you. plus, travel ban on hold again. a reaction to the ruling that delays the president's order just hours before it took effect.. and march madness is officially here. a look at how local teams are preparing for the big dance and what to know for your brackets. >> running out of time to fill those out. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we have incredible video of a rescue from rock creek park of a man and hissing dog. also, a regood reminder that we have a lot of wintry weather to deal with and some schools are delayed again this morning as a result. >> a lot of your kids get to sleep in once again in fairfax county, loudoun county, clark county, as well. schools in frederick county, maryland, and frederick county are all on a two-hour delay today. jefferson county andbackerly county schools in west virginia. we have allse

also in west virginia, hampshire and morgan county schools are opening two hours late today. and ma maryland, washington county schools are on a two-hour delay, as well. now we turn to look at your forecast today. >> we again with chuck bell for a look at this fridgit weather. chuck. >> frigid, back to you. >> you're right, another cold start to the morning. temperatures everywhere well below the freezing mark yet again. and a little bit of a breeze out there has windchills back down into that 10 to 0 degree range across most of the area. a very cold start here this morning. there is a little good news in the forecast. we'll have more sunshine today than we had yesterday. more sun than anything else. breezy at times this afternoon, so it will feel cold once again. but actual air temperatures should be 5 to maybe even as much as 10 degrees milder than yesterday. and then tomorrow, friday, finally

dry for most. although we are watching for a chance to come in late tonight and early saturday. for now, let's go over to melissa mollet and see how we are doing on a thursday morning. >> can you make it friday? >> yes. >> i would pay you a lot of money. right now, chopper 4 over 202, the ramp to inbound 50 here this morning. we have a disabled vehicle on the right side of the roadway. just wanted to mention that here this morning. chopper 4 is going to move for us and show us what's going on here. outer loop before connecticut avenue, we do have an issue there top of the beltway. we're going to look at that pretty soon here. outer loop, local lanes before 295 there at the bottom of the beltway, disabled vehicle still blocking that right shoulder. it sounds like there might be a fuel leak with that. could take some time to clean it up. inner loop at the american legion bridge, we had a crash there just after the bridge thats has cleared out of the way. so that is good. taking a look here at 270 once

head into hyattstown. travel times in ten minutes. it's 6:03. in just one hour, the white house will officially unveil president trump's first budget. >> the highlights of it are already out and if it's approved, it could mean big cuts to several agencies and it could have a big impact on the federal workforce, as well. >> at the same time, there's some areas that could see more money. justin finch is live at the white house with the details we've learned. justin. >> aaron, as you mentioned, this budget process does begin today. you can bet a lot of federal workers in our area are watching this process closely because they want to see where they stand in this. this $1 trillion budget plus, it has in it potential to eliminate a lot of positions and jobs. let's take you to the winners in all of this. they include the pentagon. they could see more money for defense and military spending as well as nuclear weapons. also, veterans affairs stands

see more money ear marked for that u.s.-mexico border wall that the president campaigned on. now, we also want to get to these so-called losers here, as well. they include the environmental protection agency or epa. they could see 3200 jobs go. as well as the transportation department, they could face cuts as well as am trak. they may loose some of their federal subsidy. that could have an immediate swift impact on families here and across the country. we are live outside the white house. i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> thank you, justin. it's 6:04. mollett green joins us in the live desk with what's happening on the travel ban. >> the ban stopped nationwide just hours before it was supposed to take effect. a judge in hawaii who put it o

amendment protections against religious discrimination.. >> whenever you have as hostility towards a particular religion or a particular nation of origin, that is certainly going to be something that is 23409 only improper, but violating the constitution. >> the justice department issuing a statement saying this the ban falls within his discretion. we're weight on a ruling there from a maryland court. back to you, eun. >> mollett, thanks so much. today marks the end of the first year of a university of virginia's prison sentence in north korea. otto wambier still has 14 years of hard labor left on his

but i am only human. >> he was convicted one year ago today of trying to take a propaganda banner as a souvenir. the uva student was in north korea on a five-day tour, which is not illegal, but considered risky for an american. lawyer res working on his case, but say they are not getting very much access to see how he's doing. we're following a developing story in prince george's county now. imagine coming home to find someone lying dead in your hallway in a building. a man was found shot to death on campus way south in largo last night. prince george's county police have not identified the man or a motive in this killing. a man and his dog are recovering this morning after a harrowing experience in rock creek park. take a look at this video. d.c. firefighters shot whiling having to rescue the pair yesterday afternoon. the temperature at the time was be

the man was walking his dog a trail near 16th street on colorado avenue when the dog took off. the dog slipped down a snow covered hill and became stuck. that's when his owner tried to rescue the dog and also became stuck. >> it was probably 200 feet down on a 60-degree incline. he was holding to a tree that was keeping him from sliding further down the hill and into rock creek. >> the man and his dog was stranded for about two hours. first responders say he suffered minor injuries and the dog is okay. and you've probably seen a lot of this, snow and ice still on top the of cars across the area.. be sure to clean this off. maryland state police said at least three drivers have suffered eye injuries because of flying ice. news 4's megan mcgrath is out on the roads this morning with the warning and some tips for getting it off your car. >> all right, well, today is the day that all of those teams

ncaa basketball tournament are about to get their so shot. we have maryland, virginia, virginia tech, vcu, west virginia and mt. st. mary's all playing today. take a look at a lot of the postings online for march madness. some teams relaxing to repair, some others putting in that extra work. it depends on your method and your mission. good luck and go terps. >> and don't forget to fill out your brackets. some places will give you until noon today. the former president has done his. president barack obama sticking to his tradition of filling out a bracket. he has maryland and virginia winning their first round games, but not going very far after that.. he has unc winning it all president trump said he will not fill out a bracket publicly this year. that's a choice he gets to make. >> good luck if you're doing it. >> i was just kidding.

carolina. all right. when you are not a college athlete, it is hard tovshd time to exercise. but you don't have to go to a gym to get in a great workout. still ahead, a look at some free exercise programs you can do in your own living room. plus, you probably won't want to go outside for a jog today, lauren, or do much of anything outside. >> it is going to be another blustery day out there today as we continue to see those winds pick up throughout that morning commute. now, we do have some warmer temperatures on the horizon. we're going to show you that in that ten-day forecast. that's coming up right after the break. and still ahead, a loophole in a maryland law could be putting children at risk. the effort to change it and protect millions o f

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it sort of looks like a scene out of frozen. do you remember the movie? >> of course i remember the movie. >> it's a completely frozen lighthouse here. it stands where the cleveland harbor meets lake erie in ohio. this actually happens when cold surf crashes completely over the lighthouse. this was built back in 1911, but it's never been more famous or more frozen. ♪ let it go >> you can't hold it back any more, can you? >> i can't. i don't care what they're going to say, lauren. >> no. you do you, eun. i like it. you go, girlfriend. i don't really remember the song, but i like that movie. it's definitely good considering our temperatures out there this morning. looking at that video, who didn't get goose bumps? it looks chilly out there. thanks goodness we're nog dealing with frozen temperatures like that. winds are going tok

continue through that morning commute. again, we're talking about a blustery northwest wind, not quite as windy as it was yesterday. but still up there. that means windchills are going to be in the 20s. blustery, again today. and then tomorrow night, we could have a few rain showers. maybe a few snow showers for your st. patrick a day. warmer on saturday. chuck will talk about your weekend forecast coming up in a little bit. but right now, let's talk about traffic with melissa mollet. >>.chopper 4 over that outer loop before connecticut avenue. one lane was blocked, but it's moved off to the shoulder and backup is not too bad. it doesn't look so hot there on the map. outer loop, local lanes before 295, disables vehicle right there on the right shoulder. travel times, 270 south is okay. top of the beltway is slow because oft

you. 66 unbound and 95, no major issues. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. thank you, melissa. we have breaking news out of detroit. >> two detroit police officers with visit kal gunshot wounds in the hospital this morning. they were shot during an encounter near a fatal police shooting scene and the suspect got away. but there was this massive search that followed. police arrested a 60-year-old man and say he is in custody right now. they accused that man of shooting the officers as they checked his i.d. in a known narcotics area. back to you, aaron. it's 6:15 right now. chilling video this morning of robbers trying to break into a gun store in fredericksburg. they couldn't get through the metal security gate at the ssg tactical store on tuesday night. 20 minutes before this video, though, those same robbers broke into another store but

this makes four burglars at gun store necessary on her area in the last week. last thursday, two people stole 30 guns from a stol store in rockville in about 90 seconds. police say that type of decision matches the robberies they're investigating. maryland lawmaker res now looking at possible changes to a law that could save a child's life. this comes after a prince george's county mom pled guilty in court to killing her two young children. back in 2014, sonia spoon suffocated her son and daughter inside their home. the family says there were warning signs. >> nobody helped. nobody reached out to anybody. nobody rope out to anybody to help. they let her out two days later to kill my daughter .her brother. >> lawmakers want to require anyone who learns of a threat against a child to report it not only to law enforcement, but the department of social services and the state's attorney's office. that way there is opportunity to save a child from a

situation. if you've ever been around a toddler, you know never to underestimate how much your toddler can do. that is the message from safe kids worldwide. they say the number of kids accidentally poisoned after getting ahold of medicine is enough to fill four school buses a day. the potential dangers include vitamins, eye drops and all those common hold hold cleaners and laundry detergents. be sure to lock them up in a secure space and add the poison control number to your phone. three people hoping for help with a disease that can cause vision loss actually ended up lying. the woman a macular degeneration and were having stem cell treemtd back in 2015. the problem, the treatment was never proven effective. there were some red flags during the trial. each patient had to pay $5,000. doctors say well designed and proper clinical trials should not include fees to patients.

before signing up for any clinical trials. catholics are get ago pass to dig into that corned beef sandwich tomorrow in honor of st. patrick's day. during lent, all catholics and some prod extents are required to abstain from eating meat on friday. tomorrow, though, is the feast of st. patrick. 200 catholic die dioceses have issued a -- to allow people to eat meat tomorrow. >> try it. it's cured meat. it's delicious. >> what does the corned part mean? am i taking it too literally? >> i think you are. >> it doesn't sound appetizing. >> it's delicious. i think you would like it. anytime now, maybe even any minute now we'll see a new ball of feathers. the second egg is cracke t

. >> this is a live look at liberty and justice''s nest. right now, they're asleep. you can see it right there, a little bath of fur -- feathers, i should say. the babies are going to need names. submit your suggestions through a link in the nbc washington app. we connected to the live eagle page. a lot of people are saying freedom is a good name. >> america. >> and you are -- >> i'm with chuck on that but. >> and corned beef, my grandfather immigrated from ireland and he was a butcher in massachusetts back in the 30s and 40s and 50s. on new year's, it was the tradition to put all the beef into the vinegar barrel and nail it shut. then you would open it on st. patrick's day. and the very last of the corned beef -- the corn is like pepper corns

spice. the very last one that came out of the budget was the one we got to eat. of course my mom made me eat the cabbage, too. we'll get into that discussion later. you're thinking how can we go from 80 degrees to snow in the month of march. that must be unheard of. not quite. in 1990, we had four consecutive days 80 or higher that brought out the cherry blossoms to their earliest peak bloom, march 16th of 1990. ten days after they peaked, then we had 2 to 5 inches of snow so the damage wouldn't have been done because they were already finished. unfortunately, i think this year's cold snap may be very damaging to the cherry blossom display. feels like temperatures, they're not affected by windchill like kids are. temperatures in the teens and 20s for windchill. stick your tongue out with, for sure. layer up, everybody. heavy coats and scarfs required again for today. afternoon highs, upper 30s to around 40 degrees. milder toll.

on your friday night, but most of your next rain chance comes on saturday. it will be rain with temperatures in the 50s and more cold air and a gusty wind comes back on sunday. let's go over to melissa and say how the roads are holding up. not so hot here top of the beltway. so we're taking a look from chopper 4 here. outer look, right now, everything is on the right shoulder. seems like we may have had another crash here on the left side of the roadway. something is going on there and people are now pulling over. so this might be adding to the pain. that's what happens. thank you, chopper, for zooming in. we did. i think we had another crash there on the left side. now we have two problems there top of the beltway and you can see those delays. outer loop before the local lanes, 295, disabled vehicle on that right shoulder. get in shape without leaving home or spending money. sounds too good to be true. up next, we'll show you some free online workouts we found that will get you back on track. plus,

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good morning, everyone. we are above freezing for exactly one hour yesterday. all below freezing here this morning. there is a little bit of a moderating trend coming in our cold pattern. i'll give you a look at today's forecast and a peek at the weekend and how dry or wet it may or may not be. stay with us. plus, travel ban on hold.

local police departments are reminding drivers to clear off the snow and ice from roof.tops of cars because it can be dangerous. i'm driving around. we'll have a live report, coming up. breaking news at 6:30 on the beltway. >> melissa mollet is tracking these developments. >> chopper 4 over top of this first crash on the right side of the roadway from the start here. then as.choer was over in this morning, another crash here in the left lane very likely people looking to the right warning what's going on. now to the beltway, looks pretty good here this morning. southbound 295 at the naval research lab, do have a crash there, as well. on metro, orange line delays to vienna, problem at landover. and the red

ways, problems outside silver springs. think layers this morning. year going to need them. >> every single one. >> let's get you up to date on school closings we're seeing today. >> kids can sleep in if you live in fairfax county, loudoun county, frederick county, virginia, and frederick county, maryland. three district res closed. morgan county schools in west virginia made the change in the last five minutes. jefferson county and berkeley county schools are closed. hampshire schools are opening two hours late. >> finally, in maryland, washington county schools are on a two-hour delay. we have all these in the nbc washington app for you. it will be a frigid start to your day, let me tell you. we'll go to chuck bell and lauren rickets. she's in for sheena. >> precious little in the way of melting yesterday. >> temperatures only made it into the low 30s yesterday. >> lilted sunshine, as well. we'll be able to improve on both of those

more sunshine and slightly milder weather later this afternoon. it is another frozen sole lid start this morning with temperatures in the mid 20s pretty much areawide. a moved t mostly sunny afternoon b is coming your way. we're tracking a chance for some rain drops on your saturday. it will be rain, too, with temperatures in the 50s before another shot of cold air comes our way sunday into early next week. back to you. >> chuck, thank you. 6:3 2 now. we turn to our top stories this morning. a man found shot to death in a stairwell. prince george's county police have not yet identified the man or a suspect in the killing. the justice department has indicted two russian spies in a massive yahoo! e-mail attack. 500 million yahoo! accounts were compromised. the intrusion targeted security, diplomatic and military pers personnel. president trump is set to unveil his new budget tt. th

line to get a $54 billion boost in funding. now.twoing this morning, president trump's revised travel ban blocked. >> a federal judge in hawaii issued that overnight. >> that bans was supposed to go into effect at midnight, but the judge in hawaii found the 90-day ban on travelers from six countries would likely discriminate against muslims. president trump immediately reacted at that rally in tennessee and called the ruling judicial overreach. he vowed to pursue this case to the supreme court if necessary. here is how hawaii's attorney general reacted to the ruling. >> whenever you have a hostility towards a particular religion or a particular nation of origin, that is certainly going to be something that is going to be not only improper, but something that is violating the constitution. >> now a hearing challenging the ban was also heard in maryland yesterday. a ruling

not yet been issue. back to you. >> thank you, mollett. new this morning, secretary of state rex tillerson is saying diplomatic approaches with north korea have failed for 20 years. he is in japan right now and called for a new plan to deal with that growing threat. tillerson will visit south korea and china while abroad. last stop from the historic kennedy space center. while you were sleeping, spacex launched a commercial communication satellite into orbit on its falcon 9 rocket. >> with all this cold we've been seeing and all the snow that covered the area, people still haven't cleaned their cars totally, especially the.tops of them. >> this is what you don't want to see on your way to work. cars with that ice still on the roof or on the hood. the windows, too. news 4's megan mcgrath is out on the roads to explain how quickly ice can

compute. megan. >> oh, yeah, and really can be quite dangerous. some and folks haven't cleaned off their cars yet. take a look at our live camera here. there's some vehicles with ice on the roof. this is the thing we're talking about here. where is that ice going to go? with when it starts to peel away when you get up to speed, it's potentially going to go on the car behind you. that could shatter a windshield. we have seen some of that in the region. apparently yesterday by about 4:30 in the afternoon in maryland, state police reporting that they had a number of incidents about 20 calls where people had said that ice had gone on to their windshields and three of those cases, people, the drivers in that following car, they actually were injured. they had an eye injuries because of shattering glass. so it is a problem. folks need to go out there this morning if you haven't done so already and get that ice and snow off the top of your car. a reminder that you can get a ticket for that. maryland state police reminding people of that, that they could ticket you if it's

janeirous enough. but they just want to bottom line make sure everybody is safe out there, make sure your car is clear so that we don't have any problems, any additional problems during the rush hour. back to you guys. >> all right. megan, thank you. it's 6:36 right now. i want to let you know that frederick county public schools in virginia are now closed. they're going to be closed today. i believe that's a change. frederick county schools in virginia are now closed. chuck, it doesn't look like that ice is melting for some schools out there. >> not at all. most areas didn't get above the freezing mark. as a result, still a lot of ice out there this morning. if you're getting ready to send the kids out, even with a two-hour delay, they'll need their warmest coat, hat scarf and gloves, too. the great escape. take a look at this video of a woman getting out of the trunk of a car. what her kid snappers did that helped her get away. will you eating cheerios for breakfast today? check out t

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breaking news 09 roads right now. chopper 4 over a six-mile backup. this is the outer loop before connecticut avenue. we had an original crash on the right side of the roadway. chopper 4 was first over that scene as chopper 4 was looking at this, another crash there in the left lane. so right now, because of the response here on the scene, you can see only getting by in those two right lanes causing a with big problem there top of the beltway. we'll talk about this, what's happening around town in other areas and travel times, coming up. lauren. >> as we continue with the temperatures out there, it is chilly. i mean, we're starting this morning in the 20s. but the good news is, the wind hasn't picked up yet. we're going to see that gradually pick up as we go through that morning commute. so we have to talk about windchills once again today. temperatures are going to be topping out in the upper 30s, lower 40s. 42 today. and we'll have plenty of sunshine, but again, windchills in the 20s for much of the day. st. patrick's day tomorrow, doing a little better. te

upper 40s for tomorrow. we will have increasing clouds through the day. may want to grab that small umbrella, possibly a few snow showers, no aaccumulate lalgz north and west of town during the day tomorrow. guys. >> lauren b, thank you. this shocking slido just in from alabama today, it shows a woman rolling out of the trunk of a moving car. >> you can see the woman hit the ground and then get up and run into the convenience store. the woman told police she was kidnapped at gun point as she walked to her apartment. no arrests have been made. you can see the suspects in the video and they're trying to track them down now. >> the store's owner said they tried to use the woman's credit card apparently in the store, but they were declined. 6:41 now. air scare. new concerns about exploding batteries after a fire on board a mraep. what you need to know before you pack for your next flight. plus, breaking news, danger overnight on the u.s.-mexico border. an exclusive look at the deadly encounter. this morning, president trump rolls out his first budget proposal that coul

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big budget breakdown, the president's plan revealed. the winners, the losers and yes, there is money to beef up the border. >> don't even think about it. we will build the wall. don't even think about it.

breaking news swroefr night. five, six, seven bullet holes on this side that you can see. >> gunfire at the u.s. mexico border and nbc news was the only camera there. exploding batteries, the midair scare. the danger inside, the one thing you probably take with you on every flight. two young children murdered and the mother's guilty plea. >> nobody reached out to anybody to help. this morning at 6:45, president trump is expected to officially unveil his budget plan. >> and if you work for the federal government or you know someone who does, you should know, this proposal includes a sizable cutback in the nonmilitary federal workforce. >> here are the federal agencies facing cuts. labor, agriculture and the state departments all could lose money and the epa would take

>> meanwhile, there is a lot of support for the military, defense, hr hrt and veterans affairs could get increased funding. justin finch has more on how this impacts thousands of federal jobs here. justin. >> aaron, eu number, good morning. as it now stands, this budget could have very real impacts to our areas and also communities across the country, especially when it comes to federal workers, their families and our overall economy. now, the associated press got a look at this report. they have found that the environmental protection agency could lose some 3,200 jobs. that's just that agency alone. this proposal affecting things we use every day. the department of transportation at risk of cuts here, as well. and amtrak could possibly lose their federal subsidy we are told here. for families here, po

before and after school programs could face funding hits, as well. we are told based on early reports of this budget and at a rally just last night, the president himself said he was going to reign in spending. >> we are proposing a budget that will shrink the bloated federal bureaucracy, and i mean bloated. while protecting our national security. you see what we're doing with our military. >> and the military is due for a boone in this budge pro-bosal. however, this is just a proposal at this time and must go before congress for official review. we are live from the white house, justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. danger on the u.s.-mexico border. mollett green is on the live desk with details. what's going on? >> new video and details just in on shots fired at the u.s.-mexico border. we have a look here. you're looking at e

one person is dead, two others injured in this shooting that happened last night as the three were in a boat on the rio grand river. reports say the gunfire came from the mexican side of the border. it is unclear why the boat or the people inside were targeted. back to you now, aaron. >> mollett, thaupg. 6:48 right now. a prince george's county guilty plea could spark changes to a maryland law and save children in potentially deadly situation. back in 2014, sonia spoon suffocated her son and daughter inside their family home. her family says there were warning signs of a problem. >> nobody helped. nobody reach out to anybody. they just let her out, two days later, to kill my daughter and her brother. >> lawmakers want to require anyone who learns of a threat against a child to report it. not only to law enforcement, but the department of social services and the state's attorneys office. that way, there is plenty of opportunity to save a child f

a man and his dog are recovering from a harrowing experience in rock creek park. take a look at this video d.c. firefighters took whiling having to rescue the pair yesterday afternoon. d.c. firefighters tell news 4 that the man was walking his dog on a trail when the dog took off. the dog slid down a hill and became stuck. the owner then went after and tried to rescue the dog, also became stuck. a passerby heard the man yelling for help. that man walked away with minor injuries and his dog is okay, as well. don't cancel your cherry blossom plans just yet. in the next few hours, we should know just how badly this week's cold weather and snow damaged the blooms around the tidal basin. >> we already know a significant number of those blossoms have been killed off. but the national park service says those that hadn't bloomed much before the cold may survive. a lot of qualifiers in there, but it could.happen. >> it did

discredit kal 24 degree mark yesterday, so i'm worried about it. this morning, there is a new pat collins snow stick challenge winner. >> and he was surprised at school. watch. >> you're the winner of the official pat collins snow stick. what do you think, kids? >> nicks lass barney's fourth grade class in arlington erupted in cheers as pat collins surprised him yesterday. nicholas's entry showed him dressed up as a leb ra khan. you see him right there sitting on top of a dome of painted snow with a rainbow. nicholas says he plans to put that to good use and measure every inch of snow that falls at his house from now on. 6:50. we want to go back to the live desk for an june daupdate on th president's travel ban. >> a federal judge in maryland ha

90-day travel ban for immigration for citizens of six countries and all of this follows hawaii, a hawaii judge's order to put it on hold just hours before it was set to take effect. of course, the very latest on these developments coming up in just a short bit on the "today" show. and, of course, inside our nbc washington app. back to you now. >> thank you. also breaking news this traffic. >> melissa mollet has details. what's going on? >> good morning. take a look at this, chopper 4 over the top of the beltway. outer loop before connecticut avenue. crashes@long the right side. we have about a six-mile backup. it is very slow. you're going to have to allow that extra time or perhaps choose the icc, something like in this morning if you are headinging out anytime soon. so there i did circle that problem on the beltway. otherwise on the beltway, outer loop local lanes before 295, still have a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder. it's a fuel leak, as well. that's why it's taking so long to get it out of the way.

66, 95, no problems there. same thing through prince george's county. bottom of the beltway area. no issues into town or out of town. right now, you can see it's slow southbound 95 as you're headed to the beltway because of the problem on the beltway. 270 southbound from 118 down to the spur, you're okay. top of the beltway, very slow. 6 miles per hour. it's going to take you an hour and 20 from 95 over to 270. it should take about 15 minutes. 66 inbound, 95 northbound looking okay. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car for the latest on that problem, especially on the beltway. hi, chuck. >> good morning. basically, you're telling people if you go to use the outer loop on the beltway yush late to work. you're already as good as late. outside skies are partly to mostly clear across the area. just a little hint of a breeze left has windchills back down into the mid and upper teens right now. the wind will increase later this around, so it will be

walk on the sunny side of the street, for sure. temperatures go from the mid to upper 20s this morning into the upper 30s and low 40s for later on today. not as cold as yes, but the wind will be a bit of an issue. for tomorrow, most important thing, it's friday. yes, indeed. starting off freezing cold again tomorrow morning without much of a breeze around. temperatures will fall quickly tonight. as we get into friday night, cloudy skies are back. there's a risk of a very light rain showers, maybe a wet snowflake or two north of town late friday night into early saturday. saturday afternoon will be mild and up into the 50s. >> oh, welcome back. >> good morning. >> as we go through the rest of the day, let's go over and show you guys what's going on out there. today, temperatures will rise into the low 40s. it will be sunny and breezy out there. windchills in the 20s. so here is a look at your windchills as we continue through the day. 23 is what you're going to feel like at 11:00 a.m.

outside the beltway, feeling more like the teens as we continue through the morning. winds will pick up through the morning commute. then they'll start to die down later on this evening. wind gusts up to about 25 miles per hour at times. not as windy as it was yesterday, but still on the breezy side out there today. the good news is, we really won't have those winds as we continue through tomorrow. but we will have them for the weekend and a little warmer out there for the weekend, chuck. >> yes, indeed. we're all waiting for any slight improvement in the weather. >> thank you, guys. it is 6:54 right now. an australian woman is recovering after her face, her hair and her skin were burned whether her headphones caught fire while she was on a plane. >> take a look here at some of the images. this unidentified woman was going from australia to china this week when the batteries in her headphones caught fire. there's to confirmation on the brand of headphones or type of batteries, lithium ion batteries have become

a researchers explained the danger. >> they all have a flammable solution inside of them, a solvent that will burn if it gets too hot or if there's an intrnl failure of the battery of some sort. >> thankfully, nobody else on that flight was hurt. this morning, cheerios is hoping to get rid of its iconic mascot in order to alert people to a serious problem. >> bee populations have been declining at an alarming rate, so dheeros decided to take its mascot off the box of honey nut cheerios. they said buzz bee is off the box to help his pollinator friends who are in trouble. there is a link where you can orderer wild flower seeds. >> honey nut cheerios without but see bee? it is now 6:55. your four things to know before you head out the door this morning, president trump is set to unveil his first budget proposal, including massiveut

while the department of defense is slated for an increase in funding. meanwhile, the president is facing a legal setback on his revised travel ban. a federal judge in hawaii bloiktd from taking effect today. a federal judge in maryland temporarily blocked parts of that babb. >> it's been one year since the metrorail system completely shut down. crews spent the day checking hundreds of underground cables. metro started its repairs in june. the repairs should wrap up this june. make sure you clear off the snow and ice from your cars before you head out today. three people have already suffered eye injuries from flying ice. flying ice can cause drivers to swerve which, of course, can lead to accidents. speaking of accidents, top of the beltway here, chopper 4 over the outer loop before connecticut avenue. again, take a look as chopper zooms out and pans over to the right here. this is a six-mile backup because of two

loop before connecticut avenue. take a look here. top of the beltway is still very, very slow. icc might be a good option if you have to head out sometime soon. and if you have to head out sometime soon, bundle up. it will be breezy. feeling more like the 20s. could have rain showers later on in your st. patrick's day late in the evening. saturday, back in the 50s, looking more like spring as we head into the first day of spring next week. >> i need 70s. >> me, too. >> you've already had nine of them. >> i need more. >> "tod ay

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