>> announcer: news 4oday starts now. >> heavy snow just hours away b fromnketing our area. some places expected to be hit with more thanoo 1/2 of snow. storm team this is tracking how much you'll see on what is a weather alert saturday morning. overnight, crews hitting the roads, making sure the impending snowstorm does not impact those of us who need to get around. while many of us are hitti the stores, stocking up for what could be a weekend indoors. plus, another day and no compromise. we are now in the midst of the longest government shutdown the country has ever seen. that embarrassing milestone still does not appear to bring the white house or congress any closer to a deal. a lot to update you on on

this saturday morning, as we welcome i you to news 4 today. i'm david culver. it is the 12th of january, 2019. as you step outside this morning, the frigid weather not bthe only sign we'll seeing of winter in a few hours. we'll start to see that snow starting to fall. we're going to put down several inches possibly in the d.c. region. the man who has been tracking it all since early this morning, clay anderson, joining usrom the sto team 4 weather center. clay, it is all about the timing right now. what are you thinking? >>david, good morning, everyone. we'veeen talking abo it all weekend long. we've been in snowstorm mode, but now we have a storm watch. yes, we do see it moving into our area, just hours away. picking up hig snow, now in west virginia, southern portions of virginia, as well, as it moves into the area. ve t large stormt is going to be going across the region.

ell of us will be affected with that. national weather service has given the washington metropolitan area, we will be under a winr storm warning. a winter storm warning. it starts at 00 this afternoon and continues until tomorrow because the snow will continue across the area.ng we're go keep an eye on that. and 4 to 7 inches. we'll give you all the details, brea down zone by zone in a few moments. back to you, david. >> clay, we will check in with you then. 6:02 on this saturday. right now, cws in our area gearing up before the snowstorm moves in. they're loading trucks with salt and pre-treating roads in d.c. and virginia. you'll notice them parked along major roadways. they'll start to plow once the snow accumulates to a large enough height. the trucks are big, slow. they prefer you stay inside, if

possible, when the snow is coming down. >> if you have toout, don't crowd them. give them as much room as you can, reduce your speeds. always have your headlights on.h >> some info that could help you out this weekend, maryland, they have in new app that allows you to track the snowplows and the trucks during the storm. we have more information on that in the nbc washington app. search maryland snowplows. as the snow heads this way, many of you preparings much as you can. we found folks out yesterday stocking up on groceries, filling up their tanks, buying some shovels. some were dreading this snow. others cannot wait. >> because of the roadways, i just not looking forward to it.n hey, what c i do? >> we geto make a snowman. >> make a snowman? >> as clay told us, she may be able to build the snowman, because we're expectedet to several inches of snow. we'll get an update on the storm as it rolls over the d.c. area.

see what's happening any time on our nbc washington app. of course, you can keep it here with nbc 4. amelia draper will be the latest on theec ft tonight on news 4 at 11:00. tomorrow, chief meteorologist doug kamer will be here as you're waking up to the first 2019.blanket of 6:04 on this saturday. breaking news overnight in prince george's county. firefighters out in the cold battling flames this is in riverdale. the fire broke out after midnight on bren oak avenue. firefighters had to climb up on the roof. it wsm a church. oke is still billowing out. there is no word on possible injuries or what could have started the blaze. happening now, major interruptions to a couple lines on t metro. blue and yellow lines shut down, cuts offga r national airport. the pentagon city, pentagon, and crystal city stations are closed all weekend.ss an exp shuttle will run between the airport and lamont

plaza every five to ten minutes. a historic milestone is reached in thisgo partial rnment shutdown. it is now the longest federal closure in u.s. history. the previous record happened during the clinton administration. that one lasted from december 15th, 1995, through january 6th, 1996. this current partial shutdown has furloughed thousands of federal workers. it is considered a crash course in be a teacher. on tuesday, there is going to be a s ond hiringevent for furloughed workers in fairfax county. registration is full. we were there yesterday for the first event. people started an unexpected journey from their government t jothe front of the classroom. >> reporter: you're looking at a room filled with what is possibly goi to be the most qualified group of substitute teachers to step into fairfax county schools. >> i thought, if i can't make money doing the thing i do, i'll make money doing what i used to do. >> reporte diamond taught

third grade more than a decade ago, then too a government i.t. job. like others, she's furloughesh with the down. >> i thought, money aside, i don't want to be puttering around the house all day. >> a chance where we can use our talents instead of sitting at home, cleaning. >> reporter: has it been frustrating? >> yes. >> reporter: this geologist is willing to share her knowledge. could coverupcoming bills. >> working out with your mortgage company, like what's going to happen come february 1st. >> individuals who have expertisn rious areas, well educated, and can contribute to our instructional process. >> reporter: in neighboring loudoun county, leaders announcing plans to ease the financial burdens on federal workers and contractors. they're waiving bus fees, stocking the shelves at the hunger relief, and welcoming anne in need of a meal. schools are giving parents more

tio pay students' lunch bills. utilities companies doing the same, but warning. >> this will only get worse and worse and worse as time goes on. >> i'm going to eck you in. reporter: which is why the furloughed workers are notle tting any more time pass. if they clear b theirackground check, they could be in a classroom next week, earning a paycheck. >> i'm very excited, yes. i want to be in the classroom. hoping on. frid >> that's a very real possibility. yesterday was supposed to be pa ay for many furloughed federal employees. despite the absence of a paycheck, there was a gathering with mus and some food. it was billed as the shutdown dinner to help those employees. the event here was held at the cafeteria of montgomery blair high school in silverspring. food and beverages were located by local businesses. representatives from utility companies were there to offer bill-paying advice. couples trying to get married in the district can

start planning their big day. the mayorigned emergency legislation yesterday. the love act gives her the authority to give marriage licenses. the city stoed issuing them because of the government . shutdo stay with us on air and online for the latest on the avshutdow. we resources for those who may be struggling as furloughed workers or contractors. just search >>shutdown. this morning, a bombshell new report is revealing that president trump was investigated by the fbi over whether he was secretly working for russia. the "new york times" reports officials came so concerned about the president's behavior in the d after he fired former fbi director james comey, that the fbi opened a probe to determine ifnt the presias working on behalf of russia against american einterests. "times" reports agents had first become suspiciousprf the ident's ties to russia during the 2016 campaign but held off openg an

investigation into him. in response to that article, the white hou spokeswoman, sarah sanders, saying, quote, this is absurd. now, theeabc news has not yet independently confirmed the "times" report. > 6:09. terrifying video here of a boat completely engulfed in flames. this happened yesterday evening in edgewater, maryland. you can see chopper 4 was flying above the holiday hil marina when this large boat caught fire. crews were able to get it all under ntrol. took about an hour. reportingol gazett a man was living on the boat, but he made it out okay. it appears no other boats were damaged. fire officials trying to figte out w started that blaze. happening today at the washington convention center, 44 health telemundo and fitness expo gets underway. doors seto open around 9:00 this morning. doreen will join us live later

this morning to officially open the 26th annual healthfind ess expo. you can see that here on "news 4 today," or head over to the convention center and meet doreen, along with fitness experts who will be there, ready to help you take on 2019. i'll be there after the show, and a lot of our colleagues will be therpe ou'll stop by to say hi. 6:10 is your time. it is a new eye in the sky for law enforcement. just after the break, how officials are working to incorporate donees to helpo ce keep you safe. see how those drones are going to help, and what they will not be used for. that's nextn "news 4od

drones are becoming an important tool in public safety around ourarea. fairfax county wants to incorporate them into several odepartments, so as improve safety, save lives, and save money. you have the opportunity to weigh in.te

>> rep fairfax county is works on a program to incorporate drones into many of the county's operations. officials want to use drones for search and rescue, aossess flood damage, manage traffic, and assess fire and crime scenes, among other things. >> we want to be able to do investigations, as far as, you know, provide a commander with nwhat's going with good information, even officer safety. wente doing a tacticalest some place. you know, having that drone up the, which is a lot quieter than a helicopter, we can sit there and watch. >> reporter: officials admit, they're envious, looki at other jurisdictions in virginia that use drones. we've shownou some of the success stories. in stafford county, they've used drones to trackown criminals. loudoun county, they've used issing people. right now, a chopper has to be used for the surveillance. not only ithat a lot more expensive, but choppers also cannot fly as low. >> instead of the heli, which is restricted at, i believe, 1,500, maybe 500 feet.

the uas, we with drop it, the u uab, 100 feet. >> reporter: there are some things the drones will not do, conduct random surveillance target someone based on characteristics, or harass individuals or groups. the county is working with a variety of groups to come up with a policy addressing privacy coserns. one s they appreciate the opportunity to work with the county toensure the program fully complies with virginia law and addresses the significant privacy concerns on any deployment andro use ofs by the government. we found support for the idea of usingdrones, but also some concern. >> if it's for public safety, like missing kids or alerting the t residents impending disasters and stuff like that,

i'm fine. when it's things like that, they have a habit of creeping into yo persona lives. that's my only concern wh at. >> the first in a series of public meetings is monday at 6:30 in the ievening. at the mason district station on columbia pike for locations of other meetings and more location of the program, search fairfax county >rones in the nbc washington app. 6:15. a live look outside. cold out there right now. erybody is talking about the snow. that is expected in just a few urs fromnow. clay anderson tracking it on the other side of ts break.hi

welcome ayback. fras anything but a normal day in class for some local students. theg reigniss america teaching a master class at suitland high school. news this's4 w inside the class, as the students learned about her keys to success. >> reporter: singing on stage and taking critiques in front of any crowd takes courage. tryt doing i in front of a pageant queen. >> it's at measure 26/27. drop your jaw a little bit more, and thatill help create just a more unified sound across the board. >> reporter: nia frankn was trained as a classical singer. she's now the reigning miss

america, traveling the country and sharing her love of music. >> it gave me a gat way to express myself, be creative, and it also helps my cot'idence. >> pretty exciting. i've seen her on pictures and stuff. i saw her at the peant when she won. it is cool to see her in person. >> reporter: not only does ronald williams get to see miss e's one of person, the students chosen to sing for her. ep ♪ >>ter: as franklin shares her keys to success, she says she also hopes to be a role del for people of color. growing up in north carolina, she says most of her classmates didn't look like her. >> being a role model specifically in the field of music is so important.eo we seee that look like us, si seeing that diversity. that's what, think, weeed more of. i'm happy to be part of that. >> as black women, we sometimes feel there's not a lot of people that like to do what we like to do. seeing her gives hope. >> reporter: spreading hope and

harmony, one note at a time. in suitland, news te4. >> q a master class. >> yeah. we'll be far as educating us on what to expect today. we're talking now, significant numbers, up to 7 inches in some parts. >> absolutely, david. we're seeing it on the radar that is snow is moving into the area. we'll tell folks how to be carefuutious, and enjoy the snow. the snow is on the way. let's talk about that right now. we'll sho you our first graphic as we talk about the winter storm warning. the winter storm warning in effect for the washington metropolitan area.ee that has changed over the last couple of hours or so to increase the importance, increase the importance of what we're talking about. now, we're going to show you how much snow we do expect to be accumulating, how much snow is going to hit the ground befe it end tomorrow. not today, before it ends tomorrow. in fact, inside the distri a, this ieat island, 3 to 5 inches inside the distr.t of columb again, north and west, actually

less than south and east. another low pressure system will be developing to our south and east. 4 to p 7 inches of snow, st. andrew's base, alexandria. prince william county, fauquier, 4 to 7 incs of snow. again, saturday afternoon into tomorrow, things should be wthl driving fomonday commute. winter storm warning in the pink. across the board areas to the south. north and east tlt ore, a winter weather advisory. ake a good look. it is drynow. i put this on pause on purpose. nice and dry, sun is out. dings are going to change throughout the today. we're under snow watch right now. snow starts before dark. more snow for tomorrow. overnight tonight, trying to drive, take g ad look, snow-packed roads. we haven't seen it for a while. remember, t snow will begin.

it'll continue after sunset. heaviest snow overnight tonight and into sunday morning. just wanted to give you that rformation. thadar right now, snow not reaching the ground, believe it or not, but still close to us early in the morning. we're going to keep an eye on th. as i said radar not showing any showers across the area. the big picture as the snow starts to move across the area, futurecast in motion -- or i should say, future weather travel, snow continues into sunday. ends sunday, but rather late on sunday. we're keeping an eye on that. we'll keep an eye and give you the seven-day, ten-day forecast.

>> the u.s. military has announced that it has begun withdrawing from syria. military officials tell nbc news none of the 2,000 troops are leaving yet. back in december, president trump first announced his decision to pull all troops out of syria. it was a controversial move that ended up lding to defense secretary jim mattis' resignation. some say isis n is yet defeated. leaving would mean betraying kurdish allies. so far, no comment from the u.s. government on specifics when it comes to timelines>> here. happening today, castro is expected to launch his bid to become the nation's first hispanic esident. e former obama-era cabinet member will announce his presidential plans in san

antonio, where he once served as mayor. in an intervie he described himself as the anecdote to donald trump. this year is expected to include a diverse field o candidates to challenge president trump in 2020. castro's announcement will take place this morning at 10:00. a new study finds more older americans shared fake news on cebook than any other age group during the 2016 presidential election. researchers found, on average, facebook users ages 65 or older tended to share more falseews stories. the study also found conservatives wereore likely to share false stories than liberals. older americans may find it harder to identify fake news on social media thabe others. an update can hav you watching what you say. the tool is called live listen on the latest ios. this was for folks who were hearing impaired, but it makes

it easier t eavesdrop on people. you can leave your phone in a room and walk up t 50 feet away. you'll still be able to hear sounds from that roomr using y airpods. all right. 6:27 is yourime right now. a live look outside, where we are awaiting se snowfall around here, up to several inches according to clay anderson. he's breaking it down when we nheck i with him and his nheck i with him and his

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weather alert. storm team 4 tracking the region's first snowfall of 2019. the flakes begin to come down in a few hours. we're working for you this morning. we will get you ready. day we're witnessing the longest government shutdown this country has ever seen.ee three w in, lawmakers do not appear any closer to making a deal with the whitet house tha would reopen the government. the day is here, theking about 26th nbc 4 telemundo 44 health and fitnessex po. we're going to have details on the weekend-long event coming up on "news 4 today." >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >> on this 12 of day, 2019, we welcome you into "news 4today." welcome to you. we're david culver. ready for it we're hours away from heavy snowfall across our ea. clay anderson is ready. he's been up most of the night tracking this for us. clay, a lot of folks looking at

the timing. when will we see it coming down? >> davi the w it looks now, sometime after 12:00 noon, 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon to the west. later in the east, as in prince georges county. don't be fooled, the snow will reach us today. allnghedients are now, starting with the temperature out now. in washington,annapolis, temperatures are probably the warmest, 31 degrees. look at the 2s across the d. boar martinsburg, west virginia, 21. down to the south, fredericksburg, 29 degrees. with that, where will the snow hit? how much will it be? inside the beltway, 3 to 5 inches. inside the district, 3 to 5 north and west. again, a low pressure system down to the south and east for sunday bringing additional snow. annapolis, andrews, out to our east to the west, expecting more snow aoss thearea. snow stas this afternoon. does not end until tomorrow. we'll give you the details and let you know how we'll all get

through itdan a minute. d? >> clay, we'll check in with you then. >> yes, s. time is running out to stock up on the essentials before t storm moves in. storm 4, clay there, trying to give you plenty of notice before the snow.as shomari stoneore on the last-minute preps. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this is one of the front end loaders that will go into the salt dome re in northeast d.c. officials with d-dot, m-dot and v-dot are closely monitoring this storm. they recommend that when you see salt trucks out on the main roads, the urhighways, make you give them plenty of room so they can get the job done. now, we're going to continue to bring you updates on the storm as they become available on news 4 and the nbc washington app. in northeastd.c., i'm shamaomar stone, news 4. >>storm team working hard, tracking the storm as it rolls over the area. all updates wilbe updated

throughout the day in the nbc washingtonpepp. amelia dwill be the latest on news 4 at 11:00. tomorrow, chief meteorologist w doug kammerel be here as you're waking up to the first snow blanket of 2019. 6:33 on this major interruptions to a couple lines on the metro. this is all due to somele sche track work. blue and yellow line shutdown cuts offn rea national airport, the pentagon, pentagon city, and crystal citat ns, closed all weekend. they've got this express shuttle running between the airportnd la font plaza every five to ten mites. a historic milestone reached in the partial government shutdown. it is tongest federal closure in u.s. history. the previous record happened during the clinton ti administraon. that lasted from december 15th, 1995, through january 6th, 1996. this current partial shutdown has furloughed thousands of federal workers. we'rerl talking n 800,000 federal workers who are facing a harsh reality o not getting

paid. they're being forced to make some very difficultdecisions. news 4 spoke with a furloughed couple in montgomery county, who says they're paycheck to paycheck. they've stopped eating out. they've cut back on therapy for their child with special needs. three weeks into the shutdown, they had to reach out to a local food bank. >> don't want feel we're in a position where we're taking something fromho people are in much more dire straits. >> there is no shame in requesting help when you need it. when you don't need it, maybe you give it. >> the manna food center in montgomery county says they'll waive normal income requirements for feral workers whilehe shutdown drags on. another area food bank is stepping up to help out federal employees. today, the capital area food bank will have five pop-up markets. federal workers can gets b of groceries, no questions asked. >> it is a tough january for

many families in our community. budget is already stretched tight. with the missing paychecktw or it makes it harder to make end's meet. often, what we're seeing is food is that part of thet budget t people tend to squeeze. >> they're offering the same er type ofces out in loudoun county. these markets going to be open from 9:00ni in the m until noon. all you have to do is bring your federal id or your federal contractor id. furloughed federor governmentrs are finding out a fresh haircut, simply not in the budget while out of work. we go to o local community barbershop offering to help. >> reporter: haircuts, buzz cuts, trims. furloughed federal government workers are choppin regular hair appointments to cut expenses. >> the more i thought about it, e longer it is goion, i realized, i have to have a haircut come february time. i didn't know if i was going to be ableo work it into the budget i worked out. >> reporter: ryan is getting a free haircut at the neighborhood

barbershop in falls church. calls from furloughed government workers like ryan prompted the barbers to host a free haircut day. >> we've been hearing from customers that there's too much uncertaintno they didn't if they'd get another haircut right now. some are facing the economic reality that this might be an interv iw haircu they have to look for temporary employment elsewhere. we justanted to lend a hand and just take one element of uncertainty out. >> reporter: ryan is grateful for the trim and community support. > i don't know if i c quantify it in words, you know. it's just -- the support from g dustin anduys here at the shop, it's just amazing what they're willing to do to help a community. >> reporter: the shutdown cutdown is sunday at noon. walk-ins are welcome. in falls church, molette green, news 4. sincehe shutdown, it's been an obstacle to keep our tidy.al treasures the national park service stepping in to help pick up the

trash. money from parking, entrance, and other fees is moving to fund the cleanup. yesterday, news 4 cameras were there as the mall there were r much to tourist delight. tonight, if you're looking for something to do, the national symphony orchestra will perform a free community con certainconcert at the lincoln theater at 9:00 in the evening. it is part of the your neighborhood series, where more than 25 free levents wake place at area venues. this morning, the d.c. poli chief taking a bold approach to hiring new officers. he's challenging naysayers to o puthe uniform. the department set a two-year goal to increase rankso 4,000 sworn officers. at the same time, it is facing e retire public. the pressure is on. yesterday, police chief explained to mark segraves how it is trying to appeal to young peop may consider the

police as the enemy. >> if you ton't like police and you have a problem with the police, who better than you to change it? we are hiring. this is a gjod this is a service profession. if you are interested, come, and we'd love to have you. mark, if you're interested? >> check more tomorrow. "news 4 your sunday" starts at r 5:30 on nbc 4. all new this morning, sad ne out of the redskins organizations. the eldest son of formerch redskins c joe gibbs has died. according to our news partners, d. gibbs died of complications following a long battle with a egenerative neurological disease. he was 49. joe gibbs coached the redskins from 1991 to 1992, and again in 2004. the team issued a statement from owner dan snyder, calling j.d. and, quote, champion in life and sports. happening today at the washington convention center,

the nbc 4, telemundo 44 health and fitness expo. that gets undorway. s are set to open around 9:00 this morning. news 4'sorn gentzler is f ing to join us live to officially kick e 26th annual health and fitness expo. see her as she joins us a little later this morning on "news 4 today." or you can go and see her in person at the convention center. you can also meet some several fitness experts who are going to be out there, helpi you kick off 2019 and keeping you healthy. i'm going to be out there after the sn o. a lotf our news 4 colleagues going to join us, as well. you may have a heard about massive airbag recall this week, but consumer reporter susan hogan responding to a woman's recall troubles that ended up costing her thousands of dollars. we're going to have more on the surpringly common problem wit car recalls when we continue "news 4 today" on this saturday morning, rightfter this. a

nbc 4 responds to a virginia woman who believes a major automaker iutting her in danger when it comes to an airbag recall. consumer reporter susan hogan found out this happens more often than you might think. >> reporter: every time connie turns on her car, there's a nagging reminder of why she's always alone in the front seat. it's this blinking yellow light, letting her know there is a problem, a big one. >> this iss. danger >> reporter: an inspection by a local iinfinn leadership found there is a faulty airbag in the passeng passenger's seat. if not fixed, it may not work in a crash. >> iearch online, to see if this is a common problem. >> reporter: not only did connie nd it was a problem, she found there was a recall of more than 200,000 nissan and niin

vehicles for a similar issue. there's one problem for connie, the recall didn't include her model year. >> i have to pay it for myselfor >> reporter: total of close to $5,000. news 4 found a number of similar complaints to the national highway traffic a safety administration from other nissan and infiniti owners, all with vehicles outside of the recall. >> endry repair every recall is different, but unfortunately, because there's mey involved, it cost manufacturers money to repair and recall vehicles, they have an incentive to limit the span of the years or the models involved in a recall. >> reporter: that's wh levine says, it is important for consumers who have issues with the vehices to f a complaint with nhtsa and the manufactur. >> the way recalls happen, and the model years are selected, is based on how many complaints are out there. are they finding the defect across multiple model years? >> reporter: in connie's case,

infiniti told us her car was produced two years after the recalled vehicle production dates. she brought her car in october 2009, and it is now more than five years outside her warranty peod, infiniti told us. even so, after we contacted infiniti, the automaker offered to cover all but $1,000 to cover her vehicle. does it make it a little bet centbetter. >> a ltle better. still, why do i have to pay for their defective components that put my life in danger? my passenger's life in danger, actually. >> if you have a you need help solving, contact susan hogan in o app. search responds. give you a live look outside on what is a srm team 4 weather alert day around here. it is a cold start. we are tracking some ow. clay anderson breaking down what

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back at 6:46. we have "today" up next on nbc 4. let's go to washington. we have kristen welker and alexander with a preview. >> hey, david. coming up on a saturday morning on"today," breaking overnight, the bombshell report by the "new york times," claiming the fbi was so alarmed about the president's actions following the firing o fbi director james comey, they pursued an investigation into the president. we're live with what that all means. also ahead, the government shutdown enters unchartered

territory, now the longest in u. history. with no end in sight, we're going to tell you what it means for federal workers around the d.c. region and for the american public. and the hottest tickets on broadway head to puerto rico. we have the reaction from "hamilton" fans. looks like fun. >> david, we got a tune into your broadcast. both of us are figuring out how get back to d.c. this morning. it is more like a plane day versus a train day. >> i'm planning to leave around 10:00. i'll pick you up. >> we'll need it. thanks, vi >> might get an uber driver. >> clay will give you an update. we'll see you in ten minutes. >> thanks. winning theottery is a dream, right? hundreds of folks who did not wi are still getting cash from the d.c. lottery. only on ns 4, mark segraves has the story on how this happened. >> reporter: d.c. lottery sells thousands of tickets every day, ting millions in revenue

for the city and millions in winnings for some of the lucky players. but last month, the d.c. lottery mistakenly paid out to hundreds of losers, after lottery officialsounced the wrong winning numbers. it happened in the d.c. 2, d.c. 3, d.c. 4, and d.c. 5 games. in all, 773 tickets were ocorrectly announced as winning numbers, for a tof more than $127,000 in possible winnings. so r, 435 of those tickets have been redeemed. the lottery paid out more than o $77,000 toe holding the winning tickets. lottery officials deced to pay out the actual winning numbers, as well as the numbers announced by mistake. the error impacts tickets d sol ember 12th. a spokesperson for the d.c. lottery tells news 4 the mistake was human error by d.c. lottery staff. in a statement, a spokesperson writes, new software was

instled to our draw system by our vendor to ensure this error cannot reoccur. d.c. lottery has reviewed and procedures cies and as needed. if you have tickets from the december 12th drawing, you still have time to cash them in. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >> wow. 6:50,r y time. clay anderson in for lauryn ricketts this morning. >> yes. >> we heard peter and kristen both very interested into what the timing is going to look like. a l of folks are. >> yes. actually, as the storm continues to move from the west to the east, you're talking about baltimore coming down into the washington, d.c. area. actually, more snow in virginia, believe it or not. people in richmond, petersburg,c virginiald be picking up more snow than will be in baltimore. nonetheless, we have a big storm out of the ohio valley headed directly for us. with that, we'll show you what's going on. i came in this morni out that the national weather service did not waste any time in issuing a winter storm

warning for the washington metropolitan area, which cludes montgomery county, prince georges county, the west along interstate 66, down so areas of waldorf to the south. baltimore, notice, to the north, they're under a winter weather advisory. our winter storm warning starts at 4:00 p.m. today and ends at. 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the reason for that is, of course, the i snow already on our way. f snow, 4 to 7 inches we wanted to show you the area of snow, which we expect heavy amounts of snow to our the high country. 4 to 7, gaithersburg, montgomery county, to the north and west. also toward annapolis and the east because of, again, a low pressure system which will sta to develop move up the shoreline. areas there across the maryland, eastern shore, as well, will be picking ue serious amounts of snow. with that, feels like temperatures, cold air in place,

temperatures in the 20s across the board. the wind chill temperature, what it feels like. mes, cold air is in place. storm syslready on the move. wanted to show you this graphic once again, tonight, as folks continue to drive. the only difference is, you'll have snow on the ground but snow will still be falling overnight tonight and into tomorrow. again, accumulations, definitely ter sunset, heavy snowstorm and into sunday morning. just be careful o there. snow not reaching the ground, but it's on the y, everyone. we'll zoom out and show you the big storm systentinuing, from the ohio valley, indiana, cincinnati, again, light snow. all of the snow will be sweeping across the area. we call it overrunning. it'll ridecross the region. with that travel weather advisory, future in motion, throughout tonight and into omorrow, taper off into flurries. another round of snow even into sunday afternoon, pos bly sundayevening. we'll definitely keep an eye on

that. with that, we'll talk about the temperatureshroughout the area. again, snow for today. snow for tomoow. monday through friday, seasonal temperatures. they will be at oror below low temperatures. next weekend, just a few days out, bor planning purposes, as we told you last week, we have a chance for some snow next weekend, as well. next weekend, as well, we have a chance for some snow. again, the story, david and everyone, is make sure you're careful. be careful when you'reut today. make sure that you realize that wh the snow starts falling, it is the beginning of a very long saturday night and into sue ay. have mordetails in ay! he havertys is having a big sale. #newlivingroom you know, people don't actually use hashtags when they talk.

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>> at 6:56, four things to know on this saturday morning before you head out. today, crews in our area gearing up before the first major snowfall of 2019. you're going to expect to see several snowplows tackling the roads out there. if you live in maryland, you can track the snowplows through this new app. check that out and much more on the nbc washington app. search maryland snowplows. a historic milestone is reached in the partial government shutdown. it is the longest federal history.in u.s. the previous record happened during the clinton administration. majorio interru to a couple of lines on the mt. rdue. to scheduled track work. the shutdown cuts off reagan national airport.

the pentagon and crystal city stations are shut down. a express l will run between font and theirport every five minutes. the health and fitness expo gets underway today. it is good for folks who want to enjoy things before the snow starts to fall. once it falls, take the metro to get there. >> have fun with the snow. be safe enjoy. >> we'll track it at 8:30. until then, hav a

>> good morning. bombshell. a stunning repos morning in the "new york times" that the fbi was so alarmed by president trump's firing of its director james comey, that it opened an i investigatioo whether the president was working for russia. the white house and president trump's lawyer slamminpo the re overnight. what's the fallout, and what does it mean for the mueller investigation? we're li has stunned the nation. > dismal record. this morning, the government shutdowns now the longest in history. the president and congressional democrats still sniping at one another. >> nancy pelosi saying it is immoral to have a wall. it is immoral to he all these people killed. >> i'm a mother of five, grandmother of nine, i know a temper tantrum when i see one. >> federal workers waking up with n