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we'll have details what we've seen and what we might expect coming up in a little bit. >> aaron gilchristve in richmond for us. i know you're going to handle the lest developments from there. >>> before we get back to aaron and the other news, we're hivering for you, morning, we want to begin with a check on the commute and forecast. >>byelissa mollet is standin with a check on the roads. we begin w

. >> aaron gilchrist, live in richmond for us. i know you're going to handle the lest developments from there. >>> before we get back to aaron and the other news, we're hivering for you, morning, we want to begin with a check on the commute and forecast. >>byelissa mollet is standin with a check on the roads. we begin with chuck bell. we nee an umbrella handy? >> yeah. youd don't ne gulf umbrel umbrella. just in case. not expecting a lot of rain. a patch of light rain or drizzle is possible just about anytime all over the reegion today. mostly clouds. tomorrow, turning windy and noticeably colder. temperatures will be tumbling tomorrow aernoon and evening. it will be cold over the weekend. temperatures below average saturday and sunday. this morning, most of the light rainn chances are d to our south. with time, they would migrate to the north. nots heavy rain t morning. temperatures on the mild side for a morning in february. we're in the mid-40s across the area. wake-up weather, cool, cloudy and in the 40s this morning. today's h

aaron gilchrist again this morning. he is reporting from richmond on the chaos regarding virginia's elected leaders. we're going to check in with him later. >>> let's get to the forecast and your morning commute. >> our melissa mollet is standing by with traffic. but first, chuck bell. back tohu winter, cck. >> unfortunately, this is the way things go. the last five days in a row have been warmer than average. and today will technically go down as the sixth day in a row that's warmer than average. that will change before the sun goes down toda that's all snow across partsf lower michigan there and indiana. it will be just rain for us. mperatures will be way above freezing. but that's not how it's going to feel later in the day. couple swers here this morning. bethesda, chevy chase. temperatures not cold yet. in the 40s and 5s this morning. as you plan out your day today,w showerther between now and 10:00, 11:00 in the morning. sunshine comes back with a rong northwesterly wind. temperatures plan on windchills in the 30y

aaron gilchrist live for us in richmond.hank you. >> thank you, aaro >>> happening today, house democrats flexing their oversigh power. matthew whitaker will be on the hot seat on capitol hill. mm he will testify before the house judiciary tee, after threatening to be a no-show. kristen welker is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. acting attorney genera matt whitaker, will be heading to capitol hill later this morning to testify before the house judiciary committee. in comes after aloday-ng standoff thursday, with house democrats, who threatened to subpoena whi hker if didn't answer their questions. that move, an attempt by democrats to prevent whitaker from claiming executive privilege and avoidthnswering r questions about whitaker's private conversations with the president. the white house blasting democrats for t playing whaty called pointless political games. lie president weighing in thursday, c whitaker an outstanding person and saying that if whitaker does he will do very well. whitake

norm making no comment to aaron gilchrist. but heuickly issued statement, it reads in part wp of the bomb ions available dating back to 1885, i'm not surprised that those wanting to engulf republican leaders in the current situation would highlight the yearbook from my graduation a half century ag he goes on to say, t usef blackface is abhorrent and icon condemn it. democratic house leader, ie lean fi fill fille filler-corn making comments. >> it's been a tough week. but we're here to do a job, govern. >> reporter: later she echoed the words in a speech on house floor. calling the last few days painful. painful that is one word being used a lot here this week. the other word is surreal. at this hour the legislative black caucus is holding a press conference. this is thee first t the voice is weighing in on both theark herring disclosure yesterday that he once appeared in blacace and the sexual assault allegation against lieutenant ervernor justin fairfax. it's going to be iting to see in this press conference whether they call

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eyang. we will check in with chuck and then with melissa for your traffic. how windy will it g be? ts way over 50 miles per hour, frequent for the afternoon reurs today. along the of the blue ridge here, you get above 2,000 feet in elevation, a winds could gust up to 70 miles per hour. watch out. limit your time outdoors today. branches and trees a things, have a chance coming down in these winds. winds are gusting to 47 miles per hour, in martinsburg, west virginia. 28 by the bay in annapolis. and this is our pet of the week. a gorgeous dog here. sev 7 years old. superlow-key. about 85 poundsf all smushy loveyness. in the upper 40s for today. it will be plenty of sunshine. but watch out. it will be windy all day. >> it is a mess out tight now. you were just mentioning crossing the bay bridge. yoht cannot row if you have a trailer, empty boxtrailer, they have wind restrictions in effect. if the think the vehicle is too high and have a chance. cabin john, inbound, right side is blocked. and s

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this morning, a local school learning a lesson of its own.n-american children designated as slaves. classmates allowed to actsl lik e owners. this morning, the fury from the community. >>> and on storm team 4 radar, tracking >>> news 4 today starts now. >> starting a friday morni with a live look outside. relatively warm start to this day. almost hard to believe, 48 hours ago, snow was falling. evidence of t snow, kind of hard to find, right now, if you look around. most of it is melted away. >> it was near 60 degrees. >> it feltgreat. >> 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mun yang. things may be warming up but don't pack that pieric basket. inin spots, rain is already coming down. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check on the commute. we'll start with chuck bell and a look at the radar. >> yes,indeed. raindrops this morning. itha is not really allcold outside this morning after touching 60 degrees yesterday afternoon. today,e're startin off with temperatures mostly in the 40s. starting to get a sense from the radar trend here, the so

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. if you're up early with us, it shouldn't be too crowded out there. a lot of schools and offices are closed for the holiday. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads for you. mr. chuck bell is in the storma weather center to tell us what is going on. >> it's not done with wintery et.pr idents day, we have great storms. 1983, all-time winner for snow. we're not talking about an all-time winner, but w enough snow toav serious impacts on school, the government. after your monday, after a rainy sunday night, it was raining hard when i came in earlyhis morning. that's trending to come to a quick end. rain drops here. rover theer and into southern maryland. the rain has ended in the shenandoah valley. the rain is over for west virginia and northern maryland at this point. it was all-rain, too. temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40. an improving weather picture here. wayne to showers. and back to sunshine. it will be blustery around here ilday. winds up over 30 per hour. tomorrow

. >> aaron gilchrist introduces us to a local mother and daughter shining a spotlight on the problem. >>> snowfall rates up to about a half an inch an hour in parts aroundon mtgomery county and howard and howard and geico makes it easy to get help when you need it. with licensed agents available 24/7. it's not just easy. having-a-walrus-in-goal easy! roooaaaar! it's a walrus! ridiculous! yes! nice save, biy! good job duncan! way to go! [chanting] it's not just easy. it's geico easy. ohepduncan. stay up. no ss. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news. there's been a disturbing photo discovered and now spreading om the colle of medical schoolearbook of virginia governor ralph northam. this is from wavy, the persoee youn the white, a person in black face another person appears to be in a ku klux klan outfit. no word yet from ralph northam. we'r going to keep calling trying to get some reaction. we'll bring it to you as soons can. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. pat and erika back to you. w >>> hear it all the time. the country is dealing aith terrible blo

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. another day, more sleet and snow and the winter combination. aren't we ready for it to clear out and get niceweather. >> let's get to april. >> we have school delays to tell you about. >> in virginia, shenandoah county schools will be closed prince woman, fauquier, frederick, warren and loudon county schools are on a two-hour delay. >> in west virginia, berkeley and jeffersoo county s will open two hours late. schoolsd grant count will open three hours late. >> a reminder that all of the delays are at the bottom of your screen and can be found on the nbc washington app. >>> and let's look at your forecast and theoads. we begin with chuck bell. combo.in, not a great >> this is about as ugly as mother nature can make it. temperatures not quite cold enough to change it all to snow. but just cold enough to some of the valleys to have quite a bit of sleet, snow, freezing rain, the whole gamut this morning. northern parts of montgomery county, howard county,o the panhandle of west virginia, be on the lookout. if you're inside a circled area that i hi

aaron gilchrist also with me here in richmond. of course, the chatter, buzz not limited to the capital here. this is spreading acrossmo ri, nationwide. >> they're talking about it here, d.c., and places all over the country this has been a point of conversation about what's happening in virginia. as a matter of fact, reverend al oush the video of the town hall he held just up the road from the state capital where he wanted to talk to students about all that's been happening at the capital and wanted to talk about race retions in erica. this is a conversation that has come up time and again in america and spoke about how this issue has come to the fore several times here in the commonwealth. listen. >> one minute it's charlottesville. next minute it's black face. virginia was the main port 400 years ago, and iteeps popping up in virginia today. why would we march against statues of dead folks and not hold accountable living folks today? ion isorter: and the que what does accountable look like in the instances we're talking about he

. >> aaron gilchrist has beenng monitohis story from the state capitol and has details o the possibilities>> reporter: this has stirred a lot of conversation about the line of succession here.ld what w happen if one of these men were forced to resign, as a result of everything that' been going on here? now, governor northam said he is goiner to continue to as long as he can govern. if he did step down, lieutenant governor justin fairfax would pl e him. if fairfax is not able to serve, it would go to aorney general rk herring. if all three are forced out, then, it falls to the speaker of the house, in this case, the republican kirk cox th hamptonoads area. and according to the constitution, if cox is unable to serve, the house of delegates would have to fill that vacancy. the same time, we're hearing from virginia's two senators, tim kaine. and they called for governor northam to resign after the scandal about the yearbook photos, the cist photos, about governor northam came to line. and senator skaine se needs more time to make a decision oether he would ask lieutenant governor fairfax the

aaron gilchrist, news >> that guy looked li agagenuin.tory., that's a great >> second chances are great. >>> can we have a second chance at the weather? i'm not for the snow,cold, wintry mix, whatever. >> everybody was excited last weekend because it was so nice. >> 60s.ea it was >> good-bye, good-bye. >> i know. >> we may see upper 50s to lower 60s as we hea to the end of this work week and into next weekend. efore that, we have a little wintry mix headed our way. >> oh, my gosh. >> yeah, we are looking at a m wint monday morning, possibly tuesday morning, but not today. today will be on the dry side out there. we are looking at some clouds rollg in throughout tomorrow. wintry mix possible as we head into late sunday night. you can see h theicopter in the distance, going right behind the national cathedral on your right-hand side of the screen. we have some cloud cover here i. that'll scour out. blue skies expected this oo afte also, winter winds expected. gusts up to 30 miles an hour possible throughouthe y.bringin chill to theeens and

. >> aaron gilchrist just met a maryland man who spent years in prison. when you go beyond the headline, his storof recovery is inspi inspiring. >> reporter: in the basement of his waldorf home, kristcrist ch shanas his sanctuary. drawing was there for him and is there for himuring his toughest time of his life. >> it was after many, ny, many dark days that i had for so long. >> reporter: this self-portrait marks the beginningf s cautionary tale and is a reminder of his time in prison. today, christonner s is part owner of luxury cuts barbershop, a journey that started after prison in and took years of hard work and focus. >> got a job. started working. and then i decided, i want to go to barber school. >> reporter: he took his second chance to the next level. >> trying to give back since, my know, the first part of life, all i knew how to do was take, take, take. >> reporter: becomg a licensed barber and then a master barber, to bring on apprentices and maybe giving someone else the chance he needs. > i experience e ed what i experienced. i can't let thi

. >> i aaron gilchrist. standing his ground.e of a racist yearbook photo. >> we're taking you to richmond as the backlash you grows. >>> finally, the bitter cold is out and the milder airs i >>> news 4 today starts now. >> good morning, everybody. just about 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the 2019 super bowls part of history. if you're not a fan of the patriots and like a nghigh-scori game, you were out of luck -- just this game was just whole dud for me. >> you just lost a sunday night. give it that's all you can say now. the game wound up being the lowest-scoring super bowl all-time.ri the pats bested the rams 13-3. what a win. by tha , only 3 points were on the board. >> they say defense wins games. if there was something great about the game, it was servidef. >>boe haven't even talked the halftime show. all right. >>> let'se check on mmute. >> nor are we going to. >> melissa will look at the roads. let's start withhuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. i'm glad i didn't bother staying up late to watch the ga

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. mo reasonable temperatures may be around the corner.oin 30 seems reasonable. but how dangerously thesere temperatures telling us. >> delays have been announced. inla ma, allegany schools will be two hrs late. warren, prince william, manassas city,er loudon, fauq and culpeper schools are two hours late. onhave the full information the nbc washington app. >>> jim taylor is in for melissa is morning. but we begin with chuck bell and what to expec day. >> winter weather advisory for half of the news 4 nation here on a friday. tracking for chances of

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun toyang.his morning. prince william, fauquier,fr erick, warren and loudon county schools are on a two-hour >> in west virginia, berkeley and jefferson county schls will open two hours late. hardy o wiln three hours late. they are on the bottom of your screen and we will update them as they come into the newsroom. >>> we'llin beg with chuck bell. another weather alert day. chuck, alert us. >> okay. i can do that. >> to the weather. >> a very unpleasant beginning to the tuesday morning around the. ar mostly rain around the d.c. metroarea. that's all a mix of rain and sleet and snow. it'simpacting northern maryland and the shenandoah valleyost significantly this morning. around town, a little glaze on the untreated surfaces not ly out of the question 'r

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. melissa me lay is standing with a look at the roads. first, chuck bell, storm team 4 meteorologist, eve if it was for one day, i'm glad we had a day like that. >> i went 67 for a high yesterday. the answer for national airport turned out to be 74. ye. only reaga national set a new record for the day. 74, by the way, an average high temperature for may 9th. don't get used it 'm is what i trying to tell you. look at all that rain across parts of the ohiovalley. guess where that's coming, everybody, yeah, exactly, here for later in the day. not all that cold, cloudy and damp outside this morning.av we't had any rain overnight, but with the mild air in place, we literally have ground sweat. e roads are wet, for moisture condensing out of the atmosphere.te eratures in the low 40s here this morning. so we're already above an average high temperature for this date. d we'll stay mostly in the 40s this morning. i think we'll get just enough of a break before the rain moves in to allow temperat

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.g with a look at the roads. first, chuck bell, storm team 4 meteorologist, eve if it was for one day, i'm glad we had a day like that. >> i went 67 for a high yesterday. the answer for national airport turned out to be 74. ye. only reaga national set a new record for the day. 74, by the way, an average high temperature for may 9th. don't get used it 'm is what i trying to tell you. look at all that rain across parts of the ohiovalley. guess where that's coming, everybody, yeah, exactly, here

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mun yang. things may be warming up but don't pack that pieric basket. inin spots, rain is already coming down. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check on the commute. we'll start with chuck bell and a look at the radar. >> yes,indeed. raindrops this morning. itha is not really allcold outside this morning after touching 60 degrees yesterday afternoon. today,e're startin off with temperatures mostly in the 40s. starting to get a sense from the radar trend here, the southern half of offer viur vwing area w have more chances of rain. at the pennsylvania border, rain chances a lot lower. most of t rain in the southern area of the viewing area. waldo waldorf, warrington and culpepper. meanwhile, counties in frederic maryland, it's dry. where it's dry, a little chillier. and your planner for today, keep the umbrella handy. it won't rain everywhere all day, just pack it along as a precautionary tale of don't wt to get caught without it. more rain chances for the first half of the weekend. y ra time out the satur raindrops. >>> looking at the roads. centr

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.usy. >> we're going to the scene of six shootings. >> what police are doing to catch those who pulled the trigger. putting the finishing touches on a school day forecast. will be aitn >>> news 4 today starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> a i'm aaron gilchrist. a big day for the d.c. region. the state ofhe union address is tonight. >> a who wouldn't happy with the warmer temperatures. i was. >>> but we're going to start with your forecast. >> melissa mollet starts with the roads for us. but chuck bell, a warm day, maybe? >> ltart with the good news. skies are mostly cloudy. there's been sprinkles of rain through t overnighthours. we'll be right back to sunshine today. little bits of snow. they will all be gone by the end of the day. temperatures will zoom to 2 degrees above average. there's the cloud cover and the sprinkles today. the only reason we're getting a fes drops because i spent my monday afternoon washing the car on monday. th is enough to put a few rain sp

news4's aaron gilchrist introduces us to a man who wants to be a model for self-reform.how he got past it. >>> cold weather moving in for ur friday night. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and aumatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, th financing on all smart beds. only for a limited time. if you are just joing us, let's get you caught up with four things to know. aslot of breaking news. within thet few minutes a second woman has come forward accusing lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault. the woman said she was raped in 2000 while both were undergrad students at duke. a spokesperson for fairfax said they'll have a response later. also breaking now, governor northam told staffers he will not resign. julie carey is preparing a report for the top of the hour. >>> the top cop, matthew whitaker, told lawmakers he has not interfered with theue mer investigation into russian interference. but the acting attorney genera

little photogenic.mo gooding, everybody, 4:o 30 now, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun kiyang. we'rng weather which may impact your weekend. melissa mollet is standing by with a check on your commuteut we begin with chuck bell. >> it's february. >> i know. but with all t rain and the cold, i thought maybe we would start turning a corner. >> no. this is it. we only have about four to six more wee where we have a real chance of getting any real snow around here. so we're going to see ife can't maximize our chances. we have quite a few chances over th next tendays. not a guarantee of snow each time, but a lot of chances any way, especially saturday. ight now, though, storm team 4 radar, scanning the skies finding not much out there. temperatures haven b mainly above freezing and parts of northern montgomery, county, just far enough above freezingo where af the ice that accumulated on the trees and power lines should have melted away during the overnight hours. it won't take longnce the sun comes up, temperatures will easily climb into the 40s today. allhat ice will be a distant me

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm ee yang. we h busy day of news ahead, and we'll make sure you're prepared with everything you need to know. that starts with a check of your commute and forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell ita here to things off and then we'll check in with melissa. chuck, what can we expect today? >> pretty good weather for february temperatures right around average. no rain to worry about, no snow to worry about. sounds like a win to me for wednesday. temperature now 25. 28 in montgomery llage. 30 degrees in leesburg. 23 in charlestown, west virginia. 36 in annapolis. your wakeup weather then, sun sun is up at 6:44. temperatures will climb out of the 20s and into low to mid 30s by 10:00. toery's high teure, 49 degrees, one degree colder than average. we can deal with that. tomorrow, little bit warmer, up to 50, but a little more of a breeze tomorrow north wind. it will feelchillier. still watching for a chance of wet snow on friday morning. more about that and the cold coming upat's to come in a

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. before we get back to your news on this wednesday, aklet's a live look outside. we hope you enjoyed yestery's -- glorious. >> okay. >> it was. >> it was ghoers you apparent glorious taste of spring. >> yes. >> we'll have another one today, except in the formf rain, rather than high temperatures. >> any time we can get above 07 in february, rit? chuc bell is here to fill us in. ia know meligrees with me. >> i do. >> glorious? >> s. >> ah! >> you know what, even if we only have it for one day, it's worth it to have that because it wasua fe. >> sure, absolutely. we'll take it in no complaints. it was a new recor yesterday at national airport. broke the old record that was set bac in 1991. it will be about 20 degrees cooler this afternoon. so, don't plan on any more 70s for a ile. but we did manage to make it above 70 ten days earlier than we did last year. took us until the 15th last year before we had a 70 degree day. no rain this morninds the rre wet because of all the mild air sitting

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mheun yang.eet across the region. we'll let you know about today's school and work >> another tricky weather forecast. most of the slipperiness is on s the northe of our viewing area. there's a chance for more winter weathe torrow. aom >> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> a mix of snow and sleet fell across the region. give yourself extra time as you wake up and head out the door this morning. fast abroachaching 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm ueun yang. it's monday, februaryh. 11t >> the federal government is on t two-hour delay. arlington, fairfax,naoudon and as park city will open two hours la. falls urch, alexandria, falker and page county schools. d. and prince george's county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>nd grant county schools in west virginia will open three hours late. we'll update you onhe latest closures all morning long. you can see the information scrolling am the bot of your screen. >> justin finch is driving around, checkin on road conditions. first 4

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.weighsn on a bipartisan deal to avoid another government shutout. >>> and chuck is tracking a major change in the weather, mr. bell. >> yes. ♪ here comes the s >> and the wind. it will be very windy today and >> announcer: news 4 today starts now. >> good morning,everyone, just about 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang, today is wednesday, february 13th, 2019. be careful as youead out the door this morning, the swaux and doors could still be atl l slick this morning. >> we'll begin with storm tea 4 meteorologist chuck bell and it's not a weather alert day. >> yeah, why is that? that's the only way i know i should come towork. i shouldn't have to work on non-weather alert days. for today, it's all about the defrost. temperatures have been above afreezing all nightoss the area so the ice that it accumulated and created on top a lot of trees andt branchs l night is melting away. that's good news. we have a power house of a west wind c our way later on today. especially in the h

news 4's aaron gilchrist has been monitoring this storye fro tate capitol.e joins us now to talk to us about possibilities. s >> reporter: ts something that has stirred a lot of conversation about the line of succession here. what were to happen if one of these men were forced to resign as a result of everything that's been going on here. governor northam said he's going to continueerng as long as he can govern. if he did step down, lieutenant governor justin fairfax would plac him. if fairfax is not able to serve, attorney general mark herring. if all three are forced out, then it falls to the speaker of the house, in this case the republican, kirk cox from the hampton rhodes area. according t the virginia constitution, if cox ie unabl to serve then the house of delegates woulde to fill that vacancy. at the same time, we're also hearing from virginia's two senators, mark warner andim kaine, both former governors here in virginia a well. they called for governor northam to resign after the scandalt abhe yearbook photos, the racist photos about governor north

i'm aaron a gilchrist.me scene. we're taking you there as investigators figure out what happened. >>> good morning, everybody. monday off to a nice, quiet start. it will stay that w for the next couple days before we turn the calendar a >>> news 4 today starts now. >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. about 4:00 a.m. now. thanks for joining us. a wild monday weather-wise. strong winds blew acss the region all day yesterday, knocking down trees, taking down power lines. this is the case in tenleytown. is was near the whole foods there. >> our melissa mollet was standing by with check on the roads. ck bell's start with c and what we can expect today. >> good morning. apparently, it not monday. i thought it was monday a second ago. it's probably i left my watch at home. i always weara a watch and a result, i feel completely disoriented. 39 degrees in washington. the wind, nowhere near as much of a factor as it was yesterday. temperatures are below freezing for most of the suburb

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eunang. is valentine's day, thursday, february 14th, 2019. >> chuck bell has your first forecast. we want to start with breaking news. melissa mollet, what is going on? ob>> big m. stbound 66 after the manassas rest atarea. our situation this morning. right now, it's a five-mile backup. as you head inbound, you can see all of the vehicles, the six-vehicle crash here on the left side. you're just getting by onhe ght. chopper 4 will be there in a couple minutes. we'll bring you the live look from above. in the delays, eastbound 66, the ramp to prince wilam parkway. the right side is blocked by a disabled vehicle. you can see a lot of people are ba out here. that's an okay option. but it is starting to get pretty slow. a warning for you. on the beltway, right side blocked by debris. not seeing delays, though, on the beltway. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. it is a quiet enough start to your thursday morning. temperatures, below freezing in many areas this morning. most of fairfax

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell here is with our forecast. we'll talk tout melissa a traffic. >> no flying cows. >> that movie "twister" set back storm chang ageneration. i promise you that. it will be dangerously windy today. doubt about it. anything unsecured, patio furniture, the trash can on the driveway, be on the lookout. winds will gust to 50 or 60 miles per hour. keep that in mind. higher elevations will have higher wind gusts today. some spots along the crest of the blue ridge could gust 70 to 75 miles per hour. that's extreme. winds over 50 mes per hour. and 50 miles per hour at martinsburg, west virginia, as well. it's not going to have a cloud in the sky. temperatures will recover from the 30s thi morning. until 49 degrees today. dangerously windy for today. tomorrow, sunny and chilly with a lot less wind. tracking our chance for winter weather later in the week. good morning.in >> good mo chuck. looking right now. no big complaints inner loop or outer loop. ying pan road, downed tree. same situation in mclean. tree down and bloin

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

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. the president prepares to return to d.c. without the deal he sought. add to his plate, the testimony from michael cohen, where he alleged that president trump committed crimes while in office. >> we you this morning. for >>> we begin with a check of your commute and your forecast. >> melissa mollet, has the look at the roadthis morning. let's start with chuck bell. he's talking about snow. >> absolutely right. we've been watching this all week long. and the snow chances for tomorrow morning hadn't looked all that good. thee chances h increased dramatically. we've increased our likelihood for snow to 80%. not guaranteed for everybody, though. four things to know. general accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. it's coming during the commute to cause delays and cancellations tomorrow. in the 30s, to around 40 tomorrow. outdoor recess and plenty of sunshine through the afternoon hours. thede daily g for today, b-plus, with temperatu 40s. the increased chance for snow tomorrow morning. i'll share the forecast coming up. >> a l of kids ready to hear that. outer loo

aaron gilchrist and julie, thank you both for your coverage. it's been a busy week an we know there's more still to come. we know you're both staying on topf this evolving story. aaron we'll t see youomorrow morning on news4 today. >>> let's turn now to the weather here. folks it looks like we're in for a shock to the system tomorrow. >> doug is tracking a major change in temperatures and return of winter weather. >> it's felt like spring the last couple days, that 74 a couple days ago. today we're in the 50s, nice and mild. but we have a major system moving our way.e look at ystem right now. it's bringing some i temperature differences across parts of the ohio river valley. a tornado reported in parts of ohio. we're not going to get in on th actihere. no rain expected here, it's all about the temperatures for us. t looke numbers 53 right now d.c. 70 around roanoke. 73 in charleston. we're goingo see the warm air first before the cold air moves in, wind chills in the 20 by tomorrow night. we're going to talk more about that. i'll show you how f

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll get back to the breaking news in a moment for you. >>> first, we're helping you start your thursday here at home. and melissa mollet is keeping an eyefi on the commute and tr >> we begin with chuck bell and the forecast that is reminding us that winter is not over yet. >> not done just yet. no doubt about it to ey. the of february, tomorrow, the beginning of march. march, the beginning of meteorologiche spring. andeather pattern is turning more winter-like, for the first part of march than it was in february. righ now, chilly, but not a that cold. it will be dry today, with plenty of sunteine and eratures in the 40s. snow is likely to move in some time around midnight tonight, right int the heart of the friday morning commute. storm teamti 4 forecast, a c to maybe an inch of snow in maryland. right through the heart of the metro. winwi princeiam, fairfax, prince george's county. and there's a chance of 3 to 5 inches of snow, in parts of northern maryland and eastern west virgini

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.et'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 those

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. more reasonable temperatures may be around the corner. at this point, 30 seems reasonable. but how dangerously these temperatures are telling us. >> shenandoah valley. in maryland, legany schools will be two hours late. warren, arlington and manassas park will be two hours late same for prince william, manassas city,on lo milwaukfauq. >>> let's start with chuck bell and a look at the weather for today. >> good morning, aaronnd eun. finally, friday is here. your friday planner includes chanceor snow, starting first ehing this morning and going up until the t the sun goes down this evening. the steadiest of the snow will be late, mid to late morning through the early parts of the afternoon. it will be all-snow. temperatures are way belowfr zing this morning. and we will stay in the 20s all day. already, quite a bit of snow, out towards morganto and frost berg. some flurries are around the d.c. metro area. nothing heavy yet but the ground is cold, cold. everything that fls will stick with great efficiency. the winter weather advisory is for

. >> 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. ju

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.came for. >> what president trump and kim jong-un had to say about tir talks. >>> snow lovers and snow haters alike. we m >>> news 4 today, begins with breaking news. >> summit stumble. president trump and kim jon tun fa denuclearize north korea. thennouncement was made an hour ago, after a a lunch and ceremony was abruptly canceled. >> the president prepares to return to d.c. without the deal he sought. add to his plate, the testimony from michael cohen, where he alleged that president trump commitd crimes while in office. >>> we begin wit a check of your commute and your >>forecas. melissa mollet, has the commute news. let's start with chuck bell. chuck? >> yes? >> the snow commentary is a litter different than yey. >> yes. that's why we update the forecast every day. i can't tell- you i'll give you guys a forecast for every day of the month of march tomorrow and we'll see how that pans out. yikes. sunshine today. but yes, indeed. we've been tracking that little chance for snow on fr

it's 6:00 a.m., good morning, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. that coverag begins in a moment nks but we'll begin with a check on your commute and liforecast. a mollet is standing by with a look at the roads in your first 4 traffic, but fist, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with your forecast.s i gu're not going to get another nice day like yesterday, chuck? >> no. not quite so nice. will stille milder than average, but we're not going to be talking about record high emperatures again any time too soon. all that moisture in the ohio valley, that first big push is headed up into parts of pennsylvaniand newyork. more enough in the southern end to bring our rain chances up to 70% later on in the day today. this morning, no rain on the roads. ecause of the warm air sitting on top of the cold ground. we have what we call a ground sweat going on. so, wet roads not caused by rainfall this morning. but condensation. s mperatures in the upper 30 out to the west, low to mid 40s around town. your f planner today, near 40 this morning, near 50

aaron gilchrist. it's 5:30 now.efore we get back to the news on this wednesday, let's take a live looside right now. we hope you enjoyed yesterday's taste of spring around here. >> we did. it was gorgeous. >> it really was looking out the window yesterday. nai took a come on, now. >> it was 74 degrees. >> i did walk down the street once. eel the air on your face. our producers, can we get to weather? >> let's talk about the rain. >> storm team 4 chuck bell is withge us before wt to melissa mollet. it was so nice. >> how about today's weather, we can reminisce alle want to. but today unfortunately back to reality a little bit. clouds have been rolling in overnight. though it's not raining now, chances for rain today stand at 70%, primarily after 3, 4:00 oum. future weather t the morning hours, thickening clouds. chances for rain hit the shenandoah valley as early as noon, 2:00 p.m. kind of a showery evening comina our w not as warm as yesterday. we're in the upper 30s to mid 40s around the area now. afternoon highs t

as we approh 4:30, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we begin with chuck bell, tracking more snow that will be fallinghis timetomorrow, chuck. >> indeed. we're 24 hours from the first flakes arriving. it will all dry and sunny today. get done what you need to getne make sure your gas tank is full in your car, especially windshield washer fluid. temperures are below freezing for many spots. 27 in montgomery. 29 in fairfax. 30 in prince george's urunty to get ay started. and you have all day today to go to the grocery store. you know, bread, milk, eggs, french toast for tomorrow. temperatures will be around 40 degree degrees. agai's this time tomorrow when snow begins. it begin as all-snow. then, it becomes an ugly mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain and rain. snowfall totals will be hard to nail wn

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.entine's day, thursday, february 14th, 2019. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads but we'll stari th chuck bell and the forecast. it's getting better. >> it is. >> less snow means it's getting better. >> we knew it wasn't going to snow today. how about that? cold and dry here this morning. but it will turn into a pleasant afternoon, to spendome time outside. and if you're taking your sweetheart out forne d tonight, not too cold for that, either. and tomorrow is milder. at saturday snow chance remains very, very high. so, i'll let you know about how much to expect and when, coming up. right now, it is a cold 22 in manassas. 35 in arlington. 33 i poolsville, maryland. your school day forecast, kids will need their coat. around the freezing mark early. outdoor recess possible today. temperatures are mid-40s at nothing to complain about. you will probably need your winter coat and your hat and your sunglasses this morning. clouds will be on the later today. the daily grade for

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to get you to that forecast.tanding by with a check of the roads. we're in the middle of winter. not surprising,right? >> would you feel better if i told you we're getting to the end of winter? >> yes. >> meetpr logicalg begins march 1st. we're not that far away from the begipping of t changing of the seasons. that being said, we have to get through this week first. there's an increasing cnce for big weath

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. if you're up early with us, it o shouldn't be crowded out there. a lot of schools and offices are closed for the hosaday. >> melis mollet is checking in on the first 4 traffic. and chuck bell, we have a lot of people getting excited about wednesy. >> i ow. we have to get through monday first. keep that in mind. it ishi training outside morning. you'll need your umbrella if you go out between now and 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. quickly drying out. we'lle back to plenty of sunshine later today. it will be a windyafternoon. northwest winds in the 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range. radar is showing the progression of rain drops. raining in parts of maryland all the way to the pay bridge and parts of souther maryland. temperatures, all in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. no ice and snow to worry about this morning. today's gh near 48 degrees. and plenty of sunshine later on in the day, after a rainy start. but there's a whole lot t watch, as we get towards wednesday morning. th wednesday morning timeframe could have several inches of snow, before it change

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. several schools are closed or delayed.ollowing yesterday's storm, the federal government is open today. employees have the option for leave or telework. frederick, marylandnd prince george's schools will open two hours late. >> in virginia, arlington, manass manassas, manassas park city. fredericksburg, falls church, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. grant county, west virginia, schools will open three hours late. >> to the closings, in virginia, warren, clark,

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. several schools are closed or delayed. following yesterday's storm, the federal government is open today. employees have the option for leave or telework. frederick, marylandnd prince george's schools will open two hours late. >> in virginia, arlington, manass manassas, manassas park city. fredericksburg, falls church, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. grant county, west virginia, schools will open three hours late. >> to the closings, in virginia, warren, clark, rappahannock, and shenandoah and fauquier and pe county schools. hardy, hampshire and jeffers county schools are closed today. all of the updates are running on the bottom ofsc your en. you can find the list in the washington app. >>> we have team coverage to get your thursda started. we'll check in with drew wilder on the latest into the terror plot arrest. >> let's begin with chubell. are we getting a warm-up, >> yes, yes, we will. yesterday, we were in the 30s with the snow falling. today, we will recover in the low and mid-50s with some nshine ar

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. melissa mollet will tell ushe aboutommute this morning. start with chuck bell and w atever it is you want to s us. >> like the weather, you mean? >> i couldn't see what was behind him. >> just the current conditions. and the northwest wind has faded off considerably. only an 8-mile-per-hour wind now around town. and plan on winds around the 5, 10, 15-mile-per-hour range yesterday. nothing compared to yesterda peak gusts, national airport, 52 miles per hour. bwi marshall had a 54-mile-per-hourgust. and dulles gusted to 57 miles per hour. so, really a howling gale yesterday. that has calmed down this morning. temperatures are mostl in the 20s and 30s. it's a typically cold start. dog walking forecast, look at at. these two here, they wanted to french coasth that something fierce. if you need a dog in your life, s a humans reie s rrescue alliae good place to find

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. mo reasonable temperatures may be around the corner. at this poin 30 seems reasonable. but how dangerously thesere temperatures telling us. >> delays have been announced. inla ma, allegany schools will be two hrs late. warren, prince william, manassas city,er loudon, fauq and culpeper schools are two hours late. onhave the full information the nbc washington app. >>> jim taylor is in for melissa is morning. but we begin with chuck bell and what to expec day. >> winter weather advisory for half of the news 4 nation here on a friday. tracking for chances of snow. host of the d.c. metro area will be an i and a little more than that. loggest winners for snow today, will ber to the maryland/pennsylvania border. there's the alberta clip per zipping in here. this would be all-snow forus. we're way below freezing this morning. first flakes, potentially reaching northern maryland and the shenandoah valley here. if you see snow and get a s picture,end it to me on twitter, as the snowflakes move on in. there's snowshowers out in fredericks county,