>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. sexual s after new assault allegations against the lieutenant governor, a state senator issues an ultimatum. step down or be >>impeached. > road work on the beltway could create a traffic nightmare this morning. we'll help you avoid the congestion. five years ago,e shot police officer but he wasn't sent to prison because of his mental state. now, he's facing new arson charges. good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. thank you so much for joining us. you are making up to t a retur winter this morning. temperatures have been falling overnight. after a nice springpreview this week, it is going to feel like februa once again. lauren ricketts, you could truly

see just the drop in temperature. i was outast night, and it wasle noticeab. >> absolutely. that's the cold front that swept through the arai. we're looking at much cooler conditions out there to start your morning. also, to end this weekend, temperatures today only rising through the 30s. of course, we also have a little wind out there.s wire going to be gusting up to 25 miles an hour throughout the day. again,t is goingo be blustery, as well. we may start off with a little bit of cloud cover out the this morning. clearer skies possible later on throughout the afternoon and into the overnight. again, sun coming up a little after 00 this is what you're waking up to. temperatures below the freezing mark in a lot ofur region right now. 30 in d.c. 27 out in front royal. 23 in winchester. factor up the winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour, and this is llat it feels like. this is what i be much of the morning. the sun coming up a little over

an hour from nond we're looking at the windchill factors. teens this morning. 20s this afternoon. we have a wintry mix on the way to our area. we'll talk about wind and who is impactg . that's com. >> thank you. it's been a week since the controversy first began invi inia. it started with the racist photo in ralphth n's medical school yearbook. admission of blackface from him and lieutenant attorney general mark herring. the attentionashifted to juice t justin fairfax. hope said, if fairfax doesn't resign by monday after this second sexual assault allegation, he'll introduce articles of impeachment. here's the exc he had with shomari stone about all three men. >> the governor and the attorney general, while they're heinous and, clearly, sensitive, they don't rise to the same level. >> have you called on them to resign? >> i have supported the caucus'

position to call on the governor to resign. >> what about mark herring? >> we have not issued a statement on mark herring. >> the virginia legislative black caucus is calli on fairfax to resign, as well. they acknowledged he deserves due process, but they say it is best for the commonwealth if he steps down. they're not alone. nearly everyemocraticeader is asking fairfax to step down. the lieutent governor remains defiant, insisting he hasn't done anythin wrong. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in richmond. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor says this is part os orchestrated smear campaign. the final defiant sentence in his statement, i will not resign. this letter delivered the latesb boshell to hit one of virginia'sop elected leaders, lieutenant governor justin fairfax. it contains a second allegation of sexual assault a made by woman named meredith watson.

she said she was dra by fairfax when they were at duke university in 2000. the attorneyte l reads, quote, mr. fairfax's attack was premeditated and aggressive. the two were friends but never dated or had a romantic relationship. the alleged victim told friends about the incident immediately afterwards and shared details in e-mails and on social media. the lutenant governor issuing this statement in response, i deny this latest, unsubstan unsubstantiatedon allega it is demonstrably false. i never forced myself on anyone, ever. will clear my good name, and i have nothing to hide. >> she'll have her say. i am confident in the truth. >> reporter: that statement referring to the firstro allegation a california professor, accusing fairfax of sexually assaults her when they were at the 2004 democratic natienal coon. fairfax flatly denied that charge. there is growing support for vanessa tyson in the form of

this letter, now signed by hundreds of her friends and academic colleagues. >> julie carey reporting. watson'sterday evening, attorney responded to the statement alleging fairfax targeted watson bwause he k she was a previous sex assault victim. the statement reads, in part, mr. fairfax actually used the prior rape of his friend against her when he chose to rape her in a premedicated way. like he is swearing dr. vanessa tyn, he is shamie iing watson. it's fiphyllis randle is the chair o the loudoun county board of supervisors. in a statement, she said, quote, having more information avaible, i can no longer stand with the lieutenant governor. cim heartbroken to have to make this on, but i know in my heart, it's. corre

can da randall says she'll donate the money raised at the event with fairfax to the loudoun county women's abuse shelter. the story is developing by the use our nbc washington app to stay up on changes over the weekend. of course, we'll send you alerts and breaking news. family membe and loved ones will gather today to say good-bye to virginia state tr p trooper lucas dowell. he was killed monday night during a drug-related raid in cumberland county. the trooper'samily requests donations be made to the virginia stateolice association emergency relief fund. those expected to attend the service include virgirna go ralph northam. it'll be his first public appearance sinceer the contr broke last week over an old yearbook photo. new developments on a high-prole officer shooting in virginia. a man released from a mental hospital after he was found not guilty of the crime is in custody.

kashif bhashir is facing new charges in prince william county. he may have set a home on fire, but the exact details are still unclear at this hour. last summer, bhashir was conditionally released from ame al institution. he'd been there a couple years after found not guilty by reason of insanity for shooting an officer, who survived the shooting. there is a hearing scheduled for march. or> a nightmare situation two people in the district. this story, a little scary. two armed men forced one of the victims into the trunk of his car and drooff. this happened wednesday morning. a man was parking his car along shepherd road in northwest. that's when they say two men approached them, claiming their car was hit. turns out, that was a lie and an attempt to catch two victims off guard. >> next thing i'm hearing is, get in the trunk.

i didn't see thatha part ening, but i heard it all happen. i'm like, oh, hell, no. i hopped out of the car, creaming on the phone with 911. >> whileling police, the men sped off with her friend inside the trunk. a short time later, the police tracked down the car with her friend inside. both of the armed men are still on the run. > happening today, a big closure for those of you who use e beltway. crews closed three lanes of the highway in prince george's county for emergency construction. the inner loop beten annapolis road and john hanson highway has shrunk to one lane. crews were setting up yterday evening. officials say the bridge over the train tracks in the area needs repairs. all lanes should be back to normal by noon. and as you begin your weekend, a note to metrors ri the red line will be shut down between dupont circle and judiciary square this weekend. metro is installing new lighting and says it needs both tracks to do the work.

buses will replace trains downtown along the red line. if you plan o attending the chinese new year parade tomorrow, metro says they'lle providing extra bus service to handle the crowds. keep in mind, the green and yellow lines will be retuunning normal schedule downtown this weekend. and after the break, a news 4 consumer alert this morning. ahead, the growing conce from parents about a law that's meant to help protect children from identity theft. we'll exp we'll exp la

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>> reporter: in new m ann's world with twin baby boys, everything is double. the books, the cribs, two sets of little feet and, of course, double the worry. >> we want to rotectthem. they're our first children. >> reporter: that protection includes something ann never even thought of until recently. >> my husband and i were watching the news, and it came up that a 2-year-old had their identity stolen. >> reporter: more than 1 million children had their identities stolen in 2017, according to a recent study. 66% of the victims were under 8 years old. the federal trade commission passed a law last year allowing parents, like ann, to freeze their children's credit. the law also included free credit fezes for adults. >> we froz our credit, then we went to freeze the boys' credit, and it was such a problem. >> reporter: unlike freezin, your cred where you can do it all online, freezing a child's credit requires parents to send

sensitive information about yoself and your child by mail to all three cdit bureaus. that includes copies of birth certificates, fulll security numbers, any court orders that may exist due to custodycases, and your marriage certificate. as amom, what bothered you about that? >> i don't know much about the postal service, but i assume it l changing hands all the time. theters you're putting in the mailbox, you're trusting orthy picks y trus it up, then it goes through lots and lots of differenthands. >> reporter: news 4 contacted all three credit bureaus. they tell us they understand why parents would be uncomfortable sending these documents by mail. transunion says, the process is done via mail, given the rigor necessary to verify the identities of both the parent and the experian tells us, it is

confident in the u.s. postal service and uses a secure p.o. which, it says, isn't at risk for mail theft. equifax is the only one that allows parents or legal f guardians t documents to a secured server if they don't want to mail them in. this financial expert says there is more risk to you child's financial future if you don't freeze their credit. >>susan, it is worth the risk. 51 timesor greater onity for a child's credit to be invaded versus yoursnd a mine. every new baby has a social security number. don't typically use that social security number for maybe many, many years. it takes such an effort to go behind and credit that. >> reporter: but ann is still undecided. ca>> i'm tood to send it through the mail. i'm hoping that they'lld f another route. to say, if you don't feel comfortable doing this, then we can do this. i don't know what the other

"this" is, but i'm hoping it is something that seems a bit safer. >> i don't blame her. ann may not have to wait too much longer. experian told susan hogan this week they're looking at pr ing the process for freezing a child's credit. your timeow is 6:15. we turn outside for a peek out your window. guys, temperaturesre dropping quickly. lauryn ricketts will be back to let us know how low we're going to go. she's also tracking a winy she's also tracking a winy mitr x.switch to fios and get entertainment delivered to your home like no one else. because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that means you'll get the fastest internet available and fios tv one with amazing 4k capability, and an advanced voice remote. and now we'll give you a netflix premium plan for a full year. so you can stream your favorite netflix shows and movies in 4k on 4 devices at once. already have netflix? we'll cover the cost for one year. just switch for 79.99 a month with a two-year agreement and get fios gigabit connection with tv and phone

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have you ever found yourself wishing for a do-over or another path? a secd chance is hard to come by, but it happens. a maryland man spent years in prison. when you go beyond the headline, his story of recovery is inspiring. >> reporter: in the basement of his waldorf home,er christo shannon has built his sanctuary. >> it is therapy to my soul. >> reporter: drawing and was there for him during the toughest time in his life. >> it was an image of many, many, many dark days that i had for so long. >> reporter: this self-portrait marks the beginning of his cautionary tale and is a memory, a reminder of eight years in federal prison. a conspiracy drug charge in north carolina was his wakeup call. today, christopher shannon is part owner of luxury haircuts. it took years of hard work and

focus. >> got a job, started working, and then i said, you know what, i'm going to go to school. >> reporter: heonook his sec chance to the next level. >> i just felt the need to start trying to give back, since the drst part of my life, all i knew how to was take, take, take. >> reporter: becoming a licensed barber, then a master, barb able to bring on apprentices and maybe offer somebody the chance he needs. >> i hate that i experienced what i exexperienced, but i can let it hold me down. i have to do positive orthings. >> rr: christopher tries to be a model of self-reform, as a guy who dropped out in 9th grade, ran with the wrong crowd and -- >> you can get another chance. d>> reporter: -- tur his life around. he says, ask yourself. >> is it worth what you're fdoing, to put yourselt risk? >> reporter: at home, chn stopher looks at himself

the weatercolor painting, the struggle, a reminder that every day is a journey and an opportunity to aan. n gilchrist, news 4. >> good for him. good so i was out last night. temperatures just plummete >> went down quick. that was all the frontal system. again, those temperatures yesterday, we hit the 60s at noon, 12:30. i think it was 67. then the temperatures plummeted. >> from there. >> the winds picked up, and we're seeing breez conditions out there from the same frontal system passing through the. ar >> will it go back up? >> a little bit. >> it's february. get ud to it. >> for this weekend. we have a wintry mix to worry about. we'll be talking aboutthat. again, it is really not going to be that bad of a weekend. however, the rain and mix moving in late tomorrow night. let's go ahead and take a look outside right now. sun coming up just about 7:06. you can see, we have a little bit of cloud cover. i think we'll have more clearing skies this afternoon. it might be a beautiful sunrise out there. now, toda we've got the winter

winds. tomorrow, a little bit of a mix, coming late. we're talking about after sunset, may even be closero midnight. monday and tuesday, we have a mix in the mning to rain showers throughout the day, as we warm up. you cansee, we're not really warm out there right now. those temperatures are in the 20s. 30 here in washington right now. 28 at ft. meade. low 30s down to the south. we have those winds. current wind dpus gusts out th right now, 30 miles an hour in manassa manassas. factor in that, and this is the feels like temperature out there. feels like 9 degrees in hagerstown. 16 in paubaltimore. 18 in the d.c. area. chilly whe you walk out this morning, but at least we'll have autiful sunshine at 7:06. northwest winds at 10 to 20 p mile hour, some higher gusts. 39 today, that is it. the ind chills will be in th 20s by this afternoon. that's as good as it is going to

get. nothing out there. we have the cloud cover, dissipating throughout the morning. no rain or anything to speak of for today. tomorrow, we have increasing clouds. the rain mix coming late. we'll start this at1:00 tomorrow afternoon. you can see, we have the cloud cover in place salready. then we go through the evening and into the overnight, look at this, some snow to the north, a little bit of mix, possibly freezing rain.ibly mix in, as well. warm air to the south. there could be some snow accumulation, especially if you're clor to the mason/dixon line. otherwise, rain begins to win out throughout the day on nday. there could be spotty areas that have a frozen precipitation e changing ning bef over to plain rain by tuesday. that'll all be out by wednesday morning. monday morning and tuesday rning, weather alert out there. we have a 70% chance of a mix to t'in. we do think change over to rain. wednesday looking a lo pet bett. we have a chance of rain friday. we have a chance of rain friday. we warm up into next weekend.

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their partns to spend more than $200 on them. if this data holds up, thursday could be pretty disappointing for a lot of men. >> that's a lot of money to spend. >> yeah. >> o really, $33 valentine's day presents? >> i know. i mean, it is kind of a girl's holiday. >> that's right. >> think of your guy, obviously. >> just got over christmas, which s yesterday. exactly, right. moving on. there is a new culary sensation. i don't know how i feel about this one. it is in germany. it's called the -- >> meatloaf donut. >> oh, my gosh. >> they're wondering if it is going to be appealing to americanl palettes. these donuts would normally be filled with jelly. this baker has choseno make a new ccoction with meatloaf and sweet mustard. i don't think it looks that ba bakers themselves have been surprised with the vir response. they're also selling between 70

and 80 of these donuts a day. people have been coming as far away as austria to try them out. >> i don't know. >> a big slab of meat. it looks like a sandwich. >> in the memory of anthonyda bo, i have been trying new things. >> good. >> i'd take a bite, b it doesn't look good. >> put some ketchup on it for me. >> ketchup mes it allokay. >> i knew i loved you. guys, it is beautiful out there right no g we'rng to be talking about rain chances and possibly snowa s. that's going to be coming up that's going to be coming up right after this.

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new sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor hours after a second woman came forward. democratic leaders across virginia renew calls for fairfax to resign. traffic on the beltway could leave you stuck. we'll help you avoid congestion. reportshowmazon may be getting cold feet about the other half of the headquarters in new york. find out what residents are doing that could scare away thousands of jobs. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgerald.e look, we waking up to a very cold start. i don't know if you've noticed it yesterday, but these plummeting.s are to find out if there's any warmup in sight, we're going to turn it over to our girl lauryn

ricketts. goodmorning, lauryn. >> good morning, meagan. we could have a warmup in sight, but not until we tend in weekend.next between now and then, we have a wintry mix headed our way. oh, yeah. today is going to be dry, so you don't have to worry about that. we'llave plenty of sunshine out there today. temperatures are going to be s.pping out in the 30 that is it for a daytime high, which is quite different from at we were experiencing yesterday morning and when the temperatures made it into the 60s just aroun noontime. then they started to fall. sun coming up at 7:06. we do have plenty of cloud cover rit now. clear skies into the afternoon. 30 degrees is our temperature. look at that, north winds at 17 miles an hour right no so we have a little bit of a wind gust out there. we wille conti to see some wind chills that are going to be in the teens this morning. teeratures elsewhere, 2s to right around 30 degrees. factor in the wind, this is what it feels like morning. it's only going to improve to the 20s throughout the day.

we'll talk about the wintry mix and timing coming up in a little bit. >> lauryn, thank you. > it's been a week since the controversy first began in rginia. it started with the racist photo in ralph northam's medic school yearbook. admission of blacace from h and attorney general mark herring. the spotlight has shifted lieutenant governor justin fairfax. last night, the house of delegatesemr patrick hope says if fairfax doesn't resign bymonday, he'll introduce articles of impeachment. here's the exchange he had with shamomari stone about all three men.r >> the goverd the attorney general, while they're heinous and clearly insensitive, they don't rise to the same level. >> reporter: have youn called them to resign? >> i've supported the caucus' positi to call on the governor to resign. >> reporter: what about herring? >> we have not issued a statent on mark herring.

>> a second woman has come forward, accusing fairfax of sexual assault. meredith watson claims she was raped by hifairfax they were at duke university together in 2000. a letter from watson's attorney says she told friends about the incident immediately afterwards in e-mails and on social media. this comes after another woman, vanessa tyson, claims fairfax sexually assaulted her in 2004 at the democratic national convention. fairfax flatly denies both allegations. he claims this istll par of an arorchestrated sme campaign. he's refusing to resign. this story is developing by the hour, as i'm sure youe noticed. use our nbc washington app to stay on top of the changes over the weekend. we'll also send you alerts when big news breaks. family members a loved ones will gather today to say good-bye ton a fal hero. virginia state trooper lucas dowell. funel services will be in

smith county. on monday night, he was killed during a drug raid inumberland county. the trooper's family requests donations be made to the virginia state police association emergency relief fund. those expected to attend the service includes virginia governor ralph northam. this will be his firc pub appearance since the controversy broke last week over an old yearbook photo. happening today, a big closure for those of yo who use the beltway. crews closed three lanes of nc traffic in p george's county for emergency construction. t the inner loop between annapolis road and john hanson highway has shrunk to one lane. chopper 4 was over the scene catching crews setting up yesterday. the bridge over the train tracks need repaired. all lanes should be back to normal by noon. a d.c.in fire e driver speeding before a deadly crash will not be disciplined. last year, firefighters were responding to aall when it

slammed into a car at the intersection of 12th street and rhode island avenue in rtheast. the driver of the car, deangelo green, died. a new report out yesterday finds green was mostly at fault for the crash. it ao sho that the fire engine was going 55 in a 30-mile-per-hour zone with its lights and sirens activated. amazon is said to be ewconsidering having their new headquarters inyork. of course, this comes after backlash from local new york politicians. many are calling amazon's proposed move a bad deal. some are upset with the tax breaks a incentives given to the company. many officials say if amazon backs o, it could be political fallback. things in virginia are full steamead. this week, governor northam igned a bill to carry up to $750 million in incentives for the location in arlington. president trump will meet

with north korean dictator kim jong-un in a second summitai he u.s. representatives have agreed on february 27th and 28th in hanoi, vietnam, for the meeting. the first meeting w i in jun singapore, when the president said north korea agreed to work toward the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. so far, that hasn't happened.wi on ttter last night, president trump also t appeared encourage kim, saying, quote, i have gotten to know him and fully understand how capable he is. forth korea will become a different kind o rocket, an economic one. one of president trump's closest allies in the white house says she was assaulted at a rtaurant in bethesda. kellyanne conway claims a woman grabbed her from behind at birthday party at uncle julio's last year. the woman is charged with assault.and disorderly cond neighbors say they can't believe

she'd do that. >> i turned around, and the woman grabbed me. she was unhundredinged. >> it is unbelievable. she's not tha forceful a personality, and i think she's a gentle lad >> her lawyer says she didn't assault conway. she voiced her opinion in a public place. she's set to go on trial next month. two more democrats could throw their hats into the 2020 race for the white house this weekend. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren is expected to kick off her campaign ding an event later this morning in the boston suburb. on sunday, minnesota senator is expected to announce her campaign. news for your health. there is a newha vaccine could be life-changing for people living with celiac

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there's no sign the season h peaked. people over the age of 65 have been hit especially hard but were nowhere near the high levels we experienced last year. doctors say it is not tooate to get vaccinated. they say getting a flu shot can protect yound your loved ones and lessen the symptoms if you end up getting sick. >> o sounds like something of a movie, because it is. but there is a very real team of scientists working i maryland to save the earth from a potential asteroid strike. we'll take you inside their work coming up next on "news 4 today." people aren't talking about how much money they saved buying giant-brand chicken. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little things that make mealtime easy, so you have more time with the people you love.

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against it. >> reporter: the movie "armageddon" kept audiences on the edgeatf their a killer asteroid threatening to put an end to life on earth. it is up to the hero played by bruce willis to stop it. dr. adams says she's no bruce willis, but she does lead a team at the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory inma lower land. their mission is to build a spacecraft to test whether they can hit an i asteroid space, throwing it off course enough to miss the earth.nd >> every now again, when i'm feeling feisty, i say my job is worlve t most of the time, i say, i work on nasa missions. this time, i'morng on the dark mission that is going to moven asteroid. >> reporter: it's the double asteroid redirection test. they're building a spacecraft to target the moon revolving around this asteroid. it is the size of the washington monument. >> if an asteroid is the size of

the moon we're trying to hit, and it hit the earth, it'd create devastation on the regional scale. that is the w catastropre trying to avoid. >> reporter: it is a mission she says she's been training for since she studied astronomy in space camp. >> i'm confident on the team of people working on this, and i'm very fortunate that this team is going to help us make this mission work. >> reporter: the applied physics lab has been launching spacecraft since 1959. they are now designing and pi building the one that will be used in the d.a.r.t. mission, with launch for 2021. repo gordon, news 4. taking a live look outside. the sun is rising. it looks like a beautif day ahead. it will be cold. lauryn ricketts is back to let us kesw what the of our weekend will look li. stay wkeithe

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welcome back. the "today" show is coming up next on nbc 4. let's get apr iew with sheinelle jones and peter alexander in they are tracking a lot of news for us this morning. as you know, never a dull moment. so much haening. there's weather. of course, there's sports. we will see what's going them coming up in just a few seconds here. guy, . there you are. good morning.

how are you? >> surprise. >> surprise. >> erry. we wust wrapping up something else. so nice to see you this morning. on "saturday today, we have a story that's close to home for a t of people in the dmv. the latest from revirginia, w a second woman has come forward, accusing the state's lieutenant governor of sexual assault. the calls for him to step down immediately growing ovnight. we're going to be live in richmond. also ahead, a closer look a a major problem facing schools nationwide. a teacher shortage. what, if anything, can be done about it? musicians, singers, songwriters, they're getting ready for their biggest night of the year. we'll have a preview of this gyear'smmy award show that's quickly turning into a ladies' night. >>se stories and how to keep the kids busy for the rest of winter when we get starty on a satur morning here on "today." >> could use some help on that one.od >> sounds thank you so much. >> see ya. it is one of the oldest buildings in montgomery count and, now, a historic stone cottage that predates the revolutionary war could be yours.

mark segraves takes us inside this landmark which may have you on p a differeh during your commute. >> reporter: this old stone cottagng has only cha hands a few times. ber the past 70 years, it' owned by david fegan's family. >> my parents bought it for $1,500 in '50s, but it didn't have plumbing then. no indoor plumbing. literally, theloors downstairs were dirt floors. >> reporter: of course, the house has been upgraded with modern plumbing, but there ami lots of ers that this house is more than 250 years old. like this old wood beam along the stairway. while the cottage is designated as historic today, in the 1960s, it wasn't. the county wanted to tear it down to s widenen locks road. >> my brother had to testify in front of the county council, save our house from the government.

>> reporter: rather than tear own the old stone house, the county moved seven locks road to the other side of the house. the original seven locks road is now a parking lot for t stone cottage. historians believe it is this outdoor replace that tells us this was originally a blacksmith shop. that because back in 1700s, this location was a pop popular routeor the industry. the family always renteds t out. 1974, the "washington star" did a feature on the tenants who felt she shared the historic house with ghayts,ing she never felt alone. there is probably another reason you won't get lonelyiving re. fegan says curious passersby often stop. >> a lot oft people think iis owned by the government. >> reporter: the one-bedroom, one-bath cottage can be yours for $530,000. montgomery county, mark

segraves, news ha4. >> now we know it is haunted, it shrinks the pool. interesting piece of history. >> i pass that house a lot, and i've never known what it was. neat. look at our sunrise. >> just noticed that. >> i >> gorgeous.. 7:06 will be our sunrise, so 15 minutes from now. c do have somuds out there, so i thought maybe it'd be a pretty sunrise. clearer skies later this afternoon. readin for a littler mix? >> no, i'm not. >> working monday and tuesday? >> i'm working tuesday. >> working tuesdaymorning? >> mm-hmm. >> oh, we may be busy in the weather department. ready, right? it's coming. >> you might be busy, too. absolutely. it is coming. we are looking at a wintry mix. possibly monday mayning d and tuesday morning delays. not today. we are going to be dry today, but a lot colder. yesterday, we made it into the 60s. that was just around noon or 12:30. that was our daytime high, the temperatures plummeted. 39 will be the daytime high today. listen, it's already feeling like the teens out there right now. the wind chills will improve to the 20s throughout the day.

that is it. our air temperature in the 20s to arod 30 degreight now. 30 in washington. the feels like temperatures, oh, yes, for my friends in wind chester, hagerstown, single digits. everybody else, teens and low 20s. it is chilly this morning. throughout the day, again, upper s. later on tonight, we have clear skies. it'll be a little on the cold side with theperatures falling into the 20s and teens throughout the area. now, we had a few clouds rolling through the region right now. we have clouds dissipathng on other side of i-81. 42 for tomorrow.ds increasing cl most of the day dry. looking at a rain/snow mix coming in later on tomorrow night. let's go ahead and talk aboth . i do believe monday morning is going to be impacted, as well as tuesday morning. roads are going to be impacted, as well, especially if you're north of d.c. do weelieve there's going to be delays and cancellations? absolutely, for monday andda tu this is a tricky forecast. it is all about the temperatures. we have a big forectrea to look after, so we're talking about different locationsse wil

different things. this forecast is subject to change as we go into early next week. in fact, i'm sure we're going to have to fine tune it when see me tomorrow morning once again. i'll show you what we're thinking so far with this storm. freezing rain monday and tuesday morning. could be sleet mixed in. mainly, freezing rain. now, there could also be snow thaccumulation. could be to the north, especially less than 3 inches. we're not talking about a b snow, but we are talking about some snow accumulation on the ground. ne're just not cold enough for any more snow t inches. areas that could see accumulation would be areas north of d.c., closer to the mason-dixon line. 1:30 in the morning, we have plenty of clouds out there. as we head t your sunday night, after sunset, we start to see a little bit of a wintry mix, rain to the south, freezing rain and possibly snow just in the pink, and then some snow to the north. as we head into monday morning, that warm air tries to win out,

has a tough time doing it. this is why we think some of the snow accumulation could stay to the north. otherwise, rain continues to push in from the south. we're warmer as we head through monday afternoon/monday night. there could be some patchy areas of freezing rain once again on tuesday mohying. that's do believe there could be some delays on tuesday, although, this model isn't really depicting that quite a bit. then a warm frontgh lifts throu the area on tuesday. it changes to plain rain. out of here by wednesday morning. monday morning, tuesday morning, those are going to be the weather alert days. betemperatures are going tn the 40s. by wednesday, we're back in the 50s. look, we warm up a little bit. we do have rainhaes on friday. friday. temperatures nearing 60 by next

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time now is 6:56. heou's four things y need to know this morning. virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax is denying another claim of sexual sault. the latest accusation comes from a former classmate from duke university back in 2000. californiafe pssor claims fairfax assaulted her back in 2004. fairfax flatly denies both claims and is ignoring calls to resign. today, virginia state trooper lucas dowell will laid to rest. he was killed monday night during a drug-related rd in cumberland county. governor ralph northam is expected to attend theservice. and some emergency work

could slow down your comte on the beltway today. crews have closed three lanes of the inner loopetween annapolis road and john hanson highway. all lanes should be back to normal by noon. the red line will be shut down between dupont circle and judiciary square this weekend. metro is installing new lighting metro is installing new lighting and says it needs both tracks.

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good morning. breakingovernight, mounting pressure. a second woman comes forward accusing virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault while they were in college together. now, both state and national democrats are speaking out. >> a defying governor says he is not leaving either. we're live with the latest. fireworks on capitol hill. >> you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is honest and not cconflicted? ongressman, i'm knot a pnot a pt to repeat what you're saying. >>