this. and new clues in a kidnapping investigation. clear surveillance of a man accused of kidnapping a georgetown student. it is 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everyone. it's groundhog day, february 2nd. we are counting down the minutes now until our friend, punxsutawney phil tells us how much locker we'll be stuck in winter. until then, though, our trusted team, the professionals here at news 4 today, melissa mollet with your news 4 commute. >> we have a feeling sheena and chuck will have more science behind their weather predictions. >> a florida state alum, oklahoma aloum lumbum, i'm pret punxsutawney is a pennsylvania alum. you should probably focus on the science. right now, we've got cloudy skies, no shadows around here locally. breezy as well as colder air starts to filter back in and definitely c

there you can see a lot of clouds up there across pennsylvania, as well. in fact, it might even be snowing when they dry and drag phil out of his stump over the forecast. >> look at that. i don't think he -- he's not going to be able to see his shadow. i'll be very shocked if he sees his shadow this morning, but we will all be watching. temperaturewise, though, locally if you're about to step outside, potomac, 35 degrees. twin brook, 37 degrees. i think you'll senate a warm coat this morning. 44 in the strict. most areas coming in either the upper 30s to low 40s. so a chilly start. fairfax city, 47 degrees. for today, the winds will pick up. it will be a dry day, though, mostly cloudy. i think some areas will be in the upper 40s, possibly the low 50s and colder tonight. more on that forecast, coming up. let's check the roadways. >> chopper 4 over the inner loop at central avenue.

the roadway, take a look at these backups. right now, it's about a mile and a half and it is growing quickly. this is a tractor-trailer that lost some fuel. had a spill there. that's the problem and why that right lane is blocked. branch avenue, we have that situation hanging around there. 66 is fine. 95 is fine. no big worries. taking a look at 270, you can see you're slow here from the clarksburg area about down to germantown or through germantown, i should say. rockville then gets pretty clear this morning. we'll take a look at travel times, coming up. >> thank you, melissa. it is 6:02. and we're following breaking news right now in dmrar. two employees held hostage at a prison. we're looking at live pictures from the james t. vaughn correctional facility. it looks quiet now, but it is locked down. >> police are trying to negotiate to get those people freed at this point.

>> this hostage situation has been going on for more than 18 hours now. two corrections officers are still being held hostage at this hour. two others were released yesterday, including one who was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. overnight, more inmates were released and moved out of the building where this is happening. the situation started just after 10:30 yesterday morning. and through family members inmates made their demands known to a local newspaper. among their concerns, their treatment in the facility and access to rehabilitation. so for now, the standoff continues. the delaware governor was here last night helping out with this hostage negotiation. negotiators are also. a lot of the workers live around this area, so of course we've been talking with neighbors who say they are just hoping and praying for the safe return of these two correctional officers. now back to you. coming up on 4 minutes after the hour and developing this morning, d.c. police are

fired shots into an suv. you can see the car here on your screen now. police say the shooting happened last night near the corner of eastern avenue and hunt place in northeast. the man inside that suv was killed. a woman was also shot. she will survive. we want you to see this now.. we have brand new video of a kidnapping suspect. take a look. police tell us the man you see here in the dark suit is accused of kidnapping a georgetown student one week ago. >> justin finch is live with more details on this. justin, what can you tell us? >> hey there, good morning. this video gives us and police our best look yet. this kidnapping suspect, he is wanted for picking up that georgetown student on 34th and "o" streets north and west last week in broad daylight. off this corner here. also, police say the motive here appears to be for cash. now, the video comes from stops the suspects and victim made at td and sun trust banks off thursday in the tinley town and

suspect pacing behind the victim as he franticly fusses with that keypad. the transactions did not go through and the suspect did let that georgetown student go. we have one more although at that suspect. he's wearing a black suit, black shirt, black shoes and gray tie. now, he was last seen driving a white chevy crossover suv. police say if you know him or that car, to give him a call. we're live in georgetown, i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. let's go to the live desk with some breaking news. >> someone just tried to rob a cvs. what happens, adam? >> that's right. an attempted robbery of a cvs store in the 1200 block of virginia avenue. police showed up about 4:15 this morning. they have a suspect in custody. this comes after a string of drugstore robberies in montgomery county. although it's now clear if these are all connected.

this is video of a recent robbery at the cvs store in bethesda. in that indicates, the man actually assaulted a clerk. we are working to find out if there is a connection between these robberies and the attempted robbery in silver spring today. we'll bring you any information when we have it. back to you. also developing right no now, a lockdown at the university of california at berkeley is now over after some violent protests. >> if you take a look here, these protesters fought with police overnight. this is all because the school invited a controversial speaker. milo from the bright part news. >> police say the protests were peaceful until about 150 people enmass started all this violence. that talk was canceled. several hundred demonstrators showed up for a rally at reagan national airport last night protesting president trump's executive order on immigration. protesters say even

reagan, they wanted to demonstrate at the airport used most by members of congress. >> i'm not going to -- i'm not going to comment on a conversation between myself and the president of the united states. other than what we have said publicly and you can surely understand the reasons for that. >> that is australian prime minister malcolm turnbull being tight lipped about his conversation with president trump over the weekend. the two leaders talked about a deal maik made by the obama administration that would allow the u.s. to take in over 1200 refugees from the detention center. president trump cut short that call. turnbull wouldn't confirm that, but told him the u.s. would continue with the agreement. >> more now on the president's first 1 hurn days the today, we are watching for what president trump says at the national prayer

it is his first time speaking at the event as president. the goal of the breakfast is to serve as a break in the middle of partisan battle. 3,000 people from 130 countries are spec'd to attend. and there is a big question this morning on whether education secretary nominee betsy did he vos is in danger of not being confirmed. two republicans announced yesterday that they cannot support her nom nation. that would make it a 50/50 tie. if it stays 50/50, then vice president mike pence spec'd to break the tie in her favor. but if one more republican votes no, she will not be confirmed. secretary of state rex tillerson was confirmed by the full senate yesterday. the vote was mostly along party lines. his confirmation means six of the president's cabinet nominees have been confirmed. more than 10 nominees are awaiting approval. the cat came back. it just couldn't stay away been we're talking ollie the bobcat returning to the national zoo.

that cat was discovered missing monday morning. the zoo thinks she escaped a gap in her enclosier's netting. the zoo says they have no rush right now to return her to that exhibit. they want to make sure everything, including her health, is good to go. megan will have more on this story coming up at 6:30. >> they found her on the grounds of the zoo. she came back on her own. >> near the bird enclosure. >> this is what i'm hearing. >> now they should just check the bird cage and make sure everyone is accounted for.. right now, people are anxiously awaiting punxsutawney phil's prediction. here is a look live from pennsylvania. there is a big party going on over there. in about an hour, phil is set to determine just when we should expect spring. he's coming out of hibernation and if he seeses his shadow b that means six more weeks of winter. look at that crowd of people waiting. look at that. no shadow, early spring is around the corner. you know what i'm rooting four.

over there. 8:30 this morning is when potomac phil will make his prediction. he's known as the national groundhog. he will tell us his take on six more weeks of winter or an early spring at the dupont circle festival in d.c. are those -- >> i don't think they're real. >> plush. >> yes, not to worry. now, if you were not trust ago groundhog's prediction, we have good news for you because sheena and chuck will fill us in on the chilly temperatures you can expect to see this weekend. plus, moms making money. coming up, hear from a woman who found financial success in social media. >> and the smithsonian national museum of history and culture is celebrating its firstlaque p d you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster

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6:14 right now. sheena and i are hoping for a lot of cloud cover. >> a blanket. >> just so phil doesn't see his shadow. >> i don't see how phil can see his shadow. once i show you the satellite image and the snow showers moving near punxsutawney right now and all the clouds, there's no way he's going to be scared and go back in his hole unless all the lights from the cameras and the camera crews make his see his shadow. so i guess we'll see. but right now, it's not looking very favorable. so he comes out around sunrise. 43 right now in the district. so not too bad. 37 in lawrence. 33 in warn. quantico is 38 degrees right now. today though for the commute, nice and dry. by noon, 47. 5:00 p.m., 49 degrees and dry roads. here is a look at the satellite recover over punxsutawney. let's take a look at the roads this morning. big backup

mooins miles here. this is the inner loop at central avenue. chopper 4 is over this. you can see those delays. right now, it's the right side of the roadway. they do have a tow there on the scene hoping to get that tractor-trailer out of the way and the fuel spill cleans up soon. outer loop near university boulevard, crash reported in the left lane this morning. taking a look at the red line, single tracking between union station and judiciary square and medical station and grove. 6:15. let's get to adam at the live desk with breaking news about a factory fire. more than a hundred workers hurt and three reported missing after a factory fire in the philippines, a huge factory south of manila sending thousands of workers fleeing for safety. take a look here. flames rage for hours at the three-story factory building where about one-third of the 15,000 employees were on duty there. some employees jumped from

see here. about ten of the injured were said to be in critical condition. that factory makes prefabricated house parts for export to japan. back to you guys. a family in chesapeake, virginia, is demanding answers about why a 60-year-old man was killed while playing pokemon go. they say that man what a retiree and was in his car.. a security guard approached him and fired through a windshield. it's not clear why. chen was playing pokemon go which he used to interact with his grandchildren and nieces and nephews. no one has been charged in this case so far. right now, police are investigating an accident of a dump truck that hit and killed a man in an elementary school. the truck was backing up in silver spring when it hit and killed the man who was using a walker. so drivers stayed on the scene. police haven't released the victim's name, but believe he was in his

to vandalizing a historic schoolhouse in ashburg, virginia. these teen spray painted vulgar messages on that schoolhouse last september. it became clear na none of them knew the significance of what they were spray painting. as punishment, they're required to write a series of book reports and visit the u.s. holocaust museum and american history museum. the smithsonian is putting on various special programs and events to commemorate its first black history month. it was a screening last night of a film called "i am fought your negro." apparently a very powerful film and so much work that he did in terms of civil rights early on. >> an opportunity to learn something there. 6:17 right now. we look for opportunities to learn from professor bell this morning. >> and it's just important to know on groundhog day that if you

seriously, sometimes you're left out in the woods. >> very wise words from a professional over here. >> that's right. he should stick to what he knows best, which is gnawing on trees. you know they're in the beaver family. >> rodents. big teeth. >> and the proof is in the you thing. i did checking on phil. he's miss it two out of the last three years. last year, he saw his shadow, predicted six more weeks of winter and we had the fourth warmest march on record. in 2015, didn't see his shadow.the said oh, spring is coming early. last time he got it right was 2014. saw the shadow, predicated more winter and we had our second snowiest march on record. over 12 inches back in march of 2014. so let's hope that he doesn't see the shadow again so that we can then, therefore, have an early spring. i know a lot of people are waiting for that. but it's snowy up there right now. so the odds of his

shadow are pretty low. there's not much going on storm team 4 radar this morning. temperaturewise, it's anything but cold out there. 37 in lorton, 38 in prince georges county right now. 39 in pred ricks berg. so it's not cold in and out, but a northwest wind is going to shut up shop later today. that will bring more .more sunshine back by later this afternoon. but breezy at times. it means not a big rise in temperatures today. most areas staying in the upper 40s and around 50. saturday, down ride chilly. highs only around 39 degrees and that sunday chance for a rain/snow combination. yesterday was a 50% chance. now it's down to a 30% chance. we might be able to take the rain/snow chance out of sunday altogether. so stay tuned for that. got the whole ten-day forecast coming up next half hour. for now, melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> right now, chopper 4 still over this problat

i was just texting up there with the photographer and he was saying everything is now on the right shoulder. so that should help some. we had that left lane blocked inner lane at central avenue. delays are about 2 1/2 miles. outer loop, now they're calling it closer to georgia avenue. crash there in the left lane right now. looks like that one will be on the shoulder soon. as far as travel times, 270 is just fine. top of the beltway is pretty slow here this morning. going to take you 28 minutes to get from 95 over to 270 here right now. 66 inbound, 95 northbound. no big worries. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> will do. thank you, melissa. 6:20 right now. it's back. metro track work, that is. ahead at w6 30, the sayings you will not be able to use this super bowl weekend. and turn ago blog into a business... a local mop turned her loved of social media into aaying job. p

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start a blog. everybody has a story and something to share. >> mom andrea corey started sharing her story six years ago. she runs house wives in the city. a team of 30 bloggers around the country. she first joined the blogging community for a female support system and realized it could be a way to support her family. >> there's so many ways to work with business in the community. they're looking for a target demographic of moms to sell to. >> some of the way toes get cash, holding special event, giveaways for their readers. >> as a new mom in a new job and a new mortgage, it just kind of all came at the right time for me. >> one of the tricky things about social media and blogging is you have to spend money to make money. before you can attract advertisers, you have to buy advertising of your own to increase your viewership. >> i put a lot

i really want to build this business and make it as successful as i can. i spent a lot of money investing back in my company. >> she says it's the right type of work for her in fairfax. aimee cho, news 4. >> you see? finding ways to make a little extra money. whatever it takes. we've been telling but different ways moms in our area are making extra kavp cash from home all week. check out the rest of those stories on the nbc washington app. search moms making money. ollie, the bobcat, is back home. we're live at the national zoo with what's next in the care for the elusive bobcat. >> and the calendar says winter, but we're dreaming of spring. chuck and sheena are back with the four things to know about the weather. plus, we continue to follow breaking news. prison workers taken hostage by inmates. we're tracking theatest from l

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breaking news now, prisoners take hostages and bun of their concerns involves president trump. >> campus chaos, violence overnight, protesters force a school to go on log lockdown. >> the great escape, the zoo's

ollie is getting ready for a big checkup this morning. news 4 today starts now. and good morning, everyone. it's 6:30. all is right with the world now that ollie is back at the national zoo. people were really worried. >> a sigh of relief now. >> good morning, everybody. a cold start to the day for some folks. if you feel like 43 is cold, then sure. >> that would be me, yes. >> chuck and sheena with news 4 things to know about your forecast. >> i think aaron looks it. >> i'm good today. 43 is not a bad way to rt sta. >> he's only put his gloves on twice this whole winter. >> oh, well, that says a lot. >> i think ollie saw his shadow and went running back to the zoo. >> had ollie seen the groundhog, things would have turned out very differently, i'm guessing. yes, indeed, it is groundhog day, everybody. and one of my favorite quotes from the movie, this is lancaster, the lady that runs the

mrs. connors? and he says win slept well. and he says to her, do you ever have deja vu? and she says, i don't think so, but i can check with the kitchen. so cloudy start this morning, and let's hope this leads to an early spring. highs today, generally in the upper 40s around town. whole ten-day forecast coming up in 20 minutes. here is melissa. >> good morning, chuck. right thou, chopper 4 over a new problem outer loop of the beltway near georgia after. this is on the shoulder. we're seeing the normal slowdowns this morning. inner loot loop before route 1, a crash on the right side. chopper 4 just flew by that. chopper 4 was just at this one, as well. inner look at central avenue, that disabled tractor-trailer on the shoulder and sthos backups looking better than they were. southbound bw parkway,

between union station and injury dishary square and medical center and grovner. now to president trump's first 100 days. today, foreign policy could be in the spotlight. >> particularly on iran. national security adviser michael flynn says iran is, quote, on notice after a missile test launch earlier this week. the white house says there will be a u.s. response. >> and that can be one of the first issues secretary of state rex tillerson deals with. he starts his first day on the job in just a few hours. >> and there is concern that betsy devos's nomination for education secretary is in jeopardy. yesterday two republican senators announced they can't vote for her. the brand new secretary of defense is in seoul, south korea right now. james mattis arrived there while you were sleeping. he just met with the south korean prime minister. this is brand new video into our news room. mattis is discussing that country's defense, specifically a missile as many defense

they are working with on the u.s. >> he said it is necessary because of north korea's nuclear and missile threats. >> there's only one reason that we would have this under discussion right now. that is north korea's activities. >> and this is mattis' first trip since he was confirmed as the defense secretary. he will visit japan while he was abroad. we are following breaking news right now. >> a prison standoff. >> two prison employees being held hostage in delaware as we speak. two others let go yesterday. inmates took them, but they are talking to police. the inmates told a local paper that they're concerned about their treatment and the country's leadership right now. this is all happening at the james t. vaughn correctional center in smyrna. there's a statewide lockdown in all of the prisons in delaware right now because of this situation. back to you. >> adam, thank you. new this morning, a challenge to put out a house fire without any fire

this is happening in dickerson, maryland, in montgomery county. dozens of firefighters showed up, but there's no hydrants there. everyone made it out of that house okay. death of a mother of four is prompting the city of alexandria to make some immediate changes to its roads. rose cruz die last month crossing the street at mt. vernon avenue and west glebe road. following her death, the city adopted the vision zero plan. this aims to eliminate deadly traffic accidents. this week, road crews started adding pedestrian signs and changing traffic signals at that intersection where cruz died. >> we think it's important to have a bold goal. we think that because this is such a public health concern that we need to throw everything we can at it. >> i think anything they're doing to improve the safety around here with various intersections is only a plus. >> in 2016, there were four bed deaths and 242

injuries in alexandria. >> a reminder from metro as we get closer to the weekend, major track work scheduled for the orange, blue and silver lines in downtown d.c. it's happening on february 4th and 5th. six stations will be closed. buses will replace that service at the federal triangle, smithsonian, capital south stops. you may have noticed more digital billboards like this one at metro stations. metro hopes this will boost its cash flow. it now has about 70 of these billboards in stations been they will be close to 150 by mid year. these billboards can generate three times as much revenue as the billboards that don't change. 6:35 right now. ollie the bobcat is waking up back at the national zoo this morning opinion. >> she became a social media superstar just like that after she escaped been now everyone is glad she's back. >> when you find, you know, a member of your family or you find somebody that's been missing, it

>> oh, yeah. >> megan mcgrath joining us live now from the national zoo. >> megan, what's next? a busy time for ollie. >> well, not a lot of fun in store for ollie. she's got a big appointment today with the vet after being out and about galavanting around town for the last three days. they want to make sure that she didn't catch anything that she would pass on to the other bobcats. now, take a look. here's ollie. she's doing well. she is back here at home. everyone is very, very relieved. now, she escaped monday morning and it's believed that she spent some of her time in rock creek park, of course, a heavilied wood area. but apparently enough to eat. she appears to have been well fed here. now, in the end, she did come back to the national zoo. she went for treats that had been put in a trap on zoo grounds appropriately near the birdhouse. >> i think

have a lot bit of fun and see what it's like on the outside. i'm ready to come back in now and she came right back into the trap. >> so she took some of the treats from the trap, but not all. that's our understanding. so she apparently was eating well enough that she didn't gobble it all up. the big question, when can visitors see ollie the bobcat? zoo officials say they're not in any hurry to do that. they want to make sure shooel she's well and no exact to him line on when shk be returned to the exhibit. >> she has to be grounded for a little while. >> thank you, megan. rude awakening. the a driver crashed into a home and now there's a new twist to this story we first told but here on news 4 today. kidnapped in georgetown, a college student targeted. we'll retrace the steps of the suspect on the run. airport uprising, why protesters say they wanted to make their voice

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good morning, everybody. 6:41 on your thursday morning. just about making it to friday and the weekend, everybody. right now, temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. not cold outside at all. it will stay a little on the chilly side throughout the day, but afternoon highs today, above average once again. we'll go from the 30s and 40s now into the upper 40s to around 50 later on today. it will be breezy later on, so you will want to have an insulated windbreaker for the morning chill and afternoon breeze. the next couple of days around here, turning noticeably colder. a ten-day forecast and the super bowl specifics from sheena coming up in ten. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. right now, single tracking on the red line. it's in two different slats causi causing problems between union station and junction. this

really slow as you're hitting the beltway on the outer loop. 270 south, slow. we had three different issues there on the beltway this morning. 66 inbound and 95 northbound okay. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> hi, melissa. college protests turned violent. we'll tell you why demonstrators took to the streets. >> hostage situation, a prison standoff develops overnight. a live report is next. >> still on the loose, a well dressed man accused of kidnapping a georgetown asiversity student for ch.

we saw something that we have never seen on this campus before. >> angry protests erupt on a college campus. >> they came in uniform, covered in black. >> a speech by a polarizing right wing journalist shut down. a georgetown university student kidnapped, the new video that could help solve this case. prison standoff, two prison workers held hostage. >> we have put all the resources that we have to bear to get our employees out. >> the call made to the media with the prisoners' demands. >> as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. >> and the white house says there will be a u.s. response to iran's missile launch.

and the search is on this morning for a man accused of kidnapping a georgetown student. >> news 4's justin finch is live this morning with new video police want you to see. justin. >> aaron, he is still out there, so police want us all to get a good look at this guy who apparently one week ago was dressed up as he shoot down that georgetown college student. let's take you now to that video here showing that suit wearing suspect and his victim at a bank atm. from police, we hear he brought that georgetown student to a td bank and sun trust bank off wisconsin avenue in the friendship heights and tinley town areas. that's after he picked that victim up on the 34th hundred block of "o" street northwest last thursday in broad daylight demanding cash. we know he released that student after those transaction did not go through. back out live, he was waug wearing all black, black suit, black shoes, black shirt and

he is believed to be about 510 to six foot tall and was wearing a chevy crossover suv. police say if you have seen that person or that car, give them a call. justin finch, news 4. now back to breaking news out of delaware, a prison standoff continuing there. inmates are reportedly holding two corrections department workers hostage. >> two other hostages have been released. inmates told a local newspaper that concerns about their treatment and president donald trump prompted their actions. >> these negotiations at the jail continue at this hour. >> get a look at where this is happening. the incident unfolded 10:30 yesterday. that's in smyrna, delaware. >> this hostage situation has been going on for more than 18 hours now. two corrections officers are still being held hostage at this hour. two others were released yesterday, inin

treated for nonlife threatening injuries. overnight, more inmates were released and moved out of the building where this is happening. this situation started just after 10:30 yesterday morning and through family members inmates made their demands known to a local newspaper. among their concerns, their treatment in the facility and access to rehabilitation. so for now, the standoff conditions. the delaware the georgia john carney was here last night helping out with this hostage negotiation. negotiators are there. a lot of workers live around this area so, of course with, we've been talking with neighbors who say they are hoping and praying for the safe return of these two constructional officers. now back to you. 6:48 and developing this morning, a violent protest at the university of california berkeley. the school is no longer on lockdown, but there is going to be a lot of damage to clean up today. take a look here. protesters lit fires, they smashed windowsen

police say the pro.s were peaceful until massed agitators started all this. this is happening in protest of milo from the ultra right breitbart news was invited to speak there. but that was canceled and he was rushed off campus. >> the president is responding to that issue in berkeley. just a few minutes, he tweeted, quote, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds, question mark. he tweeted about iran. he says iran has been formally put on in the for firing ballistic missiles. and the president tweeting about iran last night in response. iran is rapidly taking over more and more of iraq even after the u.s. squandered $3 trillion there obviously long ago. so we're keeping an eye on what's coming out of the president on twitter and we'll keep you posted. meantime, several hundred

rally at reagan national airport last night. protesting president trump's executive order barring new refugees. protesters said they wanted to demonstrate at this airport, the one that is used most by members of congress. and there is a battle brewing between congress and d.c. over the death with dignity bill. utah republican congressman jason chaffitz says his committee will vote today to kill that bill. democrats admit they don't have the votes in the house, but they plan on lobbying the city to block this measure. it is now 6:50 and montgomery county police are investigating a robbery at a cvs on georgia avenue in silver spring. police say they have one person in custody. this morning, the robbery comes after a string of drugstore robberies in montgomery county over the past two weeks. it's not clear whether they're connected. police are scouring the area for the man who shot someone on the d.c. maryland line. police say someone fired into a car last night neare

northeast. the man inside that vehicle was killed. a woman was also shot. she will survive. now to an update on a story about a prince georges county resident who got a rude awakening yesterday when a car slammed into his house. >> we brought you this story as breaking news they're on news 4 today. the incident would have been a bit upsetting for anyone but not 88-year-old leonard miller. his house on cipriona road has been hit not once, not twice, but five times. miller has lived in that house since 1971 and he doesn't seem to be worried about it happening again. >> who knows. i'm 8 years old. i'll be 89 in a month and a half. and then if i live after that, then who knows. >> you've got to love his attitude, right? been there, done that, it's going to be all right. the house is being repaired mow. miller believes the curb in the road is what causes so many accidents in his house. i really do hope for his sake it doesn't happen again, gh

something to block. 6:51 right now. let's lunch to melissa and get an jut update on the morning commute. >> good morning. i talked to mr. miller yesterday and he's the sweetest man. i hope someone can put something up to protect his home. outer loop before georgia avenue, crash on the right side. inner loop before u.s.-1, krat on the right side. cabled tractor-trailer on the inner loop near central avenue. bw parkway is now open northbound and southbound. no worries there. 66, 95, overall okay. but we have a problem far in 66 after the road best bridge. southbound gw parkway after 123, have a crash there in the right lane. you can see 270 looking okay in general here this morning. inbound 395 before the 14th street bridge, crash on the right side of the roadway. and then taking a look here at metro, still single crack between union station and

center to grovner. >> good morning, melissa. a lot of fun with our groundhog day facts. northwestern pennsylvania is one of the cloudiest places in america at almost any type of the year, but especially here in the middle of winter. so four things to know about groundhog day, first time keeping track of it. 1887. and even though that is one of the cloudiest places in america, somehow that groundhog has seen his shadow 102 times. no shadow only 18 times. come on. >> come on. >> no wonder he's wrong so often. the other thing that's interesting to gobblers nobody function tonight punxsutawney phil functiony phil prognosticate progress knot cater prognostication gobblers knob

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just detailed. better chances for actual amounts of rainfall coming up over tuesday and wednesday and that will be rain for sure. temperatures will be in the upper 50s to near 60 both tuesday and wednesday. that is ahead of another shod shot of cold air in time for next weekend. >> it is 6:55. here are four things to know before you head out the door this morning. two prison workers are being held hostagejohn jianhua zenima fat emma aemah an test test. ollie the bobcat is b the national zoo set to go through a full exam

decided to head back home yesterday afternoon. we have an update on a fire in montgomery county. >> right now, everyone is alive and safe after this fire in montgomery county. we don't know how many people escaped this house, but no one was hurt. about $100,000 in damage. back to you. >> thank you, adam. let's get one last look at our forecast. >> turning breezy later on this afternoon, but no super cold air in sight until probably late next week into next weekend. saturday chilly with highs in the 30s. and that chance for rain and snow, littler and littler with time. that's definitely good news for anybody that wants to go out on super bowl sunday. just remember, don't drink and drive. it's one of the number one dui days of the year. >> that is true. that's a good point. i'm just waiting for my nachos on sunday. already looking forward to that. inbound 395 before the 14th street bridge. have some

right side of the roadway. you can see that. and the beltway was nasty here this morning, but looking better now. just have that normal slowdown there, top of the beltway. a little slow there, as well. everything else is kind of on the shoulder this morning. guys. >> all right. is that good? >> roadway. >> okay. >> it's not great. we're still seeing flashing lights, but it's better than perhaps blocking the lane. >> let her do her thing, aaron. >> i'm caught up now. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for wake up with us. >> make it auto great thursday, everybody.

good morni breaking overnight, violent protests at the university of california berkeley against the scheduled speech by a controversial online agitator and editor. setting fires and using a barricade to smash windows. the campus locked down. that speech canceled. just this morning president trump weighing in on the violence. tensions rising. strong words from the president's national security adviser after iran fires a missile. >> we are officially putting iran on notice. >> a surprising new hot spot emerges. reports of a tense phone call