and proof of address. >>> amelia draper joining us now. in the car this morning, you watched the thermometer and the temperature go down. >> the coldest it's been since february. it's going to stick arntd through the weekend. it's coming next thursday and friday. so today is a weather alert day as we track our first arctic blast so far this season. windchills throughout the day in the teens and 20s. we lose the wind over the weekend, but we keep the cold. it's going to be dry this weekend. so some good news there. it's looking cooler next week. but right now, i want to show you current temperatures. take a look here. 31 degrees in washington. 33 in annapolis. 27 in march tinsburg. we'll have mostly sunny skies during the morning hours. so you want the sunglasses as well. by noon we're in the upper 30s. 38 and a high today of 41. with the wind, that 41 feeling more like 28 around 3:00. and this evening it's cold and clear. we're at 36 degrees by 7:00 p.m. as we look to the weekend, if you're getting the christmas tree, it's going to be chil

. >> and i'm erica gonzalez along with amelia draper. people actually stunned over the breaking news last night. >> debbie reynolds, just the latest in a string of notable people who have died in the last week. we heard about her daughter, george michael, alan thicke, zsa zsa gagabor. >> first we want to get to amelia because we're in a wea a >> i just have new updates in about the winter weather adviso advisory. a lot of the counties trimmed out. but frederick, washington and carol counties continue to be under a winter weather advisory. if you're leaving within the next hour head's up if you live in the purple areas you could be dealing with slick spots this morning. i can't rule out freezing rain but i'm mainly getting reports of light snow right along the maryland-pennsylvania border. here's a check of radar. most of us know it's a rainy chilly start this morning. showers come to an end around 9:00 a.m. i'll let you know what to expect for the afternoon but we'll be dealing with something completely different. how are the roads right

amelia draper working on refining the forecast. another check wither right h it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. >>> all right. it is a weather alert day for us. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper tracking. look at the pink stuff on the radar. >> so notice frederick, and now even in parts of northern montgomery county picking up on the potential of wet snow. either seeing rain or a melting snowflake right now. temperatures kind of hovering above freezing. that's good news for pavement temperatures. most of us dealing with the wet roads this morning. but if you're in washington counties, the panhandle of west virginia can't rule out the slick spots. we're under a weather alert until 7:00 a.m. this morning. in d.c. metro, it's rain only this morning. it's cloudy by lunchtime and afternoon sunshine. but windy this afternoon with the high of 51. you want the umbrella and the warm jacket today. this evening, windy, cool and dry with temperatures in the low 40s. taking a look at your new year's eve planner

amelia draper tracking how you amelia draper tracking how you can p fios is not calable. we're wired differently. amelia draper tracking how you can p that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... online for the first year. >>> now at 5:30, dress in layers and have the coat ready. it's a weather alert >>> now a live look at the mgm national harbor open for business. the massive crowds putting opening night at capacity and the major traffic impact. >>> and returning cheer. how one local police force is making the difference for families this holiday season. >>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we do begin with storm team 4 on this weather alert day because it's so incredibly cold right now. 20s. it's going to be cold throughout the day today. make sure the kids are bundled up. the cold is going to stick around through the weekend. so take a look

amelia draper fills us in on the forecast. >>> a look at "hair spray" live. feeling the way i always do ? ? oh, oh, oh ?? >>> nbc's fourth live musical is in the books. >> the university of maryland watched last night as one of their fellow turns danced and sang their way live. we spoke with one dance major who says this is even more of an inspiration because of an alum was on the show. >> i think that this is just a that to me is more enjoyable. >> coming up we will take a closer look at the reaction to "hair spray" live. a lot of fun. a lot of talent out of that university of maryland i'm just saying. >> do you think? >> this is the variety of different kinds of talent. >> spoken like a true alum. >> looking at the day ahead for us. >> exactly. throughout the day today increasing sunshine. during by noon we are already in the upper 40s and a high today around 48. i actually think it's going to turn out to be a nice afternoon. and then the cold air moves in overnight tonight, it greets us tomorrow morning. this is what you're stepping out the door to tomorro

we are checking in with amelia draper who is in for chuck. we want to get a check of the holiday weekend forecast. we will also check in with wtop's jack taylor who is in for melissa in just a minute. a lot of substitutions today. >> yes. see, he's there. >> nobody is on the road. >> let's start with amelia. what do you have for us on this friday morning. >> right now on radar i'm picking up flurries in frederick county around the moodel town area. very light. we could continue to see flurries throughout the day today. this is lake-effect snow impacting our area mainly off of lake erie. the flurry is one thing but here is what you're going to notice, the winds, it's blustery out there today and will be from start to finish. by 9:00 a.m. it feels like we are in the low 20s when you factor in the winds, by lunchtime temperatures feeling like they are in the mid to upper 20s and by this evening it's still cold out there. grab the warm jacket as you head out the door today. i will be updating the weekend forecast coming up in ten minutes. for now

as we look at the current daps, amelia draper is in to break it all down for us. >>> cold air moving in overnight tonight and with the winds and how cold it is going to be tomorrow, tomorrow will be a storm team 4 weather alert day. radar showing maybe some flurries out there, it's so dry, though, these having difficulty hitting the ground. we could between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. but for most of us a completely dry day. pretty quiet, we are up to 41 degrees right now and by 9:00 a.m. around 42 and plenty of clouds around through the midmorning hours. as we make our a toward lunchtime in the afternoon increasing sunshine. by 11:00 a.m. temperature around 45 degrees. i'm going to be walking you through your afternoon. what you can expect throughout the day today and also taking a melissa, a problem you've been tracking all morning long, issues with the who will road. >>> chopper 4 just got over the scene, this is westbound dulles toll road, the main lanes are shut down because of that overturned box truck and those airport lanes are getting by just fine. this is at fairfax county parkway.

amelia draper is here with the forecast. we have been on ael record coaster, warm temperatures, cold temperatures, a little bit of everything yesterday and now -- >> maybe a little bit of flurries today, and, like angie is saying blustery out there. it's going to be a cold day when you factor in the winds. we're dry across the area right now but notice those snowshowers coming off the great lakes especially lake erie that could touch off a few flurries in the area. what we're noticing is going to be the winds. not so bad right now, only 10 miles an hour but they will pick up once the sun comes up that's like temperatures. it's already chilly, feeling 24 in gaithersburg, 31 in the district and 27 in leesburg. i will be tracking out your morning hour by hour coming up in ten minutes but for now i will send it over to jack taylor wtop. >> thank you and frng a. if you are headed out this morning you are in great shape. off to a decent start beltway inner outer loop in virginia, nothing in your way. maryland state police heading

. >> draper tells me he heard johnny was d.j.ing upstairs when the fire broke out and believes ben and nicole were up there with him. >> one of my good friends got there when the fire started and luckily he was able to make it out but he knew they were all in there and thought i was in there as well. >> draper still trying to process it all has good and bad moments but uses those happy memories to push through like he did when describing nicole to me. >> she was a really fierce personality. super out going. like -- real you -- like personable right off the bat. she also had just like -- this crazy sense of style too. like with her -- her hair and her outfits. that was a huge part of her. >> he said ben and nicole were preparing for a few big performances and will continue living through their music. >> a news conference called today to talk about another oakland warehouse turned into a shouting match between neighbors who say they worried about another fire and the artists who live there. as tom reports, the building at the center of this distribute is in the produce district. >> this

that is great news for 68-year-old steve draper. his family runs one of the oldest business on the island, the 1661 inn. >> you try everything to cust your cost but a major factor in doing business here. >> reporter: countries like denmark have been using wind farms since the early '90s, u.s.-based projects have been stalled because of court fights over environmental fears and protest over the turbines blocking beach-front views. other projects are in the works. potentially bringing 200 more wind turbines to the area within the next ten years. strief draper expects people will get used to the new scenery. >> we all got used to telephone poles and telephone wires in our views and they are not beautiful. >> reporter: a view of the future, powering the future. jericka duncan, cbs news, off the coast of block island. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. president obama called japanese prime minister shinzo abe's visit to pearl harbor historic. abe placed a wreath at the "uss arizona" memorial. more than 2,400 american

amelia draper is here with the forecast. we have been on ael record coaster, warm temperatures, cold temperatures, a little bit of everything yesterday and now -- >> maybe a little bit of flurries today, and, like angie is saying blustery out there. it's going to be a cold day when you factor in the winds. we're dry across the area right now but notice those snowshowers coming off the great lakes especially lake erie that could touch off a few flurries in the area. what we're noticing is going to be the winds. not so bad right now, only 10 miles an hour but they will pick up once the sun comes up that's

. >> and amelia draper is in for chuck bell with that forecast first. >> aaron, i want to start off with storm team 4 layered, i'm tracking light snowshowers back in far western maryland into west virginia. as this moves further east it could touch off a few sprinkles in our area, most of us will stay dry today. if you do see a few sprinkles having a pretty low impact on your morning, the timing would be from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. otherwise a cloudy start. we are at 39 right now, by 9:00 a.m. we are in the low 40s. once we work our way toward the midday hours we will start to have increasing sunshine and at that point temperatures in the mid 40s. now, coming up in ten minutes i'm going to be walking you through you your afternoon letting you know how the weather will impact your thursday the toll road this morning. >> still have this section of the toll road shut down, westbound toll road just after fairfax county parkway, that's where the crash happened with an overturned truck, all lanes being pushed on to fair fashion county parkway. overall beltway looking okay. you can see no major prob

that's great news for 68-year-old steve draper. his family runs one of the oldest businesses on the island it's 1661 inn. >> my bill last year was somewhere around $to00,000. you try everything to cut your cost but it's a major factor doing business here. >> reporter: while countries like denmark have been using offshore wind farms since early 90s, u.s.-based projects have been stalled due to court fights over environmental fears and protests over the turbines block beachfront views. >> it took a long time to g >> reporter: how long? >> if took us eight years to build this project. >> reporter: other projects are in the works, potentially bringing 200 more wind turbines to the area within the next 10 years. steve draper expects people will get used to the new scenery. >> we all got used to telephone poles and telephone wires in our view and they're not beautiful. >> reporter: a view of the future powering the future. jericka duncan, cbs news, off the coast of block island. >> brennan: coming up, a mother's dangerous hike to save he

. >> doug kammerer and amelia draper are standing by, this is the beginning of a december roller coaster, isn't it? >> that roller coaster is going to be one of the biggest that we've seen. we're talking huge ups, huge downs. tonight we're going way dawn with the cold air. >> there's so much to talk about. before we get into wild temperature swings, it's going it be about the winds increasing overnight tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. downright cold then the winds -- >> that windchill, take a look at it right now, i mean, wind chill right now in d.c., not bad. you know, we're at 44 degrees. but look at hagerstown. down to 31. morgando morgantown down to 23. columbus, ohio, down to 120. that's the cold air that's racing in and it will do just that. it will race in. so we're going to be seeing those winds gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. cool today. here comes the arctic front moving on through. yeah couple of light snow showers later tonight are possible, in some locations, but that's not the big deal. brutally cold thursday and friday. 20 to 30 degrees colder than it i

amelia draper is in this morning. good morning. >> good morning. throughout the day today with the wind t will only feel like we're in the teens and 20s. as you're getting the kids ready to hop on the school bus this morning, definitely a warm jacket day u. maybe even the hat and gloves as well. you'll need the sunglasses too. mostly u to pa take a look at this. this is how cold it feels right now when we factor in the winds. they are gusting a the 10 to 20 miles per hour. that's going to continue to be the case. 17 in gathersberg. the current windchill in the district at 20. coming up in ten minutes, i'm going to be walking you through your morning hour by hour and letting you know what to expect as we track the coldest day so far this season. this season is 46. we're going to improve that by 5 degrees. is it a problem on the roads? >> signal issues here. so we are seeing some delays because of the speed restrictions through those areas. metro on the red line we have gone from a single track to we have a report of a crash blocking one side of the

. >> reporter: great news for 68-year-old steve draper. his family runs one of the oldest businesses on the island. the 1661 inn. >> the bill last year was around $200,000. try everything to cut your cost. a major factor doing business here. >> reporter: while denmark have been using offshore wind farms since the early 90s, u.s. based projects have been stalled due to court fights over environmental fears. and protests over the turbines blocking beach front views. >> it took a long time to get here. took eight years to build the project. >> other projects are in the works, potentially bringing 200 wind turbines to the area within the next ten years. steve draper expects people will get used to the new scenery. >> we all got used to telephone poles and telephone poelds. they're not beautiful. >> reporter: a view of the future, powering the future. jericka duncan, cbs news, off the coast of block island. >> coming up, a mother's dangerous hike to save her stranded family is called a christmas miracle. question, are my teeth yellow? ...have y

storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper is going to time it all out, next. >> and also coming up i'm david in cuba with the final tribute >>> if you are just joining us we are following new developments out of oakland, california, where at least nine people died in a warehouse destroyed by fire overnight. investigators fear though that that number could climb to 30 or even 40 victims as they begin the grim task of sifting through a party happening on the second floor. and there could have been at least a hundred people inside at the time. fire investigators say there were no sprinklers and no clear path out of that building. and at this hour it is just not clear yet what caused that fire to happen in the first place. >>> less than an hour cubans memorialize communist leader launched his revolution. it is also where we find david culver who's talking about cubans about the impact of castro's death. david, how have cubans been reacting there as you have been traveling in this particular part of the country? >> well when you compare it to havana for example erika where the emotions were

steve draper expects people will get used to the new scenery. >> we all got used to telephone poles and telephone poelds. they're not beautiful. >> reporter: a view of the future, powering the future. jericka duncan, cbs news, off the coast of block island. >> coming up, a dangerous hike to save her stranded family is called a christmas miracle. question, are my teeth yellow? ...have you tried the tissue test? ugh, yellow... what do you use? crest whitestrips crest 3d whitestrips whiten... 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste i passed the tissue test. oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten from surfaces for up to 48 hours. you can pick up the flu it's like having a sick family member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol that. >> tonight a survival. it began last week with a drive to the north rim of the grand canyon and ended in a desperate hike to safety. here is john blackstone. from the warmth of her hospital bed, karen klein and husband eric described how a christ

amelia draper is going to be back later on. she's going to break down friday's temperatures for you there, but i want to show you something that not even the people here have seen. heck out these gloves. you ready for this? >> yes, show us. >> reporter: all right. >> oh. >> reporter: where's the button? check that out. >> wow. >> reporter: that is cool. suspect that awesome. >> very cool. we need those. those are fun. bring some back for us. >> reporter: you're warm, you're fun. that tells you what kind of, you know, a person you are. you can have some fun. >> you can tweet in the dark. those gloves on, doug? >> reporter: can i -- i did try that and my tweet did not successfully go. >> okay. all right. thanks, doug. >>> on the eve of the opening of the mgm casino at national harbor, we take a look at how the effort started and it was up against some stiff competition. >>> he is nearly a century old and survived pearl harbor. he's sharing his story about that attack 75 years ago now >>> legislators have been struggling for sever

doug kammerer and amelia draper standing by in the storm center. hey, guys. >> tell us about this winter weather advisory and how it's going to complicate the weekend. >> first of the season for most of us. you nail it when you said 12 about 12 hours from now we'll start to see this move in. >> we're looking at mainly freezing rain. that's the biggest concern. if you're hearing snow, sleet, that's the case. it's really all about ice. >> first off, temperatures 27 degrees now in washington. 22 in hagerstown. 18 in pittsburgh. it's cold all across the mid-atlantic. you know it's going to be a cold start and temperatures are well below freezing now. anything that falls will be in a frozen form. as we move on through the rest of the night, look at what's happening. you can't see where the storm is. it's coming together back to our south and west. snow back here, most of this is not going to hit the grown. but we do have that winter weather advisory in effect in the purple and a freezing rain advisory in the pink. we'll talk much more about what this me

our team coverage continues now with amelia draper. she's in storm center 4. how is it looking? >> well, we are going to be dealing with showers tomorrow morning. pretty much moving in very early in the morning, as early as 4:00 or 5:00 a.m., and winding down around the midday hours. temperatures are critical in situations like this. we don't want freezing rain. let's get you to your forecast. i'm going to start off with storm team 4 radar. roads dry, and even starting to pick up on green here, further back to the west out around the petersburg area. this rain is not hitting the ground yet, but it eventually will start to hit the ground, maybe a few sprinkles overnight, but this system really moves into the area early tomorrow morning, and then it's kind of soggy start on our saturday. currently, temperatures around 40 degrees. but with plenty of cloud cover overnight, winds out of the south among other factors, i'm going to show you future temperatures. by 10:00 p.m., we're kind of right where we're at right now, upper 30s and low 40s, and notice that trend continues right arou

the temperatures have tumbled from the 60s this afternoon to the 40s now and ameila draper says they're going to fall even more. >> what an interesting weekend it's been weatherwise. we talk about the freeding rain friday night and with we were dealing withize in spots. today, we were near 70 and now, we're falling into the 340s and eventually, 20s overnight tonight. all of this the temperature drop today due to a cold front and here, you can see on storm team 4 radar, most of the area dry. still tracking some rain showers down in southern maryland and off toward the eastern shore. melissa tweeting me, snow pel t pellets hitting me right now. as i take you down to southern maryland, calvert beach, this rain moving in the ooempk hours, but for motive it's all about the keerl air moving into the region. 41 now, showers over by 7:00, 8:00 p.m., but by 11:00, we're in the mid-30s and tomorrow, we're waking up with temperatures in the 20s, so you want to dress the kids in the warm coat, hat, gloves and scarf. i'll be walking you through your monday coming up in b about 15 minutes. >> what a

. >> amelia draper is in for chuck bell. red graphics means weather alert for us. >> here's why. take a look at the winter weather advisory. all of the counties in purple,

i'm amelia draper. we start with a new plan to make metro good again. general manager paul retafeld recently marked one year on the job and he wrote up an ambitious the gm is confident riders will see improvement. >> reporter: in a room chock full of elected leaders, metro employees, and media, gm paul wedefeld charting a new course that quite simply caters to the rider. >> what they want is the trains to run on time and the buss to run on time. that's what they want. the big message is i want i customers to know that i get it. that you get it. that we get it. at metro. >> reporter: all throughout this speech the gm feeling confident that metro will turn it around. so what are the specifics? >> we're going to put a much greater emphasis on customer experience, particularly with regards to reducing the number of delays due to track issues, the delays due to car issues, then we're going to improve the environment, particularly in the stations. >> reporter: here's a little bit more on the transit agency's goals. get metro back to good. that's their plan. t

especially for people like steve draper who runs one of the oldest businesses on the island. the 1661 resort. >> our bill last year was around $200,000. you try everything to cut your cost, but it's a major factory in doing business here. >> wind farms have been powering parts of europe for years, but here in the u.s. court battles stopped them over environmental effects, beach front views, all timing the efforts to get these projects done including one off nantucket. >>> a final look at the forecast when we come back. a big nose dive is headed your way. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. >>> coldest day of the week is? >> friday. >> looking forward to that. i'm mike hydeck, >> lily: please make sure that the timing with the catering is all on and that everyone comes out on time and the food comes out on time, just picking everything up. that'd be great.

amelia draper is going to be in in just a little bit. she'll take you through the new year's eve forecast. i'll be in at 6:00. talking cold and maybe even some snow. that's way off. yeah. way off. >> way. thank you, doug. ll tonight. >> that's right. >>> a man from a well-known local family is missing tonight. >> what police are telling us about clues that could answer some questions about his disappearance. >>> you can hear the work going on behind this plastic curtain. we're in a spotsylvania county home where a family of three and one on the way recently discovered they had mold throughout. biggest issue, trying to figure out how to pay for the removal. ahead on news 4, we'll share who stepped in to help them out free of charge. >>> and caffeine may be the drug of choice if many of us who don't get enough sleep. >> but in some places the stimulant could get you charged with driving under the influence. you're watching news 4 at 5:00. retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works

meteorologist amelia draper is in the weather center. amelia, what is the timing for the rain? hopefully later while we're sleeping. >> yeah, you got it, susan. it looks like showers start to move into the area as early as about 3:00 a.m. and i think by 5:00, 6:00 a.m. most of us are dealing with rain. you want to plan for that tomorrow morning. dealing with wet roads. that's not the case tonight. right now, we're at 51 degrees. significantly cooler than yesterday. it was balmy out there yesterday afternoon. and as we head on into the evening hours, it will be clear. clouds increasing overnight tonight. and, again, we'll keep it dry this evening so walking the dog, definitely want the warm jacket. by 7:00 p.m., we're in the mid 40s. low 40s by 9:00. 11:00, we're around 40 degrees. after that, kind of near steady temperatures into the morning hours. in the mid 30s to around 40 degrees. susan, i want to time out the rain. here we are 3:00 a.m. it's west of the area. areas like fauquier, prince william county, back into west virginia, notice the potential for a little bit of a win

good morning, i'm aaron amelia draper is in with a look at our weather headlines. >> we were talking about this yesterday morning. the coldest air moved in overnight and this is how it feels outside right now. make sure the kids are bundled at the bus stop. feeling like we're in the teens and 20s. 21 in washington. feeling a about 17 degrees in gaithersburg and 15 in winchester. we're looking at clear skies and dry conditions not only this ni today. as you're getting the kids ready for school, you definitely want the warm coat. . coming up in five minutes, we'll be walking you through the hour by hour and let you know when you need that. >> 95 northbound as you're approaching fredericksburg. we have a tractor-trailer crash if you're headed northbound. but hoping that gets out of the way. it's just that one lane. do have roadwork on 7. because of the problem we have been seeing. also looking at 56. work zone >>> it is official. the mgm national harbor casino and resort is now open for business. the interest was so high on opening night prince jojs county police announced the gambling

draper thinks travis hough would have wanted that to be his legacy. >> i would think he would want people to be themselves and keep expressing themselves. >> both travis and askew leave behind their music. >>> the youngest victim of the oakland warehouse fire was 17. drayvin mcgim was a student at the soto. also the son of an alameda county sheriff deputy. the classmates were devastated to hear of his death. they said he was a kind and gentle person. >> i had class with him on friday and we were working on our tests and i said all right, see you after class and i wasn't expect that would be the last time i saw him. >> grief counselors are on hand to help students deal with the news. mcgill's voice will be missed and more so they will remember his good hearted spirit. >> we heard 20 people lived inside the ghost building and one described what it was like there last friday night when the inferno started and she woke up from a nap. >> i woke up because there was smoke everywhere. i woke up, my entire space was fill with smoke and i could see this orange glow and i got on my coat and shoes a

storm team4 meteorologist amelia draper has the answer. >>> the redskins playoff hopes take a huge after a disappointment in the desert. >>> but first new details about the man who fired a rifle inside a d.c. restaurant today. good evening and thanks for staying with us after the game. i'm erika gonzalez. news4 was there when d.c. police put the suspect in handcuffs. we've learned he's a 28-year-old man from north carolina. now, initially police had said this had nothing to do with a fake online conspiracy. however, after questioning the he came to d.c. to self-investigate those false reports. this all happened at comet ping pong, a pizza restaurant near the intersection of connecticut and nebraska avenues. news4's darcy spencer is there with the latest on the police investigation and the reaction from the restaurant's owner. darcy. >> reporter: we were able to talk to the owner of the restaurant tonight. he says the social media attacks [ siren ] this video shows the arrest of a north carolina man accused of walking into comet ping pong in northwest d.c. armed with an assault-style rifl

john lady is a musician, jonah stroud is a musician and sound engineer, brendan draper is a sound engineer and manages local bands. thank you all for being with us. i know it's been a really tough week. could each of you tell us about someone that you lost in the fire and you would like to share a memory of. >> two people i lost were ben ren alds and dinalda, they were in a band that i worked with for the last two years about. i'm just going to miss their complete honesty about, you know, every situation we were in, whether it was good or bad. both of them had like a personal philosophy to kind of like experience whatever feeling you're feeling in the moment, you know, whether that be like sadness, happiness, social anxiety, you know, all of that, the whole range. >> i lost kammy tanling. she was a tireless facilitator of the arts, selflessly putting herself out there to make everyone feel like they had a place and a space and a community to do whatever they wanted, and she was incredibly infectious to be around. and ara jo, everyone was close with her. everyone knew what she was doing for

we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper. and what is the biggest concern here with the weather and the topsy-turvey pattern. >> just how cold it is out there, eric car, and talking about the temperatures in the r a light wind, it will feel like the teens. this is how cool it is feel ing in your neighborhood any where from 5 to 10 degrees below what the thermometer is saying. 24 in gaithersburg and 24 in the areaer here. make sure for the kids a warm coat, hat and scarf is a good idea. right now in washington, 37 degrees, and here, not talking about the widespread slick spots tomorrow morning, but a very little bit of rain moving through, but there could be some isolated slick spots and pud mls the driveway and the neighborhood that will freeze up overnight tonight. and keep that in mind tomorrow morning and you can see right on through 8:00 a.m., and we are below freezing and not until 10:00 a.m. that we get below freezing and with that, i go to darcy spencer at dupont circle, and what is it like out there, darcy? >> well, i

amelia draper, we have been talking about this. winds gusting 25 miles per hour. it's expected to die still a little gusty. starting to feel a little better as far as the temperatures are concerned. i brought my gloves. i'm good. >> looking at the latest information coming in, it looks like the winds are going to be a nonissue across the area. by 8:00 p.m., it's already chilly out there in the suburbs. look at our exclusive weather underground temperatures. 47 in leesburg. still around 50 degrees here in day overall tomorrow. 53 for a high. we'll have plenty of sunshine. the weather having a low impact on your friday as we close out the workweek. as we take a look at your weekend outlook, so many events going on this weekend. we have the candy cane dash on saturday morning. 30s and 40s for that. a lot of girls participating. have fun. jingle on the lake in reston on saturday, you want the warm jacket there. then we have another run of the pacers events. temperatures for that around 40 degrees. so take a look at the ten-day forecast. saturday, a high of 51. sunday,

that is great news for 68-year-old steve draper. his family runs one of the oldest businesses on the island, the 1661 inn. >> our bill last year was somewhere around $200,000. you try everything to cut your cost, but it's a major factor in doing business here. >> reporter: while countries like denmark have been using offshore wind farms since the early '90s, u.s.-based projects have been stalled because of court fights over environmental fears and protests over the turbines blocking beach-front views. >> it took a long time to get here. >> reporter: how long? >> it took us eight years to build this project. >> reporter: other projects are in the works. potentially bringing 200 more wind turbines to the area within the next ten years. steve draper expects people will get used to the new scenery. >> we all got used to telephone poles and telephone wires in our views and they are not beautiful. >> reporter: a view of the future, powering the future. for "cbs this morning: saturday," jericka duncan. off the coast of block island. >> it'

. >>> let's go to amelia draper. amelia? >> it's a really nice day. make sure you get out and enjoy it. clouds move in tomorrow and cold tomorrow, mostly cloudy but still dry. highs in the upper 40s. and then a big temperature drop on friday and saturday with the winds and chill on friday. it will be a storm team 4 weather alert day. high of 39 feels more like we're in the 20s during the afternoon hours. it's still cold but at least we lose the winds on saturday with a high around 38 and sunday is warmer with still chilly this time of year. chance for some showers on monday with highs in 40s on tuesday and we're tracking another a arctic blast on wednesday, thursday and friday. mid-30s on wednesday. maybe even a few flurries out there on thursday and friday. highs only in the low 30s. >> amelia, thank you. that does it for "news4 midday." thanks for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon at 4:00. >> remember, go to our nbc washington app. with us in the morning. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg i

tim draper, the capitalist, who had a daughter that was a childhood friend of elizabeth. and larry ellison came in in the first three years. groomeds who had ellison. all of those people were there at the beginning. and they knew what they were getting into and that this was essentially a kid with a great idea. and they knew that the company succeed or fail. and another category of investors came in from 2000-2000 -- 2014-2015. and when you look at how much money was raised, that is when most of the money was raised. $630 million -- host: just before -- john: the last chunk of it was raised two months after i started looking into the company. host: how is it that somebody at that age, she founded it at the raised plenty of money into her mid-20's. more money came in when she was 29 years old. what was it that she was able to say and to do based on what you've been able to find, to get that cash? stanforde came out of with a vision to revolutionize medicine with blood testing that would be done on a very small samples of blood, either pricked from the arm, then the finger.

with meteorologist amelia draper with a check of the forecast. >> it's cold out there. so many people weighing in and saying it's freezing outside. it's not actually freezing. but when you factor in the winds, that is how it's feeling right now. we're at 37 degrees. and look at the winds, coming out of the northwest at about 18 miles per hour. so when you add in the winds, this is how cold it's feeling right now. feeling like we're in the 20s across the area. about 27 in washington, 22 in frederick and o 19 degrees back in winchester. the good news, we have plenty of sunshine in the forecast and we will keep it mainly dry today. but look at how it's going to feel at 8:00 p.m. this evening. a as you head out to dinner or holiday parties, feels like temperatures in the 20s. so make sure you bundle up. i'll be walking through your saturday, hour by hour and letting you know how cold it's going to be tomorrow. >>> thanks amelia. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the says metro is making headway when it comes to reducing electrical incidents on trains. a new report finds that while

talk about a polar plunge, that's what got us down here in the storm center with meteorologist amelia draper. if we were just talking about the temperatures, that would be bad enough. >> right. >> but we're not. >> it's the wind. it's brutal. we were just outside just to see how cold it was. i think my feet are still frozen. the good news, the winds die down tonight overnight. they're really not an issue tomorrow. it's unseasonably cold. take a look at how cold it's feeling out there when you factor in the wind gusting in anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. feeling 9 degrees in washington, 1 in gaithersburg, 12 out in culpepper. mainly clear skies. that will continue to be the case through the evening hour. look at the numbers on your evening planner. by 8:00 we're down to 19 and it's going to feel anywhere from about zero to 10 degrees. itdr we're at 18. we wake up to temperatures in the teens. fast forward to saturday morning. some of us here in blue, this is frederick, carole, washington counties under winter storm watch. this is going to run through saturday around the midday hours for

winter forecast, it's going to be there as well as a lot of other one of my favorite stories, amelia draper actually talks about the brand new satellite that just launched across the area. no, no problem. you guys are good. no problem at all. you want to be on tv? yeah, he does want to be on tv. all right. how are you doing? what's your name? what is it? >> alex. >> reporter: alex? all right. you go up there, all right. have a good time, okay. all right, buddy, we'll see you up there. he's going to make dad pull him now. that's not going to work, alex. all right. we're going to send it back into you guys. it's about to get cold. you going up, too? i'm going with him. what's your name? all right, joseph, come on, me and you, buddy. >> okay. we'll see you at 11:00, doug. >> there he goes. or maybe. >> have fun. >> we assume we will. >>> hey, something to see tonight. nbc presenting its latest musical broadcast "hairspray live." the story of a baltimore teen. back in the '60s who wants to appear on a tv instead finds herself leading a civil rights movement to integrate the show. the countdown

in early after she had just dropped out of stanford as a 19-year-old or 20-year-old, people like tim draper, the venture capitalist. the first million. and larry ellison came in in the first three years. don lucas who had groomed ellison. all of those people were there at the beginning. and they knew what they were getting into and that this was essentially a kid with a great idea. and they knew that the company could either succeed or fail. then there is another category of investors, the people who came in and ponied up most of the money, stretching from early 2014 to 2015. when you look at when the money was raised, that is when it was raised. >> at just the wrong time. >> $330 million was raised between 2014 and 2015. host: just before -- >> the last chunk of it was raised in march of 2015, two month's after i started looking into the company. host: how was it based on your reporting that somebody at that age, elizabeth holmes founded the company at the age of 19, was able to raise plenty of than in her mid-20's, more money poured in when she was 29 years old. what was it that she was a

with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper. >> as you can see on the radar for the most part we're completely dry across the area. some light showers back around winchester, west of i-81. can't rule out an isolated shower this afternoon in the district. mainly around 2:00 p.m. but it's all about the winds that are going to pick up. temperatures now well above freezing in the upper 30s and 40s. 44 in washington, 39 in frederick and frederick and washington counties the only two areas this morning where i'm getting reports of light snow and sleet causing slushy sidewalks and parking lots. everybody else just dealing with wet roads morning hours. it's all about the increasing winds this afternoon. i'll have more coming up in 15 minutes. >>> amelia, thank you. new developments in a deadly deputy-involved shooting in a home overnight in chester town. the suspect who got into a shoot outwith the queen anne's county sheriffs deputy has died. 52-year-old james rich. the department identified the deputy as warren hogan. deputy hogan was escorting a woman to that home to collect some clothes

amelia draper will talk more about the storm on tuesday and how much rain we may get. >> there are new details in the found on thanksgiving day after she was held and tortured for weeks. well, some are saying there are clues in the case that suggest there is a chilling motive behind that abduction. >> i'm darcy spencer in laurel where new body camera videos show police shooting and wounding a burglary suspect. why a grand jury declined to indict the officer. >> it's a sewer system overtaxed and out of date. spilling millions of gallons of sewage into the why neighbors are worried that >>> our top stories right now at 5:30, an intruder who forced his way into a culpepper home is killed with his own gun. after a struggle, the homeowner was able to take control of the weapon and use it against him. >> and congress is not happy about a recent report suggesting that metro track inspectors outside the east falls metro station where a silver line train derailment occurs this summer. some people say those people ought to lose those jobs. first at 5:30, new concerns are surfacing for people liv

who played don draper being won many awards for that role. and even though the character was despicable in many waste, this man. >> what is it, the bad boy? >> well, maybe. i think there is a little bit of that. but there was just something about him. and during the show, they provide an insight into his past, so what possible motivation why he might have been the way he was, despicable in many ways, but i don't know. i don't know that you can put words on it. but there he is. >> you like them dark. i like them crazy. and karen? >> i like -- sue was mentioning the list, and looking the list, along list, i like lenny kravitz, chat imitating. >> you know my other one, darryl hall. >> no. darryl hall? >> ya! >> did you -- i thought you met him. >> no, i have never met him. i don't think coy speak. if he came in right now i would not be able to speak. >> how about david cassidy? >> i have met him, yes, he was very nice. >> but not on your list? >> so let us know who your celebrity crush is, sharing them all morning long. asking before that, who w