we have like two or threefr ays in a row to get mother nature confused that way maybe it wouldn'tain on every friday like it has been. cold., cloudy and there is a break in our cold weather coming. aarne day spell on the way. no sunshine until sunday but really nothing more than occasional sprinkles around today. saturday afternoon and evening i dhink is the biggest time for a rain chance aro here. this morning, it's just cloudy outside and cold. wee in the mid to upper 30s across the region now.dy clnd chilly all day. 60% chance of light rain and sprinkles, primarily during the late morning and early afternoon hours. you can see there that moisture across southern west virginia. that's what is coming in o general direction but cloudy and chilly, thera daily today, melissa, d-minus. >> i don't like that. althright. k you very much, chuck. a reminder here on the yellow lines. no yellow line service through december 9th.

you can take the blue line of course and during rush hour though, that service on the blue line will be cut in half. so it's rough for people there on the yellow and blue lines. until december 9th. hopefully things better then. inner loout ander loop of the beltway, no issues now. disabled vehicle on the right side there and northwest m street near 11th street, broken down tractor-trailer. 2 down tryland from the belt way, it's going to take you 11 minutes >> it is an eas place for accidents to happen. she was hit on old georgetown road near t intersection with lone oak drive. that's a six lane road. the womanried to cross it at

the height of rush hour and a portion of the rd had to closed as crashnvestigators work. witnesses say she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. >> people cross here all the time. the don't go down t crosswalk. cars are trying to come out. there's another road. like a side road. the acess road ovcessoad over t >> in 2017 there were 11. >> today friends a family will say good-bye to hunter edwards. he died las fried while responding to a call. he lost control of his pat al ca crashed into a tree. he was married and in the process of adopting his wife's son. the police department is encouraging community members to show their respect for officer edwards by lining the procession route following the funeral.

>> it's 5:03 now and a heads up. today virginia statee will be cracking down on drivers that break the hov ru. >> justin finch is live now with more on this story. justin. >> that's right. they'll be making sure that drivers follow the rules here ou now going eas in the arlington areas, so drivers, you have been warnedo i want take you to a map now and show you the target area here talking about i- inside the beltway going east and west. this of courseou might recall is coming about a year since the launch of these express lanes out here and as you look live right now, a lot of room right not seeing the troopers out here just yet, but know they will bes out here t morning. so here is what to expect. the enfoement is goio be during the am and pm rush today. we're talking about 5:30 a.m. to

9:30 a.m. goi eastbound. so vehicles of two or more people ride for free during rush hour if yourz pass is on hov mode. if you're found to not be following the rules, your first offense will be $125 of a fine. if you are caughtgain within ve years, we're talking about $250 and of course it goes up and up from there. i know people say the roads are expensive but the fines are too. go ahead and get yr e-z pass and avoid the fines. >> thank you. >> witnesses took the stand to testify against james fields.

the man o accus crashing his car into a crowd of protestors last year. survivors describe the moment that fields, a self-professed neo-nazi allegedly drove his car into them. this happened at a unite the right rally in west rginia. prosecutors say he went with a plan to kill.ro he only into the crowd because he saw a gun and feared for his life. >> news 4 is outside damascus high school this morning where the alleged assault. happen what can you tell us about this case? >> well, they are out on bond right now but four football students are expected to premiere before a judge later today for a preliminary hearing. they'reharged withaping

fellow teammates in a disturbing incident allegedly involving a broomstick. they have been charged as adults with first degree rape. the attacks happened in the locker room onhalloween. e defendants have characterized the incident as a hazing ritual, but prosecutors say it was criminal. one is being tried as a juvenile. t fourf these students are expected to appear in court later on this morning. >> the effort to remain a d.c. street after jamal khashoggi m have hit a road block. some say the vote should not go forward after a law that prohibits it from being named by someone that has not been murdered at least two years.

cases afc points to two in 2012 and 2012 where two roads were renamed while the were still alive. >> president trump and first lady melania touched down late last night. he's in argentina for the g-20 summit. after takeoff the president announced on twitter that he would not be meeting with russian president vladimir putin. he fired on and seized three ukrainian ships. the president says if russia returns the ships, perhaps another meeting can be scheduled. here's a look at the countries atteing the mmit. among them, saudi arabia. the crowned prince is accused of orders khashoggi's murder. >> >>es the ent's former

attorney and fixer pled guilty to lying to lawmakers. they're first to report michael cohen was in direct contact with representatives reprentatives. the report says he was trying to cut a deal for new trump tower in moscow.al in feder court, cohen pled guilty to lying to congress about the time linef the negotiations. he originally said they were over in january of 2016. turns out, they lasted well into the campaign. after i run, obviously i don't do business. >> cohen say he lied to congress out of loyalty to president and align to the

president's political g.messag meanwhile, director james comey filed a lawsuit to quash a subpoena from house republicans. that calls on him to testify on monday about the fbi investigation of hillary clinton's e-mail and russian election meddling. comey says he's not against e testifying but wants it to be public and not behind closed doors. he says republicans will likely leak information that pushes their political narrative. >> this morning, a reminder that no matter where you are you better look both ways to cross the train tracks. then notice another train is coming from the opposite

direction. >> he doesn't even realize what's happening. >> it's a train. o second all, it's bright yellow. how do you not see that. >> just not paying attention. >> dangerous. well, not even d.c. traffic can stop a special delivery for a loc family. >> last night a suspected mother already inor l found herself stuck in rush hour traffic. the situation went from annoy ya annoyance to a full on emergen when she realized her baby just dn't wait. well, she delivered the baby herself. firefighters say w a manh the woman called 911. first responders say t baby made it in just a few minutes. good for her to remain chem during situation. glad they're okay. >> still ahead this morning, the fda hed loc the source of

the romaine lettuce e.coli outbreak. >> where and what's being done now to make sure that you can safely begin buying lettuce again. plus one of theew biggest stories this year, amazon coming to town but what happens when a r corporation arrives?es smaller buss are pushed out. a look at who is packing up. >> good moy.ing, everyb rain chances are going up, up, up for today and especially for tomorrow. so car washing forecast? probably not. today we're talking about

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the united states for the third straight year.nt ers for degrees control saysum rising nr of drug overdoses and suicides are largely to blame. more than 70,000 people died in 2017. that's an increase from before. suicides rose by nearly 4%. it's now at 78.6. the last time life expectancy declined was in the middle ofwo d war i. >> you like avocados? you may hav a hard time finding them for the next month. growers are fighting over pay. the strike in october laste 16 days and effected mexico's largest avocadodu png state. experts say it will return to normal by the end of december.

i love avocad >> hard time in the produce section. >> you do. >> oh, this one is too hard. >> put it in a brown paper bag, it helps it ripen faster. new this morning, following the nationwide e.coli outbreak of romaine lettuce. >> they'rentroducing new labels and the labels will include specific harvest locations and harvest dates. the fda says the recent outbreak hao been linked t farms in california's central, coastal, and northernregions. the agency says it's okay to eat romaine lettuce as long as it didn't come from that area. >> there you go. >> we're going to have guawk gue and cesar salad for dinner. >> we eat tt aot of sunday nights. i make a really good sauce.

>> karen, we have never been invited over to have any. >> peanut butter and jelly. i don't have too much. >> then you're rarely disappointed. that's good news. we're facing very cloudy day today. a very cloudy day tomorrow. our next real chance at sunshine doesn't get here until sunday afternoon at noon. right now it's 39 degrees under a mostly cloudy sky. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. so not tribly windy but wind chills will be cooler than the temperatures for sure. so your commute forecast, probably have the seat heaters on this morning. temperatures will only climb into the mid 40s o later in the afternoon today.

and there's a 60% chance of rain. nothing all that heavy. most of the steadier rain down to the south. keep the umbrella handy just in place. we're all still above freezing. we're not looking at winter weather problems on the road. that's not going to be very pretty at all. cloudy, rain free i first thing the morning, but once we get past about 11:00 in the morning, tre comes steady rain chance. rain likely to impact a lot ofy your satur amp and evening plans. here's your five day forecast. mid 40s today. upper 40s tomorrow.

rain sunday should be over early. 66 degrees. that will feel nice, melissa. >> that will feel nice. taking a look at the roads, disabled vehicle in the right lane. m thht slow things a little bit. we have a broken down tractor-trailer blocking lanes as well as we t lookough the county. quantico to the beltway, going to get you there in 19 minutes. >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:20 right now. throw a holiday party wghout gover budget and without feeling overwhelmed. >> sounds like a chrisas miracle. we'll show you how to do it. >> catch ellen today on

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private rooms that you can rent out for the eveng. there are options that aren't over tud top bget wise. >> don't wait to check in. good deals go fast. though if you're hosting a house party, she suggests going small. >> make it a more casual event. people really amereciate soing that feels personal. that feels intimate. >> small plates for potluck and not big plates that can be time consuming and expensive. >> word of mouth is important. >> get trustedce refer and then triple check that you and your party planner are on the me page about budget, expectationnd pa >> coming up, a wine that will get you holiday party talking. >> plus, one step closer to birt control for men, we'll tell you about the gel beingst as a contraceptive. >> the weekend is almost here

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we'reaking a live look outside on thisrn friday g. we're almost to the wed.ek it's in sight. look, it's beautiful. >> it's very niceo look at. >> to look at. from the warmth of the studio. he cold is going away. at least the big time cold is. rain istill in theforecast. we're working for you this morning. chuck is here with a look at tha number the timing before we talk to melissa about the commute this morning. >> you have obviously never ridden in the capitol wheel. >> we haven't. >> have you? no>> that's why i it's not cold. it may be cold in the line but once you're in, it's >> cloudy skies await you here.

maybe a sprinkle and there could be a lonesome pellet or two of sleet but temperatures are above freezing. it's cold enough to have sleet but not cold enough to stay. ab the umbrella just to play on the same side. mainly light rain or the occasional sprinkle during the midday hours. >> good morning. taking a look here at thes. ro in the left lane, the rest of the belty loo okay. sounds like the report of a matres in the road. in northwest, near 11th, broken

down tractor-trailer still hanging around there. another dibledehicle southeast, outbound, that's blocking either right lane. 66, nice and clear,ou 95 nort starting to get slow. very typical for this time of the day. southbound though after quantico slow as well. >> justin finch is riding along i-66 this morning with more on this story. justin, good morning. >> aaron, that's right. i am riding along 66 here eastbound, the fallshurch area. we can tell you we have seen virginia state troopers now out here on patrol again in the falls church area. theyre handing out fines starng at $100 or morend no one wants that. so here is where you'll see alem. we'reng about i-66 inside

the beltway here going eastbound and westbound. this comes as the express here are turning a year old. now lookinge out l again, you can see, we're clear up here for now but don't be surprised as you're driving in today that you might see virginia state troopers out her in patrol. now here is when you'll see them. the am andpm rush between 5:30 and 9:30 eastbound this morning and then 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. going westboundth i afternoon. now two or more people in your car, you can ride free during rush hour in dev if you choose to drive alone, you can use your easy pass to pay your tos in the express lanes too. your message here, get your easy pass or buddy or get both to get around these fines. they're out this morning and will be out again this afternoon. they start at $125.

go up to $250 for a second offense. they can go as high as $1,000. be on the lookout today and get your easy passes. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, justin. >> 5:33, also happening today four damascus high school football players are said to be in court wre they face rape charges. these all stem from a hazing incident involving fresh men football players. megan is at damascus high school this morning with the latest on this case. >> later today, they're eected appear before a judge for a preliminary hearing. they're charged with raping fellow teammates in a disturbing incident allegedly involving a broom stick. the 15-yeaolds have been charged as adults with first degree rape in this incident. it happene in the locker room

on halloween. they said it was a hazin ritual but prosecutors say it was criminal. a total of five students are facing charges in connection with the incident but one is being tried as a juvenile. the four listed on the docket though as appearing today, all of them have been charged as adults and they will appear before a judge t later ons morning. we of course will be following this case very closely. there's some type of gas in the water system and as a eeecaution, there has a mandatory evacuation order, but it was lifted around 1:00 this morning. the universitof maryland is trying to combat mold issues in campus dorms. the universit announc plans to improve the air conditioning and ventilation in two dorm

buildings. they're trying to prevent mold outbreaks like the o that caused them to be evacuated earlier this. semest a freshman died from complications from a virus. the father questions whether mold made the illness worse, but there's been nothing to confirm that. >> it's now 5:35. now to the other top stories, police are investigating montgomery county's 14th fatal pedestrian accident of the year. the latest victihe is t 74-year-old from rockville. she was hit on old georgetown road near the intersection with lo lone oak drive. witnesses say she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. a portion of the road has to be closed so crashnvestigators can do their work. >> the murder trial stemming from last year's violent unite the right rally will continue

today. yesterday some of the victims took the stand. his lawyer says he thought he saw someone wit a gun and feared for his life. >> new this morning, president trump is in argentina where the g-20 summit kicked off today burt he started the morning by addressing michael cohen's plea deal and the trump tower moscow project. he said, quote, likely look at doing a building somewhere in russia, put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project. he also said he ran his business very legal. pin court hed guilty to lying to congress about the time line of the trump-tower moscow negotiations. he originally said they were over in january of 2016. it turns out they lasted well into the 2016 campaign. >> your time right now, coming up, front yard robbery. crooks caught on camera stealing bricks. up next, we'll show you the crime they're being used for. >> plus when it's good news for the cowboys, it's bad news for skinsfans.

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there have been six robberies just on southeast alone. here's some of the things to look out for that could help keep you safe. >> when the b t is great. when you're getting something that is just a great deal. that too good to be true and if they tell you to do it after dark. >> go to them. have your buyer or seller meet at the safe exchange zone in ac police station. >> there are chances for rain increasing later today and on intu your ay. so the car washing forecastro f today,bly not. today,bly not. save your

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president trump is already in buenos aires. he's meeting withhe argentine president right now. one leader he will not meet is vladimir putin. this week he fired on and seized three ukraiipan the president says if russia returns the ship, perhaps another meeting can be scheduled. >> while the president attends the g-20, the russia investigation is heating up back here at home. >> the president'sme f attorney michael cohen pleaded guilty to lying to lawmakers. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on this. >> good morning. minutes ago we heard from president trump talking about his relationship with argentina. not at all about the russia problem that followed him to buenos aires but he did tweet

about it this morning saying that the trump tower deal that michael cohen lied to congress out was as the president tweeted very cool and very le it involved no money and no guarantees. he insists that michael cohen is lying where as michael cohen said he lied when he told congress thateal was cut short. in fact, they were still working on it, cohen says, very close to the republican convention. they even talked about then candidate trump visiting moscow to try to close the deal. >> thank you. >> now, happening today the mother of two children that disappeared i 2014 is due back in court. she is scheduled to have a

competency hearing. montgomery county police say she was the last person seen with her son jacob and daughter sarah four years ago. the cldren were never found. she snt the past three years in the state psychiatr hospital. doctors have determined she is not competent to stand trial. >> maryland's highest court heard opening statements in the case of the m man whoder conviction was chronicled in the podcast serial. a panel of judges will whether his conviction should be reinstated. he was found guilty in00 for the killing of his high school girlfriend. in 2016 a judge vacated t conviction and ordered a new l. tr the main reason is whether his original lawyer wasct efe. his mother wants this to come to a close. >> it's almost 20 years. >> he was not in court yesterday. he remains in prison. >> and now to a pretty ed inle story of survival. a former washington post

heart e was shot in the by a neighbor. >> a year later, he's talking about hisngecovery a side other survivors at george washington university hospital. megan fitzgerald spoke to him and the doctor that helped save hislife. >> on october 20th of last year, dewayne brown came rushing to the doors of the university hospital and ended up on the doctor's operating table. >> i was washing my car and i was wiping it and i leaned up and i heard t as loud noise i looked at my chest and i had been shot right in the heart. >> brown was in a gated d.c. community when his neighbor, steven jones, shot him from his window over a trivial dispute about cleaning up the grass on his sidewalk. >> the vast majority of people who are shot through the heart will die. >> brown survived and on thursday along sid other trauma survivors, he shared his story in the very hospitalhat saved his life.

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walker's website and make a donation. they would appreciate it. today wh the clouds, not a lot of rain is expected. grab the umbrella justo play on the safe side but we're really just talking about a passing sprinkle or two during your friday. no sunshine but not really a whole wash out. morrow, going to be cloudy at the walk first thing tomorrow morning but rain is more lecely in thed half of the day. so we should be able to get that walk in. i can't rule out a drop or drizzle here or there but rain comes in later in the day. rightow it' cold 36 in fairfax county. dog walking forecast then, la here is a 10-year-old dog available for adoption

temperatures still in the low 40s. most of the rain chance is going to go south of washsgton. ther slightly higher chance of light rain as opposed to just spriles for ourriends and neighbors down to the south side of the news 4 nation. it's going to stay cloudy all day today. you can find me on itter @chuckbell4, instagram. you'll wantho to check out. i think i'm ahead three wins to 1. is that the score, aaron? i won three out of four. i think that's right.om rain forrow coming in later on in the afternoon and sunday, rain showers ending early. a little sunshine sunday afternoon, our one dayarm spell, 66 degrees. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, mr. bell. chopper 4 headed to vw parkway. no problems reported. i wanted to get a little look

above. alexandria, inner loop, if that sticks around that's going to cause delays. we had a broken down tractor-trailer blocking se lanes. that is now out. that one just cleared. southeast, disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. as we're looking at travel times, 270 looks great here this morning. south o the beltway, no problems. inner lo and outerloop just fine. everybody behaving themselves. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you. it's 5:52. new this morning, the skins now have ad harder ro the playoffs all because of the cowboys. >> last night oural arch riv upset the saints 13-10. one of the beste teams in th league, but like we saw on thanksgiving, the cowboys are

the real deal this year. at least they're s wing upnow. they have had a one game lead in division now. the race for the nfc east title is not over yet. the skins now prepare for d anotheision rival, the philadelphia eagles. a win for theurndy and gold would tie us for first place in the nfc east. watch it on monday nightba fo at 8:15. >> the nih may be closer to developing a new form of birth men.rol for more than 400 couples par tas pating in a study to test a male contraceptive gel. the men will apply t gel to their back and shoulders every day until their srm count falls to a safe level. >> i feel we need more informngion and tes on this. >> it's nih. i trust and believe all the work at nih, but at the same, on the back -- >> i'm sure itravels down. >> yeah. 5:53. next time you pick up a wine menu you say see statehood on the menu.

the city winery in northeast d.c. has developed a wine of lines called the 51. it hopes these new bottles will encourage people to vote for d.c. statehood. it willonate 15% of its profits to the group d.c. votes. the bottles are available for sale in store and they hope to expand the line in the future. >> it's another christmas time tradition here in the district, the holiday boat parade. >> molette green is live at the wharf as people prepare for event that so many people look forward to.e, moleood morning. >> where is chuck bell? we have snow. it's snowing. man made snow. all phet of t fun and n this ties going weekend for the district holiday boat parade. it's an annual event. we have snow, we need smores. please. thank you forhe smores.

and we have folks here at the fire pit. hello folks here at the fire pit. of course all of this is part of the tradition. 60 v yes thisr and participating in eistrict holiday boat parade, we're going to get on the boat after i eat my smorend talk about all the fun and festivities land side and water side coming up in the 6:00 hou of new 4 today. let it snow. >> it looks great for sure. >> we'll see y in a little bit, molette, thank you. >> rolling stones fans s phone alarm. this morning at 10:00 a.m. is your chance to grab tickets for ite upcoming show at fedex field. ill be in town on may 31st. the stones have been touring mostly in europe last few years. this stadium tour through the us. will stop i 13 cities. ticket prices start at $50 and you can gethr them tgh ticket

master. >> good morning. iceberg lettuce haseen a shocking spike in demand. according today at a from the usda prices soared 168% aft romaine lettuce was taken off store shelves for a week. romaine lettuce grown outside of the region in california has been mked saf so some farmers express prices to rise or remain as they rilh to fl demand over e next several days. >> contessa, thank you. still ahead, how to plan a holiday party without going over budget and without being >>overwhelmed. ou thought your last traffic jam was rough, how about being stuck in rush hour and going into labor and having to deliver theyo baby urself? it's happened here in d.c. details on that when news 4 today continues.

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we have a one day warm spellco ng and it's only really going to last about five or six hours at the end of your anekend. so we finally break down the cold weather pattern. cloudy and col day. no sunshine until sunday. maybe light sprinkles. best chanceor rain comes up tomorrow afternoon and evening. this first batch of moisture will go mainly from washington and points south but grab your e umbrella,'s even a rumble or two of thunder during the overnight hours in southern west virginia. that's a rarity, indeed. it's cloudy andmi cold. 30s across the area now. not a big warm upcoming today. from mid 30s this morning to about the mid 40s later on today. 60% chance of light rain and sprinkles. the only reason the daily grade is not flat out f is because it's friday. so it's a d-minus. re about the weekend rain coming up. >> thank you, chuck. the