melissa. >> molette, we do have big backups because of it. this is beltway approaching georgia avenue. this is the outer loop here. as far as the outer loop goes, 3 1/2 mile backup is what i tweeted out and on my facebook page. i checked again, it's now 4 miles back. if you're checking your facebook page or twitter it has grown from a short time ago. one right lane blocked innerloop and outerloop, that innerloop is going to shut down for hopefully only a ten-minute cleanup. we do have that northbound branch avenue with the traffic lights acting kind of wonky this morning. we do have delays for us. taking a look at 270 and old hundred, also slow. travel time in ten minutes. >>> it's 6:03. new details in the mysterious shooting death of a falls church man. police have identified the victim was 35-year-old babtunde fadahunsi. a maintenance man found him dead at the towers on seminary road. the victim's childhood friend says he doesn't know why anyone would target him. fairfax police do not have any suspect it's in murder. >>> we love nevada. we

chuck bell, melissa mollett, derrick ward all standing by. we want to begin things off with chuck. >> good morning. it is indeed a presidents fortunately a lot of businesses and schools were already planning to be closed today. the rest of the schools i'm sure will be calling off for the day, as well. snow this morning, all snow everywhere. on average 2 to maybe in some spots as muches 6 inches of snow. heavier amounts hey actumay be town because it's still snowing southern prince george's county, charles, calvert county. more snow south of town than to the north. later today, it will lift northward so it will snow again today in montgomery and frederick county. on average 2 to 6, 3 to 5 around most of the area, so we're not looking at a crip pling amount f snow. it's a warming trend, but the warming trend is it include a chance for freezing rain starting around sundown tonight and into the early morning hours tomorrow. impact on the roads and travel coming up in t a here is melissa in traffic. >>> i'm megan fitzgerald at the live desk follow

breaking news on the roads, here's melissa mollet with the latest. >> breaking news. take a look at this, molette green just sent us this at georgia avenue. take a look. now let's look at my map and see really what we're dealing with. again on the outerloop, still very slow. we have three lanes blocked there. and debris in those innerloop lanes have caused problems there. a fuel spill top of the beltway. going to be some time before cleared out of the way. southbound, bw parkway, and then northbound branch avenue, a re light. 270 at falls road, again, nice and light this morning. this is what you're dealing with. back here in ten minutes. >>> you have to understand how former mayor gray feels, though. >> d.c.'s new u.s. attorney responding to questions about former mayor vincent gray's long running investigation. channing phillips decided not to bring charges against gray. in the first one-on-one with phillips, this was the first decision about that. phillips took office, one of his first move was to close the case against former mayor gray. for years prosecutors trie

moll li melissa mollet, how is the forecast? >> just southbound 50 crash out of the way, so police are leaving the scene now. beltway here at avenue, innerlooper, outer loop, top of the beltway is looking just fine. nice and dry and not seeing any rain. southbound 270 from 70 down to the spur going to take you 26 minutes this morning. no worries there. it is nice and clear. southbound also clear. remember to listen to our friend at wtop 105 fm in your car. 56 and 95 also nice and green no major worries there. i'll have a live look at 4:56. >>> apple is fighting a judge's order. we're talking about the accused terrorist syed fa rooroomfaroom and his wife. is this a developing story, we'll continue to follow throughout the day, aaron. >>> 4:33,r they're accused of admitting some violent robberies in the district now several suspect, out of jail and back into the community. this has the mayor's office angry about this. this video shows a robbery on h street at a cell phone store. investigators say 22-year-old roundelle mccloud and

melissa, it's messy out there. >> coming inro county, my street was awful. the street getting on to 270 was awful. and then 270 wasn't that bad. so top of the beltway right now, colesville road, you can see some sneen on the roadway. beltway, 270, 95, it has been treated, but doesn't mean that we don't have the slick spots. we'll take a bigger look at things in a couple minutes. right now tom kierein is in more than virginia. >> reporter: we have a sheen of ice, we're on brooke road here near great falls and it is completely ice covered. irene johnson at the wheel of the storm team 4 x 4 moving at about 5 miles per hour here because it is like driving on an ice skating rink. all the side streets that we're seeing in fairfax county have not been treated. it looks like it's wet. in fact that is a sheen of ice. watch your footing it is really like the worst morning of the winter so far. back to you. >> i agree with you on that, tom. it's 4:30 and we're still below freezing right now in many places. so ice is still a problem on the roads right now. you'll see sa

chuck bell, melissa mollett, derrick ward all standing by. we want to begin things off with chuck. >> good morning. it is indeed a presidents

aaron and eun. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 4:32, we continue our team coverage. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein keeping eye on the roads in rockville, tom. >> yeah, this morning, we are seeing some patchy snow on some of the side streets just off of route 28 here in the storm team 4 by 4. and most of the main roads that have been treat ed and some of these side streets are wet to dry in some areas. but we're also seeing, as you see in this live vushiew, as we traveling down route 3, we have a few areas of passing snow showers in the past couple hours came through and only lasted 15, 20 minutes that put down a fresh coating. you that can see here on this side street here near downtown rockville, just off of route 28. all of the cars are coated with a dusting and sidewalks as well. many on the front steps as well. covered with this very light dusting. it's sweepable. you can get the broom out and sweep it off which is a good idea to do. we are below freezing. 28 degrees in rockville. what did fall did stick on any untreated surface. going to stay below freez

here is melissa mollett pretty in red this morning. >> thank you very much. taking a look right now as some of this snow here, this is in st. mary's. you can see some of the snow on the roadway at 235 and 237 there. so again, this is the scene in much of the kind of southeastern portion of the area right now. you can see the radar on our traffic map this morning. a warning and reminder of course as bridges and overpasses, they can all be slippery. so it might just look wet, but it may be fairly slick. georgetown pike at river bend road, all lanes blocked because of a crash with a fuel spill. we're sending a crew out that way to see exactly what is going on there. inner loop at colesville, left lane goetting by the work zone. >>> it is a controversial gun deal and it's moving ahead in the commonwealth. we'll tell you why despite outrage from some. >>> and attacks and abducted by a naked man. bizarre incident we're learning about that we are working for on you this weather alert day. rain and snow falling in several parts of our area this morning. chuck bell wi

melissa mollett has a great traffic picture for you in a second to show you some of the slushiness on the roads. the heaviest of the rain and snow now is confined to southern calvert and st. mary's county. there is a winter weather advisory that includes d.c., arlington, prince george's county, st. mary's and the th n northern neck. snow amounts, only a light coating around the metro. calvert county schools called off because they could have a quick 2 inches of snow. later today, turning blustery and breezy, but temperatures in the 40s. all the snowflakes this morning will be nothing but a memory later on this afternoon. melissa mollett now with a look at the traffic camera. >>> slushy mess here down south in st. mary's, we're talking about california, maryland. the roadways just a little nasty at 235 and 237 again there in california. so that is one weather issue. another one loudoun county, we're getting several reports of flooding here this morning. a lot of different reports on some smaller roadways here this morning. georgewn pike at river bend road, all lanes still blocked. a cr

melissa torez was inside the plant thursday when she says she heard five gunshots. and she saw the shooter walk into the building with two guns and opened fire. >> it looked like he was ready to go to damage. he had no remorse, he had his hands up just bam, bam just evil, he didn't care. he was just trying to kill whoever he could. >> melissa was shot in the hand, hip and back. three people died and a total of 14 were wounded. cedric ford was killed in a shootout with police. >>> a massive search is under way for a 4-year-old little girl reportedly kidnapped in northeast monday ttanamontana. witnesses say the also girl was taken from a park against her will. the suspect has been taken into custody, the lit the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. >>> in the week ahead, this week we could learn the name of prince william county newest elementary school. the school board will pick a name on wednesday. and among the suggestions, kyle wilson after the county firefighter who tied in the line of duty in 2007. also another name, dr. george hampton, a living african-a

melissa? >> thank you, pat. >>> montgomery county firefighters are working to find out what caused two big fires overnight. chopper 4 shot this video over a gutted barn at woodmont country club in rockville. it collapsed in on itself, just a mess. completely destroyed. firefighters are making sure there's no damage to the environment and also are on standby in case of any no one was hurt, not in rockville or potomac, where a chicken choop caught fire. firefighters say some chickens died. the fire department has not said how the fire started. >>> another student has come forward saying he was a victim of sexual abuse at judge sylvania woods elementary school. parents packed the school last night wanting an explanation of how 22-year-old deonte carraway could abuse at least a dozen victims and go undetected. some of the abuse allegedly took place on school property. >> unfortunately the more we keep looking, the more we keep finding. and the broader the whole matter seems to be getting. >> the m

guys. >>> thanks, melissa. a war of words between the president and the man who hopes to take that job. what president obama said about donald trump that has the candidate fired up this morning. >>> major concerns about your safety were raised after a high-profile resignation with d.c. fire and ems. now, we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. weathertech. proudly made in america. >>> right now, we're working on a number of developing stories as we get you up to the minute. the minute you're up first. bracing for a tough day, the chief of d.c. fire ems is prepared for tough questions about your safety. >>> we're also watching the developmentings from the u.s./mexico border as pope francis plans to visit the town of juarez. first chuck bell has the out-t

here's melissa. >> i love to hear that. going to check in with tom kierein right now. >> reporter: yeah, right now, we're on route 27, ridge road, heading towards 270. now just to the west of damascus, where there are a few scattered flurries. and we can see those on the storm team 4 radar and the nbc washington app. right now, we have dry pavements throughout most of northern montgomery county. i did find a couple of parking lots and sidewalks that were very icy and areas that were untreated after an overnight dusting of light know is that came through. and that came right across montgomery county and the district. and prince george's county where it did put down a light coating. and it's sweepable. you can use a broom to sweep it off. and it's going to stay around here for the next several hours as we will say below freezing. storm team 4 temperature is at 27 degrees as we're moving along on dry pavement here. everything has been well treated with salt. and most of the roads, and even many of the side streets are in good

another crash, melissa mollett. >> another crash. big sigh, right? 270 southbound at west montgomery avenue. so right now you can see that crash and the response there on the left side of the roadway. doesn't seem to be slowing things too much. a little bit of a slow down outer loop at bw parkway, crash blocking some rains ther s la. 270 south to the spur, 13 minutes. to which the beltway, 59 95 to , on time. 66 and 95 inbound also on time. so folks not on the roadway, but you will still feed to allow the extra time because of the icy listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car for the latest on those problems this morning. >>> it you're just joining us this morning, it's a storm team 4 weather alert day. look at all the rain and freezing rain on radar. >> and this picture of national harbor, if you were with us at the start of the show, you can see that there were icicles hanging from the camera, but notice they have since melted. that is what a lot of the met wi mess will do later today. the latest on the flooding you can't deal with something, b

melissa mollett is here with all the closures we need to know about. going to be a rough morning through there. >> it will be a mess. so depe again take a look. outer loop at connecticut avenue where most of the crash is here this morning. inner loop all these folks getting by on the right, that is only open for toes that were the existing backup from that accident. so outer loop shut down. avoid the beltway ramps. all ramps in that area are shutting down. 270 pushed on to old georgetown, outer alone on to connecticut and inner loop on to rockville pike. new crashes, inner loop at 66, inner loop at van dorn and 95 at fairfax county mark way. and bw parkway north at 32, still slow just after that here this morning, so allow extra time if you are headed up to the airport here this morning as we zoom out, you can see no other real major issues as we take a big look at the beltway. chuck, you have to have better news than i do morning. >> absolutely. receipt l pretty low bar, but as you're getting ready for a weekend, no real troubles. it will be cloudy an

over to melissa now. >> could it just not happen maybe? bowie, 50 at 301, again roads are wet, but only because the temperature is above freezing. you can see the grassy area, a common thing to see this morning. 4 x 4 with molette green driving through calvert county. wet roads and a dusting on the grassy spots. 29 south before the beltway, we have a crash in the lanes of outer loop. a slowdown there. adding to that is the outer loop at new hampshire with a truck blocking the center lane. 295 south, a crash reported at benning road. prince george's county overall looking pretty typical. inbound suitland parkway at alabama avenue, a disabled vehicle. 66 and 95, no major problems. again, right here on our traffic maps, we have all the radar for you showing you where it could be a little precipitation. take spot right now 95 north bound and southbound there in virginia. georgetown pike at river bend road finally open this morning. >>> tonight we uncover a lemon law loophole that could end up costing you thousands of dollars especially if you

mears melissa mollet. how are the roads? >> we'll hear from tom kierein on his way to darnestown this morning. roads looking pretty good right there. no major problems. so, a main route, you can see, has been treated, no major issues. you might have a little bit of snow on your roads. perhaps the driveway here this morning in your neighborhood. take a look at the beltway into and out of town. you can see you don't have any problem right now. the precipitation, all of this radar, this gray and white, that is snow that appears to be moving offscreen. 66 and 95, you don't have any problems there. everything rolling just fine. remember downtown, north capitol at m street northwest blocked and shut down until further notice. we'll have a live look at 66 comes up, aaron. >>> it's 5:02. we have them out across the area keeping an eye across the road. >> tom kierein is live in koeg cou montgomery county. tom, how are things look? >> reporter: right now, we're on darnestown road, in montgomery county. it's dry here. even though we go

melissa, what is happening on the roads? >>> big look at the beltway, overall nice and green. we do still have the road work inner loop after colesville road, the left lanes getting by the work zone there. as far as travel times, 270 south to the spur going to take you 11 minutes. outer loop 95 over to 270, you are you at speed there. 61 miles per hour. you will get there in 9 minutes. taking a look at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 9 minutes. and then will 95 north quantico to the beltway going to take you 23 minutes. no major problems right now as far as travel times. of course we'll keep you updated if anything changes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. >>> e false "rolling stone" article that rocked the university of virginia. now she's expected to be in the middle of something else. what the woman we've come to know as jackie is being required to do. >>> and the battle between the fbi and apple continues. now the director of the fbi is speaking out. what he >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. reuters reporting that thousand u.s. s

melissa mollett shows us how she does it. >> reporter: san antonhe's know had caster. creative crazy concoctions casts her canvas, all whipped up by hand. >> mostly permanent marker. >> reporter: here at the hsc pediatric rehab center in northeast, physical therapist amanda hall uses her talents to help replace sadness with smiles. >> i hope it makes them feel special because they're getting something custom. >> reporter: like this air >> i never seen a cast like this. all the colors, the straps. >> she said they're icy. >> reporter: that's cool for all you old people out there. and like an every last boxing glove, wedges, nike, many uggs, star wars characters and spiderman. >> a lot of infants have gone from nicu to our special care nursery and so a lot of the rst are different than the parent were expecting. so first pair of shoes might actually be a splint. >> reporter: but hall says she wouldn't consider hurst artistic. >> this is developed with my skills. >> reporter: just passionate. >> i love the alignment of the foot and function. but it's also important that t

you know how much of an impact the weather will have on your plans during the day coming up here is melissa mollett. >>> 95 south, a little bit of the fog still hanging around. i was asking chuck where we would still see it. and he said check 95 south of fredericksburg, and you can still sort of see it there. also have the fog, the flooding as well. manassas piper lane there at observation road, all lanes blocked and no access to the broad run vre station off of piper lane. that again is because of the high standing water. same thing in barnesville, barnesville road at peach tree road with the lanes blocked because of flooding. crash right now northbound d.c. 295, the ramp there. a crash in the left lane. >>> developing right now, police are investigating a quadruple shooting in the district. molette green is on the scene in southeast now with the very latest. >> reporter: yeah, d.c. police all over the scene here. check it out here. there is a wide area where they are walking around searching for evidence here. we are at 16th and butler streets here in the anacostia area. check out the evi

here is melissa mollett who loves mondays. >> i do love mondays. not really. not at all actually. little river turnpike at prince william drive, all lanes blocked because of a crash. trying to get more information on this one for you. as we zoom in, you can see that it is red in both directions. inner loop after colesville, left lane still getting by that work zone and outer loop after new hampshire, again those two right lanes getting by the work zone here this morning. outer loop after alexandria, left lane blocked. prince william parkway, no worries there. back in a few.

and here is melissa mollett. >>> route 50 eastbound remember here at fair view park drive, two lanes blocked until about 8:00 this morning. i-270 looking pretty good here. a couple problems bolt of the beltway. inner loop at van dorn street and at braddock road and outer line, a crash. again, take a look at the bottom of the screen, all of that gray, that is radar showing snow on my map here. southbound bw parkway before nasa goddard, still have the crash on the right side of the roadway. travel times in ten >>> not all school districts had the day off for the holiday, but many that did, classes are canceling now. spotsylvan spotsylvania, tafauquier county manassas all closed. and berkeley, jefferson, hampshire, hardy all closed. and many activities are canceled. we've put all the changes at the bottom of your screen and also on the nbc washington app. >>> let's get a closer look at the roads thousand. derrick ward tracking conditions in southern maryland in the 4 x 4.housand. derrick ward tracking conditions in southern maryland in the 4 x 4. ar >> reporter: we're northbound on rout

now melissa mollett helping you navigate your way in and away all the traffic troubles. >>> breaking news continues bw parkway northbound at 32. still have all lanes blocked. trafficking pushed on to 32. so when it goes from red to purple, that means our maps can't read anything because there is no movement at all. branch also blocked. so is this a major issue anybody headed perhaps to the airport this morning. take 95, take route 1 for the time being. if it clears we'll let you know. inner loop at colesville road, two right lanes getting work zone. >>> all eyes will be on two state this is will week as decision 2016 ramps up, but will the candidates' last minute stumping have an effect? >>> his dad did what a lot of dads his toddler with him to get haircut you can't predict the market. with him to get haircut 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. may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so

here is melissa mollett with traffic. >>> you can see a lot of green on the map. a couple of different issues. one is 15 at 50, truck crash closing down the roundabout. apparently good amount of debris on the roadway. just south of there, we have it still shut down between 50 and 234 because of the heavy equipment transport. that should be wrapped up in the next 15 minutes or so. beltway at branch avenue, i ina lo inner and outer loop, no big worries there. to the top of the beltway has cleared out and the issue at powder mill also now gone. >>> just days after a deadly crane collapse in new york, changes take effect, what must now be done with the hopes of preventing a similar tragedy. >>> and does your husband or wife have a bank account you don't know about? surprising study that finds they're much more common than you would think. ♪ you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+

speaking of the roads, here is melissa mollett. >>> you can see the sheen on the roadway and coming down 270 this morning, a lot of fog especially right near the spur. and complaints of fog in the fred rerick county area, as wel. 66 and 95, no big problems right now. outer loop at allentown road, broken down tractor trailer blocking the left side of the roadway. so you have to crowd to the right to get around it. the tow truck is on the scene. and speaking of 270, no problems northbound or southbound. but again, be aware of that fog. >>> why did you kill that little girl? can you say anything to her family? >> prince george's county police arrested 25-year-old daron boswell-johnson for the murder of his daughter and her mother. court documents say he confessed to waiting for neshante davis outside of her town home tuesday morning. he sought davis and hair 2-year-old daughter chloe several times. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins talked to neshante's mother after the arrest. >> did they catch him? >> yes, he's in custody. >> he didn't have to do it. he could have just lef

for now over to first 4 traffic and melissa. >>> we have molette green headed out to the problem in silver spring. university boulevard between carroll avenue and piney branch road. so we'll get more details on that water main repair and how long it will possibly take win she arrives. two closures downtown, l street in northwest at 10th street, all lanes blocked because of police activity. in the 300 block of clay street in northeast. derrick ward is heading out to that situation for us. northbound gw parkway at cia, sounds like we have a pothole and repairs in the left lane. see you in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 4:33. developing in leesburg, two stepbrothers in a deadly stabbing right across from a police station on plaza street. officers say a woman ran into the lobby just after midnight saying a man had been stabbed. the two stepbrothers had been fighting before the sabing. the victim's name is not being released. p this is the first homicide in leesburg this year. >>> we just learned that one person died in a stabbing near a popular club in d.c. police saying someone was stabbed

let's check in with melissa mollett following some breaking news. that big problem on the beltway right now. >> huge problem here top of the beltway at connecticut avenue. so over here the outer loop, the inner loop. that look like perhaps part of the cab of the tractor trailer that went through the barrier wall. inner loop on the right shoulder, only the traffic that was there during the crash getting by. everything else is closed. all the ramps this the area shut down. avoid it if you possibly can. 270 south at middlebrook, southbound lane red line delays to shady grove right now. that is also something we're contending with. big look at the beltway, all of the other main routes overall we look pretty good. top of the beltway just a disaster. avoid it at all costs. >>> testif morning otough morni roads and it is cold must have to have a little ribbon of snowflakes going through. most of this will be a miss, but a few flakes on i-81. this rib bbon of snowflakes dryg up and at the speed it's going, it will be through the metro area in just about the

now over to melissa mollett. >>> problem continues on 95. so we have one southbound lane open right now and two northbound lanes. this is a car versus a tractor trailer. 95 between scaggsville road and 32, some lanes blocked each direction. southbound only going about 25 miles per hour. 395 south after seminary, have two left lanes getting by the work zone there. and then the outer loop before university, left lane getting by that work zone. megan mcgrath on her way to on. more coming up. >>> you heard what they say to say, but before they being honest? >>> and a startling site. what we're learning about the woman who sp you can't predict the market. woman who sp 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. may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >>> senator bernie sanders

good job, melissa. >>> 5:53. and developing now, a republican could be the president's choice for the open seat on the supreme court. nbc news confirmed nevada governor brian sandoval is meeting with president obama about the job. he supports abortion rights. president obama says the right nominee could force his opponents' hands. >> and i think it will be very difficult for mr.co concludes that this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. >> we've also learned the head of the senate judiciary committee will meet with the president next week. no word on when we'll hear about apif i recall nomination. >>> parents who host teen drinking parties may soon face jail time. there are calls for lawmakers to enact a bill that would add jail time for nanyone found guilty o hosting these kind of parties. a senate committee heard from two montgomery county fathers yesterday, their sops were killed last june in a drinking and driving accident. parents could face up

now over to melissa mollett. >> so we have chopper 4 over you here this morning. white lights, southbound 95. a 3 mile backup there. and about a 1 mile backup headed northbound there near scaggsville road because of this crash. you'll want to consider bw parkway this morning if you're headed southbound or northbound. outer loop at the american legion bridge, you can see we have a problem on the left side of the roadway. we are seeing some backups starting to stack up by the spur temperature taking a look outer loop by the american legion bridge, lanes are blocked. that should be red right there. it was red just a moment ago. top of the beltway here, remember westbound veirs mill at connecticut, right line getting by the water main break. >>> friday morning, finally friday, everybody, another week of crazy ups and downs in the weather and we're wiabout to ha a downward trend in temperatures. and a quick coating of snow this evening as the leading edge ever the arctic air arrives. could leave half an inch to a quick inch in spots. 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. and then in to t

here is melissa mollett. >>> still have the problem 15 at 50, truck crash closing the roundabout. that is still hanging around. and just south of there, 15 closed between 50 and 234 because of heavy equipment transport. still report that it's hanging around. 95 here in virginia at rinse william parkway, no worries there. and overall prince george's county looking quite good. big look at the beltway coming up. >>> here at the live desk, we're covering a developing story out of taiwan where amazing rescues are under way. we've just learned that three more survivors, actually five more survivors were just pulled from the rubble of a massive earthquake that happened over the weekend. this as the death toll rises to 33. so far 206 survivors been rescued from the collapsed building, but still more than 100 are believed to still be trapped. i'm angie goff at the live desk. thousand now back to you. >>> and it is 5:02. developments in that potentially hazardous spill in the potomac river. the coast guard says the oil sheen is largely disappearing. a crew flew over the affected area over t

now over to melissa mollett. >> so we have chopper 4 over you here this morning. white lights, southbound 95. a 3 mile backup there. and about a 1 mile backup headed northbound there near

here is melissa mollett now with the traffic update. >>> in silver spring, molette green on the scene to keep us updated. university between carroll avenue and piney branch, shut down because of a water main break. take new hampshire or flower. big look at the bell wtway and n routes, we're looking quite good. a live picture on 95 at powder mill, rolling along just fine. we'll get a look at 66 coming up. >>> hello des moines! >> we're going to win. >> if we stand together, we will win. >> thank you all very much. >> we are hours away from the iowa caucuses. the first real kindicator of wh is ahead in the race for the white house. aaron gilchrist is live in des moines for us. aaron, good morning to you. >> eun, good morning. yeah, this is the day when things really get real. we will see caucuses happening tonight 1600 plus precincts around the state of iowa. and we'll find hundreds of people in some cases going into these caucus sites to try to get a decision who they want to be the nominee for their parties this fall. we can tell that you this weekend saw all the candidates crisscross

let's keep it this way. >> for sure, melissa thank you. we'll take a quick bak and re your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >>> still only in the 20s to near 30 out the door early this morning. staying chilly all day today. plenty of clouds in the sky. not much of anything in the way of rain or snow. a risk of showers on sunday. be on the lookout for that. >> keep an eye on the forecast as well an d >>> taking a look at the headlines. the president and first lady and the public are paying final respects today to supreme court justice antonin scalia. throughout the day, thousands of people will file by his casket, as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the supreme court. where scalia

. >>> i'm melissa with your first at 4 traffic and a look at the rails for the weekend. let's look at the track work on metro. red line running every 12 to 24 minutes. silver line every 10 minutes. blue line every 20 minutes. same thing on the orange line. green line every 24 and the yellow line a little bit of a tweak but as for the silver line, trains running every 10 minutes between ballston and wiehle-reston east. only here this weekend, yellow line regular service but it's only between huntington and mt. vernon square. red line single tracking between friendship heights and gloveser in. >>> you walk outside and that wind was a shocker. >> winter doesn't want to give up just yet. we have had a couple nice days. we had spring-like thunderstorms just two days ago, and now on the back side of that storm we're much colder. it looks pretty. i mean, outside right now looking out your window it's a gorgeous afternoon. we have some bright blue skies out there, a few clouds coming in but not all that bad at all until you actually walk out the door and it's 39 degrees, but the

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all the latest now with melissa mollett. >>> so a couple of new problems. goshen road at center way, crash. county called in to salt the roads. complaints of ice p. and another complaint of ice, this vehicle off the roadway into the snow bank. we'll get more information on that here in just a minute. ener loop at van dorn, crash on the right shoulder. but not slowing anything. still looking green there. 5 southbound just after the beltway, still have a disabled truck in the right lane. blue, orange and silver line delays in both directions because of a switch problem outside of mcpherson square. >>> 6:25 right now. today president obama will meet with wisconsin lawmaker paul ryan. it is the first meeting between the two since ryan took his new position as speaker of the house back in october. they are expected to hash out the president's 2017 budget requests and other legislative interests for obama's last year in office. if you live in the district, you have until midnight tonight to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act. the deadline

melissa garcia is back to explain it all. good to sew ye you. >> good to see you, too. >> i was talking to savannah and the sa she said, when you have workout clothes on you like, it's motivating. >>e to go to the gym. >> bright colors. >> yes. >> there are these online subscription services. you get your fitness fix with that. i've heard a lot about them hea i've kind of wanted to subscribe. what's the deal here? >> this one we have is a really cool brand. what they do is you fill out a profile online and they send you a complete outfit which is really cool. everything you see here, you get shoes, a sports bra, the whole thing. you get to keep what you want. whatever you don't want, you harged for it. re not charged >> hidden fees? >> no membership, no sign-up fee. go on when you want a box and they send you a box. or ask them to send you a month tmont monthly box. you can order it when you want and there's different bran >> nike and adidas. >> we are obsessed over leggings. i said i was going to stop wearing the plain black

and i look up and it's melissa mccarthy and i say "oh, hello, melissa mccarthy. yeah, i'm fine. my button's not working" and then -- her husband and she are so nice and so sweet and we talked about the challenges of the red carpet which is a scintillating conversation and cut to the end of the night and in addition to my button being non-working, all of the studs in my shirt had popped out. they were too small. i didn't check those either. >> seth: gotcha. >> so about half of the ceremony i was trying to find them with my feet under the table and my shirt is wide open now because a tucked shirt doesn't have any buttons. >> seth: exactly, yeah. >> so i get up at the end of the night and my shirt is wide open and i'm trying to kind of discreetly get back to the table and mark ruffalo says who's also in "spotlight" says, "dude man what's wrong with your shirt?" [ light laughter ] i said, "i lost my tux studs." i said, "they're under the table." "well let's find them." [ light laughter ] literally on our hands and knees under the table at the global globes. and he's like i found two

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in northeast washington, melissa mollett, news 4. >>> love it. >> yeah, in the good old days, you always signed the cast. >> you couldn't even find a space. getting a cast was like a cool thing. >> yeah, street cred. and you're getting a lot of credit. >> you're blending into the sunrise. it matches your dress. colors are perfect. live view from the storm team 4 city camera overlooking the potomac river. there is reagan national airport in the foreground. sun coming up in a partly cloudy sky. our sun advise occurring as we speak. there is another view of it, live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. a couple hundred feet above the se later today, we'll have the clouds thickening up and should be mostly cloudy by noontime. by then, though, we ought to be in the upper 50s and then showers move in. temperatures drop back town into the mid-50s durk the showers. we do have a flash flood watch, all these areas in green including washington, arlington, all of fairfax county, rest of northern virginia in to west virginia and shenandoah valley. watch out for high water tonight as the ground i

i'm melissa mollet, the massive effort to get this wreck cleaned up and the road back open to traffic. >>> and a deadly crash in prince george's county. i'm erika gonzalez. the new details just in. >>> and warmer air moves in for the weekend. but some rain chances as well. i'll have the latest timing coming up in my updated forecast. news4 midday starts >>> hundreds of people are lined up right now to pay last respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. his funeral is tomorrow. molette green is live outside the supreme court building with all the ways people are remembering the late justice scalia. >> barbara, good morning it is the public's turn to now bid farewell. look at the line there formed outside here. those people getting here early to get their chance to go inside the great hall. washington's political back and forth set aside on this day to honor senior associate justice scalia, the longest serving on this current court, lying in repose. the private ceremony with family and his nine children and the other justices and dignitaries including the former law clerk serving

melissa? if we don't do what's required now, i think future generations will look back and ask why we failed to act when the right course -- >> right now, a plan is in place to close guantanamo bay for good. president obama spoke less than an hour ago. he says the detention camp is a waste of resources and hurts our standing in the world. republicans in congress are already responding, gearing up for what could be a big political fight. it's also a busy morning on capitol hill. secretary of state john kerry is facing spectacle centk skeptica after russia and tsyria reacheda cease-fire. he's trying to also get approval forever the state department's 2017 budget. >>> right now the senate judiciary committee is holding a hearing on the unaccompanied children's crisis. most of the children are from south america and cross illegally into the u.s. hoping to be reunited with family members here. witnesses at the hearing include members of i.c.e. and the department of health and human services. >>> be

here is melissa mollett are a check on traffic. >>> more flooding right now. take a look, manassas observation road, a report there that we have all lanes blocked because of blooding through that area. no access to the broad run vre station off of piper lane. so no access there. barnesville road at peach tree road, all lanes blocked because of flooding, as well. low lying areas seeing issues. 66 into town is fine. 95 north, no problem either direction there. 270 looks good and so does top of the beltway 95. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. >>> which would you rather have, lower gas prices or fewer options to get around on the bus? why some say one is causing the other in prince william county. >>> and a lot of us may be thinking about spring break. so when is the right time to book your trip? tips you'll want to hear. >>> and a new milestone for my beloved bei bei. what the panda cub is now doing as well as a behind the scene look from the smithsonian's national zoo. you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe pr

melissa mollett has traffic now. >> punxsutawney phil is my man. inbound 29 here at bull run post office road, we do have delays building as you're headed inbound there through centreville because of a deer that was hit and it's blocking things up this morning. herndon, fair tags county park and west ox road, a car fire. and in silver spring, university boulevard between carroll avenue and pine any prampg road, shall lanes open. but if you want to avoid it, take new hampshire instead. big look at things, typical slowdowns. but no main problems on any main routes. see you at 6:31. >>> we have an update to the breaking news out of afghanistan. ten people were killed and 20 injured after a suicide bomber blew themselves up outside. this is new video of the bombing. also getting reports that the taliban is taking responsibility for the attack. now, many civilians were lined up outside that police space when the blast happened. p we will keep you posted. >>> many folks still digging out from blizzard 2016. and the warm weather helping to melt some of th

so melissa, moderate rain will rinse the chemicals and ice off the roads. all should be a distant memory by lunch. >> i like that. so the morning commute looking much nastier than probably the evening commute will. still have a major issue here 270 headed southbound west montgomery avenue. a for 2 mile backup headed south. also hearing about other crashes 270 southbound near 370 here this morning. so be careful. big look ath major issues. northbound here 95 through wood bridge, that has just gotten slow in the past couple of minutes. 34 301 before 4, still blocked. i said ya indian head at swan creek, a crash. you can see rain falling. neighborhood streets are slick and icy p. they are just pretty gross here this morning. be really careful heading out. travel times in 10 minutes. >>> a lot of you impacted by this weather alert day. if you work for the federal government, you have a three hour delayed arrival today with the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. almost every major school district in our area is closed now. but not all of them

for now, it's melissa mollet's turn. she's still looking for trouble. i found one little thing, 16th street before military blocking the left lane. it's so early it's not causing a problem but if it hangs around it could cause delays. beltway near springfield, innerloop and outerloop not having issues. we're nice and green. 270 at old hundred, no problems out of frederick. we'll see you in a couple minutes. >>> new developments sur rounding a judge's order for 'to unlock the phone used by one of bernardino attack. the response just in from apple. >>> and their beloved dog electrocuted. kathleen matthews: too many nights, i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. let's show the nra we're not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this mess

melissa, what's going on with traff traffic? >>> chopper 4 over northbound bw parkway at powder mill road is where the crash is off to the right side of the roadway. we have pretty good backups headed northbound on bw parkway. so reminder on that one. brand new crash inner loop at van dorn street, that crash in the right lane this morning. and 270 south before 109, again a tad slower than we normally see for this time of morning because of that earlier accident. taking a look at the rest of 270, no problem germantown to the spur. to whi top of the beltway and 95 in virginia, no major issues. >>> we continue to follow two developing stories that >> in minutes we're live in bethesda with the principal of a high school reeling from the dwet of one of his students. >>> and water leae're learning about the man accused i have killing a police officer and his wife. a look into his background when team coverag two developing stories right now. tragedy in prince william county after an officer is shot to death while responding to a domes

and now melissa mollett. >>> right now have two new issues that have just popped up. outer loop the a 95, report of a crash there. does not seem to be slowing anything. so you don't have to worry about it too much, but we'll keep you report of a disabled vehicle there. 95 here at lorton road, no problems. again northbound or southbound. taking a look at 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, going to be on time for that this morning. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. also hearing about a problem on 15 in frederick. details on that coming up. >>> we're following a developing story, a press conference today could reveal new information into a child sex abuse scandal. >> several officials will be at today's news conference. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains how this could lead to new charges against deonte carraway. >> reporter: we're expecting to hear new details that will feature the chief of the police department, the state's attorney, the u.s. attorney, and also a spokesperson with the fbi. all discussing charges for deonte carraway. t

. >>> and i'm melissa mollet to tell you what you can expect if you're headed to silver spring this morning. another water main break. >> lauren ricketts can tell us about our weather. lauren? >> it's been a wonderful day, wonderful morning so far, warming temperatures. we started this morning on the warm side. actually, our temperatures started above what our average daytime high is. right now we keep seeing that temperature move up and up. 54 in washington, 61 in fredricksburg, 55 in manassas. you can see a big spread, especially as you head north for i-81. we're going 50s pretty much for everybody. if you're south, obviously, you get a little bit more warmth. this is the rain that will be moving into our area. around i-81 just around the noon area. it will continue to move east to southern maryland around 2:00 or 3:00. we'll time it out hour by hour in just a few minutes. >>> crews are making some progress fixing a water main break in silver spring. chopper 4 was just over it. a couple lanes were shut down this morning and it was entirely closed at one point. the broken pipe is 12 inches