>> melissa mollet has a road on the roads for us. we begin with chuck bell and look at our forecast. hey, chuck. >> good morning, aaron and good morning, everybody. ednesday off to a relatively quiet start. skies have been trying to clear out a bit during the overnight hours. finally after a couple days with no sunshine at all, here comes the sun f your afternoon plans and also here comes the wind. winds gilting near 40 per hour at times today. especially in the higher elevations. be careful. hold on tight to the steering wheel. the wind will also keep a bit of a wd chill factor around. wind chills will be down near freezing during the yoternoon. ll certainly need your warm puffy coat. dry weather for today and for tomorrow. right now, temperares have taed above freezing for most of the overnight hours. that is good news. ffy of the s that accumulated to the branchs or power lines late yesteooay afte should have melted away overnight. as that is welcome news. your commute for then for today, need the sunglasses once again. afternoon temperatures will hover in the mid 40s for most of the day.

biggest weather issue f today will be the gusty wind. tomorrow we lose the wind and gain a couple degrees. we'll be back in the 50s ngtomorrow. a chance for snow on saturday. to help you time that out coming up in a few. melissa, good morning. >> good morning. first 4 traffical t, chopper 4 headed to this problem in virginia. let's take a look at exactly what'sappening in some of those delays. northbound 95 afterti 123 very slow from an earlier vehicle fire. looking at the backups, we typically have backups here but this is adding to the pain this morning. maybe take the express lanes. mit be worth the money today. outbound 14th street bridge before gw parkway,ave the crash hanging around in the right lane. left sid there is blocked. temple hills inbound branch avenuehehe ramp to outer loop police activity there and brandew problem southwest freeway westbound after the third street tunnel new crash there right side is blocked by that acdent. guys? >> melissa, thank you. 6:02 now. we're staying on top of thela

st developments out of the white house. all eyes are on the trump administration this g.morn the president in particular to see if he will back a bipartisan bill to avoid a partial government shutdown on friday. >> both democrats and publicans are on board and everyone agrees another shutdown would be a disaster, but the president has made it clear he isn't happy with the proposed deal. it doesn't include a more than quarter $5.5 billion he asking for the wall along he southern border. it does include 55 miles of new fencing and more moneyor homeland security. the preside hted he may takect executiven to make sure the wall goes up. >> am i hpy at first glance? i just got to see it, the answer isno. i'm not. i'm not happy. but am i happy with where we're? goin i'm thrilled because we're supplementing things and moving things around. >> tnt presi says he was proud of the first shutdown because people learned during that shutdown all about the

problems com tg in from southern border. another sticking point yet to beddressed is a cap on beds centers.. detention news 4 tracie potts has more on this issue as we inch closer to friday's deadline. now to the latest on theis crn the commonwealth, one of virginia lieutenant governor just fairfax sexual assault accusers is speaking out. last night dr. vanessa tyson appeared a at symposium called for courage in the metoo era in stanford university. the lack of respect of somebody else's autonomy is very crucial. >> last week dr. tyson came forward and said the lieutenant governor force herd to perform a act on him in 2004. e says she told a virginia congressman about the incident one year ago around the same time she told "the washington post" about it >> sometimes you have to lead by

example. no matter how hard it is. >> mean while, another woman accused fairf of sexual assault back in 2000. irfax denies both claims and is asking for a thorough ve igation. the symposium at which dr. tyson appeared was planned several months ago. the wintry blast created dangerous conditions ind marylad ome people are still in the dark. take aook at this home security camera. what it caught in damascus a huge branch nearly hitting a man walking in th road. news 4 spoke with this man. he didn't want to be on camera bu sayshat falling branch could have seriously hurt him. others wen't as lucky. fallingambranchs, daged cars lines, led down power kundreds of power customers were left in the dar and might not get electricity back until later today. 6:04. now to disturbing case in fairfax tycobehavioral specialist is charged with raping a woman who wasy menta

incapacitated. 60-year-old bernard betts-king assaulted the woman inside the mvle community center in springfield last august. the victim became pregnant after the assault. investators used dna to zero in on their suspect. this is not the only place here betts-king worked with mentally incapacitatedpatients. >> we were shocked, taken back by it. we're focussed on making sure our individuals are safe and healthy right now. >> police say they have found a second victim who they're trying to link to the suspect by using dna. it's now 6:05 this morning. we're gting a looryat a montgoounty man charged with rape. phillip canter met a woman in chevy chase. she believes canter put something in her drink. she told police she remembers waking up inside canter's condo. surveillance found video of canter forcing the woman into the building. neighbors who live nearby say they're horrified.

>> i have a daughter who is 24. en ever she goes out, i always tell her not to leave any drinks, and she doest. >> kancanter is a registered se offender in maryland. he sexually assaulted a high school student in2005. he remains in jail wound bond. ds virginia r should be getting safer soon. >> it's illegal to have your hone in yourd while you're driving in virginia. on in finch is live for us 66 with more on this new law. aastin, good morning. >> reporter: n, good morning. we use our phones for so much, for directions, to talk, to text and so much more, they can be hard to get from out of our hands, even when we're driving. virginia says they can help us out her by cracking down on drivers found to be holding or using their phone while behind the wheel. this law was passed just las

week to prohibit the use of mobile devices while driving. however, when you a stopped a a stop sign or red light, you are allowed to glance down at your phone for directions or something small like that. maryland and d.c already have similar laws. now virginia appears to be following suithere. your first offense would be $125. your second offense $250. this law still has some other things to clear before it goes on the books on january 1st. expectedly for next year. as you can see, they're moving forward towards making their highways and rdways safer by getting drivers off of their phones. lookingive at the highway here ht i have been looking over to my left and r and seeing some phones in hands. it's what you don't want to do because very soon it can cost you quite a lot of money. back inside to you. all right, justin finch, thank you. just about 6:08 now. turn now to the crisis in the catholic church. a decision that will determi o the fat washington's former

cardinal theodore mccarrick.n vati officials have expected to decide this week whether to remove him from the he'shood over allegations of sexual abe. back injuly, he became the first romanea catholic lr in nearly a century to lose the title of cardinal. pe francis has to sign off on hy decisions but vatican officials saye wants the case concluded before his summit laeter this month on the global sexual abuse crisis. one of the most famous criminals in the world was conv oted ten counts for running a vlent drug cartel. the drug lord known as "el chapo" prosecutors are confident this conviction will put joaquin guzman in prison for the rest of his life. ended withonth trial guilty verdicts for engagingn a criminal enterprise, money laundering, international drug smuggling and gun charges. guzman has a history of escaping s even after being sent to prison. his luck ran m out after he with actor sean penn to discuss

a possible movie. that secret meeting led them to find "el chapo" again and extradite him to the u.s. a formal sentencing hearing is set for june 25th. new this morning, maryland governor larry hogan says he is done trying to put the redskins next to national har bower. there were discussions of a letd swapen maryland and the federal government so the team could build a new stadium right next to mgm national harbor casino. hogan told "the washington post" he is t withdrawi persuade the team at this time. the redskins said they want to build a new stadium inlace of rfk stadium, but those plans seem to lost support in the district. the team's lease at fedex field runs out in 2027. 6:09. still ahea on "news 4 today," special night for special family. >> the maryland terps help a young fan forget his cancer treatments at least for one night. plus, many scammers target older americans, but this time the scammer called the wrong person. we'll plain what happened next. chuck? all right.

couple days of ugly rainth arou area and lot of road chemicals put down, so the car wash forecast is optimistic. you can go ahead and get it washed. 'll have dry weather both today and tomorrow. weekend chances for rain and snow are increasing. five-day forecast when i see you next. day three of random acts of kindness, and we are giving away free coffee and a donut here at duck donuts in woodbridge. vernon is the first to get his box. there it is. come on by, we're her readye t

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>> i'm going to [ bleep ] kill you. i'm going to [ bleep ] kil your husband. i'm going to [ bleep ] set your house on fire. i'm not giving you any more warning. >> that was the terrifying message a scammer fromai j left for william webster and his wife. he wanted them to pay $50,000. the money was suppose to cover taxes and fees for winning the mega millions lottery. webster led the fbi and cia in the '80s and '90s say he wasn't about to fall for it >> this was pretty obvious to me that there was something fishy about it, that i would have been selected to have won something nthat i hadot earned. >> while thes web didn't pay, the scammer conned other elderly cfples out $300,000. he's been sentenced to six yrs in prison. the university of maryland ys taking a page from purdue's play book inspirpurdue's super fan tyler trent who died last month from cancer.

the terps hosted familiesti fi childhood cancer against their basketball game against purdue. last night the brigs family celebrated a big milestone. their son garrett had a brain tumor when he was 18 months old. he is 4 years old now and is in remission. >> been waiting for this moment for a lon time. after his surgery about a year ago we've had four or five mris now swing a clean bill of health. >> now the terps teamed up with alex's lemonade stand to make this happen. the national organization raises money for child cancer patients. >> garrett is looking great.py so hor that family. >> having a good time. check him out. won.e terps news 4 is challenging youmao a random act of kindness this week. yesterday we put out the call from shepherd's table in silver ring. we shared their wish list in the nbc washington app and you responded in a major way. the organize is getting tons of calls and donations to help its clients. and this morning, we're helping folks get a sweet start to their day. >> news 4 molette green is

handing out donuts at woodbridge. i know people are happy to see you. >> look, as soon as the doors opened at 6:00 a.m., we had a stream of folks coming in. look, melissa and kevinhelready have donuts. we're paying for a donut and a cup of coffee for y this morning, just day three of random acts of kindness. we areg invitou to commit a random act ofne kindss. jenna was the second person who came in. she's waiting for a whole big box for her office. and this is so much fun. you came straight from the gym in to buy your donut, that was pretty brave of you. >> yeah. i mean, we worked hard, so i feel like now we deserve a reward. >> look how licious. >>, yeah. >> it looksdelicious. i'm going to bring larry sheer the owner over here. he owns three duck. donu nice enough to let news 4 into the building to pay for coffee and duts for customers. larry, how exciting is this to be part of a random act of kindness? >> great. we always love doing events like this. we love to, you know, reward our customersur and o community and

if we can partner with folks like you guys to do it, it's great. so we're here until 7:00 a.m. paying for your cup of coffee and a donut. a donut of your choice. i still have notutad my d yet, but i have my cup of coffee until 7:00 a.m. we're going to do as many people who come in this or, we're paying. it's on us. it's a random act of kindness. u like that, kevin? >> oh, i love it. >> they love it. back into you. eun, aaro tell me what flavor you want, we're bringing donuts back to the office. you know we have to. >> molette, you know me. we eat the same kinds of donuts. chocolate. >> i got it. >> either one. there some variation of chocolate on it, i'm all about it. >> boston cream for me. >> you're blew berrry. i will literally eat anything. >> one at a time, please. >> i think it's this kind of weather. >> yes. >> makes us crave this. >> yesterday was day best spent inside eating things that may

have not been all that good for you. today, will be the day you get outside and walk some of those lories off. tomorrow and friday also looking like good days to spend some time outdeurning off a few calories. right now, in washington, 37 degrees. not too much ofe a bre out there just yet. don't be fooled. it is going to be aery blustery afternoon. winds around 30 to 35 miles per hour aroundhe city. and winds could gust over 40 miles per hour in the highe rrain out north and west, so be ready for that if you're traveling i-81 toda that will be wind pretty much blowing perpendicular to traffic.il itbe rather buffetted on the highway today. all right. so mid 30s this morning. all that matters above freezing. ezall that fg drizzle we had that lasted well into the afternoon yesterday has had a chance to meltown overnight. your planner then for today, a mix of clouds and sunshine. the biggest issue will be the wind. winds today, again, 30 to 35 miles per hour or more. high today in washingt 4 right arou degrees.

tomorrow, also nice day. even milder. in the 50s tomorrow without the wind. it will feel like a much more pleasant day to spend some time outside. then as we get into friday, little cloudy but very mild. today is weather is really all about the wind. this area of storminess ming rough parts of great lakes dropped an increasing westerl breeze across parts of western pennsylvania and western wint vi. this band of cloudiness is where the winds are starting to pick up right behind that wave of low pressure. all right so friday, lot of clouds but near 60 degrees. on friday. saturday, tracking a chance for snow and snow chances on saturd look aittle better now than they did yesterday. the real challenge is can we get cold enough a c stayd enough because the best chance for snow will come during the daylight hours. so tha could turn tha snow into little more of a rain/snow mix. every time you get into that little mix precipitation thing, forecasting amounts is very

tricky. most computer models have next to nothing. the outlier and the big winner from the computers, the europea model says a solid 3 to 5 inches around here. way too early to guarantee that. that's just computer output, but it does show you there's at least ae for a few inches of snow on saturday. there's your five-day outlook. saturday 70% chance which should be mostly snow or some rain, sunday a 40% chance, which should be mostly rain with a few now flakes mixed in. ten-day forecast half hour, melissa. >> thank you, chuck. first 4 traffic alertere right now. take a look at this. we have a four-mile backup northbound 95 after 123. earlier vehicle fire is out of the way. those delays are sti hanging around, though. take a look at the map as well. they're easing a bit. they are getting a bit better, but still hanging around t the point where you're headed out some time soon, you ight want to think about route one. >> eastbound 66 before the beldway warng before you head out the morning, pusholes showinproblems.

we had complaints causing a slow down. brand new prlem, 270, this is southbound at middle brook road, crash on t left side we'll send chopper this way to show you what's going on from a little further above. eastbound 70 main street, lt lane onl getting by the accident there. beltway, overall looking good two earlier problems now gone. 270 south germanown to the spur 40, 36 miles per hour is your speed. 66 inbound is fine. 95 north 33 listen to wtop 13.5 fm when you hop in your car today. tomorrow is valentine's day. don't forget. a mother is trying very hard to find a date for her son and of all places towsonit unive and it has police issuing a warning. >> police, jennifer lopez stops ellen today. >> no, this was really sweet. so i'mbsessed with fixer upper. do you know joanna gains. >> yes. >> you can hear more about j. lo's surprise anniversary

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dating her son. that poor guy would never show his face on that campus again. >> poor guy. >> she is not wanted for any t crime they jant to make students aware in case there is reason for concern later down the road. >> i'm sure it was out a place of love. >> would you ever? >> no, of course >> i'm glad to hear that. >> i'll find other ways to embarrass my children. >> you do already. i've seen it. still ahead,ou have a cell phone, things became safer for you in the district. we'll tell you why. >> plus,o you need a job? why right now may be the best time to find what y're looking for. dog-walking forecast, finally a chance to get outside and have those paws go up and down the sidewalks for a fewmi s. eddie available for rescue through the humane rescue alliance. it won't be all that cold today, but it will be very windy and blustery through the

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region. check out the ice left behind in damascus. as the day begins and the sun comesout, it won't be the ice, rather the wind that we need to today.king about good morning, everybody, 6:30 i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. along with some song gusts today, we're already tracking some weather which may impact your weekend. >> before that, we also have some delays and t closures tol you about. it's on your screen. frederick county schools in marynd will open two hours late today. >> warren and frederick county aschools in virgire also on a two-hour delay. and reminder to find all the latest closing and delays in the nbc washington app. >> melissa mollet and chuck well. >> good morning. it's a very blustery day to b outside. so don't be fooled. you'll go outside this morning and think, hey, this isn't all that windy. it will be plenty watdy on today. overnight, temperatures courtesy breeze cover and light have held in the mid 30s. most important of all, everyone

around the d.c. area now in montgomery county above zi fr. so that little glaze of ice that caused so many power outages and tree limbs to come down that should all be melted away at this point in time. and whatever is left out there won't last long at all. into theres will get mid 40s for afternoon highs today, but again it will be windth winds out o west running about 25 to 35 miles per hour. so, what to wear for the kids? a hat with the tie down under the chin today. warm windbreaker, scarf and sunglasses as well.n but the whole compared to the last few days,si you'll cr today be very good indeed. milder weather for the rest of the week. more of the saturday snow chance coming up. this time we're talk about montgomery count germantown. chopper 4 southbound 270 at middle brook road. look at tns big res here on the left side of the roadway. right now getting by just two lanes southbound those backups really are building quite quickly. yout might w to do 365

frederick avenue to get down south if you're s leavie time soon. hopefully this clears quickly and it's not as much of an issue. still seeing delays. northbound 95 had three miles backup. not quite as bad. you still might want to consider the express lanes if you're leaving soon because that might help you a little bit. the otherve alternas route 1. that's not looking so great through that section because a lot have already taken it. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway no major issues. more on this problem on 270 coming up. the clock ticks toward another government shutdown, everyone is watching president trump. lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal toyvoid a fri night shutdown. >> now it is up to the president to sign the bill. he isen under i pressure from both sides to make a decision, but he's madet clear it isn't happy with the proposed deal. offered $1.4 billion for border fencing, not a wall. that is far less than a 5 $1/2

billion the president demanded. it does inclu55 miles of new fencing and more money for homeland security. the predent tweeted last night that the bill will actually provide $23 billion for border security. developments overnight in the crisis in theon coalth. dr. vanessa tyson spoke for the first time since going public ath herusations of sexual assault against virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax. son appeared at a symposium called courage in the metoo era last night at stanford university. >> on the topic of credibility, it deeply, deeply concerns me, at least when women come forward that this deliberate aempt to try to undermine someone's credibility. >> dr. tyson was booked to be on this panel on sex assau months ago. she says in 2004 fairfax forced her to perform a sex act in his hotel room during the democratic national convention.

fairfax insists it was. consensu another woman says fairfax raped her and insists he will not resign andenied those allegations as well. this could spell more than just potical trouble. ry smith is at the live desk to explain many. >> if dr. tyson wants to file a criminal complaint against justen fairfax, prosecutors i boston say they will investigate. "the boston globe" reports that rachel rollens is willing to open a cntminal probe io tyson's allegation that faiax assaulted her in 2004. rollens reportedly contacted the attorneys for dr. tyson and in an interview tuesday she said, quote, we will help in any way we can if she chooses, dr. tyson to come forward. we would offer any number of services starting from getting them in touch withel cous all the way if they were so inclined to seek prosecution. now, our northern virginia bureau chief just received this statement from representatives of justin fairfax saying, quote, he has called publi ay for fair, impartial investigation. he has nothing to hide.

he wl cooperate fully with an investigation by the suffolk county district if a criminal complaint is filed. in that events the lieutenant governor will explore all options with regard to filing his own cl complaint. in response to the filing of a false criminal complaint agast him. now, fairfax says he would also welcome ah thoro investigation by the fbi as well, which is already conducted two background checks into the lieutenant governor. eun, back to you. co >> , thank you. it's now 6:35. new this morning, the skin's efforts to secure a new stadium have taken a major hit. >> maryland governor larry hogan says he is done trying to put the stadium next to national harbor. drew wilder is live aex f field with more on this story. drew, good morning. >> reporter: good morn aaron. yeah, it looks like it's back to the drawing board again for the skins. now that governor larry hogan does not want to put the team ae that sear national harbor, per a report in washington post. now, the redskins and governor hogan had beeoong at that

space near national harbor and per the report hogants still w that land. he wants to buy it from the federa government, but he doesn't want to put a new stadium there. reached out to hogan's office this morning for information. haven't heard back just yet. meantime, where can the ski go? support for returning to the rfk site has dwindled in d.c. and ao for the cealth of virginia, you'll remember former governor terry mccough live really wanted the team there current governor ralph northam hasn't given any indication that he's interested in bringing the skinso the commonwealth. reporting live from fedex field this morning, drew wilder, news 4. thank you. a fight in annapolis over when your children start the school year could be headed for a referendum. yesterday senate democrats voted along party lines to have the dirst day of school up to local school ricts. now, maryland governor larry hogan signed an executive order in 2016 requiring schools to start after labor day.r the goverays longer summer

breaks allow more family time and help tourism. democrats say it could causeit conflicts teacher development days and religious holidays. e bill goes to the house where democrats hold a majority. b if you have a smart phone, you justame that much safer in the distri. new technology at the d.c. 911 call center now allows dispatchers to pinpoint your exact location when fou call help from your mobile phone. before this, dispatchers could only triangulate your position using cell towers. dispatchers say the upgrade will be a huge help because sometimes callers just don't know where they are. still aheadhis mornin do you want to save money? >> always. >> there's an app for at. >> there's several. we're showing you the ones that will help your wallet out the st. >> thisweek, we're celebrating random acts of kindness. molette green is out thisrn mog. fhat's coming up, molettmolette >> reporter: cup o coffee and

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president d republicans on their work on border security but referred to the democrats as quote, the radical left and voiced disfaction with the bill. kristen welker joins us from the white house with more. how might this play out today? > reporter: a couple different ways. good morning, aaron and eun to both of you with that second potential government shutdown looming for friday. lawmakers are moving forward with the deal you mentioned to avert it. overnight president trump saying he's been briefed on the bipartisan border deal. yesterday the president said he was not happy but despite his disappointment he signaled he doesn't want another shutdown. he also hinted he may take an executoe action t redirect money to pay for the wall. now, it's a little bit of a shift in strategy after threatening for so long to declare a national emergency if he didn't get enough funding. on capitol hill, top lawmakers on both sides of urging the president to take the deal, but some of the president's conservative all

have blasted it in terms of what happens next, we expect the senate willry to start to move on the bill as early as today,n hoo have votes by the end of this week and avert that second shutdown, of course t presidentremains the wild card. we'll have a lot more coming up on "today." back t you. >> kristen welker, thank you. you can watch her full report coming up next on "today show". 6:46 right now, this morning we're following two stories developing overnight. >> begin in the district with details on a tense night for police. d.c. police say they werele c to 5th and 8th streets in northeast for reports of a robbery. when they arrived the group of suspects took off running and started shooting at the officers. we haven't heard about injuries, but we're hoping to l about the incident today. and in prince georges investigating are a deadly pedestrian crash. this happened late last night. police say a man wasit by both a car and a pickup truck in the 3900 block. we're told both vehicles stayed at thee. sc

developing in new york city this morning, a police detective has died. >> he and another officer were shot last night. cory smiths at the live desk with details. cory, what happened? >> this was tragicaccident. we learned that the detective killed last night was shot by fellow officers heres what we know about that slain officer. his name is brian simonson, 42 years d, a 19 year veteran of the nypd. police say this happened as officers confrted a robbery suspect inside a cell phone store in queens. the officers who were wearing plainlothes a the time entered the store and saw the suspect emerge from the back pointingtht what appeared to be a ndgun. police commissioner later said the robbery suspect was carrying a fake gun. officers did not know that at the time, though. and with the suspect walking toward them, the officers started shooting. as far as that suspect is concerned, officials say he's a brooklyn resident and a career criminal. he was shot but is expected to be okay. nbc's ronllen will have much more on this investigation next on "today." aaron, eun, back to you? >> cory virginia lawmakers want to

make sure the roads in the commonwealth are just as safe as the roads in d.c. and maryland. >> a new distracted driving law is trying to dothust . news 4 justin finch has more on this new law. justin? >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. the hope here is tha it will make the roads safer by keeping drivers safer behind the wheel here. this van would prohibit the use of mobile devicesthhile behind wheel on a highway or roadway. however, at a stopped light or stop sign, drivers would be free to glance down at their phone for a second for gps or other poses here. as you mentioned, maryland, d.c. have similar laos on the books already, but here in virginia your first would be $125, your second offense $250. now this has a f more hurdles to pass through first, but should this law pass, it would go on to the books next year, january 1 and the hope is that by cracking down on mobile phone use while behind the wheel will

save a lot more years. back inside to you. >> justin, thank you. ff you're in the marke a new job, you may be in luck. the labor departmenersays the nuf current job openings is now at a record high.be in dec $7.3 million jobs were available. the most in two decades. has the winter wtther brouou down? does the snow and the sleet make you feel a little blue? fearnot. we have some good news about what's just around the corner. >> spring you say? >> yes, spring. >> here is the proof 1,000 miles south of here west palm beach, florida. the washington nationals pitchers and catchers report for spring training tiday. po players head into week next week on monday. the first full workoutegins the day after that. temperatures today in south florida will be in the 70s. >> very nice. >> at least we'll get the sun back today, right chuck? >> yes, absolutely. picture worth 1,000 words. there you can see from our cityi

camera view morning, the clouds from late yesterday are moving on out. we'll w be lefh a reasonable amount of sunshine today. we'll be bright, clear skies all day but more than enough rnshine to help lift y spirits after a fewicky days around here. snowfall totals soar for the winter, national airport up to 14 ihes of snow. that's about 3 inches ahead of average. dulles airport is at 20 inches combined now, 5.5 inches above. d bw-marshall only 11 inches so far, that's 3ncs below average. couple more chances of snow coming and soon. 37 now. no snow to worry about today. is all about the wind today. mid to upper 30s to near 40 degrees now. odternoon highs mostly in the mid 40s with an enough sunshine to brighten your spits and lift your mood a bit, but winds out of the west at 20 to 30 miles per hour sustained and gusts over 40 miles per hour, especially along the ridge lines from the blue ridge out into the mown tans of west virginia. tomorrow, ather pleasantday. more sunshine and less wind

tomorrow. as a result, warmer. highs in the 50s for tomorrow. ashat area of storminess pulls away and you get a bubble of high pressure in here tomorrow on into early friday. in fact, friday, mostly cloudy, and there's a chance for a sprinkle or two of rain here on friday, but the big story with friday will be the warmth near 60 degrees. thatths one o complicating factors for our saturday snow chance. an opportunity for some snow moves in here d the daylight hours on saturday. that's strike number warm out ahead of it. coming during the day. that's strike two. strike three, well, we can't call it out just yet, but there is at least a chance for an accumulating snow on saturday. and another chance for what will probably be m rain on sunday but could mix in with a little snow. so saturday has the best chance to accumulate snow. only one model is really allre that aive the european model says 3 to 5 inches. i'm not sold on those amounts just yet, but our chances of getting acculating snow on saturday are higher today than

they were yesterday. then there's that rain/snow combo on sunday and another chance for potentially some significant snow arrives around wednesday of next week. not done with winter yet, melissa. >> doesn't seem like it. first 4 traffic alert right now in germantown. take a look chopper 4 showing you southbound 270 atiddle brook road is where the crash is. it's off to the shoulder but we have a -mfie delay headed southbound. take a look at these backups there into. german to very, very slow. chopper 4 brad up there above it. brad, talk about what you're seeing and of course what everybody needs is that alternate headed out sometime soon. >> reporter: well, melissa, the good news is the accident is completely cleared now. but we're taking a look at these delays a birds eye view from chopper 4, all the way up there is urbana. you have a long haun and the as only chopper 4 can do, scroll over here and look at355 south also now seeing volume. still a viable alternative for

you, but as we were talking before, clarksburg road to clapper road is also an 'stion. a long commute from german town. once you get past gaithersburg it's smooth sailing. melissa, bac down to u. >> thank you for that, brad. other issues frederick eastbound 70 at main street left lane still getting by. that accident not as bad as it was but still slow right now.hb nond 95 before 123, three mile backup as you're headed t northbous morning. that's an earlier vehicle fire that looks betterd.han it still the express lanes leaving your house soon to head to work or school might be a good option depending on the price for you. no major issues, two earlier go crashes were. this is a big issue, northbound 4 at water street, expansi joints on the bridge causing flats. multiple crashes. a big issue theres you're headed inbound. just be aware. you'll see slow downs. taking a look at the travel times 270 this morning, looking okay after you get through the

german town problem. 47 miles per hour. outer loop of the beltway 28. miles per ho up top, 66 inbound okay. 95 northbound slowil at 28 per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 6:54 now. news 4 is challenging you to do a random act of kindness this week. yesterday we put out the call from shepherd's table in silver spring. shared their wish list in the nbc washington app andou responded in awa major the organization is getting tons of calls and donations to help its clie and this morning we're helping folks get a sweet start to their day. >> news 4 molette green isin ha out at duck donuts in woodbridge, maryland. a lot ofappy faces this morning. >> day three brought us here. we want to get you over the hump. the wednesday hump with a free cup of coffee fand donuts on us, on news okay. so larry is the owner. and they have been rushing to fill those orders because people have been streaming in, coming

and going and we're doing this until 7:00 a.m. we still have time for people to come in. we have customers waiting. we have customersg. waitin nate allen here, thank you for your service in the army. now, what do you say about the calories in all that with this? >> i work out to eat these donuts. >> what are you waiting on? >> a dozen donuts. >> a dozen donuts. >> alld assor flavor. >> yes, yes. definitely. the bacon, the toffee dot, the french toast donut, some favorites. >> all right. larry is the owner. we have customers coming in the door as we speak. he is the owner and you've been doing thisll morning with us. what do you say about this whole random act of kindness, giving back in thi >> it's great. it's great to see people come in and get surprised when they get to the counter and get a free donutnd free coffee and weren't expecting it. they were expecting to come in and just pick up their normal order, but then to get it free i think news 4 being here, it's been great. >> thank you so much for legislate us in duck donuts. thank you. free cup of coffee and donuts we have more people waiting to get donuts.

donuts and a coffee, yeah. at's what it's all about. and spreading the love. we're bringing donuts back to the station. eun, aaron, i got you. i got you. >> molette, thayou. it's the little things, you know. you start your day off ont.he right f thanks so much, molette. >> 6:56, four things to know. all eyes on psident trump this morning. lawmakers reached a bipartisan government d shutdown on friday. sident to p to the p sign the bill. more on how he's feeling about it coming up next on today show. lmakers have passed a new law to keep your phone out of the youran while driving. it will be illegal to hold a communication device while drivin in the commonwealth. it goes into effect at the start of next year. more on the new law, check out the nbc washington app. larry hogan is done trying new t the redskins a stadium spot next to marble harbor. he told the team he's withdrawin efforts to persuade it at the time. the team's lease at fedex field runs through 2027. updates in the nbc washington app. days of rain and sleet left a mark on the d.c. region.

heading out and about, be aware of slick spots and may be the winds playing spoiler today. be sure to download the nbc washington app to stay on top of the latest forecast. >> the forecast calls f a lot of wind today, but at least the sunshine is back. .nice weather for tomorr mild on friday but a lot of clouds. we are watching snr a chance for over the weekend. best chances for snow come on saturday. chuck, thank you. that is the news fotoday. thanks for waking up with us. >> "today show" is

. good morning. will he or won't he? >> i'm not i happy abo it's not doing the trick. >> president trump clammed congress's deal on border security and won't say if he'll sign it as the clock races to the nextovernment shutdown. is the white house hinting about another way out?iv we're in washington. breaking overnight. in the line of fire. a veteran new york city police detective. he was accidentally shot by fellow officers. >>ta make no miske about it, friendly fire aside, it's because of the actions of the sucks spekt that he's