news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather daert. >> f morning and we're in weather alert mode right now. snow, slush, icend rain. all of that expected this weekend. if you happen to look out the window las nightt all, you caught a preview. snow was coming down. good evening, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. you know thi broken record. this morning, a lot of slick roads are following the brief snow and drizzle it's led to cancellations and delays of local schools.il princeam county schools are closed today. alexandria city, arlington and page county schools are on a d two-hoay, as are prince george's and frederick county schools and berkeley and west virgin schools. the snow was falling late yesterday and lasted into the

night. it's nothing like what we saw last weekend. but a preview of what we'll see this weekend. >> we begin with chuck bell. is the sno out of here for now, chuck? >> yes. nothing to worry abo for the rest of your friday. the wet snowshowers have come to an end. it is deslushy outhis morning. be careful. many spots, the temperatures are above the freezing mark. we'lle drying out the rest of the day. lots of deamelting. this is a great opportunity to get the hose out and get the last piles of snow around your sidewalks and stuff. there's no chances for that over the weekend. and a big drop of sunday into monday. there goes the last bit of snow, over the bay and on to the eastern shore and out of here. the winter weather advisory wil be pulled down shortly. a winter storm watch of what's coming this weekend. that may have to be expanded or upgrad s to a winterm warning. i'm concerned for ice in the

shenandoah valley tomorrow. right now, it's in the low 30s.l it be a chilly day to be outside. with the return of sunshine, most ailas be above 40 degrees today. that's not too bad. over the course of the weekend, not much of a snow chance around town. but we could be dealing with snow or ice in abundance for parts of t shenandoah valley into northern maryland. ng to 're trave pennsylvania this weekend, look oume ssa. that could be snowier than here. >> good to know. thank you, chuck. we'realng at silver spring this morning. 16th street shutn d at colesville road. we have wir and a traffic light brought down by a dump truck. it will be closed throughouthe commute. justin finch is out there on the scene. up.l hear from him coming inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no issues on the beltway right now. that's good. your main roads are generally just wet. remember the ramps, bridges, overpasses, they do get slick

first. arkansas avee between decatur and allison. water main break, closing lanes there. 270 at montrose, just has the sheen on the roadway. >> thank you. we're following a first 4 traffic alert for you in silver spring. >> an early morning crash has 16th street shu down at colesville road. justin finch arrived on the scene. what are you seeing? >> reporter: hey, there, eun. seeing a lot of work that needs to be done at thise circl here at silver spring. i'll step out of the way and show you what we are seeing right now. as you can see, police are here on-scene. the fres are up. and perhaps you're seeing the downed wires. the wires brought down by a d.c. public works truck. we understand, overnight here, knocking out a traffic light, a tree and power here in thearea, as well. pepco is on the scene. getting here for us, we noticed that 16th street

highway, traffic was being diverted just north of the traffic circle here. and to the south, we are seeing cars get by at 16th and eastern avenue, going northbound. if you are traveling along 16th street, you are going to find troublepots at the line between d.c. and maryland here, at 16th street. e here expect this to through this morning rush, perhaps even longer. make your plans now before you leave home. back to you. the government shutdown has some people sick of this weatr. just as the snow and ice is melting. ere are some slick spots in our area. d.c., maryland, and virginia. the gloomy weather doesn't help things when she tried to fill up her tank.

>> mixed with the shutdown, it's affecting people, especially, you know, coming off of the holidays. not getting paid. it hurts people. >> the district's cold emergency plan is in effect right no if you know someone who needs aelter, go to our nbc washington app fist of resources and shelters available now. workers and businesses and marriage licenses are impacted by the government shutdown, now in day 28. >> add to that list, metro. the agency with a budget deficit says it's long $400,000 every weekday.er federal womake up 40% of metro ridership. megan mcgrath has what this means for riders. good morning. >> reporter: yeah. this has an impactn the region. it's not just lost paychecks. there's a trickle-dn effect

here. and metro is feeling it. metro's manager sent a letter to the senators, explaining the negative impact they're seeing in that letter. metro is losing $4,000 every weekday this shutdown drags on. he goes on to say if things don't go back to normal, metro m will have toe staffing and service changes. that could mean fewer extra trains and fewer eight-car trains to meet rush hour demand. metro also anticipating a $50 million budget gap through the end of january. that's because of unpaid federal reimburseme reimbursement. the general manager are feeling the pain and they're getting concerned about how long the shut mwn drag on and how it impacts service. we're at the federal center station here this morning. noally a busy metro station. not so much these days. back to you.

the working relationship between nancy pelosi and president trump appears to be another casualty of the wn shut a day after she suggested that the president postpone hisontate of the u address, he fired back. he abruptly canceled a trip to afghanistan, denying her and other lawmakers the use of a government plane. he suggested she could fly commercial. but he sd she should stay in town and work on a deal. nbc news confirms first lady melania trump traveled on a dagovernment plane to flo for a weekend vacation. after backlash, the president canceled his economic envoy trip to switzerland. it's 5:07. developing overnight, art bombshell rey buzz feed. >> the report claims from president trump directed michael cohen to lie to congress over thtrump tower in moscow. >> chris lawrence is at the live desk with latest. chris? >> first, we need to know that

nfis has not been med by nbc news. according to buzz feed, two federal laenforcement officials say candidate trump supported cohen's plan to go to russia and meet with putin to jump-start negotiations. the source told buzz feed, that the president personally instructed him to li claiming that negotiations ended months e earlr than they did. on the campaign trail, donald trump denied having business dealings in russia. but the two law enforcement sources say they had ten face-to-face meetings during the campaign. cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress about that deal. he will testify publicly on february 7th. we're getting a look at a report suggesting the number of children separate their parents at the u.s./mexico border is much higher than

previously reported. the office of the inspector general found the children in the thousands. more than what was originally reported. the issue dominated headlines in 2018. this report includes parents that were separated from their children in last year.well as get ready. this weekend, thousands of people are expected to attend two major rallies in the district. today, d.c. hosts the march for li. traffic and parking restrictions will be around the capital one arena. on saturday, the women's march will begint freedom plaza. these will likely cause big crowds on toa and on public transportation. adam truss lets you know what you need to know about getting around town this weekend. >> reporte washington, d.c. about to get very busy as we two two marches back-to-back. this is freedom plaza and the setup is already under way for

the women's march to close this area on saturday.bu t first, capital one arena, that's the hot area for closures for the march. they expect freedom plaza to be the center point for all of it. there will be other closures around the area, of course. in years' past the women's march has produced huge number of crowds. they moved it off of the national mall. your best bet, if you're comi here over the xt couple of days, plan ahead. metro will have normal service. off-peak fares on saturday. that's some good news. there's special marc service that's running. check ahead to make your best plans. back to you. we're following a developing story montgomery county. a support team of counselors will be on-hand at herbert hoover middle school after a teacher suddenly died in her classroom on thursday. in aetter to parents, the principal said she passed away after experiencing aal emergency while teaching.

she was an english teacher. the principal ask that she be remembered and celebrated for her kindness and commitment to others. no one was seriously injured in this accide. look atthis. a car landed on top of another one in alexandriayesterday. witnesses say the car drove on to the sidewalalong dawes avenue, hit a building and landon on top of a parked car. there was a lot of smoke and the driver seeme shaken but he was not seriously hurt. last week, news 4 introduced you two local sisters who found a sweet way to make thds mee >> they created e furlough cheesecake. this was an idea that .ally took o the pair received plenty of orders for the cheesecake. they're making it righe. but the recent request may take the cake. they were asked to appear on "ellen." they didn'know it at first.ta

ke a look at the moment they found out. >> here's nikki and jackie. they both work for the government. th but when i say go, i'm going to surprise them using cisco technology. .here we go. hello, ladies. hi. hi. >> that's so awesome. >> you can see the full interview today and see how ellen plans to help these sisters out. you can see "ellen" at 3:00 and stick ound for news 4 at 4:00. >> it's going to be so good. you know it. still ahead.

$67 billion. that's how much cash americans are expected to spend every year on prescription drugs by 2025. >> the money you spend on medication is only going up. we're going to show you th how to buctrend and save money. plus, information you want to know before you book your next flight. america's airlines have been ranked. who comes out on top and why. how about aeather check? we're in weather alert mode because of onslushy condi this morning and to get you ready for the polar plunge, which arrives this weekend. clearing skies and temperatures in the 40s. t and need your warm c your hat here this morning. if you don't -- if you're going out right now, yle can probably e that umbrella at home.

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scrawled hate graffiti at shalod tire auto retire. there's a giant and home depot across the street. police say theyalot the a couple hours ago and they found anti-semitic graffiti in front of that store. anyo who h information, to help track down the people who left it, is being asked to call d.c. police. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits has soared. most of them are furntughed governorkers. >> most of them applied for aid in the first t weeks. that's double the number of workers who applied for aid in the previo week. fewer than 1,000 workers apply s for beneach week. there's a surge in the number of furloughed workers tapping into the retirement accounts. data from a federal agency shows

a 34% jump in the number of hardship withdraws. as the shutdown continue they are expected to grow. if you didn't have enough money withheld from your paycck, the irs says it will wave the penalty for those who paid 85% of their tax y for 2018. new tax laws changed withholding tables. some may have been confused. normally, taxpayers pay 90% of what they owe in order to avoido a penaltunderpayment. are you having trouble falling asleep? like erything else these days, there's an app for that. several apps. sleep score labs uses sonar to track sleep from your bedside. snoring is another issue, apparently. phillips has a band that vibrates and encourages people

to sleep on their des. >> how gently? sometimes you need mhan a little vibration. you need a shake. >> and sometimes it's too much. these smartphones have featuresh thp you sleep more soundly. there heu go. there'. "the wall street journal" out with rankings of eight major airlines. delta keeps their top spot. the airline has been in one of the top three spots for the last eight years. last year, delta canceled fewer than 1% of its flights. oklahoma and southwest airlines came in second and third. frontier airlines sunk to last place with about 15% of its flights being delayed last year. we got a number of new closings and delays coming in.pr ce william and fauquier county schools inirginia are closed today. paso in virginia, alexandria, arlington, , culpepper, spotsylvania and warren.

>> in maryland, all on a two-hour delay. in west virginia, hampshire and berkeley arewo hours delayed. >> the delay is the best course ofac tion. the road temperatures are above freezing. we had wet ow. just some slush yness. you are cold. you don't want to be outside in your bathing suit. but it is not below freezing for most of the area. here's what you need to know the next couple days we're drying out this afternoon. a perfect opportunity to get all of the rest of the snow and ice off of your porch, patio andsi walk. be ready forng pg temperatures to come here during the day on sunday. right now, 34 in washington. it is 33 in dulles airport. 32 in manassas. veright at or abo the freezing mark for most of the metro area. today's high temperatures, that's yesterday.

a high of 45 degrees. let's go 45 degrees for a high today. there's the las of the snowshowers out of here. let me walk you through future weather. sunshine this lternoon. it w be perfect weather to get out and enjoy your friday night. saturday willrt dry but clouds come in quickly tomorrow. and late morning to the afternoon, an opportunity for light snow to break ou my main concern for the weekend, in addition to the falling temperatures, would be the chance for significant freezing rain, sleet and snow in thesh andoah valley. we'll be just warm enough in the city here. and most of the i-95 corridor. we startith some snow tomorrow. it becomes all-rain. a significant chance for winrr weatn the shenandoah valley and northern maryland, the panhandle of west viinia. it becomes rain briefly overnight saturday night. heavy rain at that. there could be enough cold air, th winter storm watch, they need to be upgraded to a winterr

stormng potential for 3 to 6, maybe more inches of snow, in the shenandoah valley. not around town. here's your five-day forecast. all thateavy rain saturday night into early sunday ends. temperatures drop fast on sunday. and we willea ber zero for windchills on monday morning. good morning, melissa. here in montgomery county. we're talking about the montgomery county/d.c. line. at colesville road,e we h wires and a traffic light brought down by a dump truck. that area is shutdown, northbound and southbound through the morning commute. here's what you can do. we zoom in on that closure point. if you're headed to d.c., we're working for you here. traffic on the east-west highway. out of traffic pushed off there. we're going to have a live moment for you at the scene. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway,oesn't look bad.

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> it is 5:30. we're backn weather alert mode today. a live look outside for you right nof most the snow inthat fell overnight has stped falling. >> it was coming down hard at points. this was the scene herin northwest washington overnight. you probably need to grab the craper for your car and wear your boots. we were coming into work this morning, too. you will have to take extra time to get wherego you're g. >> we have closures and delays coming in. they are scrolling. want to put them up to see the list. prince william county schools are closed today. alexandria cy schools on two-hour delay. same -- all right. sorry about that. eading it from the scree there. we'll back up and try this again. prince william and fauquier

countyschools. virginia, alexandria, stafford,u frederic and shenandoah schools are opening late. >> we're getting 'sgeor anne arundel and we have grant, berkeley and hampshire couy schools t hours late. justin finch and melissa have coverage of o traffic alert. we want to start with your forecast, humeteorologist, cck bell, with the latest on this wintry weather we're dealing with. it feels like we're in and out of weather alert mode a lo that's n going to change anytime soon. your friday, a little slushyness. we'll be drying out and the rest of today, no problems at all. tomorrow, a winy saturday. i'm concerned about sleet and

rain at i-81. be on t lookout of significant winter weather this weekend. potentially an inch oay rain satu night. flo flooding concerns are real for late saturday night into sunday morning. the rainlytops e but temperatures will be changing quickly. bridgesr left on the and overpasses, be careful. sunday, we'll be below before the sun goes down. we'll be down into the single numbers by monday morning. the winter weather advisory will be disappearing shortly. the chance for significant winter weather problems in the enandoah valley this weekend. right now, we're in the low to mid-30s. today's temperatures will be0n thes. more on the weekend and the timing of what wg get, com up. good morning, melissa. >> first 4 traffic alert here

thismorning. look here. 16th street at colesville road. we have a closure this morning. t6th street northbound and southbound are s down. thank you for the picture to show you what's going on. you can see the police tape across the area here. wires and traffic light isn brought dow by a dump truck. you can see the closure point on the map, as well. if we zoom in, headinto d.c., you will be pushed off on east-west highway. out of d.c., eastern highway, working to give you alternates this g. inner loop and outer loop, no complaints. northwest, still have closure there, too. arkansas avenue, between decatur d allison streets, water is shutting down some of those streets. one more delay. jefferson county schools in west virginia will open two hours late today. now, we're going to take you to this traffict alert tlissa

mentioned. justin finch joins us live from the scene with the latest. od gorn mo >> reporter: good morning. if you travel along 16 street between d.c. and maryland, you need to hear what's happen right now. this closure, expected to last well into the morning commute. you s t theffic light behind us, knocked down, and the wires, too. this is a result of a d.c. public works truck that was approaching 16th street and colesville and took down all of this year. this is affecting itpower. taped off and closed off. they can get work and right t situation soon.e we'r seeing northbound, traffic going in the interim. we did see closures starting at

east-west highway. you may see more around the are, heres the police and the crews try to respond to the situation here. righthe traffic light and restore power here. if you're traveling along 16th street, this is g to be a problem well into the morning commute. back into you. >> justin finch. thank you. it's 5:35. this weekend, despite the wintry weather, thousands are expected to attend two big rallies happening in the district. today, d.c. hosts the march for life. traffic and parking restrictions in place around capital one arena. b saturday, the women's march on washington wiin at freedom plaza. crowds may be smaller than in past years, partly because of the weend forecast. >> the weather conditions may actually tamper participation.so we will continue to prepare based on the activity that we see. we don't have concerns about supporting them.

moteetro will have normal service today and tomorrow. this year, organizers had to move the women's march off of the national mall because of the government shutdown. day 28 of the government shutdown. no new negotiations are scheduled today. meanwhile, the relationship between the president and the speakerf the house has hit another low point. geday after nancy pelosi s that the president postpone his state of the union address, he canceled a working trip to erghanistan that lawmakers going to take. he refused to let them take a government plane, saying she should stay in town and work on al. coming up, we'll have a live report on the latest on the shutdown. the shutdown is having a megati gative impact on metro. the agency is losing $400,000 a day. byhe end of the month, $50 million is predicted to be lost.

megan mcgrath has more on how this may affect how you use me o. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we're at the federal center metro station.ld as you w imagine, this station, used by a lot of federal sworkers, i surrounded by government offices. when people are not going to o.rk, they're not using me metro is feeling the pinch as a result of the shutdown. meano's generaler, he sent a letter to maryland's senators, tlying the impact this is having on metro. now, he says they are losing $400,000 every weekday that the shutdown drags on. if things don't go backo normal, metro will have to make staffing and service changes. that cou include fewer trains and fewer eight-car trains to meet demand. by the end of january, metro believes they will have a $50 million budt gap because of

unpaid federal reimbursements. apparently, this is, as this drags on, things will get worse and worse. they're concerned about what they do and how this will impact ridership. normally around this time, things start to pick up people make their way into work. but not today. back to you. >> megan, thank you. now, coming up, saved by a stranger. an emergency rescue amid last weekend's snowstorm and the hero in this story is somebody you might recognize from right here on news 4 today. t that ell you more ab ahea we continue to track some trouble on the storm team 4 weher alert morning. you may have more snow on your car. we have team coverage with the warnings. the latest innovation from xfinity

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>> you've seen dave here on news 4 today, filling in for melissa with your traffic. he helps you navigate the roads. this weekend, he plae role of lifesaver. >> during the height of the snowstorm, he risked his own life to save a woman. now, dave is a photographer in his spare time. he went to the park tohots of the snow scene there, pp he was there sg away. he heard a woman screaming. a jogger apparently had fallen over a bridge, slid down the embankment and into the icy water. he didn't wait a second. he jumped into that water to save her. >> knew she was under. knew i had to bring her above the surface. luckily, she coughed when i e brought her abter. dragged her on to the shore. we laid on the snow huddling together. just soaking wet, knowing that seconds were ticking awa >> de called 911. was able to give the

dispatcher his exact location. this is 27-year-old sarah kirkpatrick. she's okay. she stopped by wtop radio to personally thank dave for saving her life. he framed the picture he took the moment before she fell in the water there. i would imagine beautifulie ship there that would emerge. >> dave risked his own life. that's a ofremote par rock creek park. let's turn to chuck bell. >> thanks for that. we're in weather alert mode. a little slushy this morning. today will not be a problemp atures will be back in the 40s this afternoon. don't forget to scrape all of the sno off of the roof of your car and refill that windshield washer fluid. you will need your wipers a lot over the weekend. and right now, in silve spring, if you're heading into the district or out of i

through 16th street, we're shut down at colesville road. w to get around this phoro

5:45 on this weather alert we have reached friday. it will be a messy road out there. we're running delays and closings at the bottom of the screen. you can find the list in the nbc washington app. mi> in a fewe'll s,check in with chuck bell, for look at the forecast heading into this weekend. you can see the dar, pretty dry right now. that's going to change.

it's the aweekend. >> the fourth week of the government shutdown ends, there's no deal in sight to reopenhe government. >> talks between the government and the white house are intensifying now. scott, we know the speaker was supposed to lead a congressional delegation overseas. we understand that's been canceled. >> reporter: aaron, the heat off of the political heat could melt e snow off of the capitol dome. president trump has scrubbed pelosi's trip overseas with top democrats. the president says, you should be iwashington, negotiating with me. this comes after speaker pe president, suggesting he reschedule the state of the union dress. in both cases, they are citing the furloughs and the shutdowns.

the state department will ask workers to return next week. tn the meantime, a new report from governm executive reports that federal contractors, including so many in our area, are experiencing $1.5 billion in financial loss every week thatsh the down continues. d.c. metro rail reported they'ri $500,000 a day during the shutdown. and this morning,arc trains are suffering an 18% drop inmo hly ticket sales since the start of the shutdown. >> scott, thank you. arlington public schools is inviting furloughed federal workers to apply for jobs as substitute teachers. today, there's a job fair at syphax education center noon to 4:00.

anyone wh a high school diploma is going to get an interview. you have to register online. go to our app and search shutdown. so many friends, neighbors, even strangers are reaching out to help federal workers that are facing a challenging situation right now. the new life center is setting up a food bank. olette green is there with that. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're in the sanctuary here. check it out. this is a massive effort to make sure furloughed workers have an option. a lot of people have tough choices, stretching their dollars and what to cut out. this church is having a furlough-free market later this dafternoon. anook at the effort here. they ordered so much food. more is coming this morning, as

you can see. look at that. you got fruit. you got boxes of jiffy. you have potoes. there' a ton of bread over there on the left. i'm going to bring in the pastor. pastor ron wilder. and first lady melanie. i want to thank them both f welcoming news 4 in. your message this morning and throughout the event, what we're going through is furloughed but not fors tten. >> thaght. furloughed but not forgotten. ee believe our nation is in a major strugnow. we want to show the love of christ in you can shut down the government ct youan't shut down god. >> right. today, you're going to deliver -- people are going to come and get this ghfood, >> yes. we have about 9,0we pounds now. trippled our order. one of our posts went viral and you all are here. we're expecting 1,000 to 2,000 families that will be impacted by this. >> this is what the church

community does for the larger community. and you have floughed federal government workers in your congregation.s >> that'right. we have about tenam filies in our church.on and bey the furlough, we're helping whoever is hungry. all those that are hungry, we want to be a blessing to them. wee not checking i.d.s. >> reporter: and the event is 6:00.2:00 to you come to this church on central avenue and get a bag of food. the frozen food will be coming later this morning. and we're going to meet some of the furloughed government workers who are members of this congregation a littleater on in the 6:00 hour. this is a mighty effort right he inside the worship cennr here capital heights. that's the latest. back to you. >> inspiringo see that generous spirit in this time of need. >> a beautiful effort there.

it's not just food being donated to federal workers. somere offering free entertainment. three local bands composed of out of federal workers, had a free concert at the rock 'n' roll hotel last night. the show was callethfed up. go tnbc washington app and search shutdown. you'll find our coverage, including discounts and freebieu fooughed workers. sunday into monday, we'll have a superblood wolf moon eclipse. >> a what? >> this is a total eclipse thatn will start a11:30 sunday night and end around 1:00 in the morning on monday. the blood refers to the color of the moon. it turns during the heightr f a total lulipse. it's super because it appears larger than normal. and wolf is what the first full moon of january is called. it's theuperblood wolf moon

eclipse. >> and oure skies will clearing out. there will be good viewing of it. view itly recommend y from the inside of your house looking out the window. >> right. >> windchills during the lunar eclipse will be below zero. >> ooh.w >> be zero. not just a little chilly. dangerously ched weather r in here during the day sunday. and we will be in the freeze by sunday night and monday morning. your friday, off to a relatively quiet start. wet snow overnight has come to an end. temperatures are just above freeng, around thecity. closer to the freezing mark in the shenandoah valley. there could be slippery spots on rocal ways. all of the snow is over. we'll have clearing skies and be near5 degreestoday. that's nice. we'll be down near the freezing mark again by saturday morning. and likely to have a wintry mix. probably going to start as snow, late morning, early parts of the afternoon. eventually, it will be all rain around the city. but i'm very very concerned for

our friends in the shenandoah valley. this winter storm watch may have to be expanded and upgraded to a winter storm warning ove o the cour the weekend. there's an increasing chance for significant freezing rain, sleet or snow over the course of saturday afternoon into surday ght. that's for the shenandoah valley. those problems are not expected around here here's future weather. again today, nothing to worry about. quiet weather the rest of today, tonight and early tomorrow. here's future weather into tomorrow. by late morning until light snow is starting to break out. as we get into the afternoon, that snow is stuck. the cold air is wedged into the shenandoah valley means long period of snow or freezing rain there. it becomes all-rain, heavy at times around here. possibly an inch of rain saturday t. frozen ground, a lot of snow out there. flooding concerns around the metro area are real for saturday night into sunday. then, on sunday, any standin

water left, melissa, will flash frze on sunday,s emperatures are likely to be below freezing by noon on sunday. no doubt, chuck. it will be a messy morning xhult becau commute. eslver spring, d.c. line. 16th street at clle road. we have it shutdown northbound and southbound there. that's because of wires and a traffic light brought down by a dump truck. it will be closed throughout thm morning e. here's what you can do, working for you to give yoalternates. into,d. c. pushed off of the highway. southbound 15, at hanson road. a littlde y there. travel times. 270 looks good. so does the top of t beltway. inner loop and outer loop, actually. 66, miles per hour. can't get much better. and 95 northbound,ill take you 24 minutes.

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. i'm kateogs at cnbc headquarters. verizon will soon give allre customers access to its spam alert and call-blocking tools. the carrier rouled out those tools a year ago, as part of call filter you will be able to fend off unwanted robocalls without having to pay extra. with your cnbc business report, i'm kate rogers. new erght, francis tiafoe advances in the australian open. tiafoe gets the shot down the line to win. t tomorrow, es a chance to keep his grand slam hopes alive. thisirould be his time. >> i love the celebration.

in the 16 round of any grand slam. ebso a special weekend because tiafoe will be cting his 21st birthday on sunday. >> oh, to b in the australian open. >> glad nobodyha heard chuck said. still ahead, he is talking about me. saving you money onrescription drugs while costs skyrocket nationwide. and a look at a damning governmeport. why the number of children separated from their parents at the u.s./mexicoe border may higher than previously reporter. news 4 today will be right back. stay with us.

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> friday morning and we're in weather alert mode right now. snow, slush, ice and rain. all of that expectedhis weekend. if you hapn to look out the ghwindow last night, you ca preview. it was coming down pretty hard. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.

a little slick roads after the drizzle. we want to start with delays. prince william and fauquier county schools are closed today. in virginia, alexandria, arlington, page and culpepper county schools are opening two hours late. spotsylvania, warren, stafford county, shenandoah arepening two hours late today. >> in maryland, prince orges, an arundel, and in west virginia, grant, berkeley, hampshire and jefferson are epping twote hours la >> the snows lasted into the night. it was not something that we saw last weekend. but it's a fpreview this weekend. >> get ready. melissa is standing by with a d check of the rnditions. but we begin with chuck