this man. he died after suffering a heart attack outside a d.c. fire station. coming up what the family plans to do about the delayed response to their loved one's emergency. plus, still in the dark. thousands remain without electricity this morning after yesterday's ice brought down trees and wires. coming up, where the problems are keeping kids out of school again today. good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 midday," i'm barbara harrison. it's thursday, february 6th, 2014. and we begin with that breaking new out of prince george's county. eun yang is live at the newsdesk. good morning. >> good morning to you, barbara. the fire/rescue crews are in beltsville where a car crashed into a creek. this is video of the scene from chopper4, in the 3300 block of powder mill road. they say the car lost control, skidded off the road and crashed into the creek. no word right now on any injuries. the road is closed as police investigate. we're following the story on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. at the live desk, i'm eun yang. barbara? >> thank you, eun. right now, we're waiting to

hear from a d.c. family. they're getting ready to speak publicly after their father died just outside a d.c. fire station. his family says the firefighters refused to help, sparking a big investigation. news4's richard jordan is live in northeast washington where the family is getting ready to speak any minute now. richard? >> reporter: barbara, the family's being joined by a legal representative. they are now working with an attorney from the cochran firm, and that's a clear indication that they will likely be seeking legal action against the district and in particular the d.c. fire department. you see the family has gathered here at the podium. they are just across the street from the fire station in question, engine 26, just on the other side of rhode island avenue. it was last week that these family members say their loved one, 77-year-old medrick mills, was suffering a heart attack from across the street of the fire department. mill's daughter saying they called the firefighters to come over and help them. they say that they refused, the firefighters refused. the lieutenant in charge of that fire department has now

submitted retirement papers, but fire chief kenneth ellerbee said there could still be disciplinary actions against that lieutenant, as well as some of the other firefighters that may have been involved here. the family getting ready to speak now. again, we likely expect that they will say that they are ready to pursue some legal action here. so we're expecting that announcement here shortly, and as soon as it comes down, we will turn it around and bring that to you. so expect an update here within the hour. reporting live in northeast washington, richard jordan, news4. >> richard, thank you. we have breaking news. we'll go back to the live desk. eun yang, what's happening? >> we have chopper4 over the scene right now of a deadly accident in prince william county. virginia state police say two people are dead. here's a live look right now. this happened on 95 near exit 150 in triangle, virginia. police say that all northbound lanes are shut down right now as police investigate this accident. again, two people are dead. this accident involved a tractor trailer and a car.

right now, police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. not sure exactly the circumstances surrounding this accident. all we know right now is that two people are dead. we'll follow this story right here on news4 and on nbcwashington.com and bring you the latest. i'm eun yang at the live desk, barbara, back to you. >> thank you. this week's ice storm has created a number of power problems in maryland. right now, four schools in frederick county have no power and didn't open today. students at other schools in that area were on a two-hour delay this morning. power crews are scrambling to restore service in surrounding neighborhoods. potomac edison is reporting more than 19,000 outages right now in frederick and montgomery counties. pepco and bge restored service to most of its customers in the d.c. region overnight. on the bright side, no ice or snow this morning. the bad news, though, very cold wind out there. storm team4 meteorologist amelia segal is in for tom kierein and joins us with her first forecast for midday. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. it certainly was a breezy morning. the good news, the winds will

continue to die down for the rest of the day. we're really not looking at the breezy conditions at all. and filtered sunshine. right now, we're at 35 degrees, the high temperature today of 37. we'll hit that around 2:00 this afternoon. partly to mostly cloudy skies for the remainder of the day, and the good news, temperatures above freezing today. so any ice you're still seeing in your area will continue to melt. now, as our focus turns to the weekend, we're talking about one storm system that will move through saturday afternoon. this is going to bring some snow showers saturday afternoon on into the evening hours, and then, as we move from saturday night into sunday, this storm system will make its way through the area. coming up, barbara, in ten minutes, i'll be talking about accumulation. again, we're looking at two storm systems this weekend. right now, accumulation amounts not looking like a lot, but i'll be putting a number to that in about ten minutes. >> all right, thank you, amelia. well, the up-and-down temperatures are creating pothole problems all across the d.c. region.

news4's megan mcgrath is live in northwest d.c. in the pepworth area. a bumpy ride for drivers out there, i guess? >> reporter: barbara, in this job, we travel around a lot, and we have seen a lot of potholes all around the region. but right now, we're on a stretch of 16th street in upper northwest, a very small area. but look, we've got one pothole there. there's another one over there. so two, three. and look at this fourth one, and how deep it is. it's the time of year when mother nature wreaks havoc on the roads. potholes. they are popping up all over the place. >> it's very, very, very bumpy. like, your teeth sort of jar. >> reporter: this one is on 16th street near taylor street in northwest. some drivers cheated toward the center to avoid it. others just took the hit. >> come from silver spring every day, and you kind of have to

zigzag and make sure you don't blow out a tire or something. >> reporter: the recent snow and rain and all of the freezing and thawing that's been happening has taken a toll on the asphalt. work crews are making the rounds, but with so many, it's just hard to keep up. >> this has actually been a pretty tough winter. they've been here. they've been sort of persistent, and there are a lot of them. >> reporter: another seasonal problem plaguing drivers? those pesky water main breaks. this one on 43rd sent water girgling onto the street through a long crack in the road. and if you want to report a pothole, if you've come across one that's particularly bad, here in the district you can call the citywide call center, report it that way, or jump online and just log in and tell them exactly where the pothole is, how big it is, and that can be done for really any jurisdiction in the area. probably the easiest way to report the potholes is to go online, and the standard here is that once they get that report,

that they hope to fix the situation, fill in the pothole within 72 hours. reporting live in northwest, megan mcgrath, news4. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, megan. and new this morning, police in hyattsville are looking for two men who broke into a home overnight. at least one of them had a gun. they took laptops, phones, and other electronics. four people were inside that house on adelphi road near the university of maryland campus. they are all okay. police didn't give us a description, though, o the suspects. now, we're waiting to find out how long craig patterson will spend in prison. he will be sentenced minutes from now. a jury convicted him in december of shooting and killing julian dawkins last may. he faces up to 60 years in prison. our northern virginia reporter david culver is in the courthouse for the sentencing. he'll alert us and tweet, the twitter handle david underscore

culver. a group of masked men broke into a northeast store, the surveillance video shows the group of heavily armed masked men storming into a liquor store in northeast. one man stands guard while the other terrorizes and steals money from the register. police believe the same four to six men robbed a restaurant on 12th street in northeast, and a domino's in georgetown. police say they also robbed a metro access facility in northeast washington. all of the robberies took place in the last two weeks. ♪ competition, now officially under way at the 2014 winter olympics. and the u.s. is warning of a new threat at the games. coming up, what airlines are being asked to watch out for. plus, raising the nation's debt ceiling. where lawmakers stand right now on that, and what happens at the end of this month. stay with us. we're codettedco &"x0000htdeed0

the u.s. is warning russia of a possible terror threat as the competition begins in sochi. homeland security says recent intelligence suggests terrorists might try to smuggle explosives into russia by using toothpaste tubes. they're issuing warnings to airlines that fly into the host country. the threat does not involve any flights originating or flying within the united states. and so far, there is no word on if the threat will lead to restrictions for carry-ons. president obama say our nation's freedom of religion makes us safer. he explained how that happens this morning at the national prayer breakfast. >> so history shows that nations that uphold the rights of their people, including the freedom of religion, are ultimately more just and more peaceful and more successful. nations that do not uphold these rights so the bitter seeds of instability and violence and

extremism, so freedom of religion matters to our national security. >> this was president obama's sixth president prayer breakfast here in washington. and for more on that prayer breakfast, we're joined by domenico montanaro, nbc's political editor. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> the prayer breakfast is a washington tradition. is it considered -- it is a bipartisan event each year. >> absolutely. goes back to 1953. you definitely will have people from both sides of the aisle coming together there, and obviously a message of unity and the first amendment right on freedom of religion there from the president. >> and the debt limit increase. are the house republicans giving up the fight here? >> this -- it's not clear. it keeps going back and forth. they don't know what they want. john boehner talks about how getting to 218 -- in this case, they need 217 -- is like getting a bunch of frogs in a wheelbarrow. hoping they don't jump out. and the problem here it's just like that. you know, you think you have one thing that you can offer, and

then they sort of jump away. and it's not, you know, not clear at all how this gets resolved. >> when is a vote supposed to come on -- >> it's not scheduled yet. we were thinking it would be by friday, because february 7th is when it had been sort of indicated that the nation would hit its debt limit. then we had treasury secretary jack lew say he would run out of extraordinary measures by the end of this month without the country going into default. so something's got to get done. we know john boehner wants to raise the debt ceiling. we'll see if he winds up bringing it up as a clean vote. he could do that, and it would pass with a majority of democrats. >> could this lead to another government shutdown? >> it's worse. it would lead to a government default on its credit for the first time, which, you know, would have much bigger economic consequences than a shutdown, and we saw the economic consequences of that. >> little gamesmanship going on here perhaps. >> maybe. >> finally, let's talk about the politics involved in the olympics. vladimir putin has a lot on the line, right? >> absolutely. you know, so that anytime --

there's a lot of politics involved in olympics. we go back many years, i mean, 1936 with jesse owens, all of the cold war olympics and boycotts and things. but this is similar, because you have a lot of the security concerns. we saw the issue with the potential for toothpaste bombing potentially, the u.s. warning airliners. and there's a lot riding on it for putin, because he wants to make sure that russia puts a good foot forward as he tries to have russia, you know, be kind of reclaim that status as a world power. >> he has said a lot of this is western nations trying to make russia look bad. we hope -- we hope that nothing happens. >> well, you know, it's on nbc, so we'd love to see them go off very well. >> yeah, looking forward to that. okay, thanks, domenico. >> thank you. >> for more from domenico and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read on nbcnews.com. and storm team4 meteorologist amelia segal joins us now.

is the storm disappearing off radar, the one we've been talking about for sunday? >> there's been a lot of chitchat about the storm potential for saturday and sunday. here at storm team4, we've been talking about this for about a week. never really talked about it to be a serious impactful storm. we are looking at some snow this weekend. chances on saturday and sunday. but it will have minor impacts and minor accumulation amounts. now, our next storm system we'll focus on will be for tuesday and wednesday. so snow potential next tuesday and wednesday. overall, you'll see it on the seven day. our temperatures just remain chilly, below where they should be this time of year. we should be in the mid to upper 40s. the temperatures for highs only hostagie i hanging out in the 30s. today, no exception. now 35 in washington. 34 in manassas, at freezing in leesburg. 28 degrees in gaithersburg. the good news most areas are coming in above freezing. so any ice that you saw develop overnight due to refreezing will

continue to melt today. unfortunately, though, the areas that did get a lot of ice yesterday, you can see they're still in the 20s at this time. it was windy last night, breezy this morning. those winds dying down right now. they're really not going to be an issue this afternoon, only at 12 miles an hour right now in washington. temperatures this afternoon just kind of hover in the mid to upper 30s, even on into the evening hours. we're not looking at any rain or snow today, or tomorrow. here's your friday forecast -- so it is a chilly start, a temperature of 29 degrees. so any melting that goes on today, there will be refreezing once again overnight tonight. however, we're looking at partly to mostly sunny skies throughout the day tomorrow, and temperatures will be just a little bit warmer. highs today in the upper 30s. a high today of about 37 degrees. tomorrow, a high temperature around 40 degrees, as we get on into tomorrow night we're still looking at dry conditions. so those friday plans,our evening plans tomorrow night, the weather will not be impacting them.

future weather, i'm walking you throughout the day here on saturday. 7:00 a.m., notice mostly cloudy skies. we hit the midday and afternoon hours, and this is when our scattered snow showers arrive. we'll continue to see the chance of snow saturday night, and then maybe some spotty snow possible for sunday. look at our temperatures this weekend, in the mid to upper 30s. so this is going to help prevent any accumulation, and in addition to that, the snow will just be light in nature already. so the snow chances on sunday are less than they are on saturday. but here's generally what you can expect. the best chance of snow really at any time on sunday right now, but it does have minor impacts. over the weekend, we're only looking at potentially 2 inches total. so anywhere from no snow accumulation to up to 2 inches. if you're wondering, we've had about 8 inches of snow already this year. typically, our average is about 9. so we're right on track with that. monday, barbara, we are looking at dry conditions, a high temperature of 38.

and then, tuesday and wednesday, you can see, there's the chance of snow both of those days with high temperatures around 35 degrees. >> okay. well, thanks so much, and we'll see you again. you're going to go outside? >> going to go outside and check out the chilly temperatures, yeah. >> okay, thanks a lot. going for gold right now. coming up, the brand-new olympic competition taking place at this hour. plus, saying good-bye to jay. we'll preview jay leno's final "tonight show first, here's a look at "what's hot" on nbcwashington.com.

♪ at 11:23 here in d.c., it's prime time in sochi, russia. on the first day of olympic competition. this is a live look at olympic park. look, it's dark there now. check out the village all lit up for the night. it's been a busy day there, and

the games haven't even officially opened yet. right now, at olympic park, the first-ever team figure skating competition is kicking off at the iceberg palace. we're live streaming the event at nbcwashington.com right now. just a couple of hours ago, in the mountains, women's mogul qualifying took place, and to start the day, another new event had snowboarders flying high. the slopestyle competition, as it's called, held its men's and women's qualifying runs today. well, when the games open tomorrow night, an elderstatesman will be leading team usa into the stadium. todd lodwick is the first american to accomplish the feat. he spoke to matt lauer on the "today" show this morning and says it will be one of the biggest moments of his life. >> to tell you the truth, i'm very humbled by it. there's a lot of support behind me and where i've come from, and i can't tell you how honorable this is. it's a very, very deep honor that is bestowed upon the

athlete, and i've got 280 athletes behind me that thought i was the best, and i have to thank them for that, and it's a great honor. >> lodwick competes in nordic combined and won his only medal in six appearances in vancouver four years ago in the team competition. he hopes to earn his first gold this year. and you can keep track of all of the action right on your smartphone with our nbc washington news app. there's an olympics tab, and you can get push alerts from there. you can download it on the app store or on google play. jay leno is preparing for his final curtain call as host of "the tonight show." leno has been the king of late night for the past 17 seasons and will end his era with a familiar face. ♪ made me first guest i didn't want it to ♪ >> billy crystal was leno's first guest when he took over "the tonight show," and tonight, he will be his last. garth brooks will also be on the show.

jay leno took over "the tonight show" from johnny carson back in 1992. tune in for leno's last show tonight right here on nbc after news4 at 11:00. a family outraged. we just heard from the family of a man who died after suffering a heart attack outside a d.c. fire station. what the family says they will do about a delay in getting help. plus, expanding the kennedy center. what's happening today that could move the project ahead. and an update on our weather. how cold will the temperatures dip tonight? and an update on the weekend snow. [ male announcer ] when your small business has verizon fios,

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right now, new reaction from a d.c. family. they just held a press conference about their father, medrick mills, who they say suffered a deadly heart attack near a d.c. fire station, but firefighter ds did nothing to help.

richard jordan joins us with an update. richard, what are they saying? >> reporter: the family is saying this is a call to action. they want the residents of d.c. to get behind them on this. they say it is time to overturn a d.c. law that basically makes -- that public officials -- firefighters, police officers -- does not hold them responsible if something goes wrong, or if they don't provide the proper care. they say that is unacceptable. and what happened here last week at the fire station, engine 26 here on rhode island avenue, when medrick mills, a 77-year-old man suffering a heart attack and the daughter went to the fire station to get help, the firefighters refused to come across the street to ep had. the family saying that is unacceptable, that is negligence. when asked if they were planning to file a lawsuit, they did have legal representation with them, they were specifically asked if there are any plans to file a lawsuit against the district. they say right now, it is too premature to discuss that, but mills' son did make a very powerful plea. >> it is extremely painful to

think that my dad could still be with us if he had been given the proper care by firefighters when he suffered a medical emergency. he was in clear medical distress, bystanders were screaming for help by the firefighters who are provided training to respond to medical emergencies. but when a medical emergency happened right on their doorstep, they ignored us. >> reporter: and again, the mills family is asking the community to come behind them. they say this time it was their family. they believe next time it could be someone else's. in fact, the attorney that's working with the mills family saying this type of incident has happened before where there was a man who was in medical need approached the fire station and was also denied care. also died because he did not receive that care. that's according to the attorney here. now, there is a vigil planned here at the shopping center across from engine 26 tonight at 7:00, and again the entire

community is invited to attend. and again, they're asking a call to action, they want people to come and stand behind them. reporting life in northeast washington, richard jordan, news4. >> thank you, richard. today, three siblings are charged in connection to the disappearance of a police reserve officer from virginia. officers raided a hotel room in this day's inn off duke street in alexandria. that's more than 100 miles away from where reservist kevin quick was last seen outside a charlottesville last friday. virginia state police say mercedes shelton and daniel mathis were driving quick's suv. people staying at the hotel told us some of the dramatic details of when police moved in. >> i come out the door, all i could hear somebody saying was, "get back in your room." i didn't know it was the room -- and i looked down, and the cop was like this, "get back in your room." >> another sibling, shantae shelton, was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant. the faa says it's

investigating a potential problem with airport traffic control towers after an incident at bwi-marshall. back in september, a lightning strike at that airport left a man in the control tower badly hurt. the system that's supposed to direct the electricity from lightning failed. the faa says the accident was the first of its kind, but they're looking into the protection systems at more than 200 control towers that were built before those systems were put in place back in 1978. we want to check in now again with amelia segal. she went outside to see what it feels like out there. i know the wind is blowing and it's a cold one, isn't it? >> well, it is chilly, barbara, but the wind is not an issue anymore. there's a bit of a breeze, but the winds are light, calm, maybe 10 miles an hour. so the howling winds that maybe kept you up last night not an issue for the rest of the day. here's where our temperatures are currently at in the d.c. metro area. 35 in washington. 33 in college park. rocklle, you're still below freezing at 29. this afternoon, expect highs in

the mid to upper 30s, and then tomorrow morning, starting off your friday, it will be a cold start with temperatures in the 20s. notice 24 tomorrow morning in frederick, 26 in leesburg. and 31 at the pu tax ant river, one of the warmer spots. this is saturday, shifting into the weekend, notice the area of low pressure around atlanta. that's the storm system that will bring us some snow, mainly later in the day on saturday, and then notice the one over ohio. that other low. this moves through on sunday. that's our next chance for snow on sunday, but, barbara, any snow this weekend is looking like it will have minor impacts, only up to 2 inches. the potential for a strong storm system would be if those two areas of low pressure combine. but we're not looking at that. again, just a chance of snow to 2 inches for this weekend. >> okay. well, thank you so much, amelia. today, developers will outline their plans to expand

the kentucnedy center. they will review designs this afternoon, and an architect mapped out plans for a new education and rehearsal space and a performer's hall on the potomac riverfront. designs also called for a new garden on the center south grounds. the kennedy center won't be completely revamped, though. planners want to keep as much of the original design as possible. subway is planning to get rid of a chemical that's in its bread. you probably didn't even know it was there. the chemical is commonly used to increase elasticity in bread, but it can also be found in yoga mats and roe the company says they decided to get rid of that chemical to improve their recipes. the ingredient is already banned in the u.k., europe, and australia. and in news 4 your health, the fda is reminding parents to make sure your child has a flu shot. young adults and children have been most affected by the h1n1 virus. we're just now hitting the peak of the flu season, and the

vaccine still protects against that strain. well, maybe you're looking for something new to add to your workout routine, or you're just feeling winter blues right now. our fitness expert steve hayes is here to help us stay motivated and on track to keep healthy during the -- exercise does make a big difference in health, doesn't it? >> yes, it does, barbara. let me introduce you to christy. >> hi, nice to have you with us. and you have something interesting you'll show us. it's tabatta? >> yeah, named after this doctor in japan, so he developed these exercises, so called tabata exercise. >> it doesn't take a whole lot of time, does? >> no, absolutely not. it's very effective. we've been indoors, it's cold outside, and coming inside and getting the incredible aerobic workout. >> all right. let's see a few. >> first, going from the pushup to the plane. we push up to the -- >> we are. it's a fun exercise, only 20

seconds interval. >> and that is something you have to use for tabata -- >> no, you don't. if you're at home, you don't have to use it at home, or just grab dish towels or something. ok make sure the exercise has t start down on the ground, just do a pushup, pull our knees in, push up, pull the knees in. the key to tabata, working big, fast, explosive, for 20 seconds so the heart rate gets up. >> you need something under the feet to slide -- >> you don't. you can do this same exercise by jumping in and jumping out. >> oh, i see. how many seconds do you do that? >> so 20 seconds on. 10 seconds off. eight intervals, so a four-minute block. >> so some of us might only get one jump in. >> exactly. you have to -- that's what you have to do, go with your pace and build up to it, yes. >> i see. >> let's go to the next one. >> exercise, even though -- >> you rest after you do that? >> after you do the four-minute block of work, rest and regain it. because your heart rate will be through the roof. >> okay. >> the next. >> summer coming, people always want to work their arms.

they love dips, but we need to make it a tabata. come down, reach up. >> see, reaching up. what we're doing now is not only are you getting the back of the arm, the tricep, but getting an aerobic in and a good stretch in. so you're getting two in one. three in one. >> yeah. >> yes. >> you do that for how long? >> about 20 seconds. give it a rest. and right back into it. >> just a brief rest. okay. >> 10 seconds only. >> yeah, if you take too long, then you get cold, and it's like starting all over again. let's go one more. >> one more exercise, everybody want as great sixpack, with summer coming along. so we'll take you to a plank, and jump in, jump out. >> that's not so easy. >> it is not easy. you'll need the 10-second break. >> if build up the stamina to do the straight back, can you do that. that's fantastic. all in all, how many minutes is the whole workout? >> each one is four minutes, you can do as low as two or three tabatas, but typically six to eight.

>> can you find these exercises on the web? >> or come to sport south, because we offer it at our clubs. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thanks so much. >> i wish i could do that. you have a quick -- >> yes, barbara, this month is national heart -- health month, so get your heart checked, get your cholesterol in, and do the tabata. >> all right. thanks so much. >> thank you, christy. >> thanks so much. frustrated olympic travelers are taking to twitter with their unusual complaints. plus, the unique cuisine of sochi. we're going to be cooking for you some traditional dishes from the russian city. stay with us for a taste of what it's like over t

hockey players are getting an olympic sendoff at the caps game tonight with the help of secretary of state john kerry. kerry will perform the ceremonial puck drop at the verizon center tonight. he'll also speak to the caps in the locker room before the game. four capitals, including john carlson and ovechkin will

compete in sochi. looking at a live view of olympic park in sochi at this hour. it's almost 9:00 there now, and the first-ever team figure skating competition is going on as we speak. lots of people are talking about the beginning of competition today, much of the buzz online has to do with the conditions reporters and visitors are living through. check this out. these are pictures from a twitter handle called sochi problems. it's a collection of some pretty humorous problems people are running into, like some pretty nasty yellow water. look at that. or how a firehose mounted next to a toilet -- a fire there. lots of people say the window treatments aren't too reliable, and how about a seat with an unwelcomed view, and look at this. watch where you walk there. that's an open manhole along the sidewalk. open. you can fall right in there. well, if you saw news4 today this morning, you heard jim handly, who is in sochi for the olympic, talking about eating

borscht and pancakes filled with caviar, and we thought it would be fun to look at other foods of sochi, and with us, we have russian chef with us, and the assistant gm tatyana. welcome. so good to have you both. i know you don't speak english, but you probably understand what i'm saying. you'll make a couple of dishes. tell us, tatyana, the three things that are the biggest -- i go es the biggest hits in sochi. >> okay, thank you very much for hosting us, first of all. we're happy to be here. and we would like to prepare some food here and present three special for olympic games that we're going to serve. there's going to be traditional georgian -- >> yeah, this is the bread that actually is cooked on the side of the oven, right? you make it and then you slap it up against the side of the oven to cook? >> it's more like old tradition, but we put it in the oven, and we bake it in the oven. >> i see. you do.

>> yeah. >> but i russia, it's actually cooked along the side of the oven? i saw pictures of it on the internet. kachi pori, and you say this is popular in sochi, the -- what you've got over there. >> shish kebab. >> shish kebabs. >> yeah, lamb, ground beefd, and we put it on a stick. our lamb -- >> this is actually ground beef? >> no, no, it's a lamb, ground lamb with onion, and we put it on a stick. and it's served with greens, like you can see it's green onions. >> and people just will -- is this like fast food in sochi? will people walk around just eating these off the stick? >> yeah, kind of. yeah, it's very comfortable. they can do it, of course. >> okay. no fork required. and another thing that you say is very, very popular is your

soup, called solyanka soup? >> yes, solyanka soup. kind of a heavy soup, hot. it's spicy. and our chef, alexandzanalexand to prepare it now. >> what's in it already in here? >> it contains two parts. . first, pickles, pickled cucumbers. onions. and second part, it's going to be the broth from smoked sausage and smoked -- give me one second, i'm sorry. yes, smoked -- >> it looks interesting. it looks like borscht, but a different flavor. it's with cabbage. >> yes, it's cabbage and beef first of all. and so, just beef usually. but here, you can find, like sause, pork, and beef. and it's served with lemon and sourea is it served cold? >> no, it's hot.

>> oh, it is served hot. >> it's hot and spicy, because it's traditional eastern dish. >> well, i understand that the dishes are very much like the country of georgia in -- >> yes. >> the sochi region -- >> yes, a neighbor of russia, and sochi is situated on the border of georgia. >> well, give me a spoon. i'm going to try this soup. oh, let's see. okay. >> how do you like it? >> i like it. it's spicy. like a spicy tomato sauce, tomato soup. mm. i like it. >> a lot of pepper. >> thanks so much. this is what they're eating in sochi right now. glad to have you with us. from right here in washington. >> yes. >> this morning, we want to meet you -- or want you to meet a very special 15-year-old girl. she's good in math. she loves art. her name is latavia, and she has

big dreams, but more than anything, she's longing for a forever family. >> oh, wow. this is great. >> how are you doing? >> at the chocolate shop in gaithersburg, justin brooks welcomed us. >> we came to make chocolate. >> 15-year-old latavia was excited about learning to make her favorite treat, chocolate. >> we'll head downstairs to the factory. let's go. >> inside the truffle factory, we met husband and wife owner eric and cris reed. they were ready to show us every step from harvesting the cocoa pod from their farm in the caribbean to creating the fine silky chocolate in the factory. latavia loves the idea of creating things, but has had little encouragement for her artistic talents. she's been in the foster care system for most of her life. >> she's been in foster care for over a decade, from home to home. >> reporter: her adoption recruiter says latavia has many talents. her favorite subject at

school -- >> i really like art. math is almost my favorite subject. i'm getting there. >> she is a smart girl. she is bright. >> reporter: but she needs a family that cares. >> a little extra help at home so she can excel in school like she could. >> i would like a family that won't give up on me at all, even though we have been going through bad times and good times, you will not give up on me. >> reporter: latavia learned the importance of savoring the flavor of chocolate without chewing it. and to take the time with every step to make it right. >> i'm looking for a family that could help her bring out that creative nature of hers, that would, you know, allow her to explore the world that -- in a way that she hasn't. she's never been to the beach, you know? she's never been to washington, d.c. >> reporter: there's so many things latavia dreams of doing in her life. she said it's hard for her to understand why she doesn't have a family that loves her like other children do. >> i just hope i get adopted.

i've been waiting for my whole life just to get adopted. >> reporter: she'd like a family to experience the things she'd never done before, and to appreciate the things she learns to do. like making chocolates. >> and we have a wonderful surprise for you. >> reporter: they had a full box of sweet treats for latavia, but best of all -- >> i really learned a lot about chocolate. [ laughter ] >> and if you have room in your home and your heart for latavia or another child who's waiting, call our adoption hotline, 1-88-to-adopt-me, or search wednesday's child at nbcwashington.com. the time is 11:5067. marking a moment in music history, coming up. plus, another check on the snow that's in the weekend forecast.

we're staying on top of self-developing stories today. we're still waiting to hear what caused this deadly crash on

northbound interstate 95 in prince william county. all northbound lanes are closed right now as police investigate. we know two people were killed. we'll bring you the latest later today on news4 at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 and on nbcwashington.com, as well. and we're working to learn if there will be any restrictions on carry-ons when you're flying, because of a new terror threat against the olympics. the u.s. is warning russia terrorists may be trying to sneak bombs onto planes and into their country in toothpaste tubes. there is no threat, though, to planes here in the u.s. and be sure to stay with nbc tonight for news4 at 11:00, and then stay up for "the tonight show with jay leno." leno is turning over the reins to jimmy fallon after 22 years. billy crystal will be the final guest. billy crystal was jay's first guest when he started hosting back in 1992. for a look back at some of the best "tonight show" moments and jokes, head to our website,

nbcwashington.com, and search "the tonight show." on february 11th, 1964, days after their career-making ed sullivan show appearance, the beatles performed their first u.s. concert at the washington coliseum. livan ya is here with how washington is marking the 50th anniversary of that concert. 50 years, wow. >> that's right. it went by fast. >> the coliseum is known by its original name, the uline areason fa. tell us what's happening. >> the developer and owner of the ulinerena thought before the arena is renovated to do a cool event. teamed up with the d.c. preservation league to host a re-enactment concert. it will take place on tuesday. and the cool thing about the show is they'll play the exact same set that the beatles played in 1964. >> they're going to have lookalike musicians? >> they are. a tribute band will perform, and a lot of the shows will have tribute bands -- >> the shaggy hair and everything? >> yeah, the suits and

everything. in the coliseum, the same one the beatles played in 50 years ago. >> that's coming up what time? >> on tuesday, tickets are $45 to $100, and they're still available. >> and tell us something happening at the national museum of american history, as well. >> that's right. if you don't necessarily want to go to a concert in a cold arena that night, there are other options. you can hear a talk about the beatles at the national museum of american history. tickets are $25. they're going to discuss the beatles in america, specifically, how beatle mania hit here. it took them a long time to break into this market. those tickets are also still available. you can get them through smith sonjaassociates.org. >> wow. and another chance to actually hear the music, and this is at the howard theater, right? >> that's right. the same night, february 11th, that's tuesday, you're going to be able to go to the howard theater and hear another tribute band called the fab four. they're not going to do the exact same set that the beatles did. they'll do more of a career-spanning concert, and also in the shag wigs and the great suits and probably change costumes during the course of the concert. >> you can't take in both of the concerts at the same time.

they're going to happen around the same time? >> yeah, the same night, around 8:00 p.m. you can pick one, but you can decide on which era you like to hear music from, the '60s or sort of later '60s. >> well, that's great. so the howard theater will have the later music? >> the howard theater will have music spanning their careers. but there's a lot more going on, and it's all in this week's weekend section. >> all right. celebrate the beatles. thank you so much, levania. >> thanks, barbara. >> for more ideas, log onto nbcwashington.com, or the "going out" guide on washingtonpost.com. amelia, tell us about the weather again. we see some blue peeking through. >> yeah, exactly. filtered sunshine for the rest of the afternoon hours. a high today of 37. even those of you that were hit hardest by the ice should see a little bit of melting throughout the day today. tomorrow, a touch warmer and more sun, not a bad way to finish off the week. and then, for saturday, it is looking like we'll have some snow showers, mainly later in the day.

temperature of 38. the chance of snow on sunday, also mainly later in the day. best chance of accumulation will be anywhere from no accumulation this weekend, barbara, to only 2 inches, so minor snow impacts. and then, our next storm system could hit tuesday and wednesday, so we're going to continue to keep an eye on that system. aside from that, though, temperatures really remain chilly. notice the average high at the bottom of the seven-day, 46 degrees. you can see nowhere on that seven-day are we even in the mid-40s for high temperatures. mostly, we're only in the upper 30s. >> wow. so are you bitting on a little snow -- >> a little snow. >> -- no snow? >> a little bit of snow, depending on where you are, though. >> all right. thanks, amelia. that's "news4 midday" for today. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00, and we'll be back here tomorrow morning with "news4 midday." celebrate friday with us tomorrow. we'll be waiting for you. we'll see you then. have a great day!

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clearly noticed, i have net to make it there. welcome back to hollywood live. i'm billy bush. >> the torch is on its way. i'm glad you're here. who cares about that. my send off to you. it was a big one. good to see you again. i had a whole parting gift for you. i was so sad. interest you go. you're -- there you go. you're leaving me. i think this time, we'll just high-five. >> here was the deal. i was supposed to go to russia with your executive producer from new york on wednesday. >> yesterday. >> finally we got an e-mail from our producer on the ground in sochi saying by the way, when you get off the plane, you got to go here with your kre den shall and it