park. chopper 4 over this problem this morning. southbound, 95 at powder mill road. already a three-mile backup. two vehicles here are overturned. they are obviously quickly trying to get this out of the way, cleared up so that folks can continue their route here. only going about 23 miles per hour. brad freitas is up above right now. tell us what's going on and perhaps an alternate. >> melissa, you're right. a team effort between maryland state highway administration and local towing companies. both of these vehicles were overturned about ten minutes ago when we first referred to this breaking news. the delays are extensive as i scroll over here. the headlights start at the icc. which may be a good option if you're headed toward the rockville area, montgomery county. the bw parkway as well if you're headed towards the beltway at this hour.

>> all right, brad. route 1 crystal city, overturned box truck. take a look here. a little bit hard to see because it's so dark so early this morning. getting by on the right side of the roadway. we do have the two lanes blocked. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway actually behaving this morning. single tracking on the orange line between new carrollton and cheverly. the late track work still happening around. sheena? >> the good news, mostly dry conditions. i say mostly dry this morning. because part of the area is dealing with snow showers from a clipper. it's kind of falling apart now. as we zoom in here, frederick county starting to see signs of flakes falling there. temperatures here are cold enough for anything falling tore sticking as well. moving out of west virginia. lovettsville may be seeing flakes too. maybe even flurries in the shenandoah valley and much of virginia. waking up to flurries this morning. spotty in nature, though. shouldn't be a bigde

temperatures are at or below freezing. everybody pretty much feels at or below freezing. just not as brutally cold. a nice change for the weekend is straight ahead. >> thank you, sheena. we are getting word of new weather-related school delays and closings. meagan fitzgerald is following the latest from the live desk. >> just coming into the newsroom, we're getting an update that a lot of kids will be excited about this. here's what we know. several districts will be opening two hours late. berkeley county public schools, morgan county, mineral and hampshire county will open two hours late because of snow. they can make for a potentially dangerous commute. berkeley county, morgan, hampshire schools on a two-hour delay this morning. rockville pike is back open after a fatal accident inin

this happened near the rockville metro station. a man was hit in the crosswalk by a vehicle. the driver stayed on the scene. >> it's 6:03 now. today the families of two fallen heroes will say their final goodbyes. >> sander cohen and carlos wolff were killed last week on i-270. megan mcgrath is live where cohen's funeral will be held today. megan, what can you tell us about it? >> reporter: certainly a sad and solemn day as loved ones come to the funerals. this was a tragic accident that killed two men who dedicated their lives and careers for protecting and helping others. later today, the family and friends will say a final farewell. lieutenant sander cohen was a deputy fire marshal in maryland. the governor will speak at his funeral later on this morning. cohen stopped on 270 last weekend to help a motorist who crashed. he was on the

he was not only a fire marshal. he worked at the rockville volunteer fire department. he began volunteering at 16 years old. the crash that cohen stopped for involved fbi special agent carlos wolff. wolff was standing with cohen on the side of the road. he was also struck and killed. wolff is survived by his wife and two children. his family is heartbroken but that he loved serving his country as part of the fbi. he was just 36 years old. both of the funerals are happening later today. here are the details. lieutenant cohen's funeral at 11:00 a.m. in rockville. special agent wolff's funeral is being held at the church of the redeemer. and that is in the gaithersburg area. a large turnout expected at both of these funerals as the law enforcement and firefighters communities come out to pay their

back to you. live in rockville. we should note, you might run into closures. montrose road between montrose parkway and east jefferson street will be open to local traffic only. the closure begins at 7:00 a.m. and it will last until early afternoon. the procession to the cemetery will begin around 12:30. this morning, the father of a montgomery county teen who died says he's angry. he claims montgomery county police did not do enough to find his son. 17-year-old navid sepehri's father sat down with our pat collins. sepehri says police waited hours before taking his missing person's report. he found navid's body in the woods sunday morning in a small pool of water. the teenager went missing after a party saturday night. his father says police did not take the case serious.

sitting in the shopping center drinking coffee. >> other officers were nearby in the woods who heard navid's father exclaim that he had found his son. >> police believe the teenager's death was an accident. but an official cause of death has not yet been determined. today a former massage envy therapist is expected to plead guilty in court. he's charged with improperly touching two women at the continually town location in northwest d.c. he's also being investigated in bowie and georgetown. one of the d.c. cases sparked a legal case against massage envy. one of the alleged victims is suing the company for $25 million. new this morning, we're hearing from pbs talk show host tavis smiley after he was suspended over allegations of misconduct. the network has now hired an outside law firm to

smiley after an independent investigation. smiley responded to the announcement to the suspension on twitter. i have never groped, inappropriately exposed myself or cursed any colleague in my 30-year career. >> while pbs did not specify the nature of the allegations, they released a statement that reads in part x "the inquiry uncovered multiple credible allegations of conduct that's inconsistent with the values and standards of pbs." smiley has been with the network since 2004. two house democrats want a sexual harassment investigation of president trump. joe crawley and jackie spire spent a letter to the office of government ethics asking for an -- against the president from at least 19 women. it says americans expect the president and other public officials to

behavior. later today, the federal communications commission will vote to repeal most of net neutrality rules. it means your internet provider could give certain treatment to certain content and charge you for more basic services. the rules were intended to keep the internet open and fair. the rules prevent the internet from speeding up or slowing down traffic in certain apps. i don't think it will be the end of the world immediately. they can't just go to somebody else for better service if they don't like the service they're getting now. >> the fcc is expected to pass the repeal 3-2 across party lines. net neutrality supporters say they will take their fight to court. the holidays are often full of joy and celebration, we know. but they're also a time for reflection for a lot of people. >> molette green is l

special tribute lighting up the neighborhood. molette, good morning. >> reporter: it's so wonderful getting to know the neighbors and the family members of kevin auto here in the hadley farms community in gaithersburg. it's all about the lights here. what's writ then the lights in this house. hi kevin. as you can see on the roof there. santa is even extra cheery about this tribute that has gone on for so many years for this young man who really has brought the community so much closer together as he fought his battle against cancer. now, kevin is gone knew now. his parents are here and the family who puts up the light, they're here. they're going to talk about what this means, the fight against cancer and how kevin's memory lives on in this close-knit community. that's coming up next. we're live in the community.

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breaking news in first 4 traffic. we're talking about college park. chopper 4 over a bad crash. 95 south at 212. powder mill road. two overturned vehicles this morning. take a look at the backups. four, almost five miles as you're

very slow. getting by to the left. i want to send it up to brad freitas in chopper 4. really show us what the delays are looking like. >> melissa, we got on the scene about 15 minutes ago. we could actually see the end of the delays. and now they are around the corner. coming down from the icc, all we can see is solid headlights coming southbound from the laurel area down towards the 95 merge with 495. it's going to take you a while. the bw parkway your best option right now if you can't get to route 1. the icc towards montgomery county will get you there in a little bit of a better time. melissa, what else is going on down there? >> thank you, brad. we have this problem on 395, another overturned vehicle at route 1 southbound. crystal city. you're getting by on the right. this new problem, a crash on 66. good morning, melissa. one thing we're watchi

slick spots possibly on the roads this morning in northern maryland. here's a live look at the radar. we had snow showers pass through yesterday evening. this morning, we're seeing a few flakes falling in parts of frederick county. this was earlier in west virginia causing school delays this morning. if you're in the areas, know that anything falling will be sticking. the wakeup weather, you want the warm coat again. not as brutally cold throughout the day today. i'll show you the forecast coming up. thank you, sheena. we're following several school delays and closings this morning. allegheny county public schools in maryland is closed. berkeley county public schools, march gone county, mineral and hampshire county schools will open two hours late. those counties all in west virginia. >> slick roadways can make for a dangerous commute. berkeley, morgan, mineral, on a two-hour delay. check the nbc washington app for any changes that might happen.

the search is on for three men who police believe are responsible for at least seven burglaries in the past two weeks. >> in one case, they used a stolen church van as their get away vehicle. surveillance video captured the men pulling up to the stolen church van on the 8th street area. this happened at 5:00 in the morning last tuesday. they broke into the front glass door, stole clothes and then ran away. the van belongs to youngs memorial church of christ in southeast d.c. >> that the person will have some remorse about what they have done. >> the church van has been recovered. but the suspects are still out there. a trio of astronauts back on earth right now. meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with more. >> this is a cool story. the spacecraft was carrying three crew members from russia, the united states and italy. they landed in kazakhstan

his way out of the hatch. >> the three astronauts spent six months at the international space station. this is randy bresnik. he marked his second trip to space and his first long duration mission. guys, back to you. >> all right. meagan, thank you. family and friends are coming together now to remember a special neighbor this holiday season. >> molette green is live in gaithersburg with the group making sure the house of kevin shines brightly. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. this house of lights tribute for kevin, there you see, hi kevin on the roof of the house, this tribute has been going on for 14 years in in community. kevin didn't live here. he was a neighbor in the community. but he brought everybody so close together during his fight against cancer. hodgkin's lymphoma.

very much still alive. mike wit mer is the man who puts this elaborate display on. his wife tolerates it. how did this get started and why do you keep doing this years after he passed away? >> he was sufficient a cool, i could not, not do it. we learned he was going to come home. i told his parents swing by my court and i wrote get well kevin in lights. they drove through. saw his name in lights. he said do you think mr. wit mer will put my name in lights every year. how could i not? a tradition as born. >> it's brought this close-knit hadley farms community in gaithersburg much closer together over the years. >> absolutely. everybody comes by. everybody enjoys the lights and i get a special thrill out of

court looking at the lights. wonderful. later on in the hour, we'll talk to kevin's parents about this house of lights tribute for their son. of course, the fight against cancer that they're continuing to wage. we have the mystery machine bus out here. that's also an important part of making sure kids who are battling cancer get to enjoy some time at camp together. we're going to talk about that later on in the hour. we're live in the community at the house of lights in gaithersburg. back to you. >> beautiful gesture there. >> indeed. >> thank you. we need to get to breaking news on the roads in traffic. >> melissa, what's going on? >> again in college park. chopper 4 over the scene. southbound 95 at powder mill is where the crash is. the delays are extensive. two overturned vehicles here this morning causing this backup. take a look as chopper

a four-mile backup. on 95 approaching 12. both of them are looking pretty darn good this morning through the same area zifrmts chrrystal city, they're trying to right a box truck. a crash and a new one northbound 95 after prince william county. a crash in the left lane. hi sheena. >> melissa, we've also been mentioning flakes falling in northern maryland. we had some yesterday evening. we could be looking at slick spots on the roads. maybe a couple snow showers in northern maryland right now and flurries in parts of northern virginia. bus stop, kids need a warm coat. not as brutally cold as yesterday. >> exercising looking better. your evening dry home will be nice and dry. here's what the radar is showing

maybe flurries or a brief snow shower. it's moving. not sitting in one area. anything falling would be sticking. the temperatures in northern maryland are at or below freezing. front royal, maybe a few flurries in the shenandoah valley. this is over the past 12 hours, some snow showers north of the district briefly for the most part. now that clipper is breaking apart. that's why we're talking about slick spots there. feels-like temperature at or below freezing for the area. many spot feeling like the 20s. if you're exercising, you'll want the jacket. temperatures around the 40s but getting colder as the sunsets. we'll be rebounding nicely into the 40s. mid-40's by afternoon. sunday, waking up near freegz. 47 degrees, chance of a late shower sunday even

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that breaking news, several school delays and aid closing due to snow out west. allegheny county public schools in maryland is closed and berkeley county, morgan county, mineral and hampshire county schools will open two hours late this morning because of snow. those counties all in west virginia. >> we warned you about the possibility of slick roads making the commute a little dangerous this morning. again, berkeley county, morgan, mineral and hampshire county

morning. check the nbc washington app for updates. we're also tracking more breaking news at 6:29. this time in first 4 traffic. >> melissa, talking about big delays. >> 95 in maryland it what we're talking about in college park. southbound at powder mill. this is now on the right side of the roadway. still a significant backup. hoping this gets better in the next couple of minutes. brad freitas up above this backup. what are you seeing? how can we get around it? >> for the first time you hear from chopper 4. everything moved over to the right shoulder. an impressive cleanup. 20 minutes ago on the southbound side of 95 swords colletowards college park, there was debris in the roadway. you can see how bad the delays are. past the icc in laurel, solid, solid break down towards the beltway. melissa, something else on 395. what do we got? >> another overturned vehicle

city. box truck on its side. big rig tractor-trailer, tow truck to get that out of the way. big delay there. eastbound 66 before sudden lee -- crash reported in the left lane after prince william parkway. another thing we're watching is a chance for slick spots. as far as the temperatures are concerned, we're looking at numbers at or below freezing. be careful as you're driving. rest of the day looking dry. we've been watching flakes on the radar this morning. here's a look at a clipper passing by to the north. it's swinging in part of the area to snow showers. it's moved into parts of maryland. maybe around frederick a few flurries there for the area. temperaturewise, though, we're looking at numbers in the 30s. feeling more like the 20s. we'll look at what you can expect the rest

today. nice weekend changes coming up. sheena x thank you. it's 6:31 right now. here's a look at the top stories today. two men who dedicated their lives to helping their communities will be laid to rest today. maryland deputy state fire marshal sander cohen and fbi special agent carlos wolff were killed on i-270. cohen stopped to help wolff who crashed his car. another car hit and killed both men. rockville pike is back open. this happened near the metro station. a man was hit in the crosswalk by a vehicle. the road was shut down for hours during the investigation. traffic is moving again. president trump makes a final push for the gop-controlled congress to finalize a tax reform bill before the end of the year. if congress puts the bill on his desk this year, cuts could be reflected in paychecks by february. the man who attacked drivers, stripped naked and rode on

afternoon remains in the hospital. 32-year-old flores faces a long list of charges. his rampage started after a crash near dulles airport just before rush hour. officers are trying to figure out whether he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol or whether he had an -- in a medical emergency. you've heard about tires and rims being stolen right off of cars. now something even more unusual is happening. >> entire car doors this time are being ripped off the cars in a matter of minutes. darcy spencer is working for you live in arlington with more on how to prevent this from happening to you. very odd, darcy. >> reporter: good morning. really unbelievable. this happened to a man who lives right here in arlington at this apartment complex. it happened in this parking lot. arlington county police are investigating. the thieves may never get

far. this is what his car looked like. he walked out and found two doors gone, windows smashed. even police saying this is unusual. sometimes they steal a car, but they're possibly being hired by someone else to steal and use on someone else's car. here's how he reacted. >> i walked my dog, and i noticed the passenger door, the front and back door were removed. >> reporter: so we are working for you with common sense advice. you want to keep your car doors locked. that can be a deterrent. if you have the money, put put on a car alarm system. if the car alarm goes off, it may scare them away. another good idea, especially in an apartment complex, try to park in a well-lit area. >> darcy spencer in arlington. thanks. a warning r

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they say the former reality tv star had a confrontation with chief of staff john kelly and was ultimately let go from the office of public liaison. there are reports that they had to physically remove her from the white house but the agency insists that did not happen and all they did was deactivate her badge. the resignation goes into effect next month. the redskins are not changing their name, at least not right now. a lot of folks were getting ready to buy washington redhawks gear. >> this was part of a hoax making it seem like the organization is changing its name to become the washington redhawks. it was eventually revealed the fake website was created by native american advocates to, quote, help us all imagine how powerful and easy changing the mascot could be. the redskins organization was made aware of fraudulent websites about

>> they went on to say that the name of the team will remain the name that it is, the washington redskins for the future. breaking news in first 4 traffic. chopper 4 showing you a six-mile delay southbound on 95 in maryland. where else we have big delays, coming up. a look at the weather. some slick spots on the roads in southern maryland. otherwise, pretty chilly for the kids. make sure they have a warm coat on at the bus stop. not as brutally cold as yesterday. the weekend looking good. molette green is live in gaithersburg. what's going on there this morning? >> reporter: hi kevin. it lights up this gaithersburg house and this community every holiday season. we're going to talk to kevin's mother about how she feels approximate this tribute years after his passing. that's coming

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smiley gets candid allegations of misconduct. deadly roadside danger. two men who dedicated their lives to service lost. a look at the tribute and the processional that will shut down local roads. teen tragedy, a father critical of police. he wants answers about what really happened in the woods. >> you found had him? >> i found him. >> you were alone in the woods? >> the police are gone. we saw him come out of the capsu capsule, randy bresnik, excited to be back on earth. >> breaking news overnight. astronauts make a dramatic return. and touchdown. today two men who dedicated their lives to helping their communities will be laid to rest. >> maryland deputy

marshal sander cohen and fbi special agent -- >> megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: if you look over here, the police have started putting some cones down here on montrose road in expectation of the very large crowd that's going to be come to go attend the funeral here in a matter of hours. this was a tragic accident that claimed the lives of two men who spent their careers trying to keep others safe. today, both will be laid to rest. lieutenant sander cohen was a deputy fire marshal here in maryland. the governor will speak at his funeral here at b'nai israel. cohen stopped on 270 to help a motorist who had crashed. he was on the side of the road when he was struck and killed by a passing car. lieutenant cohen was not only a fire marshal. he worked at the rockville volunteerir

there at age 16. the crash that cohen stopped for involved fbi special agent carlos wolff. wolff was also standing on the side of the road along with cohen when he was struck and killed. wolff is survived by his wife and two children. his family says they are absolutely heartbroken but that he loved serving his country as part of the fbi. he was just 36 years old. now, here are the details of the funeral services that are taking place today. lieutenant cohen's funeral is at 11:00 a.m. at b'nai israel synagogue. special agent wolff, his funeral is at the church of the redeemer in gaithersburg. we, of course, will be covering this as people begin to turn out this morning. we'll have all of the very latest coming up on news 4 midday. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville, thank you. you may run into some road closures because of cohen's ra

montrose road between montrose parkway and east jefferson street will be open to local traffic only. the slow lane of both eastbound and westbound montrose road will be closed. that begins at 7:00 a.m. and will last until the early afternoon. the procession to the cemetery will begin at around 12:30. 14 before the hour right now. this morning, arizona senator john mccain is back in the hospital as he continues to battle brain cancer. like any daughter would be, megan mccain is worried about her father. she's a co-host on the talk show "the view." yesterday on the show, former vice president joe biden sat down with megan. he spoke to her not as a politician but as a father and a friend. >> one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john. your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness, but about his

courage. >> mccain has the same type of cancer that killed biden's son beau two years ago. the arizona senator is being treated at waulwalter reed. the father of a montgomery county teen who died is angry. he claims montgomery county police did not do enough to find his son. 17-year-old navid sepehri's father sat down with pat collins. he says police waited hours fwf before taking his missing person's report. he found navid's body in the woods in bethesda sunday morning in a small pool of water. the teenager went missing after a party saturday night. his father says police did not take the case seriously. >> nothing to help us. sitting in the shopping center, drinking coffee. >> there were other officers nearby in the woods who heard navid's father exclaim that he had found his son. >> police believe the teenager's death was an accident.

has yet to be determined. today a former massage envy therapist is expected to plead guilty in court. he's charged with improperly touching two women at the location in northwest d.c. he's also being investigated in cases in bowie and georgetown. one of the d.c. cases has sparked a legal case against massage envy. one of the alleged victims is suing the company for $25 million. >> new this morning, we're hearing from pbs talk show host tavis smiley after he was suspended over allegations of misconduct. the network hired an outside law firm to investigate the situation. it found there was more than one complaint. smiley responded to the sudden announcement of his suspension on twitter. >> never groped inappropriately exposed myself or coerced any colleague in the workplace ever in my 30-year career. >> while pbs did not specify the nature of the allegations, they

in part, "the inquiry uncovered multiple credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of pbs." smiley has been with the network since 2004. the first crew member making his way without of the hatch. back home for holidays. a spacecraft carrying three crew members from russia, the united states and italy landed in kazakhstan this morning. the three astronauts spent six months on the international space station. nasa's randy bresnik marked his second trip to space and his first long duration mission. >> it's always tough to get acclimated to gravity again. >> smiling, though. that's a good thing. >> welcome home. this morning, a community is coming together to remember a very special neighbor this holiday season. >> news 4's molette green is live in gaithersburg with a group making sure the house of kevin shines brig

molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can see it on top of the garage there in lights. hi kevin the message that continues to keep this community energized in the fight against cancer. keeping kevin mullins' memory alive. we have the homeowner here doing this year after year in tribute. kevin's parents are here, john and laura muller, who can talk about how you feel about this tribute that keeps going years after his passing, laura. >> i feel fortunate to be involved in this community that keeps his memory alive and also awareness to the fight against cancer. >> what a beautiful tribute. some of the younger ones had to leave to go to school. we have dave smith who brought his mystery machine bus here. it's in the driveway here. ke w

a lot of children fighting cancer go and get together and they enjoy themselves. this kind of tribute in a community also helps a young person fighting the fight. >> much like this community, camp fantastic is a support to help kids feel normal and loved and well-supported. >> mike will continue to keep the tribute going every holiday season putting kevin's name in lights in the midst of his elaborate display. we'll call it elaborate, right? all right. there's a message for all of the kevins out there fighting the fight from this community to your community. what's that message? >> hi kevin! >> hi kevin. all right. we're live in gaithersburg at the hadley farms community. these people are really good neighbors. >> they are for sure. very nice, molette. thanks so much. 6:52 right now.

traffic. >> breaking news continuing. a six-mile backup. 95 and maryland. southbound at powder mill road. we're finally moving. it's finally out of the way. it's very, very slow as you head southbound on 95 towards the beltway. now, chopper 4 has been over this for quite a while now. brad freitas up there. tell us what you're seeing, brad. >> melissa, the front of the line is clear. no more look i loos. >> there's at least a five-mile delay from laurel and the columbia area. there are alternatives and for that, we go to jack taylor in the wtop traffic center. >> not great. unfortunately it seems to be the slowest. pretty solid from 32 headed towards 197. 29 was an alternate but we picked up a crash before university boulevard. that blocked the center of the

melissa, i think you have a shot of 395 with gigantic delays trying to leave the district. >> what the heck is going on, jack taylor. we need to fix it. at route 1, crystal city. still have an overturned box truck on the left side of the roadway causing big delays there as well this morning. you can get by only on the right as jack just mentioned. southbound colesville, crash in the center lane. a new crash inner loop approaching 95 in maryland. northbound 95 in virginia, after prince william parkway, crash in the left lane. travel times right now, really not terrible here this morning in maryland or virginia. overall, not that bad. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. you can check back in with jack taylor when you're in your car. sheena? >> good morning, melissa. good news, though. at least it's not as frigid this morning as yesterday morning. we are however, still mentioning slick spots on the road. mainly for northern maryland. as we go throu

not as frigid as yesterday. the weekend looks pretty good. here's a live look at satellite and radar. we're looking mostly at snowflakes falling around clarksburg. frederick could be seeing flurries near 270 as well and even flurries possible close to manassas. basically northern virginia. we'll take a wide view. this was the past 12 hours. a few snow showers north of d.c. from this clipper that is now falling apart. we could see a few slick spots this morning. the feels-like temperature is freezing or colder. clinton feels like 29 right now. feels like 27 degrees in leesburg. if you're walking the dog today or if you need to adopt one and walk oun, we have little rock available through the human rescue alliance. temperatures around 40 degrees. then into tomorrow, going to be colder again. temperatures inhe

tomorrow. we have a chance for some flurries. into the weekend, though, things will be improving with temperatures closer to normal. mostly dry. next chance will be late sunday for maybe a few showers. temperatures across your week and topping out in about the mid to upper 40s. we go into next week, look at this forecast. we have 50-degree temperatures there. a little above normal as we start off next week. all right. sheena, thank you. it is 6:55 now. we start four things to know with breaking news. there are several school delays and closings due to snow out west. allegheny county public schools, closed. berkeley county public schools, morgan, mineral and hampshire county schools will open two hours late this morning. keep an eye on the nbc washington app for updates. rockville pike is back open after a fatal accident involving a pedestrian. a man was hit in the crosswalk near the rockville metro station. the road was shut down for hours during the investigation. traffic is moving again.

lives to helping their communities will be laid to rest today. rockville fire lieutenant sander cohen and fbi special agent carlos wolff were killed on i-270 last week. there will be road closures today because of the funerals. we'll post that information in the nbc washington app. >> the fcc will vote whether to repeal internet regulation rules. your internet provider could give special treatment to certain content and charge you for basic services. republican had been controlled fcc expected to pass 3-2. the results will be posted on our nbc washington app. breaking news continuing here in first 4 traffic. i think this is something new. just getting a message here from brad freitas up in the air. this is a bad crash with a tanker truck. sounds like this is the inner loop at 95. so thank you for that, chopper. brand new problem there. again, inner loop at 95 there. sheena?

morning. but if you're in your car, you probably need the heat on. highs in the low 40s. breezy. tomorrow, another chance of flurries. we'll be back in the upper 30s. the weekend, back in the 40s. next week we have 50s. no big shot of arctic air like yesterday. >> glad to hear that. >> me too. >> get it out of here we'll see you in 25 minutes for weather and traffic and breaking news. enjoy your day. make it a great thursday everybody.

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