Preliminary DC ranked-choice voting results expected Thursday | FOX 5 AT 4AM

Good morning. I'm Jacqueline Matter. It is 4 a.m. on this Thursday, November 5th. Thanks for starting your morning with us right here on Fox 5 and streaming on Fox Local. Here's what's happening today. After a stretch of dry weather, the D.C. region could actually see some rain today. The Fox 5 weather team tracking the timing of it all and whether Thursday will be a washout. Plus, results start still trickling in following Tuesday's midterm election. Some races have yet to be called. A look at where the results stand now, more than 24 hours after the polls have closed. And President Trump's proposed arch back in the spotlight, the ruling that could shape the project's future. Your News at Four starts right now. Good morning. Thanks for joining us on this Thursday as we get the day started. One day closer to the weekend. And Cesar, when I was coming into work today, it almost, felt, I don't know if humid is the right word because we're not in summertime, but I was coming in and I could definitely tell a little bit of a difference in the air this morning. So definitely, Jacqueline. Yeah, no, it was definitely much more humid compared to what we normally see for this time of year. And that's just thanks to the rain. Of course, we had that rain make its way through our area and we're going to still continue to see some lingering showers throughout most of parts of the day, right? Not going to be a complete washout, But still, expect the whole. Hold on to the umbrella for any of those showers that may roll through by your area. It is going to be warm. We're going to talk about how long the warmth lasts here in just a couple of minutes. Over to you. All right, Cesar. Thanks. We'll talk to you then. Today, D.C. election officials will announce preliminary results from the city's ranked choice voting system. The results were delayed by a day so that they could finish compiling the ballots. Several races had been too close to call, including the D.C. council at large seat and several ANC races. This year, D.C. voters ranked candidates in order of preference rather than just picking one. Election officials then do a round-by-round tabulation to determine The winner and Maryland still Still no winner as well called in the race for Frederick County Sheriff, where Republican and Trump ally Chuck Jenkins is seeking a sixth term, but right now his Democratic opponent Carl Bickel is leading by more than 10,000 votes. Key races across the country remain uncalled this morning as well as votes continue to trickle in. In Mississippi's Senate race, Democrat Scott Collum holds a paper-thin lead over Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. Over in Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by a little more than 600 votes with an estimated 74% of votes counted there. And Alaska's governor race there, Democrat, Jonathan Kreis Topkins, holding a strong lead over... Republican Bernadette Wilson and in Kansas's governor race, the Democrat Cindy Holshur holds a razor thin lead over Republican Ty Masterson. You can stay up to date with the latest election results by downloading the Fox Local DC app. It is free for your phone and your smart TV. You can add to our website as well for more information. All eyes will be on Wall Street today after it recorded its best day in months yesterday. The stock market posted big gains after Democrats' victory in the midterms. Overseas, Asian stocks mostly gained this morning, likely in response to Tuesday's elections. Some other top stories we're following this morning, a teen boy fighting for his life after being hit by a car outside of Chantilly High School in Northern Virginia yesterday. Police say that his condition is life-threatening. They have not yet confirmed if the teen is a student at Chantilly High, but a source tells Fox 5 that the teen was trying to cross the northbound lane of Stringfellow Road, not in the crosswalk area. In Prince George's County, the man accused of shooting and killing a 13-year-old girl is in the country illegally. DHS says Marcos Melendez Umanzor is from El Salvador. Investigators say that an argument escalated into gunfire killing Amy Davalos. She had been reported missing from Silver Spring. A 14-year-old girl was also critically injured. Happening today, another court hearing for the six D.C. police members that are accused of overtime fraud. They're accused of stealing more than $440,000 in taxpayer money by collecting overtime pay for hours that they allegedly never worked. Today, the National Capital Planning Commission will vote on President Trump's ARCH project. It comes amid several lawsuits against the 250-foot-tall development, including from veterans groups Arlington County and Washington, D.C. We'll have more in a live report coming up at 4.30. Well, it might not feel like winter in the DMV, but Prince George's County is preparing early for potentially snowy conditions in the coming months. Right now, the county's Department of Public Works and Transportation is conducting an annual snow dry run exercise. A live look here from that event happening out in Forestville as they have that practice, the dry run. They're meant to test equipment, review some of the routes, and prepare staff for those winter operations. And speaking of winter, the Fox 5 weather. The weather team will be revealing its 2026 winter weather outlook this morning. Tucker and Cesar will be making that prediction at 6.30 a.m. and again at 9.30 a.m. So be sure to tune in to see how much or how little snow the DMV might get this winter. And with that, let's check in with Cesar as we continue here talking about winter. And hopefully as long as it's not like what we had last year with the snow creep, my goodness, everybody would like to forget all about that. No, definitely. That was horrible, because not only was it just all the ice and the snow, but then it just kept the cold around, so that made it even worse. But yes, so far right now, we are definitely not having to worry about any specific kind of winter weather right now. Just seeing some rain showers still hanging around with us. Looking here over towards Frederick, you can see, of course, in the creek, some of the raindrops hitting there, the water. But overall, we are seeing some light showers throughout most of our area. 65 degrees, so we are still on a warmer note. And it's all thanks to the southerly winds that continue to draw in a lot of that warmth. So we're seeing winds at about 9 miles an hour. And certainly seeing quite a lot of at least activity here on satellite and radar. So that is certainly going to be the. The case as we continue through the morning, especially as this cold front continues to push in towards our area. So as this thing lingers just a little bit to the west, it is going to help spark the initial showers that we do have going on. Otherwise, expect to see temperatures also on a warmer note. Another day where we're going to have most of us sitting either in the low 70s or mid-70s, thanks to a lot of that southerly flow just bringing in that warmth. We're going to talk more about how long the warm stretch here lasts, coming up in my full forecast in just a couple of minutes. Jacqueline. Alright Cesar, thanks. Taking a look at our roads right now. No real issues to tell you about. Just taking a look at our drive times here for your Thursday morning commute. You're seeing under 10 minutes across the board at most between Kenilworth Avenue and the 3rd Street Tunnel, 6 minutes between the Beltway and the Bridge, and 5 minutes between the 11th Street Bridge and the Kenilworth Avenue southbound lanes as well. Developing in Washington State, a sheriff's deputy has died and authorities say a second is not expected to survive. The deputies responded to a home yesterday afternoon after a woman told a neighbor that she was shot by her brother. SWAT officers and deputies tried to enter into the home fearing that there might be other victims inside. That is when the suspect allegedly opened fire. The suspect was later found dead inside of the home along with two other victims. The sheriff's office says the second deputy is being kept on life support. to allow for the donation of his organs. No word on a motive in a deadly shooting at a Citibank office in Tampa, Florida. Two people were killed there. Investigators say a suspect intentionally plowed a car into an outdoor dining area yesterday afternoon. He allegedly then got out of the wrecked vehicle with a rifle and gunned down a woman before a security guard shot and killed him. Israel's president has accepted last week's certified election results as legally binding, officially launching talks to form a new government. The move deals a major blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims of voter fraud after his alliance lost its majority in parliament. President Isaac Herzog now meeting with party leaders to decide whether Netanyahu or opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot will be given a first shot at the semblance of a governing coalition. Here at home, President Trump urging Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, calling the early sunset, quote, ridiculous, in a recent Truth Social post. President Trump says the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, but the Senate has not taken it up. Opponents warn that permanent daylight time could mean darker winter mornings, especially for children and commuters. A recent poll found that most Americans prefer keeping one time year-round, though opinions are split on which one. Dominion Energy responding to demands for customer protections ahead of its potential $67 billion merger with NextEra. The recommendations come from the State Corporation Commission and Virginia Attorney General. The Virginia Mercury reporting Dominion agreed to some proposals but rejected a three-year rate freeze and guarantees to keep current staffing for at least a decade. The SCC is expected to make a decision on the merger by January. Three public hearings on the merger will be held over the next week. Fairfax County already looking ahead to the next election. County officials are proposing two new precincts, three new polling place relocations, and several boundary changes to improve access and ease crowding. The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on December 8th to discuss any approved changes would meet State Attorney General review before taking effect next year. Happening today, Alexandria residents will have a chance to weigh in on the city's draft flood resilience plan. That proposal will outline ways to protect flood-prone neighborhoods, infrastructure, and homes. The community meeting will run from 7 to 8.15 tonight at the Charles Houston Recreation Center. After nearly five decades, a landmark Italian restaurant in DuPont Circle is closing its doors. Floriana, known for its festive Christmas tree, is saying goodbye to its longtime home on 17th Street. But it is not the end of the road completely. The restaurant is looking ahead to a new chapter, but now in Old Town, Alexandria. Their final day of service in D.C. is on New Year's Eve. Still to come, this morning concerns in Fairfax County over pedestrian safety. The message for county leaders as we, as it gets darker earlier. Plus, a local school district teaming up with the county health department after a recent illness outbreak, what they're doing to combat illnesses in schools. But first, Caesar tracking that forecast for your Thursday. Well, Jacqueline, right now it's all eyes to the sky, right? We continue to see some rain showers out there. We're going to track all of this out and just exactly what the weekend forecast here is looking like just after the break. It's not right.