democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. >> a new nominee for our country's highest court. what you immediate to know about president trump's supreme court nominee. >> and colder air is coming. storm team 4 working on your wednesday forecast so you are ready for the day ahead. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> welcome to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. expect cooler temperatures and a lot of clouds today after a gorgeous day yesterday but some good news. so far melissa mollet says the roads are not wet. >> and chuck and sheena, i need you to keep it that way unless you need to go out and get my umbrella. >> it will not rain before aaron needs to go out and get his own umbrella. >> it depends how much cash you have. >> you either go get it before noon or you give sheena money. those are your two best options. outside this morning skies aren't all cloudy

just yet but the clouds will be thickening up with time today and the clouds will keep us cooler. yesterday 56 with the sunshine. today mostly mid to upper 40s for afternoon highs and maybe a sprinkle or a light rain shower coming in probably not till after 3:00 or 4:00 today and the weekend is looking much colder with that sunday storm not looking as much. light rain showers and snow showers out there in the mountains of west virginia now. that's the reason we have a precautionary tale of a rain drop coming our way today. >> not too much as we go through the afternoon today but don't be surprised if you do see a stray sprinkle out there. temperatures will be getting back into the upper 40s for most of the area. 36 degrees in the district. 32 quantico, but fredericksburg is coming in at 45 degrees. dulles at 28 and leesburg at 45 degrees so the clouds messing with our temperatures this morning and also as we go through the afternoon for some areas too. for today, stray show

47 degrees but most of the area seeing the clouds. by 7:00 p.m. mid-40s. not too bad today but we do get colder for the weekend. >> so good morning. chopper 4 right now on the way to that problem we've been telling you about this morning. what we know right now is it sounds like a head-on collision. this is 108 just north of sundown road near griffith road. all lanes blocked in both directions. we'll be there soon and tell you what's going on. southbound bw parkway, still that broken down vehicle in the right lane. central avenue at enterprise road, lights short timing just like they did yesterday. travel times and more on this problem coming up. thank you. it's 6:02. breaking news right now at the live desk. >> hi, this comes to us out of prince george's county. quite a sce

this hours after a driver did this. rammed and crashed their car into the side of a house. this is out in the green belt area of maryland. still working to find out more information about the driver, whether or not they were hurt and also the reasoning behind this. we know the investigation is ongoing. stay with news 4 for updates. now i'll send it back to you. developing this morning fairfax county police say a 16-year-old girl you see here and her five month old baby are in danger. >> she went missing two weeks ago with her son aiden. we're live at the police station with more on where police believe they can be. >> reporter: well, they think they could be with the baby's father. now, initially they thought this was a voluntary move. this morning, they don't think that's the case. so let's take you back to when this initially

her mom wakes up and finds that she's no longer there. the baby is no longer there. they call police, they file a missing persons report. our news 4 spoke to a family friend that says they don't believe they even took anything with them, that they left the house wearing only their pajamas. so we fast forward two weeks, no phone calls, no sightings, there's nothing. so again, we have known that the baby's father has also been missing but now what we're hearing from police is that he may have ties to a gang. and while we're not certain if that plays a role in this case, police adding that it doesn't help anything either. we're live in springfield this morning. back over to you. a family in prince george's county also searching for their loved one this morning. this is 13-year-old jason hinton. he went missing last night from the addison road area.

and red jacket and a backpack. now turning to president trump's first 100 days in his big announcement. in a prime time speech last night he unveiled his pick for the supreme court. judge neil gorsuch. the president called gorsuch the best judge for the job while gorsuch promised to uphold the same principles as justice scalia. >> justice scalia was a lion of the law. agree or disagree with him, all of his colleagues on the bench cherish his wisdom and his humor. senate minority leader chuck schumer saying last night that approving gorsuch will require 60 votes. here's a closer look at neil gor zup's background. he's a 49-year-old denver native. he has some local ties as well. he attended georgetown prep while his mother was leading the

under president reagan. he's also a graduate of harvard law school and a former classmate of former president obama. he was a clerk before going to oxford for a philosophy degree. if confirmed gorsuch would not change the makeup of the court since he would be replacing justice scalia who was also a conservative. today the senate judiciary committee will try to take up a vote on the vote for jeff sessions. the vote was originally scheduled for yesterday, but democrats used a procedural move to end the hearing without a vote. and while senator sessions awaits his confirmation, president trump has nominated his deputy attorney general. he's picked rod rosen stein for the job. he is the longest serving u.s. attorney in the country and was appointed by president george w. bush in 2005. he will need to be

today the new man in charge of education in d.c. will report for his first official day on the job. just to refresh your memory here. chancellor wilson has more than 20 years of experience in education. he comes to d.c. from oakland, california. he was a superintendent there. he plans to focus on preparing students for the transition from high school to college. this morning d.c. mayor and wilson will hold a news conference at deal middle school. maryland democrats will be watching to see whether governor larry hogan takes a stand on any of trump administration policies today. the republican governor is set to give his third state of the state address at noon. he has not taken any public positions on any of the president's policies so far. his aides say the speech will focus on his legislative agenda which could include issues such as tax credits or his environmental plans. set up another alarm on your phone this morning for 9:00. that is when you'll have your next chance to get tickets to the nat

african american museum of history and culture. we of course have a link to the tickets in the nbc washington app. about 750,000 visitors have toured the museum already. that's since it opened back in september. >> a limited number of walk up passes are also offered on weekdays. six at a time. a rivalry gone too far. competition between two local schools being blamed for more than $100,000 worth of vandalism. we'll tell you where. some unusual competitors set to take the stage. the other four legged pets you'll see at the dog show this year. >> and moms looking for ways to make some extra money. we're showing you how all week long. how one woman turned a hobby into a business. s ur time i

so we've been talking about this missing bob cat from the national zoo. apparently it's put some d.c. schools on alert. yesterday afternoon schools

activities indoors just as a precaution. this comes after a tip reporting spotting her in the zoo's surrounding neighborhoods. officials are not sure that they will get her back. >> school officials are assuring that she poses no theretos to the public. >> some other cats will be making history. for the first time, the dog show is including felines. don't expect the cats to jump through hoops and we can't imagine that the dogs and cats will be on the floor together. so we're going to have to wait and see what happens. i mean, this is a big break from tradition. dog lovers everywhere are freaking out. >> i have never heard of a cat show. >> cats don't do shows. like listen, i'm going to do what i want to do. >> we'll see later this year. >> it might be interesting to watch that. might make for good tv. i love the dog show, by the way. always the best.

i could watch it over and over again. this morning though before you head out we have a lot of areas just seeing different temperatures. some areas in the 20s. some are in the 40s. in the district though we're at 36 degrees. southwest wind not very strong at all. don't expect a windy day today like it was yesterday through part of the area, but here's what it is. 30 degrees. we have a 28 at dulles but fredericksburg 45. this afternoon we'll be getting into the 40s. so here is your wednesday morning commute. we're dry this morning. 37 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by noon today, chance of a sprinkle. i think most of the area will be dry. 47 degrees and dry for the evening commute. let's take a look at the traffic this morning. we have chopper out there over in montgomery county. >> over this problem, so again, 108 shut down just north of sundown road. this is near griffith and that's where they're diverting traffic here this morning. sounds like a head-on collision. you can see a lot o

northbound traffic is stopped and everybody headed the other direction. southbound is being pushed on to griffith road. so very slow through that area. southbound bw parkway after 198, a broken down vehicle still in the right lane. taking a look at travel times, 270 isn't bad. top of the beltway looks okay right now. 66 and 95 in virginia, no major pain quite yet. thank you. it is 6:14 right now and the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen is expected to appear in court today. she's been charged with aiding, abetting and obstruction of justice. prosecutors say she knew about her husband's plans to attack the pulse nightclub last june. her attorney says she had no knowledge of it. breaking news right now in maryla maryland. >> people being evacuated? carbon monoxide here? >> this is in the annapolis area. there's

an assisted living facility we're told by officials. this as you mentioned, aaron, high levels of carbon monoxide. officials telling us were found in the hallway and common areas of this building. they do say that no trace of that odorless and tasteless gas was detected in the actual rooms of residents, but still at least a dozen people were evacuated. they were moved to other buildings. early reports showing that a heating and air system may be the main issue. we know that the gas is turned off for now and bge has been notified. back to you. thank you. new this morning police in texas are trying to figure out who hit a child with a car and then kept going. we want to warn you right now that this video is hard to watch but the child will be okay. a five-year-old was crossing the street when a driver in a silver car hit

the impact threw the boy into the air and the car kept going. the five-year-old suffered a severe concussion, facial bruising and cuts. his mom says he was only in the hospital for one day, and he's doing okay. >> glad to hear that. two principals are fuming over vandalism at their schools. take a look here. chopper 4 flew over a spray painted scoreboard at winston church hill high school. over the last week taggers also vandalized some buildings in bethes bethesda. both principlals sent a letter home to parents. the damage at both schools more than $100,000. >> today is the day we get a glimpse at the future of football. it is national signing day. recruits all over the country are choosing which school to play for. many have already made their picks including one of this year's top recruits. chase young is from our area. he will s

state. this has become such a big deal, the signing day that espn now carries 11 hours of straight coverage. how about basketball now? how good are the wizards? hello. look at john wall celebrating. they're so good. if you were at any of the last 15 home games you watched them win. 15 and that includes last night. they beat the knicks 117-101. players have a lot to smile about. they will try for their 16th straight home win tomorrow night against the lakers. it snuck up on us. a ticket to that game is going to cost you $30. go wiz. a local brother and sister barely survived a fire nearly six decades ago. since then they've felt they owed their lives to the firefighter in prince george's county who pulled them out of the flames. >> and now they're getting the chance to thank their hero in person. kristen wright has the emotional reuon

years in the making right here at station 34 in prince george's county. brother and sister michael and linda hart finally got to meet the firefighter who saved their lives all those years ago. newman pulled them from a burning house. this was 1959. they were only two and three at the time. their mother was able to get out of the house, but the children were upstairs taking naps. stew got the call. he remembers rescuing michael and linda from their beds. 58 years is a long time to wait to say thank you. >> sometimes the universe opens up and lets us see things that are amazing and again, thank you so much for being there that day. thank you for just doing your job, and i hope we can remain friends forever. >> reporter: pulling off the reunion took work. michael found an old newspaper clipping. in the article, the name stewart

found each other after that many years. 56 years. >> absolutely. good stuff. >> i guess we should thank you for the weather. >> okay. sure. i'll take that. yesterday was a great day to be outside. did you get outside? did you do anything with all the sunshine? >> just basked in it. took it in. >> i was in the car the whole time but it was nice to see. >> all right. >> we can't all be overachievers with your 7-mile runs with the dogs and all that. >> there was my picture at mile five. people say what do you love most about living in washington sm the views. this is the dead of winter. an absolutely spectacular day to be outside yesterday. hopefully you had a chance to get outside and enjoy it. today won't be as pretty as yesterday but we now have january in the books and it was a mild and almost snow free january for the month. more than six degrees above average and not even an inch and a half of snow. that was our mildest january in 11 years. the last time we had a milder january was back

we didn't even have any snow back in january of '06. what about any snow chances for the immediate future? no snow chance today. temperatures way above freezing. there are snow swers out here in the mountains of west virginia and some of that moisture may drop a rain drop or two on you later today. here's future weather. cloudy skies all day long and starting after 3:00 or 4:00 there certainly could be a quick little rain shower or two. it won't last long and it won't ruin your day. if you need to be outside today you could get away without the umbrella if you feel like you're a little lucky. so do you feel lucky? temperatures today we're in the 20s and 30s and even 40s now, but the clouds will help feel out much of a warmup. we'll be in the upper 40s to maybe near 50 for a few lucky spots. the entire five-day forecast, noticeably colder air starts to come in on a gusty northwest wind tomorrow. friday, chilly highs around 43. saturday sunny and cold,

only in the 30s and on super bowl sunday, we're still watching for that chance of a 108 of course a major route for folks to get into town. southbound bw parkway after 198, broken down vehicle still hanging around in the right lane. middletown road at berry malfunctioning traffic lights there as well. a look at 66 coming up. making money from home doesn't have to be hard. moms across our area are doing it every day and we're sharing their stories t

plus, montgomery county creating a new tunnel, but you can't drive through it. >> details about where you'll soon be able to exercise safely ahead at 6:30.

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all this week we are telling you about moms in our area who are making some extra money with side jobs. >> most of us probably don't have enough time to care for the kids and then come up with ways to make extra cash, but we found a mother who makes money

day. >> doggy. >> mom coloring with her two kids. but she also works with a different kind of color. >> i teach skin care and color cosmetics and i use the mary kay products and when they fall in love they buy it. >> they're called consultants. their customers usually family, friends and friends of friends. all it takes to join is $100 for a starter kit. >> i didn't really believe in direct sales honestly but i kept hanging out with these women and they were successful. >> consultants buy the products at wholesale price, they sell them at retail and the difference is theirs to keep. >> so many people, you have this great job but you don't have enough money to put in a savings or to plan for the future or to go on vacation and stuff. >> this mom has learned how to make up a side job th

for her. in reston, news 4. >> direct seams offers a lot of benefits but experts warn it is not for everyone. in most companies there are upfront costs. she mentioned the $100 to buy the kit. you have to buy the product as well to sell it. >> and you are always looking for customers. if sales isn't your thing you might want to reconsider a direct sales job. >> tom brady tears up. the one question that led to an emotional moment for the quarterback preparing for the super bowl. >> and you may have noticed some construction -- new construction going on at the key bridge. how it will impact your commute. cloudy and cold. more on the changes you can expect in the weather. chuck bell has the four things

dangerous drive through and unexpected wakeup call overnight. >> new trouble for the disgraced former congressman anthony weiner. >> bridge makeover, signs for change on a commute used by tens

day. >> get ready for a cold, gray day, a hump day around here. >> it's wednesday for sure. i'm eun yang. good morning to you. chuck bell and sheena parveen have the four things you need to know about your forecast. >> good morning. yes, a cold start in some areas this morning. not that bad this afternoon but the weekend is going to feel like winter. >> and we actually got aaron to say hump day on a wednesday. >> we'll go back and record it. >> i owe somebody a dollar. skies going from partly to mostly cloudy today. there may be a lonesome drop or two down in southern maryland and everybody has at least a chance of seeing a sprinkle or two later today, but it's more going to be clouds. many clouds, only a furane drops today. cold, northwest winds return for tomorrow setting the stage for a very cold weekend. that sunday storm looks like less of an issue. we'll bring you the whole ten-day for

looks mild and wet. that whole ten-day forecast coming up. new problems on the capitol beltway. i hear it's not so fair in fairfax. >> yeah, not so fair right now. inner loop here, a crash on the right shoulder so we're hoping it's not too impactful for folks. chopper # ov4 over this problem right there. it looks like it's clearing out. we were shut down both directions 108 just north of sundown road. they got there pretty quickly for that head-on crash. no word on injuries right now. northbound 301 at the 5 split we have a new accident there i wanted to mention. silver blue and orange lines we were single tracking, that has just dropped off. no more single tracking. we do have delays. travel times in ten. all right. thank you. get ready for what could be a big confirmation battle in the senate. democrats already lining up in opposition to president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> the

gorsuch as his pick last night. gorsuch promised to abide by the constitution. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline and has earned bipartisan support. >> i pledge that if i'm confirmed i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. >> if confirmed, he will fill the seat left vacant after the death of justice scalia. just as the president was announcing that choice there was a protest on his executive order on immigration. students at howard university sang songs and led protests. protests against the order have been happening all over the country. in addition to those protests now virginia is joining a federal lawsuit challenging the order. that lawsuit represents more than 60 people who were detained or deported from dulles airport over the weekend. virginia attorney generaar

unlawful, unconstitutional and un-american. >> the commonwealth of virginia and our people are already being harmed by this ban. >> virginia senators tim kaine and mark warner are also cosponsoring the build to rescind the executive order saying it quote, does not reflect american values. 6:33 now. federal prosecutors are considering whether to file child pornography charges against former congressman anthony weiner. that is according to sources from our sister station nbc new york. they stem from the sexually charged text messages and skype conversations he had with a 15-year-old girl last year. weiner acknowledged he communicated online with the girl who accused him of sending sexually explicit messages but he also said at the time he was the subject of a hoax. if you'd like to go for a stroll in montgomery county there is a long-term road

it is a pedestrian tunnel under rockville pike at the metro station. it's called the crossing project. construction set to begin this month. it also includes improvements at jones bridge road. missing in virginia, how you can help bring a mom and her baby home. why relatives are so concerned about them. fast lane fines. finally those slow drivers would have pay up if ytoou

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well, i think my dad is my hero because he's the one that i look up to every day and -- my dad. >> that's awesome. this is the super bowl story of the morning. a lot of folks going to be sharing this video online today. patriots quarterback tom brady

when a 7-year-old asked him who his hero is. >> you can see he started tearing up when he answered talking about his dad. this came in while brady was answering question after question at an event called super bowl opening night. his new england patriots play the atlanta falcons as we know, in the super bowl this sunday, the biggest stage for sports for people in this country. >> pretty nice. >> chuck, did you ever know that you're my hero? >> really? wow. >> you're everything i wish i could be. >> this sounds like a song. >> i'm waiting for him to actually sing it, still. right? >> don't do it. don't do it, aaron. i'll graciously accept the hero status temporarily, that is. >> till it gets colder. >> then i've got another word for you. >> i will not be a hero if we go back into the deep freeze any time soon. that's for sure. a huge range of temperatures this morning.

45 in fredericksburg but 28 at dulles airport. so a big range. what you need to do as far as getting ready for the day, this little girl has it right. it's not frigid cold outside but you need that warm cut and that small umbrella for today as temperatures 30s and 40s now stay in the 40s all day today. about a 30% chance of a little sprinkle or two so have that small umbrella ready to go. the daily evaluation today will be a satisfactory beginning to the month of february. sheena's on wtop at 6:48 and we'll be back with the ten-day forecast. >> chopper 4 on the way to a problem here on the beltway. more about that in just a second. here is what it is though, inner loop at the end of the onramp from braddock road. two lanes blocked right now. westbound 66 before 28. crash on the right shoulder. taking a look at travel times, 270 is okay. starting to get slow. very normal for this time

day. 95 northbound quantico to the beltway okay as well. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. gas station crime ring. handbags and wallets stolen right out of cars. now there's punishment for the ring leader. a supreme court pick and picking a fight. we are setting the stage for the showdown in the senate. >> reporter: a young mom and her five month old baby missing. two weeks and no sign, no phone calls, nothing. now police say they think she may be indanger.

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growing concerns for a missing teen and her baby. >> she disappear and didn't take anything, she told me. >> what police want you to know. vowing to fight. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills. >> the action expected after president trump selected his nominee for the supreme court. facebook on your tv. the change that could put more than your feed in your family room. and black history month scramble. we're hours away from your next chance to get the hottest tickets in town. 17 before the hour and developing this morning it's been two weeks since anyo

month old son aiden. >> police say the two are in immediate danger. take a look. these are their pictures. news 4 is live in fairfax with more on why police believe this mom and her son need help right now. >> reporter: well, it's the transition in this case, z, from police once thinking they had left voluntarily to now thinking there are dangerous circumstances at play. that is why we're talking about that this morning. it was mid january, about two weeks ago that the teen's mom reported them missing from the apartment home. she and the baby left with nothing but their pajamas. during this time police find out the baby's father has vanished too, but now they've got this new information that he may be running with the wrong crowd, thus the immense concern. >> as time has passed, we're starting to believe that s

the father. we're learning there might have been some issues or issues of contention between them and also too, you know, we believe that he has some gang ties. >> reporter: we just don't know if that will have anything to play in this case, but again, police adding that it doesn't certainly add anything good to it. we've got their pictures on our facebook and our twitter pages. takes less than a minute. please share them. >> thank you. a supreme court showdown from protests at the steps of the high court to support on capitol hill. what the selection of neil gorsuch means for the court and the country. >> and the first step of getting him confirmed begins today. >> vice president mike pence will travel to capitol hill with the judge for a meeting with mitch mcconnell. this comes as democrats are

peter alexander is live at the white house for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. for all of donald trump's controversies, this pick may be the best thing that president trump has done to help unify republicans. he delivered on a campaign promise to nominate conservatives to the supreme court. neil gorsuch has impeccable prudentials. he's a classmate of president obama. he's viewed as a widely respected conservative jurist. in the environment we exist right now the democratic base being so angry about the travel ban has really raised the temperature in congress that's making it harder for democratic leaders to be supporting the president on anything. democrats have been threatening to filibuster this selection, but senator lindsay graham among others told me if they do so it would be a great disservice to the senate. back to you. >> peter alexander live at the white house for us. be sure to check out peter's full report coming up next on the "

and here's a closer look at neil gorsuch's background. he's a 49-year-old from denver and gorsuch has local ties as well. he attended georgetown prep while his mother led the environmental protection agency under president reagan and she was the first woman to hold that job. he is a graduate from harvard law school. one of his classmates former president barack obama. but he has ties to the current supreme court. he was a clerk for justice kennedy before going to oxford for a philosophy degree. if confirmed he would not change the makeup of the court since he would be replacing justice scalia who was also a conservative. there could be another major vote today on a senate nominee. they'll try to take up a vote on senator jeff sessions. he's the pick for attorney general. it was originally scheduled for yesterday, but the chairman adjourned the hearing when it ran out of time. rex tillerson is closer to becoming the next

state. the full senate likely to vote on his nomination today. all he needs is a simple majority to get the job. it is 6:48. repairs will need to happen at a home after a car slammed right into it overnight. look at this video here ft we're told the person who lived there was not hurt, but we are still trying to find out how the driver is doing. the cause of the crash is not yet known. we're close to five years in the d.c. area were on edge because of robberies like these. these simple city crime ring would steal from people at gas stations. the car and id theft crime ring brought in nearly $5 million before it was finally shut down. we now know the ring leader, jeff cruz will spend ten years in prison and then three years of supervised release. cruz was also ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution. today a new era begins for d.c. public schools as chancellor wilson

and just to refresh your memory here, chancellor wilson has more than 20 years experience in education. he comes to d.c. from oakland, california as he served as superintendent of schools. he plans to focus on preparing students from the transition from high school to college. this morning the mayor and wilson will hold their first news conference. today is the first day of black history month. >> and a great way to mark it with tickets to the national museum of african american history and culture. the museum will release the next batch of timed entry passes. these are hard to come by. the tickets are for the month of may only and only available through e tix. you can find a link on the nbc washington app. the museum has welcomed nearly 750,000 visitors since opening last september and people keep coming. well, you may be among the thousands of drivers who pass over the key bridge every single day. >> well, n

a little touchup. a little cosmetic work done over the next couple of years. justin finch is live at the bridge now for a look at what we can expect. >> reporter: d dot says this is a sprucing up here and it's no surprise, close to 100 years old. a lot of work to do here. all set these repairs will take about two years. they began back in september. you may not notice though until just recently the scaffolding going up and even barges down below so crews can get closer to those harder to reach spots. come fall the plan is to shore up bridge walls and to repaint the iron fencing here so you may see some lane closures. here is what else is on the d dot to do list. >> we have about 40,000 square feet of concrete patches and about 2,100 linear feet of concrete cracks that are all being

>> reporter: and as you can see, looking life, traffic now building up. so far the plans do not call for any major tieups of the key bridge but you may want to have a backup in your pocket just in case. back in to you. >> thank you, justin. so how many times do you move into the left lane to speed up only to get stuck behind a slow driver? this happens to a lot of folks. not okay with some lawmakers in virginia. >> the house of delegate social security proposing a $250 fine for people who block the left lane. lawmakers hope the fine will encourage drivers to move over and cut down on those road rage incidents. the bill still needs senate approval. >> let's hope there's not a whole lot of rage on the roads right now. >> melissa has more on your traffic. how are the roads looking? >> taking a look right now at chopper 4 on the inner loop after the ramp from braddock road. that is a crash on the right side of the ray

on to the lynner loop this morning. 270 southbound, a crash there in the main lanes. you can sign of see the response there in the distance. they're moving that camera to get a better view. you can see the fire trucks there. inner loop, local lanes before 295, a crash in the left lane. you can see it's slow as well. northbound 301 at the 5 split, still have that accident hanging around this morning. northbound 28 after 66, have a crash in the right lane there. then westbound 66 before 28, crash on the right shoulder. zooming up here past the beltway you can see all these routes in and out of town, bw parkway, everything there just fine. see you again in just a couple of minutes. chuck bell, good morning to you, sir. >> very good morning to you, melissa. partly to cloudy sky already in place and clouds will continue to thicken as we go through the day. so if you're getting anything in the way of sunsh

early on in the day. in washington it's 36 degrees. just a hint of a southwesterly breeze right now. a bit of a chill factor out there. january is over, february now underway. tomorrow is ground hog day. we'll see if punxsutawney phil sees his shadow. january ended up our warmest january in 11 years. 6 degrees warmer than average. the last time we had a january warmer than that was back in 2006 and obviously we were snow challenged as well. for today, no snow chances. temperatures will be above freezing this afternoon, but there could be just a little sprinkle or two from time to time. a lot of clouds around. temperatures today mid to upper 40s. colder air moves in tomorrow. could impact the weekend. let's go over to sheena with more on that. >> yes, we are talking about colder temperatures for the weekend so even though today is the first day of february, not exactly feeling so much like it should be for winter but this weekend it will be feeling like winter. here's a look at future weather.

that small chance of a sprinkle and even through the start of your weekend we stay dry. saturday is dry. take a look at what we're watching for sunday. one weather system could be bringing part of the rain and snow showers. it would be light. if any accumulation it would be minimal so we'll watch that closely. as far as those temperatures are concerned here come the colder air for the weekend. that's your saturday, but take a look at next week. big changes coming. the middle of next week we'll be in the 60s. we have a lot of warm air heading this way. we'll take a look at that with the ten-day. >> before anybody gets too excited about the 60s, just know that both days are likely to include rain drops as well. so there you go. four days of clouds today. breezy and chilly tomorrow. coldest weather for friday, saturday and on into sunday. we'll keep a close eye on that sunday forecast but as of now it's looking like less of a chance for sn.

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information for may. >> and the next couple of days, maybe a sprinkle or two today, hmps holding many the 40s. turning dry for thursday, friday and saturday, but much colder by the weekend. >> here's our biggest problem right now. 270 southbound after montrose road in the main lanes, crash taking up two left lanes there this morning. lots of volume headed southbound. >> that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, have a great day. >> make it a great wedsday, evenery

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