all of this unfolded less than a mile from the world trade center on west street. >> we sent aaron gilchrist to new york after we learned about this attack yesterday afternoon. he joins us live from the scene. aaron, about the investigation as a whole this morning. >> we've been able to gather quite a bit. our sister city has been working to gather information as well. we can share that with you. i want to point out that as we are set up a block away from the scene where this all ended after that truck came down several blocks of a bike path that was littered with basicyclists and people walking as well, that truck is still on the scene here in the shadow of the world trade center. we can see right over our shoulder. let me show you video that we're just getting into the newsroom, some cell phone video that shows the suspect running away from the scene after this attack. you take a look here. he had a hoodie pulled over his head but new york city police say this is 29-year-old sayfullo saipov. you can see him pulling into traffic and then pulled out what we learned was a bb gun and he starte

. >> we have team coverage of this terror attack beginning with aaron gilchrist who kicks off our coverage who is live in new york. aaron, set the scene for us. >> reporter: the description that came from witnesses yesterday just laid out a picture of a horrifying scene with that truck coming up that bike path. that is sort of barriered, if you will, by concrete. people had nowhere to go as that truck came down the path yesterday. this morning we know investigators are still on the scene here. that truck is still on the scene here as police try to piece together exactly what happened. you're looking at a live picture of the truck mangled here after having run into a school bus. some 15 hours after this all happened yesterday afternoon. police say this area will be closed off for the foreseeable future as they investigate. you see new officers and investigators showing up t we're seeing that happen every few minutes or so at this point. now take a look at some cell phone video that shows the suspect running away from the scene after the attack here. look at that. he had a hoodie on pulled o

aaron gilchrist headed up to new york almost as soon as we learned about the attack. he joins us live now from the scene. what are you seeing out there, aaron? >> reporter: still a very busy scene, absolutely, chris. it is right now. we know there are police officers and fbi agents who have been constantly coming and going securing the scene where that truck still sits after the end of that -- what is now being called a terrorist attack here in new k officers have blocked off a road about a block away where that truck is. police officers standing guard, coming and going here. i do want to show you some cell phone video. take a look at your tv screens. cell phone video showing the suspect running away from the scene after the attack. he has a hoodie pulled over his head here, but new york police say this is 29-year-old sayfullo saipov. he pulled ott a bb gun that he would eventually fire. this was taken moments later showing officers on the ground being arrested after he was shot by a new york city police officer in the stomach, we understand. witnesses say everything h

aaron gilchrist on the ground for us in new york city. aaron, thanks so much. so what's your level of concern? back here in our area, local police departments are reviewing their own security strategies now after the attack in new york. and as with many recent attacks, the big focus is on what to do with those so-called soft targets safety command center with that part of the story. chris? >> well, jim, this is a unique viewer allowed to give you tonight inside the emergency operations center. as you see from the monitors above my head, they literally have eyes on everything, 145 cameras and interactive map between alexandria across the woodrow wilson bridge to national harbor. they can monitor traffic flow. i have been told that yesterday, when the attack occurred in new york city, this place went on high alert. national harbor says it has 12 million visitors a year. it's expecting huge crowds for the holiday season and the national harbor and security force is working with local maryland state police to anticipate any threat that might arise. >> so we daily l

i'm aaron gilchrist. alongside sheena parveen on this thanksgiving morning.you. >> thank you. happy thanksgiving. >> i think i'm ready. >> food is ready you've done the run. >> i went sunday. i was the first at the store on sunday. because i hate crowds. i did all my prepping yesterday. i'm good. >> same boat. i did everything i'm going to do was done yesterday. today we eat. there are a lot of people waiting until today to get to thanksgiving destinations. if you leave now, you probably won't run into many problems. reagan national airport, as well as the roads where things seem to be running pretty smoothly in our area. i was there yesterday at 5:00 p.m. >> you were. >> absolute nightmare. it took from entrance to exit on the airport property, one hour. took me a full hour to get on and off the property. >> the live picture. yesterday morning at this time, it was bumper to bumper cars in that picture. now it's nothing. >> it was awful yesterday. >> today we're colder than we've been all week. >> yes, it's cold. below freezing. it's one of those --

>> our team coverage continues with aaron gilchrist. >> that's right. aaron traveled up to new york city and he's live in lower man ha hattan. what's the mood there today? >> reporter: leon, a lot is going on right now. these are aerial pictures coming from chopper 4 new york. we've been looking at the tow truck carrying the rental truck that was behind all the carnage here yesterday. it is just now leaving the scene. i'm standing about two blocks away from where that tow truck is, where this incident all ended yesterday afternoon. i'm right along the west side highway here. you can see this truck now loaded onto the back of a nypd to another area where it can be further examined. law enforcement is not done with this investigation. there might be normalcy returning to the west side highway. this is the intersection of west seat and murray street. it's blocked off by new york city police right now. busy at this hour for a couple of reasons. there are office buildings here as well and in the last hour we've been watching a steady stream of students leavin

. >> aaron gilchrist live from new york city, thank you. >>> now to the victims of this tragedy, eight people were killed, among them a mother of friends celebrating the 50th anniversary of their high school graduation. this could have been a lot worse if not for a police officer who is being hailed as a hero. ryan nash ended the rampage by taking saipov down with a gunshot to the stomach. he spoke very briefly half an hour ago. >> although i feel like we were just doing our jobs like thousands of officers do every day, i understand the importance of yesterday's events and the role we played and i'm grateful for the recognition we have received. i want to thank my family and friends for their support and all of the responding officers who assisted me. >> the commissioner said he doesn't think that there's, quote, a more humble human being than ryan nash. >>> the terror attack in new york raising concerns about security here at home and shining a light on just how difficult it is to protect soft targets. places like bike paths, open spaces, malls, movie theaters chris gordon is live fro

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we have the whole team out here this morning as you wake up on the thanksgiving eve. >> i baked yesterday. >> who are you? >> i made a couple of pies. >> where are they? >> there's one in the newsroom. >> that's yours? i just walked by it. >> you baked it yourself? >> yes. >> you cooked. >> jump start. >> did you make the crust? no, i bought a frozen crust. >> the filling you made by hand? in your kitchen. >> no, i used my feet. what do you mean by that? >> participated. >> we'll have to try it. >> good to know. >> turning over a new leaf. >> it was raining when we were coming in. >> sprinkling out there. south of the district there was rain. we have that across heading over the bay bridge. baltimore seeing the rain this morning. the good news though is this is all headed out very quickly. there you see it ride over the bay bridge and continuing to head towards areas like delaware, new jersey, up towards new england we'll be having delays later on. more rain right along the north caro

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.f you haven't pulled out your winter coat, go do it. >> what are you going to do in january? >> i don't know, chuck. >> you need do it. >> there will be a lot of days where eun is missing from work in january. >> you definitely want the warm jacket. a 39 degree temperature in manassas. 49 in washington. but the cold front, here's the thing. the cold front has not moved through yet. as we go through the day today, temperatures will be getting colder. your friday commute this morning, sun glare, 43 by 7:00 a.m. it will be getting windy by noon. temperatures will be trying to warm up because of the sunshine. but they really won't. it will be feeling like the 30s through the afternoon. at least nice and for almost the entire area through tomorrow morning. this is because temperatures will be in the 20s. cover the sensitive plants. bring the pets inside. we'll talk about the cold temperatures coming you. the roads, good morning, melissa. >> take a look at the roads. inner loop and outer loo

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we're helping you and your family get to where you're goi kicking off our team coverage with sheena parveen. sheena, how is it feeling outside? >> it's cold outside, eun, as we both know. walking in this morning. if you are about to hit the road, the good news is we're nice and dry. extra assurance for you. travel does look good across the northeast. even the mid-atlantic. a couple of trouble spots. if you're heading farther south, we'll talk about that in a couple of minutes. it's 32 in leesburg. the little bit of a breeze we have is making it feel colder. it's 33 in manassas. 29 in lorton. 42 degrees in quantico. as you are stepping outside this morning, by 8:00 a.m., around 40 degrees. it's going to be chilly to start your day. milder this afternoon. chuck is up in a minute with a look at your travel forecast. see if the roads are getting busy out there. >> good morning. taking a look at the roads, sheena, you can see the beltway is rolling along nicely. a lot of normal roadwork wi

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this early thursday morning and we're talking about christmas. the temperatures are creeping up in that direction, i'll tell you right now. christmas eve, the whole team working for you today. >> we'll get a check on the forecast. shooting investigation we just mentioned. it's impacting the road as well. melissa mollet has a look at that. >> good morning, guys. take a look at what's happening because of the shooting investigation in northwest. here are the closures. just talked with justin finch. georgia avenue shut down between longfellow and jefferson, illinois. between kennedy and jefferson. that area there all closed down because of this investigation. they think it will be that way until 8:00 a.m. it will be a surprise for everybody if they open it much before that. >> an early factor. right lane blocked by the work zone. the beltway is looking okay. >> guys? >>> warm coats required now. start looking for the scarves an the mittens. old man winter throwin

he sat down with news4's aaron gilchrist and explained how he overcame pain and guilt to honor his brothersr, about 20 feet away with my foot facing me and my fibula out, bleeding everywhere, leg melting, my entire life changed. >> reporter: he will plainly tell you that talking about august 8, 2012, is hard. it was months into his second tour in afghanistan, this time he was in charge of a protective detail for an army colonel. >> i put all the vips that i could into our diamond formation, which was typical. individuals from structures to our left walked out, walked back, yelled out, screamed to them, realized he had a suicide vest on. i got as fara way as quickly as possible. that's the only thing i could do to protect me teammates. >> reporter: in his new book 8 seconds of courage, he tells that story in vivid frightening heart breaking detail. four men he had grown to respect, that suicide vest detonated. >> when he realized we could go into details to tell the story of those incredible individuals, all the service members we deployed with, i jumped at the opportunity. >> reporter: he r

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. certainly felt like christmas weather this past weekend.y goodness, gracious. what a shock to the system. >> big shock. >> did you go outside? >> i was standing outside for a soccer game. i was miserable. >> running in place. >> exactly. i was. i was trying to move around, keep warm. >> we were in that cold window. it was cold outside. >> she was miserable out there you said. >> thanks for the support, guys. >> still chilly. not as cold. >> not as bad as it was. that's for sure. >>> still not a pleasant morning. the next couple of days. the rain outside this morning. that will come to an end relatively early. maybe a wet ride in. >> more sunshine mo dry weather generally through to the end of the day. >> there you can see it. big push of rain through parts of southern maryland. the lower bay and the eastern shore. not a lot of rain left through northern virginia and plenty of clouds. >> drizzle and light rain the next couple of hours. chill in the air. around 40 degrees now. little sunshine back late in the day. up close to 50 degrees. mond

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. 41 degrees outside our studios here, guys. it's cold now.to be this way. >> we have spots below freezing. take a look at these numbers. if you think 41 is chilly in the district, look at this. 34 means -- we have spots either at or below freezing. 34 clinton. 39 degrees in leesburg. yes, it is cold. this morning, we have many cold mornings ahead. especially as we go into next week as well. we'll have rain in between here and next week. if you're headed out this morning, we're nice and dry. warm jacket at the bus stop. many of our suburbs. 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, i would say comfortably cool. temperatures at about the mid to low 50s. but as far as that commute is concerned, it is dry out there, melissa mollet. how are the roads looking? >> i like that. thank you very much for that. overall, no major problems here. roadwise, i want to tell you about something happening on the beltway. first, taking a look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, looking good. right lane there blocked at the work zone. that should be out of the way soon. th

our team coverage starts with news4's aaron gilchrist. he's live on the ground in manhattan. aaron? >> reporter: doreen and leon, a lot of information, new information about the vick films and the suspect in this case. we are about a block away from the -- where this incident ended this afternoon, still a very heavy police presence as the investigation continues there. we are now learning that the suspect in this case was a driver for uber. they have put out a statement late this evening, we also learned that five of the victims who were killed here were from argentina. one of them from belgium. that information coming from the foreign ministers of those countries. let me take you now above the scene here. chopper 4 new york flying above the truck that was rented from home depot, and we believe across the river in new jersey, and the school bus that it collided with near the end of this rampage aft path, a school bus was hit. two children, two adults injured on that bus. the latest on the investigation now from news4's jay gray. >> reporter: we have multiple people on the ground. >>

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.ve the whole team out here this morning as you wake up on the thanksgiving eve. >> i baked yesterday. >> who are you? >> i made a couple of pies. >> where are they? >> there's one in the newsroom. >> that's yours? i just walked by it. >> you baked it yourself? >> yes. >> you cooked. >> jump start. >> did you make the crust? no, i bought a frozen crust. >> the filling you made by hand? in your kitchen. >> no, i used my feet. what do you mean by that? >> participated. >> we'll have to try it. >> good to know. >> turning over a new leaf. >> it was raining when we were coming in. >> sprinkling out there. south of the district there was rain. we have that across

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. >> we're here with sheena and melissa. that's because chuck is on assignment. we didn't kick him out. >> we'll tell you where he is. we're going to talk about the weather today. again. >> you know what i wore inside today. i was going to show you. my toe socks. >> you mentioned those to me. i haven't seen them before. >> no, i don't have them on right now. i thought it would be gross if i took them off and brought them to the desk. they're clean but they were on my feet and everything. anyway, next time. -- >> temperaturewise, with a little bit of a breeze we had outside right now, it does feel in the 30s. for many areas this morning. it feels like 40, though, in the district. we'll be feeling like the 30s very shortly. this is not the coldest point of the morning. the coldest point is before sunrise. you expect it to feel colder before you step outside. 32 in gaithersburg. 36 is what it feels like in manassas. 35 leesburg and clinton and today will be a pretty chilly day. your wake-up weather, actual temperatures, by 8:00

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. >>> our crews are working for you to help you make it to where you're going on time. we'll kick off our team coverage with sheena parveen. >> sheena, how are things looking for people leaving the house right now? >> it's looking good outside. if you're about to do travel. >>> this is cooperating. our thanksgiving plan. 41 degrees is the temperature. going to warm us up a little bit. so far this morning, it's making us feel colder. feels like 34 degrees. bundle up before you step out. feels-like temperature for the rest of the area, mostly in the 30s. 34 is what it feels like in leesburg. 31 dulles. 30 degrees is what it feels like in lorton. the radar and satellite, the entire east coast basically seeing f travel. look at tonight, tomorrow, thanksgiving for travel. speaking of those roads, let's check them now. good morning, melissa. >> everything looking pretty good. one crash we're going to talk about here. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear and green, don't you wish it would stay this way. eastbound 66 after prince willia

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're talking about really cold weather.k bell standards. >> we're all in blue ahead of the cold. >> maybe we're mourning the loss of warm weather. >> we have breaking news on the roads though. >> we are going to start with breaking news on the roads. northwest washington here, guys. this morning, we're talking about georgia avenue. talking more about this from overnight here. justin finch is live on the scene. this is a shooting from overnight. georgia avenue between longfellow and jefferson. and -- because of that police activity. inbound key bridge between rosalyn and georgetown. blocking the right lane westbound 66. right lane getting by the work zone. all of this green throughout the morning here with moisture falling. we'll talk about that in a couple of minutes. for now, back to aaron and eun. >> melissa, thank you. we're staying on top of this breaking news this morning. >> a deadly shooting that happened on georgia avenue northwest near kennedy street. news 4's justin finch is on the scene with the latest. justin, w

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. along with sheena parveen. thanks for joining us on this thanksgiving morning. happy thanksgiving to you. >> you have no idea how grateful that you get up with us every day. >> are you ready for thanksgiving? >> i'm getting there. i set my table yesterday. ridiculous things. staying up late. >> that i use once a year. literally, we never bring it out. why do you even have it? but it's the occasion. >> it's exciting when you get to break out the stuff and you're like look at my beautiful -- >> melissa says she leaves it out all year long. >> oh, melissa. >> there are a lot of people who are waiting until today to get to their thanksgiving destinations, believe it or not. if you leave now, you probably won't run into a lot of problems out there national airport as well as the roads this morning. things seem to be running smoothly in our area. if you leave thanksgiving, that's the best time because you won't have any traffic. >> my mother flew out of atlanta yesterday. took me an hour to get from -- >> took me lit

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.joining us on this early thursday morning and we're talking about christmas. the temperatures are creeping up in that direction, i'll tell you right now. christmas eve, the whole team working for you today. >> we'll get a check on the forecast.

. >>> coming up at 5:00, we're going to go back to new york and aaron gilchrist. he had the eyes on the ground as the investigation developed and we'll bring us the very latest. >> here at home we have an update on a bizarre homicide investigation. we have learned that a husband and father from chinchilli are in jail right now. police say frank price called his family member early saturday morning and asked them to come take care of his kids. when the family arrived they found his wife wisdom dead. police say the husband was earlier involved in a car crash less than a mile away from the house and now he has been charged with first degree murder. >>> lookout for scammers trying to use a tragedy on 66th to dupe you into donating money. the family of marissa harris says they're not behind any of those fundraising efforts including one goun harris died when a boy fell on to her car. the 12-year-old survived. police are investigating the accident as an attempted suicide. go fund me says, quote, one campaign has been reported and removed from the platform. the campaign

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> it's cold. >> cold way to get the day started. no doubt about that.res below freezing in many neighborhoods. martinsburg, 39. 27 there montgomery county. so a cold start to the day for sure. we'll get enough sunshine this morning to get temperatures back up into the upper 40s and low 50s. after a cold start, we'll get more and more clouds later on in the day. there's a risk of rain drops later on in the night. then a cooling breeze comes back in tomorrow. there's that little rain chance that we've been watching here very carefully the last couple of days. that's the chance that's coming in here late tonight. future weather shows not much out here early this morning. there's your planner then. 20s and 30s early today. temperatures up around 50. clouds increasing and chance of showers not until after 8:00 this evening, melissa. >> sounds good. thank you, chuck. taking a look at the roads. in gaithersburg, southbound 355 after shady grove road. water main repairs this morning southbound approaching the old car max. westbound university boulevard after pi

. >> doing double duty today is aaron gilchrist. i, aaron. >> you think you found this amazing deal online, you click buy, get that confirmation e-mail and then there's a problem. susan hogan will join us with a warning and what you need to know so you don't get taken. >>> plus, for five years, a maryland man delivered babies as an ob/gyn and it turns out his credentials were fake. now one of the women he treated is talking to news4 about what happened after he delivered her baby. it's a story you really have to hear. we'll see you soon with much more at 5:00. >> thanks, aaron. >> aaron, thank you. >>> before you reward your four-legged friend for being a good dog, heads up. >> yeah, an important warning. which treats could be dangerous for your dog. >>> and a local touch on the national christmas tree lighting. areview of the big p >>> four things to know this afternoon. explosive allegations involving the firing of matt lauer. variety has spoken to three women who identify themselves as victims of sex harassment. among the accusati

i'm aaron gilchrist.re looking for a man who shot two people on georgia avenue. one of the victims died. police blocked off the area where georgia crosses kennedy street. this is the second shooting in that area this week. >>> today a brand-new memorial is breaking ground in d.c. the world war i memorial will be built on cushing street. >>> let's check your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. [000:26:58;00] >> they are looking good. 95 northbound had a five-mile backup. again, looking better than it was. this is the problem you were just talking about between jefferson and longfellow and 9th near kennedy. southbound lanes opened on georgia finally after the shooting from overnight. and a crash blocking the left side. >> thank you, melissa. we'll check the forecast next. stay with us. >>> good morning, everybody. pockets of cloud and light rain. not a pretty way to get the day started. not much will change during the course of the afternoon. temperatures in the low to mid-40s. we'll get i

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in just a few hours one of the celebrations again. tonight is the national christmas tree lighting. >> and while the event is be loved celebration, it's one of our areas most dreaded nights on the road. i know all about that. kick in at noon road closures. here's a look at all the roads shut down to traffic starting at noon. we've posted all of the closures on the nbc washington app. short story is to avoid the area if you'll be driving. >>> news4 meg hand mcgraph has the preview from the elipse. >> reporter: well, all of the seats are empty but that will change in hours. this dates back to 1923. kathie lee gifford and dean cain are the hosts tonight. and y are a few things you need to know. the colorado blue spruce is fully decorated. everything is ready to go for tonight's national lighting of the national christmas tree. tonight trump will do the honors. the acts will be lots. >> owe holy night for the whole borld. >> great to have people celebrate coming together no matter where you are from, and what you do, and how old you are,

i'm aaron gilchrist. pat is collecting food. >> keep the food coming. there is more food.ne bank, melissa mollet will take your call at 202-885-4949 and if you donate here at capitol one arena we have swag for you. cell phone credit card holders and bags. now what if there was only one mattress? one is not a choice. choose your mattress with tulo. everything you want in a bed, in a box. >>> a chill in the air, not a bad day outside. plenty of sunshine. afternoon highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. warmer tomorrow and 49 with a drop or two early on wednesday. >> chuck, thank you. our phone banks are open. call in and make a donation to our food for families. ♪ what if home security was different? what if it looked different? what if the measure of working, was that you never had to think about it. ♪ what if it was so easy to use, you actually used it. [alarm] you have 3 minutes to exit. what if it gave you time, and what you really need from home security. a sense of security. ♪ ♪ we wish you a merr

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning d.c.two separate shootings this weekend, a shooting on p street southwest killed one man and injured a teenage boy, a second shooting injured a man in a car in dupont circle. follow updates in the nbc washington app. >>> expect delays on metro's red line, there will be no service between the silver spring and for at that timen stations for the next two weeks and tacoma station is closed. be sure to follow our transportation reporter adam tuss on twitter for more information on how to get around. traffic. >>> it's a mess in college park on the inner loop exit 27 to go north on 95, you're looking at the delay. what happened was a trailer tipped over, threw a couple cars on to and over the guardrail and sparked a brush fire. this is video from earlier shot by chopper 4. there you can see the tipped over trailer and the response. this is when the ramp was blocked, now traffic is getting by in a single right lane but with long delays away from silver spring on the inner loop. the ramp to 95 nor

i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on the roads with melissa mollet. here in virginia. beltway looks okay, aaron. tom of the beltway we have the normal slowdown and the rest is nice and clear. inner and outer loop. 66 inbound, we still have that crash on the right shoulder on 95, slow at southbound, slow on the right shoulder. >> thank you. a check of your forecast right after this. stay with us. >>> our first little peek of sunshine in northwest washington and more and more sunshine as the day goes along. most of the rain is just about over, it's moving on out 40's now. mainly in the low 50s for highs. tomorrow a cold thanksgiving for you. >> thank you. get the latest news and weather on the nbc news washington app. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> oh, yeah. ladies and gentlemen, the most exciting band in the land of marching -- the university. how are you guys? >> hi. >> great to see you. this brings back such memories of my college days. i can't tell you. >> all we have been hearing about all week. >> yes. >> the bobcats are coming. >> whic

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news, a scary rush of burglaries has people on edge.fair oaks area of fairfax county around the same time thursday morning, two homes in restin burglarized. in three cases the homeowner caught the man going through items in the house. >>> and a building, three blocks from the capitol, a private museum funded by the family behind hobby lobby. curators insist the museum is books, not the faith. >>> and check on the first 4 traffic. good morning melissa. >> good morning. the beltway looking good. slowdowns here on the top of the beltway outer loop approaching colesville road. still slow on 95 northbound there in virginia. northbound near quantico, left count side, a crash. and near pinnacle ridge drive that crash finally cleared. lanes open and swing smmill, stk in the middle of the road. >> a check of your forecast is next. stay with us. really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the peopl

. >>> and i'm aaron gilchrist.e news this morning, virginia election officials will begin counting provisional ballots today from last week's elections. right now three house of delegates races are too close to tall still. today's count could determine who will control the chamber in the house of delegates. we will update the vote totals for those races. >>> metro is doing more work to fix the aging res clarts. crews have started to replace two escalators at the judiciary square station. the fourth street entrance will be out of service for the next ten months. >> let's check on your commute with melissa mollet. speaking of metro on metro. silver and blue line single tracking between addison road and morgan boulevard. on the silver line trains are rulg through wheelie and stadium armory so you have to continue your trip on the blue line. eastbound southwest freeway ramp from 7th street abandoned vehicle clock blocking the ramp and inbound 66 at 28 looking better than it was. >> we will check your forecast next. bef

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i am eun yang. thanks for joining us early on this thursday morning. we'll get to weather and traffic. >> melissa mollet is watching the roads of course. i promise you, she's there. >> she's there somewhere. >> sheena parveen has a look at the forecast. >> that was not creepy at all. i actually really liked it. >> we don't have any rain right now. a lot of the clouds are clearing, wind is picking up. it's making it feel a little colder right now than when i first walked into work. not as cold as yesterday. when you compare it to yesterday, we had a lot of suburbs in the 20s. this morning, in the 40s. winds gusting. close to 30 miles an hour as we go through the day today. it's going to get windy. rain on the weekend and we get colder again. wait for the forecast. we're looking at the mid to upper 40s. coming up, we'll talk about what's expected and the forecast. >> i was a little bit off. i had to everybody know that i'm here. not that creepy. >> eastbound constitution avenue here at 12th street northwest. still had the right lane getting by. inbound 5

. >> reporter: in aaron gilchrist, news4. >>> you can search through medal of honor. >> what an inspirationnow to another inspiring veteran, lost both of his legs in explosion in afghanistan. but this morning he will embark on his 30th marathon in 30 days. journey started in london october 12th. he's run 22.6 miles every day across the country. and heading home to finish his mission. today run inning baltimore. we have more information about how you can join him for final run in d.c. tomorrow on nbc washington app. >> i was trying to get through my five this morning. okay. today also marks the 242 second anniversary of the marine core. founded on november 10, 1775. headquarters in our area in li in all branches of our military. we are very grateful for your service. >>> so all week long our changing minds series has focused on teens and mental well-being. with us this week we learned that two of the district wards are making mental health for kids be a priority. both wards have high rates of unemployment, poverty, and crime rates. the stressors that kids face often come down to an amount of

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this monday morning.our "news4 today" team is getting ready for the thanksgiving holiday week. it's thursday. >> all that business to -- crunches and everything. >> all that stuff. >>> get to your weather in a moment. we do have breaking news in first 4 traffic. let's turn to melissa mollet. >> this is so breaking that you didn't have time to change. we are no longer single tracking on the yellow or blue lines here this morning. we had the early problem where things were suspended and single tracking. no longer single tracking yellow or blue. that's good, good news. >> your main lanes right there, you can see the crash is on the left side of the roadway. this is a two-mile backup. eastbound 66 after centerville, this cleared as well. still have the delays there as you head inbound through good morning, mr. bell. >> good morning, ms. mollet. windchills as a result remain below freezing in many neighborhoods. have your warm coat on early this morning. it's a good looking describe. very clear skies and a mos

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. chuck bell is getting us all in the holiday spirit this morning. he's live at the national harbor filling us in on the plans to celebrate. >> before we check in with him, we want a check on the forecast with meteorologist sheena parveen. hey, sheena. >> guys, good morning. happy friday. the scarf and the heavy coat. that's what you need this morning. it's actually making temperatures feel like the 30s for everybody except for annapolis and hagerstown. it feels like 39 degrees and feels like freezing in manassas and gaithersburg. look at fredericksburg feeling like 29. quantico a couple degrees below freezing. warm jacket for the kids. now 40 degrees will be the temperature for 7:00 a.m. it's going to feel like the 30s this afternoon. pretty chilly. highs only around 50 degrees. but nice and dry. let's head over to melissa. good morning. >> good morning. still have this problem north of dulles. eastbound at pacific boulevard. just one lane getting by. a crash there. inner loop and oute

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we check in with justin finch at the scene of that crash in a moment. first, we're going to turn our attention to storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. it's 32 degrees. >> it got colder. >> it did get colder. the coldest point is before sunrise. temperatures will keep dropping off. everybody feels below freezing. by the way, we took a live look at reagan way busier than it was 30 minutes ago. i guess people are arriving on this thanksgiving morning. temperaturewise, it feels like the 20s for everybody. but right now, the actual temperature is 32 in the district, it's 30 in leesburg. 27 dulles. and manassas is the coldest spot at 21. clinton, 26. fredericksburg 27. a cold start to your thanksgiving morning. through the day, it will stay pretty chilly. by noon, 43 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., sunny. 47. nice weather. football weather too. later on tonight for the redskins. if you're heading to any of the black friday stores opening around 5:00 p.m. today, it's going to start getting cold

. >> aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> you can read an expert from his book on our nbc washington app. search medal of honor. >>> today, vietnam veterans memorial will get a cleaning for the memorial. vice president pence will help polish the granite etched with the names of the fallen. he'll lay a wreath later at the tomb of the unknown soldier and be part of the ceremony at arlington national >>> all races are leaning republican, including bob thomas leading democrat cole by 84 votes. more than 1200 ballots have not been counted yet. there are various reasons for that. 55 absentee ballots, for example, came in too late. >> we don't know who those votes are for, but it's the fact of the matter that citizens voices are being muffled and we should have that. >> if they were legally there on time, i'd want them to be counted, just like everybody would. >> take a look here. if any of the outstanding races fo goes to the democrat in the race, we'd see a 50/50 split in the virginia house of delegates. a lot on the line here. >>> activists on the national mall today. this year's event got so

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this monday morning.ng you ready for the holiday weekend so soon. >> coming up right now. we begin with your weather and traffic of course. meteorologist chuck bell on the storm team 4 >> outside, the wind continues to blow in that 10 to 15 miles per hour. below freezing. otherwise, what do you need to know about the forecast. plenty of sunshine coming your way after a cold start. looks like it's going to be breezy again tomorrow. that will be a southwest wind. if nothing else, it helps warm things up. there's the feels-like factor. what to wear today, your warm coat on. warm sunshine all day long today. afternoon highs, mid to upper 40s. right around 50 degrees here in downtown washington later on today. melissa mollet, how is are things in your department sh. >> this is 95 northbound between dai parkway. crash on the left side this morning. here's a live picture. you can see the express lanes moving nicely. but the regular main lanes very slow here this morning. >>> so no doubt. going to cause some dela

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. thank you for joining us. and getting ready for your big day. justin finch is live at the scene of that terrible crash. we do want to check on the forecast with sheena. >> yes. it's cold outside. we've been talking about how cold it was going to be this morning. actual temperatures are below freezing more most of the area. really the only exception is washington. it still feels like freezing outside. temperatures in the 20s for everybody because of a le bit of a breeze we have. 27 dulles, 21 manassas. 26 in gaithersburg. bundle up this morning. if you are stepping outside before about 9:00 a.m., we're just going to be staying in the 30s. you'll notice sunny skies. puffy coat, gloves, scarf, if you have to take the dog out, it's a cold one this morning. by the afternoon, we're also talking about chilly weather. coming up, we're going to take a closer look at what you can expect for your black friday. today, really topping out around 47 degrees. the normal high this time of the year, is in the mid-50s. we'll be

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. the "news4 today" team is up early.ng an eye on that commute. >> we have our team of meteorologists working on your forecast. what are you laughing at, chuck? >> you two. you're worked up about this traffic downtown. >> don't g we're empathizing. enough of you. let's go outside. sheena parveen on the storm team 4 weather deck. >> in all reality, there's going to be road rage. for the ones who are going to get there on time, it's going to be a great night for tree lighting. we'll look at it that way. good weather for the tree lighting. you want your coat out there and this morning. temperatures across the area in the 30s for some spots. but we're really not as cold as we have been. so we are looking at the mid-40s for the district right now. 44 lorton. 42 in manassas. always the cooler spot on the map. 37 dulles. 36 degrees. winchester. but for today, for the tree lighting, we're looking at temperatures right around the mid-40s this morning. but later on through the day, you'll notice clouds increasing. temperatures by 5

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're starting off with a cool -- >> setting number one on my seat heater this morning. >> i have the -- >> wow. >> but i had the sun roof open. >> what's that about? who opens the sun roof at this time of year. >> we're done with you, chuck. >> no, it is colder this morning though. i would say gloves this morning. i wish i had mine when i was walking in. not a far walk, but if you are going to be outside for a while, gloves, scarf, hat, warm jacket. temperatures in the 20s through much of our suburbs. 27 gaithersburg, 26 manassas. clinton is 34. quantico 34. freezing in freder lorton and in the district it is a cold start today. for the bus stop, make sure the kids are all covered up. it's going to be a cold one standing out there by the afternoon. we'll see more clouds and there is some rain back off to our west. that will be here overnight and into early tomorrow. we'll break down the timing coming up. let's check the roads this morning. at least they're dry, melissa. >> i know. i

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. some wet pavement out there this morning.eye on your weather and first 4 traffic. >> we'll begin with meteorologist chuck bell. rare as it is -- he's wearing a coat this morning. >> you put a coat on? >> it is hard to believe. >> i know. >> i didn't wear it for the ride in this morning. the car comes out of garage. it's nice and warm. standing out here this morning. temperatures around 40 degrees. that's a wet cold on top of that. which is extra painful. even i put a layer on early this morning. >> storm team 4 radar. most of the rain is on the east side of our viewing area. out into southern prince george's county. southern maryland. the raindrops are bay bridge bound and the way they go, we'll be stuck with the clouds around for most of the remaining parts of the morning up until lunchtime. get a break in the clouds. we should see a peek of the sun before it goes down just before 5:00. it is cold. >> it is around 40 degrees as you plan out the door. plan on a lot of puddles for the kids to be jumping this morning. putting i

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang.ou may notice wet pa weather and traffic. >> let's begin with meteorologist chuck bell on the weather deck. we've reached the point where the coat is necessary. >> temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40. a lot of puddles for the kids to jump over or into this morning. be ready. there's our tower camera. still a lot of low clouds and low visibility early this morning. this will eventually be an improving weather picture. you can see on radar. most of the rain is on the southernmost tip of st. mary's county. it's cold. upper 30s to 40 degrees as you plan out the day. we will get sunshine later on in the afternoon. temperatures around 53 degrees. on the cool side but hey, it is the middle of november. >> there are some monday morning issues on metro. more on that, let's go to melissa mollet. >> good morning, chuck. that's right. this popped up. wanted to let you know. silver and blue line. single tracking between addison silver and blue. add time to your morning commute. eastbound 66

i'm aaron gilchrist. it's time to help you make it to friday. >> one more day. >> that's right. >> all right. first, though, we need to get you out the door on time. your team is working for you. melissa mollet. chopper 4 monitoring your first 4 traffic. >> we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen. sheena on the storm team 4 weather deck with a look at what to expect today. sheena, you said the chill has moved in this morning, right? >> it has moved in. now, compared to yesterday morning, it's not as cold. yesterday morning, we were in the 20s for much of the area. the wind is picking up a bit. the clouds cleared out. keep in mind, you'll have sun glare as you're driving. 37 in manassas. temperatures in spots have dropped off with the clear skies and increasing winds. it's 45 now. washington. leesburg -- relatively speaking. technically, not as cold numberswise. chilly enough for a jacket. mid to upper 50s today. it will be so winds can be gusting near 30 miles an hour. it's going to be a windy but dry

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. our team is working for you on this friday morning. especially with this gorgeous weather, chuck bell. thanks for this. >> he had a smirk on his face. i have to look into that. i think something bad was said about me in the commercial break. a nearly full moon getting ready to go down. tysons corner, virginia on the left kocorner of the screen. the full beaver moon. the 50s as you start out your friday morning. it's going to be a lovely day. temperatures into the mid and upper 70s. cloudy skies later on. more about the weekend forecast coming up in a few more minutes. time to go over to melissa mollet on a friday. >>> a problem on the beltway. this is local lanes at the a crash here. this is the camera we have to show you what's going on. you can see the slowdown there in the middle of your screen. 75 at baldwin road in monrovia, frederick county. that crash is out of way. 95 and maryland from 32 down to the beltway, it's going to take you about ten minutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. it's now 5:32. these are the top stories we're fol

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. our team is working for you on this friday morning. we're excited about this weather, chuck. nice and warm. it is nice and warm. temperatures closing in on 630 degrees. keeping in mind that an average high temperature is only 63. we're already nearly there. 358 in washington. 50 leesburg. 55 in winchester. another fantastic day to be outside. every pit as warm as yesterday. today a 30% chance of a stray shower or two. about 4:00 this afternoon and 10:00 tonight. mid to upper 70s today. tomorrow way cooler. highs tomorrow in the 50s with a lot of clouds around. perfect day to watch college football. yes indeed. nice and warm the big game tomorrow. boomer sooner to stillwater. nearly 80 degrees in flyover. how about traffic on a friday morning. >> three-mile backup southbound bw parkway at the best alternate if you're headed out. through the beltsville area. you want to take 95 here. it could take a little time to get it completely cleared. speaking of clearing things, this is a lot bet

i'm aaron gilchrist. an uber driver arrested for sexually assaulting a woman on campus. this happened after a woman picked up a ride with the driver early sunday morning. justin finch is live with news of this arrest. justin? >> reporter: aaron, truly a disturbing story for many here on campus. we have been speaking with police. they are assembling the final details for a mass release due out at some point today. the victim has been identified as a woman who says that she was sexually assaulted on campus near an on-campus building. i can tell you across the school here students are telling us they are talking about this with their friends as well as their classmates. this news came to them in an e-mail alert yesterday that a student reported a sex offense by a driver that she didn't know. d.c. police now confirming the arrest of an uber driver who accuse -- ordering her from the car and sexually assaulting her between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on sunday and this happening near asbury hall on the american campus. we have been speaking with students this morning who tell us

i'm in for aaron gilchrist. it's 5:31. >> we're working to get you out the door on time. we'll check in with sheena parveen and chuck bell. >> good morning. cloudy skies and nowhere near as cold as the last couple of mornings. sheena, you're promising a warmup. >> there's a big warmup coming. it's a little different out there. you might not need the warm jacket like yesterday morning. this morning, maybe a light jacket. not this afternoon, though. 53 right now in the district. by 8:00 a.m., 55 degrees. by 10:00 a.m., not as chilly. in the low 60s by that time. developing sunshine around lunchtime. look at that. close to 70 degrees. which means by the afternoon, we're going to be warmer than that. take a look, though. we hav we have a few sprinkles near winchester and even near 81. but overall, we're going to see breaks in all this as we go through the afternoon. back off to the west. we could have breaks in the cloud cover. we'll show you that forecast through the afternoon. another warmup tomorrow coming up. let's check the roads with melissa. >> on the rails right now,

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. this is about the time you start thinking about warm weather trips, right? >> as a matter of fact, yes. absolutely. >> first we do want to get you out the door on time. wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa mollet. >> we have a team of meteorologists working on your forecast too. sheena parveen on the weather deck. >> i wish that i brought gloves out here. my fingers are really cold right now. if you have to be standing somewhere right now like the bus stop or waiting around outside, i would say put gloves on. it's pretty cold out there. look at the temperatures. the warmest location 40 degrees. dulles, 30 degrees. 26 in manassas. frederick at fwreezing freezing. clinton is 33. 31 it is a cold start to the morning. look at how your day is going to shape up here. now high temperatures this afternoon will be in the low 60s for your commute. pretty comfortable. pretty good drive this morning and this afternoon. weatherwise. we're looking at sun glare to start your tuesday. but nice dry ro

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang.e have team coverage on your weather and traffic to get your monday started. wtop's dave dildine is in for melissa mollet. >> first, we want to get to the storm team forecast. chuck bell out on the weather deck. >> under a mostly clear sky. temperatures are down in the 30s. so certainly a chilly start morning. little breeze out of the south for now. there's the tower looking over continually town. in northwest, quiet way to get the day started. 30s around town. prince william county, through stafford and fredericksburg. >> 3 degrees. there's your planner, the four-part planner for today. sun is up at 7:04. down at 4:48. afternoon highs today, mid to upper 50s. tons of sunshine. got to love all that. what about the rest of the week and the weekend to come? all that forecast information coming up in a few. for now, let's go to dave dildine and wtop. >> good morning, chuck. because we're coming out of a holiday weekend, no work zones in the way. off to a good start. the crash on 50 westbo