>> just blah, and blah. >> you heard it. blah and blachlth. a total letdown. the redskins season comes to a disappointing end. that breaking news out of loudoun county this morning. we're learning about a deadly house fire there. we're still gathering new information. we're going to check in at the live desk in a moment. >> first, we want to get you your weather with a look at the bitter cold blast and more winter weather headed our way. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the up to the minute forecast. good morning. >> good morning, guys. i'm sure a lot of people are thinking about more snow to come. we actually don't have any big snow in the forecast. we do have flurries, though, later on this week and we're still off to a cold start this morning. 36 degrees now in washington. 34 leesburg. 30 degrees in clinton. these are the actual temperatures. not the feels-like temperatures. 32 q

manassas. warrenton both at 30 degrees. the kids are getting on the bus this morning. waiting out in the cold. you want them to have the warm hats and coats and gloves. will stay in the 30s until 8:00, 9:00. by the afternoon, we'll be rebounding into the 40s. we'll see more sunshine. but here's the thing. after a cold morning, we're going to be colder by the middle of the week. wait until you see the temperatures in the forecast. we may not even break 30 degrees for a daytime high. like i mentioned, no big snowfall ahead. we do have flurries coming our way. we'll show you that chance and talk more about the cold. >> let's check on the roads with melissa mollet this monday. >> in riverdale, chopper 4 over northbound bw parkway after 410. crash on the left side of the roadway. you can see the backup. it's about a mile right now. looks like it's building quickly. if they don't get this out of the road. a skinny area to really have any room to get around it quite well. northbound wisconsin at c

of the gas main break. left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. suitland parkway at alabama. a crash there on red line. single tracking between fort totten and silver spring. as far as your travel times here, looking good in maryland. no major problems in virginia. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> melissa, thank you. a fatal house fire in loudoun county. >> chris lawrence has the latest from the live desk. what's happening? >> eun, aaron, one person died in a fire in lubbocksville. they're investigating how it started. to give you an idea of where it happened, the house is less than two miles from one of the most celebrated restaurants in our area. the restaurant at potomac farm. it's west of 270 on the virginia side of the potomac river. firefighters were called to the scene between 8:00 and 9:00 last night. our adam tuss is on his way there now. as soon as he gets there, we'll bring you a live

back to you. chris, thank you. it's now 6:03. we're following developing story this morning. montgomery county police are investigating how a 17-year-old ended up dead in the woods in bethesda. >> the teen was a student at walt whitman high school in bethesda. justin finch is there now. justin, what happened? >> reporter: aaron, you just know this is going to be a hard monday for students and staff here at walt whitman high. after learning that one of their own, sepehri was found dead over the weekend. we know that psychologists will be on hand to help. let's give you a sense of where it's happening. he was found dead off the 6500 block of laverock lane near the bannockburn swim club. we know that montgomery county police are continuing to investigate. campuswide alert yesterday, the principal announced

was reported missing two days ago. his family was concerned after he didn't come home on saturday night. the principal also saying he has a younger sister who is also a freshman here at whitman high school. concern for her as well. we know, too, an autopsy will determine sepehri's official cause of death. all of this remains under investigation still at this time. we're live here in bethesda, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. justin, thank you. now to new video showing the response to an apartment fire in d.c.'s logan circle. residents were forced out into the cold last night after an accidental fire started near a gas fireplace. this was near r and 13th street. three people and their pets are now without a home. no one was injured. a first of its kind trial will begin today in alexandria. jury selection will begin this afternoon in the case against nicholas young. he's

charged with a terrorism offense. young was a police officer for metro when he was arrested last year in a government sting. prosecutors say young tried to help isis by buying nearly $250 in gift cards. a massage therapist accused of assaulting several women in our area is expected in court today. he worked for massage envy and is charged with improperly touching two women in northwest d.c. he is also being investigated in cases in bowie and georgetown. one of the d.c. cases has also sparked a legal case against massage envy. one of the alleged victims is suing the company for $25 million. developing this morning, several women will accuse president trump of sexual misconduct on megyn kelly today. the sit down will air at 9:00 a.m. here on nbc4. the accusers will share their firsthand accounts during a news conference today. they're calling on congress to in

against the president. president trump has denied all of these women's claims. the white house is referencing that denial when asked about the upcoming interview. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said the president addressed the accusations directly during the campaign and we have no changes. he's got the angle. he's gone. touchdown chargers. >> what a bummer. the 'skins officially out of playoff contention. the team was beat by the los angeles chargers yesterday. just what a season. not a great way to end it. chargers came out early, played energized football. never let up their lead. >> sherry burress has more. players and coaches at a loss for words following the eighth loss of the season and elimination from the playoffs. what left the redskins

losses and as the head coach put it, getting worse as the season comes to a close. >> we haven't gotten better. any offense, defense or special teams right now. right now, you know, i've regressed. not gotten this team ready to play. it's on me. >> i didn't feel like we came to pl play. the first half we started off slow. some things you can't do with a team like that. philip rivers, he's a great quarterback. put his guys in a position to make plays. you can't make mistakes with him. >> just blah, blah, we're here at practice, blah. got to practice better. been saying that all week, all year. >> with the playoffs and a winning record out of the season, the only thing left to play for is pride. that starts sunday at home at fedex field. sherri burress, news 4 sports. >> you heard it there. blah and blah. tense moments at the end of the seattle

a player nearly climbs into the stands. he was ejected from the game as he was heading to the locker room, fans started throwing plastic cups and bottles of beer at him. he walked over to the stands and started arguing with the fans and tried to climb into the stands. two other players were also tossed out of the game. >> figure out who is throwing stuff, too. get out of stadium. come on now. that's too much. if you have the monday blues, don't we always after the terrible 'skins loss and we have just the video to cheer you. >> here you go. keepers atth smithsonian national zoo recorded this. in the background, you can see giant panda bei bei. he was back there. >> bei bei is -- >> the boy. >> he was back there. >> this one is may shawn the mom on a roll there. >> look at her trotting around in

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good morning everybody. most important thing on any monday morning is when does the weekend get here? what does that look like? >> we'll recover by the weekend. saturday and sunday will look sunny and dry. last bit of holiday shopping errands. temperatures won't be all that untollerablely cold. >> not so hot either for the traffic. >> chopper 4 over this problem in riverdale after 410. right

blocked. half mile backup. new problem in centerville at braddock. right side blocked by the crash. couple of other issues too. we'll talk about it in a minute. melissa, thank you. it's 6:14 right now. a frightening situation unfolded at a jerusalem. the main bus station on sunday. >> palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded. an israeli security guard. this is a closer look. the suspect was caught. violence flared in that region since president trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital last week. dramatic body cam video shows a deputy tasing and stopping an unarmed suspect. this video may be hard to watch. >> hey! >> the video shows the suspect move toward the officer attack him and eventually get the upper h

florida apartment complex. orders the suspect to release the first deputy. the suspect does. charges at the second deputy who then shoots and kills him. >> mr. pierre chose the path of noncompliance. >> so violently. that's not my brother. he's not like that. >> florida department of law enforcement is investigating this shooting and a grand jury will determine whether it was justified. comedian hannibal buries spent part of his sunday locked up inside a miami jail. police arrested him for disorderly intoxication. eyewitness captured part of the arrest on their cell phone. he asked an officer to call him an uber. the officer refused and burris walked back into a bar. the officer asked burris to leave the area five times. when he refused. officers arrested him. >>

booker has died. he was the first full-time black reporter on the post. he served as the washington bureau chief for the company that owned jet and ebony magazine. booker was inducted into the national association of black journalists hall of fame in 2013. he was 99 years old much. this morning, there are plans for a new homeless shelter in the columbia heights section of d.c. mayor bowser announced last week he would be on 14th street. now, our news partner, wtop reports it will have enough space for short term apartment-style units and 15 long-term units. they will provide units for low-income seniors. work is expected to start in early 2019 and be completed by the spring of 2020. there are some big new plans for the fannie may headquarters. current newspapers reports that the preservation review board voted to make it a historic

landmark. the board also signed off on new plans including the redevelopment of the wisconsin avenue site in d.c. of course. it includes renovating and maintaining the main building and replacing additions behind it. 80,000 square foot wegmans is being built as well in addition to nine other buildings. that's scheduled to be completed by 2022. for the third year in a row, westfield high school philly won the class -- state football championship. the game was postponed until sunday because of saturday's snow. they held off smith 28-21. hampton university armstrong stadium. congratulations to them. 6:17 our time right now. we have been stuck at about 36 degrees outside the studios. winter has come and settled in for the long haul. >> it's going to get colder. that's the problem. >> it is. it's going to get colder. football and winter weather go together. i was watchi t

game. they were playing in the snow and okay, winter is here. >> for sure. >> not going away any time soon. we have really cold weather coming wednesday. we're talking about highs not even breaking freezing mark. >> i know. >> it's going to hurt in the morning a little bit because it will be single digits. we're starting cold and dry so that's good. as we go through the afternoon, we'll rebound back in the 40s. the coldest air so far will be arriving on wednesday. wednesday morning, wednesday afternoon. the winds make it feel colder. we go into thursday and we have flurries possible. but no big snow in the forecast. i know a lot of people thinking about the snow because of the weekend. no big snow any time soon. about the mid to low 30s in the area this morning. it's cold. bundle up. if you're walking the dog. put a jacket on. little foot is available at the humane rescue alliance. mid-30s as you walk outside and walk the dog. by

topping out in the mid-40s. here's a live look. satellite and radar. only seeing clouds around. we're not seeing anything in the way of snow this morning even though it's cold enough in areas. as we go through the day today, we stay dry. tomorrow morning, one weather system bringing snow to the north and west. there is a chance we could see a few sprinkles around the area. temperatures will be above freezing. it wouldn't be an issue with that. normal high this time of year, 48 degrees. the coldest air on wednesday. today in the mid-40s. tomorrow as well. look at that drop on wednesday. that's a daytime high temperature. the afternoon high temperature, it's not even going to feel like 30. because the wind will make it feel colder. here's future feels-like temperature. wednesday morning. look at the single digits here. wednesday afternoon only feeling like the teens. even though we're saying the high will be around 30. it's going to feel like 17 degrees. wednesday will be a very cold day. thursday we have a chance for a few flurries. back in the low 40s on friday.

forecast coming up in a bit. let's check your commute on this monday morning. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. still have the problem in riverdale. chopper 4 over northbound bw parkway after 410. the crash on the right side of the roadway. we still have pretty good delays. a two-mile backup now. you can see the delay northbound. bw parkway after 410. this other issue in centerville. northbound 28 at braddock road. right side blocked by a crash. northwest, northbound wisconsin at calvert. right lane blocked because of a gas main break. eastbound 395 at main avenue. have the left lane blocked by a multicar crash and remember, on metro, still single tracking between fort totten and silver spring on the red line. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. hitching a holiday ride and getting in the spirit. the change you may notice in your commute. >> escaping the flames, california's wildfires ravage homes. a change that ellen had to make with her home in harm's way. if you want

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the time is 6:23. a mother is speaking out after she says she was forced off a commercial airplane for breast-feeding her son. the mother says they were on a flight in houston on friday when they were told to get off. the mother says the worst part was that -- worst part was they had to get off the plane. she claims airline officials threatened that they would bring inhe

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>> if you ride d.c. circulator bus, you may be in for a special surprise. starting this morning, the winter wonder bus will be running. it will be making runs on all of the d.c. circulator routes. you pay the regular fare. $1 to ride up -- take a look. the red ribbon, very festive. you can track the wonder bus location online. we've posted a link in the nbc washington app. search winter wonder bus. up in flames. a local home gutted. a look at a hidden danger on how to protect your house. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. typically chilly outside on a december morning. more cold air to come. we'll have a check of the forecast

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we've been following breaking news out of loudoun county this morning. we're learning about a deadly house fire investigation under way. >> we'll have a live report in just a moment. first, melissa is keeping an eye on your commute in first 4 traffic. we have team coverage of your storm team 4 forecast. >> meteorologist chuck bell is out on the weather deck with more on this bitter cold weather. this is not even the end of it, chuck. >> this is the beginning of it. this is only the first couple of weeks of december. looks like we could have one of our colder winter days before this week is through. just a top coat needed this morning. don't you worry, i know where my earmuffs are, my gloves and insulated scarves and puffy coat. you'll need that tomorrow night into wednesday. these temperatures this morning in the upper 20s to low and mid 30s. not bad. you'll need your winter coat today, maybe a sweater later on. and your sunglasses as well. the daily grade, we'll call it good, 45 and .

no weather worries. the polar plunge arrives tomorrow. that doesn't make people happy, especially for somebody called eun and melissa. >> we only complain monday through friday. wisconsin avenue at calvert. still have the right lane shut down because of the gas main break. as you look at the beltway, no major problems here. everything looking good into town and out of town. right now, chopper 4 headed to a brand new problem. georgia avenue at randolph road in montgomery county. we'll bring you live pictures from above here in a minute. the red line, single tracking between fort totten and silver spring. travel times in montgomery county coming up. melissa, thank you. the breaking news on a deadly house fire in loudoun fire. >> it broke out between 8:00 and 9:00 last night. it's located in lovettsville. t

a restaurant. adam tuss is live there now with more. adam what, are you seeing? >> reporter: we just got to the scene this morning, eun. fire crews are actually out here this morning. the sheriff's office is trying to put the pieces together of what exactly happened here. this is a real rural section of loudoun county. you mentioned that restaurant that's close by. it's also close to the point of rocks bridge. if you know where that is. kind of farther up between montgomery and loudoun counties. investigators are out here trying to figure out what happened. there's a thick smell of smoke. clearly, this is an incident fairly fresh. we're talking about 8:20 last night that this fire broke out here along this road on taylors town road. officials in loudoun county are able to confirm to us that this is, indeed, a fatal fire. so that is obviously that's going to require some extensive investigating to see what exactly happened. how it all started. we've also been able to learn this morning from talki

and some other people in loudoun county, a life alert came in last night. so someone had to press one of those buttons that then got in touch with 911 about a fire here on this scene. as you can see, they're still actively trying to figure out what's going on. this home completely burned out. the structure of it is still intact. but the actual home itself, the inside pretty much gutted. they're trying to figure out exactly where it all started and how it all started. we'll stay on top of it for you. we'll be here throughout the refts morning and let you know what new details come out of it. a fatal fire in upper loudoun county. we'll stay on top of it for you. >> adam, thanks so much. these are the other top stories this morning. in montgomery county, police are investigating how a teenager died in bethesda. sepehri, his body was found in the woods near the bannockburn swim club.

missing on saturday night after he didn't come home. police are not saying how he died. former trump campaign manager paul manafort will be back in court. manafort edited an on sed defending his work in ukraine last week. because of that, prosecutors say he violated a judge's gag order and should not be released from house arrest. manafort's attorneys argue the op-ed is part of his first amendment rights. the redskins are officially out of playoff contention. the team traveled to the west coast and was beaten by the los angeles chargers yesterday. the chargers came out early playing energized. football. they lost 30-13. coach gruden said the loss was surprising and disappointing. out pouring of support for the families of two fallen heroes killed in rockville. the community is now honoring those two brave men. fbi special agent carlos wolff crashed his

night. deputy state fire marshal sander cohen pulled over to help wolff and they were both struck by another car. cohen was a volunteer firefighter also in rockville. he started volunteering at 16 years old. >> he loved his friends. we have a tight group of young people who joined at the same time. a generation of millennials. he loved them and they loved him. as did i and other members here. >> a statement that said in part, our carlos was an amazing father, husband, uncle and brother who made us all very proud. he was also helpful and giving, not just to his friends but strangers too. our hearts are broken. right now, wildfires continue to burn in southern california. the thomas fire, the

still on the move. it's burned 230,000 acres so far. it's only 10% contained. it's reached santa barbara counties well. it's forced 5,000 residents to evacuate. that fire started one week ago today. talk show host and comedian ellen degeneres among the celebrities who had to evacuate due to the wildfires in southern california. degeneres tweeted on sunday that her house could be burned. 6:35 our time right now. cleaning your chimney may be one of the last things you think about during the holiday season. >> it probably could have saved a home in prince george's county. flames ripped through this house on bremer circle in washington. a missing brick in the chimney allowed the fire to spread. news 4 spoke with a local chimney company and says a yearly inspection would have likely prevented the fire. the fire you're looking at caused about $200,000 in damages.

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did he stick the landing? >> into the pool. olympic athletes in park city, utah spent the weekend practicing for the upcoming games in the olympic park built for the 2002 salt lake winter games. the training facility has state of the art equipment that allows athletes to train in a low-impact environment, the water. so they don't get injured before the olympics. >> you have to swim to become a skier. we're just 60 days away until the start of the winter games.

pyeongchang, south korea. there were visitors from the olympics in our area this weekend. take a look at the cutie. >> the white tiger on the left is soohorang and bandabi is the black bear. aren't they great pambassadors. i hope they're enjoying the sites. i'm should be coumforting you. the golden globe nominations come out later this morning. the show is pecks ebted to become a contender. in the comedy realm, will and grace reboot is expected to be nominated along with hbo's veep. kind of wins everything year after year it seems like. nominations announced live during the "today" show this morning. >> the awards ceremony is january 7th o

seth myers will be this year's host. decision 2017. alabama voters in the spotlight. the final factors in the closely watched senate race and the potential fallout if roy moore wins. a student dead, a school campus in shock. i'm justin finch live in montgomery county with how one high school is coping and of the latest on the death investigation. it is cold this morning. temperatures in the 30s. but the good news is, it is dry. we'll be back in the 40s this afternoon. more details on the cold ahead. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. chopper 4 over the brand new problem here. northbound georgia avenue at randolph road. a

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teen tragedy. the discovery in the woods, the grim task facing a local school and the questions about what happened to a high school senior. >> circumstances of his death are still under investigation at this time. >> watching the weather. days after our first snow, a new look at why we could be bracing for another round of wintry weather. >> i think that if d.c. doesn't pay for their roads, we shouldn't pay for ours. >> water fee worries about skyrocketing bills. the i-team investigation discovered not everyone has to pay. we

fighting for fairness in your neighborhoods. this is president donald trump. i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. >> countdown to election day. the most closely watched senate race in the country. who is pulling out all the stops 24 hours out and what impact the roy moore sex allegation scandal is having on the race now. it is 6:45. chris lawrence at the live desk with breaking news in israel. we're getting a live picture of the west bank where you can see tensions are flaring once again. there are israeli troops firing on some of the protesters there who have set fire in the middle of streets and blocked off part of that neighborhood. you can see the smoke completely enveloping the street as people walk by. this is a day of protests. they've used live ammunition against some of the

children, school-age children. they have been quite violent as well. we'll keep an eye on this and bring you the latest here at the live desk. i'm chris lawrence. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. 14 before the hour right now. as alabama voters prepare to choose a new senator, they're getting a call from president trump. robo calls went out this weekend with the president urging voters to pick roy moore. >> meanwhile, the women who accused roy moore of sexual misconduct are also speaking out. >> all sought out by the "washington post." we don't know one another at all. i was simply asked did you date roy moore when you were a teenager and i answered yes because that's the truth. >> you can watch more of that interview coming up next on the "today" show. let's go to birmingham, alabama, where gabe gutierrez has been speaking to voters ahead of the election to see how they're feeling about roy moore. gabe, good morning. >> aaron and eun, good morning. as you mention p

out to voters today. still very close race here with largely unreliable polling. it could go either way. as you mentioned, one of the women claims she dated roy moore back when she was a teenager in 1981. she claims she was 17 and he was 34. she met him when he came to speak at her high school. she's now telling nbc news, in her first broadcast interview since coming forward to the "washington post," president trump's endorsement is misguided and says that roy moore is unfit for office. this all comes in the final stretches of the campaign where prominent republicans have broken ranks with the president. senator richard shelby and senior senator from alabama saying he voted for an unnamed write-in candidate and alabama deserves better than roy moore. it's a very unusual last stretch of the campaign. the democrat in the race, doug jones had a busy campaign day. five events. moore has not had a public event since tuesday. he does have a rally, though, planned tonight with former

steve bannon. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez live in birmingham, alabama. gabe, thank you. look for more of the report on the "today" show next. developing this morning, several women will accuse president trump of sexual misconduct on megyn kelly today. the exclusive interview with three women will air at 9:00 a.m. on news 4. they will share this in a news conference -- president trump denied all of the women's claims. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders released this statement last night saying "the president addressed these accusations directly during the campaign and we have no changes." it's 6:48. we're following a developing story this morning. montgomery county police are investigating how a 17-year-old ended up dead in the woods in bethesda. >> he was a student at walt whitman high school in bethesda. justin finch is live there now.

>> reporter: lots of concern this morning. of course, we know psychologi psychologists, counselors and other services will be on hand at whitman high as the campus grieves the death of navid saah perr -- sepehri. he was found in a wooded area by the bannockburn swim club. sepehri was reported missing about two days ago on saturday. initial signs at this point point to an accidental death. however, an autopsy will determine the official cause of death in this case. we can tell you, montgomery county police are continuing to investigate at this time. also here on campus, sepehri is remembered as an artist and he had a younger sister who is a freshman on campus. so many questions at this time. there's a link with more information about suicide prevention as well as mental health awareness. we'

finch, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> very tough indeed for that community, tough day. thank you, justin. 6:50 your time right now. a first of its kind trial will begin. jury selection begins in the case against nicholas young. the first law enforcement officer to be charged in the u.s. with a terrorism offense. he was arrested last year in a government sting. young tried to help isis by buying nearly $250 in gift cards. it's time to turn our attention to the morning commute. monday is always rough to get around. >> melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. what do you have? >> silver spring, chopper 4 first over the scene. northbound georgia avenue after randolph road. you can get by. does have front end damage there and a pickup truck as well on the right side of the roadway. bw parkway after 410 riverdale. right shoulder is blocked.

it looks better than it did earlier. beltway looking normal. in northwest. we do have the right lane blocked. part of calvert closed because of the gas main break. no longer single tracking. taking a look at travel times. slow on 270. top of the beltway. 19 miles per hour. a little slow as well. outer loop from 95 to 270. 66 inbound looks okay. 95 northbound looks pretty good as well. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. good morning, mr. bell. >> good morning, melissa mollet. good morning to everyone out there. getting the work and school week started, there's cold air coming. looking back at the record books, the forecasted high is only 30 degrees. last year for the whole winter, we only had four days that fell into the category of high temperatures staying below freezing. last year, december 16th we

january 7th, 8th and 9th we stay below 30 degrees. that was it. only four really truly bitterly cold days. looks like the first one this winter will come up on wednesday. today, plenty of sunshine. few more clouds. should be raindrops, not snowflakes before the cold air gets here later on in the day tomorrow. generally in the low 30s across the area. be a pleasant enough day to be outside. some clouds now but end with a mostly sunny day today. highs today in the mid-40s and falling into the 30s by 8:00 tonight. the highs in your hometown today, can 46 culpepper. 44 by the bay in annapolis. you can use the nbc washington app. download it as an interactive radar feature and custom tailored forecast for your hometown. here's the ripple of low pressure in the atmosphere that's unlocked a big piece of cold air. it arrives here with a blast of wind

on. near 46 degrees at noon. but then northwest winds, perhaps over 30 miles per hour. temperatures down below freezing by the time we get to 8:00 tomorrow evening. windchills down near 0 tuesday night into wednesday morning. windchills staying in the single numbers and teens all through the day wednesday. maybe a flurry on thursday. then we dry out and get milder for the second half of the weekend. not quite so bitter cold coming up next week. chuck, thank you. 6:53 now. for months, the news 4 i-team has been investigating the skyrocketing water fees. they've uncovered a new problem facing certain neighborhoods. >> news 4 investigative reporter jodie fleischer has why some have to pay and why the neighbors say it's so unfair. >> reporter: we found neighborhoods with private roads and sidewalks are being charged for the fee. buff public roads and sidewalks are not. it's costing some homeowners hundreds of dollars a month while e

to pay. >> i think that is unfair. i think that's unfair. >> harris lives in this town house complex in northeast. he knew his homeowners association had to play for plowing and potholes on the private roads, but this year, d.c. water billed the hoa $40,000 in clean river fees. even though it has no water service. >> i was flabbergasted. >> the money is going towards a massive government tunnel pro georgia tech. the news 4 i-team found the government gets a break on what it has to play. public roads, sidewalks and alice are exempt from those fees. >> i think if d.c. doesn't pay for their roads, we shouldn't pay for ours. >> reporter: at this condo complex in southwest, the bill is $8,000 a month. d.c. water is expected to double it by 2026. >> this is painful. this could bankrupt us. >> reporter: after a series of news 4 i-team investigations, the d.c. council held a hearing and is looking for fair solutions. >> we'll figure out some way maybe to make these

and we have to pay it. >> reporter: coming up tonight at 6:00, see how much money d.c. water is missing out on by giving the government a break on those fees. jodie fleischer, news 4 i-team. 6:55 now. here are four things to know. investigators are on the scene in loudoun county after a fatal house fire that broke out around 8:30 last night on taylors town road west of 270. go to the nbc washington app for the latest updates. grief counselors will be at walt whitman high school in bethesda. a 17-year-old senior named navid sepehri was found dead in the woods on sunday. he was reported missing saturday night. be sure to follow news 4's justin finch on twitter for the latest. this morning, several women will accuse president trump of sexual misconduct on megyn kelly. the exclusive interview will air

the redskins lost to the chargers yesterday 13-30. it was a second straight blowout loss. you can hear the coach and the players' reaction on the nbc washington app. chopper 4 over this problem. northbound georgia avenue after randolph road. a pickup truck involved. as you can see choppers zooming in, police cruiser, seems like it was involved in the crash. has front end damage. that's the report we're get lt getting right now. northbound bw parkway. right shoulder is blocked. beltway overall maybe lighter than normal. isn't that nice on a monday. >> well, the temperatures are cold this morning. as we go through the afternoon, mid-40s. it will be nice and dry today. few drops maybe tomorrow morning. weil be watching out for that. not a big deal. temperatures will be above freezing. 47, look at wednesday. cold air moving in. single digits, feeling like the

this is real cold coming on wednesday. we rebound into the 40s and 50s. cover up. cover your skin. >> we're wearing coats on the air. >> i'm worried about aaron. he's transparent. you can see through him here. that wind is going to go through you. >> way to call him out, chuck. >> there we go. >> that is the broadcast this morning. make it a great monday everybody. ♪ ♪ at the d.c. lottery, we not only love this place as much as you do, we heard you loud and clear when you voted for six new neighborhood scratchers. don't forget to enter the second-chance drawing. you could win $500,000 that may be used towards buying a home in your favorite neighborhood. ♪

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