Reporter it was about 5 30 this morning, 40yearold Ross Michaels had gone to his office to pick up a computer when he was headed home on i70 in his Toyota Corolla. Thats when the tractor trailer lost control on this ramp to 270 south. A Toyota Corolla was forced into the back of a ford f150. This Toyota Corolla spun around 180 degrees. The occupant and operator of that Toyota Corolla was pronounced decea scene. Reporter neighbors were shocked to hear of the tragedy. Sympathy for the family. Its a tragic accident. Its difficult to hear. To see. Especially this time of year where its much more painful. Reporter police say no charges have been filed. It is ongoing. We have reconstructionists that reconstructed the scene. Usually takes a month or two before theyre finished. Reporter yes, as you can imagine, a very sad scene here in frederick, maryland, just weeks before christmas. Traffic fatality in Frederick County this year. Wendy and doreen, back to you. Thank you, mark. New at 5 00, a
Putin have been time magazines person of the year, recognition that somebody has the biggest effect, positive or negative. But our new president elect says hes pleased. Revealed on the today show as time magazines person of the year, donald trump phoned in. I consider this a very, very great honor. Reporter but time called us the divided states of america. Trump is mending his divide with president obama calling for advice. He loves the country. He wants to do right by the country. Reporter does mr. Obama now like the man who insulted him for years . The president is pleased that he can play a role in ensuring a smooth and effective transition. Reporter trump picked retired marine fourstar john kelly as secretary of homeland security. Along with Michael Flynn and james mattis, the third retired general named by trump to a top spot. Too many generals . Yeah, theres a certain point that you want, you know you i dont think we hit that yet. Reporter trump today tapped oklahomas scott pruit
That clears the way for the facility to open its doors tonight. All morning long we will have live reports from inside the Mgm National Harbor and be sure to check out the nbc washington app to see the months of work it took to get to todays opening. 39 degrees outside our studios on this thursday morning, a chilly start. Lets check in with Amelia Draper for a look at the forecast. Good morning. Chilly and cloudy right now, we could have a sprinkles around until 7 00, 8 washington. Overall the weather having a pretty low impact on your day today. Cloudy skies through the midmorning hours, a ever that we will have increasing sunshine. By 9 00 a. M. We are in the low 40s and by 11 00 a. M. We are in the mid 40s. You want the warm jacket today but overall pretty quiet day weatherwise. The weather having a low impact on your day. Most stay dry, maybe some sprinkles this morning, increasing sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. Not a bad afternoon for this coming up in ten minutes i
The toll road this morning. Still have this section of the toll road shut down, westbound toll road just after Fairfax County parkway, thats where the crash happened with an overturned truck, all lanes being pushed on to fair fashion county parkway. Overall beltway looking okay. You can see no major problems on the beltway. Into town and out of town looking good. 66 here, live westbound no worries. Edgar welsh will be in sort again today. This was him in court yesterday. He was accused of firing a gun inside the pizza restaurant comet ping pong on sunday. He claims he was selfinvestigating a fake news story called pizza gate which spread online. The New York Times published a story based on a jailhouse interview with him. News 4 spoke with the rorner and Megan Mcgrath is live good morning. Reporter adam goldman is a reporter with the New York Times and he recently spoke we had gar welsh who is in jail for that shooting. He said that he came to comet ping pong to selfinvestigate somethi
Melissa, a problem youve been tracking all morning long, issues with the who will road. Chopper 4 just got over the scene, this is westbound dulles toll road, the main lanes are shut down because of that overturned box truck and those airport lanes are getting by just fine. This is at Fairfax County parkway. Right now you have to get off at Fairfax County parkway and then back on. You have just routing around this problem here this morning to make your way around it, its stavridis. Michigans recount is over. A judge lifted the order that forced a recount. Jill stein is vowing to appear the decision. Edgar welch will be back in the courtroom today. He is accused of firing a gun inside the comet ping pong restaurant on sunday. Welch claims he was self investigating a fake news story. The made up story claims the restaurant was involved in a child sex ring linked clinton campaign. Now the New York Times has published a story based on a jailhouse interview with welch. Megan mcgrath is live