yesterday's winds knocked down tree branches all over our area. one fell on to a car in arlington. while a man was driving and many remain on the roads. melissa is back with those warnings. >> but we want to start with chuck bell and maybe some snow sightings a little later? >> a couple of snow flakes around. i know most people just happy that it's friday. as i was talking to sheena, she said she took the struggle bus. >> i didn't take it, i'm still on it. >> apparently that's what happens when you don't get enough sleep. you take the struggle bus in to work. >> a bit of a windchill, so be ready for that. have your coat ready to go. this afternoon passing snow flakes, maybe a snow flurry or a

not looking for accumulations of oweekend will be on the cold side but staying dry. sunday, increasing clouds. there will be an opportunity for light snow late sunday night into monday. your whole weekend coming up at 6:21. right now, more about today's forecast. >> and today you're going to need a warmer coat than you had yesterday. so a warm jacket is what you'll need with you walk outside. it's still breezy so it feels colder than the actual temperature. in the district feels like 35 degrees. hagerstown feels like 28. fredericksburg now feeling like 31 degrees. and again over the higher elevations feeling like the mid-20s but we could be seeing signs of snow flurries developing this morning. as we go through the day today, 7:00 a.m. cold but dry but your morning commute is fine. as we go closer to lunchtime chilly and a chance of flurries this afternoon. >> brand new problem here.

crash there in the left lane. right now not seeing too much of a slowdown but it just happened so that's probably why. southeast southwest freeway before 12th street crash in the right center lane slowing things just a bit. southbound branch avenue, that has cleared off to the shoulder so that is a bit of good news there. beltway overall looks okay but inner loop before 66 you have a broken down vehicle in the left center lane slowing things just a little there as well. we'll talk about travel times when i'm back in ten minutes. it's 6:02 and organizers are putting the final touches on the 44th annual march for life event and they are about to shut down the first roadblock for the event. >> already seeing a lot of red there. vice president mike pence will be first vp ever to speak at the event. kellyanne cwa

tight security measures put in place. >> more on the travel warnings for the march for life. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. could be tricky getting around this morning. we were expecting to see some of those road closures to take effect at 6:00. it hasn't happened quite yet but we do see a stack of barriers so we're expecting police to come any time now, but we are expecting a number of closures starting at 6:00 in the morning and then kind of running as the events unfold this afternoon. take a look at the map here and that will give you an idea of the area that's impacted here. we're really talking about the area down by 15th and constitution. that's where the stage is. and that's where people are going to be attending that rally. then the march begins later on in the afternoon. they'll be marching up constitution avenue so we'll start to see those closures. so to give you an idea, madison

and jefferson drive, between 14th and 15th as well as areas along constitution all the way on up to the supreme court and the capitol after that march gets understoway. so expecting traffic tieups there. your best bet is metro. it's going to be very, very crowded. tens of thousands of people are expected. metro will be offering enhanced service between the morning and evening rush hour. trains every eight minutes. they're also going to be running more eight car trains. also, be sure to load up that smart trip card before you get on the subway, because it's going to be crowded. you don't want to be stuck in one of those lines waiting to get some money on your smart trip card. do it in advance. because vice president mike pence and kellyanne conway are going to be attending, we are expecting tight security. you are going to have to pass through a security check point if you're

here this morning. so rule of thumb here, it's kind of like what you're going to see at an airport. you'll have to go through a magnetometer and you'll be just fine. that march underway between 12:30 and 1:00 this afternoon. if you are attending on a personal note here, make sure you dress warmly. we've been out here all morning long and the wind is just whipping. so make sure you bring gloves and a hat or else you're going to be very uncomfortable this morning so dress warmly. back to you. this is a prayer service that was held last night at the george mason university campus in fairfax. a packed event. lots of teens not just from here but across the country energized for the march for life event. you can find more information about the road closures and added security on our

for the first time since taking office president trump will take questions from reporters at his news conference today. much will be on the focus with his visit with british prime minister. there's a lot of risk at that meeting. with britain leaving the european union the u.k. is in need of a quick trade agreement with the u.s. president trump is also expected to sign several executive orders today. the white house isn't specifically said what those actions will involve but be sure to look for an alert on the nbc washington app before the signing at 4:30 this afternoon. mexico's president has cancelled a white house visit over president trump's plans to build a wall. one of the options to pay for the wall includes a 20% tax on mexican imports. that means american shoppers would likely

for mexican products such as snacks to pay for that tariff. a call between the president and russia. >> that's right. here's what we just learned about this scheduled phone call. it will happen saturday evening moscow time. the kremlin just spoke to reporters saying it's unlikely this first call will cover substantive discussions on ukraine, moscow says vladimir putin will congratulate trump on taking office and exchange views on possible plans to normalize relations. so here's a story that may make you angry. it certainly has a lot of residents and police officers upset. a man accused of groping dozens of women over two decades will appear in a courtroom today. the most recent incident happened early wednesday morning. police say that it was the second arrest for 57-year-old michael

that same crime. charges. justin finch will have a message from d.c. police to other potential victims. a virginia man has been found guilty of a murder not far from alexandria. he was convicted by a jury yesterday. in 2015 he got into a fight with tibs on north fayette street and shot him four times. we're working to get an update on the sentence the jury is recommending. new this morning five montgomery county car owners are having to deal with an unplanned expense after a trip to the mall. a fire broke out last night on the third level of the parking garage at montgomery mall in bethesda. five cars were damaged. two were destroyed. montgomery county fire says there was $75,000 worth of damage. look at all that mess. fire investigators are now looking into how the fire started. some scary momentsr

people flying out of dulles airport. a flight had to make an emergency landing. >> authorities say it was a hot spot on one of the engines that is to blame for turning that plane around. crews had to spray the engine down with water after landing. everybody is okay. the metro operator who opened a yellow line's train's door before it arrived at the station. he was the same employee who was at the controls in 2015. in that incident the operator was praised how he handled the incident. however, on tuesday, sources say he did not follow proper procedure after opening the doors before arriving at the national airport stop. the operator told metro officials his elbow hit the door button as he was trying to take his jacket off. an alleged serial burglar off the streets and it's thanks in part to a smart phone app.

this. a new winery coming to d.c. did menon we've got details on this just ahead. >> plus, cold temperatures and a chance for flurries in your friday forecast, but looking outside we'll check back right when i walked in the door of bassett you could tell the quality was there. the quality of what we do is phenomenal. it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it.

all right. this is not for the faint of heart. thousands are pulling out their swim suits for the maryland state po lar bear plunge. they get started today with 24 nonstop hours of different groups while the two main events are being held tomorrow. >> this takes place north of the bay bridge. it's not too late to register. you too can join in on the fun. you can do that by saturday. >> looking at those people plunging into the water makes me cold. >> it makes me hurt. like my bones are hurting right now. no thank you. i'll dive into

day. temperatures are colder so you will want a heavier warmer today than you had yesterday morning. 42 degrees in the district but breezy this morning so feeling more like 35 degrees. it will be a colder day through the afternoon. not going to be as windy as yesterday. feels like temperature in many areas upper 20s. fredericksburg feels like 31 degrees and we could see some snow flurries as we go later into the afternoon. your commute today, dry, but by the afternoon, snow flurries possible. let's take a look at some metro delays out there. >> delays to largo town center because of a disabled train there. we're talking about the blue line here this morning. crash in the left lane, we're sending chopper 4 there

66 inbound, 95 northbound, no problems there in virginia and overall in maryland, 270 and top of the beltway looking good. thanks, melissa. there's a memorial happening right now for the people who died in the holocaust. >> we're at the live desk with details. >> dozens of holocaust survivors are in poland right now. today is international holocaust remembrance day. it's been exactly 72 years since the auschwitz death camp was liberated back in 1945. you're looking at some live pictures there of the memorial happening. earlier, survivors placed wreaths and flowers at the site. poland's president also attending this memorial. similar remembrances also happening across europe. >> all right. thank you. the tsa is working to speed up the time that you spend checking in. the agency has

airlines that will get you through security checks faster. all of them are at our airports and have precheck available as well. you may find it hard to find something for your child to eat especially if they have food allergies. gate attendants told one mom they would not ask fellow passengers from refrain from eating peanuts which could be deadly for her eight-year-old son josh. >> i took it up with management and they told me in front of my eight-year-old, if you think he's going to die just don't get on the plane. >> now a group of families is asking the government to order airline to let anyone with an allergy to board early. that way they can wipe down their seats and tray triables wh

here are some good news for foodies and wine lovers out there. a new winery could be coming to the district by the end of the year. >> new york based city winery plans to open. the business journal reports that a warehouse will likely be transformed to a concert venue complete with a restaurant, and bar, maybe a roof top as well. >> you could soon be able to buy more types of alcohol in virginia. the house of delegates passed a bill to overturn the ban on 151 proof spirits like ever clear. governor vetoed a similar bill last year but this time they tweaked the bill a little bit. they would be able to restrict sales at certain stores near campuses. only one

make a difference. a resident in fairfax county, community is being credited with helping to stop a serial burglar. residents on edge after at least eight homes were broken into. a resident out walking his dog spotted a man crouched down in some bushes and called police. 19-year-old nicolas cormier was arrested and he allegedly had some of the jewelry on his person. residents say during this crime spree they stayed alert and communicated with each other. >> communicated with each other so that everybody knows what's going on. and everybody can, you know, watch out for -- watch out for each other. >> and one way neighbors are on the look out for each other is on this website called next door. it allows police and neighbors to post developments. we're at the washington auto show t

washington convention center. >> and this year, there are new car features that parents are going to love. and check out this guy in the front seat. that is chuck bell, because it looks like he is sitting in a -- there he is. why are you in a police car? what happened? >> well, the key is i'm in the front seat. >> right. imperative. >> yeah, we did try it out. that's the new audi r 8. 600 horsepower version of it right there. >> you were tempted to drive that, right? >> that's how you wind up in the backseat of the police car. >> that's the all new cadillac ct 6. it comes with a plug-in hybrid technology and stuff. that's the new honda prius. >> mine doesn't look

gnu anymore. >> what is your husband doing? why isn't he washing this car as well? >> it's old and beat up. >> there's a new prius coming out, the prime now that is available for tax rebates. so a lot of those plug-in cars you're able to get a little money back from the feds on your taxes. so important stuff to know. >> you know chuck has the best assignment. he's going to look at the hottest rides. check out drive time on sunday morning. >> it will be a fun show and the car show starts today and runs through super bowl sunday. sunday the 5th. so a lot of time to go there between now and then. if you're planning on doing things outside this weekend it will be a good weekend to be inside whether it's the car show or somewhere else. temperatures will be down near the freezing mark early tomorrow morning and highs both tomorrow and on sunday only in the low to mid-40s at most and there will be a whole lot more clouds sunday afternoon and evening and there might

flurry morning. we'll be keeping you posted on th but st know there will be finally some chances of seeing a couple of snow flakes around here. so far for the month of january, wow, we have been really mild. we're almost 7 degrees above average for the month and we've not even had half an inch of snow for the whole winter yet. this is the first mild january in a row. last year and the year before, and of course all that snow. for today, it is 42 now but west to northwesterly winds will be an issue today. so the feels like factors are down in the 20s and 30s. 36 culpepper, 27 in gaithersburg. so windbreakers are a requirement for today. planning out the day, sunshine this morning. more and more clouds this afternoon and some passing snow flurries or snow showers, not looking for accumulations today. if you do get a

flakes send it to me on twitter. just a few passing flurries and breezy today. late sunday into monday there may be a chance for some light snow. alberta clipper comes zipping on by. we'll talk about that and give you the four things you need to know. for now it is time for melissa mollett. >> just after 4:10, not seeing the problem any longer. sounds like this crash has just cleared out of the way, so no big issues there. still have that crash in the right center lane. a warning for you as well. seeing some good volume coming inbound on the bridge. we did see a slowdown reported because of a crash. inbound new york avenue, a broken down vehicle in the right lane and on the blue line delays at largo town er

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much to drink. >> i wd >> all right. be safe, everyone. >> take the ten bucks and get home safely. call a cab. streets shut down and security heightened for the second friday in a row today. it's the march for life taking over d.c. how it will play an impact on your metro ride as well. >> plus, take a look at your friday forecast. we're working to get you prered for the weather anpad

right now on news 4 today, groping women and then going free. a man arrested more than 70 times back in custody. what will it take to keep him off the streets? plus, how secure is your child's school? that's the question one mom is asking after her three-year-old was found wandering the streets. plus, your friday forecast, the temperatures already back down and some snow is on the way. storm team 4 is working for you to get you ready for the weekend. you know, when we mention snow people get nervous, but

>> even not. maybe one or two around there. >> good morning, everybody. >> welcome to news 4 today. we're talking about temperatures in the high 50s. they were super nice when they lasted but we told you that was just a temporary thing going on in this winter. >> so now we're talking about the real stuff, legit, the cool stuff coming in. that's why we've got chuck in the weather center and melissa tracking the roads for you. >> yesterday we were in the low 60s as well as the day before and if you got used to it not so much today. >> boy was it nice running around the mall on wednesday. a lot of people tweeting pictures of me running so thanks for giving me the shoutout on your twitter feeds. >> snow flakes, yes, snow shovels, no. just an occasional passing storm later today. a colder pattern is here for the foresee

not just today a little snow chance, but maybe two or three more snow chances. another one coming up sunday night into monday. maybe another one on tuesday night into wednesday. we'll give you the ten-day forecast coming up at 6:51, but even though there are several snow chances there are no big snowstorms anywhere in the forecast. today, just passing snow flakes. otherwise a breezy and chilly day. all kinds of trouble today for melissa. >> new problem here chopper 4 over this one for us. near cherry hill road. this is as you're approaching 95 this morning. pretty decent crash blocking those northbound lanes. southbound is getting by okay, but those backups are starting to build here. actually fairly quickly. southeast/southwest freeway, a crash still hanging around there many the center lane. police say nothing there, still has some slowdowns and it makes me

right lane. we'll have travel times for you in ten minutes. thank you. your time is 6:33 and here's a look at our top stories this morning. today is the 44th annual march for life event. tens of thousands of antii abortion advocates will be marching along the national mall. we'll explain how the march could impact your commute. >> president trump faces his first foreign diplomacy challenge today. he'll meet with british prime minister and talk about a new trade agreement following brexit. how president trump is defending the use of water boarding. and another story we're following is about a predator making a court appearance in d.c. >> 57-year-old michael hilliard was arrested for groping a woman on wednesday morning. this is his second arrest this month for the same crime. justin finch is live outside the whiou

be more victims. >> reporter: good morning. police are hoping with him caught that more victims will turn up. his long record includes 20 arrests for sex offenses leaving the public and the police to wonder why he was still on the streets in the first place. now, we are awaiting a photo of michael hilliard to show you. he was actually due in court for his groping arrest in the logan circle area. then overnight wednesday, almost two weeks later booked again for groping a woman on 7th street northwest. so why was he free? well, charged with misdemeanors in that logan circle case, he was awaiting a february 2nd court date. his wednesday arrest includes felony kidnapping charges so now he remains in custody. police say he's been linked to crimes like this for many years. these types of offenses for more than two

arrests. 20 or more which are for sexual offenses. >> and again, police looking for more victims still in this case. if you believe you're a victim of his or any other sex offense in the d.c. area police want to hear from you. back in to you. >> all right. thank you. a man accused of murdering a d.c. yoga teacher had also been arrested half a dozen times but wasn't kept in jail. johnson will have a court hearing for the murder of tricia mccauley. she was found beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in her car last month. he was supposed to be under gps monitoring but never picked up the device. a three-year-old is home safe with her family this morning but her mother still can't understand what happened

mother says the others were taking a nap, she wandered away from her classroom. someone found the little girl about 150 yards from the campus. >> what if she never came back? what if my daughter was hurt or hit or anything? >> d.c. public schools is investigating now and said quote, we have measures in place to ensure that students and staff are in a safe learning environment at every school and if those structures broke down we'll work to restore them. d.c. could lose up to a billion dollars under president trump's executive order involving sanctuary cities. the president could cut d.c.'s funding if the district doesn't follow federal law and remove undocumented immigrants. if necessary the mayor says she's

lot of ambiguity and now it's our job to work with the department of homeland security. >> she plans on starting a legal defense fund to help immigrants. new video overnight, a shop f -- a shock for shoppers who find their cars destroyed in a busy parking garage. plus, a clean slate for a d.c. staple. why they painted over the famous mural. and another reason to remind your daughters they can do anything they set their mind to. a new study with some upsetting revelations about right when w

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friday. showers well north and west of the d.c. metro area. grab a pic and send it to me on twitter. the feels like factors are down in the mid and upper 20s to low 30s. so layer up. it is a cold start to the day. air temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40 now. you'll need your insulated winter coat, your hat and your scarf for today. overall though, not a bad january day. you could have an outdoor recess today so we'll give it a b plus. today's high 44 and again maybe a passing flurry or so. ten-day forecast coming up. >> good morning. still have this problem near cherry hill road. what they're doing because of this crash is alternating traffic. it's just really quite slow here this morning. a reminder here about this. blue line delays. disabled train there at reagan national airport.

inbound, 42 miles per hour. that's not so bad. quantico to the beltway about 50 miles per hour. top of the beltway getting typically slow from 95 over to 270. 17 minutes instead of about ten. rememb well, you can see the stage over here behind me. the march for life is this afternoon. lots of road closures and security. a live report coming up. plus, google maps taking directions to the next level. how it's giving you tips on parking just ahead. and an upsetting new study about self-doubt. you're going to be shocked to find out how early little girls are believing stereo types about emselves.th

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depend on us for more than energy. right now at 6:45, downtown washington streets shut down again. the roads to avoid ahead of today's march for life. and president trump sitting down for his first meeting with a foreign leader. what's on the agenda as he wraps up his first week in office. >> and storm team 4 tracking your friday forecast including some flurries on the way.

forecast we want to talk ab sta roads for the 44th annual march for life event. >> megan is tracking the areas you need to avoid on your commute this morning. >> reporter: well, yeah, we're starting to see those road closures. if you look behind me this is 15th street now closed between constitution and independence avenue and we're going to start to see more and more closures as the day wears on. this is what's closed at this point, 15th between constitution and independence. madison drive and jefferson drive also closed in the area closest here to the monument grounds. that's where the staging area is taking place for the rally at 11:45. then of course the march begins. marchers are going to be going up constitution avenue so road closures along constitution starting to kick in around 12:30 this afternoon. so it's going to cause some tieups. people just have to plan accordingly. now, your best bet here if

and they are going to be offering enhanced service between morning rush hour and the evening rush hour to help move people around. they've got trains going every eight minutes. they're also adding additional eight car trains and another thing to keep in mind, preload your card. you don't want to get stuck in line. do it ahead of time if you can. also something to keep in mind, it is chilly and windy out here. you certainly want to dress accordingly. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. and there will be some high profile speakers at that march for life. vice president mike pence will be the first vp ever to speak at the event. senior counselor to the president that you just saw there kellyanne conway will also be speaking and because of that, tight security measures being put in place. so if you are going, be prepared for airport like security. there is a lot at stake today as british

teresa may becomes the first foreign leader to meet with president trump. when asked by reporters yesterday about her relationship with president trump, she said sometimes opposites attract. the two disagree on the use of torture. great britain does not believe it's useful. president trump defends the use of water boarding on terrorists. he told fox news, water boarding is not a form of torture and is an effective way to gather intelligence. >> torture is realtor chur. water boarding is -- i'm sure it's not pleasant but it was just short of torture in my opinion it was. >> president trump says he will defer the decision on water boarding to cia director mike pompeo. a virginia man has been found guilty of a murder not far from old town alexandria. d

yesterday. in 2015 he got into a fight with tibs on north fayette street and he shot him four times. we're working on getting an update on the sentence the jury is considering. imagine coming back to this scene at a mall. a fire broke out on the third level of a parking garage in bethesda. five cars were damaged. two were destroyed. montgomery county fire says there was $75,000 worth of damage. fire investigators are looking into what caused the fire. and some scary moments for people flying out of dulles airport. a flight out of nashville had to make an emergency landing. >> a hot spot on one of the engines is to blame for turning that plane around. >> you will want to give your daughter an extra pep talk this morning after hearing this next story. this is about a new study from the science journal that

they're as smart as boys. researchers at new york university says the idea begins to develop in girls as young as six years old. during a study the girls associated words smart and talent with pictures of men. scientists say these gender stereo types lead to big differences in aspirations and career choices between men and women and i've read stories about girls at nine who said they wanted to be president at six. something changes at that age. we have to fight against those pressures. >> we all know that girls are just as smart as boys. >> 100%. >> many are smarter than i am. so i dare not speak any differently. for us, we are dealing with cold weather. a good weekend to be inside perhaps. i went to the car show yesterday. the car show opens to everybody today. i took a sit in this number. the audi r 8. that one is nice. let's buy

>> yes, of corsone. weather impact for today, nothing to worry about for today. breezy and cold. flurries around this afternoon, not looking for accumulations. northern maryland out to the valley, might be enough to briefly whiten the ground but temperatures will be way above freezing. tomorrow, more of the same. typically cold. a little breezy at times but dry. sunday, increasing clouds and there may be a chance for some flurries or light snow late in the day. more likely after sunset into monday morning. for more on that let's go over to sheena. oh, she's still on the radio. she'll be with us momentarily. feels like temperatures are still only in the mid to upper 20s out in the valley and only near 30 around town. so you'll definitely need your winter jackets if you're going to be outside for today. hourly temperatures again, don't be fooled. these may not look all that cold but when you factor in a gusty northwesly

and 20 miles per hour at times that will keep those windchills down in the 20s to around 30 degrees for most of the day. so walk on the sunny side of the street if you can. now sheena is done and she can now talk about those weekend snow chances. >> i'll work on the side of the street that blocks the wind because that's making all the difference this morning. we even have that chance of snow flurries this afternoon. we go through the day today on the dry side. breezy and there you see those snow chances over the higher elevations. the weekend is dry. saturday and sunday, but late sunday into very early monday, some snow off to our west and some of that could try to make its way in. temperatures are going to be even more important though because we're not looking at snow that you need to shovel. 61 was the high yesterday. look what happens today and in through the weekend. we will be right around average feeling like winter for today. mix of sun and clouds, a little

breezy. don't be surprised if you see flurries later on today. for a look at your entire weekend forecast and the ten-day let's head over to chuck. >> low to mid-40s today, tomorrow and sunday. there's that snow chance late sunday into early monday. there's another chance for a little alberta clipper coming our way for wednesday of next week. either one of those could leave enough to whiten the ground but afternoon highs above freezing both monday and wednesday even with that snow chance, so not looking for a big snowstorm. then chilly all next week and not this weekend but next weekend, maybe another little chance for rain or snow coming our way. we'll keep you posted on all our social media platforms. here is now our favorite person to talk about the traffic. >> and i have to keep you posted on this. northbound 212 there near cherry hill road. police are alternating traffic through the area so it is quite slow.

eastbound southeast/southwest freeway, a crash there in the right center line. as you widen out a little bit beltway looking okay. just hearing in my ear, a new problem. we'll be tweeting about that. inbound new york avenue, still have that accident, 66 and 95, you can see no major problems. bottom of the beltway and everything down there looking pretty good. same situation. top of the beltway, that earlier problem is gone and 270 at montrose, no problems northbound or southbound. >> thank you, melissa. this morning a d.c. landmark is looking a whole lot different. the family decided to paint over some of the murals including the one of bill cosby. some customers said after bill cosby was accused by some women of sexual assault it was hard to look at his picture on the wall. the owners say the decision to come up with the new mural has nothing to do with bill cosby but you can submit your suggestions on who you u

the new mural will be done by spring. >> google maps can now tell you how hard it is to find a parking spot before you leave the house. a new feature, the parking difficulty icon is displayed in 25 u.s. cities including washington. the info isn't real time. it uses a similar method to estimate busy times at local businesses using local data. i'm landon dowdy. thank you. four things you need to know. today a man accused of groping more than 70 women will appear in d.c. court. the most recent incident happened on wednesday morning. he's charged with a felony. we now know about an upcoming phone call between president trump and russia. this is happening tomorrow. russian president vladimir putin is expected to congratulate mr. trump on taking office. british prime minister becomes the first foreign l

the white house the uk is in need of a new trade agreement with the u.s. tens of thousands an anti abortion advocates will be marching starting this morning and you can check our out app for the march route and road closures. >> and a quick peek of that five-day forecast. maybe a flurry or two today. cold and dry for most of the weekend. another little chance of perhaps a little light snow coming our way. people ask why do you love your job so much? look at this. surrounded by all these beautiful women in red which makes me look like i didn't get the memo. >> we still have that problem near cherry hill road. right now they're alternating traffic through that area. eastbound southeast/southwest freeway, still that crash and i have to say, really, chuck, you do stick out. >> this is crazy. >> we put you in the

some sort of a memo i didn't get or something like that, but not so much. >> we want to wish a very happy retirement to steve handelsman. he's such a terrific guy and also a great national correspondent, we wish you all the best, steve. happy retirement to you. enjoy your time off and there you go. >> we'll keep him anyway. >> have a great weekend. >> enjoy your day. we'll see you soon.

good morning. showdown. president trump and mexico's president locked in a fiery spat over who will foot the bill for that border wall. >> the american people will not pay for the wall. >> the mexican president canceling a planned white house meeting. this morning we'll be joined by the former mechanixican leader famously said this. >> i will not pay for that [ bleep ] wall. making history, high pressure set to become the first sitting vice president to attend the pro-life march in washington. tens of thousands expected as the new administration