from 2015. >> so now you can resume eating your breakfast. >> we'll move along. stay with us. news 4 today continues right now at 5:00 a.m. right now, we are staying on top on of breaking news in the district. parked cars rammed and a suspect in custody. minutes away in a live report. how police are shining light on what happened. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill crest. >> and i'm an had yang. we are talking about a drooef dreary start to our tuesday. back to work, back to school, the roads will be messy. >> it was so nice without all the traffic around here. >> it was so nice when you weren't here. >> come on. miserable when you're not here. >> the sun is not shining when melissa is not here. >> it's not dreary, it's dismal. and it's drizzly. we have wet pavement, too, that is going to stay wet all morning

closer to us coming in from the south and west, rapidly moving our way here. so towards the end of the morning commute, we are going to have a steadier rain moving in. right now, leading edge of it coming into stafford county, getting closer to the melt row area. in about another hour or two, temperatures well above freezing, we're in the upper 30s and low 40s. regular yab international airport is at 43 degrees. hour by hour, have an umbrella with you. rain likely through the morning. passing showers by afternoon. . staying in the 40s near 50 during the afternoon. damp and chilly late tonight. melissa is here. do we have any fender benders yet? >> two problems on the beltway that just popped up. outer loop after 270 still having that right side blocked by the accident and inner loop as well. not slowing things down, but we're keeping you updated. 66, in town, out of town, just

car this morning. top of the beltway, looking quite good. no worries. take a look in d.c. coming up in just a few. we are following breaking news right now. some people are waking up to costly damages. d.c. police say a man rammed into several parked cars. >> justin finch is live in northeast where this happened. what have you learned? >> aaron, good morning. just got off the phone with police. those details coming up in a second here. we are standing at 17th and benning road northeast here and right over there, right past that pickup truck where that power box is by the light is the pole the driver in this crash struck and he was taken into custody by police in that area right there. i want to take you now to video from overnight here with. about 1:00 or so this morning, police say they had a report of a driver who was driving erratically in a mercedes suv around the 1700 block of eighth street from where we are now.

cars that had been struck, that had been bounced into by this car and also by, we are told, responding police from prince georges county and also from metropolitan police here in this area arrive to go this scene, finding that driver and triefg to take him into custody. that is when he fled that scene, making his way over here and crashing into that pole we just showed you. what is unclear at that time is if that car was stolen or not. also the condition of that driver. we know he's an adult male. this crash is very much under investigation as are the circumstances under which this driver has this car. the driver has not been identified yet, but was taken in here at 17th and beng road. and also, there was a call for emergency response. so bringing you more updates as we get they will. live from northeast, justin finch news 4. back in to you. 5:03 now. a new era avenue power begins today on capitol hill.

the 115th congress will be sworn in and they plan to waste no time getting to work. >> their agenda revolves around dismantling president obama's affordable care act. the gop will have control of the house, the senate and the white house.. we have you covered on everything you need to know about this transition. >> so here are four things to know. as we mentioned, first on the agenda is repealing the affordable care act. . republicans hope to accomplish that in the first 100 days of donald trump's presidency. lawmakers plan to unlock reconciliation. that means individual committees will write repeal bills that will later be introduced to the full chamber. and prepare for a partisan showdown during the confirmation hearings on tt downtown's cabinet. democrats have their eye on rex tillerson. they plan to scrutinize his tax returnes and tie toes russia. but it may not make much of a difference. a 2013 rule passed by

states trump's non-supreme court nominees will only need a simple majority to be confirmed. the 115th congress will vote to restrict the office that investigates congressional misconduct in the house. the vote essentially gives oversight and investigative powers to the lawmakers themselves. the office will no longer release investigative information to the public, consider anonymous complaints or consider suspicious activity from before 2010. today, joe biden will swear in the senators. republicans will have a 52-48 advantage in the senate. in the other chamber, the house is expected to re-elect had paul ryan as speaker. once he's sworn in, ryan will administer the oath to the house members. the gop will hold a large 241-194 majority in the house. and among the lawmakers being sworn in today are democrats anthony brown and jamie raskin from maryland. the two incoming congressmen sp w

they say they are had aware of the immense challenge in in front of them. brown and raskin expect fights other corporate tax cuts, environmental regulations and the affordable care act. >> i think the president is going to help us to get that message out there and we're going to have to put strong -- on republican members of congress who represent tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of people who depend upon these programs. >> repeal and replace is not the answer and that's obviously going to be on the table. >> and on the senate side, a milestone after 30 years retired senator barbara mcculsky's seat will be filled by downtown chris van holen. today the, d.c.'s mayor will call on the new congress to give congresswoman norton have voting rights. it will allow norton to vote in the committee of the whole. the house rules have allowed the congressmen to vote during three congresses. and we will have full coverage of tod's

head to the nbc washington app for the latest developments. and news 4's scott mcfarland will be following all the developments today. 5:07 now. developing now, leaders in turkey say they are close to identifying this man. he's the main suspect in that new year's eve nightclub massacre. turkish police say he killed 39 people this past weekend. they also confirm this selfie video shows the man. the attacker is still on the run. his say they have his fingerprints. they raided a neighborhood in istanbul last night, but did not arrest anyone. the u.s. customs and border protection agency is back up and runninging. a four-hour long system outage caused very long lines at several airports yesterday. in miami, more than 30 international flights were affected. at least two people passed out whooit while waiting in line. people waiting from outside of the u.s. were being processed by happened. we spoke to travels and dulles

simply frustrated. >> seems like if you have passports and you have passport control, they should be able to scan, identify you and moving you through and it wasn't happening. somewhere the process was broken. >> it is unclear what caused the outage, but customs does not believe the out aemg was malicious. right now, it's still not clear how a united airlines baggage handler ended up getting locked in the cargo hold. this happened on an 82-minute flight from charlotte, north carolina, to dulles international on sunday. prior to an investigation by the tsa, there were concerns about whether he was truly a baggage handler or a stowaway. he had on a work uniform and we're told the man is okay. starting today, you can use your cell phone to pay for parking at reston town center. there are several ways to do it. one way is to use the free parkrtc app on your smartphone. shoppers can pay for parking with the app and reload time without running back to the meter. garages will feature payment kiosks which will accept cards

offer parking validation at their expense. the system's september debut was delayed because the community had concerns about the service's rollout and business impacts. >> i think a lot of us felt that, you know, this is one of the good values of reston town center. it has great shops and great activities to do and free parking. now it still has the other stuff, but you've got to pay for parking. >> reston's parking app links users to live safe. it's a service that connects shoppers to safety and security teams at the mall. 5:09. new this morning in maryland, the frederick county sheriff's office is on the lookout for these two people whom they say stole a debit card. they say a visa debit card was taken from the woodboro bank and then used at multiple stores in the area. d.c. police have made a surprise find inside

u-haul truck in southeast. they say several atms were discovered in the back of the truck off 38th street. there have been no arrests. so far, police do not know where the machines came from or even if there is any money inside. a security camera rebate program is the late effort push to get crime out of d.c.'s hill east neighborhood. last night, advisory neighborhood commissioner cathy henderson went door to door. she was telling people about the private security camera incentive ram. it will reimburse homeowners up to $500 to put up security cameras. but some people tell us cameras won't stop the crime. >> there are cameras everywhere in the city. you think people's packages stop getting stolen when they say cameras on the porch? you put a mask on, what is a camera going to do? >> home security footage helped police investigate this shooting. yesterday, two masked people robbed and shot a man b on

northeast. that man is okay. it is a rainey start and more showers will track your plans today. developing right now, a disaster zone in parts of the south. tornados and flooding force families from their homes. the added danger that may make the damage worse. your time is

it is a terrible situation right now down south. tornados touched down in alabama andll

the severe storms also brought in rain. in florida, one person drown. it is a disaster area in several states and mississippi a church was pushed off its foundation. georgia and south carolina, people are being told to stay inside their homes right now. out west, snow is falling in california. the mountains could get up to three feet. this video is from a town just outside sacramento. the snow will turn into rain today. we are getting drizzle in our area, too. >> tom. >> yes, it is all wet here now and there is a live view of reagan national art. pavement is all wet. traffic coming and going. a little bit of light fog.. we can see across the river there. what to wear today? you'll need your umbrella all day long. rain boots, as well. you'll be jumping over puddles and a warm coat. it will be chilly. you will not need your

sunglasses today. right mow coming into prince william faulk here. and right into the meto area here over the next couple of hours. hour by hour, that's when we could get the heavier rain. by late afternoon, a lot of that rain begins to taper off and we'll have some lingering drizzle tonight. >> 301 north near 197. still have these two problems here on the beltway. outer loop 270. same thing, inner loop there after georgia, crash on the right side. not that impactful right now. benning road, we've been talking about this a lot where justin finch is live for us this morning. that has cleared. still have that investigation ongoing. bottom of the beltway, looking

more on this rob, coming up. new this morning, a man is in custody for a deadly fire in indonesia. a tourist fairy caught fire on new year's day. the captain was arrested and charged with negligence this morning. 247 people were on that ferry when this happened. 23 were killed and moren than a dozen are still missing. an arizona airport is back open this morning after a pilot was forced to make a hard landing. a hawker jt landed on its nose. airport officials say the jet's landing gear collapsed. no one was hurt, but the entire airport was closed until a jet moved off the tarmac. prosecutors say barry's boston drug compounding center used expired ingredients and did not follow cleanliness standards. 750 people became

his lawyer called the charges overreaching. if your new year's resolution is to hit the gym a little more, you may need to get there early. during january, local gyms become crowded. newbies will fill up the gym for the start of the new year, but the hope is people will stick around, too. >> we want people to get recommitted to whatever it is they're working on in the new year. >> i would hope they find something that works for them so they don't just come in and get burnt out. >> the plan is to keep showing up. >> that's the plan. >> there are people would go earlier in the year because they've put on a few pounds between, what, halloween and new year and once they get back to their normal weight, they stop going. >> but sometimes it's only a

i think it requires a lot more time. but a lot of the regulars wait until mid january to go back. >> smart. >> nbc 4 is working to help you meet your health goals for the year. >> our 24th annual health and fitness expo is saturday and sunday at the washington convention center. there will be medical tests, screenings, and a few celebrity guests and your favorite news 4 reporters and anchors. we are talking about aaron gill crest. the best part of this, all free. more details on the nbc washington app. >> i've been challenged to hit the rock wall. >> are you going to do it? >> we'll do that on saturday. >> it is worth coming to see aaron hit the rock wall. >> and i'll be there on sunday. hope to see you. it's always great to see all of on our loyal nbc 4 viewers and get some great information on health. it's a lot of fun for the entire family and the kids, too. right now around the region, we have rain getting closer to us. we've hri

there is light drizzle following n now. these pockets of yellow, that's where it's coming down a little harder here in north carolina and just to the south and east of richmond. leading up to the light rain into prince william county, now into warren and clark. 81 and then coming right up 95. that will be coming right into the meto area here in about another hour or so. the steadier rain moves on through. how much rain? by the time it tapers off and ends by this evening, we could pick up as much as an inch of rain. all this area in blue, anywhere from .75 of an inch to an inch of rain. reagan national, 43 degrees. off to our west, we're in the upper 30s. so no freezing. don't have any icing issues. near 40 out of the mountains. low 40s around the chesapeake bay.

hour by hour, we'll have holding temperatures in the had mid 40s, steady here through much of the day. maybe briefly in the upper 40s, near 50 late afternoon. that's when the rain is going to be ending. damp and chilly, maybe a little bit of lingering drizzle overnight tonight. but most of it will begin to dry out. . by this time tomorrow morning, our pavement should be dry. throughout the day today, we'll have this rain off and on with us and tapering throughout this evening. tomorrow, we'll be up into the mid 50s by mid morning with sunshine, increasing sunshine. off to a cloudy start. then it plummets on wednesday night, down to the upper 20s by dawn on thursday. increasing clouds on thursday, into the low 40s during the afternoon. some light snow likely, moving on late on thursday night, lingering into friday morning. just a little bit of light snow, just a few snow showers, very little accumulation and mainly on grassy areas because it does look like our temperatures will be above freezing during the

be falling. late thursday night into friday morning. then the polar plunge for the weekend. saturday and sunday, afternoon temperatures may only be up just a little above frozing. we'll have a few clouds around on saturday. maybe light snow. and temperatures in the 20s over the weekend. the coldest days may be on sunday and monday when it may only be near 20 in the morning. but then it warms again next week with some rain perhaps by the end of that week. now melissa is checking in with some issues on this tuesday morning. have a new problem in buoy. northbound on 301 because of that crash. still have these two problems on the beltway, as well. outer loop at 270, right side still block. inner loop after georgia, crash on the right side there, with as well. live look here at 66 near 50. no problems eastbound or westbound. new crash on 66

about, as well. we'll take a look at that one coming up. >> thanks, melissa. no one looking in a carefully pick time. how thie

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a couple of thieves are on the run with more than $6 million in jewelry right now. take a look at this sur vveillae video in manhattan. this was happening not long before the ball came down in times square. they guys used a pry bar and hammer to get inside a wholesale jewelry store. the philadelphia police department is investigating a viral video that shows a fight between an officer and a teenage girl. we should warn you this video may be hard to watch the yesterday officers responded to a fight in south philadelphia. while breaking up the

altercation, the video shows the female officers pushing the teen. the teen pushes her back. the officer throws the girl on the ground and begins punching her. the officer then pulls the teen girl up by her hair and the video ends. the department says it is conducting an internal investigation. it is 5:26 now. a live look outside, the rain is coming down for a lot of you. tom will let us know if and when we could see snow. it is a video that will stop you in had your tracks. why one mom wants you to see a dresser hitting her son and trapping one of they will. and within continue to follow the latest an an attempted

now at 5:30, an update in an attempted murder-suicide invo e involving two teenagers. it's hard video to watch, but one mom hopes its saves lives. what she wants you to do after a dresser toppled over on to her sons. and the radar is showing rain right thou, but snow could be making an appearance. uh-oh. the four things to know about your forecast. good morning, everyone. welcome back to news 4 today.

the door on what is the first day back to work for a lot of us. >> and you might want that umbrella today. it is raining all across our area. tom is here with your forecast. >> good morning. we've got issues on the roads, too, because of the rain. melissa will have that in just a second. right now, we have steadier rain getting closer to the metro area. it is advancing rapidly across virginia and west virginia and kentucky. it is heading up our way. leading edge of that rain into fairfax county, coming into the loudon and the northern valley. the steadier rain will be moving on through above freezing. so we don't have any icing. we're hovering around icing. reagan national is at 43 degrees. and your four things to know for this week ahead, wet today, colder on thursday, some light snow maybe late thursday night into friday morning and then a cold plunge coming this

melissa has a big problem on 66 now. >> 66 eastbound there at 28 centerville. no word on the cause here yet, but the right side of the roadway is blocked and these backups are building. 66 eastbound there at 28, right side of the roadway is blocked. you can see the radar here, this showing rain across the area. 95 northbound through wood bridge, a new crash on 295 and oo another one on bw parkway. northbound 301 at 97, have to stay left to get by that one. breaking news in northeast washington now, police arrested a man they say deliberately drove into several parked cars. this started on 8th street northeast just after 1:00 this morning and ended on benning road. we'll have have more on what to learn about the man driving coming up at 6:00. the u.s. borders and

running. a four-hour long system outage caused long liveses at several airports yesterday. people arriving from outside the u.s. were processed by hand. cuss comes does not belief the outage was malicious. today, the 115th congress will be sworn in. for the first time in a decade, the gop will have control of the house, the senate and the white house. ellicot city police say they'll release more information today in the death of a teenage girl. they say 15-year-old charlotte zaremba was shot by a 15-year-old boy who has not been identified. police say the boy shot the girl's mother and then hilz. both survived and at last check the boy is in critical condition. the girl attended howard high school and the school sent a

saying it is providing support for students. university of virginia police are investigating a sex assault. the female victim says she met her attacker at a local restaurant. she says he later assaulted her at a home. the assault was reported to police sunday evening. covering northern virginia, the search is on for six puppies. the owner of the d.c. pups pet store says someone broke into the store sunday night and took the puppies. they say a security camera was ripped from the wall of the building. there's no video of the crime. each puppy sells for $800 and $11. $11 hunl. some breaking news now, an emergency plane landing. >> angie goff is at the live desk with details. >> we just got some new information about that emergency plane landing that involves the southwest flight that had to land in florida. none of the 133 passengers we are hearing from the airline were hurt on this

it was four hours delayed and was headed to orlando when it had to divert to jacksonville because of a pressurization issue. that's all they would say. on twitter, people reporting everything from watching a water bottle implode on air to seeing smoke. eventually, everybody made it to orlando. the airline this morning apologizing, saying that they are investigating this and they're waiting on reports to find out what went wrong. aaron. >> angie, thank you. it's 5:34 right now. just in time for the inauguration, arlington county homeowners can now legally rent out a room or a house to people through companies like air b & b. homeowners have to apply and get approved for a license to have short-term renters. the owner has to live in that space for at least half the year and visit erts cannot stay for more than 30 days. right now, there is no cost for the license, but that could change later this year. calling all riders, the city of a

your work. it's holding a poetry contest. you have until february 1st to split your best poem. you have to be 16 to enter and there are extra points available if you hit on the motto keep alexandria moving. all right. strange tradition of welcoming in the new year will continue this weekend. if you want to join, though, you have to leave your pants at home. >> or at least put them in a bag. >> i know. if you get to work -- >> you need to have pants at some point. >> for nearly ten years now, there's a group of people that meets to ride metro without wearing any pants. sunday, that group will meet at 3:00 p.m. outside the plaza metro station. metro transit police usually know this is happening .it's meant to be family friendly. although i don't know if you want kids running around with -- it turns into a whole thing. never mind. >> yeah. okay. happy new year. moving right along now, 5:36. you will definitely ne

wipers on. your drive to work today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will let us know what to expect. and the new app that allows you to pay for parking by phone. and a warning from one parent to others, what one mom wants you to do to make sure something like this doesn' happen tot y

we are off to a rainey start on this tuesday morning. tom kierein watching that very busy radar. >> it is. and studier rain is coming in. these pockets of yellow coming down heavy south and east of norfolk. but the steadier light rain, coming in through the metro area. just about to come right into washington now. getting some sprinkles. and or the morning commute, we will have wet pavement and wet pavement for your lunch hour. we will be in the 40s. heading back home, the payment will start to dry out just a bit. 66 inbound here at 28, still have this issue. now a 2 1/2 mile backup. so it is quite slow. wet roads are adding to the problems here this morning as everybody is trying to work those windshield pe

northbound 95, northbound 301 at 197, accident with having to stay left to get by that one. northbound, 295 the 11th street bridge crash reported there, as well. travel times, maryland, perhaps speeding. 66 inbound from fairfax candidate park away to the beltway is okay. northbound to the quantico, looking okay. listen to on wtop when you hop in your car today. r&b singer and virginia native tray songs didn't have a good december with law enforcement. remember last week the singer was arrested in detroit after destroy ago stage after his set. now we're learning before that arrest, tray songs was kicked out of the new mgm national harbor. according to b.e.t.,

and his friends were repeatedly asked to leave mgm for an unknown reason sometime before christmas. he became angry and went on a social media rant. an urge warning for anyone with kids. why one mom decided to share this startling video of a dresser falling on her toddlers and what you can do ta milk shower it doesn't happen to your little ones. metro tracking down on people who jump through the gates. guess what? it may be working. details, coming up. and we are just 17 days away from the inauguration of president-elect donald trump. the big business expec

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do it because it's just something that you put off. the warning from one mom that will make you bolt your dressers to the wall. >> new year, new congress. a look at some of the policies republicans want to undo. metro cracking down on people who jump through the gates. and guess what? it may be working. details, coming up. and forget searching for dimes and nickings. the new parking app that now let's you pay by phone. it is now 5:45 and we are working for you on several stories this morning. >> we'll check in with meteorologist tom kierein and melissa in just a minute. but first, metro transit police officers are cracking down on those riders who try to skip paying their fare. >> first on 4's latest crime stats are out showing a huge jump. a look at efforts to target people who don't h

to ride. adam. >> that's right, aaron. this is something that happens across the system. but yeah, a lot of people simply don't pay. they come and they skip through the fair gates. that, of course, is something that you're not supposed to do or some riders will go through the emergency exit gate without paying. but metro in recent years has been doing a targeted crackdown on fare evaders. let's show you some of the statistics that have just come out. according to metro, the most recent stats show there have been over 6100 citations written for fare evasion according to the recent statistics. at the same time last year, there were about 4,300 citations written. that is a difference of about 1800 citations written or 40% increase in the number of violations that metro has chang changed. that, of course, is a big deal because metro isk

so anybody who skips through the system is cheating the system and not paying their fare share. so they're going to continue to do that effort and we'll see because this is just the year-to-date statistics. already this year, we have convenient more citations written than in 2015. we'll stay on top of it ask bring you the latest numbers coming up throughout the morning. it's 5:47. starting today, you can use your cell phone to pay for parking at reston town center. the free parkrtc app will allow you to reload the meter without having to run back to your car. gramgs will feature payment kiosks. some stores and vaunts will offer parking validation. the parking meter's system was delayed because of security concerns. >> i think a lot of us felt this was one of the good values of reston town center. it ras great

activities to do and now free parking. reston's parking app links users to live safe. it's a service that context shoppers to mall security teams. d.c. police medicine a surprise find inside a u-haul truck. several ams were found in the back of the truck. police do not know where the machines came from or even if there's any money inside the machine. new this morning, the sheriff's department is on the lookout for these two people. a atm was taken and used at a bank at multiple stores in the area. there is a rally in wisconsin today calling for fair election necessary that state. it's being organized by jill stein and the green party. stein is starting a campaign called count my vote.

a recount in wisconsin and other areas last no. they say they were concerned about packing on election day. we are just 17 days away from the presidential inauguration. hotels start to go fill up as we inch closer. some people did not expect donald trump to win the election. it's estimated 1 the million people will flood the district. either way, those visitors equal big business or the district. one of the protests planned will involve smoking marijuana during donald trump's inaugural address. a group of pot smokers say they plan to hand out marijuana that morning. in d.c., you cannot smoke marijuana in public or on federal land. if you're 21, it is legal to carry 2 ounces or less of marijuana. donald trump is

the president-elect will face questions in a $10 million lawsuit he filed against chef jose andreas. he is suing andreas for pulling out of putting a restaurant in a hotel in d.c. there are two new members of the d.c. council. former mayor vibs end gray was sworn in yesterday. two years ago, muriel bousers defeated gray. the two appeared to take jabs at each other during the ceremony. >> too many people in our city watched while some neighborhoods benefit from prosperity and others remain stagnant. >> we swear or affirm that we are not making decisions just for our own ward, just for our own interests. >> there could be a rematch between bousers and gray in 2018.

worn in were robert white there and ward 8 members trayon white you see there. it is a big day on capitol hill today. the 115th congress will be sworn in and the gop controls both chambers. >> republicans plan to lay the foundation to dismantle president obama's policies before he even leaves office. tracie potts has more. >> it looks like they want to jump on the affordable care act right away, repealing it, but undecided yet on how to replace it and houng identities going to take to replace it. so people who have insurance under obamacare right now ne needent worry they're going to load that in a couple of months. tracie, the other big task will be confirming president-elect trump's cabinet picks he.

these hearings? >> they've put republicans on notice that there are able to specific nominees that they plan to oppose, including rex tillerson for secretary of state. he is at the top of the list in part because of his ties to russia. but health and human services, judiciaries and a number of others they plan to target. >> tracie, thank you. if you believe honesty is the best policy, a new study says you should use bad words. >> what? >> follow me on this. the journal social psychology and personality science says people who swear are less likely to lie. they're also considered more sip sear. researchers surveyed a little under 300 people for this. they examined thousands of facebook posts. so the logic is if you swear, you probably are so engaged in what you're saying that you're not trying to think of a

you're beinging passionate. >> it doesn't sound right when i swear. it doesn't sound right. >> it doesn't. it very seldom happens. >> okay. >> dang it. that's what she says. >> and i mean it when i say it. i'm sincere. >> that's right. tom kierein -- i'm sorry, i didn't mean to fright b you. >> okay, object. thanks. starting off this morning, we may be saying blanketty blanket when you head out the door. the chill and it is wes. as we get back to work and school, there's the damp scene at reagan national airport. with what to wear today? you'll need your rain boots, have the umbrella with you. you'll need it just about all day long. we'll have a lot of cloudiness throughout the day with the rain. steady rain has advanced through the metro area coming in from the southwest. light rain in the

right there on the border between rapahana county and there in the shennendoah valley. and more mott mod ralt rain, as well, coming in near charlottesville. height rain right now, so while the pavement is wet, we've had multiple accidents already. melissa is going to update you on that in just a second. 43 at reagan national, upper 30s near 40 in the shennendoah valley. passing showers in the afternoon. rain ending by 6:00 p.m. damp and chilly tonight, by 10:00 p.m., maybe lingering drizzle. sun returns by tomorrow afternoon, up into the mid 50s and starts to turn colder on thursday. light snow thursday night into friday morning, mainly on grassy areas. after that, it gets

the weekend. breaking news, 66 inbound at 28, now a 3 1/2 mile backup. the right side of the roadway is the problem right now and these wet roads are adding to the pain here this had morning. elsewhere, northbound 95, a crash and still hanging around in the left lane. that crash is now on the shoulder, so that is an improvement. northbound bw parkway, beltway overall is okay, but remember, all of that green radar showing rain falling across the area. tech giant apple facing a new lawsuit after the death of a little girl two years ago. her parents say a driver was using facetime when he hit their car. the crash killed their 5-year-old daughter. police charged the man with man slaughter. but no now the family is urging

driving. a 2-year-old boy came to the rescue of his twin brother who was trapped underneath a dresser. the entire incident was caught on a nanny cam and some of it may be harder to watch. the video shows the two boys playing in the dresser when it falls over. you can see one of them trying to get into one of the dressers and his brother joins him. after it tips over, the brother was able to push the dresser a few times, allowing his brother to wiggle out. this this happened in utah last thursday. boys are okay. very lucky. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. criesly will unveil a new minivan today that's aimed at millennials. the concept vehicle, called the portal, as face and voice recognition technology. it has three rows of seating with a selfie cam that takes riders information and plans a trip accordingly. a display encourages those riding in the back seat

intercom system to the people in the front and way in the back can hear each other. >> landon, thank you. it made for a travel nightmare for some people. >> why anyone arriving from outside the u.s. had to be processed by hand. >> and it sound like something straight out of a movie. it was a real life scare in the air. the worker who ended up in a plane at cargo hole area on a flight to dulles. and don'tet the l

now at 6:00, breaking news that spans the district and part of maryland. the driver who thought he was being chased and ended up ramming more than a dozen cars. and an ambitious agenda. what the new congress hopes to do after being sworn in today. plus, you won't sleep tight after you hear this. where we rank when it comes to the worst places in the country for bed bugs. always appreciate a few insects in the morning, right? >> good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> happy new year to you. and this is the day that a lot of people head back to work, back to school. the roads will be crowded. >> absolutely. and wet. making it even more fun.

favorite app nearby, which is the nbc washington app. >> ask we have the storm team 4 radar right there. you can see it when you're waiting at metro the this morning. you can see rain advancing to the metro area. the steadier rain is just now moving in and it's going to be a wet commute. these areas in yellow here, right there in rapahanna county, and then to the north and east of us. it's a little heavier rain along 66 and prince williams. and some moderate to heavy showers. that is going to be all advancing right into the meto area here within the next hour. temperatures are well above freezing. low 40s in had washington. mid 40s around the chesapeake bay. through the day, we'll hover in the 40