up top here, 29, 95, route 1, bw parkway, northbound, sout iound, nothin your way. a lot of the road work we would normally see onve your age day and average wednesday is just not happening because of the cold weather and allf the freezing. 270 south from 70 down to the spur 66 miles per hour gets you there in 27 mutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> no new snowfall since sunday but that doesn't mean the roads are alllear and these frigid temperatures this morning means ice could be an news 4 justin finch joins us live from the maradand side of y lane in chevy chase with an unclose look at the road conditions there. w justint are you seeing? >> reporter: hey there, eun. good morning. stl seeing lots of snow and slush and ice out here on the road. looking just behind m here, you can see in the roadway there cktching that light is that slush in the s spots still here on these roadways. clearly road traffic has come through here and knocked down some of the snow. we have videoou showing what we've been seeing since last night. lots of car traffic going bacd orth here.

laurel, northbound bw parkway the ramp to 197. the ramp i blocked by a crash. ringfield brad dock road the ramp to t outer loop crash reported there as well. drive cam here with adam tuss, fairfax county parkway reston. aaron? >>> still ahead, furloughed workers had to give up a lothe duringshutdown. they missed bills. some had to cut back groceries. >> even medications had to be cut out of the budget for some people. with the possibility of another shutdown in a f weeks, we're working on ways to save on your medications if you're put in that spot again. later on "ellen" priyanka chopra jonas sps by. >> that's right here at 3:00 p.m. and stick around for news 4 at 4. we'll be right back. ♪ >> announcer: you're watching news 4 today. >>> 23 now. for several weeks furloughed federal workers had to cut corners to trys to make e meet during the shutdown. >> some of you had to cut back can cometion which with serious cons4'uences. newss justin finch is working for you with ways to save on your meds if you're ever put in keat again. >> reporter: when if there's ever a

hyatssville where chopper 4 was, southbound bw parkway at 50.iddle of the road blocked by crash there causing slowdowns. germantown, southbound 270 aft 118. the left side is blocked by a crash. we're seeing pretty good delays southbound there through germantown. intown 14th street bridge, that crash is off to the left of the roadway and prince george'sow county into out of town, don't have any worries there. eun. >> tha you, melissa. >>> today d.c. willoegin look like d.c. again. the government shutdown is now over and hdreds of thousands of furloughed workers will return to their jobs. among them national park service employees. er the weekend they could be seen walking around. they answered questions and made sure the returning crowds were taken care of. families enjoyed walking p the steps to the lincoln memorial again. national park service workers say they are just glad to be back at. wo >>> lawmakers now have just three weeks to strike a deal to avoid another shutdown. >>> the debate remains the same. president trump says hewa still s bill

pansion and it'sbumpy through the area. 270 northbound, southbound,od looking same situation. 95, bw parkway. >> thank you. it's 4:54. another big day f is coming up singles. this is called dating sunday. so this traditionallyalls on the sunday after new years. experts say is the busiest dating app day of the year. they say it's because findis love also a popular new year's resolution. >> everyone is getting online because they have set their new year's resolution and they're intendingo meet someonehis year. >> so experts also say about 50 to 85% more singles log on tohi find love time of the year. the gyms are crowded too. >> people are finding love at the gym? >> maybe. >> it does happen. >> we're right in the middle. >> it's getdeng c every day. >> good luck, everyone. >> whatever you want to call love. 4:55. >> whatever you want to call love. >> sometimes it's - >> it's something close to love. >> something we can't talk about. >> a mom to be visit to her obgyn was anything but >> the staff forget about her and left her there. this happened in florida.ir wed things happen in florida. >>

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and these routes into town, out of town, bw parkway, 95, everything looking nice and green. >> melissa, thank you. >>> 4:53 now. more americans are moving itho district. this is according to a new study looking at where peopl relocating in the country. d.c. was ranked as one of the top ten inbound states of last year, according to united van lines. other top destinations included vermont, oregon, and idaho. more residents moved out of new jersey than any other state. several southern states like north and south carolina experienced high levels of people moving in as well. researchers say theea top rsons for moving south include job change and retirement. >>> virginia beach is getting a big upgrade thanks to star pharrell williams. the singer is backing a major new entertainment venue for hiso ho. the dome project will include an outdoor music area, surf park, office space, and housing. it's a $328 million come plengst -- complex that would take up two square blocks. >>> there are som new healthy options available at chipotle. the mexic food cha is serving a new collection of lifestyle

chevrolet bw parkway southbound crash on the right side. beltway overall noueajor i because of all the cold weather, a lot of that work is suspended. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. some roads are still trapped. this is bradl i lanen chevy chase, maryland last night. >> drivers had to negotiate the narrow streets and the very slippery conditions to get out a tow truck driver says this stretch of road kept him busy the last few. da as the snow cleanup continues, the eastern shore is checking for possible damage after an earthquake. a look at the map here. an earthquake hit off the coast of maryland.ac rding to the u.s. geological survey, the 4.7 magnitude quake hit around 6:30 last night. the epenter was reported 136 miles southeast of ocean city. theanown of o city in a facebook post says emergency teams were monitoring the tuation but have not seen any effects from this quake. >>> as we enter day 26 of the partial government shutdown, any deal any time soon seems unlikely. there have already been three failed attempts this week to try

. >> good morning, lauren.ch per 4 over at bw parkway at powder mill road. northbound no big complaints. springfield, near fairfax county parkway. crash reported on 95 in virginia. heads up if you're headed out any time soon. eastbound 70 before 15. still howe a little wn here as you're headed in bound lcause of an earlier accident. had just onee getting by. looks a little bit better than that at this point thisrn g. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no majoris es. everything else moving along pretty nicely. eun? >> tyou, melissa. >>> with a new year this is the year that the nationals could be the world champs. bryce harper could end up in chicago with the cubs and this new year's celebration photo keeping those rumors going. that's w harperh his wife and with cubs third baseman chris bryant and his wife which has some cubs fans hopeful this is a sign of the future. not sure if the cubs have enough money that harper will want to sign with the team. >>> new ernight, the university of texas pulled off an upset in thee allst sugar bowl. last night the l

sohbound bw parkway. and only, icc one vehicle off of the road. and green belt, outer loop at kennel worth after. >>> when a snowstorm hits, a couple of things are certain around here. the roadways need to be plowed. the driveways need to be shoveled. and the pat collins snow stick challenge will begin. >> pat will show us the best submissions. >>> stick around to catch "ellen"t 3:00. stick around for the latest innovation from xfinity isn't just a store. it's a save more with a new kind of wireless network store. it's a look what your wifi can do now store. a get your questions answered by awesome experts store. it's a now there's one store that connects your life like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and it's simple, easy, awesome. wbut did you know you could be saving even more?. with the tjx rewards credit card - every time you shop at our stores, you earn 5% back in rewards. tjx rewards credit card. an even better value every day. >>> welcomeack to news 4 today. it is 6:24 on this weather alert day. a live look outside from satu

southbound bw parkway and 50s, single lane, getting by a crash there.ound 14th street bridge, middle of the rdblocked by a crash. we are starting to see some delays heading inbound. trying tor get more ition on that. eastbound 66, fairfax county to the beltway going t toe you 10 minutes. "quantico" to the beltway, 42 going to take you 28 minutes. 270 south from jermtown, you look pretty good and open. top of the beltway, outer loop to 270, also open. fm when you ho in your car today. >> good morning. the irs will start accepting tax returns today.bu a new study finds most people just aren't ready. this is the first filing season americans will see the full effects of the new tax laws. a survey by nerd wallets find taxpayers still don't understand the changes. only half were even aware a tax bill was signed into law in many still don't understand how the tax law affects their tax bracket. a third says it has not affected their financial situatio 20% say it has made it worse. back to you over. >> thank you, frank. >> everyone's favorite show is being cele

inner loop a outer loop near bw parkway, everything rolling along just fine. pretty light volume overall. eastbound 66 near 28, still have some delays here. you can see the remnants of that crash onhe right side of the roadway. e.ltiple problems th we have westbound near 28, right side is blocked. eastbound after 29, disabled vehicle blocking a lane. falls church, eastbound 66 at 7, stft side blocked from a crash there. hing here. inbound 11th street bridge near m street, left side blocked by a crash. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 6:02. there will be a power shift today on capit hill. a new congress begins with democrats in charge of the house of representatives >> nancy pelosi is expected to regain the gavel. their first order ofusiness will be to vote on legislation to end the partial government shutdown in its 13th day.si it's verlar to a bill that passed the senate two weeks ago, but senate republicans have already refused to bring the new bill up for a vote.ey e standing with the president, who says he won't reopen the government unless he gets $5 billi

the bw parkway, 66. all roads have seen travel speeds go up and travel times go ubt.t's good news, bad news. i've had a lot of people reach out to m on twitter saying this is great, like summertime and that's what the transportation anning board compared it, to the summertime pattern that we deal with around here but this isn't the way you want to g to it because people aren't working and that's what it boils down to. >> cly the reverse is not true. it's not lighter in the afternoons. >> right. they have found it's almost exactly the same in the afternoon, so that's kind of strange, but maybe that means that people aren't in the normal pattern in th morning, and then they are doing things later on in the day and the congestion levels haven't changed the other things to look out is not only the roads but metro but during the government shutdown in 2013 i believe metro lost $5.7 llion, and they lost almost half of their ridership h.as you know, almost half of metro's rush hour ridership is federal employees, andhey are subsidized by the government. metro as we go furthe

. >>> a problem in hyattsville bw parkway after 450. a report of debris. perhaps a downed tree.urg 270. a crash there. >> thanks, melissa. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning to you, welcome, craig melvin here along side sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer of course, and thank you for joining us on this martin luther king jr. day. here i a live look here, i believe we've got a le picture of the memorial there in washington, d.c. the monumentre t on the plaza in washington. it's a day to honor the civil rightscon and reflect on his message and the dream that he shared more than five decades m ago at thech on washington. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will

. >> good morning.el gree beltway to southbound bw parkway. lanes blocked, icy conditions there.vehicle off the road. >> all right, melissa. thanakyou. we'll t a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> good morning. we do still have lingering oudiness overhead. these clouds will be clearing out and we'll be left with enough sunshrie to temperatures back above freezing. right now still everybody below freezing across the. ar highs around 35 degrees. sunshine and a lot of melting the next couple of mornings. refreezes are likely the next couple of mornings as well. another chance for winter weat weekend.eek into the ry >>> today jan 14th, 1952, 7:00 a.m. eastern standard time. well, here we are, and good morning to you. the very first good morning of will beope and suspect a great many good mornings between you and i. >> and good morning, everybody. how cool is that. back 67 years ago, january 14th, 1952, our first broadcast. >> were you watching? >> i was not watching. i was still -- my parents weren't even married at that point yet. >> that's special. >