news 4 today starts now. >> 4:30 on this monday morning. here's ooh live look outside right now. you hope you soaked uphe sunshine from yesterday because it's gone. it's going to be a mostly cloudy day,s we start your work week. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. and chuck bell is back this morning. we'll look at forecast before melissa gives an update on the roads. >> i'm happy eun is happy to see me. >> the gang's all here. >> monday morning, not adeig from the weather department.

colder and cloudier, as well. the w weather't have too big an impact. can't work out a snow flurry or two here. if you see snowflake or two, and you grab a picture, send to me on twitlr. weave it retweeted out there. a ground truth never killed anybody. nothing going o at i-95 or the beltway. temperatures at or belowfr zing. 32 in leesburg, dulles. 28 in prince george's county. your forecast for monday, doesn't come up until 7:27. did you notice that sunset is after 5:00 now. clouds are thickening up and a chance for sprinkl late, late, late tonight. seat heaters on medium. the sunroof will be closed but you don need t scrapers or the wipers. how about the commute conditions? >> it's dry out there. fairfax after 66, nuttily.

we had a work zone. that is cleared out of the way. looking good. if you're headed outbound on 66, same situation, nothing in your eway. joint b andrews area, outer loop, right lane gets by thatwo rk zone. overall, no major issues on t beltway. >> thank you, melissa. we're staying on top of breaking news in d.c. police say a woman was shot while driving on i-295. she ise expected to okay. but it happened near malcolm x. avenue before the monday morning rush. the suspected shooter was northbound on i-95 i a dark vehicle. police responded to kans and varnam streets. a man was killed justefore 11:00 last night.

today marks the 17th day of the partial government shutdown. hundreds of thousands of federal workers still have no idea when they will go back to work or get paid. president trump al congressio leaders worked through the weekend but were not able to make deal. >> several agencies like the national park service are scrounging for money. you see the images of trash on .he national ma now, the trump administration is directing the service to pay for critical services. accordingo astatement, the money will cover up costs of picking up trash, cleaning and maintaining thstrooms. amounts to robbing funds from the parks. >> the superior department says spend it until you zero it out. we don't know how much the parks have to spend on this. it's a big question mark whether or not this is a solution at all. >> there's aio questn about what

happens to parks like t national mall and rock creek park. we're getting started with our coverage of t shutdown. coming up, a live report from capitol hill with the latest compromise to reopen the government. we're o working to fin more details of a fatal hit and run. the crash happened one new hampshir avenue. the driver stayed on the scene. the car was later towed. police have not said if the driver will be charged or whether the victim had the right of way in the crosswalk. right now, police are beefingp security in annandale after two young girls were assaulted by a man. the girls,11 and 13, were walking along charles thompson lane. they say a man approached them and touched one girlat

inappropriy. he tried to touch the other girl but she fought him off and ran away. the vatican wants to try former cardinal theodore mccarrick as early as this week. "the wall street journal" reports that pope francis wants vatican officials to act quickly. in an exclusive interview last monday, james grind told news 4 that mccarrick abused him for wars. the pope does nt that to overshadow the summit. mccarrick is t former archbishop of washington. we have not confirmed the "waal street jou report. 4:35. knees are some of our top stories. a tip led tohe arrest of a suspect of a houston girl. jazmine barnes was killed inside her family's car.

eric black jr. admitted to beiar a p of that shooting. more tdetails in arrest of wayne rooney. he was taken to jail in loudon county and ased. a skesperson for rooney issued a statement saying, looney had come back from saudi arabia aen was disorid from mixing alcohol and sleeping pis. today, dorms at the university of maryland will undergo a deep cleaning. it's in response to adno virus in the dorms. it will continue through january 18th. back in november, a freshman student there died from complications rel s related to virus. a long-standing rule no longer exists. beginning today, metro will allow bicycles on trains at bus hour. coming up more on this story in

the next hour. vdot is set to discuss the fairfax coty parkway. a preliminary design is expanding the highway to six lanes. the meetings open to the public start at 6:30 at robinson secondary school in fairfax. the project is being financed by federal, state and localmoney. it's what a lot of people are talk about this morning. >> trying to catchupso "bohemian rh" got best picture. glenn close got best actress for her drama "the wife." she beat out lady gaga and

nicole kidmy. and christian bale best actor a former vice president dick cheney in "vice." a bunch of movies haven't seen yet. ieard "the favourite" the really funny. >> we get to vote in the s.a.g. awards. tonight, a talent show like never before. the best as in the world takitak taking the stage in a new round of america's got talent. we're one week into 2019. how are the resolutions holding up that's comin

you're watching "news 4 toda" >> takes a shot. >> baig upset on the court last night. the wizards beat the oklahoma

city thunder. this is a big win for the team without john wall. this is the team's first time to ever win in oklahoma city. the w wizards haveon three of four games and are 16-24 on the season. they're climbing back from that tough >>art. slow and steady. >> this is the way to go. a new season of "america's got talent" this time the champions edition. >> there's sure to be out tgeous stuff stage. ♪ >> i can't watch some of these. that looks too dangerous. some of the most memorable fan favorites will perform in front of the judges. this year, there is a new host. "brooklyn 99" star terry cruise. >> hever is all o the place. >> he is having golden buzzer

anxiety, he says. >> i like to look at it as an exhibiti exhibition. it's truly a competition. these guys are going against each iother. an like, how do you pick? >> how do you pick? "america's got talent" here on nbc 4 at 8:00. >> who was -- oh, tyra banks. close your eyes and make a choice. wake-up weather on the cold side. a lot cloudierda than yest as well. tracking a chance of rain today and tomorrow and a better chance of snow this we ek

you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back at 4:45. this weekend, vice president mike pence has led a series of meetings hoping to end the shutdown. but another monday begins without a deal. today is the 17th day of the partial government shdown. >> the president is optimistic saying he expects serious talks to contitoday. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on the administration's latest compromise that's on the tablet at le good morning. >> that's right. it's on the table. good morning, everyone. the president says he wil take a steel wall instead of a concre one, backing off of the concrete wall that he wants. the white house claims he had nn intentiof cutting a deal. on the oraer hand, democ are pressing the administration to explain, to justify where the 5$5.6 billion came fras.

itt in the original budget request. that's where we are in week 3, day 17 of the partial government shutdown. here on capitol hill,awmakers will try to piecemeal things ant reopen the e branches of government that have nothing to do with the wall. president trump is expecting progress by the end of the we. not clear how they'll get there. >> thank you. >> another place you can feele impact of the shutdown is at our airports. an increased number of tsa employees are calling out sick,t leaving sec checkpoints under d.staf look at la guardia airport yesterday. some passengers say they were afid they could miss their nights. 5% of the workforce called out sick last friday. the agency says sick calls have

increased since the shutdown beg began. tsa employees are expected to work without pay because theirj are considered essential. >> if this were to cry on for months or years as the president claims, we will have to start having this tough decision of what do we do now? do i put gas in my car or go grocery shopping. >> the agency insists theong lines aren't because of sick calls but rather the end of the holiday travel rush. a new york city firefighter has tiere aen ng dyed in to help other peoplen st pollard died when falling off of a bridge inyn broo he was on the mill basin drawbridge in brooklyn, trying

side of the one bridge to the other. eastbound to westbound lanes. there's a two-foot to three-foot wide space where he fell through and fell 52feet. pollard had been on the job for a year and a half. he comes fro family of firefighters. mayor de asio said he suorted them for decades. he was 30 years old. >> chris, thank you. it's 4:48 right now. the new jersey high school wrestler force t cut his dred locs returned to the mat. andrew johnson wrestled on saturday for the first time in re than two weeks. last month, johnson cut his locks at the last minute before competition. that's because a referee gave him the, choigs cut hce, cut h forfeit the match. the referee has beenm banned f officiatings. matc

he sat out the most recen after the decision to suspend the referee. all the attention he's getting is overwhelming. it's nice to see to get back to for him. >> it's hard to watch that video. everybody handles rejtltion differ one woman in phoenix is in jail for stalking a man s wen on one date with. >> the two met in anonline dating happen. jacqueline spent the man0159, text messages. >> that's dedication. >>ome of them threaten to kill the man and turn him into sushi. not dedication anymore. she was found inside his home when he was out of the country.s

funny and amusing. >> until crazy kicks in. >> it canda be erous. you have to be careful when you're meeting people online. >> 15,000 a month? >> i have been dating eric since i found out about text messaging. >> i don't think i've sent a thousand in 13 years. >> you pick up the phone, don't you? >> i'll see you wn i get home. this first week of january has been crazy warm. >> crazy warm? >> check this out. the first seven days of 2018, average temperatures were 19. only one dbo freezing in 2018. meanwhile, the first seven days and when youacr in what we're going to be like today. this year, our average

temperature is 46ee that's 27 de warmer. i haven't heard a single person complain about that. i would complain but i wasn't here for the first week. a little chance of getting saturday night into sunday, this coming weekend. a littl chance for some snow, finally back in the forecast. this morning, it's coldou ide. 36 here in d.c. windchill around 30 degrees. temperatures hovering. there will be aew snow flurries. there's several chances for rain coming our way. the moisture will be to our noah. you can seouple snowshowers in the mountains of western virginia. that could graze the winchester area. low chance of impact for snow

this morning. clouds will be thickening up. wi don't think need to worry about rain chances until after fae sun goes down. in , our next chance of rain is just before this time inorrow morning, around 3: the morning. tomorrow, nice and mild. close to 60 again tomorrow. don't get used to it. colder weather blowing in here with a gusty wind. friday, sunny and cold. for 's a little chance snow, saturday night into the first half of sunday. unless it doesn't look like big storm yet. but in the snow-challenged winter, every chance matters. >> that's right. every chance matters.nd you i both like a chance of snow. i know who doesn't. that's okay, too. silver spring, near briggs cheney road. they are trying to clean that up. if you're headed out sometime soon. westbound on 66 just after 29 in centreville, the right side is blocked by a disabled vehicle. you can see, we're not seeing delays in that right now.

northbound, 95. t quantico to beltway. 65 miles per hour. going to te you 18 minutes. if you're headed out of town, same situation. nothing is in your way there on 95n virginia this morning. and this has gone outer loop, right lane by the work zone now. it is clear. >> thanks, melis. the alstreet-smart vir reality challenge made a sp at the pentagon city mall.at peoplen a car with virtual reality goggles and different accident. it is to bring aweness to crashes. it usually occurs during daylight saving time. this is brought by the washington council of this morning, new rules go into effect for emotional suort animals o united airlines. only dogs and cats will be allowed to fly with passengers.

they won't beli onts longer than eight hours and musture at least onths old to travel. unitedd said it would honor the old rules if made by january 3rd. many of you are trying to get your body into better shape. financial advisers don't want you to forget about your wallet's health. >> analysts and money managers say one-third of us hav financial resolutions for the new year. >> the most common are saving re mo paying down debt and spending less. but analysts say 20 be the year you try an uncommon approach to improving your finances. >>ldaybe you c even take on aecond job temporarily.

anything from a ride share driver to baby sitting. ways should come up with to make more money, to include f asking the bos a raise. >> if you're a good performer and you haven't had a raise for while, it doesn't hurt to ask.p >> anothority in the first few weeks should be a checkup on ur credit score. >> there are a lot of people that have errors on the reports that are casting them get any mistakes corrected. you're ly, he says, i nervous about the wild swings expected in the stock market this year, consider moving your moneyack into traditional bank savings account. >> you can get about 2.5% insured on your savings. inflation.ping pace with >> that way, at the end of this new year, only your

be fatter.ll >> if you're also working onea someh resolutions this new ye fs, we're workingor you, as well. oin us this weekend for the free nbc 4 telemundo 44 health and fitness it's saturday and sunday at the washington convention center. a whole lot ofun for t family. you can find information on our website, the nbc washington wea. l be there. >> you mentioned fun. b there wil panel discussions, demonstrations with food. people doing pilates. zumba is a bigs thing. therrock wall. still ahead on news 4:00 today, a rush of gun violence across d.c. of the aying on top police investigations. and actor kevin spacey is expected in a massachusetts

court. we're following his case as part of accusations of sexual misconduct.

happening this morning, lice make an arrest following a deadly stabbing at a local artment building. what we know about the suspect and the victim. wayne rooney under yarrest. wh the soccer star was taken into custody and what d.c. ited issaying. the partial government shutdown entering its third week. this, as local leaders join

forces and call on lawmakers to reopen the government. >> news 4 today starts now. it's 5: a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> first, check bell has our forecast. how is your finger, aaron? >> before we came on ther, i sliced my finger with this piece of paper. >> are you going to be able to make it through the rest of the broadcast? >> i was going to call 911. >> i'm a bit of a bleeder. we'll see what happens. thanks, chuck. >> drink lots of water. that's the way to replenish after serious injury like that. 5 or 10 degrees coldeye than erday morning. your monday is off to a seasonably chilly start. mostly off the low 30s. not much of a rain or snow chance this morning. maybe a