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g.w. parkway heading to the beltway. we'll check the road conditions and the travel times across the area. jamie sullivan is joining us picture look at the afternoon ride. we'll have it in a few minute. last night severe tomorrows and possible tornadoes are blamed for killing at least five people across alabama and tennessee. big degrees were ripped out of the ground falling on top of homes and cars. this is near huntsville, alabama. if that wasn't much different really in tennessee, just across state lines. power lines twisted to the ground. this is just outside of chattanooga. we have much more of this video and the severe weather coming up for you. michelle: speaking of tennessee, firefighters are getting help from the rain. hitting the state as wildfires tear across gatlinburg. this dramatic video of residents escaping in time. 250 homes are destroyed. three people are killed. the next threat coming up. no matter where you go, take the weather app with you and download it from the google a councilmember is facing d.u

g.w. parkway. she lost both of her legs in the accident. but thanks to a complete stranger, she's getting better. chris gordon reports. >> reporter: despite having both >> in june their tour bus flipped over after a crash on the parkway. his mother was pinned underneath the bus. good samaritans pushed the bus back up. doctors tell them that with artificial limbs, she will walk again. >> we want to go home. >> reporter: but they ran out of insurance money for medical bills and their hotel. that's when a stranger chris dodge came into their lyes. three weeks ago he invited them to share his small two-bedroom apartment in fairfax where he works as an app developer. he speaks a little mandarin. >> they can stay here. >> reporter: he says he's happy to be here while he cares for he figures it's going to take about $100,000 and six months of intense medical treatment and physical therapy in order to realize that dream. reporting from the g.w. parkway, chris gordon, news 4. >> if you'd like to help that family, head to our nbc washington app. we h

g.w. parkway is okay until you get further and everyone approaching the beltway is slow. that is it. everything else is heavy now. northwest corner, you can see here near old dominion the volume we have in both directions. heading northbound on 270 at montrose road, all the headlights are heading north. roads are wet. not as many accidents. use caution. a look >> thanks. some people call for a boycott of the musical "ma thinkton" but the -- "hamilton" but the opposite happens. they generated $3.3 million in eight shows in the holiday there was a call by republicans to boycott the show after they made comments to pence. michelle: the tickets are like $500. that is for a random wednesday. larry: boycott us some more. we will make more money. >> sure. check in with steve for a look at the weather. we are getting another round. steve: good news moving through the evening hours the rain is slowly coming to an end. we look at what out there now. the eastern portion over the capital beltway. we had showers a half hour ago around fairfax county. as promised those fizzled out. it's drying out

g.w. parkway is heavy. 66 is an option. you can see bumper to bumper traffic. then on 95, heavy stretch south of the mixing bowl to woodbridge. alison: this just in. conceding the election to challenger and the former mayor. we told you last year they were neck in neck. a canvass of the provisional ballots put brushi 133 votes ahead a week later. larry: every vote counts. alison: exactly. talk about lunchbox weather. doug: this morning eileen went center elementary school. showed the kids special things. weather experiments and took them outside to get a hands on look at the stormtrak7. running the kid cam is emmanuel. we got a good weather question. my question is how does the technology change forecasting weather. doug: that is a good question. how technology changed the forecasting. it's done a lot in recent years and in the 38 years i have done this on tv every night it has been due to the increase in the satellites, if quality, the number, the resolution. the computer modeling, a long range forecast that continues to improve and get better and better. weat

g.w. parkway, same thing. no crashes. can't ask for anything better. looks good now. michelle? michelle: thank you. especially if you consider the scenes like this, be glad you are not in los angeles. chec the 405 last night. one person on the facebook commented that is why it's called the 405. it takes four or five hours to get anywhere. larry? larry: especially look at that. it wasn't better around these parts this morning thanks to the accident on the outer loop. the first happened 7:45 when a ryder truck turned over, smashing three cars and another truck. georgetown pike and shut down the beltway. delay stretched over seven miles. had some people sitting in traffic for hours. stay ahead of the traffic with the text auniversities at abc7. sign up for those on the website wjla.com. michelle: the morning was a mess on the red line. a train broke down between the fort totten and the road "road to -- a road >> the rhode island station. amy aubert spoke to passengers who describe an uncomfortable wednesday commute. amy: some passengers are calling at it normal day. those on the d

g.w. parkway continuing north into silver spring. this is near the american legion bridge. you c stretch of slowing in bethesda. we will keep you updated but expect it will be blocked for the rest of the afternoon. back to you. doug: feels like fall. michelle: we are talking about butter ball turkeys. the next few days. it won't last a long time but close to 70 and maybe even 80. this is the story today. mark from rock creek sent a fall foliage image to burst.com/wjla and entered in the fourth and final week of the stormwatch7 fall foliage contest. get in on the action. burst.com/wjla tell us where you took the ima we have a cloudy evening. we will settle for 50 in the city. the future cast shows the the afternoon, there is plenty of sunshine. 76, 77 for a high. thursday, the winds strengthen a bit. as we head to the midday and the early afternoon hours. late afternoon the clouds increase ahead of the cold front. we get close to 80 on thursday. much-needed rain will move in the area for thursday night. that will clear out overnight. back to sunshine, breezy and chilly weath

g.w. parkway, one of the lanes is taken to the right-hand side. only left lane getting by. this is heading inbound. we had a car fire around 3:00 this afternoon. still dealing with it. they expect it to be there for the rest of the evening commute. near connecticut avenue seeing a slowing. 8 miles per hour is the average. slowing and inbound 395 is bumper to bumper with the 20167 -- 2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record. environmentalists, scientists are meeting for latest round of climate talk. president-elect donald trump called it a hoax and promised to pull out. the international climate deal reached in paris last year. alison: arlington is getting ready for winter. the county allocated $1.50 million for the snow removal and it has stockpiled more than 9,000 tons of salt. contractor to clear high risk residential areas as the county crews work on primary and the secondary roads. 25 snow blowers will be made available to civic associations and the community groups. we got to talk about this whether we are ready or not. larry: okay. luckily it's not coming soo

g.w. parkway, 395 leaving the city moving very well right now. american legion bridge, you a few areas though where we are heavy. still on 959 in maryland and virginia. 270 northbound, take a look here. very congested. we have an update if we have crashes coming in. - i am the power of one. - i am the power of one. - we are the power of one. - by agreeing to have my... both: our... - novec power bill rounded up each month. - my few cents... - added to my few cents... both: added to our few cents... - add up to help improve lives in the local community. - support operation round up by having your novec power bill rounded up to the next dollar. - that's the power of your small change added to others'. all: that's the power of one. >>> this is the time of year people start to book the springtime vacaon but beware. a new report says many come with hundreds of dollars in hidden fees. you saw an ad for a caribbean get-away for under $500? a new report says pack extra money. it says the package deals don't include the caribbean arrival tax. it's as high

g.w. parkway. the u.s. senator who sponsored the bill to build the memorial says congress could give final approval to the site in december before the new congress takes over. he tells news 4 it's important the monument be as close to the mall as possible. >> we sent a very that, you know, the people that did participate, that we appreciate their service and sacrifice, particularly now having an all-volunteer army. >> reporter: what will the monument look like? some drawings show a massive curved wall that's made of kuwaiti limestone. the senate vote possible in mid-december. we'll keep you posted, wendy. >> thank you, scott. >>> a special tribute for the man known as d.c.'s mayor for unveiled today at the congressional cemetery. after his death, barry's family formed a committee to plan a tribute. this unveiling marks the second anniversary of barry's death. he died from a heart attack at the age of 78. >>> in news 4 your health tonight, cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death worldwide. now ther