Next week. Out the door, 30 in warrington, 36 manassas, 36 in quantico, down to the freezing mark in fredericksburg and st. Marys county. A little milder county across Northern Maryland because thats where where the clouds are thicker. It will be a breezy and cool day to be outside. 30s for your morning plans, near 50 for an afternoon high today. Melissa mollet, how are you on a friday morning. Im okay right now. A couple things have not cleared out of the 95, that crash was on the shoulder, that is now gone. We dont have to worry about that one anymore. 95 at powder mill road, northbound and southbound see 95 and maryland is rolling along nicely this morning. Northbound branch avenue the ramps to the inner loop has also cleared out of the way. No more worries there. This is the only construction hanging around right now, keep our fingers crossed things stay that way. Westbound 7 still diverted at lexington drive because of road work at Ashburn Village developing right now, the outer loop of the beltway back open after a bad crash. Virginia state police had lanes near exit 57 in springfield shut down for selfhours. That crash several hours. The crash happened last night. Police say one car caught fire and one person thrown from their car. No word on how that person is doing. One person dead, another hurt after a shooting in northeast d. C. Police say this happened on capitol avenue last night. Police say five to six men were seen running from that scene after the shooting. Suspect information, though. We are working to learn when the man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire will be extradited to Fairfax County. Police arrested lewis reeder near richmond last week. He was caught just hours after Delores Williams died. Reeder is accused of setting williams on fire inside their fairfax home last month after an argument and he had been on the run ever since. Police say it was a citizens tip that helped track him down. Nominates former rather retired marine corps general james mattis to head the department of defense. Trump made the announcement during a postelection victory rally last night in cincinnati. Mattis retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of u. S. Central command. In a tweet on sunday trump referred to mattis by his nickname mad dog describing him as a true generals general. They say hes the closest thing to general George Patton that we have and its about ti its about time. Now there is a bit of controversy surrounding mattis who you see here meeting with trump at his estate in new jersey. This confirmation by the senate his confirmation by the senate is not guaranteed. Mattis is only three years out of uniform and he would need a congressional waiver from a 1947 law that requires a sevenyear wait. President elect trump celebrating a deal to keep thousands of jobs here in the u. S. The heating and air Conditioning Company carrier is getting 7 stay in indiana and not move to mexico. In exchange for the tax breaks carrier is investing 16 million in its u. S. Plants. Trump first started tweeting about negotiations with carrier earlier this week. Our transportation reporter adam tuss and the iteam Scott Mcfarland have learned what metros generale manager is expected to say at a House OversightHearing Committee today. The purpose is to find out if metros state track program is really working. Paul weedfeld will tell lawmakers the state track repairs are on budget and metro continues to work closely with the fta about Safety Standards. That hearing starts later this morning in the Rayburn House Office building. Weve got new information on a metro derailment that happened this summer, you remember this scene. Federal investigators believe metro knew about track defects years before the incident. This is a look at the train when it went off the tracks outside the East Falls Church station in july. 63 people were on board. Hurt. The ntsb says the spacing between the rails was too wide because of deteriorated wooden cross ties. The agency released a report yesterday and blamed metros ineffective inspection and maintenance practices. A proposal to cut metro hours remains unresolved. At this hour, despite a Committee Vote yesterday, the Committee Voted to slash Service Hours for two full years to allow more time for repairs. The proposed cuts would end service at 1 00 a. M. On the weekends and 11 00 p. M. On sundays. That would start in the summer. Metro Board Chairman jack evans who represents d. C. Says the district has compromised enough and would only sign off on the changes for one year. A full board vote, though, is in two weeks. With the Holiday Season upon us a lot of people are hitting holiday parties and having a few drinks. This morning, Fairfax Police are putting a new emphasis on keeping those impaired drivers off the road. Its kind, the unit in particular in our area. Megan . Thats right, guys. This is the start of a Holiday Party season. A lot of people are going to be out and about in the coming weeks attending a variety of festive gatherings and police want to remind people if you go out, make sure that you celebrate responsibly and if you dont, there could be very serious consequences. Here in Fairfax County, they have launched a new there are nine officers who will focus entirely on stopping drivers who are under the influence. Now theyre not just looking for drunk drivers, theyre looking for people driving under the influence of drugs as well. In fact, the county has seen an uptick in drunk driving. Drug recognition expert can often tell you similar to field sobriety test through that eval with ways can determine what type of drug theyre on, how was made possible by a federal grant and they will actually work year round, not just during the Holiday Season. Back to you all in the studio. Megan, thank you. It is 5 07. Prosecutors say a Prince Georges CountyPolice Officer used Excessive Force when he hit a suspect with his police cruiser. A grand jury indicted officer Juan Hernandez yesterday on charges of assault and misconduct in office. A suspect was running from officers through a field last summer when hernandez ran into him. Pr intentional and unwarntsds. Hernandez has been suspended since that incident. Right now families are waiting in fear to see the impact of a deadly wildfire in tennessee. We know 11 people died in those fires. The hardest hit area right here, severe county near knoxville. In that counties the town of gatlinburg had been shut down and wouldnt reopen for days, but the people who live and work there will get to see how bad the damage is today. Investigators say hundreds of police say the man found dead at an Alexandria Park had just escaped from a california halfway house. 41yearold Colby Mcclellan was found in powhatan park wednesday night murdered behind a townhouse where he used to live years ago. Mcclellan allegedly escaped early last month. Police do not believe his murder was random but that is not stopping some residents from worrying. Saturday. One pointed a gun at his head and made him lie on the ground. After violently assaulting the postal worker the suspect stole his personal items. 5 09. Many of you may be picking the tree or going shopping this weekend. Chuck has your outdoor forecast and how you can plan ahead. And former football star killed. The familiar crime and the road rage mystery police are now trying to solve. 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Another chilly start on this december day. Thats right, aaron. Going to need your wind breaker for sure and insulated jacket for sure on your way out the door this morning. Cold and breezy for your morning runs and dog walks here. For this evening going out on friday night it will be chilly, not terribly cold. Going out to the navy game shi ppmen and the ravens game, because the redskins are out of town, that looks good today. Today on your way out, temperatures mostly in the 30s to near 40s now, upper 40s by lunch time today and back into the mid 40s by tonight. The aac title game between temple and navy tomorrow kick off at noon, and game time temperatures in the 40s and it will be fair skies and following for the mid shipmen. Seas i dont know what youre talking about. So when youre in a boat, following seas means youre not fighting the waves. Oh. Going with the grain. Fair skies and following seas. Its a navy thing. Ill get out of your way now. Okay. Safetrack surge, silver and orange, through december 21st. 66 here looks good, 95 here looks good as well. Nice and green and everybody on way, so westbound 7 was being pushed off there at lexington drive because of the road work at Ashburn Village boulevard. That is out of the way and dont have to worry about that. 270 from frederick down to the spur on time going 66 miles per hour. Going to take you 27 minutes. Erika . Thanks, melissa. A man accused of causing a train crash in new york is suing the railroad for 10 million. William rockefeller allegedly fell asleep at the controls of a his lawyers say the railroad acted negligently not providing controls that would automatically slow trains as they approached at dangerous curves. Four people died in that accident. Rockefeller says he is now permanently disabled and suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. The airline that operated the jet that crashed on monday in colombia has been indefinitely suspended. The charter flight crashed in the an des mountains killing all brazilian soccer team. Their bodies are being prepared now for the journey home. Hundreds gathered last night to honor fallen Tacoma WashingtonPolice Officer rej begin nald jake gutierrez. . . Gutierrez was shot and killed when responding to a domestic call on wednesday. 12hour standoff. They say he used two children as human shields. Representatives from a number of other Law Enforcement offices attended last nights vigil to show their solidarity and it ended with a rendition of amazing grace. A former nfl player is dead in a case of suspected road rage. Joe mcknight was fighting with another driver in new orleans yesterday when police say the other man shot him. They say that man stayed on the scene there. They are still i mcknight was a running back in the nfl and played for the new york jets and the kansas city chiefs. Developing right now, we are getting new video from the syrian army, a battle for the city of aleppo hang right now. Elite syrian troops are now in the eastern part of that city, an area controlled by rebels for years. Rebels are fighting back and working to keep forces from taking the entire city. Still developing right now. A teenager has died in a house fire there. We understand that he was trapped in a wheelchair. His uncle tried three times to get into the house to save him, but look at all of those flames and the smoke. The teenager could not get out of that house and died. Neighbors say they heard big explosions coming from the home. What caused this fire, though, still under investigation. Such a sad erika and aaron, back to you. All right. Kristen, thank you. 5 16 is our time right now. Violations at a Veterans Hospital in wisconsin are putting hundreds of patients at risk. 592 veterans are being notified they may be infected with hepatitis b, hepatitis c or hiv. The patients all received care from one dental provider at toma va. The dentist was allegedly using his own equipment and then in news for your health, theres a new option that could help cut down on unwanted csections for new moms. Its called the birthing swing. A certified nurse or midwife says its especially helpful for moms who want a natural birth. In labor the womans pelvis is opening and so being upright helps the womans pelvis to open and it helps the baby to more effectively fit through the birth canal she also says the birthing sling can make labor shorter by making contractions more effective. Nbc 4 is working for you in the community, the next nbc 4 all state Community Shred is this weekend. Tomorrow morning from 8 00 to 11 00 at rfk stadium in parking lot 8. Your car must be in line by 10 45 to be served. This is always a big event for us. Shredding is the easiest way to prevent identity theft. And private documents you may have, and we have to put a limit, a cap, four box minimum per car. Believe me it adds up fast. More information you can find on the nbc washington app, search shred it. And the Holiday Season is officially arriving in the Nations Capital with the lighting of the National Christmas tree. This years lighting pretty special because it was the last one for the obama family. Three, two, one. The 94th annual National ChristmasTree Lighting took place on the ellipse near the white house. The ceremony with musical performances that included kelly clarkson, marc anthony and owe lan a da adams. After the tree was lit president obama delivered his final christmas message. I just want to express what an incredible honor it is to serve this nation. Americas goodness. That beautiful blue spruce is from colorado. It was actually planted on the ellipse in 2012 and its been used for the Lighting Ever since. File that away under things you didnt know. Lots of interesting nuggets around here, right. Lets see if chuck bell has anything interesting to tell us this morning. Usually he does. Anything interesting at all, is a pretty low bar to clear, i guess. The tree they planted down there, the other tree, that since 2011. The tree before that made it a year before brought down by bad weather and the one before that was there 40 years. A stretch of three trees in short order but that seems to be holding on tight. Take a look at it. I only live about eight blocks from there. It is beautiful. Take a peek. Outside on a cool friday morning, temperatures are in the 30s and the outlying cold spots to the lows 40s around town. Northwest winds for now only 20mileperhour breeze later today. Have your insulated wind breakers ready to go. Colder 31 in warrington, 36 quantico, 37 down in california, maryland, in beautiful st. Marys county. As youre planning out your friday, kind of a typical cold start here early today but temperatures with plenty of sunshine today. Well get into the upper 40s to around 50. Perfect for anything you want to do outside. You can always stay ahead of the a your phone and makes the perfect Christmas Gift because its free and follow me on twitter chuck bell 4 and youll find it there. Your weekend will start out cold and dry, early for tomorrow morning, temperatures down into the 30s in most neighborhoods and tomorrow afternoon, lovely day. Full of sunshine, bit breezy once again with temperatures in the upper 40s. Sunday going out maybe to do a little Christmas Tree shopping, plenty of sunshine early. Well get more and more clouds highs around 50 degrees. And then by sunday night, skies will be mostly cloudy and may be a sprinkle or two late sunday night into early monday morning. Next good chance for rain shows own tuesday of next weekend and that is good news, we need the rain. Melissa mollet, she came down 270 this morning, wasnt any trouble when you came. No problems then and now. 270 at montgomery avenue you can see looking good and when i came all the way down to the spur. Beltway rolling along here nice and green this morning an inner loop and outer loop isnt it nice to not see any rain here on the radar. No big problems on the roads related to weather. 66 looking good, 95 northbound and southbound also rolling along pretty well here this morning. As you look at the 95 going up 95 here about 67 miles per hour. Going to take you 17 minutes from quantico to the beltway. Well take a live look at Prince Georges County coming up. Stories and what you can watch today. You may get a warning the next time fake news shows up in your news food. Facebook says its putting warning labels on fake news articles. They could Say Something like this website is not a reliable news source and also say state sponsored news. Facebook is planning to do what it can to prevent fake this particular test is only happening for a fraction of facebook users right now. A rhode island man is in Critical Condition after driving at high speeds while being on facebook live. Police say the 20yearold man streamed himself going more than 100 miles an hour wednesday morning and weaving in and out of traffic. Well, he lost control of the car, he hit a dump truck and crashed into a barrier. The video has been taken down their new technology will make