up from 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 to stand right

here >>chool day forecast then, it is a cold start. no warm-up today. temperatures s ck in the mid-30s. there's a chance of slushy snow that goes down. check out the five-day forecast and theet temperature plu that's coming on sunday. more on that in a few. >> good morning to you. looking this morning. problem on the beltway. inner loop toward branch area. starting to see slowdown quickly. this is because of a vehicle fire. we're going to keep an eye on this for you. starting to cibaksee backups on map, as well. thiss east-west highway, and a truck with downed fi eed wire. wetiee p closure there. new hampshire avenue at georgia avenue. this is antu oved vehicle there. new issue in lorton. we're makinghialls on one

as we speak. northbound route lanes are blocked here. police activity here. trying to get info and we'll pass it along when we have it. thisg, morn we're learning more about a terror attack that was supposed to 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 plot and how the fbi stopped it. justin? >> reporter: good morning. a tipster cam forward, saying that the suspect here, hasher jallal tahebee had radicalized abroad. the investigation began to ramp up back in mar after a tipster alerted authorities that taheb was radicalized and planned to travel abroad. and then, in recent months, taheb started to meet with what he thought were supporters but were fbi agents. they tried t to pieceether how

this all came together. back in march is when the initl tip camen about him being radicalized. according to cou documents. in recent months, taheb began to meet with peoplee he thought w supporters. it was an fbi undercover agent and a source. and this week, the attack was really beginning to come together. officials say thee weapons w being amassed, as well, as a getaway car, so to speak. and tahebhought it was getting into motion, undercover agents arrested him. >> hist alleged int was to attack the white house and othet ta of opportunity in the washington, d.c. area, by using explosiv devices, including an improvised explosive device and antiank rocket. >> reporter: scary stuff. this is why the fbi says those tips really do matter. they urge anyone who suspects anything to come forward with even though he was looking to

amass a lot of weapons here, it turns out that taheb has no experience,di inc none with guns. the car he intended to drive was full of inert weapons. back to you. >> justin finch, thank you. a deadly end to anttempted bank robbery in downtown silver spring.ov oopper 4 was the scene over the bb&t bankwayne avenue yesterday the man walked into the bank, showed a handgun and demanded $20,000. the manager hit the panic button r alert police. that's when the guan out of the bank without taking money. moments lateco a montgomery ty police officer confronted the suspect and shot him. >> crazy things happen. sounds liksomething from a movie. >> i looked up and seen so many police officers comi down. >> police brought in a robot to check for explosives in the man's backpack but 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 6-year-old girl from ouide of her home in georgetown. the victim's fatr said the nanny drped the girl off. e e girl was walking to the front door when thwoman tried to drag her away. the girles ped. that woman was arrested yesterday for a separate incident. a silver spring man will spend a decade in prison for viving sex with a 14-year-old human traffickinim. the 52-year-olnowingly had sex with the girl in 2017. she was being trafficked by the ms-13 street gang. evidence included the video he took of the sexu assault, including this selfie.at she was workin bar when members of ms-13 beat hersh becausrefused to be prostituted.me

she agreed t him.is >> hhe kind of person that creates the market that allows r for young ch like this 14-year-old girl to be trafficked. >> the state's attorney also says that gang members involved in this case 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 district has had a spi in deadly shootings. in 17 days, there's been 12 homicides. residents say they are fed up with he crime that is overtaking their communities. the city 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 billd pay the d.c. council. the bill would have decriminalized fare evasion on metro. instd of a fine 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 and would etencourage lowlessness on. metro says it loses several millions due to fare evasion. the council is expected to overturn the mayor's veto. today is the 27th day of the government shutdown. and there's no major move to reopen the government.i >> nancy pel asking the president to postpone the state ddress orion deliver it in writing. in a letter to the white house, nancy pelosi said the secret service and homelands securiuld not have to bear the burden of that address when they're working with no pay. >> this requires hundreds of people working on the ics 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 noton ded to the speaker's request.

meanwhile, president trump signed a bill into law allowing furloughed workers to receive backpay once the shutdown is ov . happening today, two protest rallies againsthe shutdown. one happens at noon. workers and d.c. employees will prott the senate republicans decision to hold a retreat in the middle of the sh. the second will happen at the uned methodist building in northeast. this is held by faith leaders who want the shutdown to end now. anxiety and stress is mounting for many workers stressing how to feed their families. fairfax 29 diner will provide meals in fairfax. you can go to the nbc washington app to find resources for those

affected by the shutdown. search shutdown. 's> 6:09. to a lawsuit against the makers n.of the painkiller oxycon newly released e-mails say the drugmaker pushed oxycontin when there were danger signs. in 2001, he wrote an eail, we have to hammer on abusers in every way possible.ul they are theits and the croblems. they are recklesinals. but debbie burress says her son is not a criminal. he started using painkillers, including oxycontin,.n high scho >> a drug they knew would hurt people i had a good boy that had a future. he doesn't right now. >> the e-mails are part of a court filing by the ssachusetts attorney general. it says that sackler directed

purdue staffot to tel doctors the truth on how powerful oxycontin wa>> one week into the return of the virginia general assembly and devil measurlseveeasures ha down in defeat. the red flag laws and a requirement for all gun owners to report stolen weapons have been killed by the court of justice committee. one bill that has survived is a ban on bumpstocks, but the federal government is banning those. similar bills will be brought up in the house. but each faces a tough road there, as well. > virginia lawmakers seem poised to act on a bill to crack down on drivers who violate rules near school busses. new legislation would hike the fine for going around a stopped bus to $300. that's a $50 increase. the fine would be $600 anyone who does that while texting. talk about a rescue. a 0-pound doberman pinscher

fell through ice that had formed on top of arince george's county pond. he was 15 feet off of the shore. first responders arrived and ri were able to b him to dry land. this morning, buddy, the dog's name, is safe and warm. >> you have to marvel at what they do. frozen ponds. there's a life that needs saving, they do it. >> withouthesitation. there's more than one way to rescue a dog. a new program in prince william county wants to spread the word. >> the program is to volunteer for the shvoter. thnteers help the animals stay healthy. it makes the dogs happier and more adoptable.an the people get something out of this, too. >> we are looking for individuals that would love to become heroes and help a deserving pet get the

opportunity to find a forever home, a second chance on life. >> i get so much out of it. i love being with animals. >> like many shelters, prince m willunty is at capacity. if would like to adopt a best friend there, search clear the shelters in the nbc washington app. >> you may get attached at the shelters. if your dog gets aggressive, there may be a simple fix. >> what some american se rearchers suggest may be to oame for your pup acting up. plus, milliof you have taken part. we're talking about the ten-year challenge. coming up, hy all of the fun may be cause for concern. today's big challenge willha be ae for slushy, wet snow coming in after the sun down. a winter weather advisory going into effect at 6:00 this evening. accumulations will be north and west of the city, from leesburg to frederick. i'll show you future weather and ae five-day coming up.

we're in the steam lab here at glenardor woods, celebrating their blue ribbon status. we're going to talk to the principal about their success story here in prince george's county.

hi you're wa news 4 today.>> could a simple change in your dog's diet make them less aggressive. researchers at oregon state university think s they say a simple change in diet could make one of those unadoptable, aggressive dogs calm and loving again. the study said the microorganism found in two dozen dogs, some aggressive and some not. and those deemed aggressive had different kinds of

microorganisms. >> long-term in the future, maybe there will be probiotics or other treatments that we cane incorporate f the knowledge to benefit our pets. >> the researchers say more research needs to be done, these findings open the door to a new kind of research. you've probably seen the ten-year challenge all over your social media feed. some say you may be giving up more data than you reale. tech author kate o'neill has suggested that it's a perfect way to test out facial recognition software. a itimple labeled set of then and now photos. o'neil says harmless games and hash tags can give neat information.

big congratulations are due for a princege ge's county elementary school. >> glenarden woods was named one of six blue ribbon schools. and the principipal says they jt keep impressing the teachers. molette green is in glenarden with some of the students there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they are so excited about their blue ribbon status at glenarden woods. they are meeting excellence in the state of anmaryland. i to talk to the principal about what all of this means to you, the students, the teachers, the parents. >> we're excited that governor hogan will take pause and celebrate us as a high-performance school. it's saying we're a great chool, great parents, great students, great staff.

great community. ee reporter: talk about one thing that's b the key to your success here with these youngpeople. >> the teachers meeting the students' needs where they ad anaking them where they have to go. that's the secret. >> reporter: we're goingal to with principal bolding about the four things to bboe r status, as the music teacher and the band play us a ltle bit of music this morning. blue ribbon status here at glenarden woods. ♪ >> bok you. they're fantastic here. >> yes. congra lations. welldeserved. thank you, molette. let's turn to the forecast. it's a storm team 4 weather alert day. chuck bell will tell us why. >> absolutely right.

a chance for slushy, wet snow mong in after the sun goes down today. not looking for a big impact for all this, but it could be enough in northern maryland, potentiay a school delay or two tomorrow morning. there are no delays today. over the weeken saturday, a cold rain moves in saturday afternoon. could have a little snow at the onset of that, as well. and on sunday, rain couldnd as a little shot of snow. here's radar into the satellite composite for now. onerea of storminess. in is going to go through later tonight.d overnight the first chance will be a low impact. this is a slush or two around the city. that all quickly comes to an end overnight. by this time tomorrow emorning, ast of the drops and the snowflakes will be done. your friday will be dry and mild

day. temperatures in the 40s urmorrow. on sy morning, we'll be back in the low 30s. the next wave ofom moisture in, it could be wet snow, late morning into the early afternoon. not expecting accumulations there because it will t change all-rain and be all-rain, saturday night into the first part of sunday morning. then, the cold front comes through here about noon. so, the rain could end with a little shot of snow afternoon.a quick refreeze by monday morning. temperatures, mid-40s, down to about ten degrees by monday morning. there's a real chae of flash freezing and seriously icy roads on monday morning. we'll keep you posted on that snow chance later on. good morning, melissa. >> gd morninchuck. a first 4 traffic alert. a couple of problems around town. prince george's county. we have a four-mil backup right now. there's a vehicle fire and two lanes are getting by that vehicle fire. look here at a map of the me

you can see that delay. allow some extra teime. hopefully this is out of the way soon. lorton, at 95 there. the ramp to 95 and woodbridge was shut down. we're not seeing that rht now. we're calling police to see if that reopened. in maclean, southbound g.w. parkway. cars with flat tires. something i the roadway, blocking the left and right side of the road. new hampshire avenue, overturned vehicle off of the roadway. one person prtransported. we talked to police. a little delay in virginia.at

you'reing news 4 today. >> welcome back. it's 6:24. legalized sports betting is coming to d.c.e it may arr time for the opening day of baseball season. >> for now, some people in our area are making the long tk to west virginia where sports betting has been legal since september. news 4's west virginia to get a sense of what we have to look forward to. >> reporter: not far from harper's ferry here west virginia, sports betting is in full swing. people are bidding on everythino frtball and basketball to less popularports like darts and cricket. >> football has been more popular than darts and cricket.

football has carried the day, about 70% of our bets on football. two-thirds on pro football. >> reporter: as for how it's going for the gamblers? well, they had one big, very lucky winner nothat long ago. two weeks ago, one man bet on all 15 nfl games and g them right. >> turned $5 into $100,000. that's 30,000/1 as f as real odds go. >> reporter: matt drives an hour from his home in virginia and says he hasn't bn that lucky. but hopes that jurisdictions like virginia and maryland will get sports betting soon. >> there wou be so much tax venue they 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 ve an option to place bets from a mobile app some time this year.

>> we're in the process of ve ping it now and hope to have it online soon. >> 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 good morning, everybody. storm team 4 weather alert for you. winter weather advisory with a chance for slushy snow after the sun goes down tonight. your dog walking forecast here, d.j., she would be happy to come join your family. walk the dog for the extra distance this morning because the evening wal could be wet and slushy. the wizards are gearing up fw for a match across the bond. how they're gearing up for their game in london. local organizations coming together to feed families who have bn impacted by the federal shutdown. a live report is coming . up

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we get right to the weather aler we're still cleaning up from this past weekend's snowstorm. and now, there is more wintry

weather along the way. >> those images are fresh in our minds. it's warmer this morning than it has beenys the last few t this time. but get ready. another round of snow will hit our are tonight. chuck bell is tracking the latest warnings. >> we have to get to melissa and first 4traffic. the ice isn't the issue. but we have trufk out theraffich e, >> it's a four-mile backup because of a vehicle fire. only two lanes are getting by. as you look at the map, the beltway looks good and approaching temple hills you seh slowdown. allow some extra time to head that way. bowie, a crash northbound 301. also have this to tell you about in woodbridge. eastbound old bridge road showing us the problem. disabled vehicle inhe middle of the roadway. that's just after miniville road. in maclean, southbound g.w.

parkway at 12 brand-new accident there. good morning, chuck. it's cold out this morning. not as bad as yesterday. cold spots down to 23. but it's 32 at dulles, which yesterday, was down to 12 degrees. considerab milder there. 35 in washington. 26 in prince george's aunty. there' winter weather advisory. we have a chance of wet snow a coming ier 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. temperatures won't climb at all today. clouds are thick in place. we'll keep temperatures in the 30s all day. there's the winter weather advisory.ud county, northern montgomery county, washington county, the panhandle of west virginia. th snow won't be that impressive. we can get a half an inch to an inch around town maybe 1 to 3 inches closer to the pennsylvania border. more snow chances into the weekend. more about that coming up in the next few minutes. after that, the news continues. >> thank you, chuck. it's 6:31. developing this morning, the fbi

foiled a man's plot to carry ok a terror att the white house. >> the fbi arrested a man who n planned to useti-tank rocket to storm into the white house. early last year, someone informed the fbi that taheb was planning an attack. coming up, justin finch will have more on the undercover operation that halted this uld-be deadly plan. new on the political front, president trump's approval rating is down from just a month ago. and here's what the npr/"pbs news hour" poll found. from january 10th to 13th. among those surveyed, 39% approve of president trump. 53% disapprove. that's a 7% net change. want then americans government to make a compromise and end the shutdown. they want elected officials to

compromise with people they disagree with. 31% s they don't want to compromise no matter what. this comes on day 27 o the longest government shutdown in history. the president's declining approval numbers could affect his demand to build a wall along the southern border. there's been no major breakthroughs i negotiations. a group of bipartisan senators are telling the president to treopen the governm now and we'll work with you on the border wall. the sp asked president trump to postpone his state of the union address. yesterday, the president signed a bill into law that would troactively pay furloughed federal workers once the government reopens. federal scontractors,h as janitors, will not get backpay. >> we don't know how we going to get our rent paid next month. i have a utiliht bill r here for almost $200. don't know how that's going to get paid.ha >> more 800,000 federal

employees have not received a paycheck. and they do not know when their next one will come. the shutdown is affecting airport security lines, as well. most tsa officers who call out are not calling out sick. many employees are reporting that they are not able to report to work because of financial limitations. several airports across the country havelosed some terminal security lines because of high volume and scallouts. e to arrive to the airport early to make your way through the security lines. ourov teamage of the shutdown continues in northerni vi. >> megan mcgrath is live in fairfax with more on fe meals for furloughed workers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it is happening here at the 29 diner if fairfax. free meals to families impacted by the federal shutdown by the furloughs. a family of four will be able to get $60 worth of food if they just show a government i.d.

now, a number of people are making this possible. ron cooley, with the fairfax firefighters union, your group is part of this. talk about the need here. your folks are not being furloughed. bu many of them have spouses that are. >> we do. it's not just t firefighters and our families, the general county employees that rely on that spouse who is furloughed for a significant part of their . this is an opportunity for us, the firefighters, the police, the teachers union, since we're finding little relief to show that we care. >> reporter: thanks for joining us this morning. this is made possible through the fairfax education association, as well as other unions. you can make a donatn toeep this program going as long as possible by just coming down here to the diner. they have about $3,000 of aig budgetht now. it all starts batoday. ck to you. >> megan, thank you. if you can't make it to

virginia, celebrity chef andres has opened his chefs.or feds cafe it's on pennsylvania avenue near the navy memorial in northwest d.c. it opens every day at 11:00 a.m. you can find a list of the businesses lending a hand during the shutdown, check out the nbc washington app.in devel this morning, 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 vestigation. a man in fairfax county flashed three girls who were walked home from school. the girls noticed the man from a distance about 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday. when they continued to wal the man exposed himself. police were unable to find the man. now, to some new video into

our a van crashed into price busters furniture store isernight. was on university b boulevard. we're working to learn whether njanyone was ied and how this accident happened. coming up, molette green working for you i the community, hanging out at a blue ribbon school.ri >> that's t. i'm going to tell you, four ways to blue ribbont status glenarden woods elementary. ♪ ♪

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tense moments this morning at lyon university in france.k renovation wor being blamed for this fire. the university says the fire is under control. three people hav minor injuries. no word o what caused the big explosion that you just heard there. the washingtoiz wards are hours away from an overseas match-up. the wizards were at the court for practice yesterday. hopefully the jet lag has worn e f. they arrived in k. an entire day late, after snow grounded their private plane earlier this week. looks like they're squeezing in a little fun, too. here's bradley beal reing the abbey road cover. love it. a few hours later, the knicks gave it a try. too many people, as well. they didn't do i as well. tipoff at 3:00, our time. >> hofully wean say that tomorrow. they didn't do it as well.

the wizards made time for some shopping. >> while hey may have big paychecks, it's not always easy to find clothes to fit basketball stars. that's the casfor gheorghe muresan. there he is. you can't grab a suit off of the rack at 7'7". >> hos going t rip the fabric. >> he has a 57-inch chest. tailors had to stand on a ladder to get the measurements. he played with the wasngton bullets. and his son plays for georgetown basketball. >> here's your cnbc business report. >>i'good morning. frank holland at cnbc qu heters. stop n shop will test driverless grocery vehicles this spring. stop n shop is part of the .mpany that owns giant fo it can walk around produce and meal kits to customers' doorsteps. lley will be temperature-cont to keep products fresh. you can hail the vehicle from al app, s to uber.

once it arrives, you tunlo doors and the items are tracked and a receipt will be e-mailed toou later. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. take a look at this. the inner loop near branc avenue. a four-mile backup because of a car fire. full details and a view from above. traffic alert to a storm team 4 weather alert. a chance f slushy snow after the sun goes down this evening. could have a couple ofnches fo ir

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it is 6:45 now. we're tracking the first 4 traffic alert for you. chopper 4 heading to a four-mile backup on the beltway this morning. melissa will have update for us in a moment. and weather alert mode,th ahead of a round of winter weather. chuck bell is working on the forecast. we'll check in with him, as well t in a plo carry out a terry attack in the capital. >> the fbi arrested a man who planned to use an anti-tank rocket to storm the white house. justin finch is live outsi of the white house to talk about plot.he fbi stopped the good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi says they were able to catch their 21-year-old suspect with teamwork from the joint rrorism task force. the time was of the essence because they had a suspect that was radicalized.

hasher jallal taheb is from an atlanta suburb here. he is accused of trying to damage or destroy a federal building, in this case, the white house. he was goi to use explosives and an anti-tank rocket here. with an fbi undercover agent, heb thought he had found some sympathizers. but he was really working withe ives. based on court documents, we're hearing he had his eye o the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. it took a year of hard work. but it came together, the fbi says, because someone came prward. >> it's important nt out that this investigation and arrest was a direct result from a tip fr the community. >> reporter: thisrrest came together just as the suspect here, taheb, thought his plot was coming together only

yesterday. live outside of the white housei i'm j finch. >> the agents not getting paid during the shutdown, either.st finch, live at the white house. oday is the 27th day of the shutdown. as negotiations are at a standstill, house speaker nancy pesi wrote a letter to president trump, telling him to dey his state of the union address or submit it in writing. >> what was the speaker's reasoning for this request? >> security concerns are the primary reason. republicans say t is all about politics. this morning, the government shutdown is turning into a showdown over the state of the union or a state of the dinion is point. nancy pelosi did urge the president to postpone his annual address or to deliver it in writing. said, he could do it from the oval office if he wanted. she cites security concerns noting that as a result of the shutdown, t dhs, department of homeland security, and secret service, in her words, have been

hamstrung by furloughs. the house republicans say this is a notably the white house has yet to respond to pelosi's letter. also this mornin the president's lawyer rudy giuliani in a new interview is contradicting hisast position and the president's past position on collusion with the russians during the 2016 campaign. giuliani saying while the president himself never colluded, the campaign an open question. we'll break it down when we see you a few minutes from now on "today." >> a lot to unpack. exander, thank you for your reporting. catch peter's full report on "today." a man is dead after trying to rob a bank in silver spring. montgomery county police say the man was armed with a hand dwgund demand $20,000. the manager hit the panic button and the gunman took off. a montgomery county police officer confronted him outside of t bank andhot and killed him.

a silver spring man will spend a decad in prison for having sex with a victimf human trafficking. he h knowingly sex with the girl in 2017. she was being trafficked by the ms-13 gang. the gang members involved in this case were arrested in november. today, governor larry hogan is starting his first full day of his second term in maryland. in his second inauguration he said hor priorities the state include tax cuts, accountability in schools, rediricting and a commitment to bipartisan leadership. later today, governor hogan will present his b newget in annapolis. he is now the second republican re-elected governor in the state's history. it's 6:49. time to check back inith melissa in your first 4 traffic. on?'s going >> first 4 alert. chopper 4 riding over there. this i the inner loop over branch avenue. a vehicle fire means we're down to two lanes and a lot o

delays. i know there's no great alternate. have to allow some extra time and cross your fingers they get it out of the way quickly. outer loop, folks looking to their left and what's going on there. 66 southbound a little slow. bowie, crash reported atwal dorf. lookin y atr travel times. 270, not so bad heading uthbound about0 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 22 miles per hour, between 95 and 270. inbound on 66, 41 miles per ur. and the same situation northbound on 95, between quantico and the beltway, going 43 miles per hour, going to tak. you 27 minute listen to wtop wn you h in your car today. good morning, chuck. this is a relief fro yesterday. >> we're not done with winter

weather chances just yet. in thct, the w alert for you for later on today. the morning commute, nothing to worry about. drive pavement. e eveningcommute, the tail end of the evening commute could haveslushy snow to contend with. not looking for a big accumulation up nearhe pennsylvania border, perhaps, 2 to 3 inches. and there might be a s delay tomorrow morning. no delays today. saturday and sunday, mostlold rain. but there could be some periods of a rain/snow mix. at the beginning of it, a noon on saturday and at the end of it, around noon on sunday. sunday evening into monday, it will bero danly cold around here. windchills will be below zero by monday morning. this is storm number one coming our w later on today. by 5:00, the chances for snow moving in it will b mostly wet snow. but temperatures just above the freezing mark.or cold enough snow. not cold enough for real iciness, except for perhaps near

the maryland border. we'rerying out. your early saturday morning will be dry. saturday afternoo a chance for snow coming in in here. it will change to all-rain for saturday night into early sunday. then, as the cold front comes through about noon sunday that could change back over to a quick little shot of snow. not expecting a lotsn of . but temperatures are going to fall fast behind that front. most areas way bew freezing. by sundown on sunday. there could be a flash freeze concern. a lot of ice possible sunday night into monday.he today, there's winter weather advisory for the northernarts of theews 4 nation. and your ten-day forecast looks this way. not a d bad tomorrow. friday will be one of the nicer days out of the seven or eight. on sunday night, as the ses clear, there will be a total lunar eclipse. it will bef visible you look out your living room window. i don't recommend standing out >n sub zero windchills to enjoy

it. big congratulations for a prince george's county elementary school. >> glenarden woods is o one six blue ribbon schools in maryland. >> molette green is in the community at the school, with a closer look. hi, molette. >> reporter: hey. i we're the steam lab here at glenarden woods elementary this school is so proud of its blue ribbon status. four of the things that made this happen, the principal and the teachers and the parents cae to no teacher turnover here. i want to put that on the screen. a strong pta and the i.t. class, the steam lab, robotics, coding. come over here and sum up theex llence that you guys represent. >> we are just a model of excellence in consistency. and we're just absolutely proud.

>> reporter: you met them at the expo over the iweekend. ent you a picture of them. the school is proud. we're going to play "baby shark" under the leadership of mr. richardson, the band director. all right. let's do it. ♪ don't you just love "baby shark"? back to you guys. ♪ baby shark, doo, doo, doo >> you want o to get in this, melissa? >> thank you, molette. >> nice job, kids. it's 6:54. here's four things to know. results are out from a new

npr/pbs poll. it shows president trump's approval rating is down. he has an approval rating of 39% among americans. 53% fdisapprove o the president. that's a seven-point net change since december. n and house speakerancy pelosi is urging president trump to delay his state o the union address or submit it in writing stead. she i citing security concerns because of the government shutdown. president trumpas not responded to that request. stay with if or"today" show the latest. we're learning more about a woman obtained in attempted abduction in d.c a woman tried to kidnap a little girl outside of her home in georgetown. the girl escaned and r inside. we have information on this story in the nbc washington app. and it's going to snow again. a winter weather advisory is issued for our region. stay with news 4 to get the latest on the weather. we're going toave a look at our traffic alert for us here

right now. >> still have i a problem there prince george's. coun we're talking about the inner loop toward branch avenue. here's a ground shot. we had a big delay there. talk about a four-mile backup at this morning. there's no great alternate. we have to wait it out a little bitf you canr allow some extra time. those are your two options today. oks like it's getting better than it was. that's good. outer loop approaching georgia of, also a bit slow. >> a winter weather advisory that starts at 6: this evening, for the northern third of our viewing area. not expecting a lot of snow. maybe a slushy inch or so around town. maybe a slushy 1 to 3 inches. there's your ten-day outlook. nice weather for your frmoay. of your weekend, well, let's just say it will be a book reading kind of a week. >> stay inside.

>> "war and peace" kd of a week. >> you don't have to tell us more than that. melissa., chuck and that's the news for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is lnext. we'lee you in 25 minutes for the latest on your weather, traffic and local news. until then, have a great day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody. ♪

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good mornin go morning. double dose. round one of back-to-bac winters storow marching across the countr millio in the midwest facing a mess. the northeast seto be hit tonigh an even bigger storm right behind it threatening to dump a foot of snow this weeken al's forecas is justah ead. union busting. a new shutdowt erupts over the state of union address. house speaker nancy pelosi tellg president t to hold off until the government is reopen. how willre thesident re'rond? we live at the white house. > ambushed. four americans killed at a dead attack in syria. isis claiming responsibili. raising new concerns about the