and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we have cloudy skies but it won't interview with the beauty of the afternoon. i have many r on that and a look at the week ahead to tell you about the next rain chancens and how nice it will be this coming >>> we're watching all the races on this election day. in virginia many eyes will be on the seventh congressional district. you may remember dave upset eric cantor in the primary. he's a professor at randolph's macon college. he goes off against democrat jack trammel. the seventh district runs from the west end to parts of fredricksburg. in west virginia, the winner of the u.s. senate race will make history. either candidate will become the first woman elected to represent west virginia in the u.s. senate. both are trying to fill the seat from senator jay rockefeller who is retire this year. poll in west virginia close at 7:30 tonight. aaron gilchrist breaks down which ones could change the balance in congress. >> there are 36 seats in 33 states up for grabs. seven in states where d

chuck bell is back with some answers. plus, a victim speaks out at uva >>> right now, take a look at the snow. it has arrived in northwest d.c. it's out there. the worst conditions remain to the north and west of us. you can see the snow is coming down. that's nbc 4 out there. we've got some snow out of the ground. meet ro meteorologist chuck bell. >> we're getting a white hue on the green grass. a lot of our friends and neighbors just out to the north and west of washington are really getting hit pretty good with the snow right now. here's reagan national airport. lots of slow downs. if you have a flight today or expecting someone, call ahead. and remember, be patient, everybody, we're all stuck in this mess together on one of the busiest travel days of the year. slow going at all of the airports and hundreds of cancellations, mostly out of the metro area. a lot of those plains come down into our area. that's why you need to call again. weather advisory, down towards culpepper and orange county. that's the winter weather

chuck bell joins us with his first midday forecast for this wednesday. good morning. >> good mornin gmorning, barbar. skies are mostly cloudy. weather front dropping across the area today brings the clouds with it and increasing rain chances as time wears along during the course of the afternoon and into this evening. most of this still not reaching the ground but i could rule out sprinkles. currently with the cloudy skies temperatures have made their way into the low to mid-60s around town. 72 in frederick, maryland. 68 in charlottesville. mild air out there. nice enough, plenty of clouds around. temperatures mid-60s by midafternoon. mid to upper 60s by later on in the day today. cloudy skies will be the rule for sure. rain chances are going to continue to increase. so showers arriving late tonight here in the metro. and indoor weather day tomorrow. another cold wind ready to blow our way for the weekend. all that's coming up with your seven day at 11:30. >>> we're watching two developing stories right now. the new surveillance video taken at a maryland

chuck bell joins us with a look at neighborhood highs. >>> right now a problem that could have affected your commute is all clear. crews fixed a big water main on georgia avenue, henderson avenue in wheaton. police had to shut down lanes there and originally told us it could be a 24-hour job. water ran out on the road and towards homes. a lot of people had their water shut off. everything should be back to normal right now. >>> 95 in virginia, gordon boulevard, a little bit of a sheen there because of this rain we will see on the roadways this morning. prince george's county can, everything rolling along quite nicely. no problems into and out of town. everything is moving quite nicely as well as you look at the beltway. this is our one program. inner loop at annapolis, the ramp from the earlier crash that happened an hour and a half ago. hopefully that will be out of the way shortly. maryland, 95 at cherry hill, that's moving along as well. so is 270. a live picture of 66 in 10 minutes. >>> see you then. thank you, melissa. 5:03. the district is working on how to properly honor d.c.'s m

storm team 4 chuck bell says storm team 4 chuck bell says today will be a stay in storhi, are we still on fors today witomorrow?tay in tomorrow. quick look at the weather. nice day, beautiful tomorrow. tomorrow is full of promise. we can come back tomorrrow. and we promise to keep it that way. driven to preserve the environment, csx moves a ton of freight nearly 450 miles on one gallon of fuel. what a day. can't wait til tomorrow. >>> breaking news on the beltway this morning. take a live look at the two lanes getting by right now after a deadly crash as traffic picks up. we're seeing a good amount of congestion on this part of the inner loop. this happened before 2:00 am on the inner loop before clara barton parkway before you get to river road. look how bad this accident was. video into our newsroom showing some extensive damage to both the vehicles that are involved. we know that six people were hurt in all this. or one person was killed. six people were involved in this. there were five others that were injured. we're working right now to find out the conditions of those and also w

storm team 4's chuck bell will tell you which >>> the d.c. track coach will make his first court appearance on sex charges this afternoon. at least three young men accused charles young of abuse when he worked at dunbar high school in western d.c. >>> >>> more than 80 inches of snow on the ground. the blizzard caused at least 13 deaths and kept people stranded in homes and businesses for days. now a new threat of flooding as the snow melts. >>> comedian bill cosby performed at a sold-out venue in florida. two protesters showed up last night. several women have accused cosby of sexual abuse. the new never-before-heard claims from women, his lawyer says, have surpassed the point of absurdity. >>> i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. it is november 22nd. it is a cold start to the day today. >> things are mostly clear out there, chuck bell. >> they most certainly are. the skies are crystal clear and the winds are light. when you have that setup, temperatures can really freefall. that's exactly what's happen. teens and low 20s across much of the

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us with his first forecast. chuck, good morning. >> we've finally made it out of the teens across the entire area and most locations now have moved into the low and mid-30s. bright sunshine and nowhere near as ferocious a wind as we had to cope with yesterday. temperatures still 28 in gaithersburg, one of our cold spots. 28 degrees in martinsburg, west virginia. on the what to wear things, still anything that will keep you warm. gloves and a hat and scarves and a warm coat for sure. going to be outside spending any time this afternoon, sunny and chilly. temperat reay aren't going to climb too much more. i think we could top out midmaybe upper 30s in a few of our warmer neighborhoods. as the kiddos come home from school, sunny, 36, between 2:00 and 3:00. 32:00 between 3:00 and 4:00. if you're going out this evening, the courtesy of the south breeze and the increasing clouds. the temperatu are not going to plummet as quickly after sundown as we did last night. more coming up and our seven day is at 11:30. >> right

storm team meteorologist chuck bell let >>> we're following several developing stories. including nurses at providence hospital who are on strike. this is part of a national day of action to bring attention to what the nation's largest nurses union calls a lack of ebola preparedness. look for an update starting on news 4 at 4:00 today. the man accused of abducting a woman in philadelphia is expected in court. the charles city virginia sheriff's department tells us fbi agents picked up dell vin barnes for his hearing in philadelphia. he is accused of abducting a 22-year-old woman in philadelphia. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for updaintte >>> and the european space agency is celebrating a cosmic touchdown. the spacecraft landed on a comet for the first time in history. caps off a 4 billion-mile journey. we hope to get you new pictures of the landing later today. in news for your health, some of the popular diets come up short over type in the battle of the bulge. nbc's stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: americans spend $66 billion a year trying to beat the bul

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us with his first forecast. >> awfully nasty outside right now. temperatures are in the 40s with the rain. these 40 degree temperatures though will be the warmest we'll see for quite a while as the polar plunge arrives here tonight into tomorrow. right now, we're up to 47 at national airport. 49, southern maryland. 41 in martinsburg, west virginia. rain for everybody. more moderate to briefly heavy rain coming our way for the next several hour. as a big push of moisture is coming our direction. that will bring temperatures up to near 50 for a brief time before the real cold air starts to rush in here just after the sun goes down tonight. we're in the 40s but it's already below freezing out across parts of ohio. so what to wear today? everything that's warm and dry in your closet. you should be prepared to layer it up and keep it out for the next couple of days as the cold air is here to stay. we'll be in it the 40s for today. falling into the 30s by early this evening. and the cold weather is here all week it looks like. your seven-day foreca

chuck bell helping to track the conditions you can expect when >>> 16 before the hour. right now the rain is coming down. give yourself plenty of time before you head out the door this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is on the road with the storm team 4 x 4 to show you what you will be dealing with this morning. chuck? >>> good morning, aaron and eun. indeed a wet start to your monday morning. temperatures in the low 40s. we're on connecticut avenue going northbound up towards the beltway. it is indeed going to be a very sloppy go for your monday morning commute. all the roads are completely wet. moderate rain extends along i-95 south from fairfax county parkway through the woodbridge exit, stafford and fredericksburg. those rain drops are moving northeast out. so basically straight up i-95. they will follow the commuting army in this morning. more rain across parts of west virginia and also across northern maryland. a couple of showers out there as well. indeed it is a very, very wet start to your monday morning. temperatures will stay in the upper 30s w

chuck bell js wh his wednesday forecast. >> good morning, everybody. as advertised, the arcd the mid temperatures have tumbled considerably since yesterday. right now most locations still below the freezing mark. reagan national is at 33. culpeper is at 34. those are the warm spots. 27 now in martinsburg. just down to 32 in frederick. 25 in gaithersburg. the wind howling is keeping the windchills single digits and teens. wear anything to keep you warm. gloves, scarves, hat, heavy jacket. anything you need. going to spend time in the great outdoors. temperatures barely making it to the mid 30s. windchill in the teens and 20s. back down to the chilly 20s for this evening. windch down to the teens and 20s a very cold afternoon. staying cold for a while. but there's good news. end of then day, 60s to talk about. >> we'll see you in a few. virginia preparing for winter snow. a few moments ago the department of transportation unveileded a snow plan for the season. h is live in fairfax. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. with the first taste of cold weat

meteorologist chuck bell with out on the road with our storm team 4 x 4. here's a live look. st with us. st wi[ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we've always been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ...intelligence... endurance... affordability... adaptability... and when the world asked for the future. staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> 14 before the hour. light rain is falling in most of our region. here's a look at storm team 4 radar. give yourself extra time as you head out the door this morning. the rain is making for a wet commute. chuck bell is on the road with the storm team 4 x 4. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. we are on the inner loop just about ready to get on i-95 going southbound. headlights coming towards us. those are the outer loop commuters this morning. lots of road spray out here. be sure to leave a little extra following distance between you and the guy ahead of you. you know what a crazy gu you ne

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is live on the national mall with what you can expect in your day ahead >> but first, getting your kids to eat their dinner. why teaching them cooking may make them more willing to eat their fruits and >>> in news for your health this morning, skin cancer is now the most expensive cancer to treat for men and women. the centers for disease control just released a study. it found in nine years the cost of treating that disease rose 126%. skin cancer expenses now top $8 billion a year. experts say now it is more important than ever to teach the dangers of indoor tanning and not wearing sunscreen outside. it's estimated 5 million americans have skin cancer. >>> if you have a hard time cooking dinner that your kids will actually eat, you may try sending them to cooking class. researchers at the minneapolis heart institute foundation found kids enrolled in a cooking program were much more willing to try fruits and vegetables. use the time to share family recipes and your kids how the back down into the 50s by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. tomorrow's fore

let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell down at the national mall. mild temperatures, but a lot of fog out there. good morning, chuck >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. yes, indeed. really thick fog this morning. temperatures are literally all over the mass. some of our cooler suburbs in the 40s. the weather station on the roof of the storm team 4 x 4 reporting 62 depress here in downtown. when you hit the beads of sweat, all the roads are wet we because they are literally sweating out the moisture problem late last night. the roads are wet. so what you should be wearing today, no more than a light jacket at most. temperatures, 40s, 50s, even 60s out the door first thing this morning. we will not see a big rise in temperatures. only low 60s at most. back into the 40s. have that jacket ready to go for later on tonight as well. turning breezy later today in addition to the falling temperatures. that's a check on weather. i'll let you know some of the roads are wet. even today it has not rained. >> i noticed that this morning when i was leaving m

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. the sun is out now. can we get to keep sunshine out all week long? after a big time freeze therl morning, all the details of your weekend forecast is just ahead >>> you might be wondering why your rent is so high in our region. it seems d.c. is among the highest rental markets in the country. the online real estate sight trulia came out with a report. it shows renters are paying more than half their average salaries. san diego, boston, baltimore, chicago also on this list. the report shows rent in home prices outpaced income growth. and that's making it tougher for renters to save for a down payment on a house. >> we're already talking about holiday shopping. when it comes to that, you may be tempted to sign up for another credit card. major credit card companies offer zero rewards. before you add another card to your wallet, erica gonzalez is looking out for you. >> i'm looking forward to doing some holiday shopping. >> it's that time of year. and it often amounts to heavy spending unless you have a pla

chuck bell join us with his first midday forecast. >> good morning, barbara. good morning, everyone. it was a one-day reprieve before old man winter on wednesday. for now, the view from our tower camera, skies, mostly cloudy here in washington. a lot more sunshine in northern maryland and the shenandoah valley where temperatures are even warmer. a big southwest push of warm air has really changed the air mass quite dramatically across t area. temperatures were in the mid-60s before the sun was even up this morning. and now with even just a mostly cloudy sky, we're at 67 downtown, sunshine and 72 in frederick, maryland. hour by hour through the rest of your day, low to mid-70s around here this afternoon. plenty of clouds around, especially in and out of the metro. but no real rain threat. tracking a big possibility of a wednesday storm. rain likely. and snow possible. more about all that and the timing and the impact on your travel weather. >> we'll see you in here in just a few minutes. we have some breaking news in gaithersburg. >> as you mentioned, this brea

good morning to you, chuck bell. don't mind aaron. he's just having a little snack. >> reporter: aaron, if you would run to work, you could burn off those calories. just saying. outside this morning, i'm full of good advice. hey, this morning it's anything but cold for now. temperatures well into the upper 50s and some low 60s on the map. so it's not a cold start at all. but the wind will be turning back around to the northwest and cooler, dryer air settles in later today. you should plan on the lightweight jacket. for the commute, it will be dry on the way in and more importantly dry on the way home. so as tom has been saying, i'll have to reiterate it, if you can move your travel plans for tomorrow ahead, that would be the better way to do it. tom will have the latest snow forecast map and all the advisories coming up at 6:51. on the whole, today is a better travel day. let's hope that melissa mollet has good news on tuesday morning traffic. >>> how about breaking news, does that work? baltimore avenue shut down at greenbelt road wi

chuck bell is live with your travel forecast next at 5:11. >>> but first, taking the pain out of breast exams. the break through that can one day replace mammograms. your time is 5:07. it's a snack, made from 100% new sand nothing but fruit. no preservatives, no added sweeteners. it's like having your own personal orchard, any time, anywhere. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> 5:09 is the time. scientists are working on a mammogram machine to solve the problem of pain. debt researchers developed the device to use pressure measuring how much force is used on differently sized areas. they say it produces quality images and accounts for the big variety in women's breasts. >>> we're working for you to keep you safe cooking your thanksgiving day turkey. in the day ahead, the federal commissioners will show us the dangers of using a turkey fryer inside your house. the demonstration from last year here will show us what we need to know to stay safe and to avoid fire dangers while working the thanksgiving meal. i have learned to let other people cook. problem solved. no issues t

chuck bell is in fairfax county. where are you now, chuck? >> tom, as of now, we are on i-66 eastbound approaching the beltway directly in the four mile longanbachup. light to briefly moderate rain in fairfax county. we're at 45 degrees. back an hour ago in downtown lees burg the temperature 40. the colder air back out to our west. still all rain here. i continue to check the temperatures. low 40s around the immediate metro area. a cold rain. it is indeed a slow go on 66 eastbound where we are. i have been i will take my own advice. the drive to atlanta, we're not taking i-81. we're taking i-95 south through richmond. i sure hope that's a better route. >> good luck, chuck. we'll keep you posted on what's going on. storm team 4 radar showing this area of snow has expanded in west virginia, western maryland. and the higher elevations along skyline drive. it is beginning to expand. just got this photo posted by one of my twitter followers in moorefield, west virginia, 40 miles west of winchester along route 55. and you can see that wet, big fat

. >>> chuck bell safely drove the storm team 4 by 4. >> he joins us with your neighborhood forecast. chuck, good morning. pretty warm to start our wednesday, right? >> another mild day. no winter jacket required today at all. temperature here in fairfax this morning is a mild 56%. anomometer just barely starting to move. winds southwest at 2 or 3 miles per hour. a mild started in. temperatures around the rest of the area also mainly in the 50s early this morning. mid to upper 50s depending where you live. we've got 55 degrees. 55 in camp springs. 54 downtown. 46 one of the cool spots. so your hometown forecast pinpointed here at fairfax today. it will be a mild day. plenty of clouds around. we will get a little sunshine. clouds will totally win the day. 50s out the door. mid-60s for highs today. low 60s by early this evening. rain drop chances holding off until after the sun goes down this evening. but the rain drops will impact your day tomorrow. tom is back with that coming up in 10 minutes. it is time for first 4 traffic with melissa mollet >> good morning, chuck. construction has

chuck bell is out in the storm team 4 x 4. finding road spray out there, chuck? and where are you? >> reporter: good morning, tom. we're on had i-95 northbound, prince county, woodbridge, potomac mills exit. not too much road spray on 95 north. a little bit of a break in the action as you have been showing us on radar. more rain coming our way by 9:00, 10:00 this morning. so we're not done with the rain at. least it aoeeased up a touch. all the difference this man. a directional differentiation. 95 southbound, no problem. 95 northbound is all tail lights and 20 miles per hour. be ready for a long, slow, cold, wet ride into work and school first thing this morning. i'm not looking for to the seven-day forecast. we may go the rest of the week with temperatures way colder than average. >> big change coming along. the side streets are wet. wet leaves and sidewalks covered with wet leaves. it will be rather slippery when you step out your door. the heavier and steadier rains in west virginia. snow in ohio. northwestern pennsylvania. all light rain around washington, prince george's, mon

chuck bell on route 7 headed to leesburg giving us an update. the windshield wipers going back and forth as they are headed out west. a lot of folks headed out of town this morning. we are looking quite good. a lot of earlier construction is out of the way. a lot of it just didn't happen this morning. 66 in virginia, looking very nice. travel times coming up at 5:41. >> see you then, melissa. it's 5:33 now. we're keeping an eye on developments in ferguson, missouri. vandals did manage to overturn a police car and set it on fire. 44 people arrested. no gunshots heard and no facial fires set. there are 2,000 guard troops to protect businesses from destruction. police are tasked with protecting the citizens thepltz. >>> in d.c., 2,000 protesters took to the streets to protest the michael brown decision. they marched from mt. vernon square shouting hands up, don't shoot. they feel like the system is stacked up against them. >> this is a system that is not broken. it is a system that is made not to work for us. >> protesters were joined by other mino

chuck bell is coming back she did as a legislator, doors, hoping yobarbara comstocke. pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. the washington post called comstock's behavior "an apparent breach of congressional ethics." we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight police are looking for a driver who hit a man on a scooter and killed him. he was riding the scooter in falls church. the car drove away but police found it later parked near the crash scene. the driver had run off. >>> police arrested a maryland man for kidnapping thanks to a message scrolled in lipstick in an mcdonald's bathroom wall. investigators say the kent county man kidnapped his estranged wife, held her in his home and assaulted him. the woman pretended to use the bathroom to use her lipstick to write a message on the wall asking for help. >> the fact that she had the opportunity and the tenintell

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is back with your hour by hour forecast for tomorrow's big travel day. and why your child's >>> right now a storm expecte d to bring our area a mix of rain and snow, forms off the coast of the carolinas right now. that storm will be here soon. we have the guy to tell us when it will arrive, hour by hour. and even i wish it weren't coming on the day before thanksgiving. because i'm empathetic to the fact anyone and everyone up to enincluding me is going to have a long trip. just in from the national weather service, as of 11:00, just updated and upgraded their advisories and warnings. everywhere we used to have the watch is now a winter storm warning. we're just close enough in time where they issued the winter storm warning. it was a national progression there. what's new is the winter weather advisory along the eastern edge of the warning now. the advisory includes howard county, montgomery county, fairfax, prince william and culpeper county. everywhere else to the west of there that was under the winter storm watch is now under a winter storm warn

chuck bell has an update on conditions. hey, chuck. >> hey, aaron. good morning to you. good morning, everybody. off to a wet start. river road, headed towards the the capital beltway. we'll make our way towards the leesburg area. 44 degrees at the storm team 4 x 4. this will stay all rain around here. that being said, leave a little extra time. this is a steady rain for sure. there will be ponding on the roads. luckily, nothing in the way of ice or snow just yet. that's a good thing. rain would make it impossible to lay down any of the melting chemicals. the rain could have been a occurs if we had arctic air coming in. that storm in january 2011 started with heavy rain and switched over to snow. nonetheless, higher elevations out to our west. we'll have a little bit more chance of slushy roads. we'll be back in 30 minutes at 5:15. another check on the roads. we should be headed out towards leesburg. seat 4 x 4, give us a friendly wave hello. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thanks, chuck. >>> keeping an eye on the developments in ferguson. much quieter streets a

chuck bell in 10 minutes at 6:41. next weather and traffic on the 1s with the wild swing in temperatures the next several days. melissa is looking at our roads. >>> everything is welt. you're right, we have had a couple of accidents. beltway at 66, you can see the sheen on the roadway. i was telling you earlier, my road in rockville, a little bit iffy because of all the leaves that came down last night as well. so be careful as you head out. very slow top of the beltway. jammed is seven miles at this point this morning. inbound, 395, slow. d.c., 295 slow. and just inside the beltway is slow. chopper got over this beltway at wisconsin avenue, slow. so as i advance back. i wanted to show you that for a second. crash there. we'll get more information about that. wide look again. slow in the normal spots. a little slower than we would like to see. northbound through dale city, 10 miles per hour. beltway at st. barnabas actually looks pretty good. travel times in a couple of minutes. more on the beltway slowdown. >>> melis

we'll head to meteorologist chuck bell. a little chilly, drizzly in some spots. >> a lot of clouds outside today. not a big rain threat. i can't rule out a couple of sprinkles. wait until you see storm team 4 radar. maybe snowflakes across northwestern virginia towards interstate 81. a mostly cloudy sky already in place. the overall impact the weather will have on your day will be fairly low. plenty of clouds. there's a chance for sprinkles arouy this evening. temperatures in the 30s to near 40. even in the shenandoah valley, temperatures above the freezing mark. here it is on storm team 4 radar. even snowflakes surviving all the way to the ground along i-81. if you see those, let me know. the 12k race is in old town this morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s staying below 50. rain tomorrow and more bitter cold coming. that's with your seven day coming up. >>> developing now, police are looking for someone who killed a man in hyattsville. we don't know the man's name just yet. police say he was stabbed to death early thi

i'm meteorologist chuck bell. brace for a bill of a chill outside early this morning as temperatures have dropped below freezing in many, many neighborhoods. show you who is below freezing >>> back at 6:15. in decision 2014, virginia senator mark warner gets to hold on to that title for another six years. yesterday, three days after the election, republican ed gillespie conceded the race. gillespie's loss was far closer than any polls predicted. but despite the close call, gillespie said he knows the race is over. >> and if i believed there were any conceivable way that we could find a path to win through a recount, i'd fight as hard now as i have for the past ten months of this campaign for our policies and for our principals. >> in that same news conference, he went on to sell supporters he thought it would be wrong to put virginians through a recount when he knows it was not winnable. he said i commend him on a hard-fought campaign. i am sure ed gillespie will continue to contribute to the debate in virginia an

check in with team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. your weekend is off to a pretty start. plenty of sunshine and a bright blue skiel. it is awfully chilly and there's a lot of warm-ups coming your way, either. outside temperatures made it into the low and mid 30s. annapolis, 36 degrees going up for a run to get your weekend started. plenty of cold left out there. we'll spend most of the afternoon with temperatures only up into the low and mid 40s. so it will be sunny and nice, but chilly. salisbury and frostberg playing up at frostberg state today. temperatures at frostberg, only in the low 40s and back down into the 30s by about 5:00 this evening. and another local game, penn state, the noon kickoff between the nittany lions and temple. temperatures up there will stay in the 30s all day. there's more act particular air next week. >> thanks so much, chuck. this is why a hypothermia s alert is in effect in d.c. the district issued it overnight. it happens when the windchill factor drops to 32 degrees or below. right now, special emerge

meteorologist chuck bell is live with the storm team 4 x 4 to tell us more about it. chuck? >> reporter: hey, good morning, eun and aaron. yeah, the roads are wet. but it did not rain overnight. the cold ground with warm, moist air riding over the top of it. it condensates the water. the clouds are all over the place. the cloud deck is 500 feet. sometimes we can see the top of the monument and sometimes we cannot. only 1,000 feet up. the skies are clear. once this fog is done this morning, it will be a beautiful afternoon. plenty of sunshine coming your way. all you need to grab is a light jacket. you'll need it twice today. a little bit cool first thing this morning. temperatures won't move a whole lot. 50s and 60s now. up to the mid-60s for a brief time, sunshine this afternoon. back down in the chilly 40s for this evening. be ready. this is the last of the mild air. get outside and enjoy it because it will be colder than average for the next 10 to 14 days. over to melissa mollet with a check of the roads with first 4 traffic. >>> good morning, chuck. very slow is at some

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i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy and chilly and increasingly wet outside for now. it's going to get uglier before it gets better, everybody. and then the wind machine will really crank up tonight. details on how far the wind is going to blow those leaves, >>> a judge in maine says a nurse who was trea or who treated ebola patients doesn't have to stay inside her home, quarantined. kaci hickox cared for patients in sierra leone and does not have ebola. the state of maine wanted her to stay in her house for a 1-day incubation period that would have ended november 10th. a judge ruled she isn't a threat to the public and will be monitored daily but can move freely. >>> nina pham's dog, bentley, has been declared ebola free. the dog has been in isolation the past 21 days and shows no signs of ebola. nina pham was infected as she cared for thomas eric duncan, e disease at a dallas hospital in october. taxpayers have spent tens of thousands of dollars to care for the dog. the good news is that the dog is okay. >>> temperatures in our area is expected to take a little bit

. >> speaking of singing, chuck bell -- >> i have a voice and face for radio. i don't need to be singing on it. no way, no how. you have to know what you can and cannot do in this world. i cannot sing. i can forecast the weather. i'm forecasting a cloudy day today, a rainy day tomorrow. if you think it's cold now, the complaint department is going to be frozen shut on tuesday and wednesday as really cold air comes down from our friends and neighbors to the borth in canada. the old polar express on the way. right now it's a cloudy and chilly start to your sunday here in washington. 42 with a mostly cloudy sky. winds out of the south at eight. the combination of clouds and wind, a milder start this morning than yesterday. a cold 37 in hagerstown. 39 in laytonsville. 36 in ashburn, virginia, 39 in wind chester. toms brook, strassburg in the upper 30s. windchills aren't all that far below actual air temperatures. as we get towards tuesday and wednes hear a whole lot about windchills. hometown forecast, beautiful anacostia today. cloudy skies, temperatures inching t

your election-day weather hour-by-hour is coming up with chuck bell. now back to you. >>> thank you. 6:02. if you are in virginia, you can vote right now. polls open just a few minutes ago at 6:00 a.m. and stay open until 7:00 tonight. polls in d.c. and maryland open at 7:00 a.m. >>> if you're heading to the polls in maryland, the race for governor is one of the closest in our area considered to be a toss-up. too close to call, but it didn't start that way. richard jordan is live in upper marlboro with more. >> reporter: elec workers here are getting ready, setting up their signs to let us know in an hour the polling location will open and we'll see the voters come in. one of the top races they are weighing in on is the maryland governor's race and lieutenant governor anthony brown going up against the republican challenger larry hogan here now. brown does have a slight edge in the polls. but it's not a shoe-in by any means. he was out campaigning with heavy hitters including michelle obama and campaigned with the clintons. he says voter was trying to

chuck bell is joining us live now with the storm team 4x4 at the west falls church station. we saw you put on the coat today, chuck. >> r absolutely. it's time for all-out parka puff on your way out the door this morning. the temperature here in west falls church is now at 28 degrees. but e wind continues to blow out here. we're averaging a 15-mile-per-ho bree gusting to over 25 miles an hour at times. here they are back down in the teens to near 20 degrees. the official what to wear advice today. you will lose most of your heat through your head. a nice big puffy coat, warm wool sweater, t-shirt, jeans instead of the wool coat. and we have the warm polka dotted socks. that's the key. if your feet are warm and the top of your head is warm, the rest of it you can cope with by keeping your hands in your pockets. but it's a real chill out here. eun yang, you live for cold weather just like this. we aught to get you out here. >> how did you know, chuck? i need a pair of the polka dotted socks. you need to get me a pair of those. i'll get you some for christmas. >> thank you. >>>

chuck bell is there to tell us about the forecast. hey, chuck. >> reporter: hey, eun and aaron. checking out the latest conditions, 49 degrees here. and inside the 4x4, we have facebook and twitter monitoring. my handle here on facebook, someone sent me a great picture. a much younger joe krebs in his navy uniform. go to my facebook page and send me your picture. thank you, joe krebs, for your service to our country and here on news4. a perfect day to get outside with temperatures today soaring into the mid to upper 60s for a brief time. you may need a light jacket out the door first thing this morning. sunglasses for later today. but veterans day 2014 will be flawless. just a couple clouds rolling in later this afternoon, but no chance for rain. and because it's a holiday, hopefully that means easy going on the roads. first 4 traffic time with melissa mollet. >>> it does mean easy going. we'll take a look at the american legion bridge. chopper 4 over that area moving along quite nicely. we have a crash on 395 southbound at edsall road not slowing anything down. travel times are

. >> we sent chuck bell in the storm team 4x4 to the chinatown metro station, which is expected to be crowded throughout the day. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. 5:11 in the morning, you're right. here at 7th and 8th street, abeautiful morning in downtown. just like yesterday morning, if you're downtown, temperatures are much, much milder. we are 47 degrees here in chinatown. most of the suburbs are back down to the upper 30s to lower 40s. what should you put on on your way out the door this morning? don't forget a light to medium weight jacket depending on how long you're standing still in the chill. don't forget the sunglasses, either. a beauty of a day. the forecast for tonight, temperatures are mild by november standards. we are getting away with one with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 60s for highs today. going out to the concert tonight, it will stay in the mid-50s through 11:00 and midnight tonight. near perfect weather. better yet, no chance for rain on the concert tonight. somehow traffic doing? >>> sounds good. hopefully no rain

a look at the election day 4x4 with chuck bell -hour break is out there with that forecast for you coming up. now, melissa, what is going on on the roads? >>> starting off looking quite good this election day. taking a look first of all at 66 just east of nutley street, we are moving right along inbound and outbound. no major problems east or west. we are moving right along as i said. and really no major construction in the way this morning as we are now here in the 5:00 hour. a lot of that is now out of the way. taking a look in virginia now, you can see headed into town, out of town, you're completely fine. in town you're at 62 miles per hour. so you a obviously moving right along right there. a wider look at things, no problems taking a look at the inner loop and outer loop. the beltway near st. barnabas we are looking good. and taking a look in maryland, 95 and the bw parkway, no major prob as we zoom in. we have a situation in silver spring. new e avenue northbod powder mill, one lane and one shou closed because of constructiona live look at 95 i. >>> 5:02. some of you are getting re

chuck bell joins us with an update. >> the clouds are starting to break up so it is improving weather picture but not an improving weather feel at all. skies are starting to clear out as clouds scatter away from us. a few rain drops across southern st. mary's county, a bulk of where the rain showers that are left. e cti of cold and g forward is wind. temperatures now are in the upper 40s and low 50s. wind chills are back down into the low 40s. saturday n out on the town breezy 46. 44 between 9:00 and 11:00 tonight. there is more cold to come for tomorrow morning. we will talk about how high the wind speeds will be during the day tomorrow and when is the warmup. >> thanks a lot, chuck. the washington wizards take the court in less than an hour. as fans arrive they pass by the spot where three people were shot last night. what are you hearing out there? >> reporter: as you said in about an hour the wizards will take to the hard wood here. some of the festivities is started outside. i hear a band playing and the crowds are starting to gather, something else you see is a higher police pre

. >>> chuck bell has been looking ahead. what can we expect the rest of the night and into the morning? >> cold now and getting even colder as the wind which has been a real problem all day long is going to lay down a bit now the sun has gone down but a fading breeze means plumb meting temperatures by tomorrow morning. temperatures are still in the chilly and mid and upper 40s, still 50 in national airport, wind chills, when you factor in that northwest wind, upper 30s and low 40s. there's a real bite in the air still. going out for your sunday night, breezy, 42 at 7:00 to 9:00 and back into the upper 30s by 11:00 with windchills back down close to the freezing mark. it's going to be a cold evening. freeze warning are posted tomorrow morning. more about that plu election day forecast coming up. >>> developing tonight, d.c. police are now investigating what they are calling the beating death of a baby boy. he was only one-month-old. paramedic were called to a home on trenton place in southeast washington last wednesday becaus

let's go over to chuck bell for your forecast. >> good

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storm te chuck bell here to tell us how long it sticks around. >> sunday is off to a windy and cold start and just to make things a little worse, a little light rain to cope with as well first thing th. here it is on storm team 4 radar. light rain showers in and around the immediate downtown washington area and points to the east and south where the most rain chances are this

we want to kick things off with meteorologist chuck bell. more clouds rolling in. things are staying chilly. >> they are. chilly 40s for the entirety of your sunday afternoon that's coming. that will be about ten degrees colder an average. get used to colder than average temperatures. we've been telling you about it for a long time now, that this wasn't going to be acquit in and out shot of cold air. the cold air we've been dealing with all weekend, 30s and 40s is starting to retreat. the cold air is getting out long enough to let a little rain come our way. monday is the showery day to get your week started. then the cold air returns with a vengeance as we get into the middle of the week. chilly and cloudy today. the poehler plunge on tuesday. going to the redskins game today, tampa, washington, kicking off at 1:00 at fedex field. a mostly cloudy start. we'll detail the timing of tomorrow's drops and how low we'll go midweek. >> thank you, chuck. breaking news this morning, the white house says the u.s. intelligence community is working to authenticate a video tha

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in the 4x4 to a polling location in mcclain this morning. chuck? >> repor hey, good morning, aaron and eun. indeed, a chilly start but a dry start here. no weather-related problems whatsoever anywhere in maryland, virginia or the district today. no weather-related problems to interfere with you ability to get out and cast your vote for whoever you think is the best person. temperatures here in mcclain, a little chilly. 46 degrees in the storm team 4x4. there are a lot of 40s on the map, so you need a lightweight jacket out the door first thing this morning. but it will be a mild day today. even with a fair amount of cloud cover coming our way. temperatures will rise from out the door in the 40s to lunchtime temperatures up into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. then back down into the mid-60s when the polls close around the region by 6:00 to 7:00 this evening. no rain chances for today, so that's definitely welcomed news. but nonetheless, you may want to at least have your jacket ready to go. coming up in ten minutes, tom will be talking mo

let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> adam and angie, good morning to both of you. good sunday morning everybody. quiet start out there this morning. 30s and 40s for out-the-door weather. a nice warmup coming later this afternoon. a nice warming trend over the next several days. temperatures around your neighborhoods this morning, 46 in winchester, 44 martinsburg, cooler in northern maryland, parts of northern and north central virginia, ashburn, manassas in the mid 30s. low 40s in and around town. hour by hour through your morning, up to about 45 degrees by 8:00 this morning, 55 by noontime, 58 our high today and then back down to the upper 40s by this evening. on the whole, a nice one. temps warm through at least tuesday. wednesday is the transition. much colder air by the end of the week. more on that in your seven-day coming up. >>> a pedestrian is in grave condition after being hit by a car in montgomery county. the crash happened last night on rockville pike b south of halpine road. police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. news 4's derrick w

coping with the cold, chuck bell is out with the storm team 4 x 4. how does it feel out there, chuck? >> reporte tom, a little better than before. the temperature was measured at degrees. now we're all the way to 22. amomometer barely moving. . hint of a breeze, unde even a little bit of breeze lowers the windchill into the teens. coping with the cold. obviously you h to dress in layers. thick warm socks. don't forget to drink e cold weather dehydrates you. it will help limit any of your caffeine. a hot cup of cough sounds so tempting. and put a little moisturizers on . i was told i need earmuffs. so i have elephant earmuffs. they didn't do well at 20 degrees. tropical plants don't do well when it's 20 degrees. dulles got down to 15 degrees. that's where it is right now. record low for november 19th on this date. tied the record at bwi marshall in 1936. record low at reagan national is 18 set way back in the 1890s. we're not going to get that at reagan national. it's at 23. we are in the teens elsewhere. coldest november morning in years at the bus s

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in with the storm team 4 x 4. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. this morning we're in fairfax and temperatures are in the mid-50s. about a 10 degree improvement over yesterday. look what i'm tracking here. rain drops across northern and western maryland. that's all coming our way. it will probably be after dark before it starts to impact your day. temperatures mostly in the 50s this morning. it will be another mild day. we will get sunshine primarily in the front half of the day. most of us will wait until after the sun goes down. the farther west you live, if you're close to i-81, front royal, winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown, rain drops will probably impact you a little bit sooner there. that is a chuck on the forecast. breaking news with melissa mow lay. >>> chopper over the scene. if you see this it is very slow right now. just ahead of that initial crash, a second crash. going to be slow on 66 until these get out of the way. taking a look at travel times. 95 northbound, quantico to the beltway, 38 minutes. 395 northbound, 13 min

chuck bell is live at the west falls church metro station. chuck, we know you're bundled up with your hat on this morning. >> reporter: you're right. i don't have my earmuffs on because of my earpiece for work, but keep the back of yourars warm. that makes me feel cold when you can't feel the back of your ears. currently 26 degrees here in west falls church. windchill here is at 15. and windchills across the rest of the region, mostly in the teens and low 20s. it's not going to be a very warm day today. temperatures only into the mid-30s. tonight the wind will lay down a bit but that will set the stage for what could be a record-breaking cold night. that means you need to really stay alert for the possibility of hypothermia. we have a whole section on the nbcwashington.m website. there's a hypothermia hotline for all the municipalities around the area. if you need it or need to take someone else to be taken to a warming shelter, find the information there for that. record lows tonight, 20 at dulles set in 1991, but the record at national airp

. >>> we'll turn our eyes to chuck bell. he's standing by, watching decent weather for this sunday. there is a storm system approaching, right, chuck? >> two storms we're watching. one will come in tonight. the next one shows up on wednesday, the big travel day before thanksgiving. for now, a quiet enough morning outside. skies have already gone mostly cloudy. 44 at reagan national airport with a light breeze out of the south. there should be a good warm up today even with the clouds. southerly winds puts temperatures up into the 50s by later today. skies becoming more and more cloudy. chances for rain start to roll in to our southern areas after about 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon. rain in the metro after 5:00, 6:00, warmer air moving back in. moderate rain tonight. warm and windy tomorrow. up into the 70s we will go. get away day on wednesday, cold and wet. rain is quite likely. could mix in with show snow. too early to worry about accumulations of snow in the d.c. metro. we'll be watching it very, very carefully. there is your seven-day. 50s today with rain tonight. 70s and windy tom