sunshine in your super bowl weekend forecast, but we'll have to get throuhilly friday first. >> we will get to that in just a minute here. first though, we are tracking some breaking news out of paris overnight. >> shots fired just outside of the world famous louvre. erika gonzales is live at the live desk with the latest. >> let's get you emerging details here from the live desk on the situation outside the louvre. the area that's been evacuated now a heavy police presence there because a soldier opened fire on a man we now know armed with a machete there in paris, france, outside the louvre museum. the head of french capital's police force saying we are dealing with an attack from an individual who was clearly aggressive and represented a direct threat and whose comments led us to believe that he wished to carry out a terrorist incident. this again coming from the head of the french capital's police force. we understand that that

this individual that was carrying a machete outside the world famous louvre museum. that area evacuated. we are not hearing of any other injuries. we do understand that that soldier had some minor injuries, has some minor injuries, but no other further details. as soon as we get anything else we'll bring them to you. >> thank you. and now back here at home we want to get you ready for your friday. >> we turn to our team of meteorologists, chuck and sheena. >> that's us. >> standing right here. >> i think i said shuck at first. you combine the names together. >> shuck and cheena. chilly outside for a change. unbelievely so. it hasn't been cold in a while but it will be cold and dry for today. not much of a wind out there early this morning but just a bit of a breeze has windchills back in

looks like it's going to be staying on the cold side for the weekend. your outdoor planner hoar for today, chilly and dry. tomorrow looks good, but on the cold side and sunday finally turning a little bit milder. exactly how mild, let's go over to cheena. >> decent temperatures but look at the weekend like chuck was just hinting at. saturday, 39 for a high. our normal is 45. that's where we'll go down to and those morning lows will be below freezing especially tomorrow morning. by sunday we're talking about that milder day like chuck mentioned. 50 degrees and just about mostly cloudy skies but staying dry so that's the good news for your super bowl plans. temperatures are in the mid-30s before you step outside. some areas in the low 30s but issues out there on the roadways but let's take a look at those with melissa. >> southbound 295, broken down vehicle in the

also still hanging around northbound 295 after benning road in northeast we have that work zone still blocking the right lane. westbound 50 at 301, a crash still hanging around there. same thing, southbound 5 with that crash reported southbound 210 near wilson bridge drive and then taking a look here, 66 and 95, 66 is okay. seeing a new problem 95 north parkway crash, i'll be back with travel times in ten minutes. right now a trash and recycling center consumed by flames still has crews busy this morning. take a look at this. this was the scene last night in fairfax county with chopper 4 over the scene in lorton. >> we're there life now with the latest on this. >> reporter: well, guys, this is a very difficult fire to fight. just got an update a little while ago from the assistant fire chief. he said they could be out here for days. if you look behind

see the facility here on furnace road, it is still smoldering. let's take a live picture here from chopper. you can see overhead just the amount of smoke that is still billowing from this business. now, they recycle and dispose of about 3,000 tons of trash and debris every single day. last night, the building which houses the incinerator as well as a power plant, well, it caught on fire. there were three stories of trash on fire inside the building when firefighters arrived. let's take a look at that video from last night because it really is quite dramatic. very, very difficult to fight, because we're told that the firefighters really are having a difficult time getting water on the core of the fire because it's inside this structure. so when they spray their hoses, you know, they're spraying the walls and the like, so they're really not able to get into the central core of the trash where this really is continuing to smolder. now, the smoke

around in surrounding areas. we could see the smoke rising from 95, interstate 95 as we were making our way down here. the chief believes this is going to be a big job, could be here for days. no injuries, no word yet on what started this fire. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. grecrews are preparing for super bowl li in houston right now and we are working to help you prepare for your celebration in our area. >> how you may run into me issues if you plan to take metro to a party. >> reporter: aaron, on metro it's suggesting riders build in an extra 45 minutes for their weekend ride especially for the orange, blue or silver trains. those six stations now impacted by those weekend repairs.

see free shuttle buses replacing trains between the eastern market and foggy bottom stops and also the plaza and metro central stations will run yellow and green service only those lower platforms will be closing. for riders traveling between the virginia and d.c. areas try taking the yellow line. that way you can hop on to the red line and that will get you around downtown d.c. but if you are taking the orange, blue and silver trains this weekend, service will be running in sections only. these repairs we now know will include cell and radio transmission repairs in tunnel areas and also track repairs too and even though it is super bowl sunday, we are told that's a low ridership time for metro so be prepared for all of that. back in to you. >> thank you. 6:06 right now. we have some breaking news in prince george's county. >> we're following a death investigation at the live desk. >> this is a story that we sed

broadcast. we can now tell you the update that that area whitfield chapel road near route 450 in lanham where a death investigation is underway is now clear. it's open. melissa had been reporting that you were going to have to go around these streets because all this had been cloedsed off. that is now open. not exactly sure if officers are still there on the scene. they got a call about 1:00 in the morning responding to that intersection because somebody had said they saw somebody lying on the ground. well, officers arrived and they did, in fact, find a man unresponsive on the sidewalk. police say the victim did not have trauma to the body, but that he did, in fact, die, so there is a death investigation underway there. again, this is in lanham at whitfield chapel road, very close to a bus stop there on the sidewalk. at the live desk i'm erika gonzales. now to this developing story near alexandria, virginia. fairfax county police are

hit and killed by a pickup truck at a well marked intersection last night. they've not released her name, but say she was hit at little river turnpike and braddock road. police are questioning the driver of that truck. protesters are turned away. another right wing speaker from a college campus, this time at nyu. this happened last night. demonstrators faced off with officer just off campus. a university spokes person said like wednesday night at cal berkeley, most of them are not actually students. >> now, the college republicans invited mcginnis to speak but someone pepper sprayed him on the way in. he's a conservative actor and comedian and also the cofounder of vice media. this was the scene on wednesdayig

a protest turned violent there ahead of a planned appearance of breitbart. that event also was cancelled. a rare move by senate republicans to advance betsy devos' nomination. mitch mcconnell scheduled the vote for 6:30 this morning. lawmakers believe the early vote will stop an attempt from democrat to delay her nomination with a filibuster. with today's vote republicans have a chance to confirm devos by early next week. some of the biggest names in business have their first chance to speak with president trump today. leaders from tesla, general motors, pepsi and walmart will take part in trump's first economic advisory group meeting. uber's ceo quit the group yesterday after facing criticism from customers and employees. the president also taking a tougher stance with israel and iran. the white house is

construction may not help efforts to achieve peace with palestine. israel is planning to build 3,000 new homes in disputed territory in the west bank. president trump could also unveil new economic sanctions against iran as early as today. he's considering several options. the white house put iran on notice this week in response to ballistic missile tests. iran responded by warning the u.s. not to make empty threats. >> we're dealing with cooler temperatures right now. we'll look live when we check back in with sheena and chuck for your commuter forecast. >> balancing being a mom, getting a workout in and bringing home a paycheck. sound familiar? how a local mom combined all three of those when our moms making money series continues. >> and now i pronounce you broke. >> how much it now

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all right. ollie the bob cat is spending a few days in the veterinary hospital. she had a full physical exam yesterday and the zoo says she received some booster shots and had one of her paws stitched up but she's all right. she escaped on monday. she was found wednesday on zoo grounds. a little adventure. she didn't get too far. >> a few scratches when you step out like that. sometimes you keep it moving. >> now eun is sleep at night. >> i was so worried. >> now we have to find the panda. >> i think she's still out there. >> she might be in eun's

backyard. >> this morning you'll need a jacket. right now 34 in the district. 32 in dulles. some areas in the upper 20s like gaithersburg. quantico is 35. so this morning it is a cold start to the day and this afternoon it will be on the chilly side, but we will be staying dry. your friday commute looks good to end the week. finally friday. by noon, dry roads, 41 degrees. we have some slowdowns out there on the roads this morning. let's check on that with melissa. good morning. >> do have a problem here on the roads. we're talking about 95. chopper 4 over 95. north of fairfax county parkway is where we're seeing these real delays and a lot of fire response because of a crash there in the center lanes here this morning so a big backup building there. red line delays at glenmont, travel times in maryland, no problems on 270 or the top of the beltway. 66 inbound is okay and 95 northbound, you are starting to see that real

you hop in your car today. mexican drug lord el chapo guzman will answer to a new york courtroom today. if convicted he may stend spend the rest of his life in prison. he was extradited to the u.s. on the condition prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. he has pled not guilty to drug manufacturing and distribution charges over the last 25 years. flags are flying at half staff today to honor a corrections officer who died. we told you about the hostage situation yesterday when it was all over, sergeant floyd was dead. he worked at the delaware department of corrections for 16 years. inmates said they took four workers hostage because of problems with their treatment and with president trump. there is a vigil for floyd tonight in delaware in the same town where this happened. the green belt police department needs help finding this 91-year-old man, willie

they say he left his home yesterday morning around 9:00 in the morning to take a walk, but he never returned. he was wearing the same black and white plaid flannel shirt you see in the photograph here, but along with blue jeans. police say he has dementia. getting married here in the nation's capital, first, congratulations. hope you saved some money. the average cost for a wedding in d.c. area is higher than ever. the average wedding cost $40,000 last year. up from 38,000 the year before. that's a down payment on a house. higher than the nationwide average which is 35,000, the study finds couples are inviting fewer guests but spending more on custom details including photo booths and silg chur cockta -- signature cocktails. >> you come to my wedding be ready for a party suband a wine cooler. >> if you're inviting me to

>> got to find somebody first. don't send me tweets. >> you just asked for it. i have 50 people right now. >> we're good. all right. this week we've been sharing stories about moms in our area who are coming up with creative ways to make some extra money. >> it can be hard to find a way to balance, business, family, your own health, but a virginia mom found a way to combine them all. >> if i am moving past you you are not walking fast enough. >> reporter: moms on the move at the mall. that's the idea behind fit for mom, companies that offer stroller fitness classes around the country. mom jack lynn robinson owns the facility. she says teaching moms how to stretch with their strollers lets them be more flexible with their time. aside from teaching some classes she does most of her work from home. >> i'm a

my kids are my number one priority. >> reporter: but she warns running a fitness business from home takes some heavy lifting. i don't work 9:00 to 5:00. i work 24 hours a day whenever i can. >> reporter: and there are also startup costs. a new franchise costs about $5,000. her business makes a little less than $4,000 in membership fees. >> it's nice to have that money to put toward preschool. >> reporter: for her, being there with her kids, that's what her business is all about. in tyson's corner, news 4. >> all right. if you've missed any of our ideas this week for ways to make some extra money, no problem. we've got it all online for you. search moms making money in the nbc washington app. hello, cheuck bell. >> so we're in the red mode

>> i say it's red. burgundy is red to me. it's not fire engine red but there was no stipulation put on it. >> it is red to me. let's do weather. >> he's mad at me. >> he's mad at you? >> this is not the tie i wanted to wear today. >> don't fight, now, and stop hitting him, eun. we are finally in store for a little cooldown around here. it's been anything but cold for the last two or three weeks. in fact, 22 out of the last 23 days have all been warmer than average, so today, right at maybe a little below. tomorrow will be the first colder than average day really in quite some time. so for pictures, send them to me on twitter or on my instagram. great picture there from mel. sundown going down last night in north beach maryland. notice that clear sky. that's not the case as you're waking up this morning.

these are not going to be rainmaking clouds for us. there are some light rain showers and even wet snow flakes on the border. all that should stay well south of us. a passing flurry or two out in the valley but nothing to worry about weather wise today. only the chill is what you have to concern yourself with. 34 is the temperature, but the current windchill now, 27 degrees so it certainly does feel a little more winter like out there. current windchill down to 25. hourly temperatures, extra cloud cover today will keep things on the chilly side. upper 30s to around 40 for afternoon highs today. tomorrow highs staying in the 30s after a very cold start tomorrow morning. super bowl sunday, partly to mostly could loudy but dry. next chance for rain comes in tuesday and wednesday of next week. melissa that will be rain because we'll be up near 60 degrees. >> taking a look right now at chopper 4, this is the problem here from above there. 95 northbound just affair fax

those main lanes we are only getting by on the right side of the roadway. so this is a 3 mile backup building here quickly because of all the fire apparatus there in the way. westbound 50 at 301, crashes now on the shoulder there. rest of the beltway looking good. all the other routes looking good as well. you can see that delay 95 northbound. we'll talk more about travel times coming up. delays to glenmont, disabled train there at do ponupont circ. first lady lawsuit. an update in melania trump's case brought to a maryland courtroom. >> but first super bowl weekend is here and it's not just about football. it's about the food for me and commercials. >> how much

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out by soldiers. raging inferno. it's the reason you may see smoke on your ride in this morning. >> and a rare move in the senate to try to advance betsy devos' nomination to serve as secretary of education. it is 6:30 right now. thanks for waking up with us. >> a busy morning on this friday. first we'll check in with melissa with breaking news in traffic. >> breaking news on the roads. this is 95 northbound here. take a look just north of fairfax county parkway. main lanes only have that right side getting by. chopper 4 over the scene showing you a three and a half mile backup right now. of course the best thing to do if you're headed out sometime soon, you want to take the express lanes, take route 1. take a look at the map. you can see how slow it is as you're headed out of wood bridge. we'll take a look at the beltway and travel times coming up in

>> good morning, melissa. a little bit better news in the weather department today than traffic. it's a little chilly outside early this morning. four things you need to know about the weather forecast, the cold is back for today, tonight and for tomorrow but at least we'll have sunshine for your saturday. that little chance for rain that we've been watching out for on super bowl sunday, that is now officially out of the forecast. super bowl sunday will be dry. big chances for rain coming our ware way as we get into next week. partly to mostly cloudy, highs today many the upper 30s to low 40s. grab that winter coat. you will be needing it. >> thank you. it is 6:31 and we'll be working throughout the day to get you the latest information out of paris. there was a shooting outside the louvre museum. >> here's what we know so far, just finding this out in the last half hour or so. a soldier fired on a man armed with a machete. that man is considered a suspected attacker at this point. >> he was hit begun fire and w

underway and a massive police presence outside of the museum. the louvre is one of the most visited tourist sites in europe and it's right now basically shut down. >> officials say they have anti terrorism prosecutors working on this investigation, but it's not confirmed what the suspect's motive was at this point. you may see it on your way in to work this morning. >> we're talking about a trash and recycling center in fairfax county consumed by flames. it's keeping crews very busy. megan mcgrath is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: yeah, we could actually see the smoke this morning off of i-95 as we were making our way to the area and you can see behind me here, still smoldering this morning and that's probably going to be the case for a couple of days. that's what we're being told. they take care of 3,000 tons of crash a day here at this facility and la n

building, which houses the incinerator and a power plant, well, it caught on fire and you can see from this video here that it was a very, very intense fire. now, we're talking three stories of trash. the fire inside the building. that making it very, very difficult to actually get the -- the water on the flames and that's why we have a situation where it is still smoldering as the assistant fire chief explains here. >> it's a large amount of debris and there's three stories. we're having a difficult time reaching the seat of the fire. >> reporter: and so if you live in the immediate area, the area around furnace road in lorton, you may see some smoke kind of hanging in the air. we're told that they don't think that it's going to be a major problem for people, but if you do see a little bit of smoke, it is likely coming from this facility, and it could be around for a little while just because it's difficult to get the

on the fire just because it's inside this structure. and of course, they can't send firefighters in. they've got to try to put this out from the outside. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you. we're also following breaking news in prince george's county where a man's body was found at a bus stop this morning. police say the man was lying on the sidewalk near the intersection of 450 and whitfield chapel road in lanham. police say the man died but they did not find any trauma to his body so his death is under investigation now. as we learn more we'll update you here and in the nbc washington app. >> dozens of prince george's county police officers are accusing the department of discrimination and unfair discipline. more than 70 minority officers signed on to a complaint with the department of justice. they're also talking to the county branch of the naacp. it's just unfair

white officers get punished one way and black officers another way. promotions. how they interact with each other. >> the justice department issued this statement saying it has received the correspondence from the hispanic national law enforcement association and it's been referred to the civil rights division for response. confirmation voting begins on the president's choice for education secretary. >> erika gonzales is tracking all this from the live desk. >> this is a rare move by senate republicans to advance betsy devos' nomination. senate majority leader scheduling the vote for 6:30 this morning. this is in hopes of getting a head start on running time off the procedural clock, if you will. these votes rarely happen, in fact, one of the last times we saw something really notable happen in an early vote, you may remember came in 2009 when dems passed obama care. 51 votes are what is

senator mcconnell confident they can in fact get it. they believe it will stop an attempt from democrats to delay betsy devos' nomination with a filibuster. again, those 51 votes are what is needed today and i believe those are some live images that weave be we've been showing you as well. from the live desk i'm erika gonzales. back to you. president trump is taking a tougher stance with a u.s. foreign ally. the white house is warning israel that new settlement construction may not help peace efforts with palestine. >> that is a change in tone that may upend decades of u.s./israel relations. israel planning to build 3,000 new homes in the disputed territory of the west bank. the united nations and the european union viewed those settlements illegal and beyond israel's borders. today federal judges are hearing legal

order on immigration. the challenges are being heard in virginia, new york, l.a. and boston. judges are now determining whether temporary orders should be upheld and extended. virginia's attorney general brought in a lawsuit which primarily focuses on green card holders. prosecutors may be asked for protection for student and work visas and those with refugee status. metro stations closing. now is the time to pay attention to some big changes on the rails. everything you need to know to get around this weekend. >> and we are tracking the breaking news out of paris at 6:37. a shooting outside

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breaking news on the roads right now. take a look at this. 95 north, we are still jammed with just the right lane and the main lanes getting by because of th

friends today. and route 1 also an alternate that doesn't look so bad. this is going to take quite some time to really recover. 270 south before democracy, crash blocking the hov lane. top of the beltway typically slow. 66 inbound okay. 95 north quantico to the beltway not even giving you a time it's so slow. >> not even an estimate. that's ugly. outside it feels like winter yet again. feels like factors are down in the 20s to around 30 so yes indeed, while you're waiting at the bus stops this morning temperatures around the freezing mark but that little hint of a breeze as windchills in the 20s. a lot of clouds around today. a little bit more sunshine back later on in the day, but it will stay chilly. get your winter coat, your hat and your scarf. b plus for today. just unusually cool for a change. a lot of the

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breaking news, a shooting in paris, the suspect armed with a machete and heading into the largest museum in the world. >> mansion murders, a family held hostage and tortured. what we know now about the only man accused. early morning vote for the next leader of the education department. the senate is voting on one of the president's most controversial picks. >> nothing the off the table. >> missile launch response. sop sanctions could be imposed on iran as early as today. and are you ready for some football? getting around could be a challenge this super bowl weekend. it is 6:45 and we want to get to some breaking news concerning metro's red line. justin finch just arrived where there was a disabled train. what can you tell us? >> reporter: by all accounts things are back to normal here at the

just a few moments ago we were told we had an issue here a train that had reports of smoke underneath it. the passengers were taken off that train and they were put on to other cars. at that point though, the train that had the smoke was taken offline. there is still a very heavy smell of smoke, but service has resumed here going in both directions. at this point metro telling us that service is now ramping up, that the issue has been resolved. no reports of any injuries down there and of course, service was disrupted but is no longer at this point and should be back up and running. back in to you. more breaking news this time out of paris, france. >> a shooting at one of the most popular tourist destinations in europe. we're live with details. >> the lockdown there has been lifted. that's the new information just coming in to the live desk on the developing situation that's happening at the louvre in paris, france. of course, a famous muse

museum there. the way we understand this happened was a soldier opened fire on a man that was armed with a machete. we understand that he was trying to make entrance into that museum. we are hearing from a french police force official saying quote, we are dealing with an attack from an individual who is clearly aggressive and represented a direct threat and whose comments led us to believe that he was to carry out a terrorist incident. investigators on scene there looking into whether or not this was a terrorist incident. but we can tell you again, that that lockdown has been lifted. that soldier we understand had some minor injuries, but that fired at the suspect we understand as many as five times. from the live desk, back to you. >> all right. thank you. hey, this is so big you can see this driving up 95. we're talking about a fire at a trash and recycling center in fairfax county. live pictures now from chopper 4 as an incineratofi

it's been smoldering throughout the morning here. you can still see some of those flames. another live look now from the ground here. crews on scene tell us that at one point there were three stories of debris on fire and they're still having a hard time getting to the seat of that blaze, if you will. you can see how intense the flames were late into the night last night. we're told this fire could take days to be fully extinguished. >> today a trial date could be set for the man accused in the brutal family murder that rocked the district. he's charged with killing the family and their housekeeper back in 2015. a pizza crust left behind actually led police to him. hundreds of swabs were tested for dna. five matched him. the government also says they have other items that connect him, but they're not dna related. the defense says they need more time to test those items before a trial date can be set. he has pled not guilty to 20 felony charges. right now senate republicans are using a

betsy devos' nomination as education secretary. a live look here at the floor of the senate where majority leader called for an early vote at 6:30 this morning. gop lawmakers believe an early vote will stop an attempt of democrat to delay her nomination with a filibuster. republicans have a chance to confirm devos by the early parts of next week. president trump could unveil new economic sanctions against iran as early as today. the white house put iran on notice this week after a ballistic missile test. >> the president says he's considering several options. a few moments ago president trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them, not me. iran has responded warning the u.s. not to make empty threats. that was a response yesterday. iran's top advisor says the country plans to continue missile testing in violation of a united nations order. now to a developing story where protesters are

after another right wing speaker from a college campus, this time nyu. >> now, this happened last night. nyu demonstrators faced off with police officers just off campus there. the republicans invited mcginnis to speak but someone pepper sprayed him on his way in to the event and the event ended early. counter protesters say the school should not stand up for bigotry and racism. he's a conservative actor and a comedian. he is also the cofounder of vice media. maryland court case involving the first lady is being tossed out. it was a libel lawsuit filed by melania trump over an article that contained insinuations that she worked as an escort.

the ceo of uber won't take part in today's economic advisory group meeting with president trump. >> he resigned yesterday from the group of business leaders. >> more than 200,000 people deleted their uber accounts and boycotted the ride sharing company because of his association with the group. uber's ceo released a statement saying the joining of the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda and was misinterpreted. now to another story we're working on this morning. metro closing these six stations tomorrow and sunday to do some work in the tunnels. free buses will replace orange, silver and blue line service in downtown d.c. the lower level platforms will also be closed. in the meantime, you can get more information about this, of course, on twitter. now, one of the reasons that that track work is such a big deal is this super bowl weekend. >> we know a lot of you will be watching but jimmy fallon says he already knows who's g

watch it he uses puppies to predict the winner of the game. take a look. it looked even at first but then the puppies gravitated towards the atlanta falcons bowl. >> of course we can't know if they were right, not until sunday night anyway. we're joined live from houston. everybody's getting ready for the big game. >> reporter: hey, aaron, hey, eun, everybody getting ready. we've seen a few fans out already this morning. i don't know if they're ending up the party last night or starting it this morning. the gates aren't open here in the fan zone. they will in a few hours. they've already seen more than 350,000 fans this week. they expect a million by game time here so it's been quite a show at this point and it's only going to grow as we move forward. of course, they have everything you can imagine, all the interactive games including that obstacle course that you run and catch a football. i can't wait till it opens up. i'm going too

the five and six-year-olds that are here. should be a great time. back to you. >> you've got to know your competitors. that's good. know exactly who to go for. thank you. all right. we have some breaking thnews we want to get to on the roads. what's happening here? >> still have a major problem here 95 northbound. chopper 4 over this. this is north of fairfax county parkway. good news is the crash is now out of the lanes. we just had that right lane open but we have it over to the left side now. right now though, a 7-mile backup as you're headed northbound. these express lanes more heavily used here for sure. route 1 i would say if you're leaving within the next 45 minutes. going to take a while to clear out. here's another view of that same area. 270 southbound before democracy. crash is now out of the way. bottom of the beltwa

george's county, no big worries there. same situation, nice and green and overall, 270 is rolling along well. good morning chuck bell. it rhymes, well and bell. >> that's a nice thing about an easy last name. outside it may have been a clear sky when you went to bed but mostly cloudy and chilly too. 34 in washington. a little bit of a northerly breeze out there, has the feels like factor down to 27 degrees so it's a cold one. mostly cloudy for now. a little light rain and snow flakes down along the border. that will be leaving us alone. there might be a lonesome snow flurry out there, but by and large, not looking for any big problems. temperature wise, low and mid-30s and that extra cloud cover, it's going to be a cold day outside today. afternoon temperatures will struggle to get into the upper 30s to around 40. skies will clear out a little bit but not until after 5:00 or

the skies start to clear out and a clear sky overnight tonight will set the stage for a cold start tomorrow. >> good morning, chuck. and yes, we are talking about that cold start tomorrow, meaning we could have feels like temperatures in the teens in some areas. so if you think this morning is cold, wait until your saturday morning or maybe just stay in bed a little longer. here's a look at the future feels like. today feeling around the mid-30s or so. look at tomorrow morning though. saturday, 8:00 in the morning, it's going to be feeling like the teens through part of the area. then we go through the afternoon. we stay nice and dry. sunday is a little bit different. more of a southwest wind. that will start to push our temperatures closer to 50. snow staying away so your super bowl plans are looking good. here's what it looks like as we get closer to 4:30. around 50 degrees on super bowl sunday. kickoff 47 and dry and if you're leaving the super bowl parties at that time temperatures in the mid-40s. 40 today, 30s

50 sunday. pretty good chance of heavy rain around here. maybe an inch or two inches. that comes up on tuesday and wednesday. that will be all rain, temperatures near 60. >> and taking a look at that problem still northbound. >> we'll get to that in just a minute, but before we go we want to tell you about four things you need to know before heading out the door. >> a man armed with a machete was shot outside the louvre museum. police believe he was trying to carry out an act of terror. firefighters still trying to put out this massive fire at a trash and recycling plant in lorton. crews tell us it could take days to put out the fire. look for updates on this story on our nbc washington app. >> republicans are voting to advance the confirmation of betsy devos. a lot more on this story coming up on "today." >> and metro is closing these six stations tomorrow and sunday. metro needs to do

tunnels free buses will replace the service. >> i was so excited. here we go. this is the problem right now. 95 northbound there this morning. north of fairfax county parkway. still have a six-mile backup. it is slow. you can take the express lanes, you can try route 1. either of those might be a nice option for you this morning. >> thank you and 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 for weather, traffic and breaking news. until then enjoy your weekend. >> don forget to wear red!'t

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