schools canceled and delayed as temperatures drop to their lowest levels in years. >> that cold causing trouble on our roads, too. a water main break shutting down major routes into d.c. we're live. >> news 4 is working for you. our team is spread out. we'll get you ready before you open your front door. you won't want to do it. close it shut and not open it for a while. >> it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. stay inside as much as you can, if possible. a lot of school districts are canceling school already so the kids don't have to head out in the cold and wait at those bus stops. in maryland, prince george's, calvert, st. mary's, hampshire county in west virginia as well. >> in virginia, fairfax, fauquier, prince william, spotsylvania and frederick county schools are closed, as are fredericksburg and clark, shenandoah, page, rappahannock and culpepper schools.

city, winchester schools are also closed. now to the delays in maryland. montgomery anne arundel, washington and frederick county schools will open two hours late. arlington, alexandria and falls church schools will open two hours late in virginia as will jefferson county schools in west virgin virginia. the federal government is open today. >> why ask for this. >> chuck bell has the forecast. >> good morning, aaron. eun, good morning. welcome to friday, a day spent mostly inside. about 9 degrees in -- not about. it is 9 in gaithersburg. 13 manassas. 14 here in washington. the feels-like factor, it is still windy. windchills below zero across the region. a windchill advisory continues through noon. the advisory criteria, whi

minus 15 degrees. the wind is here, not just for today and tonight. it will stay windy through the day tomorrow as well. no real relief from the bitter cold wind until sunday. i'll show you the forecast and highs and lows for the weekend coming up. for now -- >> almost killed myself on that chair right now. it's time for traffic, good morning, melissa. >> glad you're okay. little trip there. taking a look at one problem in northwest, we're going to have a live report in a second. rock creek parkway in front of the kennedy center. that area, a lot of different closures this that made the area very sliek and icy. >> inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking today. on the bay bridge, wind warnings in effect for the pro high-profile vehicles. west of 95, still have t

downed wires with leans. >> weigh want to take you live to the scene of that water main break. >> megan mcgrath will let us know what roads are closed because of this mess. megan, what's going on? >> there are a lot of roads and access points to major thoroughfares. freeways, parkways affected by this. take a look behind me here. if you're traveling on northbound rock creek parkway, you're going to be detoured at virginia avenue. won't be able to go any further. they'll make you take a right on to virginia. that is because of this icy mess that you can see and this ent e intersection. we're talking about a couple of inches of accumulation in spots. this is not going to be a quick fix. it's going to be with us for a while. 27th closed. people off the whitehurst freeway will not be able to ac

people who jump on the rock creek from there, you won't be able to do that ear. also access to i-66 west. this is one of those weird little tricky intersections. a lot of different major thoroughfares come together here. there are a lot of access points to major roads in this spot. as you can see, all of it right now completely iced up. it's wicked cold out here. they have put some chemicals, even though the water will be shut off, they think it will be a problem for hours to come. back to you. megan mcgrath live in northwest. that's going to be a problem all morning long ziem you know the

due to storm rooelt incidents. the highway patrol added to morph a thousand calls. no storm-related tets our area sfwliefrnlt for those attempting to travel, look at this map from flight aware. anywhere you see red shons are tea laid or canceled. thousands of people are now in airports, stuck, trying to re -- trying to schedule and get low. what's happening locally? we need to find out. >> justin finch is live at reagan national. how are things looking? >> we're watching the departure board. seeing obviously cancellations. i'll take you down over to here, new york, laguardia, announced some delays as well. these were areas

that some -- people farced to camp out a similar story across area. even in dulles, passengers there found shemp selves stranded -- themselves stranded for a bit. hundreds of flights were canceled for today, for friday. it was a frustrating day for those at dulles. especially those aboard a flight from buenos aires to new york city. they were diverted to dulles. one man says experience in the air and on the ground was all around lackluster. >> is just wasn't right. the pilot wasn't making the proper decisions. the flight was already delayed 3 hours. we were in the air for 11 and a half hours on the ground for 4 hours. then he's going to fly the plane to jfk. they said if the plane is taking off, they're going to stand up so they wouldn't take the plane off. >

positions, a hot of plans had to change routes. man incompetent maj sdwror care remembers are waving their -- double-check with your carrier and make sure your flight is leaving today. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. justin, thank you. for the latest updates and snowstorm coverage, go to the nbc washington app. north and south korea agreed to hold formal talks for the first time in more than two years. the two countries will discuss how to cooperate for the winter olympics, happening in pyeongchang, south korea, next month. remts from both countries will meet at a border town where a north korean soldier was recently shot trying to escape north korea. the talks are scheduled to begin one month for the 2018 winter games sfwliefrn the book that caused m

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math. >> chuck? >> 550 million and -- >> 445. >> $995 million. >> almost one billion. >> almost a billion bucks. enough to pay the heating bill. it's a frigid start to the day this morning. the winds which usually go to bed at night, didn't actually lay down and sleep last night. the winds out of northwest at nearly 20 miles per hour. windchills down below zero. limit your time outside and put the motion on your hands and face. the skin is getting extremely dry. not much of a warmup this weekend. i'll share the weekend forecast with you in a minute. going, going, gone. new video giving us a look at the damage left behind as this storm sweeps across the east coast. >> yikes. we'll check back in with our team coverage. stay with us on this weather alert

good morning he shall. it's 5:13 on a floriday morning >> chuck, hang on. we have a little bit to say first. >> i showed up on tv and started talking. >> it is weather alert day. we want to mention that. >> do you? >> the point is to remind people that we have school

closings at the bottom of the screen. now chuck is keeping an eye on the forecast. >> i certainly am. for the kids that do have to go to school, a lot of them are on two-hour delays in maryland. the delay will help a little bit. but precious little at that. current temperatures will stay mainly in the teens all through the course of the day. windchills are nearing in on 10 below zero this morning and will stay near zero through the course of the day and that northwest wind is going nowhere fast. coming up, i'll give you the five-day forecast and the mention of some wintry weather chances coming up on your monday. >> thank you very much, chuck. our team coverage continues on this storm team 4 weather alert day. we're working for you. if you have to go out in the cold, feel it for the people working out there. >> exposed skin in the elements could cause real damage. molette green is in dupont circle with how you can protect yourself in these bitterly cold temperatures. molette? >> reporter: the bt

do is stay indoors. but look, i'm pretty much -- i have this sidewalk to myself. nobody has been out here. you can see the temperature on that building behind me on the bank building behind me. it is super cold outside. we have video of folks who, at some point you got to come outside to go to work, to do your daily business. yeah. people are braving the elements. if you are not properly wrapped up, you know, your exposed skin could take a beating and it could be serious and pose health risks. here are some of the symptoms you want to look out for. numbness and blisters and a color change to the skin and each a smell of your own skin. also, if you find yourself with any of these symptoms, get treatment early. even get to the doctor right away. if you have a wound, you want to keep it dry and clean. if you want to try to warm your hands, you need

room temperature water to help warm your hands up. we talked to expert -- burn expert doctor dr. jeffrey shuck about it. >> because it's usually not painful after the tissue losses occur. most people down play how significant it might be. >> once again, i have this whole street on dupont circle all to myself. nobody hanging out with me this morning. i'm determined to find somebody and hope flip they'll be wrapped from head to toe because they have to be out in this brutal weather. >> that does say a lot. at this hour, there are usually a few people out by 5:16 in dupont. >> thank you, molette. firefighters in new jersey, they say this gas station canopy was teetering

got there. then a strong gust of wind ripped it right off. there was time to cut the gas and electricity to that building before the roof fell. nobody watts hurt. staying in new jersey, following breaking news on a carbon monoxide leak. >> chris lawrence joins us from the live desk with the latest. chris, what's going on. >> sorry. i was looking down at this. paramedics took dozens of people to the hospital. we learned that a 13-year-old girl died from carbon monoxide poisoning. this morning, three of her family members are still in critical condition. all this happened in the middle of thursday's blizzard. there was some sort of leak at an apartment building in pert amboy. doctors treated people for carbon monoxide poisoning, including 27 police officers who responded to the call. i was looking at this. one of the women who lives in the apartment building. she says she wouldn't have even known anything if officers hadn't come to her door. she

made a sound. >> live at the live desk, chris, thank you. crews are trying to determine the exact cause of a fire in potomac. firefighters working what sounds like zero degree temperatures to put out the flames here. the fire started in the basement walls. no word on any injuries. it is going to take a while for people in ocean city to dig out from the snowstorm there. people saw about a foot of snow. officials want residents to be patient as they clear it out. they should expect tough road conditions and delayed trash pickup. justin was there all morning long yesterday and showed us how the conditions rapidly deteriorated. >> crazy. >> the snow kept piling up. >> our neighbors at the beach sent me a picture. there it is. 12 inches of snow in rehoboth beach. >> the beach. >> what good does it do me there? i want it here. >> better them than us, right? >> the thing is, if you're going to suffer with the cold, i want thew

that's sort of my little -- how i rationalize it in my head. >> you're by yourself. around these parts, nobody agrees with you, chuck. >> my children are with you, chuck bell. team chuck bell. >> i'm working on the next generation. it is not going to be a pleasant day to be outside today. even my little puppy dogs yesterday, even with the coats on, it was a pretty quick walk yesterday afternoon. no doubt about it. that was with the sunup. 14 now in washington with a windchill at 3 below zero. the windchill advisory is for the entire area. winds could briefly gust up close to 40 miles per hour once the sun is out. most of the gusts in the 25 to 35 miles per hour range. that will keep the windchills between 5 and 15 below zero and the wind doesn't go away until sometime saturday night. current windchills, generally between 0 and minus 10. if you're trying to plan what to

he's got about 19 scarves. your wool hat, thick socks and sunglasses. at least the sun will be out. that's the one thing to hang our hats on. on the backside of this, the persistent northwest flow coming literally straight off the north pole and down from our friends in canada. canada never sends us warm air. temperatures hovering in the teens all day. again, the wind will remain an issue through the day and into your friday night plans as well. have your nbc washington app downloaded. the forecast is in there. tweeting about it at chuck bell and pictures of puppy dogs in heavy coats. you'll wake up with temperatures in the single numbers once again. windchills could be 10 below zero early tomorrow morning. here's the future feels-like. staying belo

by 10:00 tonight, still below zero. by wake-up time tomorrow morning, 5 to 10 below. a little relief coming our way on sunday. sunday morning may be the coldest of the group. because the wind will be laying down. as a result, temperatures will be able to fall more precipitously. as we get into monday and tuesday, a chance of weather coming our way or rainfall coming our way which could have a rain/snow mix on monday. we'll track that for you. melissa mollet has breaking news. >> it is an icy mess. take a look. megan mcgrath near the kennedy center. rock creek parkway near virginia avenue is where we have the issue. this is a water main break overnight. westbound virginia avenue. southbound 27th street. again lanes blocked through that area because of the water main repairs. then the icy conditions that they have started to treat, but this could take hours to get out of the way. drrs

i street to get on to 66. inner loop and outer loocht beltway are looking okay right now. no major problems there. new problem in gaithersburg. 124 at copper road, downed wires there as well. melissa, thank you. we are five days into the new year. how long will the resolutions last? the app that is can motivate you with money. not in the way you'd think. award season is starting. the golden globes are just days

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never gets old. >> i like to see people excited about that. alex heads to stanford next year. his 16-year-old brother is going to harvard. both received full scholarships. >> can we wrap our heads around this. >> impressive. >> incredible accomplishment. if that's not impressive enough, you need to hear the rest of their story. they're on ellen today and the single mom who raised them. in true ellen fashion, we surprises the whole family with gifts. you know how she does. >> i'm crying already. ellen airs at 3:00 weekdays on nbc4. stick around for news 4 at 4:00 with pat lawson muse and leon harris. hollywood is getting ready for one of the biggest nights of the year. >> golden globes will be handed out this sunday. host seth myers on hand thursday for the ceremonial rolling out of the -- rolling out the red carpet, beverly hills. he plans to mock hollywood as the canadians do. he'll be respectful of the headlines about alleged sexual

that 2017 was still a great year for tv and movies. bunch of things to celebrate. nbc has a big presence in the nominations. this is us, one of our favorites is nominated for best television series. will and grace nominated as well. tune in to the golden globes on sunday. >> it's a little late for us. we'll have to recap the next day, right? >> no kidding. that's what the dvr is for sometimes. feels-like factors are down below zero across the news 4 nation early this morning. so layer up and limit your time outsides best you can. a

right now at 5:30. a live look outside above union station on this weather alert day. the first time the flag hasn't been fully untwirld in a long time, it seems. but if you thought the cold was last week or just the last week or so, brace yourself. >> the temperatures are the coldest they've been. not just this winter, but in years. the windchills are double digits below zero. we're talking about negative 19 in some places. that's not normal for this area. if i wanted those temperatures, i'd be living in antarctica. >> no, you wouldn't live there. >> you're right. i wouldn't live there. too much.

i'm aaron gilchrist i'm eun yang. these temperatures are very, very cold. many schools are telling students to stay home. prince george's, calvert, st. mary's and charles county schools are closed. hampshire county schools schools are closed as well. >> long list in virginia too. fairfax, fauquier, prince williams, warren, spotsylvania, frederick county schools close. as are fredericksburg, clark, shenandoah, page, rappahannock and culpepper county schools. manase a city, loudoun and stafford counties and winchester schools are close. >> in maryland. montgomery, anne arundel, frederick county schools will open two hours late. arlington, alexandria and falls church schools will open two hours late in virginia. as will jefferson county schools in west virginia. the federal government is open today. we are constantly updating these as districts make additions. you can check the nbc washington app as well. >> we

let's check in the forecast first with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, eun and aaron. friday off to a frigid start. no doubt about that. not going to warm up much today either. 14 the current temperature at national airport. that's one of our warmer locations because it's down by the river. windchill, 3 below zero. windchills around the area, minus 5 in frederick maryland. minus 8 for hagerstown. minus 9 winchester. not quite as bad across parts of fredericksburg and stafford. even the windchills there are barely above zero. there's your daily planner. plan on being cold through your friday plan. going out to dinner or a movie with your sweetie tonight, hold them close. anything for additional warmth will be appreciated. we have a skating rink near the kennedy center, though. >> this is not where you want it, either. we're talking about northwest washington. rock creek parkway near

avenue this morning. very, very slick. these water main repairs are on northbound rock creek parkway, westbound virginia avenue and southbound 27th. all affected with wayne closures there. going to talk with megan mcgrath with more live pictures from the scene in her live report. drivers cannot use the ramp to westbound 66 or get from whitehurst to rock creek parkway. it's that slick. taking a look in gits burglary, 124 at copper road, wires down. wefs 95, all lanes blocked because of downed wires there. >> melissa, thank you. want to take you back to the scene she mentioned. >> megan mcgrath is live on 27th street where ice is blocking major routes into d.c. megan, what's happening there? >> reporter: we are talking major ice here. we had a water main break on 27th street. these folks e

let me mention that. they're driving on this ice. looks like a cone got knocked down. we had a water main break on 27th street. as soon as that water came gushing down on to the roadway, it absolutely froze because of the frigid temperatures. take a look here. we have got inches of accumulation of ice. this is here along the curb, the sidewalk. you can look at the road itself. you can see all of the lumps of frozen water here all along the surface. this is going to be with us for hours. they have brought in salt trucks and laid down chemicals. with the temperatures this cold, it just isn't going to do anything at this point. we have a major traffic impact here. the ramp from i-street to 66 west, you can't use that. rock creek parkway is closed in the northbound direction at virginia avenue. you'll be detoured. that's what's happening with these folks here. 27th street closed as well. it's a real mess. avoid the area entirely. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath live for us.

megan, thanks. we have team coverage all across the region. molette green is live in dupont circle with tips for staying warm. when you do have to venture out in this dangerous weather. >> news 4's justin finch is at reagan national tracking dozens of flight cancellations and delays. we'll check in with him in a few minutes. if you're still waiting to find out about delays for schools or offices, we have all the updates running at the bottom of your screen right now and in the nbc washington app. it's also where you'll be able to find the latest forecast as we wait for a much-needed warmup. 5:35 now. scary moments for a girl walking home from school. deputies say a man grabbed her and inappropriately touched her. take a look. this is a composite sketch of the suspect police released. the girl was walking along a path near wright wood place in sterling. the man appeared to be jogging when he approached her. she screamed and thn

off. home surveillance cameras captured this image of the suspect. call police if you have any information about him. a judge will begin reviewing the election results of the 28th district. bob thomas defeated joshua kolby fewer than 75 votes. the federal lawsuit was filed in hopes of getting an entirely new election. this a day after another close election, district 94, newport news had to be settled by drawing a name out of a bowl. david yancey beat shelly sigh monds in that one. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancey. he's the incumbent from newport news. he will head back to richmond keeping republicans in control of the house of delegates. simonds is not finished fighting yet. this was being watched closely by the country. a lot of people had their eyes on the cd

that had their names in it. in case you were wondering, the bowl was ceramic and made by steven glass. >> it really is pretty. that's why it stands out. >> see the woman in the gray next to the guy there. >> she went like this. that face was not happy. >> i'm just saying. i laughed at that yesterday. steven glass is an artist living in the richmond area. >> he finished it in november. but there's no word on how his bowl was selected to be used in this decision. i think he's going to get a lot of phone calls asking about how to get bowls in our homes, right? >> what is hiatus. that is not the jeopardy answer fans were looking for. still ahead, the medical trouble to keep the host off the air. you need extra motivation to keep up the resolutions? the app that is could help you use your bnk accounta

i have to cover my eyes when i see my car. >> we're working for you with four things you can do tonight to keep your car running well all winter. i think the cold weather makes the tire pressure go down. >> you should have called me. >> i calle

thank you, honey. he picked me up. first look for splits or cracks in your wiper blades you can replace. under $20 each. replace them yourself. do it correctly, though. >> the driver's side door shows the proper tire pressure for your car. right now is a good time to do this. >> check the tires when they're cold as a general rule of thumb. >> third, make sure you have enough anti-freeze for your engine. you should check levels every year. >> test your battery's charge. at 0 degrees, your battery has half the cranking power than it does in 80 degrees. a professional can do this. i would highly recommend going to a professional. you can follow the instructions in your owner's manual. >> most of us -- i shouldn't say

you read your owner's manual. chuck bell, you're a car aficionado. >> if he said he read it once. i read it from time to time. >> every now and then i like to peruse. >> not cover to cover. >> what kind of oil is in that car of yours aaron? >> 5w something, i think. the winds are still gusting this morning. those are your current wind gusts. 25 to 30 miles per hour. the windchills will be low all day long. it's going to be a frigid weekend as well. ten-day forecast with some milder weather coming up in a minute. anybody wants to ride in his ferrari, you should tweet aaron gilchrist. rock creek parkway near virginia avenue. a big problem in front of the kennedy center and northwest. alking about a lot to

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it's 5:45. it's a weather alert day.

take a live look outside. it looks pretty calm. but let me tell you, the cold and the wind going to feel like someone slapped you in the face. >> mother nature is standing over you repeatedly pummeling you in the face. you're right. temperatures dropping so low, thousands of students won't be headed to school today. delays and cancellations running at the bottom of your screen. check out the numbers below zero. >> negative 10 in winchester. >> hard to fathom temperatures like this. brutal outside right now. it's not only impacting schools but the roads too. team coverage all morning long. >> for those trying to attempt to travel in this weather. take a look at that map from flight aware. anywhere in red, flights are delayed or canceled. thousands of people are stuck in airports trying to wait out this storm. the buildup and the backlog. what's happening locally? >> justin finch is live in reagan national airport. justin, it looks pretty busy behiou

>> reporter: it is getting busier, aaron. let me tell you this. when you look at the boards, the arrival boards here, you get a sense of how widespread the impact of this storm is. we are seeing several cancellations to reagan from boston, from charleston, from new york and other areas impacted by this storm. and because it's an act of god, that means the airlines did not have to put up those stranded passengers, so many were left to camp out in airports as they awaited their next steps and next flights. this is an issue that we saw from coast to coast, including over at dulles airport where passengers were stranded for a time. some aboard a flight from buenos aires to new york city. they were stuck on the tarmac for hours. their flight was diverted to dulles. we also spoke with one man who said it was just a trying, long experience. and to put it lightly, a lackluster experience. >> it just wasn't right. the pilot wasn'tki

the flight was delayed three hours, we were in the air 11 1/2 hours. then he's going to fly the plane to jfk. everybody was going to stand up so they couldn't take the plane off. >> reporter: what we're seeing right now are the passengers beginning to queue up. the airlines attempting to bounce back from the widespread cancellations. this could mean that your flight could be i am packed. if you are flying today, you want to check. there were concerns that these delays could trickle into the weekend. justin finch. president trump does not shy away from a fight. but this week it was his former adviser steve bannon who drew his anger. >> a feud started with word of a new book, fire and fury, which alleges a chaotic first year for the trump administration. tr

both of these men now dialing back a bit of the rhetoric. where does their relationship stand? >> looks like they're trying to patch things up. bannon says there's no one higher we look at. the president saying see, he's quickly changing his tune. what's not changing is the release of this book. they tried to stop the release of it. but the publisher earlied the release date. it sold out near in northwest d.c. even on amazon, you can't get the book. temporarily out of stock. can't even get the electronic version right away. the details that we have not verified independently are drawing a lot of criticism and interest here in d.c. it's that inside look at the white house that a lot of people have been wanting to hear about. >> all right. we'll see what the book has to say, the rest of it. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you.

ten minutes before the hour now. jeff sessions is giving the green light to fully enforce federal marijuana laws. that reverses an obama era rule that shielded states where marijuana is legal. sessions says it will help the federal government crackdown on crime. lawmakers in states like colorado and california, they say the decision flies in the face of the voters who chose to legalize the drug. in our area, there are concerns from the medical marijuana industry and its patients. news 4's spoke to some of the patients who worry their treatments are at risk. >> so if they were to crackdown on it, it would be a huge loss for not only me but i feel a lot of people in the country. >> now, the u.s. attorney's office for the district says it is focused on dismantling criminal gangs and large-scale drug distribution net worth -- malachi robinson pled guilty yesterday to several charges. in

practiced medicine without a license and stole more than $35,000 from a patient. you may remember last year when he was sentenced to a year in jail for trying to buy a car in virginia with a fake earnings statement. oh, my gosh, look at all that snow. winter weather battering the east coast. in connecticut, they received 8 inches of snow yesterday. could have at least another 6 before today is done. to add insult to injury, forecasters feel like 35 below zero. that's not even -- >> it should be illegal to go outside. >> i don't even understand that kind of weather. even florida, sunny warm florida was not immune to the lower temperatures. water parks -- not disney world.

in orlando shut down because of the -- disney world, chuck? >> manatees there. all huddled up. >> the iguanas are falling out of the trees. >> iguanas are freezing in the trees in florida and falling out. >> reason not to go there. >> they're not necessarily dead. they're dormant. they lay down there -- if you're going to florida, you see the iguana. push them into the sunshine. >> they say don't touch them. >> never mind. >> let them be. tweet out a puck tur in sympathy. >> it's going to be a cold day. we'll be in the neighborhood of record lows. let's put it that way. national airport, tomorrow morning's record is two. sunday morning is 5. the records are 4 tomorrow and 1 sunday. at bwi marshall, it's 5 on

i don't think we have the stuff needed to get all the way down to records tomorrow morning. but sunday morning with the wind, less of an issue. temperatures may be able to fall the extra couple degrees on sunday morning, so we might be anyone to get record lows on sunday. either way you slice it, it's going to be a bitter cold weekend to be outside. 3 below the windchill in washington right now. the windchill advisory for the area through noon today, winds gusting in that 25 to 35 miles per hour range. windchills for the front half of the day here to about 5 and 15 below. there's the current wind gust gusting to 33 miles per hour in winchester, virginia. 30 miles per hour at joint base andrews. the feels-like factors really minus 5 to minus 10 range. >> it will be bright and sunny today. that's the one good part of the forecast. highs today stay in the mid to upper teens. 14 today in gaithersburg. 19 in washington. have your nbc washington app

your zip code. find me on social media as well. we're tweeting fun stuff about cold and you can tweet me and tell me how you're dealing with the cold as well. there's the ten-day forecast. bitter cold through the weekend. the improvements start on monday. little moisture coming our way. there could be a wintry mix on monday. temperatures could be average or slightly above next week. it's a skating rink near the kennedy center. that means it's breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> that's right. the kennedy center here, rock creek parkway near virginia avenue. take a look at this. they're trying to fix this water main break and get things by. but it's going to take some times. the repairs on northbound rock creek parkway, southbound 27th street in northwest, the actual break on 27th treat. it's trickling down on to the other roadways. drivers cannot use i-street

ramp. 278 montgomery village, no problems. 124 at -- still have the downed wires and as far as the travel times, overall looking good in maryland and virginia. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> melissa, thanks. the dow jones passed the 25,000 mark for the first time ever yesterday. the dow skyrocketed since president trump's election and wall street is bullish on the new republican tax law. that's great if you have a 401(k). but only half of american households own stock. now to nod see many good news. the sears company will close k-marts and macy's stores. scheduled for shutdown in april. jeopardy is on a hiatus while trebek recovers from brain surgery. he appears to be in go

he had the surgery in december to remove blood clots from his brain. there was a fall in october. he's been hosting jeopardy for 33 years. can you imagine? what a great job. he hopes to resume reporting the show in another six months. >> television without alex treb trebek, is like what? >> they had to put it on hiatus because there's no one else to fill his shoes. new years resolutions, some of us have already failed because we're only five days in. that's what happens with new years resolutions. that's why some people don't make them. >> many don't make it out of february. you could try betting on yourself to stand by your goals. apps like the minder and sick forces you to sick to your commit x. they take out a small fee every time you don't complete your

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>> it could be worse. that's along the coast up north. some coastal towns are buried in snow, ice and rising floodwaters. >> thanks for waking up with us this morning. you may not want to get out of bed yet. >> if you thought it was cold yesterday, we're here to tell you, it's going to get worse. we went from snow to driving winds to the brutal arctic temperatures. look at all the negatives. >> we're now seeing a water main break causing trouble for drivers. this is near virginia avenue and the watergate. this could be a sign of more problems to come. >> first, we need to get you the storm team weather alert day. meteorologist chuck bell, we know you're the messenger, chuck. >> start to call it the