what the district is doing about it. thank you inauguration day, or as i like to call it, let's move. >> and michelle obama makes her final appearance on late night tv as the first lady. >> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill credit. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome. it is friday eve, if you want to put it that way and we are getting you ready for the day. >> chuck bell is still taking some time off this week. sheena parveen and melissa mollet are here. we'll start with sheena and a look at the forecast everybody is smiling about around here. >> you're going to love it. enjoy it because it's not going to last long.

time of year. 54 is the temperature currently. the average high this time of year is 43. starting off this morning, 10 degrees above that. by 7:00 a.m., low 50s and mild. by 9:00 a.m., mid 50s. staying dry through the afternoon. noon, lunchtime, 60 degrees. you can definitely eat outside. temperatures across the rest of the area mostly in the mid 50s. if you get closer to the shennendoah valley, upper 40s there. through the day, this is a very low weather impact day. for your commute, mild and dry. recess, lunch, exercise, t-shirt, eat outside. but we have some news we don't like to hear this morning. issues on the metro. >> we're talking about the red line, sheena. so delays right now because of track repair between grosvenor and white flint. this is obviously unscheduled. chopper 4 over bw parkway and powder mill root northbound, southbound, everything there looking just fine. no reports of any problems. just wanted to show you

95 southbound at 123, still a crash blocking lanes. seeing a tiny bit of a slowdown southbound. same thing on 66 this morning. 270 southbound, crash on the shourldz. 6:02 wsh brand new action in the senate that could lead to the repeal of the affordable care act. the bill left republican lawmakers work on legislation to repeal the affordable care act. the bill passed, 51-47. it was straight down party lines except for one republican, senator rand paul. the house expected to vote on the bill tomorrow. >> we are now eight days away from president-elect donald trump's inauguration. >> and the various inaugural events are expected to draw 1 million people on to the national mall. >> the biggest event is supposed

inauguration near capitol hill. justin finch is live in washington with the details. justin, good morning. >> an, aaron, this could be a logistical game changer here. d.c. councilmen report something 200 tour bus permits have been requested for the inall ragz. that is small compared to the 1800 for the women's march on washington the very day after. here is the map of the setup here. this will be the staging area at 10:00 a.m. on january 1st near independence avenue and third street and the capital footprint and the inaugust yagz stage. more than 1 4u7b,000 are expected to turn out that day. add that to the inauguration crowds. the numbers do collectate. agencies are prepping for this some 00,000 people plus. the focus is securing the inauguration and all attendees. >> that will be

buffer zones outside around our sites as well as the parade route and the motorcade routes. it will consistent of police officers and national guardsmen and secret service and homeland security investigation agents as well as a in you number of physical barriers and controlled checkpoints to screen everybody coming into the events. and in just a few hours, a d.c. council will hold a public safety round table in which we'll learn more about the planning and staging of both ofs those events. back in to you. >> justin finch for us live this morning. ju justin, thank you. dr. ben carson heads to council today. carson is president-elect donald trump's pick to become secretary of housing and urban development. if he's confirmed, carson says he will step down from management positions in his personal limited liabilities company. retired general james mattis will appear before a senate panel fis

hearing today. this comes after his testimony before the house was counciled yesterday. according to a top republican, the trump team would not allow it. it left democrats and republicans questioning whether to grant the special waiver mattis needs to be conpirmd. president-elect trump is weighing in on yesterday's news conference on twitter this morning. he tweeted, quote, we had a great news conference at trump towered the. a couple of fake news organizations were there, but the people truly get what's going on. some of his toughest talk was saved for the intelligence community after he speculated someone may have leaked word of an unsubstantiated report claiming russia had uncompromising information about him. >> i think it was disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake. >> director of intelligence james clapper says he spoke with trump last night and told him the intelligence community did not leak that information. clapper also says the intelligence community hot

information in the document is reliable. you can expect that unsubstantiated report to be one of the topics discussed on today. trump's senior adviser kellyanne conway will be interviewed this morning. >> this morning, we're working to learn when a teenager will make his first court appearance on charges. angelo jackson was arrested for the deadly double strapping inside west wheaton mall. the 17-year-old is being charged as an adult. it was a case that put our area on edge. today, the man accused of killing three people in a shooting spree will be back in court. eulalio tordil is accused of killing his ex-wife and the next day he shot and killed two people during two car jacking attempts in montgomery county.

the courtroom for that hearing. be sure to follow her on twitter for updates. for now, there is a new fwas leading the prince georges county liquor board. the vice chair provided over last night's public hearing. it is the first time since the agency was rocked by a scandal. he spoke to news 4's jacksky bensen at the hearing. going forward, with we will continue to be forthright for the citizens and the state of maryland as it pertains to the florida license commission here in prince georges county. >> empty chairs at the meeting as the board still deals with the director of david sun and the liquor board commissioner. sun is accuseded of transferring bribes and business owner toes elected officials in order to help pass a bill that allowed sunday liquor sales. in annapolis, delegate michael vaughn

letter of resignation. we've learned vaughn was the only prince georges delegate on the house economic matters committee to vote yes on a 2015 bill allowing sunday liquor sales in the county. covering the sdrimpt distinstrict now, some guests at the ritz carlton are waking up after a stressful night. some of the rooms were evacuated due to lacker spray in unvented area. this morning, we're learning that the d.c. mayor mario bowser's administration spend more than $40 million to remove the snow from last year's blizzard. in some cases, d.c. paid more than double. officials charge too much on city credit cards for snow removal. the audit was

d.c. council yesterday. >> for the first time in months one might want need the heat on full blast as you drive into work. sheena parveen is back with a look at that and the unseasonable temperatures you'll notice when you walk out the door. a woman diagnosed with a homegrown case of zika virus has given birth. most of the times getting your kids to eat their vejises isn't always easy. what some schools are doing to change that. she had a final. you know the obamas, girl. sorry. better take your test. you can say good-bye later. >> and the first lady stops by the "tonight show" one last night. the highlights for

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what will be a warmer thursday. >> very nice. you've been looking forward to this all week, sheena parveen. >> yes, we have, and we all dressed accordingly except aaron who is wearing long sleeves. look at these temperatures this morning. 50s on the map for most of the area. mid 50s. so maybe you need a light jacket this morning, but wait until you step outside if you haven't already. it is very mild. shennendoah valley, temperatures more like the upper 40s. here is a look at your commute forecast. 8:00 a.m., the roads are warm. no ice issues. looking at dry conditions by noon, 60 degrees later on this afternoon. mid 60s. we have a weather alert as we go into saturday. we'll talk more about that with a wintry mix. but for now, let's get an update on the issues with the metro. >> still having problems here on the red line. delays because of a track repair. on the roads now, a couple of problems. 95 north, the express lanes have a crash reported there. and then another problem, river dale road at

avenue. travel times, 270, no problem. top of the belt loop, getting typically slow. no actual problems in the way. 66 looking good. 95 quantityco to the beltway, no problems there. it's 6:14. right now, the man accused of killing a police officer and his ex-girlfriend is still on the run. but three associates of markeith lloyd are now behind bars. jameis slaughter was arrested last night. police say she's lloyd's ex-girlfriend and helped him collect money to stay on the run. lloyd's boss and snees are in jail for helping the fugitive. lloyd is wanted for the murder of a woman in december. the man wind the charleston church massacre is formally sentenced to death. a federal judge handed down that sentence to roof. roof still faces a second state trial for the 2015 shooting that

he also faced the death penalty in that trial. a 14-year-old high school student has been charmged in connection with a threat she made on twitter. the school told annarundle about the threat last week. police say the teen create dollars the account and tweeted we're planning to attack tomorrow. she confessed to police and is charged with disruption of school activities. big news in the nfl this morning, it looks like the san diego chargers are moving to los angeles. the team's owner is expected to make the official announcement this morning. look at this, though. a fan threw eggs at the chargers offices after the reports first came to light late last night. the police showed up, be he was gone by this then. the chargers owner could still change his mind, but that is unlikely. if this move happens, it could take place as early as this season. covering the district this morning, d.c. mayor muriel

program designed to help veterans and homelessness in washington. bowser will be joined by the va secretary and housing authority. follow twitter for updates. in news for your 4 health now, the first woman with zika virus has given birth. when the woman was pregnant, she had a rash all over her body, including a fever, sore throat and joint pain. the zika virus is usually spread through infected mosquitoes. the baby is healthy with a normal size head. the first lady made her final late night appearance. >> michelle obama appeared on "the tonight showth

fallon. she had some fun. thank you, barack, for proving you're not a lame duck. but my very own silver fox. >> fallon took one last chance to tease the president about his mom jeans, as well. the first lady, a favorite guest of jimmy's. they danced together, they worked out together. >> she'll probably be back at some point. >> i think so, too. president obama has been pretty busy his final days in office, but he did take time-out to do something nice for a friend. >> have you seen this on facebook, maybe on twitter. president obama the groomsman. he stood along side long time aide marvin nicholson as he tied the knot over the weekend. nicholson is the white house trip director and has been a golfing buddy of the president for years. secretary of state john kerry officiated the ceremony. >> just dropped the

there's my wedding. >> can you do better? don't think so. we can do better with our weather, though. how about today? >> what a warm-up we're looking at. >> it's beautiful today. this morning, temperatures are in the 50s this afternoon. we're going to be in the 60s. take a look at this forecast. so if the you are dining outside today, i would highly recommend it. 60 degrees by lunchtime. by 4:00 p.m., if you are dining outside, 65 degrees by 7:00 p.m. 63. very low impact day as far as the weather is concerned. i think a lot of you are really going to enjoy it and we're going to stay dry. but don't think it's going to last too long. as we go into the weekend, we're going to get a lot colder and we are winter weather moving in. for now this morning, we're in the 50s. you might need a light jacket this morning. you can get away with the short sleeves today. 54 degrees in the district. upper 40s off to the west. we're going to stay mild this morning. few sprinkles to the south and east. future weather s

this afternoon. then we go into tomorrow, kinds of a quiet day. it will be cooler. saturday, midnight, we already have the winter weather approaching. that moves in saturday morning. here, 6:00 a.m. snow through part of the area, we could see sleet and freezing rain. temperatures below freezing saturday morning, around freezing possibly in the afternoon. here is what we expect. this is going to be a smaller weather system, but we're still expecting 1 to 3 inches in parts of northern maryland. closer to the district, farther south, an inch or less. so we will be updating you on that. later on this afternoon and tonight with any tweaking to that forecast. for today, though, 65 degrees. unseasonably warm. we go into the weekend, there's the weather alert day on saturday. not too bad next week. let's get a check on the roadways with melissa mollet this morning. chopper 4 just got over this problem in prince georges county. you can see the big police response there on the scene and chopper 4 over that showing us those days starting to build

eastbound 66. crash in the middle of the roadway. 95 northbound, the express lanes there, after lorton crash reported there. 66, the rest of 66 actually looks okay here this morning. beltway, inner loop .outer loop, everybody there behaving themselves. i'll be back here in a couple of minutes with more on this problem in prince georges county. aaron. the d.c. area is home for a lot of folks, including the real life golden girls. not blanch, sofia, dorothy, all those ladies. but barbara, margaret and nancy. they've been live in friends for over 50 years. the ladies met in georgetown in the 1960s. none of them ever married or moved so they decided to stick together. they fell into a really good situation and it just works they told "people" magazine. >> and watch, they will live longer, happier lives because they have each other. you know, a lot of folks may soon be thinking about taco bell maybe for dinner. >>

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the fast food chain says it tested well in several markets over the last few years. >> it's going to be available across the country starting on january 26th. are you going to try this fried chicken taco shell? >> just out of curiosity. i've never been to a taco bell. >> i like my fried chicken looking like fried chicken. >> me, too. it will be interesting. we'll see. chances are kids learn to love healthy foods while they're young. so if they do it while they're young, love love it as adults, too. a school in palm springs, california, helping their kids love it, too. at first they didn't like the healthy foods because they weren't tasty enough. school district offers meatless mondays and california thursdays. >> hey. >> that's when all the food served is locally grown and produced. allergy myth busters, why doctors say you can't always rely on skin

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fighting words, the conphenomenontation on verified reports that russia has compromising information on downtown t donald trump. >> car break-ins, what you can do to avoid the pain. wet roads and a winter warm-up. ditch that heavy coat today. there is still some snow on the way, if you can believe it. it is 6:29. good morning to you. >> i'm eun yang. >> and iej aaron gilchrist. chomer 4 is monitoring wed roots this morning. here is a loot a problems building in had prince

county. >> chuck is out this week so sheena parveen has a look at the forecast. we're loving it this morning. >> it's nice because the roads are warm. a little bit of light rain trying to move through. wet roads out there. four things you need to know before you step outside. we're mild this morning, in the 50s. this had afternoon is going to feel like spring. we have a weather ar letter as we go into saturday. the weekend will be colder. so enjoy today the. 53 degrees in the district. southwest winds, breezy. that's going to warm things up. take a look at the bus stop forecast. o'clock this morning, around 50 degrees and try. by 3:00 p.m., look at that. 65 degrees. eat outside, do whatever you can. short sleeves, definitely. it will be a nice day. but we had some problems out there in prince georges county, melissa. >> we do. southbound kenilworth avenue. right now, southbound is shut down.

couple of minutes because we are getting those two vehicles involved towed away right now. so backups are not terrible. they're making you kind of turn right and flip around with the u-turn. that is an improvement. still have some slowdowns because of people looking. 95 northbound expressway, that crash is now gone. so no more worries there. metro delays, track repairs between grover and white flint on the red line. travel times intact. >> melissa, thank you. 6:32 is our time right now. 21 alexandria residents found their car windows smashed in by robbers. >> this happened tuesday night inside a parking garage at a condo complex. megan mcgrath is live in alex andrea with more on how you can spre protect your property. >> well, guys, unfortunately, this is still an open case.

alexandria police still looking for whoever is responsible. but talk about a mess here, take a look at the video. imagine waking up, you head down to the parking garage of your condo complex. you're ready to go to work. and this is what you find. your car with smashed in windows and it's not just your car, but the cars of your neighbors, as well. it happened at a condo complex between king street and braddock road in alexandria. 21 cars had their window broken in. an expensive fix, as you would imagine. we spoke to people there at that complex. they say it's a real hassle. one woman says she was with her young child when she discovered a car. >> we have little baby, like he is going to a school and he was really scared, what's happened, mommy. >> now, this isn't the only incident. there was something similar that happened in the west end section of alexandria. a dozen cars had their windows smashed in there. there was an incident

green belt metro station. cars were damaged there, as well. that begs the question, should you leave your car doors unlocked to prevent someone from smashing the window to get in. police say no. they say the best way to protect your valuables is to continue locking your doors. >> megan, thanks. it was a case that put our area on edge. today, the man accused of killing three people in a shooting spree will be back in court. tordil is accused of killing his estranged wife outside of a prince georges county school on may 5th. the next day, police say he shot and killed two people during two car jacking attempts in montgomery county. the panic and fear surrounding those shootings reminded many of the d.c. sniper shootings back in 2002. the fire at the watergate complex was an accident. construction materials sparked the fire yesterday. this happened on a balcony on the 13th floor. the apartment is undergoing renovations. a $2 million federal grant will help virginia eliminate its

assault kits. the state has been working since 201 to test about 2,000 backlogged kits. the grant money will be used to hire more staff to process the evidence and close rape cases that happened years ago. a new tracking system will be created to make sure all the kits are tested. the state plans to provide more support services to survivors and more training for law enforcement. president-elect donald trump's first news conference was wide ranging and at times contentious. >> trump was asked about unsubstantiated reports of russia having potentially damaging information about him. he called those allegations, quote, fake news and refused to answer a question from krn whom he believes was among the first to report those allegations. >> the heated exchange between trump, the trump team and krn continued last night with a clash b between anderson cooper and kellyanne conway. >> anderson, because cnn went first and had this breathless report, everybody say the said it

>> we didn't say it was a bombshell. >> yes, you did. yes, you did. it says right here, intel chiefs presented trump with claims of russian effort to compromise him. >> where is the word bombshell? >> your headline is wrong. that's not true. >> kellyanne conway will be questioned about that contentious press conference in just a few minutes on the "today" show. it is going to be another big day on capitol hill. >> three trump nominees he are up for con tefirmation hearings washington. erica gonzales is at the live desk. >> these were two very contentious hearings. former exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson, nominee for secretary of state. tillerson faced question after question about his relationship with russia and russian president vladimir putin. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> his military targeted schools. >> i would want to have much more information before reaching a conclusion. >> i find it discouraging, your

think is globally accepted. >> that's republican senator marco rubio asking that question. tillerson was under fire because he was in charge of exxon, he had a relationship with putin and business ties there. he did acknowledge that putin was likely behind the hacking during the election. we are also watching what happened with donald trump's nominee for attorney general. senator jeff sessions from alabama is the president-elect's pick. but other members of congress testified against him. >> we need someone who is gonna a stand up, speak up and speak out for the people that need help. >> that was congressman john lewis who is a civil rights icon. sessions was denied a federal judgeship 30 years ago. of course, news 4 is following all the hearings for the cabinet nominees and we'll let you know what happens with alerts through the nbc washington app. back over to you. >> all right, erica, thank you. it's :3

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welcome back. i am loving the 60 degrees that we're going to hit today. >> sheena parveen is in the storm team 4 weather center. >> yep. it's nice this morning. here is what you need to wear with those 60 degree temperatures. maybe a light jacket this morning because we're in the 50s. but later today, short sleeves, flip-flops. you do not need the umbrella. it's going to be really nice. eat outside if you want to, too. i would suggest it. it's going to feel like spring today. mid 50s in the district. 52 degrees in frederick right now. we're only going to be warming up. your xurz forecast, looking good. you can do the short

you can do the shorts. 7:00 a.m., comfortable by noon. 6:00 p.m., 63 degrees. we have some issues out there on the roadways. slets get a check with melissa mollet. >> right now, somebody, they have just gotten the vehicles out of the way and we are now reopened. chopper 4 has been over that scene pretty much since the beginning. in the district, montana avenue northeast shut down right now between bladensburg road and new york avenue because of a crash there. as far as travel times go, 270 south is okay. top of the beltway outer loop, typically slow there going 23 miles per hour. no actual problem at the top of the beltway, just those normal delays. 66 inbound at 95 northbound, not terrible. 95 north a little slow. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> melissa, thank you. a double murder at a busy mall in montgomery county. if you're just waking up, the manhunt is over. after the inauguration,

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>> and the last-minute no show. questions about a trump nominee who backed out on his first hearing. mall murder, the crucial clue that led to an arrest. wild weather rising waters and rescues. i got a call from mid dad at 1:00 this morning that water was coming in his house. and nutella health concerns, the one ingredient that may increase the risk of cancer. we want to get right to breaking news right now about a man who jumped over the white house fence. >> scott mcfarland is on the phone with the details of this breaking story. >> good morning, aaron. joseph kapuko jumped the white house fence that day while the white house family was inside. news 4 as learned joseph will be spared, likely spared prison time. we're told it's going to be

a.m. in d.c. and prosecutors will recognize the judge that he be given three years probation and be banned from the district of columbia and be spared prison time. prosecutors will tell the judge that he put lives at risk. his lawyer will tell the judge that caputo didn't mean to hurt anybody, that he was protesting. he was carry ago u.s. constitution. joseph capudo appears to be avoiding prison for jumping the white house fence. back to you. >> scott, thanks for joining us this morning. we have major developments as lawmakers start work to go take apart the affordable care act. >> lawmakers passed a budget bill overnight just before 2:00 a.m. it allows republicans to start working to repeal

>> they say that repeal could happen by the end of the month, but right now it's not clear about how they might replace the affordable care act. and it will be a busy day on capitol hill. >> several confirmation hearings scheduled for president-elect trump's cabinet nominees. one that is likely to get a lot of attention is the hearing for james mattis. he was scheduled to testify before the house yesterday, but that was canceled at the last minute. according to a top republican, the trump team wouldn't allow it. it left democrats and republicans questioning whether to grant the special waiver that mattis needs to be confirmed because of the amount of time he's been out of the military. meanwhile, dr. ben carson will be on capitol hill. he will be questioned by lawmakers on the senator bank, housing and urban affairs committee. carson is president-elect trump's pick to become secretary of urban housing and development. if confirmed, he will step down from management positions in his personal liability companies. james clapper says he spoke

the conversation happened hours after trump speculated that intelligence agencies may have leaked details about a classified briefing where officials told him about unsubstantiated allegations that russia had compromising information about him. trump denied those allegations. >> it's all fake news. it's phony stuff. it didn't happen. >> clapper says he told trump the intelligence community did not leak the information. 6:48 right now. the inauguration may not be the biggest event on capitol hill next week. >> the bigger event just might be the women's march on saturday. news 4's justin finch is live with information on what police are expecting. justin. >> eun, aaron, that women's march could pose a bigger crowd than first thought. it will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the 21st, the day after the inauguration. we are told

than 100,000 people that are expected to show. of course, this will factor into inauguration planning the very day before. a network of local and federal agencies will be on hand. they're now prepping to secure the crowds of more than 800,000 people are more. the secret service telling news 4 a lot of their planning will depend on the actions of the new president, donald trump. >> the secret service provides 360 degrees of coverage, regardless of where the president is or what he decides to do. it's entirely the president's choice if he's going to walk some of the parade route or not. we're prepared to provide a secure environment for him, for other protectees and for the general public regardsless of weath whether he decides to walk or not. >> and d.c. council member charles allen also telling us the tour bus parking permit request may tell more of the story. fo

1800 for the women's march. a public round table is set for today on both events. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. 6:49, your time right now. for now, there is a new face leading the prince georges county liquor board. there were empty chairs at the meeting as they deal with the arrest of the director david sun and the liquor board commissioner. the vice chair preside over last night's public hearing. it's the first time since the agency wag was rocked by scandal. sun is accused of transferring bribes from business owners to elected officials in order to help pass a bill that allowed sunday liquor sales. and we are expected to learn when a teenager will make a first court appearance on murder charges. yesterday, 17-year-old angelo jackson was arrested after police say he stabbed two people and killing them. he was arrested as an adult.

rescued in california. the heavy rains kept falling. multiple creeks and rivers have overflowed their banks. near sacramento, one breached a levee and some roads were just washed away. a new storm is supposed to move into the region now and could make things even worse. look at that devastation. it's terrible. >> we turn to meteorologist sheena parveen here. . we saw some wet roads this morning, but nothing is serious rainwise, right? >> it was a little bit of rain that happened to develop and move through. but it's gone now. we can enjoy the warm air. we've been looking forward to it. temperatures 20 degrees above normal for this time of year thp it's going to feel like spring. and this morning, you will notice the changes. 54 degrees right now in the district. and if you are walking a dog today, it's going to be a fantastic day. dogs going to love it. make sure you get out there as much as you can. by noon, 60 degrees. by 6:00 p.m., temperatures around 63 degrees through the afternoon. so for

weather. we're looking at 3:00 p.m. by 3:00 p.m., we'll be hitting our max temperature in the mid 50s. we go into friday, cooler day tomorrow, but then midnight going into saturday. you notice the wintry mix approaching. we have a weather alert day for saturday. saturday morning snow moving in. a wintry mix. that will be moving through, especially the first half of the day. kind of winding down in the afternoon, but temperatures much colder. as far as snowfall is concerned, we're going to be tweaking this forecast as we go through this afternoon, as well. parts of northern maryland, maybe 1 to 3 inches of snow. we will be updating that as we go later on through the day. forecast for today, 65 degrees and unseasonably warm. a beautiful day. try to get outside. tomorrow, mid 50s. that will be mostly in the morning into the weekend, though wab wintry mix. we'll be watching very closely. but we have a problem on 95. let's get the details from melissa moll the. >> chopper 4 over southbound 95 southbound after powderl

not slowing things too much right now. that is a good thing. even 66 at route 50, still slow at this area. the problem there is on the left side of the roadway. the problem is also people looking to the left side of the roadway because it is a bit distract i distracting. this has now cleared out of the way. hospital avenue between blandsberg and new york avenue has now reopened. beltway overall looking very normal. at this point this morning, inbound 50, you can see a bit slow there. northbound indian head before 228, crash there in the right lane cause something extra pain this morning. northbound 28 after mclaren road, crash there. 66 overall not terrible right now. 270 at montrose southbound. we want to get to some breaking news right now from the live desk. heir erica gonzales is following the news here. >> we are just getting word that there has been a devastating fire in northeast baltimore. at this hour, we understand that three children and

after it looks like a home. the fire started around midnight. a number of crews responding to the scene and that there was an actual collapse. so apparently this was a multi level home or building that the second and the third floor collapsed and the fire chief on the scene telling one reporter that there may be as many as six children unaccounted for. we're going to keep flushing the story out and try to get you more details on it. back over to you. >> thank you, erica. 6:54 now. a warning this morning for all of you who use chocolate hazelnut spread nutella. >> the spread could put you at risk for cancer. the company uses palm oil. last may, the european safety authority declared palm oil a potentially carsgenic contaminant. they want a warning placed on the label.

snack is safe to eat. protect your kids from getting peanut allergies by giving them peanuts. it goes against some conventional thinking. >> we checked out more allergy myth busters. here are four things to know. >> we want this search of the facts versus the fiction. at the allergy asthma center in rockville. and we start with the facts about peanut allergies after some new recommendations came out last week. myth buster number one, you can prevent allergies by avoiding certain foods. >> introduction early on, around 4 to 6 months of age, especially those with high risk for peanut allergies, those with eczema, egg allergy, early introduction, keeping in the diet prevents peanut allergies by 80%. myth buster number two, you think you have a penicillin allergy. >> nine out of ten don't really have it and you can outgrow penicillin allergy.

do skin testing. >> myth buster number three, food testing testing also works. >> if it's positive, if the your history doesn't sound like it, if you eat the food and you don't get hives, difficulty breathing, wheezing within 15 to maybe 2 hours after eating,s there's an unlikely chance that it's a true food allergy. >> myth buster number four, hives may mean you're having an allergic reaction. >> food allergy related hives are you eat the food, within two hours, you get the hives. if you don't eat the food, it goes away. don't be scared. if you have it for multiple days, it's likely a viral infection. as always, contact your doctor or allergist about any concerns you may have. so you're taking a picture. what's the first thing you do after smiling? maybe you flash that peace sign. did you know that can set you up

for identity theft? smartphone cams are now able to capture a fingerprint. they can get photos taken within a minimum distance of three meters. experts say it is not a huge issue, but better safe than sorry. >> so no hands up. >> exactly. >> fingers in. there you go. >> none of that.the that is the broadcast this morning. thank you for joining us. >> the "today" show is next. >> make it a great thursday, everybody.

good morning. not us. the director of national llanfa- wyrndrobwllllantsiliogogogoch. not us. the director of national intelligence calls donald trump to insist those leaks of unverified allegations did not come from the intelligence community. this just hours after trump hinted they did at a combative news conference. >> i think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out. >> as the government's own ethics chief said trump's plan to address conflicts of interest is meaningless. one of trump's top advisers, kellyanne conway, will join us live. breaking overnight, the senate t