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WRC News4 Today At 6 March 21, 2017

Those of you hoping we were done with our final freezes. It does not look to be the case at all. So youre planning your outdoor activities. Nothing to worry about for today. Tomorrow though, maybe an indoor day at the gym. Cold and blustery, only in the 40s tomorrow and likely to be a hard freeze wednesday night into thursday morning. Thursdays, sunny, staying on the chilly side but without the wind it wont be too bad. Saturday, clearly the nicest day out of the next 7 to 10 so start making your outdoor plans for saturday already. Today 63. Tomorrow only 46 with that gusty northwesterly wind around. Now it is time to go over to Melissa Mollet and see how things are doing in Northern Virginia this morning. Eastbound 66 after 123, do have a crash in the right lane. Were not seeing it very easily on camera. 270 at montrose road, like this is just before this camera. Eastbound braddock road near sully park road, all lanes blocked there. 66 and 95 overall, no major impacts. Inbound 66 there at 123 and north kings highway at route 1, still have that crash. Well take a look at travel times for you in ten minutes. Its 6 02 and new at 6 00 a. M. , terrorists on the other side of the world are now impacting what you can and cannot take on to a plane. The tsa and department of Homeland Security are evaluating a threat they believe requires an immediate change in procedure. Justin finch live at Dulles International to explain these changes. Good morning, justin. Reporter adam, good morning. Details here are still emerging. What we know so far is that things like laptops, portable dvd players, kindles, ipads will have to go into your checked luggage and thats if youre flying to the u. S. From c so far we know ten airports at least are impacted. Mostly in the middle east and north africa. And so far, some middle eastern air carriers have said theyre still waiting to hear more from the u. S. On this policy. Now, Homeland Security plans to notify all these airports by today we are told of this policy change. Those airports then after they have notification have four days to prepare for this new policy. Now, this does not apply to any u. S. Carriers and as for why this is happening as you mentioned Homeland Security says it is in response to ongoing threats to aviation from those regions here to the u. S. We also heard from passengers who say thats a very Long Distance to travel without any kind of inflight entertainment. Many planes shea they dont have that feature in them. For now we are live at dulles. You can see a full list of which Electronic Devices are in the nbc washington app. President trump is headed to capitol hill today where he will be in full sale mode. Hes expected to sell the plan for the Affordable Care act to house republicans. Last night he pushed the plan to supporters in kentucky. Thursday is our chance to end obamacare and the obamacare catastrophe and begin delivering the reforms our people deserve. The plan is set to be voted in the house on thursday, but it will include some changes. It would end the Affordable Care acts tax increases this year instead of next. It requires most medicaid recipients to work and baby boomers could see premiums jump 700 . Day two of Neil Gorsuchs confirmation hearing for court. Today begins the question and answer portion of the hearing. He would replace the Late Supreme Court justice scalia. Also some well known pbs characters, kids and parents are expected to rally on the hill today. They Want Congress to reject President Trumps Budget Proposal eliminating finding of pbs and npr. They also plan to deliver a petition with 660,000 signatures to members of the senate. Police are trying to track down dozens of stolen guns that could be now on the streets. Over the Weekend Police arrested three men for burglarizing three gun stores in three days. They used Surveillance Video to connect the crimes. Police say this same white uhaul van showed up in all three Surveillance Videos. Atf agents tracked down the van, followed the men and arrested them. Were impressed that in only a weeks timeframe that they have apprehended the three people that broke into our gotten from the atf is they feel theyll be able to recover the fire arms that were stolen. Two of the men arrested are Matthew Jones and daniel quarrels. At the time of the Gun Store Burglaries they were already out on bond for a burglary at a cvs store. Theyre expected to appear in court today on those charges. The smash and grab at a rockville gun store is still an open case. Two people went right for the display cases inside the united gun shop on randolph road in rock vul earlier this month. 30 weapons in all were stolen. Police are not saying whether this is connected to the Northern Virginia cases. The d. C. Counsel wants to know what you think about the acting police chief new sham. A Public Safety committee is hosting the hearings and will vote on new sham becoming chief of police. Its up to the full council to confirm him. That friday hearing starts at 9 po in t9 9 30 in the morning. Dont be alarmed if you hear tornado warnings. Its only an emergency drill. It will appear on local tv radio and cable channels. Youll hear a test tornado warning. If you want to participate as a family emergency officials have an outline on what you should do. To find out, search tornado in the nbc washington app. Have you heard about this . New photos just in of tom bradys long lost jersey. It was stolen from the super bowl but now it has turned up. So where is it heading next . The update your coworkers will be talking about today. And the rain has already moved through. Temperatures are mild. Youll not need a warm jacket this morning. By this afternoon the 60s come back and the colder changes return tomorrow so yes, the roller coaster ride does continue. Coming up were back with a closer look at the big and some rain for your weekend. Stay tuned. Plus, something considered a vacation essential by many families is no longer allowed on a popular theres work to be done. Its not going to be easy but theres grit inside of you. And if you need extra motivation the grad fund at Strayer University can help push you forward. Because up to your last year of classes could be on us. Thats right. On us. Today is the day. Strayer university. Lets get it, america. Its not quite beach weather just yet, but we are getting closer and here is something not to pack for your next trip. Tents and canopies will be banned this summer. And the rule goes into effect tomorrow. It also bans campfires and grills on the beach. Smaller umbrellas and baby tents for children are still allowed. Violators would face a 25 fine. Those are some big changes. People from our area go to the beach a lot over the summer. Yeah, thats your hometown beach. Well be there this weekend and if youre thinking about whether or not this would be a good Beach Weekend i say yes. Our forecast for the weekend, saturday back here a degrees and dry on saturday. Probably still near 70 at the beaches as well. So saturday will be a good beach day. Showerry weather comes back in on sunday so at least you get one good day out on the sand. Between now and the weekend another shot of cold air coming and a chance for another freeze too. More details on that with the fiveday forecast coming right up. And right now taking a look at a problem connecticut avenue in aspen hill road, a report of a brand new crash. Not seeing anything on camera. Perhaps they turned things around for us. Eastbound braddock near sully park drive, all lanes blocked there because of that water main break. So reminder for you there. Travel times in maryland, no problem 270, top of the beltway looks good as well. 66 inbound and 95 north moving along just fine. Remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. Thank you very much. If you use the red line you shouldnt have any problems gh late last night. One of the passengers involved had to be taken to the hospital. You can see Police Investigating here at the rhode island avenue station. The red line was single tracking between there but thats all over now. This morning were learning a tennessee teacher was allowed to stay in the classroom even after he was accused of kissing a student. That teacher is now missing with that same 15yearold girl. Elizabeth thomas parents say they werent told that another student reported seeing their daughter kissing 50yearold tad com cummins. The two have been missing for more than a week. Police have charged cummins with ki kidnapping and other charges. A candle light vigil will be held tonight for the emt killed by her own ambulance. She died in new york when a car jacker took off in her ambulance, hitting her as he fled. The man Baltimore Police has turned himself in. Antonio wright throw malatov cocktails into a home on saturday. One of the victims mother said she didnt know her son had died on the fire until she saw it on the news. He faces several charges including murder and arson. Before they rest he recorded a facebook video claiming he was not the man responsible. It was a horrible fire that killed six children. Three other siblings survived that fire in january. A new playground will soon be built to honor their memory. Students at City Neighbors Charter School where the announcement was made lost two of their classmates. The victims father wants this new space to be a joyful one. A place to play, a place to grow and explore and come together. Thats what thats what our thats what the kids were about and thats what the community should be about. The familys father was at work during the fire. His wife escaped with three of their other children. If you have a second take a look at your screen right here as this new video comes out of philadelphia. Thieves stealing jewelry worth more than 1 million bucks. The thieves cut the cable to the camera here. Police say they did that deliberately setting the alarm off twice making it seem like a false alarm. Now, the mystery over tom bradys jerseys is now coming together. Thats right. Were getting the pictures here. What do you have . Yeah, these new pictures of the stolen game jersey tracked down in mexico. Investigators say the bandit may be a newspaper director who had credentials to the super bowl game in houston. The nfl has to authenticate the jersey first. It has an 500,000 and they also found another bray zi jersey over the border in the same place. No charges filed yet in this case but brady says he wants to make something good come out of jersey gate. Back to you, adam. Thank you. A warning about a new phone scam that the d. C. Courts want you to know about. If you get a voice mail asking you to call 1844 its about money you supposedly owe on an Outstanding Court matter you should ignore that. The caller id system has been ma l niplated. The court correspondence is processed through the u. S. Postal service and not by phone. The cold weather is causing big problems for local fruit farmer. The dramatic swings in temperatures have farmers worried about their spring crop of peaches and cherries. Like the Cherry Blossoms some of their crops were confused and bloomed too early. For some farmers the impact is costing them tens of thousands of dollars. The early a vvarieties were bloom like the Cherry Blossoms downtown and they got blasted. Some fruit va varieties may be harder to find. They say you shouldnt see higher prices at the fruit stand or farmers market. Thats good news. Certainly. Nobody wants to pay more, but we have been on a wild swing. We have. And we kind of have more on that coming up. Not too extreme as far as our daytime highs but we will be back in the 30s tomorrow morning. Come on. But at least before we get there today looks good. Were going to be mild and dry as we gou there the afternoon so your commute this morning we had some very early rain. The first full day of spring, we are talking about early spring dont need the umbrella today. Your commute will be fine, just some damp roads. Thats about it. Recess kids can get outside. Mild and dry, lunch outside. Close to 60 degrees by lunchtime in some areas and if you are exercising very dry out today. Mild to start the morning. 43 now gaithersburg. If youre in lorton, your temperature is 46. In the district 47 degrees. 44 clinton. Fredericksburg close to 50 right now. So if youre exercising today. 7 00 a. M. Cloudy skies but 47 degrees. Wet pavement out there but no rain falling from the sky. By lunchtime 58 degrees. Nice and mild and by the afternoon were looking at temperatures close to the mid60s. Radar showing that very light area of rain already moved through its gone. But those clouds may be hanging in for most of the day. Behind it though off to our west we have nothing but drier air moving in, so the day is going to shape up nicely. Heres future weather. Around. Temperatures start to rise into the 60s this afternoon. Late day clearing and that will help those temperatures start to drop off overnight. So its the clear skies overnight and cooler air moving in. Look at those temperatures tomorrow morning. In the 30s so this morning you dont need a warm jacket. Tomorrow morning you will. Its going to be quite a change and it will be windy and cooler through the day tomorrow. 63 degrees. Staying mostly cloudy for most of the day. Tomorrow blustery 46, 49 thursday. Friday near 60 and into the weekend look at that. We start saturday in the mid70s. Closer look at the forecast coming up. Lets check the roads with Melissa Mollet. Good morning. Brand new problem here on the beltway inner loop. The ramp to southbound georgia avenue, have a truck stuck on the right side of the ramp. Southbound 270, that ramp to eastbound montrose, web we have that one vehicle into the ditch there. Doesnt seem to be hurting the commute much right now. This is a people. Eastbound braddock near sully park drive. Those lanes are blocked because of a water main break and police are directing you around that one kind of through the roadways there. Connecticut avenue and aspen hill road have report of a crash. Still not seeing anything on the map there. A wider look at things. Overall, no massive problems on any major routes here this morning and 95 north here at 123, brand new problem on the right side of the roadway there in the main lanes. Thank you. Watch out for some major work that could slow down your commute in the district. D. C. Water crews are replacing a valve starting april 3rd. Eastbound lanes of canal road and fox hall road northwest will be closed from 7 00 at night until 5 00 the next day. Traffic will be detoured and delayed are expected. The work is expected to wrap up at the end of may. Its going to be tough there. Well, the cost of living in our area is high of course but be york. The new report out this morning titled word wide cost of living 2017 puts the city as one of the most expensive places to live. No surprise there. Half of the worlds most expensive cities are in asia with singapore coming in at the number one spot. The report Companies Consumer compares Consumer Prices of 160 products and services to come up with some of the rankings. At the bottom of the list, the cheapest city to live in. The first daughter has a new role many the west wing. Details on ivanka trumps new job everyone is already talking about. And were just a few weeks away from opening day. The menus for the ballparks are out. It will be a home run this year. You know how in gymnastics wheel and you have to spread the weight evenly with all your fingers . Well, i had two glasses of wine and fell into a door. Thats only the start of ellens story about how she broke her finger. Tune in or set the fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Tune in or set the maybe thats why weve been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. All for 79. 99 per month, for the first year with a twoyear agreement. Its the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. 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They have a chicken sand wimp but wa sandwich but its on cheese sandwich which probably tastes delicious after a couple of beers but before the beer not so much. Some people consider spam as a delicacy. The nationals are offering a Miami South Beach dog. 18inch dog with all sorts of toppings. The nats happen to be opening against miami on april 3rd. Thats a monday. Theres not so much you can put on a hot dog that would make it but pineapple would be pretty good. Im a mustard girl. Poke, youre the foodie here. Financial aid its a plaik make or break decision for parents. News4 is learning about a problem that could be holding up your money for College Bound kids. Stick around to hear how the white house budget could impact you if you rid weather headlines for the day. The overnight sprinkles are now over. Theres one more shot of cold before a milder weekend.

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