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let's go to doug kammerer and lauryn ricketts in the storm moment. >> we have some showers out there right now. but the bulk of the rain is moving out. we didn't see all that much u. >> maybe a tenth of an inch in some of the region. it came down in some spots, but now it's exiting out of the area. >> the good news is there's another storm on the way. through d.c. all of this moving to the north. these are extremely light showers that will continue to do so. download the nbc washington app. that's one front. we have another one that moves down. severe weather around louisiana and mississippi where numerous tornadoes are expected. that system moves our way and we see another chance of rain tomorrow. more rain moving in but once again may not be all that much. also very warm tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. cooler late week and we're tracking your weekend. we're tracking the latest on the radar. but as we mentioned, download the nbc washington app today. a great idea to do so to track the rain. >> thank you. >>> i'm here at the live desk monitoring reports on the pow

. >> first at 4:00, it's about to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer is up. >> we're seeing 30 degrees difference between now and say 9:00. that's pretty dramatic. because you go outside today and you're thinking, hey, it's a very nice afternoon. a little breezy but nice and warm. temperatures in the 60s. take a look at this map. this sets the stage. we're at 63 right now in d.c. right? but look at state college. only at 48 degrees. now, that's 15 degrees de in the 30s in our region by around 9:00. that colder air seeps on in. we already have in place a frost advisory for the d.c. metro area all the way down towards parts of southern maryland. you know we're in for a very cold morning tomorrow, but it gets even colder tomorrow night. in a freeze watch also in effect. we'll talk much more about it. i'll take you hour by hour this evening. i have much more on that in >> help us to be mindful of what the greatest generation accomplished. how our world war ii veterans stood for righteousness, justice, and freedom. >> part of a somber ceremony at the world war ii memorial, the natio

let's get team coverage now beginning with doug kammerer. what's the latest? >> cold, windy, dry across our region. enhanced fire danger because of all of those factors. the cold continues and so do the winds. not seeing the 40, 50, 60-mile-an-hour winds we saw during the day and evening yesterday. right now those winds down to 25 miles per hour in gaithersburg. 22 in d.c. this is much more manageable than where it's been. it still gives us the windchill. look at the windchill. 28 in gaithersburg. 30 in baltimore. 36 in annapolis. 39 in manassas. temperatures will continue to drop. a cold start to your tuesday. i have the updated forecast and the latest on your thanksgiving holiday forecast. i'll see you back here in 15 minutes. >>> dry conditions and high winds are proving to be a dangerous combination in prince george's county. live now with the warning from fire officials tonight and what it could mean for you. here's bureau chief tracee wilkins. >> reporter: high winds we've been dealing with, dryness we've been dealing with, it's important that our fire o

emceed by none other than -- >> doug kammerer. there he is. it is doug on the mike. >> dougie doug. we're taking a live picture of the event. thousands of people are walking three miles today to raise awareness about lung cancer in d.c. help those in d.c. that are affected by lung cancer. it is great that it stays local. >> absolutely. 10:25 right now. here are 4 things to know. donald trump was rushed off the stage by secret service agents in the middle of his speech after someone in the crowd yelled gun. no weapon was found. a man was detained and later released. >>> two men participating in the million mask march have been arrested for >>> a man was critically injured after being hit by an suv driver in landover after 11:00 last night. police say that the driver is coordinating with police. >> metro police are doing an emergency drill on the green line right now. that station is open but trains are single tracking through there until about 2:00 this afternoon. get outside and see the leaves. >> yes, this is excellent weather to exercise in, too, we have warm temperatures, you can

doug kammerer and i at gate h. >> and bring the canned food. >> that's right. food for families. >> i'll bring it. >>> toll road, still have that crash there. we do have one lane there getting by. it looks like it is the far right lane. that will hopefully be out of the way soon. it doesn't look terrible for the morning commute. 95 northbound before 606. still have the left shoulder getting by there as you're headed in to spotsylvania. no big worries there. we'll take a live look at 66 coming up. >>> just seconds. that separated a driver from a disaster. the close call that almost cost him his life. >> make up danger. >>> take a look at this scene here. a driver in kansas is lucky to be alive after a train rams into truck was working to clean up after an accident. the truck was too close to the tracks and the train didn't have time to stop. no one was seriously hurt. >>> business is down at wells fargo banks nationwide following that fraud scandal. the bank says new customer account openings fell 44% in october. account closings rose 3% and the bank also saw a

storm team 4's chuck bell, see, doug kammerer was there. the nurses are amazing. i'll just say it. pat lawson muse will be in our 6:00 hour and they will be there all day collecting donations. >> already up and tweeting. sfwroo the holiday shopping season is getting closer, but the chaos of black friday may not be the case this year. why shoppers could see shorter lines this week. still ahead. >>> plus, it is sentencing day for a man who admitted to killing a little boy nearly 30 be facing time for his death. we'll explain why. >>> and of course bundle up, it is a weather alert day around here. and you will feel the bitter cold as soon as you step outside. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is back with continues on how many layers to wear. at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do. at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do. get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. . >>> welcome back. all right, aaron. we kne

there is storm team4 meteorologist doug kammerer who emceed the event. cancer research. if you want to join the fight there, are some things you still can do. >> november is lung cancer awareness month. on the website, lungevity.org. there are things you can do to get involved. donate to raise more money for research. >> the lungevity foundation is the leading lung cancer focused organization. great organization. great event and great weather people were out in shorts. some had boots on. that is a whole different thing. >> when you hit 70 degrees. you're holding on. >> the lungevity folks learns you invite the meteorologist and everything is easier. 70 in january, i'll take you to florida! outside, we have a beautiful day in store for us again. it will be cooler than yesterday average day. in fact, so far, almost a week gone now into the month of november. every day this month has been warmer than average. 70 degrees yesterday. won't be quite that nice today but we should still be up into the low 60s in most neighborhoods and the first week of november, six and a half de

. >> you think of the snow sticks doug kammerer gave us his winter weather outlook. the good news first. he says there will be a blizzard bhe of snow. -- there won't be a blizzard but there will be a little bit of snow. you can win your very own pat collins snow stick. some very happy, lucky viewer, we can't get our hands on this. we want you to know. >> i have never seen one outside of -- >> it is guarded. >> outside of of what he gives away. >> i have a personal one at my desk if you want to look at it. it is gone now. >> it is in a secret hiding space. my personal stick. here is the answer, you're wondering how much snow. this was doug's output. we average 15 inches of snow in washington on an average year. sorry about the bumping around there. we're thinking it will be somewhere in the 15 to 20 inch range around the city and obviously areas north and west should do better than that. you know, the odds of having another co blizzard like last year are low and unlike the last couple of years, 71 on christmas eve last year, unlike the last -- it looks like the colder

. >>> and i'm meteorologist doug kammerer live at national harbor on a beautiful night. it's about to get cold. we're going into ice coming up in just a minute e we brought the storm team 4 by 4. it's 9 degrees inside. >>> her swimming lessons paid off yesterday after her father's car plunged into a lake in reston. she owes her life to a good samaritan who came to the rescue. >> reporter: he pulled his daughter from the backseat and pushed her out the window. she was the calm one. >> how afraid were you? >> not too much. just a little. >> why were you not very afraid? >> because i took swim lessons and i'm not scared of the water. >> reporter: on the shoreline, a good samaritan. a woman witnessed the crash and raced to help jumping into the water. she grabbed the girl first. then she went back for her father. >> he was having a hard time staying up and did look panicked a the that point. >> a boy had also entered the water and together they pulled the man to safety. as police officers congratulated her, he rejected any notion her actions were heroic. >> you're supposed t

let's go to the storm center and doug kammerer. what's in store? >> next couple days, one thing is for sure, we'll stay on the cool side as we move on through. some areas. the coldest we have seen so far will be very similar as far as the numbers are concerned. some will be colder as far as temperatures go. but we won't see as much in the way of windchill u. here are the morning temperatures. down to 34 in d.c. culpepper down to 16 degrees. 28 in winchester. fredericksburg at 21. the radar nothing to show in our region. notice back not going to be too strong in our area, but it has a chance for rain on thanksgiving day. we'll talk more about that. always a good time to download the nbc washington app. you'll track that rain for yourself. download that app if you can right now. >>> a big meeting just wrapped up between president-elect donald trump and "the new york times." it was an on the record conversation with times editors meeting. trump tried to mend fences with the times saying he respects the newspaper. he appeared to brush off concerns abou

doug kammerer is headed out there. hopefully the fog will clean so you can see the christmas tree. the fogs region. visibilities are low in some spots. you can see it's streaming up from the south. here's this rain right here. and now most of this rain is going to stay through winchester and north of 70. as we head through midday, it's going to fill back in for everybody after 3:00. this is the rain we're looking at, north of baltimore, if you're around winchester, up through hagerstown, that's where midday. it takes its way through the area and continuing through the late evening, temperatures 50s and 60s. visibility is rather low. you can see loudoun county, i showed you those pictures out of reston. visibility down to a mile and a half. boy, that fog has been thick across the region. 69 is where we top out. plenty of clouds around and a bit of a breeze as well. rain that moves in after 3:00. heavy rain and thunderstorms. east of i-95, everything will be out of here by midnight and we get clearing as we continue in through your thursday but not talking about much rain. maybe we p

doug kammerer has the winter weather outlook coming up. the first glimpse into how much exactly we think winter will shape up. for today, nothing but sunshine out there this morning. clear skies overnight tonight. as we get into tomorrow, another cold front comes by. it may increase the clouds just a bit during the middle of the afternoon tomorrow. any tiny rain chances should no chance of rain in and around the city. it will be dry the next couple of days. dry today, 64, 65 tomorrow. breezy tomorrow afternoon and evening so those high school football games again will be quite chilly and down right cold saturday morning breezy and in the 30s. sunday morning, the outlying areas could be back into the mid-20s. very cold for sure. we'll boil it down to the 4 things you need to know in 10 minutes. for now, here is the problem, southbound at wood yard. that is clear and out of the way. looking good here this morning. no complaints on bw parkway, route 1, 29, 95, outer loop before new hampshire, still have a report of a ladder slowing things jus

saw rain drops for the first time in days and right now storm let's go to the storm center with doug kammerer looking at what's next. >> they are expected changes this time of year. what's not expected normally is when we top 80 degrees in the month of november we have only done it four times. today one of the warmest all time november days with a high of 83 degrees across our region earlier. that's a record shattering the old record. still tracking that's moving southward. . behind it, we have the cloud cover and then the front is to the north. we're tracking this front making its way down from the north. as it moves south, much colder air. . 25 degrees colder than where they are now. that still puts us close to average. much more about that forecast and your weekend. i'll see you back here in ten minutes. >>> we're following breaking news in fairfax county where a window shattered and a driver with minor injuries. police are looking sbo what happened. e we know it started on the beltway and ended just off the road. julie carey was first on the scene. now she's live from the shopping center

. >> that's why we have storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer with us. you have been crunching the numbers looking at the data. what's your take? what can we e >> we're talking about the forecast coming up today at 5:35. one of the biggest things is i look at el nino. last year one of the biggest of all time. that helps us to predict the winter wes saw last time include ing the blizzard of 2016. this thing was awesome. one of the biggest snowstorms ever to hit our region. this was one we predicted last october that we said we would have something late january. this year that is gone. moving in. that typically gives us a mild and wet winter. that would make you happy. >> it would. >> typically. >> good catch, chris. >> there are a a few other factors too that are going to change this pattern this year. so coming up. >> some of you may be -- >> a qck how is forecasting out that far different from what you do day-to-day in terms of a seven-day forecast? >> i can't tell you what it's going to do on february 2nd. but around late january or early february, tha

doug kammerer will join the walkers on the national mall. this is video from last year. he might not even be up yet. >> he should be ready. >> it will start near the washington monument. in seven years, more tha lung cancer. >>> we have much more ahead on news4 today. >> that includes an hour by hour look at your forecast. the storm team4 meteorologist >>> a scare on the trail. protests in d.c. and local buildings hit by be easy for us. but we will never be stopped. >> let's prove that love trumps hate. >> from star power to battleground states. hillary clinton and donald trump rush for an advantage with just two days left in decision 2016. >> heading into the 7:00 hour on this sunday morning. did you forget? >> what? >> the clock thing. >> i relied on it to update itself and it did. hopefully you're all on the right thing. >> i had the husband set her clock, too. >> i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. we're glad you joined us. we know the lungevity walk is starting off. but it looks like things will warm up nicely. >> indeed. it feels like 8:01. we turned our clocks back

storm team4 meteorologist doug kammerer is emceeing that event and joins us live now and i know last year, doug, i think wind was a huge factor but today it looks like it will be glorious. >> oh, my gosh, the weather today could not be better. i've done this event six years in a row. we're live on television. >> yes! these are all of the teams that will be walking with us today. this will be the biggest crowd we've ever had out here. we're so excited about this. the weather could not be better. we've been out here when the and today is so, so nice, especially in the sunshine. i want to introduce everybody to andrea fairis, andrea is not only the president of lungevity but also a very good friend of mine. i'm excited to be a part of this. i've been with you for six years, this is your eighth annual walk. >> this is the eighth annual walk and the biggest one ever. it is amazing. absolutely a mising. >> you continue to have the same people come out every year but so many more continue to come out. >> i think the more people find out about it and hear but so many people have been touched

let's go to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> this is much needed rainfall. we're not seeing a ton of it. a couple showers now and then. see where the rain is coming on right through the d.c. metro area, right on down 95 then out night, anyway, you add in some rain, i'm sure it's going to be slower. even some thunderstorms, a little bit of lightning with these as they pass over portions of the annapolis area. a little bit earlier. let's zoom on in toward fairfax county, the district. heaviest rain right now right over the city of fairfax, over toward falls church, in through tysons. this rain shifting down toward the south and east. in behind it, we're going to get cooler. see the storm wrapping itself up around our region but moving out slowly. in behind it, as i mentioned, some cooler air. temperatures haveea now down to 57 in d.c. upper 40s to the north and west, though. cooler air moving in. rather breezy conditions out there for your thursday. we'll talk much more about thursday and the weekend because we have something else moving in just in time for sa

doug kammerer and chuck bell will be there >>> uber is threatening to leave maryland if state requires its drivers to be fingerprinted. the public service commission is expected to decide by next month if ride-sharing services like uber and lyft will be required to use fingerprinting in criminal background checks. a state law that was passed last year will require companies to run fingerprint background checks starting december 15th. effective. according to the "baltimore sun," uber and lyft say their systems are better and they say it would discriminate against some people who have a criminal record, but have never actually been convicted. >>> and right now, fiat chrysler is recalling nearly 89,000 vehicles. the company says the most serious recall is for the 2016 dodge durango and jeep grand cherokee suv. it says a fuel tube may have been damaged in manufacturing and could cause a gas l reported so far. the company is also recalling a 2016 dodge dart compact. it said the windshield washer pump can cause short circuits and cause the wipers to fail. >>> swim lessons paid off for a fair

chuck bell will be there and doug kammerer or stop by the verizon center on monday with pat lawson muse and the rest of the team. >> donate online and text message. search food for families in the nbc washington app. all of the information is right there. >>> breaking news right now in first 4 traffic this morning. take a look at this problem. georgetown pike shut down between nicholas run drive and springvale road. pole and wires down with all lanes blocked. this is for the morning. you're going to have to plan ahead. alternate route is route 7 which is a bit more busy than usual. outer loop at kenilworth avenue. a crash reported there. sacrament church. we have a single crash there. we're talking about the thanksgiving travel forecast. i'm listening. >> you have family coming in from out of town? >> i do. >> this will be an important forecast for sure. thanksgiving, a little chance for showers on turkey day itself. the rain that gets here on thanksgiving day may the west the big day before thanksgiving. outside on this fine morning, we're looking at a mostly clear sky. a few patches o

. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer gave us the winter weather forecast. >> there is a call for a better d.c. delegate eleanor norton says the measurements aren't accurate now. there is often more snow in the district. >> she suggested several other alternate sites including the white house, naval observatory and the reservoir. she wants to make the change in the next 30 days before we get real snow around here. >> so when we do get snow. his snow stick. be sure to follow at pat's snow stick on twitter for a chance to win your very own pat colin's snow stick. it is a hot commodity. we don't even have one. >>> how low are the temperatures going to go? fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. >>> welcome back. you know what? it is now the time to talk about chilly weather. it is

doug kammerer will be down there as well. go down to the washington monument on the national mall at 9:00 sunday morning. walk time temperatures for the 5k will be in the 50s. it will be a great weekend for that. stay ahead of the weather by following me on twitter @chuckbell4. and there you can see, just like this little guy right here, keeping you ahead of the weather. the ten day forecast. the 80s are long gone. no real cold air in sight into the upper 50s and low 60 ools this afternoon but a really breezy friday afternoon coming and a chilly friday evening as well. great weather for the weekend and sunshine continuing on into monday of next week and election day on tuesday looks nice as well. and again, the next real shot for needed rain drops and cooler weather arrives not this weekend, but next weekend. back with a the hour. for now it is melissa mollet's turn. she teamed up with chopper 4. >> chopper 4 over here. sent them to the area of northbound bw parkway there. we thought we were seeing a problem near the beltway.

and storm team4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer predicting, well, he did predict the blizzard of 2016. he has accuracy, he is looking ahead to what we can expect this winter. >> here we are again, moving fast into winter. the last few winters have seen brutal weather. record low temperatures, each of the last three have been above average when it comes to snow fall and i'm sure i don't have to remind you of the blizzard of 2016. one of the biggest snow storms to ever hit our region. i think this year will be just as brutal and the worst part, could be the cold. the super strong el nino of last season is gone and we're moving towards a weak la nina. flow is well above the jet stream. there are other factors here at play. one of the biggest is siberian snow cover. we've mentioned this before but the amount of snow cover in siberia in late october gives us a signal of what we can expect for the rest of the winter. this year, the snow cover is one of the largest ever. that combined with record amounts of arctic sea ice move into our region. now, we still expect snow but i'm not calling fo