morning. breaking news. terror raid. [ gunfire ] >> special forces in france launch a massive operation targeting the alleged mastermind behind the paris attacks. at least two suspects dead, including a woman who blew herself up as police stormed an apartment. seven others taken into custody, but did abdelhamid abaaoud manage to slip away? while here at home bomb threats forced two air france planes from the u.s. to paris to be diverted overnight, leaving america very much on edge today, wednesday, november 18, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc