Around the clear spring area and along 70 this morning out by Washington County, but for most of us its a completely dry day today. We will be noticing the winds pretty much from start to finish. Our winds out of the west at 10 miles an hour, im tracking gusts across the area from about 15 to 25 miles an hour. Notice the temperature, 38 degrees, but when you factor in the winds here in washington it feels more like 31, the suburbs starting out for the most part with feels like temperatures coming in in the 20s, feeling like 25 in gaithersburg as w 7ro as frederick, feeling 19 degrees in west chester. I will be showing your your morning planner and kpauk expect hour by hour. We will send it over to jack taylor for now. Good morning. 270 southbound will be the hot spolt for now. The map itself loots good, inner outer loop through virginia and maryland everything is open for now. Leavi a vehicle fire and the southbound lanes were temporarily blocked while they battle that fire. 270 southbound sounded as if after the Montgomery Village avenue interchange down toward 370 we had a single vehicle go into the jersey wall. Hopefully it will be high nor and stays out of the roadway for you. Back to our developing story of the morning, sanctions against russia are taking effect today in just hours. State Department Officials will shut down two russian compounds in long island, new york, and on marylands Eastern Shore. Senior intelligence officials tell nbc news the centerville, maryland vacation retreat was used to spy on the nsa. This is all in response to russias alleged role in hacking the Democratic National committee and the november election. And those closures are just the start of the punishments. News 4s just inn finch is at the Russian Embassy in northwest washington. Hei down. Good morning, justin. Reporter angie, good morning. These sanctions have been months in the making and now they are being swiftly rolled out. With he no he that by sunday some 35 Russian Diplomats have been ordered to leave the u. S. , thats from here at the embassy in northwest and a california consulate. Now some are already seeing their assets frozen, others seeing their businesses with americans banned. We also know that by sunday there are two russianowned compounds set to close as ordered by the white house, one in gene an county maryland the other in long island, new york. The intelligence Officials Say those sites were used as russian spy hubs. These sanctions are in response to intelligence showing Cyber Attacks from russia were aimed at impacting the 2016 president ial election. It will have ramifications not only for president putin but any other nation that tries in the future to interfere in our election. Reporter and this morning is suggesting a tit for tat approach by expelling 35 american diplomats there and closing two american interests. Russians calling this, quote, aggressive foreign policy. Angie and adam back into you. Thanks so much. Now, as adam had mentioned the first impacts of the sanctions will happen by this afternoon. Russians will be denied access to a queen ans county estate starting at noon. Russia has owned the 45 acre property since the 1970s its a compound that can accommodate up to 40 families at a time and its supposed to be used as a recreational retreat for washington diplomats but it may be where intelligence activities were happening. Government cars were seen at the property when chopper 4 flew over it just hours after the sanctions were announced. Here, take a look at this new york compound, thats also closing today. The 49room mansion is on northern long island, it is also said to be a officials. Our partners at nbc in new york say there has not been any activity at the property overnight. President elect donald trump continues to downplay the possible hacking. He released a statement yesterday reading in part its time for our country to move on to bigger and better things. Trump went on to say that he will meet with leaders of the Intelligence Community for updates on the situation. Many Top Republican leaders in congress, however, say that the sanctions dont go far enough. They will receive an update from the white house next week. You can stay updated on this developing story on our nbc washington app and nbcwashington. Com. We are also following a developing story in Prince Georges County. Police investigating a murder at a home on byers street in capitol heights. Last night someone shot a man just before 9 00. He was rushed to the hospital but died. Police say they are speaking with people who were inside the house at the time of the shooting. No word yet on a suspect or a motive. Theres a bit of closure this morning in the death of a police say that 26yearold Deanna Connelly was arrested in philadelphia on tuesday. This past summer d. C. First responders took the baby boy to the hospital where he died there just a few days later. The office of the chief medical examiner ruled the cause of death to be blunt neck and head trauma. Connelly is charged with first degree murder. The pain of losing a loved one is impossible to forget so when one man heard about the murder of a d. C. Yoga instructor Tricia Mccauley he thought about his daughter. Charnice milton was 27 years old when she was killed in 2015 she was walking home from work when she was struck by a bullet meant for someone else. He believes witnesses to his daughters murder are reluctant to come forward because they worry the suspects might be out on the streets again. For that reason he understands why mccauleys loved ones are urging the judge to keep her accused killer Dwayne Johnson loc get rid of the mercies of the justice system. That is why we have judges. But after a judgment has been given the order must be executed. Johnsons next schedu4 ft Court Appearance in january 13th. Covering Prince William county now, a virginia lawmaker wants pornography to be declared a Public Health hazard. Delegate Robert Marshall represents Prince William county and his Resolution Says pornography leads to many social problems and the General Assembly needs to do something about it. The measure does not call for any sort of ban but states the need for research and policy change for this epidemic. Sad news for panda lovers. Bao bao and bei beis grandfather was died. The 31yearold male giant panda died at a conservation and research sent ner in china. Pan pan was captured in 1985 and can be genetically linked to about one quarter of the worlds popti pandas. Its sad, absolutely, but happy for the work that he was able to do because they were endangered at one time. They were. Big props to him, to papa panda, or great papa panda, but he will be missed. Time is 6 08. You could actually hear the blustery sounds of snow in erie, pennsylvania, overnight. Its expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow there today. Thats the kind of snow that was going sideways. I dont want it. Snow plows were out in force overnight to clear roads for the morning commute but the snow has made roads very slick. Its being pounded by the same system that brought us rain and a wintry mix yesterday morning. And the classic noreaster is widespread slamming new england with more than a foot of snow. 14 Million People there were under winter a overnight. People have been stocking up on things like milk and bread. Flights along the east coast have been disrupted but the ski resorts as you can imagine they are eating it up, theyre loving it. Absolutely. Im not ready for that kind of weather yet. Maybe some people are. Lets check in with our forecast. Amelia draper is going to check in with that when we get back from the break. She says we actually could see wind today and a closer look at how that could impact your weekend plans. Friends, family and fans continue to mourn the loss of hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds and so does her exhusband. What the virginia man has to say about the loss of her and Carrie Fisher. If it seems like more people die around the holidays you are not imagining things. Why deaths seem to spike this time of year. And the hottest toy of the season coming under fire again. What hatchimals mighte saying bto all right. Time to check in with storm team had meteorologist Amelia Draper who has more on some flurries that some people could be seeing today. Yeah, right now on storm 4 radar potentially light snow back to the west of hagerstown. For all of us today its about the winds. Blustery out there. So its definitely going to feel quite chilly, cooler than its been and tomorrow will be a few degrees warmer. 38 right now. Until 9 00, 10 00 we will be in the 30s, by 11 00 a. M. 41, but when you factor in the winds it will feel like we are around 30. We will send it over to jack taylor who is tracking the latest on the roads. At least theyre dry this morning. Yes and especially at one point weve got the vehicle fire that was put out up in leaving baltimore on south maryland 295 up near 195, its out so that roadway is a little wet b that red line should go inn to ease quickly. 270 sound bound clapper road comes on everything has been moved over to the left shoulder. So we have a little bit of a slow down. All those white lights backing up to Montgomery Village avenue south of 118. By the time you hit the roads the delays should ease. Back into you. A lot of people on the road. This morning Maryland State Police are reviewing Police Body Camera footage from a deadly shooting. Queen annes county deputy got into the shooting with a man yesterday morning at a home in chester town. Deputy first class warren hogan was escorting a wambach to her boyfriends house after an earlier fight. Investigators say james rich came out of the back room of this house with a shotgun. He and the deputy shot at each other and both were hit. Ric hospital and doctors say deputy hogan was shot at the stomach. Our last check he was listed in critical condition. Police say the man who dried to rape a woman at a d. C. Hotel is now behind bars. Take a look at the Surveillance Video here. They say that this happened last month at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in northwest. 18yearold Ernesto Mendoza is accused of trying to rape the woman while armed. Mr. Police say that the woman was able to fight back but as she was running away he grabbed her by the hair and ripped it from her scalp. Mendoza is charged with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. Today loved ones will say their find goodbye to zsa zsa gabor. Funeral services will be held in Beverly Hills this afternoon. The hungarian born actress died in her l. A. Home last sunday from an apparent heart attack. She was 99 years old. Nine marriages, right . Yeah. People are continuing react to the tragic death of Debbie Reynolds as well. And now her exhusband said reynolds could not survive without her daughter. Richard hamlet lives in roanoke, virginia, he and reynolds married in 1984 and divorced in 1996. He was her third husband. For a time reynolds also lived in roanoke. Hamlet believes she died of a broken heart. I told my brother, he called me and i told him, i said, shes not going to make it. I said shes got a broken heart. I said shes going through a period now and she loved carrie so much. Richard hamlet appeared briefly in when harry met sally. As we mentioned reynolds daughter Carrie Fisher died one day before her. Now her book the princess diary is the number one selling book it is fishers recollection of what happened on the set of the first star wars movie. The book was released last month. Time is 6 16. News for your health this morning the holidays arent a joyful time for everyone. Researchers in new zealand found this time of year triggers a lot of heart attacks. They call it the christmas effect. Researchers say the combination of emotional stress, money and alcohol can be deadly. Not enough money, a lot of people working two jobs, a lot of demands are put on our time, families want time, friends want time, work want time. Even after the holidays depression is on the rise. A separate study shows one in six americans take a psychiatric drug. Some parents are furious about the popular hatchimal toys. This is a story you may see on your facebook feed as well. Parents are claiming when their child hatchimal sleeps it uses foul language. Is this true . I dont think so. Not in my and this tng we took ours back because they didnt ask for it. The toys were one of the hottest toys this past christmas. They are birdlike creatures which are supposed to break out of the plastic eggs. We told you about how parents were upset about the time it was taking for the toys to hatch and now theyre using foul language . Im googling right now. Hatchimals bad words. See what siri has to say about that. While we check on that egg hatching, amelia, what do we have in the forecast for today . To think that we were near 70 degrees a few days ago, highs today in the low 40s. At least for the Holiday Weekend the weather will cooperate. Right now on storm team 4 radar im picking up very light snow also potentially flurries in Washington County up around the hagerstown area. Maybe a few flurries around today, its not amounting to anything but if you see any snow certainly take a picture and share it with me on facebook and winds today. Look at the gusts across the area, washington now gusting close to 20 miles an hour, winchester seeing wind gusts right around 30. So thats certainly going to add an additional chill right now temperatures coming in in the mid to upper 30s. 38 degrees in the district, but it will always feel anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler throughout the day today when you factor in those winds. Right now again we are coming in in the 30s. Highs this afternoon in the low 40s. We will have plenty of sunshine throughout the day today but it will be cold out there tonight so you do want to keep that in mind for your friday plans. Lows in the 20s with clear skies. Clouds increase throughout the day tomorrow for new years eve day and highs around 46, breezy tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night, you want to bundle up if you will be outdoors to ring in the new year. Temperatures will generally be in the mid 40s to 30s right around midnight and during the evening hours. January 1st plenty of clouds, 51 degrees for a high, we are around 50 on monday but it is showers at times throughout the day. More rain in the forecast on tuesday. Look at this jump from 50 on monday to 60 on tuesday and we fast forward to friday. 36 and the chance of a wintry mix, jack taylor, something we will continue to keep an eye on as you keep an eye on the roads. Still problem free . Well, weve got a delay but now the incident itself is cleared. Chopper 4 is in gaithersburg flying south over 270 after Montgomery Village avenue, everything is on the left shoulder, flashing lights, you know what it is, always causes a little bit of a delay. We have the head lights backed up out of german town, its not too bad, speeds have dropped just in that spot. From frederick down toward the split this is your only wrinkle. 29 northbound sounds like we have a new crash and it is blocking the right lane. Adam, angie, back into you. Coming up a warning for any of you with a lead foot. Goff. No. Where new speed cameras are being installed starting next week. I have a go anyone trying to make last minute donations, the best time to drop stuff off at a good will if youre trying to get that Tax Deduction. And it has a portrait of every president from eisenhower to obama but one d. C. Restaurant says dont expect to see presiden its all about customization. The possibilities are endless. Youre watching news 4 today. Time is running out to save money on those taxes. Theres only one day left to make donations to charity and get those writeoffs. The arlington goodwill says this is their busiest week of the year. Theyve been getting tens of thousands of items each day. Well, its always nice to do that, but its also nice to get a Tax Deduction as well as do something that you know is going to be used by other people. So its a winwin situation. Good will says if you plan to stop by before new years your best bet is Early Morning or late afternoon. A restaurant wont be adding the new president s picture to its mural. The wall outside mama ieshas features a painting from the president s from eisenhower to president obama along with the restaurants founder. The family that owns it says adding budget is not in the budget. They opened the restaurant a after im grakt from palestine. You might think about going casual on the first date. The dating app clover chose some of the top spots People Choose for a first date. People are opting to get to know each other at starbucks, chill filet, chipotle. Central park, Harvard Square and Brooklyn Bridge park. Other popular first date spots were texas road house and whole foods because who doesnt need some granola on the first date . You need to go to whole foods. Go to the hot bar. v game so long. How would you even approach i dont know, but if someone offered me a spicy chicken sandwich at chickfila im in. We better get off this topic. 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