>> today amazon will name northern virginia as the site for one of its headquaters. >> we'll look t at whathat means for us, but first, a check on your forecast. we begin with storm team 4og meteort chuck bell and all the rain we're getting again. it's a good thing we like you, chuck. >> you know why i'm smiling. you know why, there maybe, emphasis on might be, a little chance for some snow coming up before this week is thrgh. don't bet on it yet, but there's plenty of cold air coming and plenty of moisture in place as well. this morning, no snow to worry about today. closest snow to us northwestern pennsylvania, southern parts of oilinois. not to effect us. what we do have to worry about this morning is an ugly start to the day. no sunshine today. the steadier rain is starting to move out. a tapering of rainnao occas showers. mist and drizzle and all of that for the remainder of the day, but it's a wetdtart and c start this morning.

we're barely in the upper 30s to low and mid 40s. get an insulated raincoat today. no sunshine. rain tering to showers and that will linger through much of the day day. temperatures will be stuck in the 40s. more about the little chance for snow coming up in a few more ownutes. >> right it's wet outside. we have that work zone. so expect heavier traffic any time through the next couple of weeks, actually. northbound, quantico to the belt wa you're here clear.

use blue or silver instead. you have to transfer from blue er si >> developing this morning, northern virginia could be one of the bigne w in the race to get amazon's second headquaters. crystal city in arlington and queens new york beat out 20 markets in north america. they also reported last week those cities were the favorites. the online retail giant would divide the headquaters evenly between those cities. that's an estimated 20,000 new jobs to each cation. amazon has not still confirmed any of the news. it's a win for the region. >> this election would be a win for the d.c. metro region. but many are wondering why crystal city is a prime choice.

analysts say that's because they're looking for good access to public transit and the potential to grow. the developments could liven u the area. >> maybe they get cooler restaurants. >> now if it is con virmed food, the area beat out other strong contenders like chicago, atlanta, and austin wtexas. ll have live coverage this morning and throughout the day. you can also check out the nbc washington app for more information. >> happening today after a brutal night for pedestrians in montgomery county, county eaders will meet to discuss safety. >> last night in the span of a few hours six people were hit by

cars in the county. two of the accidents took place in rockville. one woman was seriously injured there. it happened before 5:30 last night. a dodge charger hit the woman as she crossed the street. she was rushed to the hospital injuries.ous weather could have played a role in all of these incidents. this is a perfect storm due to the fact that it's getting darker earlier, it's rainings ad it cold. >> it's still unclear whether the pedestrns was hit in the crosswalk. this accident remains under investigation. >> the district had to contend vth alent night on the road. firefighters had to pull a woman out from underneath a bus. she was hit before 9 clock last night bd. a c. trails bus that operates between d.c. and new york. her jurors were considered

critical. police believe woman may have died of hypothermia. she was talking to catch and train at union stion and noticed a woman on b aench and quickly realized the woman was not asleep but unconscious. she b wasely wearing clothes. i said there's a d.c. resident here that does not look good. >> d.c. police are investigating the ect cause of her health. >> firefighters are continuing to fight three large fire fights. it's on both end of the state. the largest is the campfire and the dth toll has gone up.

>> 42 people have been killed by the campfire making it the deadliest fire in california history. it's already destroyed the city of paradise,ipirtuallyg it off the map. officials say those that have been found dead were found in burned out ca, the ruins of their homes are next to the vehicles overcome by flames before they could escape. there are concerns that the air and smoke may be toxic. state regulators are investigating the company for it's possible role in the start of this wildfire. it may have malfunctioned near ground zero of the fire. so we'll keep you posted on any further developments.

>> it's 4:07 now. is president trump thinking about another cabinet shake up? he has decided to get rid of homeland security secreta in the next week, if not sooner. they say the president wants to replace her with someone that will do a better job backing his immigration policies. >> also the state of maryland is asking rod rosenste be named attorney general. the attorney general eresbe mueller's investigation. many now fear the case is at risk and have been calling on whitaker to recuse himself. >> the d.c. council will hold the first of two votes o two

major bills. one measure aims to lower the voting age for 16or all elections. the other would decriminalize fare evasion. right now it's $300 and possibly up to 10 days in jail. counsel membersay there's a racial disparity to those accused of the crimes. today opening statements begr he trial of the notorious mexican drug king pen el chapo. he's accused of trafficking 200 tons of cocaine into the u.s. he's also accused of muer, kidnapping, and federal authorities are looking to seize $14 billion in assets from him. >> local bookstores were open at midnight for those tt want to

pick it upright away. they had boxes of books ready to go. yesterday she spoke with students at her old high school there. m tht expensive tickets are listed for $1,200 on sites like st hub. she's selling out arena. $1,200 a pop. >> i'm not surprised. >> a lot of interest. >> he is the most iconic figure in the entire comic book world stanlee passed away yesterdayhe at t age of 95. >> the world continues to remember the man that made super heros latable. he served in the u.s. army before going on to create characters that became household names. characters including spider man,

ir man, incredible hulk. his famous cat phrase hangs above a b comick self-right there. he tried to make super heros se like real people. >> it's no fun reading about somebody that's yorfect. u want to read about people that i you canntify with. we all have problems and we're all flawed. >> actor seth roge said thank you stan lee for making people that feel different realize they are special. >> x-men is all about that. >> i wasn't a comic book kid but n adult i have fallen into that universe and youatch i again and again and it's good every time. an they're all good. there's so good ones.

still ahead, what researchers say nearly all of us do every day that could be impacting our mental health. >> plus we continue our series on getting you the best sleep possible. what you can d to ensure that you're getting enough shuteye. >> and a reunion decades in the making. >> we may have a little in-snow ra>

new research suggests scaling back on social media.in cu back on facebook or instagram could lead to a reduction inf feelings o loneliness. students that limited their daily use of social media to 10 minutes a day had a significant decline of depression symptoms. >> how often do you h the gym? nsst america are not getting the exercise they need. kids should get an hour or more every d. adults should aim for about 2.5 hours of exercise eachweek. even short bursts of activities like house work or climbing stairs are beneficial. >> housework and climbing stairs counts i'm good.

>> no excise? >> 2.5 hours. >> we'll have to have you jogging around the studio. >> now to a group of nurses that makes history. the class of 1968 health it's 50th reunion. >> they had the first black student no graduate from the program. we caught up with these women celebrating years of friendship. >> if you ever wondered what 50 years of friendship sound like this is it. and joe an is also still a nurse. >> it's amazing. none of us can believe it. >> we share memories, some of which we cannot share with you. >> what we can share is the history they made. >> i was grateful for that. >> she was the first black

student to graduate fromm. her prog >> but the nurses school was still quite segregated. >> we didn't give it a second thought. >> we know how to persist. >> and no matter what, all of these nurses know that after 50 years their friendship is still going strong. i think that's wonderful. after 50 years, they still stay in touch a celebrate their friendship, those are the thingh keep us going. >> i'll let you know when i get to 50 years on something. >> do you know what, chuck, u're absolutely right. >> a little warmer than this time yesterday. it would b one thingf it was dry outside. but it's misty andainy

outside. sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. al of these words would be negative. cloudy, cold, wet, damp, unpleasant. north wind at almost 10 miles per hour. temperaturow stuck in the and mid 40s and still pockets of mostly just light rain and showers at thispo t, but you'll need thes. umbrel have your raincoat ready to go: showers ata.m. drizzle at noon. mainly cloudy skies by late in the afternoon. temperatures will be stuck in the 40sll day. here you can see the real colder air is way back up to the north and west. this fst wave of rain is moving out. the cold front will arrive here about the time the sun goes down

in the ear morning and evening hours. o the from our beltway baltimore beltway. a general trend. overnight skies will try to have at least a few breaks and as a result colder tomorrow morning. dry but temperatures in the low andid 30s but no warm up tomorrow. that's an important part of thee forecast bec cold air will be stuck in place and as we go through the day tomorrow, maybe a peak of sunshine or two but clouds thi back up again. nothing to worry about but byth time the sun is up on thursday morning, likely to be mainly rain but wet snow nlakes for ththern part of the metro area and that could be two or three inches of wet snow mainly along i-81. that thursday time frame is the one we're watching for. in the plus column ios going

be cold. in the minus column it's coming down the during the day. it might be just strong enough to keep it from sticking to the roads. just know,here could easily be some delays. >> all right. thank you very much, chuck. we do have the rain falling here and there. nortound 295 has streets flooding there this rning. that low lying area that gets slow when it rains. inner loop outerloop of the beltway, no problems. but on metro changes between 5:00 and 6:30 today west and east only this morning. use the blue line and transfer to silver to get around the slow

down. >> i'm thinking about sleep all the time. >> what you can doonight to ensure that you're getting the best sleep possible. >> later on ellen, mark walberg steps by. ellen a

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the cdc says abo 70 million americans are not getting the recommended amount of rest. angie went to a sleep lab arching for answers and some real solutions we can all learn from. >> getting a full nit's sleep has never been easy having to wake for work in the middle of the night doesn't help. so i checked into the center for slee and wake disorder. 'md learned a recipe for rest disaster. >> this is one tired person who hasn't gottengh en >> she believes i have more of a rhythm disorder than insomnia based off bad. habi starting with no set bedtime and an average of four o hours sleep a night. >> the more your brain can

anticipate and know what to expect. >> that means sleeping and waking up ate the s time every day, even on weekends. when there's the kids in the bed, dnking coffe all day and using my phone at night. >> light is a drug that promotes wakefulness all common mistakes at can be corrected. starting with wearing a pair of these classes aple of hours before bed. >> they're amazing and they filt out the blue light. >> turns out there's special light bulbs to help turn the lights off in the brain too. all things to try knowing the risks of not sleeping. >> we t sleep reset ourselves physically and mentally.

keep space around your bed organized and room dark and cool. music or a podcast. you need to give yourself at least two weeks to try something out, techniques and tool things like i got you guys each a pair of these glasses. they filter out the blue light. i changed the light bulbs in my bedroom to these tha stripped the blue light out of the bulb so it makesal you down and tone down and i have noticed a difference. getting a average ofour hours a night in the last week i have averaged 8. >> you can tell the energy level is different. >> thank you. >> it's now 4:26. the big news we have been

waiting fore could b coming today. the announcement to bring thousands of amazon jobs to our area. >> good morning, everybody. storm team 4 keeping a close eye on your thursday. a cold rain, yes. a mix of rain and snow, artainly possible. more about of this coming up in the next half hour. >> plu a hometown singer gets his first live shot on aal his first live shot on aal nationstage.

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our area is gearing up for a ouge aement from amazon. multiple reports that the new headquaters could be here in our backyard. we're working to fill you in on everything that we know about this so far on this monor ic boost for our area. we're talking thousands of jobs to our ar. good morning, everyone