moderate and take questions from students. >> right now protesters have occupied an empty building. the group says the goal is for people to use the land without any federal oversight. eamon bundy, the son of a nevada rancher who was involved in a 2014 standoff with the government is among the group. he said this is about taking power back from the federal government. >> it has been provided for us to be able to come together and unite and making a hard stand against this overreach, thissic t this taking of the land. >> at least one of the protesters is armed. coming up on 4:31 this monday morn, 39 degrees outside our studios. >> when's the last time we saw 30s? >> i guess last year. last winter probably.

chuck, how long is this going to stick around? we want to warm up a little bit. >> fair enough. it's going warm up in a couple of days. chilly. as mentioned you need your hat, gloves, and coat because it's cold for sure. this is going to continue on for the next day or two. one of the things you need to know today, bundle up. finally a little feeling weather has arrived in the area and it's going to stick around. conservational snow flurries are flying in the area. windchills, teens and 20s now will stay there much of the day. there's snow in hagerstown, maryland, temperatures in the lower 20s to mid-30s. as you plan out your day, plan on being windy and cold. temperatures staying in the 30s and windchills staying in the teens and 20s. we'll let you know how it impacts your school day plans. breaking news continues in first four traffic. a total closure in old town,

alexandria. this is because of a water main break. right now duke is shut down between ft. williams parkway and wheeler avenue. again, all lanes blocked there. we have derrick ward on the way. 66 looks good. 95, no problems. light roadwork here this morning. inner loop at the toll road we do have the vehicle blocking the right side of the roadway. as you're coming through maryland 32 to the beltway, you're on time. we'll see you in 30 minutes. for the first time in more than a decade a new mayor will be installed. silverburg got a chance to meet residents last night. the swearing in will be at t.c. williams high school tonight. new members of city council will also be sworn in today. we're working to learn the name of the biker killed in an

accident. information about the suspect's car has not been released. an electrical problem caused a blaze in prince george's county sunday afternoon. we want to show you some -- we're going to try to show you some cell phone videos with flames shooting through the home on legation road in new maryland. the family was home at the time but made it out safely. that fire did about $100,000 in damage. we expect a big turnout today in the stop the violence mlk march. tracee wilkins will be there. she said there's a long list of political leaders and community leaders planning to take part. it's in reaction to the recent rise in murders in the county. good morning. angie goff here at the live desk following a changing story out of yapd this hour. death toll is rising after a massive earthquake. six people confirmed dead after

the 6.p magnitude quake. more were hurt. lots of building damage. we will continue to follow this situation. back to you. >> thank you, angie. police in tel aviv are providing extra security to schools and other crowded areas in the city as they search for a gunman responsible for shooting on new year's day. they say he killed two people when he started shooting into a crowded bar. they say he's troubled with a criminal record. our bureau chief tracee wilkins says students plan to lodge what they're calling a practical hunger strike. it's happening at flowers high school. students are upset with the quality of the school lunch. want a meeting with the school administrator and they want a new vendor for the school. turning to decision 2016, the clintons will campaign together starting today. the democratic front-runner

referenced her husband's experience with the economy. she said it's one of the reasons it's drushl have a democrat in the white house. >> not one republican candidate is in favor of raising minimum wage and not one of them believes we need do anything to make sure women get equal pay for equal work. >> bill clinton hits the trail this morning at a grassroots organizing event at nashua community college in new hampshire. how about that. the washington redskins getting set to play the green bay packers on sunday. today you g v a chance to get your hands on tickets for the game. the redskins came out ready for a fight against the dallas cowboys. the team started off strong. 24 unanswered points in the first two quarters. the cowboys didn't get on the

board until right near the half. colt mccoy took over for cousins. after the game cousins said how important it is to keep the momentum going. >> we felt it important to go into the playoffs with rhythm. we didn't want to go into the playoffs having broken that streak. >> that was his excited voros. >> he's tried to maintain some decor rum. he has to be ready for the playoffs. it's coming up. again, the game sunday against the parkers at fedex field is coming snup we like this. he gets some moves. how a police officer went beyond the badge to become part of the community. it's the coldest since we last left you. in the meantime ski resorts already starting the season. the

welcome back. police officers aren't just meant to protect the community but be part of the community. >> one officer decided to take some time out and show some young people his moves on the court. he started playing a pickup basketball game with the hip-hop group and even took part in the music video. the artist said the officer's stop was completely unexpected but totally welcomed.

you might recognize that sound. a lot of people waiting to see that snow. that's not stopping ski resorts from starting the season. they're busy making snow at snow shoe mountain. ten trails have opened. they say the cold weather and even a little real snow in the fraflt means more trails will open pretty soon. i did hear chuck bell talk about some conservational snow. >> yes. >> what is all that about, chubb? >> just enough to get the conversation going. no advisories anywhere in the nation. there's that snow showery snow squally weather. snow showers as close ads here. keep that in mind. windchills are back in the teens and 20s this morning some of your school day forecast out the

door temperatures are hovering. more about that coming up in just a few more minutes. how long you're going to be using all those extra layers. right now breaking news continues in "first4 traffic." good morning, melissa. >> good morning. breaking news in virginia. duke street shut down between ft. williams parkway and wheeler avenue. we have all lanes blocked because of this water lane break. police directing folks through that area very lightly making you take wheeler to get around it. instead we have a crew on the way. it should be there in just a little bit. westbound, 198, we have crash there blocking some lanes. so a warning for you there. prince george's county, no warning there. everything rolling along quite nicely. and taking a look at 66, east of compton road, it shrunk down for us. i promise you, no major problems there. back in a few minutes with

problems in old town. >> melissa, thank you. president obama getting ready to take action on gun control, the changes he's talking about and why some are concerned about actions he's taking without their input.

just in to the live desk out of belgium, terror alert lowered. this only applies to the military and police. the public in and 5ur7bd brussels still on a higher alert. you might recall new year's eve fireworks were canceled over fears of attacks. shortly after that men linked to the pair is aarticulates were charged. eun? >> thank you, angie. this week lawmakers will be back at work for the first time since president obama announced he may

tighten gun control laws without their input. nbc's edward lawrence is on capitol hill now with details. edward, good morning. >> good morning, eun. you can imagine the reaction is going to be fierce in this one. president obama identified gun control as the most important issue to tackle this year, and he's expected to do it bi by by bypassing congress. he'll do it with loretta lynch. the president defended his position saying that 90% of americans support greater background check hchl's expected to use executive orders to get around congress. democratic front-runner for president hillary clinton applauds the move. republican candidates disagree. chris christie says he wants to act as if he's a king or a dictator. donald trump adds he'll undo these executive orders. president obama is also expected to take a three-month review of other ways he can help reduce

gun violence. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence. now back to you. eun? >> thank you, edward. 4:46. white american women are furious. that's the takeaway from a new poll out over the weekend. 58% of white women who responded to a surveymonkey online poll say they're outraged. that's compared to 44% of non-white women and 49% of women overall. they say issues of police brutality make them most mad. republicans say congressional dysfunction and consumer fraud are issues that infuriate them. developing right now, u.s. leaders are urging saudi arabia to change its mind on iran. the saudi government announced it was cutting off all diplomatic ties with iran yesterday. it ordered iranian diplomats out of the country by tomorrow. the decision came after the saudi government executed an

iranian shiite cleric yesterday. iranian protesters then rushed the saudi embassy in tehran. >> shooting and killing a lot of people. god touched his heart. >> a north carolina pastor talk as gunman down. pastor larry wright was in the middle of aer sermon when a ma walked into his church and said he had come to do some terrible things. the pastor asked him to hand over his rifle and began praying. the man joined them and began to cry. he stayed through the service and waited for police. he's not being tried at this moment and is being treated at a mental health facility. a california health services center is expected to reopen weeks after a mass shooting in san bernardino. two buildings are expected to welcome back staff today. the third which was the actual site of the shooting was closed indefinitely.

a memorial service will be held to honor the victims. 14 people died in that shooting and more than 20 were wounded. right now a manhunt for two women who attacked an air base innd ya. the air base is secured but they do have it cornered. i tried to damage the country's relations with pakistan. seven indian soldiers and four of the gunmen were attacked. what was supposed to be an organized ride on the beltway in maryland last week is still causing controversial problem this morning. bike life is defending what happened. the suitland based company posted on instagram there was no plan to disrupt traffic. they're receiving backlash from last month's beltway ride. they wanted to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. the d.c. police received complaints but the bikers were

gone by the time they arrived. tomczak really lowe told the "washington post" the school received a threat every o'day during the school year. that adds up to 100 threats every year. zack really lowe says the threats come from social media sites like facebook, instagram. he said the schools work closely with police to investigate every threat. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will hold a safer stronger d.c. tour. the mayor is pushing hard a legislative package. it includes more police on d.c. streets. the mayor will start the tour today by visiting the didn't of forensic sciences at george washington university. she'll also meet with small business owners about the importance of security cameras to combat crime. today the d.c. council and church of scientology will face

off in church. they recently denied trout run. they want to continue running it as a rehab center but trout run is not zoned for that. becoming a historic property allows it to go around the rule. the hearing will held this morning at 10:00 a.m. right now national guard troops and federal aid workers are assisting in the cleanup efforts in missouri. some people are coming home for the first time in a week after last week's massive flooding. the waters have mostly receded but hundreds of homes are beyond repair. the people assessing the damage say it could take months for places to rebuild. for the first time we're getting look at a cargo ship that sank during a hurricane last october. the el faro sank. they're hoping to find the ship's black fwoks learn more about what happened.

they say they have not recovered any human remains. all right. it is 4:51. we're talking about highs in the 30s today. heise. this is just -- you know what i mean? >> i wasn't ready. was warned. >> you were warned. >> i'm still not ready. >> we've managed to delay winter as for as we possibly could. now finally some cold weather has moved in and maybe a chance, a chance anyway of a snowflake or two to brighten your winter spirit. >> okay. >> that's what it's going. >> i like that positive attitude, chuck. >> you know how excited i am about snow, even the possibility of it. what to expect for today, ooh, it is cold outside this morning. blustery too. blustery northwesterly winds. passing nuris, windchills. national harbor. little rips of waves on the potomac. 19 in manassas, 21 in hagerstown, mid-20s around the county. actual air temperatures are a

little milder than that. upper 20s. 34 at national airport. hourly temperatures for the next couple of hours. notice not much of a change. low to mid-30s now. low to mid-30s all the way up to 2:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. staying below 40 degrees. the snow chances are real. in fact, a couple of snow showers already across the mason-dixon line. washington county, frederick county. be on the lookout for a quick little shot of maybe just enough to whiten the ground briefly. the ground isn't really frozen solid yet. these will not stick, but any time you can mention a snow flurry or two to get your winter spirits up a bit. snow flurries primarily along the west of the blue ridge. again, we could see the occasional flurry or flake. highs today will stay only in the 30s and we're going to be cold through most of the week. the next big change in the weather arrives as we head toward friday and into the weekend just as our next best

shot of moisture arrives. temperatures will be going back above the freezing mark. there's your seven-day forecast. 30s today and tomorrow. back to normal on wednesday. back to the mid and upper 40s. the next chance for rain, looks like it will be rain. both chances coming up on your saturday and sunday. my intrepid colleague will be outside dealing with the intrep ud weather coming up. first now, "first4 traffic." here's melissa mollet. >> breaking news right now. again, we're talking about this problem in old town alexandria. duke street shut down. all lanes blocked because of this water main break right now. looks a little purple here because nothing is moving here on the map. showing you that. taking a look here, 270 from frederick down to the spur, it's going to take you 26 minutes. not bad at all. southbound, northbound, you're also looking quite good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103 f.m. when

you hop in your car specifically this morning in old town alexandria. look at the problems here. nice and cleefrmt 66 and 95 also both behaving themselves. more on this problem in old town coming up. melissa, thank you. the fight between two popular fantasy sport websites heed up. how fanduel and draftkings are fighting to keep their ♪

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the so-called affluenza teen. ethan couch could spend the next few months in mexico after his lawyers blocked his extradition to the u.s. couch and his mother fled to mexico after a video surfaced that appears to show the 18 at a party where there was drinking. if couch was drinking, it would be a violation of his probation. he killed four people after driving drunk in 2014 and killing four people and was sentenced to probation. lawyers argue growing up rich affected his judgment. his mother is waiting to face charges. fanduel and draftkings will be in a new york courtroom today. they're asking an appeals panel to allow them to keep operating while they fight the order to shut down there. new york's attorney general says he considers the sites illegal gambling and ordered them to

stop on rating. this is back in november. he's now asking both sites to return hundreds of millions of dollars in entry fees as well. nbc's parent company comcast is also involved in fanduel. >> who doesn't want to be $400 million richer? >> me. >> wednesday could be your lucky day. there were some pretty big winners still on the drawing in saturday. somebody in pennsylvania won $2 million and three players in california, connecticut, and south carolina won a million. again -- >> i'll take that. >> yeah, right? wednesday's drawing is expected to be up to $400 million. the commonwealth's attorney and sheriff will also be sworn in. the ceremony is tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the hilton performing arts center in skbloons did you unwrap a drone over the holidays? you might want to check your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy before taking

it out for first flight. we'll show you what went wrong we showed you a drone that almost hit a professional skier. experts say if you crash your drone, you could be liable for property damage. if it crashes into your neighbor's car or getting tangled up in a telephone wire or television antenna, you'll be responsible. the dmv says its 200 options now include a cure childhood cancer plate and a newport news ship building plate. it will cost you an extra $150 with registration. there are more than 1 million specialty plates on the road in virginia. right now at 5:00 it's officially the coldest day of the year. look at that. we haven't seen temperatures

this cold since march of last year. chuck is tracking the real start of winter for us. >> how do you like that? the skins land four wins in a row heading into the playoffs, and the rush to get tickets starts today. so exciting. >> it really is. good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check our weather first. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with your morning headlines. >> you're absolutely right. aaron and eun, good morning to you. welcome back to work and school this morning, everyone. finallily flurries around today. nothing measurable but an occasional snowflake can't be ruled out. there will be a bigger chance nr rain this weekend. i'll have look at how weather on the weekend will affect you. right now windchills back in into the teens and 20s. 21 in an course town. 27 in washington. focusing in ontown next 24 hours, bundle up.