day. snowfall expected for part of the area this afternoon. i'll show you the timing and who will see what. >> drivers call it highway robbery. paying $44 to get into d.c. how vdot justifies the record setting toll. and your kids will likely be begging you to go to the movies this weekend. you can expect from star bars the last jedi. good morning everyone. my kids always want to go to the movies, so i don't know if we'll be able to get a ticket though. >> ye

molette green. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. >> we begin with weather alert day. >> absolutely. snow making the way into the area. enough to make howard schools close 90 minutes early. >> meteorology sheena parveen is in the weather center. sheena, getting home this afternoon could be a trek, huh is this. >> here's the thing, i think ts more of a headache and a noi ance than anything else. our temperatures are notarizing too much. we are going to keep rising that too but we have a weather alert for the d.c. metro area and maryland. so not for everybody, just those areas. after lunchtime light snowfall developing over the area, causing low advisability. but most of those treated roads will be wet. look at the temperatures. we haven't seen much movement with these numbers. we are still below freezing at or below freezing

right now. in the upper 20s. here's winter weather advisory. around d.c. and also maryland. that's why we are talking about these areas having the advisory. radar is trying to pick up on maybe some flurries but visibility looks good. by 2:00 p.m. we should start to see the snowfall across the area. we'll take a look and how long it will last coming up. >> thanks, sheena. when you head out the door stay on ton of the show with nbc washington app update it now from storm team 4 all throughout the days. and just when you thought tolls couldn't go any higher on i-66 they have. >> people ride noog the district saw a new record high this he can would. news4 megan mcgraph is along i-66 in vienna. talking to drivers this morning. megan, folks aren't too happy about this. >> reporter: yeah, they are high. and people aren't happy about it. if you look down here, this is 66 as heading wa

but not terrible. in the $10 range. yesterday a completely different story. we saw a record high, but toll was 44 bucks. take a look at this photo. tweeted out by chris cane as he drove to work thursday morning. the toll on i-66 had reached $44. cane included the hashtag highry robbery in his tweet. and many agree. >> everyone takes 66, so $44 is crazy. >> if people want to use the hov lane and they are willing to pay it, good luck to them. >> would you personally? >> no, not at all. >> this was the highest toll on 66. price varies depends on congestion. vdot says heavy traffic

caused people to jump on 66 causing the spike. it only lasted six minutes and vdot won't know until next week if any one actually paid it. some commuters ask if the toll system is helping with congestion or creating problems on second dparry roads. >> if you take it every day you'll find a back route. >> reporter: now if you don't want to pay the toll, no matter what it is, you can start carpool, well twoel or moren you can drive in i-66 in the zone for free, you have to have the easy pass with the flex component to it. flip it 20 show you are in a carpool situation then you don't have to pay. but, yeah, pretty hefty toll yesterday, guys, i'm real curious to see numbers, whether anyone jumped on and paid 44 bucks. >> yeah, exactly. that's what we would want to

very much. right now the d.c. council is in the middle of a public hearing on the graduation scandal surrounding ballou high school. staff, students, parents and a lump nye are able to testify. an investigation by npr and wau radio still allowed to graduate. bowser has also updates on the investigation. follow us on twitter. >> and a lot of folks in our area without water this morning. there is a water main break on newton street in northeast d.c. between 22nd street and 24th street. impacting about 40 homes. the water main broke just before 6:00 this morning. crews are working on it but they say it won't be fixed until sometime this afternoon. new and disturbing details about the d.c. school aide

charged with voyeurism. 23-year-old christian worked at the greater school of washington. say they posted a video on snap chap with aides trying to change the diaper of a 11-year-old girl. told investigator to document her stressful day and titled it, want to go home. also told police she had remorse after watching the video later that day. today police officers are looking for a gunman. that man called last night. chopper 4 flew over the scene as vet ors collected evidence. say the gunman took off in a dark colored sedan. a tragic crime, say killed his mother and then

silver spring. when they arrived 88-year-old rose was dead they say she was shot. according to investigators her 60-year-old son killed her and then turned the gun on himself. the man accused of ramming his car into a charlottesville crowd and killing a woman will be charged with first degree murder. say he killed heather hire and injured several others back in august. charges upgraded yesterday during a court hearing. how violent they became, they set up barricades and had officers in tactical gear at the courthouse. 40 years in prison if convicted. home for the holidays has a special new meaning for one local family. he

head during the massacre in las vegas earlier this fall. >> yeah, she still has a long way to go to recover, but the fact that tina frost survived is nothing short of a miracle. >> she has been through a miracle to go through this process. >> incredible story. talked to her father at a fundraise razor last night. we have an interview you'll only see here at news4. >> reporter: rich counts his blessing. his daughter tina is out of the hospital receiving outpatient care this christmas holiday season. >> it's a struggle. it's an adjustment. she has to get used to nonhospital life. and she's not ready to be out in public. >> reporter: we met up with him at a fundraiser at grotto pizza wares a t-shirt called tina tough and thanks the community. >> makes me feel good that's why i came out tonight. >> reporter: she was at j

hopkins hospital for two months after she was hit in the head by a bullet at las vegas mass shooting. removed the bullet which was lodged in her eye to save her life. >> she had a good day which is a plus. >> reporter: people who don't know tina donated. >> it's a blessing that we are able to help her. >> most important thing is family, friends, and community. and she's getting that. >> it will takes months for tina frost to make a full recovery. no word yet on how much that fundraiser last night raised but we do know $600,000 was raised on the gofundme page. >> this morning 3/4 than three dozen people have been left temporarily homeless after fire ripped through apartment complex. they rushed to help them get out safely. we talked to one man who helped a neighbor in a wheelchair. >> when i seen him, i was like, let me help him out get limp out of the

>> if i have people help me rescue me, i put him in the ambulance. >> nothing special. >> everybody would do. >> reporter: >> good news is no one was hurt but several weeks for some of the residents before they are able to go back in. snow is falling but we are looking ahead to springtime and baseball find out what the mets have planned for winter fess. >> and just out this morning, new details on the royal wedding that we all want to know about, when you need to take off work so you can watch the ceremony. you might remember around halloween, a waive of kkk flyers dropped. well, one family who got them is firing back. coming up, we'll talk to t woman hebe

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>> her home was hit with a kkk recruitment flyer and fired back with a sign of her own. >> now it is provoking outrage and a few threats. talks to the woman behind the banner. >> my goal was really not to be offensive to people. it was just to cause people to think. >> reporter: that's what rows marry law

the sign, it reads no trump, no kkk, no racist, fascist usa. it all started around halloween when these flyers were left at her mailbox. they were hit with kkk recruiting material. >> i looked at it and was horrified. >> reporter: lah she said she was especially horrified because of her family history. says her belgium father was talking about. put it up. and the next day. >> it was gone. and one of the fence rails it had been attached to was pulled down. >> reporter: her response. she ordered more. >> i have plenty of backups, yes. >> reporter: but this week when the local paper lou den times reported on the

became both support and anger. writes one, this is hate speech, trump denounced the kk, his name shu should not be on the same. this one saying i'll smash the other one. >> i'm just saying that those are things that i don't think are good for america. i don't personally believe president trump is good for america. >> reporter: she says she's not sure how long she will keep this sign up. but after the latest wrong of comments, she says she will not be intimidated. news4. >> there is a new superintendent for alexander city schools. the school board picked dr. gregory hutchins junior to let the district. start his new position july first. used to work with alexander city schools shlgs but most recently was superintendent outside of

cleveland. i'm melissa mollet with first traffic. we do have a segment of red line shut down for emergency work. so the tacoma station will be closed. the green line probably your best alternate. on the orange and blue line, running every 24 minutes this weekend. taking a lk at the silver line, operating between east and west and boston only. and fliinally yellow and green lines regular schedules. see you monday morning. >> talk nationals. this is the best time of the newscast. believe it or not, nats play first training game in about ten weeks. and this weekend you have a chance to meet the team before they hit the field. joining us this morning is i guess, we have to start with screech. hey, screech, thanks for coming. good to see you. >> and good morning,

>> good morning. >> so we want to talk winter fes. winter fest because this is opportunity to meet the athletes they look up to. so tell us about winter fest. >> yeah, you can interact with the team that you can't any other time of the year. the convention center this weekend saturday and sunday from 11:30 to 4, come on down, photos, opportunity to meet the players. a lot of games and activities. great family day. >> screech, are you going to be there? when are you going to show up? okay. yes, you'll be there first thing in the morning. >> yeah. >> new man gear thager this yea we meet him? >> i can confirm he'll be there. he is in town. he's great. and i think the fans are going to love him. also an opportunity there to do some great holiday shopping. screech has one of our t-shirts here. we have some

merchandise for sale. this is christmas tree with nicknames in t-shirt form. if you want to give the gift of nationals, you can get this adorable elf on the shelf and starts with ticket packs starts 50 bucks. >> nice. so is there going to be anything new this year? what can we expect this year that we didn't see last year. >> we'll have a lot of panels this year focused, a lot of requests to hear more from the coaches and players, baseball strategy. so a good deal of that. information about all-star there and how you can volunteer for all star. and also we'll have a virtual reality home run derby so you can step in, take some cuts like you are at home plate at nationals park. >> very cool. >> and so lastly i guess this is a question for you, i guess what else can we expect? obviously kids come. they want to meet the players and screech. is there any other main attraction here that

is going to be? (whistling). >> sounds good. translation is you need to go. because it's going to be a great time. there we go. all right. you guys, thanks so much for joining us. >> nice to meet you. >> and screech, give me five. thank you. molette, back to you. >> all right. fun in the studio. so the gown, the flowers, hat, and oh, the fascination, we'll get to see it all on friday, may 19th, prince harry and meghan markle will be married at windsor chapel. the prince proposed last week. don't you remember this, kate's wedding live streamed all over the world. that's going to happen. you'll have to get up early in the morning to catch the ceremony. london is five hours ahead of the east coast. >> the snow, it's back. more flakes headed our way, just in time fort afternoon drive home. c

sheena will join us with a look at when the snow starts falling near your house.

and with that, the space x falcon nine is off to the international space station. the rocket took off about 45 minutes ago under blue skies at cape canaveral.

delivering supplies, equipment, and science experiments to the space station. it will take a couple of days to get there. this is the rocket's 13th supply mission. >> beautiful image. just looks fantastic, really nice. the world premier of the film "the post" happened last night in washington. all of them in town. the film is about "the washington post" decision to post the pentagon papers. fresh fm tommy mcfly caught up with her merrill streep. >> i thought it was great to portray her. but i felt humble because she was an extraordinarily person. >> i think merrill streep is the

role. also interviewed tommy, steven spe spell berg directed this thriller. >> i love streep. >> yeah, she's great. >> devil warears wears pro da i think about. >> yeah, snow trying to develop. why are you smiling? you might be driving through it molette. >> i have a frown on my face when i go out? i don't know. >> maybe the snow shoes. but i'll say we are looking at the radar, a little bit of snow trying to develop. so the next thing we'll do is check the visibility see if it has dropped because that's a good indicator that snow may it be starting to snow. and we do have lower visibility i'll show you wherein ha second. but weather alert d.c. metro and

afternoon today some light snow developing. roads will be wet but low visibility for a period of time. here is live look. this is over the past few hours. so frederick county that's one spot we'll watching for snow currently falling. see the county in purple mainly the d.c. metro and maryland. so again not everybody. and mostly going to be this afternoon. visibility looks good except you are up in fredericks drop to about four mile visibility pretty good drop so i think there is snow developing in those areas. temperatures though are still below freezing. so look at this, 20 degrees, that's the actual temperature. it's not the wind chill. frederick is at 28. that will be sticking. treated roads mostly fine. but tem fuperatures for the resf

up today. snow forecast, we don't expect a lot, an inch, enough of a headache, but quick mover. so that's good. here's the computer model. now the snow developing around 2, 3:00 p.m. for many of maryland, maybe the d.c. metro area too. we have been watching the models as they update. generally putting the snow in the same area. but quickly leaving around 5:00 p.m. or so. then we'll be dry as we go through tonight as we go into your weebd. and t weekend. and start going up. monday back in the 50s. so before we can enjoy that weather we have to get through a cold weekend. coming up take a look at the snowfall and timing for this afternoon that's straight ahead. >> i'm smiling because we'll get it in and out of here. all right. right now president trump is in northern virginia. we'll show you what he's doing today in princeli

date for people with health insurance through the affordable care act. two thirds of our area under a tight

president trump is at the fbi campus in quantico right now. just spoke at the fbi national academy graduation. and this academy

agents. it's a ten week program for local law enforcement around the country. his visit comes 12 days after he barbed t bashed the fbi and said it's in tatters. he took a milder tone today. >> being a police officer is not just a career, it's a calling, and i've seen it. i have so many friends that are police officers. so many people in the fbi. these are great, great people. these are really heros. >> the president called for the death penalty for any one who kills a police officer. also demanded stricker immigration measures and promised to crack down on gang violence. there is a race to beat the clock on tax reform. republicans hammered out a plan and now they are counting votes. not sure if everyone in their party is on board. >> right. nbc tracie potts is on capitol hill with a look at who might throw a wrench in the president's plan to get this wrapped up

yet. but the government is already preparing to adjust your paycheck if the republican tax plan passes. >> the irs is already taking steps to prepare new withholding tables for 2018. >> reporter: that's on hold for now until they can get 51 votes. only afford to lose two. five inquest. senators mike lee and marco rubio are holding ought to make more of the child tax credit refundable to low and middle income families. >> if they can figure out a way to add to the 1100 figure, i won't support the bill. >> we'll keep working with them until we get the job done. >> he's a great guy and really supportive. i think senator rubio will be there. >> reporter: senator bob corker could be a more. he's concerned the $1.5 trillion plan adds too much to the deficit. plus cochran and mccain have

>> why are republican colleagues rushing the bill through? i think this he are ashamed of it. >> reporter: democrats pushing to delay until the end of the month until the new single democrat senator doug jones shows up. >> and to show how close this is, vice president mike pence has put off his tour. he was supposed to be head to go the middle east. tracie potts nbc news washington. >> the latest member to exit the trump administration isn't going quietly. omarosa manigault newman sat down with nbc night line to explain why she resigned. the former reality store was the only african-american woman in the staff of the white house. omarosa says she's troubled by president trump handling of the violence in charlottesville. >> we were all shocked by what we saw. >> yet

people in that crowd and both sides. does that concern you? >> absolutely. >> folks say omarosa was pushed out by chief of staff john kelly and will to be escorted off the white house grounds. she says that is not true. omarosa says she has other issues with white house but won't go into detail until her job officially ends next month. >> if you need health insurance for next year, today is the last day you can sign up under the affordable care act unless you live in maryland. the enrollment deadline there is december 22. baltimore sun reports it was extended by a week to help p procrastinate ors. there has been a push to end the program but right now it still remains in place. all right. let's get back to the snow. storm team 4 weather alert day. the snow isn't falling at your house yet, sheena will be back to tell you when it will start. >> right. plus the weather won't stop

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i've seen this once before. >> fans of the star wars film, the last jedi are flocking to theaters for showings across the country today. >> oh, it's here, joining us live is entertainment editor jason who has already seen the film. so, jason, tell us what you are thinking. >> yes, happy star wars day, guys. it's a lot of fun. you guys will have a blast. thing i liked is the director in this one, ryan johnson, made a few movies a few years back, now this is the big blockbuster. i think one of the best parts what he does,

but he does the abrupt arrival and slams on the brake and killer sound effect. you'll love that part. great battles. but to me the great scenes is old favorites. bitter sweet with carry fisher because she passed away. then we get mark hamil as luke skywalker. that's not a spoiler. heels in the trailers. he kind of takes the wise stage role. if i had a couple little complaints, i would say it teases like it's going to reveal some interesting revelations, and kind of leaves some questions unanswered. and to me it's just a tad long. i kind of note you notice i've been sitting here for a while. but over all i think fans will enjoy it. stick with the popcorn and

>> well, would he know the force awakens is the third highest grossing movie of all time so we'll see what this does. so switching gears we want to talk about the nutcracker. it's at the warner theater. have you seen it? >> it's an and you'll tradition, guys, and the cool thing about this one is that it has d.c. flavor every year. so we all know the music, but the d.c. side of it is you see the platomic, waltz of the flowers is the cherry blows oss and you might even see, depending night you go, national presidents, so teddy in a tutu. other cool thing is artistic director kent, she is the artistic director now, and her daughter is performing in it among the 500 children this year. so extra proud this year. >>e

in there. >> also on stage for the holidays have you another tradition, christmas carol at ford theater. tell us about that one. >> again, yeah, another tradition, how do you pick between nutcracker and christmas carol. charles dickens classic tale. p perfect for this time of year. and we have craig wallace second year as scrooge. he came in the studio and said he was tad nervous from taking it over from ed who played it many years. but this year now that he's had a year under his belt he feels he's able to make the role his and more fun this year. another twist on this one, ghost of christmas past present and future, have a real world counterpart in the show. kind of like the farm hands in the show before they become the tin man, so you get to see them early on as little peasants and

amongst us, the least amongst us should also be equals. so great time for the season. >> awesome. looking forward to seeing all of them. jason, thank you very much. >> and like he said it really is a tradition. and with this cold weather and possibility of little snow mixed in here feels like the holidays. >> and nice options to be inside to go to the show since it's cold and snowing. >> yeah, because we know when it snows people stop going to things. and you start seeing a reduced crowd out there. but, yes, these indoor things, fantastic. but look at this outside right now. 31 degrees in the district. we are not warming up here. feels like 26 degrees. look at all the clouds around too. so, yes, it is weather alert for the d.c. metro area. maryland mostly afternoon we'll see most of this snow starting to develop. fairly light snow. the roads will remain mainly wet but the visibility will be dropping for a period of time until the snow moves out.

seeing in northern maryland. we'll zoom in. areas like frederick up to they are ma, that's where we can see some snow starting to fall. but now we look at the visibility lower visibility are exactly in these areas of frederick county up toward the pennsylvania border. so in these spots we'll see the snow starting to fall. this will expand through maryland and move into the district next few hours. temperatures are at or below freezing. here's what we expect with the snowfall, half an inch, nothing major but nuisance. and developing over us. take a look, it comes out of no where, this is a small clipper system getting moisture from atlanta, that's 3:00 p.m., north and east and moving away by 5:00 p.m. so tonight looking dry and even into the weekend we look

adoption available at lucky dog, you can find to the website and find out how to adopt. if you are walking your dog, keep in mind you'll be running into the snowfall, and people on the roads take slow. this week back into the 50s as we go into next week. >> so speaking of pets they are part of the family, you'll want to travel safely with your pets. >> tan this show gives some new meaning to the phrase the magic of broadway. a sneak peak at some

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this is the story magic show the illusionists, the show coming soon to the kennedy center features the talents of seven of the most incredible illusionists on earth, including the inventor, kevin james, who joins us now in our studio this morning with more on what we can expect when we go see you guys at the kennedy center. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it's a pleasure. >> so you have seven different illusionists so they have different specialties, right? >> they are all top of the game. experts in what they do. >> how much fun is this going to be? >> i'm living the dream. >> i bet. so you are called the inventor. >> right. and you've been wanting to do this, dreaming about

like, ten? >> ten years old. >> what do you do? >> i create my own illusions. i try to create different emotions with each routine. so sometimes it's shocking. sometimes it's nostalgic. sometimes sweet and innocent. all these different emotions we try to pull out of everybody. >> tell us what the audiences can expect as a whole. we'll be going oh, awe. >> yeah, it takes three semi-trucks to move this. so big show. but it's very well produced. and you'll see things you've never seen before. and the best part about this is the magic is such a universal art form. you know, it doesn't matter what language you speak. it doesn't matter what your age or your culture. doesn't matter any of that. >> from the little kids all the way up to the older folks they can all enjoy,

>> let's see something. come on, kevin. >> we couldn't bring the big stuff into the studio. but people ask me all the time how i got started. and the truth is my -- well, my dentist was an amateur magician also. so would he do some magic. >> you have dental floss there. >> yeah. dental floss. look, this is one of the things he showed me in the chair. you are kind of nervous when you are in the dentist chair, so he would do some magic. so he took some dental floss, and he tore off a bunch of pieces. >> okay. looking at those piece zb. >> he took out one piece, took out five or six, and made a ball, and its's a wax so the pieces kind of stick together. we'll get this little ball here like this. now, i'm going to take and stick the ball of pieces onto the one piece over here. >> okay. squeeze it. and it just kind of hangs there

>> okay. >> and wow. >> you can keep that. it has a zesty mint flavor. >> oh, my goodness this is amazing. >> crazy. >> its's magic. >> it is. i'm looking at it closely. it's there, folks. so kevin james, the inventor. >> right. >> you and the others will be at the kennedy center for the illusionist, december 27 through january 7th. >> exactly right. >> thank you. so exciting. >> come see the show. >> can i try this at home? >> yes. >> all right. here i'll give you this. >> thank you. >> sheena? >> well, it is the time of year where a lot of you will be traveling this holiday season, and potentially taking your pets with you. so we have all the information you need this morning, hopefully. alexander dilly is here with the rescue alliance. nk

first of all we have adoptable who is the handsome guy. >> this is bruno, a rat terrier. >> he has heart worms but we'll pay for it. just bring him in. >> and he will get better, it is treatable, right? >> yes. >> so first things about traveling with pets, a lot of people travel by car because you have your animals with you. what do you need to prepare for and pack for? >> definitely want to have a crate. and you'll want to secure the crate in the back seat of the car. even airbags in the front of the car could hurt the pet even if they are in a crate. so you want to have that ready to go. food, water. and then prepare to stop more frequently than you would otherwise. >> okay. because sometimes my dog will cry in the back, and i

really has to go to the bathroom. so pay attention to the signs. >> right. >> make sure to leave extra time. >> and i know some people give their animals anti-anxiety medicine if your pet doesn't travel. >> yes, i would talk to the veterinarian, most airports don't want you to use it in that, but car travel it's more acceptable. >> if you are going to be flying somewhere and taking your pet with you, that's pretty big commitment. >> right. >> what do we do in those cases? >> i woupt recommend ldn't reco holiday travel, last resort if you are moving across the country. because extremely stressful on the pet. it can get too cold or too hot, even though airlines try to have temperatu

about pets getting lost or dying. >> oh, jeez. >> so you want to avoid it. >> especially if your pet has the smooshed face like english bull doing. >> right, dogs like that, even sca scarier. >> what can we do with the stress on ourselves if we have everyone in the car? >> i would say make a list of everything you need. have your vet numbers. let them know you'll be traveling. and if you are not taking your pet, that's also very important, too. boarding or having a pet sitter come over, those are great options. >> okay. >> instead of traveling with your pet. then talk to the people if you are travel, talk to them about where you'll keep your pet while you are visiting famg ily or friends. >> and if you have everybody in the car, give everyone something to do, give the pets and kids

>> good idea. >> until you stop for the bathroom break. trying to reduce the stress and make it fun for everybody. thank you so much alexander for being here. >> you're welcome. >> and again we have what was his name. >> >> bruno. >> we have bruno available at the humane rescue alliance. we'll find him a good home. he's a sweetheart. you can head to nbc washington app and find out more and more about the holidays. >> thank you, sheena. >> we are working for you on rhis weather alet day.

all right. so are you still doing your holiday shopping? >> i am. >> you are? >> of course. we are in the group. but today is the day to do it because you can get free shopping that helps. >> that helps a lot. and nbc liz shows us gift ideas for mom she's sure to love. >> reporter: for the chef in the family or even those that might struggle in the kitchen, the instant pot smart cooker can make dinner time easier. >> people are obsessed with their instant pots. it's a rice cooker yogurt make tear and pressure cooker and of course slow cooker as well. >> reporter: this bluetooth version let's you control it right from your phone. >> add it to the shopping list. >> reporter: for upgrade the

samsung refrigerator let's you see what you have at home and order online. let's you share messages that can benefit the whole family. if a new handbag is on her wish list, the porto packs a party in a purse. >> in the secret compartment in the back a wine disspender, you can have a glass of winnow within arms reach. >> reporter: and for opening the wine bottles, the needle uses needle to appreciapressurize it. complete the relaxing setting with this diffuser. less stress this holiday. liz, nbc news. >> that is good ideas. because mom is hard to shop for. >> it is

holiday shopping mood. >> it does. you might not like the cold, i don't care for t but definitely feels like the holidays and that's a good thing. >> let's go shopping, sheena. >> go online, especially later on today. if you don't want to get out and about, but this weekend will be fantastic to walk around to go do your holiday shopping. right now seeing light snow trying to develop in northern maryland, so d.c. area and maryland for the snowfall today b half inch to inch this afternoon, then it will quickly move away for tonight. weekend fantastic, look at 40s in the forecast. and next week we are not dealing with any snow. right now at least. because temperatures look way too warm. about 40s and 50s returning. but this afternoon take it easy if you are around d.c. or north of that. >> will do. thank you. >> that's going to do it for news4 midday. we thank you for joining us. back on the air this afternoon first at 4. >> that's right. ap you can get

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