yang is a former drug addict.ang's successful career in the apparel industry and affluent lifestyle was brought to a halt when she developed a heroin addiction. >> in the shadow of rapid economic development, the use of illegal substances has become a serious social issue in china. the number of recreational drug users apprehended in 2015 rose by 20% in just one year to 1.06 million. an estimated 1 in every 100 chinese citizens is a drug user. yang battled with drug addiction for 22 years. she says she could never have regained a peaceful life on her own. >> professional social workers assist those who battle with various problems in their lives. and are alienated from society. their experience is vital in the rehabilitation of drug addicts. quitting drugs is far from easy. >> social workers in china work with substance abusers for three years to help them get back on their feet. their job entails building trust with their clients, helping them become financially independent, and easing any concerns they may have.

yang: absolutely. that needs to be part of the broader conversation.is different educations than point insofar as lifelong learning is really a new segment of education. in the past, most people think of education in the early years, if it's k-12, traditional hire education. if you are lucky enough to have a degree or diploma. they really did not consider what happens afterward. the need to constantly re-skill and upskill is important. caroline: some companies are already tackling this. at&t, for example, tends to try to reinvest in their people, but their tends to be a mutual agreement, that they will keep you on as long as they agree that they will keep on re -skilling and work in areas they need developing. mr. yang: i think that is a great new contract between employer and employee. this relationship where in the past, you can argue with companies were doing a great job in terms of keeping employees up to date and a two speed in terms -- up to speed in terms of being able to be productive, but i think it is the responsibility of both parties. if an

trump, step away from the twitter. >> yang: thoughts on that. 400 warhead difference, i think it matters and even if we don't think it matters, the russians rely more on nuclear weapons in their strategy so i think they think the difference matters and they say, see this u.s. failure to respond to some of their actions as sign of weakness. and in terms of this idea that if we recuse duce our arsenal and somehow china and other countries will come along, we've seen it massent worked that the united states reduced its arsenal and other countries have gone in the other directions. so i don't see it as the united states starting an arms race. it's responding to what's going on in the other countries. i think a failure to respond would be dangerous and would incentivize furtherrish nuclear aggression. >> yang: even if this is a won't case of the obama policy to modernize the arsenal, you think even the obama policy is a bad idea? >> absolutely. the very first thing general mattis will find out when he takes over as secretary of defense is we don't ha

john yang reports. >> yang: election day, part two: in some states protestors urged electoral college voters to dump president-elect trump. in pennsylvania ... >> i'm here today because i feel like it's the last chance we have to really save this country. i mean, hillary clinton won the popular vote. i'm hoping we can make some kind of difference in the electoral college. >> yang: the outcome didn't change, but controversy still swirls around evidence of russian cyberattacks aimed at influencing the election. >> there's no doubt they were interfering and no doubt that it was cyberattacks. the question now is how much and what damage and what should the united states of america do? >> yang: senator john mccain and fellow republican lindsey graham have now joined with democrats chuck schumer and jack reed to call for a special senate committee to try to find the answers. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says existing panels should handle the investigation. clinton campaign chairman john podesta suggested the trump campaign may have colluded with moscow. >> what did trump incorpora

john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: top congressional republicans put themselves at odds with president-electay, calling for investigations into possible russian attempts to influence the election. >> obviously any foreign breach of cybersecurity measures are disturbing, and i strongly condemn any such efforts. >> well let me just speak for myself, the russians are not our friends. >> i think it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> yang: on sunday, mr. trump dismissed the c.i.a.'s conclusion that the russians were trying to help him win as "ridiculous." he pointed to apparent disagreements between the spy agency and the f.b.i. and i have great respect for them. but if you read the stories, the various stories, they're disputing. and certain groups don't necessarily agree. personally, it could be russia. it-- i don't really think it is. but who knows? i don't know either. they don't know and i don't know. >> yang: this morning, he tweeted that if "the election results were the opposite and we tried to play the russia/c.i.a. card, it would be called conspiracy theory!" russia is also a

and yang of -- yin and yang of product head.mily: do you think twitter can turn itself around? kevin systrom: i think it is an amazing platform and i think every company, along their course of growth, hits speed bumps. it happens. it is all how you get out of that. it is a hard question to answer from anyone's perspective, and i respect a lot of what they have done in the past year. mentioned every day gets more complicated. how much have -- of instagram's success has been contributed to simplicity? kevin systrom: that is the hard part of the success. it is easy to lay products get loaded. it is easy to say the work on whatever you want. youre it, you haven't -- know it, you have a product that is all over the place. managing something to be simple and straight forward, even though it is complex behind the scenes, that is the hardest part of any studio's job. saying no more than you say yes. emily: what are some features that you ponder that you eventually said no? kevin systrom: we had a lot of people asking for sponsored filte

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. let's check on the weather here. >>> i am so done with 2016. let's get into 2017. for this morning, much colder that yesterday. about a 20 to 25-degree drop compared to yesterday afternoon. staying in the 40s today, which is average for december. for tomorrow, it's mostly a rain issue, but there could be an issue with freezing rain about this time tro particularly for areas in northern maryland and in west virginia. we are keeping a close eye on this for you. that may come later today. so have your nbc washington app ready to go and stay with us right here on nbc4 because we'll keep you posted. joust know there's a slight chance for a chance for ice in the morning. now to jack taylor. >>> 295 is in great shape moving to the 11th street bridge. southbound in maryland, there's nothing in your way. we'll get a live look down near the road roe wilson bridge, local in and out, nothing to it. and on of 6 coming into so far everything is looking good. >>> and 5:03, breaking news as crews wor

. >> and i'm eun yang. it feels a lot colder today. >> what do we need to know? >> this is the coldest it's been in our area since february. door, it feels like we're in the teens and 20s. so a morning you want to have because bundled at the bus stop, give them a ride or let them sit in the car until the bus comes. look at how cold it is in the suburbs especially. feeling 15 in winchester. that's one of the coolest locations. probably even gloves. the sunglasses as well. coming up in ten minutes, i'm going to be walking you through your hour by hour and letting you know you can expect toward lunchtime. for now, you have the new accident on this morning. >> a brand new problem just before branch avenue. 95 is starting to see slowdowns. 270 at falls road, no worries. beltway rolling along just fine. >>> national harbor casino and resort is officially open now and now making the best chance you'll have to get in. grand opening event has been such a hu entrances for the casinos specifically. it had been at capacity for several hours. and people were being turned away

jeffrey brown sits down with gene luen yang, one of this year's macarthur genius award winners. >> i'm super excited to be here with you. my name is gene. >> brown: gene luen yang can seem like one of the kids himself. >> this is what i look like in real life. that is what i look like as a cartoon and this morning, what i'm going to do is i'm going to share with you about two things i love. >> brown: sharing things he loves is now part of his official job description: as the national ambassador for young people's literature, an honor given him by the library of congress earlier this year. and the two things he loves? comic books and coding. we spoke recently as he visited stonewall middle school in manassas, virginia. >> i think they're so related. coding and writing stories, i feel like i use the same parts of my brain to do both. when you're making a comic what you do if you take a fairly complex storyline, you have to break it up into individual panels and coding is very much the same way. you take a complex concept and you break it up into individual lines, so it's all about taking

they are the sixth and seventh offspring of mom lun lun and father yang yang. they were officially named at a ceremony yesterday. chinese tradition says panda cubs should be named after 100 days to ensure a successful future. the cubs are expected to make time now 4:xx you're taking a live look outside this morning.. has vin diesel's "fast and furious" character gone rogue? you're taking a live look outside this morning.. has vin diesel's "fast and

. >> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist. melissa mollet in with traffic. but first to chuck bell. >> weather alert mode because of the frigid chill that awaits you outside first thing this morning and we have a chance for sleet or freezing rain coming our way about this time tomorrow morning. nothing is falling out of the sky today, but sleet, snow, icy mix is likely between about 3:00 in the morning and 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning. today is all about the cold. nonetheless, very ugly way to get your friday morning started. here is your day planner. chills down near zero this morning. not much of a breeze left. only 28 to 30 degrees, so staying below freezing. winter weather advisory for the metro area, winter storm watch in the pennsylvania border. more of the timing and results in a few more minutes. for now it's traffic time. >> brand new problem here, this is what we were talking about, northbound bw parkway. a second crash near 175. not sure if the two vehicles were involved initially and ended up separating. but you

i'm eun yang. melissa mollet with traffic but we'll begin with chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. that's the case for much of the day. if you plan to be outside, we'll have a fair amount of sunshine, that won't be a warm up but a fair challenge. sunny and chilly, bordering on cold depending how cold ol tolerant you are. rain chances fortunately low thursday, friday, saturday. outside it is a cold one. 18 in martinsburg, 18 fairmont merrill maryland, 27 national airport, 25 quantico. to plan out your day, don't need the umbrella but you will need winter coat. temperatures will struggle mightily. tomorrow looks a little better. highs tomorrow mid to upper 40s. still plenty of sunshine. coming up in 10 minutes i'll give you a look at that travel forecast and a peek at the weekend, a holiday weekend. good morning, melissa. >> beltway right loop, everything rolling along pretty well. 295 northbound before benning, still have that work zone blocking right lane there. it should be out of the way in 45 minutes. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway

>>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff. police are looking for a killer. kristin wright is learning what she can did a deadly shooting on 32nd street northwest. her live report coming up. >>> china says it has serious concerns about president-elect trump's comments suggesting he is reconsidering america's relationship with taiwan. >>> and we are in weather alert mode this morning. take a look at what is going on on the radar. it could be a rough ride into work for some of you because of the freezing rain hitting some parts of the area. >> for more on that, we want to get right to chuck bell. >> so the roads could be slick for some drivers this morning. >> especially right up near the pennsylvania border, that's where the conditions could be the worst. that's where the freezing rain advisory ticontinues until 10:0 a.m. fortunately there is a little break in temperatures you can see hovering just at or barely above the freezing mark. hagerstown and martinsburg now at 33, winchester at 32. radar shows even though there is light rain along i-95 and the capitol

i'm eun yang. can i be excitedou >> yes, you can. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. ♪ >> chuck bell, melissa mollett here with us, as well. doing okay on the roads right now. >> doing okay on the roads. >> the weather, though -- >> quite a drop. 67 degrees at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. eric and i were taking the christmas letter over to kinko's and i looked up and said that is a sky you cannot trust and then two or three minutes later, we had a huge blast of wind come through and the temperature dropped 15 degrees in less than five minutes. the gust of wind came in 54 miles per hour was the peak gust yesterday at national airport. so quite a return to the cold weather. fortunately didn't a rain yesterday and that is a good thing because any moisture that is still left out there this morning is likely to be frozen. most of the hain roads, no issues. but there could be some frozen puddles and frozen spots on the sidewalks. so be careful this morning. we're done with the crazy weather swings for a while. good travel weather for everybody as we finish

. >> and i'm eun yang. a little bit of a relief for today. >> chuck bell is in storm team 4 weather center with a look at the cold weather. >> a cold start this morning on the beginning ofs astronomical winter. the winter solstice is just 43 minutes away. winter is here, everybody. temperatures are cold. typical of the first day of winter. 27 now in washington. 32 in leesburg. a colder 20 in dulles. and the cold spot this morning is warrenton, down to 18 degrees. as you plan out the day, certainly a cold start. the 20s between now and 8:00 to 9:00. noticeably milder this morning and later on today. temperatures near 40 degrees by 11:00. and the mid to upper 40s later on today. so i think you'll really notice and appreciate the change in air masses as we start to get things milder. so mid to upper 40s today. the upper 40s to lower tomorrow. unfortunately, i've had to put a little chance for rain over the holiday weekend. more about the timing of when you may be dashing through the rain drops coming up in a c

. >> -- yang. >> i'm in for aaron gilcrest. we also have with us and chuck bell. >>> we are in full weather alert mode for thursday, friday and on into the weekend as well. dangerously low windchills down near zero for most of the day tomorrow. and before the cold air gets out saturday afternoon, we could have sleet, snow or ice early saturday morning. just know the weekend will start off on a slippery note. right now temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s around the area. 40 at national airport. as you're planning out the day hour by hour, nothing to complain about today. seasonably chilly with temperatures in the low to mid-40s. we'll have the flurries tonight as the arctic air rushes in. we'll talk about that and help you plan out the weekend coming up. >>> sounds like a plan to me. taking a look at 66 east of 28 here -- melissa, we'll get back to you in a minute. we want to check in more on the cold weather because it's going to be really cold out there as chuck mentioned. and there are some ways you can get ready

for the pbs "newshour" i'm john yang in >> reporter: for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang in chicago.weekend's shootings brings the overall total to 4,000 people shot in 2016. also there have been an additional 2,000 guns confiscated by the police since john's report. the the rate is about the same, averages a little less than one gun confiscated every hour this year. >> brangham: fans are mourning the loss of george michael and paying tribute to him as one of pop's biggest stars in the '80s and '90s. michael shot to fame as a member of the duo, wham, and then embarked on a successful solo career. his friend, elton john, called him "the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist." for all of his success, michael faced personal struggles as well. he died on christmas day at his home in oxfordshire, england at the age of 53. let's begin with this remembrance by angus walker of independent television news. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: his songs, his voice, his stunning success george michael singer, writer, producer, perhaps the perfect pop star. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ just 21, he wrote wham's breakthrough

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. thank you for joining us. if you are going outside, you will notice a difference. >> winter is back. >> winter is back in fashion around here. angie has her phone up, we're on facebook live this morning as well. back to december, a little back to reality check after a wonderful day yesterday. 22 degrees warmer than average yesterday. today, back to average. which means it's going to feel so much colder bauds of the teens. breezy, a lot colder today with temperatures in the 40s this te we'll have rain most of the day tomorrow. the only part of tomorrow that i'm concerned with. they are very early morning hours tomorrow in the colder numbers. we'll show you the timing on the rain drops and the potential for iciness coming up as well as potential travel delays for the holidays. >>> speaking of travel delays, here's jack taylor. >> you will find everything open on the beltway, inner loop, virginia, 95, you are looking good. no trouble spots. chopper 4 is flying over the topside of the top look from 95 to georgia a

i'm aaron gilchrist that and i'm eun yang. we want to check on the first 4 forecast. >> december is a winter month, december, january, february. welcome to meteorological winter, everybody. the winter solstice is still three weeks away. >>> after a foggy and rainy day, everybody, the rain is over. no chance for rain, but there are lots of slippery leaves down on the sidewalks and be careful out there today. by this evening it will be breezy and dry and quite chilly. i'll give you that forecast coming up in a few more minutes. cold winds continue. temperatures at or slightly below average as we head into saturday and sunday. for today, fair weather. we're in the low to mid-50s and that's where we'll stay all day today. see you in a few minutes. >> all right, chuck.

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. lot's get right to the coverage. melissa mollet is watching the roads. >> first, good morning, tom. >> going to be moving in here later this morning. right now "storm team 4" radar showing the areas. coming into far southern maryland, maryland county, a few sprinkles there. the main rain, the steadier rain is in the southwest area of virginia into roanoke and tennessee valley. that's advancing off to the north and east and coming into temperatures will be flat lining. they'll be staying. may briefly get into the low 40s during the afternoon as the rain pushes on through and gets heavier at times. rain by about 9:00, 10:00 this morning. heavier during the afternoon. up to an inch of rain by the time it tapers off an inch and a big change coming in by the end of the week, turning colder on friday. now melissa is checking in on the roads. what's going on? problems. it looks like the crash is on the shoulder. we don't have to worry about that anymore. that would be good. looking at the bottom of the beltway, all of the r

. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the day ahead. >> all right. skies will remain mostly clear outside and it's going to be an easy travel day, whether traveling locally or regionally. we've got plenty of sunshine coming your way for the first part of the day. we will see more clouds. rain chances, though, for tomorrow begin as early as about 3:00 in the morning and could continue as late as 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. most of the rain in the morning, but i can't give you the all dry until after sundown tomorrow. right now, cold and dry. 30s early on. afternoon highs upper 40s to right around 50. again, increasing numbers of clouds. your friday evening plans will be dry. first little possibility of rain comes after 10:00 or 11:00. ite mercy likely after midnight. we'll take a look at the forecast in a few minutes. let's take a look with melissa and see if she has any problems. >> i've got no problems. the problems will happen hours from now. 5:00 p.m.

. >> and i'm eun yang with melissa mollet and chuck bell. we're just excited for the holidays. >> i know. i want to hang from the ceiling. everything is so shiny and festive. >> do i look like an ornament? >> hang from a t ceiling? yikes. >> chuck, we have to walk away from this one. it's going to get away. >> she said it lovingly. >> yeah, because she's festive and cute. >> thank you, melissa. >>> we'll get plenty of sunshine we'll have plenty of rain clouds. rain moves in late tonight, likely to be raining unless you're up at 3:00 in the morning like we are. most of the rain tomorrow will be coming to an end by about 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. by 5:00 or 6:00, most areas should be rain-free and your saturday night plan will not be affected. current temperatures, back in the upper 20s. even some 20s along the i-95 corridor. want co-and fredericksburg. afternoon highs today in your hometown if you live in leesburg, it will be 48. 51 in washington and arlington. 46 down in beautiful settlement mair's city, maryland. let's go over to melis

got a suitcase full of props and that's fun. ( laughter ) but george-- there's a-- it's a ying and yang thing. and who is the yang. >> it's like lucy and desi. >> stephen: i'm in my 40s. >> you're at least a decade older than me. what! pregnant with the sound guy! young, young, young! anyway, but the thing you don't know about george is -- >> what don't i know about george? >> he's so dumb. >> stephen: really? >> stupid. >> stephen: really. >> when i met him, he didn't even know where the middle east >> he's mostly just a pretty face. >> he's one of the sexiest men in america "people" magazine. he's all fluff. there's nothing to it. i am the puppet master behind him. >> stephen: wow, wow. >> yeah. >> stephen: and so you think he might take that one-bedroom apartment you've offered on the upper east side? >> i think he's packing now. no, he has an ear piece during "this week" and i say, "ask pence..." otherwise he's just 'hamilton'." ask him ali wentworth-- >> i'm leaving. >> stephen: you don't have to leave but we're turning off the camera. "nightcap" airs wednesday nights on pop tv. al

i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for erin gilchrist.re talking cold and ice for your weekend. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with what you need to know. >> you've got to get through the morning. it is a bone chilling start to the day. feels-like temperatures down to zero this morning. clouds increasing quickly. first thing you need to know about the weather, that is cold. we'll stay below freezing today. still an increasing chance for icy threats early tomorrow morning. the computer is updating its latest run now. i'll show you that at 6:51. not a lot of precipitation tomorrow. a different story on sunday. sunday could be super soggy with temperatures near 60 degrees. all that rain sunday might have a little bit of a refreeze issue to deal with first thing monday morning. mollet. >> new problem on metro, orange-blue line delays to vienna and franconia. outer loop between the toll road and 123, chopper 4 over this. we have icing on the roadway because of a car fire overnight. sprayed it with water. that froze because of th

i'm eun yang.> i'm angie goff. happening in the news now, gu t guests are back inside their rooms after a fire at the capitol hilton northwest. you can see video from the scene outside earlier this morning. we're told the flames started outside in a laundry room located in the basement. >>> d.c. planned to go along with metro's plan to reduce service hours for two years starting in july. earlier this month they voted in support of service stopping 30 minutes earlier monday and thursdaynd friday. they will vote on thursday. >>> melissa mollet what we need to know on traffic. >> we have a crash at barna bass, looks typical coming across the woodrow wilson bridge. i wanted to make sure i menti mentioned it. a crash on the right lane cause back backups, 66 slow inbound through manassas, 95 northbound slow after woodbridge. >> thanks, melissa. we'll check your forecast next. explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of

. >>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we have complete team coverage for you this morning. >> everybody showed up today and it will be busy. let's start things off with you, chuck. >> it's monday squared. rain drops this morning. fortunately freezing rain advisory which had been issued until 10:00 a.m. has been dropped, so that is welcome news. there could still be a little patch or two of ice closer to the pennsylvania border, better chance you slippery spot or two. so be careful. big drop in temperatures arrives here late wednesday and chance for wintry weather as we get toward the weekend. so this is the week to have your nbc washington app downloaded. it's rain up and down the i-95 corrid corridor. temperatures are near 40 around town and will be in the upper 40s to maybe low 50s briefly this afternoon. maybe a peek or two of sunshine, but on the whole going to be a lot of cloud s around here. more about the polar plunge coming up. >>> taking a look at the situation 95 and the icc, again, we still have the wet roads a

. >> and i'm eun yang. we are getting you ready to get out the door. melissa is keeping an eye on your commute. >> and amelia draper is in for chuck bell with that forecast first. >> aaron, i want to start off with storm team 4 layered, i'm tracking light snowshowers back in far western maryland into west virginia. as this moves further east it could touch off a few sprinkles in our area, most of us will stay dry today. if you do see a few sprinkles having a pretty low impact on your morning, the timing would be from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. otherwise a cloudy start. we are at 39 right now, by 9:00 a.m. we are in the low 40s. once we work our way toward the midday hours we will start to have increasing sunshine and at that point temperatures in the mid 40s. now, coming up in ten minutes i'm going to be walking you through you your afternoon letting you know how the weather will impact your thursday the toll road this morning. >> still have this section of the toll road shut down, westbound toll road just after fairfax county parkway, that's where the crash ha

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. we'll have a true shiver factor here shortly. here's a new tweet out from the virginia department of transportation. they said, it's officially snow season. we have begun the anti-icing ahead of the cold weather. here we go. >> we have team coverage, we're talking cold and the first sighting of snowflakes. we start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and 4 things to know. uh-oh, chuck. >>> get ready. for over a week now. and the cold air is just about ready to get here. there's a live picture down at reagan national airport this morning where it's in the 30s. this will be our last enjoyable day. and i should have put quote marks around enjoyable, because some people think this is too cold. but it's nothing compared to the winds that come through tonight putting windchills near zero. the chance and increasing likelihood is for the first inch of snow early saturday morning before it becomes rain. planning out the day today, a nice low impact weather day today with temperatures gr

. >> and i'm eun yang. the winter solstice is here. we have been talking about winter being here for a while. >> well, december is a winter month. so from a weather perspective, december 1 was the beginning, but now there's no more waiting for the official beginning. it's official. >> it's official when you say it's official. >> that's exactly right. i'm the person in charge of that thing. so it is indeed the beginning of the winter season now. officially no matter how you slice it, the solstice occurred 15 minutes ago. we'll be dry the next couple of days and turn milder. but i have increasing chances for showers coming up on your christmas eve. right now, though, it's clear and dry and cold. it's in the 2 20 at dulles. 17 in warrenton, 20 in arlington. here's your planner for today. after a cold start this morning, we'll end up with a fair amount of sunshine today. just a few clouds in and out. you'll notice it a bit milder. the high yesterday was only 37 degrees down at national airport. we should be up about 47 today. that's a 10-d

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchris. melissa mollet is here to help get the morning started. i had the window cracked and it felt good. as soon as i got out of the car, i was like, how did that happen, it was cold. >>> yes, you need the heater on for sure. in the wake of the cold rain yesterday, we'll be drying out today. chilly tomorrow. but a fairly pleasant december day. but then cold and uncomfortably windy on friday. we can have windchills friday only in the 20s all day long. and a cold and dry weekend to follow. those are your 4 things to know on this wednesday. storm team 4 radar showing a few scatteredsp but we are drying out in the metro area. however, many of the sidewalks and many of the roads are still wet. there's still some puddles as well as we got over an inch of rain yesterday. right now temperatures are hovering in the upper 30s to near 40 just about everywhere. reagan national is at 43 degrees. getting into the latter part of the morning, we'll be in the mid-40s. into the afternoon, the low 50s with welcomed sunshine returning. melissa, what is going on now

. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the day ahead. >> all right. skies will remain mostly clear outside and it's going to be an easy travel day, whether

. >> and i'm eun yang. it feels a lot colder today. >> what do we need to know? >> this is the coldest it's been in our area since february.

. >> i'm eun yang. we are talking about a cold start to our day. melissa mollet will have you look at your roads. meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, un and aaron. no chance for rain today. dry day. cloudy, yes, rain, no. because of the clouds and a little south breeze, nowhere near as cold this morning. next couple of days, today and tomorrow, staying on the dry side. that'so for a pretty good chance of rain showers. no heavy rain but showers on saturday. should be drying out just in time for late night services on christmas eve night. christmas day and the beginning of hanukkah, right now it's a chilly one. southerly winds with wind chills in the 30s and 40s. plan out the day hour which hour, clearing out late morning and breezy, not too cold. afternoon highs near 50 degrees. for tomorrow, little chance for some cooler weather as a cold front goes by. let's take a look at what melissa mollet has in traffic. >> good morning. nice and light right now. southbound bw parkway nasa goddard, bit of a work zone still there. bottom of the beltway,

. >> and i'm eun yang. >> roanoke. >> look at you, meteorologist. >> let's turn to meteorologist,

the newshour's john yang has our report. >> we are going to appoint "mad dog" mattis as our secretarydefense. but we're not announcing it until monday, so don't tell anybody. >> reporter: president-elect trump scooped himself thursday night, making his choice public in cincinnati, the first stop of his "thank you" tour. he met with retired general james mattis last month in new jersey. >> he is the real deal. he is the real deal. >> reporter: mattis retired as a four-star general three years ago, after four decades as a marine. he headed u.s. central command until 2013, in charge of operations in iraq and afghanistan. he would need a special congressional waiver, because federal law says a defense secretary has be out of uniform for at least seven years. in cincinnati, mr. trump pledged to ease still simmering post- election tensions. >> we're going to bring our country together. all of our country. we're going to find common ground and we will get the job done properly. >> reporter: but at harvard university, top officials of his campaign clashed with clinton campaign managers at a n

among them, debra yang, a u.s. attorney in california. two south carolina pol tigs will be here, including congressman mitt mill vain any and katherine templeton, rumored to be a front-runner for 2018. monday will be a big day. it will be the formal announcement of general james mattis as trump's pick for secretary of defense. a lot of eyes here. >> thank you so much outside trump tower. let's talk more about all this with allen lickman. a presidential who represented that trump would win the election. we tried to get you right away and you were overseas and someone else got you at the time. good to see you, professor. >> same. >> let's begin with this phone call with frum antrump and taiwan's president. what is wrong with him having a phone conversation? >> there is a big difference. >> i mean her. >> there is a big difference between selling military equipment to taiwan and actually upsetting the one china policy that is essential to our relationship with certainly one of the world's top three powers, certainly perhaps our greatest trad

. >> em erika gonzalez in for eun yang. it's blustery out there. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in with our with weather headlines. >> good morning. outside, feeling more like december for a change after another mild month goes into the books. breezy and dry on the cool side as we go through the weekend and as we get towards next week, much more needed rainfall before some really cold air arrives here not this weekend, next weekend. promises to be considerably colder. give you the whole ten-day forecast at 4:51. on your way out the door, mostly in the 30s to low and mid 40s. co you. >> overall looking good this morning. a little road work westbound 7 right now, being shut down diverted there at lexington drive. no huge deal but this is because of road work at ashburn village boulevard. get back on 7 once you pass the detour this morning. inner and outer loop no roadwork here, lovely for a friday, 95 just fine. >> thank you. >>> 4:28. developing right now, the outer loop of the beltway back open after a crash. v

.>> reporter: other notable visitors were peter teal, debra wong yang the u.s. attorney for central california and former florida congressman allen west. >> we talked about national security issues and how i can continue to serve >> reporter: monday morning he tweeted he picked ben carson to be the new secretary for housing and urban development. >> we're excited to have dr. carson as our intended nominee for housing and urban development. >> reporter: the president- elect is expanding his search for secretary of state a new names include chinese ambassador john huntsman, democratic senator joe manchin and exxon mobil rex tillotson. >> rex tillotson is expected to interview for the secretary of state position with president- elect donald trump tomorrow. >>> new york city's mayor wants the government to help out with expenses related to security for the president-elect. mayor de blasio asking obama for $35 million and that money will fund and nypd detail to guard trump tower between now and january 20. the mayor says he is called treasury secretary nominee steven

i'm eun yang. it's december 7th, sorry about that. >> the eastbound left lane is the only lane getting by at this crash and you cannot get southbound on 270, you have to go to 85 and head s and get on there. still have this problem, 27 shut down at 80, police on the scene there. big look at the beltway, still slow, top of the beltway and inner loop top of the woodrow bridge, a crash on the right side, new problem eastside, toll road after the centerville road >>> good morning. cloudy now, temperatures around 40 degrees, upper 40s windy and cold friday. wind chill only in the 20s. another cold day saturday, sunday increasing clouds could >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, stolen in seconds. the handheld device thieves are using to steel your car. >> reporter: the car is locked and i hold this up it opens right up. >> what you need to protect yourself. >>> "0 christmas tree," the lopsided try to steal holiday cheer. >>> a star-studded morning. >> are you a spy? >> am i what? >> i said, are you a ru

i am eun yang. >> i am aaron gilchrist. this morning prepare for lots of street christmas tree lighting tonight, and you can get there as early as 3:00 p.m. kelly clarkson and garth brooks are some of the celebrities that will help president obama light the tree. >>> a 41-year-old man found dead last night and police are calling it a homicide. a few hours later in southwest washington a man was shot and killed and this happened on irvington street, but that's all we know. morning. >> it has been a bit wild, southbound here has cleared out of the way, and still have a lot of volume through that area, 395 and that inbound 50, slow right now. 66 and 55, overall no problems. we do have a disabled vehicle in the middle of the roadway. >> we will take a break and >>> good morning, everybody. not cloud in the sky, at least not over washington this morning, and may have a few clouds from time to time today, and temperatures in the 40s and low 50s, and we will get in the low and mid-50s this afternoon, and a

they became each other's unit and yang -- each other's yen and yang. i don't know how chuck schumer will function in the senate without harry reid. he is so used to having harry reid there for sort of a more intuitive feel in decision-making. how does he get along with mcconnell? i think it will depend. it will depend on how partisan mcconnell is going to try to go with some of the legislation. -- a real big early flashpoint will be the supreme court nominee. we've had this vacancy now for nine or 10 months. trump is my to put up a nominee pretty quickly. and they still have the filibuster. are the democrats point to try to filibuster this nominee as sort of payback for the way merrick garland was never even given so much as a hearing? that could deteriorate the relationship he quickly if mcconnell accuses schumer of doing things that mcconnell himself might have done, but that will be a first key test. who is senator schumer is go to senator? who replaces chuck schumer? paul: i don't know that anybody can replace chuck schumer. but i think patty murra

still to come tonight, a virginia school district is making an about face after yanging some classic books out of its libraries. we'll tell you why they're changing their minds. also ahead, buehler, buy letter, having trouble sleeping? the teacher from ferrous letter's day off is here to help. the hair on the face of a man is said to be as strong as copper wire. so, what's a man to do? how about a razor with blades stronger than steel? the new gillette mach3 is engineered to take on hair this tough. from metal stubble to manly stubble. now starting under ten bucks. they were pulled over complaints of hate speech and racist classic novels. the of huck l bear i fin. they were pulled last month after a mother of a student complained following a review the superintendent decided to allow the books to be returned to the library. i can't athat there's an actual correlation between banning and resolving hate speech. i would say no because they're both classics of american literature and they're also both novels about racial sensitivity. is better to include them in the curriculum than to cu