our sister station, wtop reports that this woman joins five other women who filed lawsuits. an incidents that happened in 2014 and 2016 and who claims that howard university's handling of their cases has made it difficult for them here on campus. this latest woman to join this lawsuit says she saw her attacker on campus after being told that he was not there and the two of them ended up in the same dormitory. howard university has released a statement and in part it says that howard university takes this very seriously. that is all allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and domestic violence and gender-based discrimination are occurring on the as of july, they had filed a motion to have the suit dismissed. so far, no ruling on the motion. howard university, derrick ward, news 4. >>> developing this morning, we're learning about new allegations against matt lauer nearly a day after nbc news announced his firing. the host has not commented about the allegations. >> the incident he was fired for happened at the 2014 olympics in sochi, russia. there are at least two ot

at wtop. >>> it has to be done, chuck. we're heading back to work.his crash could have ram of -- ramifications. the inner loop of 95 northbound -- possibly an overturned vehicle. definitely seeing delays building east of new hampshire 75 near baldwin road. alternating around a broken down vehicle. that's the latest. back to you. >>> thank you, dave. here's a look at the other top stories. d.c. police looking for suspects in two separate shootings this weekend. the first was deadly. it happened on p street southwest on saturday. just a few blocks from nats park. an 18-year-old died and a teen boy was hurt. the second shooting happened in the heart of dupont circle in northwest. a man in a car was shot in the eye. esshe is expected to be okay. >>> it is sicyber monday. it might be the best day to find deals. thousands of retailers knocking down prices. we'll have tips on how to find the best discounts all morning long. >> there is a bitter battle over who will run the consumer financial protection bureau. the woman named interim director of the agency

according to our news partners at wtop, monday at the earliest.here is a lawsuit on behalf of disenfranchised voters. there are claims a lot of people -- if it's how it is, bob thomas would defeat joshua cole. republicans would control 51-49. >>> ten minutes after the hour now. she was accused of victim shaming. now gabby douglas says she is a victim herself. >>> and it's a quiet start to a wednesday morning. if you're getting ready to head out to the local what about thanksgiving and the weekend? sheena has all of the details on that with the five day forecast coming right up. >>> new video being shared all over the world. a look at a soldier's attempt to escape from north korea and how he was stoppeby his own d >>> an update on the massive senior center fire in pennsylvania. officials have recovered the remains of two people and this morning they will be searching for two additional residents. that fire happened on thursday night. it was bitterly cold outside. more than two dozen injured. 133 residents displaced. the fire investigation is still

wtop reports that those cars are falling short of contract requirements because of a series of system failures. metro has been meeting with kawasaki. the company that built the cars. it's also having problems getting the parts it feeds for the cars. >>> redskins fans have a lot to be thankful for this morning after last night's win over it was also the first time the team had a chance to host thanksgiving. a thanksgiving game at home. >>> cousins in trouble. on the run. throws. caught. touchdown jamison crowder. >> we head out to carol malone in the sidelines last night. the win might not have been pretty but it did feel good for the team and the fans, of course. >> reporter: little -- a lot of guys ou and little rest. the redskins get a win they needed desperately. hosting the giants on thanksgiving day. final minutes of the quarter. kirk cousins finds josh doctson. what a throw. better catch. 14 yards and a 17-10 lead. the seven points would be enough. game stealing interception by kendall the flight marshalls downed the giants. they win 20-10. a victory that tastes as good as it fe

now, i just got off the phone with wtop, their traffic department, they were talking about winds that are creating this flying debris. and that has created some accidents. we have downed trees as well across the region. so i ask you if you do go get in your car, turn it on 103.5 because they are doing a good job talking about some of thieves acciden these accidents. i think i heard of one on 66 coming into the area something from the wind created an accident. so again be very careful driving around because we'll have the strong winds all day long. and still breezy tomorrow. but the wind advisory goes until 3:00. but i do believe outages will become more numerous as we get into the afternoon as well because these winds will just be relentless. gusts anywhere from 20s to 30s out there. again, we have the potential to make it up to about 50 miles an hour through about lunch time. and then the winds will settle down through the afternoon gusting to about 35 miles an hour this afternoon. but definitely breezy overnight and definitely breezy through monday. so as you head back to work, get

, our news partners at wtop, doing the forecast. >> we had a radio hit at 10:08, i finished at 10:11, and it's 10:14, back to the weather center. i thought i was after chuck. i'm not. >> here's the promise i'm going to make to you. if you start doing this weathercast and you need to catch your breath, i'll just tell you to keep going. >> we already know last all right, a gusty day out there. we've already accomplished step number one, so this is going to be a great forecast. [ laughter ] all right! temperatures are warming this week. yesterday we made it to 60 degrees. today we'll be in the 40s and low 50s, and then we'll continue to take that temperature up from there as we go through this week. lots of sunshine, though. next chance of rain is not until friday, which is good news, in case you are traveling out and about, not only today, but also tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. i'm going to give this range mid-40s to about mid-50s for daytime highs today. it is going to be breezy out there. we're going to have a northwest wind 10 to 20 miles an hour, slight windchill. t

we have the rest of the peek at the weekend wtop's own jack taylor. >> chuck, thanks. be thes did expecting 355 between cooksville road and peter lane. both lanes are blocked. it has the potential for a slowdown. plan ahead. crews just wrapped up work zone on the bridge. the right lane had been getting by that. the reminder once again this morning, if you were involved in that fiasco yesterday, metro rail and the red line, no trains between silver spring and fort totten with the takoma closed through december. please, give yourself a lot of extra time. aaron, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. 5:03 now. in about five years, you'll be able to travel between prince george's county and montgomery county using the new purple line. what will it mean for business and jobs along that light rail line? >> adam tuss is live in silver spring this morning with a look at a community agreement set to go in place today. there was a lot of debate over this, adam. >> reporter: absolutely, eun. this project continues to be super controversial throughout the region. you take a look he

i just got off the phone with wtop, our news partners.power outages, lights down, secondary roads, trees down. so weather alert here at storm team 4 mainly because of the wind. it's beautiful, look at that, sun came up about an hour or ago. and we'll have sunshine all day today. so you will need the sunglasses. but also the winter jacket. we'll have gusts up to 50 miles an hour first part of the day. second part of the day, up to about 35. but this entire area shaded in the brown color is in the wind advisory until 3:00. so scattered outoutages, trees down. so be careful driving around automatic there. gusts will be up to about 50 miles per hour as we go to the lunch hour and then they will start to settle down to about the 35 miles per hour range. but again, it will be windy all throughout the day today. after about 8:00 tonight, the winds will settle down to the 10 to 15-mile-per-hour range. that is how it will be on monday. so breezy monday, just not windy. look at this cold air that the winds are bringing in along with the frontal sys

on wtop's ask the governor's program, mcauliffe reacted to the situation.said he believes in the coming days and months we'll hear more reports. >> i think there's a lot of men sitting around very nervous today. i think the matt lauer situation shocked everybody. that is just out of nowhere it's going to continue out there and rightfully so. thank goodness for the women who have had the courage. >> governor should be no means no. he told our julie carey he would look into possible sexual harassment training for state workers. >>> we've been asking all afternoon on our facebook page, do you think these recent revelations will lead to a safer workplace where employees, right now more than 40% of you are saying no. >>> a man delivered babies and gave prenatal care for years but his credentials were fake and now one of his victims is saying that she's scarred for life. >> reporter: listen to the pain in a mother's voice describing child birth here at the prince jor george's hospital center. >> i was screaming. i was more than crying. i was hysterical. they were

that is the latest from the wtop traffic center. break now, your forecast is next. >>> a nice but chilly start to a monday morning. temperatures mostly in the 30s to around 40 degrees, there are some colder spots out there, though, but no matter where you live it's going to turn into a nice day afternoon highs today well up into the mid an upper 50s, closer to 60 tomorrow. >> another local news update in 25 minutes. >>> good morning, everybody. 7:30. it's the 27th of november, 2017. >> let's get to the big headlines of the morning and start in london. >> royal announcement. kensington palace reveals prince harry and meghan markle are enga engaged, with a spring 2018 wedding already in the works. >>> trapped. more than 60,000 tourists stranded on the island of bali after a volcano erupts. leading to mass evacuations. >> we're waiting to, i guess, go home. >>> i am embarrassed and ashamed. >> breaking his silence. embattled senator al franken speaking to thest groping allegations against him, insisting he will not resign, while headin

of course wtop is our news partner, so when you get in your car, turn on wtop because mary is doing traffic and i have weather right after that and i'm listening to her reports talking about all these trees down, talking about lights with power outages, a lot of the secondary roade roads, trees down. and we could see gusts up to 50 miles an hour at least through the early afternoon and then afternoon through the evening, 35 mian now, overnight after about 8:00 tonight, the winds will settle down to about 10 to 15 miles an hour. and that is how it will feel tomorrow. but it is windy out there today. we're seeing gusts in the 20s and 30s. winchester, up to 37. so again, we will have those wind gusts potentially up to 50 miles an hour through about noon and then by this afternoon, they will settle down to about 35 miles per hour. after 8:00 tonight, they will die down. so if you are headed to the lady gaga concert or out and about, just know that it won't be quite as windy, but it will be breezy and then through much of the day tomorrow. temperatures right now, this is pretty much it. weal sta

remember to listen to wtop, 103.5. eun? >> melissa, thank you. other top stories, prince gorges county police say a young man was found shot to death in a wooded area in district heights. he was discovered late last night near this town house development near sun valley terrace. police want to hear from anyone who may know about this crime. >>> d.c.'s chief medical examiner has custody of the remains of a closed funeral home. more than 100 bodie and they failed to provide services and not having a proper license. >>> if you are heading to the airport this morning, make sure you get there early. there are already long lines of people trying to get through security. transportation reporter adam tuss is live at the airport. he's going to have a report coming up. >>> right now a live look at the roads for you. a lot of people hitting the roads to make it home for thanksgiving tomorrow. many people will hit the bars tonight. this wednesday before thanksgiving is commonly known as blackout wednesday. >> justin finch is live, justin, very dangerous. >>

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. >> good morning melissa. happy friday. 58 degrees now just before 7:00 a.m. with a light south wind and a mainly clear sky out there. really mild start will lead to another super warm afternoon just like yesterday. temperatures now upper 50s around town. even mid 50s in the shenandoah valley first thing on the way out the door. planning out your friday, plan on a big-time warmup. temperatures into the mid-70s today. after 3:00 or 4:00, up to 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tonight, could be a passing shower or two. looks impressive now. as the front moves over the out. future weather, chance of a few showers. once we get towards 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 p.m., the risk of showers passing through. won't be a lot of rain. if you're going to the high school football games, a scattered shower or two. nothing that will wash out your plans. sunny and warm with an isolated shower. tomorrow, way cooler. highs in the 50s tomorrow. cloudy skies throughout the day and another chance for some showery weather coming up second half the saturday.

remember to listen to wtop 102.5 fm when you hop in your car today. very important on this thanksgiving travel day for so many. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. very important as you drive. we have also some pretty cold temperatures this morning. before you head out and hit the road. if that's what you're doing this morning. bundle up. feels like 35 degrees right now. it is 41. that breeze is still making quite a difference. here's the feels-like temperatures for the area. feels like 29 in lorton. 31 in dulles. 31 clinton. as you are commuting today, sun glare by 7:00 a.m. by 5:00 p.m., dry roads. that's good news. milder early tomorrow morning. a few showers mostly south and east. by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, dry roads. here's a look at the northeast in new england. we're looking really good. we have one weather system brewing here that coue you're heading down south. let's head over to chuck bell. he's at union station with a closer look at your travel weather. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, sheena. we're outside the front door at un

. >> our news partners at wtop report that woman was sexually assaulted by a repeat offender. the university has been slow to investigate. derrick ward is live at howard to break down what's going on here. derrick? >> reporter: good morning again. these are troubling allegations against the university. it is not the first set of allegations like this. dou jane doe number 6. she says when she was assaulted by another student, the university was slow to investigate that assault and it actually made it difficult for her. she says it allowed her attacker to attack another woman. another student on campus. she joins five other jane does, women who say they were attacked between 2014 and 2016 and who claim that the university's handling of their cases made it difficult for them on campus. the latest litigant says she saw her attacker on campus after being told that he was not there and they actually ended up in the same dorm. now, the university has released a statement. they say that they are committed to investigating and solving this case. also, that their commitment to investiga

for now, let's go to dave dildine and wtop. >> good morning, chuck.ecause we're coming out of a holiday weekend, no work zones in the way. off to a good start. the crash on 50 westbound between maryland 704 and the beltway. it is clear. all lanes are wide open. >> past the beltway, towards northeast washington. getting reports of crowded conditions. >> toward arrivals and departures. may want to pack extra time if you're headed this way. >> volume delays, virginia on 95 and 395. only in separate stretches. the red line, service suspended between silver spring and fort totten. the latest, back to you. >>> in the top stories, police in prince george's county. police are trying to figure out when why a woman killed her young son before taking her life. >> the bodies of her and her son were found inside a home on saturday. the family had recently moved out of the home into a place in glen burnie. >>> the red line on metro. repairs will cause delays for the next two weeks. there is no service between the silver spring and fort totten station. adam tuss wil

listen to wtop 95 f.m.n you hop m your car. >>> breaking news out of north korea on its latest missile laun launch. south korean president is warning that the situation on the korean peninsula could get out of control. moon and trump held a phone conversation after the launch. both leaders strongly condemned the capability of the north korean missile. >> the pentagon agrees this missile went higher than any other. theoretically the missile could hit our area. >> this was the first missile launch since september from north korea. >>> the u.n. security council is expected to meet later today to discuss the latest launch. >>> right now police need your help finding this 15-year-old girl. take a look at her picture here. her name is alexa caraballo. she is from silver springs. she has not been seen in more than a week. police say she may be in d.c. >>> there's some breaking news on an amber alert out of north carolina. chris lawrence with that. >> right now a mother is frantically pleading to get her little gir

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that's the latest from the wtop traffic center. go ahead and back to you. >>> dave, thank you.s 4:28 now. violence in the district. two separate shootings. one deadly broke out over the weekend. one person was killed. another person hurt on t street west on saturday. >> one man was shot early yesterday morning in the heart of dupont circle. right now we start with that shooting. justin finch is live there with a look at what happened and who police are looking for. justin, what's going on? >> reporter: eun, late night weekends here in dupont it gets pretty busy. the bars and restaurants are closing out. over night on sunday, police are saying this became the backdrop of a shooting with the shooter still out there. a witness tells police it happened in his car. that he was traveling with victim going northbound on the 1300 block of connect that the victim did have his window down. at some point he got into an argument with the man standing outside by another car. the argue um here got heated. he fired into the witness's car in the windshield. striking the victim in his left eye.

our news partners at wtop report the atf is offering a $20,000 reward for information in this case. officer tony mason was killed in baltimore on saturday. they were sitting in a parked car when they were shot. mason was a 17-year veteran of the d.c. police force. >>> a prince george's county pastor says marijuana and the holy spirit don't mix. he does not want a medical marijuana dispensary next to his church. this is a story you'll only see on news 4. the new dispensary wants to in temple hills. the church is in a shopping plaza on allentown road. the pastor says that his congregation is planning to protest on monday in front of the county administration building. >> you can literally walk up and down the street and ask, does anyone know that the county is proposing a medical marijuana dispensary and no one in this community is aware of it. >> county laws say that dispensaries must be 300 to 500 feet away from daycares, rec centers and schools, but it does not say anything with places of worship. >>> don't be surprised if it takes you longer to get your twitter account verified. t

news partners at wtop say it's not clear how many cast ballots or whether it could have changed the outcome of the race. >>> danica row 'em made history becoming the first transgender'-elected official the. cox told the "washington post" he wants to refer to state lawmakers as delegates. a spokeswoman for the -- says he feels it's timely and appropriate. critics say it's shameful. roem down employed the comments saying what matters the most is that i am there. >>> now to some chaos that broke out at a montgomery county high school. a cell phone camera was recording as a security guard got caught in the [ bleep ]. >> that wild scene playing out at gaithersburg high school on monday around noon. in the video, you can see a security guard try to break things up here. that guard appears to get knocked down. but montgomery county schools tells us he was not attacked. he actually tripped and fell. the district says six students were involved and all of them will be disciplined. no one was hurt here. the investigation sbo into that brawl continues. >>> only one of nine players who appealed their s

. >> tuesday morning drive when we check in with wtop's jack taylor. first let's go to chuck and sheena. >> what are you laughing at? >> the white coat, you mentioned it, i don't know if -- we're very happy. i was wondering about the asking thing. that clears it up. she's going to be a fti princess. >> full-time princess. you would take that job too, chuck. >> give me one, i promise. i'll marry into that royal family. whatever it takes. temperatures in the 30s, 40 degrees. four things to know about the next couple of days. sunny and mild. it may be the pick of the litter this week. chance for rain late thursday. cooler weather towards the weekend, sheena. >> cooler weather into the weekend. enjoy the mild weather while it lasts. we'll be -- low 60s. look at today's weather again. 40 degrees by 7:00 a.m. you'll still want the jacket. it's still cold. freezing in any suburbs. by lunchtime, mid-50s. by the afternoon, we're looking at the low 60s. another very comfortable afternoon. normal high this time of year is actually 53 degrees. we'll be around 10 d

according to our news partners at wtop monday at the earliest. the latest holdup has happened. they claim they may have the wrong ballots in fredericksburg. if it remains as it is then the win is by 82 votes. ♪ make you happy >>> david ssidy had charm, boyish looks and angelic career. he died at 67. he was best known for keith partridge. he broke out on his own the s m siem -- this year. >>> comedian tom arnold asked on twitter who my age did not want to look like, sound like, just be him. actress laurie louf lynn our thoughts and prayers are with the family of david cassidy. >> bye-bye, childhood, r. ifrmt p. david cassidy. >> on sunday danny bonaducci was asking for prayers. >> 4:36 is your time. >> a look at the roads. first, another look at the all important forecast with chuck bell and sheena parveen. guys, what do you have? >> a couple of rain drops here this morning but as advertised. that's all that matters in the weather at that. we can deal with anything. >> not everyone was going to get the rain. it's quickly moving away. just in time for the commuters to hit the roa

wtop is stlag istelling me ther of road spray. so if you want to head to maybe brunch, it will be warmer. i don't know if you would sit outside, but not a bad looking day. there will be limited sunshine out there today. and we don't have a lot of sunshine this week. we have rain chances coming back on monday, and then i've had to add a chance tuesday, wednesday and thursday unfortunately. so again, a few areas of some drizzle and around. and we may part those clouds a little bit tonight and then we'll see more rain tomorrow through the day moving from the northwest to the south and east. so shenandoah valley. and out through the middle part of the evening and then we dry out overnight into tuesday. temperatures tomorrow in the 70s, so it will be much warmer. but this is all the frontal system that will stall to the south and areas of low pressure will ride along it like a train. temperatures will drop and we dry by friday. >>> wil e'll be back in 15 minu with more of the top stories. >>> good morning. i'm pat lawson muse. the terr

listen to wtop 103.5 fm in your car. >>> it's 5:55.ette green made your mouths water at the firefighter cookoff challenge. now, we've asked you to vote on this. we want to refresh your memly about the dishes. she started with crab risotto on tuesday. then tasted great looking broccoli at engine company 13 in -- don't forget the homemade egg rolls. wednesday ws a chicken marsala alongside crab balls in rockville. finally yesterday the firefighters in prince george's county made this amazing brisket and homemade coleslaw and double toughed oreo. you can head to the nbc washington facebook page and pick whatever meal you think looks the best. >> what speaks broccoli. maybe shrimp scampi. >> that's my pick. the short ribs. >> i haven't decided. >>> thanksgiving is almost here. some looking a way to spice up the traditional family dinner. how about a flaming hot cheetos turkey? there are grand mothers crying all over the united states right now. exactly. take a look. reynolds kitchen posted the recipe for this. there are seven steps. in the

our news partners at wtop report it is not clear how many of the voters actually cast ballots or whether it could have changed the outcome of the district race. >>> danica roem made history this month bobbiecoming the fir openly transgender official. kurt cox now wants to do away with the term gentlemen or gentlewoman on the house floor. he wants to refer to lawmakers as delegates. a spokesman for cox feels it's more timely and appropriate. critics say it's shameful. roem down played the comments saying what matters the most is that i'm here. >>> now to the chaos that broke out at a montgomery county high school recording as a security guard was caught in the middle. >> my mother what? [ bleep ]. >> that wild scene playing out at gaithersburg high school on monday around noon. in the video, you can see a security guard trying to break things up that. guard appeared to get knocked down. montgomery county schools says he was not attacked. he actually tripped and fell. the district says six students were involved and all of them will be disciplined. nobody was hurt here. the investigation c

wtop. we're off to a great start if you're headed out. remember, this is not a holiday.u're headed out there, two-way roadways. normally in the holiday pattern going in both directions. they'll be in the morning rush hour. heard virginia state authorities on 66 eastbound. car bumper in the roadway. i'm sure that was not being shopped for but they located it. in the far right lane, if you're headed in that direction, all travel lanes should be open and moving well above the posted speeds. back to you? >> thank you, jack. you may want to move up your plans to buy a christmas tree this year. the national christmas tree association. there won't be many trees available. they blame the short o recession. fewer people b so less were planted. now there aren't as many to go around. i thought they kept going. >> i did too. >> christmas tree farms are struggling to import trees for the holiday season. >> farmers in the northwest went out of business during the recession. we're seeing the repercussions of trees not going into the ground. >> the report says that speaking of the holid

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. when you hop in your car. right now, you got to listen to mr. >> good morning to you and good morning everybody. after a windy weekend. get your monday started, a breeze remained. 10 miles per hour. that shades about 5 or 6 degrees down to the windchill. 40 at national airport. a windchill of 34. windchills across the region. mostly in the upper 20s to 30 degrees. warm coat, required today. at least staying in the 30s until 9:00. a nice rise in temperatures. back into the upper 40s and low 50s. back before 5:00 this evening. high today 52 degrees. breezy at times this morning. the winds should lay down a little bit later on in the afternoon. as far as any rain or snow chances today, nothing around our area. snow showers in western maryland late last night. our next little chance of getting a quick little rain shower or two in here late tomorrow. here's 7:00 tuesday night. skies becoming mostly cloudy and then late wednesday into the pre-dawn hours of thursday, maybe a sprinkle or two. no major impacts on travel weather locally. for a look at nat

our news partners at wtop report that changes are in the attack to attacks on crowds. they're asking for new barriers at vehicle access points. there are 33 points and three more will be added in the off-season. the additional barriers could cost more than a million dollars. the hope is to have permanent barriers installed by summer of 2019. >>> this morning, new york city police are looking for the thieves who stole a bag with a jaw dropping anlt of cash in it. we're talking about $190,000. this new surveillance video caught the crime in action. the victim is from africa and was bringing money to his family. it's not clear whether the thieves knew how much cash was in the bag. >> the 46-year-old victim was not seriously injured. but ncarrying around that cash. >>> a new record. salvatore mundt i sold for $450 it's that painting on the screen. that is more than double the price of any other work of art that has ever sold at auction. it was da vinci's last painting left and recently rediscovered. last night at christie's auction. the bidding went on for 20 minutes. ther

our news porters in in wtop report there could be more issues with it.epartment of elections has discovered that at least 147 people in stafford county and fredericksburg now voted in the wrong race. an investigation into what happened has been under bay. >>> on capitol hill minnesota senator al franken is back at work today. he spoke out for the first time on sunday following the sexual misconduct allegations. >>> meanwhile, michigan congressman john conyers says he is stepping down from leadership. tracie potts has the latest from capitol hill including reaction from fellow >> reporter: congressman john conyers says he's stepping down as top democrat on the judiciary committee while colleagues investigate alleged sexual harassment. in a statement he denies it and questions claims, quote, raised by documents reportedly paid for by a partisan alt-right blogger. >> do you believe john conyers -- >> i don't know who they are. do you? they have not come forward. >> senator franken is back at the capitol for the first time since admitting sexual misconduct.

remember to listen to wtop. 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you, melissa. >>> a virginia family wants justice after a deadly food truck crash. >> today that family may get one step closer to getting that in court. the kaplan family lost their mother in an accident back in september in loudoun county. police say it came down to a driver running a stop sign. justin finch is live outside the loudoun county kracourthouse wi what comes next. >> reporter: we know the driver tony dane is expected in court this knowing the charges are now coming down. the charges including involuntary manslaughter and improper driving. as you mentioned, he was a food truck driver. on that day back in september, he is accused of running a stop sign and striking the station wagon back in september near leesburg. in that accident, the mother was killed and her children badly hurt and so was their grandmother. we spoke with their son ben from his bedside about his recovery and what's hurting him now the most. >> i have a broken heart over the loss of my mother. every day gets a little better. i could

so of course turn it on wtop. there is a lot of slickness on those roadways due to the leaves and fog and wetness. now, when do we get rid of this? we have rain this the forecast this week. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> let's get you caught up on one of our top stories here. the victim of a fatal shooting this weekend made a 17 year career out of protecting his community. >> and now there is a search for the killer of that off duty d.c. police officer. derrick ward joining us live this morning from d.c. police headquarters with the very latest in the investigation. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning. well, he had been with mpd for 17 years, police sergeant tony mason, worked out of the district headquarters in seefts. but he died early saturday baltimore. now, according to on investigators there, he and a woman were sitting in a parked car on he wielgin avenue when se opened fire. a woman did not want to being identified, but says in an area not beingaccustomed to gunfire. >> i heard like six

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. guys? >> melissa, 5:54. a law passed in maryland last session will stop price gouging. they can pick manufacturers that raise prices on established drugs to court. now the pharmaceutical companies are appealing the law in federal court. there is a way you can get involved. the attorney general is asking the public to save the law by this state log. we have a link to this log on the nbc washington app. search health care for all. >>> american airlines said its chief executive had a positive meeting yesterday with naacp leaders. this came after they were accused of racial bias after an activist was allegedly kicked off the plane. the naacp went so far as to warn african-americans they can face discriminatory treatment while traveling on american. we're working to get specifics on that meeting. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. a record number of people are expected to hop on a plane this thanksgiving. 28.5 million people will fly u.s. air lines between friday, november 17th and tuesday,

listen to wtop when you hop into your car. >>> good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters.ts to charge more to buy some products online than in stores. it's part of the effort to boost profits as it competes with amazon. walmart has quietly raised prices sold on walmart.com including craft mac and cheese. some big box retailers charge more for online purchases. rather unusual for wa for everyday low prices. for this business report, i'm landon dowdy. >> thank you, landon. >>> firefighters are some of the bravest members of our community. >>> they'll be putting helmets aside and -- >> it's firefighter cookoff week. bragging rights on the line. molette green is live with a preview. this is a delicious assignment for you, molette. >> hey, guys. we're inside the kitchen here at fire company number one. that's the tv room. this is the kitchen. they put their own money into this themselves. we have dusty, we have justin and kevin who are cooking it up in the kitchen. the appetizer, i should say, is already ready. that would be a crab risotto arron sin i. look at that. we're looki

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. guys? >> melissa. it's two minutes after the hour. a violent night in d.c. left on >> there were four shootings in four hours. take a look at the map here much the shootings were spread all over the city. megan mcgrath is live at police headquarters with more information on these shootings. megan? >> reporter: guys, nobody wants to hear the sound of gunfire in their neighborhood. but it happened several times last night in several areas across the district. there were four shootings in just a matter of four hours. a total of five people were shot and one of the victims, a woman, died of those injuries. the fatal shooting happened just before 7:00 last night on just street in northeast washington. a neighbor reports here about 20 or so gunshots in the alley behind an apartment building on that street. the woman was found dead on the doorstep of her building. we've learned that the woman had just moved to the neighborhood after getting a new job. now, the four shootings happened in, again, a not all grou

wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. sheena?> we're going to be seeing changes in the weather pattern. unseasonably warm both today and tomorrow. we'll be in the 70 the weekend. temperature swings in the next few days. across the weekend too. right now at 53 in washington. 45 dulles. 47 manassas. 51 quantico. 58 in clinton. not as chilly. few sprinkles with the clouds around. off to the west, breaks in the cloud cover will move in later today. more sunshine. if you're walking the dog or need a dog to walk, herman is available for adoption. you can head to the website. by noon, near 70 degrees. by 5:00 p.m., mid 70s. more sunshine. here's future weather. so we go through the afternoon today. a lot of the clouds start to break up and we will see more sun and that will start to heat the temperatures up. normal highs 63 this time of the year. today and tomorrow, look at that. around 10 to 15 degrees above that. then we drop to 62 on saturday. we'll be cooling down again. also, don't forget, we fall back in daylight saving time. 2:00

our news partners at wtop radio are reporting the town wants to aid barriers in all the vehicle accessoints on the board walk. this extra security would cost more than a million dollars and could be installed by the summer of 2019. these changes coming in response to recent terror attacks on crowds in the u.s. and abroad. >>> well, they're supposed to keep you safe in a some guardrails may be doing more harm than good. tonight our consumer team hit the road in search of answers. >> a long lost da vinci painting sold for a record price, but you don't need millions of dollars to see theartist's work close really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. >>> doug is back with more about our weather. i like the warmer temperatures today, but all i could think about is all those leaf piles getting blown to bits, right? leaves today. it was like a shower of leaves across the area. >> it doesn't pay to clean up the leaves until th

investigators tell our news partners at wtop they believe the person they have in custody hit the pair and then ran them over with their car. they say everyone knew each other. but at this point they have not named the victims or the person >> a moment of silence about an hour ago on the house floor remembering the victims of that terror attack in new york city this week. this as we learn more about the suspect's plan. that attack possibly in the works for more than a year as andrew sift from our sister station in new york reports that the suspect seemed proud of what he accomplished as the families of the victims are trying to cope with their enormous losses. >> reporter: with the bike path reopened, a police scooter marked interceptor 2 parked in the middle and a growing memorial with cards and flowers drew new yorkers like mary dato. >> just paying my respects. it's very emotional, and too much. >> reporter: the reopening of the path and west street made lower manhattan look closer to normal two days after the truck attack. >> we pray for the victims. >> reporter: today as a group o

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wtop is reporting if added, she would be the sixth student to say she was raped at the university.federal lawsuit also accuses the university of retaliating against victims who report assaults. >>> melissa is here now with the first 4 tracker, how are the roads? >> overall the beltway is okay. looking slow in the normal spots. slow southbound at falls. crash reported there. we have red all the way from german southbound colesville, the ramp to the outer beltway, we did have that shut down for a moment, it reopened, northbound 110 memorial bridge crash reported there, guys. >> thank you, melissa. you are going to want to avoid driving near the national mall later today. road closures for the national christmas tree lighting begin at noon. the stage is set and the tree is ready for the 95th annual lighting. gates open at 3:00, the event begins at 4:30. we posted everything you need to know about it. the road closures is all in the nbc washington app. >>> check on your forecast coming up right after a quick break. john mccain called it wone of the most pristine and be