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.

developing this morning, a major power outage brought the world's busiest airport to a standstill. you can literally hear the cheers the moments the lights came back on at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. >> the power outage came at the start of the busy travel season. passengers were stuck in the dark for 11 hours. one person described it as pandemonium. >> you can hear it there. people literally had to yell to find each other because they couldn't see. georgia power says a fire in an underground electrical facility may have caused the outage. over the next few days, it's likely to impact your holiday travel plans no matter where you're flying. >> justin finch is live with the number of delays we're seeing this morning. hey, justin? >> reporter: hey there,

good morning. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: very slow moving line. i can tell you as well this morning, i have been watching the board as well. we have flights in from atlanta due to arrive. the first at 9:00 a.m. and a couple others at 10:00 a.m. in terms of flights departing from atlanta here, we're seeing one flight so far at 7:00 a.m. [ inaudible ] a lot of people found out their flights were going to be canceled yesterday afternoon. imagine the frustration they are now feeling knowing now they may still have to wait. i did see a mother of an 8-month-old baby girl who tells me she's now completely stressed out. her child so far has held up pretty well. but you can imagine traveling with a baby on a day like today has got to be frustrating. take a listen.

diapers. stressful. beyond stressful. i just want to get home. that's it. i want to get home. want to get her home. >> reporter: so their plan now is to go back to the home of their family, wait this out and hopefully make a flight today, maybe tomorrow on a time like now, you have to have a backup plan. carriers advising you to check your flight before you leave home. also bear in mind, there's a flight change fee being waived if you have changed your flight. anything else, check in with your carriers. harrowing day for travelers across the country. i am just finn continue finch. >> certainly feeling for those passengers, especially that poor mom. thank you so much. planes across the country. the atlanta airport actually stayed open all nigh

delayed throughout the day. make sure you check your flight as justin said before you leave. we're expected to learn more today about a homicide in upper marlboro over the weekend. in prince george's county, a homicide across the road from six flags america had detectives busy. they spent parts of the overnight hours searching for a person who killed a man late friday night. police found the victim at a condominium complex. it's 6:04. we're following the latest on the wildfires in southern california. chris lawrence is at the live desk. chris? >> aaron, right now the thomas fire now the third largest wildfire in california's history. right now, firefighters as you see right there, firefighters, just take a look at the damage. it is continuing to spread throughout santa barbara and ventura coin. it's been two weeks since the fire bro

contained. they don't think they're going to have a funnel handle on this jl january 7th. that means a lot of kids, hundreds, thousands of them across southern california, not going to be waking up on christmas morning. >> all right, chris. thank you. the sendoff a hero deserved. they lined a procession route for cory iverson. he died last week battling the fire in ventura county. police escort drove him to san diego where he lived. iverson is survived by his pregnant wife and their 2-year-old daughter. it's now 6:05 today. deliberations are set to resume in the first trial involving inauguration day protesters. there are six defendants in this case. all were arrested january 20th. those defendants argued prosecutors are overreaching by charging each with rioting. prosecutors admittedly two

the people did not actually break windows or cause damage. they claim that because the defendants encouraged others to damage property that they too were guilty of rioting. attorneys for the defendants say this is an attack on free speech. a verdict could come as soon as today in the case. senator john mccain is home this morning. he 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. his daughter meg hahn tweeted this out on sunday. she thanked everyone for their support during this difficult time. president trump told reporters that he soak with mccain's wife and wished them well. 2008 has been long as at times. it's been very, very difficult. >> the owner of the panthers has decided to sell the team after being accused

misconduct. jerry richardson made sex uly suggestive comments to women and directed a racial slur to one employee. some received settlements due to the inappropriate workplace comments. richardson said the selling process will not begin until this season is over. look at all that celebration. the crowd at fedex field went wild after the touchdown for the 'skins as the team was able to eventually beat the arizona cardinals. not the prettiest game but end of the season. >> we want to end on a high note. carol maloney was there for all of the action. >> she has a look at the best plays of the game. 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 squad, running back making a name for himself. scores a 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. the redskins take on the denver broncos next sunday, christmas eve. >> the game is at home, fedex field starting a

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good morning everybody. can't change the fact that it's a monday morning. here's something to smile about. sunshine and temperatures 10 degrees warmer than average by later on in the afternoon. most everybody in the low to mid-50s. even milder tomorrow. sheena has the temperature trend and the five-day coming right up. now it is time to hear from melissa mollet. >> i have a problem from above. right now, east-west highway near riggs road in hyattsville. chopper 4 over this water main break. just one lane getting by. getting by both directions. but just one lane is being -- everything else happening coming up. melissa, thank you. it's the death of one of canada's richest men is now being investigated by homicide detectives. >> billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey were nd

sell on friday. police classified the deaths as suspicious after the autopsy found evidence that the couple could have been strangled to death. sherman founded one of canada's biggest drug companies. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. just repeat tweeted new information about this breaking news in brooklyn. devastating fire up in new york. we have now learned that a woman and three children have been killed there. the children are 11, 7 and 3 years old. the woman may be their mother. fire started early this morning on the second floor. it spread to the attic. ten other people were hurt, including five firefighters. they're still trying to figure out how this started. again, we've now confirmed four people dead, three of them children. we'll be following developments and will update you all morning as we learn more about this. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. home fires sparku

study of insurance quotes. 12.9 million people experience a fire during the holiday caused by a cooking accident. 9 million people burnt their houses down because of a candle. more than 6 million people had a fire started by their christmas tree. most of the fires start when people are distracted. if you plan to ship your holiday gifts today, you are not alone. the u.s. postal service says december 18th is its busiest day with 7 million people expected to visit a post office today. if you want your packages to get to your loved ones by christmas, here's what you need to know. tomorrow is the final day to ship by first class mail. wednesday by priority mail service and friday by priority mail express. so here we are. the last week before christmas. so many of us still have so much shopping to do. fear not, though. american retailers are coming to the rescue with

santa deliver even on christmas eve. >> wow. >> sunday too. walmart for example is offering free pickup in store until 6:00 p.m. on christmas eve. brick and mortar stores are gearing up for last minute rushes. if, however, you find yourself in need of a last minute gift, gift cards might deliver the joy you're trying to spread. >> there you go. even if you didn't see the new star wars film, you probably know someone who did. everyone was at the movie theater. the last jedi earned the top prize at the box office this weekend. the latest film came in wum aun and earned $220 million for its opening weekend. that makes this the second best opening for a movie ever. >> the first one went to the force awakens, the

>> the second one. >> i've seen force awakens many times. did you know it's illegal to curse in virginia, at least in public? >> i did not know that. >> growing nup virginia. there's a delegate from fauquier county who wants to repeal that law. michael weber says his goal is to protect free speech. it carries a $250 fine. can you imagine how much you've paid over your lifetime. this state law dates back to the 1860s. you were fined $1 per offense then. a lot of people say it every other word. >> i had no idea. >> somewhere in the virginia beach area, a woman couldn't leave the house without a corset on. >> how long ago was that? >> this was a long time ago. those are things that -- >> i don't think they make corsets anymore. >> it stayed on the books. it wasn't

it was still there. weird stuff. we need to do trivia about old laws and other things. be careful. don't forget your corset. it's going to be good this afternoon. wait until you see tomorrow's forecast. it's fantastic as well. chilly this morning. the nonessential still need the jacket, unblooen e. seasonably mild afternoon. we have rain in the forecast it into the yeek wend. i'll show you that in a second. 41 degrees in washington. dulles below freezing. 29 warrenton. 36 lorton. leesburg and clinton, 36. if you're walking the dog, we have prince available for a dongs at the humane rescue. find out how to give him a home. otherwise, through the day today, temperatures in the mid 50s. maybe a long dog walk. get outside, ci

it will stay nice and dry. we're nice and dry on radar. tomorrow, 60 degrees for a daytime high. the normal high is 46. wednesday we'll get cooler. 38 degrees by thursday. we're back at normal for this time of the year. if you want the above normal, enjoy today and tomorrow. the weather forecast, if you're at the local airports to fly out of town. weather looks good thursday and most of friday. we just have a late chance of rain. the chance mostly is going to be friday night. that's our next chance for rain. the above normal temperatures dropping to normal. by friday, back around 50 degrees with the late showers. it is monday and the commute is starting all over once again. let's see how the

they're trying to fix this 12-inch water main. it could take until about noon today to get that totally done. it's shut down between chillum manor and riggs road. one westbound lane is taking the two-way traffic. beltway, you can see looks pretty good. as far as your travel times, looks okay on 270. top of the beltway starting to get slow on the outer loop of the beltway. inner loop is fine. 66 inpound and -- listen to 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. drug dropoff. cvs flips the script. a place your normally

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this group of native americans gathered outside of fedex field in protest yesterday. they feel the name of the redskins is oaf offensive. they wachbt

the redhawks. the group formed about a year ago. every day since i was a little kid. i would see this mascot, a caricature of my community and my people that was really deeply offensive. >> many the protesters say the term redskins is as offensive as the n-word. this morning, the wizards game against the cleveland cavaliers is making a lot of headlines but nothing to do with the cool or the game. >> lebron james sent a message to president trump with his shoes. he wore one black shoe, one white shoe. he said we're never going to let one person dictate how beautiful and how powerful we are. james has been outspoken critic of the president since he took office. a lot of cheers were pittsburgh steelers saw injured linebacker. ryan shazier

he's in the hospital since he was injured. doctors let him out to watch the team play the patriots. bullets flying. a toddler shot. new details on how it happened in a moment before the gun went off. this mess at east-west highway in hyattsville expected to last for hours after a 12-inch water main break. the

thanks for joining us this morning. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. "news4 today" working for you to help you plan your day, of course. melissa is monitoring your commute in first 4 traffic is

your workweek. meteorologist chuck bell is on the weather deck to explain what we can expect. how is it feeling out there, chuck? >> not bad at all. no scarf or mittens required this morning. it's seasonably chilly. most everybody in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. four things to know about the next couple of days on the mild side today. into the 50s for most. close to 60 degrees tomorrow. kind of a cloudy and chilly day on wednesday. chilly but dry weather coming back on thursday. there's your planner. waiting for the buses this morning, temperatures in the upper 30s between now and 7:00, 7:30 this morning. 50 degrees at lunchtime. 52 on the ride home. it is a-plus weather today with a high near 55 degrees. nothing to complain about there. all we need now is a smooth ride in and for that let's go over to melissa mollet. find out the details. good morning, chuck. taking a look at this problem in hyattsville. east-west highway near riggs road. chopper 4 showing

handle this water main break. what's closed right now? between chillum manor and riggs road, the east lanes blocked and one westbound lane taking two-way traffic. molette green is on the ground for us. they're telling you it could be a while, huh? >> reporter: yeah. many, many hours this morning to get this fixed up. take a look at the scene behind me. it's quite a mess with this big hole in the ground. the wssc works to repair a 12-inch main. they say it could take hours. six to seven hours they told me about an hour ago. crews tell me only three homes impacted by this in terms of water issues. we are at east-west highway at chillum manor road. we'll go back to melissa mollet in first four traffic as we see the cars using one lane westbound there. back to you. >> thank you, molette. elsewhere, a couple of things happening. an incident in the

seeing delays there. northbound 28, just before compton road, the right lane is blocked. we are slow there headed into town. inner loop and outer loocht beltway are okay. at brown road, a crash in the northbound lane. aaron? melissa, thank you. it's 6:31 much here's a look at the top stories. expect crowded airports today as airlines recover from that massive power outage in atlanta. nearly 11-hour outage brought one of the busiest airports to a standstill. near a thousand flights were delayed or canceled. georgia power says a fire may have caused the outage. the redskins might not be going to the playoffs this year but they were happy to get a win yesterday. it happened at fedex field. the final was 22-15. >> the thomas fire is the third largest fire in california

this monstrous blaze continues to spread throughout santa barbara and ventura counties. cal fire says it's 45% contained now. adding to the heartbreak here, fire officials don't expect full containment until january 7th after the holiday season. we're learning new details about what happened moments after a little girl was shot in the district. according to a police report, the toddler and another child were playing with a gun when it accidentally went off. this happened inside an apartment on pomeroy street in southeast saturday night. the girl -- the bullet hit the girl in the leg. she's expected to be okay. no word on how they got the gun or if anyone will be charged. three people are dead after a plane went down on the way to frederick, maryland. it crashed near oldenburg, indiana, saturday night. the people on board were on a cross-country trip from kansas city to frederick. federal investigators are not sure what caused the plane to go

the holidays are in full swing. before you head to the family parties, make sure you can drive safely. >> family and friends of a man killed by a suspected drunk driver want people to think before you get behind the wheel. ross redler was killed less than a half a mile from his home. he was at the intersection of rockville and congressional lane when someone hit him and took off. police arrested him and charged him with dui. >> people are suffering. it's not just the families. 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 that redler was a popular server and bartender at a restaurant in bethesda. he's described as a people person who could make anyone laugh and smile. 6:33 now. if you're caught speeding through the red light in fairfax, expect to get a ticket in the mail. enforcement on the southbound side starts today. up until now violators

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>> last night the largo high school choir performed "rejoice" at the kennedy center. the students put a modern spin on the classic. the choir has an album on the billboard gospel charts right now. how many high school choirs can say that. >> impressive. molette green will be in the community hanging out with the largo high school choir. you don't want to miss it. i'm looking forward to it. first christmas without laura. maryland family is using a tragedy to help others. the holiday delivery that's arriving just in time. ufos and pentagon secrets. a military investigation exposed. some people in arlingto

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developing this morning, a major power outage brought the world's busiest airport to a standstill. you can actually hear cheering the moment the lights came back on at hartsfield jackson international yesterday. the power outage came at the start of this busy holiday season. passengers were stuck in the dark for nearly 11 hours. one person described it as pandemonium. you can hear it there. people had to literally yell to find one another because they couldn't see. georgia power says a fire in an underground electrical facility may have caused the outage. the next few days, the outage in atlanta is likely to impact your holiday travel plans no matter where you're flying. >> justin finch is live at reagan national airport with reaction from passengers here. justin? >> reporter: hey there, n.

flight words at this delta flight. they've left the -- southwest flight. another delta flight will be leaving at 7:00 a.m. but four other morning flights to atlanta are now canceled. in this line, a lot of people who are hoping to get where they're going. but they're not sure at this time. we do know that three flights due from atlanta will do so at 9:00 this morning. in this line, people of atrying get -- another the mother of an 8-month-old only had a few diapers and formula. some people just want to get home. i spoke to a young woman who thinks she might get there. but so far, there's been so much confusion. >> i was originally at dulles and then i got rebooked for here. when we got here this morning, nobody had an alert t

canceled. now we're like -- 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 to atlanta is canceled. >> reporter: so if you're flying out today, perhaps even tomorrow, you want to check in with your carrier. make sure your flight is going to be okay. other carriers are waiving ticket change fees today if you're flying between yesterday and also this monday. of course, once you make it to the airport, you want to be patient. many are finding changes when they get to the counter. back to you in the studio. >> justin, we'll see the effects of this outage for a while. >> this is radar of planes across the country this morning. this is from flight aware. things are slowly getting back to normal. lots of green on the map. the atlanta airport stayed open all night accepting incoming flights that had been delayed throughout the day. make sure you check your flight status before you head to the airport this morning. we'll keep you updated on the nbc washington

at least four people are dead and another ten injured after a fast-moving fire in brooklyn, new york. >> katherine creag has the up to the minute details on this family tragedy. katheri katherine, a terrible situation there. >> reporter: eun and aaron, it's a horrible thing that happened here. a tragedy hit thg family in brooklyn. a mother and her three children were killed. we want to show you video of the fire. where this is located. it is in an area called sheepshead bay in brooklyn. three little kids were killed. they're ages 3, 7 and 11. then their mother, a 40-year-old woman was killed. all of them perishing in a fire. we just talked with a fire commissioner just a little while ago. he told us a total of nine people had been inside this house. the mother, the father, their six children and a cousin who is spending the night and fire broke out about 2:20 this morning. a lot of flames and a lot of

smoke. some of the kids tried to jump out of windows. there were some family members who escaped. but a mother and her three young children were killed in the fire. eun and aaron, investigators are still trying to figure out what started this fire here in brooklyn. back to you. >> absolutely terrible. katherine creag from our new york sister station. katherine, thank you. it's 6:49. the parents of a montgomery county woman who was killed by her boyfriend are trying to help other women. mark and glenn wallen collected donations for the women's shell shelter. in september, their daughter laura was found murdered in damascus. her boyfriend is charged in her death. >> if we can channel our grief into something positive and the women's shelter of montgomery county can benefit from it, then this is something worthwhile and worth doing. >> it eases the pain for us to do something positive. >> this will be the family's first

if you want to help or would like more resources about domestic violence, head to the nbc washington app. search safe at home. msnbc's chris matthews was accused of inappropriate behavior by a woman working on his show in 1999. the dailey caller first reported matthews made inappropriate jokes and comments about a female employee who was an assistant producer on a show. they released a statement saying the matter was -- 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 reports jerry richardson made sexually suggestive comments to women and directed a racial slur at black employees. s.i. reports that four former panthers employees received financial seten

richardson's inappropriate workplace comments. richardson says the selling process won't begin until the season is over. >> a few more weeks, there's interest in buying the team already. >> the new owner will be after a lucrative -- diddy took to twitter and says he wants to buy the team. he noted, there are no majority owners in the nfl who are african-american. >> if he bought the team, diddy said that one of his first orders of business would be to sign colin kaepernick. two-time mvp steph curry from north carolina is a huge panthers fan says he wants in on the deal. it could be all-star ownership for this football team. can you imagine how many changes you'd see this there? >> the niems names of the owners bigger than the players. show up to see them. check in with melissa mollet for a check on your commute this morning. >> good morning, chopper 4 had a report of a crash near new hampshire avenue. lookske

vehicles on the side of the road. it looks pretty normal this morning. the ramp to the outer loop crash there and outer loop at the springfield interchange, a crash as well. taking a look up north. southbound 95 before 216. incident there in the left lane this morning. remember, we still had this problem in hyattsville. between chillum manor and riggs road. the eastbound lanes were blocked. molette green has been for us all morning long. in upper marlboro, brown road, northbound lanes blocked there by a crash partially blocked by a crash there. travel times, 270 south looks okay. top of the beltway on the outer loop this morning, inner loop not bad. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, both about 40 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. good morning chuck. >> good morning, melissa. a cloudy start to a monday morning commute. there's our monument innt

washington under a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. we'll end up with a decent amount of sunshine today. but a cold december. about a half degree below average for the month. last december we were two degrees warmer than average. december 2015, two years ago, the warmest december on record. 11.5 degrees above. we have more above average temperatures coming our way for today and especially for tomorrow. tomorrow is one of those secret, you know, i'm not feeling well enough to come to work kind of days. 41 now in the city. temperatures mostly in the 30s in the nearby neighborhoods. 37 in ash ford. and leesburg. gaithersburg to rockville, all the mid to upper 30s. planning out your day, near 50 at lunchtime. high near 55 degrees around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. then cooling back into the upper 40s. a-plus weather for today after clouds around this morning. be a mild afternoon. you'll need your medium coat this morning. nothing more than a sweater for walking around in the afternoon. because of the

tomorrow, again, this will be the mildest day of the week. plenty of sunshine. temperatures starting off in the upper 30s and low 40s. we'll spend most of the day into the 50s with a high near 60 degrees in downtown. the ten-day forecast shows that will be the mildest day of the next five. then we cool down, a little chilly and cloudy on wednesday. highs in the 40s. sunny and cold on thursday. chances for rain look pretty good for friday, saturday. could have to put a raindrop in on sunday and christmas day on the rainy side. mild before christmas. but way colder weather comes back as soon as we get past the christmas holiday. good morning. i'm contessa brewer at cnbc headquarters. still scrambling for a last minute tech gift to put under the tree. don't count on apple's air pods. major chains like best buy and walmart and carriers like at&t are sold out of the wireless headphones until the

happened last year. apple didn't have enough supply to go around. although analysts say this year it's more likely an issue of demand than technical problems. i'm contessa brewer. >> thank you, contessa. 6:55 now. here are four things to know. expect crowded airports as they are -- tune in for the "today" show for how the power out saj still affecting flights nationwi nationwide. >> john mccain is home in arizona after being treated for a viral infection at the national cancer institute in bethesda. meanwhile, republicans say they scored enough votes to pass their tax bill while mccain is recovering. the owner of the carolina panthers is selling the team after being accused of sexual misconduct. sports illustrated reports that jerry richardson makes --

directed a racial slur. keeping you updated on the nbc washington app. if you take the east-west highway through hyattsville, crews are working on a water main break that has shut down traffic in that area. you can see some of this moving. molette green has an update on twitter. taking a look at the beltway. the top of the beltway looking pretty good. beautiful there in the distance this morning. eastbound 50 ramp to the outer loop crash there and outer loop at the springfield interchange also has debris in the roadway. rest of the beltway looks okay. right now a little slow on bw parkway as you head there northbound after the beltway. melissa, doesn't look bad weatherwise at least. look at the afternoon temperatures. 55 degrees going through the day. tomorrow, a high of 60 degrees.

we'll get you your bathing suit. rain for the weekend. then we're watching -- >> thank you very much. >> 62 on saturday. >> that is the broadcast for this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with all your weather and traffic and local news. until then enjoy your day. make it a great monday everybody.

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good morning. lights out. chaos in atlanta after a power outage brings the world's busiest airport to a standstill. more than 1,000 flights canceled right in the middle of the holiday rush. >> the system is down. this is a mess. >> power finally restored overnight. over the country could last for days. heading home. senator john mccain returns to arizona after his latest cancer treatment and will miss the crucial tax bill vote. his absence leaving republicans for1w sale. the owner of the carolina nt