crisis. suntrust is paying out a settlement. virginia attorney general mark heron says the checks are being sent to 1,589 virginians who lost their homes. the payout is about $1,300. that breaking news is on the road this morning. landover road 202 is shut down right now. all lanes are blocked for an accident investigation. this could be for several hours. you're going to want to avoid 202. alternates to think about, central or 50, perhaps f you're headed southbound. not the best idea if you're headed inbound coming that way. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. we're whacking up to fog in different parts of our area. >> "storm team 4's" meteorologist chuck bell letting us know where all of this is.

>> the worst is i-95 and blue regina. loudoun, fairfax, prince william, spots vain, culpeper all included in the advisory. that goes until 10:00 in the morning. visibility down below a quart ore of a mile. be extra careful. slow down a little bit. don't put the high beams on either. temperatures, we're in the 30s to near 40 now. we'll see a nice rise in temperatures. upper 30s, flirting with 60 degree. no real weather worries today. a mild day today after a thick foggy start this morning. warm and dry for most of the weekend. the next big change arrives late in the day on sunday. there's a risk for a few showers, but most of us will wait until monday before we get our next big chance for rain. a check on the morning commute. that's in ten minutes, back to you guys. >> new development this morning in the search for a missing girl. today d.c. police will announce more searches for relisha rudd.

she's been mincing since march 2014. she waslast seen with a janitor. police believe tatum killed relisha before he committed suicide. one man was stabbed together. a suspect also assaulted a second man. this is at the sunoco gas station on georgia avenue in aspen hill. it happened last night before 8:30. police are looking for the person who did this. we've got new details on the san bernardino shooters. we have learned that the man who bought the assault rifles used in the attack was related to one of the suspects. enrique marquez was related to farook. rah rook and his wife opened fire at an office holiday part december 2nd and today congress will receive classified details on the shooting. this comes one day after fbi

james comey revealed startling new details about the suspects' plans for martyrdom. a little later on, tracie potts will tell us what we've learned about other planned attacks. >> also, families will be in washington. eats been three years since the sandy hook massacre where a loanman opened fire. 26 people died there. 20 of them were children. this morning relatives of the victims will ask for congressional action to expand background checks for gun buyers. the families will also hold a vigil for all victims at at st. mark's episcopal church on capitol hill. north korea's leader kim jong-un says his country has a hydrogen bomb. a korean news agency said he said it during a tour of a factory in pyongyang. there's no real official whether he has designed a hydrogen bomb.

more powerful than an atomic bomb. south korea says they have not seen any evidence of this at this point. nbc news trying to confirm it. happening today, a sterling man tied to the kkk is being sentenced in a murder-for-hire plot. he offered somebody $5,000 to kill his ex-wife following their divorce and bitter custody battle. during the investigation newgations surfaced that he suggested to fellow kkk members that they bomb a mosque. he's facing more than 50 years in prison june we've got new developments in the murder of a 21-year-old in spotsylvania. we want you to take a look at some images police released. this is a picture of heather sa cone's car. she was found dead with a gunshot to her head. the car was parked at a home on piney branch road and police

want to hear from you if you've seen that car f you saw it anywhere between 10:00 and 11:00 sunday night. police contact authorities. >> 5:05. we plan to hear from a prisoner who shared a van ride with freddie gray. gray's death was an accident. this is according to an expert witness called by the defense. dr. vincent demayo ooe testimony completely contradicted the testimony of the maryland coroner. porter is the first of six officers go on trial in gray's death. he could go to prison for 25 years if convicted. the council on american islamic relations will partner with the governor's office to discuss recent attacks on houses of worship across the country. the summit will feature experts from the federal, state, and local emergency management companies. also happening today the

arab-american anti- american anti-arab discrimination committee will meet. it's the largest american grassroots organization in the country. now we turn to decision 2016. he made it to the short list but presidential donald trump is not "time" magazine's person of the year. german chancellor angela merkel took the title. trump not happy about this, as you can imagine. he tweeted, quote, e told you "time" magazine would never pick me as a person. they picked a woman who is ruining germany. now, he may be one of the most famous muslims in the world. now muhammad ali is speaking out against donald trump. trump wants to ban all muslims entering the united states. ali converted in 1964.

he said there's nothing islamic about killing american people. he took aim at trump without mentioning him by aim. he said we as muslims have to stand up against those. they have alienated many from learning about islam. true muslims know or should know that it goes against our religion to try and force islam on anybody. we're following the latest developments out of chicago where demonstrations continue this morning after the shooting death of a black man. the resignation some protesters are calling for. another story we're keeping tabs on, the flooding in the paflk northwest. just as one round of rain moves out, people are bracing for not one but two more. closer to home, some areas are under a dense fog advisory. take a look for yourself. you can see the fog sitting over part of the district this morning. but will you need the low beams

developing in chicago, more calls for mayor rahm emanuel to resign. the chicago police department is under investigation by the department of justice. they released videos showing black men being beaten by white police officers. >> we're getting new video of some really, really terrible weather in the pacific northwest. torrential rain, flooding mudslides, you name it in washington and oregon. washington state is under a state of emergency. part of interstate 5, a busy highway, is shut down because of falling rock and mud. and two people died. in portland, a woman in a car got swept away and drowned. a big tree uprooted and crashed into the bedroom of another

woman. more storms are headed to parts of the pacific northwest over the next few days. bad stuff. back to you guys. >> thank you, kristin. more of a mild and foggy start this morning. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell on how this is going to impact your drive. >> absolutely. low beams and lower speeds this morning along 270. visibility down under a mile through much of montgomery county. same story along 66, 50, and i-95 sitting in fog. dense advisory through 7:00 a.m. watch out for that early this morning. we'll be clearing by later this afternoon and starting to get much warmer. so a ride in this morning, cloud, fog, temperatures near 40. coming home later this afternoon, sunshine of all things. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. aisle start talking about the most important thing of all. the weekend. see you in 10. here's melissa mollet. trouble in prince george's

county. >> we still have this problem this morning. breaking news between barlow and kenmore drive all lanes blocked. we're going have a looish potomac river of this for you in the next couple of minutes. this could last for several hours because of the severity of the crash. maybe if you're headed outbound. rock creek parkway at virginia avenue. it sounds like an oversized truck. more on this breaking news in prince george's county coming up. some more breaking news just coming in to the live desk. kristin wright telling us about a fate tall file. an update coming up. new developments for a d.c. girl missing for almost two years. what

breaking news. a house fire where someone has died. this is happening. the fire is under control. we don't know what started it and it's just too early to know anything about that one person who unfortunately was killed. aaron, pack to you. >> kristin, thank you. it's 5:17. right now some of you are waking up in a fog literally. if you just turned on your tv, take a look here. you can sort of see some areas under a dense fog advisory. chuck will have more on that in just a minute as well as the weekend warmup. now we turn to a developing story. in the next couple of hours we're going to learn more about relisha rudd. we turn to megan mcgrath who's live with the latest on all

this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. police have been searching for the body of relisha rudd since she disappeared back in march 2014. they still have had no success. a mystery and an open investigation. we leerning apparently they have new information prompting a new round of searches. we're going to get more information on that and the location in the fifth district headquarters later on this morning. relisha rudd was seen with the janitor at a shelter where she and her family were staying. they had allowed her to spend time with him. police search kenilworth park several times after learning ñ spent a significant amount of time in the park and had bought lime and a shovel right around the time that the little girl disappears.

tatum disappeared during the course of this investigation, taking the information with him to the grave. still a mystery but we're expecting a new round of information. we'll bring you the very latest when it happens. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath, thank you so much. russell taylor is expected to plead guilty to charges alleging he used hidden cameras to produce pornography of 12 children. prosecutors are seeking a 35-year sentence. his attorneys are asking for a sentence between 15 and 23 years. fogle was sentenced last month to more than 15 years in prison. kill the babies, that's what planned parenthood does. >> attorneys are questions

whether man is competent to stand trial. yesterday lewis dear referred to himself as warriors for babes. he's accused of killing two citizens and a police officer at planned parenthood in colorado springs. he said he is guilty but he will not go to trial. the screen actors guild is under fire this morning. it's accused of a lack of diversity in its nominations ahead of the s.a.g. awards next month. you take a look here. all the leading male actors that were nominated for the motion picture category are white. all the leading female actors are also all white. now, a few black actors were nominated for their roles in tv shows. ee dress was name and "straight

out ta compton." i should mention i'm a member of s.a.g. the golden globe which will air on nbc. you can watch the nomination show coming up live on the "today" show. being happy may make your life better, but it won't add any years unfortunately. happiness has no direct on life spachblt just being grouchy is not enough to shorten your life. a decade of data showing the overall death rate of unhappy people was equal among their happier peers. >> it's good news for the grumpy or for the worried that actually being unhappy, being stress doesn't of itself cause illness. >> the study followed 1 million

women living in the uk. all right. 5:22 just about now on this thursday morning. let's take a love like outside in the district. there is some fog to deal with. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with where this is and how little the visibility is. >> down close to this far in front of of your face. just barely enough to see the stripe on the side of the road from some of our coworkers coming down the 70 this morning. the roads are a little bit wet in a few places. had a couple of sprinkles around 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. you can leave the umbrellas at home. in the wake of the rain drops, it is quite foggy. no real chance. our next chance for rain shows up late in the day on sunday. that will be our chance for

planning out the day. temperatures hovering near 40 with the cold and fog out there. mid-40s by 9:00. most of the fog gone. that will begin the warmup. mostly cloudy giving way to more and more sun. the sun goes down at 5:00 that. will limit our abilities to get above 59, maybe 60 in a few spots. montgomery county, near 50 in fredericksburg. for tomorrow, a little bit better day. temperatures tomorrow into the mid-60s.

get outside and enjoy it. maybe a hike in the blue ridge. sunday, more clouds, maybe a risk for a shower late in the day on sunday but that shouldn't bother most of us. i'll get back into letting you know how the tag fog will impact the rest of your day. here's melissa mollet. >> take a look at this picture at landover. 202 again shut down and a pretty decent sized section this morning going to be like this for probably the next couple of hours. 202 shut down between barlow and kenmore. all lanes closed. you can take central. inbound probably not the best idea. brand-new problem, 15 southbound at 340. also have a new problem on 50. i'm hearing about it in my ear. we'll be back in a couple of minutes. >> nobody expects to bury their child, you know. you expect your child to bury you. >> a mother says her faith is helping to keep her together.

months after the loss of her 9-year-old daughter. dachell was this the passenger seat and died. her mother, rachell realized the moment her daughter was gone. >> when i held her hands and looked into her eyes, i knew she wasn't there and it hurt so bad. >> the driver of the other car injured both legs and his back. brown forgives the driver. police are still investigating the crash. we've got new details on the paris attacks. neighbors say they thought 23-year-old foo aud mohammed agood was a sweet guy. officials say he returned to

attack paris's bataclan theater. 130 people died in the series of terror attacks last month. a georgia judge threw the book at a woman who locked her dataer in a chicken coop. the judge sentenced her to 190 days. she tied her daughter to a tree and shocked her with dog collars. she said, quote, you'll get better dream in prison than you gave your own daughter. police were called to the school in mississippi yesterday after reports of a bomb. they found an improvised explosive device inside a back pachlkt the school was evacuated and the bomb detonated safely. no one was hurt and no charges have been filed. how catholic university is helping students cope with the scary situation that unfolded this week.

it may have kept you from getting home last week, an hour's long barricade in northwest d.c. how police managed to end the situation safely. we're going give you another look outside this morning and the fog outthere that's enveloping parts of the area. chuck says the sun will break through. the sun will

right now from the live desk, more on the breaking news we've been talking about on the roads in hyattsville. we djaf÷ have live pictures to w you the scene. that is the one car involved in crash. police telling us the driver somehow lost control of the car. one person is dead police say because the accident is still. they don't know how many people were in the vehicle. this is landover road at the intersection there. again, one person dead in this crash. melissa, the road is closed there, right? >> yes. so the road is still closed there and probably will be shed down there because of this horrible accident there from overnight for the next couple of hours. again, a live picture from the scene there. landover road shut down. let's talk about the section that is closed. we're talking about the area between kenmore and barlow road. you can do 50 if you're going outbound. they would not suggest it for obvious volume reasons.

66 and 95 here look just fine here this morning. and then up top as we head a little north into frederick, 15 southbound at 340 we have a crash as well. back with travel times in ten minutes. chuck? >> thank you, melissa. outside this morning the fog has crept back into the picture once again. four things you should know about the weather today. a foggy sky and a sweaty wet ground mike make it a little slippery out there. our little december heatwave starts tomorrow. the weekend looks mostly dry but maybe not entirely dry. just in, though, the dense fog advisory just expanded minutes ago now to include arlington, the district, prince george's, out to anne arundel. watch out for ga dra matticly reduced visibility. low 30s. 40s. clouds and fog. near 40 this morning. a mild evening coming and a better day tomorrow. more coming up.

see you in a few. >> it's 5:32. we turn now to new information the san bernardino shooting. congress will receive classified briefings on it. what we can expect today. traci tracie? >> good morning. we're going to learn a lot more than we learned yesterday which is the suspects had been radicalized for a few years. he was at the museum last night talking about what he believes is the big effort threat james comey said is externally inspired attacks which appears to be similar to what we saw in san bernardino. he told congress they had been radicalize before they were even dating, before they met online in 2013 and before tashfeen malik had been approved for the fiancee visa here to the united states. the white house says it's too early to tell what could have

been done differently. right now they're getting criticism for approving that visa. right now the state department backing the visa waiver change which would require anyone who's been in iraq, iran, sudan to get t /=from a waiver. 're coming man was killed inside a southeast d.c. apartment. this happened on east capitol street. it's the 153rd murder in the district this year. so far there are no suspects in the case. the scene of a nearly 10-hour standoff is all clear. around entire six-block area was shut down as police negotiates with 22-year-old warren stevenson. he's suspected in an armed carjacking last month. he barricaded himself in a home but has surrendering.

metro police need your help. they say this girl is one of several teens who beat up and robbed a metro rider. two beat up a 14-year-old girl on a train. a gay couple called 911 for help and the teens started beating up them. one mad suffered a disability and had a foodprint on his face. d.c. police teaming up with f investigating claims that an armed suspect questioned a custodian. police question and searched man in a lockdown on tuesday night but they determined he belonged on campus. d.c. police say a gun found on a student at wilson high school was loaded. they claimed it has seven bullets in it. a 17-year-old was arrested after

being caught with that gun. police are trying to figure out how the teen got past metal detectors. this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray says he looked forward to the next chapter of his life. prosecutors say they're ending the rhett of his campaign with no more indictments. they were trying to prove he knew of a slush fund. seven people pleaded guilty but gray maintained his innocence. yesterday gray's lawyers criticized prosecutors for the timing of some of those allegations before the election. >> you have to be sure before you allege somebody violated the law, especially in this case, eight, nine, ten days before the election which everyone pretty much agrees caused his defeat? a lot of people are speculating gray will run for d.c. council.

he told "news4's" mark segraves he hasn't made any decisions yet. if you're thinking of flying on an airline, hold off because they're bringing back snacks. they stopped serving snack back in 2008. it's making change because it's focusing on the big and little things. if you fly before 9:00 a.m., you get the stroop waffle. it's dutch. you see the word there. eat before you fly. 5:36. we're following a developing story after a tanker truck exploded. why we're learning.

a lot of you waking up in the 30s and 40s. chuc

developing in birmingham, alabama, take look at this. a tractor trailer blew up. it was carried hydrogen peroxide, sodium per oxide, and sul furyk acid. the driver smelled something and called 911 and this happened. the chemicals that spilled on the road there. inching up on 5:41. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell joining us with "weather & traffic on the 1s." >> good morning, erika, and good morning, everybody. welcome to thursday. you can still see the top of the monument in downtown d.c. but just bafrly. a lot of fog out there. the fog advisory includes arlington, the district, prince george's, and anne arundel county.

visibility down. zero in gaithersburg. school day forecast, foggy. wear something ee fleckive. recess gets a "b." we'll get a little more sunshine. highs up close to 60 degrees. we'll be in the 60s by the weekend. seven-day forecast. more breaking news with melissa mollet. >> still shut down here because of a fatal overnight crash. going to be like this for the next couple of hours. you could try 50 this morning. i wouldn't try this inbound. also shut down, 50 westbound near davison road. a crash shutting down nearly all of the westbound lanes. into town, 270 south to germantown, the spur, no problem. looking quite good. 6 f and 95 rolling along quite nicely. remember to listen to our

friends when you hop in your car. an air traffic control crisis. who says staffing levels are at an all-time low and how it could impact your safety. from no child left behind to every child

new at 5:45. the search for relisha rudd. more on the story at the top of the hour. he's encouraging them to carry them somewhere else. the latest from the person at liberty university. it's a story you're going to want to learn before you leash for work. the safest vehicles just released, new this morned. plus breaking news on the road, take a look at this.

landover road is still shut down here in hyattsville. closed between barlow road and kenmore drive. again, all lanes shut down. right now your alternate central avenue or 50 outbound. i wouldn't try 50 inbound. chuck? >> how long it will last and when the warmup begins at 5:51. >> thank you, chuck. some college students may soon be able to bring guns into their dorm room. liberty university announced it is ending the ban on firearms in residents' halls. last friday you may remember jerry falwell urged students and other members of the campus community to get permits to carry concealing weapons. he said guns were needed in case an armed assault on campus. since then about 240 students

requested gun safety lessons. >> there is already a rejection of a plan to ease the commute on interstate 66. they voted in favor of allowing single drivers to drive inside the beltway during the rush hour. they'll have to pay a toll of about $6 each way. there is one group that wants to stop this plan. >> you want to end up making road more congested for those of us who have been using it for years it's going to move twice as many people at a minimum of 25 miles an hour and much more reliable on their trip. >> car poolers will not have to pay the toll as is planned now. they can set aside the money to widen eastbound 66 if a future study daetermines that is necessary. a money is free after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit. floyd bledsoe's brother confe confessed to the murder.

>> behind her head. it was accident. i didn't mean to kill her. >> the revelation matches new dna evidence that connected the brother to the 14-year-old girl. officers found her body in a ditch back in 1999. they say she was shot four times. 5:48. today president obama will sign the every child succeeds. they'll put an end to federal efforts pushing academic standards like common core. nearly 2,000 virginians who lost their homes due to foreclosure will get a check just in time for the holidays. suntrust bank has started to pay out a $550 million settlement. it was reached. virginia, attorney general marek herring says the checks are

being sent to about 1,900 people. the payouts are nearly $1,300. the results that may help you pick your next car. the top cars are out. they awarded 16 vehicles with that title. of thoerks 48 get even higher scores putting them in the safety pick plus category. the chrysler 200 is the only domestic model to get the plus award. starting today there's a new way to pay at wall mart and this allow dwrous check out with your smartphone. the service is called walmart pay. if you've got the walmart app you can check ourselves with your phone using any major credit, debit, or prepaid walmart gift card. scientists in new york are excited about the birth of some new babies that may help prevent diseases. these are the first ever test

tube puppies. they were born five months ago. reproduction is more complicated in animals than humans apparently. >> in vitro fertilization itself can't help prevent disease but what it does is gives us a way to generate embryos and use new technologies to hopefully go in and fix certain genes that cause those diseases. >> now, the ivf technology may be able to help some endangered species as well. time now for "weather & traffic on the 1s." we're keeping an eye on two big things. first the fog. you can see it lingering over the district this morning. >> also, the temperatures, a warmup is headed our way. we could see temperatures close to 70 this weekend. right, chuck? >> yes, indeedy.

i'm not a flip-flop wear your but flip-flop warning. downtown not as badly impacted as some of the outlying areas. the top of the monument starting to fade. our high resolution computer model forecasting the fog for the next couple of hours. generally visibility at or below 8:00 or 9:00 this morning but unlike yesterday we should be able to break out into sunshine a lot earlier in the day. skies didn't start to clear yesterday until after 3:00 or 4:00 and with the sundown that cooked our warmup. today we should easily make it at least ten degrees warmer than yesterday and we'll be off to fog again. then again the fog burns off even faster. the temperatures are in the upper 30s, low 40s. temperatures are chilly. had a couple of sprinkles. those are all gone. you can leave the umbrella at home.

the fog will give way to a little more sunshine. upper 50s, near 60 degrees today. nothing wrong with that. another bit of a foggy start tomorrow morning before tomorrow afternoon. things really start to improve around here. you'll like that. going out for a walk, wear something reflective due to the low visibility out there. temperatures will climb well into the 50s. maybe 60 down toward manassas and fredericksburg. tomorrow looks even nicer. seven-day forecast, where did it go? there we are. 59 today. 66 tomorrow. flirting with 70. a little chance on the shower. we'll detail that coming up. here's melissa mollet. >> breaking news in hyattsville. we still have 202 shut down because of this fatal crash. here's the section that's closed. between barlow and kenmore, all lanes blocked. you can try central or 50.

50 westbound near davidson, shut down. overall bottom part of prince george's county looking very typical. 66 and 95 nice and clear. back in ten minutes with more on this breaking news. breaking news at the live desk now and the whole volkswagen emissions scandal. v.w. will start road testing for all vehicles' emissions with an outside company verifying results. this all coming out of a news conference a few minutes ago. i'm always seeing a few minutes ago this will not spare any top managers and those involved will be held accountable. back to u.>> kristin, thank you. it's 5:53. today relatives of the sandy hook victims will be in washington pushing for greater

gun control. it's been nearly 3 years since the massacre where a gunman opened fire at an elementary school. 26 died. 20 of them were children. relatives will ask for an expansion on background checks. tonight at 7:00 in st. mark's episcopal church on capitol hill. a d.c. charter school is asking the court to protect their students. the school is next door to a planned parenthood construction. protesters are already demonstrating there. the school says protesters are harassing students with graphic signs. administrators filed a request for an injunction. the plant parenthood opens in may of 2016. today there is a missile launch happening in there.

it could be seen across hundreds of miles, across states. officials are likely to receive a lot of calls asks what is that in the sky. in dallas-ft. worth, there are only about 52 air traffic controllers, half the number needed in the radar room. another 15 could retire next year. the air traffic controllers union said they're doing the work of three people and working six-day weeks. >> they're going have to get on the fast track with hiring people. they're going to have to change some of these age requirements and retirement requirements to keep enough controllers to keep the system working. >> now, the short at could also reduce the number of flights leaving the airport. the faa said it shut down the

shortage and is increasing its hiring right now. good morning. i'm landon dowdy with cnbc headquarters. the the airlines are expected the fly between december 18th and january 3rd. that's oh cording to the news. with your cc business report, i'm landon dowdy. happening today, a sterling man with ties to the kkk will be sentenced in a murder for hire-plot. dallas brumback jr. pled game. $5,000 to kill his ex-wife. new allegation surfaced that he suggested to a fellow kkk member that he bomb a mosque. he's facing more than 50 years in prison. we're following new developments in the murder of a 21-year-old woman in spotsylvania.

police released thoos pictures of heather ciccone's car. she was found dead with a gunshot wound to her upper body. that car was parked at a home on piney branch road. if anyone's seen this karks you're asked to aleather the fishlgs. half of the vehicles were kept off the roads. break news in prince jormg's county where a fiery crash in palmer park has left a driver dead and has traffic backed up. we'll show you what happen and what you need to get around the scene. >> we erie also following new developments that's coming up

right now, new developments on relisha rudd. and i'm chuck bell with fog and when it lifts coming up. ongoing flooding has shut

down a busy stretch of i-5. why things could get worse before they get any better. first breaking news out of prince george's county. a crash turned into a car fire on landover road. you see some of the video here. we know one driver is dead. we know the driver was going west on 202 and barlow. imslamm it slammed into a pole and caught fire. landover road, we have a section shut down this morning. it will likely be like this for the next couple of hours. right now between barlow and kenmore still shut down. senl montreal avenue probably okay in the other direction. looks like we have two