reporting live at reagan national airport, kellye lynn, abc 7 news. leon: there will be lots of confetti in the air in times square, new york. packillion are expected to the streets. some of the biggest chain restaurants and times square are getting in on the action. all bees olive garden are charging nearly $400 per ticket and olive garden are charging nearly $400 per ticket to get in. food and drinks included. there also bathrooms. also there are vip couples tables, $1600. steve: endless salad and bread , what at all of garden more can you expect --olive garden, what more can you expect? leon: i have been there on new year's eve, and the bathroom is worth it. give back all little bit for the good weather. outside right now, a little bit of fog, which is going to stick around overnight into early tomorrow morning. 50 degrees at reagan national airport. the fog is limiting visibility down to about three miles at reagan national airport. the further north and west that you go, visibility limited. mile,ster a third of a manassas a third of a mile, half

it has been a long night for them here at reagan national airport. we started just the past 30 minutes dong a little walking here through the terminal. we caught up with some folks. look here at the video, folks can cuddling up, desperate for sleep. this guy on the luggage belt. others lying on a heat vent to stay warm. most of them have flights to or through the midwest. caught up with sarah polly. she started in richmond, drove to arlington, because she got rebooked on a flight out of reagan national and had two more flights canceled. where did you sleep? >> i haven't slept yet. just sitting here in the chairs and there has been a ton of people just sitting here and just waiting because they said that they couldn't give us a voucher, couldn't give us a hotel voucher. >> reporter: she was frustrated with first airline, she rebooked to another airline. she's hoping to get out of here by 11:00. i want to point your attention to the board above me. you can see one of the trouble spots, chicago, four out of five flights this morning delayed or canceled.

john gonzalez is at reagan national airport with more. rush ise holiday travel well underway here at reagan national airport on christmas eve. the tsa is once again adjusting protocol. last christmas there was a big push to prevent customers from flying with their laptops on board. this year, the change is right here at the security gate. you can see how busy it already is this christmas eve. in light of recent terror attacks and because of the busy travel time, tsa agents can now require all passengers to go through the body scanners. previously travelers have the option to be patted down. officials say that technique is just not reliable enough. >> most of the time i go through. i actually didn't know it wasn't required. it's fine by me. why can definitely see people for religious reasons wouldn't want to go through body scanners and for older people. it might be difficult for them. and just people who are more private. it's kind of invasive. recent homeland security report uncovered major security breaches at many checkpoints around th

reporter: the travel russia's underway at reagan national r -- rush is under way at reagan national andhe tsa is adjusting protocol. last christmas there was a push to prevent customers and passengers from flying with laptops on board. this year the changes directed right here the security gate. you can see how busy it already is this christmas eve in light of recent terror attacks and threats and because of the busy travel time. tsa agents can now require all passengers to go through the body scanners. previously travelers have the option to be patted down but now they say is not reliable enough. >> i actually did not know it was required. it's fine by me. >> i can definitely see why people for religious reasons don't want to go through body scanners and for older people who in my be difficult for them. and just people were more private. reporter: a recent report uncovered major security breaches at many of the checkpoints around the country. investigators are able to smuggle mock devices, explosives, and banned weapons. many times the pat down sinnott by the contraband. passengers say

at reagan national, this is on post-christmasl rush. take a look over here, you can see all these lines in red. that means delays and cancellations. was a challenging day for travelers. in the air or behind the wheel -- >> it is just a wait, basically. we are anxious to get their. richard: it is one of the busiest travel sunday's of the year. >> i wish there was an easier way. richard: aaa says 91 million people are hitting the road, including 2.5 million d.c. residents. >> we are getting very heavy traffic. family amongguerra those stop as i-95 near springfield slowed to a crawl. with the national average cost of gas falling, drivers are taking advantage. >> 26 hours in a car with two kids. >> yep. richard: wow. but it is not just the roadways. it is always difficult during christmas and new year. it is not easy. richard: experts say it is the third busiest of the holiday season for air travel. nearly 6 million people flying during this period flight being delayed, and then we got a message on our phone saying flight canceled. richard:

athad record-breaking today dulles airport, not quite at reagan national. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 60's. anacostia 67, 4 washington 68. radar, those and of you had rain earlier this evening. the heaviest has moved to the north and east. looking at heavier rain at this time, but a very narrow ind that will be out of here about 15 minutes. hagerstown beginning to dry out. overnight, middle 40's in the suburbs, middle 50's downtown d.c. another cold front thursday will bring cooler temperatures for the weekend. more on that coming up. meanwhile, no injuries after a house fire in prince george's county. this was the scene in the 3700 block of endicott place. a fire destroyed the dan roof. firefighters are still trying to determine the cause. heroinine pounds of seized at dulles airport last in plastic bags labeled as oatmeal powder. a guatemalan man was carrying it. they believe he was an unwitting accomplice. eroin could have had a street value of almost $300,000. alison: a 26-year-old educator died while in the custody of special police i

right now, 66 degrees at reagan national. the clouds are with us, but most of the rain has come to an end. a few lingering showers, but not amounting to a lot. leesburg, 67 andrews, culpeper 67 andrews, culpeper 66, same in charlottesville. not a lot of really cold air. the coldest i can find on this map is 55 in boston. chicago was usually coldest time of year and they are 58. 64 columbus. the temperatures are not falling a lot overnight, the heaviest of the rain moving off to the north and east. this line across eastern ohio will move our way and diminished in intensity. maura morning, we cannot rule out a chance of showers, maybe thunderstorms. -- tomorrow morning, we cannot rule out a chance of showers. tonight, a lot of tornadoes, nothing like that tomorrow. quieter conditions, although breezy at times around here with the warm air. nighttime temperatures, upper 50's to upper 60's. that means waking up tomorrow morning as you walk the dog or grabbed the coffee, it will be more typical for june 17 than the end of december

right now at 6:00 we'll take a live look at reagan national airport. if you're traveling this christmas eve, let's just say you're not alone. >>> new details on the pennsylvania plane crash that killed three men from montgomery county. what happened according to investigators moments before the plane went down. >>> the man who land adds gyro -- landed a gyrocopter on the capital lawn to make a political statement is now running for office. the news at 6:00 starts right now. es. good morning. i'm andrea roane alongside nick giovanni who is in for mike hydeck. welcome to wake up washington. >>> if you're on your way out the door, you're about to join 100 million travelers according to our friends at aaa. >> larry miller show us how that is working out but first, allyson rae, we're under on a yellow alert for rain. it's foggy, it's warm. what's going on? >> i issued a yellow alert for the next several hours. we have a flash flood watch in place. it's already raining out there. we could see more rain today and even a thunderstorm. it's warm and very gusty

and your record at reagan national. a daytime high of around 70. , we continue to spend a beautiful evening out there looking over the airport in the pentagon. 64 degrees and temperatures are going to slowly fall by another two or three degrees in the overnight hours. 71 degrees was the high and the 1933 was 69.k in normally this time of year temperatures just around 45. dwi.s the board, 69 a culpeper at 61. heading up the frederick at 61 degrees and 60 and hagerstown. you can see with a cold front is located. areas in blue is where the cold air is located. 45 in detroit, indianapolis at 47 degrees. the further south is where the really warm air is located. 77 in virginia beach. they crack 80 this afternoon. the heaviest shower activity not moving across rehobeth and ocean city. a little bit closer for those it plans this evening, may be heading out to pentagon city. you will see drive roadways for now. a few scattered showers make the -- may pop up later this evening. be prepared for a few passing showers. 55-62 for ov

the current temperature at reagan national, 62 degrees. in the day, we hit 71 degrees at reagan national airport. the average this time of year is 45, the record 69 in 1933. we broke that record and we are looking for temperatures to stay above average not only tomorrow but into the day sunday. by monday, not so great. so far this month only one day with temperatures below average, and that was last week with daytime highs only in the 40's. ♪ steve: don't we have to have your music than this? -- don't we havepeppier mysusc? the wide view, this is the cold front over here which will wiggle to the south, the north and south, and we look for warm temperatures core, warm temperatures the next few days. 44 state college, 43 pittsburgh on the other side of the front. 70 richmond, 75 virginia beach. they had a daytime high today of 80 degrees. the satellite and radar quiet conditions across the mid-atlantic, showers earlier this evening across southern maryland. everything has cleared nicely around the capital beltway. those heading out to midnig

outside, 55 degrees at reagan national, 10 degrees above the average high for the date. and this is past 11:00 in the evening. across the board, still mild for this time, 54 degrees leesburg, 52 frederick, same in winchester and luray, southern maryland coming in at the low 50's. plenty of mild air all the way from the coast inland. columbus, detroit, indianapolis, louisville, all in the 50's. don't see that very often this time of year. the moisture on the way later tonight into the early morning hours. this moves across the d.c. metro, eventually towards philadelphia and new york city. if you are traveling tomorrow, it will be wet up and out east coast. apple radar, dry around the beltway right now, but northern montgomery county is where the showers are developing. not amounting to a lot. the mask is an barnesville, poolesville, light activity at this time. tomorrow morning, grabbed the umbrella heading out the door. you will need it for the morning and early afternoon. patchy fog,rnight, not enough to cause delays, the wind relatively light at five miles per hour. to

reagan national 68 is the morning low. we are talking about 21 degrees above average for the high. 20 degrees above average for the low. missed a record by a couple. b.w.i. tied a record of 71. brand new record of 69 at the reagan national airport. the front is moving through still in 60's in many spots at leaseburg and frederick -- leesburg and fredericksburg. 62 in the district. 61 in baltimore. a little cooler to the west. i mean it literally. a little cooler. you have to do traveling. even 56 for columbus is mild for this time of the year. 52 for detroit. get back chicago in 40's. they are well above average as well for the 14th of december. we will be in the lower 50's in most spots by morning. what is left is the scattered showers west. the steadier and the hevier rain making a b-line up chesapeake bay. moving to the philly area before long and the skies will clear out tonight. for tomorrow looks good here. we call for sunshine in the morning. breezy throughout the day. highs are 60 in midday. 63 in the afternoon. ta

it's 66 at reagan national airport. fast forward to this friday. a chilly evening for the frederick festival of lights. it starts at 7:00. temperatures in the middle 40's by 6:00. move through late evening. 39 by 9:00. 35 by 10:00. look at the weekend forecast. daytime high temperatures. 43 on saturday. only looking for daytime high of 46 sunday. at least we have sunshine to make it look pretty. don't forget the big football game sunday. at 1:00. redskins. look for the temperatures that are in the middle to the upper 40's. a bit on the cool side but we will warm it up moving to early next week. look at the seven-day outlook. the daytime highs will rebound to the lower 50's. one week from today. hope you had a chance to enjoy the above average temperatures. changes are on the way. jamie has a look at traffic. jamie: we are starting off with a few issues. i'll begin with the heavy traffic slowing on the capital beltway. you can see right here near river road. the volume. you are going to see that on the inner loop and the outer loop. mainly in the st

it feels like september. 55 and 49 is the high and the low at reagan national. 44 and 30 are the averages. let's see what happens with january. first couple of days will be average. we know the heaviest rain moved off across the bay. a final line of showers coming across the eastern slope of the appalachians across 81.

out to our nation's capital, the high today 68 at reagan national. you can see everybody else in the washington metro. 80 in charlottesville. five miles into the air no clouds. a little bit of a southeast breeze in the potomac just off the main runway. it the southeast breeze kept cooler. really nice for the time of the year. overnight temperatures are actually still above our average mies for this time of the year. so here's look at the cloud cover situation. sunshine. cloud cover that we have going on still a very warm weather pattern. you can see a patch of thicker cloud cover in the ohio ohio valley, midwest. that will be here tomorrow. the clouds went out and we get enough sun sthine come through. oh, yeah. and that pesky southeast wind of the potomac. we have rain coming in on monday. we have a better par of the day with stronger south winds still holds temperatures up by pushing the winds up from the south. this is real close into where you are. lows -- these are our average highs ifer the time of the year. 48 at reagan national. here's a look

in the foreground is reagan national airport where yesterday got to 68. missed the record there by six degrees. chilly morning, balmy afternoon and rain arrives monday afternoon. it's chilly. down to the 40s much of the region this morning. near 50 right by the bay. shenandoah valley and the mountains generally in the 50s and 40s there. a great day for some outdoor exercise. getting maybe a hike in, biking. just a terrific morning under way. temperatures will be near 60 by 9:00. by late morning into the mid-60s. and then by early to mid afternoon, hovering in the low 70s. clouts coming and going. we'll have a partly sunny sky for the afternoon. a look at an hour-by-hour coming of rain, that's up in a few minutes. >> remember santa on a surfboard? that's what i'm thinking about. >>> right now salvation army is scrambling. >> robbers broke into the salvation army angel tree headquarters and they stole gifts meant to go to needy children. their new determines to make up for the loss. >> thieves ripped through hundreds of bags of donated items meant to bring

brianne carter is live at the reagan national airport with a look at delays. brianne: look behind me. it looks relatively calm and quiet. the past half hour or so. a big change we have seen here. this is the security line building. some people going nowhere fast. >> why some feel the hustle and the bustle of the holiday travel. others are going nowhere fast. >> we are going through d.f.w. in dallas. garland is wiped out with the tornadoes. they couldn't fly with the winds and the weather and so far. coming in from new mexico. here we are, two days late. brianne: for two days this couple has been trying to get back to louisiana. weather in the midwest canceled sunday flight. now after hours on the phone they are finally checking their bags. >> we are leaving right now. brianne: by midday at reagan national airport the arrival and departure boards were peppered with delays and a few cancellations. patrick kearney's flight was one canceled. tonight he is getting to the ski vacation. >> a little later. couple hours won't make a difference. brianne: val knows it, t

cloud cover over the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. 57 at reagan national airport. the temperatures are well above average for this time of day and the month. rain across the corridor. the western suburbs could see showers but you will see sprinkles. patchy fog. showers could reach you for driver to work. rain and warm temperatures are part of the forecast for the next several days. record temperatures are possible here by christmas eve. we will give you details and the timing and the rain in a few minutes. leon: the woman who is accused of plowing the car in the crowd of people on the las vegas strip is under round the clock seems. police say lakeisha holloway drove her car in a crowd in tonight of the paris hotel. one killed and dozens others were injured and police are still trying to figure out a possible motive. >> she has disassociation with the father of her child. she is homeless and residing in the vehicle. they tested her to sea if she is under the influence of drugs. lindsey graham is out of the field for the race for the white house. meantime, sparring b

karetny is live -- brianne carter is live at reagan national. for some it's smooth sailing but for others, look at the red on the arrival and the departure board. severe weather over the weekend plaguing the holiday travelers trying to get to their destination. many people spent extra time here but others spent days in d.c. after they showed up to find out the flight had been canceled altogether. >> we are headed to louisiana. >> when were you supposed to leave? >> day before yesterday. >> checking on the security line in the past couple of minutes or so it is looking good. you are heading to the reagan national. the security lines are moving quickly at this hour. most we talk to said they experienced a delay of half an hour or hour. many hope it will stay that way. leon: doug hill is in the weather center to tell us when the weather might return. >> by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow everything, period of showers and the rain and the cold front. until then it's quiet. cloudy outside the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. 53 at reaga

live at reagan nationals i'm mola lenghi. >> thank you, a lot of frustrated passengers there checking in with meteorologist topper shutt. >> with a look at the national and weather pictures. >> the storm is winding down in the northeast. they are winding down, in much better shape. now for us tomorrow morning, a lot of clouds. but nothing really big time. no showers yet in gaithersburg and manassas and downtown. still no showers. and we're in the mid-50s. if you're traveling north tomorrow. some of these showers could move north. we'll talk about that when we come back and a look ahead to the new year's eve forecast. >>> they are leaving the historic flooding in their wake, predicted to be the highest in 22 years. the residence in the town of west alton have been told to evacuate. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the murder of this disabled man found dead on the playground. they are live tonight with more on the random attacks, stephanie? >> reporter: the arrest is good news for those family members as they couldn't protect himself because they were partially paralyzed. >> reporter:

at this hour temperatures in the 60's. 63 at reagan national.till 66 in manassas, andrews, frederick. 65 in hagerstown. 65 in fredericksburg. temperatures through the midatlantic, warm as can be. still 73 at hatteras. virginia beach still at 70. turning cooler when you get to columbus, 57. cooler still, indianapolis to chicago 48. remember when this air moves across 400 miles or so of land, it warms up a little bit. most of the heavy stuff pushes to pennsylvania and new york state and the southern section of ontario, canada. we will see clearing skies overnight. tomorrow, beautiful weather. sunny and mild indealed. closeup will show you the doppler radar. if you give it six or eight hours it will improve. the rain moves out and the cold front out here passes through the area. it will be good to go tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. there will be a breeze through the day. highs expected to get up to 63. so 52 for an average 7:00 a.m. temperature. sun coming out, bright and breezy and mild for another day. check out the seven-day outlook. turning c

it's 54 in reagan national airport. 55 in manassas. 51 in baltimore. 49 in annapolis. the biggest thing we'll deal with the next few days is a couple of periods of cloudiness but it will be mild. later in the week and the weekend, mild may be too weak of a word to describe what is coming. tonight a few clouds. drop to the upper 30's and upper 40's. by morning, same deal. sunshine, clouds back in the mid-50's. we will happy talk about the next seven days. some of you will like it. but the skiers, not so much. back in a few. jonathan: thanks. this is the third night of hanukkah. alison: and our meteorologist steve rudin is spending it outside. what is going on there? steve: tonight this place is going to rock 'n' roll as they participate as hanukkah on ice at pentagon row. i'll give you the detail, what to expect, when it starts. we'll talk about the weather for tonight also. reporter: proposal to make d.c. streets safer. pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists. coming up, why i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this

high temperature officially at reagan national airport this afternoon a 53. the morning lows 42.ot far from average. we had a record high of 71 in 2012. 45 at annapolis and 42 degrees in hagerstown. 43 degrees in manassas. 45 of the nation's capital. the winds have a gusty all day but they are starting to diminish. 12 miles per hour at reagan national. that one speed still enough to knock the wind chills down a few degrees. . it feels like 39 in washington 35 in winchester and 36 degrees in baltimore. no major storminess talk about. the only precipitation is a little lake effect across lake erie in lake ontario. we are seen clearing skies. the cold air coming in on the north and west sides of the appalachians. that is why we are clear and they are not given him time everybody will clear out under the influence of high pressure from the west. it will keep us mostly sunny through tomorrow with a chilly start in the low 30's. climbing to the low 50's in the afternoon. friday night will be clear and chilly again. saturday another beautiful day with sunshine. probably 5455 on saturday

ay, 25 frederick, 33 at reagan national. high was 54. that is about the largest rise you could do this time of year, about 20 degrees just with sunshine only. real-time temperatures, frederick already 36, cold again tomorrow morning. the sunshine today i'm still a cool pattern, but it's december. we continue with these great days, considering it is december, highs near the 50's sunday, clouds monday and tuesday, still into the 50's. at one point we were talking about rain next week. we will update that, plus the end of the week and next weekend in the complete outlook in just a few minutes. kimberly: it was an early christmas present for kim kardashian and kanye west. kardashian gave birth to their son this morning in los angeles. she later tweeted, "he is here." mother and baby are doing well. this is their second child. their daughter, north, was born in 2013. maryland governor larry hogan has kicked off a tour of the western part of the state. this runs through tuesday. this is significant because governor hogan has not been to the we

the spotsylvania county woman was dropped off enroute to reagan national airport. but she never made it there. >> reporter: detectives found katelin's luggage down river road a quarter of a mile from where i'm standing. as you can imagine that her family and friends are extremely worried. >> my sister, i tell her everything. she'll call me and text me. to not hear from her is pretty weird. >> we don't know if she has run away from someone, or if she is missing or doesn't want to be found. >> and a few leafs that are falling based on what we have uncovered. she was last seen friday when her family dropped her off the metro station. she was suppose to take reagan national airport. her family says that she never made it there. as they try to solve this mystery, her disappearance is unsettling. >> as a mom, you know, as a parent that you just, her mom said that she was set to begin cosmetology school in arizona. if you know anything, you're asked to call the county sheriff's department. reporting in spotsylvania county, stephanie galehart wusa9. >>> a husband and fathe

sam sweeney is at reagan national with a look at the situation. to be a busypected travel day today and despite the soggy, wet weather, the planes the boers are and showing on time. even better news, the security lines here have been pretty short for much of the day. heather and her family are headed to oklahoma for christmas. >> i am not stressed. we have been stranded before overnight. this is fine. it's easy. they are just a few of the 6 million americans expected to hit the skies this season. we usually have at least 100 backs. today we only have 12. we are in good check. prices aree ticket down this year 4.3%, mainly due to lower fuel prices. making it easier for people like lisa to get to miami. >> we were looking to get some sun and fun. that's the best way to celebrate the holidays. sam: lines have been study but not long. for these children, their only family concern -- >> santa knows we will be in tulsa, oklahoma. sam: did you e-mail or write to santa? >> we e-mailed. we said we would be in tulsa, and that we are bringing our stockings.

was supposed to be catching a flight at reagan national airport this weekend.er stepfather drove her from spotsylvania county to the springfield mall to shop on saturday. then she was supposed to take the metro from there to the airport, but she never made it. her luggage, while it, and plane ticket and were found in a ditch outside of fredericksburg monday. >> obviously, it's suspicious. it's a suspicious thing. alison: we spoke with katelin's mother, who say she just wants her daughter found. if you have information or saw something, the police want to talk to you right away. prince george's county, the quality of your child's education is in question at a middle school. the kids were found to be proficient in math. tom roussey is live in upper marlboro. what have we learned, tom? fromleon, we have results the entire state of maryland. statewide, 39% of third grade 3/8 graders scored proficient in english, just 29% scored as efficient in math. in prince george's county, the numbers were lower, which has some concern. >> i'm very disappointed that we scored th

could we break or set records at reagan national this weekend? 68 degree information the forecast high. 71 is the record. we are going the right way. we could come close to it. 59 in leesburg. 63 in manassas. 63 in culpeper. closer to the bay and lower 50's in annapolis. there is mild air to go around. the coolest of the air but it's not cold air to north of us. middle 40's in the suburban locations to the lower 50's in downtown d.c. 45 in waldorf. lalgo at 46. 70 degrees at some locations. reagan national might not hit the 70 degree mark. some may well see it. upper 60's. seven days, the wild's heart to early next week. lower 60's. upper 50's thursday and friday. the temperatures are above average. doug hill, do we have a market going on? >> it's a bazaar on one side where there are tents, the booths, the local merchant. on the other side, they have an out door bar. in shot is mother lode. it's made from the recycled mother board. michelle from prince william county. cool idea. you take mother boards to turn it into jewelry. >> great way to recy

this happened in a home about a mile from reagan national airport. investigators say at one point he pulled a knife on the man. arlington now reports that mondello is registered in our area as a lobbyist. >>> that chicago police officer who shot an unarmed teenager 16 times last year is pleading not guilty to murder. jason van dyke entered his plea this morning. he's charged with first-degree murder for the killing of laquan mcdonnell. dashcam video shows mcdonald holding a knife but walking away from police prompted protests around the city. van dyke is free on more than $1 million bond. >>> we're hearing from cleveland's mayor after a grand jury decided not to indict officers in the deadly shooting of tamir rice, the 12-year-old boy shot and killed a year ago after he was waving a pellet gun around in park and police thought it was real. news 4's chris lawrence is here with that story. >> this afternoon a small group of protesters have been gathering outside cleveland's justice building to protest that grand jury's decision. the mayor says now that

you're taking a live look at reagan national airport and many are going home after the christmas break. >>> where do we get our help? >> and loved ones of the two people shot and killed by chicago police sharing their >>> a man, khussed of shooting his wife on christmas morning in the bronx is now behind bars in prince george's county. rafael herrera was taken into custody yesterday. herrera is accused of shooting his wife twice while his kids were asleep in an upstairs room. his wife was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be okay. the kids ages 8 and 10 years old were not injured. friends, family and colleagues gathered today to remember two people who were shot and killed by police in chicago. a teen and a 55-year-old woman were shot yesterday morning after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. the chicago police department, the shooting of 55-year-old betty jones was an accident. police say the teen was combative towards them when they arrived. >> call for help. the police are supposed to serve and protect us and yet they take the life. what's wrong with that pic

reporter: i am livid reagan national airport. aaa says about 2.5 million area residents will travel 50 miles or more this holiday travel period. we saw a lot of activity at the airport even though they were doing so by far. -- car. a lot of happy reunions just in time for christmas. arriving airline passengers could not contain their holiday cheer, reuniting with family. >> my family is here. we are going to sing christmas carol and laugh and play. reporter: for some the waiting in anticipation was overwhelming. >> it's hard but i'm excited to spend christmas with them. reporter: she last saw her husband over thanksgiving. he needed to stay in alexandria. >> we spent every night -- we used to spend every night having dinner together. reporter: many travelers say they haven't overdue for a d.c. visit. >> the last time was before she got pregnant. reporter: he flies from indianapolis to see grandchildren and excitement is always there. >> i got up at 5:30 this morning to be here on time. reporter: her husband finally arrives. >> a

cloudy skies downtown. 57 at reagan national airport. give you a couple of maps to highlight what we're watching here. mild temperatures are continuing more than 20 degrees above average. 57 in manassas and fredericksburg. 48 in hagerstown. 54 in annapolis. southerly winds, that is the reason we are having such warm temperatures. warm even without the sunshine today. breezy and the winds will in time bring in warmer air. that is how we get the rain. it's 47 in germantown and ashburn. 48 in dale city. ton of cloudiness out there. showers, too. we have possibility of fog and sprinkles tonight. tomorrow we have a chance of scattered showers. christmas eve you will be dreaming of a white christmas because it ain't going to happen! we look ahead to christmas day and the weekend in a couple of minutes. hion: you got it, doug. another christmas tree fire impacted the community. that is what we are getting from the annapolis fire chief as he revealed christmas tree is to blame for the fire that destroyed the annapolis yacht club. it started with

the temperature slowly fall through the overnight. 59 degrees right now at reagan national.lmanac shows a high of 69 degrees, making this the third warmest christmas on record. those records downtown, they started keeping those in the late 1800s at 22nd and him street northwest. the record today, 72 in 1964. we do not quite make it there. above average the entire month with the exception of last saturday. 59 leesburg and manassas, 62 fredericksburg. southern maryland 63. hagerstown now 58. cooler air out there well to the north and west. detroit in the 30's, columbus, pittsburgh, and indianapolis in the 40's. a heavy rain that we had earlier today has moved out. a trip to the south where they had reports of two funnel clouds and three tornadoes. the heaviest of the action has moved to the east of birmingham, alabama, and now rough weather in atlanta where they had airport delays. heading back home right now, mostly cloudy, but all the rain out of here. we look for dense fog especially along the potomac early in the morning. of course, sheltered valleys to the north and west.

fair weather will continue. 51 at reagan national. 46 at baltimore. 45 in manassas. across most of the eastern part of the country, the temperatures are above what they are on average for december. 58 at charlotte. 52 in raleigh, richmond. 55 in roanoke. colder at north state college at 35 degrees now. the temperatures in new york at laguardia at 45. a good deal weather wise. temperatures. the cloud cover we have a little bit from time to time but the key to the warming trend is a big area of high pressure that kept us dry that will settle south. that will push in southerly and a southwesterly wind flow heading through friday saturday, sunday. even in the month of december you get long southwesterly wind you will warm up again here. not talking 70's or 80's but the mid-to-the upper 60's by the time the weekend rolls along. clear skies and high clouds tonight. tomorrow the story is partly sunny skies. a disturbance over the coast. we had one over the weekend that left us alone. by later it's possible. 53 at noon. if average high is 49. seven degrees above average. it

manassas at 73. 68 at reagan national. the anomaly is right next to potomac, a weather sensor off the main runway. you have a little southeast breeze, right at the cold water, 46.6 degrees in the potomac, so the sensor puts 68 on the board. 50's and 60's overnight. it will start out tomorrow morning at and above the average high for this time of year. the clouds, and still some sunshine, pretty warm. a potential to set a record tomorrow. the record high is 71. still another mild day before rain on monday. we had our complete forecast in a few more minutes. let's go to mike in georgetown. i would say is a cold one out there, but it is quite the opposite tonight. mike: the stormwatch seven weather app says it is currently 64 in georgetown, but just how warm is it depends who you ask. >> it is so beautiful. feels like spring. mike: the weather outside is delightful. >> it is beautiful. i can't believe it is almost 70 degrees, and we are christmas shopping. >> it does not feel like christmas right now. [laughter] mike: many ho

six t7 is the current highest average or so far at reagan national. the record for the day is 70, we have tight that at 67 already. blogging behind a bit with 66 for the highest far at reagan national. warm weather, look at raleigh. probably, 75, virginia greek -- virginia beach. notice behind the front, temperatures are cooling off a bit. 57 in columbus and detroit, 51 in internet was. wild air widespread up and down the interstate and i five corridor and then some. or comes the cold front, here comes cloudy is ahead of the front. area showers pushing to the north as the frontal zone pushes east. the timing suggests some of the showers will get into our area about 3:00 or 4:00 and then the major area pushes through by 6:00 or 7:00 with scattered showers to follow later this evening. we should clear out quickly by early tomorrow morning. our futurecast shows the conditions expected here at midday. images toes the radar the letter. as we get to the afternoon, we are confident we will have showers. the shows ran across the entire area, 5:00. that should

heavy fog and rain. 63 in the rain at reagan national airport. take a look at the other numbers around the region. 62 reported in hay market. silver spring in 62. arlington is 63. everybody else is over one-half inch and counting. still heavy rain to the south of the metro washington. this is orange and the yellow with the heaviest areas. south to carolina county and virginia. that is moving northward. ahead of a warm front. it is doing its thing to us with the temperatures rising. some areas may see the temperatures hold steady or rise another degree or two overnight. closeup shows the heavy rain to montclair and stafford. it's more widespread across the region. we have rain on the east coast. the other side of the appalachians. we have all kind of issues there with the possibility of severe thunderstorms, severe thunderstorm watches. tornado watches, too. possibility some of the tornadoes could be dangerous. a real mess. we have snow in minnesota. it will be down south in the pan-hand with the snowstorm. we have temperatures overnight between 5

terminal b again at reagan national airport and it's near a ticket counter. so as a precaution the bomb squad was called in because everyone's on high alert these days, as you know. no reports of delays right now and there are no evacuations of that terminal, but you can see the police activity there. again, a suspicious package near a ticket counter inerminal b. we'll let you know when this is alleviated. back to you. >>> less fortunate children, the victims of a cruel crime. hundreds of their presents stolen. now the salvation army needs some help. >>> you probably noticed that gas prices just keep on dropping. we'll tell you why you're paying less headed into the holidays. >> and adele says hello from verizon center. you're watching news 4 at 4:00. ♪ ♪ >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> showers are moving through so roads are wet or will be turning wet. 63 to 68 degrees and at least it will still be mild across the area and check out the beltway right now. fairly quiet here. most of the rain 70 to 70 and clarksburg, germantown, montgomery village a

we'll have weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> right now we do want to take a live look at reagan national airport to see how things are looking out there. a little bit of fog still in the air. not really lifting just yet. take a look at the flights nationally. this is a much different sight than what we saw yesterday. not many delays to report which means good news if you are planning on flying out today. right now we are tracking about ten cancellations. those are at dull let international airport and reagan national this morning. dwy is not reporting any programs. you can get the latest flight delays at any time through the nbc washington app. all you have to do is search the word flight. >> since we got here we started to see that there were problems with the noise that my son makes. >> an arlington family says it could end up homeless because of their disabled son. the diaz family was told by their property manager that they're being evicted because their 10-year-old son is too loud. the boy suffered brain damage when he was severely beaten by a day care provider when he was just 18 m

we're live in reagan national airport. back to you. >> thank you. >> a real-life case of scrooge in northern virginia. the head dipping into company money to line his own pockets. scott macfarlane reports the fbi got wind of the scheme and shut it down. >> the business is called in sequence in herndon and an engineering firm and it's closed for the holidays, but it is still in business. it survived getting hipped off for millions of dollars by the man who helped run the place. >> vick deanthony managed the money and the feds say de'anthony started dipping that money for a shopping spree. executing a scheme to use company funds and watercraft and a recreational vehicle and home decor items and landscaping for his home, use company money for, and alexandra to wire fraud and faces 20 years when sentenced next year. de anthony intended to pay the money back. >> in this particular case he warrant trying to conceal anything. it wasn't a situation where he was trying to conceal to see, you know, take money, but he found himself m

that's whether you're being dropped off or picked up at reagan national and dulles. travelers say they don't mind t the convenience they say is worth the extra charge. >> all our luggage fit, the seats are nice and big, so i'm not complaining. >> traditional cab companies complained about the new privileges. the airport authority says if it works for customers, it works for them. >>> more than 1,000 of you have shared this picture on our nbc washington facebook page or by retweeting it. this teenager from maryland has been missing for moren this a week. karen sandoval is 14 years old. prince george's county police say she was last seen eight days ago in college park. you can head over to the nbc washington app to get another look at her photo. >>> to decision 2016, two presidential candidates among some of the most admired people. president obama took the top honor for the annual gallup poll being named the most admired man. hillary clinton topped the list of most admired women for the 14th straight year. in second place, republican front-runner donald trump tied wit

>> we are getting you started with a live look at reagan national airport. you can sort of see the runway lights there and also the roadways in virginia this morning as a lot of you get ready to set out for the holidays, but the weather could have a huge impact on your plans. >>> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. this is a storm team 4 weather update. chuck bell to explain the 4 things to know about your weather. >> the weather not cooperating with all of the travel plans. that means more postings on all of our social media platforms. dense fog advisory. periods of moderate rain coming for the daylight hours today. and then record high temperatures coming not just for tomorrow but maybe for christmas day as well. view at national harbor can still see the capitol wheel there. there's thicker fog out in the shenandoah valley. i-81, 70, 68, those will be more impacted by the fog first thing this morning. rain chances, heaviest rain is in southern maryland. there's a lot more where that came from, everybody. take your umbre

. >>> new video from a situation at reagan national airport. this is happening at terminal b. airport police tell us the bomb squad is on the scene right now after a suspicious checked bag was discovered. police tell us they closed off a small area of the ticketing level, but airport operations continue as normal right now. the terminal has not been evacuated and those airline counters are still open. >> now to the verdict watch in the trial against the first officer charged if the death of freddie gray. the jury got the case against william porter this afternoon. news 4 chris gordon joins us live from the courthouse where both sides came out swinging in their closing arguments today. chris? >> jim, the charges are manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. to reach a verdict all 12 members of the jury must be unanimous and vote either that officer porter is not guilty or guilty on each of the charges. >> the prosecutor began closing arguments by telling the jury freddie gray went into the van healthy and freddie gray came out dead. prosecutor janice bledsoe

reagan national is at 51. near 50 around the bay.west, it's in the mid-50s to 40s, shenandoah valley. it's another mild morning there. very similar to what it was yesterday morning. so what to wear today. you won't need the warm coat or rain boots or umbrella. you'll be comfortable in long sleeves and flip-flops and maybe short sleeves and shorts by the afternoon. a look at areawide afternoon high temperatures and the pattern for next week. that's coming in a few minutes. >> tom, thanks. >>> new this morning, we just spoke with montgomery county police who tell us multiple people were stabbed overnight. this happened on georgia avenue in silver spring in montgomery college. it is still early in this investigation and police are not releasing information about how many suspects are involved. we'll bring you updates once they come in. >>> more than a century of history torn apart by flames. the annapolis yacht club is dealing with extensive damage from a major fire yesterday. two firefighters and another person were taken to the hospit

if we hit 72, we will tie a record at reagan national airport.xt seven days. a cooler weekend for the first half. 60 on saturday and 70 on sunday. >> all right, guy, here's what's coming up on your "gma morning menu" on this christmas day, of course, the holiday is a great time for getting presents. we'll talk about giving back. that's coming up. >>> and mariah carey is sharing the secrets behind her timeless holiday christmas, "all i want for christmas is you." >>> plus, emeril here with great ideas for your holiday meal and the nyu magical singers and jazz choir is performing, coming up on "gma" here in times on this christmas morning. ♪ and on every street corner you'll hear ♪ ♪ some of us wait all year for one day. but the thing about the holidays is that it's not just about one day. it's all of the days that lead up to that day. and that moment when you realize that what you've been waiting for is standing right beside you. share wonder every day. walmart. therbottle of tropicana pure oranges squepremium.o each and absolutely no space for ad

spots.eezing in some 39 in reagan national. we brought in a layer of cloud today. afternoon block some sunshine. sunshine.ittle generally throughout the atmosphere, the general west to east flow, tapping into really warm air. that is really warm air tonight. won't be that warm. not burning up warm. cool tomorrow even with cloud cover. of high pressure and centers right on top of this as to christmas eve. that's the big picture. we is the our forecast back to are. you while -- 36 downtown, cold start. here's the cloud cover that's in. stays away. charlestown.n, 51 54 in washington. degrees aboveten high cloud. monday.ers this tuesday.to -- still bring temperatures up to around 60 if mid-60's 3 high -- temperatures. abc 7 sky cast is doing well tomorrow. skies, cool chilly to 36. let aht get clouds and little bit of sun light through at times. ought to help temperatures back. week.st day of the christmas very mild day which is 18 degrees above the average. still a loteekend, of variability. tomorrow if you are one of the workers that need to get boo the swing of thin

degrees at reagan national airport. cold air is on the way. the cooler temperatures will move in tonight. tomorrow, a much chillier day. the day planner will work out well. partly cloudy skies and temperatures drop into the 40's. 10:00, partly cloudy and 43. fairly light wind. as far as what is coming next, sunshine, a bit of a breeze. weekend, anto the few degrees cooler. the next sevenor days and a couple of minutes. they: there are changes on roadway. let's get over to jamie sullivan. jamie: earlier today, it was light. we are still dealing with this landing blocked off. this is a disabled bus. you can see some of it. the bus has been here for most of the morning. everyone has to use the two left lanes. this will start to slow you down in d.c. that is it. no other issues in d.c. one stretch slowing in the capital. it is on the inner loop near 95. drops you down to about 12 miles per hour. no other problems right now as far as crashes or delays. on the re, it is f f -- on vre, it is an schedule. jummy: the metro system running on a wet gille

reagan national, 46. nearby suburbs, montgomery, prince georges and fairfax. generally in the 40s to around 50 degrees. this mild air could extend all around the region. 40s, right around the bay. weather headlines for this saturday. a chilly morning. mild temperatures for the afternoon. near record highs today, sunday and again on monday. we'll look at that chance, coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks so much, tom. >>> teams make a discovery combing through a lake in san bernardino. the fbi won't say what was found. they have been looking for any evidence connected to the terrorist attack. several things found under water were brought to shore. the big item they are looking for is a hard drive. there was a tip that the shooters went by the lake on the day of the attack. >> ntsb will be out digging through a small plane crash in pennsylvania. the tail number tells us the plane is owned by a montgomery county resident. it took off from nemacolin woodlands report. two people died whether it crashed. one person did survive and was flown to a pittsburgh burn

except for reagan national now at 41. anacostia at 31. 39 in manassas.ind speeds from 15 to 25 miles per hour. the winds will become gusty later tonight and into the early morning hours tomorrow. it will be 35 to 43 degrees with the coldest area north and west of d.c. 40 degrees by noontime. 4:00 at 44 degrees with a nice mix. of the sun and the clouds. the temperatures will make it to 70 degree range as early as christmas eve next week. there you have it. head back to robert. robert: click in sports. fun to see one of the favorite players in person but it gets real when you play against them. we'll see it on sunday when the skins corner deangelo hall goes up against tyrod day lor. day lor grew up watching d-hall. they are from tidewater, virginia, area. he used to see hall in high school when he was in middle school. they both went to virginia tech. now on the same nfl field. i have known him since 13 years old. he says i can remember watching you play. it's crazy. that is the game. i'm one of his biggest fans. i'll be out there trying to pick it off an

at 6:00 above the high. 67 in fredericksburg and reagan national airport.he forecast overnight is for the clouds to stay in. we may see some areas that are briefly clearing. you may see stars. the areas might be fog forming. because of that 48 to 55 degrees. by early in the morning rain in the forecast. the rain earlier today moved out of the picture. the new area that is developing along the gulf coast that will expand in the northeast. rain will be heavy at times. farther south and thunderstorms. possibility of fact. look at this tomorrow. enhanced weather. memphis in the deep south. pushing to the northern texas and mississippi. the future cast unstop it tomorrow morning and show rain. 9:00 a.m. affect traffic in the interstate. 95 north and south. 61, 81. rain everywhere. it will continue in the day. through late an when the traffic reaches the peak. heavy rain up and down the i-95 corridor. another batch on christmas morning but after that or christmas eve morning then the skies clear a bit. strong southwesterly winds to boost the temperatures in the 7