>> melissa mollet and a look at the roads. >> it is folly but the fies m is emitching.erse you don't need a very heavy jacket. a light jacket. so here is what to wear today. themptures in the 40s. was the graund is still wait, maybe muddles still south all. and in tact you don't need her.. prrs visibility this morning is improving. we've been walking that area fluctuate. dulles at a little under two mile said. matter ndsbering about it a half mile visibility. the dense fog and the dwrarias seeing

we have watching a problem on the bolt way, melissa. >> still have that crash. this hant him. whl and we do have one wlaen blocked because of the crash with the one vehicle into the wall this morning. up top, all of these routes in town and out of town in our viewing area don't have any problems. let's keep our fingers crossed. still had had had that crash there in the left lane this morning. going to have travel times in 10 minutes. 6:01. breaking news. george h.w. bush is at home

because they had had shortinous of praeth as a precaution and that he is resting comfortably right now. the chief of efdicides kweet he's fine and doing really well. we're hearing from a man who set a fire under the frump with the boss. you can see the voo was build late last night. and talked to a protester who said he was trying to light himself on fire. >> protesting the fact that we've elekted somebody who is completely incapable of respecting the constitution of of the united states. >> reporter: d.c. fire told us one person was taken to the fire with burns. they would only see when they ruwere prrp tsds

aboirmnty ersquun tult squb did my darntdest. >> that's why i've been talking about shoe and it we are expecting quite a few peep kml friday we're really prepared for large numbers of people and excited for everyone to come dounl and hope everyone plans ahead. plan ahead, be prepared and be mexable. >> right. and don't forget to leave thoem items that aren't prohibited. weapons of

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realize he was choke sng. >> after a barricade situation, 32-year-old a dds zooem is the one accused of killing someone. police have not confirmed the relshz to the victims. but it's a fourth person in the home not hurt. the officer who shot the suspect is on standard administrative leave. a they say dorothy sims was last seen in november. she was wearing black hoody, pants, and boots. >> montgomery county workers could make more meiny. if they sign the minimum wage hike. they narrowly improved a plan to if crease pin. caby

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they don't think it was hit by a ship or anything. >> too bad. it's time to check our forecast with sheena. ehow's it looking? >> yes, a little fog but it is improving. around 4:00 a.m. this morning. andets to rr good news for the morning commute. the big improvement by 6 and 5:00 p.m., i'm above or two miles. temperature wise we are in about the upper 40s across the area. melissa mollet has a look at that. >> just before 28, only one leg

outer look at new hampshire avenue. the top of the beltway is a but throw kraush blocking the right loan and they're going to take you 27 minutes to take that trip 270 german town to the spur. because of the traffic. 14 minutes. remember listen to the radio before you hop in your car today. >> thanks, melissa. new multiple pun reroz and asman arizona 3 urths wkz and one at if i am fib

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riare pole ewho says she didn't think twice when she bought the maufrm with it. and now the water of wauben immigrants plains to march along side two generations of your family. telling mr. trump that he is not going to change our rights and freedoms in this wuntry. >> sheerz rrallee about the pots nl -- and every. pipe i see the. >> this is the second time the home has been up for sale.

because he lived there until he was 44 years old. the and nan crestered for 1$1.4 million. the first family is trul moving into later this week. later this week they will travel to palm springs, california for a vacation. they'll leave after donald trump is swarn in on friday. if you don't pay for parking, that is because you night bites sfwoets what you're sighing is nl nomed you from droiv way. okay. >> a couple weeks ago paid

parking $3 per hour in the street. the to the. >> wow. what rber. >> aau republican o.. is pretty aums. prrs you dpidant need the heavy coat urpg pp. praev in the district. about the mid-50s. good morning. as far as the vufm tlt wulg chirzb ksz luz thalg hapt a mute frulgd roy run into somia unionias. looking pretty good.

the roads are still wet, the sidewalks. al 46 by 7 bj. eit temperatures around 50 again. then we look at friday. mostly around noon and through fraend. of course we'll be updating this. rain comesen on friday but you're going to be stressed out. next rain chance after friday into sunday. some kwaerksple we till have that. where to. and demay the.

overturned vehicle the lever kraesh. and the right lane this morning. oh these routes in and out of town looking okay. sentence commuted. an army intelligence officer accused of leak documents is getting out of jail earlier. and a family reunited after decades.

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plexiglass. eventually they go outside. the favorite thing to do is play with each other and sleep like babies do. >> i guess they always -- >> i want to hold one. >> pandas always go back to china at some point in their lives. >> bao bao has to go back in february, i believe. i'm so sad to see her go. well this morning a father is reaching out to his daughters who were missing more than 30 years. >> they were kidnapped in 1985 and they found the girls and their mother living in houston. they all had fake names. >> the girl's father says he wants to talk to his children again. >> i've always been trying to find my children and now at least it's up to them to get in touch with me. >> kimberley and kelly

were kidnapped. police would not say if the girls knew they had been abducted. hacked. a cyber attack hitting your g mail account. holes on 66. it's the first sign of change. how much your going to have to pay to skip the traffic. and the fog is lifting and we're getting a break from the rain. find out when more showers are moving into your neighborhood. former president george h.w. bush in the hospital.

d.c. police say they're ready. how the department is getting help to deal with protesters and crowds. toll lanes to your route to work and breaking news, form put them closer. good morning everyone. it is 6:30.

for you on your weather and traffic. we're monitoring visibility on the roads. >> we begin with meteorologist, sheena. >> visibility is really improving right now which is great not to for commute us. and it's notense no. the kids and my mom. mild rain as we go into your friday and the weekend looks mild too. as you waum outside, you do nautd need helvy coat. broken down vehicle there in the left lane and the top of the beltway atsd a liep proeshess her. . oif maesheracy raesue as you're had coming off of 95.

we're looking for any action here but we know there's a brand new crash. southbound just after the key bridge has now gotten out of the way and your kuthern palg, brand new crash there 237. if you were walking up, former president george h.w. bush was admitted late last night. he was add mitted because he was experiencing shortness of breath. we're told he's being monitored as a precaution. >> we will send out alerts on the nbc washington app. we are just two days away from the inauguration of donald trump. but that's not the only big event this weekend. >> d.c. police are finding themselves in a unique position. there will be several protests throughout the weekend and this

erica gonzales is live with more on how d.c. police are preparing. >> more than 3,000 officers from other departments across the country will assist d.c. police on inauguration day. police chief says his officers have gone through concept drills with federal law enforcement officers. they're prepared for the terrorist attack as well as mass arrests due to protests. now for saturday's women's march. d.c. police will be on their own. they will not have help from any other agency. they insist protecting the nation's capital every day makes them ready for this challenge. >> i'm not going to talk to a particular group. i can say this. there will certainly be different groups here who have differing views on how our government should be run and that's one of the things that washington d.c., one of the

place you come to express those views. >> as many as half a million people are expect for friday's march. from the inauguration desk. thank you. as the president elect prepares for his swearing in, there is a lot happening today in his transition process. >> four of his picks will be questioned today. price is likely to face questions over his investments in health care companies. >> at least 50 democrats are boycotting the inauguration. trump says he hopes those not attending will give back their tickets. >> he's expected to spend at least part of his day in washington. he touted the support of groups like bikers for trump. >> i also want to tell you so manyop

just announced we're going to have record crowds coming. i saw the bikers for trump. i don't know if i'd want to ride one of those but they do like me. it's like additional security. >> including 154 foreign diplomats attended the dinner. president obama will hold his final news conference as our poll shows he's enjoying a second honeymoon with the american people. al it's the highest rating since the first few months of his presidency and 53% believe the country is better off today than it was eight years ago. meanwhile the affordable care act is getting high marks. 45% believe having the health care law is a good idea. that is the highest percentage since the wall street journal pole began

in 2009. while republicans are working to repeal it that the republican propos will make things better. we're expecting even more pardons from president obama. yesterday he shortened hundreds of snepss, including for chelsea manning. instead of being released in 30 years, she will be freed in may. president obama has granted more than any other president. new this morning. vice president joe biden is in switzerland. he's giving an address that world ecudnammic. >> and the purpose is clear. to collapse the liberal international order.

different visions of the future. one of which russia is pursuing across the board. >> biden went on to sigh that after what happened in the u.s. presidential elections, the entire world is at rirvg fsk. and a major milestone. >> this could drastically change how the commute in northern virginia goes. with a closer look at how much these tolls might cost. >> this is all about reducing the grid lock and the back up on 66. double the average speed. this is the first face of this whole system going in place. they hold the equipment that reads the easy passes and measures the volumes of traffic so they can ajest your tolls. it will be

hold true for the dulles connective road approaching i 66 and those tolls will be in effect -- so if you're east bound. in the morning you'll pay that toll 3:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon if you're west bond. that's going to raise the speed to about 45 miles per hour. and if you a single occupant, you pay thoetds totes. otherwise, take a listen. >> for this system, since it's a dynamic teal we're giving h all all had ov rider to and you need that requirement.

>> and the next face of construction will start next month. live along i-66. back to you. if you drive downtown this time to pay, you have to pay attention. there are major changes that take effect. find out how the inauguration ceremony is impacting where you could palm. the nes n and our next chance of rain is friday, just in time for

and now your storm team four forecast. staying dry. and in the morning he's leaving.

rain could be moving in around noon so if you're heading there for the swearing in, why don't hoe talk to him when i can't -- and let's check on traffic. >> so westbound freeway just before main, do have a crash with one lane blocked. a very troublesome spot for a lot of people. hoping they get that out of the way for you soon. new crash, bw parkway after 197. in the left lane this morning. right now bottom of the beltway looking okay. 270, a little slow southbound. westbound on the beltway looking a little built slow because of the earlier issue. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. breaking news we've been telling you

former president george h.w. bush admitted to a hospital. flames erupt outside of his d.c. hotel. the man who did it explained why. security preps are ramping up.

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president, george h.w. bush. fire starter. a new protest at trump hotel. how you can stay safe in a crowd. >> saying that he chokes off a meatball. >> day care tragedy. the questions surrounding the death of a child in a federal guilting. and divpup to turn in recalled phones. at 14 before the hour, former president george h.w. bush admitted to the hospital. >> outside the hospital right now. >> reporter: former president, h.w. bush is here. he is not in serious condition. here's a statement.

the methodist hospital after experiencing short breath. he'sler being monitors at a prepapr pre -- and he spent almost an entire week of christmas in 2014 here at houston methodist after complaining of shortinous of breath. most recently in july of 2016, he broke a bone in his neck after falling down. former pds, bush has to hospital hide you hear. we will continue to keep you updated. more breaking news. this time out of montgomery county. a traffic stop turned into a police chase. >> this

this morning. they failed to stop and the police chased the vehicle. they didn't say if they were arrested. new this morning an interview from a man who is not in jan he set this fire on pennsylvania avenue to protest president elect trump. he said it didn't go exactly as he planned. >> i was trying to light myself on fire. it was an act of protest. . >> december fire told us one person was seen with burns. >> in the last 48 hours we've seen back to back protests downtown and there could be much more to come. er for this was justin finch with more on

and secure. good morning. we have seen and been told more are coming. kwloith ha they are making sure they have eenthor ones. if you were advised to bring your necessities. phone charges, rain ponchos and comfortable shoes. keep your valuable said in your sight at all times. now crowds are predicted to be between 800,000 and a million people. so look at for your safety and uthards as well. there are several protests expected. you can use your cell phone to tip off law enforcement agents. >> we have a great messaging service

you'll receive alerts and messages from us about what's going on. >> and while there are several things you cannot bring, the rain in the 4 cast. prrks we had that and others in our car. >> when we're talking about restrictions, parking restrictions go into effect at the white, federal tray angle and it's living. these are mark would the it green dotted line. you will not be able to park in these areas buns you will have a especially parking he has tory move th move. the main entrance on massachusetts avenue and the main hall inside union station areh

m store. that closure will stay in place until friday morning. also starting today, capital bike share stations within the perimeter will shut down. they will reopen saturday morning. and friday's inauguration is not only effecting roads in the district. they are closing all nonemergency lane closures through saturday and extra emergency response technicians will be out to help quickly remove any cars from any crashes. they're expecting heavy traffic through friday. and a reminder to joinajone 4 when the president pfsz motorcade starts up pennsylvania avenue for the white house. we'll also have a special guests including former long-time announcer, charley brotman. j u

your front row seat. d.c. pleesz are waiting for the medical examiner's report in the death of a 3-year-old. according to a day care worker, sterling choked on a meat ball at lunch time. he died that hospital. the day care said they are devastated and working with police. we want to turn to meteorologist, sheena to talk about -- can i say warm? >> sure. >> warmish. >> warmer. it's kind of mild when you walk outside. that's nice because you don't have to grab the heavy coat. we're only going up today. we've been talking about dense fog this morning. but we're mainly seeing patchy fog because a lot of the fog is

area. right now mainly in the mid-40s. fred rksbering 53 degrees. here's a look at the visibility. in the district we're dropping now. so we've seen this fluctuate. so that is something to note. and other areas less than half a mail. but most of the rest of the area seeing improvements here and there. by this morning, 7:00, mid-40s and by 8:00, dry. temperatures in the mid-50s. today we stay dry this afternoon. tomorrow we're dry in the afternoon and around 50 degrees friday, inauguration day. no umbrellas if you're heading there. more information on our web side and the nbc washington app. mostly looks like the afternoon clearing in the

rain. the weekend looks good but by friday more showers, looking good on sunday. and westbound southeast, southwest freeway just before main, we have a two lanes blocked. this is causing major pain for folks who head through that area. not terrible right now. two problems now northbound bw parkway. 270 northbound. still a report of a crash and a vehicle off the roadway. that looks pretty good there. most of the fog has lifted out of the way. near surngouthern, had that cra there. there is a new id

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was at least and always check through g mail settings. good morning. at cnbc headquarters. verizon is taking extreme measures to force holdouts to give up the phone which was recalled lasts year. they rolled out an update but now verizon will reroute calls to customer service and bill for the phone. thanks, landon. we're starting off mild in the 40s and 50s. we're dry in the 50s. the next rain chances mostly the second half of the day and showers return on sunday. a big problem southwest freeway. two lanes

that. going to tweet that in just a few minutes. all right. i'll check the twitter. i was laughing to myself, i guess. >> that was funny? >> it was funny to me. thanks for leaving me hanging out there. they're telling us we need to go. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. >> make it a great wednesday everybody.

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good morning. breaking news. former president george h.w. bush hospitalized in houston. the 92-year-old being monitored after experiencing shortness of breath. resting comfortably this morning. instant backlash. president obama expected to face harsh questioning at his final news conference today about his decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning, the former soldier convicted in one of the largest intelligence leaks in u.s. history. now set to be freed in may. stepping out. president-elect trump pays a visit to the first inaugural event of the week in washington. the city preparing for friday's historic ceremony and a growing group of protesters threatening to shut it all