taking a live look in virginia, 66 at virginia visitor center is looking good. i'll be back in ten minutes at 4:41. >>> thank you. 4:33 right now. today virginia governor terry mccauliffe heads to the airport where they screen passengers for ebola. they are also given a kit that includes a thermometer, pictures outlining symptoms and information on who to call if they become sick. >>> this morning a lockdown in dover is over following a shooting that hurt one student. this happened yesterday afternoon outside a red dense hall near the main campus. the victim is expected to be okay. police are looking for the shooter now. the university leaders say even though the gunman is still out there, there is no threat to any other students at this time. >>> right now d.c. police are looking for the person who shot a man near the shaw metro station. the shooting happened near eighth and r. streets northwest. this morning traffic in the area is moving. police blocked off the area during the investigation as you see here. that victim is expected to be okay. >>> a montgomery

so most of virginia, all the roads are wet, including marylanded and eastern west virginia. the rain is beginning to taper a off a bit to your west. a few scattered sprinkles out in the mountains of west virginia. heaviest rains in the darker greens in central montgomery county, loudoun county getting light to moderate rain, as is northern fauquier, northern fairfax. light rain. enough for all the roads to be wet. with all the leaves down, they are very slippery with the wet leaves. temperatures cool. 50 shenandoah valley. mid-50s by chesapeake bay. a wet morning. then the afternoon. maybe a little sun coming up. big change tomorrow. friday turning blustery and chilly. next weather and traffic on the 1s, an hour by were hour break down. >> very, very wet roads this morning. 270 at old hundred, you can see the sheen on the roaded way. this is how it's going to be around town. definitely allow a little extra time if you can. in virginia, 95 at dale boulevard looks wet as well. 66 and 95. moving along. we have the rain over the area. prince george's, you can see into town, out

we have delays in virginia. no delays to speak of in virginia or maryland on the beltway. however, 66 eastbound heading out of gainesville, slow traffic through manassas. 66 after route 50, seeing significant delays there. no reports of incidents in the roadway. elsewhere, 270 out of frederick, seeing some delays. as you leave frederick, heading south on 270 as well. no incidents being reported there. and then here's a live look at 95 in maryland. you're slow as you approach the beltway. seeing wet conditions on the road. no incidents reported here as well. aaron and eun, back to you. >>> 5:41. your road trip for thanksgiving could be cheaper than last year. the national average for gas dropped 44 cents in the past two months. that is the longest stretch in six years. the drop of crude oil prices causing the gas prices to fall. the average of regular unloaded $3.11. in virginia, your average is $2.70. and in west virginia, the average regular unleaded $2.98. work on the silver line could slow you down today. crews are starting a year-long project on the dulles greenway. th

we don't have any rain in delaware, maryland, virginia or west virginia for voting today. should be dry weather. we have dry roads all around the region now. chilly start where we are just in the 40s. in the nearby suburbs in montgomery and prince george's, fairfax, arlington, the district of columbia in the upper 40s. farther south and west, a few spots hitting the 30s from loudoun and falkier. 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 t

it is all rain across west virginia, virginia, maryland, up towards new england and all the way down the east coast towards atlanta. temperatures well above freezing. low to mid 40s. reagan national 50 degrees. a chance of snow later today. this is going to be keeping our pavement temperatures higher as well. so any snow that does get going, a lot of it will be melting on roadways. shenandoah valley around 40 degrees. most locations above freezing except oakland. they're down to 30 degrees. they're getting a little bit of wet snow there. and the storm team 4 forecast, it looks like it's been looking the last couple of days. we transition into the afternoon hours. northern montgomery, so you were frederick, central loudoun county. into the shenandoah valley, highlands of west virginia. three to six inches. the elevations above 1500 feet skyline drive and out into the mountains. another look at our radar changing minute by minute. now melissa, how are the roads. >> still quite wet is what we will see throughout the morning. all these folks headed southbound down towards the spur. rain

west virginia, virginia, maryland, delaware, in the district, a dry start this morning. dry roads all around the region. temperatures are chilly but not cold like yesterday morning. all above freezing. it's in the 40s in the shenandoah valley. the mountains of west virginia, a few spots are in the 50s. some of the mild air is pushing up to petersburg. now 57 degrees. closer to the metro area, we are generally in the 40s. but a couple spots have dipped down into the upper 30s including dulles down to ma nasa. in prince george's county, the mid-40s. montgomery county, voters are heading out early near 40 degrees. much of southern maryland and the chesapeake bay, temperatures e in the 40s to near 50 degrees. near 50 right on the warmer waters of the bay. coming up, the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. 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 str

from here in virginia. they're getting more hopeful now you that their candidate, gillespie will come out on top and take warner's seat in the commonwealth. we're watching it. we can tell you, gillespie is in the building. >>> in the maryland governor's race, larry hogan, the republican, is leading anthony brown, the lieutenant governor. a lot of votes sti >>> they're hungry for new leadership. they want a reason to be hopeful. above all, they want some reassurance that people who run the government are actually on their side. >> that is mitch mcconnell, who tonight has been returned to the u.s. senate by the people of kentucky. unclear, of course, the republicans what percentage of the senate they will occupy. will he be re-elected as their leader. we are happy to be joined by the other senator from kentucky, the other republican senator, and that is rand paul. senator, thank you very much for being with us tonight. is anything you've seen so far tonight a mandate, you think, for the gop? >> well, you kno

second quarter virginia up 10-6. brewer is going to get hit, intercepted by david dean ends up into the end zone, touchdown there, virginia up 13-10. same score in the third. brewer finds a wide open cam phillip, 36 yard touchdown right now hoekys lead 17-13 in the fourth quarter. >>> maryland will host rutgers tomorrow in college park. final home game of the season for terps. >>> to hockey, the capitals against islanders. lost to islanders in ot just two nights ago. up the ice strong snuck past chad johnson, caps up 2-0. tom wilson near the board passes to alex ovechkin who fires, three islanders around wilson no one paying attention to alex ovechkin there, that's his 12th goal of the season, the caps win big, 5-2. they'll be back at tomorrow night in toronto. >> they look primed for a better year. >> let's hope so. >>> the holidays are about to get a lot brighter from now until the new year, 500,000 bulbs will transform the zoo into a winter wonderland after dark. can also go tubing, watch a holiday light show, and

an inch to an inch and a half of rain in virginia. a half inch on the lower eastern shore, out in the mountains by the time this tapers and ends. temperatures right now cold. in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees but above freezing. we'll be into the mid-50s this afternoon. the 30s tuesday, wed. back into the 40s thursday, friday, saturday. back into the 50s sunday. with the rain ending, we will have the sky clearing. partly cloudy and breezy tomorrow. it may only get to a little above freezing. mid-30s on wednesday. high 40s with sunshine thursday, frid. highs into the mid-50s. alexis davies in for melissa checking on road conditions. >>> so far on the beltway, we have no major incidents to report. you want to watch your speed from maryland, virginia. towards the beltway at route 212, volume on the road. no major delays. 270 at montrose, looking good as well. watch your speed and watch for ponding on the roadway headlights coming at you are the northbound lanes. we're not seeing any major delays there. more volume on the roadway. river

that's been driving turnout across northern virginia. virginia voters also faced a first at the polls today, the first time they had to present photo i.d. to cast a ballot. >>> it's the marquis race on the virginia ballot. democratic senator mark warner cast his ballot in oldtown this morning. the poll showing him ahead in his bid for a second term. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: warner's challenger, ed gillespie, voted in person absentee last month, so today he was working the polls. >> if there's any questions i can answer to help you decide,

leading edge in southwestern pennsylvania, western west virginia. that stretches all the way down to central kentucky. it is tracking as part of a cool front. getting closer to the metro area. but not until perhaps late this evening. the leading edge will move in after sunset this morning. most of the day will be dry. temperatures off to a cool start. mild generally speaking. mid-50s in prince george's county. fairfax, mid and upper 50s. the district in the mid-50s. across northern virginia, most locations in the mid-50s from loudoun, prince william, fauquier, stafford and spotsylvania. dress for a cool morning. we're going stay in the 50s between now and 8:00 this morning. a little bit of sunshine through the high clouds and remaining rather chilly. warming up to around 60 and rather cool with sunshine in the high clouds. a look at the hour by hour breakdown for the rest of the clouds at 4:41. melissa has work zones to talk about. >> new hampshire avenue northbound between 495 and overlook drive, another 45 minutes and then we expect it to be clear

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 democrats are retiring and president obama lost in 2012. wf is the one closest to us. shelly is the favorite to win there and become that state's first republican senator many more than 50 years. in order for democrats to win, they'll have to hold off republicans in new hampshire, north carolina and a majority of the other eight battleground states you see in purple. if it's close, they have a built-in advantage, too. the two independents in congress, currently caucus with democrats and that could tip the balance. if the republicans gain five seats t senate is tied. with vice president joe biden, the tie breaker, in favor of democrats. no matter what happens today, it could be months before we hear the final results. if no candidates win 50% of louisiana and georgia here, well, then those states could go to run-off elections. louisiana's i

out in west virginia, right along the virginia/west virginia border, so you were part of the shepb dough valley, north of there, still raining. skyline dry getting wet snow. all rain east of there towards the west of there, into maryland. the snow will change from rain to snow there by 8:00 this morning. leaving in its wake an inch or so. one to three inches from northern montgomery,

most of virginia, west virginia, western maryland, a cold 3 in oakland. east of there generally in the 40s. quite a chill in the air this morning. next weather and traffic at 5:11. amelia siegel joins us in the storm team 4 x 4 with your event forecast. >>> talking about the beltway at river road, moving along. all these folks headed out to the outer loop. woodrow wilson bridge moving alongment beltway at colesville looking good quite good. everybody needs to take a deep breath. driving slowly, driving calmly. we'll all make it. taking a look at 95 in virginia, headed up from stafford, we are looking good as well. northbound lanes completely open. southbound as well. no more construction in the way. i feel this is a good commute. if we can keep it going, everybody will be very, very happy. i'll be back in 10 minutes with a live picture of 270. >>> a developing story. the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia woman and charge indeed a separate abduction case in richmond is in a virginia jail is. this is new video of sheriff's deputies taking barnes to j

snowshoe, west virginia, opening their doors in two weeks. two weeks from yesterday, as a matter of fact. amazing to see that opening up so early. 27 in leesburg. 27 in culpeper. these are the overnight lows. these will be the temperatures when you wake up tomorrow morning. we will start our weekend on a very cold note. the good news tomorrow is, we will see plenty of sun. temperatures warmer thanned today and with less wind, slightly more comfortable than your saturday. saturday looking very cold early. so if you've got those games early, just make sure you bundle the kids up too. temperatures the next few days, up to 50 sunday for the redskins game. sunday looking like the best day out of the next seven. 48 on monday with a good chance of rain. the snow will not cause any problems. mostly rain. the problems come tuesday and wednesday. 36 on tuesday. 39 degrees on wednesday. so, yeah, we have one cold forecast out there for sure. guys, i can't believe you don't remember. you'll see it, though. the specials. happy birthday! >> it's been a whi

right now, 34 in hagerstown. 52 in washington. 73, virginia beach. it would be great if the air was coming from the south and east but it's not. look at this. the wind chill, 5 degrees in columbus, ohio. 25 in elkins, west virginia. that's the cold air we've got coming in. yes, we are talking about some record-breaking numbers. i'll go over those with you and show just how cold we're going to get and how long the cold air sticks around comingel noup. >>> falling temperatures don't have to mean skyrocketing heati heating f you home. new details on staying warm and safe indoors. richard? >> reporter: it sure is getting cold. you can feel the temperatures dropping and the wind is picking up. and that means people will want to be indoors and heat their homes, make sure they have a nice, warm, place to stay. that doesn't always go as planned. take a look up on the second floor. that is damage caused by a fire started by a space heater, a brand-new space heater. it was not being used properly. and whether you use a heater, portable heater or a furnace, the

virginia, 66 eastbound, slow around root 50. northbound 95 really bad. 50 minutes to the beltway. >>> a man held a knife to a university of maryland student's throat. how she got away. >>> and the pope's first visit to the u.s. ahead of the catholic church. we are learning about his plans for a stay here in america. >>> facebook hopes you will use its service. >>> throughout the break you can watch storm team 4 radar along with the storm team 4 x 4 on 95 north in virginia and a >>> 16 before the hour. right now rain stretches across our area. you can see it on storm team 4 radar and how it is making the sky gray from tower camera. we're in for a plunge of temperatures. how long they will stick around on your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> a developing story in college park. a university of maryland student said she was attacked getting out of her car off route 1 on hartwick road. the student said a plan pulled out a knife, put it to her .hroat, and trie she fought him off. she's okay. police are still looking for the suspec

martinsburg, west virginia at 33 degrees. hometown forecast, beautiful anacostia temperatures 42 first thing this morning. 46 by lunchtime. can't rule out a few drops rolling in by about 6:00 this evening. what should you expect today? a dry start this morning, but chilly. 30s and 40s. clouds really thicken up this afternoon. again, rain chances coming in later in the day. what should you wear today? i don't think you're really going to need the umbrella because rain chances are fairly low, but a nice fall coat. look at that pretty girl with her coat on. she's ready to go. don't need the hats and gloves today. it won't be as windy or as cold as yesterday. a whole lot of mess coming in our direction for tomorrow. this is our little sprinkle chance today. this is what will be a solid chance for rain tomorrow cg right up the spine of the apalacha. this is moving to the north and east. most of that is going to stay away from the metro area. there's trailing area, light showers here, southern west virginia. that light gray is the

this video was shot in virginia beach. when he tried to vote for the republican candidate in virginia's second congressional race. he said the machine kept changing his vote, but he was eventually a lually able to vot candidate. they took 32 machines out of service because they had calibration issues. we also heard about vote flipping in maryland, but they say it was due to voter error. they did take out about 15 machines. out of 18,000 machines, the magnitude of the issue was very small. >>> we're just hearing that the associated press has called that d.c. mayor's race for muriel bowser. we're expecting to hear from her any minute now. but in the meantime, doug -- >> the only guy not involved in politics tonight. >> my side of the room is very, very calm across the area. >> it helped voter turnout today. >> temperatures today were on the nice side. 70s to upper 60s, the weather could not have been better, 61 degrees, winds out of the south about 9 miles per hour under cloudy skies. we're going to continue to see the cloud

dale city, virginia, is slow as well. woodrow wilson bridge, nothing happening there, which is good. overall, we are looking good as we take a look at the beltway inner loop and outer loop. we do have a crash to remind you of still in the way. this is the tractor-trailer crash from earlier this morning, outbound south dakota avenue is shut down at bladensburg with your alternate eastern avenue this morning. and 95 near the bw parkway looking good. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> thank you. 5:55. airlines asking you to consider changing your thanksgiving travel plans because of tomorrow's impending storm. american, delta, united all waiving change fees if you were supposed to fly out tomorrow. most airlines say they will allow you to change your flight to thursday or friday at no charge. >>> right now flooding fears are starting to ease a bit this morning in buffalo, new york. rivers and streams continue to move there which is crucial to prevent them from overflowing their banks. there is still a chance for problems following

and in virginia the senate race is too close to call. they are separated by 12,000 votes. >>> the stunning upset in maryland. you're talking about the victory on facebook and twitter. we're learning more about how larry hogan won the state of maryland. just the seventh republican governor or will be since 1776. polls said that he trailed anthony brown by double digits. we caught up with him at his victory party in annapolis where the race was called. the first thing hogan said was wow. >> i know we surpassed every single county and precinct. every county was important. >> a ton of time in prince george's and montgomery county. i think it had a lot of impact. a lot of folks crossed over and voted for us. and i think it had a big part of our whip. >> hogan will hold a news conference on his victory in annapolis later this morning. >> hogan swept a big part of the state. he won all but three counties. they are all in our area where hogan's democratic rival won by a large amount. brown received 60,000 more votes in montgomery county and more

to vote in virginia. here's a long list of what's accepted, including passports, and employee i.d.s. so viewers today told us when they tried to use those two types of i.d.s, they were asked for second i.d.s with their home addresses on it. fairfax county office of elections says you do not need to provide a second i.d. with an address on it, and this should not have happened. also, in virginia, chris tells us he shot this video when he tried to pick a republican candidate for the virginia second district house seat. instead, he says the machine selected the democrat candidate. he tells me he was told it was a calibration issue, and he needed to touch above the box to make his selection. in a statement to the news4 i-team, the virginia department of elections say the issues appear related to the touch-screen calibrations and any machines with issues are immediately taken out of supervise. the voters should notify an officer of elections prior to casting their ballot. maryland has a different type of machi

all clear in west virginia, virginia, maryland and the eastern shore. later today, here's the timing, though, on some rain that may be arriving later thi might get a few showers way out in the mountains of west virginia, maryland. that's going to be by 2:00. that's the zone of a few sprinkles of rain, panhandle of west virginia, hagerstown and frederick. that's going to be around 2:00. showers get closer to washington by 7:00, to 8:00 this evening. a few of the showers coming through with wet roads for the late afternoon and early evening travel around. and after that, we will begin to see the showers quickly zing off to the east and dissipating after midnight tonight. temperatures right now are cold. mid-30s in montgomery county to fairfax county. much of loudoun and prince william in the mid to upper 30s. much of prince george's, 30s and near 40 by the bay. a few scattered showers with a high reaching near 50 degrees before then. then near freezing. by dawn friday, a blustery wind tomorrow. cold. temperatures just in the low 40s friday afternoon. and

that's currently against the law in virginia. we spoke with some parents who are not happied aboy about the paying for kids to ride the bus. >> i know we need to pay for more schools, but to pay for day to day activities like getting to school, be nice if that was provided. >> loudoun county school board has it was a difficult decision t say the district is facing shortfalls and the board doesn't want to cut for education programs. >>> this year the department of public works will plow bike lanes for the first time. d.c. is also switching to ceramic snowplow blades this year. they are not supposed to create potholes on the road. one of the biggest concerns is whether there will be enough salt supply for the whole season but d.c.'s director of public works tells news4 he plans to hoard as much as he can. >> i think thoey'll need a lot f salt. if you think it is cold right now -- >> oh, my. >> show you how things will be over the next couple of days. first off, ever watch notre dame right here on nbc? you can watch that game tomorr

low 40s much of the rest of northern virginia. and counties in southern maryland this afternoon should be reachin. blustery wind. coldest spots in the shenandoah valley. in the mountains where many locations. highs in the 30s. next weather and traffic on the 1s. a look at the hour by hour changes. melissa looking at conditions this friday morning. >>> right now we are looking quite good overall. taking a look at 270 at shady grove road heading into town. 66 into and out of town also looking quite good. a trip in on 95. if you're hopping on in stafford heading into town you can see all the work zones are out of the way. you're completely clear into town as well as if you head southbound. no major problems. branch avenue, pennsylvania, indian head highway, everything rolling along nicely. the earlier crash also out of the way. a wider look overall. no major problems at this point. you're looking good. nice and clear. i'll be back at 5:41 to look at travel times. >>> thank you, melissa. 5:32. a developing story this morning. a harsh

and into west virginia, all dry roads this morning. off to a cold start in the suburbs in the upper 30s for northern montgomery county. much of fairfax county and the eastern part of the county, we are near 40. as is the district and the nearby suburbs in prince george's county and southern montgomery. southern maryland right near the bay, most locations there in the 40s. later this afternoon, a few of the clouds coming through. mostly sunny with highs reaching 68. that's going to be right around 3:00 this afternoon. that's mid-afternoon temperatures. and then this evening, by 8:00 p.m., we are back down to the upper 50s. mostly cloudy through the evening with temperatures by dawn. this time tomorrow morning in the low 50s starting off early on wednesday morning as we get back to work and school tomorrow. we'll have the winds pick up during the day. gusty winds during the day with afternoon highs reaching the low 60s and partly cloudy. much colder weather moves in on thursday. morning lows in the upper 30s. afternoon highs only near 50

this is snowshoe, west virginia. they picked up about 5 inches of snow yesterday. they have been making snow for the past couple of weeks. and they actually predict one of their earliest openings in the last decade that they are officially opening on the 26th. so they will be open for thanksgiving weekend. how about that? yeah, they've been cold, they have been getting some snow, and boy, i'll tell you, skiing conditions are going to be pretty good early this season. 40 degrees the current temperature outside our area right now. and that does feel much more like a winter situation for sure. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. and that makes it feel even colder. look at the wind chills. 34 in d.c. 26 -- the wind chill, 26 in leesburg. 24 in winchester. 28 towards the culpeper area. so again, a very cold evening. if you're out tonight, it's friday. everybody has got to be out and about somewhere. make sure you bundle up. nothing on the radar. as we look at the wider view here, one thing you notice. notice all the snow, first off, still snowing down aroun

my family is going to be in virginia. so i have nothing to lose. >> he has a long wait ahead of him. best buy opens 5:00 tonight. >> he doesn't have too much longer. >> too much longer? he has 12 hours to go. >> more than just protecting your wallet. >> erika gonzalez has what major retailers are doing to step up security and keep you safe. >> reporter: and they're off! tense crowd and deals. lots of deals. all add up to one thing. black friday. >> for us, it's worth it. because you definitely get the deals. >> reporter: they have been shopping black friday sales together for the past eight years. although today will make it a gray holiday for the duo. >> reporter: people who sit here and watch it are going to say, they're crazy. >> it happens all the time. >> reporter: before they go out, they will plan. it's quite the strategy. >>ment running joke is i'm the spreadsheet queen. >> reporter: the stores are ready too. >> we start planning safety a year in advance. >> reporter: after a tragic accident in 2008 leaving one em

west virginia just scored. right now, it's 24-10 in the 4th quarter. >>> also, virginia plays the defending national champ, florida state. that game kicked off in just a few moments. >> that game is swarming. over on the ice the capitals have finally broke out of that slump. it lasted way too long. they did it against a quality opponent t. chicago blackhawks. they are looking to bring that same momentum home tonight alzheimer's they get set to take on the hurricanes. a five-game losing streak came to an end in chicago t. team battling back from two goals down, for walk, a team woes confidence has been lacking at times this season. they're hoping they can get their year moving in the right directio direction. >> i feel we will get there at some point and a game like this is one of them. obviously, we're very unhappy, the blackhawks, we'll keep pushing forward and keep moving on. >> we feed the points as much as we can. to win here is huge. now, it's, you know, we got to go home, establish our home again and just

. >>> we begin tonight with a story from arlington, virginia, that is heartbreaking. >> it's about the barks family. there were four of them. a father, a mother and their two little girls. and then one week ago today, the mother and one of the girls were killed. and the family's dreams for the future went up in the black smoke from the fire that destroyed their home. there are only two left now to tell the story of what happened on that horrible night. and they did just that today with our pat collins. >> i almost didn't make it out of the house. if he didn't get me out and said jump, i would have been dead. >> reporter: from her hospital bed, 11-year-old sarah barks talks about how her father saved her from a blistering fire that raced through the family's arlington home one week ago. billy barks was asleep on the downstairs couch when the fire broke out. all i saw is the fire growing, going up the wall real fast. the whole time i'm screaming, get out, get out, get out. >> reporter: billy barks went outside, grabbed an extension ladder and climbed to a second floor window to get sarah

dominion virginia power d go up. that's $400 a ye all states need to cut carbon emissions by 2040. >>> breaking news right now. we followed two stories as we received new information all morning long. a busy road in suitland is shut down in one direction. we're following the shooting a lot florida state university from the live desk. >>> here's the latest from fsu and tallahassee police. they are still investigating the motive behind the shooting. they haven s if the gunman was a student. he was shot and killed after a confront with police. in shooting, three students were injured, one grazed by a let. the other two in the hospital suffering fro gunshot wounds. >>> a live look in suitland. silver hill remains closed because of this water main break. we have bee it broke last night. some concerns that suitland and drew freeman middle would not have water. about an hour ago we learned the s will have water. >>> 66 eastbound before nutley street, pretty slow from an earlier crash. we just found out all lanes have reopen

we are following the big race for senate in virginia. right now democratic senator mark warner getting ready for several stops in the commonwealth. you can see him in alexandria at market square. ed gillespie will be in sterling. romney will be stumping for gillespie there. >>> check this ou this is a rare sight. gasoline selling in d.c. for less than three bucks a gallon. we found this overnight on sherman avenue in columbia heights. don't all rush in there now. bertha, we just hit a big benchmark in gas prices, right? >> reporter: it is. three handle. whenever something is at that particular number. so to be under a three handle is psychologically a big deal for a consumer. the flaonardiert. but it has been amazing this year. the average for a gallon of price nationally is now below $3 a gallon, according to aaa. that happenethis e. that's the lowest we have seen in four years. and we have seen prices come down an average of a penny a day over the last month. in d.c. it is still around $3.22. but generally most anywhere we are going to

as is the rest of northern virginia. and into the mountains this morning it's at or a little below freezing there. there's a view of the mall this morning. a live view.

he went on to win virginia's 7th district by beating a fellow professor. brat will finish the term cantor resigned from and start the term next year. the governor-elect will announce a new senior member of his team this afternoon. we were not told yet who it will be. the event is happening in annapolis. >>> you won't see christmas or rosh hashanah on the school calendar anymore. children will still have off for those holidays. however, the school board decided to stop naming them. the move came in response to muslim advocates asking ede al ata to be put on the calendar. >>> 61 degrees outside our studios. and then there's this. take a look at this live picture. i think that's 395 there. foggy. >> i think it's reagan national airport. >> i can't tell the runway from the highway now. >> it looks like the fog is sitting on top of the airport. let's check in with tom kierein. weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. tom, can't see out there. >> looks like the final scene of "casablanca" the sun breaking out quickly. all sunny through the refuse of the afternoon.

and the mountains of virginia, something we'll watch, too. for our region, just cool and very breezy. seeing winds gusting 20 to maybe 25 miles p hour with high temperatures in the up are 40s to lower 50s. it is definitely going to feel like a much cooler they dan the past couple of days. you'll need the jackets when you step outside during the afternoon tomorrow, but put the umbrellas away. next couple of days. 55 friday. 56 saturday. 58 sunday. a cool weekend but a nice weekend. 62 degrees coming up on saturday. rather on monday. and then notice what happens next week. we've got one cold day on saturday and then the bottom drops out next thursday. veronica johnson and i have been looking at the cold period and v.j., have that cold morning on saturday. that's nothing compared to what we think is moving in next week. >> true. the atmosphere, jut getting ready to, you know, get going. preparing itself. not all at once. let us show you here this saturday morning's temperatures. areas like damascus and burtonsville, 33, 34 degrees. early saturda

now it is hovering 30 degrees across northern virginia. in the district, upper 30s. low 30s montgomery. much of fairfax, loudoun, prince william, fauquier hovering right here freezing. wind gusting to 20 miles per throughout the day. low 40s by 2:00 to 3:00. ought to be hitting the upper 40s. around 5:00 p.m., still breezy. back down to the mid-50s. a look at the county by county highs coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. melissa, what's going on? >> we still have the water main break. it is going to be a problem for a lot of people. northbound silver hill road shut down at brooks drive. megan mcgrath is out there tracking progress. hopefully we' get chopper up for you a little later to see what is going on there. southbound lanes are open according to megan. no major problems into and out of town. inner and outer loop, everything looking quite good at this point this morning. a litt of construction here and there. nothing major. into and out of town on 270, no maproblems. 66 at nutley rolling along. >>e 4:33. a shooting at florida state university.

, virginia. air traffic controllers had contact with the pilot saturday evening, but the plane went down sometime later in the george washington national forest. no one found the wreckage until sunday morning. the pilot died. police identified him as bernard charlmain of frederick. >>> he is 9 years old and fighting every day to recover after he was hit by a stray bullet. jaden got caught in the cross fire during a shooting in northeast d.c. last month. he was hit in the head. the bullet lodged in his skull. at first his mother says doctors told her that jaden had less than an hour to live. but as she says they prayed over him, he started to move his hand. >> he showed them that i have fight in me. and he pulled away from the minister praying over him, blessing his body, sending him up to god. but no, jaden wasn't ready to go. i was scared. i was scared. i thought i was going to lose my son. my youngest son. >> jaden remains in the hospital. his mother says she is concerned about going home, beca

in virginia, you're averaging $2.77. and in west virginia 3.$3.07. >> in woodbridge i paid 3.20 something, which was really good. >> that's great. waking up this morning, walking outside, the winds weren't pad. but still cold out there. >> outside with tom kierein and your weather and traffic on the 1s. good morning. there's the clear sky over washington. now a live video from city came camera. th d restorationork on the dome. quite a roller coaster ride from this cold start. we will get in the low 60s. low 40s by dawn. lots of sunshine. partly cloudy tonight. we soar all the way to around 70 degrees tomorrow afternoon. so good weather for election day. we are off to a cold start. big area under a freeze warning. anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's at the freeze warning. if you have any sensitive plants outside, bring them in while you can. temperatures around the metro are above freezing. it has dipped below freezing from fredericksburg, lauren ton. it's only in the 20s this morning. a look at our next chance of rain next

now virginia. our third thing to know. vdot will be lifting all planned construction closures from today until noon on monday. that also applies to the entire state. number four, the virginia hov lanes. normal restriction, apply today. tomorrow, they are lifted for thanksgiving day. that's a nice little gift. like maryland, they're back in place on friday. happy travels being and happy thanksgiving. >>> we have new information on the services for former d.c. mayor marion barry now. our mark see graves confirmed barry will lie in repose at the wilson building in downtown d.c. next thursday. the funeral is next saturday. district leaders and his family will announce other special events. make sure you have our nbc washington app. that's the nbc washington. we will send you a push alert as soon as the plans are announced today. barry will be laid to rest at the congressional cemetery on capitol hill. >>> colt mccoy will be the redskins starting quarterback this sunday. overnight, confirmed that rg3 has been benched. diana joi

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virginia, $2.64. west virginia, $2.92. people get a break in terms of what they are going to pay for gas out there. we are expecting a very busy day on the roadway. take it easy and pack your patience. >>> thank you, megan. >> 6:04. now to the latest developments in missouri following the decision in the michael brown case. a live look at ferguson. still violence overnight thousands of national guard troops keeping the peace. >> ferguson police ready ordered the protesters off the streets. a police car was torched outside ciy hall. 44 people arrested overnight. it was a far different feel than the previous night. that is the latest from the live desk. aaron. >> for the fitter time since the grand jury decision, officer darren wilson is speaking about his decision to pull the trigger and shoot michael brown. wilson said michael brown punched him several times and tried to grab his gun. wilson said he is confident he did the right thing. >> is mr. anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that fillin

down to the south in through northern virginia. leesburg at 16. dulles at 16. that would be a new record low temperature for the dulles area. also baltimore expected to set a record tonight. highs tomorrow back into the 30s. and above freezing. 37 d.c. 38 in fredericksburg and 33 in gaithersburg. will see the clouds on the increase during the day tomorrow. d the winds pick up too. still chilly thursday with a high of 47. still dealing with a wind chill there. 40 degrees on friday as we cool back down. and then we see temperatures warp. sunday and monday back around 60 degrees, at least start offering around 60 during the day on sunday. rain, though, likely in the afternoon. >> thanks, doug. >>> here's what's coming up next. >> the redskins have the day off but there is plenty to talk about with this team. we'll show you what an nfl hall of fame quarterback had to say about rg3. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live spor. >> i'm confused. we're talking about who said what about whom. and it all has to do with

it's been a great honor to represent you. and if you rehire me, i'll work everyday... to make virginia even stronger. surrounding the death of a young mother. her family talks to news 4 about her final hours on halloween >>> a threat to the president. new charges against a maryland man over an e-mail he sent to the white house. >>> and a kidnapping caught on video. we'll have the clues that could help find a woman who is still missing. >> please bring her back home. that's all we want. >>> news 4 at 11 starts now. >>> a young mother of thr headed out to a party on halloween,e home. her death now crowded in mystery. >> that woman's name is t toya smith. she's only 25 years old. her body was found on saturday after a small fire at an abandoned house in d.c. tonight her family told our jackie bensen they suspect foul play. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim, tonight, homicide detectives went to smith's home. she was found dead yesterday under strange circumstances. how did this young mother of three end up dead in an abandoned house in the 2800 block of langston place e has been cordoned off

virginia has more than 5 million registered voters. if you run into any problems at the polls, we want to hear about it. 202-885-4444 or send an e-mail to tips@news4iteam.com. >>> new traffic headache in the district is something of a mystery tonight. thousands of inbound commuters are having a tough time. it's a rough road an mass avenue in northwest d.c. news 4 asked ddot why the road was being dug up every 100 feet and then repaved. ddot said it was a washington gas project and then said it wasn't. we later were told an asphalt company was doing fiber work but that company said it was just refilling the holes. a contractor did claim the work will be done, whatever it is, by thursday. >>> parents, if your kid goes to , you have one more day tokon get them vaccinated or they won't be allowed back in class on wednesday. as of friday, 99% of students have their required vaccinations but 155 kindergartners and more than 250 seventh graders still don't have their shots. their parents have been warned the students won't be allowed to retur

this will allow for faster trips from virginia to downtown. this smithsonian station will be closed as it's in the concert security zone. and nine nations near the nation mall mall including metro station will be open past midnight for concert attendees. riders must be in line to enter the station by midnight. on top of the concert, there will be big crowds headed to the caps game tonight starting at the same time as the concert. 7:00 p.m. the caps fans may want to leave extra early to make sure you get to the verizon center in time for the puck drop. we'll be working to keep you ahead of the closures and delays. >>> before the big concert tonight, there will be more traditional veterans day ceremonies across the area. defense secretary chuck hagel will pay service to members at the vietnam veterans memorial marking 30 years since the dedication of the three servicemen statue at the memorial. the event begins at 1:00 p.m. and is open to the public. >>> angie goff at the live desk where we want to take you to beijing, china. where day two of th

and he virginia. we desperately to fix our country, to reinforce the values -- >> former democratic senator jim webb is starting a an explorator committee. he served one term in the senate .rom virginia as well as >>> today you can learn more about ebola at a free workshop. ebola, the basic facts and what is being done will be held at jermanto library. a public health administrator will be on hand to answer any questions you have about the deadly disease. it starts at 7:00. a memorial service will be held for the maryland doctor who died from ebola st. mary's catholic church in landover hills will host a vigil for dr. martin salia. a funeral pass will follow the next day. he contracted the disease while treating patients in his native sierra leone. he died monday after being flown to nebraska for treatment. > police are starting efforts to keep you and your family safe from dnk drivers. kicking off a statewide effort today. same for montgomery in maryland. more than 1,000 people were killed between th

across most of northern virginia m locations reaching the upper 60s. culpeper down to orange, and to our south, much of southern maryland looking beautiful for the veterans day parade with highs in the mid to upper 60s. counties north of washington near the pennsylvania border from frederick to washington and the panhandle of west virginia, the mid to upper 60s. the warmest temperatures in the shenandoah valley and into the mountains where it will be into the low 70s for a brief time during the afternoon. then cooler weather moves in tomorrow with a blustery wind with highs in the low 60s. much colder thursday with highs near 50. thursday, friday, highs in the mid-40s with a rain shower sunday into monday. a cold weekend coming up. the next weather and traffic coming up at 6:31. the hour-by-hour breakdown over the next 24 hours massachusetts li lipolic . melissa, how are the roads looking? >>> we are nice and green headed northbound out of montgomery county. chopper over 66 at 50, all the folks headed inbound east into town, right now we are seeing a l

and back towards snow shoe west virginia. for us, it's just going to be the cold air. 36 in d.c. 29 in leechburg and 28 towards winchester. one of the colder starts that we have seen so far this season. if you're heading to the heart walk on the mall, it's going to be okay. again, a little chilly. 38 degrees at 7:00 a. 41 around 9:00. the mall looking good tomorrow. tuesday for the concert of valor happening, the stage right in front of the capitol going to be a nice evening. 56 to 60 degrees. a little bit cool but very nice for this time of year during the month of november. high temperatures. 57 degrees. cool but nice. we're going to see those conditions right on through the next few days. your impact forecast saturday, on the low side for sure, just on the breezy side. temperatures staying on the cool side sunday. high of 58. plenty of sunshine. tuesday looks great and then the bottom just falls right out. high temperatures thursday and friday. 46 on your thursday. 45 on friday. overnight lows down to the low to mid 20s fo

virginia is the cheapest at $2.73. west virginia, $3.02. there will be construction on the dulles toll road at the main toll plaza. crews are changing an exact change lane to e-zpass only instead. you won't be able to use one of the eastbound lanes there. this is the fifth of 19 similar projects that won't all wrap up until sometime next year. >> 5:25. every day this week on news 4 at 5:00, erika gonzalez will report on stories to keep you safe and secure. at first erika breaks down the breaches. she meets where the u.s. secret service to explain where our information goes when it's hacked and how much it goes for on the black market. she will be taking your questions on facebook every day after the 5:00 news and highlights the most asked about holiday shopping questions at the end of the week. >>> 5:25. we're hearing from a young man who survived a shark bite while surfing along the atlantic ocean. the 18-year-old was paddling in the waves off the florida coast 60 miles north at west palm beach. he felt something pulling at him but didn't

and the final destination would have been hot springs, virginia, which is down in the lower part of virginia. >> reporter: but they never made it there. the plane crashed within the national forest. >> it was overdue, and family of the pilot and co pilot could not make contact with with the pilot or the co pilot. so they notified authorities that the flight was overdue. >> reporter: police discovered the wreckage on sunday. they found hicks still alive and rushed him to the u va medical center. but the pilot didn't survive. crews found his lifeless body at the crash site. still not clear what brought the plane down. still not clear how that student pilot is doing tonight. meantime, federal investigators with the ntsb are searching that crash site, trying to figure out what caused the wreck. >>> a family torn apart by tragedy. >> the most difficult decision i ever made in my life. >> tonight, a father recounts the moment he saved one of his daughters from their burning home and the moment he knew his wife and other daughter would not make it out alive. >> i almost didn't make it out. if he di