you how experts are in town now trying to save dozens of wild geese who have been covered with the oil. but we're going to begin with that tribute to the mother and her 2-year-old daughter murdered earlier this week. good evening i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. right now a school community in prince george's county is gathering to remember the pair at the school where the woman taught. >> our county bureau chief tracee wilkins is in capitol heights with more on that. tracee? >> reporter: this is a lesson no one wanted to have to teach. we all remember our elementary school teachers and how much they meant to us. these second graders now had abrupt end to that relationship. tonight they're hoping to find some healing. the principal and staff of bradbury heights elementary will never forget last tuesday. >> it was the most difficult day of my professional career, and i have been doing this over 20 years. >> reporter: even before they received news that second grade teacher neshante davis and her 2-year-old daughter chloe had been shot and killed, her fellow second grade teachers knew something was wrong.

>> i felt like my heart was in my stomach because we knew something wasn't right, that we had tried to contact her and we hadn't heard from her in a while, and we had some testing and things we had to do. >> reporter: the prince george's county school system and the principal here quickly developed a plan for informing staff and students. it was especially difficult for dr. lynnette walker who hired her. >> when her resume came across my desk, i contacted a colleague at bowie state and said tell me about neshante davis, she said if you can get her, get her. she's good. >> reporter: we sat in her lively classroom filled with words of encouragement and a loving spirit as we discussed her relationship with her spirit. >> because she was a mother, then she has that mothering spirit, so her students are under her wings just like baby birds, and she treated them as if they were her own children. >> reporter: those 7 and 8-year-olds have been dealing with her tragic loss all week. >> they're getting there. each day i think is a struggle and it hits them more and more

that this is the way things are going to be now. she's not going to be in the room with them. >> reporter: all of that pink is in honor of ms. davis and her daughter. students and staff wore pink today to school as well. her classroom was filled with pink. i'm sure you noticed that. this vigil is expected to get under way at 5:30 and her family is expected to be here. reporting live in capitol heights, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. storm team4 said we could see some snow this morning, and we did. some of you did. this is what it looked like in calvert county. southern maryland saw the most creating some slushy conditions along the side streets during the morning commute. we also saw some school delays and some canceled classes. the system is out of the area, but doug says there could be more winter weather headed our way early next week. hey, doug. >> wendy, i do think we could see more of that winter weather into next week. we're talking about another possible snowstorm coming up on tuesday. first, let's talk about what we went through earlier today. our storm system made its way

through here early today. by 10:00, this is the latest showing you what the storm system was doing. this is actually ending at 11:00. you notice we're still dealing with snow around 11:00, d.c. off to the east toward the chesapeake with the whole system moving up to the north and east. we have some sunshine out there across our region, but heading out tonight, one thing we have seen behind the system, the cold air, and the rather breezy conditions. windchills 25 to 30 degrees this evening. make sure you bundle up, take the coats if you are making your way out. tonight's headlines a chilly evening but a great weekend. we really think the weekend looks good. and then we're tracking our next snowstorm and even colder air. we'll talk much more about that in my full forecast in a few minutes. >> we have a developing story this evening. the cdc just issued new guidelines to prevent the spread of the zika virus through sexual contact. this comes after two known cases of zika being transmitted through sex. the cdc recommends couples who are expecting use condoms or abstain for the entire pregnancy

if they live or have traveled to one of the affected countries. they also recommend pregnant women get tested 2 to 12 weeks after returning from an infected country. mosquito bites are still the main way that zika virus is transmitted. there's no vaccine, no treatment. an oily sheen on the potomac river is spreading tonight. so is concern for dozens of geese and birds that are now coated in oil. news4's mark segraves is live now at grably point just north of reagan national airport with more on the investigation into the spill and what's being done now to save that wildlife. mark? >> reporter: hey, jim. yeah, as you said, i'm at grably point. what we have just learned now from the united states coast guard is this channel here that is just as you said north of reagan airport, it connects the roaches run wildlife sanctuary across gw parkway over to the potomac river, and what a coast

guard flyover discovered today is the majority of the oil is still contained within roaches run wildlife sanctuary across the parkway there and very little actually made its way out here into the potomac but enough it spread for eight miles down past the wilson bridge, but again most of it still contained across the parkway in roaches run and that's where all the wide life has been affected. and today wildlife gerts were busy trying to gather all of those geese. this is roaches run wild fowl sanctuary. it's meant as a safe haven for birds and fish. today dozens of the sanctuary's inhabitants had to be rescued. >> 20 geese, several ducks covered in oil. some fish killed. >> reporter: the petroleum sheen was first reported on february 1st near reagan national airport. it now stretches for eight miles and has been reported as far down river as mt. vernon. >> we don't have any indications it's from the airport. >> reporter: the cause of the spill has not been determined. dominion power acknowledged a

transformer station near roaches run had a mineral oil spill on january 24th. in a statement dominion said we have conducted an exhaustive cleanup of the spill in coordination with local, state, and federal officials. we recovered about the 90% of t mineral oil. >> we're aware of that incident and we have a number of agencies that were involved with that also providing input. we haven't linked those two together. we certainly are aware of it. we haven't ruled any source out at this point. >> reporter: now, some important points. one, none of this oil will have any impact on our drinking water. the source of our drinking water from the potomac comes far upstream so no danger to the drinking water or to the public in any way, shape, or form. they have taken samples. we won't get the test results back for a couple days but again there's nothing so far that links this oil spill with the incident at the dominion power transformer. they have no idea what the

source is so far. coming up at 6:00, we'll show you why it's going to be so tough to not only clean up all of this oil, but also to rescue the birds. jim, back to you. >> all right. we'll seoo r sosee you at 6:00. d.c. police have arrested dozens of people wanted for robberies. meagan fitzgerald is in northwest with the story of someone who was robbed twice. >> reporter: and, you know, wendy a lot of these crimes have happened really recently. it was just tuesday. so just a couple days ago when police say a group of 16 held a man at gunpoint along this stretch of kansas avenue in petworth and they demanded his money. then they went a block away and did the same thing. four of those suspects are in custody and chief lanier says many of these arrests are very significant because many of these suspects are habitual offenders. 54-year-old michael williams was

arrested this morning. in less than a month he robbed six businesses. one of them was this cvs in northeast. cameras inside were rolling when police say he entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. less than three weeks later, he was back. a store employee who didn't want us to reveal his identity says the same employee was targeted both times. >> she just felt that her safety was compromised. the employees work hard for their money are afraid at any time they can be robbed or harassed. >> reporter: today metropolitan police chief cathy lanier said 13 of these suspects connected to 19 different brazen robberies are off the streets. >> what is significant about these closures is kind of what we've been saying all along. we have a small number of people that commit an awful lot of crime. >> reporter: and here is another example. investigators arrested 22-year-old rondell mccloud after he and another suspect walked into a business on 8th

street in northeast. using a gun to demand money. then just a few weeks earlier they say he did the same thing at a store in southeast. >> the rise in boldness of a shoplifter or just street criminal trying to get a quick buck. >> reporter: but police are hoping their latest string of arrests sends a message that if you commit these crimes, detectives are committed to finding you. now, coming up at 6:00, chief lanier explains how detectives were able to make these arrests in such a short amount of time. jim? >> all right, meagan fitzgerald, thank you. bills moving through the virginia house of delegate tonight require students to use bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex. the bill mandate that is schools and state agencies adopt policies designed to keep transgender people from using the bathroom of the gender that they identify with. supporters call it a common sense measure. critics say transgender people should be allowed to use the

bathroom of their choice. right now in brazil, the street parties are under way for the start of carnival. the god of unruliness accepting the symbolic key to the city of rio officially launching this five-day celebration. we're also marking six months to the opening ceremonies for the summer olympic games in rio. i just got back from rio de janeiro and just ahead i will give you a sense of why you may want to book your ticket and head on down. and i have looked at some of the that footage and it is fun. you're counting down. >> you know it. we know you're also excited for this weekend and carol maloney is out in san francisco getting set for super bowl sunday. carol, nice backdrop. where are you now? >> reporter: we are downtown san francisco, super bowl 50's nfl experience. coming up, kirk cousins today here had an experience like no

other, and now he's a world record holder. we'll explain. also a very close call on metro today. a train runs a red light. how close did it get to another train? and how is metro able to stop it? the dog was checked into a pet hotel. only one checked out.

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we've got a developing story for you tonight. a close call on metro. two trains got dangerously close to one another after one of them didn't stop at a red light signal. it happened just after midnight wednesday near the smithsonian station, and news4 transportation reporter adam tuss broke the story today. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss in the newsroom with news of a close call on metro that happened at the smithsonian station. happened as the system was about to close very early wednesday morning, right after midnight. now, there's a section of track outside smithsonian called an interlocking. basically it's a place where trains can switch tracks and an orange line train that was right there at the interlocking had a red signal which you're never supposed to go through, and for some reason the orange line train went through that signal and got within 150 feet of another train that was stopped on the platform at smithsonian.

it's about two rail car lengths' distance apart. when metro's rail control center realized what was happening, the command center remotely slowed down that train. no one was hurt. there were no passengers on,qa6 train that ran the red signal but the train that was on the platform was in service. it did have its doors open on platform. it's not known how many passengers were on that train. both the train operator and the controller who slowed the train to a stop are out of service for metro now as an investigation is ongoing and the federal transit administration was notified about the issue. back to you. >> all right, adam tuss. a montgomery county couple goes out of town with assurances that their two dogs will be safe at a fancy pet hotel. but just one dog made it out alive. news4's chris gordon shows us tonight that the couple is demanding answers. >> reporter: they boarded pumpkin and his sister peanut at life of riley boutique in rockville last november after the owner assured them their toy

poodles would be safe here. >> she told us that they always keep the small dogs and big dogs separate and they have separate play areas for them. >> reporter: peanut was killed by a 100-pound bullmastiff. they were informed on a phone call to paris. they rushed right home. >> dogs are not just dogs. dogs are family members, and their well-being, their safety is first and foremost of our concern, and i felt completely betrayed. >> reporter: they are suing life of riley for $17,600, the money from their lost trip and previous medical bills for peanut. the owner of the life of riley, paul abbott, didn't want to appear on camera, but when i went inside, i told me we've had an incident. i want to do everything in my power to make it right. we're dedicating our lives to the care of animals.

they are suing for negligence. the money isn't important they say. >> this was not an accident. this was a completely avoidable tragedy if they kept the dogs separate as they said they would. it never could have happened. >> i think all dog owners who send their dogs to the facility have the right to know this tragedy. >> reporter: this story can't have a happy ending, but ahead i'll tell what you the family is doing to try to fill the hole in their heart left by the loss of peanut. that's coming up on news4 at 6:00. back t you. well, we're going to shift gears and head west, folks. the redskins aren't in the super bowl as we know, but they are being represented out there this week. >> carol maloney is live in san francisco, and we hear we are getting some information about kirk cousins from someone who might know him a bit, his wife.

>> reporter: yes. she knows him very well. it's very interesting because when people around here find out where we're from, d.c., they always say, you like that, you like that, that's the big praise, of course, but kirk cousins' wife julie tells us he walks around without being recognized as long as he wears a hat. he's a big star but he needs to not wear his hat and we spotted him today on the play 60 field today without his hat, and he was in a shoot for the guinness book of world records. cousins and antonio brown breaking the record for the most passes caught behind the back. these two had 20 in a minute. while kirk is busy breaking records his wife, julie, shares with us her thoughts on this weekend's wild ride. have you gotten used to this kind of attention though walking around san francisco? >> i have. we haven't been stopped one time. he's very normal looking. no one ever notices. >> reporter: no way.

>> yeah. put a hat on, we're good to go. >> reporter: is it crazy to think about what you guys were doing a year ago this week? >> absolutely. we didn't even get invited to the super bowl last year and to see how far we've come in a year makes you appreciate it even more. >> reporter: you're so busy, you're so scheduled. you don't hardly have a minute but i hear you just haven't lost that enthusiasm. >> not at all. my husband isn't waking up at the crack of dawn, getting on his computer, e-mailing, setting up his schedule, just loving life. this is a really fun time for us. >> reporter: he's like a little kid out here, she says. he's having so much fun. they both are. and up next for cousins, he's going to headline a celebrity flag football game tomorrow with doug flutie. what a difference a year makes, huh, guys? coming up at 6:00 on news4 at 6:00 p.m., how a high school coach from loudoun county found himself on the same stage here today with hol of famer don

shula. you want to see that for sure. >> hey, carol, i want to know, are you getting a workout? i remember in phoenix you could do just about anything. a lot of hands on stuff. passing drills, running drills. >> reporter: handily, i see why you didn't volunteer to come back. i'm getting a workout just trying to make all my live shots. >> there's a lot going on. you're doing great. see you at 6:00. this is the end of an era for the washington ballet. septime webre, the artistic director for the past 17 years, is stepping down at the end of his contract in june. in a statement, webre says it's time for him to focus on new creative endeavors. the ballet company has seen significant growth during his tenure, seeing both its budget and number of students nearly quadruple over two decades. the washington ballet will continue to perform septime webre's "the nutcracker" every december. there are some people who are so

closely identified with an organization and that is this man and the washington ballet. they are like one and the same. so it's -- good for him. he is incredibly talented. >> be interesting to see where he goes. he's a creative genius. sgr >> those are some tough ballet shoes to fill. a seemingly well-meaning warning from the federal government is getting some major backlash tonight. >> why some are saying the cdc's recent alcohol bawarning shames and discriminates against women. and u.s. experts just arrived in somalia. they are trying to figure out what caused an explosion that blew that huge hole into the side of a plane.

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and now your storm team4 forecast. >> sorry about that. all right. we're taking a look at the snowstorm that left us a little bit earlier. again, many of us did not even see any snow this morning. we talked about that last night north and west of i-95 you wouldn't see too much. south and east of i-95 is where you had a chance to see some of that snow and that's exactly what we saw. southern maryland saw some of that snow. parts of howard county, northern anne arundel county saw a pretty good boost, bowie and prince george's county. that put down a quick inch but it all quickly went away. i put on my facebook page how many of you want to see more snow because there's that

potential coming up over the next couple days. i need to step out. read the results. i got nearly 350 results. 162 of you said no way and 124 said yes, bring it on. so the nos actually have it this time. normally it's been the yeses but with the last storm, a lot of us don't want to see more snow. i say bring it on. storm team4 radar not showing anything around the region right now. we are looking at a chilly night tonight. temperatures, look at that sunset, 41 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 18 miles an hour. the windchill is still going to be a factor right on through the overnight hours. 29 the current windchill in gaithersburg, 31 in manassas. take a look at this evening. if you are heading out, of course of course it's a friday night. going downtown? it's going to be chilly for sure. 40 degrees at 6:00. 38 by 8:00 and 35 by 10:00. windchills below freezing the entire time. so bundle up. there goes our storm system moving out to sea. behind it we've got another

little storm system moving our way but nothing associated with it other than cloud cover. we'll see clouds overnight and into the day tomorrow. a good weekend to get out and do some skiing. wisp and snowshoe all looking very good. it's going to be a nice weekend for that. no natural snow over the next couple days but it will be quite nice. they can make snow tonight if they even need to. 30 degrees in d.c. tomorrow morning. 30 degrees in fredericksburg. 25 in leesburg. starting off on a rather cold note but warming to 45. 48 on sunday. so the weekend looks great. 43 on tuesday -- or monday and then tuesday is the chance for the rain and snow. 60% chance right now. this is what we're looking at snow/rain mix. it looks like this could be a weather alert day. now, different than our blizzard. that one had a lot of model consistency. this one does not. so we could see this change here and i want to make sure you stay with us right through saturday

and sunday. storm team4 continuing to keep you ahead of that storm. >> just like you did the last one. doug, thank you. we'll sigh you at 6:00. police in fairfax county looking for the woman caught on camera inside a doughnut shop snatching a teenager's college tuition money. and i was down in rio to get you ready for the olympic games. we're six months away starting today. i'm going to show you how rio is

shocking new details about the testimony of an alibi witness in the trial of adnan syed. it's day three of a hearing to decide if he gets a retrial. i'm julie carey in fairfax county where police are looking for a woman who stole a purse that was left behind at the dunkin' donuts. inside, $10,000 in college tuition money. you'll hear from the team who lost that money about the devastating impact. and the countdown to the olympics is on. we're officially six months away and rio is ready. i will take you there. shopping for a used car? news4 consumer reporter susan hogan uncovered a loophole in the law that could cost you thousands of dollars. and right now at 5:30, a school community gathering to remember a teacher who was known for treating her students like they were her own children. >> a vigil is about to get under way now at bradbury heights elementary school. that's in capitol heights.

neshante davis and her 2-year-old daughter chloe were murdered earlier this week, and police tell us that little girl's father shot and killed the pair over a disagreement about child support. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is there live. she'll have reaction from the victim's co-workers ahead at the top of the hour. and it is not often that we tell you about a stolen purse, but this was no ordinary purse, and it isn't an ordinary story. fairfax county police say this video shows a woman clearly stealing a purse that has $10,000 inside. money meant to pay for college tuition. this happened last month at a dunkin' donuts in the falls church area. our bureau chief julie carey joins us live after speaking to the mother who worked years to earn that money. jules? >> reporter: well, let me set the scene for you at this dunkin' donuts. mom, dad, and daughter stopping in to grab breakfast before taking their freshman back to penn state for her second semester. but mom left her purse behind

briefly and by the time the family returned, the purse and all that tuition money was gone. this video released by police shows a crime of opportunity, but the alleged thief hit the jackpot when she grabbed the purse that was left behind hanging on a chair. she scans the dunkin' donuts before putting it inside her own bag and leaving. minutes later this family came rushing back. they'd driven just a few plox when maria realized she'd forgotten her purse. she spoke to me via facetime from biloxi about the real station her purse was gone. >> i started to cry. i was in shock. i could not believe what happened. of course, we were crying. we were upset. >> reporter: maria says inside her purse, the envelope containing the 10,000 bucks was even marked lily's tuition. maria cleans houses for a living. her husband is a painter. she says they worked hard to save the money to send daughter

lily to penn state. >> that's money that i worked for a long time i have been saving and it's what i'm going to use to pay the college for my daughter. >> reporter: along with a video, police are releasing photos of this mitsubishi endeavor. they believe the alleged thief was driving it. >> our goal is to identify the suspect so we can move forward with charges and try to help the victim. >> reporter: maria is pleased police are reaching out to the public and she hasn't given up on possibly getting the money back. >> in my heart i have hope. >> reporter: now, in case you were wondering, after the family made their police report that day, they took lily on up to penn state, dipped even deeper into their savings to make her tuition payment. all new at 6:00, you'll hear from lily about what she wants that alleged thief to know about her mom and dad. back to you now in the studio. >> julie carey, thank you. the head of our area's largest school system says she needs a budget increase for next fiscal year, and the school

board agrees. fairfax county school board is adopting a $2.67 billion budget for 2017. it's an increase of more than $121 million from last year. the superintendent says it includes salary increases and funding to reduce class sizes in elementary schools. that plan is still -- needs to have approval from the county's board of supervisors. rio de janeiro, the name alone is sexy. conjures up images of beaches and bikinis and samba. six months from today, this hot town will host the summer olympics. last week i went to rio to get my first taste of brazil's most visually delicious city. ♪ >> reporter: rio is eye popping and joyfully audacious. from the spirited personalities

of its multiethnic people to epic coastlines that have been immortalized in songs, rio is brazil's second largest city, home to 6.5 million people and it will add another 2 million during the olympics. rio got on the world's radar in 1912 not because of its vast beauty but because of that, a cable car. the cable car carries you to the top of sugarloaf mountain where you can see how rio's peaks and curves stretch and lounge along the water's edge. six months from now rio will be the world's epicenter as the world's athletes get together to flex their impressive talents allowing this romantic landscape to gyrate out of the imagination and onto the world's stage. get ready.

and that's one of the samba schools practicing for carnival which began today. i'm going to be in rio covering the olympics in august and i just got back from what we call a reconnaissance mission, so to speak. it's what we're calling it now. i'm going to have a lot of stories for you about the olympic park, some of the great places in rio. it starts on monday. check my facebook page and twitter for videos and pictures from behind the scenes of our trip. >> what a taste, wendy. that video was just stunning and i'm all about taste. so how is the food and -- >> the food is wonderful and. cap ri hi nis, you get a lot of bang for your buck. >> we're looking forward to it. video you have to see to believe, folks. a group of men witnessed a deadly scene as tons of steel crashes to the ground. ♪ >> oh, the leader of pop's most

influential group died this week. maurice white, beloved in the d.c. area. we'll remember him next.

we've had the songs on our minds for a full day now. >> gosh. >> local music fans remembering maurice white tonight, the founder of earth, wind, and fire died this week. >> news4's derrick ward shows us

how he's being honored by those who new time. ♪ if you remember the 21st >> maurice leaves a hole that no one could fill, man. >> reporter: radio host on his long term ak wane sense maurice white. he first met him early in their career and his. >> very little small listening party, and this new group. >> reporter: maurice white was a founding member of haert, wind, and fire and his was the lead voice of some of the songs that defined the group and defined an era. >> it wasn't about just hit songs, and they had plenty of them. but it was about motivation. >> that sound was indicative to the sound of the '70s. it brought a whole new wave of awareness. >> reporter: an early hit brought a centuries old african instrument into the realm of

popular music and inspired jeff majors. >> maurice, we got this young kid, fell in love with your sound and he's going to play some of it. maurice said, no, i'm the only one who plays it around here. but he came out with a genuine spirit. >> reporter: white cut back on performing and touring with the band. a battle with parkinson's took a toll. >> they crossed boundaries and because they were such a tight band. ♪ >> reporter: the band's popularity spans generations. these young performers were not even born when the band was formed. the blair high school chorus. >> good music never dies, especially music that speaks to

your soul. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> it's good to have that in our heads for the next few days. we have a gallery of the fantastic life and times and the costumes of maurice white. open up our nbc washington app and search earth, wind, and fire. in the market to buy a new car? car? there's a difference how the law

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online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v here at the live desk we're tracking some breaking news out of taiwan. right now we're getting our first look at the aftermath of a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit not long ago. we're told the u.s. geological survey is saying that it struck at a shallow depth. this is video of rescue operations going on right now. there are reports of 300 to 400 people trapped in a residential building that collapsed. you can see all those worker crews out there outside trying to get to the people. and you can see the magnitude of that collapse right there. some of the local news reports have compared the strength of this quake to that of two atomic bombs. and nbc producer says the shaking was felt all the way in mainland china, some 500 miles

away from the epicenter. we're going to keep tracking this and bring you updates as soon as they come in. unbelievable. all right, chris, thank you. well, buying a car often one of the biggest purchas that we make. >> and you trust you're getting what you paid for. consumer reporter susan hogan tonight discovered there's a difference how the law protects those who buy new and those who buy used. >> reporter: several viewers contacted us with complaints about a car or truck that broke down just days or weeks after driving it off the lot. most states have a lemon law designed to protect you, but when it comes to used cars, we found a lemon law loophole that could cost you thousands of dollars. >> i have been saving my whole life. >> reporter: and he's not kidding. 17-year-old corbin saved more than $28,000. >> so i do a lot of odd jobs around the neighborhood. >> reporter: now it's paying off. he wants to take his landscaping business to a whole new level, but he needed wheels. after searching the web,

craigslist, dealer lots -- >> i have been searching for quite some time. >> reporter: the search ended when he found this 2005 chevy silverado at a maryland leadership with 104,000 miles. >> after we test drove it, we paid for the truck. i paid all cash. >> reporter: $25,000. but when he and his dad picked up his truck ten days later, there was a problem. >> we turned the ignition and the low coolant warning came on. >> reporter: he says the dealership added coolant and off they went never expecting they'd be at the mechanic 11 days later. the mechanic found big problems, like a lot of rust, backing plates missing, service rust painted over, fuel cooler, and lines rusted and the list goes on. >> the problem ended up being blown head cass gets. >> reporter: a $6,000 problem. the dealership did eventually repair some of the issues including that big ticket item but the family tells us the

truck still has problems starting. they feel the truck is a lemon and want the dealership to refund their money. but it's not that easy. maryland does have a lemon law. however, as news4 learned, the law falls short when it comes to used cars. the lemon law only covers vehicles fewer than 24 months old and with fewer than 18,000 miles. >> used car sales is one of our top ten complaints. >> reporter: karen draw, director of the consumer prodirection tuition, tells us all other cars must have a written warranty unless a car is older than six years, has more than 60,000 miles, and is being sold as-is. >> if whatever is covered and anything outside of that warranty coverage goes wrong, really the dealer then is kind of off the hook. >> unfortunately, yes. while they may be off the hook, business practices come into play, and if you continue to sell vehicles that are in bad shape and you don't do anything to help the consumers when that

happens, you're not going to be in business very long. >> as a consumer, i'm disappointed that a company doesn't stand behind its products. >> reporter: if you're buying a used car, before handing over a dime, bring the car to a trusted mechanic first. get a car fax report. it will show you the history of the vehicle. most dealers will offer you that 30-day warranty from the purchase date. ask what's included. as for corbin's budding landscaping business, it's been grounded. >> i feel like, you know, i'm very disappointed. i definitely would not have liked this to happen. >> reporter: now, we looked at d.c. and virginia's laws. d.c.'s lemon law does not cover used cars, and in virginia, used cars are covered only in certain situations, and you have to hire your own lawyer. virginia government does not get involved. you can find out more information on our nbc washington app. just search lemon law.

evolving story tonight. backlash growing against the cdc for a report about drinking and getting pregnant. the seemingly well meaning government warning about the risks of drinking and pregnancy is setting off a firestorm. it says millions of women are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they're drinking, having sex, and not using birth control. the report suggested women who may get pregnant should not drink at all. critics call the message patronizing and a condescending lecture. >> they want fewer babies with fetal alcohol syndrome and that's a great thing. to tell all young women, as a potential baby vessel, here is our new recommendation for you. that's where it sort of gets a little bit muddied. >> the centers for disease control and prevention has not commented. all right. v.j. joins us now. a sunny afternoon. wendy and i didn't see a darn thing. you got an inch where you were. >> i did, up in howard county. a little burst coming right

down. lake-effect snow if anything behind this morning's little system that went off coast, but it's a chance for us this weekend to take a bit of a breather before we go on alert next week with that colder pattern and these little chances that will come and one day that's got probably the best and biggest chance you will see in just a moment. take a look at the images from early this morning. this is my way, howard county there. you can see snow covered cars. about an inch. a lot of folks driving around going, whoa, wait, where did that come from? a little burst that didn't last long and then the sun was out an hour after that. enough there to lay down on area roads. the system is off the coast right now. we've got breezy conditions coming in behind it. you can see all the clearing that's taken place, so our temperatures tonight will really start to tumble and there could be a few icy patches out there. as far as the evening goes, early part of it still windchill, 25 to 30 degrees is what it will feel like if you're going out tonight. now, everywhere across the area by morning we're below freezing. again, some icy patches as we

deal with the refreeze. your sky mostly clear. that take us into the day tomorrow where your weather impacts are going to be on the low side. sky conditions partly sunny. call it cool, but, again, pretty nice for this time of year. light wind for tomorrow. temperatures going up to about 40 degrees by 10:00 a.m. we'll stay in that pocket of low 40s throughout the afternoon. good weather for getting out. certainly good weather for running but the ground pretty soggy right now. the high 47 degrees. fredericksburg, stafford, culpepper. then lower 40s to the north. around columbia, gaithersburg, 45 the high team around college park. so might want to hit the ski slopes. it's looking good there. out and about, you will just need a warm jacket or a nice coat to get through the weekend. as far as the weekend goes so that, yes, it is going to be dry. so get out, get the salt, the grit, all of that off of your car, especially the undercarriage. i'd say wash the car. your next chance, your next best chance coming in on tuesday. here is a look at some clouds

moving through the area on sunday, but still a very nice day. in fact, temperatures will be a little higher on sunday than on saturday. the high 48. we're low 40s at about 10:00 when a lot of those big game parties will be coming to an end. i wanted to show you monday so you can see throughout the entire day on monday right now it looks as though we will stay dry. there will be clouds early with that east wind, but 42 at 5:00. 30s by 8:00. mid-30s. temperatures start to tumble and we'll get that change taking place. early tuesday morning with snow, rain and snow mix that right now is going to last all day tuesday. right now, but again it's quite possible that it will have moderate impacts on area roads for tuesday morning rush, tuesday evening rush, maybe even wednesday morning rush. so we'll keep you updated. doug has more on that at news4 at 6:00. >> thanks, veronica. we're tracking developments in that deadly crane collapse in lower manhattan. a pedestrian below was killed when the crane came crashing

down. three other people were injured. this happened on the tribeca neighborhood. several nearby buildings were also damaged. that crane is owned by bay crane company. last year one of their cranes was hoisting an air conditioner to the top of a high rise when the cable snapped. you may remember that. ten people were hurt in that accident. fans of the popular podcast "serial" are watching the testimony of an alibi witness that has come under scrutiny today in the third day of a hearing to decide whether adnan syed should be retried for murder. then tonight at 6:00, how one local high school is turning an american rite of passage into an opportunity to give back to the community and support classmates battling cancer. stay with us.

court has wrapped up for the day in baltimore where the subject of that popular "serial" podcast is pushing for a new trial. a lawyer for adnan syed told the judge the failure of syed's original attorney to contact an alibi crippled the defense. here is wval's debra weiner. >> reporter: adnan syed's mother and brother returned to court hopeful the judge will grant a new trial for the former woodlawn high school student serving a life sentence. do you think he will get a new trial. >> that's what we're hoping for. >> reporter: in court on this third day of testimony, syed's

post-conviction attorneys continue to argue the trial attorney in the murder case was infective. a defense investigator who worked on the case back in 1999 referred to an 83-person list of possible alibi witnesses. the trial attorney came into contact with only four and none testified. asia mcclain never even made that list. the woman who says she saw syed in the woodlawn public library at the time hae min lee disappeared. >> when a lawyer fails to do what's necessary, that rises to the level of a constitutional violation. >> reporter: the former branch manager of the woodlawn public library took the stand in court. she says the library had surveillance cameras at the time but syed's defense team never inquired about obtaining the videotapes. on cross-examination though, the state pointed out those tapes would have been erased by the time of syed's arrest in

february. transcripts from the podcast "serial" have been entered as exhibit. this fan flew in from california to watch it play out. >> it's entertaining. let's leave it at that. if you're asking me who is innocent and who is guilty, i can't tell you. >> sarah koenig is providing new podcasts based on what's going on with this case. court resumes monday morning. now at 6:00, a shake-up in the race for the white house. what new poll numbers reveal just four days before the new hampshire primary. tens of thousands of dollars in cash stolen from a woman's purse. that money was for her daughter's college tuition. tonight one family sharing their story with us in hopes that suspect will come clean or get caught. and some scary moments on the rails today. a metro train just 150 feet from crashing into another train that was offloading passengers.

first tonight though, a community coming together to remember a dedicated teacher and her young lawyer. >> pink balloons surround a large crowd outside bradbury elementary school right now in capitol heights. this group paying tribute to neshante davis and her 2-year-old daughter, chloe. both were found shot to death earlier this week. our bureau chief tracee wilkins is live with how they're being remembered tonight. tracee? >> reporter: just a few seconds ago, miss davis' second graders said the words that they thought of when they thought of their teacher. they said nice, they said pretty, they said very cool. this is how second graders are comprehending the loss of their teacher. behind me there are parents here, staff, the principal, the davis family is here as well, and the pastor who helped to raise neshante davis. everyone here is in search of something. most importantly, healing.