might you expect, that's coming up in ten minutes. for now, trouble in rockville from melissa mollet. >>> still have this problem in rockville. take a look at the screen here. rig right, you cannot turn left. something ellsworth mentioning on my mon tofrmt starting to see some rain in the further outportions of 66. again, you're going to have to work the windshield wipers. let's have a look at other issues. south of 129 at blackburn road, one lane trying to get past a crash. here, no issues, everybody behaving themselves. also on five, inbound and that is totally normal here for this time of the morning. 66 eastbound before lehigh v a crash now on the shoulder. and then take a look now at all of this moisture coming in. you're really going to have to use those windshield wipers this morning. i'm back in 10 minutes with some travel time. >> all right, mms. thank you. an apparent row dennet problem in one northwest d.c. neighborhood could cause a ticket. they're going through to see what could be causing this issue. it includes trash cans, high grass and debris. >>> jason van dyke is f

time of year. clear skies, over capitol hill, early this morning. temperatures 36 rockville, 39 in washington. 35 in ft. belvoir. road impacts for today, little talk of the fog around early this morning. only real knock on the commute might be sunshine delays on the way home. temperatures mid-30s for the ride in. mid-50s on the way home. a close look at your weekend, that's 6:21. see you in a few. >>> problem on the baltimore-washington parkway. that crash on brandy wine still there. branch avenue, brandy wine road, left lane blocked causing some delays. 270 to the beltway, things are moving along nicely for you. little heavy on the beltway itself between 95 and 270. when you leave the house, don't forget to tune into wtop 103.5 fm for updates on the 8s. >>> a little luck, that could change his life. why people in colorado say the state's newest lottery winnings couldn't go to a better person. >>> breaking news in south africa this morning involving former olympian oscar pistorius. the decision made overnight that will keep him out of prison for now. i' >>> breaking news at the liv

unfold around 9:45 last night. the montgomery county police officer had pulled over a car on rockville pike near ed mondayson drive and was outside a police cruiser when hit by a passing suv. the driver of the suv did stay on the scene and was taken into custody. however, police are looking into the possibility that that driver was under the influence of alcohol when he hit -- or when that driver hit the officer. the officer was struck, has been on the montgomery county ploos force for less than five years and had just temporarily been assigned to the holiday traffic task force and was out performing tasks associated with that holiday task force. the driver again who struck him may have been under the influence of alcohol. we're going to continue to watch this. as soon as we get an update on the condition, we'll bring it to y you. >>> the fbi says it is still not clear why saed farook and his wife tash feek malik shot up a facility. farook worked as a san bernardino county health inspector. hundreds came out last night. they lit candles and sang in honor of the victims. many of those w

, rockville police say they found a bullet in the woods behind rock terrace school on martins lane. they hope it will lead them to the pson who fired the bullets. one of the bullets hit a woman in the leg in her car. >>> governor terry mcauliffe will not send a man back to germany even if he is a politician's son. in 2010 former governor tim kane agreed to thetransfer. his predecessor, bob mcdonald, also rejected the same request. >>> a new court ruling could impact the redskins trademark. they're appealing the decision to cancel the trademark because the name can offend native americans. in a separate court case the judge ruled the first amendment protects, quote, even hurtful speech. she said the government cannot refuse to register offensive trademarks trademarks. it's not clear if it will be appealed again which could land it in the supreme court. >>> we know of a strange site in western states. this streak of light in the night sky here. the military says it was not an aislely an, it wasn't a shooting star either. apparently it was a russian rocket that was burning up in the atmosphere.

. >>> you may want to give yourself a little extra time if you use rockville pike in bethesda, especially today with all the rain. starting today, southbound lane closures between the ramp to 495 and the cedar lane intersection. road work starts in the area today. it is expected to take about a week to finish. >>> today, news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss sits down with metro's new general manager for his first tv interview . on his first day on the job yesterday, paul wiedefeld got sobering news about how riders feel about the system. a new customer satisfaction survey shows 67% of riders are satisfied with the service. that's down from as high as 84% two years ago. >>> today we expect an update on how you can save on energy costs this winter. pepco is having the winter weather conference this morning and will learn its plans for preparing for storms and responding to outages after them. we'll learn about the concentration programs designed to help keep your bills low. >>> it is decision day for students in prince william county. current sophomores had to decide whether

. developing now, we're learning new details about a troubling shooting in rockville. montgomery county police say someone shot a woman as she drove to a metro station last night. witnesses reported hearing up to seven shots on martins lane near the rockville swim center. the victim was hit in the leg one time and is expected to be okay. officers used dogs to search the area for the gunman, but didn't find anyone. >>> right now, d.c. police investigating a deadly stabbing. they say a man was killed near the intersection of g street and 24th street in northeast washington last night. they're looking for three suspects now. police did put out some information about the suspects, but not much. they're lacking for three men who were wearing dark clothing and masks. >>> funeral services will be held for a man found dead. d.c. police are investigating the death, but not as a homicide. >>> new information about an attack on a montgomery county police officer earlier this month. police charged this man with hitting an officer with his car. they say the officer tried to pull over lenard slaughte

, less than a week after a drunk driver hit him on rockville pike. actions that they hope will keep other drunk drivers off of the road. "news4's" megan mcgrath has this part of the coverage. megan? >> reporter: good morning, erika. over my shoulder you see the cruiser of officer liotta. it certains as a painful reminder. drivers have lots of options. you don't have to get behind the wheel if you've had too much to eat. one of those options is to be my designated driver program that gets under way later today. take a look at how it works. first of all you can download the app on your phone. it's bemydd app. they'll pick you up at your low kachlgts they'll drive you in your car back to your house. the fee is anywhere from $14 to $19.50 an hour depending on where you live and there's also a $25 pickup fee if you just want someone to come and pick up your car. you can pay $25 and have that happen. there are liquor stores throughout montgomery county who are going to be giving $20 coupons to pay for that service. officer liotta died from those injuries he sustained chen hit by a drunk d

still have that problem. looking a little better than it did. rockville with this accident. overall, everything looking pretty good especially for this time of day. more on this problem in landover coming up. >>> i want to show you a picture of an angry taxi driver who held onto a car he thought was an uber car. it was fueled by a citywide protest. they say uber is not oh bag city laws and cutting into their bottom line. >>> a new list of the healthiest states in the nation. hawaii took the top sport in the health foundation's 2015 report. maryland slipped two places to 18th. the report sighted a growth in violent crime and health funding. virginia held its spot in 21st place with smoking being one of the biggest challenges. it lists low graduation. >>> do you a cheerleader in your family. cheerleading is among the safest high school sports. the sport ranks 18 out of 22 sports for overall injuries. however, of those hurt during cheerleading can suffer some very serious injuries. researchers want all states to classify cheer as a sport because it would then demand qualified coachers

passenger in a vehicle but got out at the intersection of rockville pike and tuckerman lane. >>> "rolling stone" wants the judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a student. there was an article that implicated members in a gang rape. they say they were defamed by the false story. the magazine is countersuing saying the three named in the lawsuit were never named in the lawsuit. >>> right now some of you may be stressing. you have less than 24 hours to finish your christmas shopping and get those gifts under the tree. christmas is tomorrow. tomorrow. "news4's" molette green joins us live from fairfax county. molette, christmas comes every year on the 24th and for some reason people are still not ready. >> reporter: people have a lot of reasons why they're not ready and more chants have the answer. they're going stay open. this store has stayed open for 39 hours. here's why. for good reason. keeping the doors open to basically cash in. they want to get your last-minute dollars and they need them before the new year. take a look alt these numbers about final consume irspending this holiday sp

? >> reporter: yeah, right now we're on 355 in rockville, and the visibility has improved a bit here. right now maybe about half mile visibility. the fog beginning to lift as the rain is starting to move in to montgomery county. tracking that rain with the storm team 4 radar and the nbc washington app. we'll have this fog with us. in fact, it will be dense from time to time. for much of the morning ahead. the pavement is wet here as you can see just from the dampness and the drizzle we've had overnight. now that rain moving in. so take it easy this morning. low beams and slow down as we'll have this fog with us here throughout much of the morning. eun? >>> it is 6:17. a final round of hearings today in the proposed merger between pepco and exelon. they start at the d.c. public service commission. representatives from both companies as well as opponents of the merger will testify this morning. opponents feel d.c. mayor muriel bowser is forcing through the merger putting corporate interests above the needs of citizens. >>> 6:17. parents with students in montgomery county schools want some answers

county. parents who lost children to gun violence in rockville. they were joined by the county's executive and police chief. they called for universal background checks and fewer sales of high capacity magazines. >> when i hear folks saying, well, how can we possibly do registration, gun registration, how can we not have gun registration. >>> a gun rights group responded to the rally and said it was not against keeping firearms out of the hands of people with mental health problems and that prosecutors need to do a better job enforcing existing gun laws. >>> developing right now, schools in parts of new hampshire are closed the morning because of a public safety threat. police say safety at public schools caused the closures. a threat e-mailed to the school district was detailed enough to take action. it mentioned specific planned attacks against two schools. the superintendent of the schools made the decision. >>> a boy scout leader survived a bear attack in a new jersey forest. he walked into a cave and came face-to-face with the bear on sunday. the black bear bit his leg and s

:03. wleerning a bicyclist died last night in rockville. sam yil vigil hit a car. investigators say he was crossing traffic lanes against the pedestrian indicator. the driver of the car was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. >>> a wake will be held today for the fallen montgomery county police officer 24-year-old noah liotta. he died last week after suffering a severe head injury. he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. there will be two viewings today. the first at 2:00 p.m. the second at 7:00 p.m. the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning. >> closing arguments begin today in the manslaughter trial against a baltimore police officer. william porter faces charging in connection with the death of freddie gray. prosecutors say he failed to properly call a med it or inform them. his attorney says he told the driver gray wanted to go to the hospital. >>> today the alexandria police department will talk to the community about a couple of recent murders. two bodies have turned up in two separate alexandria parks since the beginning of november. they say the stab wounds