spring, if you're heading into the district or out of i through 16th street, we're shut down at colesville road get around this phoro >>> 5:45 on this weather alert we have reached friday. it will be a messy road out there. we're running delays and closings at the bottom of the screen. you can find the list in the nbc washington app. mi> in a fewe'll s,check in with chuck bell, for look at the forecast heading into this weekend. you can see the dar, pretty dry right now. that's going to change. it's the aweekend. >> the fourth week of the government shutdown ends, there's no deal in sight to reopenhe government. >> talks between the government and the white house are intensifying now. scott, we know the speaker was supposed to lead a congressional delegation overseas. we understand that's been canceled. >> reporter: aaron, the heat off of the political heat could melt e snow off of the capitol dome. president trump has scrubbed pelosi's trip overseas with top democrats. the president says, you should be iwashington, negotiating with me. this comes after speaker pe president, suggesting he resch

this area of 16th street and colesville road.e areri h this will go well into the morning commute and later. drivers should, right now, listen up. i know you have workarounds hereo. >> we do. working for you with the heternates this morning. headed into district, southbound on 16th street, your normal route. you want to turn at east-west highway, northbound 16th street, and get off atve easterne and work your way around it. southbound 270, still have that disabled vehicle. in reston, eastbound toll road, right lane blacked eblocked byd vehicle. 270, 41 miles per hour, top of thebeltway, 24 miles per hour. that's a normal slowdown. it's your typical prob 66 inbound, 95 northbound, not so bad. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> 6it2. we're working 4 you in the community, during this government shutdown. >> today, t members of community are coming together to help furloughed federal workers. news 4's molette green is at the new life wship center in capitol heights. tells what the furlough

ilver spring, 16th street shu down at colesville road. this is because of a dump truck that came through. wiresra and theic light was brought down by the dump truck. this is closed through the mornug commute. can see the purple here on your screen. it is shut down. justin f lch to you know the best way to get around that. we're diverting traffic. >> arkansas avenue, between decatur, water main breaksos g some lanes. a live look outside. 95 at newington. northbound and southbound, no problems. most of the main roads are okay. the side streets are going to be messy thismorning. > we have two, new school delays to tell you about into your newsroom. hampshire schools andri frede county, maryland, schools opening late today. a full list at the top of the ur. >>> we are following updates concerning great britain's prin t philip after 97-year-old was involved in a car crash. according to the bbc, the duke was driving a land rover when the crash happened yesterday. you're looking ahe video from scene. he was not injured. but witnesses say he was

you're taking a live look at colesville road as we can see what's going on. also, want to tell you the metro s just reporting they are on a light snow detour plan so be awar of that. meantime, our derrick ward is live in northwest d.c. with conditions on t main roads and the side streets. derrick, were you starting to see a little bit oft pavem so that's good news. >> yeah, it is indeed. when you hear those plow blades scraping the pavement, that's a we'veign, and that's what been getting all up and down wisconsin area as you can see here. that's more true recently. it's been treated but a little earl yes, but still very passable. we haven't seen any vehicles having any trouble. we've seen metro buses coming through. indeed, it's not a problem. take aook at some video that we shot earlier. you can see some plows that are actually out on the street. a plow train came birk and that's how we got the clear pavement, and we visited some of the side streets. no issues there. just b aware those streets will be treated. you can't see speed bumps. you might be surpris

roads look good. bridges, overpasins, they're to freeze first when it gets cold here this weekend. this is 27 montgomery county, side streets were a little sprough. silverng, 16 feet at colesville aad. tree brought down by a trick. the beltway, inner loop and outer loop, no problems. >>> this morning,eg we're with leftover snow and slick roads. >> you want to take yr time and watch for slous conditions. justin finch joins us from montgomery county. how are you roads looking where you are? >> reporter: you wre right. yot to leave yourself extra time. the snow we saw earlier, is starting to slack up. now, seeing this morning, we saw, too, the overpasses, the ramps. we are seeing snow accumulate there. the salt trucks and the plows are working the s.ro know that again, as the snow falls down, areas that weren't perhaps -tweated or melting before, you may see thosere as problem spots today. the neighborhood streets have a lot of slush on them. now, we're just above freezing up and down with wary of the shiny patches on the that could be slippery. as of right now,he highways look great. it's the main roads and the sidewalks that you want to be careful of thismorning. >> justin finch

road. crash with the left lane blocks. delays as you headin und. beltway looks good. no problems inner loop or outer loop. slowdown outer loop approaching colesvilleke a break now and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. xfinity xfi. a more powerful way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity for $79.99 a month for 2 years, plus ask about 4k ultra hd. switch today. winter storm watches have been p expanded intts of the northern shenandoah valley and a big bigger piece of northern virginia. i expect an expansion that will include the d.c. metro area. forecastmodel, snow for tomorrow, generally one to three inches. a chance for dditional snow coming up on sunday that could add a few more inches, especially fm washington uthbound. we'll keep you posted on that. use the nbc washington app to get the latest. >>> get the latest news and information on the nbc wash app. have a great day. . >>> from nbc news thi is "today" live from studio 1 ja