bragging on . my mother told me that yearsag >> remembering george h.w. bush, the former president, navy veteran, and father of six children passey a on friday. today his body will arrive at the u.s.apol where he will lie in state and america will have a chance to pay its respects. good morning, everyone. >> it is 6:00 a.m. now and in just a matter of hours president bush's body will arrivet joint base andrews and then be taken to the u.s. capitol. this morning he rests in houston. this photo was taken late last night. his svice dog resting in front of his casket. we have complete coverage of the death of president bush and how he will be rememberednd today laid to rest this week. >> melissa is standing by with a check of the roads and rails, but chuck bell says enjoy this weather while we can.

> this is the mildest day of the week sofar. a little bit of fog first thing this mornin rthwest winds will return and bring in drier air first. it hangs around for most of the next ten days. visibility improving in manassas. still under a mile there. temperatur temperatures. ofr planner for today, a lot clouds and areas of fog this morning. there will not be another day with temperatures in the 50s for the next ten days. we'll give you the rest of the week's forecast coming up. >> right now, chopper 40 over

thisheroblem on outerloop of the beltway. did have that crash in the ddle of the road >> taking a look at other issues now. aspen hill,d southbo georgia avenue, left lane getng by. very cl very slow through tt area. frederick southbound 270, crash ported there. still have that problem on0 getting on to 270 eastbound. >> it's 6:02 and we're remembering president george h.w. bush's life and legacy of service to o untry. the 41st president of the united states died on friday. >> the-y r-old's legacy of

service went well beyond the presidency. he served two terms in congress. became an ambassador to the u.n. spent a year as director of the as president.s this afternoon there will be an arrival ceremony when his captain arrives on air force one. he'll then be taken to the u.s. capitol there will be another ceremony there. he'll lie in state in the capitol rotunda until wednesday morning. mourners will be allowed in until 7:30 tonight to pay their respects. >> the funeral services will have an impact on how you get around town this week. this is a list of the roads impacted by president bush's arrival today. the secret w servicets people to know between 3:15 a4: p.m. there will be expensive traffic delays onhe

side streets. you can see the full list in the nbc washington app. search road closur. >> the former president's funeral will be on wednesday morning. he ordered all federal offices to be closed so the nation can urn month -- mourn. >> word of the passing of president george h.w. bush and this will be t fourth state funeral here at the cathedral. upwards of 3,0 invited guests are expected to attend including present trump and the first lady as well as former living presidents.ng star at 1:00 p.m. today all the tours are cancelled and the cathedral will be closed as they prepare for the private service. they're tryin to assure that

everything is of their liking. we learned former president george w. bush can eulogize hisr fa >> this is a big, complicated event. it's a pretty well oiled m machin the biggest thing is trying to fit everything into the time we have. there's not a ton of time, but we get it done every time. >> of course security will be tight here on the ground. they'll be closeds well as the surroundingd roads aro this area as they f prepare this historic moment of urning. >> nicole jacobs, thank you. >> now while the former president was raised in connecticut. he made his home in texas. yesterday the houston texans held a moment of silence before their game. they also played a video tribute

to the 41st president that was a big texans fan. and this morning, from the white house to texas, flags around the country are flying at half staff to honor the former president' passing. >> in a statement, president trumpd cal him a map with unwaivering commitment to family and country. the houston p symphonyd tribute on social media to his love for colorful socks and his presidential library and near the family home in maine, memorials continue to grow. his dearriend and former chief of staff james baker visited him the day he >> he looked up and he opened both eyes, and hed loo at me, and he said where are wegoing? and i said we're going to heaven. i want aid that's where to go. his last words werepon to his son george w. bush. he said i love you to

our coverage of the life and legacy of former president georus h.w. will continue throughout the morning. you can also find more information on our website, nbc washington.com and on the nbc washington app. angela alsobrooks will be the office man to hold the of county executive. voters elected her after serving two terms as the state's toerp. and he'll become the county executive in thent largest c in maryland. >> it's now 6:07. this morning, a viole in alexandria. police are investigating two incidents, one of which involved an officer. >> police say a man was found stabbed on executive avenue and a short time before that, an officer says he was forced to open fire on a man on north patrick street. police say they came across the man around 4:20 last night.e

officers wn that area after a flood of calls from neighbors that said they heard gunshots. th was ordered to drop his weapon. incident shook up people that lived in that area. >> it's very concerning. walking my dog and it wasn't that late. virginia ste police are heading the investigation. >> police found the man stabbed on executive avenue. he had been stabbed inon arlin and ran to alexandria. stabbed n who may have him or why. >> police investigated the person they say shot a clerk inside a whole foods store.

he tried to rob a crowded whole foods late sunday morning. investigators say there was aru le and that is when the cashier was shot. >> h appeared like he was trying to get his hands into tco cious register and the young man was heroic in trying to defend himself. >> the suspect hopped in a red car found just off minnesota avenue. the cashier is expected to be okay. >> ns morning, officials are serging for an ar -- arsonist. the fire caused $70,000 in damage. >> we're staying on p of this developing story, a big water main break causing headaches for commute commuters. hi, angie. u >> we have aate on this. we have been checking back and

fort you can see they're still making emergency repairs this very there's live pictures from that main break at georgia avenue ant connecticu avenue. you can see how bad this was. it washa bigger thanthey anticipat anticipated. >> a lot bigger than we thought. 's about 7 feet that average. we're getting there as fast as possible. repair. ng to be a long >> you can see why. about 300 customers still without water and we should

mention you'll have to consider another route.me ssa is updating all of that on first four traffic so oollow th twitter. crews are supposed to have this finished up by this evening's hush hour. >> thank you. we skinsl close out this week o nflction tonight in philadelphia and the team needs a win big time. dropping a division game put them behind the cowboys and the eagles and push them out of the last wildcard playoff spot.a win would put them in a tie with dallas. a lot riding on this game. >> yeah. >> i'm going to be up a little bit. it's 6:11. another candle will be lit on the national rami >> thousands attended the lighting ceremony yesterday.s

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>> it ripped roads apart, shook buildings and severely damaged many homes. schools will be closed for the week as officials survey the damage. much of the goods sold are delivered through the port. food deliveries have not been disrupted by heearthquake. >> back to school for students e displaced by teadly california wildfires. in paradise, 8 of the 9 schools were ondamaged. a high school was spared. >> with the holiday spending season in full swing, a lot of shoppers may be spending more than s should be. >> yeah. all of a sudden buying gifts for all ofhe people. experts say consumers will buy

more than last year and that may not bed a g thing. more than half of all americans aress feeling pe to spend more. they'll spend more than $1,000 on gift. some consumers will spend as much as theirly rent on gifts this season. >> there's going to be a lot of spending. not all of it is going to be wide spending but there's going to be somere regts come january 1st. >> especially en the credit card bill rolls in. >> some people are going to say merry christmas, can i come live with you? >> men are more likely to overspend. and lower income consumers will spend much more percentagewise. >> when it comes to the holidays, people don't budget.

>> overdo it? >> a littlebit. >> when making out a holiday list for young kids, keep i simple. they urge parents to avoid video game tablets, and other electronics. health experts say they don't give kids parental interaction. alth experts say they're not always more educational. pediatricians recommend toys that encourage imagination and role playing. adding dolls, action figures, puzzles, board games and books to your list. >> it's classic. >> we give books every christmas. >> how does ohat gor for you? >> my kids do enjoy the reading. the first one not as much but the other twoove reading. >> okay. that feels like under wear and socks. open that one last. this one feels like a book, we

won't open that one there has to be an action figure somewhere. skies trying to clear out a little bit. still mostly cloudy. winds will be coming out of the northwest later on in the day. thatow has improved dramatically. still a few areas ofeduced visibility, though. so be on the lk out early this rning for some pockets of fog. temperatures mostly in the 40s to t west of i-95. still in the 50s on the east side, though. 55 in arlington, 56 annapolis. but 45 in winchester and leesburg. as you're planning out your day, plan on more and moreunshine coming in and we'll be breezy at times though. northwest winds 15 to 20 miles per hour but temperatures in the

50s.d spome time-outside and soak it in because this 5to y, that will be far and away the warmest day for quite sometime to come. the first pull pulse ofchoolcoo air, it had come throu here through. maybe a small increase of cloud cover owhere. tomoack to sunshine but way cooler tomorrow. temperatures only in the low 40s tomorrow. so that's 15 degree drop from today. colder still on wednesday with a lot of cloudsnd a 30% chance for a few flurries around on wednesday. that will be conversational snow. a chance for more than a conversational snow flake arrives next sunday into next lnday. >> taking ak at the roads right now. chopper 4 over an earlier

problem we had here. we're talking about southbound georgia avenue right there. left lane is getting by tha water main break. a vehicle off of the roadway there. 270, still slow as you're headed into german town. eaier crash out of the way but those delays are hanging around. 95.ingfield, northbound travel times okay on 66. 95 a little slow quantico to the be beltway and outer loop 95 at 270 a little bit slow. reason to

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>> coming up, holiday decorations that prompted a rescue attempt. >> one family's creative twist spa sparked a rescue effort. you're taking your dog out for a walk here this morning, not cold at all. that won't be the case for the rest of the week. forecast coming up. we won't to follow our top story this morning. tributes pouring in for former president george h.w. bush. how he's being honore

>> his body will be brought from texas to d.c. where he served as our 41 commander in chief. >> we're working for you this morning as the entire country continues to mourn the losspr o ident bush. much more on how you can pay

tribute and what to the motorcade that could cause traffic trouble over the first few ys. >> melissa will fill us in ohe how t roads are looking right now. first chuck bell and the storm team 4stfore >> it's a relatively mild start to the day. skies cloudy overnigh there's a clearing trend taking place. that's good news. temperatures, urthough, average high temperature is 51. we're at 55 degrees here in washington. it will be a northwest wind later on in the day. there had been a dense fog advisory. there's still some across northern and central virginia.ig temperatures, range this morning. 59 in st. mary's county, 39 in warrento and 49 in martinsburg. it will become a breezy day with a fair amountun ofine and enjoy the 50s while we have

them. temperatures h will be about 15 degrees colder th this and we're going to stay very cold for the next ten days. >> and it's near 95. oter loop before new hampshire, that's now out the way, but we still have the slow down hanging around.ic another livere for you in aspen hill. this is a water main break this morning.'s thoing to be slow for a lot of folks here this morning. ti could be a few hours. looking at a map here. rerthbound lanes shutdown because of a bad crash there. southbound lanes shutdown too. and springfield, northbound 95, that is now out of the way but we still have the delays inbounds. >> melissa, thank you. your time is 6:31

now back to our top story, we are remembering forntr presi george h.w. bush. there are tributes to him around the tacountry. a look, this is the one in texas whereel people h a candle light vigil over the weekend. >> in milton, massachusetts where he was born mourners left t momentos and plaques at h home. >> tracie potts is live with more on his life of service that went well beyond the oval office. >>od morning. ood morning, everyone. his life of service began here on capitol hill and will here with a ceremony here. he will lie in statement fo for days before the national cathedral service on wednesday.

condolences are pouring in from all over the country. we told y about some of them. also we're hearing from the european leaders that he had close eyes with. een elizabeth calling him a great friend and ally. presidentmacron, a friend, saying he had strong support from the e.u. alliance and justin from canadao referring his dope -- referring to his commitme commitment. >> he was tknown to his 14 grandchildren as poppy. >> jenna bush-hager will share a loving tribute to her grandfather. this is just after jenna gave birth to her first daughter. >> when you see a baby that's

just starting her life, like that one, what would you say are the most important things that you have learned over your life. >> be true to yourself. >> you can watch the entire through beauty coming up on the "today" show right aft news 4 today. take a look at this cartoon. you've probabl seen it on social media. jenna also posted it on stagram. it shows him reuniting with his wife bar and their daughter robin in heaven. >> our coverag will continue throughout the morning. coming up at 6:45, moren how the national cathedral is preparing for wednesday's funeral. >>s your time6:34. it will be historicay in prince george's county. new leadersp takes over. >> justin, tell us about the swearing in. >> well, right now we are hours

away from history here inrince george's county. she says she is looking forward to bringing an era of transparency to county government. she plans to do that through investments in chin and education as well as bringing jobs and businesses here to prince george'scounty. she wants aess to health care including services such as addiction and mental health servicess well. if you look live, the preparations are already underway. police and other officls in place to get ready for other newly elected council members. back to you. >> thank you. developing in the district, it's been almost a week since a woman

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where former president george h.w. bush's body is this morning. this is theil procession that begin in a few hours. m'll have team coverage in the district and muche on the tributes and how they could impact your day coming up in a few minutes. there seems to be a ceasefire in the u.s. trade war with china. late last night the president tweeted that china has agreed to remove tariffs on american cars being sold he said the tariff is currently 40%. stockws alrea has auto prices on the rise. >> for more developments now, we are joined by peter alexander at the white house. >> to be vy clear, this is a 90 day ceasefire. there's still major differences that both sides need to resolve. what you showed there is important. it's a bonus for the american

auto industry. it's easieror them to sell their cars to europe but most american csumers will be happy to know that at least for 90 more days ty will likely not be paying more on things like toys, car parts, and other things that say made in china o thlabel. that's because they agreed there would not be a hike in tariffs in the near future. president trump threatened to raise tariffs on many products from 10% to 25% on january 1st. still a lot that needs to be ironed out at this point but o other major item is that tey may willing to designate fentynol as a controlled substance. back to you. >> live for us at this white

house. thank you. >> it's now back to our coverage of former president george h.w. bush. the america t people aren' only ones mourning the loss. he tweeted this photo of him lying in front of the 41st president's casket with the captions mission complete. he will be coming to our area. >> with the bush family as they rive here. he will go toaltero reede dog program there. >> nicole jobs joins us now with more on the president's funeral arrangements being made at the national cathedral. >> you can take a look at the beauty of this cathedral. certainly fit for a presidential

sendoff. aff members have been working around the clock since word o george h.w. bush's passing as they prepare for the fourth ate funeral here. 3,000 invited guests are expected tond at starting today at 1:00, all tours arell can and the cathedral will be closed as they prepare for therivate service. organizers are working to ensure that everything is of their liking. spkers are lined up and former president george w. bush will euloze his father. he is one of them. all the hymns were chosen by the bush family and the readings and scriptures. this is a very customed tailored

eve event. serity is expected to be tight here. >> thank you. last night at theennedy sentcenr honors, president bush was mn thd of many attendees. a special award went to the co-klee yea tco co-creators of hamilton. >> some reflected on their relationship with him and his family. >> we were performing at the patriots center and we met president bush and he invited us to the white house and spent 45 minutes with us talking. others also remembered hims a

decent and charitable man. re coverage later today. stay with us, the "today" show will have more coverage of the passing and upcoming funeral. >> a police officer shot an armed man on north patrick. an offic was responding to shots fired around 4:20 sunday evening. the man t refusedo put down the un then pointed it at the officer. he has been placed on leave and that's sta procedure and virgin virginia state polic have taken over the investigation. investigators say that was a struggle and that's when he was shot. he is expected to be okay.

>> and lift off. we have lift off. blasting through the sky to the internatio space station. >> take a look at this scene here. astronauts blasted off about 15 minutes ago. they're headed to the international space station for a 6.5mi month ion. this is the first into space since the aborted flight in october. nasa astronaut ann mcclain is among the crew and this is her first flight into space. >> let's back to chuck bell. >> today is going to be nice. it will be on t mild side with temperatures running above average for today but that stretch of above average weather will be coming to a crashing end late tonight and we'll be much colder than average for the remainer of the week.

there's your temperature trend over the next few days.ra our a is 51. today's forecast, 58 degrees. but look how much, much colder it's going to be starting tomorrow and t lasting a way through the week, into next weekend and a chance omaybe wintry weather. 55 degrees in washington. a little cooler out north and west of us. 46 leburg and gaithersburg. but milder air inac ss southern maryland. in the mid to upper 50s this morning. so your plann then, for today, a fairly cloudy start. we'll end up with dent amount of sunshine. northwest winds today, 15 to 20 miles per hour. so a little breezy at times ath colder, drier air filters into the weekend. as far as any precipitation

chances, you can see rain drops upe toward pittsburgh now. that's cold front number one. it will be aringing us mostly cloudy sky. there's a chance for a passing snow flake or two. no accumulation. but ano passing flake or two west of the blue ridge during the evening hours. it will be cleared out and then for tomorrow, plenty of sunshine but way colder. highs tomorrow only in the upper 30s and low 40s at most. this next chance sunday into monday of next week. that one could be something to plow or shovel, messa. >> oh. looking at the roads, chopper o, the top of the beltway, that's 95 there and it's very

slow this is in aspen hill. at connecticut on the left side. ks like a lane and turn lane getting by the water main aeak. now as far thing else happening right now, let's take a look at the ma. sounds like this is getting out of the way and we should be clearing out pretty soon. left side blockedy a disabled vehicle. now we take a look at travel times. fairfax county parkway to the beltwa quantico to the beltway, 35 miles per hour. 270 no mor issues as you're heading southbound. going just 22 miles perhour. going to take you 25 minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today.

>> meliss thank you. tonight, another candle will be lit on the national minora. thousandsttended the lighting ceremony. and the u.s. army band kicked off the cayemony yeste afternoon. >> and in his message, president trump honored the victims of an october shooting at a pittsburgh synagogue. >> nowo a christmas display you'll probably be hearing about today. a home in texas is going viral this morning and it's not because of theincredible light know. it's that ode toational lampoons christmas vacation. this a little bit too real for so people. a man walking by thought it was real. he was recorded on the famil surveillance camera trying to rescue the man.

turned out to be a mannequin of course. they thanked him for trying to lend a >>hand. here's four things to know. the skins have a make or break game in philadelpa tonight. winning put them for a tie in the nfc northeast. a loss would almost take them out of the playoffs. >> a historic day in prince george's county today. angela alsobrooks will be thet firsoman to hold the office of county executive. voters elected she served two terms as the county'sstate's attorney. >> funeraler is liss h wille aroundct on how you get town this week. road closures between 3:15 and he30 p.m. >> from white house to texas, flags around the country are flying at half staff t honor the former president's lassing. more on the tributes from former

president and lawmakers. >> 15 degrees colder tomorrow and staying cd the who rest of the week. xt weekend, colder still. >> all right. we want to thank all of you that came out and joined chuck and i, joined chuck and me at ts weekend's walk to end hiv. this was the 32nd year. it's donation goes a lock way to help those in need. >> chuck kept the rain away. >> that's right. >> tings for waking up with

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you'd win the prize. you think i win? you win the prize! good morning. honong a fallen president.ew overnight, tributes to the life and legacy of george h.w. bush from leaders aroundhe world, to the son who followed in his footsts. >> if we analyze, not only his accomplishments, but his character, they'll say, job well done, george h.w. bush. >> the former president and war hero set for one final twap to ington today, as the nation begins saying its long golf ball. >> it's very sad. he was a great man. we loved him. truce. the preside and china's president, pressing the pause button, threatening