wtop daves a traffic reporter helping you navigate yourommute.the big snow, dave was navigating something elsecy the waters of rock creek. he jumped in to save a woman's asfe. >> it peaceful. and all of a sudden chaos. >> reporter: dave, a photographer in his s time, was there to get a snowy shot. he wai for the sun to go down and snaps this pic. he tells me he then pauses to take in b the quietuty of his surroundings. that's when he heard her. >> cutting tough the silence screaming, yelling, crying for help. i look over the bridge railing and there she is in the water. >> reporter: a female jogger also trying to take a picture had fallen over the bridgeow an embankment and into the icy waters. dave dn't think twice. he jumped in after her. >> i knew that she was under. i knew i needed to bring her under the surface. i didn't know if she was actively drowning or not. luckily she coughed. knew that was a good thing. we laid in the snow huddlinge er, wet, just soaking wet. >> yeah. >> knowing that seconds were ticking >> reporter: he called 911 onc

wtop's dave is a traffic reporter helping you navigate your commute.ast sunday during the big snow, dave was navigating something else, the icy waters of rock creek. he jumped into save a woman's life. >> it was peaceful. and all of a sudden chaos. >> reporter: dave, a photographer in his s re time, was there to get a snowed i shot. he waits for the sun to go counsel an-- down and snaps thi pic. and he heard her. >> cutting through the silence screaming, yelling, cries for help. i look over e bridge railing and there she is in the water. >> reporter: a femalejogger, also trying to take a picture, had fallen over the bridge down an embankment and icyo the waters. dave didn't think twice. he jumped in after her. >> i knewhat she was under, i knew i had to bring her above the surface. i didn't know ifas actively drowning or not. luckily she coughed so knew that was a good thing. dragged her on to the shore and both laid in the snow huddling together just soaking wet. knowin w that secondse ticking away. >> reporter: he called 911 once they were out of the

wtop's jack taylor is inor melissa mollet.e's tracking any trouble for your morning commute, with this weather. we want to begin with meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. when is this rain moving out, chuck? >> probably shortlyfter ontime today. a very rainy commute on the way in. likely to not have toou worry rain on the way home. no matter when you drive today, theve winds could b gusty at times. another ribbon of heavy rain across southern virginia. that's all coming in our direction.

. >>> let's check on the rest of your commute with wtop's wtop's jack taylor. >> the crash on braddockr onouhe lder. delays lorton 95 northbound. northbound on 234, dumfriesoad with slowdowns. back to you. >>> we'll take a break and check your forecast next. >>> good morning. temperatures in the low m to 30s currently. a south wind is bringing the windchills into the mid 20s. temperatures in the mid 40s for most of the afternoon. will rise into the 50s after the sun goes down. will be very mild and very rainy and windy earlymo ow. that changes quickly. temperatures fall tomorrow from 50s in the morning to 30s in the afternoon. >> chuck, thank you. all week news 4'sy tommy mc is getting you ready for change. >> tonight tommy will show you how to manage the fear of the unknown if you're looking to a second career. . >>> back now, it is 7:30 on this wednesday >>> it's 7:30 on this wednesday morning, january 23rd. outside at rockefeller plaza, a chilly one but not as much as days.ast couple >> 30 degrees, bikini weather. >>> lmakers set to vote on competing bills with the aim to end the pa

wtop's jack taylor is inor melissa mollet. he's tracking any trouble for your morning commute, with this weather. we want to begin with meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. when is this rain moving out, chuck? >> probably shortlyfter ontime today. a very rainy commute on the way in. likely to not have toou worry rain on the way home. no matter when you drive today, theve winds could b gusty at times. another ribbon of heavy rain across southern virginia. that's all coming in our direction. a 100% chance of rain which will at times e to heavy between now and noontime. you can see the moderate rain moving in towards the warren ton area and wetds r through the d.c. metro area. could pick up a quick inch of rain. a flood watch is in place for the rest of the keep in mind that most of the rain will be done, probably not long after 2:00 in the afternoon. temperatures, it feels like an april morning. we are in the mid to upinr 50s many spots here this morning. our average temperature for this time of e day, a this time of the

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car >> thank you. still ahead on news 4 today, metro safety concerns why metro says a recent decinne rime could come to an end with a change of a d.c. law. >> plus why genetic testing on your newborn could be a good thing. >>> doctors say the information was not discovered through the medicaistory of the family, only the genetic testing. in that's resting. well, for the third year in a row, metrri says is down at their stations and on their trains. >> but they areoncerned that e changes to a d.c. law could reverse that trend. chris gordon explains why. >> metro says there is less crime because transit police officers are more visible on trains, inside the stations, and patrolling idou >> i generally do feel safe on ridingecause i'm usually at peak times when there's lots of people. >> metro says crime in 2018 was down 14% overall. theft down 19%. robberies down 6%. and aggravatedow assaults 3%. metro transit police chiefit cr metro riders for their assistance reporting suspicious activity and providing

she stopped by wtop radio to personally thank dave for saving her life.amed the picture he took the moment before she fell in the water there. i would imagine beautifulie ship there that would emerge. >> dave risked his own life. that's a ofremote par rock creek park. >>> let's turn to chuck bell. >> thanks for that. we're in weather alert mode. a little slushy this morning. today will not be a problemp atures will be back in the 40s this afternoon. don't forget to scrape all of the sno off of the roof of your car and refill that windshield washer fluid. you will need your wipers a lot over the weekend. >>> and right now, in silve spring, if you're heading into the district or out of i through 16th street, we're shut down at colesville road. w to get around this phoro >>> 5:45 on this weather alert we have reached friday. it will be a messy road out there. we're running delays and closings at the bottom of the screen. you can find the list in the nbc washington app. mi> in a fewe'll s,check in with chuck bell, for look at the forecast heading into this we

about, food security programs, in this segment, a tweet from the local news radio station here in dc, wtop, they tweeted out this morning, a dc food bank is now saying that it is seeing an influx of furloughed and unpaid government workers as the shutdown continues. as part of their shutdown stories series. we have a special line for food stamp recipients, michael's called in on that line, from crosby, texas, a democrat, michael, go ahead. >> caller: how ya'll doing? >> hi. >> caller: yes, one thing, i got about three things to go on. >> give us one or two, michael. >> >> caller: okay. now there's a 73-year-old recipient, taking food stamps, they cut her 50% from 100 to 40 dollars. and her insurance went up over 200, water, gas, all that went up. i zoo see how they can justify that. i don't see how they can justify that. and then they say illegals are taking this stuff away from the right people. i got to provide more documents. i got the driver's license. all of that. i don't see how illegals can get in it without no documents. i got to pull all of these documents and if you do it wrong,

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> it's thaaltime of year ady.v and across the country will receive college acceptance letters. one maryland teenager found out where she's going over the weekend an a letter. more than ♪ okay.ty univereaders rolled out the red carpet. several surprise visits to homes. some of the terrapins' marching band along with mascot surprised audrey who couldn't believe all of this was happening for her. >> good for her. best of luck for her. >>> here's the four things to know. an electrical heater started an early morning bze at aome on brothers place in southeast. firefighters say they rescued one woman from this fire. eo others wer able to make it out on their own. all three went to the hospital and are expected torecover. >>> the naacp is planning a unity march for 10:00his morning after someone spread ku klux klan flyers in leesburg yesterday. look for more on this in the nbc washington app. >>> we've entered day 31 of the government shutdown and an end is still not in sight. the democrats rejected a proposal by trump o

>>well check in with wtop's jack taylor. let us know how the rain is impacting the commute. >> you need to know it's windy and ws here early tmorning. it's going to be windy and dry later today. weather alert day for you. heavy rain between now and lunchtime. could get a quick inch of rain. wind gusts of0 to 50 miles per hour or more possible, especially so down in southern ryland and locations next to the bay. tumbling temperatures this afternoon. this batch of rain coming on to the west side of richmond now is the real deal. rain, blinding rain andusty winds is going to be moving into the fredericksburg area in the xt hour and come straight up the i-95 corridor. you need to be ready foreavy in between now and 8:00 or 9:00. another wave of heavier rain i comi late morning up to lunchtime before it comes to an end. incredibly wa. we're in the 50s to near 60 degrees now. we'll stay mild for the remainder of t morning. ok at how quickly the temperatureshefall. into t0s by as early as 6:00. by then, jack ortawe'll talk about wi

according t ns partners at wtop, the swastika has been removed and police are investigating. last month someone spelled out the "n" word near fencing outside of the. scho the principal plans to address studented today. >>> d.c.'s mayor and council are set to clashoday overhe penalties for people who ride metro but don't pay. mayor muriel bowser vetoed a bill that would treat the offense as a civil infractionsh pule by a fine. the d.c. council may vote today to overturn that vito. the mayornd metro worry that weakening it will only increase the number of those trying to ride for free. >>> it's now 4:37. a big morning in hollywood after a big weekend in reviews. oscar nominations will be announced. it's all going down at 8:20 this morning. movies like "bohemian rhapsody" and ""vice" are expected to the list. "bl "black panther" is the only movie i've seen. history.lix could make it's expected to pick up several nominations including best ldcture. that we a first for streaming services. imagine a movieer that's n been in the >> netflix is hot. you can see what movies are live on

she stopped by wtop radio tnk personally tave for saving her life. he framed the picture he took th moment before she fell in the water there. >> wow. way to go, dave. he is a hero. she could have drowned in that water. and the water was so cold. you lose your senses on what to do. >> thank god he was there. >> love the storyith aappy ending. >>> your school day forecast. there are a few delaynd one closure. we'll give you the list on our nbc washington app. and melissags track trouble on the roads. for kids not going to school, it will be nice. play outside after school today because it's downhill over the weekend. >> thanks, chuck. >>> we have problems in silver spring. a major road is shut down for the morning. >>> news 4 today is on the roads, bringing you team coverage on the conditions ioo your neighbo >>> it's 4:43 on this weather alert morning. it willuse and slick out there on the roads after overnight snow. we learned that prince george's county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>lington and page county schools are on a delay.ur we'll let y

we've learned from our partners at wtop. be careful as you make your way out this morning. yesterda the temperatures, with the rainfall rather warm, the temteratures m some of the snow out there. then again, we saw a re-freezing on the roadways. let's take a look at r thear right now. not much going on, thank goodness. looking good across the area. current temperatures, in the teens,specially throughout t shenandoah valley. 27 degrees in the d.c. ar. outside the beltway, it is on the cold side. everybody below the freezing. ma be careful making your way out the door. as david was saying, icy spots out there this morning. listen, we have a quiet weekend ahead. this will the first weekend out of three weekends we've had dry conditions. changes come we have some rain changing to snow. talk about that and the impt here in the 'sc. area. thatoming up in 15 minutes. >> a lot to catch up on. good to be next to you again, lauryn. been a few >>> 6:02 is your time on this saturday. speaking of days, 35 days, the longest government shutdown in american history, coming to a end. >> i w

right now we want to check on your commute with wtop's jack tayl 4 and your first traffic.westbound, randolph between georgia and dalewood itself. the crash occurred near denly. eastbound is open, but westbound is blocked. 95 an earlier crash out of the triangle hasov been over to the shoulder. >>> we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> certainly art chilly s this morning. 20s to mid 30s currently. up near 40 degrees for a high today. 30s tomorrow, near 50 on sunday. a chance for a sprinkle of rain sunday afternoon, but nothing ty interrupr plans. next best chance for rain is tuesday a

hight now we want to check on your commute w wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic.leaving andrews headed toward the richie marlboro crash on the shoulder. an accident blocking the right center lane. 70 eastbound was closed before you goto myersville. the right shoulder is getting by. authorities remain on scene. delays for southbound baltimore washington parkway, that crash on t left side of the roadway. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a break now and check acur forecast when we come stay with us. . >>> northwest winds will be on the increase today. so partly to at times mostly cloudy da maybe a passing snow flurry or snow shower. noing to accumulate because the flakes will be flying on by. temperatures will be well into the 40s. however,il it turn windy and colder later in the afternoon. this is the beginning of the rern of winter around here including snow chances over the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. >>> it's 8:00 on "today," >>>lo it's 8ck on today. bi

wtop jack taylor is in for mels aire. talking to you about the roads in a second.g an uck bell is k eye on the forecast. >> good morning aaron and eun. friday here after a long week of crazy ups and dow t in weather department. things are settling down just in time for friday and youren we for the first time in a couple of weeks it looks like the weatr plays slow pitch over the we can. get your plans without having to reschedule everything. cold breezes are back. northwest winds today. you'll notice it for sure. we'll have sunshineund this morning. there is a chance for passing snore flurry or two today. nothing to worry about. and dry for mostf the weekend. could rule out the occasional flake on saturday or the occasional drop on sunday. but rain/snow chances are low over the weekend. best time to see a flurry thb will be this afternoon as this areaf virginia west value stra gliepds over. and it's low impact but it's something to talk about. couple of the snow flurries out out west of the elkins west virginia. starting off in the 20s f most of northern virginia. l

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we're going to checkn th wtop's jack taylor in for melissa mollet this morning to tell us how the rainimpacting the commute. but we beg with chuck bell with the weather, the wind andn the rain it's weird. >> this doesn't feel like january at all. something is clearly out of whack and mother nature plans to fix it in a wihurry. s out of the south this morning. a lot of cloud and rain. e nextatch of heavy rain across parts of northern north carolina, that's going to come up the i-95 corridor. it's about four to five hours away. between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning is when the heaviest of the rain is likely to come int m the d.c.ro area. it will arrive earlier than that. towards fredericksburg and the northern neck. w highesds today will be along and to the east of the i-95 corridor. a little les of a threat of powerhouse wind in the shenandoah valley. everyone is going to be wet. everyone is off to a mild start this morning. flood watches are up.

wtop radio is reporting that federalrosecutors are seeking four life prison sentences thout the possibility of parole for daron wint. a jury found wint guilty in october for killing this family and their hsekeeper vera figueroa back in 2016. wint is due back in court on friday. >>> in montgomery county, a man's in custody accused his mother. he is being held tonight. this morning police found his mother dead at their home along mariana drive in aspen hill. family tells us his mother worked at hotel downtown. officers went to the house this morning after she didn't showr p work. they found the victim with trauma to her body and herod so with bnd cuts to his hands. police have not said how she died or released a possible motive. >>> also in montgomery county, two friends and rect college graduates were found shot to death inside a car. we showed you the scene from chopper 4 last night as breaking news. police are still releasing few details about what happened to christian roberts and jordan radway, just that they were found shot inside the car just off stewart lane in white oak. one of the b

wtop jack taylor in for melissa.th chuck bell and what we need to to know about the weather. >> what you need to know is it looks like the weather won't mess up the weekens p the third weekend in a row. have a chance for flurries around today as the colder air alost drifts overhead. but most of the flurries stay north of the mason dixon line or up into the mountains of west virginia. but i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or two during the course the afternoon in the d.c. area. a little breezy as well. temperatures this morning, noticeably colder than yesterday. that's for sure. mid-20sts for p of northern virginia. low to mid-nirts in suburban maryland this morning. your friday planner, yes indeed, friday -- a little cold and breezy today a few breaks of sun, cloudy maybe a flurry or two.un thenine. one ever those days. temperatures stuck mostly in the 30s throughou the course of the afternoon. another chilly day c

wtop jack taylor in for melissa. we begin with chuck bell and what we need to to know about the weather. >> what you need to know is it looks like the weather won't mess up the weekens p the third weekend in a row. have a chance for flurries around today as the colder air alost drifts overhead. but most of the flurries stay north of the mason dixon line or up into the mountains of west virginia. but i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or two during the course the afternoon in the d.c. area. a little breezy as well. temperatures this morning, noticeably colder than yesterday. that's for sure. mid-20sts for p of northern virginia. low to mid-nirts in suburban maryland this morning. your friday planner, yes indeed, friday -- a little cold and breezy today a few breaks of sun, cloudy maybe a flurry or two.un thenine. one ever those days. temperatures stuck mostly in the 30s throughou the course of the afternoon. anotherhilly day coming up tomorrow. but jack tailor, wait unt you see that ten-day forecast, the polar plunge

i'm eun yangri ght now let's get right to wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic.crash in rockville on the outer loop of the beltway near 355. it's the ramp to 355 temporarily stopped to remove the truck from the ramp. outer loop of the beltway after river road, activity in the transition lane alonghe far right side causing delays coming off 270 south. military roa n inthwest is still closed between 16th and oregon avenue. you'll findutourself re in the area. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. cancer won't wait for appointments to open up, test results to come back, or treatment plans to start. at cancer treatment centers of america, we make time for cancer patients. time to answer questions, relieve worries, and turn indecision into good decisions. because cancer won't wait, and we don't think you should either. call or go online anytime to set up an appointment with our team of cancer experts. cancer treatment centers of america. appointments available now. >>> heavy rain across most of sou

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our friends at wtop already said thers been a few accidents out there this morning. possibly tune into them at 103.5 to see if icy spots are coming out of your neighborhood. watch for that thirn g. watch for snow on tuesday. we'll break it down coming up in 15 minutes. >>> weill stick around for that. thanks, lauryn. 9:01.he 35 day, longest government shutdown in american history, coming to an end. >> i will sign a billo open our government for three weeks, until february 15th. >> this morning, the bill has been signed. at least on paper, the government isk bac open. both sides are going to work toward a deal on bordese curity. as of right now, there is no money f the president's border wall. after shutting more than a month, you can imagine, it'll take time to get everything back to normal. the white house promising within a week, federal g workers will checks for backpay. for those of you getting back to work, the office pfsonnel management sending out notices with some of the details. larger agencies, we're told, with more regionalfi s, they could take a little bi

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listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. today. >>> prince george's county public schls is having its most successful and perhaps most meaningful fund razi fund-raise. >> we're talking about the 10,000 meals challenge. molette green is at ailingtown school in camp springs. we're a talkingut how families are bouncing back after the government shutdown. >> reporter: good morning to you. this program came about because of the shutdown, to make sure families impacted did not suffer here. 60 families at this school impacted. chase is one of the children of a mom who works for the federal government. and look.e they have som of the lunches right there in front of them, they didn't go without. and miss theresa, one of the lunch ladies is busy in the back, making cold cuts for the lunch this afternoon. wel talkbout how this program continues beyond the shutdown, when we come back in the 6:00 hour from allenwood elementary. these are wildcats. what d you do? >> roar. >> reporter: we're going to roar in the 6:00 hour of news 4 today.

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.hen you hop in your car. >>> chuck bell, good morning. >> good morning, melissa. a big snow over the weekend. snow totals very impressive, indeed. first thing saturday morning, we moved our forecast to 6-10 inches. 8-12 i t probably direct answer. 10.6 ates du almost 8 in manassas. winchester, 7 inches. alst a foot in martinsburg. bwi-marshall, six inches there. damascus, there. boonsboro, almost 8 inch. an hollywood in st. mary's, well over 8 inches of snow. on a mday morning, below freezing everywhere. just enough of a north wind to keep windchills around 20 that does not affect theer teure. windchill does not affect the freezing of water. the temperatures below freezing does that. windchill does for effects ofor evion off of your skin. windchill does not freeze water. tomorrow's forecast, another day with plenty of sunshine. temperatures, mid to upper 30s today. close to 40 degrees tomorrow. our next chance for precipitation does not roll in until later thursday. you can send me a p

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. ma> now, to the big reveal in our version of supet sweep. >> we sent moletteit green two huge couponers and our list with $100 to spend. how much did you save? >> reporter: i am so nervous about this. they are among ten siblings. $134.58. we added in coupons. $123.03. now, we use the safeway app and tally it up no push the button. we've entered it. and adrian is ourcheckout expert. the cashier, ringing things up. and our grand total that we're ending today, oh look. it's still going down. so, we have some tips that kirk and karen gave us. put those up on the screen right now. you can see how we make this happen. you have to plan your trip ahead of time. getting the coupons, everythin together knowing where the store sales are. then, you get the coupons from the newspaper. maximize your savings. don't be brand-specific. download the grocery store apps. at safeway, it's just for you. download all of them. one quick hetip? >> just for you app, money came off at the end of your transactio

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. follow usn first 4 traffic on the evening commute. it will be messy, messy. guys? >>> we know with healthy meal, students will be ready and able to focus and learn and do their best in school each day. >> the00 10 meals challenge in prince georgeng county are d just that. a fund-raiser making sure that studentshose families are recovering from the government shutdown is able to be focused in school. >> molette green has details on challenge. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. they're making breakfast and lunch at the same time. can we get a shoutout to the cafeteria ladies? all right. this program, super successful, the fund-raiser during the shutdown, because of you. individuals and business leaders who contributed. they want to keep this going, beyond the shutdown, beyond the furlough. we wanthis program to continue, right? why rincipal can tell us it's so important to keep things going. nue donations need to con to come in. >> yes. our pryty is to make sure our student

you 27 minute listen to wtop wn you h in your car today. >>> good morning, chuck. a relief fro yesterday. >> we're not done with winter weather chances just yet. in thct, the w alert for you for later on today. the morning commute, nothing to worry about. drive pavement. e eveningcommute, the tail end of the evening commute could haveslushy snow to contend with. not looking for a big accumulation up nearhe pennsylvania border, perhaps, 2 to 3 inches. and there might be a s delay tomorrow morning. no delays today. saturday and sunday, mostlold rain. but there could be some periods of a rain/snow mix. at the beginning of it, a noon on saturday and at the end of it, around noon on sunday. sunday evening into monday, it will bero danly cold around here. windchills will be below zero by monday morning. this is storm number one coming our w later on today. by 5:00, the chances for snow moving in it will b mostly wet snow. but temperatures just above the freezing mark.or cold enough snow. not cold enough for real iciness, except for perhaps near the maryland border. we're

wtop's dave dildine isor a r hefg you navigate the commute. >> dave was navigatingomething else, thek. he jumped in to save a mas life. >> it was peaceful and all of a sudden chaos. >> dave a prafer in herpare time was there to get a snowy shot. he waits forhe sun to go down and snaps this pick. he tells me he then pauses to take in th quiet beauty of his surroundings. that's when he heard hhr. >> cuttinggh the silence screaming, yelling, cries for help. a look over the bridge railing and there she is. in the water. >> a female jogger alsoto tryin ake a picture had fallen over the bridge and down an embankment and into the icy waters. dave didn't think twice. he jumped in afterher. >> i knew that she was under and i knew i needed to bring her underrfhe e. didn't know if she was actually drowning around. luckily she coughed and i knew that was a good thg, dragged her on the shore and laid in the snow huddling together, wet, soaking wet, knowing that seconds were ticking away. >> he called 911 once they were out of the water and given his experience in traffic he was able tol t dispatc

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wtop radio on wednesday, virginia governor ralph northam'sil comments on the inflamed abortion rights opponents. l> if a mother is in labor, i can t you what would happen. the infant would be delivered, kept mfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and fily desired. and then a discussion would ensue between the physician and the mothers. >> reporter: delegate tran released this video. >> right now women are able to access abortion in the later stages of pregnancy. i've done nothing tohange that. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam spoke outt this news conference. >> i regret those know comments have been mischaracterized. the personal insults toward me, di really f disgusting. again, as i said in my comments eerlier, we can a to disagree, allen, but let's be civil about it. >> reporter: even though this abortion bill is dead, the issue could play a part in next year's virginia's elections. chris gordon, news4. >>> the maryland senate president sai he's having good days and bad days as he continues chemotherapy for stage 4cancer. mike miller said t

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> 6it2.e're working 4 you in the community, during this government shutdown. >> today, t members of community are coming together to help furloughed federal workers. news 4's molette green is at the new life wship center in capitol heights. tells what the furloughrkelief is all about. >> reporter: check it out. this sanctuary, transformed into a marketplace for furloughed workers. in afternoon, they'll be able to come and bag upgr eries. we have some of the furloughed federal government workers who are members of this church right here. i want to go down the aisle and find out thegencies they wor for. >> federal aviation. >> department of. justi >> u.s. census bureau. >> epa. >> interior department. >> reporter: and they all have such a great attitude about just joining hands and supporting each other at this church. i want to bring on the pastor. pastor juan wi ier, who spearheading this effort by, this fantastic h churche in prince george's county. what's your motto here today? your method?

of course, our news partner wtop has excellent traffic and weather on the eights if you have to behi our app, too, you can get the radar and latest forecast on your phone before you head out. e change in the forecast. it looked like sunday was going to be messy, now it's looking like saturday is going to be messy. here's your forecast. prince william, fairfax, montgomery, are district, ngton and alexandria. you're going to see this event star mnly as rain between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p. tomorrow. a small chansz for freezing rais w. but the temperatures just supporting rain in the metro area. and any mix is going to be all rain by 4:00 or 5:00 on saturday. and we see it wind down by 10:00 on sunday.in it's everywhere on sunday. taking you down to the southern zone for you guys it's all rain. the opposite of what we've seen this season. rain in southern maryland between about 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. ov bes mut onoyt just the southern zone b everywheree could see one inch of rain. that much rain can lod minor flooding saturday into sunday. weead to our western zone, frederick, loudo

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> good morning, lauren ricketts.r dry skies are helping me. >> yes, indeed. we are looking at dryro skies h the morning commute. we will have a few more rain drops for the easy commute and the rain chances will increase ut we head into tonight. beautiful view there now. what can you expect over the next four days? we have cudy conditions all day long with rain coming later on throughout the evening. now we'll have some showers lingering, not for everybody, on thursday morning. rains late on friday and that will linger into saturday as well. temperatures out there right now. we're in the a 30s low 40s, we're here all morning. we're staying put rightthere. mid to upper 40s for daytime highs. your day is if you're north and west of d.c., all day and all night gog to be dry as well. you can see radar, nothing happening right now. widen out the view, what is going to happen? an a of low pressure crawling out of texas. riding right along this front. area of low pressure. areas south and east closer to the area of lowre pre

inbound on 66nd northbound on 95, quantico, 40 miles per hour going to get you there in 28 listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >>>it's 6:56. four things to know. the school board in arlington is set to vote on a nore change washington-lee high school tonight. the leading name to replace it is washington-loving high school honoring the couple who challenged laws against interracial marriage. the meeting f is set 7:00 this morning. >>> police in phoenix are vestigating a long-term care facility after a woman who has been in ate vegetated s for a decade, gave birth. police are gatheringdna samples from all of the malees employe at the facility. the latest on the investigation on "today." >>> today, president trump heads to texas to continue making his case for building a border wall. he will meet with border patrol agents and take part in a roundtable discussion on immigration. >>> more than 800,000 workers have been furloughed. but the united way just ng foured it is ope financial empowerment centers right here in our area to help those affected by the utdown. if you need assista

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.n you hop in your c today. >> thank you, melissa. >>> now, to a disturbing st ry arizona. phoenix police are investigating a long-term care facility after a woman, who has btin in a vege state for a decade, gave birth. the 29-year-old woman lives at this facility right here, owned by hacienda health care. police are gathering dna from all of the male employees at that facility. it's not clear if staff members were aware of her pregnancy until the birtlast month. the woman's family does plan to care for the baby boy. >>> the e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is over. that outbreak was traced to i farm california and caused dozens of people to get sick in 16 stes, including the district. food and drug ainistration ys it was continuing its investigation but could be curtailed. "the post" reports fda inspections have been reduced because of the partial govement shutdown. >> back to our caesar salads. >>> the richestan in torld will have to figure a way to split his enormous wealth

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> temperatures have falle t wa belo freezingk. national airport one of our typical warm spots is at 24 deunees. foely there isn't much of a wind out there this morning, so we aren'h fighting m of a wind chill but it doesn't matter. it's flat out cold. mid to upp teens for most of louden county, montgomery, prince william and princege ge county this morning down to 17 degrees. so your forecast for the d much like yesterday we'll have a reasonable amount of sunshine and afternoonemperatures will be up to around 40 to 42 degrees. nothing to worry about weather wise today. tomorrow starts off below freezing once again and thene clouds c in tomorrow. that seals out much of a warmup and as a result a little moisture coming our way, there's a chance for some wet snow around here later o in the day tomorrow, especially tomorrow evening and night. could get a slushy half an inch or so around the d.c. metro area, maybe an inch or so possibly out for areas nor and west. here is how the computer models are handling it. half an inch to an in

remember to listen to wtop so 3.5 fm when had you hop in your car today. >> all right.elissa, thank you. >>> this morning the new angland patrio the los angeles rams are waking up in atlanta. >> we are now less than oneeek away from super bowl sunday. over the weekend a massive giroud gathered at gillette stadium in foxboroug fans wanted to send the patriots off in style and tom brady and head coach bill lichick addressed the crowd. this will be the ninth time the duo has appeared at the super bowl together. on the opposite side, here come the rams. those fans showed up in l.a. to support their team. >> we've been checking things off and make no mistake about it. got a lot of respect for the patriots, but we're going there to get this last check! let's let them hear it all the way down in atlanta. we're still here! we're still here! we're still here! >> all right. >> he just threw the mike. >> you don't drop the mike when you're tom b tdy. you thr mike apparently. >> and now he's leaving and he's not still here. l right. >> the super bowl will be played next sunday in a

we'll talk to jack taylor at wtop about traffic in just a second. >> good morning, aaron. welcome back from vacation. >> thank ouu. >> hopeenjoyed your time away. we certainly missed you around here. who do i have to pick o when aaron is away. i can't just pick on anybody. this moing,ostly cloudy sky out there. temperatures are nowhere near as cold as they have been the last few mornings. in fact, we're still 1 degree above freezing in d.c. this morning. bus a south freeze shaving a bit off of those temperatures. currently hasll a wind c of 23 in wagtshleesburg, 26 gaithersburg, 25 in southern maryland. plan on mid 20 for the chill early the morning. the daily grade for today, well, you know, there's nothing really to complain about. it will be a cloudy day. most of the daylight hours will dry. chances for showers moving in around the time the sun goes down, be a little on the breezy side as well. temperatures will o up this evening. it will be crazy warm tonight into tomorrow. ait will beut 58 degrees this time tomorrow. but winds could be gusting

remember toisten to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you, melissa. >>> does i feel more crowded in d.c. lately? turns out the district is one of the most popular places in the country to move. >> this is according to a new udy that looks at where people are relocating in the country. d.c. was rand as one of the top ten inbound states, if you ill, according to united van lines. other top destinations included vermont, oregon, and idaho. more residents moved out of new jersey than any other state. researchers found more people are also moving south or out b weecause of job changes or retirement. >>> there will soon be even more wheels onra metros starting next week. metro customers will be able to bring thei bikes with them on the train at any time. metro is ending a longstanding restriction that prohibited bicycles during rush hour. the policy change takes effect on monday. it is expected to make metro rail more attractivers to ride who want to take their bikes between rail stations and workplaces. >>> 6:55 right now. g.re are four things to know this morn the family of l

wtop jack taylor working on gatherering infoation talking about getting around the delays. >> but meagan mcgrath live on the scene in accokeek. what's going on? >> reporter: if you look behind me here you can see there is still aolice cruiser on the scene. but that is now the only one left. the have reopen southbound lanes. no in all began to unfold at about midnight. that's when prince george's county police responded to a death investigation on indianhead highway. route 210 in the accokeek area. that death investigation was down ing a little further the road from where im at 210 and pine drive. so as they were investigating that, the decision was made to close indianhead highway in both directionsre so tas a police cruiser actually making that -- that blockade i you will, making that detour here on at pine drive o the southbound side. that is when a car traveling a southually an suv traveling south then hit the cruiser that was blocking the roadway. now, the officers in that cruiser was taken to the hospital in stable condition we're told. so the suv, the person our understanding is go

we will check in with chuck bell and update you on yr commute th wtop jack taylor in your first 4 traffic. how much rain are we talking about, chuck? >> an inch or more of rain and the worst of it, the heaviest of the rain and the strongest of e winds will be here about this time tomorrow morning. so, a low impact weather day today. highimpact weather day coming up for tomorrow. four things you need to kw about t forecast, it is indeed nowhere near as cold this morning as it's been the last few mornings. last couple days, everybody was in the teens. we're in the 30s thimorning. tracking a chance for showers by the evening, but it's the strong winds and the heavy rains that arrive tonight into tomorrow morning that have all of the weather headlines. 37 now in front royal. 31 inclinton, maryland. 32 in gaithersburg. when you factor in the even though it's a south wind, it still causes a wind chill. winds chire in the mid 20s for most areas this morning. as you hit the road today, you won't need the wipers after 5 or 6:00 p.m. temperatures will ben the 40s all day. then climb into the 50s la

our friends at wtop are me there's still more out there. it will warm up today.nd maybe a few passing flurries north and west and stilleeing that this morning. warmer today. the big chasde comes on tueay when we get some rain to snow, and not looking more than about 2 inches of wet snow. it will be gone by wednesday morning. windchills in thes single dig and teens on wednesday and warming up next week. meagan? >> thanks very much. we'll see you back here in just a few, but for now back to the "today" show. >> earlier thiseek you said you didn't understand why furloughed government workers nighted food assistance because they could, equote, t out low interest loans instead. >> right. thatas silly of me. i meant that there are other ways of getting money. they could have liquidated some of their stocks or sold one oei paintings. i mean, even if they sold a lesser pick so that's still going to get you through a week or two of maintenance. >> "saturday night live" kate mackinnon break out an imitation of wilbur ross, smoking hisen co about furloughed ployees and meek

. >> wtop entertainment editor jason fraley joins us live. jason, reviews are not too good for this one. what did you thi about "serenity." ? >> i'd throw this one overboard, guys. i think it will be up for razzies for the worst movie of 2019, which is crazy to think with this cast. matthewta mcconaughey as a deep sea fisherma who's approached by his ex-wife, ann hathaway asking him to kill her abusive husband, placyed by jasn clark. it starts off, i was into it for the first few minutes there. it's a stylish, neonuar. it's the husband whacking plot, body heat, double indem tee, but pretty quickly realize there's a lot more going on than meets the eye. it builds to a giant preposterous twist. sometimes those shocking twists make you say, oh, my god, this is amazing. but this is a twist that makes you feel horribly misled and removes all stakes from everything we've been watching. it no longer matters if he does kill the husband or what the characters' actions are doing because there's this larger framing device. it's one of those twists that

rember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today.o >> melissa, thank you. 5:53 right nor. good newsorthern virginia drivers who deal with one of the ost notoriousotectl theks in highway goes from four lanes to three, you know that trouble spot. yesterday state leaders announced an auxiliary lane will be built to connect the ramp for t3 with the off ramp the prince william parkway keeping some traffic off the main lanes of 95. several other major transportation projects were announced including expanding toll lanes to fredericksburg and exnding the 49 express lanes to the american legion bridge. >>> we're hearing from the tn who discovered a major glitch on the facetime app. >> first told you about this glitch that allows someone to hear you, possibly even see you withouticking up a facetime call. somebody could access your miophone by addin themselves to the same call through the group chat feature. if you try to dismiss the call with the power button,our video feed will pop up. 14-year-old grant thompson discovered the glitch while

commonwealth of virginia has been contemplating it and the governor who is a doctor, ralph northam wtop. >> third trimester abortions, these are done with the consent of obviously the mother with the consent of the physicians, more than one physician by the way. and it's done in cases where there may be severe deformities, there may be a fetus that's nonviable. so, in this particular example, if a mother is in labor, i can tell you exactly what would happen. the infant would be delivered and kept comfortable and resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother. steve: the baby would be delivered and mom and doctor would have a conversation whether or not to keep the baby. >> this is murder. this is brutal. and the mask is off. we are finally seeing the face of barberrism that the proabortion democrats really represent. and so much chilling about the video clip that cannot be walked back. steve: they tried. >> governor northam tried to do it. walk back is probably as chilling as the initial statement wa