only effecting roads in the district, starting today the maryland highway administration is suspending all nonemergency lane closures. also today extra emergency response technicians will be out tohelp quickly remove disabled cars and crashes from the roads. new this morning we are hearing from a man who says he set a fire outside of the trump international hotel in the district. you can see that fire burning late last night on pennsylvania avenue. stone talks to a protester who said he was trying to light himself on fire. >> protesting the fact tat we've elected somebody who is completely incapable of respecting the kaunconstitution the united states. >> d.c. fire told us one person was taken from the scene with burns. they wouldn

responded to a person in distress. members of bikers for trump will begin arriving today. the founder of that group told fox news over the weekend that they will form a quote wall of meat to defend the ceremony from protesters if necessary and would try to stop protesters from trying to disrupt the swearing in ceremony. the president elect mentioned them in a black tie dinner. trump says having the group at the inauguration is an extra level of security. >> i also want to tell you so many people are talking about what's going -- i also want to tell you so many people are talking about what's going on and now they just announced we're going to have record crowds coming. i saw the bikers for trump. boy, they had a scene today. i don't know if i'd want to ride

it's like additional security with those guys. >> the invitation only denner. another round of hearings for trump's cabinet picks begin on the hill today. a look at why his picks for human services secretary could face tough questions. and live coverage of the inaugural parade on friday when the president's motorcade starts up towards the white house. with you every step of the way and special guests includinging charley broughtman. join us on air and line for your front row seat on inauguration day. we want to get another check on your weatherer a eand traffi. let's start with storm team 4 sheena parvin. >> we have the fog out there this morning. many areas

i think we'll still keep that fog around for most of your morning drive. 50s as we go through this week and even today we'll be in the mid-50s this afternoon. rain returns as we go through friday. and the weekend will be mild. we have many areas under a mile. so again this morning take your time out there. we'll be looking at the fog as we go through the morning hours. some road work still out there, melissa. >> outer loop still have this. this is probably the biggest piece of road work we have. two right lanes getting by the over head sign work. eastbound near 110, left lane getting by that work zone as well. virginia, 270 southbound from fredric down to the spur, no problems southbound. northbound is also looking quite good. b

66 and 95 rolling along and nice and green. we'll take a look at prince george. thank you. breaking news, breaking developments in texas. >> erica. >> and we are hearing this morning that former president george h.w. bush has been hospitalized in houston. this coming from his office chief of staff, saying that he is in stable condition; that he is doing fine is the quote from his office chief of staff. it is unclear at this hours a to the reason behind his hospitalization and we should stress that nbc news is working to verify this. but this coming from his office chief of staff that former president george h.w. bush at 92 years old is in a hospital in houston. as soon as we get you more information, we'll get right back with you in the live desk. new developments

for an accused killer is over. markeith lloyd was discovered in orlando yesterday. he was heavily armed. he is accused of killing two people including orlando police officer, master sergeant deborah clayton. they used the handcuffs of the slain officer when they arrested lloyd. and an officer was killed while searching for the suspect. today there will be a candle light vigil for a grandmother killed in the cross fire of a gun battle. she was killed in southeast d.c. on monday. the vigil is tonight at 7:00 at the same spot. they're asking witnesses to come forward. there are security cameras in that neighborhood. they're not saying whether they captured the shooter. they're also waiting for the medical examiner's report in the death of a 3-year-old boy. sterling moore stopped

inside the u.s. department of labor day care. according to a worker he choked on a meat ball at lunch time. he died at the hospital. his grandmother is demanding more answers. >> i'm angry. i'm very, very angry. i want some answers. i don't understand how you're saying he choked off a meat ball. >> the day care center released a statement saying they're devastated and working with police. a condemnation and a message of thanks. we are hearing strong reaction to president obama's action. he commuted hundreds of sentences including one for chelsea manning. the armory intelligence officer who leaked hundreds of thousands of documents. house speaker paul ryan called it a dangerous precedent. and edward snowden said thank you for what you did for everyone. stay strong a while longer. and they'll rule

trademarks and whether they can be denied for names considered offensive. this is not based on the redskins trademark case but will likely have an impact on it. it's for a ban called the slants. they canceld the redskins trademark protection because many people considerer the team's name a racial slur. montgomery county workers could soon make more money if they sign the minimum wage hike that was just passed. they narrowly approved a plan to increase to $15 an hour by twentd 2020. leggett has raised concerns it would hurt local businesses. it's currently at $10.75 an hour. some areas still seeing fog. but storm team 4 meteorologist says it should burn off. people

notice something different on the drive to work buthadn't. what you'll want to hear before you buy a ticket for certain events. and the search is on to find a killer in prince george's

welcome back to 4:40. a little fog this

>> let's check in with steam 4 meteorologist sheena. >> we have areas with dense fog. we'll see improvements throughout the morning commute but you'll still be running into fog on the roadway. here's a look at the fog around the area. many areas are under a mile. some areas of dense fog. we're also talking about inauguration week. thursday looks pretty decent. mid-50s. it's friday that may be a concern. we expect rain as we go through the afternoon. let's get a check of the roadways. >> going to be taking a look in the lee burg area to show you some of the fog she's been talking about this morning. two right lanes getting by that over head sign work. taking a look at 95 from quant co to the beltway, going to take you 17 minutes.

problems there. a look at prince george's county. risking retirement for their grand kid's studentloans. how the cost of college has started to wear on older americans. how the university plans to make its tuition affordable to more families. delays you

you're watching news 4 today. her husband is already serving life in prison and later this morning the sentencing hearing will begin for alicia schmuhl. she pled guilty for the home invasion of her ex-boss and she

anywherer to 10 to 45 years in prison. without that deal she could have received a life sentence. now police need help figuring out who she is. we want to show you a composite sketch. you can see pictures of several of her tattoos. police think she was between 25 and 30 years old. she was found shot to death in hillcrest heights. they would like to hear from anyone who might know anything about this. in two days from now president elect donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. he has meetings scheduled at trump tower but expected to spend part of the day in washington. >> several of trump's cabinet picks will be questioned by law makers but one in particular will get a lot of attention. tracie we're talking about his choice for health and human r

>> reporter: exactly. price is an orthopedic surgeon and a congressman from georgia who has been an architect in part of what republicans are trying to replace obamacare with and facing ethics questions over stock purchased in a medical device company. he later introduced legislation to roll back regulations. the trump team said he had been working on that legislation the year earlier and this was part of a big stock purchase that he had no hands on experience with. and he didn't learn about it until three weeks later. senator schumer calling on the ethics office to investigate as he faces that hearing today. >> president obama commuted the sentence of chelsea manning yesterday. the former army analyst who leaked i

>> reporter: the aclu that has been defending manning because of the charges and that she's in an all male prison. the founder of wikileaks had said if manning was released, he would agree to extradition back the united states. that could be an interesting development coming from this. we arer also expecking more actions from president obama in the next day or so. >> tracie potts live on capital hill for us. 4:47 and as donald trump prepares to take office, he has some work to do to win over americans. >> and erica. >> on the latest nbc news wall street journal poll finds 52% of americans disprove of the way the president elect has handled his transition and preparations for office while 44% approve. that means trump will begin his presidency with the

president. to put those in perspective. barack obama's approval rating was 71% before he took the oath of office in january 2009. while bill clinton's was 77% in december of 1992. a poll didn't measure gorge w. bush's rating. before this poll, trump took to twiter to slam other polls. tweeting quote the same people who did the phoney election polls and were so wrong are now doing approval rating polls. they are rigged just like before end quote. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1 to 3%. they are measuring current public opinion among all americans, not just voters or likely voters. back to you. if you want to attend any of the inauguration events. >> a look at what you

know. >> reporter: we spoke with the inauguration committee and they've heard there are tickets for sale for a number of these inauguration events. bottom line, they tell us, if you bought any of these tickets you've been scammed. there are a ton of events starting with the voice of the people concert on thursday and the make america great again celebration with toby keith. these events are totally free. so if you see tickets on sale online, do not buy them. they are all free and most importantly they have the actual ticket holders name on the techt. so you'll be asked to show id and if it doesn't match, you're not getting in. >> the worst thing people could do is go to an outfit online looking for tickets and pay a lot of money to stay in a hotel and they show up and they're fraujalant. >> reporter: if you want a tick

balls or a commemorative ticket, you need oto go to the official inauguration website. we have a link on our nbc washington app. just search tickets. >> and a reminder that news 4 as has you covered across the board. make sure you download the nbc washington app to join our inauguration cafe. we'll be joined by special guests to talk about all things d.c. and inauguration. right after this broadcast ends on friday, all day long from the bayou bakery on capital hill. you may run into major road work along one of the busiest commuter routes in the region. we're talking about 66 inside the beltway. they were busy installing framework for toles. once in place they'll work like express lanes on the beltway

all electronic toll system that you won't stop at a toll booth. the computer system will read your easy pass in your car. >> the new tolls will allow single drivers to take the trip during peek time at a cost of 5 to $6. hov traffic will be able to travel for free. and there's a vote on extending the express lanes on 95. the commonwealth transportation board is expected to vote to extend the lanes to route 17 stafford county. construction could begin in 2019. the federal government is giving metro almost $2 million to improve the safety of its workers. the money will be used to outfit track workers with electronic bands which will alert them of any incoming trains. back in. october two people were nearly hit by a train.

this morning even though we have some fog. we're in about the 40s. some areas are in the 50s but the fog is a bit of a concern. so it's been pretty dense throughout the morning hours and now seeing some improvements. the fog will start to lift but i think some areas will still be running into it. we're still looking at less than half a mile in martinsberg. but much of the area is coming at three miles visibility. quantco is at a half mile visibility. don't be surprised if you run into that this morning. we're talking about mid-40s for most of the area. fredricsburg at 55 degrees this morning. for the morning commute, about a moderate impact, especially if you're leaving

dense fog. afternoon commute very low impact. fitness forecast. by 7:00 a.m., 46, foggy conditions. 52 by noon but dry 54 by this afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and dry through the day today. then tomorrow, another fairly nice day about the mid to low 50s and dry. friday is the day we're watching. you see the rain moving in for the afternoon. if you're heading out there, keep it in mind because we will be talk about it today and tomorrow and early friday. weekend not looking bad at all. it's wednesday morning with melissa. good morning so 295 at benning road, work zone still blocking the right lane. so we don't have to worry about some of the other epieces quite right now. 66 after the toll road, 66 -- sorry,

28. i'm trying to do two things at once. it's not working. i was trying to fix the computer while i was talking. outer loop 66 has cleared out of the way. and no problems there. >> thank you. a disturbing claim against a professor at george mason university.. what he's accused of doing to a student without her knowledge. and student loans can take a long time to pay off. so why do so many people in their 60s still have them? how their own grand kids could be contributing to their debt? the shortage prompting construction crews to pick up the

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it is 4:57 and we are working for you ahead of the inauguration of donald trump. what you need to know. take a look at current temperatures. . off to another mild start. a lot of folks waking up with temps in the 40s and 50s. how long we can expect this warmer weather to stick around. a disturbing claim against a former george mason university profess professor. they say a student found footage of her sexual encounter with him. she found the secret recording inside his arlington apartment. she was not

when the recording was made. the university of virginia is under pressure from law makers. in response to that pressure, the school has approved a new corner stone grant. that grant will help add 100 instate undergraduate seats and offer extra money for instate families who earn less than $125,000 a year. young people aren't the only ones struggling to pay back student loans. >> borrowers over 60 have nearly $67 billion in student loan debt. 2/3 of that debt is taken on for children or grandchildren and paying back the loans gets harder with age. 40% are 65 -- over 65 are in default. >> anything where you take out loans, whether it's in the form of home equity in your house or straight up loan, it's sthipg you

carefully about. >> they say the best option is to put money away over time in a 529 plan. it will grow tax free. school board set to vote on a plan that reshapes elementary school boundaries. this as a pair of new elementary schools are set to open next fall. tonight's vote is set for 7:00. louden county is booming. a report by george mason university looked at the housing demands from now to 2040. the report projects the need for more than 66,000 new homes and they fall short with nearly 49,000 homes planned. the fastest growing will be among single family homes. they plan to discuss the report tomorrow. news 4 today starts now.

it is 5:00 a.m. good morning everybody. >> inauguration day is right around the corner. >> and we are working to get you up to sfepeed on everything tha means to you, the impact and how they could impanct you. >> firsz we want to check your weather and traffic. sheena, good morning. we've had dense fog this morning. the good news is many areas are improving with disability. we still have areas of dense fog this morning. keep that in mind, maybe take your time out there. and most of the rest of the area is now above a mile. so that's good. we're seeing improvements and we'll continue to see improvements. we're mild but it's not that cold. boots maybe because it's still damp outside and