, everyone. >> we begin with team coverage on this weather alert day. chuck bell is here, melissa mollet is in for traffic and we want to begin with chuck. >> it's very cold outside this morning. erin picked aaron picked a good week to be on vacation. weather head lines today, clear, cold and very windy outside. that howling wind will make for during the daylight hours today. below freezing all day tomorrow. could start to see a little light snow late tomorrow evening into early saturday morning. it will turn into all rain by saturday afternoon but we could potentially get our first inch of snow here first thing saturday. temperatures -- hourly temperatures even after the sun comes up, temperatures will not respond pleasantly at all. so the cold forecast here for today, temperatures in the 20s. winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. chills near 10 during the day today. just flatout dangerous this morning. temperatures will at or near, perhaps below zero at the time. make sure that everybody is staying safe and warm and inside. melissa, you followed the best advice. you stayed indoo

temperatures. chuck bell looks like she's going to punch you many the face. we've been warning you all week and it is here and we can certainly feel it. >> upper cut? >> a square cut right on the button. >> yeah, it's going to leave a mark for sure. a little piece of the polar vortex. >> i love that you still have this, chuck bell. >> absolutely. this license plate was on my car in 1996. so polar vortex may be a new word to a lot but it's not to the weather folks. >> and justin finch is in northern virginia and we'll have him in just a moment. but the man of the hour is here. okay. sound the alarm, the words polar vortex have been said. >> that's right. >> and away we go. >> a little piece of it is here for sure. very windy and dangerously cold outside. not as much danger this morning but boy, it's not going to get any better with time. in fact, during the daylight to fall. we'll be below freezing for the remainder of the day today and throughout tomorrow as well. that cold air will be in place, we may still have a chance for some light snow late friday night which could add up to

okay. >>> we're are in weather alert mode. chuck bell now with more. >> yes, a cold rain in and around the city. you can tell that the little areas of pink on our radar, that is where there could be a little bit of freezing rain coming down, mostly in the sheltered valleys up into southern parts of pennsylvania. this is all rain in and around the city. not expecting any wintry weather in and around town today. the only spots where we could have a little glazing of ice will be up here from hagerstown done to martinsburg. but again most of the light rain has also come to an end briefly, so that will give temperatures a chance to recover just a bit. but four things to know, there could be a few slippery spots right along the pennsylvania border up towards martinsburg. be very careful this morning. it will be dry on the way home today. there is another big blast of super cold arctic air coming our way later this week and that could leave a little chance for snow as we get into the weekend. we'll have more about all that. melissa mollet. >>> we have a closure eastbound l street betwe

meteorologist chuck bell with our weather headlines on this friday. >> good morning, aaron and eric ka. a chilly start this morning. not cold by december standards but the skies are clear. pure sunshine for today. that is awesome news for your outdoor plans. your weather headlines feeling a little more december out there. breezy and cool outside today. it will stay breezy and on the chilly side through the next week. out the door, 30 in warrington, 36 manassas, 36 in quantico, down to the freezing mark in fredericksburg and st. mary's county. a little milder county across northern maryland because that's where where the clouds are thicker. it will be a breezy and cool day to be outside. 30s for your morning plans, near 50 for an afternoon high today. melissa mollet, how are you on a friday morning. >> i'm okay right now. a couple things have not cleared out of the 95, that crash was on the shoulder, that is now gone. we don't have to worry about that one anymore. 95 at powder mill road, northbound and southbound see 95 and maryland is rolling along nicely this morning. northbound branch a

gilchrist. >> and chuck bell will have weather and melissa mollet will have traffic news. >>> justin finch has more. justin? >> reporter: we're parallel at macarthur boulevard which will see a lot of traffic. u.s. park police continue their investigation. we do have a bird's-eye view of that crash this morning. take a look at that there. police tell us they responded to the d.c. montgomery county line. there was one car involved in the crash, that car caught fire and that one of two people inside did pass away. police are unable at this time to identify that victim who did die. this, of course, is affecting the clara barton parkway going east and west here between claim bridge and also on glen echo at the glen echo tar commute if this is your go-to route. for more, we toss to melissa mollet. >> thanks, justin. justin is absolutely right. this is a major problem this morning. clara barton parkway shut down. that means inbound traffic will be stopped there at the turnaround, diverted onto macarthur. outbound traffic coming up now pushed onto outbound claim bridge. report of

everywhere, enter storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> he will talk to his facebook page about all that stuff. >> yes. >> right now, just talk about the weather, chuck. >> fair enough. don't have time to get into the interesting history nonetheless. clear skies from washington southbound this morning. a little more cloud cover across northern maryland but it is finally starting to feel a little bit more like december out there and it will be a very december weekend for sure. chilly, cold nights and mornings and pleasant but breezy and cool days and that's the way it's going to stay, today, tomorrow, into sunday. much needed rainfall returns for the forecast as we get towards tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week. planning out your friday plan on sunshine start to finish. afternoon northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour, maybe a little gusty at times but highs near 50. that's just about average for today. i'll give you a look at the whole weekend in detail coming up in a few more minutes. over to melissa. looks like all green on the beltway. >> good here, beltway moving nicely th

prepared. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're working for you to get you ready to head out the door on this monday. melissa mollett is in first 4 traffic. >> but let's begin with chuck bell to tell us about this chill. >> 67 degrees at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. and we are now back down into the 20s and 30s here early this morning. first thing you need to know in your weather headlines. a lot of spots below freezing. watch out, the rainfall yesterday wasn't all that heavy, but with the wet ground, any little bit of runoff on side streets or puddles out there likely to be ice early this morning. use caution for that. clearing out, staying cold this afternoon. temperatures near average for most of the week. next little chance for rain rolls in here on thursday. so as you're planning out the day, watch out for black ice and frozen puddles between now and about 8:00, 9:00. once we get the sun up, that will help things out a little bit. afternoon temperatures even with sunshine, we will struggle staying in the 30s all day long today. so certainly a cold day, back up to around 40 degrees coming up tomorrow, plenty of sunshine tomorrow, as well. we'll time out the next chance for rain and give you the redskins forecast coming up. >>> still have this problem on the beltway inner loop at rockville pike. crash on the right shoulder, but the earlier slowdown we were seeing in the area is now gone. 295 northbound before benning, we do still have the work zone hanging around, i was getting that confused with this one. this is now again, inbound suitland parkway was being pushed on to sheridan but that is gone. all the flames we'll talk about here in a second closing down water street southeast between 12th and m because of the fire activity. >>> let's talk more about that breaking news in east washington. >> molette green just arrived on the scene of that heavy fire near the district yacht club. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at what we seer this large structure d.c. firefighters still very much working to keep this thing contained. and it is contained. they are working on hot spots. but you can still see the smoke coming up from the structure here. the fire has pretty much been put out. but they are working on these hot spots. this area is very isolated. it allowed the fire to probably get more advanced even though there were several 911 call that is came in just after 3:00 a.m. firefighters tell me they knew what to expect in terms of the water supply in this ice hated area, some of the hydrants are considered dead hydrants, but the fire department tells me they knew how to get around all of that because they are very familiar with this area at this time. they're waiting on folks from the d.c. yacht club to get here. they're not exactly sure what this structure is used for, but they were able to keep the fe contained. no fire spread to any other areas. and firefighters were also fighting this blaze from fire boats, as well. so still very much a large presence of emergency crews here on the scene. they will be here for several more hours making sure this fire is completely out. once they get it all out. that is the latest live from the d.c. yacht club. back to you. >>> today the drama filled 2016 election season will effectively come to an end with the electoral college vote. >> electors will gather in state capitols across the country to officially choose donald trump as the next president. but some eleg tore lectors are pressure to vote for someone other than donald trump. trump criticized that in this tweet. >> in our refugeen on, the votes will go to hillary clinton. she carried the district, virginia and maryland in last month's election. >>> this morning there are new calls for a special congressional investigation into election. top senators from both parties are pushing mitch mcconnell to form a special committee to investigate it. >> find out what the russians are doing to our political system, what other foreign governments might do to our political system. >> senator hk cmcconnell has previously said that it should be done by the intelligence committee, but a spokesman said that he would review the latest request. >>> united nations could pick a difference for thousands of civilians in the city of allepo. it's holding a vote this morning to send people to syria to monitor the evacuations happening right now. the syrian army now controls that city, but a cease-fire with the rebels keeps crumbling leaving thousands of people effectively trapped inside. you're looking at new video from this morning as bus loads of civilians were evacuated. the u.n. vote could significantly speed up the process. >>> this morning the prince william county police department is looking for this 26-year-old man. sas ochl n seen yesterday around 5:30 at the walmart in woodbridge. police say he left the store on his own but might need help. he was carrying a backpack and wearing a gray jacket, pink and purple about shirt. >>> after a terrifying assault and robbery, police are hooking for three men who they say attacked a young woman. investigators say the woman was walking along monroe street near 16th around 3:30 sunday morning. she told police one of the men grabbed her and threw her in the back of a white work van, assaulted her and stole items before throwing her out of the van near woodley park. call police if you have any information about this case. >>> metro is trying to figure out what sparked a small fire on the tracks at the silver spring metro station. this happened around 8:30 last night. a supervisor saw a small pocket of smoke and fire in the center track. that person immediately put it out. service was never interrupted. fwl >>> breaking news out of slaush co russia. >> out of moscow, russian military plane has crashed in northern siberia. we know that 23 people were on board. russian news agency reporting that those 23 people all survived. they are being hospitalizeds but 16 in serious condition. military investigation is under way now to determine what caused the russian military plane to go down. >>> pack your patience. if you're headed to the post office, it is the busiest shipping day of the season there. so a few important christmas shipping dead lines for you. tomorrow is the last day to send by first class mail. wednesday is the deadline for priority mail. and friday is the deadline for priority mail express. we know post offices will be open on saturday, most of them will close at noon. you want to make sure you keep an eye out this ur 30 million packages are expected to be delivered, that will make it the busiest delivery day of the year for the postal service. >>> it is going to be bananas. i have one thing left to ship and i'm going today. >> good. >> and then i'll be done. >>> this morning remembering zsa zsa gabor, the actress who designed the word celebrity. she died yesterday from a heart attack at the age of 99. zsa zsa gabor married nine times and during the '70s, '80s and '90s, she made a career out of playing herself. she was a socialite who was famous for being famous. >>> holidays are nearly here. are you getting out of town? millions are and it could create a mess on the roads. the best time to leave to avoid the traffic, that is just ahead. >>> plus another look at the storm team 4 forecast. chuck bell has your out the door planner as thousands of you prepare to watch the redskins. ouin the cold tonight.t >>> tonight could be the nirt t night. redskins are playing the panthers. it will be very cold, but a lot of tickets out there if you still want to go. the skins are one of three teams with a shot at the final seed in the playoffs. cowboys beat the bucs yesterday. that helped us. now if we can beat carolina, we might have a shot. >> it's looking pretty decent. >> although going to the >> yeah, it is. and it's always that fedex field traffic to worry about. we'll talk to in melissa in a second, but we have to get through the cold. >> you will need to layer up on your way out the door early today. temperatures are currently below freezing in most neighborhoods. even national airport down to 32, 32 warrington, 27 winchester. didn't have a lot of rain yesterday, a lucky break because otherwise we'd have more ice to deal where this morning. but be really careful out there. if it looks wet, it's probably frozen. that includes staircases and driveways and side streets. the big roads not having any issues this morning. it's the little to being ket pos where you could have issues. so this morning quite cold, afternoon and evening cold and dry. back to sunshine tomorrow. watching our next chance for rain coming up on thursday. but if you're headed to the redskins and panthers luckily the wind won't be too much of an issue, but temperatures will be below freezing. so you will need an extra cup of hot chocolate. what about traffic, melissa? >> i wish i had a crystal ball, but hopefully no issues tonight. looking right now from montgomery county, you may have a slowdown inner loop at rockville pike with a crash on the right shoulder. we had a little bit of orange here this morning because of that, but that is out of the way. so i don't think this is impacting things too much this mning. live look at 66 east of nutley street, no problems eastbound or westbound. big look at the beltway overall beltway looking quite good. 295 before benning, still have the work zone blocking the right lane. more on one problem in the district coming up. >>> as many of you get ready to hit the skies for holiday travel, a new study shows airport satisfaction is actually improving. >> jd pwe satisfaction rates 731 out of 1,000, that is up from 725 point last year. small steps, right? among the factors, the study looked at absceccessibility, ch in and baggage and security. what are your problems? long line at security? >> flying out of reagan isn't that bad gloop . as for the roads, 96 million people are expected to drive to their holiday destination friday through monday january 2. so it's better to leave earlier in the day and earlier in the week. also, middays are not a great time to leave and that's because you can find heavier traffic than average at those times. >>> angie goff has new video out of china. >> and take a look just got in. all of the smog, reason there is a red alert. beijing engulfed in the choking smog. hundreds of plants and tfactoris forced to close and number of cars on the road greatly restricted. they are seeing an upsurge of respiratory related illness. china's long standing pollution problem has been blamed on the reliance of coal and emissions of all those cars. >> angie goff from the live desk, thank you. >>> disturbing developments out of jordan, an attack in a big tourist area. nine people including one tourist from canada are dead. you're looking at new video, people just terrified and trying to run away from that area. and police responding. this happened in the cistcity. they killed four attackers who shot police and civilians. >>> the minnesota police officer accused of castile will be in the court p the office said he thought castille was reaching for a gun. castille's girlfriend streamed the aftermath on facebook which sparked nationwide protest. if convicted, yanez could face up to ten years in prison. >>> cardinal wuerl celebrated a personal milestone, 50 years in the priesthood. erika gonzalez shares some reflection and highlights about his years in service. >> process demonstrating before the altar and preparing to be ordained about always be a part of high memory. >> reporter:demonstrating befor the altar and preparing to be ordained about always be a part of high memory. >> reporter: 50 years ago this week, he was ordained. >> i can remember sitting in the i'm absolutely certain. >> reporter: wuerl says he is most grateful for god for the call to serve. the grace to pursue that call and to persevere in it. speaking outside of the cathedral of st. matthew before mass, he recalled one special memory. >> the arrival of pope francis visit. a that has to be one of the highlights of those five decades of service. >> reporter: and that famous fiat pope francis used being put into service again, people filled it with donations for the needy. the arch die seize says the fiat is a physical reminder of the pontiff's emphasis on charitable work. erika gonzalez, news 4. >> and all those donations will go to the spanish catholic center of catholic charities. >>> a family from northern virginia is hoping to ib entire you to give this holiday season. >> a mother and her sons collected hundreds of socks to give to the homeless. >> they got this idea after learning that socks are one of the most needed and donated items at local shelters. julie says those thick wool socks are especially sought after. news 4 was there when the family dropped off their donation in northwest washington. >> driving through, we saw a lot of people who might need them. it's kind of touching. >> it felt good to help the community out. >> did you realize that there were people out there who needed socks? >> not really. >> they call their work the warm piggies project. and since thanksgiving, they have collected more than 1600 new and used pairs of socks. and you know, my hat is off to that family and for the parents to keep their kids young that that is what the holiday spirit is about. it's not wrjust getting present. glp good to see young people out there working. 5:17 is our time. and melissa, are you all right there? >> i didn't do anything. >> i'm thinki do i look like i'm about to pass out? >> i don't know what that face was. glad you're okay. all right. >> which you c >> chuck is the bearer of bad news. >> sometimes you don't have to reinvent the wheel, just fill the need for somebody and that's what they did with those socks. outside we have a cold start early this morning. temperatures have indeed driftsed back down into the 20s and 30s. national airport down at 32 with a north wind now at 10 miles per hour. most of the suburbs down below the freezing mark. 30 in chantilly, 30 in leesburg, 30 in winchester. 27 now in charles town, west virginia. 25 in hagerstown. hourly temperature, plan p on being below freezing for most if not all of the morning hours. in the city, national airport likely to be in the mid-30s by noontimes but outside the city, definitely enwiven with the sunshine, a slow and s for most, but the breeze will keep windchills in the 20s all day. north winds will average about 5 to 15 miles per hour. and the cold front which moves us from the 60s yesterday into the 20s and 30s now, it's inching down through tidewater, virginia. though we are done with the rain chances around town, there could be a little pockets of freezing drizzle down across southern most st. mary's county, lower parts of the eastern shore. not a big impact, but anytime you have a little bit of frozen stuff possible coming out of the sky, be careful, could put a glaze on some of the untreated surfaces especially handrails and staircases. so be careful for that. otherwise here is your five day forecast. cold today, upper 30s for the afternoon highs, back to near 40 tomorrow and back to near 50 coming up on wednesday. that will probably be the nicest day of the week. still have a risk of showers coming in thursday afternoon and evening. they should be pulling out of here in time for friday and saturday, the big travel days getting out of town for christmas and hanukkah. day forecast coming up. for now, it is traffic time. water main break could be trouble. >> water street, lots of water probably on water street because of that fire in southeast. and that huge response. so again, water street southeast between 12th and m, we have the fire activity with all lanes blocked about that very likely as molette green said for the next couple of hours. inner loop at rockville pike, still have report of a crash on the right shoulder. not seeing it slowing anything this morning. 66 right now from fairfax county parkway. no problems in or out of town. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. and no road work on the beltway. i'll see you back here in ten hints with a live look at 270. >>> cold weather blues, we have them. do your spirits drop when your temperatures take a dive? you're not coming up -- >> yes, a little bit. coming up at 5:30, some tips to fighting the winter weather woes. plus from a backyard tribute to a neighborhood facility, how a man's attempt to honor his late daughter uld bring anco fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... 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talk about building the rink in down. this rink would be open year round and skaters would bring their own skates. it comes after mark put up a temporary rink in his backyard to honor his late stepdaughter. he had to move to the jewish community center after the county said it violated zoning laws. >>> with a lot of kids expected to get their first tablets or phones this christmas maybe? >> no, no, i'm waiting. >> there is a new push to make sure kids stay safe on the internet. >> and the face of that push is one of the country's most loveable cartoon cats, garfield. garfield's creator partnered with the cyber safety center are to write scripts for videos and comic books. the goal is to push safe internet story lines. >> putting in a big orange cat makes it easier to understand and in a way entertaining, as well in, order to keep the kids engaged as they're learning. >> you like garfield. >> absolutely. >> the videos are available on the cyber safety center's website. maybe he will deliver a nice snarky deadpan way that garfield does. the next comic book comes out in february. >> heathcliff i liked even more. >> lk ook at you. >>> cold start to the week. we know it. and if the winter >> how to beat the cold weather blues when we check in with chuck bell. >>> also they were fired for misconduct, but they're still in the classroom. an iteam investigates why some teac he >>> in southeast washington, fire investigators are working to learn whatstarted this fire near the district yacht club. molette green will have an why not date at 6:00. >>> the electoral college votes today to officially choose donald trump as the next president, but his chief of staff says electors are being intimidated. >>> it is the busiest day of holiday season. post office will be opened christmas eve, but most will close at noon. be sure to check out our nbc washington app for the various deadlines. >>> and redskins take on the panthers tonight with a spot in the playoffs on the line. >> come on! >> and it will be a cold one. >> go skins! 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 out the week and get into the holiday weekend. so far they are looking dry. a look at the school day forecast coming up. >>> just hearing about the green line single tracking on the green line between u street and fort to thet green line between u street and fort to the. totten. water street between 1 12th and, all lanes blocked because of a fire. inner loop p at rockville pike, still have the crash reported on the right shoulder. taking a look at 66 fairfax county parkway to the beltway, no problems there. i just got hit by the too. squeeze geez louise, you do need an umbrella. the arm, forget the wall. beltway looking good. travel times coming up. i'm soaked by the way. >> i'm just here to help. >>> 5:32 our time. a deputy being shot in georgia. >> angie goff at the live desk with this developing story. >> this happened in the town of dublin about 2 1/2 hours southeast of atlanta. this is what we know this morning. the deputy is alive, recovering in the hospital right n

way when we check in with chuck bell. >>> the man accused of shooting into a d.c. pizza shop heads to court and it comes just as we're learning new information about his background. >>> and we continue to follow that breaking news in prince george's county where a home invasion investigation is underway. if you are headed out the door be sure to check the nbc washington app for t latesthe >>> welcome back. get ready for real cold. you think this is bad, an ji? >> we're going down. >> we are going down. it's not today. you don't have to worry about it today. but today and tomorrow are the days you need to go back to the far reaches of your winter wardrobe and look for that thing that you only wear when it's crazy cold outside, you'll be needing it before this week is through. your tuesday chilly. mid to upper 30s throughout the area. so a lot of clouds around today. temperatures gradually warming up into the mid-40s today. could have a sprinkle or two late afternoon into the evening timeframe today, but not terribly impactful, but thursday and friday, dangerous cold arrives and the

weather sometimes until it hits me. >> has it hit you? >> yes. >> chuck bell has been telling us all week be ready. >> not even a light overcoat. he didn't have anything. >> had his hands in his pockets. protect yourself. >> 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts yesterday. crazy windy yesterday. it was on a lot of leaves and branches coming in the breezes. fortunately the wind is not going to be the issue for today. the flat-out cold, not much we're going to do about that. at least the wind won't be much of an issue. temperatures so low, it is a dangerously cold start. four things to know about the weather, that is cold. record tied at dulles this morning. icing is still a real possibility in the first part of the day tomorrow, sunday is looking mild, but very, very well. the rain and late ends sunday night. we may have an icy mix to worry about on monday morning. winter weather advisories and storm watches are up washington northbound to the pennsylvania border. it feels like three below in martinsburg. a balmy washington. more on the threat coming up in a few more minutes as well as your scho

moscow in the past, so this perhaps is only the beginning. >>> let's check in with chuck bell to get to the forecast. expecting some really cold weather heading our way. >> sure are. we have today and tomorrow to get ready. we have thursday and friday to bundle up and hunker down. for today though, temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s right now. so if you're going to go outside and do your morning jog, know it's going to be very cold. tlouds thicken up during the day today. couldn't rule out a sprinkle or two later this evening with temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40. some of those might be flurries out toward the valley. not expecting a big impact. but for the next couple of days dangerous cold comes our way thursday and friday with temperatures down below zero at times. the early lean on the weekend, not much in the way of sunshine. a whole lot of rain chances for much of the weekend but cold enough at the beginning we may have a sleet/snow rain mix to get things started on saturday morning. the whole five-day forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >> a brand n

. >> melissa mollett is in your traffic center, but we want to start things off with chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. it's a cold and wet start here early on a monday morning. unfortunately, it could have a little bit of iciness across parts of northern maryland and the panhandle of west virginia this morning. here is a look at temperatures. i'm not worried about the i-95 corridor are at all. it's raining, but temperatures are way above freezing. only spots where we could see a light glazing of ice is thurmont to hagerstown, this being pocket will temperatures are just at the freezing mark. so if you're traveling 68, 70, 81 in these highlighted areas between now and 10:00 this morning, just be really careful. elevated or untreated surfaces could have a little glaze of ice on them here first thing this morning. around the city, it's just a cold nasty rain outside early on. temperatures will eventually rise into the upper 40s, sometimes maybe even into the low 50s later on today. so the ice issue is really only going to last about the next two or three hours. i'll give you the

, but don't head out the door before meteorologist chuck bell shares 4 things to know about the forecast. >>> plus, missing in virginia. take a look at the numbers, new information about the grandmother who disappeared it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. >>> more questions about the criminal history of the man now charged in the murder of a d.c. yoga teacher, adrian dewayne johnson is accused of kill iing the woman. we'll have more after this. >>> and a hit-and-run occurred on 14th street yesterday. >>> and a suspicious bag kaupca the trump tower to be evacuated for a short period of time yesterday. president-elect tru w >>> and we are remembering carrie fisher who died yesterday. she was 60 years old. she'll reprise her time as princess leia in the next movie. >>> good morning, everybody. 5:31 now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. >>> not a real big impact on your weather today, but we are keeping a very close eye towards tomorrow morning. not expecting big trouble tomorrow, but there might, emphasis on might, there might be a

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 could see a slowdown with the police response if you're heading out soon. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking

. >> 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. we'll be speaking a different language. right now, quite good. taking a loo

morning, storm team 4 chuck bell says we can't expect a white christmas. we'll look at that and your travel forecast. >> speaking of this, remember this? what the national weather c >>> led in your lipstick. concerns over the most popular beauty products. >>> check your cupboards. the recall you want to know >>> 6:12 our time right now on a not so chilly, not frigid this morning. >> not frigid. still cold. i'm going to call it cold, chuck. >> little cold. the forecast an hour ago aaron thought the picture looked too autumnal. trees without leaves. this time around to make it look a little more wintry for you, aaron. >> oh, come on. that is winter. >> that might be a little too february. >> oh, stop it. he's going to -- you know what, chuck bell is about to come into the studio right now, aaron. you better run. >> here's the good news. santa just saved a couple of bucks on aaron. nothiut cheap. if you're planning to get outside, work on some of your holiday pounds, temperatures near 40 degrees in the morning. upper 40s and low 50s by later on this afternoon. no big concerns for workin

latest on this in just a minute. >>> but first, let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and the cold weather that's creeping in, the big chill is upon us. >>> it sure is. not too bad out there, the skies are partly cloudy right now. not a bad day at all today with temperatures up into the low 40s today, just average for this time of the year. but getting to thursday and friday, weather-alert days. be ready for dangerously low windchills and a chance for some ur well. pretty good chance now, i think we may get the first inch of snow early saturday morning before it becomes rain. i'll give you the whole peek at the weekend coming up in ten minutes. for now, on your way out the door you go in the 30s this morning. and planning out your wednesday, hump day, chilly and dry this morning. plenty of sunshine through at least lunchtime into early afternoon. clouds will gradually start to increase by later on this evening. and temperatures drop back down below 40 degrees after 5:00 to 6:00 tonight. we even saw a burst of snow flurries between 8:00 and midnight tonight. that's as the a

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a lot of clouds outside this morning and rain chances will be creeping upwards over the next 24 hours, i'll let you know when you're most likely to need umbrellas, coming up. >>> first comes shopping, then comes exchange, a look at the next wave of the holiday shopping season and how you can be sure you're finding the best sales. >>> good morning on this december 26, 2016. i'm heroin aaron. >> and i'm kristen wright. we hope you're enjoying your day off during the holidays. it's not too cold if you plan to head out today. >> let's head out to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> no sunshine for people across the mid-atlantic for today. for tomorrow we'll get sun back for the second half of the day. not much rain today. here's the next chance for rain, the showers near cincinnati, chicago and detroit, most of it will bypass us to the north. the trailing edge of rain will come through here late tonight, early parts of the day tomorrow. right now it's really just mist and drizzle outside. western parts of loudoun county and montgomery county.

>>> good evening. i'll meteorologist chuck bell. temperatures are below freezing all over the dmv tonight. cold enough to snow. will it? it may before this week is through. the complete forecast is coming county where dozens of residents were displaced tonight after a fire ripped through their apartment building. i'll have the story. >>> all new at 11:00, police are investigating what they believe is an accidental death in alexandria. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> families in the fairfax county are out in the cold tonight after a fire ripped through their apartment complex. i'll meagan fitzgerald. buss were brought in to help-team people stay warm while firefighters tried to get blaze under control. all new tonight, news4's darcy spencer is talking to residents. >> reporter: dozens of people are having to find a place to spend the night on the after fire ripped through their apartment building. we spoke to one man whose sister was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. this cell phone video shows what it looked like when firefighters got there. flames shooting

time. want to learn four things to know about the forecast. question mark. chuck bell. do you? >> i do. have ready for you. four things to know about the weather for today, chilly breezes continues, the northwest wind that set up shop will be with us today and tomorrow as well. northwest wind 15 to 25 miles per hour. keeping things a little stirred up and chilly. good news it will be dry today and through the weekend. set up a few sprinkles on monday but our next chance for needed rainfall on tuesday of next week and by late next week, next friday, that gets here for the first time this season. parts of alaska, 47 below zero yesterday. coldest they've been in two years. >> that makes my bones hurt. i can't begin to imagine that. 66 here at the beltway eastbound and westbound looking good. this is the only piece of construction we have hanging around westbound 7 diverted at lexington drive because of roadwork at ashburn village boulevard. get back on to 7. the beltway all of these routes rolling nicely. see you back here with a look at 270 coming up. >> thank you. it's 4:33 right now. f

under budget with ikea. >>> good morning once again. 4:41 on a tuesday. i'm chuck bell. we're watching for a lot of clouds today. nothing all that serious. not going to have a big impact on your planning. temperatures near freezing here early this morning. we should easily be able to make it up into the mid to upper 40s later on today but under increasing numbers of clouds. can probably get away without the umbrella today but i'd have your hat and scarf and warm jacket on. start looking now for whatever the warmest thing to have to wear, start looking for it now. forecast coming up. but today's daily grade is below average. melissa you're always above average. >> at least it's not the f that we had. was that yesterday? >> yeah, that was not pretty. >> still have some road work hanging around. this is the only piece of road work right now, right lane getting by that work zone in each direction this morning. overall the beltway looking good. we don't have any big worries there on the beltway. inner and outer loop looking fine. northbound, southbound on 95, no worries. flying on into town

little things you have. >> all these words of wisdom, chuck bell. >> i've been doing this a long time. there's a long record of catch phrases in there. >> we appreciate that. >> do need to know that you'll be cold all through the day today. the sun coming up is not going to help with the warmup at all today. the cold air is racing in. that's the first t today and i mean racing. winds will be gusting to between 30 and 40 miles per hour all around the city. could even have winds gusting over 50 miles an hour at elevations above about 2,000 feet. that will mean windchills down near zero. so watch for that little chance for our first inch of snow coming up on saturday morning but look at these temperatures as you're planning out the day. it's as warm now as it's going to be all day long. the high occurred just after midnight last night. windchills will be dropping down to near zero for most of the day, so stay safe, stay warm and stay inside as much as you can. >> taking a look at the roads right now, we're okay when you're taking a look at 95 in virginia. no major problems there. bo

morning. we're under a winter weather advisory. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on what we can expect. >> the purple here around the d.c. metro area, that's a winter weather tonight until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the blue is a winter storm watch. that goes until noon tomorrow. that's the area that may have the best chance of seeing small accumulation, sleet, freezing rain or snow. it doesn't take much freezing rain to glaze things over. certainly on the cold side. most of your outdoor plans will be dry today. more of the icy mix possible tomorrow morning. for now, let's go to my colleague lauren ricketts outside. >> you don't need me out here to tell you it's cold. the good news is we don't have the wind fact tore today. still, the brutally cold air mass over us right now. temperatures are in the teens right now. we're at 18 degrees here in d.c., but you step outside the beltway, temperatures come up from the single digits and in the double ds earlier. we have a little windchill. that will relax as we continue through the day today. certainly cold out here. make

into each other. flag staff got 10 inches. >>> chuck bell, folks around here want toet doing a little shopping, returning, what do you say? >> i say on the whole, weather will be quiet for today. a lot of clouds in our sky now and they will be with us all day long today. not expecting anything in the way of heavy rain but there could be a little patch of drizzle from time to time. temperatures are near 40 now. won't see a jump in temperatures buzz of all the clouds in place. just enough colder up to our north here. if your driving plans will take you northbound into the keystone state there could be a little freezing drizzle up there over the next couple of hours but around here, mainly cloudy skies and temperatures near 40. a little peak already at new year's eve weekend. new year's eve day will be dry and temperatures only near 40 degrees by 11:00 new year's eve night, a lot of clouds around, should be dry as we go into new year's eve itself, but we'll have the whole five-day forecast coming up. but n everything is going just perfectly on a monday. >> oh, i almost wish i coul

the upper 50s this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell says today may be a good day to take those holiday decorations down. >>> well, the weather is not so great in other parts of the country. take a look for yourself. we're going to look at the snow some people are still trying to dig out from. >>> music industry and the world continuing to mourn the death of pop superstar george michael and this morning we're hearing what his partner has to say about this tragic loss. >>> and we also continue to follow this breaking news overnight. we learned that the body of a missing yoga teacher and actress was found. that's police have not yet confirmed her death. >> justin finch is at the scene where her car was found late last night. you can follow h you can't predict the market. last night. you can follow h but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number and t

. chuck bell is back with a closer look 4 things to know about the forecast. >>> and they were the hottest toy of the holiday season, but they are getting a cold reception. why a lot of parents and kids are set >>> 6:30 on the dot. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang today. >>> and chuck bell is in this morning as well. >> it will be a bright and sunny afternoon today. a clear sky out there early this morning. there's the hustle and bustle over the 14th street bridge early on. cold northwest winds are back in fashion for today. so it's going to feel like december again. not that 68 degrees like yesterday. there's a small risk of freezing rain between 2:00 and 7:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. mainly along i-81 and into northern maryland. not a big threat, but when you have the smallest little chance, i wanted to give you a heads-up. this could be rain tomorrow afternoon. there will be rain chances early on in the new year. out the door in the 30s to around 40. it will stay chilly today. afternoon temperatu on the upside,

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 couple more minutes. we'll go over to miss mollet talking about the inner loop. >>> this just cleared out of the way,

, temperatures are creeping back up, but you will still need your jacket. chuck bell has the what to wear forecast coming up. >>> still ahead. bus blast. what caused a man's hand to go up in fles on a public bus.am >>> well, he will be loading up the sleigh this weekend but yesterday santa spent some time going for a swim in a giant fish tank. that santa gets around. santa delivered food to fish at the national aquarium in baltimore. >> he does it all. >> he really does it all, but he's not calling melissa mollet's house, you know what i mean? >> he's a rene as soon as man. >> watched "the god fa he's going to be swimming with the fishes if he's not careful. >> good, chuck. >> not very good deniro, but i digress. temperatures not that chilly, but fair wind chill. feels like 33 in washington, 36 in winchester. you'll need your wind breaker for sure early this morning. bus stop temperatures in the 30s and 40s. the breeze will chill you down. afternoon highs near 50 degrees. what to wear? warm coat, won't need the gloves, scarf and need your hat as well. daily grade for today. evaluate

in the 30s today. follow me on twitter @chuckbell4 and find me on facebook under chuck bell 4, as well. give me a following and alike and we'll keep you ahead of the weather. the cold front that brought you r us from the 60s and 30s is to the south and east. clouds left over, but any bits for rain chances are well down to our south. coul or two down towards fredericksburg. but the fact that it's all below freezing and the ground is cold, be careful there early this morning. i just had a drip of water fall on me here. can you believe that? maybe i should be a little worried about this forecast. here is your ten day forecast. 30s and 40s, low 40s today and tomorrow. next little chance for a few showers comes up on thursday. most of the travel days on friday and saturday look nice. and cloudy for christmas before some after christmas rain showers return. >>> i have an umbrella in here if you need it. >> i may need one. >> inner loop at rockville pike, have a crash on ther sare seein slowdown. water street southeast between 12th and m, fire activity. all lanes blocked. being pushed on

. >>> tirn to chuck bell. >> i guess winter isn't here. >> it is here. we had this whole discussion last ek. >> while i was gone. >> december 1st. >> meteorological winter. i understand that. >> were you hear for freezing rain saturday morning. >> winter solstice. >> i think he missed that. >> i'm trying to show the teachers i pay attention in my science class. i understand winter solstice. >> if you were an astronomer, tomorrow would be the beginning of winter, shortest day of the year. >> winter is here. >> in case you missed it last week, aaron, we had freezing rain and ice and subzero windchills all before winter started. aka, december is a winter month in the weather world there are four seasons and 12 months so must be three months to a season. in case you weren't here last week, december it was frigid around here. so standpoint. washington high 39. we are technically a little warmer than average, as hard as that sounds to believe. 28 now in washington with light northeasterly breeze. out the beltway noticeably colder. 16 in warrington, 19 front royal and dulles, 18 winchester, new

clara barton highway. chuck bell, not as much rain. >> no. no rain at all today. just a lot of wet and slippery leaves on the ground and sidewalks. so use caution this morning. i'll tell you, those things are forecast. everything is wet. lots of puddles around this morning. be careful for that. we'll get everything blown dry. it will be chilly by tree lighting time. temperatures will be back down in the 40s and then a colder pattern is starting to move in for the weekend. does that mean any increased chance for -- does he dare say it -- snow? i'll get the whole ten-day forecast coming up at 4:51. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the in the line of duty. a community in mourning. this all started to unravel yesterday afternoon with police responding to shots fired in the neighborhood. a call of domestic violence. we understand one officer entered a home in question and was shot multiple times. people and other officers lining the hospital and waiting for good news for a sigh of relief, but that did not come. >>> meanwhile that neighborhood reports of a suspect in custody, definitely a situa

:00 a.m. is your time. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> 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 melissa mol

are pounding parts of our area as we speak. chuck bell telling us more about what we can expect. >> and we also have megan mcgrath on the roadways tracking the rain. she was live on route 7. she's making her rounds across the region. >>> 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. ma

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. >> chuck bell is pinpointing your forecast and will let us know if you'll neeha umbrella. >>> andsome people who traveled for the holiday might have a hard time getting home because of the weather. the corners of the country hit hard by mother nature. >> she's credited for saving their lives. now, this medic is trying to fill them with good memories. adw she m afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> over the weekend ice and snow wreaked havoc in the midwest. ice built up on roads and sidewalks making things treacherous. snow also piled up in places like north and south dakota shutting down some major roads. this winter weather is making for some difficult trips for those traveling for the holidays. >> steve patterson shows us how it's taking a toll across the u.s. >> reporter: a winter weather punch, pounding parts of the country with storm systems making a mess on the in eastern north dakota, dozens of spin

" meteorologist chuck bell. >>> did the train carrying the brazilian soccer team run out of fuel. what we're learning. >>> and right now chopper 4 o on this problem. clara barton parkway, a section ?? ?? >>> breaking news. we're seeing traffic move. soon. at least one seconds here has reopened. so we're going get more details on that one and tell you what's going on here in just a second. southbound 295 at nannie helens avenue, new crash involving multiple vehicles. a crash blocks a right lane there. still has this problem. inbound 66, now two left lanes are getting by. good morning, chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. it's a breezy start to the day, but we're back to dry weather this is our tower camera looking eastbound to what will eventually be sunrise at about ten minutes. last of the clouds out there on the eastern horizon moving away. we'll get plenty of sunshine. it's anything but cold out there. it's december 1st. it should be in the 30s. your fitness forecast then, temperatures in the 50s this morning. lunchtime workout still in the 50s. keep that in mind as we're going to

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 this weather. >> kristin wright is live in dupont circle with some tips for this cold weather blast headed o

. 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, everywhere else li

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, all of these dropping into town and out of town, looking quite well. no major problems. everything rolling along wel

look terrific. maybe they will make some for adults. >>> a check on the forecast now with chuck bell. >> you are saying you don't like my glasses. you are saying i should get new ones. >> i like your gl lingering rain chances across parts of southern maryland. those will be coming to an wend time. a cloudy day around there. we should see a little sliver or two of sunshine especially north and west of the city. don't count on a lot of it today. sun is down before 5:00 this time of the year. we have precious time left between now and then to get sunshine. temperatures also haven't moved a heck of a lot. should see a bump up in temperatures upper 40s and maybe a few spots in the low 50s. not too cold. then for the next few days a lot of clouds around and maybe a little light rain or a snow shower tomorrow and wednesday. no big deal there. the real issue is the cold and wind that arrive thursday and friday. wind chills could be 10 to 20 below zero. >> thank you, chuck. that does it for news 4 mid day. we are back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> you can get news and updates anytime wi

. >>> chuck bell is in tracking this big dip we saw overnight and what is to come. >> that's right, big change in temperatures once again. it has really been quite the up and down roller coaster right for temperatures around here after a record low friday morning of 9 at dulles. frzing rain early saturday changed into 67 degrees yesterday afternoon. aprig rig and right now we're mostly cloudy. fortunately all the rain is out of the area, but there could still be patches of ice around. so use exsfreem caution here this morning. frozen puddles and maybe a slippery handrail or two could not be ruled out. we'll be above freezing water doesn't care. above or below freezing thashs is the only line of distinguishing differentiation. what word am i trying to -- >> i don't know. >> water doesn't care. it's either above freezing or below. that is my whole point. as long as you get to 33, it will melt. temperatures eventually mid to upper 30s later today. maybe a little bit of frozen mist or drizzle across far southern maryland, lower bay down into lower parts of the eastern shore. nothing ar

off. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a mild late december day. temperatures are at 60 degrees or higher in many neighborhoods. it won't last for long. a complete check of the cooler forecast coming up. >>> we currently have a suspect we need the public's help. >> everything you can provide us in fleshing out this story would be helpful. >>> a woman is dead, now d.c. police are asking for your help to solve her murder. trisha mccauley's body with you found inside her car this morning. >> justin finch has the latest. >> reporter: angie, aaron, mccauley had not been heard from since christmas afternoon. from there the trail ran cold, that is until today. police releasing new details in the investigation. among them they say it does not appear she knew the suspect, also, too, that suspect was tracked down thanks to an alert to a northwest cvs store. he stopped inside, asked for car keys, inside that car, mccauley was found. tuesday morning came sad closure for loved ones of trisha mc excruciatingly painful for family and friends. >> our deepest condolences to her family

been easier if we won last night, a whole lot easier. >> let's keep our hopes up. meanwhile chuck bell here to tell us about 28 degrees. >> all the planets lining up, i thought you were going with winter solstice. >> the forecast. >> a cold, dry start first thing this morning and not much of a breeze. you don't need to worry too much about a windchill, at least not for this morning. plenty of sunshine coming our way for later on today. rain chances remain very, very low but couldn't completely rule out maybe a sprinkle or two. mostly clear, falling temperatures. we're back in the upper teens and low 20s across most of the area. not a big we'll start to see that warm-up tomorrow and later on in the week. on your way out first thing this morning, bundle up. it is certainly a cold one. keep heaters on high this morning. good morning, melissa. >> is it weird i've had my seat heater on since july. >> a little weird. >> i'm always freezing. taking a look at the beltway, everything looks good. no roadwork, a good thing for everybody headed out. as we zoom in, we do have a bit of construction. same

" 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

, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> we're happy i'm eun yang. chuck bell and melissa mollett are here to help you get you ready for your mop. >> it's a rested face. cold start today. then warm, humid, rain, windy and now back down below freezing. didn't have much in the way of rain overnight, but any water that was reftd standing out there, be on the lookout, there could be black ice here early this morning. dry the nix couple of days. feels like it's in the teens and 20s, so you will need to layer up for sure here early this morning. not much of a recovery. we'll stay in the mid-30s all afternoon. let's go over to melissa mollett in first 4 traffic. >>> good morning. so taking a look right now at the roads, overall no major issues. but a couple of things happening i do want to mention. inbound suitland parkway right now being pushed off on to sheridan road because of a police investigation and water street activity with lanes blocked. northbound 295 before benning, work zone blocking the right lane. and overall the beltway looking pretty good. >>> we

morning. i'm aaron gill crest. >> amelia draper is in for chuck bell. red graphics means weather alert for us. >> here's why. take a look at the winter weather advisory. all of the counties in purple,

think i'll say, warm tuesday morning in december. >> chuck bell says bust out the shorts. >> yeah, honestly it is really nice out there and enjoy it because this will be our one-day warm spell around here. skies are mostly cloudy out to the west of the city and there are rain drops here in the mountains of west virginia. have the umbrella ready to go here but it's breezy. winds gusting over 30 miles per hour around parts of the d.c. metro area and so southerly winds have temperatures quite mild indeed. we'll be near 58 degrees at 7:00 in the morning. mid-60s by mid afternoon and then finally cooling back down to the low you won't need your gloves or hat or scarf. may want to have your umbrella to go as well. satisfactory this morning because there's a rain chance but we'll move it up to very good for later on this afternoon. about 64 degrees today. the chance for showers stands at 40%. a look at new year's eve coming up. but now a look at traffic. >> we do have the breaking news that is in laurel along route 1. it's north of the icc but south near academy lane. northbound lanes bl

is 4:26. good morning i'm erin gill here joining us in for chuck bell because some of our viewers may be seeing some snow this morning. >> the good news, most of us including the d.c. metro area, we're only talking about rain. but we're under a storm team 4 weather alert. take a look at the winter weather advisory. if you're in purple you could be dealing with a wintry mix until 9:00 a.m. at the at the least. a little snow is on parts of the radar up in hagerstown and fred rick and the i-81 corridor. but again most of us just wet roads. you can see what i'm talking about, snow in parts of washington, frederic, carol counties, up around baltimore. we're going to send it over to jack. is this weather impacting >> we have a live shot of 270. when i drove through earlier it wasn't like this. we've got a nice sheen on the roadway. hopefully folks are not overdriving these conditions was we've got potential for freezing temperatures. there's work done in the northbound that has been blocking the lane. but here we're dealing with precipitation around the area. for the most part it has been v

else looking okay. good morning, chuck bell. how are you this morning? >> no complaints after a balmy day yesterday. we're getting ready to change december 1st, meteorological 1st starts today. the raindrops from yesterday now being pushed out to sea. your weather headlines. for today, the skies will be clearing out. rain's over but a lot of slippery leaves on the sidewalks that's all coming up. for now back to the news. >> we're talking about the weather. did the sound of wind keep you awake overnight? the powerful winds tore off the roofs of the two apartment buildings in northwest d.c. firefighters say the structural integrities of the building appear to be intact but ten people who live there had to find another place to >>> we just learned a death in alexandria has been ruled a homicide. police responded. they found a 41-year-old man suffering from upper body trauma. police say the man is not from the area. there were two murders in the same area over the summer. this is the seventh murder in alexandria this year. will cut eight hours of service per week. they will vote on closin

weather alert day. >> because we are going to need it with everything that's going chuck bell. some important information for today. >> yeah, you really need to -- it's not just the usual, you know, oh, it's a little chilly outside. with winds blowing this hard it is going to penetrate the extra layer of clothing so layer up on your way out the door. that is the number one thing that i can give you for good advice is extra layers are a great idea. actually a requirement for today. skies remain mostly clear out there, but the winds are a howling out there. it will stay dangerously cold all through the daylight hours today. stay below frozing tomorrow and we're still watching for that chance of snow, icing on saturday morning. the winds are gusting to almost 40 miles per hour. these are wind gusts here. 35, 36 miles per hour. that means that the feels like temperatures have dropped back into the teens now through the valley and subfreezing windchills and there will be no recovery, ch recovery, temperature wise today. we'll help you plan out the rest of the day coming up in a few more

mid to upper 40s. follow me on chuck bell 4 and the weekend rain chances are sneaking up a bit. some do national traveling this time of the year, unsettled w tucson. same story up here across the upper midwest. but we are all quiet and dry here. that's the way we are going to stay. so here's your ten-day forecast. and 47 today. near 52 tomorrow. we'll have more clouds around with the southerly breezes. a pretty good chance for showers around on saturday. no heavy rain, but hit-and-miss rain showers on saturday night. sunday, we are up into the 50s. the next chance for soaking rain is tuesday of next week. we'll go to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >>> we have a work zone hanging around here for us, probably for the next hour or so i would say. so this is northbound 295 before benning with the right lane blocked. overall, not impacting things too much this morning. and 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway looking good. it will take you eight minutes. remember to listen to wtop f.m. when you hop in your car today. we'll look around town elsewhere, 95 northbound and southbo