this morning. you're seeing a one mile back up. inner loop before connecticut back up. chopper just got over this. first chopper over the scene here. we're just seeing these back-ups build here this morning. outer loop after river, still have that problem on the right side of the roadway and taking a look at 95 and virginia. southbound at backlick road. still slow to get by that crash as well. do you have better news? >> yes, i do. it depends on how you view your positive start to the day. southerly breezes ahead of a cold front have temperatures well above average. we're in the 50s. cool and dry this morning. enjoy it. it will turn windy and blustery this afternoon as much colder air zips in for the weekend. it is veteran's day. thank the hand of a veteran for -- shake the hand of a veteran for their service today. the high will occur around noon,

winds really increase 20 to 30 miles an hour before 3:00 this afternoon. high school football will be cold tonight. look at the weekend forecast and of course, that check on the expected snow totals for the winter coming up in a few more minutes. more protests all around the country. some like this one in portland, oregon ending only hours ago. we just learned portland police arrested 26 people. became a riot including unlawful vandalism. in d.c., there is also anger as protesters took over the sidewalk in front of of the new trump international hotel. the demonstrations have been peaceful and there have been no arrests. in baltimore, 1,000 people protested outside of the ravens game. police had to close the gate to make sure everyone was safe.

hundreds of people took to the streets to protest donald trump's victory. they were not saying not my president, of course, but did hold signs saying things like build kindness, not walls and love trump's hate. donald trump is responding to all of this as well. >> erika gonzalez is here with more of that. >> good morning to you. the president-elect has spent the last few days off twitter but now he is back sending this tweet last night, quote, just ha presidential -- open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters incited by the media, are protesting, very unfair is what he called it. remember, the billionaire business mogul warned he there may be riots by his supporters if republicans refuse to make him the nominee. four years ago when mitt romney won the election from president obama. the president-elect tweeted the

can't let this happen, we should march on. was and stop this travesty. . eun, aaron, back to you. donald trump says he will get some advice from president obama as he prepares to take over the office. the two met face to face for the first time in the oval office. trump called the president a good man. president obama says the country will succeed if the new president succeeds. >> while the president and his successor me first lady michelle obama welcomed melania trump. barron trump will be 10 when he moves into the white house. they took a tour of the property which included a stop on the true man balcony. >> crowds cheered as mike pence made his way home to indiana. supporters greeted him at the airport when he returned from washington. he says he is humbled by the out pouring of support from the

from the university of maryland. look at this young woman's picture. this is 21-year-old caitlyn george. campus police say she is missing. she was last seen on wednesday afternoon on campus. her roommates tell police she may have a black and white camping back pack and a green campus bag. if you know where she might be, call police. an after school counselor is in jail accused of sexually abusing a five-year-old girl. news4's megan mcgrath is live whereth alleged abuse took place. a disturbing story, megan. >> reporter: yeah, eun. a lot of concern following an allegation of sexual abuse at an after school program for children in rockville. police have arrested 21-year-old raul ramos. he was a counselor at the kids after hours program held at flower valley elementary school. ramos is accused of inappropriately touching a

once while he was playing tag with the child. he now faces several charges, including sexual abuse of a minor. now, while the program, the after school program is held here at flower valley elementary school, it is actually a private after school program. it is not run by the montgomery county public school system. anyone with information about what allegedly happened here or anyone with concerns about other children enrolled in the montgomery county police. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. it was a new trial with new evidence but the same verdict, guilty. raminda cower will be sentenced in january. prosecutors convinced the jury she came here from tennessee to help her husband kill his ex-wife. the couple was tried together in 2014 but cower was granted a new trial based on ineffective council. john mccarthy says the evidence

weekend of the murder, they ran a surveillance run the weekend before to make sure the movements of the victim so that, we've seen this before in other contract murder cases. look, they were just as efficient as any contract murder. >> her husband is serving a life sentence in prison but is also fighting for a new trial. the couple was upset about alimony payments to the victim. developing out of the district, we're working to get washington. before 7:00 last night, a man was killed on grant place. we don't have any information on a suspect right now. killed in the line of duty. an officer and volunteer firefighter were not the only victims of this domestic violence attack. >> plus murder in canada. a vacation for a maryland man ended in tragedy. why the police work is not done after the latest arrest. >> look up.

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breaking news right now in first 4 traffic. chopper 4 over the scene of this problem. inner loop before connecticut so the crash right now is on that right shoulder. that is good. we have about a one mile back up. outer loop after river road, really slowing quite a bit there. that again on the shoulder but it is still quite slow because of people looking. 95 southbound here at backlick. looks like things are open and that is on the shoulder as well. taking a look at other travel times, 270 looks good. top of the beltway really is not terrible at this point this morning on the outer loop. 66 into town, 95 northbound,o

morning. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. we're off to a quiet enough start here early this morning. plan to do things outside today. the better half of the day will be this morning. your morning run, cool and dry outside, no real wind to worry about this morning but by this afternoon and this evening, very blustery and chilly. saturday, barely getting into the low 50s tomorrow and sunday morning could be the first really hard freeze even into parts of southern maryland and inside the beltway as well. for today, temperatures near 50 asll time and dropping into the 40s. if you go to the high school football games, it will be blustery and chilly. temperatures back down into the mid-40s by 10:00 tonight. of course tomorrow, the walk to end hiv, aaron and i will be there, temperatures in the 30s and low 50s tomorrow. a look at the winter outlook in a few more minutes. it is 6:11. two men have been arrested for the fatal beating of a maryland man and the search continues for

responsible for killing julian jones last weekend. jones was a student at the university of baltimore visiting toronto for a bachelor party. >> both played a role in the death of julian jones. both men have been charged with second degree murder. >> jones was pronounced dead as paramedics prepared to take him to the hospital. a moving tribute at a prince george's county elementary school for a teacher and her daughter w tragic case of domestic violence. back in february, nashante davis was putting her 2-year-old daughter chloe into a carseat out of the fort washington home. that is when chloe's father walked up to them and shot them both. a mural was unveiled outside of bradberry heights elementary school in capital heights on thursday. davis taught second grade there. county leaders keep fighting to end domestic violence. this is a look at the so called big rig fire.

now. it is caused both directions of the 60 freeway to be shut down. authorities say a tractor trailer started this fire yesterday afternoon. the flames spread to nearby trees and brush. it scorched two acres. no injuries have been reported. it now 6:13. we've been following this breaking news. more and more protests over donald trump's election victory. beverly white from our partner station in los angeles tells us about the unrest there. >> reporter: i'm beverly white in los angeles where the protesters who were angry about the outcome of tuesday night's election made their opinions clear here at l.a. city hall. they marched all over downtown but traversing the city and disrupting traffic. the cops have been clearing the streets to avoid incidents where

hollywood freeway blocking traffic for hours. one arrest as the anti-donald trump protesters make their presence and voices heard here in downtown los angeles. from the city hall, i'm beverly white. back to you. stabbings and shootings, a very violent night in the district. police working several crime scenes in southeast. i want to start first with a stabbing that happened overnight, closer to the 2:00 pennsylvania avenue. a man with multiple stab wounds taken to the hospital. i want to go to a double shooting that happened just before 10:00 last night. one man, one woman, shot on the 2800 block of douglas place in southeast. transported to the hospital and then another, another double shooting, two men shot on the 3,000 block of stanton road before the 2:00 a.m. hour.

these active crime scenes police are looking into, are there any suspects or any motives in these active situations. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. >> erika, thank you. 6:15 right now. president obama will honor our nation's veterans today. the president will pay tribute by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. president obama will also make formal veterans. it is the last veteran's day ceremony of his term in office. a local veteran is spending this holiday in a new home. >> mark segraves shows us how a program in the district is battling homelessness for our american here heros and finding success. >> reporter: a disturbing reality that so many veterans find themselves homeless. the they're one of the fastest populations homeless in america. here in the district, they've

shelters and off the streets into stable housing. one of those veterans, sergeant robert lee. he came back from fighting for his country only to end up homeless with two daughters, a single father living in a shelter. this thanksgiving season, they'll be celebrating in a new home. >> we thought that we were going to end up being in the shelter for thanksgiving and krls. which would have been devastating to them i'm pretty sure. me. to be able to be in our own home now and celebrate the holidays it is a wonderful feeling. it really is. >> coming up this evening on news4, you'll learn more about sergeant lee's journey and how the district is hoping to get many more veterans off the streets and you'll learn what you can do to help. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> veterans and active duty military members will get an

here is a look at three of the deals. bob evans will offer a free breakfast all day long. bruegger's bag yells will give out free small coffees. i hop will give a free red, white, and blue topping. d.c. delegate eleanor norton says there needs to be a better way to measure snow fall in the diic snow inch d.c. than at the airport. she wants it measured at an alternate site such as the white house, naval observatory. if that happens, we could be talking about a monster snow storm. >> you know, doug had it right last year. he called it. he called the big blizzard we had. i'm hoping he isn't calling anything like that again.

expectations about what so see for the year to come. >> we're both snow lovers. >> that is not scientific. >> it does play into it whether you want to admit it or not. we're rooting for snow although neither one of us really see the same sort of a set-up as last winter. last winter was actually warm and snowy which a lot of times doesn't seem all that complimentary to one another. january, with all of theow month was barely more than a degree colder than average. december was the warmest december on average and february was warmer than average. we ended up with way below average last year. sheer what doug is thinking for last year. we average 15 inches of snow a winter. at or slightly more than average amounts of snow expected for the whole winter, december, january, and february. unlike last year when we had our number one warmest december on

cold air didn't get here until later on in the winter, we may start off with colder air in december. it will be the first december colder than average in quite awhile. what about today? today we're off to a mild start. 49 now. we'll stay in the 40s to near 50 for a couple of hours. up into the low and mid-60s for a brief time. it will turn windy this afternoon and it is going to be chilly for friday night football tonight. there is the cold front. there is the leading edge of a weekend around here. not a lot of moisture with it because of direction it is coming from. so you only really notice the front going by and increasing clouds this afternoon, once the front goes by, the winds will really pick up. future weather, that ribbon of cloud cover there, that is the front. it is expected to get into the washington area around 3:00 this afternoon and then move south of town for the friday evening plans. so that means it is going to be a very cold friday night and the weekend looks down right chilly as well.

30s tomorrow morning and only near 50 for a high on saturday afternoon. sunday, that is probably going to be the coldest morning. it will be sunday morning. the wind will be up early tomorrow. without much ach wind it will be bombs away on temperatures. could be in the mid-20s in most of the suburbs early sunday morning. redskins on sunday afternoon will be playing in sunshine. a little chance for a little rain coming up late in the day on monday. melissa mollet has been dealing with problem after problem and that is just related to me. >> that is with chuck, the traffic is kind of secondary. chopper 4, inner loop, that crash is off to the rieg side of the roadway now and that is looking so much better. i'm soap happy to show you this picture this morning. it really was jammed for a little bit. we have this hanging around and being slow. a couple of good things here. i circled the trouble spots here

good and routes in and out of town, no major worries right now. we'll let you know if anything breaks off. another live look at the beltway coming up. from the rafters, here at the bb&t center -- >> look at that. a special story on this veteran's day. four navy seals were honored at the san jose sharks game last night. >> they repelled from the ceiling of the stadium here. the the nhl honoring veterans all overt country. the capitals are in chicago for tonight's game so we can look to see some special tributes too. >> only navy seals make it look easy. >> they do it all of of the time. >> thanks to all of the veterans for their service and sacrifice. >> we may never know who stole cruise but this puppy caper has come to an end. ?? hallelujah ??

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? but you don't really care for music, do you? >> his name is trending around the world this morning. rock & roll hall of famer leonard cohen has died. he wrote that iconic hallelujah. he was 82 years old. he was a writing and poet before he broke into music. he is considered a visionary. they make you update your phones too many -- it is like you just updated then they want another update. how often do you have to update a phone. ? turn it up! yeah, oh, i got an update in my setting. i'm utterly bed wetting. they say can we do it between

i know the score. i get so fed up. i switch to a samsung and the thing just blows up. >> speaking of visionary. >> set your dvr. lin-manuel miranda. ellen challenging the hamilton star to make up a rap there on the spot. ellen is here week days at 3:00 p.m. hamilton is set to come or the other. >> a puppy named cruise is waking up with his owners, he was stolen from his front yard last month. look at the surveillance video here. you can see the man and the woman walk up to the fence. on almyra street. the man reaches over the fence to pet cruise but then unhooked him from the leash and the couple disappeared. >> cruise was not microchiped. he is urging other pet owners to

>> we expect to learn more about the couple in the surveillance video. trump administration. we're getting a better idea of who is in line to be in his top cabinet as he transitions to the white house. >> on this veteran's day. we honor a 108-year-old world war ii veteran. >> and if you have outdoor plans this weekend, get ready for a blast of the cold. how cold it is going to get and 4 things to know about your

straight night. demonstrations end arrests across the country. >> president-elect donald trump is narrowing down his list of leaders in washington. >> thank a vet. it is a day to celebrate american's heros. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this veteran's day. i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. the sun is coming up over the

the memorials to honor our veterans. >> it is beginning to feel and look like the holidays at rockefeller center. final preparations for tonight's arrival of the christmas tree are under way. that gorgeous tree. chuck bell, it is feeling colder too. >> it will be feeling a lot colder as we get into the weekend. it is a relatively mild start this morning. it will be the mildest part of the day. temperatures will go down quickly this afternoon. clear skies out there, light southerly breezes. it will be a great day for veteran's day world war ii memorial. vietnam war memorial. korean war memorial and arlington national acceptable teary. if you see a veteran, shake their hands and say thank you. cold wind arrives this afternoon into this evening. chances for hard freezes, especially towards sunday morning. sunday night into monday is the super moon coming our way. you want to make your plans to take pictures of it sunday night, not monday night.

f friday has felt more like a monday. >> it has here. we sent chopper over this problem here, outer loop just before river road. we're not seeing the crash that we had heard about near bradley. right now it looks okay through that area. inbound 4 at ritchi-marlboro. as you look at the beltway. you had a couple of earlier problems. we're seeing a delay where chopper is outer loop before river. still a little slow but that crash is out of the way as well here this morning. as far as metro today, 5:00 a.m. to midnight, trains on a saturday schedule, off peak fares and free parking on the veteran's day. travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. another night of protests around the country. >> many were peaceful but in oregon, police were calling this a riot. people were throwing things at officers. there was also widespread vandalism there. dozens of people were arrested. >> donald trump and president

they vowed to put away their differences and work together during the transition of power. >> there is a lot of uncertainty around the world. the british prime minister spoke with the president-elect yesterday but we don't know if he has spoken to the german chancellor yet. >> president-elect donald trump is waking up in new york where he will be preparing for the transition. planning will include forming his cabinet. trump is considering texas congressman mike mccaul for secretary of home land security. director of the cia. jeb hensarlng. an illinois congressman who resigned after being accused of lavish spending faces a wide range, he spent thousands

like downtown abby. he is accused of submitting false mileage expenses. it is now 6:34. new this morning, secretary of state john kerry will need a good parka. he is headed to ant yarkt ka -- antart ka. he will become the most senior u.s. official ever to visit antarctica. >> wow. >> people across the country will honor our veterans today. >> and there is a very special house this morning. news4's molette green is live at the world war ii memorial with his story. molette, good morning. >> veteran's day brings so many people every year to so many war heros and their families every year to the world war ii memorial here on the national mall. what an incredible sight. we want to introduce you this morning to 108-year-old bill

his daughter for this morning's yearly breakfast at the white house. now, his daughter is proud to share her father's story. this army sergeant with the 45th infantry division who marched in to germany to liberate a concentration camp. as we thank all of the veterans in our lives today and those all over the country, we would love to share some of your stories, your comments, your pictures, with all of us here at using #thankavet. i'm molette green on the mall mall here, back to you. >> molette, thank you. 6:35 right now. bouncing back. the stock market rally after the big loss after news broke of the trump victory. find out what is in store for your money, next. >> the victim is just five years old and police say she was abused during an after school program in rockville.

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ahead of a cold front that should arrive this afternoon, we have light, southerly winds this afternoon. it is anything but cold outside. temperatures are already in the low to mid-50s around the metro area. still colder spots. actually colder downo souther maryland. 40 at beverly beach, 50s in the shenandoah county. scanning the skies over the reagan national airport. sunrise about to occur over the next ten minutes. you need your wind breaker for this afternoon, sunglasses and jeans. it will be very chilly for your friday evening plans. temperatures getting into the mid-60s before the gusty northwest wind sets up shop. because of the windy afternoon and evening, we're giving today's daily grade a b plus.

snow for this winter coming up at 6:51. see you in a few more minutes it is traffic time. >> for any problem we're hearing about southbound 270 after democracy, the report is that we have a crash blocking two lanes here this morning. chopper 4 right now looking for that. as soon as we find it, i'll let you know what is happening. as far as the travel times go on 270 from germantown down to the spur, you're on time. completely clear. some folks are able to stay home today. looking great. love showing you this especially on a friday. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. >> thanks melissa. an after cool counselor in montgomery -- an after school counselor in montgomery county

south. you'll be subject to arrest and to the use of riot control

>> what was a peaceful protest into a riot. it was a peaceful protest. it is now a riot. there are police in riot gear moving towards -- >> night sticks are out in the front row. >> you are w news out of portland, oregon. more clashes overnight after the election of donald trump. >> erika gonzalez is at the live desk now to wrap up everything that went down there. erika, this turned violent. >> yeah, aaron, eun, these were mostly peaceful but look at the example you were just watching, one specifically declared a full on riot. >> you'll be subject to arrest.

took to the streets clashing in some very heated and violent arguments. dumpster fires, fire crackers, damage to local businesses, people hurling things at police. police having to use pepper spray and rubber baton rounds to break up the chaos and arresting more than two dozen. i'll take you through a few scenes. i'll show you what oakland california looks like. protesters jumping on to interstate 580 halting traffic there. multiple arrests. this was a smaller scene than what we've seen the previous night. now we want to jump to our backyard. washington d.c. outside the trump hotel. protesters outraged saying the president-elect ran a campaign of fear and hate. trump supporters on the scene saying protesters need to accept the results. a more peaceful scene in baltimore. if you were watching the game last night, you saw the crowds outside m and t bank stadium.

welcome. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> we just saw a new tweet from donald trump. he wrote love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. we will all come together and be proud. hours ago he called the protests very unfair. we're learning there could be a lot more of this on one of the most important days of trump's presidency. his inaugation reporting that several groups are planning protests for january 20th. thef could include thousands or tens of thousands of people. the president-elect is waking up in the big apple this morning in his home inside trump tower. donald trump's plane landed back in new york yesterday after a full day of meetings in d.c. he not only met with president obama but also congressional leaders as he prepares for his transition into the white house. >> breaking news now in the district. police are investigating a double shooting in southeast.

police found two men who had been shot there. both victims were taken to the hospital. so far, no arrests have been made. new information now on a developing story out of pittsburgh. we're learning more about the man police say shot two police officers, killing one of them. we brought you this as breaking news about this time yesterday. the officers were responding to a domestic violence call in canonsburg. they were ambushed. they found a man and woman dead inside of the home. investigator as think the man shot the officers, killed his wife, then killed himself. this is what happened after a school counselor is in jail. he is accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. megan mcgrath is live where authorities say the alleged abuse took place. megan? that's right. the abuse allegedly happened

valley elementary school in rockville. a 21-year-old counselor, raul ramos is accused of inappropriately touching a 5-year-old girl. ramos faces several charges, including sexual abuse of a minor. police say he worked at this privately run program called kids after hours. it is held inside the flower valley elementary school but the program is not run by the montgomery county school system. it is a private program. august and the end of october. that ramos touched the girl more than once while playing tag. now, anyone with concerns about any of the other children possibly being abused in this program, any concerns at all, you're asked to call montgomery county police. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. 6:48 now. a developing story out of the university of maryland. look at this young woman's picture. this is 21-year-old kaitlyn

she was last seen on wednesday afternoon on campus. her roommates tell police she may have a black and white camping back pack and green canvas bag with her. if you know where she might be, call police. we're talking about a chilly start and it is only getting colder, i'm afraid. how about that beautiful sunrise? >> not going to do anything. >> no? >> nice to look at. not going to warm us up. >> just a little bit. >> it will be a warmer than average day. >> okay. i'll take that. >> we average weekend but it will be a warmer than average friday. >> it will be warm saturday morning when we'll be at the walk to end hiv. >> that's right. >> all three of us. >> all three of us. 8:00 tomorrow morning. freedom plaza. northwest washington at 13th and constitution, 13th and pennsylvania. you'll find us for sure. you guys will be complaining because it will be cold outside. i know that. the real question -- >> a worthy cause. >> the question doug was trying to answer yesterday was what

we had a mild winter last year, even with all of the snow of the blizzard, we finished up the winter way above average in both snow fall and way above average in temperature mainly because of last december. the warmest december of all record keeping here in washington. 11 and a half degrees warmer than average. even with all of the snow in january it was barely cooler than average. in february, back above average. the winter was warm and sunny. this year, though, could be a little different. early this morning. 49 and sunrise out there. here is the outlook that doug put together yesterday on news4 at 5:00, we average, sorry about that. we average 15 inches of snow. he is forecasting 14 to 20. close to average or slightly above. and also slightly above to areas north and west. less chance of a big wallop of a blizzard.

rather than getting it all in the home run swing. we're starting off with a great looking start. there is a cold front coming. here is the cold front sliding through here. this ribbon of cloud cover is coming through at 3:00 this afternoon. behind the front, you'll notice the change. very blustery northwest winds starting sometime early to mid afternoon and going into your friday evening. these mild starts, and look at the range of temperatures. where the wind has stayed up out of the south is in the 50s. where the wind laid down it is 32 in manassas and 35 in warrenton. a big range of temperatures all over the place. afternoon high temperatures in the low to mid-60s. in the 30s tomorrow morning and near 50 for a high saturday afternoon. i think sunday morning will be the coldest morning of the season so far. mid-20s in the suburbs, redskins forecast on sunday afternoon, game time temperatures up near 60. then, of course, monday is the super moon but sunday night into monday will be the better night

clouds and rain on monday night going into tuesday. let's go over to melissa mollet right now and find out about traffic. >> good morning, this is really good news here. southbound 270 after democracy, we had these two cars in the center lane. we're off to the shoulder with the crash and chopper 4 zooms out a bit, you can see looking quite good. 270 southbound as you head to the outer loop of the beltway. ritchie marlboro road. still blocked by debris. look at that beltway. if it could look like that every day, i would be the happiest person and so would you. all of these routes, bw parkway, route 1, 25, 91 rolling along just fine. >> thank you, melissa. he is the oldest surviving world war ii veteran. >> and today, he will spend his special day here in the nation's capitol. news4's molette green has more on bill moore's legacy.

>> reporter: good morning to you all. this morning, just minutes ago, a young man placed a wreath here next to the many others at the world war ii memorial here on the national mall. 108-year-old bill moore from pennsylvania is here in washington for the yearly breakfast at the white house. his daughter proudly shares the army sergeant's service with the 45th infantry division that marched into germany to liberate a concentration camp. >> but my father tremendous love of country and when you're with him, he exudes that love and when he speaks, he speaks from the heart about what a privilege it was for him to be a soldier in world war ii. >> reporter: we want to thank all of the veterans this morning and we're doing that in part by sharing your stories, your pictures with us. send them in using #thankavet. live this i morning on the national mall, i'm molette

and we all here echo the sentiments of all of the colleagues here at news4. we want to say thank you to all of the men and women who have served our country on this veteran's day preserving our safety and our freedom and so as molette mentioned, we invite you to share your pictures with us on this veteran's day like ed smith did, sent this to us a salute to my three favorite veterans, my grandfather, my wife and my father. use #thankavet soe' thanks for sharing them with us. back over to you. good morning, i'm landon dowdy from cnbc headquarters. speaking of veteran's day. floor of the new york stock exchange is an incredibly patriotic place. today at 11:11 eastern, trade willing cease to remember those who fell in battle while serving the country. the pursuit of money will be paramount. traders looking to beat yesterday's all time high thanks

18,807. the nasdaq down 427 points. that is the main focus today. investors will look how strong jcpenney thinks the holiday sales will be and we'll get a read on consumers sentiment and it is expected to show that americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy. i'm landon dowdy. thank you. 6:55 now. here are 4 things to know before you h o tribute to the nation's veterans by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arlington national cemetery. election protests called a riot. in other cities people took peacefully to the streets. >> leonard cohen has died.

song "hallelujah." he was 82 years old. join us tomorrow at the walk to end hiv. we'll be emceeing the event at freedom plaza join us at 8:15 for the walk or 5k run. for more information or to register search walk to end hiv in the nbc washington app. it will a cold start tomorrow morning. a bit of a breeze lingering around. temperatures will be in the 30s as you get your weekend started. not much of a warm up on saturday. the wind lays down saturday afternoon and that means that saturday night s coldest part of the weekend. 36 downtown but that probably means more like 25 or 26 in the outlying areas. the weekend will be free of any chance for rain. next chance of a shower shows up late monday and that isn't a big threat of rain. >> taking a look, chopper 4 over 270 there, the spur after democracy, we had an earlier problem that is now out of the way. man, does that look good here this morning with so few people on the roads here because of this veteran's day.

ritchie-marlboro road. it looks like a truck lost a load of metal. it is a big clean up there. 66, nice and clear. 95, only issue is southbound there as you're approaching backlick from the earlier crash. it is gone but an earlier delay hanging around. >> that is the broadcast for this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> "the today show" is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a look at your forecast, traffic and any breaking news. hope you join ug. enjoy your day.

good morning. breaking news. anti-trump protests break out again in cities coast to c good morning. breaking news. an try trust demonstrations break out coast to coast. one area in portland turning violen flash grenades on the crowd. donald trump back to tweeting what he's saying about the protesters this morning. making peace. the president and the president-elect meet for the first time in the oval office. >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president. >> the first lady and first lady to be sitting down over tea. this morning what was said twiend behind closed doors.