>> right now on news 4 today, another round of winter weather for the weekend. >> storm team 4 radar is showing snow headed our way. >> chuck bell is typing out when it will reach the neighborhood but more on when things will warm up. there bitter cold temperatures out there. >> you bet. good morning to both of you and a good saturday morning. the weekend off to a bright and sunny start, but it is cold outside this morning. temperatures in the teens to near 20. it's a bundle up factor. 18 in winchester and 22 in washington. that's one of the warm spots. 20 in st. mary's county. the wind chill is down into the single digits all over the area. 3 in gaithers berg. get out your heavy caps and gloves and mittens and sunglasses.

it will stay cold all afternoon. temperatures in the teens and 20s and rising to 30 for lunchtime after about 35 for a high today. that's not much above freezing. a cold start tomorrow morning will make for a not so super sunday. a chance of sleet and snow tomorrow afternoon becoming all rain by a messy monday morning. all that and the timing is coming up in a few minutes. back to you news. >> crews working hard trying to fix a water main break in the adams morgan part of the district. >> good morning. this is what you might call the worst case scenario. the 1800 block of harvard street. if you are familiar with this area it is a steep downgrade now. the water has frozen. they have the street blocked early this morning before dawn. they happened to come across

running water here. that's not good considering the temperatures and a crew got up there and shut down the water main break. there is a breech in the roadway where that happened. but once that water stopped running, it froze quickly. with the downgrade, you can imagine what the scenario could be. police had this blocked off and we are told the crews will come here and put something make this a little bit more navigatable. you will be blocked from summit at one end. you will be diverted around and note that the entrance to the zoo that comes off of harvard street has been closing. they want to minimize traffic through here while this situation is still under way. i think a crew just arrived and we may be getting stand or something on this rope. this is what you have to watch out for when you have subfreezing temperatures. we are live in northwest, back to you.

>> thank you. >> following a developing story out of northern virginia new video now. this shows fairfax county police forcing their way into a man's home in a standoff in august of 2013. that's the video you are looking at. police shot and killed him. he was not armed at the time but police tell us there was a gun nearby. a group supporting justice for gear will protest at the annual town meeting at 10:00 this morning on old mt. vernon road in fairfax county. a judge forced fairfax county police to release the 11,000 pages of documents related to the case including something we rarely see. the police debriefed with the officers involved. the digital team posted to nbcwashington.com if you want to check it out. approximate are. >> the beltway is back open and it was closed between university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. it happened around 3:30 and

everything it back open. state police told us that four people were taken to the hospital and no word on the injuries just yet. >> also new this morning, efforts to free a japanese hostage have come to a grinding halt. the deadly has passed. they said they would kill the pilot and a journalist if a tuds womer was not released. the foreign minster said they are working hard to secure the release. >> metro breached the duty to operate a safe system according to a lawsuit. the $50 million lawsuit has been filed by the family of a woman who died in the metro emergency. the lawsuit was filed against the transit agency. he died of smoke inhalation in the station. it took crews 45 minutes to reach her and other passengers. >> why did metro not come back

out so the train could pull into the plaza and discharge. >> the subway tunnel did not work properly. attorneys say the accident was completely foreseeable. >> the super bowl gives appetizers a huge audience and have a marketing gold mine in the host city. in phoenix to show us how they are getting their message out. >> a brand or product to get out, there no bigger stage than super bowl central. >> i'm here and ready. i got my game face on. >> the rush on radio road. celebrities being trotted around and shouting to the audiences back home. >> 44 ladies that's me.

get yourself some cold cuts today. >> what are goes better on the game day of the year than pork ripds. >> they put him in super bowl commercials and raising awareness for charities now. >> it is a gold mine week for causes. this is the mecca, the media as can you say. everybody comes in for the super bowl. >> the most ambitious event. the budweiser house of whatever. 70,000 square feet of fun. 10,000 people had to audition to get into the effect. it is a marketer's dream. >> instead of the house dropping from the sky, it was a party yacht and 13 truck loads of sand. >> this is the craziest experience of my lifetime. >> this guy will be a household face. reilly smith is a human pacman in bud light's new ad campaign. >> i'm in a life size video

game. i'm pacman and there ghosts chasing me and people screaming and running my butt off, sweating and dripping and loving life. >> the house will push out 75,000 tweets from three parties this weekend. it's all about branding. the skyscrapers in all of super bowl central have been transformed overnight. countless websites are on everything hoping to reach a nationwide audience. who better than facebook to do that? they are launching trending super bowl this weekend. >> whether it's you and friends with athletes and celebrities, you can see highlights on the nfl and nbc. you can see the tv commercials all in one place. >> businesses and advertisers say the after glow can last up to six months after the super bowl. from here we head to scottsdale for the taste of the nfl. back to you from phoenix. >> thanks and want to watch the

super bowl? you are watching the right station. coverage starts at noon and kickoff is 6:30 here on nbc 4. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of the black list followed by news 4 at 11:00. all coming in. >> a major concern for parents right now. the measles outbreak. we are hearing for a mom and dad whose son was hospitalized after getting the vaccine. why doctors are having a hard time treating it. >> you know paying for your students's college education is getting tougher. why research said you shouldn't expect to turn for the government for help. >> the live look over d.c. you might want to bundle up indoors. it's going to be cold and he's putting his final touches on the forecast for the other half

tuition is fees are on the rise in and government funding is on the decline. going to a public college may not be as cheap as you think. funding has been cut by nearly 25%. in maryland funding is down 12% and here in the district over 5%. total student debt surpasses $1 trillion. >> the district ended with a surplus of more than $200 million. city agencies spent less money than allocated. most will go to the rainy day fund. this is the fourth time in as many years they ended up with the surplus and the d.c. mayor said she will close a projected $250 million budget gap. >> this may be shocking to hear but 1100 children are sleeping in homeless shelters in the

district. that was the count this past week as volunteers counted the homeless population. mark went along with one of president obama's cabinet member who is helped with the count. >> this is a problem we can solve. >> shawn donovan is alongside hundreds of others. >> we can't solve homelessness if we don't know how many folks there out on the streets, but what the challenges are. >> donna and the team led by the social worker scoured a section of southeast. armed with clip boards and a survey they were tasked with finding people living on the streets to find out as much as they can about their circumstances. one of the main goals is to identify veterans. they searched parks, alleys and stair wells, finding several homeless men on a sidewalk just blocks from the u.s. capitol.

>> a gentlemen owned a home and happily married and in the end, between a couple bat breaks and a couple illnesses and a tragic event in his life he he is out on the streets and it's a reminder that all of us live lives where something bad could happen to us. are he is certain homelessness can be prevented. >> hopefully help them get to a better place. >> they are facing d.c. with more than 1100 children living in shelters. >> with the numbers and we see the issues and the people have names and they have stories and all of us can give our money or time but we can give a smile and a hello.

>> officials won't have results until the spring. now coming up at 6:00 there more than 1,000 children living in d.c.'s homeless shelters. we will introduce you to one of the families. in the district news 4. >> don't let that sunshine fool you. it's cold outside and you will need hot tea, chocolate or coffee in your mug. how long is the sunshine last and what about that chance for tomorrow? all that is coming up

>> right now the white house is weighing in on vaccinating your kids amid the measles cases. president obama believes vaccination decisions should be made by parents and good science. a report on one case in arizona, the same state that is hosting the super bowl. >> uriah never says no to his favorite game. when he couldn't get out of bed, his parents thought it was a cold until he got the rash. >> measles? what is this? 1950. i think he had his shot. >> that are i had done everything doctors recommend, but the first of two meadles not enough to immunize their 3-year-old. >> he has never been sick or the

stethoscope scared him. >> like 15% of patients. >> i like holding him close to me and on the other side i'm crying. >> there is nothing you can do rather than make them comfortable. >> benadryl tylenol and iv fluids helped but instead of constant fluids -- >> they would look at his rash and ask can i take a picture of this. >> he was isolated since the virus is so contagious. in arizona, just a handful of patients may have exposed 1,000 to others where huge crowds are arriving for the super bowl. >> they can spread in places where many people are unvaccinated unvaccinated. i wouldn't expect the super bowl to be a place where many are. >> in california one doctor is refusing to accept patients who choose not to vaccinate. >> not vaccinating makes them

vulnerable to measles and they could die. >> it never got that serious for him. >> he is happy and healthy and back to normal. that has been a joy. >> he is eating more and playing more. his smile is the only thing that is still contagious. >> that was halle jackson reporting. this week we have been following the story of a 6-year-old boy who remains in critical condition after a sledding accident. you may be surprised to know there 20,000 visits to the er from sledding beings alone. many communities are taking action to ban sledding. they argue injuries in public parks are leading to lawsuits and the city of omaha paid out $2.5 million and iowa paid more than $12 million. >> going on a trip? going on your own, afraid you might get lonely? there is an app for that. tinder for travelers.

they connect -- lonely hotel guests can meet for drinks or dates. you can send messages so you don't have to use your phone number. the hotel is able to promote deals and provide info through the app. the creators say if someone is too lonely you can choose to block their messages. >> keep it in the hotel lobby. >> saying hello to someone is too much work. >> who wants to call somebody? >> maybe you should call home instead of activating the app? just saying. we digress. it's cold outside. >> so cold. that wind. it's making it worse. >> monsters are biding your eastbound lobes off. an ugly cold start. single digit wind chills. the sunshine is not going to do much good, but it looks pretty. here's the view. a clear sky allowed for quite a

drop in temperatures over the last 24 hours. it howled all night long and still out there this morning. 22 degrees in washington now. wind chills are down near 10. it's a chilly start for sure. temperatures right now are some 20 degrees colder than we were at the same time yesterday. a big turn around compared to yesterday. temperatures in the mid-and upper teens in the northern and western suburbs. 20 degrees from edge water to solomon's island. the single digits to around 10. the bundle up factor in the world today. it will be winter sunshine and temperatures will gradually get to the low and mid 30s for a lucky few. breezier early on in the day and they will lay down as we get closer to sundown. staying cold but the

temperatures will not be in free fall. we will say in the mid- to upper 20s. it will be cold outside, but not near as ferociously as it was yesterday. winter stormwatches are up north of the mason-dixon line. no advisories first thing this morning. that could change into tomorrow morning. the cold air will be in place for sure. a large area of low pressure will come up the valley. as a result with the cold air and moisture over the top of it we may start out around lunchtime to the early afternoon with sleet or light snow. not expecting much in the way of accumulation but that could be out there between about noon and 6:00. this will all change over to all rain. start off temperatures tomorrow morning will be in the mid 20s. the clouds come in and seal out the sunshine and prevent much of a warm up. temperatures hovering in the low 30s as the moisture gets here. the sleet is possible and sleet

and snow with a light mixture and by about 7:00 or 8:00 most of it changing over to a cold rain. that's where it will be as we start your monday. sunshine but chilly today. clouds coming back in early tomorrow. the computer models not having much luck on the light snow or sleet. it is out there as that first wave of light moisture movings in and changes to rain into monday morning. a quick check of the seven-day. near 40 tomorrow and high temperature after the sun goes down tomorrow. staying above freezing monday morning and rain ends but more cold air for tuesday and wednesday and another chance of snow on thursday. >> thanks. a college under fire for sending a blunt message to overweight students. some accuse the school of air breech of privacy. >> working to keep you and secure ahead of the super bowl. the danger the big screen tv could pose

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families are asked to check that the tvs are securely raced. a child is rushed to the emergency room every 45 minutes by an injury caused by a that is not secured properly. it should be anchored to the wall or a piece of furniture. >> good reminder. working to keep you and secure. a warning from a water company and how to know if scammers are targeting you for personal information. >> a local organization is helping millions t

>> looking at the top stories. the water main sent water down the hill near 18th and northwest. the water has turned into ice, making for dangerous driving conditions. crews have been able to shut off the water. >> fairfax county police forced their way into a man's home in august of 2o 13. you are looking at time lapse video and police shot and killed him in the confrontation. there was a gun nearby. a judge forced him to release

the 11,000 pages of documents and we went ahead and posted it on nbcwashington.com. >> a japanese hostage has come to a grinding halt. the deadline has passed. the group said they would kill both the pilot and the journalist if a would be suicide bomber was not released. following a lot of big stories early this morning. the time is 8:31. that's a time to check on the forecast. >> it is a harsh cold and a bitter one at that. tracking what we hope will be a warm up. what do you say? >> it will be a warm up, but it's not going to do a lot of good. into the low and mid 30s.

single digits and low teens. warm up inside first. about 5 or 10 minutes with the first beat of sweat going. temperatures with plenty of sunshine into the low and mid 30s. not a bad looking day, but it will be blustery and cold. a chance of sleet and snow. more about that and whether or not that lingers into the commute coming up. >> there is a scam in the area this morning. machine is calling their personal information and there have been cases in montgomery county in fairfax. >> no matter what the utility and business is, my personal

rule is i don't give out anything unless i initiate the phone call. >> call police if you think you have been a victim. >> uva's president and they ban their members from going to frat parties this weekend. many say it's unfair. on the grounds of uva, anger on a celebration weekend. fraternities welcoming new members saturday. a celebration known as bid night. different this year sisters need to keep away. >> i think the students themselves felt singled out and don't like that. >> after a rolling stone article made claims of a gang rape teresa sullivan suspended all

greek life and reinstated in time for bid night. she questions why the national chapters are now banning their celebrations. her words to the young women? >> the advice i would give is to consider that they voluntarily joined an organization and they have to weigh the rules against what they want to do. >> they are doing it for the young women's safety but widespread prohibition may not work. >> you take a data driven approach not drama. >> they use data derived from purchase. they suspend all greek or banning sisters from going to frat parties is not the way to end long-term. >> think of the university of virginia as a human body. there is a problem and a cancer there. it is not scattered throughout the body. we have to isolate where that

problem is so you are not cutting off the wrong food. >> aside from bid night, they have a big game this weekend. that may be an option for the members forced to stay away from the frats. sullivan went on to say the school will be hosting several watch parties for those who don't have tickets to the game today. >> the high profile lawyer is speaking out about a woman bitten by a police dog while she was under arrest. london was already on the ground when an officer released his canine on her. benjamin commented on the attack and he represented the families of michael brown and trayvon martin. he compared it to others on the police force. >> this young lady is injured. you are saying that it was all justified. people in their family and those communities are saying why is it our lives are not valued?

>> crump was already scheduled to speak at the university before this happened. she is a college student there and as you can see, a soldier in the army reserve. >> a dispute growing over what's being taught at a d.c. charter school. parents say three social studies teachers were fired for teaching black history. they were terminated for teaching lessons beyond what's in the curriculum. two members of the education committee are looking into this incident and one said she is angry it happened at a historically black school. >> these are black students learning at a black college or university. if you know your culture and from where you came, it tends to build your self esteem. >> we reached out to the school and administrators and school board several times and they promised to release a statement,

but so far have not. >> more law enforcement will be patrolling the roads after the super bowl to make sure you get home safely. all 22 will take part in the drunk driving crack down. trappers arrested 34 and according to the national highway traffic safety administration dui deaths are up in d.c. and virginia. new laws have been proposed in maryland and the common wealth. >> i want to give you a heads up. expect delays. trains run every 16 minutes while crews do track work. they are supposed to go back to service tomorrow. other metro lines will run this weekend. >> a college apologizing after sending a controversial e-mail.they singled out overweight students. war war why burgers are more popular and how to share your favorite. nbc 4 is your super bowl

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>> can you hear them? the fryers will be going full throttle in a few hours. you are expected to eat more than a billion chicken wings tomorrow. the king of wings is preparing them. the home of jimmy's tavern has been voted the top wingman for four years in a row. >> you had specials on wings for the super bowl. we are doing lobster, macaroni and cheese and traditional lobster rolls. from seattle, we are doing the marshawn lynch beast burger

served with skittles. >> you have to have the skittles. the hot wings sell the most and they are using sauce shipped in from buffalo which is where the king of the wing is from. big buffalo fan. >> apparently the next item was missing for a while. not as popular. now they are making a come back. if you are a burger lover, you want to watch this resident booty and how burgers are back. >> don't you just love a good burger? hamburgers are regaining popularity. more people are ordering burger when is they go out to eat. in 2014 burgers sold better than the previous year for the first time in five years. nine billion served. every person in the united states ordered a burger every two weeks.

they got put together and bourbon stake took first place and soul burger on wilson boulevard and the burger american took first place. we know you have your own favorite so tell us whether you like fast food or fine dining. let us know on the nbc washington facebook and twitter pages today. >> doesn't matter where it is. it has a lot of cheeses. >> the chick-fil-a cow is not too happy right now. >> that's right. >> fans are gearing up for the super bowl and also in the spotlight, controversies plaguing the league and now the nfl commissioner is responding ahead of tomorrow's big moment. let's check in with chuck. >> put extra hot sauce on it. it will be a cold afternoon to be in the great outdoors. here's old glory flapping in a strong north wind. the complete check of th

>> super bowl weekend. break out the electric guitar. from food to decorations and a new tv you are probably getting ready for the big game. >> it has been a damper on the celebration happening this weekend where we find sarah with more on the countdown to

kickoff. sound checks going on behind you? >> yeah. unfortunately they just finished as you were coming to me but we had bagpipers warming up on stage behind me. they were starting to set up for the day the roots are going to perform. it should be a fun experience for fans despite the rain. it has shut down. some of the outdoor attractions are not able to safely operate that. they are not putting a damper on fans's enthusiasm now that the weekend is here. both coaches spoke to the media yesterday. their final press conference before the big game. they are ready and at 100%. they are going to walk away champions. we also heard from the commissioner roger goodell describeing it as tough, humbling and a learning year. referring to numerous controversies that happened off the field for the league.

he pledged to continue focusing on the league's new personal conduct policy. he pledged a thorough and complete investigation of deflate gate and said when that investigation is wrapped up he will release the report to the public. getting ba being to game day, some fans are putting off buying tickets hoping they can snag a good deal. the day of the game is one of the biggest for ticket sales. tickets averaging more than $10,000, making it the most expensive super bowl in history. it's doubtful if fans can save that much by waiting until game day. >> thanks sarah. not all the ads will be for beer and chips. one woman is taking her poll for roger goodell to step down. >> let's take domestic violence out of football. >> this ad was put together boy

a woman's rights group. he was caught in a despicable and disgusting lie in the ray rice scandal. the group said 55 cases of abuse has gone unanswered. she is asking him to resign immediately. >> jurors for the former new england player can watch the super bowl and must leave the room if his maim is mentioned. he is accused of shooting and killing a man. his former girlfriend is there. the trial resumes on monday and hernandez pleaded not guilty. >> you can see the suv go up on two wheels. you will see it as sparks start to fly. it causes a chain reaction crash in iowa. the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the man who hooked up the dash cam said he hoped to get something different on video. >> the college apologizing for

seazing a program to overweight students. the all women's college said they e-mailed the women with the elevateded about mass index. they were invited to take part in a fitness program. having an elevated bmi was required to take part. the school used records to determine which students were overweight. students called the e-mail unethical and an invasion of privacy. you ready for this? take your family on a disney cruise with the movie frozen. they will be along for the rise and they launch cruises to norway and alaska. it will be transformed into a winder wonderland with giant flow flakes and mountains. >> for those of you frozen fans the many, many parents who invited us they are based off the city in norway you can

visit that. you can make a stop and they will see the storybook village. >> frozen is a good thing for today too. everything. >> part of that. they are all part of the frozen scene. temperatures dropped into the teens and low 20s. before you head out the door this morning, extra layering is required. sunshine is the good news. not a cloud to be spotted. that will not be the case tomorrow as clouds come back in late tonight. sleet, snow and rain tomorrow. bright sunshine and 22 degrees in washington. wind chills are down near 10 and wind chills across the area. saturday morning planner, temperatures about 21 or 22 and 9:00 and noticeably windy. staying cold and sunny with temperatures inching their way up to about 26 degrees by 11:00. temperatures are 8 and 18 in

martinsburg and 19 in menassis. a wally 22. hourly temperatures staying in the 20s and later on this afternoon. we should be able to climb into the low and mid 30s. it will stay on the chilly side. these current chills are not going to improve much. single digits and teens and teens to near 20. going out on the saturday night, dinnertime is clear and 29 degrees. cold and temperatures are back into the 20s. we will be heading into the low and mid 20s. no advisories and stormwatches to the north where the cold air is deeper and should be entrenched a little bit. a period of light snow or sleet.

temperatures with cloud cover, temperatures rise tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow rising tomorrow night. temperatures in the 2os and mid 30s with sleet possible. mid- to upper 30s with sleet and snow. changing over to the old rain. clear and cold tonight. clouds coming back in first thing tomorrow morning and sealing out the sunshine. doesn't show up well on the computer models. a little sleet and snow chance begins around lunchtime and could track through the afternoon. this becomes all rain and a messy soggy monday morning with all rain in the area. the seven-day forecast, 35 and sunny today. 40 tomorrow with the rain am can be coming in and

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>> i'm chuck todd in washington. i'm thinking football and politics are two big things for this suspected. mitt romney decides not to make a third run at the white house. is his 2012 paul ryan the key? with all the problems facing the nfl, will the threat of a head

injury be a major blow as parents keep their kids from playing the game? what does your super bowl party say about your political party? a break down in the section. we will have it all for this sunday with "meet the press." >> chuck will join us at 6:40. we will talk about all of that. we will have the exclusive live interview during the game. this was a debate that shook a town to the core. >> was this a christmas decoration or icon of winter? the children want to see frosty the snowman stay and the mayor said there were others wanting to go. they came up with a resolution in the spirit of groundhog day. >> if frosty sees his shadow he will be put away. if he doesn't, he will stay up for another six weeks. >> that will be determined sunday at sunrise.

should he sport a corncob pipe. >> that are should mean an early spring. in theory. march is the snowiest month last year. >> the winter that never ended. >> five days in. >> bitter cold this weekend. >> you bet. that are hear that's all for news 4 today. thank you for joining us early. >> very a great saturday.

>> narrator: the united states of america -- a country that symbolizes an ideal that anything is possible for every man... [ cheers and applause ] ...a place where hard work leads to a good life -- the american dream. it's a country with a foundation of fighting the good fight on behalf of allies, as well as ourselves. americans understand the meaning of humanity and integrity and honor. but the history of this country also has a dark side. >> this is an area where the united states, frankly, has a