V. J. , of course. Such an important forecast for this week. Looking beyond, its a mild pattern, like spring. As a parent with three kids in the winter, the last thing you want to hear about is snowstorms. Its going to be easy street for the next 10 days or so. We dont have to worry about what to do with the kids. A lot of folks of course wanted it to be cold during the winter and we will be getting back to that pattern by early february, but for right now temperatures will continue to get to around 50 degrees. 30s across the area. Clouds, not much in the way of rain at all, rain starting to end and die out south east of us. Mid 40s, putting us right at average for today. 46 in hagerstown and leesburg, and pax river towards for this evening we will only drop to the upper 30s, again, still overcast and fairly cloudy. Cold air will be retreating. Warm air will start moving in for tuesday that will stick with us to the work week, highs in the 50s. I will leave you with this, look d. C. , as well as 50 down to the rest of virginia. Cold air to the north in pa. A difference that is. 34 degrees. Like Traffic Volume, it is a federal holiday, hov restrictions have been lifted in virginia. The mlk parade taking place later today, road closures in effect from 11 30 22 00 this afternoon. The break starts at the saint towardsh campus over good hope road. Westbound good hope road towards anacostia park. Be prepared for the streets to be shut down. Metro, it holiday, operating from holiday until midnight, trains operating about every 12 minutes, offpeak fares. As accidents go, there was one reported on the suitland parkway inbound toward southeast. That is the traffic watch and back in the next 10 minutes to update your ride in 270. Jummy breaking this morning, a nightmare scenario overseas. Dozens of people dead after this. Take a look at this incredible video. A cargo plane crashing on approach to an airport in curtis dan. At least 37 people, including children, are dead this morning. Early reports say that that boeing 747 was supposed to make a stop on its way from hong kong to istanbul. We are staying on top of this breaking news story and we will bring you more details as we get them. Also breaking, just four days left in the white house for president guantanamo beat onetime obey. A Foreign Ministry announcing that it will accept 10 inmates from gitmo. They accepted the prisoners at the request of president obama, but right now no immediate word from the Defense Department about the transfer. Scott four days left in the second term of president barack obama, meaning just four days until donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States and there is still a lot that needs to get done ahead of fridays inauguration. John gonzalez is live on the National Mall with a look at the scramble, coming up in the week ahead. John . You are absolutely right, there is still a lot of work to be done before friday. A lot of moving parts, its a massive operation. Getting ready not only for the ceremonial swearingin, but also the parade. We are live on 7th street a couple of things we want to show you, the mall is essentially being broken up into sections and zones. You can see it right there. Ans is to help security keep eye on everyone and be able to know where everyone is at all times. There is fencing up and down madison and jefferson, lining the entire mall. Take a look. Some of the new grass is being protected by interlocking plastic floor, if you will. Over there,ther end you can see that structure has been created for the media. Local and Network Studio and news doing their broadcast out here. And there will be a large area that is closed off. Vehicle restrictions are in effect for the 58th inaugural for the parade beginning at 3 00 thursday morning. Yo there, rehearsals and went on at the steps of the u. S. Capital, military honor guard in bands rehearsing. We can tell you that the nonticketed area extends past the Washington Monument past the Washington Monument. Big crowds here to celebrate and also a lot of protests around the d. C. Area. Developing now, thousands of protesters gearing up to have their voices heard. The estimated number have increased from 200,000 to 400,000. Many members from organizations supporting and opposing trump are expected to be on hand. Bikers for trump will rev their engines in a show support. Members of disrupt hope for a different scene. I am looking forward to supporting donald j. Trump for making ameri g office. Thehe next it we want headline to be donald trump inaugurated in complete chaos, not of laws. Elect has taken to twitter calling the country angry and undressing, but saying that they would change. Scott today is Martin Luther king day. A day of service and reflection for many. Many events are planned across the region, according of course including the mlk memorial. The wreathlaying ceremony begins at 9 00 this morning. Jummy president obama and the atst family will help out the road program and southeast d. C. The family shelter received the old white house swingset. The president elect did not want the swingset. For the second year in a row, news channel 8 is the proud planner of the live coverage of the mlk par parade mc host for the coverage that begins at noon on news channel 8. Scott losing a job in 140 characters or less. That cost one Maryland School administrator her job and why people say that her termination was a step too far. And Veronica Johnson, tracking changes to the inauguration forecast. Next. Its go time at dunkin with two wakeup wraps for 3. Enjoy two freshly made oventoasted wraps with bacon, sausage, or ham and keep on all day. America runs on dunkin. New year, time to get rid of stuff. Simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. I raise turkeys without growthpromoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. If youre looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a Pretty Simple place to start. My name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. Veronica well, today is going to be a good day to get out. So many kids out of school today, recognizing mlk day across the area with clouds moving through and down to the south with the rain that has just exited the area. Temperatures in the midtoupper 30s, not bad at all. Tonight i doubt that we drop under freezing, maybe in a few locations. You can see the forecast atoughout the morning, 36 lunchtime, 44 in the afternoon. Keep that im run a handy. Isolated showers, cannot rule that out. Better chance for rain on tuesday and friday. Look at the numbers, today is the lowest temperature out of the next 10. Monday, 60 degrees for a High Temperature also with wet weather moving through. Mainly norths 5 00 of d. C. To howard county, Frederick County, with a better chance of rain tomorrow. Im going to stop it here and around lunchtime tomorrow. Tuesday, most of the rain, d. C. Towards the south, we about other rain chances hourbyhour in show you the forecast for Inauguration Day in about 10 minutes. Julie right now the metro blue line is checking in with the lays this morning. Heads up towards the Largo Town Center outside van dorn street. On the roads we had a fender bender just before 370 with accident activity now out of the road and very light Traffic Volume. Keep in mind that hov restrictions have been lifted but are still in effect for those traveling inbound. 66, restrictions have been lifted from manassas in towards the beltway. Back in the next 10 minutes to update that ride. Its perfect. Its beautiful. Theres nothing we would change about it. Scott back jummy were back with breaking news out of mexico. Five people are dead and more are hurt and the shooting at a mexican nightclub. The gunman fired through the window in playa del carmen, 40 miles from cancun, a highly visited tourist area. It was early this morning. We know the nightclub was hosting electronic dance music festival. We will bring you more information as we get it. Scott an active Police Investigation in Prince Georges County of a condominium complex that has already seen its share of problems in recent months. Suzanne kennedy has me on the investigation. Suzanne . Suzanne good morning to both of you. All of this unfolding overnight. Authorities searching for the person responsible and we want to show you pictures from overnight, when the authorities first responded to the scene here. It was 10 00 last night when they got a report of a shooting. They arrived to find one female in the parking lot who was pronounced dead at the scene. Right now no motive has been given to us by 40s. The name in the age of the victim have not yet been released. Reporting live in prince ge scott new developments after that devastating fire in baltimore the claimed the lives of six children and critically injured their mother. Family and friends gathered outside the malone family home last night for a candlelight vigil. She and her nine children were home sleeping when the fire broke out. Malone and two of her children were critically injured. The five euro boy and fouryearold girl have been upgraded to good condition. Her eightyearold daughter helped to rescue them, was treated and released from the hospital. Jummy the curtain going down for good on the greatest show on earth in just a few months. Andling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus ending after 146 years. The ceo posted an announcement online, citing declining ticket sales, which felt more drastically after the elephants were phaseout of the show. The circus will be at the Verizon Center for eight days starting march 31. Scott the chicago cubs are coming to d. C. President obama, who got his political career started in the windy city, invited the team to the white house to celebrate their first world series win. The visit continues the tradition started by the president to honor sports teams for their efforts to give back to their communities. That all gets underway at 3 00 this afternoon. The nfls final four set after a divisive weekend after two teams were booted or one on the road. We start with the nfc matchup, kansas city chiefs, three minutes to go, scoring from one yard out, getting to the two. Alex smith delivering a twopoint conversion. Its called back, aaron fisher flagged for holding on james harrison. The second attempt failed, steelers winning 18 to 16, heading to new england on sunday. Packers and cowboys went down in the final seconds. Aaron rodgers, may be the biggest throw of the playoffs connecting with jared cook, setting up a gamewinning 51 yard field goal by mason crosby. The packers upset the cowboys 34 to 31 and head to atlanta to face the falcons. Jummy check this out, intense moments where fans had to huddle together and were told not to leave because it was a tornado. By the way, in kansas city for that game also affected by the weather as well . The 1 00 kickoff had been pushed back to 8 00 because of an ice storm. Look at that, tree limbs down, power out, crashes on the interstate. Veronica it really was. I saw a lot of video from that ice storm were just listening to the video that was shot, you hear the crackling, the branches breaking i spent two years in lincoln, nebraska, they get some serious ice storms there. Massive chunks falling off the power stations. Veronica that is where the ice storm is now. Having moved up to kansas, iowa as well, nothing to worry about like that here. Much of the eastern half of the country will be warming up in a big way. That is the pattern for the next several days. Snow in colorado, kansas, nebraska. A few local showers here out of the area. And, very light showers west moreland, northumberland, south of st. Marys and calvert countys. Road conditions are just fine this morning in terms of the pavement. Above freezing in most locations. A lot of folks today hopefully making the most of the day. Maybe you have got the day off. We could see a spotty and afternoon. I like the temperatures in the mid40s today and going up for the next several days, which is because we will not be completely precipitation free. Tracking rain showers on tuesday and friday. Friday is of course Inauguration Day with a 50 chance that its posted. Not naming the big umbrella tomorrow, just the smallest, maybe a 10th of an inch of rain out of that system. Inauguration, looking more overcast now with maybe a little bit of sunshine coming our way for the later part of the morning. For the most part it will be 49 at noon, there could be a shower showing up as early as that. We are going to be mild, tracking a few showers that could make their way right into the d. C. Area. Julie, Julie Coleman could be an interesting day on friday. Traveling in and around the capital belt are open. The lanes remember, hov restrictions have been lifted this morning. On 395 coming across the 14th far, so good. So an 11 minute drive coming across the potomac. The metro blue line towards the Largo Town Center, expect delays due to a train malfunction. Tok in the next 10 minutes update your ride on the top stretch of the beltway. Scott . When she was just hours old. A young woman speaking out. What life has been like for her now that she know she has been abducted. You are watching good morning washington, on your side. Jummy 6 25, dramatic developments this morning in the story of the young woman who is just reunited with her biological parents 18 years after she was abducted from the hospital just hours after her birth. Family reunited 18 years after being kidnapped. But this morning there is hard ache for the man that thought he was her father. He says that his then girlfriend, gloria williams, told him that she gave birth to their daughter while they were away. Raising her from the time that they were she was a newborn together. Dna testing uncovering the truth, alexis was in fact a baby snatched from a Florida Hospital in 1998. Williams is now behind bars, facing charges for the kidnapping. He says that he had no idea that the child he was raising was taken from someone else. We will have more on that emotional interview coming up at 7 a. M. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. 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Scott Veronica Johnson tracking your mlk day forecast and how you need to dress if you are headed out. Good morning to you, washington. Youy monday morning, thank for waking up with us on this holiday. Jummy we are joined this morning by Veronica Johnson. So much going on this week. So much of it outdoors. Veronica that is true. Today we are just going to need a warm coat. Chances for rain are going to fade until later, but this week ame of us made the meeting light jacket or no jacket at all, things will really be warming up in a big way. 35 degrees in chevy chase, 37 in fort washington. Waldorf, 30 six degrees this morning. Upper 30s in parts of the area, we will find will be in the low 40s by 11 00 a. M. , so great weather if you are participating in the 10k run or 5k walk this morning. Dry conditions, very good running conditions. What to wear . A nice, warm coat. Not going to need that umbrella, that can stay at home, but for the rest of the work week rain chances will be going up again. On the road right now, lanes are open between college park and bethesda. No accidents to report on that stretch. However we do have some delays on the roads and rails. So, the blue line towards Largo Town Center, expect delays due to an earlier train malfunction. Speaking of metro, because of the holiday, they are operating on a saturday schedule, meaning the trains will operate every 12 minutes. Offpeak fares saving your couple of bucks with the parade kickin campus traveling northbound on mlk junior towards new hope road. Thats the traffic watch. Back in the next 10 minutes to update your ride headed into northeast. Jummy right now the country is waking up and celebrating civil rights leader dr. Lott dr. Martin luther king jr. Scott good morning, brianne carter. Brianne all quiet here now, but in a matter of hours preparations will be underway here along Martin Luther king jr. Avenue in southeast washington. Here is what we expect to start seeing. At 11 30 this morning we will start seeing the road closures going in place here on southeast washington. Again, we do expect the parade and move its way down here along Martin Luther king jr. Avenue and heading towards anacostia park. Prior to that happening, a piece walk is expected to happen here in southeast washington as well. We do expect nick cannon to be a part of that. If you take a look behind us you can see a few of the folks showing up for her and getting things underway. Here in southeast we do expect there to be road closures at 11 30 this morning. Reporting live, brianne carter. Jummy for the second year in a row, news channel eight is proud to offer live coverage of the Martin Luther king jr. Day parade. We will have the mc and host for our coverage beginning at noon on news channel eight. Scott democrats rally over the of the in support Affordable Care act. One of those rallies happening in alexandria. Mark warner and jerry coey houston rec center. Hundreds joined tim kaine and Terry Mcauliffe in richmond to urge republicans to save obamacare. Lets sit down at the table and talk about the improvements. Want to call it a replacement . You can do that, but lets fix it. Lets fix what can be fixed, but lets not throw the lives of tens of millions of people into jeopardy. Scott 8000 people attended a rally in michigan to your bernie sanders. Jummy of Frederick CountySchool Employee was fired for calling out a students spelling. The student originally posted on twitter asking schools to close tomorrow. The spelling, though . Tammarow. The teacher responded then how would you learn to spell tomorrow a problem, but the teacher was let go. Should that employee have been fired for correcting the student . vote now and let us know. Scott some employees at the National Security agency would were lying about being at work. The record showed 100 cases in the last five years were civilian employees and contractors signed their timesheets. Agencyident cost the 3. 5 million. 80 of the money has been recovered. Some cases they lied about working hundreds of hours before they were caught. A heart stopping near miss. Cam video from a state trooper its perfect. Its beautiful. Theres nothing we would change about it. Jummy breaking news, new video into the newsroom, take a look at this one, a semi truck sliding off the highway in kansas in barely missing a state trooper. Look at this, unbelievable right there. Miss theer managed to truck and a mile marker sign. Officials say that the crash was caused by the ice storm through the midwest over the weekend. Right now we want to go over to vj for a check on the weather here at home. Veronica thats the worst weather theyve seen there in years. That storm system there, still unfolding with a piece of it heading up to the north with a airport delays. Take a look at chicago, illinois , clear and cold here, seeing the moderate delays with storm system pushing to the north. There could be some other locations that will see some delays today, from kansas towards iowa later. A poll of the nations midsection, we will continue to move up. The pink is all ice from idaho toured chicago. We are still overcast and today we will find temperatures topping out at 44 to 45 degrees, putting us right at average for today, but unusual weather today , the next seven to 10 days the temperatures go way up. 10 a. M. And 2 p. M. , weather could be some showers sliding through. A look at Inauguration Day, take the poncho or the umbrella if you are headed out. It could be one of the third warmest mild inaugurations have seen in years. Julie i will take those temperatures in the middle of january. You got it. The capitale on beltway you will find a lot of green on the south side to and from the wilson bridge. Sky track 7 hanging out with us and montgomery county, checking for a crash near colesville road. On the inner loop traveling eastbound from 270 towards college park, looks like they have got the incident here on the left side, so heads up as he pushed past towards university boulevard. You will also find 270 were the lanes are open, no problems to report out of Traffic Volume working in your favor this morning with the blue line delays due to an earlier train malfunction. Back in the next 10 minutes to update that ride. Jummy a routine trip turning tragic. The details coming in after a devastating plane crash. Thet a war of words with president elect. Trump versus the critics. We will tell you what is leading to a boycott. John . John speaking of trump, large fences already lining the National Mall and u. S. Capitol, adorned with red, white, and preparations are underway for the 50t 3 now, good morning washington, on your side. We begin with a breaking news alert. Jummy a fiery plane crash overseas. What might have gone wrong with the 747 crash in the neighborhood in curtis dan . Todays Martin Luther king day, marking the birthday of the civil rights leader. Coming up, a look at the events taking place in the area. President elect being sworn in on friday, a look at the preparations underway and the members of congress that plan on staying home. A woman is dead after a shooting outside of a condo complex that has already seen problems and police have been on the scene on jummy Scott Suzanne kennedy has the latest. Place of thisso dark parking lot here in the lintel condominiums. On the right you can see the crime scene tape on the front gate of good hope road. Lets show you the pictures from overnight, when the incident took place. It was 10 00 when authorities, call for a shooting here at this apartment building. They arrived to find one female in the parking lot who was pronounced dead at the scene. Ri we being provided with the name of the victim or an age. However authorities are saying that if you know anything about the crime you are asked to call Prince Georges County police, you could receive a monetary reward. At 6 47, other breaking news from curtis dan. A cargo plane theyre crashing overnight leaving two dozen people dead. Unbelievable video that we are taking a look at from that scene , the jet coming down early in the morning in the middle of a residential neighborhood south of the Nations Capital there. At least 37 people were killed and some of the victims were on the plane fathers were on the ground. So far no word on what caused the crash. We will update you as we learn more. Scott four days left in the second term of president barack obama, meaning four days until donald trump is sworn in. Jummy there is a lot John Gonzalez is live on the National Mall with a look at the scramble coming up in the week ahead. Johnny . Bit of a scramble as time is running out and there is a lot of work to be done. Those flatbed trucks just brought in more fencing to the National Mall. We are live here on 7th street in the middle of the mall. That structure there is one of many that will hold the jumbotrons here, for the folks that cannot get too close to the capital and dont have tickets, they will be able to watch between 4th street and all the way on the other side of the Washington Monument, 17th street is where the folks will be able to set up. Officials are strongly urging that visitors use public transportation, but keep in mind that there are some stations that will be closed. Willof metros 91 stations be closed due to enhanced security the fbi telling us that it is an all hands on deck operation for them, from hostage negotiators to fighting chemical attack. Everyone and everything will be here on the National Mall and around the u. S. Capitol grounds to make sure that everything goes smoothly. As far as traffic and road closures, keep in mind, folks, the perimeter of the vehicles will be restrictive and large and roads will start to close at 3 00 thursday morning and will not reopen until friday evening, once the parade has concluded. If you dont have to be in this area, you definitely want to avoid it. Reporting live, John Gonzalez. Jummy thousands of protesters are also expected to flood the district and take a stand on the president elects inauguration. Demonstrators have to send a strong mes they oppose donald trump. The actual number of protesters jumped from 200,000 400,000. This would not be the first time presentationural side of protest. 100,000 people gathered to protest the election of nixon in 1973. Scott 22 members of congress have announced they will skip the ceremony, including john lewis, the longtime civil rights leader. He told meet the press that he didnt see president elect trump as a legitimate president. Trump went on to say that lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district. This will be the first inauguration that i miss since becoming a member of congress. Just one of several targets of trump over the weekend, he turned his attention on john brennan, asking if he was the leader of fake news. Jummy saidspondents association that the press may be kicked out of the briefing room. Journalists my peanut moved next door to a conference center. The incoming press secretary for that the move would be logistical reasons, but an unnamed senior trump official is noted as saying that they are part of the opposition party, i want them out of the building. Scott today marks the birthday of Martin Luther king. The annual holiday is a day of service in reflection and for many parades and events are planned planned across the region. A wreathlaying ceremony on the National Mall begins at 9 00 this morning. Julie as part of the national day of Service President obama and the first family will help out at the jobs have priority naylor road program in northeast. They received the obama girls old white house swingset. Today we its the second day in a second year in a row we have brought it to you live. Our host for the coverage begins at noon on news channel 8. Scott looking forward to that. 6 52 right now, hopefully a nice day of weather for the parade. Ron eco its the going to be too cold. Not messy like saturday. No winter weather, just some clouds and temperatures that will be where they should be for this time of year. Having said that, looking ahead for the next several days, a taste of spring will be very how longhen you see this springlike weather is going to be sticking with us. 38 degrees in virginia. 38 to 40 with temperatures rising in quantico. , 35 to 38,n ashburn temperatures going up, holding area, notoss the going to have much in the way of any sunshine. The showers that we had this morning have moved out of here and there could be an isolated shower later today with a better chance coming tomorrow. Youll need the enbrel umbrella, have it handy for tomorrow. 54, moving up to 58 with sunshine by midweek. More like march for this time of year. If you are going to wash the car, do it wednesday and not tomorrow. Again, it is rain for tuesday coming up. Temperatures continuing to climb this weekend, 50 to five 50 to 55 degrees. Julie i going to wax it . Veronica mine, not yours. I know youre going to ask. [laughter] julie we parked sidebyside, when not . We had a wreck on the inner loop tying up the left side, but now all the activity is confined to the shoulder. Lanes are open from 95 towards college park. Outer loop lanes are open as well. Germantown270, towards the lane divide, father hurley boulevard all the way to the split. Back in 10 to update that ride in virginia. Back over to you guys. Scott kidd oshea will join us again. Bachelor is back tonight. I recently sat down with neck in los angeles to find out more about his search. From a big family that has been shown on the show as important to you. How much do they influence the decision you may or may not make on this season . Im very thankful for my family and theyve always been incredibly supportive, but honestly i dont know if they have any direct effect on any of i follow my own heart, probably. Kidd no asking mom . Christ it would certainly not be great if either of my parents had a strong opinion against any of my decisions, but i like to think that for the most part they will be more than happy with my decisions. Kidd cool, calm, collected. He goes on to say that hes there for Different Reasons the season than he may have been in other seasons. Does he find love at the end . We obviously didnt get an answer on that. Morningp later this ally jacobs will join us to preview tonights episode, joining us inside the morning washington bachelor pad. If you are a big fan of the show , we encourage you to tune in. Shes a super big fan. That she was watching last night and two was like its for work, i promise. [laughter] kidd nothing to do tonight. Just turn it on. You will get stuck watching it. I think its fabulous television. Scott my wife owns a dvr. Kidd exactly. There you guys go. Time for your 60 second express. Parades and events are planned across the region for mlk junior. Road closures in place here along southeast washington. The freight will start here. You are seeing it down here along Martin Luther king jr. Avenue. President elect trump swinging at with the civil rights icon. Mr. Trump needs to be more disciplined and what he says publicly. If he doesnt have confidence in the intelligence community, what does that send as a signal to our partners and allies . Heightened Police Presence on the National Mall as preparations continue for the big day on friday. Large fences up and down jefferson and madison. It is good. The packers are moving on. Good morning, america. Breaking overnight, Donald Trumps obamacare bombshell. The president elect now promising insurance for everyone but not revealing specifics as he goes on the attack taking on our european allies and the head of the cia after that nasty fight with civil rights icon congressman john lewis. Now, dozens of democrats boycotting the inauguration just four days away. Breaking this morning, a 747 crashing right into a neighborhood overseas killing at least 33 people. The incredible images after the plane plummeted just miles outside the airport. The investigation right now. An abc news exclusive kidnapped at birth the man who raised that young girl believing she was his daughter for 18 years now speaking out for the first time. The person she called dad for 18 1 2 years is not her dad. He says