can you believe it's this time of year again. we're talking about time to get ready for winter weather. crews were working around d.c. we'll be seeing more of them around today. if you need to prepare, head to the vre station in manassas. chuck bell will be out there handing out ice scrapers that you can use all winter long. meanwhile, i'm in the storm center with sheena parveen. we're taking a look at this. when are we talking about this possibility of snow. >> well. it's tomorrow. the good news is. what we like is when the stuff falls on the weekend. we're noft dealing with rush hour and all those things. it is tomorrow, chris. we're looking at higher snow chances. now we're look at more coverage too. i'll tell you more about that coming up. it's 39 degrees right now in the district. 34 in gates burglary. 37 in leesburg. 36 lorton. 37 clon

a cold start to your morning. warm coat, the clouds will hang around today. not much in the way of sunshine. there's that storm system. it's starting to come together down south. rain and snow with it. that's going to be closer to us. i'll show you what to expect coming up. thank you, sheena. we'll start out with break news on the wildfires burning in california. take a look at the pictures. six fires now burning across the state including a new one that broke out in san diego county. in all, about 500 buildings destroyed, 5700 firefighters are working the frontlines trying to get a handle on the fires. let's go to jinah kim in ventura with more on the biggest challenges facing the firefighters this morning. good morning, jinah. >> good morning, chris. what a difference 24 hours makes. this time yesterday we were el

fires in southern california, mostly contained to the general l.a. area. since then, we've added the lilac fire and the liberty fire in murieta. the lilac fire being the one they're most concerned about right now. as you mentioned, the number of structures and homes damaged or destroyed has gone way up. we're talking about a 300% increase from what we were reporting 24 hours ago. the number of evacuations, however, has been remaining steady at about 200,000 people. the good news is, we're having less wind today. about 55 mile an hour gusts is what we're expecting compared to the hurricane strength winds yesterday. that's an improvement. live in ventura, jinah kim. back to you. >> that is some good news there. thank you. thofrts aauthorities are gog

i-95 to search for the remains of pamela butler. she disappeared in 2009. news 4 was first to report butler's boyfriend jose rodriguez cruz told investigators he buried her body there. they will close the exit starting around 107k this morning. rodriguez cruz pleaded guilty to killing butler earlier this year. hundreds of people gathered at the lincoln memorial to remember dee john guy czar. he was a young man shot and killed by park police. the family is looking for answers and demanding transparency throughout this investigation. here's what happened. police followed his suv after a hit-and-run accident on the gw parkway near reagan. officers tried to stop him. they say he led them on to a chase into fairfax county. he was shot three times in the

chase. friends and family honored him at last night's vigil. >> full of love and -- always express that happiness. >> his family says he was unarmed and the fbi is now investigating this case. well, good news for any of you who work fort federal government, who have friends and family who do. congress struck a deal to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend. they've bought time to talk about immigration to aid for those hurricane ravaged states in puerto rico. lawmakers passed a two-week spending bill yesterday. now it's headed to the president's desk where he's expected to sign it. we've learned more about what forced the arizona congressman trent franks to resign ahead a

the republican said he made two female staffers feel uncomfortable. franks resignation is the third one this week. we'll have more about when senator al franken says he's stepping down. just days after president trump endorsed polarizing alabama senate candidate roy moore, he will hold a campaign-style rally a short drive away from alabama. the president will be in pensacola today, about 28 miles from the border. moore has been accused of having inappropriate sexual relationships with several women, including some under the age of 18. moore is facing off against doug jones in a tight race. tracie potts will join us with details coming up. today marks one year since mgm national harbor opened. hard to believe it's been a yeefrmt remember what it looked like on opening day.

and in the air. folks made their way into the casino. 50% of the jobs are held by residents of prince george's county. it's claimed the number one gaming tax revenue in the state of maryland. many -- excluding a fireworks show. i remember the crowds, sheena. it was crazy. piem were backed up and waiting hours back on the highway to get in there that night. >> i mean, i will tell you, if you're going to be waiting outside tonight, it's going to be cold. you want to bundle up. if you're doing anything tomorrow, by the way, chris, we've increased the snow chances and the coverage snow. there's a system down south. you can see the cold air. i'll tell you the timing and what to expect coming up. plus, police thought it would be a routine

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you can imagine, traffic was a nightmare during the thursday commute. no word on what made it turn over. talk about a major -- lot of martinis died on that highway last night. >> that's bad. >> i know. a lot of disappointed people at the bars in philly last night. police officers have just about seen it all. but when it comes to pulling people over or whatever. but one indiana state trooper recently encountered a real life rudolph. multiple news outlets are reported the trooper stopped a white dodge van in hendricks county for a minor traffic violation. after the trooper finished up issuing the man a warning, he asked the police officer if he'd like to meet his reindeer in the back of his van. >> is that legal? >> this guy was on the way to an elementary school to perform. he brings the animals for

kids. >> i don't know if i've seen one up that close before. >> in the movie. >> i've seen the deer running around. >> upper northwest. >> the cold weather is coming. but it looks like it already hit the southern parts of texas. >> yeah. >> take a look at this. snow at the alamo. the san antonio landmark got snowflakes last night. >> i don't know -- that's not even the north edge of texas. i mean, that's like when it snows and gets flakes in florida. >> when you get flakes in florida, everything stops, you run outside, you take video and try to make snow angels even when there's nothing. maybe they're doing that in texas. this shows you how far south the cold air has gone. for us, we'll have it in place this weekend. when we see our snow chances increasing. we have a weather alert

area tomorrow. not this morning. today will be dry. here are the temperatures as you're about to walk out the door. you will notice the roads getting treated as you're out and about this morning. we'll talk about the timing for the snow for part of the area saturday and how much you can expect for snowfall. numerator can't be the bigger number. >> integrating art into learning. poetry and singing are helping local students shine in science and math. plus, one thing to tell your kids to clean their room. new dad kirk cousins is calling out his teammates. who leaves the locker room looking like this. ( ♪ )

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♪ prayers after a school shooting leaves two students dead in new mexico. overnight new mexico state police identified the students killed as casey marquez and -- they comforted one another to ask why this happened in their small community. the shooting started as a school day was starting yesterday. aztec, new mexico is near the border with colorado. students recorded cell phone videos of them hiding in their

through the school shooting. he died but police aren't saying how or if the person was a student. this story is getting a lot of attention on social media. a police officer in florida is suffering from ptsd since the pulse nightclub shooting. omar delgado is unfit for regular duty. delgado says he constantly relives the shooting from june of last year and often has nightter roars. his firing came six months shy of being with the department. he will receive 42% of his salary through a disability pension. a poem about fractions, a new way of teaching. tracee wilkins takes us into the classroom to see how it works. >> think positive. >> this is math and science class at an elementary schoo

upper marlboro. >> we asked the poetry cafe for my two science and math classes -- >> when it's time to present the fraction homework. numerator and the dee no, ma'am ray tore. >> good work. >> prince george's county school system is integrating art into learning. >> before we started doing the music, it was boring. i didn't really understand it. we just reading out of a book. now that i put the music to it, i understand it more. >> what are parents saying about this? >> art integration has grown from 15 to 73 schools in four years. >> teenager coming home excited about learning and that's really what we want to create. >> instead of just reading about hurricanes -- >> strong wind and heavy rain. >> these students become the hurricane. it's a lesson they don't forget. >> it's usually in the water, then it goes

a class like this meant retraining teachers. >> we had so much fun learning how to make learning fun for them. >> clearly, the students aren't the only ones having fun. >> four total pieces -- >> now did i just read it as usual? >> no. >> you walk around this school, you can see and hear how art is integrated everything that they do here. there are now 73 schools in prince george's county that have art integration. to find out which ones are on the list, go to nbc washington and search art in schools. in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news 4. the redskins are hitting the road to take on the chargers in l.a. behind the scenes, quarterback kirk cousins is sparring with a teammate over his messy locker. check this out. cousins tweeted out that he nominates trent williams for an episode of hoarding, buried alive. you can see all the

equipment piled up, even on the floor. the left tackle says you can't blame him. he's been there for nearly eight years. >> you know, at least i get to pick from an abundance of what i want to wear every day. kirk has to wear the same sweats. i think he has the same ones fort last five years. >> same sweats. williams had no problem throwing the jabs back at cousins. he said he has a bunch of jerseys he should probably frame and take home. cousins is settling into that dad role. he's already getting on his teammates about cleaning up after then selves. >> i love that it's hoarding, buried alive. >> that locker was pretty -- it was plretty messy. >> so much stuff. that's funny. the hoarder shows are something else, i'll tell you. if ever someone ends up on those, you know you have a problem with the hoarding. >> very true. >> but i will say,

coats and can't pick which one, the thickest one probably going into the weekend. we have snow on the way. in fact, our snow chances, snow coverage are going up. saturday, that's when we're looking at it. saturday snowfall, we have a weather alert because of this. the snow chances increased. we've been telling you about a storm offshore. it's going to stay offshore. just a little closer. we'll see the edge of this storm. usually pretty tricky to forecast on the edge which is why the update came in about last night showing the change in the movement of the storm. with us, the chances have increased. right on the edge of this thing. the weekend says stays on the colder side. especially tomorrow, temperatures will be colder with the snow. currently, we're in the mid to upper 30s. 34 gaithersburg. 39 in the district. we are dry. we have the clouds. but we're going to look to the south. there's the storm system coming together. you can see the snow. the rain to the south. we're going to be on the northerd

increasing chances. here's future weather. 5:00 p.m., snow down to the south and east. watch as we go into saturday. there's 5:00 in the morning. there's that snow. i mentioned we're on the edge. there's the edge. frederick, no snow. in the district, snow falling. through saturday, 11:00 a.m. frederick still not really much, if anything. then in the district, we can see those accumulations. being on the edge can be a tricky thing when we're forecasting snowfall totals. i'll show you the totals coming up in about six minutes. >> all right. thank you, sheena. call it olympic confusion. comments from the white house leaving team usa in limbo when it comes to the winter games. safety concerns ahead at 4:30. it allows your elementary age children to chat. how the social media site is promising safety. first, elderly residents

it's an outrageous scam that will upset anyone with an aging parent. it targets older homeowners living in neighborhoods where the home prices are rising. the seniors are getting deceptive ads to trick them out of their homes. what's being done to stop it. >> we are probably 80%, 75, 80% seniors in this community, north woodridge. >> shirley ribbon smith looks out for her neighbors. she's president of the north woodridge citizens organization. there's something going on. shirley's 91-year-old neighbor was especially alarmed. >> her concern was she got a final notice. she was concerned that the final notice meant that something was happening to her house. >> the notices look like this. they say final notice,

these companies try to low-ball seniors for their homes and get them to sell. >> in many cases, their most prized possession. >> kenyon mcduffy introduced a bill to help seniors. >> to go after these bad actors using the fraudulent and deceptive trade practices to prey on senior citizens and other homeowners. >> many have been in their homes 50-plus years. their property values are rising become more desirable to the predatory people. >> we just want to start to let them -- to see what it is. somewhere along the line this is being paid. everybody in this neighborhood gets one. >> shirley throws them away and she's not going anywhere. in the district, kristin wright, news 4.

temperatures dropping and a weather alert on the way. the storm team 4 forecast is calling for snow this weekend. uh-oh. we'll get you ready. >> wildfires burning out west. new video of the fast-moving flames forcing thousands of people to evacuate. >> plus, a traffic warning, a stretch of 95 shutting down for a murder investigation. how this woman's 2009 disappearance in d.c. will impact virginia roads today. yet another congressional resignation just hours after a senator stepped down. a representative is resigning. we're learning why. >> we made it to friday. >> feeling good. feeling good. >> i'm eun yang. i'm chris lawrence. aaron is off today. you may notice there is somebody else missing here today. >> but he's not off. he's actually working, right? >> he's outside. >> that's right. he is out at the manase a vre

handing out the ice scrapers. we'll need them sooner or later. he wants to say hello to anyone. join him at 7:00 a.m. we'll get right to the forecast. melissa mollet, you've got breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> this is a crash investigation on southbound bw parkway. right now all that traffic is stopped. all lanes blocked, being pushed off there on to powder mill road because of this investigation here this morning. northbound is open, southbound is the thing that is still closed here. southbound 95 near triangle. all lanes blocked for a crash investigation as well. northbound 301 after brandy wine, the left lane getting by a work zone as we look at the beltway. no major problems on the beltway, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. nice and dry right now. i know you heard us talking about snow in the forecast. we have snow in the forecast tomorrow. here's the thing. this morning, we're not looking at any snow or anything like that. as we go into tomorrow, the storm system is going to get closer to

it stretches farther inland. this is a last minute kind of update change in the track of the storm which is something we always have to watch when a storm is offshore. not this morning, though. we're looking at the mid to upper 30s across the area. there's that storm system down to our south. it's really coming together here frm as we go into your saturday. here's what we expect. i'll show you the snowfall totals. a lot of people want to know what it looks like. maybe an inch in the district. coming up, i'll show you the timing. that may impact how you plan out your saturday. that's straight ahead. going from conversational to sheena talking about accumulation. >> unfortunately, we have a storm offshore. the tracks they change. sometimes they change last minute. we had to update this last night. things are getting a little closer now. this is not a tremendous amount yet. >> this is why we need your forecast. thank you, sheena. breaking news on the wildfires burning in california. take a look at this new

six fires are now burning across southern california, including a new one in san diego county. >> the lilac fire has disturbes dozens of mobile homes. the fire gets closer and closer towards homes. in all, about 500 buildings have been destroyed in southern california. 5700 firefighters are working the frontlines trying to get a handle on these fires. their biggest challenge remains the strong, dry winds. that is what is basically fueling the fires. >> later tonight as sheena mentioned, we can see our first snowflakes. it looks like more than one at this rate. >> i know. yeah. they have been warning us about the chance of a few snow showers tonight into tomorrow. this morning, v dot is heading out to make sure the roads are ready. >>

look at potential pipe and water main problems. officials want to encourage folks to report problems as the season goes on so they can move quickly to fix them. this is a good time to download the nbc washington app. we'll keep you up to date on the forecast and potential snowfall where you live. aimee cho is riding around northern virginia. she's going to have a look at preps. >> stafford county later this morning to begin searching for pamela butler's remains. the d.c. woman disappeared in 2 2009. jose rodriguez cruz said he buried her body. they closed the garrison exit starting at 10:00 this morning. rodriguez cruz pled guilty to killing butler earlier this year. hundreds of people gathered at the lincoln