rest of the beltway looks okay.thbound 95 in ngfield before the beltway, that crash hanging around. northbound 270 at 37 two right lanes blocked for a work zone. overall, 270 looks pretty good. southbound colesville road before dale drive, silver spring, do have a report of icy conditions. we're seeing that in northern virginia asbe well. really careful. sounds like a couple vehicles, including a s, stuck there guys? >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news in the districtis orning. right now police are investigating an overnight d.c.ing in southeast this happened on 17th street at minnesota avenue. police are searching for t possible suspects connected to the shooting. coming up at 6:45, news 4's just justin finch will have a live report. >>> still developing in northwest d.c. this morning, fire investigators hope to find out what sparked this intense fire. this wasust before 7:00 last night on 7th street northwest at s ic sumah's west a restaurant. >> megan mcgrath is live for us

outer loop before georgia avenue, left lane of the beltway is blocked by a crash there. northbound 95 before 630/stafford, quite slow for a couple miles thet. it's j a disabled vehicle causing that pain. springfield inbound ho395, lanes after edsall road, right side blocked by a crash there. guys? >> thank you, melissa. >>> 6:09 right now. we're also following a developing story out of d.c. es where a p has been charged with sexual abuse of a young girl. >> he was arrested yesterday and worked at the shrine of the sacred heart parish in columbia heights. news 4's justin finch is live at the church with more on this developing story. >> reporter: well, it's likely that parishioners here will have more questions, especiall that the archdiocese has announced they are hearing from more ausers. we now know that father urbano vazquez is facingha ae of second-degree child sexual abuse. this stems bac to m of 2015 when the accuser in this case says vazquez reached down her shirt and touched her bare breast while working here at the shrine of the sacred t heart. time, she was 13

e beltway looks pretty good here. inner loop, connector, still had the debris in the left lan there. a mattress on the roadway. disabled vehicle there blocking the right lane.66 95, no big complaints there, everything looking pretty good. as far as the n rails, issues on the rails right now, but we play.ve this still in no yellow line service through december 9th because of repairs on the bridge over the potomac. but service is still going to be cut in half. >> thank you. it's 6:01 and a headsu up if use i-66 during your commute. be ginia state police wil cracking down on drivers that break the hov rules. justin is live now with more on this story. >> well, virginia state troopers are out here live looking just scenont of the it just gives you a sense of what's happening here today. if you don't hav your easy pass or are not complying with the hov rules, you could be in trouble. i want to show you the target area here talking about i-66 re inside tbeltway. that's where you will see troopers today enforcing the rules h

rest of the beltway, inneroop and outer loop isfine.till has the crash blocking the ramp with an over turn tractor-trailer. they got it back on its wheels. indian head highway, still have therash reported. 66 in bound, 95 northbound, you can see no big worries in maryland 270 looks quite good and so doesth the top o beltway. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. ♪ ♪ >> ns rocked out on nbc "the voice" but it wasn't enough to get him to the nex roun last night the local singer was knocked out of the live playoffs 13 singers remain now. he's from atlanta, maryland. we've been watchingim all season. he had an incredible journey. >> he was on team blake after being stolen from team adam. we watched him grow as an artist. even though he didn't advance, he posted this on his instagram account. "the voice" is back next wee on monday night on nbc ongrats to him. >>> now tosports. guess who's back? tom wilson. he did not miss a beathen he finally returned to the ice last night i minnesota. late in the first period wilson sco

once you hit the t beltway,t section of the beltway is looking okay. after that, not so good. inner loop georgia avenue, right lane blocked by geoavia ue. that will cause a slowdown by georgi avenue. rest of the beltway looks okay. southbound 270. still slow aftec 80se of two earlier crashes that are on the shoulder. still delayed. germantown8 at wisteria getting by that crash. 66, 95 in virginia. two earlier issues are gone. eun? >> thank you, melissa.to a dominating the front pages this morning after a dramatic election night. divided congress. many headlines say split decision and power split in congress. the house will be controlled by the democrats while the senate repuicans will hold onto the majority. >> closer look at some of the numbs for you. democrats will take 229 seats now. 206 seats will be held by republicans. democrats neededo pick up 23 seats if they were to retake control of the house. this will put democratic congresswoman nancy pelosi back in control as speaker by many indicators. republicans retain control of the senate. texas senator ted cruz managed to h

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looking good but wet throughout the beltway now. and we seehe delays northbound, chris. >> thank you so much, melissa.g >> develop this morning, a man with a rifle lured his officers into an ambush in the middle of a quite neighborhood. >> that was one of two sotings last night in woodbridge. the other left two mendead. they happened just 15 minutes apart. police say they' not connected. the first was on laurel street. police responded for o reports shots fired. when they arrived the suspect started shooting at them from the roof ofis home. the officers returned fire and ehot the suspect. the pol chief said it is a miracle that no one was hurt. >> extremely dangerous. w ild characterize it as very dangerous and i'm glad tha no residents were injured. i'm glad no police officers were injured. officers found two men shot inside a car in a wooded area. both men are dead. >> it's 4:no dozens of organizations plan to protest at university of ryland today. they're demanding changes after the death of football player jordan mcnair. student

the beltway media criticized for downplaying the crisis. but we have shocking numbers how lethal those drugs are that are pouring over the border. 100-mile-an-hour car chases with illegals. chinese illegals coming ashore in a both on a california beach. thank you for watching. money, politics. we have the debate behind tomorrow's headlines. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. [♪] you are watching the fox business network. the dow closing up nearly 200 points. it's best week since the. >> i recollection. president trump and xi jinping meeting at the g20 summit. the president signed a trade pac at the summit. blake berman is there in argentina with more. reporter: the ebbs and flows with president trump and china and whether they could break the trade stalemate. at the white house before the president got on board air force one, he said he thinks the u.s. and china are close to a trade deal, but he may not necessarily want it because the current situation has billions of dollars flowing into the u.s. treasury due to

top of the beltway. typical slow down. not bad for fridayra and .ber to listen to wtop 1.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> it's 6:53. when your favorite animal is a panda, it's not every day you close. see one up yesterday i came within arms reach of tian tian t at national zoo. i could have reached out to hug him. they wouldn't let meou . >> they gave ussive behind theluxc e scenes access to one d.c.'s most famous >>residents. for a 275 pounds giant panda, tian tian is an agreeable patient. >> so exciting today. >> he fathe three cubs born at the national zoo. at 21 he's considered an older bear. >> you might equate him to a human entering retirement stage of life. not very o but the senior cizen part of their life. >> the zoo invited us to observe him getting his annual cardiac ultrasound. i was instructed not to speak in case i startled him.>> eing able to evaluate the heart function in an awake animal makes it a more natural situation so we can get better information that way. >> tian tian's keepers put him in a training shoot and fed him honey

same thing with the beltway. we see this delay. outer loop a ger 66ng to check on that and be back in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. it's 5:01 now. breaking news in montgomery county. police are searching for ahi t-and-run driver. >> the accident happened in derwood last night. news 4's nicole jacobs is at the scene wit more on what happened. this roadway has been closed for sometime. it looks as if they're clearing up here shortly to reopens t roadway and when that happens that person was hit by a mustang. montgomery county police say the driver did not stop but rather kept going toward gaithersburg so this is being investigated as a hit-and-run crash. e two people were both taken to the hospital with serious ndfe threatening injuries the scene right now is still here but it appears aif they're wrapping things up but at this point they're hoping anyone with information on that hit-and-run driver will give them a call. erck to you. >> quack alex smith is out for the season. >> he broke two bones h in leg during yesterday's loss

o the from our beltway baltimore beltway. a general trend. overnight skies will try to have at least a few breaks and as a result colder tomorrow morning. dry but temperatures in the low andid 30s but no warm up tomorrow. that's an important part of thee forecast bec cold air will be stuck in place and as we go through the day tomorrow, maybe a peak of sunshine or two but clouds thi back up again. nothing to worry about but byth time the sun is up on thursday morning, likely to be mainly rain but wet snow nlakes for ththern part of the metro area and that could be two or three inches of wet snow mainly along i-81. that thursday time frame is the one we're watching for. in the plus column ios going be cold. in the minus column it's coming down the during the day. it might be just strong enough to keep it from sticking to the roads. just know,here could easily be some delays. >> all right. thank you very much, chuck. we do have the rain falling here and there. nortound 295 has streets flooding there this rning. that low lying area that gets slo

right now the beltway through this area is looking good. district heights inbound suitland parkway, left side was blocked and it seemed like that is out of the way. hyattsvill eastbound columbia park road, water main break in the eastbound lanes. afford northbound 95 near garrisonville road we have a brand new crash. looking at your travel time, 66 inbound, 95 northbound, no big oooblem there is. 70 looks so does the top of the beltway. listen to enwtop w you hop in your car today. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 6:20 and cyber monday. today millions of people are expected get online searching for holiday deals. to we're showing you how keep your personal information safe while you shop and be sure to catch "ellen" at 3:00 on nbc 4. and stick around for news 4 at 4:0ri we will be ght back. i can't believe it. that grandpa's nose is performing he "flight ofumblebee?" ♪ no, you goof. i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. nice. i know, right? [nose plays a jazzy saxophone tune] believe it.

southbound 295 before the beltway, one left lane is the tionly thing g by the crash there and the beltway itself looks pretty nkgood. >> tyou. 4:20 is our time right now. t's become almost as big as thanksgiving itself. we're talking about black friday. >> if you don't want to wait until friday we have the story for you. we're breakinges down the bt deals you can find this week. >> and later today on ellen. >> sing sometng we allknow. >> i just feel a bit exposed. >> what if we had the backstreet boys behind you? e >>ly blunt stops by. ckstreetnew she was a boy fan? >> back street boys, they were back in the day. >> if you want tt know w they sing, you can check out the show. ellen airs here at 3:00 stick around for news 4 at 4:00. we'll be right back. >> police in california helped a baby bear cub get back to its mother. the cub immediately darted out of the can nnister there. >> that's very danwirous kno a mama bear is right around there trying to protect herolcu. >>e used the video to remind people to lock their wrbage cans. >> do you knowt i'm going to say? >> what's that? >> how cute

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no major issues there. and taking a look at 95, t quantico tohe beltway, nice and clear. 65 miles per hour gets you there in 18 minutes. now we want tohare some pictures from our halloween last night. we had a "law & order" theme. i said, i'll be a burglar, dad will be a judge, the dog is you k-9 unit, and the girls are convicts, obviously. >> that is the cutest convict. those girls and brennan, very nice. >> thank you. we had a great time. >> and jake's a lawyer. >> the judge worksd >> i k of like this. maybe in 20 years, you know. >>> all right. we want to thank all of you who sent us your photos on how you celebrated halloween we lovell those cute photos. >> a few of them on the screen for youere. thanks to those of you who tagged us in photos, showing your family a pet costumes. what is that, a lady bug toward the top of the screen. i can't see the screen. lots of dogs in various sorts of costumes >> some mice over there. >> what's the head ont te? >> there's some scary ones. >> nice work though. people

that's onhe beltway. crawling alongan and youet where you're going. about 2.5 times your normal drive. as we take a live look outside, from chopper 4, nissan chairman carlos goen. ove rea, just remember, a lot depends on where you're going. it will slow down about 23 miles per hour and if you're driving 95 north, 270 north, or 50 east, tomorrownight, wednesday night is going to be the worst time to hit the roadnd if youcan, avoid 95 around the fred you'll want to keep it here on news 4, first 4 traffic. we'll bes updating t all day to give you the u to date information on what's happening out here on the roads as you get started. >> thankou so much and we're going to check in with melissa for more on thismorning's commute coming up. >> they are suspected of sexual misconductin or appropriate texting with students. a but the news 4 i-team shows us, most of theav cases remained secret from the public. >> our review of state education shs sinceanuary 2017 at least six womens had their licenses to teach reved or cancelled because of sexual impropriety wit

travel times 66 inbounds, no there.wns top of the beltway same situation. 270 and top of the beltwayhere also looking good. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you. fighting the fat before the holiday all week long. we are wouking for to help you prepare before you sit down for that thanksgiving dinner. >> molette green is live at bad axe throwing. she is trying to workout a counting the calories. this is weird stuffoing on behind you now. too much. >> this is top of the line pro workouts all kinds of techniques. he has the coaches here. brad is going tois do h thing. >> then weave our novices learning how to throw. they're not bad. great stress reliever. great upper body workout. he's going to come over here and tell us more about this chnique for getting a good workou as we fight the fat this week. >> upper body. >> upper body y foour arms you want to bring the axe back and throw. for chest, bring the elbow in. >> try it again. >> elb in for chest. >> wow. >> for score, squeeze the stomach and abs and everything. >> i have been working out with th

on the beltway, outer loop ramp to westbou 50, right side blocked by a disabled vehicle. rest of the beltway is looking okay and then where justin finch is ts morning, he's been telling us about these closures in bethesda. stern avenue shut down between river and massachusetts avenue. it is a big closure. it could be an extended closure because of this fatal fire investigation. eun? >> thank you, melissa. our warnings aboutbl the ter traffic tuesday before thanksgiving turns out to be spot on. take a look at this scene here. pretty bad. the mix of thanksgiving day travelers and commuters heading home led to bumper to bumper traffic on the outer loop last night. as for today, the worst roads -- the worst roads will be north 270 north and 50 east. travel times will quadruple between 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. the biggest crowds at the airports. > chris lawrence is live at ragan national with efat you neede you go to the airpo airport. >> hey, aaron. uber and lyft ag offer a new option if you want to get picked up here, up here on the partures level. might be a lot less crowded than

inner loout ander loop of the beltway, no issues now. disabled vehicle on the right side there and northwest m street near 11th street, broken down tractor-trailer. 2 down tryland from the belt way, it's going to take you 11 minutes >> it is an eas place for accidents to happen. she was hit on old georgetown road near t intersection with lone oak drive. that's a six lane road. the womanried to cross it at the height of rush hour and a portion of the rd had to closed as crashnvestigators work. witnesses say she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. >> people cross here all the time. the don't go down t crosswalk. cars are trying to come out. there's another road. like a side road. the acess road ovcessoad over t >> in 2017 there were 11. >> today friends a family will say good-bye to hunter edwards. he died las fried while responding to a call. he lost control of his pat al ca crashed into a tree. he was married and in the process of adopting his wife's son. the police department is encouraging community members to show their r

beltway inner loop and outer loop, no big problems on the beltway. >> we're tracking the f and out of our area and we just checked flight aware. it shows tha all flyings in and out of the three main airports are on time, but it was a completely different story yesterday. according to usa today reagan national airport saw more than 150 cancellationsst day. keep in mind it's a hub for american airlines. the baltimore washington international thurgood marshall airport had flights grounded. >> the sto became establishly run in split the house right in half. people were inside at the time. nobody washu , though. >> people traveling through have ick, maryland may seen the worst of the winter weather. >> it caused one of theorst back ups on i-70 in quite awhile. the ice covered road caused a string of crashes. manyve drirs wound out stranded for hours. we spoke to one family and one driver tha able to pull off the interstate and get gas. she called yesterday's conditions a complete disaster. >> so much rain has blown up from the road and there's a lot of trucks and cars in the shoulder and p

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway nice and clear right now.it bereat if things could stay safe on the roads this morning? northwest florida avenue between 9tll and georgia, lanes blocked there because of police activity. more news, weather, and traffic coming up in just a nute. denise? oh, hey sandy! this is a trick my nona taught me to make sure my produce is fresh. but aldi produce is delivered fresh every single day. every day? yeah... so you don't need to, do that. you're not even gonna hold that cantaloupe to your face? the only trick you need to save time and money is to shop at aldi. save on little salad bar garden salad mix. now just .79 cents aldi. shop differentli. >>> we are getting some more school closings andelays for you this morning. this just in, culpepper county schools are on a two-hour delay. allegheny schools are closed. >> also -- we'll aupdate you we get more of these changes. >>> all week long, we've been working for y trying to find ways to help you sleep more soundly. >> research says the sleep industry is a $28 billi

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no problems onhe beltway this morning. fort washington, northbound indian head highway, left lane there is blocked by a crash ands we haveing delays. mclean georgetown pike, crash reported there with a vehicle fire as well and manassas, eastbound 66, causing some problems. 66 inbound looks okay. 95orth going 36 miles per hour in virginia. 270 southbound, top of the beltway, no major issues. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you. it's 54 they're one of the only minority hockey teams in our area. >> after ang devasta fire, their rink and equipment last year was damaged. the team is now b gettingk on its feet and it needs you. this morning, motte green is on the ice with them as they set out to look for new members. >> hey, guys. good morning. yes, back on the ice again.n i'm these ice skates for a very good reason. >> those are the wells warriors over there. just twoer memb basically they're looking for newmembers. sign upright now. we're going to tell you in the 6:00 hour how you can sig

looking good there on the beltway and north of the beltway, we're talking about all of that looking just fine. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. back nowop to our story. the day the country has been counting down to. it's decisionday, election day, polls across the country getting ady to open this morning and voters in virginia will be among the first to cast their ballots toda a they'll ope 6:00 a.m. >> and polling places in the district and maryland open at 7:00 a.m. now to local races we'll be following for you today. in maryland, larry hogan has double digit lead in the polls for the governor's race. he hopes to ride the blue wave all the way to an upset. it's a hotly contested senate ce in wvirginia. senator joean mon faces patrick morrisey. one of the most closely watched is in virginia 10th congressnal district. >> she received an 11th hour presidenal push from barrack obama. he and tim kaine made a surprise visit to her campaign office in fairfax county yesterday. president obama made a short speech emphasizing the t importance ofs election. making sure working families get a fair sh

taking a lookhe at beltway before the american legion bridge, right lane blocked by a work zone. springfiel after braddock road, two right lanes getting by there. when you look at 66 and 95, no big problems. earlier road work is now gone. alexandria outbound after king street two left lanes getting by that work zone. northbound blocked by a work zone t95re. a look a in maryland there. >>> it's 4:01. we hope t learn more about the lockdown situation at walter reed. >> security and montgomery county police swarmed the medical center tuesdayenfternoon n alert went out for an active shooter. it turned out to be aalse alarm. part of rockville pike was shut down. take a look at this. inopper 4 you can see staff exiting build 19 with their hands up. standard procedure there. people at theic m center were told to shelter in plac after a short time the navy announced the alert was meant to be usedor a future drill but was sent by accident and did not have the words exercise or drill. maryland congressman was there at the time. >> a lot of people in the room were upset.s there woman next t

with the temperatures going down to the teens by 9:00 a.m., inside the beltway, we're talking about. about 24 degrees. if you'retyson's corner or places outside the p beltwabably closer to 20 degrees. it will warm up to a whopping 31 degrees, stillow freezing. 4:00 p.m., close to 40 degrees. 40 degrees in town, but again, it's location, cation, location. we'll give you the complete black friday forecast and a preview of the cong week in just a few moments. >>ou got it, clay. >>> in the meantime, a thanksgiving message from the president to the u.s. military today. president trump is at his florida home in mar-a-lago for the holiday weekend. he went to a nearby u.s. coast guard station, where he shook hands and spoke with service members. the president also spent part of the day on a tell conference call, thankin military personnel for their sacrifice and dedication. >> i say to our great, great warriors, hello and happy thanksgiving. melania and i want to express our profound gratitude for the extraordinary sacrifices you make to defend our nation. >> while meeting with the coast gua

outer loop on the beltway at arena drive, doave a crash there. that is not showing us any kind of slowdown. rest of the bootway isng good. 270 southbound after montrose blad, have a report of a crash. just pro after they sort of divide and come back together. fairfax eastbound 66 before fairfax county parkway, crash there in the right lane. westbound at sycamore street, looks like that should be clearing up soon on 66. southeast, northbound 295 before malcolm x causing big delays as you're headed in bound. another crash here, two of them, southbound d.c. two crashes there in the same area. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 6:03. happening today, another major day for holiday travel. yesterday was all about the road trip and today it will be airports and train stations. both are expected to be packed with thanksgiving travelers. 100,000 cts nearly people from the dmv will head to the airport. amtrak says this is the busiest time of year for em, too. this morning news 4's chris lawrence is getting a jump on the>>crowd. e is joining us live from

inner loop at the beltway. and it's going to take you twicg as the drive will be 2.5 times longer between 5 and 7 tonight on the inner loop at the beltway. the best time to leave is thanksgiving morning. free and cleary then. a lot ofks f will be on the road this morning,f and i you're flying, there's been a few heanges. southwest is om one where you can still get the checked bags a lot of folks booking these basic economy tickets. a lot of these alines won't let you take a standard carry on. sorecheck the rules before you head out. it will save you money and hassle when youer get reporting live along the beltway, chris lawrence, news 4. back toyou. >> thank you, chris. >> stay with news 4 on air and onli throughout the morning. we'll be keeping an eye on the traffic and the crowds at the airport f you. also follow first 4 traffic on twitter for alerts about accidents and back ups. >> it's 5:34. developing this morning, chicago is reeling from a deadly shooting at a hospital. officials say the suspect and a wom

rest of the beltway looks okay. arlington southbound near gwwa pa right lane is blocked by the work zone. 95 in springfield northbound/southbound looking good in virginia. eun? >> 4:02. yesterday was all about the road trip. today it will be the airinrts and t stations. they're expected to be packed. aaa expects nearly 100,000 people from the dmv will head to th airports. amtrak says this is the busiest time of the year for them as well. you'll seest the big crowds at the train stations. they're suggesting if you plan to ride the rails get there half an hour early. i usually get there rig when the train leaves. >> i'll do that on sunday. >> did you hear, w't said d do that. >> i'm going to be here on monday morning. >>> if you spent any time on the beltway last night, terrible tragic tuesday liv up to its name. >> thousands of people hoped to get out of town early for the holiday andou instead themselves stuck in gridlock. >> there was a lot of op-and-go traffic. >> it's bumper to bumper. >> chopper 4 flew over the

taking a look at the rest of the beltway, no major problems on the rest of the beltway. ever hing looking pretty goo here at this point this morning. south capitol street near southern avenue, lan blocked because of collision reconstruction. at's from yesterday -- or a couple weeks ago, i should say. 270 is looking good. so is the top of thetw b. 95 to 270 going 55 miles per hour. as for virginia right now, 66 inbound, 95 northbound, no major problems. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thanks, melissa. >>> the ventura country sheriff's department is going to hold aewconference. >> obviously we're staying on top of the breaking news there. the shooting inside a tcnib, a bar in ventura county, california. we know 11 people have beenju d. there are reports of fatalities as well. sheriff's king at the office spokesperson explaining who will be speaking. we expect to learn possibly an exact number in terms of fatalities and more details about the shooter and what all unfolded here inside this habar. >>s right. i think the sheriff's office

the beltway bank bandit is no joke.ast year he's been a aadache for the washington field office,nd investigators like assistant special agent in charge terry d. patteason. >> our concern is the serial nature of the offenses. so again, responsiblenk for 14 ba robberies in the area over the course of 11 months. he is using notes to alert the bankye emp that he is committing a robbery. >> his first target was this bb&t bank in fairfax in december of last year. he slipped a note to a teller and was in and out in a flash. his next attempt this now shuttered bank. the bandit went to maryland where he hit seven banks seven months before crossing back into virginia and hitting another bb&t bank, this o in alexandria. and finally, his most recent stop, thisank of america in springfield, virginia, same m.o., same result. the fbi says he's walked away with nrly0,000. >>nd him, then we will have solved many of our unsolved cases here in the metro area. >> patterson says so far the bandit hasn't used violence, but that is still a co

on the beltway, innerloop, two left lanes get by the work zone.oop between 66 and gallows, one right lane is gettin by. northwest, rock creek parkway at kennedy center, all lanesoc bld there northbound. flooding northbound ohio diverted to 66. that's going to cause some deys if that one sticks around. taking a look at 66 and 95, no major problems. southbound gw parkway. left lane gets by the work zone there. aaron? >> 4:52 right now. it's an unsettling statistic. suicide claims more police and firefighters' lives than any of the dangers they face on the job. >> now a local police department is trying to mak adifference. news 4's doreen gensler spoke with the faiouaxy police chief, a deeply personal message as he works to change minds. >> it's okay not to feel okay. you won y loser job. andid roessler is getting in hopes of saving lives. > i see a counselor and i'm a human being. this profession and life in general s isething that complicates our day-to-day decision making. unfortunately, a first responders, we are seeing horrific scenes over and o

rest of the beltway, some road work here and there. it really is not causing any issue as far delays go. 66 and 95, no complaints here. as we zoom in, a littleit of a slowdown inbound key bridge before m street. the left laneetting by the work zone there. >> all right, thank you. >>> a developing story in the district this morning. a local priest is facing a sexual assault charge. d.c. police say father urban vazquez touched a girl under her shirt twice back inva 2015. uez worked at the shrine of the sacred heart parish in columbia heights at the tilme. he has been removed from his duties tre. the archdiocese of washington also removed another priest for failing to report the abuse allegations. more allegations have beenade against vazquez since he was arrested yesterday. >>> also developing today, protests expected around the country today in the wake of jeff sessions' resignati. >> at the president's request, sessions stepped down as attorney general yesterday. that essential handsoversight of the russia investigation to whomever the

is this beltway theater, or could we be heading for a crisis over fed's independence?do you make of senator flake and coons in their defense of fed. >> you see this strength of the independent branches of government and those who look for oversight. i see both sides. raising interest rates is a sign of a healthy economy, you look at consumer, small family have not made anything on savings or cds over last 12 year, raising interest rate to keep up with booming economy is important. but president is looking at maybe fed is a little bit too aggressive in doing it. as i talked with banking community in georgia, which is supportive of increasing interest rates they do feel that fed is doing it a little bit too aggressively. i think some criticism of the president -- he is a big boy he handle its well. but it is incumbent upon us to question even the independent agencies the decisions they are making. >> it is possible that -- i am concerned do you think possible that fed trying to prove how independent they are to counter trump to show he is not influis -- influencing their

top of the beltway, typical slow downs going 22 miles per hour. inbound on 66 and inbound on 95 ia.virg not terrible, 36 miles per hour, remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car, aaron. or thank you. fore than three decadesnbc 4 has proudly been helping families enjoy anksgiving. >> thanks to your generosity through our annual food fordr families e. we have team coverage of this very exciting and important day. mollette is live at abu diston center, but we begin with pat lawson-muse who is live at capital one arena where you can drop off donations. >> they have done it. we have donations. also close to $1,000 in ch donations made online since 5:30 this morning. so people are giving. it's a huge effort. it takes a lot of help. a lot of partners. one of them is magic 102.3. you have been with us for years. >> we will always be with you. we have our whole family with us, we know how important ts is. not everybody has a chance to put together a good holiday dinner and we want to do what we can to make that s happen we're asking eve

they say that needs to be expanded into taryland and beltway, 270 and the parkway as well.icials are also considering a congestion pricing zone in downtown d.c. they cut traffic 20 t30% in cities like london and singapore. you pay ao tax drive in certain parts of the district. but we talked to someen residts that say that's something they can't get bend. >> to tax a resident to drive downtown, i don't think is a good idea. >> everybody gets rritorial. it's hard to get consensus on these big ideas. but it als cos a pretty penny. $7 billion a year on tio of the bi we're already spending. that works out to $700 a person. so you and me, a extra $700 a year to implemented this system. reporting outside of union station, chris lawrence, news 4. chris, thank oney, you. the caps are coming off a big night. they added another one at the expense of a coast that lead them to a win. it was the first tim they played the islanders. two of the caps goals, washington won 4-1. this was their 6th win in a row that a better streak than they er had all of last season when you know what theydi

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway,verything has cleared out of the way. outer loop, fairfax braddock road at shirley gate road, do have dark traffic lights. treat that as a four way stop. 95 northbound quantico to the beltway going 64 miles per hour. that's going to take you 18 minutes as you're headed in bound. tbound, same situatio everything is nice and clear at this point. this morning chesapeake bay bridge, what chuck's been talking about this morning. the highwi s, high wind warning. they have warnings in place.n? aaro >> melissa, thank you. 5:02 now. today we're hoping to learn more about the lockdown situation at walter reed. >> security and montgomery unty police swarmed the medical center tuesday afternoon when an alert went out for an active shooter. it turned out to be a false alarm. part of ross could he pike was shut down. from chopper 4 you can see staff exiting building 19 with their hands up. standard procedure. people were told to shelter in place after a short time the navy announced the alert was meant to be used for a future drill. wa

rest of the beltway looks pretty typical now. no b complaints.er dominion parkway, wera have that hanging around. zooming in a little bit here, arlington northbound395 before boundary, left lane blocked by a crash. eastbound southwest freeway, the crash there in the right lane. zooming back out here, you can see no other big complaint around town. slow in all of the typical spots. travel times, 270 southbound 36 miles per hour. 95 northbound looking pretty good there at 24 minutes. 66 in bound, 34 miles per hour, 95 north in virginia, 30 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in youry. car to >>> news 4 is working for you in the community helping families stay warm this winter. helping the salvation army collect gently used coats for those in need. donations being acceptedow through december 15th at the salvation army's todo d.c. office. i am kicking things off on news 4 you can drop off any coats at any burke and herbert's branch. the coats will be handed out to ose in need. we have a list on the nbc washington app. search share

outerloop to the beltway. going to take you 20 minutes right now. that'sd. not about 30 miles per hour. 66 inbound no worries and 95 northbound, quanticoo the beltway, it's going to take you 48 minutes. map.ust saw that on the remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this usmorning. >> know we will not be having another championship parade this year. c. united season ended last night after a pretty incredible run. >> their playoff dreams ended with a penalty kick. >> he has to make this kick to send i to the 6th round. he missed it. and columbus still win the shoot out after >>all. oh, just a stunning loss there. this was the team's first ever playoff game at audi field. it's all right. yne rooney shared with us what he told his teammat before this penalty kick. >> be proud of what we have achieved and pefully -- >> they were last place and came back to clench a home playoff. what a fantastic season. we're ready for next season. >> all turne around wit that guy right there. >> there you go. >> one area barbershop is trying to fix homeless

the beltway is nice and clear. 108 just south, lanes still shutdown there. it's a bigintersection for a lot of people.pe holly they get out of the way. there's a crew there on the scene. >> fredeck to the spur, 69 miles per hour. it's going to take you about 26 minutes heading northbound. same situation because of veteran's day, metro running on a saturday schedule. opening at 5:00, running until 11:00. >> thank you. it's if you catch the metro you'll notice less parking today. that's because a rehab project begins at the north garage. officials suggest parking at the west lfalls church metro statio >> black friday is huge shopping day here in the u.s. but it doesn't comre to the chaos of singles day in china. it's the biggest online sales event. it was held yesterdayhe and totals are in, $31.7illion in sales. here in the u.s., shoppers spent just $19 billion last year between thanksgiving a cyber monday. hot items in china yesterday, iphones, furniture, and milk otwder for babies. >> there's a more people in china than in the u.s., right? >> yeah. >>ut can

as we zoom out and look at the beltway, earlier road work has cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that anymore. do have lays inbound here on 395 because of a work zone. inbound delays even though the work zone is aually outbound this morning. otherwise, everything is looking good. >> thank you. throw a holiday party without going overbudget and without feeling overwhelmed. >> sounds like ahristmas miracle. coming up, we're going to show you how. >> then be sure toatch ellen today on nbc 4 at 3:00 and then stick aroundor news f4 >> tre's still tim to put together a great event without going overbudget. justin finch has tips on how to make your holiday party hassel frr. >> every y dreams of hosting perfect holiday parties transform into nightmares. expert advice snap out of . >> the holidays are all about maximizing your time with your faly. you don have to spend $800 for a dinner for 15 people. >> she has years of experience planning parties big and small as a professional. look beyond those big ballrooms she says. >> it's easy to find places in your o

that is the beltway. that's 355. this is the intersection over the 355 in the beltway. this is always one of the slow spots but this will be on the slow side the next couple hours. the outer loop loong a little better. 48 degrees now. 46, 7:00. going to about 39. going to be a chilly night. the mountains helping us get a little warmer. it gave us what is called down slope. it helps tohi heats up for us. we were about 15 on 20 degrees no rain. if you are traveling tonight, the onlypr lem,it ae snow. 33 in the afternoon. windchills in the 20s. freeway friday. and rain on saturday. a little more about black friday and your saturday. let's to go amelia. >> it will be a cold start for the black friday shoppers. you definitely want the puppy co , cold. we hit our high that with tremendous here's future weather. e green is rain and the pink is a chance for around the i-81 corridor, the shenandoahval, after that, we track a rainy day. make sure you bring the umbrella for rainy wave. going to be we're on areas south std it is just a rainy day.m getting into the attic and getting

top of the beltway not bad either. inbound on 66. unbound on 95.ember to listen to wt 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> sun ist coming up and that will start to melt down quickly and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s later today. yesterday a record amount of snow atll three airports. november 15th is not exactly the snow season around here. thatas the biggest november storm in 29 years. that will be northwest and gusty bye bwi gaithersburg khmer rouge. >>> good morning. chaos. the nortast brought to a standstill by a record setting snowstorm. >> students forced tei sleep in r classrooms. drivers trapped in their cars overnight. more than 10,000 flights canceled or delayedo coast coast. and the misery is notnhe over s and this rning's messy commute. >>> breaking overnight from bad to much, much worse. the number of dead and missing in these california wildfires sky rockets. authorities say more than 600 people are unaccounted for. nearly 70 people killed. and the fires rage on with no end in sight. we are live with the very

beth bethesda, inner loop, brand new crash there on the beltway. tryi get new information on that one. lanes blocked because of downed wires here right now and sterling northbound 28 before waxpool only the left side is open. national aistort, c city here, both stations closed. buses available between pentago city and braddock road. a saturday schedule opening a 5:00 and running until 11:00 tonight. 270 looks good. 66 inbound. 95 northbound. nothing in your y. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> when it comes todd gs, couples can face some pretty steep costs. steepest in the country. >> yes but on this veteran's day, vendors are working together to flil the d for one military couple. they're launching an essay contt to give a lucky couple the wedding of their dreams. chris lawrence spoke people that are putting it allg ther. >> it stretches as far as the eye can see. an old barn set back on the vineyard. and even more beautiful in full bloom, rolling hills, flowering on the vine. can you imagine getting married here? >>

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extends for about a mile from powder mill road by the beltway to chalmers road. we didn't seeny detour signs. this big truck blocking the road. >> following waze. >> wazill get you around it? >> it doesn't look like it. it's telling me to go left,s bu left blocked. >> reporter: for some it meant cutting downside streets, getting back o the beltway, or even ditching the car and walking to where they need to go. now just in the last few minutes, we've seen the heavy equipment show up here. this is one of the graders. so progress is being made. we still do not have an estimate of when the road will reopen. for those needing to find an alternate rout just be aware if you get off the beltway, you won't be able toet on northbound new hampshire avenue. use university d.boulev use route 29. and i'll be posng updates on twitter feed at darcy spencer. back to you. >> thank you, darci. with our forecast, we have a lot of roadsrying out now after our first little snowfall for the season. >> okay, >>thanks. ut we could have colder temperatures tonight. amelia is in the storm

. >> kevin, does this business really resonate outside the beltway? >> it does. you know, i think there are many people who are mistrusting of institutions as a whole. that said, i think as a journalist, freedom of speech is so crucial as a journalist to get to do our jobs. it's a privilege to report from the white house. but it's a privilege to ask questions. it was a big win not just for the journalists this week and also the american people, because it allows us to go into white house and ask questions on behalf of the americans. >> erin, i wanted to ask you. president trump tweeted, i can get nancy pelosi as many votes as she wants in order for her to be speaker of the house. she deserves this victory, she has earned it, but there are those in her party who are trying to take it away. she will win. >> divisive things are good for the president. that's something he can work with and pick apart over the next couple of years. the other thing is nancy pelosi has become a target for the republicans that's something they felt they needed to to in order to win their

ben jealous.or gove >>> we've watched it rise over the beltway the last four years. the capital one tower. today we get a rare look inside and what's next for tysons. >> reporter: the capital one tower illuminates the skyline. chopper 4 giving us this view. you may have watched it take ape. today a 470 feet tall, the building is open for siness. >> it really is trans forming. this ia gateaway. >> she is helping to make this a reality. inside, bright work spaces. local art hanging on e hauls or us suspended in mid air. >> when you bring people through the first time, what is their reaction? >> they sit in awe. >> every floor connected by these zimmer stair cases. if you want privacy, a quiet room. much oft built around the millennial work experience. >> what we've seen is professionals in general, environment matters. >> that includes convenience. from an onsiteoedex a sleek cafeteria. >> employees can then burn the calories in the company fitness basketball court. >> seven floors up, they can take in the outdoor terrace. getting some fresh air and checking out the vi

top of the beltway also behaving itself. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. i know a lot o you have that candy hangover. we definitely do in my house. take a look at halloween at our house last night. this all based on brennan wanting to be a s.w.a.t. team guy. i said, okay, i'll be a burglar. your dad will be a your sisters already convicts. the dog plb a poliwi we had so much fun. it was such beautiful weather. >> adorable. and i like that everybody gets into it. poor norm. >> norm is used to it. he's like, yeah, okay. >> whatever. we want to thank all ofou who sent us all these fabulous you celebrated halloween. great costumes here. >> a lot of fun to see what people do to themselves and their dogs.y' >> what t willing to do. >> many of you tagged us in photos showing off your family's costumes, your pet's costumes. a lot of fun had, clearly. >> people love halloween. >> keep them coming. we'd still like to see what you have. >> make that dentist appointment.>> good morning. i'm les

beltway looks okay. in rlington, southbound route 1, 15 street south dirt spilled across the roadwand a remind another yellow line service through december 9th because of repairs over the potomac on that bridge there. alternate is blue line but aaring rush hour service cut in haufl. n. >>> it's 5:31. another major metro closure as you return from a long holiday weekend andur beginning workweek. the yellow line will be shut down for a couple weekstting today. >>> we have the reason behind thelosure. justin. >> reporter: that's right. ason sheer going to here is goi repair. if you're yrsed toic tag ticu t yellow line, you will not be able to for the next few weeks. the blue line will continue running well, and also picking up slack between d.c. and virginia, however, we can tl you you will likely see some longer wait times and travel times as well because of the service dropping down to half capausty at hour in the is an inconvenience being suffered so that metro crews can get to work on tracks over the ye

inner loop andp outer l the beltway. no problems right now. arlington southbound after key bridge, right side is blocked by a crash. also the rightlo side bed by a crash and 95 in maryland. no problems here. 35 at the beltway, going to take you about 11 minutes. >> thank you. 6:02 right now and today is the day. decision 2018. th month of campaigning, the political bickering, all come down to what thes vot do on this election day. >> 35 million people have already cas their ballots in early voting states. that's nearly double the early votes cast at this same point in the 2014 midterms. if you're voting today, herere some times to keep in mind. >> polling places inirginia are now open. the polls open an hour later at 7:00 a.m. >> control of congress is on the line in this election. democrats need t flip 23 seats to take control of the house. they need 2 seats to take the majority in the senate. >> but this is also the first referendum on the trump presidency as we near the midterm of his term in office. he was telling vers that by casting thei

and in fact this is the beltway. that fire zone could fit entirely -- cover up entirely rathert the beltway j about. and fires are also raging in the southern part of the state. jay gray live in oak park with an update on both of these deadly fire situations. >> reporter: it is overwhelming, and how do they mo so fast? take a look. you can see it starts on a hillside full of dried vegetation. you see it swallowed this home here. across california right now, the days have slipped into a morbid routine. counting the dead, more than 50 have been lost. and ctinuing the grisly search for more victims here. >> we'll do everything we possibly can to dill against pli search for those remains. but this is a very difficult task. >> reporter: working through areas like paradisehe where is just nothing left. across the state as many as 9,000 structures most of those homes have been lost. and the fires are still raging out of control. strike teams working around the trclock for sixght days now. >> are we getting enough rest? no.