>> and i'm eun yang. if you're a fan of cold weather, why? >> what is wrong with you? >> seriously. see, we thought the same thing. >> no, more power to you. >> i just don't understand. but you know what, we're here for you. >> and this week has been a good one for you too. freezing yesterday. we're looking for another day inst like that today. melissa is stag by with a check on the roads and. rai let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. you like the cold, right, chuck? >> i'd rather be cold than hot. i can always get under a blanket. sometimes you run out of layers to take off on those hot summer days. temperatures this morning elow -- why are you laughing, eun? it's true. >> i understand, but i'd still rather be hot. >> all right, i suppose. 28 degrees in montgomery county this mning. 27 in winchester, virginia. 29z 29 in manassas. factor in what little bit of a breeze is still left, and windchills are in the upper

250e teens and low 20s for most of the area. it won't be anywhere near as windy today as it was yesterday. the schoolay forecast for kids, outdoor recess. at least the sun will be out. it will be a little breezy at noontime with winds in a northwesterly direction. the daily grade for today, b-plus. not too bad. >> i like that. any plus is headed in the right direction. inner loop and outer loop of thn beltwa issues. new problem here with icy conditions reported in arlington. this is sout ound gw parkway just before the memorial bridge this morning. that could be aittle bit slick through that area. just aou warning, c be similar in other spots as well. remember those bridges and overpasses freeze first. 270 southbound from 70 to the spur, 69 miles per hour. going to take you 26 minutes to do that this morning. and inbound suitland parkway at firth sterling, that right lane still getting by. we returno breaking news

in the district. we're working to learn more shooting onrnight 17th street at minnesota avenue. >> news 4's justin finch is live with the latest. >> reporter: we can tell you the investigation is still very much ramping u we do know there was a shooting overnight, but p released much more detail than that, about the victim or perhaps a motive involved in this case. f who theve an idea are looking for. first, let's take you to the scene here. this is 17th street and minnesota avenue in southeast. close to 12:30 this morning, that shootin was reported in that area. police stayed on that scene for hourng investigand collecting clues and likely also speaking with wnesses. back out live, i say that because police have an idea of just who they are looking for. we're told they have two men in a black sedan they're trying to find in connection to this

shooting. we'll bring youuch more as we get it, but the shooting very much still under investigation, still standing b for details here as well. live here in northeast, justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank y i. >>s 5:03. developing this morning, firefighte are still trying to figure out what sparked flames inside a local restaurant. >> it's a spot that's popular among howard university students, but this is whatgh firers saw when they arrived at the west african restaurant last night. you see flames shooting out of the windows, thick smoke flooding 7th street. news 4'segan mcgrath is live on the scene with more details.n good g. >> reporter: good morning, guyju st a tremendous amount of damage here. if you take a look behind me, you can see all the debris that's still out here on the sidewalk. inside the restaurant itself, there's really nothing left. the structure has been just gutted. a pretty intense situation. take a look at the cell phone

video, and you can see the conditions that greeted rescue crews as they arrived on the scene. the fire was very far gone at that point. they had flames shooting out of the windows.er very, intense fire conditions here.at forty, firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the business and church next door. no one was injured, but a tremendous amount of damage. the weather conditions last night made things even more difficult. >> the key element here was the wi the wind were gusting, and that was aind fan fire. it made a bad fire a bit worse.r >>orter: the big question the today is what started fire. that is still not known.ai cey they're going to be coming back, taking a closer look, trying to figure out what happened here. but it's a popular spot with peop in the area, and it's not

going to open for quite some time. extensive damage. essentially it's been gutted. back to you. >> megan, thank you. it's now 5:05. today opening statements will begin in the murder trial of anmes fields. he's the accused of intentionally driving his car into a crowd of peopl in charlottesville last year. heather heyer was killed and dozens more were hurt. heyer and the others were there to protest a gathering of whi nationalists. fields is a self-professed neo-nazi. yesterday the judge warned potential jurors of a robocall being made to some charlottesville homes. we're td the call contains racist, anti-semitic, and ra inac information about that deadly august 2017 incident s aial killer who says he murdered more than 90 people may be responsible for the killing of a woman in prince george's ago.y more than 45 years detectives spoke with samuel little last month. in 1972, hunters found the woman's remains in laul. her body was discovered in what had been a wooded area off rout9

in the bw parkway. detectives say little was able to identify the exact location and went on to say he strangled her and dumped her bodyhere. he also knew some of the unreported details about the case. >> samuel little is a true monster. he's every woman's ultimate nightmare. >> little told police he picked up the woman at a bus station on a new york avenue. he says he thinks she was from massachusetts. the medical examiner says the woman was white, about 19 years old, andr had blond reddish hair. police hope someone will come forward and identif her. ttle is serving three life sentences in texas. developing this morning, take a look at thi picture. d.c. police believe this man, malik morris, is responsible for killing a formeralictorian of eastern 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. an update to a story we

first told y about yesterday morning. d.c. leaders have sent a strong message to the saudi embassy following the murder ofst journaamal khashoggi. >> an area neighborhood advisory commission voted to rename part of new hampshire aven front of the embassy as jamal khashoggi way. the group says that wilbe a daily reminder to the saudis that killing khashoggi is unacceptable. the cia says it hacehigh confidhe saudi crown prince ordered khashoggi's killing inside the embassy in turkey. many in government have criticized the white house for no taking a stronger stance against the saudis. the street name change still need to be approved by the d.c. council. now to the latest developments in the russia investigation. nbc news has learned the details of some of the president's written answers to the special counsel's questions. the president reportedly said former campaign adver roger stone did not tell him in advance that wikileaks plann to release hillary clinton's hacked e-mails. the president also said he did notw about the trump tower

meetg between his son and the russians promising dirt on clinton. yesterday we learned paul manafort has been using a plea deal with the special counsel to bonnel information aut the investigation to the president through his lawyers. many feel it was manafort's way of trying to secure a pardon from the president. in an interview with "the new york post," president trump said a pardon isn't o the table, but it hasn't yet been discusse a big accomplishment for amazon. the online retailer celebrating a record-breaking cyber monda amazon sales totalled $7.9 billion. this was amazon's biggest shopping day in the company'sst y. on top of that, online sales reached more than $6 billion on black friday and nearly $4bi ion on thanksgiving. it was a big day for shoprs, and ineorgetown it was a big day for one thief two apparently. while shoppers were hitting the black friday sales in georgetown, someone smashing car windows and taking valuables.

several cars were hit, and the thief was able to take more than $11,000 worth of items like some jimmy choo boots, a canad coat, and some electronics. but the find my ipad app on one of the stolen items wasle able police to a car near the mall where they found several of items.tolen not everything, though. >> what about your purse? >> no. >> what about your iphone? >> no. >> what about your checkok? >> no.e >> policay the best way to protect yourself from a car break-in is to keep your valuables out of view in your car. store things in your trunk so they can't be seen. holiday. pp -- holiday shog is in full swing. it looks like younger adults will be the iggest spenders this season. more than 40% of young adults ages 1 to 24 say they will spend more this season as well as about 40% of adults ages 25 to 34. when it comes to gifts, the mnet popular of 2018 are projected to clothing, gift cards, and toys. this year's most popular toys

are barbies and legos. do they ever go offhe best seller list? >> kids still love that stuff. all these years later. i'm sorry, did you say you still play wit legos? okay. mental note. >> you know what i mean. it's safe to say the christmas season is in full swing, at least here in d.c and new york city. >> last night the rockefeller center christmas tree was lit duri an event broadcast live right here on nbc 4. >> three, two, one! >> there she is. this year's tree is from upstate new york. a lot of excitementown the young there. it features a newly designed 900-poundstrystal . it wasn't only new york city that became a bit brighter last night. >> three, two, one. >> the president and mrs. trump lit the national christmas tree outside of the white house.

ae president wished the cro merry christmas. he also asked that everyone keep the victims of recent natural disasters, such as the deadly wildfires in california, in their thoughts. the national christmasre will stay lit untilu anuary 1st. n visit from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. daily and 11:00 p.m. on fridays and saturdays. seet's pretty impressive t the national tree and the smaller trees it all around. >> representing all the states anie territ >> a lot to see. well, they're one of the most important features on any car. we're talking about headlights. >> but many aren't well as they should be. we're breaking down the results of a new test. and turgengdy and heartbreak into a lasting legacy. how about our weather, chuck? >> time for the dog-walking forecast. kenny here is available for adoption at the humane rescueal ance. he'd make a fine addition to your family in time for the hokidays. dog w forecast, in the 20s this morning. keep the pace up early today. enough sunshine to temperatures into the low and mid-40s. turning chilly again as soon as

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a new harvard study suggests kids who start school a year earlier are more likely to be diagnosed with adhd. researchs found kids born in august were 30% more likely to be diagnosed compared torn kids in september. there were no differences in diagnoses for students living in states with a diffent cut-off date. researchers say the younger children may have a harder time sitting sll than some of their classmates. experts suggest doctors take the patient's age and cut-off dates into consideration before prescribin medication. more news for your health now. there are new cancer screening recommendations from the doctor.

a new study suggests that women with certain risk factors start getting an annual mammogram at age 30. 1 that years earlier than the iccommendation from the am cancer society and ten years earlier than some other breast capper cancer experts say. the latest study is coming out of nyu. researchers considered data from more than 2 millioney women. ay elevated risk factors include dense breasts or a family history of breast cancer. the family of ay second lieutenant richard collins iii has turned his senseless death into something positive. the bowie state student was stabbed to death on the universi c of marylandpus last year. a scholarship has now been established in his name. the $1 million state fund will benefit rotc students who aend historically black colleges and universities in maryland. his parents said this is the best way to honor their short but exceptional life.

>> it's difficult to see fodness through the tears grief and heart ache. >> i'm sure our son is watching from ave and saying, yeah. >> prosecutors believe collins' stabbing was racially motivated. his suspected killer is expected to stand trial in january. first lady melania trump took her message abouthe nation's opioid crisis t students at liberty university in southwest virginia. the first lady visited the t hool to warn students ab the dangers of prescription painkillers. she noted young athletes can become addicted after sports injuries. she urged the students to support family or friends that may be caught in the addiction cycle. >> a believe in the power of of you. if even one of you leaves here today and talks to a friend or family member about the

potential to end this cris, then we all succeeded. >> the first lady sa she's learned that many people addicted to drugs are too ashamed to ask for help. 18 minutes after the hour now. you'ice it the moment you step outside this morning. it is so cold. freezing out there. >> coldtu tempes are impacting people up and down the east coast. if you thought it was bad here with those winds yesterday, check out what people in buffalo are dealing with. sixwnches of sno fell there yesterday. wey're expecting more today. the snow isn't torst of it either. 35-mile-per-hour winds made it feel below freezing. >> even in florida it's cold. t the manatees down there are dealing with cold. they're swimming in tight groups to try to stay warm. these animals will stayt this wildlife refuge all winter because thehlater thereis usually about 72 degrees. let's get a check on just how

cold it's going to be today. chuck bell keeping ann the forecast. >> yes, indeed. freezing cold outside this morning. but at least it will it dry. still tracking a nearly rainfall surplus around the area. .98 inches above average rainfall at national airport. 27 ihes above average at bwi. 22.5 inches above average at lles. tomorrow, a chance for rain coming in, but it won't be a lot. right now it's 32. winds are still up a bit, northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. the feels-like factor is 24 degrees. feels like 19 in montgomery county. as you're planning out your day toda will be a cold start, no doubt. most areas at or below freezing from now up to about 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning. afternoon temperatures, though, with a gradual increase in second half ofhe

the day, will be in the low to mid-40s. 41 the high today in martinsburg, west virginia. there y satellite picture, there is a little bit of moisture out here across parts of i'siana. thatart of the weather system that's coming our way for tomorrow. you can tell just by looking a the that, itoesn't have a lot of moisture to work with. here's the way future weather handles it. for today, sunshine early. some extra lo later in the day. thick cloud cover overnight. there could be a drop or two of rain before the sun i up tomorrow morning. with temperatures just above the freezing mark, there could be a sleet pellet or two. not looking forny travel-related weather problems for tomorrow. here's the five-day forecast. 45 today with the sunshine. 48 tomorrow with no sunshine at all. then on saturday,haost of rain chance comes in after about noontime on saturday. saturday evening will be wet. sunday morning we start to dry n,t. sunday aftern briefly milder with highs in the mid-60s. good morning, melissa. how is the commute? >> good morning. some starting to g complaints about icy conditions,

spots.e northbound 395, the rampexo the essway lines, ice reported there on the roadway. southbound gw parkway memorial bridge, icy conditions reported there as well. d southbound 295 after the 11th street bridge, an icy patch in the left lane. remember, bridges, overpasses, they always freeze first. it is really cold. a l oad birch drive near cherry hill, two-vehicle crash, no sjuries. thatuld be out of the way soon. >> melissa, thank you. still ahead, we're workingh for you w information to keep you safe on the roads is hold -- holiday season. >> how to tell if your car's headlights are not working as well as they should be. and later today on "een" -- >> s you'll be getting married? >> i don't know. >> it would beood for christmas. what did he say he was going to give you? something romantic, thoughtful,

but inexpensive. >> did he say inexpensive? >> yes, he did. the holiday spirit. >> the look on her face. >> j. lo is stopping by. she's talking about her boyfriend alex rodriguez. catch "ellen" here on nbc 4 a 3:00. then stick around for news 4 at 4:00.

welcome back at 5:24. a new study is shining light on how well your car's headlights ork. >> while some aimproving, many headlights are still dark.g drivers in the consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the

important information t you safe on the roads. >> well, the good news headlights are improving, but this latest round of testing veals that some still are inadequate. the insurance institute for highway safety started testing vehicle headlights two years ago, and just recently tested 2018 model year vehicles. 67% of the headlights tested still earned oy a marginal or poor rating, mostly because of inadequate visibility, excessive glare for onming drivers, or even both. some headlights that received good ratings are optional or bundled with features that can raise the price of the vehicle. the genesis g90 and the lexus nx are the only models that got good rated headlights. to see the results of the headlights tested, go to our nbc washington app and search headlights. back to you. it is coming up on 5:26 now. still ahead this spreading holiday cheer comes at

a cost. why one town is charging a homeowner e$2,000ry day to deck the halls. plus, a rush to rcue. a teen trapped inside a bank vault. how he ended up there and what it took to get h out. chuck? >> car wash forecast for today. good news it it'll be dry today, t it will be sprinkly tomorrow. if you get it washed today, make sure you put it in the garage. and new details in that false alarm a walter reed. what really triggered those wrong alerts ab ou

a live look outside right now at 5:29. the beautiful capital wheel at national harbor. 32 degrees out there. c imagine hd it is at the top of the wheel. >> even colder today than yesterday. the silver lining, there will not be as much wind aad we yesterday. chuck bell is here with more on that. >> we're going to w check inh him before we get to an on the roads with melissa

mollet. all right, chuck, colder than yesterday? >> the temperatures are a little lower, but the winds aren't owing as hard. it's a bit of a trade-off. most everybody starting out the day below freez ng. at marine base quantico. 30 in leesburg. 32 in fredrick county. 27 degrees in winchester, virginia. what little bit of a breeze there is, is having an effect on the windchills. feels like 19 in month gogomery county this morning. ed your commute for today, seat heaters requ if you have them this morning, you'll want to turn them on. temperatures will be below freezing f the next coupl hours. up to about 42 degrees at midday. for the ride home, still on the chilly side. at leastt the pavemill be dry. no rain to worry about for today. that may not be the case for tomorrow and the weekend. more about that coming up in a few. good m, melissa. >> good morning. brand new problem in montgery county. aspen hill, just south of norbeck.

a brand new crashag reported. n, a lot of ice now being reported on the roads. those bridges and overpasse always fre first. alexandria, northbound 395, the ramp there to the express lanes, ice reported on the road. as we zoom out, southbound g work parkway before m bridge, icy conditions there. in the district, southbound 295 after the 11 street bridge, icy patch reported there in the left lane. travel times coming up. >> thank you. >> now back to breaking news at 5:31. right now police are investigating a overnight shooting in southeast d.c. >> news 4's justin finch is live near the scene. >> reporter: well, aaron, it'st clear t in this case, investigators did get an early lead because minutes after the shooting wasnreported, alert was put out for two men in a black sedan wantedn in connect to this shooting. that alert was issued from police. this asnvestigators were fanned out about the scene. we're looking at 17th street and minnesota avenue i southeast.

this, of course, is a residential noar. likely families were asleep when this shooting was reported close to 12:30 this morning. itoes appea that police have an idea of who they are looking for in relation to shisoting at this time. however, back out live,no we're hearing about much right now or any details on the victim in this case. also, what a motive may have been in this case. we're standing by for from police. we'll bring them to you as we get them. live in northeast, i'm justinh, fi news 4. >> justin, thank you. there is a new explanation from theavy about what sparked the active shooter alert at walter reed medical center earlier this week.he shortly after alarm went out, the navy said it was a mistake and that the alert wase suppo be part of a drill, but yesterday a spokesperson said it had nothing to do with the planned drill athe

hospital. instead, he said someone thought there was a real threat and notified security. that srked the lockdown and a large police response from montgomery county. >> this was a real-world assponse to what somebody thought an actual event. whatever they recved in the alert, we did not see. >> montgomery county executive said he still hasn't clear explanation on how this mistake was made. a maryland congressman was in the hospital for a meeting at the time. he's launching an investigation into the situation. more than a year after a virgin teen was rapednd murdered while walking to a mosque, her killer finally confessed to the crime. darwin martinez torres pleaded guiltyda to the killing yest it's part of a plea deal that will keep martinez torres off death row but keep him in prison for the rest of his life. hedmitted he drove his car toward a group of muslim teens on their way to a mosque in june of

the group scattered, butrt mainez torres caught the victim. policeay he raped and killed her then dumped her body i a pond. another part of the plea deal is for martinez torres to answer >>estions about the case for the family. don't know what i can do. nothing i can do. never is she going to come back again. but i never forget h. never, ever. >> darwin martinez torres wass emotionln court as the case came to a close. the commonwealth's attorney says he will ben prison for life. a judge will formally sentence him in march. the maryland murder case acde famous by the "serial" podcast will be b in crt today. adnan d syed'sense team will go before the court of special appeals. they're fighting to defend aru ng that granted syed a new trial. syed was con convicted in 2000 oftrangling his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a baltimore park. the attention on the podcast led

to syed being granted a new trial. 5:35 nk. here's a lt our other top stories this morning. a confessed serial killer says he's responsib for a cold case murder in prince george's county. samuel little is alreadyerving three life sentences in texas. lastonth he told detectives from maryland about a murder in 1972. little knew previously unreport details about that case. a woman's body w found near the bw parkway that year. she still has not been identified. opening statements begin today in the charlottesville murder trial for james fuslds. he's acced of killing heather heyer when he drove into a crowd in augustf 2017. fields is aelf-professed neo-nazi who travelled to charlottesville to support the unite the rightye rally. was among the counterprotesters to that white nationallyt ral. prosecutors say fields tentionally drove into the crowd. nbc news has learned someidf the prt's written answers to the special counsel's questions. the president reportedly denied knowing about the 20 trump

tower meeting between donald s promisi and russi dirt on hillary clinton. coming , news 4's tracie potts will explain what else nie president in his written responses. it is beginning to look a lot like christmas outside the white house take a look. the president and mrs. trump lit the national christmas tree last night. the national christmas tree will stay lit until january 1st you can visit from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. daily and until 11:00 p.m. on fridays and saturdays. well f you're up right now, you may not have caught a major college basketball rivalry game for the university of maryland. >> last night j the terpst could not top uva. the cavaliers defeated maryland at home 76-71. it was a g closee. the two teams were neck and neck for most of the game. the fourth-ranked cavaliers were hot all night, gave the terps their first loss of the season. maryland's next game is this turday at home againstn pen state. hoping to bounce rig coming up on 5:37. still ahead, he's out of jail

and on the redskins. this morning, we're hearing how ayers are reacting to their newest teammate. plus, bank vault rescue. a teen tpped inside for hours until a simple solution saved the we'll explain what finally set himree. your time is 5:37.

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welcome back. still developing in northwest .c., fire investigators are hoping to find out what started this intense fire at a popular spot for howard university studhots. look at flames. this was just before 7:00 last night on 7thth street nst at summa's west african restaurant. >> news 4' megan mcgrath is there for us this morning. what can you tell >> reporter: well, we can tell you that the damage here is extensive. the restaurant is not going to open any time s if you look behind me here, you can see all the charred debris that's still here on the sidewalk along 7th street. inside, it is just a charred mess. it looks like very ltle, if anything, can be salvaged here. take a look at t vid here, the cell phone video.

this is the situation that greeted firefighters when they arrived here on the scene. just intense flames shooting out of the second floor windows there. it was a very difficult fire to actually battle here for a couple of reasons. first of all, there were propane tanks up on the roof of the restaurant itself. that complicatedrs matte and then, of course, we had the very blustery and windy conditions last night as this fire was raging. those winds just kind of fanning the flames. so a difficult situation. fortunately, though, firefighters were able to get a handle on things. they prevented the fire from spreading to the business and the church next door. it was contained here to sumah'e aurant. but the damage just extensive here. the big question is what started this fire. at this point, we don't know the cause. back to you. >> all rht. megan, thank you. we're seeing more from tesident trump's perspective as it relat the ongoing russia

investigation. >> details have been released about his answers to special counsel rert mueller's questions. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on what the president said he didn't know and what this means forhe investigation. >> president trump, according to two sources, told the speci unsel in writing that he did not know in advance his son would be meeting aussian lawyer at trump tower back in 2016, and he says he did not know that wikileaks had gotte their hands on those e-mails stolen from democrats. that's what we know about those written responses that were submitted last week before thanksgiving. also, we know his former campaign chair paul manafort is facing nuestions about whether his team was feeding information to the trump legal team while manafort was cooperating with the government. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. tracie, thaew you. details in that devastating overnight house fire that killed six people in indiana. we've learnedhe that father of

some of the children killed was found dead in a separate location. according to the nbc affiliate there, police say they went tex the county to tell him about the deaths of his children,nd that's where they found him dead. right now it's not clear what killed him or whether heie before or after the fire. officials say the kids range in ages from 2 months old to 10 years old. two adults did make it out of the home. no word yet on what may have caused this fire. right now in southern california, nearly a dozen mmunities have already been given mandatory evacuation orders ahead of some strong rain. this is in the los angeles county area that was just hit by a deadly wildfire. now the concern is mudslides. normally plants and soak up a lot of the rain, but the fire took away the vetation, which then increases the potential for mudslides. back in januar a downpour after a wildfire created a mudslidehat killed 21 people in santa barbara. so from time to time, we

might hear about people trying to get into bank vaults. well, a florida teenager had the opposite problem yesterday. he spent hours trapped inside a vault inside an abandoned bank of america near ft. uderdale. th17-year-old and his friend had been trespassing in the building when this happene f hiend was able to call for help. fire and rescue teams could not brough that two-foot-thick concrete and steel rebar. no surprise. police say a former bank employee remembered the old io combin and that's how they eventually got the kid out. there's a chance he could face charges for. trespassi and the embarrassment. >> he's never going to t livet down. >> would they have had to call the vaultny com >> or someone is going to have to break down the vault. >> call the pink panther. >> why didn't they think of that first, chuck? >> i don't inow. >> would have been a more fun story. >> how would you remember the vault combination? just incredible. >> there are i remember ever license plate i've ever had, every phone

number. >> what? >> there are pmeple that mber numbers. all right. spking of numbers. >> this is why you do what you do and we do what we do. >> exactly a right. don' me to spell anything. here's some numbers for you. temperatures, the first time we've had a a colder tharage month in quite a while. not only an incredibly rainy year, but much of the spring and fall has been well above averagr teurewise. we're below average in january, march, and april, but may, june july, august, september, october all warmer than average. this november,though, if you haven't been outside recently, almost 3 deges colder than average. 16 out of the last 21 days colder colder than average. today will be 17 days colder than average. 32 now. northwest winds are still blowing, but nowhere near as hard as yesterday. temperatures are actually about 5 to 7 degrees colder now than they were yesterday. but the wind isn't blowing as hard. only in thels a upper teens and low 20s. cold enough to require your

here near ket, but n as windy as yesterday. that's good news. yesterday winds gusted over 40 miles per hour at all three of our major airports. temperatures today will be in the low to mid-40s. withouar the wind nd, the windchills won't be as much. a couple chances for rain coming our way. this will be a chance for a few sprinkles of light rain tomorrow. this storm near denver, that's our chance for rain saturday afternoon and saturday night. rain chances arein easing with time here over the next couple days. let me give you your ten-day forecast. today, sunny, dry, nothing to worry about. tomorrow, all clouds, not much in the way of sun. most of saturday's rain is in nd the afternoon evening. most of sunday's rain is very early. sunday afternoon, briefly above average near 68 degrees. good morning, melissa. any trouble on the roads? >> right now looking okay, but we have a lot of ice reporte in different spots.

loudoun county parkway, everything movin nicely. springfield 95 before the seltway, a new crash reported there. ng slowdowns there as you approach the beltway. alexandria, northbound 395, the ramp tohe express lanes, ice there on the roads. same situation in arlington. southbound gwef parkwaye memorial bridge, icy conditions there. and in the district, sthbound 295 after the 11th street bridge, icy watch reported in the left lane. beltway looks okay. all of the other volume pretty low with the exception of inbound there on 95 as you're approaching the beltway. travel times not bad. 66 inbound is okay. 95 north there is your slow spot, 27 miles per hour. 27 top of thwobeltway, no rries. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. ♪ all i want for. christmas is you ♪ >> this song never gets old. i don't w caret anyone says. we're all fans of mariah carey's

iconic song. add two more fans to the list. her 7-year-old twins moroccan and monroe. look at those cis. carey tweeted this adorable video of her and the twins singing along to the holidayas c. she said she was teaching them how to sing the backgroundca . maybe some day. >> put in the work. >> imagine passing down her gift to one of the kids. roccan or monroe could be the next mariah. n they already are a way. good for them. speaking of the holiday spirit, whe can you find 1 million lights on display in one place? the light up festival in loudoun county. >> this is one of the largest light displays en thet coast. news 4's molette green is there this morning with this spectacular event and the charity it benefits this holiday season. good morning. >> reporter: goomorning to you guys. what a way to wake up, right? look at all of these beautiful lights. color everywhere, as far as the

eye can see. this light up festival in full swing. they've turned on the lightsea rly for news 4 today. viewers, just for you. we've got a bird's eye viewrom chopper 4. you can get a really good idea of what you'll see when you come to this light up festival. as chopper 4 sho you, the expansive colors and lights as part of this. while chopps showing you all of that, i want to bring in becky wong with light up festival to talk about 1 million lights. >> yes, we have 1 million light here in the light up festival. >> and you have a mix of cultures from the chinese culture, old world, obviously, to the capitol right behind us where we'redi st, not too far into the entrance. >> yes, we have the traditional lights, and w also have some of the high-tech modern lights. we also have lights from

different cultures, from different parts of the world. it's all here. we have 77 displays. >> reporter: i love it. and thisvent runs through january 2nd. and it benefits the arc of loudoun. we're going to talk to folks from the arc of loudoun throughout this 6:00 hour, about the programsnd services thatur donation to them will benefit and suprt. so we're very excited to take you through this festival of lights throughout the morning here on news 4 today. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we're going to sw you much more. you don't want to miss it. >> spectacular. >> all right, lette. thank you. a new jersey man says he's being forced to pay extra because his holiday display is so popular. not a million, but 70,000 lights synchronized to music. people are shuttled in to see this work. the city o old bridge wants him

to pay $2,000 each night for security. two councilmembers haveze organi an online fund raiser to help pay for his fees. good morning. apple has an update on its newest iphone. aythe tech giant the iphone xr has been its best-selling model since it hit the market last month. apple did n give specific numbers. it's the company's first iphonel comment on how sales are performing. the update comes at a time when the company is struggling with slowing iphone demand. still ahead on news 4 today, we're working for u. are your car's headlights working as well as they should be? plus, a murder mystery nearly 50 years in the making. a serial killer who claims to have killed nearly 100 people now taking responsibility for a cold case in prince george's county. details when news 4 today continues.

it is just about 6:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm eun yang. >> and i'maron gilchrist. if you're a fan of the cold weather, this has been your week. >> i don't evean under you though. really, this cold? it was a downright freezing day yeaderday. we all those winds. we're looking at another chilly day today. melissa mollet is standing by with a o check your roads. we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. how cold are we talking?

>> everybody is below freezing earl this morning. there's just enough of a wind left where you'll need to bundle up. four things you need to know about the forecast, it's goita to chilly today. it won't be as windy as yesterday. it'll be armidgen war this afternoon. still, mid-40s. not exactlymy weather. less wind. clouds will increase later on in the day. it will be dry today. right now windchills are in the teens and 20s. if you're waiting for the bus this morning, jog in place to generate a little bodyte heat. eratures will eventually climb into the low and mid-40s today. sun is down just before 5:00 at 4:47. so the forecast then for esday, nort winds nowhere near as ferocious as yesterday with highs today in the mid-40s. more about that chance for rain on the weekend comin in a few more minutes. for now, it is time to hear from melissa. good d rning. >> gmorning, chuck. inner loop express lanes before 66, report of a crash. not seeing too much of a day right now.