>> 66 i slow and so is the outer loop of the beltway. ing, two left lanes are blocked right now. that's going to cause some real pain, all the way, southbound, 270 on to the outer loop. inner loop, before little river turnpike, left lane blocked by an accident there. of the beltway is okay eastbound 66, after the manassas rest area. chtik just med it. still about a four-mile backup as you're headedunin if you s leae time son soon you may want to work your way around. yo won't be frustrated. the rest of the roads are looking okay. about.r issue to talk travel times, 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 42 miles per hour. that's going to take you 13 minutes. 95 ntnorth, qo to the beltway, 40 miles per hour this point this morning. looking at 270, 36 miles per hour northbound. and top of the beltway, outer loop, 24 miles per hour. 103.5ber to listen to wtop f.m. when you hop in your car. >>> ait doesn't take much to hep meone else we're asking you to join us in random acts of kindness week. yesterday, molette green treated folks to

on the beltway, 24 miles per hour past that closure point. more coming up. >>> we're just weeks away from the official start of spring. it's comiwi. the warm weather, maybe time to start getting your fitness routine together. you know? >> molette green is live in bowie with her personal trainer, talking abo how exercise and a good meal plan equals success. hey, molette. >> good morning to you guys. we're at fitness for less, whern conver trainer, leona brown, is working with her me professional, high-end clients. they are at a fitness level way above mine you saw me earlier. i was doing aqu basic. she is working with tibitha and lamar back there. let's talk about how important it is to have a realistic goal in mind. >> i say, optimistic is realistic. you put a realistic goal in front of yourself, you're more able to accomplish that goal than to go pt your fitness level. as trainers, we sit down and do that for them. >> i'm working out with leona four times a week.g workut all you want, is good. but if you don't put that wit eating right, it ju

chopper 4 on the way to this problem on the beltway. now. right camp springs, right now, because of the overturned truck, we have the lanes you can see the closure point here shown in purple. not just red, not just slow. is shut down. outer op, van dorn reet. two lanes blocked because of debris in the roadway. now, we'reealing with the consequences even though the lanes have reopened. mclean westbound georgetown pike, a tree down across the road. a car is in a ditch right now. as we zoom out, looking okay, when you're taking a look at the beltway overall. leesburg, bypass, westbound after 15. crash blocks the left lane. eastbound, near market street, an accident there, as well. >>> fr6:02. bad to worse. the commonwealth of virginia has gone from dealingh w controversy to battling a full-fledged political crisis. all three men leading the state are embroiled in scandal. what happens next is anyone's guess. governor ralph northam continues to face calls to resign. among those demanding he step hi down, "the wton post."rt noham has denied he is

on the beltway, right side blocked by debris. not seeing delays, though, on the beltway.morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. it is a quiet enough start to your thursday morning. temperatures, below freezing in many areas this morning. most of fairfax county, prince william county, all in the mid-20s this morning. not quite as cold in leesburg at 30 degrees. 34 in washington.n and by the bay annapolis. erd we'll call it seasonably cold. e temperature for this time of year, around 30 degrees. pretty close to average. sun is up at 7:00 this morning. temperatures comfortably in the

a inner loo outer loop of the beltway, no complaints so far. the littl s greents over the moved earlier, that' out of the way. >>> from scandal to stand off. today marks the end of one week of brutal revelations about virginia's three top elected leaders. eachca politicalal has a life of its own. some go away quickly. others linger. two accusations of racial insensitivity, one sexual assault allegation. and as of this morning, zero resignation. while ralph northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax and attorney generalark herring, fighting to keep their jobs. other state democrats are struggling just to do theirs. >> it's been a very, you know, tough week to say the at least. obviously. a lot of serious issues to focus on. we reall we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. we're here to legislate. >> aaron joins us live from richmond. what is the sense you're getting? is any work been getting done? or is everyone consumed with the scandals? >> reporter: i think everybody isy constaninking about the scandals. there is work that has been do

along the beltway, adam tuss, news 4. >> we put the full report online. ed camera in the nbc washington app. >>> it's time to check on the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. not all bad ghtoday, a little warmer? >> yeah. a little warmer than we've beenl the last c of days. not a bad morning. temperatures are in the 40 toss get your day started. 45 at budulles. 45 in gaithersburg. laoser to 50 south of the city. yourer for today, cloudy skies and an opportunity for a little drizzle around this morning. not really a big rainrihance the day. but i couldn't rule out a quick shower or a period of mdrizzle. yo want to have your umbrella to play it safe. temperatures climbing into the mid-50s. there's a chance we could get above 60 degrees today. it depends on how far north the warm front can get here. if you're traveling today, toward chicago or st. louis, could have flight dels there. a big-time ice storm across parts of missouri, arkansas and the tulsa, oklahoma, areas. the warm front is just to our h. so it will do its best to inch its way

inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, okay. r loop, you can see looking little slow after the turnpike. don't have anything recorded there. southbound 270, germantown road. that work is done. and looking at 95 in virginia.co quantio the beltway, 68 miets per hour, will you there in 17 minutes. >> thank you. >>> for the first time the national hockey league will celebrate black history emonth. nhl is shifting its focus in bruary from hockey is everyone campaign, to highlight racial diversity in the sport. it wl include a traveling mobile museum dedicate to minorities in hockey. the museum will be outside of madison square garden in new york on saturday. the capitals have had a tough time on the ice. they've lost eight of nine games. >> thought the break would help. >> that l includest night's game against the bruins. the caps take the ice tomorrow against the canucks. >>> i >> i'm surprised to hear this is the first time that the nhl is celebrat g black historymonth. but they're getting a start. >>> you've probably seen your stor

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no worries right now. still have one issueere on 395, northbound at edsall. as we look at 66, at the virginia visitors center, no problems eastbound or westund. >>hank you. >>> major developments this morning to avoid a government do sh tomorrow. lawmaks had a $330 billion spending bill. >> the president doesn't like the bill but is expected to sign it, toid avo public blame over another shutdown. this bill funds nine cabinet agenes, boosts t budget for nasa, and rejects any big spending cuts it includes a nearly 2% pay raise for federal workers. e bill provides less than 2le with $2 billion for a border barrier. coming up, tracie potts will explain how the presiden mplans to get the extra wall money. >>> we learned that lieutenant governor justin fairfax could face a criminal investigation. he's been accused of sexualy assaul two women. dr. vanessa tyson says she'stt seg up a meeting in boston about theal gations. she says fairfax sexually assaulted her in the04 democratic convention in boston. fairfax say

inner loop at kenilworth avenue, overturned b seeing a slowdown there at the top of the beltway. nothing major because it iso rly in the morning. you see the tiny blip on the screen. the rest of the beltway is okay. inner loop and outer loop,9 looking at 595 in maryland. going to get there in ten same situation northbound in maryland. nothing in your way. >> thank you.in vi's top lawmakers are controvers the top executives. the embattled governor saying he's not a racist and the lieutenant governor saying he didn't sexually assault a woman. a woman said he say salted her during the convention. >> the lieutenant governor's e staff says h is exploring legal action for what they are calling a defamaty allegation. >>> ralph northam says he will not resign over a racist picture that was printed in his 1984 medical school yearbook page. yesterday, heid not make any public appearances. instead, he met with his cinet and full staff. the governor is trying to find a way to clear his name. residents we spoke with atix opinions about the black face and kkk hentroversy. >>'s a second chance.

top of the beltway, outer loop is slowed. that problem is on the right side.ut the delays are hanging around on the outer loop. upper marlboro, that accident is hanging around. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. stafford southbound 95, a northbound, two right lanes blocked. >>> this week, news 4 has been looking at home dna te can help you find lost family members and get a better picture of your health. but can it put your privacy at risk? >>> and tune in for "ellen" today. it airs at 3:00. and stick around f00 news 4 at we'll be right back. you. all of you. how you live, what you love. that's what inspired us to create america's most advanced internet. internet that puts you in charge. that protects at's important. it handles everything, and reaches everywhere. this is beyond wifi, this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. oinity, the futureawesome. >>> you're watching news 4 today. >> well, the least surprising news you will read today, researchers say people living in hawaii are the happiest out of any state in the u.s. this is the seventh time that hawai

rest of the beltway is looking okay here. taking a look at gaithersburg, do have a brand new crash this one sort of new tw peri. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 6:32. turning back to the story we eluded to a few moments ago. today's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen will testify blicly before a congressional committee and is expected to be explosive. >> nbc news just obtained h opening statement. cohen plans to say the president is a racist, a con man and a cheat. we'll have more on his statement at 6:45. overnight the president tweeted this message saying in part michael cohen wasust disbarred by the state supreme court for lying and fraud. he did bad tngs unrelated to trump. he is lying in order to reduce his prison time. >> cohen's testimony begins at 10:00 thismorning. you can watch another nbc news special report on that right here on nbc 4. >>> it is now 6:33, other top stories we're following today. the future of the peace cross in prince georges county will in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. the 40 foot monument

the beltway is okay. we had earlier problems with complaints of debris on the beltway. s now back here. outer loop at vadorn, two right lanes are blocked. >>> lawmakers inirginia are making sure drivers are paying attention to the road and not a phone. the sate and hou passed separate measures to ban the use of devices while driving unles it's in hands-free mode. the new legislation would ban calls, social media and other actions. hi violators would face a fine of $125 for first offense and $250 for anytime after that. >>> when you tip a worker, you expect that worker to get that money on top of their base pay. that wasn't the case for a delivery servic instacart. it admits it has taken employees' iips and says will stop. the delivery app is said to overhaul the way tips are distributed. this follows an nbatnews report ompanies such as instacart and door dash are using the tips to pay drivers. it will roll out new plan in the coming days that will give tips on top of base pay. >> that makes me mad. if you are expectingo give a tip and you didn't realize the company is ta

a little slick on 95 in maryland right now.p inner l and outer loop of the beltway, we don't have problemhere's. 66nd 95 lookt okay. springfield, dark traffic lights, a warning. treat that as a four-day stop. >> thank you. he now, to the crisis in commonwealth. it will be another tense day in richmo richmond, as virginia's top three elected leaders struggle to hold on to their positions. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general face scandals that put tir careers in jeopardy.wh mee, the capitol remains it limbo as many people waor one or all of them to step down. >> justin fairfax was swarmed by reporters as he moved through s the of the statehouse yesterday, this as a new report in "the virginian pilot" in surfaced sthe woman accusing him of sexual assault told congressman bobby scott about the ordeal one year ago. he didn't know all of the facts about the story until she released her statement this week. fairfax denies there was an assault. governor northam has reached out tol airfax and attorney gene mark herring. >>> now,ell-known civil rights leader reverend al sharpton

the rest of the beltway looks okay.e leesburg, had a downed tree. olice activity for you there, as well. 270 looks good. so does the top of the beltway. 66 inbound, okay. 95 northbound, a little slow.an co, to the beltway, 49 miles per hour, gets you there in 29 minutes. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in you car today. >>> good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. military veterans will soon be able to access their medical records on their iphone. it's the latest push by app into the growing world of electronic health records. a newti collabo will allow the vets in the v.a. system to see everythingrom conditions, vaccinations and lab tests to medical procedures and diagnosis, all in one place. apple a announced separate deal to let records through 1,000 hospitals use its record app. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. >>> it can be as simple as holding a door open for someone or picking up the tab for nch. get ready for plenty of that during random acts of kindness week. >>> morning, molette green isng join the effo

chopper 4 over the top of the beltway. is is something rare and we're kind of excited and clapping here in the first alert traffic and weather center here because we don't normally get up in the air and aree to fly when it is snowing. but because of where the clouds arrn this g, chopper 4 is showing you something we really don't typically see. all that snowow coming across the area. some of it not even hitting the top of the beltway at tins this morning, even though it looks like it is on the looks like it is hitting, perhaps not all the way to the road quite yet. that will be very diffelant r on today. widening out, you can see our entire area. all the main roads look like theyti will get that precipi very quickly. winterd wonderland leesburg, we have it coming down there, as well. sterling eastbound 7 after city center boulevard. two right banes block the crash. aaron? >> thank you. >>> a heads up for drivers in virginia. the cost of your annual car inspection is expected to go up. preliminary app bval to al that would ra

. >> we start with breaking news on the beltway. if you wer o there, you may have seen this wrecker. two vehlalesed into each other on the inner loop ramp to wisconsin avenue to bethesda. one person has life-threatening injuries. the ramp and some lanes of the w loopl remain closed. we'll keep you edinfo >>> now we turn to that winter blast that is heading our way. good evening, everyone. we've got a lot in store for us tonight. but first, the northwest, it is a mess. a rare major snowstorm from california to washington state. 50,000 people up there without power. hundreds of flights delayed. dozens more canceled. the storm isng dum feet of snow, hing range lousily icy roads and causing dozens of acci meanwhile, back here at home, we better bundle up for a col winter's night. then a wintry mix moving in tomorrow night setting up possible challenges mor the mondorning commute. let's kick it off with o meteorologist. i suspect you're preparing for a weather alert. >> i certainly am, tomorrow might and possibly monday a evenin tuesday.

quantico, for the beltway. stafford is your trouble spot on 95 in virginia. maryland, 270, no problems. top of the beltway, 95 to 270, going to 17 miles per hour right now. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in you car. >>> getting into college is a milestone for many stents. but paying for college tuition, room and board, can be tough. those costs add up. >> staying in school can sometimes rely on others. g moletten has details on how people are helping in a major way through the hidden halo project. >> reporter: 34 students have benefited, having their division and oser f paid for. this is the check from the alfred street church.nn bet college will receive $50,000 from this church. here's some of the studentthat benefited. maya, brandon,rry. tell me how much your balance is worth. >> ,5$2.2, >>0. >> $3,000. >> $3,000. what was the difference? what is the difference infe you rom that? >> i'm grateful becse i wilus be able to fn my schoolwork and not worry about how i'm going to pay my bill.te >> repor and

no complaints about the beltway yet. top of the beltway, inbound, outbound, no problems. everything is looking good. 'sprince geor county, everything is rolling along nicely. >> thank you, melissa. >>> still ahead, the days seem chilly right now, and chuck says next week, too. but before you know it, spr bg wi here. >> we're helping you get fit in time for the warmer weather. kristen bell and dax shepards talking about their family and the new line of producs fi s fo parents they aay pushing. st with us. y >>'re watching news 4 today. >> a big weekend for those of us who lov pandas, namely me. a new panda-themed exhibit ened at the national zoo in northwest d.c. it's interactive. it haoutlines researchers who study pandas see. it features games and activities, all which teaches visitors about the conservation, history and care of giant pandas. >> we have reproductive scientists, and endocri endocrineologists. those are important things. they help us in our msion to save a peesspecies. >> visitors of the panda house will be able to navigate the effects of loss of bamboo for

i came down this morning and no problems on the beltway, either. everything's on hold, not knowing what we're dealing with because we're above freezing. most of the roads look good. the bridges and overpasses can have slick spots on them. 66 is fine. 95 northbound and southbound in virginia looks good. 95 in maryland. here.oblems 32 down to the beltway, will take you 11 minutes. >> thank you, meliss >>> we have team coverage of how yesterday's snow will imct you is morning. if you've been out on the roads at all in the last 24 hours, you probably saw the snow turn to slush. it was treacherous out there for drivers. there are more than 800 crashes in virginia yesterday. while the storm is gone, we a not out of the woods yet. >> it could be a messy morning again for some lks. justin finch is live in frederick, maryland, with a look at theroads. you've been driving around. how does it look? >> we can't hear justin's mic right now. we'll get back to him. >> let's turn to molette green. she is le forus, as well, this morning, in laurel. keeping an eye on

. >> sounds inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems right now. weoom in just a little bit here. arlington northbound 395 after washington boulevard, a work zone is blockinge the right l there. coming back out, prince george's county, no problems. live look, 270 middlebrook ro. centreville here, 66 east of 28, no issues there. >>ha you. >>> from bad to worse, the commonwealth of virginia has gone from dealing with controversy to full-fledged crisis. what hpens now, anybody's guess. >> ralph northamas denied he's in a racist medical school yearbook photo but admitted tola putting onck face at a school party. >> his deputy governor is being accused of sexual assault. n> and the naacp is calling on mark herring res after news that he was in black face in college. uise lucas was visibly distraught as reporters tried to get her to commentn o what she just lehened. inside t halls of the statehouse, more confusion. >> a difficult situation. i'm trying to figure out the facts. i'm not calling for anyby's resignation. i don't plan to. i'm asking people not

a woman was hit and killed just off of the beltway last night. the striking car stayed on the scen as an accident reconstruction team worked to find what happened. it was prettyhe foggy at time of the crash. it's unclear if that plaid a roll. >>> police were all over a stretch of the indian head highway overnight. they were looking for impaired drivers.re han 60 people have died on that road in the last 11 years. officers are working to maket safer. since the beginning of the year, police have issued 3,000 citations on indian head highway alone. at least one dui arrest was made at last night's checkpoint. >>> we have an update on a story 've been following in prince george's county. police are working to gather more surveillance video from flowers high school. they're trying to get a better idea of what happened during an altercation between the principal and a student. by video was recorded someone inside the school, showing t scuffle. at first glance, principal gordon brown appears to strike the student. but sourcesay the stu assaulted the princ

this is 270 and the beltway right here. and the idea is to improve the traffic congestion. but how do you do i'm adam tuss up in chopper 4 with the new plan for toll lanes along these corridors. i'll explain coming up. >>> and health complaints tied >>> and health complaints tied to johnson & johnson baby pow z35k8z z16fz y35k8y y16fy >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6:00. >>> paying to get around traffic. it's become a very real our area as those express lane networks pand. >>ow in a bold move by maryland leaders those lanes could be coming to major roads like i-270 and the maryland beltway. >> there's concern about how it would all fit. adam tuss is in chopper a 4 with look at all this tonight. >> reporter: when you have a story like bthis, thet way to describe it is to come up hernd in chopper 4ive you a great look at what's going on down on the road. take a look, this is 270 at the beltway split. we're talking about how do we add capacity here? how do w make the traffic flow better on 270. right nowoo notng bad but you know so many times of the day it's crowded. a

taking a look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, everything is good there. eastbound 66, before 29. two left lanes are getting by that work zone. 95 north, you can see a blip after quantico with the slowdown. alexandria, two problems. northbound 395, first between king strt and duke street. and nearedsell, getting by the slowdowns. southbound parkway beach ndriv. anthbound 270 after montgomery village, getting by the work there. >>> still ahead on news 4 today, we are talking bedsheets. we're working 4 you to look at top-rated brands and see if paying more means better quality in the long rupp. >>> hers what's comin up on "ellen." ♪ you're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy ♪ ♪ with your quiet voice >> brandy carlisle sings and talks about winning a grammy over the weekend. here's your buick sir. actually, that's my buick. your buik! doesn't have a roof r this is my buick. how are we gonna fit in your mom's buick? easy. i like that new buick. me too. i was actually talking about that buick. new buick. i knew that. did you?k' bufresh new lineup is full of surpri

it's been a rough mning on the beltway. we have the left lane blocked at sta shady grove road.orton, westbound lton roa at lewis chapel road. a crash reported there. 66 and in virginia looking good. in northwest, 4th street between rhode island and "t" street, cve the lanes shut down because of a pedestriansh investigation. eun has more than that. >>>ack to the breaking news we're staying on top of this morning. d.c. polic are on the scef a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run in northwest. take a look. the craapned around 3:00 this morning at 4th and "t" asreet. the pedestrian taken to the ospital, with life-threatening injuries. they're on the lookout for the striking vehicle. it is described as a dark suv. megan mcgrath will bring us information from the scene in a few minutes. >>> virginia's top elected ficials are engulfed i controversies right now. the embattled governor saying he's not a racist and the lieutenant governor saying he didn't sexually assault a woman. denying he assaulted a wom years ago. >> the lieutenant governor's staff says he is exploring legal action for wh

all of the green on the eastnd the southern side of the beltway this morning. frederick, left shoulder is blocked by the crash. but the lanes are now open. nothing really in your way. looking at 70 down to the spur.r 66 mil hour gets you there in 27 minutes. >> thank you. >>> we turn to the major news from the vatican over the weekend. mccarrick has been eelled from the roman catholic priesthood. the holy sea coming down with the fate of mccarrick on saturday. this is after sexual abuse allegations against him were found to be credible. >> david culver has been tracking developments from the start of this story. we are hearing reaction from survivors. he was a huge influence for people in thecommunity. it must be huge for them. >> anybody who had a tie to the catholic church, you're right. and sex abuse survivors, weighing in on the vatican's decision. a try bubel ruibunal say that h children and adults and solicited sex while hearing confessions. while the news of his removal sinks in, countless catholics went to the services on sunday. therls a sense of betrah

as we zoom out, look at the beltway. no work zones or problems on the beltway. gaithersburg here. this is the work zone we've been seeing for the pas couple of weeks. 270 nthbound here. montgomery village avenue, one lane getting by the work ne. >> it's 4:02 now. breaking news this morning. i president trum headed back to d.c., after walking away from the second summit with kim jong-un. >> the summit came to an abrupt end overnight, after negotiations to denuclearize north korea the press secretary released this statement, the two leaders discussed various ways to dvance denuclearization and economic-driven concepts. no agreement was reached at this time. but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future. prident trump and mike pompeo had a press conference an hour ago, saying that sanctions were really the sticking point to the summit. >> basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety. and we couldn't do that. w the willing to denuke arg portion of the areas we wanted. ouldn't give up all of the sanctions for that. we'll continue to work. and we had

and looking at the beltway. good here. >>> excardinal theodore mccarrick is no longer a priest. mccarrick has been expelled from the roman catholic priesthood. the holy sea coming down with te of mccarrick on saturday. this is after sexual abuse allegations against him were found to be credible. he is the first church lear to be defrocked or removed from the priesthood. david culver will have more on this story in 15 minutes. >>> this morning, a maryland family is heartbroken by the loss of their husband and father. raymond mccarter jr. was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver this weekend. >>ustin finch has more from mccarter's widow who says this tragedy was preventable. very sad, justin. >> reporter: very sad, ined. early saturday morning, he said they spoke on the phone. he loved her. he could not wait to see their onchildren again and he would be home soon, as ell. and a short timter, he was dead. as you might imagine, the shock is settling for loved ones. raymond mccarter jr., who was heading home fro

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, looking good the. ne problem.97, comington road. in bethesda, another situation with a te down blocking lanes. you can see the closure point. in herndon, frying pan road. zooming in. alexandria, duke street between jordan and wheeler. power outage. remember to treat that as a annapolis, bay bridge, wind restrictions in effect. and hear nice bridge, wind warnings in effect there. >> thank you. it's 6:52. >>> there was a lot of controversy going into the oscars. but the ceremony did not disappoint, even though there was noff oial host. >> adam lambert and queen opened the show. ♪ we wil we will rock you ♪n ♪ the shadow we'rear from the shallow now ♪ >> lady gaga and brad di cooper th "shallow." "green book" won best picture. rami malek won best actor for "bohemian rhapsody." >> a lot c toch up on. >>> it's a popular trend. illions of people are turning to homedna test kits to unlock family ion about their and history. >>en doreen gtzler talked to a northern virgini woman who took three tests and is now sharing her s

inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, everything looking gooh e. same situation 95 in maryland, 29, bw parkway, route 1 no issues nouthbound or southb. taking a look at 270, 70 to the spur will take you 26minutes. a little quick there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.01 staying on top of the latest developments out of the white house. all eyes on president trump to see if he will bend to pressure and sign a bipartisan bill to avoid friday's deadline forer partial gent shutdown. >> everyone agrees another siutdown would be a disaster. but the pnt has made it clear he isn't happy with the proposed deal. it doesn't even include a arter of the more th $5.5 billion he is asking for the wall along the southern border. it does include 55 miles of new fencing a mor money for homeland security. the president hinted he may take executive action to make sure the wall goes up. >> am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is , i'm not. i'm not happy. but am i happy with where we're going? i'm thlled. we'r moving things around and supplements thin

inner loop,uter loop of the beltway, no problems there. everything is cleared there. northbound 270 montgomery village, northbound one lane getting by. 6 eastbound and westbound no problems. ♪ >>> this one of the moments you will see over and over again today, docratic congressional women standing up and cheering during last night's state of the union. the moment of unity came after president trump acknowledged that more women are now serving in congress than ever before, but the cheers didn't last. last night was president trump's second state of the union, but his first before a divided congress with speaker nancy pelosi sitting over his shoulder. >> the speech lasted for nearly 90mens. the president called for unity d dug in on topics that divided washington for weeks. p thsident says crime is increasing due to undocumented immigrants getting into the country. nv support his message the presidented the family of a couple who officials say was killed by an undocumented immigrant. turnpeech took a local when the presidentenoned virginia governor ralph northham's aport

. > road work on the beltway could create a traffic nightmare this morning. we'll help you avoid the congestion. >>> five years ago,e shot police officer but he wasn't sent to prison because of his mental state. now, he's facing new arson charges. >>> good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. thank you so much for joining us. you are making up to t a retur winter this morning. temperatures have been falling overnight. after a nice springpreview this week, it is going to feel like februa once again. lauren ricketts, you could truly see just the drop in temperature. i was outast night, and it wasle noticeab. >> absolutely. that's the cold front that swept through the arai. we're looking at much cooler conditions out there to start your morning. also, to end this weekend, temperatures today only rising through the 30s. of course, we also have a little wind out there.s wire going to be gusting up to 25 miles an hour throughout the day. again,t is goingo be blustery, as well. we may start off with a little bit of cloud cover out the this morning. clearer skies possible

we have delays southboun approaching the beltway. er loop and outer loop, no yoirns thetway right now. downtown, southbound 295 after nannie helen boroughs avenue. that'sitolice act causing the delay. metro delays possible to vienna and franconia-springfield right now. in maryland, looking good on d20 he top of the beltway. that delayed school and work opening helps. inbound, 95 northbound, no problems. remember to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in yourcar. >>> i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. tax season is undy. but americans are a bit more sluggish in filing their returns this year. the irs says the number of individual tax eireturns rd in the first week of the season alll 12% from last year. the t number of returns processed droppingav by 25%. thage refund is also smaller, about $1,865, versus 2,000 last year, down about the ifrs expects to issue fewer refund checks due to changes i your tax law. with your cnbc business report. i'm frank holland. >>> whether it's helping someone with their groceries or flower delivery, random

this was the scenelo leaseburg pike near the ramp to the beltway.-y r-old was killed while he was walking home from work. he had just finished the overnight shift at a nearby gas station. we spoke with anoer worker at the gas station about his former co-worker. >> he's very nice. you know, he's very gentleman. he's very gentleman. my hearts broken. >> police have very little information about the make and model of car involved in this crash. they're asking anyone whoeeay have the accident to call police. >>> it's a question any of us who have picked up a prescription from the pharmacy have asked ourselves before, why are prescription drugs so expensone. this weekessional lawmakers asked that question directly to big pharma executives. seven ceos were grilled for more than three hours yesterday a acknowledging their companies could play some role in low rinc but they added the system is complex and placed some of the blame on insurance companies. lawmakers disagreed. >> i think you and others in thy indure stone walling on the key issue, which is act

inaeroand out lp of the beltway, looking very normal.your road, showing where you will experiencehat wet commute her this morning. right now, most of the beltway, save for a little on the et side. bran brandywine, northbound 301, left lane blocked by a crash there. >>> we're following some breakingews in the district the this morning. a man was hit and killed by a car in northwest. this w at capitol street at florida avenue. the driver stayed on the scene. we' working to learn more about the man who was killed. >>> it took firefighters hours to put out the flames of this house fire. this is right near i-66 and north glebe road. investigators believe the fire began in the basement that was under construction at the time. the house was unoccupied and no one was hurt. >>> 6:33, developing this morning, a glimmer of hope for hundreds of thousands of federae workering another government shutdown. >> late last night, there was a word of a verbeement between lawmakers tasked with finding a solution to end the gridlock. the announcement coun't c

same situation on the beltway. look how light the volume is right now. no major issues in the keep our fingers crossed. this will change as people go to work and school later. southwest, overlook area. police are on the scene trying to get you around that. >> thank you. >> 6:33. developing, a coast guardte lint is in jail after prosecutors say he is a domestic terrorist. christopher hasson faces gun and drug charges right now. but investigators say he was planning to, quote, murder innocent civilians, on a scale rarely seen in this country. a disturbing ggle search history included things e like, wh d.c. do congress people live and civil war in trump impeached. hasson is going to appear in front of a judge this afternoon. >>> back to team coverage on the winter storm. mollette green isun moving a prince george's county this morning. >> good morning. >> this is a perfect example. this sidewalk right here. you can see how slick it is. i'm on the part that's melted and safe. you don't want to slip on that. since we started our journey, from laurel to colleg

the reward for the so-called h beltway bandi doubled to $10,000 overnight. the thief has robbed 20 banks ross virginia, maryland and the district the last year. take a look at these newly released surveillance pictures. the most recent case hapthned this mn arlington. he always passes a note demanding cash, wears a disguise and leaves the bank on foot. in some cases he's pulled out a handgun. ll police 23 you recognize him. >>> police also need your helpn tracking dhe driver who hit and killed a man yesterday morning. this was the scene along leesburg pike on the ramp to the beltway. 72-year-old shandra was killed while he was walking home from work. he just finished the overnight shift at a nearby gas station. s weke with another worker at that gas station about his former co-worke >> he is very nice. he,ou know,ery gentleman. very gentleman. you know, my heart is broken. >> police have very little infondation about the make model of the car involved in this crash. they're asking anyone who may have seen the acc to give them a call. >>> three people are dead

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you can see themlow down of the beltway. northbound 295, suitland parkway. getting by the work zone there. as we zoom out, manassas, eastbound 66 between 29 and sudley .ro and eastbound 66 between centreville and the beltway. >>> we begin with breaking news. one person is dead and three others are hurt after a crash on 210, indian head highway. chopper 4 was over the scene just after midnight. three calls were involved on th scene. there were 354 crashes last year. more than 60 people have died in crashes there since2007. >>> a sixth person has died following a crash in earlier this month. >> you may remember the crash also left five children dead. family members decided to take 23-year-old cornell simon off of life suppo yesterday. he was riding in the front passenger side when the suvse h ral trees. the five children were all thrown from thethuv. simon's says she is heartbroken she will never see her son again. >> my first child. he's 23 years old. mean, what is supposed to be going through my mind? my child's gone. >> reporter: over the weekend, the funera

temperatures falling into the 20s overnight especially neutral zone inside the beltway. rural areas temperatures in the teens tonight. li i said, the winds are calm. that shoulee make things better. as we head into tomorrow, we are going to be talking about a system that could bring some snow as well as freezing rain and that's goi to be impacting not only your sunday nig but possibly monday's commute. for now, leon, back to you. >> thanks, somara. embattled virginia governor ralph north appears in public today for the first time since last saturday. opis morning he attended the funeral of state t lukas doull about four an hours west of schmond. wife by his side. the officer wasin killed d a shoot-out while serving a warrant this week. >> northam ignored calls this week to resign after rist photos from his yearbook. new today h told "the washington post" it's been a "horrific week for virginia," recognizing a lot of people across virginia have been hurt. he did address yes changed his story. first northam photo admitting the man in black fa was hi today he says he walked

outer the beltway. it's wet. that's a situation in a lot of places. be careful what looks wet could te slick. as you look the radar, you can see the pink and green showing w have precipitation falling. it's that mix that chuck is talking about thiin mo the snow, sleet and rain. laurel northbound 95 at 198, a crash on the left side. ll're seeing southbound delays, as as you approach the beltway. mt. airy, a crash reported there. two tractor-trailers. we're seeing delays. >>> get ready for a dicey commute. depending on where you are expect a mix of snoweezing rain and potentially some sleet. this was germantown last night. it started out light and quickly turned heavy. the problem isn't just the snow. it's the ice. the slick spots have potential to freeze overnight, causing black ice this morning. we're working for you with team coverage on this winter weather. >> we begin with justin finch. he's live on the roads with care of what yoexpect out the door this morning. hey, justin. >> reporter: we're on 70 s

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway nice and open. m out, you can see where we have the snow falling this morning. ltway nice and dry and 270 is nice and dry through maryland northbound and no problems there quite yet. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 4:54 right now. a heads up forrs drin virginia. the cost of your annual car inspection is expected to go the general assembly has given preli preliminary approval for a bill that would raise the price. the increase would help make sure that mechanics are fairly compensated. opponents say a 25% increase is too much. >>> looking for a new job or know someone who is nbc 4 and telemundo is holding a job fair this friday with nationalareer fairs and the university of the district of columbia. from6:00 a.m. to noon at the udc student center on connecticutvenue northwest. you can come meet some employers and make sure youring your resume. >>> the nationals had the right idea of heading out of town for warmer weather. practice for the full team started in westalm beach, florida, yesterday. >> we are sti

a woman was hit and killed just off of the beltway. annsccident reuction team tried to determine what caused the accident. part of richmond highway was shut down during the investigation but is back open this morning. >>> from scandal to standoff, today mks the end of one week's worth of brutal revelations about virginia's three t elected leaders. each political scandal has a life ofts own. some go away quickly and others are lingering. t in richmond this week, they multip multiplied. >> two acts of racial insensitivity, one assault allegation. and no resignation. as ralph northam, fairfax and mark herring,gl str to keep their jobs. >> it's in tough week, obviously. a lotf serious issues to focus on. we really are representing -- we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. we're here to legislate. >> there was one thing that was accomplished this week. correctiveut out a call for northams resignation after several days of silence. three, keep groups of virginia democrats officially weigh in on the allegations against virginia's top

of those armed men are still on the >>> happening today, a big closure for those of you who use the beltway. crews closed three lanes of highway in princ george's county for emergency construction. that means a traffic nightmare. the inner loop between annapolis road and john hansonighway has shrunk to one lane. chopper 4 found crews setting up yesterday evening. officials say the bridge over the train tracks in the area needs repaired. all lanes should be back to normal if a couple of hours at noon. >>> as you begin yourweekend, a note to metro riders. red linel w shut down between dupont circle and judiciary square. metro is installing lighting and needs both tracks to do the work. buses will replace trains downtown along the red line. if you plan on attding the chinese new year parade tomorrow, metro says the have youcovered. they're providing extra bus services for the crowds. thereen and yellow lines though, they'll be running normally downtown. >>> toda you may see people in their underwear in the cold for love and a good cause. it is the cupid's undie run. the money raised will go to

no problemsto of the beltway, into town and out of town, everything is clinr.om 70 down to the spur. 67 miles per hour. going to 27 minutes. in about >> thank you, melissa. >>> thsaga continues at the national arboretum thi morning. >> look at her sleeping. snuggl k. i want tw who is in there. the bird and his mate, liberty, have been living along the river, for more thandecade. they've raised as many as 20 offspring. but now, liberty ish alone w two eggs in her nest. as mark seegraves report a new love interest is making this more intriguing. >> two saturdays ago, we saw justice mate with liberty on camera before he disappeared. >> reporter: shortly after thato liberty laid eggs. then, another, younger male eagle showed up. and one more male eagle arrived, trying to bond with liberty. >> we have two eggs in the nest justice is still missing. >> reporter: while liberty and the rest of us wait to see if justice returns, liberty continues to care for her eggs, as she fends off any would-be new mates. >> something we haven't seen here. but it'sn normal the wild. w

. >> i passed a couple of them myself on 270 and the beltway. westbound rhode island avenu at 18th street. it is dry at this point. have a crash with that intersection partially blocked. they just got the vehicle out of there. outer loo of the beltway aphoriafter horizafter eisenhower connector. i want to show you a wider picture so you can see that radar and where the snow is moving in. eun? >> thank you. >>> nbc 4 and telemundo are working for you in the community with a job fair in the district. in partnership with national career fairs and the university of the district of columbia. just a couple of the many employees who will be here. it is friday, 6:00 a.m. until noon at the ntudc stu center. molette gre will be here's your buick sir. actually, that's my buick. your buick doesn't have a roof rack! this is my buick. how are we gonna fit in your mom's buick? easy. i like that new buick. me too. i was actually talking about that buick. i knew that. did you? buick's fresh new lineup is full of surprises. get great deals on our expectation-shatt

inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, looking good right now. and as sofar as metro, arc and ver, running normally. >>> we have team coverage of hos yesterday'now will impact you this morning. if you've been outside at all in the last 24 hour you probably saw that sno turned to slush. it wasro treache for drivers. there were more than 800 crashes in virginia yesterday. >>ti and today, navi on the sidewalks could be tricky. justin finch is out of the car. he's in frederick, maryland, with more. hey, justin. >> hey, aaron. right here off of fairview avenue on west 2nd street. finds ice like this on the sidewalk. that's heavy, slushy stuff that's compacted on the . sidewa as students are getting up and ready for school, this is what they may see at the bus stop. you can see that catching the light there. that's some veryce thick there, coating that sidewalk. as you can see, it has been partially cloo lly cleared. but between the melt of that snow and the rain yesterday, it's causing ice patches that could be troublesome, spilling ff to the street, c

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no issues there. but it is wet .everywhe >>> we are following breaking news in the district this morning. a man was hit and killed by a car overnight in northwes this happene on north capitol street. e road is back open now and the driver did stay on the scene. we're working to learn the name of the man who was killed. > developing this morning, a glimmer of hope for federal workers who fear another government shutdown. >> late last night, there was a verbal agreement between lawmakers to end the gridlock. fundinth for ond of the federal government runs out this friday. a congressional committee tasked with findi iningou common on immigration reform is working on a deal. lhere's plenty of work to do. no b has been brought forward and nothing has been signed at this point. the deal includes $1.4 billion for a border barrier that will cover about 55 les. the deal does not cover a concrete wall but would allow for steel slats. >>> if you are a federal worker you are hangingop on to that the agreement will

inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, everything we had earlier is gone. northeast, outbound new york avenue, after bladensburg road, the lanes are block because of a pothole. careful if you're headed in that way. >> thank you. >>> out live to fairfax county for a look at the crash that melissa just told us about. >> nicol jakecobs is along 28. >> i can tell you, the recontruction team is here the scene now. the southbound lanes are closed, with the exception of the far right lane. you see vehicles getting by that way. two people were transported to the. hospit their conditions are unknown. it is unclear, as well, the cause of this crash. nvestigators are on the scene trying to determiat. there's heavy front-end damage to both vehicles. the doors to one ofiche vs were removed, as -- and they're leaning against t jersey barrier there. so, if your commute takes you route 20a, just bet advised t you have to make a tight squeeze on the right lane to get by. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. >>> a woman is dead after a violent crashn prince george's county. loo

. >>> had a problem on the beltway before kenilworth weenue. l have a camera on it in a couple of minutes. arlingtoninbound, after washington boulevard, the left lane is getting by that work zone. 0 at father hurley. we're nice and clear. prince george's county, no problem at the bottom of the beltway. >> thank you. >>> two shootings, six victims this mor ing. police aestigating a rash of violence in the district, little one case, left a girl hurt. >> one left a crowded bus stop. this was at about 5:00 last night. four men were shot there but survived. an elementary schoolgirl was hurt also by flying glass. you see the bullets shattered the bus shtop here. witnesses s it is scary that someone would just shoot at a crowd of people. >> that's so scary. all of the killing going on. >> it's unfortunate that someone would do such a horfic act. >> d.c. police hope video from a nearby liquor sre will lea them to suspects. >>> one person was shot at the intersection of colombia road and virgia avenue. he was awake and breathing when he was taken to the

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