a quarter century. what we're learning about the victims, including four children. >> we're working to keep you safe on the streets. what you need to know before you get out and drive this holiday weekend. >> show me the money. how somebody could end up hundreds of millions of dollars richer by the time this weekend is over. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm susan hogan in for eun yang this morning. >> let's kick things off with a look at your weather and traffic. dave dildine is in for melissa as well as that guy -- a little face popped in there. >> photo bombed. >> sheena, we'll start with you, though and talk about your weather. >> we can say it's warmer. whatever that might mean. >> technically speaking, the temperatures are warmer today than where they were yesterday. but i mean, if you walk outside, you're going to stay as cold. not as cold. yeah, the temperatures will be

yesterday. 21 degrees right now in the district. it's 18 dulles. 16 gaithersburg. manassas 17. in clinton, in the middle teens for winchester and martinsburg. we could see a few passing snow flurries today. we have mostly cloudy skies around. but it's really overnight and into tomorrow when we have snow coming and we do expect the accumulations across the area too. for your friday, not as cold as yesterday. yesterday, we had a high of 25 degrees. today a high of 34 degrees. but most of your morning hours for our suburbs especially, will be in the teens. we'll take a closer look at the snow for saturday coming up and your new year's forecast. but now over to dave for a look at the traffic. >> a whole lot of nothing to talk about. if you're going to hit the road, we're working the roads. look at 95 heading northbound at 395. there are no delays from quantico toward the

very light traffic. that's how it's been this week. really light morning rush hours. the afternoons have been much, much busier by contrast. no travel troubles. making good time from i-70 to gaithersburg and rockdale towards the lane divide. back over to you. >> dave, thank you. it's 5:02 now. we have breaking news from new york city. a dozen people are dead after what's called a historic fire. the fire happened in a five-story brick apartment building in the bronx. now, within the last few minutes we've learned that four children are among those who died. it's not far from the bronx zoo. some 170 firefighters were on the scene to battle this. it was a four or five-alarm fire we understand at this point and the city's mayor is calling this s an unspeakable tragedy. >> this is

tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. >> at this point, we know that fire started on the first floor of the building. officials say the death toll could rise. four people in the hospital are said to be in critical condition now. we're going to have a live update from the scene coming up in ten minutes. chopper 4 over the scene of an apartment fire in our area. the two-alarm fire forced dozens of people to evacuate the building off of georgia avenue and hewitt avenue. that is in the area of montgomery county. more than 100 firefighters responded last night. they rescued one person and brought in medical buses to keep people warm. several children stood outside in the cold in the heavy coats and hats. no word what caused that fire. the red cross was at the scene to help keep the families warm. chris lawrence is at the live desk right now with information on the shooting in the district. chris? >>

responding to a shooting in southeast d.c. this happened on first street off 295 and a few blocks from simon elementary school. we're working to find out how it happened and who the victim is and how badly they were wounded. we'll bring you more information as soon as we can. >> chris, thank you. four minutes after 5:00 now. two shootings along two busy highways to tell you about. this one may have affected your commute. the one most recently happened in bladensburg across the d.c. line. a man was found shot along i-295. we'll show you images from the scene. prince george's county police say a man was found on the shoulder of the road before 6:30 last night. the man was shot at least once and taken to the hospital in critical condition. we're learning more about another shooting in stafford county yet afternoon. more on that at 5:30. federal prosecutors say hackers took control of

two of the hackers are in custody in romania. the ransom ware attack controlled an estimated 123 cameras. that's about 2/3 of what d.c. police have at their disposal. the hack was discovered january 12th and in a federal complaint unsealed thursday, the cameras were unable to record video for several days. it was a major concern, as you can imagine, for the secret service. the problem here was resolved before inauguration day. an investigation determined no one was harmed by the disruption. red line riders, you might want to hear this. service has changed on that line because of expanded repairs to waterproof the system. the repairs will impact your travel at night and on the weekend. this project started last month. runs through february 15th. single tracking during weeknights and all day on most weekends between medical center and grosvenor. the work runs through 6:00

on sunday. they're using a new technique aimed to keep the tunnels dry. six minutes after 5:00. always good to be safe on the roadways. but this applies. >> this is the deadliest time on the road between christmas and new year's. derrick ward is breaking down what we need to know. >> good morning. we're sort of in that sweet spot, the area between christmas and new year's eve where people go on vacation. schools are out. but police are stepping up enforcement, not so much for the sake of citations but to keep you safe. there have been several accidents in the area. speed and road conditions and things like that. there's things to be aware of because there is a tendency to speed. we talked to some drivers yesterday who say that they

follow an old adage and watch out for the other guy. >> be more defensive this time of the year. you never know who is crazy. >> a lot of people drinking. they don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: so aaa says that this is indeed the deadliest time of the year for the roadways. and police are going to be stepping up their enforcement and their citations all over the jurisdictions, several jurisdictions. metro will be open until 2:00 a.m. on new year's eve. that's something they've done in the past. 2:00 a.m. does help. you can ride met oro on new year's. that gives you an alternative. derrick ward, news 4. trying to raise awareness about his lost and found program. they will tweet items left behind during the holidays. this is set to start at

this morning. wrapping up around 2:30. if you recognize an item, you can contact the agency. we'll link you to the twitter account in our nbc washington app. you have a shot at being -- just a little shot at becoming a millionaire for the new year. >> there's two major lotteries. they've totaled more than $690 million in jackpot prizes. aimee cho is live for us with a look at how you might be able to cash in. good morning, aimee. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. today could be a good day to try out your luck. check out these numbers here. $306 million for the mega millions and $384 million for the powerball. but i hate to tell you this. your chances for winning are smaller than normal. that's because mega millions recently changed the rules a couple months ago. they changed the range of numbers people could win from. changes the odds to 1 in

million. basically impossible to even more impossible. they did this to make less winners but bigger jackpots. kind of a double-edged sword there. you never know. there is that sliver of a chance. the mega millions drawing is tonight. the powerball is tomorrow. two chances to win it big. we'll be bringing the winning numbers on news 4. guys, back to you. >> thanks, aimee. so she's saying there's a chance. >> it's 5:09 now. if you think it's cold outside now, just you wait. >> yeah. wait until 2018 gets here. it's going to be even colder than it is in morning. you saw how aimee was dressed. that's how you should be dressed. we'll still be in the teens around sunrise for many suburbs, then slowly getting into the 20s. at least we stay dry today. we'll talk more about that in a little bit. >> thanks, sheena. an apology from apple? why the tech company is saying

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dramatic crash at the end of a crime spree. brendan vincent of adelphi faces several charges including speeding to elude police. he assaulted a child in centreville last night and took off in a stolen car. he allegedly crashed -- he crashed into the van with a family inside. a 12-year-old was ejected and has life-threatening injuries. two officers were hurt when they tried to arrest vincent. they are going to be okay. the actress best known for playing sally rogers on the dick van dyke show has died. >> she was 94 years old. she got her start as a singer and child actor at the age of 3. even in the days before her death, she was active on twitter and posted an old picture of herself and her mom saying you're never too old to miss your mother. she died at her home in l.a. hundreds o

passengers were stranded at a london airport because of cold weather. a hard time keeping runways clear. some flights were able to take off yesterday. but it could take several days to get everybody rescheduled and off. it is another cold morning here. but our area isn't getting the worst of it. windchills this morning in parts of massachusetts minus 20 degrees. stop our complaining, right? >> in erie, pennsylvania, look at that. people are still trying to dig out from record snowfall. that area could get another foot of snow this weekend. even in nashville, people have been doing whatever they can to stay warm. in chicago, one person has died because of the bitter temperatures. i will say we were in nashville for christmas, i told my kids, it's going to be warmer, we're going to go to nashville. it was so cold. my kids were like, are you kidding me, mom? >> i heard someone say yesterday the

country has been florida. >> i was in florida. it was fantastic. >> whatever. >> i even got a little tan. but you can't see it because my dress is covering it. temperatures every day were in the upper 70s. i was sweating a little bit too, believe it or not. lots of sunshine. okay. back to reality i'm not there anymore. if i was, probably make things a little worse. 21 degrees right now. this is where we'll be for a while longer until the sun comes up and the temperatures will rise a bit. it's going to be pretty cold today. 21 in the district. but look at the suburbs in the teens. 18 degrees frederick, dulles. 17 clinton. 16 manassas. 19 degrees in leesburg. it is another bitter cold start by this afternoon. we'll be about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. but we're still going to be pretty cold. we'll have a few

could move in during the day today. snow moving in for your saturday. here's a look at future weather as we go through time here. we stay fairly dry. by 4:00 a.m. saturday morning, you notice the snow moving in. shouldn't be a big deal. but the issues would be on the road at 4:00 a.m. look at the temperatures. below freezing. expect slick spots. by 11:00 a.m. untreated surfaces, it will be sticking to about less than an inch in the area. 1 to 2 more into parts of northern maryland. for tomorrow, the breakdown of the day. 7:00 a.m., the light snow falls. even by noon, temperatures below freezing. once it clears out, we could get in about the mid-30s. by 7:00 p.m., dropping below freeze wg icy spots. your new year's eve and

for new year's eve, when a lot of you are heading out to whatever you're doing new year's eve, in the mid-20s. looking at 19 at midnight. a cold start to 2018. highs in the mid 20s. we're going to stay that way for a while. we'll take a closer look at the forecast going into next week coming up. let's check the roads with dave dildine. good morning, dave. >> good morning, sheena. good time to check your clothes as well and maybe even your battery. a block heater kind of morning if you're heading out. >> light volume inbound toward the beltway. going into effect in 10 or 12 minutes. no travel troubles. from stafford towards springfield and to the north. 95 baltimore, washington parkway. route 1 south to laurel toward 495. traffic is light on the beltway in maryland. as we take a look at cameras, we

much doing on the beltway in college park. here we are on the cam. u.s. route 1 and 495. very few travelers out there at this moment. the middays have been heavier this week between midday and afternoon. that's the latest. back to you. dave, thank you. it's 5:18 right now. we return to the breaking news this morning. at least a dozen people are dead after a massive apartment fire in new york city. > tracie strahan joins us live from the bronx with more. tracie, what a horrible story. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you guys. even the mayor of new york city calling this an unspeakable tragedy. in past 40 minutes, we've learned that four of those killed in in fire are children ranging in age from a-year-old to 7 years old. a fast moving fre

on the ground floor but spread all the way to the top like a chimney. we're going to show you some of the video of the smoke that was caught coming out of the building just before 7:00 last night. here on prospect avenue. we're not far from the bronx zoo. gives you context of where we are right now. there were several people inside. some had to flock to the fire escapes for help and they were rescued. other people in a scramble to get to safety hid in bathtubs and other areas. 12 people were killed in total. four we've learned this morning were young children. they're still trying to determine exactly what caused the fire and there's still a large fire department presence here. the fire marshals are on the scene. as a result of this investigation, still going on. there was a salting operation out here because of all of the water put on the building has turned to ice at this point. that's the latest from the bronx. back to

>> tracie strahan from wnbc. we'll check back with you for updates. tracie, thank you. 20 minutes after 5:00 right now. what a whirlwind year of news it's been. we wanted to know what's interested you the most this year. our digital team compiled a list of the 25 most read stories of the year on our nbc washington app. the stories range from the naked guy who stopped traffic to the massive crowds who came to protest or celebrate inauguration of donald trump. there is wardrobe -- the story that affected our news 4 family most deeply is the one you turned to most often as well. that's of our dear friend and colleague jim vance. first dates can be a awkward and don't always go as planned. chances are you've never been on one like this. an evening that left one woman behind bars and a man with hundreds of thousands of dollars in dama

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if this is not the worst date ever, a woman goes out with a big-time attorney in houston. caused at least $300,000 in damage to his art collection, including a couple of andy warhol paintings. >> they were at his house. she got a little drunk and he asked her to leave. she says no way and actually hid in his mansion. so he says that the woman tore paintings off the wall and threw sculptures around and threw red wine on the other stuff. needless to say, she was arrested there probably won't be a second date. >> you think? what gave that

>> as we head into the new year, we're looking at some of the big trends for 2018. based on incoming trends. pinterest is predicting what will be big foodwise. diet friendly frying. air fryers. >> we did that with the turkey. it was pretty good. not as good as a deep fryer. >> women will be wearing larger an life earrings and men may bring back classic logos on clothing. maybe boo boo or cross colors if you're into that. >> sure. >> here's an interesting note. one for moms. teething necklaces. >> what is that? >> teething necklaces. >> for the moms or the babies? >> somebody needs to explain that to me. >> i'm a mom of three and never heard of a teething necklace. i can only think of the

necklace. >> it's a statement necklace. two in one statement necklace that gives the little ones something to sink their teeth into. >> all right. got to go. apple is apologizing to customers after recently admitting the latest software slowed down older iphone models. the company says we know that you feel the company has let you down. they slowed down phones in order to compensate for degrading batteries. >> apple has lowered the peak performance of the iphone in those situations when you're doing something intense. which means your phone seems to be slower. they're doing that to prolong the life of the battery. otherwise, your battery couldn't power the phone at all. >> anybody with a iphone 6 or later, a battery replacement for 29 bucks. >> -- >> everything costs you. >> it does. >> 5:27 no

check on our weather forecast. >> good thing i have an iphone 5. i'll get that $25 battery. temperatures this morning as you step outside, we're in the teens through much of the area. the warmest coat you have, i'll show you the snow for tomorrow. we'll talk about totals in a bit. plus, it's time to toss out that christmas tree. could become a hazard to your home. up next, working for you making it easy to figure out how to get rid of it. >> a live look at times square where the ball will drop in just two days. stay with us.

right now at 5:30, shots fired at police on i-95. new details about the chase, the crash and murder investigation that caused the backups for hours. plus, bundle up once again. the cold temperatures we shivered through yesterday are still here. we'll take a look ahead at the weekend to see how much colder it's going to get. countdown to 2018 comes with extra security. a look at how police are protecting us as we ring in the new year. check this out. not really too much time left in 2017. in less than three days, we'll wake up in a new year. we'll fill you in on the

i'm susan hogan in for eun yang. we'll be saying goodbye to 2017 with the bitter cold temperatures. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is back from florida. she didn't bring us the warm weather. >> how do you think i felt when i landed and stepped outside? i almost started crying, to be honest with you. it was very painful, especially yesterday. even this morning, i will say this morning it's bitter too. we're in the teens right now. 21 degrees in washington. i really wish i could have brought that warm weather back with me. unfortunately, we'll see these type of temperatures into next week and highs in the 20s into next week. today, though, we're going to be about ten degrees warmer than yesterday. in the suburbs, we'll stay in the teens for quite a while after sunrise. by lunchtime, we'll slowly be getting into the 20s. take a look at what happens into tomorrow. i was mentioning snow earlier. there s

clippers from canada by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. quite a few of you should be seeing light snow falling. we'll talk about totals coming up. but let's check the roads with dave dildine. >> good morning, sheena. we'll hit the rails first and tell you about the travel disruption on the orange, blue and silver lines. they're singing tracking because of late to clear track work between stadium armory and eastern market. also on the blue line, a power problem. met re set to expect delays. a quiet traffic story on the beltway in maryland and virginia. smooth sailing. majors in maryland, 95, the baltimore, washington parkway in good shape. there you see the camera on route 1 in college park. 270, not so bad either. making good time between frederick and 495. route 27 in damascus, near valley heart drive, police are on the scene. that's the latest. aaron an

>> dave, thank you. our top stories this morning. 12 people are dead after a fire broke out in a five-story brick apartment building in the bronx. four children are among the dead. new york city deployed about 170 firefighters to fight this blaze. we're told that four people are still in critical condition. police made a gruesome discovery overnight inside a burning car in southeast. someone reported the fire after 7:00 last night on ridge road. officers found a body inside that car. a neighbor tells news 4 she heard nine to ten gunshots around the time of the fire. homicide detectives are investigating what happened. montgomery county police need your help to find this man. he was last seen at his russet road home around 4:00 a.m. on thursday. police tell news 4 that his cell phone is off, his family worried about him. if you know where he may be, call montgomery county police. statistically the deadlie

christmas and new year's. 200 arrests made after the thanksgiving holiday. there will be more law enforcement on the roads this weekend. derrick ward will be giving us a full safety report in the next hour. 5:34 now. you may have been caught in a backup. this crash caused a slowdown on i-95. it all started with the shooting of a woman. the man who crashed his suv shot at police on i-95. there was a chase and eventually the man was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. the stafford county sheriff's office says he's suspected of killing his wife earlier in the day on herron drive. he's now in the hospital. the man accused of killing a teenager who was days away from starting college is now charged with two more murders. james mayfield was arrested wednesday just hours after police say he committed one of those murders. detectives believe he also shot and killed a man on

police say his gun also links him to jamahri sydnor's death. you may remember the 17-year-old girl who was killed while driving less than a mile from her northeast d.c. home in august. her mom, by the way, is a d.c. police officer. she was in the courtroom yesterday when mayfield told the judge he shot sydnor because she, "got in the way." >> doing what she's supposed to do. getting ready for a wedding. she got in his way. my heart dropped. my stomach felt like it was going to throw up. completely disgusted. you know, he killed my baby. >> now, mayfield himself is just 18 years old. he's also suspected in several armed robberies around d.c. this morning, a bell haven family believes ashes sparked a house fire inside their vernon terrace home yesterday. it took firefighters from two ci

firefighters say the cold took a toll on them. many of them bundled up in extra layers trying to keep warm. 5:36 right now. the christmas tree that was at the center of your family's holiday has to come to an end. >> unfortunately, it does. keeping the tree up too long could actually spark a fire hazard, as you know. the national fire protection association says dry trees burn faster than newspaper and a general rule of thumb is to get rid of your tree when it starts dropping the needles. fire prevention experts say trees should come down after 30 days or by january 2nd, which ever comes first. we're working with you with recycling rules. montgomery county will take it on your regular recycling day. prince george's takes it with yard waste. arlington, fairfax county will take it during the first two weeks of january. t

know. it's all posted in the nbc washington app. just search christmas tree. smoke alarms are the best way to warn us about fires in our homes. but yours could be outdated in a few days. the change you need to make or face a misdemeanor coming up. first, a live look at times square. a big crowd will soon be there to watch the ball drop. up next, a look at the exa setrcu

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5:40 now. a live look at times square as new york city prepares to ring in the new year, the city is boosting security to help keep people safe. city leaders say there's no credible and specific threat at this time. but they're implementing added safety measures. as you know, 2017 has seen many mass shootings, attacks, attempted attacks and attempted suicide bombing on december 11th took place in an under groupd walkway. >> the difference between this year and last year, we're putting out more sniper, counter sniper capabilities. there will be much the public will see and much the public will not see. >> up to one million people are expected to be in times square on new year's eve. to check out parties and

head over to our nbc washington app. >> if you're not planning to celebrate at a party, you're not alone. 18% will celebrate at a friend's house and 49% will stay at home. could you start 2018 as a multimillionaire? two huge prizes up for grabs. what to know before the big drawings and your last chances to buy tickets. well, it is a cold start to this morning. we have many areas in the teens right now. but the first thing you need to know before you step outside, like i mentioned, that bitter start today. then we have the snow tomorrow. we have a frigid start to 2018 and another snow potential next week. all that in a bit. on the roads, not much to tell you about. a new crash in damascus on route 27. apparently, all lanes are stopped near oak drive and fully sort out the response.

5:45. how much longer will we be living life below freezing is. >> improving safety in your own home. we all mean to do it. now you could be breaking the law if you don't do t the changes you must make to your smoke alarm this weekend. eating clean in 2018. it's a resolution so many of us are hoping to keep. we'll tell you about the technology that can help us stick to it. you're watching "news4 today." in an interview with "the new york times" last night, president trump weighed in on a number of topics, including the russia investigation. >> news 4's edward lawrence joins us live from capitol hill with what he discussed and his twitter comments on global warming. edward, let's start with "the new york times." >> i can tell you, 16 times to

trump or the president said that he had no involvement in collusion whatsoever with the russia probe. the president also saying that that probe makes the country look bad. he says the sooner it's over, the better it is for the country. adding more fuel, the president adds that he has the absolute right to do whatever he wants with the justice department and that could include firing the special counsel. >> edward, tell us about what the president had to say ton global warming online. >> the president took to twitter mocking global warming, actually, online saying that this is going to be the coldest new year's eve on record. saying the countries are spending trillions of dollars to affect global warming. environmental scientists say that global warming is a thing. it's not related to one day or weekend. it's the average over the course of the year. the president criticizing china saying that china is sending oil to the north koreans. the president adding a threat saying that the

if china continues to do that. >> edward, thanks for joining us live on capitol hill. departing senator al franken made his first public appearance in his home state of minnesota. >> this comes after he announced his plans to resign earlier this month following allegations of sexual misconduct. >> i feel proud to call this state my home and to call so many of you my friends. i feel grateful beyond words for the support that you have shown me and for the trust that you have placed in me. >> senator franken told supporters that, while he is leaving office, he has no plans to give up his voice. he says there is still a lot of work to be done on issues like net neutrality and climate change. minnesota's current lieutenant governor will replace him on wednesday. election officials certified the results of the alabama senate race. roy moore is calling the election a fraud an

not conceded. he said he has stood for the truth and has no regrets. federal prosecutors say hackers dohack ers took control of surveillance cameras. two of them are under arrest. the ransom ware affected -- about 2/3 of what they have at their disposal. it was discovered january 12th and a federal complaint unsealed yesterday says they were unable to record video for several days. it was a major concern for the secret service. the problem was resolved before the inauguration and the investigation determined no one was harmed by the disruption. time is running out to prepay the property taxes ahead of new laws that will take effect. these are what the lines look like this week across our area as homeowners prepaid their taxes before the december 31st deadline. every counties in maryland and

and so does the district. it's not clear if everyone who prepays their property taxes will be eligible for a deduction. for a look at what you need to know, head to the nbc washington app and search taxes. if you have dreams of becoming a millionaire, you have two chances starting tonight. >> the mega millions and the powerball jackpot have skyrocketed. i think we're looking at almost $700 million between the two lotteries for this jackpot. >> do you ever think of that. >> what wouldn't i do? >> right. >> obviously, you want to save money but then i want to have a good time. >> i am going out big big. >> i want a boat, i want a plane. >> we were doing that with our kids. we always kind of like, where would be the first place you want to go and travel to. nigh 13-year-old is like fiji. i'm like okay. it's funny how they have their -- i want to go someplace warm that's for sure. >> aimee cho is live at one

the luckiest spots to buy a ticket. at the market in d.c. aimee, good morning. >> reporter: hey guys, good morning. we're hoping some of that luck rubs off on to us. take a look at what's at stake here. $306 million for the mega millions and $384 million for the powerball. if you're looking to buy, this could be the place to do it. this market has had over a dozen winners over the years. none for the big jackpot, several people won thousands, one person won a million. heads up, if you're looking to win big, your chances have recently gotten smaller if such a thing is possible. that's because recently they changed the range of numbers people could pick from. that changed the odds to 1 in 300 million. they did this to have less winners but a bigger jackpot. a double-edged sword. this store opens in a few minutes and i willbe

there to buy my tickets. guys, back to you. >> pick one up for us too if you're buying tickets. >> right. >> thanks, aimee. >> i don't think they should open the door for -- we're laughing about poor aimee. >> but she's bundled up. >> i'm not standing out there, so i'm not complaining. >> whatever you can grab to stay warm, put it all on. >> yes. we show people -- they had a face thing on. i cannot imagine going for a run this morning. but you know people do it. >> oh, yeah. >> even in teens. >> you do? >> i do. i'm crazy. i don't know how this -- i mean, i've tried it once when it was around freezing and my lungs, i thought they were going to explode. i guess some people do it in this kind of cold. if you are doing it this morning, the good news is we don't have anything falling from the sky. keep your warmest coat on hand for a while. i'm talking into the new year and into all of next week.

for a while. snow moves in into tomorrow morning. we're looking at snow saturday morning when a lot of you wake up. i'll shoal you the totals in a second. it is going to be a frigid start to 2018. we're going to be colder into new year's day an today. temperaturewise, it's 21 degrees in washington. 18 dulles. 19 leesburg. 19 degrees in clinton. we're going to stay mostly cloudy. we could see passing snow flurries through the day. that chance of snow really increases before sunrise tomorrow. here's future weather. we go through today. we're staying dry. 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. but a little above freezing. 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, that snow coming into area for most of us for the morning hours. then we go into 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 in the morning, still looking at snow falling. it should be falling fairly light. not huge snow totals by any means. we'll be seeing snow flurries possibly sticking around. for the

maybe one to two farther north. if you're traveling, keep that in -- snow showers falling in the morning hours. if you're doing any traveling, slick spots into tomorrow night. temperaturewise, as we go through the day, we're looking at the numbers in the mid-30s for a high coming up in just a bit. we'll take a look at what you can expect through the weekend. so far this morning, bundle up. let's check the roads with dave dildine at wtop. hey, dave. >> good morning. going to start you in damascus and talk about a crash on maryland's route 27. it is near the northern intersection near valley park drive. not causing too much of a delay. it's going to take a huge crash and hopefully won't have any to cause a big delay. traffic volume is really light this morning. we'll take a look at cameras and show you traffic is doing fine. maryland and virginia in the --

the headlights there. 95 at 395, stafford, springfield, the pentagon, good. that's the latest from the traffic center. back to you. >> dave, thank you. it 5:54. metro is continuing waterproof work this weekend. the repairs are impacting your travel at night and on the weekend. it started last week and luns through february 15th. the work starts at 9:00 tonight and runs through 6:00 p.m. on sunday. this will mean single tracking between medical center and grosvenor. you may have an extra errand to run. check out your smoke detector that runs on a replaceable batteries. you'll need to replace it by monday. that's a new fire safety law that takes effect. it requires a smoke alarm to have a battery that lasts ten years. you could

charge. >> smoke alarms in the apartment buildings are the responsibility of the management there. they should be taking care of that for you. if you need help sticking to resolutio resolutions, you might find high tech help. >> especially if you want to eat better in 2018. there are a lot of apps that allow you to track your calories and watch what you eat. you can order pre portioned meals. services are popping up from a lot of companies, including hello fresh, sun basket and amazon. >> mostly dishes are between 500 and 800 calories, which is typically not what you get when you go out to a restaurant. >> if you are interested in using an app to track your food, ones like fitness pal make it easy and even include bar code scanners for you. new years resolutions aren't just for adults. >> no. doctors say the new year is a good time to help kids focus on forming better habits.

ask them to clean up their toys and older kids can implement lifestyle changes too. drinking reduced fat milk and water and saving soda and juice for special occasions. >> even teens could aim to eat two servings of fruit and two servings of veg tablts with the new app. >> good luck with that. 5:56 now. >> reporter: it's that time between christmas and new year's where the hoeds aroads are the deadliest. more coming up on news 4. apple admits it made a mistake and is offering a big discount. what to know before you replace it. we are tracking breaking news. a historic fire kills 12 people in the bronx and four of them are children. more ahead in less than two minutes.

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the scene. plus, shot while driving. a man rushed to the hospital after a second highway shooting in just hours. staying safe on the roads through the holiday weekend. where you'll be seeing extra patrols and what to know about getting a ride home. we're tracking the bitter cold temperatures. as we say goodbye to 2017, this winter weather is sticking around. good morning everybody. just with 6:00 a.m. on this friday morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm susan hogan in for eun yang. sheena parveen is with us this morning. 2017 is ending cold and 2018 is going to start colder. >> yes. than today, at least. yesterday we were in the mid 20s. today in the mid-30s. it's frigid when you walk outside. i'm sure some people walking out later this afternoon will say it's not as bad as yesterday. 21 degrees washington. 18 dulles. we're going to be in the teens for quite a while through many of our suburbs. here's a live look at satellite and

mostly cloudy skies. could have passing flurries. the snow showers move in later tonight. mostly overnight and into your saturday. here's a look at your friday planner. by 7:00 a.m., pretty frigid in the upper teens. by noon today, lunchtime. about 28 degrees. so we're still below freezing. 4:00 p.m., the mid-30s. that's about ten degrees warmer than yesterday. still very cold and by 7:00 p.m., looking at temperatures dropping back into the 20s. that's below freezing. we'll have the small chance or clipper coming in with the snow early tomorrow morning. could be seeing issues on the roadway. we'll look at the forecast in a minute. speaking of the roads, let's see how they look with dave dildine. good morning, dave. >> they look great. we'll start on the rails. orange blue silver line, on the move. residual delays. late to clear track work is clear. let's head off to the highways. we're talking about