. >> jack taylor is in with a look at the roads and rails. let's start with your forecast and chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. after a fairly nice day to be outside,ng meat wasn't raining, had some rain overnight. rain s another chance of showers this evening. between now and then, it's going to be a very nice day to be outskie. the s are clearing up. still, a couple ofprinkles that could graze southern st. mary's county. it is a drying dtrend. he sunshine will be around for much of the day. your prep list, low to medium this morng. later today, sunroofs open. there you go. current temperatures, 38 in fair fairfax, 40 free drooe degrees marlboro. 60 degrees today. chance of rain showers com this evening. jack taylor, there's not another day in the next ten-day fecast higher than 50 degrees. >> the last day to put the topep down on the all right. duly noted. if you're riding in virginia, hotween pointf rocks and leesburg, they'rng to have all >>> here with at the live desk with breaking news overseas. at least three people are dead afte

wtop's jack taylor is inor melissa mollet.e'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.

jack taylor in for melissa this morning.m 4 chuck bell has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. that cold front camehrgh the area about 9:00 last night. had a lot of greatre pic on twitter yesterday as the cloud deck coming in in thethiddle of afternoon. check out some of the ones i retweeted on twitter. right now we're watching for a big blast of w ad toive here later on in the day, turning much colder, winds will increa up to near 20 to 30 m bes per houry later on in the afternoon. that will drive wind chills into th 20s by 5 or 6:00. if you're leaving now and won't be back until after 5, take a warmer coat than you might think this morning

for now, let's go to jack taylor. >> thank you. inner look of the belt way, take a look at this. the tractor trailer was in the rest area, if you will. a little service spot to pull on to. he got stuck. now that ramp is blocked an the heavy duty wrecker is on scene. >>> i-70 eastbound before you get to the south mountain anar the rest. we had a crash. the left lane is about to be reopened. e a delay with the right side of the roadway will remain closed for a little bit. 50 out at the bay bridge, chuck s talking about with these winds, 301ac middleton bridge just rnings. aaron, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> digging in and doubling down. last night in an address to the nation, president trump describe what had he c a crisis at the u.s./mexico border. >> he laid out hisor reasoning wanting to build a border wall and put pressure on democrats to back his plan and end the partial government shutdown now in day 19. speaking from the ovaoffice, the president called a border wall common sense. he claimed bordel pat agents want a wall and called out democrats refusing to suppo

. >> jack taylor is in for melissa standing by with a check on ycor ute. but we begin with storm team 4 .meteorologist chuck be i can't get those words out of my head, chuck. you said we're etting blindin rain. blinding rain. >> oh, yeah, blinding rain. >> we begin. >> we begin. >> 5. >> sorry. >> aaron is saucy coming back. >> that's right. >> always. >> he's fired up, ready to go thrning. temperatures are in the 30s this morning. so,t's lesscold. but the breeze, the south wind this morning has wind chills in the 20s tracking a chance for showers by evening. strong winds and heav heavy rain coming late tonight into the thursday morning commute. we'll be in storm team 4 weather alert mode for you tomorrow nrning. temperature rig 28 in wind chester, 31 in clinton, maryland, 33 in bethesda. temperatures will steadily climb today. we'll be in the 40ts m of the day long with a lot of clouds around, but chances for rain drops really don't start to arrive until after 5 or p.m.0 most of the daylight hours though cloudy will be dry. temperatures will go up after t

wtop jack taylor is in for mels aire. talking to you about the roads in a second.g 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. and it's low impact but it's something to talk about. couple of the snow flurries out out west of the elkins west virginia. starting off in the 20s f most of northern virginia. l

all right, jack taylor.'s hear how the rain is impacting the commute. >> s far with volume light, we're doing okay. the reminder, 17th street northwes remains closed. unfortunately, that's a compromised roadway at 17th and dean. 17th street remains blocked between c street and new york avenue potentially through the end of the week until they complete the repairs. the bay bridge, we were expecting wind restrictions. wind warnings beyond that. no empty house trailers. but you have aut scene there and they will be king care ofyou. follow t orhead signs warning of the wind restrictions. 66, the eastbound direction at nutley street for awhe. got word that is cleared from the right lane. aaron, eun, back to yo >>> still ahead, if you're in the market for a new gym membership, whave tips to stave you money. >>> later on ellen, dra messing stops by and talks about meeting her idol, carol burnett. >> i didn't wait for her. all shesaid, that's going to be our christmas card and i went -- and then i ran. >>> i feeley

good morning, jack taylor. >> good morning, chuck.ll start with that water main break on university boulevard going eastbound bically east of connecticut avenue. you have one right lane getting by at scene. hoping to have the roadway completely open by noon today. also some major delays this morning if you're headed out of hagerstown on i-70 going eastbound. unfortunately headed toward south mountain only the left lane is getting by this crash. 395 in the northbound direction a sght delayn the springfield interchange headed upo sville road. you see the traffic moving away from us very light in vowhme, h is good. this is not causing a delay. by the time you hit the road, you should find all lanes open. back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> azon has announced a new service that will safely deliver yourpackages in addition to key for home and key for car services, it now introduces key for garages. >> this is expected to debut early this year. ple garage service is an alternative for p who may not be comfortable with inside home delivery.

>>well check in with wtop's jack taylor. let us know how the rain is impacting the commute. >> you need to know it's windy and ws here early tmorning. it's going to be windy and dry later today. weather alert day for you. heavy rain between now and lunchtime. could get a quick inch of rain. wind gusts of0 to 50 miles per hour or more possible, especially so down in southern ryland and locations next to the bay. tumbling temperatures this afternoon. this batch of rain coming on to the west side of richmond now is the real deal. rain, blinding rain andusty winds is going to be moving into the fredericksburg area in the xt hour and come straight up the i-95 corridor. you need to be ready foreavy in between now and 8:00 or 9:00. another wave of heavier rain i comi late morning up to lunchtime before it comes to an end. incredibly wa. we're in the 50s to near 60 degrees now. we'll stay mild for the remainder of t morning. ok at how quickly the temperatureshefall. into t0s by as early as 6:00. by then, jack ortawe'll talk about wi

jack taylor, we'll be bracing for impact tomorrow. what do you got for us toda >> it's going to be tough. chopper 4 is over the north wund baltimorhington parkway up near 197 as we're used to the big potholes opened up again. couple vehicles with flat tires on the shoulders. unfortunately there's damage being done. you'll also find inbound new york avenue before florida avenue right lane is blocked off. d. dot is thute. 50 at the bay bridge we are dealing with wind warnings. no vehiclehi restrictions yet morning. that will change as chuck has been talking about in the forecast for tomorrow. hearing o new crash out of springfield on the inner loop of the beltway up towards bradock road. chopper 4 will head to the scene. hopefully it will be out of the road quickly before you get on the road. aaron, eun,ack to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> new details about the standoff at nova fairfax hospital. police tell us one person has died. officers were called just before 9 last night for a report of a man with a gun. police say that man was a a-

let's go to jack taylor at >> hey, chuck, thanks. start in northwest. the trouble is the roadway is compromised. 17th street around d. you'll find 17th street right nowec blockedse e and c streets southbound will divert at e, north at c. a big pothole roadway compromise. roadway closed to this emergency work zone. no word on when that will reopen. just be aware.27 in the northbound direction, leaving the spur head up to montrose road. left side of the work zone getting by. not affecting southbound either. good news southbound 395, king and duke streets, work zone two left l es gettingby, the work zone has now cleared. your travel lanes are availabled northbslooking good for the beltway. aaron, eun, back into you. >>> new details this morning about that standoff at an fairfax hospital. e person has died. officers were called just before 9:00 p.m. last night for a report of a man with a gun. police say tha man was a 54-year-old patient who was armed in a holdup in a hospital room. officers tried to negotiate with him, but he refused to come out. a s.w.a.t

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. a 100% chance of rain which will at times e to heavy between now and noontime. you can see the moderate rain moving in towards the warren ton area and wetds r through the d.c. metro area. could pick up a quick inch of rain. a flood watch is in place for the rest of the keep in mind that most of the rain will be done, probably not long after 2:00 in the afternoon. temperatures, it feels like an april morning. we are in the mid to upinr 50s many spots here this morning. our average temperature for this time of e day, a this time of the

. >> jack taylor is looking a the roads. let's start with chuck bell. i have to ask, chuck, was there rain in the forecast i missed? >> there sure was. absolu absotely, positively, 100%, there was absolutely was. the rain moved in and out in a blink of an eye. there's the clearing line already. the skies have cleared pretty successfullyth across nn maryland. tmperatures, followi rain, they're down near freezing. there could be i pockets of on the local roads, near frederick county, maryla,ashington county. keep in mind, that could be a herele bit of slipperiness in the high spots of the deep valleys. we're close in the upper 30s to near 40s. there could be puddles. we'll be clearing out there, over the next couple of hours. and we'ree going to the good kind of flirting today. we're going to flirt with 60 degrees. another chance of showers rolling in this evening. that, jack taylor is the leading edge of what wil be a cold couple of days. >> i'll take the 60 degrees for now, though. if you're on the claire barten parkway, we had a tractor-trailer that go

jack taylor, that's the good news on the forecast. >>> chuck, thank you. l we'lk at leesburg and paint of rocks. 15 is closed. southbound, you're diverti at luck ets road. they're hoping to have the road open by6:00 or 7:00. keep it tuned to channel 4. the beltway isuiet. still looking good at 95 to george avenue. 95, into springfield, making the decision to get u on the beltway or continue on to 395. nothing in the roadway yet. so far, so good, a you head out. back to you. >>> it's 4:53. it happens to all drivers at one point in another. you get in your car oy to alize you don't have enough gas. i hate that. >> now, there's a servicen the district that wants to keep that from happening again. korey smith introduces us to filled, the new service that brings the gas station to you. >> reporter: if there's onet thing tha catalina hates, it's going to the gas station. a few mons ago, she signed up for filld. >> i don't haveo wake up early. i can get gas while i'm sleeng. a fairy comes in and puts gas in my tank. >> reporter: the process is si ule. just sig on

all right, jack taylor. be ready for that uglyid tomorrow morning. >> wow, wow. okay. so enjoy this morning but heaup or tomorrow. northbound on i-295 this morning movi between malcolm x an excellent. 270 overnight work project on montrose road getting the left side getting by. work on the toll road moving eastbound past the park and ride. riane is getting by, also light volume, not causing much of an early slow-down, be aware it's there. back to you. >> if you want to exercis more, you might want to listen so good music to keep you moving. >> we are working for you heing you findhe pair of headphones ha that are best for you. >> later today on "ellen". >> you get the accent. >> i don't know. [ screaming ] >>id heust drop out of the iling. >> yes. er every s this to time, scares her. he reactions are the best. today sara tries to get some sweet revenge. ellen airs at 3:00 p.m. on nbc 4 and stick around fonews 4. and stick around fonews 4. wer 'l do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth, or oh? that's good for my te now i don't have to choose. from crest 3d white, th

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wtop jack taylor in for melissa. we begin with chuck bell and what we need to to know about the weather. >> what you need to know is it looks like the weather won't mess up the weekens p the third weekend in a row. have a chance for flurries around today as the colder air alost drifts overhead. but most of the flurries stay north of the mason dixon line or up into the mountains of west virginia. but i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or two during the course the afternoon in the d.c. area. a little breezy as well. temperatures this morning, noticeably colder than yesterday. that's for sure. mid-20sts for p of northern virginia. low to mid-nirts in suburban maryland this morning. your friday planner, yes indeed, friday -- a little cold and breezy today a few breaks of sun, cloudy maybe a flurry or two.un thenine. one ever those days. temperatures stuck mostly in the 30s throughou the course of the afternoon. anotherhilly day coming up tomorrow. but jack tailor, wait unt you see that ten-day forecast, the polar plunge

jack taylor in for melissa this morning. storm team 4 chuck bell has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. that cold front camehrgh the area about 9:00 last night. had a lot of greatre pic on twitter yesterday as the cloud deck coming in in thethiddle of afternoon. check out some of the ones i retweeted on twitter. right now we're watching for a big blast of w ad toive here later on in the day, turning much colder, winds will increa up to near 20 to 30 m bes per houry later on in the afternoon. that will drive wind chills into th 20s by 5 or 6:00. if you're leaving now and won't be back until after 5, take a warmer coat than you might think this morningith temperatures in the 40s. it won't be any warmer than that later on in the day. in fact, temperatures may continue to fall once we get past lunchtimetoday. there's a chance of passing snow flurry or two but very low chance of any shovable chance today. be ready for a very blustery day today. jackets from herento the weekend. >>> chuck, you'll find i-97 our crash unfortu

jack taylor, that is cold! >> that is very cold. wow! . all right in virgini start with our crash. 29. it's headed in the northbound direction out of warren ton in new balt. you see no traffic there is aou se cash at vent hill road and the northbound lanes remain blocked. it isn't an invesgation b it's been sometime since 29 has been closed. we havehe activity on 50 rowe boulevard. on the chanha tilly w the crash on 50 westbound at lee road. this crash has westbound lanes of 50 blocked. eastbound traveling leaned bop. rolevard south of john hanson, the other 50 you find that rem cnsedsed from overnight accident that involved a vehicle fire. clearup continuing rowe boulevard blocked in both directions south of the john hanson. aaron, eun back to you. >> jack, thank you. ♪ >>> you remember this performance we brought you here on news4 today a few weeks pak. molette green introduced to this choir at montgomery county. tonight they perform on one of the mostamous stages in the world. they are in nashville now to perform at the grand old opry.

jack taylor has your first 4 traffic. >> our trouble spot continues to be on the toll road westbound,accident activity cleared. unfortunately the delays are still there. 270 southbound, new crash before 124 on the left side of the roadway. >>> we'll hav look at our forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> skies are clearing out.nd we'll up with a decent amount of sunshine. afternoon temperatures near 60. another chance for rain showers this evening aboer 7:00 or 8:00. if you're out late this evening, you'll probably need your umbrella. en back to dry weather and windy and way colder for the next couple days. still tracking the chance for yoekend snowflakes. >> chuck, thank you can get the latest news and weather any time. open the nbc whington app. andy >> new tonight's show and seth. >>>> 8:30 now, tuesdayg,mornin the 8th o january, 2018. so nice to be spending it with such a happy crowd. by the way, january 8th is my sister annie'sbirthday. >> happy birthday annie. >> we love you. >> i think it's time for a crowd moment. i want to remind ms. ghrie and others that i am represent

we'll check on your commute with wtop's jack taylor and your first 4 traffic.t blocked beeen c and e. the rolled way was compromised, big hole on 17th and d. this will beil closed u further notice. >>> diamondback avenue at sam eig highway, maybe an overturned vehicle. authorities on diamondback dri shutting things down. back to you. we'll take a break now and ayeck your forecast when we come back. with us. >>> good morningod ever cloudy skies for now. rain chances wil hold off for most of the day. as soon as the sun goes down this evening, the rain chances go up quickly. you may want to take your umbrella to play it on the safe side. tempes in the mid to upper 30s now. we'll make mid to upper 40s later in the day. rise into the 50s during the overnight hours tonight and into earlytomorrow. heavy rain and strong winds likely, especially in the first half of the day morrow. back to quiet and cold weather for friday and saturday. >> chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" live from s

jack taylor is in for melissa.with chuck bell and your forecast. >> good morning, eseverybody. y off to a very nice start. still dealing with a little bit of rain across the northern ne. that's moving across southern maryland right now, on the eastern shore. most of the d.c. metro arew. is dry it's all dry through the shan doe r adoa valley. the rest of us get a nice, dry day today and mild to boot. 37 in winchester. 36, leesburg. 39, manassas. your school day forecast, kids, outdr recess today and outdoor play time this afternoon, with temperatures um near 60 degrees. sun is not done until 5:03 today. you want to have a precautionary umbrella for kids in southern maryland this morning. if you're not a home untiler 6:00, you want to carry the umbrella. most of the day will be dry. sunglasses n and a coat for the morning areas. a cold northwest wind toreturns rrow and sets us up in the deep freeze before the weekend. more of that coming up. traffic.r about the >> chuck, the problem will be coming out of the springfi

i'm eun yangri ght now let's get right to wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic.crash in rockville on the outer loop of the beltway near 355. it's the ramp to 355 temporarily stopped to remove the truck from the ramp. outer loop of the beltway after river road, activity in the transition lane alonghe far right side causing delays coming off 270 south. military roa n inthwest is still closed between 16th and oregon avenue. you'll findutourself re in the area. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. cancer won't wait for appointments to open up, test results to come back, or treatment plans to start. at cancer treatment centers of america, we make time for cancer patients. time to answer questions, relieve worries, and turn indecision into good decisions. because cancer won't wait, and we don't think you should either. call or go online anytime to set up an appointment with our team of cancer experts. cancer treatment centers of america. appointments available now. >>> heavy rain across most of sou

hight now we want to check on your commute w wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic.leaving andrews headed toward the richie marlboro crash on the shoulder. an accident blocking the right center lane. 70 eastbound was closed before you goto myersville. the right shoulder is getting by. authorities remain on scene. delays for southbound baltimore washington parkway, that crash on t left side of the roadway. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a break now and check acur forecast when we come stay with us. . >>> northwest winds will be on the increase today. so partly to at times mostly cloudy da maybe a passing snow flurry or snow shower. noing to accumulate because the flakes will be flying on by. temperatures will be well into the 40s. however,il it turn windy and colder later in the afternoon. this is the beginning of the rern of winter around here including snow chances over the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. >>> it's 8:00 on "today," >>>lo it's 8ck on today. bi

wtop jack taylor in for melissa.th chuck bell and what we need to to know about the weather. >> what you need to know is it looks like the weather won't mess up the weekens p the third weekend in a row. have a chance for flurries around today as the colder air alost drifts overhead. but most of the flurries stay north of the mason dixon line or up into the mountains of west virginia. but i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or two during the course the afternoon in the d.c. area. a little breezy as well. temperatures this morning, noticeably colder than yesterday. that's for sure. mid-20sts for p of northern virginia. low to mid-nirts in suburban maryland this morning. your friday planner, yes indeed, friday -- a little cold and breezy today a few breaks of sun, cloudy maybe a flurry or two.un thenine. one ever those days. temperatures stuck mostly in the 30s throughou the course of the afternoon. another chilly day c

jack taylor is standing by with a loo at the roads. >> but first, chuck aell has check on your forecasthe 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

jack taylor is in for melissa mollet this morning. let's begin with meteorologist chuck bell.warm out there, chuck. >> climbing in the overnight hours as sur of very warm air, not january-like at all has come up the east coast. it's winter and snowing on the back end of this. our temperatures will tumble later on in the day today. no snow in our forecast. but sure is going tbe a windy day today. heavy rain across parts of north central north carolina now. that is the wave of heavy raini thatbe affecting us, especially for the second half of the morning commute. it's raining all over i-95. a few

. >> jack taylor is looking a the roads. let's start with chuck bell.o ask, chuck, was there rain in the forecast i missed? >> there sure was. absolu absotely, positively, 100%, there was absolutely was. the rain moved in and out in a blink of an eye. there's the clearing line already. the skies have cleared pretty successfullyth across nn maryland. tmperatures, followi rain, they're down near freezing. there could be i pockets of on the local roads, near frederick county, maryla,ashington county. keep in mind, that could be a herele bit of slipperiness in the high spots of the deep

i'm eun yang.ht let's get r to your morning commute with wtop's jack taylor and a look at your firsttions continue. more roads reported blocked, beach blocked between porter stet a tilden. piney branch closed between arkansas and beach. right now randolph road westbound, a serious crash midway between georgia avenue and dale wood drive. the roadway is closed because of the icy eun, back to you. >> thank yo we'll take a break and check your forecast whst we come back. with us. what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with coverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from america's best internet provider to stream on all your devices. plus, with xfinity mobile included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. now that's simple, easy, awesome. get started for $39.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how you can get xfinity mobile included so all you pay for is data. switch today. >>> we do have some sunshine out there to get your friday started. a litt

jack shepherd turned up at a police station in georgia yesterday, six months after he was sentenced over the death of charlotte brown. earlier, i spoke to barrister katherine taylorll be friday morning and it was just said it could take weeks and the maximum time is nine months. does this make sense to you? difficult to predict how much time this could take. it depends on the issues the requested person will be raising. it will be open to jack in this case to raise human rights issues, which might prevent his return to the uk depending on the validity of the issues he raises. what would be counted as a valid issue, given that we normally regard ourselves as a human rights respecting country? issues raised regularly in extradition cases, particularly in cases where people are being sought from the uk, but would apply in georgian cases as well, our prison conditions article three and article six forfair trial conditions article three and article six for fair trial rights. we have heard jack shepherd saying in the interview that caused offence to the family yesterday that he wa nted to the family yesterday that he wanted to prove his innocence, but i suppose that in