tom? we got over an inch of rain. that's the first time we have gotten that much rain since way back on september 29th. and the roads are still a little damp. there's a live view from the tower camera zoomed in on some of the roads in northwest washington. traffic is moving along smoothly as we are gradually drying out this morning. storm team 4 radar not showing anymore rain or snow. we did get wet snow out of the mountains, but all of it has ended and is pulling off to the east. just a few lingering showers on the eastern shore away. low clouds over much of the region. it will take another few hours before the cloud cover breaks up. we'll get sunshine breaking out. we're in the mid to upper 30s in shenandoah valley. nearby suburbs, prince george's county, low 40s. upper 40s near montgomery county, much of arlington and fairfax near 40. as is the rest of virginia. right by the way, we are in the mid-40s. and hour by hour as we get into the afternoon hours, we'll be climbing into the upper 40s late

a look at your commuter forecast for the rest of the day, that is coming up in ten minutes.elissa problems. this is outer loop at connecticut. and there's also another problem before that as you're approaching this slowdown here. again, also on the left side of the roadway. so right now you're seeing extra slowdowns here on the top of the beltway. thank you for that, chopper 4. you can see both there in one foul swoop. 70 at 270 we have a crash in the left lane. and inbound florida there's a crash in the right lane. and inbound 66 at sudley road, the backups are building pretty quickly here. the tow truck just got on the scene. i also have a problem just reported inbound 66 before lee highway. a crash there blocking the center lane as well. we'll have travel times for you

6:02 and d.c. police want to know whether there are more victims after a woman says she was sexually assaulted inside united medical center. >> and police have arrested a hospital employee who denied the allegations. news4's justin finch is live at police headquarters with more on what the suspect is saying. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. police are looking into this case very closely. however, news4 did speak with a hospital staffer at the center of all of this. and he tells the allegations are not true. this all reportedly began last sunday morning at united medical center in southeast washington. that's when and where a patient says 51-year-old premarco simone sexually assaulted her while she was being treated. simone is now charged with second-degree sexual abuse.

he did not sexual assault anyone. it is united medical center's policy not to comment on matters that are under investigation. the allegationed situation that transpired on sunday is currently under review by members of the hospital's administrative team. back out here live, police are looking for other accusers who could be out there to see if stories match up. and we know simone is due back in court on decemb >> justin finch live for us, thank you. angie goff at the live desk. do not drink the water without boiling it first in the haymarket, virginia, area. taking a live look right now outside, this is university boulevard in haymarket. there you can see it's nice and quiet this morning, but this is where a boil advisory is in place after a water main break

crews are working or were working overnight to fix it. this is the area north of virginia gateway that will be impacted over the next 48 hours. everything in red, you need to boil your tap water for drinking or cooking. and prince william county schools are open. you want to know this, kids should bring extra bottled water if they attend battlefield middle school, buckland mills, haymarket, mountain view and tyler elementary. we'll have more on this developing story, stay with news4. >> thank you, angie. we are getting a clearer picture of an incident that sent four people to the hospital in fairfax county. three of the victims were women and one was a girl whose age has not been released. police say a fight began around 5:00 yesterday evening in the

annandale. two women were shot. they are in stable condition. police have recovered the gun. and comet is reopening on friday. more than 1,000 people plan to eat at the pizzaria. a man entered the place on sunday and fired a weapon. he said he was there to look into a story of no one was hurt and the owner is overwhelmed by the community's help. >> i would like to say that we have been completely overwhelmed and incredibly, incredibly touched by this support of our community here in washington and around the world. >> welsh now faces felony charges and is due back in court tomorrow. here's a look at the headlines in donald trump's transition today.

defense. he needs a congressional waiver to serve in the position. trump is standing by the tweet to cancel boeing's order for the new air force one planes. he cited the high cost to visit them. he will visit ohio state university to meet with victims of the attack there tomorrow. and members in detroit will hold a hearing to determine whether the voter recount in michigan should continue. yesterday a state appeals court ordered the state election board to reject green party presidential candidate jill stein's request for the recount. and 6:06. last democrats are calling for a change to the electoral system saying the system is outdated. >> we want a national popular

creeky and obsolete electoral system the way it's being practiced today. >> right now hillary clinton leads donald trump in the popular vote by 2.5 million votes. the margin was smaller in 2000. george w. bush won electoral college but al gore won the popular vote. and antoine wilson will visit tubman school at 8:30 this morning. the d.c. council still needs to approve chancellor. wilson has hired the 2015 superintendent at the oakland unified school in california. campus clash. the alt-right movement and the students take action after a controversial speech. and busted for dui. a prince george's county council member made his first appearance in court since that arrest.

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take a look at a couple problems on the past couple of minutes. we'll figure out what is going on there, but we have big backups on the top of the beltway from several problems. one is the outer loop near connecticut avenue. now we are seeing slowdowns there headed out on the outer loop. 66 east at sudley road, we have the crash in the middle of the roadway. it's still hanging around causing a two-mile backup there. 66 inbound not bad from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 95 north quantico to the beltway

south of the beltway, we have a problem at 16 miles per hour. 270 southbound from germantown to the spur is on time. remember to listen to 102.5 wtop when you hop in your car. thank you, melissa. 6:12 is the time. and we want to get you caught up on the forecast. >> here's meteorologist tom kierein. >> the rain did end a few hours to the accidents melissa is talking about. we have a little bit of fog in the area overlooking northeast washington. your commute, 8:00 temperatures hovering right near 40 degrees. still cloudy and foggy. there's a damp, penetrating chill in the air. you need the heater on. for your lunch hour, a nice change with lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing to 50. low 50s mid-afternoon heading home just after sunset at 4:46 right back down into the upper

temperatures are cold. we're just in the mid to upper 30s. we have a few sprinkles on the eastern shore pulling away. turning much colder for the end of the weekend. we'll have a look at that coming up in ten minutes. and the man accused of a massacre inside a church in south carolina will be in court today. dylann roof's federal trial starts today with jury in this case. and in prince william count tip, a boil water order is in place. schools are open but students should bring extra bottled water for personal use. and president-elect donald trump formally nominated retired general james mattis for secretary of defense. mattis has been retired for only three years and needs a congressional waiver to lead the pentagon.

in a dramatic protest. this is new video of people coming together against a white nationalist. protesters crowded the protest before the speech was made last night. >> i knew that we needed to have a new starting point. and i also new that we needed to -- this wasn't a matter just this is really a new beginning of a new starting point for conservatism. >> in addition to the protests outside, some people in the audience heckled and criticized spencer as well. texas a&m administrators wouldn't let anyone define what the school stands for. we have new video into the

rocked indonesia. this quake has killed 97 people so far. given the northern part of the country, you can see there's essex tensive damage, extensive damage. 12 mosques have been damaged or destroyed. we just heard from disaster and native officials who also say they do expect the death toll to continue to rise. and they are continuing to search for the missing now back to you. angie goff, thank you. and it is 6:15, oakland officials declared a local state of emergency following the deadly warehouse fire. officials have identified 35 of the 36 victims killed. they say they don't believe the death toll will rise at this point. investigators are looking at whether a refrigerator or electric appliance sparked the fire during the dance party. and now we're getting a look inside the warehouse from before the fire.

hour before the plane broke out on friday. many think the dry conditions fueled the fire and many died from smoke inhalation. and the 1994 heisman trophy winner has died at the age of 42. according to "the washington post," police told the family it appears to be suicide. he was an outstanding after entering the nfl draft, he was chosen in the first round by the chicago bears. he also played briefly for the cleveland browns in 1999. and there will be stepped up patrols at gus stops -- at bus stops. a girl said a man came from behind her, told her to shut up and he tried to put a black bag over her head.

ran off. and police tried to pull over a driver for dui. take a look at the video up close here, the driver came dangerously close to hitting somebody on a bike. during that hour-long chase, the driver lost its tire causing smoke and a stream of sparks. driver. it is not clear if anyone was injured in the chase. covering prince george's county now, one citizens group is asking the council members to step down after a recent dui arrest. mel franklin was at the first meeting dins november. he is charged with dui.

yesterday they enacted emergency legislation to look into the account policy on issuing a vehicle. >> we'll take a look at all the issues that are there and have are the ability to make recommendations that can be adopted. to drop speed limits on certain roads. according to our news partners at wtop, hines reimer is looking to address information during the assembly session. the public meeting is at 6:00. and donald trump and hillary clinton are at the top of the ticket once again this morning.

list to be the person of the year. many wanted hillary clinton to snag this title. she leads in online polls at 58%. meanwhile, the indian prime minister is leading in the magazine readers poll. and the others include simone biles, beyonce, mark it's a pretty long list of finalists at this point. >> 11 finalists are on my facebook page. today we'll make the big reveal right after "news4 today." and we have gotten rid of the rain, but that chill is sticking with us. >> tom kierein is here with the

>> we have the low clouds hanging over washington now. here's a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera showing these low, gray clouds illuminated by the city lights. we'll begin to see sunshine break out, but not another couple of hours or so. right now we are all dry at least in the sky. but we have streets. we have low clouds and fog lingering here. nearby suburbs, the low 40s. upper 30s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax county. generally around 40 degrees. right by the chesapeake bay on this sunday, the pavement is

the low 50s. by 6:00 p.m., down into the 40s. getting clear again by 10:00 tonight. right back down to around 40 degrees. and then by dawn on thursday, we'll be in the upper 30s. afternoon highs in the upper 40s with lots of clouds coming and. temperatures will only be near 30 in the morning, afternoon highs near 40. the winds could be gusting over the windchill will go up. then as we finish out the weekend, we'll be milder with highs in the lower 20s.

this is the outer loop at connecticut avenue. so we have connecticut avenue, one before georgia avenue and then this is the second one. we are looking at a five-mile backup. 66 eastbound at sudley road is looking better with that crash out of the way. earlier we had a crash in the middle of the roadway. southbound 27 there in the police are on the scene with everything shut down in both directions there. and new york avenue at florida avenue, we have a crash in the right lane. travel times are coming up. and one-on-one with president-elect trump. what muriel bowser has to say

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we begin with breaking news on a deadly accident. >> we are just getting details. melissa? >> we have been talking about this crash eastbound 70 at 270. you can see this line of traffic. we have a two-mile backup with only one lane open. the left lane fatal crash. we'll have more details on that one in just a moment. a lot of other things happening as well, southbound 27 there in north damascus blocked at 80. a crash there with police on the scene there as well. earlier problem top of the beltway outer loop we have been talking about with chopper 4 a short time ago, still hanging around. top of the beltway still slow. the crash is at the outer loop

details on this. the latest development just coming in over the last five minutes or so where state troopers tell us this happened about an hour ago. and they have confirmed that one fatality is there. at this point we don't know if it's a man or a woman. details are very light, but we do know the collision involved several vehicles. we don't have an exact count on how many, but it happened on the ramp eastbound i-70 to southbound 270 mentioned, as melissa mentioned. this could be out there for quite some time, so an alternate route is probably a great idea. we'll continue to keep you posted in the news4 app. stay with nbc washington.

to the pavement still wet from the rain we had yesterday. but four things to know heading into the weekend, drying out into the afternoon. then a chilly thursday. and windy and much colder on friday. windchills on friday may only be in the 20s. that could be followed by a cold and dry weekend. right now just some low clouds, a little bit of fog hanging over much of the region. the last of the rain is exited the eastern shore. and hour by hour into the afternoon will hover near 40 degrees until 9:00 this morning. afteth then climbing to the low 50s by mid-afternoon. your what to wear forecast is coming up in about ten minutes. tom, thank you. 6:33 as we follow breaking news in prince william county where a boil water advisory is in place for the haymarket area. this is all because of a water main break near route 29. >> the advisory will stay in place for 48 hours. so crews can test the water.

kids to school. adam, good morning. >> reporter: we'll take a look at where we are here in kind of an industrial area. crews obviously got out here last night and made some quick fixes to what was a pretty substantial water main break. and you can see that these orange barrels kind of line this whole industrial complex right here all the way out to 29 university boulevard here at wellington drive. that's the area that we're in. if you are familiar with this area, it is right near jiffy lube. if you are drinking tap water in this area or using tap water for anything, you need to boil it for at least a minute until officials give you the all clear. you guys mentioned it will be about 48 hours before everything is back to normal. a handful of schools, about 10 to 12 schools are impacted by this because they are not going

on hand. and parents are urged to send their kids with extra water to school in this area. you can see we had the map up that shows kind of the infected area here. so be sure to take an extra precaution. send your student to school with extra water today. we have a full list of all those schools on our nbc washington website. back to you guys. adam tuss live in haymarket. thank you. >> in our top stories, retired general james mattis is donald trump's choice for defense. but a hurdle remains, he needs a congressional waiver to serve in that position. and a woman tells d.c. police that a man sexually assaulted her at the medical center. the hospital employee faces charges but denies the allegations. and it's the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. check out our nbc washington app for the various ceremonies in the district. president obama and a prime minister of japan will visit pearl harbor on december 27th. and a manassas man is in

arrested 32-year-old clarence olohu yesterday after he attacked a woman after she wouldn't give him a hug. he is being held without bond. and 6:36 now. muriel bowser is committed to forging a working relationship with the trump administration. the mayor went to new york yesterday for a meeting with the president-elect. his interest in the district and the concerns of the people who live here. >> comfortable that he heard our concerns about the fear and anxiety that residents of the district have. and he was willing to hear and listen to those concerns. >> bowser also said trump was interested in d.c.'s push for statehood. and conversation swirling around the president-elect's new

held a gathering at the trump international hotel for a speech by the vice president-elect. the foundation picked the hotel because of space needs. the government ethics experts criticized that special interest groups may be booking rooms and events at the hotel to get special favor from trump. the trump organization did not immediately provide comment for this story. and hospital attack. a patient says she was assaulted by someone who is supposed to help her. and why some demonstrators are already crying foul. and a shooting

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little bit to the south. chopper 4 will be there in a minute to show us a picture. 270 south from germantown to the spur is okay. top of the beltway trying to recover from three crashes on the outer loop. 66 inbound, same thing. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. good morning, tom. good morning, melissa. as you look in your closet wondering what to wear today, i say wool, flannel and fleece. and a warm coat. and you'll need a warm hat and gloves waiting at the bus stop and for the met this morning with sunshine breaking out. temperatures hovering near 40 degrees within the next hour or so. still cold and damp with low clouds. then sunshine breaks out by 10:00 this morning. we'll see temperatures by 9:00 or so into the 10:00 hour into the mid-40s. then a cold plunge for the weekend. a look at that coming up in

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traffic, major problem in frederick county with chopper 4 on the way there. we'll take a look at the map to show you this deadly accident on i-70 on to southbound 270. right now only the left lane gets by the crash eastbound on 70. the ramp to southbound 270 is shut down right now. that is why this is totally green. we never see that green at this time of day. you can access southbound 70 only right now from 85 which comes right through this area. that's where the traffic starts to pick chopper 4 should be there in a couple minutes to take a live look. thank you, melissa. at 6:45 a woman who went to the hospital to get help told d.c. police she was sexually assaulted there. >> police charged a maryland man who worked at that hospital. but justin finch is live to tell us how the man is responding now. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning. with a police probe and investigation underway, this case is far from over. but the man at the center of it

now this all goes back to last sunday morning at united medical center in southeast washington. that's where a patient said that she was sexually assaulted at the hands of a medical staffer during her treatment there. now 51-year-old premarco simone is charged with second-degree say anything more, but the hospital is releasing a statement saying it is united medical center's policy not to comment on matters that are under investigation. the alleged situation that transpired on sunday is currently under review by members of the hospital's administrative team. and back live, we do know that simone is due back in court on december 16th. police also looking for other possible accusers out there who shared this same story. back to you.

we're getting a clearer picture of the incident that sent four people to the hospital in fairfax county. police say three of the victims were women and one was a girl whose age has not been released. they say it began around 5:00 yesterday evening near annandale high school. no women were shot. at last check they are in stable condition. police recovered the gun but have not said who fired it. and the man facing murder charges in the lyons' sisters case is facing brand new charges rape and sexual battery for a girl in 1996. he was indicted on new charges earlier this week. and welsh is awaiting trial in bedford, virginia, after murdering sheila and katherine lyons in 1975. the two sisters were last seen walking from their home in montgomery to wheaton mall. their bodies have never been found. and new video continues to come into a live desk from that

already. you can see what appears to look like a parking garage there crumbling. this is after that 6.5 quake hit the northern part of the country. hundreds of buildings and more than a dozen mosques were damaged. rescue efforts are underway right now to find the missing. we know that 97 people are confirmed dead. and officials say in the last couple hours that they believe from the look of it that the now, this is happening in the same region where 120,000 people lost their lives after an earthquake back in 2004. now back to you. angie, thank you. and it is 6:48 now. president-elect donald trump will head to ohio state university tomorrow to meet with the victims of last month's attack. meanwhile, he is continuing his thank you tour. he spoke in fayetteville, north carolina, near fort bragg and promised to defeat terrorism.

threat to freedom arises. and just as we defeated these threats, we face generations in the past and you understand that, so, too, will we defeat the forces of terrorism. >> trump also formally announced retired general james mattis as his pick for secretary of defense at the rally. police say these they were very dramatic as people spoke out against a white supremacist at texas a&m university. richard spencer spoke last night to say america belongs to white men. the school used texas state troopers to separate spencer from the crowd. police said two people that were non-students were arrested. the comet restaurant is reopening after a gunman opened

to eat at the restaurant on friday to show support. richard edgar was investigating a fake news story linked to the clinton campaign. nobody was hurt. he faces felony charges and is expected back in court tomorrow. and a giant christmas tree in montreal is being compared to the ugly christmas sweater. that's just mean. oh! >> people say it's so unattractive that it's actually charming. >> i like it. >> how about that? it's with many red canadian store tire logos. the tree was meant to be a publicity stunt. the goal was to beat the rockefeller center tree for the highest tree. beauty was a secondary characteristic. >> well, how can you not love that thing? >> it's a sad little thing.

>> they can keep that. our sky here is drying. i'm happy to report that. looking off to the east, we have purple clouds, but no more purple rain. as we look there at the live view from our tower camera, the cloud cover is breaking up a little bit. for your commute today at 8:00, we'll be near 40 degrees. then it's a really cold, damp morning. so layer up. and we'll get the sunshine breaking out around 9:00 to 10:00. much of the region by noontime. it will be up near 50 then heading back home, sunset at 4:46 under a clear sky. back down to the upper 40s by 5:00 this afternoon. right now in the nearby suburbs, the low 40s. it's the upper 30s in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax, the upper 30s. as is most of virginia and the shenandoah valley in the 30s. mid-40s near the chesapeake bay with the low clouds. you can see them here on the storm team 4 satellite and radar view showing no more rain in the area. it is exiting.

morning in the 30s under a clear sky. then tomorrow, not as mild today in the upper 40s. a lot of clouds around. then a weather-alert day for friday due to some gusty winds. over 30 miles an hour. near 30 in the morning on friday afternoon. highs in the upper 30s, but windchills in the upper 20s all day long on friday. so brutally cold. and then on saturday, cold again, temperatures in the upper 20 upper 30s. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine on saturday. then storm team 4 is tracking winter saturday at 7:30 p.m. that's our latest storm team 4 weather special tracking winter. you'll love that. that starts at 7:30 saturday evening. then up sunday, a lot of clouds around in the low 40s after a cold start. and then some rain on monday in the 50s. it gets really cold tend of next week. now, melissa, we have big problems on the roads? breaking news continuing

six-mile backup eastbound 70 at 270. the left lane, the only thing getting by this fatal accident this morning. so as we zoom in, you can see what a delay we are really feeling there this morning. now, this is from up in chopper 4. brad is going to show us what it is looking like. >> reporter: right now all lanes are blocked on the eastbound side of 270 to the side of 70. you are able to squeeze by on huge right now coming eastbound on 70 out of hagerstown. if you can bail out onto route 40 and work your way through frederick, you can get to 50 southbound. the lanes are open there. then get to the southbound side of 270 without a further delay. but it will take you a while to get over there and head down towards montgomery county. back out to you, melissa. and the other thing to mention here, right now you cannot get on the southbound 270

you can go over to duckies -- bucky's town pike. and a big look at the beltway recovering pretty well. the top of the beltway had three crashes on the outer loop. the first one at connecticut looking better than it was here this morning. 66 and 95, no major problems. keep your fingers crossed there. earlier inbound 4, we still see a backup there. the rest of the route i southbound 295 before east capitol, a broken down vehicle in the left lane. and the rest of 270, below 85 looking okay down to the spur. thank you. 6:54 now and following breaking news in prince william county where a boil water advisory is in place for the haymarket area because of a water main break on route 29. >> the advisory will stay in place for 48 hours so crews can test the water. news4's adam tuss is live in

sending their kids to school. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. you never want to wake up to this, knowing you have to send your kid to school with extra water, but that is the case. look here at the aftermath of what was a water main break in this area. and it kind of brings the entire industrial area out to wellington road and university drive just off here to the side. no impact to traffic in this area, but as you mentioned, a boil water advisory in effect for the nextt half because this water main break happened last night. so what you need to know is if you're sending your kid to school today in this area, there are a handful of schools impacted that will not be able to have the tap water going because you have to boil it. so they'll have extra water on hand, bottled water. and you want to send your child to school with extra water. we have a full list of all the schools on our nbc washington app. you can check there.

you. here are 4 things to know before you head out the door this morning. a maryland man is facing charges for an allegedly sexual assault of a patient inside united medical center in southeast d.c. the hospital worker says those allegations are false. and president-elect donald trump will visit ohio state tomorrow to meet with the victims of last month's attack. he will hold a separate meeting with first responders. and it's been 75 years since the attack on pearl hear boor. the attack led the u.s. into world war ii $400,000 american lives. look for various ceremonies happening today in the district and on the nbc washington app. and this morning d.c. school's chancellor nominee antoine wilson will visit tugman elementary school in northwest at 8:30 this morning. and you'll get woozy looking at the ten-day forecast up and down, up and down. in the low 50s today. then look at the end of the week, friday, saturday, sunday, the coldest mornings with

then the end of next week, december says, get you some of that! only around 30. >> yuck! taking a look right now at a big problem on the roads, chopper 4 is over this. this is eastbound 70 before 270. one left lane is getting by. a six-mile backup this morning. you cannot get onto 270 south from 70 eastbound. >> thank you, melissa. that's the broadcast. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 15 minutes for any

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