weather for the rainute. and tapering off after hopefully 3:00 or 4:00. temperature wise mostly in the upper 40s to near 50 now. 'snything but cold but don't expect much change in the temperatures, but just another rainy day. northbound 270 before 109, all trafic stopped. not seeing a big impactecause of the crash but we will keep you updated. woodbridge near 123 still blocked on the left side with as nd then a brand-new crash near 32 we will get information on that and be back in a couple minutes.

>> thank you. if you are up early to hit the road after the holidays this morning the delaware memorial bridge is re-opened after causing traffic jams like this one last night. both sides of the brid shut down as a precaution after a chemical spill at a nearby plant. because it's the main route to the new jersey turnpike, the closure caused backups for drivers in new jersey and maryland. it was opened up sixer hours a it was closed. the view on the rightishe arrivals terminal right now compared to the video from last ucnight. conson on the lower level forced all cars on to the upper level t and evenough it's early and there are not as many people flying in and outwi you l still want to leave yourself plenty of time if you are heading to any of our local airports today. >> you may need extra time to commute this morning. the yellow line on t metro

will shut down for two weeks. the blue line will try to pick up the slack here and it wi run from francona springfield and huntington, but during rush hour service will be cut in half. the yellow line closure lasts until december 9th. we posted information about that in our o.app, search "me and if you hear sirens don't worry. >> each explosion is expected to last a few secds b may be felt nearby and cause metro trains in the area to stop momentarily. the 16-mile purple line is expected to open in 2022. developing this morning children screamedan coughed after tear-gas fes carried by

the wind enveloped them. that river you see they were crossi has rawsewage in it, and it's near san diego. we will check in with tracie potts coming up in 15 minutes for more oni th we have a update on the camp fire in northern california, and it is lly contained and that doesn't mean it's out, just they have control around it. it destroyed 13,000 homes and kild at least 85 people, and nely 300 people are still unaccounted for this morning, and the remains of some of the missing may never be recovered because of the severity of the fire. > family of a man shot and killed by alabama p is calling on the department to elease all videos of the shooting. bradford's family says the

department accidentally shot. the hoover police department announced bradford was not the shooter but he may have been involved in some aspect of th altercation. the family learned bradford dien ocial media. this morning we are hearing from his parents. >> basically said he was walkint arou mall and waving a gun and tryingo escape, and that was not my child. >> you can hear more on the "today" ow after "news4 today." and then a bond hearing for four local football players charged in a hazing case. theare being charged as adults foraping several teammates on the jv game. the teens had been charged with first degree rape.

the scol will vest its own nvestigation to see if staff were responsible. george paparazdopoulos will begin his sentence today. and then winchester police officer, hunter edwards, crashed ahis cruiserrday night and he was responding to a 911 call for a fight. the governor ordered the u.s. and state flags to be flown at half-staff on the day of his burial. and a massive snowstorm cancelled hundreds of flights across the rockies and midwest. a blizzard warning is still in effect for parts of the country. some areasw sa up to 40 inches of snow this weekend.

>> too soon. >> yeah. you may be just getting out f bed right now but deals for cyber monday have been going on for hos. ado adobe analytics predicts 20 billion will be sent today. >> all this despite the fact that most of us will be at work while we shop. a sur found 64% of professionals plan to look at online sales today at the office. you may want to save the airfare for tomorrow. experts say that's when prices will be at their lowest of this big sales week. >> okay. 4:36. coming up, it's the season for holiday parties, but you y not have an invite f your office this year. why compani are canceling

events. and then tips to make sure lights won't be bringing any risks into your home.

it is the season for holiday spirit and checkhaout chopper 4 found already set up over the weekend. th is a home in brookville, maryland. this family goes out. and santa was there d he came out to wave at our choppers it flew by. he will inbound his sleigh soon 29 days until christmas, just to make it real for you. now that thankserving is bring it. bring it all, bring the music and oheaments and christmas tree. chuck bell has his christmas tree up. >> >> yes, yes, i love it. >> we will get there. >> yeah, sure.>> ou may not go all out and that's okay, but chances are do plan to hang up maybe some holiday lights in your house. i >> ke mind some of them can be hazardous. and susan hogan is working for you with tips to stay safe.>>

if you are still using the same holiday lights from years ago, ty are probably incandescent and that means it's a good idea to check them for safety. >> check the wires and see if there is anythgfrayed, anything broken. make sure the plug is still in goodondition. >> make sure the wire is pliable. what if the lights jonst d't work? >> throw them ay. and they repair the cause a fire. >> that'se onason jeff staples only uses l.e.d. lightse jeff has installing elaborate displays, music fo included the past five years. he programs the display through his computer. >> i really enjoy it. i am outlining the parameter in his house and putting up six three-foot snowflakes. >> even though he spent $6,000 on the lights alone, he saysyou

can't beat their fisheofficiant. >> if you are stillng u incandescent lights like i am, the more you string them together the more of a power overload you can create, so just be careful and be aware of that. back to you. speaking of lights, the city center d.c. tree is lit up for the holidays. we kick off the event every year on theaturday after thanksgiving. i have to do it under a tent this >> they erected a tent for you? >> it was not justor me, it was all the wires and stuff. but the sturnout fantastic, so thank you to all that bved the rain -- >> did we get a picture of the tree? >> by th stime wearted the

countdown, the rain ended. >> really? >> yeah. >> what time did you turnthe tree on? >> 6:45ish. >> lucked out. >> yeah, the rain stopped. it was misty, but the rain pouring down for hours on end finally ended. it was time to bring family and there was food -- >> bring your platinum card. >> yeah. and you are waking up and it's cloudy and it's in the 40s, and bring your umbrella. rain again tomorrow, but not like on saturda your 10-day forecast coming up. i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50-85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. the three what? the three p's? what are the three p's? the thre ap's of life insurance ixed budget are price, price, and price.

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here at l theve desk with news to report, nikki haley says the security council will hold an emergency meeting today over rising tensions between ukraine and russia. this after russia confirms itat cked and seized seveal ukraine boats yesterday, and these boats illegally entered

russia's territorial waters. this is the most serious clash between russia and ukraine in years. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. e u.s. fired tear-gas on hundreds of migrants that tried to come into the country yesterday and now the border is shut down near san diego. >> tracie potts is following this story from kcapitol hill this morning. any reaction in washington? >> one incoming democrat said it was inhuman and in some cases eldery people and children were injured. the big question is, and the big question that prompted all of this is will they be all stay in the united states or till they have to stay in mexico while aw asylum? there are thousands of people

from the caravan that piled up in mexico and living in counsanitaryitions as they try to figure out if they are allowed to request asylum in the u.s. in the mueller investigation, can you bring u up to date? >> sure,po george papados lied about his russia connections, and he pleaded guilty and tried to make 1 anth hour bid to get out of the sentence and it did not wor e got 14 days. paul manafort, the former campaign chair has a status hearing today trying to reduce . his senten he was convicted in virginia last summer on fraud charges unrelated to the campaign, but the russia special counsel is trying to skis him to get any possible connections between the trump campaign and russia.

>> thank you. >> today jury selection set begin in the jury trial for the man that rammed his car into a crowd of people in charlottesville last ar. police say fields rammed hr ca into a crowd of counterprotesters and killed 33-year-old heather heyer. his attorneys have g noten a hint to what his defense will be when he appears in court today. happening today, a nasa spacecraft is expected to take a touchdown on mars. it will arrive on the red planet later today. it's designed to explore mar's surface and core later today.

you can watch theng lan online this afternoon starting at 2:00 p.m. cool.ry the folks at nasa, bravo. >> the wizardry of sa never ceases to amaze me. >> how long until people can live on mars? >> we have to get people up there, first. >> there's clearly people there. i feel like we definitely have company in the universe. it's too massive to think we are alone. >> isn't there a map or something we could put up >> there we go. >> captain star trek -- >> i was going tosay, i know you believe. >> the only science aaron believes in is fiction. cloudy skies on monday morning and more rain coming. not a lot of rain but more than enough to dampen up your monday.

15 n in washington, and southwest winds will keep it fromng b a cold rain. 46 now in leesburg and gaithersbur what to wear today? grab the rain coat and boots and umbrella. sglasses required today. good news is today will be the only real ra y day the week. high temperature this afternoon, 53. chance of gettingainedn at least at some point today, near %. if you are still trying to get homeng from thanksgi yeah, you could still have quite a few flight delays o of chicago o'hare and midway. and down to the south, the good news is the rain is out of atlanta and could be unsettled weher down acros parts of florida. for us, that's the rain, that's all coming in our direction so be ready for rain drops. raiall amounts today won't be all that impressive.

mostly like time for rain will be mid to late morning u to late parts of the afternoon. we will be dry the rest ofhe week. here's your 10-day forecast, dry but chill and blustery around here. northwest winds will be howling and it will be raining on the weekd. of course. in clarksburg, northbound 270 before 109, no problems rthbound or southbound there . left side on 270, a crash. and the ramp to the outer loop, the left side blockedy debris. and white's ferry shut down because of high waters on the potomac. and then theen ye line, no service because of the repairs.

it's going to be slow going for lots of folks there that typically use yellow and blue. >> thank you. it's 4:53 now. today the supreme courtustices will hear a case that could change the way you get apps for your phonend allows customers t siouue apple. customers filed a classaction lawsuit saying apple has a monopoly on apps. the tech giant says it is developing a marketplce that allows app stores to sell their products. two msnbc anchors pulled off a secret wedding ceremony on saturday. mika confirmed the news to "vanity fair." the couple was engaged in march of 201 and you can see the maryland congressman, elijah

cummings officiated the ceremony, and he peuwished the couple years o happiness. a bar dedicated to pandas and christmas. come on, this really is my dream come true and now it's a reality in d.c. the theme of the miracleon seventh street, look how cute -- >> this is just gratuitous playing the video. >> yeah, thank you,du pr alex for putting up the video for me. they do this every year.th this i first year they added the panda theme, thank you. you can head over there and sip on a signature drink and we have notot foen we are taking a morning show trip or something. we have to get in there. >> yeah, check it out. >> all things panda and santa. it's amazing. with the strong economy,

it's surpr companies are not having holidas parti this year. >> it's more to do with the movement than the financial conditions. >> greatest party ever. >> many find what was meticly portrayed in the movie "christm party" not so funny anymore. for hundreds of companies the office party is off the schedule this holiday. >> surprisingly only 65% of companies we surveyed are planninolto have a hay party this year. >> the survey byen cr gray and christmas also concludes the party cancelations can't be blamed on the economy. >> with 3.7% unemployment, this is typically an environment where you would expect to see companies spendin hralavishly o holiday parties. >> it's the me too movement than

putting the kibosh on so manyffice holiday parties. >> yeah, certainly companies are worried about potential lawsuits stemming from inappropriate behavior, a that happens typically at holiday parties when it's after-hours, when there's alcohol flowing. >> if not canceng and at the very least, other companies are limiting or eliminating alcohol served at annual office holiday parties. >> if they don't serve alcohol,f a lot people probably won't come. >> yeah, where is the entertainment? you always look to see who will be the drunkest at the holiday party. i am looking,ut no pictures. >> yeah, no photos. >>ma medicaljuana proving to be a major business boom in maryland. >> we're breaking skyrocketing

profits after a few months of business. lus, a police officer killed on the job. how winchester police officer, huer edwards, i being remembered this morning. "news4 today" will be right back. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. fast approaching 5:00 a.m i am aaron gilchrist. >> i am eun yang. after all the turkey and leftovers and all the family and drinking and now you are on monday and ha go back to work --

>> struggle bus. >> wow. >> you said it. yot we are going to get you ready with forecast and commute. >> we will try to make it easyo you. we have melissa with the roads and let'st check fiith chuck bell. >> sounds like eun yang had a box of wine this morning. am i missing something? >> no, just a box. we have more rain in the forecast. won't be quite the super soaker that we enred on saturday. it also won't be all that cold. we are in the upper0s to around 50 degrees now so wake-up weather this morning, mostly in the 40 be ready f rain. you can see on storm team radar, already rain in shenandoah county, and this is coming northbound so rain chances are increasing with time around the d.c. area. the chance of getting rained on