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 where you can have a downed branch or power line. wind are already gusting between 25 and 30 miles per hour and that has wind chills in th 20s and teens this morning. no accumulations today. don't be like this yguy, pr coat on. it's cold outside. high today only 43 degrees. melissa? >> that guy is having a bad morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway,verything has cleared out of the way. outer loop, fairfax braddock road at shirley gate road, do have dark traffic lights. treat that as a four way stop. 95 northbound quantico to the beltway going 64 miles per hour. that's going to take you 18 minutes as you're headed in bound. tbound, same situatio everything is nice and clear at this point. this morning chesapeake bay bridge, what chuck's been talking about this morning. the highwi s, high wind

warning. they have warnings in place.n? aaro >> melissa, thank you. 5:02 now. today we're hoping to learn more about the lockdown situation at walter reed. >> security and montgomery unty police swarmed the medical center tuesday afternoon when an alert went out for an active shooter. it turned out to be a false alarm. part of ross could he pike was shut down. from chopper 4 you can see staff exiting building 19 with their hands up. standard procedure. people were told to shelter in place after a short time the navy announced the alert was meant to be used for a future drill. was sent by accident and did not r ve the words exercise drill.ry nd congressman was there at the time. >> a lot of people in the room were upset. a woman was crying and she u couldn't pic her daughter and she couldn't get ahold of her husband. there was a lot of emotion.

>> the congressman wants to kw how an alert like this could have been sent o in error and what steps are beingo taken make sure it doesn't happen again. happening on i-66, drivers can expect extra stops and slow traffic innesville for some blasting today. the stop pages are scheduled to happen between 110 and noon today for the westbound lanes. the one eastbound lane could be stopped as well. state police will start c slowi dos around 11:00 and stop traffic for the blasting. the stops could lasto up minutes. this is all part of the i-66 outside the beltway project which is expected to be completed by thend of 2022. the trial for james fields will begin today. m he's the accused of driving his car into a crowd of protestors last year killing heathe hyer. he was pro o testi the removal of a confederate statue. hyer and others werehere to protest that gathering ofhite

nationalists. you can catch our reports beginning on news 4 at 4:00. 4 minutes after the hour now. the fbi says hate crimes are on the rise across the country. the tre is now confirmed in our area as well. the fbi says in virginia inx fairounty in particular the number of incidents spiked nearly 50% last ar. in response, community and state leaders gathered to ce up with ways to reverse the trend. one of those involved in the lks is jeff dannick. he's the executive director of the jewish center. he said t synagogue massacre in pittsburgh is a warning for everyone. >> the pact thattsburgh happened a week later makes us feel like spray paint is the tip of the ticeberg andt anything is possible now. >> also at the table, virginiae attorney g mark herring, he's working to strengthen laws against hate crimes in virginia. 5:04. the next story has 'skins fansi ta this morning.

repeat domestic violence suspect is set to join the roster. news broke that the 'skins acquired him yesterday. chris lawrence has details and n reac what are people saying? >> reporter: well, mixed, reactieun. we've learned that the redskins spoke with several of their own players who used to play with reuben foster in college at alabama. they apparently spoke highly of him. what's not clear is that team officials never actually called the tampa police. that arrest happened t at grand hyatt hotel where the 49ers were in town to play theee buccrs. in that police report foster's girlfriend claims that he slapped the phone out of her hand, pushed her in the chest and then slapped her face with his open hand. t now thing is it's not foster's first run-in with the law.ry back in janua he was arrested on possenaion of marijua charges and in february on felony domestic violenc charges

with the same woman. that incident apparently happened in his home in california but those charges re dismissed when the girlfriend recanted her story. needles to say, hison acquisiti by the redskins provoking some really mixed reactions from fans. >> if you have a history of battery or violent behavior, you should not be involved with any sort of organization because you pose a t risk tot organization and their fellow employees. >> got a lot of alabama on the roster that might be able to corral him and be able to utilize hi he's a talent.ep >>ter: now the redskins put out a statement saying the team fully understands the severity of the rect allegations made against reuben. if true, you can be sure these allegations are nothing our organization would eve condone. it goes on to say he'll have to go throughriminal court, an nfl investigation and meet with redskins team ounselors before he would ever be able to suit up for the team.

porting live near fedex field, chris lawrence, news 4. the final rults from decision 2018 are in. republican cindy hyde-smithon the runoff senate election in mississippi. hyde-smith is the first woman from mississippi elected to ss cong this race gripped the nation in part after he-smith praised a reporter and said she would attend a public hanging if hevi d her. hyde-smith eventually apologized. during her acceptance speechid e he won because voters knew she was joking. >> the reason we won i because mississippians know me and my heart. >> she thanked president trump who campaigned for her this week. more trouble this morning r former trump campaign manager paul manafort. a day afterse ptors accused him of lying and violating his pldeal, after agreeing to

cooperate one of manafort's lawyersctively started briefing the president's attoeys on what he told the special counsel. the times des the move as unusual but not illegal. trump attorney rudy giuliani acknowledged the arrangement. nbc news has not confied the details of that report. we have breaking news right a kremlin spokesman says he still expects a meeting between russian president vladimir putin and president trump topp . angie is livet the desk today. he may cancel his planned sitdown with putin following's russ seizure of those three ukrainian naval sh here's video of the two leaders meeting in germany. the kremlin spokesman told reporters today that the meeting is on and that russi has not received, quote, any other information from our u.s. counter dlgs parcount

j count counterparts. we have not heard a response from the white house bll continue to follow up. the ukraine has released the exact locations where the swere fired wing they were in international ters. russian officials considered them prisoners of war at this point. eun? >> angie, thank you. it's 5:09. happening today at the white house, the christmas tree will be lighting up, but with that festive event comes all the traffic jam downtown. >> news 4's justin finch is outside the white house this morning ahead of the tree lighting ceremony. justin, when will people start seeing these changes? >> reporter: well, aaron, those closures t begin roll out as ngon as noon today, that means plans will cha for a lot of people here in the towncontinue area. you can see a crunchdown here. people want to avoid that. you might be smart to change your route or adjust your travel

times because as you can see there, it's going to get congested down here. i want to show you the map. the focus of the tree lighting, the whiteouse ther you'll see the street closures. it extends to some5arts ofth street as well. some streets off of 15tyland then pennia avenue and 17th, another closure point with those closures going down 17th streetal to the natiall and you will see some streets closing towards 18th street as well. so back out live here you'll see those closures in place until about 8:00 this evening. you might want to leave earlier, leave late to avoid this or of course take metro, mass transit and avoid the mess altogether if you can. do not drive because, of course, finding a parking space around here will be impossible around this time in just a few hours when the tree lighting begins. back in to you in the studio. >> justinfinch, justin, thank

you. 5:11 right now. still ahead on "news 4 today," aaa reveals shocking findings about elderly drivers and road safety. plus a potential break er treatment.ca a new treatment that could potentially treat 20 different tumors. >> storm team 4 weather alert today. it will be very, very windy.ld winds c gust near 50 miles per hour this afternoon. temperatures will struggle mightily to get near 40ee de the good news ithere will be as

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welcome back. 5:14 now to a potentialst mie in cancer treatment. the food & drug administration has approved a drug that can be ed to treat a wide range of cancers. the treatment is based on a tumor's geneticn mutatio rather

than its location in the body. the drug is called laratrectineb. it is a pill taken twice a y. it could have a major impact on theay doctors treat 17 types of cancer. in trials in patients with cancer sawncurable their tumors disappear, often within days. statistically they are the safest drivers on the road, but a new study says the medications taken by many older drivers could be putting everyone at risk. aaa looks at thousands of older drivers and found that about half were taking at least seven medications. researchers say about one in five of the medications reported could potentially impair a person's driving ability. there are more than 40 million drivers in this country over t age of 65. we're working 4 you this morning with some tips on how to still enjoy those deep holiday discounts. travel experts s this week is a good time toind cheap airfare for your next vacation or lock down that holiday tr. experts say one big money saving

tip is to simply book your flight and a hotel the same time. >> the average savings for booking a package on price line is $240 versus what you pay if mu pay for the independently. >> many airlines are offering flash sales this week but those are trickier because often it's not necessarily to the destinations you want to go to, but if you're flexible with your destination and your trave time, you can fin fares at 90% off. another simple way is to download apps like hopper, prici ne, kayak. many offer extra deals and savings. deals. exclusi >> if you do have the flexibility, that's when you can travel to avoid all theri ts and other families who are all out at the same time. >> if you don't care about when or where in some cases. >> a little bit of venture. >>16 now. if you plan on mailing holiday gifts, you need to. hear th >> we have some deadlines you want to know about to make sure your gifts are delivered by christmas. let's start with the u.s. postal

service. december 14th is the deadline for retail ground shipping. december 20th is the ddline for first class and priority mail and december 22nd is the last day for priority mail express. now for all o you procrastinators,edex does offer same day shipping on christmas day. expect to pay big time for it. aaron found out it doesn't deliver same day for all locations. >> not necessarily. if it's somece obscure p where it's delivered in an unmarked jeep. >> deliver from my house to your >> okay. >> well, i'll send you a list. >> okay. >> i don't wt to know what you're getting me. >> make a list. >> noni lamborg or anything like that. >> no. no. no. here's a hint. cashmere. >> wow. easy enough. >> something warm because you're going to need it. if you have something warm today, put it on because it's going to be frigid outside all

day long. wind chillsre in the teens and 20s to get your day started. they'll stay in the 20s all day long because the wineis going to howling. northwest winds are going to gust between 40 and 50 miles per hour. couldng easily b down a tree here, a big branch there. that could cause some scattered power outages. windy and cd are the two operative words for today. these are the current wind gusts between 25 and 35 miles per hour across most of the area. that a pretty stout breeze this early in the day. that wind will increase oncesu e comes up. storm team 4 radar, one of our weather watchers and co-workers driving in from frederick county saw occasional snowflakes and a shower. temperatures are mostly just above the freezing mark so you ndy see a snowflake flying. if you do if you can get a picture of it, send it to me on twitter @chuck bell 4. out be happy to tweet it with my thanks.

temperatures will get barely above 40 degrees. the real issue is the wind and the wind chill. stay layered up. current temperatures are only in the lows 30 now and current wind chills on your step out the door, 19 is what the feels like factor is in martinsburg. 29 in annapolis. here's your five dayre st, windy and cold today. less wind and some fading sunsne tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s once again. a lot of clouds on friday. not aot of rain expected friday but some showers especially later on in the day. more rain on saturday primarily coming in after 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. sunday looks nice and mild, meessa. >> i l sunday then. oakton, new problem westbound i-66 ramp to 123. car into the barriers. braddock road at shirley gateti road, have the dark traffic lights. treat that, again, as a four-way stop. inner loop and outer loop of the

beltway, earlier slowdowns with a couple of work zones on outer loop on the american utgion bridge and braddock road. both have cleared of the way. aaron? what's wrong? >> eun just asked chuck a question about the weather on the weekend. he sa, when you get up on saturday you'll know. >> i was hoping to get some intel. so you booked your plane ticket and your hotel room, but holtiay travel can be a jungle. >> coming up, we have the tips l troubles before they start and later today on "ellen." >> you're working out with dwayne njohnson. a trailer, it's a full gym. >> this is one of the alien pieces of equipment called the pit shark. how do you use this? >> it's easy, i'll show you one day. isaid, never mind, i've got it. >> see, if you work out with the rock youave to expect the

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cats involved. somethiin that's not a for permission from family members. that's an age old tradition. did that pop out of a roller coaster? my goodness. the average time spent planning proposals, 4 1/2 months. good luck because you have to come up with all kinds of drama not you caust say i love you, spend the rest of your life with me anymore. >> okay. you can. >> not a concern ofmine. wait, $6,000 the average cost of an engagement ring. seriously? boy. i'll be single a long time. and because i'm cheap. we're working for you - wit ti >> i can't even say that. so much material. >> go for it. >> if you haven't made a reservation yet, the clock is ticking. justin finch has a way youan relieve the trouble headaches. >> remember the candy rings.

oh, my -- >> reporter: the holidays seem to hit us back to back. and if you're flying with small children or big bags of presents, you may want to go ahead, pay the fee and check some luggage. >> remember that car seats are not required on planes and you can check them for free. >> reporter: jennifer found a 25th concierge books travel for >> whatever you can possibly do to minimize the amount of stuff that you're lugging through the terminal will make your life a lot easier. >> reporter: if your travel's not booked yet, be prepared to pay more for airfare but you mve ime to eke out a hotel deal, that's if you play your cards, especially membership cards the right way. >> if you're an aaa member, any memberships you have, people around here certainly have lots of them, you'd be surprised. >> reporter: for a low room rate she says your best bet is to call the hotel directly. that could pay off with a deeper

discount than you were hoping. >> espially if you're able to turn on the charm a little bit and a rapport with the person you're speaking with, people want to help. >> reporter: if you can't get a hotel, try airbnb but they go fast and early. start now. justin finch, news 4. good morning, everybody. your wednesday is off to a windy and cold start and nothing's going to change for the rest of the da bundle up for your wednesday. winds could gus near 50 miles per hour today. more about how long the cold sticks around and any weekend rain chances coming up in the next half hour. plus, commuting with commercials. why you're going to start heing ads o your next busri de. favorite video this morning. how the giant cow's heighte helped savts life.

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weather art at 5:30. the winds are picking up as you wake up on this wednesday and they're not going to get to their strongest -- let me start that over. they are only going to g stronger as your day gets started. od morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i really understood what you were tryg to say. saw the picture, the flag waiving. >> it's windy. >> keept simple. >> if you're getting ready to head out the door, take a second to grab an e layer and all of the accessories that you need because the wind is going to make it feel even colder than now.eed right 36 degrees. chuck bell working for you on the forecast. melissa i going to tell us about first 4 traffic. eyeglasscleaner. you want that on your way ou >> there you go. >> that's why we don't let you do the weather. winds are going to be a howling toda wind advisory already issued by the national weather service.ro basically sun up to sun down. winds could gust anywhere from

40 to 50 miles an hour. even stronger gusts today. high profile vehicle drivers be on the lookout. hold on t tot steering wheel tight. currently the winds are gusting to 36 miles per hour in gaithersburg. 46 in prince gorges county. radar picking up the occasional snowflake or two flying in the northwest wind. if you get a picture of the snow showers up near frederick, hagerstown, you could send me a picture of it on twitt twitter @chuckbell4. wind chills are in the 20s that's where they're going to stay. dog walking, low profile dogs preferred. pookie is available at the dumane rescue alliance. temperatures aro0 this afternoon. >> pookie? >> did you name him? >> i did not. you saw that cone of shame? >> i kind of wantdo to him because of his name.

westbound 66 the ramp to 123, crh with a vehicle into the jersey wall. no injuries so that's good. we have that new accident. arlington sthbound gw parkway after 123, work zone blocking a lane. delays headed in bound. fairfax, still have this issue hangingaround. dark traffic lights there. in bound in brandywine branch avenue before moores road has debris in the way. large bumper in the middle lanes and causingdelays. inner loop and outer loop no problems there. guys. >> thank you, melissa. a controversial addition to the washington redskins has fana ing. linebacker reuben foster was cut by the san francisco 49ers justg days after b charged with domestic violence. >> that leas some people wondering why the 'skins would bring him on in the midst of suchchanges. news 4's chris lawrence is live with details and reaction. chris, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning,

eun. here's one reason. redskins say they spoke with several of their old players who used to play with reuben foster at college in alabama and they spoke highly of him. what not clear if team officials actua ever picked up the phone and called the p tampaice where the redskins were in town to play the buccaneers. in that report his girlfriend said he slapped the o phone of in thed, pushed h chest and slapped her in the face with his open hand. this wasn't his first run-in with the law. in january he was arrested for marijuana possession and in february arrested ini calif at his home for alleged felony domesticio vlence abuse also involving tt same girlfriend, but thoseharges were dismissed when sheecanted h story. but, again, obviously causing a lot division among fans. the redskins did release a statement. doug williams said the redskins

fully understand the severity of the recent allegations made against reuben if true, you can be sure these allegations are nothingur ganization would ever condone. he goes on to say foster will have to let the legal process ay out, meet with redskins team counselors before he would ever be able to suit up for the team. live outside near fedex field, chris lawrence, news 4. chris, thank you. 5:34.in happ today the man accused of raping and killing a muslim teen is expected to plead guilty today. darwin martinez torres jumped a curb near a group of teens walking to a mosque in sterling ck in june of 2017. the gro scattered but martinez torres allegedly caught the 17-year-old. police say that he raped and killed and then dumped a body in the pond. this was road rage but they

believe it was a v lentcrime. the controversial gene editing in babies. angie goff is live at the live desk. >> there may be a second gene edited pregnancy. that announcement happened today in hong kong. the chinese scientist sd there is a second pregnancy. it is in the very early stages. the scientist claimso have altered thena of twins born. d the can be inherited and harm other genes. riceniversity is investigating a bioengineering professor for his possib involvement for his involvement with hay. aaron? >> angie goff for us at the live desk. ank you. 5:36 right now.

time for a check on ourther top stories. investigators hoping to learn more about the false alarm for anctive shooter at walter reed medic medical center. that went out yesterday afternoon and prompted a large navy response. it was supposed to be this afternoon. former virginia tech student from laurel, maryland, will spend 40 years prison. natalieeepers was convicted in the murderf 13-year-old nicole lovell. prosecutors sd eisenhower killed the girl because he feared she would expose the relationship. ed> a man a of driving a car into i a crowdn charlottesville allegedly drove into a group of people on purpose. th were demonstrating against a white nionalist

investigation. you can look for her live reports starting at>>noon. the battle over whether tipped workers should earn the same minimum wag could be headed back to the ballot. voters passednitiative 77 which raisedhe initiative of $15 an hour. the d.c. council and the may overturned that vote. now supporters are asking the board of elections to once again have it up for a vote. ifsuccessful, it would be called referendum 8. the board did not decide whether or not to all ityesterday. >> 5:37. coming up, a holiday tradition thatauses gridlock on the roads. we have the warnings ahead of tonight's national christmas tree lighting plus, getting festive on your commute.

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today." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> if you aren't aeady in the holiday spirit, nbc is hoping to put you there tonight. you seeight ere, john legend and chrissie teigen are hosting a new hiday special that airs tonigh >> stevie wonder. >> this is a schticky show. love it. >> it's called a legendary christma with john and chrissie. that comes at 9:00 night. >> i know you're watching that. before that rockefeller center will light up with the lighting of the rockefeller christmas tree at 8: p.m. the annual celebration has been broadcast live around t world since 1951. >> john legend is performing here in national harbor tonight. the special is recorded. >> we should go see that. call it christmas onwh eels. the 2018 winter b wonderus comes

fully decked out in holiday decorations. look at this. currently on the national mall. it will move to every route before christmas. love the season, chuck. >> absolutely right. it's going to -- the cold today will get you in the mood for the holidays like nothing else other than maybe a little more snow, which is not really in the forecast. current wind chills are in the teens and 20s and there are even snowflakes flying across northern

later today a bipartisan group of senators will make a vote to protect robert mueller. >> mitch mcconnell has said f'll block it. >> reporter: jefke of arizona has said he will block l esident trump's judic nominees if they don't do this,

that couldompel it to happen. mcconnell has said it's unnecessary, but interestingly his deputy says it's likely to happen. there are some democrats and republicans who want to see it come. turning to the mississippi state runoff. republican senator cindy hyde-smith has won. what does it say about democrats' chances in there blican strong hold? >> it doesn't bode well for democratsry who areg to break through in states like mississippi which is a big trump win. he won that by 18 points. she has won the seat by what appears to be eight points.om the first from mississippi er headed to washington t serve in congress. this was race that involved racial incidents, racial overdnes. it got k of nasty towards the end, but in the end mississpi not onl elected the republican but elected her by what appears to be -- it's a single digit win, b it's eight points. it wasn't quite as tight as some thought it would be.

>> tracie potts live on capitol ll. thank you. now to an update on a metro.bing attack on we're getting a closer look at the suspt wanted for assaulting a blind man on a red line train. metro showed this video of two men jumpinget the gates. the blind man and his service dog apparently bumped into one of thesuspects. metro transit police have identified them ando they're als asking anyone with additional information to come forward. one inmate is dead and three others injured after a tractor-trailer swerved off the road in frederick county, maryland this is i-70. they were on a work detail on the side of the highway when a tractor-trailer hit four members of that crew. tae driver of the tractor-trailer syed at the

scene. we are working to learn more after a pickup truck blew through a school bus stop sign and hit a 7-year-old gi. chopper 4 was on the scene yesterday. deputies say the school bus's stop sign was fully extended at the time of the crash. they sayhe truck driver stayed on the scenethere. at last check the girl wasn critical condition. happening today at the white house, the christmas tree will be lighting up, but with that festiveom event traffic jams all around downtown. news 4's justin finch is outside the white house ahead of the lighting ceremony. justin, we expect people to start arriving there. raffic ll they see the changes? >> the traffic could start coming in before the people, actuallyaaron. the traffic closures are expected to begin around noon today. not too much longer for now. 9 tree lighting is a tradition and so is the traffic. ctheemony is set to start about 4:30 this afternoon. as you can s from video from

last year, it will get tight down here. reain, the clo is set to begin as soon as noon today and set to continue untilbout 8:00 or so this evening. want to show you a map to give tyou a look all of the hot spots coming our way. we're talking about closures around the white house here incling pennsylvania avenue, 15th street, 17th street and constitution avenue as well as other streets as well extending over into surrounding streets including 14th street and 18th street as well. s we shoul all of this begin to clear up around 8:00 or so thevening. now a word, they may work around the area. back out live. it may be smart to start your day earlier and get it coming your way. g it'sng to be windy, of course, so bundle up. most portantly, today might be a good day for metro because geying around here car is going to be a real big headache. otherwise if you're coming have fun, i guess. live here in northwest. i'm justin finch, bac in to

you. >> it'll be better on >> cold, windy, it will take you forever but have a good time. >> tha you, justin. you're going to have to contend with the wind and temperatures if g you'reng tonight. >> secure all of the lights and ornaments on the national tree. ey've buttoned up the national m menorah. windy conditions today all afternoon long. the wind w settle down until sometime in the mid to late evening hours. storm team 4 weather alert day for th strong wind already a rather gusty and blustery morning. the strongest of thinds are likely from 10:00 in the morning up untiln 3:00e afternoon and winds could gust as much as 50 miles per hour ats. ti with temperatures struggling to get towards 40 for a highmp ature today, wind chills will be in the 20s all day long. a chance forain comes back in on friday. currently these are the wind gusts gusting t 38 miles per hour in leesburg, 37 miles per

hour at joi base andrew. the wind advisory goes pretty much sun up to sun down today. along with that gusty northwest wind, just enough cold air and moisture, we have a couple of snow showers now across parts of northernmaryland, northern frederick county. don't be completely caught off guard if you see ala sno or two. current temperatures at or above the freezing mark for most of the metro area. 36 in washington, 32 in fairfax. in chevy chase. current wind chills are in the upper teens and low and mid 20s so it is going to be cold and windy all d long fortoday. keep that in mind. you can always use your nbc washington app. storm teare 4 st on your phone. coming up this saturday morning, eun and i will be emceeing the walk to end h.i.v. hopefully we can keep the rain out of that. rain is likely sometime later on in the day saturday. sunday looks mild. back to chilly weather for next week.

good morning. >> good morning to you. taking a look right now in oakton, westbound 66. theamp to 123. crash into a jersey wall. a crash on b.w. parkway. we'll take a look at that in bit. .d. parkway, work zone still blocking one roadway. inner loop and outer loop, everything is rolling along. maryland, both looking good. in bound in virginia, 95 north going 40 miles per hour this morning. want to show you something news 4 working for you in the community helping families stay warm. we're helping the salvation arm collect gently used coats for those in need and kicking things off today,ns donat are being accepted today in the d.c. office and any burke and herbert

branc branch. search share t warmth. eun? >> thanks so much, melissa. definitely a greatause for this time of year. marketing experts estimate that most americans are exposed to about 4,000 ads each day. >> and now metro is adding to that with audio ads. >> book your ticket with megabucks.com and you'll be home in time for turkey. happy holidays >> advertisements are being played on bus rides. ey will play for 90 to 120 seconds. that's shorter than singing the baby shark song. sorry. >> ugh! >> they can be tggered when a bus passes a certain location if successful, the ads could expand to more buses and to trains, too. >> really? >> yeah. >> it's hard not to sing it. >> apparently.

baby shark. happening tonight, a longime rival restored. >> the maryland and virginia men's basketball teams wual off. both teams are off to a perfecth start wit a 6-0 reco. the terps are ranked up there and the cavaliers are ranked fourth. like old times. go, interprets! good morning, i'm frank honband at headquarters. amazon plans to sell softwar that can scan medical records and make suggestions to improve treatment or save money. "the wall street journal" says it picks o a patient's condition and prescription and can recognize differences in how doctors take notes. they sell the software w andh your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. now to a story that had us talking quite ait before the show. take a look at this cow.

one of these things is not like the her. >> right. >> this cow is on a farm, not -- >> look at him ve. >> he's 6'4",his cow. >> how about that. nickers was going to be sent to a slaughter house. turns out he's too big to fit into the processing facility. he'll live out the rest of his life on anustralian farm instead. it's a steer so maybe he ate a little extra. >> a lot extr >> a lot of free time on his hands. >> happy trails. this holiday season you may see more thanks -- more than just christmas lights around town. >> light up bears are on display as part of children's national hospital's big campaign this season. this morning our molette green is live in bethesda as one local store gets ready to add oneo their holiday display for a good cause. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, guys. we're rht outside the amazon storeere in bethesda.

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news 4h begins w a storm team 4 weather alert. a livesi look o on this weather alert day right here in our front yard. you can seehe wind is whipping here in our neighborhood in upper northwest. it's going to behat kind of day, folks. cold temperatures settling in. the wd will only make it feel a lot colder. i say will but is currently. >> brrr. >> makes it feel lot colder. good morning, just about 6:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. good tai to break out all of the winter gear you have.

35 grease. >> just did the scarf today? >> what about the balaclav >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what do you have? >> the wind is the real issue. we've been colder than tass in the couple of weeks, but we've not had this much of a combinatio of cold and wind for a while. 35 degrees in washington now. northwest winds are averaging 15 but gusting to in some places m over 30es per hour and the sun's not even up yet. once thet sunrises will actually mix down some of the stronger winds aloft. all the way down to the surface. so a blustery and windy day for sure. wind chills have been pushed back into the apper teens low 20s. so layer up. the wind advisory from the weather service just expanded minutes ago to include prince william and crles county. basically sun up to sun down. gusts up0 near miles per hour this afternoon. radar showing a few snow showers n