team 4 weather alert. >> a live look outside with this hour. toys after d.c. cleaned up from its first big sno of the year, eyes turn toward the eekend and the possibility of more wet,cold, snowy weather. >> did you say more? >> oh, winter. it's 5:00 a.m. now. >> oh, chuck. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. all eyes are on the forecast. all eyes are on storm team 4or meogist chuck bell. shine that spotlight on him. he likes it, though. >> let's go over to the egomaniac for the forecast. it is cold but dry for your commute. there is wet snow startingwhbout the sun goes down this afternoon into this evening. a slushyhe inch around city. but may be a slushy two to three arennd the pylvania border. snow right there onhe northern end of it.

that's where we expect potential for accumulations. nothg on radar earlier this morning. there's the winter weather advisory. it includes the phandle of west virginia, and loudon county, frederick county, and howard county, maryland. this goes into effect at 6:00 p.m. the snowfall amounts, a slushy inch o . 1 to maybe as much as 3 inches up close to the pennsylva border. you're getting out of the door this morning, temperatures in the 20s and 30s for most. the clouds are thickening up and a chance for light snow and snow showers coming in. there's more winter weather chances coming into the weekend. that just comingup. looking at the roads. district heights. they changedhere this cra was. inner loop after ritchie-marlboro road. you can see w not seeing slowdown. it's very early. if that anges, we'll let you

know. 270, frederick to the spur, you're on time. 67 miles per hour, gets you there in seven minutes. problem northbound 270.bo ead 66 after the manassas rest area. ight lanes getting by that work zone. and through prince georges county, everything looks good. we are learning more about a terror attack that was supsed unfold in d.c. today. >> a georgia man was arrested for plotting to use explosives to storm into the white house. justin finch joins us from the white house this morning with more on the plotnd how the fbi stopped it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a year-long joint fbi, joint terrorism task force investigation that took down the llal ct here, hasher taheb. he thought he was getting close to carrying out his attack.

last night,ti invtors were locking in outside of his home, 40 minutes northeast of atlanta there. the investigation began to ramp up back in march after a tipster alerted authorities that taheb was radicalized and planned to travel ad. and then, in recent months, taheb startedo meet with what he thought wereupporters but were fbi gt ageagents. as the final touches were put on the plan started to come together. >> taheb was arrested. >> his intent was to target the white house and other items in the d.c. area, using explosive devices, including an improvised xplosive device and anti-tank rocket. >> reporter: taheb had his eye on se high-calibereapons there, we are told he never fired a gun nor had weapons at

the time of his arrest. he had his eye on other big targets, including the washington monument and the statue of liberty. we're live forou outside of e white house. justin finch, news 4. >> thank you. a deadly end to an aempted bank robbery in downtown silver spring. chopper 4 wasbove the sce over the avenue yesterday.e the man walked into the bank, showed a handgun and demanded $20,000. the manager hit the panic button toli alert . that's when the gunman ran out of the bank without taking money. moments lar, a montgomery county police officer confronted himsuspect and shot >> crazy things happen. sounds like something from a movie. >> i looked up and seen s many police officers coming down. >> police brought a robot to check for explosives in the man'sut backpack b didn't find anything.

the item found inside was designed to look like a bomb. d.c. police say a woman tried to snatch a girl outside of her home in georgetown. the victim's father said the nanny dropped t girl off. theirl was walking to the front door when the woman tried to drag her away. a silver spring man wdl sp decade in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old human trafficking victim. prosecutors say he knowi tly had sex wi girl in 2017. she was being trafficked by the ms-13 street gang. evidence included the video he tooke sexual assault, including this selfie. she was working at a bar when members of ms-13 beat her because she refused to be prostituted. she agreed to meet him.

>> he is the kind of person that creates the market that allows for young ildren like this 14-year-old girl to be trafficked. >> the state's attorney also says that gang membershinvolved in tcase were arrested in november. >> some district residents say they are too afraid to walk the streets in their own neighborhood. that's the message they gave the mayor during a crime walk in ward 6. the distric i has had a spike deadly shootings. in 17 days, there's been 12 homicides. residents say they are fed up with the crime that is overtaking tir communities.it the c is reviewing a proposal to add security cameras on property where's there's been multiple police calls. before mayor bowser participated in the crime walk, she vetoed a controversial bill passed by the counsel. e bill would have decriminalized fare evasion. instead of aine and ten days in jail, the council wants to

make it a civil offense with a $50 fine. the mayor says the bill could have a negative effect on metro's budget. metro says it loses several millions due to fare evasion. the council is expected to m overturn tor's veto. today is the 27th day of the government shutdown. and there's no major move to reopen the government at this point. >> nancy pelosi asking the president to postpone the state of the union address orr deli in writing. in the request, pelosi said the service and homeland security should not have to bear the burden of that address when they're working withy. >> this requires hundreds of people working on the logistics and the security of it. most of those people are either furloughed or victims of the shutdown. the president's shutdown. >> the white house has not responded to the speaker's request. meanwhile, president trump signed a bill into law allowing

furloughed workers to receive backpay once the shutdown is nier. hap today, two protest rallies against the shutdown. one happens at noon. workers and d.c. employees will protest the senate republicans decision to hold a retreat in th middle of the shutdown. the second will happen at the united methodist building in t. northe this is held by faith leaders who want the shutdown to end now. as each day passes in the government shutdown, many federal workers are struggling to make ends meet. today, several groups in northern virginia willrovide fr meals to furloughed employees. megan mcgraths in fairfax with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this is all happening in about an ho here at the 29 diner, a local institution here in fairfax. now, in about an hour, they're going to start serving free meals. j the ownust arrived a short time ago, jon wood. let's go inside here.

you can see, aic class diner, all the old favoritesifre here. and ou are a federal worker and have been affected by the furlough situation, they want to r timeou out here in y of need. they are offering free meals, up to $60 wth of food to a family of four. you have to bring your i.d. and show you're an employee. they wante to make s that everyone in your family gets fed during all of this. in little bit, we'll talk about howou also can help becausthere's some donation g jars here that you can provide some money to keep this program going. erif you're ited in donating, take a look at the specifics here. you can makeio a don here at the 29 diner, that's at 10536 fairfax boulevard. this is all being made possible by a numr of organizations that have come together here. the fairfax education association, there are also six employee unions who are involved in all of this, as well as the

diner that will be providing the food and thece serhere. now, they have a budget of about $3,000 right now. the unions are kicking in nomon. $3,000 but they have the tip jars out here. they hope to keep this going as long as they can with the celp ofmunity members making isdonations. th is john. he's the owner here. and he's going to be talking to th here a little later on in the show. diner opens at 6:00. back to you. >> love toee everyone pitching in. thanks, megan. for a comple list of resources available to federal workers, go to the nbc washington app, search shutdown. one week into the return of the virginia general assembly and several attempts f gun control measures have gone down in defeat. the red flag laws and a requirement for all gun owners to report stolen been killed by the court of

justicee. commit one bill that has survived is a ban on bumpstocks, but the federal government is banning those. irginia lawmakers seem poised to act on a bill to crack down on drivers who violate school busses. that's a $50 increase. the fine would be $600 for anyo texting.s that while if your dog gets aggressive, there may be a simple fix. >> what researchers s thmay be to blame for your pep acting up. so many have taken the ten-year challenge. why the fun may be cause for a little concern. good morning, everybody. dog walking forecasttime. d.j. available here. only a ten-pound fluff ball there. dog walking weather today, might as well get the long walk in

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here at the live desk with breaking news out of southern japan. a volcano erupted this morning. ke alook. images show thick, black smoke billowing out of the mountain. the eruption released flows. but none of that lava has reached residential isareas. area is prone to activity. it erupted txplosivelyee of four years ago. didn't affect a ton of people.sl thed has a population of about 100 people. >> you get big props for

pronouncing that. i don't know what you said. there were 30 letters in that game. good job, chrislawrence >> now, you have to spell it. >> good luck with that.ac we'll be in ten minutes. could i simple chang your dog's diet make your dog less aggressive? >> researchers at oregon state i university so. they say a simple change in diet could make one of those unadoptable, aggressive dogs a cand loving again. the study said the microorganism found in two dozen dogs, some aggressive and some not.ed and those deggressive had different kinds of microorganisms. >> long-term in the future, maybe there will be probioti or other treatments that we can incorporate some of the knowledge to benefit our pets. >> the researchers say more ds research no be done, these findings open the door to new kind of research.

news for your health, the overuse of antowiotics is a g problem. a new study finds that almost one-quarter of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. isearchers looked at the prescriptions fill2016, they found that many of those were for colds, coughs and other illnesses that do not require antibiotics. another study says most of the 32 million people who think llthey're allergic to peni are actually wrong. researchers believe that 95% of those who think they're allergic can take penicillin. they believe there was a high rate of prescription errors that led peopleo believe they were allergic. a true allergic reaction would cause hies, wheezing and shortness of breath.ar reers say people should be tested by aner ast to be sure. maybe you have seen the social media challenge. many of have taken part in

this. the meme seems harmless enough. >> the memes suggest -- you may be giving up more than you realize. this is a perfect way for companies to collect data to test out facial recognitn software. it's a simple labeled set of then and now photos. o'neil says harmless games and hash tags can give neat information. >> memes that ask fous to participate in a particular way, there may be reasons that's being asked of us. it's a data set that could train facial recognition and artificial intelligence. >> some say her claims are overblown. she says she is not against ia social mnd having fun. but wants people to pause before they post.

y give a little thought first. chuck, what ar chewing? you are over here eating. >> amelia for christmas, she gave me dark chocolate >> he shares those with me. they are licious. way.ey're gone now, by the >> shoot. >> a chance for wintry weather coming our way for tonight. this is not going to be a high-impact event. but the timie ining could be annoying, as there could be slushyness on the commute. still, some clouds overhead this you cee the moisture way anrning. back to our west. so, we have most of the daylight urs to be dry, cloudy and cold, buthedry. 's a look at future weather, to give you an idea that the clouds are thickening up by later in the as we get towards 6:00 or 7:00 this evening, a chance for flurries or wet snowshowers into

the area. a chance to get slushy accumulation is 8:00 or 9:00, to midnight.r here's the midnight time stamp on our future weather. into the north and west sides of i-95. this will be gone before youp wakeomorrow morning. and friday is a nice recovery day. friday, theay nicest out of the next five or six. winter weather roadvisory, 6:00 until tonight into tomorrow morning, for the northern third of the news 4 nation. snowfall amounts,et me show you our computer model here. inch to half an inch across the city. and i do think w itl be closer to an inch for most of m theetro area. there's that 1 to 3 inch 3line. th inches are close to the pennsylvania border. you step out of the door this morning. temperatures are cold but nowhere near as cold as we've been in the last couple of mornings. the planner for today, a lot of

clouds, not a big jump in temperatures. today's high,7 degrees. rain likely saturdayafternoon. a rain/snow combo. and temperatures down by 10 on mondayt orning. i'm oking forward to monday already. >> neither am i. district heights. that's cleared ouft ted out of . chevchase, east-west, a g box truc tangled up in downed wires. they have crews trying to wtangle the tuation. hyattsville,estbound university boulevard atigs road. and look, 95 in virginia. quantico to the beltway, gets you there. still ahead, online sports betting is coming to the d.c.

area. but what will it look like? >> news 4 heads to one aa where it's working out. plus, mother/daughter takeover on "ellen." kate hudson and goldie hawn guest host. and the show goes off the rails. >> it goes off of the rails. >> "ellen" at 3:00,ollowed by news 4 at 4:00. >> she looks good.

you're watching news 4 >> wel back at 5:24. metoday. legalized sport betting is coming to the d.c. area. it may arrive in time for the opening day of baseball season. o>> for now, some people area are making the long trek to west virginia where sports betting has been legal since cement. news 4's mark seagraves went to west virginia to get a sense of what we have to look forward to. >> reporter: not far from harper's ferry here in west virginia, spts betting is in full swing. people are biddingn everything from football and basketball to less popular sports like darts and cricket. >> football has been more an popular arts and cricket.

football has carried the day, about % of our bets on football. two-thirds on pro football. >> reporter: as for how it's going for the gamblers? rywell, they had one big, lucky winner not that long ago. two weeks ago, one man bet on l 15 nfl games and got them right.ne >> t$5 into $100,000. that's 30,000/1 as far as real odds go.at >> reporter:drives an hour from his home in virginia and says he hasn't been ucky. but hopes that jurisdictions lil virginia and maryland w get sports betting soon. >> there would be so much tax nu rethey wouldn't know what to do with it. >> reporter: for now, you have to go to a casino to place a bet. but like d.c., they hope to have an option to place bets from a i mobile app som this year. >> we're in the process of developing it now and hope to have it online sn. >> reporter: as for whether the

guy who won $100,000 on a $5 bet, has been back? >> he's been back to cash his ticket. g >>d morning, everybody. your schoolday forecast for your thursday. all of the schools are opening ne time this morning. that's good . it will be a cold and cloudy no rain or snow chances until after the kids are home from school. but a winter weatheror ay for this evening. more about that coming up. plus, the wizards arein gear up for a match-up across the atlantic. a look at how they're ready for their in london. back at 4:30.

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news 4 begins with a srm team 4 weather alert. >> let's get to the weather alt. we're sti cleaning up from this weekend's snowstorm. no there's more wintry weather on the way. >> it's warmer this morning than it's been t last few days at this time. but get ready, another round of snow will hit our area tonight. chuck bell is tracking the latest warning. >>e joins us with the forecast. we'll talk to melissa about the commute this morning. what do you have?

>>ed advisory goes into in the forecast for for the morning. wet snow likely to start some time after the sun goes down i whic just after 5:00. probably around an inch or so around the city. northern maryland or loudon county, could get two or three inches around the border. there's the advisory area. it incdes loudon county, northernontgomery county. keep in mind that's a possibility. total snow amounts with this little event, should not be all impactful. but there could be an isolated school delay tomorrow morning. noelays today. right now, it's 36 in esburg. but 28 in quantity cco.

a cold 37 degrees. up to 27%. more snow over the weekend. comingup. beltway, clear. inner loop and outer loop clear. in chevy chase,westboun east-west highway, tt box truck is tangled up in downed wires. we have lanes blocked through that sectio hyattsville at rigs. a crash there. an 66 looking good. fairfax county parkway will take you eight minutes. >> thank you, melissa. new developments this morning in a plot to carry out a terror attack in thenation's capital. >> the fbi arrested a man who planned t use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the white house. justin finch is live outside of the white house with more on hof th stopped the plot. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. scary stuff here. it took fbi undercover agents, law enforcement team work, a

source, as well as a year-long investigation to foil this white house plot. now under arrest, we have 21 hasher jalla taheb of atlanta, georgia. he is accused of trying to damage o destroy a u.s. building using fire or explosives, in this case, the white house. and we know he had his eye on prty big weapons, including explosives like ieds, or improvised explosive devices, and a tank rocket. he had his eye on other targets, including the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. this plot waske bro down because someone was paying attention. >> it's important to point out this investigation and arrest werehe direct result of a tip from the community. >> reporter: as you heard, in

this case and all cases,t officials wo point out, even though he had his eye on weapons, taheb had no weapons experience. however, when he was arrested sterday, he had a car full of what were inert weapons but weapons he thought were real. back to you. >> justin finch live outside of the whiteinouse this mo justin, thank you. on this 27th day of the government shut been no major breakthroughs in negotiations. a group of senators are saying, reopen the government for now and we'll work with you. nancy pelosi has asked the president to reschedule or deliver the state of the unionm. in written f news 4's blayne alexander will have more on this story at 5:45. yesterday, the president signed ll into law that would retroactively pay federal furloughed workers when the government opens. contractors such as janitors

don't get back pay. >> i have a utility bill right here, don'know how that's going to get paid. >> more than 800,000 federal employees have not received a paycheck and do not know when their next one will come. the shutdown is affecting airport security lines. tsa administrator said most tsa officers who call out are not in caout sick. many employees sab they are not to report to work for financial limitations. severaairports have closed terminal security lines because of high volume of call-outs. be sure to arrive at the airport early to make your way through security lines. anxiety and stress are mounting for federal workers as the shutdown continues. but help is coming from workers and organizations. chef andres is the latest to er offer help to and their families.d he ope the chef for feds cafe in the district.

line for a ited in free hot meal. ofit offers a rotating men three hot meals, sandwiches and salads for dine-in or to go. the group wants to make it easier for those who are struggling.fe >> they have t their families and pay their rent. we hope by activating kitchen, we can provide a little bit of support. >> it's on pennsylvania avenue near the navy memorial in northwest. it's opening at 11:00 every day. you can find a list of the organizations that are trying to lend a hand during the shutdown. it's 5:35. a van crashed into a local business overnight. this happened in hyattsville on university boulevard. looks like the van went a good distance into the store. look at the damage wethere. e learning if someone is happeneand how this developing in prince george's county, a man is dead after being hit by an suv.

he was walking in the area of central avenue and park boulevard. the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. a man apparently flashed rl three who were walking home from school in fairfax county. the girls noticed the man from a distance about 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday. when they continued to walk, the man exposed himself. police were unable to find the man. now, a look at the other toe st we're following for you this morning. d.c. police believe they have ttained the woman who tri abduct a 6-year-old girl in georgetown. this is video of the suspect right before that incident on mo tuesdarning. g the littlel was walking up to her front door when a woman tried to grab her. she told her to stop resisting and tried to bribe her with cotton candy. a silver spring man will spend a decade in prison for ar d with a handgun and dema demanded $20,000 yesterday. a montgomery county police

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you're watching news 4 today. >> the great white way in new york city honored one of its own by dimming the lights on theater marqueest. last ni it was for the late carol channing who died on tuesday. "hello dolly" and "gentlemen prefer blondes." she was 97 years old.

the washington wizards are juas hours away from an over match-up. they will take on the new york s knicn london. the wizards were at the court for practice yesterday. hopefully the jet lag has worn off. they arrived in e u.k. an entire day late, after snow grounded theirrivate plane earlier this week. looks like they're squeezing in a little fun, too. here's bradley beal re-creating the abbey road cover. these are great. a few hours later, the knicks gave ia try. tipoff at 3:00, our time. i hope this pictures an indication of how the game will go. the wizards made time for some shopping. you might as well.y >> while they have big paychecks, it's not always easy to find clothes to fit basketball stars. that's the case for ghrghe re

mun. au can't grab a suit off of the rack 7'7". >> he needs a stool just to measure him. >> what's your chest and your leg measurements >>inseam is 39. >> i like to be comfortable. >> 57.9 >>seam. it's about comfort. >> what i don't like is blue jeans. i te blue jeans. i cannot wear the blue jeans. >>at pts >> sweat pants all daylong. >> when you have a 39-inch inseam. >> there's not enough denim to cover him. >> he played for the washington bullets from '93-'98. his son plays for georgetown. >> did he j have toump to dunk?u reach in? >> wow, chuck. >> i know. 7'7". what does he wear?

anything he wants. the european model, cranking out an inch, maybe more of an inch of snow. that's this evening when the sun goes do wn

breakingews on the political front. we got new numbers. we've learned that president trump's approval rating is down from a month ago. this poll was done from january 10th to the 13th. andha here's the np news hour" poll found. trump a stands 39% approval. 53% of the people who took the poll dipprove.

that's a 7% net change. this coming on day 27 of the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. the president's declining approval numbers could affect his demand tol build a w along the southern border. here's the latest on the p government shutdown as it enters its 27th day. the speaker of the house has asked presidt trump to postpone his state of theni address. and the human toll mounts as people go without paychecks. we have team coverage this morning. megan mcgrath is in community that plans to feed furloughed workers. >> but we begin with nebl alexander. good morning. >> reporter: this is a new wrinkle with the shutdowning. the letter from nancy pelosi to president trump,s saying unles the government is reopened by

the end of the week, you have to find another day to do your state of the union or submit it in writin those were her suggestions per the letter. she said it's not litical, but based on security. krist kristen neils ipushing back, saying her dopt is ready to do the sta of the union as planned. now, one thing we're waiting on is a response from psident trum i just checked the twitter feed. no statements from this or from the white house on that letter. this is less than two weeksaw . a lot of questions as to how this will play out. back to llu. >> wave to see it continue. blayneal ander, thank you. our team coverage continues in northern virginia. megan mcgrath is live in fairfax with more on free meals for furloughed workers. this is a nation gesture.

>> reporter: yeah. t're here at 29 diner here in fairfax, a local institution. and inbout 15 minutes, they're going to open their doors and they will be offering free meals to people, to filies impacted by the furloughs. you can see, a little quiet right now. we're not open yet. but we are expecting crowds to come together. it's a situation where you want to help. john is the owner of the diner. talk about the program. you're offering up to $60 in meals? >> yes. we have teamed with the unions here in ftyrfax co they have come in support of our efforts to provide free meals to families impacted by the government shutdown. we'll be feedingt starting 6:00 a.m. this morning. we'll be feeding thes familie every day ontil coffers and wu funds run dr >> we're expecting a lot of

people to come today. this ih made possible w a number of players that came together. not just the diner. but the fairfax education association. there's a number of unions that are involved. six unions have kicked inmoome y. they have a budget of about $3,000 right eyw. would like to keep this program going asg as needed. they're asking for donations. if you come here at the diner, aryou can find the littles right here, make a donation and keep the program going as long ne ed. >> i'm willing to bet those thingsill fill up fast. meg megan, thank you. news 4 is with all of the developments during the government shutdown, get uptio-the-minute infor on the nbc washington app. maryland governor larry hogan laid out his top h priorities f state in his second inauguration yesterday. he said his priorities include tax , accountability in schools, redistricting and a commitment to bipartisan

leadership. >> i come from the get to work and get things done school of politics. i'll work with anyone who wants to do the people's business. >> later, he will give his oposals. he is the second republican governor in maryland history. i a letter sent to priests in the archdiocese of priests, wuerl admits he forgot about a 2004 accusation of sex abuse it rrick when asked abo last year. the allegationnv iolved inappropriate conduct with ads.t seminarian at the time,uerl was the bishop of pittsburgh and forwarded the information to the proper officials. last week, the diocese issued a statement that wuerl's denial wasnl to allegation nthat mccarrick abused a mino

wuerl apologized for his,ot qu lapse of memory, and said he did not intend to prode false information. d.c. police says a man who dumped 1,000 fires in dupont park has been arrested. policede iified him last week with the help of surveillance cameras. sources say mcdonald stole a rental truck and used it to correct tires from local tire shops. police say the shops paid him to haul the tir away. they say mcdonald is responsible for dumping other tires in parts of the city. re> the live desk. we haveing news. renovation work is being blamed for a gigantic fire in lyon, france. take a look. the fire is under control. but three people have minor injuries. you e an explosion from the roof.

the area had to be evacuated. firefighters have gotten control, and some of the students can go into oth buildings on campus. the fire crews will be there all day with that level of damage. no word on what vart of the reon work caused the fire or how. back to you. >> chris, thank you. chuck bell with us. a little warmer this morning. the bottom will fall out soon. >> yes, indeed. tcold day today. not as colds morning. but no warm-up coming later in the afternoon. temperatures are jus about as warm now as we'll be all day. there's a chance ofno wet coming in after 5:00 into the evening hours. steaest after 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, be cool and dry. the rain will end, as a qui little shot of snow on sunday, as temperatures plumm sunday afternoon. today, the main concern is after

the sun goes down in northern maryland and the high spots of loudon county, that will be a chance of slushy accumulations, up to 3 near the pennsylvania border. more winter weather chathes over weekend. there's storm number one that's coming for later today and tonight. luckily, this has limited ffisture. thets of it will be short-lived from about sundown to nrise tomorrow. future weather carries the clouds in during the morning hours. our best chance of wet snow after .8: here's 1:00 a.m. on future weather. and best thances on north and west side of i-95. it will be gone by tomorrowmo ing. winter weather advisory northern montgomery county.on locounty, virginia, and the panhandle of west virginia and western howard county. that's 6:00 tonight until 4:00 tomorrow morning. snowfall amounts, a slushy inch or so, mainly on grassy areas around the city. might be just enough snow to

accumulate a smidgen on some of the roads in northern maryland.t there's yo-day forecast. cold rain on saturday. a steady rain sunday morning. then, temperatures drop quickly. we're likely toav a flash freeze problem. monday morning can be very icy. it can beitr cold. a couple new problems in town. sunshine, new hampshire avenue and georgia avenue. we're seeingslowdowns through that area. westbound, east-west higheey, be jones million and brookville, that box truck is still tangled in downed wires. attsville, near riggs. looking at herndon. right lane getting by that crash. and we zoom in. this i a new issue that can cause problems. maclean, southbound g.w. parkway. cars with flat tires blocking

the left and right sides. 5:53it's a miami hothw disher has been awarded $21 million after her boss repeatedly made her work on a sunday.th woman claimed her boss violated her religious rights by repeatedly scheduling her to work on sundays and ultimately fired her. she told her boss when she sas hired th could not work sundays because she's a missionary. the hotel chain argued they were unaware and never knew why she wanted off on sundays. there's a cap on punitive damage awards. nnot receive the entire $21 million. but her attorney expects she will receive $500,000. good i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. stop n shop will test driverless grocery vehicles this spring. stop shop is part of the company that owns giant food. it can walk around produce and

meal kits tocustomers' doorsteps. they will be temperature-controlled to keep products fresh. you can hail it similar to an uber. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. >> thank you. a bigat conations this morning for a prince george's county elementary school. glenarden woods was named one of maryland blue ribbon schools. glenarden ods students have the highest test scores in the state. and the principal tells us they just keep impressing their teachers. >> it pours into the stunts. the students meet the expectation. and each time we raise the bar, they hit it. >> now, we'll take a closer look with what the kids are doing. hey, molette. what an impressive group. >> glenarden woods, yourock. that's the message of the

orning here in glenarden, maryland. yes, you heard from the princip principal. there she is back there with all of the teachers and faculty who cheer on these winning students every day, right? we're going to talk to them in the 6:00 hour about what is their secretce to s and the four things you need to know to reach blue ribbonstatus. want to go out on break with the school choir right behind us. we'll be back in the 6:00 hour. >> i think they're playing "baby shark." >> i think they might have been. >> wow. have you posted a throwback edoto on social for the ten-year challenge? a lot of us havealready. >> there's concerns that the game may be giving up your data. and the startling plot in the nick of s

news 4 begth a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we begin with a storm team 4 weather alert and a live look outside. it's just after 6:00 a.m. up from r d.c. cleaned

its first big snowstorm of the year, all eyes turn toward the weekend and the possibility of more wet, cold and snowy weather. are you ready? >> we're in the i thick of now. it is what it is. 6:00 a.m. i'm aarongilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. all eyes on the forecast. that means all eyes on the illustrious storm team 4 chuck bell. >> wow. >>elissa is standing by with a check on the commute. but chuck will start us off. >> i was worried. aaron is thinking hes not getting enough face time this morning. we have to get a close-up of aaron and put that out on the internet. cold and dry this morning. chances for wintry weather coming in after the sun goes could be a slushy inch or two around the city. across nthernmaryland. come on in, aaron. you know you want to. there he is. >> i'm just going