right now on "news4" midday, the latest and when it arrives and the impacts on the region. in just 30 minutes mitt romney is expected to speak in utah. the purpose, to tell americans that donald trump must be defeated. i'm barbara harrison with the war of words on the damaging speech. and a trial that will have a big impact on all six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. i'm melissa mollet. "news4" begins right now.

the latest winter storm advisory. that's when you can anticipate snow across the area. it's going to be a slushy wet her snow and we're not talking about a lot of accumulations, but adjust because of the timing especially impacting the morning rush, i think delays are likely. maybe a few cancellations possible but as far as school districts go, i this i the better idea is to probably go with delays because this system will be out of here by the mid morning, midday hours at the latest. here's the latest closer check of the "storm team 4" radar. we're dry right now. in ten minutes i'll show you the future weather and when timing moves in to your neighborhood, barbara. >> thank you. today, the case of the six officers involved in the baltimore, maryland, case of freddie gray will go before the

porter says the judge violated his rights by ordering him to testify in two of the other trials. his lawyers want that decision reversed. the court could issue a ruling as soon as this afternoon or it could take several months. the trial is on hold on a decision is reached. good morning. i'm erika gonzalez from the live desk with breaking news. a public works employee gunned down inside a dpw building. we're keeping a close eye on this story out of baltimore. around 7:30 this morning police say a 34-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a locker room area of the dpw maintenance building. the victim died at the hospital. police say this is a targetted attack and they've got, quote, good leads as to who was behind this shooting. we'll bric you that when we get it. back to you. the fairfax county police are thankful no one w

please say the 19-year-old fired shots at officers on larkspur drive. officers fired beanbag projectiles at jahvid. he was eventually taken down by a police dog. the confrontation was similar to what happened in prince william county. >> officer ashley guindon gave her life in the line of duty for the same type of event. this is what we do every day in the fairfax county police didn't and nationwide as a profession. >> police say they were called to the home after an argument between jahvid and his father. jahvid was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no one else was hurt. getting stuck in trafficking we already know, is a huge headache when going over the potomac river. imagine in a bridge was shut down. "news4's" megan mcgrath with what could happen if

>> reporter: you can see the bridge behind me. the problem is primarily the center part. the draw bridge portion of the bridge is falling apart and unless it's rebuilt it will have to be closed in about five years. imagine rush hour without the memorial bridge. more than 68,000 cars use the crossing every day. close it and the impact would be big. >> it's already gridlocked with the bridge. you take one bridge away, it's going shut the city down. >> we know the memorial bridge has been in bad shape for some period of time. look at these rusted steel beams but now word comes that things are getting worse and fachlt inspections show accelerated deterioration. without a complete overhaul the national parks system says the bridge will have to be closed to traffic in five years.

here. it's with unof the key bridges coming into the city. >> emergency lain repairs and weight restrictions have been under way for months but experts say it's a band aide. the concrete decking that is supposed to be 11 inches thick is turning to rock and gravel, and a $250 million rebuild is needed if the bridge is to remain open. the problem is the park service doesn't have the money. >> it's not a good thing. it's awawful. fix it. >> reporter: and the parks service says it's to blame for this mess as well as maintenance to roads around the country has been deferred because they didn't have the money and now things are coming to a head. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, megan. there will be only four candidates on the gop debate stage tonight. dr. ben carson says

participate. he's not suspending his kpanl but he doesn't see a way forward. the front-runner himself may face tough questions from the fox news moderator after skipping the last gop debate the network hosted. tonight's debate starts at 9:00. and in less than 30 minutes we expect mm-hmm to slam the current gop front-runner. romney is speaking at the university of utah around 11:30 this morning. we got our hands on an early excerpt of the speech. in it he calls trump not only a phoney but that he has neither the temperament to be the president. trump swung back and called him two-faced and failed candidate. more right here on "news4" midday. the debate is over. it took an unexpected compromise, but now two men who made an impact on prince william county are getting schools named after them.

that was the lay plaus when they named schools after them. hampton will have a new elementary school named after him. he's the only county firefighter ever to die on the job. hampton is a retired colonel and philanthropist who donated. the county will renan godwin middle school after him. we have snow on the mind. "storm team 4" is tracking that. it could come just in time for the commute and a need for snow in alaska. how it's kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more 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

more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. i'm eun yang. here are some of the story is this morning. a lack of snow in anchorage has forced them to shorten the sta

just three. it's less than half. they're hauling less than seven freight cars of snow to make sure there is enough for the 58 teams racing through the streets. the race kicks off of saturday. good luck. now to a blood drive to remember a fallen hero. social media editor brittney johnson has the latest. >> blood drives will be held in northern virginia next week to honor the officer shot and killed on her first day of her job. they will be held on wednesday march 7 and wednesday, march 9. we'll have more online. it's been three decades. can you believe it? "ghost busters" is back with an all-female cast. you veal to wait until summer for the new female "ghostbusters

squleer's the latest on the timing of the storm with future weather. notice this, but we're going to be dry. we'll be dry for the evening commute. snow moves in between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. here you see snow at 9:00. we'll continue to track snow overnight on into early tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m., scattered snow showers. but as quickly as it pushes in, it moves out. tomorrow afternoon we're noticing some breaks in the cloud konk. so whatever falls and sticks to the grass or roads will melt likely by the afternoon hours and not a lot of snow will accumulate with the system. i'm going have a look at totals coming up. >> thanks a lot, amelia. coming up a home coming that beats meeting theof

that's astronaut scott kelly hugging his family after he landed in texas last night. he was on the international space station for 12 months. >> there's no greater privilege than serving your country however and wherever you might do it. this mission is the latest achieve management in our country's space program but it's not the last. >> reporter: kelly spent a year in space so nasa could see what effect it would have on the human body overtime. nasa is doing all kinds of tests on kelly and his twin brother, too, who was an astronaut some time ago. >> though we don't know what we'll find, scott kelly is 2 inches taller. that's cool. some other outlooks it could have is lesser muscle and more bristle bones. >> how you can be sure you're

not paying too much. >> after the break,

we have brand-new developments. fairfax county police have just released video they hope will help them solve a homicide. we've been followed this. a man was shot and killed at his apartment on seminary road. police have given a couple of updates since then but never

did it. now we've got this video showing two persons of interest. if they look familiar, if you know who they are, you're asked to call police. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, erika. if you illegally pass a bus, you could be getting a citation in the mail. they used to have to be delivered by hand. that's not the case name. molel molette green has the latest. >> reporter: the attorney general raised some concerns and that prompted many area school districts to back away from issuing fines attacked to school bus stop arms. come summertime, july 1st, that'she

ability to mail out the summons to those folks who break the law. in fairfax county, molette green, "news4." >> and we'll be tracking wet showers tonight. coming to an end tomorrow during the morning hours. you can see we're not talking about a lot. most of us picking up one to two inches. fredericksburg and some parts of the northern neck could see some, maybe three to four inches. it's going to be a slushy wet snow and by the afternoon a lot of the snow will have melted. but it looks like the most snow will have accumulated east and south of the district. temperatures right now only in the 30s. i'll have a look at the next seven days in ten minutes. >> thanks. amelia. a committee may block a right to die bill from

forward. you'll have to watch this dramatic video. take a look at this out of houston. this is how gang robbed a gun store. they tied a pickup and revved it forward and ripped the doors right off of the store. the houston's atf says the gang stole more than 50 guns. they've made multiple arrests but they're looking for more suspects. remember deflategate? it's not over. this is all about patriots' quarterback tom brady and where he was. the league suspended him but a judge overturn thad ruling last year. if the appeals court disagrees, brady could be forced to sit on four game this upcoming season. a cup of entrepreneurs to find a new way for online shoppers to get a new

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paribus scans your e-mails for receipts and tracks current items you brought. when a price drops, parabis gives you the difference. >> how do i know that parabis is not reading e-mails from my health insurance and accounts? >> we just work with the stores. >> reporter: to be safe you can set up an 'em account just for shopping. >> you never see my credit card number. >> that's right. >> reporter: they're saving for a special cause. >> college for sophia so she can go and get her education. >> if they can pay for college like that. why the pentagon is looking for hackers coming up. don't forget, you can always watch the "news4" midday from anywhere. all you need is a smartphone or

these "love today" mugs sold at target, take it back for a refund. the metallic lettering can spark when heated in a microwave. the spark can lead to a fire. as we know, kids can get into anything, even things that can hurt them. safety regulators are covering things like cords. "news4" consumer reporter is lacking at when you can by bye that. susan visited a mother from maryland. she lost her son two years ago after an accident with his bedroom window. >> he loved to look out his window. we believe he probably woke up at dawn, wanted to look out his

and separated the cord and when he went to look, somehow it cut off him. >> right now there are no guidelines. that's something they hope they can work together to change. now, we reached tout the window covering manufacturing association. they told us it continues to innovate and look at it consumers look for it. they go on to say it agreed cordless window covers should be used in homes with young children. mitt romney's speech that is expected to trap donald trump. and the snow. ameli

and here's the latest look outside with our city camera. you can see hazy sunshine out there. clouds continue to increase as we head on into the afternoon hours. chilly today. a high around 44 degrees. notice the average, 52. it's almost 10 degrees below normal. between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. wet showers will move into the area. high tomorrow afternoon, limited sunshine and lots of melts with a high of 43. saturday we're warmer, plenty of clouds and saturday night, rain and snow showers are possible. little or no snow accumulation. very early, a high of 50 and a look ahead to next week, guys. tuesday and wednesday, highs around 70 degrees. >> sounds good, amelia. the pentagon is looking for new hackers. defense officials say they'll bring in vetted hackers to try

the goal is to fix cyber vulnerabilities. if they find it, they'll get paid. students got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit the white house last week. they interviewed white house press take josh earnest. they did mock press conferences outside. and then sat in the interview room. it was streamed live to their class back at school. take a listen. >> over the years you have taken on many roles. what are three lessons you have learned along the way. >> if you could select one word that describes your work ethic, what would it be? >> pretty cool. after the interview, the students got a chance to tour the grounds and meet bo and

>> it was nace weather. they didn't have to wear their clothes. >> they didn't have to wear their coats. >> after the break, two shocking videoses. one of an officer hitting and kicking a young man and another

right now a whole lot of

including paul who will speaking this afternoon and we'll hear from dr. ben carson. some of those are sure to take time to watch mitt romney, the former gop presidential candidate. he could unleash his frustrations with the current republican front-runner. he's scheduled to speak any minute now. tracie potts with what you need to know ahead of mitt romney's speech from salt lake city, utah. >> barbara, in just minutes we should expect to hear from mitt romney with harsh criticism with an advanced copy. he'll call him a phony and fraud and worthless and he's playing the american public for suckers. donald trump is already reacting this morning. he's been on twig overnight. some of those tweets he calls romney a failed p

candidate, having a news conference, just another desperate move from man who should have easily beaten barack obama. and here he is on the "today" show. >> mitt romney is a stiff, he failed twice, he was going against a president that should have been beaten. >> reporter: four years ago he begged for his endorsement, trump's endorsement, but clearly trump won't be getting one from him. >> trump may have to defend more than just critics than mitt romney. it's his first fox news forum since skipping the national debate. cruz is behind trump in the debates. tonight's debate starts at 9:00

for now, amelia, what is the latest on the snow? kids doing the snow dance, turning pjs inside out, the whole works. >> whatever you need to do to get cancellations but the snow showers will move out as early as 6:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., so cancellations -- delays for the school district really looking like the way to go versus cancellations by tomorrow afternoon tomorrow. it's like this event never happened. right now, filtered sunshine. 36 degrees. chilly with plenty of clouds. the snow moves in around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 so road conditions for the evening rush are going to be just fine this evening. the morning rush tomorrow. wet roads for sure and only isolated slick spots. tomorrow afternoon the roads will be just fine. >> thanks, amelia. shocking video that you may find disturbing. it show as baltimore police officer hitting and

young man inside the school. it was shot at the school in east baltimore. the acting chief of the school says the two officers seen were responding to a report of intrucers. he said the victim was not a student but the victim's attorney says he was a student. the two officers as well as the police chief are on administrative leave this morning. >> this morning angela will testify in support of house bill 825. it requires anyone who works with children in a professional capacity for the state to report abuse or neglect to authorities. it also reports verbal threats or harm to a child by a parent or guardian. the deaths two of prince george's county children at the hands of their mother inspired this law. take a look at this dash cam de

mexico. a sheriff pulls over a suspect who doesn't get out of the car. when he takes off, he pulls the officer. he then surrenders. >> why starbucks is not feeling the love. and why

starbucks may be falling out of favor with customers. it has dropped from 60% to 29%just days. this comes after it revamped its loyalty program to reward points for every dollar spent rather than every purchase. with your cnbc money report, i'm landon dowdy. what does your birth month really mean? those are a few of the facebook

quizzes you can take. it turns out they're dangerous. cyber experts recommend being extremely caution that want you to sign in. to protect yourself don't sign in from reputable sources and don't click on it just because your friend posted it. we talk to a biggest loser contestant from our area who's get back to her music career. kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more 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.

dash cam video out of vermont. this might make your stomach flip. this is a police suv that slid down the hill. he's okay. he says he's thankful to the officers who came out to help him. amelia, everybody looking at you. what are we going to be dealing with tonight. >> well, melissaow

are moving into the area at 10:00 p.m. overall it will have slow to moderate impact. here is the latest timing. we're dry for the evening rush. we'll attract heavy wet snow showers overnight into the morning hours tomorrow. this system is out of here as early as 6:00 a.m., as late as 10:00 a.m. a slushy 1 to 2 inches especially on grassy surfaces. by the afternoon, lots of melting and limiting sunshine. notice here at 3:30 some break brakes in the cloud cover. highs today in the low to mid-40s, highs tomorrow, low to mid-40s. >> new, wolf trap, tony bennett and paul simon. also cindy

goo goo dolls. they'll perform a live score of the "raiders of the lost alaska" on the anniversary. we first met an inspiring local singer from gaithersburg when she went to hollywood as a semifinalist on "the voice." four years later we were all cheering her on. unfortunately the journey came home. it brought her home for the time being. so good to see you. >> thank you. >> you look phenomenal. >> thank you. >> how much did you lose? >> i lost 87 pounds. i'm so proud of myself and the journey ahead an everything coming up in my life. i feel incredible. i feel like there's so much change in my life and putting one foot in front of the other. >> i'm just

what was more challenging, competing on "the voice" or competing on "the biggest loser." >> for me it was "the biggest loser" because you're competing against yourself. with "the voice" there's lights and fun and talent. on "the biggest loser" ranch, you're facing life. i was squared to make the wrong choices in my life, in my career. i was scared to fail and that was make meg really stagnant. with the biggest loser i started learning you have to sometimes make mistakes to figure out. i made a lot of mistakes but i feel like i moved forward from those mistakes. i feel a great, i think i look a great. >> you look awesome. >> i'm so excited because it's chan

rk my big seventy change is my life, making right choices and feeling good about them. >> so empowering. i know you have a great voice and you are wore working on new music and you dropped your single. >> yes. >> let's take a listen. ♪ >> this is a powerful song. >> mm-hmm. >> it's called "out of the darkness." >> mm-hmm. >> what is the story? >> i wrote it a few years ago when was of the my way. i think it was a situation i faced. we become our own worst em many i and we get in our own way and that's what "out of the darkness" is about. >> i know it resonated with fans. i don't think there was a dry eye in the place it was so powerful and you're actually going to be performing tonight

you. >> yes. of course. i'm doing a meet and greet performance and a fun run in ghaith lisburg. i'm just so excited to go out and meet people that supported me. we're going to do a question and answer segment so if anybody has any questions about my experience on the show or anything, i'm there to kind of help and share my experience and them we're going on a run, so make sure you bring your running shoes. >> that's right. don't forget. laces up. erin, you look beautiful. your story is beautiful. thank you so much for stopping by and sharing with us. >> yes, thank you. >> she's got a beautiful voice. >> she does. >> right now mitt romney is speaking at the university of utah. much of it is about donald trump. >>

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we want snow you some pictures now. governor mitt romney speaking right now. new this morning the former republican u.s. presidential nominee mitt romney calling out donald trump. romney says a trump nomination will enable a hillary clinton win. he started speaking a few minutes ago at

institute. what we can tell you that he's told so far is trump's domestic policies would lead to a recession and his foreign policies would make america less safe. >> donald trump has admired vladimir putin at the same time he's called george w. bush a liar. that's an example of evil trumping good. he mentioned the only serious proposals on the table are those of ted cruz, marco rubio, and john kasich. the next debate airs tonight on fox. snow can arrive in our area after the evening commute. amelia, what can we expect and when? >> we're not talking about a lot of accumulation, snow moves into the area as you mentioned after the commute between 7:00 and 10:00.

it then continues at night. potentially as early as 6:00 a.m. it will roll on until 10:00, 11:00 a.m. we'll be tracking snow showers, maybe even rain. notice the temperatures coming in. it will be a herb wet snow. it will stick to grassy areas. it might not have as a great a success. good news there. by the afternoon when kids are getting off the bus, we'll have limited sunshine, breezy conditions, and lots of melting. here's a winter weather advisory. kicks in at 11:00 tonight and goes on until tomorrow. today sis baltimore police officers charged with the murder of freddie gray will go before an appeals court. porter says the judge violated

his rights by ordering him to testify in two other trials. the court could issue a ruling today or it could take months. right now new testimony in the sports reporter trial erin andrews. she's suing a man who recorded her naked years ago and for the hotel who let him have access. right now a woman from the hotel desk is on the stand. andrews is suing for $75 million in damages. here at nbc 4 we've made it our mission for more than a quarter century to help find forever homes for foster children and we also like to keep up with kids. i recently got a note from a wonderful mother who adopted two. i asked her if she minded if we came by to visit the children. how long has it been since i saw you last, do you

>> six years sin we last checked on them but it's been ten years since they first appeared on ""wednesday's child."" and they still remember the first time we met. >> i remember going to the pizza place and making pizza. >> you asked both of us what we wanted to be when we grow up. >> how about an astronaut? >> hmm-mm. >> how about a doctor? a football player? a football player? >> maybe. >> these days he's on the track field. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> a cheerleader. >> these days she's a che cheerlead cheerleader. they changed their new names, christian and grace. >> i like the idea because we got to have like a whole new side of us that was different from the other side. >> the new side includes a mom

>> his, hers, ours, and adopted. the last two found on ""wednesday's child."" >> grace and christian that he said they bought a big house when they moved here from california and they thought they might as well fill it up. >> so you believe this was just meant to be. >> oh, yeah, we believe god prepared our hearts. that's why we can't say thank you enough for what you do and how many people that you impact, that you'll never realize, you know. >> we hope for happy ever afters, and here we can say mission accomplished. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for another child who's waiting and there are a lot of them out there, call our special adoption hotline. the number is 188-toadoptmany or search nbcwashington.com. >> i cry every week with you.

calls on the kids. we need more though. have you ever missed your stop on metro because you were doing something besides paying attention? if so, you're not alone. >> yeah. a new survey found they missed their stops because they were on their phones. get this. 60% admit to clipping their nails on the train. that's disgusting. they didn't specify whether they were clipping their fingernails or toe. oh, my word. half of all commuters said they would want a mute button to quiet noise around them. the survey was conducted by chase freedom. clipping their nails? have you ever seen anyone do that? i would be grossed out. that's disgusting. >> incredible. google is helping with the fight against zika. p

i'm eun yang. here are some of the stories lighting up social media. google is donating money and manpower to fight the zika virus. according to the world health organization the zika virus is now a world emergency. the zika born virus doesn't cause symptoms in the majority of cases but it has been increased in a fetal birth defect known as micro sef faly. according to "e! news," the hawk is back. duane t rok the rock is here. >> there ain't no bay without the hawk. bay watch. get ready. >> david hasselhoff is back filming well under way. bayat

movie. jay z. >> iced tea. >> nicky men nauj. >> too short. >> snow. >> jimmy fallon at it again. creatie inine ining funny momen. that's tina fey and rachel maddow. who knew there was a rapper called snow. tina fey might have put that in just for fun. she won, in case you wanted to know. >> hopefully it will be the last time we mention snow this season at least when we're talking about something falling from the sky. >> after the break she has everything you need to know

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snow moves in between 7:00 and 10:00 tonight. for most of us, 1 to 2 inches. it's going be heavy snow for some. other arias could see 3 or 4 inches accumulate. by tomorrow afternoon, lots of melting will taking place across the area with a high of 43 and late-day sun. on saturday, dry but overnight snow showers are possible. 47 for a high on saturday. a high of sunday of 50 and i'm looking forward to next week, near 60 on monday and around 70 degrees on tuesday and wednesday. veronica and doug are in for "news4" at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 and we'll have the latest update thons wintry round of weather. >> thanks, amelia. that does it for "news4" at midday. we're back at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates at any timeit

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