northern virginia, suburban maryland. inner harbor in baltimore now. quarter and a half mile visibility. low beams and low speeds this morning. temperatures, not cold by late december, early january standards. we're already above our average high. we're in the mid to upper 40s. fog moves out just in time for rain to move in. biggest impacts for rain will be across southern maryland into parts of northern virginia today. here's your 24 hour focus. thick fog. 47 this morning. cloudy and chilly at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning with temperatures once again in the mid 40s. those are, indeed, your weather headlines for the day from the fog to rain. our mild pattern is coming to an end and good news about the new year. montpelier are about all of that coming up in a few minutes. for now, trouble near quantico. >> brand-new problem. a quiet road at tacketts mill. a crash with possible entrapments. this could be here for a little

while this morning. 95 again worth another look here at the i.c.c. it is foggy, kind of hazy looking so be careful and get the low beams working this morning. 270 here at democracy boulevard, no problems northbound or southbound especially as you're headed to the beltway. inner loop of the beltway across the american legion bridge, that's where the picture is this morning. as we drive you can see a little bit of that spit sort of rain on the windshield this morning. may have to work the wipers a bit. big look at 9 beltway, no major problems. live look at 66 coming up. right now a rare winter flood has most of missouri under water. torrential rain has pounded that state over the past few days. so far 13 people have died. the governor called in the national guard there to help save people from the rising water. the mississippi river is expected to swell 15 feet above the flood stage by tomorrow. >> our flight was at 5:30 and it's 10:00 and they canceled it.

now they won't let us speak to someone. >> frustration really mounting here. this morning a lot of passengers are feeling that frustration as they try to make it home. severe weather around the country has grounded thousands of flights. we are watching the airports this morning for possible delays. right now two flights canceled at reagan national airport. you're seeing the live picture here. at dulles 9 cancellations and 4 dela delays. check your flight before you head to the airport. happening today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser will officially a proffer body cameras. she'll sign the law this morning. more than two dozen officers will be equipped. coming up news 4's molette green will talk about the amendments they wanted before the law became official. just shy of 5:03. more than 100 people gathered to remember douglas reyes. he was stabbed and killed while sitting on a bench in an elementary school playground

prince gorges county say it was a stabbing. >> police say that jones confronted reyes and pulled out a knife and stabbed him. jones's mother says her son has mental problems but has not had any problems with the law. at 5:03, take a look at this. authorities want to know if you recognize this boat found on the potomac found near fort washington yesterday. they think the owner may have been duck hunting and may have disappeared shortly after that. now to decision 2016, there's one less candidate in the race for the white house. george pataki announced he is suspending his campaign. the former new york governor says he believes the country will elect the right person to become president. nbc's ed lawrence will join us on what the other candidates are doing to win your vote later this hour.

people living in the petworth area says there is a synthetic drug problem. the d.c. mayor listened to the problems as she walked through the neighborhood. they say it's scary to dodge people who are high on the drugs who often have unpredictable behavior. they point out dark alleys which draw illegal drugs. >> because of the users and the effects. you have people going into alleys and being very aggressive. >> while the mayor says d.c. police have increased their presence in the area to try to help out the situation. manassas police are looking for this man, 36-year-old ben talby. detectives want to charge him with robbery and grand larceny in connection with the robbery at the t.d. bank off sudley road. he may be driving a silver 2009 toyota camry. two men face charges after using an app to sell stolen electronics. months gom ri county police nabbed the suspects by posing as interested buyers. the pair broke into a car and stole $20,000 worth of high end

electronics, this was on christmas day. the real owner recognized some of the products on the app days later and notified police. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says the high traffic fines we told you about are not likely to happen. in an interview yesterday she said they didn't get her stamp of approval. d dot is proposing a $1,000 fine for drivers going 20 miles an hour over the speed limit. the council says it plans to discuss them next week. just in this morning, russia slaps turkey with economic sanctions. this after turkey shot down a russian military jet. the incident happened about a month ago. this was near the syrian/turkey border. the black box has since been recovered but the inside was so damaged officials have not been able to retrieve any information. president vladimir putin has accused turkey of stabbing russia in the back. back to you. >> erica, thank you. 5 minutes after the 5:00

hour, is there such a thing as too much security when it comes to your child's school? why research says yes and how it could put students in danger. 5:06. take a look at the u.s. capitol here. the fog is obscuring the dome a bit. certainly in the background -- right, that's right.

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developing now at 5:09. rescuers say they are sure eight people survived that mine collapse in china. one miner died five days ago, christmas day. now they say they found eight people underground who are hungry, weak but alive. they used infrared cameras to detect the others. nine others are still missing. a wayward elephant seal is

heading back for safer waters. they tried to redirect the 900 pound baby back in the san pablo bay. they tried using kayaks to reroute the seal but that failed. as a last resort they had to tranquilize the baby and load her into a truck to be released into a safer area. now the seal had tried crossing the busy highway several times and you can imagine that us caused quite a traffic problem. >> just about 11 minutes now after the 5:00 hour. we are off to a foggy start around a big chunk. a of the area, right, chuck? >> absolutely. slow down and low beams today. dense fog affects everybody in the entire news 4 nation. it goes until 9:00 a.m. this morning. it's widespread and dense and the roads are still a little bit wet. the fog will be lifting but as the fog moves out, the rain chances moves in. visibility under a mile in most locations. again, take it easy on your way out the door this morning.

weather and your plans today, well, weather will not be all that cooperative today. fog this morning, showers moving in this afternoon and showers likely for this evening. if you're driving locally, keep the low beams on. driving northbound towards new england, no problems there. air travel delays in atlanta and houston. seven day forecast in a few minutes. melissa mollet right now. good morning, a problem outside of quantico. tacketts mill road. this crash happened about 20 minutes ago. it sounds like it could be involving an entrapment sort of a situation. just meaning it could take some time to get that out of the way. 66 at 123, you can see that fog. it's all over the place. 270 at father hurley boulevard, germantown, northbound/southbound we're okay. driving live right now 270 northbound there as you're approaching 370 here this morning, it actually looks clear through there. >> thank you, melissa.

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we are keeping an eye on the fog. thick in some places including the live look in northwest washington right outside the studios. we are waking up to more clouds on this wednesday. you can notice there we have the traffic cam for you. no trouble spots or reports there. we'll check in with chuck bell with the very latest on the fog coming up in less than 10 minutes. >> 5:16. today begins a new chapter for the d.c. police department. mayor muriel bowser will sign the body camera law into effect.

thousands of officers will be equipped with cameras recording every move. go to news 4 molette green with what the bill went through. molette, good morning. >> aaron, good morning. in a matter of hours mayor bowser will sign off on the legislation that will outfit 2800 officers who interact with the public. the city is touting this as one of the nation's most innovative and transparent programs, partly because the camera footage will be largely available to the public through the city's open records law. now it took some time and some negotiating to get to this point when this actually -- when this initially came up. the mayor wanted to keep private most of this camera footage from the general public. here's what will be kept private, out of sight from most folks eyes. that will be video of incidents involving domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.

supporters say the cameras benefit both the community and of course police officers with improvements in public safety. now by springtime all mpd officers, 2800 of them in this program will wear these body cameras. that is the latest live from outside d.c. headquarters. molette green, news 4. today we expect chicago mayor rahm emmanuel to announce what he calls a major overhaul in police use of force. yesterday officer jason van dyk pleaded not guilty in the murder of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. dash cam video shows the officer shooting the teenager at least 16 times back in 2014. a maryland police officer says he refuses to shoot at a man who had a gun and yelled shoot me. corporal reed priest says he didn't believe it caused lethal force.

the man is now facing assault charges. the search is on for a gunman who opened fire at a historic site in russia. we're getting this report from dagg guess stand. the bullets came from an unnamed man. tourists and guards and one other person has died. aaron, back to you. >> erica, thank you. new year's preparations happening today. crews are dropping the ball in times square. looking at a live picture from times square where that 10,000 pound ball is hanging at this early hour. sort of just above the shots you can see here. the square will be packed thursday night as you can imagine. not only are the show people making sure nothing goes wrong, new york's mayor, bill de blasio, says security is more extensive than ever this year. not only will there be thousands of police officers there, the city is bringing out hundreds more in the new antiterror

force. for those of you partying here on thursday night, the rides will be free. miller coors is playing $165,000 to cover all rides from midnight thursday night and 3:00 a.m. friday morning. a republican lawmaker in virginia is getting threats from supporters of presidential candidate donald trump. this is according to the "times mirror." republican david ramadan said he is receiving thousands of threats and hateful notes on social media. this is after he called the gop front-runner a moron during an interview on monday. trump slammed him for a pledge that requires them to declare their republican affiliation. take a look at this. watch as the man goes into the church in north lauderdale,

florida. he looks around and quietly pulls a woman's purse off the chair next to her as she's praying. this happened on december 20th. the woman's money, her wallet and other valuables all gone when that purse was found at a nearby cemetery two days litter. new research says that the protection at your kids' school may be over protection. researchers at virginia tech say that heightened security leads to a prison like environment at schools. researchers say metal detectors makes you think of it as a place of punishment. they also say that school resource officers can act as enforcers rather than educators. >> security is part of a formula but we also need to be thinking about educational success and educational progress. >> well, according to researchers, all of this can lead to over surveillance and over discipline of students, especially minorities. in news 4 your health now at 5:20, new findings show that salt may not be as bad for your heart as we think. data shows patients with

moderate heart failure who stuck a low sodium diet were 85% more likely to die or be hospitalized for heart disease compared to those who didn't restrict salt intake. doctors say this doesn't mean you should reach for the salt shaker. they say a lot more research is needed. are you looking to be more healthy when it comes to what you're eating in 2016. doctors say be careful. some people are taking the obsession too far and it even has a name for it. orthorexia. it's a fixation on extreme healthy eating. after years of digestive issues she went too far in looking for the perfect diet. at one point she said all she ate was green vegetables. it made her sick. >> it was hard on everyone around me. we couldn't go to a restaurant and enjoy the night and go out from there. it was like, can jordan eat anything sneer probably not. >> doctors say those suffering with the disease can be treated with nutritional therapy.

eating a well balanced meal is the best way to go. >> i like a little dirty eating. i like it a little dirty. i'm sorry. we've got a show to do. all right. >> i don't know where to go after that. >> all right. we'll go to chuck bell. >> oh, sure. blame it on me. aaron just pulled the morning news equivalent of a drop the mike. outside this morning lots of fog is what you should plan on dealing with first thing this morning. we'll go from foggy this morning to cloudy this afternoon and rain chances are sneaking back our way. so bring your umbrella with you. staying on the cool side. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s today. certainly not cold by december standards. fog right now, visibility well under a mile for much of columbia, maryland, out towards gaithersburg, leesburg, manassas, culpepper.

all under a mile so take it easy. we've been stuck in a cloudy and rainy stretch for quite a while. there's a big change in the weather pattern coming. the change arrives on new year's day as you're ringing in the new year midnight thursday evening into friday. temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s around town. things starting to change in the weather pattern. by friday morning it will actually feel cold for a change. friday afternoon, new year's day, high temperatures only in the 40s. one of the coolest days in a month around here. here's the rain chance. traveling down towards the deep south, do expect a chance for some flight delays. around here, most of the rain will be exceptionally light. here's our high resolution computer model. it's bringing in a little hint of a sprinkle or drizzle. as early as 8:00 or 9:00. after we get past lunchtime, a little better chance for sprinkles between noon and three. after 3:00, 4:00, that's when the real chances for light rain come into the picture.

hit and miss light rain showers all across the region. temperatures right now in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. your seven day forecast is a chilly one for a change. 56 today with the rain showers moving in. 55 tomorrow with the clouds moving out. there's your pattern change on friday, new year's day, highs in the 40s. as we get into the weekend, downright chilly feeling very oh, so january like. that won't seem all that normal at all. be back with the four things you need to know in five minutes. here's melissa mollet. >> it will feel more like it should feel at least, right? beltway pennsylvania avenue prince gorges county, brand-new crash. not sure if it's inner loop or outer loop. we just got this in. i'll find out for you. make sure we know in the next couple of minutes. quantico, quiet at packets mill. 66 and 55, no major problem there. fog all over the police.

270 southbound from 70 down to the spur will take you 27 minutes. you can sort of see that fog in the area, virtual fog. it is still fog. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 fm on the latest trouble spots. as you get down to the spur 2, p 0 at democracy, you can see it there near montgomery mall. live picture of prince gorges county coming up. 5:25. an advocacy group is working to keep an arlington family from starting the new year homeless. the diaz family was saying they're being evicted because their 10-year-old son is too loud. he suffered brain damage when he was severely beaten by a day care provider when he was 18 months old. >> translator: i am frustrated and see that it's an injustice. she is the only one who is annoyed by the noise that my son does. any other neighbor hasn't complained. >> well, the apartment has

offered the family a smaller unit for $400 more than they currently pay, something the family cannot afford. some parents are complaining after they discovered a toy plane they bought for their kids chance an islamic prayer. this video is out of washington state. you can hear the toy saying the prayer instead of the airplane noises it was supposed to make. they're blaming it on a factory in china. weight watchers is hoping a new commercial can bring in new business. >> inside every overweight woman is a woman she knows she can be. >> you may have seen this a lot actually over the last couple of days. oprah winfrey asking people who struggle with their weight to join weight watchers. the media mogul owns 10% part of that company in the last few months. before oprah announced her investment in weight watchers, the company was struggling to

compete with high tech diets and social media. 5:26. developing this morning, the missing affluenza teen and his mom are waiting to be extradited back to the u.s. after fleeing police. what investigators say he did not do to get caught and what -- or did to get caught, and we're learning about a sendoff party. news 4 is working to keep you save on the roads this morning. this is a live look. i believe we're in maryland. shady grove road montgomery county. at 5:30 chuck has the fo

right now fog is taking over the roads. there is a dense fog advisory for the entire area this morning. we are working for you getting a check on the roads before you head out. this is shady grove right here in the best buy parking lot in maryland. we want to get to chuck bell with the 4 things to know. the 4 things you need to know, dense fog. it will be a real struggle to get anything other than rain showers. right now thickest fog is leesburg, ashburn, la ray. thick fog also in parts of baltimore county and by the bay. current temperatures, not really all that cold. in the mid to upper 40s to near 50. planning out your day hour by hour, thick fog. the fog lifts but the clouds

will seal out anything in the way of sunshine. rain starts at 3:00 or 4:00 and carry through after midnight. take a look at your new year's eve forecast in a minute. crash update from melissa mollet. >> just got off the phone with police in forestville bottom of the beltway in the prince gorges county. right now it sounds like a single car crash off to the right side of the roadway. don't have to worry about that too much. outside of quantico, aquila road at tacketsville. showing you this camera for obvious reasons this morning. take a look. a lot of fog all over town this morning. big look at things, no major problems as we're taking a big look at the map there this morning. going to have some travel times for you in ten minutes. we're just getting this into our newsroom in turkey, two isis militants have been arrested. we've got very little information but we'll give you what we have.

the couple was planning a new year's attack in that region. police have not released a name or a gender but what we do know is they were able to recover two suicide vests. very little information right now. we're going to keep working this. we'll get you more information when we can. 5:32 right now. new developments overnight in one of the most shared stories on our nbc washington facebook page. the teenager who used his wealth as a defense is in custody. he and his mother face charges after fleeing the country. edward lawrence has more on how they fled the country and what's next. >> they should be back in the united states later on today. he was arrested on a probation violation. he was tracked by using -- he used his cell phone and authorities tracked down that cell phone signal when he tried to order a pizza. that's how they pinpointed the teen's location in puerto vallarta, new mexico. his mother is also under arrest. he failed to show up for a meeting on december 10th.

the texas sheriff looking for them said he crossed into new mexico with his mother in herpichup truck. they droef some 690 miles. they say the teen fled after pictures arose of him at a party where a beer pong game was played. his attorney argued he was so wealthy he didn't understand the consequences of his actions. now the texas sheriff would like him to go to an adult jail. his mother is also under arrest. the only thing guaranteed is couch will probably likely get jail time. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you, angie. 5:33. today protestors plan to demonstra in cleveland, ohio, calling for justice for tamir rice. the 12-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer who mistook his pellet gun for a real gun. a grand jury decided not to press charges against timothy lowman and frank garback. he will seek negligent homicide

charges against the officers. a busy intersection in rockville may change after the death of a 19-year-old cyclist. flashing lights will go a long way to alerting drivers to pedestrians and cyclists in the crosswalk. that is where a car hit and killed frank towers monday night. the police captain said he's concerned about deadly crashes. >> we average one a year and this year we've had three and that's quite disturbing. >> we watched yesterday as some cars stopped for cyclists in the crosswalk and others didn't. it's illegal not to. the captain said pedestrians need to look out for drivers just in case. now to decision 2016. former new york governor george pataki is calling it quits. pataki announced during a primetime tv ad last night that he is suspending his campaign

for president. donald trump continues to be the front-runner among gop presidential candidates, and now he is turning his sites to hillary clinton. trump is slamming bill clinton at a rally last night, too. campaign experts say mr. clinton's past indiscretions are fair game. trump seemed to suggest that he won't back down from the strategy. >> frankly, hillary brought up the whole thing with sexist and all i did is reverse it on her because she's got a major problem. it happens to be right in her house. if she wants to do that, we're going to go right after the president, the ex-president. >> okay. trump also announced last night that he would spend $2 million on his first television campaign ad. so far he's only spent just more than $200,000 on radio ads. bethesda based honest tea is removing donald trump quotes from its bottle caps. they say they don't have a

problem with the republican presidential candidate. they said that quotes are changed every 18 months. the maryland based company has put quotes on the bottom of the caps to be thought provoking. trumps quote read, if you're going to think anyway, you might as well think big. the d.c. school lottery is open right now. it just went live this morning. you have until february 1st to apply to send your kids to a charter school, selected high school or another one of the programs. each student can apply to as many as 12 different schools. former "glee" star is behind bars. what police say they found on his computer. identity crisis. why your i.d. may not be enough to get you through airport security. face the fog at 5:36. it is thick out there as we take a live look outside into downtown d.c. so what's your new year's eve forecast

well, the fog is coming and going across the area. live look at prince orchard road in the gaithersburg area. it is a low beam, low speed kind of day, isn't it, chuck? >> sure is. take it easy out there on the way in early this morning. visibility well under a mile across most of the suburbs now,

from gaithersburg to rockville down to manassas, culpeper, schaar lotsberg. temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 40s now. not much movement here over the next couple of hours. if you're headed out for a walk or a jog, don't need your umbrella this morning. take it along today. biggest impact from the rain today will be mainly across the northern neck and southern maryland. everyone has a chance for rain. but that's where it's most likely to be impactful. little breezy and chilly. temperatures in downtown mostly in the low 40s. out of the suburbs, upper 30s. onto the new year's weekend. that's coming up at 5:51. here is melissa mollet. brand new crash here in the plains. 66 westbound in the plains right near 245. a tractor-trailer crash has just popped up. wanted to mention that. again, it is west bound. out of the pennsylvania avenue, that crash is off to the right side of the roadway.

don't have to worry about that too much anymore. as far as travel time, 66 looks good. 95 north quantico to the beltway, no issues. 270 in bound and 95 over to 270 going to take you nine minutes. remember though, a lot of fog across the area. guys. melissa, thank you. 5:41. a star from the hit tv show "glee" is behind bars this morning. police arrested mark salling on suspicion of having child pornography. they served a warrant yesterday. he played the bad boy puck on that tv show for six years. a run away surveillance balloon could end up costing the army hundreds of thousands of dollars. back in november when it broke free from the aberdeen training ground. the "baltimore sun" said they received more than $300,000 worth of claims from people who say their property was damaged. the unmanned balloon carried radar designed to spot airborne threats that target washington. they cut the funding

significantly in the recent spending bill. the neighborhood where synthetic drugs and the frightening behavior of the people who use them are major concerns. and our ride share app service that is coming to a

good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking the fog. it will be replaced by rain drops today. the timing on when you need to grab that umbrella coming right up. right now still have this new problem, 66 westbound there at the plains. tractor-trailer crash. again, talking about the westbound lanes. another picture of 66 a bit closer in at 123. you can see the fog. we are dealing with it everywhere. low speed, low beams definitely in order today. looking at the stories making headlines right now. actually, want to tell you about an effort in pentworth.

angie goff is at the tower. >> we have the very latest at that. in the petworth neighborhood, people are saying that they need help dealing with the area's synthetic drug problem. d.c. mayor bowser listened to the concerns last night as she walked through that neighborhood. neighbors say it's scary to dodge people high on the drugs who have unpredictable behavior often. they also say that dark alice in the area are a draw for illegal drugs. d.c. police say there are increasing patrols. >> chief lanier has invested a lot in bicycle police, walking, all kinds of ways to patrol. it is important we hear from neighbors all the time that they want to meet the officers. >> well, the mayor says it is important that neighbors keep speaking up about their concerns in the neighborhood so city officials can help. violent crime in that neighborhood has risen with 855 incidents this year. that is compared to 811 last year. other crimes such as burglary

and theft though, those have dropped. d.c. mayor muriel bowser and the d.c. council are weighing in on the plans to increase traffic fines. d dot proposed high increases on several tickets including one that will cost $1,000. while the plan does not need any other approval, the d.c. council is scheduled to have a hearing about this next week. d.c. mayor said the plan did not get her stamp of approval and is unlikely to happen. if you're driving in d.c. on new year's day, you probably won't have to worry about a parking ticket. it is a holiday. rush hour restrictions will not be enforced although they go back into effect on january 2nd. police in manassas looking for this man, 36-year-old ben talby. detectives want to charge him with robbery and grand larceny. this is in connection with the robbery of t.d. bank off sudley avenue. police in northern virginia have arrested two suspects accused of a series of

burglaries targeting asian restaurants. they're accused of breaking into businesses in prince william, loudoun, stafford and fairfax counties. police say they took money so far. more charges could be coming. two men face charges after using an app to sell stolen electronics. montgomery police say that they made the arrest by posing as interested buyers. they say a man first reported someone broke into his car and stole $20,000 worth of high end electronics, this was on christmas day. he recognized some of his products on the app days later and then notified police. >> it is 5:48 ynow. bub and pop's closed last week after the owner's son was killed m afghanistan. peter taub was one of the six killed. it is 5:48. parking around the national mall

may soon be a lot harder. 1/3 of the 2500 visitors arrive on tour buses. now there's a proposal to make many of the parking spots around the mall tour bus only spots. another idea is to build a parking deck under the mall to hold all of the tour buses. both options could mean headaches to us. >> the overall trend in d.c. is it's going to be more and more declined. if you live or work in fredericksburg, the city is takings steps to make parking easier downtown. they bought a half acre space they plan to turn into a parking lot. that site will add 29 spaces. your driver's license may not be enough to board a flight in the near future. the tsa is considering enforcing a ten-year-old law surrounding

those real i.d.s that pushes states to issue more secure drivers licenses. travelers in states that don't meet the criteria would need a passport. d.c. and maryland do meet the standards. virginia has been granted an extension through october. homeland security says it will give 120 days notice before enforcing the law. be honest. how many of you have losing weight as one of your new year's resolutions? it is the most common one out there but a new study finds that you need to keep at it to get results. no shocker there. the national center for weight and wellness found that overweight adults trian average of six times before successfully losing weight. hunger and unhealthy food choices keep people from their goals. you can use medications to help out but researchers found most over the counter solutions aren't very effective. it makes sense to diet because it's not one diet fits all. >> yes. >> so you have to try a couple of different things to find out

what happens with your lifestyle. the key is take the word diet out. >> that's a good point. it's a full life thing have you to commit to. dealing with a lot of thick fog this morning. we have an extended look at our work week with chuck right now. >> in the storm team 4 weather center. what do you say, chuck? >> i was watching the "today" show on. make wise decisions with what you want to eat and get out and do something. you don't have to use the word die. go out for the bike ride or jog to finish off the year in a positive direction, you'll be coping with fog and clouds for much of the day. if you want to stay dry, ride or run this morning. we'll be dealing with rain drops by later on today. the dryer part of the day is the first half. the wetter part is the second half. visibilities only 1/4 mile on the maryland to pennsylvania border. right in downtown the national airport the visibility is still three miles with a lot of

suburbs a little thicker than that. no delays showing up on the air travel board. after all the delays and cancellatio cancellations, you know you have to call your carrier. travel conditions first thing this morning dealing with the fog. give you yellow condition for morning fog and afternoon showers driving locally. i-95 driving towards new york and new england it will be dry. delays possible from atlanta to houston. there's the rain along the gulf coast and deep south. this storm is our next rain chance. we're on the northern edge of the system. we'll have a chance for a couple of light showers throughout the course of the day. here's a way the future model handles it out. 1:00 and a little drizzle as early as noon and 1:00. most of us waiting until after 3:00, 4:00 before the light rain chances come into the area. rainfall amounts will be 1/10 of an inch or less. not a big deal. just a couple of swipes at the wiper blades. temperatures now in the mid to upper 40s.

as you plan out your day, giving way to fog and rain drops for later this afternoon and evening. through new year's eve quiet and dry. new year's day, happy babies at 7:00 a.m., sleepy baby's by 7:00 p.m. great weather and january like weather. temperatures in the 40s. that will actually feel cold because it will feel like january after such a mild december. >> we'll be back with another check of the impact the fog will have on your plans today at 6:01. here is melissa mollet with impacts on traffic. >> 66 westbound still with the tractor-trailer crash there. slowing things just a tad, no major problem right now. 66 here at 123, a bit closer in, just seeing that fog there. 95, quantico to the beltway going to take you 18 minutes as it should. we're clear 95 northbound. southbound also looking nice and green. remember, we have that fog everywhere. outer loop at pennsylvania avenue. that crash is off to the right side of the roadway.

50 westbound at davidsonville road. have a disabled vehicle there. taking a look top of the beltway, no major problems. everything in and out of town is looking quite good. right now driving live there as you can see on 355 through gaithersburg, through gaithersburg high school, looking pretty good. a little bit of haze there. i should say fog in the air. back in ten minutes. melissa, thank you. 5:54. looking at stories making headlines right now. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will sign the police body camera law into effect. news 4's molette green will have more at 6:00 a.m. a rare winter flood has most of missouri underwater. torrential rains pounded the state over the past few days. so far 13 people died. and chicago mayor rahm emmanuel will announce what he's calling a major overhaul in police use of force. we'll send an alert through the n nbc washington app. up ber and lyft will stop

ride services on december 31st. side car said it was the only app to show them the cost and allow them to choose a driver. it was unable to catch up with uber and lyft which raised and spent more money while side car used a cash investment for the technology. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. toyota is going to announce a new initiative next week. the automaker says it will allow cars to collect and send real time information to data centers about road conditions, but it will use mapping for self-driving vehicles. toyota expects the technology to be ready by 2020 sending data from onboard cameras and gps devices believing self-driving cars need a better understanding of roadside markings and layouts. the latest in thrill seeking adventure courses may be coming

to northern virginia. fairfax county is requesting proposals for a high ropes course. the county plans to launch a trial run at south run park just off the fairfax county parkway in springfield. time to pack away the holidays. make sure you recycle your christmas tree. you can drop it off at the prince william county landfill at dumfries road. the ballsford road compost facility is accepting trees. and in maryland you can drop off your tree at any state park. the state's department of natural resource the tells our media reporter wtop that the trees will be use the to help birds. make sure all of the pesky tinsel has been taken off. rolling on their every move. straight ahead at 6:00, the bill d.c. mayor muriel bowser is expected to sign today expected to outfit nearly 3,000 officers with cameras and just how much of the footage you can expect to

see. hollywood on the hill. the proposal we're just learning about that could put film crews on capitol hill. the ti 5:57. there's also a dense fog advisory in place for much of the viewing area for a good chunk of the morning. certainly through the commute. chuck bell will have a report and melissa mollet is checking any impacts on the morning commute for you

good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill krit. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. we're monitoring the affluenza teen who could be extradited in minutes. does this boat look familiar to you? why area authorities are not sure if they need to start a search in the potomac river. >> reporter: and a new chapter for d.c. police. i'm molette green. the latest on the sweeping legislation mayor muriel bowser is expected to sign into law in just a matter of hours. "news 4 today" starts now. but first take a look at your tv screen. all the fog in the picture here. it's a live one. you're about to get into the car for work maybe, holiday travel. give yourself plenty of time. you are definitely going to want

the low beams this morning. that's right. our team is working for you to get you on your way this morning. we're going to check in with melissa mollet with the road conditions. first, the man of the hour, chuck bell who's here to tell us about some places. it's really thick out there. >> i win. man of the hour. good news. be ready, everybody. slow travel. the fog will slow things down this morning. dense fog advisory goes until 9:00. it's widespread and it's very thick in places so use extra caution. by afternoon the fog will be gone but just as the fog moves out, the rain moves in. keep that in mind for later today. have your up blael hambrella ha. keep your low beams on. 24 hour focus then, thick fog this morning. light rain at 7:00 tonight. that's why you'll have your umbrellas ready to go. then a cloudy and chilly start to the day tomorrow. let you know when the rain will move in and when it will move out. that's coming up with your travel forecast.