i wrapped a scarf around my head. >> no pictures? >> no. it's a scarf. >> i like how y got the useless in there. >> nobody caught that but you? >> no, you didn't. >> i got it and he's gonna get it. melissa will tell us about the roads. chuck, why don't you start us off. >> very windy this morning. these winds are only going to t stronger during the daylight hours. once the sun comes up it will mix the winds at higher speeds at higher altitudes.he onceun gets up it mixes up the atmosphere and it mixes the stronger winds down the surface. a wind advisory posted for all of t h daylightrs today for all of the immediate d.c. metro area, points north, west, the shenandoah valley. winds could gust 40 to 50 miles per ur. winds that strong could easily bring down a big branch or tree. scattered powerot outage completely out of the question.

with temperatures barely getting over 40 degrees, wind chills will be in the 20s all day. in addition t that, maybe even a passing quick snowflake or snow shower he, especially north and west in the higher elevations. haven't seen any reports of that around here. if you see a snowflake fly by this morning, let me know on twitter @chuck bell 4. most likely places to see a snow shower will be frederick county maryland to martinsburg. better news about tomorrow. >> thank you, chuck. taking a look here now alexania southbound 395 after king street, two left lanes are getting by that work zone. that's still hanging around. been there for a bit. 66 in bound, 95 northbound you n see nice and clear right now. in the district, northbound 295 at suite land parkway has the left lane blocked. suitland parkway has flashing lights. make sure y treat that as a four way stop.

they have a crew on the way. busy aa in themorning. hopefully they get that cleared up. take a look at the beltway coming up. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. ato developing from walter reed hospital. we're hoping to learn more about the false alarmhat caused a lockdown there yesterday. an alert went out tuesday afternoon for an active shooter in building 19. police and first responders swarmed the area within minutes. the navy announced the alert was meant to be used for a future t by and it was s accident. the words exercise or drill were not in the alert. no word on what consequences there may be for f ase alarm. happening today, the man accused of raping and killing a muslim teen is expected to plead guilty. darwin martinez torres jumped a groupr n a group of muslim teens in 2017. the group scattered but he allegedly caught the 17-year-old. he raped and killed her and then dumped her body in a pond.

police have said this was a road rage incident but the victim's family believes this was a bias crime. her family is expected to make a statement aftertoday's hearing. former virginia tech studen from maryland, natalie keepers, is sentenced to 40 years in prison. she was cvicted in prison of being an accessory in the murder of nicole lovell. eisenhower met lovell online and later killed her because he fearedhe wouldxpose their relationship. this morning some redskins fa are upset about a controversial addition to the team. the redskins havecquired reuben foster days after he was arrested on domestic violence charges. 9ers released him days ago. if true, you can be sure these

allegations are nothing our organization would ever condone. that's a statement from the redskins. now to an update on be a disturbing attack on metro. we're getting a description of the man who assaulted a blind man. this video of the two suspects jumping metro gates before geing on thetrain. the blind man and his service dog apparently bumped into one of the suspects on monday. the men allegedly pushed and yelled at the victim for a few stops btiore g off at union station and running away. they have identified those m a an seeking an arrest warrant. they're asking anyone with additional information about thisncident to com forward. now.4:34 here's a look at our other top stories. caraccused of driving a into a crowd in charlottesville, virginia, is expected to go on trial jatoday. mes field drove into that group on purpose killing o person and injuring many others.

julie kerry will be in the courtroom. look for h live reports starting at 4:00 this afternoon. as president trump continues his attacks on robert mueller, a bipartisan group is worong protect his job.ce they'll f a vote on protecting the special counsel from being fired or political pressure. republican cindy hyde-smith is the winner of the runoff senate election in the city. hyde-smith praised a supporter saying she would attend a public hanging if he invited her. she called the remark joke and eventually apologized. hyde-smith is the first woman from mississippi elected to congress. 4:35. th battle over whether tipped workers should en the same wage as other workers in d.c.d will h back to the ballot. th measure had been controversial with many

restaurant workers opposing it. the council and mayor overturned it and now supporters are asking the board of elections to once again have i up for a vote. if successful, it would be called referendum 8. the board did not decide whether or not to allow the white house will be feeling much more festive for a few hours -- in as. few ho >> you may notice though a lot of gridlock in downtown d.c. the national tree lighting sets for thi afternoon. this is videorom las year's festivities. it may be a good idea to tak metro because this event jams traffic up every year. here's a look at the roadste around the w house that will be closed today. shutdowns start at noon. they'll last until 8:00 tonight. the actual tree lighting is scheled for 4:30. now 4:36. coming up, getting festive on your commute. how the district is decking the halls while getting you around the town. first, to troubl it's the mistake any ofs could make. amall f sor

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switzerland. take a lookhere. he doesn't realize he's not strapped up to the hang glider he's about to ride. >> oh, my goodness. i can't even look. >> didn't take long for him t see he was in trouble and he had just had to hang on for dear life. as soon as the glider was close enough to the ground he had to let go. he was in the air for about two minutes or so. holding ono the pilot's leg, his pand leg there. the man said line that the fall broke his wrist but the man said he will try to hang glide again becausee'd like to enjoy the ride next time. >> oh, my goodness. i think i read it was the pilot's job to connect him. >> make sure he was harnessed. >> he forgot. he said at one point he looked down and thought, this is it. i don't kw if you have that much arm strength to hold on. >> oh, my gosh. >> lucky guy. s aple typo costing you thousands. recently a man noticed he accidentally add another letter to his daughter's last name.

>> making a plane ticket invalid. he reached out to expedia and the airline for her multi-leg flight but no one could help. expedia told him to pony up $1400 for a new ticket. >> i see thi as a robbery. it's not fair. it's a mistake. >> there's no easy fix, either y book these tickets through a third party site like expedia. >> if you buy directly from an airle they can fix the typo for you. it's recommended if you're going over seashayou book it from an airline. >> don't you triple check in. >> except for me. i have a jr. in my name and sometimes depending on how the spacing works out, it will be attached to my last ne so it looks weird. they'll ask questions. >> please. don't get me started on the yang, kang, eun. which is the first name? veryco using. chuck bell or charles bell.

>> yes. >> can't go wrong with that. >>'m glad now i know i can call aaron jr. for th rest of his natural life. >> i would advise you not to. >> don't youworry, jr., we'll get you all bundled up. wind chills in the 20s. wind chills in the 20s. more about

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here at the live desk breaking news to report e chinese scientist who claims to have made the world's first genetically edited babies, there's a secondregnancy that the scientist just made the announcement. he claims to haved alt the dna of twins born earlier this month to make them resistant to aids. scientists say the changes can be inherited and harm other genes. right now riceit unive is investigating a bioengineering professor for h possible involvement with the work of hay who has failed or refus to answer many questions including who actually paid for his work and research. eun, aaron? >> a lot of questions about this, indeed. angie goff. thank you.

4:45. a bipartisan group of sen fors wice a vote to protect special counsel robert mueller from being fired. >> it's a move m lorityder mitch mcconnell has all but guaranteed he will block. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. could the loomingshutdown compel mcconnell from allowing this vote. >> reporter: it could, but that's been an issue and mcconnell says it's not happening. his deputy says it will likely happen. we'll see as that vote is cheduled for today. what maypel him even more is the fact that one outgoing republican, jeff flake, said he will block president trump's judicial nominees if this vote does not happen. >> tracie, turning now to that mississippi state runoff republican senator cindy hyde-smith has won. what does it say about the democrat's chances in a republican strong hold. >> it was a big trump win and now they are sending their first awoman to congress aft race that had a lot of racial

eoertones. remember that v of her talking about being willing to attend a public lynchi, and ill she was elected over mike espy. espy says this is the beginning, not the end. >> tracie potn the hill for us this morning. thank you. today thecu democratic c is expected to nominate a candidate for house speaker. th comes as democrats prepare to take back the control of the house in january following mid-term election wins. right now minority leader nancy pelosi is runningunopposed. steny hoyer will return to his previous position as majority leader. the closed door voting could ast for hours once it gets started. one inmate is dead and at least three others are injured after a tractor-trailer swerved off the road in frederick county, maryland. video from the scene yesterday rning on i-70 near route 17 in myersville. maryland state police say inmates were working when a tractor-trailer hit four of them. they were part of a road crew.

one pson died. the driver of the tractor-trailer stayed at the scene. we're working to learn more after a pickup truck blew through a school bus stop sign and hit a 7-year-old girl. 4 choppe over the scene on oliver shop road. deputioo say the s bus's stop sign was fully extended at the time. they say the truck driver stayed on the scene. at last check the girl was inic cr condition. this morning police are trying to figure out who brought a bullet io a montgomery county school classroom. the bullet was i foundide sherwood high school in sandy springs tuesday morning. students a staff were told to shelter in place while police search for a gun and then questioned several people. no gun was found. 4:48 right now. today maryland legislars will announce a scholarship in the name of richard collins iii. he was waiting for a bus at the university of maryland.

state senators mike miller and douglas peters co-sponsored it. the scholarship will be awarded to rotc students. a long-time rivalry restored. maryland and virginia men's basketball teams will square off. both teams are off to a perfect start with a 6-0 record. the terps are ranked 24th in the country and are coming out off of a blowout win over marshall. rivalrya big game and a for most, but maybe not the current players. >> most of our guys were here when they were in the big t d so i't know if they understand it to the extent that those of us who have been around have, but there will not be a lot of a love lostnd that crowd lets you know the moment they think of you the moment you step on the floor. >> we get the rival game back. fans are excited about it. i know our fans are excited about it. >> maryland used to be in the

acc and that's where -- i'm still not over it. so the tipoff is 7:30 tonight. it will be a huge game. go terps. and new this morning, college basketball fan who went viral earlier this year i sporting some new bling this orning. remember sisterjean. >> yes. >> she is the chaplain,r numbe one fan of loyola chicago ramblers who were the cinderella story of the march madness. last night the team surprised herinith a four ring. >> she deserves it. >> how about that. >> awesome. >> looks bigger than her hand. >> i know, right. she is lovely. >> ring, letterman jacket. >> if you have sister jean on your side, i thinke you in good shape. >> all prayers are answered but i think sister jean is a little further up. >> god hears her voice a little more clearly when he's trying to decipher all of the voices. m aking you excited for mar madness, but this weather is a bummer. >> march is also a windy month. >> not this windy. >> never mind. i won't speak out of school.

>> remember thi past march, march 2nd, friday, march 2nd, our windiest day in more than 20 years. howling winds all day long. so the march lion, you know -- >> yes. >> march madness. you know, some mornings are harder than others. 36 in washington. winds out of the northwest averaging 15 miles per hour but gusting a lotigherhan that mps these are current wind chills now. een drivens have back into the teens and 20s for most of the area because the winds are gusting between 25 and 30 miles per hour already. these wind gus will get close to 15 miles per hour this afternoon. the weather service has issued the weather advisory for all of thed.c. metro area and points north and west. all of th areas from the blue ridge, shenandoah valley.sc

ning the skies, skies are partly to mostly cloudy. more clouds the you live or travel. there are some snowflakes flying in that nwithwest . not going to accumulate. there could be aassing snow ower or two. if you get a picture o of any those you can send it to me at chuck bell 4. planner for wednesday, temperatures barely crossing the 40 degree mark for probably no more than an hour or two today. wind chills will be in the 20s all day. here's your ten day forecast. less wind. more sun tomoow. still chilly. maybe a shower late on friday. most of saturday's rain chances in the afternoon or evening and mosu of ay's rain chances before noon and hopefully sunday afrnoon we get a little spurt of warm air into the mid and upper 60s. maine slays? >> iike that warm air idea. that sounds good. alexandria southbound 395 afterwo king street, left

lanes getting by the work zone. fairfax, braddk road at shirl will shirley's gate with dark traffic lights. taking a look at 270 from frederick do you know to the spur, 68 miles per hour going to get you there in 26 nothing in your way southbound. northbound looking quite good. now news 4 isou working for in the community helping people stay warm. i'm kicki things off on news 4 for our hare the warmth coat drive. we are helping the salvation army to collect cts and you can drop them off any any burk and herbert bank branch. if you're looking for a list of locations, you can go to the nbc washington app. just search share the warmth. a wonderful thing to do every

year. eun? >> call ittm chras on wheels. check out the d.c. circulator here. 2018 winter wonder bus is currently decked out. it will e move tory route before christmas is over. >> it brings me cheer. i like to see decorations. >> marketing expertsstimate at most americans are exposed to e4,000 adsh day. >> metro is about to add one more. audio ads are starting today and it could be started on the metro. >> sharing the bus. >> book your ticket with megabus.com. >> with more than just your fellowrider. >> don't miss mom's home cooking. megabus.com offers an expansi network. >> advertisements have started playing on certain metro bus routes. >> i get sick of them. si already getick of them when

i'm going shopping. >> reporter: clearly not everyone is thrilled an advertisement. is that annoying or is that justified? >> here's an interesting part. they can be geo targeted. for example, you might hear ad for a store that's close by. the payoff here is not insignificant. the first contract for metro worth at least a quarter of a million bucks p year. if successful this could expand to more buses and even trains. along the 31 bus,m a tuss, news 4. the companyt tovides the ads says that it's been successful in more than a dozen maher ets. sometimes even if you don't think you're recognizing ads, it gets your subconscious and all of a sudden you're buying. the cow you see here is not like the once you'll see on

farms in our area. >> is this for real? >> this is nicks, the cow. 6'4". >> wow! >> and that extra height helps -- it helps apparently. nickers wasoing to be sent to a slaughter house. turns out this cow's too big to fit into the processing facility. >> look how much bigger it is than the rest of the guys out there. >> nickers will live out the rest of his life on an australian farm instead. i'm still trying to figure out -- >> nice looking cow, nickers, right? >> john swalwall is 6'4". >> nickers weighs 3,000 pounds. >> that's a lot. >> still ahead on "news 4 today," we are working for tips

on trouble at walter reed. >> false alert. what possibly caused this problem.

news 4 beginsto with a team 4 weather alert. a live look outside on the weather alertday. if the wind isn't whipping where you are, it will be. the winds will fake itl that much colder. 36 degrees outside our studios this morning.

>> that's too cold. >> doesn't feel like that, i'll tell you right now. good rning, everybody. 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. a good day to break out the big, puffy coat. break out t accessories, gloves, scarves, hat. lissa mollet has your commute but we want to begin with meteorologist chuck be. yo had your puffy coat on. even i put the extra layer on this morning. that is the indication it is extra cold. you need something to break the wind for the backs of your thea. 's the thing that gets the coldest. weather alert day.s wi gusting between 40 and 50 miles per hour. during the late morng, mid afternoon hours. that will keep wind chills in the 20s all day. not anything in the way of any accumulating rain or snow chance for today, bho snowrs are a possibility. the wind advisory pretty much from sunp to sun down today. strong enough winds whe