government shutdown still impacting our area. the national zoo andmithsonian have run out of backup funds. both of them now closed 'll be looking at the ssibility of a deal to end this gridlock this morning. first though, we do want to begin with a check on your nd commut our melissa mollet is standing by but we beginith storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts. much cooler today, lauren. er.much co temperatures yesterday, 64 degrees. i keep reminding everybody. we don't have any 60s on the ten day forecast we have 50s. not today. temperatures today will be closer to seasonable. in the mid 40 for this time of year. you can see the temperatures the 40s right now will slip a little bit as we head through the morning. we'll start to move thete eratures back up. we're dry through much of the day. we have rain on the way later on throughout the evening and even into tonight. no rain out there right we are dry but an area of low pressure right out of texas will move into our area bringing rain ances for us for the second

half of your day. that's not it. we have rain chances leading into the weekend. that's coming up in a little bit. let's talk traffic wit missa mollet. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. let's talk traffic. college park, outer op. still have the left side blocked by a debris. ladder is in the a roadw several vehicles have struck it. hopefully they get this out of the way soon. rest of the beltway looks okay outer loop ough the near route 1, we're not seeing much of a slowdown. prince gorges county, into town, out of town, no problems there. southbound 295 pennsylvania avenue, that uneven pavement, that project still underway. have some complaintsf tha uneven roadway. 66 here, fairfax county to the beltway, 65 miles per hour gets you there in nine minutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. this morning, students parents will notice increased security at three prince gorges county schools. >> police are investigating.

molette green is live. what are we hearing about the threats,tt mo >> reporter: well, chris, this is the first day back to school for those udents, for the teachers and the faculty in prince gorges county and threats came via e-mail or social media. 're outside blatensburg high sc ol. williamwurt middle school also. at this time police are investigating, but they do not consider the threats to be credible. nevertheless, they are continuing with their investigation and as a precaution, these three schools mentioned in this threat will experience extra security, some added layers of security. and when we got here this morning, early this morning, we noticed the parking lot full of cars this morning and just moments ago there was a fire drill, fire alarm that sounded at the school. i can tell you that cars are still pulling in and it looks to

be business as ual but, of course, expect that added layer of security a the three schools mentioned in that threat made via e-mail or socialmedia. that is the latest live from blatensburg high school. back to you. >> molette, thank you. today democra and republican leaders will meet at the white house to discuss the government shdown now entering its 12th day. now anyone planning to visit any of the smithsonian museums or national zoo will have to change course. those locations are officially closed until the shutdown is over. ne 4's amy cho is live at the national zoo with details.y? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. if you are trying to visit the natial zoo or any of the smithsonians, you are about to be very disappointed. today is the day everything officially shuts down. up until now the museuming were using money left over from previous years to stay open but that money has nowt. run we checked out the zoo and museums just a few days ago.re

there uge lines out the door. lots of people trying to squeeze in a visit before it was too late. many people told us they flew into d.c. just to see the museums and that they would have been very frustrated if they spent all of thatoney only to have everything be closed. as for the smithsonian ee empl some will still report to work such as the zoo keepers who still haveo feed the animals and take care of them. they wonnt get paid after the shutdown ends. >> none of us get into the zoo business for theoney really, but it's something we're passionate about. we love it. we love animals, we love nature, ove the educational experiences, we love all of it.e >> rep now there are some museums that are still open such as the museum othe bible and the newseum, but you do have to pay to get into those. live at the national muum, amy cho. if they go to today's meeting, icould not bes smooth as anyone hopes. it may be heated.

president trump haseen blami democrats for the shutdown. in his latest tweet the president writes, quote, o h thin been proven, the democrats don't care about open borders and all the crime and drugs that the open border brings. new this morning, incoming republican senator mitt romney said the role of the president shapes the public o character the nation. romney goes on to say the incumbent short fallas been most glaring in this area. utah senator elect made the comments in an editorial published in the washington post. he writes about president trump saying, quote, on balance his conduct over the past two years, particularly hisns act this month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office. romney will be sworn into office tomorrow. today the new acting defenst secretary s his first day on the job. patrick shanahan is a former executive at boeing.

president trump tweeted that he'll be great. shanahan will take on the pentagon's top job during this time of uncertainty, including the government shutdown. james mattis resignefter president trump announced he was pulling troops out of we learned news about a shooting in southeast d.c. a manied at t hospital after getting shot on barn na by road last night. this n isear the d.c./maryland lineit no ide on the suspect or the victim. 5:06. a man remains in critical condition after being shot in the head he was the unintended victim in a new year's day ooting. justwalking to lunch afternoon yesterday on first and kennedy streets northwest. police say two nearby groups of men began arguing and someone pulled a gun. shots were fired andth one o bullets hit the man. police are hoping surveillance video will leado an arrest. >> have a couple of people that

we're talking to. nwe're working getting a lookout for the suspect and we're searching the video if we have some video that's of use, we're going to release it to you guys ase quickly as can. >> the shooting happened down the street from the d.c. crime camera. we're learning some new details about the death of a u.s. marine inside the barracks on capitol hill. the gunot that killed t marine was not self-inflicted. >> we're told the marine was on active duty and in uniform when he died yesterday from a single gunshot wo the head. right now the marine corps is investigatinghether the gunshot was accidental or what is officially calledli nnt discharge of a weapon >> right now the command priorities are to take care of ose involved, specifically the marine's family and friends. >> back in 2013, a marine from south dakota died from a selfndnflicted gunshot wo the head at the same barracks. so far the mandne's name a age in yesterday's incident has not

been released. we've also got an update to this massive warehouse fire in upper marlboro. taken several days, but the fire is finally out. firefighters have been trying to extinguish it since saturday afternoon. it calls for about a million and a half -- $1.5 million in damages. no word yet on what caused it, but we can tell you no one was hurt. it is a new year and that means plenty of new laws on t oks. one of the new laws now requires hospitals to post their prices and take out the mystery of the cost of your health care. patient out of pocket costs vary depending on coverage and deductibles. government officials admit this is the first steor towards transparency in health care pricing. they have advice for people concerned about how much apr edure they need will actually cost. >> we recommend that scheme how much will it cost on my insurance plan. writing?ve that in

will there be any othercharges? and to keep asking the questions. >> the main thing is to get approximated costs before you get an enormous bill. thisorning sixeople are in the hospital after getting sick on a flight from cleveland to tampa. >> six airng pass have been taken off. they're being interviewed. i going to ormed as to what to do if you become sick over the next couple o urs. >> a passenger shot this video as the crew members were explaining teveryone what happened. it happened on board a frontier airlinesht. the passengers were not traveling as a group but they were vomit tg by time the plane landed. >> they were just coming out of nowhere. throwing up. sick. throwing up. they come innd - in every different aisle. it was nast >> that's the word for it. several water fountains wereow shut at a cleveland airport

after it was reported the passengers got sick. health officia have not confirmed what caused the illness. a yng woman spent the first hours of the new yr apped in her car as it sank in the mud. she was driving home from a new year's party in tampa when she was cut off. she f swervedlipping her car and ended up in a ditch. she wasn't able to get out but managed to call 911. the mud and water were quickly rising iner car and she only had 4% battery left on her phone. >> she was breathing through her noseretty much. that's when she said, i heard somebody saying, are you there, are yothere? can you hear me? that's when she started screaming out of the top of her lungs. amanda helped guide rescuers to h using the map app on her phone. the deputies ran intthe mud and pulled her to safety. >> 4% battery, she had moments

to spare. >> such quick thinking. let me at least use the map app to get them closer. one lucky new yorker is cking off the new year $425 million richer. >> if only. >> right? >> the jackpot ticket matched all five numbers and the gold megaball. in long islae. th eighth largest jackpot. that cash option is worth a little over a quarter of a thllion dollars. there were some o big winners, too. several other tickets matched five numbers winning $1 million each but none of them were here in our area. taking the plunge. it the new year and many of you may have resolved to lose some weight. >> the thing is how do you start? do you go low carb, low fat? coming up, we'll help you weigh your options. plus, if you're hoping to get away for a trip thisyear, you're going to want to stick around. we'll tell you theest times to buy those plane tickets.

lauren? >> if you want to o head of town because temperatures will be cooler, mostly dry today but temperatures will dip and then start to move back into the 40s. we have

"news 4re watching today." from earth to the far reaches of outer space, a nas spacecraft makes contact with scientists 4 billion miles away. >> i'm pretty amazed. it all thanks to a local lab. the team at johns hopkins unersitypplied physics laboratory applauded as the spacecraft called new horizons began sending transmissions on new year day. they reached what is called the

ultima thule. taken more than a dozen years to reach that celestial object. >> build a spacecraft on earth and we send it out billions of miles away fndm earth it sends us back all this wonderful data that we getk to l at and learn more about our world, our solar system. >> here's t thing. scientists say it could take up to two years for the craft to beam back all of the observations including highon resoluti images. >> so cool. giving up alcohol for a month could improve your sleep and weight. 800 archers studied over people who quit drinking for a month. they said they had more energy, better sleep a even lost weight. they reported drinking a bit less later on. you ew year means many of will be getting back to eating healthfully and working out again. it can be confusing trying to pick a diet with so many out there. low lcarb, fat.

many of you wondering what is the best option for you. let's sta with lowcarb. by cutting carbs your body burns fat i making weight loss easier. people on low carb diets burn more call flis a resting state than those on high carb diets. option two, low fat. a gram o fat has twice as many calories as the same amount of carbs. cutting it out can help you control and lose weight. theyh tested b diets and found they were equally effective. one difference nutritionists say, limiting carbs may help. it looks like you'll be saving some cash at the gas pump in 2019. for the first time in three years gas prices are expected to go down from the y.r be gas buddy predicts the national average will be 2.70. that is down three cents from

last year. stillignificantly more than what we were paying back in 2016. that's when prices will be at their lowest. >> many returning from vacation. >> been here every morning rlbright and >> i've been watching you. you might want to start planning for your nextti va. january is the month you're going to find the best deals for booking flights.ky according to scanner, february also one of the better months to buy plane tickets.an you save cash by booking early morning flights. if you're flying domestically, book at least two weeks ahead of time. international flights, the best deals are two mon >> in just a few weeks people are going to be sick of wintertime. >> i know. >> they will want to book a vacation nice and warm. >> i'm going somewhere next

monday. i'ng for two weeks. the only reason we bought tti ets were they were super cheap. i bought it two months out. >> look at you planning ahead and being smart, lauren. >> first time ever. check it out. i'm really excited although i am going to a place that will bete more w like. i'm going to come back and probably get a blizzard. don't take that for gospel. i didn't say -- >> we're going to call u, lauren. >> i didn't say blizzard. all right, guys. but i amse saying rain bec we do have some rain chances later s this afternoon, mainly after -- i this afternoon. after about 4:30, 5:00. likely after this evening. after sunset.s leut it that way. rain chances increase after sunset. ainly foras south and east of d.c. chances of rain continue. we haveorome rain tw morning. we've got some rain friday night and saturday morning.un then byy we dry out and we start warming up again.

temperatures not quite as warm as yesterday. normal temperatures in the low to mid w0s. that'shere we are. 43 thetu tempe in washington. the temperatures are in the mid 30s in the shenandoah valley. we'll head right back into the s. plenty of cloud cover out there today and a little cooler, as i said, than yesterday. rain later on ts evening but no rain out there right now.re we a dry out there right now. however, rain is going to be moving up here from the deep south. we have a frontalt system t stalled out. area of low pressure over texas will ride along the front like a train. thatill bring rain chances. i say areas mainly south and east of d.c. just where this area of low pressure is. le me show y exactly what i'm talking about. dry most of the day today. if you think about needing your umbrella, think again. later on tonight the sun will go down. most of this is to the southeand

of d.c. hagerstown up by 81, you'll likely be dry.e we may dry here in d.c., just how far the edge can get. you'll see rain and you'llave rain showers into tomorrow morning before we start to dry out tomorrow afternoo a littl breezy tomorrow afternoon. temperatures around 50 degrees. for friday we hav chances of rain. it looks like it's coming later in the day onriday and that will last through saturday morning. we're dry as we continue into the next work week. since we're dry out there right now, melia, how are the roads looking? >> that is helping me for re. a couple of problems up in ederick. outer loop near route 1 with the left side blocked by debris, that is now out of the way. no issue on the beltway if you're headed out any time soon. eastbound 50 before 15 left side blocked by a crash. car off the road and into the

median. southbound 270, no problem. 70 down to the spur take you 2 7 look. it's over.

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you're watching"news 4 toda welcome back. 5:23 this morning, new details on a plane to e traffic jams and possibly expand the beltway and 270.

>> the maryland department of transportation has received more than 2,000 comments only on 4 scott mcfarland has what some are saying and the fig why no highway. >> reporter: sam ellis's town house sits in the shadow of i-270. perhaps no one is morewa closel hing the governor's proposal to ease traffic on one of the nation'sost clogged highways. >> i am really grateful that governor hogan i on record saying that no homes or property will be demolished. we intend to hold him to that pledge. >> reporter: more than a year ago the governor announced ambitious plans to ease traffic on 270. so far 15 alternatives have been considered including reversible lanes and widening the highway. hundreds of people have sent comments to the tate trying to sway the decision. using the freedom of information act we asked for those e-mails and received them.ou we an overwhelming number

of those notes in opposition to any lane expansion including dozens from people in rockville. one writing major traffic congestion won't be solved by any widening. another, i have many neighbors, favorite restaurants and stores that will be affected. another one saying, please don't ruin rockville. supporters say it's okay if it doesn't affect the property values. present routes are too crowded is what another one says. at his home eric lyons says he's tired of battling brutales coon. he's excited the state is considering something. >> everywhere you have to work you have to battle. people get u and the days are built off of their commute. >> reporter: the transportomion chair tucker says the state would be wise to listen to local drivers and home hners. >> thi generated an awful lot of public concern. i think it's both because of the nature of it, expanding they, beltwand the process.

>> reporter: state leaders say they welcome feedback and they hope to narrow it by spring. scottcfarland, news 4. coming up, a new year and new traffic troubles. we'll take a new looks at the construction project that could cause a bit of chaos before improvement. >> lauren, we have cool temperatures today. plenty of warm out there. that's all coming up after this. plus, smithsonian shutdown. popular attraionct

' it' 5:29. schools reopen and many of you head back to work after the long holiday. >> 60eges on news 4.

>> i'm chris lawrence in for aaron. lauren rick kerts isn for chuck. winds won't be aig issue. it is a pretty good morning. bad.oo the temperatures on the warmer wake up this morning comparatively speaking to whereou we be. sun coming up and plenty of clouds out there and we have rain on the way.

area of lressure bringing rain chancesg increas them. other warmups on the ten day forecast. let's talk traffic with melis mollet. >> good morning, melissa. eastbound 70 before 15. initially you had the left side blocked by the crwh. ne lane getting by. northbound 15 after kema car off into the median. bay bridge, high profile cars use caution. restrictions. 66 and th95, sund after quantico, slowdowns. nothing reported. just a little bit of a slowdown. eun? >> u.melissa, thank 5:31.

students and parents will notice increased security at three schools. molette green is live at blensburg school. what's going on here, molette? >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i just spoke with the police officer just a few minutes ago who told m that officers will keep a closer watch on all of the 7 schools in the blatensburg community. as for the high school which has its own security, you will seed ad security measures here. the threats were made via e-mail or socia media and three schools were impacted in addition to the blatensburg high school. parkland high school and william wurt high school. they don't consider the threats es be credible but neverth are investigating and taking this very seriously with the added security that will be in place. this is the first day back to school for the students, for the teachers, for they. facu so there will be a little bit

more added anxiety but, again, the police are very much taking this seriously by having that extra security in place at the three schools mentioned in that threat. that is the latest live from blatensburg high school. back to you. >> thank you, molette. as we enter the 12th day of a partial agovernment shutdown, tourists hoping to see the sites luckut of >> the smithsonian museum and the national zoo are closed until the shutdown is over. news 4's amy cho is live with the details. go morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. the good news is all of the an mools will still get to eat. all of the zoo keepers will report to work and the animals. the bad news is you won't be able to visit the zoo or a of the animals until the shutdown ends. today is the day everything officially closes.

the money has run out. we checked out the museums just a few days ago. there were huge lines out the door. lots of people trying to squeeze in a i visit beforewas too late. many people told us they flew into d.c. just to see the museums but that they would he been very frustrated if they spent allon of that only to have everything be closed. as for the smithsonian employees, essential employees will keep working but they won't get paid until after the shutdown ends. >> none of us get into the zoo business for the maley . it's something we're passionate about. we love it. we love the we love nature. we love the educational experiences. we love all of it. >> reporter: but for now the public will haveo wait to see the animals. we've been seeing a lot of posts onial media from people saying they had planned vacations to d.c. but they are nowin canc live at the national zoo. aimee choe, news 4. >> with all of the kids off

school that's a lot fewer options for things todo. coming up, news 4'se traci potts will have more on the bipartisan meeting taking place today. community coming together in prayer after a devastating crash left three children dead in prince gorges county. yesterday more than 100 people spent their day to mourn for the madeja family. five-yr-old twins and 1-year-old isaac were killed when someone plowed into their fami on indian head highway. their parents are still recovering in the hospital. police think the driver may have been drunk. >> everyone is feeling they were because special people for us and the church it's a story that's really bad. tragic. >> nothing is ever going to bring those children back to that family, but o as this morning the go fund me page has helped the family raise more than $55,000. we've also learned a

teenager washe victim of deadly crash in charles county. three girls were in the car when the driver lost control on saint charles parkway in waldorf on new year's eve. 21-year-old nadia moore was driving and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. her d15-year- sister who was inhe back seat died at the scene. her sister's cousin was also in the car and was not seriously hurt. 5:36 is your time. these are the top stories we' following. we just learned new information about a shooting in southeast d.c. a man h died at the hospital barnaby tting shot on road last night. southeast d.c. neahe maryland line. no one has an identity on suspect or the victim. the gunshot that killed a marine inside the barracks on capitol hill was not self-inflicted. we're told the marine was on duty and in uniform when he died

yesterday from a single gunshot wound to the head. right now the marine corps is inveigating whether the gunshot was accidental or whether it was an issue of negligent discharge of a we just learned the winning $425 million mega millions ticket was sold in long island, new york. it matched all five numbers and the gold megaball. it was the eighth largest jackpot in mega millions history. cash options a little ove quarter of a billion dollars. a lot of money for the newy . two of the best tennis stars in the world faced off for a match forget.fans will never >> roger federer played serena williams. this time federer won the bragging rights. the swiss duo overcame williams and her partner 2-1. it had ties to our area. >> williams partner didn't get a whole lot of attention but he

was from prince gorges county. williams camertp s but she described playing federer as the match of her >> got like 40 grand slam titles. >> ty're just champions in so many ways, both of them. very cool. 5:38. coming up, a near fht on the football field not involving the players. the mascot match-up that is going viral this morning. >> would bet on the bigger one but, first, baby new year. >>aby girl. >> look at this. causing baby fever here in the newsroom. a new year and a new life. we'll introduce you to 's2019 we'll introduce you to 's2019 first new sident of our area.re z2ydpz z16fz

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station. >> wasn't such a great idea. as you can see in this rveillance video, he's trying to steal a bike. the police officer confronts him. r he tries to away. officer orders him to the ground calls for backup. yeah, takes him into custody. the rest of the orld welcomed the new year with fireworks and champaign, one local familyasushing to the hospital. >> what a -- >> you remember that feeling? >> oh, i do. instead ofounting down to midnight, they were counting the time between contractions. all othe breathing a the pain. just 3 seconds into the new born.elanie morales was little angel is one of the first babies of the new year in the dmv. she took herirst breath inside shady grove medical center.en her parents w expecting to have a new year's day baby. mom wasn't due until january 13th. >> she was i rush to come for some reason. >> pretty amazing. it's incredible.

we're just very happy and blessed and jus really happy that, you know, she'shealthy. >> melanie has an older sibling that turned 1 on septembdecembe. >> irish twins. >> the baby came in at 5 pounds ou15 es. >> doesn't it make you want another? >> i mean, you know, if i didn't have to do all the work. like the carrying of the baby and the nursing of the baby and the changing. do you remember the midnight feedings? >> yeah. >> maybe not smuch. >> kind of. >> kind of. >> they are such ang bles what a gift. >> i'm going to stay out of that all right, guys. as far as what we're looking at do have chances, we rain chances increasing later on. rain tomorrow morning, rain tiday night andn some rain through the day on saturday so we'll talk about this and sort it all out for

welcome back. at 5:45 on the 12th day of the government shutdown you will not get to see the giant pandar any smithsonian museums. the national zoo and the mareums closed. >> news 4's tracie potts is live it c hill. we know congressional leaders are coming to capitol hill. is the meeting with the president a done deal? >> reporter: not necessarily. the meeting with the president today, chris and eun, is supposed to be about the border it's being billed about a

briefing on the border wall. not a meeting or negotiation. a democratic aide is saying they're skeptical that the president is not ready to negotiate. this could be a l or a lecture. democrats say when they take over their halfs of congres tomorrow they have a plan to reopen the government but will republicansn the other side go along which they don't think the president will sign off for? neither of those plans include any money for the wall. >> tracie potts live for us on capitol hill. thank you. it> coming up next hour, aimee cho will be live more on the smithsonian and national zoo closure affecplng more p as every day goes by. in the day ahead, u.s. catholic bishops will gathero discuss the ongoing catholic church issue. at the time the u.s. catholic bishops recommended that they establish an investigative body and a code of conduct for

bishops. hey say the u.s. catholic conference did not give them enough time to review the proposals. now to an upda on a story we've been following in russia. at least 14 people are dead including one child following a gas explosion that caused an apartment building to collapse ononday in southern russia.it authors say they rescued six people alive incding two children. 27 people are still coununted for. racing y crews are against the clock to find more survivors in the rubble. a u.s. citizen is being held in russia. he is accusedf being a u.s. spy. paul weland is a former marine. he has a twin brother and he was not broth involved in espionage. he was in moscow to celebrate a friend's wedding. >> there's no way paul is a

supply. he is in corporate security. of apl of the p i know he would be the most aware of risks of gettingf sidewayse law in a foreign country. >> david said his family is concerned that his brother cld become a political pawn. you can watch the full interview coming up at 7:00n the "today" show. as 2019 gets rolling, major ansportation projects in our area will be taking shape as well. here's a look at the biggest impact you could be facing. in virginia work is ongoing on the entire length of 66. the most disruptive will likely be outside the beltway. that's where two new toll lanes are beingac added inh direction. in maryland tunnels are being dug as the purple line makesprogress. it will connect thesd ba and new carrollton stations. it's expected to open in 2022. in the district 100 intersections will get o right turn on red signs. designed to increase

pedestrian -- safety for pedestrians. for metro, still a lot of construction on tap. notably stions south of ragan will be shut down during the summer to rebuild the platforms there. a few other traffic changes in the new year. route 1hrough alexandria is now known as richmond highway. it ud to be called jefr son davis highway in hor of the former confederate leader. they voted unanimously to rename it back in june. if you use the dulles toll roadt don't for it is going to cost you more. you'll be paying an extra 75 cents goi through the main toll plaza. the toll on the off ramp 50 cents. that is an increase of $1.25 each way. the ext money will help maintain the toll road and fund metro's silver lin expansion.t the n increase is scheduled for four years from now.

5:50. muriel bowser will continund he seterm. she will be sworn in at the washington convention center. road closures begin at 6:00 en a.m.,inutes from now. elk street will be closed from th to 9th street until 6:00 tonight. there will be parking restrictions all day. 3, 2, 1! het's go! >> and mayor kicked off the inauguration events yesterday by taking part in the fresh start 5k with her daughter miranda. sh ran along withther par tis sants in the fifth annual race. people wearing shorts, too. >> t-shirts. pretty bal out there. today feels a lot more like winter. >> i should have run yesterday. now it won't happen until like may. >> skip it. ance., well, i had my >> 364 days, no, forget that.

>> listen, it isoing to be chilly out there today. the temperatures are going to be seasonable. time of ratures thi year in the low 40s. we'll be a little above that. the warm weather is n going away completely. we still haveea a teeresmerar w on the ten day forecast. yesterday we hit 64 degrees. we have a beautiful morning to start already. you can see a lot of people starting on the roadways. as far as the temperatures are t concerne temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. we are going to stay cloudy out there for today. we do have some rain arriving later on tonight. not for everybody. we have showers lingering tomorrow. once again, not for everybody butav we'll some portions of our area with wet conditions later on tonight and into tomorrow morning. friday dry. may not move into late, late friday. that's something we'll be

watching especially if you have plans. current temperatures, you can see 30s and 40s acrs the board. if you are walking outdoors this morning, make sure you grab the umbrella. you may need it if you're out and about after 5:00 p.m. hats, gloves, scarf. not super cold. we're starting off relatively on a mild note but temperatures will be remaining into the 40s. rain chances increasing into the afternoon and evening. g nothingoing on right now. we are dry out there right now. however, the sun is coming uphe fromeep south. in fact, right over texas an area of low pressure is formed.e that's whey're getting rain around the dallas area. that's right along the frontal system and bringing rain into ea our see how the front is to the south. areas south and east in goc. are g to have the best chance of seeing rain later on tonight. d everybod today. that morning commute through the drddle part of the day, we're going to be as we continue into the afternoon and evening, any time

after sunset will start to see the rain move in. it may not even reach the area. have to the south and east a better chance. north and west will stay dry. few link gergs showegering show. rain chances increasin l especiale at night on friday. most of friday going to be dry and then saturday we will have somerain, especially in the morning. tape perfecting off into the afternoon. sunday monday, tuesday and look at the temperatures, back to lar 60 degrees. let's take ak at the roadways with melissa mollet. >> good morning, lauren.ch per 4 over at bw parkway at powder mill road. northbound no big complaints. springfield, near fairfax county parkway. crash reported on 95 in virginia. heads up if you're headed out any time soon. eastbound 70 before 15. still howe a little wn

here as you're headed in bound lcause of an earlier accident. had just onee getting by. looks a little bit better than that at this point thisrn g. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no majoris es. everything else moving along pretty nicely. eun? >> tyou, melissa. with a new year this is the year that the nationals could be the world champs. bryce harper could end up in chicago with the cubs and this new year's celebration photo keeping those rumors going. that's w harperh his wife and with cubs third baseman chris bryant and his wife which has some cubs fans hopeful this is a sign of the future. not sure if the cubs have enough money that harper will want to sign with the team. new ernight, the university of texas pulled off an upset in thee allst sugar bowl. last night the longhorns topped

the georgia bldogs 28-21. texas quarterback was on fire, scrambled intthe end zone for three touchdowns. longhorns football program has come a long way. this is the first time they've won ten games in a season in ten years. >> you know one of the most talked about moments of the game didn't involve the players. look at this. sfore thear bowl started texaset mascot bibos one look at ugga the bulldog and goes after hi that steer weighs 1600 pounds. he knocked down the metal barrier and started charging at him. >> he had to be restrained and luckily didn't get out of control. noct sors were hurt so quite the scene but everyone's okay. >> especially the dog. >> i know. >> reporter: good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbche quarters. have you recovered from the

holiday shopping season? you'll findome big bargains as we start out the year. discounts indeep january to help you get back to shape. tr admills ellipticals are on sale at this timef year. gyms have deals. winter coats are on sale. it's a good time to score a new tv just ahead of the super bowln with 's morning business report, i'm frank holland. >> frank, thank you. still ahead on "news 4 today," a freshman republican er president a trump on the front pages of "the post." >> plus, wrong place at a wrong time. a man shot in the head walking to lunch. the evidence that police hopes will lead them to the person whd puhe trigger.

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end the gridlock this morning. first, we want to begin with a look at your forecast and commute. we begin with lauren rietts. >> muc cooler than yesterday, that's for sure. >> oh, yes, eun. yesterday w t made it up 64 degrees. that was at 10:25 in the morning. today going to feel much more like january dayug alt those temperatures maybe a degree or two above normal. starting off with a beautiful morning. light wind. sun coming up in an hr and a lf, 7:30ish. the next hour or two before day break,hey'll start to move back into the 40s. plenty of clouds out there this morning. no rain out there. rain chances ase head through the day. we'll talk about the