mail express. the price depends on how much your package weighs and how far it's going. you might want to use a flat rate priority mail express box. if everything fits, the box is good up to 70 pounds. >> that option costs about 24 bucks. the other thing is, you really have to say a little prayer and just be patient too on the other end. it still could take longer. demand has been so high. i mailed a package seven days ago. >> last thursday. >> last thursday. >> you got two days. fingers crossed. stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. right now at 5:00 a.m., time for holiday travel. it started last night. >> the lines at the airport is growing this morning. we're working for you getting you where you need to go without the stress. plus, cooling down for

christmas. chilly temperatures starting off this friday. wait until you see the rest of the forecast. good morning everybody. i'm chris lawrence. i'm molette green. eun and aaron have the morning off. meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the holiday weekend forecast. a lot going on in this holiday weekend forecast. >> there is a lot going on, especially depending where you're going. we have snow in new england right now. that's going to continue. we have rain locally that will be moving in later tonight. this morning, we're starting off with cool temperatures. if you are stepping out of the house soon, if the kids have to stand at the bus stop, warm coats. otherwise, 31 degrees in lorton. 38 now washington. some of these numbers are continuing to drop. manassas is now at 29 degrees. 36 in gaithersburg. 37 in leesburg. there's that snow up to our north. if you are heading into areas like boston or points north of that, expect some travel issues. the snow is going to stay to our north. it's not going to be here. we're watching the rain around texas. that will be here later tonight. take a look

temperatures rise into the 50s today. if you have friday night plans, that's when we'll start to see the rain move in. also rain for part of the weekend. i'll show you that coming up. we're also watching the roads. dave dildine is watching wtop. good morning, dave. >> good morning. a great start to the get away wherever it may take you. beltway traffic is moving well in both maryland and virginia. in virginia, one hiccup. southbound on 95. center court parkway. as we check out the camera shot. it cleared less than a minute ago. traffic is flowing well now or beginning to southbound towards fredericksburg and beyond. trip times in maryland, a good go on 270, 95 and the baltimore washington parkway headed south from 270 at 71 miles per hour back to you. >> thanks so much, dave. >> 29 people

after what's called the deadliest fire in that country in almost a decade. a witness shot this video of the flames shooting out of building early this morning. hundreds of firefighters rushed to the 8-story building to rescue people. some had to jump on to balconies to mats below to safety. 29 people were hurt. the olympic torch was set to pass through that city today. that had to be canceled in the wake of this fire. we're also getting new video of two devastating house fires two days before christmas. chopper 4 was over this fire last night. it was so intense, part of the home collapsed. you can see dozens of firefighters responded to the scene to try to put it out. we don't have any word how it started. looks like most is from the back of the house. we're waiting to learn if anyone was inside after it started. soon taaffe, chop 4 flew to this fire. >> it broke out on brink road that had no fire hydrant

montgomery county fire said when they arrived, the flames were coming out of that roof. look at these pictures from montgomery county fire. the home is destroyed. no one home when the fire started. it is that time of year. we look forward to visiting family and friends for the holidays. not holiday traffic. megan mcgrath is working for you about what you need to know about traveling for the holidays. >> megan out at reagan national airport this morning. how is it looking there, megan? >> reporter: things are starting to pick up here at the american airlines counter. when we spoke to you last, actually when we got here it was ten minutes after 4:00 or so. the overflow line for the american ticket counter was about here. this is where it started. now, take a look at how long it is. it's still early, folks. only about 5:00 in the morning. we're seeing this kind of activity. we're expecting the crowds to build, of course, as the day wears on. so this is going to be a very, very busy day. people need to keep that in mi

biplane. today is the busiest day so far this week. also, we're expecting big crowds on tuesday as well. a couple of things to keep in mind. get here early. you have to wait in these lines once you get your boarding pass, then you have to go into security. make sure that you packed appropriately so it doesn't slow you down at the security checkpoint. the rule of thumb is give yourself two hours. you should be able to get through. of course, this is an airport with lots of amenities. you can have a cup of coffee, get some food and you can see all of the people taking that advice getting here early and getting where they need to go. in terms much delays, up on the board, not much of anything. things are running smoothly at this airport. we've got weather in some places to keep an eye on in terms of delays. so far so good. back to you guys. >> thank you, megan. >> hopefully it stays that way. thanks, megan. in the next half an hour, we'll have easing the stress of the mol days. >> we'll tll

airport you'll find these four-legged stress relievers. one thing that has relieved stress is folks who work for the federal government, avoiding another shutdown. the latest spending bill will last less than a month. it will keep it open through january 19th. it buys more time to debate a larger spending bill to carry funding through september. but it also puts off decisions on increased defense spending, disaster relief spending and daca. john delaney from maryland says it was a terrible choice we were given. he says he's going to fight for full funding of the children's health insurance program and a pass for d.r.e.a.m.ers when congress comes back. he's announced his run for the white house in 2020 already. we're learning new information about workplace conduct. the senate rules committee released data stating $600,000 worth of taxpayer funded settlements have been paid out over the past 20 years. but the rules committee is also

incomplete report. it included only one claim worth more than $14,000 forks sex discrimination and reprisal. they failed to include a settlement for sexual harassment in 2014 that was recently made public. another big story you'll be seeing on your news feeds this morning. huffington post published crude e-mails sent between the head of the miss america organization and other board members concerning some of the women. the pageant winners were fat shamed and called vulgar names. nbc news is working to verify the e-mails and reached out to some of the people involved. we'll update you as soon as we get more information. also breaking this morning, legendary sports broadcaster dick enberg died at the age of 82. he's behind so many of the great calls in sports. i retweeted this information a few minutes ago. he got the big break from ucla basketball. d p

and the san diego padres. his daughter told the a.p. he was found dead inside his home in san diego. right before he was supposed to hop on a flight to boston. his family thinks he may have died from a heart attack. they're waiting to get official word. today we'll be seeing a little bit more daylight. yesterday was the longest night of the year. that is why the people for fairness coalition picked yesterday to raise awareness for those who spend nearly every night on the street. the group marched to freedom plaza to remember the homeless who died in the district. one of the marchers albert townsend will never stay quiet on the problem of homelessness in washington. he slept on the streets for three years. he now volunteers for the coalition to spread the word about the growing problem. >> the people who died this year, over 200-some people died over the last four years. people are dying younger because their health is deteriorating. >> the coalition's next step is to ask the city for

million in the next budget to house 1600 more people. the georgetown man's basketball team spreading holiday cheer this season. even patrick ewing played the part of santa claus. it was only temporary until the actual man in red arrived. yesterday's event was about the wonderful, incredible kids. >> hoya players made crafts and gingerbread houses with the little children who came out there. it's always nice to see. >> you forget the players. some are like, 18. they're not that far removed from being kids themselves. >> but they're like you. >> that's yits easy to forget. giving out gift cards for the holidays? a warning for you. >> you paid for them. crooks may have taken the cash off them. how to make sure the gifts you give are not empty. if yre

outside this morning, either to holiday travel or maybe christmas shopping, you might want a warm coat. temperatures in the 30s. coming up after the break, we'll look at everyone'srea a

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planning to walk outside, 35 degrees dulles. 37 leesburg. 31 lorton. mid-0s in clinton and gaithersburg. i'll show you what to expect through the day and closer to christmas. good morning, dave. >> good morning, sheena. we're watching a very quiet traffic pattern to set this up. no issues in maryland and virginia. traffic is flowing freely. we're keeping a close eye on anything that develops. traffic in national harbor moving well. chris and molette, back to you. thank you, dave. we're getting a new look at a man who purposely rolled his car into a group of christmas shoppers in australia. we covered this as breaking news yesterday morning. police say security footage shows the man driving his white suv down the street and accelerating into pedestrians. a 4-year-old boy was among those hit. in all, 19 had to go to the hospital. police say the suspect suffered mental health issues. they do not think this was

terror-related. now to the protests on inauguration day. remember it video. chaos erupted as police pepper sprayed protesters. a limousine was set on fire and windows smashed. this all happened in january. nearly 200 people were arrested following the commotion. yesterday six of them were acquitted on rioting charges in d.c. superior court. >> it's not over. there's still 188 other defendants facing the same thing i went through. i want to be there for them as much as i can be. >> more demonstrators go on trial in march. we'll keep you posted on what happens. gift cards are on your holiday list, you'll want to listen to this. scammers are draining the cards before they can be used. they can steal the value of the card by scratching off the back where the pin number is located. they replace the sticker. you want to make sure you don't get targeted. buy your gift cards online directly from the retailer or pick up cards kept behind the counter or

the card as soon as you get it home. >> when the clock is ticking, as it is, on christmas and you've been procrastinating, your only option might be to buy a gift card. >> what do you do? do you choose cash or go with the gift card? here's news 4's justin finch to weigh in. what do you think? >> cash, cash, cash. almost everyone has a preference. i say cash goes just about everywhere. but a gift card limits you to certain stores, perhaps your favorite stores. so we asked shoppers which way they were leaning and why. >> i prefer giving gift cards. >> why is that? >> it feels like i've put more thought into what i got for the giftee. if i just give cash, might come off as lazy. >> a gift card, i think. yeah. >> you think that's more thoughtful. >> more thoughtful? >> they can pick out what they want to have. >> gift car

>> because i try to think of what stores the people would actually like so they can go to them. cash is more impersonal. okay. so most of the shoppers we spoke with were trending towards gift cards. i, however, did do an unofficial online twitter survey. 60% of you are on my team and you prefer cash over the gift card. now, overall, gift card people say they're thoughtful and easy. as i pointed out earlier, they can be regifted. now, another big surprise here. coming up, i was under the same pressure myself. i went out with just $100 to buy thoughtful gifts for all three of you. >> on your mark, get set, go. >> all right. >> i hope you used 90 of the dollars on me and the rest for molette and sheena. >> let me tell you something, you will be surprised. i started to feel the pressure. i was out there, the clock went. i had just a l

i love you all so much. i had to make it happen. with some help, we did it. as you can see, i hit the stores. molette was the toughest one to shop for here. >> okay. >> i really spent time on you. i wanted function and form and pink or green. >> of course you did. >> probably both. >> impressed. >> you know what always works, when you go out and you buy like a $20 gift for somebody and they end up spending like 100 on you. >> that can happen. right, sheena? that can happen. >> i'll buy a cheap bottle of wine and replace the label. >> i'm waiting to see exactly how much you're going to spend on me. >> don't you worry. it's a lot. it's a lot. don't you worry. >> that's when you run to the atm and get out an extra

>>. [ laughter ] >> i'm going to keep quiet because i know justin has something special for me. >> my gifts are priceless. i handmade them all. you're welcome. no. i didn't. i'm just kidding. you thought i had handmade you something. didn't you? >> this morning as you're about to walk outside, you want a warm jacket if you're doing your holiday travel, we are looking at a nice, dry conditions. you'll notice the clouds around when the sun comes up. noot lo not looking at the rain until tomorrow. christmas day, christmas morning, rain and snow chance well before sunrise. the chance is looking smaller and a little bit earlier. we don't expect anything to accumulate. don't expect to be waking up. 38 degrees washington. most of the area about the mid-30s. looking at a 29 in manassas. 31 in lorton. 32 in fredericksburg. if you're exercising this

afternoon. really not bad later on. temperatures will be back in the 50s. not as chilly as yesterday. we're looking at snow in new england. boston may have travel issues later on. especially parts of upstate new york. locally, we stay dry. there's the rain we are watching as we go through tonight. it's all coming in from texas. here is your travel weather today. this afternoon, there you see snowfall in new england. locally, we'll see rain approaching. by late tonight, early tomorrow morning and then we'll see a bit of a break before it comes back in the afternoon and the evening tomorrow. sunday is dry. but now look at sunday night. christmas eve night into christmas morning, very small chance. looks mostly like a wintry mix through the area. so, again, we're not even going to put the icon there. it's more of an overnight thing. we have an early chance of a wintry mix. we are colder and breezy christmas day. we'll look at the ten-day forecast coming up. let's check your roads. since this is friday and everyone is trying to get

>> they're trying. making good time, sheena. we're watching two new krachs in virginia and maryland. near the washington parkway, vehicles on the left and right shoulders. in maryland off the loop northbound on the 270 spur, there's a crash after democracy boulevard. it's blocking the right side. two left lanes are getting by. you can see they're not causing much of a delay yet. rescue on the scene near the american legion bridge. >> new hampshire avenue. no incidents headed westbound on the outer loop toward new hampshire and university boulevard. that's pretty much the case. that's the latest, guys back to you. >> thank you, dave. >> lotto looter caught on camera. the bizarre way this man tricked his way into thousands of dollars. first, a family's gift to their kid's teacher going viral. stick around to see why the wine is getting attention nationwide. if you need a few laughs to

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♪ >> you know there's always one kid who seems to stand out from the bunch. do you notice the little boy in the back row who decided to dab his way through this christmas program. this is the children's castle daycare in der wood. we're not sure if the ladies next to him noticed but he seemed to be having a great time. >> isn't that irene's son? irene is a photographer here. isn't that her son? >> i can't -- i swear it's irene's son back there. >> i can't tell what's going on r

because i think it's her son. one of our great photographers here. i believe that's her son. i think that's where he goes. i could be wrong. >> one ohio family, they actually took the cake for the best holiday gifts for their children's teachers. >> if you're still brain storming for yours, you can totally steal this idea. jake somers' parents realized he can be a bit of a handful. they gave teachers wine bottles with their son's picture and say our child might be the reason you drink. enjoy this bottle on us. >> his older brother that you it was funny and posted the photos on twitter. >> it does give off the illusion that my brother is a big-time trouble maker. that's not entirely true. he's definitely not the worst student in the entire world, but definitely not the best student in the entire world it

world. >> in the world. >> all of the sommers children have gone to the same school. this is kind of a big thank you to all of the teachers who taught the family over the years. cute. >> i read where he said, i couldn't spend six hours a day with my little brother. the fact that the teachers can, you know, a lot of appreciation for them. >> i think it's a cute idea. i really do. >> talk about swiping booze and making a quick get away. the video police want you to see. crooks made a liquor run. recovering at home during the holidays. a child accidentally shot by his baby-sitter. see the unexpected visit from a few of santa's helpers. if you're hitting the roads soon for holiday travel or if you have to work today like us or if you're just heading out there soon maybe for shopping, temperatures are on the colder side. you'll want the warm jacket. nice and dry through

powerball scam. using the lottery to take your money. how he targeted his victims and got away with thousands of dollars. smash and go. crooks hitting cars for the holidays. where it's happened more than once and why a local lawmaker is taking it personally.

>> on the road to recovery i understand. >> yeah. >> shot by his baby-sitter. now out of the hospital. the unexpected surprise for a local child just days before christmas. 5:30 is your time now. good morning everyone. i'm molette green. >> i'm chris lawrence. thanks for waking up bright and early with us. eun and aaron have the day off. >> bright? >> well, it would be appropriate more at 7:00 a.m. than 5:30. take a look at these temperatures. it's not going to be a bad day to do last-minute shopping. but we're keeping an eye out for the next chance of rain. >> storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is here with us, with the up to the minute forecast. >> good morning, guys. not bright yet. but when the sun does come up, that's when you'll be seeing

temperatures right now, though, on the cold side. warm coat this morning. especially if the kids are standing at the bus stop. 38 degrees washington. 36 in clinton. 31 lorton. 37 degrees leesburg. we have snow well up to the north in new england. if you are heading in this direction today, i think boston, upstate new york maybe seeing travel delays. we, however, are watching rain around texas and heading towards tennessee. that will be here through tonight. your friday, you will see the clouds around. dry for the commute. dry for holiday travel. mid-50s this afternoon. later on tonight is when we'll see the rain approaching. it's going to go into your weekend too. i'll show you the weekend forecast and what to expect on christmas day coming up. it is friday. we need to check the roads. let's head over to dave dildine, wtop. hey, dave. >> absolutely. let's zoom in on the corridor between mcclain and bethesda. >> 270 northbound near democracy boulevard. crash blocking the right side. two left lanes getting b

a crash just before the george washington parkway. it's blocking the left and most of the right side. traffic is getting by to the left. if we have a camera shot, we can tell you that right now three left lanes are getting by. also some activity on the shoulder. the bulk of the rescue response is blocking the inner loop toward the american legion bridge. delays are building from the dulles toll road. that's the latest from the wtop traffic center. back to you. >> 5:32 is your time. here's a look at the top stories we're following. legendary sports broadcaster dick enberg has died in his home. he's known for his play-by-play at big events, including the olympics and super bowls. >> a germantown family lost their thome to a fire. the flames are shooting through the roof of a home when firefighters arrived last night. montgomery county fire sent us these pictures. on the inside, the house was completely gutted.

we're still waiting to hear how it sparked. it may be the most wonderful time of the year. one thing that isn't wonderful is sitting in holiday traffic. just take a look here at this chopper 4 footage of the roads last night. you can see the gridlock. traffic moving slowly on i-95 north. heavy traffic like this expected over the weekend. arrive two earls for a flight if you have one. a tough little boy who got a surprise from prince george's county police officers. caleb has plenty of gifts to put under his christmas tree. >> i retweeted this story. i was touched by what the officers did. they're so happy to see caleb doing well a few weeks after being accidentally shot by a close friend of the family. remember, earlier this month, caleb's father got a call from his close friends saying he had accidentally shot his son in the chest. but heas

hospital. days after being released from the hospital, caleb is doing well and loving his new playstation. his dad is happy. but still in shock at how far his son has come. >> for him to be walking around 17 days later, you know, no one can ever wish that. so it's a joy. >> now, caleb's father says, look, he is doing well. but he still has some recovery to do. for more information on how to contribute to caleb's recovery, search help caleb on the nbc washington app. covering montgomery county, take a look at the bold thieves that hit a liquor store in germantown. the surveillance cameras caught everything here. the suspected thief hurled a rock to shatter the glass door and ran inside the liquor and wine store. this happened last week. the suspects were in and o

seconds. they jumped on counters and swiped the booze. >> christmas brings out the best and the worst in people. if you thought that was bad, listen to this story. days before christmas a d.c. council member woke up to a surprise. he found a window of his new car was smashed. then he realized his brother-in-law visiting for the holidays had his car broken into. if that's not enough, the thieves stole his wife's car as well. they also hit a neighbor's car. all this happened in northwest d.c. on 16th street. >> the first new car i've ever owned. i assumed an alarm would go off if you broke my window. a pafrntly not. they knew that. they broke the windows and climbs into the cars. >> wow. in addition to his wife's car, the thieves also got the gift cards he had in his own car. an update to a story we broke here yesterday morning. a fairfax county police officer was hurt ng

crashes. this happened at the same location on route 28 near i-66 in centreville. one of the trucks hit a power line knocking out the traffic signals. then a car hit an officer who was directing traffic around the crash. everyone is expected to be okay. we've got breaking news out of texas. a united airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing after smoke a neared in the cabin. it landed in college station without problems. all passengers were evacuated to the terminal. not sure what caused that smoke incidents like that make flying so stressful at times. >> united airlines and dulles international airport is working to keep your stress levels down with the dogs there. they're made available to passengers to spend time with them while waiting at the airport. they're called

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a warning this morning from manassas police. they're searching for a man who claims to be a psychic. but he's really more of a scam artist who is using the lottery to take your money. this surveillance video shows the suspect walking into a 7-eleven back in october. he went there with one victim promising her a big powerball lottery win. he later told her the ticket won and she owed him money to claim it. she wired him thousands of dollars. the man claims to be psychic and meets his victims through facebook page using the name angel cruz olivier owe. if you've seen him, call police. lottery -- the powerball and mega millions are offering jackpots that total nearly $550 million combined. mega millions draw on tonight for about 247 million. the powerball following up on saturday but the d

how would you like to take home -- you're not going to win both. hundreds of millions of dollars for christmas. >> you could buy me one of those tickets. >> let me tell you, if i hit $300 million, you are going to benefit greatly. i'll tell you that right now. >> okay. we'll see. >> i'm not putting a dollar figure on it. >> that's what i'm saying. i didn't hear a number. it's all about the number, chris. it's 5:41 this morning. sharing a beat. your facebook feed is about to change. how the social media giant is getting into the music business. pregnant and set on fire. a mother forced to give birth early. only on news 4, the domestic violence victim wants to share information that could save lives. if you are heading out of town for your holiday plans, well, most of us, we have snow way down to the south. we have rain. th

i'll show you the timing of the rain for later tonight, what you can expect through your weekend and of course, christmas day. that's all coming up. i'm dave dildine from the wtop traffic center. heads up. inner loop of the beltway

i'm grateful. >> lucky to be alive. an expecting mother set on fire. her boyfriend arrested the personal story of pain and triumph she's sheariaring only us. >> you're not imagining it. your iphone is slowing down. the new steps being taken after the company comes clean. the kids want a warm coat if they're standing at the bus stop this morning by the afternoon. clouds will be around but we'll still be dry. 55 today. coming up, i'll show you when the rain approaches and what to expect for your weekend.

the government is going to stay open through christmas and into the new year. >> congress passed a short-term spending bill last night. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with how long the spending bill will last and what it does. tracie, good morning. >> molette, good morning. it avoids a government shutdown, provides money to get us over into next year. january 19th is the next deadline for a budget showdown and possible shutdown. it also gave about $2 billion to a veterans health program. almost $5 billion in emergency funding to the pentagon and, again, some temporary funding to hold over that children's health insurance program where 9 million kids, low and middle income kids are covered. but, again, some people are concerned that's not enough to last through march. >> boy, i mean, their to-do list is this high.

what's at the top of their agenda? >> fully funding or permanently funding chip, the children's health insurance program is a big one. there are negotiations under way for daca, the protection for young immigrants brought here illegally. that may come to a vote in january. they did not review the warrantless wiretaps for foreigners on u.s. soil. that's got to be dealt with. the skyrocketing insurance premiums, what to do now to purchase health nrnts. some people are looking at $3,000 to $4,000 a month for insurance premiums. they helped stabilize that and provide the subsidies for companies providing insurance to low-income families. that didn't get done either. >> tracie, get some hot tea and take care of your voice. president trump is leaving for mar-a-lago later this morning with his

wounded military personnel at walter reed hospital. the president awarded a soldier with a purple heart during his visit. the vice president is on his way back from afghanistan. vice president mike pence made an unannounced visit to kabul yesterday. he spoke to troops during the rally. he's the highest administration official to visit an active u.s. combat zone. four months ago the president committed several thousand more u.s. troops to that 16-year war in afghanistan. now to the most unusual election results. a lot of us have ever seen. all week long, we've been working fou you and work -- >> the two are stuck in a tie. sigh mond says the rain is real proof that every vote

>> it really is a lesson in democracy. my kids at school, their teachers, their friends come in and say, yeah, i voeed for your mom. people at the grocery store, i hear i was that one vote shelly. i'm going to hear that for a long time both candidates go to richmond next wednesday. an election official will literally pick a name out of a hat to see who wins the race. the names will be in canisters, not just pieces of paper. if a democrat wins, the house of delegates will be split 50/50. >> she was pregnant, set on fire. forced to give birth early. >> a woman sars her remarkable story of survival and has advice for other domestic violence survivors. >> i hope it don't get that far. i would hope they learn from it. it ain't worth it. that's not love. >>

feels grateful and blessed. it was three month ago she was attacked, set on fire inside this bathroom. >> greenwich didn't want to talk about him but she did want to talk about her healthy baby girl. >> i'm excited to hold her and talk to her and kiss her a million times. >> a million times. greenwich says she has burns over 70% of her body. she's undergoing physical therapy treatments and is thankful for the medical staff helping her to get back to her life. news 4 is committed to helping families find help from domestic violence. we call is safe at home. open up the nbc washington app, search safe at home and find stories and resources that can help and even save lives. turns out the washington city paper now has a new owner. they've purchased alternative weekly. he praised the paper for

we're waiting to hear what the financial terms were. if you missed it yesterday, we wanted to share this with us. our venerable tom cherwood decided to leave his reporting job here. >> he's been your face about everything local politics, especially when it comes to the district. >> i'm tom sherwood in the district. here in the nation's capitol there's a lot to do to get ready for friday's inaugural. >> tom, oh, my goodness, he's been with us for the haas 28 years. he plans to refocus on local politic and will continue to contribute to the politics hour on wamu radio. he has told us not to say he's retiring. he's refocusing. >> going to have a new chapter in his life. >> stay tuned for that. if you are heading out of town or you've got family coming into town to visit, today is not a bad day at all. >> do you want to hear how nice i am? the two of you

>> i don't think so. did she say yes? >> this is your christmas present. i flew to belgium. >> you did? >> i made chocolate for you guys and then i -- >> sheena and i share this. i saved some shells. >> the right aid on wisconsin avenue, a view at 4:30 this morning. where did that come from? >> the video proof shows that i was here at 4:30. >> which one should i try? >> any one. they all taste the same. >> i didn't hand make them but i should have or could have. whatever. holiday travel is looking good, though. you're going to notice clouds around today. we will be staying dry. that's good until late tonight. late tonight rain is moving in. if you're driving or flying, good weather. bus stop, warm coat for the kids. friday night, if you have pl

maybe take the umbrella with you. it's around for the first half the weekend. 38 washington, 31 lorton. dulles coming into the mid-30s. gaithersburg 36 as well as clinton. we have snow up to the north moving through nupg land. could see travel issues. if you're headed north. we have a rain that will be moving in later on tonight. it's moving in from the texas area. here's the commute weather. 8:00 this morning, dry, upper 30s. still dry tonight. the rain moves in very early showers saturday morning and for saturday afternoon and evening. so just take it slow on the road out there once you hit that rain. here's a look at future weather as you are traveling up into new england this afternoon. could see delays in boston, upstate new york if you're up there. by midnight, rain moves in locally. could see som t

the afternoon tomorrow is when we're looking at scattered showers. clearing for sunday. then we go into sunday night and early christmas morning. we're talking about before sunrise. we have a slight chance of a rain/snow mix. the better chance for just rain is near the shenandoah valley. the higher elevations. that would be brief. not very much though. we will be colder christmas day and colder next week. let's check your roads on this finally friday. good morning, dave. >> good morning. a rough ride on the 295 along the anna cost i can't, sheena. broken down vehicle before h street southeast. literally less than a minute ago, give a hand to the vdot help trucks. let's go to the beltway in virginia. jammed. north of dulles told road, the crash blocking the right side. three left lanes getting by for maryland-bound traffic

that's the latest. back to you. facebook and universal music group has kind a deal of a deal. it allows facebook users to share videos that have the labels music in there. clearly, some videos are taken down. the companies have not said when people can use the platforms. iphone owners taking apple to court. at least two consumers filed a lawsuit against the company to slowing down older phones. my wife has an iphone 5. she's always complaining about this. on wednesday, a company admitted it deliberately slowed down older iphones. apple said they did it to for unexpected shutdowns. it tweaked the software to slow certain tasks that require more power. it's not responding regarding the see recent lawsuit. good morning, i'm landon

you still need a gift. don't fret. kohl's is in the middle of a marathon staying open around the clock until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. toys-r-us is going to stay open through 9:00 p.m. on sunday. it's expected to be one of the biggest shopping days of the year with 126 million consumers expected to hit the stores. with the business report, i'm landon reporter. next at 6:00, breaking news while you were sleeping. the sports world mourning the loss of a legend. plus, one of her least favorite things. a warning from oprah. the i mposterimposter. the lines are building at reagan national airport. the rule of thumb, get here two hours early. a live report coming up. a treat from old town

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>> you don't want to do that. a warning from oprah winfrey about a fog out there. a scam you want to avoid. >> the friday get away is in full swing. we're working for you to get you what you need to know, what you can expect from the weekend travel and all for that holiday forecast, very important. you did it. you made it all the way to friday. good morning everybody. >> tuesday, wednesday. >> two days straight. >> i'm chris lawrence. >> i am molette green. eun and aaron have the morning off. our team working for you on this so-called get away day from the airports to the roads and the weather along the way. we've got you covered. >> people going out to see families. others have family members coming in to see them. let's start with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> the good news, it's all looking