you're taking a look at the deadly thomas fire in southern california. fire officials say it has grown to 25,000 acres in just a matter of hours. that brushfire started late last night. officials ordered mandatory evacuations. we'll have more on that breaking news in a minute. chris lawrence gathering new details as he heads to the live desk. >> first, we want to get to the all important forecast. you want to pay attention to this one. this is going to be the last mild day for a while. then rain and then a big change. >> meteorologist chuck bell is here with the timing on all this. hey, chuck. >> good morning everybody. off to a quiet start. nothing to worry about this morning. skies are partly cloudy over downtown washington. temperatures are mild. we are in the mid to upper 40s around the city right now. our average high temperature is 50 degrees. we're already just about there.

morning. a little chilly with the 40s. 60 today. take the umbrella with you. rain chances go up, up and away after 2:00 this afternoon. the forecast for today. the daily grade. 63 for a high. but increasing clouds. rain likely to settle in before evening. rain chance today stands at 80%. this will be only real day we have to worry about rain this week. but oh, those temperatures will be a tumbling starting tomorrow and a frigid weekend ahead. the extended forecast in a few minutes. for now, let's go to traffic. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. we've got a couple of problems here now. northbound route one after 95 in lort lorton. on the phone to figure out what's going on. it is a crash that has shut down the lanes. at least temporarily. we'll let you know how that's going to kind of extend into the next couple of minutes here. northbound 95 at dale city. all lanes now open there. eastbound 66 before the beltway. you can see this crash. it's on the right side of the roadway. we are seeing delays

also on 66 inbound after 123, multiple vehicles with flat tires. more on this on route 1 in lorton coming up. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. some potentially really bad news for perhaps hundreds of families who were sending or expecting to receive packages through ups. take a look. we're getting our first look at some of the damage from a devastating fire at the ups building in frederick. this fire broke out overnight at the loading dock. this was sort of a temporary structure that ups had set up to handle the extra workload during the holidays. fire officials say when they got to the scene, ten trucks were engulfed as well as that structure. now, inside the structure, the sprinkler system was able to activate and that limited the damage inside. obviously the no sprinkler

some heavy damage there. packages have been destroyed. not sure how many yet. they have to get in there and figure it out. we're in the height of christmas rush. so this could be pretty bad news for a lot of folks. we'll keep on top of that. justin finch is on the way to that scene. as soon as he gets there, we'll be bringing you live pictures as well as up to date information on that. >> chris, thanks so much. it's 6:03. three arlington county elementary school teachers are accused of smoking marijuana on school property. someone told police it happened on a regular basis at taylor elementary school. p.e. teachers luke lloyd and michael diaddigo were arrested and charged with possession. they've been suspended. diaddigo is also accused of selling marijuana to other teachers on school property. a third teacher is on administrative leave. the school's principal told parents the investigation is focusing on the adults only, not their interactions with children. developing this morning, students at one

principal. willie jackson is replacing there reeves as the principal at ballou high school. an investigation revealed dozens of students graduated last june when they shouldn't have. only 57 out of the 164 students who received diplomas were on track to graduate. d.c. public schools chancellor released a statement saying in part, "we take this issue very seriously. ? investigation will restore integrity to the process by providing students, parents and the broader community with answers." this morning, prince george's county police officers will be on hand. there was a threat against several schools. officials say there was only one threat posted yesterday. police have not identified the person who posted it. but said that he or she could face criminal charges. today the first step could be taken

cameras to the roads you drive and some of your neighbors actually want more of them. >> they're hoping that it will cut down on the number of crashes on indian head highway. >> people are fed up with the reputation indian head has has a highway of death in our area. that's why many are pushing for speed cameras and even though they're unpopular. they may be able to provide some kind of solution. there is a public hearing set for this evening on this matter. we've seen one statement about this. he really is pushing for the cameras saying that police have written some 5300 citations since september when a crackdown on safety out here began. also argues too, that police can't be out here 24/7 but the cameras perhaps could be. indian head

some six fatalities a year here. more than a thousand crashes. obviously a dire need for some kind of solution. the reason in part for that is the state finds there's so many long stretches out here. can easily go the speed and oftentimes makes really wrong decisions. they're hoping speed cameras stop people from doing so. back to you in the studio. >> justin, 6:06. thank you. now to the breaking news out of southern california. >> the fast moving developments on the fast moving fire. chris, the flames are incredible to watch. >> right now, eun, fire officials say it's out of control. they say multiple buildings are burning and fire is just burning so hot, so fast, crews are having a really tough time trying to get to -- get access to the flames to try to knock it down. take a look. this is the thomas fire. nearly 200,000 people

power. officials are going door to door knocking on people's doors, driving through neighborhoods, ordering mandatory evacuations including the students at the college. at least one person was killed in a rollover accident as they were practically trying to drive out of their neighborhood trying to get away from the flames. officials say the fire has grown to more than 25,000 acres. started last night. it was started by the incredible wind. all the fire burning about an hour north of l.a. they are very concerned that the wind can push -- a much, much higher population. eun, back to you. we'll continue to follow the developments right here on news 4. chris, thank you. besides math making a big comeback in the classroom as we know. >> computer science education week. one prince george's high school

molette green is at flowers high school with robots. molette, what do you have? >> reporter: surrounded by robots and excited kids. this is main street. this is part of the school that's focuses on the future and these future scientists are testing out their robots. making them move. powering them up. this big guy here is hermie. later in the hour, herm eaes is going to climb this ladder. our senior here named schuyler is making her move, making the robot move with an app in her phone. she programmed it last year. we're going to talk in a few minutes to the students and the principal about why they're so extra passionate about science and technology this week. that's coming up on "news4 today." we're live in the community and prince george's county. >>

can't wait to hear more about that. hold on, i-66. now we know the real impact of the change in your kmuchlt how much it could cost you to avoid the congestion and the alternate that could save you money. the late night confession. billy bush returns to tv and his first interview about the "access hollywood" tapes and about the harassment scandals sweeping the nation. this morning, it's chilly, not as cold though. we have rain on the way. that will be later on today. the kids might need the rain coat or umbrella for the afternoon bus stop time. we'll show you the timing of that and the colder air to

breaking news in first 4 traffic. we're talking about lorton this morning. after 95, all lanes blocked. multicar crash. they say this is a five to six-car crash. they do have police out there on the scene to get things straightened out there. another

beltway. at colesville, left lane blocked by the crash. >> good morning. it's not as cold out this morning. so still chilly enough for a jacket out there. but as you wake up and walk outside. here's what your wake-up weather looks like. in about the mid-40s. upper 40s by 9:00 a.m. you notice the clouds around in the forecast. here's the look at the rain heading our way. this will be here later on today. it will be bringing some very big changes. chuck is up in a minute with the forecast on that and what to expect. >> sheena, thank you. 6:13 is our time right now. virginia governor's office is coming to an end. our northern virginia bureau chief sat down with the governor to talk about his legacy. he hopes helping northern virginia commuters is what he's remembered most for. >> not that i won't be known for the tolls. i want to be known that i'm opened up and finally came up with a solution to move more people. >> mcauliffe says his

day -- in charlottesville that ended with a death. he's not saying if he plans to run for president in 2020. embattled senate candidate roy moore is picking up key endorsements one week before election day. president trump tweeted that the senate needs the republicans to represent alabama. the republican national committee for alabama to support moore. several women accused moore of sexually assaulting them when they were teenagers. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is campaigning for more today. alabama voters head to the polls for the special election next tuesday. >> new overnight billy bush is sticking to his guns on the "access hollywood" clip that cost him his job. president trump heard bragging about inappropriately grabbing women. bush wrote an op-ed after learning that president trump questions whether it's really his voice on the tape. bush insisted

that it is real. >> i would also like to say that's not me on the bus. you don't get to say that. because i was there and the last 14 months of my life, i have been dealing with it. you dealt with it for 14 minutes and went on to be the president. now, bush says the president's denial reopens the wounds of the 13 women who accused him of sexual misconduct. president trump has denied all of those allegations. bush was fired by nbc after that clip was released last year. it's computer science education week and a group of students in prince george's county has been working really hard on awesome robots. >> news 4's molette green is live in the community at charles flowers high school with a look at the future is particular devices. impressive, molette. >> oh, my goodness, i'm surrounded by students powering up these robots. you

he's controlling hermes. next to me is a table of robots that competed and placed one award for automation. for manual and this is the whole goal of the schools is to prepare these young minds for future jobs. i've got the principal here of flowers high school gorman brown to talk about why it's so important to you and your students. >> it's so important that our young people are engaged in learning opportunities to ensure that they're viable members of the s.t.e.m. community moving forward. i think the cyber security through robotics, through our other programs, we're ensuring that our kids will be viable members of the 21st century community. >> one of the students is samuel kirkland. you're controlling the car and what else here? >> we're controlling the cars and the different micro robots. we have db 8s. we have magpies.

we have our boy frederick here. >> why is this important? what have you learned from all of this? >> what i've learned is to try new things. it's a matter of why you put your mind to it. strive to be that excellent new person or striving for that new thing to change society and the generation. >> what's your plan for the future? >> it's huge. even i don't know it yet. >> that's okay. because it's all about increasing and stretching your mind for the possibilities, right? >> we're going to keep hanging out with the robots and the students here. later on in the hour, the big guy, hermes, is going to climb a ladder. i want to see this happen. i haven't seen it. they're preparing. we're going to see that later on, on "news4 today." live from flowers high school. it's going to happen. >> absolutely. >> love that. >> future leaders right there. innovators. >> problem solvers. >> we'll check back in. can't wait to see it. thanks, molette.

traffic. >> what's going on, melissa. >> big problems in lorton. northbound after 95, woodbridge lane is blocked because of this multicar crash. we spoke with police. it's a four to six-car crash. that to me says it could be a while. if this is anything severe at all, they have to get the cars out of way. we'll keep you updated on that one. colesville, blocked by the crash still this morning. that's on the right side of the roadway. eastbound 66 before the beltway, also on the right side of the roadway, slow inbound as you approach the beltway. southbound 295 at nanny helen boroughs. inbound new york avenue near montana avenue, one right lane blocked by a crash. inbound parkway, crash in the right lane. a reminder at the bottom of the beltway, inner loop local lanes on the woodrow wilson bridge, the left lane is blocked for a disabled vehicle.

now. how are you doing, chuck bell. >> just fine, melissa. partly cloudy sky overhead early this morning. these 40s will feel warm by comparison starting tomorrow. much colder air comes into the area. it's been a long time since we've had a colder than average december. the last time we had one was 2010. it's been ten years of above average december. 2015, the warmest december on record. 11.5 degrees warmer than average. back in 2010, it was 65 an the 1st and didn't get above 50 degrees until the 31st. i think we're in a pattern similar to that. we'll be in the 60s today. and nowhere near that warm for the next ten to 14 days. 48 in washington. 40s in the nearby neighborhoods. 45 manassas. winchester one

this morning. up into the low 60s today. between noon and 5:00. but rain chances increasing with time. 80% chance for rain by 5:00. 100% by 8:00 this evening. there's the leading edge of the rain now moving in to the pittsburgh, pennsylvania. couple of sprinkles in far western maryland. a few drizzle drops in southern st. mary's county. there's a little chance for rain before lunch. the future weather. not a big threat inside the -- until later on in the afternoon. there's that wave of steady rain on the i-95 corridor in time for the commute home later today. have your umbrella with you. 60s today. tomorrow's high of 49 is likely to occur just after midnight tonight. highs in the mid-40s on thursday. highs barely above 40 degrees friday and saturday. get ready for the cold, you guys. >> will do, chuck am thank you. 6:20 right now. troubling tolls and the costly commute. the numbers are out on the first day of tolls on i-66.

your neighbor to hitch a ride. >> weight watchers shakeup. forget the celery sticks. the new program that has dieters rejoicing and the change you want at that hear before you pack the lunch. actor chris pratt will be on ellen today talking about jussic world, falleran

this morning, you might want to find car buddies or a different route to work if you plan to take i-66. >> otherwise you have to pay

lanes. the fines are pretty hefty. meagan fitzgerald is here now to tell us about the costly commute. i think a lot of people were surprised yesterday, meagan. >> i think so too. it's pricey depending on what time you're getting on the roads, where you're going. as aaron said, find a buddy, find a friend, find somebody. it's a lot cheaper if you're carpooling. the new toll lanes officially opened yesterday morning inside the beltway. the commute was hectic like it always is. going into d.c., for those who carpooled, the ride was free with an e-zpass plus. but solo drivers had to pay hefty tolls. here's some perspective for you. at 6:00 yesterday morning, beltway to rosalyn, the same trip jumped 25 bucks at 8:25 and then more than $34 ten

later. so virginia governor terry mcauliffe is saying sorry, not sorry. this is exactly why the tolls are put in place in the first place. less traffic on i-66. see if it works. >> back to you guys. >> meagan, thank you. 6:25 now. we're following that breaking news out of southern california this morning. raging fires are spreading fast. what we're learning about the people in harm's way. >> harassment on the hill. congressman conyers accused the new steps he's taking today

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congress, we should grow the economy. not the debt. ♪ breaking news out of california this morning. you're taking a look at the deadly thomas fire. >> it's spreading through southern california and spreading rapidly. fire officials say the brushfire has grown to 25,000 acres just since last night. >> nearly 200,000 customers are withoute

at least one person has died. we're going to stay on top of that and bring you the latest. we turn to weather and traffic right now. >> melissa mollet is following breaking news for your commute. >> good morning. this breaking news in first 4 traffic. after 95 woodbridge, all lanes shut down. their multicar crashes is between four and six vehicles. we got off the phone with police. could be here for a little bit because of the scale of the situation. they are out there on the scene helping. colesville road, top of the beltway. we have a lane blocked by the crash. it's the second from the right. if you're headed out sometime soon, eastbound 66 in fairfax just before the beltway. that crash on the right side of the road. the travel times coming up. good morning, melissa. at least good news with the roads. weatherwise, we're not looking at the rain falling right now. but it will be here through the afternoon and the evening co

later on today. this morning, though, it all looks good. 48 degrees right now in the district. so we're not as cold as yesterday morning. 44 dulles. 47 in clinton. 48 in gaithersburg. look at this mild air moving our way. by the afternoon, looking at the low 60s. that's when the rain will start to move in too around 3:00 or 4:00. the evening rush, there's the rain right now. we'll break down the timing for it coming up. >> thank you, sheena. it's 6:30. we're going to go back to the breaking news. a fire inside a ups facility. >> this could put thousands in jeopardy of being delivered on time this holiday season. justin finch just arrived on the scene in frederick county, maryland. just justin, what do you know so far? >> there are no injuries. lots of significant damage like th

gutted by this fire. lots of wet cardboard and boxes and packages inside. we know that close to -- there was a call to fire out here at the this ups warehouse. some ten vehicles reports damaged and you can see looking at this kind of damage, the jeopardy these packages could be in. they're very busy with the holidays upon us. i got a chance to talk brief live with the person working inside. he does say they're trying to square the damage and get back to work and process what has happened. again, no one hurt. but there is damage to the facility and also containers like this one. back in to you guys. >> justin finch live in maryland. >> look at other top stories. prince george's is always considering adding speed cameras to indian head highway. one of the dangerous roads in the area. >>

discussed at a public hearing. >> weight watchers members can eat more while dieting. the new point counting program added more to the zero points category. the changes will make it easierier for members to stay on track with weight loss goals. a man charged with murdering two montgomery teens will stay in jail. >> he waived his right to a bond hearing yesterday. he is the fourth person arrested in the death of artem ziberov and shadi that jnajjar. police believe the teens were killed in retaliation for a robbery. najjar was rumored to be involved in. >> 6:32. it could be months before northern virginia family finds out more about why their son was shot by u.s. park police. >> fairfax county police say they have video from an officer's dashcam from the night of the shooting. they can't release it though. the fbi leading this

to that iagency to decide when it's released. last month park police were chasing him down gw parkway when fairfax county police were asked to assist. he cashed and police shot him three times in the head and he died ten days later. his family says he was not armed. only on news 4, the victim of a burglary is telling her story with the hopes of sparking change. daisy maggette woeg up to find a teenager in her capital heights home. he stole her keys and took off with another teen. two 16-year-olds were arrested she knew who the suspects were before they broke into her home. it's a sign that juvenile justice system isn't working right. >> they said oh, we know who this is because we've arrested them three times already. you let them out and they come back and do the iic

>> a source tells news 4 at least one of the teens was already on probation when he was arrested this time. maggette is hoping they face stricter penalties when they appear in court next week. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will discuss stopping robberies in the district. the task force works with several different law enforcement agencies to discuss patterns and suspects. the work caused robberies to decline since last year. the mayor will asked -- they will talk about the exchange location program. it provides a safe place for people to complete transactions of online purchases. fallen star. kevin spacey accused in a sex scandal. what's next for the actor and his hit show, house of cards. >> a child not breathing. the one thing we can all learn from a police officer who saved a newborn and the

we've got breaking news at the live desk. "the new york times" is reporting that congressman john conyers is not going to run for reelection. he's going to formally make an announcement within the next hour or two. the times is reporting according to a family member of conyers that he's not going to seek reelection. of course, a woman is settling a sexual harassment claim with conyers. others have accused him of sexual harassment. he is not stepping down or resigning. he's simply 88 years old, and citing a reason of not in good health for the decision not to run for reelection. again, congressman john conyers, this announcement probably will be formally announced in the next hour or two. aaron, back to you. >> chris lawrence at the live desk. 6:38 now. house of cards will continue without his main character. the netflix series announced yesterday it

episodes without kevin spacey. production was stopped as he was investigated for sexual assault investigation. he has since been fired. focused entirely on robin wright's character. blair underwood. it is filmed in the baltimore area. the mother of a newborn baby girl is thanking god for a police officer's quick action. >> that georgia police officer saved her baby and it was caught on the officer's body camera. you can see the officer running up to the frantic mother. she hands him her lifeless 29 day old newborn bell la. what he did next saved her life. >> it was in my arms. the first reaction was oh, my goodness. what can i do? that's when i was -- instantly i knew it was -- >> one minute after he started the compressions,

started -- the officer isn't taking the credit. bell la's big brother found him and told him where to go. >> thank goodness the big brother knew to get help and thank goodness he was there. >> molette green is live in the community. she is in springdale with some exciteme excitement. >> that's right. they're working on robots that can compete. we've got hermes getting ready to go up this ladder. we're going to see that coming up. also, the students are making the robots practical with creating essentially a hybrid farm vehicle as part of a climate change project. the grand finale coming up next on "news4 today." plus, breaking news in first 4 traffic. several different problems. a couple other things happening that are slowing folks down this morning. good morning.

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breaking news right now. hundreds of packages could be destroyed after a fire inside a ups facility overnight. >> this was the scene when firefighters arrived in frederick, maryland. getting a look at the damage. justin finch is there live with the latest. justin? >> just off of -- looking at perhaps the worst of the damage here. this container here completely gutted and destroyed by this fire. looking closely, we now see it's wood framed underneath the metal coating here. as you can see, damage to that conveyor belt looking at boxes that are burned and weighed down by water. the report is that close to 11:30 last night there was a fire that broke out in that ups building behind us back there. ten trucks were damaged in that fire and of course putting all the

you see right there back there now, they're back at work this morning. ups workers, no one hurt in all of this. but definitely a scare for people working here. those are backages and for fire crews putting this out here last night. again, we have no injuries reported out here. we do have lots of damage here and to those ten trucks reported damaged as well. sneemt frederick, i'm justin finch. back to you. >> justin, thank you. >> 6:45 right now. democrats are laying the foundation for possible obstruction of justice charge against president trump. >> now the president's personal attorney is giving a hint at what their defense might be. nbc's peter alexander is live at the white house for us. peter good morning. >> aaron, eun, good morning to you. this morning, still under scrutiny. president trump is back at the white house after i quick trip out west. what did the president know and when about his michael

perhaps the preeminent question right now, did the president obstruct justice? this is a reference to the tweet on the screen that was written now said by an outside lawyer of the president where he insisted in part that the president knew that michael flynn lied to both the vice president and the fbi. the timeline surrounding that before the then fbi director james comey says the president, in effect, well, basically said let it go on the flynn case would indicate that it could have been obstruction of justice. the personal lawyer to the president says that that whole claim is ignorant. but at the same time, there does appear to be a rift between the president's legal team. you have one attorney suggesting that president trump cannot obstruction justice. he's the chief law enforcement officer. according to the constitution. this morning the white house counsel, the lawyer here at the white house overseeing the russia inquiry said that's not a strategy they're focusing on. back to yo

the "today" show in a little bit. peter, thanks. the trial for a former metro transit police officer accused of trying to help isis begins today. according to court documents, nicholas young believed a friend had joined isis in 2014. that friend was actually an fbi informant. when the fbi asked about his friend, he tried to mislead them. the fbi had been watching young for six years before this sting operation. if convicted, young faces up to 60 years in prison. there will be a public hearing tonight to discuss adding speed cameras to indian head highway in prince george's county. right now, there are no cameras on route 210 but some local leaders think having them would cut down on the number of deadly crashes on that road. there's an average of six each year. the meeting will be held on the campus of prince george's community college in largo. three arlington county elementary school teachers are accused of smoking pot on school

property. someone told police it happened on a regular basis at taylor elementary school. p.e. teachers luke lloyd and michael diaddigo were arrested and charged with possession. they've been suspended as well. diaddigo is accused of selling marijuana to other teachers on school property. the principal said that the investigation is focusing on the adults only, not their interactions with children. it's now 6:48. developing this morning, students at one d.c. high school will start the day with a new principal. willie jackson is replacing dr. reeves as the principal at ballou high school. an investigation revealed dozens of students graduated last june when they shouldn't have. only 57 out of the 164 students who received diplomas were on track to graduate. antoine wilson released a statement saying in part, "we take the issue very

integrity to the process by providing students, parents and the broader community with answers." fire investigators are trying to figure out if somebody intentionally set a fire at an apartment building in southeast d.c. you can see the damage on the screen. the fire left one man critically injured. several residents had to be escorted out into the cold for safety, including a toddler. temporary shelter was set up by the nearby udc workforce development center. >> we saw a lot of the residents standing in the cold after the incident took place. so once i gained approval, we opened up the doors. coordinated that with security of course. you can see police. opened up the doors for some of the residents to come inside and warm up. >> we know the fire started on the first floor of the building. several residents were treated on the scene. the arson unit is investigating the fire. breaking news right now. you are looking at the deadly

california. look at those flames. the fire has grown to 25,000 acres. the brushfire started late last night and was fueled by the wind. nearly 200,000 people are without power right now. officials have ordered mandatory evacuations. dire situation there. >> really. also, we're following breaking news in first 4 traffic too. >> melissa mollet is here with details. what's going on in. >> once again, we're dealing with the problem in lorton. not a good day for the alternate today. northbound after 95 here, booed bridge, right side is getting by. we have about a 1.5 mile backup through that area. a little slow. inbound 50 before the beltway, crash blocking three lanes here this morning. that's slow. outer loop at colesville, we have one right lane blocked by a crash there. inbound, 66. just before the beltway, this is looking better than

this is still slow. we had the crash on the right side of the roadway. that's out of the way. inbound 66 at 28 centerville. crash in the left lane slowing things down a bit. 270. put an arrow there to show you. opened up just a little. as far as your travel times, 66 is slow inbound. 95 north quantico to the beltway. pretty typical. 270 slow as you just saw and then the top of the beltway slow as well. going about 20 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> hello, melissa. if you like the weather, hop in your car. this is the last mild day for a while. wait until you see the ten-day forecast. winter weather arrives after that. a lot of the numbers may surprise you as we get into the weekend when we're talking about daytime highs. currently, a lot of areas in the 20s yesterday morning are now in the 40s. you see that milder air in place today.

44 at dulles. 48 clinton. 45 degrees in manassas. if you need a dog to adopt and walk today, she looks concerned but she's available for adoption at the humane rescue alliance. we have clouds around this morning. it's going to stay dry through lunchtime. temperatures in the upper 50s. look at the afternoon. around the 60s. the rain will be moving in by that time, too. clouds are with us. rain back off to the west. headed in this direction. we've seen a few sprinkles in parts of southern maryland. that's really about it. here's future weather. stayed dry through lunchtime. >> north and west, still in the 60s by 8:00 p.m. quickly tomorrow morning. we are dry and we're back in the 30s. the normal high this time of the year is 50 degrees. today we're 63. tomorrow 49. 47 thursday and then look at that drop on friday into the low 40s. we'll also be watching a storm

it will be out at sea. if it gets close enough, temperatures will be close enough to support a rain and snow chance. a small chance into early saturday as well. the chances are going to be fairly low right now. >> 37 degrees. we have 30s next week too, guys. >> big change for sure, sheena. thank you. 6:53 this morning. some innovative students at one prince george's county high school are showing off their -- community charles flowers high school. molette, you promised we'd see a hermes do a little climbing this morning. what do you have? >> all right. hermes is ready. getting ready for a competition sometime next year. deja is there. >> you're going to see hermes begin

basically, able to stay there for at least 30 seconds. >> that's what you have to do for the competition. >> in order to win 20 points at the end, you must be able to climb the ropes. >> must be able to climb the ropes. many things the students are doing at flowers, one of the teachers rooting this students on is alexander -- >> tell me exactly why this is so impressive when you have students who are doing internships at nih at nasa. many other places and putting their minds to work. >> it's an impact. >> low socioeconomic background. it's preparing them for the 21st century engineering and technology and to complete out there -- compete out there in the real world. >> we're talking about competition for herme serks and the students in april. the other students are going to fire

they've been doing this and working on this. principal brown supporting the students at flowers high school. how did hermes do so far? >>. [ applause ] >> all right. we're rooting them on for that competition coming up in april of next year for hermes. you guys are going to continue on with their learning. we're live here at flowers high school in prince george's county. back to you. these robots have been the coolest thing all morning long. >> so many math and science skills being developed that will take these kids into the future. 6:55 our time. here are four things to know. democrats may want to charge president trump with obstruction of justice for firing james comey, fbi director. this happened when he was investigating michael flynn. find out about what the president's attorney is now saying coming up on the "today" show. the deadly thomas fire in southern california has explod

nearly 8,000 homes are evacuated now from santa paula to ventura. the brushfire has zero% contained right now. sadly, one person has died while trying to escape the fire. >> ups is trying to figure out how many packages were damagat facility. nobody was hurt there. damaged. fol4's justin finch on s. whether businesses have a ate.titutional right to they will hear arguments in a own who are refused to create a wedding cake for a same sex couple. follow-up dates in the nbc washington app. breaking news continues in first 4 traffic. a couple of different problems. one northbound route 1 after 95 woodbridge in lorton. we're still slow for a mile and a half inbound. westbound 50 before the beltway. crash blocking three lanes. you see the

lane at colesville blocked as well. there's your ten-day forecast. today is the last gasp. >> the weekend, all the way through next week. maybe we'll have snow before christmas. >> you have the -- that's a maybe. >> he loves the cold. >> that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes with weather and traffic and lol news. ca

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