what should you get the foodie in your life, what will not only wow them but get to your door in time for the holidays. >> announcer: news4 starts now first at 4:00. >> temperatures have brooklyn plunging in the area. couple that with dangerous wind chills. a day that started out in the 40s ending up feeling like we're in the teens. >> but first we have some breaking news in the district. a little girl found wandering in the cold in northeast d.c., this is her picture. police want you to know -- want to know if you recognize her. they say she was found this morning along chill um place. she is between the ages of 2 and 3. she was wearing a leopard print coat, pink sweatpants and gray and pink shoes. police say they are still trying to find her parents. they plan on holding a news conference in the next 30 minutes and news4's shoi

we will bring you updates on air and nbc washington app. >> that investigation is going to be unfolding. what is going to be a bitterly cold night here in the dmv. >> storm team4 has been telling you about this dramatic temperature drop for days and has issued a weather alert. >> we are working for you with team coverage. our david culver laz some last-minute tips to make sure you and your car are ready. first let's head to the storm center where doug and amelia start us off this afternoon. doug? >> yeah, guys, you mentioned bitter blast. that is exactly what we have out there. this morning you walk outside maybe around noon, get some lunch, it wasn't that bad. you were just out there a minute ago. it is really dropping fast. >> yeah, the cold is really moving in quickly. in fact, we are also seeing the winds pickup. now seeing gusts in frederick almost close to 40 miles an hour. the coldest air so far this season. >> by far. take a look at what else we have going on here. a little bit of moisture, some rain, some snow showers, that is all they are. not going to amount to anything. we are seeing sprinkles parts of northern virginia,

back towards the blue ridge reported a little earlier, coming down good at times. they may even come through the district over the next hour or so as the cold air -- you can see it, it is just racing on in here. take a look at these numbers. these are the current wind chill around our region. when i say around our region, the mid-atlantic. still sitting at 39 d.c., 26 hakz, 8 in pittsburgh, morgan town, west virginia. you see the cold air moving in so we are in for a cold night tonight. turning much colder, wind chills will be in the teens tonight. right on into early tomorrow morning they could be in the single digits. i'm going to have an update on your snow chances, a little change in the forecast. update on that. more on that in a few minutes. >> you got it, doug. now is your last chance to make sure your home, your car and your yard are winter ready. >> yes indeed. news4's david culver in virginia with a few last-minute tips for you out there. david? >> reporter: hey there, wendy and leon. we are feeling the temperature drop as doug was forecasting. it is dropping pretty

too. you might be able to hear it around me. we're here at merit field garden center. a scenic spot, when you think of cold this is where you'd like during the season, the wreaths and the christmas trees. before we got here we spent time going around northern virginia. we caught up with fire fighters in fairfax county along the route 1 corridor. one of the things they're warning is that you not treat tomorrow as just another day. in fact, inside fire station 11, you're going to notion it notice it looks a little different than usual. they have what is a toy drive there, a giveaway for several students. more than that, they have coats, a thousand coats that they are rushing to get to these kids from nearly 80 different schools across the area. hoping to get them to them before this cold weather takes over. fire fighters there used to responding to medical emergencies, folks who have been exposed too long in this type of extreme condition and yet they say today everyone should be focused on preparing their cars with a cold weather emergency kit.

>> when situations worsen, if you get stranded somewhere and you're not prepared, if you don't have a bag with extra mittens, gloves, blankets, things like that, be ready for the elements. >> reporter: that is a kit you can start putting together tonight, right now. in fact, you saw all of those coats there. what is interesting, wendy and leon, is they had a coat giveaway about 2 1/2 months ago. they had 2,500 coats. why the other thousand? they have a greater need this year than they have seen in years past. they got calls from teachers who said that their students do not have coats preparing them for this cold weather. they are rushing now, trying to get it to them. >> we've been hearing that off and on. >> good for those teachers because they're the ones in the trenches and they can see how bad it is. good to put the word out. >> they notice it. >> yes, they do. thank you, david. >> the extreme cold is just arriving and our coverage of it just getting started. >> no matter where you are, you can get the power of storm team4 oyo

>> get to some other things breaking this hour. a crash in prince george's county that could impact your ride home. two police cruisers collided earlier this afternoon in mitchellville taking part in an investigation there. chopper4 shot this video of the scene. you're looking at it right here, this area along lots ford road, lots ford vista road. they were checked out at the hospital we are told. we didn't get any word on their condition or injuries. the road is expected to open soon. >> here in the district, a disturbing discovery. a woman's body found in a trash can this morning. police say a neighbor came across the crime scene just behind a home on 34th street in northeast d.c. that's just a few blocks off of benning road. news4's pat collins is live at the scene this afternoon where police are trying still to identify this victim. pat? >> reporter: wendy, this is where they made the div

can in the backyard of this abandoned house in river terrace. it appears to be a grisly case of murder. who could do something like this? plee police are trying to figure that out. an erie and unusual sight. police confiscating a trash can as evidence in what appears to be a case of murder. the body of a woman found in this super can this morning in the backyard of an abandoned house. they measured the can. took swabs from the can. and then put the can into an evidence truck so they could take it away for a closer look. the police chief called this a very suspicious death. homicide detectives working the

on the scene, the mayor herself showed up to walk the streets and reassure the residents of river terrace. >> we want justice for this victim. we are going to identify the victim, see if we know what the circumstances are. we certainly ask the community for any assistance they can provide in bringing justice to this family. >> reporter: police looking into the possibility the victim may be joni sharet rockingham. a 53-year-old woman missing in this area since the day before thanksgiving. mary jones was a friend of miss rockingham. in fact, she videotaped the searches she's made for her friend. mary jones at the scene where the body was discovered this morning. what kind of person could do something like this? >> a monster,

person, a person with no heart. that's all i can say, no heart. >> reporter: so far no official i.d. of the victim, no official cause of death. i'll be back at 5:00 with more. wendy, back to you. >> we will look for you then. thank you, pat. >> to national news now, it all comes down to today in alabama. right now voters are heading to the polls to choose their next senator. the entire country watching this race between republican roy moore and democrat doug jones. this race generating so much national attention because of the sexual misconduct allegations against moore. moore denies all of them and he's actually gotten support from president trump late in this campaign. still, the race is very close. jones is saying that he feels confident and if he does win, it would be the first time in decades that a democrat wins a statewide election in alabama. >> you've been following this on social media today, the fire storm caus

tweet aimed at democratic senator kirsten gillibrand after she called for president trump to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. mr. trump called her, quote, a lightweight and wrote in his tweet that she used to come to his office, in his words, begging for campaign contribution tz, and he went on to say that she would, in his words again, do anything for them. blayne alexander live on capitol hill with the fallout from this. blayne? >> reporter: and, wendy, of course, all of this started because senator gillibrand was one of several senators calling for the president to resign in the wake of previous accusers coming forward. now, keep in mind, these are not new sexual misconduct allegations against the president. but what's different is the response and the climate. now more and more members of congress are willing to step in. the calls for an investigation growing louder. >> mr. president, you

live under a different set of rules. >> reporter: more than 100 democrats saying it's time for congress to look into sexual misconduct allegations against president trump who engaged in a bitter twitter exchange with senator kirsten gillibrand, one of at least six senators calling for his resignation. president trump saying gillibrand begged him for campaign contributions. and, quote, would do anything for them. words taken by many as sexually suggestive. >> it was a sexist smear, attempting to silence my voice, and i will not be silenced on this issue. >> reporter: fellow democrats rushing to her defense. >> it is grotesque. it took my breath away. and it represents the conduct of a person who is ill equipped to be the president of the united states. >> reporter: the white house firing back. >> he's not alleging anything. he's talking about the way that our system functions as it is, that politicianse

also labeling his past accusers women he doesn't know or never met. the former miss usa contestant is defending the president. >> just a very kind individual, very sincere, and there was absolutely nothing inappropriate at all. >> reporter: now a growing number on capitol hill calling for an investigation to decide. now, what's the likelihood that there will actually be an investigation? not very high. remember, congress, of course, is controlled by republicans so they're the ones who decide what rises to the level of an investigation and what does not. wendy? >> blayne alexander. thank you, blayne. >> you know, we all have people on our shopping list this time of year. they just don't know what to buy for them. we're going to help you out tonight because we've got some things to help a foodie on your list, some of the best gadgets out there that will really wow them this year. >> also, a tradition in trouble. an update on that annual ritual that honors

during the holidays. >> and we are in weather alert mode. dangerously cold air racing in. this is just the beginning, folks. what to expect tonight and tomorrow morning. team coverage of this bitter blast first at 4:00.

day. cold air moving in, settling in now. doug is going to join us with what's next. >> we have an update about news we told you at the opening. she wandered from home while the mother was asleep. she was found on chill um place. the parents will not be charged and that news conference scheduled for 4:30, that has now been canceled. looking for a gift for your favorite foodie? good luck with that. hey, maybe consider this year's hot gift, that instant pot. >> we are going to be their good luck for them. there are other great options out there as well. consumer reporter susan hogan here with some ideas now to add to your list, folks. >> that's right. rice cooker still remains my favorite for sure. and consumer reports tests hundreds of kitchen gadgets and appliances every single year so here are some of the best. kitchen gadgets and

go shopping blindly. arm yourself with some ideas from the experts at consumer reports. >> we test hundreds of kitchen appliances every year and we have the gift to fit a chef of any skill level. >> first how about a gift that replaces several appliances? the 7 in one instant pot is a great option for someone who loves to cook as much as someone who just wants to make an easy one-pot meal. it's seven functions can make large batches of yogurt, perfectly cooked brown rice, fall off the bone slow cooked meals, and tender ribs. it costs $99. even the most basic chef will find this $260 cuisinart toaster oven easy to use. it offers a convection setting. whether you are broiling or baking, if your chef has all the basics why not give something the pros use. >> you vacuum s

lets you cook them to a perfect temperature without overcooking them. >> the $199 jewel has an app, but must be controlled with your smartphone. the $149 anova can be controlled by your phone. or keep it simple and manually set temperature and press go. >> the appliances we tested had different features, but we like the results from both as long as you follow the directions. >> that is important. in addition to gadgets and appliances, consumer reports also tested dozens of pots and pans this year, a $40 cuisinart performs almost as well as ones that cost twice as much. it's dishwasher save and oven safe. >> nice. >> 500 degrees fahrenheit and can be used with conduction cooking. you heard of the sue bee before? >> it's going to be the trend this year. again, you now have to use your phone to cook. that's where we're heading. >>

>> thank you, susan. >> all right. what kind of food did we prepare for the manitoba mirader? >> maller. >> maller, neither one is good. >> i know. with the alberta clipper a lot of times we're able to get a little snow from it. that comes from manitoba. it doesn't matter. it's going to get cold is what's going to happen. it's already coming down. temperatures are tumbling and they are tumbling fast. take a look outside right now. we have snow showers in parts of the area some sprinkles, too. nothing right now around parts of northwest, looking at parts of montgomery county. current temperature 45. winds out of the northwest at 14. winds gusting, take a look at these winds, gusting upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour. current wind gusts winchester 37. 38 in manassas. we saw some snow showers in winchester, snow at dulles airport. we just reported that. that area is coming into d.c. now. we could see flurries or flakes around town.

gaithersburg, 20 in winchester and these numbers will continue to come down over the next couple of hours. if you have plans to be out, make sure you bundle up. look at the moisture making its way in here. most of this falling just as some shower activity. waldorf towards leonard town, fredericksburg, could be mixtion with snow. you can see on the backside of the culpepper area. heads up if you're down around the fredericksburg area, this is not heavy at all. not anticipating issues with this. biggest issues coming with the cold. you can actually see it coming right out of canada. follow this air right across the great lakes right into our region. extremely cold air. coldest air we've seen so far this season. and that's the way it's going to be during the day tomorrow. let's continue to time this out for you as far as wind chill is concerned tonight. here we are at 4:00. notice by 7:00, the wind chill, 20 in d.c., 14 leesburg, 16 culpepper, right now looks like 13 in frederick by the

the single digits in many locations. 9 leesburg, 12 in washington. waking up to an incredibly frigid wednesday. feeling bad for the kids at the bus stop, anybody up walking around outdoors. this is 19. 1 ce 1:00 in the afternoon, you can see how long the frigid air will stick around. temperature tomorrow may get just above freezing in the city, but most of you stay in the upper 20s to low 30s. 32 degrees windy and cold. wind chills near 20 all day bupd l up. we're talking coats, hats, gloves, scarves, whatever you have. thermals, the boots, two pairs of socks. i don't know, whatever else you got there. you're going to need it tomorrow. probably into the day on thursday, too. thursday a high of 42, but still rather breezy. so wind chills on thursday will be in the upper 20s to low 30s. it stays cold on friday. we have a system moving through on friday. still not expecting much from it and really i think the chances for snow off the four day

wednesday night into thursday. there is a slight chance. i no longer think it will cause issues. friday's system won't cause issues 41 on saturday. a mix possible, but right now it looks like this will be too warm to produce any problems around our area. we do warm to near 51 by next tuesday. >> to that list that doug just gave you i'd like to add a case of red wine. >> that goes with everything. pretty much. >> even a warm day in july. hey, the nation' capital named one of the fit est in the country. >> we're going to tell you how you can keep washington on that list with some fitness tips for the new year. plus, he's speaking out. that bullied boy whose story went viral. what he thinks about the sudden attention around the world. >> it's taking that ugly holiday sweater tradition to a new leve l.

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>> announcer: you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> you know when you go around town you see them everywhere, walkers, joggers, bikers. you want to join them sometimes.

guilty. they're the ones who make washington the fit est city in the nation. as you know we're heading toward that time of year, new year's. vic jagger with the new trend. new year's resolutions being planned, exercise the popular one. washingtonians must be better than most people at keeping their resolutions. >> you know for three years in a row we were number one, now we're 2. now we have to get back to the number 1 spot. and this is -- we can do this by setting realistic resolutions, okay. >> you have some plans for us? >> so, don't expect instant gratification. your results won't happen overnight but you have to be consistent. you have to ease into healthy eating goals. so, it's not realistic to just stop all your old eating habits cold turkey. start eliminating one or two things at a time, see what works for you. be honest with yourself. this is for me. if you haven't been to the gym in years, you're not going to go e d

all right. don't just follow a workout plan because it works for someone else. so, we all see these diets and all those types of things. don't do it because it worked for someone else. try something that works for you. and finally, set limits for yourself. can't be a super hero, okay. stick to one or two small goals a week. >> can i add something to that? make sure you write it down and stick it up someplace like your bedroom or bathroom mirror. so when you see it you know you have to do it. >> you have to do it, consistency. >> exactly. here's where you're being inconsistent. you're talking about eating habits and now you want to bring this thing, this girl scout cookie. >> i am so excited about this. i am the thin mint queen. and now yoplait is introducing girl scout cookie flavors. you have the thin mint flavor. you have the peanut butter chocolate and the caramel coconut. the company says the new flavors are gluten free so that helps with your fitness. [ laughter ] >> keep telling yourself that over and over again while you're

>> this other this can you have doesn't really sound that good. you tell me, this thing about putting ugly sweaters on fingernails. >> this is a new trend. you know we all like to go to the ugly sweater party, right? >> no, not all of us. >> now you can get your nails to look like your sweater, and now they have like 3-d nails. they have different colors. you can jazz it up with glitter, things like that. you're style earn at the yish a sweater party. >> i would believe you if i saw you wearing it. >> i won't do it, but you can. >> our producer, make either one of us. >> exactly. a vic jagger, good to see you. >> thank you. >> we have another annual tradition that honors our fallen heroes on the holidays and tommy mcfly joins us here to tell us about that. >> hey, wendy, yes. i'll give you a first look at the wreath across america campaign at arlington national cemetery coming up nexn

>> it is quite cold outside. temperatures are plunging into the 30s or 20s or teens. and that doesn't count the wind chills. we'll be joining doug with a better look at just what you can expect in the days ahead.

in the storm center here now with doug. we're talking about the cold weather moving in. we were outside li

afternoon. you could literally feel the temperature going down. >> we talked about that. it wouldn't be too bad until the noon hour. by 1:00 you saw winds kick up. now that the winds have kicked up, that is the cold wind coming in. it already feels 10 to 20 degrees colder than when we were outside four hours ago. take a look at what's happening outside. what we have here is the temperatures we're going to be watching. the current wind chills. 32 degrees in d.c., but notice by around 7:00 tonight, going from 32 to 14 by 8:00, too, in pittsburgh you can see the cold air continuing to race in. by 11:00 we're down to 10:00, by early tomorrow morning the wind chill around 7 degrees in the city. so, that's quite amazing as far as the cold air temperatures are going to continue. we are going to see extremely cold air right on through the day tomorrow. something else we're watching, there are snow showers out here with this system. you can sooe down to the soigt even sleet mixed in with the fredericksburg area into southern maryland. this is not heavy pry sip tags. you can see

south. right on into central montgomery county, the rockville area seeing some of that, gaithersburg, around olney, we're going to continue to track the cold for you, continue to track the snow changes for you as we move to the end of the week and your weekend. >> doug, we're also tracking what people think about the cold stuff moving in. we asked you to weigh in on our facebook page and let us know about you're ready for the cold temperatures to move in here. would you be surprise today know only 25% said they're ready for this. wendy, as you might know and expect, and probably join folks in saying so, most are saying they're ready for summer to start right now. >> it would be nice. winter has been fine for now. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. we've had it, let's move on to summer. we are following some breaking news at this hour. metro is taking some emergency action to replace an old communications cable. this is on the red line. and that will have an impact on you commuters who take the red line starting tomorrow. metro says it will l

between brook land and fort totten. this weekend, there will be no service between silver spring and rhode island avenue stations. metro says if the new cable installation goes as planned, normal red line service, may, may be restored by next monday. now to the showdown in bama, as it's been called. voters deciding whether republican roy moore or democrat doug jones will be filling the seat left vacant by jeff sessions in the senate. moore rode his horse to the polls this morning. doug jones greeted by a crowd of supporters as he cast his ballot. who wins? still anybody's guess. jay gray is in montgomery, alabama, with how things are being looing at the polls so far today. jay? >> reporter: wendy, officials say the turn outs has been strong across the state all day. both sides believe they have turned out their base. now the only thing left for the

this campaign across the country is to wait for the results here. it's an election day tradition for roy moore. but the republican senate hopeful rides to the ballot box today saddled with allegations of sexual misconduct decades ago with teenage girls. moore has denied the allegations and today refused to discuss them. >> we're done with that. get back to the issues in this case. >> reporter: it is the issues that democrat doug jones says define the choices in this race. >> alabama is at a crossroads. we are going to put our best foot forward. >> reporter: turnout has been brisk across the state. >> it is an important ballot election, in our country in general. >> reporter: and the nation has been watching. politicians and celebrities weighing in during the race. president trump and former president obama recording campaign robocalls. but now the only voice that matters belongs to voters. many who say they're sick of the allegations and attention. >> this makes alabama lookli

and it's just not right. i'm fed up with the whole political mess. tired of it. i'm sick of it. i'll be glad when today is over. >> reporter: the polls close in just a few hours here. you know, even after the voting ends, there are many who think this race is so close we won't know the winner until late tonight. leon, we'll keep watching. back to you. >> and we'll be watching you watch. thank you, jay. we told you a few weeks ago that the annual wreelaths acros america campaign at arlington cemetery struggled to reach its goal. >> tommy mcfly is here to tell you how you can get involved. >> we talked to our own amee cho who reported on this. they are trying to put a wreath on every grave. they have hit the goal so nearly a quarter million men

buried at arlington national cemetery will receive that wreath. maybe you've seen them as you're driving down the gw parkway this time of year. people often think it is a government program but it's not. it is privately funded, donor, you know, accepted campaign that happens. >> almost a quarter of a million grave stones they're going to be putting these wreaths on, how many people are needed to do that and can you be one of those people? >> yes, somewhere in the 10,000 plus people will show up on saturday and they can be a we can be a you can be us. last few years on 94.7 fresh fm, my day job, we have put together a group to come out and volunteer. we had about 200 volunteers join us last year. if anyone on the news4 family or anybody watching wants to be part of this, we have it all figured out logistically because it is a lot of humans. we gather at the mall in pentagon city and we walk over and we're responsible for covering -- this is section 64. >> look how beautiful that is. i love that video with all the wreaths on those graves.

4,000 plus graves in section 64. this is actually the section that the 9/11 memorial, the pentagon victims, is. it is a very local, very important thing. but also it's a very festive -- i know that's a weird word to say. >> i get it, yeah. >> you bring your kids, your cousins and your friends and people get together and they really have a very good understanding of what it means to remember these people who are buried in arlington national cemetery. >> respect and patriotism. >> wonderful, excellent. thank you, tommy. >> if you want more info go to the nbc washington app and search wreaths and we'll see you saturday morning. >> yes, you will. >> great idea. way to go, tommy. here's something you don't see every day. >> why there is now a jumbotron on the nation's front yard and whyt is going to be on 2 i4

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we have some more breaking news this afternoon. want to take a live look now at route 28. this is in fairfax county, a

custody after a hit and run. police say a driver crashed near sully road and frying pan road not far from dulles airport. the driver ran from the scene and police launched a manhunt which shut down the southbound lanes of route 28. we are told the suspect was just caught on airport property. we are working for more details and we will bring you an update. but here is a picture of what it looks like right now. >> we want to show you the latest push in support of the so-called dream act. you're seeing here this giant television screen that is going to be set up on the national mall. it is there now, it will be there the next few weeks. it faces the u.s. capital and it is going to be airing messages 24 hours a day urging lawmakers to pass the dream act before the end of the year. that is legislation that would protect thousands of undocumented young people from deportation. so-called dacas. stories about some of those young immigrants known as dreamers are also going to be featured on the jumbo screen. >> a bullied little

>> and got the attention of a slot of celebrities across the country. now for the first time the boy speaks out about what happened to him at school as well as the attention it is getting from around the world. >> and take a look right now. storm team4 radar where we are tracking a bit of rain and even a bit of a wintry mix around fredericksburg, stafford and king george counties. also tracking those winds gusting anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. what does this mean for the kids at the bus stop? that forecast coming up.

four things to know this afternoon. new york senator kirsten gillibrand is firing back at trump after he attacked her on twitter this morning. president president called gillibrand a lightweight and a total flunky after she said he should resign over sexual misconduct allegations. gillibrand said the president's comments amount to a sexist smear. it is decision day in alabama where voters are

republican roy moore and democrat doug jones neck and neck in all the latest polling. moore has been battling sexual misconduct allegations for several weeks now. >> we have breaking news. d.c. police have found the parents of a toddler who was found wandering alone in northeast this morning. officers said the little girl left her home on chillum place while the mother was sleeping. no charges will be filed. if you have not been outside for a few hours, you are in for a nasty bitter cold surprise. it is getting cold, it is getting cold fast. >> we have team coverage of the bitter blast for you. dynamic duo, doug and amelia standing by in the storm center. >> walk us through the next hours when we'll see relief. >> relief won't come for quite a while. we are in the midst of winter, toughest we're going to be seeing temperature wise the next couple hours into early tomorrow morning. >> this is the kind of cold we haven't had in our area in almost a year. to give you an idea, i had my tire pressure checked yesterday. it's that kind of cold air

>> good move. as we are looking at the cloud cover moving through the area, cold air continues to work its way in. current tem tire now at 45 degrees. we're going to be dropping very fast, down to 30 by 11:00. it is going to feel a lot colder that not that, just frigid air. the wind chill by around 11:00 tonight, could be down around 20 degrees in the city. many of you in the teens by that point. extremely cold night. look at the winds right now. gusting 23 miles an hour d.c., 30 baltimore. 38 mile per hour wind gusts in the manassas area. 31 in fredericksburg. so these winds, they're not going to subside overnight. they're going to be with us right on through the day tomorrow, too. current temperatures rather feels like temperature, 39 d.c., but 29 gaithersburg. 24 in winchester. down to 15, those colder numbers moving in as we move through the next couple of hours for sure. something else that we're seeing, some rain and snow out there. even a little bit of -- we have some sleet mixed in, snow showers in and around frederick. we've seen a couple good

fredericksburg we have snow mixing in with sleet and rain towards parts of southern maryland this will change to snow before it moves out. it is not going to produce any issues. the big deal is the cold and especially what you wake up to tomorrow morning. amelia has more on that. >> yeah, tomorrow around 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 a.m. will be the coldest period. when you factor in the wind with the temperature, this is how you determine the feels like temperature. 7:00 a.m., it is brutal out there. keep this in mind for kiddos tomorrow morning. 7 in frederick, 11 in fredericksburg. the checklist tomorrow morning is everything. not just the warm jacket, but the hats, the gloves, the scarf as well, and there is little relief as we head through the day. take a look, 24 degrees at the bus stop. when you factor in those windy conditions it's feeling like we're in the single digits and low teens. at recess potentially indoors because we're only going to be around 28 degrees. taking the picking the kids up from school still breezy.

as we talk about your weather tomorrow, it is a storm team4 weather alert day because of how cold it is going to feel at the bus stop. if you can wait with the kids in the warm car, then when the bus comes they can get onto the warm bus. pets, keep in mind during this cold time period, bring them inside now if you typically keep them outdoors. exercise tomorrow, a better gym day for sure. as we talk about our winds throughout tonight on into tomorrow, windy out there tonight. you were already talking about gusts up to 40 miles an hour. this is tomorrow morning. it is still extremely windy. we do start to see those winds come down tomorrow afternoon, but that feels like temperature tomorrow morning in between 4 and 12 degrees. >> yeah, get ready, guys. that temperature not going up much any time soon. now, tuesday or rather thursday, a high only 42 degrees. that is a little below average, but with the wind we're still going to see wind chills in the upper 20s, low 30s. friday 36 degrees. it will be cold on friday. the storm system moves to our north. maybe a few

expecting much. yesterday we talked about a chance for accumulating snow fall. i no longer see that. saturday temperature of 41 rather breezy and cool. a chance for a mix on sunday. that's something we're going to have to watch closely, but right now it looks like that system is going to be more on the warmer side than the colder side of things. so, winter making its presence felt fully as we make our way through the next couple of days. >> you call that tuesday the light at the end of the tunnel. >> the 51 degrees, yes. >> that looks better. >> thank you, doug. with the frigid temperatures moving in is a good time to make sure your car is read i for this. >> you heard amelia talking about getting tires checked. justin finch working for you with helpful tips. >> reporter: it doesn't take much more us to get ready for cold weather, hat, gloves and a coat. but for your vehicles, it could be a bit different. they need a lot of extra support as we go to the colder weather at this time. aaa is advising that you have a cold weather plan for your vehicle. we've been asking drivers at

this beltsville wawa if they have plans for their car, one guy was saying this. >> a lot harder on the battery itself. cold air, any engine is going to be a lot harder to start in the cold. it is important to keep up with things like that. >> reporter: here are four things to look out for on your vehicle as we go into winter. make sure your battery is in working order and is ready for the coldness that is coming your way. also your windshield wipers, make sure your blades are not dull here and that your washer fluid does not have water in it so it doesn't freeze on you there. also check your tires for wear and tear. make sure your tires have a grip which you'll want on these slick surfaces that will be coming your way as well. also make sure your lights and signals are all in working order. now, many drivers say they have routine maintenance on their vehicles going in every few months or so. if you are doing that, then hopefully most of the items on this list are checked off for you. but if you're not sure,

and check your vehicle for yourself. in beltsville, i'm justin finch, news4 back in to you. >> and we have an update on that breaking news we're following in fairfax county. police now say it was a man walking on route 28 that caused this series of crashes. multiple drivers according to police swerved to avoid hitting the guy. this was near sully road and frying pan road. the man then ran into some nearby woods and was eventually caught on dulles airport property. the southbound side of route 28 just reopened and we're still working to find out why the man was walking in traffic. we will bring you an update on news4 at 5:00. >> there's a question for you. >> we first showed you this yesterday, this tennessee boy speaking tearfully about how he was being bullied at school. >> yes, and now he is speaking publicly and he said he's surprised at the support he's been getting. >> help me, they make fun of my nose.

have no friends. >> more than 20 million people saw this video of keaton jones and he's been hearing from celebrities, athletes, lawmakers. he says he's hoping that video will make a difference for all kids who are being bullied. >> makes me feel good that i'm making a difference all around the world. gives them a voice they might not have to speak out about it and how it's not right to bully. >> the school district says it does not tolerate bullying at its schools or school-sponsored activities. >> news4's molette green was out in the community this morning in annandale when santa and his helpers took off for local hospitals. fairfax county police officers want to make sure that sick kids get a visit from the big guy for christmas. today they packed up boxes and boxes of toys and bicycles and other goodies they have collected. the plan is to deliver them this week to the young patients. fairfax county police have

all with the goal of making sure that sick children have something to celebrate this holiday. we're working for you on our weather alert day. the temperature on the screen says 45 degrees. that doesn't even tell the story. >> that's right. because that number is about to plummet. and we've got winds that are going to make that feel even more brutal outside. the coldest such an issue they're having a hard time lighting the hanukkah minorah on the elipse. we have team coverage on this weather alert for you. >> but first here's tommy. >> it's most likely the end of beer once. i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60. first dakota johnson 50 shades of gray are an item according to us weekly. he is sending her unfinished music from the band coldplay to get her opinion. definitely more than a fling. stephanie is suing her

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storm center. how is it looking? >> i see david culver. hope he brought a couple extra layers. that's what it is today. you probably left this morning, you didn't need a whole lot as far as the coat, the gloves, the hats go. as you go throughout the day and the rest of the evening hours, you're going to be putting on more if you are planning on being outside. take a look at what we've got. we have a storm system coming through the area now. it is producing some moisture in our region. some shower activity mixing with some sleet and some snow, some rain showers as well down into the sougts. fredericksburg over towards southern maryland, montgomery county. the district seeing flurries, winchester area, too. this is all cold air coming in across our area now. and look at the numbers. these are the current wind chills. 32 in d.c., 17 now in hagerstown. 6 in pittsburgh. the cold air will continue to move on in here and these numbers will become these numbers by the time you wake up early tomorrow morning. turning much colder wind chills in the teens in the

snow chances as well. a little change in that forecast. >> all right. we'll see you then. doug, thank you. now to that last-minute rush to make sure everybody has a warm coat as those temperatures plummet, news4's david culver has his warm coat on for us. >> and he's wearing a hat. we were wondering if you were wearing a hat. >> grandma would be proud. >> reporter: and i've got the hat, wendy and jim. you know, it's got the flaps that have come down since the past hour because when you feel that wind that doug mentions, it really, really does feel cold out here. not a lot out here, the outdoor section, a lot have decided to go wisely indoors where it's nice and heated. but the people we notice who are working out here coming as customers, perhaps getting some christmas shopping in, they are bundled up. but the reality is not everybody has that option of zipping up a coat. fire station 11 turned into santa's workshop along route 1. more important than toys for these helpers, keeping kids warm. >> the need this year was