but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. oh, my gosh. it'sou brutathere. >> well, you know, eun, we have to save the word brutal. what are we going to call it when we're 15 degrees? >> are we going to get down to 15? >> curxa words. >>ly. i got a four-letter descripter for that. skies are mostly clear now, bil clouds thicken up later in the day today. don't plan on a whole lot of sunshine. that'll keep from much of a warmup. it's certainly cold. 32 now at dulles airport. afternoon temperatures today, we'll see temperatures climb into the low 40s acro most of the area. again, clouds thickening up a little later on in the day. no rain ornow chances for today. more about that snow chance for later in the weekend coming up. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, mr. bell. looking right now at video of a water main break in bowie. annapolis road near enterprise road. all lanes are blocked.

of course, it is coldnough we could have some issues with this, if this continues to go this way. taking a look now at another issue around town, eastbound 66 after 123 camera's not great, but you can see we are slow through this area because o a crash. take a look at the map here. eastbound 66 there, crash blocking the left side. we were looking at kind of an orange/yellow color through this area. now we're back to green. inner loop at pennsylvania avenue, work zone there blocks the right lane. >> all right, melissa. thk you. happening today, one final good-bye to the nation's 41 president, george h.w. bush. a private funeral is being held this morning at the president's home church, st. martin's episcopal in houston. he was flown there yesterday afte his state funeral here in d.c. overnight he laid in repose. hundreds of m irners filedo the church to pay their respects. after this morning's service,

president bush will be taken by train to college station. that's where his library is located. he'll be uried therealongside his wife barbara and daughter robin. before this morning's private funeral, the navy will honor him with special flyover. the 21-fighter jet missing man flyover is scheduled to take place over the george h.w. bush library and museum in texas. the aircraft parted the virginia naval air station yesterday. you can watch it all here on nbc 4 beginning at 11:00his morning. president bush's funeral here in d.c. was a memorial filled with both laughter and tears. >> nearly 3,000 peopl packed the national cathedral, including president bush's s, family, frie heads of state, and leaders from around the world. several people sod up to speak about president bush, and all of them offered powerful words describe him not only as a leader but a man as well. perhaps n moment was more powerful than when his oldest

son, former president george w. bush, delivered his father's eulogy. >> so through our tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and ling you, a great and noble man, the best father a son oraughter could have, and in our grief, let us smile knowi d th is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> other speakers incded former senator alan simpson, who called the 41st president a class act from birth to death. bush's biographer jon meacham described him as a loving man with an all-enveloping heart, who was the first to comfort you in mtsomf o there with you to savor in your ccess. to see more from that service and other events honoring george h.w. h busd to the nbc

washington app. >> beautiful service. we're following breaking news in illinois two people were killed overnight when a bus carrying a jv high hool girl's basketball team crashed into a semi truck. this happened not far from bloomingn to. troopers say the truck was going in the wrong direction and hit the bus head on.r the drif the truck and an adult on the bus were killed. all of the students are expected to be okay. wow. this morning, details on an odd delivery for one montgom my coun when he opened up a box of shirts he had ordered online. he found both his order and stacks of private medical records. he told news 4 the documents had the kind of information that only doctors should have. home addresses, birthdays, and medical history. >> crazy to think if it happened here, like, didpe this h multiple times? are other people getting packages like this? which is just scary. >> the p coveres indicate the

files may have been created for patients through the maryland physicians care manage care organization. it's still not clear how those papers could have ended up in that box of shirts. news 4 reached out toor the ganization for comment, and we've not heard back. >> just a good thing that an honest man was the one to open that box. police say a store manager shot and killed a suspected shoplifter. police were called to a convenience storeastern avenue near the d.c. city line around 15 wednesday when they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. dhe laterd at the hospital. police say the suspected shoplifter was shot during a fight with the store manager. ayseat pleasant police shey're looking over the evidence toe determinhether that shooting was justified. investigators are expected to give an upda sometime today. downright scary moments for people eating at a wendy's in gaithersburg. a man started threatening them with a knife. that happened at the location on grand street monday afternoon.

police say the man was asked to anleave the resta but refused. when he wouldn't drop the knifei rs had to tase him and took him into custody. fortunately, no one was hurt. happening today, general ceo mary barr are wil be -- mary barra will be on apitol hill for a secon straight day. the issue, gm's plan to cut nearly 15,000 jobs. gm will close four plants in the u.s., possibly one in maryland as well. thism comes months after benefitted from president trump's corporate tax cuts and eight years after taxpayers funded a $13 billion bailout of the auto industry. we'll have more from capitol hill coming np in ourt half hour. it's now 4:06. today the uurted stateson general will address america's ongoing opioid crisis during a in boston. dr. jerome adams will explain how new policeei tactics are used to fight the epidemic.

his speech is part of aem law enforct summit organized specifically to deal with drug addiction. meanwhile, new reports suggest that creating supervined henjection sites may reduce the risk of overdoses for people addicted to the drug. this comes from the rand corporation, a nochrofit resear institute. the report claims that safe hero s injectiones have been a success in other countries and should be tried here in the u.s. the facilities provide a sterile environment to consumer medical grade heroin under the eyes of trained staff. the former head of cbs might lose out on a $120 million severance package after claims he lied to investigars and destroyed evidence of his alleged sexual misconduct. >> yeah, that's according to a bombshell report from "the new york tes" detailing claims of misconduct from more than a dozen women. les moonves denies those accusations. "the times" obtained a leak draft investigation that says the former cbs chairman was evasive and untruthful tos

investigat and deliberately lied. the rort also says moonves engaged in multie acts of serious nonconsensual sexual misconduct involving 17 women, including at least four employees at cbs. "the times" article said moonves deleted text messages and gave investigators his son's ipad instead of his own. now we're hearing stories from alleged victims dating back deck tad -- decades, like this woman, who says moonves tried to kiss her before she went to work at cbs. >> i was really shocked, ands i gross. it was very unappealing. >> cbs released a statement wednesday sayin pint their work is still in progress. the board is set to meet with investigators nt week. an attorney for moonves says he denies having any nonconsensual sexual relaons, and he's cooperated fully with investigators. d.c. has 75,000 street lights, and the district

depaasment of transportation a plan to change all of them, ut it wants to hear from you first. the d-dot will hold the first of several public meetings tonig on i smart lighting project. the plan is to convert the street lights to l.e.d. lights. the district to obtain private funding to foot the bill. we're told it would hire a private company to make the changes and maintain thoseli ts. tonight's meeting is at 6:30 from the streetlights to the speed cameras this morning, arson investigators are trying to figure out whether a d.c. speed camera malfunctioned or was vandalized. someone saw the b cameraurning and called police. office saw flames and smoke coming from the camera and had to use a fire extinguisher to put it out. we're getting new details atm that massive data breach marriott international. there's now a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that's been filed against the hotel chain, which is based here in bethesda. more than 100 people are part of the suit a nearly 500

million people had their hformation stolen. thekers could have all kinds of information, including cuomers' credit card numbers, e-mails, and passport informatioak marriott isg steps to make things right. the company will pay for new ve passports forone affected by the breach. over 300 million passports are believed to have been exposed. remember, each one costs about $110 to reouace. if think that you have been affected, we have some steps you to protect ht now yourself on the nbc washington app. a proposal to overhaul the u.s. postal service may wind up costing you. president trump created a task force, and it's now recommending the postal service raise prices for sending nonessential mail. that's just one solution being offered to help recoup billions of dollars in losses for usps. the recommendatio could also ise costs for amazon and other businesses that use the postal service to supplement their deliveries. some of you may have seen a

few flurries in our area. >> i thought i saw maybe one or two. >> not in d.c. t iught maybe. well, we can get another snowstorm this weekend. parts of new jerse were hit with a surprising burst of snow. take a look at this. yesterday, an early snowstorm moved through atlantic city. that's a lot of snow.ar some of south jersey saw up to 6 inches. a winter storm warning was in effect until the late evening. all of that snow cght some residents off guard. they were originally looking at maybe half an inch o snow, but things quickly changed overnight. it impacted the roads. look atat th. there were some minor crashes, but no one w hurt. >> that looked full-on winter wonderland. >> seriously. well, a nativity scene atma achusetts church is causing controversy. coming up, we'll sho.it to yo uh plus, w doesn't like giving their pet a treat? this morning, a new warning about some potentially dangerous treats on the market. two things you neeut to find about any product before giving it to your pet. chuck?

>> good morning, chris. good morning, everybody. temperatures are belowing in most of the suburbs this morning. our cold weather pattern is here to stay. i'll talk more about that little sunday/monday snow chance comi up. ng

a nativity scene in massachusetts is causing some christmas controversy. it shows the baby jesus inside a cage, a t theee wise men separated from mary and joseph by fence barrier. so you can imagine why this is trying to make a statement, perhaps. church officials want to send a message about the country's ongoing immigration debate and how those at the border are being treated. not everyone likes it, but the church says that's the point. a lot of people he said jesus was a refugee and made that point. so that's anongoing debate.

>> certainly taking a stand on that issue. during the holidays, our pets are oft treated to a bit more sweetness. they get presents too. >> but you have tbe careful. some of these holiday themed treats are made outside the u.s. and may be toxic to your dog. veterinarians see some of those foods may even contain harmful ingredients you'd normally find in glue and even weed killer. even those treats like raw hides cannot only chip your dog's teeth but can contain formaldehyde. look for two things. e in thee it was m united states, and browse through what ingredients are included. avoid raw hides. avoid chicken jerkey. the sweet potato and y treats, big time, just all of them avoid, period. >> vets say be sure not to give your dogs grapes, raisins, and macadamia nuts. also on the list, always avoid giving themweets like chocolate. always got to remind my kids

about that. dangerous. if you own a pet at home, you never want to lose them. that's why one companyid in fl has created an app to pets.ize and reunite lost it's called finding rover. here's how it works. if your pet goes missing, upload a photo of it and create a profile. the app then cross references your pet's features with pets already until systin the system match. here's a question. have you received your flu shot? a new survey finds a lot of americans will not be getting their shot this yea searchers from the university of chicago found 41% of people do not plan on getting vaccinated. a lot of them are concerned about potential side effects from the shot and say they simply never get the flu. the cdcnd recommes everyone over 6 months of age receive a flu shot every year. >> knock on wood. i do it every year. flu.o get the >> i do too.

my kids too. when a man in f missourind his uncle's journal, he made a remarkable discovery. >> the unclee served in navy during world war ii. the journal documented the resc of a fellow sailor who ould one day be the president of the united states. that president was george h.w. ish. the journal the only thing this man has left s his uncle. d he knew his uncle served, but like to many whohe wore uniform back then, he never spoke about what he saw. instead, he wrote it dow what he wrote became american history. >> well, if he hadn't saved george bush that day, look at different.y would have en >> incredible. this remarkable footage onoard the submarine actually shows the rescue. and little did uncle william know at that time one of those men would eventually become commander in chief. what an incredible story. to have that history written

down is invaluable. we loseo muchistory with every generation. >> andhat generation didn't speak. they wrote. >> very lucky. >> now aeot of peo communicate on e-mail. that's not exactly the same thing. you can't really - oh, love you so much, here are my e-mails. thanks. >> not the same effect. same. quite the we have a partly cloudy sky outside on your thursday morning. is seasonably cold out there. 35 now at national airport. th is an average low temperature for the sixth day o december. a light wind. today's wind will be out of the n'southwest. do matter what the direction is, any little puff of wind does lower the feels-like factor down to are couple d below the current temperature. so we're in the mid and upper 20s across big sections of northern virginia. 29 in fredericksburg. even in the old line state ofma

land, temperatures at or below freezing. plan on a cold w start. 't be a big warmup today either. clouds will increase a little later on in the day w thl prevent most areas from getting too far above the 40-degree mark. these short days, it's hard tou really get of a warmup yway. the storm, and we're keeping a close eye on it, this would still bw a potential s maker sunday into monday. the potential is lower today than it was yesterday. the storm now looks liket may take a more southerly track. that means it'll still be likely to produce some snow in southern inia, but estern vi the snow line may not get north of richmond now. needless to say, we got to keep a close eye on this because it's still a long ways away. as of l now, sners, i've lowered our chances for snow sunday into monday down to just %. it w40% yesterday. what i can saysu for, we are going to stay colder than average for quite a while. all right. thank you, chuck.

take a look at this. this is in bowie thisni m. annapolis road near enterprise road, a water main break. we were shut down. you can see in this video just bubbling out of the ground there. nowe know a single lane is getting by in each direction. so that is an improvement. justin finch will be out there in just a little bit. take a live look here right now. eastbound 66 after 123, had a crash blocking the lanes. we're still slow inbound here. you can see that isth not sog we normally see this time of day. aistrict heights, inner loop after pennsylvaavenue, work zone blocks the right lane. george's st of princ county is looking good this morning. more news, weather, and traffic comi up in just a minute.ng

all right. you nest, how often do check your cell phone while you're driving? >> a lot, but only at red lights. >> right, not while you're driving. >> never moving. for leaders in virginia, they say it's happening way too often. hing a campaigu to get drivers to focus. >> news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss went to get a better picture of what drivers are seeing on the roads. >> reporr: distracted driving, we see it over and over again. drivers constantly taking their eyes off the road and then rolling along witho looking. >> terrible. horrible. >> reporter: driver allison crane says she sees people on the phone all theime. as for her, her cell phone stays in her back. >> it's like a toy. have one, but it's in here until i get home. >> reporter: virginia roadway fatalities are up 20%, and the state says it's had enough of distraction. >> the governor has tasked us with a vital mission, rucing

highway deaths>> reporter: state transportation secretary shannon valentine making an announcement on facebook that the state's launching a new nicinitiative t improve safety on the roads. here's a big reason why. last year the number of fatalities onvirginia's roads was 843, 208 of those were directlyributed to sstracted driving. the states the number of distracted driving deaths is likely even higher, they just were never reported. now, with a story like this, you have to ask yourself, how many times are u checking your phone when you're behind the wheel? >> i feel like there's always a need to check your phone. it lights up, and i feel like even if you stop the notifications, that still doesn't stop. oh, didhe person respond? did i get a notification on this or that? i feel like it's going to be an ongoing problem as long as people are hooked up on their phone. >> reporter: areminder that texting and driving is illegaln in virand carries a fine of 125 bucks for a first offense.

adam tuss, news 4. >> yeah, put thosehones dow it's now 4:26. coming up, traffic. troub restaurant fight and an arrest. an anniversary promotion that createdhaos around a local cheesecake factory. plus, he wasn't the first choice or even the second. lis morning we'reearning from the redskins new starting quarterback about his hopes for saving the season. >> tboy,t's how you sell it. he wasn't our first choice or our second choice we like him now. go ahead and get that car shined ic. it'll be and dry all the way into the weekend. it will be cold. we're talking temperatures when we come back. plus, a final day of tributes to former president george h.w. bush. his body is now lying in reposes in houston church before a private funeral in his home state. we'reack with more at 4:30. stay with us. (alex trebek)$8,000.

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nother cold and cloudy day ahead. if you're joining us from bowie, you could see some slippery conditions after a water main break. u.od morning to i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. melissa will have more on the warnings on the road because of that break. first, let's get to chuck on how cold it's going to be today. >> yes, indeed. our average high temperature now for december 6th is 50 degrees. we're going to fall about 5o 8 degrees short of average today. right now it is in the 20s most of the suburbs. prince william county, culpepper, all in the upper 20s this morning. a big pt of a northern montgomery county below freezing this morning. right at o abovereezing for arlington because of the heat island of the city and the warm ters of the potomac. relatively warm, not warm enough to swim in. rit at the freezing mark there in annapolis. chool day forecast for t kids, plan on a cold start. more clouds thanenything e today. afternoon