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.

springfield, northbound 95 before the beltway, we have quite a delay here. we have that crash still hanging around. it was reported about 30 minutes ago. when you're looking at 66 this morning, westbound the ramp to northbound 28 there in centerville, right side is the only thing getting by that accident. a new problem, upper marlboro, woodyard road at rosaryville road, a crash just reported there. back to that breaking news here in the district. right now police are investigatg an overnigh shooting in southeast d.c. >> news 4's justin finch is live near t scene with the latest. reporter: well, eun, aaron, that investigation is happening now. re at the sixth district we're standing by for any updates on the investigation as it stands right now. we know aot sg took place. police have not released any information on the victimr a condition or perhaps a motive behind the shooting. i do want to take you to an ov tview of wheres all took place. 17th street and minnesota avenue

here in southeast. as you can see, this is a residenti residential stretch. likely people were asleep, maybe even awoken to the sound of overnight. we're talking about police being on scene there for several hours, gathering evidence, speaking with anyone they could. so, gathering clues about this shooting. again, still not much coming together for us at this time. back live, we know they're looking for at least two opeopl, en seen in a black sedan in the area of the shooting. two men they're now looking for in that black car. as we get more inlrmation, we bring you more online and also here on the air. we're live in i northeas justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. right now, the investigators are teing to fig out what sparked flames inside a local restaurant in northwest d.c. >> this is a popular spot u for howaversity students. take a look at the intense flames at sumah's african

restaurant. firefightersated the thick flames and smoke for some time. firefighters managed to put out the flames and save the surrounding buildings too. >> i think the key element here was the wind. the winds were gusting, and this was a wind-fan fire. made bad fire a bit worse. >> nobody was hurt in that fire. megan mcgrath is at the restaurant for us. she will have a live report in our next half today opening statements will begin in the murder trial of james fields. he the man accused of intentionally driving his car into a crowd of people in charlottesville last year. heather heyer was killed dozens more were hurt. heyer and therethers were the to protest a gathering of white nationalists. fields is a self-professed neo-nazi. yesterday the judge warned potential jurors of a robocall being made to some charlottesville homes. c're told thels contained

racist, anti-semitic, and ac rate information about those deadly august 2017 incidents. > a serial killer who says he murdered more than 90 people may be responsible for the death of ria woman ine george's county more than 45 years ago. convicted killer samuel little is serving three life sentences in texas and is talking about other crimes he in 1972, hunters found a woman's remains in laurel. her body was discovered in what had been a woode areaff route 197 in the bw parkway. detectives say little wase a to identify the exact location and went on to say hehe strangl and dumped her body there. he also knew some of the unreported details about the case. >> samuel little is a true nster. he's every woman's ultimate nightmare. >> little told police he picked up the woman at a bus station on new york avenue. says he thinks she was from massachusetts. the medic woman was white, about 19 years ld, and had blond or reddish

hair. police hope someone will come forward and identify her. little is serving three life sentences, as we said, in texas. developing this morning, take a goodook at this picture. d.c. police believe this man, malik , is responsible for killing a former valedictorian of eastern high school. 20-year-old randall francis was shot monday on bning road northeast. family members say the shooting may have started after an argument over a girl. an update nowtoo a we first told you about yesterday morning. d.c. leaders have sent a strong message to the saudi embassy following the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. >> an area advisory neighborhood commission voted to rename part of new hampshire avenue in fro of t embassy jamal khashoggi way. the group says that will be a daily reminder to the saudis that killing khashoggi was ac ptable. the cia says it has a high confidence that the saudi crown prince order khashoggi's killing inside the embassy in turkey. many in government have criticizedte the wouse for

not taking a stronger stance against the saudis. the street name change still needs 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 repeatedly saidig former cam adviser roger stone did not tell him innc ad that wikileaks planned to release hillary clinton's hacked e-mails. the president also sai he did not know about the trump tower meeting between his son and russians promising dirt on clinton.er just yey, we learned paul manafort had been using a plea deal with the special counsel to funnel information about the investigation to the president through his lawyers. many fnal it was mart's way of trying to secure a pardon from the president. in an interview with "the new re york post," pdent trump said a pardon isn't off the table, but it hasn't yet been discussed. virginia's governor ralph northam is defending the package to putte offered amazon

its head quarters in virginia. he said virginia's incentive packag m was not thet lucrative on the table for amazon. he said the package focused on pment, rce deve infrastructure, andou hng. northam also said the money hat thegets is based on company brings to the commonwealth. >> this is what i call a performance-based package. virginia will not spend anynt money we've seen these jobs are coming and are here. so it's a very innovative approach. >> governor northam says because of amazon, more tech jobs will come to the area. meanwhile, amazon is celebrating a rord-breaking cyber monday. adobe analytics says aman sales topped $7.9 billion, making it amazon's biggest shopping day in the company's history. on top of that, online sales reached more than $6 billion on black friday and nearly $4 billion on thanksgiving. while people were out shopping in georgetown on black friday, thieves were out on the hunt. police say several businesses

and cars were hit. the thieves smashed windows and made00 off with more than $1 worth of items, like some jimmy choo boots, a canada goose coat, and some electronics. thanks to the find my ipad app on one of the stolen items, police found a coat in a car l near the natiomall, but everything else was gone. >> what about your purse? >> no. >> what abo your iphone? >> no. >> what about your checkbook? >> no. >> police say the best way to protect yourself from a car break-in is to keep your valuables out of sight. holiday shopping is in full swing, and it looks like younger adults will be the biggest spenders this season. according to the national retail federation, more than 40% of people between 18 and 34 years old will spend more this season. when it comes to gifts, the most popular ones of 2018 are projected to be clothing, gift cards, and toys. 6:08 now. safe to say the christmas season is in full swing.

we're seeing it all around, especially here in d.c. and in new york city. >> last nht the rockefeller center christmas tree was lit during an event broadcast live here on nbc 4. >> three, two, one! >> she's a beauty. this year's tree is from upstate new york, featuring a newly designed 900-pound star. it wasn't only new york city that became a bit brighter last night. he three, two, one. >> president and mrs. trump lit the national christmas tree outside of the white hdese. the pre wished the crowd a merry christmas. he also asked that everyone keep theec victims oft natural disasters, such as the deadly wildfires in california, in their thoughts. the national christmas tree will stay 1it until januaryst. 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, they're one of the most important features on any car. we're talking about headlights. >> but many aren't working as well as they should bin we're bre down the results of a new test. chuck? >> all right, rain cnces are ing up, up, up into friday and the weekend. i think thet impacted time this weekend for rain drops will be saturday aftnorton and saay dry and end mild. complete check of the five-day forecast coming up. check out the daring acrobat right therf parte activities at light up fest. we're going to talk to the arc of loudoun about why this event will help their programs and services for those in need.

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6:14 right ne. you'll nott the moment you step outside this morning. it is freezing. >> almost like a slap in the face. these cold temperatures are impacting people up and down the east coast. now, if you thought it was bad e , check out our neighborsn buffalo, new york. our faraway neighbors. dealing with six inches of snow there yesterday. they're expecting moree today. now isn't the worst of it. 35-mile-per-hour winds made it fe below freezing. d that to all that snow, yikes. >> they know how to deal with it up there. dghn south, th maybe a different story. the manatees in florida are dealing with the cold take a look at the picture here. cooler than usual temperatures have the manatee swimming in tight groups, trying to stay warm. these animals will stay at this wildlife refuge all winter because the water there is usually about 72 degree i think it was like 40 this time yesterday in south florida. >> that's cold for south florida. really cold.

that one did you know of the largest holiday light displays on the east coast is right here in our area? >> we are talking about the light up festival in loudoun county. it features 1 million lights. that's where our lette green is this morning with details on this beautiful event and the charitys benefitting t holiday season. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are being dazzled by these acrobats, age 14 to ey26. re from china. just part of the live action here at the light up festival. f course, ares, the big story. 1 million lights. we're delighted to have chopper 4 fly over and show you the scope of what you wl see. images of the capitol to the eiffel tower toau din and of course chinese culture, all mixed in.f the arc loudoun is the charity that benefits from some of the proceeds. i want to bring on lisa

campbell. isn't this fantastic? talk about how this really helps the pgrams and services. a lot of people may not know what the arc of loudoun is. >> absotely. i' delighted to be here. thank you so much. the arc of loudoun exists to advocate for and support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and hteir families. >> reporter: all r so all you have to do is come on out here, enjoy the u lig fest all the way through january 2nd. you can support the programs and services. give me one example of what you do for those>> folks. sure. we do all kinf advocacy related to education. so if a student needs an ied or any kind of a waiver or a kind of help or support in setting up a special needs trust, we can guide you through all of that. >> reporter: all right. dynamite acrobats. look at them. just fantabulous. i made that word up. age 14 to 26. get your tickets at

arcofloudoun.com. that is the latest live from loudoun. you can see this beautiful lighe ival as you drive into work this morning. stop on by when they open up later on5:his evening, . back to you guys. >> spectacular. don't thinkot we didn'te the panda display from chopper 4. >> reporter: es, we really wanted you to see the panda, eun. that was very important to k us. w about your passion. >> it made me happy this morning. >> so man sgreat things to out there. all right. there's a picture from chopper 4. how about that. the panda was sort of off to the right. >> rall right. 6:ht now. i wish i had some fur this morning. >> why? >> it's cold. >> i thought you had a collection in your four-i wa closets. >> we're getting you a dog for christmas. that's all there is to it. i walked into that one. >> all right. it is indeed a chilly start this morning.

but at least it's notng rai i'm sure this will end up being the rainiest year on record. national airport, third rainiest yeare. to d rainfall surpluses are almost two feet on average across the area. the last thing we need is more rain. unfortunately, chances for rain come back tomorrow and over the right now, though, it is 32 and dry in washington. mostly clear sky, westerly breeze, just enough of a wind to shave about 10 degrees off the temperature for the fields-li-l factors. windchills are into the teens for much of the shenandoah valley. have your winter coat, hat, and sunglasses a well. will be a nice day to be outside. it'll just be chilly. temperatures wl eventually imb up into the mid-40s for highs today. our average high is 53. if you think this feels a little colder than it should be, you're correct. high today, 41n montgomery county. 43 infredrick, maryland.

there's a couple little chances. this first little batch o moisture in the ohio valley, that's our chance for sprinkles around here tomorrow. this storm out near denver, that's our chance for rain on saturday, especially saturday afternoon and so let me give you the five-day forecast. today, nothing to worry a aut. chillyittle bit of a breeze. temperatures in the mid-40s. tomorrow, a lot oflouds. not expecting a lot of rain tomorrow. rainfall amounts on your friday, maybe onl as much as aenth of an inch. not a big impact. saturday morning shoul cloudy but mostly rain free. saturday afternoon and night, potentially another half inch of more.r that rain ends early sunday. i thinkuny afternoon, even a peek or two of sunshine should turn things mild for a one-day warm spell. next'lalf hour, il show you ast, which for brings back the chilly weather. good morning, melissa. >> first 4 traffic alert. this is the beltway. chopper 4 on the way right now. here's what we' dealingith. this is the inner loop before we

have. take a look at these delays. were had the e lanes shut down. now those are open. we still have the ramp to 66 blocked. so we are seeing quite a delay there. tping that gets out of the way soon. ked with police. they say this is a multicar eash. one of vehicles in the express lanes. the other two in the main las. springfield, northbound 95 before the beltway, still a crash causing delays. gaithersburg, 270 near 370, two right lanes blocked because of a work zone. silver spring, southbound colesville road before dale drive, two lanes iced over reportedly and vehicles that are stuck. that's what we're hearing at this point. travel times on 270ook good. top of the beltway, outer loop, no problem. 95 north is slow, 20 miles per hour. beltway, o the remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. still ahead, we're working for you with information to keep you safe on the roads this holiday season. >> how to tell ifr' your cas

headlights are not working as well as they should be. later today on "ellen" -- >> so you'll be getting marriedi on't know. >> i mean, it would be good to do for christmas. what do you give somebody? he said he was going to give you something -- what did he say? something romantic, thoughtful, but inexpensive. >> did he say inexpensiv >> that's not what the christmas spirit is all about. got to pricey. j. lo stopping by ellen today, talking abou rodriguez and other things. you can catch "ellen" here on 3:00.at then stick around for news 4 at 4:00. b'll be right

take a look at this video re. a deer right there in the middle of your screen stuck halfway between a metal fence. ie deer is now free thanks to these firefighter arkansas. they were able to bend the fence just enough to free the deer. will ty have to get aew fence? so many questions. some new video showing an suv on fire after colliding with a school bus in tennessee. this happened on mday a coupl hours west of chattanooga. a state trooper saw the crash,o rushed overhe scene. he was able to free a man from that vehicle before it went up din flames. thver is expected to be okay. no students were on that school bus. a new study s isning light on how well your car's headlights work. >> while some are improving, many headlights still leave drivers in the dark. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the important information to keep you safe on the roads. >> well, the good news is headlights are improvit this latest round of testing

reveals that some still are inadequate. the insurance institute for tghway safety started testing vehicle headligh years ago, and just recently tested 2018 model year vehicles. 67% of the headlights tested still earned only a marginal or poor rating, mostly because of inadequateisibility, excessive glare for oncoming drivers, or even both. some headlights that received good ratings are optional or nd d 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 headlights tested, go to our nbc washington app and search headlights. back to you. 6:25 right now. coming up, a rush to the rcue. a teen trapped inside a bank vault. how he ended up there and what it took to get him out. and aaron said he needed a little fur to stay warm. here you g s

heree fur for you. kenny here available for adoption at the humane rescue alliance. warm on those cold nights, aaron. temperatures will be in the 20s here for the next coupleours. only in the 40s today. go to humane rescue alliance if you'd like to add kenny to your family. and new details in that false alarm at walter reed. what really triggered those wrong alerts about an active shooter.

a live look outside now as we approac 6:30. another cold start to kick off this thursday morning. >> it is goingo be even colder today, ifouan imagine. are you kidding, aaron? aaron is trying to swat away a fly in the studio right now. >> we've been doing this for like two minutes. >> we can't get it. there it is! c i guess i't kill it on tv, right? i'll wait.

>> the silver lining is there won't bes nearly much wind today. that's the good news. >> chuck bell is here with more to the s team 4 forecast. >> didn't have to worry about gnats yet. the wind kep moving them around. i don't know how they've survived the freeze. temperatures are in the 20s to around 30 this morning. 28 now in fairfax. 32 in loudoun. 28 intg mery county. 38 in prince george's.re temperaturesn the 20s and 30s, but there's just enough of a,reeze le whatever temperature you see in your hometown, take about 10 degrees off and that's the windchill. kids, on yourhe way to bus stop, winter coat, hat, sunglasses ready to go. it'll be a bright and sunny day temperatures will eventually climb into the low and mid-40s. sun is down at 4:45 today. at least the sun will be out. therefore, the daily grade for today is b-plus. more about those chances for rain ointhe weekend com up. good morning, melissa.

>> good morning. first 4 traffic alert here this morng in northern virginia. this is falls church. chopper 4 over the problem. this ishe inn loop of the beltway near 66. we had the expressanes shut down, might be temclrarily ed again. the ramp from the express lanes to 66 is still closed. wetill have a lot of delay through that area. three-vehicle crash there. rest of the beltway looks okay. sprthbound 95 in ngfield before the beltway, that crash hanging around. northbound 270 at 37 two right lanes blocked for a work zone. overall, 270 looks pretty good. southbound colesville road before dale drive, silver spring, do have a report of icy conditions. we're seeing that in northern virginia asbe well. really careful. sounds like a couple vehicles, including a s, stuck there guys? >> all right, melissa. thank you. we're staying on top of breaking news in the districtis orning. right now police are investigating an overnight d.c.ing in southeast this happened on 17th street at

minnesota avenue. police are searching for t possible suspects connected to the shooting. coming up at 6:45, news 4's just justin finch will have a live report. still developing in northwest d.c. this morning, fire investigators hope to find out what sparked this intense fire. this wasust before 7:00 last night on 7th street northwest at s ic sumah's west a restaurant. >> megan mcgrath is live for us this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it really was an intense flame, a tremendous amount of damage. if you look behind me, you can see the charred debris that's still out here on the sidewalk along 7th street. inside sumah'sra rest, basically the whole structure has been gutted. is just a charred mess inside there. take a lookhi at cell phone camera video. these were the condi ons that were happening when firefighters arrived on the scene.

a very, very intense fi s. you ca the flames just shooting out of the windows. fortunately, firefighters we ableo prevent those flames from spreading to the business next door as well as the church on the other side.wa so it s just contained to sumah's restaurant. but very, very difficult conditens. part of problem, the weather conditions last night. >> i think the key element here was the wind. the winds were gusting, and this wa-f a wined fire. it made a bad fire a bit worse. >> reporter: and also complicating matters, propane tanks that were upf. on the r they had to deal with that as well. now, the big question tod is at started this fire. investigators still dnow. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us near hord. thanou. it's 6:33 now. there is a new explanation from the navy about what sparked that active shooter alert a walter reed medical center earlier this

week. tortly after the alert went out tuesday afternoo navy said there was no shooter and that the alert was supposed to be part of a drill. yesterday a navy spokesperson said that wasn't the case. instead, someone actually thought there was a real threat, and that person not security, which sparked the lockdown and big response from area police. >> this was a real-world response to what somebody thought was an actualer event. whathey received in the alert, we did not see. >> montgomery county executives still haven't received a clear explanation on how this mistake was made. a maryland congressman was in the hospital for a meeting at the time.nc he's lng an investigation into the situation. 6:34 now. we turn to our other top stories this morning.er some southcalifornia communities that just dealt with wildfires are being evacuated again. heavy rain is expected there nd today, there are concerns the storms will sparkeoudslides.

21e died earlier this year in a mudslide after a wildfire in santa barbara. the man who killed a virginia teen on her way to a mosq confessed to the crime. darwin martinez torres struck a plea deal with prosecutors yesterday. back in june of 2017, he killed the 17-year-old ahe dumpe body in a pond. with a plea agreement, martinez torres avoids the death penilty but spend the rest of his life in prison. the maryland murder case madeamous by the "serial" podcast will be back in cou today. adnan syed'sef dse team will try to get a n trial. podcast listeners will remember he was convicted in 2000 of strangling his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a baltimore park. metro transit police have arrested the two people accused of assaulting a blind man on a metro train. police say 18-year-old darion rivers and a juvenile attacked the blind man monday on a in

re train. witnesses say the attack happened after the victim accidently bumped into the suspects. for the last six games, the university of maryland's men's basketball team has dominated their competition. >> but last night that winning streak came to an end against a top-notc rival. th uva cavaliers managed t beat the terps at home 76-71. you can see it wasn't a blowout. the two teams were neck and necs for m of the game. must have been so exciti. the fourth-ranked cavaliers were hot all night and gave the terps their oirst lossthe season. maryland's next game is this saturday at home against penn state. hoo get back to the winning ways right away. right now it's 6:36. molette freen is working you this morning, spreading holiday cheer with the help of a million lights. and a bike apparently. >> reporter: yeah, i'm biking for loue. can't y tell? look at this. my peddling- pedaling lights

up this big, beautiful park. i'm working out, getting awa up. more coming up from the light up festival in loudoun coun. ty

the holidays make me look forward to chick-fil-a honestly. every year we have an ugly sweater party. i like the manatee. that one is cute. i love this. we cater it with chick-fil-a. the crowd pleaser. scott's always so helpful. while the food's coming out as quickly as we can, since she usually has a small child with her,su we want to mak we help them to their car. it takes the stress out of the holidays.oi we're to help no matter what. scott, here's a present.

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we've hea about bank robberies, people breaking into bank vaults, that sort of thing. but there's a teenager in florida who had the opposite problem. he spent hours trapped inside a vault at an abandoned bank of america branch near ft. . lauderda the 17-year-old and his friend had been trespassing in the building when this happened. his friend w able to call for help. >> fire and rescue teams could not breakthrough the two feet of concrete and steel rebar. you're not supposed to, rayht. police a former bank employee remembered the old combination. hat are the odds? >> which ultimately led to the teen being freed.oo that's a memory. there's a chance he could face charges for trespassing. we know decking the halls,

pricey. holiday lights can add up on your electric bill. there's a guy in new jersey who says he's being forced to pay extra because of his holiday light display andt' because so popular. he has 70,000 lights synchronized toop music. are shuttled in to see this display. the city of old bridge, new jersey, wantspa him t$2,000 every night for security. two councilmembers have been organizing a fundraiser o nline to help pay those fees. i >> this stirring up ome debate. >> it's a security thing, i think. now here's your cnbc morning business report. >> good morning. apple has an update on its newest iphone. the tech giant says the iphone it has been its best selling model since it the market last month. itple did not give specific numbers. the company's first official comment on how its newest iphone sales are performing. the update comes at a timehen the company is struggling with

slowing iphone demand. good morning, everybody. as we start moving towards the s weekend, t saturday at 8:00 in the morning, it's the walk and 5k to end. h eun and i will be there kicking the ceremonies off. it'll be cloudy and chilly. i'm hoping we can keep those rain chances fther back into e day on saturday. the ten-day forecast in ten minutes. and a first 4 trafficon ale he beltway. chopper 4 over two different problems. inner loop near little river turnpike, one crash on the left side of the road involving three vehicles. another o ahead of it causing major delays. full details on thisnd full details on thisnd everyt ahi i

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co wmek b of that breaking news in the district right now. police are investigating an overnight shooting in southeast d.c. this happened on7th street at minnesota avenue. ce news 4's justin finch is live near the now with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: well, aaron, eu this morning we know that d.c. police are on the hunt for two men who wer seen in a black

sedan. that cameig as their inveion began wrapping up. that alert released within minutes of that shooting report. i want to take you to a map showing you where this all took minnesotah street a avenue in southeast. of course, a neighborhood area here off minnesota avenue. so no doubt some neighbors were looking at this overnight. police spread out across that area, speaking with sources, gathering clues, trying to put together what led up to this shoong and why. back out live, police have not yet released any detail about the shooting itsel or who was involved or perhaps even the victim.n of the still standing by for that, as well as a motive. tnce we get that information, we'll bring to you on air and online. we're live here in northeast, justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. a serial killer who says he murdered more than 90 people may be responsible for the killing

of a woman in prie george's county more than 45 years ago. coicted killer samuel little is serving three life sentences talking abod he's other crimes he committed. in 1972, hunters found the remains of a woman in laurel off route 197 and the bw parkway. detectives say little identified the erect location w he strangled her and dumped her body. he also knew some of the unreported details about this case. the medical examinerhe says woman was white, about 19 years old, and had blond or reddish hair. police hope someone will come forward and identify her. o> todayning statements will begin in the murder trial of james fields. hes the self-professed neo-nazi accused of intentionally driving his car into a crowd ofeople in charlottesville last year. fields was there to participate in the white nationalist rally. heather heyeril was kled and dozens more were hur when elds allegedly drove his car into that crowd. yesterday the judge warned potential jurors of a robocall

being made to some charlottesville homes. we're toldhe call contains racist and inaccurate information about that deadly august 2017 incident. we're seeing more from president trump's perspective as it rates to the ongoing russia investigation. details have been releass about answers to special counsel robert mueller's questions. >> nbc's kristen welker has more on his answers from outside the white house. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning, new details about president trump's written answers to questions from special counsel robertel r. two sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news the presiden told mueller he was not told beforehand about the 2016 trump tower meeting with donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer promising dirt on hillary clinton. those sources also say mr. trump wrote that hisn former campa adviser, roger stone, did not tell him in advance that wikileaks planned to release e-mails about the clinton campaign stolen from democrats. whilehe sources wouldot elaborate on other questions the

president answered, they say ue mueller'sions were all related to russian interference in 2016, and the press answers were consistent with his public statements. and in a new interview with "the new york post," the president didn't rule out pardoning his formern campaair paul manafort. manafort's plea deal with specl counsel robert newellmuel collapsed after mueller accused him of lying. much more on "today." d.c. leaders have sent a strong message to the saudi embas embassy following the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. a commission voted to rename rert of new hampsvenue in front of the embassy as jamal khashoggi way. the group says that will be a daily reminder to t saudis that killing khashoggi is unacceptable. th s cias it has high confidence the saudi crown prince ordered khashoggi's killing inside the embassy in. turk the street name change still needs to be approved by the d.c. council. just about 6:50 rights now.

leheck back in with chuck for another look at our forecast and the big chill. >> that's right. it has been cold around here the last couple weeks. in fact, 16 out of the last 21 days have been colder tha average. today will make 17 out of the last 21. but it's going to be ourirst colder than average month in quite a whin. colder tverage in january, march, and april. may, june, july, august, sep september and october were all crazy wet and warmer than average. this november, wettest november all time and 3 degrees comer than average. what about the i'm optimistic about the weekend except for saturday afternoon and evening when there's a 70% chance for rain around here. sunday i looking noticeably milder, though, with temperatures in the 40s in the morning, jumping into the 60s in the afternoon. you can always use our nbc t washington a stay ahead of the forecast any time. find, follow, lik me on any of my social media platforms. it's a cold morning. windchills are in the teens a

20s. p mperatures later on in the afternoon will jto the mid-40s. our average high is 53. we'll be colder than anrage ag tomorrow. cloudy skies tomorrow. there's a risk of sprinkles arnd, but no heavy rain coming your way friday. not everyone will see rain tomorrow. onikaturday,y to start dry but cloudy. steadier rain, maybe a half or more saturday afternoon and saturday night. that rain ends early sunday morning, leaving us dry and mild. then more colder than average weather returns as we get into the first full week of december. melissa, it may be aeek from saturday that could be a rain/snow combo. >> all right. first 4 traffic alert this morning. take a look. 4 choppe over this crash on the inner loop of the beltway. as you continue through that crash, you're going to have another one up near 66. the express lanes have been shut down. they have now reopened. we're still slow through that area. so inner loop near little river

turnpike expres lanes blocked. gaithersburg, northbound 270 near 370, two right lanes blocked in that work zone. taking a look southbound here, bw parkway, going just 12 miles per hour. new crash southbound lanes near na nasa goddard. now, southbound colesville road before dale drive, still a port of icy conditions there and a bus that was stuck. so just be careful. now they're movin the camera on me, looking at something else perhaps. travel times in maryland, 270 not so bad. inbound on 66 pretty normal at 34 miles per ur. orthbound earlier crash still seeing some delay impacts ere. 24 miles per hour. quantico to the beltway. remember to listen towtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car.

and what? ♪ all i want for st chs is you ♪ >> you know that song. it's a fan favorite. mariah carey's iconic christmas song "all i want for christmas." now add two more fans to the, lier 7-year-old twins moroccan and monroe. carey tweeted this adorable video of her and her twins thnging along to this holiday classic. famous mom said she was teaching the twins how to sing the background >> background. that's the keyword. you're not going to drown mama out. >> i mean, maybe some day they'll graduate to being the lead singer. you never know. if they have mariah's genes. >> mariah will be the lead. she'll be 90 in a wheelchair and still singing speaking of the holiday spirit, where you can find 1 million lights on display in one

place. it's the light up festival in loudoun county.la this is specta >> it's actually the largest lighting display along the east coast. news 4's molette green is there this morning with details on a spectacular event and the charity that's benefitting from this holiday season. whoa. >> reporter: hey, guys. >> look at that. that is -- oh, and there are little baby pandas around it! oh, my. >> reporter: you are going to lose your mind. >> it's a panda family. >> reporter: you're going tou lose mind, eun. we had to make our way over here just >> i love you. >> reporter: it's an early holiday gift for>> you. hank you. >> reporter: okay. so this is a little bit of the spectacular scene you'll get when you comeo light up fest. they opened up early for us today. normally this opens at night. take a look from chopper 4 how spectacular. yes, 1 million lights. there's so much here for you to enjoy, the mix of modern and old world, chinese culture mixed in. you got the eiffel tower. you've got the capitol building.

all of that forou to see here. of course, earlier in the hour, we showed there are carnival rides. there's so much here. and i want to focus really quickly on the candy art made by this chinese artisan. it's evene edible, m out of sugar. he's putting the finishing touches on this. you can come up here and pick your zodiac year. this is the year of the -- becky, help me. year of the dog this year. eathen we have the yr of the rooster. all o this is edible and fun andct sular. so come on out, remember some of the proceeds benefit the arc of loudoun, programs aervices for adults and children with developmental disabilities. so go t thearcofloudoun.com and get your tickets. that's the latest from the light up festival. back in.o y >> now it looks like i'm going to have to make a trip to see thepandas.

>> beautiful stuff there. see you tomorrow out at the d.c. wharf talking about theoat parade there. >> thank you, molette. it's now 6:56. four four things to know. the holiday season in full swing. here in d.c., the white house lit thetmational chr tree last night. it will remain illuminated until january 1st.t virom 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. daily and 11:00 p.m. on fridays and saturdays. almost a dozen communities have already been evacuated ahead of a rainy forecast in southern california. wildfires hit this area not long now officials are worried about a potential mudslide.> ew information about the active shooter alert at walter reed that went out tuesday afternoon. navy officials said it was suppos to be a drill. now a spokesperson said someone actually thought there was a threat a arted security. strong winds helped fuel this intense fire in a d.c.au rerant last night. firefighters were called to the sumah west african restaurant in

northwest just before 7:00. they put the fire out and stopped the flames sfrom spreading. none was hurt. here's a check of the five-day forecast. nothing to worry about today, just chilly and dry. windchills in the teens and 20s this morning. cloudyxpkies eected tomorrow and rain saturday afternoon and night. >> all right. looking at the roa here this morning. chopper 4 over that problem in now it's on the shoulder. this is inner loop near little river. >> all right. thank you, melissa. that's the news for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes for weather, traffic, and local news. and here is the light up festival in loudoun county with all the pandas and all their glory. enjoy your day. >> go

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