>> the government may be open, but another deadlineooms. we'll explain. good morning everyone i'm eun. >> and i'maron gilchrist. >> 5:00 a.m. .

>> reporter: of course this not be like flipping on i alight switch. it's going to take some timewi d have to roll out in phasesd this week erhaps even longer. yesterday, on sunday the national service began to open up again. the dree o access will be on a park-by-park basis. check ahead on your websites on the park you want to visit to see what the hours will be and also the degree of access. and then tomorrow, the smithsonian museums and national zoo will open with normal operating hours.

that's the proplgz fjection for. but the.s. office of personnel management says the next few days will require all involved to be flexible. reading from a statement here, due to the length of the lapse, we anticipate that some employees may face extenuating circumstances or personal challenges that impact their ability to return to work on their next workday immediately following the end of the lapse. now back out live, the big qution is when will the workers get paid. we are hearing as soon as thursday. workers will be paid for the two missed pay periods. so hopefully some relief is coming soon. live outside the plaza, justin finch, news 4. justin, thank you. national park service employees were aback on the job on sunday afternoon. they were out amongst tourists and locals at the national ma. they answered questions, made sure everything was operatingly smoo families enjoyed walking up to the steps of the lincoln

memorial. and park service workers say they're just glad to be back at work. dedicated men and women of the national park service are excited to be back. they have a passion for the national parks. they're thrilledo be able to be back and telling america's stories to visitors. >> other plates are now back open, including ford's theater and women's equality national monday many. t clock is ticking for lawmakers to come up with a permanent deal or face another government shuteewn. it s neither side is willing to budge when it comes to the southern border wall. the white house i diggingin, insisting more than $5 billion be included in the compromise. democrats have maintained the wall is not an option but border can security is a priority. >> the end of the day, the president's commitment ito defend t tphaunation. >> what we want to support the next few weeks is 21st century border security. . >> president trump said theal

will be built even if he has to declare a national 5:05 now. as president trump continues his crackdown on ill al immigration, there are reports of undocumented immigrants working at one of his golf clubs. they presented fake documents hired.ey were the "washington post" first uncoughed the story. 12 saiir they were in westchester county, new york d january 18ting the shutdown. some of the terminated workers o spoke exclusively with nbc news said they think management at trump a'solf club knew their documents were fake. >> that's what i think. because they need employees and, like, they don't check like really good. >> one former worker told the "post" the company had a don't ask, don't tell attitude towards undocumented workers. has trump said the company strict hiring practices and everyone who presents false documents will be fired

immediately. tomorrow pre former adviser and long-time friend, roger stone, will be in federal court. he's being arraigned here in the district at 11:00 a.m. federal agents raided his home in fort lauderdale on friday and arrested him in connection to mueller investigation. stone is accused of making false statements to congress, obstructing a congressional investigation and witness tampering. since his arrest, stone has been on a media blitz saying the charge are bogus. the did not lie befor congress any error i made would be an honest mistake of memory, would be without intent. it would be immaterial and in consequential. >> stone has accused the government of using gestapo tactics during his arrest. an outbreak of violence is gripping the district. the total number of homicides this year in 18.

nicole jacobs is live with details on a push for change. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: on a new year and d continue wave of violence, the d.c. mayor and policehief are calling for it to come to an end. so far this yea there have been 18, 18 murders ithe district with three on fort davis place in southeast. and one night over the weekend last year this time tre were only seven homicides. if that sounds disturbing, itou be. mayor bowser and police chief peter newcomb said they want people to be mindful in their neighborhoods and report illegal activities. >>e e watching washingtonians to reach out to you if you know of drugs, gambling, prostitution.

that may lead arguments that result in deadly gunfights. >> reporter: and they say it's going to take more tos end t violence than just the police department a's efforts. if anyone has any information on the weekend's murders or any of the murders over the course of this year, they'd like to hear o om you. backu. all right. nicole jacobs. nicole, thank you. 5:08. we turn to a deadly accident in alexandria. a car hit and killed a pedestrian on seminole and beauregard street. it is still unclear if the victim had the right o y. the driver did stay o scene. no charges have been filed at point. a shooting rampage that t'gan in louisiana ended with the susp capture in virginia. he is accused of murdering five people, including his own parents. he drove to his grandmother's home 90 miles northeast of

richmondhere he was arrested. he apparently killed his girlfriend, her father abr her before killing his own parents. family members of some of the victims say whatthhey're going ugh is unbearable. >> i lost my baby brother. i lost my niece and my nephew. my heart is so pained. d >>'t want to be here no more. i can't take the pain. s theuspect faces five counts of first-degree murder charges. hear more from the victim's family coming up later this morning on "today". the jury in seattle's deadly duck boat trial will begin deliberations today. that trial started in early ocucber. the d boat crossed the center line on a bridge and rammed a tour bus back in 2015. five college students were killed there. 60 other people were hurt. investigators determined the left front axle snapped causing it to veer into the path of the tour bus. given the months of complicated testimony and evidence to consider, i s could beetime

before the jury reaches a verdict. time is 5:09. this morning police ar searching for the man who let himself in to aniversity of maryland dorm room and ended up in bed with a student and touched her. the student tells phraoeolice t terrifying momenterappened yey morning. he walked into an unlocked door. she yelled at the man and demanded that he leave, which he eventually d. police want to hear from h anyone who information about this case. right now police in rockville are searchi for suspects who vandalized a church. it happened at st. mary's catholic church. someone sashed red paint on statues and the building. a similar incident happened at that church earlier this month. also this morning, many parents in rockville to figure out what to do after a fire destyed a day care center. the fire rippe through the woodley gardens school late last

night. firefighters say they could hear minor sphroegexplosions inside, possibly from chemical. no one was hurt. still ahead, in news for your health,ha it is tt time of year a whole lot of people are sick and going to the doctor. why antibiotics are not always the anller. w take a look at ways to help you and your significant other. 5:11. good morning, everybody. first thing to know on a monday morning, what's the weekend look like? so far so good on the weekend. it will be cold a oudy. tracking a chance of snow late in the day friday. we will have to keep a close eye on the weekend forecast. before we get to th, another chance for winter weath

we haves breaking n right now at 5:13. a possible tornado touchedutown justde miami. >> megan fitzgerald at the live desk with the the images of the damage. erin? >> reporter: the winds from the storm system, they blew trucks over. it happened in the city of hialeah. residents heard a roaring sound the ning they knew, trees were down everywhere. officials say no injuries have been ported, but keep in mind people in florida don't have basements. so imagine they're trying to seek shelter in places like bathrooms, anywhere really without windows. how could this iact you? well, if you're flying to south florida, check with your airline. it's possible that your flight could be delayed or canceled. and also we just received this breaking news. the president of cuba sayshr people are dead, 172 are injured after a reported tornado in havana. of course we will update you on this sto as we learn more.

erin? tha you, megan. 5:15. tax season starts today. the irs starts accepting tax filings from individuals. a new study shows many of us are not ready tdo our taxes. they say it is the first filing season where you will s effects of the new tax law that took effect in 2017.ro a study nerd wallet founti taxpayersll don't understand the changes and only half are aware a tax law was signed into law. ac trding a new survey, half of parents questioned were worried their children could become addicted. we have all experienced it a at some point. coughing, headaches, runny noseh al symptoms that go along with a common cold. of course no one wants to feel

sick. in most cases, you take a trip to the doctor. maybe they prescribe an ic antibi a new study found they are becoming an expectation among patients, even though what they are suffering from may not require an antibiotic. >> i think it is probay overprescribed because patients expect to get anti otic. if you don't get app antibiotic, you are not proper being taken care of. that's the misconception. >> a lot of 19 million patients, 23% were given for sicknesses that do not require medicine.>> a partial government shutdown may be over for now, but families of floughed workers are still dealing with the effects. >> as many cou tes struggl get back on their feet financially and emotionally. >> reporter: it's a fact of life. every marriage, every relationship will be tested.

but few e wouldr guess their test would come in the form of p 30-ds partial government shutdown. >> it creates a lot of stress in the hoehold. it is really like a trauma >> reporter: say trauma far kpwrop beyond thespontrol of any se. the well marrie center in fairfax advise using the shutdown as an occasion to grow closer. >> how can we build in this extra layer of d securitying this tough time. external stress is not something we can contro but h do we control the internal processes and create this other layer of security. >> understand that people experience stress differently and wl respond t stress differently. >> reporter: he said perhapsth means the spouse on furlough may not want to talk about what's happening, while the other does want to. >> careful not to overload the relationship.

we tend to take things out wn the peopl love. in this situation, the crisis of this situation, it might not be real good to push someone who is not a big talker. >> instead, they suggest reaching out to a close friend or family member, someone you concerns with your but not your kids. furlough families are in positions to teach and learn life lessons. >> a great opportunity to show children adversity exists and this is how we get through tough times as well. >> do check in with your kids t often see how they're coping. >> the more you can get children to talk about their feelings the better. 5:18 rightnow. 33 degrees here, chuck. the roller coff er coaster ntco. >> yes. you know as you go up the first hill. >> and yourtomach starts hurting because you know what's coming. >> oh, tell me it's not going to happen! get ready, everybody.

a big polar plunge in temperatures arrives tomorrow afternoon and evening. we will be down in the deep freeze for wednesday and thursday. here's what you need to know about the next couple of days. worries.o temperatures near 40. no rain or snow to worry about today. if y have to run a errand, try to get that knocked out today. tomorrow, we will start outith most live rain before 3:00 in the afternoon. but as arctic air comesushing in, it is bone dry arctic air. so it will only be a short-lived transition from rain to snow to no at all falling from the sky. roads could freeze up real fast after sundown tomorrow. the evening skphaout tomorrow could be severely afcted. d wednesday morning will be no bargain at all. temperatures and windchills down near 10. there cou be as much as two to four inches of snow on the ground. it comes down mainly5: between tomorrow afternoon and midnight tomorrow night. there won't be any snow falling wednesday morning, but there may be snow on the ground.

so delays and cancellations are highly likely on wednesday. and if you could start laying the groundwork now to leave an hour or two early tomorrow, that wouldn't be a bad plan. 33 currently in washington. upper 20s in the shenandoah valley. afternoon highs up around 40 degrees. swirl is the storm that is unlocking the cold. how international falls, minnesota set a record lope temperature yesterday morning at 44 below zero. when you set record lows in minnesota, that is something. and the cold will be arriving here tomorrow. likely to start off as a little rain. mostly sleet ors snow acrar maryland. as the warm air surges up, we're likely to have rain between noon and 3:00 or 4:00. then a quick change from rain to snow, and from snow to nothing. that taking place in a three to five-hour window.

the eveningommunity tomorrow could be very, very tricky. we will be in the deep freeze wednesday and thursday.g follow temperatures tomorrow as rain changes to snow and ends quickly. all dry but windy with windchills in the single numbers all day wednesday. air temperature 10 downtown. most of the shenandoah valley likely to be below zero by thursday morning. that is not including the ndchill, melissa. that is going to be a mornin, chilly thank you, chuck. out of frederick, southbound 270 after 70, take a look at the slowdown. ane getting by. debris on the roadway. just one lane getting by. hopefully it gets out of the way soon. that could causality of problems if it doesn't. inner and outer loop, no problems on theltway so far this morning. 66, we have delays head here.

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welcome back at 5:25ut the wn ended, but the acts of kindness have not. >> a asd.c. mealy service is sending out meals to federal workers. >> reporter: call it a labor of love. inside thesh healthy feals kitchen. >> we have to load all of these into the van tomorror. >>r: workers packing up 500 dinners. all of it going to federal workers for free. >> all the customers are getting their orders today. it definitely helps them out. >> reporter: the owners were once federal contractors themselves. >> we know mao it feels to, you

know, worry about if you can pay your rent or what you're going to have for dinner. >> ife have it, why not be able to give back. there are so many people that are ghung ngry. we're very lucky we can do this >> reporter: the idea came to them when they noticed customers were disappearing. >> order every single week. then they couldn't order after the rshutdown. orter: they said hundreds of requests rolled in. >> pineapple chicken, chili. this is the fastest we have ever bagged. >> reporter: they are ef ing the restthe costs. >> i hope it helps. ciate theople can app community coming together at a time like this. >> reporter: they planer to o more free meals like these ones if thenm govt ever shuts down again. a aimee cho, news 4.

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5:30 on a monday morning. monday is here. >> it sure is! >> we start a fresh week. it also means the return to work for hundreds of thousands of ye furloughed emp. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we do want to begin with a check of your commute and foreca. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a look at the rails and roads. we start with meet rolls chuck bell. he has a look at whe things and right now. >> all right. all is quiet on a monday morning. thats such a relief. don't want to have to face putting your face into the fan onday morning. so that's not going to happen. omorrow, all bet are off f tomorrow. temperatures in the mid-20s in

the shenaoah valley. softbally cold but dry. enough sunshine today to bring afternoon temperatures into thee mid-30s bly this afternoon. today's high up near 42 degrees. again, no weather problems today. starting by lunchtime tomorrow, rain change to go snow for the tuesday evening commute. by the time you wake up on wednesday morning, there could be one, two, three, maybe four inches of snow? a fpots on the ground. so school delays or cancellations will be likely on wednesday morning. coming up in a few more minutes, th timing of th switch from rain to snow which could snarl tomorr's evening commute. melissa, good morning. >> good morning to you. taking a look at the roads,t talking abhat snarling thing. so we just got off the phone with. poli southbound 270 after 70, we had one lane getting by. they say it is one shoulder getting by. debris on the roway. we don't have much more information than that. we are hoping that gets out of the way ptty quickly because that is such a big choke point

for people heading southbound. eastbound 66 between whetly street, inbound on 66. beltway looks inner and outer loop. no major problems. and branchav ue, indian head highway, everything into town and out of town is just fine. eun? 5:32. lawmakers have three weeks to strike a deal to avoid another shutdown. >> the debate remains thesame. the president still wants billions of funding for a border wall, and democrats don't want to give it to him. he is planning on declaring a national emergency which would allow him to take thend money a begin construction. some criticized him for they say is caving to the democrats. >> iatched speaker pelosi sit

there and would not negotiate with anything. i givot president trump af credit. he put the american people before politics. >> the ddline to strike a new deal and avoid a second shutdown is february 15th now that the shutdown is over, at least for now, thousands of federal worrs are returning to work this morning. >> news 4's justin finch is live at laffont plaza. gostin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron morning. back to work. a lot of workers still not making their way back until later in the week. good news here ishe office of personnel management says all workers who missed those two pay periods should see pay return to them by thursday of thisweek. but meantime they're asking everyone from department heads to staffers to be flexible during this time reading a statement now in part, due to the length of the laps amendment that some employees may face steuextenuating

circumstances circumstances or personal challenges that impact their ability to return to work on their next workday immediathly followinend of the lapse. mps sing the hours and access may vary depending on their staff rvice. check because hours and access pay depend on that site. also, too, tomorrow another big openin smithsonian museums and national zoo will open with normal operating hours. as we come out here live, worker going back to worfter 35 days. they will see perhaps not a their co-workers with them. many will be teleworking and making arrangements to come back and resuming their normal roines. back tyou. justin finch at laffont plaza. justin, thanks. new details about the massive recycling plant fire in

chefferly. fire investigators say it caused $8 million worth of damage. take at' look at w left of the warehouse. just completely destroyed there. this is a paper recycling plant. it started 6:30 last night. firefighters stayed olthe scene night. they still say they don't know how it started. 5:35 right w. here's a look the at our other top stories this morning. working to get more information about a deadly accident in alexandria. a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car at sunbury road and beauregard street. it's unclear if they had the right of way. the driver did stay on the fene. no charges have beed. this is woodley garden on nelson street. smoke and flames led to a partial roof collapse. firefighters say they could hear minor explosions inside, possibly from chemicals. no one was hurt.

but investigators apart sure what caused that rockville police need help finding the person who vandalized a church. someone splashed red paint on stues and the building. a similar incident happened at that church earlier this month. scary moments for university w maryland student. a manked into her dorm room and went into her bed. the student told police the man entered through an uncked door at elkton hall and touched her. she yelled at him, demanding that he leave. he eventually did. policee ht been able to catch the suspect. a shooting rampage that began in louisiana ended with ca the suspect's pture in virginia. he is accused of murdering five people, including his own parents. he drove to his grandmother's home 90 miles northeast of richmond where he was arrested. he apparently killed his gifriend, her father and brother before killing his own mother and father. the suspect's father told authorities his son shot him fore he passed away.

theriot is facing a number of charges including five counts of first-degree rd. hear from the victim's family coming up later o "today". > the world health organization called the anti-vaccine movement a major threat to public health. the united states is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 201 in california, health officia are now focusing on how children are skipping mandatory shots. now the only way for a child to art school without vaccines is with a doctor's note. in three years, the number ofav doctor notes tripled. >> we have medical exemption rate as high as 20% or more. that obviously breaks through thecommunity. >> exactly. doctors are advertising emptions, including one in cramento charging $90 for an

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gas station. congratulations. a good for him. >> all odden people will be coming out of the woodwork. >> i think we're related. let's checkit back in chuck bell. >> the first thing i would do is pay to change m name to something else. school forecast for kids going back on a monday, temperatures near freezing this morning. so it's a cold one. you'll need your warm coat and your hat for your what to wear forecast for today. you better start looking for that ext layer to bundle up with. we will be super cold by mid week. maybe school delays or cancellations too. i'll let you o know whenn the 10-day. >> i'm scared, chuck. our govern of the end of the government shutdownnt ues. will democrats and the president find commo ground and avoid more gridlock?

>> 15 before the hour. monday morning.dred of thousands of government workers head back to work after a 35-day furlough. lawmakers on the hill are returning to square one. they have just weeks now to come up with a border security compromise or face another shutdohe. ink on last week's deal to reopen the government had baredried. and already battle lines for the next debate were drawn. news 4' tracie potts joins us live now. tracie, good morning to you. set the stage for us. the preside still wants funding for thi wall, but does he have any chance of getting what he is envisioning from democrats? >> reporter: well, the issue right now, the thing that people

e talking about on the hill is leverage. has the president gained leverage because he gave in and reopened the government without the wall, or do democrats have the upper hand eyhere? still don't want the wall, don't want to pay for it. we are hearing things liken handsed fencing should definitely be on the table, along with a lot of other things. so question is how much howe money are theyilling to throw erborder security in gen d wan february 15th is the new date by which they need to come up with a compromise. if theydon't, we could be looking at another shutdown. there are democrats andor republicansng behind the scenes hopeful that that won't happenll of coursef those employees coming back to work today looking for a big back paycheck. >> tracy, thank you. despite the governmt being reopened, many furloughed woon t ceeenu f tolhe tiparkycheck. they're still doing what they can to get back on their feet

dozens turned out at this marketplace in prince george's county to support those who hadn't been getting paid. every vendor was a furloughed worker or contractor. they allow customers to buy directly from vendors who have been furloued. >> it has been a hardship for our family. however, we are glad to back. monday morning traffic should be a happy commute. >> people h a chance t buy everything from desserts to jewelry. the furloughed sisters were set up. you will remember t federal workers who started selling homemade cheesecakes to get by and made a big splash on "ellen skpw >> the upcoming deadline to avoid a government shutdown, a handful of democrats are looking ahead to 2020, including california senator kamala harris who officially launched her campaign in oakland yesterday. a massi crowd gathered to hear r speak. she portrayed herself as a

fighter for justice, decency, and equality. >> we can reclaim the american dream for every single person in our country. harris is a first-term senator and former california attorney general. sh undered her undergraduate degree at howard university before earning a law degree in efn francisco. 12 minutese the hour right now. this morning police are looking for clues in a trple mur in southeast washington saturday night. >> this is the latest in an outbreak of violence in the city. the hurdersdled on fort davis place. the triple murder brings the total number of d. c. homicides this year to 18. news 4's nicole jacobs is live from polic headquarters on what police are asking from the community. nicole? >> reporter: eun, we thought last year was an uptick in violent crimes. this year there's been double e amount of crimes in the same

me period. let's look at this weekend, for example. saturday three people were shot and kille on fort davis place in southeast. but there were other people who were shot but survived. 18 homicides this year alone. that's more than double last that we had seven homicide the saturday triple shooting was targeted, according to the police chdf. an they don't know why the victims were in the neighborhood. >> at this point we have found no ties to the vtims in the case to this. neighborho recovered from the victim's vehicle was a handgun, ammunition, and drugs. anyone with information on any weekend's crimes or throughout the january, the first of this month should contact police. back to you.

nicole jacobs for us at police headquarters. thanks. >> it is now 5:50. alexandria ranks high as one of the safest cities in america for 18 according to smart asset, a financial advice company. itumped from number four to number two last year. smart asset used several factors including traffic accident deaths per 100,000 residents. the company say there wer fewer than four in alexandria. if you've ever been to chicago in the winter, you know ju cold it can get in that city. but the frigid temperatures didn't stop that guy and lots of other folks too this weekend. they took part in the polar bear plunge. the club that sponsorsnt the eve actually considered postphong the whole event. a lot of people arrived, though, determined to do their part. mperatures were in the single digits for much of the d there. >> ouch, ouch, ouch. >> i can't imagine. noto be outdone, our region

held its own polar bear plunge. >> iwas held at the national harbor. plenty of people jumped right into the potomac river. so saturday was the 14th annual polar plunge at the national harbor. people had fun swimming in the chilly water and other sports. why not? it is to drattention to the n sue of climate change and humanity's impacte planet. it is always a good cause to draw attention to support ts craz behavior. >> potomac is only 38 or 40 degrees. i don't know why lake michigan wasn't frozen solid. their temperatur. were below the cold that chicago endureder the weekend will be here before tomorrow is over. and it's industrial strength cold, everybody. international falls, minnesota up near the canadian border dropped to 44 below zero.

that was ave record low for them. and you do not want to be setting record lows in thewi ertime in minnesota. that is not the kind of air we want to come our way. it will be modified by the time it gets here. we will c bed enough where most of the suburbs will be zero by thursday morning. shenandoah valley likely to be below zero by thursday morning. today, all quiet today. mostly sunny. afternoon temperatures near 40 degrees. tomorrow is the transition day. we will likelytart off with rain around lunchtime tomorrow. we will quickly change ov to snow. and then quickly end thereafter. we're not looking for a lot of snow. but roads could be very ice packed as soon as the sun goes down tomorrow, especia second half of tomorrow evening's commute could be really ugly. and wednesday morning, chills down n10r two to three inches of snow. not looking for a lot of snow,

but it will be way below freezing. delays a school cancellations on wednesday are a real possibility. and delays on thursday morning for the cold also very likely. 33 now here in town. north wind at 13 miles per hour it will be a breezy and cold day. temperatur near 40. can't complain too much. tomorrow, high near 44 at lunchtime. plummeting tperatures after as the cold air comes our way. here's your 10-day outlook. lling temperatures during the day tomorrow as rain changes to snow. again, not a lot but enough. temperatures stay below freezing all day wednesday. thursday morning will be the coldest of it a thursdernoon the worst of the cold here. moderating temperatures heading tords the weeken a chance for snow late on friday as well. that also, melissa, doesn't look like a lot of snow. >> all right. good to know. thank you, chuck. chopper 4 headed to a problem in frederick on southbound 270. what we know right now is that

it seems like lanes are reopening here. now this crash is on the shoulder. we still have delays inbound approaching 270 and 270 south. eastbound 66 between nutley and the beltway, we have that disabled vicle hanging around causing a little bit of a delay. southbound bw parkway and 50s, single lane, getting by a crash there. inbound 14th street bridge, middle of the rdblocked by a crash. we are starting to see some delays heading inbound. trying tor get more ition on that. eastbound 66, fairfax county to the beltway going t toe you 10 minutes. "quantico" to the beltway, 42 going to take you 28 minutes. 270 south from jermtown, you look pretty good and open. top of the beltway, outer loop to 270, also open. fm when you ho in your car today. >> good morning. the irs will start accepting tax returns today.bu a new study finds most

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t another deadline looms. we'll explain that for you. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning. everybody. i'm aaron gill gristnd the i'm eun yang. we begin the wk with weather and traffic. >> we begin with storm team 4's meteorol chuck bell with a look at what to expect. >> good morning, everybody. mond off to quiet start. no weather worries for your monday. that's good news. we don't like to have to take it right on the chin first thing oraymo.ni m nng row as r temperatures will tumble on noesday, coldh to change rain midday to snow around sundownomorrow. at could affect the tail end of the tuesday evening commute. so monday nothing to worry about. 20s to around 30 degrees to get you started. dog walng forecast, cut little bree, a 13-year-old husky mix so if you need agy low-en dog, this old girl might be a perfect addition to youril f