that breaking news, a first 4 traffic alert. take a live look at the scene right now. live electrical wires shutting down a montgomery county road. we have team coverage from above. on the ground and your alternate routes. >> another east coast earthquake. new video of the quake that shook millions along the eastern seaboard. the team dallas has beaten the most. washington, they beat for the 70th time in franchise history. >> wow. way to rub it in. >> who is that announcer. >> clobbered by the cowboys. >> the 'skins lose a rivalry matchup in primetime. what it means for the rest of our season. guess what? it's not good. >> no. we didn't need those fun facts either. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i am eun yang. welcome to december. all right. we want to get to the breaking news, though, that you should know about as you wake up on this friday. chopper 4 is

scene. in gaithersburg this morning -- >> this has closed the stretch of the a busy highway. we're working for you with team coverage in first 4 traffic. melissa mollet will help get us around that mess. >> but first, news 4's megan mcgrath is live on the scene right there. megan, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we started to see some of the pepco trucks moving around here. they positioned next to the broken power pole there and looks like maybe they have cut the power. they've been successful. they've been cutting the power to the downed lines and start the work of making a repair. quite a repair it's going to be. you can see we have that suv on its side. the power pole, the yu tilt pole just snapped in have there. we have all kinds of lines running through the area. apparently, another utility pole may be compromised. this is a big fix. ma

we're talking about north frederick avenue. 355 running through gaithersburg here, it is closed in both directions. that's going to be the case we're told for several hours. this is a big job and they've got a lot of different things that they've got to do here. they've got to fix the poles an the lines. ultimately, they have to tow that suv out of here. the accident happened several hours ago. no injuries, but this is going to be something that kind of lingers throughout the morning. so keep that in mind if you take north frederick avenue through gaithersburg. now with more on the work around and what folks should do, we're going to send it over to melissa. this is a tough one here. >> it is megan, a tough one. if you know that area, lots of neighborhoods here linking that section where megan is standing here. let's take a look at this. you can see above here with chopper 4 this morning. north frederick avenue at chestnut street. this is the scene megan was showing us. this suv on the side with the pole and wires

area probably until 8:30 this morning is what they're telling us at this point. purple on a map is something you never want to see. that means it's closed. it's not red or slow. it's shut down. here's what we can tell you as far as the work around. like i said, very, very slow there. it's all neighborhood streets. all lanes blocked with the downed wires. you have to think about 270 this morning even if that's not norm hi what do you. let's take a split screen and show you what's happening live on the right side of your screen. we'll be there all morning showing you how bad it is. guys? >> melissa, thank you. > . >> you know it's bad when 270 is your best alternative. >> hopefully, we can get that handled soon so people can leave for their finally friday morning. look at these temperatures. we had a cold front move through, through the overnight

the district. 40gate burglary. 50 quantico. as we go through the morning, it's breezy. not affecting the temperatures too much. it's not colder than the actual temperature. plenty of sunshine. sun glare on the roads this morning as you're driving. have the sunglasses with you. 52 degrees. topping out around 55. by 7:00 p.m., the temperatures will be dropping closer into the 40s. if you are heading out for this friday evening, keep in mind, overnight temperatures will be back in the 30s. coming up, we'll take a look at your weekend forecast and see how much cooler that's expected to be. that's straight ahead, guys. >> sheena, thank you. it's 5:04. now to the new video of that rare earthquake centered near dover, delaware. yesterday afternoon, millions of people felt the 4.1 magnitude quake. take a look at video from inside a home in delaware. you can see the walls shaking and debris falling. so far, no

injuries or any serious damage. in our area, also felt the quake. >> including your chris lawrence. he's in the newsroom with more on the impact felt around here. chris? >> aaron, this wasn't as powerful as the earthquake a lot of us experienced six years ago. but it was enough to set social media on fire. the quake was centered about six miles north of dover. people felt the rumbling as far away as falls church. one man was sitting down with his dog to watch the tree lighting ceremony on tv. got quite a surprise. all of a sudden i felt the couch kind of shake for about two seconds. >> the u.s.gs has been getting shaking from north carolina and connecticut. here in our area. a lot of folks felt the shaking in virginia. i was sitting at a kitchen table working on a project with my daughter and we felt our whole house shaking. >> chris, thank you. six minutes after the hour now. exactly how much stro w

we felt yesterday? >> that one six years ago in mineral virginia was near charlottesville. it was 5.8. yesterday's quake was 4.1. that means the 2011 quake was more than 50 times bigger and 350 times stronger than yesterday's earthquake. in terms of the energy it released. the epicenters of two earthquakes were 250 miles apart. we're following a developing story out of bowie. the pilot who crashed the plane near freeway airport is going to be okay. chopper 4 over that scene last night while investigators were examining the plane, it was pretty dark out there. the pilot said he clipped the tree line as he was trying to land because there were no lights at the airport. out of hyattsville, a man was attacked by another man he thought was trying to help him. >> the suspect was dressed like

badge and was in a fake police cruiser. justin finch is live in hyattsville this morning. justin, disturbing details here. >> reporter: what's more chilling about this case is that police believe there could be more victims out there. here's a look at where all of this happened. we're talking about the 2100 block of guilford road in hyattsville and now under arrest. the suspect here, michael bell of upper marlboro, facing several charges, including rape and posing as a police officer. now, early sunday morning, police say bell stopped a man in his 2007 crown victoria which you can see does look like a police car. the victim says that bell told him he was in an unsafe area and that he was an undercover cop. he says bell took his i.d. and offered him a safe ride home. around bell's neck, look at this. security worker's badge which does resemble a police badge and in bell's car,

he was forced into unwanted sex acts. at this point, we don't know how many other victims we may have. we may have no other victims. we're not taking any chances based on what we found in the car. we do want people to come forward. our investigation is continuing. as you heard there, police believe there may be more victims out there. bell was found with other people's identifications as well. making them believe there could be other people who were victimized, possibly in the way that man was victimized last sunday. live from palmer park, i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you. 5:08 now. we're learning new details about matt lauer's firing from the "today" show. six women now accused him of sexual misconduct. lauer was abruptly fired from the "today" show earlier this week following a complaint from a colleague. nbc news confirms the alleged behavior began at the 2014 olympics in sochi russia, a

lauer released a statement saying in part, he is embarrassed and ashamed. right now, all eyes on wall street ahead of its opening later this morning. the possibility of a new tax bill has september stocks soaring. it was a record day on wall street yesterday. the dow closed above 24,000 points for the first time. you can see everybody from santa to theet rockettes are there to celebrate. the redskins fans waking up disappointed this morning. last night's game against the cowboys, another tough loss, tough game to watch. >> has not been good for our blood pressure. sherri burress tells us what the future now holds for the 'skins. >> they say everything is bigger in texas. this was by far the biggest loss of the redskins season falling to the cowboys 38-14. sloppy play by the offense led them to turn the ball over three times in just the first half. then, former

pay. putting up 127 yard and scoring a touchdown. the redskins needed this win to avoid missing the playoffs for the second straight year. >> dallas has been a thorn in our side. i just -- i don't understand. you know -- >> i don't say it was flat. we had two fumbles. i don't think we came out flat. we didn't protect the football. >> reporter: the redskins aren't completely out of the playoff picture but up next a tough road test against the chargers who just beat this cowboys team on thanksgiving. sherri burress, news 4 sports. >> the redskins will have time off. maybe that will be helpful for them. they'll have that time before the game against the chargers. they'll be playing in los angeles december 10th. it is the

might make you wish for cold this weekend. look at that. an igloo set up on a local street. where you can find this winter wonderland this weekend. yeah. they'll have no trouble keeping it frozen up next weekend. but this weekend on the milder side for igloos. there's the four things to know. breezy. a little more cloud cover. but no chances for rain over the weekend. back to sunshine for sunday and monday. sheena has a look at the whole five-day forecast coming up in a few more minutes. if you're just joining us, we're tracking breaking news this morning. north frederick avenue shut down in gaithersburg. look at the live scene of a crash that left electrical wires in the road there. the power is turned off but this is going to cause delays. more team coverage and your alternate

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breaking news in gaithersburg. take a look at here. shut down north frederick avenue at chestnut street. a big problem for folks. as you look at the map, you can see all of this purple. the big problem with the situation on north frederick avenue there is that there is no great alternate. i have to tell you to use 270, that's an issue. we're going to talk more about

megan mcgrath is live on the scene as well. a verdict in a case that sparked a national debate on immigration policies. yesterday, the san francisco jury acquitted a homeless mexican immigrant. jose czarate was found not guilty. the suspect found the gun and deliberately fired at her, the defense said it was not deliberate. what do you say to the woman's family because we can't secure our border. za rat was deported many times before this. a hunter being charged with manslaughter after hours of accidentally shooting and killing his neighbor. he pled not guilty.

accidental. rosemary bill kwis was walking her two yellow labs near her home on thanksgiving eve when she was shot and killed. he fired the shot in the dark and did not see her. d.c. police are looking for those who -- nine people have been o robbed. one incident happened in the hillcrest neighborhood in southeast earlier this week. several roofers were working on a house there when two masked men robbed them at gunpoint. on monday, in northeast, armed robbers held up workers at three different locations in the same neighborhood minutes apart. police have little to go on at this point. they're looking for a black get away car with faded paint on the hood. two, one. with the flip of a switch, the holiday season has begun in washington, d.c. p

melania trump were there for the honors and he said he's been waiting all year for the chance to say merry christmas. that's how he kicked off the national christmas tree lighting. he brought the moment live on news 4 at 5:00 last night. hundreds came out to see the tree lighting and the performances that followed. >> you can get a taste of winter this weekend at city center d.c. a life size igloo is set up on the sidewalk. >> it's really pretty. while we're usually trying to stay warm, this is a cool reason to plan on being cold. 94.7 fm went inside to find out what will keep it from melting away. good question. >> good morning. this attraction opens up today at 4:00. you can see for yourself the ice work that goes into this. 60-degree possible temperatures this weekend. we had a lot of questions. >> what goes into buig

d.c. >> tons and tons of work. we calculated about 300 man-hours for this project in total. about 36,000 pounds of ice. just tons of time to work. cold dry ice helping it hold together. >> the igloo is one of the things we have in this art installation over palmer alley. we have decor items such as our 75-foot tree, we have 25-foot reindeer in the plaza. there's lots of things for people po come out, it's all free. >> how is this going to stay frozen when doug is calling for 60-degree weather. >> thousands and thousands of pounds of dry ice. we're just going to make sure we're on top of maintaining it and take care of it. >> open to the public all weekend long. one of the many attractions in city center d.c. everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a

igloo. you're getting your first look on "news4 today." in northwest, i'm tommy mcfly. news 4. >> very cool. >> lot of possibilities this weekend. >> i can't wait to see it. >> the wharf tomorrow night. i'm going to host the parade of lights on the d.c. wharf. should be fun. a lot of folks coming by. >> look at you. getting out and about and doing -- >> have a few drinks. >> honestly, he put up a christmas tree and now hosting a light show. >> are you going to be dressing as santa? >> santa may make an appearance. >> santa's helper. that would be exciting. >> good for you, aaron. we're excited to see you out there tomorrow. we're going to be cold again as we go through tonight and tomorrow night. breezy, cooler today. we had a cold front that moved through the area overnight. you will feel those winds as you step outside this morning. it's really not making temperatures feel too much colder. chilly in

dry across your weekend. good news. we have rain next week. after that rain, it's going to get pretty cold with highs at least one day in the 30s. right now 49 degrees in washington, 40 gaithersburg. frederick at 36 degrees. 15 quantico. 46 in clinton. there's the cold front. we had a few showers late last night. that has since cleared. we are nice and dry for the morning drive. the only thing to worry about weatherwise is sun glare. plenty of sunshine. the exercise forecast looks good. 52, nice and dry. 4:00 p.m., topping out around 55 degrees. your weekend forecast here's what it looks like. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. highs in the low 50s. sunday morning, in the 30s again by the afternoon. 57. but if you're maybe going christmas tree shopping or doing any of the outdoor festivities

rain chance. we have much colder air on the way after that. we'll be back with the ten-day in a bit. we are looking at breaking news in traffic. let's head over to melissa mollet this morning. >> good morning, sheena. breaking news in first 4 traffic north ofgate burglary high school. we're talking northbound and southbound here this morning. take a look at this suv on its side. it's taken this pole and wires down. no injuries, amazinglamazingly. >> all of the routes around there are working your way through neighborhoods. that's not easy for folks that may not be familiar with the neighborhoods. when i tell you, your best alternate is 270, that is not a great friday morning for a lot of folks. again, north frederick avenue at chestnut. all lanes blocked until 8:30 this morning is when they'll get it out of the way. crash blocking the left lane and then westbound 50, the ramp to

blocked with a crash as well. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. prescription for trouble. a doctor busted, accused of illegally doling out drugs. why his case is putting a local hooters in the spotlight. but first, he was convicted of assaulting olympic anymore ja - gymnasts. -

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capital regional medical center broke ground yesterday. this is what it will look like when the $543 million project is completed in -- in a couple years. we'll get you the exact timeline for that. this is going to be located on 26 acres of land in largo. the hospital will replace prince george's hospital in cheverly. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell out on the storm team 4 weather deck this morning. noticeable northwest breeze bringing drier air into the picture. we don't have to worry about rain. how many layers do you need? the forecast is coming right up. fights so frightening that teachers are afraid to go to school. the crackdown on classroom clashes. we're tracking breaking news this morning. a maj

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that breaking news, the first 4 traffic alert as you start your friday, power lines shutting down a major montgomery county road. we have l

trouble. a local doctor facing life behind bars for accused of doling out drugs illegally. are you ready for the weekend? i know i am. we're kicking off december with a forecast you don't want to miss. good morning everyone. >> we call it finally friday. >> finally. couldn't have gotten here sooner, unfortunately. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist >> i'm eun yang. we're requesting to get to the forecast in a minute. but first the breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> we have team coverage with melissa mollet and megan mcgrath live in gaithersburg this morning. meg megan? >> reporter: guys, we had to move to a different spot bus pepco was concerned about the second power pole that's also been compromised. it's leaning and they were concerned it would fall here so they moved us back. you can see the main problem if you look beyond here, down the center of the sidewalk. we've got an suv on its side.

snapped that pole in half and brought down all of the wires of the we've got major problems along north frederick avenue in gaithersburg. all lanes. both directions closed. that is going to be the case for several hours. you can see that pepco crews have positioned their trucks, they've got some of their workers in bucket trucks and starting to do the repair work. they have cut the power. they are going to start trying to clear this up as quickly as possible. it is not an easy job. there are a lot of moving parts here. this is going to take some time. if you drive this way through gaithersburg, you want to do something different today. because this definitely is going to drag out through the morning rush hour. with more on how to get around, we'll send it over to melissa. what's your visitadvice for the around? >> it's not good when 270 is best alternate. that north frederick avenue, they parallel each other. unless you

through neighborhoods and get around this or something like that, you could try that. it's not going to be worth it, i don't think. let's commit to 270 until it's too backed up. north frederick avenue as chestnut street north of gaithersburg high school. downed wires with a lane blocked. they think this is going to be like this until 8:30 in the morning. >> tnew crash observation drive. as we look downtown near brentwood parkway. >> breezy, cool but not cold by early december standards now. welcome to meteorological winter, everybody. there are three months in winter. december, january and february. the winter solstice is a couple weeks away but winter is mere. it's a mostly clear skies. it's not that cold. you'll need your jacket early. temperatures in the 40s. that north, to northwesterly ze

started. no real cold air in sight yet. the real cold stuff arrives next week. take your coat this morning. don't forget your jeans and sunglasses. a bright and sunny day coming. start to finish. sun is up just after 7:00. it will be a nice day to be outside. we'll take a closer look at the weekend. that big polar plunge is coming. back into the warm and cozy studio. some breaking news on a deadly attack in the middle east. >> chris lawrence has the latest from the live desk. what's going on? >> we're learning more about that deadly shooting at a college in pakistan. police killed five militants who stormed the campus. when it was over, nine people were killed and 35 wounded. the gunmen disguised themselves by wearing burqas. a garment in peshawar. the military shot a guard, necessity got --

pakistan taliban have claimed responsibility for that attack. but could it -- it's a religious holiday in pakistan. there weren't nearly as many people on campus. >> chris, thank you. now to the morning's other top stories. a rare earthquake near dover, delaware, hit many parts of the east coast yelled. millions felt the quake, including people here in our area. this is video from inside a home in delaware when that quake hit. so far, no reports of injuries or serious damage. police in prince george's county want to know whether anyone else was a victim of a police impersonator. take a look at his picture here. 36-year-old michael bell has been pretending to be a police officer. on sunday morning, he raped a amman in the back of his fake police cruiser. according to charging documents, bell had the victim get into his car by promising him a safe ride out of a dangerous neighborhood in hyattsville. we're one week away from a

the government will run out of money to pay its bills unless congress can pass a spending plan. the "washington post" reports that he thinks a shutdown could be good for him politically. you are looking at one of the few good moments from last night's 'skins game. the cowboys had more big plays. sadly, they beat the 'skins 38-14. loss hurts the chances for washington's team to make the playoffs. but they are not officially out just yet. next game is in l.a. on december 10th. but man, we're getting close to having our playoff hopes fade away. >> fingers cross, right? 5:35 right now. a doctor in maryland is charged with writing unauthorized prescriptions. >> william s. vaughn iii now faces life in prison. fbi agents arrested vaughn and found he prescribed thousands of adderall pills for

purposes. prosecutors say four of the patients were waitresses at hooters in rockville. celebrations continue for las vegas massacre survivor tina frost. she is celebrating her 28th birthday this weekend. her familiar hi is honoring her with a series of fundraisers. there's also another event tomorrow at brat owes. a go fund me p account for tina frost's recovery has exceeded 600 thousand dollars >> we have that information an a full report on her recovery in the nbc washington app. have you noticed the beautiful weather outside the kennedy center. you'll have a chance to see this colorful display along the potomac. it's a nod to the rainbow ribbon stha that will be handed out at the 40@annual honorees.

l.l. cool j. norman lear and lionel richie. it's always a diverse group. >> really nice to see that. >> look at you. >> anybody born before 1990 -- after 1990, who, what? >> breaking and entering and refusing to leave. a pair of criminals claiming they own the homes they invade. where they struck this time around. first, they steal the hearts on this is us. but could a white house show be next for sterling k. brown? we'll fill you in.

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not a bad start for tiger woods who is returning to golf after his fourth back surgery. he's playing in the hero world challenge in the bahamas. this is the first time in 301 days woods played a competitive round of golf. he finished 3 under par in the first round. that's three strokes behind the tournament leader. tiger still playing. one of the stars of "this is us" sent fans into a tailspin over a nonexistent reboot of the t

>> writer, aaron sorkin was doing an interview this week and said he could see sterling k. brown playing the president. >> i could too. >> brown said he was totally up for it. he tweeted aaron sorkin, if you are serious, sir, i'd be honored. >> the director and executive producer of this is us not excited about that. ken olin tweeted back. fans won't let him go. brown said he'd only be willing to play the president after the hit nbc show run its course. people on twitter lost their minds over this. >> there would be rioting in the streets if sterling k. brown left "this is us." he's so much a part of the heart of that show. >> fans in the west wing and this is us are pleading for a reboot for sterling to do it all. >> anchorman-style. >> ken olin said he should run for president for real. that's what the director said. 5:41 right now.

guys. in first 4 traffic, in gaithersburg, north frederick avenue at chestnut street, shut down both ways north ofgate burglary high school. a major mess for a lot of folks. good morning, melissa. it's chilly outside and breezy too. as the kids head to the bus stop, give them a warm coat before they leave the house. also by this afternoon, plenty of sunshine around. temperatures will be still in the mid-50s. by this weekend, it will be on the chilly side for many areas. we'll show you that forecast and en towh

there are still major traffic troubles in gaithersburg. take a live look now at north frederick avenue near chestnut street where the road is still completely shut down right now. megan mcgrath will have a live update for us and melissa mollet will show us how to get around this closure in just a few

15 before the hour. right now we're one week away from a government shutdown. the government will run out of money to pay its bills unless congress can pass a spending bill. the "washington post" reports that president trump told two confidants that he thinks a government shutdown could be good for him politically. they're producing a bill to keep the government open through the 22nd. gop senators are focused on tax reform and reworking the tax plan to vote on it this morning. >> senators delayed the vote last night when they couldn't agree on the so-called fiscal trigger. edward lawrence is live on the hill for us. edward, help people understand this fiscal trigger and why it's a sticking point. >> aaron, a big concern for a lot of the senators or a number of them is the amount the deficit would increase, even with the economic growth. senators want to institute triggers where if the economy don grow at a certain level, the

pay for that difference there. the problems the senate parliamentarian says that language is against senate rules, which set this up in the air. again, they're going to try at 11:00 a.m. this morning. what about rex tillerson. why is there speculation that the president is planning to fire the secretary of state. >> the president asked for a plan. it's not been i am plemed. he asked for a -- the president concerned that secretary of state rex tillerson is not as pointed or forceful in his negotiations. believing he hasn't filled all the departments he could have. the plan would be to move mike pompeo into secretary of state. the president is meeting with rex tillerson

no word on if this is being implemented. edward lawrence on the hill this morning. edward, thank you. it's 5:48. only on news 4 you are taking a look at video from inside gaithersburg high school. you can see all the kids fighting there. it's enough to make any parent nervous. students are punching each other, pulling each other's hair and wrestling to the ground. the violence has become so dangerous, staff members are worried about their own safety. they say steps are being taken to curb the fighting. >> we can't stop at discipline. it's not going to solve the problem. we try o change the culture, providing mediation and a way for them to be part of the community in a safe way. the spokesman fort school tells news 4 that the principal is meeting with staff and kids. the deadly car pileup in wheaton. we told

who was killed was taking his brother to school at the time. he was from the silver spring area. he's just 18 years old, his best friend talked to our aimee cho and says this is an unbearable loss. >> my best friend. a brother. he's a good son, he's good to everybody. >> he was a 2017 graduate of wheaton high school there. there's a go fund me page set up in his honor. >> very sad. now to a warning ou of hyattville. a man was attacked by a man he thought was there to help him. >> he carried a fake badge and drove what appeared to be a police cruiser. justin finch is live in hyattsville with more on this. in palmer park, actually in prince george's county there. justin? >> reporter: aaron, the victim in this case had the presence of mind to get out

and snap a photos of the car's tags. they're hoping that his mugshot now and evidence you're about to see will turn up other possible victims. this attack was called in early sunday morning in 2100 block of guilford road. the suspect here, michael bs bell of upper marl bow borrow. he's being held on charges of rape and posing as a police officer. he is accused of stopping a young man in in. his 2007 crown victoria, which looks like a police cruiser. the victim says that bell told him he was an undercover cop. that bell took his i.d. and offered a safe ride home from a so-called dangerous area. so the victim got in and now look at this. the victim says that bell had this security badge around his neck, which you can see does resemble a police badge. bell sexually assaulted him

that crown victoria. police found evidence that victim may not be the only one >> there was the i.d. that bill demanded of the him as approaching him. giving your iefrd and pass going -- we have located i.d.s of other people. we're looking into that now. it's a concern. >> the police under scoring this was a violent assault and attack. they're asking who knows bell or victimiz victimized, please come forward. justin finch. 5:51 right now. you might remember this couple claiming they owned a d.c. mansion. it looks like they are in more trouble with police. antonio caldwell and mia waddell never showed up for court this week. they found them trespassing in another home. >> this time

morgan. they say they have sovereign rights to the property. now they face more charges. want to get back to that breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> what you need to know if montgomery county this morning. big problem, melissa. >> big problem in gaithersburg where we find the news. north frederick avenue at chestnut street, this is north of gaithersburg high school. frederick avenue shut down there this morning. probably until they say about 8:30 as they try to get this vehicle out of way an the tower pole back in place. just a mess for people. all lins blocked there. the purple means it's not moving at all. southbound 270 at the bridge, left side blocked by a crash. delays there. after observation drive in germantown. aoa

outer loop before 123, cash blocking the left lane and p -- as far as travel times, we're looking okay in maryland and virginia. good morning, chuck bell >> good morning, melissa. now the big month of december is upon us. high pressure is ploeg the clouds and the rain way out to sea. no chance for rain today, tomorrow or sunday. the next chance for rain dops isn't until dues eechlg. 49 degrees now. wind out of the north at 12. that persistent north, northwest wind will keep temperatures from moving up too much today. we're mostly in the mid to upper 40s. highs generally into the low and mid-50s. your planner at the bus stop, breezy and cool. 52 at lunchtime. 53 by 5:00 in the afternoon. highs your hometown today, 51 in

53 in annapolis. saturday, tomorrow, looks like another fine day starting off colder than this morning. about 10 to 12 degrees colder tomorrow morning than now. tomorrow during the day, temperatures climbing into the upper 40s and low 50s. not that bad. the shock to the system arrives the middle part of next week. there's dry through the weekend. the rain chance late on tuesday. rain likely most of the day wednesday. behind that, considerably koeflder air. highs in the 30s next friday and please let be it so. our first chance to see snowflakes. back into the news. i was going to say thank you. but -- whatever. >> you can say thank you, aaron. it wouldn't kill you. >> that s-word, chuck. yikes. 5:54 right now. your holiday plans may have just been saved. american airlines says it's found pilots

late december flights. earlier this week, we told you american didn't have enough pilots to fly planes that have been booked. a computer glitch allows pilots to take days off. american airlines now says that number is down to a few hundred flights. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarte headquarters. there will be a ride sharing service featuring the line of self-driving chevy volts ready to go by 2019. that would put the automaker ahead of ford which plans to unveil a self-triefg war without pedals or steering wheel by 2021. he didn't say which cities it will man to host. but the list would likely include san francisco where the self-driving tolls are being tested on the new york. and insuring narcotic, br they plan to-

the business report. >> landon, thank you. no pedals, no steering wheels. you start the car at the sign of the cross. >> i understand. we're 23 days from drisst christmas. it's time to start thinking about your holiday shopping needs. >> molette green is live with a special place to shop for the local gift lover and giver. i love to give gifts, molette. >> reporter: oh, i know. sometimes you want those little more personalized special gifts to give out. we're talking arlington -- custom made things here from artisans who put their all into it. we've got custom made clothing or textiles. then we move over to custom made jewelry. thaen we're talking about coffee. nitro cold coffee. all of this

live and work in arlington near the courthouse metro at the shopping plaza here. we're talking about this all morning. why this is so special and why you should come out and shop for christmas. back to you guys. >> bucking business at 6:00 a.m. we'll check back in with you, molette. thanks. next on news 4 at 6:00, heartbreak in dallas. how a former 'skins player made last night's loss harder to take. ma shaj envy making changes. accusations across the country. the new action to help protect customers. major traffic problems in gaithersburg. north frederick avenue closed in both directions at chestnut street due to an accident and downed wires.

that breaking news we've been following this morning oupt of montgomery county. north frederick avenue is shut down in gaithersburg. >> at this hour, we're now starting to see the recovery wk

crash in montgomery county. it's a busy morning on "news4 today." especially as we start the day with that terrible accident. we want to get to the newest details on the crash. >> take a live look from chopper 4. now a bird's eye view of the scene this morning. >> we have live team coverage in your first 4 traffic. megan mcgrath is on the scene in gaithersburg. but first, melissa mollet has a look at the impact. melissa, what are you seeing? >> this is a major mess for a lot of people that head through the gaithersburg area any time in the morning. it's supposed to last until 8:30. north frederick avenue at chestnut street, we're shut down both directions. you saw megan mcgrath at the scene. we'll talk to her in a second. this is north of gaithersburg high school in front of the ihop there. with the downed wires and the lanes blocked, this is a major mess for a lot of people. you can see the section closed. consider 270. i know t's