new video into the newsroom. the first show of force since north korea test fired its most powerful missile ever. get ready for a wild winter swing. rain is on the way. what comes next that could deliver our first dose of wintry weather. "news4 today" starts now. don't like the way it sounds, aaron. first dose of wintry weather. sounds ominous. >> dumping. >> fair enough. >> aaron was mad about you saying that. >> when people can't use the roads. >> we're stuck in here for 13 hours. >> it is going to be cold though. >> we like it cold a little bit. >> if it's not cold a little bit in the winter, you can't appreciate the milder weather. >> i guess. >> sure. >> we'll go with that. >> you know what, this morning, by the way, we have clear skies, calm winds, l

the flag is not blowing outside. look up if you can as you head out this morning and see the supermoon out there. it is the closest to earth and its orbit. it is appearing quite a bit larger and brighter. try to catch it. if you're about to step out any time soon, the warm coat this morning. 27 is the temperature at dulles. 27 frederick. clinton 29. 38 in the district. but many suburbs are starting below freezing. your bus stop forecast, kids need to bundle up this morning as they're standing out there. we will have the sunshine around to start your day. the clouds increase throughout the afternoon. temperatures fairly mild. around 57 for a daytime high. we'll stay dry today. the weather system back off to the west as part of a cold front. coming up, we'll talk about the timing of the rain and what you can expect. let's see how the monday commute is looking so far. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. at this point, want to show you chopper 4

a situation we were seeing in lanham this morning. there you go. it was 50 inbound there just before the beltway. it was a report of a problem as far as a car fire. at this point, it doesn't look like it's cleared out. we don't have any big concerns about that. pretty good here. northbound 395, the crash with the left lane and the ramp being blocked. you can see the -- >> the flashing lights downtown. beltway, actually looking pretty good this morning. no major problems here on the beltway. we are hearing a problem inbound on indian head highway. we'll talk about that in a minute. 6:02 now. it is time for tolls, folks on i-66 inside the beltway starting this morning. those express lanes are open at this hour and traffic is picking up. >> news 4's justin finch is live this morning on the roads. justin, good morning. we need to know all the

morning. we don't face the fines. >> that's right. you do not want these fines. i can tell you right now, so far, so good. of course, the hope is that it will stay this way. the lanes are open right now. of course, it will not remain this way for much longer. it will be smart to know before you go. first off, solo drivers, rush hour access to the express lanes between the beltway and route 29. know this. he will need your e-zpass. that will cover your ride. talking two people and more with your flex pass, switch that to hov mode to ride for free. the cost of your toll, solo drivers is depend ept on the traffic. the weekday tolls will be in effect from 5:30 to 9:30 a.m. and also 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. going we

i can also tell you this. that v dot is expecting this to be a transitional day. some hiccups are expected. however, they're saying for all involved, from drivers to law enforcement to everyone else, that everyone here has got to be extra alert. >> well, eventually benefit from express lanes. they're intended to provide a more predictable trip where traffic is move. we're able to manage traffic and keep it moving. >> i can tell you too there will be additional state troopers out here on the roads. make sure traffic is moving smoothly out here too. dulles commuters, hybrid -- drivers, you no longer have a free ride. you will now also have to pay as well. if you're on the road, you're making a mistake. you're out here. you will hato

that you incur, also a $12.50 fine. you can pay for that via the mail or also online. we're live on the toll road, i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. 6:05 now. new video showing the aftermath of a terrible crash in laurel. the woman who was hit by a car is in critical condition. that's according to prorjts county police. this happened at laurel boon i road last night. it's near deerfield run elementary school. officers found the victim in the middle of the road. the motorist who hit her stayed on the scene. >> 6:05. tensions continued to rise. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest military drills. >> aaron, we're following this breaking news here in south korea. they have just launched a huge military drill alongside tens of thousands of u.s. troops. hundreds of fighter jets and other aircrafts are nown

north korea's nuclear sites. depending on deploying the most powerful stealth planes to take part in the exercise which north korea considers a provocation. nearly 30,000 americans took -- senator lindsey -- is so concerned about the escalating threat. he's asked the mill tear toy bring their spouses and children back home. the u.s. conducts this type of drill with south korea every year. it was planned before north korea conducted its latest missile check. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. developing this morning, the white house doing damage control now. the president's outside lawyer is taking responsibility for a tweet that could land the president in hot water with the fbi. here's a look at that tweet. take a look. i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. this implied the president knew former national security adviser michael flynn committed a felony when he told the dre

that could be -- his personal lawyer, john dowd says he wrote the tweet, not the president. he pled guilty to lying to the fbi. that is not the only issue the he president faces this morning. the former host of "access hollywood" is firing back over that infamous tape where the president can be heard bragging about touching women. he questions whether the voice is really his. in an op-ed article, billy bush said of course he said it and we laughed along. along with donald trump and me, there were seven other guys present on the bus at the time. every single one of us considered we were listening to a crass standup act. bush was fired because of that recording. no response from the white house yet. your neighborhood cvs could become more than a place to pick up your restrictions.

this merjts one of the large he's pharmacies with a company that ensures 22 million people. it offers a growing menu of medical services. that could expand if this deal goes through. throws to the end zone. ago lore for the touchdown. >> major upset went down on the football field in seattle. the eagles, a division rival for the 'skins. finally lost a game after nine straight wins. listen, you know, i love to hate the eagles. but they're on fire. the seahawks were able to hold them off winning 24-10. you know that word. sorry eagles fans. you may have noticed that but things are getting exciting and entertaining on the end zone. >> check it out in baltimore, the ravens running back alex collins scored a touchdown. celebrating with a quick game of tug of war. >> look at this.

>> okay. >> collins took on all of his offensive linemen during a celebration. it didn't take much for the big guys to fall pretty hard. because the nfl fine i relaxed its rules against celebrations this season. >> bring out the tmz. remember when you could do a dance. now you have to come up with a comedy skit. i love watching, it's fun. >> demolishing the loy ons. it's okay. an interesting celebration and win. >> exactly. you got to step it up. nine minutes after 6:00. what happened to mariah? the search for a 3-year-old comes to a tragic end. where she was discovered and where she was accused in the little girl's death. did you check out the supermoon. we'll show you the sky show that had people up late last night. that's right. i've retweeted great

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good morning everybody. . temperatures are dropping. you need a warm jacket early. have a sheddable coat. up to 57 degrees. don't get used to the warm weather or the sunshine. they'll both be disappearing sooner than you think. sheena has the forecast coming up. now let's go to melissa. >> giving me the

chopper 4 over the southbound 95 in maryland before the icc off to the left roadway. delays building southbound on 95 bw parkway. looks good if you're headed out. melissa, thank you. 6:14. an ohio family returned home last night to find a small plane had crashed into their backyard. >> investigators say the pilot was killed in that crash. it was a single engine experimental plane. the homeowners found the plane flipped over with the landing gear on its deck. >> lucy has arrived and it's earlier and more widespread than at this time last year. across the country, 7,000 cases so far. that is double more than this time last year. you can still get the flu even after getting the flu vaccine. doct

better way to gprevent from getting the flu. >> that's the only way to protect yourself. especially because with the holidays, the congregation of people and family get-togethers and things like that, that's how it easily gets spread. if you are over 65, there are two vaccine options that can boost immune response. that's important because there is an increased risk for stroke or heart attack for older adults after getting the flu. 6:15 right now. you should take a look outside. look up. the supermoon shining brightly. this is a flief look at the moon. courtesy of chopper 4. >> it doesn't look real. people walking around. waving at us. this is the only supermoon of 2017. chris lawrence has more on the supermoon facts, chris. >> i had to double-check this with chuck. the reason we're seeing this is the moon is at its clo

distance to earth right now. you can thank that for in spectacular sight. moon is basically 7% large at 15% brighter than normal right now. the first of three consecutive supermoons. the next two are going to happen on new year's day and again on the 31st of january. that one at the end of january will also be a blue moon because it's the second full moon in the same moont. if we put together a cal gallery of the pick, this is just one of them. isn't that beautiful. think one is above tower hill i believe in craigville, virginia. if you want to send us a picture, tag nbc washington on twitter, instagram or facebook >> really great images. ominous ones. >> my cell phone captures

begin to capture. >> we're wieg -- >> the u.s. post office expects to handle 15 billion, that's with a b, pieces of mail this holiday season. i saw postal workers working on sunday, fyi. here's justin finch with what you need to know. >> get ready. your local post office is set to get rid i sunday the 11th before reaching its peak. a round the clock effort to move 850 million packages between thanksgiving and new year's day. >> i was thinking about that. christmas is -- it's usually on the weekend. >> december 18th on track to be the postal service's busiest online day. customers printing labels, buying postage and readying parcels for shipping. with when you're pac y

boxes, make sure you use care. put your items inside with packing filler to make sure they don't move or break in transport. once you do that, you want to get your tape out and reinforce the edges as well. make sure you check with the postal service and make sure what you're shipping doesn't have special requirements. to get your packages delivered by christmas day. here are four dates to keep in mind. first class packages by december 16th. december 19th by first class mail. december 20th for priority mail and december 22nd for priority mail express. don't forget the post office is offering some extra options including christmas day and sunday delivery. i'm justin finch, news 4. get wrapped up. >> i know this from speernts. the li

which i guess is not to the fullest. i order it from wherever i'm ordering it and send it to the house. i don't rewrap it and send it off. >> many online retailers will wrap it and everything. >> if you choose that. i've done a lot of amazon stuff and sent it to my mom's house and said, hey, mom, will you wrap it >> it will cut that out a little bit. this morning, we're cold. in the 20s for a lot of the suburbs. clear skies around. the morning drive, you'll have sun glare. if you get a chance, look up at the supermoon this morning. it looks really cool. bigger and brighter than normal as chris is talking about. the bus stop, warm coat, exercise looking good. milder this afternoon. mild and dry for recess. we will end up being a nicer day after a colder start. 28 degrees in frederick, gaithersburg. winchester, in the district down to 37 degrees.

need one to adopt and walk, we have john snow available at lucky dog animal rescue. you can find out how to give him a home. this morning at 8:00 a.m., still in the 30s. topping out around 57 degrees. the normal high is now 50. we're going to be milder than normal. there's rain off to the west in the great lakes. that's headed in this direction. we stay dry today. the clouds increase but tomorrow, that's in our rain chances, they increase. we go through this afternoon, we stay dry in the 50s. early tomorrow the cloud had continue moving in. maybe a couple sprinkles, east of the district tomorrow afternoon. by the afternoon, the rain chances go up and especially into over night. tuesday, 10:00 p.m. with the rain moving through. could last into wednesday morning it dries up. -- wednesday will be around 48 for a high temperature. thursday, sunny and

low 40s in the afternoon. we're watching a chance for rain and snow showers. more details as we get closer it that. let's check the roads on this monday morning drive with melissa. good morning. >> outer loop at colesville road. you can see second lane from the left. you do have this crash here blocking the lane. that's going to cause a problem if they don't get that out of way soon. northbound 395, the ramp to gw parkway, a crash there. the left lane and ramp are still blocked. you can see the delays headed inbound on 395. northbound indian head highway before the beltway, disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. was a little worse earlier. not as bad right now. just seeing the yellow and not red. on the left shoulder. >> melissa, thank you. murdered before graduation day. local students killed. the reason the case could take a new turn today. rile rumor.

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a massive search and rescue effort for 3-year-old girl has ended in tragedy. this weekend authorities found remains they believe belong to mariah woods in a creek in north carolina. the 3-year-old went missing on november 27th. poe

her mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old earl kinnie has been charged in connection with her death. he will make his first court appearance later this morning. a hazing incident at the college of william and mary led school officials to take action. william and mary officials suspended the sorority after the organization violated the university's hazing policy. the school says the group limited contact with nonmembers, isolated members, forced them to eat. the sorority could be suspended until the end of the spring 2018 semester. avoiding disaster. an emergency landing just shy of local homes. the pilot being called a hero speaks out. the move he made as his engine went out over alexandria. >> reporter: a fourth suspect has been arrested and will be charged in the brutal murder of two montgomery county teenagers hours before their graduation. details o

desk with breaking news. president trump has just endorsed alabama senate candidate roy moore. this all just came down in the last few minutes. the president tweeted democrats' refusal to give massive tax cuts in alabama. we need his vote on stopping crime and illegal immigration. he says no to jones. democrat running against moore. pelosi, schumer puppet. several women have accused roy moore of initiating unwanted sexual encounters. some were underage at the time. some said she was 14 years old. moore has basically denied all of these charges and some alabama republicans, in fact many of them don't believe the charges andi

running neck and neck with that democrat doug jones. at the live desk, chris moore, back to you. live right now the first morning commute with tolls on 66 inside the beltway are officially under way. good morning to you and thanks for joining us early. we're keeping an eye on that. melissa mollet is also watching the rest of your commute in your first 4 traffic. >> let's start with your forecast. meteorologist chuck bell on the storm team 4 weather deck. this could be the best start of the week. >> temperatures above average later on this afternoon after a cool start this morning. you can see the supermoon and that windshield shot of i-66. someone driving inbound. there it is on the tower camera as well. just a beautiful view of the supermoon. it will be setting in the next hour. if you want a beautiful moon shoot, you need to get out quickly. a little milder

front lawn at channel 4. there's your daytime planner then. temperatures in the chilly 30s to 9:00. a quick warmup today. in the 50s by lunchtime. afternoon highs today, mid to upper 50s. 57 in washington. 52 in gaithersburg. 59 in fredericksburg. a nice day today. raindrops move in tomorrow. the colder air behind it. ten-day forecast is coming up. melissa mollet now with first 4 traffic. right now, chopper 4 over this problem here. outer loop at new hampshire avenue. it's on the right side of the roadway. you can see the delays. also one at colesville here. pretty slow top of the beltway because of two different crashes on the right side of the roadway. 395, still had the problem inbounds at the ramp to gw parkway. had that crash. the ramp is still blocked, the lanes are open. in la plate a at mitchell road. left lane

bass booking different because of a disabled vehicle as you approach the beltway. southbound b wchl parkway. on greenbelt. the crash is on the left shoulder. the slow stop on the outer loop. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. aaron? >> thank you, melissa. the express lanes on i-66 inside the beltway are now open. you will pay a variable toll rate to drive in those lanes through 9:30 this morning. if you're driving east the lanes will also be in effect going west from 3:00 until 7:00 tonight. if you carpool, you don't have to pay as long as you have the e-zpass flex. everybody else, one person in a car, you need the e-zpass. just the regular one will do. justin finch will join us in a bit to explain the details. house republicans unveiled their plan to

government open until friday. major sticking points include money for the border wall and democrats won't vote for any legislation that doesn't protect d.r.e.a.m. act recipients. while nfl games played, former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick was being honored at the ak will you bill of rights dinner. he was greeted with a standing ovation. he spoke to the crowd. other honorees included judd apatow and jane fonda. another arrest in a murder case that rocked a montgomery county community. shadi najjar and artem ziberov were found killed in a car. >> this happened in montgomery village. meagan fitzgerald is live at the montgomery county courthouse where another suspect will appear before the judge. meagan what, do we know about this investigation? >>

maintained this is an active investigation even though they arrested three suspects two weeks after it happened in june. they tell us it was friday when they pulled over the fourth suspect galicia in rockville. he will face two counts of first degree murder sometime this afternoon. this happened in june. the night of june 5th when investigators say shady naj jury and artem zip revolve thought they were selling graduation tickets. that's when the four suspects opened fire inside shadi's car killing the two suspects. shadi was possibly involved with some sort of robbery months before, which is this was a retaliation shooting they say. back here live, we did speak with shadi's dad.

he denies those allegations and the fourth suspect will be in court today facing two counts of first degree murder. >> meagan, thank you. a third candidate in november's election in virginia is requesting a recount. >> it's in a race that could determine control of richmond's lower chamber. democrat joshua cole asked for the recount in the 28th district for the have va'a house of delegates. cole lost to republican bob thomas by 82 votes. candidates in two other tight virginia races have find for recount. ziefrnt jonathon morgan during the national guard fight tests, he it you might remember this. he managed to steer the jet away from homes in a southern porjs county neighborhood before he ejected from the plane. he was also able to

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whirlwind romance with prince harry. the prince is said to be a big fan of anything banana flavored and people are going to a stretch and saying the cake may be banana flavored. the couple will be married at st. george's chapel. people go all out making ideas. >> i guess the banana couple thing. but the cake comes from a -- >> i know. people like to make the connections hoping to get whatever detail they can get. >> too much. >> justin finch continues to monit monitor. >> i can tell you the toll rates are rising and falling. i'm justin finch. out here on the roads, getting you ready for the new rush hour ride and how much it might cost you. and how much it might surprise you. bundle up as you head out this morning. many areas are in the 20s.

coming up, a closer look at rain and colder weather. melissa. the top of the beltway, outer loop at new hampshire. across the top of the btway, pellu

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breaking news overnight. new video of how the u.s. and south korea are preparing to battle a potential nuclear threat. billy bush. >> nice to see you. >> questioning the tape. some want to know whether the "access hollywood" recording involving president trump is real. billy bush is ready to set the record straight. >> melania said this was okay. >> cvs shakeup. the deal that could change the face of health care. the amazon factor no one saw coming. all eyes on 66 this morning. the new tolls and the new fines. we're working for you to help you navigate the major change in your commute. 15 before the hour now. make sure you have an e-zpass in your car if you plan to drive on i-66. >> the new express lanes are now operating inside the beltway. news 4's justin finch is live on the roads with a look at how much you'll have to pay and what

justin, this is a big change for commuters. >> reporter: eun, it's going to be a big change indeed. the advice i can give you is start planning before you get on the road. all the tolls here from i-56 to washington. the cost for the trip over the $10.75. so solo drivers, you now have rush hour access to the roads -- the express lanes. you need your e-zpass to get through. the ride will cost you. you carpoolers with e-zpass, step into hov mode and you're carpooling and riding for free. this is the new normal from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. going eastbound on 66 inside the beltway to route 29. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. going westbound. now, inside, i can tell you this. the toll cost will depend on the traffic. it's called dynamic pricing here. the traffic on the road determines how much they will charge. the end result hereil

of course, at first. benefits with transit and also the roads. but also starting soon we should be getting a predictable traffic pattern. >> the money from the express lanes inside the beltway is being reinvested into the i-66 corridor to fund transit projects and other multimodal type improvement projects. >> i can tell you if you find yourself on 66 you don't plan to be here, do not back up. stay on the roads. we're going to have police out here. virginia state troopers watching the roads to keep the traffic moving. backing up could be dangerous. you could cause a wreck out here or even worse. if you are on the road without e-zpass, that will be will be a $12.50 fine plus the toll that you incurred and also too, dulles commuters, also hybrid drivers, you no longer have a free ride starting today. back in to you. justin finch, thank you.

the aftermath of a bad crash in laurel. the woman who was in this car is in critical condition. this happened at laurel bowie road last night. if you're familiar with the area, it's near deerfield run elementary school. officers found the victim in the middle of the road. the motorist who hit her stayed on the scene. breaking news this morning. south korea has just launched a huge military drill alongside tens of thousands of american troops. hundreds of fighter jets and other aircraft are now in the air simulating air strikes on north korea's nuclear site. the pentagon deployed some of the most powerful stealth planes to take part in the exercise which north korea considers a provocation. they consider the drill with south korea every year and this was planned before the north conducted its latest missile test. also developing this morning, the white house doing damage control.

tweet that could land the president in hot water with the fbi. here's the tweet for you. take a look. it says i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and fbi. this implies that president trump knew that michael flynn committed a felony and the president told james comey to go easy on him. that could be obstruction of justice. president trump's personal lawyer, john dowd now says he wrote that tweet, not the president. on friday, michael flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. that's not the only issue the president faces this morning. the former host of "access hollywood" is firing back at president trump over the infamous tape where the president can be heard bragging about grabbing women. there are reports that president trump is privately questioned whether the voice on the recording is really his. in a new york times op-ed billy bush said of course he said it. he said along

president trump, there were seven other guys and every single one of us thought we were listening to a standup act. bush was fired because of that recording. no response from the white house so far. ten minutes before the hour. today house republicans will begin the next step in reconciling their tax reform plan with the senate's plan. >> at least one gop lawmaker says they hope to have a compromised bill to president trump by the end of the week. chris lawrence has more on that. >> might be ambitious eun. but the president said look, he wants to sign a bill by christmas. this isn't a hard-and-fast deadline. the details look very different. the house wants to get rid of the deductions for medical expenses. that would have a big impact on seniors. the house bill has four tax brackets. the senate seven. including a lower one for the wealthiest americans.

deduct your local, state and property taxes. they're going to try to come to some sort of compromise on all the differences. may not be -- >> we'll see what happens. chris, thank u. your neighborhood cvs could become more than a place to pick up prescriptions and get a flu shot. they're buying insurance giant aetna. it's a company that insures 22 million people. cvs offers a growing menu of medical services and that could grow again when the deal is complete. it's now 6:51. time to check our commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. >> good morning, guys. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway here. this is one of the slow spots. outer loop at new hampshire avenue. you can see the outer loop is slow. the taillights. inner loop not so bad this morning. northbound 395, the ramp to gw parkway still seeing a delays from the earlier crash. i'm hearing it's oof

still having the delays into town. allow a little extra time if you're headed that way. southbound bw parkway, slow through greenbelt. right lane blocked by a crash. that's what police are telling us. southbound 15 -- a crash reported there. as well there. the bottom of beltway of prince george's county, everything looking normal. inbound on indian head highway. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, about normal here. about 30 miles per hour. that's how you're going to travel that. northbound 95 quantico to the beltway, 34 miles per hour. little slow but, again, very, very normal for this time of day. 270 southbound looking good. 38 miles per hour there. top of the beltway, slow there at 24 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. right now, let's listen to mr. chuck bell. >> hey, melissa. good monday morning. here's a live picture of the supermoon seg

this morning. the great horizon shots are just a few minutes away. shutterbugs go on out there early this morning. looks cool to see the full moon near the horizon. have some of the great pictures from the supermoon at chuck bell 4 to take a peek. look at this view from the city camera. sky on fire this morning. reflected down on the smooth waters of the potomac as well. it's chilly. 37 now at national armt. most of the suburbs are well below freezing this morning. a cold start but more than enough sunshine today. you get afternoon temperatures well up into the 50s. sun is down just before 5:00 today. clouds become mostly cloudy tonight as this area of storminess across the upper midwest runs in our direction. increasing clouds overnight tonight. there could be a stray drop or two early tomorrow morning. but most of tomorrow's rain threat comes in well during the afternoon hours into the evening time frame. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, a sprinkle or two. after 3:00 or 4:00, rain chances ramping up.

steadiest of the rain moves in after 8:00 p.m. tomorrow and ending by 8:00 wednesday morning. behind that, colder, colder, colder. here's sheena parveen with more on that. >> yes, we do have a big cold blast coming as we end out the week. we're watching a storm off the coast at the same time. so as we get closer to friday, we'll have more details. take a look at this. temperaturewise, we're going to be milder today than normal. normal high is 50 degrees. more around 57. tomorrow, we'll still be mild. there's tuesday. mild air in place. the cold air is waiting to move in. it gets here wednesday, thursday and friday. so now here's friday. the cold air is with us. there you see that storm system. it's going to stay off the coastline. but the question is, what position is it going to be offshore. a little closer to the coast. some a little farther away. you'll have to watch that closely. there you see our chance for rain and snow will be in the forecast as we go into the weekend. so let's take a look at that with chuck. >> sheena, yeah.

temperatures falling out of the 40s and into the 30s during the day on wednesday. chilly and sunny day on thursday. there's a little chance for the rain/snow combo friday night into early saturday. another chance of snow on tuesday. thank you, chuck. here are foyer thinfour things know. express lanes on 66 inside the beltway are open through 9:30 this morning. heading east. they will open going west at 3:00 this evening. carpoolers don't have to pay with the e-zpass flex. follow justin finch on twitter for details. later this morning a fourth man will go before i judge for the murder of two high school students. rony galicia is charged with two counts of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. south korea launched a huge military a drill long side tens

aircraft are in the air simulating air strike on north korea's nuclear sites. more on this development coming up on the "today" show. new this morning, president trump tweeted his support for alabama senate candidate roy moore. he said republicans need more votes to pass things like tax refo reform. he's accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. the election is next week. couple of slow spots around town. top of of the beltway, outer loop at new hampshire avenue. headed around the bend there. inbound 395, the ramp to gw parkway through that area. crash cleared. but still slow there as well. greenbelt, southbound, bw parkway just inside the beltway. right lane blocked by a crash. guys? today, melissa, not too bad. it's going to be pretty nice. 57 by the afternoon. nice and dry. tomorrow is the day where we're going to see the rain. later in the day, after that, look at the temperatures.

i know. eun, you're making me nervous. you're making hand gestures. >> 51 on thursday and then 37 on sunday. >> then we have a chance for snow showers. we're still going to watch the forecast closely. it could be changing still. but we're going to keep the colder air and precip in the forecast. >> this is the hand gesture. this. there's a lot of this going on. >> that is the broadcast. thanks for waking up with us folks. >> "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it a great monday everybody.

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