weave got two right lanes closed. 95 southbound headed downward the prince william parkway. dealing with 50 eastbound. the ramp was temporarily closed to remove the accident from the ramp. 50 is unaffected in either direction. >>> 4:35 now. it's the thought that counts when it comes to the gifts some people say, but sometimes that gift, especially when it comes to clothes may need to be returned. >> walmart opens this morning at 6:00. target an hour later at 7:00 and most of the malls in the dmv will open between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning. you can look on our nbc washington app for specific times. and here's something else you want to keep in mind for today. don't expect to check the mail. just stay inside where it's warm. the u.s. postal service is closed today in observance of christmas because it fell on a sunday. only priority mail express will be delivered today. >>> well, as christmas comes to a close, the start of kwanzaa gets underway. celebrates family, community and culture. this is a picture from the celebration last year. today there will be a celebration at the

-trr it's blocking the right shoulder.shld 95 before prince william wliam parkway caution there. there. i don't see any reports of ae crash in marylanand inn beltzville route oneoute southbound by powder mill.nd b we'll keep you updated on that. let's switch to our maps.r m that delay 95 southbound5 uthbou backing up to the purple hea we're seeing a lot of greeneingt around the beltway and 395 but b a crash in virginia westbound braddock closed between little river turnpike and the backke ab lit road. aside from that things inthin i maryland aside from the routeou one southbound crash by powderbp mill looking good if you'reow yr heading towards bwi for ann early flight. fgh same story on the way tory on ty reagan t national and dulles an questions at erin fox5 d.c. on.. twitter. we got you covered wisdom and allison. >> coming up on fox5 news morning actress carrie fisher's condition remains unchanged. >> she's still with us.he's stiw >> she's still witith us. >> today though a nationaltill a dave mourning in russia afteruse a deadly military plane crash near so much cle. >> live

prince william parkway past 234 suddenly road in for a 20 minute delay and that slow down continues past 28 and more stop and go towards beltway. be prepared we're seeing a lot of bad traffic there. want to switch it over to maps. 66 eastbound is not the only trouble spot. chopper right now sky fox on ridge road this a crash ken town road pole is down car off the road over turned to field and nasty scene. there police presence will bring you a live look when we get that one. westbound 4 there's a crash before suitland parkway and jammed all the way back to richie marboro road. huge delays there into the district from upper marboro be prepared for that one a look at 70 frederick in maryland eastbound crash closing off ramp 270 southbound jammed back to hop off 70 eastbound to 40 and take 15 down and just watch for really heavy traffic there once you get on to 270 southbound good news traffic is light as you head from 70 to urbana this morning. bw parkway there's a crash. it moved over to shoulder southbound just after 410. look at that delay extending outside the beltway right now. if you

county atnty prince william parkway aarkw little heavier than usualn because there's a clearinglearin construction zone.co give yourself a few extra ext minutes from newington too stamped hopeful that will getl h to the normal traffic patternffc in the next 15 minutes.inut you can see the northbound side looking muchesn bseetter.b we'll have more traffic in a few. back to you, holly.ba t >> thanks erin. as the holiday festivities gettg under way we have a reminderr for you to celebrate safely.afel could you you can score freeere safe rides here in our regionesg this holiday season.ea >>> and tributes are pouring are in for broadcasting icon craigni sager. sa how teams and players areteam remes mbering him this morning.m >>> and let's go ahead andad a take a live look outside as wese head to break. yes, it is terrifically coldol outside.outs please, please, please wear lots of layers. it's actually not going to getgg that warm today so you'll need'l them all day we're back in just twot tw minutes. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> coming up on 4:41. back now with what's trending>>n on f

towards prince william parkway, it is getting a little better. a little further down, south into stafford time once again today on 95. blockinggomery county, two lanes, here is the jama. jummy: thousands of americans are dealing with holiday travel troubles. blizzard conditions are causing problems from western states through the midwest. in the dakotas, near whiteout conditions have left more than down.les of highways shut authorities issuing a no travel advisory. parts of north carolina, cars are careening off ice covered roads. in nebraska, wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour caused a semi truck to flip over. in minnesota, high wind knocked out power, 20,000 customers in the dark and grounded flights. right now, we want to look outside at the capital. here at home, it is sunny and warm. doug hill is here with a look at our forecast. doug: it feels like spring out here. 62 degrees at midday. we will clear this guys out the father west you go in washington, the more sunshine you see. still overcast in washington and areas east. we will see improv

at prince william parkway rolling along just fine and a safe mestach reminder. aaron? >> thank you. >>> a hidden surprise in your christmas tree. how you can avoid an unwanted guest a many people make. sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. >>> do you hear that crying? that's the sound of baby being born at 30,000 this southwest flight from philadelphia to orlando was diverted after a woman gave birth on that plane. passengers on board recorded the rare delivery. they took the baby and the new parents to the hospital. >> so maybe you brought a live christmas tree this weekend. i think they smell great. >> i think they smell great. >> i don't like any strong here's what they look like. they suggest looking at the tree all the way. vacuum the trum and remove it from your home. do not spray aerosol stray on a

parkway through u 28. more traffic in a few. few back to you guys. >> president-elect donald trumpl took his own staff by surprise when he named his latest cabinet choice in front of thousands ofo supporters at a thank you eventt >> choice for defense secretarye is drying bipartisan praise butt come with complications.atns >> reporter: general james madem dog mattis is a popular figure g within the military but his h experience would make hise h nomination for secretary of o defense a little more difficult. >> to say thank you to ohio -- >> reporter: for almost an a hour in front of a large crowdao in cincinnati it seemed likemedl donald trump was back on the campaign trail.il. familiar themes, usual attacks t on the media and surprisinglyly enough a tab net pick.. dog mattis --atti-- [ cheers and applause ] >> -- as our secretary ofecrero defense.. but worry not announcing itingt until monday so don't tell anybody. >> reporter: but here's thee' te complication with mattis.ontt he retired back in 2013 and

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also hearing of a problem in virginia on 95 southbound down near the prince william parkway. more for you in just a minute. >> thank you. >>> this morning we are hearing from a mother who is grieving after her son was shot and killed by a d.c. police officer on christmas day. darcy spencer tells us how that shooting started after a domestic call. >> reporter: i spoke to the mother of the man who was shot and killed by d.c. police. she says she has a lot of questions about how her son ended up dead. angela mccain provided this photo of her son, gerald hall. he was 29 years old. now, police say they were called for domes street about 11:30 christmas morning. when they got there police say hall had a knife and refused to drop it. that's when at least one officer opened fire. hall's mother said he was shot in the chest. he was taken to the hospital where he died. now, police say they did recover a knife at the scene. hall's mother questioned why police had to use deadly force. >> i feel like that they could have tased him. they could have did a lot of other things than just kill

keep it to the left lanes byby prince william parkway southbound side of 95g news is earlier delays dissipatesi volume light on the south andigt northbound on th side. s keep it to fox5 7:00 a.m. hour coming right up. right up. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> this is fox5 news morning.ori >> right now at 7 o'clock, he h reached fame around the globe ge and now people mourning the death of singer georgepeople sir michael.gemi another musician gone too soon. soon. >>> d.c. police investigating a deadly domestic disturbancetue there happened on christmas. chs a police officer on leave asas the investigation unfolds.ol this morning the family is nitalkinngg exclusive to fox5.ox those details are ahead.. >> headed home from the holidays? there's a winter storm hitting parts of thettin country.untry. we're going to tell you wheretol there may somebody trouble spots and a live look outside oi on this monday morning.s mondori it's december 26, 2016. weather and traffic coming up cn on the 5's at 7:05.:05. enjoy your last week or so of o 2016. good morning up to i'm allisonpn seymour. >> and i'm steve

parkway near i-95 so we have two lanes blocked there. we're also seeing some pretty light flow of traffic overall around the beltway region, no incidents on 270 or route 50, looking good on 66 as well and traffic camera view will show the beltway

now at prince william parkway nice as well. nice dry roads helping for this holiday commute. guys? >> all right, melissa, thank you. >> donald trump stunned americans. tuesday's tweet came hours after russia's president delivered a similar message. nbc's edward lawrence will join us in a few minutes to break this all down. >> ""golf digest"" reports that he'll play with tiger woods at his resort in palm beach. >>> i vacca and her children are waking up after a troubled flight. she was confronted by a passenger on jetblue from new york. witnesses heard him say, they ruin our country. now they ruin our flight. the passenger daniel goldstein and his husband were kicked off the plane. they say it may have bsh planned. it was said his husband was chasing them down to harass th they've downplayed it on twitter but witnesses say they're not buying it. >> he was visibl visibly shaken. he was agitated. >> if the crew determines that a customer is causing conflict on the aircraft the customer will be asked to deplane. >>> 4:30 is our time right now. brand-new developments about a deadly road

there's a lane closed when you pass by prince william parkway. and now we are seeing some slow down, not jammed but you have to hit the brakes southbound on 95. going by st. barnabas road heading east, there's utility repairs going on. watch out there. not seeing heavy delays. and landover road, eastbound and westbound, there is construction closing down lanes. right when you pass by the martin luther king, jr. highway. no delays on 50. we have a couple working fires. where you might see crews >> thank you. >>> breaking news. washington state, police say police officer was shot in a stand-off off with a suspect who was firing shots outside of a house. >> the cops have a primary suspect that was taken into custody just moments ago. a officer was responding to a call that another man was shot nearby. again, the police officer is in the hospital. he is said to be in stable condition. and he did suffer a gunshot wound. >>> and breaking news out of silver spring, maryland right now. >> yeah, mikea turner with a look at how firefighters are responding

the left lane is closed at prince william parkway in both directions. both northbound and southbound. and we have a closure on 29. the southbound lanes passing by i-66. you will see completely stop thed traffic. 66 southbound or excuse me, westbound does look okay if you want to head out this morning. and also -- stopped traffic. 66 southbound or excuse me, westbound does look okay if you want to head out this morning. and also, tips from aa well in cold weather. make sure your tires are properly inflated. and a temperature change of 10 degrees can cause your tires to lose air. so fill your antifreeze and make sure the gas tank is at least half full. that can help prevent a fuel line freeze. >> thank you so much. >>> i'm larry miller with breaking news from overnight. police in montgomery county are investigating a double shooting in maryland. so far we know a man and woman were both shot while parked in a vehicle. they are expected to survive. police are look for a suspect in his late teens or early 20s. if you know anything regarding the shooting, con

between the prince william parkway and smoked on road, that is shut down in each direction. now delays on the -- and smoked town road, that is shut down in each direction. now delays on the back to you guys. autria: thank you so much, jules. in montgomery county teachers facing criminal charges. what he allegedly bought for a student. jummy: at the casino countdown is on. sam? sam: jummy, we are just hours away from the doors opening at the beautiful brand-new mgm resort. we will see you inside and show you this incredible space and what you can expect when you ?? ?? ?? ?? announcer: you are watching "good morning washington," on 6:45. the final countdown is on to the grand opening. autria: in just 16 hours, 14 minutes, the new mgm casino will open its doors after years of planning for it from the business boom to the entertainment and of course the traffic, we have complete team coverage this morning on everything you need to know. we get started with sam sweeney, taking us live inside the new casino. sam: it is an incredible space. their faces. they have been training and

parkway exit. travel lanes are open. if you are headed stafford county, things look good with a nice commute. back to you at the desk. sam: new developments from baltimore, learning more about thedriver of a tanker that driver did have the certification to drive the fuel truck. a valid medical certification. the tanker crash happened around the same time as we said, 68 carl pilot that injured dozens highway forn the hours. it is being investigated as a separate incident from the pileup, but is likely related to the ice. if you haven't checked out the so, it is should do on youtube. check it out. stormwatch 7 weather and keeping a close eye on a dangerous winter weather sweeping the country. a lot of people are traveling home from the holidays. wind, snow, and high wind in north and south dakota. nebraska come snow and ice have knocked out power to thousands of people. in utah, a look at the city were transportation officials are telling people to stay off the road as heavy snow blankets the area. i

northbound out of prince william parkway to dale city. a few delays from dumfries but that is improving as well. a few slow spots are all that remain. that is all from the traffic center for now. michelle, back to you. michelle: tonight at 6:00, a house has been occupied for a year and how a phone call ended up a 14-month-long nightmare for a couple and put money in their pocket tonight at 6:00. jonathan: tonight 2016 is going to be remembered for the fires. i cost taxpayers $200 million to put it out. more and more an agency task with managing the forest burning through the budget. trying to fight fires. we will if they can survive. that's on "full m michelle: we need a rocking forecast. it looks like it's going to be nice. >> it's on the cool side. we have a few snowshowers now. but they are quickly fizzling out. ethey are moving to southern maryland. it's a conversational snowshowers we have seen all day long. temperatures for the overnight inside the beltway will fall to 32 degrees. i will be colder northern and the western suburbs or

he was driving on 95 when his car ran out of gas near the prince william parkway exit. two men with him decided to walk down 95 to the nearest gas station. as they were walking, a tractor-trailer hit him. state police say no one else was hurt. >>> there is relief on the way for metro riders. the huge safetrack plan is taking a break until february. . transportation reporter adam tuss tweeted the news out today. he's live now at the metro station. >> reporter: this is going to be a welcome break for so many frustrated riders who have been putting up with the safetrack work. but enjoy the break while it lasts because that work is going to be back. hitting the pause on safetrack until february, but u when it picks back. up, here's areas they have identified where work needs to take place. the blue and yellow lines in huntington, a a compleshutdown. green line work between green belt and college park. for some who ride from alex alexandria safetrack made the trip almost >> on the single track, it waits 20 minutes. you u missed the bus. . >> she's happy for the down time, bu

if you head out of stafford congestion there by the courthouse and by prince william parkway keep that many mind. we'll ep keep you updated and people are working up earl will. >> 5:08 president-elect trump once again letting fingers do the talking tore for him. >> catching post christmas shopping sales appears to be turn into harmful thing to do. fights break out at malls across the country over shopping. >> okay. >> we're headed to let's look live across the d.c. region. it's a warm, 57, more fox news morning after the break. like the melo groove, wisdom z you should see him head nodding. good morning, . opening a criminal investigation into prime primester minister ben franklin it's an attempt to bring them down. >> he has ordered us is speption of all ties with twelve un security council that vote todd urge israel to stop building settlements. u.s. ab stawnd from that vote friday which increased tensions between netanyahu and president obama. >> president-elect donald trump not holding back his opinion. he questioned the effectiveness and said the un has great potential but has bec

this is right at 234 business 2-g 34 prince william parkway more traffic in a few deep to fox news morning we'll be back >> straight ahead at 6 the second stop of thank you tour. donald trump, president-elect laying out eye plan for presidency and plus he share the stage with latest cabinet pick. >> and also this morning harbor. 75 years ago. and what's play ago roun the d.c. region welcome several survivors toy nation's capitol. >> first look outside wednesday morning december 7 warm and traffic coming up for you on the fives at 6:05. >> good morning i'm allison seymour. >> i'm steve chenevey. >> welcome to morning morning. first up part of prince william county waking up to boil water advisory hey wood area. >> schools advised to bring bottled watt to drink today. list of schools on juror screen right now. and the battle field high, bowl run middle. reagan middle. graverly elementary. afterly elementary. mount view elementary. hey market hmently. buck land mills almostly. tyler elementary and pace west. all schools are on today just advised to bring bottled water. >> right now 6:00 this

it's going to be a bit of a top syur prince william parkway is getting some rain drops now. just know that you may need the umbrella here this morning. more rain out in the mountains of west virginia. i'll show you when you're most likely to get rained on. mid to upper 50s now. back into sunshine by early this afternoon. that will allow for quite the warmup. 64 degrees for a high temperature today. chance for rain about 40% between now and noontime. a look at new year's eve weekend coming up in a couple more minutes. >>> 6:14 now. laurel police say the woman driving this car is in critical condition at the prince george's hospital center after that car slammed into a tree yesterday afternoon. they say her passienger was killed. the car was traveling on summer wind circle when it crashed. still no word on what may have been the cause here. >>> next mans virginia lawmakers will discuss a new cell phone proposal that can change the way you find your way around the commonwealth. >> the senator is proposing a bill that would keep cell phones out of drivers' hands. it's currently

let's see if we can forward maps once you get to dale city to prince william parkway that is the where you hit the second area of con just don't as you cross the occoquan and things are backing up. tag a look at northern maryland and outer loop has about 5 seeing a crash at 80. it was blocking left lane. right now that yellow zone from 70 to 80 turned red it's 15 minute delay and once you pass the crash scene heavier volume germantown. if you skip the roads and take metro safe track he slowing down between east and west falls church other than that metro rail lines okay. i'll let you know if that change. caused oilly sheen. environmental protection agencies is a power plant in ticker son, maryland is to blame. the sheen showed up on the river near point of rocks end of november and oilly sheen did not affect our drivlinging supply. >> coming up next terror threat in loss ankle tlos target the city commuter rail sim system. >> and goingal lerts family and friends of location if you're in trouble. we'll tell you how this works. >> stepped up secure any in la after officials received a te

anyway, building 95 northbound prince william parkway throws to dale city and says 5 to 8 minute delay because of groffing volume once you pass flowing freely to stafford. if you head to stafford 95 northbound jammed between 610 and 60 by courthouse road as usual this is look 270 southbound 109 from 70 to 109 you hit cop juston and give yourself ten extra minute you'll need it it's stop and go conditions building and good news we're not seeing crashings in our 270 cameras, nobody side flowing freely right now. we'll go ahead and take a look at maps. we'll show what you else you're facing at 5:48 this morning. traffic for the most part looking nice and quiet outer loop. no problems for tuesday morning commute on beltway and if you take metro and skip the roads things are looking good on the rails except for safe track surge 11 impacting orange and yellow back to you maureen and wisdom. >> happening now three voteers in florida suing for recount in president elect. in the lawsuit they say hillary clinton, not trump won floor joel aand they say state results were off because of hacking an

this delay is now connect todd previous delay by 234. 234 prince william parkway past 50 this is what things are looking like please give yourself 45 extra minutes oxon hill upper loop crash causing delays basically stand still. you can see lights wloking right shoulder branch to barnabus to oxon hill. give yourself extra minute. outer loop good vandoren on through. let's switch for welcome at maps. getting information from vre on twitter and issues in the tunnel union station 3 stopped in tunnel waiting to proceed. expect delays. northbound virginia 123 crash fairfax county parkway causing delays through donovan corner and caution there to fairfax. eastbound 7 crash georgetown pike. as you head toe rest yin problems there and allison, steve. >> today we'll get first look at howard county new state of the art snowplow tracker tracker down loads refreshed information to provide complete updated snow removal prog fwres and data from highway traffic cameras and weather alerts providing one stop shop for winter weather information. >> also today the department of transportation will relea

southbound at the prince william parkway. good news is callers said they just killed everything out of the two lanes. all travel lanes are available. this was pretty much your only delay. the map has been very, very quiet. a lot of green in and outer loop through virginia. all off to a very decent start. back in to you. >> thank you. it is 5:01 right now. a grieving mother wants to know why police shot and killed her son on christmas day. >> the incident is now under investigation. justin finch is live in northeast d.c. this morning with more on what we're learning now. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. the shooting remaining under active investigation. we also know that the body camera video will be collected and reviewed. this all begins about 11:30 on christmas morning with a call to 911 from walnut street northeast where neighbors say they heard a woman's screams and from that house a report of a man armed with a knife. he is now identified as gerald hall, age 29 of northeast washington. responding metropolitan fifth di

parkway crash moved oved to the right shoulder. shode another crash involving at leasa three vehicles, and we're seeine huge delays from 29 past that point.t. more traffic in a few.re tra green line getting back toac normal on metro.n metr allison and steve.teve. >> 7:37 right now.tow coming up the popular departmenn store in order tromm's making m headlines this holiday season.ea >> is it a joke or not? we'llew product they are selling thatngt doesn't seem to have much of aua purpose.os 7:38. 7:38. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? join all your child?s sesame street friends as they discover that everything makes musc its sesame street live elmo makes music clap along when elmo makes music playing eagle bank arena december 16-18 tickets on sale now ?? >>> 7:40 right now.>>> beauty products market to doma african-american women contain a more hazardous chemicalsls according to new report from a non-prot environmental researche group. researchers analyzed more thans 1,000 beauty and personal carear products market to dotoo african-american women an

parkway to 50 with about a 30 minute delay. northbound 395 jams edsall roadd to 14th street bridge.rie 66 inside the beltway remainsemi slow. metro is back to being on time except for safetrack surge 11. >> thanks very much.yuc >> good day is coming up next. don' even --- >> that's chance the rapper. he'll be in town tonight.wn tont >> that's chance the rapper. he'll be in town tonight.wn tont >> he's right there with annie.. fact. pains with advil pm than with tylenol pm. advil pm combines the number one pain reliever with the number one sleep aid. gentle, non-habit forming advil pm. for a healing night's sleep. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. stronger is blasting her tumors... stronger is less pain, new hope, more fight. it's doing everything in you

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from 34 prince william parkway past 28 wide opened.pe you can see volume growing butnt not enough to slow us down. traffic still flow.st as we forward our cameras theert same story as you make youre yr prince william parkway.ouce volumeilli increasing buts we're still at speed fromilat s fredericksburg as you passyou p courthouse road in stafford upd to newington.gt really good conditions, crashs,c free southbound side lookingbo good as well.od a we'll certainly keep you updated the inner loop by 210y cruising.cruising more traffic in a few. metastron time except for safeme track. back to you maureen and holly. r >> facebook is waging a war on w fake news articles. n still ahead the new tools it'sls rolling out to help its usersp s decide between fact and ft an fiction. >> first though at 5:30 5:3 leading a multistate victory vio tour as he makes anotherer announcement about who will be a part of his team.a paf hi stay with us.iths. we're back right after this. >> ?? he gets a lot of compliments. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my da

parkway top sudley road.road. so please be prepared forre that. they'll try to get that overto g to the shoulder. the i'll let you know once all a lanes reopen but coming frominom gainsville or manassas you'll yl hit that slowdown.thatlowd as we look at skyfox they are te along 270 right now on thet nooe southbound side.so look at all that volume from clarksburg to the spur turning i into a bit of a sluggish riderie with stop-and-go traffic fromro urbana down through germantowng and gaithersburg.angait right now from 70 in frederick k all the way down to the spur thr you're in for about a 30 in simply because of volume as you can see no crashes ton see report right now. n. hey northbound side's really quiet if you're taking thattakig this morning.this mor as we go to our maps right now yellow line back to normal sol the only metro delays we ares a up against right now is safe ise track surge 11 continuousontinuu single tracking on the orangeck line and silvering line betweee west falls and east falls church. some

parkway pastkwayt sold. moving over right now where traffic isver ri looking much bt top of the beltway this is at co inner loop volume increasing ing little bit more than wen we usually see on a fridayy see f morirning at 5:18 but no no slowdowns yet. yet. as we take a look at our maps ms plenty of green out therehe right now f you're heading todit mgm we have team coverage this morning down to national harbor. harbor. annie yu is inside and fox5's melanie alnwick you're on the roads. roads i know last night was aas nightmare getting there for me r personally. right now how are things looking?okin >> reporter: you know, kno surprisingly i would sayngly i d national harbor properoper everything is pretty quiet.. really when we were drivingving around earlier, the 4:30, 4:45 hour surprisingly there wasisin still a lot of activity there. now, you're looking atof this at overhead shot. i think that was from skyfoxox last night and you're going're n see sort of those red ribbons ro of brake lights. one of the th

we have one sore spot all morning 95 at width bridge, down south at prince william parkway, a police investigation on the right shoulder causing a delay sout there. otherwise very wide open in decent shape. we have traffic going south near woodbridge. if you happen to be making a ride, expect this delay and hopefully this investigation will wrap up quickly. >> thank you. a check on the forecast when we come back. >>> good morning, everybody. cloudy and chilly and damp outside. no heavy rain but periods of light mist and drizzle can't be ruled out. in the low 40s in the metro area in the mid to upper 40s by this afternoon. a little milder tomorrow, chances of rain early tomorrow and drying out tomorrow afternoon. sunny for wednesday and another chance for showers coming up thursday. back to you. >> thank you. the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. >>> this morning on "today's take," the bes >>> this morning on "today's take," the best party tips for the new year and the best deals of the week. >>> the unbreakable breakout starts, tituss is our special co-host

then again at the prince william parkway. we are looking live at interstate 66, no accidents to report, volume delays remain in place, though, eastbound commuters, especially headed toward centreville. 395 northbound remains a slow ride almost 30 minutes between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. eastern avenue. melanie. >> anchor: thanks. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, from the new film "passengers," chris pratt. and one of the stars of "office christmas party," courtney b. vance. plus, a cooking lesson with model and host chrissy teigen. plus academy actress octavia spencer is kelly's cohost today. all next on "live!" ? ? [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa and octavia spencer! [cheering and applauding] ? ?

it's off headedthrough the sudley area, still got the closure near beth ham road and prince william parkway. capital beltway accident passing little river turnpike impacting the ride from the springfield mixing bowl, minor delays to 66. >> anchor: thanks. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. now back to "good morning america." we're back with another local news update in 30 see you then. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. l ed jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. nasty showdown. almost one month after the election clinton and trump's campaign teams clash in front of a crowd. their war of words that got tempers flaring. >>> it's the case that america cannot stop talking about, the stunning story

thee delays are backed up all the way passed 234 prince william parkway. so this is a typical for thisisa time of tmorningyp. hey mark route 15 reopened between 66 and lightner roadhtn still jammed back to 29.ed bac 2 traffic getting through.. keep it to fox. fox good day at 9a is coming rightor up. up. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. sit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. ♪♪ >> ahead on good day at 9a so s close.os the redskins playoff hopes hop fading fast in a tough monday mn night loss at home. home. but is there any shot of them te scoring that final spot? thena good, the bad, the in between. n we'll break it all down. dow stepping up security following g deadly attack in germann christmas market.art. authorities here in the dcthe dc region now on high alert watchrt they're doing to protect you ini the final days of the holiday season. >>> first

not causing any delays from 2342 prince william parkway all theal way through. let's take look at our mapsy muh aside from that crash blockingck the shoulder eastbound sevenev crash still in place south oftho georgetown pike even though it t cleared we have a little bittleb delay there.. southeast southwest freeway few crash before the third streetrdr tunnel. to lanes blocked moving over tor the shoulder.shder. so things clear across 295 2 northbound to the 11th street se bridge. minor delay passed that crash scene 14th street bridge clearee and washington street reopenedeo in alexandria between madisonad and montgomery. metro rails are all on time.im if you want to make metro instead of the roads to getoet around. around back to you maureen and steve. e >>> new this morning babyng bab injured in horrible crash in on county released from the hospital.hospal some good news. the basoby's mother her out of the back of the carhf when she was struck yesterday y afternoon in aspen hill.en hil the 28-year-old mother had to be airlifted to shock trauma in baltimore.im p

then 95 southbound a crash israi blocking the shoulder at princep william parkway a minor delayay passed that location but oncen c you get passed the crash scenece traffic scene is super quiet. q i'm not seeing any issues on the northbound side throughthugh newington getting up to thegein mixing bowl at the principlele springfield.fi. no issues in southern maryland, fort washington, clinton, brandywine, rosaryville, upper marlboro, everything is cruisins without any issues. insidewith touhe district all or secondaries are quiet, 295 and 50 moving along just fine.e. suitland parkway delay free.ree. new york avenue by bladensburgdg is quiet.ui northeast northwest, southeastta southwest i got to name everywhere almost.ywhere almost. let me know if i didn't get to t name your town for how quiet itt is and i'll add it to the nextex five. allison?lison? >> oy.y. >>> virginia lawmaker has filedd a bill to make it illegal to use your cell phone while driving. the free lance star reports that the bill was filed this month. it would require drivers to usee a hands free device behind theee wheel. r

northbound at prince william parkway crash on the left shoulder. >> thanks. we will take a quick break and fios is not cable. we're wired differently. eat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. >>> good morning. cloudy, still cold, hovering thib low 40s, sun breaking out in low 50s. highs in the upper 40s. windy, wind chills only in the 20s on friday. very cold day saturday, afternoon highs upper 30s, lighter winds, lots of sun, increasing sunday and likely on monday. >> thank you, tom. get the latest news and weather any time in the washington nbc >>> this morning on "today's take," the top viral videos of the year, you won't believe who is number one. why the royal family has everyone doing a double-take today. >>> the ultimate gift guide for everyone on coming up right now. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's

vol not terrible.errie following like we were seeing sg yesterday but from 234 prince william parkway 28 a littly ebul bit of stop-and-go traffic westbound side picking up a bit towards gains vigil as wens forward our cameras inner loopnr all jammed up from springfieldpd interchange up to gallowsoal road. little river turnpike.ike. you're if inn for about a 15 a minute slow down. outer loop looking bnuetteter. . once you cross 95 and get toet o the springfield interchange inte 395 little bit of heavy volume l past duke street from the area a of edsall road up to the t pentagon just be prepared forred about 10 minutes of minutes stop-and-go traffic. traic that should add just a fewt a moments to your commute.nts to this is 270 on the southboundoun side. traffic looking good right right now. just heavy from urbana down ton the spur.pur. and yesterday anthony asked me what the spur s it's the little hook at the end of 270 e when i say the spur that'spur what i mean. m northbound side lookingrthbound better. s several crashes on ours on o secondaries. southbound connecticut avenuenda righ

angie goff here out of prince william county where there's a water boil advisory in place. route 29 north of the gateway, in the hay market precaution. it's because of a water main break in haymarket. this is going to be in place for 48 hours to let them test the water. if you have children getting ready for school here shortly, take a look at the screen right now. prince william county public schools are open and officials want students to take extra bottled water for personal use. mills, tyler elementary, hays west. if you need more information, check with your school. we will bring you more developments as we continue to get them. that's the latest from the live desk, back to you. >>> angie, thank you. it is 4:29 and fairfax county police are going through a chaotic scene in a neighborhood. three women and one girl were injured during a fight outside of a home at 5:00 yesterday evening in the 7500 block of damion drive two. of the women were hit by gunfire. at last check they are in stable condition and the gun was found. it is not known who fired the gun but everyone in

meteorologist scott williams is here now. scott, i know we shouldn't get used it to but i'll enjoy it while we got it. >> i did leave my winter coat today. i brought in the trench instead of the wool coat. >> it really was a nice day. we had temperatures in the 60s, 20 degrees where we should be for this time of year. a couple of records as well. look at wilmington, 65. 64 in philadelphia. 63 in atlantic city and 62 for in you trenton. right now those numbers dropping a bit but it still is above average. 60 in philadelphia. still we have 59 in atlantic city. low 50s north and west. so if you're stepping outdoors those temperatures will be dropping. low 50s by 7:00. mid 40s by 9:00 and right around 40 degrees at 11:00 o'clock. ultimate doppler showing the clouds and rain we saw the first part of the day out of here but off to the west that is our next storm system that could bring some rain and some snow our way by thursday i'll have the timing on that and your new year's eve forecast all coming up. >>> in south philadelphia t

big delays gw parkway and clara barton road in the district. dulles toll road there's a crash eastbound side after loudoun county blocking left lane as you head to the main toll plaza. that could cause big delays on parent. crash 28 blocking lever lane minimum of delays already as you come to montgomery country you need fwet from 70 to spur this morning watch for that one. there's 66 delay and delay pkz up solid. let's go outside for a live look. big slow downs on inner loop earlier crash moved to right shoulder after 295 upper loop as you head to wilson bridge. phillies back to suitland parkway now and really big delays 50 inbound from beltway past this point 02 to 295 chefly. back to you guys. two days away from mgm grand casino opening. there's a lot of traffic concerns about how all those vehicles will get in and out of there and beltway traffic too. >> i'll do ultra man jet pack to get there. >> still working on it. >> landing is tough. >> "fox5" has you covered including look at preparations underway. right now. >> allison, steve, a lot o

a live look along the ben franklin parkway tonight. kind of beautiful night out there. little bit chilly but better than it's been the last few days but things are going change quickly. remember i didn't want to say this but that polar vortex is making a come back. kathy, wind chills could go below zero this week. >> oh, yeah, iain. i know you had hard time saying that polar vortex. yeah. ultimate doppler showing clearing skies and that means colder temperatures tonight but not much of a wind. so it's a pretty nice night. you'll see that moon moving toward full. it's going to be pretty night. old city philadelphia looking good. pretty quiet. the temperature 48. the high today 50 degrees. with winds out of the west northwest at just 9 miles an hour. so wind chill not an issue. it's 33 in the poconos. where we had the most snow out of this event, 39 degrees in allentown, 41 in pottstown. 45 in wilmington and 47 degrees still in dover of course philadelphia in the upper 40s. this evening temperatures will be falling through the 40s by 11:00 o'clock you'll definitely need t

it happened right when he entered the expressway from the garden state parkway in egg harbor township. no one else is hurt. >>> developing to night unusual theft in center city philadelphia. take a good look at this one. philadelphia police say this man swiped something very important to a police officer and it happened right inside the criminal justice sent. >> all while that officer was in court. fox 29's dawn timmeney is live at the cjc. dawn police are teagueing this step very seriously. >> reporter: they are indeed lucy that thief acted fast in and out of the criminal justice center within minutes with something that could both be potentially harmful to someone. >> it's horrible. >> that's not good. but this is philly, you know, anything happens here. >> reporter: lots of worry tonight after police say this man right here stole a philadelphia police officer's patrol jacket, badge and hat from the criminal justice center yesterday. the officer briefly left them on bench while testifying in court. when he came out, they were go gone. >> it's unfortunate, you know, people are that b

began starting -- started treating roadways yesterday noontime mostly fairfax county area along the parkway and then they'll start again today around noon. and to treat those roads. they have 5,000 miles to cover in the immediate area and they'll treat four different counties including fairfax and prince william county and loudoun and arlington and they're using a brine salt and walter mix. it's better to be safe than sorry. this work will take them a couple days and so they'll be working continuously until thursday to cover all that ground. and child they do their part they're us us to do ours check tire air pressures and batteries. aaa is expecting a lot of phone calls about stalled vehicles and things like that. so be prepared. but it is that time of year. once again, that's the latest here in alexandria, annie yu, "fox5 local news". >> "fox5" has obtained exclusive video of the prince george county liquor board chairman failing a sobriety test. it shows him struggling to walk a straight line. it comes on news that he is resigning as chair of liquor control board. he was charged with dri