we're watching snow to our north. i'll show you that in a second. but temperatures here are cold enough for your warm coat. again, as you step outside, we have a lot of 30 az on the map. 39 right now in the district. 37 leesburg. 36 clinton. 29 manassas. as you wake up and walk outside, you'll notice more clouds around. temperatures near 40 degrees by 9:00 a.m. not going to see the rain with the clouds until later tonight. there's snow in new england if you're traveling up to new england. we're looking at some potential delays there. maybe like boston, especially later this afternoon as the snow continues. but we are watching this rain around texas. that's headed in our direction later tonight and for part of your weekend. i'll break down the timing of it and what you can expect. christmas day is coming up. let check the roads now with dave dildine. how is it looking, dave? >> it's not so bad. actually on 95 it's looking good for the get away. closer to the district, it's slow on d.c. 295 and inbound on the southeast freeway. quick work by the trucks. they got the broken down car out of the way. let's go to the beltway. for maryland bound travelers in virginia, heavy and slow of the dulles toll road to the george washington parkway where the crash is still taking the right lane. >> molette and chris, back to you. >> it is that time of year. we all look forward to visiting family and friends for the holiday, at least most of them. we don't look forward to the stress of traveling. megan mcgrath is working for you about what you need to know about traveling for the holidays. >> are things picking up pretty good at this time? >> reporter: they look like they're catching up at this point. it was real busy when we spoke to you last. if you look behind me, it's busy at the automated kiosk. basically every machine is full at all times. the line we showed you last time, here it is. it used to stretch all the way to the departure board at the other end of the terminal. they've caught up with the line and things are starting to settle down. as it always happens at the airport, it comes in waves. it depends what the flight schedule is and all of the flights are booked. it's going to be busy not just here but at airports all around the country. keep that in mind and plan accordingly. we've been talking to passengers that we spoke to a little before 5:00 this morning. she was actually surprised at how busy it was so early in the morning. >> i wasn't expecting how many people there would be this morning. we got up at 3:30. there's this many people already here. my parents are like, it's christmas. >> oh, i didn't think this early that people would already be here. >> and, of course, everyone wondering about the flights, the status of their flights. take a look at the map. the national map here. only about 130 delays nationwide. here on the board at reagan pretty good. smooth sailing, good weather. airlines have added 90,000 seats to accommodate all of the demand during this holiday season. today the busiest day, today and tuesday here at area airports. the lightest day, if you're traveling, christmas day and new year's eve. now the rule of thumb here is if you're traveling, if you're going to an airport, you want to be here early, two hours early, that is the advice you have to go through baggage if you've got big bags. one kind of cheat here, if you don't need a big bag, bring the carry-on and skip this line entirely. >> thank you, megan. breaking news this morning. legendary sports broadcaster dick enberg died at the age of 82. he was the voice behind so many of the great calls in sports. he got a big break with ucla basketball and later did play-by-play for super bowls, the olympics and the san diego he was found dead inside his san diego home shortly before he was supposed to hop on a plane to boston. his family thinks he died of a heart attack but waiting for the official word. we're getting new video. two devastating house fires days before christmas. chopper 4 was over the scene of this fire. the fire was so intense, part of the home collapsed. you can see dozens of firefighters trying to get it out. no word on how it started. but it looks like most of that smoke is coming from the back of the house. we're working to learn if anyone was inside when it started. soon after chopper 4 flew to this house fire in germantown. >> it broke out on a section of brink road that didn't have fire hydrant access. montgomery county fire says when they arrived, the flames were coming out of the roof. take a look at the pictures from montgomery fire. you can see the home is destroyed. no one was home when the fire started. congresss latest spending bill will only last less than a month. the government open through january 19th. buys more time to debate a larger spending bill. it also puts off big decision on increased spending. maryland democrat john delainey says it was, quote, a terrible choice we were given. he's going to fight for full funding for the children's health insurance program and something for d.r.e.a.m.ers. delaney has already announced his run for the white house in 2020. remember those protests on inauguration day? take lie ak at the video. police pepper sprayed protesters, the windows smashed out back in january. nearly 200 people arrested following this smoegs. six of them were acquitted on rioting charges in d.c. superior court. there's still 188 defendants facing the same thing i went through. i want to be there for them as much as i can be. >> more demonstrators headed for trial in march. we'll let you know what happens sfwliefrmt a big project on the red line, crews were explaining their waterproofing from sec. and weeknights and weekends, the single tracking will last until february 15th. just ahead, a jailhouse interview. the former nsa contractor accused of leaking classified information tells her side of the story. new details about the decision that changed her life. well, outside right now, 39 degrees. so you'll want the warm coat this morning. you'll notice more clouds around today. we're not going to see the rain just yet. i'll show you when the rain moves in and what to expect for your christmas day. that's straight ahead. we have been loving this all continues today with the cme trio there. here's a preview of them live in alexandria. ♪ ♪ ♪ with twice the crispy caramelized peppered bacon. dunkin' sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. it's finally friday. we're watching your travel weather very closely. we had snow up into new england. locally we're dry. the clouds on the increase today ahead of some rain. i'll show you the timing of that rain. what to expect for your weekend and of course, what your christmas day is going to look like straight ahead. good morning, dave. >> watching a crash, sheena on the inner loop of the beltway. i believe chopper 4 is flying above it with inner loop delays with the dulles toll road for the american legion bridge. the wreck just about to clear from the right lane. here's a view of the traffic jam. it's still a slow go. for the that's the latest. back to you. this morning, we have a very special treat. >> a super talented trio. cme they're called. we want to thank the hampton inn in alexandria for welcoming in this young man. there are actually four of them there. one is also lead and all of that. chris, mike and eli this morning they're joined by brian. let's listen in for a little bit. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> come on. that's high praise. you can hear it. >> they're talented. >> sound like they've been playing for years. they're in middle and high school. eli in middle school. young eli, he's recorded a cd dedicating the proceeds to children's national medical center. >> when they feel the rhythm and the beat and the harmony of music, it dgoes into their soul. they'll find that -- it makes us feel better. >> oh, my goodness. >> talk about talented and generous. >> look at the people who turned out. oh, my goodness. this is happening right now at the hampton inn in alexandria. you can stop in and enjoy them. they'll be there until 7:00 this morning performing. >> what a way to get into the holiday spirit. boys, s that group. we'll check them out again in a little bit. when you are down to the wire for christmas, how do you handle the stress? >> sometimes all you need is $100 and 30 minutes to finish the list. that was the challenge given to justin finch. justin, you hear you were thinking about us. >> of course, i was thinking about you. to be honest, i'm kind of nervous. there was one more stipulation here. i had to do all the shopping at national harbor. so i grabbed my wallet, brought a buddy. i tried my best to beat the clock. hope you guys like the stuff. >> debra here from national harbor. you heard my challenge. do you think this is possible? >> i think it's going to be easy. we have unique stores that you won't find in the mall and not going to find online. >> on your mark, get set, go. >> do you see it? >> first stop, the black dog tavern for chris. gift one. two minutes. a minute 16. >> we're good. soter advice is for sheena. they carry tum blers and water bottles. >> i feel this is going to work. >> last stop molette. perhaps the hardest on my list. she told me something pink or green would do. the pink was an easy choice. >> [ laughter ] >> now, off to get a gift bag. >> time to total up. >> chris' gift is $36.04. >> okay. >> we have sheena's mug. accessory for molette is $21.19. >> i did go the extra length and purchase a gift bag at $4.23. >> grand total of $98.55 in 28 nice job. >>. [ laughter ] >> that look on your face. >> because someone named connie told me i couldn't do it. if you are under the gun, you can do what i did. start early and stick close to your budget and bring a buddy to keep you honest. >> here we go. the big reveal. my heart is in my mouth. this is for sheena. can you pass that please to sheena. >> you know i love my coffee. >> chris. >> open it up. >> i'm opening. >> oh, my gosh, this is amazing. >> this is amazing. >> i love my -- is this the $4 bag. >> you can reuse it. that's also part of the gift, i guess. >> i had the coffee mug with dogs' faces. every breed of dog you can imagine. thank you. this is amazing. >> this is the scarf thing. it's warm. it can be folded it's versatile. >> my microphone here. >> hold on. >> chris -- there's a lot going on. >> i can help you. >> wait a minute. what is going on here? >> there you go. >> that's an option. >> you're supposed to wrap it. >> thank you, i think. >> you can lower the puff. >> when ralphie came down the stairs in the christmas story. >> do you like me? >> it's warm. >> i'm going to need this. >> thanks, justin. >> well done, sir. well done. >> you're a pink nightmare. >> i hope everyone knows it's a reference from the christmas story. >> you look like a pink nightmare when he comes down the stairs. >> but i love it. it would never be a nightmare. >> the gifts are fantastic. i feel like women know we can in two seconds. for justin, congratulations on that. temperatures, as you walk out the door this morning, everybody, because it is friday. a lot of you are doing traveling. we're chilly in the 30s. clouds will move in today. but we will be staying nice and dry for travel. rain moves in tonight and tomorrow, christmas day, looking at a very late chance, christmas eve night and an early chance christmas morning of rain/snow mix. 39 degrees right now is the temperature in washington. it's 34 in frederick, 29 in manassas. 36 degrees in clinton. we have snow moving into new england this morning. this will be around in new england this afternoon. if you are heading in this direction, we could see travel delays, especially boston, upstate new york, areas like that. we locally are watching rain around texas moving into tennessee. that will be here later tonight. airport travel for the day today looks good locally. bwi, mostly cloudy, mid-50s. then tomorrow, we have an early chance of showers, then also an afternoon and evening chance for some showers. we'll see scattered showers around for your saturday. mild, though. temperatures in the 60s. here's the travel weather. 4:00 p.m., the snow in new england. we're still dry. rain moves in late tonight, early tomorrow and then we go through saturday afternoon. the rain is around. we clear up sunday. very late sunday, we could see a wintry mix across part of the area. maybe snow north and west briefly. but then that snow moves up into new england for christmas morning. they'll have a nice christmas morning there. colder here locally on christmas day. temperatures dropping into the 30s. most of your christmas day looks to be dry and breezy. the ten-day coming up. let's check the roads on this friday morning. dave dildine is standing by. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. let's start in the district. 9th street tunnel, doing a field sobriety test. only one left lane getting by. a driver fell asleep in the middle of the expressway. it >> delays are easing from the toll road toward maryland. the crash before the george washington memorial parkway. off the right shoulder. i believe we have a shot of the beltway from chopper 4 on the inner loop. delays are starting to improve. traffic much better towards maryland. that's the latest. molette and chris, back to you. >> thank you so much. shot by his baby-sitter, but now out of the hospital. the unexpected surprise for a local child days before christmas. >> apple's admission, yes, they are slowing down your older iphones. the reason they're doing it on purpose and what some customers are doing about it now. plus, megastar cate blanchett will be joining ellen today. the fun kicks off at z2i1zz z16fz y2i1zy y16fy the nsa employee accused of giving journalists a highly classified report about interference in the election. >> she's 25-year-old linguist reality winner. she spoke with the new yorker this morning. the author of that piece is speaking to nbc news. >> reality is a relatively ordinary person who made a series of life choices that led to her being burdened with a lot of top secret information. ultimately, she had to make a choice. do i honor my vow to keep these secrets or do i share what i think is important information for voters to know with the american public? >> you can watch the entire interview coming up on the "today" show. we've been telling you all how to avoid scams this holiday season. well, it seems oprah winfrey also has a warning for you. >> i just wanted you to know that somebody out there is trying to scam you using my name and my avatar on social media asking for money if you sign up for an own account on instagram. don't believe it. >> it's to warn her fans about a scam involving her name. winfrey said someone is promising people money if they sign and open an account. they're using her picture. oprah assures that it is not her. this is fraud, she says. make sure not to fall prey to this scam. do not give up any personal information. the gift cards on your holiday list? some scammers are draining the cards before they can even be scammers can actually steal the value from the card by scratching off the back by finding the pin number. then they replaced it with a sticker. you want to make sure you're not targeted. experts say buy the gift cards online directly from the retailer. or pick them up, the ones being kept behind the counter, already packaged and register that gift card as soon as you get it home. pregnant and set on fire. a mother forced to give birth early only on news 4. the lesson a domestic violence survivor wants to share that could save lives. powerball scam. a so-called psychic using the lottery (bell rings) - so, what are you in for? 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(laughs) - [narrator] contribute by december 31st and receive a virginia state tax deduction. 6:30 this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> i'm chris lawrence. hope your holiday weekend is getting off to a great start. the temperatures, it's not a bad day to do last minute shopping. but we're keeping an eye out for the next chance of rain. >> yeah. we got a lot going on in the weather over the holiday weekend. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen here with us with an up to the min >> not too bad locally. look at this. we are dry. we have snow to our north. so anyone traveling up into new england today, you're going to be seeing that snow. might be causing travel issues, especially upstate new york. boston as well. we're watching some rain around texas. this is going to be the case late tonight and into your saturday. so that may mess with your travel plans a little bit. we're not looking at anything too heavy. temperaturewise right now, we are in the 30s for most of the area. warm coat this morning. as you head out today, you will notice the clouds around us. you're driving or doing your holiday travel, whatever your plans are. we will be staying dry until, again, later tonight. temperatures back in the 50s. i'll show what you to expect for the weekend coming up. let's check that commute this morning. good morning, dave. >> good morning, sheena. let's go to the district and the outbound of the 9th street tunnel towards the southeast, southwest freeway. they have just wrapped up that police activity. less than 15 seconds ago. too quick for the graphics. all lanes are open virginia beltway, inner loop the crash at the george washington parkway. moving well in both states. 66 at the beltway. traffic is flowing well inbound on 66. a live look from chopper 4. that's the latest. guys, back over to you. >> thank you, dave. these are the top stories we're following this morning. congress has avoided a government shutdown. this latest spending bill will last less than a month. the deal keeps the government open through january 19th. and buys more time to debate a larger spending bill to carry funding through september. it puts off big decisions on increased defense spending, disaster relief funding and daca. it may be the most wonderful time of the year. but one thing that isn't wonderful, sitting in the holiday traffic. look at the images we got, the footage from chopper 4 last night. you can see gridlock traffic moving slowly on i-95 north in beltsville. heavy traffic like this expected throughout the weekend. if you're flying, arrive at leasto flight. iphone owners taking apple to court. at least two consumers filed a lawsuit against the company for slowing down older phones. the company says it had to tweak software to prevent unexpected shutdowns. time is ticking to check everyone off the list before the big day. >> that's right. no doubt stores and post offices will be in full effect this weekend with people who saved all the shopping for the last minute. jo ling kent is in bethesda on what you need to know if you're a last minute shopper. >> good morning. most people have already completed most of the holiday shopping. this year the big move -- brick and mortar stores to online stores. what do you do in the last few days of crunch time? coming up on the "today" show, we'll tell you which stores are running deep discounts and big sales. what you can do still online. one of the big tips we'll be online and pick up in store in your neighborhood. but right now, though, we're still looking at pretty heavy discounts. you haven't completed that holiday shoopg, leavipping, lea the last minute, you have an opportunity to save money. that's what's coming up on the "today" show. >> that's the tip of the iceberg. stay tuned to hear more about that. thank you, jo ling. we have breaking news out of texas. a flight was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was filling up the cabin. the plane landed without incident in college station. all 80 passengers were evacuated to the terminal. not saying what caused the smoke. one tough little guy got a surprise from prince george's county police officers yesterday. caleb harry has plenty of gifts to put under his holiday tree. >> i've retweeted this story. these officers are happy to see caleb doing well a few weeks after being accidentally shot by a close friend of the family. got a call from his close friend saying he had accidentally shot his son in the chest and was rushing him to the hospital. days after being released from that hospital, caleb is doing okay. he's loving his new playstation. his dad is happy, yet still pretty shocked by caleb's progress. >> you know, for him to be actually walking around 17 days later, you know, no one could ever wish that. so it's a joy. >> caleb says that he's doing well. but obviously, he still has recovery to do. for more information on how to contribute, search help caleb in the nbc washington app. we've got a warning for you this morning from manassas park police. they're searching for a man who claims to be a psychic. but police say he's really just a scam artist trying to use the lottery to take your money. this surveillance video shows the suspect walking into a 7-eleven in o promising her a big powerball lottery win. he later told her the ticket won and she owed him money to claim it. she wired him thousands of dollars. police say the man claims to be sick i can and meets his victims through his facebook page using the name angel cruz oliviero. >> preying on the most vulnerab vulnerable. lucky to be alive. a pregnant woman set on fire. her boyfriend arrested a personal story of pain and triumph. she's sharing only with us. >> blessed. i'm grat how's it going down there? 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the year. thousands of passengers having to be evacuated from dallas' love field this morning. take a look. we've learned the fire alarm inside the airport was pulled. it's still unclear if there was a fire. everyone is now being allowed inside. you can see lots of people waiting for answers there. it has meant that everyone who has gone through security had to go back through that tsa checkpoint again. bear in mind, a lot of people traveling today. it's not clear how many flights were impacted. our sister station is saying that travelers can expect long lines at love field. again, this is dallas' love field airport. not dfw. it's still a passengers now being allowed inside. but hiccups now at love field. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, justin. did you see all the people in that video. >> what a stressful way to start your holiday travel. closer to home, we're monitoring our local airport. so far, no big delays. megan mcgrath is working for you with what you need to know about traveling for the holidays. >> megan is at reagan national airport. folks need to pack their patience when they head out, right? >> reporter: yeah. you're going to encounter some lines. we had a long line 20 minutes ago here at the security checkpoint. but you can see they've caught up and now the line is rather normal. it's quite short at this point. it kind of comes and goes in waves, if you will. keep that in mind if you are traveling. it is going to be a busy day. we've been talking to folks about their experiences, including this woman who is on her way to aspen. >> especially since it's not that close to christmas eve. i would expect more tomorrow and the >> now, airlines have added 90,000 seats to accommodate all of the demand. the busiest days, today and tuesday. the lightest days are christmas day and new year's eve. the rule of thumb is to arrive two hours early. also keep in mind, if you are going to be going through this or one of these security checkpoint lines, make sure that you pack accordingly. don't bring any of the prohibited items and be ready. have your stuff out and ready to go so you don't slow things down. back to you guys. >> megan, thank you so much. breaking news this morning. legendary sportscaster, dick enberg died at the age of 82. en berg was the voice behind so many of the great calls in sports. got his big break with ucla basketball. later did play-by-play for the super bowls. several super bowls. the olympics, the san diego padres. his daughter told the a.p. that he was found dead inside his san diego home shortly boston. family thinks he may have suffered a heart attack. but they are waiting for the official word. we're getting new video of two devastating house fires days before christmas. chopper 4 is on the scene of this fire in springfield last night. it was so intense that part of the home collapsed. you can see dozens of firefighters working to put it out. no word on how it started. but looks like most of that smoke is coming from the back of the house. we're working to learn if anyone was inside when it started. >> soon after, chopper 4 flew to this house fire in germantown. >> it broke out on brink road that didn't have fire hydrant access. montgomery county fire says when they arrived, flames were coming out of the roofment take a look at the pictures from montgomery fire. that home is destroyed. no one, luckily was home when that fire started. take a look here in germantown. want to were doing at this liquor store. the surveillance camera caught everything. the suspected thieves hurled a rock to shatter the glass. this happened last week. the suspects, they were in and out in seconds, chris. jumping on the counters, swiping the booze and making a quick, quick get away. >> christmas brings out the best and the worst in folks. you thought that was bad, listen to this story. just days before christmas a d.c. councilmember woke up to a nasty surprise. when he walked outside, he found a window of his car smashed. then he realized his brother-in-law who is visiting for the holidays, his car was broken into as well. if that's not enough, the thieves stole his wife's car. they also hit a neighbor's car as well. all this went down on 16th street in northwest d.c. >> the first new car i've ever owned and i just assumed an alarm would go off ifu apparently, not. they knew that. they broke the windows and climbed into the cars. >> white tells us, in addition to his wife's car, the thieves also got away with the gift cards he had in his car. president trump is heading out of d.c. for the holidays. he's leaving for mar-a-lago sometime this morning with his family. >> he did take some time yesterday to visit with wounded military personnel and their families at walter reed military center. he awarded a soldier with a purple heart during the visit. vice president mike pence is on his way back from afghanistan. he made an unannounced visit in kabul. he spoke to u.s. troops in a rally. he thanked them for their service in the holiday season. he's the highest ranking trump administration official to visit an active u.s. combat zone. four months ago, the president committed several thousand more troops to that 16-year war afghanistan. a lot of folks either headed out to see family or maybe family is driving in to see them. >> we need good weather and traffic. dave dildine checking things out for us in first 4 traffic at wtop hey there. >> hey there. we can do that for you. the early get away, it's a good time to get away. the beltway is not so bad. just west of woodrow wilson bridge, it's on the shoulder. we were getting a structure fire response near nutley street. fairfax fire and rescue on the scene. details coming in. we understand chopper 4 is hovering over the scene. there you can see them congregated there in the heart of vienna. sort of maybe blocking some lanes of 123. be aware of that if you're traveling on masch will avenue both ways here in vienna. let's get a look at the get away forecast with storm team 4 and miss sheena forecast today, we have dry roads for travel. we have good weather for flying. the bus top, the kids want the warm coats. the last day of school before the big holiday break. if you're headed out, the rain starts to move in. we have rain in the forecast which is why we'll have so many clouds around today. the rain won't be here until later tonight. it's 39 degrees in washington. 33 dulles. 36 in clinton. 29 in manassas. 36 in gaithersburg. we have snow in new england right now. more snow will continue here through the afternoon. so if you are heading in this direction, expect delays in parts of new england. dry locally until the rain in texas gets here. won't be until later tonight. if you're commuting and hitting the roads for holiday travel, especially dry roads by 8:00 a.m. this morning, expect dry roads by 5:00 p.m. it's not until later after the commute when the rain moves in. saturday, early in the morning, we have the chance of rain in the forecast. mostly north of d.c. the widespread scattered showers around. here's future weather, snow in new england this afternoon. rain locally here tonight. there you see that rain, even tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening the rain continues. we are dry for sunday, though. late sunday night, early christmas morning and we're talking before sunrise type early. overnight, basically. that's when we'll have a chance for a wintry mix. could see brief snow showers in the shenandoah valley. very late christmas eve. it's out of here for monday. we're cold, breezy, pretty much dry most of the day and 30s next week guys. it is time to wrap up our holiday choir showcase. this morning, boy, we've got a very special treat. >> so sad it has to end. but we end with a super talented trio. cme. we want to thank the hampton inn in alexandria for in. eli, chris, mike and eli. brian is joining in this morning. let's take a listen to all this good stuff. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> they are really jamming in there. they all play multiple instrument. talented. they sound like they've been doing this for years. eli, the vocalist, he's in middle school. the other guys are in high school. >> he's like a young mike. michael jackson. >> young eli also recorded a . it's christmas, dedicating the proceeds of that to the children in the national medical center. download it on itunes eli music.com. >> generous and talented. >> it is now coming up on :5 field. >> wow. >> the airport was evacuated after a fire alarm went off inside. passengers are being allowed back. but it has backed up a lot of flights. all weekend on the nbc washington app. >> legendary sportscaster dick enberg has died at his home in san diego. he was 82 years old. enberg is known for his play-by-play at the olympics. avoided a government shut dunn. this spending bill will last less than a month. it will remain open until january 19th. more on this coming up on the "today" show. lottery players get the chance to win the biggest christmas present. the powerball and mega millions are offering jackpots this weekend that total 550 million combined. for more information on the drawing, head on over to the nbc washington app. if i win, you and sheena get nice cuts. we have rain even late tonight. dry sunday until a late mix tries to move in sunday night. it's gone for the area monday. we're cold for christmas day. thank you so much for joining us for "news4 today." >> let's leave you with a little bit more from the kids at cme. ♪ ♪ good morning. coast-to-coast chaos. a wintry mess facing a record-breaking number of holiday travelers. in the west, it's heavy snow, an ice threat in the northeast, flood and fog warnings for the south. al is tracking it all. apple facing a massive lawsuit, after admitting to slowing down older models of the popular smartphone. >> it's a well thoughtout plan by apple to make sure that consumers come back and buy the latest and greatest phone. >> straight ahead, why apple 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