good morning, everybody. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get to the closures and delays. >> in virginia, prince william, manassas city schools, warrens frederick, shenandoah count schools are closed. to the delays. arlington, fairfax, loud, manassas park city, falls church and alexandriape schools will two hours late, as will fauquier, page, culpepper, winchester, and rappahannock schools. >> carroll county schools are closed. washington, montgomery, frederick, and charles county schools two hours late. allllegany county schools are on a three-hour delay. and d.c. public schools are on a two-hour delay. hardy, virginia, grant, min tral county schools open two hours late. morgan, burgeon, and jefferson county schools are closed today. all of thoselosings and delays

are running on the bottom of your screen. and you can find information on the nbc washingn app. >> if anything changes, we'll be updating you throughout the morning on that. they're scrolling at the bottom of your screen, obviously. team covern this weather alert day. justin finch and nicole jacobs are driving around. melissamo let is keeping an eye on the roads and the rails. we begin with chuck bellend what need to know. >> you have to be ready for a long commute into work and g.school this morn the delays are probably the best course of action for most of the school districts here, just to be assured thereipon't be riness on the side streets. mainly a rain event. there will be trouble tonight into tomorrow morning. weather alert mode throughout the day and through the first half of tomorrow. the morning, most of the slipperiness are the pennsylvania border into wint

vi. limited problems, slippery because they're wetd roads aro the city. temperatures hovering around thr freezing markost of the area. the complete forecast on our nbc washington app. you can find and follow me there on social media. radar shows this large area of pink for montgomery and fairfax and loudon counties. that's a little mix of rain and snow. temperatures are hovering above freezing. tnot much is sticking roads. our future weather is carrying the line north.hr mostly raingh 5:00 or 6:00. tonight, after the sun goes down, a chance f c snowing back in. talk about amounts and the rest of the school week omahead,g up. for now, it's traffic time. >> beltway at river road, inbound, outbound, no problems on the inner or outer the beltway. it's wet. that's a situation in a lot of places. be careful what looks wet could te slick. as you look the radar, you can see the pink and green showing w have precipitation falling.

it's that mix that chuck is talking about thiin mo the snow, sleet and rain. laurel northbound 95 at 198, a crash on the left side. ll're seeing southbound delays, as as you approach the beltway. mt. airy, a crash reported there. two tractor-trailers. we're seeing delays. get ready for a dicey commute. depending on where you are expect a mix of snoweezing rain and potentially some sleet. this was germantown last night. it started out light and quickly turned heavy. the problem isn't just the snow. it's the ice. the slick spots have potential to freeze overnight, causing black ice this morning. we're working for you with team coverage on this winter weather. >> we begin with justin finch. he's live on the roads with care of what yoexpect out the door this morning. hey, justin. >> reporter: we're on 70 southbound north of frederic trying to come off of the highway here. hit a slowdown on our way heading south.

a lot of taillights in front of us here. we saw snow and rain earlier up in hagelotown. ing like more rain here as we get closer to frederick. i can tell you that 70 southbound has been pretty clear m our way down. haven't seen tooy problems, though. we can tell you that the overpasses and the ramps here can be a bit more frozen and tend to freeze first, the longer roadway stretches here. keep that in mig. go over an overpass and seeing slush build up on the sides of the road there, too.ee we've state highway administration trucks going around, doing their paroles, keepi ining eye on the roads. 1,700 pieces of equipmentor the state to take care of the roads. and schools with o-hour delays in this area as a result of these conditions. you want to be careful and stay slow as you drive, a you make your way out your door this

morning. course,e streets, of have been a bit worse for wear than your main streets. keep that in mind as you factor in your commute today. we're live here watching the roads on 70 i'm justin finch, news 4, back to you. >> justin, thank you. we continue our team i coveranorthern virginia now. >> nicole jacobs is in loudon county with the latest on condition there's. nicole, how is it going? >> reporter: well, we're now in ashburn. it looks as ifoudon county lucked up, if you will. it is simply raining at t point. we'll go ahead and show you, again, the glistening roads. it is raining and there is ponding here in some spbus. nothing more than that. there is someleftover sno from the dusting last night on the sides of the roads. but nothing on the roadways that's impacting traffic. i can tell you, aswell, that it is just above freezing here. t

sore could be some black ice in some spots. but you wano definitely take it easy, as you're out on your y to work or on the two-hour delay. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. and a reminder that you can stay on top of the weather in our nbc washington app. you'll be able to go theret to he latest updated forecast for your neighborhood anytime. > it e's 6:06. digging in as the crisis in the commonwealth continues this morning. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general show no gns of stepping down in the wake of scandals that engulf their positions. lieutenant governor fairfax, accused of rape and sexu assault, seems the most likely to be pushed out of office. arlington democrat patrick hope will attempt to begin impeachment proceedings in the statehouse. cameras caught the lieenant governor leaving his home in annandale over the weekend. >> lieutenant governor, are you ready ticles of

impeachment if you do not resign? >> the articles of impeachment states the sex assault allegations against fairfax are credible in nature and calls for a house committee to hold hearings on the matter. two women have accused fairfax of sexual assault. he insists the encounters with both women were consensual. a spokesperson says the er oreutenant govr is exploring options for a thgh investigation into the allegations and says that the fbi should investillte, not his lawmakers in richmond. rn> and we're finally hearing from virginia go, ralph northam. he sat down for his first televised interview since a racist photo was discovered in on cbs' "face the nation," northam called the days since fficult.dal broke despite calls from his own party to resign, the governor says he is not going anywhere. >> virginia needs someone that can heal. there's no better person to do

that than a doctor virginia also needs someone who is strong, who has empathy, who has courage and who has a moral compass. >> northam said it's up to his lieutenant governor and attorney general, to decide whether they will resign in light of their respective scandals. virginia voters are split on , this iss well, in terms of portham and what he should do. a new "washingto"/schar school poll, says, 47% think he should resign and 49% say he should stay. is showing he is getting support from african-americans in the state. more than half do not think he should step down. now, to a develong story on the border. california governor gavin newsom is expected to pull back all members of the state's national guard deployed athe california/mexico border. the troops will be reassigned to fight wildfires. newsome says california will not be a part of the trump administration's, quote, manufactured crisis. the battle for border funding could lead to another partial government shutdown at the end of the week.

congress has until friday to come to an agreement that includes substantial funding for a border wall. right w, talks between congressional leaders have stalled. the fight is between funding a border wall. democrats say is it necessary? and the president wants. acting chief of staff mickan mu says the best outcome is that congress comes up with a deal the president will sign. mulvaney says the president would build the wall with or t withngress. as many federal employees prepare for the possibility of being out of work again, the srline industry will outline the risks of anothtdown. the association of flight attendants will hold a press conference at reagan national airport this afteron. you'll recall during the last , shutdosa officers, safety inspectors, and others were force to work without pay. travelers faced long delays because several tsa oints had to be closed because there weren't enough workers.

the music industry held its most prestigious award ceremony >> the grammys, hosted by alicia keys in los angeles. >> welcome to the 61st annual grammy awards. >> among the night's big winners, donald glover, also known as childish gambino. n record of the year and song of the year. the first rap song to do that. british vocalist dua lipa was selected as best new artist. kacey musgraves won for "golden hour." >> oh, my god. i don't even know what to say. it was unbelievable to be in a category with such gigantic albums. really brilliant works of art. >> that's a nice dress. >> you like that? >> no. lady gaga won three awards, including best pop solo performance and pop duo performance for "shallow."

the show paid homage to three legendary women. you see dolly parton and diana ross there. the late aretha franklin was also honored. >> these are the best ladies ever. and former first lady michelle obama took the stage, to she talked about the power of music.>> hat was a big ovation for her. another democrat throws her name into the race for president. >> the lheest on campaign trail. chuck? >> school day forecast, a lot of districts are on some formclf delay ored. complete list on our nbc washington app and running itross the bottom of your screen. ill be cold and wet and stay that way all day long today. n you'd your winter coat, h yourat andca and umbrella. the daily grade is an "f." gh> what will lighten your spirits, bn your spirits, is meeting gucci here. 4 years old. gucci has glaucoma.

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welcomeback right now, it's 6:14. we want to let you know tt there are someelsay coming into the system now. prince george's county courts will have a o delayedning today. they will open at 10:00 a.m. staff should show up at 9:30. that's prince george's county district court. now, forl sch systems expressing the delays coming into the newsroom. in maryland, frederick, washington and anna rundle county schools. and the federal government is on a two-hour delay. employees have the option for

unscheduled leave or telework. and fauquier count schools are closed now? all fauquier county schools are closed. >> complete list of school closings for you. all of the information at t ttom of your screen and posted in the nbc washington app. now, to desion 2020. the crowded field of democrac candidates continues to grow. minnesota governor amy klobuchar announced her candidacy as snow covered dar rally yest >> one faith leader reminded me, to pursue the good, we must believe that good will prevail. >> it was 16 degrees there. her campaign team ordered 100 gallons of hot cocoa a gallons of hot apple cider to keep her supporters warm. the three-term senator was re-elected last year partially by winning in dozens of counties president trump won in 2016.

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need. we have animals in need here. >> that's right. the's thousands of animals who come from our door every year that are in need of a home and also general care with us. we keep them for as long as it takes to find them a good home. we find sport to pet owners in the community. the pet rescue alliance helps people and animals through d.c. and the entire area. >> look how adorable gucci is. gucci has glaucoma and is good and ready to be adopted. paul is holding another cutie back here. t i wan show you the wish list. we have a list of items, things and suggestions that include a lot ofthings. towels, blankets, food, toys, leashes. a link on our website to your wish list here. we want you to dona,, gi of course come out and adopt a pet. you can take one of these cuties home right now. >> nothing too fancy. a simple list to help out. >> it makes a big difference.

it's theittle things. molette, thanks so much. want tourno chuck bell and the radar is all lit up this morning. >> not a pretty day to spend time outside. >> nothing good to ireport. ish i had better news. >> what can you do? >> on top of cold and wet, it's monday. after a relatively pleasant weekendss ac the area, we're back in weather alert mode for today, tonight and tomorrow morning and for tomorrow morning, as well. the red shading, the northern third of the viewing areas that's whe you're likely to encounter slick roads this morning. there could be areas that are slippery or have ice on the side streets for the northern half of the d.c. suburbs. points south, not much of an issue. the winter weather advisory goes to 10:00 a.m., just about everywhere. the ma concerns areor slushiness and slipperiness on the roads across northern parts of maryland, in hagerstown,

frederick and martinsburg, as well. temperaturesre just above freezing. road chemicals are effective at these temperatures. we'll keep the mix of rain and sleet and snow here. and aust rain for theernoon hours. and temperatures, though, certainly not warm. all you have to do is be above 32 degrees. we can accomplish that toda there's a long strome of moisture down through the ohio valley. that's all pointed right at us. high pressure tour north is going to turn our winds more to the northeast tonight and try to drive a little of o a wedge colder air at the surface in. as a result, there's an increasing cnce for the rai to go back to snow tonight, espeally across parts of northern and northeast maryland. during the daylightda hours the rain/snow line retreats. could have a break in r then from time-to-time, before rain comes back in for the evening commute today.k after dtonight, that rain/snow line could back down to about i-70 there.

parts of frederick county. snowfall amounts, nothing crazy. could get 2 to 4 inches near the pennsylvania border. that's from sundow tonight until sunrise tomorrow. we'll be in weather alert mode the next couple days. the sun will come back. thursday is the best day of the week. unfortunately, rain moves in time forriday night. >> i don't love that. thursday is looking good. in dumfries, two problems. as you head northbound, both of them is something you'll run into. northbound, in the dale city truck scale. left lane blocked by a crash. and the exit for dumfries, accident on theig side. 270, shady grove road, looking good. roadhi are just wet morning but can be slick. be careful. mt. airy, a crash involving two tractor-trailers. inner loop and outer loop of the beway, okay. the pink and green, the rain

falling. 270,o problems there. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, lookinod listen to wtop 103.5 whenou hop in your car. valentine's day is thursday, this thursday. have you brought your loved one a giftyet? we look at how much money people are spendg on their valentine this year. >> watch "ellen" this afternoon. followed by news 4 at 4:00. >> today weather alert day. we're keeping track of the conditions outside and the school closings and delays. fauquier county school now closed. be sure to download the nbc washington app for t latest. he

you're watching news 4 today. >> a reminder that today is a weher alert day. give yourself some extra time to get to work and school. the roads, sidewalks, all are a little slick out there in some places. chuck bell will have your full forecast here in a fewriminutes. t now, though, it's valentine's day soon here in a couple of days. it's not the year's most important hoday, some would y. you better remember it. if you forget, that could be a problem. bad standing. >>bc's chris clakam shows how to stay out of the doghouse. >> reporter: it's crunch time

for florists across the countryn now that valne's day is ngurs away. >> we start planor it at the end of december. >> reporter: the number of americans celebrating romantic holiday has bee steadily declining, the amount spent romancing those you love should be a record this year. >> they will be buying everything from gis and cards, flowers and experiences. >> reporter: all of which adds to the average person drops just over $160. and a bank rate survey found men more likely than women to spend more on valentine's day.d enunger millennials leading all age groups at ng the most. >> flower don't ha calories. they don't make you fat. >> reporter: how long you've been married also matters. >> couples that have spent ten years or more together, will spend $350. couples who have been together for about two years will spend about $100, $105. >> reporter: gting ready for

the day that's dear to the heart of milons. chris clackum, nbc news. >> just manage yourat expens. you know what i mean? know what your person wants. >> and get on it,now. coming up on news 4 today, new details about a threat leveled against a local scoop. >> where itpe hd and who police believe was behind it. plus, the final we'll continue our coverage of the work under way right now to prevent another government ut wn. chuck? >> dog walking forecast time. this is tay tay, available for rescue at the humane rescue it alliance's we 8-year-old dog here. a good day for an older dog because it will be cold and wet. because it will be cold and wet. perfect te to

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news 4 begins with a team 4 weather alert. a monday morning we're not talking about justin finch. we're talking aboutehe snow and leet in the region overnight. we're talking about the slick

sidewalks ali the possi of treacherous commute. not our justice. that was not the video you were suppos to see. >> justin has it together. >> he does. you can tell. >> 6: right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's monday. >> it's monday. >> we're in weather alert mode this morning. local schools are taking notice of the rough weather out there, too. the federal government is on a two-hour dela you could not have scripted -- it was scripted. >> you know, then -- ah. >> two-hour delay for the federal government. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >> in virginia,e pri william, manassas city schools, warren, frederick, sen roy andun fauqui schools are closed. delays, fairfax,on lo manassas park city, and falls church will open two hours late. page, culpepper, winchester, clarke and rappahannock. >> in maryland, carroll county

schools are osed. prince george's, montgome, washington, anna rundle. d.c. public schools are on a two-hour delay. in west virginia,grant,hardy, hampshire and mineral county hours will open three late. >> morgan, berkeley, jefferson coun county, west virginie schools ar closed today. you can find out the information in the nbc washington app. local cre spent the night treating the roads trying to get ahead o the ice and snow. but the danger is real out there. drivers are beinged u to use caution. this morning, we have team coverage of the storm and the impact. >> justin finch is out o the roads for us this morning. as is nicole jacobs. melissaollet has the word on the commute. >> amo yuckay morning. it is cold and wait outside this morning. that's not going to ange, probably, until we get to

wednesday morning. a long stretch of moisture from the d.c. area that goes back to the northside of memphis, tetaessee. we areing to see a little bit in the way of a mix of sleet and freezing rain, especially up across parts of northern maryland. also, snow for northernou baltimorey and carroll county. around the city this morning, it's mostly cold rain. ghe northern suburbs have snowflakes mixin. the winter weather advisoriy ie for just about everywhere, until 10:00 in the aimorning,y slushiness on the side roads and untreated surfaces thisrn g. and future weather has a chance of the rain/snow mix, in northernryland, through the morning hours. and retreating later on in the a current temperatures hovering at or a tick above the freezing ma. for mo not expecting a lot of snow. we could get a couple of inches nearhe pennsylvani border. keep that in mind. your planner for your monday, melissa, from cold and wet, to wet and cold throughout the day.

>> sounds lovely. thank you, chuck. a look right now at ms prob annandale, inner loop turnpike .debris on the right si this looks pretty with the radar over the roads. the pink and the green, springish. it's t. just lots of moisture falling from the sky in vious places. you're probably going to get wet in morning. beltway, georgia avenue.oo inner and outer loop. no worries there, just the moist beltway. mt. airy, westbound 70, a crash of t tractor-trailers. it was pretty blocked before. not so bad any longer. sterling, 28 at sterling boulevard. dumfries, northbod 95. the left side blocked by an accident. delays headed inround. a new pblem in upper marlboro, we'll look at that coming up. our team isusy worki for you, tracking the winter weather conditions across our area. >> nicole jacobs is check out the roadways in loudon county,

virginia. how is it looking? >> reporter: well, rain, rain and more rain. we'll go ahead and give you a look at the roads this morning. we're o 267, dulles toll road. the roads aslick. there's a little bit of ponding and a cause to be careful. and to give yourself some extra there is a two-hour school delay for loun county public schools. i would venture to guess by that point, there would b few problems, if any at all. so, i would ventu to guess, loudon county, definitely lucked up on this one. again, all we're seeing i rain this morning. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. our coverage of this blast of winter weathon continues ne and in the nbc washington app. you will find an updated liste n th school closings and delays, as well as the latest forecast alerts.fic it is 6:35 right now. anday theecks of thousands

t federal workers in our area and acro country hang in the balance. lawmakers have until friday to come up with a border security deal or there could be a partial government shutdown. right now, it's not looking so od. talks between congressional leaders have stalled. pr iident trump insists will be built, while democrats disagree with that.ar lawmaker hopeful, though, that a compromise can be reached. >>e could close some deals, but they t have be good to secure our borders. >> if we stay focused on getting a deal and we negotiate in good faith on border security w i thinll end up with something that can work and keep the government open. >> today, california governor is expected to pull back the national guard deplayed to the excaliforniao border to fight wildfires. newsome said that california will not be part of the trump

administration, quote, manufactured crisis. in virginia, the top three politicians are in controversies that threaten their ca go rnor ralph northam vows stay in office after calls for him to resign when a racist photo appeared in his yearbook.s ke to cbs news over the weekend. >> i am not going anywhere. i have learned from this. i have a lot more to lea. >> there's a growing sign of support for governor northam from african-americans living in virginia. t"according to a "washingt poll, 58% want him tb.stay on the meanwhile, the political future for lieutenant governor justin fairfax is also at risk. today, arlington democrat patrick hope will introduce articles of impeachment against fairfax after two women accused him of sexual assault. fairfax says both encounters were consensual. we'll be in richmond for the ev latestopment on this story.

manassas city police have identified the person response football for areoncredible against schools. police say the suspect is a udstonewall middle school t. he is accused of making a threat on social media targeting schoolin prince william county and the city of manassas. as an extra precaution, police plan to placeional patrols at schools in manassas. still ahead, indiana sports fans may have gotten more than r they bargainedt this weekend's pacers game. >> why some may have t tested for rabies. and random acts of kindness. molette green is showing us live morning. >> 9-year-old twiggy is ready for a random act of kindness. all of her friends here at the humane rescue al sance. we'llhow you how you can do that coming up next.

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r. good news in the fight against breast can it's estimated more than 500,000 deaths from the disease have been avoided in the u.s. researchers credit mammograms an improvement in treatments for saving women's lives. the findings come from research donee universities of corado, michigan and duke. early detection is key here. wash been suffering through a tough season. but considering what happened during a weekend pacers game in indiana, we may not have it so bad. some fans at the game may have been exposed to rabies. while the pacers took on the clippers, a bat flew down from the rafters and apparently came into contact with se people. now, they are being asked to ntact the state's health department because of concerns about rabies. they want them to get checked out. >> it would have bee pandemonium if i was at a wizards game and that happened. >> pandemonium? >> yeah. >> pandas fell from the rafters. >> that would be a happy thing.

>> it would be painful. here's your cnbc morning news report. >> i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. tax season is under way. ericans are a bit more sluggish in filing their returns this year. the irs says the number of individual tax returns received in the firsteek of the season fell more than 12% from last year. the total number of returns proc the average refund is also smaller, about $1,865, versus dore than $2,000 last year about 8%. the irs expects to issue fewer refund checks due to changes in your tax law. with your cnbc business report. i'm frank holland. we head to break on this weather alert day, checking with storm team 4 chuck bell. >> we have snow near the pennsylvania border. and a mix of rain and snow for most.cf the metro area. your monday morning commute, in, around and back hom today, will be cold and wet. and another ugly one coming up

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16 before the hour on a monday morning. it's a weather art day around here. snow, ice, rain, it all fell all over the region last night. it continues into the mo many local schools are on a

delay today. all that information is running at the bottom you can find it in the nbc washington app. the crisis in the commonwealth enters another week. all three top elected officialsg areing to remain in office after a series of scandals. governor northam says he has no plans on resigning. >> lieutenant governor, justin i fairfa accused of sexually assaulting two women. fairfax delays the today, though, a fellow lawmaker says he will attempt to begin impeaching fairfax. geoff bennett is in richmond this morning. what dohie expect week? >> reporter: good morning. well, governor ralph northam says that entire blackface scandal serves a higher purpose. he's learned from it and he wants to s his time in office, serving an agenda ofeq ty.

if the allegations against justin fairfax turn out to be true, he should resign. but over the weekend, fairfax tements where s he denies the allegations against him. he is calling for al fulnd and indepet investigation. the two accusers put out statements of their own. they now say they're willing to participaten any empeaimpeachme proceedings against fairfax if they move forward.ck and pat hope, the arlington county virginia house delegate member. we expect him t drop articles of impeachment this afternoon to get fairfax out o office. this is a fast-moving story. >> geoff bennett in richard monday. more from geoff on the "today" show. thanks. we're once again on shutdown watch for federal workers who fear another furlough. comments from trump's acting chief of staff may not sit well.

mickou mulvaney not rule out a possibility of a shutdown by week's end. when asked if the president would declare a national emergency, he would only reiterate theen press position on border security. >> the president does believe there's a national security crisis and humanitarian crisis at the border. and he will do something about it. whether or note gets$1.6 billion from congress. whether he gets 2.5$2.5 bil or $5.7 billion, he will do what he can to secure that border. >> mulvaney added that if congress gives the preside half of the money he's requesting for the border wall, ay approve the measure and lo for the rest of the money elsewhere. long-sving congressman lter b. jones has died. he served 13 terms for a dist carolina.tern north while jones worked on committees, it was the about-face on the iraq war that defined his career.

he supported the war in 2002 but after attending the funeral services for a marine sergeant, he wrote a letr of apology to the marine's family. he wrote similar lette to more than 11,000 relatives of dead service members. congressman walter bs jr. was 76 years old. tonight president trump and possible presidential contender beto o'rourke will host competing rallies in el paso. the president is expected to draw a large crowd and make his argument for build a wall. o'rourke, who lost his senate race to ted cruz, plans to speak right across the street. he will lead a march to the president's rally and speak at the same time. anupdate on the saga between amazonbe founder jeff s and the orrwner of "the national inquirer." an attorney r the tabloid is coming to its defense.in bezos is accthe tabloid of last month, the paper printed text messages between him and his alleged mistress. he says the company threatened to own the magazine

threatened to release pictures of bezos unless he stopped the investigation. the attorney for the ceo denied that it'extortion and called it journalistic negotiation. >> absolutely isot extortion amd not blackmail. i think bezos anhave interests in resolving their differences. >> the owner of "the national enquirer" and president trump, are reportedly very good iends. "the washington post" and believes critical reporting on the president is what caused the tabloid tottack him. news 4rews were out late in the evening just as the snow started falling. the concern this morning is that all that wet snow and rain ic turned to with the potential for black ice on the roads, you want to take it easy this morning. school delays and closures are in effect. we heard from frederick county schools in thmaryland. are closed. we have team coverage on this morning's winterweather. justin finch is on the roads with more on the conditions. justin, how is it going?

>> reporter: hey there. ing. mo it's your monday morning mess, watching outside of my window here. seeing a slick pavement here. steady rain is falling here in germantown. light rain is falling. we're seeing that collect on tha ro here. just below freezing and seeing mainly clear roadways coming off of 270. not much to complain about. clear roadways there, as i look over into the neighborhood streets in germantown, we're seeing clear streets. .otential problems, as we some unclear sidewalks and slush buildup in the roadway, as well be sure as you're driving to look out for the slick spots. they could be black ice and give you a problem, asngou're dri to work and school this morning. we're live in germantown. i'm justin finch, news 4. t >>nk you. let's turn to meteorologist chuck bell now and see what we can expect in the day ahead. chuck? cold and it will be wet from start to finish today.

now, at national airport, 34 degrees, with a windchill of 28. you have to keep in mind, windill does not affect water. windchill is only there to measure the evaporation rate oi re off of human skin. windchills can be as low as they want, as t long as temperature is above 32 degrees, water will not freeze. that an important reminder. it will be windchills below freezing all morning. temperatures hovering above the freezing mark for most. 34 intown. 33 in dulles. 34 in fredericksburg. the best chanc to see any slushiness on the side roads or streets or untreated surfaces, contained to northern maryland. a little more in the way of themulating snow next t pennsylvania border. what you node to know, snow north and slushy roads. mostly just a rain/snow mix around swn. alth of the city will be r in drops today. tonight, colder arts to filter in. as a result, snow chances go up

tonight into tomorrowmorning, especially for northern maryland, where there could be 2 to 4 inches of snow. around the.c. metro area, another rain/snow mix, to be briefly slushy at times. and then everything will change to all-rain andf a lot rain to boot. there's your profile for today. temperatures hovering in the low 30s all day, with mostly rain during the daylight hours. and the mix back to snow tonight. all this on our nbc washington app. you can see here, there's a lot more moistureha where came from, as well. be ready for not a pleasant weatherst tch. any snow chances will be contained to the pennsylvania border. less than an inch for the d.c. metro area. 2 to 4 up near the pennsylvania line. there's the ten-day outlook. next day we see the sun, wednesday, with a gusty west wind. rain friday night into saturday. >> thursday looks good. taking a look at the roads. anna dale this morning, interloop after little river

turnpike. we're seeing slowdowns because of that problem right here. you can see the radar over t of the roads. we have that for you, showing iyou where it raining and where we have problems. it will be messy wit snow, sleet and rain situation. sterling at 28.mf es northbound 95 at the dale city truck scales. left lane is blocked by a crash. 66 looking okay. 95, not bad. a little delay inbound. 270, at father hurley. volume. we have delay for schools. folks headed to work later. mt. airy, westbound 70, a crash with two tractor-trailers. metro, silver, orange, blue delays.tr el times, no problems on 270. top of the beltway looking good. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, no issues. remember to listen towtop 103.5 f.m. as you your car today.

6:54. weather it's helping someone with their groceri o flower delivery, random acts of kindness bringsmiles. >> molette green is dropping off special treats to our four-legged friends at the humane rescue alliance in northeast.e, molett good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. we brought in all of these treats for all of our furry friends here. look at them. everything in here the toys to the blankets. dog food. toys for the pets, everything. i want you to know, we metucci earlier in the hour, who is the cutest little thing. and here's twiggy. she came in 9 years old. she was only13, 14 pounds. and look. she is making progress here. i want to introduce you to lauren with the humane rescue alliance. what's the biggest item on your wish list for all of these beautiful animals. he i think most important thing is monetary donations.va we're ply funded and we

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