right now, 66 east the right lane shut down between nutley and the beltway until 5:00 a.m. then the x lane on the right side closed between nutley and the beltway for the morning commute for repairs for an overhead sign. and bethesda have this problem, bradley boulevard and huntington porkway, road work from that water main break. closed for the evening and alternate commute, georgetown anywhere around there. 95 to newington looking good. beltway at kenilworth avenue inner loop and outer loop moving along nicely. bw parkway, everything nice and green. >> and i'm really turning to you guys and asking you for help. >> an see motional cry for help billy hurley iii who is looking for his missing father. this weekend was supposed to be a good weekend playing golf in the town. he's asking for help. his father's name is bill hurley. he packed up and left home about ten days ago. no one has seen him. he will play the weekend in hopes that his missing father will reach out. >> if you go to pga.com to check my tee time and see this and understand that dad we love you. >> police say b

this is 66 westbound at nutley street. right now, sounds like the crash is off to the shoulder. just happened though. got this report, so we'll let you know if anything changes. shouldn't slow things down too much for you this morning. taking a look at 29, 95, b.w. parkway, everything rolling quite nicely. no major issues at this point this morning. wide look at the beltway, everything is nice and green and moving. just what we like to see, of course. 95 in virginia here at triangle. a little blurry but i promise nothing going on too much there. and then norbeck read at bel pre road is looking good. >>> 4:32 right now. neighbors in hagerstown are hoping to raise awareness and prevent cases of child abuse. they came together to remember a 9-year-old boy who died. looking at the vigil neighbors held for jack garcia last night. jack's mother's boyfriend beat him to death last month. they say he had taken a piece of cake without asking for permission. >> it's in our backyard, and it's here, it's real. we can no longer turn our head. we have to come together as a community and do som

another crash 66 at nutley street has things slow as well. one lane blocked. >>> 14 before the hour. today we will learn new information about the investigation in to anning aed sex assault that rocked the university of virginia. news 4 will be at a news conference in charlottesville this afternoon. the sex assault was detailed in a now discredited "rolling stone" magazine article last year. we'll send out a breaking news push alert on whether that investigation will lead to criminal charges. >>> new kind of reaction this morning to the video of a uva student bleeding while he's put under arrest. a virginia law student started a petition online to strip alcoholic beverage control ats of their police powers. >>> the a.b.c. department is being investigated for that arrest right now. and the bar that turned martese johnson away is weighing in this morning. the bar's owner released a statement saying johnson did not appear to be drunk even though he was arrested for public intoxication. its estimate also says johnson was, quote, cordial and respe

we'll be at a three-mile backup roaching nutley street. and another three-mile backup approaching 223 because of a blocked right lane. wide look at the beltway. innerloop and outer loop. 95, going 42 miles per hour. not bad at all. taking a look at knife bw parkway and everything rolling along nicely. bethesda, bradley at huntington parkway shut down all the way to tonight as they repave from that water main break. alternates, river road or old georgetown to get you around. >>> it's 6:24 later today president obama's new pick to run the transportation security administration will face tough questions. peter messenger just took off this month and is also dealing with a fallout from tsa failures. that report shows screeners missed weapons and restricted items 95% of the time during an investigation by the department of homeland security. also just this week, a man made tell through security and on to a plane in dallas, without a ticket. >>> pretty soon you can get a new medical device to help you lose weight. federal health regulators approv

do have some other road work on 66 sincere, nutley and seminary. >>> we learn the church of jesus christ wants to weigh in in front of the supreme court on a case. >>> a manhunt is under way after a >>> today, friends and family will remember a security guard shot and killed at the census building in suitland maryland. a viewing will be held for him today. his funeral will be held friday in westmoreland county. >>> right now, police in north carolina are searching for the man who shot and killed an employee on at a north carolina college campus. 20-year-old kenneth stancil walk into a building and kill ron lane. he was formerly student at a school and stancil was a printer. >>> can one of the most famous women in the world reintroduce herself to voters in iowa? nbc is there with a live look. >> hillary clinton is trying to get that more personal relationship with voters at the moment. she took a more grassroots approach to this campaign. she's hit the road in a van. clinton drove 1,000 miles from upstate new york to iowa. her campaign stop will be to talk to students at kirkwood communit

the "x" lane is closed between nutley and the beltway. ddot crews are making emergency repairs to one of the overhead signs there. we have news4's kristin wright headed in that direction. also with melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. >>> when you encounter the dense fog, definitely slow down, use your low beams. might have a deer dart out in front of you. watch out for pedestrians in the dense fog that we have around. we have in these areas in gray here on the storm team 4 map showing up now. these counties in gray, in northern virginia, have this in effect until 9:00. >> we're slow because of an earlier crash and another issue westbound at nutley two left lanes blocked box of a new crash. >>> we're following a developing story in the district right now. new from overnight police are looking into four new robberies including three at gunpoint. they all started after midnight. police are already looking for two armed gunmen wanted in in connection with three robberies yesterday morning. those incidents happened in upper northwest near che

eastbound at nutley street, left lane blocked. see the slowdowns, what we're talking about, we pushed this out on the nbc washington app as well. 295 south before east capital street, left side blocked. >>> outside this morning, the cold start for sure. your weather headlines, be ready for a real chill in the air. first thing this morning, layer up, temperatures in the low 40s and upper 30s out the door this morning. let the warming begin as our little november heat wave starts today. we should be 70 or better for most of the rest of the week. today, nice low impact weather day. average high in the low to mid-60s. we should be at or above 70 for most of the next couple of days. we'll

and 95 at pohick road. 66 east at nutley street right lane blocked until 5:00 this morning. otherwise looking pretty good. a check on the situation on the outer loop and be back in ten minutes. >>> 4:32. right now two people are recovering from a plane crash in maryland and we're now hearing from another pilot who saw their plane go down. take a look at the scene. there are first responders where the plane crashed in anne arundel county. the plane took off from tipton airport in ft. meade. a pilot waiting on the runway said they didn't clear the trees. >> something to watch especially since i noour the the people in t plan >> the ntsb is working to learn exactly what went wrong. the pilot jeffrey bar net and passenger thomas klein from silver spring are both recovering at the hospital. >>> go mcauliffe is supposed to talk about the future of research and personalized cancer care. the announcement is set for 8:00 a.m. in falls church. >>> your kids' teachers as well as government workers could get a pay raise this ys are part of new budget proposals in the statehouse and sena

i have an update on that other accident in a second here. 66 west of nutley, live picture as promised. no major problems there. see a little bit of the sheen on the roadway. this is the one we were speaking about earlier southbound georgia between layhill and mason. the left lane is getting by. they told us it was a crash but now they're saying it was construction. makes a lot more sense. because it's a large area there that is blocked off. carroll avenue at westmoreland, we have the road closed in both directions. looking at prince george's county, everything is moving along nicely. see you at 4:41. >>> molette green at the live desk with the developing story. just getting details about a cruise ship accident in upstate new york. the boat hit a wall in the st. lawrence seaway, near the canadian border. we know eight people hurt. had to be taken off for treatment. the other 274 passengers and crew on board will stay until it can be moved. that's the latest, back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's now 4:33. new details, we know the name of the man shot and killed in the district. brian sickle

taking a look at 66 west of nutley street you'll see all lanes open. the pavement is wet, but there is some icy the spots here as you're approaching nutley street. back to you. >>> we're working for you to make sure you get to work on time with some important information about driving on the ice. so we know driving on the ice can be really ricky if your car does go into a skid do not jam on the brake or jerk the wheel. instead try to take your foot off the brake and the accelerator. straighten the wheel and try to ride out the skid. if your car starts to roll backwards, stay off of the brake. you should you look over your shoulder and try to steer clear to a safe location. >>> the train you take to work will be under inspection starting today. the federal transit administration is examining metro to make sure you're safe. richard jordan live at the met row to break it down. >> reporter: first thing you need to know is this should not affect your more than commute. train should be running on schedule despite the review going on by the federal transit ad

but just wanted to mention that if you're head out any time soon. 66 eastbound at nutley street, a disabled car on the right side of the roadway. not slowing anything down. so that is good. beltway at st. barnabas that's cleared out of the way. we had the crash there outer loop this morning. not a problem anymore. woodyard road rosariville road, we have that crash. that intersection still closed. new hampshire avenue at rocky glen drive closed both ways there because of a tree that is down across new hampshire avenue. back in ten minutes. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk. rick perry could once again jump into the race for president. that's according to the associated press. one of his senior advisers says he's ready to tell supporters in dallas about his plans to seek the republican nomination. you may remember four years ago perry made a run for the white house as an instant front-runner but he stumbled during a debate performance. kristin? >> all right, thank you, >>> today, the search continues for a swimmer last seen in the potomac. two young men were swimming yesterday afternoon

. >>> more road work. 66 westbound here we have road work at nutley street. that should be out of the way in the next 30 minutes or so. taking a live look beltway at colesville road no problems there. inner loop and outer loop. 270 if to town and out of town rolling along nicely. lots of green.to town and out of town rolling along nicely. lots of green. and in prince george's county branch avenue pennsylvania avenue, independentian head highway, everything rolling along. 95 looking good about that a little bit of construction around dale city. >>> it's 4:32. classmates of a 17-year-old killed in an anne arundel county house fire are remembering the guy they called sonnc. a large group of students came together to pay tribute last night. the teen's mother and neighbor also died in that fire yesterday morning when they tried to go back in and rescue sonny. his father and older brother managed to escape. the teen's friends are still coming to grips with the tragedy. >> you would never see sonny sad. you could be sad from the inside, but always cheer you up. he w

you can see how jammed it is there in bound near nutley street. outer loop, brand-new crash, 95 north just popped up here. that's another problem we'll be tweeting about. prince george county, overall, looking slow here. inbound, same thing on 5 as you approach 301 this morning. top of the beltway looks pretty typical. bw parkway, 95 and then take a look there, 29 headed to the top of the beltway, pretty jammed. 270 at montrose looks typical as well. >>> huge developments today into the live desk about the air asia plane crash last year. two things. this morning, ntsb said the crash was partly computer error and partly the pilot's fault. second, we're getting response from the airliners to that report. according to investigators, the plight deck computer had a cracked joint that caused it to stop working. this reportedly happened dozens of times before the crash. the ntsb says the pilot responded the wrong way. that sent the plane out of control. 162 people died. air asia said there are many lessons to be learned for the entire aviation industry a

then it opens back up after that. 66 at nutley street. a crash on that shoulder. little slow in bound at nutley. prince gorges county looking good. slow in bound. indian head highway. top of the beltway, typically slow into town and out of town. bw parkway going 40 miles per hour. chuck. >>> outside early morning picture of the rising sun. a gorgeous sky on your wednesday morning. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. not much of a breeze out there now. winds today will be very light. out of the south at probably less than 5 miles per hour. we really do need the rain. we're going from dry to drought around here. only about an inch and a half of rain since august 1st. that's about a three inch shortage in rainfall over that same period of time. a cool start this morning. a sunny afternoon coming. nice and warm. outside later on this afternoon, temperatures running nearly 10 degrees warmer than average. right now 50 in frederick, 49 in mart continuesburg. low 60s inside the beltway. 62 by the bay in annapolis. 62 in quantico. mid to upper 60s through 9:00 in the morning.

elsewhere, east would be 66 between route 123 and nutley street, we have the right lane blocked due to the work zone. that should be cleaned up in the next few minutes. and northbound 95, that right lane is blocked as well. traveling the beltway, looking good in maryland and virginia. here's river road traveling through montgomery county all running smooth. and good luck road also looking food. i'll be back in ten minutes. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. we have confirmed a u.s. air strike killed a second in command in al qaeda in yemen. this is the harshest blow since the killing of osama bin laden. the death of the man was confirmed. the man once served as bin laden's personal secretary. he is linked to a number of foiled or botched attacks on the u.s. >> thanks, meagan. >>> in a few short hours the woman at the center of a national uproar over race and identity will speak exclusively to the "today" show. rachel dolezal stepped down from the naacp yesterday after days of confusion about why she pretended to be a black person. in a statement she said she's waited to respon

not as slow as it was approaching nutley. right now chopper 4 over the issue we were talking about near wisconsin earlier. this is the outer loop. you can see vehicles off on the ramp. doesn't seem to be causing any sort of a major problem. 270 south germantown to the beltway, 20 minutes. slowest spot is 95 north from the quantico to the beltway. it's taking you 42 minutes. listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. >>> an unexpected trip back to the gate for a number of american airlines passengers. the unusual glitch that briefly kept them on the ground. >>> but first, new developments in baltimore are people are venturing out again after that curfew was lifted nearly two hours ago. take a live look here. people are telling us about the situation as they return to work and the impact the riots are st people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with

>>> the roads are okay but we have a little construction 66 westbound at nutley street with road work with the right lane blocked. overall, everything is moving nicely in prince george's county. no road work being reported there at this point. taking a little bit of a look to the north everything is moving along quite nicely. the beltway at colesville road no problems here. megan mcgrath is going to be driving around all morning. she was just on 270 headed northbound near montgomery avenue. she was seeing the traffic pick up a bit heading north, so she will be driving around for us at 95 in virginia at dale boulevard looking good this morning. we'll have more coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> and at the live desk here with a developing story out of the bronx. two officers shot after responding to a robbery at a grocery store. what we know now is both are in critical but shooting the suspects took off and then carjacked two women. the men were able to get away so the search is on right now. meanwhile, a gun was found at the scene. aaron? >>> thank you, angie. 4:34. a 19-year-old wo

nice and green and no major issues here in your way. 66 there at nutley street also rolling along just fine. not the prettiest picture, but i promise, no major problems right now. they still have the disabled vehicle being reported. slow it down, people. 72 miles an hour. southbound, northbound, also nice and clear. nice and clear. you're watching here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. >>> 4:46, and we tern to decision 2016. two gop front-runners are asking for some rule changes when it comes to the debasement tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. donald trump and ben carson are teaming up. you may not have seen it. they sent a letter saying they'll boycott if they're not allow dodd opening and closing statements and the debate goes mo

that's happening right now, but as you're passing through a little bit of a delay southbound. 66 at nutley, wet on the road, but no real problem there. eastbound and westbound, 270 looking good. north and south. >>> later this morning we should learn more about the deadly mansion murders in northwest d.c. police are expected to release more search warrants related to the murders. news4's megan mcgrath joins us live with what we know so far. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron you can see the police cruisers behind me here. police continue to watch over the house around the clock. now, police have been going over the crime scene for weeks now and we are learning more about the kind of evidence they have found and what they are still looking for. according to search warrants just unsealed, police are looking at phone records for jordan wallace. that's savopoulos' personal assistant and driver. he delivered the $40,000 in cash to the house just hours before the fire was set. police are tracking wallace's movements in the days and hours before the murders and they're looking at his text records. n

you're looking live at 66th at nutley road where the fog is still pretty thick out there. some improvements though this morning. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what do you think, chuck? >> you have to measure improvement by the inch this morning. a lot of fog and a little bit of rain out there now. your showers down in culpepper, virginia, near i-95. the ride in will be slow. school day forecast, rain and fog, reduced visibility. watch out for the kiddos at the bus stops this morning. out the door weather in the upper 40s. f for outdoor activities. indoor recess day. rainy and mild. temperatures near 60s. as far as getting out of town, delays in laguardia and delays likely at our local airports. seven day forecast ten minutes from now. breaking news continues in first 4 traffic. >>> take a look at this. still have this problem 270 headed southbound. it is quite slow here this morning. so right now all the way from frederick down to about clarksburg it is a five-mile backup. a big delay here at this point this morning. as far as travel times go,

and nutley road, it's blocked there. inner and outer loop no major problems. virginia 95 here at lorton road a little bit of wetness, and through prince george's county, so be careful as you're headed out. >> 5:02. we are learning that two cars collided on branch avenue overnight. that crash happened near the intersection with earnshaw drive. look here, you can see at least one of the cars went off the road. >>> three people hurt in another crash in prince george's county. that shut down suitland parkway outside d.c. however, the road is open again right now. one of the people had to be flown to the hospital with life threatening injuries and we're working to learn their condition right now. >>> a family and two dogs are safe after a house fire in prince george's county. you see them there, doing all right. you can see the dogs there that were rescued from the home in the video here. firefighters were called to the house from lake arbor way in largo overnight. no word on what caused the fire. >>> new this morning at the live desk, since we talked with you at t

watch out for wet pavement. 66 at nutley street looking good and 66 from the beltway all the way through arrest ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you.ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you. >>> a major construction impact will have a big impact on your chute. the 16th street bridge over military road will be entirely rebuilt over the next several months. it will mean layne closures and of course some delays. megan mcgrath is live with more on this. crews already getting started. >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about this for a couple of weeks. and you can see that the work has begun here along 16th street. the crews have blocked off lanes right at the base of the bridge and we will see a traffic impact for months to come. now, we're talking about 16th street where it crosses over military road. both major commuter routes so it will have a huge impact. 16th street will be totally swapping out this bridge replacing it. they're down to one lane in each direction. we're also seeing lane closures down on military road, as well. these are

roads and wet roads, but no reports of incidents or delays. 270 out of frederick looking good. 66 at nutley street looking good as well. you'll find again the ponding and pot hoetholes on the road. 395 up to the 14th street bridge no reports of delays or incidents. >>> hundreds of people waited in line for hours will in d.c. for marijuana seeds. you can now legally smoke pot in d.c. but you can't buy it. yesterday the d.c. cannabis campaign organized two seed sharing events for people who don't know anyone who can give them seeds. rsvp was required. p another seed share is planned for tomorrow. >>> some say it's a unique take on physical therapy. >> doreen gensler reports it's helping people get back to work after being injured on the job. >>> you take a slip or fall while at work and it can take weeks, maybe enven months to get back on the job. digging, lifting, shoveling turning. this warehouse is full of people trying to get back to work. doing physical therapy that mimics their day jobs. >> i'm a school bus driver and i have to be able to lift kids if there's an emergency, i immediate t

as you're traveling in montgomery or prince george's county or into virginia. 66 after nutley street is looking good headed to the beltway. 95 slow in dale city. >>> 6:23 right now. united airlines is facing a backlash after refusing to serve a muslim woman an unopened can of diet coke. tahera ahmad said a flight attendant said she might use it as a weapon. she's a muslim chaplain from northwestern university. she says a man sitting nearby told her to shut up because he thought she would use the can as a weapon because she's muslim. united said the incident was a misunderstanding. >>> alarming video out of new york city where a construction accident hurt ten people. take a look at some of the damage to the side of the skyscraper. a huge air conditioning unit broke off of a crane and fell 30 stories down the side of the building. it rained glass and metal on the sidewalk there. it was closed at the time. two construction workers and eight others were hurt. none seriously. >>> 6:24. keeping your kids safe around water is critical for your children as you head into the summer and one wa

just the residual delays kind of hanging around. 66 inbound at nutley street.

so we are having somebody drive live for us. 66 west near nutley. look at the westbound lanes as soon as you hop on outside of the beltway you're seeing it pretty jammed there because of that crash and all of those delays in northeast washington newton street northeast at 22nd. a water main break with the closure. remember inbound 395 at 3rd street tunnel nothing happening. quite slow. i'm back with travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. >>> it is 6:32. today will be the funeral for the baltimore man who died after becoming critically injured in police custody. 25-year-old freddie gray died last week during a police van ride to the station. gray's spine became severed. baltimore police have not explained how or when the incident happened. >>> the obama administration will have a presence at gray's funeral. the head of the president's initiative for young men of color will attend. broderick johnson is a baltimore native and will attend with two other administration officials. >>> as the family prepares for today's funeral, several invest

the north here you have a problem, as well. 270 at mondaytrose, everybody rolling along. 66 east of nutley looking good. just wet about that 95 headed out of triangle, you're looking pretty good until dale city and then you get a little slow. >>> it is 6:55. not really how we wanted to start spring. >> megan mcgrath is keeping an eye on your commute this morning in frederick county. i can't believe how quickly the snow accumulated where you are. but i guess they repre-treated some of the road z. >> reporter: accumulation happened fast. i'm standing in a grassy area just off 355. you'll be able to see all of the note around me here. sticking to the grass. it's not a ton of snow but enough to coat the grass completely enough to get the kids out of school. frederick county maryland schools are closed today. but take a look at 355 itself, you can see that they pre-treated the road yesterday and so things are just wet out there. back to you. >> 6:55 right now. four things to know before you head out. we saw something pretty cool this morning. a total eclipse of the sun. anybody? a little shop o

the stafford area not sure what is going on there. 66 west of nutley just seeing a little bit of a wetness there on the roadway. 270 at montgomery village avenue rolling along quite nicely. you can see the fog on the camera. wide look at things overall no problems inner loop and outer loop. same thing looking at 95 in maryland 29, bw parkway. i'll be back with travel times. >>> it's 5:33. montgomery county ambulance slid on some ice and hit two pedestrian s pedestrians. a woman fell and has serious injuries. the other person is expected to be okay. >>> if you have to drive anywhere in our area, you can't escape them, we're talking about potholes. the recent cold snap is making the problem worse. the worst pothole area was 1300 block of r street northwest. yesterday workers repaired some of the holes with asphalt patches. ddot says they will probably have to resurface the street as well. we're keeping an eye on how long the pothole repairs will take. you can check out the interactive map, go to nbcwashington.com and search potholes. >>> in the day ahead, man accused of molesting two girls i

if just popped up here. 66 just west of nutley treat in and out of town looking quite good. dale boulevard this still remains the ramp to 95 southbound we still have this crash. it is off to the shoulder. but it seems to be slow things just a tad here this morning. taking a look at prince george's county into town on indian head highway, no problems. a little bit slow on branch avenue and then pennsylvania avenue actually look pretty good. remember we have this dli marc penn south 505, 16 minutes behind. >>> if just a few hours, lawyers in the case will argue before the supreme court at issue whether people in all 50 states and d.c. are eligible for federal subsidies. challengers say the subsidyies are only for people who bought policies on exchanged established by a state. millions who bought on the federal exchange could lose subsidies. that includes virginians who used the federal exchange. the obama administration insists any interpretation of the law supports federal subsidies for all low income americans. poll numbers show a majority of voters would support a fix to th

parkway, 95, 29, everything here nice and green. 66 east at nutley, we have that right lane blocked until 5:00 a.m. see you at 4:41. >>> we have this developing story. near downtown atlanta, an officer and a homeowner are recovering from being shot. this after police responded to the wrong house. now, that officer is in critical condition as we look at the aftermath of the scene. the department saying that the shootings happened after officers responded to the call for a suspicious person in the area and entered the wrong home. that's when the gunfire broke out. now, the homeowner was shot in the leg. the officer shot in the leg and the homeowner's dog we believe was shot and killed. right now, police are still looking into whether a burglary did happen at that home. aaron, the georgia bureau of investigation is now overseeing this case. >> angie goff at the live desk, thank you. >>> 4:43, the search is on to find a man who is responsible for two recent sex assaults in northeast washington. it happened on rigs road in michigan avenue and a man threatened a woman with a knife, sexually ass

all the way from frederick down to the top of rockville here this morning. 66 west of nutley moving along nicely. beltway at kenilworth, no problems there. beltway at the 32 a little sloi as well. >>> families of children suffering from epilepsy head to the virginia statehouse to plead for lawmakers to legalize cannabis oil. 15-year-old jennifer collins and her mother will be there. collins has horn 300 seizure as day. her fairfax county family spent five years trying to find a treatment that worked. last year they tried can that business oil, a form of medical mayor hair mayor without being separated was -- excuse me -- very difficult. >> three bills that would allow use of cannabis oil are up for consideration. opponents say more trials are still needed to determine the effectiveness and safety of medical marijuana. >>> leesburg police are issuing a new warning about synthetic marijuana. they're seeing a spike in the number of people who need medical help using what is often labeled k-2 or spice. synthetic marijuana is actually a type of incense and it contains powerful chemicals that c

here, first 4 traffic tracker heading in on 395, quite slow right here at the beginning of 395. 66 at nutley, no problems there. wide look at things everything actually looking typical. you can see the slowdowns the traffic tracker will see on 395 as we drive live. 29 95, b.w. parkway, everything looks good and pretty typical for this time of the day. prince george's county same sort of thing. >> 6:54 a controversial divide over gender identity came down to one vote for fairfax county schools. the school board voted in changer of the nondiscrimination policy to include gender identity. emotions overflowed inside the auditorium packed with teachers students and parents last night. some said they're confused by how the change will affect their children. the only board member to vote against the change says teachers are already meeting the needs of students. >> setting this policy is going to set off a firestorm that isn't needed. that my -- that my fellow teachers don't need in order to accommodate them. >> the school district will hire a consultant to look at policies including bathroom use a

just the residual delays kind of hanging around. 66 inbound at nutley street. sending chopper to this crash right now. we could have a ramp blocked. backlick road at fullerton, one lane is closed. we have road work there clearing up because of the accident. >>> and right now the search is on for a convicted sex offender in our area. take a look at your screen. this is james norris, jr. he walked off during a home visit yesterday. he was an inmate at a state hospital near landover hills. he was last seen wearing a black track jacket, jeans on and new balance sneakers. call 911 if you see him. >>> your tips can really help police. cathy lanier says tips from the public and good police work are helping to close some of the city's open murder cases. police made three arrests for homicides in 24 hours on thursday. the most recent case was this past saturday near howard university. >>> today we expect a judge to sentence a teenager for helping another teen join isis. a ali shukri amin pled guilty to conspireing to support terrorists and he admitted to helping another

but westbound at nutley street the right lane is blocked up. coming up in a couple of minutes until 2:00 this afternoon for some road work. >>> 6:53 right now. a developing story, greek pensioners are lining up outside of banks in athens over concerns about the future. greek lawmakers agreed to the harsh austerity package so they can receive a three-year bailout worth $93 million. the central bank is being asked to increase emergency help to the banks. >>> getting to the airport and metro is about to get easier in northern virginia. today officials are kicking off a part of old ox road in loudoun county. the project widens the five-mile section between evergreen mills road and the dulles greenway. eventually it will ease traffic to dulles airport and the future route 606 metro station. >>> a store in the bloomingdale neighborhood is closed for at least one year. aida's electronics on florida avenue closed after allegedly selling synthetic drugs. d.c.'s attorney general now says the northwest store was the site of multiple synthetic drug seizure

we still have some rain offscreen here off to the right side of the beltway this morning. 66 here at nutley looks fine. then taking a look right now, want co-to the beltway looking good as you head inbound. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. more reports of a high ranking official using work e-mail for work business. this time ash carter raises questions. >>> a new travel warning is in place this >>> just in at the live desk we're sorting through the new details of a travel warning sthachlt's not safe for americans to go to israel, the addenda za strip, or the west bank right now. they say those visiting gaza should leave as soon as possible. the travel alert calls the security environmental in that region complex and talks about political violence in the area has caused injury and risk and death to americans. they're monitoring the security situation right now. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. it is now 5:17. 14,000 children in our area will have presents a by the end of the day. that's despite the fact thieves broke in over the weekend. the washington nationals and walmart helped repla

eastbound at nutley street, left lane blocked. see the slowdowns, what we're talking about, we pushed this out on the nbc washington app as well. 295 south before east capital street, left side blocked. >>> outside this morning, the cold start for sure. your weather headlines, be ready for a real chill in the air. first thing this morning, layer up, temperatures in the low 40s and upper 30s out the door this morning. let the warming begin as our little november heat wave starts today. we should be 70 or better for most of the rest of the week. today, nice low impact weather day. average high in the low to mid-60s. we should be at or above 70 for most of the next couple of days. we'll detail the exact highs and lows at 6:21. 30s and 40s on your way out the door. poolsville, virginia, near 70 for a high today. tom is back in ten minutes. see you then. >>> we begin with decision 2015. the polls are now open and today you have a big say in several local elections. the entire virginia legislature on the ballot and every vote will count

i'd love to tell you about. 66 east at nutley, all lanes are now open. we had the two right lanes blocked earlier. 270 northbound and southbound, looking quite good. nice and clear, 66 overall, 95 in virginia, overall, again, looking good as well. taking a look here, top of the beltway, don't have any issues there. 95 and 66 is rolling along fine. >>> if you plan to take metro at all, get ready for some waiting. four stations are closing. all but one lane is delayed. news4's zachary kiesch is joining us from the stadium armory metro that just open and it will be shutting down in less than 24 hours from now, right zachary? >> reporter: yeah, you're right. starting here in southeast d.c., now the closures go into effect one minute after midnight tonight. if you're a regular metro rider take note. a lot of track work is happening. you'll want to take note at some of these closures. take a look right here. we're talking about the potomac avenue metro station, stadium armory, minnesota avenue and deanwood. green, blue, silver lines run about every 15 minutes

slowing down folks a tad is morning as you're getting off allentown road near andrews. 66 at nutley and 395 north at seminary road, remember, we still have those accidents there. they are all on the shoulder. should not be slowing you down. just a little warning there. prince gorges county looking good. nice and green. everything is moving just fine. see you in aew minutes. >>> right now, tensions are high at the university of missouri where police say they were investigating multiple threats to black students on campus. in just the last few hours police and the schools said there is no threat. they also told students not to spread rumors. the threats were posted on social media yesterday after all the campus protests against racism. nbc news said some students left the missouri campus overnight to make sure they were safe. >>> right now several parts of the country bracing for seriously severe weather. the areas that could get hardest hit. >>> major news when it comes to virginia veterans. the breaking announcement we're standing by for. your time right now is 5:14. >>> breaking news j

auth road, looking better than it did. 95, northbound and southbound at speed once again. 66 here at nutley street, inbound and outbound looking good. 270 no problems. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car this morning. see you back here at 5:31. weather and traffic on the 1s. >> see you then. thanks. >>> today a jury in the trial of a new england prep school graduate accused of rape could start deliberating. owen labrie is charged with raping a girl and he testified that he lied about having sex with the girl to impress his friends. he said he and the girl had consensual sex -- sexual contact, but no intercourse. >> after all that time spent thinking about her and having foreplay, you just stopped? >> didn't just stopped. we kissed more afterwards but i didn't have sex with her. >> labrie admitted to deleting facebook messages including one that said i pulled every trick in the book to have sex with her. the two sides will give closing arguments before the jury gets the case. >>> today the attorney general in texas is expected to plead not guilty to