wtop's dave dildine is here. hey, dave >> hey, slippery when wet. new crash at pennsylvania avenue.e just getting by, two lanes to the right. a crash in montgomery county on the inner loop, getting by in one lane to the right. slippery but with no incidents on 495 in virginia. veryu.yo >> thank you. up> we will have a check of your forecast coming ext. >>> gd morning everybody. it's raining hard across most of the d.c. metro area f now. we have a little break across parts ofni central vir now but there will be more moderate rain later this morning andoo afte flood watches are issues. a storm team4 weather alert toda temperatures are mild, mid-to-upper 40s now. we will be near 60 today. an inch to an inch and a half of rain bween now and 12 hours from now is eacertainly likely. dry weather for t >>> another local news update in 25 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> back at:3on a friday morning, december 28, 2018. it's the calm during the storm, so to speak, in times square. rain isn't stopping preparations for the world's largest new year's eve party. >>he folks are flocking here to new

let's start with a check on the roads with wtop's dave dildine.er loop with one broken down in the left center lane and the crash before springfield on the left side. noigns of a rush hour on 95 or 395. heavier traffic this afternoon in tas district,ound on the freeway near main avenue a crash on the left side. back to tyou. nk you. >>> we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup for complete reliability. so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. having the confidence of something that's never gonna go down would be priceless. one more way we go beyond. call today and pay just $49.95 a month for fast, reliable internet. comcast business. beyond fast. >>> good morning. i hope you are enjoying your thursday morning. the sun is shi

. >>> we go now to a checkf your commute with wtop's dave dildine., erika, unfortunately, another serious crash.12 is blocked north of burke lake. they have also held southbound traffic on 123. the investigation continues. in the crksburg area 121 blocked. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you so very much. >>> we will get a check of your recast next. ♪ not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here. >>> good morning. hope your wednesday is off to a quiet start. temperatures in the teens and 20 for your early morning jump out the door. a cold one for sure. chilly a b day today, the sun will be out from start to finish today. mostly sunny, afternoonighs in the mid-to-upper 40s for your wednesday afternoon. in

right now we want to check onte your com with wtop's dave dildine in your first4 traffic. the delay froman gewn to gaithersburg. a vehicle caught on fire earlier in the hour south of montgomery village. all the activity was moved to the right shoulder. slow going southbound through germantown on i-270. that is the latest. back to you go thank you. >>> we will check your forecast next. stay with us. (vo) get six months free apple music, on the network you deserve. ♪ ♪ ♪ little girl and boy land ♪ while y dwell withiit ♪ you are ever happy there daddy, it's christmas! ♪ childhoods, joyland never let go of your dreams. the mercedes-benz winter event is back. lease the glc 300 for $459 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. by sponsored"today" is ercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> so yesterday we looked back t the biggest stories of the year. this morning we are going to celebrate all the fun that we shared togetherun here a studio 1a and around the wld in 2018. ♪ ♪ >> hi, guys! >> we are kicking off the year right because hoda is of