"news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. right now on "news4 today," we're following breaking news overnight. wildfires sparking evacuations in tennessee. new flames creeping close to a town. good morning, everybody, it is w5k a.m. >> i'm eun yang. melissa has a look at traffic and chuck bell has a look at weather. >> we need the rain. >> first we have breaking news we're following. rhett's go to angie goff at the live desk. >> yes, aaron and eun, we got an update on the plane crash that we're following out of colombia. officials now confirming there

're in the hospital right now. those who survived the crash, we're learning more about that, by the way, it happened near the town of medlen. 75 people lost their lives in this crash. you saw right there the rescue effort. it was extre wheel continue to follow up on the investigation. for now, we'll send it back to you. yeah. cloudy skies and rainy days finally back in the picture. it is raining on all corners of the capital beltway and that's the way it's going to stay for the next little bit. it will be a wet ride. no heavy rain out there. whenever it's raining, you're

it will be moving in to finish out the morning commute. so umbrellas required today. it's not cold. it's in the mid to upper 40s now. courtesy of a southerly breeze. your weather headline, finally some rain. not cold at all today. mild and breezy with more bursts by wednesday. later on in the week, starting to dry out and of all things might feel like december for the first weekend it's time for melissa mollet right now. a lot of times raindrops can slow down the commute. >> that's what we're afraid of, talking about the rails here. right now, remember, single tracking between west falls church and east falls church through december 31st. this is what chuck's talking about. look at that all over the screen that. is rain falling. inner loop and outer loop, no construction. 86 and 95 do have this. southbound 2501 before the

justin finch out on the scene to show us what this is looking like and what the impact is. justin? >> hey, there, melissa. good morning. in just a few seconds we have this street sweeper pull ore and clean up a bit of paper in the road. we got a report of this overturned truck by ivy lane. that truck was not here. no word on the driver of the truck or what happened there. but we do have evidence of this but to look at this, it's very thin. almost more like a card stock here. with this rain out here on the roads and that paper, it is not only difficult to clean up but also difficult to drive on out here. so we do have crews beginning now to work on cleaning this up. this is kenilworth from ivy just past cress enlts going toward the beltway ramps here. i would say it could be cleaned up shortly. however, given the

to clean up immediately. if you're driving in the area, you want to take your time and be care. this outer to my right lane here is going to be closed until they get this cleaned up and sorted out. back in the studio. >> thank you. it is 5:04. developing, police in chillum think they know who shot out the the workers there konk thad blown out window with cardboard. police say the suspect recently started working at the store and may have done this as a way to get back at another employee. no one is hurt and that window has been fixed. this morning class is back in place after a violent situation.

into a group of people and started to stab people. 11 were hurt and they're now expected to survive. officials are looking into what there was an act of terror. he came to the united states in 2014 as a permanent legal resident. here's the live desk. we're showing you horrifying video out oftown. take a look. this is as people try to make their evacuations. take a look inside this hotel. we have video of people who were trapped inside a hotel. you can see the flames right outside the windows. here you go. very, very thankful to report that everybody in here, they made it out alive. they are okay. officials saying smoke and ash making it difficult to make it through the area trying to leave and evacuate, but there is rain forecasted for today. they're hoping that's going to

fire. wheel continue to look. we're following a story. federal investigators are closely following a sheen floating down the potomac. they're not sure whether this is oil or where it came from. they do not think it us a threat. it was taken yesterday in sterling virginia. police tell "news4," whatever the substance is, it's too thin to clean up. as a caution they havelo water intakes. d.c. mayor mariel bowser is not a fan of a plan to slash hours. they wanted to close early so crews can work on the rails. the plan calls for the system closing the system from 11:30. and on sunday metro would open at 8:00 a.m. and shut down at 1

meet. this is a day after david petraeus met with him. he said he was very impressed with the retired general. last year he was sentenced to two years' probation for sending classified information to his mistress. this new video of cuban officials honoring the ashes his brother and member of the government observed a moment of silence and left white roses next to the urn. >> those ashes will make their way across cuba in a national procession tomorrow but today there will be a large ceremony in havana. >> with more on that, we turn to jay gray with the latest.

jay? >> reporter: good morning. they wake up this morning. tens of thousands lined up and waited patiently, some through the afternoon heat here just to get a few seconds of passing in front of the memoir ya to fidel castro. the same scene will play out. as the sun comes up, people will line up and make their way past the procession. then this evening in the plaza, we'll see tribute to fidel castro. his ashes will be a part of that as well as his brother, raul castro, speaking publicly to what's expected to be tins of thousands filling this square. then that procession that you talk about, aaron and eun, will begin. it will move across the island and move across sunday where

for him. now back to you. >> jay gray, thank you. if you're looking for more right now, you can go to the nbc washington app and search castro to see a gallery a chronicles his life. now that black friday and cyber monday is done, today is giving tuesday. it's a global one-day charitable giving program launched in 2012. it's encouraging people to volunteer. during laugh year's cam parngs people from 70 different countries participated and raised more than $116,000 and according to the personal finance. americans donated $373 billion to charities in 2015. >> if you search, usually there's sort of a central clearing house of all the charities that are looking for donations today.

which one you want to donate to, there's a list it's nice we're caught up in this consumerism, we're buying presents for other people and ourselves, let's be honest and it's like, let's think about other people that might need more they within do. >> rain is headed this way just in time for your commute. we'll check back in just ahead. plus, a new case of zika in a new u.s. state where mosquitos may be affected outside

welcome back at 5:14. chuck beck looking at the radar. it's all lit up. >> we can't complain. we really do need the rain. we have six more inches of rain. rain this morning is most impactful right now in prince george's county. those showers are headed there's more where that came from. grab the umbrella. your morning commute will be rainy. the rain may be easing up, but it will still be cloudy and wet and another day of rain tomorrow. finally by the time you get toward thursday, back to the sunshine, but your outdoor planner, rain and 48 degrees. noontime workouts will be 60. if you can wait and exercise

probably the heavier of the rain will be out. a peak at the weekend. that's coming up in ten minutes. let's go over to melissa and see how she's doing on a tuesday. >> good morning. southbound kenilworth still have that debris, scatchardboard paper, whatever it is in the roadway. that's where "news4's" justin finch has been there. in waldorf, two different and northbound 5. bean town road gets by the crash. very close to one another. this has now cleared. no problems on any of those routes into town, out of town. eun? >> thank you, melissa. your time is 5:14. if you're just joining us, here's what's working now. a deadly plane crash killing dozens. many victims are members of a

classes will resume at ohio state campus where a student went on a rampage. he was shot and killed by a police officer. the 11 people he hurlt are expected to be okay. it's been nearly a month sense an alleged rape at this mansion on p street in georgetown and still no charges have been filed. >> molette green has more on what happened that night. good the parent thofs young woman don't want to wait any longer for an arrest. let's show you some video to show you where this is where the college students say it all happened on october 31st at this georgetown mansion on p street which hosts an annual halloween party. we know the d.c. police responded to a 911 call for a report of rape that night. this is the home of bill dean known as dodge mansion. we should point out the

not face any charges in this case. two women actually have said they tried to come to the aid of this young woman and our jackie bengs spoke to the woman who said when she tried to help she was manhandled. >> i was sitting in the front room on the lower level just talking with a few people and i heard like crying from upstairs. when i came in, i just went to the bathroom. she wyi i started talking to her. she was crying. and then he actually were in there. he shook me and threw me on the ground. >> so you have witnesses in this case and you have the victim's statement. d.c. police say this investigation is ongoing. they released a statement saying

been committed, thatly exhaust all efforts to identify an offender and turn this case over to the u.s. attorney's office. that is the latest for now outside second police district headquarters. >> thank you. a man and a 3-year-old were hurt after their suv plowed into a store on georgia avenue in northwest washington. that suv hit a liquor store and did quite a bit of da no one was hurt. the man and the child were taken to the hospital. 24 potential jurors will be questioned today as part of jury selection in the dylann roof trial. he's accused of killing nine black worshippers at emmanuel ame church last year. meanwhile a judge granted roof's request to act as his own attorney in his death penalty

texas is now reporting its first case of the zika virus likely caused by a mosquito bite. florida is the only other state. the woman lives near the border of mexico but has not traveled to that country or any other place. comedian miami and talk show host ellen degeneres was overwhelm. president obama bestowed the he talked about her kindness eastbound the lgbt community. >> she ran into a bit of a roadblock. she didn't take her i.d. on her show today she'll explain the entire ordeal. here's a sneak sneak i was walking with handler. i had a handler. we're midway almost there and she turns to me and says

d. she said, no, you -- i said no. she thought i was kidding. i thought why would i -- i'm getting the medal of freedom. i don't -- i didn't think -- so anyway, she said we know who you are. we can't let you in without i.d. >> it is the white house. >> of course organization need i.d. >> of course. i love ellen. here's picture. she tweeted, ellen explains how that tweet was the thing that then helped her get into the white house. congratulations to her. >> i wonder who doesn't need an i.d. to get into the white house. >> i think even the president has to say, listen, it's really me. it's really me. right? >> probably not. somebody gets fired when that happened. let's turn to "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. your idea is in hand and it

the president, the first lady t two daughters, beau, and the other dog. >> what's the other dog's name? >> beau and sonny. >> don't forget mrs. obama's mother. >> seven souls who don't need it. everyone else -- when they say 100% i.d. check, they mean it. they have the lights up and down the u.s. capitol. itz's officially the season. weekend and people are like, wait, weekend? what's the weekend going to be like? looks like the better day. still there on sunday. may be a little later on in the day. i think most of your sunday daytime plans are also going to be dry. it will be seasonably chilly the first week of december with highs in the upper 40s to around 50. between now and then it's going to be mild and wet. look at the push of moisture

temperatures in the 60s. we'll be ten degrees warmer than average. pockets of moderate rain down across western virginia. that's coming down our way. the morning commute is going to take it on the chin today. here's future weather. there's moderate rain. lieu ray and peters burg. by 11:00 a.m., one quick burst of moderate rain corridor. after that things will start to dry out just a smidgen but more rain chances and dry air coming your way tomorrow. >> almost 70. maybe even a rumble of two of thunder. should be dry by thursday afternoon, friday, of course, into the first half of the within. melissa mollet, please tell me something good in traffic this morning. >> i can tell you something very

dropped in the roadway. tl left lane getting by a crash in waldorf and another in bean town. 66, no problems, 95, no problems. a little slow. all of the green means rain is falling. allow some extra time and you're going to have to work those windshield wipers. >> bei bei, get little better. not so little. how the began is doing after his emergency surgery. first, though, ravine rescue. we hear from the good samaritan who climbed to save a stranger

what he has seen in movies helped him save a man's life sunday night. >> malcolm hicks climbed down this steep embankment to help a man who fell into the water. they pulled him out. he doesn't have any training but acted on instinct. >> it's just -- it's the person i am. if i see knob needs help, i'm going to help them out, you know what i mean, if i ka. >> medics took the man to the hospital. he's suffering from hyperthermia, but he's expected to be okay thanks to malcolm. >> nice work. days after surgery, we're getting an update on bei bei. that's next. a virginia woman walks into her child's room and finds a man naked and that's not all.

colombia where dozens are dead

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we're following that breaking news out of clomg where a plane has crashed, killing dozens of people. there were 81 people on board including a soccer team from brazil. this plane crashed last night.

there's some question about whether that number might be slide slightly different. everyone else on board is believed dead at this point. we're going to follow this story and update you. powerful wildfires are sweeping through tennessee this morning. take a look at this dramatic video of flames surrounding a hotel. coming up, we'll tell you how many people are being forced flee this morning. students will head back to class at ohio state university after yesterday's violent the student abdul row zack ali artan was shot and killed. "news4's" tracie potts will tell us what this could mean for the future of the affordable care act. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. a lot of weather to cover.

cooperating. >> we're simpatico. raindrops are going to have a big impact. the things you need to know, finally needed rain. rain is likely to impact three, maybe four of the next commute, this morning being the first one likely to be affected. tonight and both commutes tomorrow could be wet as well. it could with warm where in addition rumble or two. "storm team 4" radar scanning the skies finding steady rain across carroll andbaltimore counties. light rate from warrentown to culpeper and rap hank. just know it's not a pretty start to the day. it's not cold either. we're 47 now. we'll be in the low to mid-60s. rain may taper off. i'll show you the future weather

she's tracking trouble on the roads. >> good morning. a new crash here. sounds like a car facing the wrong direction. that's never good. southbound, 201, that load of paper dropped in the roadway. you can see that flashing circle and a little be it of yellow as you're headed southbound causing a slowdown through that area. overall the belt way look pretty good. back in ten minutes. angie goff here at the this. a story out of gaithersburg where montgomery county police say three people were stabbed at an apartment complex on moss night circle. officer still trying to get more information. no arrests have been made and the victims are expected to be okay. eun? >> angie goff at the live desk. thank you. it's 5:32.

bus crash has a court appearance. six were kill and five others remain in the hospital. get real investigators say jonathonny walker was not on his regular bus route when he careened into a tree. that crash has reignited questions whether seatbelts should be on buses. man school buses. the virginia department of motor vehicles say seatbelt are not necessary because passes seats offer protection. >> this morning families are looking for more time to find new homes. have until february to relocate but they're asking for six months. the city of manassas is buying the land after an owner said he

system at a mobile home park. the owners say it's frustrated. >> i work a lots to have what i have. i have no place to go, to go with my trailer. so really it's very, very frustrating. >> the organization "save our homes" is trying to help the residents saying if they're given six more months, they'll be able to move during warmer weather. not during winter. a check on her children in the middle of the night. she found a naked man in her children's bedroom. he went to the wrong house. he was intoxicated and stumbled into the wrong house. he's been charged with burglary, indecent exposure, and narcotics. >> frederick police need your help in finding this missing

frederick memorial lopt on foot before 5:00 p.m. melendez has brown hair and brown eyes. she was last seen wearing a gray hood sweatshirt, black slacks and converse sneakers. if you have any information, you'reed to cause the police. one thing contributing to the economy is the increase int months. the governor will unveil his next plan to the general assembly. good news, our favorite cub bei bei is eating again. according to the "washington post," bei bei is successfully nursing and eating apples and softened biscuits. he's getting antibiotics and a sweet potato. on friday he had an emergency

the rest of us. zookeepers are holding off on reintroducing bamboo to bei bei until he is fully healed. >> he might not want it at that point. >> he's going to want bamboo. >> it's like my thing with fish. i got a scale caught in my throat one time. >> we're going to help you with that. >> i'm good. >> it's good for you. depending where you are, you might want the umbrella this take a look at "storm team 4" radar. chuck bell will let us know if we need our rain boots. >> regular bedtime may benefit your kid's brain. >> we're going to take you live

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5:39 right now. leave the good shoes under the bed. it's going to be a few wet days, right, chuck? >> indeed. you're going to need your duck shoes. especially for the first half of

pockets of rain likely to impact lunch hour as well. i thinks should be tapering back to showers at 5:00 this evening. temperature-wise we're in the upper 40s. near 50 by 8:00 this morning and by later today, we'll be in the low to mid-60s even with the rain drops around. you don't need the heavy winter jacket. you do need the umbrella, the hat, and your rain slicker. the day to be out. a d minus today. 's not going to be all that cold. >> i was surprised. it was a little rainy, but really not so bad. outer loop at georgia, not so bad. does not seem to be slowing things down.

as far as travel time, looking good. 270 also rolling along just fine. 66 inbound and 95 northbound, no worries. you're going to be on time in both spots. remember to listen to wtop 105.3 when you hop in your car. debris covers a roadway a lot of people use to get to work. how your drive could be impacted. and a lot of folks will grab fast foot maybe once a week or so.

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a morning mess for drivers in maryland. a street full of cardboard. coming up, how it all happen and how to get around it. now from 5:45 we're live if there cuba where the island nation continues to mourn and celebrate the death of fidel castro. ordered out.

>> it was kind of surreal. a passenger opens a plane's emergency door and jumps out. what we're learning from witnesses on that plane. and whole foods tries to change its whole paycheck image. how it could impact your wallet. trooper who tells us a trucker had an unsecured load. that results in the mess you're seeing here now. lots of thin cardboard streaming from ivy lane approaching the beltway ramps here. this appears to be a very thin cardboard, cardstock. and the light rain has been very slick. this very right lane has been

they should have it cleaned up in a matter of minutes. it should not impact your morning commute. back to you in the studio. national mourning continues in cuba following the death of former cuban leader fidel castro. he died on friday. today there will be a large outdoor memorial service. >> several officials jay gray is live in havana. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there will be thousands lined up to file past a memorial of fidel castro here. yesterday tens of thousands were

heat of the afternoon sun, had to be overcome by the heat and treated by physicians. there will be a message from his brother raul. the u.s. says they're not sending, president obama will not be a part of this, nor is secretary of state john kerry. that is the latest live right now here in havana. now back to you. eun, aaron? >> thank you. "news4's" david culver is en route there. if you're looking for more

washington app and search castro. just about 5:48. snow forecasted through wednesday in the state of dakota. authorities say they have no plans to enforce that. thousands of native american activists have been camping on u.s. army corps of engineer plan because they don't want a new 1,100 mile pipeline built there. today governor dave doocy of arizona will dedicate a memorial for the 19 firefighters that were killed in arnell. it happened in 2013 and it was the greatest loss since 1933. it will be located to the northwest of phoenix and it will be open to the public tomorrow.

about the silver line. the meeting is set for 3:00 in lease ford. on monday night he caused multiple crashes. he's at the rappahannock regional jail on no bond. president-elect donald trump, he suggested a hiring freeze and perhaps eliminaing the department of education. unions representing federal workers say employees are worried they'll be targeted but they'll adopt a wait-and-see approach. trump said the andre the swamp

price has been a fierce krid in. what does this mean for the future of one of president obama's signature. >> it certainly means something where they take him out of office and try to rewrite, repeal the obamacare the new administration here on capitol hill. however, they're going to have to find a new point person, but tom price, yorkt pete eric person, had been the point person to work on the fiern points of what they were going to replace the affordable care act with. >> ttracie, let me ask you abou mitt romney. is he still in the running?

mike pence says expect big announcements. we know he's going to be at dinner. what we are sure of, that's a pretty big short list. you've got bob corker from tennessee, all considered being considered for secretary of state. >> tracie potts on the hill. in news 4 your health, we know a bedtime is important. a new stud widespread damage late night does to a child's brain. it affectings their attention and spatial awareness. >> here's an excuse to possible the wine cork. a glass of wine can make you

have to do with pupil dilation which can indicate attraction and rapport. muscle relaxation in the face and rosy checks could be the reason some are more attractive after just one drink. also some beauty benefits. a champagne soaked cotton ball ask even out skin tone. and wine in consideration is too much wine is a bad thing. that all kinds of things are looking good. >> wine is supposed to make you more attractive or the others? >> i think it may work both ways. >> you don't drink wine first thing in the morning. >> i'm just saying. if people work late nights and

blah. >> there's no judgment here. i'm just saying you may have a problem. we are tracking your chance for rain on a tuesday. outside it's a cloudy sky and a wet road and wet sidewalk. we're socked in with rain. a big, big fire near gatlinburg th so they need every drop they can get today. that plume of moisture is going to keep us wet. that's the batch of rain that's going to be riding in here mid to late morning. promises to be pretty rainy at least through lunchtime. here's future weather to help you time it out. hit and miss light rain.

rain in the shenandoah valley. heaviest and steadiest of the rain, noon and 2:00. between 2:00 and 4:00, the heavier rain moves dune. things should dry out. things will still be wet. most of the steady rein will be coming to an end. current to upper 40s. today's high, 64 trees. even mierld tomorrow. temperatures flirting with 70 tomorrow. that does come with rainy periods during the day. maybe a rumble or two of thunder. rain showers out of here early. thursday afternoon, friday, saturday look great. bettor rain chances monday and tuesday of next week, but enjoy the mild weather while it's here. let's go to melissa mollet and

>> good morning. again we have all that paper strewn on the right side of the roadway. it's fine. they're trying to clear that up. it is now wet. it's hard to get it out of the way. a crash still on the shoulder. a crash along the right side. a 95 slow spot through wood bridge. i'll see you back at 6:00 with another look at this problem on kenilworth. the lady on the flight opened the door and jumped out of the plane. >> did you hear that? a woman sitting next to him opening the emergency exit and wow heard him say it. it happened a f the plane landed at houston's airport. it's a little fuzzy. therecy she is right there. of course, she's now under

coming up on the "today" show a woman shares her bizarre experience. >> there was no noise like hearing a door open, there was no alarm, no indication that that door had even been open. >> you're going to hear more from her. prosecutors say they do not plan to press charges against the woman they jumed. good morning. amazon has quietly launched a revamped version of its pinterest-like feature. pages stuck inside its website. it offers a cure rated feed dedicated to electronics. they capture data on what you might want to buy in the future. whole foods is looking to

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angie. we continue with breaking news. with more on that, let's go to "news4's" live desk with angie. a popular soccer team killed onboard. this hour we did learn from aviation officials that the focus is now on a possible electrical failure burke they're not ruling out that the plane

there are some conflicting reports on survives. it's gone back and forth between five and six. the colombia aviation agency saying three of the players were rescued alive. we're seeing some videos. at one point you can see the responders there pulling someone from the plane. we'll continue to follow this tragic story and bring any updates as we get them. now back to you. >> it's 6:00 on the dot right i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck has been watching the "storm team 4" radar because it's been lit up like a christmas tree. >> yes, indeed. we can't complain. it's not a weekend. if you have rain on a tuesday, nobody's going to complain about that. >> it's warmer today. i like that. >> much, much milder. temperatures are already near 50 degrees with the rain coming down p.