it's a bitter cold but nice to be here on this marn luther kiholiday. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell on this weather alert day. dangerously cold out there. >> i wish i got the memo to take today off. it would have been a perfect morning to stay under the covers. if you don't have to spent any time outside, just don't. it is frigid. temperatures are down in the low and mid teens everywhere. 16 in washington. 13 at dulles airport. only 10 in winchester. a very cold start this morning. and the northwest wind continues to blow. windchills between 5 and 10 below zero for most areas. minus 6, the meals like ssn mi martinsburg. it will be sun nny most of the

day. but look at that. we will struggle g to above 20 degrees today. woo. >> gives me the chills. my car said 11 this morning. new kacarrollton, only one left lane open. because it's 4:00 a.m., it's so early, we're not seeing a big impact. the rest of the beltway is okay. in southeast, mlk jr. avenue shut down at savannah street. h wee a structure fire. we have a closure because of all of t apparatus there. bay bridge, wind restrictions for high-profile vehicles. west 50 coming into weannapolis. l talk about that coming up. you probably heard the wind howling all nht long. that, coupled with low temperatures, have the feels-like temperatures plummeting well below t zero. >> iwillg feel like walkin

into a freezer when you step outside. that didn't stop people from enjoying the weekend. a lot of people were in southwest d.c. last night. people were properly dressed for the weather. what is going on there. some had to be out in the cold like this vale>> it's extremely cold. it's like the arctic out here. when the wind blows, it blows. i'm talking chilchilly willie o here. >> the cold snap is going to linger until midweek. >> if you see somebod who sees shelter, call 311 or 911 if there's an immediate risk for their safety. famili seeking emergency shelter can also call 311.re there several shelters open around the district for people who need to get inside and war day. we have all those locations listed in o nbc washington app. in montgomery county, officials are turning sev indoor aquatic centers into

warming centers. the four locations aren up o your screen right now. shelters will be open from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., pets are welcome. >> we're dealing with bitter cold in our area. but it could be a lot worse. look at this. a wintertorm buried parts of the midwest and sneenortheast, r several inches of snow. eanwhile, in chicago, ice caused a plane to skid off the runway at o'hare international airport on saturday. in update new york, the hudson river, completely frozen over. >> how does this storm compare to others you have to cover? >> biggest one for me. >> peopleehink they hav four-wheel drive they can op. >> the storm is responsible for killing one person. a snowplow driver in kansas died when he lost control of his truck and it roldover. chuck bell will have the forecast for your neighborhood and all of the advisories and warnings in effect. we have the locations of warming

centers and shelters all over our area. as we enter day 31 of the government shutdown, the reality of missing another paycheck is setting in for thousands of federal employees. unless president trump and democrats reach a compromise, th won't be getting a paycheck this week. a weekend offer from the pres aenteared to be dead on arrival. in his latest deal, president trump offered three years ofga status to immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. and refugees whose protective status will expire. but it includes the $5 billion for his bder all. some conservatives say his proposal offers amnesty.nt but presirump delays that's the case and says the protections are temporary. house speaker nancy pelositu ed it down, calling it a nonstarter. senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, is expected to bring the new deal to the senate.th plan may not have the 60

votes needed. s the shutdown drags on, an open table is offering free breakfast for those out of work. the eventt starts a 8:30 and will last until 10:30 this morning. > as always, news 4 is working for you, as the shutdown stretches on. up-to-the-minut developments and resources on the shutdown. it is all on our nbc washington app. his morning, two days after the video sparks outrage on social media, the young man t believ bat the center of a constanafron confrontation. the seemingly taunting of a indigenous people. nick sandman is a junior at covington catholic high school. he says an african-american

student w bh him waseing teased. and to combat the hate, i led a group oftu sdents in a school spirit chant. he says by remaining calm and motionless, he was diffusing the situation and prayed it wouldn't get out of hand. samman thanked phillipsh w his military service. the roman catholicf diocese covington and covington catholic high school, apolozed to phillips. it reads in part, we condemn the actions of the covington catholic high school students. the matter is being investigated and we will take appropriateo action up t and including expulsion. someone placed 80 ku klux klan flyers on the kodoors of businesses and homes. the w flyerse likely distributed at random. news 4 spoke with a resident who moved quickly to remove the

flyers. >> shocked immediately. i knew i t had find every one i could on the street around here and find them and throw themaw . >> it's really sad that it keepn hag. and i just -- i just am thankful to rid t guy was here the streets of it. >> the naacp inn pg a unity march for later today. the organization sayswi i march for recreconciliation. today is the holiday honoring martin luther king jr. today will mark 56 years since dr. king stood on the national mall and delivered his "i have a dream" speech. >> our children will one day live in a nation that will not

be judged by the cor of his skin but the con stetent of his character. >> coming up, hear from dr. king's son who spoke at the yesterday.thedral in a new hours, large crowds will be back on the national ll to honor martin luther king jr. the ann wlath laying ceremony is going to take place at 9:45 at the mlk memorial. today, there's a number of events honoring dr. king, including the peace walk. and many places are planning projects. >> a peace walk is planned to start at 9:00 this morningro the anacostia metro station. th, at 11:00 a.m., the 30th an unite martin luther king jr. parade. at will begin at the intersection of martin luther king avenue and good hope road in southeast d.c.

>> there's an outpouring of support for the wisconsin teen, jamye closs, who was held in captivity for 88 days after her parents were murdered. her church had a gratitude service. her accusedidnapper saw jayme at a bus stop and knew hd wan to take her. he is facing up to life in prison. this morning, we're hearing from a friend of the closs family and how jayme is doing now. >> they're doing well. they would take it day-by-day. and they're appreciating every moment they have together. every moment they have with j jayme and they are happy to have her home. >> details coming up on "today." superowl liii is a rematch 17 years in the making. >> the rams and t patriots will battle for lombai trophy in two weeks. in kansas city, tom brady, driving new england ddn the fielate in the fourth

quarter. then, it was rex burkhead in overtime. he's going to score the game-winning ouchdown against the chiefs. thatlay did not count. a flag on the field. offsides means the play doesn't count. theatriots go on to win this one. it's their fourth trip to the uper bowl in the last five years.re cord ninth appearance for brady and billk. beli that's why they're both g.o.a.t.s. in thenfc, sean mcvay leading the rams to the championshiponn the s year as head coach. greg zuerlein kickedhe 57-yard field goal against the saints in overtime. the coincidence about this match-up, the game between the rams and the patriots, wille 17ears to the day, since the last time the two teams met back in super bowl xxxvi. if you remember back then, that was tom brady's first super bowl wi he's won a few more. >> you know. he's kind of talented.

still ahead on news 4 today, while you were sleeping a celestial phenomenon was out of this world. >> we're going to show you the blood wolf moon. plus, what's in store for northern virginia when amazon moves? t we're goi look at the first of many town halls. good morning. your dr. king holiday is going to be a bone-chilling one for sure. mrong winds will keep windchill advisories up ft of the day. a look at when we get warmer.

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you're watching news 4 day. >> 4:13 is your turnou there was a big jouturnout for amazon town. hall t

officialk questions on a number of topics. how the move will affect housing and transportation. leaders say they will hold amazon accountabl >> we wiare the ones that need lead the way for thoese corporations, amazon or anybody else. these people that come to our neighborhoods to be good paners. >> amazon will hire 25,000 employees to work at the crystal city headquarters. hires starts this year. a new study says manyancer survivors face serious financial struggles. that's according to a new study from the american cancer society. cancer svivors hav more debt than their peers with hotory of the disease. patients in high deductible plans without a health savings account were at risk for money problems. researchers at northwestern university have developed a way to predict a woman's risk of postpartum depression.

the formula was nearl73% accurate it looked at factors like number of children and education. moms who can start treatment earlier have a better chanc f a l recovery. how do you keep your kids from catching a cold? a new poll finds 70% of believe folklore advice, like not going outside>>ith wet hair. that's me. >> and half gave their children vitamin or other csupplements. the round of 16 continues, down under, on day o 18 the 2019 australian open. all eyes on serena williams, who takes on simona halep. also competing, naomi osaka. we want to see her out with serena.

a marathon runner was at the right place at the right time at a health crisisdu e pickens was running a marathon when he had a hrt attack. he was running aheadlaf a d firefighter and a nurse. the first responders rescuean the near-death experience inspired duane'sur heart sgeon togr to run the marathon with him the following year. >> he said, we're going to do this next year. we're going to run it together. >> and duane's four sons joined the race. theyll competed in a race in december. get everybody involved in this. >> yeah. did you see this? this lunar phenomenon while you were sleeping? we have the pictures for you and it's a lot warmer. look at this super blood wolf. mo

this hits peak after midnight. the blood,er r to the color of the moon, turning red. it's super because it's lightly larger than normal. and wolf is whatir the full moon in january is called. chuck bell, did you go out to see it >> i didn't see a thing. i went to bed at 6:30 last night. by the time i woke up at 1:30, it was over. we have the pictures. >> weave the pictures. >> not the kind of evening you wantedo spend a lot of time outside enjoying the view. >> it's awful this morning. a lot of folks have the day offg for the dr. holiday. you still have thef. day get outside and enjoy the sunshine. there's not going to be much of anything in the war ofng up for today. dangerously low windchills below zero this morning.

tomorrow, back to sunshine. afternoon highs, maybe above f freezi a few hours tomorrow. kids, i hate to break it to yo all of the cold will not hang around long enough to get to the rain is likely back thin the picture by tomorrow afternoon. frigid 16 degrees. northwes winds averaging 21 miles per hour. the windchill has been reduced to minus 1 at national airport. minus 7 at montgomery county. minus 6 in moartinsburg. chills, near zero in southern maryland. windchill advisory only goes until 11:00. yeah. that's just the advisoradvisory. don't be fooled. advisory for wind chills of minus 5 for minus 15 by late in the afternoon, chills will be up near zero. there's your planner for today. afternoon highs, around 20

degrees. a very cold start for sure for the shortened work week. tomorrow, a cold start. w but the windl fade away by about midnight tonight. tomorrow morning, downtown areas around 15 degrees. but many of the outlying suburbs will be in the single numbers for tomorrow. tomorrow's high temperature arove the freezing for most. today's high, at most, 22 degrees. 34 tomorrow. back to near-50 for both wednesday and thursday, with rain probably not in place wednesday morning. but by wednesday lunchtime a afternoon, rain likely could get, melissa, believe it or not, we could get an inch of rain or more out of the storm system >> thank you, chuck. inner loop new carrollton before annapolis road. look at the crash and the response on the right side of the ro gway. everythiting by single-file to the left. not causing as big an impact as

you look at the map of the beltway. nice, light volume. in northeast, mlk jr. avenue. there's a structure fire there and response. and for the bay bridge, wind restrictions in effect for high-profile .vehicles >> thank you very much. still ahead o news 4 today -- > preparing for a financial emergency. what you need to know, if you're not affected by the government shutdown. and actor matthew mcconaughey s by the "ellen" show. >> what is the most rambunctious thing you did as a teenager? >> i said i was moving out. and my parents sa s started hel me. >> what he did as a child and other personal interests. you can watch

you're watching news 4 today. >> we're now 31 days into the government shutdown. that has a lot of people thinking about their rainy day funds. we'll look at what you need to know for preparing for financial emergencies. >> reporter: among the stories of furloughed federal workers, chris greer's story stands out because o what he's been doing

for years. >> i have a little bit of an emergency reserve fund we have save as afamily. >> reporter: sadly, he's the exception, not the rule, cording to a new bank rate survey about american workers witho emergency savings accounts. >> 40% of americans could pay an unplned expense of $1,000 out of their savings. >> reporter: the average finaial emergency cos about $3,700 and makes the argument to at least start an emergency savings heaccount. >> critical action step is setting up that direct deposit from your paycheck into a dedicated savings account. >> reporter: if, however, you have little or nmergency savings, there are a couple very important don'ts. >> don't automatically go to your crddit cas. don't turn to the payday lenders. >> reporte m theey coach says don't try to borrow yourself out of debt. dodjust to a more frugal

lifestyle. and ask creditorsor patience. >> you may need to get loan deferments. you may need to negotiate to make smaller minimum payments. reporter: you may need help from nonprofit agencies that she says deal debt in good times and bad. if you're a foodie, listen to this. the restaurant association in d.c. is extending winter restaurant week. this is really good news for me. thateans that through this sunday, more than 180 restaurants will offer prefixed menu those are special limited menus with fixed prices and a set list of dishes. and menusre priced $22 for lunch and brunch. one man inum ca is making a hard situation work for him in a positive way. right now,he countrys experiencing a high unemployment

rate. that's forced luis to transform him from a waiter to a street performer to make more money. he used "transformers" for inspiration for hisisct. he made costume out of cardboard boxes, point and screws. compu commuters can watch him at a light. shutdown showdown. >> president trump's weeke offer to democrats. it cates up short. hey're asking the president to do before agreeing to any short term plan. dplus, w weather batters the dmv over the weekend. we're taking you to the scene of the hardest-hit spots. chuck? >> those northwest winds really cranke up yesterdaymorning. they're blowing hard this morning. so, windchills are down below zero in many, many neighborhoods this morning. there's a bit of w am-up coming and at least a chance for some snow in the ten-day

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather >> just about 4:30 is your time. we're kicking things off this ha-hour with a liv look outside. you can't see how cold it is. but trust us, it is cold. nday morning, and we are on weather alert mode. good morning, everyone. i'm molette green. >> i'm cy smith. aaron and eun have the morning off. we're going to start with chuck one of the days when you walk tt and fro car and that's it. >> that's it. >> no kidding, cory. you're right about that. it is superduper cold outside. far and away the coldest day of the winter so far. it will probably be the coldest of the group. there's a shot of cold coming our way later in the week and the weekend. it does notook to be quite this bad. the real issue is the wind. wind willd stay aro 20