with the rain in the forecast, igmorrow and saturday mainly during the first half of theday, it is perfect grilled cheese tomatooup weather. 15 degre above normal out there and plenty of well.hine as if you have plans and get omething done this weeken sunday is going to be the better day. if you are heading skiings liberty closed. white tail and round top are going. if you are going, you are dealing with spring conditions. outdoor exercise tracking above normal temperature. you might need the rain gear. some rain potentially monday night into early tuesday. tuesday afternoon mild, dr high near 60 degrees. still, no chances for snow in the ten-day forecast. next weekend health and fitness and more chances for rain. >> perfect excuse to head in doors. we are gearing up for the nbc 4 telemundo 44 health and fitness ex a. come join us at the washington convention center january 12-13. free health screening and lots ofo exp hans yoranswer y questions and the best p is all fr. >> checking off another historic >>> good night if you like fights on the ndice. >> those are two things that go togethe

we will continue to see some chilly temperatures as we go through theday. but look at these wind chills across the area. you can s some pretty drastic wind chims to the upper midwest. and those are continuing to sink down. now this piece of cold air ise going to coming our way as we go into the afternoon and evening. winds will start to pick up after about 8:00 p.m. tonight. again, we are looking at some very bitterly cd wind chills. we have wind advisories and wind chill advisories in place for this. now the current wind chill here in the d.c. areas at 24 right now. that is only going to drop throughout the day today. so we will see those very cold wind chills come right back into our area. wind chill advisory in place, a wind advisory in ace. we'll talk all about those coming up, but first traffic with melissa. >> good morning. >> going to start with cameras o this morning show you what's going on road wise. northbound, southboice and open. most of those main roads are looking okay because they were treated. the side streets not the situation. so looking

tomorrow it will be dry during theday. we have a pretty steady rain. by saturday afternoon, late afternoon and evening, we'll return to dry weather. this is now on average the coldest time of year with the high only 43 degrees. we're talking about highs ithe low 50s. 46 in iwashington, 48 annapolis, 45 degrees in leesburg with cloudy skies out there tonight. we'll cool offilnd itbe a chilly start tomorrow morning. 37 in the strict. the suburbs will cool to about three. it will be dry. 48 degrees for the kids at ss re i still think it will be dry. the rain yet to move in. the temperature around 51. so here's the future weather tomorrow, maybe an isolated sprinkle but it is umbrella 6:00 when we start to see the scattered showers develop across thearea. if you're going to be out a little later, notice brighter colors. it will be more moderate. heavy rain out there. the heaviest rain moves out by early saturday morning. we're going to keep the cloudy skies for saturday afternoon even as the rain pushes out. i'm showing you the allergy report becauseda yes

it's unknown whether h death could be atributed to the weather or not. 31 of theday government shutdown. it is bitter cold, as you know we have higher heating bil now, possibly frozen pipes as yet another hardship for the federal workers who are about to miss a second paycheck. president trump's plan to reopen the government got a chilly reception from the democrats and both sides are on thin ice with frustrwoed ers. susan mcginnis u joi >> reporter: the latest plan will be put to the test later this week. but from the reaction we're getting now it could run into a wall. today president trump and vice president pence made an unexpected visit to lay a wreath at the martin luther king jr. memorial. >> it's a great day. >> but i may not be for 800,000 federal workers still unpa as the government shutdown pushes into a fifth week. protestersallied today in support of furlohed workers, following president trump's weekd proposal thatil tempor protects 1 million immigrants, including dreamers, and continues his demand for $5.7 billion for a border wall. >> common sense with lots of compromise.

we'll be in the mid 50s tomorron afn, mid 30s by l er on in theday. all of this is available on our nbc washington app and also posting and tweetg about it on my social media pages. here is the storm. look at all the rain now. if y t're flyingay through cincinnati or memphis, down to atlanta as well, there could be some flight delays at some of those biggerorai. a flood watch already issued for tonight into tomorrow. rainfall an inch for almost everyone. one or two spots could get maybe as much as two inches of rain. so, futureeather again mainly just cloudy for today. showers moving in this evenin then bega bam, there's that chance for heavy rain and strond right through the core of the thursday morning commute. back to just breezynd chilly. second half of next week a another shot of cold air. jack taylor with w.p.o.t. >> thank you, chuck. our troubles are in springfield. chopper 4as been flying on the inner loop before braddock road. three now to the left are getting my on then line. the delays coming north out of the innerp lf the beltway riding th

both because of the lack of health protections and services but because at the end of theday, taxpayers want to make sure they're getting services for their tax dollars . and so what are we accomplishing?pl what are we accomplishing with a government shutdown? and i must say that when the president of the united states says that he can quote, relate to what's happening, it's pretty clear he can't.i don't know if my colleagues saw the coast guard statement the other day and how you're supposed to help make dueduring the government shutdown . here's a recommendation that they provide, and it's step four to supplement your income. they suggest finding supplemental income during your are low period might be challenging, but here are a few ideas for adding income. have a garage sale. have a garage sale. clean out your attic, basement and closets at the same time. sell unwanted larger ticket items through the newspaper or online. mister president, give me a break. and when the president says he can relate, i want to see the president of the united states old garage sale. this is somebody who

dry for ost of theday, but those s nea bycin, they will be here about 5:00, 6:00 this afternoon intoory,ould pick up a slushy inch or snow around the city. amountsht a little higher closer to the penn border. 20s now.ly in the low not much of rise in temper. possible after about 4:00. maybe one to three inchele near e berg, frederick nd a slushy inch around here. > look who1- is ar-old today? little jolene. is she named after the song? >> no, d but we like it. >> happy birthday sweetheart. little birthday hat. we like that. >> thank you, al. >>> are you waking up with an achy back? it might not be how you slept last night but more how you worked yesterday. more peopl headi to the doct with pains from sitting behi a computer screen all day. lucky for us, dr. nieat alsolut. good to see you. >> good to see you guys. s hoda is staringt a screen, w wou that affect your back? >> first let's tk about the conc neck. you heard of this? it's the posture you get from lookg downt a hand-held device or sitting scrunched up at your desk. al head adds about ten pounds, every inch forward you flex a

airspace will be crippled the situation is changing at a rapid pace in a system that is deteriorating by thedayo and it's kind of disappointing that the air traffic controllers are calling in sick in pretty large numbers. >> many of them can't afford to support their families, though. >> well, remember this, they are going to be paid the president signed that into law law. >> mr. secretary, many of these workers need the paycheck on a week-by-week basis they're not frankly in my shoes nor in yours, nor in yours so the question is is this battle and fight at this point in the ball game worth it? meaning is the debate over everything else that the administration is fighting for worth more than the risk being taken on at the moment and the affect it's happening on families of federal workers? >> well, the banks and credit unions should be making credit available to them. when you think about it, these are basically government-guaranteed loans because the government has committed, these folks will get back pay once this whole thing gets settled down so there is not a good excuse why there should be