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right now on "midday" sunny now but windy later, and there's another chance of snow on the way. storm team meteorologist amelia segal is timing everything. we'll hear from her in a few minutes. breaking news. another lawsuit. this from the woman of the family who died in that smoky train earlier this month. and wanted to the terrorist list his brother in court for virginia with a different fight with the government. good morning, everyone. welcome, i'm barbara harrison. begin with the weather.
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not a bad start. nice out there earlier. right to storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal with a look what we can expect the rest of the day and into the weekend. >> good morning, barbara. winds not an issue. heading into the afternoon and evening hours, we're really going to notice winds picking up. gusts potentially between 40 and 50 miles an hour. because winds are so strong a wind advisory begins at 4:00 for everybody running through midnight tonight. with winds this strong there could be isolated -- a mix of clouds and sun. a few flurries. actually lake effect flurries over the neglect two hours s next two hours. into the afternoon0 miles aen hour. when you factor in the winds, how it feels right now. feeling like 32 in washington. 28 in frederick and 27 in manassas. into the evening hours notice at
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8:00 p.m. tonight, feeling like 11 degrees in washington. 7 in gaithersburg. as we look to the weekend, the storm system impacts us sunday and continues on into monday. i have new information coming in and have the latest at 11:30. >> thanks amelia. breaking news in metro's underground emergency. richard jordan at the live desk for that. >> reporter: good morning. just learned the family members of the woman who died shortly after being rescued from a smoke-filled metro train file add lawsuit against metro for $50 million. carol glover's two sons named in that lawsuit. the 61-year-old woman died january 12th from smoke inhalation trapped inside a smoke-filled train about 45 minutes. the family hired lawyer patrick reagan who represented other family members back in 2009 after the deadly crash on metro's redline. about 80 other people also got sick in that underground emergency earlier this month. some of them filing separate lawsuits as well but the
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breaking news just getting, carol glover's family now seeking $50 million from metro, barbara? >> thank you, richard. learning more about a similar incident that happened on boston's subway system. take a look at these new pictures. a group of riders smashed six windows to escape a train that filled up with smoke yesterday. the agency blamed the smoke on a propulsion system failure saying riders were never in danger. and right now this former virginia cab driver now on the fbi's most wanted list now his brother is fighting to have his own name removed from the u.s. no fly list. megan mcgrath live out the alexandria courthouse with the latest on both brothers. what happened in court today? >> reporter: well barbara, two brothers with ties to alexandria are in the spotlight. one at the center of a court case challenging the government's process and standards for placing people on the no-fly list. the other was just placed on the fbi's lichte of most wanted
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terrorists. yesterday levon muhammad a former taxicab driver from alexandria was placed on that most wanted list. the fbi says he provided materiel support to al qaeda and al shabaab. born in somalia but became a naturalized u.s. citizen, but the fbi believes he is now in east africa and poses a threat to the u.s. now, today levon muhammad's younger brother georgiaalet is having motions heard. entering the courthouse galet himself is not here today. galet muhammad says his name was unjustly placed on the no-fly list and he wants it removed. his attorney says there needs to be higher standards and a fair process for placing people on that list. galet muhammad's attorney is also concerned about the timing of the fbi's announcement regarding that most wanted terrorist list. the attorney urged the court not to be swayed by that timing.
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the fact the brother was placed on the list just yesterday, the eve of this court hearing. he says they are separate people and should be assessed separately. the hearing going on right now. my colleague julie kerry is inside and will be updating us throughout the day. reporting live in alexandria megan mcgrath news 4. >> thank you, megan. he will not run for president in 2016 just about three weeks ago, he indicated he was considering another presidential run. this would have been his third time running for president. just this morning, moments ago, said he will not pursue the presidency this comes after several romney supporters and financial donors said they are backing jeb bush in 2016. one of his most trusted political advisers that had been on the romney campaign david kochel also joined the bush team. again, mitt romney says he will not be running for president, brash. >> all right. thank you, richard. and we are working to find
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out how badly a person was hurt after this accident in laurel. chopper 4 over the scene minutes after the crash. a dump truck and an suv collided. this happened around 7:00 this morning on route 1 laurel. corridor road. fuel from the truck spilled on the roadway. part of the road shut down while crews cleaned it up. one person was taken to the hospital in this incident. and we are waiting to learn the fate of a maryland man who hit and killed a university of maryland student in a hit and run. liam adeppo is in for the for sentencing. last january he left a bar in college park and got behind the wheel of his toyota hit and killed cory hubbard, crossing baltimore avenue. he then drove off and later told his roommates and a family member what happened. more than 20 supporters are expected in court today for adeppo who faces up to two years in prison. water turned back on for some popular eateries in northwest d.c. a water main break on 14th
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street near r street had water shut off more than 12 hours. two leaks found in a six-inch main yesterday. the problem was fixed around 5:30 this morning. and today montgomery county wants to know what you think about more transportation options. the county wants to develop a mass transit system independent of metro. you can give your two cents at a public hearing tonight at 6:00 p.m. in rockville. you have to sign up by noon, though, to attend. and waiting on the platform longer than usual this weekend on metro. tomorrow track work on the red and orange lines. trains run every 16 minutes. those lines go back to regular service, though on sunday. all other metro lines will blend with regular service all throughout the weekend. and right now there's a health alert in phoenix. more concerns about the measles as scores of people descend from that city for the super bowl this weekend. going to tell you what health officials are doing to stop a widespread outbreak.
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plus new rules coming for drones today after one crashed on the
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today the faa could issue new rules for drones as you know a drone crash at white house on monday is jumpt the latest incident on the new technology. drone users say they want
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clarity on when and where they can use their drones and because many drones carry cameras, privacy advocates will watch closely as well. most recreational drones are legal and most commercial drones are banned. but loopholes created confusion. these rules have been in the works for a few years now. a traffic alert. you may face delays if heading into the district. the inbound right-hand lane of massachusetts avenue overrock creek parkway south of white haven street closed. repairs to the bridge there will start after the morning rush. it was supposed to start around 10:00. could be under way right now and should finish by 3:00 this afternoon. if they're still working. if the weather continues to cooperate, the repairs are expected to be ongoing until tuesday, february 3rd. it started with an outbreak in california. this morning, the new concerns about the measles spreading to arizona, as thousands head there for the super bowl. and the winds just starting
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to pick up outside. but if you've been checking your storm team 4 weather app, you're noticing a change to the forecast for sunday and monday. i'm going have the new on "news4
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midday," george zimmerman will not be charged involving an incident
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with his girlfriend. his former girlfriend said he had thrown a bottle at her. police were justified in arresting zimmerman but now the victim recanted her statement so prosecutors can't go further. shez she says zimmerman did not throw the bottle and she did not fear for her life. zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin in february of 2012 and latester acquitted in that case. back to you. >> thanks richard. right now still no word on fate of two hostages held by isis. japanese officials say they have nothing to report on the possible prisoner swap to stave a japanese journalist and jordanian military pilot. the deadline for the trade passed yesterday. the isis extremists want jordan to release an iraqi woman in al qaeda in exchange for the two hostages. new information on the gas explosion at a children's hospital in mexico city. overearn night a third person died. officials say there was a leak in the hose that a propane truck
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was using to distribute gas to the hospital. at least eight children and seven adults seriously hurt. a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban is claims responsibility for taect at a kabul airport. three american contractors and one afghan killed there yesterday. the u.s. capitol police will be reviewing how they handle the loud and lengthy protests on the hill protesters verbally attacked former secretary of state henry kissinger as he sat down to testify at a hearing yesterday. they demanded kissinger be arrested for war crimes in vietnam. lawmakers visibly upset. senator john mccain calmed one protestors low-life scum. its officers actions to end the outbreak were not up to standard. and the super bowl new
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accusations that have nothing to do with security. tracie potts has more on the health alert in phoenix. >> reporter: in phoenix, super bowl preps are under way and so is an aggressive campaign to stop the measles. >> we're making a big deal out of this because we need to contain it now before it gets really widespread. >> reporter: as many as 1,000 people in arizona may have already been exposed. the cdc says the outbreak that started a disneyland may have come from overseas and it's now spread to 14 states. now there's a minnesota case with no apparent connection to disney. >> it's scary out there. especially when you have little ones. >> reporter: the 6-year-old is battling leukemia and can't get the shot. his parents want unvaccinated kids banned from school. >> why can't it be a requirement, unless it's a medical exception? >> reporter: but it's not just about kids. in southern california six in ten people with measles are adults. the virus is airborne so public
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places like malls are a big concern. >> if somebody were to walk in to that space within that two-hour time frame they have a possibility of contracting measles. >> reporter: when an unvaccinated adult walked into a high-risk clinic for children. >> it's infuriating to know that all she did was go to a doctor's appointment that she has to go to and was exposed. >> reporter: along with hundreds of others as of this morning, they're being monitored. now, the health experts tell us if you can't remember if you had the shot go ahead and get another one because there's a 90% chance you'll get sick if you're exposed and you haven't been vaccinated. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> thank you, tracie. today a man sentenced for a deadly stabbing. high on pcb when he stabbed burt ton death. he stabbed the victim during an
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argument. right now jurors in stafford county are deliberating the fate of a former fbi agent. arthur gonzalez charged with the second-degree murder of his estranged wife julie. prosecutors say she was shot four times during the fight with her estranged husband back in 2013. arthur gonzalez says she tried to stab him with a knife and they reacted out of self-defense he says. the commonwealth says it was premeditated murder. news 4 i-team broke this story on twitter. two d.c. fire department workers on leave after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of gas for their personal cars. used her government issued credit card to charge gasoline and filled up at a pair of gas stations on pennsylvania avenue not far from her hst d.c. the second employee a 32-year-old man, accused of making off with about $2,600 in
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gas. investigators tell the i-team the man also sold some of that gas for 50 cents on the dollar. two of maryland's largest casinos are trading in slot machines for table games. according to the baltimore sun, the state lottery and gaming control commission approved the requests for maryland live and horseshoe to eliminate 300 slot machines each. horseshoe will now have 177 table games. maryland live will have 200. well from domestic violence to a deflated ball that's been a scandal plagued here for the nfl. today we're going to tell you what the league's commissioner is doing to address those issues as millions get ready to watch the super bowl. and we'll explain why secretary of state john kerry got a $50 fine from the city of
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rap suge knight arrested involved in a hit-and-run. his attorney says it was a tragic accident that knight ran over and killed a friend of his and injured a second man, because he was trying to get away from attackers who were attempting to assault him. this happened in a parking lot restaurant in compton. knight took off from the scene. police saying this was intentional. that knight drove backwards, struck the victims then put the car in drive, moved forward and struck them again. the vehicle was later found in
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west los angeles. knight has been arrested several times before for robbery, assault and drug charges but now faces a murder charge barbara. >> thank you, richard. and just two days away until the patriots take on the seahawks in super bowl xlix. this comes as nfl commissioner roger goodell addresses the state of the nfl after a year of scandals. nbc's sarah dallof has more from phoenix. >> reporter: with super bowl tickets priced sky high it would seen the nfl is as strong as ever. >> go pats. >> reporter: the league's image tarnished by a number of high-profile scandals including domestic accuse cases and sexual assault allegations. many will be watching commissioner roger goodell's state of the nfl's speech. some fans hope to hear a strong reinforcement's new league policies. >> should be a zero tolerance policy. no -- if you hit someone, you're probably going to lose your job. >> reporter: a serious tone amidst celebration and fanfare. more seahawks and patriots fans
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arriving every hour. >> you almost feel you're in seattle with all the seattle fans here. >> reporter: as the valley of the sun transforms into the valley of the rain fans using plastic bags as ponchos. others not even trying to stay dry. the seahawks and patriots will hand over game balls to referees today with extra security measures in place until kickoff. officials promising no deflate-gate this sunday. no distractions for the battle for the championship on the field. in phoenix, sarah dallof nbc news. a reminder be careful when buying super bowl jeshzies and hats. a nationwide sting netted more than $10.5 million worth of fake nfl merchandise pap collation of federal agencies worked together on the bus calling it operation team player they made more than 50 arrests targeting shipments of phony goods entering the u.s. and plan to keep the operation up through game time.
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there are still tickets available to sunday's game but it's going to cost you. we checked stubhub a few minutes ago. the cheap et ticket available will set you back $7,400, to sit in the upper level. the most expensive ticket a whopping $172,000 and that's to sit third row back in the club level. it's no secret that super bowl tickets skyrocket. the closer we get to the game. the surprising part is that the prices are more than three times higher than they were at this time last year. nbc 4 is your super bowl station. our own jim handly is in phoenix. coming up in the next half hour look for his report on what you may call the origins of football. the uva president is expected to announce new campus initiatives in just a half hour. we'll explain what she will not be focusing on when she talks to students. and some wind heading in our
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direction. we'll tell you about that coming up because we may also be looking for snow. amelia will cover that
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right now storm team 4 is keeping a close eye on changes in the waethz. hold on to your hat this afternoon. the wind is expected to pick up soon. you can see the flag outside our studio in northwest d.c. it's flapping a little bit out there in the breeze but it's going to be flapping a lot more
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pretty soon we understand with the wind pickup and then a chance of snow on sunday. storm team 4 meteorologist ameil nah segal is here now with a look at the photograph forforecast. >> talk about less of a chance of snow monday. looking like we'll see snow changing to rain and then maybe back to snow. more on that in a moment. first today, a lot of people noticing some flurries. some light snow outside. talking about it on twitter and facebook this morning. that light snow is actually lake effect and could be noticing snow bursts until about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. it's not going to accumulate but certainly going to be something you can kind of have a conversation about. right? just conversational snow. also it is windy. it's starting to become very windy outside and it will be windy right on through tonight. just breezy tomorrow and dry tomorrow. ob sunday this is when rain and snow starts to move in and then we'll continue to track the storm system during the day on monday.
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here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. you can see flurries inside the d.c. metro area further south, southern maryland northern neck fredericksburg light showers there. again, this activity potentially countries until 3:00 and yous until 3:00 and coming off lake erie strong winds. at the surface and higher up as we. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 41 in washington. steps in the suburbs in the mid to upper 30s. when you factor in the winds, though feels like temperatures are about 27 in gaithersburg 24 in leesburg 26 in camp springs and prince george's county. windchills this afternoon and evening in the teens and single digits as temperatures actually slowly start to fall. by 4:00 p.m. a temperature around 35 degrees. 6:00 already down to 30. so if you're dining out tonight you want the warmest jacket as you head out. temperatures in the 20s and 30s, but with windy conditions windchill temperatures will be in the teens and single digits
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during the evening and overnight hours. it's a cold start tomorrow morning on your saturday. a temperature around 20. breezy. trying to go for that early morning run, definitely want the winter weather gear. also need sunglasses tomorrow. plenty of sunshine throughout the day. high temperature of 36. noon still chilly. temperature only around 26 at that point. here's future weather on sunday. continuing to track the system. we could start to see snow or a bit of a mix arrive around the lunchtime hours. by 5:00 notice rain closer to washington. snow closer to the mason-dixon line. as we start to get into the evening how watching the super bowl. most likely seeing rain here in the district and then that rain or a bit of a mix continues early monday morning. here we are at 4:30 when "news4 today" is starting and tom updating the forecast. maybe delays monday if the storm system changing track. right now though doesn't look like it's going to have as big an impact on our area. what i know. this storm, precip.
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rain or snow? well right now it's looking more like rain and a bit of a mix. that's because of the track it's further north. amp it arrives sunday afternoon hour snow and mix at first that looks to change over to rain overnight and as you head out to work monday morning, then as it ends changes back to a bit of a mix. so on sunday a high temperature, you can see right there, on storm team 4, four-day forecast of 38 degrees and temperatures actually tumble as that system moves in. monday we're looking at the chance of some snow. continuing or a bit of a mix, and barbara, have updates at 4:00 p.m. as we continue to get the latest information, and you can also find updates at nbcwashington.com. >> okay. thank you. today a man charged with a kidnapping of a montgomery county judge is expected back in court. rickly sinning charged with kidnapping and assault of a judge audrey accused of assaulting her in the home they were living in together. that hearing takes place this
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afternoon at the montgomery sounlty circuit. because crate sn a montgomery county judge, the mon gummontgomery states attorney recused himself. nationals outfielder jason worth heads to jail. he pleaded guilty to reckless driving yesterday. he'll turn himself in later today. he was flying down the beltway in virginia at more than 100 miles an hour last summer. he'll serve five days at the fairfax county jail on weekends to minimize disruption to his rehab after he had shoulder surgery. he has driving restrictions as well including a six-month ban on driving. the secretary of state john kerry has been fined for not shoveling his sidewalk. boston's mayor is cracking down on anyone who leaves their saud wachs s sidewalk buried in snow. kerry hit with a $50 fine pap spokesman for kerry said he will promptly pay the fine and his sidewalk is now clear of snow.
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in about a half hour university of virginia president, its president will talk to students about new initiatives happening on campus including new economic environment and social programs that are designed to benefit the school and the charlottesville community. in april, uva is planning to release a sexual assault survey. the school says the survey is not a response to that controversial "rolling stone" article that accuses of school of having a rape culture. a 70-year-old montgomery county man is in the hospital with serious burn injure is. hurt when he tried to put out a fire which tore through his town home. mollet green is on the scene in north bethesda covering the story. she's been there all morning. >> reporter: the homeowner lived alone here with his two cats. a family friend who stopped by this morning to look at the damage says one of his daughters is at the hospital with him by his side as he fights for his
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life suffering from second and third-degree burns. this is all that's left of a burned out town house on brewer house road. the homeowner, a man in his 70s, left with critical burns after attempted to put out the flames himself before calling 911. >> he did say he tried to. obviously, it kind of wasn't as successful butt he was able to make it out. >> reporter: taking what fire experts say a calculated risk in a fast and furious overnight blaze, two alarms bringing 75 fire fightess to the scene. >> very hard to put out an electrical fire. also on a couch. we're not professional firefighters here. we all have fire extinguishers. it's terrible. >> so they can look at this and -- see where the charring is where the most heat was and that's typically where the fire starts. >> reporter: inside the burned out living room investigators zeroed in on the cause.
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electrical. sparked by a floor outlet under a couch. >> apparently he came down told investigators that he was told neighbors, that the couch was on fire and he tried to extinguish it. there was an electrical outlet and consumed the rest of the house. >> we just moved in about a year and a half ago. he was actually one of the first people that introduced himself to us as we came into the neighborhood. he's very, very, a nice man. >> reporter: the homeowner's cat still missing, unaccountable. the damage $450,000 in respect was damage to the home next door and that family is temporarily forced out. in north bethesda maulette green, news 4. and new this morning, the loudon county school board is bringing back summer school as part of a new budget agreement made last night. the budget also reduces the average high school class size by one. the board approved $3 million to hire 40 more teachers in
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addition to new hires all employees will be getting on average a ss 2.5% pay raise. the budget goes to the board of supervisors next. if you live in montgomery county your property taxes may go up soon. county executive isaiah leggett will propose a significant increase in the next two years. his plan could lift annual cap for total property taxes collected overall, but that will be a tough political sell. the county faces a $200 million shortfall. state funding cuts and revenue losses from the recession are also making a balanced budget very difficult. leggett will announce his decision march 1th and we will be there and bring it to you. effort derailed. what prevented virginia lawmakers have overturning a controversial ultrasound law? plus a look at the nine vehicles that have never been involved in a fatal accident. and we'll take a look at just how much money you need to make to live in the district. stay with us.
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if you bought your vehicle in 2011 it could be one of the nine types that have never been involved in a fatal crash. the insurance institute for highway safety put out the list and here are the makes and models that made it out. the honda odyssey minivan. subaru legacy sedan and mercedes gmplt l suv. other brands on list include
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audi kia, lexus, toyota and volvo. most of mainstream modelling with four wheel drive. listed all makes and models on nbcwashington.com. if you're financially stressed you're not alone. a new pew research study finds more than half of u.s. households are exhausting incomes and savings to keep up with bims. inclooutding housing and health care up 6% in the past 30 years to $51,000, but wages have been relatively flat. so to put that in perspective, if a typical household went through a period without a job they would exalt savehaust savings in about three weeks. it may surprise you how much money you need to make if you want to live in d.c. cheat sheet says you'll need to make more than $100,000 to live comfortably in washington. d.c. has the third highest percentage of households earning at least $150,000 a year. in cities with more than a half
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million people. you've probably heard of bing watching television. maybe you do it yourself. this morning we'll tell you why some medical experts are warning it could be harmful to your health. plus keeping your hair looking good and the price you could be paying. we'll explain why certain hats could be harning your
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an attempt to reverse a controversial law in virginia
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failed. the law require as woman who wants an abortion to first undergo and ultrasound procedure. some say the requirement is invasive and medically unnecessary, but the repeal proposal was rejected in the senate. so the ultrasound mandate will stay in place, in virginia. in news for your health more news we are learning that watching hours of your favorite tv show is bad for your health. a study suggests that tv bing watching has been linked to depression. and loneliness. bing watchers are also more likely to lack self-control. the university of texas study says that watching tv is no longer a harmless addiction. physical fatigue and problems such as obesity and other health problems are related to bing television watching. and we have a new warning for folks who are liking to -- to take the edge off with a few drinks at night. researchers found an increased rick of stroke for middle aged people who have three or more drinks a day. this was regardless of their
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genetics and health habits. in fact having more than two drinks may even be riskier than having high blood pressure or diabetes. the connection was made during a long-term study of more than 11,000 twins. our hair. it's an important part of who we are, and it's our issue, if you're a woman, you know that. decisions can be hard to make when it um cans to your health versus your hair and some people are facing that. here to talk ak that dr. stephen hopping, medical director for the center for cosmetic surgery. hello. >> hi barbara. or a man. we're all concerned about hair. >> that's true. it's our crowning glory, as we say. but for some women, for some of us it's a real issue, because it's a choice between whether to go swimming to go running, or not, because we don't want to screw up what we've just spent a lot of money getting together? >> right. some of these doss can cost $200 and to get it wet or to get it
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sweat, is just not -- not in the cards for some women. >> you have some interesting information that you brought. the women, especially african-american women could be making bad decisions. 45% of african-american woman reported avoiding exercise due to hair care. i understand that. not just african-american women, many women. other statistics 2, ss 22% -- >> yeah 22% admitted that they felt that their hairstyles were keeping them from exercise. msin inwich is really sill consent. >> and 50% of black women over the age of 20 or overweight compared to 33% of white women and 43% of hispanic? >> a separate study-by-the cdc. center for disease control. a disproportionate number of african-american women over 20 who are overweight compared to caucasian and hispanics. the question is, is there a
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connection between hair and exercise? and being overweight? perhaps there is. >> we've got to find somebody to come up with a way to keep your hair looking good without having to worry about going in a swimming pool or running or not. move on to other issues women face and one of them is alopecia. another thing for african-american women that because of some of the hairdos? >> it's important. in the same study that came out in michigan and multicultural centers, 59% of african-american women noted hair loss. that's high. now what causes hair loss in women? we're going to talk about that. particularly in african-americans. it is -- there's traction in alopecia from braids. tight ponytails. things that are -- >> weaves. >> exactly. >> those other things. okay. >> there's chemicals involved. in straightening. in relaxants. there's excessive heat. all of these things can damage
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sometimes permanently our hair. >> and the lead to hair loss. >> and lead to alopecia or hair loss yes. >> what are women to do about that? particularly women who do use relaxers and -- >> right. >> and -- hairdos that make it easier to maintain look? >> well again, we want to keep our hair. i think we have to really you know black women, all women, need to function on avoiding excessive traction hairstyles because it can over the long run do damage. avoid excessive relaxants, or chemicals. >> you say, give a six-month chemical holiday? >> give your hair -- starting to notice some of these changes, give yourself a six-month chemical holiday, because the earlier it's discovered the faster the more likely you can recover. >> we need to talk about this more. you say there are answers, steroid injections and a few other things? >> find it early, inject the scalp with steroids take oral
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steroids prp, blood products or in serious cases hair transplant. >> see your doctor, if you're having problems with hair loss. that's the answer. >> a specialist in hair. >> thanks doctor. >> all right. and we are going back to in time with jim handly taking a look at the roots of our civilization and possibly team sports as we head towards the super bowl. and another live look outside right now. amelia is back with a look at the start of the weekend and the timing of some snow that's moving in on sunday i think she said. maybe -- not going to see as
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technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too.
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we're following several developing stories throughout the day on nbc 4. first the sons of a woman who died in the underground emergency of metro suing the transit agency for $50 million. carol glover died and more than 80 other people hurt from smoke filled the train near l'enfant metro station. it happyened earlier in the month. and talking to students about new initiatives happening on campus. what changes could be coming check out the story on the nbc washington app. and right now monitoring a hearing in an alexandria courtroom. golet muhammad wants his name removed from the no-fly list. one day after his brother, a
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former former -- the latest on both of those men. super bowl sunday is on. bing watch the super bowl ads, dish network letting you skip the game and just watch the ads. temporary feature called reverse auto hop. first you have to record the game. then monday skip over the play-by-play and just get the commercials. news 4 jim handly is in phoenix already. he visited the museum of an ancient american tribe and he joins us with a look at artifacts from what may be the very first football game in the grand canyon state. >> reporter: their civilization on this dry land began in 450 a.d. the american indians were the first to inhabit what is today phoenix. walking the half mile of ruins here at the pueblo grande archaeological park you learn a way of life that included sports. team sports.
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>> they wore padding up on their arms and on their chests. we think this was somewhat similar to a type of soccer. >> reporter: we're standing on one of two ball courts where they played an ancient game that drew villagers from around the valley region. this was really their super bowl? >> this was their super bowl. so the ball team from the next village over would come here and play at this ball court, and at the same time the people from here would be selling their wares or cotton. >> reporter: these are three of the original stone balls they used. >> he hit you in the head, you're going bleed. >> reporter: and you can't deflate those? >> no you can't deflate those. >> reporter: overlooking it all, a platform. the size of a football field where leaders lived and rules. >> music, chanting og gone inging going on. from here the leaders could keep an eye on the people make share they're work growing crops, digging canals. >> reporter: they built the largest system of canals in the
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new world. these are you have wood and stone tulles used to dig. >> you have to have water to live here in the desert. and they knew that the water was important, and they built the canals to transport the water to where they could grow additional crops. anybody that flies in for the super bowl will be flying over the remains of the canals. >> reporter: jim handly news 4. >> keep one with jim's behind-the-scenes journey liking his facebook page and remember the game airs live sunday evening right here on nbc 4. time for a final check on our yaft amelia joins us. what kind of weather is outside as we're huddled around tvs? >> weather sunday night into monday looking similar to every other weather system this winter. areas further north and the mason-dixon line seeing accumulation. d.c. little or nor accumulation. certainly with a wintry mix going to and from super bowl parties, drive carefully. today it's windy. it's cold.
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windchill temperatures this evening in the teens and single digits. >> okay. have a great weekend. >> same to you. >> enjoy the super bowl. >> looizikewise. >> haven't asked you who's going to win. >> i don't know. that's it for "midday." thanks for joining us. tune in for news at 4:00, five 5:00 6:00 and elv been and here on
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>> nicole: hey, okay! let go of me. if you want to talk about how serena's the victim and i'm the villain, you can forget it-- >> daniel: okay, no, no, no, no, no, what we are gonna talk about is you and me. and what you did tonight. to us. >> serena: [laughs] yes! i found it after all this time. >> eric: serena. i'm back. >> brady: hey. >> maggie: hi. >> too bad. >> maggie: why? brady, what happened? oh, boy. did victor give you a lecture about melanie? >> brady: no. no, actually it was about theresa. >> theresa: clint, honest to

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