embarrassment, 1 100% right, for the top republican in the land. it's stale fight over immigration but six hours away from impacting our department of homeland security. the senate voted to fund dhs till september, but tsa screeners, border guards and coast guardsmen, 200,000 on the front lines of homeland security still faced working without pay starting tomorrow. >> some say, oh they'll get paid later. that's not the way it works. they have mortgages or rent car payments. >> reporter: speaker john boehner agreed the house would fund dhs with no link to immigration, but just for three weeks. so republicans can hammer president obama on his executive order granting work permits. >> that took the power of congress away from us. >> reporter: but across town at the conservative cpac convention some slammed the three-week deal. >> unfortunately, republican leadership is cutting a deal with harry reid and the democrats to give in on

executive amnesty. >> in a showdown house vote 51 republicans said no to their speaker and the three-week plan failed worrying gop moderates. >> the biggest danger is if somehow dhs closes and we have some sort of terrorist incident and then people blame the republican party. >> reporter: democrats are already calling republicans reckless. >> you don't like an executive order, oppose it. do not undermine the safety of the american people. >> reporter: but a dhs disruption now looks inevitable. speaker boehner told house members to stay in town. senators are still around. but what they can or will do before or after midnight remains unclear. i'm steve handelsman news4. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd zwroins s joins us to explain. what does this mean? >> it's not midnight let yet. i think the house leaders have said prepare for more votes tonight. they don't have a plan c, though. plan a was to try to jam the

president, that didn't work and jam the senate. plan b was the three-week extension, which i unld what boehner was trying to do buy time to find out what are the courts going to say about the executive action. you would think that he would get the trust of enough members of his own -- so not to get that is embarrassing. >> it is. >> house democrats are being gleeful and said we're not helping you, good luck buddy. two things could happen. they could bring the same three-week extension at 11:55 tonight and you suddenly see 20 more democrats say, okay we'll pass this now, and then fight you harder in three weeks. or does boehner totally cave and put up the senate bill which would be almost all democrats with a handful of republicans. the problem for baner is fe this does that tonight, i think his own job could be in jeopardy and that's why he's been trying to walk this line. everybody says i can't believe he can't control these 50 guys. you know what he could find himself out of a job. that's why this is so much

tougher. >> that is very important to them up there. do you think they're going on the messing with the d.c. marijuana legislation? do you think that's now going to just kind of go away? >> funny you say this. i think they have to be very careful, the congressional republicans, because here in the first 60 days they're being known for what they're being against, not for what they're for. so they're trying to stop this -- the president on this with homeland security. they're personally attacking the mayor over marijuana. look at loretta lynch, can't get her confirmation done in the senate. i think there is a -- new congressional republican majority here taking over congress needs to be careful. they've wanted to shake the obstructionist label. they're not doing a good job of it yet. >> they have cpac up the street. >> which is another problem for boehner because you have a bunch of activists who are, like go get the president, don't capitulate don't surrender. i think that's why he can't bring that clean bill up tonight. >> interesting. all this drama. >> all this drama. we like weekend drama on "meet the press." >> yes, you do. >> we like weekend drama.

late live and local. right here. >> a lot to talk about on sunday, so tune in. today mayor muriel bowser says she's done all she can on the district's new marijuana law. but opposition could still take a toll on d.c.'s budget. some lawmakers say the new pot law violates federal law and they could reduce the amount of federal funds that flow into the district. at this point mayor bowser says she has to work with the city council to clarify the rules for marijuana specifically when it comes to private clubs. this law takes effect just in time for an event this weekend focused on marijuana. a group called comfytree cannabis academy is hosting a conference at the holiday inn near the capitol on c street southwest teaching people to grow pot safely and navigate some of the marijuana taxes and policy.

it kicks off tomorrow morning and runs through sunday. we may have to get to another bit of winter weather before we get to folic in the warmth, right, doug? >> there's that word frolic. i tell you, we're all going to be doing that come wednesday when temperatures get over 60 degrees in parts of the area. tonight, though a very cold night. talking 60 wednesday, talking 16 tonight. look at these numbers. 32 in d.c. but only 16 in elkins 15 in pittsburgh, 25 in hagerstown. some very cold air moving back into the area as we move through the night tonight. most of us will be into the low teens tonight. if you're heading out downtown yeah this is one place you'll need a coat, you'll need it everywhere. cold cold cold down to 24 degrees by 11:00. we'll talk about how low temperatures go could be near records in parts of the area an a little about the warm-up too. and developing tonight, in southeast d.c. police looking for the person who shot a young boy. this was on naylor road near the d.c. scholars charter school. news4's jackie bensen has

learned that the boy could be as young as 14. we are working to learn if he was a student at that school and his condition. tonight a man who raped a local college student. we put the sketch up on the nbc washington facebook page so you can help spread the news. she says he attacked her in an apartment complex in silver spring just off new hampshire avenue. police think the same man exposed himself to another woman nearby. he was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket with pockets on the sleeve dark jeans or sweat pants and black sneakers. this is a case that left a huge hole in so many hearts and it cast a shadow over the district's largest homeless shelter. this week marks one year since the disappearance of a little girl ralisha rudd. a vigil is planned for her on sunday at 2:00 in the afternoon at the mt. per ron baptist church on k street in southeast

d.c. she was last seen in february of 2014 with khalil tatum, a former janitor at the d.c. general swlerlt rudd had been living with her mother. police believe tatum shot and killed his wife before he killed himself just weeks after rudd's disappearance. a senior state department official is a free man tonight despite being charged with soliciting a child for sex online. daniel rosen spent three days in jail first in the district, then in fairfax county where he's been charged. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in court and had the first chance to ask him about the case against him. >> reporter: with the help of his bail bondsman he tried to avoid our camera today. he was released from jail directly into the courthouse but we caught up with him as he left to get into a waiting car. he remained silent as he left the county courthouse. a bail bondsman and his attorney at his side. he was arrested at his d.c. home on tuesday, extradited to

fairfax county jail thursday. we picked up the arrest warrant that shows he's charged with computer solicitation of a child. police say rosen was actually communicating with an undercover officer poezing as a girl. rosen declined to answer my questions about the case. mr. rosen, what do you have to say about the charges? he briefly showed his frustration holding up paper to block our lens. earlier before appearing before a judge, rosen's attorney asked for bond saying his client has been in the area two decades, married for eight years and has strong community ties. his wife was in the courtroom watching. prosecutors wanted the judge to wait till monday to set bond but the judge set it at $25,000. there are also conditions. rosen surrendered his two passports. he may not have contact with minors and he cannot use computers. his high-profile defense attorney told news4, "we're pleased the judge under the presumption of innocence gave

him the benefit of the doubt. he deserves it." earlier this week a state department spokesman says rosen's security clearance had been suspended and he was placed on administrative leave but his attorney assured the judge rosen will be able to continue to do state department work while he awaits trial. i.e. mailed a state department spokeswo that conflicting information. she said she is still double-check bug does not believe daniel rosen will be working for the state department while he awaits trial. he's tu back in the courthouse on may 4th for a preliminary hearing. julie carey, news4. our transportation reporter adam tuss broke some news earlier today about the search for a new general manager of metro. adam reported that all three finalists dropped out of consideration after ininquiries were made by news4 about the hiring process. now metro has to start that search all over again and there are conflicting reports as to why. sources tell news4 that officials from the district rr

not happy with the three candidates. other sources say the three finalists for that position did not want their current employers to know they were applying for these jobs. metro released a same saying it wants to ensure it identifies the right candidate. the assistant general manager for bus service jack requa is serving as interim gm and ceo. now that the isis executioner has been publicly unmasked a british man, mohammed emwazi there are new questions about how he got to syria to join isis. emwazi was well-known to british intelligence services on their radar since 2009. prime minister david cameron defended british security services today and said they do an impressive job but he didn't mention emwazi by name. nbc's keir simmons has new developments from london on "nbc nightly news" after this broadcast. first at 6:00 support is pouring in for a local mosque that has been vand lilted twice in a matter of days as the investigation picks up momentum.

is montgomery county going to get out of the liquor business? new tonight, the options that the county is considering after a news4 i-team investigation. and he may be a presidential front-runner but jeb bush got a mix of boos and cheers today.

jeb bush at the political action conference. for the first time emerging as a front runner for the republican presidential nomination he had a chance to defend his record which some say isn't conservative enough. he specifically addressed his support for a pass to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. >> there is no plan to deport 11 million people. we should give them a path to legal status where they work where they don't receive government benefits where they don't break the law, where they learn english and where they make a contribution to our society. >> several other big names took to the stage toding marco rubio, rand paul and rick perry. >> montgomery county is launching head sfwooirs possibly deregulating alcohol sales for the first time in nearly 80 years. today the county council met in

a special committee news4 i-team investigation found some serious problems inside the county's department of liquor control. tisha thompson was there and shows you why change is coming to the county's alcohol business. >> reporter: montgomery county councilman hans reamer created the ad hoc committee because he says the government should no longer control the sale of every bottle of alcohol to county restaurants and stores. >> we're the only county in maryland and i believe the only local government in america that has a monopoly on wholesale. >> reporter: the committee was created to decide the future of liquor control including complete le deregulating sales or only controlling the sales of hard liquor. this is the first time the agency's director george griffin has spoken publicly since our investigation, which caught employees drinking on the job and accusations of internal theft from beer trucks. >> we're not sitting here saying everything's great, don't change a thing. quite the opposite. >> reporter: griffin proposed giving his agency even more control over employee hiring and

major financial decisions. >> i do think if you're going to operate a business, which the liquor control is you have to operate it like a business and i don't think we're there at the point of really operating it truly. >> reporter: everyone on the xhit committee was concerned about a council report which found 61% of restaurants and stores surveyed said liquor control isn't giving them what they need to stay in business. >> restaurants have been and remain so terribly unhappy with the quality of service they get. i'm sure you are aware. i had a restaurant own erer i think about seven days i ordered 45 cases of wine. i got five. >> reporter: they're also worried people are going to surrounding counties who don't regulate sales to get their alcohol. >> they are actually voting if you will with their feet. they are purchasing product

elsewhere. >> reporter: if deregulation happens both sides agree it will be a very complicated process involving changing state laws possibly laying off county employees and potentially hiking taxes. next week the committee plans to look at some of the security problems we exposed in our investigation. we will be there and keep you posted on what happens. tisha thompson news4 i-team. >> if you see something that news4 needs to investigate, the i-team wants to hear from you. 202-885-4444 or e-mail us at tips at news4i-team.com. another rough weekend for travelers. dallas-ft. worth, police blamed slick conditions for this mess further north a pileup that involved 40 cars and trucks. hundreds of flights out of dallas have been canceled or delayed causing a ripple effect for air travel nationwide. if you're heading out of town check your flight ta sta us the. that winter weather advisory is going to last through tomorrow

night. >> the south is just getting it. >> yeah. the south -- really it's like a ribbon from denver towards the south towards texas and right across our area as a matter of fact. we've got a chance that same storm could come here during the day on sunday. that's what we're watching. tomorrow we have nothing except for more cold air and tonight will be a cold night. that's a beautiful shot. look at that. amazing shot in the washington monument the bridges crossing over the icy potomac river. lit not stay icy much longer. that's some good news. 32 degrees the current number, but look at the windchill, down to 23 right now. a very cold night. if you're going out and about, especially into the city with the wind going through the buildings, it will be chilly. 27 gaithersburg and baltimore, 33 fredericksburg luray at 32 degrees. look back to the west. this is where the cold air is coming from. cumberland at 23 petersburg west virginia at 24. that cold air moving in. look where we are tomorrow morning, 18 in d.c. 11 in

manassas 13 in leesburg 12 in gaithersburg the record tonight at dulles is 10 degrees and we could come close to that maybe tying or breaking that record if we get just cold enough. another cold one, the outdoor impact forecast tomorrow 7:00 a.m. cold. wait until 9:00 or 10:00 for jogging. 24 by 11:00, 32 degrees by 3:00. we are talking a little bit of wind tomorrow too, so windchill may be a factor. nothing on the radar. we'll stay on the dry side. look where we're talking act back towards dallas. more snow. look more snow down around dallas today, more snow into oklahoma arkansas places that don't normally see it. memphis is going to see some of that snow. that system will move to the east and as it does it will pick up a little more moisture and i think sunday could be a little bit of a problem in some areas. future weather, 8:00 a.m. tomorrow just cold. all day tomorrow just cold. that's all we're going to see p with more cloud cover throughout parts of the day. a little bit of sunshine but the cold weather will dominate. on sunday sh around 3:00 a.m.

notice the snow back to the west trying to move the here. this may start as snow in many areas. around 7:00 a.m. you can see that snow. it's not widespread. it's not heavy. this is not going to be a big storm. we could see more snow and maybe some ice early on sunday before switching over to some rain. it just depends on right now how these models will continue to handle this situation. i do think we could see a little bit more than this during the day on sunday. so stay tuned. bile on again tonight at 11:00 with some of the latest computer models chuck bell tomorrow morning. high temperatures tomorrow 30 in gaithersburg, 32 in la plata, 34 degrees down towards fredericksburg. a cold afternoon. your impact forecast tomorrow on the low side just because of that colder air. next couple days 40 degrees on sunday with that ice possible early, 41 on monday and then a mix switching to rain on tuesday with a high temperature of 40 degrees. and then we get into some warmer temperatures. i told you the ice on the potomac may go bye-bye and this is why. 43 on monday and we stay above 40 all next week.

how about, that staying above 40 still 10 degrees below average but 62 isle take that any day. right now on nbc washington facebook page we've got information on a local tribute to leonard nimoy. how the president, eve nan is a reacting to his death. and what it took for firefighters to rescue this dog from the frozen waters of a local pond. tonight they're

i'm jim handly at the news4 live desk. a sendoff for outgoing attorney general rick holder. the president was onnon hand today. the portrait was unveiled at the department of justice as the first african-american to hold the job, holder hoped to make civil and voting rights a part of his legacy. president obama just spoke at the ceremony and thanked him for his service. >> with him as america's lawyer we've become a better country, which means say googd bye is bittersweet. you have done a remarkable job. it's hard to let you go. i tried to talk him out of it. >> u.s. attorney loret la lynch will replace holder. her nomination was approved by a senate panel yesterday. she is expected to be confirmed in the next two weeks. at the live desk i'm jim

handly. well, tonight flowers mark his star on hollywood's walk of fame as fans and friends pay tribute to actor leonard nimoy. he told us to live long and prosper. and tonight nearly 200,000 people have shared those words of leonard nimoy. on twitter he wrote a life is like a garden perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory. nimoy's acting career spanned more than 60 years but his most iconic role was "star trek's" mr. spock, which he reprised several times on tv and of course the big screen. he died this morning from pulmonary disease at the age of 83. nasa posted its own tribute with a classic photo, writing "so many at the space agency were inspired by "star trek" writing boldly go." we invite you to read more tributes and details about leonard nimoy's ties to our area on our nbc washington app. today the president of liberia urged the u.s. to help

it chase down ebola in every corner. ellen johnson sirleaf visited the white house today and spoke with president obama about the need for continued assistance. liberia is fry triing to improve sanitation keep new treatment center open and make it easier for sick people in rural areas to get to hospitals. ebola killed 3,000 people in liberia but both leaders expressed gratitude for progress that's been made. next, a community now stronger than ever after vandals terrorize two local mosques. see what's keeping the faith alive as police hunt for the suspects. more victims coming forward against a local doctor accused of assaulting his patients. what we're learning about the new charges. and what it took for first responders to pull a

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. now at 6:30 no plans to close. a community rallies around a local mosque vandalized for the second time in a week. tonight who's pitching in to keep it open. firefighters walk us through a rescue caught on camera. how they saved a virginia man's dog from icy water. if you're old enough to fight for your country, are you old enough to drink? why some in annapolis say it's not that simple. >> they worship at a local mosque that has been targeted by vandals twice but they say they feel encouraged. >> that's because they've received a huge outpouring of support from others in the community.

mark segraves is live outside the ivy city mos income northeast d.c. right now. hey, mark. >> reporter: chris, prayer services just rap wraped up for the evening at the ivy city mos income northeast and they tell us that the outpouring of support hasn't stopped at the muslim community. they've heard from synagogues and churches as well. but they told me when they heard from the fbi that let them know that their government cares too. >> we appreciate any help that comes from the authorities, you know. it just shows me how free this country is for me to practice my religion freely and the support that i got from the government is just amazing. >> reporter: two incidents of vandalism in just three days. holy books ripped apart, furniture de shattered, and now a holy picture of the kabba stolen. >> it's very sad that someone had it in their mind to just vandalize the building. i hope it's not a sign of the changing times. >> reporter: more and more

people have been coming to prayer services here since we broke the news about the first attack. support has also poured in from other houses of worship. neighbors and even people with no connection to the mosque at all. in fact they've already raised enough money to repair the windows. >> it's just unbelievable how the community just got together overnight, over this. i mean i never -- i'm having goose bumps right now. >> reporter: now, national groups are weighing in as well. the anti-defamation league has issued a statement condemning the attacks on this mosque and the council for american-islamic re for anyone who can help find the persons responsible. d.c. police say they still don't know the motives. they'll continue to investigate. they're asking anyone who might know anything about this to please give them a call. live in northeast, mark segraves news4. more people have come forward saying that a doctor at a patient first facility in prince william county sexually assaulted them during a routine

exam. tony nguyen was charged with sexual battery after one patient came forward last year. nguyen was a physician at the patient first on liberia avenue in manassas. police say four more men came forward saying that they, too, were sexually assaulted. the alleged assaults happened between july and november of last year. in recent years domestic violence cases have more than doubled in frederick county but one woman who deals with the fallout daily says in some ways it can be a positive sign. the maryland state police reported nearly 600 domestic violence cases in frederick county in 2011. and by 2013 that number had jumped to more than 1,300. inga james runs hartley house, a shelter that helps women, men, and children impacted by abuse. it also has a hotline that gets about a thousand calls every month. >> i don't think personally that domestic violence is happening more now than it used to happen

no. i think victims are more willing and more able to contact law enforcement or contact our agency. >> experts say 30,000 women in the county will likely become victims of domestic abuse at some point in their lives and a lot of them will never report it. a virginia woman says she's going to be keeping a tighter hold on her beloved dog after he fell into a frozen pond in northern virginia. tonight we're hearing from the crew that helped pull him to safety. news4's molette green has the story in fairfax. >> reporter: we want to show you how fairfax county firefighters came together to rescue bodie the dog who fell through the ice. take a look at these incredible pictures. firefighters from fairfax county in icy wood glynn lake rescuing bodie. >> water below at 40 at 45 degrees or below, you have about three to five minutes to swim until you lose complete mobility to swim. >> reporter: firefighters suited up in the right gear in yellow

wet suits, part of his rescue capture by a news4 viewer. >> it was slowly coming back up and she was shivering and his gums were pink again, so all positive signs. >> reporter: owner susan johnson feared the worst when she got a call about bodie on the water. he got away from a family member during a walk around the lake. >> we arrived at the lake and there was a dog about 250 feet offshore in the water. >> reporter: a ten-unit team of firefighters from fairfax city and the county joined forces to save the 9-year-old beloved family pet. fairfax fire captain bill bet says after 30 minutes bodie had a happy ending. >> they navigated through the ice and water to get over to the dog. they brought the dog over got him up on the ice. we got over to him, got him out of the water, he started wagging his tail and shaking himself off to try to get dry. he was happy just to walk off the ice. >> reporter: from now on susan johnson says she's holding on tight to her great dane/lab mix

who loves the water and making geese fly. >> that's best. he's my heart. >> reporter: fairfax county firefighters tell me small lakes like this one appear to freeze over much faster because of the size but really it hasn't been cold enough for long enough. and their message to humans and four-legged friends, play it safe stay off the ice. in fairfax county, molette green, news4. coming up new at 6:00 first 4's traffic's melissa mollet helping you meet your street on one local road that serves as a major route during the civil war. a proposal in maryland to lower the drinking age for active duty military. details coming up.

two car dealers that had been in old town for a long time got a reprieve tonight. last night the city council told them they've overstayed their special use perms. a decade ago they were rezoned and told they didn't fit the vision for king state. now they can stay at the locations for another 18 months. both have said they've had a difficult time finding new locations. there are dozens of roads out there in our area that make you wonder where did the name of that road come from? there's one in fairfax county that is the most historic of them all and has seen a lot of history upon it. first 4's melissa mollet takes is down on hunter mill road. >> originally hunter mill road was an indian path. >> reporter: a 7.2-mile indian path, a path you can still find. >> if you go in the woods and you know where to look you can see these traces. they're there. and they're in some cases pristine. >> reporter: historian jim lewis

knows anything you'd ever want to about fairfax county and hunter mill road. the mill named for george washington hunter sr. in 1831 he bought the mill at auction. for lewis driving down today's hunter mill road is well a trip. >> i can just look left or right and envision what was going on 200 years ago, and it absolutely takes your mind off the rush hour if you will. >> reporter: hunter mill road might be busy today, but believe it or not, it was busy during the civil war too. that's because this was a main route north from the fairfax courthouse. >> if you were at the courthouse and wanted to go north, which they did, to the great battles of antietam and gettysburg you'd typically travel up hunter mill road. there have been a number of very well-known military figures utilize the road. she been stuart hooker. >> reporter: the courthouse served as a supply outpost that the union eventually took over. the road had several names for several years.

>> there's a 1937 plaque that doesn't say hunter mill road but we know it was hunter mill road before then because there were other maps that do say hunter mill road. >> reporter: wrc's famed arthur gottfried lived in that area. like many others the road was named use a point to point formula at one time. hunter mill ran from you guessed it browns chapel to oakton. we wondered about lawyers road. mr. lewis, please take the stand. >> lawyers road was the road that brought the lawyers in from the western reaches of fairfax county at the beginning of the foundation of fairfax county which is 1742. >> reporter: back then lawyers was angled a bit differently than it is today. >> we know exactly where the old wet route traveled. >> reporter: that route was changed two years after the civil war. in fairfax county virginia melissa mollet news4. >> melissa is doing a series of reports on the history of the roads in our area. if you have a road with a story,

you should tell us about it. tweet melissa mollet @first4traffic. a xhrial bus driver is in jail for driving drunk. camilla lily is charged with 23 traffic violations including dui and drinking alcohol on board a bus. police say multiple drivers called them around today saying an orange school bus was swerving and running cars off the road on i 695. that's the baltimore beltway. troopers actually stopped traffic on the beltway to get the bus pulled over safely. willy was the only person aboard the bus and four containers of liquor and beer were found. some were empty. at the live desk i'm jim handly. they're old enough to serve their country but not to buy beer. some maryland lawmakers want to change the rules for teenagers in active duty service.

new at 6:00, what restaurant owners say about the plan. how is this record cold affecting the cherry blossoms? we're hoping to find o

d.c. council member mary shea is voicing more criticism of mayor muriel bowser's empower empowering color of nails initiative.

they're seeing if it violates title ix regulations, those that are meant to ensure equal protects. today on radio she said there's a need to focus on at-risk female students as well. >> what i want what i was hoping would come out of this and i hope may still come out of this which is what the law requires that there be comparable efforts to help our african-american girls who are struggling. >> today bowser said the program will operate within the law and said the programs work to support men and boys will in turn help strengthen girls and families overall. it's one of the most talked-about stories on our facebook page right now. should maryland lower the drinking age for active duty troops? the state senate is considering a bill which would allow 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds so drink beer and wine at restaurants and bars. derrick ward has reaction. you can enlist in the military at age 18 but you have

to serve three more years before you can legally take a drink in the u.s. here many maryland some folks at the statehouse want to change that. >> they at least ought to be able to go into the legion or a restaurant and bar and have a glass of wine orbeer. >> reporter: that would mean places like cafe normandy in annapolis. >> i understand why. i don't really think it's a good idea. >> reporter: the owner says she remembers the day before 1984 when you could legally drink at 18. now that the 21-year-old requirement has been in place for a while? >> going back i don't know i just don't think it's a good idea. >> reporter: travel just a few doors up main street and the owner of castle play believes if you can spill your blood for your country you shall be able to legally pour a drink in it. the thing is the 21-year-old requirement in place has become a condition for getting federal highway money. losing that doesn't go down easy with everyone. >> passing this bill would mean lose dlrg 32 million in federal

highway funding. >> i have an amendment asking for a waiver. i know we can't give up all that money. >> reporter: and he says if the waiver can't granted the change would not go into effect and so far no one can remember the last time such a waiver was granted. and kirk gregory ericsson of the washington regional alcohol program says there are better ways to honor those in uniform. a high ranking military official made his point. >> if you want to honor the troops, focus on adequate pay and the best health care. put a scholarship in their handle not a beer. >> reporter: if the bill passes it could go into effect this summer. derrick ward news4. next week the national park service could announce when the cherry blossoms could be at peak bloom. this frigid winter could mean another late bloom for our beloved trees. april 4 sth the average day, but with the colder than normal winters the past few years we've seen that date pushed back. this year's cherry blossom festival is set to start on march 20th.

that seems early to me. >> just a few weeks away. >> right before spring, the 21st. >> always starts there. but last year we had the festival without the cherry blossoms so hopefullyfully not the case this year. last year a very cold march. this has been a very cold february actually the coldest february we've seen in d.c. since 1979. the second coldest since 1936. baltimore has now seen its coldest february ever and dulles the second coldest february ever. so yeah we're a part of history, everybody. your evening planner, sunset 5:59. temperatures around 32 degrees. they will be dropping quickly down into the mid-20s. if you're head ought tonight, the coat is what you'll need, the gloves maybe the hat too pap little bit of a breeze that will create a little bit of a windchill. heads up for that too. 28 in camp springs. 28 towards annapolis. we set a lot of records. dulles has set four records so far this month. tonight the record is 10.

we could be very close to that. could be a fifth record for the month. that would be the most of any year going back to when dulles was first there in 1962. storm team 4 radar all clear. not going to see any rain or snow over the next 24 hours. sunday however, could be a little bit of a different story. we'll talk about that in a second. some sun, another cold day tomorrow temperatures between 29 and 34. i am amazed it's this cold but a lot of you say we don't care about the cold let's get on the bikes. 22 degrees at 9:00 a.m. 30 degrees at 1:00 32 by 5:00 p.m. sunset tomorrow at 6:00 at night for the first time this year. yes, our days continue to get longer. look at that. late l bit of ice on the potomac. four day forecast 32 on saturday 40 on sunday some ice possible. might start off as snow then possibly change over to freezing rain. that's something we'll have to watch for on sunday. 43 degrees on monday. 40 degrees on tuesday. we'll see a mix early and then changing over to rain on tuesday as warmer air starts to move in

and, man, that warmer air is going to come in quick. wednesday, high temperature of 62 degrees. some areas to the south maybe warmer than that. at least we have one warm day. >> yes. we'll take it. >> i've seen plenty of people on their bikes all month long. >> we're a tough group here. we aren't but some tough people out there. they are. we're not. the redskins say good-bye to a pair of high-priced veterans. >> first lester holt has what he is i aed hn "nbc nightly news." to the scene of the crime in missouri, a tiny community rocked by a big tragedy and nine people are dead. also what happens if the department of homeland security loses its funding?

this is our day, our house. we're going to dominate and win. win on three. one, two, three! >> win! >> that voice heard for the last four years will no longer be inside the redskins huddle. i'm diana russini. the redskins making room on their roster as free agency approaches. two big cuts today. barry cofields who you heard

there had been with the redskins since 2011. the nose tackle was a constant on the defensive line with the burgundy and gold until injuries forced them to miss eight games this season. cutting cofield will save the skins $4 million against the salary cap. and the redskins parted ways with defensive end stephen bowen today. he's spent the last four seasons in d.c. as well but missed 14 games in the last two seasons because of injuries. this move saves the redskins over $5 million against the salary cap as they prepare for free agency on march 10th. look agent the redskins saving about $10 million between both of them. there are lots of stories to follow at nats spring training in florida but one of the biggest, the futures of jordan zimmermann and ian desmond both in their final years of their contracts. nats gm mike rizzo is the man making all the decisions and jason pugh asked him all about it. >> what's it like for you as a general manager when you get to know these

family, kind of build a especially relationship with them opinion when you have to let someone go, how difficult is it? >> you talk contracts and it takes two to make a deal. all we can do is put a fair diehl out there we feefl is fair and equitable at market value and extol the virtues of being this ball club. we have a great relationship. both of those, jordan and ian, i've known them their whole professional careers and they're -- i respect them greatly and but they have to do what's best for themselves and my job is to do what's best for the nationals organization. >> there's nothing going on right now, haven't heard anything and yoin during the season i don't really want to talk. season. so if something does pop up in spring we'll listen and see what happens. but as of right now there's nothing going on.

♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> funny singing grown men singing happy birthday. didn't get 31 candles but denard spahn did get birthday wishes. the nats center fielder limited with options for his big celebration. >> there ain't too much to be in vie yair ra man. depend ong the weather, maybe go to orlando, to a nice restaurant depending on the weather. probably not. maybe do that over the weekend. but most likely movies. you know when in doubt, always go to a movie. >> oh man. that's when you know there is nothing to do when you're looking forward to going to the movies. caps celebrate, visiting carolina at 7:00 on comcast sportsnet. common theme in their streak lacking the intensity when the puck drops. >> i think it's hard to sustain over several months that really high intensity, playoff-style

mentality. but that's what's required if you want to move up. so if we can just take it upon ourselves to try to maximize what each guy can bring, that will benefit the group. and the wizards back in action tonight visiting the sixers. let's go guys. wiz currently on a five-game losing skid. they've dropped 10 of their last 12 games. tipoff at 7:00 on comcast sportsnet plus. i know. got to get this one together. >> they got some winnable games coming up. sixers, pistons. >> yes. like he says slip by the sixers. tomorrow maryland versus michigan at home. college park will be rocking tomorrow.

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