That fire. Roads in the area are blocked. Theres no word right now on any injuries. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you posted. Now to the weather. Winter officially arrived today with very little fanfare in the d. C. Region at about the same time that thousands of people hit the red for the Holiday Weekend. It is a clear nievment but it is cold tonight. Sue palka has the all important Holiday Travel forecast. Hey, sue. Hi, tony and shawn. We dont mind cold when youre travelling. Its the rain and snow that we have to watch out for. Good news for travelers as we look across the country there is not a lot going on. Theres a little stripe of snow. The leading edge of warmer air, but most of the country is pretty quiet includ ing right in h our area where we can expect to see clouds thickening up a little bit. Temperatures should level off and maybe even rice a little bit because were expecting a much warmer day tomorrow. D. C. Has dropped down to 37 greece and there are
Rode at g street, this is as you said in southeast. This happened just behind this row of homes. Theres still an active scene here and we were alerted to this by a fox5 viewer who sent us the video. Take a look at this. Flames lit up the alley behind this row of houses police say inside the burning car they found a body. Its not clear whether it was a man or a woman, but neighbors tell us they heard a blast of gunfire, fire investigators were out here along with the d. C. Police homicide investigators. The car now charred and hallowed out, but the woman who sent us this cellphone video of those flames says that shes here visiting family and she was inside with her children and grandchildren just before seven 30 tonight when this happened. It sowned like big gunshots, and then a big explosion. We all hit the floor for a moment, then my son ventured out and there was a car in the alley sploading. But it recognized from the neighborhood no, not at all. The car appeared to be a later model
To struggle through sobriety tests and slurring his words before being placed in handcuffs and taken to jail. And foul ball. The new york mets beloved mascot caught on camera making a vulgar gesture to fans. And the team is looking for a new mr. Met, today, thursday, june 1st, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Its nice to have you along with us. As mr. Met would say, were number one. Those big hands have an impact. Exactly. Let us begin on a thursday morning with the eyes of the world on President Trump. Later this afternoon hes going to announce whether the u. S. Is pulling out of the historic Paris Climate Accord. And there are new developments in the russia investigation as well, including word of key testimony to come from fired fbi director james comey. Were covering all of it for you and well start with nbcs white house co
Test and slurring through his words before being placed into handcuffs and taken to jail. And foul ball. The new york mets beloved mascot caught on camera making a vulgar gesture to fans. And the team is looking for a new mr. Met, today, thursday, june 1st, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Its nice to have you along with us. As mr. Matt would say, were number one. Well have more on that in a little while. The big hands really make an impact. Let us begin on a thursday morning with the eyes of the world on President Trump. Later this afternoon hes going to announce whether the u. S. Is pulling out of the historic Paris Climate Accord. And there are new developments in the russia investigation as well, including word of key testimony to come from fired fbi director james comey. Were covering all of it for you and well start with White Hous
1800 block of capital avenue. Police say two men were shot, one ever them died. Also tonight, Montgomery County police are trying to figure out who fired a shot that went into an apartment and hit a woman. It happened around 36789. 30 this afternoon on stuart lane in silver springs. The bullet hit the woman in the leg. She will be okay. No arrests yet. Police believe the gunfire was accidental and may have come from another apartment. And we are also tracking metro tonight and the heated debate that will ultimately you can ride. Today a metro committee voted in favor of a proposal to reduce operating hours for two years. The Transit Agency says it needs that time to fix and maintain the rail system. But some d. C. Metro Board Members are saying not so fast. Fox5s Sarah Simmons joins us to break it all down. Reporter metro Board Members have gone round and round about how, when and to where to make cutbacks. They are adamant about keeping people go out on the town and workers still need