yeah. freezing yesterday, literally, around here. we're maybe looking for a repeat of that today.a melillet is standing by with a check on the roads. let's start with chu bell and the numbers. >> i think you'll find today chilly for sure. the wind is far less of a factor today than it was yesterday. still, with temperatures down at or below the freezing mark pretty much areawide, only annapolis above freezing now. but what little bit of a breeze is left is shaving a few degrees off the feels-like factors. feels like it's in the upper teens and low 20s. you'll definitely need your warm fighting you won't be a ferocious wind today. winds will be out of the nohwest, much more easy to take. 10 to 15 miles per hour. the wind will lay down a little later in the day. enough sunshine today to get most areas back upnto the 40s. that's at least some improvement. although, it's still almost 10 degrees colder than average. rain chances are creeping up as

the weekend gets closere bout that in a few. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. looking right now at the roads. beltwayhere, annandale, two left lanes gettiy the work zone. that has jus cleared out of the way. northbound 95 at suitland park way, disled vehicle. alexandria, southboerd 395 aft king, two left lanes getting by that work zone. 66 and 95,o major issues there. loing at 270 from fredrick to the spur, going to take you 27 minutes. >> melissa, thanks so much. we're staying on top breaking news in d.c. we're working to learn more about a reported shooting at 17th street and minnesota avenue. police spenteveral hours in the area overnight but have yet to release more information. have a crew headi to the scene right now. we'll bring you more information as it becomes>> available. right now, fire investigators are tryinghao

figure out sparked flames inside a local restaurant in northwest d.c. >> this is a popular spot among students.versit this is what firefighters saw when they arrived just before 7:00 last night.am fl shooting out of the window and thick smoke 7th street. brutally cold fires and gusting winds made this tough to fight. however, firefighters managed to get in and put out the flames. they were even abl to save the surrounding buildings. >> the wind was gusting and this was a wind fan fire. it made a bad fire a bit worse. >> no one was hurt. today opening statements begin in the charlottesville murder trial for james fields. he's accused ofilling heath heyer when he drove into a crowd in august of last year.el is a self-professed neo-nazi who travelled to charlottesville to support the unite the right rly.

heyer was among the counterprotesters. protesters say fields intentionally drove into the crowd. yesterday the judge warned potential jurors of abo ll being made to some charlottesville homes. we're told the call conins racist, anti-semitic, and inaccurate information about that deadly august 2017 incident. a serial killer who says h murdered more than 90 people m be responsible for a 47-year-old cold case in prince george's county. in 1972, hunters found the remains of a woman in a once wooded area off route 197 in the bw parkway in laurel. just last month,rince george's county detectives talked with here.n you see they say he was able to identify the exact location where he strangled her and dumped her body. he also knew some of the unreported details about the case. >> samuel little is a true monster. he's every woman's ultimate nightmare. >> samuel little told police he

picked up the woman at a bus station on new york avenue and thinks she was from massachusetts. the medical examiner says the woman was white, about 19 years old, with blond or reddish hair. police hope someone will c forward and identify her so they can close this case. little isvi s three life sentences in texas. developing this morning, take a good loo at this picture. rrc. police believe this man, malik , is responsible for killing a former valedictorian ofasrn high school. 20-year-old randall francis was shot monday on benning road northeast. family members say the shooting may have started after an argument over a girl. it's an update to a story we first told you about yesterday morning. d.c. leaders haveent a stron message to the saudi embassy following the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. >> the local anc voted to rename part of new hampshire avenue in frontf the embassy as jamal khashoggi way. they say that will be a daily

reminder to saudis that the killing was unacceptable. the cia has high confidence that saudi arabia's crownrince ordered khashoggi's killing inside the embassy in turkey. many in government have criticized the white house for not taking a stronger stand against the saudis. the street name change still needs to be approd by the d.c. council. now to the lat it developmen the russia investigation. nbc news has learned the details of some of the written answers to the special counsel's questions. the president repeatedly said former campaign adviser roger stone did not tell him in advance that wikileaks planned to release hillary clinton's hacked e-mails. the president also said he did not know about the trump tower meeting between his son and russians promising dirt on clinton. just yesterday, weeaed paul manafort had been using a plea deal with the special counsel to funnel information about the investigation to the president through his lawyers.l many feet was manafort's way of trying secure pardon from the p asident. inn interview with "the new rk post," president trump said a pardon isn't off the table,

but it hasn't been discussed. six minutes after the hour now. ivanka trump says her personal e-mail controversy cannot be compared to the one that dominated the 2016 presidential campaign. "the washington post" reported this month that the president' daughter a adviser sent hundreds of e-mails about government business from a personal e-mail account last year in violation of public records rules. during the election, candidate trump and republicans hammeredi hillary n for her decision to use a private e-mail server when she was secretary of stat ivanka trump told abc that her case is different. she ss all the e-mails she sent were stored and preserved and none was deleted. > virginia's governor is defending the financial s packa thte offered amazon to put its headquarters in virginia. yesterday on wtop's "ask the governor" northam said the incentive package was not the most luctive on the table for amazon. he said it focused on work force

development and housing. he said the money amazon gets i based on what the company brings to the commonwealth. >> you know, this is what i call a-b performaned package. virginia would not spend any money until we've seen these jobs are coming and are here. so it's a very innovativ approach. >> the governor says because of amazon, more tech jobs will come to the area. and speaking of amazon, the onli giant had a record-breaking cyber monday. adobe analytics says amazo sales totalled $7.9 billion. this was amazon's biggestng shopay in the company's history. on top of that, online sales reached more than $6 billion on black friday and nearly billion on thanksgiving. they're going to have to open more headquarters. >> i know, asright. it big day for shoppers, obviously. and in georgetown, it was a big day f one thief too. while shoppers were hting the neack friday sales in georgetown, somas smashing car windows and taking

valuables. several cars were hit, and the thief was able to make off with more than $11,000 worth of items like some jimmy choo boots, a canada goosejacket, and electronics. but the find my ipad app was able to lead police to a car near the mall where they found ems, butof the stolen not everything. >> what about your purse? >> no. >> what about your iphone? >> no. >> what about yr checkbook? >> no. >> police say the best way to protect yourself from a car break-in is to keepbl val out of view in your car. store things in the trunkey so an't be seen. holiday shopping is in full swing, and it looks like younger adults are the biggest spenders this season. according to the national retail federation, more than 40% of young adults ages 18 to 24 say that wnl spend more this seaso as well as about 40% of adults aged 25 to 34. when it comes to gifts, the most popular ones of 2018 are projected to be clothing, gift

cards, and toys. this year's most popular toys are barbies and legos. everything old is new again. >> i was going to say, for decades those have been the popular toys. all right. safe to say the christmas season is in ful swing, now that thanksgiving is over. here in d.c. and in new york city especially. >> last night the rkefeller center christmas tree was lit during an event broadcast live here on nbc 4. >> three, o, one! >> pretty spectacular. this year's tree is from upstate new york. it features a newly designed 900-pod crystal star. new york city became a bit brighter last night. >> three, two, one -- >> the president t and mrs.mp lit the national christmas tree outside of the white house. the president wished the crowd a merr christmas. he also asked that everyone keep

she victims of recent natural disasters, such the deadly wildfires in california, in their thoughts. the national christmas tree will stay lit until january 1st. you can visit from 10:00:0 a.m. until p.m. daily and until 11:00 p.m. on fridays and saturdays. o >> they close the show last night in new york with diana ross. >> i mean, ifo you're going it, do it right. >> she looked 30. i don't know how she pulled that f. >> i'm having what she's having. >> she sounded great too. >> amazing,ight. they are one of the most important features in any car. the headlights. >> many aren't working as well as they should be. we're breaking down results of a new test. and turning tragedy and heartbreak into a lasting gacy. how about our weather, chuck? >> we're going to stay chilly side today but dry. unfortunately, rain chances are creeping uploser to the weekend. no more than a few sprinkles

suggests harvard study kids who start school a year early are more likely to be diagnosed with adhd.se chers found kids born in august were e30% mor likely to be diagnosed compared to kids born in september. there were no differences in diagnoses for students living in states with a different cut-off date. researchers say the younger children may have a harder time sitting still than some of their classmates.pe s suggest doctors take the patient's age and cut-off dates into consideration before prescribing medication. more news for your health now. there are new cancer screening recommendations from the doctor. a new study t suggestst women with certain risk factors should start getting an annual mammogram at age 30. that is 15 years earlierhan

the recommendation from the american cancer society. the latest study isomg out of nyu. researchers considered data from more than 2 million women. they say elevated risk factors a lude dense breasts or family history of breast cancer. an many breast cancer exper say start this mammogram at age 40. the familyf army second lieutenant richard collins iii has tned his senseless death into something positive. the bowie state student was stabbed to death on the university of maryland campus last syear. olarship has now been established in his name. the $1 million state fund willb fit rotc students who attend historically black colleges and universitiesn maryland. his parents said this is the best way to honorar ris short but exceptional life. >> d it'sficult to see goodness through the tears of t

heartache. >> i am sure our son is watching from above and saying, yeah. >> prosecutors believe collins' stabbing was racially motivated. his suspected killer, a university of maryland student, is expected to stand trial in january. first lady melania trump took her message about the nation's opioid crisisst to ents at liberty university in virginia. the first lady visited the school to warn students about the dangers of prescription painkillers. she noted young athletes can become addicted after sports injuries. >> i believe in the power of all of you. if even one of you leaves here today and talks to ariend or family member about the pontial to end this crisis, succeededl >> the first lady said she'st learned thaany people

addicted to drugs are too ashamed to ask for help. well, you'l notice it the moment you step outside this morning. it's downright freezing out there. >> tyes, the coldperatures are impacting people up and down the east coast. if you thought it was cold here, take a look at what the people in buffalo are dealing with. 6 inches of snow fell there yesterday. t's the way to get around. >> they're expecting more today. people in buffalo are used to t thisugh. the snow isn't the worst. 35-mile-per-hour winds made it feel below freezing. >> even the tema down in florida are dealing with cold. cooler than usual tempehetures have manatees swimming in tight groups to try to stay warm. they'll stay at this wildlife refuge all winter because the watersu isly 72 degrees there. our station in miami had a reporter out talking about the cold yesterday. i think it was like 40 degrees in south flida. he was wearing a fur-lined hat and a scarf. >> they don't kno what to do beyond that. >> they probably appreciate that. they'd had a record warm

november until this little cold snap arrived. it was still nearre 90 d last week in miami. >> but for floridians, 40 is -- i mean -- >> especially that far south.sn >> this i good for us either. >> there shivering through the 50s now. forus, we're going to do more shivering before we get milder air. the coldest of the next ten -- the warmest of the next ten days will be sunday in the 50s. right now it'sbe at ow freezing in much of the area. though it's not as strong as yesterday, there's still a of a northwest wind to contend with. it'll average 10 to 15 miles per hour for the first half of the day. the feels-like factor now, 23 in washington. temperatures uniformly in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. again w the wind blowing, windchills have been pushed back into the uppernd teens low 20s. put your winter coat on early

this morning. here's your planner. temperatures in the 20s through about 7:00 in the morning. climbing intohe low 40s by noontime. hovering in thes mid- for most of the afternoon. i think there will be a little more cloud covern later one day today, but you don't need the umbrella for your thursday. here's the sto team 4 satellite and radar composite. you can see there will be an increase in high cloudiness around the y, but not lot of moisture coming our way until the second half of saturday. there's future weather. increasing clouds latertoday, becoming mostly cloudy tonight. during the day tomorrow, a hit-and-miss chance of a sprinkle or two. rainfall amounts tomorrow, if you get yanything, will be o a few hundredths of an inch. saturday, still a little tricky. eun and i will be mc'ing the walk and 5k on freedom plaza. saturdaynifternoon and t, rain likely. but look at that, melissa. briefly into the 60s for sunday. >> i have to say, i do like that. all right. thanks, chuck.

northbound 295, suiand parkway, still that middle ock the roadb by a disabled vehicle. looking through prince george's county, into town, out of town, no worries there. same situation here top of thel bey. bw parkway, route 1, 95, nothing in your way, even any sort of construction. alexandria, southbound 395 after king street, two left lanes get by the work ze there. >> thank you, melissa. still ahead, we're working fo you with information t keep you safe on the roads this holiday season. car's to tell if your headlights are not working as well as they should be. then later today on "ellen" -- >> so you'll be getting married? >> i don't know. >> it would be good to do for christmas. what do you give somebody? he said he was going to give you something. say?did he something like romantic, thoughtful, but inexnsive. >> did he say inexpensive? >> yes, he did. it.he's not having >> right, because it's not really worth anything unless

it's worth a lot, right? c that's histmas works. j. lo is stepping by ellen's show. she's talking about her boyfriend alex rodriez and presents. catch it here on nbc 4 at 3:00.

welcome back at 4:23. take a look at the scene here. that is a deer in the middle of your screen stuck halfway between a metal fence. aww. it's nee, thanks to firefighters in arkansas. on tuesday, they had to bend the

fence to lift the deer's legs up to get it through. shortly afte the deer was free, it bounced back on its feet and ran off. firefighters, they do a lot of different kinds of work. cats in trees. >> saving all sorts of folks and things. some terrifying video shows an o suv catch fire after colliding with a school bus. this is in tennessee. this happened on monday. a couple hours west of chattanooga. a state trooper saw the crash happened and rushed toward the scene. he fou a man pinned inside. he was able to remove him from that vehicle before it into flames. we understand that driver is expected to be okay.de no ss were on that bus. a new study is shini on how well your car's headlights work. >> while some are improving, many headlights still leave drivers in the dark. consumer reporterusan hogan i working for you with the important information to keep you safe on the roads. >> well, the good news ists headlire improving, but this latest round of testing reveals that some still are

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a live look oside now. it's 4:29. another cold start to kick off this thursday. >> it oing to be even colder today than it was yesterday, if you can believe it. there's a little silver lining. there won't be as much wind, so it might feel a little better. chuck bell is here with your storm team 4 forecast. t >> it's goingbe a dry commute. that's the good news. but you'll need your seat heaters moved up to at least notch number two for the ride in this morning. temperatures are below freezin

across most of the area. it's a little colder start thist morning becaure's a little less of a breeze. yesterday morning, temperatures opposed he low 30s as to the upper 20s, but the wind was howling yesterday. still enough of a breeze to keep windchills this morning in the uppe teens and low 20s. layer up if youe waiting at the bus stops. have your winter coat ready to go. highemratures this afternoon still quite a bit cooler than average, but without that howling wind to contend with, it won't feel quitead so afternoon highs mostly in the low to mid-40s. day's high in gaithersburg, 41 degrees. good morning, melissa. >> a lot warmer than the 27 i sa in my c on the way in this morning. d.c., northbound 295 at suitland parkway, still that middle of the roadblockedy a disabled vehicle. 395 aftria, southbound king street, two left lanes are getting by that work zone. 66, 95 in virginia, overall no