first in your weather headlines for today as we're approaching 6:01 on your friday morning, it may look like winter outside but it's not going to feel like it. a little fog out there. it's not as thick or widespread as yesterday. as a result, it will be gone. we'll be up to close to the record for today. up near 66 for a high in washington. 're in the 30s and 40s now. that's within a whisper. your friday night looks a great. mild and dry. evening temperatures only in the 50s. if you're using today to travel driving lokoli, no problems there. no major airport delays just yet. i'll be back in ten minutes to let you know how many layers the kids may need today. that's in ten minutes. speaking of travel delays, here's melissa mollet. >> good morning. the left side of the roadway is blocks.

this is not something we usually see. derwood area shut down here. southbound is open. northbound has emergency roadwork happening there. starting to see delays on a couple of maps. westbound lanes, ice hoyer avenue shut down. eastbound taking two-way traffic. 66 at fairfax, we do have an issue on 66 eastbound. we have a new crash slowing things. travel time for you in ten minutes. >> evan on board a hospital chop never california is dead after an awe frl crash. four people were killed. a patient, a nurse, a medic, and the pilot. the chopper was flying the critical patient to the hospital. it crashed in thick fog in bakersfield last night. when no one heard from the

chopper a search team started looking. bad weather made it hard to find the helicopter at further but they did eventually see the debris field. now the investigation into what exactly happened is still going on now but the chopper company said something may have been wrong with the row tors and there was not much visibility. back to you. now to a developinging story. we've learned what divers are looking for at a lake near san bernardino, california. davers are looking for a computer hard drive that's missing from the home of the suspects. thursday was the first day they searched lakelake secum. the search could last several days and they can't rule out neighborhood canvassing either. right now a live look at the cam toll where we expect a short-term spending bill to pass the house. action needs to be taken to to

keep the government running. once passed lawmakers need to get right back to work on a lorm-term deal. a major break in the murder of a young woman in spotsylvania county. police now have 21-year-old heather ciccone's cell phone. she was found dead inside her car on sunday night. deputies sacik cone's cell phone contains critical messages and cell phone calls. they'll make an arrest soon. a second man now in custody accused in the murder of a recent europe vertsz graduate. this man -- excuse me the man you previously saw, matthew slon ski was hit by a stray bullet. andre dudley was arrested yes. he's charged with second-degree murder. police named him within days after the shooting and marcus king was also charged. there are no new clues in the disappearance of relisha

rudd. relisha was 8 years old when she disappeared in march 2014. kahlil tatum, the man she was seen with lavgts committed suicide weeks later. a somber procession after a young police officer's death. a lot of yu have been sharing your condolences on the nbc washington page. he died yesterday, less than a week after a drunk driver hit him on rockville pike. actions that they hope will keep other drunk drivers off of the road. "news4's" megan mcgrath has this part of the coverage. megan? >> reporter: good morning, erika. over my shoulder you see the cruiser of officer liotta. it certains as a painful reminder. drivers have lots of options. you don't have to get behind the

wheel if you've had too much to eat. one of those options is to be my designated driver program that gets under way later today. take a look at how it works. first of all you can download the app on your phone. it's bemydd app. they'll pick you up at your low kachlgts they'll drive you in your car back to your house. the fee is anywhere from $14 to $19.50 an hour depending on where you live and there's also a $25 pickup fee if you just want someone to come and pick up your car. you can pay $25 and have that happen. there are liquor stores throughout montgomery county who are going to be giving $20 coupons to pay for that service. officer liotta died from those injuries he sustained chen hit by a drunk driver last week. liotta had volunteered to be part of the holiday driving task

force. he was hit when making a stop. police believe the driver of the suv had been drinking and this was not his first brush with the law. >> he was killed by a man who had been arrested twice before for drunk driving. >> reporter: and that was a very angry police chief manger that you just heard, very upset about what has happened in this situation with his officer but also very concerned about the larger issue of drunk driving, especially during the holiday season. lots of folks are going to be attending parties, going out, entertaining that often involved alcohol. police want to make sure people don't make bad decisions, that you don't get behind the wheel if you had too much to drink. this bemydecembe my designated program begins today and runs

through january 1st. some county citizens were upset about relow indicating a mosque. it turned hostile. one man actually repeatedly interrupted the presentation. they'll lead tonight's meeting. it starts at 7:00 in the auditorium at riverbend high school. a shanchup today in prince george's county. the police chief tells us mark ma gall will retire. many gau may instead serve as head of public safety for the county. new rules for the roads in d.c. fines are going up. we're talk 3g $00 tickets going up to 1,000 bucks. >> forget the boots kchl you break out the flip-flops for this morning's commute? if these temperatures aren o the screen are any indication, the answer may be yes. and uber is taking aim at

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all right people not happy about this. starting today you're going have to pay a lot more if you're driving in d.c. very dot is adding and increasing fines. there are eight violations you get a ticket for like failing to yield to a bus or not slowing down as you pass police at a crash. those both cost $500 now. other fines are going up by hundreds as well. for example, you'll have to pay $1,000 instead of $3,000 if you drive 20 miles an hour faster than the speed limit. time for your "weather & traffic on the 1s." how much the weather is going to impact your drive to work.

probably not a lot this morning. >> let's check in with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. chuck? >> a little warmer outside this morning. yes, indeed. temperatures are in 30s and 40s. 37 in gaithersburg, 45 at national airport, what to wear today. you won't need the heavy parka at all. no more than your sweater and sunglasses. that's the only big delay from a weather perspective is on the ride home with your commute. outside a little fog, mainly on river crossings and by the bay. there may be sunshine delays coming home. it's friday, which means the weekend is just one day away. your weekend forecast. that's in ten minutes. here's melissa mollet with your slowdowns on a friday. >> we have a brand-new situation that the chopper got over. this is at new hampshire at oakville drive in silver spring. i'm seeing this for the first

time. report of a pedestrian struck here. trying to get more information on that. just seeing that. taking a look at other issues, 295 north of pennsylvania, still have that left side block and the backups building here this morning. as far as travel times, no problem here in maryland. looking quite good. same thing on 66 and 95 rolling along nicely. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. >> thank you. bul bullies bull bulying muslims. we'll give you a glimpse of chopper 4 going up. we'll have the latest from the live desk when we return.

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the head of the serbian arms gun company says it matched to an american arms dealer. it's not clear how the gun got back to europe. and as the paris terrorist

attack still echos across europe, geneva switzerland is now raising its security alert level as police hunt for four suspects allegedly connected to isis. they believe the group was plotting a specific attack in the city. state prosecutors were investigating based on a tip from the cia. >> he feels quite marginalized and, in fact, some of the kids in the school are named him as isis. >> mothers like that are saying their kids are victims of haters. police were there to hear concerns from local muslims. an american delegate plans to file a bill that promotes it. the bill would require

maryland's tax unit to work with the department of homeland security to work with those suspected with ties. he represents frederick and carroll counties and he suggested that baltimore's organization is one of several that promotes the spread of jihad. to the latest now on the race to the white house. trump was there to gladly accept the support and offer a look into what he says would be one of his first actions as commander in chief. trump told the crowd that he would sign an executive order requiring the death penalty for anyone convicted of killing a police officer. but as his popularity continues to grow among republican voter on the proposed ban of muslims entering the u.s trump is losing major plun around the world. a $6 million golf company is removing his name from that

project. he's also lost some major developments in scotland worth close to $300 million. today we expect to hear from a family of a chicago teen killed by a accomplish. it will be the family's first public address. you may remember the dash cam video that shows the officer firing at 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. as many as 16 times. officer jason van dyke faces murder charges in the october 2014 killing. happening today, about 120 virginia leaders will gather to push for more school funding at the state level. since 2009 state funding has gone down by about $1 billion. school funding for each individual student has gone from close to 4,300 to just over $3,600 in 2015. prince george's county's school chief wants more money. last year his budget led to a bitter dispute and this year he's asking for more. he asked for almost $2 billion

during his school address. maxwell wants smaller class sizes for kindergarten through second grade. he also wanted to expand sfeshlized programs and raise teacher salaries. >> we've got some advice to take the stress out of gift giving this month. i talked to -- come on. i talked to kiplinger personal finance. if you've got a lot of people to buy for trim the list by having a potluck or gift list. we do the gift exchange in our family because it's huge. this is where it gets awkward when somebody gives you something and you didn't give it to them. >> okay. >> if you want to give back, then it's fine to wait until the new year and invite them over for dinner, something that doesn't feel forced. >> did that ever happen to you where somebody bought you a gift and you didn't get them one? >> we shouldn't talk than.

>> we learn the best ways to give to a boss and how ma make giving money okay. you can watch our full story with all the tips on the nbc washington app. >> i give gifts for the kids in my family and that's it. >> that's it. >> i watch people stress about i've about got this list and it just gets nuts out there. i don't deal with any of it. >> we had a conversation last night with my husband's family and we said for the kids we're going to do it but for everybody else, go to dinner, have a nice time, that's it. >> in other words, chuck, don't expect anything. >> but i'm the easiest person in the world to give cash to. >> if you're having a hart time giving cash to somebody, practice on me first. you're going to want to pay for this forecast. it's stellar stuff coming our way. another a great thing coming up this weekend. tomorrow night right here on nbc 4, "storm team 4," tracking winter. that's at 7:30 tomorrow night. that's on nbc 4. all the latest information on getting you through the winter,

preparing you for the winter, more importantly the winter outlook and how much snow we may get this weekend -- this winter. no snow this weekend. that was a misspeak on my part. 32 in cull pep e 37 in stafford and fredericksburg. any weekend weather worries. are we going to be walking, flying or driving. no. it's going to be nice all weekend. as far as rain chances, next to nothing through the weekend. rain chances do come back. the best chance will be coming up on monday. record highs also a possibility. i'm frafgt 66 today here in washington. the record is 68. tomorrow and sunday's record is at 71. dulles and bwi at 60s to right around 70. we'll be flirting with records all weekend long. 37 now. 43 at 7:00. 51 by 9:00. afternoon temperatures today well up into the 60s. it will be a good one. what about the weekend? i think tomorrow is probably the pick of the litter.

sunshine and 69 degrees. sunday clouds will be increasing. i think we'll be staying dry though. again, the next best chance of rain is on monday. we'll take a closer look at today hour by hour and your hometown highs. that is at 6:31. breaking news now in montgomery county. right now chopper 4 is over the scene of a pedestrian accident in silver spring. this is new hampshire and oak view drive. we're trying to find out more exactly what happened. we do know again one person walking was hit by some sort of vehicle. you can see lots of head long island headlights there. slow go. melissa is looking at this and will tell you how to get around this area. melissa? >> at this point this morning right now we have breaking news in silver spring. we're still open right now and the backups are about one mile. it's not terrible. if it clears out soon, it will

be oklahoma for your morning commute. again, lanes are open. we have one right side blocked right now this morning. d.c. 295 northbound after pennsylvania avenue, we have that left side blocked because of the late clearing roadwork. that's slowing things quite a bit. brand-new problem on 66 inbound at lee highway. we have a new crash there as well that was just reported. also have this problem in derwood closed between the icc. somebody just tweeted me asking me about buses. if your bus goes that way, you could have a little bit of delay. as far as travel times, we're looking good. back in a couple of minutes. >> melissa, thank you. it's 6:24. new this morning a guilty verdict for a former police officer. 29-year-old daniel holtzclaw could face up to 269 years behind bars. a jury found him guilty of 18 charges. they stem from sex assaults.

they convicted holtz claw of both rape and sexual battery. we've got to an alert for parent about this former middle school teacher. you shay have heard about tommy stantzel. he taught at benton middle school from 2013 to 2014. he sent explicit pictures of himself to a young girl through the summer of 2014. a major scare at arkansas state university after an armed man drove onto campus there. police say 47-year-old brad bartelt posted on social media he was homicidal as well as suicidal. he had 12 gallons of gasoline and propane. the campus sounded the alarm to lock the students down. they were able to tame him in custody before any shots were

fired. if you plan to pick up any leafs, check the brand of your leaf blower. craftsman has recalled two brands. sold at ace hardware, orchard hardware or sears, you can return it for a full refunnel. we've got details of all. you may have to follow a few more rules if you take a ride with uber. >> they want riders to follow these rules. keep your phone use to a minimum and don't argue with anybody while you're on the phone. don't group ride if you're coming from the gym without changing clothes after a workout. i think that's fair and don't be tempted to unwrap whatever smelly takeout food you have. save it till you get home because you're sharing with strangers. >> i feel weird about that when i get on a plane. >> about unwrapping food?

>> yeah. i'll eat a sandwich or salad. close quarters. >> think about other people. pay raises, they're coming for some workers in virginia and we'll tell you who exactly. >> a live look outside. chuck bell has your four things to look for including what he says will be the perfect one to take off. history or hatred. the critical vote that could change the future of foo

breaking news on in silver spring. northbound is where you're seeing most of the problem right now. we had two lanes getting by. one lane northbound is getting blocked. one lane southbound. we have about a one-mime backup in the northbound lane. southbound looking good right now. 66 right here. we have that crash not slowing things too much. still wanted to mention that one in indicate you're headed outsometime soon. you have the right shoulder blocked with the crash. again, not impacting things that much but we do have a crew out there on the scene.

northbound closed between the icc and buoy mill. if you your bus is headed this way, they're going to have to take another way around. we'll have travel times in ten minutes. chuck? >> thank you, melissa. outside this morning four things you need to know about the weather. indeed. a lot. the sunshine will be out. perfect day to take off. i don't ever recommend kids c e calling out sick to school. our adults, you may want to get out early. we'll be close to high record temperatures. the weather and your plan. shopping, no need to bundle up. travel, dry roads and clear skies. exercising, back to shorts, everybody. temperatures in the 30s and 40s and your hometown highs will be up into the mid-60s right around the national mall. what to wear. that part of the forecast and a look into the weekend that

should be in a few minutes from now. right now police in alexandria are looking for an assault suspect. this happened overnight around midnight in the 3900 block of mt. vernon avenue. again, in the city of alexandria. we know that the person who was attacked was taken to the hospital. we don't know exactly how badly they were hurt. police did an immediate search of this area for this assault suspect but so far have not found anyone, aaron. back to you. >> all right. kristin. thank you. 6:32. new details in the case of a missing woman. spotsylvania county deputy say they're learning more about kaitlyn akins' case. freelance star says her stepfather dropped her off at a mall. she was supposed to board a

train. instead her luggage was found ina drainage ditch. two are charged with second-degree murder. police say the shooting happened after a pursuit . jeremy mar it is was wounded. greenhouse is free on a $1 million bond. stafford rye mains in jail. the defense could call a key witness today in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. port fehr you remember is one of six officers facing charges in the death of freddie gray. investigators say gray died after injuries he received in the back of a police van in law other prisoner in the back of the van to the witness stand. they're trying to prove gray's injuries were self-inflicted. today the board of resubsequents at the university of maryland will decide whether byrd stadium should be renamed. in just a few hours the board will take a vote.

"news4's" molette green on why there is a push to change the name of that football stadium. molette, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning to you. from h.c. byrd stadium to maryland stadium, that is the proposal but it took a lot to get here. a small group of students on this campus started campaign to get rid of a name connected to a well known segregationist. not so easy since that's the same person credited for putting this university on the map. his name, h.c. byrd, connected to the school's most visitn't places. the football stadium. so the university board of regents takes up this proposed name change in just a couple of hours. if that happens, that will be a major step to some students on this campus toward a lot of healing and getting rid of the racial divide. that's the latest from the university of maryland. i'm molette green with "news4."

animal investigators need your help in finding the person who left a cat hanging from a phone line. if you have information the washington humane society wants to hear from you. they touched down in canada just a few hours ago. the governor flew them on a military plane. you see canadian prime minister justin trudeau greeting them. the canadian government plans to resettle 25,000 refugees over the next few months. >> governor dan ma lie may sign the first executive order in the country banning the sale of guns to people on federal watch lists. this is something that president obama called for in his address to the nation sunday night. chris van hollen is urging larry

hogan to take the same action here. governor terry mcauliffe revealed a plarchlt it includes a pay raise for college staff and teachers and other employees. he's dispiejtsed the new plan is not higher than 2%. if you live in frederick, maryland, the state is officering you asus stanls following a flood from earlier this year. heavy rains flooded frederick county at the end of september. the maryland emergency agency says you can get a low interest home to get your home or business fixed. a runaway train barrels through stop after stop and how the train took off without an operator on board. >> dressing for december is getting difficult with the mild temperatures. what chuck says to send the

the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern.

human error may be to blame for a commuter train that took without a driver. employees quickly realized the six-car train was on the run yesterday morning and turned off power. they say the incident may have happened because of a signal problem and a safety device may have been tampered with. good news here, nobody was hurt. we're coming up on 6:41. 51 degrees outside in our studio. it's december, but we're going to enjoy october. >> no sign of it here. incredible temperatures, chuck bell. >> that's right. december on vacation again today. hometown high temperatures, how about 65 later today in frederick, maryland, 63 in gaithersburg, the only cool spot is right along the bay.

out toward the southern end of the shenandoah valley, near 70. what to wear today, winter coat. hat, no way. i don't think so. scarf, don't even bother. just your sweater and sunglasses and jeans today. that's about it. temperatures in the low 40s. a-plus for recess today and the whole weekend. your whole seven-day forecast at 6:51. here's melissa mollet. >> this accident has cleared out. they have pulled it out of the roadway. chopper 4 has pulled it over. a big look at the beltway. we're oklahoma on the beltway. we have a new accident there. no problems on 270. getting typically slow. 66 look good. 95 in virginia looking good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. as

you hop in your car. a memorial grows as a montgomery county officer is killed by a drunk driver. a new tool you can use from your phone to avoid the same danger on the road.

two issues have cleared out of the way. remember, we still have this water main break and closure. westbound lanes of eisenhower avenue still shut down. the eastbound lanes being used for two-way traffic that could be used because of the water main break from yesterday. chuck? >> thank you, melissa. we focus in. temperatures are in the 30s and 40s by 7:00 as you get your weekend starts. it will be cool and dry. temperatures in the 50s. the weekend will start mild and stay incredibly warm. your whole seven-day forecast in just a few minutes from now at 6:51. >> chuck, thank you. it's 6:45 right now. sadness and outrage after a young police officer's death. many of you have been sharing your doan lenses on to he c washington facebook page. montgomery county police officer noah liotta was 24 years old. he died days after a suspected

drunk driver hit him on rockville pike. changes that they hope will keep other drunk drivers off the road. "news4's" megan mcgrath with more on that. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron, it's the holiday season. police want to make sure that nobody gets behind the wheel after they've had too much to drink. behind me here you can see the memorial to officer noah liotta. it serves as a painful reminder of just how dangerous drunk driving can be. but there are options. later today to be my designated driver program kicks off. here's how it works. first of all you can download your app. they can drive your car back home so you don't have to wait

the next day to go back and get your car. you'll have been taken home in your very own vehicle. the koflt for the driver is anywhere from 14 to $19.50 an hour depending on where you live. there's also a $25 fee for a pickup. if you want it, 25 bucks there. liquor stores, they're going to be giving away $23 gift cards to offset the price of the drivers. this program gets under way today and it's going to be going through new year's day. back to you. in california investigators are working to find out what caused a medical helicopter to crash. we've got our hands on this picture. this is what we think that chopper looks like. all four people on board including a nurse, a medic, and a patient died. rescue teams had trouble finding the copter because of the rain

and heavy fog. assistant director in charge of the fbi's los angeles officers says diebers are looking for a computer hard drive missing from the home of the suspects. thursday was the first day they began searching the lake. this there's miles from the scene of the shooting. officials say the search could last several days and they can't rule out neighborhood canvassing as well. a major break in the murder of a young woman in spotsylvania county. investigators now have 21-year-old heather ciccone's cell phone. she was found dead inside her car. her cell phone contains critical text messages and phone calls before someone killed her. police say they are confident they will make an arrest soon. a second man is in custody in the murder of a university graud. matthew slon ski was hit by a

stray bullet. andre was arrested yesterday. police had named him a person of interest days after the shooting and marcus king has also been charged in the murder. there are no new clues in the disappearance of relisha rudd. they combed an abandoned construction sight. rely sa was 18 years old when she disappeared in march of 2014. kahlil tatum, the man she was last seen with, committed suicide weeks later. 6:49. former governor martin o'malley will visit a mosque. adams is the biggest many of income our area and the second biggest in the country. new details on a scary evacuation on capitol hill. it could take an entire week to find out exactly what caused that evacuation at the headquarters of the council of

the headquarters. a letter with a white powdery substance turned up. it's harmless and could be turned offer for testing. we expect a short-term bill to be passed through the house. the senate has already act and once the shorm-term bill is passed lawmakers need to get back to work on a long term deegs. ups is struggling to keep up with a surge of high sales. data from software developers shows the on-time delivery rates for ups was 91% last week versus 97% a year ago. ups says more residential deliveries than fedex and the journal says it's been slammed with extra pickups and not enough staff to hand tl higher volume in some areas wchl your cnbc morning business report,

i'm landry dowdy. wondering what to expect, today we will get a behind-the-scenes look. winterfest starts tomorrow and runs through december. we do know that fans will get a chance to meet and greet some players and that starts at 10:00 a.m. meanwhile it's like spring around here. >> unbelievable. >> one word to describe tomorrow. >> warm. >> close. i was going for splendiferous. warm is also a very accurate way to describe it. a little fog. even more sunshine today than yesterday and we'll be flirting with 70 degrees not just today, not just tomorrow, not just sunday. all the way into monday of next week. so for today your friday filled with sunshine. what a great day to be outside today. 66 is the forecast.

68 is the record at reagan. the record at dulles, 69. over the weekend record highs are staying in the high 60s, low 70s. saturday, first day of the weekend, looks like a good one to get outside. wakeup temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. 69 tomorrow. that's near the record. mild and dry. sunday, here's a little hint in the forecast for the weekend. clouds will be on the increase. temperatures near 70. but by 6:00 sunday night. temperatures back down to 62. clouds really thicken sunday night into monday. showers riding in the shenandoah valley. after the cold front, still anything. still warmer than average. another chance for showers on your thursday. hope to make your weekend a good

one. here's melissa mollet. >> a problem on woodrow wilson bridge hearing we have a problem. trying to get more information on that one. right now giving us pretty shots. outer loop of the beltway. that is the headlights you're seeing right now. pretty typical on top of the beltway. 270 on montrose, rolling along pretty well. don't have any major issues here. 66 inbound at lee highway. no major problems in prince george's county. we have this in alexandria. still westbound lanes being shut down. widening out you can see on the beltway, 295 northbound at pennsylvania avenue we're a little bit slow here from an earlier accident and then cinderwood at nor caster mill shut down between icc and buoy mill road.

guys? >> now to the latest in decision 2016. the new poll shows the majority are number tracie potts here to break it all down. >> good morning. let's talk this that donald trump has suggested. as you might expect, more republicans think it's a good idea, more democrats don't. when you add in the independents, 57% say no to a ban ominous limbs. about a quarter agree. interestingly there's a large chunk that's undecided. but three-quarters of those polls say they do think donald trump is bringing up good yts to talk about. they say about a quarter think he's bringing up very important

issues. bottom line is it slowing him down? it doesn't look like it's slowing down his support at all. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you so very much. he's hoping the popular podcast "serial" will explain his motives. that's what bowe bergdahl is saying this morning. he spent five years in captivity in after began stan after walking way from his post. the new season starting. he planned to walk to a larger compound. >> i was hoping people would look at it and people would understand that i was right. >> bergdahl got lost and was captured by a group affiliated with the taliban. last year five taliban leaders were freed for his release. he is still in the army and is

assigned to clerical work at his home base in texas. 6:56. four things you need to know. laquan mcdonald's family will speak for the first time august. the police chief is reseeping. mark magaw may be working with security. the former president h.c. curly byrd had racist views. >> a new program to keep drurk drivers off the road. it comes less than 24 hours after police officer noah liotta died. dig out those shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops for your weekend. temperatures near a record for the next four days in a row. next chance for rain on monday. brand-new problem on the beltway. we're talking about a crash

closing the through lanes on the inner loop of the beltway. please allow some extra time here. this could be around for quite some time this morping. >> welcome to friday. >> yikes. not the way to start it. >> thanks, melissa. that's the broadcast for this morning. >> the news follows the "today" show. we'll be back in 25 with "weather & traffic on the 1s."

good morning. divided states of america. the nation weighs in on donald trump's proposal to ban muslims from the u.s. are new polls showing where things stand and one thing for certain trump's numbers remain strong. >> i no longer think he's funny. >> as hillary clinton appears on "late night" to say it's no laughing matter. >> what he's saying now is not only shameful and wrong, it's dangerous. >> deadly crash, a medical helicopter goes down in california overnight killing three crew members and a patient on board. dense fogg and heavy rain hampering search efforts. did that bad weather also cause the crash? grounded. after a string of hover board fires, the country's three larges