responding here late last night and continuing to work at this hour right now. the issue is for repairs like this, it will take several hours. there is concern if you drive this route this morning, you could very easily make your way into traffic tie-ups. already seeing cars begin to make their way across the area right now. of course, when you see these crews working, you do want to be safe and mindful of them. however, the cold conditions, the jobs are much harder, water main breaks like this one taking place across our area. with patience and time, the repairs will get fixed. however, we can see additional water main complications in the fauquier region as well. we're live from takoma park, justin finch. news 4. >> it's 4:30 now. developing news out of new york. >> chris lawrence at the live desk. >> boy oh, boy, the

airport. this time it was a flooded terminal. take a look at this. the new york port authority is launching an investigation after a pipe broke sunday, flooded one of the terminals. they had to shut off the power. this mess adds to the weather-related chaos. they're still dealing with the delays when they had to close the airport. we just checked with flight aware. the airport seeing delays of 30 minutes. if you're flying in and out of jfk, check your airlines today. eun, back to you. >> looks like a big mess. chris, thank you. howard university has postponed classes for more than a week because of problems created by this long stretch of cold weather. the cold caused steam pipes to burst, filling two classroom buildings and the annex with moisture. ceiling tiles had

out in order to prevent mold. it also caused problems for the boiler system. though some buildings don't have consistent heat. >> the most comfortable setting that our students will have right now is in their homes. >> it gives us an extra week to get ourselves together. >> classes are expected to resume january 16th. you can learn the latest on the weather alerts and school closings or delays in the nbc washington app. a disturbing find inside a car in silver spring. police got the call around 5:30 last night after someone spotted a body in a vehicle. the car was found on thayer avenue off dale drive. the man's name has not been released. but they don't expect foul play. the search for a missing maryland man with dementia. prince george's county police, daniel dehaven may have been picked up last tuesday by a driver walking along route 1. officers

he was last seen at a costco store in beltsville. his family is asking search parties to meet at the volunteer fire department in beltsville this morning. metro riders are not allowed to carry negative balances on your smart trip card. one way to avoid that is to sign up for the auto reload. it's going to add money to the smart trip card when your balance drops below $10. unresolved negative balances through the years added up to about $25 million in lost revenue. there could be another change coming for metro riders. this one involves putting money back into your pockets. metro wants to give riders a credit if they're delayed 15 minutes or more. this can only apply to weekday rush hour trips. they approved that plan this week. he's going to have a live report at 5:00. it's 4:33. one of hollywood's biggest

it aired live on nbc last night. there are plenty of major moments to talk about. one of the biggest, oprah winfrey's speech, after being given the cecil b. did he mill lifetime achievement award. >> i want all the girls to know that a new day is on the horizon. and when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women. >> and she said and men too, in the audience. oprah quickly became a trending topic on twitter. many wondering whether she should run for president. wasn't only oprah who walked away with some hardware last night. >> some of hollywood's biggest

frances mcdore manned and gary oldman won in dramas. james franco -- >> picked up golden globes for their comedy, the hand maid's tale won for best tale. this is us was honored with a win with sterling k brown. coco won for best animated film. lady bird won for best musical or comedy. ebbing missouri -- >> all the attendees wore black to bring attention to the me too movement which brought down several hollywood figures. >> i don't know if we'll ever be able to end abuse and sexual harassment, but i think that people now will be -- there will be repercussions for that kind of behavior and people will be held accountable for it. >> that was

won for her role in i, tonya. >> these awards certificate moans i remind me that i have many more to watch. >> i didn't watch any of it last night. i hear that host seth myers did a great job. he's getting high marks and didn't shy away from cracking a few jokes at the expense of the men in the sexual harassment scandal. >> neither were at the show last night. i stopped watching after james franco beat hugh jackman and steve carell. i was done. >> how about the movie that won for best drama, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. >> critical acclaim for that movie. >> i've heard very little about it. >> it's one of those indie films. >> lady bird at the top of my list. 4:36. another check on your weather and traffic now. >> we'll look at roads in a minute with melissa. let's turn to chuck. another weather alert day.

long, i hardly know. roll the red backgrounds around here. weather alert, our long stretch of bitter cold weather is just about ready to come to an end. but we had to get through today and tonight first. there you can see a little pocket of freezing rain out across parts of ohio now. this is all coming in our general direction. so though it is a dry and frigid start, most of the neighborhoods are in the mid to upper teens right now. that is the problem. little bit of moisture coming up over the top of that. zoom in a little closer. nothing going on out there yet. could have a stray snowflake across parts of the shenandoah valley. >> if you see any sleet or snow, send it to me on twitter. always appreciate the good weather reports out there to help keep everybody safe and prepared as they try to get into work on a monday morning. >> it is monday again. breaking new

looking like a monday. a lot of water main breaks. we all know why. this cold weather really rough on pipes. east-west highway, east at new hampshire avenue and takoma park, traffic blocked. this is where justin is for us because of the water main break there. inner loop and outer loop, no big complaints on my end. there's a crash northbound 95 in virginia after 630 stafford. west side is blocked at the crash. as far as other water main breaks, here's one in college park. northbound route 1 before hollywood road. there's repairs there. the left lane is the only thing getting by. aar aaron? >> the upcoming royal wedding getting a lot of buzz. so is the suggestion made by a windsor official. the proposal that not only backfired but has thousands of people signing a petition against it. when should teenagers be allowed to

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yis lawrence at the live desk. i'm asking you to take 30 seconds and look at your screen. anthony monroe harris. montgomery county police say he left home on frederick road in der wood on sunday and nobod

has seen him since. harris is currently using crutches. his family and police are concerned for both his emotional and physical welfare. i just shared his -- i tweeted out his picture to try to help. if you've seen him or know where he is, please call the montgomery county police. thanks, chris. this spring's royal wedding will be a day fit for fairytales. >> now the suggestion for making the day appear perfect is backfiring. the local leader wants to remove the homeless in the town where prince harry and meghan markle will tie the knot. there's an epidemic of sleeping -- there's a petition insisting they leave the homeless alone. it's an issue and the prime minister weighed in. >> i think it is important that we work hard to ensure that they are providing accommodations for

commented on it. they will marry on may 19th at windsor castle. it's 4:43. not hitting the jackpot on the weather front, chuck bell. >> depends if you like cold really. if you like cold weather, you've been winning the lottery for weeks. if you're waiting for a january thaw, you won't have to wait that much longer. we do have a chance for sleet or freezing rain for the second half of the day today. be weather ready. complete check of the ten-day forecast coming up. steve bannon backtracking. why the president's former chie

good morning everybody. 4:45 on a monday morning. a lot of folks headed on out

just know this. it is going to be frigid at the bus stops early this morning. bring the umbrella and the poncho along to be on the safe side because we may have some light freezing rain or some sleet to be contending with later on in the day. be weather alert. chuck, thanks. this just into our newsroom. shenandoah county public schools are closed today. again, shenandoah county public schools closed. it's 4:46. after a rough week of 2018 for president trump, his administration is looking forward. >> this while former key strategist steve bannon issues an apology for comments he made in a new book which ignited a feud between him and the white house. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. what does bannon have to say now? >> bannon is addressing the comment about the meeting with the russian lawyer being tre-- donald trump jr. in the latest statement, he says that donald trump jr.

good man and his comments were directed at paul manafort who was in that meeting, not at the president's son. he goes on to say that president trump has his unwavering support personally and for his agenda. steve bannon backtracking a bit. apologizing that his comments distracted from the president's agenda, which is very different than the comments he quoted as making in this book. >> tracie, what's next for the president? we know he's headed to nashville for a policy speech. do we know what he is going to say? >> he's going to be speaking to the farm bureau. the first president in a quarter century to do that. he's going to focus on the economy and talk about areas specific to farmers in rural america. questions about whether all of his policies have actually supported rural america. that's what he's doing today. by the way, tomorrow he's back here talking about immigration with the democrats. one of the big topics on his agenda. >> tracie potts, live on capitol hill for

voters appealed a federal judge's decision denying their request for a new election. the result of the appeal could determine which party controls the house of delegates in virginia. 147 people received the wrong ballots in the 28th district in the stafford county area. republican bob thomas beat josh ka wo -- >> they're considering lowering the voting age to 16 in at that koem -- in greenbelt. greenbelt may vote tonight on this measure. it's expected to pass. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. we're working to learn more about a robbery in alexandria that did not go the way they planned. alexandr

people broke into an apartment on executive avenue near west glebe road. one. suspects accidentally shot themselves in the leg during that robbery. despite that, no one else was injured. waiting to learn if anyone was home. >> chris lawrence, thank you. the teenager accused of murdering a 15-year-old girl will appear in court. she's one of ten people charged with the murder last year. you may remember news 4 cameras were there when she reunited with her mother after being reported missing. prosecutors say she took part in the brutal murder and stabbing of the victim 13 times and slicing off a tattoo. investigators say she was a member of the ms-13 street gang and this was a

today, nationals analyst ray knight will be in court. he was arrested back in october for assault and battery. he admitted in front of news 4 cameras that he was involved in a fight with friends inside his alexandria apartment. he'll be in the courtroom today. look for updates in the nbc washington app. a high-end d.c. jewelry store has been robbed for the second time in a matter of weeks. yesterday someone hurled a rock through the window at benson's jewelers. the burglar smashed three display cases and ran off. the owner says there will be some changes at the store after the latest burglary. >> you just cross your fingers when you go home at night. everything is locked up. but i think a gate is going to be coming soon. >> the owner says this could be the same burglar who hit the store a few days before christmas. there is surveillance video of the break-in and police may be releasing that soon. there's another option for catching the bus in d.c. a new route is launchingin

station to federal triangle. metro extra 59 will make limited stops. buses will run every 15 minutes on weekdays and only during morning and afternoon rush hours. d.c.'s mayor, muriel bowser will hop on the bus later this morning for an inaugural ride. if you drive into d.c., you'll need to wait a bit longer to use beach drive again. a stretch of that road was supposed to reopen today but the cold weather is delaying that. it's been closed for construction since august. it will now reopen by next monday. we'll let you mow when the park service announces the new plan. we are officially one month out from the 2018 winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea. the opening ceremony will be february 8th. i'll be there to bring you all exciting moments from south korea. i can't believe it's almost here. remember i went to

>> that's right. >> we now know who will represent the u.s. in one of the most popular olympic sports to watch. figure skating. >> a lot of surprises and upsets this weekend at the national championship. >> their signature twizzle sequence. >> an ice dance, reigning champions, maya and alex could retain their national title. >> they finished second. but still made the olympic team. on ladies side, alexandria native ashley wagner, she failed to make the team this year after competing four years ago in sochi. wagner was upstaged by newcomer who won the national championship. >> a bigger deal for you. >> i've been dreaming about it since i was a little girl. i can't put into words how happy i am right now. on the men's side, nathan chen continued his

u.s. national championship. he is the favorite to win gold in pyeongchang. >> he is super human, nathan chen. >> is he 12? >> he's 17 years old. he can land a quadruple and not only that, but he could be the first american to medal in many, many olympics. >> this one doing her homework. >> i'm doing my homework. >> on that event. >> for figure skating. men's figure skating. america hasn't medaled in a while. >> what's wrong with us? >> nathan chen and team usa. >> it will be fun. >> see, this whole last two weeks, eun, this is to get you ready for winter olympics. >> i guess so. it's negative 5 to 14 degrees in pyeongchang. >> >> look at you doing the

8 above zero is minus 13 centigrade. you were there in the ballpark. s-plus for eun yang -- a-plus for eun yang. >> aaron, needs improvement. >> you're out of time, chuck. >> just in the mid and upper teens. we're weather alert once again. the main reason, freezing rain and chance for -- between noon today and midnight. we'll be near 60. though it will be raining, near 60 friday. the winter weather advisory, basically the northern 2/3 to 3/4 of the news 4 nation, timing of it, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the evening commute could be a little tricky because of a wintry mix. doesn't cause much freezing rain to cause problems. planning out the day, we may get above the freezing mark. the problem is the ground

a smidgen above freezing, any light rain falling will still fall and freeze on contact. we got a couple of days to thaw out and dry out between tomorrow and wednesday. then super mild air by comparison. mid to upper 50s thursday, friday and saturday. that comes with a rain chance before more cold settles in next week. not crazy cold. just typical cold. let's go over to melissa mollet to see what's going on in traffic. >> cold causing me some problems as well. live picture right now of where justin finch is this morning. this is in takoma park. east-west highway, east of new hampshire avenue, traffic blocked both ways because of that water main break. i'll show you what else is going on. this one was updated. this is northbound bw parkway before 202 is the new location of this one. have a crash there. beltway overall looking okay in northwest. 34th at porter road,

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glazed. chocolate cake. those are my favorites. in case anybody was wondering. stay with us. your favorite is blueberry. this i know. >> news 4 continues now at 5:00 a.m. >> news 4 begins now with storm team 4. >> one punch, two punch, three punches. we are once again in weather alert mode. getting home could be tricky. >> that does sound painful. >> paying for your pain. >> why metro is considering giving riders cold hard cash. >> a new day is on the horizon. >> it's a rousing speech that had people on their feet. the powerful message from oprah that has everyone talking today. >> when oprah speaks, people listen. do you see the things she delivers. >> she's a performer.