and a win for marco rubio could dramatically change his campaign. today marks one puig until the virginia primary on super tuesday, but first the gop candidates have to get through the caucuses in nevada. hillary clinton will and bernie sanders have to get through south carolina's primary on saturday. and then march 1st, super tuesday, when voters in 13 states and the territory will go to the polls. bernie sanders will be in folk today, john kasich campaigned yesterday. hillary clinton may be planning a visit soon. >> virginia is critical. virginia is a swing state. we'll make a huge difference this year. >> now, ahead at 5:00, you'll hear from the chairman of the republican party of virginia. he expects all of the candidates on the republican side in virginia at least once by monday. you can check the candidate tracker in the nbc washington

and at 4:45, tracie potts has a revealing exchange between donald trump and ted cruz plus a new setback for bernie sanders. take me out to the ball game banjo style, that means string starts. today all the nationals players will be together in viera, florida. we told you last week pitchers and catch he ers showed up. my son plays little league, cannot wait to start baseball. >> exciting times. 4:31. chuck, we still have to get through this stretch of cold coming our way. >> yes, boys of summer won't be playing anywhere locally for the next couple days. all out door plans likely to be trained out today and tomorrow. here are the four things you need to know. good-bye sunshine, cold raindrops coming your way for today. heavy rain possible for tomorrow. it will be way warmer, near 60 tomorrow, but springlike temperatures mean anc

thunderstorms tomorrow an hold on to your hats, starting tomorrow late afternoon into thursday and friday, it will be down right windy rn hearound hes well. we're in the low to mid-40s now, that's where we'll stay all day long. could be right roonk the ridge lines here there could be some wet snowflakes mixing in, but all road temperatures are above freezing and 99% of this is just a cold nasty rain. hate tuesdays like that, melissa mollett. >> got to bring the umbrella and coat and everything. taking a look, i have some of that cold nasty rain falling along 66 and 95. 66 you don't have any problem. 95 southbound through woodbridge, a little slow. no road work being reported will, but it is a little slow through woodbridge. could have something going on that is just not registering here in my system. right now prince george's county overall looking quite good, but again, pretty much covered in rain there when you're talking about indian head

avenue here this morning. to have this one situation of course that we've been talk about, southbound 301 near 214, mattress in the roadway. they're working on getting that out of the way. 270 at montrose road, no major issues. i'll see you at 4:41. >> it's 4:43 now. it's place that parents trust to take their children to play and now a man has to answer to a judge. police say 17-year-old boy killed jose luis in beverly park back in november. that teen will face a hearing this morning that includes witnesses. two other suspects were also arrested. >> angry, disgusted. there is no care. that is the frustration coming from residents will one d.c. ward who don't want to see homeless families living in an industrial site. now ward 5 council member kenyon mcduffy says he plans to

the mayor for change. residents packed the meeting to tell mcduffy why they believe putting the shelter at 25th place is unsafe. will is this an area where one of eight new family shelters would go. right now a vacant building sits on the sight which is at a dead he said street surrounded by barbed wire. >> i do not support the current location in ward 5. >> mcduffy plans on giving the mayor alternative sites. mayor bowser is expected to try to get the shelter plan passed on march 17. we're getting a better idea of what kind of impact local leaders are trying to make in cuba. today mayor muriel bowser is touring two high performing schools there. the mayor has already met with cuba's foreign trade and tourism ministers. the idea being sddiscussed is having public schools and universities in the district and cuba work together on foreign exchange programs. david culver is the

delegation. we'll check in with him live at 6:45. right now you won't be complaining about metro this morning or at least the way one metrobus handled a purse snatching. a driver played hero after a group of teens ran off with an elderly woman's purse. the driver hopped off his bus and chased the girls into the metro saying. police saw the foot chase and joined in, eventually arresting the teens. >> alarming. i'm scared when i see when there is a group of teens. >> tends to make you clench your bag a little tighter. >> three teenagers were arrested and are facing robbery and resisting arrest charges. metro says if you see something suspicious, says a text to my mtpd and officers will respond. a big fight over your

backyard. they say apple should not be forced to break into the iphone of the san bernardino shooter to help the fbi. the government says it's a matter of security, not an attempt to compromise the privacy of all phones. today's rally is at 5:30. similar rallies are planned at apple stores across the country. in the day ahead on metro, week night rag work will continue to make your train ride a bit safer. beginning at 8:00 p.m., workers will replace rails between the smithsonian and federal central southwest station. silver line rains will only run between ballston and wheelie reston east. the fbi has not decided whether it will move its headquarters to greenbelt, but a development plan is already in works. and tonight you have a chance to voice your opinion about the project at a public meeting at 6:30 at the greenbelt marriott. the proposal would transform the station property on to axe

use development with a hotel, office space, retail and residential space. a new eight story parking deck would also be built there. good morning, everyone. four people recovering after evacuating a plane in tokyo, japan. also we know a video is circulating right now that shows passengers can be seen sliding down the emergency chutes. this was all happening before takeoff. smoke reportedly started to fill the cabin. more than 160 people had to get off the plane. originally they believed it was an engine fire, but now hearing they didn't have to put out any type of fire. as for the injuries, we're hearing neck and hip injuries. nothing serious. the search continues this morning for the man accused of breaking this to a kocwoman's hd a sexually assaulting her. and imagine having to pay nearly $20 just to get to and

that's how much it could soon cost some computers. where drivers will have to cough up the cash. and take another look at radar here. the rain headed our way. chuck bell

want you to take a look at this case. this man broke into a home and sexual sexually assaulted a woman in the alexandria section of the county. not what you want to know at your child's birthday party. a fight broke out at a chuck e cheese in connect case. two women bumped each other and it escalated into a brawl. nobody seriously hurt, although a child was injured. police didn't arrest anybody because the group all left before the officers arrived. >> rently a dozen people were involved. and this is outrageous because it's full of kids. i was just there for a birthday party for my child on saturday. >> not this one. >> no, a different one. but it was all fun and very peaceful.

on the 1s. sending the kids out to the buses soon. >> tter send them out with the rain gear on today. even if it's not raining at your house right now, it will be very shortly. look at all that moisture down it our south and west. it's overspreading the d.c. metro area and that's the way it will go for the remainder of the morning. bulk of the rain comes down before lunchtime, but wet roads will be a big problem. so bus stop weather, umbrellas and warm rain coats. temperature its only near 40 this morning and only rising into the mid-40s later on this afternoon. so won't be a pretty day to be outside. dress them in their warm rain coats and jeans or they will be cold and wet. a chance for thunder tomorrow and crazy winds later in the week. cold and wet, i can hear the complaints already. taking a look at the beltway, no problems. again, big green blob over my roadways that are always green right now, that is the rain

wet commute. going to have to be, working the wind shield wipers depending on where you are. top of the beltway, everything looks good. 66 at gallows road is moving along nicely. no issues there. 270 south todown to the spur gog to take you 25 minutes. it is a big day in decision 2016 as voters get ready to caucus for the remaining five gop presidential candidates. but what does it win mean for whoever comes up on top? tracie potts joins us live with that answer. how local law enforcement is make sure their comrade's line of duty dwet serves a purpose.

for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.

a defining day ahead. nevada is considering the five

remaining republican presidential hopefuls. whoever wins today's caucuses will have the momentum going to do next week's big vote on super tuesday. tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. more on the caucuses in a moment, but first a teing battle between donald trump and ted cruz. >> reporter: and it could affect the caucuses that are happening today. really a nasty back and forth between the two resulting from this cruz staffer who was fired after incorrectly tweeting or retweeting a video that incorrectly said that rubio made a disparaging remark about the bible. trump at a late night rally talked about cruz, said he was not a very nice man and made some pretty nasty comments about him. cruz has apologized for this, but it's a pretty nasty tone between the two at the top of the republican ticket as they head into these caucuses. let's talk about the caucuses, in nevada, the republicans have 30

and those delegates will not be bi binding. if trump win, he will solidified his power p some analysts saying he's unstoppable. if rubio can build on the second place finish from south carolina, it could certainly alter this entire campaign. >> and tracie, to the democrats now, hillary clinton earned a big endorsement and bernie sanders is trying a new tactic after his loss last weekend. >> reporter: yeah, a former congressman endorsing hillary clinton as she tries to solidify the african-american support going into south carolina. as for sanders, and he's trying to grapple out of that support, he's trying to distinguish himself very specifically from clinton on the issues going after her on issues where he thinks they have a very different record. >> all right, tracie potts, live on lil for us. thank you. if

primary, today is the deadline to request a ballot. if you want it mailed to you, you can fax, mail, even hand deliver your application. mo a few offices stay open until 8:00 to give you a little more time. montgomery county police want to turn tragedy into purpose today. a suspected drunk driver killed officer noah liota while he was working a holiday checkpoint in december. maryland law enforcement leaders are rallying for a tougher interlock law. if it passes, anyone convicted of driving drunk in maryland would need an in-car breathalyzer. right now only repeat drunk drivers and cases involving extreme drinking have to use the interlock devices. a d.c. police captain is suspended and facing dui charges for a crash over the weekend. police say that paul shelton rear ended another driver on i 295 in southeast. that was sunday night.

crash. captain shelton is a 29 year veteran of the force. a daycare worker entrusted with looking after children goes on trial for abuse. she pled not guilty. she faces 57 charges after accusations she and another daycare worker it things like step on the children's toes and spray them in the face with hoses at the minnieland daycare center. police arrested sprigs and fellow worker sarah jordan. jordan was found guilty back in january. beaten with a beer bottle, punched in the face and his car windows smashed, arlington police say an un eruber driver the attacked by three men after he stasked the group to stop drinking. agree thr >> he threw the battle at my

>> justin norconk, lance ingraham and jeffrey rowe all arrested and charged. they were caught when officers saw the three leaving the scene in a taxi. uber says it tee activated the accounts of the two passengers who split that ride. it looks like a prominent landmark will stay exactly where it is. the manassas city council voted unanimously last night not to tear down a water tower that is more than 100 years old. 147-foot tower sits at the entrance to old town. the land could be used by the neighboring volunteer fire department. now the council land use committee will review other options. $9 one way, that's how much it could cost to take i-66 inside the beltway once rush hour tolling begins. but there are ways to beat the

tolls. slug lines are growing in popularity and new park n rides are being considered for i-66. >> if we were to see more of that where people, you know, created ways of being able to car pool. >> vdot says that express lane type variable tolls will not be in place until next year. the eastbound side of 66 also going to be widened by a lane through much of arlington. vdot says it can get it done without taking homes or businesses. coming up in our next hour, we will hear from the arlington county board chair who is not convinced about the changes. it's now 4:51. and did you bring an umbrella? >> i didn't. not because i wasn't listening. it's in the back seat of my car. >> it's like i'm talking to a stone wall around here. >> yeah. the -- will. >> i have to use my umbrella to take him to his car.

right building at 3:00 in the morning -- >> fair enough, i suppose. you still have a few more minutes. maybe during a commercial break you can run out and grab it. if you're a gentleman, you can hold eun's umbrella over her. anyway, you will need the umbrella. not just for this morning, but this this evening, for tomorrow, perhaps all the way into the thursday morning commute. a lot of weather coming our way. for today, it's just going to be a cold rain outside. this is the first system we will be dealing with. but the one coming our way for tomorrow, which is down here across oklahoma and texas, that one is a powerhouse that will bring severe weather through houston and new orleans and eventually up into atlanta. that will also bring us a chance for some rumbles of hunger tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. for now, though, it is just a cold rain that is settling into the dmv. no rain just either up toward frederick and howard counties, most of montgomery county is still

through stafford, charlottesville, harrisonburg. future weather, this one updates just about every hour, you can see the pockets of yellow, those are the areas of moderate rain coming in. by 11:00 this morning, light to moderate rain along and east offism 9of i i-95. this afternoon, rain will taper back to just occasional showers. so the bulk of the rain that we will get is going to be mainly on the front part of the day today. now, for tomorrow, wednesday, here is noon tomorrow, rain moving back into the picture so the heavier rain comes into the second part of the day tomorrow. here is 3:00 tomg afternoon and these bright yellows with the oranges could also be the opportunity for result belu rum thunder. some of the storms could be a little on the strong side. and that is the next thing we're really watching for is tomorrow during the afternoon hours, a surge ofwa

brings the heavy rain and thunder chances in here tomorrow afternoon and evening. and then after that very windy around here. thursday night on into friday, in fact friday will be down right chilly with high only in the low 40s. the weekend, chilly 40s on saturday, milder 50s on sunday. i'll let you know how high the winds will be coming up. for now it is traffic time. a live look right now, 95 here at lorton road, you can see we don't have any issues there on 95. very light on any sort of construction this morning. 66 inbound fairfax county parkway to the beltway, going to take you 8 minutes. 270 northbound and southbound perhaps the only road in the area right now that is not being affected by the rain. taking a look at some of this rain all of that green there through prince george's county, ai

indian head highway, everything there nice and saturated. going to have to work the windshield wipers and allow little extra time. she was forced to give a deposition against her husband and this morning we're learning camille cosby will soon give another one. the latest in the scandal surrounding the comedian. outrage after amazon sells something from a krikted serial killer. what the online

if you are just joining us, take a look at your screen. you see all that green sf rain is coming to our area. chuck bell says if it's not raining at your house now, it will be soon. what we can expect in the day ahead in just a few minutes. it will be next month before the wife of bill cosby is back in court. camille cosby testified under oath on monday in a defamation lawsuit against her husband. the lawsuit was filed by seven women who say bill cosby sexually assaulted them. camille cosby's lawyers argued she has no information that would be relevant to the lawsuit. the plaintiff's lawyer says it's a frustrating drawn out process, but necessary to find the truth. >> at the end of the day a jury will determine who has more credibility. is it the seven women that we represent or is it bill cosby. >> camille cosby's ne

deposition is set for march 14th. a controversial book written in the words of a serial killer is no longer for same. robert pickton's manuscript was apparently smuggled out of prison. he's serving a life sentence for killing six where i omen in can years ago. he confessed to killing dozens more, but in the book he says he's innocent. the book went up this week and victims' families says they were outraged.publisher asked amazon to take the book down. transgender rights are part of anti-discrimination law in charlotte, north carolina. more than 100 demonstrated from both side. the new rules mean that businesses can't discriminate based on someone's sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. the transgender men and women can also use whichever bathroom they feel

new smartphone apps are making it easier for thiefs to pick their victims. prince george's county police are investigating several cases connected to app schemes. these two men are accused of robbing two teens at xwrun point gurn point. they claim to be selling a dirt bike. when the teens arrive with the money, the suspects rob them. police always suggest selling items in a familiar setting. >> they rob the victim with the expect that they will have funds with them because they are looking to purchase an item. >> police are also suggesting taking someone with you if you are meeting with a boouyer or seller. it's 5:00 a.m. let's go over to angie goff at the live desk. >> just got that photo of a train crash,