mail express. now on "news4 today," the night the lights went out in georgia. the massive power outage that crippled the world's busiest airport and could still have impacts on you if you're traveling. >> home for the holidays, senator john mccain is waking up in arizona this morning after being released from the hospital. what his return means for his health and the impending tax vote. >> heads up for certain drivers in our area where you'll want to be extra careful driving in to work this morning. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:00 a.m. right now. >> it's monday. >> speed cameras, red light cameras. big brother watching. >> or drive like a normal sane person and obey the speed limit and stop when the light turns red. >> that's a little much, chuck. you're asking a lot. >> most people didn't learn to

>> when you have bad traffic, it's hard to stay sane for too long. >> the next light is already red usually. then you have to wait at the next one. >> people speed past you and have to stop at the light. we're all here together now. the forecast is looking good, especially if you like the mild weather. 41 degrees right now in washington. almost everybody is above 50 except manassas. they've dropped to 30 degrees. still chilly. you want a jacket. you might want to shed the jacket in the afternoon. 39 degrees right now clinton. 40 quantico. 35 gaithersburg. 41 in leesburg. as you are leaving the house, nice dry roads. no rain in the forecast today. but we have nice mild temperatures. we're going to be back in the 50s. look at the radar. we're nice and dry. we don't have rain in the forecast for quite a while. not until we approach the weekend. a closer look at that forecast coming up and milder temperatures ahead. let'ec

hopefully not too bad. >> not too bad. a couple of things happening. shady grove road, a crash this morning. eastbound, east-west highway between chillum manor and riggs road in hiyatthyattsville. molette green will be there soon. we have people that come to our area to work in the morning. 70 near 615, traffic is stopped in both directions. a bad crash. you have to go south to get to west virginia. 95 north quantico to the beltway, on time there. 66 miles per hour. going to take you 18 minutes up to the beltway. guys. thank you, melissa. developing this morning, a major power outage brought the world's busiest airport to a standstill. you could hear the cheers the moment the lights came back on at hartsfield jackson international in atlantaest yesterday. >> it came at the start of this busy travel season. passengers were stuck in the

one person described it as pandemonium. >> you heard that. people yelling to find each other because they couldn't see. this impacted every aspect of how the airport works, computers didn't have flight information, restaurants closed. even the vending machines didn't work. georgia power says a fire in an underground electrical facility may have caused this outage. over the next few days the outage in atlanta will impact your holiday travel plans no matter where you're flying. >> airlines have o reschedule more than a thousand flights that were delayed or canceled yesterday. news 4's justin finch is live with update on the number of delays this morning. hey, justin. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. so far a smooth start to the monday morning travel season here at reagan. lines are moving at a pretty good clip.

that could be due in part to the cancellation that we're seeing of flights from atlanta to our area. also going in the area as well. take a look on the board. we're seeing so far five canceled flights out of reagan going to atlanta. only one leaving on time. that southwest flight at 6:10. we can tell you that 3 flights are due to arrive. they had to cancel some 300 flights so far. they're hoping to get back online in some way or form by the afternoon today. we did speak with a woman who found out sunday here at reagan that her flight was going to be canceled. of course, you can imagine she was not happy to hear that. it was all because of, as you mentioned, that power blackout in atlanta. >> i do have a dog that's boarded. it's going to be an extra day of cost with the boarding and extra day of cost with the parking. i had a doctor's appointment. that's going to be fun to try to reschedule. other than tha

won't hit me with a no show fee. i couldn't help it. >> reporter: as you heard there, it's going to cost her a bit more. the relief is that delta and other carriers are waiving that travel change fee for your ticket. at least between sunday and monday if you're traveling. you also want to make sure that you check with your carrier before getting to the airport. though it may not be canceled for you today, it could be affected by the network of cancellations and delays we're seeing across the country because of that power outage down in atlanta. we're live here at reagan, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. justin, thank you. take a look at live radar of planes across the country this morning. this is from flight aware. the atlanta airport stayed open all night accepting incoming flights. make sure you check your flight status before you head to the airport. we'll keep you updated in the nbc washington app. president trump is back in

to camp david. a top lawyer for his transition team accused a government agency of unlawfully turning over thousands of e-mails to special counsel robert mueller. this is part of the russia election meddling investigation. president trump says he does not plan to fire mueller. >> no, i'm not. no. what else? are you surprised? >> president trump cannot technically fire mueller. he could order for his dismis l dismissal. the only person who could fire mueller would be deputy u.s. attorney general rob rosenstein. he told the i-team that he's satisfied with the special counsel's work. republican senator john mccain is at home in arizona. the 81-year-old was recently treated for a viral infection at the national cancer institute in bethesda. doctors say he is responding positively to his treatment for brain cancer. senator mccain's daughter tweeted this on sunday. meghan thanked everyone for

president trump spoke with mccain's wife and wished them well. he will not be in washington to vote on the tax bill. but republicans say they have enough votes to pass the bill. it's 5:07. we're following breaking news now. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. chris, what's going on here? >> yeah. house fire, really awful house fire in brooklyn. four people have been killed, ten others injured. this house fire broke out early this morning in brooklyn, new york. fire officials telling us that five of those injured are firefighters. there you go. you're looking at live pictures right now. you can see they haven't completely got it under control right now. the fire started on the second floor, an attic to the house. they're still not sure how. we're continuing to follow developments and will update you as soon as we learn more. eun, back to you. >> chris, thanks so much. terrible situation there. 5:07 today. if you're caught speeding ro

expect to get a ticket in the mail. enforcement on the southbound side starts today. up until now, violators were getting warnings. this is the 7th red light camera in the city of fairfax. msnbc's chris matthews was accused of inappropriate behavior by a woman working on his show in 1999. the daily caller first reported matthews made inappropriate jokes and comments about a female employee who was an assistant producers. msnbc released a statement saying the matter was investigated at the time and matthews received a formal reprimand. the investigation found the comments were not a proposition. the woman received a payout to leave the company. the owner of the carolina panthers decided to sell the team after he was accused of sexual misconduct. sports illustrated says he made sexually explicit comments to women. four former employees received settle ams due to his

inappropriate workplace comments. selling it won't begin until the season is over. still going. touchdown! >> there's a celebration. the crowd at fedex field went wild after that touchdown for the redskins. the team was able to eventually beat the arizona cardinals. not always a pretty game. >> no. but we're playing for the love of the game now. >> there you go. you're getting this, aaron. >> i read that somewhere. >> carol maloney was there for the action. >> she has a lock at some of the best plays of the game. >> reporter: no playoffs this year but plenty of pride for the redskins this sunday. a battle with the arizona cardinals here at fedex field ends with a 20-15 'skins victory. right out of the gate, unlikely standout, first drive anthony lanier, a sack and a fumble. then jamison crowder into the end zone. fresh off the practice

running back making a name for himself. scores he touchdown in his first game with the team. defensive fight to the finish ends with 'skins staving off the cards. >> i'm going to disneyland. >> winning makes you feel on top of the world. losing is the other extreme. there's no in between. that's what makes it a roller coaster. the final result is what it's all about at the end of the day. so glad to have that win this week. >> two games to go, the next one here at home. while sitting at 6-8, a winning record is not possible. avoiding a losing one is. at fedex field, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> there you go. we could have an even record and go into the off-season with high note. >> call ourselves -- the redskins take on the broncos next sunday, christmas eve. >> they take the field at 1:00 p.m. keep it going. december, off to a mild start this week, chuck.

if you want, there's room on the sooner schooner. you can come on over and cheer for a winning team. >> i cheer for them just because of you, chuck. >> fair enough. you're right, we're off o a mild start this morning. most everybody is above the freezing mark. the lone exception being manassas at 30 degrees at the train station. it will be a nice monday to go back to work and school. temperatures up into the low and mid-50s. sheena tells me it might be warmer than that tomorrow. she's got the forecast coming up. getting rid of rats once and for all. putting an end to this pesky problem. it wasn't just a fashion statement but a political statement. what king james wore during the cavs game against the wizards that still that is twitter talking this morning. live look right now in hyattsville. take a look at this water main break. work under way this morning. we're talking about a closure on east-west

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water main cleanup happening. what's the latest there? >> reporter: want you to take a look now and see for yourself. there are the workers here from wssc working on a 12-inch water main break here. they tell me just a few minutes ago, it's going to take about six or seven hours to get it all done. both eastbound lanes closed here at east-west highway and chillum manor road. now, cars in both directions are using one lane each westbound. there are like five work trucks here on the scene. we'll keep a close eye on things. not a problem for traffic because it's still very early in the morning rush. back to you guys inside. >> molette green for us in hyattsville. thank you. it's 5:15. the death of one of canada's richest men is being investigated by homicide detectives. >> billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey were found dead in a home they were trying to

suspicious after there was evidence found that the couple could have been strangled to death. he founded one of canada's biggest drug companies. the game against the cleveland cavaliers is making headlines. lebron james sent a message to president trump with his shoes. one black and one white shoe with the word equality in capital gold letters. after the game, james told reporters quote, we'll never let one person dictate how beautiful and powerful we are. james as been an outspoken critic of the president since he took office. this group of native americans gathered outside fedex field yesterday. they feel the redskins name is offensive. they want it to be changed to the redhawks. they're called the rising hearts coalition formed about a year ago. >> every day, since i was a little kid, i would see this mascot

my people that was really deeply offensive. >> many of the protesters say to them the term redskins is as offensive as the n word. a lot of cheers when pittsburgh steelers fans saw ryan shazier watching the game from a luxury suite there. he suffered a scary back injury two weeks ago that initially left him without feeling in his lower body. he hurt himself while trying to tackle another player. he's been in the hospital since then and had spinal fusion surgery. doctors let him out for a few hours yesterday so he could watch his team play the patriots. what a game that was. not the ending he wanted. i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk with the latest on the fires in southern california. the thomas fire, now the third largest in california history. fire

monster. it continues to spread throughout santa barbara and ventura county. we just checked with cal fire. they say they've now got a 45% contained. they don't think it will be fully contained until january 7th. that means hundreds of thousands of kids will not be waking up at home on christmas morning. aaron? >> chris lawrence at the live desk. chris, thanks. >> so sad. >> 5:18 right now. new kinds of neighborhoods are popping up across the country aimed at appealing to the millennial generation. >> the new communities are called agri-hoods. there are more than a hundred of these planned areas across the country. they're nestled on farmland and trails and water. families are able to get food harvested in their community. >> i work in health care. all i saw was sickness and disease and understanding how important food was to overall health and

>> the sustainability appeals to many millennials. families pay up to $1,000 to get access to the food in their communities. it's all grown there. the idea is pesticides, chemicals, you know what you're eating and you know what the source of the food is. that's going to make you healthier and stave off disease. >> apparently it pays for a year's worth of organic produce according to the folks. it staves off disease. >> that's what i said. yes. that killed my grandparents, right? >> i know where you're going. >> the chicken was okay. regular old chicken. hundreds of thousands of hungry children around the world will have something to eat thanks to help from our area. on sunday, more than a thousand volunteers gathered to pack meals for nicaragua and haiti. volunteers hope it makes it easier for kids

education. >> there's been a connection between nutritious meals and academic success. >> then now and then a piece of cake won't hurt you. >> or a full day's worth of cake. it's the holidays. i've gone off the deep end. talk to me in january. >> we have the new year's resolution. >> get it out of your system. >> january 1st, the gyms are packed with people with the new memberships. then it fades like a month later. or drops off. >> i think the new year's resolution should be to keep going to the gym after you start on january 1st. don't stop after a month. anyway, this morning, we have a chilly start. still jacket weather but not as cold outside. unseasonably mild temperatures though through this afternoon and even into tomorrow. we do have our next round of rain into the weekend. 41 degrees in washington. 35 dulles. 35 gaithersburg. 41 leesburg. only spot at freezing is warrenton. thelo

at 30 degrees. everyone else is above that. clinton is 39 degrees. quantico, 37. as you wake up and walk outside, temperatures in the low 40s for most of the area. as we go shortly after sunrise here. nice and dry on radar. nothing to worry about as you make your way to your commute. if you're exercising, by lunchtime, 50 degrees. through the afternoon, 55. feeling really nice. but if you think today is going to be nice. look at tomorrow. 60 for a high. normal highs 46. so we do drop back around normal by wednesday and thursday. looking pretty good this week. next chance of rain is friday. it's actually going to last into the weekend. mild today and tomorrow. looking pretty good. especially weatherwise. the roads look pretty good melissa. good morning. >> good morning. we're okay overall. we have this problem that molette told us about. this is near riggs road. had the water main break. as you can see, they're trying to get this out of

until noonish before this is competely done. east-west highway at chillum manor and riggs road. you can get through. it's just slow. northbound 95 after 610, garrisonville, crash on the shoulder this morning. northbound 270, just before shady grove road, still the crash reported as well. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:22 now. it's been the law of the land in virginia since the 1800s. but one lawmaker wants to change that. the push he's trying to make for potty mouth. remember to join us later for the ellen

welcome back at 5:25. did you know it's illegal to curse in virginia in public? >> i did know

>> of course you did. >> a delegate in fauquier county wants to repeal this law. >> michael weber says his goal is to protect free speech and shrink a code. swearing is a class 4 misdemeanor. $250 fine for that. >> how much have you paid? >> paid nothing. >> just checking. >> the law dates back to the 1860s. the fine was a dollar per offense then. there are all sorts of weird laws. a woman couldn't leave the house without a corset. against the law. i don't think that's on the books anymore. >> let's hope that. since most of us don't own one. it's the holiday season. road trips to visit your family and friends. if you're stuck in the car, here's a play list of favorite holiday songs to sing-along to in the car. mari mariah carey's, all i want for christmas is you. santa claus is coming to town.

michael buble and nat king cole's, the christmas song. my favorite song is o holy night. it's not a sing-along. >> joy to the world is a fun one. all the pentatonix songs are sing-along. >> all good songs. >> what's your favorite? >> this christmas. >> i have to tell you what your favorite is? >> yes. work wife, yes, you do. >> he's like oh, yeah. 5:27 our time right now. america's busiest airport is slowly returning to normal. the power outage problem and what you can expect at local airports in our top stories. ufos and pentagon secrets. a military investigation exposed. some people in arlington may have explaining to do. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. outside on the weather deck this morning. it's a chilly start. but it's anything but cold. no earmuffs or gloves required for today. check of the

bullets flying. a toddler shot. new details in the moments before the gun went off. chris matthews controversy. nbc paid a woman to -- the story behind the accusation and why it's coming out now.

hitting a high note. a local choir breaks on to the billboard charts. the new honor added to the impressive resume. >> 5:31 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist i'm eun yang. we're working for you on this monday morning to help you plan out your day. melissa mollet is monitoring your commute in your first 4 traffic. >> meteorologist chuck bell on the storm team 4 weather deck to explain. >> i have my top coat on. not much of a wind blowing. temperatures in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. by mid-december standards, that's a bargain for sure. there's your current temperatures around the region. 41 now in washington. 37 frederick. 37 up there in falling waters west virginia. it will be a nice day to be outside today. temperatures will eventually climb into the upper

50s today. that's a nice day indeed. remote control is not working very well. sunny skies. 55 your expected high. there you go. what to wear. need a sweater later on and sunglasses for the ride home. milder weather tomorrow before, unfortunately, cooler weather and rain chances for the weekend before christmas. the whole ten-day is coming up. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads now. right here, we have east-west highway at riggs road where molette green has been on the scene for us. wssb out there as well trying to fix the water main break. we're closed between chillum manor and riggs road eastbound. one westbound lane is taking that two-way traffic. not a problem there. northbound 95 at garrisonville, crash on the left shoulder. not delaying things too much. northbound 270 after

still at kra a crash reported. out west in hanover, i-70 near 615 all traffic there is stopped this morning. melissa, thank you. it's 5:33. here's a look at the top stories this morning. expect crowded airports today as airlines recover from the massive power outage in atlanta. a near live 11-hour outage brought one of the world's busiest airports to a stn still. nearly a thousand flights were delayed or canceled. georgia power says a fire in an underground facility may have caused the outage. republican senator john mccain is home in arizona. the 81-year-old was recently treated for a viral infection at the national cancer institute in bethesda. doctors say he is responding positively to his treatment for brain cancer. the senator will not be in washington to vote on the president's tax plan. still republicans say they have enough votes to pass the bill. the owner of the carolina panthers decided to sell the

sexual misconduct. sports illustrated says he made sexually suggestive comments to women and made a racial slur. they seek financial settlement because of his inappropriate workplace comments. we're learning new details before a little girl was shot in the district. >> the little girl and another child were playing with a gun before it accidentally went off. this happened saturday night in pomeroy. the bullet hit the girl in the leg. she is expected to be okay. no word on how the children got the gun or whether anyone will be charged. three people are dead after their plane went down on the way to frederick, maryland. the single engine cessna crashed near oldenburg, indiana. they were flying cross-country. federal investigators are not sure what caused the plane to go down. holidays in full swing. as you leave christmas

able to drive safely. family and friends of a man killed by a suspected drunk driver want people to think before getting behind the wheel. ross red letter was killed on saturday less than a half of mile from his home. this is rockville pike and congressional lane when the driver hit him and took off. police arrested that driver and charged him with dui. >> we're suffering and it's not just the family. it's friends. it goes on and on and on. so just think, please think before you drink and put those keys in. >> family and friends say he was a popular server and bartender at a restaurant in bethesda. in fairfax county, a wild crime spree left one woman without a car and police on the lookout for the suspect. officers say two men stole several dozen phones at a verizon store on little river turnpike saturday night. it ended with a crash with aner

police arrested the driver who was not hurt but the passenger ran away. officers say that person stole a woman's car nearby and they are now looking for him and the car. 5:36 our time right now. a choir from one of our local high schools has had the chance to performed on one of the premiere concert stages. >> they performed rejoice at kennedy center last night. ♪ >> the students took a somewhat modern spin on the christmas classic. the choir has an album on the billboard charts. >> impressive. molette green will be in the community hanging out with the largo high school choir. tune in. you don't want to miss that. >> looking forward to that. good riddance rats. they're on the prowl. the new technique that could help the city with a pest problem. drug dropoff.

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celebrate. >> the pope had a traditional birthday cake as well. >> surrounded by children. >> lot of fun there at the vatican. your next favorite podcast might be a former president and a prince. it's no secret that prince harry and former president barack obama are friends. >> they're teaming up in a new interview for bbc radio. kensington palace released a sneak preview and these two really do like hanging out. >> do i have to speak faster? >> no, no. not at all. >> okay. >> do i need the british accent? >> if you start using long pauses between answers, you're going to get -- the face. >> okay. >> the interview focuses on the two leaders shared interest in building platforms for the next generation of young leaders. the interview recorded at the invic

radio. no worries if you're not local. it will be streamed all over the world. aliens and ufos make for great science fiction. it looks like a secret government ufo program is actually fact. the pentagon says the program ended in 2012. over the weekend, "the new york times" reported that this hush-hush program investigated sightings of unidentified flying objects. >> there are some logical explanations for some of the observations. often natural phenomenon that can be explained. but a considerable number, disturbingly large number are not explained or explainable at this point. that's what science has to look into seriously. >> i do believe there has to be, right? we're such a small portion of our universe. >> this program doesn't necessarily tackle the alien question.

who -- people would report things and they figure out what some of these things were. >> i hope they figure it out. >> find out more about this secret program coming up on the "today" show. thanking trump. russia's president picks up the phone. the reason he's reaching out now and what it means for u.s. relations. good monday morning. as you are walking outside this morning, it's not as cold. you still need a jacket. 41 degrees in the district. after the break, i'll show you how the afternoon will be. still a problem in hyattsville. a section shut down because of a waterain break. m

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the accusation just coming to light. getting rid of rats. d.c.'s new plan revealed. now we know what could have rodents running for cover. temperatures throughout the day today. look at this. back in the mid-50s. a nice mild monday for you. make sure you get outside. wait until you see tomorrow's temperatures straight ahead. the time is 5:46. we turn to the latest firestorm to hit the investigation into russia's u.s. election meddling and potential collusion with the trump campaign. an attorney for president trump is accusing special counsel robert mueller of illegally obtaining transition e-mails. edward lawrence is on capitol hill to explain what it means. >> good morning. what it means is that robert mueller's team is going through thousands of e-mails during the transition that could provide the answer of who knew what when and if there was any

coordination with russia. of the president's lawyer said some e-mails were obtained illegally and had private messages between attorney-client privilege or fell under attorney-client privilege. in a statement, mueller came out and said all of the e-mails were gotten by legal criminal process or the owner of the e-mails agreed to give them over. >> if president trump is on the verge of his first laej lay tiff victory with this tax bill this week, do republicans have the votes they need to pass the bill? >> it appears, eun, they do in the house at least. the senate is going to be a little bit of a different story. it's going to be very close. senator john mccain going back to arizona for treatment. he is not going to be able to vote, likely. although the president says he would come back if they need him. that leaves 51 republicans in the senate. senator thad corcoran having -- if he misses another vote, that's only 50/50 which the vice president would make the deciding vote.

republicans seem to have gotten the rest of them on board. it could be the vice president that casts the deciding vote here. >> edward lawrence on the hill this morning. thanks. vladimir putin is saying thanks to president trump. he called him yesterday to thank the president for a cia tip that helped to foil bombings in st. petersburg. russia was able to track down and arrest the suspect. russia will continue to give the u.s. information it might get on potential terror threats here at home. we're learning more details about a u.s. soldier's death in niger. it happened after an ambush. sergeant la david johnson and throw others soldiers died in october. sergeant johnson's body was not recovered until two days later. there were media reports that he was shot at close range or had been taken prisoner. now the a.p. is reported he was not company toured alive but was killed by enemy rifle and machine gunfire.

who spoke none newsly because the investigation is not final and the information not released publicly. chris matthews was accused of inappropriate behavior by a a woman working on his show in 1999. >> the daily caller first said -- msnbc released a statement saying the matter was investigated at the time and matthews received a formal reprimand. the investigation found the comments were not a proposition. the woman received a payout. to leave the company. the funeral for the kentucky state lawmaker who killed himself. representative dan johnson shot himself last week after accusations of sexual assault surfaced against him. a woman said she was 17 when johnson assaulted her at his home in 2013. before he died, johnson posted a message on facebook denying the allegations and asking people to pray for his wife.

nominee sarah palin's son has been arraigned on charges. he's charged with nen burglary, assault and causing property damage. the incident happened on saturday. no details on what exactly happened. he was arrested in january of 2016 on domestic violence partners on his girlfriend. at the time, sarah palin said her son suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. a woman who was killed by her boyfriend, her parents are trying to help other women. mark and glenn wallen collected donations for the women's shelter. in september, their daughter laura was found murdered in damasc damascus. her boyfriend is charged in her death. >> if we can channel our grief into something positive. the women's shelter of montgomery county, this is something that's worthwhile and worth doing. >> just sort of eases the pain for us to do something positive.

>> this will be the family's first christmas without laura. if you want to help or would like more resources about domestic violence, please head to the nbc washington app. >> we have resources for you or someone you know. search safe at home. we're following breaking news at 5:51 in hyattsville where crews are trying to clean up a mess after a water main break. >> molette green is live with a look at the road closure under way on part of east-west highway. molette, what's going on? >> referee: it's you know, it's a busy stretch. only three houses impacted by all of this. let me step out of the way and you can see this big mess. this crater in the road. they had to drill this big hole to get at the 12-inch main. we can tell you that one lane of traffic is moving through the westbound lanes. eastbound lanes are blocked at eastt

hyattsville. this work is expected to last for hours this morning. so look alive if you're coming in this direction. you're going to run into this scene. that is the latest live from hyattsville. i'm molette green. news 4. back to you guys inside. >> molette, thank you. we'll check back in with her often. >> you see all the work there. it's a busy road. >> we need to check in with you often because this weather is going up and down and up and down. >> there are signs that we could be significantly colder just after christmas. >> between now and christmas, no intense cold yet. but there is a blast of cold that will be coming. so far here for the month of december, a rarity around here recently. a colder than average december. so far for the month, we're a half degree colder than average. last year in december, we were 2 degrees warmer than average. two decembers ago, 2015, that was the warmest december on record. we

under a partly cloudy sky. temperatures at 41 degrees here in washington with a light wind. winds will gradually be coming around to the south and southwest. that spells milder weather coming our way for today and especially for tomorrow. tomorrow is the pick of the litter this week. temperatures right now, a few spots have dropped below freezing where the skies are clear. manassas to culpepper. near 40 degrees in and around the city. temperatures later on in the day, watch the hourly numbers. look at this, 46 degrees by 11:00. 53 at 2:00 in the afternoon. our high today around 55 degrees in downtown. a smidgen cooler in md iarylama. >> always have the latest custom tailored, storm team 4 forecast. on social media, just a lot of dog and food pictures from the cooking i did over the

no weather worries. the next rain chance doesn't really show up until friday afternoon and evening. could be a cloudy and showery stretch for the weekend leading into christmas and kind of rainy on christmas day. again, melissa, signs of a significant cooldown after christmas. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. thank you, chuck. in hyattsville, chopper 4 over this problem. east-west highway near ridge road. take a look at this from above. they are digging into the ground there. wssc on the scene trying to get the water main break out of the way this morning. we're shut down between chillum manor and riggs road. eastbound is blocked. one westbound lane takes two-way traffic. that's at least good. they're getting by in some capacity. hancock eastbound nero owe right lane getting by. bad accident there overnight. the tractor-trailer on its side. red line delays, shady grove problem. travel times looking okay. 270, top of the lt

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busy morning on this monday. nice day to kick off the workweek weatherwise. sheena parveen with a look at the day ahead. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, guys. a fantastic start to the week. we like this on a monday. not too freezing out there. only a couple spots around freezing. take a look at the radar. nice and dry for your monday morning drive. we like to see that too. >> 41 degrees in washington. only a couple areas below freezing. 28 degrees manassas.

gaithersburg at 37 degrees. 37 in clinton. bus stop forecast, the low 40s 7:00 and 8:00. maybe layers. by 3:00 p.m., we're looking at the mid 50s. looking pretty good out there. wait until you see tomorrow. it is monday. the commute starts all over again. hopefully it's looking good out there, melissa. good morning. >> good morning. have this problem hanging around in hyattsville. chopper 4 over east-west highway near riggs road. you can see them dealing with this problem. they say it may not be totally wrapped up and fixed until sometime this afternoon. so right now, between chillum manor and riggs road we have the eastbound lanes blocked. one westbound lane is dealing with the two-way traffic there. 270 southbound out of -- 30 miles per hour there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big problems there. 270 northbound after 28, west montgomery has two lanes blocked northbound with a crash there.