here's look at the windchills. double digits, lower double digits. all sunshine today. more clouds tomorrow. we have snow on the way tomorrow afternoon, and also possibly friday. we'll show that you coming up and track it for you in a few minute minutes. >> i'm molette green live in chillum at the scene of

unbearable loss for a nigerian family who rented this home and lost four loved ones in an overnight fire. a house full. seven people inside a ranli ira fire. four didn't survive. 63-year-old samson omogbo and his 65-year-old wife caroline, and their grandchildren, two-year-old twins, annie and israel omijie. >> i heard the name and i jumped into my car. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived in the 6700 block of knollbrook drive they found some family already outside and frantic. >> all they told the firefighters when they arrived is they had other people trapped inside the home. fire showing basically from three sides of the home on two floors. they had to make an aggressive attack of that fire and trying to get inside and pull those people out. >> reporter: the twins mother escaped the flames by jumping

out of a second floor window, she is expected to recover her injuries but it won't be easy to get through a loss this big. >> lovely people. just a sad incident. they called me this morning around 2:00 to 3:00, i was praying with them. it's unfortunate this happened. >> reporter: firefighters battled intense heat and brutal cold to reach the victims, but it was too late to save the four trapped inside. >> we don't see multiple fatality fires like this when you have children involved, it's tough on the community, it's tough on the families, it's tough on the fire service. >> reporter: prince george's firefighters are still working to find a cause. they have focused on the first floor of this home. what is especially tough and frustrating is there is no evidence that there were smoke detectors working in this house. now, they will be back out mere, firefighters will be back out here in a couple hours going door to door in this neighborhood to check to see if other households have working

smoke detectors. molette green, live in chillum, news 4. right now at the live desk, maryland state police are investigating a deadly hit and run crash on the beltway. look at this chopper video of the crash. it happened on pennsylvania avenue southbound at i-495 before the overpass. we just learned one southbound lane has reopened while police investigate how this all happened. so far a description of the suspect and the vehicle they were driving has not been released. anyone with information is asked to contact maryland state police. barbara? >> thank you. right now we're getting new details about the legal action a family is taking after a suspected sexual assault in prince george's county. a 13-year-old boy's mother is suing a rehabilitation company. she claims her son was sexually assaulted in a movie theater bathroom by a patient at that rehabilitation center. the lawsuit claims the incident

happened sunday in brandywine. the suspect is in the care of compass rehabilitation. when the boy's aunt confronted a staff member at parking lot or in the parking lot, the suit claims the suspect admitted to the assault. the boy's mother is suing compass rehabilitation for sexual battery, assault and negligence. two terror suspects will be in an alexandria courtroom later this afternoon. prosecutors say joseph farrokh was trying to join isis. he was arrested sat trying to catch a flight to syria. mahmoud elhassan faces charges for trying to help him. he sblo duesed farrokh to known terrorists overseas. following breaking news at the live desk. the supreme court agreeing to review president obama's executive order to protect some 5 million undocumented people from deportation. now the president said the order would let them "come out of the

shadows and work legally in the u. u.s. experts say the case will likely be argued in april. if so a decision could come by the end of june. we're working to find out the decision on the future of a controversial treehouse. that cassel-style treehouse is in the capitol hill neighborhood. it has windows, towers and a draw bridge. it hangs into public space by two feet. the home owners did get proper permits in august, but neighbors complain it shouldn't have been allowed. the cold created problems for metro. during the morning rush a cracked rail outside the boston station caused delays on the orange and silver lines. once that was repaired another cracked rail had trains single tracking through east falls church. around 8:00 a.m., outbound trains started bipassion the station altogether so crews

could fix that rail. two-track service has resumed at the east falls station. all of this is happening as metro's general manager took a ride on that line with a prominent lawmaker. derrick ward will have more on that trip in a few minutes. after the break, the oscar backlash that continues to grow. and take a look at this. a rebound for the dow after the

here are some stories trending this morning. for the second year in a row it looks like oscar so white is trending. hollywood is fighting back. several stars including jada pinkett-smith, spike lee took to facebook and twitter to tell fans and the academy to say they will not be attending the show.

the president of the academy says the organization is pursuing dramatic steps to alter the makeups of the membership. the spinoff to "american ninja warrior" team ninja warrior is setting the bar high. we got a look at the construction of the course and some obstacles. the course is designed to test speed and agility. it premieres today on the esquire network. we spotted this next story on uprocks.com. tracy morgan here showed up on "the today show" and joked about going back into his coma. now, in that bizarre interview, morgan also joked a bit about his daughter pushing him forward during his recovery. jimmy fallon introduced morgan to the pup quizzes, and there were jokes and cute puppies. that's a win-win for

oh, we've got those winds whipping around out there in front of union station. look at that. they look calmer -- there it goes. picking up now. wind gusts up to about 30 miles per hour makes it feel colder than it. windchills in the single digits to the lower teens. again, that's how it will be all throughout the day. we'll be dealing with these winds through the evening. not dying down until about 10:00 tonight. temperatures stuck in the 20s. though we have plenty of sunshine. if you are picking up the kids from school, windchills in the single digits and teens. here's the weather headlines, windy today, some snow tomorrow, we will talk about that snow tomorrow and the weekend coming up. with temperatures this dangerous, we want to make sure you're properly dressed before you leave the house. remember, put on a hat. your brother would tell you

that. you lose so much heat from your head, 50% of your body heat from your head. layer up with lightweight loose-fitting clothing. wear a scarf to protect your mouth and lungs from the air. put on water-proof boots and sturdy shoes to keep your feet dry. to track school closures download the nbc washington app. after the break, a pair of local leaders on metro and the questions riders asked.

at the live desk, a story developing right now in fairfax county. a water main break has forced lanes in both directions of chain bridge road to close. look at what is now ice in the middle of the roadway. this is at the intersection of chain bridge and hunter mill road. fairfax water is working to repair the break. so far we're told two homes are without water. >> of course if you're driving around in that area, the ground is already cold. we're talking about temperatures that are going to be in the 20s today. the only thing that helps dry that out is the wind. that's not going to do a good job. definitely icy spots there. all right. let's talk about snow chances this week. today we're dealing with the wind. we have a chance with snow

tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night could get a bit of a dusting. more on friday and saturday as everybody has been talking about. looking at sunshine out there today. clear skies tonight. as we settle in to your wednesday, increasing clouds, then chances of snow will come later on in the evening in time for the evening commute. clearing out quickly. again, we could have a dusting. we have your seven-day forecast and we're talking about friday and saturday and we'll show you that coming up. >> all right, thank you. we've been talking about commuter frustrations for metro riders today. repairs to two cracked rails prompted delays on the orange and silver lines earlier. one near the boston station, another near the east falls church station. metro's open leader experienced the same delays this morning and had to answer questions from passengers. derrick ward is live at the vienna station to tell us more about what paul weiderfield to the line. folks had a lot of questions, right?

>> reporter: indeed they did. this is a planned ride-along with metro's gm and a local member of congress, both regular users of metro. they got to see firsthand what passengers were up against and got to hear from some of those passengers as well. the trip from vienna on capitol south is usually a 40-minute ride. on this day it took longer. this is what thousands of constituent constituents have to deal with. >> we'll be moving momentarily. >> reporter: orange line trains were among those single tracking part of the way, this meant crowding and delays. what's going on today. >> what's going on? >> we'll be moving momentarily. >> we had a cracked rail. when it gets very cold, the steel basically, you know, it cracks. it cracked. when it cracks, they send out an emergency crew to make sure it's safe to go over. if it's not safe to go over it,

they repair it. >> reporter: that provided an opportunity for some back and forth among passengers and two people who think a lot about transportation but also have the chance to weald some influence, and some riders got a chance to air concerns and grievances. >> 60% of the trains, there's no announcement at all. and when there is, the majority of the time they make the announcement either it's garbled, so you can't understand it, or they make it, which really annoys me, as they're closing the doors. >> the crowded train was indicative of the challenges of transportation between d.c. and the growing suburbs. as with roads, rails have to expand. >> eventually we'll have to have another tunnel to address the capacity issue. that's going to be a huge capital investment. we will need federal help. >> we have to do what we can do with what we got. >> reporter: both congressmen connelly and gm weiderfeld said

they were impressed and pleased with the way things were handled, at least on the part of the system they were riding in. they were headed to capitol hill, that's where a lot of the funding and the authorization for these changes and improvements that will make in kind of occurrence more rare, that's where it will have to come from. that's where they were headed. we're live at vienna's metro station, derrick ward, news 4. two paramedics hurt in this crash could be out of the hospital by later tonight. ince gornls county fire officials tell us they were hurt when a woman side swiped an ambulance around 8:00 last night sending that ambulance into a ditch. the pictures show you some of that damage. we're learning about a related crash along the inner loop at saint barnabas road. that ambulance knocked over a pole going through the top and bottom of the car. jason rezaian has to be

cleared by doctors in germany before he can go home. he was held 18 months in iran. he and four americans were part of a prisoner swap. the post sent us this picture of rezaian reuniting with his wife, mother and brother. part of his capture included solitary confinement for 49 days. a third american is now back in boston. what is not clear is the fate of two other americans in iran. leaders in the capital city of tehran say they won't free a businessman arrested in october. siamak namazi has been doing consulting work. and also robert levinson who has been missing since 2007. players demanding action after allegations of cheating. you can catch news 4 midday from anywhere, all you need is your smartphone or tablet. open the nbc washington app, hit watch live tv now.

the australian open is going on now under a cloud of match fixing claims. tennis authorities are now responding. they're denying reports that 16 players were investigated for throwing matches but were never punished. a california fisherman has quite the story after he hooked -- yes, that's a shark. a six-foot baby shark was caught by a fisherman near the san clemente pier. the shark eventually broke a fr and swam away. a little scary. >> they are beautiful. >> they are beautiful, just stay away. the latest on the search for

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right now the wind is causing our already cold temperatures to feel worse. these are the current windchills. lauryn, when will the conditions get better. >> you're right about that. those winds will gust to about 30 miles per hour throughout the day. that's why we are in a storm team 4 weather alert day. we have dangerous windchills. they will stick with us. they are not calming until later on. windchills from zero at higher elevations to about 15. that's what it feels like outside. even though we got all sunshine, it's a beautiful day, just looking at nasty windchills. winds will calm down. again, after 10:00 tonight, they'll go light overnight. temperatures falling into the teens. flurries to light snow showers tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. thursday, get stuff done on thursday. friday and saturday we could have a potential snowstorm that comes our way.

also with a little bit of rain. look at those temperatures. we'll discuss that more in a few minutes. >> all right. developing right now, sheriffs deputies in tennessee are searching for a missing 2-year-old boy. little noah has been gone for five days now. he disappeared during a hike with his grandmother and his 4-year-old sister. the grandmother said she was focus on the little girl. when she looked up, he was gone. rescue crews say it's possible the boy found warmth in a hole or under a tree but it's unlikely. there is new concern over a growing mosquito-spread virus called zika. it's being linked to babies with birth defects. as tom costello reports, that threat is causing new worry in the states. >> reporter: in hawaii, the first known case in the u.s. of a newborn found with traces of the zika virus born with microcephaly, an unusually small head and brain. the health department says the

mother likely contracted zika while living in brazil where microcephaly cases are skyrocketing. with mosquitos carrying zika turning up across the caribbean, the cbc has told women of child bearing age to avoid 14 countries, from paraguay to mexico, central america and the caribbean, including puerto rico. we talked to one of the front line doctors today in brazil. >> i think this is the correct direction to advise women in the first or second semester to avoid these areas. >> each one of these holds 1,000 male mosquitoes. >> reporter: a company is releasing genetically modified mosquitos to carry a gene which kills the next generation of mosquitos. researchers are studying whether climate change and el nino are

causing certain populations to grow. >> their lifestyle, the behavior, the speed with which they grow up is tightly related to climate. >> reporter: infectious disease experts warn mosquitos could soon bring zika to the u.s. >> a global travel is very fast and people can come through the large airports. >> reporter: the fear? infected travelers who return home could get bitten by a mosquito here that spreads zika by biting other people. even a fast track vaccine could be four to five years away. tom costello, nbc news, washington. two breaking news stories. first a deadly hit and run in prince george's county. police say a woman was killed and they're working to find out anything about the suspect. anything about the suspect. we'll be back with more in a

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two breaks stories. a woman was killed and they're working to find out anything about a suspect in the deadly hit and run. the crash happened on southbound pennsylvania avenue at exit to the beltway. in chillum, four people include two twinned two toddler dead after a house fire. you can see what it looked like on knollbrook drive. the grandparents were also killed. firefighters don't believe the family had working fire detectors. today marks one year since a fire killed a couple and their

gland children inside an annapolis mansion. an atf found an electric outlet powering christmas tree lights overheated. don pyle and his wife were killed along with four grandchildren. the children were aged 6 to 8. it's the kind of weather that taking your breath away. these are the current windchills right now. we're also keeping an eye on snow chances later in the week. lauryn, the question is what can we expect over the next couple of days? >> the next couple of days, more frigidai frigidai air, not as cold as today, but cold. stays in the 20s with windchills in the single digits and lower teens. winds are not going any wear until later tonight. after 10:00 tonight. we will he be dealing with this for quite some time. windchills in the single digits to teens.

we have the potential for a major storm. the reason we're saying that now, every model has been in good agreement that we'll get something. it depends on the track. the track depends on where the rain/snow line sets up. if it had to play out today we'll have rain in the area and some snow in others, both of them will be decent amounts. keep it here. we'll keep you updated as we get closer to friday. we're talking about friday and saturday. thank you. new numbers in right now in the race for the white house. the nbc survey shows donald trump and hillary clinton holding their lead in the race for their parties nominations. in the gop race, trump stands at 38%. ted cruz is polling at 21%. and marco rubio taking 11% right now. among democrats, clinton leads bernie sanders 52% to 36% right now. former maryland governor martin o'malley right now at least is sitting at 1%. you may have noticed martin

o'malley had a tough time getting a words in during sunday's debate. comedian jimmy fallon making a joke of that. watch this. >> seems like o'malley tried to jump in, the other candidates and moderators cut him off. o'malley was not happy about it. >> i thought last night's debate -- >> you get the idea. >> o'malley had about half the speaking time of clinton and sanders. when o'malley got a word in, many experts say he had his best debate performance to date. progress for police in prince william county. they arrested a teen for a recent school threat. this one against patriot high school. it is separate but similar to threats against three our county high schools. officers trying to ease fears at a town hall meeting last night. they say they're taking every threat seriously whether credible or not. parents say they want to know what they're supposed to tell

their kids. >> his sense of security is broken. that's a huge problem. he has to go to school and excel, you can't do that if you're thinking something may happe happen. >> last night officers shared one of the threats started on social media all the way west of the mississippi. even so, the department is upping the number of officers at high schools. you can help name a school tonight. there's a new elementary school under construction at woodbridge. names of people who made contributions will be considered as well as geographical areas. after the break, we'll get neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. the kitchen is light and bright,new. we should definitely go see it.

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couldn't tweet or read anything on twitter on your phone or computer starting at about 4:00 a.m. the site was down for about two hours and came back with intermittent service. even right now not everything is back at 100%. it is that time again, start getting your tax documents together. the 2016 tax filing season sadly begins today. today is the first day you can start filing your 2015 income tax returns. the irs expects to process 150 million individual tax returns this season. let's talk about some dates to know. a big change is the filing deadline. get that april 15th out of your head. the new date is monday april 18th. now, the three extra days are thanks to the district celebrating emancipation day on the 15th. of course as you prepare to think about how to file your return, the irs recommends e-file. e-filing is the easiest and most secure way to receive your returns. 70% of taxpayers are eligible

for a e-file. if you don't want to wait forever for that return, the irs says they anticipate issuing most returns in less than 21 days. to find out which tax bracket you're in, check out the nbc washington app and search tax tips. the remaining two winners of last week's historic powerball jackpot has not come forward yet. but we can show you what life has been like for tennessee couple that won. they vowed to return to work, but did they? >> reporter: it's probably not an exaggeration to say in the last week, john and she's robinson's life has changed in about 521 million ways. and this statement -- >> we're common people. >> reporter: is one of them. >> it's an overwhelming experience. i think my husband and i realized the impact. >> reporter: we've been with the robinsons since friday. >> they want to make their

announcement right here. >> reporter: when they told the world on "today" they won a share of the billion dollar powerball jackpot. then flying to nashville to validate their ticket. >> they got the paper, we got the money. >> reporter: though not quite absorbing it yet. >> i'm not quite certain. >> reporter: they worried like any of us might. about the price of their hotel room that night. with their new-found fame they got a private tour of elvis's mansion, graceland, something lisa always wanted to do. >> we're getting special treatment, just because i did win the lottery. >> reporter: and an invite to the country ball sponsored by st. jude hospital where they met some country music elite, like the lead singer of alabama. now less than a week after this changed their lives forever -- >> tonight's jackpot is approaching $1.6 billion. >> reporter: robinsons are back in mumford, tennessee. >> i'm hope! >> reporter: happy to be home.

>> home, sweet home. >> reporter: but the enormity is just starting to sink in. it's more than just the size of the jackpot. >> i love my hondas. i can't even drive my own car right now. >> we are very private people. >> my friends, they want to come see me. i can't -- they can't come see me right now. >> i'm a little overwhelmed. >> reporter: i want to visit some of my friends, relax. >> reporter: lisa was back at work monday. john is planning on going back today. in the end, maybe john had it right. >> got my wife on my arm, what more could i ask for? plenty of money now. >> wonder why the friends can't visit them? >> i guess so much attention and media outside. >> i think they would come on through. snow is in the forecast tomorrow and friday. >> the storm team is tracking both sy

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changes. they will ramp up advertising by working more closely with facebook. instagram is turning its attention to small business owners and people outside the u.s. which accounts for 75% of its users. i'm landon dowdy with your cnbc business report. it is a chilly day out there. you don't need me to tell the you that. you step outside, you can feel that brisk wind out there. it's a storm team 4 wther alert day. because of these dangerous windchills stuck in the single digits and lower teens mainly because temperatures are stuck in the 20s. we have winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. that means we'll have those windchills and those winds are not going anywhere until about 10:00 tonight. if you're pick the kids up from school, windchills in the single digits through the teens. dinnertime, still windy out there. you may notice when you drive, you can push your car. clear today, clear tonight. plenty of sunshine out there. we'll have snow showers moving through, just light stuff. maybe a dusting tomorrow

afternoon, before we head into friday and saturday. that's when we'll have another snowstorm on the way. we'll talk about that on the seven-day. now that sank shctions are lifted, iran plans to boost its oil production. tehran says the country wants to get back its market share. iran used to export $2 million barrels a day, because it fell back to 1 million in 2012. oil prices have plummeted to under $30 a barrel. with oil prices at a 13-year low nationwide, three gastations in michigan had a price war. this station won when it advertised gas at 47 cents a gallon. yes. despite the parking lot being covered with snow, drivers lined up, really lined up to snag the deal. that price war made michigan the first state to see gas at less than $1 in decades. today prices are back up around $1.50 a gallon. i'll still take that. i remember when we were way,

way, way above that. >> i know. you see the difference when you buy gas right now. looking ahead to spring, even during this extreme cold. wouldn't that be nice? >> and what we learned about the cherry blosso ♪

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kicking off on march 20th, a sunday, the opening ceremony, though, is on the 26th. the fireworks will be on april 9th. the parade is saturday, the 16th. the festival will come to an end on april 17th. there's also a quite festival and a gaming event and more for you and your family to do. we'll have all those dates and information on our nbc washington app. thank you. right now we can't complain too much. i know it's cold, but look at these cold temperatures. in minneapolis it's 1 degree. the cold snap in minneapolis has created a viral trend. one man ran his pantses through the wash and froze them on his lone. he posted the picture to facebook, soon others started to freeze their clothing as well. frozen jeans and sweat pants started to pop up everywhere. i always like doing the old frozen t-shirt and banging it on the camera when i'm doing a live shot during the weather. it's brutally cold outside.

you have to be careful. >> let's see just how cold it is, lauryn? >> we've got our rain/snow line for friday and into saturday. looks like there's a chance that we could see snow here. we've been talking about it quite a bit. and the snow does look to line up mainly to the north and west. now, this is if everything stays the way it is right now. we're really watching this rain/snow line and seeing where it exactly will line up. if this storm shifts, as we know all too well, look at joaquin, we thought we would get rain, but the same deal. we have to watch where the storms develop. we could have some rain, could have some snow. a better chance for heavy rain south and east of d.c. we have to play it by ear and fine tune the details as we get closer to the event. that's friday and saturday. we'll talk more about those winds and the seven-day in a few minutes. we're waiting for word on when some of the americans released from captivity in iran

may return to the united states. three americans are recovering in germany. jason rezaian is one of them. we're learning more about the conditions under which he is held. >> reporter: this morning, jason rezaian is enjoying time with his wife, mom and brother who says jason asked about baseball and his basketball team, the warriors over dinner. >> he knew how the warriors were doing. >> reporter: jason said at one point he spent 49 days in solitary confinement. his only exercise in an 8x8 concrete yard. hekmati describes being tortured by the revolutionary guard. >> he was in solitary confinement for a long time. deprived of sleep.

>> reporter: psychologists are evaluating their state of mind, saeed has yet to see his family. another man, former fbi agent, bob levinson is still missing in iran. iran denies information on his disappearance. at one point the iranians tried to stop jason rezaian's wife and mother from leaving iran with him, both he and amir hekmati are undergoing medical evaluation here. both physically and spiritually they're doing great. back to you. >> their machines that we depend on when we shop and small businesses depend on to grow. now the news 4 iteam has uncovered a growing number of complaints from a huge corporation that rents out credit card swiping equipment. thousands have been sued by northern leasing systems. the company provides credit card

equipment but complaints accuse the company of pressuring them. o o >> he's such a good force in the community, to see someone like her to have something that negative hit her, it bothers me. >> more on the backlash from small businesses coming up tonight at 1:00. after the break, the super bowl rehearsal that had college students in an

we are following stories you're clicking on this morning. music stars are remembering co-founder and guitarist for the eagles, glenn frey. frey died yesterday, according to a statement on the band's website he suffered from multiple ailments.

huey lewis called him a brilliant songwriter. tim mcgraw said his impact was immeasurable and his legacy timeless. meatloaf said people i love are leaving us too fast. some lucky students at the university of california caught a glimpse of3í!xmñm beyonce yes. the singer was rehearsing with her dancers for her upcoming super bowl appearance. you can't wide when you're beyonce. the rematch between the reigning nba champion warriors and last year's beaten finalists did not disappointed. the warriors dished out a 132-98 win, pumping the cavaliers on monday. it is the heaviest defeat of lebron james' career with steph curry scoring 35 points. at one point it was too much for

lebron, he lost his composure in an off the ball tussle with curry. back to you. we will introduce you to iron max who is hoping to help other sick kids. and lauren gets us caught up

it's going to continue to be a brisk day today. we do have that storm team 4 weather alert day. temperatures in the 20s. windchills in the single digits and teens. light snow showers and flurries tomorrow night, by thursday clearing conditions. for friday and saturday some snow. now to a story about a 5-year-old boy who turned his blood clotting disorder into something her roar oic. >> rehema ellis has more about max. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: like most 5-year-olds, max levy s abos ab

doing battle. max is fighting his own battle against hemophilia, a disorder that prevents his blood from clotting. it was scary when he needed surgery to implant a port in his chest for the medicine. but his dad got an idea. >> you're going to get a metal disc in your chest like iron man. his response was, i get to be iron man? >> that's where iron man has it. but they had to put it in a certain spot, so i had to put it here. >> reporter: that's okay. >> yeah, it is. >> reporter: that's how he became iron max. then his big sister, zoe, had an idea to help other kids like max. and created a calendar raising more than $7500 for children's hospital of philadelphia. >> i want one day that there be a cure for hemophilia. i thought try to raise money so that could happen. >> reporter: when marvel comics heard about it, they wrote a new story about iron max and his battle against hemophilia.

how proud are you to be in the iron man comic book? >> proud. not just pretty proud, proud. >> it was finally great to see it's not a negative. you have hemophilia, so what. it doesn't have to be treatments every other day. you have to wear a helmet for five years of your life. all of that stuff max has go through, but now he gets to be a super hero that's the greatest thing. >> thank you. >> reporter: as marvel said since heroes belong in comics, they couldn't help but put max in theirs. rehema ellis, nbc news, voorhees, new jersey. >> that's cool. >> not just pretty proud, but proud. >> cool. and proud. >> very cute. that's it for news 4 midday. thank you very much for joining us today. we're back on air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> don't forget, you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day. we'll see you in the morning.

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