another bad storm is expected to strike the same area sometime today. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. it's 4:30. today, president obama heads to chicago to deliver his farewell address. as many as 20,000 people are expected to attend. he plans to celebrate changed for the better in the past eight years and give his thoughts on where we go from here. the president is expected to defend his signature legislative achievement, the affordable care act. you can watch his speech starting at 9:00 p.m. president-elect donald trump has named his son-in-law, jared kushner, as senior adviser to the president. kushner was one of trump's top counselors during his campaign. transition officials say kushner will resign from all positions with his companies and divert substantial assets. he also plans to forego a salary. there could be plenty of fireworks on capitol hill today as confirmation hearings get under way. senate republicans have

place within a span of three days starting today starting with senator jeff sessions for attorney general. lawmakers will vet john kelly who has been chosen to head homeland security. also on the hill today, the senate select committee on intelligence will hold a hearing on russia's interference in the election. the heads of the cia, nsa and fbi are expected to testify. this follows the release of a report last week blaming russia for cyber attacks against democratic groups and individuals during the presidential elections. the fbi says it is ready for inauguration day. it's been working for months to make sure everyone stays safe next friday. cameras are set up across the district to keep our streets safe. officers will be on.hand to help out. some will be armed with tools like explosive detection devices. the fbi says there is no

people going to events to be vigilant. with such tie security, some downtown businesses you may rely on may be closed on inauguration day. d.c.'s interim police chief says businesses will work to accommodate any businesses that stay open. if you work downtown and have to go in next friday, with bring your i.d. and leave yourself extra time to get around. all right. we are talking about more frigid weather. i'm looking forward to this warm-up, though. don't we need that? >> sheen that is going to walk us through this. we can get to the warm side. >> i am so looking forward to the warm-up. the good news is, when the warm-up gets here, it's going the be dry. normally this time of year when we talk about warmer temperatures, it comes with rain. but this time, it's going to look really good. this time this morning, though, bundle up the kids. temperatures are around 20 degrees. annapolis coming in at 26. leesburg, 21. 19 in culpepper and any of our neighborhoods in northern maryland. temperatures as we go through the afternoon, still going to be cool or chilly, i wld

so for today, warm coat, warm hat, gloves. you'll want the to dress in layers because later on this afternoon, you might not need this thick jacket, but you will need a jacket. . waiting at the bus stop this morning, temperatures in the low 20s by 7:00 and 8:00 by this afternoon, right around freezing. coming up, let's get a check on your traffic. so northbound 28 at compton road, a reminder in fairfax county that we have this partial closure because of a crash investigation that is under way. left lane is the only thing getting by the crash investigation in those northbound lanes this morning. 6/6 right now looking quite good from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. don't have any big problems or worries there. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. route 1 on rappahanncock bridge. and then southbound u.s. 301 before maryland

we want to get back to the live desk about a manhunt for an accused cop killer. angie following the news out of orlando. >> dozens of homes and apartments have been searched, that is what we have been told. there is still no sign of markeith lloyd. lloyd, accused of shooting and dilg master sergeant deborah clayton in orlando yesterday. before that, he was wanted for questioning in the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend last month. the this is a tragic story in florida. a second officer we know died in a motorcycle crash while searching for lloyd. we continue to watch this manhunt and we're going to let you know if any new developments happen this morning. it is 4:34. today, team and friends will say good-bye to former senator charles colgan. he was elected as

the 90-year-old passed away last week in hospice care. virginia governor terry mckul yif is expected to attend. this week marks two years since the deadly lafont plaza smoke incident. now metro is calling on a court to on dismiss all lieutenants against the agency and it's blaming d.c. fire for a failed response. in new court documents, metro says firefighters and paramedics ignored critical information. metro claims d.c. fire sent an inexperienced battalion chief who failed to manage the response. it says, quote, as a result of d.c. fire's and ems utter disregard for responding to such emergencies, metro rail passengers experience injuries that were more severe than they otherwise would have been and the event ended in tragedy. news 4 reached out to d.c. fire for comment. we have not heard back. delays and breakdowns are common on

now the transit agency says a rail car problem is what the issue is here. on thursday, metro will report to its board that 60% of all delays are because of rail car breakdowns. at least four times of a day, people are forced off of a train because of issues. metro is in the process of retiring the older cars in the fleet. this morning, we are expected to learn why the washington monument lost power again. all the power went out last night and that was the second time in less than a week that there's been a power issue at the monument. last night, the red aviation lights on the top of the monument went out. electricians say they traced the latest issue to a ground fault and plan to look into it more today. it was a christmas present that cost them everything. shannon williams and her two sons are staying in temporary housing after she says her 7-year-old's hover board caught fire. the fire broke out in the kids' room. it happened right beside their bunk bed before spreading

throughout the washington southwest home. the hover board will be charging for about 35 minutes. she told news 4 she never dreamed a toy would destroy her home. >> it was like an unreal surreal moment. like is this really happening? this hover board is about to take down my whole home. she purchased the hover board for about $200. we're told the u.s. product safety commission is investigating this incident, adding this case to dozens of other fires blamed on hover boards across the country. 4:37. they are celebrating big time in south carolina this had morning. the clemson tigers beat the alabama crimson tide to win the national championship. >> this is a rematch from last year. you had to see how this game ended. >> watch this. touchdown! >> that was with just seconds left on the clock. this is why we love sports. clemson qb desean watson led his team

winning touchdown with one second left. the tigers came back from a 14 point deficit to beat the favorite, alabama, 35-31 in tamp ya. last year, alabama beat clemson 45-40. this is clemson's first college football title since 1981. what a game. congratulations. >> absolutely. well, it's not as fringe yid, but we have to get through the morning first. sheena is updating her what to wear forecast for the day ahead. and it is one of the busiest place toes catch a bus. the the at ikea, we believe everyone should be able to afford a well organized closet. mama, my throat hurts. and a few extra minutes in the morning.

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4:41 right now. >> iert still cold this morning. yesterday was frigid. this morning, it's still very cold, just not as frigid. aisle you'll want the warm coat today, a warm hat today. and you'll want to dress in layers. you'll still want the jacket this afternoon, but you might not want the same jacket. 23 degrees right now in the district. it is feeling a little bit colder. not much wind out there. but by 6:00

around lunchtime, we'll be around freezing and than we start to make our way up. let's get other over to melissa mollet with traffic. >> we know this is a fatal crash. northbound 28 at compton road. you can get by one lane northbound. 270 here at shady grove road, no problems northbound or southbound. kwoentco to the beltway, on time going to take you about 17 minutes. we'll take a look at 66, coming up. it is a growing problem at the biggest bus transfer station in our area. why passengers are having trouble finding smart trip cars and the solution riders can use. you've seen the construction near nats park, but there's within building that rlly east

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>> they're all at the highest level. they are the absolute highest level. >> president-elect donald trump predicting all of his cabinet nominees will get confirmed. >> jeff sessions up first for attorney general. walk us through some of the issues here. >> jaurchb lewis was so big during the civil rights era and has talked about it for so many years says ice now been added auto to the list of people who will the testify. we're going to hear about the federal judgeship where he was

reject rejected by this very committee 30 years ago for what was -- he was accused of racially incen insensitive comments. and we're likely going to hear something about immigration,s as well. critics say that he is not a supporter of even legal immigrants, that he has an anti-immigration stance. he's a man who reports the rule of law and order, so it's going to be interesting. a lot of.topics that could a be covered in this judiciary committee hearing today. and, tracie, trump has named his son-in-law to business his senior adviser. how is trump going to defend against the anti-nepotism law? >> the federal nepotism law, according to trump attorneys and some other analysts, as well, has been tried in the courts to apply to government agencies. the white house is not a government agency, so they don't think they're going to have a problem with him working with his father-in-law. the president-elect

white house. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracey, thank you. thermal dresses are not sold out at washington area dress shops. that's conrather contrary. the associated press reached out to delve dress stores and many told them that they have plenty of formal dresses left. many stores said they would be ready for last minute shoppers looking for inauguration dresses. tens of thousands are expected to take part in the women's march on wednesday, the 21st. they include america ferrera, katy perry, amy shuker and cher. some break news on school closings. >> just got this in out of

manassas. baldwin elementary school in manassas is going to be closed today due to a water main break. you can find all the school closiers in our free nbc washington app. back to you. >> angie, thank you. right now, d.c. police need help finding 22-year-old alexis taylor. this is her picture. she was last seen about a week ago on van ness. she also goods by the name jonathan sharp. she has brown hair and light brown eyes. a man involving issue with the liquor board is out of court. bureau chief tracey wilkins first broke this story .has the latest developments. according to an fbi affidavit, if you had a problem with a liquor license, you called david and he would make it better, but

elect officials were involved and also at least one lobbyist according to documents associated with this case. when david's son was arrested on thursday, he was the only one held and they were expecting to have a trial to keep him in jail for some time. but after he was able to if a nagel some kind of a deal, they allowed him to leave. but he's going to be held in his home 24 hours a day. he can't have any communication with the outside world and is not allowed to use any electronics or get near any computers. they say he is not only a fundamental part of their investigation, but could sabotage this investigation. they believe that he was trying to tip off some of the folks who they were investigating looking into some of this illegal activity with the prince georges county liquor board. it's part of the reason that they raided two businesses and made all of these arrests before they were actually done with their investigation. we're expecting more arrests to come of elected officials and that

before the beginning of the legislative session on wednesday. in green belt, tracey wilkins, news 4. a news 4 i-team investigation revealed some teachers are able to keep their licenses after abusing students. now a new law in virginia could prevent it from happening in your child's classroom. the i-team uncovered four cases of teachers in fairfax county who admitted to sexual conduct between 2004 and 2006. in each case, the school direct waited six years or longer before revoking their licenses. this promised questions from state senator janet howell. she's requested an increase in staffing and budget for the department of education to investigate whether other teachers have slipped through the cracks. >> when i read your -- and saw your report, it was like i was hit in the stul. we take very seriously keeping the children of virginia safe. and when something like this happens, we have

>> more on the other ways in which the state legislature plans to act to keep students safe. that's ahead. it will still be a couple of weeks before you can buy a smart trip card at the transit center. it officially opened on december 22nd. one passenger called us when he said he went to get a card for the bus but was told to go to a convenience store. that passenger had to go a mile away to find one b in a store. >> i thought i would be able to buy a card and compute. i couldn't do that. >> maryland transit officials say they are not sure why the cards were not there when the transit center opened and they should be able to soon. in the meantime, you can add value to an existing smart card or use cash. you may have noticed a few new buildings going up as you drive near the southwest

>> i've seen many. one stands out because of a mural painted on its side. it's the work of an artist from swedenen. it will be one of the largest mushls in d.c. and a major accomplishment for showman. >> my main challenge is -- everything is so much bigger scale. so a lot of paint. >> he said a lot of paint, yeah.. you need a lot of paint for that size. sjoman has painted similar murals around the world, including the new world trade center in new york. coming up on news 4 this afternoon, he'll talk to mark s seagraves about what it took to paint such a mural, especially in this cold weather. i don't know how he does it. especially elevated. it's probably even colder and windier up there,

winds higher and the air is colder, too. >> what about us on the ground today, windy still? >> on the ground today, no, it's not going to be very windy, but a little bit of a breeze is making a difference this morning. but either way, we're finally starting to warm up. finally. wait until you see the forecast for thursday. i am excited. right now, though, it's still cold outside. not as frigid as yesterday morning, but it's still cold enough where you want a heavy jacket. 23 degrees right now in the district. the winds in from the south, 8 miles per hour. and that wind direction, as we go through the day today, is going to start to warm things up slowly. warmer than it was yesterday. temperatures right now thanks to weather underground, we're looking at 20 degrees in riverdale. 23 chevy chase. fairfax coming in at 20 degrees. fredericksburg, 16. that is a cold spot. we have areas in charles county down around 12 degrees. so it is cold. take a look at the temperature trend as we go over the next few days. normal high is 43 degrees. today, near 38. that is a big improvement from

warmer. tomorrow, mid 50s. thursday, 63 degrees and by friday, mid 50s. for tonight, though, we have some rain in the forecast. here is future weather. 5:00 p.m., the commute looks dry. but later on around midnight, most of this rain will be moving through while you're sleeping, but we could have some around for the morning commute tomorrow. so we'll be here watching that for you. five-day forecast, not looking too bad. today .tomorrow, we'll see a big temperature difference. late showers tonight, early showers tomorrow. by thursday, 64 degrees and dry air is coming with us. so that's good news. then we go into the weekend. we start to get colder on saturday with a chance of a wintry mix. of course, we'll be watching that. we'll take a look at your ten day, coming up. hi, sheen that. we have this problem in fairfax. 28 northbound. we just have one lane getting by. this is because of a fatal crash that happened there. a couple of hours ago now. just yib finch on the way out there. we'll tell you

from that scene as soon as he arrives. 395 at gleeb, no major problems there. route 1 is he rappahannock bridge work zone hanging around. we'll take a look at the beltway, coming up. if you are a parent, you see it every day. the rising cost of raising a child and how much a middle income family can expect to pay. from the jetsons to real life, the break through in flying cars and how soon you cou soar above the gridloldc

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a new revelation about the moon. >> two scientists believe the moon is comprised of several smaller moons. they say a number of collisions mermged to form the moon we see in the night sky today. they say that would explain why the moon appears to on be composed of material from earth, like cheese, .not another planet. an old theory suggests the moon was created after one giant impact knocked off part of early earth. way above my head. you know what i'm saying? >> marshmallows. >> you and i think alike. when i see the mood, i see food. you see food? >> we're not very smart. >> this is why we do what we do? >> just read the thus. ask any parent .they will likely tell you kids are

back that up. the usda tracks the cost of raising a child. the it estimates a middle income married couple will spend about $14,000 every year. that totals more than $233,610 by age 17. that is up 3% from the previous year. and then there's college. >> don't even, right.? >> no, exactly. so if you've ever dreamt about driving a flying car, some day you could get that chance. >> yeah. you just have to wait three years and have $14 million. >> oh, that's all. >> check it out, though. this is the cormerant aircraft. israeli engineers took it for a flight test. it flies with rotors instead of a propeller and it can carry 1,000 pounds. >> unfortunately, though, it is not going to wind up in your backyard or garage anytime soon. for now, they're talking about using it in the military. three years from now, you can have that babyn

garage, your 14 million. >> and it will have to stay there. >> exactly. who can drive that? stay with us. news 4 today continues now at 5:00 a.m. and now at 5:00, a cold start but relief is in sight. we are waking up to temperatures in the 20s. >> storm team 4 is tracking a warm-up and another change coming our way. >> first, we want to share some school closinges and delays with you this morning. take a look at your screen. >> spotslvania county schools are closed because of the weather. page county and fredericksburg schools are on a two-hour delay. >> in maryland, st. mary's county and calvert county schools are opening two hours late today. we should note for you, there's one school in mow manassas city that is closed because of a water problem.