eun? >> thank yo take a look. "news4" cameras caught our people all over the area, rushing to get out of therutal coal. i ran from the station. the winter blast is not oy affecting our bodies, but the roads are taking a beating as well. major potholes a popping up across the area. nicole jacobs is tracking it. good morning. >> good morning. it's hard to name onething. this bitter cold weather is not really hammering away at, reallg takin a beating. we're talking about potholes here. let's take a look at memorial bridge you can see and possibly feel thets effec there. it's down to the rebar, causing people to dip into lanes to avoid what could happen to tir cars, but there are other areas feeling the chill as well. now roads between key bridge anr maur and other areas as well, gw parkway from 495 to roosevelt bridge is feeling the effects as well. here's why bill reached out to us. >> i got on the phone and email ed. nothing happened. >> all right. that is because the national parks service

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. >> i'm eun yang. have the latest impacts of the shutdown now in its 19th day. >> we want to begin with a check on the forecast and the commute this morning. jack taylor is standing by with a loo at the roads. >> but first, chuck aell has check on your forecast. i can feel the winds, chuck. i feel like it's starting to get colder by the mite. >> you are correct, eun. it will be a very persistent northwest wind over the next 24 to 48 hours. it is going to start a feeling lot more like wintertime around here. that stretch of mild days,gh we be able to tack one more on today. but you can tell there the streamers of snow are coming off the great lakes, and that cold air is going to be moving on in here. we can see some passing snow showers during the afternoon today. no accumulations today. just conversational snow flakes flying in a northwest wind. not much going on this morning after that burst of heavy rain around 9:30 last night after the front came through. the colder air isin lagging b the front. it'

eun? >> melissa, thank you. 5:33.oad crews were out in parts of northern virginiaahead of this arctic blast treating roads before they became y. vdot officials were very clear that anything wet on the roadse ght would be ice this morning. news 4 is working on the roads right now, checking on the conditions. >> adam tuss is live on the road this morning. adam, where are you? what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, look, aaron, we're in the vienna area. roadre did do a good job. look of the the windshield, this is shady mill lane in the vienna area. there ar s certain sideeets that look a lot like this. ondary roads for the most part in really good shape, but then you get into the neighborhood streets and if y don't have a car that does well in the snow, i got news for you, you might be digging out or might not even be able to get up certain hills in certain parts of the area. across fairfax county, we have seen conditions kind of vary depending on where you are. butagain, it depends on really your neighborhood street,

g justind morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. of course the cost of food is now a growing concern for furloughed workers as well ath r families. het not just for them, also for millions across country who rely on government assistance to cover the oost groceries every month. well, this morning, we're hearing about effts now being made to relieve those anxieties. first, let's tell you about snap benefits or food stam a. we hearing now that thanks to reserve funding tse will resume into the month of february. but after that,he funding remains unseen. we are told more than 19 milli people from coast to coast rather 19 million dollar households coast to coast rely on those snap benefits and that funding. and also her closer to home to keeptudents from going hungry, fairfax county public schools now stepping up, saying that breakfast and lunch will be able to all students regardless of their ability to pay. that means those unpaid balances as well are going to be allowed to accrue. and back out live also in fairfax county, the system

good morning, everybody, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aon gilchrist. >> we have a few delays to tell you about. >> these skooms are on a two-hour delay. >> the list continues. >> we'll let you know if anytr more dts announce delays or closures or if they change. they'll run at the bottom of your screen all morning long and in the nbc washington app. t> let's head over to chuck and melissa now get your wednesday started. most schools and offices opening on time today. it's going to be little more crowded on the roads than it has been this week. melissa will filn us in o that. chuck, how about the forecast? well, absolutely way below freezing this morning all across the region m andh like yesterday morning, parts of northern virginia, northern ntgomery country are real cold this morning, down to 11 in manassas. mid teens now only 16 at joint base andrews. ow here in washington. but everyone is b freezing, so another very cold commute today. watch out for those icy spots this morning. dare i say you may want to try driving a little slower. it sounds crazy, but you may want to try it. afternoon hi

. >> i'm eun yang. we have thet latpacts in the shutdown now in its 19th day. >> we will check on the forecast and the commute this morning. chuck bell and jack taylor. >> i have goo news and not so good news depending on how you view increasing chance for some snow over the weekend. gos news is i really not all that frigid outside this morning. temperatures are in the mid t upper 40s around the city, but it will be turning colder as the day goes aleg. wind will increase. the wind chills will deuease as o through the day and there's even a chance of a passing snow shower or two today. the streamers of snow coming off the great lakes. some of those streamers will could live long enough to see a conversational snow shower or two during the middle parts of the afternoon. no accumulations of snow are expected for today. temperatures again mild to get your wednesday started. but this is as warm as we will be all day. turning ver windy and cloudy through the middle part of the day as that little pocket of col

eun? >> thank you. >>> the winter blast is not only affecting our bodies, but the road isre taking a beating as well. it's causing potholes across the entire area. there's one spot that's dangerous to drivers. >> we're talking the memorial bridge. craters and potholes have developed andome drivers swerve right into a len of oncoming traffic. folks we spoke with want to see it fixed and fast. >> step up and get it done. make it safe. >> coming up, "news4" checks it out. >>> emergency shelters are set up to keep our neighbors out of oe cold. we have a list o washington app. if you see someone who needs help, call 311 or 911 if there's an iafediatey risk. >>> it's only tuesday morning, but if you're among the800,000 federal employees who are furloughed, you are looking ahead to friday. it will mark the end of yet another payhoeriod w a paycheck and what's worse lawmakers appear no closer to striking a deal. presidentffered an immigration deal over the weekend, but democrats quickly dismissed

>> reporter: hey there, aaron and eun. alexandria public schools hosting a job fair this evening from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. george washington middle school at mount vernon avenue here. they're looking for tutors and substitute teachers and encouraging furloughed workers to apply. also chef jose andres announcing his chefs for feds resource center will be open from a.m. to 5:00 p.m. day. that's 701 pennsylvania avenue in northw they're giving away food for furloughed workers and their families and we also found that furloughed workers are there, too, volunteering. >> it's devastating. it really is. it's going to take a long time for us to recover from this as a country. >> reporter: and looking now at furloughed workers brunch is being held today at noon put on by the city of praise family ministries hoping to help those with aible study and brunch these furloughed workers and their families as they gethi through time at 80501 jerricho drive, jerricho city drive. again, that'sng happe today at noon. the chef also saying he

good m i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. friday morning arrived.are this close to the week'r and y making plans. >> will the weather hold out is thest qn. wtop jack taylor is in for mels aire. talking to you about the roads in a second. ping an uck bell is k eye on the forecast. >> good morning aaron and eun. friday here after a long week of crazy ups and dow t in weather department. things are settling down just in time for friday and youren we for the first time in a couple of weeks it looks like the weatr plays slow pitch over the we can. get your plans without having to reschedule everything. cold breezes are back. northwest winds today. you'll notice it for sure. we'll have sunshineund this morning. there is a chance for passing snore flurry or two today. nothing to worry about. and dry for mostf the weekend. could rule out the occasional flake on saturday or the occasional drop on sunday. but rain/snow chances are low over the weekend. best time to see a flurry thb will be this afternoon as this areaf virginia west value stra gliepds over. an

>> reporter: well, aaron, eun, good morning. we still have the -- it's been hours since the reported shooting. it's wrapped up in crime tape. there's shattered glass on the groundnd right in the middle where there was a window, it's almost completely blown out. i do want to take you to vidfr the scene overnight. this is the southern avenue metro station here in hills. we're looking at the p 12 eastover bus bayar . metro transit officers are outside the bus as well asat inside of bus trying to gather clues and piece together what happenedere. from witnesses they have heard that a teen boy was shot exiting that bus sometim late last night, close to about 11:30 or midnight or so. why at this time remains a mystery. as we come back out here live, we know that as you see this cameras on board of buses, t cameras here metro stations, between that and perhaps witness accounts, they can track down haps he shooter was and p more about what happened here. as for that teen, we're hearing from sources close to the investigation that he is p

i'm aaron gill gristnd the i'm eun yang. we begin the wk with weather and traffic. >> we begin with storm team 4's meteorol chuck bell with a look at what to expect. >> good morning, everybody. mond off to quiet start. no weather worries for your monday. that's good news. we don't like to have to take it right on the chin first thing oraymo.ni m nng row as r temperatures will tumble on noesday, coldh to change rain midday to snow around sundownomorrow. at could affect the tail end of the tuesday evening commute. so monday nothing to worry about. 20s to around 30 degrees to get you started. dog walng forecast, cut little bree, a 13-year-old husky mix so if you need agy low-en dog, this old girl might be a perfect addition to youril f good dog walking weather as well. chilly and dry and typally cold f january. exceptionally cold weather comes in here for tomorrow. this is futureth w. could be changing over from rain to snow just in time for the tuesday evening commute. more about thatnd how long the cold hangs around coming up

eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> this morning, students parents will notice increased security at three prince gorges county schools. >> police are investigating. molette green is live. what are we hearing about the threats,tt mo >> reporter: well, chris, this is the first day back to school for those udents, for the teachers and the faculty in prince gorges county and threats came via e-mail or social media. 're outside blatensburg high sc ol. williamwurt middle school also. at this time police are investigating, but they do not consider the threats to be credible. nevertheless, they are continuing with their investigation and as a precaution, these three schools mentioned in this threat will experience extra security, some added layers of security. and when we got here this morning, early this morning, we noticed the parking lot full of cars this morning and just moments ago there was a fire drill, fire alarm that sounded at the school. i can tell you that cars are still pulling in and it

eun? >> melissa, tha you. ro crews were out in parts of northern virginia ahead of this arctic bst treating allhe roads before they became icy. vdot officials were very clear that anything wet on the roads overnight will be ice this morning. so news 4 is on the roads right now checking out the conditions. >> news 4 adam tuss joins us reve now from the road. adam, where you and how sit looking? >> well, we are on fox mill road, aaron, in the okdon slash vienna area. you can see that this road is ig reald shape. melissa was talking about the main roads. they are fine. this is a classic secondary road in northern virginia and the road crews have been out in force salting and getting it all down to really good pavement. but, i got to say there are some spots where it does change over, especially if you get off a road like thiso into a parking lot, sidewalks also going to be an hesue. i think biggest problem this morning likely will be you just getting to yourcar. that's going to be a big problem for you this morni

good morning, everybody, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. lot o schools are trying to keep people off the roads. the federal government is on a three-hour delay and employees have the option for telework and scheduled leave. >>> culpepper, frederick, manassas city and page county schools are closed as are

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. and chuck bell is back this morning. we'll look at forecast before melissa gives an update on the roads. >> i'm happy eun is happy to see me. >> the gang's all here. >> monday morning, not adeig from the weather department. colder and cloudier, as well. the w weather't have too big an impact. can't work out a snow flurry or two here. if you see snowflake or two, and you grab a picture, send to me on twitlr. weave it retweeted out there. a ground truth never killed anybody. nothing going o at i-95 or the beltway. temperatures at or belowfr zing. 32 in leesburg, dulles. 28 in prince george's county. your forecast for monday, doesn't come up until 7:27. did you notice that sunset is after 5:00 now. clouds are thickening up and a chance for sprinkl late, late, late tonight. seat heaters on medium. the sunroof will be closed but you don need t scrapers or the wipers. >>> how about the commute conditions? >> it's dry out there. fairfax after 66, nuttily. we had a work zone. that is cleared out of the way. looking good. if you'

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. cars moving at speed. drivers of those cars complaining that more should have been done to keep roads like this in the chevy cha area clear of snow and slush. however, when you have that snow and then the melt and the refreeze, this is just wh

eun? >>> 5:32.makers have three weeks to strike a deal to avoid another shutdown. >> the debate remains thesame. the president still wants billions of funding for a border wall, and democrats don't want to give it to him. he is planning on declaring a national emergency which would allow him to take thend money a begin construction. some criticized him for they say is caving to the democrats. >> iatched speaker pelosi sit there and would not negotiate with anything. i givot president trump af credit. he put the american people before politics. >> the ddline to strike a new deal and avoid a second shutdown is february 15th >>> now that the shutdown is over, at least for now, thousands of federal worrs are returning to work this morning. >> news 4's justin finch is live at laffont plaza. gostin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron morning. back to work. a lot of workers still not making their way back until later in the week. good news here ishe office of personnel management says all workers who missed

>> reporter: well, we are in the herndon area, eun. been seeing changing conditions all over the place. look at the windshield of the storm team 4 x 4 here, you can see it's actually not too bad. a lot of these secondary streets they have gotten good treatment. but, it's when you pull into arother s, like parking lots and those neighborhood streets thin you start to issues like this. you see that they need a whole lot of work. this is armstrong elementary school. you know a lot of people were wondering why fairfax countybl schools had even decided to close today. well, take a look here, tsi walk is completely covered. the parking lot completely covered. a lot of things that need dug out here and a lot of the secondary streets, the neighborhood streets, also an issue this morning. so just be aware that if you're gettinground this morning, conditions can change very fast on you and you need to be prepared for those kinds of co itions. justin finch has been checking out all the conditions in marylas. leee what's going on with him. hey, ju

eun? melissa, thank you. >>> still ahead on "news4 today." >> maintaining your key fob, what to do t keept working without using your key to start the car. >> and on the way, fred salve s sajps by on the "ellen" show. >> you're going to look behind me. no talking, just acting out. >> okay. >> okay. . >> you know this is going to be great. besides playing game, hathaway besides playing game, hathaway and savage talk about their fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. we'd love some help with laundry. here's how you do it. spray and scrub anything with a stain. soak your nasty jersey. it stinks! wash the really dirty clothes separately. remember -hard work builds character! new tide pods with upgraded 4-in-1 technology unleash a foolproof clean in one step. aww, you did the laundry! bu

. >> i'm eun yang. we check on your commute andhi forecast monday. >> the gang's all here this morning. chuck bell is finally back fro vacation. >> finally. >> finally back. >> that means he missed you. that's his wayng of sa welcome back. >> is that what that means? >> yes. >> i want to hear him say it. >> it's quiet weather for a monday morning. that's a good thing. nobody wants to be punched inac the on a monday morning. we're watching snowshowers in the mountains of west virginia. couldn't rule out a stray snowflake or two. if you see a flake, sen me a picture on my twitter. not expecting to be much or aid up add up that long. eetemperatures are near ng. low to mid-30s. the increasing clouds and sunshine is a thing of the past. it will be a mostly-cloudy day. there's a chance of rain showers coming in tonight. today's high, a cooler 45 degrees. it was 57nd sunny yesterday. didn't that feel nice? >> i kno it was. it felt so good this morning. >> your work zone with two right lanes getting by. a coupl

eun? >> melissa,. thank y >>> 4:54. with the new year there is hope that 2019 could be the year that the nationals become world ampions. the fate of bryce harper is up in the air. the free agent could end up in chicago with the cubs. and as new year celebrations are eping those celebrations going. some fans in chicago are hopeful that it's a sign for the future. it's not clear whether the cubs will have the money to sign. >>> the 'skins season is over.at i did that game, too. that silly game. >> you did? >> yes. beuse i wante- >> you and three other people. >> i wanted it to win so the eagles wouldn't make it into the >> make you can route for lamar jackson. >> he'll be quarterbacking baltimore. at 21 years old he'll be thest younuarterback to ever start an nfl playoff game. here he was this past sunday when the ravens narrowly got y the browns. this sunday he will lead the ravens against the chargers up wild timore for the afc card match-up. he turns 22 on monday. he'd like to be celebrating t big win. >>> the universi

good morning, everybody, i'm aaronl g kris. >> i'm eun yang.e have thet latpacts in the shutdown now in its 19th day. >> we will check on the forecast and the commute this morning. chuck bell and jack taylor. >> i have goo news and not so good news depending on how you view increasing chance for some snow over the weekend. gos news is i really not all that frigid outside this morning. temperatures are in the mid t upper 40s around the city, but it will be turning colder as the day goes aleg. wind will increase. the wind chills will deuease as o through the day and there's even a chance of a passing snow shower or two today. the streamers of snow coming off the great lakes. some of those

. >> good morning aaron and eun. >> the state of the union address was scheduled to bere deli next tuesday night. now we don't know when it will happen. esident fired off two tweets announcing he would put the speech on hold, ending a showdown with speaker of the house nancy pelosi. in his speech, t said as shutdown was going on, nancy pelosi asked me to give the state of the union address. i agreed. she thenhanged her mind. that is her prerogative. a econd tweet, he said he didn't want to look for another venue. all this started last week when spr pelosi suggested to the president that because of the shutdown and security concerol, he off on delivering the address. for a time it appeared trump would still try to give the speech. the idea was fleeteoatedould select another venue. the address has been delayed fore. the last time was back in 1986 when president reagan postponed the speech after the challenger disaster. eun, back to you. >> corey smith, thank you. >>> the senate will vote on two bills to reope thegovernment. the future remains unclear. there is growing support to at looebs fi

. >> i'm eun yang. >> first, check bell has our forecast. how is your finger, aaron? >> before we came on ther, i sliced my finger with this piece of paper. >> are you going to be able to make it through the rest of the broadcast? >> i was going to call 911. >> i'm a bit of a bleeder. we'll see what happens. thanks, chuck. >> drink lots of water. that's the way to replenish after serious injury like that. 5 or 10 degrees coldeye than erday morning. your monday is off to a seasonably chilly start. mostly off the low 30s. not much of a rain or snow chance this morning. maybe a few snowflakes in the shenandoahll . your forecast, you will be going to class today. the showers are not going to add up to too much. you can see it on storm team 4 radar. this will be a low impact across the high country. nowhereures will be near as mild. yesterday was 57. today's high is closer to average. lots of clouds around for today. a chae for showers late, late, late tonight.ha more about tt and the rest of the week ahead, coming up. for now, let's go over to melissa. happy monday. >> gl

tracie, good morning. >> reporter: well, it's movement, eun and aaron. good morning, and good morning, everyone. the senate expecte vote on the republican plan and the democrat plan. of course, the republican plan following the president's offer ofry tempo protection for a million immigrants in exchange for money for the border wall. the democrats reopen the government temporarily for about two t weeks andn negotiate on border security. here is the thing, neither of them is expected to pass because they both need support from the other side to doo and right now it's not looking like that's going to happen. so we'll see t votes f first time in the senate to reopen the government since the shutdown started. but without support from the other side,th n is likely to reopen the government and get these folks back to work. >> tr i want to ask while we have you, the president looks like is going to go ahead with his plan for thetate of the union address next week. how will that impact shutdown discussions? >> so, that's interesting because nancy pelosi didn't w

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i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. may have trouble with the snow depending o where you live. smaller roads haven't been plowed. that's why many schools and offices are giving people extra time to get in this morning. e federal government is on a two-hour delay. this does not apply to furloughed employees impacted by the shutdown who are in a nonwork status. now, to closes and delays. we start in maryland. mogomery, prince george's, anne arundel, and charles county a,hools on a two-hour delay. we stay in virgihere fairfax, loudon, prince woman, woge, shenandoahwarren county schools are on aour delay, as are clark, frederick, manassas, manassas park, alexandria and winchester schools. >> in west virginia, schools on a two-hour delay. >>> we are working for you this morning as you head back to your morning routine. ou crews are across the region to give you an idea of how much ex na time youd to leave yourself to move around today. >> we'll check in with all of them in a first, we want to talk to meteorologist chuck bell

eun? >>k you. it is safe to say the winter blast is biting our region in more ways than one. not ohm are we dealing with colder temperatures, we're seeing major potholes cropping up across the entire area. we have some of the worst road conditions. nicole has more. goodrn g to you. l we're talking about potholes. let's take ak here on the memorial bridge. you can see just how damages the potholes can be. we're talking about drivers dipping into oncomng traffic to avoid having what could happen to their cars. canal road between key bridge and macarthur and another viewer tweeted us about pg.w.kway from 495 to roosevelt bridge. there feeling the effects as well. here's why bill reached out to us. >> i take thisridge nearly earn morning to go to work. you see the bridge there. >> reporter: they have learned the national parks services is one of many agency affected by this. >> nicole jacobs, i know you're pots g a lot of trouble out there. thank you. >> emergency shelters set up around the citypa to c our homeless neighbors out of the cold staying outsideor several hours in weat

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.want to get a check on your weather and traffic this morning. jack taylor is in for melissa and your first 4 traffic. >>> we begin with chuck bell t.d your forec >> one last chanc to enjoy the mild weather. the string of mild days has lastearly a month. it's going to come to an end tonight. by this time tomorrow morning, it will feel like january again. there are puddles te conten contended with after overnight rain drops. but temperatures close to 60 degrees. td more chances for showers coming in durin later part of the evening. and winter temperatures return tomorrow. right now, 36 inme mont county. your planner for today, more than enough sunshine to pus temperatures into the upper 50s. some spots will make 60 degrees for a high today. sun's j downt after 5:00. forecasting 60 this afternoon. chance of showers moving back in this evening. next time see this, i will change in the chance. gusty winds back tomorrow. that mns you have to hold on tight to the wheel. >> thank you, sir. >>>

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. for the first time in days we don't have school delayso tell you about this morning. that likely won't be thee c tomorrow. a winter storm advisory came in tonight. >> chuck bell isus here to fil in. and we'll check on the commute. we're digging out in a lot of ways. >> we are. you better finish that digging now. there's more wet snow likely to come in today. looking for slushy variety, as temperatures will be above or at the freezing mark. it will be dry for most of the daylight hours toda our real chances for wet snow come in after sunset, just after 5:00. mperatures this morning, a big utnge. 22 in warrington,9 in washington. 35 at dulles and 35 at joint base andrews. a chance of a slushy inch or more. not looking for high-end amounts. one to maybe three inches up closer to the pennsylvania border. no one will get near 6 inches of snow. any of the purple shaded counties here, could get a slushy 1 to 3 inches of snow there. >>> how about the comme? >> tommute is looking pretty good.

m eun yang. >> i'm iraaron gilchrist.ni good m to the people that are watching this morning. this is all for the essential personnelhis morning. things appear to be settled outside. we remain in weather alert mode. snowy, icyonditions are making roads treacherous. >> d.c. public schools are closed. federal offices are also closed. emergency works employees and telework employees. this doe not apply to furloughed employees who aren nonwork status. now, to schools in maryland, montgomery. colliver, st. mary's, anne arundel and schools are closir. >> now, tonia. west virginia, grant, mineral, hampshi hampshire, hardy, morgan berkeley schools close today, as well. >> if you're looking to take a metro bus today, you're out of luck. last night, news 4 cameras filmed this bus getting stuck ih northwest gton. yikes. >>> team 4 has the winter storm and the rmafh. we're looking at snow totals and road conditions for you. melissa is going to join us in a moment. look athuck bell has a where things stand rig

i'm eun yang. >> i'm eric gilchrist. we want to start with chuck bell and your forecast. >> i have good news for your tues.y, no doubt about enjoy the weather today because the change of seasons aliv after sundown tonight. had some rain during the overnight hours, that left some puddles inhe ea. all that rain is coming to an end. you can see the clearing ne, the clouds are moving on out. we'll be left witherunshine for your morning and afternoon. temperatures in the freezing mark in the valleys. be careful, when you go from hagerstown out to charlestown, west virginia this morning. there could be a little patch of ice on the sheltered valley. look at that, 60 degrees. an outdoor recess emergency day today. medium weight coat for the chill this morning. sunglasses, as well. you may want to pack that umbrel umbrella. >> way colder tomorrow, with a howling northwest wind, be ready >> 20 to 30 miles per hour. >> the you're moving own leesburg. 15 remains closed between stst. st. clr lane. hopefully to get through the next ho

i'm eun yang. all oyes are that forecast. that means all eyes are on chuck bell he is used to the spotlight, though. >> melissa is standing by with the commute, too.ta we'll with chuck. >> we have nothing to worry about this morning. you have all day toet things going. there will be a round of slushy wet snow in time for the afternoon commute. no weather worries this morning. many are above eezing. there are areas below freezing, we've been telling you all weekend, if it looks wet, assume it can be slippery. temperatures later in lie day, stru mightily to get into the mid and upper 0s. our hig is 37 degrees. a pocket of t snow likely to move in after 4:00.3:00 or could be a slushy inch across the city. i wil show you radar and future weather coming up in a few. first, let'sear from melissa. >> good morning. i do have one situation that was hanging around. it just near ecleared out of th. in the district, we had a crash. it's gone. that's good. do have someork zones. tacomkoma park. a work zone ands

i'm aaron gilchrist ijts and i'm eun yang.reaking news of a police cruiser hit on i had indianhead highway on the scene of a death investigatio >> let's get to megan mcgrath live in accokeek. what'soing on? >> reporter: right now all of the lanes on indianheady, high route 210 reopened. you can see traffic running behind me here. n but that wasot the case a short time ago. let's look at the video. this all began around midnight. george's en prince county police got the report of a death in th accokeek area he on route 210. officers respond to that death investigation, made the decision to shut down the highway. so police cruisers came to the area of pine drive and livingston. they were closing down theer highway so that the other officers, investigating the death, couldir do the work as one of the officers in a cruiser was manning that detour, a southbound traveling suv struck the cruiser, and thenent off the roadway. now, they were transported to the hospital.ol i'm gnat officer is in stable condition. no updates on the pern

aaron and eun have the morning off. we're going to start with chuck one of the days when you walk tt and fro car and that's it. >> that's it. >> no kidding, cory. you're right about that. it is superduper cold outside. far and away the coldest day of the winter so far. it will probably be the coldest of the group. there's a shot of cold coming our way later in the week and the weekend. it does notook to be quite this bad. the real issue is the wind. wind willd stay aro 20 to 30 miles per hour all day long.lm gustst to 50 miles per hour yesterday. so, windchills near zero for most of the day, if you're going outo the dr. king parade today. bundle up, jog in place, if necessary, when you're on the parade route, as temperatures are in the low and mid-teens now, about up to 20 or so today. windchill is minus 7 in gaitrsburg. minus 10 in winchester. not a lot of improvement for today. aere is improvement down the road. right. there's hope on the horizon. that's good. >>> interloop before annapolis road this is getting better

that's apparently eun's costco. mine too. malcolm x avenue southwest. another situation 295 suitland parkway southbound. we're still tracking breaking news. police are working to find out more about the u-haul truck that appeared to smash through the store front.t investigatorshe t-mobile store have not said who may have been behind t wheel. >> we'll have more on the investigation later this morning. >> police are stillng worki to figure out who is responsible for two people being shot to death in clinton. one person was found shot in that cahe an person we're told is connected to the case and was able to walk to a nearby hospital but died. investigators don't know whether the shooting happened where the car was found or if that was just where the driver stopped after possibly running away from no suspect information has been released. >> today begins the 14th day this partial government shutdown. president trump is calling all congressional leaders back to the white house to workout a deal to reopen the government. >> a dea by the endf the day is unlik

good morning everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.ow we do want tock che with your forecast. >> a look at the roads for us. at' turn to first chuck bell who has a -- wha you laughing at? storm team4s -- too many ss in there. >> you are 0 for 2. do you want to try to strike out completely? >> no thank you. >>id temperatures in to upper 20s. little bit of breeze. so monday hit the road forecast near 30 this morning. near 40 at lunchtime and back in the upper 30s by 6:00 this evening. today will not be a day of any realignificant weather concerns. high temperatures around 42 degrees. but again no preparaticipitatio today. that's not the case tomorrow. likely nears 44 degr tomorrow afternoon with rain. unfortunately rain likely to be chano snow during the evening commute on tuesday. there is an 80%

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. another world beingsed to describe the temperatures is dangerous. for that reason, the region and local schoo districts are taking steps to make sure you stay safe. allegheny county schools are closed. in virginia -- >> now, to the delays. montgomery, prince george's,er frk and washington county schools will open two hours late. invirginia, fredericksburg city, arlington,fafax, stafford, and king. coun manassas city, alexandria city and falls church avschools. e all of that information at the bottom of your screen. >>> it is so icold,t is historic.s the temperatuf the week are the coldest in a generation. the weather is blamed sor at leasen deaths at this point. thousands of flights have been canceled, leaving passengers stranded. and 85% of c thentry is feeling this at some level, with 230 million people impacted. >> our melissa is standing by with your commute. we start withtorm team 4 belorologist chuck everyone is suffering this morning. >> the temperature when i pulled in was 6 d

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. word being used to describe the temperatures is dangerous. for that reason, the region and local school districts are taking steps to make se you stay safe. take a look now. inma land, allegheny are closed. in virginia, prince william, fauquier, manassas, clarke county and winchesterity schools. hampshire, hardy, grant, mineral jefferso and morgan county. >> to delays, montgomery, prince george's, frederick and washington county schools will open two hours

. >> i'm eun yang. we remain in weather alert mode. snow and ice are making >>nditions treacherous out there. ant to tell you about the closings around our area. d.c. public schools are closed. federal offices are also closed. emergency employees and telework employees. esis does not apply to furloughed emplohat are in a nonwork status. in maryland, montgomery, come vert, st. mary's, anne arundel, and howard county schools. >> if you're hoping to take b metr today, you may be a little out of luck. the lot of the routes are suspended. the buses will take the major roadtoday. this bus was stuck yesterday on wisconsin avenue. >> that's aproblem. >>> we're checking out the snow totals and looking at road conditions this morning. melissa will join us in a moment. first, we begin with chuck bell and a look at the forecast. the snow has stopped, right, check? >> all done. the last of the flakes have fallen across most of the area now. no more accumulation from this point going forward. the storm overperformed. first thing saturday morning, do

i'm aarongilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. all eyes on the forecast.s all eyes on the illustrious storm team 4 chuck bell. >> wow. >>elissa is standing by with a check on the commute. but chuck will start us off. >> i was worried. aaron is thinking hes not getting enough face time this morning. we have to get a close-up of aaron and put that out on the internet. cold and dry this morning. chances for wintry weather coming in after the sun goes could be a slushy inch or two around the city. across nthernmaryland. come on in, aaron. you know you want to. there he is. >> i'm just going

we're watching it closely, eun. the good ns is, if you're flying out of reagan or dulles, we don't anticipate changes or delays at tsa. behind me, the line is moving quickly. nationwide, we had a 7.6% sickout rate yesterdaor that's than double the average for this time a year ago. but here's what's important. the nation's busiest airport, atlanta, they got really whopped yesterday. they had a checkout that -- tsa chechuoint that was down. the lines extended back 90 minutes, all the way to baggage claim. iftou've been atlanta, you know that you have that on the same level as t tsa checkpoint. and the lines swirling all the way back to the checkpoint, to the baggage ddclaim. inion to that. houston also had a checkpoint shutdown toaty. will resume being shut down again today. ashis tends longer and longer and many officers are deciding they have to make a paycheck, they're going to find another job and the sickout rate climbs,ore and more airports close checkpoints. get to the airport two hours in advance. if you go to

for "nightly business report," i'm eunice eun in >beijing. customer growth slows at at&t and that's where we begin tonight's market focus. the company added far fewer wireless subscribers than expected as it tries to keep pace with verizon and t-mobile. it also lost more pay tv customers in the fourthar r. at&t has pulled back on promotional pricing for phone and television plans, as it focuses on paying down debt i following $85 billion purchase of time warner. the shares fell 4% to $29.37. >>> anthem is speeding up the lach of its pharmacy benefits management business. that move will allow anthem to accelerate itshole person health strategy which it believes will reduce the total cost of care. anthem easily beat fourth es and earnings estim said profit for 2019 will be stronger than expected. shares rose 9% to 297.56 and touched a 52-week high. >>> royal caribbean reported a rise in profit in the fourth quarter and issued upbeat guidance. the companyit strong consumer demand, even in china, slows. economy >> even though the economy may not

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. a very busy morning this morning.rt's get to the information you want to know byou head out the door. wtop's jack taylor is inor melissa mollet. he's tracking any trouble for your morning commute, with this weather. we want to begin with meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. when is this rain moving out, chuck? >> probably shortlyfter ontime today. a very rainy commute on the way in. likely to not have toou worry rain on the way home. no matter when you drive today, theve winds could b gusty at times. another ribbon of heavy rain across southern virginia. that's all coming in our direction.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. and school offices are preparing for rough weather, as well. >> hwe's a look at what we k so far. in rginia, thesechools are closie ining two hours early. other early dismissare in virginiapotsylvania and king george county schools. >> in maryland, prince geor's county schools will close two hours early today. you can che for a mplete list of ather-related closures and early dismissals, head to the nbc washington app. >>> we have team coverage on the storm and its potential impact on you. lissa is standing by with your first look at traffic. but chuck bell is w ching this weather closely. what can you tell us?ve >> w been tracking a chance of this arctic cold just on our doorstep. anything that may start as rain utound lunchtime will end as snow, no doubt a it. the evening commute can be quite tricky. if you leave early, that's the best plan. your nbc washington app will be your bestriend today. and icy. as soon as the sun goesr down af5:00, things will ice up quickly by about 6: p.m.

i' eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 5:00 a.m. now. a historic day on capitolill. democrat leader nancy pelosi expected to once again become speaker of the house. >> the last time a previous speakeof the house was re-elected to the position was in 1955. the new house will hit the grou running too. a plan to end the government shutdown is expected to be voted on. s have all that covered t morning. >>> first, though, we want to begin with a check on the forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is standing by. let's start with storm team 4's lauryn ricketts in forchuck, telling us about a little rain t moving through area. >> we have some rain down to the south. staying east of d.c., south and east of the beltway. not to say we couldn't see a few sprinkles try to move north as here,ystem moves out of but again, most of this is staying south. a loturf moi with this system as a stalled frontal system is creating rain showers and an

i'm eun yang. it's tuesday, january 15th. 'm aaron gilchrist. the federal government is on a e two-hour y this morning. it ds not apply to furloughed employees. >> let's get to the school delays. >> in virginia, w, arlington, fauquier, stafford, spotsle, all closed today. in virginia -- >> and in west virginia, now, berkeley, hampshire, hardy, organ county d schools are on a two-hour delay. >>at hopefully it will stay way. nobody will have to change to closed. >> i feel like this kind of morning, stay tuned right here.l keep you posted, yes. >>> you want to give yourself extra time as w head out this morning. >> the roads can be slick. we have melissa keeping an eye on the roads for you. >>> we want to begin with chuck bell and the forecast. you are looking for ice walking the dogs. >> they're not having trouble on the ice. mine weren't. since i'm not on four legs and don'e the claws for the traction, yeah. there's a lot more difficult for me. temperatures are not juslow freezing. we've been bombs away on temperatures. manassas down to just 7 de

eunice eun is ineijing tonight. >> china's economy posted its slowest growth inee nearly t decades. most economists believe that the economy here will continue to slide even further, with banking stimulus measures kicking in only by theer second quart at the earliest and more likely in the second half of the year. 2018 gdp was 6.6% and growthn the fourt quarter indicated weakeningin momentum c in at 6.4%. this as investment missed up 5.9% instead of6% analysts were looking for. real estate fai growth slowed. property i a big driver for the economy and indicator for future constructions activity. one important data point, unemployment. the jobless rate rose to 4.9% for december. part of that is because of weakness in the export sector. uncertainty on u.s. tariffs caused some companies to delin stments and hiring. beijing would continue toin oduce new measures to stabilize the economy while maging the trade war in th u.s. for "nightly business report," i'm eunice eun in beijing. >>> slowing growth in china has renewed fears the global economy is doing the same. that fear was reflected

. >> and i'm eun yang. 's tuesday, january 22, 2019. we get to the weather becaust's ridiculously cold, we have several school closings to tell y about. prince george's county schools will open twors h late. in virginia, fauquier, winchest, clark, fairfax, prince william colle are on a two-hour delay. >> as are -- fredericksburg city, staff fort county,al church city, loudoun, and culpeper county schools will also open two hours late today. warren county schools will open one hour late, eun. >> in west virginia, jefferson, berkeley, morgan county schools are all on a two-hour delay. hampshire a mineral county schools are on a three-hour delay. now let'sheck in with our "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell ou