>>d chuck bell has a look at the weather. it's all good news after a few sprinkles of rain here this morning, it wille right back to sunshine and a day equally as pleasant as yesterday afternoon. yesterday's high reached 64 degrees. it will be every bit that warm again. sunshine coming back this afternoon. lots o melting. those snow piles will be meltinc y. the temperatures will be 20 degrees above average. not much of rain threat this morning. the best chance arrives later tomorrow. it's in louisiana a arkansas. this morning, a couple of sprinkles around. that's it. they'll be out of here in no time. 30s to low 40s to get the day started. you'll need ur jacket here is morning. andlay time, making sure the play time is an a-plus. cold day before the weekend.

we'll talk about that. chopper 4 heaopd to of 270 to show us some volume as you're headed southbound this morning. after the 3rd street tunnel. look at the delays as we zoom in. seeing the delays, about a 21/2-mile backup. allow some time if you're headed that way. 4th street, between rhode island avenue and "t" street. a lane shut down we'll have more on this one in just a second. inner and outer loop of the beltway, no major issues. police are still there where a cra happened around 3:00 this morningt 4th and "t" streets in the district. te pedestrian wasaken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police are on the lookout for a dark suv. megan mcgrath will have the latest information live from the scene for us in a few minutes. more breaking news. a virginia state trooper is dead

after an officer-involved shooting in cumberland thcounty. is a picture of the fallen hero. lucas doll was shoot while helping to execute a search warrant late last night. the suspect was killed but that man has not beenfi iden. two shootings, six victims. d.c. pice are investigating a rash of violence, in one case, left a little girl hurt. e shootingappened at a crowded bus stop in southeast. justin finch is live at police headquarters with details on that shooting. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. now, we're hearing t injuries appear to be nonlife-threatening at this time. that's really go news.is happened during the evening rush. this was between five cars on pennsylvania and minnesota avenues. people were f gatheringor the bus, when a man came by and opened fire and fled.

news 4amera here on scene, as an ambulance pulled away. ir investigation here, locking in on a bus stop, off of the23 block of pennsylvania avenue, it's a mess of broken glass. that's where 20 and 30 people were waiting for the bus. that's when the man opened fire. if this could be any worse, here's how one commander put it. >> fortunately for us, and for them, no one sustained fatal injuries. but i think it is worse. the heart of rush hour. this is a major traffic roadway. it could have been much worse. >> reporter: it just so happens, another commander was nearby.

there were severalil surnce cameras nearby at a liquor scorscor store. the police are hoping to find the perpetrator on camera. they are asking anyone nearby to comesorward with their accou to help put this investigation together. we're live outside of d.c. headquarters. news 4, back iide to u. >> thank you. that was not the only shooting last night. in northwest, one person was shot at the intersection of georgia road and avenue. a man was awake and breathing when taken to the hospital. d.c. police are looking for two suspects. right now, virginia's top two elected leaders are dealing with controversies. the governor, ralph northam, is under fire, after a racist photo emerged from a 1984 medical schoolokyear >> the man who could succeed northam as governor is denying a sexual assault allegation.

we have been following the stories as they unfold. we go live to richmond. northams asking f more time before making a decision to resign. given the allt,ations agai now the lieutenant governor, do democratic elected officials t?em willing to comply with the governor's requ >> reporter: it's interesting. we know that the governor has spoken witab hiset and his staff. he held several high-level, meetinsking for more time. hoping to indicavindicate himse leaders. thin the governor's own party, they are saying they need him to step down as soon as possible. they say that will bring hea to the commonwealth. and now, they're trying to separate the two issues. yo have,obviously, this growing controversy, with lieutena governor justin fairfax. they're separating the two and they're not commenting publicly when it comes to justin they're simply saying they want to assess that situation. in fact, overnight, the virginia

legislative black caucus released a statement saying they want to nitor what is a developing situation, in regards to the lieutenant governor. right now, democratic leaders are saying, when it t comes to governor, they want him to step aside. they're making that clr. he protests have been growing, the calls for northam to resign. is there anybody supporting him right now. >> reporter: you have to separate him from electedivists those gathering as protesters. there's smaller groups that come and express their support for e governor. we spoke to a community activist during the civil rights era. he is fully supporting the governor right now. he says you need to movet p this offer. he evokes dr. king in all of that he says tha policies should take precedence over the actions of the past and hoping that folks can focus on what he considers to be positive

policies to come out of governor ralph northam's office. no doubt, folksm watching f up there and across the country, are looking from virginia and seeing it getting messier and messier with each passing hour. >> that's for sure. davi culver, richmond, virginia. thanks for that report. we'll check back in the next half hour. as the pressurein buifor governor northam to step down, news 4 will be there following the developments. staying on top of breaking news overnight from paris. an apartment fire has turned deadly there. meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with the latest. >> reporter: we just learned that the death toll has risen from eight to ten people dead. we want to show you videoirf the deadly it took fire crews several hours to put this blaze out and to give y some perspective here. the blaze is less than a mile away, from where the french open lo played. we're fng the development

that french officials say they arrested a woman whohey think may be responsible for this horror. police have not released the identity of that woman. but they do tell us that she is to have lived in that building. back to you. >> thank you. it is the state of the union that nearly didn't happen.ni t, with the government open and fully funded for now, the president will address a joint group of congress. he will ask for optimism and unity. he will ask lawmakers and country to come together. he is expected to talk about border security and likely will anke a d for money to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border. it's that issue that may lead to another government shutdown by february 1th. trump may find less enthusiasm in fhe crowd this year's address. speaker pelosi will sit behind him. paul ryan and hisn republi

majority are gone. in the audience thistime, four democrats who are running for president in 2020. as is customary, a democratic response will this year, the speech will be given by stacey abrams. she lost her bid to be georgia's first black governor but is still a rising star in the party. also in the crowd, guests that were invited by lawmakers by both sides of the aisle. a our next half hour, we'll let you know who is co what their presence is said to represent. beginning today, many general motors employees will be out of a job. the automaker is cutting 4,000 white collar jobs. the company is going to begin the first round of layoffs today. gm has terminated 14,000 jobs in the u.s. and canada since . novemb the company is also closing three assembly plants, one in the ltimore area and two mor by the end of this yr. the outbreak of measles in

washington state is growing worse by the day. only 1 patient has been vaccinated for the virus. >> a lot of precautions of anyone entering with signs or symptoms of measles. >> measles cases are in eight the virus is contagious and can linger in a roomor two hours. it spreads through coughing and sneezing. later this rning, the d.c council will vote on the fate of fuing for the ft. dupont ice irearen arena. >> plans have been under way to double its capacity to grow the facility. the mayor sent a letter writingn she was goto take more than $20 million and redirect it to make emergency repairs at several d.c. public schools. council member vincent gray has hecalled for a vote to blo mayor from taking the money. but other council members say it is a tough call.

>> if we recognize we have very clear and urgent needs in our schools, how are we going to make good on our prose and commitment to ft. dupont? >> mayor bowser has vowed to find the money in next year's budgre for the rinvation plans. after the election of president trump, birth control sales went up. >> what researchers think was behind the jump. plus, do you exercise frequently? another reason why you should. it has nothing to do with your watline or physical health >> it's about getting outside andin enjthe mild weather while we have it. if you're planning out your weekend, plan for cd to be back in fashion for both saturday and sunday. temperatures will be colder than average. but at least theeekend will be

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will move one closer to being able to offer flights to hawaii. thrsairline will make its fi so-called proving flight with federal aviation administration officials. the faa must approve the route before the airline can offer it to vacationers. on my bucket list, going to hawaii. ou surprisingly, none o airports made the top five list of the busiest airports last year. chicago o'ha international was the busiest airport. it saw more than 900,000 arrivals. and at number seems to be going up by the year. atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport was second. los angeles, dallas-frth and denver airports round out airports.ive busiest a new study suggests a link betweethe 2016 presidential edection and the type of birth control women rece afterwards. >> more women used long-acting birth control after the ti el. experts studied insurance

information for more than 3 million women in the 30 business days before and after the seection. they report the in the amount of women who received that particular type of contraceptive. women may have been concerned about their access to birth control if president trump were to repeal the affordable care get. new research ss that exercise helps prevent depression. experts studied genetic data fo 300,00adults. people who exercised more were less likely to have depression. replacing sitting with just 15 minutes of intense activity was enough to lower depression risk. >> i believe in exercise. i know it's good for me. getting there and getting it done. >> once you get there, you get through and get through it. as far as america has been around, history buffs have owned pieces of history. letters written by lincoln. a coat by jfk. all things have sold for thousands of dollars. >> the latest purchase may tak the cake. a lock of george washington's

hair just sold for more than $35,000. that's what you're looking at right now. under the red mark. it's pressed under glass. why washington wld have cut it off remains a mystery. but it was found inside a letter written by hamilton. the letter was sold along with the lock of hair. >> he said, make more of me. nd hamilton were known to have a close bond. >> and a weird one, apparently. that's weir >> i saved mkid's first ha haircut thairs. t's your kid, though. for those of us that don't have thousands of dollars for s bet. nine galleries will be closed

for the next three years this just the air and space museum, i think. just the air and space museum. this is part of a seven-year, $900 million product that incles an entrance structure. phase two starts later ts year. that includes galleries on the east end of the building. half of the galleries will be closed for some time. g you can out to the center worth the trip. autiful. >> in chantilly. >> right over by dulles airport. and you have a great viewf the airport, as well. so, today is national weather person's day. did you noticethat? >> i didn't. >> i did know that. g look at you making stuff up. >> and i you the rest of my pop-tart. >> a half-eat en pop-tart. >> and y have my undying respect and appreciation. >> that's it. >> a slow clap

>> you know we're your biggest fans, chuck bell. >> you can eat the other hal of the pop-tart. w>> supernicether for your tuesday. tomorrow, we are watching for a chance of rain coming in here, later on in the day tomorrow. that rain chance hangs on in the first part o thursday. thursday afternoon will be dry and mild once again. and friday, the winds of change arrive. just know that it will be way colder for the ekend. don't get used to the 60-degree days just yet. right now, 39 in washington, with a clearing sky. 46 in winchester. 45 in front royal. 39, frederick. 36 in fredericksburg, virginia. chilly but not cold this morning. and the clouds we have around for now will be quickly moving out. look at that jump in temperatures. we will be closing in on 60 degrees by luncnoime. and aft highs, way up into the mid-60s. here's a chance for rainomg on later in the day for

tomorrow. we have seen a few sprinkles during the overnigh hours. it's really a couple of drops. the only reason this is happening is because i washed both cars in the driveway. that's the reason for the few drops. mother nature likes to do that to me. otherwise, it will be a great day to be outside. sun roofs open. today will be a topdown emergency afternoon. no doubt about it. for tomorrow, we see the clouds thickening up. the better chances for rain in the afternoon. here's 3:00 p.m. o future weather. cloudy, certainly not cold. a chance for more rain for the thursdayutorning co not looking like a big impact. here's the wayhe five-day forecast breaks out then. 67 degrees today. if that doesn't get the weather person something nicer than that,hat's better than a

half-eaten pop-tart, for sure. more mild weather until lunchtime. and then, back for the weekend. looking at the roads. update to the situation in northwest. this is where megan mcgrath is for ushis rning. 4th street, between rhode island street.and "t" the crash investigation, it's cleared out of the way. we have big issue here. take a look here. southbound, southwest freeway, after the 3rd street tuel, we have lanes blocked. look at the delays because of this crash. a major problem on the 11th street bridge. seeing delaysoming across, as well. four miles this pemorning. ch4 on 50. did have lanes blocked. that's cleared out of thettway. a response here at this point. inner loop and out of looper no major dosls. >> thank you. making a career change may seem a bit difficult. and risky, too. b >> difficult not impossible.

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today.>> 5%-plus of jobs are filled through networking. often times these jobs aren't even posted. >> reporter: the job plot comes down to who you know. build up the network -- family, friends, neighbors, soto link you to a place or person that could lead to your next job. and as you send out feelers, be spooific. >> i'mng for advice, suggestions, referrals, more contacts. now, we have somethi to talk about. >> reporter: if you haven't been on your linked in page, it's time for a new weeks. >> a governor worker could put furloughed government worker. >> reporter: al had me move my first name to the first name orspace and my desired jobhe last name space. don't forget to punch up your resume.g >> start takinock of your skills, your areas of expeise and the kind of accomplishments you've had in the current job you have. >> reporter: keep your resume foe cussed. led your headline be tk

you're looking for.et then, add buoints for core responding achievements and skills. >> and the hiring manager takes 60 seconds to screenume. if it's not on page one or not on the top of your resume, you go in the no pile. >> reporter: from the decades in human resources, al says one of the most important things job hunters must do is not give up. justin finch, news 4. coming up, new bling for mayor bowser. look how she is celebrating a win. after the capitals' all the miles you weren't able to walk with the dogs last week because it w s cold? it's time to start making up the miles. gimli is available for rescue at the humane rescue allice. would love to spend time walking those miles. temperatures are going to b near 60 today. new details in the death investigation ofoc football star. what we're learning about the night this student athlete died

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we take a live look outside this morning. the temperatures are on the rise. this time last week, we were teing you to bundle up. today, it will feel like spring outside by this get ready for it. >> it is only 39 degrees outside. >> still put the coat on. >> for now.mo >> good ing, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. my kids want to wear shorts today. thec heard the ft yesterday. we'll get to chuck bell about the forecast and melissa will tell us about the traffic. >> w let themr shorts. you can do it. jog in place at the bus stop. everything after that will be fine. on the prinkles overnights hours, those are coming to an end. all about thene suns reminding mounds of snow and snow people out there, melting away quickly today, as afternoon temperatures will be 20 degrees more warmer thanaverage.

there's the last of the sprinkles, headed out to the bay. a few mor way on the mountains of west virginia. they will not make it long enough to affect us later in the day. low 40s in suburban maryland. low 30s across northern virginia into princegeorge's county. need that layer of fleece he. this morni shedible layers today. afternoon highs, 65 to about 67 degrees. a complete forecast on our nbc washington app. and i just tweeted out a picture of that half-eaten pop-tart. first 4 traffic alert here this morning. southbound, after the third street tunnel, we have some lanes blocked. you can see all of the details. we're talking about a seven-mile backup. across the 11th street bridge,

you can see the dela starting out in national harbor. ch chopper 4, another slow spot, 395 at the mixing bowl. no actual problem in the way. that's what chopper is looking at. 295, pretty mess and 95 in maryland. no problems there. as for the travel times in virginia. longs okay. and so does 95. >> thank you. 6:32 now. tracking breaking news in northwest washington. police are investigating a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run. >> megan mcgrath joins us with the victim's condition. >> the victim is in critical condition. just within the last 15 minutes ore so, pol did finish up the investigation on the scene. they didn't reopen the roads. the search for the driver in the hit and run, is still active and police are looking for witnesses in all of this.

th and "t" is where they found th pedestrian. they believe the vehicle involved here is a dark suv. that's the lookout for a dark suv. it was last seen headed northbound on 4th street. the pedestrian,e don't hav gender, but the person was taken to an area hospital, with what are being described as life-threatening injuries. information is needed to help track dow the driver and find this vehicle. a dark suv that was involved. >> megan, thayou. we start your top stories with breaking news. a virnia staterooper is dead after an officer-involved shooting in cumberlancounty. you're looking at a picture of trooper lucas lldo state police say he was shot while helping to execute a search parent warrant at a home

last night. the suspect was also. killed that man has not been identified. hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see pope francis in abu dhabi today. this is part of a first papal trip ever to the arabian peniliula. this is ed to be the largest display of vision worship in the region. embattled governor ralph northam is not resigning, saying she not aci . meanwhile, justin fairfax denies aexual assault allegation that happened more than 15 years ago. fairfax sayio the alleg is completely false. coming up in ten minutes, we'll check i with david culver, who has been following both stories in richmond. we are counting down to tonight's state of t union address. we're less than 15 hours away now. the white house says the president will stress unity and

optimism.e that couldproblem as the president includes. one of the guests of the maryland director has worked for the de for 20 years.iculture she will not get compensation for what she lost during the shutdown. you may remember this video of a woman confrontinjeff flake outside of the confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh. she has been invited by freshman congresswoman by alexandria ocasio cortez. and melania trump inted this sixth grader from de. his name is joshua trump. he has been bullied at school because of his last name. one of the first lady's initiatives is to stop cyber bullying. you can watch the state of the union at 9:00,ollowed by the democratic response and news 4 at 100. this morning, the

police are looking into the death of the duquesne footballa , and the investigation is closed. pittsburgh police released a statement saying they have finished looking into the october death of marquis brown. he died after jumping out of a 16-floor window at duquesne. that night, brown had been at an wfcampus apartment. police were calln students said brown was acting erratically. brown had marijuana in his system. he played football. espnom reports a died after being hit by a foul ball at a dodgers game back in august. it's not known why her death is just being reported. the woman was celebrating r 79th birthday and 59th wedding anniversary at t game. the ball flew over the netting and hit the woman.

we told you about the push to get more recent years.diums in this 2016 photo shows the additional protection the nationals saw that year. all teams were required to have similar safety measures by last year's season. the daughter of the woman hit at the dodgers' game tospn, she would like to see the netting extended vertically, as well. today, officials will take t st make drinking water safer in schools. drinking water safer at schools. the coun council would further limit the amount of lead in drinking water. it costs more than $500,000 to n spect buildings for lead water. $250,000 to make fixes. so far, 97% of fixes have been made. if the new bill is passed, wo schooluld be required to fix r l water fixtures that fail to follow the strictemits. funding for schools or saving a local landmark. a debate is heating up ahead of a meeting today. we'll fill you in on what's at t stake, j ahead. a look outside at chopper4.

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this morning, she is the proud, new owner of her very own championshsh ring. >> slaot teamed up with d.c. firefighters and cheerleaders. he rode a fireruck over to the yor's office for this delivery. the caps gave hea framed photo from theeam on that winning night last june. that's cool. what we you doing night years ago today? >> were we really? the caps were back on the ice tonight, hosting vancouver. no time like the present to turn that around.'s heour cnbc business report. >> good morning. watch shares of alphabet today.

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atou'reing news 4 today. >> welcome back. tonight's state of the union almost didn't happen because of the longest government shutwn in history. here are things you need to know. >> first, president call for optimism and unity. the president will likely make a demand for money to build awa wl along the u./mexico border. that may lead to anothergo rnment shutdown on february 15th. and the president may found less enatusiasm. demohold the house. nancy pelosi will sit behind him. paul ryan and the republican majority are gone. four democrats are running for present in 2020. and a democratic response will be given by stacey abrams. she lost her bid to be georgia's first black governor but is still a rising star in the

party. kristen welker, now, on what ghe president ng to be saying. >> reporter: good morning. president trump will go to capitol hill this evening to deliver his second state of the union address. and as you pointed out, it's a d.wn downunion divi the biggest is immigration. that wasla causing the of this speech by a week and prompting the longest government shutdown in the nation's history. now, the president refusing to rule out a second shutdown unless democrats fund his border wall. mr. trump is ramping up threats to declare national emergency. we don't expect him to declare one tonight. but he's going to make it cle it's still on the table. now, white house aides are saying that mr. trump wl try to uni america. he is facing skeptical lawmakers, and nancy pelosi is going to be seated behind him.

that's going to create a ac differentrop than what we saw last year. democrats have been emboldened by the t gains i midterm elections and the recent shutdown, where the president had to bac down t pelosi. now, also on the president's plate tonight, areashere he thinks republicans and democrats can work tether. infrastructure, trade, prescription drugs. there's reports that the president is going to set a goal of ending the hiv epidemic by 2030. he'll touch on foreign policy, of course. the biggest issue is north korea. the president is likely to offer a preview and a few more details about his second summit with kim jong- jong-un. all of it is set to unfold here hours from now. back to you. >> kristen welker live at the white house. thanks so much. we can watch kristen's full report on the "today" show. >> you can watch the state of the union and the democratic response on nbc 4. coverage begins a 9:00 p.m. two controversies are rocking the virginia state

capital. embattled governor ralph northam is still in s office ands he is not a racist. >> the lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, is defending himself against an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2004. david culver has been following this and joins us live from richmond. i want to start with the governor. if northam doesn't resign, aders said they would be less effective doing their jobs. is there any discussion about making a stronger effort to push him out? to force him out?te >> rep we made that question put forward to several of the lawmake we've been interviewing. several of the democratic lawmakers are going against the governor. some part of their own party, have said they don't want to go the route of impeachment. they are hoping the collective, point,ud voices at this calling for him to resign and, quote, do the right thing, will be heard in the governor's mansion. he will ultimately do that. you look at the republican side ofthings. will they go the route of impeachment, given they, too,

nt the governor to step aside. we spoke with the speaker of the house yestery. he sayimpeachment is a very high standard. it is not one that he wts to pursue. they're concerned if you pursue that, you divide a split commonweal commonwealth. >> has lieutenant governor justin fairfax said who may be behind the o allegatio assault? everyone is questioning the timing of this and why it's coming outnow. >> reporter: yeah. there's a lot of questions surrounding how this has surfaced. not only against the governor but now against the lieutenant governor withhis one accusation of assault. he was asked as he was outsi of the senate chamber. it was interesting. he backed away from the idea this was something that was coming outno of gov northam's camp. he wouldn't say, don't think the governor is behind this.

then the estion, do youhink the mayor who is looking toward a run as governor,s behind this. and he said, i will let you do the digging. you seem to be good reporters. i'll let you do just that. it was interesting how he didn't address it or knock it down ,ecifically. he rumors are surfacing that, perhaps, this is coming from somewhere else. david, thank you. following breaking news od of cumberl county in virginia, where a state trooper was killed after an officer-involved shooting. we want to show you the picture hoff this fallen heit. trooper lucas dowell. he was shot while helping t execute a search warrant at a home late last night. the suspect was also his name has not yet been released. state police say trooper dowell is being remembered for his character, bravery and sense of

humor. heeaves behind his parents and aister. back to you. thi morning, d.c. police are investigating a rash of violence in the district, that eft a lit girl hurt. one shooting happened around 5:00gh last at pennsylvania and minnesota avenues, southeast. four men were shot at a bus stop. they ran for cover after the shooting. police found them at the locations you find marked on your screen. justin finch is live at police headquarters with details on this situation. justin, good morning. >> good rning. at last check, we're hearing the injuries are going to be nonlif. threaten relief for the victims and, of course, their families, as well. athis hour, continuing concern about this spect, who is he and why did he open fire at the bustop yesterday? he's a look at the scene. the bus stop was blasted by

bullets yesterday. now, a mess. 20 and 30 people were waiting for the bus when the suspect fired into that crowd and scrambled off. a d.c. commander was nearby.ed report hearing between four and six shots, leaving four men shot and one girl iured by broken glass. police are t hopint witnesses will come forward with what they saw and heard. we're live outside of d.c. headquarters. justin finch, news 4. back inside to you. >> thank you. the d.c. council will vote on the fate of funding for the ft. dupont ice arena. >> plans have been under way to double its capacity to grow the facility. the mayor wants to use that

ney toake emergency repairs at d.c. public schools across the city. there's a lot of objections. a council mber has calledor a vote to block the mayor from taking the money. the mayor wants to find the money in next year's budget for then rink renovat plans. time to check in for the forecast. i'm excited about this, chuck. >> yes. different weather this year than exactly nine years ago today. the first of two. nearly 18 inches of snow. picked up another 10 to 12 five days later. dulles airport, the first blizzard, over 30hes of snow and more than 2 feet in the baltimore. ar i posted a picture of our dealing with it on the facebook page. yo see it and share a picture of yours, as well. 39 degrees, in town. not much of a wind out there.

that's good news. few sprinkles around. it's all about the sunshine. lots of melting and mild temperatures this afternoon. we go from the 30s and low 40s this morning. way up into the 60s today. we'll be 59 degrees at lunchtime. ternoon highs today, between 65 and 67 degrees. a-plus weather for sure in the month of february. the mild weather won't hang around forever. this ripple of moisture, bringing in the sprinkles today. eventually, it will lead for c anothence of rain coming up later in the day tomorrow. nothing major, thhagh. ae for showers tomorrow afternoon and again on thursday mornin but then after that, we should stay mostly dry.an the mild weather hangs around for a while. 67 today. only in the 50s with the clouds and the showers moving in. once the rain moves out thursday morning, thursday afternoon will be mild. friday, fallingemperatures and a strong northwest wind brings february back for the weekend. melissa? >> all right, thank you, chuck. looking at t first 4

traffic alert. have some problems in the district. southbound southwest freeway after the 3rd street tunnel, we have lanes blocked headed into town there. take a look. 295 northbound, just seven miles per hour because of this situation, starting at the bottom of the beltway. outer loop, g.w. parkway, chopper 4 over that problem. it's still causing delays on the outer loop approaching the american lion bridge here. at 7:30, beach drive will shu down, between rock creek parkway and porter street.e roads will closed to remove a tree. not sure when that will wrap up. we'll keep you updated. travel tim in virginia, 66 inbound, 34 miles per hour. 95 northbound, 34 miles per hour right now. 270 southbound, not bad. 36 miles per hour gets you there in 20 minutes. top of the beltway, 95 to 270,

21 miles per hour. that means it will take you 26 minutes. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >> thank you. here a four things to know. d.c. police investigating a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run in northwest. this happened around 3:00 at 4th and "t" streets. the pedestrian was taken t hospital in critical condition. we'll have the latest on news 4 midday. ten people are dead after this massive apartment fire in paris. dozens o others are injured, including several firefighters. prosecutors say a woman who lived in the building has been arrested and is suspected of starting that deadly fire. more on this story ahead on "today." today, gm eneral motors wil begin laying off employees. the automaker says it's cutting 4,000 white collar jobs. the company is cting three assembly plants, including one in the baltimore ea. >>night, you can watch the state of the union and the democratic response right here on n 4.

and stay with news 4 before and after the eeches. e news 4 i-team will be there live from the capitol a perfect day to spend some time outside. 67 degrees today. milder than average weather through the work week before the weekend gets cold again. >> happy national weather person's day. >> we celebrate you. >> is there a -- >> this is why you cans

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