Here at nbc 4 in northwest washington and the farther west and north you go from downtown washington, the more snow youre going to see. Temperature down to 32 at Dulles Airport, 34 at gaithersburg and leesburg. 42 down in Southern Maryland. Heres storm team 4 radar. Theres the quick switch from rain to snow now, moving right inside the capital beltway and on to the i95 corridor. So well be watching this very, very carefully. The rain snow line just now into northwest washington. It will work its way into the rest of the city in the next couple of minutes. You can send me a pictu picture chuckbell on twitter. Winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings remain in effect. Out in the elements, my colleague tom kierein. Here in leesburg, were just south of leesburg now, in the storm team 4 x 4. Were on route 15. Traffic is moving very slowly because the roads are snow covered now. This is the view out the front window of the storm team 4 x 4. Were only doing about 25 miles an hour. You can see the roads are already getting snow covered. Along the sides of the roads, the grassy areas are getting covered now. I would estimate we have about an inch of snow on the shoulder of route 15 here and right along the grassy areas as well, all of the trees are getting snow covered. These are big wet snowflakes that have been coming down here in leesburg for the last hour and a half. Enough to coat everything. And all of the neighborhoods around Loudoun County now getting coated. Were just now coming sort of just a little bit into a rural area. Speed limits now 45. The prudent thing is to keep the speeds under the speed limits now. Because everything is very slushy out here in Loudoun County now. Chuck. All right, thanks, tom kierein. Winter storm warnings continue in effect. Well get more on what you can expect from your neighborhood in a few minutes. The rain turning into snow couldnt be happening act a worse time. As many of you, your fries, neighbors, hundreds and thousands of others, are hitting the roads for the holidays. News 4s Megan Mcgrath is live in german town with that part of the story. Oh, its really coming down there, megan. Wow. It really is. The flakes are enormous. Its very, very wet. You can see were actually starting to see it stick on the bushes and the grassy areas. Its srting to snow in german town and were starting now to actually see some slush beginning to form on the road here. So its not to the point where the plows can come out here and push it aside. Its not that bad. But we are starting to see the slush as people are driving through the intersection here. So if you are going out, youre going to want to be very careful. A steady cold rain ushered in the start of the Holiday Travel rush. Its not what you want on a busy day like today. Aaa says more than 46 Million People will leave town for thanksgiving. 90 of them will hit the highways. What are you expecting out on the road . Just a lot of traffic, the normal. Rain alone causes enough fender benders and problems but there is also snow. In german town, the flakes started falling a little after 9 00 a. M. Hopefully, the roads dont get too slippery. Because the temperatures been warm. Still got to drive. Got to keep the family happy. I love snow. I think everybodys prepared for it. Now, maryland state highway, the folks there had asked people to delay their travel plans. Either go early or go on thursday and avoid traveling today because of the snow to allow the plows and the crews to do their job. Whether people paid attention to that advice or that request or not, were going to see. Right now, its not too bad out there. Were starting to see the slush build. Of course, this is early in the day and the snow just beginning to fall just about an hour and a half ago. Reporting live in germantown, Megan Mcgrath, news 4. Coming up in less than ten minutes, houb the holiday spirit is alive at Dulles Airport despite the bad weather and the holiday rush. We have some breaking news now on capitol hill. Lets check in with molette green. Just minutes ago, i heard from Capital Police about a homeless man accused of breaking into a private u. S. House office building. Our iteam reporter tweeted about this hours ago. U. S. Capitol police just told me the suspect that was taken into custody has now been released from d. C. Lock you and the unwelcome visitor apparently spent the night inside one of the offices inside the Cannon House Office building, an office belonging to House Veterans AffairsCommittee Member there. We will continue to follow the developments on this story and bring them to you when we get them. Thank you, molette. The shooting happened last night on call place near 50th street in southeast. D. C. Police are looking for a fourdoor black honda. They dont have a description of the shooter though. The girl though is expected to be okay. The university of virginias vowing to combat a campus rape problem with a new zero tolerance policy. It was adopted at yesterdays emergency board meeting. Its unclear how it will be enforced. The university has come under fire since a Rolling Stone article detailed a female students gang rape at a frat house. Is it not being done at the university of virginia to deal with this . I think we can always do more. A recent graduate who says she was a victim of assault. Well have more on her story at 11 30 this morning. Also coming up, keeping the peace in ferguson. As protests spread across the country. Even shutting down a california highway this morning. And take a look at this wintry scene. Snow outside the white house right now. Our coverage of this early snowstorm continues throughout this hour. Stay with us. Well be right back. A major interstate back open after protesters blocked thousands of cars. Take a look. The line of protesters here held up signs. Read hands up, dont shoot. Weve been hearing during the unrest relating to the Michael Brown case out of ferguson. This created gridlock on i5, but things are back to normal again. This morning, police are crediting added troops with keeping the peace overnight. While it was still a violent night, it was nothing compared to monday. In ferguson with a look at police. Reporter there was a change in strategy by police and troops the ground. More troops, 2,200 now here, that triples the amount that were first deployed. Police more aggressive, moving in much more quickly than they did the first night. They feel like they have a handle on things. Police squad car was rolled, set on fire, there were buildings damaged, businesses looted. 44 people in all arrested. Thats about half as many as the night before. They feel like they made progress in containing things overnight. Also, officers telling me they had some help from the protesters themselves. A lot of the peaceful protesters, people who live here, beginning to point out some of those in the crowd who are causing some of the problems here. Officers say thats going to be vital if they want to keep control of whats happening here. Theyre cautiously optimistic. There is concern about the holiday. With people coming into town. With students out of school. Theyre concerned over what could happen over the next couple of days. I dont think well see the Security Forces here change for the next couple of weeks, maybe months here. Again, a better night last night. That is the latest from here in ferguson. Im jay gray. Back to you. For the First Time Since the decision, officer wilson speaking out about his decision to pull the trigger and shoot brown. Wilson says brown punched him several times and attempted to grab his gun. Wilson says hes confident he did the right thing. Is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that killing from taking place . No. Nothing . No. I have a clean conscience because i know i did my job right. He knows there is nothing he can say to make the brown family feel better. This morning on the today show, Michael Browns parents said they dont believe the officers act of what happened. Who in their right mind would rush or charge at a Police Officer that has his gun drawn . That sounds crazy. Attorneys for the brown family say they will pursue federal charges. This just in, new information on funeral arrangements for former d. C. Mayor barry. When you can pay your respects. Plus, another change of quarterback for the redskins. The inside story. Good morning once again, im storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. Theres the snow, straight on to the i95 corridor. The i95 corridor. My updated snow totals map down the chimney . It wait, how does he fit up the chimney . How does he keep down all that milk . How much does 7 billion presents weigh . I just dont get it. Why dont you ask him yourself . Santa join us at Busch Gardens christmas town, where christmas shines brightest. Celebrate beneath the glow of 8 million twinkling lights. Get upclose to penguins, and experience spectacular shows, all at Busch Gardens. For the best ticket offers, visit christmastown. Com today. Weve got snow in our region. First, take a look at this. The white stuff coming down hard in sterling. This is route 7. Our dash cam. As you can see its pretty tough for folks driving along that stretch. The flakes are getting bigger. I just took a look outside. Its pretty picturesque. Well keep a check on how things are going. Our last look at snow in the germantown area there. Just in time for thanksgiving, but trouble for those drivers out there making their way up and down the east coast to grandmas house for thanksgiving. Today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Right now, the rain and snow have a lot of you concerned about getting to your family and friends. Flightaway. Com is tracking more than 300 flight cancellations. At least 19 flights into Reagan National airport are grounded. The weather channels rick adams is talking to travelers at Dulles Airport. Theres a lot of rain. Its yucky here. Weve got a family here who will bring us some sunshine. Hello, family. So youre the grand mom so im giving you a bit of a hug so i dont have a grand mom. Thank you, it feels good, nice and warm. Where are you from . Im originally from chicago but i live in williamsburg. Off to where . To see our family in denver our two sons and their family are coming and were going to ski and have gobble gobble. Youre a skiing grand mom . I think ill watch. Just falling down the slope, im pretty good at that. Did you bring food . We brought a bowl of sausage here. Has it been tough wrangling all these people here . It is the toughest job in the world. It is hard to pack for everybody but were thrilled, were excited to go. Lets talk about the weather as well been were you concerned about the weather, the fact we were concerned about snow and rain for this area . Yes, we left early with lots of time. Were excited to get on the plane. The good news is, theres going to be some snow where youre going. Oh, yes, yes. I have my ugs and i have all my clothes and im happy. As long as youre happy, thats the most important thing. Were going to be here pretty much all morning. Were just checking out the weather. I can tell you, for the moment here, its going pretty well. No real delays. The weathers looking fairly good. A bit of snow predicted later on. For now, back to you. All right, thank you, rick. With more than 1 Million People expected to head out our area this holiday, theres no doubt the roads will be packed. Add to that, the mounting frustration as snow and rain comes through. We saw a lot of it out there already. First 4s traffic melissa mel lay is here. The roads are already a little wacky thanks to all the lucky folks headed out of town. Were going to tell you when to leave and when not to. The map shows our travel habits from last years holiday. If youre wondering about the worst time to head south or west, today at 3 00 p. M. Was pretty bad. It was the lightest at 8 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. As for coming north up 95 and back into town, sunday at 8 00 p. M. Was the worst time for that. Overall, sunday morning was a better bet for a return trip. Now, here are four other things you should know as you hit the road this thanksgiving. Some tricks to your travel. We start in maryland. If youre headed north on 95 around the beltway, listen up, maryland state highway tell, me all planned lane closures associated with construction have been canceled for the next few days. Those closures were put on hold this morning. They wont see them again until 9 00 monday morning. That will provide some nice relief. Number two, a nice holiday from the hov restrictions in maryland, talking about 270, 250 here. Restrictions are lifted tomorrow, thursday, only. 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. Thats a nice little gift. Like maryland, theyre 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. Thats 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 joins us live on the phone now with more on why the decision was made. Has the whole team been told this news yet . Yes, they were told about two hours ago. Yesterday, the three quarterbacks, griffin iii, cold mccoy and cousins all met and were told mccoy would get the start and griffin would be benched. This morning, the team was told as a group that theyre Going Forward this sunday against the colts with colt mccoy under center and Robert Griffin on the bench. What does this mean for rg3 and the rg3 era . What does this mean . Well, right now, we dont really know what it means. I mean, just based on the fact that they are deciding to bench and now here the second half of the season, is definitely very telling of what the redskins think about griffin. That he may not be the guy. And theres also a really good chance this is the last season that well see griffin in a Washington Redskins jersey. So right now with colt mccoy being the starter, it looks like this organization has lost faith and confidence in number 10. I guess well all be watching to see how it goes. And our live thank you, again, diana. Have a great thanksgiving if i dont see you before then. Thank you, barbara, you too. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is on the road and will bring us the latest conditions. Light snow has started to fall in new york [instrumental music] today, crews are blowing up these giant balloons. Youll see 16 giant character balloons like spiderman, papa smurf and hello kitty on the route. You can watch the 88th annual macys thanksgiving day parade tomorrow right here on nbc 4. It all starts at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. For voice fans, we have a spoiler alert. If youre waiting to watch last nights elimination show, maybe you tivod it, you want to turn it down so you dont hear what happened. We know many of you are rooting for sterlings own ryan sill. Ryan sill again. Saved by america two weeks in a row. Sill was saved from elimination last night. He was in the bottom three again. But with your votes, america tweeted to make ryan its instant save. He received nearly 50 of the audiences vote to send him to compete next week with the top eight. Watch ryan sing mont night on nbc 4. Right now, take a close look at storm team 4 radar. The white on the map is snow. That snow has moved into most of our area now. Now the question is how long is it going to last . Chuck bell is back with some answers. Plus, a victim speaks out at uva right now, take a look at the snow. It has arrived in northwest d. C. Its out there. The worst conditions remain to the north and west of us. You can see the snow is coming down. Thats nbc 4 out there. Weve got some snow out of the ground. Meet ro meteorologist chuck bell. Were getting a white hue on the green grass. A lot of our friends and neighbors just out to the north and west of washington are really getting hit pretty good with the snow right now. Heres Reagan National airport. Lots of slow downs. If you have a flight today or expecting someone, call ahead. And remember, be patient, everybody, were all stuck in this mess together on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Slow going at all of the airports and hundreds of cancellations, mostly out of the metro area. A lot of those plains come down into our area. Thats why you need to call again. Weather advisory, down towards culpepper and orange county. Thats the Winter Weather advisory. Winter storm warnings out farther to the west of there. Along i81, western maryland, thats where the winter storm warning is. That goes unt 6 00. Roads are already wet. In some places, a little slushy as well. A heavy wet snow coming down. Will be able to accumulate a little bit in the immediate metro area. Winter storm warning also goes until 6 00. Ive upped the totals just a touch. 4 inches to maybe 9 right along the crest of the blue ridge. Where most folks live, 4 to 9 inches on average. The roads are already slippery and slushy. Dont forget to download our storm team 4 weather app. Its absolutely free. Weve got a customized storm team 4 forecast there for you. Hernan, virginia, already snow covering the ground out there. Scott, warren county, virginia, several inches of snow out there from front royal into other parts of clark and warren county. Centerville, virginia, walter sending this picture. Still barely anything on the ground there in centerville. That picture may be ch