comeback. today's temperatures are already dropping. the storm team 4 forecast and how much you'll need to layer up. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> you'll have to trust us on this one. you're not going to think it's that cold. but these temperatures are going to be dropping all day. chuck bell and sheena parveen are here with us before melissa mollet checks out the roads for us. >> she's stealing our thunder. >> eun can come over here and do the weather. i don't mind at all. >> a big change is getting ready to move through the area. a little bit of rain down across far southern maryland. this is quickly coming to an end. you don't need to worry about the umbrellas in and around the city today because we will be dry. skies are going to be clearing out in the next little bit. grab your warm winter jacket. you will need it. sunny, windy and turning much

before you get home from work and school and a hard freeze is coming our way for overnight tonight. winds are also going to be an issue. winds gusting over 30 miles per hour in many locations now. that is that northwest wind which promises a big drop in temperatures as we go through the day. let's go to sheena with more on that. >> you see that wind gusts ushering the colder air. temperatures are dropping. the temperature in the district has dropped about four degrees. it's 52 degrees now but it's going to start feeling colder. gaithersburg, frederick both in the mid-40s. hagerstown in the upper 30s. 40 degrees just a bit ago. 45 dulles. clinton coming in at 50. but it will be getting colder today. look at the planner. by 7:00 a.m. we expect to be in the 40s. could be in the low 40s. it will be breezy but feeling like the 30s. by lunchtime only the mid-40s through the afternoon so aside r

going to be a peak of our temperatures today. expect it to be dry but again it will be windy. a warmup for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> brand new problem on the green line this morning so delays both ways. police activity there. when that changes we will of course let you know here and on twitter. chopper 4 over bw parkway here at powder mill road. no real problems northbound or southbound. the volume looks very, very typical. northbound 395, the ramp to seminary road, debris there. we still have that in the right lane and a big look at the beltway. overall beltway is looking pretty good. we also have a problem on the silver line. we'll talk about that and show you all those travel times coming up. this is a tragic event and it's horrendous and horrible and disgusting what this young woman in rockville went through. i can't possibly imagine. >> the response from the white house to the r

14-year-old girl inside rockville high school. the case is also becoming split sized after -- splpoliticized after we lead that one of the suspects is an undocumented immigrant. more now from rockville. >> reporter: the more we learn the more outrage builds. there is video of the 14-year-old girl being dragged into that bathroom and like so many parents, the governor is demanding answers about how something like this could happen at a school with security and in the middle of the day. he says his biggest concern lies squarely with montgomery county's school superintendent and hogan did not mince words. >> montgomery county government and the police are cooperating. the school system is not and it appears if they have something to hide. we want to know exactly how this zz

you know, why is an 18-year-old man in a ninth grade class with 13, 14-year-old girls. >> reporter: now, montgomery county has a long standing policy where they don't ask people their immigration status. but in a case like this, a criminal case where deportation proceedings are possible, the county will fully support that. we know at least one of the suspects in this case is an undocumented citizen. that is the latest live from outside rockville high. back to you. thank you. the news 4 i-team reports there were 27 high school sexual assaults or sexual incidents requiring a response from police in the 2015 to 2016 school year. in april of 2014 the school district told the i-team it installed mirrors and cameras to reduce blind spots in some of the hallways at a different high school in rockville after two students had

an area where staff could not detect them. about 5,000 cameras were installed across the county. right now a little girl is missing in the district. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with how folks can bring her home. >> we just put out this picture on twitter. if you see this in your feed this morning, please share it. that's all it takes. d.c. police we understand are looking for winter griffin. she's just ten years old. she was seen -- last seen yesterday morning on the 1400 block of kearney street northeast. if you've seen her, again, she was last seen yesterday morning. if you've seen her, if you know where she is, please contact d.c. police. back to you. thank you. d.c. police are also investigating the death of a baby. police are only saying the baby was found unconscious and not

54th and c streets in southeast. this happened yesterday afternoon. we'll update you as we learn more. she was doing the same things a lot of college students are doing this time of the year, hanging out with friends during spring break. that's when someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. 18-year-old mcallister was killed in a parking lot monday night in northeast washington. she was home from st. augustine university for spring break and was watching a rap video being filmed. her father says he's devastated. >> i miss her warm smile, the close relationship that we have. >> this is the second homicide to affect the same family. her cousin was murdered four months ago outside of an apartment complex in capitol heights. both cases remain unsolved. today on capitol hill, lawmakers will begin round 2 of questioning for neil gorsuch, president trump's pick for t

supreme court. he sat through just over 11 hours of questioning yesterday. gorsuch stressed his independence from the president and said quote, when anyone criticizes the honesty or the integrity or the motives of a federal judge i find that disheartening. public witnesses are expected to testify tomorrow. the other big story on capitol hill, health care. time is running out. the house is expected to vote on the bill tomorrow. health care is one of the topics the executive committee of the congressional black caucus plans to bring up when they meet with the president today. maryland congressman expected to take part in that meeting. it's now 6:07. if you work for the federal government you could be getting a raise next year. according to the washington post federal agencies have been told to build a 1.9% raise into their spending plan. the raise was not included in the proposed budget release last week but the post says the administration is recommending the raise take effect next january.

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the united states is one win away from its first ever gold medal in the world baseball classic. a nationals pitcher helped get them here. he threw four innings against japan and didn't allow one run last night. way to go. the final between the u.s. and puerto rico is tonight. >> very nice. all right. 6:12. i want to turn to sheena parveen and talk about this drop in temperatures. >> what'

it's on the way and in many areas north and west of the district we're already seeing and look at hagerstown. 38 degrees. but it's also windy in these areas so it feels colder. leesburg 45 degrees right now. gaithersburg 45. frederick is dropping. 52 currently in the district but all these numbers will keep on dropping. we have a cold front moving in and that's going to make it colder through the day today. so by 7:00 a.m. your commute forecast dry roads but temperatures will be closer i think to 40 degrees through much of the area by 7:00 a.m. by noon only the mid-40s. and it will be windy. so it will be feeling even colder. now, aside from today's colder weather, so again, make sure you grab the warm jacket before you head out, we have some even colder temperatures coming tomorrow morning. coming up we'll be back with a closer look at that. let's check the roads this morning. so right now 15 shut down. we are understanding both directions here

and lucketts road. delays for sure southbound. on the green line delays both directions because of police activity and the silver line, a malfunction there at the plaza. as far as travel times, 270 looks good. top of the beltway starting to get slow. no problem there outer loop of the beltway up top. 95 northbound both looking typical. we like typical. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. all right. thank you. 6:14 now and an attack on a d.c. bike path is raising new concerns about safety. a man was stabbed in the head in kenil worth park in northeast. park police say he has life threatening injuries. a few hours later a second assault nearby. that separate incident is not related to the stabbing. at this point no one is in custody. a bowie

murder l why -- murdered while vacationing in florida. the 26-year-old was found by a coworker he had traveled with for a jazz festival near miami. the coworker said brown had returned to the hotel early to go to bed. police are reviewing surveillance hoping to track down his killer. massive search is still underway for a missing 15-year-old tennessee girl. police say she disappeared more than a week ago with her former teacher. now the girl's father says he's afraid the 50-year-old has married his daughter. authorities say the suspect ted comens had been doing online research about teen marriage. elizabeth thomas' father says she was being manipulated by a man she trusted. >> i'd heard a lot about him not only from her, from the other kids. he had their complete trust. >> authorities say there has been no

last monday when the teen was last seen in alabama. a florida mother is behind bars after deputies say her three-year-old found her gun and pulled the trigger. volusia county deputies say that she parked her car at a school and got out to take a walk. she left her son alone in that car. she told investigators that she usually keeps her gun in a backpack locked in her trunk but forgot and left it in the driver's side door pocket. the little boy found it, fired it and shattered the driver's side window. no one was hurt. mean girls is headed to the stage in d.c. and now we know when and where you can see it. i love that movie. we told you last year it was becoming a musical and now we know it will make its world premier at the national theater october 31st. it will run until december 3rd before going to broadway. tina fey adapted her screen play into the musical version. she's so talent.

get tickets. very funny. >> should be a lot of fun. well, george clooney we know is a megastar. >> he is certainly a leading man and for pat adams clooney is her big time crush. her birthday wish she wanted to see him in person. her staff sent him a letter about pat. no one expected him to show up unannounced. he met with pat for 15 minutes. >> he put his arm around me for that photograph, didn't he? yes. and i thought, well, this gets better by the minute. i've got george clooney and i've got his arm around me and it was just wonderful. >> so charming she is, huh? >> pat turned 87 on sunday. >> wonderful. it makes you like george clooney even more. >> it's the little things. obviously if you're

clooney, but sometimes a random act of hello. >> people act that way around you guys. it makes their day when they hear from you. >> when i show up people say get the hook. get him out of here. >> what's your name again? >> you there with the tie. >> oh, please. >> we are waiting on the change. if you are remembering what we told you yesterday, we said oh, it's going to be so cold tomorrow morning but the cold air is running a little bit behind schedule. you know how sometimes you're not able to get things done as quick as you like? 52 at the airport. 59 degrees when i came in to work just before 3:00 in the morning so it is a downward trend, but not cold yet. just don't be fooled and be prepared for what will be a very windy and cold afternoon. feels like temperature, still only feels like 52 in washington. already feels like 37 in gaithersburg. feels like 36 in leesburg. feels like factor down to 23 out in

so the cold impacts for this morning, not too terribly cold yet. by later on this afternoon, northwest winds could be well over 30 miles per hour at times. so falling temperatures and strong winds means windchills will be down in the low 30s much of the afternoon and then overnight tonight, clear skies and the wind fading away, a hard freeze is coming. this is the last real hurdle for the cherry blossoms to have to clear. hopefully we can get them out to close to peak blooming period by this weekend, but they've got to make it through tonight first. a little bit of rain finally coming to an end. no need to worry about rain drops around the city for today, but look at that downward trend in temperatures. we'll spend most of the afternoon with temperatures struggling to get back into the upper 30s and low 40s. so just know it will be a blustery and cold day today and a chilly one tomorrow. highs near 49 but without the wind and plenty of sunshine, that won't be too bad. a chance of a sprinkle on friday. friday night looks dry. tu

mid-70ed. a little chance for a shower late in the day. sunday also not cold. how are things in traffic? >> a couple new problems to talk about here. inner loop at university boulevard. a crash there in the right center lane. so that one just popped up. going to slow things there. top of the beltway, also 15 right now. closed between leesburg and we just got off the phone with police. sounds like several cars involved right now. all lanes are blocked but they're telling us they don't believe there are any injuries. 95 at fairfax county parkway. northbound, southbound. southbound is fine. northbound main lanes we do have a crash so we are seeing some of that volume inbound. police activity there and silver line delays to wiehele. starbucks is expanding its menu to appeal to customers with special diets. you can now order a gluten free breakfast

item. it has canadian bacon and an egg on it. it also includes a vegan sprouted green bagel. >> sprouted grain bagel. >> it's good for you. i'm telling you. >> just give me a paper bag. i'll be back. if you want a free scoop of gelato today all you have to do is wear polka dots. >> that's not the same as sprouted grain bagel. >> a free scoop of its new infinity flavor to celebrate the artist responsible for the infinity mirrors exhibit. it is so popular. i can't wait to go see it. you can get the free scoop if you're wearing polka dots to any of the locations throughout the d.c. area. did you do this on purpose? >> purely coincidence, but i will take advantage of it. >> you have to share. or not. >> yeah,'l

it is 6:22 right now. apple is seeing red. when you'll be able to upgrade your phone to this new color and how much it will cost you. plus, a discovery at the sight where jesus is believered to have been buried. what was found during a renovation of a centuries old church. and today on "ellen," lena dunham talks to ellen about the show and the negative reaction she received after losing weight. i don't know what this scene is all about. >> maybe yoga? >> let's hope. >> set your

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relaxing afternoon she wakes up at 5:00 a.m. she exercises and makes her way into the classroom. tonight we'll introduce you to ms. jaffe and tell you why she says she just has to be there every day. we salute you, ms. jaffe. well, after a year long project one of the world's most holy places have been restored. >> the holy site is inside the church of the holy accechurch i jerusalem. >> this is a very important finding because it seems that the tomb of christ as embrac embraced -- >> a bench found is believed to have been where jesus' body was laid. we'll have this story life on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. >> so cool. a ten-year-old girl is missinnd

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get ready for a weather shakeup. the change you're going to feel in a matter of hour. the high school bathroom rape has parents on edge. now the white house is using this attack to support a new immigration policy. and everyone talking about the former vice president's surprise return to the political stage. 6:30 is our time right now. welcome back to the broadcast this morning. it's one of those days when you really could be fooled by the weather. >> you'll still need to carry that heavy coat when you head out the door. some mild spots right now. you may not feel like it but you'll thank us by lunchtime. chuck bell and sheena parveen say we shoulday

the timing of this. >> it is getting noticeably colder and it will keep doing that. >> it is a downward spiral outside for temperatures today. temperatures nearly 60 degrees early this morning when i was on my way into work. down into the 40s and 50s now, so don't be fooled. the cold wind is coming. north we northwest wind could be up to 30 miles per hour. the wins won't be over 40-mile-per-hour, but nonetheless, blustery and cold. a hard freeze coming tonight. cherry blossoms in a little bit of trouble for early tomorrow morning. the good news is as we get closer to the weekend a warmup coming up. for now though, temperatures are in the 30s in this valley. 40 s in the western suburbs. by the time you get toward 5:00 this afternoon windchills will be back down into the low 30s so you will look good in that puffy winter coat later today. now let's go over to melissa

beltway. >> inner loop at university boulevard you can start seeing those slowdowns here. we have a crash blocking one lane, now just one lane is getting by so quite slow there and folks on the outer loop are looking at that as well. 15 closed between leesburg and locket right there. all lanes blocked in both directions. we talked to police and they're telling us it could be some time before this is clearing out of the way, but it seems like no injuries. 95, still have that crash in the northbound lanes this morning. green line delays because of that police activity and on the silver line we are back to normal. travel times coming up. all right. thank you. we have some breaking news now at 6:32. chopper 4 live over the scene of a fire investigation. you take a look at these images coming out of fairfax county. police are also on the scene here in the 9800 block of bridle ridge court. this is in vienna. they tell us that one person is being treated at the scene here

we do know that person has not been transported at this time. as we get more information we'll try to get that to you. someone shot and killed a college student who was home on spring break in d.c. this happened monday night at a parking lot in northeast. she was watching a rap video being filmed when someone pulled out a gun and fired several shots. she was 18 years old. no one has been arrested. neil gorsuch is headed back to capitol hill today. he will face a second round of questioning by lawmakers in his confirmation hearing to become the next supreme court justice. the white house is weighing in on the rape of a 14-year-old girl out of rockville high school, one of the suspects, an 18-year-old man is an undocumented immigrant. press secretary sean spicer said cases like these motivate the president to crack down on illegal immigration. >> we act so many times and we talk about this and say you know, is the president -- you

dealing with this and because of this priority? well part of the reason is because of the tragedy that this young girl dealt with, had inflicted upon her, whatever the word is. >> coming up at 6:45, a live report. we'll tell you how parents are responding to this crime and the changes they're now demanding. democrats are doing all they can to save affordable care act. >> today former vice president joe biden will return to capitol hill in an effort to rally support for it but also celebrate its 7th anniversary. this comes just one day before house republicans vote on a plan to replace it. news4's erika gonzalez is at the news room with more. >> good morning. right now house republican leaders are in a mad dash to secure the votes needed to pass the bill. the latest tally shows 27 republicans are either opposed or leaning against it. of course all of this comes after president trump visited capitol hill yesterday to drum up support for the bill. last night house speaker

ryan push republicans to follow through on their campaign promise to repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> we owe it to you. we owe it to the people of this country. we owe it to the men and women of this nation that we represent to deliver. >> the numbers are extremely important right now. that's because republicans can only afford to lose 21 votes. back over to you. >> all right. thank you. a developing story now. d.c. police need your help bringing a little girl home. take a moment to look at the photo on your screen here. winter grimp winter griffin is ten years old. she was last seen in northeast dc. he was wearing a north face jacket and she still had her book bag with her apparently pt call police if you've seen her and again, you can share this picture from the nbc washington facebook page and on twitter as well. >> o

bomber detonated a bomb inside the brussels airport. the shock waves of that terror attack were felt all over the world. today victims and leaders marked the day with a ceremony and wreath laying. a moment of silence was observed. 32 people were killed and 300 hurt in that attack. isis claims responsibility. apple is probably all over your facebook feed. that's because the new iphone is going red. the reason behind the color change. >> it could be a game changer in the grocery store wars. wegmans may be coming to d.c. why the popular chain wants to find a home inside the beltway. and a dramatic drop in temperatures is moving into the area right now on a gusty northwest wind. winds are already gusting over 30 miles per hour and that spells tumbling temperatures as we get towards the late morning and afternoon hours. exactly how low we'll go coming up in the

good morning. we have a cold front moving through, so that means temperatures will begetting colder as we go through the day today. you don't need a jacket right now, but later this afternoon you will. that front is making its way through, but if you're farther north and west of the district it's already 43 in frederick. if you're at dulles, 45 degrees. the district is 52, but look at these temperatures as we go through the day. if you are exercising it's going to be windy. let's check the roads with melissa. >> inner loop at university boulevard we are seeing some delays because of the crash right now still blocking the lanes in loudoun county still have this problem. 15 shut down between leesburg and luck etts right there. we talked with police a couple of minutes ago. they're telling us

blocked and there could be some time before this is cleared. a new crash for us on the beltway near gw parkway. a live picture of that coming up. wegmans may soon have its first grocery store inside the beltway. developers apparently in talks to open a wegmans right here next door to us. the washington business journal reports it could take over the fannie mae headquarters. they're always looking for new opportunities after plans to open a store earlier fell through. it's not a done deal just yet. >> you may be seeing red on social media. it is trending around the globe and here's why. apple is releasing a new iphone 7 and 7 plus in the color red. you can see all the different pictures here. it is part of the company's partnership with product red which raises awareness and money to help eliminate hiv and aid

the new red option will be available friday. it will set you back $749. need a raise? we have some good news for federal workers. how you could get a boost in your bank account. >> drug deals by mail. innocent homeowners become the victim. find out why this is happening more often in your own neighborhood. >> and raped at school. the news 4 i-team goes beyond the

going back to class this morning after a rape that's haunting so many who have to walk the halls here. >> and a bit of a chilly start here this morning and it's only going to get colder from here on out. >> and details on a warmer weekend. plus, problem on the beltway. three of them. one of them inner loop after georgetown pike. another problem on the inner loop and one on the outer loop. we'll talk about this and travel times straight ahead. 15 before the hour and live right now, chopper 4, our eyes in the sky at the beltway in georgetown pike here. we're keeping an eye on your commute before you head out today. >> we have team coverage on a very busy morning. the weather is going to change in the next few hours dramatically and your first 4 traffic is minutes away. >> first we want to get to a stor

headlines out of montgomery county. >> right now as parents drop their students off at rockville high school, they're wondering -- some of them are wondering whether they'll be safe. last week a 14-year-old girl was raped inside a bathroom by two freshmen. >> one of those suspected is an undocumented immigrant. for parents that brings another level of concern to an already terrible story. we're live at the school now with more on this. >> reporter: good morning, as the school day begins following a very frustrating meeting between parns and the school superintendent. here's what parents are demanding. answers about how a 14-year-old girl was raped in the middle of the school day. why her suspected attackers were in the freshman class and what was their immigration status? and what's being done to prevent this from ever happening again. some left t

frustrated with the answers given so far. >> there are a lot of moans and groans from the parents. the superintendent, i thought, did an absolute terrible job. >> a lot of frustration. i think there's poor security measures and they need to really address those. >> reporter: now, the two student suspects in this case face charges and one of them we know is an undocumented citizen. hearing this outrage is just spreading beyond montgomery county all the way to the governor's office and beyond to the white house. that is the latest live from outside rockville high. back to you. >> thank you. the news 4 i-team reports there were 27 high school sexual assaults or sexual incidents requiring a response from police in the 2015-2016 school year.

in 2014 it installed mirrors and cameras to reduce blind spots in some of the high schools after two students had consensual sex in an area where staff could not detect them. about 5,000 cameras were installed in schools across the county. we have breaking news right now out of metro. in the past hour green line riders were held on trains at the metro station because of a man with a knife. melissa mollet has been talking about this issue on the green line for a while. a viewer sent us this picture. take a look. this as metro transit police took someone into custody. the trains are moving again right now, but there are some delays. we're working to get more information on this incident and we'll bring you the latest on the nbc washington app. a father desperately wants to know who killed his daughter. 18-year-old mcallister was shot in the parking lot

ooeeast d.c. she was visiting on spring break. she went out with her friends including a rapper who was filming a music video. someone pulled out a gun and fired several shots. >> i just miss her warm smile, the close relationship that we have. >> now, this is the second homicide to affect this family in an unrelated case her cousin carter was murdered four months ago outside an apartment complex in capitol heights. both cases are unsolved. >> today president trump is slated to meet with maryland congressman anthony brown and other members of the congressional black caucuses committee. they hope to discuss several issues with the president including historically black colleges and universities. criminal justice reform and health care. well, president trump may have a small raise on the way for federal workers. the administration is going to recommend a 1.9% raise for federal workers that would take effen

the proposed budget last week but federal agencies have been told to build the raise into their spending plans for the fiscal year that begins in october. the increase is slightly smaller than the 2.1% pay raise that president obama authorized for federal workers this year. the way you board a flight at reagan national could soon change. an overhaul of the security check point and plans for a new concourse are underway. >> we're live now with a look at what those who run the airport will be looking at today. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. one of the perks of reagan's national is that you can come here and see off your family and see that tsa line, even grab a bite to eat without having a ticket but in a few years you may not be allowed to be here without a ticket. moving tsa check points to reagan's lower level but could that cut down foot traffic for the

they say because passengers will be past security with time and money to spend. we also know demolition is set to begin next month for a new commuter terminal. it will replace 14 outdoor boarding spots and those projects are set to cost more than a half billion dollars. watching that line build up here again, by 2021 this could all be changing here and the reason for these changes we are told is growth here at the airport. back in to you. >> thank you. dealing with several problems on the beltway this morning. want to turn right to melissa mollet for that. >> good morning, guys. chopper four over one of them. inner loop after georgetown pike. that crash on the left side of the roadway, we have one lane blocked there. elsewhere inner loop at university boulevard we are a bit slow there because we had it just down to one lane. that has opened up a little bit here in the past couple of minutes and inner loop after

springfield interchange, crash there. in loudoun county we'll be sending chopper 4 this way in a couple of minutes. 15 shut down between leesburg and luck etts. it seems like it may turn into a longer situation than initially thought. 66 and 95 not terrible but 95 north at fairfax county parkway, we have three left lanes getting by. bottom of the beltway, all those routes into and out of town look normal. top of the beltway, same situation. the right side blocked. as far as travel times a little slow on 270 and the top of the beltway and you can see why. a couple of seconds ago there. 95 northbound a little slower than we typically see. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. i want to take a quick second to remind you the good folks at the kennedy institute, it is sport your helmet day so you'll need to make sure when you're going out especially riding your bikes if you'r a

ages have your big helmet on and kids get the smiley face helmet there. always use your helmet when you're biking. mostly clear sky moving in as well as colder air moving in. northwest winds now at 15 miles per hour and a whole big push of cold air is racing down to the south. those are snow showers up across parts of central pennsylvania. not looking for any snow around here today, but squies will be partly sunny here in the morning. becoming more and more sunny with time during the afternoon. have had a little bit of light rain last night over across parts of southern maryland. that is also coming to an end. current temperatures are falling fast. near 60 degrees at 2:00 in the morning. down to 52 now but already temperatures falling back into the mid-30s in the shenandoah valley. kids going out to the bus stops this morning, not cold get. colder still by tomorrow morning. let's go to

good morning. >> good morning, chuck. yes, the cold air is about to move really through the entire area. that cold front is moving through and that's really going to drop things and the wind is going to pick up making it feel colder. here's a look at our future feels like temperatures. by 9:00 a.m. some areas could be feeling like the upper 20s and by this afternoon feeling as warm as the mid-30s so a big change compared to what it feels like right now. we go into tomorrow morning feeling like the low 20s in some spots. we expect to be down in the mid to low 20s, so it's going to be a cold one over the next i would say 24 to 48 hours. windy and colder as we go through today but we do stay dry. tomorrow we stay nice and dry. next rain chance comes early friday and then the weekend warmup begins. chuck? >> absolutely right. we can deal with a little lunchtime rain shower on friday as long as we get the warm air back in place for the weekend. saturday partly sunny skies and 76 degrees. that's the warmest day out of the n

in the day. >> thank you, chuck. criminals are running drugs through neighborhoods and using mailboxes to close the deals. >> scott mcfar land uncovers how innocent homeowners may be at risk. >> drug deals happening in mailboxes. a news 4 i-team investigation will show a surge of cases of people trying to deal drugs, marijuana included, by mail. the feds have seized more than 100 suspicious parcels from local post offices just from october according to our investigation. nationwide they've retrieved nearly 35,000 pounds of marijuana from the mail. federal investigators tell the i-team drug dealers think this is an increasingly safer way to deal. >> i think that they view this as a -- as safer as far as there's less of a chance of getting caught because they don't actually have it on them quite as long. >> b

homeowner who is are victims in all this and on the receiving end of some of these packages pt we'll explain why as part of our full investigation of marijuana by mail later tonight. news4 i-team. >> it is 6:56. here are four things to know this morning. parents in rockville high school want immediate changes after a 14-year-old was allegedly raped at school. the two suspects are her classmates. one of those suspects is an undocumented immigrant. stay with the nbc washington app as we continue to follow this case. house republican leaders are scrambling to get the votes needed to pass their plan to replace the affordable care act. they're scheduled to vote on the bill tomorrow. peter alexander will have the latest coming up on the "today" show. >> big changes could be coming to reagan national airport that include a new concourse and security area. follow adam tuss on twitter. he'll be at a meeting with airport officials today. a house fire in vienna. firefighters are still on the scene on bridle ridge court. we

one person was treated but is now recovering. and three problems on the beltway. inner loop here you can see after georgetown pike, still have that issue on the left side of the roadway so thank you chopper 4 for that shot. also inner loop at university. that one looking a bit better. and a crash in the right center lane. >> all right. 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. don't forget to grab the heavy coat. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody.

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