Two. Take it. Feels nice. Thaws you out for a little bit. Not for long though. It feels good for sure. Well be back into the deep cold by saturday night and sunday is looking very, very chilly ind d indeed. Between now and then, we have a surge of warmer air and milder, more moisture as well. Thats coming in our general direction. Were dry now but skies are partly to in some cases mostly cloudy. The skies had been clearer overnight. The temperatures have fallen below freezing. Martinsburg and winchester. Around the city, in the upper 30s to 40. Its not a bitter cold start to the day at all. With a lot of clouds, we should have no trouble making it into the mid50s. Melissa mollet, that is ten degrees warmer than average today. I like that. I mean, were going below average, so this is nice. To be warmer an thafrj. 270, live look at Montrose Road northbound, southbound. Rolling along fine this morning. No issues on 270. Same situation he inner loop and outer loop, dont have any troubles.
The nbc washington app at any time. Check out the radar on your phone. Thank you, doug. Now we want to move to new developments on the u. S. Sanctions against russia, despite calls from top russian officials to retaliate, president Vladimir Putin says hes going to hold off. Its a move praised by president elect trump. He said this on twitter, great move on delay by v. Putin. I always knew he was very smart. Nbcs lucy kafanov has a look at the strategy behind putins response. Reporter traditionally, historically, when the hints of one country are expelled, the other country follows suit. That was the expectation for the kremlin today, also the recommendation from Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov. In a surprise move, president putin declined to do that. In a Statement Issued earlier today, he said that we are not, and im quoting here, were not going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy, and we will take future steps to restore russian american relations. What president
Down that way, down that part of georgetown pike to springvale road. The crash that happened late in the evening rush brought down the utility poles and wires and work crews are trying to fix it. I have a vdot truck right here. Vdot telling us the stretch could go through the morning rush. Make alternate plans. That is the lets tourn storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell and get a look at the weather headlines. Good morning aaron, good morning, everybody, friday nearly there. Friday one more day after today. Temperatures have fallen back to the 30s and 40s. A typical november chill. Well have sunshine today. Temperatures will go back into the 60s once again. Sunshine and a chance at 70 degrees tomorrow but lots of temperatures comes our way saturday into sunday, exactly how low well go on sunday . That is coming up at 5 21. Back into the news. Morning, everybody, let me give you an update to a story weve been following at the top of this broadcast. A bear attack in middletown. Maryland
Identified the victim. Derrick, what are you hearing . Were hearing a lot of sadness and anger about the shooting, the fact it happened in broad daylight and the sad fact that the victim was just 16 years old, as you said. Reporter the solemn but necessary tasks of documenting a crime scene, detectives go about their work, marking significant locations, the courtyard where the victim fell, a house across the curb with a bullet hole in the rear drivers side door. It happened just before noon at the Potomac Gardens apartments, they stand out in the neighborhood of rowhouses and newer apartment buildings. They are distinguished by the tall iron fence that surrounds the buildings and boarded by pennsylvania avenue and i. Street. Incoming commissioner amy gray said problems in the area arent unheard of but things had gotten better until this. Potomac avenue. There are shootings around here. It is certainly better than it used to be from my understanding but any level of this kind of violenc
I cant watch this. We have what that family under investigation is asking this morning. Game on. Steph curry and lebron james facing off. The warriors and cavaliers going headtohead in tonights superstar showdown, but lebron and what he is saying now about the reigning mvp. And good morning, america. Who is ready for the big showdown . Its going to be a late night but a good one. Lebron james and steph curry, the warriors and cavs for the second year in a row and t. J. Has the assignment out west. That is coming up. First breaking news. Lets look live at this home. S. W. A. T. Teams are surround it in california. It is on fire as you see right there as Police Square off with the gunman who fled after a routine traffic stop turned violent. Abcs Pierre Thomas is tracking all the latest. Reporter good morning, george. That tense overnight and right now police are trying to force the suspect out of a burring house as one of the wounded officers remains in critical condition. The incident b