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investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire. >> we're also following two breaking news stories this morning. the first in montgomery county, where a pedestrian was hit wby car in aspen hills. police are not saying much about the accident. they have not said who the victim is or if the vehicle involved remains on scene. our breaking news story this morning is out of south africa, where nelson mandela is in the hospital. the former south african president is being treated for a stomach ailment. there is no word on his condition or if doctors know what's causing the issue. the 93-year-old mandela spent several days in the hospital last year with respiratory problems. we will have updates on both of these stories as more details become available.

our other big story is the wind. high gusts that blew out power last night and blew over a tree in maclean, virginia. who else to tell us more but meteorologist, chuck bell. >> good morning. did you have a nice friday night and early saturday so far? >> i heard what sounded like a jet engine. >> i slept right through it. >> through much of the afternoon, not much of a wind but once the front came through, the winds really started to pick up. it's scatter the clouds for now but we have a few more clouds before your saturday is done. a good looking day so far. it is chilly and winds will continue to whip around most of the day. temperatures 30s to 40s. the real cold air hasn't spilled in just yet. noticeably colder by this time.

and temperatures around the freezing mark around the chesapeake bay. be ready for a bit of a cold afternoon with the wind. wind advisories post ed through 6:00 this evening. 20-30 miles an hour sustained. not much going on on doppler. snow stream eers indicative tha there will be clouds as we get through the rest of this afternoon. your saturday planner, not super cold. our average high is 50 degrees. temperatures a few degrees short of average. with plenty of wind outside, you know the old rule of thumb, rocks in the pockets for all the young kiddos out there and hold on to your hats. vur blustery. keep that in mind. sunshine, nowhere as near as tomorrow. >> i always bring rocks in to put on the table.

>> better than a lump of coal. >> you're right. two military families in northern virginia are preparing to say good-bye to two marines killed in a helicopter crash. 37-year-old thomas and 28-year-old captain, michael quinn, both graduated from the naval academy and went on to become pilots. they were 2 of 7 marines killed in a helicopter crash in yuma, arizona, where training for development and deployment to afghanistan was taking place. raco had a wife and son and his parents said he was proud to serve his country. >> he loves being a marine, loved flying, loved serving his country. he died the way he want to live. >> captain quinn graduated from loudoun valley high school in virginia and had just gotten

engaged last month. his funeral will take place at arlington nags tional cemetery. all activity at fairfax county elementary schools are canceled this weekend because of a suspected nor row virus out-break, more than 100 were out and most complained of nausea and stomach pain. they will be thoroughly cleaned this weekend. health officials tell news4 cases tend to spike in winter months when people tend to spend most time inside closed quarters. the massage of maryland's same sex marriage bill will be capped off with a signing ceremony next week. the governor, martin o'malley said he will sign it this

evening. it faces a challenge from opponents who can force the measure on to a ballot allowing maryland residents to decides. if it goes on to a referendum and passes, the law would go into effect in january. bob mcdonnell say possible legal challenges caused him to push for an abortion bill. it would have required women to get a vaginal ultrasound before abortion. he then asked for amendment to require a less invasive ultra sound. he said he changed course after consulting with desperation and lawyers. >> there were many other amendments made including a very important clarification women not just be provided a still picture but also be provided a video ultrasound. that's very important for people that believe in the sanctity of human life that an ultrasound video be provided.

>> if passed, virginia would join seven states with laws mandating some form of pre-abortion ultrasound exam. now, virginia is close to having more influence on the board overseei ing constructionf metro's silver line at dulles airport. they both passed bills to seat two new board members on the metropolitan airport's authority. federal legislation recently increased the size from 13 members to 17. virginia gained two of the four additions and virginia and maryland each got one. each has to vote on changing the governing rules before the new members can be seated. phase one is expected to be finished next year. the governing board is expected to be taking contract bids on phase two soon. today, there will be a frenzy in malls in our area.

shoe aficionados are already waiting to get their hands on the new shoe from nike. it caused plenty of buzz and also some concern. >> reporter: the scene at prince george's plaza, came before the sun, a long line for shoes from nike, not just any, the foamposite galaxies, for most of us, shoes are about getting around, whether running or walking. >> that's pretty much it, helping you get from point a to point b. what's the appeal of the shoe that glows in the dark. >> they cost 200 and you can resell them for 200$2000. i'll spend the night for those. >> a planned ralph when a few do come in. lawrence's son was excited about the last issue. >> he saved up his money and bought them himself.

i don't think he had them a week. >> reporter: he didn't auction them off. it was a group of robbers. >> my son was robbed of his shoes. >> reporter: he said their marketing of releasing them in limited numbers carries an unintended consequence. >> nike can make as many shoes as they want. if they make enough for the community to buy them, it will cut down on the crime. >> it's unfortunate nike is having these expensive shoes and people going crazy for them. they're just regular shoes. they're nice but they ain't worth 200, $300. >> while there will always be thieves, these limited issues will be wanted by some and his son who got roughed up wasn't as bad as someone else. >> my son's friend was robbed and assaulted and actually killed. >> hopkins said he received a letter of apology from nike but still considering a class action

lawsuit against the company. in florida, the shoe craze was too much. footlocker in orlando decided to cancel the release of the shoes causing fans to almost riot outside the store. more than 100 police officers showed up to break up the crowd. no arrests or violence totally ludicrous to me. >> it's ludicrous and serious and a little sad people are putting something material above the safety for others or concern for others. >> the rhytime right now. >> why mitt romney's poised to speak at a venue that could cost him votes for next week's crucial primary. >> and bitten by a dog, speaks >> and bitten by a dog, speaks for the first time since the

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two good samaritans are being called heroes for pulling a woman to safety moments before her car was slammed. a security camera shows she makes a wrong turn onto a railroad tracks and two come to pull her to safety moments before that train plows into the car. no one was hurt thankfully but the car, as you saw, got smashed. a denver news anchor gave her first interview since being bitten by a dog on live tv. a quick warning, some people might find this video a little graphi graphic. >> happy valentine's day. >> oh! >> she received 70 stitches and a skin graft to her lips after that attack two weeks ago. she was injuring the firefighter who saved the dog the day before after he had fallen through a

patch of ice. she spoke to her co-anchor about the incident and said she's recovering just fine. >> it was an accident. and it just kind of all snowballed and perfect stormed into the bite and then all what followed, i'm doing fine, time to move on. >> no word when dyer will return to tv. she says letters and well wishers from viewers have helped her recover. a man is behind bars this morning for picking the wrong car to try to steal. it belonged to the secret service. the car was parked outside sidwe sidwell's friends school, sasha and malia obama attend it. the man was rested for carjacking and the attempt had nothing to do with the president or the school. federal agents are

investigating a suspicious letter spent to former vice president al gore. it arrived in matchville and contained white powder inside. hazmat left the office hours later and mr. gore was not in the office at the time. there have been a number of suspicious powders sent including one at the rotunda of the u.s. capitol and offices of some u.s. senators. now to decision 2012, where mitt romney unveiled his economic plan. the michigan native received lots of attention for his speech, although not all of it positiv positive. >> i guess we had a hard time finding a large enough place to meet and this certainly is. romney held an event at detroit's ford field, a stadium that seats 65,000 people but only about 1200 people attended the event. romney's campaign says they were planning to hold the event in the stadium's it a triium but the secret service moved it

because of security concerns and they took flak for a comment about the cars he drives listing off six different cars between himself and his wife. >> outside the event, dozens of united auto workers protested romney, who famously wrote column says detroit should be allowed to go bankrupt. the workers say thanks to president obama's bailout, thousands were able to keep their jobs and that the american auto industry is stronger than ever. rick santorum is also capitalizing on the outrage featuring michigan workers in his new ad. he says he is trying to help left his residents' spirits and aspirations. >> yeah, chris. but yesterday another issue took center stage, whether or not the

former mayor actually tweets. >> i'd like to see you tweet right now. >> i don't have to prove it. >> i don't believe you can do it. i don't believe you can tweet. >> most of my tweets are done by somebody i talk to. >> udick tate it. >> that's right. >> the secret comes out. >> it's no secret, i said that all along. i said that all along. i set up my tweet account. didn't say i was a master tweeter. >> that tom sherwood. barry was so determined to show our tom sherwood he could handle the social media network, he sent out a tweet right as the show was ending. the tweet, thom sherwood. it sent out a flurry of responses and retweets. way to go. >> isn't it the case because you are the queen of all tweets. isn't it the case a lot of stars and politicians have other people tweet for them? >> they do. but there is a huge responsibility when it comes to twitter and your reputation. a lot of times like former mayor

barry was saying, they let somebody else -- they dictate it. >> don't give it verbatim. >> it really isn't. i think it's hilarious. he's hilarious. >> i don't think you can do it. anyway. one ning i can tell you for s e one ning i can tell you for s e sure, you should be tweeting

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you justsaid you wanted to get hashtag when trendiind tren washington. somebody was hashtaging but went back to sleep. i don't think they stayed with us. >> stay up. >> i will retweet it. >> i think we can do this. a lot of folks who have step outside are not aware how windy it will be. 20 to 30 miles an hour on average and once we get the

sunup, it will get considerably windier as the atmosphere gets mixed up. winds in the sky will be mixed down by the sunshine. be ready for a very blustery saturday. mostly clear skies over washington. there will be more skyies with this northwesterly breeze. no still waters on the potomac. maybe white caps. current temperature, 41 degrees at national airport, winds out of the west averaging 18 miles an hour. those wind speeds should increase once we have the sun cooking the atmosphere up a little bit. from fairfax to manassas and culpeper at 39 degrees this morning. 36, hagerstown, 42 degrees in n annapolis. mostly 20 to 30 miles an hour wind gust range. that has windchills in the upper 30s to freezing mark.

you will need your winter jacket today. a windy one. high temperatures won't climb too much. i think windchills in the 30s most of the afternoon. the wind advisory until 6:00 this evening. not much in washington. you will notice across parts of western maryland and pennsylvania, some snow showers with the lakes, as a result, the further north you go, the more cloud cover you will see. if you're planning a trip to some of the local ski resorts, it should be a good weekend for that. no serious weather coming our way for at least today and looks like a fairly quiet stretch of weather that will last through the middle of next week. a trough of low pressure, keeping the winds zipping along. the winds die down, left with a mostly sunny day. a bit of a chill but technically february.

today, mix of clouds and sunshine. i-95 eastbound and more cloud cover, a few high spots. winds could gust to 50 miles an hour or more. be careful if you're driving a high profile vehicle, be on the lookout, the went buff feather out and hold on extra tight. chilly and windy for today. chilly again tomorrow, average high temperature, no complaints. if you like mild weather, this is the winter for you, no doubt. 60 degrees on monday and mid to upper 50s tuesday and rain looks like it comes with a thunderstorm as well, shows up wednesday. stay in touch with me by following me on twitter at chuckbell4. we'll see if we can get hashtag wind to trend a little bit. >> it means your forecast is full. >> i've been known to be long-winded. >> you always make it through. >> thank you. are you ready to rock and

easter egg roll. the white house announced their annual easter egg celebration will be held monday april 9th. president obama and first lady made the announcement yesterday. it features live music and games. all 13 and younger will be in on the fun. tickets distributed march 1st. >> it's a great time especially if you can take kids. >> i covered it a couple years ago. they have all kinds of entertainment out there. >> did you get to see the president? >> i didn't. they kicked us off the lawn early. >> they're only on the lawn a short period of time. good luck. capitals look to snap a three-game losing streak and john wall hoped to represent them rel during the all-star weekend. here's hakeem dermish with your sports minute. >> good morning.

your sports minute begins with hockey. last night, capitals hosting canadiens. washington scores two goals in 16 seconds. first, jason chimera and alex ovechkin, capitals go on to win it 4-1, snapping a three-game losing streak. they play on the road at toronto and you can see the game on comcast sports net at 7:00. team shaq against team chuck. wall went for 17 points, eight assists and two blocks. wall's teammate and cavs rookie, irving had a game high 34 points and named mvp, teak chuck beats team shaq, 13136-143. and the terps out-scored tar heels 53-59 in the first half. melissa thomas led the way for

terps, 14 rebounds. maryland wins 84-64, improving its record overall. that's your sports minute. i'm hakeem dermish. have a great day. >> thanks. imagine being towed for parking in your home's own parking spot? it's happening at one local community. it's perfectly legal. what residents are doing about it. more deadly riots in the wake of the burning of the koran in afghanistan. how local muslims

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welcome to ne"news4 today." i'm chris gordon. >> i'm angie goff. >> seven firefighters are in serious condition after battling a fire that happened around 9:00 last night. this was on the 57th avenue of riverdale heights. officials believe the seven firefighters fell through the first floor into the basement and suffered cuts and broken bones. two virginia families are mourning the loss of two marines killed in a helicopter cross in alexandra. they were two of seven service members who died in a training

exercise. both attended the u.s. naval academy. captain quinn will be buried at arlington national cemetery. maj the major will be laid to rest in connecticut. governor o'malley will sign the same sex marriage law next week. opponents are already planning a petition that would force the measure to a referendum on november's ballot. in our area, parking comes at a premium. many of us pay for parking outside of our own homes. but say suddenly someone starts towing your car legally from your parking space. it's a nightmare district residents are living with everyday and a warning for anyone with a homeowners association. wendy rieger reports. >> i hope this is over with soon. i'm a little bit tired now, and stressed. >> reporter: katherine allison

is a grandmother who cannot walk without help and she can no longer park in front of her house. >> i'm so blessed it's not snowing right now. >> reporter: she's one of 16 homeowners informed the parking lot that came with their homes years ago was reeptly purchased by someone who doesn't want people parking there. >> no one would purchased a home where they could not park. >> reporter: these signs went up telling residents to move it or lose it and then the tow trucks arrived. >> in april we woke up at 4 clock in the morning, begging them not to take our cars away. >> reporter: these residents have a homeowners association that is charging them almost $600 a year to maintain this parking lot even after the lot was sold. >> i'm paying money in the wind and the wind is taking it and doing what it wants to do with it. >> reporter: the association has been dealing with the new own tore come up with a price to purchased the parking lot.

the owner is asking almost $700,000 and purchased it for $100,000. in a letter, any attorney representing the homeowners association says is the a snaf few that originated with the developer who did not transfer all the land with the royal plaza when it was developed. >> now, we have to park on the street and take this long walk interferes for our lives. >> reporter: prince george's county. new this morning, yemen's ousted former president returns to his own home after getting medical treatment in the u.s. he arrived in yemen early this morning. he spent three weeks in the u.s. recovering from injuries he suffered from a rocket attack on his complex last year and they believe it helped ease tensions. the new president was sworn in this morning after elections were held earlier this week. sal law is expected to attend a

transfer of power ceremony. at least 50 people died friday in the worse rng violence in syria as world leaders met to earned the violent crackdown. at least 20 people killed in the scity of homs bombarded by shels for three weeks. and then asking for a peacekeeping mission after the violence ends. hillary clinton attended and had harsh words for russia and china who refused to support sanctions against the syrian regime. >> if the assad regime refuses to allow this life saving aid to reach people in need, it will have even more blood on its hands. and so too will those nations that continue to protect and arm the regime. >> the u.n. estimates more than 5400 people were killed in the conflict in 2011.

president obama says the u.s. is willing to consider every tool available to stop the violence. at least 10 more are dead in renewed protest in afghanistan over the burning of korans at a u.s. military base. the anti-american demonstration started again after midday prayers on friday despite apologies from president obama. at least 20 people including two u.s. soldiers have been killed since the unrest began five days ago. the cop commander called on troops to resist the urge to avenge the deaths of those two americans. it is expected to be completed in the coming days. >> we at the department of defense regret and apologize for this incident. we are fully investigating it and learning from it and committing to ensuring such an incident will never happen

agai again. >> washington area muslims received a personal apology from a senior beipentagon official yesterday. he apologized to hundreds of worshippers at the all dulles muslim society one of the largest mosques in the nation. the mosque imam called the visit a milestone. >> we as muslim-americans have to convey this apology have been made today in a wider perspective and shared with many people around the world. >> i feel better. they made an effort and came here and shows how much they tried and muslims practices in this country peacefully. >> pentagon officials met privately with muslim leaders in an effort to diffuse the controversy. >> this morning, hugo chavez is in cuba where he will have emergency surgery to remove a

tumor. crowds gave him an emotional farewell as his suv traveled to the airport. today, he will meet with doctors, the same doctors who removed a cancerous tumor the size of a baseball from his pelvic region last summer. he did not revealed details but said it is probably malignant. his surgery is scheduled next week. mexican authorities are looking for the masked men who robbed 22 cruise ship paerges passengers. the group got off for a tour when they were held up. gunmen took their jewelry and valuables such as cameras. no one was hurt. carnival sponsored the tour and the cruise line plans to reimburse passengers for items stolen and meanwhile they have suspended the nature tour until further notice. 6:28. a member of the kennedy family

under arrest. we will tell you who and what he is accused of doing. an 100 students at a virginia high school registered to vote and why they're so upset

the son of the late senator, robert f. kennedy, is facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly fighting with nurses at a new york city hospital where his son was born. our sister station shows douglas kennedy attempting to take his three day old son, bo, for a walk in january. but nurses tried to stop him, saying kennedy wasn't allowed to take his newborn off the maternity ward floor. that's when things escalated with one nurse claiming he twisted her arm and another says that she was kicked and knocked to the ground. kennedy's attorney says it was any nurses. >> he was acting very quietly, politely, calmly. the only reason why anything

happened here was because of the misconduct of two nurses. >> a doctor and friend of kennedy's present for the confrontation say the nurses were the only aggressors. kennedy, a fox news reporter and his wife issued a statement calling the charges sickening and saying the incident was, in their words, warped. president obama is receiving some big-time support from a man who makes a living making fun of the whole political process. political satirist, bill maher donated a million dollar to a super pac that supports president obama. mayer announced a donation to prioriti priorities's action on a yahoo webcast. the super pac also received a $2 million donation from dreamworks executive jeffrey and the service works employee union. no more than 170 students in chest sa peek, virginia will

vote in the general election. but there's controversy how the students were registered to vote. the city's registrar say this group organizing for america registered the students. the group was created to support president obama. but the registrar says the group collected information under false pretenses saying they were with the registrar's office. the woman responsible for collecting the information said they were simply trying to get kids to register to vote. >> you know why it's a big concern for me because we are sworn by law to be totally nonpartisan. >> somebody might have had one by mistake or something but we were going in with absolutely nothing representing no candidate, all we were doing was trying to register -- help the students register to vote. that's it. >> anderson says she never claimed to be from the registrar's office and that it would be foolish of her to try to misrepresent herself and the organizatio

organization. >> the "today" show is next on nbc4. let's find out what they're working on. >> amy robach joins us now from new york. >> chris and angie, good morning to you. coming up on a saturday morning on "today." new health worries for nelson mandela. overnight, the 93-year-old peace prize winner has been hospitalized with stomach problems. a new investigation into one of australia's most notorious and bitterly controversial legal dramas, involving the death of a baby whose parents said she was taken by a wild dog in the australian out-back. and strong winds gusting in the east, we will look at the wild weather around the country. dr. oz pays us a house call to explain the link between a healthy relationship and living longer. we'll have more when lester and i see you on today. right back to you. >> looking forward to it.

rumors are swirling about the iphone 5 including possibly huge changes to the design of the phone. the site is reporting apple may shrink the dock connector on the phone to increase the size of the battery, one of the major complaints of the iphone 4s. there's currently no release date for the iphone 5 which hasn't been announced by apple. the oscars are this sunday and after much deliberation, a dictator will be allowed to walk the red carpet. >> days after saying sasha barren cohen could not be in costume from his new movie "the dictator" they will allow him to dress up. it tells the story of cohen who plays the leader. producers were originally worried he would do something inappropriate but changed their

mind to allow admiral general to walk the red carpet. >> sasha cohen do anything inappropriate, are you kidding me? >> it might be less dangerous to let him dress up. >> he might not have anything up his sleeve, no retaliation. >> if you're going to be spending time in the great outdoors today, flowing robes, not necessarily the best thing

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we got a tweet from one of our viewers. p my daughter wakes up and asks, daddy, can our house be blown away like the wizard of oz? that's when you know it's really windy. >> we may see power outages but most houses should stay put. i don't think we need to worry about that particular threat. you need to be ready for it. relatively good kite flying weather. mother nature will be giving quite a yank on the strings. winds out of the west could be gusting up to 50 miles an hour this afternoon, especially for you for example in the higher terrain north and west of town. be ready for a wind whipped saturday. the sun, it's up. where's that song, here comes the sun? where's that song when you need it. nice way to get your weekend started. not all that cold outside.

overnight, temperatures haven't dropped that much into any upper 30s and low 40s. not a bone chilling cold but a breeze. averaging 18 miles an hour. winds are gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. mid to upper 30s, 30 degrees at fo fort, 36 degrees in the panhandle of west virginia. these are the current wind gusts. 20-30 miles an hour range. close to 40 miles an hour wind gusts forfolks in winchester and petersburg. that has windchills upper 20s and low 30s. you will need your winter jacket today even though temperatures will be pretty close to average. the wind will be zipping along. wind advisories will be posted. across parts of western and central pennsylvania, snow

showers. good news for the slopes who have had a very hard time keeping snow for much of our mild winter, at least it's cold enough to make snow and getting help from mother nature as well and good news for those who want to do a winter sport. a trough of low pressure sneaks through. high pressure com in for tomorrow. winds lay down after the sun goes down this evening. a bit of chill in the air. with plenty of sunshine around, it will feel a lot nicer today. a mix of clouds and sunshine. more clouds, the further north and west you go. windy today and chilly with highs in the mid to upper 40s. without any breeze around, a relatively pleasant day to the outside. the mild weather is back as early as monday, near 60 degrees. some clouds and tuesday and thursday may include rain

chances as we head to next week. you can check our website for weather or follow me on twitter @chuckbell4. >> thanks. airing tomorrow at 7:30, this episode takes place in our own jim vance's very own barber shop that hosts zachary and jim discuss jobs. >> i know what you do today but know you didn't start there. what was your first job? >> my first job? ever? i was a plumber. i was a plumber because my daddy was a plumber and his daddy was a plumber. we had a united nations in my neighborhood of laboring men. >> so funny. vans was talking last night how he wanted to take some clippers to zachary's head. don't touch his hair.

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it's been a little more than six months since the magnitude 5.6 earthquake rattled the area. and there was a lot of damage. >> and at the washington cathedral, stonemasons are involved in a lengthy and costly repair process. we have a look at the tedious process. >> reporter: in this tiny workshop on the grounds of the national cathedral, skilled carvers have begun the intricate and tedious task of restoration. >> there's a lot to do. it can be daunting. >> reporter: shawn callahan is one of two carvers carefully restoring and recreating the

precious pieces of the cathedral damaged by last fall's earthquake. it's a daunting task. >> if we break it down to one stone at a time and just hope we can get there. >> reporter: workers have spent much of the past six months stabilizing the structure, removing loose and dangerous pieces and assessing the overall damage estimated in the tens of million, erecting scaffolding around the towers was a big part of the job. now, it's down to the details of repairing and replacing the beautiful and ornate stone work like these fennials. they will carve three new ones. each one will take months to complete. we're also involved in assessing what materials can be saved, what needs to be made from scratch, made new. we're still trying to put our arms around the size of this project. >> reporter: it will take many years to put back the pieces of this cathedral. for the masons and carvers, each

piece is personal. joe is the head mason. he and two stone carvers worked on it back in the '80s. >> it's definitely a labor of love for us. we, shawn, andy and i, we have been here since the 1980s. we helped construct part of the cathedral. our blood, sweat is in this building. >> reporter: despite the extent of the damage done by the earthquake, joe says he feels lucky it wasn't worse. >> if the earthquake had lasted two more seconds, we would have lost probably 50% more stone. >> reporter: pat lawson, news for washington. >> the cathedral did have an insurance plan but it did not include earthquakes. a new jersey team battli-- battling cancer won't get to take taylor swift to the music awards but says he is getting something better. >> h