to julie wright. ntil 8:30. 355 ish summit avenue, that is where we find our chopper. one car is heavily damaged, knocked over a utility pole. the electric company is trying to repair the pole and restring the wires. it is a mess. 355 with a lot of equipment shut down. summit avenue to oden hall is a work around. you may want to use 270 as your alternate route. john gonzalez has more information from the scene. have bwthe mavs, we parkway at 50, this crash blocking a right lane heading into northeast. south, mpd is checking for a crash near benning road. the crash near the exit for dumfries has cleared. that is our traffic watch. back in the next 10 minutes, we will update the ride through the greenbelt. the today check of the forecast. the cold weather? veronica: one more day where temperatures go up before they start bottoming out. as far as this morning, you mentioned chilly. it is one of the mornings our temperatures start out higher than any other day. .9 to 40 degrees our temperatures will rise,

>> i was telling julie wright over the weekend, it is a brave new world. i do not get up as early as this woman who gets up at -- what was it? >> 1:45. 2:30 herebuilding by hardest working person on radio. hours he is new to the but we are really in this arranged marriage of hours, getting to know each other on the air as it is happening. kidd: you guys sound great. how does it feel to be the toby and chilli show? >> is any great endeavor will work, it involves teamwork and i am going to listen and try to learn. kidd: the best thing you can learn, lesson. we will have more this morning. autria: i know you guys do not play it very often. 6:20, and we have five tickets to ice at the gaylord national harbor. the story of rudolph the red door range of -- rudolph the red nose reindeer is being told. 703-528-7334 to win tickets. you may feel like you are looking at ice just by walking outside this morning. veronica: it is certainly cold enough. you may have christmas music in -- on in your car while you are driving. on thethe green light way through from the roa

julie wright will have your workaround. but john gonzalez has your breaking news coming in from police. >> this accident occurring just before 2:00 this morning right down the street from gates of heaven cemetery. now a fatal accident investigation. take a look. one of the vehicles involved, to drivers, one, two driver has now died at the hospital. of pickup truck spun out control, ending up on the other side of georgia avenue. this is where the accident actually occurred, on the northbound lanes. pickup where it the trucks collided. one inbound on georgia, just about 70 yards of the road you have the other pickup truck, with letters on the ground next to it. you have the collision reconstruction team julie wright, they are taking measurements, pictures, collecting as much evidence as profit -- as possible. you can see traffic already detouring around the accident. we are told, julie wright, georgia avenue will be closed for the rest of the morning commute. absolutely. coming south on you will want to detour and pickup conn

julie wright checking -- tracking your ride into work. adrianna: we are tracking snow. surface temperatures dipping close to freezing. let's get to veronica johnson. the national weather service issuing winter weather advisories as we get ready to get the first snow of the season. calverto stafford and under the advisory. it starts at midnight and runs through 4:00 saturday. we could see one to two inches of snowfall. the high is 42. we will have more, coming up. on the roads, lanes are open. this crash is gone as you approach powder mill road. delays are improving quickly for those traveling out of laurel. all lanes are open. ride virginia, a 19 minute on the northbound side. the earlier crash we had southbound in dumfries has cleared. to the update the ride west on 66 in 10. yournna: we are always on side with traffic alerts. get the latest sent to your phone. inria: a massive response just the. more than 50 firefighter -- more firefighters are putting out flames at a hotel. it was put out quickly. no one was hurt. adrianna: we are watching the developments in the fig

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lets get right to julie wright.. - sunny & seasonable start to december (and meteorological winter) - sunny & seasonable start to december (and meteorological winter) for toys for tots tomorrow! - big changes coming next week today: mostly sunny. seasonable. breezy, at times. highs: 53-58 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 29-35 winds: n 5 mph saturday: partly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 50-54 winds: s 5 mph for the first time since his shocking firing from n-b-c for sexual misconduct allegations we are getting our first glimpse of matt lauer. and lauer's ex-wife is also speaking out. ryan hughes is at the live desk with the latest. matt lauer was seen for the first time leaving his estate on long island...after issuing an apology following his departure from the today show. lauer is seen here in photos by the daily mail dot com. we're told he met with lawyers who are reportedly now seeking to get the longtime anchor upwards of 30 million...he still had left on his 20 million dollar a year contract. since one female colleague went to n-b-c on monday with allegation

let's get right to julie wright. - cold start; seasonably cool finish - another cold push of air tomorrow through the - cold start; seasonably cool finish tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal system this weekend; little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy, at times. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy and cold. lows: 27-34 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 41-43 winds: nw to sw 5 mph breaking overnight.. a new round of winds fanning the flames in california. take a look at this unbelivable video - a new fire erupting near bel-air.. catching drivers by surprise. the flames engulfing interstate 4-0-5 - making for a hellish commute. that - just one of at least four major fires raging out of control.. scorching tens of thousands of acres -- shutting down forcing mass evacuations. hundreds of homes already destoryed. at least seven firefighters were injured at the creek fire. the largest, the thomas fire, is now burning over more than 100 square miles. overn

julie wright checking -- tracking your ride into work. adrianna: we are tracking snow.

right now, let's go to julie wright. julie: a boy tomorrow afternoon between 3:00 p.m.his stretch. the silver line dealing with the delays toward largo do to break problems. veronica, how is it looking? veronica: that busy day tomorrow looking like a cold one, but it will be dry. today we have clouds over the capital. big decisions getting made today. breezy. wind starting to pick up out of the northwest. the temperature today going up to 50 degrees. tomorrow's high, 45. the temperatures right back up my christmas day. a little bit of rain coming your way saturday. larry: all right. get traffic, weather, and news updates anytime with the abc 7 app [cheers and applause] >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, academy award-winning actress be and singer, songwriter, and reality star. as we continue lives "marry money games." we have details on how you win a fantastic tropical vacation. andy cohen takes a seat at the cohost desk. all next on "live." and now, here are

julie wright will have a traffic report in a few minutes. overnight, the man we heard calling games for 60 years, he is no longer with us. retired last year after calling everything from super bowl's, to the olympics. official word. he was a legend, dead at the age of 82. the miss america pageant is losing a partner this morning. adrianna: vulgar he males are at the center of the schedule. the ceo said he males with harsh and crude comments about past winners' bodies, intelligence, and sex lives. has cutrk productions ties with the pageant. the emails have cost the pageant that partner and raises the questions about the tv future. a major accomplishment on the hill. the house and senate passing a short-term spending bill yesterday, which means, we avoid a government shutdown. the plan will keep the military going for a year and it funds throughs program march. won't be worked out until the new year. another funding fight. jerry brown requesting a major disaster declaration from the white house. that would boost recovery efforts and provide h

we will send it over to julie wright. is this having any impact on any roadways nearby? , but we are keeping a close eye on that, suzanne. not only are we looking at 50 and route seven comers inbound, but also the gw parkway headed down towards the park -- the potomac options for you guys out there. remember, these toll lanes are in effect until 9:30 this morning. 395 is another hot spot this morning, our we had a crash at the exit for the gw parkway. toeady a 28 minute commute travel four miles towards the third street tunnel. i'm back in the next 10 minutes to take a look at the ride on the gw parkway to let you know if it is slow or a go. toonica: folks may want build some extra prep time into their schedule this morning. the bay maryland over bridge, eastern maryland, the frost kind of scattered with most areas just west of d.c.. coming anywhere between 25 and 30 degrees right now. drive for both commutes, tracking rain for tomorrow. coming up even though it' hour-by-hour how the rain will impact your neighborhood. all right, thanks, coming up here? trying to troubles

for a check of how the rest of the commute is looking, let's get you over to julie wright.e from springfield to 66. the crash at 236 and the far left lane. look for delays out of riverdale. then the water main break in montgomery county. we are expanding delays each way. that is the traffic watch. adrianna: get traffic, weather, and news updates anytime the abc 7 news app. autria: "good morning america" is back in just one minute, or you can stay with news channel 8 on the latest local news in washington all the way until 10:00 [001:29:12;00] - [announcer] presenting the shark ionflex 2x, the freestanding, cord-free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. welcome to hassle-free runtime with shark. ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." look at this festive audience here. everyone dressed up this morning. >> can't wait for you to get in your sweater, george. we are moments away from our ugly sweater showdown. we have our four finalists putting last-minute touches on their amazing creati

let's get to julie wright.peratures coming up from the deep freeze. we are due to hit the mid 40's. the winter solstice, we are a couple of hours away from it starting to roll in with the shortest day out of the year. with atures will go up forecast high for friday with 60 degrees expected on saturday but yes, rain falling through the day on and off. the enbrel a handy. there will be showers not only here locally but up i-95 and 81 into the deep south. so if you are traveling or have someone coming into town, just enough to delay them or delay you from heading out. onfor the high temperature sunday. rain could switch to a few flurries as the temperatures drop. larry: a traffic, news and .eather updates at chico flip over to newschannel 8. join us. at college inn we craft a because every detail matters. we select all-natural chicken and flavorful herbs and spices. college inn broth helps you make every meal delicious. college inn, delicious is in the details. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the fina