business. >> the government may be op, 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 good dog walking weather as

well. chilly and dry and typally cold f january. exceptionally cold weather comes in here for tomorrow. this is futureth w. could be changing over from rain to snow just in time for the tuesday evening commute. more about thatnd how long the cold hangs around coming up. melissa, good morning. >> good morning to you. taking a look right now at 270 southbound after 70. we have the lanes open. still delays there 270 southbound, a brand-new crash at 270 southbound andwngerman road has blocked up with a lane blocked there chopper 4 headed to a brand-new issue southbound bw parkway at 50. inbound 14th street bridge, vehicle in the o middlethe roadway. that's a crash as we're being told. everody isplitting around that one. that's causing delays. 66y. looks o so does 95. brand-new problem in springvale. eun. >> many of you are waking up and preparing for your first pai

y of work in more than a month. >> about 800,000al fed workers are returning to work. here's more on what you need to know before you head out the door. justin, good morning. >> reporte aaron, eun, good morning. not expecting everybody to go in today, but most of the people will begin their workweek today on this monday. the government though expected to roll out in phases as it gets back to normal in this process here. that's why the office of em personnel mant is saying that as of right now everyone just needs to be flexible. we saw our first big sign that things were resuming a they used to be on sunday when the national park service reopened there. however, at this time they are warning everyone involved here just to kind of be conscious havethe parks are going to changing hours as they get back to their normal routines, too. the smithsonian museums and national zoo will also be reopening tomorrow on tuesday with the normal hours. however, just a moment ago we saw a rush of people come off

theetro and spoke to a woman on her way back to work for the first time in weeks to the faa. take a listen. >> reporter: it's been tough. it's been rough. we've been sustaining, praying, believing. >> reporter: when you hear about the 15th being the next deadline? >> i'm not even going to think about that right now. i'm just going to see when they are going to give us our back pay and, you know, we'll go from there. >> reporter: thursday is day. >> hopefully. that will be great. >> reporter: good news for the worker going back int work. however, opm pointing out as well that due to the length of the lapse we anticipate that some employees may face extenuating circumstances oren personal chas that impact their ability to return to work on their next workday immediately following the end of the lapse. however, some good news. as we told that, worry, thursday is a target day for those two missed pay periods to be given

to those workers afterisng all those weeks of work. so hopefully byheiddle of this week we're hearing that perhaps things will look as close to normal as they have here in more than a month, guys. back into you. >> we'll see how it shakes out. justinish this morning justin, thanks. national park service emplees were back on the job sunday afternoon. they were out among tourists and locals at the national mall. they answered questions and made sure everything was operating smoothly. family enjoyed walking up the memorial,the lincoln and park service workers say they are just glad to be back at work. >> dedice asked men and women at the national park service are excited to be they have a passion for the national parks, and they are thrilled to be able to be backd elling america's story to visitors. >> other places back open include ford's theater and the women's levault natio monument. at the same time the clock is ticking for lawmakers to come up with a permanent deal o face

another government shutdown and seems like neither side is ready to budge when it c southern border wall. the white house is digging in more than $5 billion be included in the comprcrise. demo have maintained the wall is not an option, but border security is a priority. >> at the end of the day the president's commitment is to defend the nation. >> what we want to support over the next few weeks is a 21st century border security, and so we're willing to invest inon additi infrastructure as it relates to our legal ports of entry. >> reporter: president trump says the wall will be built even if he has to a decla national emergency. >> as president trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration, there are reports of undocumented immigrants working at one of hisolf clubs. evidence shows they presented fake documents when they were hired. "the washington post" first uncovered the story. 12 of them said they were fired from the trump's golf club in westchester county new york on january 18th during the shutdown. some of the terminated workers who spoke exclusively with nbc

news say they think management at trump's golf club knew their documents were faha. >> that's i think, like because they need employees and like they don't check like really good. >> reporter: one former worker told the post had a don't ask don't tell attitude towards undocumented workers. eric trumpet president's son says the company has strict hiring practices and that anyone who presents false documents will be fired immediately. >> tomorrow the president's ex-adviser and former lg -- former adviser and longtime friend roger stone will be in federal court being arraigned here in d.c. at 11:00 a.m. federa agents raided his home in ft lauderdale and arrested stone on charges connected to the russia investigation. stone is accused of makin false statements to congress. obstructing a congressional investigation and w tampering. the since his arrest stone has been on a media s blitzing the charges are bogus. >> i did not lie befor the

congress. any error i made would be an honest mistake of memory. it would be without intent. it would be immaterial and inconsequential. >> stone was released on bond. as you can see here, he has accused the government ofsing what he called quote gestapo tactics during his arrest. it's 6:07. the district experiencedoun reak of violence over the weekend. this morning police are still looking for clues in a triple murder in southeast on saturday night. it happened on fort davis place. the total number of d.c.ho cides so far this year is up to 18. that is more than double the 7 at this time last year. the violence h city leaders pleading for help. over the weekend, two people were shot dead in a car and another found dead ithe street nearby. police say they don't know why the victims were in theod neighborut some neighbors say they have an idea of why the violence is moving intoheir area. >> we have a police presence on

other parts of ward seven and no they decided, hey, we're going to come over here. >> the police chief is working with federal partners and task forces to take guns off the show the. news 4's nicole jacobs will have more from him and the mayor coming up in 30 minutes. in alexandria a car hit and killed a pedestrian at seminary road on beauregard street as the pedestrian was crossing the street. the driver stayed on tcene and police have not chargedne ant this point. a shooting rampage that began in louisiana ended with the suspect's cture in virginia. dakota they are yolt is accused of murderingive people, including his own parents. he then drove to his grandmother's home 90 miles northeast of richmond where he was arrested. theriot apparently killed his girlfriend, father and brother before killing his own mother and father.rs family memf some of the victims say what they are going through sun bearable.

>> my baby brother. ilost my niece and my nephew. my heart so pained. >> i don't want to be here no mo. i can't take the pain. >> the suspect faces five counts of first-desree murder cha hear more from the victim's family coming up later this morning o "today." nine minutes after the hour and the jury s inttle deadly duck boat trial will begin deliberations. the trial started in october. the duck boat rammed a tour bus back in 2015. tudents were killed and 60 other people were hurt. investigators determined the duck boat's left front axel snapped causing it to veer into the path of the bus. given the months of complicated testimony and evidence to consider, it could b t somee before the jury reaches a verdict. this morning police are searching for the man who let himself into a university of maryland dorm room and ended up in bed w a student and touched her.

the student tells police that the terrifying moment happened yesterday morning. anshe says the whom she did not know walked into her dorm room through t unlock door. she lives in elkton hall at the college park campus. s thdent tells police that she yelled at the man and demanded that he leave which he eventually did. police now want to hear from anyone who hason informabout this case. right now rockville police are searching for the suspects who vandalize church. this happened over the weekend at st. mary's catholic church. someone plashd rsplashed red pa statues and the building. a similar happened at the church earlier this month. this morning parents in particular in rockville israel have to do after a fire destroyed a day care center. the fire ripped through the woodley garden swim club and georgetown hill school late last night. fiters said they could hear minor explosions inside. it took 100 fire fighters to s here.ut the fla no one was hurt.

happening today, can you have a say on a proposal to legalize sports betting in d.c. the committee on finance and revenue will hosri the h at 10:00. d.c.'s chief financial overs says sports betting could bring in as muchon as $92 mil over the next four years to the d.c. government. at money would be used to pay for violence prevention programs and the other half to cover the cost of a new bill to child care options in the city. an additional $200,000 a year woul go to fund gambling addiction treatment. the hearing will be held at the wilson building in room 412. stillahead, news 4 your health, a lot of peoplnd sick a going to the doctors. why antibiotics aren't always the answer. plus, how the government shutdown may have put a strain on your relationship. we'll take at look ways to help you and your significant other. 6:11. good morning, everybody. no weather concerning for today. if you're already thinking abou the weekend well, i'm optimistic that the weather this

weekend will also be benign, but there is a chance for rain changing for snow tomorrow afternoon. i'll show you a future weather and let you know what impacks ehat might hav

it's 6:14. news.e breaking right now a possible torn down touche down just outside of miami. >> meagan fitzgerald with images of the damages. >> reporter: the winds from the storm system were so intense they blew trucks just right over. now this happene in the city of hialeah. residents there say they heard a roaring sound last night, and then the next thino they trees were down everyere. officials say no injuries have been reported, but keep in mind that people in florida don't have basements, so they are scrambling to try to seek

shelter, places like bathrooms, areas that don't h windows. how could him pact you? well, if you're flying to south florida, be sure to check your airline. the storm, of course, could cause some delays, even cancellations. we also are receiving breaking news. the president of cuba says three people are dead and 172 injured after a reported tornado in havana. of course, we'll stay on the story and will keep y updated as details come in back to you. >> all right. meagan, thank you. 6 sack right now. tax season starts today. refunds will be a bit delayed because of the government shutdown and a new study sho a many of not ready to do our taxes. this is the first filing season whereou'll see the full effects of the new laws that took effect in 2017. taxpayers still don't understand the changes anly half of americans were aware that a tbi had been signed into law. many parents are thinking twice when comes to treating

their children with opioids. according to a new survey more than half of those questioned said they worry their child uld become addicted. nearly two-thirds felt opioids e the best w to manage their child's pain after surgery or a broken bone. we've all experience it had at se poin coughing, headaches, runny noerksz ase,to sympms that go along with the mmon cold. nobody wants to feel sick and a doctor may prescribe antibiotic. some worry it's not necessary. antibiotics are sort of become an expectation among patients even though what they are suffering from may not actually require antibiotic. >> ihink it's probably overprescribed, probably partia expect to get an antibiotic. fur don't get an antibiotic you're not properly being taken care of is the mi ionception think. >> researchers found that out of 19 million patients prescrid antibiotics, 23% of those were given for sicknesses that do not require medicine.

the partial government shutdown may be over for now, but familie of furloughed workers are still dealing with the effects. >> as many couples struggle to get back on track financially and emotionally, relationship expert s are giving use tips on how to weather a crisis like the fur low. news 4'sas justin finch h the story. >> reporter: it's a fact of life. every marriage, every relationship will be tested, but few would ever guess their test d come in the form of a 30-day plus partial government shutdown. >> it creates a lot of stress in the house hold. it's really like a trauma. >> reporter: a trauma far beyond the control either spouse in a marriage, so instead of taking out that stress on eac other, counselors glen and marisa of the well marriage center in fairfax advise using the shutdown as an occasion to grow closer. >> it's really how can we build in this extra layer of security during this tough time? external stresss something w can't necessarily control but it's how do we control the internal processes whin our relationship and croat this

other layer of security. >> understand that people experience stress differently and a going to respond to stress differently. >> he says that means perhaps the spouse on furlough may not want tot'alk about w happening while the other wants to. that's okay. neither way is right nor wrong. >> be careful not to overload the relationship. we tend to take things out on w the peopl love, and in this situation, and in the crisis of this situatioot it might be real good to push someone who is not a very big talker. >> reporter: instead, they suggest reaching out to a close friend or family member, someone you can trust with your concerns, but not your kids because in t times likse furloughed families are in position to teach and learnife lessons. >> a great opportunity to show chdren, you know, adversity exists and this is how we get through tough times as well. >> reporter: do check in with your kids often to see how they are coping. >> the mor you can get children to talk about their feelings in relation to this the better. >> reporte justinfinch, news 4. all right.

it's6:1. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us with some changes a little worried about more snow heading our way. >> yeah. >> and the bottom falls about. >> mother nature is about to give us the back of her hand i you know wha i mean. >> what did we do? >> it's going to be a real hard turn onc again to some very cold weather. temperatures will be dropping t near zero by thursday morning, so fr things to know about the next four days. today just chill and dry. no weather worries for today. tomorrow afternoon is wheno things downhill fast. changing from rain to snow during the evening commute tomorrow. bitter cold on wednesday, and dangerously cold on thursday. thursday morning will be the ldest time for this entire week. so your school day forecast for today. mperatures right around 30 degrees at the bus stop this morning so you certainly need your warm coat and hat today but thisll be sunny and dry afternoon with temperatures near 42. this swirl up here has the cold r getting unlocked behind it.

how cold. windchills byednesday morning could be 40 to 50 below zero in chicago, and that kind of cold is coming here. it willat mod on its way from there to here, but it's still going to be ferociously cold here wednesday and thursday. here's the future weather. again, nothing to worry about today. this is starting tgorrow mornlouds move in overnight, and likely they will start off at mostly cold rain. some sleet couldn't be completely ruled out in thert rn parts of the shenandoah valley and nthern maryland. at's noon tomorrow. step forward to become or 4:00 in thein afternoon. long i-95 but quickly change over to snow during the evening commute and t quickly ending by 8:00 or 9:00, so it's not a long period of snow, but it might be just enough to accumulate one to two or three inches of snow.ur this is local forecast model, 1.5 to 3. the european model says 1.5 to 2 or 3 as well. behind that becomes bitter cold.

wednesday morning, windchills in the teens. wednesday evening windchills going below zero, and by thursday morning windchills could be 10 to is a below zero. be ready for f aociously cold middle and later parts of the week and maybe a little chance for snow again on friday. melissa, school delays and cancellations are highly likely on wednesday. >> i'm sure you have the attention of the children across the area. southbound vw parkway, chopper 4 ows this problem before 50 eastbound. you can see the delay there. still has the crash in the roadway. e,esn't look like too much help there on the sc and that's going to be slow for a while. southbound 270 after 70 out of frederick. lanes getting by that crash now. that's cleared out of the way. as we spin around and take a look here at 270it ae further down, germantown, southbound after germantownro , the left lane is blocked by a crash near 11 14th street bridge inund a

crash. more later as well. >> asmp federalloyees head back to work, acts of kindnessn coue. we'll tell but a meal delivery service that continue to serve of those in need. ♪ >> plus, miley cyrus sings as elle degeneres sell late her 61st

welcome back. it's 6:25. the utshutdown ended the acts of kindness have not. >> a d.c.-based meal delivery service is sending out free food to federal workers. we'll take a look inside the healthy food fresh headquarters in d.c. >> a labor of love. >> reporter: inside the healthy fresh mealstc n. >> we have to load all of these into the van tomorrow. >> reporter: workers packing up 500 dinners. >> okay. that's perfect. >> reporter: all of it gng to federal workers for free. >> all the customers are getting their orders today. definitely helps them out because that can be very difficult. fresh owners of healthy meals were once federal contractors themselves. >> we know how it feels to, you know, if you have to figure out if you're going to pay your renu or what y're going to have for dinner. >> if we have it why not give back. so many people are going hungr

we're very lucky we can do >>th. eporter: the idea came to them when they noticed customers were disappearing. >> they order every single week and couldn't order because of theshutdown. >> reporter: after they advertised the offer for free food hundreds of requests rinled >> we have turkey chill we brownries, pineapple chicken teriyaki, a good mix of food. >> reporter: they collected some donations. >> the fastest we've ever bagged. >> reporter: but they are eatf g the reste costs. >> i hope that this helps and people going through this can appreciate the community coming together at a time like this. >>laeporter: the company to offer more free meals if the government ever shuts down again. aimee cho, news 4. still ahead, the nation's doctors issue a stark warning as a number of requests for vaccinationse exemptions >> plus a hero's sendoff. we're checking in with both the new england patriots and the los angeles rams as the teams head to atlanta with dreams of super bowl glory. >> good morning, everybody. your monday commute in and out

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monday morning has arrived, and with it a return to work fof hundreds thousands of furloughed government workers. 6:30 now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill grist. >> and i'm eun yang. this morning we look at what has another now to avoid shutdown next month. we do want to begin with a check on your commute and forecast. >> melissa m ho -- melissa mollet is standing by with more on the traffic, but first let's ceck in with weather and chuck bell. rent temperature is 32 degrees. enough of a north wind to bring windchills into the low 20s. you'll still need your winter coat today. temperatures mid-s to around 30. again, take five to ten degrees off the numbers for the windchills. temperatures this afternoon wilp get into the 30s to around 40 degrees. maybe even a little bit higher than 4 around downtown. again, plenty of sunshine for isay, so the weather concern

not for today but weather concern is for tomorrow afternoon and evening, going into wednesdaysorning. rain likely to change to snow during the afternoon commute tomorrow. maybe plan to leave work a little early tomorrow afternoon to get out ahead of tcet little chnd then bitter cold weather comes here for wednesday and thursday. melissa mollet, i'll show you the ten-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. inner loop is where chopper 4 is headed right now. sounds like we still have delays over the area. hyatssville where chopper 4 was, southbound bw parkway at 50. middle of the road blocked by crash there causing slowdowns. germantown, southbound 270 aft 118. the left side is blocked by a crash. we're seeing pretty good delays southbound there through germantown. intown 14th street bridge, that crash is off to the left of the roadway and prince george'sow county into out of town,

don't have any worries there. eun. >> tha you, melissa. today d.c. willoegin look like d.c. again. the government shutdown is now over and hdreds of thousands of furloughed workers will return to their jobs. among them national park service employees. er the weekend they could be seen walking around. they answered questions and made sure the returning crowds were taken care of. families enjoyed walking p the steps to the lincoln memorial again. national park service workers say they are just glad to be back at. wo lawmakers now have just three weeks to strike a deal to avoid another shutdown. the debate remains the same. president trump says hewa still s billions of dollars in funding for his border wall, and democrats don't want to give it him. on friday the president said once again he is consideringar deg a national emergency which would allow him to take the money and begin construction. he says he's committed to t defending nation despite what laws coness passes. several prominent voices in conservative media criticized the president for what they saw as caving to democrats, but the

president's party is sticking by him. >> i watched speaker pelosi sit there and would not negotiate with anything, so i give president trump a lot of credit. he put themerican people before politics. >> the deadline to strike a new deal and avoid a second shutdown is february 15th. despite the government being reopened, many furloughed workers continue to feel the pain of 35 days without a paycheck. they are still doing what they an to get back on their feet financially. dozens turned out at this marketplace in prince george's county to support those who had been been getting paid. this is in ankakee. the event allowed customers to irbuytly from vendors who had been furloughed. >> 6:33 right now. d.c. police are investigating a triple murder in southeast on saturday night. >> this is the latest in a outbreak of violence in the city. the murders happened on fort vis place. that triple murder brings the

total number of d.c. homicides so far this year to 18. news 4's nicole jacobs is live from police headquarters now with more on this. nicole,d gmorning. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun, a new year andd continave of violence in the city. d.c. mayor and the police chief are calling for an end. i can tell you so farhis year there have been 18 murders in the district with 3 on davis place in southeast in one night over the weekend. last yr at this time, there were only seven homicides. if that is disturbing, it should be. mayor muriel buyers and police chief peter newsham say enough is enough, and they really want residents to be mdful while they are in their neighborhoods and report illegal activities. >> we're asking washichtonians to r out to us when you know about illegal firearms in our

community or any otherle l activities, including drugs, gambling, prostitution that may lead to arguments that result in adly gun fights. >> reporter: they say they need more to end this violence than just the police department. everyone should be involved. anyone with information on these crimes should contactro police. eun, back to you. >> nicole jacobs live from police headquarters. nicole, thank you. a loo at our other top stories this morning. we're learning to get more information about a deadly accident in alexandria. pedestrian was hit and killed last night at seminary road and beauregard street. theerson was cross the street. they had thei right of way. the driver did stay on the scene. so far no charges have been sparked. fire sparked inside am rockville slub and day care. this is woodley gardens and

georgetown hills early school. the smoke and flames led to a partial roof colfipse. fiters could hear minor explosions inside, possibly from chemicals. no one was hurt. inve igators aren't sure wha start that had fire. rockville police need helpe finding s who vandalized a church. someone splashed red paint on two religious statues and the doorways of the catholic church. a similar incident happened ath that chu earlier this month. it's now 6:36. scary moments for a of maryland student. a man walked into her dorm room and climb into bed with her h t. the studed police the man entered through an unlocked door at elkton hall at college par and touched her. she yelled at him demanding he leave. eventually he did. police have not been able to catch him. whi many lawmakers have their eyes set on next month and the upcoming deadline for another gernment shutdown, a handful of democrats are already looking ahead to 2020. th includes california smart kamala harris who officially launched her campaign in oakland yesterday. a massive crowd gathered to hear

her speak there. she says sheants to unite the nation and portrayed herself as a fighter for justice, decency and equality. >> we can reclaim the americand m for every single person in ouroury. harris is a first-term senator and former california attorney general. she earned herad undergr ate degree at howard university before earning a law degree in san francisco. still ahead this morning, how a golde retriever named scooby helped the nypd solve a cr> e wave. om one lucky pup to one lucky guy, this morning we're introducing you to the winnerf that historic powerball

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scooby had been reported stolen. the dog wasn't the only stolen item found in that apartment. officers discovered a machete, jewelry, electronics, debit cards and a leash with scooby's name on it. a 21-year-old suspect was later arrested. just glad school boardy is going to be okay. we now know who won that $298 million powerball jackpot back in december. >> his name is dave johnsson. the truck driver fromly bro finally stepped forward with the winning ticket on friday and claimed his check. it's a whopping one at that. he bough the ticke after christmas. he says he had been sick for days but went back to work to get paid. on his way home he happened to stop by for a powerball tict, why not. safe to say that was a very good decision. he's decided to take the lump sum. >> after taxes, you know how much he's going to have? he's goi to have over $114 million, wow! how does that sound?

>> oo darbee. >>no it'sh to change his identity and move somewhere where no one will find him. he was so sick he didn't watch the drawing but he numbers a couple days later at a gas station. >> good morning. the irs will start a returns today, but a new study finds most people aren't ready. this is the first filing season americans will see the full effects of the new tax laws. ave s by nerd wallet says a lot of taxpayers still don't unrsdendta the. chang only half were aware a tax bill was signed into law in 2017 and ny don't understand how the law affects their tax bracket. about a third say the law has not im the their financial situation. a quarter say it's improved it, while abo20% say it's made it worse. with your cnbc morning businesst re i'm frank holland. >> let's check back i with

chuck bell at 6:42. >> no weather t worriesay but tomorrow evening during the evening commute rain changing to snow. cowod leave one to or three inches down here so download your nbc washington app and start finding and following me on my social media. ten-day forecast and more about the bitter cold that's on its way coming up. plus,f our coveragee end of the governmentdo shutwn continues. will democrats and the president find common ground and avoid more gridloc livek?

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6:45 right now.or mondayng on capitol hill. while thousands of government workers across the country head back towork, lawmakers are returning to square one. >> it took 35or days the u.s. government to reopen. this morning workers are looking forward to getting back to pay and return to the office. >> news 4's justin finch is live as commuters board metro to head to >> reporter: aaron, good morning. from workers we haveh morning, monday morning mood h saspo bee somewhat bittersweet, yes, because these workers are going back to work but the queion is for how long. the u.s. office of personnel managements sayingepartment heads down to staffers need to be flexible during this time because some norkers may have extenuating circumstances that may delay their return, so the government now reopening in phases, not just today. tomorrow though the smi sonian museum and national zoo are scheduled to reopen with their

normal hours, so a sign of normalcy there, and then just yesterday we saw the national park service begin to reopen as well. access to the parks and alsoou their h will vari by the park itself. also, we spoke with a few workers on their way in today. one more going into the faa. i asked him whatce his c was about today and going forward. he says he and his co-worrs are actually very concerned about their futures. >> actually kind of numb you can't get excited one way or another because in another few weeks we might be faced with the same thing again, and overall was it reallyor it? >> reporter: so throughout the morning here seeing t crowds come back again off the metro and going to work as we have not seen here for now several weeks. of course, the big question is when will these workers get paid? we're hearing by thursday they

should be compensat two missed pay periods. we're live here a me troestro, n finch, news 4. >> lawmakers have three weeks to come up with a border security compromise or face another shutdown. >> the ink on last year's government had barely dried and democrats came out and praised eaker pelosi's handling of the shutdown. kristen welker joins us live. kristen, good morning to you. will the democratic party celebration be shortwh lived? 's next for the president? >> reporter: that's the bigon qu. president trump striking a skeptical tone about whether a deal, reached in three weeks. overnight the president telling "the wall street journal" he personally thinks it's less tha0 50 that a bipartisan negotiating team can hash something out. now thes white house s there are a dozen or so democrats who are prepared to back a border wall, but they aren't naming names, so the question of whether they can get a dea will likely come done to semantics. democrats, for example,

signaling they would back more s fencing if con can't find a solution. mr. trump declaring a national emergency saying that that s possibility ill on the table. the white house says the president is serious about that threat. in fact, the white house counsel already drawing up someha of paperwork, vetting possibilities, but it's a risky move, guys, so all eyes on congress right now to see whether that can happen. guys, back to you. >> kristen welker for us at the white house. we'll see you in a bit on the "today" show. thanks. it's 6:48. now this morning police are still looking for clues in a trip murder in southeast on saturday night. it's the latest in an outbreak of violence in thee city. murders happened on fort davis place. two people were shot dead in a car and another found dead in e street nearby. police say they don't know why the victims were in the neighborhood, but some neighbors say they have an idea of why the violence is moving into their area. >> you have police presence on other parts of ward 7 and now they have decided, hey, we're

going to come heer here. >>otal number of homicides so far this year is up to 18. police chief peter newsham is working with federal parters and task forces to tak guns off the streets. we'll have the latest on nbc washington's app. >> 6:49 right now. another man was shot and killed this week in the district. police say it was not a homicide. an armed man committed a crime in business on queens chapel road in northeast. the shooting took pla just after midnight on saturday. police have not released any other details. a shooting rampage that began in louisiana a did what t -- and end with the suspect's capture in virginia. they say he drove to his grandmother's home 990 miles northeast of richmond where h was arrested. he killed his girlfriend, father and b btherore killing his own mother and father. the suspect's father told authorities his son shot him before he passed away.

theriot was facing a number of charges, including five counts of first-degree murder. hear from the victims' fily coming up later on "today." onealexandria ranks high as of the safest cities in america for 2018. that's according to smart asseting, a financial advice company. they jumped from the number four spot to number two. they used seral factors in its rankings including traffic accident deaths per00,000 residents. the company says there were fewer than four in>> alexandria we're learning details about the massive recycling plant fire in cheverley. fire investigators say it caused $1 million worth of damage. take a look at what's left behind in the warehouse. not a whole lot i th a paper recycling plant on columbia park road. the fire started at 6:30 last night. firefighters stayed on the scene all nig. they sti don't know how it started. earlier this month the world health organization called the puti-vaccine movement a major

threat tic health. >> and right now the united states is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 2014. there have been 349 cases in 26 states in the past year. in california, health officials are focusing on how children are skipping mandatory shots. to the only way for a child start school without being vaccinated i with a doctor's note, but in jt three years the number of those doctor notes has tripled. 6: is right now. let's turn things over to meteorologist chuck bell. >> thank you, aaron. we're keeping a close eye on the weather the next 24 to 36 hours as a big change and another polar plunge arrives her tomorrow. 32 in washington, but there's enough of a north breeze to lower the feels-li factor down to just 22 degrees, so with temperatures in the mid-20sou t 30, it's certainly a seasonably cold start this morning. your planner then for today, t mon enough snipe.hsettingp t ritroun40 h af degigrees agrnain,oo dry weather start to

finish today. tomorrow we'll start dry and end wet and possibly icy. temperatures in the low 40s at noon, but quickly fling down below freezing just about the time the sun isoingdown. this storm in the upper midwest sun locking brutally cold weather. pe ttunnraesemotrea, ands windc be 40 to 50 below zero in chicago tomorrow andednesday. if you're going there on business, pack everything you .n bri here's what is going to happen around here. tomorrow again we'll start out cloudy and dry. maybe had a little rain before lunchtime, but duringafhe rnoon, what we'll start out as rain will quickly switch over t all snow around here as cold air comesough. a lot of moving parts to this forecast, but we should hav at least three or four hours of snow at the tail end of tomorrow and during the commute, the evening commute tomorrow. it could be very tricky indeed. behind that comes in vicious cold, soal poten for snow.

two to maybe three inches of snow on average. so we're notalking about a lot of snow, but it's likely to fall during the evening commute tomorrow. if you could leave work an houre or twoly tomorrow, that would be a great idea so try to get ahead of any problems. have our nbc washington app awnloaded and ready to go. your forecast i crazy cold one for the second half of the week. falling temperatures tomorrow. windchills near zero on wednesday morning. afternoon highs below freezing thursday and friday. the coldest morning of the week will be thursday morning. dotown temperatures near 10. single digits in the suburbs and potentially below zero in northern maryland in the shenandoah valley. that's thursday morning. the good news, melissa, this bitter cold w al take leave be out of here by the end of the weekend. >> okay. well, i do like that part of the forecast. inner loop here after little river turnpike. you can see we're looking better than we were. restill delays t inner loop. that's because of an earlier crash. chopper 4 showing us shows pictures. outer loop looking pretty good with the headlights.

southbound wb parkway at 50. middle of the road still blocked by crashhere. rest of the beltway looks okay. temple hills inbound. branch avenue at the beltway, right side is blocked by an accident. germantown, southbound 270 after germantown ad, stillave that left lane blocked by a crash. that's an old one that's still hanging around. wbound 14th street bridge, have that cleared now this morning. still some delays as you're headed into town there. virginia travel time, 66 inbound and 95 inbound both pretty typical. as folks are nowk back to w on this monday morning. maryland 270 southbound, spur, 47 milo the per hour, and top of the beltway going 20 miles per hour. oing to take you about half an hour. remember to listen to wtop so 3.5 fm when had you hop in your car today. >> all right. melissa, thank you. this morning the new angland patrio the los angeles rams are waking up in atlanta. >> we are now less than oneeek away from super bowl sunday. over the weekend a massive giroud gathered at gillette stadium in foxboroug fans wanted to send the patriots

off in style and tom brady and head coach bill lichick addressed the crowd. this will be the ninth time the duo has appeared at the super bowl together. on the opposite side, here come the rams. those fans showed up in l.a. to support their team. >> we've been checking things off and make no mistake about it. got a lot of respect for the patriots, but we're going there to get this last check! let's let them hear it all the way down in atlanta. we're still here! we're still here! we're still here! >> all right. >> he just threw the mike. >> you don't drop the mike when you're tom b tdy. you thr mike apparently. >> and now he's leaving and he's not still here. l right. >> the super bowl will be played next sunday in atlanta. it should be a fantastic i game. have my thoughts. i'm just not going to y. >> we know who you're rooting for. >> it's okay. it's okay. >> we're right for >> see you at 6:55. o> four things to know. today, hundreds thousands of furloughed government workers

are heading back to work. the government shutdown is over, but the presidentma and lawkers have just three weeks now to reach another deal. check out thetoday" show for more information. it's not only federal employees that are back. thenanation's nat parks have reopened. over the weekendd tourists pac on to the national mall and the lincoln memorial there. check out the nbc washington app for a look at everything that's reopened. a deadly trend continues in theistrict this year. a triple homicide over the weekend brings the number of homicides this year t 18. police are now pleading for the community's help. we have more on theiro call action in the nbc washington app. tax season starts today. this will be the first year that many of you will see the full effect of new tax laws. they were signed into law in 2017.an a study says people are not sure what that means for them. stay with news 4 on air andli for coverage of how the laws limb pact forecast. no weather worries fortoday, but tomorrow falling

temperatures, rain endingow as nd potentially tricky commute home tomorrow, and the real possibility for delays or cancellation onwednesday. >> yikes. >> brr, brr, brr. right now chopper 4 is showin you the inner loop after little river turnpike with olays ander loop looks good. this is an earlier crash that cause that had problem. >> melissa, thank you. that is the "news 4 today." appreciate you waking up with us. >> "today" show is next. we'll see new 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it areat monday, g

good morning, polar plunge, cons of millions set to face what could be the ldest weather in 20 years. high temperatures below zero, windchills more than 50 below. the deep freeze now blankets thi est and moving east. al's got the bone chilling forecast. open f, busi federal workers back in full force after the longest government shutdown ever comes to an end, but the white house signaling it could all happen >>again. e's willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. >> just ahead, the jaw dropping cost of the shutdown to the american taxpayer, and are we headed right back there in three weeks? willing to >> i would certainly testify ho