. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. let's check on the weather here. >>> i am so done with 2016. let's get into 2017. for this morning, much colder that yesterday. about a 20 to 25-degree drop compared to yesterday afternoon. staying in the 40s today, which is average for december. for tomorrow, it's mostly a rain issue, but there could be an issue with freezing rain about this time tro particularly for areas in northern maryland and in west virginia. we are keeping a close eye on this for you. that may come later today. so have your nbc washington app ready to go and stay with us right here on nbc4 because we'll keep you posted. joust know there's a slight chance for a chance for ice in the morning. now to jack taylor. >>> 295 is in great shape moving to the 11th street bridge. southbound in maryland, there's nothing in your way. we'll get a live look down near the road roe wilson bridge, local in and out, nothing to it. and on of 6 coming into so far everything is looking good. >>> and 5:03, breaking news as crews wor

. >> and i'm eun yang. it feels a lot colder today. >> what do we need to know? >> this is the coldest it's been in our area since february. door, it feels like we're in the teens and 20s. so a morning you want to have because bundled at the bus stop, give them a ride or let them sit in the car until the bus comes. look at how cold it is in the suburbs especially. feeling 15 in winchester. that's one of the coolest locations. probably even gloves. the sunglasses as well. coming up in ten minutes, i'm going to be walking you through your hour by hour and letting you know you can expect toward lunchtime. for now, you have the new accident on this morning. >> a brand new problem just before branch avenue. 95 is starting to see slowdowns. 270 at falls road, no worries. beltway rolling along just fine. >>> national harbor casino and resort is officially open now and now making the best chance you'll have to get in. grand opening event has been such a hu entrances for the casinos specifically. it had been at capacity for several hours. and people were being turned away

i'm eun yang. melissa mollet with traffic but we'll begin with chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. that's the case for much of the day. if you plan to be outside, we'll have a fair amount of sunshine, that won't be a warm up but a fair challenge. sunny and chilly, bordering on cold depending how cold ol tolerant you are. rain chances fortunately low thursday, friday, saturday. outside it is a cold one. 18 in martinsburg, 18 fairmont merrill maryland, 27 national airport, 25 quantico. to plan out your day, don't need the umbrella but you will need winter coat. temperatures will struggle mightily. tomorrow looks a little better. highs tomorrow mid to upper 40s. still plenty of sunshine. coming up in 10 minutes i'll give you a look at that travel forecast and a peek at the weekend, a holiday weekend. good morning, melissa. >> beltway right loop, everything rolling along pretty well. 295 northbound before benning, still have that work zone blocking right lane there. it should be out of the way in 45 minutes. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway

>>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff. police are looking for a killer. kristin wright is learning what she can did a deadly shooting on 32nd street northwest. her live report coming up. >>> china says it has serious concerns about president-elect trump's comments suggesting he is reconsidering america's relationship with taiwan. >>> and we are in weather alert mode this morning. take a look at what is going on on the radar. it could be a rough ride into work for some of you because of the freezing rain hitting some parts of the area. >> for more on that, we want to get right to chuck bell. >> so the roads could be slick for some drivers this morning. >> especially right up near the pennsylvania border, that's where the conditions could be the worst. that's where the freezing rain advisory ticontinues until 10:0 a.m. fortunately there is a little break in temperatures you can see hovering just at or barely above the freezing mark. hagerstown and martinsburg now at 33, winchester at 32. radar shows even though there is light rain along i-95 and the capitol

. >> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist. melissa mollet in with traffic. but first to chuck bell. >> weather alert mode because of the frigid chill that awaits you outside first thing this morning and we have a chance for sleet or freezing rain coming our way about this time tomorrow morning. nothing is falling out of the sky today, but sleet, snow, icy mix is likely between about 3:00 in the morning and 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning. today is all about the cold. nonetheless, very ugly way to get your friday morning started. here is your day planner. chills down near zero this morning. not much of a breeze left. only 28 to 30 degrees, so staying below freezing. winter weather advisory for the metro area, winter storm watch in the pennsylvania border. more of the timing and results in a few more minutes. for now it's traffic time. >> brand new problem here, this is what we were talking about, northbound bw parkway. a second crash near 175. not sure if the two vehicles were involved initially and ended up separating. but you

i'm eun yang. can i be excitedou >> yes, you can. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. ♪ >> chuck bell, melissa mollett here with us, as well. doing okay on the roads right now. >> doing okay on the roads. >> the weather, though -- >> quite a drop. 67 degrees at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. eric and i were taking the christmas letter over to kinko's and i looked up and said that is a sky you cannot trust and then two or three minutes later, we had a huge blast of wind come through and the temperature dropped 15 degrees in less than five minutes. the gust of wind came in 54 miles per hour was the peak gust yesterday at national airport. so quite a return to the cold weather. fortunately didn't a rain yesterday and that is a good thing because any moisture that is still left out there this morning is likely to be frozen. most of the hain roads, no issues. but there could be some frozen puddles and frozen spots on the sidewalks. so be careful this morning. we're done with the crazy weather swings for a while. good travel weather for everybody as we finish

. >> and i'm eun yang. a little bit of a relief for today. >> chuck bell is in storm team 4 weather center with a look at the cold weather. >> a cold start this morning on the beginning ofs astronomical winter. the winter solstice is just 43 minutes away. winter is here, everybody. temperatures are cold. typical of the first day of winter. 27 now in washington. 32 in leesburg. a colder 20 in dulles. and the cold spot this morning is warrenton, down to 18 degrees. as you plan out the day, certainly a cold start. the 20s between now and 8:00 to 9:00. noticeably milder this morning and later on today. temperatures near 40 degrees by 11:00. and the mid to upper 40s later on today. so i think you'll really notice and appreciate the change in air masses as we start to get things milder. so mid to upper 40s today. the upper 40s to lower tomorrow. unfortunately, i've had to put a little chance for rain over the holiday weekend. more about the timing of when you may be dashing through the rain drops coming up in a c

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. thank you for joining us. if you are going outside, you will notice a difference. >> winter is back. >> winter is back in fashion around here. angie has her phone up, we're on facebook live this morning as well. back to december, a little back to reality check after a wonderful day yesterday. 22 degrees warmer than average yesterday. today, back to average. which means it's going to feel so much colder bauds of the teens. breezy, a lot colder today with temperatures in the 40s this te we'll have rain most of the day tomorrow. the only part of tomorrow that i'm concerned with. they are very early morning hours tomorrow in the colder numbers. we'll show you the timing on the rain drops and the potential for iciness coming up as well as potential travel delays for the holidays. >>> speaking of travel delays, here's jack taylor. >> you will find everything open on the beltway, inner loop, virginia, 95, you are looking good. no trouble spots. chopper 4 is flying over the topside of the top look from 95 to georgia a

i'm aaron gilchrist that and i'm eun yang. we want to check on the first 4 forecast. >> december is a winter month, december, january, february. welcome to meteorological winter, everybody. the winter solstice is still three weeks away. >>> after a foggy and rainy day, everybody, the rain is over. no chance for rain, but there are lots of slippery leaves down on the sidewalks and be careful out there today. by this evening it will be breezy and dry and quite chilly. i'll give you that forecast coming up in a few more minutes. cold winds continue. temperatures at or slightly below average as we head into saturday and sunday. for today, fair weather. we're in the low to mid-50s and that's where we'll stay all day today. see you in a few minutes. >> all right, chuck.

i'm eun yng. >> -- yang. >> i'm in for aaron gilcrest. we also have with us and chuck bell. >>> we are in full weather alert mode for thursday, friday and on into the weekend as well. dangerously low windchills down near zero for most of the day tomorrow. and before the cold air gets out saturday afternoon, we could have sleet, snow or ice early saturday morning. just know the weekend will start off on a slippery note. right now temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s around the area. 40 at national airport. as you're planning out the day hour by hour, nothing to complain about today. seasonably chilly with temperatures in the low to mid-40s. we'll have the flurries tonight as the arctic air rushes in. we'll talk about that and help you plan out the weekend coming up. >>> sounds like a plan to me. taking a look at 66 east of 28 here -- melissa, we'll get back to you in a minute. we want to check in more on the cold weather because it's going to be really cold out there as chuck mentioned. and there are some ways you can get ready

. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the day ahead. >> all right. skies will remain mostly clear outside and it's going to be an easy travel day, whether traveling locally or regionally. we've got plenty of sunshine coming your way for the first part of the day. we will see more clouds. rain chances, though, for tomorrow begin as early as about 3:00 in the morning and could continue as late as 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. most of the rain in the morning, but i can't give you the all dry until after sundown tomorrow. right now, cold and dry. 30s early on. afternoon highs upper 40s to right around 50. again, increasing numbers of clouds. your friday evening plans will be dry. first little possibility of rain comes after 10:00 or 11:00. ite mercy likely after midnight. we'll take a look at the forecast in a few minutes. let's take a look with melissa and see if she has any problems. >> i've got no problems. the problems will happen hours from now. 5:00 p.m.

. >> and i'm eun yang with melissa mollet and chuck bell. we're just excited for the holidays. >> i know. i want to hang from the ceiling. everything is so shiny and festive. >> do i look like an ornament? >> hang from a t ceiling? yikes. >> chuck, we have to walk away from this one. it's going to get away. >> she said it lovingly. >> yeah, because she's festive and cute. >> thank you, melissa. >>> we'll get plenty of sunshine we'll have plenty of rain clouds. rain moves in late tonight, likely to be raining unless you're up at 3:00 in the morning like we are. most of the rain tomorrow will be coming to an end by about 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. by 5:00 or 6:00, most areas should be rain-free and your saturday night plan will not be affected. current temperatures, back in the upper 20s. even some 20s along the i-95 corridor. want co-and fredericksburg. afternoon highs today in your hometown if you live in leesburg, it will be 48. 51 in washington and arlington. 46 down in beautiful settlement mair's city, maryland. let's go over to melis

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. lot's get right to the coverage. melissa mollet is watching the roads. >> first, good morning, tom. >> going to be moving in here later this morning. right now "storm team 4" radar showing the areas. coming into far southern maryland, maryland county, a few sprinkles there. the main rain, the steadier rain is in the southwest area of virginia into roanoke and tennessee valley. that's advancing off to the north and east and coming into temperatures will be flat lining. they'll be staying. may briefly get into the low 40s during the afternoon as the rain pushes on through and gets heavier at times. rain by about 9:00, 10:00 this morning. heavier during the afternoon. up to an inch of rain by the time it tapers off an inch and a big change coming in by the end of the week, turning colder on friday. now melissa is checking in on the roads. what's going on? problems. it looks like the crash is on the shoulder. we don't have to worry about that anymore. that would be good. looking at the bottom of the beltway, all of the r

i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist.re talking cold and ice for your weekend. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with what you need to know. >> you've got to get through the morning. it is a bone chilling start to the day. feels-like temperatures down to zero this morning. clouds increasing quickly. first thing you need to know about the weather, that is cold. we'll stay below freezing today. still an increasing chance for icy threats early tomorrow morning. the computer is updating its latest run now. i'll show you that at 6:51. not a lot of precipitation tomorrow. a different story on sunday. sunday could be super soggy with temperatures near 60 degrees. all that rain sunday might have a little bit of a refreeze issue to deal with first thing monday morning. mollet. >> new problem on metro, orange-blue line delays to vienna and franconia. outer loop between the toll road and 123, chopper 4 over this. we have icing on the roadway because of a car fire overnight. sprayed it with water. that froze because of th

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchris. melissa mollet is here to help get the morning started. i had the window cracked and it felt good. as soon as i got out of the car, i was like, how did that happen, it was cold. >>> yes, you need the heater on for sure. in the wake of the cold rain yesterday, we'll be drying out today. chilly tomorrow. but a fairly pleasant december day. but then cold and uncomfortably windy on friday. we can have windchills friday only in the 20s all day long. and a cold and dry weekend to follow. those are your 4 things to know on this wednesday. storm team 4 radar showing a few scatteredsp but we are drying out in the metro area. however, many of the sidewalks and many of the roads are still wet. there's still some puddles as well as we got over an inch of rain yesterday. right now temperatures are hovering in the upper 30s to near 40 just about everywhere. reagan national is at 43 degrees. getting into the latter part of the morning, we'll be in the mid-40s. into the afternoon, the low 50s with welcomed sunshine returning. melissa, what is going on now

. >>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we have complete team coverage for you this morning. >> everybody showed up today and it will be busy. let's start things off with you, chuck. >> it's monday squared. rain drops this morning. fortunately freezing rain advisory which had been issued until 10:00 a.m. has been dropped, so that is welcome news. there could still be a little patch or two of ice closer to the pennsylvania border, better chance you slippery spot or two. so be careful. big drop in temperatures arrives here late wednesday and chance for wintry weather as we get toward the weekend. so this is the week to have your nbc washington app downloaded. it's rain up and down the i-95 corrid corridor. temperatures are near 40 around town and will be in the upper 40s to maybe low 50s briefly this afternoon. maybe a peek or two of sunshine, but on the whole going to be a lot of cloud s around here. more about the polar plunge coming up. >>> taking a look at the situation 95 and the icc, again, we still have the wet roads a

. >> and i'm eun yang. we are getting you ready to get out the door. melissa is keeping an eye on your commute. >> and amelia draper is in for chuck bell with that forecast first. >> aaron, i want to start off with storm team 4 layered, i'm tracking light snowshowers back in far western maryland into west virginia. as this moves further east it could touch off a few sprinkles in our area, most of us will stay dry today. if you do see a few sprinkles having a pretty low impact on your morning, the timing would be from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. otherwise a cloudy start. we are at 39 right now, by 9:00 a.m. we are in the low 40s. once we work our way toward the midday hours we will start to have increasing sunshine and at that point temperatures in the mid 40s. now, coming up in ten minutes i'm going to be walking you through you your afternoon letting you know how the weather will impact your thursday the toll road this morning. >> still have this section of the toll road shut down, westbound toll road just after fairfax county parkway, that's where the crash ha

. >> and i'm eun yang. the winter solstice is here. we have been talking about winter being here for a while. >> well, december is a winter month. so from a weather perspective, december 1 was the beginning, but now there's no more waiting for the official beginning. it's official. >> it's official when you say it's official. >> that's exactly right. i'm the person in charge of that thing. so it is indeed the beginning of the winter season now. officially no matter how you slice it, the solstice occurred 15 minutes ago. we'll be dry the next couple of days and turn milder. but i have increasing chances for showers coming up on your christmas eve. right now, though, it's clear and dry and cold. it's in the 2 20 at dulles. 17 in warrenton, 20 in arlington. here's your planner for today. after a cold start this morning, we'll end up with a fair amount of sunshine today. just a few clouds in and out. you'll notice it a bit milder. the high yesterday was only 37 degrees down at national airport. we should be up about 47 today. that's a 10-d

. >> and i'm eun yang. it feels a lot colder today. >> what do we need to know? >> this is the coldest it's been in our area since february.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we'll have a true shiver factor here shortly. here's a new tweet out from the virginia department of transportation. they said, it's officially snow season. we have begun the anti-icing ahead of the cold weather. here we go. >> we have team coverage, we're talking cold and the first sighting of snowflakes. we start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and 4 things to know. uh-oh, chuck. >>> get ready. for over a week now. and the cold air is just about ready to get here. there's a live picture down at reagan national airport this morning where it's in the 30s. this will be our last enjoyable day. and i should have put quote marks around enjoyable, because some people think this is too cold. but it's nothing compared to the winds that come through tonight putting windchills near zero. the chance and increasing likelihood is for the first inch of snow early saturday morning before it becomes rain. planning out the day today, a nice low impact weather day today with temperatures gr

. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the day ahead. >> all right. skies will remain mostly clear outside and it's going to be an easy travel day, whether

. >> i'm eun yang. we are talking about a cold start to our day. melissa mollet will have you look at your roads. meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, un and aaron. no chance for rain today. dry day. cloudy, yes, rain, no. because of the clouds and a little south breeze, nowhere near as cold this morning. next couple of days, today and tomorrow, staying on the dry side. that'so for a pretty good chance of rain showers. no heavy rain but showers on saturday. should be drying out just in time for late night services on christmas eve night. christmas day and the beginning of hanukkah, right now it's a chilly one. southerly winds with wind chills in the 30s and 40s. plan out the day hour which hour, clearing out late morning and breezy, not too cold. afternoon highs near 50 degrees. for tomorrow, little chance for some cooler weather as a cold front goes by. let's take a look at what melissa mollet has in traffic. >> good morning. nice and light right now. southbound bw parkway nasa goddard, bit of a work zone still there. bottom of the beltway,

i'm eun yang. it's december 7th, sorry about that. >> the eastbound left lane is the only lane getting by at this crash and you cannot get southbound on 270, you have to go to 85 and head s and get on there. still have this problem, 27 shut down at 80, police on the scene there. big look at the beltway, still slow, top of the beltway and inner loop top of the woodrow bridge, a crash on the right side, new problem eastside, toll road after the centerville road >>> good morning. cloudy now, temperatures around 40 degrees, upper 40s windy and cold friday. wind chill only in the 20s. another cold day saturday, sunday increasing clouds could >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, stolen in seconds. the handheld device thieves are using to steel your car. >> reporter: the car is locked and i hold this up it opens right up. >> what you need to protect yourself. >>> "0 christmas tree," the lopsided try to steal holiday cheer. >>> a star-studded morning. >> are you a spy? >> am i what? >> i said, are you a ru

. >> and i'm eun yang. >> roanoke. >> look at you, meteorologist. >> let's turn to meteorologist,

. >> em erika gonzalez in for eun yang. it's blustery out there. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in with our with weather headlines. >> good morning. outside, feeling more like december for a change after another mild month goes into the books. breezy and dry on the cool side as we go through the weekend and as we get towards next week, much more needed rainfall before some really cold air arrives here not this weekend, next weekend. promises to be considerably colder. give you the whole ten-day forecast at 4:51. on your way out the door, mostly in the 30s to low and mid 40s. co you. >> overall looking good this morning. a little road work westbound 7 right now, being shut down diverted there at lexington drive. no huge deal but this is because of road work at ashburn village boulevard. get back on 7 once you pass the detour this morning. inner and outer loop no roadwork here, lovely for a friday, 95 just fine. >> thank you. >>> 4:28. developing right now, the outer loop of the beltway back open after a crash. v

i am eun yang. >> i am aaron gilchrist. this morning prepare for lots of street christmas tree lighting tonight, and you can get there as early as 3:00 p.m. kelly clarkson and garth brooks are some of the celebrities that will help president obama light the tree. >>> a 41-year-old man found dead last night and police are calling it a homicide. a few hours later in southwest washington a man was shot and killed and this happened on irvington street, but that's all we know. morning. >> it has been a bit wild, southbound here has cleared out of the way, and still have a lot of volume through that area, 395 and that inbound 50, slow right now. 66 and 55, overall no problems. we do have a disabled vehicle in the middle of the roadway. >> we will take a break and >>> good morning, everybody. not cloud in the sky, at least not over washington this morning, and may have a few clouds from time to time today, and temperatures in the 40s and low 50s, and we will get in the low and mid-50s this afternoon, and a

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. chuck bell is here. did we really hit 68? >> 68 degrees yesterday. the warmest day of the month. for the whole month of december. it was really nice outside yesterday afternoon. hopefully you had a chance to get outside and enjoy it. because that won't happen again today. it is turning breezy out there. winds will settle down a little bit, but a gusty northwest wind was in my face this morning on my walk across the parking lot. much colder today than yesterday. only going to stay in the mid-40s today. so 20 to 25 degrees colder than yesterday. clouds come back tonight. and i'm keeping a very close eye out for early tomorrow morning, about this time tomorrow morning, cold air in place, rain moving in. there will be a few risks for icing. there are no advisories, but we may have ice to deal with shenandoah valley. and now jack taylor is here. >>> sorry, i'm going to be bug-eyed as you said icing. okay, we'll start things off on 66 eastbound inside the beltway. there is a work zone on 495 heading to route 7. everything else is s

. >> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist. melissa mollet in with traffic. but first to chuck bell. >> weather alert mode because of the frigid chill that awaits you outside first thing this morning and we have a chance for sleet or freezing rain coming our way about this time tomorrow morning. nothing is falling out of the sky today, but

. >> and i'm eun yang. we're talking chilly temperatures and heavy downpours coming. >> let's turn right to "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kierein. tom. early evening wchl're going to be okay for the morning drive. right now "storm team 4" radar not showing any rain in the vicinity. the rain is well to our south. heavy rains in central tennessee. this is all advancing off to the north and east coming into the metro area. the very first rain drops may not be until 9:00 osh 10:00 this morning. i'll haveho that coming up this half hour. now, melissa, what's going on with the roads. >> taking a look at the outer loop local lanes, they do have roadwork under way and they're stopping traffic and letting folks through. this works down right now is blocking the left lane here this morning. eastbound 66 after washington boulevard. the right lane getting by here this morning. southbound, b.w. parkway after track surge. >>> good morning. angie goff at the live desk. this out of iran. president rowhani saying iran wi

. >> and i'm eun yang. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is standing by. i'm so glad this miserable, rainy weather is behind us, tom. however, we have damp pavement around. melissa talks about what that is doing to our commute. right now there's the sky over washington. we still have some clouds lingering. and you might encounter maybe a brief little sprinkle or drizzle, but we're still dealing with the road spray as the roads are wet from the overnight rain that has now exited. storm team 4 is showing the rain along the atlantic beaches and continuing to pull away from the metro area. we are all dry here locally. storm team 4 any rain at all. and it's a problem picking up drizzle, but you might open counter a little drizzle over the next hour or so. temperatures are chilly. shenandoah valley in the 30s. and off to our east, it's in the mid-40s around the bay. low 40s right in town. nearby suburbs are hovering near 40 degrees. it will be in the low 50s this afternoon with sunshine back. the commuter forecast is coming up in ten minutes. speaking of the com

i'm eun yang. i'm angie goff. happening in the news now, gu t guests are back inside their rooms after a fire at the capitol hilton northwest. you can see video from the scene outside earlier this morning. we're told the flames started outside in a laundry room located in the basement. >>> d.c. planned to go along with metro's plan to reduce service hours for two years starting in july. earlier this month they voted in support of service stopping 30 minutes earlier monday and thursdaynd friday. they will vote on thursday. >>> melissa mollet what we need to know on traffic. >> we have a crash at barna bass, looks typical coming across the woodrow wilson bridge. i wanted to make sure i menti mentioned it. a crash on the right lane cause back backups, 66 slow inbound through manassas, 95 northbound slow after woodbridge. >> thanks, melissa. we'll check your forecast next. explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of

i'm eun yang. melissa mollet with traffic but we'll begin with chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for we're getting you ready for your hump day along with melissast let's go to erika who is following a deadly crash on 95. >>> good morning. it took all night to get this area cleared out on 95 near the icy sea. a 13-year-old this morning is now dead. and the woman with him was flown to the trauma center. the people in the other car that was stalled are pretty banged up but they will make it. now we'll go to melissa to see where this is. >> this is in the northbound lanes of the 95. they had to at one point shut down the northbound lanes. the lanes all reopened 20 minutes ago. that is all clear. through the area has also cleared out as well. that's now out of the way. southbound 270 after montgomery village has two left lanes getting by. the outer loop, no major problems right now. we are bracing for the cold, mr. chuck bell. when will it arrive? >>> this time tomorrow morning, the winds will be howling and temperatures will struggle just to hang on to the upper 20s. temperatures today are average in the low to mid-40s. a lot of sunshine, not a ba

. >> and i'm eun yang. we'll go to melissa mollet with a look at the roads and traffic. >>> but first, we'll go to tom kierein with a look at your forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. say. and the sky is still cloudy on this wednesday morning. we are gradually drying out. there may be just a little light drizzle off to our east. right now the storm team 4 radar is showing a few lingering sprinkles on the eastern shore. but locally we are not picking up any rain at all. but the pavement is still damp. and it's going to stay that way for another couple hours. temperatures are above freezing. we are in the 30s in shenandoah vle with that damp pavement, we have some spinout action. what is going on out there on the beltway, melissa? >>> this is the outer loop just before connecticut avenue. a couple fireballs there. all of that sheen is reflecting, so the crash there is blocking the left lane with the response there. the rest of the beltway is 202. and northbound rock creek parkway just after massachus

. >> i'm eun yang. the thursday before christmas. >> season almost >> are the kids behaving better? >> as you get closer to christmas. >> santa can call the house. >> really? >> i'm going to tell you. >> apparently santa needs a traffic report. >> yes, for sure. >> mostly cloudy sky outside this morning but the clouds have kept it from getting too terribly cold. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. staying dry. milder side for today. even into tomorrow as well. still worrying about some saturday showers coming your way. today nothing to worry about. clouds will give way to sunshine. afternoon highs upper 40s and low 50s. good shopping weather. how are the roads holding up early on a thursday morning? >> looking pretty good right now. santa does call, i'm telling you right now. if anybody needs santa to call the house, i've gotcha. inner loop and outer loop, the beltway. bw lane getting by. it's too much. northbound, 295 before benning. work zone blocking the right lane. we'll take a look coming up in a few. >>> thank you, melissa. students in fredericks county have one more day of schoo

. >> and i'm eun yang. a lot to get to on this first day of december. can you believe it? >> we'll get to your forecast breaking traffic. >> first we want to get to angie goff. >> we're following a developing story and melissa is going to chime in on this. i'm going to give you the overview of this really bad accident on your morning rush. this happened at 1:00 this morning. you've got a number of emergency responders on the scene. we understand a car ran off the roadway and after that fire. this is a developing story. it's causing a major, major shutdown on your morning commute. i want melissa mollet to come in and talk about what's open, what's closed. >> park police saying this is going to be closed through the morning commute. here's the problem. we're going to be shut down we're keeping an eye on this. it's going to be a mess for the morning commute. everything else looking okay. good morning, chuck bell. how are you this morning? >> no complaints after a balmy day yesterday. we're getting ready to change december 1st, meteorological 1st starts today. the raindrops fr

. >> and i'm eun yang. melissa malae will have a look at your roads. headlines. >> today our transition day to cooler weather. it's going to be chilly throughout the day today but most of us stay dry, right now we're coming in the 30s, most of us at or above freezing right now, 39 in washington, frederick 32 and 34 degrees down in coal pepper. i want to show you radar, notice our immediate area is completely dry, as we look back to the west and the panned handle of west virginia, far western maryland, light snowshowers outhe going to bring us very cold air tomorrow on into the weekend. this front could touch off a few sprinkles this morning, but for most of us it's a dry day. coming up in less than five minutes i will be walking you through you your morning hour by hour letting you know what you can expect as you head out the door. first we want to head over to melissa who is already tracking two accidents this morning. >> right now this one just updated here, westbound toll road just after fairfax county crash, now they are saying all lanes blocked, t

. >> we're happy i'm eun yang.a mollett are here to help you get you ready for your mop. >> it's a rested face. cold start today. then warm, humid, rain, windy and now back down below freezing. didn't have much in the way of rain overnight, but any water that was reftd standing out there, be on the lookout, there could be black ice here early this morning. dry the nix couple of days. feels like it's in the teens and 20s, so you will need to layer up for sure here early this morning. not much of a recovery. we'll stay in the mid-30s all afternoon. let's go over to melissa mollett in first 4 traffic. >>> good morning. so taking a look right now at the roads, overall no major issues. but a couple of things happening i do want to mention. inbound suitland parkway right now being pushed off on to sheridan road because of a police investigation and water street activity with lanes blocked. northbound 295 before benning, work zone blocking the right lane. and overall the beltway looking pretty good. >>> we have breaking n

. >> i'm eun yang. we are talking about a cold start to our day. melissa mollet will have you look at your roads. meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, un and aaron. no chance for rain today. dry day. cloudy, yes, rain, no. because of the clouds and a little south breeze, nowhere near as cold this morning. next couple of days, today and tomorrow, staying on the dry side. that'so

i am eun yang.a dead early this morning and it's not clear how he was killed and so far police have not released his name. >>> in montgomery county two people expected to survive a shooting, a 22-year-old man and 36-year-old woman were inside a car when somebody shot them early this morning and they are looking for a male in his late teens or early 20s who they say ran away. >>> let's check the roads with melissa mollet. >> good before central avenue a crash there causing a little delay, and 66 and 95 looking quite typical right now, taking a live look, 270 southbound at father hurley, just after father hurley we have two lanes blocked because of a crash. >>> we will get a check of your forecast coming up next. >>> sunny, cold, and very windy all day long today, and windchills are down near 15 degrees now and will near zero later this afternoon, so everything you got, if it will keep you warm put it on on your way out the door, including thick socks and scarf and hat, and temperatures will fall duri

. >> and i'm eun yang. it was raining when i came in, and now it's stopped. kierein. >> good morning. it's still wet. the bulk of the rain is now pulling off to our east. this area in the green is the rain. you can see the cloud cover breaking up. clearing sky in the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland. we'll begin to see that clearing by mid morning but still a few sprinkles around hagerstown and martinsburg and southern area here. but it's continuing to track off to the east and gradually drying out. now let's check on an early morning crash in west virginia. >> it's still hanging around. this is the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway here this morn. the crash still blocking the right lane and the ramp here this morning. this has been hanging around for quite some time. we're hoping that gets out of the way soon. 66 is okay. so 195 here this morning. and the beltway overall looking all right. again, that rain is moving out of the area. earlier and earlier. >>> a popular pizza shop on connecticut avenue will stay closed today after a gunman ca

. >> and i'm eun yang. we are getting you ready to get out the door. melissa is keeping an eye on your commute. >> and amelia draper is in for chuck bell with that forecast first. >> aaron, i want to start off with storm team 4 layered, i'm tracking light snowshowers back in far western maryland into west virginia. as this moves further east it could touch off a few sprinkles in our area, most of us will stay dry today. if you do see a few sprinkles having a pretty low impact on your morning, the timing would be from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. otherwise a cloudy start. we are at 39 right now, by 9:00 a.m. we are in the low 40s. once we work our way toward the midday hours we will start to have increasing sunshine and at that point temperatures in the mid 40s. now, coming up in ten minutes i'm going to be walking you through you your afternoon letting you know how the weather will impact your thursday

i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist.g feels a lot worse than it did yesterday. >> it's bad. >> that's how we're starting off. >> chuck again. >> dulles tied a record at 10 degrees earlier this morning. still room to fall between now and when we bottom out somewhere just before sunrise. weather headlines, a frigid start. clouds on the increase. then we go to our next reason to be in a weather alert. that's a chance for wintery weather late tonight and into tomorrow. these advisory expanded to include a winter weather advisory for most of the d.c. metropolitan area, this blue area is a winter storm watch for tomorrow morning. the main concern is going to be around daybreak tomorrow for a chance for some slick roads around here, freezing rain or sleet, chance for more of the iciness. we'll talk about the timing and when it switches over to more rain and the rest of the weekend forecast. right now, let's go over to melissa mollet. >> beltway, in l loop moving fine. take a look at 66. the only work zone 66 inbound before gleb

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. >> >> you're like a christmas candle over there.the window. >> i can do that. a little cocktail dress. >> i want to have a flute of champagne. >> i wanted to be a little festive. >> i was doing festive but i couldn't find it. i said, forget it. >> you've got the glowing smile. >> of course. it's christmas eve eve. >> you know what christmas eve eve is. >> what is that? >> it's festivus. time for the airing of grievances. >> shall we start with the forecast? >> we've got t2 1/2 hours. that's not enough time. >> i've got a lot of problem with you people. a "seinfeld" reference for those of you who watch it. >>> rain is likely before you're up early tomorrow morning to about 3:00r afternoon. still very optimistic that sunday looks like a nice day for christmas and hanukkah. we're mostly back into the 30s, but there are 20s on the map. lorton, virginia, is a cold spot. 35 at dulles airport. temperatures over the next couple of hours will be climbing up and close to 50 degrees for a high today. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. nic

. >> and i'm eun yang. we're working for you to get you ready to head out the door on this monday. melissa mollett is in first 4 traffic. >> but let's begin with chuck bell to tell us about this chill. >> 67 degrees at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. and we are now back down into the 20s and 30s here early this morning. first thing you need to know in your weather headlines. a lot of spots below freezing. watch out, the rainfall yesterday wasn't all that heavy, but with the wet ground, any little bit of runoff on side streets or puddles out there likely to be ice early this morning. use caution for that. clearing out, staying cold this afternoon. temperatures near average for most of the week. next little chance for rain rolls in here on thursday. so as you're planning out the day, watch out for black ice and frozen puddles between now and about 8:00, 9:00. once we get the sun up, that will help things out a little bit. afternoon temperatures even with sunshine, we will struggle

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. >> melissa mollett is in your traffic center, but we want to start things off with chuck bell.

i am eun yang. >> i am aaron gilchrist. after years of planning we are less than 24 hours of the harbor, and that's happening tonight, and the casino is expected to generate a lot of business and traffic. >>> tonight the man accused of firing a gun will be in court for a hearing, and welch claims he was self investigating a fake story called pizza gate that spread on line and he is facing multiple felony charges with amelia draper. >> this morning we were talking about the chance for sprinkles this morning, and that's what i am tracking right now on storm team 4 radar, very light, though, and seeing white here, and the good news, all temperatures right now coming in above freezing, so only wet roads. this will be over by 9:00 a.m. 48 degrees with a high today with increasing sunshine, and then tomorrow a weather alert day with temperatures in the teens and 20s. >> we will take a break and come back with traffic and melissa >>> good morning. i am melissa mollet with your traffic. northbound van dorn

i'm eun yang.hbound connecticut avenue and denfeld avenue have a crash and at summit they have a crash there as well. overall the beltway looking pretty good and all that earlier rain we were seeing on the radar, that big green blob is out of the way looking at the beltway. >> 95 northbound stopped in the left and middle lanes. >> thanks. check back for the forecast. >>> good morning, everybody, it's cloudy and wet outside. a chance for rain at lunchtime and early this afternoon. take your umbrella this morning. most of the rain is done. we can't say officially good-bye until later on today. cloudy and seasonably chilly, tuesday and wednesday and cold and bitter by thursday and friday and below zero. >> we'll be back after the "today" show with this short break. >>> it's >>> 8:00 on "today." coming up, the winter blast powerful storm barrels across the country, leaving snow, sleet and dangerous conditions. >> nearly 30 million people in its path. thousands of flights canceled. al has the forecast o

>>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. the coldest air of the season has just arrived. amelia draper is in this morning. good morning. >> good morning. throughout the day today with the wind t will only feel like we're in the teens and 20s. as you're getting the kids ready to hop on the school bus this morning, definitely a warm jacket day u. maybe even the hat and gloves as well. you'll need the sunglasses too. mostly u to pa take a look at this. this is how cold it feels right now when we factor in the winds. they are gusting a the 10 to 20 miles per hour. that's going to continue to be the case. 17 in gathersberg. the current windchill in the district at 20. coming up in ten minutes, i'm going to be walking you through your morning hour by hour and letting you know what to expect as we track the coldest day so far this season. this season is 46. we're going to improve that by 5 degrees. is it a problem on the roads? >> signal issues here. so we are seeing some delays because of the speed restrictions through those areas

i am eun yang. am aaron gilchrist. and cotton was found shot and burned earlier this week. two teenagers were charged in the case, one with murder and robbery was a possible motive. >>> and the transit center opening, and 60 buses are scheduled to go through the station per rush hour and that will provide bus service to 12,000 people every day and the center is the largest non-metro >>> a couple problems we want to mention, gb parkway southbound, the ramp to the key bridge still has a two-car crash hanging around, and northbound has a crash there, too. and northbound route 1 after furnace road, all lanes are open, and the right lane now things getting by. and bw parkway, now the crash is on the shoulder. >> your forecast is next. stay with us. >>> good morning, everybody. we have clouds out there in the skies this morning, and it's not terribly cold. mostly in the 30s to 40s right now, and sunshine coming back this afternoon, and a bit of a breezy and gusty northwest wind, and afternoon highs should