>> while lunging, keep your posture straight. then try this for your upper body. >> we're looking to draw back, pull the shoulders back and tight here and focus more straightening the middle part of your back. >> as you go low, watch your form. >> keep your back nice and flat as she goes down. >> the last move. the russian twist. >> she's holding them to this d position here. if you can't do it that way, you can put your feet on the floor also too. >> each exercise, you want to do the whole routine at least two or three times or your personal best. justin finch, news 4. that breaking news a major police presence in our area. the home that turned into a crime scene, a fatal scene overnight. >> history artifacts and collectibles up in flames. what we're learning

massive fire that tore through an area business. >> the gifts have been delivered and opened. now it's time to return them. what you need to know before you head out to the stores today. 5:01 right now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang along with meteorologist chuck bell here. so you've probably heard it over the holidays. powerful winds ripping through our area. >> some people woke up in the dark on christmas day after wind knocked out their power. look at how strong the gusts were. it was so forceful in bethesda, is caused a tree to fall on to a house. it damaged a gas meter too. no one was home at the time. but the family won't be able to return this week unfortunately. >> we're hoping now the weather is settling down a bit. it's still cold. are we still going to see these winds, chuck? >> it's nowhere near as powerful as it was. yesterdayds

miles per hour at all three area airports. i was out at the beach yechltd winds were howling at the coates line. windy and cold. the wind will settle down with time today. it is a chilly start. we're in the upper 20s to 30 now. with the wind blowing, shave about 5 or 7 degrees off the numbers for your apparent windchills. there's your hourly planner for today. temperatures staying below freezing between now and 11:00 a.m. we'll get into the upper 30s this afternoon. clouds thickening back up into the evening and maybe a passing flurry or two. you get a picture of a snowflake, send it in to me at chuck bell. happy to hear retweet love. temperatures for highs today, mostly in the mid to upper 30s. you think that's cold. this is the warmest day of the week. ten-day forecast coming up in a little bit. for now, it's traffic time. let's go to rob stallworth at

morning everybody. hope you had a wonderful christmas. in you're traveling on the beltway, the inner loop ramp to eisenhower remains blocked due to a crash there. use caution. otherwise, northbound i-95 as you leave fredericksburg, towards the beltway, this is the crash that's after thornburgh blocking all northbound lanes between route 1 and route 606. all lanes are completely blocked. take you maryland. after route 100, all lanes open from the earlier crash. from live traffic center, rob stallworth. >> thank you, rob. breaking news in prince george's county. >> chris lawrence has the details. >> eun, aaron, we brought you this breaking news earlier. now we have an update. we've learned that there's been a fatal shooting in hyattsville. let's show you where we're talking about. look at this map. talking about a heavy

activity between owe hot en road and 20th avenue. let's take you to the scene. you can see a lot of police there. a lot of investigators and officers going in and out of that house. we have now confirmed from the prince george's county police department, there was a fatal shooting at that home. we'll keep you posted. we've got derrick ward on his way to the scene. he'll be able to work his story and get more. it's 5:04 p a go fund me page for two loudoun county sheriff's deputies has almost reached its kpoeld goal. people have donated lnl 10,000 sds in one day. >> douglas johnson jr. has no bond. the shooting happened christmas eve as the deputies were responding to a domestic call in sterling. johnson pulled a gun on the deputies as they were trying to arrest him.

okay. hawaigh a patrol officer is remembered as a great man. he was killed after a suspected drunk driver slammed into his patrol car. police say the officer and his partner were rear ended outside of oakland. he leaves behind a wife and three children. the driver is in the hospital in serious condition and will be charged once he's released. president trump spent his christmas in florida at his estate in mar-a-lago. before they left for the holiday, he and the first lady recorded aid special message. >> melania and i are delighted to wish america and the entire world a very merry christmas. >> in the christmas greeting, first lady melania trump says this is the time of year when we see the best of america.

preview at what the trump administration is looking at for 2018. if you live in montgomery county, you may be able to prepay your 2018 property taxes before new tax measures go into place. the council will hold a special meeting today to talk about this plan. last week, the council said it would not rush a bill through on this. that has now changed. d.c., fairfax and other local jurisdictions allow homeowners to prepay their taxes already. i'm chris lawrence back at the live desk. relations between britain and russia are strained. the defense minister said it had to escort a russian warship as it passed through the north sea over christmas. last week, boris johnson said there is abundant evidence of moscow meddling in the elections. will not tolerate this aggression. b

thank you. during christmas mass at the vatican, pope francis prayed for an end to war. he delivered his christmas message to thousands gathered in rome yesterday. he talked about the ongoing wars in syria and iraq. he also prayed for peace in jerusalem and ending the conflict with north korea. basilica national shrine of the immaculate conception, others celebrated. >> families attended the christmas service. volunteers were preparing the annual dinner for hundreds of people, homeless and needy in our community. one woman told news 4 she's grateful to have someplace special to spend christmas. >> 2 1/2, i have absolutely no family and no relatives. i'm very, very grateful to have someplace to go. >> there are a

just like mary lou in the district. maryland and virginia. >> cardinal donald worrell delivered a special message. each one of us is capable of changing the world. >> beautiful message. hope it carries through the new year. >> also happening today, americans will start returning those perfectly unwanted christmas presents. >> the nay expect 13% to be returned to. sadly, there will be grinches among those. about 11% of holiday returns will be fraudulent. the number has doubled in the past five years. last hour we told you about the christmas clutter that builds up during the holidays. all the paper and stuff. >> the one way to get rid of the stuff is to donate it. >> aimee cho is live at goodwill with a look at how you can donate this holiday. aimee,od

not only does donating clear out the clutter in your house, it gets you a tax deduction. really a win-win situation there. the goodwill in arlington is ramping up for their end of year rush. i have brendan hurley here from goodwill. >> good morning. >> folks are looking to donate. what are some of the items most useful to goodwill. >> anyone that people can bring that is in good condition that, someone else might want to buy, the types of merchandise we're looking for. a simple question is, would someone in my family want this? if not, it's not a good thing to give. it's for free job training and -- every donation benefits the community. >> that's awesome. such a great cause. the end of the year, people are trying to get the tax deduction. what are tips people can follow to have a smoother experience when they're donating. >> try to come early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the lines are

weekends. we recommend trying to come in before new year's eve if you can. we're going to be here to accept your donations any time you stop by. >> a lot of crowds but a great cause. brendan, thanks for being here. goodwill will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 today. plenty of time to swing by. eun, aaron, thanks so much. >> aimee, thanks so much. >> if you were hoping for a warmupk keep dreaming folks. >> if that's what you were hoping for, it's time to start hoping for something else. it's going to be a cold pattern this morning and this pattern is going a whole lot of nowhere. that means that our chances to at least have some snow between now and the end. year are sneaking up just a smidgen. there's the four things you need to know about the next four days. the word cold is a big part of the forecast between now and 2018. stay with us. we're also staying on top

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slag owe parkway with more on this deadly shooting investigation. derri derrick, what's going on? >> reporter: we can tell you we're in the 6200 block of flying he will parkway. police concentrating on this area. there's been a shooting in the house. we don't have much in way of detail. details on the scene. forensic crews are going over the area outside of the house and coming in and out of the house. you won't be able to get down this block as the investigation goes on. many details. it's happened earlier this morning. questions are, whether it was someone that lives in the house or someone that went into the house. all of those things are being pieced together by investigators. we'll bring you the latest information once it becomes available. a fatal shooting at a house in the

derrick ward, news 4. wur going to hear this name a lot gearing up for the winter olympics. maamebiney. >> she's become the first black woman to qualify for the u.s. olympic speed skating team. remember her name. it's skills on the ice -- if that doesn't win you over, her personality will. david culver caught up with her and her dad at the rink. lacing up. maamebiney has it down. she's trained in reston, virginia. headed to south korea for the 2018 winter olympics. >> yeah, very, very surreal. >> it's been her dream to compete in the olympics since the last winter games. telling herself at the time -- >> my

olympics. but i'd be really young. and i did. >> you can see how personable and giddy she can be. not when she hits the ice, she's focused. that determination started young. she says she owes much of it to her dad. >> he had to sacrifice so much, i don't even know. oh, man. it takes a lot of work. >> in 2005, he brought her to the u.s. from their native ghana. separating family. >> my journey was never easy. worked hard. but i made it. >> one day, they happened to pass by squkate quest in reston. >> my dad signed me up. >> she's a little too fast for skating, for figure skating. so he

skating. >> she's the first black woman to be part of u.s. olympics speed skating. >> that's why i'm representing the u.s. it's different. >> she likes to remind her dad how far she's come. >> he's handed her something she's never seen. >> what is that? >> oh, my goodness. >> holy cow. >> 2005. >> this is the -- >> that's the first group lesson. >> i think i've ever had. this is the date where i made the olympic team. >> you kept it? >> your dad kept that. >> i didn't know he did. >> oh, my. >> he loves his daughter's humility and doesn't take credit for her success. >> god saw me through t he planned it all. >> he admits part of

she still doesn't have a cell phone. >> maybe now it's time for her to get one. >> most excited i've seen you. >> yeah! >> as she prepares to skate on the international stage, she believes that many sacrifices are well worth it. >> even with all the hard work, all the crying, all the tears, i would do it again because, like, i had double the laughter with dad. >> maame biney. look for that warming smile. it warms the chilliest of sports. david culver, news 4. how can you not love her. you just want to cheer her on. she's already a champion in my books. >> you'll be watching her closely. >> we've already connected on instagram. that's how we do it these days. >> if

might get somewhere. >> not satisfy great -- >> this forecast. >> you know how excited she's going to be about the cold. can skate outside. no worries about not being cold enough for ice and snow around here. looking back through 2017, a couple of months that we did have that were cooler than average were mostly because of rain. we had 18 days with rainfall in may. so may finished up cooler than average. with more than an inch and a half above, july, it finished above average temperaturewise, our wettest month of the year by far. over 9 inches of rain in the month of july. it continued into august. as a result, august for a rare treat in washington, was cooler than average. and colder than average is the optimum script tore for the next 7 to 10 days. the polar jet is well down to our south. we're going to have the cold locked in here for a while now. couple

found from fredericksburg into parts of southern maryland. you can see the snow and get a picture of it. tweet it to me at chuck bell 4. i'll retweet it back out. sunshine later on in the day before clouds thicken up again during the overnight hours tonight. there could be a stray snow flurry or two during the overnight hours. not looking for anything major in the way of accumulating snow. at least not for a couple of days. it's cold and breezy outside. temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 30s at most today. highs likely to be at or below freezing. starting tomorrow, all the way into the weekend, we're watching for a little chance of snow on both friday and saturday. rob stallworth, good morning to you. >> good morning, chuck. good morning everybody. the day after christmas, northbound i-95 in virginia, this is after route 1. thornburgh. we did have an early morning vehicle fire that blocked all northbound lanes, northbound

if you're headed toward the beltway, please use caution. route 50 is looking good across the chesapeake bay bridge. live from the traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. thank you, rob. you've heard of the brca gene which sometimes leads women to make the decision to have a mastectomy or a double mastectomy. what if we told you there is a gene that has some people removing their stomachs? how the decision could give them a longer chance to live. a reminder to tune in tore the ellen degeneres show today. it airs heret a

just how far would you go to cut down on your odds of getting cancer? some people are actually choosing to remove their entire stomachs to prevent stomach cancer. >> as doreen gentzler explains, they say it's one of the best

i drew the short straw. >> so did i. congratulations. high five. >> terry beach and david fogel may have met moments ago, but they share an experience that connected them immediately. >> you and i are going to have a second chance at life. >> that's because they both chose to have their stomachs removed after testing positive for the cdh 1 gene. people have a greater risk of getting stomach or gastric cancer. it's a cancer that can be hard to treat. >> if you carry this particular gene, your risk of stomach cancer over a lifetime is around 60 to 70%. >> dr. jeremy davis is heading up a clinical trial at the national institutes of health studiying the effects of stomac removal for patients with an inherited risk of stomach cancer. >> david happened to inherit a gene mutation. patients like david are uncom n uncommon, but at greater risk for stomach cancer. >> david

spring with his wife and two young sons. when he tested positive for the gene mutation last year at age 4 40, he knew he had to do something. he watched his beloved aunt die from stomach cancer. >> going through that with her, with my family, i knew if there was a way to nip that in the bud and not have to deal with it, it was a bit of a no-brainer decision. >> through research he found out about the clinical trial at nih and reached out to dr. davis who agreed to perform a gas trek toem and accept him into the clinical trial. only a few of these operation rs performed in a year. he had his stomach removed in october. >> i was really at peace with the decision. i was really calm. >> once the stomach is taken out, the esophagus is attached directly to the small intestine. that's where food absorption takes place in the bo

afterward, adjusting your diet is the challenging part. >> i eat things like smoothies, which are great. i eat yogurt, avocados. >> i've been 2 1/2 years now post gas trek toem. everyone said once you get to two years, you almost forget what it's like to have a stomach. it's so true. >> we shared terry beach's story after she had the surgery a couple of years ago. now she works with no stomach for cancer, a group that raises awareness about the disease. >> at our request she agreed to meet with david fogel at his coffee shop in silver spring. >> know what you can eat, know what you can't. i've gained weight and sustained where i am right now i've been for almost a year now super. >> i ran a 5k. >> you look marvelous. >> thank you. doreen gentzler, news 4. it's now

christmas is over but today may be the day to say goodbye to your christmas tree. how to make sure it's not already a hazard in your home. plus, a holiday vacation takes a tragic turn. new details on

right now at 5:30, a live look outside the news 4 studios. not a lot of wind right now. very different story from what some of you had to deal with. >> welcome change. >> gifts not the only thing santa brought with him from the north pole. >> check out these temperatures. the cold is here to stay all week. apparently, today might be the warmest day we're going to have this week, which worries me a little bit, chuck bell. >> we'll be above freezing for highs today. that may not be the case for many of the next couple of days in our forecast over the remainder of the week. honestly, through new year's eve, it's going to be very cold. what little bit of a breeze is left has windchills into the teens and low 20s across the area. it's a bundle up kind of a morning. the weather will be relatively cooperative for your day after christmas errand running. a complete check of the day hour by hour and talk about the little chances for snow in time for new year's e.

that's all coming up. let's go to our rob stallworth at wtop. >> my gosh, don't talk about snow. we don't need it right now. if you're traveling in virginia, the beltway is looking pretty good with no real problems. the earlier crash to eisenhower avenue is now cleared. all lanes have been reopened. northbound i-95 in virginia is the real sticking point. that's because of a car fire between route 1 and 606. all lanes are stopped there. that late-night car fire happened about 10:30 last night. otherwise, in maryland. 95 looks good both ways between the capitol beltway and the baltimore beltway. back to you. your time is 5:32. we're on top of the breaking news in prince george's county. chris lawrence at the live desk. what do you know? >> aaron, eun, police confirmed a fatal shooting in the hyattsville area. i'm told we can bring you a live picture from the

parkway and 20th avenue. you can see an incredible police presence there. a scary scene for families to wake up just a day after christmas. a fatal shooting. we're not sure if it involves someone who lived in the home or someone who came to the home. derrick ward is working to confirm more when prince george's county police at the scene. he'll be bringing you a lot more information and we'll stay on top of this story for you. eun, back to you. >> chris, thank you. it's time to check on your top stories. a smoke alarm is being credited for alerting a sleeping resident that their home was on fire. montgomery county officials say this was along cummings lane and chevy chase. it was badly damaged by fire. officials say it likely started in the living room. >> fairfax county fire crews will be back at the mt. vernon antique center this morning after an overnight fire there. flames broke out after 9:00 p.m. on richmond highway. that building was filled with antiques.

investigators will be searching for a cause today. this morning, two loudoun county sheriff's deputies are recovering after being shot by a suspect. the man accused of shooting them is facing two counts of attempted capital murder. the shooting happened christmas eve as they were responding to a call on hollow mountain place in sterling. douglas johnson, jr., pulled a gun on the deputy that they were trying to arrest him. the deputies are expected to be okay. here's a quick reminder, the day after christmas, metro rail and metrobus are operating on a normal schedule today. >> it is boxing day 2017. the day after christmas. just in time to use the new gift card. you can also search online for great deals. i find some of the best deals right after christmas. 5:34 right now. a maryland couple killed in a christmas eve plane crash in florida. she was a fourth grade teacher

her husband, peter worthington jr. was a law student. both died when her father's plane went down during fog. it crashed outside of tampa. it's not clear yet why the plane crashed. but other pilots at the airport thought it was too foggy to fly. christmas is barely over. we're talking about 5 1/2 hours. you may want to consider using the extra time you have to take down your tree. trees cause hundreds of fires inside people's home each year. you'll probably remember this fire, january of 2015. annapolis couple and four of their grandchildren died when their tree ignited their home. now the sister of one of the victims is making it her mission to remind others how to keep their holidays safe. >> i just don't want to see this tragedy happen to anyone else. my three cardinal rules are water your tree every day, unplug it overnight when it's not

not just turn it off. there's still current running through even if it is off. also dispose of it within 30 days of getting it or january 2nd. which ever comes first. >> keeping an overly dry tree is like inviting a forest fire into your home. check your sprinklers. angie goff showed us what can happen. we posted reminders on our nbc washington app. search holiday safety. you talk about 30 days or 32 days if you put your tree up around thanksgiving time. >> you can tell our tree is looking dry already. i'm getting nervous. >> mine still looks good, though. >> makes a difference. >> christmas clutter. is your home full of toys and gifts and decorations after the big day? >> of course. a simple way to clear out the

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service in sandringham yesterday. afterwards, she greeted people alongside prince william and indicate. she welcomed new members of the royal family. yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the queen's first televised address. >> i wonder how many times she practiced? talking about meghan markle. do you know what i mean? that's a lot of pressure. you have to do all things in public now. tis the season to pop the question. a lot of people do it during the holidays. one man had the perfect setting to drop to one knee at the rockefeller center ice rink. >> take a look what happened after the woman said yes.

her knees got weak. she was so excited. >> yeah. >> literally fell in love on the ice there. she's fine, though. you should know that. the couple laughed about this tumble on the ice and skated offhand in hand as you'd suspect. >> if nothing else, it was a memorable moment. it would be no matter what. there was another proposal right outside by the tree. so there are tons of people out there this time of year to see this. >> during the holidays, that area is so beautiful. the lights and decorations. congratulations. good luck, chuck bell. >> it certainly is. marriage is a slippery business. they've learned that early on. tracking a little bit of very, very light snow. literally, just a couple of flakes now moving across the northern neck of southern calvert and st. mary's county. maybe a stray flurry or two this morning. the big story, weatherwise, is the return and the persistence of the

coming up about ten minutes from now. let's go over to rob. you may be facing that holiday clutter in your house. i'm aimee cho

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right now at 5:45, cold after christmas. you're waking up to freezing temperatures out there. today is not even the worst of the week. we'll fill you in on storm team 4 forecast. first comes christmas, then clutter. tips on how to clear out your home after the busy holiday season. >> donation day. your last chants for a tax writeoff. live at goodwill with what to know before you drop off your donations.

we might not see president trump out in public until he wraps up his holiday vacation in florida. >> he's celebrating after his first major legislative victory with the tax reform bill and now the administration is thinking about what's on tap for next year. edward lawrence has a look ahead. >> good morning, aaron and eun. the president tweeting out that he's back to work. saying this is a working vacation even though he's staying in florida. among other things on twitter, the president also saying he feels like he's not getting enough credit for his accomplishments. president trump at his mar-a-lago resort in florida gets back to business today. he's set aside sometimes harsh language to send a message of peace. >> on behalf of melania, myself, baron, god bless you, god bless america. >> the presideot

pushing the idea that the clintons gave andrew mccabe's wife a large campaign contribution while they look into the personal e-mail server. >> the president is saying we need to know our civil servants are doing the honorable thing. it's important the american people know what happened in that investigation. >> the president also announcing a united nations cutback. it's been reduced by $85 million. it's days after a resolution condemning the president's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. and this warning. >> when we make generous contributions to the u.n., we have a legitimate expectations that our goodwill is recognized and respected. >> the white house will also have to sell their new tax plan, sign into law as the american people. democrats say it will amount to a tax increase to the middle class. they say there will be fewer taxes taken out of paychecks starting in february.

when the president returns to washington, there will be a number of issues to deal with, including developing an infrastructure rebuilding plan. the president says democrats will be on board for. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence. back to you. aaron and eun. >> edward, thank you. the secret service says it has interviewed someone claiming responsibility for delivering a gift wrapped package of horse manure to treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> they've declined top identify the person but a psychologist by the name of robby strong says he's the guy. the package was found on saturday at the home of mnuchin's neighbor in los angeles. the bomb squad had to respond to this too. it was marked as being "from the american people." strong says he was protesting new tax laws. >> this new tax law that's going to kick millions of people off of health care and ultimately going to give the corporations tons of money at the expense of the average working poor family, i felt like i needed to do

>> since coming forward, strong says he's received some death threats. americans will start returning the unwanted christmas gifts today according to the national retail federation. they expect an average of 13% of the holiday sales to be returned. there will be grinches among the returns. about 11% of the returns will likely be fraudulent. that number has doubled in the last five years. disappointed to hear. >> the big day has come and gone and you probably received one or two gifts you didn't ask for, didn't fit right, didn't need. that kind of thing. >> a lot of times they end up in a drawer or corner ar garage, never to be seen again. chris clackum has more on the christmas clutter. >> as joyful as opening christmas presents can be, there's also the reality some of it is going to end up like the other

cluttering your already cluttered household. >> i stress out. you look around your house and say what am i going to do with it? >> i'm not handling it very well. right now, i'm adding to the clutter. >> adding to the clutter, especially around christmas, has become a real concern. >> we're really drowning in stuff. it's more than a problem. >> that's where people like tracy come in. she's founder and ceo of declutter fly. says the holidays are a perfect time to take stock and get rid of household clutter. beginning with old christmas decorations. >> there's been a couple christmases that this stuff hasn't been put out to decorate. purge it. if those string of lights don't work but you think you're going to fix them and you haven't, you're not going to. let it go. >> she says for the stuff that's still useful, keep charities in mind. >> it's so much easier for them to give that stuff away knowing

>> however you do it, make this the year you declutter your home to declutter your life. chris clackum, nbc news. >> i find that increasingly to be true. if you have clutter in your house, in your brain, can't get anything done. >> figure it out. >> as mentioned in that report, donating your old or unwanted stuff is a great way to declutter. >> aimee cho is live at the goodwill in arlington with more on how to donate in holiday season. good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. not only does donating do good for the community, it gets you a tax deduction. everyone wins in the end. now you only have about a week left to get that tax deduction in 2017. time it ticking. they are getting ready for the end of year rush in donations here at the arlington good wichlt h

>> as people are deciding whether or not to donate, where do the donations go and what does it do for the community? >> we really appreciate all the donations we get. the mission of goodwill is to create job opportunities for people with disabilities and disadvantages. we take all of the donations, turn them into moin. invest it in programs to help people to find and keep a job. >> that's awesome. i know there's going to be a big rush to donate. what can people do? >> most important thing. come early. we open up at 9:00. give your donations early or in the middle end of the day. please don't get out of your car. please bring things that are gently used and things that we can resell to help fund our mission. >> good things to keep in mind. thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much,

>> it's open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. plenty of time to swing by. if you want the tax donation, ask for a receipt to file it. guys, back to you. >> aimee cho live for us in arlington. >> declutter and do good. >> our big after christmas tradition as a kid. now you got all this new stuff, it's time to make a pile of stuff that you're no longer wearing and find a home for them. >> i'm going to wear it. even though it's been a year. >> hard to let it go. >> but you're not. the wool sweater that one likes. >> today might not be a bad idea to pile it on. wear it all. >> or do a repeat performance. this was us yesterday morning at the beach. that's how we started our christmas morning. fire in the fireplace and a tired brown dog sound asleep on the bed there. mr. brown, yeah, he was not really all that motivated. i'll show you the next half hour. show you the picture that was breakfast. i'll tell you, you mentioned

this dog here, boing, all of a sudden, spry young chicken. >> tuesday morning, today is tuesday, mostly cloudy. a little bit of very light snow. down across southern maryland, headed on to the eastern shore this morning. not talking about accumulation. talking about, there goes the snowflake kind of stuff. that's all that's here. we'll get back to more and more sunshine during parts of the afternoon. clouds thicken back up again. here's 8:00 tonight. mostly cloudy. it will be cloudy overnight. any real chances for significant snows will be way out into the mountains of west virginia. a passing snow flurry or snow shower can't be completely ruled out. a cold week ahead awaits you. sunny but staying high temperatures tomorrow. barely making it to around the freezing mark. so it will be a chilly one. right now, upper 20s to around 30 degrees to get your tuesday morning started. planning it out hour by hour.

westerly wind. west to northwest for much of the afternoon. hourly temperatures, 33 at noon. 34 at 5:00. back into the upper 20s by 8:00 this evening. here's your first peek at the hen ten-day forecast. 37 today would be the warmest out of the next ten. there's a chance for conversational snowflakes, friday, saturday, sunday and monday. that would be new year's eve and new years day. no big snowstorm in sight. thank goodness for that. we're looking at hibernation temperatures right now. folks, if you're traveling in the dringt, the southeast, southwest freeway looking pretty good with no issues. both ways between eastern avenue and national harbor, if you're traveling at this point in virginia, the beltway is cleared there as well as in maryland as you can see. the outer

colesville road looking pretty smooth. northbound i-95 in virginia is the big sticking point. the car fire happened last night at about 10:30. all northbound lanes between route 1 and 66 are blocked as a result. live from the traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. the holiday shopping season doesn't end with christmas. consumers will flock to the stores. expect shoppers to spend $59 billion between christmas and new year's. it's about 11% of the total. retailers will be ready with even more deals and new merchandise. i'm landon dowdy. now it's time to say thank you. we don't mean tweeting it. facebook posts don't count either, apparently. in our high tech world, handwriting a thank you note still goes a long way.

mom or dad can write the note and the child is at least scribble something on the card. >> attempted the name. >> the kids need to write the note. >> it's the thought. >> for the parent. >> you're teechlg your child, listen, this is what you're writing. >> now that they sign their own names. >> they can say thank you, for sure. we're working for you all morning long. here's a look at what we're working on at 6:00, a christmas night fire inside a local business. a look at what's left of the furniture store that went up in flames. a fatal shooting at a home in hyattsville. details being strung together still. plus, it was a white christmas in new england. this week we could be seeing snow of our own. uh-oh. chuck bell is back with a

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breaking news on "news4 today." shots fired on christmas night. now a deadly shooting investigation is under way in a maryland neighborhood. we're live with the latest.

with the family inside. we're learning where the fire likely started. >> bundle up. gifts aren't the only thing santa brought from the north pole. how long the freezing temperatures are expected to stick around. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning everyone books everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. the day after christmas, we'll head out to the breaking news and chuck bell will have the latest on the forecast in a moment. first, check out the snow. millions of new englanders are waking up to this. look at this. this white christmas is a little more than what most people wanted. the snow fell fast. this is from portland, maine. >> how about from erie, pennsylvania. they shattered their christmas snowfall record. they saw 13.6 inches of snow for christmas. the midwest expecting a bitter cold too. some experiencing windchill temperatures at 40 below zero. >> i hope i n